(2022-06-26). AFL-CIO Complicit in Murder of Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Aklehi. indybay.org The AFL-CIO leadership collude with the Israeli Zionist federation Histadrut and the Israeli labor party which not only supports the apartheid regime but has a police minister in the government. The AFL-CIO has also been silent about the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Aklehi by the Israeil police.
(2022-06-26). Xi stresses need to build basic data systems, enhance administrative division management. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and head of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, presided over the commission's 26th meeting on Wednesday afternoon. At the meeting, the commission reviewed and adopted a guideline on building the basic systems for data and making better use of data resources, a guideline on improving the work related to administrative divisions, a work plan on trials of reforming the evaluation of scientific and technological personnel, and a work plan…
(2022-06-26). The work critique of millenials and A new universalism of emancipation. indybay.org The 4-Hour League, an alliance founded in 2016 to campaign for the 4-hour day is concerned with pushing back wage labor in order to have more time for a good life, for a gender-just redistribution of care activities and putting an end to the overexploitation of nature. Thus, it aims at breaking with the capitalist logic of efficiency and performance.
(2022-06-26). Saturday 6/25: We Will Not Go Back: Build the Socialist Feminist Movement! indybay.org Snow Park (north side), Oakland, CA…
(2022-06-26). Falcons help Minnesota man soar above cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A species that was once endangered in Minnesota is now thriving, thanks in part to Mayo Clinic. Recently, four new peregrine falcon chicks that have been nesting in a box atop one of Mayo Clinic's buildings were brought inside for a quick checkup and to be banded. It's all part of a collaboration between Mayo and the Midwest Peregrine Society. But this time, there was an extra pair of experienced hands to help. For more…
(2022-06-26). Xinjiang slams Uyghur labor act. ecns.cn Xinjiang strongly condemns and firmly opposes the United States' "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act", said a spokesman for the Uyghur autonomous region's government on Friday, adding that the act would seriously undermine the stability of international industrial and supply chain.
(2022-06-26). Scientists unravel genetic mystery of rare neurodevelopmental disorder, provide definitive diagnoses to 21 families worldwide. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A collaborative team of scientists led by Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has discovered 15 additional genetic mutations in the KCNK9 gene that cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome. Symptoms of the disorder range from speech and motor impairment to behavioral abnormalities, intellectual disability and distinctive facial features. "Until now, only one genetic alteration in the KCNK9gene was known to cause the disorder, called KCNK9 imprinting syndrome. Our study describes 15 new genetic…
(2022-06-25). Terrapiattismo geopolitico dell'Italia. globalresearch.ca L'Italia, mentre chiede a Washington di essere ammessa alla Five Eyes, la più potente alleanza spionistica mondiale a guida Usa, boicotta il Forum economico internazionale di San Pietroburgo a scapito dei propri interessi nazionali. | Due eventi — uno a Occidente …
(2022-06-25). Why Sanctions Always Fail. scheerpost.com 
By Andrew Cockburn / Early in the Ukraine war, President Biden boasted on twitter that thanks to "unprecedented" sanctions, the "Russian economy is on track to be cut in half" and the ruble had been reduced to "rubble." All instruments of economic warfare had been deployed against Ukraine's invader, from the freezing of central bank reserves to sanctions on Russian cats. Today, the cats may be still at home, but the ruble is at a seven year high, Russian interest and inflation rates are headed downwards, and industrial pro…
(2022-06-25). Building the 'New Three Rings': China's Choice in the Face of Possible Complete Decoupling. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over 10 days old. However, in this case an exception is being made, as the subject matter of the following piece is very important and pertinent. | By Cheng Yawen — Jun 2, 2022 | Since the beginning of the 2018 US-China trade war, Western countries have sought to decouple from China in terms of economic, technological, and people-to-people exchanges. The recent Russian-Ukrainian conflict marks the end of the US-led globalization wave. Facing the possibility of full decoupling by the West in the future, China urgently needs to make…
(2022-06-25). The BRICS+ show themselves as an alternative to the current international financial system, but still with caution. thesaker.is By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog Since the beginning of Operation Z in Ukraine, unfortunately interpreted as an invasion or an occupation of Ukrainian territory by the Russians, realpolitik…
(2022-06-25). Herr Habeck firehoses oil & gas. thesaker.is by Jorge Vilches for the Saker Blog German Economy Minister Robert Habeck is now getting very cold feet because the strategy of madly firehosing the excellent oil & gas sourcing…
(2022-06-25). Táchira State Governor: Border Reopening Will Bring Economic Growth to Colombia and Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The governor of Táchira state of Venezuela, Freddy Bernal, considers that the reopening of the border between Colombia and Venezuela will bring benefits to the local economy of the state he governs, as well as to all border regions of Venezuela and Colombia. He made this statement during an interview, where Bernal also commented that once the border is reopened, it will promote tourism and cross-border trade exchanges. | Such exchanges would generate jobs on both sides of the border and economic benefits for both the countries, Bernal remarked. He also gave some details about how the economic recovery in the area…
(2022-06-25). Can Workers Overseas Provide: Tips for US Labor Organizers? scheerpost.com 
By Steve Early / CounterPunch The worldwide spread of Covid-19 created major challenges for workers and their unions throughout the globe. Very similar pandemic disruptions provided a timely reminder of the inter-connectedness of the global economy—and the need for cross-border links that enable workers to share information about their own struggles and learn from organized …
(2022-06-25). In Solidarity with the Ecuadorian People, for the Reestablishment of Democracy in Ecuador. popularresistance.org The Ecuadorian people, with the indigenous and peasant movement at the forefront, have taken to the streets to express their resistance to the adverse impacts of the extreme neoliberal policies implemented by the government of banker Guillermo Lasso. The peaceful nationwide mobilization is demanding from the government response to critical aspects that affect the people in their daily lives, such as the lack of employment and labor rights, a moratorium and renegotiation of personal and family debts, fair prices for peasant production, control of basic prices and an end to speculation, fuel prices, respect for col…
(2022-06-25). In Solidarity With The Ecuadorian People. popularresistance.org The Ecuadorian people, with the indigenous and peasant movement at the forefront, have taken to the streets to express their resistance to the adverse impacts of the extreme neoliberal policies implemented by the government of banker Guillermo Lasso. The peaceful nationwide mobilization is demanding from the government response to critical aspects that affect the people in their daily lives, such as the lack of employment and labor rights, a moratorium and renegotiation of personal and family debts, fair prices for peasant production, control of basic prices and an end to speculation, fuel prices, respect for col…
(2022-06-25). 'Progressive' Food Company Amy's Kitchen Faces Multiple Unfair Labor Practice Charges. popularresistance.org The spirit of unionizing is in the air, from Amazon to Starbucks. Now the workers in two frozen food factories in California are getting in on the action. But they're facing serious union-busting from their employer, Amy's Kitchen, despite its progressive branding. | Amy's Kitchen is the sixth-largest maker of organic frozen meals in the United States and the top U.S. producer of organic vegetarian food, according to the North Bay Business Journal. The company employs more than 2,000 workers, a majority of them Central American immigrants who do not speak English.
(2022-06-25). Amy's Kitchen Faces Multiple Unfair Labor Practice Charges. popularresistance.org The spirit of unionizing is in the air, from Amazon to Starbucks. Now the workers in two frozen food factories in California are getting in on the action. But they're facing serious union-busting from their employer, Amy's Kitchen, despite its progressive branding. | Amy's Kitchen is the sixth-largest maker of organic frozen meals in the United States and the top U.S. producer of organic vegetarian food, according to the North Bay Business Journal. The company employs more than 2,000 workers, a majority of them Central American immigrants who do not speak English. | On June 1, UNITE HERE Local 19, representing th…
(2022-06-25). The Creative Methods Workers Are Using To Stop Bosses' Abuse. popularresistance.org In the past six months, workers at more than 150 Starbucks locations have successfully unionized, fighting back against unfair labor practices by their employer. And in April, Amazon warehouse workers won a victory against one of the most powerful corporations in the world when they became the first company facility to vote to unionize in the United States. | Public opinion has shifted to a high point since 1965 of support for unions, with 68% of U.S. adults saying they approve of unions, according to a Gallup poll from September 2021. Most workers would vote for a union tomorrow, if they had the opportunity. Yet…
(2022-06-25). Building Black Wealth: Understanding The Limits Of Black Capitalism. popularresistance.org Beginning in the 19th and 20th century, during the United States' reconstruction era that followed the American Civil War, an important debate emerged in this country. It was during the era after slavery was officially abolished — after Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19th, 1865 — what we now commemorate as Juneteenth — to spread the word. The debate, that in many ways is still alive and well, went something like this: what is the best way to end class and racial injustice in the United States and what is the role of Black leadership in this? | Two leaders of the Black community…
(2022-06-25). MFA Spox Zakharova: Global Food Security & Upcoming Hunger. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun  ; Global ResearchGlobal Research  ; Centre for Research on Globalization The UK is Doing Its Best to Stir a Food Crisis While Pinning the Blame on Russia/ By Ekaterina Blinova…
(2022-06-25). Crypto Platform Uphold Leaves Venezuela due to US Blockade. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, June 23, the cryptocurrency platform Uphold announced its withdrawal from Venezuela. The company, which offers financial services and cryptocurrencies, requested users in the country to withdraw their funds before July 31. | "We are very sorry to inform you that Uphold has decided to withdraw from Venezuela due to the increasing complexity of complying with US sanctions," the company announced in a statement published by CriptoNoticias. | The company noted that Venezuela was one of the early adopters of Uphold, and that the group loved serving its Venezuelan clients. The withdrawal is an unfortunate…
(2022-06-25). Inflation Sparks Global Wave of Protests for Higher Pay, Aid. scheerpost.com 
By Aya Batrawy / AP Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people's wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers' strikes around the world. This week alone saw protests by the political opposition in Pakistan, nurses in Zimbabwe, unionized workers in Belgium, railway workers in Britain, Indigenous people in Ecuador, hundreds …
(2022-06-25). Grand Rapids MI protests U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade reversal. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – After the Supreme Court's June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a couple hundred protesters expressed anger over the unjust and undemocratic ruling by taking to the streets. Two separate protests – one at Monument Park and the other at Rosa Parks Circle – united in a march to the Kent County Courthouse in downtown. | The rally at Monument Park, called by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) several days before, in anticipation of Friday's decision, began at 5 p.m. FRSO's Olivia Lashley emceed the event, which presented a host of speakers, including members of Comrades Collective, DSA…
(2022-06-25). Wave of protests against India's new military recruitment scheme driven by anger over mass unemployment. wsws.org The Modi government and military view the recruitment scheme as critical to freeing up funds to acquire new weapons systems and aggressively pursue India's great-power ambitions, including against its principal rivals China and Pakistan.
(2022-06-25). India and the US send envoys to Sri Lanka amid worsening economic crisis. wsws.org Prime Minister Wickremesinghe told parliament that the country was "facing a far more serious situation" than the current shortages of fuel and other essentials and warned of "a possible fall to rock bottom."
(2022-06-25). Abolishing the death penalty — and capitalism — WW commentary. workers.org 
By Workers World Houston bureau To understand the systemic cruelty and deep inequalities that persist in the criminal injustice system in the U.S., one need look no further than the death penalty. 2011 Texas march to end the death penalty The death penalty evolved from the rope to the chair . . . |
(2022-06-25). [Comment] Early introduction of allergenic food for all infants. thelancet.com The 2015 Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) study triggered a paradigm shift in the field of food allergy prevention from an understanding that, in infants at high risk of developing a peanut allergy, prevention was best achieved by peanut avoidance to active early peanut consumption.1 LEAP showed that in infants at high risk of peanut allergy aged 4—10 months with either severe eczema or egg allergy, or both, peanut consumption three times a week achieved an 81% reduction in the prevalence of peanut allergy at 5 years of age.
(2022-06-25). The Continuing Damages From Corporate-Managed So-Called Free Trade. commondreams.org "There is a growing perception that the global 'free market' economy is inherently an enemy to the natural world, to human health, and freedom to industrial workers."
(2022-06-25). How to Destroy Russia. 2019 Rand Corporation Report: "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia" globalresearch.ca Force the adversary to expand recklessly in order to unbalance him, and then destroy him. This is not the description of a judo hold, but a plan against Russia elaborated by the Rand Corporation, the most influential think tank in the USA.
(2022-06-25). Iran SCOCOEX proper investment platform for SCO members. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) — A member of the policy-making council of Iran SCOCOEX 2022 International Event said that the event provides a useful platform for a boom in tourism and paves the way for investment for all member states.
(2022-06-25). [Editorial] Cancer care: widening the scope of innovation. thelancet.com The keynote address at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting earlier in June was met with great enthusiasm. André Ilbawi, WHO's Cancer Control Officer, announced the first partnership between ASCO and WHO that, he says, "catalyses meaningful innovation to address persistent inequities—locally and globally—in cancer care". The principle of the collaboration is to incentivise "social and organisational innovations" rather than the development of new drugs or diagnostics, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries.
(2022-06-25). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
(2022-06-25). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government bans walkout as Ryanair workers strike across Europe. wsws.org Airline workers are a strategic, section of the working population whose mobilisation points to the vast social and industrial power of the international working class.
(2022-06-25). Protests erupt throughout the US in response to Supreme Court decision overturning abortion rights. wsws.org Workers and youth spoke to the World Socialist Web Site on the impact of the reactionary decision.
(2022-06-25). [Correspondence] Global burden of antimicrobial resistance: essential pieces of a global puzzle. thelancet.com Christopher J L Murray and colleagues1 report on the dramatically high burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The authors also emphasise the insufficient data on the prevalence of bacterial infections and AMR in low-resource settings. Although the figures presented are striking, they do not sufficiently depict the suffering of patients living in these locations and the frustration of clinicians unable to treat an infection that is typically easily curable elsewhere.
(2022-06-25). RMB gains larger share in global payments: SWIFT. ecns.cn The Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, has retained its position as the fifth most active currency for global payments by value in May with a larger share, said the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
(2022-06-25). Victoria electoral de Gustavo Petro: øRumbo a un cambio de régimen en Colombia? globalizacion.ca 
La victoria de Gustavo Petro en las elecciones presidenciales de Colombia del domingo, que marca la primera vez que Bogotá elige a un jefe de estado de izquierda, no fue el único evento geopolítico de gran alcance que tuvo lugar…
(2022-06-25). Tuesday 6/28: #Patients Over Profits! Medicare For All & 2022 Midterms w/ National Nurses United. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2022-06-25). Australian Labor Party records lowest primary vote since 1934. wsws.org Labor won only a single new seat in the most disadvantaged half of the country, while five of the party's ten seats gained were in the 23 wealthiest electorates.
(2022-06-25). [Perspectives] Naomi Oreskes: understanding the denial of science. thelancet.com Social responses to anthropogenic climate change and the role of science in society are key concerns for Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. In her academic work and writing, Oreskes has explored how, and why, established scientific knowledge has become subject to vehement denial. In her 2010 book Merchants of Doubt, Oreskes and coauthor Erik M Conway showed that, for example, "climate change denial had nothing to do with flaws in the science, and had everything to do with market fu…
(2022-06-25). Turoperador canadiense Hola Sun de Canadá retoma viajes a Cuba. cubadebate.cu El turoperador canadiense Hola Sun/Caribe Sol anunció hoy que retomará sus operaciones hacia Cuba, en colaboración con la aerolínea OWG. La compañía prepara viajes a partir del próximo 30 de junio con vuelos a Holguín, Santa Clara, Varadero, y Cayo Coco.
(2022-06-24). In Striking Down Roe, the Supreme Court Has Dealt a Blow to Reproductive and Economic Justice. cepr.net It's time to build the power necessary to ensure no one is forced by the state to bear a child and the life-transforming consequences that act involves.