(2023-09-01). 50 years after the coup against Allende, movements and intellectuals converge in Chile to discuss building socialism in Latin America. peoplesdispatch.org The Latin America and Caribbean Dilemmas of Humanity conference will take place in the Chilean capital from September 2-4. The conference seeks to provoke debate and discussion about building socialism and finding solutions to address the major crises generated by capitalism…
(2023-09-02). The Climate Crisis Will End When Capitalism Ends. popularresistance.org The March to End Fossil Fuels will take place in New York City on September 17, days before the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit . Considering that July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, the role of fossil fuel production in the climate crisis surely needs public attention and action. | But there is something highly problematic about marches and meetings that don't address two large elephants in the room: capitalism and militarism. The United States military is the world's biggest emitter of fossil fuels, having emitted 1.2 billion metric tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere since…
(2023-09-02). Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics. internationalviewpoint.org Over the last fifty years, few public health professionals have considered Marxism relevant, and few Marxists have treated pandemics as an imminent concern. We offer this paper to help both public health professionals and socialists view pandemics through a Marxist lens. Although our theory is global in scope, we focus on the U.S. because of its scientific prominence, its outsized global role in the AIDS pandemic, and its poor performance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this piece will strengthen efforts to protect public health and, better yet, help usher capitalism off the Earth before it makes the p…
(2023-09-02). Death and capitalism: The Johannesburg fire and the case for expropriation. wsws.org The deadly fire in Marshalltown, Johannesburg, is a horrific social crime triggered by the deplorable conditions confronting billions of people around the world.
(2023-09-02). Don't Ignore Politics, Just Ignore The Fake Kind- Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com A lot of people wrongly ignore all politics because they rightly perceive the system is rigged. The answer isn't to ignore all politics, it's to ignore the fake partisan puppet show and pay attention to the real political game taking place behind it. Capitalism. Imperialism. Militarism. Authoritarian control. Narrative management. Oligarchy. Corruption. Oppression. Exploitation. Extraction. The stuff both parties in the fake political charade of official politics actively facilitate while pretending to advance human interests. | Participating in politics is a moral imperative; you're only serving your own oppress…
(2023-09-02). Xi encourages newly enrolled cadets to strive for excellence. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called on 20 newly enrolled cadets from a school in Anhui province to strive to become high-quality, professional military personnel and contribute to the modernization of national defense and the armed forces.
(2023-09-02). Eleventh National Congress of Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives opens in Beijing. ecns.cn The 11th National Congress of Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives commenced at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday morning. Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Han Zheng and other senior leaders of the Party and the state attended the event. Li Xi, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, delivered a speech.
(2023-09-02). CPC leadership deliberates regulations, plan for training of officials. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to deliberate a set of regulations and a five-year plan (2023-27) concerning the education and training of officials. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
(2023-09-02). Chinese Feminists Face Paradoxical State Policies. internationalviewpoint.org Struggles for women's rights, and the state's responses, have shifted over the history of the People's Republic of China. In an initial period of socialist state feminism, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated "women's liberation" and offered child-friendly services to facilitate women's entry into the workforce. During the era of post-socialist economic modernization, services were curtailed, shifting family responsibilities back to women and reinforcing patriarchal norms. Most recently, a form of made-in-China feminism has emerged, characterized by everyday resistance to prevailing gender expectations. Now, th…
(2023-09-02). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…