(2023-07-16). Chris Hedges: American Poverty Is A Calamity By Design. popularresistance.org Some 50 million people in the United States live in poverty today—and over 108 million people survive on less than $55,000 a year. Despite having the largest economy on earth, poverty in the US is often grinding and brutal. From millions who live without running water or reliable power, to countless children who experience food insecurity and homelessness. The data on poverty only becomes exacerbated when race is taken into account. In 2019, the median White household had a net worth of $188,200, compared with $24,100 for the median Black household. Matthew Desmond joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss h…
(2023-07-15). The World Needs a New Development Theory That Does Not Trap the Poor in Poverty. dissidentvoice.org 
The Akosombo Dam in the Volta River, inaugurated in 1965 during Kwame Nkrumah's presidency. In June, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Solutions Network published its Sustainable Development Report 2023, which tracks the progress of the 193 member states towards attaining the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 'From 2015 to 2019', the network wrote, 'the world …
(2023-07-15). An Engineered Food and Poverty Crisis to Secure Continued U.S. Dominance. globalresearch.ca The issue is not food shortage but speculation on food commodities and the manipulation of an inherently flawed global food system that serves the interests of corporate agribusiness traders and suppliers of inputs at the expense of people's needs and genuine food security.
(2023-07-15). World Needs A New Development Theory That Does Not Trap The Poor In Poverty. popularresistance.org
(2023-07-15). ONU reporta 165 millones de nuevos pobres en el mundo. telesurtv.net El Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo indicó que 75 millones de personas entraron en la extrema pobreza.
(2023-07-15). The Federal Debt Trap: Issues and Possible Solutions. dissidentvoice.org "Rather than collecting taxes from the wealthy," wrote the New York Times Editorial Board in a July 7 opinion piece, "the government is paying the wealthy to borrow their money." Titled "America Is Living on Borrowed Money," the editorial observes that over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), annual federal budget …
(2023-07-16). G20 Finance Ministers Focus on Debt, Development and Dismal Economic Outlook in Gandhinaga. indybay.org On Monday, G20 Finance Ministers hold their third meeting hosted in Gandhinagar by the Indian government.
(2023-07-16). Robodebt victims need justice, not platitudes. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-16). How To Create A Debt Co-Op To Take Back Your Student Loans. popularresistance.org The day we refinanced our first student loan, four debt cooperative members met for coffee and eggs at a greasy spoon at 8 a.m. to prepare the paperwork. Together, we all went to the bank, got the cashier's check, printed the letter, and put it in the mail, and it was elating. | So elating, in fact, that residents of downtown Seattle looked concerned as four grown adults let out shouts of joy outside a perfectly average post office after doing a seemingly simple task. But the task was anything but simple—and we had done it together. | Like an untold number of ideas throughout human history, the nuts and bol…
(2023-07-16). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2023-07-15). Biden administration announces new limited student loan forgiveness program for 804,000 borrowers. wsws.org The Biden administration announced it will begin immediately to forgive $39 billion in student loan debt for a group of borrowers who have been paying back their debts for more than two decades and others who qualify for income-driven repayment plans and have been cheated by the government.
(2023-07-15). Third World external debt in the light of simple economics. mronline.org 
INDIA and other third world countries can morally justify their being a part of G-20 alongside the imperialist powers, only if they raise common and pressing problems of the third world as a whole at G-20 meetings.
(2023-07-15). Biden's Unconstitutional "Bankruptcy Abuse" Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors. truthout.org The Supreme Court recently blocked the Biden administration's plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt. The decision disappointed 43 million borrowers owing $1.6 trillion in student debt. Regardless, the failure of the Biden plan misdirects us from the root problem: It's not that student loan borrowers need debt relief; it's that they merit a debt discharge. Every honest… |
(2023-07-15). The Robodebt rogues gallery. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-16). Ukrainian Forces Hit Mine In Rare Attack On Luhansk. southfront.org 
On the morning of July 16, Ukrainian forces launched a major strike on the city of Luhansk in the Luhansk People's Republic. According to the locals, several explosions thundered in the area. | At about 10 am Moscow time, Russian air defence systems were heard working on the south-western outskirts of the city of Lugansk. Then several explosions thundered in the area. | The target was reportedly a mine warehouse with ammonium and TNT which was not used by the Russian military but is necessary…
(2023-07-16). Labor Resolution in Solidarity with the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! is circulating the following "Solidarity with the Tampa 5" resolution voted up by the union delegates to the West Central Florida Labor Council (WCFLC). President Jim Junecko of the WCFLC, AFL-CIO sent the resolution to Florida State's Attorney Susan Lopez asking she direct Prosecutor Justin Diaz to drop the charges. | Resolution in Solidarity with the Tampa 5 | WHEREAS the West Central Florida Labor Council dedicates itself to improving the lives of working families, bringing fairness and dignity to the workplace and securing social equity in the Nation; | WHEREAS we support union workers, students a…
(2023-07-15). Despite widespread disapproval, Milwaukee common council raises sales tax. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – After contested town halls, the Milwaukee Common Council has voted in favor of increasing the city's sales tax by 2%. The vote was 12-3. As mandated by Wisconsin Act 12 (the Shared Revenue Bill), the revenue generated by this 2% sales tax increase can only be used to pay for the city's pension obligations to the fire and police departments. | The entire situation around this 2% sales tax increase was marred by fear-mongering tactics. City officials tried to hide their betrayal of working people in Milwaukee behind threats of city bankruptcy. In the town hall hosted the night before the vote, elec…
(2023-07-15). Oppose JVP trade union thuggery against SEP's fight to mobilise Sri Lankan workers against IMF austerity. wsws.org The JVP unions are desperately trying to prevent the working class discussing the Socialist Equality Party's call for independent action committees and its socialist and internationalist program.
(2023-07-15). Biden's Unconstitutional "Bankruptcy Abuse" Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors. truthout.org The Supreme Court recently blocked the Biden administration's plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt. The decision disappointed 43 million borrowers owing $1.6 trillion in student debt. Regardless, the failure of the Biden plan misdirects us from the root problem: It's not that student loan borrowers need debt relief; it's that they merit a debt discharge. Every honest… |
(2023-07-15). The Robodebt rogues gallery. greenleft.org.au
(2023-07-16). Ukrainian Forces Hit Mine In Rare Attack On Luhansk. southfront.org On the morning of July 16, Ukrainian forces launched a major strike on the city of Luhansk in the Luhansk People's Republic. According to the locals, several explosions thundered in the area. | At about 10 am Moscow time, Russian air defence systems were heard working on the south-western outskirts of the city of Lugansk. Then several explosions thundered in the area. | The target was reportedly a mine warehouse with ammonium and TNT which was not used by the Russian military but is necessary…
(2023-07-16). Labor Resolution in Solidarity with the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! is circulating the following "Solidarity with the Tampa 5" resolution voted up by the union delegates to the West Central Florida Labor Council (WCFLC). President Jim Junecko of the WCFLC, AFL-CIO sent the resolution to Florida State's Attorney Susan Lopez asking she direct Prosecutor Justin Diaz to drop the charges. | Resolution in Solidarity with the Tampa 5 | WHEREAS the West Central Florida Labor Council dedicates itself to improving the lives of working families, bringing fairness and dignity to the workplace and securing social equity in the Nation; | WHEREAS we support union workers, students a…
(2023-07-15). Despite widespread disapproval, Milwaukee common council raises sales tax. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – After contested town halls, the Milwaukee Common Council has voted in favor of increasing the city's sales tax by 2%. The vote was 12-3. As mandated by Wisconsin Act 12 (the Shared Revenue Bill), the revenue generated by this 2% sales tax increase can only be used to pay for the city's pension obligations to the fire and police departments. | The entire situation around this 2% sales tax increase was marred by fear-mongering tactics. City officials tried to hide their betrayal of working people in Milwaukee behind threats of city bankruptcy. In the town hall hosted the night before the vote, elec…
(2023-07-15). Oppose JVP trade union thuggery against SEP's fight to mobilise Sri Lankan workers against IMF austerity. wsws.org The JVP unions are desperately trying to prevent the working class discussing the Socialist Equality Party's call for independent action committees and its socialist and internationalist program.
(2023-07-15). Tightening ties with NATO, Ankara deepens social attacks at home. wsws.org The Turkish government, which tightened its ties with its imperialist allies at NATO's Vilnius summit, is deepening its social offensive against the working class at home.
(2023-07-15). New Orleans UPS workers speak about working conditions ahead of potential strike. wsws.org UPS warehouse workers and delivery drivers spoke about terrible working conditions, with less than three weeks to go before the deadline for a national strike.
(2023-07-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Work with your hands? Watch out for carpal tunnel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a homebuilder and have begun experiencing numbness and tingling in my hands. Sometimes I drop things because I can't get a good grip. A friend suggested I might have carpal tunnel syndrome. But doesn't that mostly affect people who use computers all day? Can you explain more about the condition? ANSWER: Working with your hands day after day can take a toll on them, causing pain, numbness and weakness. Carpal tunnel syndrome is…
(2023-07-15). Over 300 Uruguayan homeless seek refugee ahead of cold weather. plenglish.com Montevideo, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 300 homeless people took refuge during the early hours of the morning in shelters of the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) in Uruguay to protect themselves from the extreme cold temperatures, MIDES released the information, adding that other 54 homeless people were picked up on the streets as part of Operation Winter.
(2023-07-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…
(2023-07-16). Cop City And The Escalating War On Environmental Defenders. popularresistance.org The fight in Atlanta over Cop City, a massive police training facility, has turned into ground zero for overlapping crises facing our country: the climate emergency, vast political and economic inequality, ever-militarizing police forces and systemic racism. | If we want a democracy healthy enough to solve these crises, it's worth paying attention to what is happening in the South River Forest. | On May 31, in a disturbing move shortly before Atlanta's City Council approved more funding for the facility, Georgia law enforcement arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which provides activists with l…
(2023-07-15). World Report] Lack of global leadership on nutrition "unforgivable" thelancet.com Calls mount to prioritise nutrition as UN reports that 735 million people face hunger. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.