(2024-07-08). War and Famine. counterpunch.org 
Many war stories end with hunger wreaking havoc on significant portions of a population. In Christian theology, the Biblical "four horses of the apocalypse," believed by many in early modern Europe to presage the end of the world, symbolized invasion, armed conflict, and famine followed by death. They suggest the degree to which people have long recognized
(2024-07-08). Journalist Bisan Owda Documents Western/Zionist Genocide in Real Time. transcend.org 1 Jul 2024 – Gazan journalist Bisan Owda, currently trapped in Gaza like so many others, reports that "there are no places for people… no places to go to". It is a game of "death and hunger" she says, and it has been so for nine months.
(2024-07-08). War on Gaza: Palestinians homeless and hopeless as Israel storms Gaza City again. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: Palestinians homeless and hopeless as Israel storms Gaza City again | Under heavy Israeli air strikes, thousands of exhausted and confused families are forced into the unknown in the dead of night | | A Palestinian girl reacts as she stands in the grounds of the badly damaged…
(2024-07-08). Israel's Starvation Policy in Gaza Is Forcing People to Eat Tree Leaves. transcend.org 3 Jul 2024 – The state of hunger in Gaza is growing. Its long-term health effects are starting to show.
(2024-07-08). Mourning Their Losses, Israel's Druze Community Prepares To Protest Inequality. themedialine.org 
(2024-07-08). Away from Global Attention, Sudan Is Starving. transcend.org 4 Jul 2024 – We need to take urgent action to prevent what could be the largest hunger crisis of our times.
(2024-07-08). Rescuers race to close breach at China's second-largest freshwater lake. ecns.cn An aerial drone photo taken on July 5, 2024 shows rescuers working on a dike of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, Central China's Hunan province.
(2024-07-08). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…
(2024-07-08). Sunday 7/7: Emergency Peoples Rally against Criminalization of Houselessness and Palestine Liberation. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building (90 7th Street), San Francisco CA…
(2024-07-08). An update on Casey Goonan's recent hunger strike. indybay.org Casey went on a weeklong hunger strike over jail conditions, ending it after 2 of 4 demands were agreed to by jailers.
(2024-07-08). Monday 7/8: Vigil Calling for an End to Mayor Keeley's Assault on Those Living Outside. indybay.org 525 Water Street at Market, Santa Cruz…
(2024-07-08). The specific form of poverty under capitalism. mronline.org 
There are roughly four proximate features of capitalist poverty.
(2024-07-08). Chile's minimum wage increase takes effect. tvbrics.com 
The third and final part of Chile's minimum wage hike is coming into effect, following two increases in May and September 2023…
(2024-07-08). Germany's new austerity and war budget. wsws.org Although the exact figures will not be announced until July 17, one thing is already clear: It is an austerity and war budget that intensifies the government's anti-working class and militaristic agenda.
(2024-07-08). Thousands mourn those slain by Kenya's Ruto government, as health workers strike. wsws.org Workers are now mobilizing to fight for better wages and against precarious working conditions, despite trade union efforts to suppress opposition to Ruto. In recent weeks, workers have joined protests alongside youth and sections of the professional middle class on an individual basis, without leveraging their industrial power in key economic sectors.
(2024-07-08). New Luwero DPC Cautioned against Traps laid by Wealthy Land Grabbers. plusnews.ug 
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ahimbisibwe Brighton, the incoming Luwero District Police Commander (DPC), has been warned about the traps set by affluent land grabbers who are suspected of using law enforcement officers to further their aims. Several reports from Luwero District have highlighted ongoing land disputes involving high-ranking authorities in the country. For …
(2024-07-08). Automated Warfare Is Risky and Really Motivated by Wealth. fairobserver.com Venture capital and military startup firms in Silicon Valley have begun aggressively selling a version of automated warfare that will deeply incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). Those companies and their CEOs are now pressing full speed ahead with that emerging technology. They are largely dismissing the risk of malfunctions that could lead to the future slaughter…
(2024-07-08). Intentionally Set Fire Damages Vacant Home. urbancny.com 
Syracuse, NY-On Sunday, July 7, 2024, at 7: 48 p.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a report of a possible structure fire at 217 Webster Avenue, on the City's South Side. Multiple callers reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the building. Firefighters from Station 8, on South Salina Street, arrived on the scene two minutes later to find a three-story, multiple family house with fire showing on the second floor, and smoke coming from the eaves. A signal '99' was transmitted, indicating a working fire. The first arriving units began to stretch hoses to the building an…
(2024-07-08). Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017. | © 2017 Abed Jalilpouran/Middle East Images/Middle East Images via Getty Images | Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale.High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which is a physically demanding and dangerous work.Iranian authorities should develop sustainable economic opportun…
(2024-07-08). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
(2024-07-08). Mt. Gox Bitcoin pay-out fears leave Crypto market poorer by over $170 bn. ummid.com Cyrpto market Friday July 05, 2024 lost over $170 billion amid the reports that the trustee overseeing the Mt. Gox bankruptcy has announced the commencement of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash repayments to creditors affected by the infamous hack resulting in losses worth billions.