(2024-10-30). Argentinian Analyst Atilio Borón: Role of BRICS Is Now More Important Than Ever (Interview). orinocotribune.com The leaders of the Global South and East are raising their voices for a common purpose: a multilateral, equitable and fairer world, in which the most vulnerable nations and the developing countries can unite and join forces to achieve a change. At the recently concluded 16th BRICS Summit that took place in the Russian city of Kazan, for three days leaders of emerging economies and special guests discussed the most pressing issues that the world is facing today, including sustainable development, eradication of poverty, adaptation to climate change, unilateral sanctions as a political weapon, and the war in the Mi…
(2024-10-30). Israel's anti-UNRWA laws spark fresh fears among Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza. haaretz.com In the West Bank, concerns grow that the legislation could undermine the UN agency's ability to pay salaries, worsening already high poverty and unemployment rates. In Gaza, where the agency is the sole distributor of humanitarian aid, the law's impact could be even more severe…
(2024-10-30). SA must manage debt better, says Godongwana. sanews.gov.za SA must manage debt better, says Godongwana | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has told Parliament that in order for government to achieve its goals of, amongst others, inclusive growth and reducing unemployment, the country must better manage its debt. | He was delivering the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), in which he revealed that government debt is anticipated to exceed R6.05 trillion, or 75.5 % of gross domestic product (GDP), in 2025/26. | "Debt has risen too fast and is too high. We know that our debt is unsustainable, because debt-service costs have become the largest component of our spendi…
(2024-10-30). Slow compliance with servicing Eskom debt a risk to debt write-offs. sanews.gov.za Slow compliance with servicing Eskom debt a risk to debt write-offs | National Treasury has warned that municipalities' slow compliance with conditions of the debt relief programme on arrears to Eskom risk delaying debt write-offs., , According to the National Treasury's document on the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), success depends on municipalities maintaining a quarterly revenue collection rate of 85 %, which is below the National Treasury collection norm for local government of 95 %., , "Around 70 of the municipalities that had applied for debt relief have been approved. Between March and August…
(2024-10-30). French far-right government threatens to impose militarist austerity budget by decree. wsws.org The only force that can stop military escalation and relentless attacks on living standards and social rights is the working class, mobilized independently of forces like Mélenchon's New Popular Front.
(2024-10-30). Workers and young people speak out against CFMEU administration at SEP (Australia) meeting. wsws.org "The government is going for the strongest section of the trade unions on purpose, for strategy. I think the goal is just straight-up austerity against the working class and this is part of it."
(2024-10-30). Working People Place Cost Of Living As Top Concern In US Elections. popularresistance.org Just eight days remain until the people of the US head to the polls to decide their next president. The economy and inflation continues to be the top issue for voters by far, with eight in ten registered voters saying the economy will be very important to their vote according to the Pew Research Center. According to Gallup, the economy is the most important out of 22 issues voters were polled on, including "terrorism and national security", immigration, education, healthcare, and crime. | If one were to read exclusively the mainstream media, one would get the impression that all is well with the economy, that inf…
(2024-10-30). Gulf states condemn Israel's UNRWA ban. newarab.com 
Gulf states Israel's parliament on Monday overwhelmingly voted to ban UNRWA from working in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem. | The lawmakers also pass…
(2024-10-30). Labour gives a pay boost to millions of working people with a 6.7% rise in minimum wage. leftfootforward.org As a result of the increase in the minimum wage, more than 3 million low-paid workers are in line for a pay rise.
(2024-10-30). Ben-Gvir working with police chief to transfer Border Police units to National Guard. haaretz.com Several Border Police units have already been transferred to the commander of the new National Guard, and sources say that more are likely to follow. Border Police officers are unhappy with the plan, which was pushed through without a comprehensive discussion among top police officers…
(2024-10-30). Israel at war, day 390: New Hezbollah chief says he will follow Nasrallah's war plan. haaretz.com In first TV speech as Hezbollah chief, Naim Qassem says that 'if Israel decides to stop the war, we will accept it under conditions that suit us' ‚ñ Sources: U.S. working on 60-day truce proposal for Lebanon ‚ñ IDF says it killed deputy commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force ‚ñ Hamas receives Israel-backed proposal for 30-day truce that would initially secure release of small number of hostages ‚ñ Here's what you need to know 390 days into the war…
(2024-10-30). Tunisia: Family denied access to jailed opposition leader on hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Oxfam issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms the killing in Gaza on October 19 of four water engineers and workers from the Khuzaa municipality who were working with our strategic partner the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU). The four men were killed on their way to conduct repairs to water infrastructure in Khuzaa, …
Israeli forces stormed the last operational hospital in the besieged northern Gaza on Friday after laying waste to a densely packed refugee camp in a bombing campaign that killed scores of Palestinians. ⚪ The attack on the Kamal Adwan hospital, located in Beit Lahia, was launched around 2am local time, shortly after Israeli fighter jets carpet-bombed residential buildings in the nearby Jabalia camp and southern Gaza's Khan Younis.
Today, we are smothered in a fake storyline, a fake origin myth for economics. Margaret Thatcher typifies this attitude. You have to pay the debts. You have to let the rich people take over because they get wealthy. And unequal wealth is what civilization is all about. The ability of wealthy people to crush and destroy civilization is Western progress. 
The over-focus on expanding housing supply through for-profit development misses a key contributor to the housing crisis: the concentration of wealth and power. The challenges of the U.S. housing crisis go beyond supply or fixing local land use regulations. The billionaire class and billionaire-backed private equity investors have become a driving force in the U.S. housing crisis. 
INDIANAPOLIS—In an attack on the voting rights of legal immigrants and Black and brown working people, on Oct. 7 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales asked Ur M. Jaddou, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to "verify" the citizenship of over 10% of the state's registered voters — some …
Former Netanyahu adviser reportedly flagged string of pro-Palestine content for censorship Jordana Cutler, a former Israeli official now working as head of 'Israel and the Jewish Diaspora' policy for Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, was revealed this week by The Intercept to have repeatedly flagged pro-Palestine messages accounts on Instagram for removal or censorship, …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world observed World Food Day under the theme, "Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future" Glovo Uganda stands at the forefront of tackling food insecurity nationwide. Glovo, a leading on-demand delivery platform, reaffirms its commitment to addressing food insecurity in Uganda by delivering over …
An old theme within social theory holds that societies with very unequal distributions of wealth can sustain their social cohesion so long as total wealth is growing. Such total growth enables all who get a distributed share of that wealth—even those with the smallest shares—to experience at least some increase. The rich with the biggest shares can grab most of the growth so long as some is provided to those with small shares. The pie analogy works well: so long as the pie is growing all distributed shares of it can also grow. Some will grow more, others less, but all can grow. If all do grow, social…
A policy brief by 3 top economists warns continent is in the worst crisis in 80 years ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa has long struggled with a silent debt crisis, one that has exacerbated its vulnerability to climate shocks and constrained its economic potential. It is time to give voice to these challenges and address …
It has been a safe assumption for generations that young people tend to be more liberal than their elders. However, in today's United States, some of the conventional wisdom around age and ideology is being upended. Young women are moving farther to the left than expected while their male peers are disturbingly tending toward conservatism, even in comparison to older men. The reasons behind this cleaving, broadly speaking, stem from the twilight of patriarchy and the failure of capitalism. 
Mahasen al-Khateeb: Artist who depicted war in Gaza killed in Israeli air strike | Friends and family are mourning the 'professional, humble' artist who was killed at her home in Jabalia refugee camp | | Mahasen al-Khateeb working in her home in Gaza (Supplied) | Mahasen al-Khateeb used…
October 20 to 24, 2024. It's just days away. The Philippine leg of the 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence, which is now circulating the globe, will take off. After some months of planning and working out activities by a dedicated team of peace lovers and advocates, the World March will touch Philippine shores, going to three places — Malolos in Bulacan, Baguio City and Sagada, two host destinations in the Cordillera Administrative Region. The WM base team representative in the person of Wilfredo Alfsen is coming all the way from Chile to take part. | After the 1st World March in 2009 during which th…
"I love working the polls!" a friend told me recently. "It strengthens my trust in the whole process. And it's fun getting to help eligible voters flex their civic muscles." I think about my friend's experience as I hear stories about mistrust in our elections. National and state laws set some guardrails for our elections, 
Gachagua, a wealthy businessman from the vote-rich Mount Kenya region, battled previous corruption scandals to become Ruto's running mate in a closely fought election in August 2022 ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | On Oct.08, Kenyan MPs did the unthinkable voting overwhelmingly in favour of removing the country's deputy president over accusations of corruption. Lawmakers also accuse Rigathi …
African countries' large and growing debt burdens have become a major obstacle to poverty reduction COMMENT | KENNETH ROGOFF | How long can the complacent West continue to ignore Africa's sovereign-debt crisis? As African countries grapple with unsustainable debt burdens, restructuring negotiations with Western governments and multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund have …
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Friday that none of their ambulances in north Gaza has had limited fuel resources since PRCS spokesperson Raed Al…
Supposedly aiming to reassure 'the City', Nu-Labour's re-commitment to cuts has trashed confidence worse than the shortest-lasting PM in history Keir 'Starver' Starmer and Rachel 'Freeze' Reeves are said to be pursuing their programme of cuts and austerity to keep poor children hungry and condemn thousands of pensioners to die each winter — and who …
Local volunteers who have helped to feed Sudan's most destitute during 17 months of Many volunteers have fled under threat of arrest or violence, and