2022-04-22: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-04-22). German government invests billions into prolonging Ukraine war. wsws.org NATO wants the military defeat and economic ruin of Russia. It has no interest in ending the war through a ceasefire.

Revolution Books (2022-04-22). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Katie Miernicki (2022-04-22). Earth Day: Biden & US capitalism's broken climate promises. liberationnews.org It is clear that "green capitalism" will not save us. A democratically-planned economy focused on meeting the needs of the people and the planet is the only way forward.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-22). Kenya's former president Kibaki dies at 90. plusnews.ug Mwai Kibaki, who served as Kenya's third president from 2003 to 2013, has died aged 90, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday. Kibaki is credited with reviving Kenya's then ailing economy, but his tenure was marred by deadly violence that erupted following his disputed re-election in December 2007. Kenyatta ordered a mourning period to honour …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-22). Iran to hold trade exhibition in Kazakhstan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs announced plans to organize an international exhibition of export capabilities and potentials of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kazakhstan's Almaty.

Our Reporter (2022-04-22). Police concerned about private Security guards conniving with robbers. plusnews.ug The Uganda Police has raised concerns over the increasing incidents of security guards conniving with robbers to terrorize companies they are meant to protect. The Flying Squad Unit, Crime Intelligence, and Crime Investigators probing the rampant incidents of attacks at fuel stations, supermarkets, and goods in transit have indicated that all leads point to connivance …

WSWS (2022-04-22). UIC graduate student workers continue strike against poverty wages, as AFT prepares austerity agreement. wsws.org A mood of growing frustration is building among university faculty and grad student workers throughout the University of Illinois system, centered on the surging cost of living and eroding incomes.

Joel Cornell (2022-04-22). Resisting corporate-led evictions in Virginia: Interview with African Communities Together. peoplesworld.org What's happening to low-income residents in Alexandria, Va., is happening all across the country. Here, a private real estate company called CIM Group is buying up a collection of large apartment blocks called Southern Towers, then aggressively raising rents and evicting residents despite the ongoing pandemic. People's World sat down with Sosseh Prom, the State …

WSWS (2022-04-22). After claiming pandemic is over, Australian Labor Party leader contracts COVID-19. wsws.org Albanese's infection exposes the lies promoted by both major parties to justify the ending of public health measures and the endangerment of millions of working people in the interests of corporate profit.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Macron-Le Pen debate shows rising danger of far-right dictatorship in France. wsws.org The debate showed above all the very limited character of the differences separating Macron from a political descendant of the collaboration with Nazism in France.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Australian election campaign covers up housing affordability crisis. wsws.org Far from offering any solution, the ruling political parties, Labor and the Liberal-National Coalition, are advancing policies that will make the housing disaster even worse.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-04-22). Migratory birds of mass destruction. mronline.org Highly sensitive materials from the Ukrainian biological laboratories were exported to the U.S. in early February just before the Russian special operation began, and the rest were ordered to be destroyed lest they fell into Russian hands. But the cover-up was only partially successful. Indeed, Russia is in possession of highly incriminating evidence.

Staff (2022-04-22). La pregunta de Cubadebate: øCuál es su experiencia sobre el pluriempleo? cubadebate.cu El artículo 28 del Código de Trabajo, en vigor desde 2014, establece que los trabajadores después de cumplir los deberes del cargo que desempeñan, pueden realizar otras labores para lo cual suscriben un contrato de trabajo y perciben la remuneración que les corresponda por la labor realizada. øCuál ha sido su experiencia sobre el pluriempleo?

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-22). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Importance of a birth plan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm expecting my first baby and feeling a range of emotions, from anticipation to apprehension, for labor and delivery. A friend suggested that I create a birth plan to identify my wishes for labor and after the baby is born. Why is it important to have a birth plan and discuss it with my health care team before I go into labor? ANSWER: Congratulations! Adding a new member to the family is an exciting…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-22). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

San Francisco Labor Council (2022-04-22). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.

WorkWeek (2022-04-22). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…

WSWS (2022-04-22). British Columbia's New Democratic Party government abandons remaining COVID-19 protective measures. wsws.org The government is determined to convince the population that everything is back to "normal" so that big business and the super-rich can continue accumulating vast quantities of wealth at the expense of the health, wellbeing and very lives of working people.

news.xinhuanet (2022-04-22). DPRK slams U.S. for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against | Pyongyang. news.xinhuanet.com The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed the United States for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against Pyongyang.

xinhuanet (2022-04-22). UN roots for enhanced data collection to fix food security crises in Africa. xinhuanet.com The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will avail financial resources and technical expertise to help African countries collect data on agriculture that is key to addressing food security crises in the continent, an official said on Monday.

WSWS (2022-04-22). The next stage in the fight of educators against the pandemic, school cuts and the danger of war. wsws.org The recent strikes by teachers and school employees in Minneapolis and Sacramento over wages ravaged by inflation are only the beginning of a new wave of struggles.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Workers denounce $20.5 million payout to Stellantis chief as job cuts mount. wsws.org The pay deal offered to Stellantis CEO Carolos Travares is only part of a compensation package that could run to over $200 million based on meeting cost cutting and profitability targets.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-22). U.S. Pesticide Exposure Up to 5 Times Greater for People of Color. indybay.org New Study Shows People of Color in U.S. Are More Likely to Be Harmed by Pesticides Due to Weak Regulations, Lax Enforcement…

WSWS (2022-04-22). Spain UGT union cuts wages at Ford's Valencia-Almussafes plant. wsws.org Spanish and German unions are dividing Ford workers at Valencia and Saarlouis, seeking to ram through wage cuts and job losses amid the shift to electric car production.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: Know the difference between adult and teen depression. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical depression is a mood disorder than can affect anyone and at any age. The signs and symptoms, however, are not the same for everyone. Dr. Marcie Billings, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician, says there are some differences between adult depression and teen depression. A mental health issue can be treated, but first, it needs to be diagnosed. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/8tjAFaxNMrU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end…

Vijay Prashad (2022-04-21). Now is the Time for Non-Alignment and Peace. orinocotribune.com By Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad — Apr 16, 2022 | "And maps can really point to places | Where life is evil now" | — WH Auden, In Time of War, 1939 | War is an ugly part of the human experience. Everything about it is hideous. War is most obviously the act of invasion and the brutality that goes along with its operations. No war is precise; every war hurts civilians. Each act of bombardment sends a neurological shudder through a society. | World War II demonstrated this ugliness in the Holocaust and in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | From Hiroshima and the Holocaust rose two mighty m…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Ukraine border: NATO holds missile interception drill in Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 21, 2022 Allies integrate PATRIOT missile defence system during NATO exercise in Slovakia During an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise in Sliaƒç, Slovakia, from April, 19 to 21, 2022, Allies will train with the deployed PATRIOT missile defence system to enhance Alliance cohesion and interoperability. The exercise will involve increasingly …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Saakashvili: We are not a war party, but "Ukraine and world are defeating Georgia's century-old enemy" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 21, 2022 We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country — Mikheil Saakashvili We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country. Such a statement made today the former president of Georgia. "Great changes await the whole region and the world. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Trudeau: Canada to provide heavy artillery to Ukrainian military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Canadian PressApril 20, 2022 Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine, Trudeau pledges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed plans Tuesday to send heavy artillery to embattled Ukraine…. Trudeau mentioned the plan to provide artillery…during a news conference in Dalhousie, N.B., saying the decision followed a specific request to Canada from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Treasury's Yellen, Ukraine's PM meet: weapons, finances, sanctions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 PM Shmyhal, U.S. Treasury Secretary discuss weapons, finances, sanctions Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed increasing financial support for Ukraine and stepping up sanctions pressure on Russia with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. "Weapons, finances, and sanctions. These are the main talking points of our visit to Washington. I discussed the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). U.S. viceroy shepherding Georgia into war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 21, 2022 Georgian PM, US Ambassador discuss ongoing war in Ukraine, partnership Also see: U.S. ambassador to Georgia blasts "revanchist" Russia for 220 years of barbaric atrocities The ongoing war in Ukraine, the security situation in the Black Sea region, and the strengthening of partnership between Georgia and the United States were discussed by …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). "We want this war to end with victory of Ukraine": Spain ships more arms to prolong war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 Spain sends new military aid batch to Ukraine Spain has sent a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, containing 200 tonnes of ammunition, military supplies, trucks, and armored vehicles. "I want to announce that a new batch of weapons has been sent to Ukraine. The Spanish ship Isabel, which today departed …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). "A lot" of heavy mortars delivered to Ukraine through Lithuania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 21, 2022 Lithuania Transfers Heavy Mortars To Ukraine Lithuania transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine….The number of weapons is not specified. It is reported by European Pravda with reference to the statement of the Minister of Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anusauskas. "We transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine. I won't name numbers, but we …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Ukraine taps Portugal for tanks, APCs, anti-ship missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 21, 2022 Zelensky turns to Portugal requesting to hand over Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers, anti-ship weapons President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the parliament and people of Portugal with a request to transfer Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers and Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine…. "When we address the peoples of the free …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Poland says it's funneled billions in military aid for "biggest armored battle since Second World War" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 21, 2022 Poland sends billions in military aid to Ukraine: spokesman Poland has sent billions worth of military assistance to war-torn Ukraine, the government spokesman said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and senior government ministers agreed "to continue military supplies to Ukraine" amid Russia's invasion, Màºller said. "And this is …

Erica Smiley, Sarita Gupta (2022-04-21). It's time to decide: Democracy or run-away capitalism? peoplesworld.org This spring, we find ourselves in precarious waters. The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep cracks in the foundation of our democracy. Our economy remains deeply unequal, with billionaires profiting off the pandemic while workers struggle to keep up with inflation. So now more than ever, we need to deepen our democracy—not just in the …

Staff (2022-04-21). West's sanctions on Russia absurd, will affect global economy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says that the western countries' sanctions against Russia are absurd and will inevitably influence the state of the global economy in the future.

JANET (2022-04-21). Is U.S. dollar hegemony ending? iacenter.org Is there a global movement underway to ditch dependence on the U.S. dollar? Is the world witnessing the end of U.S. economic hegemony? The prospect of de-dollarization of the global economy has been studied by economists for some time. Most admit it was not a matter of will it happen, but when. Since 2000, U.S. control of global exchange has been falling. The 2008 U.S. economic recession accelerated this process as more countries questioned investing in risky U.S. markets. Expanding U.S. sanctions are fueling a rapid shift in global currency exchange that threatens the hegemony of the dollar. The latest U.S. sanc…

ecns.cn (2022-04-21). China's youth shoulder heavy tasks and responsibilities: white paper. ecns.cn China's youth are striving to support high-quality economic growth, participate in the development of socialist democratic politics, create a flourishing socialist culture, promote socialist moral and ethical progress, and build a beautiful China.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-21). Algerian civil servants to go on strike on April 26. peoplesdispatch.org Civil servants from various sectors in Algeria will go on a 48-hour general strike on April 26 and 27 to protest the rising prices of essential goods and commodities, as well as the gradually deteriorating economic and social situation in the country. The strike will also be observed to denounce the government's economic policies over the last several years, which coupled with chronic corruption, has led to a steep decline in the purchasing power of ordinary Algerians. | The strike, called by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions, will see participation from unionized civil servants and other workers from…

Andy Kroll (2022-04-21). The Poor at the Crossroads. tomdispatch.com The 54th anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., just passed. Dr. King was shot down while organizing low-wage sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. At that time, he was building the Poor People's Campaign, an effort to organize America's poor into a force to be reckoned with. In his opposition to the Vietnam War and his promotion of a campaign to lift the load of poverty, he suggested that racism, poverty, and militarism could only be dealt with by uniting millions of poor people to change the very structure of our national life. More than half a century later, his message remai…

Catherine Atim (2022-04-21). MTN paves the way for women's progress to achieve sustainable societies. plusnews.ug Given the high unemployment levels in the country, there is need to break the bias and promote gender diversity across professions by encouraging women to seek opportunities in male-dominated industries. In support of SDG 5 which advocates for gender equality, MTN Uganda in collaboration with key partners is making strides in empowering women in order …

Gerald Gogold, Veronika Heimerl (2022-04-21). Social consequences of the Corona crisis in Austria. indybay.org Two million Austrians suffer income losses from the Corona crisis. Good news comes today from New Zealand (half-price transit), Finland (affordable apartments for the homeless) and Great Britain (four-day work with five-day pay). This good news is reported by Scoop.me.

_____ (2022-04-21). Apple Retail Workers At The Grand Central Store Are Trying To Unionize. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – From Activision to Amazon, historic union elections are changing the way that Americans think about work. Now, Apple is the next tech giant to reckon with an employee-driven labor movement. | Calling themselves the Fruit Stand Workers United (FSWU), employees at Apple's Grand Central Terminal retail location launched a website designed to educate their fellow workers about why they want to unionize their store. | "Year over year, the cost of living in New York City has not kept pace with our wages," the FSWU's mission statement reads. "Meanwhile, Apple has grown to be the most valuable c…

Staff (2022-04-21). Presentan en Feria Internacional del Libro textos dedicados a colaboradores cubanos que combatieron la covid-19 en Italia. cubadebate.cu Esta mañana en la sala Nicolás Guillén de la Cabaña el periodista Enrique Ubieta presentó su libro "Diario de Turín", la historia de los enfermeros y médicos que combatieron la covid-19 en Italia.

WSWS (2022-04-21). Australian election debate showcases right-wing unity between Labor and the Coalition. wsws.org To the extent that Morrison and Albanese differed with one another, the contest was over who could stake out the more reactionary, pro-business and militarist policy.

WSWS (2022-04-21). Australian aged care workers vote to strike in three states. wsws.org The UWU is seeking to divert the anger and frustration of these workers into a campaign to elect a Labor government.

Ann Brown (2022-04-21). Famous Economist Thomas Piketty: America Is Headed For Wealth Redistribution. moguldom.com Thomas Piketty, a French economist who is set to publish "A Brief History of Equality," argues in his latest book that the U.S. is on its way to greater equality. "I am relatively optimistic about the fact that there is a long-run movement toward more equality, which goes beyond the little details of what happens within …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-21). Jinja to host global conference to promote fish consumption. plusnews.ug As part of the celebrations for the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), Sustainable Fisheries Initiative together with the National Organizing Committee (NOC) are organizing the International Conference on Artisanal Fisheries scheduled on 3rd -6th of September 2022 at the Source of Nile Hotel in Jinja, Uganda. The International Year of Artisanal …

VINS (2022-04-21). McDonald's Dodged Millions in Taxes with an IOU to Itself. projectcensored.org Reporting by War on Want and The Independent in March 2022 revealed that McDonald's employed various financial tricks, including a circular IOU transaction, to avoid paying at least 400 million…

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