(2023-09-07). War War War: Analyzing the Capitalist Media. soundcloud.com On today's episode Nicole Roussell interviews Brian Becker about U.S. media coverage of the "huge threat" of Medicare costs to the U.S. budget, the Ukraine war, the U.S. pivot toward war with China, Putin and Kim Jong Un meeting this week, and the rising cost of car insurance. Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The …
(2023-09-07). Ukraine war: Killed and injured reaches 500,000. truepublica.org.uk The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbour and tries to seize more territory. The officials cautioned that casualty figures remained difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed …
(2023-09-07). Egads!!! Blinken and Many Western Pundits Still Chugging the Ukraine Kool Aid. sonar21.com 
If you thought the horrendous Ukrainian casualties and Ukraine's failure to penetrate the first line of the Surovikin defense after more than three months of combat would finally penetrate the…
(2023-09-07). Eastern European NATO Countries Fear Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-07). Amid debacle of Ukrainian offensive, US demands the bloodbath continue. wsws.org Against the backdrop of the debacle of Ukraine's summer offensive, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ukraine Monday to reaffirm US involvement in the Ukraine war "for as long as it takes."
(2023-09-07). U.S. Accuses Ukraine Of Not Dying Enough. leecamp.com
(2023-09-07). A Conversation About Ukraine with Dima. sonar21.com Dima and I have a regular weekly chat. I've been remiss in not posting the links. This is from last Friday. Worth your while.
(2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net 
Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …
(2023-09-07). New report reveals reversal in global antipoverty progress. ecns.cn A new report points out that the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, inflation, and economic slowdown has led to a reversal in the global antipoverty progress achieved in the past years, affecting countries and regions worldwide.
(2023-09-07). When the Torturer Is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West's Hegemony and Contradictions? orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud & Ramana Rubeo — Sep 5, 2023 | At the zenith of the mass Though some observers later
(2023-09-07). US to send radioactive weapons to Ukraine despite their extreme danger to humans. infobrics.org The US is running out of conventional weapons to provide Kiev, which is why it has recently started sending banned weapons, such as cluster munitions, and now even radioactive ones, such as DU.
(2023-09-07). Rushing Ukraine's counteroffensive causes "unsustainable losses" – British think tank. infobrics.org Ukrainian forces have lost more than 66,000 soldiers since the start of the counteroffensive.
(2023-09-07). Russia and Brazil Consider Co-Producing Films Together. infobrics.org Culture authorities from Russia and Brazil are discussing the possibility of reaching an agreement on joint film production…
(2023-09-07). Breaking ties with Russia and refocusing on France could destroy Armenia. infobrics.org According to Pashinyan's "logic", France will get into a confrontation with Turkey, one of its NATO allies, for the sake of Armenia, a country nearly 3,500 km away that can reach Yerevan only through neighboring Georgia. This is without even taking into account the troubles Paris is going through as its neocolonial system in Africa is faced with unprecedented unraveling.
(2023-09-07). XXV BRICS Summit and Affirmation of the BRICS Agenda by Country Agency. infobrics.org The bloc was dismissed by many in the beginning, with some arguing that it does not hold sufficient power to change anything, let alone contend with the global hegemons. But BRICS is not about challenging anyone. It is about fostering cooperation and collaboration to find solutions for global challenges and achieve a shared future in which development is enhanced and accessible to all who seek it, Mikatekiso Kubayi writes…
(2023-09-07). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. libya360.wordpress.com Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of…
(2023-09-07). Netherlands condemns US to arm Kyiv with depleted uranium tank shells. plenglish.com Amsterdam, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Shipping depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine put the United States on the road to an escalated nuclear war, the leader of the Dutch party Forum for Democracy, Thierry Bode, said today.
(2023-09-07). Iran Slows Nuclear Enrichment, Opening Window for Biden to Make a Deal. news.antiwar.com The UN nuclear monitoring organization confirmed that Iran is decreasing its rate of production of 60% enriched uranium and diluting its existing stockpile. Tehran's decision could open the door for diplomacy on the nuclear issue. Reuters reports it viewed a document produced by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) outlining Tehran's move to limit its …
(2023-09-07). Cartoon: The Nuclear March of Progress. otherwords.org
(2023-09-07). China bans seafood imports from Japan after release of Fukushima wastewater into Pacific Ocean. nationofchange.org The Chinese customs bureau said the immediate ban was put in place to prevent "the risk of radioactive contamination of food safety caused by Japan's Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge."
(2023-09-07). Undue Nuclear Influence: Is It Lobbying or Bribery? counterpunch.org For example, even billionaire Bill Gates asked for and got what was effectively a "matching grant" from Congress for his company, TerraPower, to cover the at least $4 billion cost of his proposed Natrium molten salt fast reactor. The US government has agreed to provide Gates with $1.9 billion for the Natrium, $1.5 billion of which will come out of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $2.5 billion for advanced nuclear reactors.
(2023-09-07). McCarthyism, from Oppenheimer to Today. counterpunch.org I recently viewed the new Oppenheimer movie and was struck by the horrifying McCarthyism based on unfounded accusations and inuendo that destroyed Dr. Oppenheimer's reputation. This severely undermined his efforts after World War II to stop the H-bomb and start nuclear arms control regimes to prevent nuclear war. From 1978-1981, I was the chief executive
(2023-09-07). Blinken indulges Republican senator toying with Palestinian hunger. electronicintifada.net Democrats push back for "economic peace" but ignore underlying issues of apartheid, dispossession and occupation.
(2023-09-07). Headlines for September 7, 2023. democracynow.org Russian Missile Strike Kills 17 and Wounds Dozens in Ukraine's Donetsk, Russia Accused of Violating Territorial Integrity of Romania, a NATO Ally, Sudanese Army Shelling Kills 32 Civilians in Omdurman, Gabon Coup Leaders Say Deposed Leader Ali Bongo Has Been Freed from House Arrest, U.N. to End Food Aid for Another 2 Million Afghans as 15 Million Face Hunger, Biden to Cancel Oil & Gas Leases in Alaska Wildlife Refuge, But Willow Project Remains, Judge Sets October Trial for 2 Trump Co-Defendants in Georgia Election Interference Case, Federal Judge Finds Trump Liable for Defaming Writer E. Jean Carroll for S…
(2023-09-07). Biden hails sellout dockworkers' and UPS agreements ahead of autoworkers' contract expiration. wsws.org In order to continue the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine in 2023 and beyond without labor disruptions, the Biden administration, working with the critical labor bureaucracies, has blocked strikes in major industries while enforcing agreements that further impoverish workers.
(2023-09-07). Date Set For Invasion of Niger. leecamp.com
(2023-09-07). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers' strikes mark beginning of new school year across Europe over funding, cost of living and the pandemic; metal workers at Turkish factory demand resignation of union officials over sellout contract and threaten to leave the union; teachers, electricity and public sector workers in some Nigerian states in further two-day strike over cuts to fuel subsidies…
(2023-09-07). Ukraine: Is the USA changing proxies in midstream? thecommunists.org As the fabled Ukrainian 'counteroffensive' against Russian forces stutters on with nothing to show for itself save a few terrorist spectaculars (like the drone attack on the Kremlin and drone attacks on the Kerch bridge and a Russian oil tanker) and a mounting death toll, it is proving increasingly difficult to conceal from the world …
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Once denounced by Zelensky as a "criminal," gun runner Serhiy Pashinksy has become the top private supplier of arms to Ukraine. Eyewitness testimony has fingered Pashinsky as the architect of a bloody false flag operation which propelled the 2014 Maidan coup and plunged the country into civil war. Years before emerging as Kiev's…
(2023-09-07). The US Announces 1 Billion in New Aid for Ukraine. telesurenglish.net U.S. Department of State announced US$1 billion in new aid for Ukraine on Wednesday while Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Kiev to show support. | RELATED: | The State Department said that the new package includes an additional drawdown of up to US$175 million worth of weapons and equipment from the Department of Defense's inventories. | What's notable among the capabilities in this round of security assistance is the 120mm deplet…
(2023-09-07). What does solidarity with Ukraine's workers look like? therealnews.com 
What is the role labor unions should play in the Russia-Ukraine War? In a special conversation moderated by
(2023-09-07). South African Communists call for U.S. ambassador's expulsion over Russia weapons allegations. peoplesworld.org 
The South African Communist Party is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to expel U.S. Ambassador Reuben Brigety over the diplomat's accusations that South Africa provided weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine. "Brigety baselessly accused South Africa of supporting" Russia's campaign against Ukraine, an SACP statement issued Tuesday said. "In defense of our democratic …
(2023-09-07). Zelensky Speaks With Netanyahu, Requests More Support from Israel. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone on Thursday. The leaders discussed how Tel Aviv could support Kyiv's fight against Russia and the potential deployment of Israeli police to Ukraine to support Jewish pilgrims. According to a press release from Zelensky's office, the Ukrainian leader requested more assistance from Netanyahu. "The …
(2023-09-07). US Intel Official: Media Misleading Americans About Ukraine's Battlefield Success. news.antiwar.com
(2023-09-07). The US military recruitment crisis and the struggle against imperialist war. wsws.org The US war machine is confronting a worsening recruitment crisis as it escalates its war against Russia in Ukraine and prepares for war against China.
(2023-09-07). The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK. truepublica.org.uk The UK's disastrous "mini" Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the UK voted to leave, the effect has become clear. In this film, senior FT writers and …
(2023-09-07). Smugglers caught supplying weapons parts to Ukraine — FSB. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia's FSB security service announced on Thursday that it had intercepted a ring of smugglers who funneled military-grade spare parts to foreign nations, including components to repair Ukrainian aircraft.
(2023-09-07). Erdogan Stresses Need of Switching to National Currencies in Trade With Russia. orinocotribune.com The Turkish and Russian presidents met in Sochi where they also agreed on sending free grain shipments to African nations in need. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 4 September told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the two nations need to move forward with using national currencies for bilateral trade. | "I believe that the fact that the heads of our central banks will meet here today is important from the point of view of a step towards the transition to national currencies in bilateral relations between us," the Turkish president stated during a meeting with Putin in the city of Sochi. | Fo…
(2023-09-07). Russia and Bangladesh FMs to discuss grain supplies. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Kalam Abdul Momen discussed Thursday about the supply of grain to the Asian country and also agreed to reach long-term deals and not just for one year.
(2023-09-07). Selected Articles: "Empire of Drugs": Taliban's Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca 
By For the entirety of the 20 year US occupation, Afghanistan was the primary source for 90% …
(2023-09-07). Proud Boys Leader Was 'Prolific' Government Informant And Still Got 22-Year Sentence. moguldom.com Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former leader of the right-wing extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection. Tarrio was found guilty in May of seditious conspiracy related to the events of Jan. 6th, along with several other members of the Proud Boys. Prosecutors …
(2023-09-07). Sudan: East African Bloc Calls Inclusive Talks to End Conflict. telesurenglish.net The leaders warned that the Sudan conflict is becoming increasingly complex and risks taking on a regional dimension with the entry and participation of other armed movements, in addition to the rapid proliferation of small arms and light weapons posing severe security, humanitarian and political risks for Sudan and the broader region. | They called on the IGAD that has eight member states and the African Union to combine their efforts with the countries neighbouring Sudan as well as international stakeholders to support an inclusive platform for a peace process.
(2023-09-07). Mexico Welcomes Ruling Ordering Texas to Remove Border Buoys. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) celebrated a U.S. judge's order to Texas to remove the buoys and wire barrier placed in the Rio Grande to prevent the passage of undocumented migrants across the border. | RELATED: | "I want to take this opportunity to inform you that the United States judiciary has ordered the removal of the Rio Grande buoys, which the Texas governor arbitrarily and i…
(2023-09-07). Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown. wsws.org A regime of mass deportations and administrative detentions, long used against the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, will inevitably be used against Israeli workers as well.
(2023-09-07). Palestinian prisoners prepare for mass hunger strike; 3 prisoners continue strikes against administrative detention. samidoun.net 
On Thursday, 7 September, Palestinian detainee Abdel-Rahman Baraqa suspended his hunger strike against administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial, after 26 days. Baraqa, 24, from Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, has been detained without charge or trial since 30 April 2023. In his hunger strike, he has experienced severe deterioration of his health while fighting …
(2023-09-07). Palestinian Wounded in Clashes in West Bank's Bethlehem. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a Palestinian was wounded during clashes that erupted in the central West Bank city of Bethlehem. | RELATED: | Palestinian medical sources said that the Israeli army transferred "a young Palestinian man with a foot injury" to a local hospital for treatment after clashes in Bethlehem. | The clashes erupted after Israeli forces stormed the Dheisheh refugee camp south of Bethlehem, according to eyewitnesses, who said Is…
(2023-09-07). In Chicago, Socialists Are Wielding Power In A Whole New Way. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois -‚ÄâThe crowd at the 33rd Ward Working Families office is packed and overflowing onto the sidewalk. Anticipating the deportation raids threatened by the Trump administration during the summer of 2019, several community groups sent out calls for volunteers. Dozens showed up; the city's northwest neighborhoods would protect themselves. | Caitlin Brady, a member of the independent political organization 33rd Ward Working Families, recalls how volunteers learned to identify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, then divided into precincts and took shifts scouring the str…
(2023-09-07). Colombia and U.S. to review immigration progress. plenglish.com In this regard, the Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva Duran, along with a group of senior officials, held a meeting with the U.S. House National Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall; the head of the U.S. Southern Command Gen. Laura Richardson; and the Undersecretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma. | The parties discussed the challenges faced by both nations on different aspects, especially irregular migration. | The Foreign Ministry said they pledged to continue working together, in bodies such as the tripartite group (which they share with Panama), in regional and multilateral spheres and…
(2023-09-07). ON STRIKE: Southern Washington Educators. workers.org 
A huge picket line stretched nearly a half mile around the Washington State Evergreen Public Schools headquarters on Sept. 1. It was the first day of school, and 1,500 educators from Evergreen County, on the third day of their strike, were joined by 450 Camas County educators who had been . . . |
(2023-09-07). Coalition of Independent Unions Takes to the Streets in Portland for 'Trans Day of Solidarity'. itsgoingdown.org 
Rank-n-file members of the Coalition of Independent Unions, made up largely of unions representing fast-food and services workers, several part of the anti-capitalist labor union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), took to the streets of Portland, Oregon on Saturday, in support of a day in solidarity with trans workers. On Facebook, the goal…
(2023-09-07). Workers turning Los Angeles into the epicenter of national strike wave. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—The way events are rushing onwards in Los Angeles, what's been the national capital of labor activism for much of 2023 may be the national epicenter of an historic strike wave by the fall of 2023. Or, as SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher told one interviewer, "Here we go again." That's because if bosses keep …
(2023-09-07). Cleveland: A message to the community — "No new jail!" workers.org 
Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition before marching in the Cleveland Labor Day parade, Sept. 4, 2023. Cleveland The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition was warmly received by participants and onlookers at Cleveland's Labor Day parade Sept. 4, as it promoted its efforts to stop construction of a new county jail. With principal . . . |
(2023-09-07). Children in Police Watch Houses: A Nasty Queensland Experiment. dissidentvoice.org They really are a brutal lot. While the Queensland Labor Government croons on matters regarding rights, liberties and, it should be said, the plight of the First Nations Peoples, its policy, notably on youth detention, is a contradictory abomination. This situation finds itself repeated across the country, though the Sunshine State, as it is sometimes …
(2023-09-07). Cleveland: A Message To The Community, 'No New Jail!'. popularresistance.org Cleveland, Ohio – The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition was warmly received by participants and onlookers at Cleveland's Labor Day parade Sept. 4, as it promoted its efforts to stop construction of a new county jail. With principal and interest to bondholders combined, a new jail could cost county taxpayers over $2 billion, making it the most expensive project in Cuyahoga County's history. The Coalition banner, shown in the photo, called on county residents to "say no to 40 years of debt." | Every year in Cleveland, the 11th Congressional District Caucus holds its parade on Labor Day. For over a decade this Black co…
(2023-09-07). Will Lehman replies to Biden's Department of Labor in ongoing lawsuit to demand rerun of UAW election. wsws.org The filing takes apart the ridiculous claims by the DOL that Lehman should have filed his complaint–which centered on the fact that the historically low turnout was the product of deliberate voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy–before the election results were known.
(2023-09-07). For an active boycott of Australian Labor's Voice referendum! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party urges workers and youth to reject both the Yes and the No cases presented by the ruling political establishment and calls for an active boycott campaign to oppose the referendum itself.
(2023-09-07). WGA co-chair Chris Keyser's Labor Day message: The union apparatus prepares to sell out writers' strike. wsws.org Keyser represents a certain social type, affluent, well-connected in the industry, intimately tied to the Democratic Party, that dominates the WGA and SAG-AFTRA leaderships.
(2023-09-07). Australian Labor government's workplace reforms will enshrine insecure jobs and low pay. wsws.org The purpose of the legislation is not to reverse the growth of exploitative gig-economy and sham-contracting arrangements, but to legitimise them, establishing a Labor- and union-sanctioned cut-rate workforce.
(2023-09-07). French working class rallies in solidarity with trade unionist facing prosecution. peoplesdispatch.org SeÃÅbastien Menesplier, leader of a union affiliated to the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), was summoned by the police recently. The CGT claims that over 400 of its activists are being prosecuted in various courts for protesting the controversial pension reforms forced through by the Emmanuel Macron government…
(2023-09-07). Incarcerated Laborers Can Barely Afford Basic Necessities While in Prison. truthout.org The outside world may be in the grips of inflation and financial instability, but inside a Burgin, Kentucky, prison, the financial woes more closely resemble the Great Depression. For many incarcerated inside the Northpoint Training Center, the primary concern isn't how they will pay for gas, insurance, or even rent upon release from prison. The uncertainty they feel is far more urgent. |
(2023-09-07). The Raw-Dealed Actor/Teacher Show. counterpunch.org The Wall Street Journal now realizes that income inequality can be a source of social problems. No, its famously pro-proprietor commentators haven't signed up for union cards. In fact, two different editorials in the August 28 opinion pages come not to praise labor organizing but to bury it, whether it's South American schoolteachers who benefit
(2023-09-07). Argentinian youth backs UP alliance. plenglish.com In a joint statement, members of the "General Confederation of Labor" and the "Central de Trabajadores de Argentina" called for a day of militancy and exchange on the domestic projects that will be at stake in the elections. | The meetings will take place La Matanza, Parque Chacabuco and Florencio Varela. | Participants will talk with residents about the UP's proposals and the risk posed by the arrival to the Presidency of "La Libertad Avanza" (LLA) or "Juntos por el Cambio" (JxC). | "The youth is organized to defend rights and build a possible future. We take a stand against the right, we plan joint actions and…
(2023-09-07). Cuban university focuses on food production. plenglish.com For the institution, even the international deals of its School of Agricultural Sciences with counterparts in Europe and Latin America have been key, although they are approaching local farms and producers in September. | According to Radio Cadena Agramonte's website, the University of Camagàºey signed an important labor deal with the Fruta Real Farm, located in the municipality of Minas and belonging to producer and agronomist Rolando Leyva. | In statements to the website, Yorkis Tamayo, dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences, said "the deal will facilitate to turn the farm into a study area with exper…
(2023-09-07). The Heat: A Decade of Belt & Road. america.cgtn.com 
It's the infrastructure project connecting the world by land and sea. Ten years on, we take a look at the impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative. | Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative during a speech in Kazakhstan on September 7, 2013, proposing new trade routes to create a 'new Silk Road' and wider economic cooperation. | A decade later, 152 countries have seen 3,000 BRI projects and nearly a trillion dollars in new investment. By Chinese estimates, it's helped lift nearly 40 million people out of poverty. Back in Kazakhstan where it all began, trade between the two countries u…
(2023-09-07). Death toll mounts at Fulton County Jail. workers.org 
Inside notorious Fulton County jail Atlanta In the last five weeks, five inmates have died while being held at the massive Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Since September 2022, 16 people have died while being detained there. Built in 1989 in advance of the 1996 Olympic Games — to house . . . |
(2023-09-07). No U.S./U.N.-backed military intervention in Haiti. workers.org 
The United States has been looking for a new way to intervene in Haiti for nearly two years. The multiple ways it has interfered in Haiti's internal affairs over the past 200 years needs to be brought up to date. It is clear that the de facto government of Ariel . . . |
(2023-09-07). Black trade unionists challenge corporate power in America. peoplesworld.org 
St. LOUIS — "With union support workers are becoming aware that they are pawns in the bottom line in a corporate drive for profits," Claude Cummings, International President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) told more than 200 St. Louis area Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) members and friends gathered at the downtown …
(2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the nation, in a historic ruling that marks another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer…
(2023-09-07). Mandatory Overtime Is Inhumane and Dangerous. otherwords.org She only wanted a few hours at her dying mother's bedside. But her bosses at Twin Rivers Paper in Madawaska, Maine forced her to work overtime on her day off. About an hour and a half into the mandatory shift, the woman's mother died. | Workers are battling harder than ever to end this appalling mistreatment. They're fighting back against mandatory overtime requirements that strain families to the breaking point and put lives at risk. | "It's definitely caused a lot of heartache," said David Hebert, financial officer and former president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 291, one of three USW locals collectively…
(2023-09-07). How union workers are fighting for a life outside of the mill. nationofchange.org
(2023-09-07). New Zealand senior doctors hold nationwide strike. wsws.org The first-ever national strike by thousands of senior doctors and dentists in the public hospitals, while limited by the union, is a sign of ongoing ferment among the health workers.
(2023-09-07). Postal workers in Scotland and London vote for action as CWU-Royal Mail partnership ushers in savage attacks. wsws.org Postal workers confront a barrage of revisions to terms and conditions agreed by the CWU executive in April, as part of the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement with Royal Mail.
(2023-09-07). What voters really think of this government. truepublica.org.uk Fully 84% of Britons say the government seems tired of governing. This includes 49% who see it as "very tired". It won't surprise anyone, but 90% of Labour voters also think so. But what does surprise is that almost eight in ten Conservative voters see the government as tired (78%). Source: YouGov…
(2023-09-07). Think The Birmingham Bankruptcy Is Bad — Then This Is Worse. truepublica.org.uk By Graham Vanbergen: As every mainstream media outlet has reported, Birmingham city council, the second-largest city in the UK, effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday. The Independent reported that — "The Labour-run council might have to shut libraries, lessen the frequency of bin collections or raise council tax after it issued a section 114 notice …
(2023-09-07). Disaster Relief Often Leaves Disabled People Behind. popularresistance.org When disaster strikes, disabled people and low-income communities are hit the hardest and face higher mortality rates. They also take longer to recover. | Germán Parodi and Shaylin Sluzalis were protesting in Washington, D.C., for disability rights as they found out Hurricane Maria was on its way to Puerto Rico in 2017. Now the co-directors of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, they were deployed as part of a disabled first responder team. Parodi, who was born and raised on the island, lives with a mobility disability, while Sluzalis lives with an invisible disability. | "Being culturally aware of…
(2023-09-07). Academia Is In Crisis, And It's Time For A Change. popularresistance.org Postdoctoral researchers at New York City's Mount Sinai hospital voted by 91 percent to authorize a strike. Left Voice interviewed Andrea Joseph, a first-year Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and member of the SPOC-UAW Bargaining Committee. Andrea spoke about how the negotiations are developing with the Mount Sinai administration, what…
(2023-09-07). Native Son: Big Bill Haywood. dissidentvoice.org [The] barbarous gold barons do not find the gold, they do not mine the gold, they do not mill the gold, but by some weird alchemy all the gold belongs to them. — Big Bill Haywood, addressing commencement of miners' strike, Colorado, 1903. Work taught him of injustice early and converted him to socialism. His …
(2023-09-07). How 9/11 Bred a "War on Terror" from Hell. tomdispatch.com [Today's piece is adapted from the introduction to Norman Solomon's book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine (The New Press, 2023).] The day after the U.S. government began routinely bombing faraway places, the lead editorial in the New York Times expressed some gratification. Nearly four weeks had passed since 9/11, the newspaper noted, and America had finally stepped up its "counterattack against terrorism" by launching airstrikes on al-Qaeda training camps and Taliban military targets in Afghanistan. "It was a moment we have expected ever since September 11," the editor…
(2023-09-07). Ecuador is thrown into a panic for new bomb threats. plenglish.com Quito, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador ¥s National Police Department dismissed two new bomb threats in this capital while citizens got panic-striken before such increasingly frequent events in the country.
(2023-09-07). Prigozhin's three strikes—Khodorkovsky business, Berozovsky politics, the last Africa trip. mronline.org 
On March 5, in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), there was a fire-bombing of a French—owned brewery which destroyed 50,000 bottles of beer.
(2023-09-07). From Golda Meir to Ben-Gvir: Examining Israel's Supremacist Apartheid Legacy. orinocotribune.com By Miko Peled — Sep 5, 2023 | Remarks by Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, saying his rights are superior to those of Arabs. He received the precise reaction he wanted — his comments were posted and repeated everywhere. His face was shown, and the | Israel has a seventy-five-year history of d…
(2023-09-07). Criminalising Activism: Woodside, Protest and Climate Change. counterpunch.org On August 1, protesters against the Burrup Hub expansion in Western Australia, a project of one of Australia's most ruthless fossil fuel companies, took to the Perth home of its CEO, Meg O'Neill. The CEO of Woodside was not impressed. In fact, she seemed rather distressed. "It doesn't matter if you're a member of the
(2023-09-07). Brian Becker: It is time for US movements to decide, stand with the masses or stand on the sidelines? peoplesdispatch.org Party for Socialism and Liberation leader Brian Becker outlines the dynamic nature of revolution, and how the US left has often been caught flat-footed by the working class…
(2023-09-07). Washington's Expanding Military Footprint on China's Doorsteps. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic A series of announcements by the US reflect its large and still growing military presence across Asia-Pacific, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. Together, they reflect a continued and increasingly desperate desire by Washington to encircle and contain China. These announcements include plans for expanding the number of US air bases across the…
(2023-09-07). Israel halts exit of goods from Gaza. electronicintifada.net Tens of thousands of jobs threatened amid 46 percent unemployment rate.
(2023-09-07). Transparency International's Covert Agenda: A Pawn in Western Intelligence's Game. mintpressnews.com 
Founded by World Bank apparatchiks in 1993, Transparency International has relentlessly exposed public sector corruption in the Global South while leaving government-enabled criminality in rich nations unexamined.
(2023-09-07). CIA Front Preparing Color Revolution in Indonesia. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia. In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is ineligible for a third…
(2023-09-07). What if There Had Been No Coup in Chile in 1973? dissidentvoice.org 
Gracia Barrios (Chile), Multitud III ('Multitude III'), 1972. Imagine this scenario. On 11 September 1973, the reactionary sections of the Chilean army, led by General Augusto Pinochet and given a green light by the US government, did not leave their barracks. President Salvador Allende, who led the Popular Unity government, went to his office in …
(2023-09-07). Palestine Action Crash International Weapons Dealers Summit. popularresistance.org While senior representatives of the world's largest arms firms convened at the 'International Composites Summit 2023' to discuss "cost-effective" weaponry components [1], Palestine Action snuck their way in and crashed the event. | Once inside the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, four activists took over the stage to disrupt the marketing of 'genocide' as a tool to be bought-and-sold to annihilate the Palestinian people. | Activists over-spoke the corporate speeches and raised the Palestinian flag, stating: "You are all war criminals. We're making a stand against you and your weapons of death.
(2023-09-07). 'There Is An Attack On Black Literacy': Education And Activism Go Together. popularresistance.org A 2022 report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, dubbed the nation's report card, reported that 33% of Maryland's eighth graders could not read at a basic level. For Black students, this number was an alarming 46%. Furthermore, 82% of Black students could not read at a proficient level, according to the report. | As reading levels fall, Black Baltimoreans are slipping further away from their ability to liberate themselves. Particularly during a time where socioeconomic barriers, further pronounced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and draconian legislation actively bar Black children from accessing who…
(2023-09-07). Pentagon Developing AI Drone Swarms to 'Deter' China. news.antiwar.com The US military is devising a new system designed to field thousands of drones controlled by artificial intelligence, deputy Pentagon chief Kathleen Hicks said on Wednesday, voicing hopes the tech would help to overcome Beijing's "advantage in mass." Speaking at the yearly Defense News conference in Arlington, Virginia, Hicks outlined the Pentagon's new "Replicator Initiative," …
(2023-09-07). Renaming U.S. historical sites considered offensive. america.cgtn.com 
It's one of many scenic spots in the U.S. state of Colorado but its name is much less attractive in the minds of many of the state's Asian-Pacific Americans: Chinaman Canyon. | They consider the name insulting to their community and have asked that it be changed. | It's part a growing national push to rename geographical places whose names are deemed offensive.
(2023-09-07). Tech War: Huawei Helps China To Win 'Symbolic' Victory in Defying Washington's Sanctions With Mate 60 Pro but Headwinds Remain. orinocotribune.com By Che Pan in Beijing, Iris Deng in Shenzhen and Bien Perez in Hong Kong — Sep 5, 2023 | ‚Ä¢ Huawei has said little on the technology behind the chip in its latest phone, triggering an industry guessing game about its origins | ‚Ä¢ Mate 60 Pro has triggered an outpouring of nationalist sentiment, with netizens hailing the device as proof that China can beat US sanctions | The China-made chip at the heart of the Mate 60 Pro phone launched by Huawei Technologies in the past week marks a clear win for the country in its attempts to defy Washington's sanctions, but analysts say it…
(2023-09-07). Venezuela Delegation Meets with Shanghai International Energy Exchange. orinocotribune.com In order to strengthen the exchange of experiences in financial fields between China and Venezuela, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez visited the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE). | Rodriguez's delegation also included the Minister of Petroleum and President of PDVSA Pedro Tellechea, Ambassador to China Giuseppe Yofreda, and PSUV deputy to the National Assembly, Nicolas Maduro Guerra. | During the tour, representatives of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange explained to the Venezuelan authorities, through a photographic exhibition and a compilation of newspapers, the behavior of the st…
(2023-09-07). UK highlights service-sector strength at fair. ecns.cn With the United Kingdom being the guest of honor for the China International Fair for Trade in Services, government officials and business leaders have hailed the prospects of China-UK cooperation in the services sector.
(2023-09-07). China retains its appeal for foreign firms. ecns.cn China's wide appeal for multinational corporations will continue due to its robust domestic market and its unwavering dedication to opening up its economy, despite a globally subdued investment sentiment, said analysts and heads of foreign chambers of commerce in China.
(2023-09-07). Argentina and China Foster Resources and Energy Cooperation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Argentina and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for scientific cooperation on matters related to natural resources and energy transition. | RELATED: | This document was signed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Daniel Filmus during his visit to Beijing, where he met with the Minister of Natural Resources Wang Guanghua. | The MoU is focused on the creation of a virtual binational…
(2023-09-07). Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez Meets Chinese FM Wang. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi met with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who is in Beijing for the 17th meeting of the Mixed Venezuela-China High-Level Committee. | RELATED: | Wang said that China and Venezuela have forged an unbreakable, ironclad friendship, and China firmly supports Venezuela in safeguarding its national independence and dignity. | China is ready to work with Vene…
(2023-09-07). Chinese demand for new houses in August increases by 6.1 percent month-on-month: report. ecns.cn A new report released by online real estate data providers shows that the overall demand for new houses in 65 key cities in China increased by 6.1 percent in August compared to the previous month.
(2023-09-07). China's commercial rocket launches 4 satellites from sea for first time. ecns.cn The rocket maker Galactic Energy said it was the first sea-based mission of the CERES-1 series. It also marks the first Chinese private company to complete a liftoff from the sea.
(2023-09-07). Heavy rainfall wrecks havoc in SE China's Fuzhou. ecns.cn Heavy rainfall continued to affect Fuzhou after typhoon Haikui wrecked havoc in the city.
(2023-09-07). New energy vehicles attract visitors at 2023 Smart China Exp. ecns.cn The 2023 Smart China Expo (SCE 2023) at the Chongqing International Expo Center will run through Sept. 6.
(2023-09-07). Typhoon Haikui hits China, leaves widespread destruction. ecns.cn Typhoon Haikui swept through southeast China on Tuesday, unleashing heavy rain and violent gusts of wind that whipped power lines, damaged roads, caused mudslides and uprooted trees.
(2023-09-07). 2 rescuers killed as Typhoon Haikui hits Fujian. ecns.cn Two people have been confirmed dead and another remains missing after a typhoon-triggered flood hit parts of Fuzhou City in China's Fujian Province on Tuesday.
(2023-09-07). Glasses-free 3D screens wow audiences at Smart China Expo. ecns.cn A Mini LED curved screen caught people's eyes at the 2023 Smart China Expo which kicked off on Monday in southwest China's Chongqing. A lifelike phoenix and a tiger displayed on the screen enabled audiences to view 3D content without the aids of any 3D glasses.
(2023-09-07). 'Clear as the full Moon': The revolution will not be defeated. mronline.org 
Who doesn't remember when Chávez announced on national television that Maduro should be the candidate to succeed him in case he died? It was December 8, 2012, and this was the first time he talked about dying, at least in public, and the first time we wondered if our revolutionary process could really continue without him.
(2023-09-07). Bernie Sanders champions '32-hour work week with no loss in pay'. mronline.org 
"Needless to say, changes that benefit the working class of our country are not going to be easily handed over by the corporate elite. They have to be fought for—and won."
(2023-09-07). Imperialism and the new Cold War. mronline.org 
War and Lenin in the 21st century, part 4…
(2023-09-07). Georgia Attorney General brings RICO indictments against 61 activists. mronline.org 
The Georgia Attorney General's Office filed RICO (racketeering-influenced and corrupt organizations) indictments against 61 individuals alleged to be part of the Stop Cop City Movement.
(2023-09-07). "Old and Young Unite: No MVP": Pipeline Fighters Further Delay Work At Bradshaw Creek Crossing. itsgoingdown.org 
Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Early this morning, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite in eastern Montgomery County, VA. They were extracted and arrested by 11: 30 AM, with bail set at $2,000 and $3,000. Nearby, a rally of over…
(2023-09-07). Chris Minns says no to drug decriminalisation while ACT takes a bold health approach. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-07). Is There Really Pay Equity at the US Open Tennis Tournament? dissidentvoice.org 
Imagine if you and others in your group are paid a flat rate, and the members of a different group are paid the same flat rate. The employer proclaims it is equal pay. But wait a minute! Your group works a 5-hour shift while the other group works a 3-hour shift for the same pay. …
(2023-09-07). Scrap the GST and the Stage 3 tax cuts. greenleft.org.au 
It's probably no surprise that the Intergenerational Report 2023 passed without much comment. It forecasts the need for greater income revenue, and that will fall to a younger generation. Sam Wainwright reports.
(2023-09-07). Democratic Republic of Congo Faces "Worst Hunger Catastrophe" as Mineral Extraction Enriches the Few. democracynow.org 
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing a dramatic deterioration of infrastructure and displacement of citizens as a result of armed violence, flooding and the world's largest hunger crisis. In recent months, rampant violence of armed groups has forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, while the United Nations says some 3,000 families also lost their homes after recent intense flooding and mudslides in the eastern part of the country. Twenty-five million people are facing starvation as displaced citizens are unable to access their land to grow their own food, and the humanitarian r…
(2023-09-07). Keeping the griot tradition alive in Baltimore. therealnews.com 
(2023-09-07). WNBA legend Chamique Holdsclaw discusses her mental health struggles. therealnews.com 
Chamique Holdsclaw's legendary status was apparent from the moment she entered professional sports. After helping the US National Team win the Gold Medal in the 1998 Berlin Olympics, Holdsclaw was named Rookie of the Year in her first WNBA season. Her talent on the court and success in the WNBA projected an image of stability, but away from the cameras, Holdsclaw struggled with her mental health. On this episode of Edge of Sports, Holdsclaw speaks frankly about her struggles with depression, bipolar disorder, and fame. Elsewhere in the episode, Dave rails against the "anti-woke" Trumpist response to the US…
(2023-09-07). To end racism, we need to rebuild the economy. therealnews.com 
(2023-09-07). Collectif Palestine Vaincra on Al Mayadeen: Free all Palestinian prisoners, free Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday 6 September 2023, the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen organized a special program on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel operation, when six Palestinian prisoners escaped from the maximum security prison of Gilboa. This program took place with the participation of a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, alongside Sahar Francis, …
(2023-09-07). Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi seized by occupation forces; family urges support and attention. samidoun.net 
Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi, a translator, researcher and student in the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at Sapienza University of Rome, has been detained by Israeli occupation forces since 31 August. Al-Qaisi, a Palestinian and Italian citizen, was visiting Palestine with his wife and four-year-old son. While leaving Palestine at the bridge to Jordan, …
(2023-09-07). Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' on stage: A mirror of African-American life. peoplesworld.org 
PASADENA, Calif —— A mirror plays an essential role in The Bluest Eye, a dramatization by Lydia R. Diamond from the novel by 1987 Pulitzer and 1993 Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison (1931-2019) that's now on stage at A Noise Within, directed by Andi Chapman as the opener to its 2023-24 "Balancing Act" season. Morrison …
(2023-09-07). Thanks to global warming, Grand Slam tennis is hotter than ever. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK (AP)—Andy Murray prepared for the steamy conditions often found at the U.S. Open by simulating the "brutal heat and humidity" in New York this time of year with the help of, well, an actual steam room at his home. The 36-year-old British tennis star set the humidity in there at 70% and spent hours riding a stationary bike …
(2023-09-07). For Republicans in Wisconsin: 'If you can't beat 'em, impeach 'em" peoplesworld.org 
MADISON, Wis.—"If you can't beat 'em, impeach 'em." As in Washington, D.C., so in Wisconsin. Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's peerless leader, Donald Trump, couldn't beat Democrat Joe Biden at the polls in 2020, which gave control of the executive branch to the Democrats. So now McCarthy wants to impeach Biden because of shaky …
(2023-09-07). The UPS Agreement in its 'Concrete Context and Outcomes': A Response to a Response. socialistproject.ca 
In an In a counter to my assessment, Eidlin states that my critique "provides a good roadmap for socialists organizing in the w…
(2023-09-07). US Vassals Steal Syria's Railway Equipment To Impede Its Recovery. orinocotribune.com US-backed Kurdish separatist forces are looting Syria's railway infrastructure as part of an ongoing US-led campaign to exert economic pressure on the Arab nation and impede its recovery following a decade-long conflict, according to a political analyst. | Ayman Alameh, based in Lebanon, told the Press TV website that Washington and its allies are actively depleting Syria's resources and damaging its infrastructure to further isolate the country and hinder its return to normalcy. | "This is part of efforts to tighten the economic blockade of Syria following the defeat of the US-backed militancy in Syria and the A…
(2023-09-07). Venezuela Condemns US Interference in Oil Operations. orinocotribune.com
(2023-09-07). Chevron Lobbies Against Washington's Sanctions on PDVSA. orinocotribune.com According to This information was released in a report this Monday, September 4, as part of the effort to pressure Brussels and Washington t…
(2023-09-07). Former Bad Boy Artist Mark Curry Says Diddy Squeezed All The Juice Out Of Publishing Rights, Not Worth Anything. moguldom.com Bad Boy Records founder and music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs had decided to return the publishing rights of his label's catalog to the artists and songwriters behind the music, it was recently announced. Instead of selling Bad Boy Records' catalog, Diddy has chosen to reassign the publishing rights to the label's artists and songwriters, such …
(2023-09-07). Federal Reserve's Bostic: American Businesses Will Face Pressures From Higher Rates And Debt Refinancing. moguldom.com The U.S. economy is headed for a "shakeout" as business debts come due and companies are forced to refinance at significantly higher interest rates, according to Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic. "We have a lot of existing debt out there that is at very low prices," Bostic said at the South African Reserve Bank's …
(2023-09-07). Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Fifty Years Since the Chilean Coup of September 11, 1973. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Meet the New Normal, Same as the Old Normal: You Are Still the Enemy Within. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). The Virus We Should Really be Concerned About is the Neoliberal Virus. dissidentvoice.org psychosis (noun) UK /sa…™Ààk…ô ä.s…™s/ US /sa…™Ààko ä.s…™s/ "Any of a number of the more severe mental illnesses that make someone believe things that are not real" — Cambridge Dictionary As the United States continues to reach untold depths of barbarism and depravity it is important to understand the role played by the neoliberal virus in catapulting …
(2023-09-07). Bret Stephens Inventive Anti-Biden Case in the NYT. cepr.net Bret Stephens had to be creative to push the "why are Americans so down on Biden" story in his New York Times column this week. He starts his piece by pointing to a number of positive developments. But then we get the big warning: "But there's another explanation: The news isn't all that good. Americans …
(2023-09-07). Myositis: More Evidence of Immune System Damage from COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Open the Contracts: Court Rules in Favour of Vaccine Transparency. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). French MP defends Cuba's right to live without interference. plenglish.com Paris, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) La France Insoumise (LFI) MP Éric Coquerel on Thursday defended Cuba's right to independence and to live without the domination attempts by the United States and its economic, commercial, and financial blockade.
(2023-09-07). PM Modi unveils plan to strengthen ASEAN-India cooperation. plenglish.com Jakarta, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who ended his visit to Indonesia on Thursday, presented a proposal to strengthen cooperation between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
(2023-09-07). A Failed "Human Rights" Attack on the DPRK. libya360.wordpress.com Konstantin Asmolov North Korean opponents have continued to focus on the subject of human rights in the second half of 2023. Let's say that this is a very convenient claim to make since it, on the one hand, earns support from the populace and, on the other hand, has some merit because of the regime's…
(2023-09-07). The Open Eyes Foundation (FJKL) is Not a Credible Human Rights Group. libya360.wordpress.com Travis Ross At an FJKL press conference in 2018, executive director Marie Yolène Gilles (center left) and president Samuel Madistin (center right). Marie Yolène Gilles was invited to address the United Nations Security Council on Feb. 20, 2023. She was representing the Fondation Je Klere (FJKL or Open Eyes Foundation), a human rights group of which she is the…
(2023-09-07). The Unshakeable Putin-Erdogan Nexus. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar The Ankara-Moscow relationship challenges western expectations: Here is a unique model of cooperation among regional powers, built on mutual interests, respect, and the recognition of each country's independent foreign policies and strategic autonomy. What makes a power relationship intriguing in international relations is that it is never quite static, and its delicate equilibrium…
(2023-09-07). More than Half of America's 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds. inequality.org
(2023-09-07). The Digital World Brain. "Neural Techniques that Invalidate Free Will" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). COVID Vaccine Contracts Show How Big Pharma 'Held South Africa to Ransom'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). We Can Stop Drug Price Gouging — Here's How. otherwords.org We human beings sometimes do some terrible things in pursuit of the almighty dollar. But to our credit, one moral line most humans don't cross is to gouge sick people on the price of medicines their lives depend on. | Unless, of course, you count executives of giant pharmaceutical corporations as human beings. Gouging patients is their preferred business model. | It's a scream, then, to watch Big Pharma fall into a sky-is-falling fit over our government's long-overdue move to give patients some bargaining power over this monopolistic industry. Under President Joe Biden's anti-inflation policy passed last year, ou…
(2023-09-07). American carnage: To be Black in Trump's America. nationofchange.org While Black people are certainly not the sole target of Trump's rhetoric and the abuse of like-minded mobs, we are one of the greatest tests of the functioning of American democracy.
(2023-09-07). Women's Rights: Is There Really Pay Equity at the US Open Tennis Tournament? globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). The "Global War on Terrorism". "The Process that Set September 11 in Motion": Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Is It Time to Fire Your Doctor? CDC VAERS Records More Deaths from COVID Vaccines Than Total of All Previous Vaccines Combined. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). US Intensifies Its Hybrid War Against Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Behind Their Green Mask — The Government Proposes Legislation to Criminalise Disagreeing With Net Zero. expose-news.com We should have listened to Rosa Koire back in 2011 when she warned that "The Green Mask must be removed from those who have hijacked the environmental movement." This is true of …
(2023-09-07). The Federal Government Is Evolving on Marijuana — But Not Fast Enough. otherwords.org Nearly a year ago, the Biden Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, different drugs are regulated or prohibited according to their placement in five different "schedules." | The federal government currently puts marijuana in Schedule 1 — the most restrictive level, which it shares with heroin, ecstasy, and other drugs. By definition, subs…
(2023-09-07). In OtherWords: September 7, 2023. otherwords.org
(2023-09-07). 9/9-9/11. 22 Years Ago, 2 Days before 9/11: Shah Masood, leader of the Northern Alliance assassinated. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on the 9th of September 2003. | Twenty-two years ago, on the 9th of September 2001, the leader of the Northern Alliance Commander Ahmad Shah Masood was mortally wounded in a kamikaze assassination. | It happened two …
(2023-09-07). Oil and Gas and Climate Change Fakery. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Brazil has become a guinea pig for the global effort to censor information. expose-news.com Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes has censored a shocking number of high-profile people in a surprisingly short period of time. Not just on social media but he is also freezing bank accounts …
(2023-09-07). David Kurten: Net Zero Zealots will use the Energy Bill to take your home away from you. expose-news.com On Tuesday, the UK's Energy Bill had its third reading and was passed by the House of Commons. It may sound innocuous but this is part of the tyranny that is being …
(2023-09-07). 9/11 Explosive Evidence. Experts Speak Out. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Vaccines and "Fabricated Propaganda": The Character Assassination Directed against Robert Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). 9/11 and "The Unspeakable": Award Winning Actor William Hurt: "It Took Me a Long Time to Face What I Knew to be True About 9/11" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Democratic Republic of the Congo Faces Hunger Crisis Despite Mineral Wealth. truthout.org The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing a dramatic deterioration of infrastructure and displacement of citizens as a result of armed violence, flooding and the world's largest hunger crisis. In recent months, rampant violence of armed groups has forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, while the United Nations says some 3,000 families also lost their homes after recent… |
(2023-09-07). Neocolonial Debt Traps Are Forcing Poorer Countries to Rely on Fossil Fuels. truthout.org In the current age of climate emergency, many countries in debt are being forced by Global North elites and institutions to continue to rely on fossil fuels in order to repay loans taken from rich countries. This neocolonial debt trap creates a vicious cycle because — as a new analysis from the organization Debt Justice shows — revenues from fossil fuels are not enough to repay debts and instead… |
(2023-09-07). Florida Education Board Set to Approve Christian-Centric Alternative to the SAT. truthout.org The Florida Education Board of Governors is set to vote on whether to approve a new college entrance exam that critics contend places too much emphasis on Christian and Western thought. The Classic Learning Test (CLT), which was created in 2015, is accepted as an exam entrance option by over 200 colleges and universities across the country, most of which are Christian. The test focuses heavily on… |
(2023-09-07). Gloria Johnson, One of the "Tennessee Three," Announces US Senate Run. truthout.org A Tennessee state lawmaker — one of three who were targeted for punishment by Republicans in the state House of Representatives for leading a protest in favor of gun reform — has announced that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat that is up for election next year. State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) made the announcement by sharing a campaign video on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. |
(2023-09-07). Poll: 1 in 2 Americans Have Experienced Extreme Weather Events in the Past Month. truthout.org New polling indicates that Americans are not only aware that the climate crisis is happening (in spite of some presidential candidates falsely describing it as "a hoax"), but that nearly half have recently experienced the effects of the crisis. A USA Today/Ipsos poll conducted in July and published this week found that 49 percent of Americans had experienced an extreme weather event within the… |
(2023-09-07). How I Fought for Trans Justice This Summer. aclu.org Holding up a pink and blue "Trans People Belong" poster, I marched alongside 150 fellow high school students in the heart of Washington D.C this summer. Angered by the direct attack on either themselves or their trans siblings, we linked our arms to protest the approximately As an intern and a participant in the ACLU National Advocacy Institute (NAI), I had spent the past week learning alongside other young activists about major ACLU issues. The NAI is an annual program th…
(2023-09-07). What the Fight Against Classroom Censorship is Really About. aclu.org The ACLU is leading the fight to end classroom censorship and protect our right to learn. We filed the first case in the country to challenge a law that censored instruction about systemic sexism and racism in
(2023-09-07). G20: What's in it for the Global South? peoplesdispatch.org Economist Dr Biswajit Dhar talks about what to expect from the forthcoming G20 summit being held in Delhi, India. He says the rhetoric about gains to developing countries from the G20 summits is hype…
(2023-09-07). Cancer Concerns Prompt Increased Blood Testing of Military Firefighters for PFAS. truthout.org A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health. New federal research links testicular cancer in U.S. service members to the "forever chemicals," adding to a growing body of evidence of the dangers… |
(2023-09-07). 18th G20 summit set to begin in New Delhi as faultlines among members widen. peoplesdispatch.org The West's disregard of concerns from the Global South on reforms of international financial institutions and climate change, as well as attempts to use the forum for geopolitical gains, has made consensus elusive…
(2023-09-07). Claudia Sheinbaum will be MORENA's candidate for Mexican Presidential election. peoplesdispatch.org Claudia Sheinbaum, the former Head of government of Mexico City, will seek to carry forward the legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and continue the Fourth Transformation of the country…
(2023-09-07). Health activists reveal Big Pharma's COVID-19 vaccine heist in South Africa. peoplesdispatch.org In a bid for transparency, health activists and civil society in South Africa have published the details of COVID-19 vaccine contracts between pharmaceutical giants and government. This follows a Pretoria High Court order instructing the Department of Health to disclose the contracts and proceedings of meetings pertaining to the procurement of vaccine doses…
(2023-09-07). Civil Disobedience Inside Minnesota's Stillwater Prison. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-09-07). Parole Didn't Integrate Me Into Society. It Kept Me Out of It. truthout.org I have lived as a fugitive, as far outside the law as possible, and as a parolee on the strictest level of supervision available, outside of physical incarceration. I can say with the utmost confidence that it is much easier to obtain and sustain the basic adult necessities required to be a tax paying, positively contributing member of polite society as a fugitive from justice than as a compliant… |
(2023-09-07). Mexico's Supreme Court Rules to Federally Decriminalize Abortion. truthout.org On Wednesday, Mexico's Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortion at the federal level, holding that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional. The ruling not only orders that abortion be removed from penal codes, but requires that federal public health institutions offer abortion procedures. "Today is a day of victory and justice for Mexican women! |
(2023-09-07). Declassified Documents Shed Light on U.S.-Backed Coup in Chile Fifty Years Later. progressive.org On August 25, the Biden Administration made public previously classified documents related to the days leading up to the 1973 coup d'etat against Chilean President Salvador Allende. Hundreds of family members of the "missing" still await closure.
(2023-09-07). General Education Classes Strengthen Democracy. progressive.org These courses improve critical thinking and provide skills that students need to be successful in an ever-changing workplace.
(2023-09-07). Fox Faces Scrutiny From the FCC. progressive.org Regulators are hearing a petition to revoke the license of a Fox station in Philadelphia for airing misinformation.
(2023-09-07). How the 'Free Helicopter Rides' Meme Went Viral. progressive.org Referencing the dark history of the Pinochet regime in Chile, the Proud Boys have sought to desensitize people against targeted violence by making it a joke.
(2023-09-07). Smart Ass Cripple: How SSI Keeps People Poor. progressive.org Current rules for SSI recipients make it difficult to get financial help from friends and family.
(2023-09-07). Top 4 worries of the UK population. truepublica.org.uk In August 2023, according to Statista — 65 per cent of British people thought that the economy was the top issue facing the country. This compares with 40 per cent who think that public health or the functionality of the NHS is the next biggest issue facing the country. Statista may have forgotten that the …
(2023-09-07). Could the UK's 200,000+ pandemic deaths have been avoided? truepublica.org.uk For six weeks, lawyers grilled politicians on how prepared the UK was for a pandemic. Here's what you need to know.
(2023-09-07). Arab League endorses Egypt's El-Enany for UNESCO director-general. plenglish.com Cairo, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The Council of Arab Foreign Ministers of the Arab League endorsed on Thursday Egypt's former tourism and antiquities minister Khaled El-Enany as the Arab candidate for…
(2023-09-07). Fearab condemns U.S. blockade imposed on Syria and Cuba. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The final declaration of the 50th Extraordinary Conference of the Federation of Arab Entities in Latin America (FEARAB) held in this capital, condemned on Thursday the economic blockade imposed on Syria, Cuba, Venezuela and other nations.
(2023-09-07). Safe and Secure? Or Stressed and Scared? counterpunch.org "Why don't you just report it to the town council, with a photo of that cluttered yard," I suggest to a neighbor complaining of piles of junk abandoned on an incomplete construction site beside her house. "Oh, I wouldn't do that", she swiftly counters; "They might be angry at me." I regularly encounter this kind
(2023-09-07). Haiti pledges to promote Africa-CARICOM agenda. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry reaffirmed his government will be doubling down on fostering the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Africa agenda in priority areas of mutual interest.
(2023-09-07). The American Masculinity Crisis. levernews.com
(2023-09-07). PM Shtayyeh opens 13th Palestinian International Book Fair. plenglish.com Ramallah, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh opened on Thursday the 13th Palestinian International Book Fair, in which about 390 publishers and agencies from various countries will be attending.
(2023-09-07). Chile: The Aussie Connection, An Interview with Clinton Fernandes. counterpunch.org Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia's external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group
(2023-09-07). A Disputational Dialogical Path to an [Im]possible Democratic Environmentalism. counterpunch.org We find tremendous antagonism born of each group's disdain for the other, a passionate dismissal that even could be our major obstacle to advancing. That is, each group experiences a certain type of enjoyment in their self-righteousness and their contempt, an enjoyment that Freud called the death drive. Its repression is what causes destructive individual symptoms in psychotherapy patients, and it is also what causes destructive symptoms in social groups. For opposing environmental groups to remain in such respective silos might be comforting in some ways, but the repression of that comfort, its not being seen bu…
(2023-09-07). Cuban National Ballet performs in Dominican Republic. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) will perform ®Swan Lake ® -by the prima ballerinas Viengsay Valdes, Anette Delgado and Dani Hernandez- forthcoming September 9 at the National Theater "Eduardo Brito", in this capital.
(2023-09-07). Cuban province to host national workshop on endemic crocodile. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) From September 18 to 23, Matanzas province will host the 7th National Workshop on the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) in order to socialize criteria and experiences in the care of reptiles.
(2023-09-07). International Book Fair to be held in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Book Institute (ICL) called Thursday for the 32nd edition of the Havana International Book Fair (FILH), to be held in the first months of 2024, organizers informed Thursday.
(2023-09-07). PAHO warns of growing malaria cases in the Americas. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called Thursday for surveillance, diagnosis and timely treatment of malaria cases in the Americas, essentially in non-endemic countries.
(2023-09-07). Presidential credentials in Ecuador to be delivered in December. plenglish.com Quito, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador ¥s National Electoral Council (CNE) President Diana Altamaint confirmed on Thursday that credentials' handed over to the new presidential binomial here will take place on upcoming December 11.
(2023-09-07). Seismic activity returns to Ahuachapan in El Salvador. plenglish.com San Salvador, Sep 7 (Prensa atina) After ceasing for some hours, tremors returned to the Salvadoran Ahuachapan locality, where just today 25 earthquakes have been reported, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) informed.
(2023-09-07). Syrian FM thanks South Africa for support in the war. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mekdad thanked Thursday South Africa for its support to the Syrian people during the war years and for its humanitarian assistance to overcome the devastating aftermath of past February's earthquake.
(2023-09-07). Colombian government and ELN conclude fourth round of peace talks, agree to create humanitarian zones. peoplesdispatch.org The government and the ELN reached an agreement on the creation of three humanitarian zones to alleviate the situation of communities affected by the internal armed conflict…
(2023-09-07). The History of Silencing Black Lawmakers in the US. counterpunch.org Some Republican lawmakers in Georgia are targeting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Black Democrat representing a majority Black district, for removal from office. These efforts come in the midst of Willis' investigation and prosecution of former President Donald Trump and 18 others for their alleged conspiracy to overturn results of the state's 2020
(2023-09-07). Which Nation Has Taxed the Rich the Most? counterpunch.org Eight decades ago, at a pivotal turning point in American history, our nation's richest faced a 94 percent federal tax rate on their income over $200,000, the equivalent of about $3.5 million today. At that point, near the end of World War II, only one other nation — the UK — taxed its rich at a steeper rate. The wealthiest Brits ended the war facing a 97.5 percent tax on their top-bracket income.
(2023-09-07). More than a third of Vancouver Island's last old-growth forests logged since 1993. sierraclub.bc.ca Thirty years after historic Clayoquot Sound mass arrests, new data shows the extent of old-growth logging.
(2023-09-07). 10th Anniversary of Massive U.S. Lie. leecamp.com
(2023-09-07). Billionaires Are Secretly Trying To Create A Utopian City In California. trofire.com Billionaires from the tech industry have been buying up huge areas of land in Northern California for years, and their motives were recently revealed. These billionaires are trying to build their own Utopian City where they won't have to deal with the consequences of the world that they helped create. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This …
(2023-09-07). Nikki Haley: The Defense Industry's New War Horse. trofire.com America's Lawyer E66: Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is suffering from a serious health problem, but his aides — and even the Capitol Physician — are refusing to acknowledge that there's a problem. Crime has become so bad in parts of California that a city councilman was recently robbed while he was talking to reporters about …
(2023-09-07). UK conservationists must stop spreading deceptive trophy hunting narratives. thecanary.co The debate over trophy hunting has been raging in the UK again. As Sian Sullivan previously wrote for the Canary, pro-trophy hunting lobbyists turned their sights on the House of Lords when it was debating a ban on hunting imports. Afterwards, Sullivan faced a backlash from some pro-hunting conservation groups. However, this was unsurprising given …
(2023-09-07). A tree 'massacre' in Essex reveals the rot at the root of one of our leading conservation charities. thecanary.co In part one of this three-part series, the Canary explored Taylor Wimpey's plan to tear down over 40 protected trees. Crucially, the article identified Wimpey's ecological consultant — Middlemarch — pushing to undermine the trees' protected designation. In part two, we listed exactly why Taylor Wimpey cannot be trusted to work in nature's interests. For …
(2023-09-07). Developer Taylor Wimpey is destroying protected trees — but it's no stranger to ecocide. thecanary.co In part one of this three-part series, the Canary explored how ecological consultant Middlemarch aided Taylor Wimpey in its application for a housing development in Southend-on-Sea. In particular, the firm helped the developer secure planning permission to destroy over 40 protected trees. The Canary now turns its attention to Taylor Wimpey itself — a company which …
(2023-09-07). Africa: Unep Urges Solutions for Monitoring Air Pollution. telesurenglish.net The UNEP official noted that even though household air pollution is declining, it still accounts for 60 percent of all air pollution-related deaths across Africa where polluting fuels such as charcoal and kerosene are prevalent. | The UNEP official noted that even though household air pollution is declining, it still accounts for 60 percent of all air pollution-related deaths across Africa where polluting fuels such as charcoal and kerosene are prevalent.
(2023-09-07). ASEAN Summit Concludes With Fruitful Outcomes. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded with a series of outcomes despite rising uncertainties globally. | RELATED: | "The Indonesian chairmanship has achieved a lot in terms of efforts in maintaining stability and prosperity in the region," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said, adding that the world needs a safe house, and ASEAN is on the track to be able to perform those roles. | This year's summ…
(2023-09-07). Bitcoin Reaches Two Years as Legal Tender in El Salvador. telesurenglish.net Although bitcoin reaches two years as a legal trend in El Salvador, the population has not widely embraced this cryptocurrency. | RELATED: | In September 2021, this nation became the first in the world to establish cryptocurrency as legal tender, alongside the U.S. dollar. Over US$250 million has been invested in this project, which stands as President Nayib Bukele's flagship economic endeavor. | Two Years with Little Data: | T…
(2023-09-07). DR Closes Border in Dajabon, Canal Works, Fugitives Search. telesurenglish.net "The border was closed for two fundamental objectives and those objectives are in the process of being fulfilled and we are going to evaluate, at the end of the day, if we can reopen it," Abinader said. | Abinader explained that the closure of the border of the Dominican Republic with Haiti, in the area of Dajabón province, was done with the purpose of achieving two objectives…
(2023-09-07). Fearab Congress Condemns Blockade Imposed on Syria and Cuba. telesurenglish.net The participants urged respect for international laws and human rights, and called to abandon policies of use of violence, blockades, and theft of natural resources. | The statement also ratified support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital and the right of return for all Palestinians in the diaspora.
(2023-09-07). Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum to Be MORENA Presidential Candidate. telesurenglish.net After winning a selection process conducted through polls on Wednesday, Claudia Sheinbaum, the former governor of Mexico City, will be the presidential candidate for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party for the 2024 elections. | RELATED: | Alfonso Durazo, the president of the MORENA's National Council, read the results of the five polls that defined the presidential candidacy for this leftist political group.
(2023-09-07). Norway: Oslo Court Upholds Data Regulator's Fine on Meta. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Oslo District Court sided with Datatilsynet, the country's data protection authority, affirming the legality of a daily fine imposed on Meta Platforms for invasive behavior-based marketing on Facebook and Instagram. | RELATED: | The court fully endorsed Datatilsynet's action, dismissing Meta's plea for a temporary injunction to halt the fine and stating that there was no cause to undermine the regulator's judgment. | In July, Datatilsynet said i…
(2023-09-07). Zambia: Govt to Intensify Mining Operations Monitoring. telesurenglish.net Kabuswe said that the government will ensure that all key government institutions are on high alert to prevent environmental pollution, tax evasion, and other illegal activities. | Kabuswe also said that the government will ensure that all key government institutions are on high alert to prevent environmental pollution, tax evasion, and other illegal activities.
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Evolving IRELAND, What is New? Horst Bansner, speaker. indybay.org First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin Street/Corner Geary Blvd.
(2023-09-07). Tuesday 9/5: Reading Circle: The Planetary Crisis & the Crucial Role of a Revolutionary Party. indybay.org New Valencia Hall 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), San Francisco. | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or new Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Or register to attend via zoom: bit.ly/ReadingCircleRegistration…
(2023-09-07). 2023 Intenational Underground Railroad Month: 1854 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar. indybay.org Discover the 1854 Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar as we featured this 2023 International Underground Railroad Month…
(2023-09-07). Climate catastrophe and 'freedom of consumption'. indybay.org It is not five to twelve, but five past twelve, as philosopher Slavoj Žižek writes. The fact that climate change is a fact (the details may well be debated) and poses a serious threat to humanity is something that the last fool should have realized by now.1 It is also clear that the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases must be radically and rapidly reduced.
(2023-09-07). Exigen justicia para firmantes de paz asesinados en Colombia. telesurtv.net Entre las actividades, también se realizó un plantón frente a la Fiscalía General para exigir a este ente que no queden impunes los asesinatos de firmantes de paz y líderes sociales.
(2023-09-07). Juez de EE.UU. ordena a Texas retirar boyas antimigrantes. telesurtv.net El Gobierno mexicano reconoció la decisión que emitió por la Corte Federal para el Distrito Oeste en EE.UU. para ordenar la retirada de una barrera de boyas colocadas en el río Bravo.
(2023-09-07). Trabajadores convierten a Los àÅngeles en el epicentro de una ola de huelgas nacionales. peoplesworld.org 
LOS àÅNGELES—Por la forma en que avanzan los acontecimientos en Los àÅngeles, lo que ha sido la capital nacional del activismo laboral durante gran parte de 2023 puede ser el epicentro nacional de una ola de huelgas histórica para el otoño de 2023. O, como dijo el presidente de SAG-AFTRA, Fran Drescher. le dijo a …
(2023-09-07). Tifón Haikui deja cerca de 300.000 personas evacuadas en China. telesurtv.net Se esperan más lluvias torrenciales que pueden desencadenar torrentes de montaña, inundaciones y otros desastres secundarios.
(2023-09-07). Inundaciones en sureste de Europa dejan 11 muertos. telesurtv.net En Grecia, dos personas murieron y todavía se busca a una que está desaparecida, luego que su vehículo fuera arrastrado por un torrente.
(2023-09-07). Argentina retira insignias otorgadas a Augusto Pinochet. telesurtv.net A través del Decreto 455, que será publicado este jueves en el Boletín Oficial, se le cancela a Pinochet, fallecido en 2006, y a sus derechohabientes el derecho a usar las insignias referidas.
(2023-09-07). EE.UU. concederá a Ucrania ayuda de más de mil millones de dólares. telesurtv.net El anuncio se produce cuando el líder ruso, Vladímir Putin, calificó como un "fracaso" la contraofensiva ucraniana, que ha estado en curso durante tres meses hasta el día de hoy.
(2023-09-07). Claudia Sheinbaum es electa candidata presidencial por el partido Morena en México. telesurtv.net El presidente del Consejo Nacional de Morena, Alfonso Durazo, leyó los resultados de las cinco encuestas que definieron la candidatura.
(2023-09-07). TSE convoca a elecciones generales del 2024 en El Salvador. telesurtv.net En la convocatoria a elecciones que marca el inicio del evento electoral permitirá que el 7 de septiembre inicie el proceso de inscripción de candidaturas.
(2023-09-07). Denuncian nueva masacre en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Ascienden a 64 las masacres ocurridas en lo que va del 2023 en Colombia, de acuerdo con los datos de Indepaz.
(2023-09-07). Rusia y Türkiye acuerdan suministro de un millón de toneladas de granos. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia afirmó que es necesario evaluar temas como la logística, finanzas, rutas, destinos y cantidad.
(2023-09-07). Junta militar concede libertad a presidente derrocado de Gabón. telesurtv.net El líder golpista señaló que concedió la libertad al ex mandatario de 64 años teniendo en cuenta su estado de salud.
(2023-09-07). Suman 37 los muertos por ciclón extratropical en Brasil. telesurtv.net El gobernador de esa región, Eduardo Leite añadió en rueda de prensa que lamentablemente el número de fallecidos debe ir en aumento en las próximas horas.
(2023-09-07). Tormenta tropical Lee se convierte en huracán categoría 1. telesurtv.net El ente agregó además que se producirá un fortalecimiento continuo del sistema.
(2023-09-07). Parlamento de Chad exige retirada de tropas francesas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, los asambleístas expresaron su rechazo ante la posición injerencista francesa.
(2023-09-07). OMS registra aumento de muertes y hospitalizaciones por Covid-19. telesurtv.net La OMS teme por las consecuencias de la enfermedad durante el invierno e instó a una mayor vigilancia y vacunación.
(2023-09-07). Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal. telesurtv.net En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de México avaló la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a nivel nacional.
(2023-09-07). Militar colombiano se declarará culpable del magnicidio de Mà∂ise. telesurtv.net El colombiano, quien es considerado líder del complot para matar a Moïse, fue arrestado en Haití y extraditado a EE.UU., donde se declaró no culpable del crimen en 2022.
(2023-09-07). Presidenta de Perú juramenta a nuevos ministros. telesurtv.net Algunas de las nuevas asignaciones ministeriales corresponden a las carteras de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, Educación, Trabajo, Desarrollo Agrario y Riego.
(2023-09-07). Huracán Jova alcanza la categoría 2 en el Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Jova presentaba vientos máximos sostenidos de 165 kilómetros por hora (km/h) y rachas de 205 km/h.
(2023-09-07). Movimiento social brasileño celebra Grito de los Excluidos. telesurtv.net Bajo el lema "¿De qué tienes hambre y sed?", los movimientos abogarán por un Brasil más justo, democrático y soberano.
(2023-09-07). Níger aumentó el precio del uranio a 214 dólares el kilogramo. telesurtv.net En 2022, el uranio proveniente de Níger representó el 20,2 por ciento del total importado por Francia.
(2023-09-07). Colombia designa delegados al monitoreo del cese al fuego con el ELN. telesurtv.net La Instancia Nacional es liderada por el general de infantería de Marina, Rafael Olaya Quintero.
(2023-09-07). Huracán Jova alcanza máxima categoría en el océano Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Jova es el décimo ciclón con nombre de esta temporada en el Pacífico, de ellos, el más dañino ha sido Hilary.
(2023-09-07). Gobierno de Chile presenta agenda legislativa de DD.HH. telesurtv.net Se presentó a propósito de las cinco décadas del golpe de Estado del general Augusto Pinochet contra el presidente socialista Salvador Allende.
(2023-09-07). Publican lista de los 30 futbolistas nominados al Balón de Oro. telesurtv.net Como es costumbre hace más de 15 años, el listado lo encabeza el capitán de la Argentina campeona del mundo Lionel Messi.
(2023-09-06). 7 September, Online Event: From Cop City to Palestine. samidoun.net 
Thursday, September 7th at 4 pm/PST, 6 pm/CST, 7 pm/EST Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3916866… This is the first in a series of webinars in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace and Samidoun (an international aid organization for Palestinian prisoners and their families). The webinar will examine the connections between the Black and Palestinian struggles. Panelists will explore …
(2023-09-06). 7 September, Vienna: Free Amin Abu Rashed! samidoun.net 
Palestine Solidarity Austria is organizing a demonstration at the Dutch embassy in Austria to demand freedom for Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian leader and organizer being persecuted and jailed for his charity work for Palestine. Details at their Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CwpoY7GsPq_/ Join our rally on Thursday at 6pm in front of the Dutch Embassy in Vienna (Opernring …