1. Recent events indicate the likelihood of a deadly variant of bird flu spreading through society. Why aren't we prepared?

2. California governor Newsom's submissive meeting with President Trump in Washington, DC  is more proof there is no genuine opposition to fascism within the US ruling class

3. 65,000 federal workers agree to leave their jobs as part of a massive downsizing operation imposed by the White House and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

4. Fareed Armaly to the Berlin Academy of Arts: "To maintain my voice as an artist and speak meaningfully... I must decline this award"

5. Under the guise of combating antisemitism, Australia's Prime Minister Albanese delivers "anti-hate speech" laws with draconian mandatory punishments for offenses

6. More consequences of global climate change: flooding devastates Northern Queensland, Australia

7. Unions representing rail workers in Sydney and New South Wales, Australia resume toothless work stoppages, as a nine-month enterprise bargaining dispute with the state government continues

8. The "Christmas miracle" contract for German Volkswagen workers that was to be the envy of other workforces in Germany is now revealing itself as a betrayal that will result in huge job losses

9. Canada's foreign minister appears not to have fully heard US President's Trump's criminal call to seize Gaza and empty it of Palestinians. Could it be because Canada (with the US) has been a willing participant in Israel's genocide since October 7, 2023?

10. What is the establishment hiding in its analysis of US President Trump's global tariff war?  How about its influence on currency markets, where as much as $7.5 trillion a day is traded? Or the crypto market bubble?

11. Over 150 students, workers and community members attend a meeting at the University of Michigan to discuss what should be done to address the school's attacks on free speech and democratic rights

12. This week's mass shooting in Sweden, called "an inferno," was the worst in its history. Might this have anything to do with the country's transformation into a "free market paradise" and resulting severe consequences over the past three decades?

13. San Francisco, California city resources for immigrants needing legal help 

14. Free Ukrainian socialist and anti-war activist, Bogdan Syrotiuk!