(2023-01-04). Saturday 1/7: Election 2022: What Does It Mean for the Socialist Left? indybay.org
(2023-01-04). Senior Chinese official stresses orderly transition to Class-B management of COVID-19. ecns.cn A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) called for effectively coordinating the epidemic response with economic and social development in an orderly transition to Class-B management of COVID-19.
(2023-01-04). Free antipyretics for sanitation workers and poor families in Hebei. ecns.cn A volunteer service booth distributes free medicines to sanitation workers and families in extreme poverty in Changli County, Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province on Tuesday.
(2023-01-04). Child poverty rates highest in states that haven't raised minimum wage. juancole.com 
By Casey Quinlan |  ; ( Minnesota Reformer )  ; Of the 20 states that have failed to raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour standard, 16 have more than 12% of their children living in poverty, according to a States Newsroom analysis of wage and poverty data. Anti-poverty advocates say that's …
(2023-01-03). Video: Is the Chinese Communist Party a Threat? Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-03). Brazil's President Lula is Back—and Bolsonaro Fled to Florida. scheerpost.com 
Lula da Silva returned as Brazil's president, calling for fighting poverty and hunger, re-industrializing, strengthening the BRICS, and deepening Latin American integration. Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro fled to Florida, fearing legal consequences for his corruption.