(2022-05-06). The Aggressors Accuse Russia of 'Blackmail' for Defending its Currency, Energy Wealth, and Even Its Existential Security. orinocotribune.com By Strategic Culture Foundation — Apr 29, 2022 | Our enemy is the Western system of U.S.-led imperialism, its capitalist elite, and their political flunkies like Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. | The United States and its NATO and European Union allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia that amount to economic warfare. This warfare has been going on, discernibly, since the CIA-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 on the back of allegations of Russian wrongdoing, for example, the alleged annexation of Crimea. It's the logic of a poacher posing as the gamekeeper. | For eight years, the U.S.
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(2022-05-06). Australia: Students and youth speak out over war, COVID and rising poverty. wsws.org "I'm anti-war because I came from a country of war, Vietnam, which was invaded even before the Americans." — Thao, a Western Sydney University student.
(2022-05-06). Sharp price rises in essentials and shortages drastically hitting Sri Lankan workers and the poor. wsws.org Workers from a range of industries spoke to WSWS reporters about the poverty they now face and voiced their anger against President Rajapakse and his big business government.
(2022-05-06). Labor Force Participation Continues Toward Pre-Pandemic Levels. truthout.org 
The economy added 428,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6 percent. The unemployment rates for white workers (3.2 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent), Asians (3.1 percent), and Hispanics (4.1 percent) were all virtually unchanged from the previous month. | Labor Force Participation Gains Slowed, Still Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels: | The overall labor force participation rate (LFPR) declined 0.2 percentage points to 62.2 percent, returning to the January 2022 level. This marks the first time since May 2021 that the LFPR has experienced a month-over-month decline. For prime age…
(2022-05-06). Solid Month of Job Growth in April. cepr.net Labor force participation rate returns to January 2022 level. | The economy added 428,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6 percent. The unemployment rates for white workers (3.2 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent), Asians (3.1 percent), and Hispanics (4.1 percent) were all virtually unchanged from the previous month. | Labor Force Participation Gains Slowed, Still Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels | The overall labor force participation rate (LFPR) declined 0.2 percentage points to 62.2 percent, returning to the January 2022 level. This marks the first time since May 2021 that the LFPR has…