(2023-05-05). New measures to govern audit service for SOEs, listed companies. ecns.cn Chinese financial authorities on Thursday issued new rules on the service of accounting firms for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and listed companies, including an eight-year maximum service time for accountants employed by SOEs.
(2023-05-05). Global chip giants' losses expand in first quarter. ecns.cn Major international chipmakers have reported rising losses in the first quarter of 2023 amid weak demand and sweeping U.S. chip export curbs on China, the world's largest semiconductor market.
(2023-05-05). Vibrant Chinese economy to inject more vitality into world economic recovery: FM. ecns.cn
(2023-05-05). New measures to govern audit service for SOEs, listed companies. ecns.cn Chinese financial authorities on Thursday issued new rules on the service of accounting firms for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and listed companies, including an eight-year maximum service time for accountants employed by SOEs.
(2023-05-05). Global chip giants' losses expand in first quarter. ecns.cn Major international chipmakers have reported rising losses in the first quarter of 2023 amid weak demand and sweeping U.S. chip export curbs on China, the world's largest semiconductor market.
(2023-05-05). Vibrant Chinese economy to inject more vitality into world economic recovery: FM. ecns.cn
(2023-05-04). Sandu And EU Conspiring To Sanction Moldova's Opposition. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe EU supports Moldova's dictatorial policies against the opposition and citizens alike. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The European Union, at the request of Moldovan authorities, have developed a mechanism for introducing sanctions against people who allegedly destabilise the situation in Moldova and threaten its sovereignty. This initiative is obviously directed against the political opponents of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who wants to keep her…
(2023-05-04). Argentina pays for Chinese imports in Yuan. america.cgtn.com 
In a move that extends the global use of China's national currency, Argentina's government has announced it will pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of U.S. dollars. The move comes as Latin America's third-largest economy experiences another turbulent week — the country is battling …
(2023-05-04). U.N. Warns Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Still Urgent as Taliban Expands Crackdown on Women's Rights. democracynow.org 
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned this week that Afghanistan continues to face the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today, with a two-day summit in Doha ending without formal recognition of the Taliban government that has ruled the country since August 2021. Since their return to power, the Taliban have cracked down on women's rights, including restricting access to education and banning women from working with international aid groups. Poverty has skyrocketed in Afghanistan as years of conflict, corruption and international sanctions have battered the economy. We speak with F…
(2023-05-05). Norwegian seafood sells swimmingly in China. ecns.cn China's consolidated economic rebound, the expansion of middle-income groups and consumers' greater importance paid to health and nutrition all point to huge growth potential for Norwegian seafood exporters, said Christian Chramer.
(2023-05-05). Migrants caught between troop deployments along Chile-Peru border. wsws.org The migrants are scapegoats in a show of military force that is driven by the irresolvable political and economic crises gripping both governments.
(2023-05-05). Economic challenge focused by the Cuban Communist Party. plenglish.com Hanoi, May 4 (Prensa Latina) The attention of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) is focused on the economic challenge, aimed at solving the main problems that generate dissatisfaction and discomfort among the population, Roberto Morales said here today.
(2023-05-04). Iran and Syria call for end of Western economic domination, withdrawal of all foreign troops from the region. peoplesdispatch.org Both the countries signed numerous agreements to boost their economic cooperation and called it a joint effort to face the impact of unilateral sanctions imposed by the US and its allies on their economies…
(2023-05-04). Report: Real minimum wages have fallen to 2017 levels. greenleft.org.au Blaming wages for inflation is cover for the capitalists' attempts to make working people shoulder the cost of their system's chronic periodic economic crises, argues Peter Boyle.
(2023-05-04). 6-7 May, Online: Eritrea Hearing, International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism. samidoun.net 
Join the International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Eritrea. We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from …
(2023-05-04). Interest in the BRICS New Economic Order. infobrics.org The forum of emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS), is very much in the news. There is much global interest in the economic developments in this group, especially as it relates to creating an alternative economic order which includes a new reserve currency to replace the US dollar…
(2023-05-04). Fostering Partnerships with BRICS Energy Investors. infobrics.org South Africa took over as the chair of BRICS on Jan. 1, 2023, during a challenging economic period, both domestically and globally. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the West's sanctions have worsened the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economies globally, leading to soaring energy and food prices, which have had a disproportionate effect on the global South…
(2023-05-04). Cuba and Russia to boost investment relations. plenglish.com Havana, May 4 (Prensa Latina) Maksim S. Oreshkin, presidential advisor of the Russian Federation for economic affairs, on Thursday concluded his official visit to Cuba after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for bilateral investment initiative.
(2023-05-05). Apple stakes future growth on emerging markets, starting with India. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-05-06). Comment] Offline: We must engage in a war of position. thelancet.com Occasionally, someone says something so appalling, so shocking, and so disheartening that you just stop in disbelief. On April 26, 2023, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman said this: "I think that the people coming here illegally do possess values which are at odds with our country. We are seeing heightened levels of criminality when related to the people who have come on boats related to drug dealing, exploitation, prostitution." Persistent attacks on migrants escaping war, poverty, and insecurity are now normalised in British politics.
(2023-05-05). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org In Greece workers including bus, rail and ferry workers walk out to commemorate May Day, raising demands over pay and conditions; continuing protests and strikes in Iran including by petrochemical workers and pensioners against poverty pay and cost of living crisis; Nigerian communication workers in three-day warning strike against Huawei over unpaid wages for March…
(2023-05-05). (W.E. Talk) Why do we still commemorate Karl Marx in 21st century?>. ecns.cn Why do we still commemorate Marx in 21st century? How do we understand the "Chinese characteristics" in Chinese Marxist thoughts? Why do some people say that China has a brighter prospect than the West in dealing with climate change, income inequality, and other problems that face the world as a whole?
(2023-05-04). You—our readers—made the People's World fund drive a smashing success. peoplesworld.org 
Dear readers, Thanks to your generous support, we have surpassed our Spring Fund Drive goal of $125,000! As of today, you've donated $140,000, with more on the way! What an outstanding achievement! Our wonderful readers, many on limited and low incomes, dug deep and gave what they could. At the same time, others called readers …
(2023-05-04). As Mayor, Brandon Johnson Should Establish A Public Bank In Chicago. popularresistance.org When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX opened its US headquarters in Chicago last May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot heralded it as a win for communities that historically had been denied access to quality banking and financial services. She announced that FTX would donate $1 million to help expand a program to provide formerly incarcerated Chicagoans with a universal basic income. She calledthe initiative "a mechanism and a tool to bring historically underrepresented and ignored populations into the world of crypto so they can take ownership and control over their own financial destiny."
(2023-05-04). Inflation chews up US worker pay, top CEOs got 7.7 percent surge. plenglish.com Washington, May 4 (Prensa Latina) As domestic inflation chews up American workers' wages, top CEOs posted a 7.7% raise in income last year, research revealed Thursday.
(2023-05-05). New Zealand boosts support for US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government will extend the deployment of New Zealand troops to train Ukrainian soldiers in Britain, while strengthening ties with the US and Australia to prepare for war with China.
(2023-05-05). New York Assembly and Senate Champions Vow to Pass Global Debt Relief Bill. indybay.org Largest New York Labor and Religious Groups Support the New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act…
(2023-05-05). May 1 "Injury to One Is an Injury to All" IBU Alcatraz Ferry Workers Protest Union Busting. indybay.org IBU-ILWU San Francisco Alcatraz Cruise ferry boat workers marched and rallied at Alcatraz Cruises at Pier 33 which is owned by Hornblower. The workers who voted for a union last fall face a blatant union busting drive by the company which has a long record of retaliating against pro-union workers and successful union busting.
(2023-05-05). KQED Security Used To Coerce Speak-out on World Press Freedom Day For Assange & Mumia. indybay.org On World Press Freedom Day a rally speak-out was held in front of KQED TV and radio. The station bosses mobilized security to try to coerce and threaten the action.
(2023-05-05). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-05-05). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-05-05). UPS workers prepare for historic showdown with corporate giant. By: Mike Kramer. midwesternmarx.com 
In just a few months, the United States may experience a labor struggle the scale of which has not been seen in over 25 years. The contract between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service will expire this year, and a strike is possible.Much has been written about the labor upsurge of recent years. From Starbucks organizing across the country, to the wave of unionization among academic workers, to the significant public sector strikes in K-12 and higher …
(2023-05-05). Con Filo: °Qué terroristas somos! (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Seguramente ya lo saben, pero Cuba está incluida en una lista de "países patrocinadores del terrorismo" que elabora unilateralmente Estados Unidos y dicha lista legitima, al menos para el establishment imperialista, un vasto conjunto de sanciones contra nuestro país. Sobre el tema hablamos este jueves.
(2023-05-04). Labor participation grows at Tucson May Day march; organizers spotlight Amazon class struggle. peoplesworld.org 
TUCSON, Ariz.—Until recently, May Day events in Tucson attracted mostly members of left political groups—socialists, communists, and anarchists. The observance would include a march and rally that celebrated the internationalism of this workers' holiday with little relation to the class struggle taking place in our community. A few labor union members participated, but the unions mostly stayed …
(2023-05-04). McDonald's in Kentucky Employed 10-Year-Olds Without Pay, Labor Officials Find. truthout.org Labor officials have uncovered hundreds of child labor violations across several dozen McDonald's locations, including at a McDonald's in Louisville, Kentucky, which employed two 10-year-old children and forced them to work without pay. Department of Labor investigators have found that McDonald's franchise operator Bauer Foods, LLC, which owns 10 McDonald's locations, sometimes made the 10-year… |
(2023-05-04). Pensioners Will Receive $49 Monthly After Maduro Labor Benefits Announcements. orinocotribune.com
(2023-05-05). Cuba to take part in CIS games with 12 other countries in Belarus. plenglish.com Minsk, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Nine countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Cuba, China, Egypt and Mongolia will participate in the 2nd Sports Games to be hosted by Belarus in August, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko announced.
(2023-05-04). Towards a Church of the British Empire: World Government as British Empire Revivalism. thelastamericanvagabond.com On May 6, 2023 Charles will be coronated as the new King of Britain and the broader British Commonwealth under the title King Charles III. At the ceremony, the Archbishop of Canterbury will expand Charles' role from 'defender of the faith' — a title established by Henry VIII nearly five centuries ago, to the new
(2023-05-04). Indigenous People Ask Charles III To Apologize For Colonization. telesurenglish.net Indigenous organizations and leaders from 12 Commonwealth countries raised a number of demands to King Charles III through a letter in which they demand an apology for the impact of British colonization on native peoples. | RELATED: | The letter, entitled "Apologies, Reparations and Repatriation of Artifacts and Remains," is an initiative of Nova Peris, former senator and co-chair of the Australian Republican Movement. | "We call on…
(2023-05-04). As Food Prices Rise, Study Finds Market Power Drove Pandemic Inflation. popularresistance.org On earnings calls last week, major food brands bragged about their ability to keep raising prices. Soda and snack giant PepsiCo told investors that it raised prices 16% last quarter, bringing in 18% more profit. Nestle announced a 10% price hike and Unilever said its food brands cost 13% more. In all these cases, higher prices helped food giants increase profits even as their sales decreased. | Food giants keep raising prices even though well-publicized cost pressures, like fuel costs, rising wages, and supply chain disruptions, have largely subsided. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal landed on an explanation f…
(2023-05-04). Median pay of top US CEOs jumped to record $22.3 million last year. nationofchange.org Analysis has shown companies have used inflation as an excuse to unnecessarily raise prices and have pocketed the increased profits.
(2023-05-05). Degrowth: An environmental ideology with good intentions, bad politics. By: Collin Chambers and Liberation School. midwesternmarx.com 
IntroductionThe planet is experiencing multiple environmental crises: biodiversity loss, deforestation, increased rates of pandemics, chemical pollution, soil depletion, water contamination and shortages, runaway non-renewable energy consumption, and climate change. "Degrowth" is an environmental ideology that arose as a political response to these compounding crises. Degrowth was originally termed by André Gorz in 1972. Gorz argued that global environmental balance, wh …
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(2023-05-05). Chinese firms in U.S. facing tough conditions. ecns.cn The financial performance of Chinese companies operating in the United States is slightly down, with a dour outlook in years ahead, according to an annual survey by a nonprofit organization, but they are still eager to do business in the country.
(2023-05-05). US financial crisis deepens as shares in regional banks continue to fall. wsws.org Within hours of Fed chair Jerome Powell having declared that the takeover of First Republican Bank had drawn a line under the "stress" that began in March, the stocks of other regional banks came under heavy selling pressure.
(2023-05-04). Something Is Rotten in Schmutzig Switzerland. strategic-culture.org Some well-informed analysts tend to say that Switzerland is a In a 'business deal of the century' brokered by the Swiss government, Switzerland's largest bank and its financial pride and joy was acquired by its smaller rival USB for a meagre $3.2 billion. | The current affairs sections of the leading news agencies have recently been populated by the breaking news that Credit Suisse had to be sold but to the lowest bidder this time or so it seems. Though this takeover de…
(2023-05-04). Was LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Ridin' Dirty With Jeffrey Epstein? Records Show Visit To Private Island. moguldom.com Since convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide on Aug. 10, 2019, while in police custody, more and more information has come out about the financial bigwigs who hung out with Epstein. One is billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. Turns out Hoffman visited Epstein's infamous private island and had plans to stay at Epstein's Manhattan …
(2023-05-04). You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors. scheerpost.com 
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China's semiconductor industry. An expert on the subject told the Financial Times, 'The whole point of the policy is to kneecap China's AI [Artificial Intelligence] and HPC [High Performance Computing] efforts'. The …
(2023-05-04). Developed Nations Should Deliver Climate Justice: Guterres. telesurenglish.net Developed countries, which are major contributors to the emission of planet-warming gases like methane and carbon dioxide, should honor their financial commitment to helping Africa adapt to the unfolding climate crisis, United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Guterres, who is on an official visit to Kenya, said at a media briefing in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that the industrial north has a moral obligation…
(2023-05-05). Sri Lanka's public health services face breakdown. wsws.org Drastic falls in the numbers of doctors and health workers have led to huge workloads for the remaining workforce, who are already severely burdened with higher taxes, inflation and cuts in allowances and overtime.
(2023-05-04). Unwarranted Influence, Twenty-First-Century-Style. tomdispatch.com The military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about more than 60 years ago is still alive and well. In fact, it's consuming many more tax dollars and feeding far larger weapons producers than when Ike raised the alarm about the "unwarranted influence" it wielded in his 1961 farewell address to the nation. The statistics are stunning. This year's proposed budget for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons work at the Department of Energy is $886 billion — more than twice as much, adjusted for inflation, as at the time of Eisenhower's speech. The Pentagon now consumes mor…
(2023-05-04). Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates Again And Claims No Recession Is A More Likely Scenario. moguldom.com The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday to the highest level in 16 years in an effort to slow inflation. It signaled that it might pause after ordering 10 consecutive rate hikes, which have made borrowing increasingly expensive for families and businesses. After its latest policy meeting, the Fed removed …
(2023-05-04). New Research Upends the Notion That Significant Wage Hikes Are Job Killers. truthout.org A working paper unveiled this week by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley shows that large minimum wage increases can have positive effects on both earnings and employment, countering the notion pushed by corporate lobbying groups that significant wage hikes are job killers. Examining nearly 50 large U.S. counties in California and New York whose wage floors reached $15 or higher… |
(2023-05-04). U.S. makes up c 40% of global military spending, 10x Russia, 3x China. mronline.org 
The United States spent $877 billion on its military in 2022, nearly 40% of the global total, 10 times more than Russia ($86.4 billion), and three times more than China ($292 billion). The U.S. military budget is larger than the next 10 biggest spenders combined.
(2023-05-04). Quick Quiz: Mapping Militarism 2023. scheerpost.com 
By David Swanson / World BEYOND War Can you test yourself with this quick quiz? A picture can be worth a trillion words — or a couple of trillion dollars when it's a picture of military spending. We've just published a new collection of maps for Mapping Militarism 2023. As always, they are at worldbeyondwar.org/militarism-mapped and available for …
(2023-05-04). Ecosocialism 2023 to discuss costs of new arms race. greenleft.org.au The ecological and social impacts of a new surge in global military spending will one of the discussions at the Ecosocialism 2023 conference in Naarm on July 1—2. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-05-04). World military expenditure reaches new record high. sipri.org Total global military expenditure increased in 2022, to reach a new high of $2240-billion.
(2023-05-05). Cuba and Japan to strengthen cooperation. plenglish.com This was revealed during a meeting between Cuba's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Ricardo Cabrisas, and the Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), Toshimitsu Motegi. | During the talks, the Cuban representative stressed that Motegi's visit could be considered a milestone, both for its brevity and for taking place at a complex time, according to a national television report. | Likewise, Motegi, who is also former Japanese Foreign Minister expressed his satisfaction for being on the island for the first time; and thanked for the organization of…
(2023-05-05). The most important document of FITCuba 2023. plenglish.com Havana, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Amid an avalanche of news and meetings, the 41st International Tourism Fair of Cuba (FITCuba 2023) presented its most significant document, the Portfolio of Business Opportunities for foreign investment.
(2023-05-05). U.S. aims to profit from Taiwan arms sales. ecns.cn The United States is attempting to profit from arms sales and turn Taiwan into a weapons depot after a group of U.S. defense contractors visited the island for "defense" cooperation with the Democratic Progressive Party authorities.
(2023-05-04). The Twenty-First Century of (Profitable) War. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-04). In OtherWords: May 4, 2023. otherwords.org This week in OtherWords, Farrah had a privileged view of that life for a short time. "He was my first boss after college," Farrah writes. "I was just beginning my career, knowing only that I was drawn to social justice and the arts. There was no better person to learn about either than from Mr. B." Her tribute is well worth reading. | Also this week, nonprofit immigration attorney Daniella Prieshoff unpacks the dehumanizi…
(2023-05-05). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…
(2023-05-05). A Worldwide Anti-Imperialist Left: Why it is Needed, and What it Must Do (Paper). By: Alan Freeman and Radhika Desai>. midwesternmarx.com 
Capital organises globally yet workers do not. As the US-led NATO powers escalate the Ukraine conflict into a new world war, this imbalance is becoming intolerable.This paper presents the case for a worldwide anti-imperialist Left, representing ordinary people committed to a just and peaceful multipolar world order. This will serve both the national interest of every country, and the general interest of humanity.We base our case on an historical assessment of the last such organization, t …
(2023-05-05). Nationwide outrage after Black homeless man murdered by white vigilante in NYC subway. By: Natalia Marques. midwesternmarx.com 
Jordan Neely, the famous Michael Jackson "impersonator" who went around the NYC subway system dancing and entertaining passengers, was murdered by a white transit rider Monday On May 1 in New York City, a white subway rider murdered Jordan Neely, a Black homeless man who was expressing his misery at going without food or water. In a train entering the Broadway-Lafayette station in lower Manhattan, Neely cried out to passengers, "I don't have food, I don't ha …
(2023-05-05). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. By: Steve Sweeney. midwesternmarx.com 
The west continues to ignore, downplay and misrepresent the trade unionists who were burned alive in Odessa's trade union building by Nato's fascist stormtroopers The burning alive of antifascist protestors in Odessa's trade union building on 2 May 2014 sent shock waves round the world. But the perpetrators of this heinous crime, far from being brought to book, have been rewarded with promotions and immunity. These are the 'democrats' our rulers are funding …
(2023-05-04). CP clubs join May Day actions nationwide. cpusa.org 
Marx and Engels wrote in the Communist Manifesto that "of all the classes that stand face to face with the bourgeoisie today, the proletariat [working class] alone is a really revolutionary class," leading them to famously end: "the proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. [Workers] of …
(2023-05-04). Why Isn't the Democratic World a World? dissidentvoice.org 
Alain Badiou is undoubtedly among the greatest of living philosophers; one that may fairly be credited with rescuing philosophy from academic irrelevance, and the twin enemies of scientism and historicism. For Badiou, philosophy does not merely interpret the world (as Marx famously asserted in his "Theses on Feuerbach"). For an interpretation of the world, we …
(2023-05-05). Rent report says less than 1% are affordable for minimum-wage workers. greenleft.org.au A new report by Anglicare Australia has revealed that less than 1% of private rentals are affordable for a person working full-time on the minimum wage and just four rentals across Australia are affordable for people on JobSeeker. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-05-05). Saturday 5/6: May Day higher wages stymied by artificial scarcity: the walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of | the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street. San Francisco…
(2023-05-04). The next war is coming—where are the voices condemning it? peoplesworld.org 
In 1935, the American Writers' Congress was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. Delegates to the meetings called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers, and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according …
(2023-05-05). Ideological opponents of the Ukrainian government are waiting for prison or death. wsws.org This article, which paints a chilling picture of state-led repression of any form of opposition to the Ukrainian government and the war against Russia, was submitted to the WSWS by Maxim Goldarb, the head of the banned Union of Left Forces (For a New Socialism) party.
(2023-05-04). Los Angeles: Boyle Heights rallies for International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — For the eighth year in a row, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) held their May Day march and rally in Boyle Heights. Over 50 people gathered to commemorate International Workers Day and to uplift the demands of legalization for all the undocumented, protecting public education, and community control of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The event was emceed by David Pulido of Orange County CSO and Juliana Castellón of Centro CSO. | Sol Marquez, member of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), kicked off the rally with the demand for socialism and self-deter…
(2023-05-04). Sudan's Army and Paramilitary RSF Turn on Each Other. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-05-05). Portland/Celebration of 50 years of people's struggle in the Philippines. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon April 24 marked the 50th anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Branded a terrorist organization by the U.S.-backed Marcos regime, the NDFP consists of 18 mass-based organizations ranging from communist guerrillas, to Indigenous rights groups, to scientists and artists. The meeting included a comedic performance . . . |
(2023-05-04). Twenty years later: the predatory imperialist war against Iraq. thecommunists.org The 20th of March this year marked the 20th anniversary of the start of Anglo-American imperialism's war against Iraq. Although there was mass opposition to this war, most of the print and electronic media, including the BBC, whipped up jingoistic hysteria against Iraq and in favour of the war. Twenty years on there is hardly …
(2023-05-04). Russian military experts and the communist leader evaluated the attack on Kremlin. uwidata.com Only Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky could have ordered the Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin, said military analyst Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of "Natsionalnaya Oborona" (National Defense) magazine. Earlier on Wednesday, the Kremlin reported that the Kiev regime tried to strike two drones on the Kremlin residence of the Russian president in the night. As a …