(2023-11-28). Poverty and Climate Overheating: Flip Sides of One Coin. counterpunch.org 
I retired in 2020 after decades as a mental health outreach worker. My job involved going out to my clients' apartments — usually in sprawling housing projects or in "section 8" apartments in run down neighborhoods. Some of my clients slept in backyard sheds or abandoned factories and I met with them on playgrounds, parking
(2023-11-28). Idaho Asks Supreme Court to Let State Prosecute Doctors, Ban Abortions. truthout.org The state of Idaho, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom — designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center — asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow its abortion ban to take full effect. Idaho's Defense of Life Act is one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and imposes criminal penalties on doctors who perform abortions in the state. In 2022… |
(2023-11-28). House GOP-Led Hearing Is a Trojan Horse for Social Security Cuts, Critics Warn. truthout.org The Republican-controlled House Budget Committee is set to convene a hearing Wednesday to examine legislation that would establish a so-called fiscal commission for the U.S. debt, a proposal that critics have called a Trojan horse for Social Security and Medicare cuts. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a longtime proponent of Social Security cuts, described such a commission as one of his top… |
(2023-11-29). A Tribute to Helen Halyard (November 24, 1950-November 28, 2023). wsws.org The unexpected and sudden death of Helen Halyard at the age of 73 deprives the working class in the United States and throughout the world of a courageous and selfless fighter for socialism.
(2023-11-28). The people reclaim the Dublin streets rampaged by right-wing mobs. peoplesdispatch.org Working class groups marched in Dublin on November 27, in solidarity with Dubliners traumatized by far-right riots and the gruesome knife attack on November 23. In the march Participants highlighted that the Irish society stands against all attempts to divide working people and also se…
(2023-11-28). Royal Mail workers denounce stitch up of reps and members by the Communication Workers Union in Falconer Review. wsws.org It is an obscenity that the livelihoods of fighters for the working class are threatened. Those who should face the axe are the pro-company bureaucracy responsible for the betrayal of those they were meant to represent.
(2023-11-29). Drastically rising rents fuel growing homelessness in Germany. wsws.org Rising rents across the country mean the number of homeless people in Germany is also increasing dramatically.
(2023-11-28). What Would a Just Peace in Palestine Look Like? libya360.wordpress.com The Eclectic Radical A meme on Twitter has been asking "Where do the Israeli Jews go?" as if this is the supreme gotcha and this question completely invalidates all discussion of Palestinian liberation, as if Palestinian self-determination automatically means rendering the entire population of Israel homeless and stateless. This ignores the fact that the mere…
(2023-11-28). Australia protesters denounce Gaza genocide: "The whole capitalist system has shown its true face" wsws.org "I've lost nearly 45 members of my family there. Most of their houses are destroyed, and whoever is left are homeless. So it's very close to my heart."
(2023-11-28). The Climate Justice Shot Heard 'Round The World. popularresistance.org In 1775, the first battles of the American Revolution began in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord with what is now known as the "shot heard 'round the world." | Three miles away, at an airport known as Hanscom Field, climate activists are launching what might be the newest shot to ring across a warming planet: No new private jet infrastructure. | Located 14 miles outside Boston, Hanscom is New England's largest private jet port. Private jets are the epitome of private excess at public and planetary expense. They pollute between 10 and 20 times more per passenger than commercial flights.
(2023-11-29). Actress Cynthia Nixon launches hunger strike calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Cynthia Nixon, joined by state legislators and activists, launches a hunger strike calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
(2023-11-29). Activists begin hunger strike outside White House demanding Gaza truce. presstv.ir Activists begin a hunger strike outside the White House calling for a permanent truce in Gaza.
(2023-11-28). Actress Cynthia Nixon launches hunger strike calling for permanent ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Cynthia Nixon, joined by state legislators and activists, launches a hunger strike calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
(2023-11-28). Activists begin hunger strike outside White House demanding Gaza truce. presstv.ir Activists begin a hunger strike outside the White House calling for a permanent truce in Gaza.
(2023-11-28). Headlines for November 28, 2023. democracynow.org Israel and Hamas Agree to Extend Truce by 48 Hours to Exchange More Captives , Elon Musk Says Starlink Internet Service Will Operate in Gaza Only with Israel's Approval , Vermont Man Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder of Three Palestinian Students, Former Obama Adviser Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crimes over Racist Harassment of NYC Vendor, Activists at White House Launch Hunger Strike Demanding Biden Press for Gaza Ceasefire, Ahead of COP28 Climate Summit, U.N. Warns of Rapidly Melting Antarctic Sea Ice , Biden Won't Join World Leaders at COP28 Climate Talks, Climate Reporters' Sting Reveals S…