2025-03-25: News Headlines

albawaba (2025-03-25). Israeli forces attack air bases in Syria. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Israeli army announced targeting two Syrian air bases, Tadmur and T-4 air bases on Tuesday morning.In a post on the army's official X account, Israel said it hit the "remaining military capabilities" in the airfields located near the city of Palmyra in Homs. On the other hand, the Israeli army had earlier launched bombs on the same bases.Earlier on Monday, the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, slammed the attacks carried out by Israel in Syria and Lebanon saying the country is risking "further escalation".pic.twitter.com/VrlM9HCH8T— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) Cari-Bois News (2025-03-25). Has Trinidad & Tobago got comfortable with environmental degradation? globalvoices.org 't its core, the mistreatment of nature in Trinidad and Tobago is more than an environmental crisis'Originally published on Plastic pollution in a Trinidad river.

albawaba (2025-03-25). Israeli strikes kill 65 Palestinians as Gaza death toll surpasses 50,000. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israel's relentless assault on Gaza continues, with at least 65 Palestinians killed in air and artillery strikes across the enclave since this morning. The attacks, including intense shelling in eastern Jabalia, come as Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens.Among the victims were two Palestinian journalists, including an Al Jazeera Mubasher reporter whose vehicle was hit in northern Gaza. The Gaza Health Ministry reports that at least 50,082 Palestinians have been killed and 113,408 wounded since the war began.However, Gaza's Government Media Office puts the death toll at over 61,700, citing thousands of p…

hindustantimes (2025-03-25). Iran Stunning Offer To Trump After Calling Him 'Bully' Over Nuclear Deal Threats: 'We Are Open To…'. hindustantimes.com Arab Nations, including Gaza ceasefire mediators Qatar and Egypt, met in Cairo on March 04 to adopt a reconstruction plan for the besieged enclave. The Egyptian plan appeared to be a direct counter to the Donald Trump proposal that called for depopulating Gaza and turning it into a 'Riviera of the Middle East'. How will Washington and ally Israel react to the new plan? Watch this video for full details.

hindustantimes (2025-03-25). Trump Shocks Zelensky With New Ukraine Announcement At 2nd Cabinet Meet? Full Video | Elon Musk | US. hindustantimes.com At a full cabinet meeting, the U.S. administration made a significant new announcement regarding Ukraine. The announcement was made during the second cabinet meeting of the Donald Trump administration with ceasefire talks proceeding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia taking place on the same day. Watch the video for details.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). Scores injured as Russia strikes Ukraine during ceasefire talks. channelnewsasia.com

albawaba (2025-03-25). Strange swirling-like lights cause panic in Russia and Ukraine. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Strange swirling-like lights were spotted in the skies over multiple towns and cities in both Ukraine and Russia causing panic and spreading fear among residents as their source is unknown. "what are those strange swirling-like lights?" people asked online as some came up with some suggestions of explanations suggesting they could be the results of the debris of rockets and missiles amid a continued war between the two countries.Others in Russia claimed that this was a sign that the aliens had found our planet and were visiting the Earth and that the lights were coming out of their spacecraft.On the ot…

Aseel Saleh (2025-03-25). Israel kills 700 in one week and resumes targeting of hospitals and journalists in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israel's genocide in Gaza is in full swing as the Trump administration unleashes its ally and provides it with all the weapons it needs.

Pablo Meriguet (2025-03-25). Accusations and attacks: the last presidential debate in Ecuador between Noboa and González. peoplesdispatch.org The The two politicians will face off for the office of president on April 13 as they received the most votes in the first round of the elections. Noboa obtained 44.17% of the valid votes, while González obtained 44% (almost a tie). The high vote total for first and second place in the first round of elections was…

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). Egypt makes new proposal to restore Gaza truce as Israeli strikes kill 65. channelnewsasia.com

albawaba (2025-03-25). Houthis fire 2 ballistic missiles targeting Ben Gurion Airport. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Houthi group announced early Tuesday morning that they had targeted Ben Gurion Airport in Israel with two ballistic missiles, "the Zulfiqar and the Palestine 2".The Yemeni militia also added they had a confrontation with the USS Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea amid continued US airstrikes on Houthi targets in the country.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree revealed in a statement that "the missile force of the Yemeni armed forces targeted Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa with two ballistic missiles, the Zulfiqar and the Palestine 2."Images of Iron Dome failing to intercept the Yemen…

albawaba (2025-03-25). Yemen-Houthi ballistic missile strikes central Israel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- A hypersonic ballistic missile launched from Yemen struck central Israel, triggering widespread air raid sirens across Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and over 200 towns and cities. The Israeli Home Front Command confirmed sirens sounding in the greater Tel Aviv area, southern Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem as Israeli air defense systems deployed interceptor missiles in response.Israeli media reported that shrapnel from an intercepted Yemeni missile fell in the city of Holon, south of Tel Aviv. According to the Walla news website, the interception also caused material damage in Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem. Israeli po…

marketing (2025-03-25). Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge For Centuries. Generative AI Is Set To Transform It Yet Again #Technology #Shaped #Human #Knowledge #Centuries. #Generative #Transform #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Where would we be without knowledge? Everything from the building of spaceships to the development of new therapies has come about through the creation, sharing, and …

marketing (2025-03-25). Wage Theft Is Now A Criminal Offence In NZ Investigating It Shouldn't Be Left To The Police #Wage #Theft #Criminal #Offence #Investigating #Shouldn't #Left #Police #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Being robbed is a horrible experience under any circumstances. But being robbed by your employer involves a unique betrayal of trust. | So it was a sign of real progress …

marketing (2025-03-25). A Budget Splash To Conserve 30% Of Australia's Lands Will Save Species If We Choose The Right 30% #Budget #Splash #Conserve #Australia's #Lands #Save #Species #Choose #Right #USA #Russia #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | In 2022, Australia and many other nations agreed to protect 30% of their lands and waters by 2030 to arrest the rapid decline in biodiversity. | Since then, the Albanese …

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2025-03-25). How To Avert The Imminent Collapse Of Social Security. popularresistance.org The Social Security Administration (SSA), which has been understaffed for a long time, is now facing collapse within months if changes made by the Trump administration are not reversed. 73 million people in the United States rely on Social Security for part or all of their income. Clearing the FOG speaks with Alex Lawson of Social Security Works about the cuts to the SSA workforce, the closure of regional and local offices and other changes that are going to lead to beneficiaries not receiving their checks and possibly the end of this 89 year old institution. Lawson describes how people can join the struggle to s…

albawaba (2025-03-25). Relentless U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi stronghold in Sa'dah, Yemen. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Yemeni sources report a wave of U.S. airstrikes targeting Sa'dah, the Houthi stronghold in northern Yemen, as part of an ongoing military campaign. The attacks, which have continued since March 15 following U.S. President Donald Trump's directive for intensified strikes, show no sign of slowing.On Monday, a series of overnight airstrikes hit multiple locations across Yemen. One attack in the capital, Sana'a, killed at least one person and injured over a dozen others. A residential building in the Ma'in district of Asir, west of Sana'a, was also bombed, causing civilian casualties.The U.S. claims its str…

marketing (2025-03-25). Why Is The US Group Chat On Houthi Attack Plans So Concerning? A Military Operations Expert Explains #Group #Chat #Houthi #Attack #Plans #Concerning? #Military #Operations #Expert #Explains #Facebook #Twitter #Meta #Instagram #TikTok. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | A report in The Atlantic today sent shockwaves through Washington and beyond: senior US officials shared military operations for a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels …

geo.tv (2025-03-25). Canada says faces election interference threats from China and India. geo.tv

albawaba (2025-03-25). Mia Khalifa breaks down in tears after seeing her own photo. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Mia Khalifa gets emotional seeing her photo.When former adult film star and social media sensation Mia Khalifa saw her photograph displayed at the Hayward Art Gallery in London, United Kingdom, she lost control of her emotions and became overcome with emotion. During the event, which she documented on her Instagram Story, she was seen sobbing uncontrollably as she stood in front of the artwork that featured her face.The 31-year-old Khalifa expressed her profound appreciation for the opportunity to be a part of a prominent art institution. Being able to see myself in a setting like this is quite dauntin…

geo.tv (2025-03-25). Trump announces harsh 25% tariffs on nations purchasing Venezuelan oil. geo.tv Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, US, September 23, 2024. — ReutersUS President Donald Trump Monday announced a 25% tariff on imports from countries that purchase Venezuelan oil and gas, a move that could impact major economies such as China and India…

editor (2025-03-25). Masking during Covid was nothing to do with public health. onlineopinion.com.au Commonsense should have alerted many people to the perils of public wearing masks for any length of time.

geo.tv (2025-03-25). 'Nazis got better treatment': Judge slams Trump administration over deportations. geo.tv Venezuelan migrants arrive on a flight after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2025. — Reuters

albawaba (2025-03-25). Russian-US talks on Ukraine war conclude after 12-hour long session in KSA. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The latest round of negotiations between Russia and the United States regarding the Ukraine war wrapped up after a record 12-hour session in Saudi Arabia on Monday. This meeting, the longest in a series of diplomatic efforts since February 18, involved senior officials from both nations, including Russia's Foreign Minister and the U.S. Secretary of State.According to reports, Moscow and Washington coordinated a joint statement, set for release on Tuesday. Before the talks, Russian delegate Grigory Karasin expressed hope that they could resolve "at least one issue," though he refrained from specifying wh…

geo.tv (2025-03-25). Trump criticises his Colorado portrait but praises one sent by Putin. geo.tv Trump's portrait in Colorado. — X@trump_repost/FileUS President Donald Trump has received a new portrait from Russian President Vladimir Putin, just as he publicly ridiculed an existing painting of himself displayed in Colorado's State Capitol, BBC reported. While…

geo.tv (2025-03-25). Afghan women risk Taliban wrath over hair trade. geo.tv Afghan women wait to receive food aid from a nongovernmental organisation in Kabul on January 17, 2023. — AFPKABUL: Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash.But a…

editor (2025-03-25). Large-scale electricity generation. onlineopinion.com.au Reliable, available 24/7 and affordable electricity underpins our economy and is critical to our future prosperity (if we have one as a sovereign nation).

Guest Contributor (2025-03-25). How can Africa achieve inclusive and equitable quality education? globalvoices.org

marketing (2025-03-25). U.S. Stocks Rise On Reports Trump Will Take Targeted Approach To Tariffs #U.S. #Stocks #Rise #Reports #Trump #Take #Targeted #Approach #Tariffs #Index #Wall #Street #Nasdaq #Exchange #Trading. menafn.com (MENAFN – Baystreet) | U.S. Treasuries are falling and stocks are on the rise amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will take a more targeted approach with his next round of tariffs …

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). HSBC mulls outsourcing some fixed income trading, Bloomberg News reports. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). OpenAI COO to spearhead global growth, partnerships in expanded role, Altman says. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). X's director of engineering has left company, Verge reports. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). Brazil will beat Argentina up in World Cup qualifier, says Raphinha. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). Rodrigues re-elected to lead Brazilian FA until 2030. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). Protesters hit Istanbul streets again over Erdogan rival's arrest. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2025-03-25). Trump says Greenland 'maybe' in US future as territory's leaders lambast US delegation trip. channelnewsasia.com

albawaba (2025-03-25). Everything you need to know about Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump's relationship. albawaba.com

albawaba (2025-03-25). 7-year-old girl gets a tattoo, TikTok video sparks outrage. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A TikTok video of a 7-year-old girl reportedly getting a tattoo has sparked widespread outrage and concern with speculations from social media users on its authenticity. If true, several social media users have expressed their disbelief about the issue at hand, bringing up topics about the 7-year-old girl's parents and the tattoo artist including, child abuse, and legality. Many have also raised concerns about failed parenting, further urging authorities to jail everyone responsible for the bizarre video. 7-year-old girl gets a tattoo, TikTok video sparks outrage: Is 7 too young for a tattoo?

geo.tv (2025-03-25). 'Reasons to be optimistic': UK startups boost local news scene. geo.tv The Manchester Mill media founder and editor Joshi Herrmann works in the offices of the online newspaper serving Greater Manchester— AFP/FileOn the second floor of a London furniture store, three journalists are busy finalising the latest edition of a newsletter, covering…

geo.tv (2025-03-25). Japan awards longest-serving death row inmate $1.4 million. geo.tv The image shows former Japanese boxer Iwao Hakamada. — AFP/FileTOKYO: A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.The payout represents 12,500…

Prachatai (2025-03-25). Thai cook reveals what detention is like for Uyghurs in Thailand. globalvoices.org A Thai cook explains the plight of Uyghur refugees in a rural detention centerOriginally published on A cook narrates the situation of detained Uyghurs in a rural detention center in Thailand. This

Joe Hernandez, NPR (2025-03-25). 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy. Here's what it means for your genetic data. whyy.org This story originally appeared on The genetic testing company 23andMe — which allows users to spit in a tube and send away the sample for a detailed DNA analysis — is filing for bankruptcy. | The California biotech firm

Tilak Doshi (2025-03-25). Beautiful, Clean Coal. dailysceptic.org King coal is back. The staple fuel, now capable of being burnt cleanly via 4th generation plants, is set to once again take its rightful place in the story of human flourishing, says Tilak Doshi. And not a moment too soon.

geo.tv (2025-03-25). Trump defends Greenland visit, says 'This is friendliness, not provocation'. geo.tv US President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, March 24, 2025. — Reuters | US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks after being sworn in on the 25th. — AFP/FileWASHINGTON: Senior officials in Donald Trump's administration, including the US vice president and defence secretary, mistakenly added a journalist to a private messaging group where they…

People's Dispatch. (2025-03-24). Film On Gaza Solidarity Encampments Launched Amid Crackdown On Activism. popularresistance.org A new documentary chronicling the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University will premier at the CPH: DOX Film Festival in Copenhagen on March 25, 2025. "The Encampments," a film produced by BreakThrough News and Watermelon Pictures, "challenges the dominant media narrative by revealing the true spirit of the encampments—what it felt like to be there, the emotions that fueled the students, and what motivated their drastic action," said directors Kei Pritsker and Michael T Workman. | The film was produced by nonprofit media organization BreakThrough News, Grammy-award winning musician Macklemore, and W…

ecns.cn (2025-03-24). Registration Center for Boao Forum 2025 starts operation. ecns.cn The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 will be held from March 25 to 28 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province.

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2025-03-22: News Headlines

Joseph Daher (2025-03-22). HTS must reject Assad-era neoliberalism. internationalviewpoint.org The fall of Assad in December 2024 raised hopes for a brighter future in Syria. But as the country looks to rebuild its economy, enormous challenges remain. | – | / |

Rania Khalek (2025-03-22). Defying Courts, Trump Disappears Venezuelan Migrants to El Salvador for Forced Labor. thealtworld.com Zoe Alexandra, Editor of Peoples Dispatch, joins to discuss the Trump administration's deportation of over 250 Venezuelan migrants to a notoriously torturous mega-prison in El Salvador, after paying $6 million to President Nayib Bukele. | Forcibly removed from the country and stripped of due process, Alexandra explains the politics behind the inhumane policy. | "Venezuelan migrants are being rounded up because they have tattoos, deported to a 3rd country, where their rights are unclear," says

anonymous EPA employees, DeSmog. (2025-03-22). An Open Letter From EPA Staff To The American Public. popularresistance.org The Trump administration is making accusations of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with federal environmental justice programs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as justification for firing federal workers and defunding critical environmental programs. But the real waste, fraud, and abuse would be to strip away these funds from the American people. | As current and former employees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who developed and implemented the agency's environmental justice funding and grant programs, we want to offer our first-hand insights about the efficiency and importance of this…

WSWS (2025-03-22). Trump executive order revives discredited 1776 Commission, mandating the falsification of American history in K-12 schools. wsws.org In falsifying history, the oligarchs in charge are attempting to erase any critical thoughts youth may have about American policy in the present, especially the massive growth in economic inequality, the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the ever-present threat of war against China, Iran and Russia.

WSWS (2025-03-22). EU adopts White Paper demanding €800 billion defense spending increase. wsws.org Adopting the policies proposed in the White Paper, designed to arm Europe for war with Russia, would require devastating attacks on social spending and democratic rights in Europe.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Xi's visit highlights flowering prospects in Yunnan. ecns.cn During his Yunnan tour, Xi urged the province to accelerate the development of distinctive agriculture unique to plateau areas in order to increase farmers' incomes.

Susan Price (2025-03-22). Suharto's lingering shadow: Human rights in Indonesia and West Papua after Prabowo's election. ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). From Trump to Netanyahu, Modi to Milei — Understanding the rise of the global far right. ecosocialism.org.au

Resumen English. (2025-03-22). Call For Permanent Mobilization In Support Of Social Reforms. popularresistance.org In the midst of tensions with Congress over the shelving of labor reform, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said in Bogotá that a referendum had been launched to decide on the future of the reforms and that the people must remain in permanent and growing mobilization so that the parliamentarians serve them and not the powerful. | In front of tens of thousands of people who filled Plaza Bolívar, in the historic center of the capital, the head of state said that the proposal for a referendum is essential to decide the fate of the social reforms presented by the Government of Change.

Daniel Warner, Counter Punch. (2025-03-22). Make The World Scared Again: US Threatens United Nations Agencies. popularresistance.org "Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" was the key question at the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings during the 1950s McCarthy era. At the height of the anti-Soviet/Communist fear, HUAC cost thousands of people their jobs and created a powerful chill to freedom of speech and association. A similar chill with global consequences has now come to 2000 U.N. agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive U.S. funding. An Office of Management and Budget questionnaire asks them to describe with whom and how they do business. It has created stupor and c…

Andrew Korybko (2025-03-22). Europe's Reported Plan To Replace The US In NATO Ignores The Interests Of Five Key Countries. thealtworld.com It's strongly implied that Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania prefer to remain under the US' security umbrella. | The Financial Times (FT) cited four unnamed European officials to report that "

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). Pro-Trump senator Steve Daines meets China's economy tsar He Lifeng amid mounting trade tensions. channelnewsasia.com Daines is the first member of the US Congress to visit Beijing since Donald Trump took office in January, and his office has said he is coordinating closely with the White House and will be "carrying President Trump's America First agenda".

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Teemu Ruskola: The Making of the Chinese Working Class. newleftreview.org Drawing inspiration from Edward Thompson's classic study, a comparative analysis of the forces that have shaped and re-shaped China's labouring masses, as wave upon wave of 'new enclosures' complete the proletarianization of the peasantry.

He Huifeng,Ralph Jennings (2025-03-22). Chinese entrepreneurs' philanthropy helps lure world-class scholars. scmp.com Fuyao University of Science and Technology, which began enrolling students this year, trumpets faculty's international credentials.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Mechanism for fairer company fees sought. ecns.cn China is taking steps to establish a well-functioning and sustainable regulatory mechanism for enterprise-related fees aimed at anchoring expectations of market players of all types and boosting their confidence in future growth.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Poverty fight sets example for other nations. ecns.cn As Uzbekistan increasingly looks eastward for development solutions, especially for poverty alleviation, linguist Dilsora Mirzaakhmedova is trying to introduce China's development philosophy to the Central Asian country while building bridges for cross-cultural communication.

ecns.cn (2025-03-22). Facial recognition concerns addressed. ecns.cn A regulation aiming to standardize the use of facial recognition technology and protect personal data was unveiled on Friday, as the increasingly wider application of the security-related tech sparks growing concerns over potential privacy violations in China.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Perry Anderson: Idées-forces. newleftreview.org What weight should be given to the role of ideas in moments of radical change, as opposed to that of material interests and forces? From the Reformation to the Enlightenment, rise of Marxism and hegemony of neoliberalism, lessons for a system-changing left.

channelnewsasia (2025-03-22). North Korean leader reaffirms support for Russia's war in Ukraine in talks with top official. channelnewsasia.com North Korea is believed to be receiving economic and military assistance from Russia in return for providing weapons and troops.

greenleft.org.au (2025-03-22). Socialist Alliance launches Sydney, NSW Senate campaign with communities in struggle. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2025-03-22). Neighbourhood Action Committee established to fight Labor's demolition of Melbourne public housing. wsws.org Residents from public housing towers across Melbourne attended the forum, passing a resolution to form the Committee and take up a struggle against Labor's attack, carried out in the interests of big business.

Nick Cleveland-Stout (2025-03-22). New Trump order a big win for war profiteers. responsiblestatecraft.org President Trump is working on delivering what could be a big win for U.S. arms contractors. Politico Pro reported on Thursday that the White House is currently "drafting an executive order aimed at streamlining the federal government's process of selling weapons overseas." | The text of the executive order has not yet been released, but a source familiar with the order confirmed it will boost arms contractor interests and reduce congressional oversight by stripping down parts of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the law that governs the arms export process. | Close observers of the process say the order may…

newarab (2025-03-22). Egyptian parliamentarians push to block sale of Banque du Caire. newarab.com reported sale of Banque du Caire to the UAE, expressing concerns about Egypt's economic independence and the increasing influence of Gulf nations over the country's banking sector. | According to The New Arab's Arabic-language sister site, Al-Araby al-Jadeed, members of Egypt's House of Representatives, including Maha Abdel Nasser, have urged…

newarab (2025-03-22). UAE commits to $1.4 trillion investment framework in US, White House says. newarab.com The United Arab Emirates has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion investment framework in the United States after top UAE officials met President Donald Trump this week, a White House official said on Friday. | The new framework will "substantially increase the UAE's existing investments in the US economy" in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing, the official told Reuters. | The official said the agreement resulted from

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Nancy Fraser: Slavery and Social Theory. newleftreview.org What questions for critical social theory are posed by the capitalist slave regimes of the Americas? An inquiry into the political, economic and social-reproductive dimensions of enslaved and 'doubly free' labour.

newleftreview (2025-03-22). Malcolm Bull: Why Is There the Amount of Art That There Is? newleftreview.org If, since Duchamp, anything can be art, regardless of skill or vision, why isn't more of it produced? Drawing on Frank Knight's work on financial risk to probe the institutional theory of art, Malcolm Bull finds curious links with the worlds of cryptocurrency and NFTs.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Get Rs 50,000 Loan Without Salary Slip: Quick and Hassle-Free Methods. ummid.com Several financial institutions and online lending websites today provide no income proof loans, allowing you to take a loan based on other documents such as your Aadhaar card, PAN, or bank account transactions.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Fuel Savings Simplified: Benefits of Indian Oil Credit Cards. ummid.com Indian Oil, a trusted name in the energy sector, has partnered with leading financial institutions to introduce credit cards specifically for fuel purchases.

UMMID (2025-03-22). ULIP vs Endowment Plans: Understanding Key Differences. ummid.com While investing in a growth-oriented investment plan for securing the future financially, ULIPs and Endowment Plans are the two most sought-after options.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Launched: Dehydrating Book You Read Only When Watered. ummid.com Water For People, a not-for-profit organisation, has unveiled a book that you can read only when it is watered.

UMMID (2025-03-22). Launched: New glossary to remove intimidation surrounding Bitcoin. ummid.com A leading educational platform dedicated to making Bitcoin accessible and easy to understand for everyone, has launched a new comprehensive Bitcoin Glossary to demystify crypto jargon and boost user confidence.

Susan Price (2025-03-22). How capitalism ruined the internet. ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). Media activism 101: Don't hate the media, be the media! ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). Against war and imperialism: People-to-people solidarity in the Asia-Pacific region. ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). How can we win climate justice? ecosocialism.org.au

Susan Price (2025-03-22). A world to win! Closing session featuring international guests. ecosocialism.org.au Featuring international guests and local activists…

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2025-02-22: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Jobseekers leverage digital economy boom. ecns.cn A growing number of jobseekers are extending their career boundaries to more cutting-edge areas thanks to the development of digital economy, and embracing flexible jobs breaking the stereotyped notion of labeling them as low-income or with lower working skills.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Global brands get boost from pro-consumption policy. ecns.cn The expanded pro-consumption policy, which comprises measures such as subsidies for digital products and home appliances, is driving significant sales growth and deeper market engagement for international brands doing business in China.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). China, U.S. discuss key economic issues. ecns.cn Vice-Premier He Lifeng held a video call on Friday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with both sides agreeing to maintain communication on issues of mutual concern.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). China, U.S. officials to discuss economic issues via video call. ecns.cn Vice-Premier He Lifeng will hold a video call with the United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday night to discuss important economic issues between the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun confirmed.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Draft law to promote private economy. ecns.cn A draft law on promoting the private economy will be submitted to Chinese legislators for further review as the nation accelerates its pace of high-quality development and advances its path to modernization, a legislative commission said on Friday.

channelnewsasia (2025-02-22). Trump orders tighter US curbs on Chinese investments in strategic areas. channelnewsasia.com The steps threaten to heighten economic tensions with China after the president increased US tariffs on Chinese imports as one of his first moves in office.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Cross-border railway's benefits hailed. ecns.cn The China-Laos-Thailand Railway, with construction ongoing for the Thai section, has significantly enhanced regional connectivity and economic growth, despite several social and environmental challenges.

WSWS (2025-02-22). Sri Lankan President Dissanayake presents IMF-dictated austerity budget. wsws.org Dissanayake cynically claimed that his government wants to establish the "economic sovereignty" of Sri Lanka, even as he is fully committed to imposing the demands of the IMF and big business.

geo.tv (2025-02-22). Ukraine, US working on economic deal to ensure it works: Zelenskiy. geo.tv This handout photograph released by the Ukrainian presidential press service on September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump meeting on September 27, 2024 in New York. — AFPUkraine and US…

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-22). NSW Labor uses antisemitic attacks to justify curbing protest rights. greenleft.org.au

ptcnews.tv (2025-02-22). Another Covid-like scare? China discovers new bat coronavirus with potential of human transmission. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: After years long Covid scare, Chinese researchers have discovered a new bat coronavirus with a potential of animal-to-human transmission as it uses the same cell-surface protein to infiltrate cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused Covid-19. | The new virus discovered is known as HKU5-CoV-2 and study on the new virus, published in the scientific journal Cell, was conducted by prominent Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli, often referred to as the "batwoman" due to her extensive research on bat coronaviruses, at the Guangzhou Laboratory. | What is HKU5-CoV-2? | HKU5-CoV-2 is a coronavirus within the m…

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Int'l Atomic Energy Agency visits Japan for sample collecting. ecns.cn As part of additional measures under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency, officials from the agency and experts from third-party laboratories visited Japan from Wednesday to Friday to collect samples.

The Independent (2025-02-22). BrighterMonday Uganda and ICT innovation hub partner to boost soft Skills and digital readiness. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda has announced a strategic partnership with the ICT Innovation Hub to enhance soft skills and digital literacy among job seekers and professionals. The collaboration addresses the growing demand for well-rounded professionals by equipping individuals with the essential competencies needed to thrive in today's evolving job market. Recognizing …

albawaba (2025-02-22). Saudi Arabia launches its first currency symbol. albawaba.com Saudi Arabia unveiled its first ever currency symbol for the Saudi Riyal. This move aims to support and promote the country's financial status.First Saudi currency symbol: The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the launch of the country's first currency symbol. The new riyal symbol was introduced as Saudi Arabia is aiming to position itself as a financial hub.ŸäÿπŸÉÿ≥ ŸáŸàŸäÿ™ŸÜÿß ÿߟџàÿ∑ŸÜŸäÿ© ŸàŸÖŸ&eg…

WSWS (2025-02-22). Chinese warships off the Australian coast trigger militarist outburst. wsws.org Notice of a Chinese live-fire naval exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand set off hyperbolic warnings about the "Chinese threat" and demands for greater military spending.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Alibaba to aggressively increase investment in AI. ecns.cn Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it will scale up investments in artificial intelligence over the next three years, including infrastructure for AI and cloud computing, and AI foundation models and native applications.

channelnewsasia (2025-02-22). Philippines welcomes removal from global money laundering 'grey list'. channelnewsasia.com Authorities say this would help attract investments and aid overseas Filipino workers who send remittances through banks.

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-22). Socialist Alliance to contest Fremantle, WA Senate on 'People before Profit' platform. greenleft.org.au

Pressenza Philippines (2025-02-22). A Forum on "Manifesting Power in Class and Gender Struggle: From Insurrectas to Feministas, and then back again" pressenza.com Marking the 118th years of service of La Proteccion de La Infancia Inc.: | February 22, 2025. This month, La Proteccion de la Infancia, Inc. (LPI) marks its 118th year as the Philippines' longest-serving registered non-profit corporation. La Proteccion began in 1906 as Gota de Leche, a project of Associacion Feminista Filipina, a group of enlightened women who supported or were allies of the Katipunan, the revolutionary army that fought against colonial Spain in 1896 and against the invasion by the United States in 1899 in order to secure Philippine independence after centuries of being a colonial state.

ecns.cn (2025-02-22). Xi signs orders to revise military rules. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed orders to publish three regulations on the military's interior order, code of conduct and military formation.

WSWS (2025-02-22). Warning strikes in Germany's public transport: Form action committees and join the SGP! wsws.org The warning strikes must be made the starting point for the mobilization of all workers against the incoming government, which is preparing attacks on jobs, wages and social benefits on a scale not seen since the end of the Second World War.

WSWS (2025-02-22). German rail union agree to real wage reduction and 33-month strike ban. wsws.org In just three weeks and after just three rounds of negotiations, Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German train company, and the German rail union Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft (EVG) have concluded a wage settlement with a massive reduction in real wages.

Maxime Perriot (2025-02-22). Ecological debt : Who is reponsible ? The need for radical alternatives, far from false solutions of green capitalism. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Maxime Perriot developed the concept of ecological debt. Who is responsible? What are the false solutions promoted at the COPs, synonymous with green capitalism? What are the solutions promoted by the CADTM? Read his presentation below. | – | / |

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-22). Qld Socialist Alliance launches federal campaign focused on justice for Palestine, housing, climate. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-22). Sarah Hathway to run for Socialist Alliance in Corio. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-22). Socialist Alliance announces candidates for Sydney, NSW Senate. greenleft.org.au

David Rosenberg (2025-02-21). Israel has no defense for spending so much on the army. haaretz.com A committee on future defense spending seems to have ignored Israel's battlefield successes since the October 7 attack and seems willing to do harm to the economy…

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). China's independently-developed manned airship AS700D completes first test flight. ecns.cn China's self-developed AS700D civil manned airship completed its first scientific test flight in Hubei Province on Friday, marking a major breakthrough in the country's green aviation equipment in the low-altitude economy sector.

Sylvia Ma (2025-02-21). China's central bank vows to enhance yuan amid looming risks from strong US dollar. scmp.com Adjustment of daily fixing seen as one way to resist depreciation pressure.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Morgan Stanley upgrades stance on China stocks in significant shift. ecns.cn Morgan Stanley has upgraded its outlook on offshore Chinese equities, shifting from a bearish to a more optimistic stance, wallstreetcn.com reported on Thursday.

Staff (2025-02-21). Yuan battles US dollar, China's latest J-35 stealth jet: SCMP daily highlights. scmp.com From China eyeing Mideast buyers at military expo to a new bat coronavirus, here's a round-up from today's China and economy coverage.

aljazeera (2025-02-21). Musk vows to 'fix' X after polls show high support for Ukraine's Zelenskyy. aljazeera.com Tesla and SpaceX CEO claims his social media platform's fact-checking tool is being 'gamed' by governments and media.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). China, U.S. officials to discuss economic issues via video call. ecns.cn Vice-Premier He Lifeng will hold a video call with the United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday night to discuss important economic issues between the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun confirmed.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Reciprocal tariffs will undermine trade. ecns.cn Once the United States imposes its proposed "reciprocal tariffs", it will inevitably seriously undermine the multilateral trading system and affect the global supply chain, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

presstv.ir (2025-02-21). Trump deportation policy. presstv.ir Within a month of Trump's presidency, over 8,700 undocumented immigrants were deported as part of his border security measures.

newarab (2025-02-21). UN says Syria economic recovery could take half a century. newarab.com "Fourteen years of conflict in Syria have undone nearly four decades of economic, social, and human capital progress," the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said. | "At…

Joseph Sipalan (2025-02-21). Tesla faces boycott as Malaysians link Musk's support for Trump to Gaza plan. scmp.com The backlash highlights the potential impact of Musk's political involvement on Tesla's business, particularly in a region with strong pro-Palestinian sentiment.

WSWS (2025-02-21). The Trump-Navarro blueprint for global economic warfare. wsws.org The battle plan has largely been drawn up by Peter Navarro, who has been nominated as senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing policy and is known as a ferocious anti-China hawk.

hindustantimes (2025-02-21). Full Event: Trump Admin's Final Warning To Europe, Zelensky Amid Putin Meet Plans | Ukraine,Russia,US. hindustantimes.com The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, held a special briefing on February 20 on marking one month of President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office. Leavitt said the president has already signed 73 executive orders, more than double the number signed by Joe Biden and more than quadruple the number signed by Barack Obama over the same period. Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz also joined the special press briefing.

Guest Blogger (2025-02-21). Coalition to Burgum: "Stop offshore wind!" wattsupwiththat.com President Trump released a moratorium on offshore wind upon taking office on January 20, that "temporarily prevents consideration of any area in the OCS for any new or renewed wind energy leasing for the purposes of generation of electricity or any other such use, derived from the use of wind." It also calls on the Department of Interior to "conduct a comprehensive review of the ecological, economic, and environmental necessity of terminating or amending any existing wind energy leases."

channelnewsasia (2025-02-21). Achieving net zero an economic opportunity and moral imperative: Singapore's ambassador for climate action. channelnewsasia.com "Ultimately it is nature that will call the shots," says Mr Ravi Menon.

The Independent (2025-02-21). Local companies get tax waivers following Parliamentary approval. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved tax waivers of over Shs9.5 billion for selected local investors for the financial year 2024/2025. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on approval of the waivers. The report presented by Committee Chairperson, Amos Kankunda on Thursday, …

The Independent (2025-02-21). Xinhua, Jiji Press sign MoU on media cooperation. independent.co.ug TOKYO | Xinhua | President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Katsuhiko Sakai, president of Japan's Jiji Press, in Tokyo on Tuesday, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance media cooperation. Noting that the media is an important bridge for political exchanges, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges among countries, Fu pointed …

presstv.ir (2025-02-21). UN: Syria economic recovery needs more than 50 years. presstv.ir The United Nations said Thursday it will take the country more than half a century to get back to its previous economic level.

tvbrics (2025-02-21). Iran launches pilot project for helium extraction and purification. tvbrics.com Iran aims to enter the global helium market, leveraging its reserves for economic growth…

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-02-21). China and US to hold economic talks amid trade tensions. plenglish.com Beijing, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) China confirmed that Deputy Primer Minister He Lifeng will is holding a video call tonight with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss economic issues.

The Independent (2025-02-21). How Watu is unlocking economic growth and green mobility. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musa Lukwago, a resident of Kyengera on the outskirts of Kampala, started his delivery business in 2016. For a while, business was good—until he began receiving orders that required him to have a reliable means of transport. Determined to meet customer demand, Musa set out to buy a motorcycle. …

WSWS (2025-02-21). Worsening unemployment, hunger and homelessness in New Zealand. wsws.org The Salvation Army's "State of the Nation" report points to historic attacks on workers' living standards as New Zealand's recession deepens.

newarab (2025-02-21). Strike shuts Tunisia mining town over infrastructure woes. newarab.com Schools and businesses in Om Laarayes, a major Tunisian mining town, shut down Thursday as a The regional URT labour union, part of the powerful UGTT trade federation, called for the strike to demand improvements to the southwestern town's infrastructure and healthcare. | "All schools, shops and local institutions hav…

G. Dunkel (2025-02-21). Panamá: Unions battle regime over workers' rights. workers.org A mass national demonstration Feb. 12 in front of Panamá's National Assembly protested the regime's attempt to privatize social security and its attacks on the labor movement. Using excessive force, police fired tear gas at protesters, who replied with rocks and bottles. Police made 480 arrests and injured 100 demonstrators, . . . |

WSWS (2025-02-21). Bipartisan electoral laws rammed through to prop up Australian political establishment. wsws.org Making a mockery of parliamentary democracy, the "Electoral Reform" bill was rammed through without even giving MPs a chance to read its final details, let alone members of the public, after a backroom deal between Labor and the Coalition.

WSWS (2025-02-21). Australia: Fair Work Commission shuts down industrial action by rail workers. wsws.org The more-than-four-month suspension clears the way for a sell-out deal to be cooked up by the Labor government and the union bureaucracy, which has already been boasting for weeks of being "excruciatingly close" to agreement.

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-21). NSW Labor uses antisemitic attacks to justify curbing protest rights. greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Int'l Atomic Energy Agency visits Japan for sample collecting. ecns.cn As part of additional measures under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency, officials from the agency and experts from third-party laboratories visited Japan from Wednesday to Friday to collect samples.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Deepseek sparks global AI collaboration. ecns.cn DeepSeek was a name that, until recently, was unknown even to the most avid followers of AI technology. It has rapidly become a household name, shocking the world with its powerful AI chatbot.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-21). Cuban FM says his nation is willing to boost cooperation with Laos. plenglish.com Vientiane, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla expressed to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in this capital on Friday his country's willingness to move forward in several areas of bilateral collaboration.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-21). Cuba dispuesta a avanzar en colaboración con Laos, sostiene Canciller. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 feb (RHC) El canciller cubano, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, manifestó hoy al primer ministro de Laos, Sonexay Siphandone, la disposición de su país en avanzar en distintas áreas en la colaboración bilateral.

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2025-02-21). Time for a General Strike to Stop Firings & Privatization of Public Jobs by Musk & Trump. indybay.org The Trump Musk massive illegal layoffs are part of a fascist plant to privatize all public jobs and destroy the unions in the US. He layoff of 200,000 Federal workers and the implementation of Project 2025 must be stopped by a general strike and the formation of a mass democratic labor party.

channelnewsasia (2025-02-21). Yeji of K-pop girl group Itzy is Roger Vivier's latest brand ambassador. channelnewsasia.com Look out for upcoming projects and exclusive collaborations between Roger Vivier and Yeji in the near future.

Labor Video Project (2025-02-21). STOP the Layoffs! Fed Workers Rally Against Musk & Trump & Speak Out at SF Tesla. indybay.org Hundreds of trade unionists, workers and community members rallied at the San Francisco Tesla dealership on a national day of action on February 19, 2025…

Labor Video Project (2025-02-21). The Class War: A Vet Speaks Out at SF Tesla with Federal Workers about Musk, DOGE & Trump. indybay.org The class war on federal workers and veterans was the focus of a presentation by veteran Ricardo Ortiz who spoke at a rally at San Francisco Tesla on February 19, 2025. He talked about the Musk DOGE Trump wrecking operation at the Veterans Administration and the fascist agenda to privatize the entire government.

newarab (2025-02-21). G20 foreign ministers gather amid tensions over trade, Ukraine. newarab.com Foreign ministers from The G20 countries, which represent some 85% of global GDP and three quarters of trade, often struggle to see eye to eye, but geopolitical rifts since

aljazeera (2025-02-21). Argentina's president gifts chainsaw to Trump adviser Elon Musk. aljazeera.com See the moment President Trump's billionaire adviser on government spending Elon Musk was given a chainsaw.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). (W.E. Talk) What will Trump 2.0 mean for the U.S. and the globe? ecns.cn Within a month of taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump signed dozens of executive orders initiating layoffs, shutting down agencies, and reviewing government spending. These moves have drawn worldwide attention.

channelnewsasia (2025-02-21). Block shares drop as spending slowdown puts BNPL expansion in focus. channelnewsasia.com

newarab (2025-02-21). LAMSA: The fashion brand uniting Bekaa's women through crochet. newarab.com "Lamsa means 'touch' in Arabic, and its heart is in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon," founder and creative director Natalie Garland told me when I asked where her community-based fashion brand, "But why LAMSA as the name, and why the Bekaa Valley as the focus?" I responded. | With smiles on both our faces, Natalie, during an hour-long conversation, explained the full story. | A movement beyond aid: | Born and raised in New York City, Natalie moved to Lebanon in 2019 to engage in grassroots activism after spending a few years in Gen…

aljazeera (2025-02-21). Debt brake: How this fiscal rule could shape Germany's election. aljazeera.com This mechanism, which has been blamed for a lack of investment, has emerged as an important election issue.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). China open to green industry cooperation with Europe. ecns.cn China hopes to expand green industry cooperation with Europe, including the cooperation on electric vehicles, and hopes for an early signing and taking effect of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment…

Reuters (2025-02-21). Europe can afford to defend itself without US but needs more coordination: study. scmp.com Europe needs to spend around €250 billion (US$261.6 billion) annually in defence investments to secure itself without US support.

Vijay Kolinjivadi, Aaron Vansintjan (2025-02-21). Action on Climate Change May Look Different Than You Expect. counterpunch.org Talk a walk through the Los Angeles' Arts District, and you'll learn that there's nothing contradictory about trying to save the world and living a luxury lifestyle. Start your tour with the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), which proudly displays a banner stating: "the future begins here." LACI is "a non- profit organization creating an

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-21). Socialist Alliance to contest Fremantle, WA Senate on 'People before Profit' platform. greenleft.org.au

channelnewsasia (2025-02-21). Fearmongering and lofty promises by bad eggs are plaguing the burgeoning tuition industry — what to do about it? channelnewsasia.com As Singapore's tuition industry continues to grow, some parents and educators are raising concerns over aggressive marketing tactics that play on fears of academic failure. From selective enrolment to fear-mongering advertisements, industry players and experts weigh in on the ethical debate surrounding tuition centre promotions and the push for stricter regulations.

Robert Hunziker (2025-02-21). Capitalism's Frankenstein Climate. counterpunch.org "Climate change is the monster we made. We are Victor Frankenstein." (Climate Change: The Monster of our own Making, WashU, October 16, 2017, Michael Wysession, Professor Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by the extreme weather of 1816, also known as the "Year Without a Summer." Today's climate change is

Maxime Perriot (2025-02-21). Ecological debt : Who is reponsible ? The need for radical alternatives, far from false solutions of green capitalism. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Maxime Perriot developed the concept of ecological debt. Who is responsible? What are the false solutions promoted at the COPs, synonymous with green capitalism? What are the solutions promoted by the CADTM? Read his presentation below. | – | / |

Joseph Gerson (2025-02-21). New Sheriff Astride the Globe: Trump's Sovereigntist Imperialism. pressenza.com Days after November's Trump/MAGA election victory, a senior Russian diplomat asked how great a historical transformation it signaled. Was it the equivalent of the Civil War, or the Depression era New Deal? Soon it was clear. Jamille Bouie wrote in the New York Times that Trump and his cronies were "waging war on the American system of government." Corrupt billionaire plutocrats led by Trump have captured the state to increase their immense fortunes, to eviscerate our limited social safety net, and to turn the clock back on 70 years of civil and human rights gains. We are in the midst of counterrevolution, with Tr…

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Hunan couple walks 3,000 km to Xizang, discovers 'secret to happiness'. ecns.cn In an effort to help his wife overcome depression, a Hunan couple embarked on an extraordinary journey — walking nearly 5,000 kilometers from Hunan to Xizang and back.

Seth Sandronsky (2025-02-21). Supporting Empathy, Rejecting Apathy. counterpunch.org My parents, Alex and Sylvia, grew up as Jewish Americans in NYC during the Great Depression. The Bolshevik Revolution had in part shaped the tenor of that era, but socialism had been popular in the USA before this revolutionary change. In the depression era, FDR, responding to the working-class ferment that swept up folks like my mother

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Insomnia, depression treatment a click away. ecns.cn A digital-based therapy using a mobile application with recording and analytic functions can relieve symptoms of insomnia and depression among people age 15 to 25.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Kyrgyzstan girl starts her global business from Yiwu. ecns.cn "I am Mika, from Kyrgyzstan." In front of the camera, Mika introduces herself in fluent Chinese. In 2016, she arrived in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province and enrolled in Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College to study Chinese. Nine years later, Mika has grown into a successful foreign trade entrepreneur. Her business has expanded globally, thanks to the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe freight trains. Over the past nine years in Yiwu, this young woman has fallen deeply in love with life here.

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). DeepSeek helps Yiwu merchants master cross-border e-commerce trade. ecns.cn Yiwu, known as "the world's capital for small commodities" and home to China's largest wholesale market, has recently started using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for their merchants.

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-21). Qld Socialist Alliance launches federal campaign focused on justice for Palestine, housing, climate. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-21). Sarah Hathway to run for Socialist Alliance in Corio. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2025-02-21). Socialist Alliance announces candidates for Sydney, NSW Senate. greenleft.org.au

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Mike Miccioli, Geopolitical Economy. (2025-02-10). US / Israel-Backed Overthrow Of Syria Was Blow To Palestine Liberation. popularresistance.org Opposition forces backed by NATO member Turkey launched an offensive in Syria, in coordination with Israel and the United States, on November 27, 2024. | Within 11 days, the government of the Syrian Arab Republic was toppled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group led by Abu Mohammad al-Julani, who now uses his birth name Ahmed al-Sharaa. | Sharaa, who was appointed the unelected "president" of Syria, was previously leader of Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda. He was also an emissary of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS.

aljazeera (2025-02-10). Trump to escalate trade war with retaliatory tariffs. aljazeera.com US president announces latest tariffs following trade measures directed at Canada, Mexico and China.

ecns.cn (2025-02-10). Focus to attract global capital that aligns with long-term growth goals. ecns.cn In years gone by, global companies, crucial to China's long-term economic success, established factories in China's coastal provinces, especially Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu.

ecns.cn (2025-02-09). CPI growth accelerates on holiday spending. ecns.cn China's economy is showing fresh signs of recovery as consumer inflation accelerated in January due to the influence of the Spring Festival holiday, official data showed on Sunday, pointing to a gradual recovery in domestic demand.

ecns.cn (2025-02-10). U.S. tariff threat fueling inflation concerns. ecns.cn United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will announce 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports starting on Monday, a move which analysts warn could make it harder for the White House to tame inflation.

ecns.cn (2025-02-10). Chinese economy expected to rebound continuously in 2025: economist. ecns.cn The Chinese economy is expected to rebound continuously in 2025 despite new variables, an economist said as reported by Chinese financial news outlet Yicai on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2025-02-09). U.S. tariff threat still hangs over Canada. ecns.cn While the United States' 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports are on hold, observers said the tariffs will return if Canada fails to meet further U.S. demands, and the bilateral relationship would remain challenging.

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2025-02-10). The US Government of Donald Trump Is Oligarchic, Dysfunctional and Disruptive to the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Never before has such a flurry of dictatorial presidential decrees come from the Oval Office, some in violation of existing laws adopted by the US Congress and of the US constitutional system of checks and balances…

WSWS (2025-02-10). Michigan ACLU files lawsuit against University of Michigan over anti-protest trespass bans. wsws.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and the Detroit-based Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice (SLC) jointly filed the lawsuit in federal court on behalf of five anti-genocide protestors, including two students, two recent graduates and a community member.

Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report. (2025-02-10). US Puppet Narco State: CIA/State Department Control Over Ecuador. popularresistance.org On January 3rd, Black Agenda Report contributor Clau O'Brien Moscoso interviewed economic analyst Juan Fernando Terán on the deadly war on crime that President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa has imposed on the Ecuadorian people, with fatal consequences for African, indigenous and poor communities. One such case is that of the Guayaquil Four , four young African boys forcibly disappeared then murdered by members of the Ecuadorian Air Force on Dec 8, 2024. The following is the second part of the interview…

Ellen Brown, Scheer Post. (2025-02-10). 'Quantitative Easing With Chinese Characteristics'. popularresistance.org China went from one of the poorest countries in the world to global economic powerhouse in a mere four decades. Currently featured in the news is DeepSeek, the free, open source A.I. built by innovative Chinese entrepreneurs which just pricked the massive U.S. A.I. bubble. | Even more impressive, however, is the infrastructure China has built, including 26,000 miles of high speed rail, the world's largest hydroelectric power station, the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world, 100,000 miles of expressway, the world's first commercial magnetic levitation train, the world's largest urban metro network, seven of t…

Abdul Khaliq (2025-02-10). Pakistan's debt dilemmaa . cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social situation in Pakistan. The country is very close to default and is a favourite prey of the International Monetary Fund, which has signed 24 agreements with the Pakistani government since 1953. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

infobrics (2025-02-10). Geopolitical Implications of Azerbaijan's BRICS+ Membership. infobrics.org According official reports, Azerbaijan has achieved widely recognised successes in its socioeconomic development…

Gabisile (2025-02-10). Western Cape Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme Fund applications open. sanews.gov.za Western Cape Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme Fund applications open | Western Cape companies, as well as intermediaries or organisations that currently assist businesses with exports, are being called on to apply for financial assistance. | The provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) said the companies as well as potential companies can apply for financial assistance and support through the Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (ECEP). | The ECEP Fund aims to develop and equip business enterprises facing technical challenges to diversify and access international marke…

Bernie Sanders (2025-02-10). Trump Claims He's on the Side of the Working Class. Really? counterpunch.org At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, millions of Americans understand that if they are going to make it to the middle class, they need to be in a trade union so they can negotiate for decent wages, benefits and working conditions. When Trump

Salman Shaheen (2025-02-10). Labour must not let the polls spook it into chasing Reform rightwards. leftfootforward.org If Labour try to act like a slightly nicer version of Reform, it's not going to win over the 90% of Reform's voters who would vote Reform anyway…

NEO (2025-02-10). Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025. sanews.gov.za Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025 | On Monday, 10 February, Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, will hand over Smart Card IDs to fire victims in Kayamandi Sports Grounds, Stellenbosch. | | Also on Monday, Ministers of Education, Siviwe Gwarube and Nobuhle Nkabane host G20 Education Working Group Ministerial Breakfast with ambassadors and high commissioners in Cape Town. | | On Tuesday, 11 February, no confirmed event. | | On Wednesday, 12 February, no confirmed event. | On Thursday, 13 February, Department of Employment and Labour hosts breakfast session on importance of complia…

The Canary (2025-02-10). Labour wants to make real-terms CUTS to fire services — and only the FBU has noticed. thecanary.co Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Steve Wright has pushed back against Labour Party real-terms cut to fire and rescue services across England, warning that "austerity under a Labour government is still austerity". "Next time there is a fire, a flood, or an extreme weather event, the public will ask why their fire service is […] | By

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2025-02-10). Labor Fights Back Against Attacks On Federal Workers. popularresistance.org Following a legal response by organized labor, one of Trump's early attacks against the US federal workforce have been temporarily halted. On Thursday, February 6, Trump's deadline to furlough millions of federal workers if they did not accept a buyout offer was paused following an injunction by a federal judge in Boston. This pause came less than 11 hours before the deadline for workers to accept the buyout offer, which 65,000 federal workers did—agreeing to leave their jobs in exchange for eight months of pay and benefits through September.

Sam Brodey, Portside. (2025-02-10). Federal Workers' Unions See DOGE-Inspired Surge. popularresistance.org In their aggressive bid to upend the federal government, Elon Musk and his lieutenants have, perhaps unintentionally, driven thousands of federal workers into the arms of one of the biggest enemies of their sweeping project. | Organized labor. | Unions that represent federal government workers are reporting significant increases in signups since President Trump took office and empowered Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" to drastically slash the federal workforce. | The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers, added 5,575 new members in the first six d…

Carole Crumley (2025-02-10). The Central Role of Collaboration and Trust in Human Societies. counterpunch.org How do we organize elements in a system? One way is through the lens of hierarchy, which presupposes levels, a top-down ranking of elements. Another is homoarchy, which permits one (and only one) ordering. Both terms, while useful to characterize a stable formation, do not accommodate the dynamics of complex systems. Heterarchy, by contrast, embraces

Editor (2025-02-10). A New Military-Industrial Complex Arises. scheerpost.com By Michael Klare / TomDispatch Last April, in a move generating scant media attention, the Air Force announced that it had chosen two little-known drone manufacturers — Anduril Industries of Costa Mesa, California, and General Atomics of San Diego — to build prototype versions of its proposed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a future unmanned plane intended to accompany piloted …

NEOB (2025-02-10). SIU head appointed to global anti-corruption association. sanews.gov.za SIU head appointed to global anti-corruption association | Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) Advocate Andy Mothibi has been re-elected as Vice President: African Regional Coordinator and Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA). | The IAACA is an international and non-political anti-corruption organisation, which plays a role in fostering collaboration and sharing best practices. | In a statement, the SIU emphasised that the re-appointment underscores South Africa's commitment to fighting corruption. | "Advocate Mothibi's reappointment re…

____ (2025-02-10). A Little Bit On An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. smoothiex12.blogspot.com You know, famous Adam Smith's treatise which gives some (not all) reasonable insights into the nature of wealth accumulation. And since I mentioned today this "moron with Ph.D" such as Sarah. C. Paine who for some unknown reason teaches "strategy" in otherwise respectable US Naval War College, there are certain material signs of the wealth. We should start with recognizing the fact that REAL wealth's accumulation is susceptible to such events as continental warfare, which neither the UK nor, especially, the US know. As a result, not experiencing such pleasantries of continental warfare such as material devastatio…

Staff (2025-02-10). "The PayPal Mafia": Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel. democracynow.org President Trump's targeting of South Africa is clearly tied to his influential adviser Elon Musk and a coterie of wealthy U.S. oligarchs, "all of whom in some way or other grew up in South Africa as children." These men are known as the "PayPal Mafia" due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal, explains reporter Chris McGreal. McGreal, a former South Africa correspondent for The Guardian, outlines Musk's pro-apartheid and neo-Nazi family history, which appears to form the basis of his adherence to a right-wing ideology that believes white Sout…

Rhoda Wilson (2025-02-10). Neil Oliver: The internet is exposing wealthy elites' appetite for "grubby" behaviour. expose-news.com "Whenever I talk about the global abuse of children, the number of views drops like a piano falling out of a window. Interesting," Neil Oliver tweeted yesterday. Oliver was referring to a …

GABIK (2025-02-10). Over 1 000 households benefit from leak repair project. sanews.gov.za Over 1 000 households benefit from leak repair project | A total of 1 688 registered indigent households in Cape Town have benefitted from the city's indigent leak repair project since 2021. | Through the project, the city's Water and Sanitation Directorate has assisted in repairing private water leaks at residents' properties, which helps to prevent unnecessary water losses and ensure that vulnerable residents can manage their water consumption more effectively. | Member of the Mayoral Committee for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, explained that households are identified based on unexplained high-water u…

newarab (2025-02-10). Iran shuts schools, offices in 10 provinces due to cold snap. newarab.com Authorities in Freezing temperatures have gripped the northern half of the country over the past few days, causing a spike in energy consumption. | "All government offices and schools are closed on Sunday, and remote learning has been arranged for students," the state news agency IRNA announced. | Among the provinces affected are Lorestan in the west, Semnan in the east…

Staff (2025-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2025. democracynow.org Constitutional Crisis: Trump Admin Hints It Will Ignore Judge's Ruling to Block Musk from Treasury Records, Freed Palestinians Say They Were Held by Israel in "Torture Center" Without Food, Water, In Occupied West Bank, Israel Kills Two Women, Including One 8 Months Pregnant, U.N. Warns U.S. Cuts Could Lead to 6 Million AIDS-Related Deaths as Trump Moves to Dismantle USAID, National Institutes of Health Moves to Cut $4 Billion in Biomedical Research, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Brink of Being Shuttered After Saving Consumers $21 Billion, Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Steel and Alumin…

Omar Aziki (2025-02-10). Microcredit as an instrument of the international financial system and alternatives. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, which took place from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Omar Aziki delivered a critical analysis of microcredit. He showed how this tool is an instrument of capitalist and patriarchal domination. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

ecns.cn (2025-02-10). Job opportunities up for grabs in new year. ecns.cn China is experiencing a surge in job fairs following the Spring Festival holiday, aimed at helping urban and rural workers and college graduates secure employment.

Jake Johnston (2025-02-10). Where Does the Money Go? A Look at USAID Spending in Haiti. counterpunch.org

ANDREW MWENDA (2025-02-10). The dent in American's soft power. independent.co.ug How Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tearing America's most insidious instrument of domination THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The "reforms" to government spending by President Donald Trump and his newfound friend, Elon Musk, are the logical conclusion of the way "democracy" in America has evolved. America has, anyway, never been a democracy in …

APR editor (2025-02-10). Cook Islands crisis: Haka with the taniwha or dance with the dragon? asiapacificreport.nz The Cook Islands finds itself in a precarious dance — one between the promises of foreign investments and the integrity of our own sovereignty. As the country sways between partners China and Aotearoa New Zealand, the Cook Islands News asks: "Do we continue to haka with the Taniwha, our constitutional partner, or do we dance…

tvbrics (2025-02-10). Zimbabwe secures investment to expand irrigation and strengthen food security. tvbrics.com Zimbabwe plans to increase its irrigated land from 217,000 hectares to 496,000 hectares…

J.B. Gerald (2025-02-10). Congo: Do We Trace Genocide to Human Hatred or Corporate Profit? dissidentvoice.org Rwanda has broken international law with the visible presence of Rwandan troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo alongside Rwanda's covert M-23 militia. M-23 is reported to have captured Goma (again) and the civilians are in a state of emergency. This is familiar because M-23 previously took over the city in 2012 but had to …

Molly Scott Cato, Tom Scott (2025-02-10). 'In the Face of Shock-and-Awe Fascism, Resistance is Fertile'. bylinetimes.com Trump's The first and most obviously shocking aspect is his view of politics as a real estate deal. Normal people look to Gaza and see horrendous suffering and monstrous injustice; Trump sees a piece of land with a beach and sunshine just crying out for a strip of profitable hotels. | To anyone of sound mind, this vision is almost comedic; but he's Presi…

WSWS (2025-02-10). The wildfire profiteers: Insurance, corruption, and the Democratic Party's complicity. wsws.org The catastrophe wrought by the recent Los Angeles wildfires laid bare an undeniable reality: the Democratic Party, far from being the guardian of the common worker, is a reliable political protector of corporate interests.

ecns.cn (2025-02-09). Rules on dissemination of military info unveiled. ecns.cn China released a set of regulations that note the do's and don'ts for disseminating military-related information on the internet, which, for example, encourage spreading information reflecting achievements in the modernization of national defense and the military.

The Onion Staff (2025-02-10). SATIRE: Fox Bleeps Out Entire Kendrick Lamar Performance. theonion.com NEW ORLEANS—In an effort to comply with FCC regulations and provide "family-friendly entertainment" for viewers, Fox reportedly opted Sunday to bleep out Kendrick Lamar's entire Super Bowl halftime show. "Our decision to mute all of Mr. Lamar's lyrics was prompted by their incendiary subject matter, which we determined was unbefitting of our broadcast," said Fox …

Julian Rose (2025-02-10). Davos WEF: Artificial Intelligence (AI), DNA Manipulation, Control of the Human Mind, Transhumans. globalresearch.ca First published on January 15, 2025 | Keir Starmer, who attends annual Davos WEF gatherings and is at the forefront of world leaders trained to introduce The Great Reset/Fourth Industrial Revolution AI agenda into his country, has recently taken a …

presstv.ir (2025-02-10). #IR46: How Iran industrialized and modernized construction sector with domestic expertise. presstv.ir Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, one of the most remarkable transformations in Iran has been in the construction sector, improving living conditions across the country.

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-10). PROF. RICHARD WOLFF: Everything Will Cost More Soon! youtu.be

ecns.cn (2025-02-10). Study says generic drugs are as effective as branded ones. ecns.cn A recent investigation by Chinese healthcare and drug regulators has found that generic drugs purchased through the country's bulk procurement programs are as effective as their original versions, and concerns about quality issues primarily stem from isolated cases or subjective experiences.

Yoav Litvin (2025-02-10). The Art of the Steal: Lawless Sheriff Trump Goes Rogue in Gaza. counterpunch.org After two weeks of Donald Trump at the helm, it's clear the warnings about creeping fascism and America going rogue were too optimistic. The bar wasn't just low, it's six feet under, buried alongside the last remnants of US neoliberal democratic norms and illusions courtesy of Biden, Harris and Blinken. In a spectacle of diplomacy with the

Matt Willgress, Morning Star. (2025-02-10). Socialism Or Barbarism: A Statement Of Fact. popularresistance.org Engels once said that capitalist society "stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism." | Commenting on these remarks during World War I, the great socialist Rosa Luxemburg said: "What does 'regression into barbarism' mean to our lofty European civilisation? Until now, we have all probably read and repeated these words thoughtlessly, without suspecting their fearsome seriousness. A look around us at this moment shows what the regression of bourgeois society into barbarism means. This world war is a regression into barbarism. The triumph of imperialism leads to the annihil…

WSWS (2025-02-10). To stop fascism and war, young people must fight for socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE is the only political tendency that advances a genuine socialist perspective based on the lessons of history and the interests of the working class.

Kary Love (2025-02-10). The American Inquisition Cometh. counterpunch.org Don Trump, current temporary occupant of the elective office of President of the United States, has issued an Executive Order to ferret out "antichristianity" from the federal government. Now cynics might perceive an odd karmic resonance from the "communist witch hunts" of Senator Joe McCarthy though the grotesque, twisted soul of Roy Cohn to his

Mike Miccioli (2025-02-09). US/Israel-backed overthrow of Syria's government was blow to Palestine liberation movement. geopoliticaleconomy.com Opposition forces backed by Within 11 days, th…

Ann Brown (2025-02-09). How Could Trump Tariffs Impact Black American Wallets: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Trump's recently imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China are expected to cause significant disruptions to the U.S. economy, with rising costs that could hit Black Americans the hardest. These tariffs, which include 25% taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada and 10% on Chinese goods, will likely increase prices for everyday items, from food …

Nathan Klabin (2025-02-09). Israel's Postwar Economic Recovery Tempered by Fragile Ceasefire. themedialine.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-09). The Empire Self-Destructs. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Hedges And Then the World Blew Up — by Mr. Fish We share the pathologies of all dying empires with their mixture of buffoonery, rampant corruption, military fiascos, economic collapse and savage state repression. The billionaires, Christian fascists, grifters, psychopaths, imbeciles, narcissists and deviants who have seized control of Congress, the White House and…

Mark Lesseraux (2025-02-09). The Art of the 21st Century Deal (The US is Finished, Unless…). pressenza.com More of the Same, Despite All the Bluster | Before Donald Trump was elected he gave indications that he had some understanding of the war in Ukraine and how it has exponentially accelerated the transformation of the global economic world order over the course of the last 2 and Ω years. (1) He also spoke of his "very good relations" with the leaders of China and Russia and how he, unlike the neocon led Biden administration, would be able to put a stop to the war between Russia and Ukraine "within 24 hours" of being elected.(2) | Judging by his actions during his first month in office however, all indications…

Editor (2025-02-09). Ellen Brown: 'Quantitative Easing with Chinese Characteristics': How to Fund an Economic Miracle. scheerpost.com

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-09). Smear of the week — Telegraph's tizzy over Sadiq Khan dropping pronouns on X profile. leftfootforward.org In a world filled with pressing issues — climate disasters, economic hardship, and geopolitical unrest — it's baffling to see major newspapers like the Telegraph and Daily Mail waste their ink on something as trivial as Sadiq Khan's pronouns disappearing from his X profile. | But sadly the 'story' made its way into the national news cycle. | The Telegraph ran a piece entitled: "Sadiq Khan appears to have dropped 'he/him' pronouns from social media profile." | The article goes into detail about how the London mayor, an outspoken critic of Elon Musk and Donald Trump for their attacks on "wokeness," ha…

Abdul Khaliq (2025-02-09). Pakistan's debt dilemmaa . cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social situation in Pakistan. The country is very close to default and is a favourite prey of the International Monetary Fund, which has signed 24 agreements with the Pakistani government since 1953. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

Abdul Khaliq (2025-02-09). Pakistan's debt dilemmaa . cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social situation in Pakistan. The country is very close to default and is a favourite prey of the International Monetary Fund, which has signed 24 agreements with the Pakistani government since 1953. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-09). Smear of the week — Telegraph's tizzy over Sadiq Khan dropping pronouns on X profile. leftfootforward.org In a world filled with pressing issues — climate disasters, economic hardship, and geopolitical unrest — it's baffling to see major newspapers like the Telegraph and Daily Mail waste their ink on something as trivial as Sadiq Khan's pronouns disappearing from his X profile. | But sadly the 'story' made its way into the national news cycle. | The Telegraph ran a piece entitled: "Sadiq Khan appears to have dropped 'he/him' pronouns from social media profile." | The article goes into detail about how the London mayor, an outspoken critic of Elon Musk and Donald Trump for their attacks on "wokeness," ha…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-09). Labour executive seizes control of Tameside council and selections — to facilitate Reeves's pension-grab. skwawkbox.org Reeves plan to take control of public sector pension plans for 'risky' investments sees resisters on council likely to be deselected The deep-rooted anti-democratic nature of the Labour right and the Starmer regime in particular has gone on show again with the party machine's seizure of control of Labour-run Tameside Council in Greater Manchester — …

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-09). Streeting says NHS too keen to hire 'foreign doctors' — but he probably means just 'doctors'. skwawkbox.org Red Tory Health Secretary and his boss are fully committed to rationing services through so-called 'integrated care' and replacing doctors with non-doctor 'associates' Wes Streeting — the Labour Health Secretary who launched a 'disgusting, disgraceful' tirade in the face of Britain's first Black woman MP in 2018 — has criticised the NHS for being 'too …

The Canary (2025-02-09). Racist Labour minister wished death on voters. Here's why no one's shocked. thecanary.co On Sunday 9 February, the Labour Party "sacked and suspended" health minister Andrew Gwynne (sacked as a minister/suspended from the party). Why did they suspend him? Because leaked WhatsApp messages showed him being racist, sexist, and vile towards colleagues and older constituents — constituents he also wished death on for daring to ask Gwynne to […] | By

The Canary (2025-02-09). Racist Labour minister wished death on voters. Here's why no one's shocked. thecanary.co On Sunday 9 February, the Labour Party "sacked and suspended" health minister Andrew Gwynne (sacked as a minister/suspended from the party). Why did they suspend him? Because leaked WhatsApp messages showed him being racist, sexist, and vile towards colleagues and older constituents — constituents he also wished death on for daring to ask Gwynne to […] | By

Viviana Weinstein, Workers World. (2025-02-09). 10,000 King Soopers Workers Strike At 77 Stores. popularresistance.org Denver, Colorado – Unionized workers walked out at 5: 00 a.m. on Feb. 6 in a two-week strike against 77 King Soopers stores in Colorado. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 struck stores in six counties that include the major cities of Denver, Boulder and Louisville. | In the strike authorization vote, UFCW members voted 96% in favor. The Unfair Labor Practice strike was called after contract negotiations that began in October 2024 failed. The contract expired in January. | Workers on the picket line say that Kroger, the parent company of King Soopers and a hugely profitable corporation, wants them to accep…

Nicholas Mwangi (2025-02-09). Kenya's port workers fight for fair wages amid repression. peoplesdispatch.org Kenya's private port workers, also called Bangaizas, in the coastal city of Mombasa are fighting against severe exploitation and oppressive working conditions despite their critical role in the supply chain. In recent weeks, these workers have been organizing to demand that employers and industry brokers comply with the 2023 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which sets rates for daily labor, overtime, Sunday work, and waiting hours. | In the last week of January, thousands of private port workers at the Changamwe and Shimanzi warehouses staged mass protests to demand employers pay them at agreed upon rates in…

Casey Quinlan (2025-02-09). As Trump Attacks Federal Labor Protections, How Can States Protect Workers? truthout.org What can state advocates, state-level labor agencies and state legislatures do to preserve and advance labor protections for workers in the face of the anti-worker actions being handed down from the second Trump administration? Since his inauguration, Trump has taken aim at nondiscrimination protections for federal contract workers. He has also installed people close to the Project 2025… |

Viviana Weinstein, Workers World. (2025-02-09). 10,000 King Soopers Workers Strike At 77 Stores. popularresistance.org Denver, Colorado – Unionized workers walked out at 5: 00 a.m. on Feb. 6 in a two-week strike against 77 King Soopers stores in Colorado. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 struck stores in six counties that include the major cities of Denver, Boulder and Louisville. | In the strike authorization vote, UFCW members voted 96% in favor. The Unfair Labor Practice strike was called after contract negotiations that began in October 2024 failed. The contract expired in January. | Workers on the picket line say that Kroger, the parent company of King Soopers and a hugely profitable corporation, wants them to accep…

Casey Quinlan (2025-02-09). As Trump Attacks Federal Labor Protections, How Can States Protect Workers? truthout.org What can state advocates, state-level labor agencies and state legislatures do to preserve and advance labor protections for workers in the face of the anti-worker actions being handed down from the second Trump administration? Since his inauguration, Trump has taken aim at nondiscrimination protections for federal contract workers. He has also installed people close to the Project 2025… |

A A (2025-02-09). A young and complex Donald Trump is revealed in Ali Abbasi's new film. strategic-culture.su The brilliant Sebastian Stan, who plays Trump, cleverly dodges the temptation of making him into a caricature; instead we see a callow, alarmingly impressionable young man from a wealthy but difficult background falling under the influence of the almost demonic Cohn, who moulds him in his own image, against the glittering but deeply sleazy background of New York in the 1970s and 80s, just before the advent of the Aids epidemic.

The Sirius Report (2025-02-09). China signals gold will be an important component in a new financial system. thesiriusreport.com Ken assesses a recent announcement by China with respect to gold and compares that to developments in the United States, which are still focusing on FIAT-based assets with a new technological twist.

Omar Aziki (2025-02-09). Microcredit as an instrument of the international financial system and alternatives. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, which took place from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Omar Aziki delivered a critical analysis of microcredit. He showed how this tool is an instrument of capitalist and patriarchal domination. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

Rebecca Redelmeier, WSKG (2025-02-09). BlocPower promised to help electrify Ithaca. Now it has ended its support. grist.org In 2021, the small city of Ithaca announced it would electrify all of its 6,000 buildings with the help of one key partner: a technology company called BlocPower, whose then-CEO Donnel Baird said the company would make the mass electrification process fast and affordable. | "There's a lot of expensive engineering and financial and workforce development costs," Baird told

Omar Aziki (2025-02-09). Microcredit as an instrument of the international financial system and alternatives. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, which took place from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Omar Aziki delivered a critical analysis of microcredit. He showed how this tool is an instrument of capitalist and patriarchal domination. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

Rebecca Redelmeier, WSKG (2025-02-09). BlocPower promised to help electrify Ithaca. Now it has ended its support. grist.org In 2021, the small city of Ithaca announced it would electrify all of its 6,000 buildings with the help of one key partner: a technology company called BlocPower, whose then-CEO Donnel Baird said the company would make the mass electrification process fast and affordable. | "There's a lot of expensive engineering and financial and workforce development costs," Baird told

A A (2025-02-09). Spending 5% of GDP on military now would be absolutely nuts. strategic-culture.su

The Independent (2025-02-09). Will IGP Byakagaba have Museveni's ear on increasing police funding? independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In May, the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, will be spending one year at the helm of the Uganda Police Force. Byakagaba replaced Martin Ochola who held the mantle for six years. On Wednesday at the 28th Police Council Meeting held at police headquarters, Naguru, Byakagaba informed President …

The Canary (2025-02-09). EXPOSED: Local government pension scheme invests £12 BILLION in Israel's genocide. thecanary.co Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has released updated research revealing that local government pensions scheme (LGPS) funds, administered by local councils across Britain, invest over £12 billion in companies enabling Israel's genocide, military occupation, and apartheid against Palestinians. LGPS: funnelling money to Israel The research, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, details the investments of 81 […] | By

The Canary (2025-02-09). EXPOSED: Local government pension scheme invests £12 BILLION in Israel's genocide. thecanary.co Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has released updated research revealing that local government pensions scheme (LGPS) funds, administered by local councils across Britain, invest over £12 billion in companies enabling Israel's genocide, military occupation, and apartheid against Palestinians. LGPS: funnelling money to Israel The research, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, details the investments of 81 […] | By

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-09). Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism. cadtm.org

Michael Hurley (2025-02-09). The Ontario Healthcare Crisis. socialistproject.ca This article is based on a chapter in the upcoming new book Ontario is experiencing unprecedented hospital capacity problems in recent years. Thousands of unplanned closures of hospital emergency departments, permanent closures of som…

Bárbara Gómez (2025-02-09). Partido de Sri Lanka exige retirada de Estados Unidos de ilegal base en Cuba. radiohc.cu Colombo, 9 feb (RHC) El Partido Socialista de Primera Línea de Sri Lanka exigió este domingo la retirada inmediata de Estados Unidos de la Base Naval de Guantánamo y la devolución de ese territorio que ocupa de manera ilegal en Cuba.

ecns.cn (2025-02-09). Xi calls for promoting full revitalization of northeast China. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged Jilin Province to further implement the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's strategic arrangements for the full revitalization of northeast China in the new era and to play a bigger role in advancing Chinese modernization.

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aljazeera (2025-02-08). Trump, Japan's Ishiba play nice despite tariff threat. aljazeera.com Leaders pledge to stand against Chinese 'aggression', announce compromise on Nippon Steel-US Steel deal.

ecns.cn (2025-02-08). Multiple sectors report robust holiday growth. ecns.cn China's consumption market gained momentum during the Spring Festival holiday spanning from Jan 28 through Tuesday, showing robust growth across multiple sectors including retail, tourism and cultural services.

ecns.cn (2025-02-08). Chinese tech stocks set to grow further. ecns.cn Chinese A shares posted a strong rally for the second consecutive session on Friday, boding well for a sustained market uptrend as investors re-evaluate Chinese stocks after advances in the country's artificial intelligence models surprised the market, analysts said.

Janine (2025-02-08). SONA in numbers – 2025. sanews.gov.za SONA in numbers – 2025 | MOURNING | 14 — South African soldiers who died as part of a mission to bring peace to the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. | HISTORY | 70 — years since the adoption of the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. | 30 — years since the dawn of democracy. | ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE | 5 — number of years for the implementation of the Medium-Term Development Plan. | 3 — government's strategic priorities to be advanced by the Medium-Term Development Plan. | Over 3% — the level of economic growth that government aims to lift to…

Andrew Korybko (2025-02-08). President Trump's "Ukrainian Peace Plan" Revealed by Special Envoy Keith Kellogg. globalresearch.ca Trump will implement a comprehensive economic, diplomatic, and military pressure campaign against Russia if Putin rejects a ceasefire, but it's unclear whether Trump will coerce Zelensky into territorial concessions first in order to make it easier for Putin to compromise …

Clau O'Brien Moscoso (2025-02-08). The Perfect US Puppet Narco State: CIA and State Department Control Over Ecuador. orinocotribune.com Ecuador was once a safe country. However, U.S. interference, the rise of neoliberal economic policies, the dollarization of its currency, and enhanced state repression have combined to worsen the lives of the people. In part two of this interview, Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report Contributor, and Juan Fernando Terán discuss the attack on African, Indigenous, and poor communities disguised as a "war on crime." | On January 3rd, Black Agenda Report contributor Clau O'Brien Moscoso interviewed economic analyst Juan Fernando Terán on the deadly war on crime that President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa has imposed…

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-08). Media Fail to Inform About Disastrous Economic Effects of Mass Deportations. fair.org

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-08). #TaxTheSuperRich campaign gains momentum. leftfootforward.org A #TaxTheSuperRich campaign is gaining momentum, with thousands of people adding their names to a petition launched by Oxfam calling for higher taxes on the wealthiest individuals. | In 2024, billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion, three times faster than the previous year, while 3.5 billion people around the world continue to live in poverty. Shockingly, four new billionaires are created every week. | Oxfam's campaign highlights the growing disparity between the super-rich and the rest of us, calling it "out of control." | The charity warns that at this rate, we could see five trillionaires within the next…

newarab (2025-02-08). Israel forces Palestinian prisoners to watch Gaza carnage video. newarab.com Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the latest phase of a The Hebrew-language news website Walla reported on Friday that the three-minute video, produced by the Israeli army in collaboration with the Israeli Prison Service, will be shown on large screens moments before the prisoners are released. | Israeli authorities claim the video is intended t…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….

ecns.cn (2025-02-08). Thai PM lauds collaboration, says she's no stranger to Harbin. ecns.cn Before leaving for Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told China Daily in Beijing on Thursday that although it will be her first time to participate in the Asian Winter Games, she's no stranger to the host city.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). Mayo Clinic and American Hospital Dubai Strengthen Collaboration to Transform Healthcare and Medical Education in Dubai. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DUBAI — American Hospital Dubai, a distinguished member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic, announced an enhanced collaboration marking a milestone in advancing healthcare delivery, medical education, and research in Dubai and the region. The announcement was made at Arab Health 2025, the healthcare industry's premier event being held in Dubai from Jan. 27-30, 2025, at the World Trade Centre. The strengthened relationship between American Hospital Dubai and Mayo…

WSWS (2025-02-08). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Assam oil refinery workers protest two-tier wages; Pakistan: Educators demonstrate over tax rebates; Australia: Vocational teachers at Victoria University demand pay rise; New Zealand medical laboratory workers strike.

WSWS (2025-02-08). Australia: Flooding devastates northern Queensland, two confirmed dead. wsws.org Thousands of people have been affected by the extreme floods, as the Labor Government continues to fund and approve fossil fuel projects that will exacerbate climate change disasters.

WSWS (2025-02-08). Australian rail unions "excruciatingly close" to sellout deal with NSW Labor government. wsws.org The latest round of limited work bans called by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union and other rail unions are designed to have minimal disruption, in line with their pledge to the Labor government last month.

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-08). Steward Meetings: From Gripe Sessions to Grievance Tracking. labornotes.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-08). Student's research aims to uncover new biomarkers for Krabbe disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited neurological disease that most commonly affects infants, but can also present later in life, including during adolescence and very rarely in adulthood, according to the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Current clinical laboratory testing identifies individuals with Krabbe disease, but it is challenging to provide a prognosis of the disease course. Symptoms include mental and motor skill weakness and deterioration, seizures, blindness and deafness. "There's a…

subMedia (2025-02-08). Heads Up, the Revolution is Already Here. dissidentvoice.org State and market solutions to the ecological crisis have only increased the wealth and power of those on top, while greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Nearly all the experts and professionals are invested, literally, in a framework that is only making things worse. With so much power concentrated in the very institutions that suppress …

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-08). Partied out: As party membership plummets the oligarchs ascend. leftfootforward.org The growing reliance on oligarch donations risks undermining the very fabric of democracy. With political parties no longer depending on membership fees or union backing, we risk wealthy individuals pushing policies that primarily serve their own interests rather than the people.

Omar Aziki (2025-02-08). Microcredit as an instrument of the international financial system and alternatives. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, which took place from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Omar Aziki delivered a critical analysis of microcredit. He showed how this tool is an instrument of capitalist and patriarchal domination. Read his presentation below. | – | / |

newarab (2025-02-08). Turkey raises year-end inflation forecast. newarab.com Turkey's central bank on Friday increased its year-end inflation forecast to 24 percent from 21 percent. | Turkey has experienced double-digit inflation since 2019, making life increasingly expensive for millions of people, notably hitting the cost of education, housing, healthcare, hotels and restaurants. | Speaking at a briefing in Istanbul on the 2025 Inflation Report, bank governor Fatih Karahan said the inflation forecast was set at 12 percent for 2026 and eight percent for 2027. | He said the revision of the inflation forecast for this year did not signal any easing in Turkey's monetary policy stance.

WSWS (2025-02-08). Works meeting at VW in Wolfsburg: "This is death in instalments" wsws.org no production location, no job and no wage will be safe after the destruction of 35,000 jobs and the reduction of real wages by up to 20 percent.

ecns.cn (2025-02-08). China Salt Lake officially inaugurated. ecns.cn China Salt Lake Industrial Group Co. Ltd., jointly created by China Minmetals Corporation and Qinghai Province, was officially inaugurated on Saturday.

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-08). Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism. cadtm.org

BAN Toxics (2025-02-08). BAN Toxics to Content Creators and Online Sellers: Stop Spreading Misinformation on Mercury-containing Skin Lightening Products. pressenza.com Toxic watchdog BAN Toxics urges content creators and online sellers to remove social media content, advertisements, and listings promoting prohibited and banned skin-lightening beauty products containing hazardous mercury. | Recent social media monitoring by BAN Toxics revealed that illegal skin-lightening products continue to be widely advertised and sold online through platforms like TikTok and Facebook Reels, as well as e-commerce sites such as Lazada and Shopee. Many of these products contain hazardous mercury, posing serious risks to consumer health. | Last year, the group purchased 50 skin-whitening beauty…

WSWS (2025-02-08). Students, faculty attend meeting to oppose attacks on pro-Palestinian protesters and democratic rights at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Over 150 people attended a meeting held by the pro-Palestinian Tahrir Coalition on Tuesday to oppose the escalating attacks on students protesting the US/Israeli genocide in Gaza by the University of Michigan. Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke at the meeting, fighting for an independent working class-based socialist response to fascism, war and genocide.

JANET (2025-02-08). Video: US Role in Regime Change — Syria, Iraq, Libya… Webinar. iacenter.org This was an in-person meeting in New York on Feb. 6th at 6 PM EST and livestreamed here. The US was deeply involved in the recent overthrow of the Syrian government and has been deeply involved in the internal affairs of countries around the world including "color revolutions" and regime change operation in every country that will not bow to its dictates. The people of the world are seeing this and fighting back. Join us! This was sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine at the New School as well as the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, Workers World Party, Black Intifada, Young Democratic Socialists at the New Scho…

Staff (2025-02-08). Seizing Gaza: Can Trump Do What Israel Failed to Do? w/ Miko Peled, Son of Israeli General. soundcloud.com Trump's surreal claim that the United States will "own" Gaza, push out two million Palestinians, and develop expensive waterfront property for non-Palestinians has widely been condemned. But Miko Peled, son of an Israeli general, says this is no different than the Zionist aim for decades—and it will never happen. Brian Becker is joined by Miko …

communispress (2025-02-08). The Desire Question. communispress.com The following text is a revised and expanded version of the author's keynote of the same title delivered on 2 March 2024.

aljazeera (2025-02-07). India cuts key interest rate for first time since 2020 amid slowing growth. aljazeera.com Reserve Bank of India announces first rate cut in nearly five years as world's most populous nation faces slowdown.

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). Chinese industry chamber urges U.S. to resolve differences via dialogues. ecns.cn CCCME said on Friday it strongly opposes the U.S.' unilateral move to impose tariffs on goods imported from China, stating that the practice is a serious violation of WTO rules.

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). China's forex reserves up in Jan. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves increased to $3.209 trillion as of the end of January, up 0.21 percent or $6.7 billion from the previous month, official data showed on Friday.

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). Xi says ice and snow becoming new driver of growth. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday the ice-and-snow fervor and related economy are becoming new engines of Harbin's high-quality development and new pathways of its opening up.

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). Housing sector likely to see better days ahead. ecns.cn The positive buying sentiment in the new-home market across major Chinese cities has greatly boosted confidence and expectations for a strong sales season in March and April, said industry experts on Thursday after digesting the home transaction data of the Spring Festival holiday.

EDWIN (2025-02-07). SA powering on with AfCFTA to boost African trade. sanews.gov.za SA powering on with AfCFTA to boost African trade | President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working towards the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which will tear down the barriers to trade on the continent. | "As the most industrialised economy in Africa, we are positioning ourselves to be at the centre of this new and growing market," President Ramaphosa said. | In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered in Cape Town on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said government is harnessing the sun and the wind to make the country a leader in renewable energy and green ma…

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco (2025-02-07). The odds are Illinois won't hit its 2030 climate goals. grist.org This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Four years ago, Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Climate Equitable Jobs Act, an ambitious suite of overlapping goals and deadlines to put Illinois on track to overhaul its economy by 2030: decarbonizing the power sector, propping up electric vehicles, and fast-tracking a clean energy workforce. | Now, with five years left unti…

dzorinoco (2025-02-07). Syria's Currency Crisis. orinocotribune.com The Syrian pound has surged in the black market, reaching about 7,600 Pounds per USD, nearly half the exchange rate from December, raising concerns about its "illusory" nature and its impact on Syrians' savings. This rapid currency deflation comes amid continuous warnings, with economists pointing out that the Syrian pound's increase in price is not correlated to fundamental economic factors such as a boost in industry or exports. | The Central Bank of Syria continues to set official rates about 40% higher than market rates, a departure from the previous government of al-Assad which set the rates at 10% lower tha…

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). (W.E. Talk) British scholar: World will be hugely impacted if Trump doubles down on aggressive policies. ecns.cn "The key word I would give about the Trump administration is going to be 'Change'. The U.S. cannot continue in the way that it was," said John Ross, former director of Department of Economic and Business Policy for the Mayor of London and senior fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) in the latest W.E. Talk as Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th U.S. president on Jan.20.

infobrics (2025-02-07). Building BRICS: A Populous African Powerhouse Enters the Game. infobrics.org Nigeria's group partner status offers new economic opportunities for both sides…

infobrics (2025-02-07). The Broader Shift Away from a Unipolar World: Cultivating ASEAN-BRICS Synergy. infobrics.org The contemporary global framework is becoming increasingly fragmented and multipolar – with changes in our geopolitical and economic landscapes expected to further reshape strategies and potentially, alliances. Nevertheless, it still remains deeply interdependent, especially from a socioeconomic perspective…

Gabisile (2025-02-07). Govt forges ahead with plans to unlock economic growth and job creation. sanews.gov.za Govt forges ahead with plans to unlock economic growth and job creation | The Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, has announced plans to improve institutional effectiveness and enhance the delivery of the Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) through economic structural reforms. | "The MTDP will address critical constraints in energy, transport, and logistics to unlock growth and enable job creation," she announced on Friday. | Ramokgopa addressed the media during a session focused on the progress of the MTDP 2024 — 2029. | The MTDP is a five-year strategic…

Staff (2025-02-07). Mandatario cubano visita objetivos socioeconómicos en Ciego de àÅvila. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, continuó hoy sus recorridos por los municipios del país en Bolivia, en la provincia de Ciego de àÅvila.

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2025-02-07). When Workers Resisted Labor Exploitation At Bronx 'Slave Markets'. popularresistance.org Following the Great Depression, Black working class women flocked to street corners in the Bronx, New York, forced to sell domestic labor for far below its value in order to make ends meet. "They come to the Bronx, not because of what it promises," reads the renowned exposé by two Black radical activists, investigative journalist Marvel Cooke and civil rights leader Ella Baker. These informal domestic workers flocked to the infamous "Bronx Slave Market," "largely in desperation," Cooke and Baker wrote in 1935. | Desperation did indeed characterize the circumstances at the so-called slave markets, in which impover…

James Wright (2025-02-07). Hold on, Labour just appointed the former head of tech monopoly Amazon to lead… the competition watchdog. thecanary.co The Labour Party under Keir Starmer has appointed the former UK head of monopoly Amazon to lead the Competition and Markets Authority. In a letter to Rachel Reeves, tech firms such as Mozilla (owner of Firefox), publishers, and others have raised concerns that the appointment of Doug Gurr stifles the independence of the watchdog. Doug […] | By

The Canary (2025-02-07). CND puts the Labour government on notice over plans for US nukes in Suffolk. thecanary.co The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has sent a legal letter to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Suffolk County Council highlighting concerns over the potential stationing of US nuclear weapons at an RAF base in Lakenheath, Suffolk. CND: US nuclear weapons should not be in Suffolk The campaign group points to indications from the […] | By

GABIK (2025-02-07). National Minimum Wage increases. sanews.gov.za National Minimum Wage increases | The National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate is set to increase from R27.58 to R28.79 per hour, from 1 March 2025. | | Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth made the announcement on Wednesday. | The increment is in line with the National Minimum Wage Act, introduced by South Africa for implementation, in 2019. | | In terms of the policy instrument, this obligates employers to pay workers a minimum amount per hour. The NMW is subject to annual review and increases annually from 1 March. | | The National Minimum Wage amendment is enforced by law and binding from 1 March 2025 and…

Staff (2025-02-07). Dear Petie, we will not f*ck off until you and your buddies do. thecanary.co New Labour's disgraced "prince of darkness" Peter Mandelson has wiggled his way into a job as British ambassador to the US. But his relationship with infamous sex trafficker and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who reportedly called him "Petie", is not leaving him behind. And nor should it. Peter 'Petie' Mandelson Mandelson was recently very …

Bonny Hulberg, Labor Notes. (2025-02-07). From Gripe Sessions To Grievance Tracking. popularresistance.org When I joined my local union, I dove in headfirst and became a steward. I was excited to see how things were run and where I might fall in the grand scheme of things. | It wasn't quite what I expected; then again, I had never been in a union before. So I sat back and watched our organizer run our steward meetings, listened to the other attendees—and realized our meetings were gripe sessions, lacking structure and focus. | Stewards and members alike were expressing frustrations, but there was little tangible action to address these issues, as far as I could tell.

infobrics (2025-02-07). Building BRICS: Challenges and Opportunities for South-South Collaboration in a Multipolar World. infobrics.org The BRICS bloc poses a strategic challenge to Western hegemony, but to understand its potential as a counter-power requires a closer look at the complex relations within the bloc and between its members and other countries in the Global South…

Staff (2025-02-07). "Empiecen por su país": Sheinbaum responde a Estados Unidos sobre el combate al fentanilo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, reafirmó la colaboración sin subordinación con Estados Unidos y dijo a las autoridades de aquella nación que comenzarán a actuar en su propio país para combatir el fentanilo. "Empiecen por su país. Nosotros claro que vamos a coordinarnos, pero nunca con subordinación ni injerencismo", aseveró.

Binoy Kampmark (2025-02-07). Why Fly in Europe? The Dark Triumph of the Ryanair Effect. counterpunch.org It has had a rebarbative, blighting effect across the entire aviation industry. The Ryanair model, for want of a better term, prides itself on minimal, no-frills service for eye popping prices. The Irish-based low-cost carrier was intended to revolutionise European air travel by offering a budget option for the eager and easy holiday maker. In time, this seemingly

Staff (2025-02-07). How the Tech Industry is Tackling Energy Consumption in Data Centers. moguldom.com Key takeaways On January 21, 2025, the top executives of OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle announced plans to create a new company called Stargate to develop AI infrastructure in the US. Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, CEO of SoftBank Masayoshi Son, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company at the White House in the company of …

The Canary (2025-02-07). The UK must push back against Trump's ICC plan. It's obliged to under the Rome Statute. thecanary.co Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), placing financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their immediate family who assist ICC investigations against Israelis and Americans. The Executive Order comes after last week's efforts to pass a bill entitled the 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act' in Congress. The […] | By

Dean Baker (2025-02-07). Musk is Helping His Friends in the Financial Industry. counterpunch.org We know that many rich people are not too sharp, which is why they rely on help from the government to get rich and stay rich. Elon Musk is giving the whole country a prime-time lesson in how this works. He is looking to end the I.R.S.'s direct file program. This program was allowing hundreds

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). Report airs concern over trafficking. ecns.cn Human trafficking for forced criminality, including committing online scams and financial fraud, has been a growing trend in the Asia-Pacific region over the past four years, posing threats to migration safety, according to a UN report.

Richard C. Cook (2025-02-07). The Plan to Destroy the U.S. Is in Motion. Richard C. Cook. globalresearch.ca The Conspiracy: | Everyone knows the world is under siege by a deep-seated conspiracy run by the globalist financial elite. This has been spotlighted by the ongoing revelations of the billions of dollars spent by USAID over the past half-century on …

GABIK (2025-02-07). Accommodation providers urged to stop demanding deposit from NSFAS funded students. sanews.gov.za Accommodation providers urged to stop demanding deposit from NSFAS funded students | The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has urged landlords not to demand a deposit or top-up payment from NSFAS-funded students. | This comes after NSFAS received reports about some accommodation providers who require NSFAS-funded students to pay a deposit or top-up payment in order to get access to the approved private accommodation. | "NSFAS reminds accommodation providers of the compulsory conditions, as provided by the Standardised Fixed-Term Lease Agreement between the private accommodation providers and NSFAS fun…

Our Reporter (2025-02-07). Accountant General Remanded Over BoU Heist. plusnews.ug The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded eight people for causing financial loss to the government. According to the prosecution, Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula, Commissioner Treasury Services Jenifer Muhuruzi, and the senior IT officer Yawe Tonny being employed in the Ministry of Finance neglected to put in place measures to safeguard public funds hence resulting in a 60 …

Editor (2025-02-07). Where Does the Money Go? A Look at USAID Spending in Haiti. scheerpost.com

Jasmine Mithani (2025-02-07). Life-Saving Domestic Violence Nonprofits Rocked by Trump's Funding Freeze. truthout.org The Trump administration's push to align federal spending to the president's agenda — which last week came with the striking freeze of grants and loans to a broad swath of the nation's nonprofits — has sent shockwaves through the network of organizations that provide services to victims of gender-based and domestic violence. The leaders of close to a dozen nonprofits who spoke to The 19th say… |

Andrea De Lotto (2025-02-07). Today it's 49 years in prison for Peltier, will get out Feb. 18, no rush. pressenza.com What is 49 times 365? 17,885. It would be 17,885, but he also had 13 leap years…: | Leonard is still in prison. Biden signed on January 20, 15 minutes before leaving the president's chair, but, you know, bureaucracy takes time. Just as it is difficult to remove the teeth of a Doberman that is attached to your calf, it is difficult to remove the FBI's teeth from Leonard's leg. | This is how Peltier is spending this 49th anniversary of his entry into prison, into jail. We are waiting, not without a hint of anxiety, for February 18. | I have spent, together with many others, this last year in a continuous…

Amy Goodman (2025-02-07). Communities of Color Hit Hardest as Trump Shutters Environmental Justice Office. truthout.org The Trump administration is planning to shutter the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights at the Environmental Protection Agency and has placed nearly 170 employees on administrative leave. "I'm very concerned about the deregulation and the focus on corporate profits," says Mustafa Santiago Ali, the former head of the environmental justice program at the EPA. |

Iain Overton (2025-02-07). Who Truly Profits from Porn? bylinetimes.com 200 Elgin Street in Ottawa, Canada, is a nondescript office building – the kind of place you'd expect to house accountants or consultants. But beneath its plain exterior lies the corporation that controls Aylo, a rebranded iteration of MindGeek, the company that sits behind the world's biggest porn site: Pornhub. | And this being porn even that is not what it seems. To complicate matters further, Aylo is owned by a company called Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), a private equity firm that claims to bring "principled ethical leadership" to industries requiring "transparency" and "accountability." | Let that se…

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). Unlocking Chinese Cities | Two-thirds of the world's fireworks come from this Chinese city. ecns.cn As the "hometown of Chinese fireworks," Liuyang boasts about 600 related enterprises, producing over 5,000 types of fireworks. The industry generates an annual output value exceeding 50 billion yuan ($68.28 billion), provides jobs for 300,000 people, and distributes over 10 billion yuan in wages annually.

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-07). Trump, white supremacy and capitalism: The enemies of Black liberation. liberationnews.org

Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-07). Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism. cadtm.org

Catherine Rottenberg (2025-02-07). The US Shifts From Progressive to Authoritarian Neoliberalism. counterpunch.org

WSWS (2025-02-07). RMT and Nautilus unions end Royal Fleet Auxiliary dispute with plea for better resourced UK armed forces. wsws.org The most significant aspect of the dispute was the refusal of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union leadership, long promoted as "militants" and "socialists", to take any action to challenge the Gaza genocide.

Staff (2025-02-07). Transición socialista: øPor dónde vamos? cubadebate.cu Hay una discusión medio real, medio ahistórica, que se traduce en términos de " øpor dónde vamos?" en materia de sistema económico-político y que no ha dejado de estar presente a lo largo de la Revolución cubana. Una especie de preocupación "natural" que no ha perdido vigencia y que no ha dejado de chocar con la imagen del mundo cotidiana del contemporáneo toda vez que la teoría del dónde se ha distanciado de la práctica sobre el cómo.

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ecns.cn (2025-02-03). China to file lawsuit against latest tariffs. ecns.cn China will file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization and take necessary countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday after the United States announced it would impose 10 percent additional tariffs on goods from China.

Ben Norton (2025-02-03). US tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly & 'unipolar world', blocking China's competition. geopoliticaleconomy.com Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the US must maintain a "unipolar world".

aljazeera (2025-02-03). USAID officials put on leave as Elon Musk says time for agency to 'die'. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump says he will end all funding to South Africa over government's land confiscations.

Prof. Ruel F. Pepa (2025-02-03). Ukraine War: The Economic Toll on Europe: Unintended Consequences of Supporting Kiev Regime on behalf of US-NATO. globalresearch.ca The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has compelled European nations to extend substantial support to Kyiv, encompassing financial aid, military assistance, and humanitarian relief. This support has taken various forms, including direct monetary contributions to bolster Ukraine's economy, the provision of …

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-02-03). Mexican President to announce measures against US tariffs. plenglish.com Mexico City, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) President Claudia Sheinbaum will announce the first measures in response to the executive order signed by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to apply 25 percent tariffs to products from Mexico. | "In the morning press conference tomorrow I will be informing you of the first measures of what we call Plan B," said the dignitary yesterday, referring to the application of tariff and non-tariff provisions "in defense of the interests of Mexico," announced the president, who warned that Trump's decision "has effects for both countries," but "very serious for the economy…

Our Reporter (2025-02-03). Verbatim: Museveni on Supreme Court Ruling. plusnews.ug Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-03). Egyptian newspaper highlights Cuba's struggle for independence. plenglish.com Cairo, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Al Ahram newspaper highlighted on Monday the struggle of the Cuban people against the United States' aggressive policies, including the economic, financial, and commercial blockade it has imposed for more than six decades.

tn.ai (2025-02-03). Iran Urges Employment of ECO Capacities to Boost Ties among Members. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign minister of Iran highlighted the potential of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) for the expansion of relations among its member states.

infobrics (2025-02-03). BRICS Bloc, the Dollar Brick Wall. infobrics.org Many countries are not comfortable with the dollar's domineering influence in the global economic scene. Russia and China, two arch-rival of the United States of America and its western allies, are nauseated by the dollar's dominant influence in the global economic scene…

Ralph Nader (2025-02-03). Underestimating Americans: A Coming Plunge of Dictator Donald. counterpunch.org Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign. He is using illegal executive orders as poisoned spears against just about every program the federal government administers to advance the health, safety, and economic well-being of all Americans.

Dr. David Halpin (2025-02-03). COVID-19 and Induced Insanity in the UK, the Global Lab Rat. globalresearch.ca [This article was originally published in January 2021.] | There were several events typical of predictive programming. | The World Economic Forum October 21st 2020 meeting and the Great Reset was one (1). | Here in Britain the orchestration of central, NHS …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2025-02-03). Alliance of Sahel States Stepping Forward with Common Economic and Security Aspirations. globalresearch.ca On January 29, 2025, within a rapidly geopolitical change in West African region, three landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the newly created Alliance of Sahel States (AES), declared their withdrawal from the most influential bloc …

Sarah Anderson (2025-02-03). 8 Ways States Can Fight Inequality and Build Worker Power. inequality.org With each passing day, we're seeing more signs of our federal government becoming on oligarchy that puts the economic interests of the ultra-rich above the needs of ordinary Americans. In the face of this billionaire takeover in Washington, state governments need to step up and fight for the working class. Here are eight ways states …

Staff (2025-02-03). Opposition Economist: Venezuelan Oil Becomes More Competitive Thanks to Trump's Tariffs (+Chevron). orinocotribune.com The recent actions of the government of US President Donald Trump are favorable for Venezuela in terms of oil and diplomatic recognition, according to the Venezuelan opposition-aligned economist based in the United States, Francisco Rodríguez. | In a series of social media posts published on Saturday, February 1, Rodríguez stated that it is relevant that Trump has not decided to apply tariffs on Venezuelan crude oil amid his recent controversial economic measures, including the announcement of a 10% tariff on Canadian oil and a 25% tariff on Mexican oil. | "This means that while Canadian and Mexican oil are becom…

Arshad Mehmood (2025-02-03). US Plans Billions in Investment for Pakistan, Signaling Potential Shift in Bilateral Relations. themedialine.org

Janine (2025-02-03). SONA 2025: Working together to accelerate development. sanews.gov.za SONA 2025: Working together to accelerate development | By Michael Currin | South Africa's time has arrived! That's the sentiment that reverberated in Davos during the World Economic Forum (WEF) as our nation shared with global leaders the many advances we have had over the last year. | President Cyril Ramaphosa who led South Africa's delegation to the forum showcased our country's investment potential and set the stage for critical discussions at the G20 Summit in November. | South Africa used the occasion to propel its G20 Presidency priorities into the international spotlight, advocating for a more inclusive a…

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Tehran meeting: Iran urges enhanced economic exchanges among ECO members. presstv.ir The Iranian deputy foreign minister says the ECO member states should make more efforts to increase economic exchanges among them.

RONALD MUSOKE (2025-02-03). World Bank and AfDB pledge US$50bn to electrify Africa. independent.co.ug Currently, close to 600‚ÄØmillion Africans lack electricity, a critical resource for economic development ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have pledged US$50 billion to provide electricity access to nearly 300 million Africans over the next five years, through an initiative known as "Mission 300." This commitment was announced …

tvbrics (2025-02-03). Lula da Silva advocates hosting BRICS summit and UN climate conference in Brazil. tvbrics.com The Brazilian leader also announced that the country has opened 300 new markets for agricultural products abroad…

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Global stocks swoon as Trump tariffs hit markets. aljazeera.com Economists say tariffs would slow global growth and drive prices higher.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Asian markets dive as Trump kicks off trade war. aljazeera.com Stock markets in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea fell as US prepares tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico.

infobrics (2025-02-03). Why do South Africans Talk So Much About BRICS Agricultural Trade. infobrics.org Some of us in South Africa's agriculture often talk of the need to grow export markets to BRICS countries. But such statements are not minimizing the relationship South African agriculture has with other regions…

Julius Businge (2025-02-03). Uganda retains fourth place in Absa Africa Financial Markets Index. independent.co.ug However, the country's financial sector remains relatively illiquid and lacks the product diversity seen in more advanced markets such as South Africa and Mauritius Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has maintained its position as one of Africa's top financial markets, ranking fourth in the 2024 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index. The annual report, released …

Caleb Crowder (2025-02-03). The War on Trans People is a Culture War — and a Class War. ips-dc.org Three charts show that trans people have higher unemployment and poverty rates and earn less on average than other Americans.

Dean Baker (2025-02-03). The Confusions of Donald Trump: the Case of Supply and Demand. counterpunch.org Donald Trump is the world's leading expert in getting things wrong and one thing he gets wrong bigly is the value of the U.S. domestic market. Trump seems to believe that our domestic market is incredibly valuable to the rest of the world and that access to it should allow him to extort large concessions

Olivia Barber (2025-02-03). Shocking poll finds Reform could win 70 seats if an election were called now. leftfootforward.org Reform UK could win 76 seats in Parliament if a general election were held now, according to new polling commissioned by anti-fascist campaign group Hope not Hate. | Of the 76 seats, Reform would pick up 60 from Labour, 10 from the Conservatives and one from the Lib Dems. The remaining five are already held by Reform. | Even more worringly, Hope not Hate's survey of over 17,000 voters suggests that with a 3% swing to Reform from both Labour and the Conservatives, Reform UK could be on course to win up to 169 seats. | Labour would still be the biggest party with 287 MPs, down from 402, while the Tories would go…

Basit Mahmood (2025-02-03). Reform UK rally told people who backed remain 'shouldn't be allowed to vote'. leftfootforward.org So much for being free speech advocates. A Reform UK rally has been told that people who voted remain in the Brexit referendum 'shouldn't be allowed to vote'. | Businessman John Elliot, asked thousands of Reform supporters at a rally in Sunderland on Saturday whether those who had opposed Brexit and had now 'seen the light'. | He went on to say: "I reckon anyone who voted Remain shouldn't be allowed to vote… Anybody who voted Labour in the last election… what's their judgment like? Have they got good judgment?" | Reform UK leader Nigel Farage shared a stage with Elliot, where he appeared to laugh off Ellio…

Basit Mahmood (2025-02-03). GB News' arguments on Brexit, borders and Trump taken apart by Labour activists. leftfootforward.org Businesses are drowning in red-tape, with £7bn in costs from additional customs administration and at least £10bn in lost trade, with exports dropping by 30% as a result of Brexit…

Hannah Sharland (2025-02-03). The MSM is now announcing Labour's DWP plans for it. Shameful. thecanary.co It hasn't even been a week since Rachel Reeves' announcement on Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) disability benefit cuts — that she'd pre-announced to the shitrag Sun — and which turned out to be: a non-announcement. It was only to be expected that the right-wing rumour-mill would spin into action to launder the DWP …

Caleb Crowder (2025-02-03). 'Symbolic and Contagious': Union Documentary Captures Amazon Labor Breakthrough. ips-dc.org Directors Brett Story and Stephen Maing shoot vérité from the warehouse floor with the rag-tag group — not affiliated with an established union — that won over their coworkers by hosting constant cook-outs, engaging in deep conversations, and directly standing up to Amazon's union-busting. | Since JFK8 voted yes, organizing campaigns have emerged at Amazon warehouses across the country. But progress on actually unionizing what is now America's second largest private employer has been slow. Amazon has refused to entertain negotiations with workers at JFK8 — and has even waged a legal c…

Rachel Fink (2025-02-03). Airlines are returning to Israel's skies, but soaring prices persist. haaretz.com With cease-fires holding in Gaza and Lebanon, international airlines are coming back — and there are also two new Israeli airlines on the scene…

_____ (2025-02-03). Cloud Capital vs AI: DeepSeek, Technofeudalism, Capitalism, and the New Cold War. transcend.org 28 Jan 2025 | Yanis Varoufakis delves into the seismic developments of January 2025, spotlighting the transformative impact of DeepSeek—a groundbreaking Chinese AI company that has sent shockwaves through the global tech and financial landscapes.

_____ (2025-02-03). The Evolution of the Militarized Data Broker. transcend.org 16 Jan 2025 – Mythologized as created to champion human freedom, the internet and many of its companies were birthed out of the national security apparatus of the USA. What appeared as a guiding light towards free speech and financial freedom is Uncle Sam's boot making its next step.

Staff (2025-02-03). "Enormous Disruption": Trump's Tariffs on Mexico & Canada Set to Worsen Inflation. democracynow.org We speak with longtime trade policy expert Lori Wallach about President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — the three largest trading partners of the United States. It has sent global stocks tumbling and raised fears of more inflation. Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on goods from China, set to take effect Tuesday (After our broadcast, Mexico announced Trump had paused the new tariffs on Mexico for a month). Energy resources from Canada will carry a lower 10% tariff. Canada and Mexico have…

Daniel Larison (2025-02-03). The 'rivalry peril' with China: toxic cold war is where we are headed. responsiblestatecraft.org There is a bipartisan hawkish China consensus in Washington that has formed over the last fifteen years. Members of both parties are quick to link their preferred policies to the cause of "competing" with the Chinese government, and there is a tremendous appetite among our political leaders for exaggerating both Chinese ambitions and capabilities. China rivalry has become a new catch-all justification for higher military spending, nuclear modernization, increasing America's military presence in the Pacific, and establishing closer ties with China's neighbors.To promote the rivalry with China, hawkish analysts…

ProPublica. (2025-02-03). Donald Trump's Appointments: How They Could Reshape Federal Agencies. popularresistance.org During his campaign, Donald Trump vowed to remake the federal government, promising to cut jobs, slash spending, end diversity and inclusion programs, and dismantle the Department of Education. Now, he's chosen a slate of nominees for cabinet posts and other key positions who have a history of pushing back against the work of the departments and agencies they've been tapped to lead. | When Doug Burgum was governor of North Dakota, the state sued the Department of the Interior at least five times, ProPublica reported in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor.

The Onion Staff (2025-02-03). SATIRE: Man Given 3 Months To Live Spends All Of It Reading Up On How Cool Ninjas Were. theonion.com BOSTON—In an effort to avoid squandering any of the precious little time he had left, terminally ill man Sebastian Davies confirmed Monday that he was spending the entirety of his three remaining months of life reading up on how cool ninjas were. "I don't want to leave this world with any regrets, so I'm packing …

tvbrics (2025-02-03). India accelerates AI innovation with US$57.35 million investment in centres of excellence. tvbrics.com These AI hubs will equip students with cutting-edge skills to ensure their competitiveness in the evolving digital landscape…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-03). Canada Props Up Gang-Supported Plunder of Haiti Under Pretext of "Kenyan-Led" Intervention. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba A screenshot from The Canada Files' interview with Booker Ngesa Omole, the Communist Party of Kenya (Marxist)'s General Secretary. A Canadian military mission is focused on enabling NATO and its' Kenyan proxy to select gang members in Haiti to guard resource extraction sites, and sanction gang members so when they get into…

Richard D. Wolff, Counter Punch. (2025-02-03). Settler Colonialism: 'It Ends With Us' In Palestine And Israel. popularresistance.org My birth emerged from European capitalism's fascistic catastrophe in the 1920s—1940s. That catastrophe also produced Israel's experiment with settler colonialism in Palestine. This article refers to both these incidents to analyze the current Palestine-Israel catastrophe. | My reasons or qualifications to write such an article start with the fact that my maternal grandmother and grandfather were killed at the Nazis' Mauthausen concentration camp. My father's sister was killed in Auschwitz. My mother and her sister spent years in different concentration camps. Because of these events, my parents fled Europe…

_____ (2025-02-03). US Capitalism just Got a Black Eye. transcend.org 27 Jan 2025 – The Story behind Today's Stock Market Tank – Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google became too big, fat, and musclebound for innovation. Instead of invention, they specialized in marginal improvements. China's DeepSeek came up with more advanced AI than all US Big Tech companies.

Chris Hedges (2025-02-03). The Western Way of Genocide. indybay.org What is lacking is not knowledge — our perfidy and Israel's is part of the historical record — but the courage to name our darkness and repent. This willful blindness and historical amnesia, this refusal to be accountable to the rule of law, this belief that we have a right to use industrial violence to exert our will marks the start, not the end, of campaigns of mass slaughter by the Global North against the world's growing legions of the poor and the vulnerable.

Patrick Bond (2025-02-03). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

WSWS (2025-02-03). Warning strikes at Deutsche Post: Build independent action committees! wsws.org German postal workers must take the organisation of strikes and industrial action into their own hands, to prevent another sellout by the Verdi union.

Toni Waterman (2025-02-03). Trump making a mark as the Bitcoin president. america.cgtn.com On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to make America the "crypto capital of the planet." And within days of resuming power, he signed an executive order prompting cryptocurrency advancement. Those in the industry see Trump's pro-crypto policy as a major turning point that could help usher in a new era for alternative currencies. But could Trump stand in the way of his own policies? Toni Waterman has more from Texas.

Chris Walker (2025-02-03). Ron DeSantis Proposes "Gun Sales Tax Holiday" as Part of Next FL State Budget. truthout.org As part of his next proposed state budget, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to give tax breaks to residents who purchase guns and firearm accessories during the first half of the summer. Tax "holidays" are commonly used by governors and state legislatures to promote certain industries or give relief to consumers during a specific time of year — a popular tax holiday… |

cameron orr (2025-02-03). Black lives still matter. cpusa.org The historic Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which reached a crescendo in 2020 with the George Floyd Uprisings, has been a generation-defining political moment for many working people in the United States. Indeed, the mass demonstrations of 2020 mobilized millions, making them the largest protest movement in our country's history. | Those who once considered themselves "apolitical" then saw the value of political life. Many who considered themselves "centrists" or even "conservative" no longer identified with those labels. Progressive and socialist organizations swelled with new membership and activity, inc…

Staff (2025-02-03). Nueve países representados en el IV Congreso Internacional Juriscuba. cubadebate.cu El programa incluirá intervenciones especiales, conferencias magistrales, ponencias y trabajo en paneles para propiciar el intercambio y la superación. Todos tributan al reforzamiento de la seguridad jurídica de la mayor de las Antillas, en función de hacer prevalecer garantías y principios fundamentales para el Estado socialista de derecho y justicia social.

cameron orr (2025-02-03). Trump's proposal to "clear out" Gaza a crime against humanity. cpusa.org The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…

WSWS (2025-02-03). This week in history: February 3-9. wsws.org Sri Lankan civil war; mass evacuation in Haicheng earthquake; McCarthy gives first anti-communist speech; Nepal abolishes slavery…

ecns.cn (2025-02-03). Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council held a Spring Festival reception for the year 2025 at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of Jan. 27.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-02-02). Syria's De Facto Authorities Execute 'Sweeping' Neoliberal Reforms. popularresistance.org The self-appointed transitional government in Syria is undertaking sweeping internal reforms, including privatizing state-run enterprises and laying off a third of the public sector, as authorities say they are shifting to "a competitive free-market economy." | In an interview with Reuters, ex-officials of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) who are serving as cabinet ministers for transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa — former ISIS and Al-Qaeda commander Abu Mohammad al-Julani — say they have a "wide scope" of plans to shrink the state, including removing thousands of "ghost employees."

aljazeera (2025-02-02). How white nationalists infiltrated the wellness movement. aljazeera.com An emerging parallel economy peddles purity, health and fitness to promote wellbeing – and a political worldview.

nosihle (2025-02-02). Government takes bold step towards a cleaner environment. sanews.gov.za Government takes bold step towards a cleaner environment | South Africa has demonstrated its commitment to reducing landfill waste, increasing recycling rates, and promoting a circular economy with the launch of two new E-Waste Recycling pilot projects in Mpumalanga. | According to Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), Bernice Swarts, the improper disposal old electronic devices is a concern, as these devices contain harmful materials, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium, which can have devastating effects on the environment and public health if not properly managed. | In response to t…

palestinechronicle.com (2025-02-02). The Hague Group: A New Alliance to Enforce Intl Law against Israel Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.

Rachel Fink (2025-02-02). Multinational alliance pushing for legal, diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel. haaretz.com Government ministers from nine African and South American countries announced the group's launch on Friday, saying, 'When future generations inquire about our contribution to Palestine's right to self-determination, our response must be, we took concrete measures'…

Andrew Korybko (2025-02-02). Why'd Trump Just Repost His Threat To Impose 100% Tariffs On BRICS Countries? thealtworld.com A full-fledged economic pressure campaign by the US against the BRICS countries might be imminent. | Trump

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2025-02-02). The Trump Administration's Agenda and the Likely Economic and Financial Consequences. globalresearch.ca The political pendulum seems to swing from one extreme chaos to another, from Biden's interventionist, war-mongering government to an isolationist, imperialist and protectionist government under Donald Trump…

scorinoco (2025-02-02). President of Honduras Outlines Emergency Strategy on Migration. orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced the enactment of the national emergency strategy for the protection of Honduran migrants. The mechanism, launched last Tuesday, January 28, includes an action program for Hondurans in an irregular migratory situation in the United States, as well as those in transit and returned to Honduras. The president attributed the worsening of displacement of people "with the implementation of a neoliberal economic model that deepened dependence, inequality, environmental degradation and violence." She also announced that the government will be immediately sending a techn…

A A (2025-02-02). Anche l'Italia a Davos per svendere la sanità. strategic-culture.su Non poteva mancare una rappresentanza dall'Italia all'annuale Forum Economico Mondiale, ove il gotha della finanza transnazionale si riunisce per decidere come soggiogare i popoli. | Segue nostro La cornice del WEF | Il Forum Economico Mondiale di Davos (World Economic Forum, WEF) è un incontro annuale che si tiene a Davos, una località sciistica nelle Alpi svizzere. Fondato nel 1971 dal professor Klaus Schwab, riunisce leader politici,…

nosihle (2025-02-02). President Ramaphosa to address Mining Indaba. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa to address Mining Indaba | President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday deliver a keynote address at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. | The Indaba is the world's largest gathering of mining's most influential stakeholders and decision-makers vested in African mining. | The four-day Indaba will be held from 3 to 6 February 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This year's event will be held under the theme: "Future-proofing African Mining, Today!", which places the focus on sustainability and economic value for the African mining sector. | "The President's par…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-02). Right-Wing Media Watch — Tory press panics over Labour's positive signals on closer EU ties. leftfootforward.org Despite Brexit's clear, ongoing failures, some Brexiteers and their cheerleading press are still clinging to the myth of its success, accusing the so-called 'Rejoiner elite' of plotting a return to Brussels.

The Independent (2025-02-02). Minister Amongi shifts goal post from Oyam to Lira city. independent.co.ug Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by her husband and the Uganda …

The Independent (2025-02-02). UECCC initiates ORIO mini hydropower project to enhance rural electrification. independent.co.ug Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground in Mitooma District, marks a …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-02). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-02). Mayo Clinic and American Hospital Dubai Strengthen Collaboration to Transform Healthcare and Medical Education in Dubai. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DUBAI — American Hospital Dubai, a distinguished member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic, announced an enhanced collaboration marking a milestone in advancing healthcare delivery, medical education, and research in Dubai and the region. The announcement was made at Arab Health 2025, the healthcare industry's premier event being held in Dubai from Jan. 27-30, 2025, at the World Trade Centre. The strengthened relationship between American Hospital Dubai and Mayo…

María Candela (2025-02-02). Cuba: Máximo líder sindical insiste en la discusión del plan anual de la economía. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 feb (RHC) El secretario general de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba, Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, insistió que el plan de la economía en centros laborales debe concentrarse en la búsqueda de soluciones a los problemas que enfrenta el país tanto materiales como financieros.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-02). Student's research aims to uncover new biomarkers for Krabbe disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited neurological disease that most commonly affects infants, but can also present later in life, including during adolescence and very rarely in adulthood, according to the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Current clinical laboratory testing identifies individuals with Krabbe disease, but it is challenging to provide a prognosis of the disease course. Symptoms include mental and motor skill weakness and deterioration, seizures, blindness and deafness. "There's a…

WSWS (2025-02-02). Rwandan-backed M23 advance into DR Congo threatens regional war. wsws.org M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province's vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum (coltan), tungsten (wolframite), and gold, which are critical for global electronics and industrial production. South Kivu is similarly rich in these resources and boasts fertile land in coffee, tea, quinine, and palm oil.

Staff (2025-02-02). RFK Jr Pressed on Whether He and Trump Will 'Cave to Big Pharma' on Medicare Drug Prices. defenddemocracy.press "Will you defend the law in the Inflation Reduction Act which already is negotiating prescription drug prices?" Sen. Bernie Sanders asked Kennedy during his second confirmation hearing. By Jake Johnson Jan 30, 2025 Senate Democrats and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health …

Olivia Rosane (2025-02-02). Trump Fires Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Head Who Drew Wall Street's Ire. truthout.org President Donald Trump moved Saturday morning to fire Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, who had earned the praise of consumer advocates and the ire of Wall Street for his efforts to return more than $6 billion to ordinary Americans. Chopra announced his firing on social media, also sharing a letter to the president in which he touted the work of the CFPB and… |

aljazeera (2025-02-02). How have Canada, China and Mexico responded to Trump's tariffs? aljazeera.com The US president's new tariffs prompt retaliation and spark concerns over global trade disruptions and inflation.

Staff (2025-02-02). BRICS not discussing creation of common currency. defenddemocracy.press MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. BRICS is not discussing the creation of a common currency, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that the association is discussing the formation of common investment platforms. When commenting on US President Donald Trump's threats to impose customs duties on goods from BRICS member states should the alliance move away from …

Editor (2025-02-02). Health Insurers Profit From Suffering, Not Care. scheerpost.com

Martin Hacthoun (2025-02-02). Top musicians to close the Jazz Plaza Festival in Cuba (+Photo). plenglish.com Tonight at the Yara cinema, a tribute will be paid to the Cuban Tres (a countryside kind of guitar with three strings), with the presence of an exceptional player of the instrument: Pancho Amat, who was honoured at the 20th International Jazz Colloquium "Leonardo Acosta in Memoriam" on the occasion of his 75th birthday. | Manolito Simonet and his Trabuco, Celso and his Changàºí de Yateras, Yarima Blanco, Isaac Mena, Juan Antonio de la Cruz Antomarchi (Cotó), Kay Lions, Maikel Elizarde, Abel Acosta and Rodrigo Sosa, among others, will be performing. | Meanwhile, the Karl Marx Theatre will host the Cuba Vive…

Patrick Bond (2025-02-02). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-02-02). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. We Call Upon its Immediate Cancellation! globalresearch.ca Author's Update: | President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). | "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged …

asiapacificreport.nz (2025-02-02). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?

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2025-02-02: News Headlines

aljazeera (2025-02-02). How white nationalists infiltrated the wellness movement. aljazeera.com An emerging parallel economy peddles purity, health and fitness to promote wellbeing – and a political worldview.

nosihle (2025-02-02). Government takes bold step towards a cleaner environment. sanews.gov.za Government takes bold step towards a cleaner environment | South Africa has demonstrated its commitment to reducing landfill waste, increasing recycling rates, and promoting a circular economy with the launch of two new E-Waste Recycling pilot projects in Mpumalanga. | According to Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), Bernice Swarts, the improper disposal old electronic devices is a concern, as these devices contain harmful materials, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium, which can have devastating effects on the environment and public health if not properly managed. | In response to t…

palestinechronicle.com (2025-02-02). The Hague Group: A New Alliance to Enforce Intl Law against Israel Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.

Rachel Fink (2025-02-02). Multinational alliance pushing for legal, diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel. haaretz.com Government ministers from nine African and South American countries announced the group's launch on Friday, saying, 'When future generations inquire about our contribution to Palestine's right to self-determination, our response must be, we took concrete measures'…

Andrew Korybko (2025-02-02). Why'd Trump Just Repost His Threat To Impose 100% Tariffs On BRICS Countries? thealtworld.com A full-fledged economic pressure campaign by the US against the BRICS countries might be imminent. | Trump

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2025-02-02). The Trump Administration's Agenda and the Likely Economic and Financial Consequences. globalresearch.ca The political pendulum seems to swing from one extreme chaos to another, from Biden's interventionist, war-mongering government to an isolationist, imperialist and protectionist government under Donald Trump…

scorinoco (2025-02-02). President of Honduras Outlines Emergency Strategy on Migration. orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced the enactment of the national emergency strategy for the protection of Honduran migrants. The mechanism, launched last Tuesday, January 28, includes an action program for Hondurans in an irregular migratory situation in the United States, as well as those in transit and returned to Honduras. The president attributed the worsening of displacement of people "with the implementation of a neoliberal economic model that deepened dependence, inequality, environmental degradation and violence." She also announced that the government will be immediately sending a techn…

A A (2025-02-02). Anche l'Italia a Davos per svendere la sanità. strategic-culture.su Non poteva mancare una rappresentanza dall'Italia all'annuale Forum Economico Mondiale, ove il gotha della finanza transnazionale si riunisce per decidere come soggiogare i popoli. | Segue nostro La cornice del WEF | Il Forum Economico Mondiale di Davos (World Economic Forum, WEF) è un incontro annuale che si tiene a Davos, una località sciistica nelle Alpi svizzere. Fondato nel 1971 dal professor Klaus Schwab, riunisce leader politici,…

nosihle (2025-02-02). President Ramaphosa to address Mining Indaba. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa to address Mining Indaba | President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday deliver a keynote address at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. | The Indaba is the world's largest gathering of mining's most influential stakeholders and decision-makers vested in African mining. | The four-day Indaba will be held from 3 to 6 February 2025, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This year's event will be held under the theme: "Future-proofing African Mining, Today!", which places the focus on sustainability and economic value for the African mining sector. | "The President's par…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-02). Right-Wing Media Watch — Tory press panics over Labour's positive signals on closer EU ties. leftfootforward.org Despite Brexit's clear, ongoing failures, some Brexiteers and their cheerleading press are still clinging to the myth of its success, accusing the so-called 'Rejoiner elite' of plotting a return to Brussels.

The Independent (2025-02-02). Minister Amongi shifts goal post from Oyam to Lira city. independent.co.ug Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by her husband and the Uganda …

The Independent (2025-02-02). UECCC initiates ORIO mini hydropower project to enhance rural electrification. independent.co.ug Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground in Mitooma District, marks a …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-02). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-02). Mayo Clinic and American Hospital Dubai Strengthen Collaboration to Transform Healthcare and Medical Education in Dubai. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DUBAI — American Hospital Dubai, a distinguished member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic, announced an enhanced collaboration marking a milestone in advancing healthcare delivery, medical education, and research in Dubai and the region. The announcement was made at Arab Health 2025, the healthcare industry's premier event being held in Dubai from Jan. 27-30, 2025, at the World Trade Centre. The strengthened relationship between American Hospital Dubai and Mayo…

María Candela (2025-02-02). Cuba: Máximo líder sindical insiste en la discusión del plan anual de la economía. radiohc.cu La Habana, 2 feb (RHC) El secretario general de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba, Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, insistió que el plan de la economía en centros laborales debe concentrarse en la búsqueda de soluciones a los problemas que enfrenta el país tanto materiales como financieros.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-02). Student's research aims to uncover new biomarkers for Krabbe disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited neurological disease that most commonly affects infants, but can also present later in life, including during adolescence and very rarely in adulthood, according to the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Current clinical laboratory testing identifies individuals with Krabbe disease, but it is challenging to provide a prognosis of the disease course. Symptoms include mental and motor skill weakness and deterioration, seizures, blindness and deafness. "There's a…

WSWS (2025-02-02). Rwandan-backed M23 advance into DR Congo threatens regional war. wsws.org M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province's vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum (coltan), tungsten (wolframite), and gold, which are critical for global electronics and industrial production. South Kivu is similarly rich in these resources and boasts fertile land in coffee, tea, quinine, and palm oil.

Staff (2025-02-02). RFK Jr Pressed on Whether He and Trump Will 'Cave to Big Pharma' on Medicare Drug Prices. defenddemocracy.press "Will you defend the law in the Inflation Reduction Act which already is negotiating prescription drug prices?" Sen. Bernie Sanders asked Kennedy during his second confirmation hearing. By Jake Johnson Jan 30, 2025 Senate Democrats and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health …

Olivia Rosane (2025-02-02). Trump Fires Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Head Who Drew Wall Street's Ire. truthout.org President Donald Trump moved Saturday morning to fire Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, who had earned the praise of consumer advocates and the ire of Wall Street for his efforts to return more than $6 billion to ordinary Americans. Chopra announced his firing on social media, also sharing a letter to the president in which he touted the work of the CFPB and… |

aljazeera (2025-02-02). How have Canada, China and Mexico responded to Trump's tariffs? aljazeera.com The US president's new tariffs prompt retaliation and spark concerns over global trade disruptions and inflation.

Staff (2025-02-02). BRICS not discussing creation of common currency. defenddemocracy.press MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. BRICS is not discussing the creation of a common currency, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that the association is discussing the formation of common investment platforms. When commenting on US President Donald Trump's threats to impose customs duties on goods from BRICS member states should the alliance move away from …

Editor (2025-02-02). Health Insurers Profit From Suffering, Not Care. scheerpost.com

Martin Hacthoun (2025-02-02). Top musicians to close the Jazz Plaza Festival in Cuba (+Photo). plenglish.com Tonight at the Yara cinema, a tribute will be paid to the Cuban Tres (a countryside kind of guitar with three strings), with the presence of an exceptional player of the instrument: Pancho Amat, who was honoured at the 20th International Jazz Colloquium "Leonardo Acosta in Memoriam" on the occasion of his 75th birthday. | Manolito Simonet and his Trabuco, Celso and his Changàºí de Yateras, Yarima Blanco, Isaac Mena, Juan Antonio de la Cruz Antomarchi (Cotó), Kay Lions, Maikel Elizarde, Abel Acosta and Rodrigo Sosa, among others, will be performing. | Meanwhile, the Karl Marx Theatre will host the Cuba Vive…

Patrick Bond (2025-02-02). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2025-02-02). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. We Call Upon its Immediate Cancellation! globalresearch.ca Author's Update: | President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). | "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged …

asiapacificreport.nz (2025-02-02). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?

Editor (2025-02-02). Syria's De Facto Authorities Execute 'Sweeping' Neoliberal Reforms. scheerpost.com

Abby Zimet (2025-02-01). Slander and Racists and Unholy Rescindments Oh My. commondreams.org WTF. In just ten dystopian days, in the name of restoring America to a mythical white guy greatness, a blundering, vengeful, rabidly unfit oompa-loompa has tried to shut down the government, strong-arm the economy, whitewash culture, roll back civil rights, and in a ghastly flourish pass the buck on a fatal crash by luridly scapegoating imagined "others": Look! Over there! A blind, black, dwarf female air traffic controller! Grim fact: "What a horrible, pathetic little man." | Like a malignant, unstrung kid with zero impulse control blithely toying with a live grenade, the Orange Oaf (OOF) has unleashed chaos…

aljazeera (2025-02-01). India's budget gives tax relief to middle class to boost spending, growth. aljazeera.com Income tax rates slashed as the world's fifth largest economy focuses on spurring domestic demand and economic growth.

The Independent (2025-02-01). Verbatim: Museveni on Supreme Court ruling. independent.co.ug Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …

The Pinnacle Gazette. (2025-02-01). Nations Launch Legal Action Against Israel At The Hague. popularresistance.org Nine nations are set to meet today, January 31, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands, launching The Hague Group with the goal of holding Israel accountable for its alleged violations of international law in the Gaza Strip. The nations aim to announce coordinated legal, economic, and diplomatic measures as part of their commitment to uphold Palestinian rights. | The historic meeting, convened by the Progressive International, will bring together representatives from Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal, and South Africa.

newarab (2025-02-01). What does China DeepSeek think about Gaza as opposed to ChatGPT. newarab.com In recent years, artificial intelligence applications have marked a significant leap in technological advancement, becoming one of the most crucial non-human assistance tools across various fields, especially large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and the newcomer that has disrupted the AI arena, China's However, despite being presented as neutral, the companies developing these applications have deliberately embedded their political, social, and even economic biases by suppr…

Ediz Tiyansan (2025-02-01). Mass deportations could diminish essential workforce in U.S. america.cgtn.com While mass deportations from the U.S. cause fear in migrant communities, many are worried they could also lead to a decline in the workforce carrying out jobs that are considered essential. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan spoke with people in San Diego about the potential economic impact.

María Candela (2025-02-01). Granma prioriza objetivos económicos y sociales en primera etapa del año (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Bayamo, 1 feb (RHC) .La instrumentación de las cuatro prioridades del país planteadas por el Presidente cubano Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez constituyen en la provincia de Granma instrumento y objetivo de trabajo de la Primera etapa de este año, en pos de alcanzar la celebración en el territorio de la sede por el 26 de Julio.

JANET (2025-02-01). 'Free Ahmad Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners!'. iacenter.org January 30, 2025 The slightly edited talk was given by George Qarmout, a Palestinian activist educating and mobilizing for the freedom of Palestinian prisoners, at a New York City Workers World Party meeting on January 23, 2025. Go to youtu.be/iVZlbAx41j0 to view the talk. "The Palestinian struggle for national liberation is part and parcel of the international movement of peoples for national liberation, international racial and economic justice and an end to occupation, colonialism and imperialism." — Ahmad Sa'adat January 15, 2025, marks the 23rd anniversary of the detention of Ahmad Sa'adat [md…

WSWS (2025-02-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Tamil Nadu public transport workers hold state-wide protest; Bangladeshi tannery workers strike over poverty wages; Australia: Dnata ground workers walkout for higher pay at four airports; New South Wales Snowy Hydro workers ban work in dangerous tunnels…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-02-01). Scotland's promise to abolish two-child benefit cap expected to reduce child poverty by 2029. leftfootforward.org Scotland is the only country where child poverty rates are expected to fall by 2029, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's (JRF) annual poverty report. | Scotland has promised to scrap the two-child limit on benefits from 2026, which will boost the income of larger families on low incomes. There is already the Scottish child payment in place, providing families who receive certain benefits and have children under the age of 16, with a weekly top-up of £25. | As a result of these measures, child poverty in Scotland is currently 7 percent lower than the rest of the UK, and it is projected to be 10…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-01). 'The browner the better' — Zionist Oxford prof's 'racist and Islamophobic' antisemite smear. skwawkbox.org Genocide-denying academic deletes post after outrage Oxford academic Paulina Kewes has deleted a post appearing to link supposed antisemitism with 'brownness', after disgusted reactions to it. Jonathan Glass is an Israel-supporting director of notorious antisemitism-smear group 'Labour against Antisemitism' (LAAS), who once posted appearing to suggest that he might have attacked loved author Michael Rosen …

Nathan Phillips (2025-02-01). 'Labour's Borders Bill Is a Gift to the Far-Right That Won't Stop Boats but Will Cost Lives'. bylinetimes.com

Rhoda Wilson (2025-02-01). Tony Blair urges Starmer to bring in national digital IDs to use against the populist right. expose-news.com Former UK Prime Minister and war criminal Tony Blair, or Tony B-liar as he is often referred to, is urging current Labour Party leader Keir Starmer to implement a digital ID regime. …

WSWS (2025-02-01). Australian Labor government escalates Zionist witch hunt against academic Randa Abdel-Fattah. wsws.org The Albanese government, like its counterparts in Washington and internationally, is seeking to demonise, outlaw and persecute opponents of the ongoing US-backed Israeli barbarism in the Middle East.

A Guest Author (2025-02-01). Auschwitz and the manipulation of history. workers.org By Jean-Pierre Page In another assault on historical fact, the Western imperialist countries which organized the ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp this year refused to invite any participation from Russia. Jean-Pierre Page, a former national leader of the General Confederation of Labor . . . |

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-01). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-01). Mayo Clinic and American Hospital Dubai Strengthen Collaboration to Transform Healthcare and Medical Education in Dubai. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DUBAI — American Hospital Dubai, a distinguished member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic, announced an enhanced collaboration marking a milestone in advancing healthcare delivery, medical education, and research in Dubai and the region. The announcement was made at Arab Health 2025, the healthcare industry's premier event being held in Dubai from Jan. 27-30, 2025, at the World Trade Centre. The strengthened relationship between American Hospital Dubai and Mayo…

María Candela (2025-02-01). Nuevos ministros comienzan funciones en Perú. radiohc.cu Lima, 1 feb (RHC) Tres nuevos ministros peruanos iniciarán sus labores este sábado, en medio de confusas versiones sobre contradicciones en la administración de la presidenta Dina Boluarte, quien no atendió plenamente los pedidos de cambios en el Ejecutivo.

JANET (2025-02-01). Auschwitz and the manipulation of history. iacenter.org January 31, 2025 By Jean-Pierre Page In another assault on historical fact, the Western imperialist countries which organized the ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp this year refused to invite any participation from Russia. Jean-Pierre Page, a former national leader of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) in France, made the following presentation to an international conference organized for the Russian think-tank Valdai Club on Jan. 29. The International Action Center publishes Page's presentation as part of the effort to counter the imperialis…

WSWS (2025-02-01). Australian state Labor government undermines Arts curriculum in schools. wsws.org The Labor government is seeking to impose budget cuts and further narrow the curriculum in line with big-business demands for a pliant and readily employable youth workforce.

WSWS (2025-02-01). "We are just numbers around here": BNSF railroaders denounce "slave labor" attendance policy. wsws.org BNSF, one of the six Class I freight rail carriers, has unilaterally amended its already hated attendance policy to further dictate the schedules of train operators, incentivize overwork, and more easily terminate workers.

EcoWaste Coalition (2025-02-01). Private and Public Sector Partners in Eliminating Lead Paints Honored by the EcoWaste Coalition at its 25th Anniversary Celebration. pressenza.com 1 February 2025, Quezon City. In a unique display of collaborative relationship built through years of dialogue and advocacy, civil society organization EcoWaste Coalition feted the paint industry association of the Philippines and seven of its member companies, as well as national and local government authorities, for the country's continuing efforts to eliminate lead in paints. | At a high-spirited gathering held on January 31 in Intramuros, Manila to celebrate the group's 25th anniversary, the EcoWaste Coalition presented "Awards of Recognition" to several individuals, institutions, and groups, including partn…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-02-01). Student's research aims to uncover new biomarkers for Krabbe disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited neurological disease that most commonly affects infants, but can also present later in life, including during adolescence and very rarely in adulthood, according to the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Current clinical laboratory testing identifies individuals with Krabbe disease, but it is challenging to provide a prognosis of the disease course. Symptoms include mental and motor skill weakness and deterioration, seizures, blindness and deafness. "There's a…

mforinoco (2025-02-01). Resource Nationalism… Can the Global Green Transition See Africa Getting a Better Deal? orinocotribune.com By Cyril Zenda — Jan 31, 2025 | An increasing number of African countries are moving toward demanding more from their mineral resource wealth. | In December, reports from Niger revealed that the country's military authorities that seized power in July 2023 had

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-01). Palestinians return to homes in Gaza as UNRWA ban looms. electronicintifada.net

guest author (2025-02-01). Trump's threats to the Panama Canal, an update of the Monroe Doctrine. workers.org The author of this Jan. 16, 2025, article reacting to President Donald Trump's threats is a Panamanian anti-imperialist and Marxist analyst. Translation: John Catalinotto. Since December 21, 2024, in the framework of the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the last U.S. military invasion against Panama (Dec. 20, 1989), U.S. . . . |

JANET (2025-02-01). Trump's threats to the Panama Canal, an update of the Monroe Doctrine. iacenter.org By Olmedo Beluche January 31, 2025 The author of this Jan. 16, 2025, article reacting to President Donald Trump's threats is a Panamanian anti-imperialist and Marxist analyst. Translation: John Catalinotto. Since December 21, 2024, in the framework of the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the last U.S. military invasion against Panama (Dec. 20, 1989), U.S. President Donald Trump, before having taken office, began a series of repeated statements in which he threatened to take over the Panama Canal by force. Protest of 1989 U.S. invasion, in Panama, December 2024. The arguments used by Trump to justify these…

WSWS (2025-02-01). The fight against fascism requires a fight against capitalism and war! wsws.org Having twice voted with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in favor of a brutal policy of sealing the borders against refugees, the conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) parliamentary groups in the Bundestag are prepared to accept the far-right party as a government partner.

WSWS (2025-02-01). DeepSeek has shattered basis of US AI stock market surge. wsws.org The last place the tech giants expected any competition to emerge from was China, because US capitalism was the great innovator and China a mere imitator.

Patrick Bond (2025-02-01). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

María Candela (2025-02-01). Universidad de La Habana concede categoría docente especial a diseñador argentino. radiohc.cu La Habana 1 feb (RHC) El Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial (ISDi) de la Universidad de La Habana (UH) concedió el título de Profesor especial al diseñador argentino Diego Vainesman.

APR editor (2025-02-01). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians. asiapacificreport.nz Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed in Aotearoa New Zealand? ANALYSIS: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa national chair John Minto's campaign to identify Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers in New Zealand…

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Nathan Klabin (2025-01-29). 'Cybersecurity's Dominance Is Undeniable': Israel's Tech Industry Grows 2.2% While Economy Shrinks. themedialine.org

Eitan Leshem (2025-01-29). A celebrated chef returns home to Israel, to open Tel Aviv's 'first Arab brasserie'. haaretz.com Hamudi Barghout used to be a celebrity in Acre's culinary scene until that northern city's economy tanked during the war. After coming back home (his mother missed him too much) he has opened the Omnia Brasserie. On the menu: contemporary Arab food…

aljazeera (2025-01-29). India hopes Mahakumbh will bring in investors, but economists are sceptical. aljazeera.com Uttar Pradesh state has pumped in millions for the 45-day festival, which is largest gathering of Hindus every 12 years.

Ana Perdigón (2025-01-29). What to Expect from Venezuela's Constitutional Reform. orinocotribune.com In a special interview with journalist Breno Altman, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro detailed the major changes expected for the proposed Constitutional Reform. | During the conversation, the national leader explained that the proposed Constitutional Reform will transform the state, the economy, and society. | He indicated that this process aims to unify and consolidate the climate of peace in Venezuela and increase the empowerment of the people. | He also announced that the debate for the reform will take place, alongside civilians, starting on February 15. | "The state is the Constitution, the state is the…

Staff (2025-01-29). What the Gambling Industry Can Expect from Trump's Presidency. moguldom.com Donald Trump's rise from real estate mogul to President of the United States set off debates in every which way as to how his policy would affect the economy. One industry that keenly watched those first days in 2017 was the gambling industry. After all, Trump was famously associated with casinos in Atlantic City, and …

Steve Topple (2025-01-29). DWP benefits like PIP are officially GOOD for the economy — despite Labour's propaganda. thecanary.co Just as the Labour Party government is tabling reforms and cuts to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits like PIP, a new report by a think tank has exposed that, far from being a drain on public finances, health and disability-related welfare is actually good for both the claimant and society more broadly. DWP …

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-29). US: Mississippi Delta Urgently Needs Better Cervical Cancer Care. hrw.org Click to expand Image | © 2022 Laura Freeman for Human Rights Watch | (Jackson, Mississippi) — The Mississippi state and United States federal governments are failing to take steps to prevent cervical cancer deaths for Black women in the Mississippi Delta, the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) and Human Rights Watch said in a report released today during cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer is highly preventable and highly treatable, but experts estimate that 4,360 women died from the disease in 2024 in the United States, with a disproportion…

tvbrics (2025-01-29). Russia-Egypt trade surges to US$8 billion in 2024 as economic ties strengthen. tvbrics.com Russia remains a crucial partner in Egypt's agricultural sector…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-29). Panama and Paraguay strengthen trade cooperation. plenglish.com According to the report from the Palacio de las Garzas (seat of the Executive), the conversations between President José Raúl Mulino and his Paraguayan counterpart Santiago Peña, who arrived in Panama to attend from Wednesday the first edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Forum, revolved around these axes. | In the talks, Paraguay expressed its interest in opening a space in the Panamanian meat market, from where it can re-export to Central America and the Caribbean. | It also requested technical cooperation for the registration of barges and tugboats; and in the agricultural sector, Paraguay anno…

WSWS (2025-01-29). Amazon's expansion in Knoxville threatens jobs and livelihoods of rural carriers. wsws.org The e-commerce giant has extended its reach into smaller markets and rural areas, a move that has significant economic implications for rural carriers and raises serious questions about the future of the United States Postal Service.

The Canary (2025-01-29). A scathing new report on child poverty just shamed the Labour Party. thecanary.co The UK government won't see progress on child poverty by the end of this parliament — even with high economic growth — if investment in social security does not form a part of its child poverty strategy. Joseph Rowntree Foundation: its latest damning report As the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) publishes its annual UK Poverty …

Nathan Spears (2025-01-29). Cost-Effective Strategies for Startups to Establish Brand Identity. thecanary.co Establishing a brand identity is essential for startups seeking to stand out in competitive markets. Without a clear visual identity, a business may fail to capture attention, losing potential customers and opportunities.The challenge is building a distinctive and cohesive brand while staying within budget. Thankfully, startups can use practical and cost-effective strategies to shape their …

The Independent (2025-01-29). AKOPE: Pearl Of Africa series is dream come true for Ugandan golf professionals. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Professional golfers across the world earn a living primarily through tournament winnings — that is prize money awarded according to performance in tournaments. Extra income is usually got through sponsorships and endorsements, when companies pay them to represent them on the golf course by playing under their brand name, or …

Josiah Mortimer (2025-01-29). Climate Activists to March on Courts as Mass Just Stop Oil Appeal Kicks Off. bylinetimes.com The prison sentences of the climate protesters were imposed between July and September 2024. Those locked up include Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam and four co-defendants, for successfully planning to disrupt the M25. | The group, who were exposed by a Sun journalist, have been dubbed the "Whole Truth Five" by climate activists. Michel Forst, the United Nations' special rapporteur on environmental defenders described their sentences as "not acceptable in a democracy". | It comes as the Labour Government announced that it backs expansion of Heathrow airport, despite previously opposing it on climate gr…

The Canary (2025-01-29). Labour defence secretary caught smearing university students at massive arms dinner. thecanary.co On 28 January, Labour Party defence secretary John Healey spoke at the annual ADS dinner. The dinner, held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, is a major lobbying and networking event for the arms industry. Healey used his speech to criticise student campus protests over arms trade involvement in their universities. …

Staff (2025-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2025. democracynow.org Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Radical Plan to Freeze Federal Grants and Loans, Unions Condemn Trump's "Deferred Resignation" Offer to Buy Out 2.3 Million Federal Workers, Trump Ousts National Labor Relations Board Leaders Who Support Workers' Rights, Immigration Raids Accelerate as ICE Sets Deportation Quota of at Least 1,200 Per Day, Senate Confirms Climate Denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, Senate Confirms Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, Caroline Kennedy Calls HHS Nominee RFK Jr. a "Predator" Ahead of Senate Conf…

Staff (2025-01-29). Headlines for January 29, 2025. democracynow.org Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Trump's Radical Plan to Freeze Federal Grants and Loans, Unions Condemn Trump's "Deferred Resignation" Offer to Buy Out 2.3 Million Federal Workers, Trump Ousts National Labor Relations Board Leaders Who Support Workers' Rights, Immigration Raids Accelerate as Trump Sets Quota of at Least 1,200 Arrests Per Day, Senate Confirms Climate Denier Sean Duffy as Transportation Secretary, Senate Confirms Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, Caroline Kennedy Calls HHS Nominee RFK Jr. a "Predator" Ahead of Senate Confir…

newarab (2025-01-29). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…

Olivia Wood, Tatiana Cozzarelli, James Dennis Hoff, Left Voice. (2025-01-29). City University Of New York Union Votes To Divest From Israel. popularresistance.org Thursday night, delegates of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY), the union representing faculty, graduate assistants, and many staff titles at the City University of New York (CUNY), voted 73-70 in favor of a resolution for the union to divest from Israeli companies and government bonds, identify other potential investments for divestment, and recommend that the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) pension plan also divest its $100 million invested in Israeli companies and bonds. This is an important victory for CUNY workers and the movement for Palestine, setting an example for the broader labor movement.

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2025-01-29). CovertAction Bulletin — LA Fires: Natural Disaster Made Worse By Capitalism. covertactionmagazine.com Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday was met with protests around the country. As he immediately launched attacks on immigrants, the environment, LGBTQ people, labor and beyond, people took to the streets in opposition, pledging to continue organizing to defend the oppressed against the onslaught of attacks from Trump and the billionaires…

nosihle (2025-01-29). Deadline for F1 bid extended. sanews.gov.za Deadline for F1 bid extended | The Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Bid Steering Committee (BSC), has extended the submission deadline for the Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) for South Africa's Formula 1 Grand Prix bid. | | "This extension aims to give stakeholders additional time to submit comprehensive, well-structured proposals in line with RFEOI requirements. The Ministry is committed to a transparent and competitive process to secure this prestigious motorsport event," the Ministry said on Tuesday. | | The deadline for submission has been extended to18 March 2025. | | "

Lindsay Owens (2025-01-29). Trump said he'd lower prices, instead he's doing corporate tax giveaways. peoplesworld.org President Trump is back in office, and his Republican allies in Congress are already hard at work readying his legislative agenda. Trump campaigned on a promise to lower costs for Americans. But so far, the GOP hasn't proposed a single plan to do that. Instead, Republicans are sitting back while the president trashes the constitution, …

Staff (2025-01-29). DeepSeek vs. Silicon Valley: In Shock to Big Tech, Chinese Startup Overtakes U.S. AI. democracynow.org For a fraction of the cost, Chinese startup DeepSeek's free, open-source artificial intelligence is outcompeting the world's previous leading AI model, OpenAI's ChatGPT, upending the financial predictions of Silicon Valley and causing major turmoil in the U.S. stock market. This comes just after President Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment plan to boost AI infrastructure in the United States and amid the threat of a major trade war between the U.S. and China. For more, we're joined by information studies scholar Ramesh Srinivasan, who says DeepSeek's success is…

Amy Goodman (2025-01-29). Chinese Startup DeepSeek Bests Silicon Valley's ChatGPT in Major AI Upset. truthout.org For a fraction of the cost, Chinese startup DeepSeek's free, open-source artificial intelligence is outcompeting the world's previous leading AI model, OpenAI's ChatGPT, upending the financial predictions of Silicon Valley and causing major turmoil in the U.S. stock market. This comes just after President Trump announced a $500 billion private sector investment plan to boost AI infrastructure in… |

aljazeera (2025-01-29). As Pakistanis die in fresh Mediterranean tragedy, a question lingers: Why? aljazeera.com Pakistani men, including some with a level of financial stability, are embarking on a dangerous new route to Europe.

Dean Baker (2025-01-29). Trump's Taxes (Tariffs) on Imports and Sales Taxes on Stocks (FTT). counterpunch.org I have been pushing for financial transactions taxes (FTT) for more than three decades. The logic is straightforward. We have an enormous volume of transactions in the financial sector that serve no productive purpose. Hedge funds and other big actors can buy millions of dollars of stock or other financial assets and then sell them off five minutes or even five seconds later.

Guest Blogger (2025-01-29). Trump Dumps the Paris Agreement: Is it a Big Deal? wattsupwiththat.com President Trump's executive order for the US to exit the Paris agreement is a huge deal, not least in saving the nation hundreds of millions of dollars which would have been spent on climate boondoggles such as President Biden's euphemistically termed Inflation Reduction Act and vast transfers in climate funds pledged to developing countries. Let not the naysayers say otherwise.

Alexandra Hall Hall (2025-01-29). 'Donald Trump's Self-Defeating Foreign Aid Freeze Will Only Help America's Enemies'. bylinetimes.com When I was in the Foreign Office, an unofficial principle was to avoid any initiative which could be spun negatively by the Daily Mail, which has waged a decades-long campaign against "wasteful" British aid expenditure. | Examples cited by the Mail include the vast amounts of development aid given to India, a country which has its own space programme and nuclear arsenal; to authoritarian or corrupt regimes in Africa; to places where the per capita GDP is higher than in some parts of the UK; to aid organisations allegedly associated with terrorists; or to projects advancing "politically correct" goals —…

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-29). Pause in US Funding Puts Ukraine Programs at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ukrainian rescuers stand next to the new equipment, which was provided by USAID, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2023. | © 2023 Alina Smutko/Reuters | US President Donald Trump's executive order to pause all United States foreign development assistance and the subsequent stop-work and stop-spending directives from Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have far-reaching effects in Ukraine, where Russia's full-scale invasion will soon enter its fourth year.A wide range of USAID-funded programs providing critical relief in sectors affected by the war, including health care, agriculture, psyc…

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-29). Pause in US Funding Puts Ukraine Programs at Risk. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ukrainian rescuers stand next to the new equipment, which was provided by USAID, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2023. | © 2023 Alina Smutko/Reuters | US President Donald Trump's executive order to pause all United States foreign development assistance and the subsequent stop-work and stop-spending directives from Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have far-reaching effects in Ukraine, where Russia's full-scale invasion will soon enter its third year.A wide range of USAID-funded programs providing critical relief in sectors affected by the war, including health care, agriculture, psych…

Chris Walker (2025-01-29). Amid Confusion and Panic, WH Rescinds Funding "Freeze" on Grants and Programs. truthout.org A federal judge has issued a stay on an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo that sought to freeze federal spending for several programs and grants, ostensibly to give the Trump administration time to review how federal funds are being spent. The priorities of the administration, according to that memo, include ensuring monies aren't being disbursed to fund "wokeness," "Marxist equity,"… |

WSWS (2025-01-29). The role of budget cuts and private equity firms in the Los Angeles wildfires. wsws.org The crisis facing the LA Fire Department is a microcosm of the broader contradictions of capitalism. It highlights the urgent need for a socialist program that prioritizes public welfare over private profit.

Staff (2025-01-29). "Complete Chaos": Medicaid, Meals on Wheels & More on Chopping Block as Trump Freezes Trillions. democracynow.org A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted President Trump's attempt to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, including university and nonprofit funding, food assistance, Medicaid, veterans' benefits and more. The Trump administration said the shocking move was a part of its assessment of whether various government programs align with its agenda. Since assuming office, Trump and his allies have launched a highly publicized purge of initiatives aimed at tackling historical and structural inequality within the federal government. "It's just been complete c…

Lyn Neeley, Workers World. (2025-01-29). Week Three: Oregon's Largest Healthcare Workers Strike. popularresistance.org Portland, Oregon – Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring of more caregivers. | Providence pays some of the lowest wages, and its workers have among the worst health care benefits in the region. When sick, nurses are forced to use their vacation days, stay home without pay or come to work sick, because Providenc…

Frank Landymore (2025-01-29). Top AI Investor Says Goal Is to Crash Human Wages. indybay.org What a noble vision. | AI-induced wage collapse is a consequence that happens "logically" and "necessarily," according to the billionaire.

Staff (2025-01-29). La imagen del día: øLatinos por Trump? cubadebate.cu Made in América. "Latinos por Trump", cuándo al energúmeno le han interesado los latinos, a no ser para cortar el césped en sus campos de golf, y limpiar las habitaciones de sus hoteles. El mejor invento del capitalismo moderno, es el pobre de derecha.

Patrick Bond (2025-01-29). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

Binoy Kampmark (2025-01-29). Frankfurt Airport: A Special Kind of Loathing. counterpunch.org It cuts against the grain of the Teutonic character. Instead of steely no-nonsense efficiency, we see gross lethargy in moving people across terminals. Instead of promptitude in offering advice to those desperately in need of it, we get inconsistent messages, errors and utterances of sheer ignorance. This is the message from Frankfurt Airport, one of the industrialised world's

WSWS (2025-01-29). Warning strikes at Berlin's local transit operator BVG. wsws.org At all costs, the trade unions, politicians and big business want to avoid industrial action at BVG, as across other sectors and companies, in the midst of the current federal election campaign.

The Independent (2025-01-29). The Fed is running scared of Trump. independent.co.ug COMMENT | STUART P.M. MACKINTOSH | Donald Trump is back in the White House, and the technocrats are running for cover. Trump has made clear his desire to dismantle the "deep state," which he depicts as a shadowy network of bureaucrats who "weaponize" the "power of the state" to "persecute political opponents" and thwart their …

aljazeera (2025-01-28). What's DeepSeek, China's AI startup sending shockwaves through global tech? aljazeera.com Chip giant Nvidia shed nearly $600bn in market value after Chinese AI model cast doubt on supremacy of US tech firms.

aljazeera (2025-01-28). Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok. aljazeera.com US president says there's 'great interest' in purchasing video-sharing platform facing ban on national security grounds.

Editor (2025-01-28). Michael Hudson: Trump's Tariff Threats Could Destabilize the Global Economy. scheerpost.com

The Independent (2025-01-28). Unlocking Uganda's E-Commerce Potential: Empowering SMEs to thrive in the digital age. independent.co.ug OPINION | Ivy Maingi | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the heartbeat of Uganda's economy, playing a crucial role in job creation, local innovation, and overall economic growth. Yet, in today's fast-paced digital landscape, many SMEs face challenges in adapting to the tools and platforms necessary to remain competitive. At Glovo, we believe e- commerce …

Anonymous Contributor (2025-01-28). Solidarity Wins: Jury finds Eugene, OR Protesters Against the Genocide in Palestine Innocent. itsgoingdown.org Report on end of trials of protesters in Eugene, WA arrested for protesting against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. On April 15th, 2024 thousands of people around the world participated in an autonomously organized and coordinated economic blockade to free Palestine. "There is a sense in the streets," the proposal for the action stated, "in…

Anonymous Contributor (2025-01-28). Solidarity Wins: Jury finds Eugene, WA Protesters Against the Genocide in Palestine Innocent. itsgoingdown.org Report on end of trials of protesters in Eugene, WA arrested for protesting against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. On April 15th, 2024 thousands of people around the world participated in an autonomously organized and coordinated economic blockade to free Palestine. "There is a sense in the streets," the proposal for the action stated, "in…

DikelediM (2025-01-28). Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution. sanews.gov.za Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill, ushering in stronger measures to better protect South Africa's oceans from ship-related pollution. | In a statement, The Presidency highlighted the importance of the legislation, which is also a contribution to global efforts to protect the marine environment and sustainable economic exploitation. | "With a coastline stretching over 3 000 kilometres from Namibia on the Atlantic Ocean to Mozambique on the Indian Ocean, the new legislation is…

The Independent (2025-01-28). Lugoloobi loses bid for constitutional reference in Karamoja iron sheets case. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has rejected an application filed by State Minister for Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi, seeking a constitutional reference regarding his alleged involvement in diverting iron sheets meant for vulnerable people in Karamoja. On Tuesday, Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga dismissed the application, which was submitted by …

Neal Lawson (2025-01-28). 'Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves Must Abandon Their Trumpian Obsession with Economic Growth'. bylinetimes.com On Wednesday the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will set out her latest plans for boosting growth in the UK. | It will be a familiar message. If the mantra that got Keir Starmer's Labour Government elected was 'change', then the overwhelming message since then has been about 'growth, growth and more growth'. Not since 'Get Brexit Done' has there been such a single-minded purpose to an administration. | She will follow in the footsteps of her boss, Keir Starmer, who promised a group of senior city executives this week that he would also "hard wire growth into all decisions" in his Government, adding that in futur…

DikelediM (2025-01-28). President signs landmark law to preserve and develop agricultural land. sanews.gov.za President signs landmark law to preserve and develop agricultural land | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill into law, marking a significant step toward safeguarding South Africa's agricultural land for long-term food production and economic growth. | | The Presidency said in a statement that the law supports government's objectives and priorities in respect of the sustainable management and use of natural resources. | | It also sets out a countrywide policy and regulatory framework for the preservation and development of agricultural land. | | "The law cr…

Jim Spellman (2025-01-28). DeepSeek disrupts AI industry with rapid rise. america.cgtn.com A week ago, few people had heard of DeepSeek. Now the Chinese-owned AI tool is the hottest thing in tech, moving markets and forcing experts to rethink the future of artificial intelligence. CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.

Nick Licata (2025-01-28). Social Housing Emerging in Cities Needs Local Govt Support. counterpunch.org Six cities and a county have initiated social housing programs to provide permanently affordable, publicly owned, and controlled housing for lower and middle-income working families. Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Montgomery County, Maryland, are the most prominent ones in North America to have passed social housing laws that are being implemented

The Independent (2025-01-28). Kween farmers applaud Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley. independent.co.ug Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kween District have applauded Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley which has boosted their household incomes, saying that this has improved their livelihoods. They said this during an interaction with officials from Uganda Breweries on Friday last week. Patrick Mangusho, a barley farmer on his …

Basit Mahmood (2025-01-28). EXCLUSIVE: Voters say Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, poll finds. leftfootforward.org Voters believe that Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, an exclusive poll for Left Foot Forward has found. | The poll, carried out by Savanta for LFF, found that 47% of voters believe that the tech billionaire, who has posted a series of false claims about UK politics in recent weeks on his X platform, represents a threat to UK democracy. | Around 31% of voters said they believed Musk does not represent a threat to UK democracy. | It comes after Musk has drawn criticism in recent weeks for posting misinformation on his X platform and repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false cl…

Chris Jarvis (2025-01-28). Polling average shows Tories have now fallen to THIRD PLACE behind Reform. leftfootforward.org According to the most recent opinion polls, the Tories are now the third most popular party in the UK. This comes as support for Kemi Badenoch's party has dropped below that of Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage. | The polling aggregator Election Maps UK has taken an average of current opinion polls and Labour — 25.9% | Reform — 24% | Tories — 23.5% | Lib Dems — 12.5% | Greens — 8.3% | Election Maps UK has also calculated that s…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-28). Exclusive: Labour now 'trying to KEEP Amesbury despite assault' — because afraid of Reform 'party'. skwawkbox.org Runcorn and Helsby MP convicted of assault and awaiting sentencing — but Labour dumps Ashworth plan for fear of loss to far-right corporate 'party' if by-election triggered As Skwawkbox has covered previously, Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury — currently suspended by Labour — was convicted after admitting that he assaulted a man repeatedly in …

Basit Mahmood (2025-01-28). Bill Gates slams Elon Musk's embrace of far-right politicians abroad as 'insane shit'. leftfootforward.org Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist Bill Gates has slammed Elon Musk for his embrace of far-right politicians and interference in the politics of other countries. | Musk, who Trump has appointed to co-lead the department of government efficiency and cut waste, is a keen supporter of the MAGA movement. Since his takeover of X, formerly Twitter, he has been criticised for allowing extremist content and misinformation go unchallenged. | Indeed, the tech billionaire has himself posted misinformation on his X platform and in recent weeks has repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false cla…

The Canary (2025-01-28). What better way to end the month than to watch Wes Streeting being heckled? thecanary.co The Fabian Society's New Year Conference hosting Wes Streeting as the keynote speaker was disrupted by an activist calling on the Labour Party to end tree-burning subsidies for Drax Power Station. Yet days before, left-wing Labour MP Barry Gardiner came out fighting over the company — calling it "not fit and proper". Wes Streeting: heckled …

The Canary (2025-01-28). 25 charities call on Labour to free Gaie Delap just as she's given 20 more days in prison. thecanary.co Climate protester Gaie Delap has been told that she must serve a further 20 days in prison for being "unlawfully at large" — just as 25 leading charities call on the Labour government to release her. Gaie Delap: a travesty and injustice Gaie's additional 20 days is accounted for by the days that followed Serco/EMS's …

cameron orr (2025-01-28). Connecticut CP renewed by the People's March. cpusa.org When the People's March was announced for January 18th, 2025, the Communist Party USA immediately mobilized all districts to join the already strong contingent in D.C. The march would cap the strong, 60-day response to Trump's election victory, which focused on strengthening our coalitions and building a united front against his fascist agenda. It would be a show of strength against Trump and the MAGA movement's threat of mass deportations, attacks on civil, labor, and reproductive rights. We would stand with over a hundred working class organizations and parties who have been involved in the struggle for free…

newarab (2025-01-28). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…

Staff (2025-01-28). Headlines for January 28, 2025. democracynow.org DOJ Fires Slew of Officials Involved in Special Counsel's Probes into Trump, D.C.'s Acting AG to Investigate Prosecutors Who Charged Jan. 6 Rioters with Obstruction, CDC Orders Employees to Immediately Cease Collaboration with WHO, Trump's Pentagon EOs Take Aim at DEI, Trans Military Members; Order "Iron Dome"-Like Defense System, "This Will Have Devastating Consequences": OMB Orders Workers to Pause Most Federal Aid, Navajo Nation Says Immigration Agents Targeting Indigenous People Amid Crackdown, Mexico Confirms It Has Received Non-Mexican Deportees from the U.S., DHS Halts…

Pressenza New York (2025-01-28). "Borderland | The Line Within: Exposing the Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Inspiring Resistance" pressenza.com As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accelerates its efforts to deport Latino immigrants, Pressenza, in collaboration with Tsuru for Solidarity, is sponsoring a screening of the documentary The Line Within, hosted by The United States border is not just a geographic location—it is everywhere. It resides within every undocumented immigrant family, a constant threat that at any moment they could be…

Eloise Goldsmith (2025-01-28). Trump Ousts 2 Key Leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. truthout.org In a radical shake-up of the federal agency tasked with protecting the right of private sector employees to organize, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday fired two key leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. Trump ousted NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and — in a less expected and legally dubious move — also removed Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. |

Grist Creative (2025-01-28). Moving from climate doomerism to optimism through humor. grist.org The video's name itself might bust you up: "Face Plant: Sexy Soil Talk." Dirt isn't often considered hot. And with the face of actor Nick Offerman of Parks and Recreation buried up to his neck in soil, viewers knew this was bound to be funny. Offerman helped NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) create the comedic short last fall to draw attention to cover cropping, regenerative agriculture, and climate change. | Offerman and NRDC collaborated with Morgan Sackett, who also directed The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, on the video. Both Sackett and Offerman grew up in small towns and know the struggles…

Our Reporter (2025-01-28). Over 200 Women Receive Free Cervical Cancer Screening in Buikwe District. plusnews.ug More than 200 women have benefited from a free cervical cancer screening camp organized by the Diana Foundation in collaboration with Raise of Hope from Jinja at Tongolo Health Center III, located in Nyenga Division, Buikwe District. The one-day health camp not only provided screenings but also educated residents about the dangers of sexual abuse …

Staff (2025-01-28). Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan. democracynow.org As U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renews his call for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan between the country's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, we speak with New York Times correspondent Declan Walsh about how the conflict is being fueled by the illicit gold trade. He reports that Sudan's gold riches are being smuggled out of the country by both sides in order to pay for the drones, guns and missiles that have killed tens of thousands of people since the start of the civil war in April 2023. Much of that wealth is ending up in the United Arab Emirates, which backs the R…

Taryn Fivek (2025-01-28). Trump downplays bird flu epidemic, egg prices across the country soar. peoplesworld.org One of the first observable impacts of the new Trump administration is the administration's attack on public information. Agency communications are gagged, federal workers are encouraged to snitch on each other regarding DEI rollbacks, investigations are sealed, and we are told that somehow, Pete Hegseth is qualified to run the Department of Defense. Yet, nowhere …

tn.ai (2025-01-28). Ayatollah Khamenei Slams US as Archetype of Colonialism. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei denounced the US government as the epitome of colonialism and arrogance, saying the US is dominated by financial moguls.

infobrics (2025-01-28). New Brics Banking System Would Render Sanctions Useless, ex-Chancellor Warns. infobrics.org Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a 'major threat to the Western-led financial system' if it ever came to pass…

infobrics (2025-01-28). New Brics Banking System Would Render Sanctions Useless, ex-Chancellor Warns. infobrics.org Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a 'major threat to the Western-led financial system' if it ever came to pass…

Staff (2025-01-28). Creative Ways to Make Your Home Work for You. moguldom.com As property values rise, homeowners are discovering innovative ways to maximize the benefits of their homes. From creating functional spaces to unlocking financial opportunities, there's a lot your home can offer beyond comfort and shelter. For those looking to fund these transformations, options like a HELOC or Home Equity Line of Credit can provide the …

tn.ai (2025-01-28). President Urges Well-Planned Use of Modern Technologies in Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for the employment of modern-day technologies, including artificial intelligence, for the public services in the country after meticulous planning.

tn.ai (2025-01-28). Iran Prepared for Electronic Warfare: Top Commander. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hailing the Iranian Army for its effective employment of artificial intelligence and robotics, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri expressed the country's full readiness to fight electronic warfare.

aljazeera (2025-01-28). Denmark to pump $2bn into Arctic security as Trump eyes Greenland. aljazeera.com Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island.

David Dayen (2025-01-28). We found the $2 trillion. indybay.org How Democrats should deal with DOGE has become a top-level conversation. One school of thought calls out Musk's game of using spending cuts to make room for their own tax cuts. Others draw red lines on cherished, popular programs like Social Security & Medicare or highlight serial conflicts of interest. Still others counsel constructive engagement. The Musk/DOGE plan is one of self-enrichment & outward punishment. A different path is needed!

WSWS (2025-01-28). Maryland's Democratic governor proposes austerity budget for next fiscal year. wsws.org Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, recently released his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which includes $2 billion in cuts for climate spending and other vital social programs.

newarab (2025-01-28). Emirati conglomerate Al-Habtoor cancels all Lebanon investments. newarab.com Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al-Habtoor said separately in a statement the unrest and instability in Lebanon by "factions loyal to armed militias in the country paint a grim picture", likely referring to Shia movement Hezbollah which has been…

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-28). Saudi Arabia Opens Mecca and Medina Real Estate Firms to Foreign Investment. themedialine.org

NEOB (2025-01-28). SA improves housing consumer rights. sanews.gov.za SA improves housing consumer rights | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, which is geared at offering greater protection for housing consumers and support for new entrants in the home building industry. | According to a statement by the Presidency, the law also seeks to address "challenges identified by the Department of Human Settlements and the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), with regard to the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act of 1998". | "The new law seeks to ensure adequate protection of housing consumers and effective regulation of…

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-28). Week three: Oregon's largest health care workers strike. workers.org Portland, Oregon Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring . . . |

Patrick Bond (2025-01-28). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

infobrics (2025-01-28). BRICS Charts New Paths for Africa's Development. infobrics.org Group could help drive industrialization and create jobs in continent, experts say…

infobrics (2025-01-28). BRICS Charts New Paths for Africa's Development. infobrics.org Group could help drive industrialization and create jobs in continent, experts say…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2025-01-28). Citizens Tribunal Finds Top U.S. Weapons Contractors Guilty of Participation in Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide. covertactionmagazine.com The verdict is in: GUILTY. On January 15, after a year-long trial, ten jurors found four major U.S. military contractors—Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed and General Atomics—guilty on charges of willfully participating in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The prosecution of the "merchants of death" was coordinated by Brad Wolf, a former Pennsylvania-based prosecutor, and …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2025-01-28). Citizens Tribunal Finds Top U.S. Weapons Contractors Guilty of Participation in Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide. covertactionmagazine.com The verdict is in: GUILTY. On January 15, after a year-long trial, ten jurors found four major U.S. military contractors—Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed and General Atomics—guilty on charges of willfully participating in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The prosecution of the "merchants of death" was coordinated by Brad Wolf, a former Pennsylvania-based prosecutor, and …

Jacob Andrewartha (2025-01-28). Palestine: Ceasefire only first step in winning justice. socialist-alliance.org While Socialist Alliance welcomes the ceasefire agreement, whether it will hold up until its final phrase will depend on the global pro-Palestine movement maintaining its pressure on governments to force Israel to comply, argues Jacob Andrewartha.

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aljazeera (2025-01-28). What's DeepSeek, China's AI startup sending shockwaves through global tech? aljazeera.com Chip giant Nvidia shed nearly $600bn in market value after Chinese AI model cast doubt on supremacy of US tech firms.

aljazeera (2025-01-28). Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok. aljazeera.com US president says there's 'great interest' in purchasing video-sharing platform facing ban on national security grounds.

Editor (2025-01-28). Michael Hudson: Trump's Tariff Threats Could Destabilize the Global Economy. scheerpost.com

The Independent (2025-01-28). Unlocking Uganda's E-Commerce Potential: Empowering SMEs to thrive in the digital age. independent.co.ug OPINION | Ivy Maingi | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the heartbeat of Uganda's economy, playing a crucial role in job creation, local innovation, and overall economic growth. Yet, in today's fast-paced digital landscape, many SMEs face challenges in adapting to the tools and platforms necessary to remain competitive. At Glovo, we believe e- commerce …

Anonymous Contributor (2025-01-28). Solidarity Wins: Jury finds Eugene, WA Protesters Against the Genocide in Palestine Innocent. itsgoingdown.org Report on end of trials of protesters in Eugene, WA arrested for protesting against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. On April 15th, 2024 thousands of people around the world participated in an autonomously organized and coordinated economic blockade to free Palestine. "There is a sense in the streets," the proposal for the action stated, "in…

DikelediM (2025-01-28). Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution. sanews.gov.za Stronger measures to protect oceans from pollution | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment Bill, ushering in stronger measures to better protect South Africa's oceans from ship-related pollution. | In a statement, The Presidency highlighted the importance of the legislation, which is also a contribution to global efforts to protect the marine environment and sustainable economic exploitation. | "With a coastline stretching over 3 000 kilometres from Namibia on the Atlantic Ocean to Mozambique on the Indian Ocean, the new legislation is…

The Independent (2025-01-28). Lugoloobi loses bid for constitutional reference in Karamoja iron sheets case. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has rejected an application filed by State Minister for Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi, seeking a constitutional reference regarding his alleged involvement in diverting iron sheets meant for vulnerable people in Karamoja. On Tuesday, Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga dismissed the application, which was submitted by …

Neal Lawson (2025-01-28). 'Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves Must Abandon Their Trumpian Obsession with Economic Growth'. bylinetimes.com On Wednesday the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will set out her latest plans for boosting growth in the UK. | It will be a familiar message. If the mantra that got Keir Starmer's Labour Government elected was 'change', then the overwhelming message since then has been about 'growth, growth and more growth'. Not since 'Get Brexit Done' has there been such a single-minded purpose to an administration. | She will follow in the footsteps of her boss, Keir Starmer, who promised a group of senior city executives this week that he would also "hard wire growth into all decisions" in his Government, adding that in futur…

DikelediM (2025-01-28). President signs landmark law to preserve and develop agricultural land. sanews.gov.za President signs landmark law to preserve and develop agricultural land | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill into law, marking a significant step toward safeguarding South Africa's agricultural land for long-term food production and economic growth. | | The Presidency said in a statement that the law supports government's objectives and priorities in respect of the sustainable management and use of natural resources. | | It also sets out a countrywide policy and regulatory framework for the preservation and development of agricultural land. | | "The law cr…

Jim Spellman (2025-01-28). DeepSeek disrupts AI industry with rapid rise. america.cgtn.com A week ago, few people had heard of DeepSeek. Now the Chinese-owned AI tool is the hottest thing in tech, moving markets and forcing experts to rethink the future of artificial intelligence. CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.

Nick Licata (2025-01-28). Social Housing Emerging in Cities Needs Local Govt Support. counterpunch.org Six cities and a county have initiated social housing programs to provide permanently affordable, publicly owned, and controlled housing for lower and middle-income working families. Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, and Montgomery County, Maryland, are the most prominent ones in North America to have passed social housing laws that are being implemented

The Independent (2025-01-28). Kween farmers applaud Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley. independent.co.ug Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Kween District have applauded Uganda Breweries for providing a ready market for barley which has boosted their household incomes, saying that this has improved their livelihoods. They said this during an interaction with officials from Uganda Breweries on Friday last week. Patrick Mangusho, a barley farmer on his …

Basit Mahmood (2025-01-28). EXCLUSIVE: Voters say Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, poll finds. leftfootforward.org Voters believe that Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, an exclusive poll for Left Foot Forward has found. | The poll, carried out by Savanta for LFF, found that 47% of voters believe that the tech billionaire, who has posted a series of false claims about UK politics in recent weeks on his X platform, represents a threat to UK democracy. | Around 31% of voters said they believed Musk does not represent a threat to UK democracy. | It comes after Musk has drawn criticism in recent weeks for posting misinformation on his X platform and repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false cl…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-28). Exclusive: Labour now 'trying to KEEP Amesbury despite assault' — because afraid of Reform 'party'. skwawkbox.org Runcorn and Helsby MP convicted of assault and awaiting sentencing — but Labour dumps Ashworth plan for fear of loss to far-right corporate 'party' if by-election triggered As Skwawkbox has covered previously, Runcorn and Helsby MP Mike Amesbury — currently suspended by Labour — was convicted after admitting that he assaulted a man repeatedly in …

Chris Jarvis (2025-01-28). Polling average shows Tories have now fallen to THIRD PLACE behind Reform. leftfootforward.org According to the most recent opinion polls, the Tories are now the third most popular party in the UK. This comes as support for Kemi Badenoch's party has dropped below that of Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage. | The polling aggregator Election Maps UK has taken an average of current opinion polls and Labour — 25.9% | Reform — 24% | Tories — 23.5% | Lib Dems — 12.5% | Greens — 8.3% | Election Maps UK has also calculated that s…

The Canary (2025-01-28). What better way to end the month than to watch Wes Streeting being heckled? thecanary.co The Fabian Society's New Year Conference hosting Wes Streeting as the keynote speaker was disrupted by an activist calling on the Labour Party to end tree-burning subsidies for Drax Power Station. Yet days before, left-wing Labour MP Barry Gardiner came out fighting over the company — calling it "not fit and proper". Wes Streeting: heckled …

The Canary (2025-01-28). 25 charities call on Labour to free Gaie Delap just as she's given 20 more days in prison. thecanary.co Climate protester Gaie Delap has been told that she must serve a further 20 days in prison for being "unlawfully at large" — just as 25 leading charities call on the Labour government to release her. Gaie Delap: a travesty and injustice Gaie's additional 20 days is accounted for by the days that followed Serco/EMS's …

Basit Mahmood (2025-01-28). Bill Gates slams Elon Musk's embrace of far-right politicians abroad as 'insane shit'. leftfootforward.org Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist Bill Gates has slammed Elon Musk for his embrace of far-right politicians and interference in the politics of other countries. | Musk, who Trump has appointed to co-lead the department of government efficiency and cut waste, is a keen supporter of the MAGA movement. Since his takeover of X, formerly Twitter, he has been criticised for allowing extremist content and misinformation go unchallenged. | Indeed, the tech billionaire has himself posted misinformation on his X platform and in recent weeks has repeatedly attacked the Labour Party, posting a series of false cla…

cameron orr (2025-01-28). Connecticut CP renewed by the People's March. cpusa.org When the People's March was announced for January 18th, 2025, the Communist Party USA immediately mobilized all districts to join the already strong contingent in D.C. The march would cap the strong, 60-day response to Trump's election victory, which focused on strengthening our coalitions and building a united front against his fascist agenda. It would be a show of strength against Trump and the MAGA movement's threat of mass deportations, attacks on civil, labor, and reproductive rights. We would stand with over a hundred working class organizations and parties who have been involved in the struggle for free…

newarab (2025-01-28). UK military role in Israel's Gaza war exposed in report. newarab.com A recent report by the British Palestinian Committee (BPC) has unveiled the full extent of the UK's military collaboration with Israel during its The report gave an in-depth look at how UK resources – including military bases, arms exports, and logistical support – were instrumental in sustaining Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which saw much of the enclave utterly destroyed. | According to the BPC, while the UK was not directly responsi…

Staff (2025-01-28). Headlines for January 28, 2025. democracynow.org DOJ Fires Slew of Officials Involved in Special Counsel's Probes into Trump, D.C.'s Acting AG to Investigate Prosecutors Who Charged Jan. 6 Rioters with Obstruction, CDC Orders Employees to Immediately Cease Collaboration with WHO, Trump's Pentagon EOs Take Aim at DEI, Trans Military Members; Order "Iron Dome"-Like Defense System, "This Will Have Devastating Consequences": OMB Orders Workers to Pause Most Federal Aid, Navajo Nation Says Immigration Agents Targeting Indigenous People Amid Crackdown, Mexico Confirms It Has Received Non-Mexican Deportees from the U.S., DHS Halts…

Pressenza New York (2025-01-28). "Borderland | The Line Within: Exposing the Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Inspiring Resistance" pressenza.com As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accelerates its efforts to deport Latino immigrants, Pressenza, in collaboration with Tsuru for Solidarity, is sponsoring a screening of the documentary The Line Within, hosted by The United States border is not just a geographic location—it is everywhere. It resides within every undocumented immigrant family, a constant threat that at any moment they could be…

Eloise Goldsmith (2025-01-28). Trump Ousts 2 Key Leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. truthout.org In a radical shake-up of the federal agency tasked with protecting the right of private sector employees to organize, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday fired two key leaders at the National Labor Relations Board. Trump ousted NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo and — in a less expected and legally dubious move — also removed Democratic NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox. |

Grist Creative (2025-01-28). Moving from climate doomerism to optimism through humor. grist.org The video's name itself might bust you up: "Face Plant: Sexy Soil Talk." Dirt isn't often considered hot. And with the face of actor Nick Offerman of Parks and Recreation buried up to his neck in soil, viewers knew this was bound to be funny. Offerman helped NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) create the comedic short last fall to draw attention to cover cropping, regenerative agriculture, and climate change. | Offerman and NRDC collaborated with Morgan Sackett, who also directed The Good Place and Parks and Recreation, on the video. Both Sackett and Offerman grew up in small towns and know the struggles…

Our Reporter (2025-01-28). Over 200 Women Receive Free Cervical Cancer Screening in Buikwe District. plusnews.ug More than 200 women have benefited from a free cervical cancer screening camp organized by the Diana Foundation in collaboration with Raise of Hope from Jinja at Tongolo Health Center III, located in Nyenga Division, Buikwe District. The one-day health camp not only provided screenings but also educated residents about the dangers of sexual abuse …

Staff (2025-01-28). Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan. democracynow.org As U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renews his call for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan between the country's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, we speak with New York Times correspondent Declan Walsh about how the conflict is being fueled by the illicit gold trade. He reports that Sudan's gold riches are being smuggled out of the country by both sides in order to pay for the drones, guns and missiles that have killed tens of thousands of people since the start of the civil war in April 2023. Much of that wealth is ending up in the United Arab Emirates, which backs the R…

Taryn Fivek (2025-01-28). Trump downplays bird flu epidemic, egg prices across the country soar. peoplesworld.org One of the first observable impacts of the new Trump administration is the administration's attack on public information. Agency communications are gagged, federal workers are encouraged to snitch on each other regarding DEI rollbacks, investigations are sealed, and we are told that somehow, Pete Hegseth is qualified to run the Department of Defense. Yet, nowhere …

tn.ai (2025-01-28). Ayatollah Khamenei Slams US as Archetype of Colonialism. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei denounced the US government as the epitome of colonialism and arrogance, saying the US is dominated by financial moguls.

infobrics (2025-01-28). New Brics Banking System Would Render Sanctions Useless, ex-Chancellor Warns. infobrics.org Lord Lamont of Lerwick warned that a rival payments system would be a 'major threat to the Western-led financial system' if it ever came to pass…

Staff (2025-01-28). Creative Ways to Make Your Home Work for You. moguldom.com As property values rise, homeowners are discovering innovative ways to maximize the benefits of their homes. From creating functional spaces to unlocking financial opportunities, there's a lot your home can offer beyond comfort and shelter. For those looking to fund these transformations, options like a HELOC or Home Equity Line of Credit can provide the …

tn.ai (2025-01-28). President Urges Well-Planned Use of Modern Technologies in Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for the employment of modern-day technologies, including artificial intelligence, for the public services in the country after meticulous planning.

tn.ai (2025-01-28). Iran Prepared for Electronic Warfare: Top Commander. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hailing the Iranian Army for its effective employment of artificial intelligence and robotics, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri expressed the country's full readiness to fight electronic warfare.

aljazeera (2025-01-28). Denmark to pump $2bn into Arctic security as Trump eyes Greenland. aljazeera.com Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island.

David Dayen (2025-01-28). We found the $2 trillion. indybay.org How Democrats should deal with DOGE has become a top-level conversation. One school of thought calls out Musk's game of using spending cuts to make room for their own tax cuts. Others draw red lines on cherished, popular programs like Social Security & Medicare or highlight serial conflicts of interest. Still others counsel constructive engagement. The Musk/DOGE plan is one of self-enrichment & outward punishment. A different path is needed!

WSWS (2025-01-28). Maryland's Democratic governor proposes austerity budget for next fiscal year. wsws.org Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, recently released his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which includes $2 billion in cuts for climate spending and other vital social programs.

newarab (2025-01-28). Emirati conglomerate Al-Habtoor cancels all Lebanon investments. newarab.com Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor, the head of Dubai conglomerate Al-Habtoor said separately in a statement the unrest and instability in Lebanon by "factions loyal to armed militias in the country paint a grim picture", likely referring to Shia movement Hezbollah which has been…

The Media Line Staff (2025-01-28). Saudi Arabia Opens Mecca and Medina Real Estate Firms to Foreign Investment. themedialine.org

NEOB (2025-01-28). SA improves housing consumer rights. sanews.gov.za SA improves housing consumer rights | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Housing Consumer Protection Bill, which is geared at offering greater protection for housing consumers and support for new entrants in the home building industry. | According to a statement by the Presidency, the law also seeks to address "challenges identified by the Department of Human Settlements and the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), with regard to the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act of 1998". | "The new law seeks to ensure adequate protection of housing consumers and effective regulation of…

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-28). Week three: Oregon's largest health care workers strike. workers.org Portland, Oregon Providence Health & Services' health care workers are entering the third week of the largest nurse's strike in Oregon's history. Nearly 5,000 nurses, physicians, clinicians, midwives and other medical professionals from eight Portland area hospitals are demanding decent health care benefits, safe staffing, competitive wages and the hiring . . . |

Patrick Bond (2025-01-28). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

infobrics (2025-01-28). BRICS Charts New Paths for Africa's Development. infobrics.org Group could help drive industrialization and create jobs in continent, experts say…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2025-01-28). Citizens Tribunal Finds Top U.S. Weapons Contractors Guilty of Participation in Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide. covertactionmagazine.com The verdict is in: GUILTY. On January 15, after a year-long trial, ten jurors found four major U.S. military contractors—Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed and General Atomics—guilty on charges of willfully participating in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The prosecution of the "merchants of death" was coordinated by Brad Wolf, a former Pennsylvania-based prosecutor, and …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2025-01-28). Citizens Tribunal Finds Top U.S. Weapons Contractors Guilty of Participation in Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide. covertactionmagazine.com The verdict is in: GUILTY. On January 15, after a year-long trial, ten jurors found four major U.S. military contractors—Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed and General Atomics—guilty on charges of willfully participating in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The prosecution of the "merchants of death" was coordinated by Brad Wolf, a former Pennsylvania-based prosecutor, and …

Jacob Andrewartha (2025-01-28). Palestine: Ceasefire only first step in winning justice. socialist-alliance.org While Socialist Alliance welcomes the ceasefire agreement, whether it will hold up until its final phrase will depend on the global pro-Palestine movement maintaining its pressure on governments to force Israel to comply, argues Jacob Andrewartha.

Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy. (2025-01-27). Trump's Tariff Threats Could Destabilize The Global Economy. popularresistance.org Trump told the Davos Economic Forum January 23: "My message to every business in the world is very simple: Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth." Otherwise, if they continue to try and produce at home or in other countries, their products will be charged tariff rates at Trump's threatened 20%. | To Germany this means (my paraphrase): "Sorry your energy prices have quadrupled. Come to America and get them at almost as low a price as you were paying Russia before your elected leaders let us cut Nord Stream off."

infobrics (2025-01-27). BRICS: Concern for West. infobrics.org 10-member BRICS+ grouping already comprises nearly half of the world's population and over a third of the global economy. It also has more than 25 per cent of the world's landmass, produces more than 30 per cent of the world's oil output…

Prem Sikka (2025-01-27). Pensioner poverty in the world's sixth largest economy is a political choice. leftfootforward.org The hardship inflicted on retirees now will surely visit future retirees unless steps are taken to alleviate misery.

Andrew Korybko (2025-01-27). Trump's Gaza Proposal Takes A Page From Ralph Peters' "Blood Borders" thealtworld.com He might have convinced himself that ethnically cleansing the Palestinians is the only way to decisively end the conflict, ensure Israel's long-term security, and restore regional business opportunities like the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. | Ralph Peters is a former US Army analyst who became famous in the mid-2000s for his article "

Jack Rasmus (2025-01-27). Biden's Pernicious Presidential Legacies. counterpunch.org Trump's proposals to radically transform much of US economic and social policy are being rapidly rolled out during the first week of his administration. How much he succeeds or fails in that transformation will depend on a number of factors. High on the list of such factors is the residue of conditions and policies leftover

Michael Hudson (2025-01-27). Trump's Balance-of-Payments War on Mexico, and the Whole World. counterpunch.org

María Candela (2025-01-27). Semanario económico: proyecciones. radiohc.cu En la semana recién concluida, destacamos la agenda del presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel, que recibió al canciller brasileño, Mauro Vieira, en visita de trabajo al país.

Leonid Savin (2025-01-27). The Davos World Economic Forum 2025. thealtworld.com Yet another summit of globalists in Swiss Davos revealed contradictions on the global agenda. | Last week, heads of government, banks and large corporations, economists and supporters of a rather strange political program, which the founder of the forum, Klaus Schwab, calls the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Reset, once again gathered in Davos. The WEF (World Economic Forum) is also known for attracting various stars and well-known public figures to its ranks, who, in the opinion of the Forum's leadership, could help promote their agenda. This time in Davos, Melanie Brown, a former member of the Spice Girls, was…

NEOB (2025-01-27). South Africa outlines G20 Presidency plans at WEF. sanews.gov.za South Africa outlines G20 Presidency plans at WEF | As the world convened in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting recently, South Africa presented its vision for the G20 Presidency this year — outlining a path towards a more equitable and sustainable future. | | This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who addressed the country through his weekly Presidential newsletter on Monday. | | South Africa's theme for the Group of Twenty (G20) Presidency is Solidary, Equality, Sustainable Development. | | "We made the point that it is in the interests of all countries, large and small, wealthy…

nosihle (2025-01-27). Anant Singh appointed to WEF Global Arts and Culture Council. sanews.gov.za Anant Singh appointed to WEF Global Arts and Culture Council | South African film producer, Anant Singh, has been appointed to the Global Arts and Culture Council (GACC). | This, at the GACC's inaugural meeting held at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. | The GACC was established in the context of the shifting world from an industrial era to a more intelligent and interconnected society, where the arts and culture sector is uniquely positioned to lead the way toward a unified and prosperous future. | In this moment of transformation, the GACC was launched with a distingu…

_____ (2025-01-27). (Italiano) Civiltà come modo di vivere. transcend.org Sei civiltà definiscono 15 muri, religiosamente-filosoficamente ed economicamente-politicamente, come modelli di sviluppo. Lo scontro principale è l'Occidente contro il resto. Colonialismo, imperialismo. La soluzione: vincere, dominare. Ci sono altri modi: compromesso, trascendenza, nuove civiltà .

RONALD MUSOKE (2025-01-27). Why are poor poorer, and the rich richer? independent.co.ug Anti-poverty report sees billionaire wealth surging as poverty is unchanged since 1990 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Jan.20, the global anti-poverty NGO, Oxfam International published its 2025 report. It coincided with the day business elites gathered in the Swiss resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and American billionaire, Donald …

Olivia Barber (2025-01-27). Rachel Reeves 'absolutely happy' to look at joining tariff-free EU trade group. leftfootforward.org The chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she would be 'absolutely happy' to look into the UK government joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) convention. | At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, EU trade commissioner Maro≈° ≈ efƒçoviƒç said that the EU is open to the UK joining the PEM convention to strengthen trade relations. | The PEM Convention, which includes the EU and 24 other countries, including Norway, Algeria, and Ukraine, simplifies trade by allowing products to preserve their "origin status" when goods are processed across multiple countries within t…

Gabisile (2025-01-27). Solar project makes strides in W Cape. sanews.gov.za Solar project makes strides in W Cape | The Riversdale solar energy project, which is set to bring reliable, affordable and renewable energy, is making satisfactory progress, says Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. | The multimillion-rand energy initiative is currently under construction in Riversdale, located in the Southern Cape, following a sod-turning ceremony in September 2024. | Riversdale, a growing hub of economic activity and job creation, is located along the N2 highway in the Hessequa region between Cape Town and George. The town is mainly agriculturally oriented, and is recognised as a hub for shopping…

Guest Blogger (2025-01-27). 'Miracle' of Green Hydrogen Becomes Fading Mirage. wattsupwiththat.com The story of green hydrogen's fall from grace is eerily reminiscent of past technological bubbles. We saw similar patterns with first-generation biofuels and concentrated solar power. Each time, the lesson is the same: we must be wary of silver-bullet solutions that promise to solve all our energy challenges without confronting the fundamentals of physics and economics.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-27). Exclusive: Labour councillor and former Stockport mayor slammed for Islamophobic comments. skwawkbox.org Councillor David Wilson doubles down when challenged — no action from Labour Right-wing Stockport Labour councillor — and former Stockport mayor — David Wilson has been slammed for a grossly Islamophobic comment about Palestinian children. Reddish councillor Wilson posted excitedly about the release — in perfect health — of four captured serving female Israeli soldiers …

Ed Sykes (2025-01-27). Why Starmer's Labour is rapidly losing Britain's support. thecanary.co Most people in Britain are not happy with Keir Starmer's Labour Party government. And that's not only because of the prime minister's despicable support for Israel's genocide in Gaza. Labour: tanking — but why? A new YouGov poll shows that the main reasons Labour is haemorrhaging support right now, making it the third party in …

Rosalind English (2025-01-27). Law Pod UK latest: the Employment Rights Bill. ukhumanrightsblog.com In Episode 213 of Law Pod UK, Alasdair Henderson of 1 Crown Office Row joins Labour MP Henry Tufnell (formerly of 1 Crown Office Row) to discuss some of the salient and problematic proposals in Labour's most sweeping changes to employment law in decades. They consider the proposed restrictions on zero hours contracts, the radical …

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-27). Greg Hadfield discusses exposing paedophile Ivor Caplin and being summoned to court for doing so. expose-news.com Journalist Greg Hadfield is facing criminal charges for exposing Ivor Caplin, a powerful Labour Party politician recently caught soliciting underage boys. The retired Brighton-based journalist has been summoned to appear in court …

Ed Grystar, Counter Punch. (2025-01-27). Labor Faces Artificial Intelligence And Outsourcing. popularresistance.org Two recent articles on AI / automation and outsourcing / immigration offer a glimpse of what faces labor unions and the working class as capital, emboldened by the election of Trump and his alliance with Big Tech, sets up to continue its push on automation, subcontracting, outsourcing, and the importing of foreign labor — despite Trump's tacit claims to support "American jobs". Organized labor, which, with the exception of the Teamsters, doubled down on its support for Biden and the Democrats in November and clinging to the lost strategy of labor-management cooperation, now appears more on the backfoot than…

Olivia Wood (2025-01-27). CUNY Union Votes to Divest From Israel, Sets Example for Broader Labor Movement. truthout.org Thursday night, delegates of the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY), the union representing faculty, graduate assistants, and many staff titles at the City University of New York (CUNY), voted 73-70 in favor of a resolution for the union to divest from Israeli companies and government bonds, identify other potential investments for divestment, and recommend that the Teachers Retirement System… |

tvbrics (2025-01-27). Iran establishes nation's first AI park to deliver practical services to its citizens. tvbrics.com Government and private companies are collaborating closely to develop the park…

Zane McNeill (2025-01-27). Trump-Appointed Labor Secretary Halts Anti-Discrimination Enforcement. truthout.org Donald Trump's Acting Labor Secretary Vincent Micone issued an order on Friday directing the Department of Labor (DOL) staff to "immediately cease and desist" enforcing government contractors' adherence to anti-discrimination laws and affirmative action initiatives. Micone's order directed the agency to cease all activities under Executive Order 11246, which President Trump revoked earlier… |

Our Reporter (2025-01-27). Soroti Gynecologists Arrested Over Death of His Patient. plusnews.ug Dr. Godfrey Egwau, the proprietor of Welfare Clinic in Soroti City is in police custody following the death of Emmia Lucy Aluka, the Kapelebyong parish chief during childbirth at his clinic. James Okodi, a relative of Aluka explains that she went to the clinic on Thursday, January 23, 2025, after experiencing labor pains. Following a check-up, …

presstv.ir (2025-01-27). 2 Israeli reservists detained on suspicion of 'spying for Iran'. presstv.ir The Israeli regime's so-called security services have arrested two reservist soldiers on suspicion of espionage for Iran in return for financial gain.

Human Rights Watch (2025-01-27). Egypt: Declining Funding Undermines Education. hrw.org Click to expand Image | An Egyptian teacher instructs students on the first day of the academic year at Orman school, in Cairo, Egypt, September 22, 2024. | © 2024 Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters | (Beirut) — Egyptian authorities have severely undermined the right to education in recent years by failing to allocate sufficient budgetary resources, Human Rights Watch said today. The government has reduced the national budget for education in real terms and as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and expenditure, further exacerbating a crisis of poor-quality education, a shortage of adequately tra…

_____ (2025-01-27). Military Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: A 100% Indefensible and Stupid Idea. transcend.org – that everybody seems to love.

The Canary (2025-01-27). Palestine Action political prisoner FREE — but just as THREE others are arrested. thecanary.co On Friday 24 January, a Palestine Action political prisoner was released from HMP Dovegate after spending almost a month on remand. It was over a Christmas Day action at UAV Engines — a company directly complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Palestine Action: free at last Bryn Higgs, from Ullapool, was arrested on 25 December …

Hannah Sharland (2025-01-27). On International Holocaust Remembrance Day disabled people are still being killed by the state. thecanary.co Let's play a game of statement spot the difference. The first: £300m bill for handouts: Spending on disability benefits for people claiming to have ADHD shoots up 41,000 per cent within a decade The other proclaims how "the state pays" 'X' amount: a day for a hereditary sick person. Then, it emphasises that for the …

Staff (2025-01-27). Trump Halts Refugee Admissions, Stranding Thousands Approved to Enter U.S., Fleeing War, Persecution. democracynow.org We look at the impact of President Trump's halting of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program with Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, a faith-based nonprofit that helps place and resource refugees upon their arrival in the U.S. as part of the program. Some 100,000 refugees were settled in the United States last year under the highly selective program, which has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades. Now thousands of people already approved to come to the United States are stranded in unstable situations, with uncertain legal status in the U.S., or unable to leave dangerous condi…

Ruth Milka (2025-01-27). Trump administration withdraws proposed PFAS regulations, giving polluters a green light. nationofchange.org Trump administration's environmental rollbacks spark outrage over PFAS deregulation.

Isaac Phan Nay, The Tyee. (2025-01-27). Meet The Cleaners Taking Control Of Their Work. popularresistance.org Lulu Hernández said when she first started working as a cleaner in Vancouver, she just accepted the long hours and low wages that were the industry standard. | But two women she met on the job helped her realize her workday could be different, Hernández said. | "We were just dreaming about having a company where we are all women and fairly paid and a community," she said. "We had all these ideas, but we didn't know what we were creating until we put the name on it." | Hernández is one of the three founders of the Cleaning Co-op. Since incorporating in May 2023, the co-operative has grown to employ about 20 women…

Christiane Heisse, Sevgi Mutlu Sirakova, Resilience. (2025-01-27). Reclaiming Traditional Foods For A Degrowth Food Future. popularresistance.org Crusty Bread, creamy cheese, bubbly kimchi or refreshing tepache — all cultures have fermented foods and beverages with their own traditions, language, and cultural heritage surrounding them. Fermentation, in this sense, is a living food culture that taps into ancient skills and traditional knowledge. But this knowledge is under attack. As capitalism continues its onslaught on rural, indigenous, communal, and non-commodified ways of life, traditional food practices are slowly dying out in the contexts in which they originally emerged.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2025-01-27). Abolish Climate Disasters. counterpunch.org "Under racial capitalism, land is treated as nothing more than a natural resource to be extracted, and violence is committed against the climate and the waters," said Leah Penniman, who runs Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York and is the author of the acclaimed book Farming While Black. Penniman's words have been echoing in

Patrick Bond (2025-01-27). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

_____ (2025-01-27). Eisenhower's "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech Origins and Significance. transcend.org US President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address, on the "military-industrial complex," was nearly two years in the making. Newly discovered papers reveal that he was deeply involved in crafting the speech, which was to become one of the most famous in U.S. history.

_____ (2025-01-27). President Dwight D. Eisenhower Farewell Address to the Nation. transcend.org President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his televised Farewell Address to the Nation. This speech is known for his coining of the term "Military Industrial Complex".

Staff (2025-01-27). Cuba promueve proyectos de investigación e innovación para disminuir su dependencia de combustibles fósiles. cubadebate.cu Resultó interesante escuchar una disertación que, en el caso del primer tema, ofreció detalles sobre un Programa integrado por expertos procedentes de todas las provincias, el cual busca, entre otros objetivos, aprovechar biomasa, desechos industriales, e impulsar el desarrollo de tecnologías para incrementar la eficiencia en los procesos.

newarab (2025-01-27). Israeli MKs push draft bill for settlers to buy Palestinian land. newarab.com The The "Elimination of the Discrimination in the Purchase of Real Estate in Judea and Samaria" bill, previously proposed by Bezalel Smotrich, was introduced by Moshe Solomon of the

A A (2025-01-27). Rusia, la OTAN y la seguridad global. strategic-culture.su Desde una perspectiva occidental, la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania es el resultado de la ambición de Vladimir Putin de reconstruir la influencia de su país, especialmente en el área que estuvo bajo dominio de la desaparecida Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas (URSS). El líder ruso, además, es retratado como un gobernante autoritario, represivo, refractario a valores democráticos y poco tendiente al diálogo.

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2025-01-26: News Headlines

Radhika Desai, Geopolitical Economy. (2025-01-26). Canada's PM Trudeau: Disaster In Office, Disaster On Departure. popularresistance.org The world regards Canada as nice and boring—nothing exciting happens there—but over the last couple of months, things have been very different. On the one hand, within a week or two of being elected president-elect, Trump started issuing threats against Canada: threats about tariffs, threats about undertaking all sorts of measures because Canada was not helping reduce illegal immigration into the U.S., and of course, the threat about making Canada the 51st state, which he issued first by calling Prime Minister Trudeau "Governor Trudeau." | On the other hand, we have seen that Prime Minister Trudeau ha…

Patrick Mazza, Resilience. (2025-01-26). To Confront Oligarchy, Build Power At The Community Level. popularresistance.org A consistent theme through my life has been to understand our world, to assemble a comprehensive picture the best I can, respecting the world's boggling complexity and the limits of any one mind to grasp it all. What has long been clear to me is that our world is on a systematically wrong way path. Three trends are in the foreground — the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, ecological overshoot and increasing economic disparity. Together they shape what many have called the polycrisis. | From the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis with its nuclear war close call, which happened around my 10th birthday, the…

tn.ai (2025-01-26). Iranian Foreign Minister in Afghanistan for Talks. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Heading a political and economic delegation, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi traveled to Afghanistan on Sunday for talks with the Taliban.

tvbrics (2025-01-26). BRICS News Digest for the previous week. tvbrics.com We will tell you what has happened in economics, politics, culture, science and education in the BRICS countries…

presstv.ir (2025-01-26). Iran FM calls for expansion of economic ties with Afghanistan. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister has lauded neighborly relations between Tehran and Kabul, calling for the expansion of economic ties to secure the national interests of the two countries.

Janine (2025-01-26). Trade, Industry and Competition unpacks Transformation Fund. sanews.gov.za Trade, Industry and Competition unpacks Transformation Fund | The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) says the Transformation Fund is a critical initiative that advances South Africa's constitutional commitment to economic redress and inclusive growth, which the dtic is bound by. | Rooted in Section 9(2) of the Constitution, it aims to promote shared equality through legislative and other measures to empower black-owned enterprises and small, medium, and microenterprises (SMMEs). | The fund also reflects the statement of intent of the Government of National Unity (GNU), which emphasises fost…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-26). 8 common health conditions midlife women face. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice among women in the U.S. Upper Midwest during their critical midlife transition. Overall, eight conditions increased by 45% or more between the ages of 40 and 59, and several conditions were more common in Black women and women living in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods. Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D. Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., the study's first…

The Independent (2025-01-26). France to spend shs15 trillion on Uganda's investments. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The French Government has revealed plans to spend 4 Billion Dollars or about 15 Trillion Shillings in Uganda over the next three years. This is part of the country's renewed economic, social and political partnerships starting this year, according to the Embassy of France in Kampala. This will include investments …

James Wright (2025-01-26). Starmer torpedoes legislation that would force him to deliver on his own promises. thecanary.co Keir Starmer has ordered Labour Party MPs to drop their commitment to the Climate and Nature Bill. The landmark legislation would make the UK's targets to tackle the climate crisis emergency legally binding. Starmer: ushering in climate crisis catastrophe The Labour leadership had insisted that clauses in the bill that make agreements at international climate …

Nicola Jeffery (2025-01-26). Is Labour unleashing PACE trial 2.0 with the DWP? thecanary.co After Labour Party chancellor Rachel Reeves' recent announcements relating to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), chronically ill and disabled people have literally been taken back in time. But instead of being described as having "yuppie flu", or everything being 'all in our heads', now it's "work-limiting conditions". Labour's PACE trial on steroids at …

The Canary (2025-01-26). Vile Reeves seethes and LIES when questioned on tax bung to the rich. thecanary.co If you ignore their words and observe their actions, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer have been clear on what they intend for Britain. Their mission is to dismantle the welfare state, privatise what's left of the public good, and direct more money to the rich. This is why this week the Labour Party simultaneously promised …

Natascha Elena Uhlmann, Labor Notes. (2025-01-26). What Could Workers Win In A New NAFTA? popularresistance.org In his nine years in the auto industry, Ben Hinsey has seen a lot of misplaced blame. The threat of job cuts is always looming. | In fact, Hinsey transferred into his current job at the Stellantis Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio, when his previous one at the Chrysler Toledo Machining Plant evaporated in a 2017 wave of layoffs. He now installs instrument panels and serves as a float, moving from job to job to cover absences. | Hundreds of thousands of auto jobs have disappeared from the U.S. since the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994 and its successor, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), often known…

newarab (2025-01-26). Hezbollah infiltrated: Lebanon arrests 4 'Israel collaborators'. newarab.com

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-26). Mayo Clinic accelerates personalized medicine through foundation models with Microsoft Research and Cerebras Systems. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today unveiled separate groundbreaking collaborations with Microsoft Research and with Cerebras Systems in the field of generative artificial intelligence (AI), designed to personalize patient care, significantly accelerate diagnostic time and improve accuracy. Announced during the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the projects focus on developing and testing foundation models customized for various applications, leveraging the power of multimodal radiology images and data (including CT scans and MRIs) with Microsoft…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-26). (VIDEO) Flu, COVID-19, RSV on the rise. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's a post-holiday surge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the number of people seeking care for acute respiratory illness is at a high level. The latest numbers show that emergency department visits for flu, RSV and COVID-19 are all increasing. RSV, in particular, is very high in many areas, especially among young children. Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says the surge is not unexpected….

María Candela (2025-01-26). La Bienal de La Habana en parajes naturales en Holguín. radiohc.cu Holguín, 26 ene (RHC) En los parajes naturales de la comunidad El Purial en la provincia de Holguín el 1. ∫ de febrero se inaugurará el proyecto colaborativo La Oficina en la 15 edición de la Bienal de La Habana, desde el veintiséis de enero al 8 de febrero.

María Candela (2025-01-26). Colaboradores cubanos en Venezuela evocan presencia eterna de José Martí (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu En la peña "Con té te cuento", en Caracas, los colaboradores cubanos evocaron la presencia eterna de José Martí en el advenimiento del aniversario 172 del natalicio del más universal de los cubanos.

The Lever (2025-01-26). Project 2025 Has Begun. levernews.com What The Lever Published This Week: : Trump's First Orders Parrot Project 2025 Manifesto He DisavowedAfter distancing himself from the corporate policy agenda during his campaign, President Donald Trump is issuing executive orders torn straight from its pages.The LeverKatya Schwenk Oligarchy NowFrom Elon Musk to Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump is about to provide the world's wealthiest people with unprecedented influence over his administration.The LeverArjun S…

Luis Britto Garcia (2025-01-26). The Military Occupation of Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Luis Britto García — Jan 22, 2025 | The battles of Latin America and the Caribbean for independence and sovereignty were bloody. According to the estimation of Liberator Simón Bolívar, the battles took the lives of more than a third of the population. | During the 19th century, the unjust oligarchic order inherited from colonial times led to numerous civil wars. However, apart from the independence struggles, there have been few international conflicts in our region, most of them initiated by financial interests foreign to Our America. To demonstrate their peaceful vocation, the governments of Latin Ameri…

The Canary. (2025-01-26). The United States Wants To Fly Its Drones Out Of The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org Protestors led by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and Drone Wars will gather outside the main gates of RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire at 1pm on Saturday 25 January to oppose plans to fly US Global Hawk drones from the base. The protest comes as the newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump once again repeated his plan to 'Make America Great' articulating a 'peace through strength' foreign policy. | The US plan to operate the huge RQ-4 Global Hawk drones from RAF Fairford as part of NATO's 'Agile Combat Employment' (ACE) concept which argues that key military aircraft should be able to operate from diffe…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-01-26). Andy Burnham pushes for control of Northern Rail by 2028. leftfootforward.org The Greater Manchester mayor is urging the Chancellor to allocate funding in her Spending Review to enable him to bring the region's beleaguered rail services under public ownership by 2028. | "We've got to have it in the Spending Review. I n…

Patrick Bond (2025-01-26). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

Deja Gaston (2025-01-26). What's happening in Mozambique? liberationnews.org For decades, Mozambicans have experienced a steep decline in the standard of living brought on by decades of neoliberal intervention.

Marty Hart-Landsberg (2025-01-26). The AI Craze. socialistproject.ca Are you one of those loudly demanding that companies create AI-powered systems to amuse you on

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2025-01-25). Organizers Are Ready To Defeat Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda. popularresistance.org Through racist, anti-migrant claims, falsehoods, and fearmongering, the Colorado suburb of Aurora has emerged as the right-wing's potential staging ground for US President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. Trump has pledged to launch the largest mass deportation operation in US history, expelling between 15 to 20 million migrants in an effort that will have ripple effects across working class communities and the entire US economy. The current US President has dubbed his mass deportation effort "Operation Aurora," after a town that has become the epicenter of anti-migrant hysteria.

tvbrics (2025-01-25). Malaysian Prime Minister emphasises ASEAN's potential at World Economic Forum 2025. tvbrics.com As chairman of ASEAN 2025, Malaysia emphasised the region's special features including in the field of economy and trade…

Michael Hudson (2025-01-25). Michael Hudson: Trump's tariff threats could destabilize the global economy. geopoliticaleconomy.com Trump's protectionist policies threaten to radically unbalance the balance of payments and exchange rates throughout the world, preventing debtor countries from earning the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts. This makes a financial rupture inevitable.

The Independent (2025-01-25). An urgent plea for protection of Banyamulenge targeted by genocidal violence in South Kivu. independent.co.ug COMMENT | Prof. Freddy Kaniki | The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo is prey to various and varied conflicts, particularly the M23 war with identity crisis implications in North Kivu; the catastrophic campaign to uproot the Tutsi Banyamulenge in South Kivu; and the strategic social and economic destruction targeting the Hema community in …

Dr. Jack Rasmus, World Financial Review. (2025-01-25). Biden's Pernicious Presidential Legacies. popularresistance.org Trump's proposals to radically transform much of US economic and social policy are being rapidly rolled out during the first week of his administration. How much he succeeds or fails in that transformation will depend on a number of factors. High on the list of such factors is the residue of conditions and policies leftover by the Biden administration—i.e. the legacies of the Biden years. Those legacies will play an important role influencing, and perhaps even determining, how Trump may fare in implementing his plans. So what are the legacy policies and conditions?

tn.ai (2025-01-25). Iran, Azerbaijan Mull Over Economic Cooperation Plans. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An aide to the Iranian foreign minister and the Republic of Azerbaijan's ambassador to Tehran weighed plans to promote cooperation between the two neighbors and reconvene the joint economic commission after a three-year hiatus.

newarab (2025-01-25). Yemen's economic, humanitarian situation remains difficult: IMF. newarab.com

EcoWatch (2025-01-25). World Leaders Remain Committed to Paris Climate Agreement Despite Trump's Withdrawal. pressenza.com On the second day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, European leaders spoke out against President By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes | The first day of Trump's second term on Monday included a rash of executive orders, w…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-01-25). Are young men drifting to the far-right? leftfootforward.org It's been a bleak week for politics, with the inauguration of a second Trump presidency commanding the spotlight. Hard-right politicians from Europe, including some from Britain, gathered in Washington, flashing MAGA caps and silly grins. Meanwhile, images of tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk, strategically placed ahead of Trump's own cabinet at the event, was a grim reminder of the growing power of oligarchs. For a disillusioned young man, grappling with economic stagnation and political apathy, Trump's return may seem like an empowering vision. | But is this part of a broader trend…

SKWAWKBOX (2025-01-25). After handing non-doms millions, Labour decides to hammer the poor again, freezes housing benefit. skwawkbox.org More arrogant and shameless than the blue Tories Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced this week, at the 'World Economic Forum' in the billionaires' playground of Davos, that she will 'soften' planned tax changes to force 'non-doms' — hugely wealthy people who live here but register to pay tax in a different country — to pay UK …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-25). 8 common health conditions midlife women face. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice among women in the U.S. Upper Midwest during their critical midlife transition. Overall, eight conditions increased by 45% or more between the ages of 40 and 59, and several conditions were more common in Black women and women living in more socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods. Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D. Jennifer St. Sauver, Ph.D., the study's first…

The Independent (2025-01-25). Court charges 3 officials for causing shs1.5bn loss. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has charged two officials from Kaliro District and an official from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development with causing a 1.5 billion shillings financial loss to the Government of Uganda. They are, Rebecca Kwagala, the Principal Human Resource Officer, and Godfrey …

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-25). Davos 2025: Milei slams Starmer's woke policy of jailing citizens for exposing Muslim rape gangs and Trump declares "America is back" expose-news.com Argentina's President Javier Milei addressed the World Economic Forum in 2024 and 2025, criticising global elites and their policies, and warning that the Western world is in danger due to abandoning freedom …

newarab (2025-01-25). Hezbollah infiltrated: Lebanon arrests 4 'Israel collaborators'. newarab.com Several suspected Israeli collaborators have been arrested in recent weeks in Lebanon, bringing to light once again the Lebanese authorities have announced at least four arrests this month. Most of the suspects hail from southern Lebanon, and some of them have relatives who died in

Jeff Schuhrke, In These Times. (2025-01-25). After Gaza Ceasefire, Labor Movement Isn't Done Fighting For Palestine. popularresistance.org A fragile cease-fire is finally in place in Gaza after Israel carried out a 15-month, U.S.-backed genocide that killed at least 47,107 Palestinians (though the true number is likely far higher) and reduced much of the coastal enclave to rubble. | In the days following the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, anti-Palestinian hysteria swept the U.S. political and media establishments. As Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) encouraged Israel to "level" Gaza, then-Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that calls for a cease-fire were "repugnant" and ‚Ä&at…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2025-01-25). Venezuela reiterates willingness to collaborate with Colombia's peace. plenglish.com Venezuela reiterates willingness to collaborate with Colombia's peace Caracas, Jan. 25 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela reiterated to Colombia its full willingness to collaborate in building and consolidating its peace, based on the successful experiences developed in the Bolivarian territory, a statement reported today.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-25). Mayo Clinic accelerates personalized medicine through foundation models with Microsoft Research and Cerebras Systems. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today unveiled separate groundbreaking collaborations with Microsoft Research and with Cerebras Systems in the field of generative artificial intelligence (AI), designed to personalize patient care, significantly accelerate diagnostic time and improve accuracy. Announced during the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the projects focus on developing and testing foundation models customized for various applications, leveraging the power of multimodal radiology images and data (including CT scans and MRIs) with Microsoft…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-25). (VIDEO) Flu, COVID-19, RSV on the rise. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's a post-holiday surge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the number of people seeking care for acute respiratory illness is at a high level. The latest numbers show that emergency department visits for flu, RSV and COVID-19 are all increasing. RSV, in particular, is very high in many areas, especially among young children. Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says the surge is not unexpected….

WSWS (2025-01-25). Australia: Senior mental health care nurse denounces NSW Labor government attacks on mental health care. wsws.org "For the psychiatrists to resign atomises and disempowers them. They should join with mental health care nurses, psychologists and social workers to collectively fight against what the government is doing."

newarab (2025-01-25). Elon Musk 'jokes about Hitler' after Netanyahu defends X boss. newarab.com The world's wealthiest man Musk posted on his social media platform X a series of puns about members of

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-01-25). In The Thick Of It. thealtworld.com Here in the thick of it,
| our eyes full of pixels and our veins full of microplastics,
| out here with the child amputees in Gaza
| and the frightened street schizophrenics in Los Angeles
| and the pigs living their whole lives in metal crates the size of their bodies,
| our lives ruled by algorithms and wealthy world eaters
| as we pray for a miracle on knees made of miracles
| with clasped hands made of miracles in a world made of miracles,
| craning our necks to see past the giant flashing signs saying
| "YOU ARE LOVED, YOU ARE LOVE"
| in order to fi…

Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. (2025-01-25). Maersk Exports Cargo From Illegal Israeli Settlements To The US. popularresistance.org A new report details a shipping and logistics giant's role in sustaining illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine and Syrian territories. | A.P. Moller Maersk is a publicly traded Danish company that netted a revenue of $51.1 billion in 2023. According to research compiled by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and its Mask off Maersk campaign, the company has repeatedly facilitated shipments to the United States from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and the Syrian Golan Heights. | "The global structures of financialized capitalism, logistics and supply chains play an outsize role in the ma…

npr.org (2025-01-25). Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald Trump's defense secretary. The vote was 50-50 . Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote

npr.org (2025-01-25). Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald Trump's defense secretary. The vote was 50-50 . Vice President J.D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote

WSWS (2025-01-25). Fascist kills one, injures two, before turning gun on self, in Nashville, Tennessee high school shooting. wsws.org On his social media accounts and in a purported manifesto, the fascist shooter repeated the same anti-immigrant "Great Replacement Theory" politics promoted by the Republican Party, and large sections of the financial oligarchy.

WSWS (2025-01-25). Federal civil rights agency accuses UAW and GM of age discrimination and Stellantis of abetting sexual harassment. wsws.org In the final days of the Biden presidency the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed filed a pair of significant anti-discrimination lawsuits.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2025-01-25). The Promethean Aspirations Of The Darker Nations. popularresistance.org For decades now, there has been a clear understanding that the models of development proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Washington Consensus — debt, austerity, structural adjustment — simply have not worked. The long history of adversity experienced by the former colonial countries remains intact. A glance at the numbers from the Maddison Project Database 2023 shows that global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms has risen by 689.9% between 1980 and 2022 (from $18.8 trillion to $148.5 trillion).

presstv.ir (2025-01-25). Companies linked to Israeli settlements invest in Spain tourism. presstv.ir Israeli investment funds are profiting from the occupation of Palestinian territories by investing in Spain's tourism sector, specifically in Malaga.

WSWS (2025-01-25). The thesis of Squid Game 2: Capitalism is a hell of our own making. wsws.org Three years after the "survival drama" phenomenon attracted millions of viewers' attention worldwide, Squid Game's second season struggles to build on the series' cracked foundation.

Patrick Bond (2025-01-25). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org

WSWS (2025-01-25). Australian unions shut down industrial action by Sydney rail workers, propose sell-out "counter offer" wsws.org What played out on Wednesday was a replay of December 24, right down to the Rail, Tram and Bus Union bureaucracy absurdly claiming "victory" when their strike liquidation promise led the government to drop its case.

Amy Maxmen (2025-01-25). The US Is Seeing Quickly Widening Gaps in Life Expectancy Between Groups. truthout.org The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it's around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan and Switzerland. Americans' health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of… |

aljazeera (2025-01-25). Spain plans 100% house tax on foreigners: Will it fix the housing crisis? aljazeera.com Socialist PM Sanchez announces several measures, including 100 percent tax on foreigners, to tackle the housing crisis.

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