(2022-09-02). The most important election in the Americas is in Brazil. greenleft.org.au Former Brazilian President Luíz Inácio "Lula" da Silva is now in the
(2022-09-02). Biden's national address warns of imminent threat of dictatorship. wsws.org Joe Biden's address to the nation, delivered in prime time in front of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, was extraordinary both for what he said, as well as for what he did not say.
(2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org 
Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.
(2022-09-02). Gustavo Petro's victory the latest affront to US imperialism in Latin America. greenleft.org.au Ahead of Colombian President Gustavo Petro's inauguration last month, United States Republican Senator Ted Cruz railed about the "acute dangers to American national security" posed by leftist governments in Latin America, reports Ana Zorita.
(2022-09-02). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.
(2022-09-02). China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts complete first extravehicular activities. ecns.cn China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang successfully exited the space station lab module Wentian on Thursday to conduct EVAs, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
(2022-09-02). Will Lehman demands monitor investigate UAW acts of intimidation against Lehman, workers at Flint GM Assembly. wsws.org On September 1, Will Lehman sent the following letter to Neil Barofsky, the court-appointed monitor overseeing the UAW elections. Lehman is demanding the monitor investigate acts of intimidation by the UAW against Lehman's campaign and against workers.
(2022-09-02). SEIU abruptly cancels strike for 2,000 Philadelphia school workers in abject capitulation to school officials and the Democratic Party. wsws.org About 2,000 bus drivers and attendants, mechanics, trade workers and building cleaners had authorized a strike against low pay and poor safety if the school district did not provide them an acceptable contract by the end of August.
(2022-09-02). Trump-backed Sarah Palin loses special election for Alaska congressional seat. wsws.org Democratic Mary Peltola will be the first Alaska Native to hold the state's lone seat in Congress, winning mainly because of opposition to Palin among some Republican voters.
(2022-09-02). Will Lula Get Another Chance to Transform Brazil? zcomm.org The stakes are high in Brazil's upcoming presidential election…
(2022-09-02). Former UAW bureaucrat Terry Dittes attacks "outside influences" in UAW election. wsws.org While he did not name names, Dittes' attack was clearly aimed at the World Socialist Web Site,, which has endorsed the campaign of Will Lehman for UAW president.
(2022-09-02). Trump Floats 'Full Pardons' for January 6 Insurrectionists. commondreams.org "Donald Trump wants political violence to be the norm in America, and the GOP is right there with him," said one House Democrat.
(2022-09-02). Envía Raúl mensaje a Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. cubadebate.cu Mensaje del General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, a la Vicepresidenta de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Estimada Cristina: Te traslado toda nuestra solidaridad y apoyo ante el vil atentado cometido contra tu vida, con la satisfacción de que has sobrevivido a este repudiable hecho. Con los mayores deseos de que te encuentres bien, te abraza, Raúl Castro Ruz.
(2022-09-02). Biden arremete contra Trump y sus seguidores: "Representan un extremismo que amenaza los fundamentos" de EE.UU. cubadebate.cu El mandatario de EE.UU., Joe Biden, expresó este jueves, al ofrecer un discurso en el Parque Histórico Nacional de la Independencia en el estado de Filadelfia, que el expresidente Donald Trump y sus seguidores representan "un extremismo que amenaza los fundamentos" de EE.UU.
(2022-09-01). Why Full Employment Was A Great Idea, But Is No More. popularresistance.org Hoping to recapture the White House in the United States' bicentennial year, Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to guarantee a job to nearly every adult who wanted one. Sponsored by Minnesota's liberal lion, U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey, and California Congressman Augustus Hawkins — one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus — the bill would've required the executive branch to establish nationwide quotas for industrial output, and forecast the number of jobs necessary to meet those annual benchmarks. | However many jobs the private sector could not — or would not — p…
(2022-09-01). The Political Fantasy To "Decolonize Russia" Is Doomed To Fail Due To Its People's Patriotism. oneworld.press Russia has mastered the art of "Democratic Security" at home so there's no doubt that the Golden Billion's political fantasy to "decolonize" ("Balkanize") it is doomed to fail. Instead of "resting on its laurels", this recently restored world power that's leading the global systemic transition to multipolarity is eager to help other targeted states across the Global South defend themselves from Hybrid War threats through the bespoke means connected with this concept's application in their diverse societies.
(2022-09-01). Buffett trims stake in HK-listed EV giant BYD. ecns.cn Shares of leading Chinese mainland electric vehicle maker BYD closed 7.91 percent lower in Hong Kong on Wednesday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its stake in the company for the first time since it bought the shares in 2008.
(2022-09-01). Pre-Bunking, Media Literacy, & Democratic Security. oneworld.press After reflecting on the insight that was revealed upon comparing and contrasting the West and Russia's employment of pre-bunking, media literacy, and "Democratic Security" — the first two of which are also applied abroad — it becomes clear that the first-mentioned hypocritically embraces double standards in order to disguise its motivations while the second is completely transparent in all respects.
(2022-09-01). Biden Administration Backs Offshore Fracking in California. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-01). US Criminal Activities against Iran. journal-neo.org 
The United States, true to its tactic of exacerbating the situation in any region of the world, has also left a rude "mark" in the Middle East. This is a region that the Biden administration, after its disgraceful flight from Afghanistan, is losing day after day. The day before giving its long-awaited response to the …
(2022-09-01). Why Is Biden's DOJ Still Targeting Student Debtors? levernews.com Just days after President Joe Biden announced student debt cancellation, his administration is under fire for continuing to try to deny bankruptcy protections to the most beleaguered debtors.Earlier this year, The Lever broke the news that contrary to Biden's campaign pledge, his administration officials have been
(2022-09-01). Labor Day: Unions Have a Stake in Ending Minority Rule in the United States. cepr.net Two months from this Labor Day, members of unions, as well as working people throughout the country, will have some important choices to make in our national elections.
(2022-09-01). How Arab States Perceive the US-China Standoff. orinocotribune.com By Mohammad Salami Aug 29, 2022 | West Asian countries recognize China's sovereign claims over Taiwan, yet many of them still rely on the US militarily and politically, so where do they stand? | US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taiwan earlier this month sent waves of concern across Asia — both east and west — further straining already not-so-conciliatory relations between the US and China. | During Pelosi's provocative trip, most West Asian nations supported China and the "One China" policy, illustrating Beijing's increased clout across the region. | Arab countries in parti…
(2022-09-01). Why Donald Trump Will Soon be Indicted. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-01). Buffalo solidarity with Palestine. workers.org 
Buffalo Activists from Workers World Party, Democratic Socialists of America and Food Not Bombs gathered in Buffalo, New York, Aug. 24, in solidarity with Palestine against Israeli occupation and terrorism. Credit: WW PHOTO: Buffalo paper bureau Israeli occupation forces mounted an attack on Gaza earlier this month, wounding hundreds and . . . |
(2022-09-01). The German Foreign Minister Discredited The Entire Concept Of Western Democracy. oneworld.press Annalena Baerbock's remarks will in all likelihood be seen as a turning point in hindsight, during which time the "democratic" mask infamously slipped to reveal the German elite's dictatorial face.
(2022-09-01). Workers' Party leads the battle to save democracy in Tunisia. peoplesdispatch.org Hamma al-Hammami, the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Tunisia (WP), has asserted that his party, along with its allies, will soon launch a national campaign to overthrow President Kais Saied's political and constitutional system. According to the WP, Saied's so-called reforms exploit the popular anger against the established ruling class, which has failed …
(2022-09-01). Left Seeks Constitutional Change in Chile. telesurenglish.net On September 4, after almost three years of an unprecedented and complex process, some fifteen million Chileans will be able to go to the polls and decide in a referendum whether to Approve or Reject the text of a new Constitution, the first in the history of Chile drafted in democracy, generated in a Constitutional Convention composed entirely of delegates elected by popular vote, composed for the first time in the world with gender parity, with seats reserved for indigenous peoples and in consultation with the participation of social organizations and civil society. | Dozens of people attend the closing of the ca…
(2022-09-01). China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts conduct extravehicular activities. ecns.cn China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang successfully exited the space station lab module Wentian on Thursday to conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
(2022-09-01). DOJ affidavit shows they are closer than ever to indicting Trump. peoplesworld.org 
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—The Justice Department's affidavit explaining why FBI agents searched former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago mansion for missing—and classified—documents shows how the law is moving ever closer to indicting Trump for various real crimes. Trump will try to halt that investigation by a demand that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in …
(2022-09-01). Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election. peoplesworld.org 
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup'ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska …
(2022-09-01). DOJ lays out obstruction of justice case over Trump's retention of classified documents. wsws.org The legal battle over the documents has become a focus of the intensifying and in many ways unprecedented battle within the ruling class and the American capitalist state over issues of foreign policy and "national security."
(2022-09-01). I'm Living Proof That Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief Is Good Policy. commondreams.org I borrowed modestly, worked on campus, and still had to skip meals to make loan payments—and I was one of the lucky ones.
(2022-09-01). Fetterman Fires Back at 'Sad and Desperate' Oz 'Murder' Smear. commondreams.org The Democratic Senate hopeful accused his GOP opponent of "making a predictable and fear-mongering attack against two men who spent 27 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit."
(2022-09-01). The Battle to Protect American Democracy Is the Most Important Battle of Our Lifetimes. commondreams.org There can be no middle ground in the fight between democracy and authoritarian fascism.
(2022-09-01). Right-wing attack on Princeton historian: Marco Rubio smears Sean Wilentz. wsws.org The right-wing Republican denounces a distinguished historian as an "elitist" and a "snob" for raising the danger of right-wing authoritarianism in America.
(2022-09-01). Australia's National Cabinet slashes COVID isolation time amid record deaths. wsws.org The Labor government and the anti-democratic National Cabinet are presiding over a new stage in the mass infection of the population for profits, which will result in even greater levels of death.
(2022-08-31). Albert Woodfox: 'a warrior who loved humanity'. workers.org 
Bunchy Crear, Albert Woodfox and Warren "D.K." Nelson, July 2016. John "Bunchy '" Crear joined Peoples Party 2 in Houston in June 1971. He went to Oakland, California, with Charles Freeman and Johnny Coward in August 1971 to ask for Houston to officially be made a chapter of the Black . . . |
(2022-08-31). Over One Million Bolivians Mobilize To Support President Arce's Government. popularresistance.org On Thursday, August 25, under the banner of 'March in Defense of Democracy and Economic Reconstruction', over one million Bolivians mobilized in support of the government of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca and its socialist economic policies. | Workers from diverse sectors, peasants, students, and members of various Indigenous organizations and social movements from all nine departments of the country arrived in capital La Paz to ratify their support for the national government of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party. | The call for the march was given by the Pact of Unity (…
(2022-08-31). Where is Ayman al-Zawahiri or His Body? covertactionmagazine.com Taliban Said They Have Not Found Body of al-Qaeda Leader Allegedly Assassinated in a CIA Drone Strike On August 1st, Joe Biden emerged from COVID-induced isolation to give a dramatic press conference in which he announced the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy who was believed to be a mastermind of the …
(2022-08-31). Small-Town Residents Get Creative In Black Hills Uranium Mine Fight. popularresistance.org Hot Springs, South Dakota — A budding national reputation for healing mineral waters spawned this town of 3,400 in the early 1900s. Appreciative of that source, today's area residents have fended off proposed radioactive uranium mining in the aquifers for more than four decades. This summer of 2022, they scored a breakthrough. They collected enough signatures to obtain a ballot measure that would declare the activity a "nuisance" in Fall River County. | If the measure passes in the county's Nov. 8 general election, then an interested party could take legal action to prevent or stop the nuisance, according t…
(2022-08-31). The 'Noble Lie' Of A Democratic West. popularresistance.org As Westerners, we are deeply attached to the idea not only that we live in democracies but that our way of life is economically, socially and morally superior to that of citizens in authoritarian states. | Following on from these two assumptions is a further one — today held less consciously, for the obvious reason that it smacks a little too uncomfortably of racism — that we, as the people who fought for and created our democracies, are superior to those who did not. | Our largely unexamined premise is that modernity and democracy grew out of the particular circumstances of a Western Enlightenment. A…
(2022-08-31). Baltimore Guaranteed Income Experiment To Kick Off: 200 Young Parents To Get $1000 For 24 Months. moguldom.com Baltimore City began processing payments for its guaranteed income pilot that gives 200 young families $1,000 per month in unrestricted income for 24 months. Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the Baltimore Young Families Success Fund (BYFSF) completed its onboarding process, identified recipients and began processing payments on Aug. 15. "The Baltimore Young Families Success Fund puts …
(2022-08-31). Biden talks crime prevention in Pennsylvania. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Joe Biden visited Pennsylvania on Tuesday and talked about crime prevention and gun violence. It's the first of three visits in the coming days to key political battleground states ahead of midterm elections.
(2022-08-31). Great Salt Lake water level drops to historic low. peoplesworld.org 
Amid a mega-drought across the western U.S., the Great Salt Lake in Utah has now reached a record-low water level, its second record low in less than one year. The water level plummeted to an average daily surface water elevation of 4,190.1 feet. This is the lowest water level since recording began in 1847, as …
(2022-08-31). Cuba solidarity activists restore mural. workers.org 
Cuba solidarity activists gathered Aug. 27 at the First Spanish Methodist Church, The People's Church in East Harlem, New York City, and then marched to the Dos Alas (Two Birds) Mural at 105th St. and Third Ave. The mural portrays Che Guevara, a leader of the Cuban Revolution, and Pedro . . . |