WSWS (2022-01-12). A New Year's appeal from the World Socialist Web Site. wsws.org The fight against COVID is a fight against capitalism! Support the World Socialist Web Site! Unite the working class! Take up the fight for World Socialism in 2022!

Ian Angus (2022-01-12). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, January. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents seven new books for red-greens and green-reds to start the new year.

Editor2 (2022-01-11). Bolivia Achieves Record Levels of Economic and Social Growth in 2021. orinocotribune.com By Tanya Wadhwa — Jan 8, 2022 | Under the rule of President Luis Arce and vice president David Choquehuanca of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, Bolivia recovered from the economic losses suffered during the coup regime of Jeanine àÅñez. | After suffering deep economic setbacks during the de-facto rule of coup-installed president Jeanine àÅñez, Bolivia's economy not only recovered but achieved new levels of economic and social growth in 2021. Under the rule of President Luis Arce and vice president David Choquehuanca of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, the country's exports g…

_____ (2022-01-11). There Really Were Only Two COVID Deaths In Mainland China In 2021. popularresistance.org As the Omicron variant causes record levels of infection in the United States, the end of the pandemic seems as far away as ever. But far from preparing a robust response to defeat the virus, the Biden administration is preparing to surrender and encourage the public to "learn to live with" COVID indefinitely. | When the Party for Socialism and Liberation pointed out the fact that China has in fact succeeded at virtually eliminating deaths from the virus, we were attacked by far-right pundits like Ben Shapiro — who took the position that such a feat is essentially impossible and asserted that China's achiev…

Lowell B. Denny, III (2022-01-11). Pope should know poverty, not pets, keeps people from having kids under capitalism. peoplesworld.org As a pet companion, who often feels like I occupy my cat's apartment and not my own, I was disappointed at the Pope's recent scolding of couples opting for pets over having children or having only one child. It was a missed opportunity the Pope did not seize. "Today…we see a form of selfishness," Pope …

The Socialist Program (2022-01-11). U.S. Capitalism Surrenders to COVID. liberationnews.org Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the Biden administration is surrendering to the COVID pandemic — urging the public to "learn to live with" the deadly disease…

WSWS (2022-01-11). Winter of death: Two deadly housing fires in less than a week expose the reality of American capitalism. wsws.org New York City and Philadelphia saw their deadliest housing fires in decades amid a climate of official indifference to death as the COVID-19 pandemic has been allowed to rage out of control.

Editor (2022-01-11). COVID, capitalism, and collapse: A roundtable discussion with NYC nurses and teachers. mronline.org Labor journalist and NewsGuild organizer Chris Brooks sat down with a group of New York City nurses and teachers to talk about how the institutions they work for are collapsing and what labor activists can do about it.

Editor (2022-01-11). Relevance of the Manifesto of the Communist Party in the 21st Century. mronline.org The death of communism has been pronounced time and time again, but every day it is still fought against without respite or pity. There is no popular act or uprising which the bourgeoise does not see as a sign of communism, no nationalist or progressive opinion which is not branded as communist.

Shawgi Tell (2022-01-11). No Letup In Economic And Social Decline. dissidentvoice.org Economic and social conditions have been worsening for decades at home and abroad, especially in the context of the neoliberal antisocial offensive which was launched more than 40 years ago by the international financial oligarchy. But they have been getting even worse in recent years and over the past two years in particular. Inequality, poverty, …

Editor (2022-01-11). Lee Camp: We Know the Silver Bullet to Ending Poverty and Destitution But Choose Not to Use It. scheerpost.com [ By Lee Camp / Original to ScheerPost | Here's how the world should operate in simple terms: A certain country or region or city or township or Hobbit hole tries something in order to help their society or group or hovel — if it works, other places then do it. If it doesn't work, other places don't do it. It's like when you were a kid and you saw your brother slide down the banister and rack himself on the newel post — You then thought, "Maybe that activity is not for me." But if he didn't nail himself in the…