The best speech of Biden’s campaign was in June 2020, amid the nationwide protests against the murder of George Floyd. He could’ve given a very similar speech today, if only he thought the same rights and principles applied to Palestinians. cnn.com/2020/06/02/pol…

This is the largest group of US lawmakers yet to call for withholding the arms Israel is using in Gaza.

Opposition to the unconditional transfer of arms to Israel continues to grow among Members of Congress as Netanyahu pledges to move forward toward an attack on Rafah.

For the first May, you could read my article. It gives

1. An outlook of the situation with Ukrainian labor standards
2. What could be done
3. Whats the role of US in it?

This is the largest group of lawmakers yet calling for the withholding of transfers of the arms Israel is using in Gaza.

'For the first time last week President Sisi himself said that Rafah is a redline,' President/CEO Nancy Okail tells The Debate – France 24.

A Rafah invasion would incur 'a huge political cost as well as a huge security cost for Egypt and for Sisi himself.'

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Happy May Day, y'all

This year, we have seen the power of labor unions as they overwhelmingly back ceasefire in Gaza.

'The UAW has a long tradition of calling for peace & justice for working-class people across the globe & we live that tradition today,' said @shawnfainuaw.
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'We must recast our priorities in favor of 'worker-centered security,'' said Cathy Feingold. “It sends a very specific message to people here and around the world who are working day in and day out and want to make sure that they can live with dignity.”' internationalpolicy.org/publications/l…

Listen to Bernie Sanders remarks on foreign policy working for the billionaires and corporations, while leaving workers behind. youtube.com/live/hTgOatkaE…

This is, as Matt Duss says in the article, almost certainly a non-starter: there is no way the Senate will go for an American-Saudi defense pact without a separate Saudi-Israeli deal. But the fact that it's even being discussed is revealing. 🧵 theguardian.com/world/2024/may…

'Ukraine’s labor standards were already worsening before February 2022, but instead of easing the burdens on workers and capital equally in the face of the war, labor standards have instead been actively degraded by new laws.' - ⁦Vladyslav Starodubtsev
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EVP @MattDuss tells The Guardian that a US-Saudi deal based on nuclear, AI & military guarantees is not a good idea:

“I remain confounded by how obsessed this administration seems with this deal [...] [with] a corrupt psychopath.”

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'while the status quo for working people & the poor around the world is failing, the status quo for billionaires & large corporations is working extremely well,' Bernie Sanders. On foreign policy 'let us be clear: things are going great—for the people on top' thenation.com/article/world/…

🇪🇬'This is the first time (President) Sisi is speaking out, realizing what a Rafah invasion would entail.'

Center for International Policy's Nancy Okail discusses political costs of #Rafah attack for Egypt #F24Debate ⬇️