(2024-01-05). $8.5 trillion untaxed: The urgent call for a billionaire income tax. nationofchange.org Recent analysis reveals that America's wealthiest hold $8.5 trillion in untaxed assets, spotlighting the critical need for tax reform to address growing wealth inequality.
(2024-01-05). Dashiell Hammett: from Pinkerton spy to proletarian writer. cpusa.org 
Note from the author: I first wrote this tribute to Dashiell Hammett for Political Affairs in 2013. Today, literally thousands of books are being banned from school and public libraries by right-wing vigilante groups and Republican-dominated state governments. Pen America, which catalogs such bans, found 3,362 instances of individual book bannings this year, affecting 1,557 unique titles in 33 states, a 33% increase over last year. Today, works dealing in any way with the history of Black Americans and racism, women's liberation and sexism, and especially LGBTQ equality have joined Marxism and Communism as tar…
(2024-01-05). New Hampshire Democrats Join Republicans in Passing Anti-Trans Bills. truthout.org On January 4, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed two bills attacking LGBTQ rights — one that would permit discrimination against trangender people in public spaces and one that would ban gender-affirming procedures for trans youth. HB 396 would weaken the guarantee of equal protection under the law for LGBTQ people by permitting the state and educational institutions to discriminate… |
(2024-01-05). Crackdown on Palestine in education goes far beyond universities. mondoweiss.net 
The backlash against Palestine in education isn't just happening in universities. There have also been dozens of educators disciplined at primary and secondary schools across the U.S. for teaching about the Israeli attack on Gaza.
(2024-01-05). New York City educator speaks out against Gaza genocide. wsws.org An educator in New York City speaks about the Gaza genocide, the right-wing censorship by the city's Department of Education and the role of the working class in stopping the slaughter by the Zionist regime.
(2024-01-05). Universities look for misconduct in retracted papers. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Education has asked universities to look for possible academic misconduct following "massive" retractions of research papers submitted by Chinese researchers at some foreign publications last year, according to the websites of several universities.
(2024-01-05). An education policy for colonizing minds By: Prabhat Patnaik. midwesternmarx.com 
IMPERIALIST hegemony over the third world is exercised not just through arms and economic might but also through the hegemony of ideas, by making the victims see the world the way imperialism wants them to see it. A pre-requisite for freedom in the third world therefore is to shake off this colonisation of the mind, and to seek truth beyond the distortions of imperialism. The anti-colonial struggle was aware of this; in fact the struggle begins with the dawning of this awareness. And sinc …
(2024-01-05). Top democrat-linked PR firm tapped by pro-Israel groups to control Gaza war narrative. mronline.org On December 6, it was announced with much fanfare that the 10/7 Project, a new "centralized communications operation to promote continued U.S. bipartisan support for Israel; push for accurate, complete coverage of the Israel-Hamas war," and achieve a "stronger" media "focus" on the victims of October 7's Al-Aqsa Flood would be launched, by a quintet …
(2024-01-05). Survivors recount harrowing Israeli field executions. mronline.org 
In Gaza City, Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinians at point blank range, killing them in front of their families.
(2024-01-05). Palantir hires PR company to attack UK not-for-profit online because it's exposing them. expose-news.com Leaked emails reveal that the tech giant Palantir has hired public relations company Topham Guerin to pay influencers to attack Good Law Project on social media — but the source of the …
(2024-01-05). In an age of forever wars, American popular culture has reimagined its veterans as victims rather than agents of empire. mronline.org Long Forgotten Is the Role that Veteran Anti-War Activists Played in Ending the Vietnam War.
(2024-01-05). The Russian Art of War: How the West led Ukraine to defeat. mronline.org The problem with the vast majority of our so-called military experts is their inability to understand the Russian approach to war.
(2024-01-05). Israel-Palestine war: Calls for Ofcom probe after 'racist' interview with Palestinian politician. middleeasteye.net 
Israel-Palestine war: Calls for Ofcom probe after 'racist' interview with Palestinian politician | Julia Hartley-Brewer suggested Mustafa Barghouti is 'maybe not used to women talking' during exchange on TalkTV | Fri, 01/05/2024 – 14: 53 | Julia Hartley-Brewer during her TalkTV interview with Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti on 3 January 2024 (Screengrab/Talk TV) | Commentators and online users…
(2024-01-05). China solves nearly 400,000 telecom, online fraud cases in 2023. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese public security departments have cracked 391,000 cases of telecom and online fraud from January to November 2023, the country's Ministry of Public Security announced Friday. To deliver a heavy blow to relevant criminal activities, the ministry in 2023 launched several law enforcement campaigns targeting telecom and online fraud. In total, …
(2024-01-05). Home Affairs system back online. sanews.gov.za Home Affairs system back online | The Department of Home Affairs says its system is back online and services are once again available to citizens and other clients. | The department experienced a technical problem on the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) mainframe which affected access to the National Population Register (NPR). | In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the department said the system was back online from midday and services were available. | "Technicians from the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) are monitoring the system to ensure that the solution is sustainable. Further updates…
(2024-01-04). Digital visa for athletes to be issued for Paris Games. ecns.cn France will issue around 70,000 visas completely online to athletes, journalists, and delegations for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, making it the first European Union member state to offer a fully digital application procedure for a Schengen visa.
(2024-01-05). Migration as Economic Imperialism. counterpunch.org 
Numbering an estimated 169 million, [1] international migrant laborers are generally regarded in mainstream economic circles as playing a substantial role in poverty alleviation and economic development in their home countries. This is accomplished, it is asserted, through remittances sent home by migrants, reaching an estimated $647 billion arriving in low- and moderate-income countries in 2022, a
(2024-01-05). Argentine courts grant union's request and suspend Milei's labor reform. peoplesdispatch.org The Argentine judiciary has granted a request from the National Confederation of Labor (CGT), the country's main trade union center, and suspended the effects of the labor reform provided for in the "decree" launched by the government of ultra-right Javier Milei last December. The court decision published on January 3 is a precautionary one, i.e. it suspends the measure. | The decision was taken by the National Chamber of Labor Appeals, the first instance in the Argentine judiciary for appeals on labor issues. The court argued that there was no proven need or urgency to make the decision without consulting the Ar…
(2024-01-05). US Private Sector Hiring Up More Than Expected In December. latintimes.com The US private sector added more jobs than anticipated in December, payroll firm ADP said Thursday, signaling a strong labor market could continue to support the economy despite higher interest rates.
(2024-01-05). SpaceX Sues To Stop US Hearing Over Fired Workers. latintimes.com SpaceX on Thursday went to court to try to derail a US National Labor Relations Board hearing over complaints by workers who say they were fired for criticizing chief executive Elon Musk.
(2024-01-05). Navajo Object To Depositing Human Remains On Moon. latintimes.com The United States will soon launch its first spacecraft to attempt a soft lunar landing since the Apollo era, in a historic collaboration with the private sector — but not everyone is celebrating.
(2024-01-05). CNN Business names UAW President Shawn Fain "labor leader of the year" after sellout at Big Three. wsws.org Fain is being honored for services he has rendered to the American ruling class and the Biden administration.
(2024-01-05). Culinary Workers Union hosts Democratic Party rally featuring VP Harris in Las Vegas. wsws.org Vice President Harris and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su were welcomed at the Culinary Union Headquarters this week to bolster the lackluster casino agreements and deflect from the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
(2024-01-05). Congreso de Guatemala reanuda labores antes de cambio de legislatura. telesurtv.net La décima legislatura tomará posesión el próximo 14 de enero, mediante sesión solemne en el hemiciclo parlamentario.
(2024-01-05). Trabajadores aeroportuarios españoles continúan en huelga. telesurtv.net El sindicato UGT convocó el paro para denunciar las "extenuantes jornadas" como consecuencia de la intensa rotación del personal.
(2024-01-05). People's Park Fortress Berkeley As UC, Newsom, Berkeley Pols & Police Blockade Park. indybay.org In a secret operation of hundreds of UC, State police and Berkeley police dozens of shipping containers were brought into surround People's Park so that the building plan can proceed. They blockaded streets and arrested some protesters while destroying the park.
(2024-01-05). March for Gaza at the National Mall, January 13. workers.org
(2024-01-05). Greedy nightclub owners close historic LGBTQ nightclub amidst workers' strike. liberationnews.org 
Former security staff member and union organizer Chelle Crotinger spoke with Liberation News.
(2024-01-05). Benjamin Zephaniah — lifelong champion of the oppressed. thecommunists.org One of Britain's most important and impactful cultural workers breathed his last breath on 7 December 2023, having been diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks previously. Benjamin Zephaniah was widely known as a poet, author and actor, but also as a tireless and courageous campaigner for justice. He never hesitated to speak his mind; …
(2024-01-05). Spain's PSOE-Sumar government renews austerity. wsws.org The PSOE-Sumar government is now preparing to roll back all the concessions made to workers at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and impose the dictates of the European Union on behalf of the banks and major corporations.
(2024-01-05). Thousands of Sri Lankan electricity workers hold three-day anti-privatisation protest, defying government threats. wsws.org While workers are determined to fight privatisation, the Ceylon Electricity Board's trade union front is restricting them to futile campaigns, claiming this will pressure the Wickremesinghe government to change course.
(2024-01-05). "The system is rigged against the working class": US postal workers describe overwork, exhaustion caused by Amazon package delivery. wsws.org "Some of us started wearing diapers to work, since our Postmaster has pointed out that there are no bathroom breaks listed in the contract," one worker wrote. "We are working an 18-hour non-stop shift, and we are being forced to choose between eating and going to the bathroom."
(2024-01-05). Monday 1/8: San Francisco: Healthcare Workers for Ceasefire! indybay.org San Francisco City Hall | 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl | San Francisco, CA…
(2024-01-05). International pressure increases on Israel as it continues committing genocide in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has come under fire over comments from a number of ultra right-wing ministers and politicians who have called for the complete and permanent transfer and expulsion of the Palestinian population of Gaza. The officials have suggested that Gazans should be forcibly transferred to other countries in the region, as well as to countries in Africa. | The United Nations, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, France, the European Union, as well as Israel's primary backer, the United States, among others have condemned these statements and noted that such a move would constitute a grave violat…
(2024-01-05). President meets with RSF leader to discuss developments on peace in Sudan. sanews.gov.za President meets with RSF leader to discuss developments on peace in Sudan | President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Dagalo of the Republic of Sudan, at his Mahlamba Ndlopfu official residence in Pretoria. | "The President welcomed the briefing from General Dagalo and commended the central role of the African Union and IGAD [Intergovernmental Authority on Development], under the chairship of Djibouti, in mediating between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and participation of the people of Sudan and civil society in finding…
(2024-01-05). QUOTES-Industry experts react to China's anti-dumping probe into EU brandy. devdiscourse.com China launched on Friday an anti-dumping investigation into brandy imported from the European Union, which will focus on brandy in containers of less than 200 litres (44 British gallons). Trade disputes between China and Europe have been mounting over the past year, with both sides exchanging accusations of unfair competition and protectionism.
(2024-01-05). Global minimum tax of 15% for multinational companies comes into force. pressenza.com Many major multinational companies must pay a global minimum tax of at least 15% on corporate profits for the first time. The historic tax reforms went into effect on Monday, nearly three years after 140 countries agreed to a new tax system, which is expected to increase tax revenues by $220 billion a year. | The United States is not currently participating in the reform despite having endorsed the agreement in 2021. | Countries that have implemented the 15% tax since 1 January include the UK, Australia, South Korea, Japan and Canada, as well as the European Union and countries known as tax havens, such as Irelan…
(2024-01-05). Maritime union starts year with strike action to defend conditions. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-05). Markets Swing Ahead Of US Jobs As Rate Cut Hopes Fade. latintimes.com Asian stocks fluctuated on Friday after a bigger-than-expected rise in US private-sector jobs poured cold water on hopes for an interest rate cut in the next few months.
(2024-01-05). BDS Guide to Strategic Campaigning for Palestinian Rights. bdsmovement.net 
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(2024-01-05). Unite now to stop #GazaGenocide. bdsmovement.net Let's make November 29th a global day of action to stop #GazaGenocide.
(2024-01-05). The working class, the fight against capitalist barbarism and the building of the World Party of Socialist Revolution , (Part Three). wsws.org Just as genocide is being openly adopted as an instrument of policy and mass death has been normalized in the ruling class response to the pandemic, fascistic and authoritarian movements are again part of the mainstream political landscape throughout the world.
(2024-01-05). Within US-Occupied Nation Of Puerto Rico, Solidarity With Palestine Grows. popularresistance.org Within the boundaries of US-occupied Puerto Rico, the movement for Palestinian liberation has been growing. On December 18, a demonstration organized by students and the Palestinian diaspora on the island marched from the Israeli consulate in San Juan to the US Federal Court. The formation "Mothers Against the War" has been calling protests on a weekly basis outside of the consulate. | Jocelyn Velázquez of Jornada Se Acabaron las Promesas spoke at a November 12 rally outside the Puerto Rico Capitol in San Juan, starting off her speech by applauding the people of Palestine as well as the Palestinian resistance. "W…
(2024-01-05). Sayyed Nasrallah: The message from Yemen today is directed at the United States. It emphasizes that the challenge is not merely against the Ansarullah movement but against tens of millions of Yemeni people with a history of thwarting aggressors and inflicting defeats. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-05). Hamas Without the Hatred. counterpunch.org 
Hamas has been the bogeyman in establishment circles of the Global North for more than two decades. Hamas has also been one of the more successful manifestations of the movement against Israel's occupation and siege of Palestine in the history of that resistance. Each of these sentences explains the other. It doesn't matter whether one
(2024-01-05). A New Anti-War Movement Emerges in America. counterpunch.org For the first time in nearly two decades, we have the beginnings of an antiwar movement in the United States.
(2024-01-05). How can we build the movement for the liberation of Palestine? greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-05). Utah Bills Itself as "Family-Friendly" Even as Lawmakers Have Long Neglected Child Care. truthout.org For nearly a year, Melanie Call struggled to balance working from home full time with caring for her new baby. Her job as a project manager for a Salt Lake City health care staffing agency required spending hours in video meetings. If her son was awake, she would turn off her camera. When he woke from a nap while she was already occupied in a meeting, she would feel her guilt grow as she heard him… |
(2024-01-05). US: Imam shot dead outside mosque in Newark, New Jersey. ummid.com Hassan Sharif, Transportation Security Officer at Newark Liberty International Airport who was also working as Imam, was shot dead outside the local mosque where he was leading daily Muslim prayers.
(2024-01-05). SOEs playing big role in improving livelihoods. ecns.cn Serving as a strong force expanding the nation's global cooperation footprint in fields such as infrastructure, State-owned enterprises have also been working hard at home to improve livelihoods, boost rural vitalization and link remote areas.
(2024-01-04). SOEs playing big role in improving livelihoods. ecns.cn Serving as a strong force expanding the nation's global cooperation footprint in fields such as infrastructure, State-owned enterprises have also been working hard at home to improve livelihoods, boost rural vitalization and link remote areas.
(2024-01-05). Billionaire Bunker Bastards. counterpunch.org 
It's making the rounds on social media, references to something like 15 billionaires working on end of the world style bunkers. Considerable effort has been put into debunking some of these numbers, and it's difficult to find clear evidence of that many, but there is certainly some truth to where there is an intake and