____(2022-07-07). IRGC arrests foreign diplomats on espionage charges.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has identified and arrested a number of diplomats working in foreign embassies in Tehran over espionage charges.
WSWS(2022-07-06). Pandemic is driving poverty in Germany to new highs.wsws.orgThe poverty rate in Germany in the pandemic year 2021 reached 16.6 percent of the population, a new record. This means there are 13.8 living in poverty, 600,000 more than before the pandemic began.
WSWS(2022-07-06). Recession storm clouds gathering.wsws.orgThe chief factor in provoking the downturn is the determination of the US Federal Reserve to keep lifting interest rates to cut demand and even provoke a recession to suppress the growing movement of the working class for wage demands to compensate for escalating prices.
Jamanetwork(2022-07-05). The Goetsch Test in Healthy Persons.jamanetwork.comMedical practice is enriched and mankind benefited by any procedure, prophylactic, diagnostic or therapeutic, by which the problems of disease can be more accurately approached. When Sir John Floyer adapted the watch for the counting of the pulse, he made the civilized world his debtor. The application of chemistry in the test for sugar in the urine has proved to be of enormous help to the physician. The simplified technic for the estimation of basal metabolism has opened new possibilities in clinical medicine. Human nature is not always easily swayed by interest in the novelties of science; but, when it is moved…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-07-05). Frantz Fanon's Revolutionary Spirit Lives On.libya360.wordpress.comRaj Patel A new collection of essays uses the works of the psychiatrist and radical political philosopher to explore how a community's language and capacity for thought and wit threaten the state. What can a psychiatrist who died 60 years ago offer working-class struggle in the 21st century? Nigel Gibson's Fanon Today: Reason and Revolt…
Editor2(2022-07-05). Cuba: Technicians Working Day and Night to Solve Energy Grid Crisis.orinocotribune.comBy Alejandra Garcia Jun 30, 2022 | Since early 2021, Cuba has been suffering more frequent blackouts amid government efforts to repair the country's thermoelectric power plants. Power cuts typically last three, four, and up to eight hours, and the worst may not be over, as we are entering the hottest time of the year when energy demands are at their highest. | The entire country is following the crisis closely. Every day, reports are given on television from the state-owned electricity company (UNE) that informs the country of the communities that will not have power, either because the blackout was program…
Editor(2022-07-04). Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation.scheerpost.com According to the National Priorities Project, about 25% of our tax dollars go to the Pentagon to finance the men, women, and weaponry that enables the United States military to fight its wars in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere. An additional 13.2% goes to pay the national debt much of which was borrowed to pay for war.
Editor(2022-07-04). What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do?scheerpost.com By Dave Lindorff / CounterPunch We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their …
Editor(2022-07-04). Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation.scheerpost.com According to the National Priorities Project, about 25% of our tax dollars go to the Pentagon to finance the men, women, and weaponry that enables the United States military to fight its wars in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere. An additional 13.2% goes to pay the national debt much of which was borrowed to pay for war.
Toward increased Networking(2022-07-04). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others.indybay.orgHere are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
Editor(2022-07-04). What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do?scheerpost.com By Dave Lindorff / CounterPunch We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their …
Staff(2022-07-04). En la pobreza mitad de niños de familias monoparentales británicas.cubadebate.cuLa mitad de los niños de familias monoparentales británicas vive en situación de pobreza, debido a las medidas de austeridad impuestas por los gobiernos conservadores en la última década, aseguró un estudio publicado, 3,1 millones de niños, viven en hogares atendidos por solo uno de los padres.
Kamal Iranidoost(2022-07-04). Russia, Venezuela to expand oil sector cooperation.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Moscow and Caracas will continue to expand their cooperation in the oil sector, and are working on a new agreement to circumvent Western sanctions in finance and logistics, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria has said.
Labor Video Project(2022-07-03). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port.indybay.orgThe Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
Staff(2022-07-03). Foreign Minister of Chile Meets Spanish Counterpart, Requests 'Free Elections': Venezuela Responds.orinocotribune.comIn Latin America there are different shades of left. One of the lightest is that of Chile, which this Friday, July 1, positioned itself more clearly on the biggest issue that makes political temperatures rise in the region: Venezuela. | On Friday, the foreign affairs minister of Chile, Antonia Urrejola, in a press conference with the Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Manuel Albares, made it clear that the administration of Gabriel Boric condemns "the violation of human rights in Venezuela." However, she stressed that President Boric's government is working on a rapprochement with Caracas. Urreola is on an off…
____(2022-07-03). Americans face gender gap in shift to remote work: survey.ecns.cnWomen in the United States still face inequality amid the shift to remote work, said a recent report by Fortune, citing McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey that polled 25,000 workers.
Toward increased Networking(2022-07-03). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others.indybay.orgHere are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
Editor(2022-07-02). Ralph Nader: How Can Dictators Control So Many Millions of People?scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader How do dictators manage for decades to control 1.4 billion (China) or 146 million (Russia) people and on down to other smaller totalitarian regimes? Answer: one power hungry man at the top. Political scientists have written about the various "pillars" sustaining autocratic regimes. Professor Christoph H. Stefes (University of Colorado Denver) focuses …
Labor Video Project(2022-07-03). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port.indybay.orgThe Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
Toward increased Networking(2022-07-03). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others.indybay.orgHere are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
____(2022-07-03). Americans face gender gap in shift to remote work: survey.ecns.cnWomen in the United States still face inequality amid the shift to remote work, said a recent report by Fortune, citing McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey that polled 25,000 workers.
Editor(2022-07-02). Ralph Nader: How Can Dictators Control So Many Millions of People?scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader How do dictators manage for decades to control 1.4 billion (China) or 146 million (Russia) people and on down to other smaller totalitarian regimes? Answer: one power hungry man at the top. Political scientists have written about the various "pillars" sustaining autocratic regimes. Professor Christoph H. Stefes (University of Colorado Denver) focuses …
_____(2022-07-02). How Bezos And His Company Wrap Themselves In The Flag.popularresistance.orgCorporate America loves to proclaim its love and support for "our veterans." The persistent problem of veteran suicide has provided big firms with an opportunity to demonstrate their concern about the health and well-being of former military personnel, including those they employ. Unfortunately, at companies like Amazon, this performative patriotism does not involve improving working conditions or changing any management practices that might actually make them better employers, even while they pledge to hire more employees with military backgrounds.
_____(2022-07-02). Valedictorian Rips Into Erosion Of Public Education In Graduation Speech.popularresistance.orgLos Angeles, CA – On June 6, Axel Brito, Hollywood High School Class of 2022 valedictorian, gave a powerful speech during his senior graduation ceremony at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. His speech is an indictment of the entrenched corruption within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) at the expense of quality education and services for students and the working conditions of teachers and school workers. | Video footage of Axel's speech has gone viral on social media, having been viewed over 2.6 million times on TikTok, over 24,000 times on YouTube and over 11,000 times on Instagram.
Editor2(2022-07-02). Ecuador: Lasso's Masquerade vs People's Real Demands.orinocotribune.comBy Gustavo A Maranges Jun 28, 2022 | June 28 marked 15 days since the beginning of the demonstrations in Ecuador against the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso. During that time over 15,000 indigenous people and representatives of social movements have joined the protests to demand urgent actions to stop the collapse of the living conditions of the poorest and the entire working class. However, the state's response has been violence and police repression, which has already caused six deaths, hundreds of wounded, and over 200 imprisonments. | According to the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities o…
Jayati Ghosh(2022-07-02). [Perspectives] The journey to greater equality.thelancet.comEconomic inequalities have increased substantially across the world in the past three decades and have deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Piketty and his colleagues at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), France, have been at the forefront of tracking these changes, providing extremely useful analyses based on careful aggregation of national data on income and wealth inequality from a multitude of sources. They have shown that globally, inequality is now as entrenched as it was during the first part of the 20th century.
The Lancet(2022-07-02). [Editorial] Ending child marriage: ensuring healthy futures for girls.thelancet.comOne in five women are married before the age of 18 years. This fact has serious ramifications for health and wellbeing. Child marriage is associated with pregnancy at a young age, dangerous complications during pregnancy and childbirth, HIV acquisition, and intimate partner violence. Demographic changes mean that the number of adolescents is increasing and therefore more people will be at risk of child marriage. Disruption to education and a rise in poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to put another 10 million girls at risk of child marriage over the next decade, in addition to the 100 million wh…
Fight Back(2022-07-01). Hope for Colombia: An interview with James Jordan about the election of Petro.fightbacknews.orgOn June 19, Gustavo Petro won the second round of the Colombian presidential election with over 50% of the vote. This is a historic victory because Colombia, unlike many other South American countries, including neighboring Venezuela, doesn't have a history of leftists winning office. | For more than 52 years now the U.S. has backed the wealthy Colombian oligarchy against revolutionaries of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army) and ELN (National Liberation Army) who are fighting for national liberation against U.S. imperialism. There was a brief negotiated peace in 1985 and le…
Editor(2022-07-02). Ralph Nader: How Can Dictators Control So Many Millions of People?scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader How do dictators manage for decades to control 1.4 billion (China) or 146 million (Russia) people and on down to other smaller totalitarian regimes? Answer: one power hungry man at the top. Political scientists have written about the various "pillars" sustaining autocratic regimes. Professor Christoph H. Stefes (University of Colorado Denver) focuses …
Labor Video Project(2022-07-02). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port.indybay.orgThe Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
Editor2(2022-07-02). Ecuador: Lasso's Masquerade vs People's Real Demands.orinocotribune.comBy Gustavo A Maranges Jun 28, 2022 | June 28 marked 15 days since the beginning of the demonstrations in Ecuador against the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso. During that time over 15,000 indigenous people and representatives of social movements have joined the protests to demand urgent actions to stop the collapse of the living conditions of the poorest and the entire working class. However, the state's response has been violence and police repression, which has already caused six deaths, hundreds of wounded, and over 200 imprisonments. | According to the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities o…
The Lancet(2022-07-02). [Editorial] Ending child marriage: ensuring healthy futures for girls.thelancet.comOne in five women are married before the age of 18 years. This fact has serious ramifications for health and wellbeing. Child marriage is associated with pregnancy at a young age, dangerous complications during pregnancy and childbirth, HIV acquisition, and intimate partner violence. Demographic changes mean that the number of adolescents is increasing and therefore more people will be at risk of child marriage. Disruption to education and a rise in poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to put another 10 million girls at risk of child marriage over the next decade, in addition to the 100 million wh…
____(2022-07-02). Americans face gender gap in shift to remote work: survey.ecns.cnWomen in the United States still face inequality amid the shift to remote work, said a recent report by Fortune, citing McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey that polled 25,000 workers.
Jayati Ghosh(2022-07-02). [Perspectives] The journey to greater equality.thelancet.comEconomic inequalities have increased substantially across the world in the past three decades and have deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Piketty and his colleagues at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), France, have been at the forefront of tracking these changes, providing extremely useful analyses based on careful aggregation of national data on income and wealth inequality from a multitude of sources. They have shown that globally, inequality is now as entrenched as it was during the first part of the 20th century.
Newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic, Médica Sur expand relationship to advance cancer care.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMEXICO CITY — Médica Sur, the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, and Mayo Clinic will deepen their relationship by working together to advance cancer care at Médica Sur. The new collaboration will begin July 1. Dr. Misael Uribe Esquivel The expanded collaboration will initially be centered around enhancing breast cancer care, including diagnostics and treatment, with plans to add other forms of cancer and additional medical specialties. "What has motivated Médica…
Toward increased Networking(2022-07-02). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others.indybay.orgHere are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
Wei Hongxu(2022-07-02). High Inflation Spells Predicament for Major Central Banks.moderndiplomacy.euAs the European bond market falls, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on June 28 that the central bank will start a bond-buying program on Friday to curb possible debt crises. The ECB is considering maintaining "flexibility" in its reinvestment allocation to its massive EUR 1.7 trillion bond-buying portfolio while launching a new …
Deweylaura(2022-07-01). Imperialism isn't the solution to capitalism's woes.cpusa.org When I read about the June 18 Poor People's Campaign Moral March on Washington, I came across this statement by Bishop William Barber, the campaign's national co-chair: Republicans say poverty is just a personal failure. And Democrats too often talk about the working class and those trying to make it into the middle class …
Robert Reich(2022-07-01). 4 myths about raising the minimum wage.nationofchange.orgWe're the richest country in the world, home to the richest people on the planet. We can, and we must, treat our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve.
_____(2022-07-01). There Are Hungry People There Are Hungry People.popularresistance.orgThe United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that, every minute, a child is pushed into hunger in fifteen countries most ravaged by the global food crisis. Twelve of these fifteen countries are in Africa (from Burkina Faso to Sudan), one is in the Caribbean (Haiti), and two are in Asia (Afghanistan and Yemen). Wars without end have degraded the ability of the state institutions in these countries to manage cascading crises of debt and unemployment, inflation and poverty. Joining the two Asian countries are the states that make up the Sahel region of Africa (especially Mali and Niger…
_____(2022-07-01). There are Hungry People. There are Hungry People.popularresistance.orgThe United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that, every minute, a child is pushed into hunger in fifteen countries most ravaged by the global food crisis. Twelve of these fifteen countries are in Africa (from Burkina Faso to Sudan), one is in the Caribbean (Haiti), and two are in Asia (Afghanistan and Yemen). Wars without end have degraded the ability of the state institutions in these countries to manage cascading crises of debt and unemployment, inflation and poverty. Joining the two Asian countries are the states that make up the Sahel region of Africa (especially Mali and Niger…
Fight Back(2022-07-01). Hope for Colombia: An interview with James Jordan about the election of Petro.fightbacknews.orgOn June 19, Gustavo Petro won the second round of the Colombian presidential election with over 50% of the vote. This is a historic victory because Colombia, unlike many other South American countries, including neighboring Venezuela, doesn't have a history of leftists winning office. | For more than 52 years now the U.S. has backed the wealthy Colombian oligarchy against revolutionaries of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army) and ELN (National Liberation Army) who are fighting for national liberation against U.S. imperialism. There was a brief negotiated peace in 1985 and le…
Margaret Flowers(2022-07-01). Lessons from Colombia: A Victory for the People.orinocotribune.com By Margaret Flowers Jun 27, 2022 | On June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much t…
Dana Sanchez(2022-07-01). JP Morgan: Americans Are Having Trouble Paying Bills And Taking On Debt With A Vengeance.moguldom.comAs Americans struggle at paying their bills and inflation reaches 40-year high, consumer borrowing in the U.S. is also on the rise. The general Consumer Price Index for urban U.S. consumers rose 8.6 percent year-on-year in May 2022, the fastest annual rate since December 1981, driven by a 34.6 percent increase in energy prices and …
_____(2022-07-01). Labor Condemns Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade.popularresistance.orgOn June 27, The Supreme Court, by a 6-3 Majority took the extreme step of denying an existing constitutional right by overturning Roe V. Wade. This decision to deny women the right to an abortion is an attack on all women, is an attack on all working people The statements below by numerous labor organizations all make that point and all point to the necessity to resist and to organize. The Coalition of Labor Union Women was founded in 1974, the year after Roe v Wade confirmed a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. The CLUW founding mothers believed in a woman's right to a safe termination of her pregnancy…
_____(2022-07-01). National Strike In Ecuador Completes 15 Days, Struggle Continues.popularresistance.orgMonday, June 27 marked 15 days since the beginning of the national strike in Ecuador against the right-wing government of President Guillermo Lasso and his neoliberal economic policies. Since June 13, hundreds of thousands of people have been organizing protests and roadblocks across the country with a set of 10 demands that support the working class in the face of rising inflation and cost of living. | On Monday, under the banner of "There are 10 demands, not 10 cents", members of various peasant, Indigenous and Afro-descendant organizations held a massive march in capital Quito to mark 15 days of the national s…
_____(2022-07-01). Studying The Venezuelan Approach To Learning.popularresistance.orgThe merits of the Bolivarian system are plain to see through the country having one of the highest educational progress rates in Latin America and a truly comprehensive system funded by the Venezuelan government led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. | In order to understand the Venezuelan education system, it is necessary to examine both its foundations and the reality of education under the illegal US sanctions. In the decades preceding the successful election of Hugo Chavez, education in Venezuela was not prioritized. | Governments effectively abandoned education in the rural and working-class areas f…
Dominique McGee(2022-07-01). Climate Justice Campaign Director.peoplesaction.orgAbout People's Action/Institute People's Action Institute ( 1c3), and sister organization People's Action ( 1c4), are national progressive organizations supporting the mobilization and leadership of the grassroots in support of an agenda that reflects people over profits. People's Action/Institute builds the power of poor and working people in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change through …
Dominique McGee(2022-07-01). Rural Strategies Lead Organizer.peoplesaction.orgAbout People's Action/Institute People's Action Institute ( 1c3), and sister organization People's Action ( 1c4), are national progressive organizations supporting the mobilization and leadership of the grassroots in support of an agenda that reflects people over profits. People's Action/Institute builds the power of poor and working people in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change through …
Michele de Mello(2022-07-01). Peruvian President Pedro Castillo leaves Free Peru party.peoplesdispatch.orgPresident Pedro Castillo on Thursday June 30 presented his irrevocable resignation from the Free Peru party, by which he was elected last year. "I respect the party and the bases built in the campaign. I reaffirm my commitment to continue working and promoting the changes contained in the Bicentennial program in a democratic country and together with all Peruvians," the head of state wrote. | The resignation comes in response to a request from the political committee of the party, which accused Castillo of breaking with party unity in a statement published on Tuesday June 28. According to Vladimir Cerrón, preside…
G. Dunkel(2022-07-01). Famine fueled by greed stalks the world's poor.workers.org According to Oxfam and Save the Children, 1,500 people — mainly children under age 5 and elders — are dying every day in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The groups' joint 2022 report, "Dangerous Delay 2: The Cost of Inaction," relies on data from the U.N. and from relevant national, European . . . |
Newsroom(2022-07-01). Robochop makes garden trimming a snip.moderndiplomacy.euby Andrew Dunne Automation and computer-aided designs are seeding the future of home gardens. With the onset of designer gardens as a service and rose-pruning robots, weekends spent toiling in the garden will be more productive and personalised. Gardening is proven to be healthful and joyful, but as more of us discover the joys of working …
Betsey Piette(2022-07-01). Prison hunger strikers challenge solitary torture.workers.org Bulletin: WW received notice of a new letter from Michael Rivera who wrote: "While active participants in the hunger strike are down to 7 to 10 individuals, around 45 to 50 people in the IMU unit are refusing to do anything with the program, saying 'without us there is no . . . |
JANET(2022-06-30). Ecuador's national strike at a crossroads.iacenter.orgBy Michael Otto June 27, 2022 Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador June 26 — The Indigenous-led National Strike in Ecuador that began June 13 enters its third week on June 27, as the people once again show their power in the streets and highways. Roadblocks in 23 provinces have closed every paved road in Ecuador. The masses have said, "Enough!" to banker President Guillermo Lasso and five years of a brutal neoliberal economic war that has deepened the poverty of the Indigenous, peasants and the precarious working poor who labor in the informal economy. Roadblocks are a huge weapon in the hands of the peasants…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-06-30). Nicaragua: Working with China.libya360.wordpress.comLatin America Review: We speak to Nicaragua's Minister for International Relations & Greater Caribbean about China, the OAS, and high-quality rum!
Fight Back(2022-06-30). Canada: Sodexo workers at Mount Milligan Mine join Steelworkers union.fightbacknews.orgPrince George, BC, Canada – Sodexo workers who provide catering and facilities management services at Centerra Gold's Mount Milligan Mine, north of Prince George, British Columbia, have voted 92.9% in favor to join the United Steelworkers union (USW). The union-certification application for approximately 70 workers was filed on June 13 and ballots were counted on June 23. | "We are proud to welcome the Sodexo workers at the Mount Milligan Mine to our union family and we look forward to working together to achieve a first collective agreement," said USW Western Canada Director Scott Lunny. "It takes courage for wo…
G. Dunkel(2022-07-01). Famine fueled by greed stalks the world's poor.workers.org According to Oxfam and Save the Children, 1,500 people — mainly children under age 5 and elders — are dying every day in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The groups' joint 2022 report, "Dangerous Delay 2: The Cost of Inaction," relies on data from the U.N. and from relevant national, European . . . |
Labor Video Project(2022-07-01). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port.indybay.orgThe Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
Margaret Flowers(2022-07-01). Lessons from Colombia: A Victory for the People.orinocotribune.com By Margaret Flowers Jun 27, 2022 | On June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much t…
Toward increased Networking(2022-07-01). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others.indybay.orgHere are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
Betsey Piette(2022-07-01). Prison hunger strikers challenge solitary torture.workers.org Bulletin: WW received notice of a new letter from Michael Rivera who wrote: "While active participants in the hunger strike are down to 7 to 10 individuals, around 45 to 50 people in the IMU unit are refusing to do anything with the program, saying 'without us there is no . . . |
JANET(2022-06-30). Ecuador's national strike at a crossroads.iacenter.orgBy Michael Otto June 27, 2022 Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador June 26 — The Indigenous-led National Strike in Ecuador that began June 13 enters its third week on June 27, as the people once again show their power in the streets and highways. Roadblocks in 23 provinces have closed every paved road in Ecuador. The masses have said, "Enough!" to banker President Guillermo Lasso and five years of a brutal neoliberal economic war that has deepened the poverty of the Indigenous, peasants and the precarious working poor who labor in the informal economy. Roadblocks are a huge weapon in the hands of the peasants…
Julián Pilatti(2022-06-30). Climbing inequality in Argentina as poverty and inflation soars.peoplesdispatch.org Argentinian vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke at the Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA) for Flag Day, on June 20 about the political, social and economic situation in the country. Argentina's former president presented data indicating that the country that is constantly growing and exporting, at the same time that the poverty level remains (or increases), and the vast majority of its population is affected by the scourge of rampant inflation. | In this context: Is it the social organizations that should be controlled or rather the sectors of concentrated power? | Although the criticis…
_____(2022-06-30). This Appalachian Town Uses Co-ops To Build New Communities.popularresistance.orgThe birthplace of bluegrass and home to the oldest mountain range east of the Mississippi River, Southern Appalachia is not only fertile soil for the sharing economy, but a co-op-driven movement known as the solidarity economy. | Aimed at generating locally rooted wealth and ensuring its equitable distribution, the solidarity economy is fiercely democratic. | For Sara Chester, co-executive director and founder of The Industrial Commons (TIC), a 501(c)3 organization that fosters employee ownership, in a solidarity economy "workers are appreciated not just for their labor but their ideas, insights, and innovations.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-06-30). Nicaragua: Working with China.libya360.wordpress.comLatin America Review: We speak to Nicaragua's Minister for International Relations & Greater Caribbean about China, the OAS, and high-quality rum!
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2022-06-30). US, Iran let hopes shape their future — not hurts.peoplesdispatch.orgThere is a confluence of circumstances today, internal and external, that gives hope. Various compulsions are working on Washington and Tehran — and Brussels — which lend an acute sense of urgency on the part of these main protagonists…
Fight Back(2022-06-30). Canada: Sodexo workers at Mount Milligan Mine join Steelworkers union.fightbacknews.orgPrince George, BC, Canada – Sodexo workers who provide catering and facilities management services at Centerra Gold's Mount Milligan Mine, north of Prince George, British Columbia, have voted 92.9% in favor to join the United Steelworkers union (USW). The union-certification application for approximately 70 workers was filed on June 13 and ballots were counted on June 23. | "We are proud to welcome the Sodexo workers at the Mount Milligan Mine to our union family and we look forward to working together to achieve a first collective agreement," said USW Western Canada Director Scott Lunny. "It takes courage for wo…
WSWS(2022-06-30). Australia: Striking NSW nurses speak on crisis in healthcare.wsws.org"We're constantly working extra hours now. There are not enough staff and not enough beds. Its impacting on patient safety. It's been like this for years, but it's gotten worse with COVID."
____(2022-06-30). Shanghai diners savor resumption of service.ecns.cnRestaurants and hungry diners in Shanghai embraced dine-in service for the first time in three months on Wednesday in the latest recovery after an outbreak of COVID-19 shut the city down.
The Global Research Team(2022-06-30). Your Support Has Kept Global Research Freely Accessible for Two Decades.globalresearch.caThe goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. It is through our readers' support and our authors' endeavors that allows us to sustain this objective. By …
_____(2022-06-30). Teens Work, Drive and Pay Taxes; They Should Be Able To Vote, Too.popularresistance.orgThe most popular proposal is to give everyone 16 and up the right to vote. In the United States, 16-year-olds are working full-time, paying taxes and driving, so why not voting? And most live with their families, which may be a better time for them to cast their first vote‚Äâ—‚Äârather than when they're in the midst of major life transitions a few years later. | In countries like Scotland and Austria, where 16- and 17-year-olds can vote in some or all elections, the teens vote at higher rates than their slightly older cohorts‚Äâ—‚Äâan…
_____(2022-06-30). The Unity Of Our Movements Terrifies Them.popularresistance.orgThe celebration of Pride month in June is in tribute to the Stonewall Rebellion which went on for three days, beginning on the night of June 28, 1969. This rebellion took place at the Stonewall Inn, a bar in New York City, which was and still is a gathering spot for LGBTQ people. At the time of Stonewall, being a member of working-class LGBTQ community in NYC was an act of courage; same-sex love was illegal in every state except Illinois, and police enforced laws mandating three pieces of "gender-appropriate" clothing. NYC Police raided LGBTQ bars constantly. In June 1969 alone, the NYPD raided 5 popular gay bars…
Fight Back(2022-06-29). Appleton, WI: 150-plus take the streets to defend abortion rights.fightbacknews.orgAppleton, WI — On June 24, over 150 people answered an emergency call to action in regard to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, which provided women federal protection for having an abortion. The event kicked off in Houdini Plaza, in the heart of Appleton's downtown district. | Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) members read statements to the large crowd, in solidarity with protests being held across the country and the need for working-class people to organize and demand the right to safe, legal abortion for all women in the country. | After that, members…
Fight Back(2022-06-29). Milwaukee begins to Take Back Pride.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI — Despite the sporadic rainfall throughout the day on June 25, 100 people showed up to say no to cops and corporations in Pride. The rally and march honored the radical character of the LGBTQ struggle. In Milwaukee, the legacy of Black and brown trans working-class people – like Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson – has unfortunately been whitewashed by people who welcome cops and corporations with open arms to Pride. | After departing from Walker's Point, a neighborhood with many LGBTQ-friendly establishments, the march descended upon the Wisconsin Center, where a summit of conservative figu…
Dave LIndorff(2022-06-29). What would a real Opposition Party of the People Do?thiscantbehappening.netWe are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their party of Christian fascists and … |
JANET(2022-06-30). Ecuador's national strike at a crossroads.iacenter.orgBy Michael Otto June 27, 2022 Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador June 26 — The Indigenous-led National Strike in Ecuador that began June 13 enters its third week on June 27, as the people once again show their power in the streets and highways. Roadblocks in 23 provinces have closed every paved road in Ecuador. The masses have said, "Enough!" to banker President Guillermo Lasso and five years of a brutal neoliberal economic war that has deepened the poverty of the Indigenous, peasants and the precarious working poor who labor in the informal economy. Roadblocks are a huge weapon in the hands of the peasants…
Labor Video Project(2022-06-30). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port.indybay.orgThe Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
Peace council, Birgit Naujeck(2022-06-30). Negotiating at last and The Russian-American Friendship.indybay.orgIn fact, Russia's war is a response to NATO's eastward expansion, long criticized by the peace movement, and to Western policies of rearmament and confrontation, by which Russia feels more and more existentially threatened. It began as early as the 1990s with the expansion of NATO – contrary to clear, binding commitments to Moscow…
Julián Pilatti(2022-06-30). Climbing inequality in Argentina as poverty and inflation soars.peoplesdispatch.org Argentinian vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke at the Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA) for Flag Day, on June 20 about the political, social and economic situation in the country. Argentina's former president presented data indicating that the country that is constantly growing and exporting, at the same time that the poverty level remains (or increases), and the vast majority of its population is affected by the scourge of rampant inflation. | In this context: Is it the social organizations that should be controlled or rather the sectors of concentrated power? | Although the criticis…
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2022-06-30). US, Iran let hopes shape their future — not hurts.peoplesdispatch.orgThere is a confluence of circumstances today, internal and external, that gives hope. Various compulsions are working on Washington and Tehran — and Brussels — which lend an acute sense of urgency on the part of these main protagonists…
The Global Research Team(2022-06-30). Your Support Has Kept Global Research Freely Accessible for Two Decades.globalresearch.caThe goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. It is through our readers' support and our authors' endeavors that allows us to sustain this objective. By …
____(2022-06-30). Shanghai diners savor resumption of service.ecns.cnRestaurants and hungry diners in Shanghai embraced dine-in service for the first time in three months on Wednesday in the latest recovery after an outbreak of COVID-19 shut the city down.
WSWS(2022-06-30). Australia: Striking NSW nurses speak on crisis in healthcare.wsws.org"We're constantly working extra hours now. There are not enough staff and not enough beds. Its impacting on patient safety. It's been like this for years, but it's gotten worse with COVID."
Toward increased Networking(2022-06-30). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others.indybay.orgHere are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
Fight Back(2022-06-30). Canada: Sodexo workers at Mount Milligan Mine join Steelworkers union.fightbacknews.orgPrince George, BC, Canada – Sodexo workers who provide catering and facilities management services at Centerra Gold's Mount Milligan Mine, north of Prince George, British Columbia, have voted 92.9% in favor to join the United Steelworkers union (USW). The union-certification application for approximately 70 workers was filed on June 13 and ballots were counted on June 23. | "We are proud to welcome the Sodexo workers at the Mount Milligan Mine to our union family and we look forward to working together to achieve a first collective agreement," said USW Western Canada Director Scott Lunny. "It takes courage for wo…
Staff(2022-06-30). Russia condemns Israeli regime attacks on Syria.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA)— Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, condemned the Zionists' airstrikes on Damascus airport.
Mark Merritt(2022-06-30). Water protectors hold out hope for river flows.greenleft.org.auThe second Darling/Baaka River convoy to highlight unsustainable water-sharing plans and ungoverned water-trading practices was organised in early May. Mark Merritt reports.
Anonymous103(2022-06-29). Iran And Argentina In BRICS Would Advance The Multipolar Project.southfront.org BRICS' expansion is a necessary step to overcome the unipolar world order. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Science sat the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | A new step is being taken towards the expansion of the BRICS. Iran and Argentina asked this last week of June to join the group of emerging countries currently formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Beijing and Moscow, which are extremely affected by international sanctions,…
Anonymous103(2022-06-29). US Government Openly Advocates Destroying Russia.southfront.org The US government commission urged for more support (clearly implying actual support exists already) to separatist movements inside Russia and in the diaspora. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Last week, on June 23, a United States government agency under the name Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission,
Anonymous Contributor(2022-06-29). Thousands Take to Streets in Boise, Idaho; Push Back Against the far-Right.itsgoingdown.orgReport from so-called Boise, Idaho on recent protests and mobilizations against the Supreme Court ruling against Roe V Wade. In the heat of summer, on June 27th, 2022, roughly 4,000 people showed up to a demonstration at Cherie Buckner-Webb park in so-called downtown Boise, Idaho. The crowd was mixed with many attendees that had never…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-06-29). National Strike in Ecuador Completes 15 Days, Struggle Continues.libya360.wordpress.comTanya Wadhwa Hundreds of thousands of Ecuadorians held a massive march in capital Quito to mark 15 days of the national strike On June 27. (Photo: CONAIE/Twitter) Ecuadorian peasant, Indigenous and Afro-descendant organizations have vowed to continue fighting against poverty and deep inequalities in the country, despite persecution, criminalization and repression by the state Monday,…
_____(2022-06-29). Seventy Five Years Later, Toll Of Taft-Hartley Weighs Heavily On Labor.popularresistance.orgThe Taft-Hartley Act was the centerpiece of big business's counterattack against a labor and people's movement that had, over the previous decade, won major improvements for working people on factory floors and in the halls of Congress. | From 1936 through World War II, the new industrial unions of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) — UE, the United Auto Workers, the United Steelworkers, and dozens of smaller unions — had successfully organized the mass-production industries that dominated U.S. economy at the time. Like Amazon today, the huge corporations that dominated these industries [m…
Fight Back(2022-06-29). Appleton, WI: 150-plus take the streets to defend abortion rights.fightbacknews.orgAppleton, WI — On June 24, over 150 people answered an emergency call to action in regard to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, which provided women federal protection for having an abortion. The event kicked off in Houdini Plaza, in the heart of Appleton's downtown district. | Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) members read statements to the large crowd, in solidarity with protests being held across the country and the need for working-class people to organize and demand the right to safe, legal abortion for all women in the country. | After that, members…
Peoples Dispatch(2022-06-29). Construction workers in Zurich demand better working conditions and a fair contract.peoplesdispatch.org On June 25, more than 15,000 people marched in the Swiss city of Zurich in a demonstration called by construction workers and trade unions. They were demanding fairer contracts and better working conditions. Trade unions, including Unia and Syna, on behalf of the masons and construction workers organized the rally, with laborers from other sectors and progressive groups including the Swiss Party of Labor (PST), Youth of Labor Party, Communist Party, Communist Youth, Movement For Socialism and more, participating in solidarity. In the mobilization, the workers expressed their opposition to work schedules dictated…
_____(2022-06-29). Canada's Brutal And Dangerous 'Pipeline Police'.popularresistance.orgThe expansion of oil and gas exports has become a strategic priority for a major section of the capitalist class in Canada and its political enablers. The declining possibilities for export to the US, moreover, have led 'business and political leaders…to pivot to East Asia, particularly China.' This has involved the development of the required infrastructure in the western provinces, including the construction of major pipelines. | Obviously, this whole initiative can only compound the impacts of climate change and other forms of environmental degradation. It has also put the Canadian state on a collision cours…
_____(2022-06-29). Is Universal Basic Income Part Of A Just Transition?popularresistance.orgIn the remote rural village of Dauphin, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, economists tried out an unusual experiment. In the 1970s, they persuaded the provincial government to give cash payments to poorer families to see if a guaranteed basic income could improve their outcomes. During the years of this "Mincome" experiment, families received a basic income of 16,000 Canadian dollars (or a top up to that amount). With 10,000 inhabitants, Dauphin was just big enough to be a good data set but not too big as to bankrupt the government. | The results were startling, including a significant drop in hospitalization…
WSWS(2022-06-29). Strong interest in SEP meeting on the mass uprising in Sri Lanka.wsws.org"I read the WSWS article on how big companies in Sri Lanka have made profits in the midst of this crisis. I felt really angry when I went through the numbers. That is the wealth that can solve the problems of the suffering people."
Dave LIndorff(2022-06-29). What would a real Opposition Party of the People Do?thiscantbehappening.netWe are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian fascists with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcance structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small state rich people their party of Christian fascists and ordinary … |
WSWS(2022-06-29). Lessons of the British rail strikes.wsws.orgIt is necessary to draw a balance sheet of last week's national strikes and the political lessons for the working class.
Fight Back(2022-06-29). Milwaukee begins to Take Back Pride.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI — Despite the sporadic rainfall throughout the day on June 25, 100 people showed up to say no to cops and corporations in Pride. The rally and march honored the radical character of the LGBTQ struggle. In Milwaukee, the legacy of Black and brown trans working-class people – like Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson – has unfortunately been whitewashed by people who welcome cops and corporations with open arms to Pride. | After departing from Walker's Point, a neighborhood with many LGBTQ-friendly establishments, the march descended upon the Wisconsin Center, where a summit of conservative figu…
Anonymous669(2022-06-29). Guided Missile Strike In Syria's Afrin Leaves Nine Turkish-Backed Militants Dead (Video, Photos).southfront.org . | On June 29, nine Turkish-backed militants were killed and two others were wounded when an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) hit a bus that was carrying them near the town of Bosoufane which is located in the southern part of Turkish-occupied Afrin in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The slain militants were all members of the al-Sham Legion, a faction of the National Front for Liberation (NFL). The front is Turkey's main proxy in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib and a de…
_____(2022-06-28). Climate Activists Block IMF Paris Office Doors.popularresistance.orgParis, France – Climate activists on Monday blocked entry to the International Monetary Fund's Paris office with some gluing their hands to its doors, demanding developing countries' debt be scrapped to help tackle climate change. | The Paris protest is part of a "Debt for climate" global campaign calling on wealthy-nation leaders attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel the debts of poorer and less industrialized countries, known as the global south. | While low-emitting countries in the global south contribute the least to climate change, they tend to be the hardest-hit by the consequences, experts say. | "
_____(2022-06-28). Lessons From Colombia: A Victory For The People.popularresistance.orgOn June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much to learn from the Colombian people's movem…
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Labor Video Project(2022-06-29). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port.indybay.orgThe Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
Fight Back(2022-06-29). Appleton, WI: 150-plus take the streets to defend abortion rights.fightbacknews.orgAppleton, WI — On June 24, over 150 people answered an emergency call to action in regard to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, which provided women federal protection for having an abortion. The event kicked off in Houdini Plaza, in the heart of Appleton's downtown district. | Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) members read statements to the large crowd, in solidarity with protests being held across the country and the need for working-class people to organize and demand the right to safe, legal abortion for all women in the country. | After that, members…
Toward increased Networking(2022-06-29). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others.indybay.orgHere are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
Staff(2022-06-28). Ecuador: Fuel Price Reduction Insufficient, Says CONAIE.orinocotribune.comMonday, June 27, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) rejected President Guillermo Lasso's recent announcement that, in response to the 15-day national strike, the country would reduce the cost of various fuels by 10 cents per gallon. | CONAIE branded the measure as "insufficient and insensitive, since it does not sympathize with the situation of poverty faced by millions of families." CONAIE stated that it would confer with its supporters to formulate a clear position in the coming days. | The organization that has led the protests warned that, despite persecution, criminalization, a…
_____(2022-06-28). Climate Activists Block IMF Paris Office Doors.popularresistance.orgParis, France – Climate activists on Monday blocked entry to the International Monetary Fund's Paris office with some gluing their hands to its doors, demanding developing countries' debt be scrapped to help tackle climate change. | The Paris protest is part of a "Debt for climate" global campaign calling on wealthy-nation leaders attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel the debts of poorer and less industrialized countries, known as the global south. | While low-emitting countries in the global south contribute the least to climate change, they tend to be the hardest-hit by the consequences, experts say. | "
_____(2022-06-28). Lessons From Colombia: A Victory For The People.popularresistance.orgOn June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much to learn from the Colombian people's movem…
_____(2022-06-28). Nonprofit, Human Services Workers Are Starting To Unionize.popularresistance.orgMakayla Wahaus' journey to union activism started at Rensselaear Polytechnic Institute where she was a physics major. A course on food systems sparked an interest in social problems like food deserts and poor nutrition and the 2020 graduate ended up working for the non-profit Capital Roots, which works to make fresh produce available to people in neighborhoods where there are no nearby supermarkets or other healthy food sources. | She says she loves her job, but wants more say in how the organization is run, and like others, says it's increasingly hard to survive on the pay, which for many is under $15-an-hour.
Editor(2022-06-27). CIA, European Commandos Operating on the Ground in Ukraine: NYT.scheerpost.com A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on his working visit to the eastern Ukrainian conflict zone, 9 April 2021. [Handout photo/EPA/EFE] | By Kyle Anzalone / The New York Times
_____(2022-06-27). Israel and the US are Creating a "Middle East Alliance"journal-neo.org According to Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, Israel and the US have recently been working hard to establish a formal "Middle East air defense alliance." The minister said that the matter would be discussed in depth during US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, scheduled for July 13-14. At a meeting of the Israeli …
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Labor Video Project(2022-06-28). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port.indybay.orgThe Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
Staff(2022-06-28). Ecuador: Fuel Price Reduction Insufficient, Says CONAIE.orinocotribune.comMonday, June 27, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) rejected President Guillermo Lasso's recent announcement that, in response to the 15-day national strike, the country would reduce the cost of various fuels by 10 cents per gallon. | CONAIE branded the measure as "insufficient and insensitive, since it does not sympathize with the situation of poverty faced by millions of families." CONAIE stated that it would confer with its supporters to formulate a clear position in the coming days. | The organization that has led the protests warned that, despite persecution, criminalization, a…
_____(2022-06-28). Lessons From Colombia: A Victory For The People.popularresistance.orgOn June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much to learn from the Colombian people's movem…
Editor(2022-06-27). CIA, European Commandos Operating on the Ground in Ukraine: NYT.scheerpost.com A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on his working visit to the eastern Ukrainian conflict zone, 9 April 2021. [Handout photo/EPA/EFE] | By Kyle Anzalone / The New York Times
____(2022-06-27). (Português) Brasil: A política de ódio e o assassinato do indigenista Bruno e do jornalista Dom.transcend.org20 Jun 2022 – O assassinato do conhecido indigenista Bruno Pereira e do jornalista inglês Dom Phillips comoveram o país e o mundo. Esse crime só é compreensível no quadro de uma política de ódio e perseguiàßà£o que o atual governo estabeleceu como política normal, atingindo principalmente os povos originários, os negros, os de outra opàßà£o sexual e os pobres em geral.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-06-27). Massacre in Melilla: A Barbaric Crime.libya360.wordpress.comAlejandro López 37 refugees dead, hundreds injured in Spanish-Moroccan police massacre at Melilla border Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, working with Moroccan police acting as the European Union's border guards, have carried out a barbaric massacre at the borders of the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Africa. At least 37 migrants were killed and 1 …
_____(2022-06-27). Israel and the US are Creating a "Middle East Alliance"journal-neo.org According to Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, Israel and the US have recently been working hard to establish a formal "Middle East air defense alliance." The minister said that the matter would be discussed in depth during US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, scheduled for July 13-14. At a meeting of the Israeli …
_____(2022-06-27). Food Insecurity Increases In The US While It Declines In Nicaragua.popularresistance.orgIn 2018, 48% of U.S.-based churches had their own food-distribution ministry or supported efforts run by other churches or organizations such as food pantries or food banks. | These faith-based ministries, unlike government programs, provide immediate help to hungry people with no requirements. And more than two million people volunteer at a food pantry, soup kitchen, emergency shelter or after-school programs in the U.S., working more than 100 million volunteer hours a year—according to Hunger in America 2014, a study conducted by Feeding America. | This wave of charity recognizes a serious problem in the…
Fight Back(2022-06-27). No safe water, no fans. Wisconsin Teamsters struggle heats up.fightbacknews.orgElm Grove, WI – You might know UPS for their slogan, "What can Brown do for you?" For their employees, the answer is "Not much!" | At the Elm Grove warehouse located just outside Milwaukee, working conditions have never been great. Now with the recent heat wave and a dirty water system, they are noticeably worse. For nearly a month the warehouse has had no potable water safe for humans, meaning workers hope there is enough bottled water to last them through their shift or bring their own water. The bathroom sinks are out of order, with only hand sanitizer to use. This is unsanitary and stands in violation of the…
____(2022-06-27). Who Is to Blame for Inflation? The Power Brokers of Capitalism.transcend.org22 Jun 2022 – Inflation as a Political Power Play Gone Wrong – A half-century long strategy, led by corporations, Wall Street, governments, and central banks, is coming undone. As a result, the West's authorities now face an impossible choice: push conglomerates and states into cascading bankruptcies or allow inflation to go unchecked.
Dana Sanchez(2022-06-27). Former High Flyer Crypto Firm Celsius Hires Advisors To Consider Bankruptcy Filing.moguldom.comCrypto lending platform Celsius Network, which sent shock waves through the market when it froze all withdrawals, swaps and transfers between accounts earlier in June, is considering bankruptcy The company hired restructuring consultants from advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal regarding a possible bankruptcy filing, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. Celsius …
____(2022-06-27). Danilo Dolci (28 Jun 1924 — 30 Dec 1997).transcend.orgAlone he stood, faced by hostility of the church, the government, the landowners, and the mafia. Surely, only with a flame of faith in his heart he could face hatred, corruption, brutality, indifference, poverty, dereliction and despair. But he did face them and achieved his victories. He lived on the same level of those he was trying to help, working at grassroots level.
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"The idea is to put the Palestinians on a diet, but not to make them die of hunger." – Dov Weisglass, Advisor to Israeli PM Ariel Sharon…
In the first post of my Future of Work series, I looked at the impact of working from home and remote work which has mushroomed since the COVID pandemic.
