(2025-01-29). A scathing new report on child poverty just shamed the Labour Party. thecanary.co The UK government won't see progress on child poverty by the end of this parliament — even with high economic growth — if investment in social security does not form a part of its child poverty strategy. Joseph Rowntree Foundation: its latest damning report As the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) publishes its annual UK Poverty …
(2025-01-29). La imagen del día: øLatinos por Trump? cubadebate.cu Made in América. "Latinos por Trump", cuándo al energúmeno le han interesado los latinos, a no ser para cortar el césped en sus campos de golf, y limpiar las habitaciones de sus hoteles. El mejor invento del capitalismo moderno, es el pobre de derecha.
(2025-01-29). Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability. cadtm.org At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens' desire for the rule of law, equitable and sustainable development, democratization, and justice for all, or it can fragment into "bantustans" along regional and ethnic cleavages. For most of its independent political history, Sudan has been torn between two visions and forces. The colonized political elite lacked the imagination to build a nation beyond coloniality, while (…) | – | / |
(2025-01-29). Israel's defense chief: IDF to remain in Jenin even after operation is complete. haaretz.com LEBANON: 14 wounded in IDF strike in southern Lebanon; Lebanese army captures Hezbollah facility ‚ñ GAZA: Israeli Contractor Working in Gaza Accidentally Shot Dead by IDF Troops ‚ñ WEST BANK: Two people were killed by the IDF overnight; 12 who supporter released prisoner were arrested…
(2025-01-29). Rubio tells Arab leaders: Post-war plans for the Gaza Strip must prevent Hamas from governing. haaretz.com LEBANON: 14 wounded in IDF strike in southern Lebanon; Lebanese army captures Hezbollah facility ‚ñ GAZA: Israeli Contractor Working in Gaza Accidentally Shot Dead by IDF Troops ‚ñ WEST BANK: Two people were killed by the IDF overnight; 12 who supporter released prisoner were arrested…
(2025-01-29). Another Year, Another Arms Dealers' Dinner Disrupted By Protesters. popularresistance.org Protesters vow that arms dealers and politicians will not dine in peace at their £265- £540-a-head annual dinner — as they prepare another year of disruption to the event. | The Aerospace, Defence & Security (ADS) Group is an arms-industry trade body that represents most of the world's biggest arms firms. And according to Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), every year it holds a dinner to "bring politicians together with reps from [the] world's biggest arms companies". | The dinner is a prestigious lobbying and networking event for many of the companies complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaz…
(2025-01-29). State Attorneys General Are Working to Block Trump's Agenda in Court. truthout.org Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to significantly restrict birthright citizenship last week, nearly two dozen state attorneys general filed lawsuits seeking to block the order. Two days after that, a federal judge in Seattle issued a two-week pause on the measure as the court considers a more extensive hold on the policy. This week… |
(2025-01-29). Labour defence secretary caught smearing university students at massive arms dinner. thecanary.co On 28 January, Labour Party defence secretary John Healey spoke at the annual ADS dinner. The dinner, held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, is a major lobbying and networking event for the arms industry. Healey used his speech to criticise student campus protests over arms trade involvement in their universities. …
(2025-01-29). Moroto Regional Hospital Operates Without X-ray, Ultrasound Scan Machines. plusnews.ug 
Top storyMoroto Regional Referral Hospital is struggling to operate without X-ray and Ultrasound Scan machines. The hospital lacks a functional ultrasound machine and X-ray, and the patients are often referred to Matany Hospital in Napak district to access these services. The X-ray machine broke down one year ago, while the Ultrasound Scan machine stopped working a …
(2025-01-29). Week Three: Oregon's Largest Healthcare Workers Strike. popularresistance.org Portland, Oregon – Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring of more caregivers. | Providence pays some of the lowest wages, and its workers have among the worst health care benefits in the region. When sick, nurses are forced to use their vacation days, stay home without pay or come to work sick, because Providenc…
(2025-01-29). "Complete Chaos": Medicaid, Meals on Wheels & More on Chopping Block as Trump Freezes Trillions. democracynow.org 
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump's attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, including university and nonprofit funding, food assistance, Medicaid, veterans' benefits and more. The Trump administration said the shocking move was a part of its assessment of whether various government programs align with its agenda. Since assuming office, Trump and his allies have launched a highly publicized purge of initiatives aimed at tackling historical and structural inequality within the federal government. "It's just been complete c…
(2025-01-29). Leicester university hunger strikers for Palestine reach two-week mark. thecanary.co Hunger strikers at Leicester university have reached the two-week mark in their protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Leicester university students: on hunger strike for Palestine On Wednesday 15 January, five University of Leicester students went on hunger strike "over the university's complicity [Israel's] in genocide". Leicester Action for Palestine said this followed "severe …
(2025-01-28). Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan. democracynow.org 
As U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renews his call for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan between the country's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, we speak with New York Times correspondent Declan Walsh about how the conflict is being fueled by the illicit gold trade. He reports that Sudan's gold riches are being smuggled out of the country by both sides in order to pay for the drones, guns and missiles that have killed tens of thousands of people since the start of the civil war in April 2023. Much of that wealth is ending up in the United Arab Emirates, which backs the R…
(2025-01-28). Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability. cadtm.org At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens' desire for the rule of law, equitable and sustainable development, democratization, and justice for all, or it can fragment into "bantustans" along regional and ethnic cleavages. For most of its independent political history, Sudan has been torn between two visions and forces. The colonized political elite lacked the imagination to build a nation beyond coloniality, while (…) | – | / |
(2025-01-28). Connecticut CP renewed by the People's March. cpusa.org 
When the People's March was announced for January 18th, 2025, the Communist Party USA immediately mobilized all districts to join the already strong contingent in D.C. The march would cap the strong, 60-day response to Trump's election victory, which focused on strengthening our coalitions and building a united front against his fascist agenda. It would be a show of strength against Trump and the MAGA movement's threat of mass deportations, attacks on civil, labor, and reproductive rights. We would stand with over a hundred working class organizations and parties who have been involved in the struggle for free…
(2025-01-28). Social Housing Emerging in Cities Needs Local Govt Support. counterpunch.org 
Six cities and a county have initiated social housing programs to provide permanently affordable, publicly owned, and controlled housing for lower and middle-income working families. Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Montgomery County, Maryland, are the most prominent ones in North America to have passed social housing laws that are being implemented
(2025-01-28). 10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands. grist.org 
Steven Amos feels hopeful for once. He's finishing a drug and alcohol treatment program, living in a halfway house, and working a new job, doing carpentry. "I love anything outdoors," he said. "I'm happy I'm not locked up." | A member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Amos, age 53, grew up with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains set like a painting behind his childhood home in Ethete, Wyoming, on the Wind River reservation. He loved hunting and fishing along the Little Wind River, but his family — as well as many Wind River neighbors — had no running water, sometimes no electricity, or enough to eat. | T…
(2025-01-28). 10 States Fund Carceral Facilities and Programs Using Stolen Indigenous Lands. truthout.org Steven Amos feels hopeful for once. He's finishing a drug and alcohol treatment program, living in a halfway house, and working a new job, doing carpentry. "I love anything outdoors," he said. "I'm happy I'm not locked up." A member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Amos, age 53, grew up with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains set like a painting behind his childhood home in Ethete, Wyoming… |
(2025-01-28). Civil Service 'Disgust' After DWP Launches Welfare Campaign With The Sun, Which It Accuses of 'Demonising' Benefit Claimants. bylinetimes.com 
The country's biggest civil service union has written to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to express its "disgust" that it has entered into a media partnership with The Sun newspaper, which it accuses of "demonising benefit claimants". | From 23rd January to 18th April this year, DWP says it will be working with The Sun to run an awareness campaign to "give wider visibility of key campaign messaging for Move to UC (M2UC)" — the move to replace the array of legacy benefits with the single Universal Credit system. | The Department for Work and Pensions says the aim of the partnership is to reac…
(2025-01-28). Remaining silent on GBVF 'not an option' – Justice Minister. sanews.gov.za Remaining silent on GBVF 'not an option' – Justice Minister | Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has reiterated government's commitment to fighting the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in South Africa. | | The Minister delivered remarks at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation's Women Empowerment 365 Days Against Gender-Based Violence dialogue held in Soweto on Tuesday. | | "As part of [the] criminal justice system, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is working tirelessly to ensure that legal and law enforcement services work on enforcing domes…
(2025-01-28). African Union urges Trump to revisit US exit from WHO. independent.co.ug 
Trump cited dissatisfaction over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the inequality of contributions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The African Union on Jan.22 urged new U.S. President Donald Trump to revisit his decision to withdraw Washington from the World Health Organisation. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said that as a …
(2025-01-28). Majority of UK believe the super rich have too much influence over politics. thecanary.co Two of thirds of Britons hold the opinion that the super rich have too much influence over UK politics, according to polling from Opinium for the Fairness Foundation. The charity's new report details that 25 senior figures from politics, business, and academia hold a consensus that growing inequality risks societal collapse. Supporting that idea, the …