Andrea Mazzarino (2024-07-08). War and Famine. counterpunch.org Many war stories end with hunger wreaking havoc on significant portions of a population. In Christian theology, the Biblical "four horses of the apocalypse," believed by many in early modern Europe to presage the end of the world, symbolized invasion, armed conflict, and famine followed by death. They suggest the degree to which people have long recognized

_____ (2024-07-08). Journalist Bisan Owda Documents Western/Zionist Genocide in Real Time. transcend.org 1 Jul 2024 – Gazan journalist Bisan Owda, currently trapped in Gaza like so many others, reports that "there are no places for people… no places to go to". It is a game of "death and hunger" she says, and it has been so for nine months.

Lubna Masarwa (2024-07-08). War on Gaza: Palestinians homeless and hopeless as Israel storms Gaza City again. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Palestinians homeless and hopeless as Israel storms Gaza City again | Under heavy Israeli air strikes, thousands of exhausted and confused families are forced into the unknown in the dead of night | Mon, 07/08/2024 – 07: 31 | A Palestinian girl reacts as she stands in the grounds of the badly damaged…

_____ (2024-07-08). Israel's Starvation Policy in Gaza Is Forcing People to Eat Tree Leaves. transcend.org 3 Jul 2024 – The state of hunger in Gaza is growing. Its long-term health effects are starting to show.

Giorgia Valente (2024-07-08). Mourning Their Losses, Israel's Druze Community Prepares To Protest Inequality. themedialine.org

_____ (2024-07-08). Away from Global Attention, Sudan Is Starving. transcend.org 4 Jul 2024 – We need to take urgent action to prevent what could be the largest hunger crisis of our times.

ecns.cn (2024-07-08). Rescuers race to close breach at China's second-largest freshwater lake. ecns.cn An aerial drone photo taken on July 5, 2024 shows rescuers working on a dike of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, Central China's Hunan province.

ICRC (2024-07-08). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

JON (2024-07-08). Sunday 7/7: Emergency Peoples Rally against Criminalization of Houselessness and Palestine Liberation. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building (90 7th Street), San Francisco CA…

cscommittee (2024-07-08). An update on Casey Goonan's recent hunger strike. indybay.org Casey went on a weeklong hunger strike over jail conditions, ending it after 2 of 4 demands were agreed to by jailers.

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2024-07-08). Monday 7/8: Vigil Calling for an End to Mayor Keeley's Assault on Those Living Outside. indybay.org 525 Water Street at Market, Santa Cruz…

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-07-08). The specific form of poverty under capitalism. mronline.org There are roughly four proximate features of capitalist poverty.

tvbrics (2024-07-08). Chile's minimum wage increase takes effect. tvbrics.com The third and final part of Chile's minimum wage hike is coming into effect, following two increases in May and September 2023…

WSWS (2024-07-08). Germany's new austerity and war budget. wsws.org Although the exact figures will not be announced until July 17, one thing is already clear: It is an austerity and war budget that intensifies the government's anti-working class and militaristic agenda.

WSWS (2024-07-08). Thousands mourn those slain by Kenya's Ruto government, as health workers strike. wsws.org Workers are now mobilizing to fight for better wages and against precarious working conditions, despite trade union efforts to suppress opposition to Ruto. In recent weeks, workers have joined protests alongside youth and sections of the professional middle class on an individual basis, without leveraging their industrial power in key economic sectors.

Plus News (2024-07-08). New Luwero DPC Cautioned against Traps laid by Wealthy Land Grabbers. plusnews.ug Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ahimbisibwe Brighton, the incoming Luwero District Police Commander (DPC), has been warned about the traps set by affluent land grabbers who are suspected of using law enforcement officers to further their aims. Several reports from Luwero District have highlighted ongoing land disputes involving high-ranking authorities in the country. For …

William Hartung (2024-07-08). Automated Warfare Is Risky and Really Motivated by Wealth. fairobserver.com Venture capital and military startup firms in Silicon Valley have begun aggressively selling a version of automated warfare that will deeply incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). Those companies and their CEOs are now pressing full speed ahead with that emerging technology. They are largely dismissing the risk of malfunctions that could lead to the future slaughter…

Urban CNY News (2024-07-08). Intentionally Set Fire Damages Vacant Home. urbancny.com Syracuse, NY-On Sunday, July 7, 2024, at 7: 48 p.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a report of a possible structure fire at 217 Webster Avenue, on the City's South Side. Multiple callers reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the building. Firefighters from Station 8, on South Salina Street, arrived on the scene two minutes later to find a three-story, multiple family house with fire showing on the second floor, and smoke coming from the eaves. A signal '99' was transmitted, indicating a working fire. The first arriving units began to stretch hoses to the building an…

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-08). Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017. | © 2017 Abed Jalilpouran/Middle East Images/Middle East Images via Getty Images | Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale.High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which is a physically demanding and dangerous work.Iranian authorities should develop sustainable economic opportun…

newleftreview (2024-07-08). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

UMMID (2024-07-08). Mt. Gox Bitcoin pay-out fears leave Crypto market poorer by over $170 bn. ummid.com Cyrpto market Friday July 05, 2024 lost over $170 billion amid the reports that the trustee overseeing the Mt. Gox bankruptcy has announced the commencement of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash repayments to creditors affected by the infamous hack resulting in losses worth billions.

newarab (2024-07-01). Red Crescent evacuates Khan Younis HQ after Israeli bombing. newarab.com The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says it has "fully evacuated" its temporary administrative headquarters in Khan Younis because of Israeli attacks. | The city has been the target of several "The Palestine Red Crescent Society fully evacuated its temporary administrative headquarters in the Mawasi Khan Younis area due to shrapnel falling on the building and direct shelling, which posed a danger to the staff working inside," the PRCS said on…

Editor (2024-07-01). Ruling on Homelessness Raises the Risks for Domestic Violence Survivors, Experts Say. scheerpost.com

ecns.cn (2024-07-01). Poor Xiajiang transforms into 'green, wealthy, and beautiful' village. ecns.cn In 2003, Xi Jinping, then Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province, visited Xiajiang Village, observing the heavily polluted local environment. He advised closing the mountains off for afforestation and finding solutions to clean the river.

Eric Toussaint (2024-07-01). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

F. Douglas Stephenson (2024-07-01). SCOTUS and the Sackler Bankruptcy Settlement. counterpunch.org Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Allen Frances, M.D., distinguished former chair of psychiatry at Duke University school of medicine wrote in a Oct., 2017 New Yorker magazine expose, "Their name (Sackler/Purdue Pharma) has been pushed forward as the epitome of good works and of the fruits of the capitalist system. But, when it comes

National Homelessness Law Center (2024-07-01). National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision. indybay.org National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness…

Mark Gruenberg, Cameron Harrison (2024-07-01). Poor People's Campaign: "We are the swing votes in this election" peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Declaring "we are the swing votes" to decide this fall's election, thousands of people from all over the U.S. massed in Washington on June 29 to mobilize millions of poor and low-wealth people to cast ballots by or on November 5—and to warn politicians they risk their own power if they don't heed that call. …

Pressenza New York (2024-07-01). Trump/Biden Debate Immigration: US Foreign Policy as a Driver Is Ignored. pressenza.com Give me your tired, your poor, | Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, | The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, | Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, | I lift my lamp beside the golden door! | Emma Lazarus's inscription on the Statue of Liberty | The contestants squared off in the first of the US presidential debates of 2024. Both wore identical white shirts and navy suits with American flag lapel pins. One wore a red tie; the other a blue one. There were other differences, but none quite so substantive. | The immigration issue dominated the debate. The challenger claimed that the country wa…

WSWS (2024-07-01). Right-wing Supreme Court majority approves making homelessness a crime. wsws.org As expected, the extreme right-wing Supreme Court majority on Friday overturned a Ninth-Circuit ruling that prohibited local governments from fining or arresting homeless people for sleeping in public when no public shelters were available.

WSWS (2024-07-01). IMF says growing US debt must be "urgently" dealt with. wsws.org The IMF's prescription is for an austerity program extending over "multiple years."

Business Insider (2024-07-01). Musk praises Nvidia's Taiwan born CEO Jensen Huang's work ethic, cleaning toilets at Denny's. scmp.com Musk was responding to a clip of an interview Jensen Huang gave in March to Stanford's Graduate School of Business, where he talked about his experience working at the breakfast chain Denny's.

GABIK (2024-07-01). AgriSA welcomes new Agriculture Minister. sanews.gov.za AgriSA welcomes new Agriculture Minister | AgriSA says it is looking forward to a collaborative and productive relationship, working together with the newly appointed Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, to advance the agricultural sector in South Africa. | AgriSA extended its sincere congratulations to Steenhuisen on his appointment as Minister of Agriculture and Mzwanele Nyhontso as Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development in the seventh administration. | "These appointments come at a critical juncture, and we are confident that under these Ministers' leadership, the agricultural sector will thrive and…

Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. (2024-06-29). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 265: Gazans Face 'Catastrophic' Food Insecurity. popularresistance.org Israel's war minister Yoav Gallant said at the conclusion of his top-level meetings in Washington that Israel does not want an all-out war with Lebanon and that it prefers the diplomatic route for a solution. However, he added that Israel can't accept the presence of Hezbollah's units at its northern border. | Israel's Channel 12 reported that the Biden administration was angry over Netanyahu's public remarks about the U.S.'s withholding of the delivery of arms to Israel. According to reports, the White House told Israel that the delivery of arms would not be completed even after the end of Israel's operations in…

Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. (2024-06-29). Ansar Allah Are Not Working with Al-Shabaab. popularresistance.org On October 19, 2023, Yemen's Ansar Allah began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel, demanding an end to its war and blockade on the Gaza Strip. More significantly, they began seizing and launching aerial attacks against dozens of merchant and naval vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden that were carrying cargo to and from Israel. | In Arabic, Ansar Allah means "Supporters of God." It is a Shia Islamist political and military nationalist organization that emerged in Yemen in the 1990s. The group is commonly but disrespectfully referred to as "the Houthis," a term which has a derogatory tribalist co…

newarab (2024-06-29). Women in Gaza bear brunt of war amid food insecurity. newarab.com Women in The report from UN Women states at least 557,000 women in Gaza are currently food insecure. | According to the report, many women, particularly mothers, often prioritise feeding others and go without food in order to do this. | The report found that women in the devastated territory are…

newarab (2024-06-29). Egyptian detainee handed over by Kuwait dies in prison. newarab.com An Samir Younis, 67, was handed over to Egypt by Kuwait around five years ago, the report states. | Younis, a former university professor at Egypt's Helwan University had been working in Kuwait for over 25 years. | He was wanted, and later convicted by the E…

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-29). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

National Homelessness Law Center (2024-06-29). National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision. indybay.org National Homelessness Law Center Condemns Supreme Court Decision, Demands Real Solutions to Homelessness…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2024-06-29). Saturday 7/27: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Path to a Livable Future. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2024-06-29). The Telegraph claims Brexit has been a success, but its readers disagree. leftfootforward.org June 23 marked eight years since the referendum, which saw Britain narrowly vote in favour to leave the European Union. To observe the milestone, the pro-Brexit newspapers came out in force, dedicated op-eds and columns to apparent Brexit benefits. | A Telegraph View piece entitled 'Brexit is working' argued that the vote to leave was the right decision eight years ago and is the right decision now. The article offers little in terms of why it was the right decision, other than the trade deals that have been signed with Australia and New Zealand, which, according to the report, "would not have been possible wh…

Natalia Marques (2024-06-29). Two candidates, one war against migrants. peoplesdispatch.org Following the first debate between the presidential nominees from each major party, working people across the United States have been recovering from the dismay of watching two senile politicians with dismal approval ratings spar on national television. | Top Democrats

WSWS (2024-06-29). The Biden-Trump debate and the crisis of the American political system. wsws.org Even by the standards of American "political culture," Thursday night's presidential debate between US President Joseph Biden and former President Donald Trump was a spectacle of degradation, reaction and stupidity.

WSWS (2024-06-29). Strikers at multi-billion-dollar Cargill's Guelph plant forced to resort to food banks. wsws.org Since the strike began, there have been over 100 new clients requiring food support—almost triple the monthly average. Poverty levels in the area, according to the last census, showed that 11 per cent of people living in Guelph were low-income families.

María Candela (2024-06-29). °Pobre pueblo norteamericano! radiohc.cu El pasado jueves se produjo el esperado primer debate presidencial, entre los virtuales candidatos demócrata y republicano: el presidente, Joe Biden, que aspira a la reelección y el expresidente, Donald Trump, que intenta regresar a la Casa Blanca, ambos sin ser elegidos por las Convenciones de ambos partidos.

Alan Macleod (2024-06-25). Maduro vs. US Election Interference: A Battle for Venezuela's Future. mintpressnews.com With upcoming elections scheduled for July 28, the United States is working overtime to dislodge the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro. Ten individuals are vying for the position, including nine in opposition to Maduro, who heads a coalition of 13 leftist groups. | Washington, though, has made clear that its preferred candidate is 74-year-old retired diplomat Edmundo González, and is spending big, bankrolling a myriad of opposition organizations, from political parties to NGOs and media outlets, all with the same goal in mind: ousting Maduro and returning Venezuela into the U.S. sphere of influence. | The U.

Maureen Skehan, Workers' World. (2024-06-25). Boston: No Cops, No Corporations, No Pride In Genocide! popularresistance.org In the spirit of global solidarity with oppressed people's resistance, from Stonewall to Palestine, over 70 queer/trans, pro-Palestinian and pro-working class organizations in the greater Boston area united under the banner of "Liberate Boston Pride," demanding "No cops! No corporations! and "No Pride in Genocide!" (liberatebostonpride.wordpress.com/) | Endorsing organizations included Students for Justice in Palestine, United American Indians of New England, North American Indian Center of Boston, ACT UP Boston, BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) Boston, Democratic Socialists of America Boston, the Dyke March,…

MEE staff (2024-06-25). War on Gaza: Famine threat persists as half a million starving, monitor finds. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Famine threat persists as half a million starving, monitor finds | UN-backed report says hundreds of thousands of people people go entire days and nights without eating as Israel tightens siege
| Tue, 06/25/2024 – 13: 01 | Palestinian four-year-old with cerebral palsy who also suffers from malnutrition res…

Lubna Masarwa (2024-06-25). War on Gaza: Hunger 'worse than bombings' for starving Palestinians. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Hunger 'worse than bombings' for starving Palestinians | Food is scarce, spoilt and often non-existent in besieged enclave, leaving people dizzy and weak | Tue, 06/25/2024 – 10: 40 | Jana Ayad, a malnourished Palestinian girl, rests on a bed as she receives treatment at the International Medical Cor…

The Independent (2024-06-25). Sudan continues to spiral into chaos. independent.co.ug KHARTOUM | Xinhua | The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said Sudan continues to spiral into chaos, with the humanitarian crisis worsening. "The lives of 800,000 people — of women, children, men, the elderly and people with disabilities — are hanging in the balance as bombing and shelling continue …

noemail (2024-06-25). AAP calls off Water protest by minister Atishi, says "Will raise voice in Parliament" devdiscourse.com Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said that the indefinite strike called by Delhi Minister Atishi against the water crisis has been called off but they will continue to raise the issue in Parliament by mobilising the opposition parties. Addressing a press conference here today, Singh said, "Atishi has been on a hunger strike for 5 days. Her health was deteriorating. Doctors had been asking her to break the strike. Her health started worsening yesterday night. Her sugar level was 43. Her lowest sugar level was 36. Doctors suggested that she had to be admitted immediately; otherwise, she might…

noemail (2024-06-25). Delhi Water Minister Ends Hunger Strike After Hospitalisation. devdiscourse.com Delhi Water Minister Atishi has concluded her indefinite hunger strike aimed at addressing the severe water scarcity in the capital after being hospitalised, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh announced.

MEE staff (2024-06-25). War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies of malnutrition as hunger crisis rages. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Palestinian child dies of malnutrition as hunger crisis rages | Azzam al-Shaer's emaciated corpse was captured on video in Gaza the same day the UN warned of high levels of acute food insecurity | Tue, 06/25/2024 – 17: 12 | Hana Abdelrahaman al-Rai, a four-year-old child suffering from malnutrition and displace…

David Giesen (2024-06-25). Tuesday 6/25: A Close Reading by Leo Tolstoy of POVERTY, BY AMERICA. indybay.org on line: ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/82330465191?pwd=HYB7va3R7hDegBbiamybmqE6qKaK5U.1…

Geopolitical Economics (2024-06-25). A look inside China: Is this the most sovereign country on Earth? indybay.org Journalist Ben Norton discusses his experience living in China. | China went through a partial colonialization, a century of humiliation. | China is responsible for 3/4 of all poverty reduction and has lifted 800 million out of extreme poverty…

Sam Pizzigati (2024-06-25). In France, a Bold New Take on 'Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité'. counterpunch.org France has rendered unto the world, over the past quarter-century, a distinct public service. Thanks to the trailblazing research of three French scholars — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman — we know much more about the world's maldistributed wealth than ever before. Could France now be on the brink of making another significant

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-06-25). Gang member calls for public services for Haiti's working class. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) The leader of the gang coalition, Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, asked the Haitian Government to provide public services for the working class as a first step to pacify the country that today lives in chaos.

Hannah Davenport (2024-06-25). Damning analysis reveals shocking rise in child poverty under Tories. leftfootforward.org New analysis has revealed the devastating rise of child poverty in working families in Britain under the Conservative government. | The Trades Union Congress (TUC) found that between 2010 and 2023, the number of children growing up in poverty in working households has increased by a staggering 44 per cent. | This is on average an increase of over 1,300 a week and refers to households with at least one parent in work. Children growing up in poverty in working households now account for 69% of all children in poverty, while making up for nearly a quarter of all children in working families. | In 2023, there wer…

The Independent (2024-06-25). CSOs identify key opportunities in the Shs72 trillion budget. independent.co.ug The non-governmental organisations call for strong anti-corruption measures and debt reduction Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the umbrella of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), have identified several opportunities in Uganda's new Shs72 trillion budget. They emphasize investments in human capital development, peace and security, infrastructure, wealth creation, and …

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2024-06-25). Government debt is symptom, not cause. mronline.org Developing country governments are being blamed for irresponsibly borrowing too much. The resulting debt stress has blocked investments and growth in this unequal and unfair world economic order.

Taryn Fivek (2024-06-25). The many vs. the money: Working class brings the heat to Bowman campaign. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Despite June 22 being the hottest day of the year in the Bronx, hundreds of people — many of them union members and community organizers — gather at the Gil Scott Heron amphitheater in St. Mary's Park to support the re-election of Jamaal Bowman for Congress. An incumbent member of "The Squad," Bowman faces …

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-06-25). AI and employment. mronline.org This problem, it must be noted, relates exclusively to the application of AI under capitalist conditions; but, capitalism being the reality over much of the world, the threat of AI to the working people remains extremely serious.

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-25). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

newarab (2024-06-25). Experts say Gaza at 'high risk' of famine despite aid influx. newarab.com Despite an The report by the leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises said nearly everyon…

newarab (2024-06-25). UN alarmed by Gaza war's toll on children, 'catastrophic' hunger. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). US warns Israel that conflict with Hezbollah could spark regional war. presstv.ir The US says it is urgently working towards a diplomatic agreement to prevent a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). Half a million Gazans face 'catastrophic food insecurity' as 90% of children malnourished. presstv.ir Nearly half a million Palestinians in Gaza face severe food shortages, according to the UN and humanitarian organizations.

aljazeera (2024-06-23). WFP's Matthew Hollingworth on Gaza: 'Famine means failure'. aljazeera.com WFP's Palestine director on urgent aid in Gaza, where trapped civilians struggle amid a collapsed infrastructure.

newarab (2024-06-23). Qatar working to 'bridge the gap' between Israel and Hamas. newarab.com The Gulf emirate, the United States and Egypt, have been engaged in months of

ecns.cn (2024-06-23). Southern regions working to battle heavy flooding impact. ecns.cn At least 38 people have died and two others went missing when catastrophic floods struck Pingyuan county in Meizhou, Guangdong province, over the previous week, the local flood control department said on Friday.

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-23). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2024-06-23). Jacob Rees-Mogg's 'wokery can damage your wealth' Telegraph column widely mocked. leftfootforward.org 'Jacob Rees-Mogg saying "wokery can damage' your wealth when his party has fiscally shafted everyone except those who can afford the fees of the public school he went to, is really something.'

Janine (2024-06-23). Treasury issues MTEF technical guidelines. sanews.gov.za Treasury issues MTEF technical guidelines | National Treasury (NT) has issued the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Technical Guidelines for 2025. | The guidelines are issued to assist departments at both national government and other state institutions to prepare medium term estimates for 2025 budget. | National Treasury said the 2024 Budget sought to balance stabilising "public finances and reduce fiscal and economic risks while promoting economic growth and supporting vulnerable members of society". | "The 2025 Budget will see a debt-stabilising primary surplus achieved in 2025/26, a reduction in the fi…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-06-23). Baby on board? Don't let the heat put you in peril. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. ‚Äï With summer temperatures soaring, pregnant women need to be extra cautious to avoid heat-related health issues. The body's natural cooling mechanisms are already working overtime during pregnancy, making it more difficult to regulate temperature. The challenge of staying cool during pregnancy "Pregnancy makes it more difficult to keep our body temperature down," explains Abbey Rose, a certified nurse midwife at Mayo Clinic Health System in Tomah. "Our bodies have to work…

presstv.ir (2024-06-19). Palestinian officials: US and Israel pushing Gaza toward famine. presstv.ir Palestinian officials in Gaza say the US and Israel are pushing the territory toward famine through a policy of starvation and prevention of aid delivery.

Ryan Cristián (2024-06-19). Israel Falsely Claims Gaza Famine A "Hoax" As It Continues To Block Aid & Bomb Starving Population. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/19/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Ali Azgar (2024-06-19). U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Is Failing, and Could Be Dismantled Early news. muslimnews.co.uk Officials hope a looming deadline will pressure Israel to open more land routes into the territory, which is facing extreme levels of hunger. The $230 million temporary pier that the U.S. military built on short notice to rush humanitarian aid to Gaza has largely failed in its mission, aid organizations say, and will probably end …

Ellen Brown, Web Of Debt. (2024-06-19). Why Does The Government Borrow When It Can Print? popularresistance.org In the first seven months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, net interest (payments minus income) on the federal debt reached $514 billion, exceeding spending on both national defense ($498 billion) and Medicare ($465 billion). The interest tab also exceeded all the money spent on veterans, education, and transportation combined. Spending on interest is now the second largest line item in the federal budget after Social Security and the fastest growing part of the budget, on track to reach $870 billion by the end of 2024. | According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal budget deficit was $857 billion in the fi…

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-19). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-19). The World Bank's accounts. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Lawrence Wittner (2024-06-19). How Donald Trump Worked to Destroy America's Labor Unions. counterpunch.org Although Donald Trump has been eager to garner support from American labor unions for his re-election campaign, there are lots of reasons he's not going to get it. Chief among them is his record in sabotaging the nation's labor movement. During his decades as a wealthy businessman, Trump clashed with unions repeatedly. And, upon becoming

sloiselier (2024-06-19). Families of people missing or captured in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict visit ICRC headquarters in Geneva. icrc.org The ICRC is working to clarify the fate of 28,000 persons sought by their families on both sides. Those persons may have been captured, killed or may have lost contact with their loved ones after fleeing their homes. Behind each name is a family in anguish, grappling with the uncertainty of the fate of their relatives."These families travelled all the way from Ukraine to Geneva to share their suffering and to call for action. The absence of information about a loved one is agonizing. Every family has the right to know what happened to their family member," said Ariane Bauer, ICRC's regional director for Euro…

ICRC (2024-06-19). Families of people missing or captured in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict visit ICRC headquarters in Geneva. icrc.org News release | The ICRC is working to clarify the fate of 28,000 persons sought by their families on both sides. Those persons may have been captured, killed or may have lost contact with their loved ones after fleeing their homes.

Hannah Davenport (2024-06-19). EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Teachers' union leader urges Labour to go further to tackle child poverty. leftfootforward.org There is room for Labour "to do better" when it comes to funding pledges and tackling child poverty, the leader of the National Education Union (NEU) has said as he highlighted the crises in education the next government must take on. | Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary, told LFF that the omission of removing the two-child benefit cap in Labour's manifestos was "disappointing", as the devastating effects of child poverty are acutely felt in the education sector. | The next government must do three things for education, Kebede said, address the funding crisis, tackle the recruitment and retention issue and t…

Editor (2024-06-19). Feeling the pain: Inflation, wages, and the working class. mronline.org Once again the mainstream press is touting a "blowout" jobs report.

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-06-19). Majority of Americans favor federal action to relieve medical debt amid rising healthcare costs: Poll. nationofchange.org New poll reveals strong support for medical debt relief across the U.S., highlighting a significant burden on millions of Americans and sparking renewed calls for legislative action.

WSWS (2024-06-19). UN report details developing countries' rising debt burden. wsws.org The public debt of less developed countries has reached $29 trillion and is rising rapidly exacerbated by "inequality in the international financial architecture."

Staff (2024-06-19). Press TV link that works. gilbertdoctorow.com Further to yesterday's brief remarks on the Press TV interview regarding likely results of Putin's ongoing visit to Pyongyang, I present a working link which a kind reader has found and forwarded. odysee.com/PressTV-2024-06-18-Panel-on-Russia-N.Korea-Chang,-Doctorow: 3 I ask that you listen closely to the moderator. What I see and hear from this official Iranian state broadcaster is hard …

Urban CNY News (2024-06-19). Explosion, House Collapse on Carbon Street. 11 injured, Some Severely. urbancny.com Update: As of June 19th the incident has moved to an investigatory phase. Syracuse Fire Department Investigators are at the scene working to determine the cause of the explosion that injured 11 people yesterday. | Syracuse, NY- On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at 4: 06 p.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by Onondaga County 911 Center to a reported explosion and structure fire near the intersection of Carbon Street and Oberst Street, on the City's North Side. Firefighters from Station 2, on Lodi Street, arrived on the scene at 205 Carbon Street in under three minutes and reported what appeared to be a building co…

Gabisile (2024-06-19). International community looks forward to working with new administration. sanews.gov.za International community looks forward to working with new administration | International and local guests who have travelled far and wide for the Presidential inauguration have started to fill the Union Buildings Nelson Mandela Amphitheatre to witness President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa take the oath of office. | The Union Buildings is a hive of activity with ordinary citizens and national and foreign dignitaries, including Heads of State and government. | Top politicians, including party leaders have already arrived, along with former Presidents who are expected to join the proceedings. | The Union Buildings is aw…

Mi Cuba por Siempre, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-06-17). Russia And Cuba, Beyond Warships. popularresistance.org While the international media only report on the arrival of a Russian naval detachment in Cuba, relations between the Russian Federation and Cuba go much further and are getting stronger. Unlike the Biden administration, which is focused on maintaining the economic and financial persecution measures against Cuba, the Russian government is working together with the Cuban government to reach mutually beneficial agreements, which you will certainly not read about in the major mainstream outlets. | Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Russia to attend a meeting of the BRICS+ forum and…

WSWS (2024-06-17). David North's The Logic of Zionism: From Nationalist Myth to the Gaza Genocide addresses the disastrous consequences of nationalist political programs. wsws.org The series of lectures on the historical development of Zionism expose the bankruptcy of all politics based on nationalism and race—and point the way forward for all those who want to fight against genocide, war and dictatorship.

theonion (2024-06-17). SATIRE: Newest U.S. Aid Mission Just Single PowerBar Labeled 'For Gaza' Thrown Into Ocean. theonion.com WASHINGTON—With more than 2 million displaced Palestinians facing the threat of famine, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Monday it had fulfilled its pledge to provide food assistance, throwing a single PowerBar labeled "for Gaza" into the Atlantic Ocean. USAID reportedly alerted the war-torn…

Staff (2024-06-17). Prison Labor in Texas is Modern-Day Slavery. scheerpost.com By Xandan Gulley / Prism Reports Texas summers are brutal. Temperatures rise to the triple digits, the sun is scorching, and the heat makes the skin sizzle. Working outside in these conditions is perilous. It's critically advised to stay hydrated, away from the sun, or in the shade if possible. Incarcerated people work in these extreme …

ecns.cn (2024-06-17). Economist: Goal of growth achieveable. ecns.cn The annual growth target of around 5 percent is a feasible goal, as China has the potential to take on more debt to boost economic growth while not inflicting inflation.

David Schultz (2024-06-17). Newsflash: Inequality in Neoliberal America. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-17). The World Bank's accounts. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Michael Hudson (2024-06-17). US Cryptocurrency as an Offshore Banking Center. counterpunch.org The Wall Street Journal ran a revealing op-ed today (June 14, 2024) by Paul D. Ryan, "Crypto Could Stave off a U.S. Debt Crisis." Mr. Ryan, libertarian Republican House Speaker 2015-2019 and now at the right-wing American Enterprise Institute, writes that: "Stablecoins backed by dollars provide demand for U.S. public debt and a way to

Peter Koenig (2024-06-17). Video: Geopolitical Issues. "War is a Racket… The Most Profitable". Fear, Poverty and Homelessness, The Depopulation Agenda. Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-06-17). 'Bharat', 'India' to be used interchangeably in textbooks: NCERT Chief. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : "Bharat" and "India" will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country's Constitution, National Council of Educational Research and Training Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has said. The comments assume significance in the wake of a high-level panel working on the social science curriculum recommending that "India" should …

ptcnews.tv (2024-06-17). Saudi Arabia: 14 Jordanian Hajj pilgrims die as temperatures approach 48 degrees. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Because of the intense heat and prolonged heatwave that pervaded Saudi Arabia during the Hajj, at least 14 Jordanian pilgrims have perished and 17 more are missing. During the Hajj pilgrimage, fourteen Jordanian pilgrims perished and seventeen more went missing, according to the foreign ministry of Jordan. According to the statement, its citizens died "after suffering a stroke due to the extreme heat wave."The Jordanian foreign ministry stated in a statement that it was working with the Saudi authorities to arrange for the burial or transfer of the remains of the deceased in accordance with the fa…

_____ (2024-06-17). The Grab — Official Trailer (Must Watch). transcend.org THE GRAB is a global thriller and hard-hitting journalism from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Quietly and out of sight, governments, private investors and mercenaries are working to seize food and water resources at the expense of entire populations. Opening 14 Jun 2024.

tvbrics (2024-06-17). Iran intends to launch production of solar panels. tvbrics.com The country's authorities are working on the transition to renewable energy sources…

WSWS (2024-06-17). Social banditry: Oligarch Elon Musk takes record $45 billion payout. wsws.org The awarding by Tesla shareholders on Thursday of a massive pay package worth more than $45 billion to CEO Elon Musk is part of accelerating social inequality and the deepening economic, social, military and political crisis of world capitalism.

WSWS (2024-06-17). Campaigning in Detroit, Trump incites violence against immigrants. wsws.org Speaking at a church in Detroit, Trump blamed immigrants for the poverty and unemployment caused by capitalism.

Sophia Schmidt (2024-06-17). Residents suing over FDR Park tree clearing accuse judge of potential bias. whyy.org Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! The fight over a plan to build new athletic fields at FDR Park in South Philadelphia has entered the realm of legal ethics and trust in the judicial system. | A group of residents suing to stop the controversial cutting of trees for the park renovation accuse a Commonwealth Court judge of having ties to the nonprofit running the project. The basis for their lack of confidence in an unbiased decision a…

tn.ai (2024-06-16). 50,000 Gaza Children Need Urgent Malnutrition Treatment: UN. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees has reported that over 50,000 children in Gaza are in immediate need of medical treatment for acute malnutrition, as the region faces severe hunger and restricted humanitarian access.

WorkWeek (2024-06-16). WorkWeek on SEIU 1021 SF Mayoral Meeting, IBT AI Fascism & The Heat Wave, Kamala Harris. indybay.org WorkWeek this week presents On SEIU 1021 SF Mayoral Meeting, IBT AI Fascism & The Heat Wave, Kamala Harris Charged With Genocide & Argentina Fascist President Milei & Working Class…

scorinoco (2024-06-16). Russia and Cuba, Beyond Warships. orinocotribune.com By Mi Cuba por Siempre — Jun 13, 2024 | While the international media only report on the arrival of a Russian naval detachment in Cuba, relations between the Russian Federation and Cuba go much further and are getting stronger. Unlike the Biden administration, which is focused on maintaining the economic and financial persecution measures against Cuba, the Russian government is working together with the Cuban government to reach mutually beneficial agreements, which you will certainly not read about in the major mainstream outlets. | Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Russia…

Steve Early, Convergence. (2024-06-16). 'Power Lines—Building A Labor-Climate Justice Movement'. popularresistance.org A familiar scene played out in the city council chambers of Richmond, California on May 22, 2024. For the last 20 years, since members of the anti-Chevron Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) first got elected to the council, any measure before that body affecting the city's largest employer and business tax payer has been hotly debated. | Local environmental justice organizations, like Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) mobilize their working-class members to attend and sign up to speak during the time allotted for "public comment." | To rebut the resulti…

Zac Chapman, Nairuti Shastry, Portside. (2024-06-16). Will The Revolution Be Funded? popularresistance.org In April 2022, grassroots organization Mijente unveiled a political framework in which it advocated for a threefold strategy of working within, without, and against the state to achieve its political goals. This framing was inspired by a movement group in Chile, the Movimiento de Pobladores en Lucha. | We propose a similar path: building strategic alignment across groups working within, without, and against philanthropy. We aim to share the historical and present-day value of diverse approaches to fundraising that include but are in no way limited to philanthropic investment. Moreover, we seek to show how alignin…

David Schultz (2024-06-16). Newsflash: Inequality in Neoliberal America. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-16). The World Bank's accounts. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Rhoda Wilson (2024-06-16). The Hunger Games: A simulation exercise that reveals their strategy for the war on food. expose-news.com In 2015 a two day simulation game was held dubbed by some as the "hunger games" 65 people played out a food crisis simulation set in the years 2020 to 2030. Do …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-06-16). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2024-06-16). Nigerian Labor Unions Stage Strike to Raise Minimum Wage. globalresearch.ca

Oxfam International (2024-06-16). Less Than 3% of G7 Military Spending Could Help End Global Hunger and Solve Global South Debt Crisis. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-06-16). Lymphedema: A lesser-known breast cancer treatment side effect with lifelong impacts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The journey of a cancer survivor often extends far beyond the triumphant ringing of a brass bell, signaling the end of treatment. Sonya Goins received treatment at Mayo Clinic for HER-2-positive breast cancer in 2020. Since sharing her story of survival with the Mayo Clinic News Network, a lot has changed in Sonya's life. She became a Mayo Clinic employee, working in the Communications Department. She also continues to confront post-cancer health challenges, including being…

Plus News (2024-06-16). Africa Seeks Homemade Solutions To Tackle Debt Challenges. plusnews.ug The African Development Bank has launched a new initiative to support and develop homegrown solutions to the debt challenges that countries on the continent are facing. Dubbed the African Debt Managers Initiative Network (ADMIN) developed by the African Development Institute, the initiative aims to provide tailored and home-grown solutions to the continent's debt challenges, according …

aljazeera (2024-06-12). Significant part of Gaza facing 'famine-like conditions', WHO says. aljazeera.com World Health Organization chief Tedros says 8,000 children under age five in Gaza diagnosed with acute malnutrition.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-06-12). UN calls for action by the G7 to confront caused famine. plenglish.com United Nations, June 12 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, today called for more action from the G7 to prevent man-made famine, while conflicts expand.

newarab (2024-06-12). Emirati conglomerate drops plans for Lebanese TV over alleged threats. newarab.com A wealthy Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor's Al Habtoor Group cited "severe security challenges", including…

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-06-12). African Stream Is Changing Minds Within And Outside Africa. popularresistance.org Africa is rising but the neo-colonial and imperialist forces in the corporate media are working to control the narrative in their favor. To counter this, journalist and political scholar, Ahmed Kaballo, started a new media outlet, AfricanStream.media, that reports in English primarily on social media targeting youth. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kaballo about the shifts occurring on the African continent and how African Stream is already impacting the dialogue within and outside of Africa. Kaballo also discusses Libya, events in the Sahel Region, South Africa and Sudan and how their coverage of Palestine is chang…

Editor (2024-06-12). Come on Joe: Stop John Deere from Shipping Jobs to Mexico. scheerpost.com By Les Leopold / Substack The greed of the John Deere company is giving President Biden the perfect opportunity to win back working-class voters. All he needs to do is put up a major fight to stop Deere from shipping U.S. jobs to Mexico. Really, the company should be renamed "Greed R Us." It is …

Darreonna Davis (2024-06-12). New Biden Rule Would Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports. truthout.org Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced a new effort to ban medical debt from credit reports, something that would ease a burden that falls most heavily on women and Black people. "Medical debt makes it more difficult for millions of Americans to be approved for a car loan, a home loan or a small business loan, all of which in turn makes it more difficult to just get by… |

Mike Ludwig (2024-06-12). Trump's Empty Promise to Tipped Workers Won't Provide a Living Wage. truthout.org Advocates for a living wage say Donald Trump's recent pledge to end taxes on tipped income is an empty campaign promise that does little besides expose his naivete about working people and the economy. Economic experts cast doubt on the proposal. However, they say Trump's comments reveal an opening for President Joe Biden and other Democrats who support raising the wage floor and shifting the tax… |

ecns.cn (2024-06-12). Debt-laden student worked with spies. ecns.cn A university student engaged in espionage activities due to debt problems and then attempted to evade punishment by reporting fake leads to the ministry while trying to determine if it was investigating him.

ecns.cn (2024-06-12). Debt-laden student worked with spies. ecns.cn A university student engaged in espionage activities due to debt problems and then attempted to evade punishment by reporting fake leads to the ministry while trying to determine if it was investigating him.

Center for Law, Social Justice (2024-06-12). Tuesday 6/11: #VotingRights: Behind Bars – Mass Incarceration, Inequality, and The Ballot. indybay.org Virtual event…

UUSF Human Rights Working Group (2024-06-12). Sunday 6/16: When Olive Trees Weep, a film showing and fund raiser. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary…

Sarah Anderson (2024-06-12). A Fair Tax Agenda for Wall Street. inequality.org The following is written testimony prepared for a June 12, 2024 Senate Budget Committee hearing on "Making Wall Street Pay Its Fair Share: Raising Revenue, Strengthening Our Economy." Thank you, Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the committee, for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. I am Sarah Anderson, Global Economy …

latintimes (2024-06-12). Almost half of all Latina tipped workers live near or under the poverty line. latintimes.com

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-06-12). Sanders and Omar lead congressional push for Global Wealth Tax as Biden faces crucial decision. nationofchange.org This initiative, led by Brazil, aims to address the glaring disparities in global wealth distribution and strengthen efforts to achieve tax fairness.

Natalia Marques (2024-06-12). Waffle House workers win major raise after months of campaigning. peoplesdispatch.org US fast food giant Waffle House announced in May what it dubs the "single largest additional investment in our workforce in the entire 68-year history" of the company, rolling out raises across the country that came into effect this month. | Workers emphasize that this victory was a direct result of struggle from below. Peoples Dispatch spoke to Katie Giede, a Waffle House worker in Covington, Georgia, who has been working for the company for around ten years. Giede is a member of the Union of Southern Service Workers, a newly formed labor union which has been undertaking the project of organizing some of the mos…

ptcnews.tv (2024-06-12). Age is just a number | Meet 93-year-old woman who joins elite richest group ; know her net worth. ptcnews.tv At an age when many are content to enjoy retirement, meet a 92-year-old woman who has achieved a milestone by becoming the United States' wealthiest self-made woman with a net worth of $700 million. H | Age is just a number | Meet 93-year-old woman who joins elite richest group ; know her net worth…

tvbrics (2024-06-12). Ethiopia opens performing arts centre named after national composer Ashenafi Kebede. tvbrics.com The project aims to popularise the country's cultural wealth…

WSWS (2024-06-12). "The UAW is blatantly working against the workers": Workers outraged over latest UAW corruption revelations. wsws.org The latest UAW monitor report marks a dramatic escalation of the growing crisis gripping the UAW bureaucracy, further eroding the pretensions of Fain's administration to be carrying out "reforms," rooting out corruption and winning major improvements for workers.

WSWS (2024-06-12). Statements from Japan and Australia demand freedom for Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org "The working class must rally to defend Bogdan Syrotiuk and all those who resist imperialist wars and capitalist oppression"

WHYY (2024-06-12). How to write an advice column, medical debt on credit report, Father's Day. whyy.org President Biden proposes dropping medical debt from credit reports. What it could mean for consumers and the economy? Sarah Kliff from the New York Times joins us. |
| Are you good at giving advice? We're talking to R. Eric Thomas, who will have to answer people's questions about coworker conflicts, wedding drama, pet etiquette and more in his new national advice column. |
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The Canary (2024-06-12). TUSC is standing FORTY general election candidates in July. thecanary.co Nominations have closed, and it is now confirmed that 40 candidates will stand on behalf of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) on 4 July in the general election. TUSC: rebuilding working class representation at the general election TUSC is a coalition of trade unionists, anti-war protestors, community activists, environmental campaigners, and socialists from […] | By

noemail (2024-06-12). Punjab Labour Department Rescues 99 Child Labourers. devdiscourse.com Ninety-nine children were rescued from various industrial units and workplaces in Ludhiana and Bathinda, where they were working as labourers, an official from the Punjab labour department announced on Wednesday. The department's operations were part of a broader child labour eradication week campaign that ran from June 11 to 21.

UMMID (2024-06-12). NASA examining affordable, faster Mars sample return methods. ummid.com American space agency NASA is working on ten studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars' surface back to Earth.

Bheria (2024-06-12). Modernism and Postmodernism: What Are They and How Do They Differ? muslimskeptic.com In the past, we have touched upon Postmodernism as a philosophical worldview, including in our articles on Jordan Peterson and Cultural Zionism. However, readers still seem to be hungry and waiting for a more general assessment of this peculiar paradigm, along with an outline of its fundamental tenets. In this article, we aim to do precisely that …

GABIK (2024-06-12). Eastern Cape honours women in agriculture. sanews.gov.za Eastern Cape honours women in agriculture | The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform will this week award top performing women in the agricultural sector, as part of the department's programme to recognise the contribution of women in agriculture. | The department said the objective of the awards is to empower and honour women in agriculture and agro processing. | "The awards are an instrument through which the contribution of women in the fight against poverty, hunger and joblessness is recognised. This will increase participation and visibility of women in the sector," the departmen…

The Independent (2024-06-12). Museveni rallies cultural leaders on development, wealth creation. independent.co.ug Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked cultural leaders to mobilize their subjects on wealth creation programs to boost their household incomes. The call was in a speech read by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the 30th coronation anniversary of Omukama Solomon Rukirabasaija Gafabusa Iguru I on Tuesday. The events were held …

Human Rights Watch (2024-06-12). Uganda: Lack of Free Pre-Primary Education Creates Lifelong Harm. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Children at the private Kitante Primary School in Kampala, where the fees for pre-primary students are UGX 350,000 (US$ 93) per term, or UGX 1,050,000 (US$ 298) per year, representing more than five months' average wages for a Ugandan in paid employment. | © 2022 ISER | The Ugandan government provides free primary education for all children, but parents whose children are enrolled in pre-primary school must pay often prohibitively high fees.The pre-primary years are a critical time for children's development, and children who miss out on pre-primary education may never catch up to…

Amanda Fitzpatrick (2024-06-12). Here's what you need to know about Jay-Z's campaign to help Philly students afford private school. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Rap mogul Jay-Z is taking on a new project outside the world of music. His new mission is to improve education, specifically in lower-wealth areas with underfunded schools in Philadelphia. | However, his altruistic intentions are being challenged by critics. The artist, who famously rapped to fans that he is a "business… man" — not to be confused with a "businessman" — wants to make it so that families have access to private and charter schools, a proposition t…

Michelle Pini (2024-06-12). No accountability or public shaming for Robodebt criminals: FLASHBACK 2023. independentaustralia.net

Associated Press (2024-06-04). Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men from Hamas video. scmp.com Four more hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 were declared dead by the Israeli military — including three older adults seen in a Hamas video begging to be released.

midwesternmarx (2024-06-04). "Modern (Mis)interpretations of Clean Slates'. By: Michael Hudson. midwesternmarx.com ​Why were Clean Slates so important to Bronze Age societies? From the third millennium in Mesopotamia, people were aware that debt pressures, if left to accumulate unchecked, would distort normal fiscal and landholding patterns to the detriment of the community. They perceived that debts grow autonomously under their own dynamic by the exponential curves of compound interest rather than adjusting themselves to reflect the ability of debtors to pay. This idea never has been accepted …

Circo Zero (2024-06-04). Saturday 6/22: Collective Power: Working Without Hierarchy. indybay.org Temescal Arts Center (511 48th St, Oakland)…

midwesternmarx (2024-06-04). Communists must heed Marx & Engels' warnings about relying on the lumpen, or be backstabbed in the class war By: Rainer Shea. midwesternmarx.com The need for Marxists to avoid romanticizing the lumpenproletariat—the social element that operates on the economy's margins—is more urgent than ever. Because our class conflict is escalating amid the recent disruptions to U.S. hegemony, and the related economic breakdowns. Which means the ruling class is increasingly seeking to weaponize the lumpen against the working class cause, heightening the dangers of investing in the lumpen.​In The Peasant War in Germany, E …

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-06-04). Solidarity association reiterates cooperation with Cuba. plenglish.com The president of the organization, Víctor Fernández, highlighted the actions of CubaCoop in almost 30 years of working jointly with Cuba, during which it has provided over 20 million euros to economic, social, and cultural projects. | Fernández also ratified the association's priority for supporting Cuba's politics while denouncing the US blockade, and assisting Cuba's economic sphere. | Fernández considered that CubaCoop annual gala, held on May 31st in Paris, was a success; more than 500 persons and 50 French companies participated. "We truly appreciate such an extensive presence at the greatest event in coope…

WSWS (2024-06-04). Signs of potential turmoil in global financial system. wsws.org A tremor went through the $26 trillion US Treasury market last week when there was a shortage of buyers at two auctions for US debt.

The Independent (2024-06-04). Africa to spend $75 billion on debt interest, AfDB says. independent.co.ug Debt chokes Africa's ability to meet more pressing needs ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | African nations will spend $75 billion on debt interest payments this year, money they desperately need for pressing issues such as social spending and public investments, according to the African Development Bank. In addition, the countries will require $10 billion annually for the …

The Independent (2024-06-04). President preaches wealth creation at Martyr's Day. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has praised Ugandan clerics, Christian and non-Christians, for fostering unity and ending hostilities along faith lines that once sharply divided the nation. Reflecting on the pre-NRM era, President Museveni highlighted significant divisions based on tribal and religious affiliations, which he credits the NRM ideology for mitigating. …

newarab (2024-06-04). Northern Israel ablaze after Hezbollah rocket fire. newarab.com Israeli authorities were battling intense forest fires Tuesday in the north of the country that broke out shortly after "Firefighting units, assisted by various entities, are working to extinguish the fires," Israeli police said in a statement, adding that several homes in Kiryat Shmona had been evacuated. | An AFP…