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[l] at 7/25/24 7:37pm
The following statements were published by Resistance News Network on July 24 and July 25, 2024.  Hamas  We in the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, have followed the speech of the israeli terrorism government’s Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu before Congress. Accordingly, we affirm the following: First: Netanyahu should have been arrested . . . Continue reading Palestinian Resistance factions denounce Netanyahu’s speech before U.S. Congress at Workers.org

[Category: Middle East, Stop imperialist war and occupation, hamas, netanyahu, Palestine]

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[l] at 7/25/24 7:32pm
Many militant, left-wing trade unionists recognize the need for organized labor to break its subservience to the Democratic Party. However, few saw any glimmer of hope as they witnessed Teamsters President Sean O’Brien put on a disgusting display of brown-nosing, speaking positively of former President Donald Trump and his ultraight . . . Continue reading Labor must break with both capitalist parties! at Workers.org

[Category: U.S. and Canada, Workers unite!, Donald Trump, rnc]

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[l] at 7/25/24 7:27pm
New code released by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused a super-glitch July 19 that disrupted everything from airline flights to credit card functioning to hospital surgeries, impacting the lives of a billion people. The catastrophic event exposed the fragility of the capitalist system and its drive to maximize profits. CrowdStrike is . . . Continue reading Software update glitch hits a billion people at Workers.org

[Category: Global, IT glitch, microsoft]

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[l] at 7/25/24 7:24pm
The following statement was published on July 19, 2024, by the Yemeni Armed Forces on Resistance News Network. At dawn, a large drone bypassed all Zionist radar systems, flying undetected for 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles), and making impact in the heart of the Zionist entity’s center of “Tel Aviv.” The . . . Continue reading The Yaffa drone strikes Yaffa (“Tel Aviv”) at Workers.org

[Category: Middle East, Stop imperialist war and occupation, Palestine, Yemen]

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[l] at 7/25/24 7:21pm
The following edited obituary is posted on the Facebook of famed singer Toshi Reagon on the death of her legendary mother.   Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, a multiaward-winning force and cultural voice for freedom, transitioned on July 16, 2024. As a scholar, singer, composer, organizer and activist, Dr. Reagon spent over . . . Continue reading Rest in power, Bernice Reagon! at Workers.org

[Category: Racism and Self-Determination, Revolutionary Theory and Practice, Bernice Johnson Reagon, SNCC, Sweet Honey In The Rock]

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[l] at 7/24/24 10:37pm
Download the PDF. Presidential campaign chaos Workers still have no real choice And more on genocide and resistance Behind software glitch Strike vote at Boeing Vance: faux populist Labor leader bows to ultra-right Assassination attempt aftermath Editorial: Fight Trump, not migrants! Dylcia Noemí Pagán and Bernice Reagon ¡Presente! Tear down . . . Continue reading PDF of July 25 print issue at Workers.org

[Category: Global, U.S. and Canada, Workers World Party]

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[l] at 7/24/24 6:04pm
Workers World has learned that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the race between him and former President Donald Trump. As of this writing it appears that Vice President Kamala Harris will run in Biden’s place. This is being presented as an unprecedented development, because no presidential candidate has . . . Continue reading Presidential campaign chaos: Workers still have no real choice at Workers.org

[Category: Human needs before profits, Top, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 7/24/24 6:01pm
The world is appalled at the bodycam footage released on July 22 of the police killing of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman from Springfield, Illinois. She was murdered by Sangamon County sheriffs on July 6 after she called them for assistance for a possible prowler lurking outside her home.  . . . Continue reading Justice for Sonya Massey! Indict racist police! at Workers.org

[Category: Prisons: tear them down, Racism and Self-Determination]

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[l] at 7/24/24 6:01pm
The world is appalled at the bodycam footage released on July 22 of the police killing of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman from Springfield, Illinois. She was murdered by Sangamon County sheriffs on July 6 after she called them for assistance for a possible prowler lurking outside her home.  . . . Continue reading Justice for Sonia Massey! Indict racist police! at Workers.org

[Category: Prisons: tear them down, Racism and Self-Determination]

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[l] at 7/24/24 5:59pm
Donald Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination was mostly his usual reactionary rant aimed at winning cheers and votes on the most vile, misogynist, racist and anti-immigrant basis. In his record-length 90-minute speech, Trump rambled about a number of issues, including attaching amendments to the right to abortion . . . Continue reading Fight Trump, not migrants! at Workers.org

[Category: Editorials, Im/migrants and Refugees]

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[l] at 7/24/24 5:57pm
The following statement was published by @FirasPalestine on X on July 22, 2024. The national Palestinian factions agreed during their meetings in China to achieve comprehensive Palestinian national unity, including all Palestinian forces and factions within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).  They committed to the establishment of . . . Continue reading Palestinian resistance factions sign historic reconciliation agreement in China at Workers.org

[Category: Middle East, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 7/24/24 5:55pm
The following statement was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on July 16. 2024. Go to www.freeleonardpeltiernow.org. Dear friends, Leonard Peltier was taken from the prison to the hospital and held for four days. He was released from the hospital today. Leonard has been and is being . . . Continue reading Demand health care treatment for Leonard Peltier now! at Workers.org

[Category: Prisons: tear them down, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 7/22/24 2:09pm
Flounders, a coordinator of the SanctionsKill Campaign, will moderate the July 23 webinar described at the end of this article.  The upcoming elections in Venezuela, scheduled for July 28, are in the crosshairs of another attempted U.S.-orchestrated regime change operation. U.S. politicians have already intentionally created years of economic hardship . . . Continue reading Silent sanctions weapon used against Venezuela elections at Workers.org

[Category: Human needs before profits, Latin America & the Caribbean, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 7/22/24 1:59pm
The 2024 U.S. presidential elections are coming up, and many people are concerned about the far-right document known as “Project 2025.”  While it was barely mentioned at the recent Republican National Convention, it has not disappeared, and it still deserves analysis.   Rally called No Day One Dictator! Stop Project 2025! . . . Continue reading Project 2025: Outline for assault on the working class at Workers.org

[Category: Racism and Self-Determination, Women and oppressed genders, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 7/22/24 1:49pm
The following statement was issued by Hamas on July 19, 2024, on Resistance News Network. The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) welcomes the legal opinion issued by the International Court of Justice which affirmed the illegitimacy of the Zionist occupation and the need to end it. The opinion exposed the fascist . . . Continue reading Hamas supports Int’l Court of Justice decision denouncing Israeli settlements at Workers.org

[Category: Middle East, Racism and Self-Determination, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 7/22/24 1:49pm
The following is from a statement on the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Sandinista Revolution from members of Workers World Party and the Bronx Anti-War Coalition on a Solidarity Delegation in Nicaragua this July 19.  Members of U.S. delegation in Nicaragua to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the . . . Continue reading Long live the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua! at Workers.org

[Category: Im/migrants and Refugees, Latin America & the Caribbean, Middle East, Racism and Self-Determination, Revolutionary Theory and Practice, Stop imperialist war and occupation, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 7/20/24 8:43am
The Communist Party of Kenya posted this statement July 10. Challenging Imperialism: Communist Party of Kenya and the Left Alliance for National Democracy and Socialism Stands in Solidarity for Justice and Equality with the Haitian People Graphic: Haiti Action Committee The Communist Party of Kenya and the Left Alliance for . . . Continue reading Haiti solidarity statement from Kenya, Jamaica at Workers.org

[Category: Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 7/20/24 8:32am
By Carlos Fazio Carlos Fazio, Uruguayan writer, journalist and academic living in Mexico, published this article July 12 in rebelion.org in Spanish. Workers World publishes a shortened version to inform our readers of the upcoming July 28 national election in Venezuela and U.S. intervention in that country. Translation: John Catalinotto.  . . . Continue reading Venezuelan election: Machado, the hand of Washington and oil at Workers.org

[Category: Global, Latin America & the Caribbean, Stop imperialist war and occupation]

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[l] at 7/18/24 11:41am
Food being sold on New York City’s Lower East Side. New York City We were shocked when we read a full-page article in the July 10 New York Times with the headline “Mean Street in New York Is a Haven For Mayhem.” For over 30 years, we have lived  just . . . Continue reading The New York Times exaggerates at Workers.org

[Category: Human needs before profits, U.S. and Canada]

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[l] at 7/18/24 11:39am
June 15 protest in Paris illustrates the deep anti-fascist popular sentiment sparked into action by the threat of a National Rally (formerly National Front) government. The following is a report issued on July 11 by the Coordination of Communist Nuclei in the Spanish State* giving its analysis of the legislative . . . Continue reading A look behind British and French election turmoil at Workers.org

[Category: Europe, Workers unite!]

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[l] at 7/18/24 11:36am
Delaware doctors unionize Physicians from Christiana Hospital voted to unionize this month, becoming the first unit in Delaware of the Doctors Council. Wilmington Hospital and Middletown Freestanding Emergency Room are also seeking to be represented by the Doctors Council union. The Doctors Council originated in New York City in 1959 . . . Continue reading On the Picket Line at Workers.org

[Category: U.S. and Canada, Workers unite!]

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