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Red Dawn over China: An extended exercise in anti-communist propaganda

7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1619+ words) What academic critics have pointed out in relation to his previous books'an absence of historical context or careful analysis, use of unreliable data, a lack of interest in or understanding of mass movements, a tabloid prose style and archival selections…...

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Australia: Elderly residents of Melbourne apartment complex face forced eviction

7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (466+ words) Twenty-five low-income, mostly elderly residents of the Oasis apartment complex in St Kilda'an inner suburb of Australia's second-largest city Melbourne'face being forced to vacate what they were told would be "forever homes." In early March, residents in 25 Oasis apartments were…...

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Vote "NO" on the AFSCME-University of California contract! Build rank-and-file committees to take control from the sellout bureaucrats!

7+ hour, 46+ min ago  (853+ words) A shotgun vote for a new contract begins Tuesday for 42, 000 University of California service and patient care workers, after their strike was canceled in the dead of night by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) last…...

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Long Island Rail Road workers strike; Mamdani supports scabbing operations

7+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1183+ words) Around 3, 500 workers on the Long Island Rail Road, the largest commuter rail in the United States, launched a strike Saturday morning for the first time in 32 years. The strike coincided with the expiration of a contract for 40, 000 subway and bus…...

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Criminal charges filed against ship operators in Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse that killed six workers

10+ hour ago  (870+ words) The Department of Justice has charged the ship operator and a supervisor with criminal behavior connected to the Key Bridge collapse, but avoided any scrutiny of decades of neglect. On May 12, federal prosecutors publicly announced criminal charges'unsealed the previous day'against…...

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Nexteer auto parts workers in Saginaw force UAW to schedule strike vote after rejecting two sellout contracts

8+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1085+ words) Are you a Nexteer worker? Fill out the form at the end of the article for information on joining the Nexteer Workers Rank-and-File Committee. At an explosive meeting of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 699 members held Sunday, rank-and-file workers at…...

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Science magazine investigates FBI's witch-hunt against Chinese researchers

9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (421+ words) This witch-hunt has its roots in the China Initiative, launched by the DOJ during the first Trump administration in 2018, nominally to counter Chinese espionage and theft of trade secrets. The China Initiative targeted primarily senior faculty with established careers and…...

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Trump-backed "Rededicate 250" rally: Christian nationalism in the service of dictatorship

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (915+ words) World Socialist Web Site Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving, held Sunday on the National Mall in Washington D. C. , was a state-sanctioned Christian nationalist rally. Lasting nearly nine hours, the event consisted of a steady stream of sermons, prayers,…...

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After Trump's China trip, White House plans new attack on Iran

8+ hour, 42+ min ago  (977+ words) Just two days after US President Donald Trump's return from Beijing, the White House is making active preparations for a renewed onslaught against Iran. The New York Times reported Friday that the United States and Israel are "engaged in intense…...

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WHO declares Ebola public health emergency as Trump cuts cripple global disease surveillance

11+ hour, 52+ min ago  (230+ words) The Trump administration bears immediate and direct responsibility for the conditions that allowed this outbreak to spread undetected for three weeks. The dismantling of global disease surveillance has unfolded in deliberate stages over the past 16 months. To the north in…...