The courageous stance of students across the country in defiance of genocide is accompanied by a near total blackout of their voices. Their words are the ones we most need to hear. ( chrishedges.substack.com )
Portland, Oregon postal activists join national rallies ( www.workers.org )
Rural post offices are being hit with “Local Transportation Optimization.” This occurs in locations over 50 miles from a processing plant with a population of less than 30,000. Instead of there being two mail trucks a day, the evening truck, which picks up the day’s outgoing mail, is being eliminated. This adds an extra...
Cleveland: After encampment, struggle continues ( www.workers.org )
When the encampment opened on April 29, 21 participants were detained in the morning but released without charge. Since then Kaler has repeatedly attempted to intimidate students and supporters. But emails accusing Palestine backers of illegal activity and posted signs reading “No trespassing, private property” and “No...
Pigs Riot at U.C. Irvine ( clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org )
In grim milestone, U.S. overdose deaths top 100,000 for third straight year ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Overdose deaths have surpassed 100,000 for the third straight year, according to federal data released Wednesday, a reminder that the nation remains mired in an intractable epidemic fueled by the potent drug fentanyl....
Severe Storms in Houston Leave Four Dead, Hundreds of Thousands Without Power ( thenarinder.in )
Nakba commemorated in Seattle ( www.workers.org )
On May 11, in downtown Seattle, 2,000 demonstrators marched and rallied to remember Nakba Day, chanting: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine is almost Free!”...
CEO of Palantir: “If we lose the intellectual debate, you will not be able to deploy any army in the West, ever.” ( www.workers.org )
Far exceeding the accumulated endowments are funds directly pumped into universities by the Department of Defense. These research and development grants dominate the budget of entire departments, especially in STEM — science, technology, engineering, mathematics — fields....
Biden's tariffs on China expose US hypocrisy on 'free trade' & tech subsidies ( www.youtube.com )
Biden announces new tariffs on Chinese EVs, semiconductors, solar cells and more ( lemmygrad.ml )
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-american-workers-and-businesses-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/
Neocons are starting to write cope articles saying that their war with China over Taiwan might not happen ( thehill.com )
Genocide Joe is beginning to stink like Lyndon B. Johnson ( mondoweiss.net )
China Anti-Espionage Laws Threaten Pharma Supply Chains and Multinational Manufacture in China ( www.nakedcapitalism.com )
Nearly 70 percent of voters say that the country’s political and economic systems need major changes — or even to be torn down entirely. ( www.nytimes.com )
Nearly 70% of Americans want talks to end war in Ukraine ( responsiblestatecraft.org )
U.S. weighs sanctions on Chinese banks over Russia military support, I'm sure that'll work out well. ( asia.nikkei.com )
1 in 3 Asian Americans reported being the subject of hate this past year, a new survey finds. ( www.axios.com )
Workers show solidarity with UPenn Palestine encampment ( www.workers.org )
Linda Gomaa, with Amazonians United, described Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s ties with the U.S. [neo]imperialist system, the military-industrial complex, and the CIA. Gomaa said: “Jeff Bezos gets rich off all our pain. Amazon workers are barely able to make it through the day without constantly needing to take pain killers and are...
Dozens of professors among those arrested in campus protests in the land of freedom and democracy. ( www.cnn.com )
Yellen was stumped by the question: Is it possible we’re just being outcompeted by the Chinese in those (electric vehicles, batteries, all of those things.) ( www.marketplace.org )
https://archive.ph/E0JUs
Applying the same standards ( lemmygrad.ml )
So-called antisemitism bill passes House ( www.workers.org )
There are several House members who have serious reservations about H.R. 6090, especially some progressive Democrats. Jerry Nadler is one of the most outspoken critics of the new bill. Nadler, who is Jewish and represents a district in New York City with one of the largest Jewish populations in the U.S., called out the hypocrisy...
Indigenous activists in Houston raise awareness of their oppression ( www.workers.org )
Also speaking were representatives of Workers World Party and Party for Socialism and Liberation. Jesus Sanchez, with PSL, said; “[Zionism’s neocolony] caused much destruction in Central America in the 1980’s, especially toward Indigenous tribes such as the Mayan population in Guatemala. Along with the U.S., they trained...
Social Security now expected to run short on funds in 2035, one year later than previously projected, Treasury says ( www.cnbc.com )
Reproductive rights activists resist Florida’s abortion ban ( www.workers.org )
Across the state, reproductive rights activists have been mobilizing, marching, rallying and petitioning since the ban was first proposed. The “Rally to Stop the Six-Week Abortion Ban” drew 2,000 people to Lake Eola Park in Orlando on April 13 to kick off the “Yes on 4” campaign geared to getting passage of Amendment 4...
