(2023-04-27). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-04-27). Poverty and Crisis: Sucking Humanity Dry. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-27). Incoming WB President threatens more prolific Bank poverty-creation. cadtm.org Should the incoming World Bank president be allowed to take office without a full investigation into his predatory-financing history?>
(2023-04-27). Study Exposes Poverty as 4th Leading Cause of Death in the US By: Misión Verdad. midwesternmarx.com A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) estimated that poverty was linked to at least 183,000 deaths in the United States in 2019 among people aged 15 and older, making it the fourth leading cause of mortality in the country that year, behind heart disease, cancer, and smoking."Poverty kills as much as dementia, accidents, stroke, Alzheimer's, and diabetes," said David Brady, professor of public policy at the Univer …
(2023-04-26). "South Africa's freedom serves the interest of a few while the majority lives in deep poverty" peoplesdispatch.org S'bu Zikode, President of Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), South Africa's shack dwellers' movement, talks about UnFreedom Day which is marked by the organization in April every year.
(2023-04-27). Saturday 5/20: Drag for Democracy. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105…
(2023-04-27). Court denies higher compensation to wealthy applicant. ecns.cn China's top court upheld a decision to deny larger State compensation for Gu Chujun, an entrepreneur who claimed that, due to his higher income, he should receive more than the standard compensation after his jail sentence was reduced.
(2023-04-26). Sudan at a crossroads: Proxy war or revolution? peoplesworld.org 
The conflict that began on April 8 between Sudan's military and the country's main paramilitary force is a proxy war against the Sudanese people, backed by regional and international powers, who have enabled the warring factions to acquire wealth and weapons. It is a war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Gen. Mohamed …
(2023-04-27). Saturday 5/13: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "Debt," by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-04-27). Biden touts accomplishments while GOP threatens debt ceiling disaster. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In full-throated campaign mode, since he announced his bid for re-election just hours before, Democratic President Joe Biden launched his 2024 run for the White House with a stem-winding—and long and sometimes folksy—recapitulation of his and their achievements before an audience of 3,000 Building Trades members. But the day after the president's long list of …
(2023-04-27). U.S. Debt: Visualizing the $31.4 Trillion Owed in 2023. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-27). Debt Limit Vote Offers a Preview of GOP Attacks If Party Controls Congress. truthout.org House Republicans narrowly passed their controversial plan for raising the federal debt limit and forcing sweeping cuts to federal programs and the social safety net in a party line vote on Wednesday. The only full hearing on the legislation was held on the eve of the vote, and sparks were flying as lawmakers from both parties testified before the House Committee on Rules. Rep. Jim McGovern… |
(2023-04-27). Headlines for April 27, 2023. democracynow.org Refugees Flee Sudan as Air Raids Puncture Shaky Ceasefire, Xi Jinping Tells Volodymyr Zelensky China Will Send Peace Envoy to Ukraine, Jailed Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Says New Charges Could Bring Life Sentence , "Peace Through the Superiority of Overwhelming Forces": U.S., South Korea to Share Nuclear Plans, Turkish Police Arrest 110 Pro-Kurdish Figures Ahead of May Elections, House Passes GOP Debt Ceiling Bill; Democrats Reject Spending Cuts, Oklahoma Pardon Board Votes Against Clemency for Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip, Montana GOP Censures Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Amid Nationwid…
(2023-04-27). China Evergrande debt restructuring incentive to test creditor appetite. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: How the U.S. Subsidizes Retirement for the Super-Rich. levernews.com On this week's Lever Time Premium, our weekly bonus podcast episode for supporting subscribers: Once again, House Republicans are attempting to hold the debt limit hostage in exchange for harsh spending cuts, even as it appears they're backing off threats to slash Social Security for now.Amid these moves,
(2023-04-27). One worker dies and at least one other injured in asphalt tank explosion near Illinois refinery. wsws.org Dru Worker, a 25-year-old working for contractor M&J Industrial Services, was killed in the explosion at the Seneca Petroleum facility located near Citgo's sprawling Lemont refinery.
(2023-04-27). Remembering Harry Belafonte, artist, militant, and internationalist until his last breath. peoplesdispatch.org Harry Belafonte died at the age of 96 on April 25 after a lifetime of popularizing, funding, and supporting the struggles of the international working class…
(2023-04-27). Gary Hicks—Mentor, revolutionary, and poet— °Presente! By: Sharon Rose & Danny Shaw. midwesternmarx.com 
On Dec. 2, 2022, the international working-class movement lost an organizing and literary giant, Gary Graham Hicks.Comrades and friends gathered at the Marxist Library in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 25, for a memorial to remember the diverse contributions of a beloved poet, theorist, and internationalist.We write this tribute so that future generations can draw from the deep well of Gary's knowledge, verse, sharp-witted humor, and struggles.The RecruiterBlack Panth …
(2023-04-27). Oklahoma Parole Board Denies Clemency for Richard Glossip, Rejecting Plea from State Attorney General. democracynow.org 
We speak with investigative reporter Liliana Segura about the remarkable case of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose execution is set for May 18. Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday denied Glossip clemency even though Oklahoma's own Republican attorney general has sought to vacate Glossip's conviction. Glossip has always maintained his innocence. The case dates back to 1997, when Glossip was working as a motel manager in Oklahoma City and his boss, Barry Van Treese, was murdered. A maintenance worker, Justin Sneed, admitted to beating Van Treese to death with a baseball…
(2023-04-26). Sri Lankan president threatens protesting teachers with draconian attacks. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's threat against teachers is a warning to the entire working class of the brutal methods his government will use to deal with any opposition to the government's IMF-dictated austerity measures.
(2023-04-26). NYC May Day May 1 — 2 PM — Union Square. iacenter.org MAY DAY 2023 NYC! /DÂA INTERNACIONAL DE LOS TRABAJADORES 2023 NYC! Union Square Monday May 1st 2pm, March at 5pm Lunes 1 de mayo 2pm, La marcha a las 5pm COME OUT ON INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY TO SAY: Solidarity with workers everywhere ! Workers rights are moral rights ! We support the struggles of migrant workers The working class has no boundaries. STOP UNION BUSTING and negotiate fair contracts at Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joes, Rutgers, & EVERYWHERE! Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid! Healthcare is a Human Right! End Evictions ! Housing is a Human Right! Money for healthcare, housing, education, not for imperial…
(2023-04-27). Saturday 5/20: 3rd Annual Under the Stars Sleepout to End Homelessness. indybay.org Virtual…
(2023-04-26). Activists mobilise to defend Big Bird homeless shelter. greenleft.org.au Big Bird Backpackers is a specialty emergency accommodation service facing closure. Alex Bainbridge reports.
(2023-04-26). Ending Affirmative Action Would Be Bad for Our Health. progressive.org For too many patients, a diverse healthcare system may mean the difference between life and death. Without more diversity, patients may be on the receiving end of bias.
(2023-04-27). Democracy is defended by the struggles of the people: South Africa's Abahlali baseMjondolo marks UnFreedom Day. peoplesdispatch.org 
South Africa held its first democratic elections post apartheid on April 27, 1994. While the day is observed as 'Freedom Day', movements including Abahlali baseMjondolo have used it to highlight the continued repression and inequality faced by poor communities in the country…
(2023-04-26). We Must Not Dance, Harry Belafonte Understood, to a Billionaire Beat. inequality.org
(2023-04-27). Inmates in Hamilton, Ontario jail hold week-long hunger strike against deplorable conditions. wsws.org The inmates at Hamilton-Wentworth cited constant overcrowding, a lack of outdoor time, and the threatened loss of television privileges as reasons for launching their protest.