Geert Lovink (2024-04-02). All people are reporters. On media use in the Internet age. indybay.org What is missing in the mainstream media landscape are background reports, essays, longer interviews, travel reports and what is called "investigative journalism". What is perhaps boring are ideology-critical internal debates about the right line, i.e. hermetic, exclusionary language. Many people know that Marxian political economy is back in fashion. But it needs an update.

midwesternmarx (2024-04-02). Why are so many left-wing people losers? By: Ben Ughetti. midwesternmarx.com ​Ben Ughetti discusses the factors behind the left's repellent image. Picture The Activist Loser— a person who dedicates their entire personality to 'the cause'. The political stripe of said person is usually meaningless albeit almost entirely predictable. They all look a certain way with unkempt or alternative haircuts, clothes that might not look or fit right and of course hundreds of badges on their lapels— proclaiming to the world everything from th …

aljazeera.com (2024-04-02). Israel's war on Gaza live: Seven aid workers killed after food deliveryUS-based aid group World Central Kitchen confirms seven staff members were killed in a "targeted attack" by the Israeli military and called on it to stop "this indiscriminate killing" in Gaza. Those killed were from Palestine, Australia, Poland, the UK, and a US-Canada citizen.

thecommunists (2024-03-29). Uncle Sam heads for the exit in Ukraine leaving Europe in a panic. thecommunists.org French president Emmanuel Macron's showy diplomatic efforts to whip the rest of Europe into line against Russia have so far only succeeded in emphasising the divisions within the western camp and by contrast the steady progress Russian forces are making towards their stated objectives in Ukraine. The French president's complaints about other (non-specific) European Union …

WSWS (2024-03-29). UK child poverty at highest level in 30 years, with schools providing basic living necessities. wsws.org In September 2023, the Child Poverty Action Group reported that 4.2 million children nationwide were growing up in poverty—equivalent to nine children in an average classroom of 30.

Eric Brooks (2024-03-29). Strategies for organizational unity and action. cpusa.org The only remedy against a highly organized ruling class is a highly organized Communist Party. The fascist MAGA right is becoming Struggles within the Struggle | The Party Program states, "Grassroots Communist Party clubs are vital to bringing the Party's vision, strategy, and tactics into local work with masses of working people." As a member of a newer, smaller club, however, we are of…

Ron Jacobs (2024-03-29). Consider the Commune: Venezuela and Beyond. counterpunch.org About midway through his new book Commune or Nothing: Venezuala's Communal Movement and its Socialist Project, author Chris Gilbert introduces the reader to Marxist theoretician István Mészáros and his groundbreaking book titled Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition. Gilbert does so in the context of a discussion about the commune movement in Venezuela. The

Eric Toussaint (2024-03-29). For a Europe of the peoples against the EU fortress of capitalism. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-03-29). Morocco's Moudawana reform puts women's rights in ballot box. newarab.com For many Moroccans, SaàØd Saadi embodies the struggle for women's rights. Now a researcher in political economy and a retired professor, Saadi looks back on his upbringing as the spark for his career, one filled with fighting social injustice and misogyny. He recalls his earliest years when he was surrounded by his politically active family, including his sisters. | Saadi soon became involved in the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS) and years later, joined Abdrerrahman Youssoufi's leftist government as Secretary of State for Social Protection, Family and Childhood in 1998. | In office, Saadi pushed for…

midwesternmarx (2024-03-27). The man in whose shadow Netanyahu walks By: Chris Bambery. midwesternmarx.com If there is one leader whom the current Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, follows, it is Ze'ev Jabotinsky, the founder of Revisionist Zionism, which would form the bedrock of Netanyahu's Likud party.Since 2005, Israel has had a Memorial Day to honour Jabotinsky (29 Tammuz, the day of his death on 4 August 1940, according to the Hebrew calendar). At a 2017 celebration, Netanyahu said: 'I have Jabotinsky's works on my shelf, and I read them often.' He …

Muhammed Shabeer (2024-03-27). Austrian social democrat wins Salzburg mayoral runoff, vows to resolve housing crisis. peoplesdispatch.org Bernhard Auinger from the Social Democratic Party of Austria has won the mayorship of the city and the runner-up Kay-Michael Dankl from the Communist Party of Austria will take charge as the deputy mayor.

midwesternmarx (2024-03-27). Europe Sleepwalks Through Its Own Dilemmas By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com On March 19, 2024, the head of France's ground forces, General Pierre Schill, published an article in the newspaper, Le Monde, with a blunt title: "The Army Stands Ready." Schill cut his teeth in France's overseas adventures in the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, and Somalia. In this article, General Schill wrote that his troops are "ready" for any confrontation and that he could mobilize 60,000 of France's 121,000 soldi …

ecns.cn (2024-03-27). Insights | Global Development Initiative a way for China to share development experience: U.S. expert. ecns.cn The Global Development Initiative proposed by China has made significant contributions to fostering consensus on development, global poverty reduction, and economic development, said Benjamin Norton, chief editor of the Geopolitical Economy Report, in an interview with China News Network in Wuyishan, Nanping City of East China's Fujian Province.

Eric Toussaint (2024-03-27). For a Europe of the peoples against the EU fortress of capitalism. cadtm.org

csmonitor.com (2024-03-27). NBC sought a conservative voice. But its employees didn't want Ronna McDanielNBC News cut ties March 26 with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel less than a week after hiring her as an on-air political contributor, a decision that followed a furious protest by some of its journalists and commentators.

Comment: This story shows how American MSM that only serves both Dems and Repubs has gotten stupider from year-to-year.

aa.com.tr (2024-03-27). Top UN court likely to issue tough decision against Israel for ongoing attacks on Gaza The world court will rule on the requested additional measures in the coming days, which may include criticism of Israel as well as requests for additional monitoring reports, according to the KAN broadcaster report.

newcoldwar.org (2024-03-27). Hezbollah retaliates against Israeli atrocities in Gaza with strikes on military bases Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has conducted multiple operations against Israeli military outposts in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories, expressing its unwavering support for Palestinians in Gaza amid a genocidal war.

ca.news.yahoo.com (2024-03-27). Palestinians drown trying to reach Gaza aid air-dropped by US into seaThe Pentagon confirmed that three of the 18 packages it air-dropped on Monday had parachute malfunctions and fell into the water just off the coast of the Strip. However, US officials did not confirm if any Gazans were killed while trying to reach the aid.

firstpost.com (2024-03-27). Teens in Gaza hoping to be killed to end their "nightmare" : UN – Firstpost A spokesman for the UN children's agency said on Tuesday that the situation in the war-torn Gaza is so bad that teens are increasingly expressing their desire to be quickly murdered in order to end the "nightmare".
  "The unspeakable is regularly said in Gaza," said James Elder, spokesman for the United Nations children's agency UNICEF.

thecommunists (2024-03-25). Nicaragua joins South Africa at the ICJ in support of Palestine. thecommunists.org While Yemen has been the first state actor to deliver full practical solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, and South Africa was the first to have recourse to international law, the government of Nicaragua has been the first to file a formal application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa's genocide case …

Editor (2024-03-25). What Julian Assange taught us about empire. mronline.org The truth, it turns out, won't set you free: under capitalism it can get you locked up. That's what Julian Assange discovered when he spoke truth to power.

Joseph Essertier (2024-03-25). American Censorship is Bad for Peace. dissidentvoice.org I cannot sit back and allow the international communist conspiracy to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids. — General Jack D. Ripper in Dr Strangelove Most people would agree that in any modern, wealthy, multicultural, free, non-colonized, democratic society, people have the right to know what is going on in their community. In fact, …

albawaba (2024-03-25). Greek Protesters halt NATO tank-laden train. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A group of anti-war protestors in Alexandroupoli, Greece, defiantly blocked a train carrying US and NATO tanks as a protest against the military deployment. Protesters held a demonstration organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in which they sang chants describing Alexandroupoli as a harbor for people instead of castles of imperialism.The demonstrators effectively stopped the train's movement by erecting barricades on the railway, bringing attention to the transit of NATO military weapons through the area. This move, close to the borders of Bulgaria and Turkey, shows a growing resistance to m…

_____ (2024-03-25). Meet the AI-Censored? Naked Capitalism. transcend.org 22 Mar 2024 – The future of AI-powered censorship is here, and the early returns are as error-filled and clumsily destructive as Google's infamous Gemini rollout, which provides an early, scary test case for mechanized suppression and threats of demonetization.

Editor (2024-03-25). Meet the AI-Censored? Naked Capitalism. mronline.org Google provides an early, scary test case for mechanized suppression by threatening a popular economics site with demonetization.

c-span.org (2024-03-25). U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Security Council Resolution for Ceasefire in Gaza During a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East and following the adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered brief remarks. The ambassador said the United States supports the resolution but chose to abstain from the vote because they did not agree with everything in the resolution.

c-span.org (2024-03-25). U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Security Council Resolution for Ceasefire in GazaDuring a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East and following the adoption of a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield delivered brief remarks. The ambassador said the United States supports the resolution but chose to abstain from the vote because they did not agree with everything in the resolution.

middleeasteye.net (2024-03-25). 'Seeing for Ourselves': A call for inner reflection while tackling injustice In her honest reflections, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan invites readers on a spiritual journey of self-accounting, helping us to think about how we see ourselves and want to be seen

en.abna24.com (2024-03-25). Burning Palestinian civilians by Israel, a model of America's massacre in JapanIn Gaza, Palestine, three Palestinian women get martyred every hour as a result of Israeli airstrikes, targeting residential homes with incendiary bombs and being trapped in dire conditions; women, who are often harder to rescue from under rubble or fires than men.

tasnimnews.com (2024-03-25). Iraqi Islamic Resistance Targets Israeli Military Headquarters with Drone StrikeThe Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it launched a drone strike early Sunday targeting the headquarters of the Israeli regime's ministry for military affairs in the occupied territories.

scoop.co.nz (2024-03-25). Jewish And Muslim Youth Unite To Respond To Gaza Humanitarian Crisis "It was both empowering and sobering to be in the room alongside many of our Jewish brothers and sisters who are committed to upholding their Jewish values in support of a liberated Palestine" said Tahirah Moton (Ng?ti Maniapoto) from the Muslim youth community.

Editor (2024-03-23). Mar 23, 2024. sitrepworld.info Kenny Chesney — Don't Blink Just Seeing Through The Propaganda Isn't Enough‚Ää —‚Ää We've Got To Open Our Hearts As Well, by Caitlin Johnstone Wake-up Call, by James Howard Kunstler Who wants to march on Moscow, by Alex Kriel Karl Sanchez: Why the West Cannot Stomach Russians, by the late Andre Vitchek Multipolarity: The Era of the Great Transition, by Alexander Dugin — Arktos Journal Bill to Ban TikTok Is 'Egregious Attack' on U.S. Constitution, Critics Say, by Brenda Baletti Meet the AI-Censored? Naked Capitalism, by Matt Taibbi Objective/Non…

Daniel Tanuro (2024-03-23). Marx, Communism and Degrowth. internationalviewpoint.org Marx in the Anthropocene. Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism. Cambridge University Press, 2022. | – | / |

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-03-23). Once more on poverty figures of India. mronline.org Poverty in short had increased significantly between 2011-12 and 2017-18. After 2017-18 we have had a pandemic, and a lockdown induced by it, from which the economy is just recovering, though unemployment today is higher than before the pandemic.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-03-23). Proletarian Internationalism: The Disconnect of the Western Left. orinocotribune.com By Agonas — Mar 20, 2024 | The Disconnect of the Western Left | Proletarian Internationalism stands as a cornerstone principle in socialist theory, rooted in the understanding that capitalism systematically exploits and oppresses the global working class. Advocating for a unified struggle against capitalist exploitation and imperialism, internationalism recognizes the interconnectedness of the modern world, necessitating a global approach to addressing social, economic, and environmental issues. | Within the Western left, particularly in affluent countries, there has been a noticeable detachment from the pri…

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza's Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.

inthesetimes.com (2024-03-23). Defunding UNRWA Was Never About HamasThe refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.

sfgate.com (2024-03-23). The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.

truthout.org (2024-03-23). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). 'She Never Returned Home' – Palestinians Children Remember Their Mothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.

Israel-Gaza War Update: Latest Figures and Statistics

GABIK (2024-03-22). SA marks World Water Day. sanews.gov.za SA marks World Water Day | Today South Africa joins the globe in marking World Water Day which is celebrated annually on 22 March. | South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chairperson, Professor Bongani Ncube has underscored the need to improve access to productive water across South Africa's disadvantaged communities. | "I'm talking about water for productivity, water for agriculture, [and] water that will take people out of poverty," Professor Ncube said. | The SARChI was established in 2006 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF). | The main goal…

MEE correspondent (2024-03-22). Iranian press review: Afghans claim organ theft from deceased relatives in Iran. middleeasteye.net Iranian press review: Afghans claim organ theft from deceased relatives in Iran | Meanwhile, unions argue proposed minimum wage increase would push workers deeper into poverty, and the closure of the pro-reformist Aftab daily highlights pressure on critical media
| Fri, 03/22/2024 – 09: 50 | Afg…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-03-22). Capitalism's Noose and Commoditisation of Science. orinocotribune.com By Prabhat Patnaik — Mar 16, 2024 | Scientific advance, including the use of AI, in the context of capitalism today will inevitably generate massive unemployment. | There is a paradox at the core of the efflorescence of science that has occurred over the last millennium. In essence, this efflorescence has the potential to increase human freedom immensely. It increases the capacity of man within the man-nature dialectic; scientific practice aims to go beyond the "given" not just in a once-for-all sense, but as a perpetual movement through incessant self-questioning, so that this practice is potentially a coll…

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Biggest rise in 'absolute poverty' for 30 years seen in UK. presstv.ir The United Kingdom has seen the biggest rise in "absolute poverty" in 30 years.

youtube.com (2024-03-22). LIVE: Outside Moscow concert hall after shooting by several gunmenRussia's Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.
  The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.
  Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze

PositiveUniverse.com Comment (2024-03-22). The duplicitous American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
  It was a trick resolution question. It did NOT call for a ceasefire and simply stated that a ceasefire is an 'imperative' (important), further enabling the march by Israel for an upcoming Rafah invasion and massive slaughter of Palestinians.

Editor (2024-03-21). Capitalism's permanent horror. mronline.org Government officials said that they were interested in killing only "terrorists". But the "terrorists" were supported by most of the population, whom the authorities in fact considered collaborators and fair game.

thecommunists (2024-03-21). The tragic end of Gonzalo Lira: A voice silenced in Ukraine. thecommunists.org Reproduced from the Helsinki Times, with thanks ***** Gonzalo Lira, a Chilean-American war commentator known for his critical views on the Zelensky regime and Russia-Ukraine conflict, passed away on 11 January 2024 in a hospital in Kharkov, Ukraine. Lira's death followed an eight-month imprisonment on charges of "justifying Russia's military actions in Ukraine", sparking international …

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2024-03-21). Goodbye Google. "Surveillance Capitalism" globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2024-03-21). The winner of the elections in Russia: The Special Military Operation. uwidata.com By ≈ûafak Erdem On March 17th, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election with 87.8% of the votes, according to the announced results. The turnout was over 74% with the candidate Nikolay Haritonov from the Communist Party receiving 4.7%, Vladislav Davankov from the New People's Party 3.6% and Leonid Slutskiy from the Liberal Democratic Party …

Abahlali baseMjondolo (2024-03-21). Still No Human Rights for the Poor. dissidentvoice.org The poor and marginalised have not seen any gains in almost 30 years of democracy. The poor remain poor and unemployment, poverty and inequality are worse today than at the end of apartheid. Many more people live in shacks than in 1994. Those who live in shack settlements continue to be denied access to basic …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-21). A Rising China and a Rising Africa? This is Doubly Frightening to the Imperialist Powers. libya360.wordpress.com What follows below is the text of a speech given by Fiona Sim on behalf of the Black Liberation Alliance at the recent Friends of Socialist China event Africa, China and the Rise of the Global South, held at the Marx Memorial Library on 16 March 2024. Fiona describes the blossoming relationship between Africa and China — which…

navyrecognition.com (2024-03-21). Russia & China have secured agreement with Houthis to protect their vessels According to information published by Bloomberg on March 21, 2024, the Houthi group has assured China and Russia that their naval vessels will be granted safe passage through the strategically critical maritime zones of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

muslimnews.co.uk (2024-03-21). Gaza: 100 Palestinians killed 92 injured by Israeli bombings last 24 hoursMore than 100 Palestinians were killed and 92 more injured by Israeli indiscriminate bombings in the last 24 hours in Gaza Strip according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli deadly attacks since 7 October 2023 has gone up to 31,988 including over 13,000 children and 74,188 Palestinians injured in Gaza Strip. 8,500 Palestinians are missing.

tvbrics (2024-03-13). Chinese province steps up construction of modern industrial system. tvbrics.com This was announced by Communist Party Secretary of Hainan Feng Fei…

teleSUR (2024-03-11). UN: 68th Annual Meeting to Promote Gender Equality Opens. telesurenglish.net The 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will begin today amid what experts are calling a crossroads for gender equality. | RELATED: | The agency's largest annual women's empowerment meeting will run through March 22 with discussions focused on accelerating the achievement of equality, addressing poverty, and strengthening gender-responsive institutions and financing. | The event brings together representatives of governments, civil so…

newarab.com (2024-03-13). Israel using starvation as 'weapon of war' in Gaza: Borrell European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that Israel is deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. | | Addressing the UN Security Council in New York, Borrell stated that the lack of aid entering the Palestinian enclave is "manmade". | | "This humanitarian crisis… is not a natural disaster, is not a flood, is not an earthquake, it is manmade," the EU diplomat said.

Hannah Davenport (2024-03-13). Campaigners build cemetery outside Parliament warning 'cold homes cost lives'. leftfootforward.org Activists have constructed a cemetery outside the Houses of Parliament this morning drawing attention to the thousands of avoidable deaths in the UK due to fuel poverty and cold homes. | Hundreds of headstones made of insulation boards were put up in Victoria Tower Gardens along with an eight metre long funeral wreath with the message 'Cold Homes Cost Lives', as activists accused the government of failing on energy efficiency policy. | The protest, staged by Greenpeace UK activists, came as new analysis by the environmental campaign group found 58 people have died every day during winter due to cold homes over…

WSWS (2024-03-11). Short films in Berlin: Surreal and realistic depictions of "the absurdity of our capitalist times" wsws.org Wars, climate catastrophes, social devastation—the state of global capitalism are the real basis of many of the short films shown at this year's Berlinale.

Ann Garrison (2024-03-11). "What Is Anti-Racism? And Why It Means Anti-Capitalism," A book review. mronline.org Arun Kundnani details the histories of liberal and radical anti-racism and argues that anti-racism ultimately means anti-capitalism.

Ian Angus (2024-03-11). Capitalism's New Age of Plagues (Part 1). mronline.org In our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people.

Nancy Fraser, Federico Fuentes (2024-03-11). Transnationals, imperialist expropriation and fighting 'cannibal capitalism'. greenleft.org.au Critical theorist, feminist and author Nancy Fraser continues her conversation with Green Left's Federico Fuentes, focussing on the role of expropriation and transnationals in modern imperialism, and the challenges facing anti-imperialists and anti-capitalists.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-11). Massive demonstration in Rome calls for ceasefire in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org On March 9, Saturday, peace and working-class groups in Italy organized a major mobilization in Rome demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In the march called by the Assisi Pace Giusta committee, various organizations participated including the Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament, the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL), the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), Union of University Students (UDU), and others. The groups demanded an end to Israel's ongoing genocide in Palestine and called on the Italian and European governments to stop sending weapons to support wars. | Over 31,000 people have be…

thecommunists (2024-03-11). Women found guilty under terror laws for wearing a sticker at a demo. thecommunists.org On 14 October 2023, a week after the Palestinian resistance had mounted a highly effective attack on Israel, three women went on a pro-Palestinian march in London to oppose Israel's genocidal attack on the Gaza Strip and to express their approval of the fact that the oppressed were fighting back so fiercely against their oppression. …

ecns.cn (2024-03-11). Insights‰∏®German expert shows confidence in China's future success. ecns.cn China's two sessions this year have attracted global attention. During an exclusive interview with China News Network, Michael Borchmann, former head of the European and International Affairs Department of the federal German state of Hesse, highly appreciated China's achievement in urban-rural development, poverty alleviation, green energy technologies and so on."ÄÄ…

thecommunists (2024-03-10). Joti Brar on the connection between women's liberation and socialism. thecommunists.org Comrade Joti Brar speaks to an online meeting organised by British Sri Lankan women's group Ethera Api on the question of women's rights, women's liberation and bourgeois feminism. What is the root cause of women's oppression? How did it start? How will it end? Are men really the enemy? Who launched the 'battle of the …

unitedEditor (2024-03-10). Where and at what moment in history are we? (II and end). uwidata.com In recent years, three events have accelerated the process of building the new world: 1. The Covid19 pandemic The pandemic revealed the inability of the international system and capitalism to confront a common enemy of all humanity. It was a stellar moment to coordinate actions and agree to cooperate, but this was impossible because the …

ecns.cn (2024-03-10). Insights‰∏®German expert shows confidence in China's future success. ecns.cn China's two sessions this year have attracted global attention. During an exclusive interview with China News Network, Michael Borchmann, former head of the European and International Affairs Department of the federal German state of Hesse, highly appreciated China's achievement in urban-rural development, poverty alleviation, green energy technologies and so on."ÄÄ…

Oscar Perry Abello, Next City. (2024-03-10). Arizona Using Covid Relief Funds To Cancel Medical Debt. popularresistance.org Arizona has just launched a partnership with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to acquire as much as $2 billion in medical debt— and forgive all of it. The program, announced on Monday by Gov. Katie Hobbs, will benefit up to 1 million Arizona residents living below 400% of the federal poverty line or owe medical debts totaling more than 5% of their annual income. | At $30 million in funding — out of pandemic relief funds allocated to Arizona under the American Rescue Plan Act — it's the biggest example yet of a state or local government using federal dollars for massive debt cancellation.