Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-25). Saturday 2/4: 23rd Annual, Rosa Parks Day in California – Transit Equity Day. indybay.org West Step – Traffic Circle – California State Capitol | Sacramento, California…

Peter Boyle (2023-01-25). Billionaires: We don't need them but they need us! greenleft.org.au Oxfam's annual report on global inequality is a damning indictment of the chronically inequitable capitalist system, argues Peter Boyle.

Creativity Explored (2023-01-25). Thursday 1/26: RELOVE at Creativity Explored. indybay.org Creativity Explored and Online | 3245 Sixteenth Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…

Speak Out Now (2023-01-25). Saturday 2/4: Workers in Britain Fight Back! (Online Townhall). indybay.org Online townhall, see website for details…

_____ (2023-01-24). A New Worker Movement From The Shell Of The Old. popularresistance.org In this third decade of the twenty-first century, the U.S. and global working class confront conditions unique both in their potential for advancing justice and in their ability to deepen already gaping economic and racial inequality and planetary peril. Especially since 2020, workers have engaged in protest and organizing in ways that inspire great hope. Workers are angry, organizing, striking, and challenging their bosses and the systemic racism they face. From Red for Ed and teacher strikes, to the strikes at John Deere and Kellogg, and the organizing at Amazon and Starbucks, there are growing examples of work…

WSWS (2023-01-24). Workers, students denounce inequality at youth protest against French pension cuts. wsws.org "It's very visible that Macron is more on the side of the bosses and not the population. You can see it every day. He wants to force us to work all the time, to create more and more precarious people."

Chauncey K. Robinson (2023-01-24). "Anti-woke" Gov. DeSantis defends AP African-American course ban, draws pushback across the country. peoplesworld.org The self-proclaimed "anti-woke" Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made headlines this past week for his state's rejection of an Advanced Placement (AP) Studies course centered on African American Studies. Florida will not allow schools in the state to offer a new AP course on African American history, claiming it "significantly lacks educational value" and violates …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-24). Republicans give extreme anti-labor N.C. Rep. Foxx power over workers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., gives the appearance of being somebody's kindly grandmother, gray hair, wire-rimmed glasses and all. But when she talks about workers and unions, the new—and former—chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, now again titled "Education and the Workforce," is anything but. She is the most viciously anti-worker lawmaker who …

Paul Haeder (2023-01-24). Mental Health Outcomes Tied to "Other Outcomes" dissidentvoice.org You didn't need to hear it from me that the USA is subjected to some of the most insane and inhumane policies tied to the criminal injustice system; tied to mass public K12 education; and corporate overlording; or anti-union activities; also to taxation; or finance; and health care; tied to infrastructure care; or tied to …

WSWS (2023-01-24). Ontario teacher unions seek to soften up members for major concessions as opposition grows among rank and file. wsws.org While CUPE's sellout materially weakened the education workers in their struggle, conditions remain highly favourable for the development of a mass working class movement against capitalist austerity and an end to real-terms wage cuts.

WSWS (2023-01-24). Australian Labor government spends $4 billion on weapons in three weeks. wsws.org While there is no money for public healthcare and education, both in an unprecedented crisis, the war machine is being provided with a blank cheque.

Editor (2023-01-24). Actions and rallies in solidarity with fight against 'Cop City' grows over weekend. mronline.org Sunday marked the fourth straight day of vigils, protests, and rallies in solidarity with the struggle in Atlanta, following the police murder of Tortuguita, with more scheduled throughout the coming week.

Staff (2023-01-24). øCuáles son los documentos que se debatirán en la Cumbre de la CELAC? cubadebate.cu La viceministra de Relaciones Exteriores, Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, comentó al Equipo de Comunicación de la Presidencia de la República que, si bien hubo una antesala de este momento, que incluyó debates online de los coordinadores, este lunes ocurrió el encuentro presencial para culminar la negociación sobre los comunicados especiales que se deben adoptar durante la VII Cumbre de la CELAC.

Editor (2023-01-24). Stepping out of the pandemic, Chinese style. mronline.org On January 6, 2023, China's National Health Commission (NHC) and National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued China's 10th edition of its diagnosis and treatment protocol for novel coronavirus infection.

K.J. Noh (2023-01-24). The republic of prosecution: South Korea's national security state unleashes attacks on labor and peace activists. mronline.org Progressive South Korean citizens have been watching with impending dread the deepening threats of political repression since the former prosecutor Yoon Suk Yeol assumed the South Korean presidency. On Wednesday, January 18, the Yoon administration took off its gloves.

Editor (2023-01-24). Antiwar marchers honor MLK, say 'NO' to NATO proxy war in Ukraine. mronline.org On Jan. 14, a large crowd gathered in Times Square in New York City to honor the true legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and demand an end to the brutal U.S.-NATO proxy war being waged in Ukraine.

Editor (2023-01-24). 'Climate Justice in So-Called Canada'. mronline.org Indigenous rights and sovereignty must be at the centre of our collective efforts to rescue a habitable planet.

Dana Sanchez (2023-01-24). Why Smart Travelers Fly Spirit To Higher-Priced Cities And Routes. moguldom.com Among those people who love to hate Spirit Airlines, one of the biggest complaints is that you have to pay for literally everything — check bags, carry-on bags, choose seats, have a boarding pass printed by an airport agent, snacks, drinks and even water. But a quick online search of "people who love Spirit Airlines" …

Staff (2023-01-24). Lawsuit Could Break Up Google Over Anticompetitive Practices in Digital Ads Market. commondreams.org The U.S. Department of Justice and several states filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that it illegally monopolized the market for online ads through years of self-dealing, anticompetitive acquisitions, and forcing businesses to use the products and services that it offers. The lawsuit could lead to a breakup of Google's advertising business. Matt Kent, competition …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-24). Saturday 2/4: 23rd Annual, Rosa Parks Day in California – Transit Equity Day. indybay.org West Step – Traffic Circle – California State Capitol | Sacramento, California…

WSWS (2023-01-24). Workers, students denounce inequality at youth protest against French pension cuts. wsws.org "It's very visible that Macron is more on the side of the bosses and not the population. You can see it every day. He wants to force us to work all the time, to create more and more precarious people."

WSWS (2023-01-24). Ontario teacher unions seek to soften up members for major concessions as opposition grows among rank and file. wsws.org While CUPE's sellout materially weakened the education workers in their struggle, conditions remain highly favourable for the development of a mass working class movement against capitalist austerity and an end to real-terms wage cuts.

WSWS (2023-01-24). Australian Labor government spends $4 billion on weapons in three weeks. wsws.org While there is no money for public healthcare and education, both in an unprecedented crisis, the war machine is being provided with a blank cheque.

Editor (2023-01-24). Actions and rallies in solidarity with fight against 'Cop City' grows over weekend. mronline.org Sunday marked the fourth straight day of vigils, protests, and rallies in solidarity with the struggle in Atlanta, following the police murder of Tortuguita, with more scheduled throughout the coming week.

Speak Out Now (2023-01-24). Saturday 2/4: Workers in Britain Fight Back! (Online Townhall). indybay.org Online townhall, see website for details…

Staff (2023-01-24). øCuáles son los documentos que se debatirán en la Cumbre de la CELAC? cubadebate.cu La viceministra de Relaciones Exteriores, Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, comentó al Equipo de Comunicación de la Presidencia de la República que, si bien hubo una antesala de este momento, que incluyó debates online de los coordinadores, este lunes ocurrió el encuentro presencial para culminar la negociación sobre los comunicados especiales que se deben adoptar durante la VII Cumbre de la CELAC.

Editor (2023-01-23). Shocking inequality: Richest 21 Indian billionaires have more wealth than 70 crore Indians. mronline.org Under the Modi government, India's ruling classes have joined the ruling classes of the rest of the world in intensifying exploitation and earning super profits.

Editor (2023-01-23). Shocking inequality: Richest 21 Indian billionaires have more wealth than 700,000,000 Indians. mronline.org Under the Modi government, India's ruling classes have joined the ruling classes of the rest of the world in intensifying exploitation and earning super profits.

Fight Back (2023-01-23). Minnesota immigrant communities mobilize as 'Drivers License for All' bill advances. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Over 100 immigrants and supporters gathered at the Waite House Community Center on Saturday, January 21 to hear from grassroots leaders in the struggle to win drivers license access for all, and from elected officials that are advancing the bill in the state legislature. The event was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Movement (MIM), a grassroots organization that's been fighting for drivers license equality in Minnesota for many years. The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) was also present and spoke at the event. | The event, which was conducted in Spanish, started with an…

isabella (2023-01-23). New Report on Extreme Wealth and Potential Wealth Tax Revenue. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2023-01-23). America's inequality problem in one statistic. nationofchange.org If you work for a big corporation, your boss likely made more money on January 2 than you will this whole year.

WSWS (2023-01-23). Stop the sellout of the University of Illinois Chicago faculty strike! Expand the fight for free public education! wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality at UIC stands in complete solidarity with the professors as they fight for a decent standard of living and to defend public access to a high quality education.

WSWS (2023-01-23). Support the UIC faculty strike! Take up the fight for free public education! wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality at UIC stands in complete solidarity with the professors as they fight for a decent standard of living and to defend public access to a high quality education.

Michael Fox (2023-01-23). Lula's New Government Is Taking Steps to Combat Racism in Brazil. truthout.org On January 1, Brazil's new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked up the ramp to the presidential palace, in front of nearly 200,000 cheering supporters. Traditionally, the new president walks alongside the outgoing leader, who then hands him or her the presidential sash. But former President Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida two days before the end of his term. So, instead… |

Ann Brown (2023-01-23). New York City Schools Ban Artificial Intelligence Tool ChatGPT Amid Cheating Worries. moguldom.com The New York City Department of Education, the nation's most extensive school system, has banned the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT for, among other reasons, the fear that it will increase cheating by students. The AI-powered chatbot can generate conversational answers to users' questions and even write essays, drawing from online sources. New York City Schools decided …

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-01-23). There Is Always Hope, And There Is Always Wonder. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | I often hear talk of how depressing it is to learn the truth about what's really going on in our society and in our world, including in the comments sections of the places my own writings appear. I'm always being asked for advice on how to keep going on when everything seems so dismal. | This blog has largely functioned as a space where I document the ongoing expansion of my own awareness and understanding of the world and all its ills, an education which I suspect will continue for as long as I have a functioning brain. But to be honest in the six plus years I've been wo…

news.un (2023-01-23). Ukraine war disrupts education for more than five million children: UNICEF. news.un.org Eleven months of war in Ukraine have disrupted education for more than five million boys and girls, the UN agency for children, UNICEF, said on Tuesday, calling for increased support to ensure they can continue to learn.

WSWS (2023-01-23). Lula government appoints pro-business officials to Brazil's Ministry of Education. wsws.org As part of the right-wing, pro-corporate program of the Workers Party government, the recent nominations point to a broad attack on teachers and public education in Brazil.

WSWS (2023-01-23). New Zealand Labour Party installs new right-wing PM. wsws.org Jacinda Ardern's replacement, Chris Hipkins, has gained a reputation for ruthlessness as education minister, police minister and COVID-19 response minister, by imposing drastic austerity measures and the homicidal policy of mass infection.

Cira Pascual Marquina (2023-01-23). The 'old-yet-new': Past and present intermingle at the Hugo Chávez and Alí Primera communes. mronline.org Communards from two rural communes in Yaracuy tell their story of a common struggle for the land.

Don Sutherland (2023-01-23). Australia's profit story: How workers experience productivity. mronline.org If we really want to reverse wage stagnation our unions must use productivity improvement as bargaining power, even withdrawing it, rather than problem-solving it in elite tripartite consultations. Here's why.

Editor (2023-01-23). FBI wants to put me on trial for fighting for Black freedom: Instead put the colonizer State on trial! mronline.org There are strong indications that in early 2023, I, Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party, founder of the Uhuru ("Freedom") Movement, will be indicted, along with other Uhuru leaders and members, by the federal government of the United States.

Editor (2023-01-23). The lawsuit that could freeze speech against billionaires. mronline.org A gas mogul's case against Beto O'Rourke could deter candidates from ever talking about money in politics.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-23). Over 100 countries condemn Israel's punitive measures against Palestinians following UNGA vote. mronline.org Following the UNGA resolution, Israel announced withholding of USD 39 million of Palestinian money, which is likely to cause further suffering and impact basic services delivery in the occupied territories.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-23). Saturday 2/4: 23rd Annual, Rosa Parks Day in California – Transit Equity Day. indybay.org West Step – Traffic Circle – California State Capitol | Sacramento, California…

Editor (2023-01-23). Shocking inequality: Richest 21 Indian billionaires have more wealth than 70 crore Indians. mronline.org Under the Modi government, India's ruling classes have joined the ruling classes of the rest of the world in intensifying exploitation and earning super profits.

Fight Back (2023-01-23). Minnesota immigrant communities mobilize as 'Drivers License for All' bill advances. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Over 100 immigrants and supporters gathered at the Waite House Community Center on Saturday, January 21 to hear from grassroots leaders in the struggle to win drivers license access for all, and from elected officials that are advancing the bill in the state legislature. The event was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Movement (MIM), a grassroots organization that's been fighting for drivers license equality in Minnesota for many years. The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) was also present and spoke at the event. | The event, which was conducted in Spanish, started with an…

Sarah Anderson (2023-01-23). America's inequality problem in one statistic. nationofchange.org If you work for a big corporation, your boss likely made more money on January 2 than you will this whole year.

WSWS (2023-01-23). Stop the sellout of the University of Illinois Chicago faculty strike! Expand the fight for free public education! wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality at UIC stands in complete solidarity with the professors as they fight for a decent standard of living and to defend public access to a high quality education.

WSWS (2023-01-23). Support the UIC faculty strike! Take up the fight for free public education! wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality at UIC stands in complete solidarity with the professors as they fight for a decent standard of living and to defend public access to a high quality education.

Editor (2023-01-23). Shocking inequality: Richest 21 Indian billionaires have more wealth than 700,000,000 Indians. mronline.org Under the Modi government, India's ruling classes have joined the ruling classes of the rest of the world in intensifying exploitation and earning super profits.

isabella (2023-01-23). New Report on Extreme Wealth and Potential Wealth Tax Revenue. inequality.org

WSWS (2023-01-23). New Zealand Labour Party installs new right-wing PM. wsws.org Jacinda Ardern's replacement, Chris Hipkins, has gained a reputation for ruthlessness as education minister, police minister and COVID-19 response minister, by imposing drastic austerity measures and the homicidal policy of mass infection.

Ann Brown (2023-01-23). New York City Schools Ban Artificial Intelligence Tool ChatGPT Amid Cheating Worries. moguldom.com The New York City Department of Education, the nation's most extensive school system, has banned the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT for, among other reasons, the fear that it will increase cheating by students. The AI-powered chatbot can generate conversational answers to users' questions and even write essays, drawing from online sources. New York City Schools decided …

Speak Out Now (2023-01-23). Saturday 2/4: Workers in Britain Fight Back! (Online Townhall). indybay.org Online townhall, see website for details…

Editor (2023-01-23). The lawsuit that could freeze speech against billionaires. mronline.org A gas mogul's case against Beto O'Rourke could deter candidates from ever talking about money in politics.

Don Sutherland (2023-01-23). Australia's profit story: How workers experience productivity. mronline.org If we really want to reverse wage stagnation our unions must use productivity improvement as bargaining power, even withdrawing it, rather than problem-solving it in elite tripartite consultations. Here's why.

Cira Pascual Marquina (2023-01-23). The 'old-yet-new': Past and present intermingle at the Hugo Chávez and Alí Primera communes. mronline.org Communards from two rural communes in Yaracuy tell their story of a common struggle for the land.

Editor (2023-01-23). FBI wants to put me on trial for fighting for Black freedom: Instead put the colonizer State on trial! mronline.org There are strong indications that in early 2023, I, Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party, founder of the Uhuru ("Freedom") Movement, will be indicted, along with other Uhuru leaders and members, by the federal government of the United States.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-23). Over 100 countries condemn Israel's punitive measures against Palestinians following UNGA vote. mronline.org Following the UNGA resolution, Israel announced withholding of USD 39 million of Palestinian money, which is likely to cause further suffering and impact basic services delivery in the occupied territories.

Callie Mill (2023-01-22). Equity firm will loot Albertsons grocery chain in merger with Kroger despite impact on workers, communities. liberationnews.org The merger between Albertsons and Kroger illustrates capitalism's natural tendency toward monopoly.

Jonathan Feingold (2023-01-22). Op-Ed: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Leads GOP Charge Against Racial And Gender Equity Ahead Of 2024. newsone.com Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' disdain for "woke ideology" is on full display. At a January 2023 inaugural event, the governor boasted that "Florida is where woke goes to die." This is more than political bluster. In just the past month, DeSantis has stacked the board of the New College of Florida, a well-known liberal arts …

Fight Back (2023-01-22). Palestine solidarity week of action across SE Michigan. fightbacknews.org Dearborn, MI – The Palestinian Youth Movement-Detroit and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, with support from Freedom Road Socialist Organization members, kicked off the week of solidarity work on January 12 supporting a demonstration by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE). When U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the University of Michigan for a speaking event on the environment, SAFE took the opportunity to let passersby on campus know that VP Harris is a stalwart supporter of genocide in Palestine. | Harris, a beneficiary of the hundreds of millions in AIPAC (American Israel Public Af…

Sarah Anderson (2023-01-22). Is Mining Money Behind the Arrest of Salvadoran Water Defenders? inequality.org

_____ (2023-01-22). Ballots Out In UAW Presidential Run-Off. popularresistance.org The election pits challenger Shawn Fain, an electrician from Kokomo, Indiana, and an international rep, against incumbent president Ray Curry. The 400,000-member union represents workers at the Big Three auto plants, auto parts factories, and other sectors including heavy equipment manufacturing and higher education. | Curry picked up 38.2 percent in the first round of voting late last year, to Fain's 37.6 percent. Three other candidates split the rest. Since no candidate received a majority, the election went to a run-off. Fain's Members United slate notes that 62 percent of voters picked candidates other than t…

americanthinker (2023-01-22). What is the Vision for Christian Education? americanthinker.com If Christian education just seeks excellence in earthly matters, then there is nothing that distinguishes it from its failing alternatives. There needs to be something more.

Fight Back (2023-01-22). Depraved cis/straight literature rampant in Louisiana libraries. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On January 13, concerned Louisiana residents began submitting online tips flagging perverse heterosexual books in school libraries. They responded to state Attorney General Jeff Landry, who on November 28 set up a "tip line" for reporting "taxpayer-subsidized sexualization of children." | Landry was calling on concerned citizens to report books with LGBTQ-related themes. Landry claimed in a Times Picayune op-ed that these books provoke "increasingly violent and criminal sexual desires." | The most hardcore Landry supporters ask: Why stop there? LGBTQ sexual orientations, genders and relationshi…

Uniting for Peace, GAMIP (2023-01-22). Wednesday 2/8: Establishing Ministries / Departments for Peace – GAMIP India Chapter. indybay.org Online event – 8 February 2023, 14: 30 – 17: 00 (UK Time) | Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/3482765417?pwd=dXI1WXJRUS9TbHowWVhVNDVMRlR5QT09…