Daniel Bernal-Serrano, Paola Abril Campos, Rafael Velasco-Vazquez (2024-02-03). Correspondence] Missing voices from Latin America in the O'Neill—Lancet Commission. thelancet.com We commend the O'Neill—Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health for advancing health equity for all.1 However, there is a concern regarding the insufficient representation from Latin America, a highly unequal region with a complex colonial history. This omission could perpetuate power imbalances in global health.

Jasmine Brown (2024-02-03). Perspectives] The battle to become a Black physician in the USA: past and present. thelancet.com Throughout history, Black people in the USA have faced an uphill battle to enter the medical profession. There have been countless challenges from overt discrimination to subconscious biases that have impacted the journey of Black physicians. I explored this history in my book, Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians from the Civil War to the 21st Century. Reflecting on this history can provide perspective and insight on the continued importance of striving towards equity within the medical profession, especially after the 2023 decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn affirma…

Sandeep B Maharaj, Darleen Y Franco, Terence A R Seemungal (2024-02-03). Correspondence] Consideration for selecting international commissioners. thelancet.com We, the authors of the letter Not allowed to speak—another let-down for the Caribbean people,1 wish to acknowledge the appointment of a commissioner with Caribbean roots on the O'Neill—Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.2 We believe that Commissioner Alissa Trotz will do our region proud given her background.

newarab (2024-02-03). Tunisia: Ennahda leader Ghannouchi handed new jail term. newarab.com Rached Ghannouchi, the jailed leader of the Tunisian opposition party A rival of Tunisia's President

newarab (2024-02-03). Tunisia jails artist Rashad Tamboura for anti-Saied mural. newarab.com On Wednesday, a Tunisian court upheld a two-year sentence against Tunisian artist Rashad Tamboura for painting a mural criticising President Kais Saied's stance on migration. | The court's decision sparked a nationwide controversy in the bedrock of the 2011 revolutions, where freedoms have been shrinking since Saied's power grab three years ago. | "This sentence confirms the persistence of President Kais Saied's regime in pursuing policies of silencing voices and cuffing hands. (…) Tunisia is being pushed into the square of despotism that the Tunisian people fought to break away from," the Intersection Assoc…

Center for Biological Diversity (2024-02-03). Six Pesticides Threaten Over Half of Endangered Species. indybay.org Lawsuit Targets Federal Fish and Wildlife Service's Failure to Protect Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticides…

Ryan Cristián (2024-02-03). Dr. Philipe Grandjean Exposes The History Of Fluoride's Harms. thelastamericanvagabond.com On February 2nd, 2024, TLAV lead investigator Derrick Broze interviewed Dr. Phillipe Grandjean regarding his work on mercury, the toxicity of fluoride, and the pressure he has faced for speaking out. Dr. Grandjean is one of the expert witnesses testifying on behalf of the Fluoride Action Network and plaintiffs in the Fluoride Lawsuit. Grandjean is

Abba A. Solomon (2024-02-04). American Jewish Committee Recognized Dangers of Zionism. indybay.org Mainstream Jewish organizations knew endless violence and oppression would result from imposing a Jewish state in Palestine against the stated wishes of its non-Jewish inhabitants.

Angela (2024-02-04). Sunday 2/18: Virtual Q&A Discussion of 4 Short Films about Oppression and Violence in the West Bank. indybay.org

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2024-02-04). Noura Erakat: Colonial Law And The Erasure Of Palestine. popularresistance.org In Palestine, the law has been used as a tool of oppression to legitimize and advance the dispossession of the Palestinian people for more than a century. From the theft of Palestinian land by legal mechanisms to the non-recognition of Palestinians as a people with the inalienable right of self-determination, the law is yet another weapon wielded against the Palestinian people by Israel and its patrons. Activist, attorney, and Rutgers University professor Noura Erakat joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the use of lawfare against Palestine and her new book, Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine…

Editor (2024-02-04). Internal Prison Files Suggest Epstein 'Suicide' Coverup. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-02-04). Wisconsin's Prison Lockdowns: No Visitors, Few Showers, and No End in Sight. scheerpost.com

Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, New York Amsterdam News. (2024-02-04). Prisoners Are A Hidden Workforce Linked To Popular Food Brands. popularresistance.org Angola, LA – A hidden path to America's dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source — a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country's largest maximum-security prison. | Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for pennies an hour or sometimes nothing at all. After rumbling down a country road to an auction house, the cows are bought by a local rancher and then followed by The Associated Press another 600 miles to a Texas slaughterhouse that feeds into the supply chains of giants…

Joe Piette (2024-02-03). Pennsylvania prison bans WW article on disability struggles. workers.org A Workers World article featuring an incarcerated person's struggles for disability rights is being denied entry into the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute at Coal Township. William "Billy" Rinick, who wrote the letter to WW newspaper featured in the article entitled "Fighting for disability rights behind bars" (workers.org/2024/01/76247/) cannot read the . . . |

Joe Piette (2024-02-03). Pennsylvania prison bans WW article on disability struggles. workers.org Billy Rinick A Workers World article featuring an incarcerated person's struggles for disability rights is being denied entry into the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institute at Coal Township. William "Billy" Rinick, who wrote the letter to WW newspaper featured in the article entitled "Fighting for disability rights behind bars" (workers.org/2024/01/76247/) cannot . . . |

newarab (2024-02-03). Gaza war: Israel 'imprisoned 82-year-old with Alzheimer's'. newarab.com