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2022-05-28: News Headlines

____ (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…

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