(2023-09-16). Correspondence] India's indefinitely delayed census. thelancet.com We read with interest the Editorial by The Lancet1 asking for greater transparency and integrity from India's Government leadership. We would like to reiterate the need for greater data transparency for ensuring health equity by highlighting the case of the delayed 2021 Indian census.
(2023-09-16). Perspectives] Jesse Ehrenfeld: AMA President striving to improve health equity. thelancet.com Jesse Ehrenfeld became the 178th President of the American Medical Association (AMA) in June, 2023. Alongside this role, at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Milwaukee, WI, USA, he is Senior Associate Dean, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, and Director of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, a MCW philanthropy focused on improving health and advancing health equity. He is the first openly gay AMA President and a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights, health equity, and diversity in health care.
(2023-09-15). Oppose all capitalist parties in the New Zealand election! Fight against war and for world socialism! Build the Socialist Equality Group! wsws.org This statement of the Socialist Equality Group explains the socialist perspective needed to unite the working class against the agenda of war and austerity shared by Labour, National and all the parliamentary parties.
(2023-09-16). Perspectives] The weight of words: human relationality in end-of-life memoirs. thelancet.com Working in the intersection of literature and philosophy, one of my research interests is literary representations of loss. In medical education, illness narratives are often used as tools to foster professional identity development, clinical empathy, and cultural understanding. What this approach sometimes loses sight of is what scholars, such as Anne Hunsaker Hawkins, Rita Charon, Arthur W Frank, and Arthur Kleinman, established while charting the way forward for the use of stories in medical curricula: narratives are important at the level of the human.
(2023-09-16). Correspondence] Challenges and opportunities for India on the world stage. thelancet.com Although India faces numerous domestic challenges, such as health care, education, and the economy,1 India's Government is striving to address these challenges and is implementing policies that promote the wellbeing and prosperity of its citizens.2,3 India's G20 priorities reflect a commitment to inclusive and resilient growth and focusing on issues such as climate, finance, sustainable development, and global health resilience.4 India advocates for a gradual and systematic approach to sustainable development and reducing carbon emissions while supporting the most affected sections of society.
(2023-09-15). US School Shootings Reach Historic Record-Highs for Second Year. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The number of shootings in American elementary and secondary schools that resulted in injury or death reached a new record in the 2021-2022 school year amid an overall increase in gun crimes across the country, a new statistical data report compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics revealed.
(2023-09-15). Las Vegas school district declares impasse and demands arbitration as union starts to lose control. wsws.org The Clark County Education Association has held a series of secret meetings in its effort to head off a strike.
(2023-09-16). Corrections] Department of Error. thelancet.com Serra-Burriel M, Juanola A, Serra-Burriel F, et al. Development, validation, and prognostic evaluation of a risk score for long-term liver-related outcomes in the general population: a multicohort study. Lancet 2023; 402: 988—96—In this Article, the funders of the study were omitted from the Summary. This correction has been made to the online version as of Sept 14, 2023, and the printed version is correct.
(2023-09-15). All planetary boundaries mapped out for the first time, six of nine crossed. mronline.org 
For the first time, an international team of scientists is able to provide a detailed outline of planetary resilience by mapping out all nine boundary processes that define a safe operating space for humanity.
(2023-09-15). How Bill Clinton looted Russia and started NATO expansion. mronline.org 
Avoiding Nuclear War: As the list of those who take the looming threat of nuclear war seriously keeps growing, let's try to analyze what brought us to this sad state of affairs.
(2023-09-15). Chile today: massive march and repression. mronline.org 
It is 50 years since the coup d'état and there is an important generational change on the streets, many thousands of young people who feel the need to express their discomfort with society, to express their pain at the breakdown of democracy and all that followed.
(2023-09-15). The pyramid scheme that is racial capitalism. mronline.org 
On August 26, a lone white gunman, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter, fired 11 rounds from his semi-automatic weapon into the windshield of a car parked outside a Jacksonville Dollar General, killing the African American driver. Then he walked into the discount store, and fatally shot two other African Americans before turning the gun on himself.
(2023-09-15). The UK Government Knows How Extreme the Online Safety Bill Is. scheerpost.com 
By Joe Mullin / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The U.K.'s Online Safety Bill (OSB) has passed a critical final stage in the House of Lords, and envisions a potentially vast scheme to surveil internet users. The bill would empower the U.K. government, in certain situations, to demand that online platforms use government-approved software to search through all users' …
(2023-09-15). Thursday 9/28: Spotlight On: An Equitable Water Future. indybay.org Online, free.
(2023-09-15). Beneath the polycrisis is the singular dilemma of humanity called capitalism: The Thirty-Seventh Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
Dilemmas of humanity abound. There is little need to look at statistical data to know that we are in a spiral of crises, from the environmental and climate crisis to the crises of poverty and hunger.
(2023-09-15). When Auto Workers Stand Up, Here's How To Stand With Them. popularresistance.org The likely Auto Workers (UAW) strike, which the union is dubbing the "Stand Up Strike," could be a turning point for the U.S. labor movement—and all of us across the movement can lend a hand to help the strikers win. | Cross-union solidarity can turn up the heat on the Big 3 to end tiers and make green jobs good jobs. It can also boost strikers' morale and build connections that endure for years to come. | When Frito-Lay workers went on strike two summers ago in Topeka, Kansas, the Bakery Workers were amazed at the support they received, including from UAW members who brought them water and donuts.
(2023-09-15). While Lahaina Is Destroyed, Honolulu To Construct $60 Million Bridge. popularresistance.org While the island of Maui faces the rebuilding of over 2200 structures in Lahaina and 18 structures in upcountry Kula, on the neighboring island of Oahu, the City and County of Honolulu is going ahead to spend $25 million in federal funds for an unnecessary and controversial pedestrian bridge across the Ala Wai canal. The canal seperates the hotels and condos of Waikiki from the residential area across the canal. | In the spirit of Aloha, I suggest that our Honolulu elected officials give the $25 million in Federal funds allocated for the non-essential Ala Wai bridge to Maui for the reconstruction of Lahaina.
(2023-09-15). Infrastructure to make sides of Straits closer. ecns.cn The technical capabilities for the construction of a high-speed passage between Fujian province on the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan region are already in place, a senior official said on Thursday.
(2023-09-15). Despite 116,000 Signatures, Atlanta Won't Validate Stop Cop City Petition. popularresistance.org The Vote to Stop Cop City Coalition in Atlanta submitted more than 116,000 signatures on Monday to put a referendum about the embattled police training complex on the ballot for local voters, but city officials quickly refused to validate the signatures and move the petition along due to an ongoing legal fight over the signature-gathering process. | Stop Cop City activists accused Atlanta officials of once again subverting democracy after moving forward with the construction of the 85-acre, $90 million police training complex, despite months of fierce protest and loud community opposition to a facility that activ…
(2023-09-15). Why Democracy Is Not Possible Under Capitalism. popularresistance.org In Atlanta, residents are using the existing democratic systems under capitalism to fight the construction of a multi-million dollar training ground for militarized police repression, and finding those systems lacking. Meanwhile, in socialist Cuba, the people and the government collaborated on formulating the world's most progressive family code. | Is it possible to have democracy under a capitalist system? Under a different economic system, such as socialism, what would democracy look like? Mariah Parker, Stop Cop City activist, labor organizer with the Union of Southern Service Workers, and rapper, spoke to ove…
(2023-09-15). 400 Climate Scientists Endorse Call to Halt Fossil Fuels Ahead of Major NYC Climate March. democracynow.org 
Ahead of a March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City on Sunday, some 400 scientists endorsed the demands of the march in an open letter to President Biden, blasting him for claiming he would "listen to the science" while his policies "fail to align with what the science tells us must happen to avert calamity." We speak with Rose Abramoff, an Earth scientist and one of the signatories, who was arrested last week blocking construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. "We feel like the science has come to such a complete consensus and we just want fossil fuels to stop," says Abramoff. "I wouldn't…
(2023-09-15). A Justice System That Is Not Fair and Just For Everyone Is Not Fair and Just For Anyone. popularresistance.org Enrique Tarrio , the former leader of the Proud Boys, was sentenced on September 5, 2023, to 22 years in prison. He was convicted in May on seditious conspiracy and other charges for the central role he played in organizing Trump followers to attack the Capitol on January 6, 2021, while Congress was certifying the electoral results of the 2020 presidential election. | Until now, the longest prison term connected to the January 6 events had been 18 years. That sentence was issued to co-defendant Ethan Nordean. Three other men in the case — Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola — were each sen…
(2023-09-15). FRSO Orlando statement on recent neo-Nazi activity. fightbacknews.org FRSO Orlando condemns the increasing far-right activity seen across Central Florida, including the two recent neo-Nazi demonstrations. The two rallies, one at Walt Disney World and the other at Cranes Roost in Altamonte Springs, were put on by multiple white supremacist neo-Nazi organizations as part of a larger Labor Day mobilization. The plan was exposed by the Anti-Defamation League multiple days before Labor Day, allowing the Orlando community to spread information about ways to fight back. | The Nazi groups waved swastikas, DeSantis flags, and chanted "Jews will not replace us," a slogan popularized at the 2…
(2023-09-15). Labor, Coalition block Greens motion outing Australia's role in Salvador Allende coup. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-15). Labor's sleight of hand over Israel's occupation of Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-15). Shock therapy without end. indybay.org Ukraine must not sell out its resources, minerals, fertile lands, but must be able to rebuild the infrastructure necessary for life and economy on its own. It needs living and housing space, labor laws and incomes that are attractive for the people who want to live there and, moreover, for the numerous refugees who want to return to a livable country of origin.
(2023-09-15). Articles] Twelve-year outcomes of watchful waiting versus surgery of mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic inguinal hernia in men aged 50 years and older: a randomised controlled trial. thelancet.com During 12-year follow-up, most WW patients crossed over to surgery, significantly earlier with mildly symptomatic hernia. Considering the relatively low incarceration rate, WW might still be an option in asymptomatic patients with a clear preference and being well-informed about pros and cons.
(2023-09-15). Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjà∏vik On Retaliation, Toxics & Corruption & Poisoning Workers. indybay.org Apple former seinor engineering program manager Ashley Gjà∏vik became a whistleblower after discovering that her office which was located on a Superfund site and her apartment which was located next to an Apple silicon factory was spewing dangerous toxins and chemicals. She discusses her struggle with Apple and what her RICO suit is about.
(2023-09-15). Lab Report discovers Graphene in the Covid-19 Vaccines; & Scientists believe the Vaccinated are transmitting it to the Unvaccinated. expose-news.com The Covid-19 vaccines have been forensically examined in the United Kingdom and a laboratory report confirms they contain graphene nanomaterials that can penetrate the body's natural barriers and damage the central nervous …
(2023-09-15). Interview: UAW Rank-and-Filer as Historic Strike Begins. itsgoingdown.org The Black Rose Anarchist Federation speaks with a rank-n-file member of the United Auto Workers (UAW) as a massive strike in the auto industry looms. For weeks now, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has been ramping up its aggressive rhetoric around the possibility of a strike at the 'Big 3' automakers — GM, Ford, and…
(2023-09-15). US autoworkers go on strike, call on all workers to "stand up!" peoplesdispatch.org The United Auto Workers employ a fresh strategy of the "stand up strike," strategically shutting down select plants to keep the Big Three automakers guessing…
(2023-09-15). The Battle for Water in Haiti's Northeast. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-09-15). US Auto Workers Union Start Strikes at 'Big Three' Plants in Historic First. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Shawn Fain, the president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union in the United States, announced Thursday that strikes at plants of the US "big three" automakers, namely Ford, Stellantis and General Motors, start tonight "at once" for the first time in the union's history.
(2023-09-15). UAW on Strike: In Historic Move, Auto Workers Target All Big Three Automakers at Once. democracynow.org 
For the first time in history, the United Auto Workers has launched a strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler — all at once. UAW President Shawn Fein announced targeted strikes at three facilities: a General Motors plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Stellantis complex in Toledo, Ohio; and a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. The action could grow to more locations in the coming days to ramp up pressure on the companies. "The members are fired up, and we're ready and we're united," says electrician Marcelina Pedraza, a…
(2023-09-15). UAW orders vast majority of autoworkers to stay on the job after Big Three contracts expire. wsws.org No matter how Fain tries to spin it, the decision to keep workers making products for the companies is a betrayal of the will of the rank and file.
(2023-09-15). El Salvador invites European Union to act as observer in elections. plenglish.com San Salvador, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador invited the European Union (EU) officially to participate as an observer in the February 2024 elections, a source from the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) said.
(2023-09-15). France bans iPhone 12 sales over radiation. ecns.cn French regulators have ordered Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from sale after the device failed tests for electromagnetic waves that can be absorbed by the body, with concerns over its emissions exceeding European Union standards for exposure.
(2023-09-15). Explosion at World's Largest Railway Yard Forces Evacuation in Nebraska. sputnikglobe.com Union Pacific's Bailey Yard is the world's largest trainyard, spanning around 1,000 yards wide on average. Around 139 trains and 14,000 railroad cars pass through the facility every day. It sits about halfway between Omaha, Nebraska, and Denver, Colorado.
(2023-09-15). Meet Two NYU Sunrise Students Who Helped Push NYU To Divest From Fossil Fuels. democracynow.org 
New York University announced it plans to divest from fossil fuels in an August letter addressed to Sunrise NYU. We speak with co-founders of the campus climate group, Alicia Colomer and Dylan Wahbe, about the university finally divesting after decades of pressure from student advocates. "I would encourage every single student to get organized and join the movement," says Wahbe, who says a broad coalition of student groups and university unions ultimately forced the board of trustees to move on this issue. "Stop the fossil fuel money from coming and polluting our universities in the first place so that universiti…
(2023-09-15). Tenant Union to Picket Berkeley Landlords' Eviction Party Today. indybay.org Tenant union members to protest Berkeley Landlords' eviction celebration happy hour today, September 12, from 5: 15 pm to 7: 30 pm, in front of 2700 Bancroft Way in Berkeley, CA.
(2023-09-15). Gobierno cubano recibe a participantes de Cumbre G77+China. telesurtv.net Otra de las reuniones previas al evento fue la conversación sostenida por el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel con el presidente de Palestina, Mahmoud Abbas.
(2023-09-15). øCuántas cumbres del G77 se han celebrado?>. telesurtv.net El G77 elige cada año a un presidente, encargado de velar por los intereses de todos los integrantes y coordinar las reuniones. Además, se pretende que cada año pertenezca a una región distinta.
(2023-09-16). Corrections] Department of Error. thelancet.com Kent P, Haines T, O'Sullivan P, et al. Cognitive functional therapy with or without movement sensor biofeedback versus usual care for chronic, disabling low back pain (RESTORE): a randomised, controlled, three-arm, parallel group, phase 3, clinical trial. Lancet 2023; 401: 1866—77—In this Article, the list of RESTORE trial team members in the appendix has been updated. This correction has been made as of Sept 14, 2023.
(2023-09-15). Preparing for War is the Beginning: An Early Warning for Northeast Asia. libya360.wordpress.com Dae-Han Song US and ROK Marines attend ceremony in South Korea (Photo: US Indo-Pacific Command) July 27 marked the 70th anniversary of the 1953 ceasefire to the Korean War. In the three years leading up to the anniversary, South Korean peace movements organized the international Korea Peace Appeal campaign to replace the armistice agreement with a peace…
(2023-09-15). Inside the Fascist Lurch: Amanda Moore on Going Undercover Within MAGA. itsgoingdown.org In this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we speak with journalist and investigator Amanda Moore, about spending over a year undercover within the broader MAGA movement and the outright fascist and white supremacist currents and activists she found firmly embedded within it. During our discussion we speak on the role of conspiracy theories…
(2023-09-15). 41 years on, we honour the victims of the Israeli-sponsored massacre at Sabra and Shatila. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-09-15). Saturday 9/23: Yard Sale/Bake Sale for Reparations to African People. indybay.org 3880 Brighton Ave, Oakland, CA 94602…
(2023-09-15). A Very British Arms Fair. popularresistance.org This week, 35,000 arms company representatives, military officers and state officials from around the world are congregating at the Excel Centre in Newham, East London. | Over four days, [Sept. 12-15] guests at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) can watch demonstrations of new weapons systems, listen to keynote speakers euphemise the global appetite for war-making, visit warships moored on the Thames, and make connections with buyers and sellers via a dedicated networking app. | For the more sportingly inclined, there is the tri-force tug of war to show off the brawn and teamwork of the British A…
(2023-09-15). Ukrainian foreign ministry irritated by Russian singer Netrebko's return to Berlin Opera. tass.com According to the statement, the Ukrainian embassy in Berlin started "working" to prevent Netrebko from returning to the stage in Berlin immediately after news of her return were made public…