(2024-04-29). US Working To Prevent ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-29). Israeli Bombings Kill 20 Palestinians in Rafah. telesurenglish.net On Sunday night, at least 20 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on three residential buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. | RELATED: | The victims include children and women. Many others were still trapped under the rubble, local sources told Xinhua, adding that civil defense crews were working to rescue them. | The strikes took place just ahead of the new round of truce talks between Hamas leaders and Egyptian mediat…
(2024-04-29). Rabbi Alissa Wise & Israeli-Born Novelist Ayelet Waldman Arrested Trying to Bring Food to Gaza. democracynow.org 
Israeli police arrested seven rabbis and Israeli activists Friday at the Gaza border during an action that accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinians. The delegation of Rabbis for Ceasefire carried bags of food to the Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza amid reports that famine is imminent for more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza. "It is incredibly important that those of us who have privilege use that privilege to call attention to this ongoing catastrophe," says Ayelet Waldman, one of the seven people arrested Friday. Waldman emphasizes that her "…
(2024-04-29). Cost of Gaza pier increases to $320m, US official says. middleeasteye.net 
Cost of Gaza pier increases to $320m, US official says | The construction of Biden's temporary pier intended to handle aid deliveries into Gaza is double that of its initial estimates | | World Central Kitchen barge loaded with food arrives off the Gaza coast, where there is a risk of famine, on 15…
(2024-04-29). Biden Must Recognize All Student Debt as Hardship. It's the Key Step to Relief. truthout.org President Joe Biden is making headway in canceling student debt, despite a right-wing Supreme Court that struck down his initial plan to cancel up to $400 billion in student debt last year. Although his Plan A used the HEROES Act of 2003, the Biden administration has since used the Higher Education Act of 1965 to administer $138 billion in relief. Most of this relief has come as fixes to existing… |
(2024-04-29). India's Billionaire Wealth is on Display as Nation Votes. counterpunch.org 
Indian corporate interests are counting on incumbent Modi winning another five years in office, "hoping for further easing of stifling investment restraints," as per the Financial Times. This dismantling of regulations, which began a few decades before the BJP gained power, ushered in an erosion of India's socialist infrastructure. Economists Subhashree Banerjee and Yash Tayal explained in the Deccan Herald, that India's 1991 reforms ended up "liberalizing the Indian economy to an unprecedented extent. These reforms facilitated an environment for the wealthy to profit from the less-affluent without repercussions.
(2024-04-29). A Sombre Mood in South Africa Thirty Years After Apartheid. counterpunch.org 
Ten years ago the black middle classes, of which I am part, were still in the mood to celebrate Freedom Day. For many of us our lives are fundamentally different to those of our parents and we enjoy opportunities and lifestyles of which they could only dream. But today even the black middle classes are disillusioned. The collapse of public services and infrastructure means that education, health care, security, electricity and now even water are increasingly privately sourced by those with the means placing even well-paid professionals under severe financial stress. The middle class is awash in debt and fearful o…
(2024-04-29). Bans on Non-Compete Clauses Benefit Everyone: The Case of Veterinarians. counterpunch.org This week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban non-compete clauses in most employment contracts. These clauses, which are now widely used, prohibit workers from working for another employer, or setting up their own business, for several years after quitting a job. These clauses are very common in employment contracts for veterinarians. I mention
(2024-04-29). US, Philippines Working on Intelligence Sharing Deal Amid China Tensions. news.antiwar.com The US and the Philippines are working on a new intelligence-sharing deal as tensions are soaring between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea. The Defense Post reported that US and Philippine officials discussed the potential agreement, known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), during talks held in Washington last week. …
(2024-04-29). Trust in Institutions and the War Dividend. indybay.org Even if almost no one wants to admit it, our "system" is obsolete, and for this reason it is now morphing into a "closed system" — totalitarian in nature. It is equally clear that the few who continue to benefit materially from the capitalist system (the 0.1%) are willing to do whatever it takes to prolong its obsolete existence. Debt is issued from one door and purchased from another.
(2024-04-29). Cosmic Mineralization of the Earth Before Enlivention and Cancer Tsunarash in the 21st C. indybay.org Is anyone interested in the evolution of the Solar System – with the great planetary collision in the region of Mars and Jupiter approximately one billion years ago – in the context of the multiple increase in the incidence of malignant tumors in the 21st century in the world, especially colorectal cancer (contact with food), among young, wealthy and educated Westerners?! And therefore among people following a healthy lifestyle. If so, there's something to write about. About uranium and other mendeleevs!
(2024-04-29). Trust in Institutions and the War Dividend. indybay.org Even if almost no one wants to admit it, our "system" is obsolete, and for this reason it is now morphing into a "closed system" — totalitarian in nature. It is equally clear that the few who continue to benefit materially from the capitalist system (the 0.1%) are willing to do whatever it takes to prolong its obsolete existence. Debt is issued from one door and purchased from another.
(2024-04-29). Southern Autoworkers' Union Drives Can Help Reverse Decades of Job Quality Decline. inequality.org 
The United Auto Workers recently scored the largest union victory in decades in the South. Their success at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant could be a turning point for labor in a region long known for governmental hostility to unions. The next test will be a UAW election scheduled for the week of May 13 at …
(2024-04-29). Looking for a Better Paying Job? Good News. inequality.org
(2024-04-29). Howard Richards (10 Jun 1938 — 7 Apr 2024) RIP. transcend.org Dr. Howard Richards was a member of the TRANSCEND Network and a philosopher of social science based in Chile, working also in South Africa. He was a Research Professor of Philosophy at Earlham College in Indiana, a Quaker school where he taught for thirty-five years. Howard will always be in our hearts as one of our most brilliant thinkers. RIP…
(2024-04-29). Former Japanese prime minister meets with Trump in New York. wsws.org The Japanese government is working to gain an understanding of where Trump stands on the war drive against China and to ensure Tokyo is not left in the lurch should he win the US presidency.
(2024-04-29). Debt Dollars — The Unused Leverage. progressivehub.net ADIL ABOOBAKAR | WORLD BEYOND WAR…
(2024-04-29). A Michigan perspective on the struggle against racism. cpusa.org 
Capitalism's existence depends on racism. Two important reasons: 1) capitalists use racism to divide workers, and 2) capital accumulation depends on the vilification of large sections of the working class to create conditions of super-exploitation. | White supremacy denies the humanity of people of color, and it is a core value of this country's ruling class and its non-capitalist class collaborators. | The national question, the Communist Party's way of understanding and explaining the complexities of race and racism, is dynamic. Demographic fluidity, migration across and within international borders, and cha…
(2024-04-29). What the Party needs to build: a national campaign, mass organizations, and an economic plan. cpusa.org Authors' Note: This is not a critique of party policy, organization, leadership, or history. It is meant to learn from our past to inform our future. | The party has been in a serious rebuilding phase, building a new party in this new socialist moment amidst an imperialist crisis and fascist danger in the country. These crises and the reality of which we live in, where the social movements are, and the level of class and socialist consciousness, shape how we approach our work while using the science of the working class, Marxism-Leninism. | The Communist Party of the United States, throughout its history, has…
(2024-04-29). The day of the workers that is also the day of the whole family. en.escambray.cu In Cuba, May 1st has long ceased to be an exclusive date for the island's working masses. Every generation, born after that luminous January, can attest to it…
(2024-04-29). Más de 24 millones de brasileños dejan de pasar hambre, según encuesta. telesurtv.net Inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional afectaba a finales de 2022 a 33.1 millones de personas, y un año después, a 8.7.
(2024-04-29). Más de 24 millones de brasileños dejan de pasar hambre, según encuesta. telesurtv.net Inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional afectaba a finales de 2022 a 33.1 millones de personas, y un año después, a 8.7.
(2024-04-29). The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming. cadtm.org
It was held for the first time outside the Commonwealth of Independent States…
Growing up, I looked up to my father and aunt, who began restaurant industry careers after immigrating from Eritrea in the 1970s. When I started working, a restaurant job was a natural choice. While I took great pride in my work, I struggled with the conditions. I was often on my feet for 10-12 hour 
Country: Haiti | Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Please refer to the attached file. | Highlights | The humanitarian crisis in Haiti is marked by a rapid escalation of gang violence, which has compounded the suffering of people already affected by critical levels of food insecurity, poverty and a breakdown in essential services. Whilst tens of thousands are being displaced from their homes, others remain trapped inside gang-controlled neighborhoods, facing very serious protection concerns. | Situation Overview | The UN Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan estimates that 5.5 million Haitians need…
The draft ESF, aimed at updating ADB's safeguards policies, is being met with opposition from civil society groups due to a wide range of critical shortcomings, including: | Lack of Clear Lines of Accountability | Lack of Clarity Related to the Stakeholder Engagement | Lack of Human Rights Approach | Weakened Environmental and Social Protections | Gender Consideration Dilution | Climate Change standards that fail to stand up to climate science | Opaque Financial Intermediary Lending | In light of these grave concerns, the NGO Forum on ADB and the Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) together wit…
Country: Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) | Source: Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Executive Summary | The Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, with the majority of the population comprised of ethnic Lao people alongside many other minority groups who reside predominantly in the foothills and mountains. While Lao PDR still faces relatively high poverty rates, it has made incredible strides in poverty reduction since the socialist state instituted economi…
Veterinarians as Essential Health Workers COMMENT | Dr Jesse Mukisa Mutesasira | In a lay man's language, One health is an approach where many cats chase one rat. The cats consist of a collection of different professionals working under one team to achieve the same set target or solution towards societal health challenges (rat), or …
However, the growth is insufficient to have a significant effect on poverty reduction ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the recovery remains fragile due to uncertain global economic conditions, growing debt service obligations, frequent natural disasters, and escalating conflict and violence, according to …
A group of around a dozen Yale students launched a hunger strike on Saturday in protest of Israel's war in Gaza and their university's weapons investments. | The hunger strike, which came about after months of pro-Palestinian student activists making multiple demands for the university to take steps to oppose 
Four months after Javier Milei's inauguration as president, Argentina's crisis of leadership has worsened, with the working class suffering the worst poverty rate in 20 years. Fed up by decades of government that failed working people, some of the public fell for Milei's anti-establishment theatrics while on the campaign trail . . . | 
Lecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico The United States tells the world and its citizens that it is the greatest country on the planet, where freedom and democracy reign, and where there is an American dream that gives everyone the opportunity to live flourishing "middle class" lives with white-fenced houses and two cars. For the American working masses, however, as the great critical comedian George Carlin noted, "it's called the American dream because you have to be a …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected and re-allocated Shs200 billion budgeted to compensate Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) staff that will be affected by rationalisation. The funds have now been earmarked for debt repayment. This decision came amidst deliberations led by Dan Atwijukire, the Chairperson of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure, during the …
Witnesses of According to testimonies collected by Mondoweiss, civilians working for the Gaza government had been at the hospital collecting salaries at the time of the Israeli assault. | This included civil defence crews, police officers, internal secu…
A senior US humanitarian official stated that US Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power's admission came on Wednesd…
Democracy Now! speaks with an active-duty soldier in the U.S. Air Force on hunger strike to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Senior Airman Larry Hebert is on day three of his hunger strike outside the White House, where he has been holding a sign that reads "Active Duty Airman Refuses to Eat While Gaza Starves." "It's just completely wrong and immoral for civilians to be starved and bombed and targeted in any manner," says Hebert. "I'm hoping that other active-duty members will be more public with their concern over the atrocities happening in Gaza." Hebert wa…
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Several people working for US-based charity World Central Kitchen were killed Monday in an World Central Kitchen "lost several of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Earlier, the health ministr…
A fire that raged from the basement of a 16-storey block in central Istanbul left at least 29 people dead Tuesday, with flames and thick smoke billowing for hours despite a massive emergency response. | By late afternoon around 20 fire trucks and ambulances were still crowded around the building, where builders had been working on a nightclub in the basement. | A police cordon kept onlookers and traffic 100 metres (yards) away from the scorched facade, while an AFP reporter saw three exhausted firefighters sat on the ground with smoke-blackened faces and equipment. | The fire began at 12: 47 (0947 GMT), the cit…
Blinken told Abbas that the United States "looks forward to working with the new PA cabinet to promote peace, security and prosperity and urged the implementation of necessary reforms," State Dep…
War on Gaza: The Palestinian doctors found dead in the ruins of al-Shifa hospital | Ahmad al-Maqadmeh and his mother Yusra, both working at al-Shifa, were found executed at the nearby Carrefour Mall roundabout | | Ahmad Maqadmeh, a plastic surgeon in his early thirties, was killed outsid…