(2022-06-14). The economic and geostrategic significance of the Black Sea region and the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org Gaining direct access to the resources of the former Soviet Union, which had been closed off to imperialism for seven decades following the 1917 October Revolution, has been a major goal of the imperialist powers for decades.
(2022-06-14). Interview with Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon, the international coordinator for the Bolivarian Socialist Council of Workers at the Workers' Summit of the Americas which took place June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: Why are you here at the Workers Summit of the Americas? | Jacobo Torres de Leon: We are here as a general response to the exclusion of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua from the USA's Summit of the Americas, on the part of the U.S. administration. They don't have the right to exclude any country. We question this and how they treat the countries of the Americas. Th…
(2022-06-14). China's FDI inflow up 17.3 pct in first five months. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 17.3 percent year on year to 564.2 billion yuan in the first five months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.
(2022-06-14). 2 Years Since Diplomat Alex Saab Was Abducted for Defying US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Today, June 12, marks two years since the kidnapping of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Nain Saab, while on a humanitarian mission to Iran, his third mission to the country, to try to alleviate the effects of the U.S. economic warfare against Venezuela. | Saab, an accredited diplomat protected under the Vienna Convention, was abducted in Cape Verde without an arrest warrant or Interpol alert, and was
(2022-06-14). My Pandemic in Three Acts. tomdispatch.com On New Years' Eve 2019, Americans celebrated the advent of the roaring '20s with fireworks and champagne, amid ominous news alerts from China. Surely that virus would stay on the other side of the planet. I cringe at how entitled we felt then. Covid-19 has now wiped out more than a million of us (by far the worst record on Earth when it comes to wealthy countries). Up to a third of all survivors suffer the sometimes disabling effects of long Covid, with implications for society that will outlast the pandemic — if it ever ends. I'd like to believe we've learned a lesson about our species-wide vulnerability,…
(2022-06-14). French Left-led NUPES coalition surges in French assembly polls. peoplesdispatch.org In the first round of French National Assembly elections on Sunday, June 12, the New Ecologic and Social Peoples Union (NUPES), led by leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, achieved a major breakthrough. NUPES secured 25.7% of votes, giving a genuine challenge to the neoliberal Ensemble coalition, led by the French president Emmanuel Macron, which won 25.8% of votes. | Four candidates from NUPES have already won in the first round, with the Macronists securing one seat. Around 417 candidates front the Ensemble and 380 candidates from NUPES will contest run-offs. The far-right National Rally (RN) led by Marine Le Pen…
(2022-06-14). Slip slidin' away—the disappearing practice of overtime pay. mronline.org 
Slip slidin' away—that is what tends to happen to pro-worker reforms in our economic system. Things are structured so that without constant vigilance and struggle on our part, gains are gradually undone. A case in point: overtime pay.
(2022-06-14). Massachusetts' Imperialist Landscape. mronline.org 
"Cannibalism," as writer Jack Forbes (Powhatan-Renapé/Delaware-Lenápe) defined it, "is the consuming of another's life for one's own private purpose or profit."
(2022-06-14). Crypto Markets Are Crashing Fast: 7 Things For Black America To Know. moguldom.com Crypto skeptics predicted that the downfall of crypto markets was inevitable and the current state might be proving them right. Cryptocurrency prices continue to crash and Bitcoin dropped this week to its lowest level since December 2020, falling below $21,000 to $20,9 .82. Crypto has been attractive to Black investors, at least up until now. About …
(2022-06-14). Dr. Sandy Darity Makes It Plain With The Science: Class Doesn't Explain Black-White Wealth Gap. moguldom.com Renowned reparations scholar and Duke University professor Dr. William "Sandy" Darity used statistics to prove his point on why people shouldn't use class to explain the Black-white wealth gap. "At some point those who persist in claiming that inequality in the US is primarily a matter of class need to address the following three data …
(2022-06-14). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…
(2022-06-14). China provides 4.3 mln USD from LMC Special Fund 2022 to Cambodia. ecns.cn China on Monday provided over 4.3 million U.S. dollars from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund 2022 to Cambodia for carrying out 13 projects in the kingdom.
(2022-06-14). Iran, Turkmenistan ink MoU to strengthen bilateral coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — A joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between Iran's Caretaker Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare and Turkmen Minister of Labor and Social Protection in Tehran on Tuesday to bolster cooperation.
(2022-06-14). WCCUSD Union Busting Attack On Adult School Teachers United Leadership. indybay.org The WCCUSD school district terminated the president and vice president of the Adult School Teachers United in a union busting attack. The president Ken Ryan and vice president Kristen Pursley discuss their termination, the reason behind it and the attack on adult education and ESL by not only the District by the Democrats in the legislature and governor.
(2022-06-14). Ruta crítica de la vigencia: El socialismo y el hombre en Cuba 57 años después. cubadebate.cu Un tema recurrente en los debates historiográficos y de pensamiento tiene que ver con la vigencia de las ideas, personalidades y procesos revolucionarios; con las relaciones entre experiencias precedentes y la contemporaneidad. Es precisamente por el veleidoso asunto de la "vigencia" que comienzo esta aproximación a El socialismo y el hombre en Cuba.
(2022-06-14). The trade unions in Germany act as wages police. wsws.org Although the cost of living is skyrocketing, the head of the IG Metall union has pledged to demand a wage increase of no more than 7 percent for the 4 million workers in the metal industry, spread over two years. That would be the biggest real wage cut since the 1930s.
(2022-06-14). China's deep space exploration laboratory starts operation. ecns.cn China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday.
(2022-06-14). South Korean truckers continue indefinite strike against soaring fuel prices. wsws.org Drivers not only face opposition from the government and the companies, but from the pro-corporate trade unions that posture as working class organizations.
(2022-06-14). China industrial output sees annual growth of 6.3 pct in 2012-2021. ecns.cn China's industrial output logged an average annual growth of 6.3 percent in the 2012-2021 period as the country's manufacturing sector gained strength, an official said Tuesday.
(2022-06-14). Iran Labour Minister resigns, Raeisi accepts. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hojjatollah Abdolmaleki in a message announced his resignation on Tuesday.
(2022-06-14). Night market boosts local economy in Guangxi. ecns.cn Aerial view of a night market in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 13, 2022.
(2022-06-14). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.
(2022-06-14). Iran, Croatia to expand coop. in intl. trade fairs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — Iran and Croatia will enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of trade and economy particularly in the area of international exhibitions.
(2022-06-14). North-South corridor to boost Tehran-Yerevan economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — Saying that Armenia has good relations with the friendly country of Iran, the Armenian Prime Minister expressed hope that Armenia's economic relations with Iran will increase with the construction of the North-South corridor.
(2022-06-14). Confirman caída del 10 % de la criptomoneda Bitcóin. telesurtv.net La segunda criptomoneda más conocida del mercado, el Ethereum, se desplomó este lunes un 19,47 por ciento.
(2022-06-14). Turkmenistan president arrives in Iran for bilateral talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — President of Turkmenistan Serdar GurbangulyàΩewiàß Berdimuhamedow arrived in Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday evening at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation.
(2022-06-14). Continued efforts in VAT credit refunds to bear fruit. ecns.cn China's sustained efforts in tax breaks and value-added tax credit refunds are bringing concrete benefits to market players and this is expected to generate strong growth momentum for economic recovery for the rest of the year.
(2022-06-14). Australian High Court overturns citizenship-stripping law but backs government power to do so. wsws.org While striking down one of the laws imposed by the previous Liberal-National government with the Labor Party's support, the court left the way open for an ongoing attack on the fundamental right to citizenship.
(2022-06-14). London rail workers speak out ahead of national strike. popularresistance.org Rail workers across London spoke to campaign teams from the World Socialist Web Site ahead of the largest national rail strike since 1989. | 50,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike on June 21, 23 and 25, against wage, job and pension cuts. The government is planning an historic attack on the industry under its "Great British Railways" scheme. RMT and Unite members on the London Underground and train drivers represented by the ASLEF union are also due to walk out. | Reporters found a widening demand for united strike action to confront this threat in transport and throughout the…
(2022-06-13). Mapping Faultlines: The real reasons for the global food crisis. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha explains the reasons behind the Global food crisis and inflation. He talks about the Ukrainian mining of the port of Odessa, the sanctions on Russia and the logistical difficulties in exporting wheat and other commodities. He also talks about the impact of fertilizer crisis.
(2022-06-13). Battle For Severodonetsk: Ukrainian Forces Doomed To Defeat In Industrial Area (Videos). southfront.org 
As of June 13, the fierce battle for the city of Severodonetsk continues. The recent days were marked by several incidents which confirmed the deplorable situation for the Armed Forces Of Ukraine in the city. | The AFU confirmed the loss of control over the center of Severodonetsk | Advisor to the Minister Yuri Sak in an interview with Deutsche Welle said that the situation in the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Severodonetsk is very difficult, but events are developing more intensively. The Minis…
(2022-06-13). China Saves Millions by Buying Cheap Oil from Russia. orinocotribune.com With the war in Ukraine and the blockade against Russia, China is buying oil cheaper than any country in the West. | After the oil embargo was imposed on Russia, the Chinese government increased its oil purchases from Russia. "Between January and May, sales of Russian crude oil to Beijing increased by approximately 40%," reported
(2022-06-13). African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government amid Escalating Food Crisis. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic problems which have plagued the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that emerged during the early months of 2020.
(2022-06-13). UN warns war in Ukraine could amplify cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org The consequences of the war, amid the pandemic and current financial crisis, could further escalate the cost of living.
(2022-06-13). US Quietly Encouraging More Russian Fertilizer Deals to Ease Food Costs. news.antiwar.com The US is quietly encouraging shipping companies and agricultural companies to purchase and transport more Russian fertilizer to lower global food costs as Western sanctions have disrupted supplies, US and EU sanctions on Russia technically have exemptions for fertilizer, but the sanctions discourage shipping firms, insurance companies, and banks from doing business with Russia altogether. As a result, Russia's fertilizer exports are down 24% this year. | Citing people familiar with the matter, the Bloomberg report said the US officials wer…
(2022-06-13). Education reparation: UC tuition scholarships for Natives are just, overdue. popularresistance.org The University of California system is one of the largest and most prestigious post-secondary educational institutions in the country. Its beginnings 170 years ago were as fraught as they were humble. The Morrill Act enabled the creation of land-grant colleges, which were resourced by the sale of federal lands. These lands were, in many cases, stewarded by tribes, and they ended up in the hands of the federal government sometimes by treaty and often through seizure. Although a critical driving force behind California's continued economic and technological successes, UC has not been sufficiently accessible to the…
(2022-06-13). New Revelations Confirm Illegality Of The Extradition And Arrest Of Saab. popularresistance.org In his new memoir, Sacred Oath, former US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, who served under President Donald Trump at the time of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde, effectively admits that the White House was quite aware of the fact that Saab was a diplomat at the time of his capture. | As Esper writes, "At Maduro's direction, Saab was reportedly on special assignment to negotiate a deal with Iran for Venezuela to receive more fuel, food, and medical supplies. Saab was Maduro's long standing point man when it came to crafting the economic deals and other transactions that were keeping the regime afloat*.*" Espe…
(2022-06-13). Ecuadorian Indigenous Organizations Start Strike Against Lasso. popularresistance.org From the early hours of Monday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) began a national strike against the government of Guillermo Lasso by blocking highways in provinces such as Pastaza, Napo, and Guayas. | CONAIE President Leonidas Iza said that the social mobilization, which will continue for an indefinite period of time, emerges as a result of the reluctance of the Lasso administration to continue the dialogue process, the last meeting of which took place on November 10, 2021. | Since then, Indigenous communities and farmers have been requested the reduction of fuel prices, the rene…
(2022-06-13). Transit Is The New Frontline Of The War On The Unhoused. popularresistance.org On June 9, Winnipeg's public works committee voted to remove the glass, seating, and doors from two bus shelters outside Kildonan Place mall as a means of displacing unhoused people who have been living or spending time in them. While far from the first time this has happened‚Å —the city has removed doors and heated benches from at least 11 bus shelters to discourage their use as "temporary homeless shelter[s]"‚Å —it's one of the most visible and contentious instances of the trend. | Councilor Shawn Nason, who represents the Transcona ward where the two bus shelters are located…
(2022-06-13). Trucker Strike Disrupts Key Industries, Threatens Automaking. popularresistance.org Hyundai Motor is struggling to move finished cars so it can make more cars, while more than half of the country's ready-mix concrete factories have suspended operations due to a halt in the shipment of cement. | Unionized truck drivers have been on a strike since Tuesday demanding higher wages and an extension of support measures, which expire at the end of this year. They blocked gates at distribution centers and refused to transport cargo. Cargo Truckers Solidarity, a union, is leading of strike, and more than 7,000 people are participating, according to local media reports. | About one-third of all unionized t…
(2022-06-13). Unions Making A Green New Deal From Below. popularresistance.org Somerville, MA is an inner suburb of Boston and the most densely populated city in New England with 81,000 residents. It was long an industrial center inhabited by repeated waves of immigrants, but it has increasingly become a bedroom community for Boston and Cambridge. | Somerville is currently being transformed by the extension of the Boston Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) subway system's Green Line throughout the city, bringing transit access to 80% of Somerville residents. Over five million square feet of new development is in the works. | Somerville's long-term mayor supported development but not union…
(2022-06-13). Bolivian Court Sentences Jeanine àÅñez To 10 Years In Prison. popularresistance.org The First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz sentenced former de-facto Bolivian President Jeanine àÅñez to 10 years in prison in the 'Coup d'état II' case on Friday, June 10. In the case, àÅñez stood accused of crimes of acting against the constitution and illegally assuming the presidency of the country in November 2019, following a right-wing civic-military coup that overthrew democratically elected socialist President Evo Morales. The court found her guilty of "breach of duties" and "resolutions contrary to the Constitution and the Law" in her capacity as the former second Vice President of…
(2022-06-13). 2 Years Since Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Was Abducted for Defying U.S. Sanctions. towardfreedom.org June 12 marked two years since the kidnapping of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Nain Saab, while on a humanitarian mission to Iran—his third mission to the country—to try to alleviate the effects of the U.S. economic warfare against Venezuela, reports Kawsachun News.
(2022-06-13). Venezuelan workers march in support of govt. and reject exclusion from Summit of the Americas. peoplesdispatch.org The workers thanked the socialist government for the economic protection policies for workers, and reiterated their support for President Maduro in the face of US attacks…
(2022-06-13). Red Theory: The contradiction between town and country. fightbacknews.org Much is made of what is often referred to as the urban/rural divide. There is a fundamental disconnect, we are told, between the people from the cities and the rural population. Marx and Engels called this contradiction the division between town and country. Marxism-Leninism can help us understand this contradiction, how it arose historically, and how it can be overcome. | When we think of this contradiction, a lot of things come to mind. We may think of the distinction between more conservative "red states" and more liberal "blue states." We think of disparities in terms of education and infrastructure. We may t…
(2022-06-13). Marcello Musto's Anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation (Book Review). orinocotribune.com 
By Carlos L. Garrido | Marcello Musto's anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation
(2022-06-13). FRSO Summer Fund Drive: Help us keep up our party-building momentum! fightbacknews.org Donate now by the following methods: | At Checks can be made out to "Lucy Parsons Institute" and mailed to 2942 Oakland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407 | Freedom Road Socialist Organization is serious about building for revolution in this country, and we need your help to continue building. We have some serious momentum. Our membership has gro…
(2022-06-13). Popular DeFi Crypto Celsius Network (CEL) Halts Withdrawals, Crashes %, BTC Falls Below $25K. moguldom.com Citing "extreme market conditions," cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network announced on June 12 that it was freezing withdrawals and transfers, a move that resulted in sending its price down almost 70 percent and triggering a slide among other crypto coins. Turbulence in the financial markets is causing distress in the cryptosphere as rising interest rates and …
(2022-06-13). Bank Records Show Haiti Is Broke Because Of Ransom Payments To France To Prevent Another War: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Haitians paid a steep price to France for independence and were forced to make reparations for their own freedom that historians now refer to as "the greatest heist in history". The Caribbean nation has one of the most dismal economies in the world, with a per capita income of $2,916 in 2022 that ranks it …
(2022-06-13). Prices for workers rise by more than 9%. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Friday, June 10, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that prices for workers' families, the so-called Consumer Price Index-Wage or CPI-W rose by 9.3% as compared to prices a year ago. This rate of inflation is near a 40-year high, only exceeded by the 9.4% increase in March. The last time that prices rose so quickly was in November of 1981. | The headline number that the corporate media reported was a smaller 8.6%. This was the number for the CPI-Urban or CPI-U that includes households with managers and professionals as well as wage workers. The CPI-W inflation is higher than the CPI-U becau…
(2022-06-13). Is Life Insurance Investment Better For Black Than White? 13 Facts And Numbers On The Black-White Mortality Rate Gap. moguldom.com Black Americans lag behind whites in the amount of investment they make in life insurance policies and this can have consequences such as people dying in debt and passing that debt on to their relatives. But given the Black-white mortality rate gap, it would seem that investing in reasonably priced life insurance policies could be …
(2022-06-13). AFL-CIO President Shuler's goal: "More than one million new" unionists. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, formally elected to her first full term in office, has set a goal to "grow our movement by more than one million working people" in a decade. If it succeeds—and she admits it won't be easy—that would mark a substantial increase in organized labor's density, especially in the private sector, where …
(2022-06-13). Hearing for Dr. Issam Hijjawi Bassalat continued: Solidarity against anti-Palestinian repression! samidoun.net 
On Friday, 10 June, Palestinian-Scottish doctor Issam Hijjawi Bassalat appeared before the Supreme Court of Scotland in a case seeking to reclaim his medical license after it was suspended by the medical board due to his political arrest in 2020. Dr. Bassalat was released on bail in December 2021 after spending 16 months — and …
(2022-06-13). Setting the Precedent for a Peace Industrial Policy. commondreams.org There is a massive amount of resources, funding, and infrastructure that we can invest in peace, sustainability, and human needs—it is just a matter of shifting our priorities.
(2022-06-13). Presidente Castillo asegura que cooperará con la Fiscalía. telesurtv.net El fiscal peruano reprogramo para el 17 de junio el interrogatorio al presidente Pedro Castillo.
(2022-06-13). PRIDE in Cuba: 'Bringing revolution's humanity to all aspects of life'. workers.org 
The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ+ and socialist history; this installment appeared Aug. 18, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded free at workers.org/books. Some of the language that . . . |
(2022-06-13). The Food Shortage Solution in Your Own Backyard. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – A confluence of crises—lockdowns and business closures, mandates and worker shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflation, sanctions and war—have compounded to trigger food shortages; and we have been warned that they may last longer than the food stored in our pantries. What to do?
(2022-06-13). Chinese scientists decompose ozone without energy consumption at extreme low temperature. ecns.cn Chinese scientists for the first time realized super-low-temperature ozone decomposition without energy consumption on a ternary oxide catalyst mullite YMn2O5, according to Nankai University on Sunday.
(2022-06-13). Iran, Pakistan to launch joint border markets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, the Government of Pakistan, and the Governorate of Sistan and Baluchestan province are pursuing the launching of border markets on Iran-Pakistan common borders, the TPOI head noted.
(2022-06-13). China's pickup truck sales record month-on-month surge in May. ecns.cn China's pickup truck sales logged robust month-on-month growth in May with the epidemic situation improved and production rebounded, data from the China Passenger Car Association shows.
(2022-06-13). Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (14 Jun 1928 — 9 Oct 1967). transcend.org Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, theoretician and tactician of guerrilla warfare, prominent communist figure in the Cuban Revolution (1956—59), and guerrilla leader in South America, Guevara was a medical doctor specialized in leprosy. Traveling around South America, he observed conditions that spurred his revolt against poverty and capitalist exploitation, adopting Marxist ideology, theory and practices. He is revered by many as a martyred cultural hero, having become an iconic cult figure as a symbol of anti-imperialist struggles everywhere.
(2022-06-13). Australian Labor government stonewalls demands to free Assange. wsws.org Labor's position is identical to that of the previous conservative government—it refuses to defend Assange because it is fully committed to militarism and the suppression of anti-war opposition.
(2022-06-13). Pdte. de Venezuela sostiene encuentro con ministro de Petróleo de Irán. telesurtv.net En el marco de su visita a Irán, el presidente Nicolás Maduro dialogó sobre la colaboración energética con el ministro de Petróleo de esa nación, Javad Owji.
(2022-06-13). [Articles] Area-level socioeconomic deprivation, non-national residency, and Covid-19 incidence: A longitudinal spatiotemporal analysis in Germany. thelancet.com Socioeconomic deprivation, and proportion of non-nationals are independently associated with the incidence of Covid-19. Regional planning of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination strategies would benefit from consideration of area-level deprivation and non-national residency.
(2022-06-13). Today's Poor People's Campaign carries on MLK's fight for economic justice. peoplesworld.org 
Co-chaired by Rev. William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis, the Poor People's Campaign began in May 2018 with 40 days of coordinated action at statehouses across the U.S. to confront systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and the war economy. Now mobilizing for a massive June 18th "Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' …
(2022-06-13). High level of cooperation with Qatar in Iran's 13th govt. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Ever since the 13th government has taken office in Iran, the country has witnessed a high level of trade and economic cooperation with Qatar.
(2022-06-13). Inflation to fuel long, hot summer of workers struggles in the US. wsws.org While inflation has become the focal point of workers' anger, it is among a whole series of social grievances building up in the working class.
(2022-06-13). 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,…
(2022-06-13). World's tallest transmission towers linked across Yangtze River. ecns.cn Two power-transmission towers measuring 385 meters high each, the tallest of their kind in the world, were linked with electricity cables spanning the Yangtze River on Monday.
(2022-06-13). Peace Education: An Alternative to War Education. transcend.org War is considered essential for peace and progress. This has also been the ancient concept of attaining peace, and we know that the ancient wars were for the most parts waged to achieve peace. "Even in our modern civilization", if we may believe Mary Stuart and E.C. Oakden, "war proves the most valuable stimulus to progress."
(2022-06-13). A class strategy to defeat TfL's cuts to London bus routes! wsws.org TfL's cuts must be met by a combined industrial and political offensive uniting bus, London Underground and rail workers to defeat the plans of the Johnson government and Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan.
(2022-06-13). Facing an international outcry, India's Hindu supremacist government cynically distances itself from top BJP officials' anti-Muslim incitement. wsws.org Modi and his BJP have ratcheted up their communalist offensive as the social crisis has deepened and opposition among India's workers and rural toilers to mass joblessness and soaring prices, the government's ruinous response to the pandemic, and its "pro-investor" policies has swelled.
(2022-06-13). El bitcóin registra una caída de casi 14% en el mercado. cubadebate.cu El bitcóin se desplomó este lunes un 13.61%, hasta los 23 623.23 dólares, su valor más bajo desde diciembre de 2020, de acuerdo con datos de Bloomberg. Desde el viernes 10 de junio, la criptomoneda ha experimentado un descenso de su valor en el mercado de alrededor del 21%. En lo que va del 2022, el bitcóin se ha reducido en un 49%.
(2022-06-13). Fire reported in big warehouse in northern Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — In continuation of suspicious fires and explosions in occupied Palestinian territories, an Israeli engineering equipment warehouse caught fire in an industrial zone on Monday.
(2022-06-13). Street markets boom in east China's Nanjing. ecns.cn Recently in east China's Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, street stall clusters have sprouted, drawing curious young people.
(2022-06-13). New study investigates plunder of Native American land. peoplesworld.org 
In its first six decades of existence, the U.S. created a trail of treaties that led to a massive transfer of Indigenous wealth. Michael John Witgen's second book, Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America, published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and …
(2022-06-13). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 3. wsws.org The SEP is based on the strategy of permanent revolution that animated the 1917 October Revolution. Only through the revolutionary mobilization of the working class, leading the rural and urban toilers, can the democratic and social aspirations of the oppressed masses be realized as part of the world socialist revolution.
(2022-06-13). Cuadrando la Caja: øEmpresas con utilidades excesivas? cubadebate.cu La primera emisión del programa, dedicada a las utilidades excesivas en el sistema empresarial, contó con la presencia del Dr.C. Agustín Lage, el economista y Héroe de la República, Ramón Labañino, y la Ing. y empresaria Ariadne Placencia. El programa es una coproducción del Sistema Informativo de la TV cubana, la Pupila Insomne y Cubadebate, y es conducido por Marxlenin Pérez Valdés, Doctora en Ciencias Filosóficas y Profesora Titular de la Universidad de La Habana.
(2022-06-13). VIDEO: Massive Iranian-made oil tanker "Aframax 2" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — "Aframax 2" Oceangoing Tanker was constructed at Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) in Bushehr in south of the country for a period of two years and left the port of Bushehr last Wednesday for the Persian Gulf.
(2022-06-12). Model-Based Net-Zero Scenarios Aren't Worth The Paper They're Written On. popularresistance.org In a new paper, Sir Nicholas Stern, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor conclude that climate-energy-economy Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which are the key tool in producing emission-reduction scenarios, "have very limited value in answering the two critical questions" of the speed and nature of emissions reductions and "fail to provide much in the way of useful guidance, either for the intensity of action, or for the policies that deliver the desired outcomes". The research paper is The economics of immense risk, urgent action and radical change: towards new approaches to the economics…
(2022-06-12). Model-based net-zero scenarios, including those of the IPCC, aren't worth the paper they are written on. popularresistance.org World-leading economists have blown a hole right through the middle of the main tool used to produce the net-zero scenarios embraced by climate policymakers. | In a new paper, Sir Nicholas Stern, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor conclude that climate-energy-economy Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which are the key tool in producing emission-reduction scenarios, "have very limited value in answering the two critical questions" of the speed and nature of emissions reductions and "fail to provide much in the way of useful guidance, either for the intensity of action, or for the policies th…
(2022-06-12). Venezuela And Iran Sign 20-year Cooperation Plan. popularresistance.org Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries' economies and work together in a joint "anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies." | Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Venezuelan and Iranian governments as a "partnership agreement" and "cooperation agreement." | The deal involves collaboration in science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism, and…