(2023-05-12). New Zealand to Speed Up 5G Rollout to Towns, Rural Areas. telesurenglish.net The government of New Zealand is engaging in contractual agreements with major telecommunication network operators with the intent of expediting the deployment of 5G technology in regional municipalities, with particular emphasis on rural areas where connectivity has been limited. | Related: | On Friday, Minister for Digital Economy and Communications, Ginny Andersen, affirmed the government's dedication towards providing quality mobile…
(2023-05-12). UK Economy Grows 0.1 Pct in Q1 2023. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed that the United Kingdom's economy grew by 0.1 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. | RELATED: | The construction sector grew by 0.7 percent, the production sector by 0.1 percent, and manufacturing by 0.5 percent. Despite the expansion, the country's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) is still 0.5 percent below its pre-COVID-19 level (fourth quarter of 2019). | The UK remains the only…
(2023-05-12). G7 meeting clouded by debt crisis. ecns.cn A standoff in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling overshadowed a meeting of Group of Seven finance leaders starting on Thursday, heightening U.S. recession fears as central banks seek a soft landing for the global economy.
(2023-05-12). Visit to bolster China-Australia biz ties. ecns.cn The visit of Don Farrell, Australia's minister for trade and tourism, to China from Thursday to Saturday, is expected to boost bilateral trade and tackle common concerns through economic exchange mechanisms, said government officials and experts on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). China urges EU 'not to set bad precedent' after reported EU plans to sanction Chinese firms for alleged cooperation with Russia. ecns.cn China urges the EU to cherish the overall situation of China-EU mutual trust and cooperation, act prudently and not set a bad precedent, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). The big lie at the heart of every federal budget. greenleft.org.au The big lie at the heart of every budget it that it is a plan to manage the economy for the collective good of the nation. But Peter Boyle and Paul Oboohov show the total increase in profit share, since 1975, is about the same as the decrease in income share.
(2023-05-12). Iranian Economy Minister Arrives In Saudi Arabia, As Kingdom Appoints Ambassador To Tehran. southfront.org 
File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…
(2023-05-11). The IMF and its ideological orphans. mronline.org 
There was a time when the International Monetary Fund's "recommendations" on how to reorganize an economy were read, defended and executed as if they were a divine mandate.
(2023-05-11). Liberal Democracy in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Nicholas Mwangi March 20, 2023 saw major street protests held in Kenya, Tunisia, and South Africa. The latter was aimed at a total shutdown of the economy and the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa amidst the energy crisis and load shedding. The protests were led by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party. In Kenya and Tunisia, the…
(2023-05-12). China Urges G7 Not to Be Accomplice to US Economic Coercion. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that China is a victim of U.S. economic coercion, and urged G7 countries to stop engaging in exclusive "small circles" and refrain from becoming accomplices to economic coercion. | RELATED: | Wang made the remarks in response to recent media reports that G7 members will allegedly declare a joint response to economic coercion to send a signal to China. | Speakin…
(2023-05-12). Zimbabwe Lifts Restrictions on Basic Goods Imports. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Zimbabwe implemented the complete elimination of restrictions on the importation of essential goods in an effort to mitigate the escalating prices. | Related: | "In order to enhance the supply of basic goods to the public, all basic goods will no longer be subject to import licenses and will also come into the country free of import duties and taxes," Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube…
(2023-05-12). Witnessing AfroCubans And Social Change. popularresistance.org I left Cuba with more clarity — of the real situation on the ground, of the wants and needs of some Black Cubans and their communities, of the dire economic situation caused by the blockade, AND of the idiocy of most political discussions in the US. I left there with a renewed and advanced appreciation for the revolutionary process that the Cuban people have undertaken and for their resilience in the face of monstrous odds. I came home with an understanding that politics must be in command of all that we do to advance and develop our communities. | A politics of values, with a clear empirical understanding…
(2023-05-12). IMF prescribes fiscal support for households. ecns.cn China may need to boost fiscal support for households and launch additional monetary easing as the latest economic figures indicate that demand is yet to recover fully"ÄÇ…
(2023-05-12). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…
(2023-05-11). The Heat: U.S. Debt Ceiling Battle. america.cgtn.com 
The United States tries to avoid defaulting on its debt. Can it avoid an economic crisis? The U.S. is now just weeks away from what the treasury secretary warns could be an "economic catastrophe" if it fails to agree on a deal to raise its …
(2023-05-11). A Certain Form of Thieving. dissidentvoice.org 
It looks like 2008 all over again. Economic and financial mismanagement feature in scorching, consuming brilliance. The culpable, bungling banksters, have returned with their customary, venal incompetence. In the customary script, they habitually seek the role of the public purse to socialise their losses. Along the way, they will avoid richly deserved prison sentences, lie …
(2023-05-11). China, Myanmar to hold border economic, trade exhibition. ecns.cn China and Myanmar will jointly hold a border economic and trade exhibition from May 25 to 28 in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar.
(2023-05-11). Pakistan: Imran Khan arrested, what next? greenleft.org.au The situation in Pakistan is highly unstable and volatile, writes Farooq Tariq. The 'palace-intrigues' between the country's political elite and military establishment has worsened already fragile economic conditions.
(2023-05-12). IMF prescribes fiscal support for households. ecns.cn China may need to boost fiscal support for households and launch additional monetary easing as the latest economic figures indicate that demand is yet to recover fully"ÄÇ…
(2023-05-12). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…
(2023-05-11). The Heat: U.S. Debt Ceiling Battle. america.cgtn.com The United States tries to avoid defaulting on its debt. Can it avoid an economic crisis? The U.S. is now just weeks away from what the treasury secretary warns could be an "economic catastrophe" if it fails to agree on a deal to raise its …
(2023-05-11). A Certain Form of Thieving. dissidentvoice.org It looks like 2008 all over again. Economic and financial mismanagement feature in scorching, consuming brilliance. The culpable, bungling banksters, have returned with their customary, venal incompetence. In the customary script, they habitually seek the role of the public purse to socialise their losses. Along the way, they will avoid richly deserved prison sentences, lie …
(2023-05-11). China, Myanmar to hold border economic, trade exhibition. ecns.cn China and Myanmar will jointly hold a border economic and trade exhibition from May 25 to 28 in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar.
(2023-05-11). Pakistan: Imran Khan arrested, what next? greenleft.org.au The situation in Pakistan is highly unstable and volatile, writes Farooq Tariq. The 'palace-intrigues' between the country's political elite and military establishment has worsened already fragile economic conditions.
(2023-05-11). Congressional Republicans' debt limit scam risks economic disaster. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Recent reports indicate that the debt limit "X-date" could come as early as June 1. On this X-date, the U.S. Treasury will no longer have enough cash in its accounts at the Federal Reserve to meet all the legal spending obligations legislated by Congress. These obligations include paying holders of U.S. Treasury debt, Social Security checks, …
(2023-05-11). House Democrats urge Biden to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org A group of congressional Democrats in the United States have penned a letter to President Biden, urging him to lift sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. As the letter argues, "Experts widely agree that broad-based US sanctions—expanded to an unprecedented level by your predecessor—are a leading contributing factor in the current surge in migration." The representatives write to Biden, "We urge you to act swiftly to lift the failed and indiscriminate economic sanctions that were imposed by the prior administration." | The letter was signed by Democrats in the House of Representatives, led by Representative…
(2023-05-12). 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…
(2023-05-11). Calls Grow for Rep. George Santos to Resign as Legal Troubles Continue to Mount. truthout.org Scandal-plagued New York Republican Congressmember George Santos pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges at a courthouse on Long Island Wednesday. He is charged with wire fraud, money laundering, lying on federal disclosure forms, and fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits while earning a $120,000 salary. Santos has been under investigation since his election to Congress last year exposed… |
(2023-05-12). Breaking: LA Valley College Building Delayed Till 2025. indybay.org $100 million dollar building sold to taxpayers as needed for low-income students will open a almost decade late. In the meantime low income San Fernando Valley students have struggled with mold, asbestos, and flooding.
(2023-05-12). An invitation to Sunday's Zoom meeting from the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK). wsws.org Ward's talk of "mutual interest" obliterates the fundamental division between workers who produce the company's wealth and major shareholders who exploit our labour for profit.
(2023-05-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org In Italy 30,000 protest against the labour decree that will slash wages, while unions try to suppress general strike calls and promote the Democratic Party; UK stoppages continue over pay and conditions including strikes by ambulance workers, oil and gas offshore workers, civil servants, lecturers and London Heathrow airport staff; doctors walk out for a week at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital over underfunded health system while civil servants plan walkout in Abia State over unpaid salaries and pensions…
(2023-05-12). Australia: The Labor budget and the stage three tax cuts. wsws.org The cost of the two biggest items affecting the government's financial position—the massive expansion of military spending under AUKUS and the tax cuts for the better-off and wealthy—were not included in the budget's forward estimates.
(2023-05-12). Thousands of children working illegally in U.S. companies. ecns.cn The U.S. Labor Department released shocking photos taken at a slaughterhouse plant in Nebraska. The photos show the conditions that more than 100 children faced while working illegally for a company called Packers Sanitation Services Incorporated.
(2023-05-12). OEA Claremont Middle School Strike Picket to Stop Building Trades Workers from Crossing Lines. indybay.org Dozens of OEA striking teachers and community supporters picketed to shut down a construction project at the Claremont Middle School. Most unions walked but the UBC Carpenters worked behind the picket lines…
(2023-05-12). 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…
(2023-05-12). Japanese Ambassador visits Imperial to deepen research collaborations. imperial.ac.uk The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hajime Hayashi, visited Imperial to see some of the growing research ties the university has with Japan.
(2023-05-12). The rollback of child labor protections is well underway. mronline.org 
The hunt for profits is driving ever more despicable labor laws and practices.
(2023-05-12). Workers confront bosses at Starbucks headquarters, NLRB backs them. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Starbucks workers seeking to unionize the giant coffee chain have had a busy and hectic time, centered around a May Day march on its Manhattan headquarters to demand the firm sit down and bargain contracts with workers at unionized stores, as a group. So did a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge in …
(2023-05-12). Striking Writers Guild Member Boots Riley Shout Out To Striking OEA Teachers. indybay.org Oakland film maker and musician Boots Riley gave a shout out to striking OEA teachers supporting their struggle.
(2023-05-12). Senior officials of China, U.S. hold candid, in-depth talks in Vienna. ecns.cn Director Wang fully elaborated on China's serious position on the Taiwan question. The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, Ukraine and other international and regional issues of mutual interest, Wang added.
(2023-05-11). Labor's budget is an attack on NDIS, Medicare. greenleft.org.au Labor's threat to slash-and-burn NDIS funding gives the lie to Jim Chalmers' claim that the budget would offer "more help for some of the most vulnerable in our community", argues Graham Matthews.
(2023-05-11). Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday paid his respects to the victims of insulin price gouging in front of the Big Pharma CEOs who are responsible and reiterated the need to make all lifesaving prescription drugs affordable. Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), opened the panel's hearing by acknowledging "the many Americans who have… |
(2023-05-11). Teamsters win vote at Cincinnati Airport's DHL. peoplesworld.org 
CINCINNATI—By a two-to-one ratio among voters, Teamsters Local 100 won the union recognition vote among 1,100 DHL Express ramp and tug workers at the air cargo firm's biggest hub, the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. The National Labor Relations Board has already certified the victory, Teamsters spokeswoman Kara Deniz reported. The company website was silent about …
(2023-05-11). Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis. scheerpost.com 
"It's shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes."
(2023-05-12). Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma's 'extreme' tax avoidance. nationofchange.org "Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."
(2023-05-12). Are Consumption Taxes Regressive? peoplespolicyproject.org 
Consumption taxes are not a major topic in US politics because they are rarely proposed, especially on the federal level. When consumption taxes are brought up, the discussion tends to devolve into a debate about whether they are regressive or not. As with most progressivity or regressivity debates, this one tends to be muddled and confused because we don't actually use those two words consistently across different policy topics. | In the context of tax policy, the way you determine whether a tax is progressive or regressive is by adding up how much tax each person is being charged and then dividing that amoun…
(2023-05-12). JD names new CEO as current officeholder steps down. ecns.cn Chinese e-commerce giant JD announced on Thursday that Xu Ran, the chief financial officer of JD, has been appointed as chief executive officer of the company to succeed Xu Lei.
(2023-05-12). Why Exposing Evils Of Medical Debt Doesn't Fix The Problem. popularresistance.org Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont proposed on February 2 to purchase and forgive roughly $2 billion in medical debt owed by state residents. Along with similar proposals in other jurisdictions, the plan offers desperately needed relief from stress and fear to thousands of people who are struggling to pay their current outstanding medical bills. Unfortunately, these programs will do nothing to prevent millions more Americans from falling into the country's healthcare financial meat grinder. | Meanwhile, three major credit reporting agencies have decided to expunge paid-off medical debts and outstanding debt less than $5…
(2023-05-12). The Federal Reserve Cartel: A Financial Parasite. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Penn Medicine Doctors In Philadelphia Vote Overwhelmingly To Unionize. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – After a months-long organizing campaign, the resident and fellow physicians at the University of Pennsylvania overwhelmingly voted to unionize with the Committee of Interns and Residents. With 88% of participants voting in favor, the frontline Penn Medicine doctors are the first statewide to gain union representation. | Working at one of the region's largest healthcare providers, Penn's frontline physicians look forward to advocating for the conditions they need to provide top-quality care without compromising their mental, physical, or financial wellbeing. Despite working at one of t…
(2023-05-11). Sudan's crisis and the hidden hands of the IMF. peoplesdispatch.org As the people of Sudan continue to experience conflict and violence, the role played by international financial institutions is often ignored. Decades of IMF-imposed austerity policies and cuts on spending played a huge role in the deterioration of living conditions in the country…
(2023-05-12). CPI easing highlights need to boost demand, experts say. ecns.cn China's consumer inflation for April eased to the lowest level in over two years, underscoring the need for greater policy support to boost domestic demand and stabilize expectations, analysts said on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). How Exchange Rate Stability Affects Venezuela's Inflationary Dynamics. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — May 11, 2023 | So far this year, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has gone for maintaining stability in the exchange rate of the bolívar against foreign currencies. | On Monday, May 8, the BCV made its eighteenth exchange intervention selling $63 million to banks, $1 million more than last week in anticipation of greater pressures on the market. | The exchange rate mechanism, which keeps the Venezuelan State as the main supplier of foreign currency, is facilitating the purchase of bolívars from the BCV to support the payment commitments of the State entities. This formula of financing i…
(2023-05-11). Podcast Ep 77: Zionism's inevitable demise. electronicintifada.net Ghada Karmi's new book explains the inevitability of the one-state solution and a post-colonial future in Palestine.
(2023-05-12). The Debt Ceiling Debate Is A Massive Deception Against The Public. popularresistance.org Future historians will likely look back at the debt ceiling rituals being reenacted these days with a frustrated shaking of their heads. That otherwise reasonable people would be so readily deceived raises the question that will provoke those historians: How could this happen? | The U.S. Congress has imposed successive ceilings on the national debt, each one higher than the last. Ceilings were intended to limit the amount of federal borrowing. But the same U.S. Congress so managed its taxing and spending that it created ever more excesses of spending over tax revenues (deficits). Those excesses required borrowing…
(2023-05-12). Progressives Worry Biden Remarks May Signal Concession to GOP Spending Cuts. truthout.org After meeting with congressional leaders earlier this week as the U.S. barrels toward a catastrophic debt default, President Joe Biden said that "we should be cutting spending," a remark that fueled concerns among progressives that the White House is preparing to cede to at least some Republican demands in exchange for a deal to lift the debt ceiling. President Joe Biden has said repeatedly that… |
(2023-05-11). U.S. Remains Largest Military Spender by Far. strategic-culture.org 
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's data shows that Washington spends three times as much on its military than China, the second-largest spender, Ashik Siddique reports. | By Ashik SIDDIQUE | World military spending reached a new record high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to new data published by the That's up 3.7 percent since the previous year, including the steepest increase am…
(2023-05-11). The U.S. Still Spends More on Its Military Than Over 144 Nations Combined. fpif.org World military spending reached a new record high of $2.4 trillion in 2022, with the United States spending the most by far.
(2023-05-11). The Sadistic GOP's Debt Limit Ploy vs. the People. dissidentvoice.org Raising the federal debt limit over the years has secured unconditional routine Congressional passage and was endorsed by presidents Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. After all, it allows the U.S. Treasury to pay past and existing bills, not expand future spending. Routine, that is, until the recent arrival of the mad-dog Republicans with their monetized …
(2023-05-11). EU's Borrell vows $70 billion more, 1 million units of arms, ammo, training for 30,000 Ukraine troops for war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMay 11, 2023 EU countries will increase defense spending by 70 billion dollars in the next three years European Union countries intend to increase defense spending by 70 billion dollars over the next three years. [T]his was said by the head of the European Union's foreign policy department, Josep Borrell. He also mentioned that $16 …
(2023-05-12). U.S. berry giant eyes sweet mkt pickings. ecns.cn Upbeat about the Chinese market, Driscoll's, a California-based fresh berries provider, will triple its investment in the country over the next five years, said its top executive.
(2023-05-12). China stands strong against apparent U.S. restrictions. ecns.cn China will resolutely object if the United States coerces its allies to restrict investment in China, the country's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2023-05-12). SF City Politicians Outsource Police Oversight To Non-profit HealthRight 360. indybay.org The murders by police and recently by the Walgreen's security guard Banko Brown have exposed the role of Mayor London Breed and the rest of the Democratic Party politicians to allow the police and company police to have free hand. | Diana Aroche started with Coleman Advocates, then worked for Maria Su at the Mayor's Office of Children, Youth, and Families, then for Mayor Edwin Mah Lee – who outsourced Violence Intervention and Prevention to HealthRight 360 – and now works at the SF Police Department as its Director of Policy and Public Affairs.
(2023-05-12). Using Giant Nets to Clean Plastic Out of the Oceans Comes With Substantive Risks. truthout.org Ships sway on the high seas as they trail large nets scooping enormous hauls of plastic from the waters. The plastic from the nets is then coughed up on the ships' hulls in an enormous jumble of multicolored regurgitated waste. These dramatic images appear in videos by The Ocean Cleanup — a nonprofit organization led by Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, who founded the organization some 10 years ago when… |
(2023-05-13). World Report] Australia to introduce sweeping e-cigarette regulations. thelancet.com Citing the risk of vaping in young people, Australia plans to make e-cigarettes available only with a prescription. Tony Kirby reports.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions. thelancet.com Based on observations around the US opioid crisis and cannabis legalisation in Uruguay, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch and Diederik Lohman made a call to the public health community to challenge drug prohibition.1 It remains unspecified whether the call suggests legalising all drugs internationally or refers to advocating for evidence-based drug policy. The US opioid epidemic, related to legal prescription drugs in a specific geopolitical context, has health outcomes which differ from those of cannabis or other drugs.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In response to our Comment1 calling for a move from drug prohibition to regulation, Adrian Mundt and Carlos Ibáñez question whether a dichotomy between prohibition and regulation truly exists. They note that there are "forms of regulation that do not seem to contradict market prohibitions", including decriminalisation and regulation of opioid substitution therapies. They also argue that there is "not sufficient evidence supporting that countries should further legalise cannabis or other drugs".
(2023-05-12). Lawmakers from EU agree draft on AI rules. ecns.cn Members of the European Parliament have voted to advance draft regulation on rules around the use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance, and other applications of artificial intelligence.
(2023-05-12). 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…
(2023-05-12). Michael Lebowitz, presente! (1937—2023). greenleft.org.au Marxist economist Michael A Lebowitz passed away at home on April 19. With his death, the international left has lost one of its most insightful and original thinkers, writes Federico Fuentes.
(2023-05-12). Iniciará Feria de la Reforma Agraria en Sao Paulo, Brasil. telesurtv.net La cita este año está concebida para denunciar el aumento del hambre provocada por el avance del modelo agroindustrial.
(2023-05-12). Senate Report: Nearly 700 Former High-Ranking Pentagon and Other Government Officials Now Work at the Top 20 Defense Contractors. covertactionmagazine.com Ideally, Warren's report would precipitate a much larger congressional investigation of the military-industrial complex modeled after the 1934 Nye Committee hearings. At the end of April, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, released an investigative report: "Pentagon Alchemy: How Defense Officials Pass Through the Revolving Door and Peddle …
(2023-05-11). Matt Taibbi: Report on the Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Top 50 Organizations to Know. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-12). Bankruptcy filing for Diocese of Oakland over clergy child sexual abuse lawsuits. indybay.org Diocese of Oakland – Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Documents Filed On May 8, 2023:…
(2023-05-11). Bailing Out A Friend: Judge Says Block's $306M Purchase Of Jay-Z's Tidal Was A Terrible Business Decision. moguldom.com 
A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's digital payments company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition of hip-hop artist Jay-Z's majority ownership in the music streaming service Tidal, saying it seemed a "terrible business decision" but was "made in good faith." A pension fund shareholder alleged that Block founder and CEO …
(2023-05-12). US corporations in the wings for post-war Ukraine. indybay.org The IMF granted large loans to the invaded country and enforces the so-called neoliberal "Washington Consensus"[1]. In a major privatization campaign, the Ukrainian government is selling off state assets. U.S. corporations such as ExxonMobil, Chevron and Halliburton participate in negotiations to take over the oil and gas industry of the Eastern European country.
(2023-05-12). Parlamento portugués despenaliza la eutanasia. telesurtv.net La normativa se aprobó por 129 votos a favor y 81 en contra. Esta fue respaldada por los socialistas, con mayoría absoluta en la Cámara.
(2023-05-12). Saturday 5/13: Climate Chaos: An Existential Crisis. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also by ZOOM Please register in advance at | bit.ly/ClimateChaos-230506 | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…
(2023-05-11). FRSO Spring Fund Drive hits $35,000, more success ahead. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The Freedom Road Socialist Organization Spring Fund Drive hit the $35,000 mark May 11, with more money coming in daily. The fund drive aims at raising $130,000, allowing for an expansion of our national office, more publications and putting more full-time organizers in the field. | The fund drive comes at time when FRSO is experiencing a period of rapid expansion, which includes establishing many new local organizations. | Mick Kelly, the political secretary of FRSO states, "We are building a large, nationwide organization that is capable of building large-scale struggles. We are buildin…
(2023-05-11). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted for Colluding with Russia. towardfreedom.org The "Uhuru 3," three of the four U.S.-based defendants—who are members of the African People's Socialist Party—spoke out for the first time since U.S. government indictments dropped last month that accuse them of trying to work with Russia to sow social discord in the United States. TF editor Julie Varughese reports.
(2023-05-12). In Turkish elections, will unprecedented legitimacy crisis bring down Recep Tayyip Erdogan? peoplesdispatch.org Anƒ±l àჱnar of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey talks about the elections that will be held on May 14, the project of President Erdogan's AKP, and the failures of opposition over the years which have enabled his fundamentalist agenda…
(2023-05-12). 'We don't want to be slaves': Meet the People's Liberation Army of Burma. peoplesworld.org 
"Why can't they wait for the new government to sort out? 'All in good time,' and 'they must wait for their turn,' they say. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, when your children go hungry, how long are you willing and prepared to wait?"— Popular Struggle, Communist Party of Burma, …
(2023-05-12). The French working class fights on. thecommunists.org Trash has piled up high on many of the streets of Paris, barricades still burn in the night across France, as French workers carry on the fight to overthrow their government's attack on their pensions. French president Emmanuel Macron's government pushed a bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without …
(2023-05-11). SACP greets NY comrades on May Day. cpusa.org 
The following greeting was sent by Blade Nzimande, National Chair of the South African Communist Party, to the May Day event organized by the CPUSA and its YCL in NYC on May 1st, 2023. On this May Day, the South African Communist Party (SACP) wishes to salute the pioneering struggles by militant workers in …
(2023-05-11). Democratic future of Chile at risk, Communists warn. peoplesworld.org 
Chilean Communists have warned that their country's democracy is in danger after the right, including the extremist Republican Party, won 33 of the 50 seats on the body that will draft a new constitution. Communist Party of Chile candidates received 8 per cent of the vote in the Sunday's elections, winning two seats on the …