Daily Archives: July 21, 2022

2022-07-21: News Headlines

Steve Sweeney (2022-07-20). Kononovich brothers thank supporters as trial resumes in Ukraine. mronline.org Jailed communist Mikhail Kononovich thanked supporters who have protested in solidarity with Ukrainian political prisoners as the trial of him and his brother Alexander resumed on Monday.

Otis Grotewohl (2022-07-20). Young workers show the way forward as economic crisis deepens. workers.org A global economic crisis is emerging, and for readers of Workers World, this comes as little to no surprise. As Marxists and dialectical materialists, we are cautious about making predictions. It is no secret that corporations are bragging about record profits at the same time working people are struggling to . . . |

Graham Holton (2022-07-20). Indigenous rights take center stage in Chile's new constitution. peoplesworld.org Chile's new constitution will give official recognition to the Indigenous peoples within its borders, making it the third plurinational country in South America, after Ecuador and Bolivia. It is part of the sweeping reforms of President Gabriel Boric Font, whose broad coalition of left-wing parties, including Chile's Communist Party, came to power on Nov. 19, …

_____ (2022-07-19). Brian Becker On Socialism And The US Campaign Against China. popularresistance.org In the US, where I live, more than one million people have died. More than 60 million workers lost their jobs in 2020. More than 100,000 small businesses were sent into bankruptcy. While the US was plunged into an economic recession and a healthcare crisis of unprecedented proportions, the Chinese government pursued a policy preventing such loss of life inside a country with 1.4 billion people. This would have been impossible had it not been for the policy, guidance, and unified approach of the government. That does not mean that there aren't still significant challenges, but this was a huge achievement. Also, wh…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-07-19). PSL Editorial — Deadly heat wave sweeping Europe highlights criminal inaction on climate crisis. liberationnews.org The unfolding disaster in Europe has rightfully drawn global attention to the woefully inadequate action taken by the governments of the wealthy capitalist countries to address the climate change crisis.

2022-07-21 09:34 | 05:34 EST | tr | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0