(2024-01-16). Monday 2/5: 24th Annual, California Rosa Parks Day – Transit Equity – Press Conference. indybay.org California State Capitol – Capitol Mall & 10th Street…
(2024-01-16). Cannabis Use and Perinatal Health—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Dr Ceasar and colleagues for their Letter. We agree that it is important to underscore the potential societal and equity implications of health policy regarding cannabis use. The continued federally illegal status of cannabis along with the history of stigma and punitive measures may continue to have an effect on patients' trust and willingness to discuss cannabis use with clinicians. While acknowledging this context, reproductive health clinicians need to have evidence-based, objective, and nonjudgmental conversations with patients about the health effects of cannabis. The goal of our Viewpoint…
(2024-01-16). The Richest 1 Percent Own a Greater Share of the Stock Market Than Ever Before. inequality.org New Federal Reserve analysis of stock markets has found that the concentration of ownership of the public equity stock market has hit an all-time high. "The rich now own a record share of stocks," Axios reported on January 10, noting that the top 10 percent hold about 93 percent of U.S. households stock market wealth. …
(2024-01-16). The Richest 1 Percent Now Own a Greater Share of the Stock Market Than Ever Before. inequality.org New Federal Reserve analysis of stock markets has found that the concentration of ownership of the public equity stock market has hit an all-time high. "The rich now own a record share of stocks," Axios reported on January 10, noting that the top 10 percent hold about 93 percent of U.S. households stock market wealth. …
(2024-01-17). BRICS Expansion Displays Growing Aspirations for Multipolar World. infobrics.org Lauding the expansion of BRICS grouping, Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov said that it represents the growing aspiration for a multipolar world based on sovereign equality and mutual respect…
(2024-01-16). Oxfam report: A devastating indictment of monopoly power and inequality. wsws.org Since 2020 the world's five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes, at the rate of $14 million per hour, from $405 billion to $869 billion, while almost 5 billion people have been made poorer.
(2024-01-16). Oxfam report: A devastating indictment of monopoly power and inequality. wsws.org Since 2020, the world's five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes, at the rate of $14 million per hour, from $405 billion to $869 billion, while almost 5 billion people have been made poorer.
(2024-01-17). Tesla Fremont MLK Rally Protesting Racism, Union Busting & Backing Swedish Tesla Strikers. indybay.org
(2024-01-17). The IDF's war crimes are a perfect reflection of Israeli society. mronline.org Miko Peled, author and former member of IDF Special Forces, explains how Israel indoctrinates its citizens in anti-Palestinian racism from the cradle to the grave.
(2024-01-16). Western Racism laid the Foundations for Israel's Genocide in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org 
It should surprise no one that the prize-match fight for the rule of international law has pitted Israel and South Africa against each other at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The world is split between those who have crafted a self-serving global and regional order that guarantees them impunity whatever their crimes, …
(2024-01-16). Tesla Fremont MLK Rally Protesting Racism, Union Busting & Backing Swedish Tesla Strikers. indybay.org
(2024-01-17). International Educators Must End Their Silence on Gaza. counterpunch.org 
"There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie." — Cornel West I recently saw a post on LinkedIn by Elena D Corbett, director of education abroad at Amideast, whom I immediately recognised as a kindred spirit. In no uncertain terms, she threw down the
(2024-01-17). Belarusian State Technological University to bolster cooperation with UAE on educational projects. eng.belta.by The Belarusian university hosted Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Al Musharrakh on 16 January. During the meeting Rector of Belarusian State Technological University Igor Voitov briefed the Ambassador on the university's new development avenues in terms of personnel training and plans to open new specialties.
(2024-01-17). Children's charity campaign reaches over 1m children in Belarus. eng.belta.by "Overall, the campaign reached over 1 million children, as the events were held in all educational institutions of Belarus. Our aim was to make every kid feel special, surrounded with love, and enjoy the holiday spirit," Yelena Voitekhovich noted.
(2024-01-17). Prof. Muganga Lawrence calls for scrapping of national exams. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Lawrence Muganga, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, has joined the ranks of Ugandans calling for the scrapping of national examinations. Muganga also wants the continuous assessment advanced, restructuring of UNEB, and the implementation of a regional-based education system. Professor Muganga was on Tuesday appearing before the Education Policy Review …
(2024-01-16). Massachusetts Teachers Illegal Strike Wave Rolls On. scheerpost.com 
By Barbara Madeloni / Labor Notes A wildly successful, illegal three-day strike by the Andover Education Association in November has reverberated statewide for educators in Massachusetts. The lowest-paid instructional assistants got a 60 percent wage jump immediately. Classroom aides on the higher end of the scale got a 37 percent increase. Members won paid family …
(2024-01-16). UMSC seeks to reclaim Mariam High School. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has asserted a claim over the ownership of Mariam High School, a private girls-only secondary school located in the Kisota zone, Kisaasi in Kampala. The school in question is one of those that have been selected and approved by the education ministry to …
(2024-01-17). An anniversary West would rather forget. mronline.org 
An epochal anniversary from the annals of modern history is coming up in another ten days that remains a living memory for the Russian people. The Siege of Leningrad, arguably the most gruesome episode of the Second World War, which lasted for 900 days, was finally broken by the Soviet Red Army on 27th January 1944, eighty years ago to be exact.
(2024-01-17). Warning Out on 3 More Leaded Spray Paints. pressenza.com 
17 January 2024, Quezon City. Following its most recent exposé on 31 lead-containing spray paints, the EcoWaste Coalition today named three more products containing dangerous levels of lead, a potent neurotoxin that has been banned in paint manufacturing. | The toxics watchdog group bought the products from online sellers and had them screened for lead using a handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer. According to the country's lead paint regulation, paints and similar surface coatings must not contain lead above the maximum limit of 90 parts per million (ppm). Three spray paints with lead content up to over 10…
(2024-01-17). Sunday 1/28: We Will Not Be Silenced! Anti-Zionism is Not Anti-Semitism! indybay.org East Bay Community Space (507 55th St, Oakland, CA 94609) and online (see website for zoom link)…
(2024-01-16). United Against Nuclear Iran: The shadowy, Intelligence-linked group diving the U.S. towards war with Iran. mronline.org 
In the wake of Hamas' October 7 assault, arch-neoconservative official John Bolton was invited on CNN, where he claimed that what we witnessed was really an "Iranian attack on Israel using Hamas as a surrogate" and that the U.S. must immediately respond.
(2024-01-16). United against nuclear Iran: The shadowy, intelligence-linked group driving the U.S. towards war with Iran. mronline.org In the wake of Hamas' October 7 assault, arch-neoconservative official John Bolton was invited on CNN, where he claimed that what we witnessed was really an "Iranian attack on Israel using Hamas as a surrogate" and that the U.S. must immediately respond.
(2024-01-16). Saturday 2/10: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: How Infrastructure Works. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2024-01-16). Sunday 1/28: We Will Not Be Silenced! Anti-Zionism is Not Anti-Semitism! indybay.org East Bay Community Space (507 55th St, Oakland, CA 94609) and online (see website for zoom link)…
(2024-01-16). Beijing will be quietly pleased with the decline of Taiwan's separatist vote. mronline.org 
It is almost unanimous, then. Most Western media have given us the lowdown.
(2024-01-16). How VC is busting the Military Industrial Complex — for its own benefit. mronline.org Didn't think there could be anything worse than the existing defense bureaucracy? This next-gen is a real killer.
(2024-01-16). Paul Burkett (PapaPatty). mronline.org An intellectual and scholar, Paul published many books, journal articles, notes, reviews, and book chapters in his field. He felt his most important books are Marx and Nature: A Red And Green Perspective (1999) and Marxism and Ecological Economics (2006). He was passionate about his work, Socialism, the planet, and justice.
(2024-01-16). Plastic pollution caused $249 billion in U.S. health care costs in 2018, finds study. mronline.org 
Chemicals leaching from plastics are leaving Americans notably sicker and poorer, according to a new study found.
(2024-01-16). Remember and fight. mronline.org 
Memorial demonstration for Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. Palestine solidarity as a trigger for police attacks that left numerous people injured.
(2024-01-16). SCOTUS Will Hear Starbucks Case Arguing Against Key Labor Law Enforcement Tool. truthout.org The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case in which Starbucks is arguing that it does not have to follow a lower court's order to rehire a group of union activists the company fired in Memphis, Tennessee, in a case that could have reverberating effects across the entire labor movement. The core of Starbucks's argument revolves around a standard in federal labor law that officials use to grant… |
(2024-01-17). US is preparing a Marshall Plan for Ukraine. uwidata.com The US think tank RAND Corporation, the so-called "shadow CIA", has published a report outlining the main methods for the reconstruction of post-war Ukraine by the Western bloc. The report emphasized that the US should be the country to militarily "defend" Ukraine. The idea that "the Russian-Ukrainian war is nearing its end" has started a …
(2024-01-17). Angola modernizes maritime surveillance systems (+Photos). plenglish.com 
Luanda, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Angola took another step towards the modernization of maritime coordination and surveillance systems with the inauguration of the second of four institutions under construction in the country.
(2024-01-16). Inside the Nearly Decade-Long Fight Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. truthout.org As day broke over the small mountain town of Elliston, Virginia one Monday in October, masked figures in thick coats emerged from the woods surrounding a construction site. Three of them approached three excavators and, one by one, locked themselves to the machines, bringing the day's work to a halt. As they did so, several dozen of their fellow protesters gathered around them… |
(2024-01-17). Hundreds Protest Gaza War At Oakland Port. popularresistance.org A large crowd of protesters who denounced Israel's military actions in Gaza were trying to shut down the Port of Oakland on Saturday morning. | Hundreds of people blocked the entrance to the port, which they say is used to ship military equipment to Israel. The crowd gathered before dawn, trying to prevent port workers from getting to their jobs. | "We need to stop U.S. aid to Israel," said Lara Kiswani, executive director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center. | "We absolutely will not allow our own port to be complicit in this genocide by allowing the transport of arms and military equipment to Israel."
(2024-01-17). The fight against Israeli apartheid is a fight for freedom for us all. workers.org 
The original statement can be found at araborganizing.org. The Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) holds the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence we've witnessed across historic Palestine. In the face of such violence, we recommit ourselves to the struggle for freedom and justice in Palestine, in our . . . |
(2024-01-17). The fight against Israeli apartheid is a fight for freedom for us all. workers.org 
The original statement can be found at araborganizing.org. The Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) holds the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence we've witnessed across historic Palestine. In the face of such violence, we recommit ourselves to the struggle for freedom and justice in Palestine, in our . . . |
(2024-01-17). Palestine, Retaliation & Removal of AHS Board Member & Nurse Jennifer Esteen from AHS. indybay.org Alameda Health System board member and SEIU 1021 member Jennifer Esteen was removed from her position on the board by Alameda Nate Miley two days after she signed a petition for a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-01-17). Wednesday 1/24: Support Argentina's General Strike Against Fascist Milei: Victory for Argentina Workers! indybay.org US Federal Building | 70 9th St./Mission St. | San Francisco…
(2024-01-17). Concern grows over NSW Labor's secret plan for Powerhouse Museum. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-17). 2024 has to be the year of real action on climate. greenleft.org.au 
Alarmingly — but not surprisingly — 2023 was the hottest year since 1850, but Labor is dragging its feet and depending on the private sector to handle the climate transition. Pip Hinman reports.
(2024-01-16). Port of Oakland Shutdown After Thousands March in Protest of Gaza Genocide by Israel. indybay.org Thousands of workers and trade unionists rallied and marched at the Port of Oakland to protest the genocide in Gaza and the progroms in West Bank. ILWU Local 10 members voted to protest the Israeli attacks and said they would abide by picket lines.
(2024-01-16). Palestine, Retaliation & Removal of AHS Board Member & Nurse Jennifer Esteen from AHS. indybay.org Alameda Health System board member and SEIU 1021 member Jennifer Esteen was removed from her position on the board by Alameda Nate Miley two days after she signed a petition for a ceasefire in Gaza.
(2024-01-16). Wednesday 1/24: Support Argentina's General Strike Against Fascist Milei: Victory for Argentina Workers! indybay.org US Federal Building | 70 9th St./Mission St. | San Francisco…
(2024-01-16). Why Fair Trade Produce Labels Are Bogus. popularresistance.org Any U.S. consumer walking down the supermarket aisle will find berries, tomatoes, and other vegetables that are labeled "responsibly grown," "farmworker-assured," and "fair-trade certified." | But behind the labels, the Mexican workers who harvest these fruits and vegetables live and labor in conditions they call "twenty-first century slavery." | We interviewed 200 workers for our new report "Certified Exploitation: How Equitable Food Initiative and Fair Trade USA Fail to Protect Farmworkers in the Mexican Produce Industry." They detailed widespread wage theft, sexual harassment, rampant retaliation, and, in the…
(2024-01-16). Scientists from China and Brazil uncover new species of pterosaur. america.cgtn.com 
The discovery of a new species of pterosaurs, the airborne cousins of dinosaurs, is shedding fresh light on these ancient flying creatures. The finding is the result of the successful two-decade collaboration between Chinese and Brazilian scientists. Lucrecia Franco, in Rio de Janeiro, has the story.
(2024-01-16). A Working Class Victory on the Horizon in Colombia. counterpunch.org 
A working-class victory is on the horizon in Colombia. The Seventh Committee of the House of Representatives voted to approve 16 of the 98 articles of the landmark Labor Reform bill right before the start of winter recess. The bill will now advance to a second round of legislative debates that will resume next month.
(2024-01-16). Concern grows over NSW Labor's secret plan for Powerhouse Museum. greenleft.org.au
(2024-01-16). Martin Luther King Would Condemn the U.S. Today. thealtworld.com The official dedication to MLK is more public relations than a genuine reflection of the man's principles and what he really stood for. | Like Thanksgiving Day, the United States indulges in another national fraud holiday called Martin Luther King Day. | We could add more such bogus ballyhoo and days of deception: Columbus Day, Labor Day, Independence, and Christmas too for that matter. | Monday, January 15, saw the annual federal holiday dedicated to the famed civil rights preacher who was assassinated in 1968. | MLK was bestowed in 2000 a federal holiday marking his life's struggle for overcoming racist inequal…
(2024-01-17). South Africa puts Israel on trial before the world. workers.org 
No matter the judges' decision on the historic complaint brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court under the auspices of the United Nations, by the South African government against Israeli genocide in Gaza on Jan. 11, the hearing itself will have everlasting political ramifications worldwide. The . . . |
(2024-01-17). Berlin-Neukà∂lln: Powerful strike and demonstration against the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Around 1,000 workers, school pupils and university students demonstrated in Berlin-Neukà∂lln Monday against Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip. Various pro-Palestinian groups, the Berlin Student Coalition, as well as SGP and its youth organisation IYSSE had called for the strike and rally.
(2024-01-17). Petition demands Australian medical authorities block pro-Israel intimidation of health workers opposing Gaza genocide. wsws.org The strong response by health workers makes clear that they will not be intimidated by Zionist bullying and are fighting back, determined to reveal the truth about Gaza.
(2024-01-17). Thousands shut down port to demand Gaza cease-fire. workers.org 
Oakland, California Block-the-boat protesters, calling for a cease-fire in the 100-day-old Israeli military assault on Gaza, shut down the port of Oakland starting at 5 a.m. on Jan. 13. Mass picket lines were honored by members of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 10 and 34, who refused to cross . . . |
(2024-01-17). Dismantling Western hypocrisy on Xinjiang and Gaza. workers.org 
Arjae Red, a union activist and Workers World Party leader, traveled in May 2023 to The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China's far northwest as part of a WWP delegation along with Workers World contributing editor Sara Flounders, organized by the China — U.S. Solidarity Network Statue of Chairman . . . |
(2024-01-17). Maritime union battles DP World for decent pay and conditions. greenleft.org.au 
DP World, Australia's largest port terminal operator, is refusing to negotiate with the Maritime Union of Australia's demands for fair pay and conditions for wharf workers. Kerry Smith reports.
(2024-01-17). Oppose the mass firings at Stellantis and the escalating assault on jobs! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees calls for a mass movement to be built, uniting workers across the entire industry across the planet and drawing in workers in logistics and other sectors, to force a halt and reversal to the job cuts.
(2024-01-17). "If they can do this to SEs, they can do it to full-timers": Stellantis temporary workers appeal for support to fight UAW-backed mass firings. wsws.org The job cuts have provoked a firestorm of opposition from workers, who have denounced Fain and other UAW officials for lying to them.
(2024-01-17). Oppose the mass firings at Stellantis and the escalating assault on jobs! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees calls for a mass movement to be built uniting workers throughout the entire industry and across the planet, and drawing in workers in logistics and other sectors, to force a halt and reversal to the job cuts.
(2024-01-16). With open support for genocide — is there a future for Israel? workers.org 
The following article is based on an interview with Palestinian author and activist Susan Abulhawa by Frank Barat on Dec. 29. Their full conversation can be found at tinyurl.com/3e4bcu9y. Susan Abulhawa speaking at a rally for Palestine in Philadelphia, November 2023. WW Photo: Joe Piette Frank Barat: How do we . . . |
(2024-01-16). Death is no one if he rides in your saddle; interview with Leila Ghanem about Gaza's October 7. workers.org 
By àÅngeles Maestro Leila Ghanem Interview in November 2023 with Lebanese anthropologist and communist leader Leila Ghanem, conducted and translated for the Coordination of Communist Nuclei (CNC) by àÅngeles Maestro (in the Spanish state). Translation to English for presentation at the Jan. 21 Lenin centennial in New York City: John . . . |
(2024-01-16). Death is no one if he rides in your saddleInterview with Leila Ghanem about Gaza's October 7. workers.org Interview in November 2023 with Lebanese anthropologist and communist leader Leila Ghanem, conducted and translated for the Coordination of Communist Nuclei (CNC) by àÅngeles Maestro (in the Spanish state). Translation to English for presentation at the Jan. 21 Lenin centennial in New York City: John Catalinotto. The headline starts with . . . |
(2024-01-16). Thursday 1/18: Oakland: Healthcare Workers Solidarity Gathering and Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Mosswood Park | Oakland, CA | (SW corner of Broadway & W. MacArthur, across the street from Kaiser hospital)…
(2024-01-16). Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid. counterpunch.org 
(2024-01-16). Newsom announces plan to delay highly touted healthcare minimum wage bill. wsws.org The Newsom administration seeks to tie the raises for healthcare workers to the state revenue, effectively allowing…
(2024-01-16). As layoffs loom, Stellantis Toledo Jeep worker says temp workers "are outraged and they have plenty to be angry about" wsws.org A Stellantis Toledo Jeep worker who picketed during the 46-day UAW "Stand Up strike" shares his thoughts on conditions at the plant in the wake of the 2023 sellout contract.
(2024-01-16). 160,000 metal and auto workers in Turkey to strike. wsws.org As strike action is called, workers must take matters into their own hands to prevent the pro-corporate unions from imposing yet another sellout agreement.
(2024-01-16). Workers Party government lays groundwork for police state in Brazil. wsws.org New laws and court rulings will massively increase police powers, including to spy on and prosecute civilians in military courts.
(2024-01-16). "I'm a strong no vote": Widespread opposition to UAW sellout at Allison Transmission. wsws.org Allison Transmission workers on voting down another UAW-backed sellout deal after defeating the last one by 96.2 percent.
(2024-01-16). "I'm a strong no vote": Widespread opposition to UAW sellout at Allison Transmission. wsws.org Since the expiration of the contract in mid-November, UAW President Shawn Fain, District 2B Director David Green and UAW Local 933 officials have done everything to block a strike at Allison despite the near unanimous strike vote by rank-and-file workers.
(2024-01-16). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Workers at the Cristaleras Rigolleau glass plant in Berazategui, Argentina claim management negligence in death, while 600 Sun Country flight attendants picketed over substandard pay and working conditions.
(2024-01-16). Kim Jong Un praises DPRK progress in 2023 and defines tasks for 2024. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong Un, affirmed that in 2023 the country made great progress in all fields.
(2024-01-16). Worth the Salt? Artisanal Miners continue to work despite health concerns. independent.co.ug 
The unlicensed workers use what they have to combat health fears in Uganda's top salt-producing lake. A new law is supposed to offer protections. So far, little is on the way. LAKE KATWE, UGANDA | Edna Namara Global Press Journal Uganda | At first glance, the branches scratching the surface of Lake Katwe look like a gripping artwork for …
(2024-01-16). Fighting for disability rights behind bars. workers.org 
By Billy Rinick and Joe Piette "The disproportionate incarceration of people with disabilities in the United States is a serious and growing problem. As the prison population ages, more inmates are reporting physical disabilities. The U.S. has also seen a rise in the number of people with mental illness and . . . |
(2024-01-16). Acusaciones de violación utilizadas como arma para justificar el genocidio. workers.org 
Para justificar linchamientos, el KKK y otros grupos terroristas de supremacía blanca han invocado durante mucho tiempo el estereotipo racista de que los hombres negros como violadores. Esto incluye a Emmett Till, de 14 años, en 1955, cuyo supuesto delito fue silbar a una mujer blanca en Money, Mississippi. El . . . |
(2024-01-17). Belarus named EAEU leader in industrial output growth. eng.belta.by "In January-November 2023 the industrial output in the Eurasian Economic Union rose by 3.8% over January-November 2022. The industrial output went up by 7.9% in Belarus, by 4.3% in Kazakhstan, 3.6% in Russia, 2.1% in Armenia and 1.8% in Kyrgyzstan," EEC stated.
(2024-01-17). Approaches to protecting Belarus-Russia Union State market coordinated. eng.belta.by Piotr Parkhomchik and Denis Manturov discussed the state of affairs and results of joint work on some aspects of realization of the unified industrial policy as well as the development of rules for confirming the manufacture of industrial goods in the territory of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.
(2024-01-17). The Rising Trend of Unionization Among Physicians: A Closer Look at Allina Health's Scenario. medriva.com
(2024-01-17). Unión Eléctrica prevé afectaciones durante todo el día: 750 MW para el horario pico. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación en el SEN durante el horario pico. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2220 MW y una demanda máxima de 2900 MW, para un déficit de 680 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 750 MW en este horario, fundamentalmente por déficit de combustible en la generación distribuida y en las centrales de fuel de Mariel.
(2024-01-17). Inician reuniones preparatorias de Cumbre del Mnoal en Uganda. telesurtv.net El Centro Internacional Speke en Kampala se inauguró la cita de ministros de Exteriores, reunión previa a la cumbre de mandatarios del grupo prevista para este viernes y sábado.
(2024-01-17). Mueren tres personas en isla La Reunión tras paso de ciclón Belal. telesurtv.net El ministro del Interior francés, Gérald Darmanin, anunció este incremento el martes, cuando se sumaron dos nuevos fallecidos.
(2024-01-16). Victimised union rep at Britain's Royal Mail speaks on the mass frame-up of sub-postmasters by the Post Office. wsws.org "The CWU did not take up the cause of the sub-postmasters. The little said to us by the CWU was they had their own representation, the Federation. This was a sectional and divisive approach."
(2024-01-16). Israel security agency law to allow spying on journalists. middleeasteye.net 
Israel security agency law to allow spying on journalists | Union warns that the law 'disproportionately harms the freedom of press and the principle of confidentiality of sources and information' | Tue, 01/16/2024 – 12: 13 | A woman checks the website of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware at an office in the Cypriot capital Nicosia on 21 July 2021 (AFP) | Israel's security agency, known as the Shin Bet, has…
(2024-01-16). "Los multimillonarios intentan reducir la población mundial": reunión secreta patrocinada por Bill Gates. globalizacion.ca 
Publicado en ingles en Junio 2023 | *** | Durante más de diez años, multimillonarios descritos como filántropos han realizado reuniones para reducir el tamaño de la población mundial que culminaron con la crisis de Covid 2020-2022. | Los desarrollos recientes sugieren que…
(2024-01-16). Mueren tres personas en isla La Reunión tras paso de ciclón Belal. telesurtv.net El ministro del Interior francés, Gérald Darmanin, anunció este incremento el martes, cuando se sumaron dos nuevos fallecidos.
(2024-01-17). Building Company Culture in the Age of AI: Strategies for Leaders. medriva.com The AI Revolution Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a subject of intense discussion and speculation, especially in the corporate world. As per a survey conducted by edX, approximately 49% of CEOs believe that AI technology is capable of performing their jobs. This has led to around 77% of people expressing concern about the potential societal…
(2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…
(2024-01-17). Protest Trident Submarine Base In Honor Of Martin Luther King, Jr. popularresistance.org Bangor, WA – Members of the Resist US-Led War Movement and Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action were present, on January 13, at the demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base. Due to severe cold weather, which caused mechanical difficulties with equipment, the Main Gate at Bangor was closed. | About 35 demonstrators braved the 20 degree weather and voiced their desire for a nuclear weapons-free world to drivers and passengers in backed-up traffic entering the Trigger Ave. entrance. Signs with quotations by Dr. King stated, "We Still Have a Choice Today: Nonviolent Coexistence o…
(2024-01-17). Ministry seeks Shs.6 billion for post-summit activities. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has recommended the provision of a budget line worth Shs4 billion and Shs2 billion to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to cater for post-summit Non-Aligned Movement and G77+China activities respectively, for the next three years. This was brought before the Committee on Budget on …
(2024-01-17). Aleinik off to Uganda for 19th NAM Summit. eng.belta.by Sergei Aleinik will speak at the plenary session of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in his national capacity and on behalf of a group of European countries. The Belarusian foreign minister will also take part in a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations.
(2024-01-17). "Fight For Others, Like You Would Fight For Your Own Freedom": Eric King on Building a Fighting Abolitionist Movement. itsgoingdown.org In this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we present an interview with former anarchist political prisoner Eric King along with Josh from the Certain Days calendar collective. During our interview, we speak with Eric about the impact and importance of prisoner support during his nearly 10 years of incarceration and his thoughts about…
(2024-01-17). Sri Lanka's organic way. pressenza.com 
Navdanya and Regeneration International, together with two Sri Lankan organizations, the Lanka Organic Agriculture Movement (LOAM) and Earth Restoration, released a joint statement in October 2023 responding to allegations in the international press that the switch to organic farming has plunged Sri Lanka into economic chaos. | Joint Statement Rebutting Distorted Media Lies About Sri Lanka's Organic Pathway: | Agribusiness cartels and media articles stated that Sri Lanka's economic chaos was caused by the government forcing the country to go organic. | These articles' familiar false narratives, untruths,…
(2024-01-16). Communities of color demand an immediate ceasefire. cpusa.org 
There is a lot of movement in protest of the genocide against Palestinians, including over 2,000 Palestine solidarity and peace demonstrations in the U.S. over the past three months. | The struggle for peace in Palestine intersects with the 2024 national elections. The Biden administration's continuation of U.S. foreign policy on Israel is fracturing its support among youth and people of color, which are key constituencies needed for victory over the MAGA right. | In November 2023, about 1,000 Black Christian Faith Leaders published an
(2024-01-16). SAVE THE DATE – Israel Apartheid Week 2024. bdsmovement.net 
(2024-01-16). Hamas says retaliatory attack by Palestinians 'natural' response to Israel's war. presstv.ir Hamas has praised the recent retaliatory operation near Tel Aviv as a "natural" response to the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
(2024-01-16). Al-Qassam Brigades Says Destroyed About 1,000 Israeli Military Vehicles in Past 100 Days. orinocotribune.com The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says its fighters have destroyed or disabled hundreds of Israeli military vehicles over the 100 days that have passed since the beginning of the regime's military aggression against the Gaza Strip. | Abu Obaida, the spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, which is Hamas' military wing, made the announcement "During these 100 days, we have destroyed or rendered out of service about 1,000 Zionist military vehicles that had infiltrated the Gaza Strip in its north, center, and south," he said. | T…
(2024-01-16). Salvadoran march for the anniversary of the Peace Accords. pressenza.com A large march took place today in the capital of El Salvador as a tribute to the 32nd anniversary of the Peace Accords, affirming their necessity and validity. | The different organisations of El Salvador marched from Cuscatlán Park to the Plaza Cívica Captain General Gerardo Barrios to reiterate the validity of the historical memory that includes the pact signed in Mexico City on 16 January 1992, which put an end to the war in the country. | With the slogan "The people won the peace, let's defend our history", the Popular Resistance and Rebellion Bloc (BRRP) and the Movement of Victims of the Regime (Movir) were…
(2024-01-16). The Long Quest for Reproductive Justice in Mexico: Feminist Legal Strategies and Challenges to Changing Abortion Precedent in a Federal System. scheerpost.com 
By Alma Beltrán y Puga / Georgetown Journal of International Affairs As the Green Wave echoes throughout the Latin American feminist movement, the Mexican legal system has progressed accordingly. Feminist legal groups have adopted innovative legal strategies to solidify the right to abortion at the federal level, but state-level protections are still needed to satisfy …
(2024-01-17). Led by Mississippi, 15 states opt out of children's food program for low-income families. wsws.org While both parties find and justify seemingly unlimited funds for war, social services for the working class fall significantly short.
(2024-01-16). Cypriots protest use of bases by UK in imperialist conflicts. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, January 14, anti-imperialist groups in Cyprus protested outside the UK bases in Akrotiri, against the use of bases on the island in the imperialist wars raging in the region. | In the protest called by the Pancyprian Peace Council, activists from various anti-war groups and political parties including the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), United Democratic Youth Organization (EDON), and Communist Initiative of Cyprus, among others have participated and called for the ouster of foreign military bases, from the Cypriot soil. Protesters expressed solidarity with people of Palestine who are under…
