(2023-01-21). [Editorial] One Health: a call for ecological equity. thelancet.com The notion that the wellbeing of an individual is directly connected to the wellbeing of the land has a long history in Indigenous societies. Nowadays, the term One Health has become an important concept in global health. The One Health High-Level Expert panel defines One Health as "an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. It recognises the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent." On Jan 19, we published a new four-part Series on…
(2023-01-20). "We Will Not Accept Your Laws and We Will Not Comply With Them" popularresistance.org The United Kingdom has teetered on the edge of a 'de facto general strike' for months as workers protest an intensifying cost-of-living crisis. But rather than meeting the workers' demands for adequate pay and benefits, the government has simply decided to outlaw the right to strike for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of workers. | The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, introduced in Parliament on January 10, would affect workers across six sectors of the U.K. economy‚Äâ—‚Äâhealth, fire and rescue services, education, transport, nuclear decommissioning, and bord…
(2023-01-20). 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' Star Bria Singleton Talks Big Break And Future Aspirations. newsone.com 
Source: Tyren Redd / Sony Pictures | Rising star Bria Danielle Singleton is on her way. She stars in the new biopic about the life of the late Whitney Houston, I Wanna Dance With Somebody. | While the young actress has done some voice-over work, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, in many regards, is her breakthrough role. Even with her blossoming career, education remains a top priority for Singleton and her family. | During opening week last month, the I Wanna Dance with Somebody star juggled exams and interviews but found a few minutes to speak with NewsOne. | Speaking with NewsOne shortly before the Christmas holida…
(2023-01-20). Australian Labor government's plan to address school staffing crisis set to further undermine public education system. wsws.org Schools across the country are grappling with serious difficulties flowing from the inability to appoint the required number of teachers.
(2023-01-20). Saturday 1/21: Dancing with Sea, Land, & Fire: Monterey Bay Native Land Management and Food Security. indybay.org Seymour Marine Discovery Center | 100 McAllister Way | Santa Cruz, CA 9 60 | Or join online via Zoom…
(2023-01-20). Monday 1/16: Close the Wealth Gap CA! MLK Day Reading of PPC Third Reconstruction Agenda to End Poverty. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-01-20). Saturday 2/11: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Cannibal Capitalism. indybay.org We meet via Zoom. Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-01-20). Wednesday 2/8: Establishing Ministries / Departments for Peace – GAMIP India Chapter. indybay.org Online event – 8 February 2023, 14: 30 – 17: 00 (UK Time) | Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/3482765417?pwd=dXI1WXJRUS9TbHowWVhVNDVMRlR5QT09…
(2023-01-19). A 'Down' Year for Our Deepest Pockets? inequality.org
(2023-01-19). San Francisco State Administration Reaffirms Support for Racism. indybay.org The San Francisco State administration has openly supported the racist Zionist line that Judaism equals Zionism and being critical of Israel is "anti-semitic"
(2023-01-19). New Report Charges Major Corporations as Complicit in Israel's Water Apartheid. orinocotribune.com 
By Jessica Buxbaum  ; Jan 16, 2023 | In December, the Palestinian human rights organization, Al-Haq, released a According to Al-Haq, businesses are instrumental in helping Israel restrict water access to Palestinians and destroy Palestinian water infrastructure. Additionally, foreign companies profit from Israel's system of water discrimination. | Al-Haq's paper named…
(2023-01-19). Chinese New Year reception held at UNESCO headquarters. ecns.cn China's permanent delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a 2023 Chinese New Year reception at headquarters on Wednesday evening.
(2023-01-19). Bard High School students walkout in response to education budget cuts. peoplesworld.org 
New York, N.Y. — On January 12, three students from Bard High School Early College (BHEC) Advocacy Club led a student wide walkout, citing widespread Department of Education (DOE) budget cuts which have impacted their quality of education. This walkout comes in response to the adopted 2023 City Council budget which slashed nearly $557.5 million …
(2023-01-19). Afghan girls and women made focus of International Education Day: UNESCO. news.un.org Barring girls and young women from classrooms in Afghanistan could wipe out huge gains made in education and create "a lost generation", the UN's educational and cultural organization, UNESCO, has warned.
(2023-01-19). Outrage mounts after Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is raided by intelligence and police. mronline.org 
In a major escalation of the ongoing anti-trade union persecution in South Korea, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) was raided by the National Intelligence Service on charges of violating a Cold War-era national security law.
(2023-01-19). Saudi Arabia must release Two of its Citizens Jailed for editing Wikipedia. juancole.com 
By Advox |  ; ( Globalvoices.org)  ; Osama Khaled (L) and Ziyad Sufyani (R), two wikipedians who have been sentenced to 32 and 8 years in prison for their peaceful online activism in Saudi Arabia. Photo provided by GCHR. Used with permission Access Now, ALQST for Human Rights, ARTICLE 19, Global Voices (GV), the Gulf …
(2023-01-19). Peace on the agenda at the Rosa Luxemburg Conference. peoplesdispatch.org The legacy of revolutionary internationalist Rosa Luxemburg is even more pertinent as the world edges closer to catastrophic world war. Over 3,000 people gathered on January 14 in Berlin at the annual Rosa Luxemburg Conference (RLC), organized by the socialist newspaper Junge Welt, to discuss anti-militarism in this time of crisis. An additional 15,000 people joined the conference online. | The conference kicked off with a presentation by Chinese economist Wen Tiejun entitled "Stop World War 3 now!" Wen underscored the impending threat of war, highlighting China's priorities in social progress and ecological prot…
(2023-01-19). The Realities of Capitalist Denmark. mronline.org 
It is not uncommon for me to see U.S. citizens point to Denmark as a socialist alternative. With this article, I would like to correct this misconception and demonstrate that capital accumulation is the guiding principle in Danish society.
(2023-01-19). Practical nuclear fusion is still just hype. mronline.org 
Don't believe the headlines: there's much less happening than pro-fusion pundits claim.
(2023-01-19). Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together over the past two years. mronline.org 
According to a new report published by Oxfam, the richest 1 percent grabbed nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99 percent of the world's population, reveals a new Oxfam report today. During the past decade, the richest 1 percent had captured around half of all new wealth.
(2023-01-19). South Korea prosecutes its citizens for screening North Korean drama. mronline.org 
According to the
(2023-01-19). Venezuela's Seed Law should be a global model. mronline.org 
For peasant farmers, the battle over seed rights is critical to their livelihoods.