Monthly Archives: February 2025

2025-02-22: News Headlines

Maxime Perriot (2025-02-22). Ecological debt : Who is reponsible ? The need for radical alternatives, far from false solutions of green capitalism. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Maxime Perriot developed the concept of ecological debt. Who is responsible? What are the false solutions promoted at the COPs, synonymous with green capitalism? What are the solutions promoted by the CADTM? Read his presentation below. | – | / |

WSWS (2025-02-22). Australia: Macquarie University meeting issues strong call to oppose Zionist witch hunt against Randa Abdel-Fattah. wsws.org A rank-and-file meeting voted unanimously in favour of a resolution calling for a campaign throughout the universities and working class to defend the victimised Macquarie University academic.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). More steps taken to protect rights of delivery workers. ecns.cn Major food delivery platforms in China announced recently that they will offer social insurance benefits for their delivery riders, which both riders and experts believe will better protect the rights of people working in the industry.

ICRC (2025-02-22). Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. icrc.org Working Paper by the International Committee of the Red Cross…

Kathy Durkin (2025-02-22). Belgian workers march against government's austerity plans. workers.org A tidal wave of demonstrations across Belgium on Feb. 13 brought out a multitude of people to protest the government's planned austerity policies, which would be draconian for the multinational working class. Demonstration of 100,000 in Brussels on Feb. 13, 2025, opposing attacks on workers. The banner reads in translation, . . . |

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Jobseekers leverage digital economy boom. ecns.cn A growing number of jobseekers are extending their career boundaries to more cutting-edge areas thanks to the development of digital economy, and embracing flexible jobs breaking the stereotyped notion of labeling them as low-income or with lower working skills.

newarab (2025-02-22). Over 400 cholera cases reported in southern Sudan city. newarab.com Sudanese health officials said on Thursday that over 400 The surge in cases was attributed to a "shortage of water due to power outages," the health ministry in White Nile state said in a statement. | On Sunday, eyewitnesses told AFP drones had struck the Um Dabakar power station which supplies the city, 275 kilometres (170 miles) south of the capital Khartoum. | "The station has stopped working," an engineer told AFP, w…

ICRC (2025-02-22). OEWG: Statement on International Law. icrc.org Delivered by Noa Schreuer, Legal Advisor, at the 10th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New York, 18 February 2025…

WSWS (2025-02-22). Australia: Hardship continues from North Queensland floods. wsws.org Hundreds of people were displaced and thousands more impacted, especially in working-class areas, as the result of record rainfalls.

WSWS (2025-02-22). As rank-and-file outrage grows against Trump's plans to attack US Postal Service, unions promote dead-end letter-writing campaign. wsws.org Among postal workers, there is growing interest in Sunday's rank-and-file public meeting, "Mobilize the working class to save the US Postal Service and other federal programs!"

geo.tv (2025-02-22). Ukraine, US working on economic deal to ensure it works: Zelenskiy. geo.tv This handout photograph released by the Ukrainian presidential press service on September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump meeting on September 27, 2024 in New York. — AFPUkraine and US…

Anthony Rowley (2025-02-22). New infrastructure funding must be found before it bankrupts states. scmp.com Many governments have difficulty funding basic needs while meeting global challenges like climate change. Meanwhile, businesses freeload.

aljazeera (2025-02-21). Debt brake: How this fiscal rule could shape Germany's election. aljazeera.com This mechanism, which has been blamed for a lack of investment, has emerged as an important election issue.

presstv.ir (2025-02-21). Islamic Jihad chief: Victories in Palestine, Lebanon indebted to Iran. presstv.ir The secretary-general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement describes the Islamic Republic as the house of the Axis of Resistance.

Maxime Perriot (2025-02-21). Ecological debt : Who is reponsible ? The need for radical alternatives, far from false solutions of green capitalism. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Maxime Perriot developed the concept of ecological debt. Who is responsible? What are the false solutions promoted at the COPs, synonymous with green capitalism? What are the solutions promoted by the CADTM? Read his presentation below. | – | / |

newarab (2025-02-21). UK warns against travel to Iran after couple charged with spying. newarab.com The The couple, who were travelling on a global motorbiking trip, were arrested in January in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman, accused of working with covert institutions linked to Western intelligence agencies. | The UK Foreign Office said it was "deeply concerned" following the arrest, reiterating that British citizens…

ICRC (2025-02-21). Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. icrc.org Working Paper by the International Committee of the Red Cross…

Seth Sandronsky (2025-02-21). Supporting Empathy, Rejecting Apathy. counterpunch.org My parents, Alex and Sylvia, grew up as Jewish Americans in NYC during the Great Depression. The Bolshevik Revolution had in part shaped the tenor of that era, but socialism had been popular in the USA before this revolutionary change. In the depression era, FDR, responding to the working-class ferment that swept up folks like my mother

newarab (2025-02-21). Over 400 cholera cases reported in southern Sudan city. newarab.com Sudanese health officials said on Thursday that over 400 The surge in cases was attributed to a "shortage of water due to power outages," the health ministry in White Nile state said in a statement. | On Sunday, eyewitnesses told AFP drones had struck the Um Dabakar power station which supplies the city, 275 kilometres (170 miles) south of the capital Khartoum. | "The station has stopped working," an engineer told AFP, w…

ICRC (2025-02-21). OEWG: Statement on International Law. icrc.org Delivered by Noa Schreuer, Legal Advisor, at the 10th Substantive Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, New York, 18 February 2025…

WSWS (2025-02-21). Worsening unemployment, hunger and homelessness in New Zealand. wsws.org The Salvation Army's "State of the Nation" report points to historic attacks on workers' living standards as New Zealand's recession deepens.

WSWS (2025-02-21). Outpouring of public sympathy at Detroit funeral for homeless children who froze to death. wsws.org Hundreds of workers and young people turned out for the funeral of nine-year-old Darnell Currie and two-year-old Amillah Currie in Detroit on Thursday, in an outpouring of public sympathy for the two homeless children who froze to death sheltering in a van parked in a casino garage.

The Independent (2025-02-21). Dr Besigye ends hunger strike after his case moves to civilian court. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Kizza Besigye has called off his hunger strike after the transfer of his charges from the military court to a civilian court. He was this morning charged with treason and misprision of treason at Nakawa court. JUST IN: Opposition doyen @kizzabesigye1 has called off his hunger strike after …

The Independent (2025-02-21). "Why doesn't Kizza Besigye just EAT?" independent.co.ug COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | You cannot miss it. The hauntingly sunken face of Kizza Besigye. Winnie Byanyima, Besigye's wife, told AFP that Besigye went on a hunger strike on February 10 protesting his continued illegal detention. His detractors, still harping on about the performative antics of activism, claim that Besigye's frail state is self-inflicted. Mockingly, …

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2025-02-10: News Headlines

____ (2025-02-10). A Little Bit On An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. smoothiex12.blogspot.com You know, famous Adam Smith's treatise which gives some (not all) reasonable insights into the nature of wealth accumulation. And since I mentioned today this "moron with Ph.D" such as Sarah. C. Paine who for some unknown reason teaches "strategy" in otherwise respectable US Naval War College, there are certain material signs of the wealth. We should start with recognizing the fact that REAL wealth's accumulation is susceptible to such events as continental warfare, which neither the UK nor, especially, the US know. As a result, not experiencing such pleasantries of continental warfare such as material devastatio…

Staff (2025-02-10). "The PayPal Mafia": Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel. democracynow.org President Trump's targeting of South Africa is clearly tied to his influential adviser Elon Musk and a coterie of wealthy U.S. oligarchs, "all of whom in some way or other grew up in South Africa as children." These men are known as the "PayPal Mafia" due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal, explains reporter Chris McGreal. McGreal, a former South Africa correspondent for The Guardian, outlines Musk's pro-apartheid and neo-Nazi family history, which appears to form the basis of his adherence to a right-wing ideology that believes white Sout…

Bernie Sanders (2025-02-10). Trump Claims He's on the Side of the Working Class. Really? counterpunch.org At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, millions of Americans understand that if they are going to make it to the middle class, they need to be in a trade union so they can negotiate for decent wages, benefits and working conditions. When Trump

Rhoda Wilson (2025-02-10). Neil Oliver: The internet is exposing wealthy elites' appetite for "grubby" behaviour. expose-news.com "Whenever I talk about the global abuse of children, the number of views drops like a piano falling out of a window. Interesting," Neil Oliver tweeted yesterday. Oliver was referring to a …

Abdul Khaliq (2025-02-10). Pakistan's debt dilemmaa . cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social situation in Pakistan. The country is very close to default and is a favourite prey of the International Monetary Fund, which has signed 24 agreements with the Pakistani government since 1953. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

Maxime Perriot, Pablo Laixhay (2025-02-10). Debt-for-nature swaps 2.0, a deceptive solution. cadtm.org

Jack Khoury (2025-02-10). Jordan, Egypt build an Arab front against Trump's transfer plan. haaretz.com Hossam Zaki, the assistant secretary-general of the Arab League, said over the weekend that the Arab League is working to mobilize Arab and international support against Trump's plan, alongside renewing and emphasizing support for the establishment of a Palestinian state…

Maria J. Stephan, Waging Nonviolence. (2025-02-10). We Are Stronger Than We Think. popularresistance.org The Trump-Musk administration has moved rapidly, ruthlessly and often illegally to consolidate authoritarian control and empower billionaires at the expense of ordinary people. In an administrative coup guided by Project 2025, the White House has sought to dismantle the separation of powers and deny critical services, punishing working people at home and abroad. | Making good on his promises of revenge and retribution, Trump has sicced the Justice Department and IRS on perceived enemies, notably those who believe in a more diverse, equitable and inclusive America.

NEO (2025-02-10). Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025. sanews.gov.za Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025 | On Monday, 10 February, Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, will hand over Smart Card IDs to fire victims in Kayamandi Sports Grounds, Stellenbosch. | | Also on Monday, Ministers of Education, Siviwe Gwarube and Nobuhle Nkabane host G20 Education Working Group Ministerial Breakfast with ambassadors and high commissioners in Cape Town. | | On Tuesday, 11 February, no confirmed event. | | On Wednesday, 12 February, no confirmed event. | On Thursday, 13 February, Department of Employment and Labour hosts breakfast session on importance of complia…

WSWS (2025-02-10). To stop fascism and war, young people must fight for socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE is the only political tendency that advances a genuine socialist perspective based on the lessons of history and the interests of the working class.

Rebecca Ebner-Landy (2025-02-10). The Weekly Round Up: Review of Lucy Letby's case, Vos's AI endorsement, US trade war heats up and a deprivation of liberty order in the Court of Appeal. ukhumanrightsblog.com In UK News Medical experts have claimed that Lucy Letby did not murder any babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, concluding that the infants died of natural causes and negligent medical care. Having reviewed the medical evidence, a panel of 14 world-leading neonatologists have concluded that they "did not find any murders". The case …

Martha Rosenberg (2025-02-10). Mentally Ill or Criminal? Jails Have Become Mental Health Facilities Say Experts. dissidentvoice.org To many, it is an unseen problem. People denied mental health services who end up homeless or incarcerated as criminals. A few year ago, the Kennedy Forum at Chicago's Palmer House Hilton, addressed this and other aspects of the lack of a functional community mental health system in the United States. The Kennedy Forum was founded …

newarab (2025-02-10). Israel withdraws from key Gaza road as UN says famine averted. newarab.com A Hamas official said Israeli troops completed their withdrawal on Sunday from a strategic road cutting through the As negotiations are set to begin on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which is intended to pave the way for a permanent end to the war, Palestinians on Sunday were able to cross the An official from…

A A (2025-02-09). A young and complex Donald Trump is revealed in Ali Abbasi's new film. strategic-culture.su The brilliant Sebastian Stan, who plays Trump, cleverly dodges the temptation of making him into a caricature; instead we see a callow, alarmingly impressionable young man from a wealthy but difficult background falling under the influence of the almost demonic Cohn, who moulds him in his own image, against the glittering but deeply sleazy background of New York in the 1970s and 80s, just before the advent of the Aids epidemic.

Abdul Khaliq (2025-02-09). Pakistan's debt dilemmaa . cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social situation in Pakistan. The country is very close to default and is a favourite prey of the International Monetary Fund, which has signed 24 agreements with the Pakistani government since 1953. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

Staff (2025-02-09). Colombo Declaration 2025 : Against IMF-led agreement, debt and austerity. cadtm.org

Mnar Muhawesh (2025-02-09). Jerusalem Post Attacks MintPress for Investigating Israel's Media Influence. thealtworld.com Senior MintPress journalist Alan MacLeod joins MintCast to discuss how his investigations into Israeli spies working in American newsrooms led to a smear campaign from The Jerusalem Post. | While the destruction in the Middle East has been fierce, the media war surrounding who controls the narrative of events has been no less intense. And MintPress News has been caught up in it. Our investigations into Israeli attempts to manipulate public understanding of the genocide in Gaza have drawn the ire of The Jerusalem Post, who recently attempted to cancel us, labeling MintPress as part of a network of Iranian, Russian…

Randolph Borges (2025-02-09). President Maduro: We Are Working Everyday for Peace in Venezuela and Colombia. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that his government is working constantly for preserving peace in both Venezuela and Colombia. | "We want peace in Venezuela and Colombia, we are working every day … For there to be peace in both countries, there must be integration between the two," said President Maduro during the inauguration event of the National Chamber of the People's Government System on Friday, February 7. | The president highlighted that the Lightning of Catatumbo military operation that was initiated last week by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) will rid Venezuela of armed g…

Nicholas Mwangi (2025-02-09). Kenya's port workers fight for fair wages amid repression. peoplesdispatch.org Kenya's private port workers, also called Bangaizas, in the coastal city of Mombasa are fighting against severe exploitation and oppressive working conditions despite their critical role in the supply chain. In recent weeks, these workers have been organizing to demand that employers and industry brokers comply with the 2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which sets rates for daily labor, overtime, Sunday work, and waiting hours. | In the last week of January, thousands of private port workers at the Changamwe and Shimanzi warehouses staged mass protests to demand employers pay them at agreed upon rates in…

Mnar Adley (2025-02-09). Jerusalem Post Attacks MintPress for Investigating Israel's Media Influence. mintpressnews.com Senior MintPress journalist Alan MacLeod joins MintCast to discuss how his investigations into Israeli spies working in American newsrooms led to a smear campaign from The Jerusalem Post.

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-09). Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism. cadtm.org

APR editor (2025-02-09). Analyst condemn's Netanyahu's 'crocodile tears' over captives as 'beyond absurd'. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report Speaking about the frail, disoriented appearance of the three freed Israeli captives yesterday, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst Marwan Bishara said: "People are starving in Gaza. "Children are dying of malnutrition because Netanyahu has weaponised hunger and famine." "Incidentally", Bishara told Al Jazeera, "that's why Netanyahu is sought [on a war crimes…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-09). Think-tank calls for official inquiry into racial inequality within UK housing sector. leftfootforward.org 'The possibility of structural discrimination in our housing market is a serious concern, and one that warrants an official inquiry.'

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2025-02-08: News Headlines

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-08). #TaxTheSuperRich campaign gains momentum. leftfootforward.org A #TaxTheSuperRich campaign is gaining momentum, with thousands of people adding their names to a petition launched by Oxfam calling for higher taxes on the wealthiest individuals. | In 2024, billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion, three times faster than the previous year, while 3.5 billion people around the world continue to live in poverty. Shockingly, four new billionaires are created every week. | Oxfam's campaign highlights the growing disparity between the super-rich and the rest of us, calling it "out of control." | The charity warns that at this rate, we could see five trillionaires within the next…

subMedia (2025-02-08). Heads Up, the Revolution is Already Here. dissidentvoice.org State and market solutions to the ecological crisis have only increased the wealth and power of those on top, while greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Nearly all the experts and professionals are invested, literally, in a framework that is only making things worse. With so much power concentrated in the very institutions that suppress …

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-08). Partied out: As party membership plummets the oligarchs ascend. leftfootforward.org The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people.

Staff (2025-02-08). Colombo Declaration 2025 : Against IMF-led agreement, debt and austerity. cadtm.org

WSWS (2025-02-08). Students, faculty attend meeting to oppose attacks on pro-Palestinian protesters and democratic rights at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Over 150 people attended a meeting held by the pro-Palestinian Tahrir Coalition on Tuesday to oppose the escalating attacks on students protesting the US/Israeli genocide in Gaza by the University of Michigan. Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke at the meeting, fighting for an independent working class-based socialist response to fascism, war and genocide.

EcoWaste Coalition (2025-02-08). EcoWaste Coalition Marks 25 Years of Service to the People and the Environment. pressenza.com DENR Cites EcoWaste as a "Steadfast Ally and Partner": | 7 February 2025, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition celebrated its historic 25th year of service to the Filipino people and Mother Earth by recognizing its indispensable partners from various sectors and affirming its commitment to keep on working with greater fervor and action towards the envisioned zero waste and toxics-free society. | Commemorative events around the theme "EcoWasteCoalition@25 Padayon: Sulong sa Hamon ng Panahon" took place during the recently concluded Zero Waste Month in Cebu City on January 15, Davao City on the 22nd and Mani…

newarab (2025-02-08). From Lebanon, Ortagus thanks Israel for 'defeating Hezbollah'. newarab.com The US has warned that Ortagus' visit came amid ongoing political negotiations, with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam working to form a government. | The US is reportedly pressuring him to exclude Hezbollah, reinforcing Washington's longstanding stance against the Iran-backed g…

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-08). Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism. cadtm.org

SAM (2025-02-08). Will the Current Musk Coup Define Our Future? inequality.org

Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. (2025-02-08). DEI's Demise Exposes Absurdity Of Trusting Oppressors To Correct Themselves. popularresistance.org Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs did not emerge from Biden's Executive Order. Many corporate efforts at diversity emerged or were expanded following the 2020 uprisings against racist terrorism sparked by the murder of George Floyd. These corporate efforts claimed to have a goal of addressing the underrepresentation of marginalized groups within their workforces and supply chains. These moves were in response to yet another moment in American history where the deep inequality between white and Black people in the U.S. was exposed as an ever growing chasm, rather than the rose-tinted example of Americ…

Pressenza New York (2025-02-08). Reviving The Death Penalty Is One Of Trump's Greatest Moral Failures. pressenza.com One of Trump's most despicable day-one executive orders revoked Biden's moratorium on federal executions, ensured that states that still carry out capital punishment have "a sufficient supply of drugs needed to carry out lethal injection," and urged the Attorney General to seek to overrule the Supreme Court's precedents on limitations of capital punishment. Capital punishment is a moral travesty, and Trump's hunger to not only reestablish executions but expand their use is a clear signal of his deepening depravity. | By Kimberlee Hurley | In his Executive Order 14164, Trump decried Biden's commutation of 37 out o…

Staff (2025-02-07). Colombo Declaration 2025 : Against IMF-led agreement, debt and austerity. cadtm.org

DikelediM (2025-02-07). Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers. sanews.gov.za Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers | President Cyril Ramaphosa says authorities are working around the clock with the United Nation (UN) and the South African Defence Force (SANDF) to bring back the remains of the 14 fallen soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | The President was addressing the media on Friday on the sidelines of the annual Presidential Golf Challenge (PGC) held at the Atlantic Beach Golf Estate, in Melkbosstrand. | "We are working with the UN and of course the SANDF to bring our fallen soldiers back. We're working fervently, and when we get to Tanzania to have…

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2025-02-07). When Workers Resisted Labor Exploitation At Bronx 'Slave Markets'. popularresistance.org Following the Great Depression, Black working class women flocked to street corners in the Bronx, New York, forced to sell domestic labor for far below its value in order to make ends meet. "They come to the Bronx, not because of what it promises," reads the renowned exposé by two Black radical activists, investigative journalist Marvel Cooke and civil rights leader Ella Baker. These informal domestic workers flocked to the infamous "Bronx Slave Market," "largely in desperation," Cooke and Baker wrote in 1935. | Desperation did indeed characterize the circumstances at the so-called slave markets, in which impover…

Schuyler Mitchell (2025-02-07). What Do Trump's Tariffs Really Mean for the US Working Class? truthout.org Donald Trump's first month in office has pummeled communities in the U.S. and across the globe with a whiplash-inducing set of illegal actions and rapid reversals. Trump's latest about-face is on his long-promised tariffs. Shortly after announcing hefty new taxes on foreign imports, Trump placed the bulk of them on pause. For 30 days, the U.S. will delay implementing a 25 percent tariff on Mexico… |

WSWS (2025-02-07). Amazon announces shutdown of all its facilities in Quebec, eliminating more than 4,500 jobs. wsws.org This $2 trillion global behemoth applies the dictatorial principles of oligarchic rule: any effort by workers to challenge their hyper-exploitative working conditions is to be ruthlessly crushed.

DikelediM (2025-02-07). Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers. sanews.gov.za Government working with UN to bring back 14 fallen soldiers | President Cyril Ramaphosa says authorities are working around the clock with the United Nation (UN) and the South African Defence Force (SANDF) to bring back the remains of the 14 fallen soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | The President was addressing the media on Friday on the sidelines of the annual Presidential Golf Challenge (PGC) held at the Atlantic Beach Golf Estate, in Melkbosstrand. | "We are working with the UN and of course the SANDF to bring our fallen soldiers back. We're working fervently, and when we get to Tanzania to have…

EDWIN (2025-02-07). SA powering on with AfCFTA to boost African trade. sanews.gov.za SA powering on with AfCFTA to boost African trade | President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working towards the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will tear down the barriers to trade on the continent. | "As the most industrialised economy in Africa, we are positioning ourselves to be at the centre of this new and growing market," President Ramaphosa said. | In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered in Cape Town on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said government is harnessing the sun and the wind to make the country a leader in renewable energy and green ma…

NEOB (2025-02-07). G20 Development Group meetings kick off under SA's leadership. sanews.gov.za G20 Development Group meetings kick off under SA's leadership | South Africa has reiterated its intention of using its G20 Presidency to foster global solidarity, equality and sustainable development. | Minister in the Presidency for Monitoring, Planning and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, on Friday said her department has held its first meeting of the G20 Development Working Group. | "The Development Working Group recently held its first meeting and will continue in its meetings during the year to advance financing for development, social protection and global public goods. | "South Africa is determined to utili…

GABIK (2025-02-07). National Minimum Wage increases. sanews.gov.za National Minimum Wage increases | The National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate is set to increase from R27.58 to R28.79 per hour, from 1 March 2025. | | Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth made the announcement on Wednesday. | The increment is in line with the National Minimum Wage Act, introduced by South Africa for implementation, in 2019. | | In terms of the policy instrument, this obligates employers to pay workers a minimum amount per hour. The NMW is subject to annual review and increases annually from 1 March. | | The National Minimum Wage amendment is enforced by law and binding from 1 March 2025 and…

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-07). Trump's Horrific Plan For The Homeless! youtu.be

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-07). Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism. cadtm.org

newarab (2025-02-07). UK aid cuts under Boris Johnson fuelled hunger in Yemen. newarab.com The UK government has admitted that drastic aid cuts under the former Conservative administration in 2021 contributed to the worsening famine in Yemen and disrupted key development projects across the International development minister Annaliese Dodds described the £4 billion funding reduction as "damaging" and a cause of "chaos", acknowledging that the consequences were still being felt today. | "This had a direct impact on that programme, and we're determined not to see a retu…

WSWS (2025-02-07). Worst mass shooting in Swedish history claims 11 lives. wsws.org The 35-year-old lone gunman shot and killed 10 people before turning one of his weapons on himself. The mass shooting occurred against the backdrop of rapidly growing social inequality, the promotion of militarism and war fever, and ongoing gang violence driven by the deepening social crisis.

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2025-02-03: News Headlines

Caleb Crowder (2025-02-03). The War on Trans People is a Culture War — and a Class War. ips-dc.org Three charts show that trans people have higher unemployment and poverty rates and earn less on average than other Americans.

Our Reporter (2025-02-03). Verbatim: Museveni on Supreme Court Ruling. plusnews.ug Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …

Elsadig Elsheikh (2025-02-03). 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 (…) | – | / |

newarab (2025-02-03). US to announce progress in Saudi-Israel normalisation talks. newarab.com US President The report came after US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was reportedly working to finalise the exact wording of the agreement between the two countries. | Last week, Witkoff visited Riyadh on a trip tha…

Staff (2025-02-03). "Time for It to Die": Trump & Musk Back Closing USAID as Freeze on Foreign Aid Threatens Millions. democracynow.org The future of USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development, is uncertain after Elon Musk said President Trump had agreed to shut it down. The Tesla billionaire and presidential adviser has inserted himself into the inner workings of the federal government, gaining access to sensitive computer systems and making sweeping changes for which he has no clear authority. Over the weekend, the USAID website and social media channels were taken offline, and two top security officials at the aid agency were placed on administrative leave after attempting to block members of Musk's so-called Department of Gove…

Sarah Anderson (2025-02-03). 8 Ways States Can Fight Inequality and Build Worker Power. inequality.org With each passing day, we're seeing more signs of our federal government becoming on oligarchy that puts the economic interests of the ultra-rich above the needs of ordinary Americans. In the face of this billionaire takeover in Washington, state governments need to step up and fight for the working class. Here are eight ways states …

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-02-03). Chilean President to make working visit to Uruguay. plenglish.com The Chilean Presidency announced that Boric will meet with his counterpart, Luis Lacalle Pou, to address "priority issues" between the two countries. He will also meet with former President José Mujica, who earlier this year reported that the esophageal cancer he was diagnosed with, last April, had metastasized. | Boric and Mujica have maintained a close relationship since before the Chilean president came to power in March 2022, with mutual expressions of recognition. | The Uruguayan politician even publicly supported Boric's campaign for the presidency of his country. | The Chilean head of state, closing his f…

cameron orr (2025-02-03). Black lives still matter. cpusa.org The historic Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which reached a crescendo in 2020 with the George Floyd Uprisings, has been a generation-defining political moment for many working people in the United States. Indeed, the mass demonstrations of 2020 mobilized millions, making them the largest protest movement in our country's history. | Those who once considered themselves "apolitical" then saw the value of political life. Many who considered themselves "centrists" or even "conservative" no longer identified with those labels. Progressive and socialist organizations swelled with new membership and activity, inc…

WSWS (2025-02-03). Australia: More than 300 workers locked out at Opal paper mill in Victoria. wsws.org The company is seeking to impose woefully inadequate 3 percent per annum nominal wage rises and sweeping cuts to working conditions.

Janine (2025-02-03). SONA 2025: Working together to accelerate development. sanews.gov.za SONA 2025: Working together to accelerate development | By Michael Currin | South Africa's time has arrived! That's the sentiment that reverberated in Davos during the World Economic Forum (WEF) as our nation shared with global leaders the many advances we have had over the last year. | President Cyril Ramaphosa who led South Africa's delegation to the forum showcased our country's investment potential and set the stage for critical discussions at the G20 Summit in November. | South Africa used the occasion to propel its G20 Presidency priorities into the international spotlight, advocating for a more inclusive a…

WSWS (2025-02-02). Rwandan-backed M23 advance into DR Congo threatens regional war. wsws.org M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province's vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum (coltan), tungsten (wolframite), and gold, which are critical for global electronics and industrial production. South Kivu is similarly rich in these resources and boasts fertile land in coffee, tea, quinine, and palm oil.

Elsadig Elsheikh (2025-02-02). 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 (…) | – | / |

newarab (2025-02-02). Muslim candidate in California discusses wildfires, inequality. newarab.com Fatima Iqbal-Zubair is running for the California State Assembly at a time when her state is grappling with increasing frequent wildfires, a cost-of-living crisis, and rampant inequality. | This is her "The wildfires are a big part of why I'm running," says Iqbal-Zubair, who has been working on environmental justice for…

Alejandra Garcia, Resumen English. (2025-02-02). Venezuelan People, Main Foundation Of The Revolutionary Process. popularresistance.org Venezuela is undergoing a period of profound social transformation, working toward the creation of a society focused on development, self-sustainability, independence, and sovereignty, all while navigating the challenges posed by foreign hostilities, coercive measures, and misinformation campaigns. In this process, community participation plays a crucial role, as it is the key to driving meaningful change and fostering a sustainable future. | In this context, on Sunday, Venezuela will hold a historic election unlike any other in the world.

Ediz Tiyansan (2025-02-02). Los Angeles beaches remain closed after devastating wildfires. america.cgtn.com As recovery efforts continue in the wake of the fires in Los Angeles, teams are working tirelessly to clear debris and assess structural damage across several communities. | However, an emerging threat has put a halt to some of the recovery progress. In the wake of heavy rain, toxic runoff has flooded beach areas along the coast, causing widespread closures. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports.

scorinoco (2025-02-02). President of Honduras Outlines Emergency Strategy on Migration. orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced the enactment of the national emergency strategy for the protection of Honduran migrants. The mechanism, launched last Tuesday, January 28, includes an action program for Hondurans in an irregular migratory situation in the United States, as well as those in transit and returned to Honduras. The president attributed the worsening of displacement of people "with the implementation of a neoliberal economic model that deepened dependence, inequality, environmental degradation and violence." She also announced that the government will be immediately sending a techn…

asiapacificreport.nz (2025-02-02). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?

Dalia Abu Ramadan (2025-02-02). The War on Gaza Has Taken My Home, My Dreams and My Grandmother. What's Left? truthout.org How can I forget the sorrowful sight of my grandmother's last moments, as she died in front of me, deprived of the treatment she needed and ravaged by the famine in northern Gaza? Her greatest joy was meant to be celebrating my graduation, a dream that was taken from us. My university was destroyed, and along with it, my dreams were reduced to ashes. How can I forget the moment when the home my… |

Staff (2025-02-02). Israeli army calls on Lebanese not to return to homes in south 'until further notice'. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Hostages Ofer Kalderon, Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegel released from Gaza captivity ‚ñ WEST BANK: 16-year-old killed in IDF drone strike in Jenin ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF intercepts suspicious target from Lebanon; IDF confirms strike in east Lebanon ‚ñ GAZA: Trump says he's 'confident' Jordan, Egypt will take in Gazan refugees…

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WSWS (2025-02-02). Rwandan-backed M23 advance into DR Congo threatens regional war. wsws.org M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province's vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum (coltan), tungsten (wolframite), and gold, which are critical for global electronics and industrial production. South Kivu is similarly rich in these resources and boasts fertile land in coffee, tea, quinine, and palm oil.

Elsadig Elsheikh (2025-02-02). 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 (…) | – | / |

newarab (2025-02-02). Muslim candidate in California discusses wildfires, inequality. newarab.com Fatima Iqbal-Zubair is running for the California State Assembly at a time when her state is grappling with increasing frequent wildfires, a cost-of-living crisis, and rampant inequality. | This is her "The wildfires are a big part of why I'm running," says Iqbal-Zubair, who has been working on environmental justice for…

Alejandra Garcia, Resumen English. (2025-02-02). Venezuelan People, Main Foundation Of The Revolutionary Process. popularresistance.org Venezuela is undergoing a period of profound social transformation, working toward the creation of a society focused on development, self-sustainability, independence, and sovereignty, all while navigating the challenges posed by foreign hostilities, coercive measures, and misinformation campaigns. In this process, community participation plays a crucial role, as it is the key to driving meaningful change and fostering a sustainable future. | In this context, on Sunday, Venezuela will hold a historic election unlike any other in the world.

Ediz Tiyansan (2025-02-02). Los Angeles beaches remain closed after devastating wildfires. america.cgtn.com As recovery efforts continue in the wake of the fires in Los Angeles, teams are working tirelessly to clear debris and assess structural damage across several communities. | However, an emerging threat has put a halt to some of the recovery progress. In the wake of heavy rain, toxic runoff has flooded beach areas along the coast, causing widespread closures. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan reports.

scorinoco (2025-02-02). President of Honduras Outlines Emergency Strategy on Migration. orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced the enactment of the national emergency strategy for the protection of Honduran migrants. The mechanism, launched last Tuesday, January 28, includes an action program for Hondurans in an irregular migratory situation in the United States, as well as those in transit and returned to Honduras. The president attributed the worsening of displacement of people "with the implementation of a neoliberal economic model that deepened dependence, inequality, environmental degradation and violence." She also announced that the government will be immediately sending a techn…

asiapacificreport.nz (2025-02-02). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?

Dalia Abu Ramadan (2025-02-02). The War on Gaza Has Taken My Home, My Dreams and My Grandmother. What's Left? truthout.org How can I forget the sorrowful sight of my grandmother's last moments, as she died in front of me, deprived of the treatment she needed and ravaged by the famine in northern Gaza? Her greatest joy was meant to be celebrating my graduation, a dream that was taken from us. My university was destroyed, and along with it, my dreams were reduced to ashes. How can I forget the moment when the home my… |

Staff (2025-02-02). Israeli army calls on Lebanese not to return to homes in south 'until further notice'. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Hostages Ofer Kalderon, Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegel released from Gaza captivity ‚ñ WEST BANK: 16-year-old killed in IDF drone strike in Jenin ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF intercepts suspicious target from Lebanon; IDF confirms strike in east Lebanon ‚ñ GAZA: Trump says he's 'confident' Jordan, Egypt will take in Gazan refugees…

WSWS (2025-02-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Tamil Nadu public transport workers hold state-wide protest; Bangladeshi tannery workers strike over poverty wages; Australia: Dnata ground workers walkout for higher pay at four airports; New South Wales Snowy Hydro workers ban work in dangerous tunnels…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-01). Scotland's promise to abolish two-child benefit cap expected to reduce child poverty by 2029. leftfootforward.org Scotland is the only country where child poverty rates are expected to fall by 2029, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) annual poverty report. | Scotland has promised to scrap the two-child limit on benefits from 2026, which will boost the income of larger families on low incomes. There is already the Scottish child payment in place, providing families who receive certain benefits and have children under the age of 16, with a weekly top-up of £25. | As a result of these measures, child poverty in Scotland is currently 7 percent lower than the rest of the UK, and it is projected to be 10…

mforinoco (2025-02-01). Resource Nationalism… Can the Global Green Transition See Africa Getting a Better Deal? orinocotribune.com By Cyril Zenda — Jan 31, 2025 | An increasing number of African countries are moving toward demanding more from their mineral resource wealth. | In December, reports from Niger revealed that the country's military authorities that seized power in July 2023 had

The Independent (2025-02-01). Verbatim: Museveni on Supreme Court ruling. independent.co.ug Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …

Elsadig Elsheikh (2025-02-01). 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 (…) | – | / |

Ian Hartman (2025-02-01). NJ Resistance Report: Issue #1 Special Edition. fightbackbetter.com This week, both locally in New Jersey and on the national stage, the Palestinian solidarity movement has faced significant pushback. Forces loyal to Israel are working to suppress this growing movement through grassroots pressure and state repression. | Locally, a protest against a synagogue that hosted an Israeli soldier has sparked unjustified outrage and threats against the group

Otis Grotewohl (2025-02-01). Trump, tariffs and the working class. workers.org Before returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump warned he planned on imposing tariffs on several different countries. He stated he would enforce an "emergency executive authority" on day one to enforce tariffs of 25% on products from Canada and Mexico and a tariff of . . . |

JANET (2025-02-01). Trump, tariffs and the working class. iacenter.org By Otis Grotewohl January 31, 2025 Before returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump warned he planned on imposing tariffs on several different countries. He stated he would enforce an "emergency executive authority" on day one to enforce tariffs of 25% on products from Canada and Mexico and a tariff of 10% on goods from China. A tariff is a tax on imported goods and products. Historically, tariffs have been a "protectionist" practice used by bourgeois governments to promote domestic manufacturing. On Jan. 26, Trump showed another face of his program regarding tariffs when he used the…

mforinoco (2025-02-01). Venezuelan People, Main Foundation of the Revolutionary Process. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Jan 30, 2025 | Venezuela is undergoing a period of profound social transformation, working toward the creation of a society focused on development, self-sustainability, independence, and sovereignty, all while navigating the challenges posed by foreign hostilities, coercive measures, and misinformation campaigns. In this process, community participation plays a crucial role, as it is the key to driving meaningful change and fostering a sustainable future. | It's in this context that, on Sunday, Venezuela will hold a historic election unlike any other in the world. People from the commun…

Hank Pellissier (2025-02-01). "Peace Gathering 2.0" in Berkeley Seeks Participants for April Event. indybay.org anti-war networking evening is looking for groups who want a table & speaking time…

APR editor (2025-02-01). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians. asiapacificreport.nz Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed in Aotearoa New Zealand? ANALYSIS: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa national chair John Minto's campaign to identify Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers in New Zealand…

SAM (2025-02-01). The Super Bowl and the Super Rich: Partners in Slime. inequality.org

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