(2023-01-12). How Private Equity Amplifies the Abuse of Predatory Lending. inequality.org
(2023-01-12). Drivers license for all bill passes first Minnesota House committee. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – More than 100 people supporting the "drivers license for all" bill, House File 4, packed the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee's morning and evening hearings at the Minnesota State Capitol on January 10. | Just a week after the start of the legislative session, the committee held the first hearing on the bill that would create drivers license equality in Minnesota regardless of immigration status, restoring a right that was taken away during the term of the last Republican governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, in 2003. | The committee heard hours of powerful and heartfelt testimo…
(2023-01-12). Historic Victory: After 3 Days on Strike, New York Nurses Win Deal With Hospitals. inequality.org
(2023-01-12). Oakland Education Association resolution: Fund education and health care not U.S. Wars! Disband NATO! workers.org 
This resolution was passed by the Oakland Education Association Representatives Council Jan. 9, Oakland, California. Join the protest Sunday, Jan. 22, 1 p.m., Lake Merritt Columns, Oakland. Whereas, the U.S. government has budgeted more than $1.7 billion on the U.S. military and wars around the world, rather than investing in . . . |
(2023-01-12). Negotiated Solution – No Alternative! indybay.org NATO intervention seems unlikely so far, after U.S. President Biden ruled out direct military intervention even in the run-up to the war…Nevertheless, a further escalation of the war cannot be ruled out. At present, the powerless left has only the option of fighting for peace and of educational work: of emphasizing the survival necessity of a post-capitalist system transformation… (TKonicz)…
(2023-01-12). New Yorker takes aim at people who still think Covid is a problem. mronline.org 
There is an episode of the Fox animated series Family Guy where the family dog, Brian, is welcomed as a possible new contributor at the New Yorker.
(2023-01-12). "Do not forsake me, comrade" mronline.org 
The continuing relevance of High Noon.
(2023-01-12). Statement by Ana Belen Montes after her release from prison. mronline.org 
Here is an update and current image of Ana Belen Montes, after her release from prison … we share with you the only authorized statement she wanted to share and make public, sent through her lawyer Linda Backiel on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
(2023-01-11). Yemen War Continues Beyond Media Spotlight. covertactionmagazine.com The Washington Post even gives positive spin by suggesting that the war has improved gender equality in devastated country. "An unexpected result of Yemen's war: More men are cooking and cleaning," The Washington Post reported in 2016 on the social and cultural impact of the war in Yemen. The seemingly good side of this U.S.-sponsored …
(2023-01-11). Monday 1/16: 26th Annual MLK Celebration. indybay.org Alan Harvey Theater | 800 Magnolia Ave | Piedmont, CA 94611…
(2023-01-11). Sunday 1/22: Stop US Wars! Disband NATO! Money for Jobs and Education Not for the Pentagon! indybay.org Gather at the Lake Merritt Columns, Oakland at 1 p.m. March to the Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland…
(2023-01-11). Press Conference: Defend the African Community's Right to Economic Self-Determination. indybay.org What: Press Conference: Defend the African Community's Right to Economic Self-Determination, and Human and Civil Rights on this MLK Day! | When: Friday, January 13th, 2023 at 10am | Where: Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles, 3742 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610 | Who: African People's Education & Defense Fund and Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles | Black Star Industries and Uhuru Foods and Pies…
(2023-01-11). Greece: Militant musical protest of artists' unions and art schools. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME). | A massive, militant, musical protest took place on Tuesday, January 10 at the Ministry of Education in Athens against the Presidential Decree 85 that downgrades the degrees of Art Schools and the working rights of artists. | Students and teachers of Art Schools, musicians, dancers, actors and more protested in front of the Ministry with music, dance and banners with paintings demanding recognition of their education and studies, demanding to be free and public. | T…
(2023-01-11). Labor and Education Activists Must Challenge Private Tech Takeover of Schools. truthout.org Too many education activists have implicitly accepted the conventional wisdom that education's purpose is preparing workers to compete for jobs in the global marketplace. Such a curriculum tends toward using standardized testing based on metrics set by international finance and governance organizations. Though there are important exceptions, many teachers, administrators and parents… |
(2023-01-11). Mapuche Political Prisoners Hunger Strike Reaches Critical Stage. mronline.org Nine political prisoners of the Mapuche people in southern Chile have been on hunger strike since November 27. Now, their protest has reached a dangerous and crucial moment.
(2023-01-11). Nicaragua is world's #1 country where citizens feel at peace, Gallup poll shows. mronline.org 
A poll by mainstream firm Gallup found that Nicaragua is the No. 1 country in the world where citizens feel at peace. Nine of the top 14 countries are in Latin America. But the U.S. constantly attacks the Sandinista government and imposes sanctions on it.
(2023-01-11). The smoldering Moldovan crisis. mronline.org 
The battle between Russia and the West for Moldova has been ongoing since the Soviet collapse, despite the country's constitutional ban on joining alliances, presumably applying only to military ones.
(2023-01-11). Microsoft workers organize. fightbacknews.org Rockville, MD – A supermajority of quality assurance workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Studios have indicated January 2 that they wish to join ZeniMax Workers United/CWA, either by signing a union authorization card or voting via an online portal. In accordance with its stated labor principles, Microsoft has recognized the union. | ZeniMax is a video game production company with studios in Maryland and Texas known for its popular games such as Elder Scrolls, DOOM, Quake Champions and Fallout. ZeniMax Workers United/CWA is the first studio at Microsoft to secure union representation, and the largest group of union-re…
