(2024-02-10). Love, but not for the colonized: Responding to the repression of Palestine solidarity at CUNY. mronline.org Our panel for a conference on equity and antiracism at CUNY's Lehman College was canceled because it included the word "intifada" in the title. Instead of promoting antiracism, CUNY participates in the demonization of Palestinian resistance.
(2024-02-11). World Cancer Day: Making a commitment to close the cancer care gap. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) recognizes World Cancer Day annually on February 4. The UICC's 2024 theme for World Cancer Day is "Close the Care Gap." The care gap is the gap between people who can obtain healthcare related to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer and those who cannot. The factors that create this gap include income, education and geographical location barriers. Discrimination based on ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age,…
(2024-02-11). Kabale University launches digital education with support from Swiss project. independent.co.ug 
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale University in the Southwestern Ugandan District of Kabale is one of the universities in Africa to benefit from a Swiss-funded project designed to enhance digital learning. The project is under a partnership with Switzerland-based Ecole Polythenique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) and Morocco-based Universite Mohammed VI Polythenique. The Centre …
(2024-02-10). Verification of damages to schools based on proximity to damaged sites – Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory (10 February 2024). reliefweb.int 
Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Sources: Education Cluster, Save the Children, UN Children's Fund | Please refer to the attached file. | Background | • In Gaza, 17 years of blockade combined with recurrent conflict have damaged and destroyed an already fragile education infrastructure: increasing pressure on education facilities, disrupting education provision, and impacting the psychosocial wellbeing of children and teachers. The recent hostilities in Gaza has tragically witnessed a high trend of attacks on school facilities, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation.
(2024-02-10). Rank-and-file committees must be built at Australian universities against genocide, war, cuts and corporate control. wsws.org In 2024, tertiary education staff and students face huge political issues, above all, the escalating Israeli genocide in Gaza and the rising danger of wider disastrous US-instigated wars against Iran, Russia and China.
(2024-02-11). South African minister threatened online by 'Israeli agents'. newarab.com 
A senior Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said she believed that Israeli intelligence agents were trying to intimi…
(2024-02-10). LIVE@STREAMs!]] France vs Scotland LIVE Coverage ON Rugby TV Channel 10 february 2024. muslimnews.co.uk [[LIVE@STREAMs!]] France vs Scotland LIVE Coverage ON Rugby TV Channel 10 february 2024 Scotland vs. France live score (and video online live stream*) starts on 10 Feb 2024 at 14: 15 UTC time at Murrayfield stadium, Edinburgh city, Scotland in Six Nations — Rugby Union. France vs Scotland LIVE Six Nations Rugby — …
(2024-02-10). Banks continue to prop up the fossil fuel industry. mronline.org 
The hypocrisy of the world's biggest banks on climate change keeps mounting.
(2024-02-10). The subversive truth: The incomplete feminist revolution. mronline.org 
In her latest column, VA's Andreína Chávez explores the contrast between grassroots feminism and women's demands versus government-led initiatives.
(2024-02-10). War on Gaza: UNRWA and the West's sickening hypocrisy. mronline.org 
That the West did nothing after the ICJ ruling on Israeli genocide and yet defunded aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza after unproved Israeli accusations tells you everything you need to know.
(2024-02-10). Palestine 'a crappy piece of land' claim sparks outrage. mronline.org 
The resignation of a provincial minister in Canada over anti-Palestinian comments marks a victory for the Palestine solidarity movement, reports John Clarke.
(2024-02-11). Delhi civic body demolishes illegal construction in Basti Nizamuddin area. muslimmirror.com MCD completely demolished the first and second floors of the Ziyarat Guest House.New Delhi : The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday demolished the Ziyarat Guest House in the Basti Nizamuddin area of the national capital in compliance with the orders of the Delhi High Court against the illegal structures. According to a statement …
(2024-02-11). Denuncian proyecto para derogar la ley del aborto en Argentina. telesurtv.net El proyecto fue presentado en la Cámara de Diputados el lunes, pero se hizo público el miércoles por la noche.
(2024-02-11). Australians for War Powers Reform says Labor must not support US strikes across the Middle East. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-11). Labor's council demerger bill a 'sleight of hand'. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-11). Palestine solidarity supporters call on Labor to boost funding to UNRWA. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-11). At Marin Medical Society Gala In SF "Pelosi, You Can't Hide We Charge You With Genocide" indybay.org At the Marin Medical Society 2024 gala on February 9, opponents of the US supported Israeli genocide protested at the Academy of Science in Golden Gate park where the gala was being held.
(2024-02-10). DR Congo: Gavi, l'Alliance du Vaccin, l'OMS, l'UNICEF et leurs partenaires concluent une retraite de deux jours à Kinshasa axée sur l'évaluation de l'assistance technique en matière de la vaccination en RDC. reliefweb.int Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sources: GAVI Alliance, UN Children's Fund, World Health Organization | Kinshasa, 07 février 2024 — Mise à jour, publiée le 10 février 2024 | Gavi, l'Alliance du Vaccin, en collaboration avec ses partenaires, notamment l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'Enfance (UNICEF) et d'autres, a conclu une retraite de deux jours (06-07 février) à Kinshasa, sous le leadership du Ministère de la Santé Publique, Hygiène et Prévention. La retraite visait à évaluer la mise en ≈ìuvre et l'efficacité de l'assistance techniqu…
(2024-02-10). Australians for War Powers Reform says Labor must not support US strikes across the Middle East. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-10). Labor's council demerger bill a 'sleight of hand'. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-10). Palestine solidarity supporters call on Labor to boost funding to UNRWA. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-10). Embajadora de Cuba en Italia destaca colaboración médica en Calabria (+Foto). radiohc.cu Roma, 10 feb (RHC) "La experiencia de nuestros médicos en Calabria es una página más en el glorioso libro de la colaboración internacionalista", destacó este sábado la embajadora de Cuba en Italia, Mirta Granda, en declaraciones al diario Il Quotidiano del Sud.
(2024-02-10). Correspondence] Vaccination and the defence of democracy — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Roger L Albin's Correspondence shows some of the many ways to conceptualise the potential mechanisms underlying the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA. Two of Albin's points prompted us to elaborate here on ideas we discussed in our Viewpoint.1…
(2024-02-10). Australia: NSW Labor government ends free parking in further attack on health workers. wsws.org The health unions' "campaign" against paid parking is a fraud, designed to allow workers to let off steam, while preventing any real challenge to the latest attack on take-home pay.
(2024-02-10). Saturday 2/10: LA Labor for Palestine. indybay.org LA City Hall | 200 N Spring St. | Los Angeles, CA…
(2024-02-11). LAVC Grant Director Falsified Resumes/Employment Histories. indybay.org New documents being released show that the scandal at Los Angeles Valley College involved Grant Director Dan Watanabe asking student-workers and others to falsify their resumes and credentials to receive employment from the Grant he managed. Erika Endrijonas knew about it, Annie G. Reed helped cover it up. LACCD Board of Trustees did nothing.
(2024-02-11). Kansas City's team still using a name that insults. workers.org 
Workers World ran this photo of a 2021 protest. WW described the reasons for this protest in a 2014 article (workers.org/2014/11/16900). It's another Super Bowl Feb. 11, 2024, and the issue is still very much alive. |
(2024-02-10). No es nadie la muerte si va en tu montura Entrevista sobre el 7 de octubre de 2023 en Palestina. workers.org 
Entrevista a la antropóloga libanesa y dirigente comunista Leila Ghanem, realizada y traducida para la Coordinación de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) por àÅngeles Maestro (en el estado español) y enviado al Centenario de Lenín en Nueva York, organizado por el Partido Mundo Obrero el 21 de enero de 2024. 1. àÅngeles . . . |
(2024-02-10). Unite the workers' struggle with the liberation of nations. workers.org 
A Workers World Party member since 1962, Catalinotto addressed the final session of the Lenin Centennial of Jan. 21, 2024. The following text is based on his talk. John Catalinotto, Lenin Centennial, Jan. 21, 2024, New York City. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) As a managing editor of Workers World newspaper . . . |
(2024-02-10). Italian autoworkers at Stellantis Mirafiori plant walk out for the third day. wsws.org Protests and strikes have erupted by autoworkers at the historic Stellantis Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, in response to the threat of the plant's closure.
(2024-02-10). British Columbia's NDP government imposes concessions contract on Vancouver transit workers by appointing "special mediator" wsws.org The union-backed New Democratic Party of British Columbia succeeded in shutting down a strike by Vancouver transit supervisor workers and imposing a concessions-laden contract this week by appointing a "special mediator."
(2024-02-09). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org South Korea: Samsung workers demand wage rise and better conditions; Sri Lankan public sector workers protest against government attacks; Qantas pilots in Western Australia strike for equal pay and conditions; New Zealand medical lab workers renew strike action.
(2024-02-11). Fenerbahàße sahasƒ±nda Alanyaspor ile berabere kaldƒ± | àñZET. yenisafak.com 
Fenerbahàße, Sàºper Lig 25. haftasƒ±nda sahasƒ±nda Alanyaspor ile 2-2 berabere kaldƒ±. | Sarƒ±-lacivertlilerin gollerini dakika 49′ Dusan Tadic (P) ve 59′ Edin Dzeko attƒ±. Alanyaspor'un gollerini ise dakika 12′, 63′ Loide Augusto kaydetti. | Fenerbahàße bu sonuàßla birlikte puanƒ±nƒ± 64 yaparak ikinci sƒ±raya geriledi. Alanyaspor ise 28 puanla 14. sƒ±raya yàºkseldi. | Sarƒ±-lacivertliler à∂nàºmàºzdeki hafta deplasmanda àáaykur Rizespor ile kar&a…
(2024-02-10). LAVC Grant Director Falsified Resumes/Employment Histories. indybay.org New documents being released show that the scandal at Los Angeles Valley College involved Grant Director Dan Watanabe asking student-workers and others to falsify their resumes and credentials to receive employment from the Grant he managed. Erika Endrijonas knew about it, Annie G. Reed helped cover it up. LACCD Board of Trustees did nothing.
(2024-02-11). Unión de Reyes y Trinidad a final beisbolera. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 feb (JIT) El equipo de Unión de Reyes venció hoy dos veces a Mantua y Trinidad hizo lo mismo ante Campechuela para avanzar a la gran final del Torneo de Clubes Campeones del Beisbol Cubano 2024.
(2024-02-11). Cuba to host international leftist media meeting. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd International Meeting of Theoretical Publications of Leftist Parties and Movements will be take place in Havana's International Conference Center from February 12 to 14.
(2024-02-11). Senior Hamas official in Lebanon survives Israeli strike: sources. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Saturday killed two civilians and An Israeli drone strike killed one person and wounded nine others in the southern border village of Hula, Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said. | Israeli forces and the Lebanese movement Hezbollah have…
(2024-02-11). DRC Defense Minister rushes to North Kivu as the fights intensify. independent.co.ug 
Rutshuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Prime Minister and National Minister of Defense, Jean-Pierre Bemba, on Friday rushed to North Kivu province as the fight between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), militia coalition under their umbrella Wazalendo (Patriots) intensified. The fight …
(2024-02-10). Public pharma for Europe, a game-changer for access to medicines. peoplesdispatch.org "It's time to step up, promote health justice, and meet the real needs of people," says Alan Silva from the European chapter of the People's Health Movement (PHM), addressing the need for revolutionizing pharma policies in Europe. A long-time advocate for access to medicines, Silva understands how important it is for Europe to change the way it thinks about research and development, but also production and distribution of health technologies. | If the region were able to de-link itself from the interests of transnational pharmaceutical companies, it would be a true game changer, he says. "We need public pharma in…
(2024-02-10). Public pharma for Europe, a game-changer for access to medicines. peoplesdispatch.org "It's time to step up, promote health justice, and meet the real needs of people," says Alan Silva from the European chapter of the People's Health Movement (PHM), addressing the need for revolutionizing pharma policies in Europe. A long-time advocate for access to medicines, Silva understands how important it is for Europe to change the …
(2024-02-11). Work underway to return units affected by boiler tube leaks. sanews.gov.za Work underway to return units affected by boiler tube leaks | Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says teams are working around the clock to return to service the units that have contributed to load shedding being intensified to stage 6. | Giving an update on the performance of the grid following the escalated levels of load shedding, Ramokgopa on Sunday said boiler tube leaks at nine units contributed to the load shedding being bumped up to stage 6. | Ramokgopa said from Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 4 400 megawatts were taken off the grid. | "Eskom management has taken a deci…
(2024-02-11). Youth & Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: The Personal & the Political. indybay.org Youth and Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: Connecting the Personal and the Political. There is a war raging in neoliberal societies, especially in the United States, especially against working-class youth, Black and Brown youth, and impoverished youth.
(2024-02-11). Heart attack symptoms in women are often different than men. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Sweating, nausea, dizziness and unusual fatigue may not sound like typical heart attack symptoms. However, they are common for women and may occur more often when resting or asleep.Unlike with men, pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest are not always severe or even the most prominent heart attack symptom in women. That's why women need to understand their unique symptoms while also working to reduce their risk of heart disease. "It's…
(2024-02-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Closing the gaps in cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could exceed the 2 million mark. Early detection and the right treatment are among the best weapons to fight cancer. However, today many people don't have equitable access to cancer care because of systemic barriers and health disparities. Mayo Clinic is working to change that with strategic initiatives aimed at health…
(2024-02-11). DSA Santa Cruz Electoral Working Group Recommends Yes on Measure M, Housing for People. indybay.org The Electoral Action Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Santa Cruz recommends a yes vote on Measure M, the Housing for People initiative, which is on the ballot in the March 5 primary election in the City of Santa Cruz. If passed, Measure M will increase the ratio of inclusionary/affordable housing to 25% in new large projects of 30+ units, and will require a majority vote of the people before the city's General Plan can be amended to raise current building height limits or floor area ratios.
(2024-02-10). Youth & Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: The Personal & the Political. indybay.org Youth and Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: Connecting the Personal and the Political. There is a war raging in neoliberal societies, especially in the United States, especially against working-class youth, Black and Brown youth, and impoverished youth.
(2024-02-10). DSA Santa Cruz Electoral Working Group Recommends Yes on Measure M, Housing for People. indybay.org The Electoral Action Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Santa Cruz recommends a yes vote on Measure M, the Housing for People initiative, which is on the ballot in the March 5 primary election in the City of Santa Cruz. If passed, Measure M will increase the ratio of inclusionary/affordable housing to 25% in new large projects of 30+ units, and will require a majority vote of the people before the city's General Plan can be amended to raise current building height limits or floor area ratios.
For the past four months, Israel has continued to engage in a brutal campaign of aerial bombardment against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with casualties nearing 30,000 lives and rising by the day. | The physical destruction done unto individuals, residences, hospitals, holy spaces, educational facilities, and general infrastructure is unprecedented in modern warfare. | Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank are facing different forms of brutality committed against them as their families and neighbours are terrorised by the Israeli army in tandem. | Despite international criticism and court orders, Israel co…
Vladimir Putin attended a meeting of the Council on Science and Education…
From the announcement by the demonstration's organizers. Taking the online outrage over Israel's Hulu ads into the streets, protesters from pro-Palestinian groups will gather at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at Union Square at 14th Street and protest at the company's New York headquarters, at 79 Fifth Ave., between 15th . . . | 
The centenary of the death of Vladimir Illich Ulyanov, Lenin, is an appropriate occasion to invite the younger generations of militants to recover the formidable theoretical legacy of the great Russian revolutionary.
A London-based pro-Palestine group has launched a petition to urge Tower Hamlets council to recognise the State of Palestine, amid fears of a crackdown on free speech. | The Palestine Information Centre of Tower Hamlets has called on East Londoners to sign the online petition after waiting two months to hear the council's decision on a request submitted in December. | Around 500 East London residents in the borough have so far signed the petition. | "The East End of Tower Hamlets has been at the forefront of struggles that have defined our lives from Cable Street to Brick Lane and beyond. Palestine is the most…
On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution.
This article, originally entitled "Taking back Black history from the 1%," is based on a speech given by Monica Moorehead, a Workers World newspaper managing editor, at Black History Month forums in February 2014. It has been updated and lightly edited. Monica Moorehead, New York City, Jan. 21, 2024. WW . . . | 
According to refugee testimonies and information from organisations active in the field, disgraceful living conditions prevail in the overcrowded Closed Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) in Samos, whose construction was 100% financed by the European Union. As we highlight in the present text of Refugee Support Aegean and PRO ASYL, among other things, there are reports of a significant lack of running water, serious shortages of basic goods, services, and accommodation facilities, with hundreds of people being forced to sleep on the floor in communal areas. The state-of-the-art structure, which was inaugurated in Se…
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travel via Karuma Bridge in Kiryandongo District along the Kampala-Gulu Highway is expected to be disrupted starting Friday through the weekend as the Uganda National Roads Authority conducts quality inspections there. This is part of the plans for the construction of another bridge. The bridge lies along the major …
Country: World | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | L'USAID en action pour la nutrition a élaboré ce guide par étapes pour les partenaires de mise en oeuvre de la RFSA comme référence pendant la conception et la mise en oeuvre du projet (par exemple, proposition, affiner et mettre en oeuvre, évaluation à mi-parcours). Ce guide vise à aider les partenaires de mise en oeuvre à réfléchir de manière critique à la question de savoir si et comment les volontaires des groupes d'entraide (ou des groupes de pairs non rémunérés similaires) peuvent être maintenus apr…
A broad coalition of Portland groups for Palestine packed the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 1, calling on them to issue a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid. Over a dozen community members gave testimonials at the . . . | 
The Israeli government is considering easing control measures The Israeli daily Yedeot Ahranot reported on Monday, 5 February, that the Israeli war cabinet is discussing easing restrictive measures on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, mainly by allowing some 100,000 Palestinian workers back into Israel and allowing the entry of a similar number of Palestinian…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian started a two-day visit to Lebanon during which he would meet the senior officials. Upon his arrival at Rafiq Hariri Airport in Beirut, Amirabdollahian was welcomed by representatives of Lebanon's foreign ministry, Hezbollah, Amal Movement, Hamas and Islamic Jihad Movement. Amirabdollahian said Tehran attaches great importance to Lebanon's security and …
Hundreds of University of Michigan students walked out of class on Thursday, Feb. 8, to demand the university divest from Israel. This action happened alongside colleges and universities across the country for a national day of action against Israel's genocidal war on the Palestinian people. | The action highlighted the millions of university dollars (i.e. students' tuition money) being invested in Israeli companies. 400 people participated in the walkout, including students involved in the more than 70 student organizations working in coalition, as well as non-affiliated students who recognize their universit…
Aid groups working in After nine years of conflict, more than half of Yemen's population requires humanitarian assistance, according to the 
Our panel for a conference on equity and antiracism at CUNY's Lehman College was canceled because it included the word "intifada" in the title. Instead of promoting antiracism, CUNY participates in the demonization of Palestinian resistance.
HANOI—After the dissolution of the USSR, the reactionary intellectual Francis Fukuyama declared "the end of history." He claimed that capitalism had triumphed in the Cold War and that all pursuits of socialism or any other alternatives to the "free market" path were dead. Of course, anyone that looks around them today can clearly see that …
Countries: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic | Source: Center for Global Development | Please refer to the attached file. | Abstract | While labor market impacts of refugees in low- and middle-income countries are commonly studied, | public services like education could also be affected by mass arrivals. This paper examines the | impact of Syrian refugees on the educational outcomes of Jordanians. Combining detailed household | surveys with school-level records on the density of Syrians, we study both the quantity and quality of | education using a difference-in-differences design across refugee prevalence and s…
The Frontline Socialist Party actively contributed to the 2022 popular uprising in Sri Lanka. Green Left's Janaka Biyanwila interviewed Pubudu Jayagoda, who is the FSP's educational secretary and central committee member about the party's organising work.
A little over a year ago, the College Board unveiled its long-awaited draft Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum for high school students around the country. What happened next was sad—and all too predictable. Florida officials, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, howled. They claimed the course "lacks educational value" and violated state laws against teaching about …
This was stated by the Counsellor of the Iranian Embassy in the Russian Federation Hadi Goudarzi…
Since November, Ansar Allah has been conducting a blockade of Israeli ships entering the Red Sea in an attempt to force Israel to stop its attack on the people of Gaza. The U.S. government, which has refused to act to stop a genocide, sprang into action to prevent damage to private property, leading an international coalition to bomb targets in Yemen.
The protest movement that has exploded onto the streets and inside the Labour Party in response to British complicity with Israel's crimes is not a distraction from class politics—it's the way forward, writes Kevin Ovenden.
A pro-Israeli media institute has theorized that Yemen's Ansar Allah planned on destroying cables that supply 99% of the world with internet, but these claims were entirely fabricated.
Feb 6, 2024. Members of the 3rd World March core team in Bangladesh invited Pressenza and some foreign observers to a virtual meeting as they discussed their plans for the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence in Bangladesh. | It was a virtual meeting but it was so inspiring to see and meet the core team of humanists from Bangladesh who are preparing plans and, actively working and organizing activities, to hear what they have been doing to welcome the 3rd WM base team in their country. | To send a strong, clear signal that a world without wars and violence is not just possible but essential, crucial, necess…
Black women lead a strike against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Factory in Winston Salem, N.C. 1943 The following is excerpted from Chapter 2 of Sam Marcy's "High Tech, Low Pay: A Marxist analysis of the changing character of the working class," first published in 1986. Note that a few selected words . . . | 
Enslaved family, 1850 The following is excerpted from Chapter 2 of Sam Marcy's "High Tech, Low Pay: A Marxist analysis of the changing character of the working class," first published in 1986. Marcy is the late chairperson of Workers World Party. The book is available as a free download at . . . | 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is calling on the leaders in Karamoja to collaborate with Moroto Regional Referral Hospital for solutions to address health challenges. Moroto hospital came into the spotlight after the death of two mothers within a space of one week who underwent cesarean births at the facility. The …
Philadelphia — During its 11 p.m. local news on Jan. 30, NBC affiliate Channel 10 devoted considerable coverage to the investigation of a fatal police shooting of a Black man, Alexander Spencer, 28, who was killed in a North Philadelphia convenience store Jan. 26. Police released five minutes of new . . . | 
What possible interest could workers in the US have for supporting increased militarism in Ukraine?
WASHINGTON —The Communications Workers have become the latest in a growing line of big unions demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and particularly the Israeli siege of Gaza. The union board's February 6 resolution takes issue, however, with Hamas's "horrifying" attack on Israel on October 7 and calls for the release of the hostages. …
London, England | THE INDEPENDENT | Research from market research company Euromonitor International has forecast the GDP of Sub-Saharan Africa to double by the year 2040 from the 2022 figure of US$ 2 trillion to over USD 4.5 trillion. Euromonitor's report, Sub-Saharan Africa: A Rising Economic Frontier, looked at the economies of Uganda and 45 …
Protest against Columbia University's attacks on pro-Palestine activists, Feb. 1, 2024, New York City. New York City Thousands of people came out to Columbia University on Feb. 1 to a demonstration organized by Within Our Lifetime in solidarity with Columbia University Apartheid Divest, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine and . . . | 
Download the PDF. Beware U.S. imperialism's war on Iran! Palestinian resistance condemns U.S. attacks on Syria and Iraq Mundo Obrero: La asamblea internacional de Nueva York rinde homenaje a la resistencia palestina Editorial: Stop defunding UNRWA! Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. | 
Community organisations and unions have demonstrated their support for the Hunter Offshore Wind Farm wind power project, with more than 800 people turning out to the Hunter Workers' action in Muloobinba/Newcastle. Zane Alcorn reports.
In an exclusive February 6 interview with Green Left's Peter Boyle, Saleh Muslim, the co-chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) the leading party in Rojava's revolution in North-East Syria, warned that the current escalation of military conflict in the Middle East could be the beginning of "the third world war".
On Tuesday, February 6, Chilean news outlets reported that former president Sebastián Piñera died in a helicopter crash in Lake Ranco in the Los Ríos region in southern Chile. He was 74 years old. The ex-president was a controversial figure in Chilean politics having led the most severe police crackdown on protests and social movement since the military dictatorship ruled over the country. However, less is widely known about Piñera's own links to the politics and political figures of the Pinochet era Chile. | From Harvard to the World Bank: | Piñera began building his public profile in the 1970s, in the e…
The West and Western-backed ECOWAS attempt to criticize, sanction, and demonize the sovereign steps being taken by the newly formed AES. Despite the backlash, it is clear that the transitional governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are supported by people's movements and organizations.
On Feb. 7, 1894, the Western Federation of Miners declared a strike in the boomtown of Cripple Creek, Colorado, in protest of increased working hours. For the next five months, thousands of miners upheld the strike will fending off violent attacks from mercenaries hired by their bosses. The resulting victory became the first in a …