(2023-05-13). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-13). Límites de la Inteligencia artificial. globalizacion.ca Es muy fácil responder por cuáles serán los límites de la IA: el Capital seguirá extrayendo plusvalía y seguirá reproduciéndose, las naciones armadas seguirán arruinando a sus colonias, se seguirá masacrando a los pobres y matando a las mujeres, jamás…
(2023-05-12). An invitation to Sunday's Zoom meeting from the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK). wsws.org Ward's talk of "mutual interest" obliterates the fundamental division between workers who produce the company's wealth and major shareholders who exploit our labour for profit.
(2023-05-13). Comicomment: U.S.' crazy fiscal cliff maneuvers. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that a U.S. debt default prompted by failure to raise the country's debt ceiling would have "very serious repercussions" for the U.S. economy as well as the global economy.
(2023-05-13). A Series of Climate Catastrophes Have Exacerbated the Debt Ceiling Crisis. truthout.org As President Joe Biden tangles with Republican lawmakers over whether to raise the nation's debt ceiling, a key question looms over the negotiations: When, exactly, will the U.S. government run out of money? No one knows the answer, but one factor is making it harder to pin down: climate change. A barrage of climate-fueled disasters has slowed down the pace of federal tax collection… |
(2023-05-13). African Catholic Bishops Urge G7 Action on Debt, Bank Reform and Aid to Navigate Africa Crises. indybay.org Africa Faith Leaders Urge Passage of New York Taxpayers and International Debt Crises Protection Act (S4747, A2970)…
(2023-05-13). Government Employees Union Sues Over 'Unconstitutional' Debt Limit Law. popularresistance.org
(2023-05-13). G7 meeting clouded by debt crisis. ecns.cn A standoff in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling overshadowed a meeting of Group of Seven finance leaders starting on Thursday, heightening U.S. recession fears as central banks seek a soft landing for the global economy.
(2023-05-13). African Catholic Bishops Urge G7 Action on Debt, Bank Reform and Aid to Navigate Africa Cr. indybay.org Africa Faith Leaders Urge Passage of New York Taxpayers and International Debt Crises Protection Act (S4747, A2970)…
(2023-05-12). Progressives Worry Biden Remarks May Signal Concession to GOP Spending Cuts. truthout.org After meeting with congressional leaders earlier this week as the U.S. barrels toward a catastrophic debt default, President Joe Biden said that "we should be cutting spending," a remark that fueled concerns among progressives that the White House is preparing to cede to at least some Republican demands in exchange for a deal to lift the debt ceiling. President Joe Biden has said repeatedly that… |
(2023-05-12). LEVER LIVE: Should We Worry About The Debt Ceiling? levernews.com
(2023-05-12). Fact Check: Bobby Brown Was Kidnapped Over Debt, Whitney Houston Paid $400,000 Ransom To Save His Life. moguldom.com Pop diva Whitney Houston and R&B superstar Bobby Brown were married from 1992 to 2007. While their relationship was reportedly full of turbulence and drug abuse by both parties, until they divorced, they appeared to be a ride-or-die couple. And, according to one rumor, Houston bailed Brown out when he was kidnapped by drug dealers …
(2023-05-13). Perspectives] Jaime Miranda: nurturing future public health researchers. thelancet.com Jaime Miranda had just finished his first day as Professor and Head of School at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, when we spoke in late April, 2023. He had spent part of the day on the ground floor of the school to "get to know people" and tell them he is "going to be working with them and for them for the next 5 years at least". Miranda, who has a warm and unpretentious style, combines this new role with his positions as Professor in the School of Medicine at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru, Professor of Global Health at the London School of…
(2023-05-13). U.S. Navy To Increase Presence In Strait Of Hormuz To Challenge Iran. southfront.org 
Ensign Gordon Kitchener looks out from the bridge of the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), May 9, 2023 in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt) | The United States 5th Fleet is working with regional allies and partners to increase the rotation of ships and aircraft patrolling in and around the Strait of Hormuz in response to the recent seizure of two oil tankers by Iran, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced on Ma…
(2023-05-13). Daily life of vet nurse in Guangxi. ecns.cn The 28-year-old vet nurse helps pet doctors treat pets, manage their diet and monitor their physical conditions at the clinic. After working for 2 years, he has become the head nurse of the clinic.
(2023-05-12). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: 30,000 West Bengal state government workers fight for higher allowances and permanency; Sri Lankan consumer investigation officers strike for safe working conditions; Australia: Tomago Aluminium maintenance workers on strike for higher pay.
(2023-05-12). The French working class fights on. thecommunists.org Trash has piled up high on many of the streets of Paris, barricades still burn in the night across France, as French workers carry on the fight to overthrow their government's attack on their pensions. French president Emmanuel Macron's government pushed a bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without …
(2023-05-12). This is a class struggle, not a housing crisis. monitormag.ca What if there is no housing crisis, but a housing market working exactly as designed?>
(2023-05-13). Perspectives] Jaime Miranda: nurturing future public health researchers. thelancet.com Jaime Miranda had just finished his first day as Professor and Head of School at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, when we spoke in late April, 2023. He had spent part of the day on the ground floor of the school to "get to know people" and tell them he is "going to be working with them and for them for the next 5 years at least". Miranda, who has a warm and unpretentious style, combines this new role with his positions as Professor in the School of Medicine at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru, Professor of Global Health at the London School of…
(2023-05-13). U.S. Navy To Increase Presence In Strait Of Hormuz To Challenge Iran. southfront.org Ensign Gordon Kitchener looks out from the bridge of the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), May 9, 2023 in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt) | The United States 5th Fleet is working with regional allies and partners to increase the rotation of ships and aircraft patrolling in and around the Strait of Hormuz in response to the recent seizure of two oil tankers by Iran, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced on Ma…
(2023-05-13). Daily life of vet nurse in Guangxi. ecns.cn The 28-year-old vet nurse helps pet doctors treat pets, manage their diet and monitor their physical conditions at the clinic. After working for 2 years, he has become the head nurse of the clinic.
(2023-05-12). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: 30,000 West Bengal state government workers fight for higher allowances and permanency; Sri Lankan consumer investigation officers strike for safe working conditions; Australia: Tomago Aluminium maintenance workers on strike for higher pay.
(2023-05-12). The French working class fights on. thecommunists.org Trash has piled up high on many of the streets of Paris, barricades still burn in the night across France, as French workers carry on the fight to overthrow their government's attack on their pensions. French president Emmanuel Macron's government pushed a bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without …
(2023-05-12). This is a class struggle, not a housing crisis. monitormag.ca What if there is no housing crisis, but a housing market working exactly as designed?>
(2023-05-12). Nurses in Portugal strike for adequate staffing on International Nurses' Day. peoplesdispatch.org Two nurses' trade unions in Portugal launched a one-day strike on International Nurses' Day to fight for better staffing and working conditions. More protests are expected in the coming months with private sector nurses also likely to join in…
(2023-05-12). Balancing motherhood and work. america.cgtn.com 
Working mothers comprise a significant part of the labor force, accounting for about one-third (32%) of all working women.
(2023-05-13). Jordan Neely's murder on the New York City subway and the terminal crisis of capitalism. wsws.org Daniel Penny was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter ten days after he killed the 30-year-old homeless man with a chokehold.
(2023-05-12). Capitalist housing crisis an accomplice in the murder of Jordan Neely. liberationnews.org 
The solution to the crisis of homelessness is simple: provide housing…
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] WHO releases Health Inequality Data Repository. thelancet.com On April 20, 2023, WHO released the largest global collection of publicly available inequality data with the launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository.1 As members of the technical team developing the resource, we highlight its potential contribution to advancing health equity by creating opportunities for health inequality monitoring, including tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
(2023-05-12). Why We Should Abolish the Super Rich. inequality.org
(2023-05-12). In DeSantis' 'Free' State of Florida, Union Freedom Is Under Attack. inequality.org In what Governor Ron DeSantis likes to call his "freedom state" of Florida, the freedom to belong to an effective union is under a ferocious attack. DeSantis, with the school year winding down, has just appeared at a Miami charter school to sign a new slate of bills that aim to undermine quality public services. …
(2023-05-13). Martyrdom of Sheikh Khader Adnan after 86 days of hunger strike: latest target of Israeli assassinations. workers.org 
Published by Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, May 1, 2023. Sheikh Khader Adnan Sheikh Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner, hunger striker and resistance leader, was martyred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 2, after 86 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom. Adnan, 45, was married to Randa . . . |
(2023-05-13). On Khader Adnan's Hunger Strike. dissidentvoice.org 
The story of the ongoing Nakba is the story of Khader Adnan, who spent eight years of his life in Israeli prison without charge or trial and died last week on hunger strike in solitary confinement.
(2023-05-12). Letter Carriers prep for national 'Stamp Out Hunger' food drive. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —The Letter Carriers are preparing for your generosity, expressed through their annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, scheduled for May 13. That day, on postal routes and at post offices, they'll collect boxes and bags of non-perishable food from generous customers to be sorted and redistributed at local pantries, shelters, charities and similar sources …
(2023-05-12). 'We don't want to be slaves': Meet the People's Liberation Army of Burma. peoplesworld.org 
"Why can't they wait for the new government to sort out? 'All in good time,' and 'they must wait for their turn,' they say. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, when your children go hungry, how long are you willing and prepared to wait?"— Popular Struggle, Communist Party of Burma, …