(2022-04-15). Latin America's Socialist Project is Inextricably Linked with Global Anti-Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Apr 3, 2022 | Below is the video and text of a speech by Carlos Martinez, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, introducing the recent event | On behalf of Friends of Socialist…
(2022-04-15). Police, far-right youth attack student protests amid French elections. wsws.org Student occupations of universities in Paris, protesting a presidential election between Macron and the neo-fascist Le Pen, were violently dispersed.
(2022-04-15). Former Top White House lawyers, advisers, testify before January 6 Select Committee. wsws.org Senior Advisor to Trump, fascist Stephen Miller, along with former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy Patrick Philbin, are the latest in a string of former high level Trump officials and family members that have appeared before the committee.
(2022-04-15). Renowned 'Nazi Hunter' Claims Canada Failed by Training Members of Extremist Ukrainian Battalion. orinocotribune.com "There is no doubt that the members of the Azov battalion are far-right radicals and they will be the first to admit it," Efraim Zuroff said. | In an
(2022-04-15). Chinese, Vietnamese FMs vow not to allow Ukraine-type tragedy in region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 15, 2022 Wang Yi speaks with Vietnamese FM, vowing won't let Ukraine-like tragedy happen in the regionBy Wang Qi Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Thursday on the phone, stressing that China and Vietnam, two socialist countries, are ready to strengthen solidarity …
(2022-04-15). Democracy – not more than the brand name. indybay.org The USA, a hegemonic power threatened with decline, is struggling to maintain and expand a monopolistic world order. This is supposed to be justified by surrounding itself with an aura of freedom and democracy. In this respect, the title of Wolin's book is a provocation: "Inverted Totalitarianism."
(2022-04-15). Mexican truckers block border crossings protesting Texas vehicle inspections. wsws.org Trucks loaded with millions of dollars of produce have been held up at the border due to Texas governor's reactionary inspection regime.
(2022-04-15). Happy Birthday Charlie Chaplin: Revisiting 'The Great Dictator'. peoplesworld.org 
This month, April 16, marks what would have been the 133rd birthday of one of the most iconic entertainers in modern history, Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin's career spanned more than 75 years, from his childhood in the Victorian era to the late 1970s. From the silent-era of cinema to the talkies (movies with spoken dialogue), Chaplin …
(2022-04-15). Why a Coup in Pakistan? US Takes Advantage of Any Chance to Gain Advantage. orinocotribune.com The Biden administration's campaign to topple the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Pakistan has succeeded, according to an American writer and political commentator. "The Empire never sleeps." | Prime Minister Khan was unseated after losing a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Saturday night. | According to the House speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house in support of the no-confidence motion, making it a majority vote. There were just a few legislators of Khan's ruling party present for the process. | "The US sof…
(2022-04-15). Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa hold job fair to pursue localized development. ecns.cn Thousands of job seekers on Thursday swarmed into the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg, where Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa threw a job fair in hopes of hiring local talent for localized development.
(2022-04-14). Ukraine War & the New Era in Global Politics: Where Are We Headed? liberationnews.org 
As the United States moves aggressively to maintain its position of the world's dominant power, the globe is becoming increasingly polarized between supporters of this world order and those who fall outside of it — a process dramatically accelerated by the war in Ukraine.
(2022-04-14). Socialists lead San Diego efforts to oppose NATO escalations of Ukraine war. liberationnews.org 
PSL San Diego held several local actions and passed out nearly a thousand pamphlets across the county since mid-March.
(2022-04-14). President Maduro at International Summit Against Fascism: We Have Lived 20 Years of Resistance after April 11 Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Alba Ciudad This Tuesday, April 12, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, received intellectuals, national and international guests in the Ayacucho Hall of the Presidential Palace of Miraflores for the International Summit against Fascism. The head of state pointed out that with the April 2002 revolution, the possibility of building the social welfare state and the Bolivarian…
(2022-04-14). Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done. truthout.org "For anybody who is caught up in the systems that are shaped by extractive capitalism and organized violence, there is a cumulative and compounded effect on their persons and their lives," says scholar and activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Gilmore talks with Kelly Hayes about prison abolition, the climate crisis and what must be done. | Music by TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly Hayes:…
(2022-04-14). The Role of Capitalism in the War in Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair | By Richard Wolff / To the motives for war in human history, capitalism added another: profit. That motive drove technological advancement and created a genuine world economy. It also built new capitalist empires such as the Spanish, Dutch, British, French, Belgian, Russian, German, Japanese, and American empires. Each of these countries built its empire by various means including wars against prior systems operating on their own territories, in their colonies, a…
(2022-04-14). Macron, Le Pen court Mélenchon voters in second round of French election. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste calls on workers and young people to reject both Macron and Le Pen and to boycott the second round of the presidential elections.
(2022-04-14). Spain Morenoite CRT denounce China's "Zero COVID" strategy. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic the Morenoites have aligned themselves with the policy of the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, putting profits ahead of lives.
(2022-04-14). Australia: Telstra workers should vote "NO" to regressive union-management deal. wsws.org The proposed enterprise agreement will deliver cuts to real wages and split the workforce, paving the way for further attacks.
(2022-04-14). Appleton: 3rd Starbucks store in Wisconsin files moves to unionize. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – On April 8, Starbucks workers in Appleton, Wisconsin filed officially for union representation. They will be joining workers from more than 100 Starbucks locations across the country that are taking up the fight against corporate tyranny by exercising their right to collective bargaining, including three in Wisconsin. | Among many of the reasons that workers have today to form a union, the baristas at the Appleton Starbucks have cited poor management-employee relations. According to one Starbucks worker, Fizz McDermott, "Management lacks empathy and communication which is a big reason we're unioniz…
(2022-04-14). Thai opposition leader Thanathorn indicted of royal defamation for questioning vaccine management. peoplesdispatch.org The charges leveled against opposition leader Thanathorn were based on statements he made in January 2021 in a livestream that questioned the vaccine procurement contract and subsidies granted to a pharmaceutical company owned privately by the monarch…