Carlos L. Garrido (2023-06-03). The US Censors Dissenting Voices: On the Attacks Against the Midwestern Marx Institute. orinocotribune.com By Edward Liger Smith, Carlos L. Garrido, and Noah Khrachvik — May 31, 2023 | The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says that "Congress shall make no law… Abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." Yet in 2023 the United States is attempting to extradite Julian Assange because he

WSWS (2023-06-03). FBI appears to be continuing investigation of Julian Assange. wsws.org On Thursday it was reported that FBI agents are trawling around, apparently seeking dirt on Assange despite him being locked up in a maximum-security British prison for the past four years.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-03). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic doctor visits of the future could be powered by 'omics' research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To glimpse the future of medicine, step inside Mayo Clinic's cutting-edge Center for Individualized Medicine. There, physicians, researchers, data scientists, artificial intelligence engineers and bioethicists are working side-by-side to investigate massive "omics" data sets. The innovative approach is the result of thousands of patients who are participating in omics-related research studies and clinical trials. The multidisciplinary teams are in pursuit of discovering hidden biological signatures and patterns of diseases, including cancer. Their hope and expectations are…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-03). Iraqi Warplanes Destroy Four Hideouts Of ISIS, Kill Seven Terrorists In Diyala (Videos). southfront.org This file photo shows an Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launch a Hellfire missile during a previous test at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. US Army photo by SGT Brandon Bolick. | The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has dealt a powerful blow to ISIS cells in the eastern province of Diyala, in cooperation with the Military Intelligence Directorate. | On June 2, based on information provided by the intelligence service, IQAF F-16IQ fighter jets c…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-03). Kiev's Democracy In Action: Ukrainian Bloggers Are Controlled By Intelligence. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Looking for hype, dim-sighted Ukrainian bloggers are revealing Kiev's secrets. In one of her interviews, notorious Instagram influencer "Alhim" proudly declared that she has been contacted by officers of the Security Service of Ukraine in the very first days of the Russian special military operation. According to her, "all sane bloggers are cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence". | Buryachenko Anna Nikolaevna, who has a nickname "Alhim", was born in the city of Dnipro in easter…

Rick Rozoff (2023-06-02). Ex-NATO Supreme Commander: Like nuclear arms in WWII, Ukraine can be first AI war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bloomberg NewsJune 1, 2023 James Stavridis: Ukraine War May Become a Proving Ground for AI Artificial intelligence is, suddenly, everywhere….. Thus far, however, relatively little has been written about the implications of AI on warfare and geopolitics. For better and worse, those arenas also lend themselves to a variety of ways in which new technologies …

Adriaan Alsema (2023-06-02). Wiretap scandal rocks Colombia's government. colombiareports.com Colombia's government was rocked by revelations of illegal wiretapping by police intelligence. The illegal wiretapping was revealed by Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa, who has been investigating the alleged abuse of…

Rania Khalek (2023-06-02). How Capitalists are Scheming to Use AI as a Weapon Against Workers. thealtworld.com Sam Altman, the chief executive of the San Francisco start-up OpenAI, testified before members of Congress about regulations for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology. | Belinda Li, a PhD student at MIT working on natural language processing and machine learning, explains what AI might mean for workers.

WSWS (2023-06-03). US Supreme Court issues far-reaching attack on the right to strike. wsws.org The 8-1 ruling throws open the door for employers to sue unions for damages in the event of a strike, implying that strikes are only allowed so long as they do not in any way harm the company's bottom line.

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-06-02). In historic step backward, the Supreme Court limits the right to strike. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—By an 8-1 vote, the right-wing-dominated U.S. Supreme Court has curbed the right of the nation's workers to strike by allowing companies to sue unions in state courts whenever they wish for alleged "damage" strikers cause, overruling the National Labor Relations Board even if it is already investigating and handling the dispute. It is no …

Alexandra Bradbury (2023-06-02). Unions can still strike—don't let the Supreme Court tell you otherwise. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers' rights. But it could have been much worse. | Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can't generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in t…

Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes. (2023-06-02). Unions Can Still Strike; Don't Let The Supreme Court Tell You Otherwise. popularresistance.org The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers' rights. But it could have been much worse. | Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can't generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in the future. | The practical impact of the Court's decision is that employers will be suing unions more often for alleged property damage caused by strikes—and that therefore unions (and their attorneys) are likely to be more cautious. | B…

Alan MacLeod (2023-06-04). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, With Alfred De Zayas. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — June 1, 2023 | You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations a…

Alan MacLeod (2023-06-04). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, With Alfred De Zayas. orinocotribune.com By Alan MacLeod — June 1, 2023 | You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations a…

Editor (2023-06-01). Report: FBI Reopens Assange Investigation. scheerpost.com An Australian newspaper reported Thursday the F.B.I. sought to question Julian Assange's former ghostwriter in London as the U.S. continues a probe that resulted in an indictment three years ago of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-01). FBI Looking to Gather New Information About Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com The FBI is looking to gather new information about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. According to a front-page story in the SMH, the FBI may be trying to build its case up against Assange, who was indicted by the US Justice Department in 2019 for exposing …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-01). FBI Reopens Probe Into Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com The FBI has restarted its investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. According to a front-page story in the SMH, the FBI is looking to build its case up against Assange, who was indicted by the US Justice Department in 2019 for exposing US war crimes …

Rick Rozoff (2023-06-02). Ex-NATO Supreme Commander: Like nuclear arms in WWII, Ukraine can be first AI war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bloomberg NewsJune 1, 2023 James Stavridis: Ukraine War May Become a Proving Ground for AI Artificial intelligence is, suddenly, everywhere….. Thus far, however, relatively little has been written about the implications of AI on warfare and geopolitics. For better and worse, those arenas also lend themselves to a variety of ways in which new technologies …

Adriaan Alsema (2023-06-02). Wiretap scandal rocks Colombia's government. colombiareports.com Colombia's government was rocked by revelations of illegal wiretapping by police intelligence. The illegal wiretapping was revealed by Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa, who has been investigating the alleged abuse of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-02). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic doctor visits of the future could be powered by 'omics' research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To glimpse the future of medicine, step inside Mayo Clinic's cutting-edge Center for Individualized Medicine. There, physicians, researchers, data scientists, artificial intelligence engineers and bioethicists are working side-by-side to investigate massive "omics" data sets. The innovative approach is the result of thousands of patients who are participating in omics-related research studies and clinical trials. The multidisciplinary teams are in pursuit of discovering hidden biological signatures and patterns of diseases, including cancer. Their hope and expectations are…

Staff (2023-06-01). Artificial Intelligence "Godfathers" Call for Regulation as Rights Groups Warn AI Encodes Oppression. democracynow.org We host a roundtable discussion with three experts in artificial intelligence on growing concerns over the technology's potential dangers. Yoshua Bengio, known as one of the three "godfathers of AI," is a professor at the University of Montreal and founder and scientific director at Mila–Quebec AI Institute. Bengio is also a signatory of the Future of Life Institute open letter calling for a pause on large AI experiments. He is joined on Democracy Now! by Tawana Petty, the director of policy and advocacy at the Algorithmic Justice League, an organization dedicated to raising awareness abou…

Dana Sanchez (2023-06-01). 4 Artificial Intelligence Bubble Stocks To Bet Against: Profit When The FOMO Runs Out. moguldom.com Nvidia's blockbuster first-quarter results have helped drive excitement to new levels about investing in artificial intelligence, but market watchers say some stocks are overvalued amid the hype. The investor enthusiasm is inspiring comparisons to the dot.com bubble that preceded the bust of March 2000, when most tech stocks lost 75 percent of value from their highs. Economist …

Alexandra Bradbury (2023-06-02). Unions can still strike—don't let the Supreme Court tell you otherwise. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters Local 174 is outrageous—valuing property over workers' rights. But it could have been much worse. | Unions still have the right to strike. Employers still can't generally sue unions in state court for losses caused by strikes. But the decision does open the door to whittling away those rights more in t…

Staff (2023-06-01). "Turning His Back on Student Debtors": Biden's Debt Deal Ends Freeze on Loan Payments for Millions. democracynow.org Advocates for student debt relief are raising the alarm over a controversial part of the bipartisan deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling that would end the freeze on student loan repayments by the end of August. The moratorium has been in place since 2020. Meanwhile, the fate of the Biden administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for borrowers is going to be decided by the Supreme Court, where it is likely to face skepticism from the conservative majority. "This is President Biden turning his back on student debtors," says Braxton Brewington, press secretary of the Debt Colle…

Chris Walker (2023-06-01). Nevada's GOP Governor Signs Democratic Abortion Proposal Into Law. truthout.org Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law on Tuesday a bill that provides greater reproductive and privacy rights protections for individuals coming to the state seeking abortion services. With several states across the country enacting abortion bans or severe restrictions, following the Supreme Court last summer overturning the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade… |

Anonymous103 (2023-06-01). Military Situation In Iraq On June 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani to his swearing-in ceremony during a phone call; | The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruled against the self-extension of the Kurdistan Region's parliament by another year, calling it unconstitutional; | The Kurdistan Region's parliamentary elections will be held according to the current electioral law, according to Harem Kamal Agha, head of the PUK in Baghdad; | Iranian Interior Minist…

Julia Conley (2023-06-01). Oklahoma Supreme Court rules two GOP abortion bans are unconstitutional. nationofchange.org Nine justices ruled that the Oklahoma Constitution guarantees the "inherent right of a pregnant woman to terminate a pregnancy when necessary to preserve her life."

Alan Macleod (2023-06-01). Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law, with Alfred de Zayas. mintpressnews.com You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you'd better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message that Professor Alfred de Zayas, world-renowned human rights and international law expert, gave "MintCast" host Alan MacLeod on today's episode of the series. | A Swiss-American lawyer, academic and United Nations official with over 50 years' experience in the field of human rights, de Zayas joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about international law and Ukraine, U.S. sanctions, whistleblowers, the successes and failures of the United Nations and its bodies, and the growth of a new…