 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The WHO decision has no scientific basis but rather serves to provide ex post facto justification for all capitalist governments' scrapping of anti-COVID public health measures since the emergence of the Omicron variant in November 2021. The coronation is conceived as an appeal for national unity, at a time of rising social tensions and class conflict and with war having already erupted on European soil. The exposure of rampant corruption on the US Supreme Court expanded over the past week. While the scandal has centered on Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife "Ginni," the most brazen bribe-takers, it has increasingly implicated the entire court, including the chief justice and the Democratic minority. Homeland Security Director Mayorkas traveled to southeastern Texas to reiterate that the "post-Title 42 environment" will include mass expulsions of migrants from the border with Mexico. The major studios reportedly sent threatening letters to showrunners and executive producers demanding they continue to work, as thousands of striking writers and their supporters continued to picket in New York and Los Angeles. The entire thrust of Albanese's remarks was that Assange's fate was out of the Labor government's hands, thus leaving him to the mercy of the British and US administrations. We call on readers to oppose Facebook's blatant political censorship of the Trotskyist movement in New Zealand. "Most of the hardworking posties are burnt out and talking about leaving. Most of us feel the CWU proposed deal is a sell-out and Ward and Co should resign or be sacked." The first joint meeting of the Postal and Public Service Action Committees followed the million-strong protests in France the day before. In the last days, security forces have killed at least four Palestinians they allege have killed Israeli citizens, without even attempting to arrest, formally charge them and bring them before the courts. Jordan Neely is the latest victim of the rise in poverty and mental illness that has grown to critical levels as part of the capitalist crisis. Despite the 3.4 percent official unemployment rate, social distress is growing and impelling a continuing upsurge of class struggle. Workers and students from five Melbourne universities joined a stopwork rally to fight for pay rises, job security and against the exploitation of casuals. The strike by 400 Coca-Cola workers faces a concerted effort to isolate the struggle by corporate management, the Democratic Party and Teamsters bureaucrats. In the most urgent cases, such as cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, strokes and major trauma, an average response time of less than 7 minutes is a critical factor in patient outcomes, with deleterious consequences when exceeded. Employees at Trinity Health Grand Haven picketed on April 28 to demand that the $20 billion health care corporation that has acquired the hospital negotiate a new contract with improved wages and benefits. The city of Davenport, Iowa, only has temporary flood barriers and does not have a permanent flood wall or levee system, unlike neighboring cities, despite hosting nine miles of riverfront prone to flooding. Also this past week, test results from two independent laboratories confirmed the presence of carcinogens in the surrounding soil, water and air. Lost in all the faux-outrage over ex-Premier Horgan's corporate appointment is the reality that the union-backed NDP is a right-wing capitalist party that colludes with and carries out the diktats of big business day in and day out. India: Jammu and Kashmir education workers demand pay rises; Over 1,000 Anganwadi (childcare) workers protest in Kolkata; Australia: Patient transfer officers in New South Wales strike The CDU-Green Assembly Act resembles the type of measure favoured by right-wing dictatorships and has been welcomed by representatives of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The political impulse at work is to rescue the Guardian's progressive reputation while acknowledging the stain of slavery. About the WSWS The World Socialist Web Site is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International, the world Trotskyist movement, and its affiliated sections in the Socialist Equality Parties around the world. Find out more about joining the Socialist Equality Party.
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