(2023-08-04). A Perfect Example of Donor-Advised Fund Slipperiness in Silicon Valley. inequality.org
(2023-08-03). Here We Go Again, Again With the Commercial Donor-Advised Fund Industry. inequality.org
(2023-08-03). 50 Years Older And Deeper In Debt. popularresistance.org This year marks the 50th anniversary of San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the landmark 5-4 Supreme Court decision that held that education is not a fundamental right protected by the U.S. Constitution. The decision dashed hopes that the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling that ended legal segregation in 1954 would be followed by a sustained federal commitment to making education equality a reality. | Demetrio Rodriguez was a sheet metal worker and a member of the Edgewood Concerned Parent Association when he became the lead plaintiff in the case. He thought his three children were bein…
(2023-08-04). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). Corte culpa a expolicías de abuso contra hombres negros en EEUU. telesurtv.net El 24 de enero, los expolicías esposaron, arrestaron, golpearon y torturaron a los hombres tras entrar en su casa.
(2023-08-04). The roots and reality of racism in France. mronline.org 
Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité. That was the slogan with which the French masses overthrew the hated monarchy in 1789.
(2023-08-03). Review of the Myth that Made Us, by Jeff Fuhrer. cepr.net The full title of this book is: The Myth that Made Us, How False Beliefs About Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy and How to Fix It. The book is a direct attack on how economists, and probably most people, are inclined to see the economy and society, arguing against the idea that outcomes reflect …
(2023-08-03). Guatemala in Electoral Context 2023. orinocotribune.com By Ollantay Itzamná — Jul 31, 2023 | On August 20, Guatemala will vote for more neoliberalism, more racism, and continued dispossession of indigenous territories. | Last June 25, the general elections were held to elect president and vice-president, 160 deputies to the Congress of the Republic, 20 supranational deputies to the Central American Parliament and 340 municipal governments. | A total of 9.3 million Guatemalans were called to cast their vote both in Guatemala and abroad. Thirty political organizations and 22 presidential candidates participated. Three presidential binomials, under different argumen…
(2023-08-04). Pennsylvania budget impasse threatens public education. wsws.org As always in such "budget disputes" between Democrats and Republicans, there is a good deal of choreography involved…
(2023-08-04). WHY IS THE WEST SO WEAK (AND RUSSIA SO STRONG)? THE ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND WESTERN EDUCATION. sonar21.com 
Authored by Gaius Baltar (http: //gaiusbaltar.substack.com) It is becoming increasingly clear to more and more people in the West that something has gone terribly wrong with the Ukraine project. Predictions and…
(2023-08-04). Tips for preventing 'summer slide'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Waterslides and playground slides are part of summer's fun. But there's one slide to avoid when the weather gets warm: the "summer slide." That's the loss over the long summer break of new skills gained during the school year. Summer slide isn't new, but it has worsened because of education setbacks brought on by the disruption of schooling during the pandemic. On average, students lose two months of reading skills and nearly three months of…
(2023-08-03). Cutting The Ties Between Higher Education And The Military. popularresistance.org This episode of Nonviolence Radio welcomes @hellaJinsella from the UK peace organization, DeMilitarise Education, or dED. Jinsella has been actively working to raise awareness about the ties between higher education and the military. As these relationships have not generally been made public, military funding, and the accompanying environmental degradation the arms industry entails, has been able to thrive within universities without sustained challenge. DeMilitarise Education seeks to bring these connections to light. To this end, it has set up a database which tracks schools' ties with the military and arms com…
(2023-08-04). Netizens show support for flood-hit online bookstore. ecns.cn An employee of BooksChina.com, an online bookstore, navigates through knee-deep water inside a warehouse in Zhuozhou on Thursday.Some social media users offered to buy damaged books, while others said they were willing to make donations to help BooksChina.com survive the ordeal.
(2023-08-04). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Destroy Militant Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org 
File image. | Russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes against a militant hideout located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage of the Russian airstrikes surfaced online on August 3. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. The coalition and Syrian opposition media didn't report any attack on the garrison or nearby areas in recent days. | Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at…
(2023-08-04). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored and What Has Happened Since. mronline.org 
This final article, covering the period from mid-July to the present day, shows how the coup was defeated and what happened in the aftermath.
(2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba. mronline.org 
Burkina Faso's new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a "refoundation of the nation", invoking revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and quoting Che Guevara, his government has allied with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.
(2023-08-04). DC Uniparty kills House resolutions to end U.S. emergency powers in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen. mronline.org 
In a massive show of support for limitless executive power, Congress rejected legislation that would have terminated national emergency powers allowing Washington to wage war across the Middle East. These same emergency powers give the president the power to lift bans on testing biological weapons on U.S. citizens.
(2023-08-04). Hate is taught, whereas love is automatic. mronline.org 
VA writer Andreína Chávez takes stock of worrying attacks against the LGBTQI+ community and argues that the Bolivarian Process should not let them fester.
(2023-08-04). Netizens show support for flood-hit online bookstore. ecns.cn An employee of BooksChina.com, an online bookstore, navigates through knee-deep water inside a warehouse in Zhuozhou on Thursday.Some social media users offered to buy damaged books, while others said they were willing to make donations to help BooksChina.com survive the ordeal.
(2023-08-04). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Destroy Militant Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org File image. | Russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes against a militant hideout located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage of the Russian airstrikes surfaced online on August 3. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. The coalition and Syrian opposition media didn't report any attack on the garrison or nearby areas in recent days. | Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at…
(2023-08-04). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored and What Has Happened Since. mronline.org This final article, covering the period from mid-July to the present day, shows how the coup was defeated and what happened in the aftermath.
(2023-08-04). Burkina Faso's new president condemns imperialism, quotes Che Guevara, allies with Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba. mronline.org Burkina Faso's new President Ibrahim Traoré has vowed to fight imperialism and neocolonialism. Pledging a "refoundation of the nation", invoking revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, and quoting Che Guevara, his government has allied with Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba.
(2023-08-04). DC Uniparty kills House resolutions to end U.S. emergency powers in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen. mronline.org In a massive show of support for limitless executive power, Congress rejected legislation that would have terminated national emergency powers allowing Washington to wage war across the Middle East. These same emergency powers give the president the power to lift bans on testing biological weapons on U.S. citizens.
(2023-08-04). Hate is taught, whereas love is automatic. mronline.org VA writer Andreína Chávez takes stock of worrying attacks against the LGBTQI+ community and argues that the Bolivarian Process should not let them fester.
(2023-08-04). U.S. long history of waging wars casts doubt about intent to reduce risk of South China Sea miscalculation. mronline.org 
During their trips to China, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured Beijing that Washington did not want to contain it economically and that there was "ample room" for engagement with China in trade, investment, and other critical issues, urging closer communication to address disagreements through dialogue.
(2023-08-04). Government health financing for all, not insurance. mronline.org 
To achieve universal health coverage, all people need access to public healthcare. This should be an entitlement for all, regardless of means, requiring adequate long term sustainable financing.
(2023-08-04). There are enough resources in the World to fulfill human needs, but not enough resources to satisfy capitalist greed: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
Neither the BRICS project nor China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are military threats; both are essentially South-South commercial developments (along the grain of the agenda of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation).
(2023-08-03). Artificial Intelligence and the class struggle. mronline.org 
Since the earliest days of the industrial revolution, workers have fought company owners over their use of automated machinery to step up the pace of exploitation.
(2023-08-03). Honest Government ad | COP31 Australia & the Pacific. mronline.org 
The Australien Government made an ad about its bid to host the 2026 UN Climate Summit (COP31) with the Pacific, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
(2023-08-03). Kent councillor suspended from Labour after watching Jeremy Corbyn film. mronline.org 
COUNCILLOR in Kent has been suspended from the Labour whip after attending a screening of the film exposing the conspiracy behind the removal of Jeremy Corbyn as the party's leader.
(2023-08-03). Job Guarantee as Historical Struggle with David Stein (NEW TRANSCRIPT!). mronline.org 
We are excited to rerelease our inaugural episode of Money on the Left alongside a brand new transcript. In our inaugural episode, we consider the recent resurgence of full employment politics in the United States from both a political and historical perspective with historian David Stein (@davidpstein).
(2023-08-03). The poverty of UN poverty estimates. mronline.org 
ON April 3 this year, the minister of state for planning, Rao Inderjeet Singh, said in the Rajya Sabha that the government had no data after 2011-12 for estimating poverty, and therefore had no idea how many people had been lifted out of poverty since then.
(2023-08-03). Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup. mronline.org 
The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and U.S. troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries.
(2023-08-04). HAARP is of global concern because of its far-reaching impact. expose-news.com The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme, or HAARP, started in 1993 when the United States Air Force began construction on a facility in Alaska. The project is jointly funded by the …
(2023-08-04). Trump & the KKK Act: Carol Anderson on Reconstruction-Era Voting Rights Law Cited in Trump Indictment. democracynow.org 
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington's federal courthouse two days after he was indicted. A key part of the election interference charges Trump faces relates to a Civil War-era rights law that protects the right of citizens to have their vote counted. We speak with Carol Anderson, author of One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy and White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide, about Trump's attempt to wipe out the votes of…
(2023-08-04). Xiongan trip impresses Xi's Iowa friends. ecns.cn The futuristic configuration and construction efficiency of the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province highly impressed a group of guests from the US state of Iowa who visited the area recently.
(2023-08-04). $1.18 bln! Medical research center headed by renowned structural biologist breaks ground in Shenzhen. ecns.cn Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART), with renowned structural biologist Yan Ning as the head, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, marking the beginning of its construction.
(2023-08-04). Chris Hedges: Nurses Fight Godzilla. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-03). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Portuguese doctors strike against poor pay offer, while nurses fight for secure contracts; doctors in Nigeria's hospitals walk out indefinitely against low pay, salary arrears and understaffing; strikers at Iranian copper mine join protests by retirees, oil and gas workers against collapse in living standards and infrastructure…
(2023-08-04). Wednesday 8/9: Learn About Campus Organizing for Abortion Access -Teach-in for Students. indybay.org Virtual teach-in / workshop…
(2023-08-03). FBI & Colorado Springs Police Sued for Targeting & Spying on Racial Justice Protesters. democracynow.org 
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs. "This was one of the worst moments of my life," says Unzueta, who describes the investigation by law enforcement as "incredibly invasive." The lawsuit accuses the agencies of "unconstitutional and invasive search and seizure of the phones, computers, devices, and private chats of people and groups whose mes…
(2023-08-03). Community Organizer Spied on by FBI and Colorado Springs Police Speaks Out. truthout.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs. "This was one of the worst moments of my life," says Unzueta, who describes the investigation by law enforcement as "incredibly… |
(2023-08-03). A New Idea For New Union Organizing. popularresistance.org Why is it that unions, the only things that exist to do new union organizing, do not organize enough new union members? Unions will tell you that there are many reasons‚Äâ—‚Äâhostile labor laws, corporate union-busting, difficult political climates. There is some truth to all of these explanations, but they are also a bit like stopping and sitting down while a wild dog is chasing you, because running is tiring. Sure it is, but that's not much consolation when you're dead. There always have been, and always will be, political and corporate forces hostile to unions. That does…
(2023-08-04). Climate conference slams Labor for supporting fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). Dying by degrees: Labor's uni review too little too late. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). Labor's casual worker reforms need to go further. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-04). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.
(2023-08-04). FAO works with Cuba to prevent food losses. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed on Friday that it is collaborating with Cuba to prevent and reduce food loss and waste.
(2023-08-03). For Open Bargaining, Start Early And Build. popularresistance.org In many unions, ratification of a collective bargaining agreement can leave members alienated and angry. | Sometimes members will be learning about the major features of a tentative deal for the first time. Little time is given to discussion—members are expected to approve what leadership recommends, and officers may get defensive at questions or complaints. In some unions, members know their opinion doesn't matter and may not even bother to vote. | But there's another way to go, to build a powerful, participatory, energized union through the bargaining process: open bargaining.
(2023-08-04). Monday 8/7: San Francisco: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks – outside of store | 1501 Fillmore Street | San Francisco, CA, 94115…
(2023-08-04). Canada: Rank and file dockworkers stand strong, reject proposed deal in face of threats. greenleft.org.au 
Rank-and-file members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) in British Columbia have voted down an employment agreement foisted on them by a government mediator, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2023-08-04). Monday 8/7: Antioch: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks | 2504 Somersville Rd | Antioch, CA, 94509…
(2023-08-04). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: NLC India workers strike for permanent jobs; Sri Lankan health workers protest inferior medicines; Australia: Bulk liquid terminal workers demand higher pay; New Zealand teachers hit with below-inflation wage deal.
(2023-08-04). Australia Post and Communication Workers Union expand trial of new delivery model. wsws.org The union bureaucracy is acting on behalf of management to implement the new model, in an effort to preemptively shut down opposition to changes that will increase workloads and slash full-time jobs.
(2023-08-04). Film industry workers in Australia call for unified global action to support striking US scriptwriters and actors. wsws.org "I see other actors in other countries walking out and striking in solidarity with US actors and scriptwriters. We should be doing the same here." — Australian Shakespearean actor Kevin Hopkins.
(2023-08-04). Lawsuit Alleges Lizzo Sexually Harassed And Body-Shamed Obese Workers. moguldom.com Singer Lizzo is known for advocating body positivity and as a champion of plus-size and Black women. So many were shocked when on Aug. 1, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, became the center of a controversial lawsuit filed by three of her former dancers. The allegations include sexual harassment, body shaming, and …
(2023-08-04). Activists demand Biden and Congress end war on Korea. workers.org 
Washington, D.C. A National Mobilization to End the Korean War drew hundreds of people to several events here on July 27 and 28. Participants in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, following July 28, 2023, vigil and march from the White House. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) July 27 was . . . |
(2023-08-04). FBI frame-up overturnedThree of Newburgh 4 freed. workers.org 
In a partial victory, three members of the "Newburgh 4," Black Muslims from Newburgh, New York, who were wrongfully framed by the FBI in a 2009 "bombing plot," were finally released from prison. This came after a recent ruling by a federal judge. Three of the Newburgh 4 are African American, and . . . |
(2023-08-03). Monday 8/7: Emeryville: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks | 3839 Emery Street | Emeryville, CA, 94608…
(2023-08-03). Soldiers take stranded train travelers to safety. ecns.cn Thousands of passengers trapped for almost four days on two trains stranded by floodwaters on Beijing's outskirts have been rescued thanks to joint efforts by soldiers, railway workers and local residents.
(2023-08-03). AI Won't Overthrow Us, But It Will Optimize the Capitalist Death Machine. truthout.org "How are these tools going to be used to increase the power of employers and of management once again, and to be used against workers," asks Paris Marx. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Marx and host Kelly Hayes break down the hype and potential of artificial intelligence, and what we should really be worried about. Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. |
(2023-08-03). 33 Years After the ADA, Our Legal System Still Victimizes Disabled People. truthout.org When police officers found Daniel Prude naked and wandering the streets of Rochester, New York, as snow was falling the evening of March 23, 2020, they did not call for social workers or mental health experts. They pointed a Taser at him and demanded he lie on the ground. Prude had run out of his brother's house during a mental health crisis, and after a few minutes of sitting handcuffed on the… |
(2023-08-03). Monday 8/7: San Jose: Solidarity with Starbucks Workers to Unionize. indybay.org Starbucks – outside store across from SJ City Hall | 181 E. Santa Clara Street | San Jose CA 95112…
(2023-08-03). Healthcare workers at Loretto safety-net hospital on Chicago's West Side go on strike. wsws.org Around 200 healthcare workers at Loretto Hospital, a safety-net hospital on Chicago's West Side, went on strike for living wages.
(2023-08-03). Canadian West Coast dockers set to vote on yet another government-dictated contract. wsws.org Dockworkers should once again decisively vote down the government-dictated agreement they have been presented with. But if they are to prevail, this must only be the first step in the development of a political struggle against both the greedy shipping and port bosses and the big business Liberal government.
(2023-08-03). UAW president releases bogus "demands" while promoting Democratic Party. wsws.org In a Facebook live event Tuesday evening, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain outlined what he said the UAW was demanding in its contract talks with GM, Ford and Stellantis.
(2023-08-03). Who is counting the ballots in the UPS contract vote? wsws.org With voting beginning on the sellout tentative agreement, workers must enforce rank-and-file oversight to prevent fraud by the union bureaucracy .
(2023-08-04). "The Union Is Calling": Starbucks Bus Tour Lands in San Francisco. indybay.org On July 31, rally in front of City Hall in San Francisco.
(2023-08-04). San Vicente y Granadinas participa en IX Cónclave India – ALC. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a fuentes gubernamentales, la reunión permitirá crear redes a través de reuniones bilaterales B2B.
(2023-08-04). Ethiopia and European Union held talks on peace and regional issues. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, spoke today with the European Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Annette Weber, about peace and the cooperation process.
(2023-08-04). A Brief Neocolonial History of the Five UN Security Council Permanent Members. scheerpost.com 
By John P. Ruehl / AlterNet Understanding the actions and justifications behind territorial colonial behavior by the UN Security Council since 1945. One of the underlying principles of the UN Charter is the protection of the sovereign rights of states. Yet since 1945, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Soviet Union/Russia, France, …
(2023-08-04). Venezuela's Attorney General Dismisses 'Union Leader' Claims of URP Members Convicted of Conspiracy. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, clarified that the six Venezuelans who were sentenced for conspiracy were not actually union leaders, despite being labeled as such by certain private media sources. These individuals, who are part of the subversive organization known as the Unidad de Resistencia Popular (Popular Resistance Unit, URP) have received a 16-year prison sentence for their involvement in plotting acts of terrorism during a 2022 parade. | In a press conference held at the headquarters of the Attorney General's Office in Caracas on Thursday, August 3, Saab reported that the six people who…
(2023-08-03). John F. Kennedy on Ending the US War on Vietnam: His Own Words. dissidentvoice.org With the advent of a new Kennedy running for president, new life was given to JFK's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, both among some progressives, and even the LaRouche Schiller Institute. Their thesis is that Kennedy was planning on making peace with the Soviet Union and was going to withdraw US troops from …
(2023-08-03). United States: Child labour and exploitation on the rise. greenleft.org.au 
The death of a 16-year-old boy at a Wisconsin sawmill occurred as states are loosening 80-year-old child labour laws, aiming to bring in super exploitable child labour, especially in non-unionised industries, reports Malik Miah.
(2023-08-03). Massa and Rossi lead vote intention polls in primary elections. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Sergio Massa and Agustin Rossi, representing the "Union por la Patria" (UP) alliance, lead the voting intention polls for the primary elections in Argentina with 25.9%.
(2023-08-03). Bank of England raises interest rates, plunging millions into financial distress. wsws.org Britain's central bank and the Sunak government are reliant on the trade union bureaucracy to enforce wage restraint and stifle growing social anger.
(2023-08-03). Niger Is The Fourth Country In The Sahel To Have An Anti-Western Coup. popularresistance.org At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country's borders and declared a curfew. The coup d'état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, by the African Union, and by the European Union. Both France and the United States—which have military bases in Niger—said that they were watching the situation closely. A tussle between the Army—which claimed to be pro-Bazoum—and the presidential guard threatened the capital, bu…
(2023-08-04). Monday 8/7: Waymo Blames The Dog: Stop Waymo & Cruise Destruction Of Jobs, Safety & The Environment! indybay.org California Public Utility Commission | 505 Van Ness St/McAllister | San Francisco…
(2023-08-04). Homicide rate increases in Haiti, organization reports. plenglish.com The platform reported an upsurge in violence, especially in the metropolitan area of this capital, as well as in the Artibonite department, regions where a police officer, eight women and two children were killed. | It also reported an increase in kidnappings and acts of violence perpetrated by armed gangs that operate in these areas. | In recent months, the organization had recorded a decrease in such cases, which experts linked to the Bwa Kale citizen operation, responsible for lynching more than 200 alleged gang members since late April. | Despite a significant decrease in the citizen movement in recent weeks…
(2023-08-04). 'The people have spoken': Both expelled Tennessee Democrats win back their seats. nationofchange.org "This is only the beginning for this movement."
(2023-08-04). I've Worked With Reparation Efforts Across the US: Here's What You Need to Know. truthout.org Movements demanding reparations for African Americans have broken significant ground in the last few years, as various initiatives emerge on local, state and national levels as well as internationally. Numerous reparation proposals, research committees and funds are blossoming, with some of them successfully initiating reparations. These initiatives have opened up complex conversations as many… |
(2023-08-03). Palestinian Journalist's Agonizing Detention Spotlights Israel's Crackdown on Free Press. mintpressnews.com The work of Palestinian journalists is frequently stifled by detentions, violence, and movement constraints, all stemming from the pervasive Israeli occupation. As Palestinian self-determination remains elusive, the prospect of an unfettered and equitable press becomes increasingly remote.
(2023-08-03). People's Movements Oppose West-Backed Military Intervention by ECOWAS in Niger. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni The West African Peoples' Organization said ECOWAS' threat of military intervention was a maneuver by colonial France and Great Britain, under the hegemony of US imperialism. With Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso extending support to Niger's new government, any use of force by ECOWAS may hurl the entire sub-region into war Several left…
(2023-08-03). Homes Guarantee Celebrates Tenant Movement Closing in on Federal Rent Regulation. peoplesaction.org Tenants Organized 2.4K Comments Demanding Federal Rent Control With Support from Leading Economists, Academics, Climate Researchers, and Electeds WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action's Homes Guarantee campaign today celebrated the strength of the tenant movement by releasing letters that make clear that federal tenant protections are common-sense policy with broad support from experts and directly impacted …
(2023-08-04). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…
(2023-08-04). Consumer Health: Questions about breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Breastfeeding Week will be observed Aug. 1—7. This year's campaign focuses on enabling breastfeeding for working parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed its recommendation and advocacy for breastfeeding, stating, "Research has shown that breastfeeding is linked to decreased rates of lower respiratory tract infections, severe diarrhea, ear infections and obesity. Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, as well as other protective effects." Specifically, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation is…
(2023-08-03). Venezuela: Gov't Presents Plan to Clean Up Oil-Contaminated Maracaibo Lake. venezuelanalysis.com A team of experts is working alongside the community to decontaminate Maracaibo Lake from waste, microalgae and oil leaking from corroded pipelines.
(2023-08-03). Rescue operations continue after Beijing's heaviest rainfall in 140 years. ecns.cn Rescue teams were spotted working around the clock to assist and relocate trapped individuals by floodwaters on Wednesday in Fangshan District of Beijing. "ÄÄ…