2023-10-17: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-10-17). Jacobin Congress in Germany promotes war and capitalist policies. wsws.org The congress had nothing to do with left-wing politics, let alone "socialism."

Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch. (2023-10-16). Socialism Is Not Just A Possibility, It Is The Only Possibility. popularresistance.org What does socialism and building socialism mean to the leaders of mass movements and left political parties from across the world? This question is at the center of the debates for the next several days at the III International Dilemmas of Humanity Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Around 500 movement leaders, trade unionists, and members of left parties from more than 70 countries are partaking in the conference which will culminate on October 18, 2023. | The conference is organized by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA) and hosted by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), Abah…

Editor (2023-10-17). Class Leaders and 'Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism'. mronline.org The basic aim of 'Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism: Class, Class Consciousness and Activism in the "Knowledge Economy"' is to bring class back into thinking about capitalism and alternatives.

Pacifica's Capitalism, Racism & Democracy (2023-10-17). Palestine Resists US-Sponsored Israeli Occupation-Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race and Democracy covers Israeli's occupation and the war on Gaza.

Editor (2023-10-16). The Illusion of Green Capitalism. scheerpost.com

Frank Cappello (2023-10-17). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Antz (w/ Max Epstein). levernews.com

Zoe Alexandra (2023-10-17). Can capitalism solve the environmental crisis? peoplesdispatch.org Every year government officials, think tanks, NGOs, and representatives of the "private sector" convene in the Conference of the Parties (COP) to discuss what actions world leaders should take regarding the climate crisis. This illustrious meeting is sponsored by the world's largest transnational companies such as Unilever, Danone, Bayer, Nestlé, and others, companies that are responsible for a large part of the environmental devastation that has brought our world to the brink. | As such, the discussions which take place in such a space, are rarely ever able to point to the real culprit and much less so, demand t…

WSWS (2023-10-16). The Declaration of the 46. wsws.org The Declaration of the 46 is considered the founding document of the Left Opposition, which led the struggle by the Marxist and internationalist wing of the Russian Communist Party and the Communist International against the Stalinist betrayal of the October Revolution.

Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic, Policy Research. (2023-10-16). Ecuador's Election Could Have Lasting Consequences. popularresistance.org Imagine a developing country where a 43-year-old economist with a PhD from the University of Illinois, who is relatively unknown as a politician, runs for president and wins. Despite the preceding decades of corruption and institutional rot, he puts together a competent government and gets the economic policy right. The numbers tell much of the story: in the 10 years of his presidency, poverty fell by 41 percent; income per person grew at more than twice the rate of the previous 25 years; and public investment and government expenditure on health services doubled as a share of the economy.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-17). UNDP prioritizes poverty eradication with a female approach. plenglish.com Panama, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) Putting an end to multidimensional poverty with focus on women is priority for the UN Development Program (UNDP), the UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean Michelle Muschett said.

ecns.cn (2023-10-17). Pakistan's PM says Belt and Road comes with benefits. ecns.cn Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has lauded the Belt and Road Initiative for having "advanced inclusive development to reduce poverty and inequality, improved people's ability to pay taxes and enhanced governments' ability to retire their debts".

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