(2024-01-04). Bomb scares force evacuation of multiple state capitols amid MAGA death threats in Colorado and Maine. wsws.org What remains of American democracy is collapsing, its institutions and conventions having been rotted out by staggering levels of social inequality and the turn by the entire ruling class to a state policy of genocide, as in Gaza, and global war.
(2024-01-04). From plagiarism to Gaza: Khalil Gibran Muhammad on how a GOP campaign ousted Harvard's Claudine Gay. nationofchange.org He says plagiarism became a "pretext" to oust Gay, and discusses the larger right-wing war on education aimed at undoing progress on race, gender and addressing inequality.
(2024-01-04). US's Wealthiest Collectively Held $8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Assets in 2022. truthout.org An analysis released Wednesday shows that in 2022, the wealthiest people in the United States collectively held a "staggering" $8.5 trillion in wealth that is not — and might never be — subject to taxation. Examining recently released data Federal Reserve data for 2022, Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) found that the roughly 64,000 U.S. households with at least $100 million in wealth — less than 0. |
(2024-01-04). Museveni slams West for imposing selfish beliefs on foreign territories. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized attempts by Western powers to impose their beliefs on people in foreign territories. The President made the remarks on Thursday while addressing over 33 delegates attending the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference — CSPOC 2024 at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. "Stop manipulation …