Gabisile (2024-01-12). 2 000 new waste management job opportunities in Mbombela. sanews.gov.za 2 000 new waste management job opportunities in Mbombela | The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Makhotso Sotyu, has launched the Cleaning and Greening Programme for the City of Mbombela with 2 000 new job opportunities in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. | Delivering the keynote address on Thursday, the Deputy Minister explained how the programme tackles poverty and unemployment while ensuring that the environment is clean and protected. | According to the department, illegal dumping and littering are some of the most common problems in South Africa that affect all municipalities, irrespective…

Honduras Solidarity Network, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-11). Delegation To Honduras Launches Campaign To Indict The US, Canada. popularresistance.org Members of a ten-day US/Canada delegation hosted by the Cross Border Network of Kansas City and the Honduras Solidarity Network of North America have investigated how their two nations prioritize protecting the political, economic, and military interests of their governments and corporations over the rights and interests of the Honduran people. The delegation visited communities affected by mining and land grabbing, met with labor movement activists, and spoke with US, Canadian and Honduran officials and found that the continuing poverty, inequality, and dispossession of the Honduran people result from the crimes…

Kimera Abdu (2024-01-12). Commonwealth Secretary-general Set to Participate at the NAM-Summit In Kampala. plusnews.ug Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland KC is set to participate as a Special Guest at the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State Summit in Kampala from January 19-20, following an invitation from President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. Expressing gratitude for the invitation, Secretary-General Scotland commended President Museveni's leadership as the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement which will …

Gabisile (2024-01-12). Prof Ntobeko Ntusi to take over the reigns at the SAMRC. sanews.gov.za Prof Ntobeko Ntusi to take over the reigns at the SAMRC | The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) says it is thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Ntobeko Ntusi as its new president and chief executive officer, effective 1 July 2024. | Ntusi will succeed the esteemed Professor Glenda Gray, who has been the SAMRC president for the past 10 years. Her term concludes on 30 June 2024. | The medical research institute has described the incoming president as a distinguished and highly respected figure in the medical community and said he brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to his new role…

The Independent (2024-01-12). Kiplimo off for Sunday's Valencia Road Race. independent.co.ug Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo is set to compete in a 10 km Valencia Road race in Spain on January 14th, 2024. Kiplimo, who also holds the world record for the 21km and is a double Commonwealth Gold medalist, traveled Thursday and is expected to face formidable competition from renowned …

Art Shields (2024-01-12). Teapot Dome and Al Capone: The early days of the Daily Worker. peoplesworld.org Art Shields (1898-1988), pioneering working class journalist, was present for the birth of People's World—founded as the Daily Worker—in January 1924. In this article, assembled from reminiscences published in 1969 and 1974, he recalls those early days of the publication and the world into which it was born. I got the best job of my …

Daniel Warner (2024-01-12). The Unfortunate Decline of the Art of Schmoozing. counterpunch.org How important is a personal touch, even at the highest diplomatic levels? "[President Joseph] Biden wished [Chinese leader] Xi's wife, Peng Liyuan, a happy birthday (The two share the same birthday, Nov. 20.)," Robbie Gramer recounted in Foreign Policy. "Xi said he was working so hard he forgot that his wife's birthday was next week

ecns.cn (2024-01-12). China, U.S. launch climate action working group. ecns.cn China and the United States launched the Working Group on Enhancing Climate Action in the 2020s via video link on Friday. It was jointly presided over by Xie Zhenhua, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change, and John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-12). Mayo Clinic Platform and Techcyte announce a strategic collaboration to transform the global practice of pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. and OREM, Utah — Mayo Clinic Platform, a collaborative ecosystem for healthcare innovation, and Techcyte, a world leader in AI-based digital pathology, are working together to transform the global practice of pathology through the creation of a digital pathology platform. The digital pathology platform will pioneer and fundamentally reshape the next generation of pathology services with an open, end-to-end, AI driven solution to advance treatments, enhance efficiency and accuracy, and provide worldwide access…

Staff (2024-01-12). U.S., Britain strike Houthis in Yemen; Israel to counter genocide accusations at UN court. haaretz.com Britain, U.S. strike Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen after months of attacks on Red Sea shipping ‚ñ Qatar close to finalizing deal with Hamas to transfer medicine to Israeli hostages in Gaza ‚ñ Israel's High Court rejects petition to oust Netanyahu due to war ‚ñ Israel foils ISIS attack planned by two East Jerusalem residents ‚ñ IDF finds forensic evidence that Hamas held hostages in newly uncovered tunnel under Khan Yunis ‚ñ Blinken says Israel working with region, creating path to Palestinian state, will isolate Iran…

WSWS (2024-01-12). Train drivers in Germany strike for better wages and shorter working hours. wsws.org In this struggle, train drivers confront not only the management of national carrier Deutsche Bahn and the government, but the leadership of their own union who are doing everything to prevent an all-out strike.

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-11). How Workers Of An Italian Factory Are Creating History. popularresistance.org The fight against plant closures, offshoring, mass layoffs, and persecution has been an almost a daily affair for the working class in Europe over the past two decades. COVID-19 and the escalating cost of living crisis further pushed workers to the brink. | Over these years ridden with scorching attacks of global finance capital marked with austerity and 'slave' labor, grassroots mobilization and solidarity were two major pillars of working-class organization and resistance. | It is in this context that the fightback by the workers of the former GKN factory in Campi Bisenzio near Florence in Italy against layoffs…

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-01-11). Upsurge of neo-fascism and 'dollarisation'. mronline.org Neo-fascist rulers like Javier Milei propose to control inflation not by curbing capital flight, but by launching a massive attack on the working class.

WSWS (2024-01-11). Commercial real estate plunges posing major problems for banks. wsws.org While it may have eased tensions somewhat, the Fed pivot to lower interest rates has been described as "too late and too temporary, to prevent rising bankruptcies."

WSWS (2024-01-11). Ecuador's government declares state of war with support of Washington. wsws.org As recently as June 2022 and October 2019, Ecuador witnessed the same scenes of troops marching and tanks rolling into cities, killing dozens of demonstrators against social inequality.

Udani Samarasekera (2024-01-13). World Report] Millions face food insecurity as WFP scales back in Syria. thelancet.com A funding shortfall has led the World Food Programme to curtail its operations in Syria. Udani Samarasekera reports.

Honduras Solidarity Network, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-11). Delegation To Honduras Launches Campaign To Indict The US, Canada. popularresistance.org Members of a ten-day US/Canada delegation hosted by the Cross Border Network of Kansas City and the Honduras Solidarity Network of North America have investigated how their two nations prioritize protecting the political, economic, and military interests of their governments and corporations over the rights and interests of the Honduran people. The delegation visited communities affected by mining and land grabbing, met with labor movement activists, and spoke with US, Canadian and Honduran officials and found that the continuing poverty, inequality, and dispossession of the Honduran people result from the crimes…

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-10). In 41 States, Richest 1 Percent Pay Lowest Tax Rate of Any Group. truthout.org The richest 1 percent are benefiting greatly from highly regressive state and local tax codes across the U.S., with tax laws strongly favoring concentrating more wealth in the hands of the rich in the vast majority of states, a new report reveals. According to a report on state and local tax codes by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), the vast majority of state tax and local… |

Ruth Milka (2024-01-10). Wealth over fairness: Shocking report unveils tax favoritism for the rich in 41 US states. nationofchange.org According to the report, in 41 out of 50 states, the wealthiest 1 percent are subjected to lower tax rates compared to other income groups.

noemail (2024-01-10). Far-right party denies backing deportation of 'unassimilated' Germans. devdiscourse.com The far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany said on Wednesday it had no plans to pursue deportation of "unassimilated" immigrants with passports if it wins power, after investigative portal Correctiv said that was aired at a meeting. Correctiv said Roland Hartwig, personal assistant to AfD leader Alice Weidel, and Ulrich Siegmund, party leader in Saxony Anhalt state, met neo-Nazi influencers and wealthy businessmen late last year in a hotel near Berlin.

Adam Fishbein (2024-01-10). Student Loan Debt is Common Across All Race and Gender Groups, Especially for Black Women. cepr.net Forty-three million Americans currently have student loan debt. This group of borrowers collectively owes $1.766 trillion, which is a 267.1% nominal increase from 2006 (Hanson 2023). The burden of student debt is not evenly felt. The data analysis above shows that among surveyed Black or African American people who have attended some college or higher, …

Redacción Chile (2024-01-10). Chile: Mario Aguilar returns to the presidency of the Teachers' College calling on the government to fulfill its commitments. pressenza.com In his first speech as the new National President of the Chilean Teachers' Association, Mario Aguilar called on the government to fulfill its commitments to education. | The union leader denounced that "once again the Government has failed in its commitment to resolve the Historical Debt, reminding that it should send a Bill last December and that was not fulfilled. In this line, we will demand to schedule a meeting as soon as possible to move forward resolutely on this issue". | The National President of COLPROCH reminded the Government of another of its commitments, "another issue is that of the Mention of our…

The Independent (2024-01-10). Audit report: Public debt growing at higher rate than GDP. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's Public debt is growing at a higher rate than the Gross Domestic Product —GDP, according to the latest Auditor General's report for financial year ended 30th June 2023. The audit report was on Tuesday presented to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among by the Auditor General John Muwanga. The …

The Independent (2024-01-10). Govt to spend Sh23 trillion on debt repayment in 2024/5. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG| The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the Government will spend up to UGX 24.9 trillion on servicing Uganda's public debt. This comes months after the Bank of Uganda reported that Uganda's public debt as of August 2023 stood at UGX 88.807 trillion. The August debt figures do not include the …

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-11). How Workers Of An Italian Factory Are Creating History. popularresistance.org The fight against plant closures, offshoring, mass layoffs, and persecution has been an almost a daily affair for the working class in Europe over the past two decades. COVID-19 and the escalating cost of living crisis further pushed workers to the brink. | Over these years ridden with scorching attacks of global finance capital marked with austerity and 'slave' labor, grassroots mobilization and solidarity were two major pillars of working-class organization and resistance. | It is in this context that the fightback by the workers of the former GKN factory in Campi Bisenzio near Florence in Italy against layoffs…

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-01-11). Upsurge of neo-fascism and 'dollarisation'. mronline.org Neo-fascist rulers like Javier Milei propose to control inflation not by curbing capital flight, but by launching a massive attack on the working class.

Reporters sans Frontières (2024-01-10). oPt: RSF secures inclusion of crimes against journalists in ICC investigation into Palestine. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: Reporters sans Frontières | Following the two last complaints filed by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) with the International Criminal Court (ICC), the office of prosecutor Karim Khan has assured the organisation that crimes against journalists are included in its investigation into Palestine. Back in 2018, RSF played a decisive role in getting the ICC to investigate crimes against journalists. | Following the killing of independent videographer journalist working for Agence France Presse (AFP) Moustafa Thuraya and Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Waà´l Dahdou…

Fredy Lizarrague, Left Voice. (2024-01-10). Argentina: Building The General Strike Against The Milei Government. popularresistance.org Since taking office last month, Javier Milei, the new far-right president of Argentina, has announced a series of economic proposals and attacks on basic democratic rights that, if implemented, will devastate the working class. In response, labor unions and the Left have called for a general strike on January 24. The Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (PTS), the sister organization of Left Voice in Argentina, is calling for the working class to take the general strike into its own hands to defeat these proposals and the entire neolibertarian regime. | Among the new proposals are changes to more than 300 laws…

Pía Figueroa (2024-01-10). "A play entirely inspired by failure", Paulina Hunt. pressenza.com We interviewed actress Paulina Hunt, a Chilean playwright and teacher of theatre and television, about the new play she is about to present. Here we transcribe the full conversation: | Pressenza: You are about to premiere a new play of your creation, how did it come about, inspired by what? | Paulina Hunt: Yes, indeed, we are very focused and excited about this premiere. This is a joint creation with Juan Víctor Muñoz, with whom we have been working for some years. The impulse was born out of an enormous need for both of us to create in the current context, with the feeling of having many things to share and refl…

WSWS (2024-01-10). For an international strike against the genocide in Gaza! wsws.org Support the January 15 strike against genocide in Gaza and come to the demonstration at 2 p.m. at Richardplatz in Berlin! The strike must be the starting point for a broad, international mobilisation of the entire working class.

Jailel Barr (2024-01-10). Migrant crisis deepens at inhumane Chicago shelters. liberationnews.org The current crisis is not caused by migrants or by existing homeless populations.

WSWS (2024-01-11). Commercial real estate plunges posing major problems for banks. wsws.org While it may have eased tensions somewhat, the Fed pivot to lower interest rates has been described as "too late and too temporary, to prevent rising bankruptcies."

yalensis (2024-01-10). Ukraine War Day #686: Russian Cruise Missiles Dodge Ukrainian Stingers. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com Dear Readers: | At my own peril…‚ÄÇsince I have qualified engineers among my readers, and they catch me (and crucify me) on every mistake or mistranslation…‚ÄÇNonetheless, begging in advance for mercy, I am going to attempt a review

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-11). Famine in Gaza Is a Culmination of Israel's Long War on Palestine's Food System. truthout.org

Leanna First-Arai (2024-01-10). Famine in Gaza Is a Culmination of Israel's Long War on Palestine's Food System. truthout.org As of this week, the top emergency relief official for the United Nations, Martin Griffiths, deemed Gaza all but "uninhabitable," with its 2.2 million residents facing the "highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded." Experts have attributed the escalating crisis to Israel barring food aid from entering and being distributed in the Gaza Strip. "The little food that does get in is very… |

Lemma Shehadi (2024-01-10). Widespread Famine, Infectious Diseases: Pressure for UK to Shift its Position on Gaza, Parliament Informed of Soaring Hunger. globalresearch.ca

Mitchell Zimmerman (2024-01-10). Civilian Casualties in Gaza Are No Accident. otherwords.org An old legal adage states: "Men are presumed to intend the natural consequences of their acts." | The natural, indeed inescapable, consequence of Israel's cutting off life-sustaining supplies of food and water to over 2 million people in Gaza is famine and mass death by starvation and dehydration. As Epidemics of <...

isabella (2024-01-10). How Redlining's Legacies Demand New Policy Action. inequality.org

WSWS (2024-01-11). Ecuador's government declares state of war with support of Washington. wsws.org As recently as June 2022 and October 2019, Ecuador witnessed the same scenes of troops marching and tanks rolling into cities, killing dozens of demonstrators against social inequality.

latintimes (2024-01-11). Polish Ex-minister On Hunger Strike As Populists Denounce 'Political' Arrests. latintimes.com The country has been in political turmoil since a pro-EU coalition took power from right-wing populists of the Law and Justice party (PiS) in December following an October election, with both sides trading accusations of alleged rule of law violations.

Staff (2024-01-10). "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War. democracynow.org Human rights groups say Israel is using starvation as a weapon in the Gaza Strip as Israel severely restricts the delivery of humanitarian aid, medicine and food supplies to millions inside the besieged and bombed territory. In a new report," Israeli human rights group B'Tselem lays out how Israel's decision to cut off electricity, water and international humanitarian aid to Gaza after a 17-year blockade against the territory has led to a very quick collapse of infrastructure. "The things that impede this provision of food for people who are starving is a declared policy by Israel,"…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-10). Democracy Now! 2024-01-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War | Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-10). Democracy Now! 2024-01-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War | Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War…

noemail (2024-01-10). Far-right party denies backing deportation of 'unassimilated' Germans. devdiscourse.com The far-right opposition party Alternative for Germany said on Wednesday it had no plans to pursue deportation of "unassimilated" immigrants with passports if it wins power, after investigative portal Correctiv said that was aired at a meeting. Correctiv said Roland Hartwig, personal assistant to AfD leader Alice Weidel, and Ulrich Siegmund, party leader in Saxony Anhalt state, met neo-Nazi influencers and wealthy businessmen late last year in a hotel near Berlin.

Ruth Milka (2024-01-10). Wealth over fairness: Shocking report unveils tax favoritism for the rich in 41 US states. nationofchange.org According to the report, in 41 out of 50 states, the wealthiest 1 percent are subjected to lower tax rates compared to other income groups.

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-10). In 41 States, Richest 1 Percent Pay Lowest Tax Rate of Any Group. truthout.org The richest 1 percent are benefiting greatly from highly regressive state and local tax codes across the U.S., with tax laws strongly favoring concentrating more wealth in the hands of the rich in the vast majority of states, a new report reveals. According to a report on state and local tax codes by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), the vast majority of state tax and local… |

Redacción Chile (2024-01-10). Chile: Mario Aguilar returns to the presidency of the Teachers' College calling on the government to fulfill its commitments. pressenza.com In his first speech as the new National President of the Chilean Teachers' Association, Mario Aguilar called on the government to fulfill its commitments to education. | The union leader denounced that "once again the Government has failed in its commitment to resolve the Historical Debt, reminding that it should send a Bill last December and that was not fulfilled. In this line, we will demand to schedule a meeting as soon as possible to move forward resolutely on this issue". | The National President of COLPROCH reminded the Government of another of its commitments, "another issue is that of the Mention of our…

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-10). "Developing countries" are trapped in a new debt crisis – World Bank : How can this be explained? cadtm.org

The Independent (2024-01-10). Govt to spend Sh23 trillion on debt repayment in 2024/5. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | PWATCH-UG| The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the Government will spend up to UGX 24.9 trillion on servicing Uganda's public debt. This comes months after the Bank of Uganda reported that Uganda's public debt as of August 2023 stood at UGX 88.807 trillion. The August debt figures do not include the …

The Independent (2024-01-10). Audit report: Public debt growing at higher rate than GDP. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's Public debt is growing at a higher rate than the Gross Domestic Product —GDP, according to the latest Auditor General's report for financial year ended 30th June 2023. The audit report was on Tuesday presented to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among by the Auditor General John Muwanga. The …

WSWS (2024-01-10). For an international strike against the genocide in Gaza! wsws.org Support the January 15 strike against genocide in Gaza and come to the demonstration at 2 p.m. at Richardplatz in Berlin! The strike must be the starting point for a broad, international mobilisation of the entire working class.

Fredy Lizarrague, Left Voice. (2024-01-10). Argentina: Building The General Strike Against The Milei Government. popularresistance.org Since taking office last month, Javier Milei, the new far-right president of Argentina, has announced a series of economic proposals and attacks on basic democratic rights that, if implemented, will devastate the working class. In response, labor unions and the Left have called for a general strike on January 24. The Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (PTS), the sister organization of Left Voice in Argentina, is calling for the working class to take the general strike into its own hands to defeat these proposals and the entire neolibertarian regime. | Among the new proposals are changes to more than 300 laws…

Pía Figueroa (2024-01-10). "A play entirely inspired by failure", Paulina Hunt. pressenza.com We interviewed actress Paulina Hunt, a Chilean playwright and teacher of theatre and television, about the new play she is about to present. Here we transcribe the full conversation: | Pressenza: You are about to premiere a new play of your creation, how did it come about, inspired by what? | Paulina Hunt: Yes, indeed, we are very focused and excited about this premiere. This is a joint creation with Juan Víctor Muñoz, with whom we have been working for some years. The impulse was born out of an enormous need for both of us to create in the current context, with the feeling of having many things to share and refl…

Jailel Barr (2024-01-10). Migrant crisis deepens at inhumane Chicago shelters. liberationnews.org The current crisis is not caused by migrants or by existing homeless populations.

Lemma Shehadi (2024-01-10). Widespread Famine, Infectious Diseases: Pressure for UK to Shift its Position on Gaza, Parliament Informed of Soaring Hunger. globalresearch.ca

Leanna First-Arai (2024-01-10). Famine in Gaza Is a Culmination of Israel's Long War on Palestine's Food System. truthout.org As of this week, the top emergency relief official for the United Nations, Martin Griffiths, deemed Gaza all but "uninhabitable," with its 2.2 million residents facing the "highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded." Experts have attributed the escalating crisis to Israel barring food aid from entering and being distributed in the Gaza Strip. "The little food that does get in is very… |

isabella (2024-01-10). How Redlining's Legacies Demand New Policy Action. inequality.org

democracynow.org (2024-01-10). Jeremy Corbyn Urges Britain to Back Genocide Case Against IsraelJeremy Corbyn: "Twenty-two thousand people have already been killed, 1.9 million displaced, thousands dying in the rubble, thousands of children dying because of lack of medical care and food, people dying of starvation and thirst and hunger in the Gaza Strip at the present time.

countercurrents.org (2024-01-10). International Court of Justice complaint demonstrates that Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza"Most of the Palestinian people in Gaza are now starving," the complaint states, "with levels of starvation rising daily." The complaint cites evidence gathered by the World Health Organization that an "unprecedented 93 percent of the population in Gaza is facing crisis levels of hunger, with insufficient food and high levels of malnutrition." | | Approximately 70 percent of the victims of Israel's operation have been women and children: "Two mothers are estimated to be killed every hour in Gaza." The complaint also accuses Israel of deliberately imposing "measures intended to prevent Palestinian births" through a blockade on medical supplies.

Democracy Now! (2024-01-10). Democracy Now! 2024-01-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War | Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-10). Democracy Now! 2024-01-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War | Headlines for January 10, 2024; Why I Resigned: Meet Tariq Habash, First Biden Appointee to Quit over U.S.-Backed Israeli War on Gaza; "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War…

Staff (2024-01-10). "Israel Is Starving Gaza": Israeli Rights Group B'Tselem Says IDF Is Using Hunger as a Weapon of War. democracynow.org Human rights groups say Israel is using starvation as a weapon in the Gaza Strip as Israel severely restricts the delivery of humanitarian aid, medicine and food supplies to millions inside the besieged and bombed territory. In a new report," Israeli human rights group B'Tselem lays out how Israel's decision to cut off electricity, water and international humanitarian aid to Gaza after a 17-year blockade against the territory has led to a very quick collapse of infrastructure. "The things that impede this provision of food for people who are starving is a declared policy by Israel,"…

Tanupriya Singh, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-08). Construction Workers Reject Labor Export Deal To Israel As 'Sinister Ploy'. popularresistance.org Over the past few weeks, at least two states in India, governed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have issued notices for the recruitment of construction workers to be sent to Israel. | Reports emerged towards the end of last year that Israel was seeking to hire up to 100,000 workers from India to replace Palestinian workers in its construction sector. After the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation began on October 7, Israel revoked the work permits given to all Palestinian workers from Gaza, where unemployment and poverty rates are rampant due to the ongoing 17-year-long siege imposed by the Zionist occupation.

Paul Burkett (2024-01-08). Marx's Vision of Sustainable Human Development. mronline.org With global capitalism's worsening poverty and environmental crises, sustainable human development comes to the fore as the primary question that must be engaged by all twenty-first century socialists in core and periphery alike. It is in this human developmental connection, I will argue, that Marx's vision of communism or socialism (two terms that he used interchangeably) can be most helpful.

Rick Baum (2024-01-08). In 2023: The Ludicrous Amount of Wealth of the U.S. Wealthiest Shot Up. counterpunch.org In 2023, we learned from the government that poverty and homelessness both increased in 2022. In 2023, there is also evidence of a massive surge in the already enormous wealth held by the wealthiest among us. On the last day of the year, one can read in the Guardian an article with the headline "Smiles

Guest Blogger (2024-01-07). Climate Change Weekly #492: Climate Goals Undermining Global Poverty Reduction. wattsupwiththat.com Efforts to rapidly restrict the use of fossil fuels is hampering the #1 goal of poverty reduction in Africa and is restricting Africa's efforts to develop and utilize its own oil and gas resources (goal #7), as funds previously used for development are being redirected to CO2 mitigation (goal #13).

scorinoco (2024-01-07). President-Elect of Guatemala Promises Radical Changes. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García and Bill Hackwell — Jan 4, 2024 | Guatemala's president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo de León, will take office on January 14 with high expectations for radical change. It remains to be seen if his ambitious plan will succeed, but for the time being, any of his decisions will be a step forward in a country where 44% of the population of 17 million is Mayan and where more than 50% of the population lives in conditions of extreme poverty. | In statements to foreign press, Arévalo stated that his first action upon assuming power will be to revoke "irresponsible" and "absurd" decrees of the outgoin…

The Independent (2024-01-08). Butime optimistic Commonwealth Speakers will become Uganda's ambassadors. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Tourism Tom Butime has urged members of the just-ended Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth to be ambassadors of what Uganda offers to the world. The minister was addressing speakers at the Entebbe-based Uganda Wildlife Education and Conservation Centre (UWECC) where they had …

The Independent (2024-01-08). Uganda hands over to India, Among calls for conflict free world. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Anita Among, has called on her counterparts in the Commonwealth to take the lead in delivering a peaceful, conflict free world. She was speaking at the closure of the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at the Munyonyo …

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-08). "Developing countries" are trapped in a new debt crisis – World Bank : How can this be explained? cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Comicomment | U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion, another crisis brewing. ecns.cn The U.S. federal government's total public debt has surpassed 34 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, as recorded at the end of last week, according to the Treasury Department. This is a truly depressing achievement, barely three months after the debt first hit 33 trillion.

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-07). "Developing countries" are trapped in a new debt crisis – World Bank : How can this be explained? cadtm.org

midwesternmarx (2024-01-08). SUCCESS OF FAR-RIGHT PARTIES HIGHLIGHTS THE DEAD END OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY By: MLToday. midwesternmarx.com The far-right, anti-immigrant party Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged in the Bavaria's state election in October, coming third with just under 2 million votes and gaining 10 seats in the state legislature. This follows a trend of electoral success for AfD, which is now polling at around 20 percent across all of Germany.Interestingly, the far right enjoys large support in the formerly socialist east German states where until recently the working class largely supported the democra …

unitedEditor (2024-01-08). Arrest of 33 alleged Mossad agents; No permission to British minesweepers to pass through the Straits; Cancellation of Turkish Super Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. uwidata.com Parallel to the developments in the world, last week in Türkiye was marked by heated discussions. The arrest of 34 people allegedly working for the Mossad in Türkiye was at the top of the agenda. Türkiye's refusal to allow the passage of minelayers that the United Kingdom wanted to send to Ukraine via the Black …

Staff (2024-01-07). Backward Classes seers urge Karnataka CM to accept caste census report. muslimmirror.com BENGALURU : Seers of backward communities in Karnataka met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday and submitted a plea urging the state government to accept the caste census report. The seers opined that the guarantees are more beneficial for the working class. Responding to this, the Chief Minister said that the period to submit the caste …

WSWS (2024-01-08). Mass layoffs begin in California as corporations retaliate against new state minimum wage laws. wsws.org Companies have begun laying off workers in response to California legislation raising the minimum wage for fast food and healthcare workers.

WSWS (2024-01-08). Mass layoffs begin in California as corporations retalitate against new state minimum wage laws. wsws.org Companies have begun laying off workers in response to California legislation raising the minimum wage for fast food and healthcare workers.

_____ (2024-01-08). An Immense Hunger. transcend.org 1 Jan 2024 – What can we do, how create the new when we are such stuff as dreams are made on? To escape the period that ends every sentence, every year, every life, one only needs winged words to take flight, to shimmer in the ascending iridescent light.

Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-07). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 91: Hunger And Cold Take A Toll In Gaza. popularresistance.org The first International Court of Justice hearings scheduled for next week over whether Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip constitute genocide are not deterring the Israeli military from continuing to wage a relentless campaign of bombardment and deliberate humanitarian devastation on the besieged Palestinian territory. | WAFA news agency reported deadly Israeli airstrikes between Thursday and Friday in Jabalia refugee camp, Khan Younis, al-Zawaida, al-Maghazi refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Deir al-Balah, Rafah, and Nuseirat refugee camp. Israeli forces notably hit a cemetery and tents where Palestinian civ…

scorinoco (2024-01-07). President-Elect of Guatemala Promises Radical Changes. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García and Bill Hackwell — Jan 4, 2024 | Guatemala's president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo de León, will take office on January 14 with high expectations for radical change. It remains to be seen if his ambitious plan will succeed, but for the time being, any of his decisions will be a step forward in a country where 44% of the population of 17 million is Mayan and where more than 50% of the population lives in conditions of extreme poverty. | In statements to foreign press, Arévalo stated that his first action upon assuming power will be to revoke "irresponsible" and "absurd" decrees of the outgoin…

Guest Blogger (2024-01-07). Climate Change Weekly #492: Climate Goals Undermining Global Poverty Reduction. wattsupwiththat.com Efforts to rapidly restrict the use of fossil fuels is hampering the #1 goal of poverty reduction in Africa and is restricting Africa's efforts to develop and utilize its own oil and gas resources (goal #7), as funds previously used for development are being redirected to CO2 mitigation (goal #13).

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-07). "Developing countries" are trapped in a new debt crisis – World Bank : How can this be explained? cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-01-07). Comicomment | U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion, another crisis brewing. ecns.cn The U.S. federal government's total public debt has surpassed 34 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, as recorded at the end of last week, according to the Treasury Department. This is a truly depressing achievement, barely three months after the debt first hit 33 trillion.

Staff (2024-01-07). Backward Classes seers urge Karnataka CM to accept caste census report. muslimmirror.com BENGALURU : Seers of backward communities in Karnataka met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday and submitted a plea urging the state government to accept the caste census report. The seers opined that the guarantees are more beneficial for the working class. Responding to this, the Chief Minister said that the period to submit the caste …

Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-07). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 91: Hunger And Cold Take A Toll In Gaza. popularresistance.org The first International Court of Justice hearings scheduled for next week over whether Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip constitute genocide are not deterring the Israeli military from continuing to wage a relentless campaign of bombardment and deliberate humanitarian devastation on the besieged Palestinian territory. | WAFA news agency reported deadly Israeli airstrikes between Thursday and Friday in Jabalia refugee camp, Khan Younis, al-Zawaida, al-Maghazi refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Deir al-Balah, Rafah, and Nuseirat refugee camp. Israeli forces notably hit a cemetery and tents where Palestinian civ…

Gregory Elich (2024-01-05). Migration as Economic Imperialism. counterpunch.org Numbering an estimated 169 million, [1] international migrant laborers are generally regarded in mainstream economic circles as playing a substantial role in poverty alleviation and economic development in their home countries. This is accomplished, it is asserted, through remittances sent home by migrants, reaching an estimated $647 billion arriving in low- and moderate-income countries in 2022, a

Stanley Kwabla Arku (2024-01-05). Ghana's mineral wealth: A blessing or a curse? Examining the lithium mining lease agreement. peoplesdispatch.org In October, the Ghanaian government signed a lithium mining agreement with an Australian company and it has been widely rejected by broad sectors of society…

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-01-05). $8.5 trillion untaxed: The urgent call for a billionaire income tax. nationofchange.org Recent analysis reveals that America's wealthiest hold $8.5 trillion in untaxed assets, spotlighting the critical need for tax reform to address growing wealth inequality.

nosihle (2024-01-05). Tourism department thanks local travellers. sanews.gov.za Tourism department thanks local travellers | The Department of Tourism has thanked South Africans who have supported local establishments and boosted the tourism sector during the recent holiday period. | With the decrease in the fuel price that came into effect on 3 January 2024, the department has encouraged citizens to take a last-minute January break to mentally prepare for the year, while reducing stress and supporting physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. | "Our country has a wealth of diverse tourism and cultural offerings nestled in our small dorpies, townships and villages. This part of the domestic…

The Independent (2024-01-05). Museveni rallies speakers against politics of identity. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Speakers of Commonwealth countries to emphasize politics of interest for prosperity. Speaking at a Luncheon he organized for Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth countries at Speke Resort Munyonyo, the President said the huge population of Africa has for a long time been mismanaged …

Gà∂kàßenur Bay (2024-01-05). Engaging China: A New Vision for a Western Global Debt Restructuring. counterpunch.org In the ever-evolving sphere of global finance, China's approach to debt relief and restructuring marks a clear departure from Western norms and introduces a nuanced strategy that deserves a closer examination. Western nations frequently express concerns over China's hesitance to engage in multilateral frameworks like the G20 Common Framework. This criticism may stem more from a misunderstanding than from China's actual disinterest. Assertions of China's financial dealings being opaque and a "barrier" to multilateral mechanisms often fail to acknowledge China's rise as the main creditor to developing nations. Its…

Ellen P. Aprill — Jill Horwitz (2024-01-05). What Do Universities Owe Their Big Donors? Less Than You Might Think. counterpunch.org Exchanging gifts with family and friends can become fraught with contradictory emotions. Instead of gratitude, the recipients of expensive gifts may wind up feeling indebted to the givers. And the givers can have regrets too. The same kinds of complicated motivations and expectations can sour relations between big donors and the institutions they support. This

WSWS (2024-01-05). New York City educator speaks out against Gaza genocide. wsws.org An educator in New York City speaks about the Gaza genocide, the right-wing censorship by the city's Department of Education and the role of the working class in stopping the slaughter by the Zionist regime.

WSWS (2024-01-05). The working class, the fight against capitalist barbarism and the building of the World Party of Socialist Revolution , (Part Three). wsws.org Just as genocide is being openly adopted as an instrument of policy and mass death has been normalized in the ruling class response to the pandemic, fascistic and authoritarian movements are again part of the mainstream political landscape throughout the world.

WSWS (2024-01-05). "The system is rigged against the working class": US postal workers describe overwork, exhaustion caused by Amazon package delivery. wsws.org "Some of us started wearing diapers to work, since our Postmaster has pointed out that there are no bathroom breaks listed in the contract," one worker wrote. "We are working an 18-hour non-stop shift, and we are being forced to choose between eating and going to the bathroom."

Nicole Santa Cruz (2024-01-05). Utah Bills Itself as "Family-Friendly" Even as Lawmakers Have Long Neglected Child Care. truthout.org For nearly a year, Melanie Call struggled to balance working from home full time with caring for her new baby. Her job as a project manager for a Salt Lake City health care staffing agency required spending hours in video meetings. If her son was awake, she would turn off her camera. When he woke from a nap while she was already occupied in a meeting, she would feel her guilt grow as she heard him… |

UMMID (2024-01-05). US: Imam shot dead outside mosque in Newark, New Jersey. ummid.com Hassan Sharif, Transportation Security Officer at Newark Liberty International Airport who was also working as Imam, was shot dead outside the local mosque where he was leading daily Muslim prayers.

ecns.cn (2024-01-05). SOEs playing big role in improving livelihoods. ecns.cn Serving as a strong force expanding the nation's global cooperation footprint in fields such as infrastructure, State-owned enterprises have also been working hard at home to improve livelihoods, boost rural vitalization and link remote areas.

ecns.cn (2024-01-04). SOEs playing big role in improving livelihoods. ecns.cn Serving as a strong force expanding the nation's global cooperation footprint in fields such as infrastructure, State-owned enterprises have also been working hard at home to improve livelihoods, boost rural vitalization and link remote areas.

Kathleen Wallace (2024-01-05). Billionaire Bunker Bastards. counterpunch.org It's making the rounds on social media, references to something like 15 billionaires working on end of the world style bunkers. Considerable effort has been put into debunking some of these numbers, and it's difficult to find clear evidence of that many, but there is certainly some truth to where there is an intake and

UMMID (2024-01-05). Struggling to find home, US Army veterans live on streets. ummid.com For the first time in 12 years, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2023 data revealed an increase in homelessness among veterans, with a 7.4% increase between 2022 and 2023, leading to a situation where some of them are forced to live on streets.

Global Research News (2024-01-05). Selected Articles: How Long Can Israel Defy the World? globalresearch.ca By As Israel takes out hospitals and civilian infrastructure, infectious diseases and famine threaten to kill many more people. Several Israeli soldiers have been reported …

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2024-01-05). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 91: As hunger and cold take their toll in Gaza, all eyes turn to Lebanon. mondoweiss.net Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gives a speech on Friday as world fears escalation on the Lebanese front. Meanwhile, Israeli military and government officials fight over future plans for Gaza and an investigation into the events of October 7.

Jake Johnson (2024-01-04). US's Wealthiest Collectively Held $8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Assets in 2022. truthout.org An analysis released Wednesday shows that in 2022, the wealthiest people in the United States collectively held a "staggering" $8.5 trillion in wealth that is not — and might never be — subject to taxation. Examining recently released data Federal Reserve data for 2022, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) found that the roughly 64,000 U.S. households with at least $100 million in wealth — less than 0. |

The Independent (2024-01-04). Museveni slams West for imposing selfish beliefs on foreign territories. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized attempts by Western powers to impose their beliefs on people in foreign territories. The President made the remarks on Thursday while addressing over 33 delegates attending the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference — CSPOC 2024 at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. "Stop manipulation …

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). Why Debt Is Crushing So Many Countries But Not The U.S. youtube.com

Countercurrents (2024-01-04). With Over $34 Trillion U.S. Government Debt Jumps To New Height. pressenza.com U.S. government federal debt has breached an unflattering milestone, topping $34 trillion for the first time in history and amounting to more than double the total of the world's next-biggest borrower, China. | The U.S. Treasury Department About $102,000 For Ever…

WSWS (2024-01-04). US commercial real estate facing "wall of debt." wsws.org Interest rate rises to bring defaults and lift "delinquent" loans to highest point in a decade.

Mel Gurtov (2024-01-04). Global Debt Is Beyond Control. counterpunch.org The Washington Consensus The debt of developing countries is at "crisis" levels, the World Bank has just said. Supporting that view is a New York Times story December 16 headlined "The Debt Problem is Enormous, and the System for Fixing It is Broken." The article goes on to explain: "The foundational ideology — later known as

WSWS (2024-01-04). The working class, the fight against capitalist barbarism and the building of the World Party of Socialist Revolution , (Part Two). wsws.org Just as the ruling elites have normalized genocide and nuclear war, they have deliberately normalized ongoing mass death and human suffering through the unhindered spread of COVID-19.

WSWS (2024-01-04). UPS rings in the new year with hundreds of job cuts across the US. wsws.org Based on press reports and on information provided to the World Socialist Web Site, the layoffs appear to be concentrated among part-time warehouse workers, especially those working daytime sort shifts.

TJ Jordan (2024-01-04). Revealed: Three-quarters of prestigious green advertising awards go to agencies working for fossil fuel industry. nationofchange.org The majority of Ad Net Zero's accolade-winners also represent major polluters.

UMMID (2024-01-04). US: Imam shot dead outside mosque in Newark, New Jersey. ummid.com Hassan Sharif, Transportation Security Officer at Newark Liberty International Airport who was also working as Imam, was shot dead outside the local mosque where he was leading daily Muslim prayers.

WSWS (2024-01-04). Sri Lankan government's "war on drugs and crime"—a rehearsal for police-state measures. wsws.org The main target of this brutal police operation is the working class now coming into struggle against the Wickremesinghe government's International Monetary Fund dictated austerity measures.

Howard Lisnoff (2024-01-04). On the Road of Flight. counterpunch.org "Where Migrant Children Are Living, and Often Working, in the U.S.," (New York Times, December 28, 2023), brought back memories of the 1980s and the protest movement to stop US military interventions, particularly in countries in Central America. The article graphically illustrates where migrant children are coming from, and it was no surprise that the

Adriaan Alsema (2024-01-04). Colombia raises minimum wage by 12%. colombiareports.com Colombia's Labor Ministry raised the country's minimum wage by 12% to $335 (COP1.3 million). The wage hike affects the monthly income of some 2.5 million workers and is more than…

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). Serving Justice: The Fight to Eliminate the Tipped Minimum Wage. progressive.org

Ediz Tiyansan (2024-01-04). People without homes are on the rise in US, with 30% in California. america.cgtn.com The number of homeless people across the United States has grown, and 30 percent of them live in California. In 2023, the city of Los Angeles officially became the new so-called "homeless capital of the United States" overtaking New York. Our correspondent Ediz Tiyansan reports. | A Thirty percent live in California. In 2023, the city of…

UMMID (2024-01-04). Struggling to find home, US Army veterans live on streets. ummid.com For the first time in 12 years, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2023 data revealed an increase in homelessness among veterans, with a 7.4% increase between 2022 and 2023, leading to a situation where some of them are forced to live on streets.

Yousef Fares (2024-01-04). Gaza Residents Reject a Temporary Truce Despite Weaponized Famine. orinocotribune.com Today, amidst the ongoing political movement in Cairo and Doha, Gazans eagerly await news hinting at an imminent agreement leading to a ceasefire. This anticipation is palpable, especially in light of the intensification of the humanitarian crises, specifically in northern Gaza. | Ahmed Qadra, a displaced person from the Al-Jarn neighborhood in Jabalia City now residing in Jabalia refugee camp, stopped the Al-Akhbar correspondent in the street, saying: "Please deliver our message, we are dying of hunger and diseases, but everyone must understand that we do not want a temporary ceasefire. After the previous tempor…

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-04). 80 percent of global famine is currently in Gaza, UN expert warns. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Israel's starvation campaign in Gaza is so severe that the vast majority of people across the world who are experiencing famine are located in Gaza, a UN food expert pointed out this week. | There are currently roughly 706,000 people in total across the world who are in populations experiencing "catastrophic" or "famine" levels of hunger, global food researchers have found. Of t…

Yakov M. Rabkin (2024-01-04). How Long can Israel Defy the World? pressenza.com Palestinians in Gaza are being decimated. Over 20 000 have been killed, mostly women and children. Three times more have been wounded. Some experts qualify it as genocide, others as massacre. Two million people have been displaced, many more than during the entire history of displacement of the Palestinians since the start of the Zionist settlement at the turn of the 20th century. As Israel takes out hospitals and civilian infrastructure, infectious diseases and famine threaten to kill many more people. Several Israeli soldiers have been reported infected during the ground operations, one has died. General Giora…

Yousef Fares (2024-01-04). Gaza Residents Reject a Temporary Truce Despite Weaponized Famine. orinocotribune.com The seven-day-long temporary truce in November left deep scars in the consciousness of the people in Gaza. Indeed, the occupation returned from it more bloody and brutal, and expanded the scope of its ground operations, displacing hundreds of thousands of citizens from their refugee camps several times. | Today, amidst the ongoing political movement in Cairo and Doha, Gazans eagerly await news hinting at an imminent agreement leading to a ceasefire. This anticipation is palpable, especially in light of the intensification of the humanitarian crises, specifically in northern Gaza. | Ahmed Qadra, a displaced person…

WSWS (2024-01-04). Bomb scares force evacuation of multiple state capitols amid MAGA death threats in Colorado and Maine. wsws.org What remains of American democracy is collapsing, its institutions and conventions having been rotted out by staggering levels of social inequality and the turn by the entire ruling class to a state policy of genocide, as in Gaza, and global war.

Amy Goodman (2024-01-04). From plagiarism to Gaza: Khalil Gibran Muhammad on how a GOP campaign ousted Harvard's Claudine Gay. nationofchange.org He says plagiarism became a "pretext" to oust Gay, and discusses the larger right-wing war on education aimed at undoing progress on race, gender and addressing inequality.

jamanetwork (2024-01-02). Optimizing Interventions for Early Childhood. jamanetwork.com Early childhood is a critical period for development. The estimated costs of children not reaching their full developmental potential during this period are high and persist throughout life, including lower economic productivity and poorer health. Attaining full developmental potential has been recognized as the right of every child, and investing in early childhood development is key to breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty, increasing human capital, and improving population health and well-being. Yet the most recent estimates indicate that about 43% of children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-inc…

Kazmyn Ramos, Scheer Post. (2024-01-03). In The World's Wealthiest Country, Housing Should Be A Human Right. popularresistance.org Too many of us have to depend on sheer good luck to make it — especially when it comes to putting a roof over our heads. | We grow up hearing that hard work alone will lift us above the hardships we're born into. But many of us also watched as our parents worked two and three jobs, relied on extended family to watch us, and still struggled to afford stable housing. Far too many of us are living that same struggle ourselves. | It's not that we aren't resourceful. My grandmother, who barely scraped by with factory work and countless odd jobs, pulled together with neighbors who supported each other through a m…

The Independent (2024-01-03). FULL SPEECH: Museveni on corruption, wealth creation and ADF. independent.co.ug 1Ô∏è‚É£ Promoting wealth creation in every home 2Ô∏è‚É£ Combating corruption 3Ô∏è‚É£ Embracing regional integration 4Ô∏è‚É£ Addressing the threat of terrorists from Congo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Full end of year speech by President Yoweri Museveni December 31, 2023. **** Fellow Ugandans, I congratulate you for finishing the year 2023 and I wish you …

Editor (2024-01-02). In the World's Wealthiest Country, Housing Should Be a Human Right and a Community Builder. scheerpost.com

Code Pink (2024-01-03). Sign CODE PINK Petition to End Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza. indybay.org Bombing Gaza is a deliberate act of genocide against the Palestinian people. | www.codepink.org/indefensible | The US has played a significant role in this by being the biggest funder of Israel's military, providing it with $3.8 billion every year, as well as currently working to send $14.5 billion more in military "aid". Despite Israel's brutal violence against Palestinians increasing this year, and the blatant genocide being carried out in Gaza now, the US has repeatedly expressed its support for the occupying forces. Now 15,000+ Palestinians have been killed by Israel since October 7. Help us move towa…

WSWS (2024-01-03). The working class, the fight against capitalist barbarism, and the building of the World Party of Socialist Revolution , (Part One). wsws.org The New Year opens against the backdrop of a massive escalation of imperialist violence throughout the world. Genocide and nuclear war are being normalized.

Katrƒ™Na Id≈´, Resilience. (2024-01-03). Sustainable Food Systems Need Intergenerational Cooperation. popularresistance.org "There is a growing fear of insecurity about food in our societies. We fear losing control of what we will be able to eat in the future. But we also see many local initiatives across Europe working on new food systems. However, to be honest, real change is coming too slowly. One important reason seems to be an absence of exchange, understanding and trust between generations. | Elders tend to hold on to their habits, the younger generation wants to try out and take risks. We need to overcome that gap in order to move on to common action on our farming and food systems of the future. We work for a new intergenerati…

WSWS (2024-01-03). Harvard president's forced resignation: The working class must be mobilized to fight the new McCarthyism. wsws.org This letter opposing the ouster of Harvard President Claudine Gay was submitted to the WSWS by a Harvard employee.

Code Pink (2024-01-02). Sign CODE PINK Petition to End Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza. indybay.org Bombing Gaza is a deliberate act of genocide against the Palestinian people. | www.codepink.org/indefensible | The US has played a significant role in this by being the biggest funder of Israel's military, providing it with $3.8 billion every year, as well as currently working to send $14.5 billion more in military "aid". Despite Israel's brutal violence against Palestinians increasing this year, and the blatant genocide being carried out in Gaza now, the US has repeatedly expressed its support for the occupying forces. Now 15,000+ Palestinians have been killed by Israel since October 7. Help us move towa…

Henry Giroux (2024-01-02). The Politics of Emergency Time and the Emerging Threat of Fascism. counterpunch.org The underbelly of contemporary violence is colonialism, the politics of disposability, religious fundamentalism, neoliberalism, and raw militarism. Violence seems to have engulfed the earth like a blinding sandstorm. Children are being killed en mass in Gaza, homelessness is increasingly spreading among youth in many countries, inequality exists at staggering levels, and a culture for justice has been replaced by a global culture of war. Gangster capitalism is waging a war on the working class, women's reproductive rights, gay rights, people of color, and democracy itself–brazenly wrapping itself in the discours…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2024-01-02). Fake Intellectuals Working For Think Tanks Funded By the Arms Industry Are Driving Support For War After War After War. covertactionmagazine.com Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Russia, China, and Now Iran A few days after the October 7 attacks in northern Israel, The Atlantic Council ran an inflammatory article on its website by Jonathan Panikoff, a former deputy national intelligence officer, entitled "It doesn't matter whether Iran planned the Hamas attack—Tehran is still to blame."[1] The …

jamanetwork (2024-01-02). The Margins Matter. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, an internist illustrates how working class patients juggle their health care needs‚àíwhether to eat, pay rent, or lose wages—before illness or pain propels them to see a clinician.

WSWS (2024-01-03). Homelessness crisis in Australia exposes Labor-Greens housing deal. wsws.org Soaring rents and home mortgage repayments are producing homelessness on a scale described by charities as the worst on record.

Scott Morris, Vallejo Sun (2024-01-03). Year in Review: How the Vallejo Police Union Won in 2023. indybay.org Vallejo also struggled to contend with homelessness and declining attendance in schools…

Scott Morris, Vallejo Sun (2024-01-02). Year in Review: How the Vallejo Police Union Won in 2023. indybay.org Vallejo also struggled to contend with homelessness and declining attendance in schools…

Famine Early Warning System Network (2024-01-02). Madagascar: Southern Africa Price Bulletin, December 2023. reliefweb.int

Famine Early Warning System Network (2024-01-02). Mali: Mise à jour sur la sécurité alimentaire – Accès limité des pauvres aux aliments au nord et centre du pays à cause des prix élevées et les conflits, décembre 2023. reliefweb.int

Julia Conley (2024-01-03). Israeli Assault Causing Disease, Hunger to Rapidly Spread Across Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-02). War In Sudan Engulfs Agricultural Heartland Amid Record Hunger. popularresistance.org Agricultural production has come to a halt in Sudan's breadbasket, Gezira. This is at a time when hunger in the war-torn country is at the highest level ever recorded during the harvest season between October and February, with nearly 40% of the population facing "acute hunger." | The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are on the retreat after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed across Gezira last week, disrupting harvest in this State which produces half of all the wheat grown in Sudan. | Farmers are too terrified to return to their fields, and have in some areas "gone so far as to flood canals and sacrifice their h…

In Contempt (2024-01-02). In Contempt #36: Hunger Strikes at Red Onion Prison and NWDC, Eric King Released. itsgoingdown.org In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! New Year's Eve Noise Demos This new year's eve, people in over 20 cities across the…

Edward Curtin (2024-01-02). An Immense Hunger. dissidentvoice.org Standing there I wondered how much of what we had felt on the bridge was just hunger. I asked my wife and she said, 'I don't know, Tatie. There are so many sorts of hunger. In the spring there are more. But that's gone now. Memory is hunger. — Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, 1964 …

Global Research News (2024-01-02). Selected Articles: An Immense Hunger, Where Are We All Going? Our Visions Into a New Year… Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca By Now that our revels are ended, the holiday celebrations and feasts, if one had them, just a …

Alastair Crooke (2024-01-02). Alastair Crooke: America's Fatal Hunger for Honor and Glory. thealtworld.com

Kiji Noh, Consortium News. (2024-01-03). Pilger's Rap Sheet On The Criminal Elite. popularresistance.org John Pilger was always on the side of the oppressed. He denounced Empire and all its violent predations — war, genocide, exploitation — as well as its endless lies and propaganda. | Till his death on Saturday, he fought tirelessly for the freedom of Julian Assange, and his last article, "We are all Spartacus," published in Consortium News, was a call to stand with the imprisoned publisher. | Pilger gave voice to the invisible and the voiceless: the hungry, the poor, the handicapped, the conscripted, the sanctioned and bombed, the dispossessed, refugees, the chemically experimented on, the structurally…

Eugene Puryear, Liberation News. (2023-12-31). Crisis In The Democratic Republic Of Congo. popularresistance.org Since 1996, at least 6 million people have been killed in successive conflicts in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The same conflicts are largely responsible for the 6.9 million internally displaced people in the DRC today, one of the world's largest populations of IDPs. Successive waves of violence have unfolded against a backdrop of a desperate struggle for the $24 trillion of mineral wealth embedded in Congolese soil. Despite immense wealth, nearly 60 million people — 64% of the country — live on less than $2.15 a day. One in six people living in extreme poverty in Sub-Sahar…

Desinformémonos (2023-12-30). Mexico: more than 8,000 people advance towards Oaxaca in migrant caravan. pressenza.com The more than 8,000 Central and South American migrants who make up the migrant caravan known as the "Exodus of Poverty" continued their journey early this morning from the municipality of Escuintla to Mapastepec, in Chiapas, to reach the state of Oaxaca. | On the fourth day of their journey, the thousands of men, women, and children from Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Cuba advanced along the coastal highway of Chiapas to head north. | According to Luis Rey García Villagrán, an activist with the Human Rights Centre for Human Dignification, nine out of ten migrants in the caravan want to s…

Kelli Duncan, Next City. (2023-12-30). Black Investors Take Back Legal Tool To Restore Chicago's Affordable Housing. popularresistance.org It was early 2020 when Jay Davis realized his family was going to lose his childhood home, a red brick house in Rosemoor on the South Side of Chicago that had been in his family for generations. | Davis' great-uncle had been living there, and as his dementia worsened the one-story house began to deteriorate. When he died, he left it to his son who had serious health issues and could not maintain the home, Davis said. | Davis, 41, wanted to keep the house from becoming another vacant lot on the South Side. He understood the significance of homeownership as a tool for building generational wealth that has been deni…

The Independent (2023-12-30). The futility of waste management. independent.co.ug COMMENT | SARAH NEWMAN | When the world leaders gathered in Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the United Arab Emirates unveiled the world's highest-capacity waste-to-energy (WTE) facility. The plant is designed to process two million metric tons of municipal waste annually, producing enough electricity to power 120,000 households per year by incinerating …

Editor (2023-12-31). Dec 31, 2023. sitrepworld.info "Katyusha" — Soviet Army Song (Female Choir) 2024: Coming USA Political Dysfunction, by Karl Sanchez "Listen to what he says," by Patrick Armstrong Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt |- Robinson's Podcast Trickery, Humiliation, Death — and the Timeless Hunger for 'Honour and Glory,' by Alastair Crooke No, Biden Is Not Being Played by Netanyahu. U.S. Imperialist Policy Is the Systematic Problem, by Finian Cunningham The Great Taking: How the Banksters Plan to Steal Everything From Everyone, by Joseph Mercola Democrats Facing Election Wip…

Tamara Nassar (2023-12-30). Podcast Ep 85: Zionism, Germany and the politics of debt. electronicintifada.net Abdaljawad Omar analyzes the emergence of Zionism.

Code Pink (2023-12-31). Sign CODE PINK Petition to End Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza. indybay.org Bombing Gaza is a deliberate act of genocide against the Palestinian people. | www.codepink.org/indefensible | The US has played a significant role in this by being the biggest funder of Israel's military, providing it with $3.8 billion every year, as well as currently working to send $14.5 billion more in military "aid". Despite Israel's brutal violence against Palestinians increasing this year, and the blatant genocide being carried out in Gaza now, the US has repeatedly expressed its support for the occupying forces. Now 15,000+ Palestinians have been killed by Israel since October 7. Help us move towa…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-30). Beyond A Ceasefire: Palestinian Youth Movement's Demands For Liberation. popularresistance.org The entire Palestine solidarity movement in North America has united behind the demand of a ceasefire in Gaza. For the first time in years, organizations of the working class such as labor unions have been united against the status quo of Western foreign policy and taken an unprecedented stance against Israeli violence. | At the same time, important sectors in the movement have been trying to push the demands even further. The Palestinian Youth Movement, a major international formation of Palestinian youth with significant presence across North America, has been working to push the movement beyond dreaming of an…

WSWS (2023-12-30). Oppose the unions' attempt to short-circuit the Quebec public sector workers' struggle! wsws.org If rank-and-file workers do not organize to defeat this betrayal, public sector workers will suffer a further deterioration in their wages and working conditions, and the right-wing populist Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government will accelerate its privatization plans.

Robert Norse (2023-12-30). Tick-Tock: Token Tidbits in the Winter War on the Homeless. indybay.org Two homeless memorials were held on December 21st in Santa Cruz, one by "service providers", the other by Food Not Bombs. I reprint the flyers I distributed at these events as well as the December 25th Xmas dinner organized by Joe Schultz, Food Not Bombs, Friends of Xmas, and the inevitable Steve Pleich.

noemail (2023-12-30). Sam Bankman-Fried will not face a second trial. devdiscourse.com U.S. prosecutors said they do not plan to conduct a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange. In a letter filed on Friday night in federal court in Manhattan, prosecutors said the "strong public interest" in a prompt resolution of their case against the 31-year-old former billionaire outweighed the benefits of a second trial.

Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2023-12-31). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 84: Gaza At 'Catastrophic Threshold' Of Famine. popularresistance.org Twelve weeks into the Israeli rampage in the Gaza Strip, airstrikes continue to flatten the small Palestinian territory, killing dozens as fighting rages on between Israeli ground forces and Palestinian resistance fighters. | Deadly Israeli airstrikes were reported since Thursday afternoon in Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as well as in the Nuseirat, al-Bureij, and al-Maghazi refugee camps in central Gaza, and in Beit Hanoun and the Gaza City neighborhood of Sheikh Radwan in northern Gaza. | The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported at midday on Friday that at least 187 people had been killed a…

presstv.ir (2023-12-31). 'Desperate for food': UNRWA warns 40% of Gazans face famine risk. presstv.ir The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warns that 40 percent of Gaza's population are facing a "risk of famine," amid Israel's war on Gaza.

Editor (2023-12-30). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 84: Gaza at 'Catastrophic Threshold' of Famine, West Bank Marks 'Deadliest Year on Record' for Palestinian Children. scheerpost.com Palestinians transport the injured to the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip on October 9, 2023. Photo from Wikimedia Commons by Wafa. | By Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau / Casualties: : | 21,507 k…

Peter Koenig (2023-12-30). Depopulation and the mRNA Vaccine. globalresearch.ca In the Global South, despair, without shelter, no food — often leading to suicide and if not to death by famine. However, those few billionaires on top, who pretend soon be ruling the One World Order, increased their combined fortune in just a few months by some 200 billion dollars.

Jeffrey St. Clair (2023-12-30). Genocide on the Installment Plan. counterpunch.org In contrast to other historical atrocities, the crimes against the people of Gaza—mass murder, manufactured famine, dispossession, looting of property, demolition of cultural and religious heritage, and forced expulsion—have all been committed in the open—the genocidal plans have been written about in newspaper columns and freely expounded on talk shows. You won't have to excavate through secret archives, the evidence of these grotesque crimes is there for all to see. What they've said and what they've done is on the record. There can be no hiding from it. And those who've armed, funded, abetted…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-31). Mayo Clinic makes transformative $22 million investment in local communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Twenty-one nonprofits will receive support to help those in need ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic cares for its patients, communities and each other, and Mayo's Bold. Forward. strategy supports this care through work to Cure, Connect, and Transform healthcare for all. As this strategy successfully unfolds, this year Mayo Clinic is able to invest an additional $22 million in community organizations addressing pressing needs related to housing, food insecurity, access to healthcare, and safe places…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-30). Mayo Clinic makes transformative $22 million investment in local communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Twenty-one nonprofits will receive support to help those in need ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic cares for its patients, communities and each other, and Mayo's Bold. Forward. strategy supports this care through work to Cure, Connect, and Transform healthcare for all. As this strategy successfully unfolds, this year Mayo Clinic is able to invest an additional $22 million in community organizations addressing pressing needs related to housing, food insecurity, access to healthcare, and safe places…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2023-12-31). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 86: Israel falls in 'serious strategic trap' in Gaza as Netanyahu vows to fight 'for months'. mondoweiss.net The Israeli war cabinet pressures Netanyahu to discuss "the day after" in Gaza as Hamas broadcasts videos of targeting Israeli tanks, and the PFLP says a captive soldier died during an Israeli airstrike. Meanwhile, UNRWA warns of widespread hunger.

Alastair Crooke (2023-12-30). Trickery, Humiliation, Death — and the Timeless Hunger for 'Honour and Glory'. thealtworld.com The Biden embrace ends by giving Israel a conditional 'green-light' for almost all its projects, bar the Settler arsonists in the West Bank. | One major theme of Homer's Iliad — which somehow seems as fresh and as vivid today as when first written — is its description of how even the greatest of states in Western civilization fail to reclaim what they lose. "Attempts to repair one loss lead only to more losses", Emily Wilson As Wilson sets out…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-12-30). Health workers in South Korea announce new actions in 2024. peoplesdispatch.org The Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU) has once again secured significant achievements in protecting public healthcare in South Korea. After 28 members of the KHMU spent 18 days on hunger strike in front of the National Assembly, on December 21, the body finally adopted a budget to support public hospitals that were designated COVID-19 centers over the course of the pandemic. | Thanks to the KHMU actions, approximately 100 billion won (approximately $77.2 million USD) will be allocated to these health institutions. While the amount is still below the actual needs forecast by the trade union, it will…

Staff (2023-12-30). Health workers in South Korea announce new actions in 2024. peoplesdispatch.org The Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union (KHMU) has once again secured significant achievements in protecting public healthcare in South Korea. After 28 members of the KHMU spent 18 days on hunger strike in front of the National Assembly, on December 21, the body finally adopted a budget to support public hospitals that were designated …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-12-30). Hunger Strike Launched at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia. itsgoingdown.org Report on hunger-strike launched at the Red Onion State Prison in so-called Virginia. On Tuesday, December 26th, 2023, several prisoners confined at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison began a hunger strike to protest the continued use of long-term solitary confinement within the institution. Despite critical concern, outcry from the public and prisoner populations in the…

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2023-12-27). World Bank enables private capture of profits, public resources. mronline.org The World Bank insists private finance is needed for economic recovery and the Sustainable Development Goals but does little to ensure profit-hungry commercial finance serves the public interest.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-12-28). We can either have billionaires or democracy. Not both. indybay.org Political debate on wealth redistribution is a fight for fairness | Call it socialism – as the wealthy GOP does – or call it progressive taxation or economic justice. It doesn't matter; the nation's fiscal conservatives will demonize any idea of redistributing wealth and try to stoke unfounded fears of creeping communism no matter what specific language we use around fairness.

Staff (2023-12-27). Who Funds Canary Mission? James Bamford on Group That Doxxes Students & Profs for Palestine Activism. democracynow.org Longtime investigative journalist James Bamford's latest piece for The Nation looks at Canary Mission, a shadowy pro-Israel group that publishes the photos and personal details of students who take part in Palestinian advocacy on U.S. colleges, branding them antisemites and often damaging their career prospects. Bamford explains how this operation has direct links to the Israeli government, and that wealthy Americans who fund this effort could be breaking the law by acting as agents of a foreign power. "The purpose is to blacklist and dox students, professors, and largely anybody who disagrees with Is…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-12-27). We can either have billionaires or democracy. Not both. indybay.org Political debate on wealth redistribution is a fight for fairness | Call it socialism – as the wealthy GOP does – or call it progressive taxation or economic justice. It doesn't matter; the nation's fiscal conservatives will demonize any idea of redistributing wealth and try to stoke unfounded fears of creeping communism no matter what specific language we use around fairness.

WSWS (2023-12-27). UN report finds Sri Lanka's social inequality among the worst in Asia. wsws.org United Nations Development Program (UNDP) revealed that Sri Lanka was one of the top five countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of wealth inequality.

L. Randall Wray (2023-12-27). MMP Blog #40: MMT for Austrians 3: How Do YOU Propose We Deal with the Elderly, Disabled and their Debts? realprogressives.org As Carney and others lay their proposals out on the table so that we can see what kind of government they want, the reaction by most people is sheer horror.

WSWS (2023-12-27). "Helen was convinced the international socialist programme of our world party would resonate with the working class" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Ulrich Rippert, the former national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party of Germany (Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei) and founding member in 1971 of its predecessor, the League of Socialist Workers (Bund Sozialistischer Arbeiter).

WSWS (2023-12-27). Japan exports Patriot missiles to assist US-led war on Russia. wsws.org Conscious of wide-spread anti-war sentiment, the Kishida government's decision was taken without any public parliamentary debate and behind the backs of the working class.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). Lula's government increases minimum wage in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will increase the minimum wage in Brazil by 6.8 percent as of January 1, which represents an increase to 1,412 reais (292.2 dollars ).

Robert Norse (2023-12-28). Tick-Tock: Token Tidbits in the Winter War on the Homeless. indybay.org Two homeless memorials were held on December 21st in Santa Cruz, one by "service providers", the other by Food Not Bombs. I reprint the flyers I distributed at these events as well as the December 25th Xmas dinner organized by Joe Schultz, Food Not Bombs, Friends of Xmas, and the inevitable Steve Pleich.

contact (2023-12-27). At least 250 Gazans killed on Christmas Day — Day 80. israelpalestinenews.org Bodies of Palestinians stolen by Israel, returned, show signs of organ harvesting; 2 killed, 50 made homeless in West Bank; US gives Israel a tentative "No" to request for helicopters; Israel admits to killing 2 more of its own; Netanyahu floats idea of "voluntary transfer" of Gazans…

Lynda Carson (2023-12-27). Homeless deaths on the streets surge in 2023. indybay.org The Dead Can't Dance Or Sing Anymore:…

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Homelessness among UK armed forces veterans rises by 14%. presstv.ir New data has revealed that the number of homeless military veterans in the United Kingdom has risen by 14% in the last year.

Robert Norse (2023-12-27). Tick-Tock: Token Tidbits in the Winter War on the Homeless. indybay.org Two homeless memorials were held on December 21st in Santa Cruz, one by "service providers", the other by Food Not Bombs. I reprint the flyers I distributed at these events as well as the December 25th Xmas dinner organized by Joe Schultz, Food Not Bombs, Friends of Xmas, and the inevitable Steve Pleich.

Ashley Curtin (2023-12-27). Oxfam analysis says dangerous level of hunger could lead to famine in Gaza. nationofchange.org The risk of famine is increasing each day as "the current situation of intense hostilities and restricted humanitarian access persists or worsens."

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-12-27). The Cost Of Bearing Witness. popularresistance.org Writing and photographing in wartime are acts of resistance, acts of faith. They affirm the belief that one day — a day the writers, journalists and photographers may never see — the words and images will evoke empathy, understanding, outrage and provide wisdom. They chronicle not only the facts, although facts are important, but the texture, sacredness and grief of lives and communities lost. They tell the world what war is like, how those caught in its maw of death endure, how there are those who sacrifice for others and those who do not, what fear and hunger are like, what death is like.