France
French unions call general strike for better pay, retirement, education RFI
France to deploy troops to maintain security during Yellow Vest protests France24
Cuba and Venezuela
Truth or a visa: The New York Times spreads lies about Cuba and Venezuela Granma
U.S. ‘’Oil Weapon’’ Could Change Geopolitics Forever OilPrice
Beulah Richardson Charges Genocide Black Perspectives
Capitalist misery
US Life Expectancy Drops for Third Consecutive Year Grit
It just became easier for employers to dump retirees’ pensions CNN
Meritocracy doesn’t exist, and believing it does is bad for you Slate
Kale, Strawberries, and Spinach Top List as Report Shows Nearly 70% of US Produce Contain Dangerous Pesticide Residue Common Dreams
‘Military Keynesianism is Back!’: Democrats and Trump Agree on Pentagon Increase, Quibble on Details Common Dreams
Africa
Cyclone Shows Climate Change’s Deadly Impact on Poor, Urbanizing Nations WSJ
Im/migrants and refugees
Another Mexican Immigrant Just Died in US Custody Grit
US Uses Several Clandestine Shelters to Detain Immigrant Children Truthout
Recession?
A growing list of companies from FedEx to BMW are warning about the world economy CNBC
Palestine
When They Don’t Ignore, US Media Often Disparage Palestinians’ Right of Return FAIR
Labor
Andaz Staff Walk Out Over Union Organizer Arrest Labor411
AOC (Once Again) Schools Fox News About the ‘Latina Thing’
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Communities in Colombia Shut Down Pan-American Highway Latino Rebels
Scientists rise up against statistical significance Nature
U.S. stole inventions says WSJ opinion writer
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