Sharmila Devi (2024-07-20). World Report] Calls for closure of Israeli detention centre and hospital. thelancet.com Israeli medics working at Sde Teiman have spoken out over conditions and practices at the facility. Sharmila Devi reports.

Mamadu Baldeh, Samuel Adeyemi Williams, Abdulai Jawo Bah (2024-07-20). Correspondence] Drug use among young people in Sierra Leone. thelancet.com Sierra Leone, a sub-Saharan African country with a median population age of 19 years and 75% of its entire population younger than 35 years,1 is experiencing an exponential increase in synthetic substance misuse among its young people.2 Many Sierra Leoneans live through multi-dimensional poverty that is exacerbated by the psychosocial distress they experienced during the decade-long civil war (1991—2002) and the 2014—16 Ebola epidemic in west Africa.3 These catastrophic events mediate a strong, bidirectional link between these traumatic experiences and substance abuse, which have contributed to the dr…

Reuters (2024-07-20). Gaza war: Israel-Hamas ceasefire close to the goal line, Antony Blinken says. scmp.com The US has been working with Qatar and Egypt to reach a deal to free hostages and get more humanitarian aid into Gaza.

geo.tv (2024-07-20). Joe Biden discontent with Barack Obama's lack of support for election candidacy. geo.tv Former President of the US Barack Obama and President Joe Biden at the 25th anniversary of the White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at the White House on October 15, 2015, in Washington DC —Reuters | President of US Joe Biden addressing an economic summit on July 16, 2024 in Henderson, Nevada, US Sherrod Brown pictured speaking at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee meeting on May 10, 2022 in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington DC, US. — Reuters

Colin Todhunter (2024-07-20). What Was COVID Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

Anjoulie Woodhead (2024-07-20). Africa Religious Leaders: Debt Forgiveness Key to Region's Economic Renewal. indybay.org Interfaith Africa Leaders Call for Changes to Global Economy during Jubilee 2025…

Wyatt Souers (2024-07-20). It's time to take Cuba off the U.S. 'State Sponsors of Terrorism' list. liberationnews.org Washington's false and unfair characterization of the Cuban government is hurting working people there the most.

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-07-20). Adam Smith on Bengal and North America. mronline.org In his opus 'The Wealth of Nations' published in 1776 Adam Smith drew a distinction between the progressive state, the stationary state and the declining state.

WSWS (2024-07-20). Tens of thousands of Boeing machinists vote to strike. wsws.org More than 33,000 machinists working at Boeing's facilities in Washington and Oregon packed a Major League Baseball on Wednesday to vote by 99.9 percent to strike when their contract expires September 12.

Staff (2024-07-20). Richard Murphy — We have to redistribute income or wealth or face fascism: that is the choice before us. defenddemocracy.press Facism is the logical and ultimate political form of neo-liberalism Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of the Green New Deal as well as blogging at Funding the Future Cross-posted from Richard Murphy's blog 'Funding the Future' Jul 17 2024 This has been a disturbing day …

newleftreview (2024-07-20). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

aljazeera (2024-07-20). How is new malaria vaccine drive working in West Africa? aljazeera.com How does the new R21/Matrix-M vaccine work and where is it being administered?>

theanalysis.news (2024-07-20). Jane McAlevey Working Class Hero. theanalysis.news To celebrate her work and life, we republish our series of interviews with Jane.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-07-20). Mayo Clinic scientists define new type of memory loss in older adults. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic have established new criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that specifically impacts the brain's limbic system. It can often be mistaken for Alzheimer's disease. The good news: Limbic-predominant Amnestic Neurodegenerative Syndrome, or LANS, progresses more slowly and has a better prognosis, and is now more clearly defined for doctors working to find answers for memory loss patients. Prior to the researchers developing clinical criteria published in the…

Lucas Estanislao, Resumen English. (2024-07-19). The Solution To Political Violence In The US: Transfer Power To The People. popularresistance.org Violence has always been at the heart of how the United States makes policy, whether internally or externally, from the massacres of original populations and minorities to the two-party system that favors economic power and alienates the people. The way out of this vicious cycle is the empowerment of the working class, both politically and economically. | This is one of the thoughts that the minority candidate for the presidency of the United States, Claudia De la Cruz of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), expressed in an interview with Brasil de Fato, after the shots fired at the rally of Republican D…

WSWS (2024-07-19). Australia: IYSSE campaigns at meatworks plant for anti-war movement of the working class. wsws.org IYSSE members spoke to workers at the plant about the necessity to build an international movement of the working class and youth to stop the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the danger of nuclear war.

WSWS (2024-07-19). Washington abandons aid to Gaza via floating pier, as famine intensifies. wsws.org Announced with great fanfare by President Joseph Biden in March, the pier ended up taking two months to deliver 80 percent of the 500 truckloads of aid that arrived in Gaza each day prior to the launching of Israel's genocidal onslaught on October 7.

infobrics (2024-07-19). Sri Lanka Explores Joining BRICS Amid Faster Post-Debt Restructuring Growth Hopes. infobrics.org Sri Lanka has been exploring plans to join BRICS, a bloc of the world's major emerging economies…

Sebastian Rotella (2024-07-19). Exploitation of Chinese Immigrants Pervades the Marijuana Industry. truthout.org On the morning of April 12, the farmworker woke up struggling to breathe and delirious with fever. Jiaai Zeng had spent the past month working nonstop at a marijuana farm in Oklahoma run by fellow Chinese immigrants. The job was brutal, the 57-year-old had told relatives in New York. He said his bosses made him labor up to 15 hours a day in the blast-furnace heat of a greenhouse. |

Jessica Corbett (2024-07-19). Appeals Court Blocks Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan. truthout.org Student debt cancellation advocates on Thursday responded to a federal appeals court blocking implementation of one of U.S. President Joe Biden's relief programs by demanding a shutdown of the whole system to spare borrowers and the economy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit's temporary ruling against the administration's Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan comes just over… |

Schuyler Mitchell (2024-07-19). This Week's RNC Highlighted the Right's Strategy for Courting the Working Class. truthout.org Sean O'Brien, president of the Teamsters union, took to the stage on the first night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) with some fiery words for this nation's "corporate elite." "I travel all across this country and meet with my members every week. You know what I see? An American worker being taken for granted," he said, garnering applause. "The American people … know the system is… |

Common Dreams Staff (2024-07-19). Global IT Outage Grounds Flights, Disrupts Health Care and Banking. truthout.org A global technology outage attributed to a software update by the U.S.-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike sparked chaos around the world Friday as flights were grounded and healthcare, banking, and ground transportation systems experienced major disruptions. George Kurtz, the president and CEO of CrowdStrike, said in a statement Friday morning that the company is "actively working with… |

Eleanor Goldfield (2024-07-19). You're a Hypocrite, And So Am I. counterpunch.org We're all hypocrites. For the most part, it's not our fault. We necessarily live in the systems we're working to change. I'm writing this on a device made possible by conflict materials dug up by children in Congo. I'm sitting in an air-conditioned home that most likely requires dirty energy to operate. In a month,

Rick Baum (2024-07-19). The Astonishing Success of the Wealthy at Accumulating More Wealth. counterpunch.org As of July 15, 2024, the latest figures from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows that the wealth of the 10 wealthiest U.S. citizens continues to surge ahead—by over 24.5% during the first part of the year, an increase of $336.9 billion, bringing their total wealth to $1.71 trillion or $1,710 billion. The increase in their

Charles Pierson (2024-07-19). The Ten Commandments: Coming Soon to a Public School Near You. counterpunch.org Louisiana has become the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, up to and including state-funded universities. Since Louisiana regularly places towards the bottom of state rankings in education, health, poverty, violent crimes, and overall quality of life, Louisiana must find it gratifying that

Anjoulie Woodhead (2024-07-19). Africa Religious Leaders: Debt Forgiveness Key to Region's Economic Renewal. indybay.org Interfaith Africa Leaders Call for Changes to Global Economy during Jubilee 2025…

latintimes (2024-07-19). Beijing Vows To Ease Local Government Debt Woes After Key Meeting. latintimes.com Chinese officials pledged Friday to help ease debt pressure on local governments through reforms to the tax system, after a key political gathering in the capital focused on jumpstarting the faltering economy.

latintimes (2024-07-19). Dozens of ICE detainees in hunger strike for better living conditions reach the week mark. latintimes.com They complain that the Golden State Annex facility does not meet standards and that solitary confinement is being used as retaliation…

Alexis Sterling (2024-07-19). Billionaire-backed JD Vance claims working class support despite anti-labor record. nationofchange.org Vance accepted the party's vice-presidential nomination with promises to champion the interests of everyday Americans.

Mark Gruenberg (2024-07-19). Project 2025: Trump's real platform is bad news for workers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Eliminate the minimum wage. Emasculate the National Labor Relations Board by cutting its budget, killing its rules and ending its jurisdiction over "small" businesses. Curb overtime pay. Make job safety and health depend on bosses' "voluntary compliance." Kill worker protections in construction, seafaring and mass transit. Eliminate the Department of Education. Fire 50,000 federal workers …

tvbrics (2024-07-19). China sets up nationwide working group to standardise medical care. tvbrics.com The country's authorities intend to improve the quality of people's health care services…

WSWS (2024-07-19). Trump delivers fascistic rant to conclude Republican National Convention. wsws.org The Republican National Convention concluded Thursday night with a speech by the party's candidate, ex-president Donald Trump, which was an unequaled display of political degradation.

WSWS (2024-07-19). CWU electioneering for Labour: delivering the Starmer government's pro-business agenda against postal workers. wsws.org Any claim that Labour will not rubber stamp the takeover is a lie. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made clear Labour's top priority is to make Britain a "safe haven" for investors and her and Starmer's repeated praise for Margaret Thatcher makes clear the government will enforce corporate interests against the working class with an iron fist.

Urban CNY News (2024-07-19). Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on Global Computer System Outages Impacting The State. urbancny.com Governor Hochul: "The outage is having impacts here in New York for private sector businesses that rely on CrowdStrike, and for systems even within the New York State Government. I want to be very clear, at this time, we have no indication that this is a hack or a cyber security threat. It is more of a technical issue." Hochul: "Our top priority is emergency services. We're working with localities to ensure that 911 systems are operational. Multiple counties have notified our Office of Emergency Management that their internal computer systems have been impacted, and thankfully, all of them have backup systems for…

Urban CNY News (2024-07-19). Fire on Far West Side Displaces Five. urbancny.com Syracuse, NY-On Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 4: 22 p.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a possible fire at 1310 Willis Avenue. Firefighters from Station 5, on North Geddes Street, arrived on the scene moments later to find heavy smoke and fire showing from windows on the first floor of the two-story, multiple-family home. A signal '99' was transmitted, indicating a working fire. The first arriving units began to stretch hoses to the structure, while teams of firefighters prepared to search the building for any trapped occupants. As additional units arrived at the scene, more…

GABIK (2024-07-19). SIU to collect over R100 million from unqualified NSFAS beneficiaries. sanews.gov.za SIU to collect over R100 million from unqualified NSFAS beneficiaries | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has signed Acknowledgement of Debt (AoD) agreements with 421 students who did not qualify to be funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). | SIU Spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, said the total value of the AoD amounts to R112 174 825,97. | "In addition to the AoDs, the SIU has made progress in recovering unallocated funds with the University of Fort Hare being the latest university to pay back unallocated funds of R277 666 450. This brings the total of recoveries to R1 165 887 062," Kganyag…

newleftreview (2024-07-19). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

The Independent (2024-07-19). Inequality spurs democratic backsliding. independent.co.ug Global analysis by the Chicago Center on Democracy reveals the more unequal, the greater the risk COMMENT | SUSAN STOKES | With November's election in the United States fast approaching, Democrats continue to debate whether to campaign on the economy or the future of democracy. In fact, our research at the Chicago Center on Democracy shows …

The Independent (2024-07-19). 'Poverty, traditional birth attendants responsible for high fistula cases in Busoga'. independent.co.ug Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gynecologists say reliance on traditional birth attendants is contributing to the high number of obstetric fistula in Busoga. An obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening between a woman's genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum.The condition is caused by prolonged, obstructed labor which often leaves women leaking urine, feces, or …

Robert Inlakesh (2024-07-17). US Naval Efforts Falter as Yemen's Blockade Bankrupts Israel's Eilat Port. mintpressnews.com Despite the formation of a multinational naval coalition led by the United States, the Israeli-controlled Port of Eilat has reportedly gone bankrupt and is seeking a government bailout. The situation underscores the failure of U.S.-led efforts against Yemen's Ansar Allah—known pejoratively as the Houthis—blockade in the Red Sea, enforced until Israel ends its war on Gaza. | "It must be acknowledged that the port is in a state of bankruptcy,"

presstv.ir (2024-07-17). Torture, hunger, humiliation: Freed Palestinians recount Israeli jail conditions. presstv.ir The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has treated 13 people, including an elderly woman, who were released at the Kissufim checkpoint in central Gaza.

Yaniv Kubovich (2024-07-17). Israeli army to issue thousands of draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men, sparking protests. haaretz.com The Israeli army is expected to send around 6,000 draft notices to ultra-Orthodox men who are working or have dropped out of yeshiva. About 150 men from an extreme ultra-Orthodox sect blocked a highway in protest after the army's announcement…

newarab (2024-07-17). The dark side of tech for gender inequality in the Middle East. newarab.com Disturbing What's more, technology-facilitated gender-based violence is shrinking the space where women can be online and have a voice, and even excluding them from public life. | "We thought at…

newarab (2024-07-17). Saudi activist held in Bulgaria announces hunger strike. newarab.com "I began an open-ended hunger strike on July 5 in protest of the Bulgarian authorities' violation of my human rights, European laws, and international treaties," Abd al-Rahman al-Khalidi told AFP. | He was speaking by phone from the detention centre in Sofia where he has been held for nearly three years. | He called on Bulgarian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally release" him. | "I will contin…

Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2024-07-17). Will Immigrant Workers In Britain Win Europe's First Amazon Union? popularresistance.org Workers at fulfillment center BHX4 in Coventry, central England, cast votes July 8-13 for the GMB union to negotiate over pay, hours, and working conditions with the Amazon bosses. The results are expected July 17. | The watershed vote comes after a long, bruising battle; Amazon tried U.S.-style stalling and union-busting tactics. Meanwhile the workers have taken 37 days of strike action in two years. They've grown their union to 1,400 members, established a stewards network, and built multiethnic solidarity. In the U.K., workers can become dues-paying members before union recognition is attained.

Rania Khalek (2024-07-17). Kenya's Youth Are Rising Up Against U.S.-IMF Control and Aren't Backing Down. thealtworld.com The Kenyan people successfully defeated a deeply unpopular finance bill that threatened to worsen Kenya's already-dire poverty and inflation. After massive protests that turned violent, President William Ruto withdrew the bill that the U.S. and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were imposing, which would have dealt the most intense austerity policies in Kenya's history. | To explain how the IMF traps countries like Kenya in cycles of debt and why these measures fail the Kenyan people, Dr. Chelwa joins the show. Dr. Chelwa is a Professor of Political Economy at the Africa Institute and Senior Fellow at Tricont…

Anand Naidoo (2024-07-17). The Heat: U.S. criminalization of homelessness. america.cgtn.com The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that local and state governments can now ticket or arrest those who are sleeping or camping in public places such as sidewalks, streets, parks, and even broken-down vehicles. | The move comes as major cities across the nation are experiencing a spike in homeless encampments. | While some city officials say the ruling will give them time to enforce measures to keep public spaces clean and safe, others believe criminalizing the homeless can only make things worse. | Ediz Tiyansan reports from Los Angeles. | To discuss: | Jacquie Luqman is Coordinator for the Black Alliance for Peace…

ICRC (2024-07-17). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

Editor (2024-07-17). Unprecedented inequality in the 'billionaire raj'. mronline.org The 'billionaire raj' of the reform period has emerged to be far more unequal than the 'British Raj'.

Tia Simmons (2024-07-17). It's Time for a Child Allowance, No Strings Attached. otherwords.org During the pandemic, the Why? At 15, I gave my baby to family members. But because the adoption was never finalized, I actually ended up owing child support — and only found out after it had compounded. Because of that debt, I was unfairly denied the Child Tax Credi…

Farrah Hassen (2024-07-17). The Solution to Homelessness Is Housing. otherwords.org It's hard enough not having a safe place to live. Now it's easier for cities to arrest you for it. | "I am afraid at all times,"

WSWS (2024-07-17). J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy memoir: How Trump's VP choice got his start in right-wing, anti-working class politics. wsws.org From right-wing author to US senator and Trump's new running mate: the making of a junior political charlatan.

WSWS (2024-07-17). USPS worker dies in Fayetteville, North Carolina after shift in mail truck on 95-degree day. wsws.org "Wendy" Johnson died on June 6 after working for hours in the back of a mail truck. She was 51 years old.

UMMID (2024-07-17). Puja Khedkar: IAS success story that actually is not. ummid.com Not alone the wealth and properties Pooja Khedkar, who is also a doctor with MBBS degree, is reportedly possessing, her family background is also debated following the controversies after controversies surrounding her Civil Services selection and consequent appointment as Assistance Collector in Pune.

newleftreview (2024-07-17). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-17). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org

UMMID (2024-07-17). 5,000 cr wedding in a country where 80 cr wait for free ration to survive. ummid.com The Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant marriage which is likely to cost Rs. 5,000 crore may be seen by some as India's growing economic prowess similar to the claims of India being the 5th largest economy, it however hides more realities than it reveals.

Mark Scolforo, Maryclaire Dale, Heather Hollingsworth, Michael Rubinkam (2024-07-17). The man killed at a Trump rally died shielding his family. Neighbors share stories of 2 others hurt. whyy.org The bystander killed when a sniper Corey D. Comperatore, 50, of Sarver, raised two daughters with his high school sweetheart while working as a project and tooling engineer. He also spent a decade as an Army reservist and many years as a volunteer firefighter, where he also served for a time as chief, according to

Jake Johnson (2024-07-16). Unions Slam "Billionaire" Trump-Vance Ticket as Working-Class "Nightmare" truthout.org Leading U.S. unions warned voters on Monday not to be fooled by the pro-worker facade constructed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio who has opposed congressional efforts to strengthen organizing rights, allowed corporate lobbyists to influence his legislating, and raked in donations from the elites he claims to despise. |

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2024-07-16). Factory Tourism is Wrecking Greece. counterpunch.org Odious debt and collapse of the state The debt-strapped Greek government is not defending Greece from Turkey or factory tourism. Turkey continues its long-standing manipulation of NATO countries while threatening Greece. Turkish insults and aggressive actions in the Aegean continue. The Turks have the audacity and insolence to advertise to their NATO "allies" and to

ICRC (2024-07-16). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

Javier Tolcachier (2024-07-16). The second conference of the World Humanist Forum has published its first conclusions: Colonial violence persists and overcoming it is everyone's business. pressenza.com Continuing the series that began in May, on 7 July the second World Humanist Forum discussion took place under the title "Is colonialism a thing of the past? | With the participation of people and collectives from different continents, the aim was to explore the modalities of domination that still allow the exploitation of ex-colonies to continue today and do not change the pattern of cultural supremacy that has been installed. | On the other hand, the previous analysis pointed to the various forms of segregation and inequality resulting from previous cycles of colonial violence, while highlighting how, in afflue…

WSWS (2024-07-16). Rising unemployment and poverty in New Zealand. wsws.org The National Party-led government is cutting funding for foodbanks as tens of thousands of people lose their jobs and more households struggle to pay for food, electricity and rent.

newleftreview (2024-07-16). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-16). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org

Mike Walter (2024-07-16). The Heat: China's 3rd Party plenum. america.cgtn.com The 20th CPC Central Committee started its third plenary session in Beijing on Monday. | During the four-day meeting, China's political leadership is expected to discuss deepening reforms, long-term economic development and advancing Chinese modernization. | China is working to become a high-level socialist market economy by 2035. | To discuss: | Qu Qiang is the Assistant Director of the International Monetary Institute. |

UMMID (2024-07-16). Puja Khedkar: IAS success story that actually is not. ummid.com Not alone the wealth and properties Pooja Khedkar, who is also a doctor with MBBS degree, is reportedly possessing, her family background is also debated following the controversies after controversies surrounding her Civil Services selection and consequent appointment as Assistance Collector in Pune.

UMMID (2024-07-16). 5,000 cr wedding in a country where 80 cr wait for free ration to survive. ummid.com The Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant marriage which is likely to cost Rs. 5,000 crore may be seen by some as India's growing economic prowess similar to the claims of India being the 5th largest economy, it however hides more realities than it reveals.

Peter Crimmins (2024-07-16). New book peeks over the wall into Philadelphia's grand gardens. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Every great garden started out small. | When Leslie Ann Miller and Richard Worley bought a sprawling stone mansion in 1985, the once-grand estate grounds built with 19th-century industrial wealth had been carved up, sold off and mostly neglected. | Miller recalled the landscaping around her new home as "stark." | "Richard and I said, 'Well, maybe we should do something!'"

The Independent (2024-07-16). Speaker Anita Among: Parliament committed to working with the Church. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is committed to working with the Church to promote and protect biblical values, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has assured Christians. "As Parliament, we pledge our unwavering support towards making laws that are good for humanity, respect for family and gives value to biblical teachings," she said as …

Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss. (2024-07-14). Biden Or Not, US Policy On Palestine Stays The Same. popularresistance.org With four months left until the elections in the United States, other issues are falling off the media radar. One might think that the genocide in Gaza had ended, as the coverage of it in mainstream media has fallen off dramatically. | But Israel has been escalating its attacks, openly targeting schools, dropping bombs on children playing soccer, and moving hundreds of thousands of largely homeless Palestinians from one place to another and bombing all of it. | Meanwhile, American attention has moved inward, debating whether or not the obvious mental incapacity of a man who holds the most powerful position in the…

Simcha Pasko (2024-07-14). IDF Counters UN Claims of Famine in Gaza. themedialine.org

Anshel Pfeffer (2024-07-14). Deif's 'death': How Israel's assassination attempt could deliver a Gaza cease-fire. haaretz.com The airstrike targeting Mohammed Deif in Gaza on Saturday is just the latest Israeli assassination attempt on Hamas' military chief. Whatever his fate, the hit on a mass-murderer glorified as a legend of the 'resistance' has a wealth of implications for Israel, Hamas and Gaza…

newarab (2024-07-14). FBI identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks in Trump rally shooting. newarab.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the "subject involved" in the attempted assassination of former The suspect was shot and killed by the Secret Service seconds after he allegedly fired shots toward a stage where Trump and was speaking in Butler, Pennsylvania. | The FBI said it was working to determine a motive for the attack, in which one rally attendee died and two other spectators were critically injured. Trump…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-07-14). Project 2025 Continues The Historic Racist, Fascist Project. popularresistance.org The right wing counter-revolution has been going on for more than 50 years. The Powell Memo was a 1971 directive from soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, instructing the US Chamber of Commerce how to defeat the "attack on the American free enterprise system". In other words, how to defeat any leftist or even leftish policies. The Contract with America outlined Newt Gingrich's plan for republican control of congress. These are just two examples of conservative narratives that periodically receive public attention. They are declarations of how the right wing have been working to counter the gains of the…

ICRC (2024-07-14). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

Staff (2024-07-14). India's tradition is Hindus and Muslims living, working together: Amartya Sen. muslimmirror.com Kolkata : Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said India has the tradition of Hindus and Muslims working and living together in cohesion. Sen, a noted economist, was speaking at a programme at the Alipore Jail Museum to foster book-reading habits among underprivileged youth. "Going by the history of our country, Hindus and Muslims have …

Staff (2024-07-14). India's tradition is Hindus and Muslims living, working together: Amartya Sen. muslimmirror.com Kolkata : Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said India has the tradition of Hindus and Muslims working and living together in cohesion. Sen, a noted economist, was speaking at a programme at the Alipore Jail Museum to foster book-reading habits among underprivileged youth. "Going by the history of our country, Hindus and Muslims have …

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-14). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org

UMMID (2024-07-14). Puja Khedkar: IAS success story that actually is not. ummid.com Not alone the wealth and properties Pooja Khedkar, who is also a doctor with MBBS degree, is reportedly possessing, her family background is also debated following the controversies after controversies surrounding her Civil Services selection and consequent appointment as Assistance Collector in Pune.

newleftreview (2024-07-14). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

UMMID (2024-07-14). 5,000 cr wedding in a country where 80 cr wait for free ration to survive. ummid.com The Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant marriage which is likely to cost Rs. 5,000 crore may be seen by some as India's growing economic prowess similar to the claims of India being the 5th largest economy, it however hides more realities than it reveals.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2024-07-13). Women in Gaza three times more likely to die during childbirth, experts warn. electronicintifada.net Israel's targeting of hospitals, along with extreme hunger and lack of medicine, put pregnant women and their babies at critical risk.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-13). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org

Sarah Mueller (2024-07-13). Delaware picked for White House 'Smart Shopper' pilot program to help reduce hunger. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Delaware will be the first state in the nation to test out the new "SNAP Smart Shopper" app, which officials hope will reduce food waste and hunger. | Part of the Data…

Editor (2024-07-13). Jul 13, 2024. sitrepworld.info VOCES8: Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré Fredwitz on War II, by Fred Reed Operation DAWN, by Scott Ritter Why Is the West Preparing for War? by Paul Craig Roberts The Mainstream Worldview Is A Mass-Produced Artificial Psychosis, by Caitlin Johnstone Is the first amendment "out of control"? by el gato malo, Tim Wu The Moral & Strategic Bankruptcy of US Policy in Gaza and Ukraine, by John Mearsheimer Richard Falk Is "Deeply Pessimistic About the Future of the Country," by Kevin Barrett Biden: Strategic Projections of Confidence, by Yves Smith Biden Praises 'Vice President Trump' During…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-07-13). Countries are purchasing vaccines in preparation for a bird flu pandemic. expose-news.com Yesterday Nature published an article summarising what countries are doing to prepare for a bird flu pandemic. Wealthy nations are purchasing vaccines against H5N1 influenza and boosting surveillance. Nature expressed no concern …

geo.tv (2024-07-13). Elon Musk donates to group backing Trump in US elections 2024. geo.tv Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Republican candidate Donald Trump gesture during separate events. — Reuters/FileTesla CEO Elon Musk donated to a political group working to elect Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming US elections, as per a report by Bloomberg on Friday….

ICRC (2024-07-13). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

WSWS (2024-07-13). Zelensky government prepares further social cuts ahead of new debt negotiations. wsws.org Ukraine is now the second largest debtor to the IMF after Egypt. Its agreements entail mass privatizations and further reductions in already minimal social spending.

newleftreview (2024-07-13). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

Bloomberg (2024-07-13). Elon Musk donates to Donald Trump, tapping vast fortune to swing US presidential race. scmp.com The world's richest person is said to have contributed a sizeable amount to a Super PAC working to help the Republican candidate beat Biden.

newarab (2024-07-13). Breakaway Turkish Cypriot state needs recognition, leader says. newarab.com The "Every day, we are working for recognition," said the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which Turkish Cypriot leaders declared in 1983 but which is recognised only by Ankara. | "Turkish Cypriots h…

newarab (2024-07-12). Parts of South Sudan 'on brink of famine', charity warns. newarab.com Since it gained independence in 2011, the world's newest nation has remained South Sudan is e…

Sahar Qeshta (2024-07-12). Will we be homeless for the rest of our lives? electronicintifada.net There is a sense of resignation among many people in Gaza.

Sean Mathews (2024-07-12). US considers fresh legal bid questioning ICC jurisdiction over Israel. middleeasteye.net US considers fresh legal bid questioning ICC jurisdiction over Israel | Exclusive: Secretary of State Antony Blinken directly lobbied UK foreign minister against dropping the ICC challenge | Fri, 07/12/2024 – 16: 40 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) speaks with US president Joe Biden during the working ses…

ecns.cn (2024-07-12). China releases case of using campus loans to force student to steal national secrets. ecns.cn MSS released on Friday a case involving a foreign spy intelligence agency using campus loans to pressure and threaten a student borrower through high-interest loans, violent debt collection, and intimidation in order to steal national secrets from China.

ICRC (2024-07-12). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2024-07-12). Monday 7/15: End Mayor Keeley's Campaign Against the Homeless. indybay.org Ginza parking lot next to the mayor's mansion | 525 Water St at Market St, Santa Cruz…

Dania Akkad (2024-07-12). Retired Saudi teacher sentenced to death over posts should be released, UN says. middleeasteye.net Retired Saudi teacher sentenced to death over posts should be released, UN says | UN working group says arbitrary detention of Mohammed al-Ghamdi and others in kingdom may constitute crimes against humanity | Fri, 07/12/2024 – 11: 17 | A Saudi court sentenced Mohammed al-Ghamdi to death last year over his social media…

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-07-12). IRS reclaims over $1 billion from wealthy tax evaders in under a year. nationofchange.org New IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act targets wealthy tax dodgers, reclaiming over $1 billion in unpaid taxes.

Woody Guthrie (2024-07-12). Woody Sez — Woody Guthrie's columns in People's World. peoplesworld.org This article is part of the People's World 100th Anniversary Series. Woody Guthrie (July 14, 1912 — October 3, 1967) was a singer, songwriter, and one of the most significant figures in American folk music. Born in Oklahoma, he was a troubadour of the working class, farmers, and the poor. For his birthday, we have brought …

Kate Horgan (2024-07-12). Private Companies in California Reap More than $100m to Sweep Homeless Camps. projectcensored.org Cities across California such as San Jose and Los Angeles have paid private contractors millions of dollars to sweep homeless encampments, Brian Barth reported in an article copublished in April 2024 by The Guardian and Type Investigations. Local governments have increasingly sought the services of private contractors to deal with…

WSWS (2024-07-12). Macron officials hold secret talks with neo-fascists amid French government crisis. wsws.org The secret meetings expose the bankruptcy of the New Popular Front's call to fight neo-fascism through electoral deals with Macron's right-wing Ensemble coalition.

WSWS (2024-07-12). Australia: Rental pain sharpest in working-class suburbs. wsws.org Almost three-quarters of Australian suburbs are in "extreme rental pain" as rent soars and wages stagnate.

WSWS (2024-07-12). Biden's "domestic NATO": The trade union bureaucracy backs escalating global war. wsws.org Biden's comparison raises the obvious question: Against whom is this "domestic NATO" at war? Above all, it is the American working class, which is fed up with poverty and inequality and despises the whole capitalist political setup.

newleftreview (2024-07-12). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

GABIK (2024-07-12). Incentives for municipalities owing water bills. sanews.gov.za Incentives for municipalities owing water bills | In a bid to address the water debt owed by municipalities, the Department of Water and Sanitation, including water boards, have strengthened and standardised debt collection processes and put in place incentives for municipalities to pay their water board bills. | Presenting the Water and Sanitation Budget Vote on Friday, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina said the municipal debts to the water boards increased to R21.3 billion by May 2024, posing a major risk to the financial sustainability of the whole water sector. | Majodina said this debt has forced…

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-12). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org

aljazeera (2024-07-12). Why is Greece introducing a six-day working week? aljazeera.com Greece is adopting a controversial new policy that bucks the trend worldwide of moving towards fewer working days.

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2024-07-11). Project Total Control: Everything Is a Weapon When Totalitarianism Is Normalized. dissidentvoice.org The U.S. government is working to re-shape the country in the image of a totalitarian state. This has remained true over the past 50-plus years no matter which political party held office. This will remain true no matter who wins the 2024 presidential election. In the midst of the partisan furor over Project 2025, a …

newarab (2024-07-11). Parts of South Sudan 'on brink of famine', charity warns. newarab.com Since it gained independence in 2011, the world's newest nation has remained South Sudan is e…

Ryan Cristián (2024-07-11). Experts Find Gaza Death Toll Far Higher Than Reported, Gaza Famine, School Bombings & Ceasefire Lies. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/10/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

ecns.cn (2024-07-11). Famine threat looms over Gaza, UN warns. ecns.cn A group of independent experts and special rapporteurs of the United Nations have said famine was now gripping the Gaza Strip as children die from malnutrition amid Israel's alleged starvation campaign as bombings of schools continued.

Aaron Rabinowitz (2024-07-11). Israeli military knows it must tread carefully as it prepares for the ultra-Orthodox draft. haaretz.com The IDF plans to draft yeshiva students who are working and those who have dropped out — and intends to give rabbis supervision powers over the new recruits' army service…

Black Alliance For Peace, Black Agenda Report. (2024-07-11). Responsibility For Kenya Crisis Lies At The Feet Of US Neo-Colonialism. popularresistance.org The excessive support and public adoration the U.S. government has given to Kenya's President William Ruto represents the racist contempt this settler state has for all of Africa and for the domestic population of descendants from the continent. Two days before African Liberation Day on May 25th and one month before the Kenyan police's brutal crackdown on protests against the US-IMF backed Finance Act that increases taxes up to 35% on essential goods, U.S. President Biden rolled out a red carpet for Ruto at a White House state dinner. | The debt that this bill is supposed to address only exists because of the inc…

Caroline Kimeu, Portside. (2024-07-11). How Kenya's Youth, Middle Classes And Working Poor Joined Forces. popularresistance.org I remember Kenya's June 25 protests like they were yesterday. The energy on the streets of Nairobi was frenetic, filled with the sound of whistles, motorcycle honks, vuvuzelas (long horns used to cheer in soccer games) and loud blasts of teargas. | "We are tired," chanted the thousands of demonstrators who had turned out to oppose government plans to introduce wide-ranging tax hikes, on what would become the bloodiest day of the protests. Hoisting up Kenyan flags, they marched through one of the city's main avenues, which was colored pink from water cannon spray, dodging rounds of rubber bullets and teargas.

Stewart Lawrence (2024-07-11). Doug Burgum is Trump's Likely VP Choice. Here's Why. counterpunch.org There are two, maybe three, good reasons to believe that Donald Trump will choose North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his vice-presidential running mate over more popular MAGA-oriented choices like Ohio Senator J.D. Vance or Florida senator Marco Rubio, whose Cuban-American working class roots might appeal to Hispanics. First, and foremost, because Burgum appears to

ICRC (2024-07-11). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2024-07-11). Monday 7/15: End Mayor Keeley's Campaign Against the Homeless. indybay.org Ginza parking lot next to the mayor's mansion | 525 Water St at Market St, Santa Cruz…

Sarah Anderson (2024-07-11). Progressive Democrats Call for Stronger CHIPS Subsidy Guardrails to Prevent Wasteful Stock Buyback Spending. inequality.org The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act created a huge opportunity to boost domestic production of the semiconductors that power everything from refrigerators and trains to whatever electronic device you're reading from right now. The Biden administration has also taken important steps to make sure these and other public investment dollars create good jobs, particularly for …

Kate Horgan (2024-07-11). You're a Hypocrite, And So Am I. projectcensored.org By Eleanor Goldfield We're all hypocrites. For the most part, it's not our fault. We necessarily live in the systems we're working to change. I'm writing this on a device made possible by conflict materials dug up by children in Congo. I'm sitting in an air-conditioned home that most likely…

aljazeera (2024-07-11). Ukraine seizes cargo ship carrying 'looted' grain for Russia. aljazeera.com Cameroonian-flagged ship is alleged to have been working for Russia to transport the Ukrainian grain to the Middle East.

WSWS (2024-07-11). Chicago teachers: Organize rank-and-file committees to fight another sellout contract! wsws.org Behind closed doors, a conspiracy is being hatched against 25,000 Chicago school teachers. The Chicago Teachers Union is working with the city administration of Brandon Johnson to impose cuts in a new contract and block a strike during a politically explosive election year.

WSWS (2024-07-11). Greek government introduces six-day working week in stepped up offensive. wsws.org The New Democracy government's attacks on the working class have earned it widespread praise from the global financial elite Standard and Poor's has updated its outlook on Greece from "stable" to "positive", while German business interests speak of Greece as a new model.

WSWS (2024-07-11). Morenoite Révolution permanente group backs French New Popular Front as it allies with Macron. wsws.org The move unmasks RP's revolutionary pretensions. It is a middle class party that, like the NFP, works to block working class opposition to Macron and his policies of imperialist war and police-state rule.

Bloomberg (2024-07-11). Hungary's Orban will visit Trump in Florida after Nato summit in Washington. scmp.com Visit is likely to fan concerns among Nato allies that the Hungarian leader is working as an intermediary between Putin and Trump.

UMMID (2024-07-11). Mt. Gox Bitcoin pay-out fears leave Crypto market poorer by over $170 bn. ummid.com Cyrpto market Friday July 05, 2024 lost over $170 billion amid the reports that the trustee overseeing the Mt. Gox bankruptcy has announced the commencement of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash repayments to creditors affected by the infamous hack resulting in losses worth billions.

The Independent (2024-07-11). üî¥BREAKING NEWS: Kenyan President Ruto fires cabinet. independent.co.ug Ruto to form broad-based government to eliminate wastage, fight corruption and cut the national debt. Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has dissolved his cabinet with immediate effect, leaving out only Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi. "Upon reflection and listening keenly to what the …

newleftreview (2024-07-11). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-11). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org

David Matthau (2024-07-11). Homelessness in New Jersey is compounded by extreme heat. Advocates are pushing for more cooling centers. whyy.org From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Gabrielle, who struggles with mental health and addiction problems, has been living on the streets of Trenton for the past five years. | "People look right through you like you're not real, you're not worthy of just human decency," she said. | She said she is in survival mode every day, thinking about where her next meal would come from or how she can keep herself safe. On top of all that, she now has to deal with the extreme heat. | "You're just walking…

WSWS (2024-07-10). UN experts confirm famine throughout Gaza, condemn Israel's starvation policy. wsws.org The group's statement is an indictment all the imperialist powers, above all the United States, that have backed to the hilt Israel's barbaric onslaught in Gaza which has reduced its buildings to rubble and its people to refugees constantly facing death by starvation, disease and bombardment.

Alexis Sterling (2024-07-10). UN experts declare Israeli 'targeted starvation campaign' has led to Gaza famine. nationofchange.org

Cameron Harrison (2024-07-10). Labor for a ceasefire: U.S. union coalition hosts Palestinian trade unionists. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In the spirit of working-class internationalism and the tradition of "an injury to one is an injury to all," labor unions in the U.S. continue to fight for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Israel's genocidal war on Palestine. They are working to pressure the Biden administration to change policies and end its diplomatic and …

kwjorinoco (2024-07-10). President Maduro Congratulates Iran's President-Elect on Victory. orinocotribune.com President Nicolás Maduro congratulated the president-elect of Iran, Mosoud Pezeshkian, for his electoral victory. | This was reported by the foreign affairs minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, on his X account, where he published a government statement issued on Tuesday, July 9. | The text indicates that in a telephone conversation, Maduro and Pezeshkian ratified the fraternal nature of the relationship between the two countries. | Both leaders agreed to continue working together to promote their long-term bilateral strategic relationship. | #Comunicado üì¢ El Presidente Editor (2024-07-10). Jul 10, 2024. sitrepworld.info Country Joe & The Fish — Vietnam Song John Kennedy's Mind vs. Joe Biden's Cheat Sheet, by John Leake The DNC's Main Goal Is to Block Principled Progressives and Systemic Reform, by Bill Astore Who has the power to kill the world? Money is Power is Money, by Sasha Latypova US Inequality Is About Class, Not Generations, by Sam Pizzigati The Big Picture behind Viktor The Mediator's peace shuttle, by Pepe Escobar We Can Defeat the Lobby, by Ilan Pappe 'How Do We Control Palestinians? We Make Them Feel Like We're Everywhere,' by Yves Smith, P Molnar Starmer learnt that the price of power was…

ecns.cn (2024-07-10). U.S. cities cope with vacant offices, crime. ecns.cn Retail has undergone a fundamental shift, with online shopping becoming the norm. Many cities are also battling crime, drug addiction and homelessness.

Ron Ridenour (2024-07-10). Stop the 'Lesser of Two Evils' Syndrome. counterpunch.org Liberals vote Democrat. Conservatives vote Republican. Most progressives vote Democrat. So has it been. That landscape is changing. This election debate revolves around "lesser of evils" as always, but the presidential candidates are more unpopular than ever. What issues matter most? Greater possibility for world war with nuclear weapons. Mother Earth enraged. Racism and inequality. Republican

ICRC (2024-07-10). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…

cscommittee (2024-07-10). An update on Casey Goonan's recent hunger strike. indybay.org Casey went on a weeklong hunger strike over jail conditions, ending it after 2 of 4 demands were agreed to by jailers.

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2024-07-10). Monday 7/8: Vigil Calling for an End to Mayor Keeley's Assault on Those Living Outside. indybay.org 525 Water Street at Market, Santa Cruz…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-07-10). Ethiopian PM visits Sudan in search of peace. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske-Selassie affirmed on Wednesday that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's working visit to Sudan is a decisive step towards resolving the conflict in that neighboring country.

WSWS (2024-07-10). Research reveals precipitous decline in UK working class living standards. wsws.org The rate of material deprivation rose from 15 percent to 19 percent between 2019—20 and 2022—23, corresponding to an extra 2.8 million people. The rate of food insecurity increased from 8 percent to 11 percent over the same period, approximately 2.1 million additional people.

WSWS (2024-07-10). After the French elections, New Popular Front swings to the right. wsws.org The task is independently mobilizing working class militancy in struggle for demands that give voice to the objectively revolutionary opposition of the masses to capitalism.

WSWS (2024-07-10). Educators in Turkey protest draft anti-labor law. wsws.org While the Turkish political establishment and the trade union apparatus have been working to suppress the growing discontent of the working class against the ongoing cost of living crisis, the police attacked a protest by educators in Ankara against the new anti-labor law.

WSWS (2024-07-10). Report reveals nearly one quarter of Canadians are living in poverty. wsws.org The growth of poverty, and the staggering fortunes of the corporations and the rich are not unrelated processes. They arise out of the inner workings of the capitalist system, and political decisions made by all of Canada's major parties, including the Liberals and NDP.

The Independent (2024-07-10). Labour Ministry, CSOs demand strict laws against foreign investors on human rights. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil …

Plus News (2024-07-10). Labour Ministry, CSOs Demand Strict Laws Against Foreign Investors on Human Rights. plusnews.ug The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil and gas, mining, energy, and …

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-10). Bahrain: Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike. fidh.org

Urban CNY News (2024-07-10). Nourishing Tomorrow Leaders Apply for NTL today! urbancny.com Build your leadership skills and learn how to become an effective board member with NTL. With the goal of increasing diversity across nonprofit boards in our community, the Nourishing Tomorrow's Leaders program is a nine-week course that explores board governance, conflict resolution, group dynamics, networking, inclusivity best practices, nonprofit lifecycles, and more! Whether you are looking to serve on a community board now or in the future, we encourage you to apply and develop the skills needed to be a change-maker in your community. Diversity on a not-for-profit board is vital and we define diversity as in…

UMMID (2024-07-10). Mt. Gox Bitcoin pay-out fears leave Crypto market poorer by over $170 bn. ummid.com Cyrpto market Friday July 05, 2024 lost over $170 billion amid the reports that the trustee overseeing the Mt. Gox bankruptcy has announced the commencement of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash repayments to creditors affected by the infamous hack resulting in losses worth billions.

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-10). Burkina Faso: Journalist, Junta Critics Feared Disappeared. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Serge Oulon signing his books at the Norbert Zongo press center in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, October 2023. | © 2023 Private | (Nairobi) — Burkina Faso authorities should urgently investigate and publicly report on the whereabouts of a journalist and two prominent critics of the country's military junta, Human Rights Watch said today.The abductions since June 18 of Serge Oulon, director of an investigative newspaper, Adama Bayala, and Kalifara Séré, both working as television commentators, raise concerns about enforced disappearances and possible unlawful conscriptions into t…

newleftreview (2024-07-10). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.

Maria Calvo (2024-07-10). Hacer posible en los próximos seis años las metas de la Agenda 2030. radiohc.cu El mundo se ha estancado en los últimos años en la consecución de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, en muchos de los cuales ha experimentado un retroceso, poniendo en riesgo metas esenciales referidas al hambre, la pobreza y el clima.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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