(2024-05-01). Students push for divestment from military-industrial complex. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-05-01). Day 208 roundtable: Debunking new 7 October "mass rapes" hoax; Israel insists on Rafah invasion. electronicintifada.net News report with Nora Barrows-Friedman (01: 44); Ali Abunimah debunks new "mass rapes" hoax (25: 19); Journalist and teacher Donya Abu Sitta reports from Gaza (01: 26: 10); Jon Elmer analyzes latest resistance videos from Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen (01: 40: 46); Group discussion on Rafah and US campuses (02: 24: 18).
(2024-05-01). Colombia to break diplomatic ties with Israel. colombiareports.com Colombia's government will break ties with Israel, President Gustavo Petro said at annual Labor Day celebrations in the capital Bogota. In a speech, Petro said that "the era of genocide,…
(2024-05-01). NYPD Clears Out Pro-Palestine Protests at Columbia University. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday nighyt, New York Police Department (NYPD) stormed Columbia University's Hamilton Hall to evict pro-Palestinian students stationed there. | RELATED: | The plan of Irruption arises because the authorities of the Columbia University, granted total authorization to intervene in any place of the Campus. | Protesters stormed Hamilton Hall in the early hours of Tuesday morning, shortly after the rectory began suspending college students…
(2024-05-01). "Medicalization": Profit and Behavior-Control. dissidentvoice.org Thanks to the credulity and docility of the majority of Americans, Big Pharma has largely succeeded in medicalizing virtually every deviation from corporate-dictated, machine-like, behavioral uniformity. In an era of expanding ignorance, fear sells—especially through meticulously crafted TV ads. ("Ask your doctor if Viagra may be right for you.") The collusion between Big Pharma and …
(2024-05-01). University Investments: Divesting from the Military-Industrial Complex. dissidentvoice.org The rage and protest against Israel's campaign in Gaza, ongoing since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, has stirred student activity across a number of US university campuses and beyond. Echoes of the Vietnam anti-war protests are being cited. The docile consumers of education are being prodded and found interested. University administrators and managers are, …
(2024-05-01). Strike for Palestine this May Day and Nakba Day. socialistproject.ca 
This May Day and Nakba Day, we, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions — Gaza, urgently appeal to our brothers and sisters in the international trade union movement to take a stand in solidarity with Palestine by joining us in collective action to disrupt business as usual. We ask you to challenge the status quo in your workplaces and communities, refusing to support violence against Palestinians. Raise your voices and take action to disrupt the flow of commerce and trade that sustains Israel's military occupation and exploitation of Palestinian workers. | Our people, especially those in Gaza…
(2024-05-01). How Africa's National Liberation Struggles Brought Democracy to Europe. orinocotribune.com 
By Vijay Prashad — Apr 25, 2024 | Fifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, the people of Portugal took to the streets of their cities and towns in enormous numbers to overthrow the fascist dictatorship of the Estado Novo ('New State'), formally established in 1926. Fascist Portugal—led first by António de Oliveira Salazar until 1968 and then by Marcelo Caetano—was welcomed into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in 1949, the United Nations in 1955, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961 and signed a pact with the European Economic Community in 1972. The…
(2024-05-01). Venezuela Warns that Washington Is Trying to Divide Revolutionary Forces in Bolivia. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, warned that the United States intends to divide the popular and revolutionary forces in Bolivia in order to recolonize Latin America. | "The main goal of the US empire and the Bolivian fascists is to divide the Bolivian socialist and revolutionary forces, and to turn them against each other to a point impossible to reconcile the leadership of comrade Evo Morales, the leadership of President Lucho Arce, that is the plan," said the Venezuelan president on Monday, April 29, during the 43rd episode of his TV program Con Maduro+. | During the Digital Zone segment of the prog…
(2024-05-01). Tribal Groups Want Full Ninth Circuit Court To Rehear Oak Flat Appeal. popularresistance.org An Apache nonprofit is asking the Ninth Circuit's entire 29-judge panel to review its lawsuit that seeks to block a copper mining company from destroying a sacred Indigenous religious site, arguing that an en banc hearing is warranted given the appellate court's latest split decision on the land transfer. | In a 268-page petition for a special en banc rehearing, the Apache Stronghold on Monday argued that Ninth Circuit panels have now twice tried to define "substantial burden" in the case's context, and, given the vast power it holds over the lives of Native Americans, unique circumstances warrant a full-court re…
(2024-05-01). What Are 'Food Barons' And Why Should You Care? popularresistance.org I've known Austin Frerick since 2019, when he was a researcher at the Open Markets Institute. After he became a fellow at Yale's Thurmond Arnold Project, another anti-monopoly thinktank, we collaborated to report a feature for Vox on "The Hog Barons." He's gone on to expand this idea to a full book, titled Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry, that provides a portrait of our food system through stories of its oligarchs. Austin enlisted me for some editorial consultation while the book was under contract, and today I asked him a few questions about the book and how it helps us unders…
(2024-05-01). Eurozone Economic Growth Reached Very Low Levels in Q1 2024. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the European statistical office Eurostat confirmed that both the Eurozone and European Union's (EU) economies expanded by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter. | RELATED: | In the fourth quarter of 2023, gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 0.1 percent in the euro area and remained stable in the EU. | Germany and France, Europe's two largest economies, experienced grow…
(2024-05-01). Russians Call to Fight Fascism in Ukraine on Labor Day. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Russian Communist Party advocated the eradication of "fascism in Ukraine" during an event in Moscow on the occasion of the International Workers Day. | RELATED: | "Today we celebrate this holiday and set ourselves several concrete tasks, which are impossible to solve without consolidating all the state and patriotic forces that love the homeland," said Gennady Zyuganov, the 76-year-old leader of the Communist Party.
(2024-05-01). Cubans Ratify Their Commitment to the Revolution on Labor Day. telesurenglish.net From the early hours of Wednesday, Cubans marched towards the Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana, an emblematic place where they celebrate International Workers Day. | RELATED: | Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, revolutionary leader Raul Castro, and thousands of people were present at a site that symbolizes the struggle of the world's peoples. | "Once again, millions of Cubans are showing that we remain f…
(2024-05-01). Angola: Wage Disagreements on May Day. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, disagreements between the trade union confederations and the government over wages and other issues marred Angola's May Day commemorations today, a public holiday, but without celebrations or parades. | Related: | The Political Bureau of the Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), on the occasion, expressed "full confidence in an auspicious outcome of the ongoing process of talks". | In a statement, the poli…
(2024-05-01). Immigrant-Led Organizing Points the Way to a Better World for All Workers. truthout.org "A world without borders is necessary if we are serious about ending the ravages of imperialism, the violent extraction of capitalism, and the oppressive racial social organization of our world," writes migrant justice activist Harsha Walia. Walia's claim points to how the carceral, exclusionary immigration system weakens labor rights not just for immigrant workers, but for all workers. |
(2024-05-01). University Investments: Divesting from the Military-Industrial Complex. globalresearch.ca
(2024-05-01). States of the Unions: The 'Where' of the US Labor Movement. cepr.net In 2023, the share of US workers who were members of a union continued to hover at 10 percent. The union membership rate in the public sector (32.5 percent) was more than five times the rate in the private sector (6.0 percent). However, these summary membership statistics conceal substantial geographic variation in US union membership …
(2024-05-01). USC Grad Student Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against University over Arrests. democracynow.org 
As protests continue on campuses across North America, we go to the University of Southern California, where the union representing about 3,000 graduate student workers at USC has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school to end campus militarization and drop charges against students and faculty. The "rampant violence that they inflicted on our workers" violates the National Labor Relations Act, says Margaret Davis, president of UAW Local 872. "It was a clear act of retaliation because people were engaging in pro-Palestinian free speech, which they have a right to."…
(2024-05-01). Looking for a Better Paying Job? Good News. otherwords.org Changing jobs can be the best way to get a raise. But employers often force workers to sign "noncompete clauses," making it harder for them to move to better jobs — and artificially depressing wages. | That will change later this year. | The Federal Trade Commission recently issued
(2024-05-01). Communist Labor Party denounces rights violation in Dom. Republic. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, May 1 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Labor Party (PCT) of the Dominican Republic said that workers and the popular sectors suffer from the consequences of a general health law and a social security system built in a lucrative business.
(2024-05-01). It's May Day! Understanding How Every Worker Is Exploited by Their Boss. soundcloud.com On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff explain why and how workers actually do make all of our goods, including what capitalists claim is what they bring to the table—the production equipment, buildings, desks, work tables, machines to harvest raw materials, and more. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the …
(2024-05-01). Lula authorises law turning carnivals into cultural heritage. tvbrics.com 
This law recognises carnival blocks and bands as a manifestation of the national culture, which generates employment and income for thousands of families…
(2024-05-01). Demand the release of Bogdan Syrotiuk, socialist opponent of NATO's proxy war, from a Ukrainian prison. wsws.org On Thursday, April 25, Bogdan Syrotiuk—a socialist opponent of the right-wing Zelensky regime and the NATO-instigated Ukraine-Russia war—was arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU, in his hometown of Pervomaisk in southern Ukraine.
(2024-05-01). Australia: Fight the climate change disaster, become an SEP electoral member. wsws.org What is required is the struggle for socialism, based on a turn to the working class, the social force whose fundamental interests align with reconstructing society to address the climate crisis.
(2024-05-01). Nick Burns: Student Debt in American Society. newleftreview.org The intense debate around American student loans has largely been cast in moral terms—fairness, forgiveness, desert. Nick Burns instead provides a hard-headed analysis of the political and economic interests that built a credit pyramid out of higher education.
(2024-05-01). North Tyneside Conservatives 'Impersonate Labour' in Alleged Bid to 'Confuse the Electorate' Over Suspended Candidate. bylinetimes.com 
(2024-05-01). Gurbani echoes through UK Parliament in celebration of Baisakhi. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: At the heart of the UK Parliament complex in London, the soulful melodies of Gurbani and messages of unity resonated during a groundbreaking Baisakhi celebration this week.Hosted by the British Indian think-tank 1928 Institute, alongside diaspora membership organizations City Sikhs and the British Punjabi Welfare Association (BPWA), the event convened a diverse gathering of professionals, community leaders, and philanthropists at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Room on Monday evening. Its aim: to shine a spotlight on the enduring ties between the UK and India, as well as the invaluable…
(2024-05-01). Dr Motsuenyane: A torchbearer of black economic empowerment. sanews.gov.za Dr Motsuenyane: A torchbearer of black economic empowerment | Small Business Development Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has described the late Dr Sam Motsuenyane as a doyen of black business and a torchbearer of black economic empowerment. | "He represents a generation of black entrepreneurs who, despite formidable odds, managed to take their destinies into their own hands and built business empires whose successes defied the apartheid logic," Ndabeni-Abrahams said. | The Minister said Dr Motsuenyane contributed enormously to the downfall of apartheid and was one of the architects of South Africa's new democr…
(2024-05-01). Equality for women will help eliminate violence against them. socialist-alliance.org 
Labor's package to help women escape violence is welcome but not nearly enough. Angela Carr argues that we need to be clear on what drives men to commit violence against women and address that, as well as assisting victim/survivors.
(2024-05-01). Why China should reassess its strategy in Argentina and Latin America. scmp.com No rational Argentinian politician would risk China's substantial investments but US offers of free trade to Latin America and steelmaker complaints about cheap Chinese imports threaten to turn the tide.
(2024-05-01). Kohei Saito: Greening Marx in Japan. newleftreview.org The Japanese context of decades-long economic stagnation has helped to generate an unexpected reading of Marx as a proto-degrowth proponent. Kōhei Saitō discusses his novel synthesis of Kuruma School historical materialism, German philology and American eco-socialism.
(2024-05-01). Lorna Finlayson: On Lesser Evilism. newleftreview.org The standard argument for backing hawkish centre-left parties remains the 'lesser evil'. Lorna Finlayson interrogates that line of reasoning and the assumptions on which it rests: crude consequentialism, narrow minded electoralism and covering up the realities of Starmer's Labour.
(2024-05-01). Black business called to be part of rebuilding SA economy. sanews.gov.za Black business called to be part of rebuilding SA economy | President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on black business and black industrialists to be part of efforts to rebuild the country's economy. | President Ramaphosa made the call at the Black Business Council (BBC) gala dinner held at Kempton Park in Johannesburg on Tuesday night. | He warned that without investment there can be no jobs, and without job creation on a large scale "our prospects for achieving full economic transformation are diminished". | "By strategically investing in the economy we are laying the groundwork for prosperity, connectivity, and op…
(2024-05-01). May Day: Workers' Struggles, International Solidarity, Political Aspirations. socialistproject.ca For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe.
(2024-05-01). How China's economic diplomacy can defuse tensions with the Philippines. scmp.com Returning to a supposed Duterte-era deal to preserve peace in the Spratly Islands would be a pragmatic step for the Philippines amid increased militarisation. China should opt for economic investment instead of military assertiveness which only serves to harden negative public opinion among Filipinos.
(2024-05-01). Extractive 'green' capitalists are abusing workers and communities in Europe and Asia for transition minerals. thecanary.co Rampant extractive, exploitative capitalism is rearing its ugly head — but this time, it's over the transition to greener, cleaner energy. As the world grapples with the transition away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis, nations have been on the hunt for the vital minerals needed to power this shift to renewable technologies. …
(2024-05-01). Michael Mann: Explaining the Irrationality of War. newleftreview.org Drawing on eight years of comparative-historical research, Michael Mann overturns accepted wisdom on the bellicosity of democracies, the economic grounds for war and the rational calculations of states in a rivalrous world system.
(2024-05-01). Rob Lucas: From Thick to Thin. newleftreview.org Rob Lucas on Lorraine Daston, Rules. A historian of science tackles the thinning of 'rules': how paradigms to play with became regulations and algorithms to obey.
(2024-05-01). China has yet to join the 'rich country' club. Has the middle-income trap been sprung? scmp.com Predictions China would have already joined the group of high-income nations have yet to bear fruit. Is it still possible to break through the middle-income ceiling — and is it still an important benchmark?
(2024-05-01). EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late. grist.org 
Last week, the EPA
(2024-05-01). Government pays tribute to South Africa's workers. sanews.gov.za Government pays tribute to South Africa's workers | As South Africa joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Workers' Day, government has paid tribute to all workers, especially frontline workers who continue to provide essential services on this public holiday. | Celebrated annually on 1 May, International Workers' Day or May Day, pays tribute to the historical struggle of workers and their trade unions for solidarity and fair employment standards. | This year's International Workers' Day is commemorated under the theme: "30 Years of Freedom". | This year also marks the 133-year anniversary of Ma…
(2024-05-01). Chinese scientist, who released COVID-19 sequence, returns to lab following protest. ptcnews.tv PTC news Desk: Zhang Yongzhen, the pioneering scientist credited with publishing the initial sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China, has been granted permission to re-enter his laboratory following a high-profile sit-in protest staged outside the facility.In a Weibo post published just after midnight on Wednesday, Zhang announced that the medical center housing his lab had tentatively agreed to allow him and his team to resume their research activities. "Now, team members can enter and leave the laboratory freely," Zhang stated, indicating a positive step forward in resolving the dispute. He further mentioned o…
(2024-05-01). Rusia exige rapidez y calidad en la producción de armas. telesurtv.net Rusia ha firmado contratos gubernamentales con empresas industriales que garanticen la calidad y reducción del tiempo en la producción de armamento militar.
(2024-05-01). Trabajadores de todo el mundo se movilizan por sus derechos. telesurtv.net El Día Internacional de los Trabajadores acogió movilizaciones en defensa de mejoras laborales, en su mayoría pacíficas, y también en rechazo al genocidio de Israel en Gaza.
(2024-05-01). Los cubanos dependen de su trabajo decisivo. radiohc.cu Como cada año, próximos al Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, en Cuba se reconoce, estimula y condecora a ciudadanos con larga entrega de conocimientos, habilidades y consagración a puestos de labor en la producción de bienes, servicios, en la educación, la ciencia y el arte.
(2024-05-01). Trabajadores en el mundo reclaman sus derechos laborales. radiohc.cu Ciento 35 años después de instituido, el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores continúa siendo en gran parte de los países del mundo una jornada de lucha en reclamo de los derechos laborales y por condiciones dignas de trabajo para todos.
(2024-05-01). Sentimientos patrios y compromisos renovados de colaboradores cubanos en Venezuela en el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Con muchas motivaciones, mensajes de amor y solidaridad, y los sueños de un mundo mejor y de justicia, los colaboradores cubanos en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela festejan este Primero de Mayo, Día Internacional de los Trabajadores.
(2024-05-01). Firings for Israel protest 'illegal': Ex-Google workers. newarab.com 
A group of workers at Alphabet Inc's The complaint was filed late Monday with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to No Tech For Apartheid, a group affiliated with some of the workers. The group said the complaint alleges that by firing the wo…
(2024-05-01). Abu Dhabi-backed group ends Telegraph takeover bid. newarab.com 
An Abu Dhabi-backed group planning to take over Britain's Telegraph Media Group (TMG) said Tuesday it will withdraw and sell on the business after the RedBird IMI, a joint venture between US firm RedBird Capital and Abu Dhabi's International Media Investments, struck a £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) deal with TMG's previous owners, the Barclay family, in November. | The agreement, which has faced opposition over its potential impact on freedom of speech given Abu Dhabi's pres…
(2024-05-01). Can Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 still succeed. newarab.com 
With Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 past the halfway mark, the ambitious plan to redefine the nation and move away from its traditional oil dependency faces financial obstacles, prompting a scaling back of its most audacious projects. | Echoing these challenges, Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan remarked at the That follo…