America is investing in Ukrainian failure ( thehill.com )
Soaring US munitions demand strains support for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan ( www.defensenews.com )
The Hypocrisy and Facts of the United States Foreign Aid ( www.mfa.gov.cn )
Coalition meets to ready massive march on the DNC | Fight Back News ( fightbacknews.org )
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The collapse of the American/western chip making industry - or how American policy makers scored the biggest own goal of the century (so far) and shot themselves in their foot. ( www.youtube.com )
Philadelphian workers unite for Palestine ( www.workers.org )
Flan, with the PPC, opened by reading demands from Palestinian unions. On October 16 over 30 Palestinian unions and worker organizations called for concrete solidarity from workers around the world. A May Day appeal from the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions reiterated this message....
People’s Pride Coalition demands: Cut ties to pro-Zionist weapons maker! ( www.workers.org )
Although Palestinian liberation has been a focal point of the contingent every year, the demand takes on a special urgency with the ongoing genocide in Gaza perpetrated by the United States and [neocolonialism]. This is amplified by the fact that Moog Inc., a weapons manufacturer that produces components for fighter jets and...
Philadelphia mayor plans prisons for drug users ( www.workers.org )
This time around, Parker has outdone herself in her plots against the drug-using community. Her budget has earmarked $100 million to create a facility to treat Substance Use Disorder. Dubbed the “Riverview Wellness Village,” This creation will provide treatment, job training, Medication Assisted Treatments such as methadone,...
“Democrats” seem determined to make asylum even worse ( www.politico.com )
While Democrats put the long-dead Border Security Bill on life support in another time-wasting vote this Thursday, the Biden administration is working behind the scenes to "adjust" immigration policy in a way that looks awfully familiar. In the face of the GOP's vast disapproval and promises of filibustering the bill that was...
Union-busting tactics behind union loss at Mercedes ( www.workers.org )
The UAW has filed Unfair Labor Practices charges with the National Labor Relations Board, and the German government is investigating the Stuttgart-based company for violations of German labor laws. Because of Mercedes’ illegal union-busting, it’s possible that the NLRB will order a rerun of the May 13-17 election. If not,...
California grad students strike over police attacks ( www.workers.org )
On May 20, 1,500 student workers at UC Santa Cruz took to the picket lines....
Leonard Peltier: ‘I hope I make it to June 10’ ( www.workers.org )
On June 10, the Anishinaabe elder will participate in what may be his final parole hearing. Peltier is currently serving two consecutive life sentences after being convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975 at the Jumping Bull Ranch in South Dakota....
History may remember this as the moment Biden lost the election. ( youtu.be )
Bronx, New York: Marchers deliver protest letter to Rep. Ritchie Torres ( www.workers.org )
The second part took place when the activists and health care workers marched to Fordham Plaza for a rally, where they were joined by Neturei Karta, an anti-Zionist Jewish organization, which has been a regular presence at Palestine solidarity protests in this city. A Fordham University student who was arrested at a student...
Oregon coalition supports Palestine Resistance on May Day ( www.workers.org )
The emphasis this May Day was the fight against Zionist apartheid and the genocide against Palestinians. The crowd paid close attention to the over 15 speakers and cultural performances, including music and poetry....
F-22 Raptor involved in ‘mishap’ during Georgia training exercise ( www.airforcetimes.com )
Homes are unaffordable in 80% of larger U.S. counties, analysis finds ( www.cbsnews.com )
Oh No, Now The US Has To Stop Imprisoning Ex-Presidents For Their Crimes! ( caitlinjohnstone.com.au )
Border agents ignore fear claims, migrants say, in violation of Biden border exception ( tucson.com )
Recent reports from immigrants and advocates along the U.S. southern border indicate that even when migrants express credible fear about returning to their home country, they are being ignored and deported....
Veterans for Peace march to Washington, D.C. ( www.workers.org )
Their flier noted: “State and local treasuries across the U.S. invest hundreds of millions in the state of Israel. A record-setting $2 billion in sales was made in 2023 with $1 billion raised since Oct. 7 while Israel bombed hospitals and laid waste to infrastructure in Gaza. Under Stacy Garrity, the Pennsylvania Treasury...
People close to the president told Axios they worry about raising concerns in meetings because Biden's group of longtime loyal aides can exile dissenters. The regime is just an echochamber if neocons. ( www.axios.com )
Washington cozies up to another dictator, hoping that he will help prevent refugees ( web.archive.org )
The self-proclaimed "world's coolest dictator," El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele, has suddenly become an OK-with-us dictator. As the Biden administration thrashes about for solutions to the so-called refugee problem, it has put criticism of dictators aside in hope that they will somehow clamp down on people fleeing... wait...
How Wall Street buys US elections: Blackstone funds Trump, BlackRock backs Biden ( www.youtube.com )
Free People Read Freely: Growing Resistance to Book Banning ( www.projectcensored.org )
Across the nation, local residents have waged successful campaigns to resist censorship, with students, authors, and librarians fighting back in creative and powerful ways. For example, students in York, Pennsylvania, led fights to overturn school boards sanctioning censorship. Freedom to read advocates have run and secured...
