(2022-06-09). Ukraine War Wheat Shortages Affect Also Africa. moderndiplomacy.eu President Macky Sall of Senegal recently visited Vladimir Putin to lobby on behalf of Africa. There is an economic stranglehold on Ukraine plus sanctions against Russia and Belarus with the result that Africans are suffering. Africa relies on cheap Ukrainian and Russian wheat. Ukraine alone grows enough of it to feed 400 million people and …
(2022-06-09). Rally in Auckland, New Zealand promotes US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org The rally, falsely described by pseudo-left groups as an "anti-war" event, was addressed by Auckland mayor and former Labour Party minister Phil Goff, who was a prominent member of the government that sent troops to join the illegal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
(2022-06-09). French health care workers mount one-day nationwide strike. wsws.org The strike in France is part of a broader, international mobilization of health care workers against the murderous official handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subordination of health care to private profit.
(2022-06-09). South Korean ruling conservative party secures victory in local elections. wsws.org The conservative People Power Party has pledged to preside over sweeping attacks on the jobs, wages and conditions of the working class, while continuing the bipartisan program of mass COVID infection that has claimed more than 24,000 lives.
(2022-06-09). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…
(2022-06-09). Beijing says it will stand firm beside its neighbors. ecns.cn China will stand with Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries to overcome difficulties, be it a natural disaster, financial crisis, or the COVID-19 epidemic, as the country has always done, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
(2022-06-09). PDF of June 9 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Profit-hungry company lures youth to guns editorial: LGBTQ+ for socialism: 'We want to live!' PRIDE: Class roots of anti‚Äëtrans laws Events challenge police, corporate control, transphobia Labor fights back: Lockout by war profiteers Seattle museum union Boston baristas strike Tear down the walls: Palestine Freedom Tunnel Stop . . . |
(2022-06-09). Friday 6/10: Protest at Pelosi's Office: Do Not Surrender, Defend Abortion Rights! indybay.org On Mission St at 7th St in San Francisco, outside the courtyard of the Federal Building…
(2022-06-09). World Bank warns of soaring prices and global recession. wsws.org It has significantly reduced its forecast for global growth from 5.7 percent in 2021 to just 2.9 percent this year, a cut of nearly one-third in its forecast of 4.1 percent issued in January this year…
(2022-06-09). The death of Steven Dierkes: A victim of America's industrial slaughterhouse. wsws.org Though more information must come to light, one thing is certain: Steven Dierkes did not have to die. He is another worker sacrificed on the altar of profit.
(2022-06-09). Ohio attorney general prosecuted more than 100 nursing home workers, but no owners. wsws.org The state has been scapegoating of workers for bad conditions created by profit-seeking companies.
(2022-06-08). BRICS countries vow to deepen business cooperation. ecns.cn Business representatives from the BRICS countries pledged Wednesday to enhance multilateral cooperation to safeguard the common interests of emerging markets and developing countries.
(2022-06-09). EOPA, elected officials, thank Biden for invoking the Defense Production Act. indybay.org The Defense Production Act for clean energy manufacturing will help fight inflation, grow jobs and put America on a clearer path to energy independence. Elected Officials to Protect America thanks President Biden for taking the historic action on June 6, D-day, of invoking the DPA to accelerate the production of clean energy manufacturing.
(2022-06-09). The AFL-CIO, US Foreign Policy and Worker to Worker Solidarity. indybay.org There will be a international education conference in Philadelphia on the collaboration between the AFL-CIO, the CIA, AID and the National Endowment For Democracy around the world. The AFL-CIO and it's "Solidarity Center" which receives $75 million a year from NED has been involved in supporting rightwing corporate unions around the world and helping to overthrow governments that are opposed to US imperialist policies of privatization, deregulation and union busting around the world.
(2022-06-09). From Reagan to Trump. indybay.org The 1960s, when incomes rose for almost all workers, ended with a massive wave of strikes. Since the 1980s, the incomes of most Americans have fallen, working hours have risen massively, and job security has become a foreign word. But strikes have been extremely rare.
(2022-06-09). 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…
(2022-06-09). 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,…
(2022-06-09). Reportan cuatro muertos tras estrellarse avión militar en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Los bomberos locales, los ayudantes del alguacil y otros servicios de emergencia colaboraban con la fuerza naval en el lugar del accidente.
(2022-06-09). U.S. ponders ending some tariffs against China to counter inflation: Commerce Secretary. ecns.cn The Biden administration is considering ending some Trump-era tariffs on Chinese goods in an attempt to control domestic inflation, local media recently quoted U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo as saying.
(2022-06-09). China adopts targeted measures to bolster foreign trade growth. ecns.cn In the face of increasing external and internal disruption factors, China has adopted a slew of targeted measures to bolster the growth of its foreign trade sector.
(2022-06-09). U.S. aims to suppress competitive edge of Xinjiang's PV industry by fabricating lie of 'forced labor': FM. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson refuted U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai's claim of "forced labor" in Xinjiang at a press conference on Wednesday.
(2022-06-09). Between two worlds. indybay.org Putin is our new tsar, quite simply. I call him an authoritarian modernizer who stands in the balancing act between neoliberalism and monarchist tradition and wants to reorganize the country from this position.
(2022-06-08). Transcarpathian Region Refused To Supply Fuel To The Rest Of Ukraine Amid Acute Crisis. southfront.org 
| On June 8, the head of the Ukrainian Transcarpathian region claimed that the western Ukrainian region will no longer supply fuel received from the EU to other regions of Ukraine. | According to the local official, European fuel will not leave the borders of the Transcarpathian region until the needs of the region are met."Local fuel companies of Transcarpathia refused to supply fuel to other regions until the needs of our region are met. And this is even despite the super—profitable offer…
(2022-06-08). Biden's Golden Opportunity to Reverse Course on China. fpif.org Joe Biden has wrapped up his first trip to Asia. He met with new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to shore up the U.S.-ROK alliance. He traveled to Tokyo to reinvigorate the Quad grouping with Japan, Australia, and India. And he peddled the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, an attempt by the United States to reinsert itself into the Asian economy after the Trump administration's pullout from the Trans Pacific Partnership. | The headlines in the United States have all been about Ukraine, inflation, and gun violence. Biden's trip was designed to prove that the United States is in fact focused on one thing ab…
(2022-06-08). Cuba-China cooperation leads to vaccine breakthrough. workers.org 
Cuba and China formally announced June 2 that they have filed for joint patent for a Pan-Corona vaccine. The new vaccine, a collaboration between the biotechnological sectors of the two countries, is the first patent for a single vaccine effective against the many variants of COVID-19. A collaboration between the . . . |
(2022-06-08). LGBTQ+ for socialism: 'We want to live!'. workers.org 
We are still grieving for the 10 people of Buffalo, New York's Black community killed there May 14. We are still grieving for the 21 people — children and teachers — killed in Uvalde, Texas, May 24. And for so many others killed by hatred and bigotry in the . . . |
(2022-06-08). Ominous Economic Distress In India: No Buying Power, No Jobs, Rising Prices. popularresistance.org Recently released estimates of India's economic output show that people are not spending enough. The only reason this can be is because they do not have sufficient income, and their buying power is limited. On the other hand, prices of all essential commodities are increasing at a disturbingly high rate. This will further restrict spending. Industrial production has grown at snail's pace, and with people not having enough to spend, demand will continue to be low and industrial output too will languish. Bank credit for large industries is growing very slowly. So, prospects of any check on raging unemployment conti…
(2022-06-08). Summit Of The Americas, Another Nail In The Coffin Of Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org A few hours before the inauguration of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, the Biden administration had not yet been able to publish its guest list for the event. | This is the second time the US is hosting the Summit, the first time was the first Summit held in Miami back in 1994. The objectives proposed for this ninth edition of the Summit are to focus on the creation of a regional agreement on migration and the formulation of a post COVID-19 economic recovery strategy. | However, according to an analysis published by Xinhua, the main concern in this edition of the Summit will not be the…
(2022-06-08). Haiti And The Americas Syllabus. popularresistance.org What does it mean to defend our Americas? For the Black Alliance for Peace, defending our Americas begins with a re-drawing of the map of the Americas. No longer can the United States stand at the center of the hemisphere, upholding an eternal whiteness while imposing a suffocating capitalism. Instead, for BAP, Haiti is the center of the Americas. Solidarity with Haiti is key to the defense of the Americas. Haiti endures the original territory of Black emancipation from slavery, of Black independence from colonialism, and Black resistance to racism and global capitalism. | Yet Haiti has also become the region's l…
(2022-06-08). Trailer Park Residents Take On Venture Capitalists—And Win. popularresistance.org Durango, Colorado -‚ÄâOn a cold January day at the height of ski season, as tourists check into Durango's resort hotels and wealthy vacationers roll suitcases into their second homes, Alejandra Chavez pulls away from her single wide trailer on the outskirts of town and drives the two-lane road south to look for a new place to live in New Mexico. Chavez dreads the prospect of making this same 1.5‚Äëhour-drive, back and forth, every day, but she sees few options. Her work is in Durango, but Durango, it seems, may no longer have a home for her. | Chavez, 30, moved to the area 18 year…
(2022-06-08). Dossier no. 53: This land is the land of our ancestors. mronline.org 
The labour relations on South African farms continue to maintain race, gender, and class inequalities as a central character of work and life.
(2022-06-08). On the Picket Line. workers.org 
Rally for Chipotle workers blocks midtown Manhattan traffic Chipotle workers were joined by local unions and politicians in midtown Manhattan in New York City June 1 to demand union representation, better scheduling and a $20-an-hour wage. Chipotle has committed 600,000 labor law violations within the last two years, including violation . . . |
(2022-06-08). Anti-Labor Starbucks 'Getting Wrecked' as Memphis Workers Win Latest Union Drive. scheerpost.com 
Members of the "Memphis Seven" and supporters pose for a photo outside the Poplar and Highland Starbucks on May 24, 2022. (Photo: By Brett Wilkins / Seven workers at a Memphis, Tennessee Starbucks who were fired earlier this year after starting a unionization campaign declared victory Tuesday after employees at the store overwhelmingly voted in fa…
(2022-06-08). Paula Rego dies aged 87. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site is republishing an article posted August 15, 2021 reviewing the largest ever retrospective of Paula Rego's work, mounted by Tate Britain.
(2022-06-08). Latin American Leaders Should Stand Up for People, Not Corporate Profits. fpif.org As leaders gather in Los Angeles, a reflection on the past two decades of battles against neoliberalism and for a more just and equitable alternative in the Americas.
(2022-06-08). Amazon Union Slams Company Effort to Bar Public From Election Hearing. commondreams.org "Maybe they're seeing that worker testimony is more credible than they thought," the Amazon Labor Union said in response to the company's new motion with the NLRB.
(2022-06-08). Biden Has a Chance to Repair, Not Inflame, US Relations With China. commondreams.org Improving relations with China could lower inflation, isolate Vladimir Putin, and accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.
(2022-06-08). High Voter Apathy and Amped-Up Fears About Crime Shaped California Primaries. truthout.org There are three main takeaways from California's elections this week. | First, the level of voter apathy ought to send a shudder through the political establishment. Voters' fury at high inflation and, in particular, high gasoline prices, as well as the sense of lingering anxiety unleashed b…