(2022-06-15). Democracy, General Strikes & Fascism At AFL-CIO With David Van Deusen Pres Vermont AFL-CIO. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen about the two resolutions that they submitted for democracy in the AFL-CIO and the need to prepare to organize a general strike against the rise of fascism an another insurrection and attempted coup. The AFL-CIO executive council tabled both.
(2022-06-15). Trump denounces January 6 hearings as "treasonous" and repeats baseless claims of a "stolen election" wsws.org Trump's diatribe was pitched both to the November mid-term elections and the 2024 presidential election, and to the cultivation of a fascist, extra-constitutional movement to be thrown against the growing movement of the working class.
(2022-06-15). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…
(2022-06-15). Pandemic profiteers prey on the crisis in education, while US schools are increasingly riven by class divide. wsws.org A bullseye has been placed on the American public education system. Edubusinesses have seized on the pandemic and the crisis within schools to extract record profits and deepen the drive to privatize schooling.
(2022-06-14). Top Gun Maverick — A Counter-Narrative. popularresistance.org I saw "Top Gun: Maverick" yesterday. It was absolutely horrible. The film sets a new standard for state-orchestrated, pro-military, mass indoctrination. Goebbels, chief propagandist for Hitler's Nazi Party, would be in awe of the shiny death plane and the spotlights and the movie star in his tuxedo. | Tom Cruise stars as Captain Pete Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick. In 1990, Cruise expressed misgivings about the original film when he said, "Some people felt that 'Top Gun' (1986) was a right-wing film to promote the Navy. And a lot of kids loved it. But I want the kids to know that's not the way war is. That's why I…
(2022-06-14). Interview with Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon, the international coordinator for the Bolivarian Socialist Council of Workers at the Workers' Summit of the Americas which took place June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: Why are you here at the Workers Summit of the Americas? | Jacobo Torres de Leon: We are here as a general response to the exclusion of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua from the USA's Summit of the Americas, on the part of the U.S. administration. They don't have the right to exclude any country. We question this and how they treat the countries of the Americas. Th…
(2022-06-14). Turkey Rains On NATO's Parade. popularresistance.org On May 18, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a Norwegian named Jen Stoltenberg, stood on a stage, flanked by the ambassadors to NATO of Finland and Sweden, Klaus Korhonen and Axel Wernhoff, respectively. | It was one of those made-for-television moments that politicians dream of — a time of high drama, where the ostensible forces of good are faced off against the relentless assault of evil, which necessitates the intervention of like-minded friends and allies to help tip the scales of geopolitical justice toward those who embrace liberty over tyranny. | "This is a good day," J…
(2022-06-14). Seven Stars Bakery Workers In Providence Announce Union Drive. popularresistance.org Workers at three Seven Stars Bakery locations in Providence, Rhode Island publicly announced their intent to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328 on June 10 after they issued a letter to ownership seeking voluntary recognition. | Workers began organizing six months ago when one of the longest serving employees was turned down for a raise, despite years of stellar performance. In response, a group of workers across several locations began talking about how they could improve conditions together.
(2022-06-14). "The unions work together with the managers": UK rail workers speak out ahead of national strike. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters have been speaking to rail workers across the country ahead of next week's planned national rail strike.
(2022-06-14). London Rail Workers Speak Out Ahead Of National Strike. popularresistance.org Rail workers across London spoke to campaign teams from the World Socialist Web Site ahead of the largest national rail strike since 1989. | 50,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike on June 21, 23 and 25, against wage, job and pension cuts. The government is planning an historic attack on the industry under its "Great British Railways" scheme. RMT and Unite members on the London Underground and train drivers represented by the ASLEF union are also due to walk out. | Reporters found a widening demand for united strike action to confront this threat in transport and throughout the…
(2022-06-13). Sitrep Operation Z: The Great WalkBack. thesaker.is By Amarynth for the Saker Blog Recall: We have no idea what the Russian end-point is, except for this part of the SMO, demilitarization and denazification of the two Donbass…
(2022-06-13). (Italiano) Legami USA al Nazismo. transcend.org Volonterosa sospensione d'incredulità : il pericolo di trascurare i legami USA al nazismo…
(2022-06-13). Red Theory: The contradiction between town and country. fightbacknews.org Much is made of what is often referred to as the urban/rural divide. There is a fundamental disconnect, we are told, between the people from the cities and the rural population. Marx and Engels called this contradiction the division between town and country. Marxism-Leninism can help us understand this contradiction, how it arose historically, and how it can be overcome. | When we think of this contradiction, a lot of things come to mind. We may think of the distinction between more conservative "red states" and more liberal "blue states." We think of disparities in terms of education and infrastructure. We may t…
(2022-06-13). FRSO Summer Fund Drive: Help us keep up our party-building momentum! fightbacknews.org Donate now by the following methods: | At Checks can be made out to "Lucy Parsons Institute" and mailed to 2942 Oakland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407 | Freedom Road Socialist Organization is serious about building for revolution in this country, and we need your help to continue building. We have some serious momentum. Our membership has gro…
(2022-06-13). Martin X On Gendered Fascism Against Black Men: Divestors And Femcels Sound Like The Alt-Right. moguldom.com Activist and community organizer Martin X. Henson recently weighed in on "gendered fascism," noting there is a faction of Black women who have become "divestors" and "femcels" that support alt-right and white supremacist ideologies against Black men. According to his LinkedIn profile, Henson is the executive director of the Black Men's Engagement Network (BMEN) and …
(2022-06-13). [Articles] Area-level socioeconomic deprivation, non-national residency, and Covid-19 incidence: A longitudinal spatiotemporal analysis in Germany. thelancet.com Socioeconomic deprivation, and proportion of non-nationals are independently associated with the incidence of Covid-19. Regional planning of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination strategies would benefit from consideration of area-level deprivation and non-national residency.
(2022-06-13). PRIDE in Cuba: 'Bringing revolution's humanity to all aspects of life'. workers.org 
The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ+ and socialist history; this installment appeared Aug. 18, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded free at workers.org/books. Some of the language that . . . |