(2023-01-04). Free antipyretics for sanitation workers and poor families in Hebei. ecns.cn A volunteer service booth distributes free medicines to sanitation workers and families in extreme poverty in Changli County, Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province on Tuesday.
(2023-01-04). Child poverty rates highest in states that haven't raised minimum wage. juancole.com 
By Casey Quinlan | ( Minnesota Reformer ) Of the 20 states that have failed to raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour standard, 16 have more than 12% of their children living in poverty, according to a States Newsroom analysis of wage and poverty data. Anti-poverty advocates say that's …
(2023-01-04). Enticed by Wealth, the Media is Complicit in the Crimes of Corporations in Indian Country. indybay.org Enticed by wealth and self-glory — the media, corrupt tribal governments, and self-dealing non-profits operate a vacuum for truth, violating the sacred places of origin. The most censored issues in Indian country in 2022.
(2023-01-04). The Great Inflation Debate: Supply Shocks and Wealth Effects in a Multipolar World Economy. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-04). Astonishment. The Beginning and End of Theology. indybay.org Debt relief is absolutely essential. Making persons morally liable who are materially in debt is a mistake. Condemning the helpless and broken is completely wrong. They urgently need help. Forgiveness of material debts and moral offenses is one and the same for Jesus. Human existence is crucial.
(2023-01-04). Could Julian Assange Be Released in Two Months? scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter As the new year began, ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons stated during a broadcast segment that he expected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be released "within the next two months or so." "I know [Australia Prime Minister] Anthony Albanese. He's working strongly behind the scenes," Lyons added. "He …
(2023-01-04). Homeless deaths of the dispossessed and unhoused in 2022 are heartbreaking. indybay.org Makeshift Tombstones Honoring Homeless Persons Who Died In 2022:…
(2023-01-04). Southwest's Meltdown: Stock Buybacks, High Exec Pay, and Neglected Software Upgrades. juancole.com () Inequality.org) For America's rich and powerful, the new year is beginning in a most inauspicious fashion. Millions of Americans are once again fuming at the greed and grasping of our deepest pockets. That fuming — from would-be passengers of Southwest Airlines and their families — filled airports throughout this past holiday week. For …
(2023-01-03). Brazil's President Lula is Back—and Bolsonaro Fled to Florida. scheerpost.com 
Lula da Silva returned as Brazil's president, calling for fighting poverty and hunger, re-industrializing, strengthening the BRICS, and deepening Latin American integration. Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro fled to Florida, fearing legal consequences for his corruption.
(2023-01-03). Saturday 1/14: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Less Is More. indybay.org Online: Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.
(2023-01-03). Could Julian Assange Be Released In Two Months?>. thedissenter.org 
This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a As the new year began, ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons stated during a broadcast segment that he expected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be released "within the next two months or so." | "I know [Australia Prime Minister] Anthony Albanese. He's working strongly behind the scenes," Lyons added. "He has said as much, but enou…
(2023-01-03). 2022: India's Workers And Peasants Fight Back — And Fight On. popularresistance.org In India, the year that has just passed started with hope but ended with anger and discontent. Hope, because it was thought that with the pandemic finally dwindling, the economy would revive and so would jobs and incomes. The mainstream media talked of a V-shaped recovery, the government again started talking of a $5 trillion economy (whatever that means). Although there was no reason to do so, working people, desperate after two years of extreme hardship, hoped against hope. The victory of the farmers' movement in forcing the government to back down on the three agricultural laws also boosted the morale —…
(2023-01-03). More Mind Reading at the NYT: Tells Readers U.K. Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak's Real Concern Is the Working Class. cepr.net You have to wonder if job applicants at the New York Times are tested on their mind-reading ability.
(2023-01-03). Minnesota Home care workers lobby Dems for improvements. peoplesworld.org 
Editor's note: The following article is reprinted from Workday Magazine in Minnesota. Gail Larson lives in Bloomington, Minnesota with her fiancé, with whom she has been partners for 20 years. For years, they did not marry due to a federal law that prohibits most married people from working as Medicaid-funded personal care assistants (PCAs) for …
(2023-01-03). Present Status of "Insulin" jamanetwork.com About one year ago it was announced that Banting and Best, working in the University of Toronto, had succeeded in isolating from the pancreas a substance capable of causing a marked reduction in the percentage of blood sugar and in the excretion of sugar in the urine of diabetic dogs. Since that time marked progress has been made in the clinical study of the preparation, but, unfortunately, uncontrolled newspaper announcements have given misleadingly exaggerated ideas of its possibilities. It is, therefore, well to have from Dr. J. J. R. Macleod, in whose department the work was conducted, an official statement c…
(2023-01-03). 2023: The global capitalist crisis and the growing offensive of the international working class. wsws.org In 2022 the accumulating pressure of these intersecting elements of the world capitalist crisis attained the equivalent of critical mass: that is, they have reached the point where the dynamic of crisis has passed beyond the ability of governments to control the movement toward a social cataclysm.
(2023-01-03). Judge Donna Ryu condemns City of San Francisco's attacks on the homeless encampments. indybay.org Protest Against Attacks On San Francisco Homeless Encampments:…
(2023-01-03). Homeless deaths surged across the US in 2022 due to extreme weather, economic hardship. wsws.org According to the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago, 0,000 to 600,000 people in the US experience homelessness on any given night; approximately one-third of them sleep on the streets.
(2023-01-03). Brazil's President Lula Is Back — And Bolsonaro Fled To Florida. popularresistance.org Lula da Silva has returned as president of Brazil, the world's sixth-most populous country. This will cause a major geopolitical shift. | Meanwhile, far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro fled to Florida, fearing legal consequences for his corruption. | Multipolarista spoke with Brazil-based journalist Brian Mier about what Lula's third government means for Latin America and the world. | In his speech before the congress at his January 1 inauguration, Lula he stressed that everyone has the "right to a dignified life, without hunger, with access to employment, health, education." He said his "life mission" is to g…