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Appeal for Democracy and Internationalism in Ukraine

Initiative Group for Democracy and Internationalism in Ukraine
Ukrainian anti-fascists are calling on people around the world to mark May 2 as a day of commemoration of those who were killed in the trade union building in Odessa.

Free The Atlanta Teachers

Bill Shortell Portside
Another recent horrific injustice in the US is the jailing of African-American school teachers in Atlanta. There is widespread consternation on the Left, but little systemic analysis of this event. Every analyst finds it necessary to include the disclaimer "Of course they were wrong. They should have been fired."

Communist Party, Turkey Runs 550-woman Ticket in Elections

Taylor Goel Liberation News
All 550 candidates of the Communist Party (CP), Turkey that will be running in the upcoming elections in June are women. According to a recent statement released by the CP, the reason for choosing all women candidates is not simply about the active participation of women in the political struggle but because it is only women who can represent the rebellion against a social order that thrives on murdering and humiliating them on a daily basis.

Ugly Food Gets Attractive

Dan Mitchell TIME
Less than beautiful produce can be an attractive and economical supply source

In Stealth Move, Congress Backs Israeli Right's War on Settlement Boycotts

J.J. Goldberg Jewish Daily Forward
The finance committees of the House and Senate have approved amendments to a trade bill (TTP) that equate boycotts of West Bank settlement products with boycotts of Israel, strengthening efforts by the Israeli right to silence opponents of West Bank settlements. A separate measure approved by the House panel as an amendment to the customs bill goes a step further and takes action against some foreign companies if they shun the settlements.

Nurses Authorize Two-Day Strike of Kaiser, Providence

MARNI USHEROFF Los Angeles Business Journal
The California Nurses Association is calling on more than 2,400 nurses to strike Providence Health and Services hospitals in Santa Monica and Torrance and at Kaiser Permanente’s Los Angeles Medical Center over staffing levels and retention rates.

Netflix' Daredevil Is TV's First Gentrification-Fighting Superhero

Jeet Heer The New Republic
“Daredevil,” adapted from the long-running Marvel comics franchise, is a superhero show about the evils of gentrification—a politically engaged work which is energized by debates about urban inequality. These debates are salient not only in the era of Mayor Bill de Blasio but also have roots deep in the city’s history.