(2022-06-06). Eni and Repsol to Start Exporting Venezuelan Oil to Europe. orinocotribune.com The United States issued licenses for oil companies to operate in Venezuela. | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the "slight but significant steps" that the United States took by "providing licenses" to oil companies to operate in the South American country, as part of the economic sanctions relief announced by Washington after the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. | Italian oil company Eni and Spanish Repsol could start shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to offset Russian crude, resuming oil-for-debt swaps that halted more than two years ago when W…
(2022-06-06). Canada and the Banderites/ By Thierry Meyssan. marktaliano.net 
Original Link Here: Canada and the Banderites, by Thierry Meyssan (voltairenet.org) In previous articles, Thierry Meyssan has shown how the Banderites, collaborators of the worst Nazi exactions in Ukraine and Poland, came to power in Kiev, in the young independent Ukraine. He shows here that, for eighty years, Banderite immigrants have been embedded in the …
(2022-06-06). The Ukraine War and the World's Increasingly Dangerous Geopolitical Landscape. commondreams.org War, nuclear annihilation, climate chaos, pandemics, and devastating economic and social inequalities make for extremely tumultuous and dangerous times. But we have the resources and solutions to resolve each of them.
(2022-06-06). Australian Rich List reveals accelerating wealth. wsws.org Australia's richest added $75 billion to their fortunes last year, while workers face soaring living costs and lower real wages.
(2022-06-06). Walk For Appalachia's Future Connects Struggles In The Region. popularresistance.org Activists just completed the "Walk for Appalachia's Future" through West Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia to highlight the impacts of fossil fuel extraction on communities and the land. At each stop, they held events with local activists to learn about their struggles and make broader connections. The Appalachian region is a sacrifice zone – rich in mineral wealth that is extracted by large corporations without benefit to the people. West Virginia is the fifth poorest state in the US with low education attainment and high rates of physical and mental diseases. Clearing the FOG speaks with two organizers of t…
(2022-06-06). Expand the Newark, New Jersey, health care workers' strike! wsws.org The workers at Saint Michael's Medical Center cannot win their demands without appealing to other workers in a fight against not only Prime Healthcare, but also the entire profit-based health system.
(2022-06-06). The Sanctioned Ones: How Iran-Russia are Setting New Rules. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar  ; | While China, keen to ward off US sanctions as long as possible, is lagging, its RIC partners Iran and Russia are doing the legwork to break the west's global financial grip. | The first Sergei Glazyev, Russia's Minister in Charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU), is coordinating the drive to design an alternative m…
(2022-06-06). NYPD and Far-Right Forces Collude in Physical Assault on a Socialist and Anti-Racist Space. orinocotribune.com The People's Forum in New York City attacked by the far-right, enabled by the police | Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF) has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks on TPF. Today, over a dozen officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD) entered TPF, uninvited, and acted as…
(2022-06-06). Kroger workers in central Indiana vote down UFCW sellout agreement. wsws.org Workers at Kroger stores in central Indiana voted down a company-friendly tentative agreement negotiated by the UFCW which included poverty wage "increases" that fall far below the rate of inflation.
(2022-06-06). Australia's Labor government opposes inflation wage rises, despite soaring living costs. wsws.org "This submission does not suggest that across-the-board, wages should automatically increase in line with inflation," the Albanese government stated.
(2022-06-06). Los Angeles resident physicians vote overwhelmingly to strike. wsws.org More than 1,300 resident physicians are preparing strike action in Los Angeles amid a growing movement of health care workers to demand safe staffing and living wages and to oppose for-profit medicine.
(2022-06-06). Dozens dead and hundreds injured after fire and explosion at Bangladesh container depot. wsws.org The industrial disaster is not an isolated incident but another predictable example of how big business, with government authorities turning a blind eye, violates rudimentary safety standards, sacrificing workers' lives to maximise profits.
(2022-06-06). Minnesota nurses press for improved wages and staffing while MNA forces work to continue without a contract. wsws.org While Minnesota nurses are determined to fight, the strategy of the MNA is aimed at blocking an effective struggle, as demonstrated in the toothless character of the pickets on Wednesday.
(2022-06-06). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…
(2022-06-06). Mayo Clinic, NAACP to welcome inaugural RISE for Youth cohort on June 6. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and NAACP Rochester Branch will welcome 40 promising high school and college students to RISE for Youth, on Monday, June 6. This program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. RISE stands for Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen and Empower, and is an approach developed by Anjali Bhagra, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity,…
(2022-06-06). Cancer and mental health: Mayo Clinic expert dispels myths. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Everyone with cancer experiences it differently and all emotions are valid and important, regardless of the mix or intensity. Shawna Ehlers, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic psychologist and psycho-oncology expert, helps patients cope with the burden of their cancer diagnosis. That includes dispelling myths that stress in their lives caused their cancer or that depression must be suffered through during cancer treatment. "If I had one thing that I could tell all cancer…
(2022-06-06). House Dem Proposes Filibuster-Proof 1000 Percent Tax on AR-15s. truthout.org Virginia Democrat Rep. Don Beyer is drafting a measure that could heavily tax purchases of AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons, legislation that could potentially bypass a Republican filibuster in the Senate. | Beyer's proposal
(2022-06-06). Civil Rights Groups Demand Senate Reinstate Desperately Needed Child Tax Credit. commondreams.org With U.S. families now spending an average of $327 per month more than usual, said the groups, "this toll on family budgets could be offset by a single monthly CTC payment."
(2022-06-06). Seattle City Council Passes US's First Minimum Wage Guarantee for Gig Workers. zcomm.org "There is really strong overall consensus among workers and the public at large that people should be taking home the minimum wage after expenses from their work"
(2022-06-06). U.S. Military Spending Is Undebatable Because Indefensible. davidswanson.org Spain, Thailand, Germany, Japan, Netherlands — The word has gone out that every government can buy a lot more weapons with either no debate at all or with all debate shut down by a single word: Russia. Do a web search for "weapons buying" and you'll find story after story about U.S. residents solving their …
(2022-06-06). The Richest 1% Pollute More than the Poorest %. transcend.org As an introduction to the World Environment Day on 5 June, this report deals with how the excesses of the world's population, mostly in the wealthiest countries, are causing so much harm to Planet Earth.
(2022-06-06). US Congress Passes Anti-Russia Bill Reinforcing Neo-colonialism in Africa. transcend.org 31 May 2022 – A U.S. Congressional bill has been approved by a wide margin targeting and punishing African states that maintain political and economic relations with the Russian Federation. The legislation compounds further militarization of the Biden administration's foreign policy.
(2022-06-06). The Problem with the Next Trillion Dollar Industry. transcend.org 31 May 2022 – This video raises the serious question – at what point does Earth go dark as satellites that run much of the modern world are smashed to bits? Regulation is needed to limit the numbers of satellite launches into these already crowded orbits. Any war in the heavens would exacerbate the problem beyond our imagination.
(2022-06-06). TMS has budget for one more month only. Please pitch in to avoid TMS bankruptcy. transcend.org The TRANSCEND Media Service team is about to start PAYING TO WORK. With TMS funds depleted, we must pay the bills from our own pockets. It is discouraging after 24 years of making a difference. As donations dwindle, it gets harder to keep up the struggle. Please do your part. Today. Thank you.
(2022-06-06). Iran, Qatar sign MoU after holding 8th joint commission. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Iran and Qatar held the eighth meeting of the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation and signed a memorandum of understanding to increase bilateral economic and trade cooperation on Monday.
(2022-06-06). Emir of Qatar orders to implement Iran-Qatar economic deals. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz al-Thani said that Emir of Qatar has emphasized the need for the implementation of economic agreements inked between the two countries of Iran and Qatar.
(2022-06-05). Africa's Escalating Food Crisis: African Union (AU) Leaders Meet with Russian Government. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe In at least two regions of the African continent food deficits are a major concern for political officials and humanitarian organizations. Senegalese President Macky Sall and AU Commission Chair holds three hour talks in Moscow The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic…
(2022-06-05). Getting Formula Was a Strain for Many Low-Income Families Before Shortages. truthout.org Miracle Abbott became pregnant during her junior year at the University of South Carolina Upstate. | She worked a low-wage job and had mounting student debt, so the then-19-year-old turned to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, to get infant formula and food. But after she gave birth, her baby had colic and painful reflux and her pediatrician recommended a special formula not available through the program. | It took four months, three pediatrician appointments, and two meetings at her local WIC office before the program provided her with formula that worked f…
(2022-06-05). China's State Grid to invest over 0 bln yuan in power grid projects in 2022. ecns.cn The State Grid Corporation of China said that it will invest an all-time high of more than 0 billion yuan (about 74.5 billion U.S. dollars) in power grid projects in 2022 to help bolster the country's economic growth amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2022-06-05). We Need a Strong "Wealth Squad" to Counter the Endless Defenses of the Megarich. commondreams.org As U.S. billionaires got richer and their wealth defense tactics proliferated, audit rates sharply declined. Funding the IRS' wealth squad would help ensure the nation's richest pay their fair share of taxes.
(2022-06-05). Iran Proposes New Currency For Trade With China, Russia, India, And Pakistan. popularresistance.org Iran has proposed creating a new currency to do trade with China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). | Tehran sent a letter to the SCO in early 2022 suggesting that a new currency could help the Eurasian nations strengthen their bilateral trade with each other, according to Iran's foreign minister for economic diplomacy, Mehdi Safari. | A Eurasian currency would also make it easier for these countries to circumvent unilateral Western sanctions, which are illegal under international law. | Such a development would directly challenge the US-dominated financial…
(2022-06-05). The Myth-Making Around Tiananmen Square. popularresistance.org Most western accounts claim that on the midnight of June 3, 1989, the People's Liberation Army moved with full force to Tiananmen square where students were peacefully protesting for democracy and against the authoritarian regime in China. The students were supposedly inspired by the democracies in the west and were heroes standing up to the illiberal communist rule. According to this narrative, the communist leadership under Deng Xiaoping ordered the army to open fire, killing hundreds or thousands of unarmed students at the square. Thus, the Chinese communist party leadership was responsible for the killing and…
(2022-06-05). US COVID response: War and profiteering remains the priority. peoplesdispatch.org The death toll in the US due to COVID-19 has crossed 1million. The richest country in the world has stumbled in controlling the pandemic and the poorest have suffered the most…
(2022-06-05). GOP Wants to Blame Biden for Inflation. What About COVID and Capitalism? truthout.org Two years ago, I was afraid of going to the grocery store, lest I encounter COVID-19 lurking by the bananas or swirling around some unmasked dunderhead coughing purposefully beneath a MAGA hat. That fear The Republicans, on cue, have fanned out to al…
(2022-06-05). Workers and Communist Parties Greet the FRSO'S 9th Congress. fightbacknews.org 
‚Ä¢ Liberation Party (Argentina) | ‚Ä¢ Workers Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) | ‚Ä¢ Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) | ‚Ä¢ New Communist Party of Britain | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of Greece (KKE) | ‚Ä¢ Fronte Popolare (Italy) | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of the Philippines | ‚Ä¢ International League of Peoples' Struggles – Jose Maria Sison | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party, Sweden | ‚Ä¢ The Labour Party of Turkey (EMEP) | ‚Ä¢ Socialist Unity Party (U…
(2022-06-05). Biden Hikes Medicare Prices and Funnels Profits to Private Insurers. scheerpost.com 
By Matthew Cunningham-Cook / The Lever | (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Last week, the Biden administration quietly reaffirmed its decision to enact the In effect, the higher…
(2022-06-05). UK: Workers speak to the World Socialist Web Site at Sheffield Arbourthorne food bank. wsws.org Arbourthorne is a working-class district of a city formerly associated with the steel, engineering and mining industries, where 44 percent of children are officially living in poverty.
(2022-06-05). Rents in Britain unaffordable for majority of workers. wsws.org UK rents are rising at their fastest rate in 14 years. According to property website Zoopla, they rose 11 percent nationwide over the past year to an average of nearly £1,000 per month ( £995), forcing the average tenant to spend more than one third of their household income on rent.
(2022-06-05). Red Theory: The contradiction between mental and manual labor. fightbacknews.org Since the very origin of class society, when the productive forces developed to the point of producing some surplus beyond bare subsistence, the contradiction between mental and manual labor has been a characteristic of productive relations. Broadly speaking this means that the majority of people toil away physically, while a small minority conducts intellectual labor, such as science and art or planning and administration. Historically, this contradiction arose alongside the contradiction between town and country, specifically when the cities of the ancient slave societies came to dominate society. | However, i…
(2022-06-05). Tiananmen Protests Reading List. orinocotribune.com By Qiao Collective — Jun 4, 2022 | More than thirty years later, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 remain a touchstone of a Western mythology spun to challenge the fundamental legitimacy of the Communist Party of China. By collapsing the diverse and often contradictory demands of protesters into a simplistic call for Western-style capitalist democracy, the West's selective memory of June 4 continues to inform liberal platitudes to "stand with the Chinese people" against their government, reifying the universality of Western capitalism and U.S. global hegemony in the process. This reading list compile…
(2022-06-05). Why cryptocurrencies must die. peoplesdispatch.org After the relentless hype about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, and LUNA, we have witnessed their
(2022-06-05). Pdte. de Venezuela: Con esfuerzos propios nos encaminamos a la recuperación económica. telesurtv.net "El primer trimestre de este 2022, tuvimos un crecimiento económico de dos dígitos", ponderó el mandatario venezolano.
(2022-06-05). The green modernization for a beautiful China, world. ecns.cn In 1972, the United Nations designated June 5 as World Environment Day to foster environmental awareness and prompt action. China, the second-largest economy in the world, has celebrated the annual event with solid steps in environmental protection.
(2022-06-05). Getting From "Thoughts and Prayers" to Common Sense Gun Control. commondreams.org With a ban on assault weapons sales and strict regulations on guns already in private possession, we would more closely resemble other democratic societies to which we like to compare ourselves.
(2022-06-05). Iran, Russia discuss joint efforts to tackle money laundering. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Iran and Russia have discussed how they can work together to tackle money laundering amid joint efforts between the two countries to minimize the impacts of foreign sanctions on their banking and financial sectors.
(2022-06-05). Many Europeans to face poverty due to anti-Russian sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — People of Europe face inflation and degradation of quality of life because of the anti-Russian sanctions, and many will face poverty because of these sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
(2022-06-04). Janet Yellen Admits She Didn't See Later Rounds of COVID-19 and the War in Ukraine. cepr.net Yellen said she did not anticipate large shocks to the economy. Politico implied from this "admission" that the $1.9 trillion American Recovery Plan Biden was a mistake.
(2022-06-04). Janet Yellen Admits She Didn't See Later Rounds of Covid and the War in Ukraine. cepr.net Politico has decided to make a big deal out of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's supposedly embarrassing admission that: "There have been unanticipated and large shocks to the economy that have boosted energy and food prices and supply bottlenecks that have affected our economy badly that I didn't — at the time — didn't fully understand, …
(2022-06-04). U.S. Army: Ukraine is laboratory for new warfighting doctrine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Breaking DefenseJune 3, 2022 Army delays multi-domain doctrine, sends team to glean info from Ukraine fight The US Army's forthcoming multi-domain operations doctrine, previously expected to be published in June, will come out later than expected as the Army evaluates it against the unfolding war in Ukraine, according to a top general, including dispatching a …
(2022-06-04). Sanders Calls for Expanding Social Security Benefits by Taxing the Rich. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Friday a Senate hearing next week focused on expanding Social Security as he and other defenders countered false and repeated Republican claims that popular program is headed toward insolvency. | While a report released Thursday by the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds showed that Social Security has a surplus of $2.85 trillion, the independent senator from Vermont said benefits should be increased for retirees — an expansion that could easily be paid for with by raising the cap on payments into SSI by…