(2023-05-26). Chinese, U.S. commerce ministers hold talks in Washington. ecns.cn China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo held talks in Washington on Thursday, engaging in frank, professional and constructive exchanges on China-U.S. economic and trade relations as well as issues of common concern.
(2023-05-26). China's Commerce Minister meets with U.S. Commerce Secretary. ecns.cn China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Washington on Thursday while Wang was attending the 2023 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, according to the ministry.
(2023-05-26). Inflation in the Age of Finance Capitalism. indybay.org The shift of profit-striving from the real- to the financial-economy lowered economic growth Unemployment and atypical jobs soared. The welfare state was weakened. At the same time, financial wealth grew exorbitantly (the DAX increased 14-fold since 1988). The development of financial derivatives made possible profiting from short-term changes in stocks, currencies and bonds.
(2023-05-26). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2023-05-25). US Military Aid To Ukraine Could Be Suspended Due To Debt Ceiling — Media. southfront.org 
Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher. The Hill reported that US military funding to Ukraine could be suspended…
(2023-05-25). Origins of debt: Michael Hudson reveals how financial oligarchies in Greece & Rome shaped our world. geopoliticaleconomy.com Economist Michael Hudson discusses the origin of Western debt-based societies and the research in his book "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point".
(2023-05-25). Argentina adopting US dollar to fight inflation would be 'insane' neocolonialism, says economist Ha-Joon Chang. geopoliticaleconomy.com Right-wing politicians in Argentina want to adopt the US dollar as the national currency to fight inflation. Development economist Ha-Joon Chang said this is "insane", warning dollarization would make the Latin American nation a "colony".
(2023-05-25). Could BRICS Rescue Argentina's Economy?>. infobrics.org Right-wing presidential candidates tout commitment to the West, but severe financial crisis could necessitate a shift…
(2023-05-25). Headlines for May 25, 2023. democracynow.org Anti-Kremlin Militia That Staged Attacks in Russia Used U.S.-Made Armored Vehicles, Fighting Punctures Ceasefire in Khartoum as U.N. Warns 1.3M Have Fled Sudan, U.N. Appeal for Aid to Drought-Stricken Horn of Africa Falls Far Short of Goal, After Battering Guam, Typhoon Mawar Heads Toward Philippines as Category 5 Storm, German Police Stage Nationwide Raids Against "Last Generation" Climate Action Group, Watchdog Says 90% of Chevron's Carbon Offsets Are "Junk", Rep. Matt Gaetz Admits Republicans Are Holding U.S. Economy "Hostage" over Debt Limit, Ron DeSantis Launches 202…
(2023-05-25). Venezuela at Eurasian Economic Union Summit: 'The World Needs New International Financial System'. orinocotribune.com During a speech at the Second Summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, urged participants to reflect on the need to create a new international financial infrastructure, and further highlighted the importance of creating an economic model that serves humanity, and does not solely serve hegemonic forces. | The Venezuelan vice president made a call at the summit, held this Wednesday, May 24, for nations of the region and beyond to resume their leading role in the world economy. She further elaborated, explaining that 23 years ago the world's main trading partner…
(2023-05-25). Democrats Want Biden Back In The Basement. trofire.com America's Lawyer E54: The Democratic Party doesn't want to have a primary for the 2024 election, even as challengers to President Biden gain momentum. A new report has revealed that Senator Dianne Feinstein's health problems have been covered up by her staffers for YEARS. And Florida governor Ron DeSantis is tanking Florida's entire economy with …
(2023-05-26). The US empire and the complicity of intellectuals. indybay.org Interventions have always been dictated by the geopolitical and economic interests of the country. In fact, the United States is no exception to this rule. On the contrary, every empire acts in this way (see, for example, the invasions of Russia by Napoleon and Adolf Hitler). History also shows that imperial interests have often led to the suppression of aspirations for self-determination.
(2023-05-26). 'Broad' scope for Sino-Swedish biz ties. ecns.cn The prospects for economic and trade cooperation between China and Sweden are broad, said Ludvig Nilsson, chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China.
(2023-05-26). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2023-05-25). Venezuela Rejects 'Cynical' US Report on Terrorism: 'Sanctions Are the Real Terror'. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas condemned the US' "infamous war on terror" and the imposition of economic sanctions against one-third of the planet.
(2023-05-26). 'Broad' scope for Sino-Swedish biz ties. ecns.cn The prospects for economic and trade cooperation between China and Sweden are broad, said Ludvig Nilsson, chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China.
(2023-05-26). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2023-05-25). Venezuela Rejects 'Cynical' US Report on Terrorism: 'Sanctions Are the Real Terror'. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas condemned the US' "infamous war on terror" and the imposition of economic sanctions against one-third of the planet.
(2023-05-25). The Human Consequences of Economic Sanctions: Event Summary. scheerpost.com 
By Francisco R. Rodríguez and Mark Weisbrot / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) On May 19, 2023, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) brought together leading experts in the study of economic sanctions to help to answer a critical, but often-ignored, question: What are the human consequences of US economic sanctions? …
(2023-05-25). Detroit day of resistance sends message: "No to APEC! Not in our city!" fightbacknews.org Detroit, MI – The International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS), Public Citizen, and local organizers united in a day of resistance to APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). The senior officials of APEC stopped in Detroit for some of their U.S. meetings to solidify the IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework) deal. | The IPEF represents more of the same failed policy the U.S. attempts to push on workers both here and abroad – hyper exploitation and investment abroad, deindustrialization and unemployment at home. Much like the embattled TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) which was pushed by the U.S. until 2…
(2023-05-25). ALU's Chris Smalls: 'Worker solidarity doesn't stop at the border'. workers.org 
Amazon Labor Union President Christian Smalls greets Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana on May 1, 2023. By Chris Smalls On May Day, I joined a delegation of organizers on a trip to Cuba to show solidarity with the Cuban people and call out the injustice that is an economic . . . |
(2023-05-25). Armenia And Azerbaijan Move To Normalize Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Thursday in Moscow and announced that they are ready to normalize relations on the basis of mutual recognition of territorial integrity. | RELATED: | The meeting was held within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Council, hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said that "in my opinion, on the whole, despite the difficulties and…
(2023-05-25). Eurasian Economic Union-BRICS Turnover Increases by 60 Pct. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, as part of the first day of the Eurasian Economic Forum (EEF) held in Moscow, policymakers discussed the key areas of cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the BRICS. | RELATED: | Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mikhail Myasnikovich said that if we look at the volume of foreign trade of the EAEU members with the…
(2023-05-25). Putin Calls for Enhanced Eurasian Union-LATAM Cooperation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin called for intensifying economic cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Latin America. | RELATED: | "The UEE should actively develop relations with countries striving for an equal and mutually beneficial association," he said during the summit of the EAEU, an integration scheme that encompasses Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. | Putin als…
(2023-05-25). Chinese, U.S. commerce chiefs to meet. ecns.cn Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on China-U.S. economic and trade relations and issues of common concern.
(2023-05-25). 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…
(2023-05-25). Presidente de Bolivia: cooperación es esencial para afrontar desafíos económicos globales. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que el diálogo y la cooperación son trascendentales para enfrentar los desafíos económicos y sociales.
(2023-05-25). China, Singapore bourses further bridges rapidly growing ETF markets. ecns.cn The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) have recently deepened their relationship significantly by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to launch an SSE-SGX exchange-traded fund (ETF) link.
(2023-05-27). Correspondence] Trauma care in the face of climate change in Pakistan. thelancet.com The effect of climate change on society is broad and profound. Studies have shown that low-income countries face the greatest number of deaths due to disasters, with 33% of those deaths occurring in countries with the lowest human development indices.1 Extreme weather events have killed 10‚Äà000 people and caused US$4 billion of damage in Pakistan, which is continuously placed among the top ten most susceptible countries on the Climate Risk Index. The country is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change due to its high rates of multidimensional poverty.
(2023-05-25). Union abruptly ends strike of New York City resident physicians. wsws.org The Committee of Interns and Residents has sent its members back to work at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens without allowing them to vote on the tentative agreement, which will do nothing to improve their poverty wages.
(2023-05-27). Correspondence] Community engagement: learning from low-income countries. thelancet.com We welcome Winnie Byanyima and colleagues'1 comment on community pandemic response emphasising the importance of community-led efforts for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, and highlighting the central role of social sciences in achieving this goal. Indeed, multiple actors involved in epidemic response have advocated involving communities, stakeholders, and civil society organisations in epidemic response efforts,2 particularly because top-down interventions cannot tackle underlying structural shortcomings that lead to distrust, rumours, and non-compliance.
(2023-05-26). SF Chronicle PMWG Workers Demand Justice & Living Wages In Protest. indybay.org Dozens of San Francisco Chronicle workers rallied at 12 noon on May 23 2023 to demand better wages and benefits. Many of the younger workers are forced to leave because of their income and the housing crisis.
(2023-05-27). Editorial] Childhood as a commodity: ending child labour. thelancet.com Children continue to be exposed to physical harm and denied education while toiling for long hours in the world's wealthiest nations. Children as young as 12 and 13 years have been engaged in labour involving midnight shifts, dangerous machinery, and punishing physical demands across industries supplying some of the USA's largest corporations according to a harrowing New York Times investigation. Most had migrated, unaccompanied, from central America. Uncertain of their immigration status and some indebted to traffickers, many considered dangerous labour safer than deportation.
(2023-05-26). Tuesday 7/18: Book Launch: Anarchist Popular Power – Dissident Labor & Armed Struggle in Uruguay '56-76. indybay.org Tamarack Collective Bar + Restaurant | 1501 Harrison St. | Oakland, CA | 94612…
(2023-05-26). Docentes y sanitarios españoles reclamarán mejores condiciones laborales. telesurtv.net Se estima que cerca de 78.000 trabajadores de ambos sectores se unirán a una huelga por mejores salarios y mayor inversión.
(2023-05-26). Independent MP Judy Hannan speaks out on gambling reform, koalas and housing. greenleft.org.au Suzanne James spoke to newly-elected female Independent MP Judy Hannan about the opportunities for a progressive cross-bench with a minority NSW Labor government.
(2023-05-25). Geneva bends to Zionist pressure campaign, censors exhibition of Swiss revolutionary artist Mark Rudin. samidoun.net 
From 25 to 27 May an exhibition of Palestinian resistance posters by the late Swiss activist and artist Marc Rudin was to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by Secours Rouge Geneva in collaboration with Samidoun Geneva. This exhibition was an opportunity to pay tribute to our comrade, who died on April 7, and his …
(2023-05-25). Operation Stiff Upper Lip… British Minister Rushes to Kiev Following Artyomovsk Debacle. strategic-culture.org When the NATO-backed Nazi regime in Kiev is finally defeated, people like Ben Wallace will be answerable to war crimes prosecutions. | Britain's top military minister Ben Wallace was in Kiev this week on a This year marks the 80th anniversary of the same city being liberated by the Soviet Red Army from the Nazi Wehrmacht and their Ukrainian fascist collabor…
(2023-05-25). Australian Labor's budget cuts real spending on schools, maintains lucrative subsidies for private system. wsws.org While continuing to starve public schools of desperately-needed funding, the Albanese government is maintaining the lucrative flow of public monies into the private schools.
(2023-05-25). Video: Sydney rallies against nuclear subs, AUKUS and militarism. greenleft.org.au Labor Party members joined leftists and peace activists to speak out against militarism, AUKUS and the Quad at a protest organised by Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition on May 24, reports Alex Bainbridge.
(2023-05-25). The U.S. military budget is a threat to democracy. cpusa.org 
Congress and U.S. presidents routinely ask how the government will pay for education and healthcare, for cleaning the environment, for ensuring labor justice — all the human needs. But rarely, if ever, do they ask where the vast fortune they are flooding into the Pentagon budget will come from. After the end of World …
(2023-05-25). Asamblea Nacional constituye comisiones para el trabajo parlamentario. cubadebate.cu El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, Esteban Lazo Hernández, informó este jueves la constitución de las once comisiones para el trabajo parlamentario y nombró a los presidentes de cada una de ellas. Explicó que la composición de las comisiones es heterogénea, para garantizar y favorecer la labor de la comisión.
(2023-05-25). Asamblea Nacional define cronograma legislativo de la décima legislatura. cubadebate.cu El nuevo cronograma legislativo contiene las normas jurídicas previstas para el 2022 y que, por disímiles motivos, se decidió su aprobación en la actual legislatura, así como las solicitudes de varias instituciones para la elaboración de normas jurídicas que permitan la actualización del ordenamiento jurídico cubano. En el periodo 2023-2027 se prevé aprobar 52 leyes, de ellas 16 previstas inicialmente en el cronograma legislativo para el 2022.
(2023-05-25). The War On Public Education, Tech & The Writers Guild West With Education Lawyer Kathleen. indybay.org Education lawyer and whistleblower Kathleen Carroll talks about the role of billionaire owner Reed Hastings in privatization education through charters and the introduction of testing, software and co-locations in schools throughout California and the country. She also talks about the collaboration of the AFT and NEA in pushing testing and charters in California through Proposition 39.
(2023-05-25). Science Saturday: Collaborative study discovers new disease behind patient's recurring blood clots. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2018, a male patient in his 60s began experiencing chest pains, which turned out to be caused by multiple blood clots in his lungs. As he visited several institutions in and around his home state of Michigan, doctors conducted the typical testing panels to look for a condition called thrombophilia that causes blood clots to form too easily. But tests did not confirm the known thrombophilic conditions. "So people were not able to give…
(2023-05-25). Celebran 60 años de colaboración médica internacional de Cuba. telesurtv.net La viceministra de Salud habló sobre la "hermosa Operación Milagro, que devolvió la visión y con ella la vida útil a personas de 35 países de América y África".
(2023-05-26). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.
(2023-05-25). Cuba's Tourism Booming With Inflow of 1.2 Mln Foreign Visitors. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the National Statistics Bureau informed that, in the first four months of 2023, Cuba received over than 1.2 million foreign visitors, up by 190 percent from a year earlier. | RELATED: | Canada tops the list with some 495,000 visitors, followed by the United States and Russia with 54,000 and 44,000 respectively. | "The rise in fuel prices and the U.S. blockade against the island have impacted the flow of…
(2023-05-26). Australian unions hail announcement of new Qantas boss. wsws.org As chief financial officer, Vanessa Hudson presided over a $1 billion cost-cutting plan during the pandemic, which included the destruction of "at least 6,000" jobs.
(2023-05-26). Britain At War-Provoking The Consequences. journal-neo.org 
On the 19th of May, the Financial Times quoted the British Minister of Defense, Ben Wallace, stating that the West could face the threat of full-scale war with Russia and China by the end of the decade and proclaimed defence preparation a paramount task for Western countries. One has to wonder what universe Mr. Wallace […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-25). Financial 'Shock and Awe' on Russia Pronounced 'Dead' by Two Establishment Journals. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-25). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2023-05-25). Yemen Faces Financial Hurdles Due to Houthi Attacks. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik said that Yemen is facing financing difficulties following a drop in public revenues caused by Houthi attacks on oil export ports. | RELATED: | The Houthi attacks have caused an estimated US$1 billion in losses, preventing the government from meeting its responsibilities, including improving public services and paying wages across the war-torn country. | To address the challeng…
(2023-05-25). Beijing's Xicheng cracks down on financial crime. ecns.cn A total of 1,441 people have been charged with financial crimes by prosecutors in Beijing's Xicheng district over the past decade, demonstrating the regional judiciary's determination and efforts to protect financial security.
(2023-05-25). Russia Has Lowest Inflation in Europe — PM. orinocotribune.com Consumer price growth has slowed to 2.3% in May, Mikhail Mishustin announced | Inflation in Russia has continued to slow through May, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told a Shanghai business forum on Tuesday, noting that the indicator is currently the lowest in Europe. | "As of early May, inflation slowed to 2.3% year-over-year. This is the lowest figure among all European countries," Mishustin stated. The indicator continued to fall after a sharp drop to 3.51% in March from 10.99% in February. It is currently well below the government target of 5% for the year. | In comparison, Switzerland recorded 2.6% inflati…
(2023-05-25). Sanders Leads Senate Call to Investigate Price-Gouging Military Contractors. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday led a group of senators in urging the Pentagon to investigate price gouging by military contractors after a CBS News probe that aired on "60 Minutes" earlier this week confirmed that private corporations are drastically overcharging the Defense Department for weaponry and other equipment, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in excess taxpayer spending and… |
(2023-05-25). US Spent $1.1 Trillion of Federal Discretionary Money on Militarism in Past Year. truthout.org A staggering majority of the U.S. federal discretionary budget went toward so-called defense and other militaristic and carceral programs in the past year, a new report reveals, as U.S. defense spending continues to reach new heights. According to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) released on Wednesday, the U.S. spent $1.1 trillion of the discretionary budget on militarism and… |
(2023-05-25). Farruggio for President 2024. dissidentvoice.org Since my governor, Fascism Forever Captain Ron as I call him, just announced for President, allow me to jump into the fray. Of course, I have not much of a chance as anyone else who stands apart from the Two Party/One Party scam to get the support needed without raising and spending a fortune. Issues! …
(2023-05-25). New Report: $1.1 Trillion Was Spent On Militarism And War Last Year. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. — On May 24, the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies released a critical new analysis of the militarized budget in the United States, "The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises our Welfare." | The new report found that this past year, out of a $1.8 trillion federal discretionary budget, the U.S. spent a staggering $1.1 trillion — or 62% — of that budget on militarism and war. | Threats to cut spending for vital domestic programs have featured prominently in the debt ceiling debate in recent weeks, but spending on militarism has been al…
(2023-05-26). China criticizes G7's double-talk on decoupling. ecns.cn China has called on the Group of Seven not to abuse trade and investment restrictions and deliver on their commitments to not decouple from China, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2023-05-26). GBA promising prospect for overseas Chinese. ecns.cn Many investment and business opportunities have been created as Guangdong province goes all out to promote the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
(2023-05-25). Gabon's Vice President arrived in Cuba on official visit. plenglish.com According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the leader will hold official talks with Vice President Salvador Valdes, Deputy Prime Minister and head of Foreign Trade and Investment, Ricardo Cabrisas, among other authorities. | Cuba and Gabon established relations on March 26, 1974. Since then, they have been developing positive bilateral ties. Currently, both nations' authorities are remarking the existence of big potentialities to be exploited for mutual benefit.
(2023-05-25). Listed companies win more projects in May on robust investment pipeline. ecns.cn Supported by the expanding effective investment in the country, many listed companies along the infrastructure industrial chain recently announced the winning of major project tenders.
(2023-05-27). World Report] Non-profit to appeal in court dispute with Global Fund. thelancet.com A court case was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, but the judge said that The Global Fund had intentionally smeared IRD, which supports tuberculosis care in Pakistan. Talha Burki reports.
(2023-05-25). Workers Party imposes austerity in Brazil. wsws.org Lula has seen a 13 percent drop in his approval rating as his government deepens austerity policies designed to guarantee profits and foreign debt payments.
(2023-05-26). CovertAction Bulletin — Eyewitness: Horrors at the Border from Biden's Policies. covertactionmagazine.com What is the real impact of Biden's anti-immigrant policies on the border and where is the outrage? On May 11, the U.S. government's Title 42 regulation expired. It had been in place for three years and prevented nearly all people who sought asylum in the United States from applying for it…
(2023-05-25). Supreme Court Ruling Opens Millions of Acres of Wetlands to Pollution. truthout.org The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Thursday that severely curtails the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to regulate water pollution in the latest of the far right justices' crusade against environmental regulations. In a 5-4 decision, with the three liberal justices and Brett Kavanaugh disagreeing, the Court ruled that the EPA's jurisdiction over protecting the "waters of the… |
(2023-05-26). San Francisco Chronicle writers hold lunch-hour picket to protest low wages. wsws.org The one-hour walk-out highlights the dire conditions facing news writers, and the need to unite their struggle with ongoing strikes in Hollywood and New York.
(2023-05-26). Australia: Telstra targets poor with price hike while slashing jobs and wages. wsws.org While increasing its lowest-cost mobile phone plans by 20 percent, Telstra is slashing hundreds of jobs and imposing real wage cuts.
(2023-05-25). How Workers in the South Are Defying History. independentmediainstitute.org Workers at Blue Bird Corporation in Fort Valley, Georgia, launched a union drive to secure better wages, work-life balance, and a voice on the job. The company resisted them. History defied them. Geography worked against them. But they stood together, believed in themselves, and achieved a historic victory that's reverberating throughout the South. About 1,400 …
(2023-05-25). WWP solution to debt crisis: Defund the Pentagon! workers.org 
Credit: Tony Murphy It's television news teaser material that on June 1, the U.S. government will run out of money to pay its debts — everything from wages for its vast global armies and civilian government workers, to Social Security checks and interest payments on Treasury bonds. According to President . . . |
(2023-05-26). G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder; Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race and Democracy on G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder & Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD…
(2023-05-25). Slavery and Prior Accumulation in Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina Enrique S. Rivera is a historian, journalist, and documentary film producer. He teaches at UCLA, and his recent book, The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti-Slavery Revolution (2021), focuses on the 1795 anti-slavery rebellion in the west of what we now know as Venezuela, but it also examines the origins of…
(2023-05-25). Australia's Gold-Tweed Coast bus workers fight to prevent another union betrayal at Kinetic. wsws.org Kinetic workers are again taking industrial action over pay and conditions, concerned that the Transport Workers Union is about to strike another rotten deal with the global bus conglomerate.
(2023-05-25). Paraguay is regional leader in hemp industrialization. plenglish.com Asuncion, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay is currently considered one of the leading nations in the successful development of industrial hemp, according to experts from the Latin American Industrial Hemp Association (LAIHA), which is committed to the promotion of this sector in the continent.
(2023-05-25). The Censorship Industrial Complex Has Been Revealed. leecamp.com
(2023-05-26). Socialist Lalo Vargas announces campaign for CD14 in Los Angeles. liberationnews.org 
On May 20, in Lincoln Heights, Lalo Vargas, the first openly socialist candidate launched their campaign for Los Angeles City Council District 14 — contesting the seat of disgraced Councilmember Kevin de Leon.
(2023-05-26). Saturday 6/3: Attack on Trans People: A Page in the Fascist Playbook. indybay.org Starry Plaugh Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also online…
(2023-05-25). Appleton, WI: Activists shut down county board meeting, call for removal of transphobic member. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – Over 50 outraged community members gathered outside the Outagamie County Courthouse on May 23 for a protest demanding accountability around Tim Hermes, a member of the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors. The event took aim at Hermes after recent transphobic comments he made during a board meeting became public. A look at his social media reveals a long history of bigotry and racism. The demand put forward was for Hermes's removal from office. | The action was organized by members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and a brand ne…
(2023-05-25). Programa Político de la OSCL ahora disponible en español. fightbacknews.org El libro traducido al español del programa político de la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad ya está disponible. Esperamos que esta nueva traducción ayude a traer ideas revolucionarias a una mayor audiencia, incluyendo al movimiento de la liberación Chicano y el movimiento para los derechos inmigratorios. | OSCL es una organización que reconoce la existencia de la nación Chicano de Aztlán y miramos la lucha por su liberación como parte importante de nuestra estrategia para la revolución en los Estados Unidos. La introducción de nuestro programa dice: | En 1846, Estados Unidos lanzó una guerra que re…
(2023-05-25). G7 Sends F-16 Jets to Ukraine: Flirting with Disaster, Direct War on Russia. thealtworld.com As South Africa and China advocate for peace, President Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine embarked on a tour to secure additional weapons, including a stop at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit held in Hiroshima. | Brian Becker, host of The Socialist Program, National Director of ANSWER Coalition, discusses the current critical juncture of the war and how the G7 is pushing towards a nuclear standoff.
(2023-05-25). Former Greek communist leader says CIA-run Ukraine is fighting a 'just war'. thecommunists.org