(2022-05-03). Can We Abandon Pollutive Fossil Fuels and Avoid an Energy Crisis? independentmediainstitute.org 
When it comes to maintaining energy flows, there is a closing window to avert both climate catastrophe and economic peril. By Richard Heinberg, Independent Media Institute 10 min read Similar to the two navigational hazards mythologized as sea monsters in ancient Greece—Scylla and Charybdis—which gave rise to sayings such as, "between the devil and the …
(2022-05-02). Putin, Zelensky both invited to G20: Indonesian president. ecns.cn The G20, he said, plays a catalyst role in the recovery of the world economy, adding that he had telephone conversations with both leaders of Russia and Ukraine this week.
(2022-05-02). Nazis and The Beast: The Arrest of Gonzalo Lira. covertactionmagazine.com Are American journalists collaborating with Nazi terrorists to silence dissent? There is another war going on in Ukraine. A war …
(2022-05-02). U.S. gov't spending package fuels historical inflation: report. ecns.cn Inflation rose to 8.54 percent in March from 7.57 percent in February, having skyrocketed throughout President Joe Biden's first year in office, his signature multi-trillion dollar spending package was blamed as one of the drivers of inflation, Fox Business has reported.
(2022-05-02). Ukrainian defense ministry condemns Georgian government. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMay 1, 2022 Ukraine Says Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Aid Russia Evade Sanctions Ukrainian Defense Intelligence has accused Georgia, as well as Armenia and Azerbaijan of negotiating with Moscow over the reexport of Russian products to international markets. "The supply is planned to be made in the form of Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani products and …
(2022-05-02). The Different Ways That US And Chinese Governments Use Their Power. popularresistance.org Russia's war on Ukraine both reflects and deepens a global split that should remind us of Karl Marx's famous remark: "No social order ever disappears before all the productive forces, for which there is room in it, have been developed; and new higher relations of production never appear before the material conditions of their existence have matured in the womb of the old society." The United Kingdom already lost its particular social order—its empire—while the United States is now losing its. | Despite differences, both of these social orders shared a mostly private form of capitalist relations of pro…
(2022-05-02). Ukraine: The American Tyranny Of Power. popularresistance.org The history of the US intelligence operations goes back to World War II. Stephen Bandera was released from prison by OSS officers in 1944. Bandera was a Nazi operative whose militia slaughtered Poles, Jews and communist workers on the eastern front. The OSS/CIA recruited Bandera so he could fight the advancing Soviet Union. In all the years since then, the CIA has never had an annual audit of its trillion dollar budget, and of course nothing has changed. | Just over ten years ago the CIA initiated its National Endowment for Democracy (NED) "Orange Revolution" to once more cravenly attempt to thwart the Russians,…
(2022-05-02). Dangers And Conflict Resolution Efforts In Moldova. popularresistance.org Transnistria is de facto independent with many state-like attibutes and calls itself officially the Moldovian Republic of Dniestr. However, no other state, including the Russian Federation has recognized it as an independent state. There are, however, some 1500 Russian military permanently present in Transnistria. Transnistria had some 706, 000 inhabitants in 1991 at the time of the breakup of the Soviet Union. Today, there are some 450,000 – probably less. Many, especially young people, have left to study or work abroad. Many in Transnistria have Russian passports in order to travel. The Transnistrian economy is…
(2022-05-02). Australian Labor Party's election launch pitches for corporate backing on restructuring and war. wsws.org Labor leader Albanese declared that Labor governments were the only ones that "reshape the economy," while accusing the Coalition government of committing a "foreign policy failure" by allowing Solomon Islands to sign a security treaty with China.
(2022-05-02). U.S. Fed's closely watched inflation measure continues to surge in March. ecns.cn U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price indexes, the Federal Reserve (Fed)'s preferred inflation measure, continued to surge by 6.6 percent in March over the past year, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
(2022-05-02). It's past time for a $15 federal minimum wage. mronline.org 
President Biden's 2022 State of the Union Address included a call for a $15 federal minimum wage. According to an Economic Policy Institute study, a phased increase to a $15 federal minimum wage by 2025 would raise the earnings of 32 million workers—21% of the workforce, no small thing.
(2022-05-02). Reflections on the Sri Lankan economic crisis. mronline.org 
The American establishment and the new cold-warriors of that country put the blame on the Sri Lankan government's developing close economic relations with China (and we shall no doubt hear much more of it in the coming days); others blame the sheer "irresponsibility" of the government which is accused of "sleeping" when Sri Lanka's external debt was building up.
(2022-05-02). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2022-05-02). East Timor's presidential election won by Jose Ramos-Horta. wsws.org Ramos-Horta becomes head of state amid an escalating economic crisis wracking the impoverished country, and sharpening geo-strategic tensions in the region fuelled by US imperialism's preparations for war against China.
(2022-05-02). Analysts divided on U.S. economic prospect. ecns.cn "The underlying fact is this – Americans are spending, businesses are investing," although companies are not able to invest in inventories as much due in part to lingering supply chain issues, Baumohl said.
(2022-05-02). 'You've Got To Shut It Down': Lessons From Wisconsin's 2011 Worker Uprising. popularresistance.org Wisconsin – With the passage of Act 10 in 2011, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill, Republican Gov. Scott Walker declared war on the labor movement in general and on public sector workers specifically. Act 10 was a hammer blow that essentially stripped collective bargaining rights from public sector workers, made it much more difficult for workers to organize, and forced unions to take massive concessions on healthcare, retirement benefits, and much more. Soon after, in 2015, Walker signed legislation that turned Wisconsin into a "right to work" state, issuing another blow to unions in a state once he…
(2022-05-02). Bolsonaro & rival Lula hold dual rallies ahead of Brazil election. america.cgtn.com 
Competing rallies were held across Brazil on this Labor Day, fueled by passion on both ends of the political spectrum.
(2022-05-02). A revealing interview with Australian Labor leader Albanese. wsws.org The interview underscored that Labor is not advancing a program to meet the needs of working people but is presenting itself as the best option for imposing the ruling class's agenda of austerity and war.
(2022-05-02). Cinco libros para conocer al maestro brasileño Paulo Freire. telesurtv.net El pedagogo brasileño fue uno de los principales exponentes de la pedagogía crítica y dio a su labor magisterial un profundo sentido social.
(2022-05-02). Presidente chileno condena hechos violentos en marcha laboral. telesurtv.net El presidente Gabriel Boric indicó que harán uso de todos los recursos para dar con los responsables de los disparos.
(2022-05-02). Beijing ups restrictions to contain latest COVID-19 flare-ups. ecns.cn The Chinese capital city of Beijing intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 on Saturday to best reduce cross-infection as high mobility is expected during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting from Saturday.
(2022-05-02). Sellout contract at Vigor Marine shipyards passes amid widespread opposition from workers. wsws.org The Metal Trades Council of the AFL-CIO announced the passage of the third proposed contract for 900 shipyard workers at Vigor Marine, against massive opposition among workers, who recognize the "pay raise" as an effective pay cut in the face of skyrocketing inflation.
(2022-05-02). Marxist Ecology in the light of Contemporary Ecological Thought: reflections on the Ontological questions in dark, deep and Marxist ecology. mronline.org 
There has been an extensive debate within Marxism concerning the question of nature and its concomitant questions about the interaction of nature and culture or nature and society.
(2022-05-02). Air pollution smothers industrial cities across Mexico. america.cgtn.com 
The health agency says fossil fuels are a major cause. The problem is playing out in a devastating way in Mexico.
(2022-05-02). UAW extends CNH contract "hour by hour," provoking growing discontent among workers. wsws.org Shortly after the midnight expiration of the previous six-year contract for approximately 1,000 CNH Industrial workers in Wisconsin and Iowa, the UAW announced that it would be extending the prior agreement.
(2022-05-02). Chavismo Commemorates 3 Years since Failed Coup Led by Guaidó and López (Photos). orinocotribune.com 
This Saturday, April 30, three years after the People's Victory Day against the failed coup, which took place on the same day in 2019, was commemorated. From the Altamira bridge, Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), pointed out that, "today we can shout to the world that traitors will never return to Venezuela again." | During his speech, from the same place where the extreme right, led by former deputy Juan Guaidó and fugitive Leopoldo López, tried to carry out a coup against President Nicolás Maduro Moros, Cabello warned that "if today the Venezuelan oppositi…
(2022-05-02). "Enough is enough!" Statements of sympathy pour in from nurses in response to suicide of a California nurse. wsws.org The World Socialist WebSite has received an outpouring of messages from nurses which paint a picture of the impossible conditions nurses and healthcare workers face on a daily basis.
(2022-05-02). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting discusses socialist program needed to advance mass anti-government struggle. wsws.org Speakers explained the SEP's international socialist perspective and how it was the only way to address the desperate situation facing masses of people demanding resignation of the Rajapakse government.
(2022-05-02). Texas Eco-Socialism Conference presents real, present solutions to fight climate change. liberationnews.org 
The overarching theme of the conference stressed, from beginning to end, that while the situation is dire, there are implementable solutions that will reverse the course of climate destruction and heal the planet.
(2022-05-02). Xi stresses healthy development of capital in China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in China in accordance with the law and give play to the positive role of capital as an important factor of production.