(2023-06-23). The idea of degrowth communism was Marx's last breakthrough—and perhaps most important. mronline.org 
Even if Japanese Marxist Kohei Saito had not written
(2023-06-24). Thursday 6/22: Pride, Prejudice & Corporate P.R: Corporate Capitalism and Anti-LGBTQIA+ Hate. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-06-23). Marx, the Anthropocene, and the Metabolic Rift. mronline.org 
A Polen Ekoloji seminar featuring John Bellamy Foster on the theoretical and historical background of Marx, the Anthropocene, and the metabolic rift.
(2023-06-23). Are We Living Through a De-Dollarization? By: Justin Podur. midwesternmarx.com 
De-dollarization is apparently here, "like it or not," as a May 2023 video by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a peace-oriented think tank based in Washington, D.C., states. Quincy is not alone in discussing de-dollarization: political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson outlined its mechanics across four shows between February and April 2023 in their fortnightly YouTube program, "Geopolitical Economy Hour." Economist Richard Wolff prov …
(2023-06-23). MORE THAN REFORM: BUILDING THE LABOR REVIVAL By: Bradley Crowder. midwesternmarx.com 
I will never forget the thick summer heat that filled the sanctuary of my rural Southern Baptist church when revival week came around. Once a year, we would host a traveling firebrand of a preacher to come and reignite the spark of our faith. The press of the bodies together in long wooden pews was in stark contrast to the normally cool, even austere atmosphere that usually occupied the space between the four walls we all held as holy. The world, even then, could often feel hopeless and c …
(2023-06-23). Myth-busting NATO's military superiority By: Shabbir Rizvi. midwesternmarx.com 
The long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive has arrived. The Zelensky administration has spent months securing financial and military support for what could be Ukraine's last chance to take back lost territory. In this war drive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have obtained German Leopard tanks, American Bradleys, Polish Krabs, and various armored personnel carriers and artillery systems. NATO's finest conventional weapons of war are now being employed daily by Ukrainian troops.H …
(2023-06-23). The World Economy Is Changing—the People Know, but Their Leaders Don't By: Richard D. Wolff. midwesternmarx.com 
The year 2020 marked parity between the total GDP of the G7 (the U.S. plus allies) and the total GDP of the BRICS group (China plus allies). Since then, the BRICS economies grew faster than the G7 economies. Now a third of total world output comes from the BRICS countries while the G7 accounts for below 30 percent. Beyond the obvious symbolism, this difference entails real political, cultural, and economic consequences. Bringing Ukraine's Zelenskyy to Hiroshima to address the G7 rec …
(2023-06-23). Why Are Archaeologists Unable to Find Evidence for a Ruling Class of the Indus Civilization? By: Adam S. Green. midwesternmarx.com 
Little more than a century ago, British and Indian archaeologists began excavating the remains of what they soon realized was a previously unknown civilization in the Indus Valley. Straddling parts of Pakistan and India and reaching into Afghanistan, the culture these explorers unearthed had existed at the same time as those of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and covered a much larger area. It was also astonishingly advanced: sophisticated and complex, boasting large, carefully laid …
(2023-06-24). How the USA practices so-called 'coercive diplomacy'. thecommunists.org We sum up below the evidence presented in a report by our comrades in the Communist Party of China, to which a few of comments of our own have been added. ***** Diplomacy is the art, science and means by which nations, groups or individuals conduct their affairs, in ways to safeguard their interests and …
(2023-06-24). CPC official says China, UK have common responsibility. ecns.cn Despite having different views on a number of issues, China and the United Kingdom share a common responsibility to shun group politics and bloc confrontations, and China welcomes genuine discussion based on equality and respect to expand mutual understanding, a senior official of the Communist Party of China said.
(2023-06-24). Communists meeting in New York have a plan to defeat the MAGA fascists. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK — The National Committee of the Communist Party, USA, that organization's top leadership, launched a meeting this morning here in New York with a declaration that the nationwide party organization is putting its full force behind a movement it expects will inflict a strategic defeat upon the MAGA right and its leader, "the …
(2023-06-23). Seek the truth to save humanity: why context matters. thecommunists.org The press office of the international department of the Communist Party of China's central committee sent an email last week containing some links to videos that highlight different facets of Chinese history and culture. An exercise in public relations (PR), and no wonder considering the rap the Chinese are getting from western media. A cynic …
(2023-06-23). "Holodomor": A Fact-Based Analysis. libya360.wordpress.com Anton, via Hampton Think Tank In this piece, I will examine the situation in the Soviet Union, particularly in Ukraine, 1932—1933, of what is commonly referred to as "Holodomor". "Holodomor" refers to the claim of an "intentional man-made famine-genocide in Ukraine caused by Communist collectivization of the Soviet Union" or often times more specifically, of…
(2023-06-23). Cuban leader assesses Prensa Latina's challenges and projections. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The member of the Political Bureau and organization secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, on Friday assessed Prensa Latina's challenges and projections.
(2023-06-23). French communists reaffirm support to Cuba against U.S. blockade. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The deputy and leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) André Chassaigne on Friday supported the Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel ¥s visit to France and also reaffirmed their strong support to Cuba in opposition to the unjust and hostile U.S. blockade.
(2023-06-23). U.S. imperialism behind assassinations of Philippine revolutionaries. workers.org 
Workers World Party recently sent a message of sympathy and solidarity to the Communist Party of the Philippines concerning the party's 10 members who were murdered by the bourgeois Philippine state. Ka Laan (Benito Tiamzon), Ka Bagong-Tao (Wilma Austria-Tiamzon) and eight of their comrades were assassinated Aug. 21, 2022. While . . . |
(2023-06-24). Expansion of Human Rights vs Rights of Humanity. podcasters.spotify.com More on the discussion of importance of focusing on the needs of human beings not vague ideals of "Human Rights" in a world full of oppression, violence and poverty…
(2023-06-24). Insights | China's poverty reduction experience instructive for Latin America: Honduran official. ecns.cn One of the main things that Latin America could learn from China is the strategy used for poverty elimination, said Marcela Arias, minister at the Permanent Mission of Honduras to the UN and Other International Organizations based in Geneva, on Thursday in an interview with China News Network.
(2023-06-24). Paris summit stressed urgency of reforming financing architeture. plenglish.com Paris, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) A well-known and denounced reality reverberated here at the summit for a New Global Financing Pact: the urgency of reforming the world financing architecture in the face of challenges such as poverty and climate change.
(2023-06-23). Two Hundred Thousand Poverty Linked Deaths in a Year in the USA Call for Urgent Remedial Actions. globalresearch.ca