(2024-10-20). Measuring global poverty. cadtm.org
(2024-10-20). An Abolitionist Approach To Debt. popularresistance.org When individuals cannot meet their basic needs without turning to debt, they face threats to their human dignity. Survival debt — debt that individuals incur to survive and live a life with dignity — is inherently intimidating and degrading. | A person does not have the freedom to obtain a standard of living consistent with human dignity if the only means of acquiring housing, transportation, food, medical care or an education is to incur debt. Many indebted households can barely survive, much less vivir sabroso. Those who incur debt to meet basic needs must work, despite knowing that the fruits of th…
(2024-10-20). IAM union announces snap vote in bid to shut down Boeing strike. wsws.org The proposed contract confirms every warning made by the World Socialist Web Site since the beginning of the strike, that Boeing and the IAM are colluding to get a pro-company contract passed so that Boeing can resume production on its terms and force workers to pay for the company's mountain of self-inflicted debt.
(2024-10-20). Austerity, dispossession and injustice: Facets of the debt crisis in Sri Lanka. cadtm.org
(2024-10-20). From Despair To Revolution: The Bronx's Path To Defeating Addiction. popularresistance.org The Bronx Anti-War Coalition hosted a film screening on Oct. 11 of the documentary "Dope is Death" as part of our guerrilla cinema series. The widely attended event featured a Q&A session with former Young Lord and acupuncturist Walter Bosque, where community members engaged in a lively discussion about continuing and expanding the revolutionary movement of healing. | In recent years, the Bronx, a predominantly Black, Brown and working-class borough in one of the most densely populated areas of Turtle Island, has experienced a sharp rise in opioid use, including oxycodone, street fentanyl and heroin. | We re…
(2024-10-20). NDN Fund's Loan Leads To #LANDBACK In Alaska. popularresistance.org Rapid City, SD — NDN Fund, the impact investing arm of NDN Collective, today announced the closing of a loan with Qizhjeh Vena — an Alaska Native Women-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working in the Bristol Bay area. | The $750,000 loan from NDN Fund will allow Qizhjeh Vena to purchase Koksetna Wilderness Lodge and surrounding land on Lake Clark, located at the outlet of the Chulitna River in Chulitna Bay. The lodge will serve as a cultural preservation and revitalization center, and act as the gateway to a sanctuary for wildlife, and interrelated habitats. This historically important land and r…
(2024-10-20). The Philippines to Join the 3rd World March: A Global Call for Peace and Non-Violence. pressenza.com 
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…
(2024-10-20). Canada: Euthanasia on demand; doctors licensed to kill. expose-news.com As Canada expands its euthanasia regime, vulnerable people like the homeless, obese and grieving are increasingly offered assisted suicide, countering claims that "safeguards" ensure the protocol remains limited in its scope. Canada …
(2024-10-20). Joshua Craze: Taxonomies of Hunger. newleftreview.org Death by hunger stalks millions in the Sahel and Horn of Africa—the upshot of West-led political and economic processes as much as climate change and war. Yet only a few instances can pass the demanding criteria for famine set by the humanitarian technocrats of the international bodies charged with its alleviation.
(2024-10-20). West Bengal Medicos Stand Firm: Hunger Strike at Crossroads. devdiscourse.com Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal have agreed to attend a crucial meeting with the state government on Monday, with the resolution of this meeting dictating whether they will end their ongoing hunger strike. The protest initially stemmed from the alleged rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.