Diversity, Equity,, Inclusion GRCC (2022-01-16). Tuesday 2/15: Voting Rights Speaker: Activist LaTosha Brown, Black Voters Matter. indybay.org Online event…

Indivisible groups (2022-01-16). Monday 1/17: Voting Rights Now! MLK Holiday Virtual Action Rally w/ Indivisible. indybay.org Virtual rally and online actions for voting rights…

Indivisible groups (2022-01-16). Sunday 1/16: Voting Rights Now! MLK Weekend Virtual Action Rally w/ Indivisible. indybay.org Virtual rally and online actions for voting rights…

End Citzens United & Let America Vote (2022-01-16). Tuesday 1/18: Freedom to Vote: Phone Banking for Voting Rights w/ End Citizens United & Let America Vote. indybay.org Online/virtual action for voting rights…

National Organization of Women (2022-01-16). Tuesday 1/25: Dollar for Dollar NOW: From Pay Equity to Paid Leave – The Push for Economic Justice. indybay.org Online webinar…

Sharon Zhang (2022-01-16). Warren Demands Private Equity-Backed Firms Answer for Role in Rising Rent Prices. zcomm.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from housing corporations with backing from private equity, who she says are involved in inflating housing prices for both renters and buyers.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-16). Following historic strike by French educators, government comes to the negotiating table. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of teachers and education sector staff struck work across France on January 13 against the French government's erratic rules regarding testing at schools. They also sought better safety measures and working conditions…

Norman Solomon (2022-01-16). Ominous History in Real Time: Where We Are Now in the USA. zcomm.org Corporate power constrains just about everything, whether healthcare or education or housing or jobs or measures for responding to the climate emergency. What prevails is the political structure of the economy…

sputniknews (2022-01-16). 'Treated Me Like Nothing': Britney Spears Takes Another Shot at Her Sister Jamie Lynn. sputniknews.com The online feud between the Spears sisters has continued for several days, with Britney and Jamie exchanging bitter statements on social media – notably, just days before the release of the latter's book titled "Things I Should Have Said".

San Francisco Public Library (2022-01-16). Wednesday 1/19: Socially Responsible Investing: Funding Retirement that Benefits Worker, Nature & Society. indybay.org Online webinar…

San Francisco Public Library (2022-01-16). Wednesday 1/19: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts w/ author Rebecca Hall. indybay.org Online via Zoom or YouTube livestream…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-01-16). Monday 1/17: Civil Rights Through Art and Music w/ MoAD. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

_____ (2022-01-15). Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist. popularresistance.org We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day not only to commemorate King's historic role in overcoming racism and other injustice, but because his work and vision remain relevant. | Today's persistent racism in policing, health care, housing, and elsewhere, and attacks on voting rights — particularly for Black Americans — show that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is not just about the past or the South. | King got arrested in Alabama. He marched in Chicago. He spoke truth to power in Washington. He worked with countless activists and ordinary people to take action that transformed the Jim Crow South and impa…

Diversity, Equity,, Inclusion GRCC (2022-01-15). Tuesday 2/15: Voting Rights Speaker: Activist LaTosha Brown, BLack Voters Matter. indybay.org Online event…

National Organization of Women (2022-01-15). Tuesday 1/25: Dollar for Dollar NOW: From Pay Equity to Paid Leave – The Push for Economic Justice. indybay.org Online webinar…

William Denselow (2022-01-15). Examining Bill de Blasio's legacy as mayor of New York City. america.cgtn.com Bill de Blasio was elected as New York City's 109th mayor in 2013 on a pledge to address inequality. After serving two terms the progressive Democrat left office at the end of 2021 and is now reportedly considering whether to run for governor. De …

Editor2 (2022-01-15). Return the gold to Venezuela! orinocotribune.com On 8-9 January the Revolutionary Communist Group and supporters of its newspaper Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! took to the streets demanding that Britain return $1.8bn of gold to Venezuela. | The action was called in response to the criminal ruling on 20 December, where Britain's Supreme Court recognised as the owner of $1.8bn of gold held in the Bank of England's vaults, not the legitimate socialist party government of Venezuela, but rather the discredited opposition 'interim president', Juan Guaido — the failed puppet of US imperialism. Whilst Nicolas Maduro's government in Venezuela demands the gold…

sputniknews (2022-01-15). Imran Khan's Party Accused of Neglecting Pakistani Region Bordering Afghanistan. sputniknews.com For months, Pakistani PM Imran Khan's government has been battling criticism from all quarters. While thousands of students protested in October on the issue of rising educational costs, the opposition has been on the offensive over the state of the nation's economy. But Khan appears to have found a new enemy in the form of his own party now.

WSWS (2022-01-15). Attend Committee for Public Education meeting to fight the deadly reopening of Australia's schools amid COVID surge. wsws.org Rank-and-file safety committees need to be formed in every school, independent of the unions, to organise the widest discussion on the necessary steps going forward to take up the fight for remote learning, as part of a global fight for the elimination of the virus.

Brett Wilkins (2022-01-15). After Navient forgives $1.7B, Progressive say cancel all student debt. nationofchange.org "All student loans are predatory because no one should have to go into debt to get an education."

James Baratta (2022-01-15). Activists Are Challenging Laws That Enable Vulture Funds to Exploit Global South. zcomm.org Solidarity, education and direct action are needed to mount pressure on lawmakers to establish a multinational framework that either improves upon or goes beyond the prevailing contractual approach…

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2022-01-15). Saturday 2/26: Words That Made the Difference: Brown vs the Board of Education, A play written and direct. indybay.org Rhythmix Cultural Works | 2513 Blanding Ave | Alameda, CA…

WSWS (2022-01-15). Attend Committee for Public Education meeting to fight the deadly reopening of Australia's schools amid COVID surge. wsws.org Rank-and-file safety committees need to be formed in every school, independent of the unions, to organise the widest discussion on the necessary steps going forward to take up the fight for remote learning, as part of a global fight for the elimination of the virus.

WSWS (2022-01-15). Students and teachers in Oakland, California, speak on planned strike against unsafe schools. wsws.org High school students in Oakland are threatening to strike if school is not taken online or conditions made safer.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-01-15). Monday 1/17: Civil Rights Through Art and Music w/ MoAD. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Staff (2022-01-15). TV provider drops Trump's 'favorite channel'. rt.com The main distributor of One America News (OAN) refused to renew its contract with the conservative network, triggering celebration among liberals online | One America News (OAN), a conservative television channel which has frequently been described as one of former US President Donald Trump's favorites, is set to be dropped by its satellite TV carrier following an internal review. | DirecTV, which airs OAN on channel 347, told the network's parent company Herring Networks that it would no longer carry OAN or sister entertainment channel AWE after the current contract expires in April. | "We informed Herring Ne…

San Francisco Public Library (2022-01-15). Wednesday 1/19: Socially Responsible Investing: Funding Retirement that Benefits Worker, Nature & Society. indybay.org Online webinar…

WSWS (2022-01-15). Students and teachers in Oakland, California, speak on planned strike against unsafe schools. wsws.org High school students in Oakland are threatening to strike if school is not taken online or conditions made safer.

Museum of African Diaspora (2022-01-15). Monday 1/17: Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party w/ MoAD. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Editor2 (2022-01-15). Return the gold to Venezuela! orinocotribune.com On 8-9 January the Revolutionary Communist Group and supporters of its newspaper Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! took to the streets demanding that Britain return $1.8bn of gold to Venezuela. | The action was called in response to the criminal ruling on 20 December, where Britain's Supreme Court recognised as the owner of $1.8bn of gold held in the Bank of England's vaults, not the legitimate socialist party government of Venezuela, but rather the discredited opposition 'interim president', Juan Guaido — the failed puppet of US imperialism. Whilst Nicolas Maduro's government in Venezuela demands the gold…

WSWS (2022-01-15). Attend Committee for Public Education meeting to fight the deadly reopening of Australia's schools amid COVID surge. wsws.org Rank-and-file safety committees need to be formed in every school, independent of the unions, to organise the widest discussion on the necessary steps going forward to take up the fight for remote learning, as part of a global fight for the elimination of the virus.

WSWS (2022-01-15). Students and teachers in Oakland, California, speak on planned strike against unsafe schools. wsws.org High school students in Oakland are threatening to strike if school is not taken online or conditions made safer.

Jacob Orchard (2022-01-14). Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on necessities. nationofchange.org The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from meat and potatoes to housing and gasoline. But behind the headline number that's been widely reported is something that often gets overlooked: Inflation affects different households in different ways — and sometimes hurts …

National Organization of Women (2022-01-14). Tuesday 1/25: Dollar for Dollar NOW: From Pay Equity to Paid Leave – The Push for Economic Justice. indybay.org Online webinar…

Sharon Zhang (2022-01-14). Warren Demands Private Equity-Backed Firms Answer for Role in Rising Rent Prices. truthout.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is demanding answers from housing corporations with backing from private equity, who she says are involved in inflating housing prices for both renters and buyers. |

ERA Coalition, Fund for Women's Equality (2022-01-14). Wednesday 1/19: Virtual Town Hall on Black Maternal Health w/ ERA Coalition & FWE. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2022-01-14). "Who We Are": New Film Chronicles History of Racism in America Amid Growing Attack on Voting Rights. democracynow.org As the United States heads into the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, attempts by Democrats to pass major new voting rights legislation appear to have stalled. We examine the new award-winning documentary "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America," which follows civil rights attorney Jeffery Robinson as he confronts the enduring legacy of anti-Black racism in the United States, weaving together examples from the U.S. Constitution, education system and policing. "The entire purpose of this film is to ask people to take a long hard look at our actual history of white supremacy and anti-Black racism," says…

sputniknews (2022-01-14). Microsoft Accused of Going Woke After Company Introduces Language Checker to Promote Inclusiveness. sputniknews.com In 2021, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates raised eyebrows when he gave a $1 million grant to an organisation called Equitable Math, which aims to "dismantle racism in mathematics" as well as help Black, Latinx, and multilingual students thrive in school.

from Dr. Ron Daniels (2022-01-14). Dr. Cheryl Grills Appointed to National Reparations Commission. indybay.org On the ground, in the streets of Sacramento County, seat of the Capitol of the Great State of California, "Racism" declared a Public Health Crisis by Sacramento County Supervisors. Slavery in California cloaked, authentic California History by people of African Descent distorted, discredited and being destroyed as Dr. Carter G. Woodson suggested in his seminal work, "Mis-Education of the Negro" – oftern it is darkest before the dawn.

_____ (2022-01-14). A Program For A Future Society That We Will Build In The Present. popularresistance.org In October 2021, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report that received barely any attention: the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021, notably subtitled Unmasking disparities by ethnicity, caste, and gender. 'Multidimensional poverty' is a much more precise measurement of poverty than the international poverty line of $1.90 per day. It looks at ten indicators divided along three axes: health (nutrition, child mortality), education (years of schooling, school attendance), and standard of living (cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets). The team studie…

Kaleigh O'Keefe (2022-01-14). Mothers, teachers demand sex education & counselors for Boston Public Schools. liberationnews.org Andira Ture asked for sex education at the Timilty Middle School, and her son faced retaliation. After her concerns were dismissed by administrators, Ture began a campaign to demand better from Boston Public Schools, and she wants parents and teachers to join her. Some already have.

WSWS (2022-01-14). Pennsylvania moves forward with a vicious attack on the public university system as enrollment collapses. wsws.org The state's higher education system cuts school programs and staff while the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen enrollment plummet by over 5,000 students.

Editor (2022-01-14). How Education International is pushing teachers' unions into the 4th Industrial Revolution. mronline.org Why have teachers' unions been pushing ed-tech that is driving schools into the 4IR? Look no further than Education International, a global federation tied to UNESCO & the WEF that dominates most teachers' unions in the U.S. and beyond.

Staff (2022-01-14). Afghanistan in Freefall: Deadly U.S. Sanctions Blamed for Shocking Humanitarian Crisis. democracynow.org As Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian crisis, we look at how more Afghans may die from U.S. sanctions than at the hands of the Taliban. The U.S.'s attempts to block support for the new de facto government have prevented vital funding from flowing to the nation's civil servants, particularly in education and the health sector. Dr. Paul Spiegel says conditions in the hospitals he visited in Kabul as part of a World Health Organization emergency team are rapidly deteriorating, and he describes the lack of heat and basic amenities as winter descended. "There's been a drought. There's food insecurity. And all of th…

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2022-01-14). Saturday 2/26: Words That Made the Difference: Brown vs the Board of Education, A play written and direct. indybay.org Rhythmix Cultural Works | 2513 Blanding Ave | Alameda, CA…

Staff (2022-01-14). Biden admin tells state to mask up kids or forfeit Covid relief. rt.com Government tells Arizona to lift ban on masks in schools or lose billions in federal Covid aid | The US Treasury Department has told Arizona's Republican governor to abolish two programs aimed at discouraging school mask mandates within 60 days, or give back over $1 billion in federal Covid-19 relief and forfeit the rest. | The Biden administration is taking issue with Arizona's Education Plus-Up Grant Program, which offered $163 million in funding to schools in the state, but made districts that require masking ineligible. | Another initiative, dubbed the Educational Recovery Benefit Program, offers up to $7,…

Amy Goodman (2022-01-14). More Afghans May Die From US Sanctions Than at the Hands of the Taliban. truthout.org As Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian crisis, we look at how more Afghans may die from U.S. sanctions than at the hands of the Taliban. The U.S.'s attempts to block support for the new de facto government have prevented vital funding from flowing to the nation's civil servants, particularly in education and the health sector. Dr. Paul Spiegel says conditions in the hospitals he visited in Kabul as part of a World Health Organization emergency team are rapidly deteriorating, and he describes the la…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-01-14). Truck Driver, 27, To Get $30K Over Losses From Robinhood Restricting Trading Of Reddit Meme Stocks. moguldom.com A 27-year-old truck driver is getting a $30,000 payday from Robinhood after the trading app was found liable for losses he incurred when the online broker restricted trading on meme stocks in January 2021 during an unprecedented short squeeze. On Thursday, Jan. 6, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ruled that Robinhood had to pay Jose Batista …

Vijay Prashad (2022-01-14). A Programme for a future society that we will build in the present: The Second Newsletter (2022). mronline.org In October 2021, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report that received barely any attention: 'the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021', notably subtitled Unmasking disparities by ethnicity, caste, and gender.

Editor (2022-01-14). Michael Là∂wy: 'Revolutions'. mronline.org 'Revolutions' is a major contribution to our understanding of the principal social movements which shape our modern world.

Editor (2022-01-14). Jason E Smith: 'Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation'. mronline.org Smith begins with Friedrich Pollock's definition of automation as a 'technique of industrial production [in which] the machines are "controlled" by machines', and shows that this trend of automation, while increasing labor productivity in the industrial and manufacturing sector, is also the reason for a lack of automation in the service sector.

UU Ministry for the Earth (2022-01-14). Thursday 1/27: Shadow of Gold: The Destructive Impact of Metals Mining on Ecology & World's Poorest. indybay.org Online event…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-01-14). Monday 1/17: Civil Rights Through Art and Music w/ MoAD. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Editor (2022-01-14). Why I'm hoping Corbyn launches a new party. mronline.org After the damage Starmer has done, the left would need decades to rebuild from within the party — and we don't have decades. The crises facing working people are already urgent, argues CHELLEY RYAN…

Brennan Center for Justice (2022-01-14). Wednesday 1/19: The Fight to Vote: Talk w/ Brennan Center President Michael Waldman & Yamiche Alcindor. indybay.org Online event…

WSWS (2022-01-14). Students in Portland, Oregon issue call to action to close schools. wsws.org Students have issued an open letter calling for the closure of their school in order to stop the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant and for a temporary shift to online learning.

Museum of African Diaspora (2022-01-14). Monday 1/17: Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party w/ MoAD. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

San Francisco Public Library (2022-01-14). Wednesday 1/19: Socially Responsible Investing: Funding Retirement that Benefits Worker, Nature & Society. indybay.org Online webinar…

Editor (2022-01-14). No letup in economic and social decline. mronline.org Economic and social conditions have been worsening for decades at home and abroad, especially in the context of the neoliberal antisocial offensive which was launched more than 40 years ago by the international financial oligarchy. But they have been getting even worse in recent years and over the past two years in particular.

Jacob Orchard (2022-01-14). Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on necessities. nationofchange.org The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from meat and potatoes to housing and gasoline. But behind the headline number that's been widely reported is something that often gets overlooked: Inflation affects different households in different ways — and sometimes hurts …

National Organization of Women (2022-01-14). Tuesday 1/25: Dollar for Dollar NOW: From Pay Equity to Paid Leave – The Push for Economic Justice. indybay.org Online webinar…

ERA Coalition, Fund for Women's Equality (2022-01-14). Wednesday 1/19: Virtual Town Hall on Black Maternal Health w/ ERA Coalition & FWE. indybay.org Online event…

from Dr. Ron Daniels (2022-01-14). Dr. Cheryl Grills Appointed to National Reparations Commission. indybay.org On the ground, in the streets of Sacramento County, seat of the Capitol of the Great State of California, "Racism" declared a Public Health Crisis by Sacramento County Supervisors. Slavery in California cloaked, authentic California History by people of African Descent distorted, discredited and being destroyed as Dr. Carter G. Woodson suggested in his seminal work, "Mis-Education of the Negro" – oftern it is darkest before the dawn.

Staff (2022-01-14). "Who We Are": New Film Chronicles History of Racism in America Amid Growing Attack on Voting Rights. democracynow.org As the United States heads into the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, attempts by Democrats to pass major new voting rights legislation appear to have stalled. We examine the new award-winning documentary "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America," which follows civil rights attorney Jeffery Robinson as he confronts the enduring legacy of anti-Black racism in the United States, weaving together examples from the U.S. Constitution, education system and policing. "The entire purpose of this film is to ask people to take a long hard look at our actual history of white supremacy and anti-Black racism," says…

sputniknews (2022-01-14). Microsoft Accused of Going Woke After Company Introduces Language Checker to Promote Inclusiveness. sputniknews.com In 2021, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates raised eyebrows when he gave a $1 million grant to an organisation called Equitable Math, which aims to "dismantle racism in mathematics" as well as help Black, Latinx, and multilingual students thrive in school.

Editor (2022-01-14). How Education International is pushing teachers' unions into the 4th Industrial Revolution. mronline.org Why have teachers' unions been pushing ed-tech that is driving schools into the 4IR? Look no further than Education International, a global federation tied to UNESCO & the WEF that dominates most teachers' unions in the U.S. and beyond.

Kaleigh O'Keefe (2022-01-14). Mothers, teachers demand sex education & counselors for Boston Public Schools. liberationnews.org Andira Ture asked for sex education at the Timilty Middle School, and her son faced retaliation. After her concerns were dismissed by administrators, Ture began a campaign to demand better from Boston Public Schools, and she wants parents and teachers to join her. Some already have.

Staff (2022-01-14). Biden admin tells state to mask up kids or forfeit Covid relief. rt.com Government tells Arizona to lift ban on masks in schools or lose billions in federal Covid aid | The US Treasury Department has told Arizona's Republican governor to abolish two programs aimed at discouraging school mask mandates within 60 days, or give back over $1 billion in federal Covid-19 relief and forfeit the rest. | The Biden administration is taking issue with Arizona's Education Plus-Up Grant Program, which offered $163 million in funding to schools in the state, but made districts that require masking ineligible. | Another initiative, dubbed the Educational Recovery Benefit Program, offers up to $7,…

Rhythmix Cultural Works (2022-01-14). Saturday 2/26: Words That Made the Difference: Brown vs the Board of Education, A play written and direct. indybay.org Rhythmix Cultural Works | 2513 Blanding Ave | Alameda, CA…

Staff (2022-01-14). Afghanistan in Freefall: Deadly U.S. Sanctions Blamed for Shocking Humanitarian Crisis. democracynow.org As Afghanistan faces a dire humanitarian crisis, we look at how more Afghans may die from U.S. sanctions than at the hands of the Taliban. The U.S.'s attempts to block support for the new de facto government have prevented vital funding from flowing to the nation's civil servants, particularly in education and the health sector. Dr. Paul Spiegel says conditions in the hospitals he visited in Kabul as part of a World Health Organization emergency team are rapidly deteriorating, and he describes the lack of heat and basic amenities as winter descended. "There's been a drought. There's food insecurity. And all of th…

WSWS (2022-01-14). Pennsylvania moves forward with a vicious attack on the public university system as enrollment collapses. wsws.org The state's higher education system cuts school programs and staff while the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen enrollment plummet by over 5,000 students.

Editor (2022-01-14). Jason E Smith: 'Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation'. mronline.org Smith begins with Friedrich Pollock's definition of automation as a 'technique of industrial production [in which] the machines are "controlled" by machines', and shows that this trend of automation, while increasing labor productivity in the industrial and manufacturing sector, is also the reason for a lack of automation in the service sector.

Editor (2022-01-14). Michael Là∂wy: 'Revolutions'. mronline.org 'Revolutions' is a major contribution to our understanding of the principal social movements which shape our modern world.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-01-14). Truck Driver, 27, To Get $30K Over Losses From Robinhood Restricting Trading Of Reddit Meme Stocks. moguldom.com A 27-year-old truck driver is getting a $30,000 payday from Robinhood after the trading app was found liable for losses he incurred when the online broker restricted trading on meme stocks in January 2021 during an unprecedented short squeeze. On Thursday, Jan. 6, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ruled that Robinhood had to pay Jose Batista …

Vijay Prashad (2022-01-14). A Programme for a future society that we will build in the present: The Second Newsletter (2022). mronline.org In October 2021, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report that received barely any attention: 'the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021', notably subtitled Unmasking disparities by ethnicity, caste, and gender.

WSWS (2022-01-14). Students in Portland, Oregon issue call to action to close schools. wsws.org Students have issued an open letter calling for the closure of their school in order to stop the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant and for a temporary shift to online learning.

Editor (2022-01-14). No letup in economic and social decline. mronline.org Economic and social conditions have been worsening for decades at home and abroad, especially in the context of the neoliberal antisocial offensive which was launched more than 40 years ago by the international financial oligarchy. But they have been getting even worse in recent years and over the past two years in particular.

San Francisco Public Library (2022-01-14). Wednesday 1/19: Socially Responsible Investing: Funding Retirement that Benefits Worker, Nature & Society. indybay.org Online webinar…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-01-14). Monday 1/17: Civil Rights Through Art and Music w/ MoAD. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

Museum of African Diaspora (2022-01-14). Monday 1/17: Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party w/ MoAD. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

UU Ministry for the Earth (2022-01-14). Thursday 1/27: Shadow of Gold: The Destructive Impact of Metals Mining on Ecology & World's Poorest. indybay.org Online event…

Editor (2022-01-14). Why I'm hoping Corbyn launches a new party. mronline.org After the damage Starmer has done, the left would need decades to rebuild from within the party — and we don't have decades. The crises facing working people are already urgent, argues CHELLEY RYAN…

Brennan Center for Justice (2022-01-14). Wednesday 1/19: The Fight to Vote: Talk w/ Brennan Center President Michael Waldman & Yamiche Alcindor. indybay.org Online event…

Pat O'Shane (2022-01-13). Pat O'Shane: I'm fired up about injustice. greenleft.org.au Pat O'Shane argues the Morrison government's mishandling of the pandemic has given rise to a collapse of equity and justice.

Staff (2022-01-13). Confessions of a "Human Guinea Pig": Professor Quits Vaccine Trial over Moderna's Corporate Greed. democracynow.org Jeremy Menchik, a self-described "human guinea pig" who volunteered for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine trials, dropped out to protest the company's greed in reaping profits from the ongoing pandemic while doing little to resolve global vaccine inequity. Menchik is launching a new website — mrna4all.org — where other vaccine trial participants can join the effort to pressure vaccine makers to scale up production to vaccinate the world. "That they have to be accountable to their guinea pigs and they have to advance policies for public health not just private profit … I think that must be unnerving to them…

rebekah (2022-01-13). Dr. King Remained Hopeful. So Can We. inequality.org

SAM (2022-01-13). College Football Coaches Making $25,000 a Day? Let's Sideline This Lunacy! inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2022-01-13). Student Debt Cancellation Is a Racial Justice Issue. inequality.org

WSWS (2022-01-13). UK Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee holds meeting on threat of Omicron. wsws.org Tania Kent, a Socialist Equality Party member, special needs teacher and chairperson of the Educators Committee explained, "We are in the midst of the greatest public health disaster for over 100 years."

David L. Wilson (2022-01-13). Immigration Reform Is Still Possible — With a Strong Social Movement. zcomm.org Throughout U.S. history, working people have been held down by their own prejudices, including xenophobia. It has plagued the country since colonial times, and it operates in tandem with racism…

Editor (2022-01-13). Nepal's largest hydropower station starts operation. mronline.org With the completion and operation of the Upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric power station, Nepal has not only resolved a long-standing problem of intermittent power shortages, but also realized the transformation from an electricity importer to an exporter.

Editor (2022-01-13). Why the Anglosphere is united in an anti-China front. mronline.org Part five in an eight part series investigating the crisis in Canada-China relations…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-01-13). Putin draws the line for colour revolutions. mronline.org This must be a rare page in American diplomatic history that a US Secretary of State has been literally off his rocker. Antony Blinken's outbursts on the events in Kazakhstan were not only boorish but also illogical.

Editor (2022-01-13). Labor power and wages after women's labor market incorporation in Argentina. mronline.org In the past years, there has been a very much welcomed flourishing of Marxist Feminist analyses.