Geoff Watts (2023-01-07). [Obituary] Eldryd Hugh Owen Parry. thelancet.com Physician and founder of the Tropical Health and Education Trust. He was born in Cardiff, UK, on Nov 28, 1930 and died of pneumonia in London, UK, on Nov 13, 2022 aged 91 years.

Rosa Parks Day Committee (2023-01-06). Friday 2/3: 23rd Annual Rosa Parks Day in California and Transit Equity Day Kickoff Celebration. indybay.org SMICS Bar | 12th & K st. | Sacramento, CA…

WSWS (2023-01-06). SGP holds successful launch event for the Berlin state elections. wsws.org On Monday, the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) broadcast its launch event for the 2023 Berlin state elections. In it, leading members of the party explained the SGP's principles, socialist program and historical foundations.

Editor (2023-01-06). Yoon Administration takes Jeju Massacre out of history textbooks. mronline.org Ministry of Education justified the move as "exploring the foundation of the Republic of Korea based on liberal democracy."

Vijay Prashad (2023-01-06). Socialism is not a Utopian ideal, but an achievable necessity: The First Newsletter (2023). mronline.org In May 2021, the executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and the UN high representative for disarmament affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, wrote an article urging governments to cut excessive military spending in favour of increasing spending on social and economic development.

Margaret Kimberley (2023-01-06). White Lives Matter more in Ukraine. mronline.org The open white supremacy and fascism exhibited in Ukraine are conveniently swept under the rug. Nazis are bad, unless they serve the interests of the U.S. state.

Editor (2023-01-06). Declassified intelligence files expose inconvenient truths of Bosnian war. mronline.org A trove of intelligence files sent by Canadian peacekeepers expose CIA black ops, illegal weapon shipments, imported jihadist fighters, potential false flags, and stage-managed atrocities.

Isheka N. Harrison (2023-01-05). Scientists At University Of Buffalo: America's Anti-Black Racism Hurts Romantic Relationships, Stability. moguldom.com It's no secret that anti-Black racism is bad for one's mental and physical health. A newly released study found it also impacts the health of romantic relationships in a significant way. The Journal of Social Science & Medicine published the study by researchers from the University of Buffalo that followed data that tracked two generations …

Kathy Lu (2023-01-05). The Progressive Left is maintaining systemic racism in New York City. mronline.org Workers in the United States once united across trade and background to fight for the 8-hour workday. Today, many lament how weak the labor movement has become, often pointing to attacks from the right to strip unions and workers of power.

WSWS (2023-01-05). UK government announces new anti-strike laws for education, health, transport, and other workers. wsws.org A front-page report in the Times—published the day the statement was released in clear coordination with the government, said, "Employers would be able to sue unions, and union members who were told to work under the minimum service requirement but refused to do so could be dismissed."

Anonymous669 (2023-01-05). Ukrainian 'Shark' Drone Downed Over Russia's Rostov Region. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On January 5, a Ukrainian Shark reconnaissance drone was downed in the outskirts of the town of Aksay in Russia's Rostov region. | The drone appeared to be nearly intact in a photo that surfaced online. This suggests that it was brought down with electronic warfare means, not air defense fire. | The Shark was especially developed by Ukrspecsystems to conduct reconnaissance and correct artillery fire. The drone was presented in October of 2022, around seven mont…

Don Fitz (2023-01-05). Two barrels aim at African People's Socialist Party. mronline.org With new FBI and Department of "Justice" (DOJ) attacks expected in early January, a defense, mobilization and information session attracted hundreds of allies of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP).

Editor (2023-01-05). Marx, the 'Metabolic Rift' and Capitalism's Assault on Nature. mronline.org Marx's theory that capitalism created a "metabolic rift" between human society and nature has re-emerged as an indispensable tool for understanding the climate crisis we face today.

Editor (2023-01-05). The Podcast conglomerate the media won't name. mronline.org Spoiler: It's John Malone's Liberty Media…

Owen Schalk (2023-01-05). "If there is to be a livable future, it will be a future offline" mronline.org Jonathan Crary's new book excoriates the digital world of late capitalism.

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-01-05). Imperialism and the agrarian crisis. mronline.org THE hegemony of imperialism is invariably associated with an agrarian crisis in countries of the global south; in fact agrarian crisis is just the other side of the ascendancy of imperialism. This is evident from the case of Indian agriculture.

Staff (2023-01-05). Amazon despedirá masivamente a más de 18 000 empleados. cubadebate.cu El gigante de la compra y venta online, Amazon, anunció que despedirá alrededor de 18.000 empleados a partir del 18 de enero. La firma alegó que la decisión fue adoptada ante la "inestabilidad en la economía" global y por haber "contratado (personal) rápidamente en los últimos años", según comunicó una nota firmada por su director ejecutivo, Andy Jassy.

Rosa Parks Day Committee (2023-01-05). Friday 2/3: 23rd Annual Rosa Parks Day in California and Transit Equity Day Kickoff Celebration. indybay.org SMICS Bar | 12th & K st. | Sacramento, CA…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-04). Construction job hazards in Boston area result in Laborers' union drive. peoplesworld.org CHICOPEE, Mass.—A Boston-area construction company, pushed by greed from a past private equity fund buyout of what was a family-owned firm until 2012, has led to job hazards, one worker with a severed arm—and a Laborers organizing drive. As an example of how greed pushes Feeney Brothers to exploit workers, Laborers regional Organizing Director Scott …

Sam Pizzigati (2023-01-04). Southwest's Meltdown: Stock Buybacks, High Exec Pay, and Neglected Software Upgrades. juancole.com () Inequality.org) &#1 ; For America's rich and powerful, the new year is beginning in a most inauspicious fashion. Millions of Americans are once again fuming at the greed and grasping of our deepest pockets. That fuming — from would-be passengers of Southwest Airlines and their families — filled airports throughout this past holiday week. For …

United Against Racism, Fascism, NYC (2023-01-04). Community Defends Library Event in New York Against Violent Police, Proud Boys and Neo-Nazis. itsgoingdown.org Report from United Against Racism and Fascism-NYC on recent mobilization against Proud Boys and neo-Nazis who threatened a drag event at a library. We are an autonomous collective of antifascist neighbors, parents, educators, and community members. We are not paid by the library or Drag Story Hour, nor are we volunteers. We are New Yorkers… On New Year's Eve, anarchists, abolitionists, and angry community members across the so-called United States, Canada, and the world, all took part in yearly noise…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-01-04). The Cuban Revolution: Made by teachers and students. peoplesworld.org Cuban education has long been ground zero for ending inequalities. Schools on the island are places where doors opened up for all Cuban young people to learn and for students, even of oppressed classes, to prepare for one or another kind of work that would contribute to Cuba's development as an independent nation. Cuban literacy …

Peter Greene (2023-01-04). School vouchers have been a disaster—now advocates are trying to rename them. nationofchange.org What you need to know about education savings accounts, a kind of "super-voucher."

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2023-01-04). BlackRock logo to be added to Ukrainian flag. mronline.org Kyiv has announced the addition of a fifth corporate logo to the Ukrainian flag following news that BlackRock will be playing a crucial role in the reconstruction of the nation. The world's largest investment management firm will join Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and McDonald's upon the now-omnipresent blue and yellow flag.

Editor (2023-01-04). On the influence of neo-Nazism in Ukraine. mronline.org A short history of neo-Nazism in Ukraine in response to NewsGuard's charge that Consortium News published false content about its extent.

Editor (2023-01-04). Men and menstruation: A young anti-caste thinker fights menstrual stigma. mronline.org Rushikesh, a resident of Aurangabad, got selected for the prestigious Period Fellowship in 2021, and worked for fifteen months in a predominantly tribal district in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh.

Editor (2023-01-04). Shelley's revolutionary poetry. mronline.org Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets—and arguably the greatest.

George Yancy (2023-01-03). Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts. truthout.org As I've continued to think more about the phenomenon of "disability," I am compelled to rethink "ableism" beyond a hegemonic system that specifically applies to those who are deemed disabled. In other words, I have begun to rethink how ableism is broader in scope and how it undergirds other forms of oppression. In this engaging interview, Talila A. Lewis argues that ableism has deep implications… |

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-01-03). Saturday 1/14: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Less Is More. indybay.org Online: Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

_____ (2023-01-02). Inequality In Annual Earnings Worsens In 2021. popularresistance.org Rising wage inequality and slow and uneven growth in real (inflation-adjusted) hourly wages for the vast majority of workers have been defining features of the U.S. labor market for most of the last 40 or so years. In only about 10 years since 1979 did most workers see any consistent positive wage growth: in the tight labor market of the late 1990s and in the five years leading up to the pre-pandemic labor market peak in 2019 (Gould 2020). Some low-wage workers have experienced disproportionate wage gains in the current business cycle—gains that even beat out high inflation (Gould and Kandra 2022). | Howeve…

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-01-02). We Can't Combat Inequality Without First Valuing Care Work. truthout.org Patriarchy and capitalism are class-based systems that serve to compound inequalities of all sorts, including gender inequality. A feminist political economy not only addresses gender inequalities, but also seeks to rectify inequalities in the division of labor. Of course, there are different branches of feminism, but a strong case can be made that a socialist feminist perspective of political… |

Caroline Preston (2023-01-02). College Textbooks Cover the Climate Crisis Less Than They Did Before 2010. truthout.org This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Evidence is mounting fast of the devastating consequences of climate change on the planet, but college textbooks aren't keeping up. A recent study found that most college biology textbooks published in the 2010s contained less content on climate change than… |

ecns.cn (2023-01-02). Diplomat: Openness key to global relations. ecns.cn China's diplomatic missions will earnestly expand the country's global partnerships based on equality, openness and cooperation in the new year, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said.

WSWS (2023-01-02). New York University emergency department prioritizes the wealthy for treatment. wsws.org This discriminatory practice, which has been corroborated by dozens of NYU health care workers and electronic records, underscores the fact that the provision of medical care is determined by social inequality and the profit motive.

Victor Castellanos (2023-01-02). Venezuela Present at Lula's Inauguration in Brazil. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, January 1, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil's president, while harshly criticising former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro and promising a change of course to rescue a nation plagued with hunger, poverty and racism, all of which were exacerbated during Bolsonaro's rule. | The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, arrived in Brasilia on Sunday afternoon as the official representative of the Venezuelan State. | "On behalf of the President of the republic Nicolás Maduro, we arrived in the city of Brasilia to accompany our Brazilian brothers and sisters in the…

Eli Hager (2023-01-02). Arizona Governor-Elect Taps Critic of Racism in Child Welfare to Lead CPS Agency. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs is taking the state's child protective services agency in a radically different direction in the wake of a ProPublica-NBC News investigation into the racial disparities that have plagued the child welfare system here. This week, Hobbs, a Democrat, announced that she has selected Matthew Stewart… |

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-02). Ukrainian military education adapted to NATO standards. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineDecember 30, 2022 Govt approves Concept for transformation of military education system in Ukraine based on NATO standards The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Concept for Transforming the Military Education System in Ukraine Based on NATO Standards. *** In particular, the Concept of Transforming the System of Military Education in Ukraine was approved, which …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Israeli Strike On Damascus Airport Left Two Syrian Servicemen Dead. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | At night, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out another attack in Syria. Israeli missiles targeted Damascus International Airport and its outskirts. | The attack took place at about 2 am local time and was carried out from the direction of Lake Tiberias in Israel. As a result of the strikes, two servicemen of the Syrian Arab Army were killed and two others were wounded. | The damage to the facilities briefly put the airport out of service. The transport ministry said in an online…

Editor (2023-01-02). Western Governments Keep Assigning Themselves the Authority to Regulate Online Speech. scheerpost.com By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack Depending on what political echo chamber you've been viewing it from, the ongoing release of information about the inner workings of pre-Musk Twitter known as "the Twitter Files" might look like the bombshell news story of the century, or it might look like a complete nothingburger whose importance is being …

Staff (2023-01-02). 19 February, Online Event: Introducing the International Center for Palestine Studies (ICPS). samidoun.net Sunday, 19 February See time details below for Arabic and English sessions Register to attend: forms.gle/i1LSGxPPRft65aba7 Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/84829366472 More info: palestinestudiescenter.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/event-introducing-the-icps/ The International Center for Palestine Studies (ICPS) invites all writers, activists and creatives to join us for an introduction of the Center. This webinar is a step toward fulfilling the ICPS's goal of …