(2023-06-03). US unemployment rate inches up despite 339,000 new jobs added in May. wsws.org The US jobs report delivered mixed signals Friday, with the unemployment rate rising to from 3.4 to 3.7 percent while the economy added 339,000 new jobs, well above expectations.
(2023-06-03). How capitalism drives climate catastrophe. iacenter.org By Maddi Johnson May 17, 2023 Portland, Oregon Since I moved to Oregon, all I've been hearing is: "This weather isn't normal. It's too hot in the summers, too cold in the winters." You hear the same story all across the globe. Every year, everywhere, new weather records are broken. Anecdotes aside, the data is indisputable. Already we've seen historical bread baskets start to fail. Places where crops have been grown for generations are suddenly no longer viable. Whether it's due to freak storms, temperature changes, lack of rain or water sources drying up, farmers are losing their livelihoods. The global economy…
(2023-06-03). Debt ceiling hypocrisy: US boosts military budget while restricting food stamps for poor. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
US politicians from both parties agree: the deficit doesn't matter. In their bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling, Biden and Republicans are boosting military spending to $886 billion while making it harder for poor families to receive food stamps and welfare.
(2023-06-03). In Numbers: RCEP pact's full implementation to inject vitality to world economy. ecns.cn
(2023-06-03). Russia Cancels More Ukrainian Air Defenses While the U.S. Admits the Economy is stalling. sonar21.com 
Russia continues to pummel Ukrainian positions throughout the country and Ukraine continues to insist that it is shooting down Russian missiles and that the Russian attacks are inconsequential. Well, as…
(2023-06-02). Economy Adds 339,000 Jobs in May, but Unemployment Rises to 3.7 Percent. cepr.net If the goal of the Fed's interest rate policy was to weaken the labor market, they seem to have gotten their wish. With luck, we will not see further deterioration, but it is difficult to try to predict the future based on this report.
(2023-06-02). Another Look at the Financial Transactions Tax. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash A small financial transactions tax could correct a number of maladies in our economic system, from the federal debt crisis to the widening wealth divide to the rampant financialization of the economy, while eliminating taxes on income and sales. The debt ceiling crisis has again brought into focus the …
(2023-06-02). American Economy Adds 339,000 Jobs But Full-Time Employment Declines By 22,000. moguldom.com After near-record-low unemployment in April of 3.4 percent, the U.S. jobless rate rose to 3.7 percent in May, but employers are still finding it difficult to fill job openings and the U.S. economy continued cranking out jobs — just not for everyone. Public and private sector payrolls increased by 339,000 in May, the 29th straight …
(2023-06-02). Economy Gains 339,000 Jobs in May Though Unemployment Rises to 3.7 Percent. truthout.org The establishment and household surveys told two different stories in May. The jobs numbers for the month were surprisingly high, with the survey showing a gain of 339,000 jobs. In addition, the numbers for the prior two months were revised up, so that the three-month average now stands at 283,000 jobs. At the same time, the household survey showed a drop in employment of 310,000… |
(2023-06-03). El declive económico de Alemania. globalizacion.ca La República Federal Alemana está entrando en un peligroso declive como lo había ideado desde hace tiempo Estados Unidos, cuyas intenciones son las de debilitar y controlar a la principal economía de la Unión Europea. | La Oficina Alemana de Estadísticas…
(2023-06-03). Businesses benefit from series of tax, fee cuts. ecns.cn With businesses in China rebounding from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic since the start of this year, the nation's economic growth has accelerated.
(2023-06-03). China firmly opposes the U.S. politicizing and weaponizing trade and sci-tech issues: spokesperson. ecns.cn China is firmly opposed to the U.S. politicizing and weaponizing trade and sci-tech issues, creating obstacles for normal technological cooperation and economic and trade exchanges in the industrial community and private sectors, and disrupting the global industrial and supply chains, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at the daily news briefing on Thursday.
(2023-06-03). RCEP agreement in effect for all 15 members. ecns.cn The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement took effect on Friday for the Philippines, marking the RCEP agreement is in effect for all 15 members.
(2023-06-03). May plant output up, snapping recent lull. ecns.cn Zhao Qinghe, a senior NBS statistician, said Chinese businesses came under pressure in May, and more efforts should be made to consolidate the foundation for economic recovery.
(2023-06-03). AMLO destaca recuperación económica de México tras Covid-19. telesurtv.net Respecto al Producto Interno Bruto, López Obrador aseveró que se pronostica crezca un cuatro por ciento este año.
(2023-06-03). Russian Security Council draws up measures against sanctions. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Security Council is drawing up measures to block the West's attempts to cause an economic crisis in the country, the press service of the State body reported on Saturday.
(2023-06-02). RMB Assets Hold Long-Term Pull for Global Investors. telesurenglish.net Global investors are bullish on renminbi-denominated assets as China's economic growth momentum recovers and its financial markets further open up, financial professionals said on the sidelines of the 2023 Global Investor Conference, which opened on Thursday. | RELATED: | International investors are optimistic about China's long-term structural growth prospects, said Terry Pan, CEO for Greater China, Southeast Asia and South Korea at Invesc…
(2023-06-02). An 'Axis of Seven' to supplement SCO. peoplesdispatch.org The new "5 Plus 2 axis" with China, Russia, and five Central Asian countries will have its own mechanisms and projections, which differ from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union community…
(2023-06-02). De-dollarisation: Yet Another Hiccup or for Real?>. infobrics.org For many years, many countries around the globe were getting concerned over Washington's impositions of economic and trade sanctions as a form of weaponisation of the dollar, prompting them to diversify their portfolio of foreign currency reserves…
(2023-06-02). China and Russia's Growing BRICS Bloc Speeds Decline of U.S. Influence. infobrics.org As the United States struggles to maintain influence across vast parts of the Global South, the expanding BRICS bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is receiving more applications than ever before, signaling a growing shift in the international economic order…
(2023-06-02). US and Taiwan Sign First Trade Agreement Under New Initiative, Angering China. news.antiwar.com The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced Thursday that the US and Taiwan signed the first trade agreement under a new economic initiative that was launched last year. The deal was signed in Washington by representatives of the US and Taiwan's respective de facto embassies, the American Institute in Taiwan, and the Taipei …
(2023-06-02). Manchin, Tester and Sinema Join Senate GOP to Repeal Biden Student Debt Relief. truthout.org Economic justice advocates cried foul Thursday after the U.S. Senate passed legislation that aims to block President Joe Biden's pending student debt cancellation plan and reverse already-delivered relief. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Jon Tester (Mont.), along with right-wing Independent Sen. Krysten Sinema (Ariz.), joined Senate Republicans in supporting H.J. Res. 45. |
(2023-06-02). Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP. truthout.org Five members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted against the debt ceiling package negotiated between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and the White House on Thursday, condemning cruel provisions in the bill aimed at harming the nation's most economically vulnerable populations. The bill passed Thursday evening 63 to 36, with Senators John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania), Ed Markey (D… |
(2023-06-02). Guatemala: At least 124 Congressmen run for re-election. plenglish.com Gathered in the Efficient Congress, voters exemplified with names including Andrea Villagran who climbed in 2019 through Bienestar Nacional (BIEN) party and has been member for some time in Semilla party. | Regarding Orlando Blanco, former member of "Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE)" party, with a seat since 2012, opted to form a party with dissidents and now seeks to be re-elected with "Voluntad, Oportunidad y Solidaridad (VOS)" party. | The Center for Domestic Economic Research (CIEN), Life Project Foundation, Fijate Bien and Guatemala Visible parties recalled in the press release that the 2016 Electoral L…
(2023-06-02). De-dollarisation: Yet Another Hiccup or for Real?>. infobrics.org For many years, many countries around the globe were getting concerned over Washington's impositions of economic and trade sanctions as a form of weaponisation of the dollar, prompting them to diversify their portfolio of foreign currency reserves…
(2023-06-02). China and Russia's Growing BRICS Bloc Speeds Decline of U.S. Influence. infobrics.org As the United States struggles to maintain influence across vast parts of the Global South, the expanding BRICS bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is receiving more applications than ever before, signaling a growing shift in the international economic order…
(2023-06-02). US and Taiwan Sign First Trade Agreement Under New Initiative, Angering China. news.antiwar.com The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced Thursday that the US and Taiwan signed the first trade agreement under a new economic initiative that was launched last year. The deal was signed in Washington by representatives of the US and Taiwan's respective de facto embassies, the American Institute in Taiwan, and the Taipei …
(2023-06-02). Manchin, Tester and Sinema Join Senate GOP to Repeal Biden Student Debt Relief. truthout.org Economic justice advocates cried foul Thursday after the U.S. Senate passed legislation that aims to block President Joe Biden's pending student debt cancellation plan and reverse already-delivered relief. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Jon Tester (Mont.), along with right-wing Independent Sen. Krysten Sinema (Ariz.), joined Senate Republicans in supporting H.J. Res. 45. |
(2023-06-02). Sanders, 4 Senate Democrats Vote Against Debt Limit Bill With Cuts to SNAP. truthout.org Five members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted against the debt ceiling package negotiated between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and the White House on Thursday, condemning cruel provisions in the bill aimed at harming the nation's most economically vulnerable populations. The bill passed Thursday evening 63 to 36, with Senators John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania), Ed Markey (D… |
(2023-06-02). Guatemala: At least 124 Congressmen run for re-election. plenglish.com Gathered in the Efficient Congress, voters exemplified with names including Andrea Villagran who climbed in 2019 through Bienestar Nacional (BIEN) party and has been member for some time in Semilla party. | Regarding Orlando Blanco, former member of "Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE)" party, with a seat since 2012, opted to form a party with dissidents and now seeks to be re-elected with "Voluntad, Oportunidad y Solidaridad (VOS)" party. | The Center for Domestic Economic Research (CIEN), Life Project Foundation, Fijate Bien and Guatemala Visible parties recalled in the press release that the 2016 Electoral L…
(2023-06-02). BRICS Bloc — BRICS+ New Members. infobrics.org Emerging markets around the world are interested in joining the BRICS group which is more focused on business than values…
(2023-06-02). People's Health Tribunal Finds Shell and Total Energy Guilty of Harming African Communities. towardfreedom.org During a People's Health Tribunal, environmental, health, and human rights activists deplored extractive corporations in Africa for exploiting natural resources and for sowing poverty and disease. Peoples Health Dispatch reports.
(2023-06-03). Model motion: Break the link with Labour. thecommunists.org This model motion for use by trade unionists and others is included in our upcoming pamphlet Manifesto for the Crisis, which will be available to buy soon in the party bookshop. ***** This [conference]* condemns the Labour party's century-long history of prioritising the interests of Britain's imperialist ruling class over the interests of working-class people …
(2023-06-03). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Minnesota Is High On Progress. levernews.com Happy June! It's a new month and we have more good news.Minnesota has passed an avalanche of progressive legislation, and Washington is proving that wealth taxes work. Plus, Illinois Democrats pass a budget, New York City gets its first pizza shop worker's union, the National Labor Relations Board sets a precedent against non-compete clauses, and more.Minnesota Progressives Are On A Roll: In terms of passing laws that make a difference, Minnesota's lawmakers have been on a
(2023-06-03). Acuerdan redactar primer borrador contra contaminación de plásticos. telesurtv.net Los delegados del Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación sobre Plásticos aseguran que elaborarán un borrador inicial antes de su próxima reunión en Kenia en noviembre.
(2023-06-03). Colisión de trenes en Odisha, India, deja al menos 261 muertos. telesurtv.net La funcionaria indicó que recibió instrucciones del ministro principal Naveen Patnaik, de acudir a la zona del percance para supervisar las labores de rescate.
(2023-06-03). From lift off to splash down: An update on Mayo Clinic stem cells in space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's been six years since Mayo Clinic physician Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., watched stem cells from his regenerative medicine laboratory blast into space as part of a research effort to see if zero gravity would help the cells multiply faster. Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience a stroke annually, according to the World Health Organization. Currently, stroke remains a top cause of death and disability in the world. Finding new therapies for stroke is important…
(2023-06-03). Mayo neuroscientists discover unknown brain area involved in movement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's long been accepted that the part of the brain called the primary motor cortex controls body movements. Certain groups of cells direct specific movements — for example, of the feet, hands or tongue. The cells of the primary motor cortex are organized as a type of topographical map of corresponding body parts in the central sulcus, a fold in the brain's outermost layer called the cerebral cortex. Mayo Clinic scientists and their international collaborators…
(2023-06-03). South Australian Labor government imposes draconian anti-protest laws. wsws.org Under the guise of cracking down on climate change protests that triggered a minor traffic delay, Labor joined hands with the Liberal Party to pass laws that ban any activity that disrupts "free passage of a public place."
(2023-06-03). ILWU Local 52 Gabriel Prawl On Firings In Seattle, Growing Anger & West Coast Work Action. indybay.org ILWU longshore workers are facing direct union busting by the PMA and shipping bosses. In Seattle a walkout took place after longshore workers worked to health and safety rules. Seattle Local 52 past president Gabriel Prawl talks about the conditions that are developing on the docks and why anger is growing among ILWU members.
(2023-06-03). Milwaukee: Community gathers for mural unveiling at Lucille Berrien Park. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On Sunday, May 28, dozens of community members gathered at Lucille Berrien Park for the official unveiling of a new mural to commemorate Lucille. The mural came about through a collaborative effort between the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, True Skool Inc., and the Milwaukee Parks Foundation. | Milwaukee has a rich history of oppressed nationality figures who have carried the struggle for liberation, but they are rarely highlighted in the history books. Lucille Berrien, who recently turned 95, is one of those figures. Her legacy is filled with remarkable accomplishment…
(2023-06-03). Las 3 del día: Temporada de lluvias, la Franja y la Ruta de la Seda y otras noticias de la semana (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Saludos a todos los seguidores de "Las 3 del día". Este viernes 2 de junio de 2023 hacemos un resumen de lo más importante ocurrido en la semana en nuestro país y en el contexto internacional."Las 3 del día" es el podcast de Cubadebate que tiene de todo un poco en materia informativa. En la voz de nuestros editores, periodistas y colaboradores escucha un podcast resumen.
(2023-06-03). Peligra labor de agencia de la ONU que asiste a palestinos. telesurtv.net UNRWA necesita 50 millones USD para no empezar con déficit el 2024 y 75 millones más para apoyar con alimentos a Gaza.
(2023-06-02). In historic step backward, the Supreme Court limits the right to strike. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—By an 8-1 vote, the right-wing-dominated U.S. Supreme Court has curbed the right of the nation's workers to strike by allowing companies to sue unions in state courts whenever they wish for alleged "damage" strikers cause, overruling the National Labor Relations Board even if it is already investigating and handling the dispute. It is no …
(2023-06-02). Australian state Labor government cuts social services, jobs amid skyrocketing debt. wsws.org The Victorian government's regressive measures represent only a down payment for the sharper austerity cuts demanded by the ruling class.
(2023-06-02). Unions Can Still Strike; Don't Let The Supreme Court Tell You Otherwise. popularresistance.org The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers' rights. But it could have been much worse. | Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can't generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in the future. | The practical impact of the Court's decision is that employers will be suing unions more often for alleged property damage caused by strikes—and that therefore unions (and their attorneys) are likely to be more cautious. | B…
(2023-06-02). Colombia: President Petro Rallies Support for Labor Reforms. orinocotribune.com The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that he would join the march called by the trade unions of the South American country on June 7, in support of reform projects that could materialize in Congress. Petro will participate in the "Engaging Bogotá for Social Reforms" conference together with union organizations such as the Central Union of Workers (CUT), the General Confederation of Labor, and others. | "This time, I will not be on the balcony. I will march alongside the working people," the Colombian president announced via social media, "and I hope that those who voted to make a change in Colombia…
(2023-06-02). New analysis shows wealth tax could raise +400B over 10 years. taxfairness.ca Estimates are based on a 1% tax on households with net wealth above 10 million.
(2023-06-03). At-home services find traction among Gen Z. ecns.cn Door-to-door (DTD) services have shifted from a luxury use pattern to a routine consumption mode in China.
(2023-06-03). Global Financial Meltdown: Sweeping Deregulation of the US Banking System. globalresearch.ca The financial sector reforms of the late 1999s had set the stage for the current financial crisis…
(2023-06-03). Worcester teachers must draw lessons from union sellouts across Massachusetts. wsws.org In every district in Massachusetts where teachers went on strike over the past two years—or had voted to strike before last-minute negotiations behind closed doors averted action—contracts included raises that fell far below the rate of inflation.
(2023-06-03). World Health Assembly: The world should be more like Cuba. mronline.org 
The world is still suffering from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Inflation, supply chain crises, and shortages of medicines and basic goods continue to affect most of the world's countries, especially those less developed and besieged by the major powers, such as Cuba, but this is not news.
(2023-06-02). Rep. Ro Khanna: Avoiding Default Was Necessary, But Debt Deal Was Passed at Expense of "Most Vulnerable" democracynow.org 
After a contentious battle with the Republican House majority, President Biden and Congress have agreed on a bipartisan deal suspending the debt ceiling until January 1, 2025. Among other concessions to Republicans, the deal caps domestic spending below the current rate of inflation, allows for larger increases to the military budget, implements new work requirements for social programs and fast-tracks the approval and construction of the controversial 300-plus-mile-long fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline through West Virginia and Virginia. Our guest, California Congressmember Ro Khanna, is among a number of pr…
(2023-06-03). New Russian Suicide Drone Passed Tests In Special Military Operation Zone. southfront.org 
The Privet-82 suicide drone. Source: the Oko design bureau. | A new type of Russian suicide drones, dubbed Privet-82, have successfully completed tests in the special military operation zone in Ukraine and are now being prepared for their combat employment, the Oko design bureau told
(2023-06-03). Eric Zuesse: How the U.S. Media Lie About the Debt-Limit Bill. southfront.org 
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(2023-06-03). The US Spends More on Defense [sic] Than the Next 10 Countries Combined. dissidentvoice.org 
I could go on for pages about the myriad myths of both U.S. military spending and U.S. military "glory." In fact, I've written two books about it — plus hundreds of articles. For the sake of this post, I'll share just one example of our [sic] beloved and expensive armed forces in action: During the …
(2023-06-02). Attacks on student loan forgiveness threaten millions in the US. peoplesdispatch.org US Senators from the Republican and Democrat parties pushed to quickly approve the bipartisan debt ceiling deal on Thursday night, June 1. Republicans, led by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, successfully negotiated severe cuts on government spending in a way that will hurt workers
(2023-06-02). Headlines for June 2, 2023. democracynow.org Senate Approves Debt Deal Limiting Domestic Spending and Rolling Back Climate Protections, Senate Votes to Rescind Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan, Russia Fires More Missiles at Kyiv Amid Fresh Cross-Border Attacks from Ukraine, U.N. Warns Foundering Black Sea Grain Deal Could Exacerbate Food Crisis, Zelensky Presses EU and NATO to Grant Ukraine Membership; China Calls for Peace Talks, Protesters Disrupt Arms Convention as Canadian Defense Minister Touts Cybersecurity Plans, Rights Groups Slam "Sham Trial" for Iranian Journalists Who Helped Expose Death of Mahsa Amini, Workers Protest Florida&#…
(2023-06-02). Report: Private Security Firm G4S To Divest From Israel. popularresistance.org Private security firm G4S is to divest completely from Israel, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement reported yesterday in an announcement billed as a "major win for human rights activism against corporate complicity." G4S' parent company, Allied Universal, is said to have sold all its remaining business in apartheid Israel following years of campaigns waged by the BDS movement for Palestinian rights. | G4S suffered serious "reputational damage" and lost lucrative investment contracts because of pro-Palestine activism. Several other human rights campaigns have also targeted G4S over what campaigners h…
(2023-06-02). Rio Grande LNG's Developer Led Ghostwriting Campaign. popularresistance.org In March, a man named David Irizarry wrote a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in support of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to be built in Brownsville, Texas. The Rio Grande LNG project (RGLNG), estimated to cost more than $11 billion, would be the largest private sector investment in Texas' history. But it was awaiting a key decision from FERC. | "As you know, the US appeals court of the DC circuit rejected all but two of the claims put forward by opponents of RGLNG related to RGLNG's FERC order," Irizarry wrote. Irizarry is not in the gas business, nor does he deal with energy pol…
(2023-06-02). Overworked And Understaffed Dollar General Workers Rally Against Cuts. popularresistance.org On May 31, Dollar General workers rallied and marched towards the annual meeting of company shareholders to demand safe working conditions in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As workers mobilized, shareholders voted to approve a resolution put forward by a progressive-leaning investment firm to conduct an independent worker safety and well-being audit on the company, despite Dollar General advising shareholders to vote no. The company argues that it already performs its own safety checks and audits, while the investment firm claims that Dollar General is unclear if employee feedback at all informs its safety policies.
(2023-06-03). Federal call center contractor Maximus carries out second round of layoffs in six months. wsws.org The job cuts are being made while Maximus is preparing to reap huge profits from the resumption of Medicaid disenrollment restrictions enacted during the pandemic.
(2023-06-03). War for Profit: A Very Short History. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-03). Hunger Profiteers, Granny Killers and Skin-Deep Morality. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-02). Democracy Under Capitalism – What is it? podcasters.spotify.com Does democracy exist? What is it? What isn't it? What are we told about it? Where do these ideas come from? Can capitalism, a system based on exploitation, profit, and oppression, truly be "liberal", "free" or "Democratic"? For more on this and maybe an answer or to, give this episode a listen!
(2023-06-03). Efforts sought to curb minors' online addiction. ecns.cn "If accounts are easily obtained from the internet, our country's measures against addiction to online games among children, such as regulations, will be meaningless," the paper quoted the mother as saying.It also ordered game providers to adopt real-name registration of users and take more action to prevent children under 18 from becoming obsessed with online games.
(2023-06-02). Like tobacco and Big Oil, secret docs show chemical companies knew PFAS dangers. nationofchange.org "The industry used several strategies that have been shown common to tobacco, pharmaceutical, and other industries to influence science and regulation—most notably, suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse."
(2023-06-02). How Capitalists are Scheming to Use AI as a Weapon Against Workers. thealtworld.com Sam Altman, the chief executive of the San Francisco start-up OpenAI, testified before members of Congress about regulations for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology. | Belinda Li, a PhD student at MIT working on natural language processing and machine learning, explains what AI might mean for workers.
(2023-06-03). The US Censors Dissenting Voices: On the Attacks Against the Midwestern Marx Institute. orinocotribune.com By Edward Liger Smith, Carlos L. Garrido, and Noah Khrachvik — May 31, 2023 | The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says that "Congress shall make no law… Abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Yet in 2023 the United States is attempting to extradite Julian Assange because he
(2023-06-02). The U.S. censors Dissenting Voices: On the attacks against the Midwestern Marx Institute. mronline.org 
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says that "Congress shall make no law… Abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
(2023-06-03). Strikes across Italy opposing Meloni's social cuts and war policy. wsws.org In Milan, Naples and Turin, strikers marched through the city center chanting, "Abbassate le armi, alzate i salari!" (Down with arms, up with wages!).
(2023-06-02). Ecuadorian trade unions and social movements condemn dismissal of workers from government ministry. peoplesdispatch.org Over 35 workers, including Juan Fernando Rodríguez Escobar, President of the Ecuadorian Solidarity Workers Confederation, have been dismissed from the Ministry of Government. The illegal dismissals are believed to be linked to the ongoing collective bargaining process for better wages and working conditions…
(2023-06-03). Canada is burning. Capitalism stoked the flames. mronline.org 
Wildfires are tearing through the Canadian province of Alberta, the heart of Canada's lucrative oil and gas industry.
(2023-06-02). Georgi Dimitrov's "United Front: The Struggle Against Fascism and War" and its Value for Our Moment. libya360.wordpress.com Turner Roth Introduction In a period of increasing tensions, where world powers, caught in the systemic compulsions of our contemporary capitalism dominated by the United States axis, draw closer to forms of world-historical conflict, a third world war being that thing which may if it comes to pass seal the fate of the human species…
(2023-06-02). Bezos Is Planning To Replace the Present US Imperialism With a 'Decolonized' Version of Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — May 29, 2023 | The project by Jeff Bezos and other oligarchs to weaponize the concept of anti-colonialism towards reinforcing capitalism goes deeper than their "decolonial" NGOs. This is because whereas these NGOs are relatively easy for developing radicals to recognize as anti-revolutionary, there are other, more insidious ways that imperialism-compatible "anti-colonial" politics is getting normalized. The effort by Bezos to set up his "Earth Fund" so that he can
(2023-06-02). 45 Bags Filled With Human Remains Discovered by Mexico Police. telesurenglish.net During a recent investigation into the disappearance of seven young individuals in Jalisco, located in Western Mexico, a minimum of 45 bags containing human remains were discovered in a ravine. | Related: | The bags were found in the depths of a 40-meter ravine located in the Zapopan municipality, which is considered to be a suburban area of Guadalajara, an expansive industrial center. | "Forty-five bags with human…
(2023-06-03). With less than two months to go before the deadline, Teamsters bureaucrats still have not begun strike vote at UPS. wsws.org The new Teamsters administration has pledged repeatedly to strike UPS if a deal is not in place by July 31, but is weeks behind schedule sending out strike authorization ballots to 340,000 members.
(2023-06-03). Sri Lanka's Neoliberal Nightmare, Widespread Famine Triggered by Covid-19 Lockdown and an Unpayable External Debt. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-02). Honduras: Psychological Operations Against Xiomara Castro's Government. orinocotribune.com By Ricardo Arturo Salgado — May 29, 2023 | The right-wing wars in Latin America are waged—to a great extent—in the minds of people, especially those who still think they are part of the privileged class, despite the fact that neoliberalism is gradually making them lose purchasing power. Psychological operations, whose spearheads are in the media and social networks, have been relentless against the progressive government of President Xiomara Castro since the very day she took office. | In Honduras, private media constitutes 98% of all media, and the number of troll and bot farms created by the na…
(2023-06-02). Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset". Global Debt and Neoliberal "Shock Treatment" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-02). Workers World Party intersex candidate opens Seattle City Council campaign. workers.org 
Seattle Liv Morgan Liv Morgan, an intersex Workers World Party member, declared her candidacy for Seattle City Council, District 3, on May 25. Her campaign as an official write-in candidate is breaking new ground in the struggle of oppressed genders for representation, visibility and for socialism. Abandoned and orphaned, and . . . |
(2023-06-02). Brazil: Can Lula's plan bring peace to Ukraine? greenleft.org.au Israel Dutra, of the Brazilian Socialist Left Movement within the Socialism and Liberty Party, speaks to Federico Fuentes about Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's peace proposal for the war in Ukraine.
(2023-06-03). Xi visits a Beijing school ahead of International Children's Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited Beijing Yuying School on Wednesday morning ahead of International Children's Day, which falls on June 1.
(2023-06-02). Communist Party of Swaziland to launch campaign for release of its member Mvuselelo Mkhabela and other political prisoners. peoplesdispatch.org 21-year-old Mvuselelo Mkhabela, a Central Committee member of the banned Communist Party of Swaziland, who had continued organizing anti-monarchist resistance underground after escaping police custody with a bullet wound, was arrested in April and tortured again…
(2023-06-02). U.S. Empire: Most Murderous Killing Machine in History. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov New study finds U.S. responsible for nearly 300 million deaths—and counting In September, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation—established by a bipartisan act of Congress in 1993—opened the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., which aims to spotlight the plight of the alleged 100 million victims of Communist ideology. The 100 million figure was…
(2023-06-02). Solidarity with the people of Serbia against Nato-backed violence in Kosovo. thecommunists.org The following statement and call for solidarity has been issued by the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ). ***** The New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) strongly condemns the violent intrusion of police forces of the Albanian pro-imperialist authorities in Pristina (Kosovo) to the buildings of the municipalities of Zveƒçan, Leposaviƒá and Zubin Potok, in …