Israeli lobbyists, organizations, and former intelligence operatives are actively working behind the scenes to suppress free speech, stifle debate at academic institutions, ban advocacy groups, and curtail the right to assembly. This coordinated effort has intensified during the ongoing Gaza war, with substantial complicity from Western governments and major social media platforms. On December 17,…
In a calculated effort to stoke anti-Muslim hysteria, pro-Israeli right-wing social media accounts distorted the facts surrounding a tragic car-ramming attack on a German Christmas parade. This manipulation aligns with a broader trend of reviving post-9/11 Islamophobia to advance imperialist war narratives that ultimately benefit Israel. When news broke that a Saudi-born man was responsible…
The United States Department of Agriculture is currently considering approving a new Monsanto corn genetically engineered to be used with five deadly herbicides. The vast majority of soy and corn grown in the United States is Monsanto’s patented Roundup Ready product. Roundup is the trade name of glyphosate, a chemical agent widely accepted as causing cancer…
A newly published study from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin points to the popular chemical glyphosate as a culprit for harming special gut bacteria in honey bees. The study, “Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honey bees”, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and points to exposure to…
HANOI, VIETNAM — After a landmark court case in California held Monsanto liable for the carcinogenic effects of its best-selling herbicide, glyphosate, things have only been getting worse for the corporate giant and its new parent company, Bayer. Indeed, the $289 million court verdict has unleashed a slew of other related lawsuits related to Monsanto’s…
Ecological economists, such as Herman E. Daly, stress that as the external costs of pollution and resource exhaustion are not included in Gross Domestic Product, we do not know whether an increase in GDP is a gain or a loss. External costs are huge and growing larger. Historically, manufacturing and industrial corporations, corporate farming, city…
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – A new study conducted by Argentinian researchers has found that glyphosate – the controversial herbicide marketed by Monsanto (now Bayer) as RoundUp – causes significant damage to pregnant lab rats and their fetuses at relatively low doses. The study, published in Archives of Toxicology, found that not only was the female…
Israeli lobbyists, organizations, and former intelligence operatives are actively working behind the scenes to suppress free speech, stifle debate at academic institutions, ban advocacy groups, and curtail the right to assembly. This coordinated effort has intensified during the ongoing Gaza war, with substantial complicity from Western governments and major social media platforms. On December 17,…
In a calculated effort to stoke anti-Muslim hysteria, pro-Israeli right-wing social media accounts distorted the facts surrounding a tragic car-ramming attack on a German Christmas parade. This manipulation aligns with a broader trend of reviving post-9/11 Islamophobia to advance imperialist war narratives that ultimately benefit Israel. When news broke that a Saudi-born man was responsible…
Home » Human needs before profits » Portland: Workers fight Sizzle Pie’s union-busting tactics On December 21, following months of struggle and firings of pro-union employees, a group of workers picketed one of the Sizzle Pie locations in Portland. Supporters held signs in front of the restaurant and handed out a statement explaining the situation…
The following statement was posted on the Hands Off Uhuru website on Dec. 17. 2024;Workers World has supported the movement to free the Uhuru 3. African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela outside courthouse where sentencing hearing took place, Dec. 16, 2024. Credit: Fight Back News African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela outside courthouse…
