(2022-10-12). In the end, who promotes fascism? iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo October 7, 2022 The author is editor of the Portuguese Marxist webzine jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Sept. 30. Translation: John Catalinotto. One hundred years after Mussolini took power, fascism is once again governing Italy. For weeks before the election, Giorgia Meloni's expected victory drew no comments from European leaders, and it seemed that they all saw it not only as inevitable but also as normal and acceptable. Only on the eve of Election Day, the Eurocrats' spokeswoman Ursula von der Leyen decided to issue a warning, as useless as it was stupid, brandishing th…
(2022-10-12). A long history of war lies. iacenter.org By Jorge Cadima October 10, 2022 This article was published Sept. 29 in Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, in which the author contributes analytical articles, often about imperialist militarism. Translation: John Catalinotto. New York protest, September 2013. If hypocrisy and lies paid taxes, the speeches made by the leaders of the U.S., the EU and Britain at the recent United Nations General Assembly would have eliminated their colossal public debts. It is amazing how those responsible for practically all the wars and aggressions of the last three decades (at least) present themselves as p…
(2022-10-12). Sunday 10/30: A Marxist Look at Capitalism's Meltdown. indybay.org 747 Polk St. @ Ellis, San Francisco or via zoom tinyurl.com/MarxistLookCapitalismMeltdown…
(2022-10-11). Party forms new friendships worldwide. ecns.cn During the past decade, the Communist Party of China has expanded its "circle of friends" as it works to forge a global network of political party partnerships to advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
(2022-10-10). China expected to play greater role globally. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will chart the course for the country's development over the next five years and beyond, and international experts anticipate China will play a bigger role in global sustainability and peace efforts.
(2022-10-11). Half of World's Poorest Need Urgent Debt Relief: UNDP. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said that 54 developing economies, which account for over half of the world's poorest people, need urgent debt relief as a result of "cascading global crises." | RELATED: | It warned of the risks of inaction in a new paper, noting that if these countries do not get access to effective debt restructuring, poverty will rise and desperately needed investments…
(2022-10-11). An interview with Larry Ceplair, author of The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist—Seventy-Five Years Later: The biggest consequence 'was censorship and self-censorship, not officially, but unofficially'. wsws.org Immense pressure was exerted on individuals under conditions of the Cold War, anti-communist hysteria to "name names." The witch-hunters were implacable.
(2022-10-11). Struggles of African American youth today. cpusa.org 
The following was adapted from a talk given at the online CPUSA Marxist School in 2022. The Black Lives Matter uprising of 2020 was a powerful demonstration of unity among a wide strata of people marching in cities and small towns against police oppression. It was led mostly by African American youth, who, like …