(2024-08-09). Capitalism's Unequal Distribution Deprives You of True Freedom. counterpunch.org 
As the French economist Thomas Piketty most recently exposed, capitalism, across time and space, has always tended to produce ever-greater economic inequality. Oxfam, a global charity, reported that 2022's 10 richest men together had six times more wealth than the poorest 3.1 billion people on earth. The lack of democracy inside workplaces or enterprises is both a cause and an effect of capitalism's unequal distribution of income and wealth.
(2024-08-09). A brief history of Britain's immigration. expose-news.com The story of Britain's immigration policy begins in 1948 when the government allowed those living in UK Dominions or Commonwealth countries to live and work in Britain in the same way native …
(2024-08-09). Phelps won't 'point finger' at China's Olympic star Pan, Singapore's uber-rich: 7 highlights. scmp.com From Michael Phelps refusing to 'point finger' at China's Pan to Singapore's uber-rich foreigners not flaunting wealth, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent reporting.
(2024-08-08). Sickening Profits‚Ää: The Global Food System's Poisoned Food and Toxic Wealth. expose-news.com The modern food system is heavily influenced by the pursuit of profit, leading to issues such as land loss, food insecurity, illness and environmental degradation. Large investment firms and agribusinesses profit from …
(2024-08-09). Join us on 4, 5 and 6 October 2024 for our next Autumn Meetings! cadtm.org The Autumn Meetings of CADTM Europe will occur on October 4, 5 and 6 October 2024. As of 2023, the venue will be the Simenon Youth Hostelin Liège, Belgium.
| The 2024 edition will use different formats: debates, workshops, interactive activities, and book presentations. It will focus on several issues: the rise of the Far Right, the debt crisis in the South, China and the BRICS as creditors. It will also consider the ecological debt and food sovereignty.
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(2024-08-09). Tommy Robinson and the Zionist Agenda: The Hidden Forces Behind the UK Race Riots. mintpressnews.com 
The UK's violent unrest has deeper roots than economic despair—Zionist interests, working through far-right leaders like Tommy Robinson, are stoking the fires of hatred.
(2024-08-09). Ray McGovern and I Discuss Scott Ritter, Ukraine and Israel with Judge Nap. sonar21.com 
I will start by redirecting you to Mark Wauck's latest post on the Scott Ritter affair and Gilbert Doctorow's screwy analysis. Mark writes: | Please note that it is NOT illegal to write articles for foreign news outlets and receive payment for your work. The fact that RT paid Ritter for his articles proves nothing—except that RT thought his articles were worth the money. A US citizen has the 1A right to express his views, including in foreign news outlets, and to receive payment for his work. This only becomes an issue if the person in question acts as an "agent" of a foreign government, working under…
(2024-08-09). DSA Democrat Cori Bush defeated in primary by well-funded pro-Israel challenger. wsws.org Like New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Bush lost support within the working class despite her anti-war posturing due to her unstinting support for Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.
(2024-08-09). UK riots: Is Elon Musk right about an 'inevitable' civil war. newarab.com 
The British commentariat is like a doctor grappling with an unknown disease. Struggling to identify the root causes, it can only panic as its patient, a maimed English working class, spasms before it. | The prescribed injections of classism and brute force aren't working. | To truly understand what ails old England, it must see where this has happened before. That means facing its legacy in This week saw roadblocks on English…
(2024-08-09). Enough of the Creepy Obsession with Fertility, Menstruation, Labia and Boobs. counterpunch.org 
How's that for a title? I'm guessing we just lost several men right there. That's okay, for those of you still here—let's discuss this incredibly disgusting obsession that men of the reactionary right seem to have in regard to the very normal and what should be mundane, workings and plumbing of the female body. We've
(2024-08-09). Working together to address Africa's health challenges and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). icrc.org —ICRC holds session at the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia…
(2024-08-09). Tunisia's President Saied announces bogus election as judiciary disqualifies and imprisons opposition leaders. wsws.org Saied's aim is to consolidate his one-man dictatorship and impose the full burden of Tunisia's deep-rooted economic problems on the working class on behalf of the country's corrupt financial elite.
(2024-08-09). 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.
(2024-08-08). Working together to address Africa's health challenges and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). icrc.org —ICRC holds session at the Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia…
(2024-08-08). What Could Our Working Charities Do With $339 Billion? Let's Find Out. inequality.org
(2024-08-09). The Supreme Court to the Homeless: Drop Dead! counterpunch.org 
So income from your three jobs won't cover your rent increase. There are no beds at the shelter and public housing has a waiting list decades long. You buy a tent and sleeping bag and move into a town park. This would have worked until June 28, when the Supreme Court essentially ruled that municipalities
(2024-08-08). 'The problem is, there's no place for anyone to go'. mronline.org 
CounterSpin interview with Keith McHenry on criminalizing homelessness.
(2024-08-08). From East To West Africa: The People Are Uprising Against Colonial Oppression And Corruption. popularresistance.org The time for Africans to reclaim their land, dignity, and future is now. The only means by which Africans can achieve liberation and self-determination is through collaborative unity, in the form of scientific socialism. A divided continent will only remain mired in the exploitation and degradation that has defined its very existence since the imposition of colonialism a century and a half ago.
(2024-08-08). Democracy Now! 2024-08-08 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for August 08, 2024; Tens of Thousands Rally Against Racism and Islamophobia in U.K. Following Days of Far-Right Rioting; Israel Accused of Running "Torture Camps" as Video Emerges of Soldiers Raping Palestinian Prisoner; Famine in Sudan: Activist Marine Alneel Says International Community Must Act | Headlines for August 08, 2024; Tens of Thousands Rally Against Racism and Islamophobia in U.K. Following Days of Far-Right Rioting; Israel Accused of Running "Torture Camps" as Video Emerges of Soldiers Raping Palestinian Prisoner; Famine in Sudan: Activist Marine Alneel Says Internati…
(2024-08-09). Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Sworn In as Bangladesh's Prime Minister. truthout.org We go to Dhaka for an update as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is sworn in to lead Bangladesh's caretaker government just days after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled the country amid a wave of student-led protests over inequality and corruption. Yunus is known as the "banker to the poor" and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work… |
(2024-08-08). Why We Need a Four-Day Workweek. inequality.org
(2024-08-08). As Abortion Becomes More Restricted, Abortion Funds Need Your Help. inequality.org
(2024-08-08). Doctors union: Sudan's El Fasher "worst place to live on earth" independent.co.ug 
KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan has become "the most dangerous and worst place to live on earth" due to the deadly civil war, according to a non-governmental doctors' union. "All residents of El Fasher may become dead, either from hunger, thirst, bullets, lack …
(2024-08-09). Five things Friday roundup: Antiracism. anabaptistworld.org I recently got into a heated argument with a relative. At the mere mention of privilege, they exploded at me. In our heavily polarized world, the media cycles, attention-hungry politicians and social media influencers would have you believe that words like "privilege" can no longer be brought to a conversation without it signaling an attack …