(2022-08-10). Political Prisoners in the United States, 2022. dissidentvoice.org There are many ways to define what is a political prisoner. The most well-known cases are those the national security state framed-up, or imprisoned with extreme sentences for an offense because of their political activism, such as George Jackson. Each period of struggle by the working class and oppressed peoples against ruling class control results some …
(2022-08-10). Biden to End Trump-Era "Remain in Mexico" Border Policy; Immigrants Face Ongoing Trauma, Separation. democracynow.org 
The Biden administration says it is officially ending the controversial Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as their cases wind through court, often in grueling conditions for months or years. We speak to attorney and activist Efrén Olivares with the Southern Poverty Law Center's Immigrant Justice Project about the impact of this policy, as well as ongoing efforts to reunite families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy in 2018. Olivares represented some of the children and thei…
(2022-08-10). Congress Takes Historic Step to Tax Stock Buybacks. inequality.org
(2022-08-10). Dismantling the Lucky Sperm Club, One Baby Bond Program at a Time. inequality.org
(2022-08-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cancer rehabilitation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer rehabilitation is available before, during and after cancer treatment. It helps people with cancer maintain and restore physical and emotional well-being, cope with the side effects of cancer, and recover more quickly and more fully from cancer treatment. Cancer rehabilitation involves many types of specialists working together to develop a personal rehabilitation plan that considers a person's preferences, strengths and goals. "Cancer rehabilitation aims to help patients maintain function, restore function, and, more broadly,…
(2022-08-09). Credit Card Debt Is Soaring In America, Is It A Red Flag For Recession? moguldom.com As Americans struggle to pay the rising cost of rent, food, and almost everything else, they're racking up credit card debt in record-high numbers. With inflation at a 40-year high, credit-card balances account for about $890 billion of Americans' $16 trillion in household debt, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The total …
(2022-08-09). US Monetary Tightening Creates Stagflation in Other Countries. telesurenglish.net The stagflation outside of the United States will be very serious as capital flight to safety causes severe debt and foreign exchange crises in many parts of the world and developing countries face imported inflation due to the strong U.S. dollar, said economist Jayati Ghosh. | The U.S. dollar hegemony, which has been so crucial in the United States' own economic expansion, is going to become much more fragile in the future. There's no question that an increasing number of countries and central banks "are going to think of alternative ways of keeping their reserves and it's obvious it's the logical thing t…
(2022-08-09). Recently Released Emails Provide More Evidence of Big Tech-Government Collusion. thelastamericanvagabond.com Emails released as part of several open records requests and lawsuits provide a behind-the-scenes look at the level of collaboration between the U.S. government and Big Tech companies — including targeting The Last American Vagabond's Twitter account. In July 2021, former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that the White House was working with
(2022-08-09). Cuban Soldiers and Workers Tirelessly Fight the Matanzas Fire. libya360.wordpress.com "It is admirable the performance of the Revolutionary Armed Forces' helicopter pilots, flying over the darkest and hottest area of the Matanzas incident," President Diaz-Canel said. On Monday, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted the heroism of the helicopter pilots, firefighters and workers who are working non-stop to control the fire that broke out at the…
(2022-08-09). Abortion ban widens assaults on women's health care. liberationnews.org 
The majority support abortion rights. With clear demands, and unrelenting pressure, there is still an opportunity to win back reproductive rights for working people in the United States…
(2022-08-09). Indiana passes first post-Roe abortion ban. liberationnews.org 
The ban introduced by Indiana lawmakers will have the most significant impact on poor and working class people.
(2022-08-09). Ethiopia: the Hard Road to Peace. journal-neo.org 
There has been a lot of talk about peace in Ethiopia lately, and, according to many international observers, this is a truly new trend in domestic politics. But at the same time, there is a long and winding road ahead before the country can see the end of hostilities, famine and delayed state collapse. For …
(2022-08-09). Reading Camus in Our Time of Plague. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, an infectious diseases physician ponders how working through the COVID pandemic has changed her even though the words to explain it elude her and finds solace in the experience described in the Camus novel The Plague.
(2022-08-09). Hainan to eliminate COVID-19 cases at community level by Friday. ecns.cn South China's Hainan Province announced that it will eliminate all COVID-19 cases at the community level as of Friday, according to its working group for response to COVID-19 on Monday.
(2022-08-09). Pobreza alcanza a 24 % de población en urbes brasileñas. telesurtv.net El déficit de ingresos afecta a 19.8 millones de brasileños que residen en áreas metropolitanas. Es el mayor reportado desde 2012.
(2022-08-08). Hainan helps tourists stranded amid outbreak. ecns.cn The authorities in Hainan province are working hard to assist tourists who have been stranded amid a new outbreak of COVID-19 that has so far affected 13 cities and counties across the island.
(2022-08-08). Clearing The Way For A Whiter, Wealthier Tax Base In Minneapolis. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota — Minneapolis has experienced a real estate boom since the economic crash of 2008 which was triggered when lenders gave out millions of discriminatory home loans with adjustable interest rates to mostly Black and brown families causing a massive nationwide mortgage default. | In the past decade, the city added over 20,000 new units to its housing stock, with the overwhelming majority being rental units. With increased housing supply, Minneapolis added 60,000 new residents, according to the 2020 census. In recent years, the City of Minneapolis has attempted to codify "upzoning," a prac…