(2023-05-09). Parents speak out against reopening of Detroit elementary school amid a cluster of "mystery" illnesses. wsws.org "They want the kids in school, so parents are on the job to keep the so-called ceconomy running. They will sacrifice as many people as needed. How can a child die, and we get no communications?"
(2023-05-09). China's trade grows 8.9% in April, faster than expectations. ecns.cn China's trade sector grew 8.9 percent in April in yuan's terms, data released by the Chinese customs showed on Tuesday.
(2023-05-09). Tunisian Minister for Strengthening Economic Ties With Spain. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, issued a call for the consolidation of economic ties between Tunisia and Spain, as well as the implementation of mutually beneficial cooperation programs. | Related: | According to Saied, during an official meeting, Xiana Mendez Bertolo, Spanish Deputy Minister for Commerce, and himself, discussed the progress made under the existing cooperation programs. | Saied also stated that they…
(2023-05-09). Senator Whitehouse: 275 of 315 Pages of GOP Debt Limit Bill Are Big Oil Favors. truthout.org As congressional Republicans unite around their plan to hold the economy hostage in order to advance their extremist debt limit package, some Democrats are pointing out that the vast majority of the bill is dedicated to favors for the fossil fuel industry. Last week, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the Limit, Save, Grow Act, dubbed the "Default on America" bill by Democrats. |
(2023-05-09). Launch of northbound trading of Swap Connect to further boost China's financial opening-up. ecns.cn The northbound trading link of the Swap Connect between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will commence on May 15.
(2023-05-09). Government of Bolivia confirms stability with results. plenglish.com La Paz, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, highlighted today the recovery of health, education, the reconstruction of the economy and progress towards industrialization two and a half years into his government.
(2023-05-08). US National Security Advisor: Enough of the neoliberal system. uwidata.com By àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made a statement full of confessions about the US economy. Stating that the economy can no longer be saved with the existing system, Sullivan called for increasing public investments. The US official also underlined that the American middle class is losing ground. The leaders of the …
(2023-05-08). Life or Debt? How the IMF Keeps Africa Down. thealtworld.com Instead of helping promote development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) traps countries in cycles of debt and instability. | Grieve Chelwa, Director of Research, Institute on Race, Power & Political Economy at The New School, explains how countries of the Global South are forced to go to the IMF for aid over and over again.
(2023-05-08). US Banking Crisis In A New Stage Of Contagion. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dan Steinbock | In view of the Fed, American banking crisis is over. Yet, US and European banks face the most acute stress since 2008 and 2011, respectively. Global economy is exposed to new headwinds. | Last week, as the Federal Reserve pushed ahead with its 10th rate hike since last March, its chairman Jerome Powell declared that the period of U.S. bank failures had come to an end.That's why Powell assured Americans, "There were three large banks, really from the very beginning, that wer…
(2023-05-09). US economic policy integrated with war drive. wsws.org A speech by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan last month has made clear that concerns over the US decline are very much front and centre in the development of both economic and "national security" policy.
(2023-05-09). Rio De Janeiro To Host G20 Summit In 2024. telesurenglish.net The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will host the Group of Twenty (G20) heads of state summit in 2024, Rio state governor Claudio Castro announced. | RELATED: | On his official Twitter account, the governor said that "it's official! Rio will host the G20 heads of state summit next year. The twenty largest world economic powers will gather, plus ten other nations that will be invited, for a total of thirty." | The G20 summit is scheduled for November 2024, w…
(2023-05-08). Protecting Migratory Birds is Crucial for Ecosystems Balance. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Peter Njoroge, the head of the Ornithology Section and senior research scientist at the National Museums of Kenya, stressed that protecting natural habitats for migratory birds will unleash a range of ecological, health and economic benefits. | RELATED: | Kenya is a major corridor for migratory bird species escaping from winter in Europe and Asia and heading to the warmer tropical regions where they forage for food in important biodiversity ar…
(2023-05-08). Decent Into Débâcle: Pyrrhic Victories, Lies and Strategic Miscalculations. thealtworld.com China and Russia are joining hands militarily. This will portend a strategic paradigm change that may force a U.S. re-consideration of the way ahead. | The sense that things are bad, and getting worse, is palpable. There is an undeniable eschatological tint to today's zeitgeist. Spiralling geo-political factors all suggest extreme turbulence ahead. | Biden and the Democrats discover — to their surprise — that they are in a 'bind': Having thought to run in 2024 on 'the Biden economic record', Biden's Team finds prospects dissolving in the face of accelerating events. | And Ukraine — which was to…
(2023-05-09). 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…
(2023-05-09). Argentina's rising poverty. america.cgtn.com 
Poverty in Argentina is increasing, with an inflation rate over 100% hitting low-income sectors the hardest.
(2023-05-09). No Politics But Class Politics: Class, Identity, Inequality. socialistproject.ca 
In his recent book, Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond writes, "Poverty might consume your life, but it's rarely embraced as an identity. It's more socially acceptable today to disclose a mental illness than to tell someone you're broke."
(2023-05-08). Black Unemployment Falls To Record Low But Numbers Show Concerning Lower Participation For Black Men. moguldom.com The latest jobs report shows both promising and troubled results regarding Black unemployment, especially for Black men. Black unemployment dropped to a record low in April. This wasn't due to more Black people landing jobs, but the decline was driven by trends indicating that Black workers are faced with more challenges in what has been …
(2023-05-09). 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.
(2023-05-08). Decent Into Débâcle: Pyrrhic Victories, Lies and Strategic Miscalculations. thealtworld.com China and Russia are joining hands militarily. This will portend a strategic paradigm change that may force a U.S. re-consideration of the way ahead. | The sense that things are bad, and getting worse, is palpable. There is an undeniable eschatological tint to today's zeitgeist. Spiralling geo-political factors all suggest extreme turbulence ahead. | Biden and the Democrats discover — to their surprise — that they are in a 'bind': Having thought to run in 2024 on 'the Biden economic record', Biden's Team finds prospects dissolving in the face of accelerating events. | And Ukraine — which was to…
(2023-05-09). 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…
(2023-05-09). Argentina's rising poverty. america.cgtn.com Poverty in Argentina is increasing, with an inflation rate over 100% hitting low-income sectors the hardest.
(2023-05-09). No Politics But Class Politics: Class, Identity, Inequality. socialistproject.ca In his recent book, Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond writes, "Poverty might consume your life, but it's rarely embraced as an identity. It's more socially acceptable today to disclose a mental illness than to tell someone you're broke."
(2023-05-08). Black Unemployment Falls To Record Low But Numbers Show Concerning Lower Participation For Black Men. moguldom.com The latest jobs report shows both promising and troubled results regarding Black unemployment, especially for Black men. Black unemployment dropped to a record low in April. This wasn't due to more Black people landing jobs, but the decline was driven by trends indicating that Black workers are faced with more challenges in what has been …
(2023-05-09). 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.
(2023-05-09). England's local elections confirm Labour's disconnect from working class. wsws.org Labour's election strategy is to disenfranchise as many people as possible, then beat the Tories among a narrow middle-class constituency on right-wing policy issues carefully curated by both parties.
(2023-05-09). Labour 'betrays millions of young people' after dropping pledge to abolish university tuition fees. mronline.org 
Students and education unions slammed Labour's "betrayal of millions of young people in desperate need of hope" today after the party's increasingly right-wing leadership dropped a pledge to abolish cripplingly high university tuition fees.
(2023-05-09). Japanese, South Korean leaders meet ahead of G7 summit in Hiroshima. wsws.org While the two leaders denounced the supposed threat posed by North Korea, their real purpose is closer collaboration in unison with the US in preparation for war with China.
(2023-05-09). Progressives move into Chicago mayor's office and city council next week. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — "Happy May Day 2023, Chicago! May we always stand in solidarity with workers everywhere to ensure fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to organize. "Never forget: the power of the people is what built this city and makes Chicago strong." So tweeted Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, a labor leader, Chicago Teachers …
(2023-05-09). New Hampshire Republicans want to erase Communist leader Elizabeth Gurley Flynn from history. peoplesworld.org 
CONCORD, N.H. (AP)—A historical marker dedicated to a New Hampshire labor activist who championed women's rights and was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union—but who also joined the Communist Party and was sent to prison—has drawn objections from Republican officials and scrutiny from the governor. Known as "The Rebel Girl" for her fiery …
(2023-05-09). Turkish President Hikes Public Worker Salaries by 45 Pct. telesurenglish.net At a signing ceremony for the Public Collective Labor Agreement on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a 45 percent wage hike for 700,000 public workers ahead of May 14 elections. | RELATED: | "We are increasing the wages by 45 percent, including the welfare share. With this protocol, we determine the framework of the wages that approximately 700,000 of our brothers will receive in the 2023-2024 period," he said. | The minim…
(2023-05-09). A new Republican assault on children: overturning labor laws. nationofchange.org It seems unimaginable that we are backsliding into the era of exploiting child labor. But that's precisely what the GOP appears to be doing.
(2023-05-09). 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…
(2023-05-09). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-05-09). Big Oil pumps $9.4 million into lobbying California officials in 2023's first quarter. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) creating alliances with labor unions.
(2023-05-09). Labor Organizers Launch a New Model for the Fight Against Private Equity. truthout.org On May Day, a small group of labor advocates and workers weaved through midtown Manhattan, stopping at the shiny corporate headquarters of several firms with names like KKR, Sycamore Partners, Apollo Global Management, BC Partners and Roark Capital Group. Most people don't recognize these names, or if they do, know very little about them. But these are some of the wealthiest and most influential… |
(2023-05-09). Workers To Starbucks: Time To Negotiate. popularresistance.org At Starbucks regional headquarters in Manhattan on May 1, staff were setting up an office pizza party when they heard a chant coming from the hallway of their fifteenth floor glass-enclosed office. | "Who are we? We are partners! Who are we? We are workers!" chanted a dozen Starbucks workers as they filled the reception area, many wearing shirts saying "Partners? Prove It. WE are Starbucks." | Headquarters staff fled into back offices as the café workers traded off reading sections of a written statement with their demands—the chief one being that the company negotiate with the union and stop retaliating ag…
(2023-05-09). NT Labor gives fracking the go-ahead, despite First Nations' objections. greenleft.org.au First Nations people, farmers and communities across the Northern Territory have condemned NT Labor's decision to approve exploration permits for shale gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Pip Hinman reports.
(2023-05-09). Comisión de Seguridad Vial de La Habana informa sobre labores de mantenimiento en Túnel de la Bahía. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Provincial de Seguridad Vial de La Habana informa a los usuarios que los días 9 y 10, a partir de las 9: 00am en el Túnel de la Bahía se realizarán labores de mantenimiento a los viales, motivo por el cual existirá limitación en la circulación, aplicándose medidas de regulación del tránsito.
(2023-05-09). Recuperan cuerpos de los mineros fallecidos en Yanaquihua, Perú. telesurtv.net Según la Fiscalía local, concluyó a las 22: 50 (hora local) la labor de rescate ejecutada por los equipos de la policía.
(2023-05-08). Iowa Republicans Pass Bill to Allow 14-Year-Olds to Work in Meat Coolers. truthout.org The Iowa state legislature has passed a Republican proposal to allow children as young as 14 to work in meat coolers and roll back a number of other child labor protections as conservatives across the country work to enroll more children into the workforce. The bill, S.F. 542, was passed by the state Senate on Wednesday, largely along party lines. It is now in the hands of Republican Gov. |
(2023-05-08). Iowa becomes second GOP-controlled state this year to pass repeal of child labor protections. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Along with passing
(2023-05-08). On May Day, Colombians mobilize to defend the Petro government. therealnews.com 
The popular forces of Colombia have been at odds with the forces of their state for decades. Yet this year on May Day, crowds of people mobilized not in opposition to their government but in support of its labor reforms and efforts to produce a lasting peace. Swept into power last year in the aftermath of a popular uprising, President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Márquez have prioritized an agenda to reform the country and build power for working people and oppressed groups such as Afro-Colombians and Indigenous peoples. While conservative elements continue to obstruct this agenda from within th…
(2023-05-08). Australia: New South Wales health workers protest Labor's inaction on wage cap. wsws.org These stoppages were limited affairs, tightly stage-managed by the HSU bureaucracy. A press release announcing the walkouts was published less than 24 hours before the first action at Tweed, where workers received no advance notice at all.
(2023-05-08). Congress Officially Acknowledges Apple's Unfair Labor Practices And Union-Busting Tactics. progressivehub.net AMBER NEELY | APPLE INSIDER…
(2023-05-08). Anti-monarchists and Republicans in the UK protest coronation of Charles III. peoplesdispatch.org As the UK struggles with a severe cost of living crisis and workers struggle for pay hikes, the decision to hold an elaborate and expensive coronation ceremony has been widely criticized. 51% of the respondents in a poll conducted in April by YouGov said that the coronation ceremony should not be a state-funded event…
(2023-05-08). Die Jim Crow Records Releases New Music From Hip-Hop Artist Wrongfully Convicted And Imprisoned For 25 Years. shadowproof.com Die Jim Crow Records, the first record company to work exclusively with musicians impacted by the United States prison system, has collaborated with another formerly incarcerated artist named EL BENTLY 448.
(2023-05-09). Charles III Coronation Ignored Imperialism, Colonialism, Genocide, Trauma, Deadly Colonial Legacy & Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Gideon Polya Perhaps billions around the world saw at least part of the coronation of King Charles III and marvelled at the pomp, the pageantry and the glorious choral music. The colourful military uniforms and the final parade of thousands of British and Commonwealth military forces testified to past imperial glory. However the lavish…
(2023-05-09). Charles "The Great Reset" King and Global Britain using the Commonwealth, Five Eyes and City of London to exert influence. expose-news.com This week, Charles was crowned King of the United Kingdom and the other 14 Commonwealth realms. But that is not all. He has also become head of the British Commonwealth, head of …
(2023-05-08). °Ya basta de monarquías! globalizacion.ca Quedamos estupefactos, indignados, alarmados y sin creer, cuando por televisión, era transmitida a nivel mundial, la coronación del rey Carlos III en Londres. Recordemos que, este increíble acto oficial británico obedece a la llamada Commonwealth, que es la organización, fundada…
(2023-05-09). Expert Warns Drought Could Keep Food Prices High in Spain. telesurenglish.net The ongoing and intense drought conditions may lead to a persistent increase in food prices in Spain, said Jaume Bernis, a member of the Coordinator of Farmers and Ranchers Organizations (COAG). | Related: | "If there's a lack of homegrown products due to drought, then they (food) will have to be brought in from abroad, and at prices that are higher than those produced here. This means the prices the consumer pays f…
(2023-05-09). A-share PV firms' Q1 solid on back of strong green demand, lower costs. ecns.cn A majority of Chinese photovoltaic companies reported robust first-quarter performances boosted by strong market demand and declining material prices, experts said.
(2023-05-08). Monopolies Cause Inflation, While Fed Chairman Powell Blames Workers. scheerpost.com 
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch As American monopolies fix prices higher and higher, the Federal Reserve bizarrely has concluded that employment is to blame for inflation. For months, Fed chairman Jerome Powell has increased interest rates in the hopes of throwing workers out in the street and thus supposedly reducing prices. While I'm sure that …
(2023-05-09). CEO Pay On The Rise As Inflation Increases & Eating Skittles Is Unsafe For Humans. trofire.com CEO pay is now 324 times higher than average worker pay — one of the largest gaps in history. And, a lawsuit claims that Skittles are unsafe for human consumption — and they may be right. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse any typos. …
(2023-05-09). Global carmakers accelerate R&D in China. ecns.cn Increasing the weighting of China's research and development has become the common choice for multinational carmakers such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, Chinese financial media outlet Yicai reported.
(2023-05-09). Northbound Swap Connect to further promote China's financial opening-up. ecns.cn Transactions under the Northbound Swap Connect, which allows overseas investors from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and other countries and regions to participate in the Chinese mainland interbank financial derivatives market, will officially begin on May 15, says the People's Bank of China (PBoC), the central bank of China.
(2023-05-09). China firmly opposes illegal sanctions, long-arm jurisdiction over China on grounds of China-Russia cooperation: FM. ecns.cn Wang made the remarks in response to some foreign media outlets, including the Financial Times, which reported that the EU has proposed sanctions on Chinese companies accused of selling equipment that could be used in weapons to support Russia.
(2023-05-09). Chinese students honored for innovation in financial, societal challenges. ecns.cn Prudential Financial has awarded 30 young change-makers, including two Chinese students, at the Emerging Visionaries Summit held at their headquarters in Newark, New Jersey.
(2023-05-08). Can Anyone Hold Justice Clarence Thomas to Account for Secret Dealings with Billionaire GOP Megadonor? democracynow.org 
We speak with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick about the mounting evidence of apparent financial impropriety by the court's conservatives. ProPublica recently reported that Republican billionaire Harlan Crow paid two years of private school tuition for Clarence Thomas's grandnephew — payments that Thomas did not include on his annual financial disclosures. This comes after previous reporting revealed Crow also paid money to Thomas and his relatives in an undisclosed real estate deal, and that Thomas accepted luxury travel from Crow virtually every year for decades, while failing t…
(2023-05-09). Mounting anger among Canadian federal workers over PSAC's sellout agreements. wsws.org Anger at the union's abandonment of the workers' demands for wage increases that keep pace with inflation, job protection measures, and the right to work remotely is so strong among rank-and-file workers that a major PSAC component union has felt compelled to issue a call for a "No" vote.
(2023-05-08). Media Inflation Hysteria Massively Damaged The Working Class. progressivehub.net ANDREW PEREZ, MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM-COOK, AND DAVID SIROTA | THE LEVER…
(2023-05-08). Australian Defence Strategic Review warns of military recruitment crisis. wsws.org As well as possible employment and education prospects, the fall in recruits and retention reflects broad anti-war sentiment, particularly among youth, who do not want to be sacrificed in imperialist wars abroad.
(2023-05-08). Vice Media Considering Bankruptcy Filing: Digital Media Bear Market Has Turned Into Crash. moguldom.com Vice Media, which targets millennials and promotes coverage of "under-reported stories," is in talks to be bought out of bankruptcy in a deal with Hungarian-American businessman-philanthropist George Soros and lender Fortress Investment. The proposed reorganization to Fortress and Soros Fund Management, founded by 92-year-old Soros, would wipe out other investors, according to people familiar with …
(2023-05-08). New Investment Group That Includes Shaq, 50 Cent, and Kenya Burris Make Move to Buy BET. moguldom.com Ever since Paramount Global (formerly known as Viacom) announced it was considering selling a majority stake in the Black Entertainment Television Network, an array of possible investors have expressed interest, including media mogul Byron Allen and filmmaker Tyler Perry. Now a group that includes former basketball superstar Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal, hip-hop mogul 50 Cent, and TV producer …
(2023-05-09). 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.
(2023-05-09). 'This land is our life': Indigenous Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo people defend forest from illegal destruction in Peru. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in The Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo people of the Peruvian Amazon are organizing themselves to protect their ancestral forests and waters from illegal fishing, logging, and coca growing amidst conservation and development efforts from both the government and international nonprofits that they say are ineffective at best and actively harmful to Indigenous ways of life at worst.
(2023-05-09). War for Profit: A Very Short History. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-09). East Palestine rail wreck prompts congressional re-regulation plan. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Sometimes it takes a disaster to get a bipartisan congressional majority to get off its ass and do something for the country. In this case, the disaster was the Feb. 3 East Palestine, Ohio, freight train wreck and its noxious aftereffects. On May 10, the Senate Commerce Committee will thrash out legislation to start re-regulating …
(2023-05-09). 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…
(2023-05-09). Free Cuba to Free Ourselves. By: Calvin Wu. midwesternmarx.com 
We left Havana on May 3. Tired after days of seminars, meetings with locals, and cultural activities, I was able to begin unpacking and relax, unlike many others returning home to the United States who ended up being detained at the airports of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Newark. They were granted special permission to visit Cuba under the US blockade that has been in place for more than sixty years (except for a short reprieve from 2014—2017). Yet, despite legal documents and …
(2023-05-09). Bernie Sanders Unveils Push For $17-An-Hour Federal Minimum Wage, Citing State Increases. progressivehub.net ARIANA FIGUEROA | FLORIDA PHOENIX…
(2023-05-09). Lithium Mining Wreaks Havoc On Our Planet. popularresistance.org Up until now, modern society has largely depended on oil and coal for our energy supply. Virtually all reputable scientists now agree that climate change is real and the science behind it is sound. It is a naturally occurring phenomena which mankind has accelerated due to capitalism and consumerism. | Almost every civilized country on the planet has entered into the Paris Agreement with the combined goal of lowering carbon emissions 45% by the year 2030. | On paper, this all sounds wonderful. The burning fossil fuels for energy and the production of plastic, and production of automobiles which rely on gasoline fo…
(2023-05-09). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: V for Vendetta (w/ Evan from LOTP). levernews.com
(2023-05-09). Study: No More Than 6 Teaspoons of Added Sugar per Day. jamanetwork.com Moderate-quality evidence has tied high intake of sugars, particularly those containing fructose, with a range of poor outcomes, such as obesity in children, coronary heart disease, and depression, according to an umbrella review of 73 meta-analyses that included 8601 studies, a majority of which were observational.
(2023-05-08). Not Your Grandfather's Military-Industrial Complex. fpif.org The military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower The statistics are stunning. This year's proposed budget for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons work at the Department of…
(2023-05-09). 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:…
(2023-05-09). Headlines for May 9, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Bombs Gaza Strip, Killing 13 People, Including Children, Putin Delivers Defiant "Victory Day" Speech as Russia Fires Missiles Across Ukraine, Sudan's Warring Parties Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia But Won't Agree to Ceasefire, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested in Islamabad, Tens of Thousands March Against Gun Violence in Serbia After Two Mass Shootings, Texas Gunman Was Rejected from Army, Had Nazi Tattoos But Purchased AR-15 Legally, Texas Man Who Rammed SUV Into Migrants Charged with Eight Counts of Manslaughter, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Deploys "Tactical Bo…
(2023-05-08). US, Taiwan in Talks on US Providing $500 Million in 'Free' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday that Taiwan is in talks with the Pentagon on the US providing a $500 million weapons package that would come at no cost to Taipei. "These extra weapons will be given to us for free and will not be deducted from the purchase list, which has been delayed …
(2023-05-09). Why Do We Keep Feeding The Merchants Of Death? progressivehub.net DR. JOSEPH MERCOLA | MERCOLA.COM…
(2023-05-09). Nation's modernization drive attracts global attention. ecns.cn As China strives to advance its modernization, international attention is focusing on how the nation will fulfill its ambition to become a modern socialist country by the middle of this century and how that process will affect the rest of the world.
(2023-05-09). Saturday 5/6: Socialist City Councilor Kshama Sawant Comes to Oakland. indybay.org Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch | 5366 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618…
(2023-05-08). Thurs. May 11 webinar — U.S. Women need what Cuban Women have: Socialism. iacenter.org U.S. Women Need What Cuban Women Have: Socialism Thursday, May 11 7: 30pm ET/ 4: 30pm PT Register Now Share on all social media platforms…
(2023-05-09). Xi meets representatives to 10th Conference for Friendship of Overseas Chinese Associations. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday met with representatives to the 10th Conference for Friendship of Overseas Chinese Associations at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, Xi expressed warm welcome to the representatives and extended sincere greetings to overseas Chinese around the world.
(2023-05-08). In the most undemocratic US city, the CP fights for democracy. cpusa.org 
The people of Washington, D.C. need a functioning and lively Communist Party; there is no question about that. The recent attacks on democracy, in particular D.C.'s home rule, show the necessity of a working-class-led people's movement to not only defend democracy but to create the conditions in order to be on the offensive and …