Staff (2022-05-31). NATO holds air attack exercise in Slovenia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air Command Slovenia hosts tenth JTAC exercise Adriatic Strike From May 29 to Jun 3, the Republic of Slovenia will host the multi-national live-fly Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) exercise Adriatic Strike 2022 for the tenth consecutive time. The Slovenian Armed Forces will host around 6 participants from 25 Allied and Partner nations bringing …

Staff (2022-05-31). 45 ships, 75 planes: NATO Baltic war games begin in five days. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Naval Striking and Support Forces NATOMay 30, 2022 BALTOPS 22 to kick off in June Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22, the 51st iteration of the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, takes place from June 5-17. Fourteen NATO Allies, two NATO partner nations, over 45 ships, more than 75 aircraft, and approximately 7,000 personnel will …

Staff (2022-05-31). Turkey invokes NATO's Article 5 to oppose Finnish, Swedish accession. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Upshot: NATO must support Turkey's wars in Iraq and Syria, and of course its war against the PKK in Turkey itself. ==== Hurriyet Daily NewsMay 31, 2022 Nordic states' admission to NATO risk for alliance: Erdogan The admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO entails risks to Turkey's security and the future of the alliance, …

Staff (2022-05-31). NATO Parliamentary Assembly pushes Georgia's membership, subjugation of Abkhazia, S. Ossetia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMay 31, 2022 NATO discusses Ukraine war, strengthening alliance in Assembly involving Georgia's Parliamentary delegation …Ukraine [and] strengthening NATO and adapting it to the growing threats were discussed in a Parliamentary Assembly of the alliance in Vilnius between Friday and Monday, with the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament of Georgia involved. Led by Irakli Beraia, …

Staff (2022-05-31). Crossroads of three continents: NATO chief, Spanish king hail 40 years of NATO's global conflicts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMay 30, 2022 Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the ceremony marking the 40th Anniversary of Spain's accession to NATO Your Majesty, Prime Minister, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is really an honour and pleasure to be here today with you to celebrate 40 years of Spain within the NATO Alliance. And I …

Staff (2022-05-31). Turkey has fought wars for NATO for 70 years: Erdogan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMay 31, 2022 Erdogan: "Turkey has been a stabilising power and a force for good in Caucasus" Turkey has been a proud and indispensable NATO ally for 70 years, said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President in an article published in "The Economist", APA reports. Our country joined the alliance in 1952, having sent …

Staff (2022-05-31). As Ankara threatens France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Greece. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The alliance of democratic states. Hurriyet Daily NewsMay 31, 2022 Turkey summons French, German envoys over PKK activities Turkey has summoned ambassadors of France and Germany over the activities of the terrorist organization PKK on their territories, warning all NATO members, as well as Sweden and Finland, who wish to join the alliance, to end …

Staff (2022-05-31). Turkish party leader demands twelve Greek islands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsMay 31, 2022 MHP leader warns against US bases in Greece Nine military bases established by the United States in Greece are a threat to Turkey's national security, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahàßeli said on May 31. "With its harassment and provocations, Greece is playing with fire," Bahàßeli said addressing …

Staff (2022-05-31). Georgian ruling party continues to resist broader war in former USSR. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerMay 30, 2022 Military Support for Will not be Considered, Irakli Kobakhidze Says Georgian Dream chairman Irakli Kobakhidze told the press the Ukrainian government is in a state of diplomatic demarche towards Georgia. According to him, the visit of the Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili at such times is connected with obstacles. When asked by …

____ (2022-05-31). Kazakh trade-economic delegation to visit Iran late June. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) — An official in charge of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) announced that a trade and economic delegation from the Republic of Kazakhstan will visit Iran in late June to cement bilateral trade ties.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-30). Henry Kissinger's Message on Ukraine at Davos: Is Charon Preparing to Retreat? libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara Recently, the sadly known, Henry Kissinger during an intervention via virtual at the World Economic Forum in Davos pointed out "peace negotiations (between Russia and Ukraine) must begin in the next two months, before tensions develop that cannot be easily overcome. The ideal solution would be a return to the "status quo ante"….

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-05-30). Podcast Ep 59: Jenin rises. electronicintifada.net 20 years after the second intifada, Jon Elmer analyzes current state of Palestinian armed resistance.

Staff (2022-05-30). BSEC highlights importance of Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) — Secretary-General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Lazar Comanescu on Monday highlighted the significance of the Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor.

____ (2022-05-30). Iran, Tajikistan call for expanding relations in all fields. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and visiting Tajik President Emomali Rahmon emphasized the need for expanding relations in political, economic, scientific and technological fields.

JANET (2022-05-29). Outlook of an Italian Communist: Why a 'Second Cold War' scenario projects a false framework. iacenter.org By Alessio Arena May 27, 2022 Fronte Popolare, Italy Arena's article was published March 14 as part of his organization's discussion on the current world situation, as seen from the point of view of the working class in Italy, an EU member that in most cases follows policies in line with Washington's. The International Action Center is attempting to make some of the discussion in the world communist movement available to U.S. readers. Translation: John Catalinotto Workers in the Pisa-Livorno area stopped air shipments of weapons to Ukraine earlier in the spring. This demonstration was in Pisa. That the Cold War h…

JANET (2022-05-29). From Portuguese Communist Party: Brief notes on the grave world crisis. iacenter.org By Jorge Cadima May 27, 2022 First published in O Militante, magazine of the Portuguese Communist Party. The author is a regular contributor to PCP publications. This analysis is a contribution to the discussion of the current period, underlined by the crisis in Ukraine. Translation: John Catalinotto. The world is in a deep convulsion. Three decades after the victory of the counterrevolutions in Eastern Europe, humanity faces the danger of a catastrophe. Sign reads, 'Yes to peace, No to war,' Lisbon, Portugal. Credit: Avante The offensive to impose U.S. planetary hegemony, with the unpunished attacks and assaults…

_____ (2022-05-29). Capitalism and Baby Formula. popularresistance.org There is an historic shortage of baby formula. There are parts of the country where food for infants simply can't be found at any price. This headline is the most honest about the situation. "America is running out of baby formula because 3 companies control the market and babies aren't that profitable ." There are only three baby formula manufacturers and one of them, Abbott, had to shut down its plant after a whistleblower revealed their product was contaminated. Two infant deaths may be related to the contamination, which went undiscovered despite Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority. | The Biden…

JANET (2022-05-29). Early gay liberation/ Anti-racist solidarity. iacenter.org By Leslie Feinberg May 27, 2022 Part 76 of Feinberg's Lavender & Red series on the intersection of LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history appeared Oct. 7, 2006, in Workers World newspaper, which published the 120-installment series between 2004-2008. One particularly militant action by a multinational group of gay men took place during the Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention in the fall of 1970, convened by the Black Panther Party. It included a demonstration of anti-racist unity. Leslie Feinberg at Syracuse, New York, Pride, June 15, 2013. Photo: Minnie Bruce Pratt During the convention, a group of four gay…

_____ (2022-05-29). UN Warns of 'Total Societal Collapse' Due to Breaching of Planetary Boundaries. popularresistance.org When the United Nations published its 2022 'Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction' (GAR2022) in May, the world's attention was on its grim verdict that the world was experiencing an accelerating trend of natural disasters and economic crises. But not a single media outlet picked up the biggest issue: the increasing probability of civilizational collapse. | Buried in the report, which was endorsed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is the finding that escalating synergies between disasters, economic vulnerabilities and ecosystem failures are escalating the risk of a "global collapse" scenario.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-29). Cameroon and Russia Start Working More Closely Together. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov Despite the distances that separate the two regions, Russia and Africa have been bound together by close political, economic and cultural ties for many decades. In the West, African nations tend to be associated with poverty and a lack of development, and receive little media coverage, but in reality many countries on the…

_____ (2022-05-29). Labor Notes Conference 2022: It's Gonna Be Big. popularresistance.org This year's Labor Notes Conference (June 17-19, Chicago) will be one for the record books. About 4,000 people are coming—more than ever before—after a long wait. | There's plenty to celebrate this year, starting with phenomenal new organizing wins at Starbucks and Amazon. Dozens of shop floor organizers from both companies will be there, including plenary speakers Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls ("We want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to space, because while he was up there we were organizing a union") and Michelle Eisen of Starbucks Workers United. | Conference-goers will hear firsthand fro…

_____ (2022-05-29). Hundreds of bottling workers at Gatorade factory triumph in union election. popularresistance.org 240 workers at a Refresco bottling plant in Wharton, New Jersey won their election for union recognition May 21. After two years of intense struggle and against all of the dirty tricks the boss could muster, these workers have made it clear that they won't back down until they get what's right. | Workers at the Wharton plant began organizing in February 2020. They had faced years of abusive supervisors, poor safety conditions, low wages, and an unforgiving attendance and scheduling system. Anthony Sanchez, an employee at the plant for 15 years, said he started organizing with his co-workers to stop the "despotic…

____ (2022-05-29). Intl. Conf. between Iran-BSEC to be held in Tehran tomorrow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) — An International Conference between Iran and Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) entitled "Prospects of Cooperation" will be held in Tehran on Monday.

____ (2022-05-28). The US baby formula crisis and capitalism's indifference to the lives of children. wsws.org In the wealthiest country in the world, store shelves are empty and millions of families are now facing a desperate struggle to find essential nutrition products for their babies and toddlers.

____ (2022-05-28). Newark, New Jersey healthcare workers strike against low wages and understaffing. wsws.org The union is working to limit the latest rebellion by healthcare workers against intolerable conditions that jeopardize patient care.

____ (2022-05-28). In wake of Texas school shooting, Trump glorifies police and vigilante violence at NRA convention. wsws.org Trump seized on the horrific massacre to portray the Democrats' feckless calls for mild gun control measures as a "war on the police," part of a socialist-communist conspiracy against "law-abiding American patriots."

____ (2022-05-28). Australia's crisis election: The way forward for the working class. wsws.org The meeting will outline the socialist and internationalist perspective the working class requires as it enters into struggle against the new Labor government's program of war and austerity.

____ (2022-05-28). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP holds talks with right-wing parties. wsws.org The Frontline Socialist Party has abandoned its previous phrase-mongering, now insisting that socialism is a task for the distant future, and offering the false hope of solutions within capitalism by ending corruption and making token reforms.

____ (2022-05-28). New South Korean government plans onslaught on working class. wsws.org The new right-wing administration intends to exploit the economic crisis to deepen the attacks on workers and remove restrictions on the ability of big business to maximize profits.

____ (2022-05-28). Australia's Labor government demands "sacrifices" from workers. wsws.org Labor claims to have suddenly discovered that the budget situation is "dire" so "significant savings" must be found and "productivity" driven up with the help of the trade unions.

____ (2022-05-28). Australian Education Union rams through deal to slash Victorian teachers' pay and conditions. wsws.org The sell-out is a sharp expression of the role being played by all the unions in enforcing government and business demands that workers pay for the deepening global crisis of capitalism.

Staff (2022-05-28). Consejo de Ministros define prioridades del plan de la economía cubana para 2023. cubadebate.cu Tenemos que llevar al país, partiendo de nuestro propio esfuerzo, a una situación diferente en lo económico y en lo social, y eso debe tener un reflejo en el plan que vamos a trabajar para el 2023, dijo Díaz-Canel al referirse en la reunión del Consejo de Ministros a las indicaciones para iniciar la elaboración del plan de la economía y el presupuesto.

Chris Walker (2022-05-27). GOP Senator Ron Johnson Used Taxpayer Money for Vacation Travel Expenses. truthout.org Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) has been using taxpayer dollars to pay for trips from his Florida vacation home to Washington D.C., spending thousands of dollars this year alone, a new report has revealed. | Johnson, whose For his travels to the vacation home, Johnson has…

Our Reporter (2022-05-27). Gov't orders striking Nurses, Midwives back to work or get fired. plusnews.ug The ongoing nurses and midwives strike is illegal. This is according to the Ministry of Public Service. The Ministry's declaration comes after nurses and midwives under their union, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council on Tuesday laid down their tools due to the government's failure to reveal their salary increment in the next financial year. …

Lee Siu Hin (2022-05-27). 5/26 Lee Siu Hin Journey to China 2022: My China Activism, Factfinding & Solidarity Workin. indybay.org My Shanghai Lockdown Life, Challenge and Community Spirit in Lockdown Shanghai at Socialist China…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-27). Questions and answers about monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Current concerns The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated a U.S. resident tested positive for monkeypox after returning to the U.S. from Canada. The CDC also is tracking multiple clusters of monkeypox that have been reported in early to mid-May in regions that don't normally report monkeypox, including in Europe and North America. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is an infection from animals caused by a virus closely related to the smallpox virus. Infection…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-27). Helping children cope with school shooting: Tips for talking about tragedy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As the nation tries to comprehend the shooting at a school in Texas that claimed 21 lives, many are now trying to find ways to have conversations with their children to help them cope. Listening to your child at this time is important, says Dr. Paul Croarkin, a Mayo Clinic child psychiatrist. "Listening provides comfort, stability and safety for children," says Dr. Croarkin. All children have different communication styles. Initially, they may not want to discuss what…

Staff (2022-05-26). George Soros Exhorts West to Defeat Putin. orinocotribune.com US-Hungarian billionaire George Soros, the godfather of color revolutions, called for the prompt defeat of the Russian president Vladimir Putin in order to save Western civilization. | At Tuesday's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Soros warned that the Russian military operation in Ukraine could be the beginning of a Third World War, which would become at the end of Western civilization. | "The best and perhaps only way to preserve our c…

_____ (2022-05-26). US Federal Reserve says its goal is 'to get wages down'. popularresistance.org The chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, said his goal is "to get wages down." | In a press conference on May 4, Powell announced that the Fed would be raising interest rates by half a percentage and implementing policies aimed at reducing inflation in the United States, which is at its highest level in 40 years. | According to a transcript of the presser published by the Wall Street Journal, Powell blamed this inflation crisis, which is global, not on the proxy war in Ukraine and Western sanctions on Russia, but rather on US workers supposedly making too much money.

Staff (2022-05-26). Bank of Venezuela Initiates Public Offering in Stock Exchange. orinocotribune.com The measure was taken within the framework of recent actions announced by President Nicolás Maduro to boost and revitalize the economy. | This Wednesday, May 25, the Bank of Venezuela announced the start of its public offer of 5% to 10% of its capital on the Stock Exchange for individuals or organizations, national or international economic actors, who are interested in the development of the country. | The information was shared by the financial institution on its Twitter account, with a statement highlighting that the measure seeks to "boost and revitalize the economy," becoming the first public company to make…

Staff (2022-05-26). Why Is US Easing Some Sanctions On Venezuela? Economic Blackmail, Oil, & Russia. multipolarista.com The US government has announced that it is lifting a small number of sanctions on Venezuela. A major left-wing newspaper in Turkey, BirGàºn, interviewed Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton about the situation. His comments follow below: 1) What do you think about the reports in the US media which say that the USA will ease a few …

Newsroom (2022-05-25). WEF calls for new partnerships to generate private capital for fragile communities. moderndiplomacy.eu The World Economic Forum released today a paper that calls for new collaboration between humanitarian and development organizations, businesses, investors and entrepreneurs to make a difference to the lives of the nearly 1 billion people living in fragile and conflict-affected settings worldwide. Cultivating Investment Opportunities in Fragile Contexts: Catalysing Market-Driven Solutions to Strengthen Community and Economy …

_____ (2022-05-25). Relations between Russia and Algeria are Developing Rapidly. journal-neo.org Unlike Europe, Russia did not leave a colonial imprint on the Arab world. Moreover, it was Moscow that in the previous century was actively involved in decolonization, in freeing many Arab states from their previous political and economic dependence on the West, in creating their own economies and policies independent of Europe. Russian-Arab cooperation received …

Anis Chowdhury (2022-05-25). Fighting inflation excuse for class warfare. mronline.org SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR. A class war is being waged in the name of fighting inflation. All too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people's families, supposedly to check price increases.

Kathy Fairfax (2022-05-25). Help Socialist Alliance stay on the ballot in NSW. greenleft.org.au You may have helped Socialist Alliance gain federal registration last year and recently seen us on the ballot. Can you now help us in New South Wales, Kathy Fairfax asks?

Ian Angus (2022-05-25). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — May 2022. greenleft.org.au Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for understanding and changing the world.

____ (2022-05-25). Arconic workers denounce United Steelworkers contract proposal. wsws.org Aluminum workers continue to denounce the USW's proposed contract, which would result in a huge loss in real wages over four years.

Madaar (2022-05-25). Sudanese communists alert to increase in state repression following arrests. peoplesdispatch.org On May 19, Sudanese security forces raided the home of the political secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party, Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib, and took him to an unknown destination, according to the party's official page. | After the leaders of the Sudanese Communist Party were arrested in Juba, the Sudanese security forces arrested two leaders of the anti-coup movement of last October. They have since been released, but the incident has been widely denounced within the country and internationally. | The legal sector of the Sudanese Communist Party had explained in a press statement following the incident: "A team…

Staff (2022-05-25). Iran, Turkey discuss expansion of ties, multilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari met with Turkey's deputy foreign minister Faruk Kaymakcƒ± and discussed expanding the two countries' bilateral ties.

Capire (2022-05-24). Women in struggle sustain life in rural and urban areas. peoplesdispatch.org During the 3rd Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements, In light of the economic crisis created by the neoliberal government of the former president Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), as well as the difficulties imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, grassroots feminist movements have organized r…

_____ (2022-05-24). Reflections On The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis. popularresistance.org So much has been written on the Sri Lankan economic crisis that the facts are by now quite well-known (see for instance C P Chandrasekhar, Frontline April 22): the massive build-up of external debt; the huge Value Added Tax concessions that pushed up the fiscal deficit and made the government borrow abroad even to spend domestically; the decline in foreign exchange earnings because of the pandemic that particularly hit tourist inflows; the downward pressure on the exchange rate which made many Sri Lankan workers choose the unofficial route to send their earnings home rather than the official route; the precipitou…

Anonymous103 (2022-05-24). Russia To Reach Record Trade Surplus &#1 ; The West's Financial War Has Failed. southfront.org Illutrative ImageThe West is losing both militarily and economically. Now it has to reopen diplomatic channels. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | On March 1, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, in an interview to France Info radio, described the Western sanction packages as "extremely effective" measures that would cause "the collapse of the Russian economy". This has failed &#1 ; the ruble has recovered, and analysts also expect Moscow's trade surplus to…

_____ (2022-05-24). United Nations: Four Key Climate Indicators Broke Records In 2021. popularresistance.org The UN's World Meteorological Organization released its annual State of the Climate report on Wednesday, and the result is a grim account of the progression of the climate crisis. | The report found that four key climate indicators broke records in 2021: greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean acidification, ocean temperature and sea level rise. | "Today's State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity's failure to tackle climate disruption. Fossil fuels are a dead end — environmentally and economically," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in response to the report, as The Guardian reported…

Robert P. Alvarez (2022-05-24). Cancel Student Loan Debt. Bail Out Regular People. otherwords.org I borrowed money to pay for college. Like 45 million other Americans who did the same, I owe student loan debt. | My generation was sold a pipe dream about what a degree could mean for our future. I wanted so badly for this dream to come true that I leapt at the opportunity to take out loans. | What I didn't know then was just how much the cost of higher education was soaring — and that colleges were hiking prices to take advantage of the federal government's willingness to help poor and low-income students like me cover tuition. | I remember talking to my college counselor about how she paid $240 a year to…

Johanna Kichton (2022-05-24). People's Action Institute and Data for Progress Unveil New Poll Showing Critical Need and Bipartisan Support for Housing Repairs. peoplesaction.org According to Poll, 1 in 4 Pennsylvania Voters Need Critical Repairs to Their Homes Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action Institute and Data for Progress today unveiled new research showing critical need and bipartisan support for public investment in housing repairs. The poll comes as housing prices and rent costs skyrocket in Pennsylvania …

Nora Garcia Nieves (2022-05-24). Europe is at a crossroads of neoliberalism and the aspirations of the people. peoplesdispatch.org "Neither war that destroys us, nor peace that oppresses us": This historic anti-war slogan of the Spanish feminist movement holds one of the fundamental keys to building a horizon of peace. It claims that peace is not just a ceasefire, nor is it surrender to or silence before those who impose their wars on others. Rather, peace is the building of a foundation for fostering relations based on mutual respect and cooperation. | Such an idea is neither naive nor impossible. Where there's a will, there's a way. | Building a new path based on a lasting peace is the only possible alternative for the sustainability of al…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-24). US Mulls Sanctioning Countries That are Buying Russian Oil. news.antiwar.com As the US is looking for more ways to inflict damage on Russia's economy, the Biden administration The New York Times

JANET (2022-05-23). Sanctions — wrecking ball in a global economy. iacenter.org U.S. government strategists are using sanctions as a wrecking ball to demolish the globalized economy. It is a desperate struggle to preserve their global hegemony and a unipolar world. The policy of consciously demolishing supply chains of essential products amounts to a reckless war on defenseless civilian populations. Sanctions disrupt trade worldwide and send shockwaves far beyond the countries directly targeted. This is well understood by financial planners. "Food shortages — it's going to be real," President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25 at a NATO press conference, an ominous warning reported ar…

Kevin Mwanza (2022-05-23). These 5 Hedge Fund Managers Are Getting Smoked As America's Speculative Bubble Pops. moguldom.com Equities analysts have been warning since the covid-19 pandemic asset price rally that U.S. markets are a speculative bubble at risk of bursting and causing serious economic pain for investors and hedge fund managers. A bubble occurs when asset prices increase in a short period to unprecedented levels, driven by demand that results in a …

Martin Hart-Landsberg (2022-05-23). Labor law failings, workplace organizing challenges, and possibilities for union renewal. mronline.org If you follow the news it must seem like joining a union is a step outside the norms of U.S. law.

Jailhouse Lawyers Speak (2022-05-23). Call for National 2022 Shut'Em Down Demonstrations. itsgoingdown.org Call for abolitionist 'Shut'Em Down' demonstrations and teach-ins from August 21st through September 9th in 2022. See report from 2021, here and here. We know it takes courage to continuously speak out and invoke change. People in U.S prisons are calling on you now to stand with us in strength and numbers in our ongoing…

____ (2022-05-23). Iran, Oman trade to increase dramatically after Raeisi visit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) — An Iranian economic official has said that the bilateral economic relations between Iran and Oman will increase fivefold in a five-year period after president Raeisi's state visit to Muscat on Monday.

Sam Wainwright (2022-05-22). Green Left Show #23: Greenslide, small targets, and progressive advance. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright spoke to the Green Left Show about the federal election result, what it means and what happens next.

Jacob Andrewartha (2022-05-22). Climate change makes it mark on Australian elections. greenleft.org.au The defeat of the right-wing Scott Morrison Liberal-National government on May 21 indicates that people want change. The election result, which shows a strong mood to act on the climate crisis and inequality, shows the grassroots climate movement has and is having an impact. | At this stage it looks like the Labor party will form a minority government with the support of Greens and the so-called "teal" independents, who were elected in Liberal heartland seats on a climate action, refugee rights and feminist platform.

Cherry Hitkari (2022-05-22). Holding on to Uncle Sam: US-Taiwan Relations. moderndiplomacy.eu The bilateral ties between the United States of America and Taiwan or the Republic of China (ROC) have developed through a peculiar and complex course. The relationship, however ambiguous, continues to form a crucial aspect of security relations in East Asia. Recognition, De-recognition When the Communist forces led by Mao Zedong expelled Chiang Kai shek's …

____ (2022-05-22). Iran inks confidential oil contract with foreign firm. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) — The Manager of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for Investment and Business Affairs announced the conclusion of a confidential contract, valued at ‚Ǩ500 million, with a foreign company.

_____ (2022-05-21). If Degrowth Is Coming, What Does It Propose For Workers? popularresistance.org In 2015, countries participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change rallied around preventing the rise in average global temperatures beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. With an average rise of 1.5—2.0 degrees, scientists predict 70—90% loss of coral reefs globally, an explosion of natural disaster—related deaths, and displacement of up to 1.2 billion people by 2050. | We already stand at an increase in average global temperatures of 1.2 degrees Celsius since the Industrial Revolution and, according to the World Meteorological Organization, there is now a 40% chance that the wo…

_____ (2022-05-21). The Radical Immigrant Farmers Who Helped Defeat The Robber Barons. popularresistance.org "I was born in Fayette County, Texas, from German parents, and who fled from the reaction [to] the 1848 revolution. I think that I inherited some of my revolutionary qualifications. I am not responsible for them. I cannot help it." | So testified E.O. Meitzen before the Commission on Industrial Relations in March 1915 about why he involved himself in the political struggles of working farmers. At the time, Meitzen was a veteran leader of the Texas Socialist Party. Nearly thirty years earlier, his inheritance led him to help organize and lead the Fayette County Farmers' Alliance. When the Farmers' Alliance failed…

_____ (2022-05-21). Amazon Won't Stop Union Busting And Firing Organizers. popularresistance.org On April 1, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) achieved a historic victory when 55 percent of workers at a Staten Island warehouse voted to form the first Amazon union in the United States. The news shook the labor movement around the world as millions celebrated and the victory of these hyper-exploited workers against one of the richest men in the world. | Amazon has still not recognized the union, and has been trying to challenge the election results. In doing so, the company is delaying the start of the negotiation process for a first contract. The union busters who harassed thousands of workers at the JFK8 warehous…

_____ (2022-05-21). Workplace Bullying In Higher Education Is Rampant. popularresistance.org Grabbing her hair, the boss held scissor blades an inch from her face. "If you don't give me any brilliant ideas I'm going to cut your hair off," he deadpanned. | Was this a sick joke? Was he serious? She was alone in his office with him. She was petrified. | You might think this assault happened in some notoriously wretched workplace, the kind of abuse that only occurs in sweatshops halfway across the globe. | But you would be wrong. | This happened to one of us, Liz Adler. Liz was assaulted and threatened by a scissors-wielding professor five years ago in a prestigious laboratory at the University of California…

Roger D. Harris (2022-05-21). Why Are Colombian Election Candidates Auditioning in Washington? orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris &#1 ; May 19, 2022 | Staging a vice-presidential candidates Along with the Washington consensus crowd, members o…