(2024-03-02). IMF, White House applaud Milei's "shock therapy" as Argentina's poverty rate nears 60 percent. wsws.org Global finance capital has chosen Argentina as a key battleground and testing site to spearhead a dramatic escalation of the war against the working class internationally.
(2024-03-02). It's Time To Act Locally To Address Racial Wealth Inequality. popularresistance.org As we close out Black History Month and the celebration of the many invaluable contributions Black people have made to the U.S., we must also reflect, acknowledge and confront one of the most pernicious issues that has faced generations of Black Americans: racial wealth inequality. | Black people have never been able to fully realize the power and freedom that wealth affords since throughout history they have had their wealth systematically blocked or stolen. Despite having the deck stacked against them, generations of Black Americans have been able to save, buy land, start businesses and create their own economi…
(2024-03-02). Debt Relief, Climate and Recovery Aid Needed, Say African Catholic Bishops. indybay.org African Catholic Bishops called for an overhaul of the financial system to address health, climate, food and other challenges the region faces.
(2024-03-02). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: States Depoliticize Utility Bills. levernews.com Good things are happening! States are fighting back against utility companies using customer money to exert political influence, Oregon stalls the corporate takeover of health care providers, regulators are investigating private citizens using corporate jets for personal use, and the Biden administration will discharge more borrowers from debilitating student debt.Curbing Utilities' (Lobbying) Power: More than half a dozen states have
(2024-03-02). Ten takeaways: The palm oil scheme leaving Indonesian villagers submerged in debt. cadtm.org
(2024-03-02). Thousands of Nepalis were paid to join Russia's war against Ukraine. Now they're haunted by trauma and debt. scmp.com Nepali fighters were lured by promises of higher pay and a better life in Russia, but some were tricked into the war zone by unscrupulous agents.
(2024-03-02). Perspectives] Ngozi Erondu: pursuing justice, equity, and dignity in global health. thelancet.com Infectious disease epidemiologist Ngozi Erondu was born in St Louis, MO, USA, to Nigerian parents—her father a dentist and her mother a teacher "from a lineage of educators". A dual citizen, she says "growing up in an immigrant family, most of my formative years were always spent around the Nigerian community. It wasn't until I left the US and worked abroad that I started identifying as American." After living in London, UK, for nearly a decade and working in disease epidemiology and surveillance across Asia and Africa, she is now based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where she is Technical Director at…
(2024-03-02). From Memes To Doxxing: Unmasking NATO's Information Warfare Strategy. popularresistance.org In November 2023, NATO's "Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats" published a disturbing 'working paper,' "Humour in online information warfare: Case study on Russia's war on Ukraine." It received no mainstream attention. Yet, the contents offer unprecedented insight into the military alliance's insidious weaponization of social media to distort public perceptions and manufacture consent for war. They also raise grave questions about online "trolling" of dissident voices over the past decade and beyond.
(2024-03-02). Biden says 'hoping' for Gaza ceasefire deal by Ramadan. newarab.com 
US President Joe Biden said Friday he was "hoping" for a ceasefire deal in Gaza war by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but an agreement was still not sealed. | "I'm hoping so, we're still working real hard on it. We're not there yet," he told reporters at the White House when asked if he expected a deal by Ramadan, which will start on March 10 or 11, depending on the lunar calendar. | "We'll get there but we're not there yet – we may not get there," Biden added, without elaborating. | Israeli forces bombed Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip overnight on Friday. | More than 30,000 people have died since…
(2024-03-02). Comprehensive testing helps diagnose and manage rare genetic disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lauri's daughter, Christy, a genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic, was instrumental in getting Lauri the testing she needed for an accurate diagnosis. Multiple doctors and multiple examinations could not figure out why Lauri Sieben had spent much of her life "never feeling quite right" physically. Fortunately for Lauri, that changed after her daughter Christy began working as a genetic counselor in Mayo Clinic's Molecular Technologies Laboratory. After seeing similarities between the patient testing she was…
(2024-03-02). I've Been Unhoused. It Could Happen to You. Let's Stop Criminalizing It. truthout.org For a period in 2005, I was one of the more than 740,000 people who were experiencing homelessness at that time in the U.S. On an eastern section of Sunset Boulevard where tourists never venture, there's the Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic — less chic than it sounds. Still, they had services ranging from medical care to showers, and for those seeking the latter, they'd give away those little test… |
(2024-03-02). Palestine: At Least 112 Killed And 760 Injured While Waiting For Food. popularresistance.org At least 112 people waiting for food aid have been murdered and over 760 have been injured after being targeted and shot by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip this Thursday, February 29, as reported by the Ministry of Health in Gaza. | According to Al Jazeera, citizens had gathered on Al-Rashid Street in Gaza, to wait for aid trucks with flour, but were targeted by the Israeli occupation army. After opening fire, Israeli tanks advanced and ran over many of the bodies and wounded. "It is a massacre," the outlet stated, "adding to the famine that threatens citizens in Gaza."
truthout.org (2024-03-02). Progressives Demand That Biden Stop "Greenlighting the Massacre of Palestinians"
Progressive lawmakers are demanding that President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, saying it is "clear" that Israel is violating orders by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to avoid going further into its massacre with its famine campaign, the lawmakers said.
newsclick.in (2024-03-02). SUBSCRIBE AND SUPPORTIsrael's Choice For Palestinians: Starve or be Killed
Israeli forces killed at least 112 Palestinians after opening fire on a crowd awaiting a food aid truck in northern Gaza on February 29. The massacre took place as one quarter of Gaza's population is at imminent risk of famine while Israel continues to blockade aid to the besieged strip.
(2024-03-02). How do humanitarian agencies define hunger in Gaza?>. newarab.com 
More than half a million people are believed to be living in Almost all households are skipping meals and some families are going without food for consecutive days. | Carl Skau, the deputy executive director of the World Food Program, said this week that Gaza is "the worst leve…
(2024-03-02). Israel-Gaza war: what we know about aid convoy deaths. scmp.com 'We have seen people with gunshot wounds. We have seen amputees, and we have seen children as young as 12 that were injured,' said a UN spokesman, amid competing claims over how dozens of hungry people died.