(2024-01-10). Far-right party denies backing deportation of 'unassimilated' Germans. devdiscourse.com The far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany said on Wednesday it had no plans to pursue deportation of "unassimilated" immigrants with passports if it wins power, after investigative portal Correctiv said that was aired at a meeting. Correctiv said Roland Hartwig, personal assistant to AfD leader Alice Weidel, and Ulrich Siegmund, party leader in Saxony Anhalt state, met neo-Nazi influencers and wealthy businessmen late last year in a hotel near Berlin.
(2024-01-10). Wealth over fairness: Shocking report unveils tax favoritism for the rich in 41 US states. nationofchange.org According to the report, in 41 out of 50 states, the wealthiest 1 percent are subjected to lower tax rates compared to other income groups.
(2024-01-10). In 41 States, Richest 1 Percent Pay Lowest Tax Rate of Any Group. truthout.org The richest 1 percent are benefiting greatly from highly regressive state and local tax codes across the U.S., with tax laws strongly favoring concentrating more wealth in the hands of the rich in the vast majority of states, a new report reveals. According to a report on state and local tax codes by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), the vast majority of state tax and local… |
(2024-01-10). Chile: Mario Aguilar returns to the presidency of the Teachers' College calling on the government to fulfill its commitments. pressenza.com In his first speech as the new National President of the Chilean Teachers' Association, Mario Aguilar called on the government to fulfill its commitments to education. | The union leader denounced that "once again the Government has failed in its commitment to resolve the Historical Debt, reminding that it should send a Bill last December and that was not fulfilled. In this line, we will demand to schedule a meeting as soon as possible to move forward resolutely on this issue". | The National President of COLPROCH reminded the Government of another of its commitments, "another issue is that of the Mention of our…
(2024-01-10). "Developing countries" are trapped in a new debt crisis – World Bank : How can this be explained? cadtm.org
(2024-01-10). Govt to spend Sh23 trillion on debt repayment in 2024/5. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG| The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the Government will spend up to UGX 24.9 trillion on servicing Uganda's public debt. This comes months after the Bank of Uganda reported that Uganda's public debt as of August 2023 stood at UGX 88.807 trillion. The August debt figures do not include the …
(2024-01-10). Audit report: Public debt growing at higher rate than GDP. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's Public debt is growing at a higher rate than the Gross Domestic Product —GDP, according to the latest Auditor General's report for financial year ended 30th June 2023. The audit report was on Tuesday presented to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among by the Auditor General John Muwanga. The …
(2024-01-10). For an international strike against the genocide in Gaza! wsws.org Support the January 15 strike against genocide in Gaza and come to the demonstration at 2 p.m. at Richardplatz in Berlin! The strike must be the starting point for a broad, international mobilisation of the entire working class.
(2024-01-10). Argentina: Building The General Strike Against The Milei Government. popularresistance.org Since taking office last month, Javier Milei, the new far-right president of Argentina, has announced a series of economic proposals and attacks on basic democratic rights that, if implemented, will devastate the working class. In response, labor unions and the Left have called for a general strike on January 24. The Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (PTS), the sister organization of Left Voice in Argentina, is calling for the working class to take the general strike into its own hands to defeat these proposals and the entire neolibertarian regime. | Among the new proposals are changes to more than 300 laws…
(2024-01-10). "A play entirely inspired by failure", Paulina Hunt. pressenza.com We interviewed actress Paulina Hunt, a Chilean playwright and teacher of theatre and television, about the new play she is about to present. Here we transcribe the full conversation: | Pressenza: You are about to premiere a new play of your creation, how did it come about, inspired by what? | Paulina Hunt: Yes, indeed, we are very focused and excited about this premiere. This is a joint creation with Juan Víctor Muñoz, with whom we have been working for some years. The impulse was born out of an enormous need for both of us to create in the current context, with the feeling of having many things to share and refl…
(2024-01-10). Migrant crisis deepens at inhumane Chicago shelters. liberationnews.org 
The current crisis is not caused by migrants or by existing homeless populations.
(2024-01-10). Widespread Famine, Infectious Diseases: Pressure for UK to Shift its Position on Gaza, Parliament Informed of Soaring Hunger. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-10). Famine in Gaza Is a Culmination of Israel's Long War on Palestine's Food System. truthout.org As of this week, the top emergency relief official for the United Nations, Martin Griffiths, deemed Gaza all but "uninhabitable," with its 2.2 million residents facing the "highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded." Experts have attributed the escalating crisis to Israel barring food aid from entering and being distributed in the Gaza Strip. "The little food that does get in is very… |
(2024-01-10). How Redlining's Legacies Demand New Policy Action. inequality.org
democracynow.org (2024-01-10). Jeremy Corbyn Urges Britain to Back Genocide Case Against Israel
Jeremy Corbyn: "Twenty-two thousand people have already been killed, 1.9 million displaced, thousands dying in the rubble, thousands of children dying because of lack of medical care and food, people dying of starvation and thirst and hunger in the Gaza Strip at the present time.
countercurrents.org (2024-01-10). International Court of Justice complaint demonstrates that Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza
"Most of the Palestinian people in Gaza are now starving," the complaint states, "with levels of starvation rising daily." The complaint cites evidence gathered by the World Health Organization that an "unprecedented 93 percent of the population in Gaza is facing crisis levels of hunger, with insufficient food and high levels of malnutrition." | | Approximately 70 percent of the victims of Israel's operation have been women and children: "Two mothers are estimated to be killed every hour in Gaza." The complaint also accuses Israel of deliberately imposing "measures intended to prevent Palestinian births" through a blockade on medical supplies.
(2024-01-10). Democracy Now! 2024-01-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War | Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War…
(2024-01-10). Democracy Now! 2024-01-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War | Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War…
(2024-01-10). "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War. democracynow.org 
Human rights groups say Israel is using starvation as a weapon in the Gaza Strip as Israel severely restricts the delivery of humanitarian aid, medicine and food supplies to millions inside the besieged and bombed territory. In a new report," Israeli human rights group B'Tselem lays out how Israel's decision to cut off electricity, water and international humanitarian aid to Gaza after a 17-year blockade against the territory has led to a very quick collapse of infrastructure. "The things that impede this provision of food for people who are starving is a declared policy by Israel,"…