Growing Similarity Between USA and China – Rising Gap Between Rich and Poor
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Growing Similarity Between USA and China – Rising Gap Between Rich and Poor

‘The Brotherhood of Billionaires’: the two countries have the largest number of billionaires; ‘The US Government Has Abandoned the Nation’s Poor’; ‘A New Portrait of the World’s Wealth — and Wealthiest’; ‘A Steelworker in China Writes About His Working Conditions’.

The UAW Won Big: What Does It Mean for the U.S. Labor Movement?
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The UAW Won Big: What Does It Mean for the U.S. Labor Movement?

On October 25, after 41 days on the picket lines, the United Auto Workers (UAW) secured a first tentative contract agreement with Ford. Within just four days, GM and Stellantis had followed suit — agreeing to almost identical wage increases, bonuses, and benefit packages — effectively ending what had been one of the most important,…

Largest Pro-Palestine Protests in History; Growing Diplomatic Backlash Against Israel’s War on Gaza – 3 Articles
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Largest Pro-Palestine Protests in History; Growing Diplomatic Backlash Against Israel’s War on Gaza – 3 Articles

‘The Largest Pro-Palestinian Protest in U.S. History was “a Turning Point.” Now it’s Spreading’; ‘Hundreds of Thousands Join London March to Demand ‘Cease-Fire Now’ in Gaza’; Also: Increasing number of countries breaking ties with Israel in protest over its intense assault on Gaza.

Genocide of Palestinians by Israel, One of World’s Most Militarized Countries, No Surprise
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Genocide of Palestinians by Israel, One of World’s Most Militarized Countries, No Surprise

Israel is a settler-colonial power that was founded in a paroxysm of violence in 1948 and has initiated conflict dozens of times since then. Diplomacy, compromise and negotiation are simply not part of its DNA.