(2024-01-19). The Child Tax Credit Changed My Life. Congress Has a Chance to Bring It Back. counterpunch.org 
From childhood on, I've spent my life haunted by the ghost of poverty. A myth exists in America that financial well-being follows if we just work hard and make good choices. But it's not that simple. At some point, most of us face unforeseen obstacles — from physical or mental health challenges to lost jobs,
(2024-01-19). Global 1% Own 43% Of Financial Assets. popularresistance.org The world's richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity — nearly 5 billion people — collectively got poorer, according to a report by Oxfam, a leading international humanitarian organization. | Oxfam published the study, "Inequality Inc.", to coincide with the World Economic Forum meeting of corporate oligarchs and Western government officials in Davos, Switzerland this January. | The five richest people on Earth in 2023 were Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Warren Buffett. Their comb…
(2024-01-19). Global 1% Own 43% of Financial Assets, 5 Richest Billionaires Doubled Wealth While 5 Billion Workers Got Poorer. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — Jan 18, 2024 | The world's richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity got poorer, according to a report by Oxfam. | The world's richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity — nearly 5 billion people — collectively got poorer, according to a
(2024-01-19). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-01-19). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 105: Israel destroys Gaza's last university as Netanyahu doubles down on rejection of a Palestinian state. mondoweiss.net 
Netanyahu vows there won't be a Palestinian state so long as he's in office, while Joe Biden admits strikes against Yemen's Ansar Allah aren't working.
(2024-01-19). Indian trade unions moving to betray Tamil Nadu state transport workers' strike. wsws.org Transport unions in Tamil Nadu are working to betray the indefinite strike by the state transport workers launched on January 10.
(2024-01-19). Long COVID specialist tells US Senate that "the best way to prevent Long COVID is to prevent COVID in the first place!" wsws.org The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held its first hearing on Long COVID, four years after the outbreak of the pandemic. However, the working class can expect little but empty words from this belated display of concern.
(2024-01-19). Biden Admits Yemen Airstrikes Aren't "Working" But Vows to Continue Them Anyway. truthout.org In a stark statement, President Joe Biden has admitted that the widely decried U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen isn't actually having an effect on the Houthi blockade — but vowed to continue the bombings anyway. Outside of the White House on Thursday, a reporter asked Biden if the airstrikes in Yemen have been "working." "Well, when you say 'working,' are they stopping the Houthis? No. |
(2024-01-19). 'A minimum-wage increase can benefit the whole economy'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Sebastian Martinez Hickey on minimum wage.
(2024-01-19). The Hostile Architecture of Late Stage Capitalism. counterpunch.org 
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will undoubtedly set the course for future dealings with the homeless population. That already sounds ominous, right? The case involves the city of Grants Pass, Oregon and the practice of banning individuals from using means to protect themselves from the elements when occupying public spaces. By that I mean items like blankets.
(2024-01-19). Thanks to Gaza, European Philosophy Has Been Exposed as Ethically Bankrupt. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-19). Financially Strapped Geneva Multilateral Organizations and U.S. Priorities. counterpunch.org Is multilateralism bankrupt? It may be in financial danger, but it still has value. Although the U.N., certain of its specialized agencies and similar institutions are strapped for cash, the recent interest in International Court of Justice case between South Africa and Israel shows that the U.N. and international law continue to have value beyond
(2024-01-19). Horrific Traumatic Injuries of Children: British Dr. Witnesses Israel's Destruction of Gaza Hospitals. democracynow.org 
Before Israel's unprecedented assault on Gaza, the territory had 36 functioning hospitals. Now only 16 partially functioning health facilities remain. As Israeli bombs and ground troops approach Nasser Hospital, the largest remaining partially functioning health facility in Gaza, we speak with Dr. James Smith, an emergency medical doctor recently returned from Gaza, where he worked alongside Palestinian healthcare workers to treat patients at Al-Aqsa Hospital. "Every single day, without exception, there were multiple mass casualty incidents at the hospital," says Smith. "They would include…
(2024-01-19). Civilian Casualties in Gaza are No Accident. counterpunch.org An old legal adage states: "Men are presumed to intend the natural consequences of their acts." The natural, indeed inescapable, consequence of Israel's cutting off life-sustaining supplies of food and water to over 2 million people in Gaza is famine and mass death by starvation and dehydration. As 90 percent of the people of Gaza
(2024-01-19). Israel insists there is no hunger, humanitarian crisis in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Nearly 95 percent of missions to allocate fuel, medicine in northern areas have been denied by Israeli authorities.
(2024-01-19). Israel insists there is no hunger, humanitarian crisis in Gaza. electronicintifada.net