(2022-06-11). Australia's Aspen Medical: A case study of healthcare privatisation. wsws.org Aspen's more than $1 billion in pandemic contracts followed decades of promotion of the company by Liberal-National Coalition and Labor Party governments alike.
(2022-06-11). Washington Post promotes Trump's other "big lie": The Wuhan Lab theory. wsws.org The same day that the House Select January 6 Committee documented how Trump used his "big lie" about the 2020 election to justify an attempted fascist coup, the Washington Post published an editorial promoting Trump's other big lie: The claim that COVID-19 is a man-made virus created by China.
(2022-06-11). Biden administration lifts COVID testing requirements for international travelers. wsws.org The Biden administration is rescinding its mandate on testing requirements for international travelers before boarding flights to the US.
(2022-06-11). New Zealand hospitals inundated, healthcare system "imploding" wsws.org Hospitals are delaying thousands of operations due to being inundated with COVID cases and other winter illnesses, thanks to the Labour Party-led government's homicidal "let it rip" policy.
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…
(2022-06-11). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 2. wsws.org As in every corner of the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has sharply intensified the crisis of the Sri Lankan capitalist class and President Gotabhaya Rajapakse's government.
(2022-06-11). Canadá eliminará pruebas aleatorias de Covid-19 en aeropuertos. telesurtv.net La medida se implementará entre los días 11 y el 30 de junio en todos las terminales aéreas canadienses.
(2022-06-11). 2.6 million US educators and staff quit public K-12 and higher education jobs during pandemic. wsws.org As the mass shortage of teachers continues to deepen across the US, districts are scrambling for last-minute solutions which have further intensified attacks of public education.
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…
(2022-06-11). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…
(2022-06-11). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…
(2022-06-10). How China Strengthened Food Security and Fought Poverty with State-Funded Cooperatives. orinocotribune.com 
By Joe Scholten | The world faces a food crisis due to war, sanctions, and inflation. China has shown how to strengthen food sovereignty, while fighting poverty, with state-funded agricultural cooperatives, government crackdown on waste, and investment in technology. | The Covid-19 pandemic, the ensuing supply-chain crisis, and high rates of inflation around the world have led to rising food prices and fears of famine. | These cascading and interlocking problems have pushed governments to prioritize economic self-sufficiency and food security. | China is leading the way in this struggle. Beijin…
(2022-06-10). WTO Negotiations Prioritize Institution's Reputation Over COVID Medicines Access. commondreams.org It's embarrassing that the WTO as an institution is so broken that it cannot deliver an emergency waiver of its own rules in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic that shuttered the entire global economy.
(2022-06-10). Ontario election post-mortem: Strategy shift needed for the progressive left? canadiandimension.com 
On paper, one could argue there were winning odds stacked for the progressive electoral left in Ontario ahead of the 2022 provincial election. Doug Ford as premier of Ontario mishandled each wave of the pandemic,
(2022-06-10). Amazon Labor Union Organizer Fired From Warehouse Amid Union-Busting Campaign. truthout.org "They fucked with the wrong uncle." | That was how Amazon Labor Union (ALU) president Christian Smalls "Amazon fired our beloved Uncle Pat today!" Smalls, a former Amazon employee who was fired after organizing against the company's lax coronavirus safety measures, wrote…