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Nigerian government unleashes massacre against police brutality protesters

Canadian autoworkers’ union rams through job-cutting agreement with Fiat-Chrysler despite strong worker opposition

Workers’ struggles grow as Turkish government pursues “herd immunity” policy

Northern Virginia Community College faculty and staff speak out about loss of work due to budget crisis

UK government steps up attacks on asylum seekers and refugees

As outbreaks spread in US, major Democrat-led cities push to reopen schools

Democrats call for “patience” as Trump moves forward with coup plot

Labor Notes covers up role of AFT, Democratic Party in betrayal of U of M grad instructors strike

New York state teachers describe disaster of school reopening

Anti-mask zealot arrested after threat to kidnap and kill Democratic mayor of Wichita

Roof deflection warnings ignored before young Australian construction worker killed

World Bank: South Asian economies hit hard by COVID-19

Queensland state election underscores political instability in Australia

Faurecia Gladstone Rank-and-File Safety Committee demands two-week shutdown to stop coronavirus spread

Macron launches anti-Muslim police-state crackdown after terror attack in France

The Social Dilemma: The “curse” of social media

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Coup regime in Bolivia concedes electoral victory to MAS

US health insurance companies see profits soar while mounting medical bills bankrupt Americans

Michigan sheriffs and police refuse to enforce state government ban on guns at polling places

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IG Metall union demands state involvement at German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp

Nigerian anti-police protests continue and garner international support

UK COVID-19 “alert” system overseen by UK spy chiefs

Trump escalates threats of violence and dictatorship

COVID-19 infections soar in US

Tennessee educator dies of COVID-19 after governor touts “strong safety measures” in schools

Florida school bus driver dies from COVID-19 weeks before her planned retirement

Australian pseudo-left denies fascist danger in US presidential election crisis

Danger of Russian-Turkish conflict grows as Armenian-Azeri ceasefire fails

Melting glaciers threaten catastrophic consequences for humanity

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Labour Party strengthens its hold on power in New Zealand election

British Columbia Teachers’ Federation facilitates reckless reopening of schools that puts teachers and students’ lives at risk

Political scandal engulfs premier in Australia’s most populous state

Communist Party of the Philippines targets Chinese firms blacklisted by Washington

Brazilian nurse speaks out against closure of COVID hospital and firing of 300 employees

COVID-19 pandemic surges in Turkey as government continues to hide data

Guitarist Eddie Van Halen dead at age 65

As safety protocols vanish, Fiat Chrysler advises workers “protect your pets from COVID”

The Detroit triple murder: What the media doesn’t say

German parents’ associations protest against dangerous school openings

Two US Park Police officers charged in 2017 killing of Virginia motorist Bijan Ghaisar

Who are the New York Watchmen?

Macron promotes anti-Muslim “free speech” hypocrisy after terrorist killing

Cost-cutting and “visual appearance” main concerns for Grenfell Tower refurbishment

Chilean government mobilizes police and military on anniversary of social revolt

UK’s Johnson government looking to appoint cronies to BBC and press regulator

Mobilize the working class against the European Union’s “herd immunity” policies!

Twitter and Facebook censor New York Post report on Hunter Biden

Democrats let Amy Coney Barrett sail through Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Who is Barry County, Michigan Sheriff Dar Leaf?

Student council at Leipzig University opposes invitation to German right-wing extremist professor Jörg Baberowski

Sri Lankan free trade zone employees told to keep working as infections rise

Role of Virginia fascists in conspiracy to kill Northam and Whitmer comes into focus

Trump administration reverses decision to not send $350 million in federal aid to fight California fires

Statements of support for Dr. Scalice continue to come in from Australia and Sri Lanka

New Zealand pseudo-lefts support Labour and Greens in election

Thai students continue protests in face of government repression

Alarming spike of COVID-19 infections in Michigan amid ruling class push for “herd immunity”

Democratic Socialists of America goes all in for Biden

US border police attack Native American protest against Arizona border wall

UK’s local lockdown system in disarray as COVID-19 cases surge out of control

Johnson calls off Brexit negotiations following EU summit deadlock

Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths pass 150,000 mark amid back-to-school campaign

7,000 new infections in 24 hours: Germany’s highest COVID numbers since beginning of pandemic

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

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IMF reports on global economy: Political conclusions

Ahead of New Zealand election, PM Jacinda Ardern lies about reducing poverty

The Great Barrington Declaration: A manifesto of death

Nearly 900,000 new jobless claims in US as benefit cutoffs lead to spike in poverty

Global surge in COVID-19 cases as governments abandon efforts to contain the pandemic

Rick Poynor’s David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian: An important new work on the revolutionary socialist, artist and defender of historical truth

Trump administration tipped off wealthy investors about coronavirus while it downplayed threat in public

New York University defies state COVID-19 guidelines and continues in-person classes

Large-scale police deployment evicts alternative housing project in Berlin, Germany

Labor Party helps impose Australian military call-out laws for “emergencies”

Trump calls Whitmer “dictator” as evidence emerges of involvement of Wisconsin militia in Michigan coup plot

Protests against police brutality in Nigeria amid economic catastrophe

Amnesty International condemns Johnson government for thousands of UK care home deaths

Pseudo-left promotes dangerous illusions following criminal conviction of Greek fascists

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