Alan Waring (2024-01-11). Justice For All? Victims Are Ignored From Britain to Gaza. fairobserver.com The essence of justice, as developed over many centuries by judiciaries and governments, is one of fairness, equality, lawfulness and order. Justice is entwined with individual perceptions of morality, ethics, acceptable norms, laws, penalties, standards and methods of implementation. Justice is therefore an essential element of the social contract whereby a population grants its rulers…

ecns.cn (2024-01-10). China, U.S. hold defense policy coordination talks. ecns.cn China is willing to develop healthy and stable military-to-military relations with the United States on the basis of equality and respect, and jointly implement the military-related consensus reached by the two heads of state during their meeting in San Francisco in November.

WSWS (2024-01-12). An appreciation of Comrade Helen Halyard. wsws.org Helen Halyard, a leader of the Socialist Equality Party (US) and the International Committee of the Fourth International for more than half a century, died suddenly on November 28 at the age of 73.

Honduras Solidarity Network, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-11). Delegation To Honduras Launches Campaign To Indict The US, Canada. popularresistance.org Members of a ten-day US/Canada delegation hosted by the Cross Border Network of Kansas City and the Honduras Solidarity Network of North America have investigated how their two nations prioritize protecting the political, economic, and military interests of their governments and corporations over the rights and interests of the Honduran people. The delegation visited communities affected by mining and land grabbing, met with labor movement activists, and spoke with US, Canadian and Honduran officials and found that the continuing poverty, inequality, and dispossession of the Honduran people result from the crimes…

WSWS (2024-01-11). Ecuador's government declares state of war with support of Washington. wsws.org As recently as June 2022 and October 2019, Ecuador witnessed the same scenes of troops marching and tanks rolling into cities, killing dozens of demonstrators against social inequality.

Piedmont Anti-Racism, Diversity Committee (2024-01-12). Monday 1/15: 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. indybay.org Alan Harvey Theater | 800 Magnolia Ave | Piedmont, CA 94611…

Zane McNeill (2024-01-11). Florida Bill Could Lead to a $35,000 Fine for Accusing Someone of Racism. truthout.org Florida State Sen. Jason Brodeur (R) recently introduced a bill that would revoke certain privileges from journalists in the state, including the right to keep sources anonymous. The bill would also make accusing someone of racism, sexism, homophobia or transphobia defamatory, even if the accusation is based on a person's "scientific or religious beliefs." "More attempts to chill free speech in… |

ecns.cn (2024-01-12). Optimized visa policy offers more convenience. ecns.cn The National Immigration Administration announced on Thursday five optimized visa measures to facilitate the entry of foreign nationals into China for business, education and tourism purposes.

Gabisile (2024-01-12). Nzimande dismisses news of intention to raise university fees. sanews.gov.za Nzimande dismisses news of intention to raise university fees | Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has dismissed as false, information that he intends to increase university fees for the 2024 academic year. | "The Minister has become aware of the circulation of false and ill-informed suggestions that he as Minister, intends to increase university fees for the 2024 academic year. | "As the Department of Higher Education and Training, we wish to remind the public that the Minister plays absolutely no role in determining the fees of universities," read a statement relea…

noreply (2024-01-12). Emphasis Which All Of Us… smoothiex12.blogspot.com who have any military and intel education and experience on both American and Russian side have been saying non-stop about "Battle of Kiev" which… never happened. This is stated by my good friend Colonel Vladimir Trukhan starting at 42: 00. Pay attention to what Vladimir emphasizes and which I soon will chafe my tongue in my videos by explaining that military victories are won on operational and strategic levels. This is what Vladimir says, AGAIN, Russian Armed Forces "never lost operational initiative for a day while having some tactical complications" (c). I may add–inevitable in the operations of such s…

Ruth Milka (2024-01-12). Dictionaries banned in Florida school district following new DeSantis legislation. nationofchange.org Controversial book removals spark debate over educational freedom in Florida.

Editor (2024-01-11). Charter schools will desert and violate thousands in 2024. mronline.org Currently, about 3.7 million students are enrolled in roughly 7,800 privately-operated charter schools across the country. The U.S. public education system, on the other hand, has been around for more than 150 years and educates about 45 million students in nearly 100,000 schools.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-11). Minister warns on-site classes to depend on security in Ecuador. plenglish.com In statements to Ecuador TV channel, the minister revealed they will be analyzing the return to on-site classes in educational facilities close to prisons. According to Calderon, there are 1,600 schools up to two kilometers away from jails. | Other measures being studied for the return to classrooms have to do with both the opening of peace corridors and direct surveillance in certain educational units, the minister said. | In this regard, Calderon cleared up that this weekend the Ministry will decide whether all students return to classes or only those who belong to schools and colleges that are far from prisons…

Editor (2024-01-12). An ex-CIA agent looks back at 22 years of torture at Guantánamo Bay. mronline.org "Guantánamo has been universally condemned by every human rights, civil liberties, and civil rights group in the world that has expressed an opinion, as well as by the United Nations, and most countries in the world," writes John Kiriakou.

newarab (2024-01-12). Morocco's liaison office in Israel launches new services. newarab.com Morocco's liaison office in Israel officially launches its services in Rabat's first public move vis-à -vis its diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv since the start of the Gaza war. | "The Liaison Office of the Kingdom of Morocco in Tel Aviv announces to all Moroccan citizens living in Israel and to foreigners requesting visa entry to Morocco that starting from 22nd January 2024, all various consular services should be submitted through the online platform," reads a statement published Wednesday. | The announcement stirred wide controversy over social media, with many Moroccan users considering this step a doubling d…

UMMID (2024-01-12). Online campaign endorsing ICJ case against Israeli Genocide one of most signed. ummid.com The online campaign endorsing the South Africa petition at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking to hold Israel accountable for the massacre and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza has become one of the most signed on change.org.

Editor (2024-01-11). Calls to prosecute Israel for war crimes grow louder in Europe. mronline.org Anti-imperialist groups across Europe will observe January 13 as the Day of Action for Gaza, to mark the 100th day of Israel's ongoing genocidal war.

Editor (2024-01-11). Why I risked prison to shut Elbit down. mronline.org The co-founder of Palestine Action writes about her and fellow activists' acquittal by a UK court for attempting to close down the Israeli arms firm's operations in Britain.

Editor (2024-01-12). The "Ghost Budget": How America pays for endless war. mronline.org There were three primary drivers of the Ghost Budget: unusual economic conditions, congressional budget dysfunction, and military assertiveness.

Editor (2024-01-12). 'International Law on trial as much as Israel' — Irish MEPs join rally at ICJ. mronline.org Irish members of the European Parliament joined a rally in front of the International Court of Justice at The Hague in support of Palestinians in Gaza, stating that this is a trial on International law as much as Israel.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-12). Insorgiamo: The story of how workers of an Italian factory are creating history. mronline.org Laid-off workers of the former GKN plant in Campi Bisenzio, who have been leading a 900-day long struggle, have proposed to take over the plant by forming a cooperative to facilitate futuristic production.

Vijay Prashad (2024-01-12). Why I believe what I believe about the Chinese Revolution: The Second Newsletter (2024). mronline.org I have tried not only to provide some facts to guide our discussion but also to thread them into the theory of socialism that I believe is most attractive.

Jake Johnson (2024-01-11). In 41 U.S. States, richest 1% pay lower tax rates than everyone else. mronline.org "Almost nobody says we should have the richest pay the least. And yet when we look around the country, the vast majority of states have tax systems that do just that."

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-01-11). Upsurge of neo-fascism and 'dollarisation'. mronline.org Neo-fascist rulers like Javier Milei propose to control inflation not by curbing capital flight, but by launching a massive attack on the working class.

Vijay Prashad (2024-01-11). We need to reverse the culture of decay and march on the street for a culture of humanity. mronline.org The final months of 2023 pierced our sense of hope and threw us into a kind of mortal sadness.

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-12). Japan Resumes Construction on New US Base in Okinawa Despite Local Opposition. asia-pacificresearch.com

ecns.cn (2024-01-12). Construction of world's highest-altitude pumped-storage power station kicks off in Sichuan. ecns.cn Construction of the world's highest-altitude pumped-storage power station kicks off Thursday in Southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza (2024-01-12). Microgrant to help this Philly Black-owned electrical business snag federal contracts. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? James Eley remembers tagging along with his stepfather, a residential electrician by trade, when he was about 12 years old in the early 1970s in Philadelphia. | "Reluctantly, at the time," Eley chuckled as he sat at the front of a mahogany conference table in a temporary office space near Penn Treaty Park. His regular office was under construction and not suitable for guests. | But then, as he got older, he began to understand the value of such work. | "When I was 18, I star…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-11). Japan Resumes Construction on New US Base in Okinawa Despite Local Opposition. news.antiwar.com Japan has resumed construction work on a landfill for the relocation of a US military base in Okinawa despite strong opposition from the island's governor and residents. Japan's central government overrode Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki's objections to resume the landfill work, a move Japanese media has described as "unprecedented." Tamaki said the central government's actions …

ecns.cn (2024-01-10). Japan launches relocation of U.S. military station despite local objection. ecns.cn The Japan Ministry of Defense started construction work for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday after overriding the local government's objection.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-12). Coca industrialization plant in Bolivia at an advanced stage. plenglish.com La Paz, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The industrialization plant of coca leafs and other medicinal plants hover around 80 percent of its construction in Sacaba, a municipality in Cochabamba, Antonio Quiroz, technical manager of the state-owned company Kokabol, said.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-11). Nicaraguan cooperative sets to export coffee to China. plenglish.com The export will be conducted as part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Nicaragua and China inked past August and came into force as of January 1st. | According to the Chair Executive Officer of the cooperative Luis Beltran, Nicaragua opened this FTA door which gives them the chance to diversify and have better prices, so they are willing to place most of their production in the Chinese market. | Beltran praised Nicaragua ¥s support for the construction of the storage center that guarantees better conditions to store coffee output (around 7,000 and 8,000 tons).

Mark Gruenberg (2024-01-12). Worker centers, advocates demand Biden protect whistleblowing migrants. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO —Worker centers and migrants' advocates are demanding that President Biden, and particularly his Department of Homeland Security, publicize and publicly advocate a little-known DHS waiver of deportation for undocumented people who become whistleblowers about worker exploitation and abuse on the job. With backing from the AFL-CIO-recognized National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), they're undertaking …

Fight Back News!. (2024-01-12). Seattle Shuts Down I-5 To Say No Business As Usual During Genocide! popularresistance.org Seattle, WA — On Saturday, January 6, around 1000 activists and community members joined together for a rally and march that began at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Seattle in Capitol Hill. Starbucks has continued to attack its workers organizing unions across the company and attacked Starbucks Workers United for showing solidarity with the people of Palestine. | In a rousing speech, organizers condemned the union busting activities of Starbucks and the role corporate America plays in supporting the U.S.-back Israeli genocide of Palestinians. However, they also made it clear that this movement's primary…

Pavan Kulkarni (2024-01-12). Somaliland's unraveling hastened by Ethiopia port lease deal. peoplesdispatch.org The unraveling of Somaliland, a The unionist forces in its western region of Awdal, who were already organizing a struggle to liberate themselves from the self-declared republic and reunite with Som…

albawaba (2024-01-12). Royal Diriyah Opera House, cultural jewel of the future. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Opera houses in the Arab world have long been seen as symbols of sophistication and cultural refinement, offering audiences the finest performances. From the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, the first of its kind in the region, to the newly constructed Royal Diriyah Opera House in Riyadh, these venues have become iconic fixtures of the Arab world.The Royal Diriyah Opera House, scheduled to open in 2028, is a state-of-the-art performing center designed by the architectural firm Snohetta in collaboration with Syn Architects. The 46,000-square-meter opera house will include four venues and seat up to 3500…

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-12). Concern grows over NSW Labor's secret plan for Powerhouse Museum. greenleft.org.au

JANET (2024-01-12). Stop the war on Yemen! iacenter.org January 11, 2024 The International Action Center condemns the U.S. and British imperialist governments for their unjustifiable attacks on Yemen Jan. 11. This latest aggression is a direct expansion of the genocidal war they have been collaborating with in Gaza. It coincides with the charges of that genocide against Israel in the International Court of Justice, brought by South Africa. Emergency demo in Times Square, New York City, Jan. 11, 2024. PHOTO: Jason Cohen This attack on Yemen exposes the lies from the Biden administration about taking every step to avoid expanding the war in the region. Once again after…

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-12). This Emerging Green Technology Could Decarbonize Buildings and Provide Good Union Jobs. inthesetimes.com

NEO (2024-01-12). Government to launch programme aimed at encouraging active citizenry. sanews.gov.za Government to launch programme aimed at encouraging active citizenry | Citizens in the country can look forward to the airing of a brand new show on their tele's – set to educate, inspire and connect with South Africans about issues that affect their daily lives. | The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is set to launch a 13 episode Advertiser Funded Programme (AFP) called 'Citizens Connect', to be broadcast on SABC 2, starting Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 8: 30 pm. | "This collaboration with SABC 2 is a testament to government's commitment to reach a diverse audience and deliver impactful con…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-12). Mayo Clinic Platform and Techcyte announce a strategic collaboration to transform the global practice of pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. and OREM, Utah — Mayo Clinic Platform, a collaborative ecosystem for healthcare innovation, and Techcyte, a world leader in AI-based digital pathology, are working together to transform the global practice of pathology through the creation of a digital pathology platform. The digital pathology platform will pioneer and fundamentally reshape the next generation of pathology services with an open, end-to-end, AI driven solution to advance treatments, enhance efficiency and accuracy, and provide worldwide access…

Ann Brown (2024-01-11). Strong December Jobs Report Shows Second Lowest Black Unemployment Rate On Record. moguldom.com The latest jobs report released by the Department of Labor reveals positive news, particularly for Black Americans, as the unemployment rate for Black Americans dropped significantly in December 2023. While the overall jobless rate held at 3.7 percent, the Black unemployment rate reached 5.2 percent, marking a decline from 5.8 percent in November. Black men …

Ann Brown (2024-01-11). Howard Professor And 1619 Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Wins Emmy With Oprah-Lead Group. moguldom.com Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the groundbreaking yet controversial 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones, recently took home an Emmy at the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Her six-part docuseries, an extension of the New York Times Magazine article series, earned the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. The collaboration involved executive producers Oprah Winfrey, …

Centre for Civil, Political Rights (2024-01-11). Namibia: CCPR Centre and IPPR strengthen Civil Society's role on UN human rights mechanisms. reliefweb.int Country: Namibia | Source: Centre for Civil and Political Rights | CSOs from Namibia ready to engage with the Human Rights Committee in March 2024 | Windhoek, Namibia – In a collaborative effort between the Centre for Civil and Political Rights and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a two-day workshop unfolded in Windhoek, Namibia on 13rd and 14th December 2023. This workshop brought together 15 participants from various NGOs including at least 50% women human rights defenders. It aimed at deepening the understanding of civil society organizations on the Treaty-based Human Rights mechanisms, with…

Niall Boyce (2024-01-13). Perspectives] Innocence and experience. thelancet.com Those who approach Poor Things in the adventurous spirit of its makers will experience something rich, strange, and compelling. The movie—based on Scottish artist and writer Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel—reunites director Yorgos Lanthimos with actor Emma Stone following their successful collaboration on The Favourite (2018). Adapted for the screen by Tony McNamara, Poor Things tells the story of Bella Baxter (Stone), purportedly the ward of brilliant anatomist Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). However, it is revealed early on that Bella originated in Godwin's laboratory, being a dead woman's body reanimated…

WSWS (2024-01-12). Door plug blowout exposes government collaboration with Boeing's profit-before-safety strategy. wsws.org As details continue to emerge about the door plug failure on an Alaska Airlines flight last Friday, it is becoming increasingly clear that airline safety has been repeatedly subordinated to the profit interests of the $135 billion Boeing Company, with the assistance of the US political and regulatory establishment.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-11). Concern grows over NSW Labor's secret plan for Powerhouse Museum. greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2024-01-11). Russia Still Wants to Collaborate with China on Long-Range Aircraft Program. infobrics.org Russia hopes to leverage its strengths to provide crucial components for the C929 project…

John Feffer (2024-01-11). Labor and Green Colonialism in the Global South. nationofchange.org What will happen to workers in the transition to clean energy?

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-11). How Workers Of An Italian Factory Are Creating History. popularresistance.org The fight against plant closures, offshoring, mass layoffs, and persecution has been an almost a daily affair for the working class in Europe over the past two decades. COVID-19 and the escalating cost of living crisis further pushed workers to the brink. | Over these years ridden with scorching attacks of global finance capital marked with austerity and 'slave' labor, grassroots mobilization and solidarity were two major pillars of working-class organization and resistance. | It is in this context that the fightback by the workers of the former GKN factory in Campi Bisenzio near Florence in Italy against layoffs…

Ann Brown (2024-01-11). Strong December Jobs Report Shows Second Lowest Black Unemployment Rate On Record. moguldom.com The latest jobs report released by the Department of Labor brings positive news, particularly for Black Americans, as the unemployment rate for this demographic dropped significantly in December 2023. While the overall jobless rate held at 3.7 percent, the Black unemployment rate reached 5.2 percent, marking a decline from 5.8 percent in November. Black men …

C.J. Atkins (2024-01-12). Taking your side for a century: People's World turns 100. peoplesworld.org The strongest weapon the ruling class possesses is its control of the press—its domination of the sources through which people get their information. A hundred years ago, a group of radical workers and Marxist writers launched a publication they hoped would break the monopoly that bosses and their hired media mouthpieces had in deciding what …

Press Associates (2024-01-11). Steelworkers oppose U.S. Steel's sale to Nippon, unconvinced new owners will honor obligations. peoplesworld.org PITTSBURGH (PAI)—The Steelworkers are openly opposing the proposed $1.4 billion sale of U.S. Steel, the longtime representative of U.S. industrial might, to Nippon Steel of Japan. And a top adviser to Democratic President Joe Biden is wary of it, too. This isn't the first time this year U.S. Steel was on the market. Earlier, Harvard's …

Revolutionary Workers Front (2024-01-12). Friday 1/12: Revolutionary Friday: Stop U.S. Funding for Genocide; End the Occupation. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 90 7th Street (Corner of Mission & 7th St.) | San Francisco…

Revolutionary Workers Front (2024-01-12). Saturday 1/13: Film: 1948 Creation & Catastrophe. indybay.org Companeros Del Barrio | 474 Valencia St. (nr. 16th St.) | San Francisco, CA…

Alex N. Press, Jacobin. (2024-01-11). Public Ownership Of Rail Is On The Agenda. popularresistance.org Nearly one year ago, on the night of February 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Videos of the smoke and fire released by the nearly two-mile-long train went viral, and residents in the community reported severe health effects. | The rail disaster triggered an outcry: Why did this happen, and what can any of us do about it? Soon, there were articles detailing the alarming state into which the country's railroads have fallen: accidents are up, and oversight is hard to come by. Plus, there is a severe squeeze on rail workers, many of whom lack si…

WSWS (2024-01-12). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Childcare workers across India continue fight for a living wage; Bangladeshi garment workers protest for agreed pay rise; Sri Lankan health sector workers strike for "special" allowance; Australia: New South Wales power transmission workers strike for better pay…

WSWS (2024-01-12). Britain bombs Yemen alongside US with no parliamentary discussion and Labour's total support. wsws.org Workers in the UK went to bed Thursday with the news having broken just a few hours earlier, around 7pm, that a cabinet meeting had been called to discuss military action in Yemen and woke to the news that airstrikes had been carried out around midnight.

WSWS (2024-01-12). Alcoa to shut down West Australian alumina refinery, destroying more than 1,000 jobs. wsws.org The Australian Workers Union is seeking to preside over an orderly closure of the Kwinana refinery, presenting the closure as a foregone conclusion that cannot be opposed.

WSWS (2024-01-12). International financial markets hail first year of Brazil's Lula government. wsws.org Workers in several sectors of the federal public administration are already responding to the Lula government's austerity policy with strikes and walkouts.

WSWS (2024-01-12). Automation jobs bloodbath is underway at UPS: Seven facts workers need to know. wsws.org New technologies are being rolled out which can eliminate almost all of the work inside the warehouses. The jobs of nearly 200,000 part-timers at UPS are at risk.

Leila Warah (2024-01-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 97: Israeli bombardment continues in Gaza even as South Africa presents arguments to the ICJ. mondoweiss.net As Israel's attacks on Gaza continued, killing medical workers and journalists, South Africa stood in front of the International Court of Justice and presented compelling evidence of Israel's genocidal acts and intent.

Ruth Milka (2024-01-11). Biden's DOL rule aims to protect workers from misclassification. nationofchange.org This move, set to take effect in March, aims to provide clarity and protection for workers often caught in the ambiguity of employment classifications.

Sara Van Horn, In These Times. (2024-01-11). This Emerging Green Technology Could Decarbonize Buildings. popularresistance.org In early 2021, an award-winning design for a "thermal energy network" caught the eye of John Murphy. The design was part of a proposal to decarbonize Empire Plaza in Albany, N.Y., and it featured a series of underground water pipes that balanced the heating and cooling systems of adjacent buildings. | As the International Representative of the New York State Pipe Trades Association, which represents around 25,000 workers across New York State, Murphy had been searching for an renewable energy solution for his members. In his seven years in the position, he has seen how some of the state's cur…

WSWS (2024-01-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Finnish workers continue struggle begun in September against austerity and attacks on right to strike involving tens of thousands despite union attempts to limit action; strikes and protests by Iranian workers over cost-of-living crisis continue into the New Year, with steel and oil workers striking over lack of employment rights; protests by Libyan oil workers and local residents at two oilfields shut down production to demand a hospital, jobs for youth and refinery to end petrol and gas shortage…

Companeros del Barrio, Workers For Justice At (2024-01-12). Tuesday 1/16: Press Conference Rally: Non-Profit Workers Press Conference Against Corruption/Malfea. indybay.org San Francisco Non-profit workers from Companeros del Barrio | Mothers and Workers For Justice At TNDC and others will be speaking about terminations, corruption and attacks on non-profit workers and the need for them to be public workers. They will also speak out against the genocide against the people of Palestine and the trillions that the US is spending on war while people in San Francisco and the US suffer.

Revolutionary Workers Front (2024-01-11). Friday 1/12: Revolutionary Friday: Stop U.S. Funding for Genocide; End the Occupation. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 90 7th Street (Corner of Mission & 7th St.) | San Francisco…

People's World (2024-01-12). Our first issue — January 13, 1924. peoplesworld.org People's World traces its lineage directly to the Daily Worker newspaper, founded in Chicago in 1924 by communists, socialists, union members, and other activists. Here, for the first time since it rolled off the printing press, we republish in full the first article from that inaugural edition. Written as an editorial, the language is brimming …

Mark Gruenberg (2024-01-11). Several union members 'embarrassed' after Teamsters President O'Brien discusses endorsement with Trump. peoplesworld.org PALM BEACH, Fla.—Teamsters President Sean O'Brien discussed the union's priorities for a presidential endorsement this year in a one-on-one meeting Jan. 3 with former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination against Democratic President Joe Biden. Treating Trump like any other presidential candidate, however, is not earning O'Brien praise …

ACLU of Northern California (2024-01-12). San Francisco: Vote No on Proposition E. indybay.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California opposes Proposition E, a measure on the March 2024 San Francisco ballot.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-12). Maritime union starts year with strike action to defend conditions. greenleft.org.au

UMMID (2024-01-12). 'A Fraud Act': SC cancels Gujarat govt decision to release Bilkis Bano rape convicts. ummid.com In a major setback for Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Supreme Court of India Monday January 08, 2024 cancelled the Gujarat government's decision to release Bilkis Bano rape convicts.

UMMID (2024-01-12). Mixed response as Smriti Irani visits Madinah 'barred for non-Muslims'. ummid.com People are reacting differently as Union Minority Minister Smriti Irani Monday January 08, 2024 visited Madinah al Munawara — The Holy City of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) which is normally barred for non-Muslim visitors.

George Beebe (2024-01-11). Russia's upper hand puts US-Ukraine at a crossroads. responsiblestatecraft.org

Russian progress in the Ukraine war is pushing the United States toward a painful choice. If we want a prosperous Ukraine with a viable path toward liberal governance and European Union membership, we will have to concede that it cannot be a NATO or U.S. ally, and that this neutral Ukraine must have verifiable limits on the types and quantities of weapons it may hold. If we refuse to agree to those terms, Russia will quite probably turn Ukraine into a dysfunctional wreck incapable of rebuilding itself, allying with the West, or constituting a military threat to Russia. Russian progress is not yet evident…

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-12). Rusia solicita reunión en la ONU por los ataques en Yemen. telesurtv.net El gobierno de Rusia señaló directamente a Estados Unidos y al Reino Unido e instó a que a través del Consejo de Seguridad expliquen lo sucedido en el país árabe.

WSWS (2024-01-12). Train drivers in Germany strike for better wages and shorter working hours. wsws.org In this struggle, train drivers confront not only the management of national carrier Deutsche Bahn and the government, but the leadership of their own union who are doing everything to prevent an all-out strike.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-11). Maritime union starts year with strike action to defend conditions. greenleft.org.au

ACLU of Northern California (2024-01-11). San Francisco: Vote No on Proposition E. indybay.org The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California opposes Proposition E, a measure on the March 2024 San Francisco ballot.

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-11). Rusia solicita reunión en la ONU por los ataques en Yemen. telesurtv.net El gobierno de Rusia señaló directamente a Estados Unidos y al Reino Unido e instó a que a través del Consejo de Seguridad expliquen lo sucedido en el país árabe.

aljazeera (2024-01-12). Ex-ANC chiefs Zuma and Magashule team up ahead of South Africa's elections. aljazeera.com The pair lost their jobs over corruption allegations but recently formed separate parties ahead of voting.

ecns.cn (2024-01-12). Global unemployment will rise in 2024: ILO. ecns.cn Joblessness and the jobs gap have both fallen below pre-pandemic levels but global unemployment will rise this year, and growing inequalities are causes for concern, an International Labour Organization report said.

Martin Plaut (2024-01-12). Why South Africa's Poor Vote for the Now Corrupt ANC. fairobserver.com In spite of its dismal record, the majority of black South Africans will most likely support the African National Congress (ANC) when the general election is held later this year. The ANC's record is one of failure: a failure to provide jobs (about 60% of the country's youth are unemployed), of failing to keep the…

LeeAnn Hall (2024-01-11). Biden's New Transit Rule Is Good News for People and the Planet. otherwords.org The administration rolled out a new rule to make sure federal transit dollars are invested in sustainable projects that create local jobs and allow communities to be part of the solution.

Kimera Abdu (2024-01-12). Commonwealth Secretary-general Set to Participate at the NAM-Summit In Kampala. plusnews.ug Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC is set to participate as a Special Guest at the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State Summit in Kampala from January 19-20, following an invitation from President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. Expressing gratitude for the invitation, Secretary-General Scotland commended President Museveni's leadership as the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement which will …

Plus News (2024-01-12). NRM Faces Uphill Task to Revive Support in Luwero. plusnews.ug The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party is set to embark on mobilization campaigns to revive its support in Luwero district ahead of primaries and general elections in 2026. In the 2021 general elections, President Yoweri Museveni registered the biggest drop in popularity in Luwero district since he came to Power in 1986. Museveni obtained only …

Plus News (2024-01-12). KCCA Closes 248 Stages Ahead of NAM, G77 Summits. plusnews.ug The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has closed 245 commercial motorcycles (bodaboda) stages ahead of Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+ China summits. Daniel Muhumuza, the KCCA Spokesperson said bodaboda riders in Makindye and Central divisions are the most affected as they intend to ensure safe and swift movement of NAM and G77+ China summits. …

hindustantimes (2024-01-12). 'Fight With Hamas Complex': IDF Chief Admits Facing 'Many Challenges' In Gaza War | Watch. hindustantimes.com The Israeli Army has acknowledged facing many challenges in its war with Hamas. IDF Chief Herzi Halevi admitted that fights with Hamas militants are "complex." The statement comes as Hamas resistance continues to block IDF movement. When the war began in October 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu was confident of "wiping out" Hamas. However, it has been 97 days since the Israeli PM took that pledge, but the fighting is still on.

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-01-12). Ban The War Criminals From King Day Celebrations. popularresistance.org The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. His birthday became an official federal holiday in 1983 and predictably the understanding of the significance of his work is worse due to the designation of this supposed honor. | King's assassination on April 4, 1968, was one of the most public attacks on the liberation movement. His death was followed by decades-long imprisonment of other liberation fighters, the mass incarceration system, and the creation of a buffer class for the purposes of cooptation. All of these issues should be the subject of remembrance and discussion instead of the maud…

APR editor (2024-01-11). West Papuan call to boycott Indonesian elections and 'reclaim sovereignty'. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report The pro-independence United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared a boycott of the Indonesian elections next month and has called on Papuans to "not bow down to the system or constitution of your Indonesian occupier". The movement's president Benny Wenda and prime minister Edison Waromi have announced in a joint…

Udani Samarasekera (2024-01-13). Perspectives] Peter Hotez: physician-scientist-warrior combating anti-science. thelancet.com When Peter J Hotez's, now adult, daughter Rachel was diagnosed with autism and intellectual disabilities, misinformation about vaccines and autism was circulating. As a leading paediatric vaccine scientist and parent, Hotez felt compelled to write the 2018 book Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism. Doing so made him "public enemy number one with anti-vaccine groups", and gave him "a front row seat to understand what the anti-vaccine movement is about", he says. Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Molecular Virology, and Microbiology at Baylor C…

Staff (2024-01-12). "A Breach of Yemeni Sovereignty": Biden Becomes Fourth U.S. President to Bomb Yemen. democracynow.org The United States and Britain launched dozens of military strikes on Yemen on Thursday, raising fears of an escalation of conflict in the region. The strikes, launched in response to Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea that have disrupted global trade, left at least five people dead. The Houthi movement began targeting ships in November "essentially using a naval blockade in the Red Sea to prevent the blockade against civilians in Gaza," according to our guest, Yemeni American scholar Shireen Al-Adeimi. "This is an offensive act. This is a breach of Yemeni sovereignty," she says about t…

Derrick Broze (2024-01-11). As WEF Prepares for 54th Annual Meeting International Activist Movements Offer Alternative Vision of 2030. thelastamericanvagabond.com After 54 years of gathering, the World Economic Forum has greatly influenced the direction of the world. Now, people from all walks of life are rejecting their top-down, technocratic vision for the future. On Monday January 15th, the World Economic Forum will begin their 54th Annual Meeting as hundreds of heads of government, representatives of

The Independent (2024-01-11). M23 rebels deny blocking locals from accessing gardens. independent.co.ug North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have denied accusations that they are blocking locals from accessing gardens in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On Tuesday, a section of locals led by Selon Jean-Claude Mbabaze, President of Civil Society in Rutshuru came …

Art Shields (2024-01-12). Teapot Dome and Al Capone: The early days of the Daily Worker. peoplesworld.org Art Shields (1898-1988), pioneering working class journalist, was present for the birth of People's World—founded as the Daily Worker—in January 1924. In this article, assembled from reminiscences published in 1969 and 1974, he recalls those early days of the publication and the world into which it was born. I got the best job of my …

Daniel Warner (2024-01-12). The Unfortunate Decline of the Art of Schmoozing. counterpunch.org How important is a personal touch, even at the highest diplomatic levels? "[President Joseph] Biden wished [Chinese leader] Xi's wife, Peng Liyuan, a happy birthday (The two share the same birthday, Nov. 20.)," Robbie Gramer recounted in Foreign Policy. "Xi said he was working so hard he forgot that his wife's birthday was next week

ecns.cn (2024-01-12). China, U.S. launch climate action working group. ecns.cn China and the United States launched the Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s via video link on Friday. It was jointly presided over by Xie Zhenhua, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change, and John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

Staff (2024-01-12). U.S., Britain strike Houthis in Yemen; Israel to counter genocide accusations at UN court. haaretz.com Britain, U.S. strike Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen after months of attacks on Red Sea shipping ‚ñ Qatar close to finalizing deal with Hamas to transfer medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza ‚ñ Israel's High Court rejects petition to oust Netanyahu due to war ‚ñ Israel foils ISIS attack planned by two East Jerusalem residents ‚ñ IDF finds forensic evidence that Hamas held hostages in newly uncovered tunnel under Khan Yunis ‚ñ Blinken says Israel working with region, creating path to Palestinian state, will isolate Iran…