Protests erupt across Sri Lanka against IMF-dictated tax hikes
The unions have been forced to organise these limited protests in an attempt to contain the rising anger of their members who are facing skyrocketing inflation.
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Surging inflation intensifies cost-of-living crisis in Australia
Working-class households are experiencing enormous hardship, and the greatest cut to living standards since World War II, as the central bank and the Labor government, assisted by the trade union bureaucrats, insist that real wages must continue to fall.
Mike Head•
“A Modest Iowa Proposal” to ban access to fresh meat and other grocery staples for SNAP recipients
Foods not allowed according to the proposed bill include fresh meats and seafood, cooking oil, butter, spices, soups, canned vegetables and fruit, milk, frozen prepared food, and sliced, cubed, crumbled or deli cheese.
Kate Randall•
Retired teacher killed in Chicago apartment that failed fire alarm test
Building management was cited by the city in its last inspection on December 1, 2022 for failing to provide an annual fire alarm test for the building, according to records.
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Aaron Murch, J. L’Heureau•
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Jacob Crosse•
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May Day 2022: Finance capital and the deepening crisis of global capitalism
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.
Nick Beams•
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: The end of the “New Elizabethan Age”
Her carefully cultivated public persona has allowed Elizabeth II to be deployed at times of heightened national crisis as an illusory but politically necessary embodiment of stability and permanence.
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The Uvalde massacre and the pathological violence of American life
The scale of the horror and the depth of the public reaction suggest that something of a “tipping point” has been reached.
David Walsh•
The US baby formula crisis and capitalism’s indifference to the lives of children
In the wealthiest country in the world, store shelves are empty and millions of families are now facing a desperate struggle to find essential nutrition products for their babies and toddlers.
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