(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…
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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…
(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 …
(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 …
(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 …
(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 …
(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…
(2025-01-26). Hezbollah infiltrated: Lebanon arrests 4 'Israel collaborators'. newarab.com 
(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…
(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….
(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.
(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.
(2025-01-26). Project 2025 Has Begun. levernews.com 
What The Lever Published This Week: :
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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
(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.
(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
(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.
(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…
(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.
(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 …
(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?
(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.
(2025-01-25). Yemen's economic, humanitarian situation remains difficult: IMF. newarab.com 
(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…
(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…
(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 …
(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…
(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 …
(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 …
(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
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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….
(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."
(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
(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…
(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
(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.
(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.
(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).
(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.
(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.
(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
(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.
(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… |
(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.