John Feffer (2024-01-31). Are North Korea's Latest Threats Rhetorical or Real? fpif.org It's not too late for the United States and South Korea to offer Kim Jong Un an offramp from the conflict he has yet to initiate.

WSWS (2024-02-01). New slander campaign against Roger Waters amid growing mass global opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The campaign of slander against Waters is being ramped up by the corporate media as mass international opposition grows to the genocide in Gaza.

Janine (2024-01-31). Condolences for Rand Water employee killed in shooting. sanews.gov.za Condolences for Rand Water employee killed in shooting | Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has conveyed his condolences to the family of a Rand Water employee who was killed in a shooting during a community event in Johannesburg on Monday. | Rand Water's Chief Corporate Shared Services Officer, Teboho Joala, died during a shooting at Zakarriya Park Hall in Vlakfontein, south of Johannesburg, where the entity was handing over school shoes and uniforms. | According to media reports, Joala was killed in front of hundreds of learners after a gunman entered the hall and fired several shots. His protector wa…

Medea Benjamin, Steve Ellner (2024-02-01). Redefining US-Latin American Relations. counterpunch.org An all-encompassing expression of goodwill in the form of a New Good Neighbor Policy will meet resistance from vested economic and military interests, as well as those persuaded by racist arguments. The Trump administration dusted off the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that subjugates the nations of the region to U.S. interests. The Biden administration, instead

Codepink (2024-01-31). Redefining US-Latin American Relations: From Outdated Monroe Doctrine to a 21st Century Good Neighbor Policy. pressenza.com An all-encompassing expression of goodwill in the form of a New Good Neighbor Policy will meet resistance from vested economic and military interests, as well as those persuaded by racist arguments. | By Medea Benjamin and Steve Ellner | The Trump administration dusted off the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that subjugates the nations of the region to U.S. interests. The Biden administration, instead of reversing course, followed suite, with disastrous results for the region and a migration crisis that threatens Biden's re-election. | It has left most of Trump's sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba intact and has…

Germán Gorraiz López (2024-01-31). Is Germany heading for a Dexit? pressenza.com After the consummation of Brexit, Germany's hypothetical exit from the Euro would bring about the end of the Eurozone and the gestation of a new European economic cartography that would mean a return to watertight economic compartments. | The "debt brake" doctrine: | According to Joel Kotkin in Forbes magazine, for decades "the countries of the North (Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, and the United Kingdom) have compensated for very low fertility rates and declining domestic demand with the arrival of immigrants and the creation of highly productive export-oriented economies". T…

Larry Johnson (2024-02-01). May nation "A" Attack Nation "B" If "B" is supplying Weapons Used to Attack Nation "A" sonar21.com As I write this the Biden Administration has not produced evidence that the attack on the U.S. base in Jordan was carried out with the help of Iran. Despite that lack of evidence, the usual suspects in Washington are braying at full voice for the United States to strike Iran. This is one of the key rules of the "rules based international order (aka RBIO). If you provide the weapons to a third party that attacks me then you also are culpable for that crime. Do we all agree? | Well, if it is good for the goose then it must be good for the gander. The United States supplied Patriot Missiles to Ukraine and Ukra…

Aruna Rodrigues (2024-01-31). GMOs Will Destroy Indian Agriculture, Which is Non-GMO and Will Harm the Health of 1 Billion Indians and Their Animals. dissidentvoice.org Hybrid Bt cotton, the only commercialised GM crop in India, has failed conclusively. Based on this failure and the evidence on GM crops to date, the Union of India's proposal to commercialise herbicide-tolerant (HT) mustard will destroy not just Indian mustard agriculture but citizens' health. There have been five days of intense hearings on this …

Genocide is not Reproductive Freedom (2024-02-01). Kamala Harris Shouted Down in San Jose. indybay.org June 29 protest organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other activist groups. While protesters rallied outside, VP Harris was shouted down at least four times at her event. Photos by Len and Nancy.

Genocide is not Reproductive Freedom (2024-01-31). Kamala Harris Shouted Down in San Jose. indybay.org June 29 protest organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other activist groups. While protesters rallied outside, VP Harris was shouted down at least four times at her event. Photos by Len and Nancy.

Geraldina Colotti (2024-01-31). 'There Are 2 Strategic Battles Being Fought, and the US Is Involved in Both' (Interview with Carlos Aznárez). orinocotribune.com After the large mobilization on January 24 against the government of Javier Milei in Argentina, which responded to the call of trade union organizations and social movements, Geraldina Colotti spoke with Carlos Aznárez, director of Argentina-based media outlet Resumen Latinoamericano and long-time activist, about recent events in Argentina and the genocide of the people of Palestine. | Geraldina Colotti (GC): What is your analysis of the situation two months after the arrival of Javier Milei to the presidency? | Carlos Aznárez (CA): Less than two months after taking office, Javier Milei and his "chainsaw" plans h…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…