International
Biden Says There’s No Blockade. Tell That to Yemenis Who Need Medical Care.
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There are just three flights leaving Sana’a every week. But Yemen has an estimated 71,000 cancer patients who need out-of-country care.
#GeorgeFloyd
Even Breathing Is Strange: Reflections on the 3rd Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
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A poem and essay on black motherhood—and life.
Book Review
3 Decades Ago, There Was a Deadly Attack on Mexican Autoworkers. Here’s What It Can Teach the U.S. Labor Movement Today.
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A review of Rob McKenzie’s book, ‘El Golpe,’ and the quest to uncover AIFLD.
International
Preparing for War in the South China Sea
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Ahead of massive war games involving US and Filipino troops, the Defense Department announced that it will get access to four new sites in the Philippines.
International
Palestinian Worker Says UN Refugee Agency Is Retaliating Against Him for Leading Strike
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Nearly 4,000 Palestinian UNRWA workers in the West Bank are on strike for better pay.
International
How Biden Can End Secretive Corporate Tribunals
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The president has promised not to put anti-democratic investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in future trade deals. But they are still in many existing ones.
International
Military Budget Hike for 2023 is 3,200 Times the NLRB Increase
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If a budget reveals what we value, this one should give us pause: extravagant spending for the war machine, scraps for workers.
International
As Afghans Suffer, U.S. Stalls on Plan to Return Central Bank Funds
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In September, the U.S. created a foundation that was supposed to unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign assets. Yet, interviews with trustees reveal that, in three months, no funds have been disbursed—or concrete plans made—to help the Afghan people.
economy
The “Labor Shortage” Is Being Used as a Pretext to Harm Workers
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Lawmakers and bosses are citing a supposed lack of workers as justification for a suite of reactionary policies aimed at further squeezing the working class.
Honduras
Estados Unidos presiona a nuevo gobierno de izquierda en Honduras
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Este artículo es una publicación conjunta de “The American Prospect” y “Workday Magazine”, una casa de redacción sin fines de lucro dedicada a responsabilizar a los poderosos desde la perspectiva de los trabajadores. La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, quien asumió el cargo en enero, prometió durante la campaña electoral abolir las zonas económicas especiales conocidas como ZEDE (“Zonas de Desarrollo Económico y Empleo”) donde los inversionistas privados tienen un poder desmesurado para dar forma a las leyes laborales, los sistemas judiciales, y entidades de gobierno en esas zonas. Estas zonas han obtenido una gran oposición en Honduras porque socavan los principios básicos de la democracia. En abril, esta promesa de la presidenta logró una gran victoria cuando el Congreso de Honduras votó por unanimidad derogar la ley que permite las ZEDE y abolir las ya existentes, aunque esto último debe ser ratificado el año que entra. Pero las fuerzas que quieren mantener las ZEDE en funcionamiento están tomando represalias y han encontrado aliados en la sede del Capitolio en EEUU.
A principios de este mes, los senadores Bill Hagerty (R-TN) y Ben Cardin (D-MD) pidieron al secretario de Estado de los EEUU, Anthony Blinken, que actuará contra el gobierno de Honduras por tomar esas medidas para deshacerse de las ZEDE.