(2022-07-30). 2022 CA Fed Meeting, Internationalism, Fascism & A Workers Party With LA Roofers Local 36. indybay.org Cliff Smith, the business manager of Roofers Local 36 in Los Angeles was a delegate to the 2022 California AFL-CIO convention and raised issues about fascism and internationalism at the convention. The leadership opposed a resolution calling for the prosecution of people who participated in the insurrection and attempted coup on January 6, 2020. He also discussed the issue of the formation of a workers party.
(2022-07-30). [Perspectives] Lower taxes or greater health equity. thelancet.com "We have to lower taxes." A former UK Government minister and prominent member of the Conservative Party recently said this nine times in 3 minutes. He said it with passion, as if it were a fresh diagnosis of the problem. It was probably his solution to any problem, but this time we were on a radio news programme to discuss inflation and the cost-of-living crisis. It is not a uniquely British obsession. The sour joke in the USA is that Republicans were put on earth to lower taxes. Perhaps equally predictably, my concern was not a priori with the level of taxation, but with what action was necessary to prevent a s…
(2022-07-30). GOP Officials in at Least 3 States Have Refused to Certify Primary Results. truthout.org Republican election officials in at least three states have refused to certify primary votes, in a sign of things to come amid the party's baseless election fraud crusade. | Numerous allies of former President Donald Trump have echoed his lies about voter fraud on the campaign trail. Trump-backed Arizona gubernatorial candidate
(2022-07-29). Puerto Ricans Demand Cancellation of Contract With Canadian-American Energy Company LUMA. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch Jul 23, 2022 | On Wednesday July 20, thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the streets of the capital San Juan, demanding that Governor Pedro Rafael Pierluisi cancel the contract with private electricity distribution company LUMA over chronic power outages and frequent rate hikes. | Workers from across diverse sectors, members of various social organizations, and legislators of left-wing opposition Puerto Rican Independence Party marched from the Capitol, the legislative assembly, to the La Fortaleza, the governor's office, demanding that the government terminate the contract signed between…
(2022-07-29). Turkish Soldier Dies Of Injures He Sustained In Clash With PKK In Northern Iraq. southfront.org 
On July 28, a Turkish service member died from injuries he sustained in a clash with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq's northern region, where the Turkish military has been conducting Operation Claw-Lock. | The Turkish Ministry identified the service member as Staff Sergeant Batuhan Simsek. In a statement, the ministry said that Simsek was seriously wounded when PKK fighters in the Operation Claw-Lock zone opened harassing fire on Turkish soldiers. The service member, who…
(2022-07-29). CPC leadership analyzes economic work, reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to analyze the current economic situation, plan economic work for the second half of the year, and review a comprehensive report on the ninth round of disciplinary inspection missions of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
(2022-07-29). Junior Doctors In The UK Protest Government Disregard. popularresistance.org On Monday, July 25, junior doctors in London organized a protest march in the city demanding a pay rise. Under the banner of the Doctors Vote campaign, they took out a march from the Department of Health and Social Care Office to Downing Street. The doctors warned of more actions, including strikes, unless their long pending demand for pay restoration is met. Doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA), Doctors' Association UK, and trade unionists and activists from Unite the union, Unison, Socialist Party, and others also took part in the protest march in solidarity with the junior doctors. | Working clas…
(2022-07-28). A Reckless And Provocative Visit By Pelosi To Taiwan. popularresistance.org US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, the third-ranked figure in the American hierarchy — is reported to be planning a visit to Taiwan, despite the urging of Administration officials from her own party. It is hard to imagine a more reckless and provocative act. | Across the political spectrum, no observer of the cross-straits relationship between China and Taiwan doubts that such a visit by the Speaker of the American Congress may degenerate into military hostilities. | If the situation is misjudged or mishandled, the outcome for the security, prosperity and order of the region and the world (and above all for Ta…