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2023-02-07: News Headlines

Dorian Warren (2023-02-07). Biden Can Show Up for Working Families—Again. progressive.org The American Rescue Plan's child tax credit cut child poverty by half; Biden should bring it back.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-06). The Real Causes of the Growing Inequality. thealtworld.com This TED talk by a rich man calling for a new economics misrepresents the causes and cure for the extraordinary increase in the inequality of American income and wealth in the past 23 years | The real causes are the offshoring of US manufacturing jobs, mass immigration of poor people due to open borders, imposition of the doctrine that corporations only have responsibility to share holders, economic concentration and non-enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, years of money printing bailout of the financial system that drove bond and stock prices up, and the financializati…

_____ (2023-02-06). Berlin's Pledge To Socialize A Quarter Million Apartments In Danger. popularresistance.org Just over a year ago, Berliners won one of the biggest victories in decades for tenants in large cities. On September 26, 2021, in a landslide victory, locals voted overwhelmingly in favor of a referendum that called for the drafting of a new law to socialize almost a quarter of a million apartments in the city. Such a law would clear the way for the largest expropriation of housing in post-unification Germany—a significant step forward in the global fight against vampire real estate and the large private companies and wealthy investors that have gobbled up housing stock and maintained a death grip on rent…

Dorian Warren (2023-02-07). Biden Can Show Up for Working Families—Again. progressive.org The American Rescue Plan's child tax credit cut child poverty by half; Biden should bring it back.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-06). The Real Causes of the Growing Inequality. thealtworld.com This TED talk by a rich man calling for a new economics misrepresents the causes and cure for the extraordinary increase in the inequality of American income and wealth in the past 23 years | The real causes are the offshoring of US manufacturing jobs, mass immigration of poor people due to open borders, imposition of the doctrine that corporations only have responsibility to share holders, economic concentration and non-enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, years of money printing bailout of the financial system that drove bond and stock prices up, and the financializati…

_____ (2023-02-06). Berlin's Pledge To Socialize A Quarter Million Apartments In Danger. popularresistance.org Just over a year ago, Berliners won one of the biggest victories in decades for tenants in large cities. On September 26, 2021, in a landslide victory, locals voted overwhelmingly in favor of a referendum that called for the drafting of a new law to socialize almost a quarter of a million apartments in the city. Such a law would clear the way for the largest expropriation of housing in post-unification Germany—a significant step forward in the global fight against vampire real estate and the large private companies and wealthy investors that have gobbled up housing stock and maintained a death grip on rent…

WSWS (2023-02-07). Biden aide says door is open to discussing spending cuts with Republicans. wsws.org Washington Post urges attack on Social Security and Medicare after debt ceiling is raised.

Amanda Yee (2023-02-06). The IMF debt trap in Ukraine. liberationnews.org The IMF serves as an imperialist instrument of Western capital in Ukraine, now using the war as pretext for accelerating economic shock therapy and penetration of the country by Wall Street and other foreign investment interests, so that they can buy off every last asset as the country is destroyed by war.

Dan Bacher (2023-02-07). Big Oil spent over $34.2 million lobbying California officials in the 2021-22 session. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) creating alliances with labor unions; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-07). Interval training for heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When it comes to exercise, what's best for your heart: slow and steady, or fast and furious? How about a combination of both? Interval training — alternating short bouts of higher-intensity effort with longer bouts of less-intense activity — has big benefits for your heart. "Interval training makes your heart alternate between working hard and recovering," says Melinda Hahm, a clinical exercise physiologist in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic Health System in…

WSWS (2023-02-07). Build rank-and-file committees to fight for high quality education and an end to the pandemic! wsws.org 2023 will be characterized by mass opposition of teachers and school workers to intolerable working conditions and mass infection. Teachers and school workers must learn from the experiences of the past three years, having been betrayed by the trade union bureaucracies in the interest of the capitalist state, and form independent rank-and-file committees to carry forward their fight!

WSWS (2023-02-07). How should workers respond to the right-wing furor over Trudeau's appointment of a Canadian Special Representative to combat Islamophobia? wsws.org There is no "progressive" side in the ruling-class faction fight over Elghawaby's appointment. Neither the proponents of Quebec's chauvinist Bill 21 nor the advocates of multiculturalism and identity politics have anything to offer the working class except war, austerity and reaction.

WSWS (2023-02-07). 000 people protest Danish government's planned scrapping of public holiday to pay for military spending increase. wsws.org Sunday's protest, the largest in Denmark for over a decade, is part of an upsurge of working-class opposition across Europe to the ruling elite's determination to make them bear the cost of militarism and war through social spending cuts and attacks on wages and worker rights.

WSWS (2023-02-07). Support the Socialist Equality Party in the NSW election! No to War! Lives before profits! Billions for healthcare and education! wsws.org The SEP is running in the NSW election to help build a revolutionary party of the working class, directed against capitalism, which offers nothing but social misery and an expanding series of existential crises that threaten the very future of humanity.

WSWS (2023-02-07). Australian Labor government prioritises indigenous "Voice" in bid to divert mounting class tensions. wsws.org The same government that claims to be addressing the historic injustices done to indigenous people is seeking to make the working class as a whole pay for the crisis of global capitalism.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-06). Peace Negators: A Litany of Abduction, Torture, Deprogramming, Rendition and Murder by First World Governmental Security Agencies. transcend.org The extra judicial excesses of the US government's security apparatus and how the workings of the organization impacts upon the lives of ordinary people globally.

Bria Nelson (2023-02-06). We're Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas. aclu.org I have lived in flyover states my whole life. People tend to overlook the transformational change and creative organizing that happens in the Midwest. But I have known our capacity to show up for justice and equality for years. | I went to law school in Kansas, and I stayed here because of the powerful community I found: organizers and activists who are "Midwest nice," working tirelessly to make Kansas a more welcoming place for people like me — Black people, LGBTQIA people, and people with disabilities. It was in Kansas that I was able to reclaim my power and become an advocate for racial justice. Today…

ecns.cn (2023-02-06). Morning rush hour returns in Beijing. ecns.cn The traffic during morning rush hour in Beijing has returned to a normal level on Monday, the first working day after the Lantern Festival.

WSWS (2023-02-06). Withdraw frame-up cases against Sri Lankan estate workers! Unconditional reinstatement of all suspended workers! wsws.org The witch hunt against estate workers is a part of the escalating attack on the democratic and social rights of the working class as a whole.

WSWS (2023-02-06). "We don't want this war!": Participants at Berlin rally organised by SGP speak out. wsws.org Participants at the rally of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei on February 4 spoke out against the US-NATO war against Russia and its connection to the social crisis and the attack on the working class.

WSWS (2023-02-06). Novelist Russell Banks (1940-2023): "Go, my book, and help destroy the world as it is." wsws.org The American writer Russell Banks, who wrote about the lives of working-class people and historical figures such as John Brown, died on January 3 at the age of 82.

Staff (2023-02-06). The plight of a collapsed elephant in India shows why tourists should refuse to ride. thecanary.co An Asian elephant named Moti has been lying collapsed on the ground since at least 22 January. The 35-year-old elephant is essentially unable to stand up after years working in India as a tourist begging elephant. Our medical team is on site and providing pain medication, fluids and nutritious food for Moti, a 35 year …

WSWS (2023-02-06). Record cold in US Northeast exposes deepening cracks in social infrastructure. wsws.org Winter temperatures in colder regions of the country mean that many homeless individuals and families who have been sleeping in cars, hospital emergency rooms, campgrounds, state forests and other places not fit for human habitation increasingly seek emergency shelter.

Staff (2023-02-06). Tenants take action to prevent evictions and rising rents. thecanary.co While the UK is in the grip of a cost of living crisis, greedy landlords are continuing to increase rents, threaten people with eviction, and make people homeless if they can't pay. Renters across the country can't afford to heat their homes, yet landlords are relentlessly lining their pockets with as much income from tenants …

Pepe Escobar (2023-02-06). A Panicked Empire Tries to Make Russia an 'Offer it Cannot Refuse'. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar Jan 30, 2023 | Realizing NATO's war with Russia will likely end unfavorably, the US is test-driving an exit offer. But why should Moscow take indirect proposals seriously, especially on the eve of its new military advance and while it is in the winning seat? | Those behind the Throne are never more dangerous than when they have their backs against the wall. | Their power is slipping away, fast: Militarily, via NATO's progressive humiliation in Ukraine; Financially, sooner rather than later, most of the Global South will want nothing to do with the currency of a bankrupt rogue giant; Politica…

_____ (2023-02-06). A Panicked Empire Tries To Make Russia An 'Offer It Can't Refuse'. popularresistance.org Those behind the Throne are never more dangerous than when they have their backs against the wall. | Their power is slipping away, fast: Militarily, via NATO's progressive humiliation in Ukraine; Financially, sooner rather than later, most of the Global South will want nothing to do with the currency of a bankrupt rogue giant; Politically, the global majority is taking decisive steps to stop obeying a rapacious, discredited, de facto minority. | So now those behind the Throne are plotting to at least try to stall the incoming disaster on the military front. | As confirmed by a high-level US establishment source,…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-06). A Winter Walk with Thoreau: The Transcendentalist Way of Finding Inner Warmth in the Cold Season. transcend.org "Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary."

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2023-02-06: News Headlines

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-06). The Real Causes of the Growing Inequality. thealtworld.com This TED talk by a rich man calling for a new economics misrepresents the causes and cure for the extraordinary increase in the inequality of American income and wealth in the past 23 years | The real causes are the offshoring of US manufacturing jobs, mass immigration of poor people due to open borders, imposition of the doctrine that corporations only have responsibility to share holders, economic concentration and non-enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, years of money printing bailout of the financial system that drove bond and stock prices up, and the financializati…

_____ (2023-02-05). How worker ownership builds community wealth and a more just society. popularresistance.org A recent help-wanted ad for a laundry worker in Cleveland contained some unusual language, asking prospective candidates: "Have you ever wanted to work for a company that is 90 percent employee-owned? What about a company that offers a program to help you become a homeowner?" The ad went on to identify Evergreen Cooperative Laundry as the only employee-owned commercial laundry firm in the country, citing a commitment to building the wealth and careers of its employees.

Staff (2023-02-05). Worker Ownership Builds Community Wealth and a More Just Society. truthout.org A recent help-wanted ad for a laundry worker in Cleveland contained some unusual language, asking prospective candidates: "Have you ever wanted to work for a company that is 90 percent employee-owned? What about a company that offers a program to help you become a homeowner?" The ad went on to identify Evergreen Cooperative Laundry as the only employee-owned commercial laundry firm in the country… |

Amanda Yee (2023-02-06). The IMF debt trap in Ukraine. liberationnews.org The IMF serves as an imperialist instrument of Western capital in Ukraine, now using the war as pretext for accelerating economic shock therapy and penetration of the country by Wall Street and other foreign investment interests, so that they can buy off every last asset as the country is destroyed by war.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-06). Peace Negators: A Litany of Abduction, Torture, Deprogramming, Rendition and Murder by First World Governmental Security Agencies. transcend.org The extra judicial excesses of the US government's security apparatus and how the workings of the organization impacts upon the lives of ordinary people globally.

WSWS (2023-02-06). Withdraw frame-up cases against Sri Lankan estate workers! Unconditional reinstatement of all suspended workers! wsws.org The witch hunt against estate workers is a part of the escalating attack on the democratic and social rights of the working class as a whole.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-06). The Real Causes of the Growing Inequality. thealtworld.com This TED talk by a rich man calling for a new economics misrepresents the causes and cure for the extraordinary increase in the inequality of American income and wealth in the past 23 years | The real causes are the offshoring of US manufacturing jobs, mass immigration of poor people due to open borders, imposition of the doctrine that corporations only have responsibility to share holders, economic concentration and non-enforcement of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, years of money printing bailout of the financial system that drove bond and stock prices up, and the financializati…

_____ (2023-02-05). How worker ownership builds community wealth and a more just society. popularresistance.org A recent help-wanted ad for a laundry worker in Cleveland contained some unusual language, asking prospective candidates: "Have you ever wanted to work for a company that is 90 percent employee-owned? What about a company that offers a program to help you become a homeowner?" The ad went on to identify Evergreen Cooperative Laundry as the only employee-owned commercial laundry firm in the country, citing a commitment to building the wealth and careers of its employees.

Staff (2023-02-05). Worker Ownership Builds Community Wealth and a More Just Society. truthout.org A recent help-wanted ad for a laundry worker in Cleveland contained some unusual language, asking prospective candidates: "Have you ever wanted to work for a company that is 90 percent employee-owned? What about a company that offers a program to help you become a homeowner?" The ad went on to identify Evergreen Cooperative Laundry as the only employee-owned commercial laundry firm in the country… |

Amanda Yee (2023-02-06). The IMF debt trap in Ukraine. liberationnews.org The IMF serves as an imperialist instrument of Western capital in Ukraine, now using the war as pretext for accelerating economic shock therapy and penetration of the country by Wall Street and other foreign investment interests, so that they can buy off every last asset as the country is destroyed by war.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-06). Peace Negators: A Litany of Abduction, Torture, Deprogramming, Rendition and Murder by First World Governmental Security Agencies. transcend.org The extra judicial excesses of the US government's security apparatus and how the workings of the organization impacts upon the lives of ordinary people globally.

WSWS (2023-02-06). Withdraw frame-up cases against Sri Lankan estate workers! Unconditional reinstatement of all suspended workers! wsws.org The witch hunt against estate workers is a part of the escalating attack on the democratic and social rights of the working class as a whole.

WSWS (2023-02-06). "We don't want this war!": Participants at Berlin rally organised by SGP speak out. wsws.org Participants at the rally of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei on February 4 spoke out against the US-NATO war against Russia and its connection to the social crisis and the attack on the working class.

WSWS (2023-02-06). Novelist Russell Banks (1940-2023): "Go, my book, and help destroy the world as it is." wsws.org The American writer Russell Banks, who wrote about the lives of working-class people and historical figures such as John Brown, died on January 3 at the age of 82.

Bria Nelson (2023-02-06). We're Putting the Death Penalty on Trial in Kansas. aclu.org I have lived in flyover states my whole life. People tend to overlook the transformational change and creative organizing that happens in the Midwest. But I have known our capacity to show up for justice and equality for years. | I went to law school in Kansas, and I stayed here because of the powerful community I found: organizers and activists who are "Midwest nice," working tirelessly to make Kansas a more welcoming place for people like me — Black people, LGBTQIA people, and people with disabilities. It was in Kansas that I was able to reclaim my power and become an advocate for racial justice. Today…

Dan Bacher (2023-02-06). Big Oil spent over $34.2 million lobbying California officials in the 2021-22 session. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) creating alliances with labor unions; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists.

ecns.cn (2023-02-06). Morning rush hour returns in Beijing. ecns.cn The traffic during morning rush hour in Beijing has returned to a normal level on Monday, the first working day after the Lantern Festival.

_____ (2023-02-05). Binna Choi of the Casco Art Institute: Curating Art through Commoning. popularresistance.org Many years ago I was intrigued to learn of an art institute in the Netherlands, that formally declares its mission to be "working for the commons." That's how the Casco Art Institute in Utrecht presents itself to the world. Their tagline immediately raises questions about how exactly arts and commoning are related, and how an art institute might enter into the world of commoning. | I decided to learn more by inviting Binna Choi, Director at the Casco Art Institute, to join me in a podcast conversation for Frontiers of Commoning (Episode #35). Binna, a native of South Korea who has led Casco since 2008, curates ar…

WSWS (2023-02-06). Record cold in US Northeast exposes deepening cracks in social infrastructure. wsws.org Winter temperatures in colder regions of the country mean that many homeless individuals and families who have been sleeping in cars, hospital emergency rooms, campgrounds, state forests and other places not fit for human habitation increasingly seek emergency shelter.

_____ (2023-02-05). SURPRISE — You are under criminal investigation for buying hotel rooms for the homeless. popularresistance.org The pheromones of fear swept Californians indoors from the chilly mist of March 2020. News of death haunted the media. The streets were silent of all but the unsheltered, police and the hardy volunteers at the Santa Cruz Homeless Union COVID — 19 Relief Center and Food Not Bombs meal. | The CDC announced that every effort should be made to provide hotel rooms to the homeless to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Governor Newsom also announced that the State would provide millions of dollars in funding for what he would call Operation Room Key.

Editor (2023-02-05). Ralph Nader: The Progenitor of Inequalities — Corporate Personhood vs. Human Beings. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader The word "inequality" is everywhere in the media. It usually refers either to race, gender, rich vs. poor, or other differences between human beings. Absent from the public debate is the biggest perpetrator of "inequality" against human beings — the corporate entity itself. Ever since 1886 when a U.S. Supreme Court reporter, …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-06). A Winter Walk with Thoreau: The Transcendentalist Way of Finding Inner Warmth in the Cold Season. transcend.org "Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary."

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2023-02-05: News Headlines

_____ (2023-02-04). Will U.S. 'Interests' Become Sacrificed on Altar of New Indo-Pacific Strategy? strategic-culture.org The Anglo-American foreign policy hawks imagine that the world is yearning to be liberated from Beijing's nefarious agenda to end poverty | As the trans-Atlantic world is pulled into the vortex of a McCarthyite nightmare with a renewed wave of anti-Russian and now anti-China hysterics, a wave of new "Asia Pacific" doctrines have emerged across captured states… I mean "member" states throughout NATO. | Starting with the February 2022

WSWS (2023-02-04). Musician Steve Van Zandt propagandizes for imperialist war. wsws.org Van Zandt's reactionary, bloodthirsty comments would have no significance whatsoever—they would simply be more pro-war propaganda from the wealthy upper middle class in America—were it not for his celebrity and his musical history.

Paul Haeder (2023-02-04). Shifting Baseline Disorders: Only the One Percent is Bad. dissidentvoice.org But for now, let me repeat: the world's richest 85 individuals do not have the same amount of accumulated wealth as the world's poorest percent. They have vastly more. The multitude on the lower rungs—even taken as a totality—have next to nothing. — Michael Parenti Funny stuff seeing the MoveOn outfit go after ONLY …

Lauren Bianchi (2023-02-04). How Chicago Teachers Stopped a Toxic Polluter From Poisoning Their Students. truthout.org For two years, teachers and staff in my workplace, George Washington High School, helped lead a community campaign to stop a hazardous industrial metal shredder, General Iron, from moving a few blocks from our school. Repeating a historic pattern, city officials facilitated General Iron's planned move from the wealthy and white Lincoln Park neighborhood where it had operated for decades to the… |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-02-04). Cuba vs Vulture Fund: The Island Fights Neoliberalism in London Trial. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia Jan 31, 2023 | In the 2000s, a vulture fund succeeded in driving Argentina out of the international markets, preventing it from accessing them for 12 years. The case transcended as Argentina versus Elliott Management Corporation, a group of investors that won a lawsuit against Buenos Aires in 2002 and, in 2012, even seized the Libertad frigate, the flagship of the Argentinian Navy. | The creator of the vulture fund, US American Paul Singer, refused to restructure the Latin American nation's debt and got the Argentinian State to pay him US$1.3 billion for bonds that he bought for US$40 mi…

_____ (2023-02-04). Will U.S. 'Interests' Become Sacrificed on Altar of New Indo-Pacific Strategy? strategic-culture.org The Anglo-American foreign policy hawks imagine that the world is yearning to be liberated from Beijing's nefarious agenda to end poverty | As the trans-Atlantic world is pulled into the vortex of a McCarthyite nightmare with a renewed wave of anti-Russian and now anti-China hysterics, a wave of new "Asia Pacific" doctrines have emerged across captured states… I mean "member" states throughout NATO. | Starting with the February 2022

WSWS (2023-02-04). Musician Steve Van Zandt propagandizes for imperialist war. wsws.org Van Zandt's reactionary, bloodthirsty comments would have no significance whatsoever—they would simply be more pro-war propaganda from the wealthy upper middle class in America—were it not for his celebrity and his musical history.

Paul Haeder (2023-02-04). Shifting Baseline Disorders: Only the One Percent is Bad. dissidentvoice.org But for now, let me repeat: the world's richest 85 individuals do not have the same amount of accumulated wealth as the world's poorest percent. They have vastly more. The multitude on the lower rungs—even taken as a totality—have next to nothing. — Michael Parenti Funny stuff seeing the MoveOn outfit go after ONLY …

Lauren Bianchi (2023-02-04). How Chicago Teachers Stopped a Toxic Polluter From Poisoning Their Students. truthout.org For two years, teachers and staff in my workplace, George Washington High School, helped lead a community campaign to stop a hazardous industrial metal shredder, General Iron, from moving a few blocks from our school. Repeating a historic pattern, city officials facilitated General Iron's planned move from the wealthy and white Lincoln Park neighborhood where it had operated for decades to the… |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-02-04). Cuba vs Vulture Fund: The Island Fights Neoliberalism in London Trial. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia Jan 31, 2023 | In the 2000s, a vulture fund succeeded in driving Argentina out of the international markets, preventing it from accessing them for 12 years. The case transcended as Argentina versus Elliott Management Corporation, a group of investors that won a lawsuit against Buenos Aires in 2002 and, in 2012, even seized the Libertad frigate, the flagship of the Argentinian Navy. | The creator of the vulture fund, US American Paul Singer, refused to restructure the Latin American nation's debt and got the Argentinian State to pay him US$1.3 billion for bonds that he bought for US$40 mi…

Terry Evans (2023-02-04). Political crises of US capitalist rulers' two parties deepen heading to 2024. themilitant.com Disarray and sharp conflicts between and within the Democratic and Republican parties continue over the reorganization of committees in the House, the scandal over classified documents held by Joseph Biden, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, and debates over the U.S. government's debts exceeding the limit set by Congress. | Driving these clashes is the inability of either party to steer a self-confident course for the defense of the ruling capitalist families, much less to pretend they have any way to reverse the deteriorating conditions today's economic crisis is forcing on working people. | President Biden's approval…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-04). Half a million strike in the UK over wages. peoplesdispatch.org In what has been deemed the biggest industrial action in a decade, over 0,000 workers organized a general strike in the UK on February 1 in defense of the right to strike as well as over pay and working conditions. Organizations such as The Trades Union Congress (TUC), University and College Union(UCU), Unison, Unite the Union, National Education Union (NEU), Fire Brigades Union (FBU), Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and more took part in the mobilizations.

WSWS (2023-02-04). Indian budget intensifies austerity for working people, hikes military spending. wsws.org The Modi government's 2023-24 budget combines brutal austerity measures for India's workers and toilers, with a 13 percent hike in military spending and massive sops to big business, the rich and superrich.

WSWS (2023-02-04). The specter of socialism haunts US Congress. wsws.org Last week the US Congress spent three days denouncing socialism and pledging to reverse all the social gains made by the working class on a global scale in the century since the Russian Revolution of 1917.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-04). Interval training for heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When it comes to exercise, what's best for your heart: slow and steady, or fast and furious? How about a combination of both? Interval training — alternating short bouts of higher-intensity effort with longer bouts of less-intense activity — has big benefits for your heart. "Interval training makes your heart alternate between working hard and recovering," says Melinda Hahm, a clinical exercise physiologist in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic Health System in…

Brian Williams (2023-02-04). Rents, mortgages soar, tighten squeeze on workers' families. themilitant.com With housing costs rising faster than workers' wages, those renting apartments or homes are paying on the average 30% of their income for rent, an all-time high. Mortgage rates have doubled in the past year. Underneath these figures is the bosses' callous disregard toward the degrading living conditions confronting millions of workers. | On top of high rents and mortgages, inflation is eating away at the funds working-class families have available for food, transportation and health care. Increasing numbers of workers are working overtime or taking on another job to make ends meet. Those unable to afford a place…

Joel Britton (2023-02-04). Mary Lou Montauk, 78 years a builder, supporter of the SWP. themilitant.com OAKLAND, Calif. — More than people gathered here Jan. 21 to celebrate the life and political contributions of Mary Lou Montauk, a member and supporter of the Socialist Workers Party for 78 years. She died Jan. 5. | "Mary Lou stayed the course," SWP leader Betsey Stone told the gathering. "She was a cadre of the Socialist Workers Party, ready to do whatever was needed to strengthen the revolutionary party and the working class." | Born in 1930 in Minnesota, Montauk grew up during a time of labor battles and approaching war. Her father, Farrell Dobbs, was the central organizer of the Teamsters' 11-state ove…

Roy Landersen (2023-02-04). Ukraine fighters battle Putin's push in Donetsk. themilitant.com Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, he is intensifying efforts to bomb its people into submission. His regime, whose origins lie in the KGB political police apparatus of the former Soviet Union, aims to reimpose the former czarist empire by annihilating the country's independence. As assaults on civilians and urban areas expand, working people in Ukraine continue to throw themselves into the fight to defend their country's sovereignty. | Following months of airstrikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, Moscow Jan. 26 targeted the largest cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv,…

progressive.international (2023-02-04). The Tory Anti-Strike Laws Are About Disciplining the Working Class. progressive.international The UK government is currently pushing through a new wave of legislation to weaken the impact of strike action.

Editor (2023-02-05). Ralph Nader: The Progenitor of Inequalities — Corporate Personhood vs. Human Beings. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader The word "inequality" is everywhere in the media. It usually refers either to race, gender, rich vs. poor, or other differences between human beings. Absent from the public debate is the biggest perpetrator of "inequality" against human beings — the corporate entity itself. Ever since 1886 when a U.S. Supreme Court reporter, …

WSWS (2023-02-04). Surging inflation in Japan leads to growth of inequality. wsws.org Between rising energy bills, expensive groceries, and stagnant wages, the latest round of record-breaking inflation further pushes Japanese workers to the brink.

Ralph Nader (2023-02-04). The Progenitor of Inequalities: Corporate Personhood vs. Human Beings. dissidentvoice.org The word "inequality" is everywhere in the media. It usually refers either to race, gender, rich vs. poor, or other differences between human beings. Absent from the public debate is the biggest perpetrator of "inequality" against human beings — the corporate entity itself. Ever since 1886 when a U.S. Supreme Court reporter, in a headnote …

Derek Seidman (2023-02-04). Massive Inequality Is a "Concerted Elite Class Project," Says Heather Gautney. truthout.org In 1956, the famed sociologist C. Wright Mills published The Power Elite, a blistering critique of concentrated political, economic and military power in the United States. The book influenced many protest movements of the 1960s and has inspired radical scholars and activists ever since. Now, in 2023, Heather Gautney is continuing Mills's project of analyzing and mapping out elite power in the U.S. |

IGD Worldwide (2023-02-04). Who is Alfredo Cospito, and what is 41bis? itsgoingdown.org The following is a primer on the Italian state's repression of anarchist fighter Alfredo Cospito, who is currently engaging in a hunger strike in prison that has exceeded 100 days. Solidarity actions have taken place across the world, leading to the Italian state recently putting their embassies on alert. Alfredo's courage and commitment to his struggle…

Editor (2023-02-04). Universal School Meals Programs Are Being Cut Despite 1 in 8 Kids Going Hungry. scheerpost.com

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2023-02-04: News Headlines

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-03). Mass Poverty. The Protest Movement. The Economic and Social Crisis (2020-2023). Building a Movement against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-03). Mass Poverty. The Protests Movement. The Economic and Social Crisis (2020-2023). Building a Movement against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-02-03). Cuba ratifica su compromiso de cooperación entre àÅfrica-Caribe-Pacífico. cubadebate.cu Yaira Jiménez, embajadora cubana en Bélgica y ante la Unión Europea (UE), depositó el instrumento de ratificación en el cual el país caribeño subraya su apego a los principios de la organización, que apuntan al desarrollo sostenible, a la participación de sus miembros en la economía global y a la erradicación de la pobreza.

WSWS (2023-02-04). Musician Steve Van Zandt propagandizes for imperialist war. wsws.org Van Zandt's reactionary, bloodthirsty comments would have no significance whatsoever—they would simply be more pro-war propaganda from the wealthy upper middle class in America—were it not for his celebrity and his musical history.

Brett Wilkins (2023-02-03). Progressives: House Anti-Socialism Resolution Is Step Toward Slashing Safety Net. truthout.org More than 100 U.S. House Democrats — including some of the wealthiest members of Congress — joined with Republican lawmakers on Thursday in passing a resolution "denouncing the horrors of socialism," a largely symbolic gesture that opponents warned is nonetheless a step toward slashing Social Security, Medicare, and other safety net programs. House Concurrent Resolution 9, which "denounces… |

Brittani Banks (2023-02-03). Behold, the New GOP Culture Wars. independentmediainstitute.org Republicans are resorting to their age-old tactic of manufactured moral outrage to distract from the fact that they have no economic agenda other than to enrich the already wealthy. It would be laughable if their culture wars didn't have a deadly impact on people's lives. From attacks on the right to an abortion, to the …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-03). Mass Poverty. The Protest Movement. The Economic and Social Crisis (2020-2023). Building a Movement against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-03). Mass Poverty. The Protests Movement. The Economic and Social Crisis (2020-2023). Building a Movement against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-02-03). Cuba ratifica su compromiso de cooperación entre àÅfrica-Caribe-Pacífico. cubadebate.cu Yaira Jiménez, embajadora cubana en Bélgica y ante la Unión Europea (UE), depositó el instrumento de ratificación en el cual el país caribeño subraya su apego a los principios de la organización, que apuntan al desarrollo sostenible, a la participación de sus miembros en la economía global y a la erradicación de la pobreza.

WSWS (2023-02-04). Musician Steve Van Zandt propagandizes for imperialist war. wsws.org Van Zandt's reactionary, bloodthirsty comments would have no significance whatsoever—they would simply be more pro-war propaganda from the wealthy upper middle class in America—were it not for his celebrity and his musical history.

Brett Wilkins (2023-02-03). Progressives: House Anti-Socialism Resolution Is Step Toward Slashing Safety Net. truthout.org More than 100 U.S. House Democrats — including some of the wealthiest members of Congress — joined with Republican lawmakers on Thursday in passing a resolution "denouncing the horrors of socialism," a largely symbolic gesture that opponents warned is nonetheless a step toward slashing Social Security, Medicare, and other safety net programs. House Concurrent Resolution 9, which "denounces… |

Brittani Banks (2023-02-03). Behold, the New GOP Culture Wars. independentmediainstitute.org Republicans are resorting to their age-old tactic of manufactured moral outrage to distract from the fact that they have no economic agenda other than to enrich the already wealthy. It would be laughable if their culture wars didn't have a deadly impact on people's lives. From attacks on the right to an abortion, to the …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-02-04). Cuba vs Vulture Fund: The Island Fights Neoliberalism in London Trial. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia Jan 31, 2023 | In the 2000s, a vulture fund succeeded in driving Argentina out of the international markets, preventing it from accessing them for 12 years. The case transcended as Argentina versus Elliott Management Corporation, a group of investors that won a lawsuit against Buenos Aires in 2002 and, in 2012, even seized the Libertad frigate, the flagship of the Argentinian Navy. | The creator of the vulture fund, US American Paul Singer, refused to restructure the Latin American nation's debt and got the Argentinian State to pay him US$1.3 billion for bonds that he bought for US$40 mi…

WSWS (2023-02-03). US media and policy outlets oppose student debt relief, claim it will subsidize "low value" degrees. wsws.org Media and policy outlets linked to both big business parties have attacked as over-generous or wasteful the Biden administration's proposed changes to REPAYE, which would reduce payments for some students without canceling their debts.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-04). Half a million strike in the UK over wages. peoplesdispatch.org In what has been deemed the biggest industrial action in a decade, over 0,000 workers organized a general strike in the UK on February 1 in defense of the right to strike as well as over pay and working conditions. Organizations such as The Trades Union Congress (TUC), University and College Union(UCU), Unison, Unite the Union, National Education Union (NEU), Fire Brigades Union (FBU), Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) and more took part in the mobilizations.

WSWS (2023-02-04). Indian budget intensifies austerity for working people, hikes military spending. wsws.org The Modi government's 2023-24 budget combines brutal austerity measures for India's workers and toilers, with a 13 percent hike in military spending and massive sops to big business, the rich and superrich.

WSWS (2023-02-04). The specter of socialism haunts US Congress. wsws.org Last week the US Congress spent three days denouncing socialism and pledging to reverse all the social gains made by the working class on a global scale in the century since the Russian Revolution of 1917.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-04). Interval training for heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When it comes to exercise, what's best for your heart: slow and steady, or fast and furious? How about a combination of both? Interval training — alternating short bouts of higher-intensity effort with longer bouts of less-intense activity — has big benefits for your heart. "Interval training makes your heart alternate between working hard and recovering," says Melinda Hahm, a clinical exercise physiologist in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic Health System in…

_____ (2023-02-03). Massive Looting Of Public Resources At Stake In Detroit Redevelopment Scheme. popularresistance.org Detroit, Michigan – Billionaire developers in Detroit have proposed capturing almost one billion dollars in public money to fund their newest project. The deal is far from sealed, but organized community opposition will be necessary to prevent approvals from sailing through. | In a majority Black and Brown, working-class city experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis, billionaire developers are seeking to siphon public funds that should be used to build public housing and expand community resources to subsidize luxury apartments, hotels, and office space. Community members have spoken out against publicly fund…

_____ (2023-02-03). 'So They Can See Us': Peru's National Protest Advances To Lima. popularresistance.org Deadly protests have gripped Peru since Congress expelled the country's first working-class president, Pedro Castillo. | Timeline of events since December 7, 2022: | Dec 7, 2022: The surprise winner of the July 2021 presidential election, Castillo comes under immediate attack from the right. On December 7 he attempts to dissolve Congress before it can debate a third impeachment motion against him and says he will form an emergency government and rule by decree. | Dec 7: Lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to remove him from office for "moral incapacity" to exercise power. | He is arrested for "rebellion". | Vice Presid…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-03). Car Bomb Explosion Thundered In Energodar. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the morning of February 3, a loud explosion thundered in the city of Energodar in the Zaporozhie region, which is under Russian control. A civilian car was blown up by unknown saboteurs. | A member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region confirmed that a car was blown up as a result of the terrorist attack. | The Internal Affairs Department of the Zaporozhye region declared that an internal affairs officer died in the attack. Investigators are working on th…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-03). Car Bomb Targets Pro-Government Faction In Syria's Daraa, Leaves Five Wounded. southfront.org File image. | Late on February 2, at least five people were wounded when an explosive-laden car blew up in the southern Syrian city of Daraa. | The attack occurred in the western part of Daraa, near the al-Sahafah building. The target was reportedly the headquarters of a pro-government armed faction led by Mustafa Al-Masalma "al-Kasm". The faction is said to be working under the command of the Military Intelligence Directorate. | According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, two of the wounded were moved to Daraa National Hospital…

Mike Ludwig (2023-02-03). Anti-Abortion Laws Were Written to Confuse the Public — and They're Working. truthout.org As a Democratic state lawmaker in South Carolina, Rep. Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore is in constant contact with abortion rights leaders and reproductive health providers in her state. Despite poring over anti-abortion legislation pushed by Republicans and reams of existing state law, even Wetmore is confused about the status of abortion rights in the Palmetto State. In 2021… |

Anonymous669 (2023-02-03). Zaporozhye's Sudoplatov Battalion Offers 12-Million-Ruble Reward For Capture Of NATO Tanks. southfront.org British soldiers with the Queen's Royal Hussars conduct the Offensive Operations lane during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, June 5, 2018. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | On February 3, the Sudoplatov Battalion, manned by volunteers in the Zaporozhye Region, has announced a reward of 12 million rubles ($170,000) for each working Challenger 2, M1A2 Abrams or Leopard 2 main battle tank that gets captured within the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. "The Sudoplatov battalion officially announces that it will pay 12 millio…

Editor (2023-02-03). Value, price, and inflation: Immediate and structural causes. mronline.org Every working person is keenly aware that prices are up.

Editor (2023-02-03). Workers in the UK take to the streets in largest day of industrial action in a decade. mronline.org On the 1st of February 2023, the UK came the closest it has come in a generation to a general strike as workers from across a wide range of sectors including education and transport walked out in protest regarding poor pay, unfair working conditions, pensions and precarity.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-02-03). Amazon lands in the soup with OSHA—again. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —As if monster warehouse and retailer Amazon wasn't oppressing its workers enough by fighting their organizing drives, now it's in trouble for endangering them through unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. So said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Feb. 1, in proposing to fine the firm $46,875 for rampant safety violations at warehouses …

WSWS (2023-02-03). In last-minute legal maneuver, Michigan Appeals Court overturns imminent increase in minimum wage. wsws.org On January 26, less than a month before a February 19 increase in the minimum wage was set to take effect for tens of thousands of Michigan workers, the Michigan Appeals Court blocked the increase by upholding a 2018 "adopt and amend" maneuver of the Republican-led legislature.

_____ (2023-02-03). Non-Compete Agreement Leaves Workers Homeless And Jobless. popularresistance.org Kevin Borowske is still mulling it over after being fired last week—and evicted as of February 28. Was he a scientist with the proprietary recipe for a cleaning solution? Was he the holder of a confidential blueprint concealing the secret rooms in the condo? | Otherwise, he's at a loss as to why the property management company FirstService Residential had him sign a non-compete agreement when he was hired as a caretaker—a job that blends janitorial and light housekeeping services—at a high-rise building in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | A non-compete agreement bars the worker from taking a similar jo…

Ashley Curtin (2023-02-03). Department of Veteran Affairs exceeds goal of providing safe, stable homes to veterans in 2022. nationofchange.org The VA permanently housed 40,401 homeless veterans.

WSWS (2023-02-03). Money for war, but no money for special educational needs in England's schools. wsws.org The Department for Education is making International Monetary Fund-type "safety valve" deals with local councils facing bankruptcy, involving major cost cutting in the provision of special education needs and disability support.

WSWS (2023-02-04). Surging inflation in Japan leads to growth of inequality. wsws.org Between rising energy bills, expensive groceries, and stagnant wages, the latest round of record-breaking inflation further pushes Japanese workers to the brink.

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2023-02-02: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Iron water splashing performance lights up Chongqing. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Folk lantern fair held in Jiangxi. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). China boasts 56.53 million hectares of diverse wetlands. ecns.cn With 56.53 million hectares of wetland, China has become one of the countries boasting the richest variety in the world.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Swans play water in wetland in Xinjiang. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Pudong advances normal operation of self-driving vehicles. ecns.cn Shanghai has officially allowed road testing and commercial operation of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) in the Pudong New Area.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Iron water splashing performance lights up Chongqing. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Folk lantern fair held in Jiangxi. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). China boasts 56.53 million hectares of diverse wetlands. ecns.cn With 56.53 million hectares of wetland, China has become one of the countries boasting the richest variety in the world.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Swans play water in wetland in Xinjiang. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Pudong advances normal operation of self-driving vehicles. ecns.cn Shanghai has officially allowed road testing and commercial operation of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) in the Pudong New Area.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). The vitality and potential of China's economy will be fully unleashed in 2023. ecns.cn The vitality and potential of China's economy will be fully unleashed in 2023, making it a continued source of confidence and strength for the world economy.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Universities in China restore alumni access. ecns.cn Many Chinese universities have resumed applications for entry from alumni, some for visitors, including students' parents.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). China urges for end to incitement to regional confrontation. ecns.cn China is always a force for regional and global peace and stability. On hotspot issues, we have actively promoted peace talks and sought deescalation. NATO should think hard about what role it has played on security in Europe. The Asia-Pacific is not a battlefield for geopolitical contests and does not welcome the Cold-War mentality and bloc confrontation.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Hu Xinyu's death ruled suicide. ecns.cn Hu Xinyu, the 15-year-old boy who went missing from a high school in Yanshan county, Jiangxi province last October, committed suicide, local police said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Mainland urges further resumption of direct cross-Strait flights. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland has urged Taiwan to further resume direct flights across the Taiwan Strait, according to a mainland spokesperson on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Results of investigation into Chinese teen Hu Xinyu's death to be released. ecns.cn Jiangxi authorities announced that a press conference will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday to release latest results of the investigation into Chinese teen Hu Xinyu's death.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Foreign firms show faith in China market. ecns.cn As China's industrial upgrade gains momentum, the country will play a bigger part in stabilizing global supply chains, just as it did amid three years of COVID-19 disruptions, which will facilitate the smooth running of the world economy, global business leaders said.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). China urges UK to stop manipulating BNO scheme. ecns.cn Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Wednesday China firmly opposes and strongly condemns UK's wrongful remarks on so-called 2-year anniversary of "HK BNO scheme". The UK must stop interfering in HKSAR's affairs and China's internal affairs, said a spokesperson of the embassy.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Xi highlights new pattern of development. ecns.cn While presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee on Tuesday, Xi said that this is the only way in which China can consolidate the foundations of its economic development and enhance the security and stability of its development.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). NATO tricks require high vigilance. ecns.cn Beijing urged NATO on Wednesday not to clamor about the "China threat" and instigate regional confrontation, as the Western military alliance's chief sought to expand the bloc's sphere of influence in Asia.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). China tops investment in energy transition. ecns.cn China led the world in energy transition investment with $546 billion, nearly half of the global total, as the world saw such investment reach a new record in 2022, according to a report published by research and analysis firm BloombergNEF.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Bench dragon lantern parade celebrates Lantern Festival in Jiangxi. ecns.cn A 300-meter-long lantern dragon wound its way through a village in east China's Jiangxi Province on Tuesday, celebrating the upcoming Lantern Festival.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Baby white rhino greets visitors at Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Zoo. ecns.cn A baby white rhino greeted visitors at Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Zoo, located in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, during the Spring Festival Holiday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Fire dragon performance in Guangdong stuns visitors. ecns.cn A fire dragon performance was held in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province to celebrate Chinese New Year, on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). People sew prayer flags to welcome Tibetan New Year in Lhasa. ecns.cn People sewed prayer flags to welcome the upcoming Tibetan New Year Festival, known locally as Losar, in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Comicomment: Gun violence ingrained in U.S. itself, without cure. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). CRRC to deliver passenger diesel multiple units to UAE. ecns.cn China Railway Construction Corporation (CRRC) signed a supply contract for the passenger diesel multiple unit project with the Etihad Railway Company of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). China's Liaoning sees busy China-Europe freight train service. ecns.cn A China-Europe freight train loaded with 55 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers of daily necessities and mechanical parts left Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Tuesday for Russia's Elektrougli.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). Harbin Engineering University's harboring of ultra-electromagnetic guns proven false. ecns.cn A proven falsified screenshot published the untrue news that the physics laboratory of Harbin Engineering University has been suspended due to the survey of some ultra-electromagnetic guns, according to a statement released on its official account on Sina Weibo on Tuesday night.

ecns.cn (2023-02-02). China rolls out new measures to promote time-honored brands. ecns.cn China has released new rules to promote the innovative development of the country's time-honored brands and boost the country's consumption, according to the Ministry of Commerce and four other government departments.

Abdel Bari Atwan (2023-02-01). Blinken peddles the same old lies. thealtworld.com Bribing Palestinians into submitting to occupation is an overused failed ploy | First, we need to be clear and unambiguous: What brought US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to occupied Palestine was the Jerusalem attack carried out by the young Palestinian fighter Khairi al-Alqam, the Silwan attack by his 13-year-old comrade Muhammad Uleiwat, and the rise and steadfastness of localised resistance groups such as the Jenin, Lions' Den, and Balata brigades. His objective is to save the Israeli occupier state from military, security, and economic collapse. | Blinken came to seek calm and a reduction in tension in e…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-02-01). Colombia preparing tropical paradise for tourism after 0 years of chaos. colombiareports.com Colombia's government is trying to promote responsible tourism on the "Rosario Islands" national park after 0 years of colonial and illegal occupation. The country's National Parks authority is carefully trying…

Amy Goodman (2023-02-01). As Mourners Gather for Tyre Nichols's Funeral, Calls Grow for Abolition. truthout.org Mourners gathered in Memphis, Tennessee, Wednesday for the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died on January 10, three days after being severely beaten by five police officers following a traffic stop near his home. The funeral will be held at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. Expected attendees include Vice President Kamala Harris and relatives of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor… |

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-01). The Heat: Israeli-Palestinian Tensions. america.cgtn.com U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for calm in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders following a month of bloody violence. Months of violence exploded in recent days with an Israeli military raid in the West Bank and attacks by Palestinians in Jerusalem, leaving …

Anthony Ballas (2023-02-01). As Universities Submit to Neoliberalism and Fascism, Workers Must Fight Back. truthout.org We are witnessing the rise of a unique brand of U.S. fascism, which has once again reared its ugly head and has made higher education one of its primary targets. This fascist attack on the university is made possible by the longstanding neoliberal withering of its institutions, which now rely mostly on underpaid contingent workers. The disempowerment of university labor runs hand-in-hand with a… |

Bob Price (2023-02-01). Sunday 2/5: Confronting capitalism's crises with bold, revolutionary leadership. indybay.org New Valencia hall, 747 Polk St., San Francisco (@ Ellis Street)…

Brenda Norrell (2023-02-01). Heard Museum in Phoenix Harbors O'otham and O'odham Remains. indybay.org While promoting itself as the premiere showcase of American Indian Art, the Heard Museum in Phoenix has harbored the remains of Native ancestors, and one of its board members has worked for the most protested companies in Indian country, violating human rights and sacred places. Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham elder said, "America and international collectors have a morbid pride in their exhibits of human remains and sacred items. They will never conquer the sacred essence of these people and items."

Brian Berletic (2023-02-01). US Threatens Missiles, Jets, and now Crimea, US Sees (Seeks) War with China by 2025. thealtworld.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for February 1, 2023 + US and its potential war with China by 2025. | Western media begins preparing public for the fall of Bakhmut; | Recent Ukrainian losses is being used to call for more weapon shipments to Ukraine including calls for missiles and jets; | Arms shipments are being accompanied by calls for arming Ukraine for taking Crimea; | A 2013 US government-funded poll found that most people in Crimea identify as Russian or Crimean (not Ukrainian) and a majority leaned in favor of associating with Russia, not the EU; | Announced…

Chris Walker (2023-02-01). DeSantis Wants to Defund Florida Colleges That Have Programs on Diversity. truthout.org Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that he plans to ask the state legislature to revoke funds from public colleges in the state if they offer lessons on diversity, equity and inclusion. The proposal would be part of a larger package that the state legislature plans to pass in the spring, The Associated Press reported. DeSantis, who is viewed as a viable Republican candidate… |

Chris Walker (2023-02-01). FL GOP Bills Would End Requirement for Unanimous Juries on Death Penalty. truthout.org Republicans in the Florida legislature have proposed ending the requirement for unanimous jury recommendations in capital murder cases before a person can be sentenced to death by the state. Such a requirement didn't exist until 2016, when the federal Supreme Court ruled that majority-based recommendations to judges on the death penalty gave too much power to judges. The state legislature reacted… |

Chris Walker (2023-02-01). Kevin McCarthy Appoints 3 Election Deniers to the House Ethics Committee. truthout.org Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-California) has named the five members of his party who will serve on the House Ethics Committee, three of whom have denied or questioned the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. McCarthy named as chair of the committee Michael Guest, a congressman from the state of Mississippi. He also appointed Reps. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), John Rutherford (R-Florida)… |

Conrad Schuhler (2023-02-01). Democracies against Autocracies. indybay.org "We are striving for close transatlantic coordination in China policy and are seeking cooperation with like-minded countries in order to reduce strategic dependencies. Indeed, relations with China must be 'shaped in the dimensions of partnership, competition and system rivalry'."

David Giesen (2023-02-01). Wednesday 2/1: Black History Month and "the land question" indybay.org On line in video conference: meet.google.com/rhc-srqc-cpc…

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-02-01). Georgia is in a State of Emergency??? An Atlanta resident's response. workers.org In the afternoon of Jan. 26, Governor Brian Kemp declared a "state of emergency" in Georgia, to run through Feb. 9. Banner strung outside Weelaunee Forest. People might ask, what is this dire emergency affecting the people of Georgia? Could it be the dismal news that last year 1,333,100 people . . . |

Dr. Daniel S. Cronrath (2023-02-01). Christians Can Afford To Be More Like Jesus. realprogressives.org It is time for Christians to act on their ability to do more for the hungry, houseless, and sick.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Huawei opens 2nd store in Saudi Arabia. ecns.cn Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday opened a new store in Jeddah, the Red Sea port city in Saudi Arabia.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). CH.1.1 variant won't trigger another infection wave nationwide in short term: China CDC. ecns.cn Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) on Tuesday said that the new Omicron variant CH.1.1 won't cause another infection wave nationwide in the short term.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). More than 30 Chinese cities lower mortgage rates for first-time home buyers. ecns.cn Many cities in China have lowered mortgage rates to below four percent for first-time home buyers.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). China's homemade oral COVID-19 drug SIM0417 to enter market in 2 weeks. ecns.cn China's homemade oral COVID-19 drug SIM0417, or Xiannuoxin, is expected to enter the market in two weeks, said its developer.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). China-Gulf states free trade pact high on agenda. ecns.cn Foreign Minister Qin Gang called for a China-Gulf free trade zone to be established as soon as possible in a telephone conversation with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Chinese premier stresses enhancing role of finance in stabilizing macroeconomy. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed enhancing the role of finance in stabilizing the macroeconomy and improving financial services to keep the economy performing within a reasonable range.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Caution sounded on EU's Green Deal. ecns.cn Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (R) is pictured ahead of a meeting between the Climate Coalition (Klimaatcoalitie Coalition Climat) association for urgent climate action to discuss a Green New Deal for the country on December 5, 2022.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Employment, prices key to stable growth. ecns.cn China has pledged more efforts to rein in unemployment among young people this year and ease inflation, in a broader move by central authorities to strengthen social safety nets for the vulnerable.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Exit from bloc takes toll on overseas students. ecns.cn The number of students from the European Union studying in the United Kingdom has fallen by half since Brexit, newly published figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, or HESA, have revealed.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Turning ruins into recreation areas. ecns.cn "I believe that the park's addition to the list will improve protection, leading to the possibility of applying to become a world cultural heritage site.""ÄÄ"ÄÄThe creation of archaeological parks has drawn hordes of tourists.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Old Summer Palace archaeologists' efforts connecting with public. ecns.cn Beijing's Yuanmingyuan Park is determined to play a positive role in the passing down of traditional culture and to meet the growing need for public cultural offerings.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Xi encourages young people to forge ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, in a recent letter to students of a Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, encouraged teenagers in the Central European country to understand China better and become envoys to carry forward and enhance the friendship between the two nations.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Nation plays crucial role in global fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn For Li Jun, vice-president of the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, fighting COVID-19 was a war on two fronts.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). China starts 2023 with high quality development. ecns.cn China made progress in high-quality economic development at the start of 2023 with prosperity in various industries all over the country.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Boeing delivers its last 747 jet. ecns.cn Boeing on Tuesday delivered its last built "Queen of the Skies" — the 747 jumbo jet that helped change air travel forever more than a half-century ago.It contributed to what happened in the late 1970s with the deregulation of air travel," he said.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Grain corruption to be weeded out. ecns.cn Efforts to uproot corruption in the grain industry should be continuously strengthened so as to better serve and safeguard the country's food safety, China's top anti-graft agency said.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Banks improve as economy recovers. ecns.cn The financial results of listed banks in China will improve steadily this year as the overall economy improves and banks make greater efforts to grant credit, experts said.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Chinese referees to officiate FIFA Club World Cup opener. ecns.cn FIFA announced on Tuesday that Chinese match officials Ma Ning, Zhou Fei, Zhang Cheng and Fu Ming would officiate the opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). U.S. to end national emergencies for COVID-19 in May. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he will end the two national emergencies for COVID-19 in May, three years after the declarations were made to address the pandemic.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). China completes all major tasks from three-year action plan. ecns.cn China has completed all the major tasks of its three-year action plan for the reform of State-owned enterprises (2020-22), said the country's top State-owned assets regulator after participating in a key work meeting on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Xi stresses efforts to accelerate establishment of new pattern of development. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed the efforts to accelerate the establishment of a new pattern of development and enhance the security and initiative of development.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). China's tax and fee cuts, refunds, deferrals surpass 4t yuan in 2022. ecns.cn China's tax refunds, as well as tax and fee cuts and deferrals, exceeded 4.2 trillion yuan ($621 billion) in 2022 as the country sought to stabilize its macroeconomy, according to China's top tax authority on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). China-Laos Railway transports over 10 mln passengers. ecns.cn As of Tuesday, the China-Laos Railway had operated 20,000 passenger trains and handled 10.3 million passenger trips since its launch in December 2021, the railway operator said Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Ancient ruins discovered in central China's Henan. ecns.cn Chinese archaeologists have discovered ruins dating from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) to the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) in central China's Henan Province.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans eight new airports. ecns.cn Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to construct eight new airports to form a modern airport network system by the end of 2025.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Hong Kong SAR GDP down 3.5% in 2022. ecns.cn The gross domestic product (GDP) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region fell 3.5 percent year on year in 2022, official data showed on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Airfare prices from China to SE Asia slashed after Spring Festival. ecns.cn Airfare prices from China to Southeast Asia have decreased about 30 percent after the Spring Festival, according to data released Tuesday by Chinese online travel platform Qunar.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Sanlitun bar street to get renovated. ecns.cn Sanlitun bar street, located near the Taikooli shopping center in east Beijing's Chaoyang district, will be renovated and the bars on the street will close, according to an official on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Pink trumpet flowers bloom in Guangzhou. ecns.cn Pink trumpet flowers bloomed in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Winding Yellow River Light Array illuminates ancient city in Gansu. ecns.cn The light array, the largest in China, originates from the legends in the Chinese novel "The Creation of the Gods."

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Wild flamingos winter in North China's Yuncheng. ecns.cn With the improvement of ecological environment, wild flamingos fly to the salt lake to overwinter in Yuncheng every year.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). HK to lure back visitors with global publicity campaign. ecns.cn Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that he is confident of a full boundary reopening with the Chinese mainland "very soon", as the city gears up to make a comeback by launching a major global publicity campaign.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). 2 -meter-high 'super swing' makes debut in SW China's Chongqing. ecns.cn A scenic spot has built a huge swing on the edge of a 2 -meter-high crystal corridor in southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). 250-meter-high 'super swing' makes debut in SW China's Chongqing. ecns.cn A scenic spot has built a huge swing on the edge of a 250-meter-high crystal corridor in southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Against Trotskyism: Trotsky vs. Lenin. fightbacknews.org The Trotskyites always paint Trotsky as the true inheritor of the revolutionary legacy of Lenin. This is pure opportunism. They see the tremendous respect and admiration for Lenin that is held by working and oppressed people all over the world and seek to gain some of that respectability simply by association. They say Trotsky was Lenin's true heir and comrade-in-arms, and that Stalin and the USSR betrayed Leninism. | But this is nonsense. The fact remains that Trotsky was never truly a Leninist, and between the theories of Trotsky and those of Lenin there are great differences. In fact, there were sharp disagree…

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Chicagoans brave cold to demand #Justice4Tyre. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — 300 Chicagoans braced against the cold night, January 30, to protest the brutal police slayings of Tyre Nichols, Keenan Anderson and Manuel "Tortuguita" Teron. The eight-degree weather did not deter the crowd as they clustered together to stand in solidarity with protests that have broken out across the country in the wake of the release of the video footage that depicted multiple officers beating Nichols to death. | Frank Chapman, field organizer of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR), made it clear that there is an answer to the people's cries for justice. "

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Drivers License for All bill passes Minnesota House as hundreds rally. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – Hundreds of immigrants and supporters rallied in the State Capitol for five hours outside the House of Representatives chamber January 30. They were demanding the House pass House File 4, the Drivers License for All bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to get a drivers license in Minnesota again, as they were able to before 2003 when then-Governor Pawlenty took away that right. | Inside the House chamber, Representatives debated the bill, as Republicans threw up a flurry of amendments to try to weaken or derail the bill. All hostile amendments were defeated. When the final vote came, HF…

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Milwaukee shows solidarity with Tyre Nichols. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Despite the Milwaukee snowstorm, 150 people showed up to march in solidarity with Tyre Nichols and all victims of police crimes. The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) put the call to action for Sunday, January 29, and was quickly joined by the Justice for Brieon Green Coalition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Students for Democratic Society, Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJA-M), the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | The crowd gathered at Dontre Hamilton (Red Arrow) Park, which over the years has become an…

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Minneapolis climate justice rally engages community to fight environmental racism. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On January 29, 70 activists, community members and supporters held a rally and healing circle in response to the Minneapolis city council's recent vote in favor of continuing their legacy of environmental racism in the city of Minneapolis. The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute and the Climate Justice Committee organized the rally. | The city council voted on Thursday, January 26 to demolish a former industrial site, the Roof Depot building, against the demands of the community. The building is currently trapping arsenic below the soil and keeping it out of the lungs of East Phillips, a…

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Release National Democratic Front of the Philippines retirees Saluta et al! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | We condemn the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the unlawful and baseless arrest of retired National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultant, Ruben Abenir Saluta, 75 years old, literary writer and newspaperman, together with wife Presentacion Saluta and a female companion identified as Yvonne Losaria, last night in Doña Soledad, Barangay Labangal, General Santos City. | Saluta, who is frail and suffering from hypertension, as well as from chronic pulmonary disease, has long retired from…

Golden State Opportunity (2023-02-01). Wednesday 2/1: Learn about Free Tax Prep Help, Flood & Disaster Tax Rules, Low-Income Credits & more. indybay.org Online via Zoom (FREE) | Workshop is for both individuals and businesses…

Golden State Opportunity (2023-02-01). Wednesday 2/1: Información sobre la ayuda GRATUITA para la preparación de impuestos y mas. indybay.org En línea usando Zoom (GRATIS)…

Hans Bohler, Klaus von Dohnanyi (2023-02-01). There is nothing to fear from China. indybay.org Non-interference in the affairs of other states and emphasis on what united them for mutual benefit were thus an important element of Chinese notions of cooperation from very early on, just as in Chinese philosophy existence presupposes coexistence. Individual rationality was supplemented in China early on by relational rationality.

Idaho Justice Research Collective (2023-02-01). Idaho State Police Sgt. Mike Kish Gives Clearly False Testimony. indybay.org Audio from Ada County Idaho Trial in Judge Dean's court for case number CR01-22-20001.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-02-01). Ultra-processed foods may be linked to increased risk of cancer. imperial.ac.uk Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, an Imperial-led study suggests.

infobrics (2023-02-01). India, Russia May Explore to Create Energy Alliance: Former Envoy. infobrics.org India and Russia can explore energy alliance in the back drop of their burgeoning energy ties that includes trade and investments, suggested DB Venkatesh Varma, India's former envoy to Moscow…

infobrics (2023-02-01). Components Ready for Fifth Kudankulam Unit. infobrics.org Major equipment for India's Kudankulam 5 is complete at the factory of the Russian supplier, Atommash…

infobrics (2023-02-01). The Importance of Sisi's Visit to India to Build Economic Blocs for Egypt with the BRICS Group. infobrics.org Recently, the Egyptian desire to be part of the BRICS group, which is an economic alliance that includes Brazil, Russia, India and China, and was established in 2006, and South Africa joined it later in 2010…

infobrics (2023-02-01). Qatari-European relations damaged by Qatargate, aggravating EU energy crisis. infobrics.org Due to Europe's largely self-imposed energy crisis, the continent badly needs gas from Gulf states such as Qatar.

infobrics (2023-02-01). Qatari-European relations damaged by Qatargate, potentially aggravating EU energy crisis. infobrics.org Due to Europe's largely self-imposed energy crisis, the continent badly needs gas from Gulf states such as Qatar.

Jake Johnson (2023-02-01). Biden Administration Expected to Approve a "Climate Disaster in Waiting" truthout.org The Biden administration is reportedly expected in the coming days to release an environmental analysis that will endorse partial approval of a massive oil drilling initiative on the North Slope of Alaska, alarming climate advocates who say the so-called Willow Project poses a dire threat to the environment, local communities, and wildlife. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the legally… |

Jason Koslowski (2023-02-01). 750 Temple University Graduate Workers Walk Off the Job. truthout.org Higher education workers are helping drive labor struggle right now. As last year closed out, a 48,000-strong grad worker strike flared up at the University in California. Not long after, across the country, adjuncts struck The New School in New York. On January 31, Temple University's grad workers joined the ranks of that struggle. With a light winter rain sprinkling them, 750 members of TUGSA… |

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-02-01). China Appears Poised to Achieve through Cooperation in the 21st Century what Japan Sought to Achieve through Coercion in the 20th. covertactionmagazine.com U.S. elites have predictably reacted with hysteria to China's rise and could go so far as to provoke a world war to try to salvage their Southeast Asia empire—as the Roosevelt administration did with Japan on the eve of Pearl Harbor. From 1991 to 2021 China achieved ten-fold growth in incomes and labor productivity, and …

John Catalinotto (2023-02-01). U.S., German imperialism send tanks to attack Russia. workers.org Jan. 30 — By sending tanks to the Kiev regime in Ukraine, Washington and its NATO cronies have once again escalated the war they have been waging against Russia for the past nine years. Some of the 250 people who rallied Jan. 30, before the German embassy in Vienna, Austria . . . |

Juan Cole (2023-02-01). US Sec. of State Blinken Offers some Anesthesia while Palestinians are Operated on by Far-Right Israeli Gov't. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank, and offered condolences on the "innocent Palestinians" killed by Israeli security forces or squatters on Palestinian land in the last year though he did not specify a number and did not name a …

Kevin Gosztola (2023-02-01). 'Stop Cop City' Forest Defenders Deserve To Be Protected Like Whistleblowers. thedissenter.org This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a Forest defenders in Atlanta opposing the construction of a "Cop City" deserve the same protections that many believe should be extended to whistleblowers. However, activists organized under the banner of "Defend The Atlanta Forest" have been criminalized as "domestic terrorists," and Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, a forest defender, was killed by police o…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-02-01). 2023 California Rosa Parks Day – Transit Equity Day. indybay.org Honoring the lifetime of service of Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, we align with the movement for affordable, accessible public transportation – for everyone.

La Peña Cultural Center (2023-02-01). Friday 2/10: Empowering People of Color Open Mic. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center (3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, 94705)…

Lis Cox (2023-02-01). March and Rally in Oakland: Justice for Tyre Nichols. indybay.org APTP held a rally and march on Sunday, January 29 to stand in solidarity with the family of Tyre Nichols and to demand an end to police doing traffic enforcement in every US city.

Lynda Carson (2023-02-01). Records reveal Xianmin Guan of Fremont as slumlord owner of mass murder mushroom farms. indybay.org California Terra Garden Inc., Incorporation Papers:…

Lynda Carson (2023-02-01). PPP loans to California Terra Garden Inc., mass murder mushroom farm. indybay.org Mass Murder At Half Moon Bay Mushroom Farm Allegedly Over $100.00 -…

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-02-01). Without drastic action, the Great Salt Lake could dry up in 5 years. therealnews.com

Mumia Abu-Jamal (2023-02-01). 'A new Freedom Now Movement'. workers.org Mumia Abu-Jamal's commentaries are recorded by prisonradio.org/. Workers.org first printed this commentary on Feb. 3, 2022. Since the article appeared, the peoples' movement won the release of Sundiata Acoli and Dr. Mutulu Shakur. Mumia Abu-Jamal The great Caribbean revolutionary Franz Fanon wrote in his now-classic work, "The Wretched of the . . . |

Nancy Kato (2023-02-01). Sunday 2/19: Black History Month: Radical writers pose bold strategies for a revived freedom struggle. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis Street) San Francisco | Wheelchair accessible | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49…

Norman Solomon (2023-02-01). Biden Wielding DNC to Guard Against Progressive Challenge. indybay.org To the victor goes the right to spoil…

OtherWords (2023-02-01). Corruption: Supreme Court Justices party at $25,000-a-head Soirees with Corporations that have cases before the Court. juancole.com By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org) As many of its own members privately admit, Congress has become a pay-to-play lawmaking casino — closed to commoners, but offering full-service access to corporate powers. But there's another government entity that's even more aloof from workaday people: the Supreme Court. And it has become a handmaiden …

Pacifica's CRD (2023-02-01). On Pacifica's CRD: Hands Off Uhuru; Unionists Call for Freedom for Mumia; Florida New Coll. indybay.org On Pacifica's CRD: Hands Off Uhuru; Unionists Call for Freedom for Mumia; Florida New College under Attack; Somali Democracy…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-01). The Cancellation of a Civilization. thealtworld.com Few Americans understand that their society has been revolutionized. America is no longer what it was. Wherever you look everything has been overthrown. I will illustrate it with three articles from the City Journal, published by the Manhattan Institute. Two are by Heather Mac Donald and one is by John O. McGinnis. Heather Mac Donald explains what has happened to museums (Winter 2022) and to the medical profession (Summer 2022). John McGinnis (Spring 2022) explains what has happened to the legal profession. Both writers are good at their task and have done their homework. My account is a poor second to reading th…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-01). Palestinians File Objection to U.S. Plan to Build New Embassy on Stolen Land in Jerusalem. towardfreedom.org Adalah, the legal center for Arab minority rights in Israel, on January 30, filed an objection to the U.S. move to build its new embassy in Jerusalem on land stolen by Israel from its original Palestinian owners. It called for the immediate cancellation of the plan. Peoples Dispatch reports.

Presidio Theatre on the Main Post (2023-02-01). Thursday 3/2: World Premiere of 'Sojourner ZY: An Asian American Science Fiction Fantasy'. indybay.org Presidio Theatre on the Main Post | 99 Moraga Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94129…

Rania Khalek (2023-02-01). Zambia: Front Line of the US Crusade Against China in Africa. thealtworld.com U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva are both in Zambia seeking to woo the country away from Russian and Chinese influence. | While in the country, Yellen discussed Zambia's debt crisis, propagating the narrative of Chinese "debt-trap diplomacy." | Fred M'membe, President of the Socialist Party Zambia, explains the debt crisis in Zambia and the brutal austerity measures imposed by the IMF loan program on the country.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-02-01). Rosa Luxemburgo y el ecosocialismo… indybay.org Rosa Luxemburgo y el ecosocialismo: | un amor correspondido…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-02-01). Colombia: Asamblea de Liberación de la Madre Tierra en conversa con Raúl Zibechi. indybay.org Colombia_Cauca: Asamblea de Liberación de la Madre Tierra en conversa con Raúl Zibechi…

Revolution Books (2023-02-01). Saturday 2/4: Giant Used Book Sale to Benefit Putting Revolution on the Map in 2023. indybay.org Revolution Books 2444 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, California…

Revolution Books (2023-02-01). Sunday 2/5: Big Used Bk Sale to Benefit Putting Revolution on the Map in 2023. indybay.org Revolution books | 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…

Ross Domoney (2023-02-01). UK ambulance drivers join cost of living strike wave sweeping Britain. therealnews.com Spiking inflation is generating a global cost of living crisis, and Britain is no exception. As workers across industries hit the picket lines to denounce privatization and demand action from the Tory government to raise wages, ambulance workers are now joining the fray—with a major strike action planned later in February. TRNN speaks directly with ambulance drivers and emergency medical personnel who say their real wages are falling as Downing Street's schemes to further privatize the National Health Service only continue. This video is part of a special Workers of the World series on the cost of liv…

Sasha Abramsky (2023-02-01). Consequences of Brexit Are Surfacing as UK Faces Severe Labor Shortages. truthout.org In November, the Office for National Statistics reported that more than 13 percent of businesses in the U.K. were experiencing labor shortages. That number has been something of a constant since the fall of 2021, when much of the economy began reopening after the extended pandemic lockdowns. In some industries, however, the numbers were far, far worse: more than one-third of restaurants and hotels… |

Scott Ritter (2023-02-01). Iran & Russia Alliance | West seeks to destabilize Iran | Future of the nuclear deal. thealtworld.com On episode 21 of the show we are joined by Seyed Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian American academic and political analyst. | He was born in Richmond, Virginia and spent the first 13 years of his life in the United States. Marandi is a graduate of the University of Tehran and Birmingham University (UK). | Marandi is also the former head of the North American Studies program at the University of Tehran. He is currently a professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the university and an adviser to the Iranian nuclear negotiations team in Vienna.

Sharon Zhang (2023-02-01). Black Taxpayers Are at Least 3 Times More Likely to Face Audits. truthout.org Black taxpayers are much more likely to face an audit by federal authorities than non-Black Americans — and the underfunding of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could be playing a significant role in driving that disparity, new research reveals. A new study of IRS data published by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research finds that Black taxpayers are audited at a rate three to five… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-02-01). US Spends Most on Health Care of Rich Countries But Has Worst Life Expectancy. truthout.org As the only wealthy country without universal health care, the U.S. is a global outlier, with both the highest health care spending and the worst health outcomes across several metrics, a new report by the Commonwealth Fund confirms. A report released on Tuesday found that, in 2021, the latest year for which data is available, the U.S. spent 17.8 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on… |

Staff (2023-02-01). Nieves Riovalles: "La actuación es vincularse con el ser humano y entender sus pasiones" (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Nieves Riovalles Tocabens siempre ha vivido en libertad. Quiso bailar, y bailó; quiso actuar, y actuó. Abre la puerta de su casa para una entrevista que cree que durará poco menos de una hora. Teme por esas preguntas reiterativas, porque, al fin y al cabo, su vida es la misma y de un cuestionario al otro no la puede cambiar. Brinda café ‚îÄcostumbre de los cubanos‚îÄ, nos sentamos en el sofá y empezamos a platicar por casi dos horas.

Staff (2023-02-01). Biden y Lula se reunirán en la Casa Blanca el 10 de febrero. cubadebate.cu Joe Biden recibirá a su homólogo brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva el 10 de febrero, anunció la Casa Blanca. De acuerdo con la secretaria de Prensa Karine Jean-Pierre, los mandatarios hablarán sobre cómo los dos países pueden seguir trabajando juntos para promover la inclusión, y sobre el cambio climático, migración, desarrollo económico y asuntos de seguridad.

Staff (2023-02-01). Congreso peruano no logra consenso para debatir el adelanto de las elecciones (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El Congreso de Perú postergó por tercera vez este martes un debate clave para adelantar las elecciones generales en 2023, en un intento de apaciguar las protestas contra la presidenta del país, que acumulan 58 muertos en dos meses de manifestaciones. La nueva cita de los legisladores se fijó para este miércoles antes del mediodía.

Staff (2023-02-01). Las 3 del día: Lo que fue noticia este 31 de enero (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Saludos a todos los seguidores del podcast "Las 3 del día". Este martes 31 de enero de 2023 le damos un repaso a lo que acontece en Cuba y el resto del mundo. | -Santiago de Cuba da un último adiós a la poetisa Teresa Melo | -Develan en China sobre conmemorativo por la visita de Díaz-Canel a ese país | -Francia de nuevo en las calles contra la reforma de pensiones…

Staff (2023-02-01). Conozca los tres trabajos que desaparecerán por la inteligencia artificial. cubadebate.cu Todo hace pensar que la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) llegó para reconfigurar e incluso hacer desaparecer —o modificar drásticamente— los empleos tal cual los conocemos. Según se difundió, afectaría directamente a tres actividades. "IA está reemplazando a los trabajadores profesionales, y no creo que nadie pueda detener eso", analizó un experto.

Staff (2023-02-01). El "hada robótica" que podría usarse para polinizar. cubadebate.cu Investigadores de la Universidad de Tampere han desarrollado el primer robot volador pasivo dotado de músculo artificial, con la idea final de utilizarlo en el futuro para la polinización artificial. La pérdida de polinizadores, como las abejas, es un enorme reto para la biodiversidad mundial y afecta a la humanidad al causar problemas en la producción de alimentos.

Staff (2023-02-01). øQué pasa con la conexión?: Etecsa responde. cubadebate.cu Desde hace dos meses, usuarios de Cubadebate refieren en sus comentarios problemas con la conectividad. Entre los señalamientos más comunes están las bajas velocidades durante la navegación por datos móviles y la interrupción de los servicios de voz y datos en determinados momentos del día. øQué está pasando?

Staff (2023-02-01). Making Black History, Building Black Futures. aclu.org As we honor leaders in Black history this month, the battles they lead for civil rights may seem like relics of a past era. But there is more progress to be made to achieve systemic equality for Black people, particularly in the realm of voting rights, economic justice, housing, and education; as well as ending police brutality and eradicating racism and discrimination in the criminal legal system. Those battles continue under the leadership of Black activists, lawmakers, athletes, actors, and others — many working side by side with the ACLU — who are pursuing true equality to this day. This year,…

Stephen Janis (2023-02-01). State senator calls for probe of Baltimore's sprawling tax break system. therealnews.com A key state senator is calling for legislation to probe Baltimore's sprawling and often opaque system of doling out lucrative tax breaks to developers. | Maryland state Sen. Jill P. Carter, a Democrat, who heads the Senate's Baltimore City delegation, says Baltimore's strategy of using tax incentives to reverse population loss and promote economic growth has instead heightened inequality in the city while advantaging wealthy neighborhoods over impoverished communities. | "The tax breaks for the wealthy and for developers at the expense of the poor and middle class are driving disparity in Baltimore and need to…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-02-01). Registran nueva masacre en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net En menos de dos días se han registrado dos masacres, con lo cual suman 12 en lo que va del primer mes del año.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-02-01). Renuncia premier del Consejo de Transición en Haití. telesurtv.net La renuncia de Steven Benoit se da en medio de un clima de inseguridad, represión policial y anuncio de cambios en el cuerpo policial.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-02-01). Papa Francisco llega a la República Democrática del Congo. telesurtv.net Inicia así su 40° viaje apostólico al exterior y su quinto viaje a África desde que asumió la jefatura del Estado del Vaticano.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-02-01). Presidente palestino se reúne con secretario de Estado de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Abbas denunció la falta de esfuerzos globales para desmantelar la ocupación y poner fin al régimen de asentamientos.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-02-01). Profesores británicos convocan huelga por mejoras salariales. telesurtv.net Alrededor de 300,000 docentes se unirán al paro por el que 23.400 escuelas se verán obligadas a cerrar.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-02-01). øQué debes saber sobre la Serie del Caribe 2023?>. telesurtv.net En esta ocasión participarán los equipos representantes de Venezuela, Colombia, México, Panamá, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Cuba y Curazao.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-01). Reportan tiroteo en centro comercial de Nebraska, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El hombre armado abrió fuego contra la tienda y las autoridades locales, estatales y federales acudieron de inmediato al lugar de la escena.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-01). Nueva jornada de protestas en Lima contra Gobierno de Perú. telesurtv.net Esta marcha se realiza tras la violenta represión policial y militar que asesinó a más de medio centenar de ciudadanos y dejó a cientos de heridos en las protestas nacionales.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-01). Rusia confirma que recibió mensaje de EE.UU. sobre Ucrania. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergei Lavrov, indicó que en el mensaje, Estados Unidos pide a Moscú abandonar operación especial en Ucrania.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-02-01). Movilización en Francia: lucha por derechos captada en imágenes. telesurtv.net El proyecto de reforma de pensiones se debatirá el 6 de febrero por la Asamblea Nacional de Francia.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-02-01). El 76% de estadounidenses está insatisfecho con situación del país. telesurtv.net El sondeo tuvo lugar del 2 al 22 de enero y mostró que el cinco por ciento de los adultos estadounidenses están muy satisfechos.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-02-01). Tasa de desempleo en Colombia llega al 11,2 % en 2022. telesurtv.net La tasa de ocupación fue 56,5 por ciento, lo que indica un aumento de 3,4 puntos porcentuales respecto a 2021.

teleSUR, MER, SH (2023-02-01). Venezuela recuerda el legado del general Ezequiel Zamora. telesurtv.net El ideal y pensamiento de Ezequiel Zamora fue una de las banderas del líder de la Revolución Bolivariana, Hugo Chávez al llegar a la presidencia de Venezuela.

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-01). Arriba a Venezuela primera dama de Colombia para afianzar lazos. telesurtv.net La primera dama de Colombia sostuvo un encuentro con la primera combatiente de Venezuela en el Palacio de Miraflores, sede del Gobierno.

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-01). Realizan nuevas movilizaciones para exigir renuncia de la presidenta peruana. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes llevan imágenes de las víctimas reportadas como consecuencia de la fuerte represión de las fuerzas de seguridad.

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-01). Presidente Maduro llama a profundizar la revolución judicial. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado llamó a profundizar la revolución judicial para que la justicia llegue al pueblo venezolano.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-02-01). Colegio Médico dominicano insta a marchar contra aseguradoras. telesurtv.net Las demandas contra las aseguradoras se desarrollan desde el 2022 y ha traído como consecuencia la suspensión de los servicios a los afiliados de las ARS.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-01). Accidente de tránsito deja siete muertos en Brasil. telesurtv.net El accidente ocurrió sobre las 01H (hora local) de la madrugada en la carretera BR-277.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-01). Brasil reporta alza del 14 por ciento en incendios forestales en 2022. telesurtv.net La Amazonía fue la región más afectada en Brasil con la pérdida de 7.9 millones de hectáreas a causa de incendios forestales.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-01). Incendio afecta 300 hectáreas del Parque Cayambe Coca en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El incendio inició el domingo 29 de enero y ha afectado al menos 300 hectáreas.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-02-01). Confirman fecha de reunión Lula da Silva y Joe Biden en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Lula da Silva y Joe Biden conversarán sobre "el apoyo inquebrantable de EE.UU. a la democracia de Brasil".

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-01). Corte ecuatoriana declara la inocencia del informático Ola Bini. telesurtv.net El informático sueco Ola Bini señaló que el fallo de la corte ayuda a hacer de Ecuador un país más seguro en hacer o desarrollar ciberseguridad.

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-01). Incendio deja al menos 14 muertos en este de India. telesurtv.net La policía local indicó que entre las víctimas fatales del incendio se encuentran diez mujeres y al menos tres menores de edad.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-02-01). Rusia toma control de la localidad de Blagadatnoye en Donetsk. telesurtv.net La aviación, las tropas de misiles y artillería del Grupo Sur apoyaron a los destacamentos de asalto en Donetsk.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-02-01). Tàºrkiye no ratificará adhesión de Suecia y Finlandia a la OTAN. telesurtv.net El alto diplomático turco afirmó que "en circunstancias actuales, no se puede hablar sobre la aprobación del documento".

The Green Arcade (2023-02-01). Saturday 3/4: The Poetry Center At SF State Presents A Special Reading With Renowned Poet Ed Roberson. indybay.org 3rd Floor Edward McRoskey Loft | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…

The Green Arcade (2023-02-01). Wednesday 3/15: The Common Goodness of People and A Father Escaping Nazi Germany – Two Authors Read. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…

UF Committee To Stop Laguna Honda Closure (2023-02-01). Thursday 2/2: Speak Out! Stop The Discharges At Laguna Honda Hospital! Discharges = Deaths. indybay.org Laguna Honda Hospital | 375 Laguna Honda Blvd. | In Front of Laguna Honda Hospital Entrance | in front of Murals Across From Muni Forrest Hill Station…

Unicorn Riot (2023-02-01). City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Announce 'Agreement' Amidst Growing Opposition to Cop City. unicornriot.ninja

Unicorn Riot (2023-02-01). Jackson Heights NYC Drag Story Hour Draws Defenders, Homophobes. unicornriot.ninja

William J. Astore (2023-02-01). Can the Military-Industrial Complex Be Tamed? Cutting the Pentagon Budget in Half Would Finally Force the Generals to Think. juancole.com By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com ) My name is Bill Astore and I'm a card-carrying member of the military-industrial complex (MIC). Sure, I hung up my military uniform for the last time in 2005. Since 2007, I've been writing articles for TomDispatch focused largely on critiquing that same MIC and America's …

WSWS (2023-02-01). Millions of workers in France march against pension cuts, Macron and war. wsws.org Rail and transit workers, energy and refinery workers and public servants went on strike and protested in France on Tuesday, as strikes spread to Britain, Belgium, Finland, Spain and across Europe.

WSWS (2023-02-01). After Congress imposes rail contract, BNSF announces plans to contract out locomotive maintenance. wsws.org As far as management, Congress and the corrupt union apparatus are concerned, the contract is only "binding" upon workers, while the railroads are free to flaunt it whenever convenient.

WSWS (2023-02-01). As lockout at WestRock paper mill in Alabama enters fifth month, company holds job fair to keep mill running with scab labor. wsws.org The workers once again rejected the company's "last, best, and final offer" on January 4. In response, the company ramped up its efforts to break the workers' resistance by holding a job fair in Phenix City, Alabama, 26 miles north of Cottonton.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Australian Gold Coast and Tweed Coast bus workers strike again over pay and conditions. wsws.org After years of very low wages, ever-tightening schedules that leave no time for turnaround breaks, and a lack of safety, lunch and toilet facilities, Kinetic workers struck yesterday for the second time in a month.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Workers, youth denounce war at protest in southern France against pension cuts. wsws.org Opposition among the millions who marched yesterday was not limited to pension cuts but extended as well to the Macron government and the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-02-01). "Everyone should be on the ballot": Stellantis workers in Kokomo, Indiana, denounce fraudulent UAW run-off election. wsws.org Supporters of UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman are touring factories in Indiana and other states to inform workers about Lehman's protest against the disenfranchisement of UAW members.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Top US general predicts war with China by 2025. wsws.org While his internal memo starkly sets out Washington's agenda for war, Air Force General Michael Minihan is not an isolated maverick within the US military.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Despite Biden's lies, the COVID emergency continues. wsws.org The Biden administration's plan to end COVID-19 emergency declarations is wholly unscientific and will have vast consequences for the American and international working class.

WSWS (2023-02-01). No record of Australian Labor government's diplomacy to US about Assange. wsws.org The latest revelation demonstrates that while occasionally making vague statements about Assange's plight, Labor is continuing the more than ten-year record of Australian governments collaborating in his persecution.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Peace activist sentenced for criticizing German war policy in Ukraine. wsws.org The Berlin-Tiergarten District Court has sentenced peace activist Heinrich Bàºcker for a speech he gave on the anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion on the Soviet Union.

WSWS (2023-02-01). How the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on American theaters. wsws.org The most recent Theatre Facts survey covers the state of the field in 2020-2021. That is to say, it provides a glimpse of the conditions produced by the COVID-19 pandemic, both short- and long-term.

WSWS (2023-02-01). NATO sends over 120 battle tanks to Ukraine in "first wave" wsws.org Twelve NATO countries have pledged to send between 120 and 140 modern main battle tanks to Ukraine, in what Ukrainian Defense Minister Dmytro Kuleba said was the "first wave" of tank deliveries, with more to come.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Memphis police reveal 2 more cops suspended in Tyre Nichols killing. wsws.org The Memphis Fire Department also announced the firing of three workers, including two emergency medical technicians, for failing to properly assess Nichols' condition after arriving on the scene.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Facing bankruptcy, Pakistan government unleashes brutal IMF austerity on flood-devastated population. wsws.org Pakistan, the world's fifth most populous country, with more than 230 million inhabitants, is teetering on the brink of financial default.

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2023-02-01: News Headlines

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Against Trotskyism: Trotsky vs. Lenin. fightbacknews.org The Trotskyites always paint Trotsky as the true inheritor of the revolutionary legacy of Lenin. This is pure opportunism. They see the tremendous respect and admiration for Lenin that is held by working and oppressed people all over the world and seek to gain some of that respectability simply by association. They say Trotsky was Lenin's true heir and comrade-in-arms, and that Stalin and the USSR betrayed Leninism. | But this is nonsense. The fact remains that Trotsky was never truly a Leninist, and between the theories of Trotsky and those of Lenin there are great differences. In fact, there were sharp disagree…

WSWS (2023-02-01). Despite Biden's lies, the COVID emergency continues. wsws.org The Biden administration's plan to end COVID-19 emergency declarations is wholly unscientific and will have vast consequences for the American and international working class.

Dr. Daniel S. Cronrath (2023-02-01). Christians Can Afford To Be More Like Jesus. realprogressives.org It is time for Christians to act on their ability to do more for the hungry, houseless, and sick.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Facing bankruptcy, Pakistan government unleashes brutal IMF austerity on flood-devastated population. wsws.org Pakistan, the world's fifth most populous country, with more than 230 million inhabitants, is teetering on the brink of financial default.

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Against Trotskyism: Trotsky vs. Lenin. fightbacknews.org The Trotskyites always paint Trotsky as the true inheritor of the revolutionary legacy of Lenin. This is pure opportunism. They see the tremendous respect and admiration for Lenin that is held by working and oppressed people all over the world and seek to gain some of that respectability simply by association. They say Trotsky was Lenin's true heir and comrade-in-arms, and that Stalin and the USSR betrayed Leninism. | But this is nonsense. The fact remains that Trotsky was never truly a Leninist, and between the theories of Trotsky and those of Lenin there are great differences. In fact, there were sharp disagree…

WSWS (2023-02-01). Despite Biden's lies, the COVID emergency continues. wsws.org The Biden administration's plan to end COVID-19 emergency declarations is wholly unscientific and will have vast consequences for the American and international working class.

Dr. Daniel S. Cronrath (2023-02-01). Christians Can Afford To Be More Like Jesus. realprogressives.org It is time for Christians to act on their ability to do more for the hungry, houseless, and sick.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Facing bankruptcy, Pakistan government unleashes brutal IMF austerity on flood-devastated population. wsws.org Pakistan, the world's fifth most populous country, with more than 230 million inhabitants, is teetering on the brink of financial default.

teleSUR- lvm (2023-01-31). OPS alerta sobre enfermedades tropicales desatentidas. telesurtv.net Las Enfermedades Tropicales Desatendidas alcanzan un grupo de 20 afecciones que están muy extendidas en las regiones más pobres del mundo.

Amy Goodman (2023-01-31). The Debt Ceiling Benefits the Rich and Powerful, Says Economist Richard Wolff. truthout.org As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden prepare for their first face-to-face meeting this week to discuss raising the debt ceiling, we speak with Marxist economist Richard Wolff about why the limit on the federal government's borrowing lets politicians avoid making hard choices about taxing the wealthy. House Republicans are pushing for major spending cuts as part of any deal to raise… |

SouthFront5 (2023-01-31). Heroic Mortal Fight of Russians Against US Soldiers Near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sept 2022 (Videos 18+). southfront.org During the September offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kharkiv direction, a Russian IFV (BMP-2, Infantry Fighting Vehicle ) was filmed being driven away. It was blocked by an advance group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces filled with US (British Commonwealth) fighters. | Here we can see how the Russian IFV ( BMP-2) crew fought their last heroic battle, being surrounded by the enemy. |

_____ (2023-01-31). The Good Work In Urban-Rural. popularresistance.org A new course in Sweden poses the question, "what will a self-sufficient Hà§llefors Municipality taste like in 2030?" | Students on the course act like talent scouts. They search for unrealised food-growing potential across the region — people, unused land, forgotten traditions. | An example could be a farmer who's started to grow heritage wheat, but cannot find customers. Or a school teacher who wants to connect his students with a working farm. | A student might spot an abandoned field near her home and and explore new ways to grow food there. Another might develop snacks to sell to a mountain bike bu…

WSWS (2023-01-31). South Korean intelligence officials raid headquarters of union confederation. wsws.org The raid demonstrates that the government of right-wing President Yoon Suk-yeol is preparing new assaults on the social and democratic rights of the working class as social tensions intensify.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Sri Lanka: SEP's local government election campaign wins support in Colombo outer-suburb. wsws.org Last week residents of Meethotamulla, a low-income working-class area, vehemently denounced successive governments, angrily explaining how they were attempting to deal with the social disaster they now confronted.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Concern and anger in China over ending of zero-COVID policy. wsws.org Comments on social media in China after the government's sudden lifting of COVID restrictions leading to rapidly escalating infections and deaths indicate the widespread concern and hostility among working people to the change.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Race, class and the police killing of Tyre Nichols. wsws.org In the aftermath of the release of the video showing the horrendous beating of Tyre Nichols by at least five black Memphis cops, the American media and Democratic political establishment have contorted themselves trying to present the killing as an expression of "systemic racism" in order to mystify the class character of police violence and divide the working class.

F. William Engdahl (2023-01-31). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.

Hendrik Sybrandy (2023-01-31). College students face food insecurity. america.cgtn.com Food insecurity on college campuses has been called a silent epidemic. Estimates are that close to one-third of students attending U.S. colleges and universities lack consistent access to healthy food. Some steps are being taken to address the problem. CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.

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2023-01-30: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-01-30). Woburn, Massachusetts teachers vote overwhelmingly for strike action as state threatens retaliation with anti-strike law. wsws.org The teachers voted overwhelmingly for strike action, set to begin January 30. The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board has issued a ruling mandating that the teachers union cease strike-related activities and resume negotiations or face fines.

WSWS (2023-01-30). US Caterpillar-UAW workers authorize strike by more than 98 percent. wsws.org After decades of corporate attacks on living standards, and round after round of concessions contracts imposed by the UAW bureaucracy, CAT workers are determined to secure major improvements to wages, benefits and working conditions, not just for themselves but for the next generation.

WSWS (2023-01-30). Woburn, Massachusetts teachers vote overwhelmingly for strike action as state threatens retaliation with anti-strike law. wsws.org The teachers voted overwhelmingly for strike action, set to begin January 30. The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board has issued a ruling mandating that the teachers union cease strike-related activities and resume negotiations or face fines.

WSWS (2023-01-30). US Caterpillar-UAW workers authorize strike by more than 98 percent. wsws.org After decades of corporate attacks on living standards, and round after round of concessions contracts imposed by the UAW bureaucracy, CAT workers are determined to secure major improvements to wages, benefits and working conditions, not just for themselves but for the next generation.

ecns.cn (2023-01-30). Homeless camps illegal in US states. ecns.cn More unsheltered people in the United States are living in tents or sleeping on the streets as states and municipalities tighten rules to make homeless camps illegal.

ecns.cn (2023-01-29). Income of Chinese people exiting poverty increases by 14.3% in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita net income of people who have been lifted out of poverty reached 14,342 yuan (about $2,114.56), an increase of 14.3 percent year on year, which was higher than the 6.3 percent growth rate disposable income of rural residents across the country, according to National Rural Revitalization Administration"ÄÇ…

_____ (2023-01-29). These Tenants Fought For Ownership Of Their Homes, And Won. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – When a wealthy donor left four L.A. apartment buildings to his alma mater upon his death, it left the 130 tenants of those buildings wondering if they were going to be evicted or have their rents hiked. | But on Jan. 10, tenants of the buildings in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood secured a major win when Boston University agreed to sell all four apartments to the Liberty Community Land Trust, which plans to keep the units permanently affordable. | "Boston University accepted our offer because of the collective pressure we put them under as a collective, as a community," tenants wrote on t…

americanthinker (2023-01-29). Ronald Reagan words on taxes are very relevant today. americanthinker.com Since California wants to tax people who don't live in California with a wealth tax, and since Biden and other Democrats don't think they should negotiate on the debt ceiling, the public should see these quotes from Ronald Reagan on taxes…

_____ (2023-01-29). In Standoff Over Cop City, Police Are The Real Terrorists. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – The ongoing protests against the construction of a police training center in the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta, Georgia are a testament to the spirit of resistance that was ignited by the Black Lives Matter movement and the George Floyd Protests of 2020. For two years, brave activists and protesters have occupied the forest and taken to the streets to demand that the city reverse its decision to spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to further fund a police force that has historically been used to violently repress, control and limit the power of working class people and people of color in p…

JANET (2023-01-29). International webinar on Sam Marcy's legacy for today's struggles. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead January 24, 2023 For over 70 years, Sam Marcy, a founding member and the late-chairperson of Workers World Party, dedicated his life to the liberation of the global multinational working class from the yoke of imperialism in all its oppressive forms. Feb. 1 will mark the 25th anniversary of his death in 1998. In recognition of this commemoration, Workers World Party will be hosting a three-hour international webinar on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. EST; 11 a.m. PST; and 7 p.m. GMT. The program is titled: "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for Today's Workers Struggle." To register, go to bit…

Neal Resnikoff (2023-01-29). US Public Opinion Shifting Sides About Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 27, 2023 ( It is helpful to know there is an expanding base among the working class people for the building up a stron…

Sam Knight (2023-01-29). Bitcoin ATM Companies Are Preying on the Poor. truthout.org There's a laundromat in a working-class immigrant community on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. that is much more than a place to wash and dry clothes. The store offers alternative financial services — bill payment processing, money orders and check-cashing services — charging for many transactions that most banks perform for customers at no extra cost. Millions of people in the United States… |

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2023-01-29: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-01-29). Income of Chinese people exiting poverty increases by 14.3% in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita net income of people who have been lifted out of poverty reached 14,342 yuan (about $2,114.56), an increase of 14.3 percent year on year, which was higher than the 6.3 percent growth rate disposable income of rural residents across the country, according to National Rural Revitalization Administration"ÄÇ…

_____ (2023-01-28). 2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts. popularresistance.org A pair of climate cases from opposite sides of the country appear to be the closest yet to holding fossil fuel companies accountable in court. Lawsuits filed by Honolulu, Hawaii, and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have both overcome initial procedural hurdles and are advancing in state courts, despite dogged attempts by lawyers for the fossil fuel firms to punt the cases into federal courts where they hoped to find an easier path to dismissal. And the two cases have each taken a big leap forward in state courts with judges denying fossil fuel defendants' requests to dismiss the litigation. | Earlier this ye…

ecns.cn (2023-01-29). Income of Chinese people exiting poverty increases by 14.3% in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita net income of people who have been lifted out of poverty reached 14,342 yuan (about $2,114.56), an increase of 14.3 percent year on year, which was higher than the 6.3 percent growth rate disposable income of rural residents across the country, according to National Rural Revitalization Administration"ÄÇ…

_____ (2023-01-28). 2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts. popularresistance.org A pair of climate cases from opposite sides of the country appear to be the closest yet to holding fossil fuel companies accountable in court. Lawsuits filed by Honolulu, Hawaii, and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have both overcome initial procedural hurdles and are advancing in state courts, despite dogged attempts by lawyers for the fossil fuel firms to punt the cases into federal courts where they hoped to find an easier path to dismissal. And the two cases have each taken a big leap forward in state courts with judges denying fossil fuel defendants' requests to dismiss the litigation. | Earlier this ye…

Andy Lee Roth (2023-01-28). Billionaire's Lawsuit Against O'Rourke May Stifle Criticism of Money in Politics. truthout.org A recent Texas lawsuit has opened a new front in the ongoing battle over the reign of money in politics, making it a prime example of how wealthy individuals and mighty corporations seek to wield political influence while avoiding public accountability. As Jordan Uhl reported in a January 2023 article for The Lever, Kelcy Warren, a Texas billionaire whose fortune derives from gas and propane… |

Richard Horton (2023-01-28). [Comment] Offline: America—a codicil. thelancet.com Yes, the US will remain a dominant force in global health for the foreseeable future. But Shannon K O'Neil, in her provocative book The Globalization Myth, casts doubt on the sustainability of America's influence. First, the positive. The US is wealthy and has vastly skilled human resources to draw on. The country is a global leader in creating and defending a rules-based international order. Industries that depend on technology and discovery science thrive. Logistics are a strength. And the quality of American universities is second to none.

Staff (2023-01-28). How Concentrated Wealth and Corporate Power Nurtures the Greed of Thieves. commondreams.org What makes for a thieving culture? An overabundance of pickpockets? Tsunamis of burglary and shoplifting? Most definitely not. To truly gauge a society's larcenous leanings, many of us would posit, we need to look beyond the nimble-fingered and focus more on the smooth-talkers, the power-suited flimflammers who thrive in any society where significant numbers of …

americanthinker (2023-01-28). The Debt Ceiling Fight in Historical Perspective. americanthinker.com In the absence of a fiscal rule imposing a budget constraint, the most likely outcome of budget negotiations for 2024 is business as usual.

mforinoco (2023-01-28). China Tells US to 'Solve Its Debt Problem' Instead of Worrying About Zambia's. orinocotribune.com The People's Republic of China has fired back at US criticism of its relationship with Zambia, arguing that Washington should address its own crisis first. | A statement released by the Chinese Embassy in Lusaka on Tuesday has urged the US Treasury to focus on "solving the US' own domestic debt problem." | "The biggest contribution that the US can make to the debt issues outside the country is to act on responsible monetary policies, cope with its own debt problem and stop sabotaging other sovereign countries' active efforts to solve their debt issues," the statement blasted. | "We do hope [US Treasury Secret…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-01-28). Video: The Corona Lockdowns, The Vaccine and the Global Debt. globalresearch.ca

Vivian Sahner (2023-01-28). 103 years since 'Palmer Raids' unleashed FBI against workers. themilitant.com "This Day in History" on Fox News retold the story about the Jan. 2, 1920, "Palmer Raids," carried out by Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and his right-hand man, J. Edgar Hoover. They "unleashed a shocking and often violent unconstitutional nationwide dragnet," the article said, "detaining as many as 10,000 people." | The arrests, deportations and prosecutions targeted unions, the newly formed Communist parties and immigrant workers. | Throughout the next 100 years the rulers' political police have continued assaulting freedoms that are vital to working people. Last year t…

Dan Fein (2023-01-28). Chicago university faculty strike for six days, win student support. themilitant.com CHICAGO — Nearly 900 faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago struck Jan. 17, demanding pay raises to keep up with inflation, job security and expanded mental health support for students. They are members of UIC United Faculty, an affiliate of the Illinois Teachers Union, and were working without a contract since August. | The union is requesting that students get access to free evaluations for learning disabilities, a benefit that students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign already receive, and free psychological and neuropsychological testing. Students have been picketing and joinin…

Author Blank (2023-01-28). Drought crisis is result of profit system. themilitant.com Statement issued Jan. 25 by Ellie García, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Senate from California in 2022. | Working farmers are victims of conditions over which they have no control. But these are not primarily natural disasters such as the drought raging in California today. They are social conditions, the result of the workings of capitalism. | Farmers are exploited by the banks and real estate sharks that hold title to their land. Processing and distribution of food and other farm products is monopolized by giant corporations that ruthlessly squeeze them. The manufacturers of farm implements, seed,…

_____ (2023-01-28). What Nurses And Teachers Won By Withholding Their 'Feminized Labor'. popularresistance.org At the intensive care unit at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, nurse Kelley Anaas has cared for a lot of people who have gotten sick with Covid-19 during the pandemic. | "I took care of plenty of people who got sick at their work," said Anaas, who has been a nurse for 14 years and is a steward with the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA). "I remember taking care of a woman five years older than me, who didn't make it, who got her job working in a liquor store. Her family's not gonna get a dime for the sacrifice she made and the choice she didn't have. I saw the ramifications of that in a much more real…

Editor (2023-01-28). 'Sheer Brutality': Released Footage Shows Fired Memphis Cops Beating Tyre Nichols. scheerpost.com "Charging or jailing the killers is not enough," said the national director of the Working Families Party. "Justice is changing the conditions so no one dies during a traffic stop."

WSWS (2023-01-28). Surging inflation intensifies cost-of-living crisis in Australia. wsws.org Working-class households are experiencing enormous hardship, and the greatest cut to living standards since World War II, as the central bank and the Labor government, assisted by the trade union bureaucrats, insist that real wages must continue to fall.

WSWS (2023-01-28). Layoffs expand in US manufacturing and retail amid deepening economic slowdown. wsws.org More layoffs in the manufacturing and retail industries were announced on Thursday amid the drive to impose the inflation crisis onto the working class through interest rate increases.

_____ (2023-01-28). Internment Camps For Homeless People Is Increasingly Mainstream. popularresistance.org "Homelessness Crisis" discourse can generally be broken down into two distinct trends, depending on how one interprets the terms involved: On one side, there are those who believe the crisis in question is that there are human beings living without shelter and the central conflict is a lack of available homes and care for the people who need them; on the other side, there are those who think the crisis is that there are too many homeless people in public spaces who, by virtue of existing, are "hurting business" and generally undermining the "quality of life" of "taxpayers." These two groups almost always talk pas…

WSWS (2023-01-28). Belmarsh Tribunal in Washington D.C. makes bankrupt appeal to Biden to drop charges against Assange. wsws.org While there were important remarks from a number of journalists and whistleblowers, the tribunal was characterized by the bankrupt orientation of the "Progressive International" to the Biden administration and the Democratic Party.

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2023-01-28). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…

_____ (2023-01-28). It Was The Workers Who Brought Us Democracy. popularresistance.org Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the barriers of indignity and social suffering. When confronted by hunger or the death of their children, earlier communities might have reflexively blamed nature or divinity, and indeed those explanations remain with us today. But the ability of human beings to generate massive surpluses through social production, alongside the cruelty of the capitalist class to deny the vast majority of humankind access to that surplus, generates new kinds of ideas and new frustrations. This frustration, sp…

Unicorn Riot (2023-01-28). Prisoners in Greece: Hunger Strike as a Weapon. unicornriot.ninja

Denis Moynihan (2023-01-28). Belmarsh Tribunal Makes the Case for Julian Assange's Immediate Release. commondreams.org

"The first casualty when war comes is truth," U.S. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California said in 1929, debating ratification of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, a noble but ultimately failed attempt to ban war. Reflecting on World War I, which ended a decade earlier, he continued, "it begins what we were so familiar with only a brief period ago, this mode of propaganda whereby…people become war hungry in their patriotism and are lied into a desire to fight. We have seen it in the past; it will happen again in the future."Time and again, Hiram Johnson has been proven right. Our government's impulse to control…

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2023-01-28: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-01-28). Income of Chinese people exiting poverty increases by 14.3% in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita net income of people who have been lifted out of poverty reached 14,342 yuan (about $2,114.56), an increase of 14.3 percent year on year, which was higher than the 6.3 percent growth rate disposable income of rural residents across the country, according to National Rural Revitalization Administration"ÄÇ…

_____ (2023-01-28). 2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts. popularresistance.org A pair of climate cases from opposite sides of the country appear to be the closest yet to holding fossil fuel companies accountable in court. Lawsuits filed by Honolulu, Hawaii, and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have both overcome initial procedural hurdles and are advancing in state courts, despite dogged attempts by lawyers for the fossil fuel firms to punt the cases into federal courts where they hoped to find an easier path to dismissal. And the two cases have each taken a big leap forward in state courts with judges denying fossil fuel defendants' requests to dismiss the litigation. | Earlier this ye…

ecns.cn (2023-01-28). Income of Chinese people exiting poverty increases by 14.3% in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita net income of people who have been lifted out of poverty reached 14,342 yuan (about $2,114.56), an increase of 14.3 percent year on year, which was higher than the 6.3 percent growth rate disposable income of rural residents across the country, according to National Rural Revitalization Administration"ÄÇ…

_____ (2023-01-28). 2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts. popularresistance.org A pair of climate cases from opposite sides of the country appear to be the closest yet to holding fossil fuel companies accountable in court. Lawsuits filed by Honolulu, Hawaii, and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have both overcome initial procedural hurdles and are advancing in state courts, despite dogged attempts by lawyers for the fossil fuel firms to punt the cases into federal courts where they hoped to find an easier path to dismissal. And the two cases have each taken a big leap forward in state courts with judges denying fossil fuel defendants' requests to dismiss the litigation. | Earlier this ye…

Richard Horton (2023-01-28). [Comment] Offline: America—a codicil. thelancet.com Yes, the US will remain a dominant force in global health for the foreseeable future. But Shannon K O'Neil, in her provocative book The Globalization Myth, casts doubt on the sustainability of America's influence. First, the positive. The US is wealthy and has vastly skilled human resources to draw on. The country is a global leader in creating and defending a rules-based international order. Industries that depend on technology and discovery science thrive. Logistics are a strength. And the quality of American universities is second to none.

WSWS (2023-01-28). Surging inflation intensifies cost-of-living crisis in Australia. wsws.org Working-class households are experiencing enormous hardship, and the greatest cut to living standards since World War II, as the central bank and the Labor government, assisted by the trade union bureaucrats, insist that real wages must continue to fall.

WSWS (2023-01-28). Layoffs expand in US manufacturing and retail amid deepening economic slowdown. wsws.org More layoffs in the manufacturing and retail industries were announced on Thursday amid the drive to impose the inflation crisis onto the working class through interest rate increases.

WSWS (2023-01-28). Belmarsh Tribunal in Washington D.C. makes bankrupt appeal to Biden to drop charges against Assange. wsws.org While there were important remarks from a number of journalists and whistleblowers, the tribunal was characterized by the bankrupt orientation of the "Progressive International" to the Biden administration and the Democratic Party.

_____ (2023-01-28). It Was The Workers Who Brought Us Democracy. popularresistance.org Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the barriers of indignity and social suffering. When confronted by hunger or the death of their children, earlier communities might have reflexively blamed nature or divinity, and indeed those explanations remain with us today. But the ability of human beings to generate massive surpluses through social production, alongside the cruelty of the capitalist class to deny the vast majority of humankind access to that surplus, generates new kinds of ideas and new frustrations. This frustration, sp…

ecns.cn (2023-01-27). China key contributor to Cambodia's development: Cambodian senior official. ecns.cn China is a key contributor to Cambodia's socioeconomic development and poverty reduction, Cambodian Economy and Finance Ministry's Standing Secretary of State Vongsey Vissoth said here on Wednesday.

americanthinker (2023-01-27). California proposes another wealth tax…on non-Californians! americanthinker.com You can run, but you can't hide.

Betsey Piette (2023-01-27). Capitalist system cause of wealth inequality. workers.org In a study titled "Survival of the Richest," published Jan. 16 to coincide with the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam International reported that in 2020 and 2021, the wealthiest 1% of the world's population accumulated nearly two-thirds of all new wealth. In the previous decade, . . . |

Beyond Pesticides (2023-01-27). Pesticide, Seed, and Digital Agriculture Industry Concentrates Wealth and Power, Threatens Health. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-01-27). Debt ceiling "clash" will lead to major cuts in social spending. wsws.org Both capitalist parties, Democrats as well as Republicans, seek to impose the cost of their wars, Wall Street bailouts and tax cuts for the wealthy on working people.

Staff (2023-01-27). GOP's Farcical Debt Ceiling Ploy Deserves Farcical Response: Mint a Really, Really Big Coin. commondreams.org Key House Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security so badly that they're willing to risk a global financial crisis over it. Their weapon? The debt ceiling, an arbitrary, purely political limit on federal borrowing that bears no meaningful relationship to the health of the economy. It's a farcical problem — and demands an …

americanthinker (2023-01-27). How the Deep State Destroyers Threaten Your Way of Life. americanthinker.com The Destroyers know they have limited time to do their mischief before they're found out. And so they're working hard.

ecns.cn (2023-01-27). Ice-snow tourism becoming new 'tradition' for Chinese New Year. ecns.cn Having spent the first day of the Spring Festival holiday at home, He Rui rushed to the ski resort early on the second day and was ready to start the Year of the Rabbit on his snowboard. This enthusiast has mastered the S-turn, and is working on his edging.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-27). UFCW fights Kroger on two fronts: Wage theft, mega-merger. peoplesworld.org CHARLESTON, W. VA.—Sharon Simpson worked for 79 hours over five weeks at a Kroger supermarket in Charleston, W. Va., last August and September. She never got paid. She got so frustrated, she resigned. Donald Austin started working last year at a Kroger store in Appomattox, Va., and still does. That's even though, for "multiple weeks," …

SAM (2023-01-27). Biden's New Chief Of Staff Is No Friend To Working People. progressivehub.net BRANKO MARCETIC | JACOBIN…

WSWS (2023-01-27). Nurses at major Montreal hospital threaten to resign en masse over chronic understaffing. wsws.org Although Quebec's nurses have been complaining bitterly about forced overtime and inhumane working conditions for years, the province's premier tried to present the dispute as an isolated problem.

WSWS (2023-01-27). US Labor Department levies paltry $60,000 fine against Amazon for "failing to keep workers safe" wsws.org In a recently published global survey and in interviews with the World Socialist Web Site, Amazon workers described their dangerous and inhuman working conditions.

Adam Johnson (2023-01-27). Advocating internment camps for homeless people is increasingly mainstream. This should frighten us. therealnews.com

Andrew Chuter (2023-01-27). The housing crisis needs housing action. greenleft.org.au MPs from both major parties have absorbed an investor—style thinking, even towards public housing. Andrew Chuter argues that naàØve economic theories of supply and demand will not fix the homelessness problem.

jeffgang (2023-01-27). Take Action: Public Money for Public Good. inequality.org

SAM (2023-01-27). Must Larceny Always Overpower Honesty? inequality.org

WSWS (2023-01-27). Australian school year commences amid ongoing mass COVID infection, workload crisis, staffing shortages, and record inequality—Build rank-and-file committees to fight for a fully funded public education system! wsws.org Anger and oppositional sentiment must be organised in 2023! The Committee for Public Education urges educators to form rank-and-file committees in your schools.

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2023-01-27: News Headlines

Richard Horton (2023-01-28). [Comment] Offline: America—a codicil. thelancet.com Yes, the US will remain a dominant force in global health for the foreseeable future. But Shannon K O'Neil, in her provocative book The Globalization Myth, casts doubt on the sustainability of America's influence. First, the positive. The US is wealthy and has vastly skilled human resources to draw on. The country is a global leader in creating and defending a rules-based international order. Industries that depend on technology and discovery science thrive. Logistics are a strength. And the quality of American universities is second to none.

ecns.cn (2023-01-27). China key contributor to Cambodia's development: Cambodian senior official. ecns.cn China is a key contributor to Cambodia's socioeconomic development and poverty reduction, Cambodian Economy and Finance Ministry's Standing Secretary of State Vongsey Vissoth said here on Wednesday.

americanthinker (2023-01-27). California proposes another wealth tax…on non-Californians! americanthinker.com You can run, but you can't hide.

WSWS (2023-01-27). Debt ceiling "clash" will lead to major cuts in social spending. wsws.org Both capitalist parties, Democrats as well as Republicans, seek to impose the cost of their wars, Wall Street bailouts and tax cuts for the wealthy on working people.

americanthinker (2023-01-27). How the Deep State Destroyers Threaten Your Way of Life. americanthinker.com The Destroyers know they have limited time to do their mischief before they're found out. And so they're working hard.

ecns.cn (2023-01-27). Ice-snow tourism becoming new 'tradition' for Chinese New Year. ecns.cn Having spent the first day of the Spring Festival holiday at home, He Rui rushed to the ski resort early on the second day and was ready to start the Year of the Rabbit on his snowboard. This enthusiast has mastered the S-turn, and is working on his edging.

WSWS (2023-01-27). US Labor Department levies paltry $60,000 fine against Amazon for "failing to keep workers safe" wsws.org In a recently published global survey and in interviews with the World Socialist Web Site, Amazon workers described their dangerous and inhuman working conditions.

Adam Johnson (2023-01-27). Advocating internment camps for homeless people is increasingly mainstream. This should frighten us. therealnews.com

Andrew Chuter (2023-01-27). The housing crisis needs housing action. greenleft.org.au MPs from both major parties have absorbed an investor—style thinking, even towards public housing. Andrew Chuter argues that naàØve economic theories of supply and demand will not fix the homelessness problem.

SAM (2023-01-27). Must Larceny Always Overpower Honesty? inequality.org

WSWS (2023-01-27). Australian school year commences amid ongoing mass COVID infection, workload crisis, staffing shortages, and record inequality—Build rank-and-file committees to fight for a fully funded public education system! wsws.org Anger and oppositional sentiment must be organised in 2023! The Committee for Public Education urges educators to form rank-and-file committees in your schools.

Editor (2023-01-26). Honoring Dr. King's legacy: Speak out against racism, poverty and World War III. mronline.org A standing-room-only crowd packed St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, New York, for a "speak out to stop racism, poverty and World War III." The event honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on the weekend of the King Day holiday.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-26). Blockchain Game; The Best Fun-Based Incentive Model. southfront.org SPONSORED: | Illustrative Image | Blockchain games, also known as Game-Fi, are a global financial system based on investing wealth in the game industry, allowing game creators to raise necessary funding for their product development. Platforms like

Jake Johnson (2023-01-26). GOP Tax Plan Slammed by Critics as Glimpse Into Party's Economic Priorities. truthout.org A House GOP proposal to repeal all federal income taxes — including levies on corporations and the rich — and replace them with a whopping 30% national sales tax is drawing increasingly vocal backlash from economists, tax policy experts, and Democratic lawmakers who say the plan is yet another Republican ploy to reward the wealthy at everyone else's expense Unveiled earlier this month by Rep. |

Jake Johnson (2023-01-26). GOP Tax Plan Denounced as 'One of the Most Regressive Proposals in a Generation'. commondreams.org

| A House GOP proposal to repeal all federal income taxes—including levies on corporations and the rich—and replace them with a whopping 30% national sales tax is drawing increasingly vocal backlash from economists, tax policy experts, and Democratic lawmakers who say the plan is yet another Republican ploy to reward the wealthy at everyone else's expense | Unveiled |

_____ (2023-01-26). Ukraine's Zelensky Sends Love Letter To US Corporations. popularresistance.org Ukraine's Western-backed leader Volodymyr Zelensky sent a love letter to US companies, thanking "such giants of the international financial and investment world as BlackRock, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs" for buying up his country's assets. | "Everyone can become a big business by working with Ukraine", he enticed, claiming that the reconstruction of his nation "will be the largest economic project of our time in Europe". | Zelensky likewise praised the Starlink company of billionaire Elon Musk for its technological support, and he called for more Western weapons shipments, including Patriot missiles and Abram tan…

Fight Back (2023-01-26). District Council candidates prepare to create turning point in the fight against police tyranny. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – 200 people filled up the main hall of the Chicago Teachers Union headquarters on January 22 for a political forum in preparation for the local police District Council elections. There were over 50 District Council candidates in attendance, and other participants included alderpersons, union leaders and community organizers. Over 40 people of various ages, genders, and nationalities spoke at the forum, and they were all united behind the need to use the February 28 elections to create a base of power from which the working and oppressed people of Chicago can hold the police accountable. | "These cand…

Liberation Staff (2023-01-26). PSL Editorial — Stop U.S. funding for Israel's massacres. liberationnews.org It is an outrage that the politicians in Washington choose to prioritize funding this horrific repression over addressing any of the countless dire social problems working people are facing across the country.

People's Voice (2023-01-26). Unions for workers or unions for bosses? The WFTU vs. the ITUC. peoplesworld.org As 2022 drew to a close, working people around the world received end-of-year messages from the two main international trade union federations, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The content of the messages was wildly different from one another, revealing the starkly contrasting approaches to union leadership …

rebekah (2023-01-26). Social Security Benefits Are Not a Gift, but a Sacred Contract With Working People. inequality.org

WSWS (2023-01-26). Workers at federal subcontractor Maximus protest layoffs at call centers in Louisiana and Mississippi. wsws.org Call center employees working in Louisiana and Mississippi launched a protest this week after a sudden round of mass layoffs left over 100 workers without jobs earlier this month.

WSWS (2023-01-26). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org French energy, refinery and dock workers continue strikes and protests against pension reforms; Spanish doctors continue widespread strikes over low staffing levels and pay, with primary care doctors and paediatricians in Madrid on strike for seven weeks; UK university academic staff, teachers, civil servants and train drivers to walk out in day of action over pay, conditions and anti-strike laws; strike by Lebanese teachers continues into week three over pay and working conditions; Makro workers in South Africa to walk out again in year-long dispute over wages and conditions as talks break down…

Olujimi Alade (2023-01-26). What's behind involuntary commitment? — a WW commentary. workers.org Eric Adams, a man who prides himself on bringing some "swagger" back to the New York City mayoral office, has seemingly made good on his promise. Near the end of November, Mayor Adams announced a plan to involuntarily commit homeless people to mental institutions. This is just another step in . . . |

Vijay Prashad (2023-01-26). Workers in the U.S. and around the world who brought democracy. peoplesworld.org Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the barriers of indignity and social suffering. When confronted by hunger or the death of their children, earlier communities might have reflexively blamed nature or divinity, and indeed those explanations remain with us today. But …

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