(2022-05-26). US Federal Reserve says its goal is 'to get wages down'. popularresistance.org The chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, said his goal is "to get wages down." | In a press conference on May 4, Powell announced that the Fed would be raising interest rates by half a percentage and implementing policies aimed at reducing inflation in the United States, which is at its highest level in 40 years. | According to a transcript of the presser published by the Wall Street Journal, Powell blamed this inflation crisis, which is global, not on the proxy war in Ukraine and Western sanctions on Russia, but rather on US workers supposedly making too much money.
(2022-05-26). They're Worried About The Spread Of Information, Not Disinformation. realprogressives.org corporate media have increasingly taken to branding realities inconvenient to US information goals…
(2022-05-26). Bank of Venezuela Initiates Public Offering in Stock Exchange. orinocotribune.com 
The measure was taken within the framework of recent actions announced by President Nicolás Maduro to boost and revitalize the economy. | This Wednesday, May 25, the Bank of Venezuela announced the start of its public offer of 5% to 10% of its capital on the Stock Exchange for individuals or organizations, national or international economic actors, who are interested in the development of the country. | The information was shared by the financial institution on its Twitter account, with a statement highlighting that the measure seeks to "boost and revitalize the economy," becoming the first public company to make…
(2022-05-26). Lauded By WHO, India's Frontline Health Workers Are Still Fighting For Basic Rights. peoplesdispatch.org On May 22, India's Accredited Social Health Activist, or ASHA, workers received the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Award. They joined five other recipients in recognition of their "contributions to advancing global health, and demonstrated leadership and commitment to regional health issues." The award was also posthumously given to eight volunteer polio workers in …
(2022-05-26). Bloomington Faculty Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Graduate Student Employee Unionization Efforts. popularresistance.org An electronic vote of all Bloomington faculty has expressed overwhelming support for efforts of the Indiana University graduate student employees to seek union recognition. | Between April 13 and the end of the spring semester, graduate student employees at Indiana University Bloomington, organizing with the United Electrical Workers, struck for campus recognition. The strike was temporarily suspended on May 10th for the summer, with plans for broader and deeper participation should the strike resume in the fall. Faculty on the Bloomington campus were galvanized to support graduate employees by the anti-union res…
(2022-05-26). Biden Is Preparing To Crush A Historic Climate Change Lawsuit. progressivehub.net JULIA ROCK | THE LEVER…
(2022-05-26). Shireen Abu Akleh Was Targeted For Assassination, Investigation Finds. progressivehub.net ZEENA SAIFI, ELIZA MACKINTOSH, CELINE ALKHALDI, KAREEM KHADDER, KATIE POLGLASE, AND GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE | CNN…
(2022-05-26). Call for National 2022 Shut'Em Down Demonstrations. popularresistance.org Call for abolitionist 'Shut'Em Down' demonstrations and teach-ins from August 21st through September 9th in 2022. We know it takes courage to continuously speak out and invoke change. People in U.S prisons are calling on you now to stand with us in strength and numbers in our ongoing historical struggle for ABOLITION!