Ann Brown (2024-01-31). Pastor And Activist Bernice King: Using 'People Of Color' Term Helps Aversion To Eradicating Anti-Black Racism. moguldom.com Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has long been a prominent voice in the ongoing struggle for racial equality and social justice. As the Chief Executive Officer of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia, Reverend King continues …

isabella (2024-01-31). Koch Industries and the Attack on Regulation. inequality.org

Joyce Chediac (2024-01-31). Israeli women soldiers: Partners in racism & genocide, not examples of 'gender equality'. liberationnews.org No women can be free until all Palestinian women are safe from attack and can live with dignity in a free Palestine.

WSWS (2024-01-31). "Building the world party was Helen's goal in life, to which she made an indelible contribution" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Patrick Martin, a member of the US editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site and a member of the Workers League and Socialist Equality Party for 52 years, and Esther Galen, a member of the Workers League and Socialist Equality Party for 53 years.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.This disparity is not due to genetic differences among white, Black or Hispanic women, but rather related to systemic racism, access to healthcare and socioeconomic factors, says Dr. Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist. That is why she encourages women to learn more about this often-avoidable cancer and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.This disparity is not due to genetic differences among white, Black or Hispanic women, but rather related to systemic racism, access to healthcare and socioeconomic factors, says Dr. Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist. That is why she encourages women to learn more about this often-avoidable cancer and…

tvbrics (2024-02-01). Brazil to prepare a new education bill. tvbrics.com It is planned to allocate at least 10% of the country's GDP to the education sector…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Saudi Arabia vs South Korea predicted lineups – Asian Cup. albawaba.com Saudi Arabia face South Korea at the Education City Stadium in the Asian Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday.Match date: Tuesday, 30 January | Kick-off time: 16: 00 (GMT) | Venue: Education City StadiumSaudi Arabia vs South Korea predicted lineups: Saudi possible XlManager: Roberto ManciniŸêAhmed Al-Kassar; Mohammed Al-Burayk, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Ali Lajami, ŸêAli Al-Bulaihi; Saud Abdulhamid, Mukthar Ali, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Abdulrahman Ghareeb; Salem Al-Dawsari, Saleh Al-Shehri South Korea possible XlManager: Jurgen KloppHyeon-woo Jo; Young-woo Seol, Seung-hyun Jung, Kim Min-jae, Jin-su Kim; L…

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Digital education alliance inaugurated in Shanghai. ecns.cn The World Digital Education Alliance was inaugurated on Tuesday during the 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai, aiming to promote international cooperation and exchange in the field.

Human Access for Partnership, Development (2024-01-31). Yemen: Training program for 128 teachers on nutrition education in schools. reliefweb.int Country: Yemen | Source: Human Access for Partnership and Development | HUMAN ACCESS has launched training courses for teachers on nutrition education in schools in Radfan, Dar Saad, and Al-Mansoura districts in Lahj and Aden governorates, as part of the activities of the Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) program, and within the context of the malnutrition treatment project funded by the World Food Program (WFP). | A total of 128 male and female teachers will be trained to teach nutrition education in 64 schools within ten days. This will increase community awareness of the importance of nutrition ed…

tvbrics (2024-01-31). India is ready to help with developement of the health system in Zimbabwe. tvbrics.com The countries are developing co-operation in the health, agriculture and education sectors…

tvbrics (2024-01-31). Participants of international session at Pushkin State Russian Language Institute discussed cultural and humanitarian co-operation between Russia and Asian countries. tvbrics.com The event outlined a number of problems in the sphere of education and culture in Asian countries and discussed ways to solve them…

WSWS (2024-01-31). US-backed Israeli war machine destroys last standing university in Gaza. wsws.org The Israel Defense Forces is obliterating the educational infrastructure in Gaza, while AFT President Weingarten, amid empty calls for a ceasefire, campaigns for the reelection of war criminal Biden and defends Israel's "right" to wage war against the Palestinians.

GABIK (2024-02-01). Nzimande pays tribute to Professor Mokgokong. sanews.gov.za Nzimande pays tribute to Professor Mokgokong | Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has hailed the late Professor Mochichi Samuel Mokgokong, as one of our country's most decorated academics and scholars. | Nzimande joined the nation and the academic fraternity in mourning the passing of Mokgokong, who passed away last week following a battle with cancer.
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albawaba (2024-02-01). Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at Senate online child safety hearing. albawaba.com Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his sorrow and regret to the parents of children who were harmed by the use of his social media platforms, such as Instagram and Facebook, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.The hearing, titled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis," featured the testimony of five tech CEOs, including Zuckerberg, TikTok's Shou Zi Chew, Discord's Jason Citron, X's Parag Agrawal, and Snap's Evan Spiegel. The CEOs faced tough questions from senators about their platforms' role in facilitating online harms to children, such as cyberbullying, sexual abuse, dr…

WSWS (2024-02-01). Reject the GDL rail union's secret negotiations with Deutsche Bahn! Take the strike into your own hands! wsws.org At its online meeting on Tuesday, January 30, the Rail Action Committee condemned the abrupt termination of the train drivers' strike by the GDL union leadership and unanimously adopted a resolution calling on rail workers to take control of the strike in their own hands.

WSWS (2024-02-01). EMERGENCY ONLINE MEETING: Organize the rank and file to fight the job cuts at UPS! Unite with autoworkers, tech workers and the whole working class against layoffs! wsws.org The purpose of Sunday's meeting is to discuss the situation and lay the groundwork for a fight against the layoffs by the rank and file.

Ari Paul (2024-01-31). The real border crisis: Texas vs. the Constitution. mronline.org The United States is on the verge of a constitutional crisis, one that enlivens the nationalist fervor of Trump America and that centers on a violent, racist closed-border policy.

Editor (2024-01-31). For Western media, Israel's bombing of Gaza is not 'deadly'. mronline.org Right across the Anglo-American mainstream media, the killing of Palestinians is seen as normal. It's only Israeli lives that matter.

Editor (2024-01-31). From protest movements to revolutionary change. mronline.org Brazilian informant says, "A lot of my generation were inspired by the Zapatistas… but how did we find out about them? From Rage Against the Machine."

Editor (2024-01-31). More than a million and a half people hit the streets against Milei's 'adjustment'. mronline.org The general strike against the austerity measures and the Omnibus Law was strongly felt throughout the country yesterday.

Jeremy Appel, Alberta Native News. (2024-01-31). Press Freedom Advocates Demand Police Drop Charges Against Journalist. popularresistance.org Press freedom advocates joined together on Jan. 29 to call for the dropping of criminal charges against Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin, who was arrested while covering Edmonton police's raid on an inner city homeless tent encampment. | Morin, a former Alberta Native News contributor, was charged with obstructing a peace officer on Jan. 10 while filming the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and City of Edmonton's final raid of an eight-encampment sweep on assignment for the online news outlet Ricochet. If convicted, Morin could face up to two years in prison. Morin was arrested while filming the dismantling of the…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-31). 'Swarming' the U.S. in West Asia, until it folds. mronline.org The U.S. is so deeply mired in an unwinnable battle from the Levant to the Persian Gulf that only its adversaries in China, Russia, and Iran can bail it out.

Abdullah F., Cyn Huang, Marsha Niemeijer, Convergence. (2024-01-31). How We Move Forward Together: The Rank And File Project. popularresistance.org Most major advances toward a more equal and just society come about because organized working people use their power to disrupt capitalist profits. And we think that's the only force that can ultimately end capitalist exploitation and establish a truly democratic society. For that reason, many on the Left see labor unions as essential to making radical change. But unions today are often top-down and undemocratic in structure, weak, defensive and even conservative in their politics. The labor movement lacks a coherent, organized left-wing leadership that could help re-found the movement on a democratic, class-stru…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-31). Increase of geothermal energy planned in El Salvador. plenglish.com The president of the Hydroelectric Executive Commission of the Lempa River, Daniel Alvarez, assured that at present, two geothermal fields and various works of enlargement and analysis of new generation areas in the country are in execution to take advantage of this non-polluting energy source. | In El Salvador, this source represents 25 percent of the energy matrix, and this year the Government will implement new projects to continue to expand its participation, Alvarez said. | With this vision in mind, two geothermal power plants are under construction, one in San Vicente and the other one in Chinameca, in San…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-31). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 116: Israelis Carry Out Assassination Raid. popularresistance.org In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have targeted hospitals in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, killing and injuring several Palestinians. | On Tuesday morning, an Israeli force of ten soldiers stormed the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin town, killing three Palestinians with silenced pistols. | The Israeli unit was disguised as doctors, nurses, and civilians. Footage of the moment they stormed Ibn Sina shows shocked medical staff and patients who were threatened at gunpoint. | Palestinian resistance fighters clashed with the Israeli forces, which stormed Jenin and its refugee camp overnight. | Israel has ki…

newarab (2024-01-31). Who are Musta'ribeen, Israel's agents posing as Palestinians. newarab.com At 5: 20 a.m. on Tuesday, about The agents arrived dressed as doctors, nurses, patients, and Palestinian civilians, including a woman in a hijab and a man in a wheelchair, a video that surfaced of the raid on Jenin's Ibn Sina Hospital showed. At least one of the agents can also be seen carrying a baby bassinet. | The video showed them pu…

a guest author (2024-02-01). Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza. workers.org Estatua del Presidente Mao Zedong en Kashgar, Región Autónoma Uigur de Xinjiang. Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Por Arjae Red Arjae Red, activista sindical y dirigente del Partido Mundo Obrero, junto con Sara Flounders, redactora colaboradora de Mundo Obrero, viajó en mayo de 2023 a la Región . . . |

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Pioneering zone to be launched in Hunan to propel Sino-African trade. ecns.cn China's green light to build a pioneering zone for in-depth China-Africa economic and trade cooperation in the central Chinese province of Hunan will pave the way for exploring innovative avenues of bilateral collaboration in the next stage.

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Labor's 'Stage 3 Lite' still gives biggest tax cuts to the rich. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Thousands march for Gaza, as Labor suspends aid to UN Palestine refugee agency. greenleft.org.au

Larry Johnson (2024-02-01). Great Conversation with Tom Luongo. sonar21.com A new friend. I was honored to be invited to chat with Tom Luongo. If you don't know Tom, I am a Former Research Chemist, Amateur Dairy Goat Farmer, Anarcho-Libertarian and Obstreperous Austrian Economist whose work can be found on sites like Zerohedge, Lewrockwell.com, Bitcoin Magazine and Newsmax Media. | I have a fantastic wife of 30 years and a teenage daughter, both of whom humble me with affection and respect I feel is now only mostly undeserved. | Professionally, I've spent a lot of my waking hours inside of various analytic laboratories testing…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

WSWS (2024-02-01). Australia: Psychologist reveals "horrors" for children in Queensland police cells. wsws.org A psychologist's open letter shows that Queensland's Labor state government is systematically inflicting shocking conditions on youth, mostly indigenous, in overcrowded police watch houses.

anticapitalistresistance (2024-01-31). How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world. anticapitalistresistance.org Israel uses the Palestinian territories as a testing ground for arms and surveillance technology that it then exports globally.

Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (2024-01-31). AMDA Emergency Relief #13: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan. reliefweb.int Country: Japan | Source: Association of Medical Doctors of Asia | Please refer to the attached file. | On 29 January, AMDA held a press conference to provide an update on the ongoing relief efforts in response to the Noto peninsula earthquake at Okayama International Center near AMDA Headquarters in Okayama, Japan. | Dr. Takushi Sato, the head of AMDA Japan, and coordinator Akira Onishi, AMDA's emergency relief chief, explained the current situation in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Elaborating on AMDA's relief work that began on 2 January, the two stressed the importance of continued assistance bas…

CGIAR (2024-01-31). World: Ecosystem Assessment of Food, Land, and Water Actors in the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus (December 2023). reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, World, Yemen, Zimbabwe | Sources: CGIAR, International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Hangyul Song, Clara Sarangé, Anne Oderoh, Hauke Dahl, and Inga Jacobs-Mata | Executive Summary | 1.5 billion people live in fragility and conflict-affected settings (FCAS) and they face an increased risk of food insecurity and poverty trap. A systems approach in collaboration with innovators in FCAS is needed to produce practical and inclusive solutions that can…

Editor (2024-01-31). Major Brands Like McDonald's, Kroger and Coca-Cola Linked to Forced Prison Labor. scheerpost.com

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Labor's 'Stage 3 Lite' still gives biggest tax cuts to the rich. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Thousands march for Gaza, as Labor suspends aid to UN Palestine refugee agency. greenleft.org.au

John Bachtell (2024-01-31). If re-elected, Trump would again dance to the tune of Mideast despots. peoplesworld.org Significant sections of the broad and diverse anti-MAGA, pro-democracy coalition, particularly among labor, African Americans, Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, and youth, strongly oppose the Biden administration's handling of the Israel-Palestine crisis and continued support for the far-right Israeli government's genocidal policies in Gaza. They rightly demand that the president back an immediate ceasefire, call for …

kwjorinoco (2024-01-31). Argentina Court Declares Milei's Labor Reform Unconstitutional. orinocotribune.com An Argentinian court of second instance declared as unconstitutional the labor reform contained in the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) issued by President Javier Milei, which intends to modify or repeal 366 laws to deregulate various sectors of the economy. | "We declare the constitutional invalidity of title IV [articles 53 to 97] of DNU 70/2024," announced the National Chamber of Labor Appeals in a ruling on Tuesday, January 30. | The court of second instance granted the injunction request presented by the largest labor union of Argentina, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), considering that the nat…

Labor Video Projectt (2024-01-31). IBT 808 Sec.Treas Chris Silvera on "confederate" Being Invited by IBT Pres. SOB. indybay.org New York Teamsters Local 808 Executive Secretary Chris Silvera has protested the visit of past president Trump to the Teamsters national headquarters on January 31, 2024 to see if the Teamsters should endorse him. Silvera calls Trump a confederate.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

UN Children's Fund (2024-01-31). Lebanon: UNICEF and the Beirut Governorate in partnership with the Government of the Netherlands commit to empower and protect street and working children in Beirut [EN/AR]. reliefweb.int Countries: Lebanon, Netherlands | Source: UN Children's Fund | Please refer to the attached file. | 31 January 2024 — Lebanon's unrelenting and overlapping crises are forcing a growing number of families to send their children to work in a desperate effort to survive the socio-economic crisis engulfing the country. Following the increase in the number of street and working children in Beirut, UNICEF, the Beirut municipality, public institutions and civil society organizations are collaborating through a local action plan to empower and protect street and working children through standardized and compl…

US Agency for International Development (2024-01-31). Bangladesh: Effective humanitarian responses require collaborative environmental management: The approach in Cox's Bazar. reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Sources: US Agency for International Development, World Vision | Please refer to the attached file. | Mohamed Hilmi, Senior Coordinator and Technical Specialist for Shelter, Settlements, and DRR, InterAction | While humanitarian responses focus mostly on the emergency phase—like addressing lifesaving and immediate needs—addressing the impacts and risks of climate change is increasing in urgency. | To these ends, InterAction conducted climate research and consultations to understand how climate change and envir…

A Guest Author (2024-02-01). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen. workers.org The following statement was posted by The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Department on Resistance News Network on Jan. 26, 2024: These sanctions are a badge of honor for the nation and will not deter the Yemeni people from fulfilling their duty in supporting the Palestinian . . . |

A Guest Author (2024-02-01). Hamas, PFLP hold joint meeting in Beirut. workers.org The following joint statement was posted on Resistance News Network on Jan. 29, 2024. A Hamas delegation visited the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine headquarters in Beirut, confirming that no exchange of prisoners will take place until a complete stop to the aggression. They called for a complete . . . |

Monica Moorehead (2024-02-01). Viola Plummer, rest in power. workers.org Viola Plummer Brooklyn, New York The historic, activist-oriented House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn, New York, hosted a funeral Jan. 27 for Viola Plummer. A dynamic founder and chairperson of the December 12th (D12) Movement, Plummer was just one month shy of her 87th birthday when she died on . . . |

NEOB (2024-02-01). Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal. sanews.gov.za Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal | The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has condemned protestors' attempts to forcefully enter the Groblersdal Magistrate's Court premises and their brandishing of the colonial era Vierkleur flag. | The court was hearing a case against two men — Piet Groenewald and his son Stephen Greef — who allegedly assaulted one of their workers whom they accused of being drunk on duty. | Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said: "We applaud the [SA Police Service] for swiftly arresting all the protesters that attempted to block or…

Workers World Party (2024-02-01). PDF of February 1 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes Hamas, PFLP hold joint meeting PFLP condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen Mundo Obrero: Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Editorial: CCR lawsuit: A blow to the war criminals Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

A Guest Author (2024-01-31). Ukraine: 'Capitalism is always war'. workers.org By Dmitry Dezhnev Message to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, on Jan. 21, in New York City. Dear comrades, we sincerely greet you on behalf of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine (UPPU)! Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924, our . . . |

a guest author (2024-01-31). Ukraine: 'Capitalism is always war'. workers.org By Dmitry Dezhnev Message to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, on Jan. 21, in New York City. Dear comrades, we sincerely greet you on behalf of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine (UPPU)! Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924, our . . . |

BAN Toxics (2024-01-31). Zero Waste Month: Paying Tribute to Waste Workers on the Frontlines. pressenza.com Under the theme "#ChooseReuse: A Pathway for a Just Zero Waste Future", BAN Toxics joins this year's International Zero Waste Month (IZWM), recognizing the importance of Zero Waste as a science-based and just solution, advocating a fair shift towards practices that consider the most impacted communities and vulnerable sectors. | The sheer fact that the country produces 163 million plastic sachet packets, 48 million shopping bags, and 45 million thin-film bags daily is staggering. Where will all this waste ultimately end up? "These figures, revealed in the 2019 study by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternat…

Gloria Rubac (2024-01-31). Alabama execution sends shockwaves around the world. workers.org For over three months the world has watched in horror and people have demonstrated in the millions as the genocide of the Palestinian people happens before our eyes. Palestinian prisoners are captured, tortured and abused daily. Stop executions demonstration in Washington, D.C., January 2022. On Jan. 25, the state of . . . |

Mark Gruenberg, People's World. (2024-01-31). Fed Up With Inaction, Rail Unions Draft And Push Their Own Safety Plan. popularresistance.org Washington – Fed up with the big Class I freight railroads' incessant drive to put profits over people, and safety, and with federal regulators' piecemeal and often pro-corporate responses, a coalition of rail freight unions issued a comprehensive analysis of the problem, with key recommendations to the government to force the carriers to put people first. | The study, including pages of internal railroad documents and e-mails, reveals the horrible impacts of the railroads' system, Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR). It's designed to cut costs and workers, including safety workers who inspect freight cars and…

Mark Gruenberg (2024-01-31). UAW's President Fain labels Trump as a "capitalist class tool" peoplesworld.org DETROIT—Former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump's "dope" insult on social media has led Auto Workers President Shawn Fain to jump to the defense of the union's endorsement of Democrat Joe Biden—by retorting Trump is a capitalist class tool for oppressing workers. And it can be fairly said that Fain, UAW president for only the …

Monica Moorehead (2024-01-31). Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes. workers.org The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court within the United Nations, issued a preliminary decision Jan. 26, on the complaint submitted by the South African government on Dec. 29, 2023, that documented all aspects of Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Scroll listing of some of . . . |

Sara Flounders (2024-01-31). Widening war can't fix this — Zionism's unsolvable predicament. workers.org The Jan. 22 explosion in Gaza that killed 21 Israeli soldiers and left 33 wounded, 11 critically, happened as they were attempting to lay down explosives to demolish a block of housing units. The explosion brought the buildings down on top of them, burying them under tons of rubble. It . . . |

Shatha Hanaysha (2024-01-31). Executed in their sleep: How Israeli forces assassinated three Palestinians in a raid on a West Bank hospital. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces disguised as hospital workers and civilians entered Jenin's Ibn Sina Hospital and assassinated three Palestinians as they slept. The brazen killing marks an unprecedented escalation in Israel's war on Palestinians in the West Bank.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Sri Lankan government refuses to protect migrant workers who lose their jobs in Oman. wsws.org Intensified exploitation and job losses are hitting foreign workers in Oman, excacerbated by expanding war in the Middle East and Ukraine.

World Health Organization (2024-01-31). oPt: WHO Director-General's opening remarks on Gaza, the WHO Executive Board, trans fats and leprosy – 31 January 2024. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: World Health Organization | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. | First to Gaza, where WHO continues to face extreme challenges in supporting the health system and health workers. | As of today, over 100,000 Gazans are either dead, injured or missing and presumed dead. | WHO has faced great difficulty even to reach hospitals in southern Gaza. | Heavy fighting has been reported near hospitals in Khan Younis, severely impeding access to health facilities for patients, health workers and supplies. | During a UN mission on Monday, WHO delivered medical s…

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Survey points out important bird wetlands. ecns.cn A total of 132 species of waterbirds were recorded last year in the Yellow River Basin, including 35 species under national protection and 19 species listed as globally threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

geo.tv (2024-02-01). Donald Trump confident of breaking unions away from Joe Biden. geo.tv Donald Trump's grip on Republican nomination has tightened after his victories in Iowa, New Hampshire this month…

Joe Allen (2024-02-01). The Crisis in the Teamsters. counterpunch.org Last summer, the Teamsters were riding a wave of goodwill and favorable publicity. The union's year-long contract campaign at UPS raised expectations for a potential transformative national strike at the country's largest private-sector employer. Much of the US Left, especially the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), encouraged dozens of their members to get jobs at UPS, while over one

WSWS (2024-02-01). Opposition grows against pro-government thug attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org US and UK academics and WSWS arts writers denounce the violent assault on Dehin Wasantha and Lakshman Fernando by pro-government union leaders at Moratuwa university.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Social crisis in Warren, Michigan, a center of the auto industry. wsws.org Following decades of betrayals by the UAW, the union is continuing to cut jobs, leading to an intensification of the social crisis in Warren, Michigan. As the objective situation develops, the UAW is central to the ruling class's strategy of austerity and greater preparations for war.

Ana Vračar (2024-01-31). Journalists in Croatia fight against government's attempts to stifle press freedom. peoplesdispatch.org 2024 is a super-election year in Croatia wherein Croatians will have the opportunity to elect their president, representatives to parliament, and representatives to the European Parliament. The party currently in power, the Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, HDZ), is determined to win these elections. | Yet, the same party has been linked to multiple scandals, including ministry officials accused of

Aruna Rodrigues (2024-01-31). GMOs Will Destroy Indian Agriculture, Which is Non-GMO and Will Harm the Health of 1 Billion Indians and Their Animals. dissidentvoice.org Hybrid Bt cotton, the only commercialised GM crop in India, has failed conclusively. Based on this failure and the evidence on GM crops to date, the Union of India's proposal to commercialise herbicide-tolerant (HT) mustard will destroy not just Indian mustard agriculture but citizens' health. There have been five days of intense hearings on this …

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2024-01-31). The Beast Behind the Classical Mask: The German Occupation of Greece, 1941-1944. counterpunch.org Prologue Greek economists and Greek government documents show that German atrocities and violence in World War II occupied Greece exceed 1 trillion dollars.[1] Yet try searching the Internet about the German debt to Greece and you ger the Greek debt to the Germany dominated European Union and America's International Monetary Fund. The entire historical experience

Geraldina Colotti (2024-01-31). 'There Are 2 Strategic Battles Being Fought, and the US Is Involved in Both' (Interview with Carlos Aznárez). orinocotribune.com After the large mobilization on January 24 against the government of Javier Milei in Argentina, which responded to the call of trade union organizations and social movements, Geraldina Colotti spoke with Carlos Aznárez, director of Argentina-based media outlet Resumen Latinoamericano and long-time activist, about recent events in Argentina and the genocide of the people of Palestine. | Geraldina Colotti (GC): What is your analysis of the situation two months after the arrival of Javier Milei to the presidency? | Carlos Aznárez (CA): Less than two months after taking office, Javier Milei and his "chainsaw" plans h…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-31). Euro zone GDP grows. plenglish.com Brussels, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The statistical agency of the European Union (Eurostat) reported that the gross domestic product (GDP) of the euro zone increased 0.1 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023.

albawaba (2024-02-01). Germany to provide Ukraine with $7.6b worth of weapons. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – German Chancellor urged on Thursday European Union countries to increase their arms deliveries to Ukraine amid the war with Russia, which began on Feb. 24, 2022. | ‚Ä® | Olaf Scholz told reporters in Brussels ahead of an extraordinary EU summit, complained that the military weapons sent to Ukraine are not enough to fight Russia.He maintained that military pledges by EU countries have been "far from being enough," while Ukraine is in desperate need to get more advanced weapons. | ‚Ä® | "The discussion must start immediately because we know that what has been planned so far,…

nosihle (2024-01-31). SA sends first shipment under AfCFTA agreement. sanews.gov.za SA sends first shipment under AfCFTA agreement | The implementation of the preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become a reality with South Africa sending its first shipment of products to other countries trading under the agreement. | South Africa is the first among the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member states, which consists of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland, to practically realise the AfCFTA Agreement. | "For South Africa, as with many other African countries, the start of preferential trade will create great opportunities for growt…

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-31). Bernie Sanders Calls for US and Others to Restore UNRWA Funding. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling on the U.S. and international community to restore their funding to Palestine's primary aid agency after more than a dozen countries and the European Union announced that they were suspending funds over the past week. In a statement released Tuesday, Sanders called for Israeli officials' allegations against employees in the UN Relief and Works Agency for… |

thecommunists (2024-01-31). Serbian communists denounce west-backed post-election violence. thecommunists.org Our party congratulates the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) and the Union of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) on their recent success in Serbian elections. Despite discriminatory laws which aim to prevent real working-class representatives from electoral participation, the NKPJ was able to participate by including seven candidates on the Russian party's list. This …

WSWS (2024-02-01). UPS cuts 12,000 jobs: The ruling class accelerates its policy of mass unemployment. wsws.org The logistics giant's mass layoffs, which will go into effect in the first half of this year, are part of an accelerating and global wave of job-cutting in auto, technology and other industries.

Candace Baker (2024-01-31). Lawmakers Must Fully Fund the WIC Program. otherwords.org When my grandmother was raising my cousins and me, she taught us to work hard and go after what we wanted. I didn't know it at the time, but we were in poverty. | Scared of judgment and bureaucracy, my grandmother refused to apply for assistance programs. But that meant she had to work several jobs, day and night, bringing us with her because she couldn't afford child care. We barely got by — and enjoyed no time together outside of work and school. | We thought that's how everyone lived. Your grandma works around the clock and still can't make ends meet. That's life, right? But as I got older, I saw that ot…

Jim Hightower (2024-01-31). Border Wall Absurdity Is Reaching New Heights. otherwords.org In the 1980s, many Texans were alarmed that hordes of immigrants were fleeing Rust Belt states and pouring across the Red River to take our jobs. So my friend Steve Fromholz recommended a big beautiful wall across our northern border to keep them out. | Fromholz, a popular singer-songwriter and renowned political sprite, was ahead of his time in the political sport of wall building. | Instead of steel barriers and miles of nasty razor wire, Steve proposed preventing Yankee refugees from entering the Lone Star State by planting a 10-foot high, 10-foot thick wall of jalapeño peppers along the length of the Red Rive…

John Mullen (2024-02-01). French farmers give Macron a headache. greenleft.org.au As French President Emmanuel Macron's government, under new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, moves ever further to the right, a radical mass movement is again shaking the country, writes John Mullen.

PACBI (2024-02-01). 350 Scholars Urge Flemish Interuniversity Council To Suspend Cooperation With Complicit Israeli Universities Over "Educide" bdsmovement.net

Pressenza IPA (2024-02-01). Remembering the enormous legacy of a "Great Soul". pressenza.com On 30 January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi, a pivotal leader in the liberation of India from British rule and a living example of active nonviolence, was assassinated at the age of 78 by a Hindu fanatic. | As a lawyer and activist, he inspired his early struggle for the defense of his fellow countrymen, discriminated against and mistreated in South Africa, with a combination of Hindu culture, the ideas of the Russian Christian anarchist Tolstoy, and the action of civil disobedience advocated by the American writer Henry David Thoreau. | On his return to India in 1915, he began the movement that the world would come to kn…

Amy Goodman (2024-01-31). Israeli Cabinet Members Join Event Pushing for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. truthout.org We speak with an Israeli reporter who covered a major conference in Jerusalem calling for Palestinians to be removed from Gaza in order to rebuild Jewish settlements. The conference was attended by about a third of the Israeli Cabinet, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, both of whom have long been involved in the extremist settler movement… |

Howard Lisnoff (2024-01-31). Genocide and War. counterpunch.org In the heady days of the antiwar movement during the Vietnam War, and larger wars in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia and Laos, millions of people took part in the great push against war on the streets around the entire globe. Here in the US, hundreds of thousands of men and women resisted war in groups

https: (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Discussion about the Movement in Support of Liberation for Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul | 3124 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley CA 94705…

Inter Press Service (2024-01-31). Milei's extremism threatens women's gains in Argentina. pressenza.com María Belén Correa, trans activist for the rights of sexual minorities. She is the creator of the Asociación de Travestis de Argentina and of the Archivo de la Memoria Trans, which documents the history of the struggles of this community (Image by Archivo de la Memoria Trans). | The feminist movement has made significant gains in Argentina in recent years, but all of them are now threatened by the government of the far-right Javier Milei, who denounced gender politics during his election campaign and, since taking office on 10 December, has shown that he is determined to put his ideas into action. | In a monument…

KATIE (2024-01-31). IAW 2024: March for Palestine. bdsmovement.net

KATIE (2024-01-31). IAW 2024: March for Palestine. bdsmovement.net

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-31). Mali, Burkina Faso, And Niger Withdraw From ECOWAS. popularresistance.org In a televised statement on Sunday, January 28, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Their exit has shrunk the regional bloc, condemned by West Africa's popular movements as an agent of French imperialism, to less than half its previous size, given the relatively vast expanse of Mali and Niger in the region. | Reduced from 15 member states to 12, ECOWAS has nevertheless said that the three countries, against whom it was set to go to war last year, "remain important members," although it had already suspended and sanctioned them.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Hamas 'studying' ceasefire proposal, prioritizes end of Israeli aggression. presstv.ir Hamas says it is "studying" a new ceasefire proposal, stressing the popular movement's priority is to end the occupying regime's aggression.

Staff (2024-01-31). No to the silencing of Palestinian voices in Basel, Switzerland! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network rejects and denounces the racist campaign of intimidation and criminalization being waged in Switzerland against Samidoun, our Europe coordinator Mohammed Khatib and the Palestinian resistance and liberation movement as a whole. This racist campaign of intimidation is taking place while the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine is carrying out a …

Fran Quigley, Scheer Post. (2024-02-01). Our Housing Crisis Is Literally Killing People. popularresistance.org Last week, my students and I worked with several unhoused persons who had been recently living in dangerous, unhealthy apartments or homes in our community of Indianapolis. One, a young mother of a toddler with another baby soon on the way, had just left a home where eight people across three generations were living. The house had no central heat, so space heaters were the only source of warmth during a month when the temperature dipped below zero for several days. Those heaters and everything else electrical in the house were linked to a complex web of extension cords connected to a solitary working outlet.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Mexico's June presidential race to be dominated by two right-wing candidates. wsws.org The two leading candidates for president, Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena Party and Bertha Xóchitl Gálvez of the opposition coalition, offer nothing to the Mexican working class.

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-31). Tlaib: Meta's Taxes Would Drop From 25 Percent to -2 Percent Under New Tax Bill. truthout.org Progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has announced that she is opposed to the bipartisan tax bill currently moving through Congress that would hand major tax cuts to corporations and the rich while giving marginal benefits to working families via a partial revival of the expanded child tax credit. Leaders in Congress are working on a bill that would revive the pandemic-spurred child tax… |

Zane McNeill (2024-01-31). University of Michigan Faculty Call for College to Divest From Israeli Companies. truthout.org The University of Michigan (U-M) Faculty Senate Assembly passed a measure this week calling on university leadership to divest from companies that invest in Israel's genocide in Gaza. "Congratulations to all of the hardworking faculty members at the University of Michigan who made this historic victory possible," National Students for Justice for Palestine (SJP) said on social media. |