Daily Archives: November 27, 2022

2022-11-27: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-11-26). The German government's Citizen's Income: Hartz IV poverty gets a new name. wsws.org Germany's new "Citizen's Income" will only increase the abject poverty of the current 5.3 million recipients of Hartz IV social security payments.

_____ (2022-11-26). What is behind the destabilization in Egypt, Iran, Turkey? journal-neo.org In 2011, over a dozen states in the Arab world were hit by a West-instigated wave of protest movements in the name of reshaping the political map of the world and redistributing the region's natural wealth. At that time, color revolutions raged in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, civil wars destabilized the situation in Libya and …

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-11-26). UN Climate Conference Agrees on Fund to Address Climate Change Impacts in Developing Count. indybay.org COP27 Agreement Asserts Climate Change Results in High Debts and Development Failures…

WSWS (2022-11-26). Public meeting sponsored by Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee discusses rank-and-file strategy in advance of December 9 strike deadline. wsws.org The potential for a united struggle involving railroaders and other key sections of the working class was the main theme of the meeting.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Sri Lankan president threatens to crush anti-government struggles. wsws.org The opposition SJB and JVP, along with the pseudo-lefts and the trade unions, have downplayed Wikremasinghe's threats in order to disarm the working class.

California Black Agriculture Working Group (2022-11-26). Monday 12/26: 2022 California State Capitol Kwanzaa Workshop and Gala Celebration. indybay.org California State Capitol Rose Garden…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-11-26). Nationwide and in all 6 U.S Territories, the USDA Census of Agriculture is essential. indybay.org From the Capital of the Great State of California the work sparking a Renaissance of Black Agriculture is officially measured by the Census of Agriculture. Together, we are on the cusp of a new Golden Age of Black Agriculture after years working in the vineyard. Special tabulations to quantify and qualify unique challenges and opportunities by US Ag producers of African Descent is on the near horizon:…

_____ (2022-11-26). Amazon Workers Strike In The US And 30 Other Countries On Black Friday. popularresistance.org Today, Amazon workers and activists are protesting to secure better working conditions across the globe. The campaign is led by Make Amazon Pay, a coalition of 70 trade unions and organizations including Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amazon Workers International. | "The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet," Make Amazon Pay wrote in a list of demands shared on its website. "Amazon takes too much and gives back too little. It is time to Make Amazon Pay." | Protests were planned in more than 30 countries, including India, Germany, and Japan, according to Make Amazon Pay.

_____ (2022-11-26). Why Shelter Workers Are Going On Strike. popularresistance.org When it comes to understanding the homelessness crisis in Britain, few know it better than those who've experienced it first-hand. Mark found himself in that very situation ten years ago, and today, he still hasn't escaped housing insecurity entirely. 'To get out of my situation, I had to get private rented accommodation as opposed to the hostel system provided by the council,' he tells Tribune. 'My private rented flat was already massively expensive. And today it's even worse.' | In those days he went on to volunteer for homelessness charity Shelter, and today he works there full-time. But the cost of living cri…

SAM (2022-11-26). Inequality Kills. But We Can Stop the Killing. inequality.org

Jake Johnson (2022-11-25). One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Fund 15 Days of Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers. commondreams.org "Buffett could avert a rail strike today by giving workers what they need: paid sick days," said Sen. Bernie Sanders' staff director. "That's how you give thanks."

Jake Johnson (2022-11-25). One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Cover Rail Workers' Paid Sick Leave. truthout.org

_____ (2022-11-25). Save The Planet — Nicaragua And The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org Under the slogan Uniting the world to tackle climate change, the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow (UK) from 1 to 12 November 2021, will bring together representatives of some 200 governments with the aim of accelerating climate action to fulfill the Paris Agreement. The Presidency of the conference is already working with civil society and business to prepare the annual event and inspire climate action ahead of the event. | What is COP: | The Conference of the Parties or COP is the supreme body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Raeisi, other officials thank Team Melli for win vs Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — In separate messages, President Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and military officials thanked the hardworking members of the national football team for victory against Wales that made the people happy.

_____ (2022-11-25). Haitian Women Mobilize On November 25 Against Political Violence. popularresistance.org On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, peasant women, political activists, social activists, feminists, from across Haitian territory, will unite their voices on the streets. In their mobilizations to be held on November 25, they seek to publicly and internationally denounce the political violence against them, the repression and silencing of women of the working class sectors by paramilitary forces and instruments of the Haitian government. | Following in the footsteps of the three Dominican Mirabal sisters, whose brutal assassination in 1960 inspired the commemoratio…

Homeless Garden Project (2022-11-25). Thursday 12/1: Homeless Garden Project Holiday Celebration. indybay.org Resource Center For Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-25). Raging Wars, Soaring Hunger Put Women and Girls in Crosshairs, Warns UN. commondreams.org "A toxic mix of crises—conflicts, climate, skyrocketing costs, and the ripple effects of the Ukraine war—are inflicting a devastating toll on the forcibly displaced. This is being felt across the world, but women and girls are particularly suffering."

TeleSUR -odr -YSM (2022-11-25). Cepal alerta sobre aumento de pobreza extrema en la región. telesurtv.net Según la Cepal, en 2022 América Latina y el Caribe experimentó un notorio retroceso en su lucha contra la pobreza extrema.

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