(2023-01-10). Socioeconomic status measure helps researchers develop artificial intelligence models, improving equity in health care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Social determinants of health impact people's well-being and quality of life. These social determinants — conditions such as access to nutrition, safe and affordable housing, jobs, transportation, and access to health care — are some of the factors that lead to disparities in health and health care if they are not addressed. "Defining and assessing social determinants of health really invites clinicians, educators, and researchers to embrace a broader understanding of health in the social…
(2023-01-10). University of California to invest $4 billion in private equity giant Blackstone. wsws.org Emboldened by the UAW's sellout, the University of California has made a substantial investment in a company that profits from the maintenance of high rent.
(2023-01-10). New Zealand: Reject sellout of Wellington rail workers! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Group calls on rail workers in Wellington to reject the sellout agreement presented by the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, which constitutes a real wage cut, and to form a rank-and-file committee independent of the pro-capitalist union.
(2023-01-10). Saturday 1/21: 2023: A Coming Economic Crisis? Who Will Pay? with Richard Wolff (Online). indybay.org Online townhall, see website for details…
(2023-01-10). Monday 1/9: January 6th Justice: Our Freedoms, Our Vote – 2nd Anniversary Virtual Rally. indybay.org Virtual / Online event (hosted from Fremont, CA)…
(2023-01-10). The right turns anti-LGBTQ hate up to 11. mronline.org
In the past few years, the right-wing media have become laser-focused on transgender issues, not always attacking trans people individually, but instead claiming that children are being "groomed" to adopt "radical gender ideology," and that rights for the trans community are infringing on the rights of children, women and Christians.
(2023-01-10). Israel imposes more repressive measures on Palestinians following UNGA vote. mronline.org
Apart from imposing travel restrictions on Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Israel has confiscated USD 39 million from the body which will be transferred to the 'victims of terrorism' fund for Israeli citizens.
(2023-01-09). Brazil's Lula: "Join Us in a Great Collective Effort against Inequality" transcend.org 6 Jan 2023 – In a landmark inauguration speech, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva lays out his agenda for a more just Brazil and a new internationalism.
(2023-01-09). For Lula, Fighting Against Fascism and For Economic Justice is Nothing New. inequality.org
(2023-01-09). Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: Unite to fight racism, fascism and war. mronline.org
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said in 1967, "The bombs dropped on Vietnam explode at home." Malcolm X expressed something similar when he said, "Chickens come home to roost."
(2023-01-09). Free Speech and Academic Freedom in the American Corporate University. scheerpost.com
By David Schultz / CounterPunch Free speech and academic freedom are under attack in American higher education. From the right the allegation is that wokeness and political correctness have taken over, articulating a political agenda that is anti-white, anti-Christian, anti-capitalism, and pro LGBTQ. From the left the indictment is that schools continue to replicate stereotypes …
(2023-01-09). Maduro: Venezuela produces 94% of its own food in 2022 after importing 80% for over 100 years. mronline.org
"Venezuela is experiencing the first stage of a long recovery cycle," said President Maduro.
(2023-01-09). In the U.S. you can be fired for any or no reason—it doesn't have to be this way. mronline.org
The United States is an employment "at-will" country. That means, absent a union contract, a boss can fire a worker for almost any, or even no reason, and without advance notice. Well—with the exception of Montana.
(2023-01-09). Inside Southwest's horrific holidays. mronline.org
Blame the wealthy, not the weather.
(2023-01-09). A Review of Derek R. Ford's 'Teaching the Actuality of Revolution: Aesthetics, Unlearning, and the Sensations of Struggle'. mronline.org
History doesn't happen because a small group of people share a complete political identity; it happens because masses of people shed their timidity, risk their reputations, livings, freedom, and lives, and let the actuality of revolution guide their every move.