(2022-06-09). China Displaces US in terms of Trade in Latin America. orinocotribune.com China has beaten the US in trade in much of Latin America during the presidency of current US President Joe Biden. | An exclusive analysis by the British news agency According to the analysis, except for Mexico, which is Washington's main trading partner, China has surpassed Washington trade with Latin America and has widened the gap more t…
(2022-06-09). President Maduro Advances Intense Agenda in Tàºrkiye. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 8, 2022 ( Tàºrkiye is the first leg of the Eurasian tour that the Venezuelan president is fulfilling and many analyst expect that it will also continue to Russ…
(2022-06-09). Sweden's NATO Bid in Jeopardy Over Turkey's Demands. news.antiwar.com Sweden's NATO bid got a lot more complicated this week after the Swedish government barely survived a no-confidence vote against its justice minister prompted by a rise in gang violence. In order to survive the vote, Sweden's ruling Social Democrats needed the support of Amineh Kakabaveh, an independent MP of Kurdish-Iranian heritage. Kakabaveh voted with …
(2022-06-09). President of PEN Germany resigns after demanding more weapons for Ukraine. wsws.org This comparison of Hitler's war of extermination against the Soviet Union—in which almost 30 million Soviet citizens, including countless victims from Ukraine as well as millions of Jews, were murdered— with the Putin regime's war against Ukraine amounts to a brazen trivialisation of Nazi crimes.
(2022-06-09). Anti-Russia policies brew trouble for the West. peoplesdispatch.org The US, EU, and several of their allies continue to push policies prolonging the war in Ukraine despite domestic populations facing an unprecedented rise in prices of basic commodities and poorer nation staring at an imminent food crisis…
(2022-06-09). Ukraine War Wheat Shortages Affect Also Africa. moderndiplomacy.eu President Macky Sall of Senegal recently visited Vladimir Putin to lobby on behalf of Africa. There is an economic stranglehold on Ukraine plus sanctions against Russia and Belarus with the result that Africans are suffering. Africa relies on cheap Ukrainian and Russian wheat. Ukraine alone grows enough of it to feed 400 million people and …
(2022-06-09). As Russian anti-war sentiment grows, will Ukraine be Putin's Vietnam? greenleft.org.au Anti-war sentiment continues to grow inside Russia, as the death toll rises among soldiers from some of Russia's most ethnically marginalised and poorest peoples, reports Dick Nichols.
(2022-06-09). While the Cat's Away: EU Advances South Caucasus Peace. moderndiplomacy.eu As Russia's war against Ukraine continues to preoccupy the Kremlin, there are signs of hope in the South Caucasus. Locked in a bloody conflict less than two years ago, Armenia and Azerbaijan are seeking to agree on a peace deal under the auspices of the European Union (EU). Meanwhile, Turkey and Armenia — also long …
(2022-06-09). Chancellor Scholz in Lithuania: Germany boosts combat troops for war against Russia. wsws.org Germany is playing an increasingly aggressive role in NATO's war offensive against Russia. During his visit to Lithuania on Tuesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Germany would increase the number of its combat troops on the ground…
(2022-06-09). US Cyberattacks On Russia Could Escalate To Real-World Conflict. southfront.org If the US/NATO insist(s) that Article 5 could be invoked in response to cyberattacks, why doesn't the same apply to Russia? | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Carl von Clausewitz, a prominent Prussian general described war as "merely the continuation of policy by other means." This perfectly describes the political West's relationship with the world. However, against Russia, it is unable to conduct what late Donald Rumsfeld euphemistically called "kinet…
(2022-06-09). Rally in Auckland, New Zealand promotes US-NATO war against Russia. wsws.org The rally, falsely described by pseudo-left groups as an "anti-war" event, was addressed by Auckland mayor and former Labour Party minister Phil Goff, who was a prominent member of the government that sent troops to join the illegal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
(2022-06-09). San Francisco DA recalled as Democratic Party shifts further to the right. wsws.org The defeat of liberal Chesa Boudin by billionaire-financed Democratic opponents was the most important contest in the elections and primaries held Tuesday across seven states.
(2022-06-09). In the Wake of Uvalde, a Teacher's Plea for Police-Free Schools. zcomm.org My students are safer in classrooms without cops. The latest mass school shooting only makes that clearer…
(2022-06-09). Austin Expected to Hold First In-Person Meeting With Chinese Defense Minister. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected to hold his first in-person meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that starts this Friday. The meeting will come amid soaring tensions between the US and China over Taiwan. Wei is expected to ask Austin to clarify US …
(2022-06-09). Spanish court calls Pompeo to testify over Assange surveillance. greenleft.org.au Former CIA director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been summoned to testify on the conduct of a private security firm hired to spy on Julian Assange while he was in the Ecuadori
(2022-06-09). Creating Cold War conditions in Asia isn't easy. peoplesdispatch.org The Achilles heel of the US' Cold War strategy is that it lacks an inspiring economic agenda. The US' Cold War strategy is primarily in military terms, whereas what impresses Asian countries is economic clout…
(2022-06-09). French health care workers mount one-day nationwide strike. wsws.org The strike in France is part of a broader, international mobilization of health care workers against the murderous official handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subordination of health care to private profit.
(2022-06-09). The pandemic is not over! Build a movement of educators, parents and students for COVID-19 elimination! wsws.org Opposition to herd immunity and support for basic protective measures remains strong among broad sections of working people. These widespread sentiments must be directed towards the mobilization of the working class to fight for a global strategy to eliminate COVID-19.
(2022-06-09). South Korean ruling conservative party secures victory in local elections. wsws.org The conservative People Power Party has pledged to preside over sweeping attacks on the jobs, wages and conditions of the working class, while continuing the bipartisan program of mass COVID infection that has claimed more than 24,000 lives.
(2022-06-09). Selected Articles: The Devastating Impacts of the COVID-19 Vaccine Confirmed: We Were Lied to: Game Over, We Won. globalresearch.ca By I now have a survey question that, when tested against a neutral audience, gives a …
(2022-06-09). Beijing reports 1 new local COVID-19 case, 26 patients discharged from hospital. ecns.cn Beijing reported one new locally transmitted COVID-19 case and no asymptomatic cases on Wednesday, said Beijing Municipal Health Commission on its official WeChat account on Thursday.
(2022-06-09). Beijing says it will stand firm beside its neighbors. ecns.cn China will stand with Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries to overcome difficulties, be it a natural disaster, financial crisis, or the COVID-19 epidemic, as the country has always done, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
(2022-06-09). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…
(2022-06-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: High-intensity workouts and reducing risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org High-intensity function training, such as boot camp-type exercise classes, continues to grow in popularity, especially as many COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Edward Laskowski, co-director of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, explains how someone can reap the benefits of this type of exercise while avoiding injury. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/kNqNSA-m3kk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read…
(2022-06-09). Reins tightened on medical practices. ecns.cn China will target violations related to COVID-19, medical insurance fraud and livestreaming sales that involve health workers during the latest crackdown on irregular practices in the healthcare sector.
(2022-06-09). México propone refundar la OEA en la Cumbre de las Américas. telesurtv.net México criticó la postura del organismo regional frente algunas naciones durante la pandemia de la Covid-19.
(2022-06-09). COVID-19 cases in Chinese mainland drop below 1,000. ecns.cn With the COVID-19 pandemic brought under control in the Chinese mainland, total confirmed cases have dropped to 906 as of Wednesday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).
(2022-06-09). Unions Making a Green New Deal from Below, Part 1. zcomm.org While Washington struggles over job and climate programs, unions around the country are making their own climate-protecting, justice-promoting jobs programs…
(2022-06-09). Sacramento Region Juneteenth Celebrations of Freedom. indybay.org Freedom is never free, and our unique "California Grown" Journey from Slavery to Freedom began in 1535 with Spanish Conquistadors arriving in Baja California Sur and the Mission/Presidio System of enslaved and free people of African and Indigenous descent began a long and difficult path of generational genocide, enslavement and affliction to arrive at a new beginning we call 1865 Juneteenth, Freedom Day Celebration.
(2022-06-09). Delegaciones de Venezuela y Argelia sostienen reunión ministerial. telesurtv.net Pdte. Nicolás Maduro fue recibido por su homólogo argelino, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Ambos países examinan la marcha de sus vínculos.
(2022-06-09). Pdte Maduro llega a Argelia como parte de su gira internacional. telesurtv.net La visita oficial del jefe de Estado venezolano permitirá ampliar y profundizar las relaciones bilaterales, tras su viaje a Türkiye.
(2022-06-09). Another world is possible, but we have to make it so: Building a People's Summit. peoplesdispatch.org The People's Summit for Democracy is far beyond an alternative to Biden's Summit of the Americas. It is a call for something entirely new…
(2022-06-09). Media and Congress Enable Binden's Silence on Nuclear War Danger. indybay.org So many evasive words…
(2022-06-09). EXCLUSIVE: Ocasio-Cortez on the Future of Puerto Rico Status Act. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Days after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) traveled to Puerto Rico with three fellow House members to hold a public forum to discuss the new Puerto Rico Status Act Discussion Draft, Latino Rebels caught up with the New York Democrat on Wednesday evening for an update on the bill.
(2022-06-09). Daily Round-up | UN report on human rights violations in Palestine & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we bring you stories from Palestine, Brazil, the famine in Somalia and a strike by Australian public health workers…
(2022-06-09). Sunday 7/17: Ride for Palestine. indybay.org 1101 8th St, Berkeley, CA 94710…
(2022-06-09). Friday 6/10: Protest at Pelosi's Office: Do Not Surrender, Defend Abortion Rights! indybay.org On Mission St at 7th St in San Francisco, outside the courtyard of the Federal Building…
(2022-06-09). While Waiting for Supreme Court Decision on Abortion, Large Street Protest in SF. indybay.org The Supreme Court released only one decision Wednesday, June 8 but it was not the anticipated case that would determine the fate of Roe v. Wade.
(2022-06-09). Microplastic burden in Indian Ocean clearly measurable, says new study. peoplesdispatch.org The study revealed that, on average, microplastic particles and fibers in one cubic meter of water were found in the near-surface water of the Indian Ocean…
(2022-06-09). Algeria to suspend friendship treaty, imports from Spain over Western Sahara. peoplesdispatch.org Spain, a former colonial power, decided to recognize to support Morocco's position on Western Sahara earlier this year going against its long-held stance of backing a UN-led referendum to decide the status of the territory…
(2022-06-09). People's Action and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Endorse Mandela Barnes for Senate. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action and Citizen Action of Wisconsin today announced their endorsement of Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to represent Wisconsin in the United States Senate. The groups cited Barnes as one of the top opportunities for progressive champions to win in Republican-held turf in 2022, cheering his strong positions on jobs, labor, and climate issues. …
(2022-06-09). We'll All Need Home Care Someday. inequality.org
(2022-06-09). Australia: Striking NSW public sector workers call for united struggle against wage cap. wsws.org One worker said: "I think everyone should get together, not just our little part of the bubble. Everyone needs to stand united, shut down the government all in one day."
(2022-06-09). World Bank warns of soaring prices and global recession. wsws.org It has significantly reduced its forecast for global growth from 5.7 percent in 2021 to just 2.9 percent this year, a cut of nearly one-third in its forecast of 4.1 percent issued in January this year…
(2022-06-09). China warns of US-led "provocative" military actions in South and East China Seas. wsws.org Chinese data pointed to a pattern of deliberately intrusive US, Canadian and Australian surveillance flights that could easily trigger military clashes with China.
(2022-06-09). Amazon obstructs congressional investigation into deadly Illinois tornado disaster. wsws.org The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has accused Amazon of obstructing its investigation into the deadly collapse of the company's DLI4 warehouse facility in Edwardsville, Illinois during a massive tornado storm in 2021.
(2022-06-09). The death of Steven Dierkes: A victim of America's industrial slaughterhouse. wsws.org Though more information must come to light, one thing is certain: Steven Dierkes did not have to die. He is another worker sacrificed on the altar of profit.
(2022-06-09). Indian Ford workers continue strike against planned plant closure. wsws.org The strike, whose aim is to prevent the closure of the plant and ensure job security, was initiated by younger rank-and-file workers who comprise the majority of the workforce.
(2022-06-09). Ohio attorney general prosecuted more than 100 nursing home workers, but no owners. wsws.org The state has been scapegoating of workers for bad conditions created by profit-seeking companies.
(2022-06-09). Top Gun: Maverick—War propaganda built to order for the United States military. wsws.org The United States military has mobilized its war propaganda machine in Hollywood to produce the sequel to 1986's Top Gun, about fighter pilots in the US Navy.