2022-05-09: News Headlines

____ (2022-05-09). May Day 2022: Finance capital and the deepening crisis of global capitalism. wsws.org This is the report delivered by Nick Beams to the 2022 International May Day Online Rally held on May 1. Beams is a longstanding leader of the International Committee of the Fourth International and an expert on Marxist economics.

_____ (2022-05-08). The Poor People's Campaign And The Moral Dilemma Of Liberalism. popularresistance.org Rev. William Barber, an indisputable champion of the poor and a consistent voice demanding an end to poverty, may have made a serious moral and ethical error that effectively placed him outside of the "Kingian" framework that informed Dr. King's work especially during the last year of his life. | In an attempt to make a point about the flawed priorities of the duopoly, Dr. Barber wrote in an email to the "movement family" on Saturday, April 30, 2022 that, "despite the political gridlock on Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats have acted swiftly to approve historic military aid to Ukraine. In the face of such a…

_____ (2022-05-08). A Socialist Perspective On The Abortion Rights Struggle. popularresistance.org On the night of May 3, a US Supreme Court draft decision regarding the landmark Roe v. Wade decision was leaked to the press. As per the draft, penned by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court is set to overturn the historic decision, eliminating the right to abortion for millions of women. In response, thousands have taken to the streets of US cities, demanding that the right to abortion be protected. Activists and the millions of women in the streets hope that this outpour can sway the final Supreme Court decision. | Karina Garcia is an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation and a w…

____ (2022-05-08). Health Care workers strike at Los Angeles' Cedar Sinai Medical Center. wsws.org The strike, which is being trivialized by the union as an "Unfair Labor Practice strike," raises issues of political power and socialism.

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-05-08). Saturday 5/7: World Workers Rising. indybay.org

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-05-08). Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country? globalresearch.ca Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in

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