(2024-11-22). Haiti's children 'dragged into hell' as gang violence rages. aljazeera.com Many Haitian children face stark choice of joining a gang or suffering from violence, poverty and hunger engulfing them.
(2024-11-22). G20 Knocks Out G7 Agendas. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar This G20 in Rio was all about the power of the Global South, with poverty eradication and genuine economic progress trumping the old G7 agendas of war, profit, and arm-twisting. The G20 summit in Rio earlier this week offered the quite intriguing spectacle of a deeply divided world, geopolitically and geoeconomically, trying to…
(2024-11-22). European Central Bank points to return of sovereign debt crisis. wsws.org In a speech this week ECB president Christine Lagarde said the euro bloc risked facing "a future of lower tax revenues and higher debt ratios" which would mean "fewer resources for social spending."
(2024-11-22). Fixing the US Economy is Mathematically Impossible. thesiriusreport.com 
We discuss why it's mathematically impossible to simultaneously cut US taxes, the debt, government spending, re-industrialize America and retain its world reserve currency status.
(2024-11-22). Wolfgang Weber (1949-2024): A revolutionary intellectual and fighter for Trotskyism. wsws.org Wolfgang devoted over 50 years of his life to building the Trotskyist party and fought tirelessly politically and theoretically for the independence of the working class.
(2024-11-22). 'We've found that many settlers desperately want the hostages to return'. haaretz.com Meirav Leshem-Gonen, whose daughter, Romi, remains in captivity in Gaza, believes the hostages' return can only be achieved by working with Israel's current leadership…
(2024-11-22). The High-Tech War On Working Class Black Atlantans. popularresistance.org Modern technologies like facial recognition, predictive policing, and expansive surveillance networks are not mere tools of public safety; they are instruments of militarization, deeply embedded in the war against Black communities in Atlanta, the most surveilled city in the U.S. These technologies target Black poor and working class neighborhoods disproportionately, enforcing capitalist exploitation and reinforcing racial hierarchies. | Surveillance in Atlanta operates as a militarized extension of policing, transforming Black neighborhoods into domestic battlefields.
(2024-11-22). CPUSA calls on members to close the gap on People's World fund drive. peoplesworld.org 
There is an urgent need for working people to get our voices out there and combat the pro-corporate, right-wing propaganda media ecosystem so vital to Trump's victory. The fight for the truth has intensified in the era of mass disinformation. People's World produced outstanding daily election coverage, publishing over 500 articles that informed and inspired grassroots action. Our work …
(2024-11-22). Mayo Clinic hospitals score A grades for patient safety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic consistently ranks among the top providers nationwide regardless of the quality measure used. See how Mayo Hospitals did in the latest safety ratings. All nine eligible Mayo Clinic hospitals earned A grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization that provides safety ratings. The ratings are intended to help patients choose their preferred healthcare destinations. "While quality rankings only tell one part of our story and we are always working to…
(2024-11-22). Cities Say They Store Property Taken From Homeless Encampments. popularresistance.org When Stephenie came upon workers in Portland, Oregon, who had bagged up all of her belongings in a homeless encampment sweep, she desperately pleaded to get one item back: her purse. It contained her cash and food stamp card — what she needed to survive. | The crew refused to look for it, she said. The items workers had put in clear bags were headed to a city warehouse. Those in black bags were headed to a landfill. | They handed her a card with a phone number to call if she wanted to pick up her things.
(2024-11-22). In Peoria, like many other Illinois towns, being homeless is now a crime. peoplesworld.org 
PEORIA—Despite a packed room protesting the decision, Peoria, Ill., joined the growing list of central Illinois towns that have passed ordinances to fine and jail their unhoused residents for sleeping on the street. Peoria passed the measure 6 to 5, with Mayor Rita Ali joining the opposition. The new rule comes with fines and fees, …
(2024-11-22). Developers Are In Charge Of Toronto's Housing Policies. socialistproject.ca 
Toronto's communities are being deeply impacted by a terrible lack of decent housing that people can afford to live in. This situation is the product of decades in which governments at every level have allowed housing to be provided according to the profit-driven interests of developers, speculators, investors, bankers and corporate landlords. The days when social housing played a major role in meeting the needs of communities are long gone and upscale redevelopment has done its destructive work. | As a result, homeless shelters are overflowing, people sleep out in public parks and hundreds of thousands of pre…