(2023-10-14). Editorial] The future of work and health. thelancet.com The world of work is changing rapidly. Estimates suggest that by as early as 2025, employers will divide work equally between human beings and machines, disrupting 85 million jobs globally. A move towards automation and outsourcing is in direct contrast to the political dialogue, which has framed employment as the antidote to poverty. Most people assume that employment with good working conditions is good for health: it offers connection, community, and purpose. Sustainable Development Goal 8 calls for achieving full and productive employment and decent work for all by 2030.
(2023-10-13). Beware the Anti-China Sentiment Pushing Us Towards Another Cold War! indybay.org If the United States can't learn to cooperate with China, our future will be one of constant escalation of wars and threats of wars and all that comes with them—including massive refugee flows, environmental destruction, and rising poverty.
(2023-10-12). Beware the Anti-China Sentiment Pushing Us Towards Another Cold War! indybay.org If the United States can't learn to cooperate with China, our future will be one of constant escalation of wars and threats of wars and all that comes with them—including massive refugee flows, environmental destruction, and rising poverty.
(2023-10-12). Argentina — Milei quiere empobrecer a las mujeres. globalizacion.ca El candidato presidencial Javier Milei niega que exista la brecha salarial de género —como también niega la violencia de género y el terrorismo de Estado durante la última dictadura militar— y su postura quedó en evidencia en el primer debate…
(2023-10-12). Central Huijin Investment increases stake in four China commercial banks. ecns.cn Central Huijin Investment Ltd, an arm of China's sovereign wealth fund, has increased its stake in China's four biggest commercial banks on Wednesday, sending the A-share market climbing on Thursday morning.
(2023-10-12). Abandoning the Poor. counterpunch.org On the island of Manhattan, where I live, skyscrapers multiply like metal weeds, a vertical invasion of seemingly unstoppable force. For more than a century, they have risen as symbols of wealth and the promise of progress for a city and a nation. In movies and TV shows, those buildings churn with activity, offices full
(2023-10-12). Share the Wealth vs. Waste the Wealth. inequality.org
(2023-10-13). Jackson Hole: A Tale of Income Inequality and the Vanishing Affordable Housing. america.cgtn.com 
Jackson Hole, located in the American state of Wyoming, boasts luxurious ski resorts and breathtaking scenery. It is also home to some of the wealthiest citizens in the country. However, the area has faced a significant issue of skyrocketing rents over the last decade, making affordable housing almost nonexistent. This has led to one of the highest rates of income inequality in America. In this context, Mike Kirsch explains why the situation in Jackson Hole is a cause for concern.
(2023-10-13). IMF and World Bank Meetings Wrestle with Low Growth, High Interest Rates, Debt Crises and. indybay.org As world leaders arrive for the Annual IMF and World Bank Meetings, the IMF forecasts the global economy to grow 3% this year, which remains below the average of growth for the two decades before the pandemic.
(2023-10-13). African Catholic Bishops: Marrakesh Meetings Should Act on "True Jubilee of Hope in Africa. indybay.org World leaders attending the annual IMF, G20 and World Bank meetings should promote urgent debt relief, aid and lending policies to address the interlinked crises African countries face, noted a body that represents African Catholic Bishops.
(2023-10-12). World Leaders Focus on High Debt Levels and Poor Economic Growth as Morocco Meetings Begin. indybay.org World leaders, finance ministers, business groups, academics and development organizations descend on Marrakesh, Morocco, for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. IMF head Kristalina Georgieva reports that the global economy lost $3.7 trillion due to shocks since 2020 and that slow and unequal growth continues.
(2023-10-12). IMF and World Bank Meetings Wrestle with Low Growth, High Interest Rates, Debt Crises and. indybay.org As world leaders arrive for the Annual IMF and World Bank Meetings, the IMF forecasts the global economy to grow 3% this year, which remains below the average of growth for the two decades before the pandemic.
(2023-10-12). African Catholic Bishops: Marrakesh Meetings Should Act on "True Jubilee of Hope in Africa. indybay.org World leaders attending the annual IMF, G20 and World Bank meetings should promote urgent debt relief, aid and lending policies to address the interlinked crises African countries face, noted a body that represents African Catholic Bishops.
(2023-10-12). A Plan To Stop The Vulture Funds Fueling Global Debt. levernews.com 
(2023-10-13). Imperial President – College making big moves to accelerate medical innovation. imperial.ac.uk Professor Hugh Brady says that Imperial is working to speed development of innovations that have potential to be as transformational as penicillin.
(2023-10-13). We Need a Working-Class Environmental Movement. counterpunch.org 
(2023-10-13). For an active boycott of the Voice referendum! Build a socialist movement of the working class against war and austerity! wsws.org The referendum will solve nothing. The key issue is building a movement against the the entire political establishment, and its program of war, austerity and dictatorship.
(2023-10-13). Australian educators rank-and-file committee endorses Voice referendum active boycott campaign. wsws.org Education workers, parents and students call for a unified struggle by the working class, indigenous and non-indigenous, against the racialist policies of both the Yes and No camps.
(2023-10-12). Massachusetts: "Working Class as F***!" Movement Politics in the field. peoplesaction.org 
Natasha Megie-Maddrey, our Neighbor to Neighbor MA member running for office in Lynn, won her primary for ward councilor in early September! Many met her during the convention in D.C. where she went on stage and said: "I've been working since I was 14 years old and I'm working class as FUCK!" Natasha is facing …
(2023-10-12). Washington: Building Alignment. peoplesaction.org For the past year, ONE America and Washington CAN have been working together to develop a powerbuilding alignment table with 7 other organizations across Washington State. The purpose is to build and wield serious electoral power in Washington State and advance a shared political power building strategy that deepens their bases through field and elections. …
(2023-10-12). Launch Of 50-Target-Map Of Companies Complicit In Israel's Weapons Trade. popularresistance.org Israel has now declared a 'full siege' on Gaza, dropping 1,000 tonnes of bombs on the 25-mile long Strip and cutting off all supplies, food, energy and water to its 2 million inhabitants. Over 700 Palestinians have been killed, over 180,000 made homeless, and Gazans are preparing for worse to come — until now, it was unthinkable that their 17 years of captivity and starvation could be made any worse. At this moment, those of us living in the globe's imperial core face a choice: between silence and complicity in the decades-long brutalisation of Palestine, or standing with the liberation efforts of those sub…
(2023-10-13). "Beheaded Israeli Babies", "Raped Women" And Other Disinformation To Justify Gaza Massacre. thelastamericanvagabond.com Following Israel's onslaught against Gaza, killing over a thousand civilians, rendering hundreds of thousands homeless and cutting off the water, food, international aid, electricity, and fuel to what Israel's Defense Minister called "human animals" in Gaza, an immense focus has been placed upon the nature of the initial Hamas attack against Israel. By now you
(2023-10-13). Laid-off Yellow workers struggling to find work as Wall Street prepares billion dollar sale of bankrupt freight company. wsws.org Wall Street is preparing to reap billions of dollars from the sale of Yellow's assets while many Yellow workers struggle to find new jobs…
(2023-10-12). How "Dumb Money" Nukes Boil & Bankrupt The Earth. counterpunch.org 
No new U.S. reactors, big or small, fission or fusion will be built here within at least the next five years…more like ten. Those that try will do nothing but divert resources away from the Solartopian technologies needed to save the Earth. They'll also lose big money for their billionaire backers and the taxpayers who'll
(2023-10-12). Germany affirms support for famine and extermination in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Chancellor Olaf Scholz offers Israel military aid to facilitate mass killing of Palestinians.
(2023-10-12). Famine looms in Gaza amid Israeli carpet bombing. electronicintifada.net Rights groups call for immediate international intervention to stave off humanitarian catastrophe.
(2023-10-13). There is a Way Out of the Global Love Crisis. counterpunch.org An infestation of coldness haunts me, particularly on Friday nights. Heart hunger, perhaps, and a wash of sadness. Like many people, I'm very worried, and vulnerable. Then I scroll through social media and the message is that people who have been treated badly should work on themselves. But while we all need to learn and
(2023-10-12). Tackling malnutrition in an era of political uncertainty: the case of Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org During an era marked by the ascent of far-right governments and influenced by a neoliberal economic agenda, addressing malnutrition challenges — including undernutrition and its consequences, as well as overweight/obesity — demands the development of strategies to overcome systemic barriers that prevent countries from ensuring the right to health on the national level. The implementation of such strategies needs to be bulletproof to political changes and instability, as illustrated by some examples in Latin America. | Years ago, Brazil embarked on a journey to eliminate hunger, a mission grounded in a…