Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-11). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-10). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

midwesternmarx (2024-02-11). Lying Across the Globe with Nancy Pelosi. By: Riley Miller. midwesternmarx.com ​It's been Democrats' favorite refrain for years now. Don't like something? Call it Russian. For years, Democrats labeled Donald Trump a Russian agent. Despite multiple investigations yielding no evidence to support this lofty claim, they cling to it. Or what about when Hillary Clinton accused Tulsi Gabbard of being groomed by Russia for a spoiler presidential run? Clinton's theory was little more than a petty attack against someone who called her &ldquo …

ecns.cn (2024-02-11). Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging efforts to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024.

WSWS (2024-02-09). Chile's deadly forest fires, climate change and the need for socialism. wsws.org The worst fire disaster in Chile's history is primarily a consequence of a capitalist-made climate crisis that is with increased frequency devastating populations in every corner of the planet.

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-09). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Editor (2024-02-09). Feb 9, 2024. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ This Magnificent Russian Music Is Astonishing Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad: The Problem is Capitalism, by Rob Urie The Vladimir Putin Interview (Video, X) Joe Rogan & Aaron Rodgers: "Stand Courageously For What You Believe In," by John Leake The US Keeps Bombing People While Saying It Doesn't Want To Fight, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel's genocide in Gaza: Let Them Eat Dirt, by Chris Hedges Israeli Government's Lies About Gaza Shouldn't Be a Surprise, by Yves Smith Rockets Falling on Us — Gaza's Newton Lights Up Tents and Hearts in Rafah Greenwald: Congress, in Chaos, Can't Eve…

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-10). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-02-09). Xi takes part in Spring Festival gathering with non-CPC members. ecns.cn As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is just around the corner, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, took part in a gathering with leading officials of the non-CPC political parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and representatives of personages without party affiliation at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of Feb. 7 to greet the upcoming festival.

ecns.cn (2024-02-09). Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging efforts to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024.

WSWS (2024-02-09). Chile's deadly forest fires, climate change and the need for socialism. wsws.org The worst fire disaster in Chile's history is primarily a consequence of a capitalist-made climate crisis that is with increased frequency devastating populations in every corner of the planet.

Amiad Horowitz (2024-02-08). Hello Comrade Project educational delegation heads for Vietnam. peoplesworld.org HANOI—After the dissolution of the USSR, the reactionary intellectual Francis Fukuyama declared "the end of history." He claimed that capitalism had triumphed in the Cold War and that all pursuits of socialism or any other alternatives to the "free market" path were dead. Of course, anyone that looks around them today can clearly see that …

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-09). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Editor (2024-02-09). Feb 9, 2024. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ This Magnificent Russian Music Is Astonishing Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad: The Problem is Capitalism, by Rob Urie The Vladimir Putin Interview (Video, X) Joe Rogan & Aaron Rodgers: "Stand Courageously For What You Believe In," by John Leake The US Keeps Bombing People While Saying It Doesn't Want To Fight, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel's genocide in Gaza: Let Them Eat Dirt, by Chris Hedges Israeli Government's Lies About Gaza Shouldn't Be a Surprise, by Yves Smith Rockets Falling on Us — Gaza's Newton Lights Up Tents and Hearts in Rafah Greenwald: Congress, in Chaos, Can't Eve…

Michael Berkowitz (2024-02-08). 'Killing It': Before it kills us! peoplesworld.org One of the most trenchant recent critiques of late capitalism is Killing It, a droll television comedy show about killing Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades. Craig Foster is a solid believer in the American Dream. He aspires to become an entrepreneur. If he could only get a chance, Craig knows he would certainly become …

midwesternmarx (2024-02-08). The American Political System and the 2024 Elections. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com A short note before we start.​The paper below was presented on October 23rd, 2023, at the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM in Spanish), a school on the outskirts of the capital in one of the poorer regions of the country. I was asked to give an overview of the foundation of the American state, its structure, and my views on the upcoming 2024 elections. It kicked off the Congress on Interculturality, Juridical Pluralism, Human Rights and Critique of Law, hosted by the …

Sam Marcy (2024-02-08). Black labor: From chattel slavery to wage slavery — Part 2. workers.org Black women lead a strike against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Factory in Winston Salem, N.C. 1943 The following is excerpted from Chapter 2 of Sam Marcy's "High Tech, Low Pay: A Marxist analysis of the changing character of the working class," first published in 1986. Note that a few selected words . . . |

Sam Marcy (2024-02-08). Black labor: From chattel slavery to wage slavery — Part 1. workers.org Enslaved family, 1850 The following is excerpted from Chapter 2 of Sam Marcy's "High Tech, Low Pay: A Marxist analysis of the changing character of the working class," first published in 1986. Marcy is the late chairperson of Workers World Party. The book is available as a free download at . . . |

ecns.cn (2024-02-09). Xi takes part in Spring Festival gathering with non-CPC members. ecns.cn As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is just around the corner, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, took part in a gathering with leading officials of the non-CPC political parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and representatives of personages without party affiliation at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of Feb. 7 to greet the upcoming festival.

ecns.cn (2024-02-09). Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging efforts to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-02-08). Four candidates to compete for Russia's presidency. plenglish.com The candidates who will take part in the presidential elections scheduled for next month are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Davankov of New People, and incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a fifth term as an independent. | Earlier, the CEC declined to register Sergey Malinkovich of the Communists of Russia party, and Boris Nadezhdin of the Civic Initiative party because five percent or more of the signatures submitted supporting them were invalid. | Two others, Rada Russkikh and Ana…

Mariana Riscali, Federico Fuentes (2024-02-07). Brazil's Socialist Left Movement (MES): Fighting the far right, building an independent left. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Federico Fuentes sat down with Mariana Riscali, a leader of the Socialist Left Movement (MES) tendency inside Brazil's radical left Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL).

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-07). Reading Cedric Robinson At a Time of Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Alana Lentin Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism can be used as a tool to further expand our understanding of Israel's settler colonial domination over Palestine. No number of Palestinian deaths will be too big for Israel, Joe Biden, Marine Le Pen, the entire German state and almost all its intelligentsia, or The Jewish Chronicle. Writing in that…

Mariana Riscali, Federico Fuentes (2024-02-07). Brazil's Socialist Left Movement (MES): Fighting the far right, building an independent left. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Federico Fuentes sat down with Mariana Riscali, a leader of the Socialist Left Movement (MES) tendency inside Brazil's radical left Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL).

guest author (2024-02-06). Venezuelan analyst: Lenin on 'Socialism and War'. workers.org By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein A message from Rodríguez Gelfenstein, a political analyst and former Venezuelan diplomat and official, to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine on Jan. 21 in New York City. Amid the horror exposed by Israel's colonial-imperialist aggression against the Palestinian people, we commemorate the . . . |

Emma Boyhtari (2024-02-06). Stellantis Layoffs Underscore Why Workers Should Self-Organize. truthout.org The beginning of last September marked the first time in history that the UAW went on strike simultaneously at all three auto companies: General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. After six weeks, the strike ended with a contentious tentative agreement that did not have complete approval by all members of the rank and file. Now Stellantis is doing what all corporations do under capitalism to keep and… |

Frank Cappello (2024-02-06). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Cradle Will Rock (w/ Harvey Kaye). levernews.com

Speak Out Now (2024-02-06). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

A Guest Author (2024-02-06). Lenin yesterday, today, tomorrow. workers.org By Georges Gastaud Gastaud is a retired teacher, union militant and for nearly two decades the general secretary of the Pole for the Rebirth of Communism in France, the PRCF. His message to the Lenin Centennial, held in New York City on Jan. 21, follows: In 2024, we commemorate the . . . |

C.J. Atkins (2024-02-06). Japanese Communists' first woman leader, Tomoko Tamura, comes out punching for peace. peoplesworld.org TOKYO—The Japanese Communist Party made history recently by electing its first woman party leader. Tomoko Tamura was appointed as the new Chair of the JCP Executive Committee by delegates to the party's 29th Congress in January. She succeeds longtime JCP leader Kazuo Shii, who will now chair the Central Committee. In traditionally male-dominated Japanese society, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-06). "We Will Fight in the Streets of Nairobi for Our Brothers and Sisters in Haiti" libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Kenyan anti-riot police patrol a slum during anti-government protests in 2023. Despite the prohibition by Kenya's High Court, President William Ruto has vowed to deploy policemen within this week to Haiti. Communist Party of Kenya leader Booker Omole says Ruto is selling the country's foreign policy to the highest bidder, namely the US….

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-06). Astonishing Predictions from Dr Richard Day 1969 — Part 1 — "Plans Much Bigger Than Communism." expose-news.com "Plans much bigger than communism' have been set in motion" and people who were not primarily in public office, but people of prominence and known to the public through their occupations or …

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-02-06). 25 Years Into The Revolution, Venezuela Resists US Interference. popularresistance.org February 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, which was the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution. Over the past 25 years, Venezuela has made remarkable gains in reducing poverty, ending illiteracy and building social infrastructure such as housing, health care, education, transportation and more, despite persistent interference by the United States to impose an economic blockade, fund an opposition, attempt coups and assassinations, delegitimize the elections and threaten military attacks. Clearing the FOG speaks with Leo Flores, a Venezuelan activist, about t…

guest author (2024-02-06). Venezuelan analyst: Lenin on 'Socialism and War'. workers.org By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein A message from Rodríguez Gelfenstein, a political analyst and former Venezuelan diplomat and official, to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine on Jan. 21 in New York City. Amid the horror exposed by Israel's colonial-imperialist aggression against the Palestinian people, we commemorate the . . . |

WSWS (2024-02-05). Capitalism leads to genocide and war—youth and students must fight for world socialism! wsws.org The fact that genocide has been adopted as policy by all the major capitalist powers is a warning. Gaza is the test case, the imperialist powers are making clear that there are no "red lines" they will not cross in their struggle to sustain their hegemonic rule.

_____ (2024-02-05). The Transnational Capitalist Class. The Billionaires, the Trillionaires. "Stake Holder Capitalism" and the New World Order. transcend.org 21 Jan 2024 – In 2011, the Great British Class Survey was conducted in collaboration with the University of Manchester, the London School of Economics, and the University of York. The British have always been obsessed with class, so it is not surprising that they would attempt something of this nature.

Andrés Tapia Arias, Andrés Madrid Tamayo, People's Dispatch. (2024-02-05). Capitalism And Drug Trafficking In Ecuador. popularresistance.org Ecuador is experiencing a wave of organized crime violence that is linked to structural problems. It is the product of a complex context divided between the increase in poverty, new drug routes worldwide and the emergence of a local narco-bourgeoisie. Amid all this, a global crisis of neoliberal capitalism, and consequently, the decomposition and rupture of the social pact between classes, peoples and hegemonic blocks. | In this context, the Government of Daniel Noboa has decided to confront the wave of drug crime that is drowning Ecuador through the declaration of internal armed conflict. In other words, war aga…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-05). When Much is Too Much: Elon Musk's Compensation Package. counterpunch.org When is the acquisitive nature of open frontier capitalism too much? When Elon Musk is told that US$56 billion as a pay package is unfair. This, at least, was the finding by Delaware Court of Chancery by Judge Kathaleen McCormick regarding the spellbinding 2018 compensation package for the planet's wealthiest human being. McCormick and Musk already have

Eugene Puryear (2024-02-05). Tales from the pages of COINTELPRO. liberationnews.org It is naive to assume that the ruling class and its institutions are not attempting to sow dissension in the ranks of the movements challenging capitalism and imperialism today.

Speak Out Now (2024-02-06). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

Editor (2024-02-05). Book review: 'Pragmatism versus Marxism'. mronline.org Written by Marxist philosopher George Novack (1905-1992) and published in 1975 by Pathfinder Press, "Pragmatism versus Marxism: An appraisal of John Dewey's Philosophy" sought to explain the origins, emergence, class basis, and norms of pragmatism, which has been the predominant mode of thought in U.S. intellectual and political life.

Speak Out Now (2024-02-05). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

A Guest Author (2024-02-06). Lenin yesterday, today, tomorrow. workers.org By Georges Gastaud Gastaud is a retired teacher, union militant and for nearly two decades the general secretary of the Pole for the Rebirth of Communism in France, the PRCF. His message to the Lenin Centennial, held in New York City on Jan. 21, follows: In 2024, we commemorate the . . . |

Pavan Kulkarni (2024-02-05). "We will fight in the streets of Nairobi for our brothers and sisters in Haiti" peoplesdispatch.org Despite the prohibition by Kenya's High Court, President William Ruto has vowed to deploy policemen within this week to Haiti. Communist Party of Kenya leader Booker Omole says Ruto is selling the country's foreign policy to the highest bidder, namely the US…

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-06). Astonishing Predictions from Dr Richard Day 1969 — Part 1 — "Plans Much Bigger Than Communism." expose-news.com "Plans much bigger than communism' have been set in motion" and people who were not primarily in public office, but people of prominence and known to the public through their occupations or …

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-02-06). 25 Years Into The Revolution, Venezuela Resists US Interference. popularresistance.org February 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, which was the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution. Over the past 25 years, Venezuela has made remarkable gains in reducing poverty, ending illiteracy and building social infrastructure such as housing, health care, education, transportation and more, despite persistent interference by the United States to impose an economic blockade, fund an opposition, attempt coups and assassinations, delegitimize the elections and threaten military attacks. Clearing the FOG speaks with Leo Flores, a Venezuelan activist, about t…

_____ (2024-02-05). Wealth of Five Richest Men Doubles Since 2020 as Five Billion People Made Poorer in "Decade of Division," Says Oxfam. transcend.org 15 Jan 2024 – * Fortunes of five richest men have shot up by 114 percent since 2020. * | * The world could have its first-ever trillionaire in a decade; it would take over two centuries to end poverty. *…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-05). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on October 2, 2023 | *** | February 5, 2024, we commemorate Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann. | "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that …

DikelediM (2024-02-06). Progress in the nation's recovery and rebuilding documented in summary five-year review. sanews.gov.za Progress in the nation's recovery and rebuilding documented in summary five-year review | The Presidency has released a five-year review publication that documents the strides made in South Africa's recovery and reconstruction since 2019, delving into the transformative initiatives undertaken by the Sixth Administration, specifically targeting the pressing challenges confronting the nation. | 'Leave No One Behind 2024 — A Five-Year Review', which was released on Tuesday, outlines in summary form the progress made in growing the economy and jobs; fighting corruption; tackling poverty; developing human capita…

WSWS (2024-02-05). Capitalism leads to genocide and war—youth and students must fight for world socialism! wsws.org The fact that genocide has been adopted as policy by all the major capitalist powers is a warning. Gaza is the test case, the imperialist powers are making clear that there are no "red lines" they will not cross in their struggle to sustain their hegemonic rule.

thecommunists (2024-02-04). Lenin's work remains a guide for our time: an introduction. thecommunists.org Download this leaflet as a pdf. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known to us as Lenin, was a Russian Marxist who is best known for leading the 1917 October Revolution that brought socialism to Russia and to the territories of the former Russian empire, leading to the foundation and building of the world's first great socialist state, …

Andrés Tapia Arias, Andrés Madrid Tamayo, People's Dispatch. (2024-02-05). Capitalism And Drug Trafficking In Ecuador. popularresistance.org Ecuador is experiencing a wave of organized crime violence that is linked to structural problems. It is the product of a complex context divided between the increase in poverty, new drug routes worldwide and the emergence of a local narco-bourgeoisie. Amid all this, a global crisis of neoliberal capitalism, and consequently, the decomposition and rupture of the social pact between classes, peoples and hegemonic blocks. | In this context, the Government of Daniel Noboa has decided to confront the wave of drug crime that is drowning Ecuador through the declaration of internal armed conflict. In other words, war aga…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-05). When Much is Too Much: Elon Musk's Compensation Package. counterpunch.org When is the acquisitive nature of open frontier capitalism too much? When Elon Musk is told that US$56 billion as a pay package is unfair. This, at least, was the finding by Delaware Court of Chancery by Judge Kathaleen McCormick regarding the spellbinding 2018 compensation package for the planet's wealthiest human being. McCormick and Musk already have

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-04). Forget the Kids: Social Media, Congress and Child Safety. "Monetize Information — Surveillance Capitalism — is Left untouched" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-04). Forget the Kids: Social Media, Congress and Child Safety. "Monetize Information — Surveillance Capitalism — is Left untouched" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2024-02-05). The Transnational Capitalist Class. The Billionaires, the Trillionaires. "Stake Holder Capitalism" and the New World Order. transcend.org 21 Jan 2024 – In 2011, the Great British Class Survey was conducted in collaboration with the University of Manchester, the London School of Economics, and the University of York. The British have always been obsessed with class, so it is not surprising that they would attempt something of this nature.

Speak Out Now (2024-02-05). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Xi pays visit to grassroots officials and residents in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping visited primary-level officials and residents in Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended Chinese New Year greetings to the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese. Xi wished the Chinese people both at home and abroad good health, a happy family and good luck in the Year of the Dragon, and wished the motherland peace and prosperity.

Pavan Kulkarni (2024-02-05). "We will fight in the streets of Nairobi for our brothers and sisters in Haiti" peoplesdispatch.org Despite the prohibition by Kenya's High Court, President William Ruto has vowed to deploy policemen within this week to Haiti. Communist Party of Kenya leader Booker Omole says Ruto is selling the country's foreign policy to the highest bidder, namely the US…

thecommunists (2024-02-05). Book launch video: Britain's Perfidious Labour Party. thecommunists.org Comrade Ranjeet Brar presents this essential history of the Labour party to a packed meeting in west London, explaining how Labour has from its very foundations been a loyal servant of the British imperialist ruling class and a facilitator of British finance capital's domination and plunder of the globe. Ranjeet looks at why it should …

_____ (2024-02-05). Wealth of Five Richest Men Doubles Since 2020 as Five Billion People Made Poorer in "Decade of Division," Says Oxfam. transcend.org 15 Jan 2024 – * Fortunes of five richest men have shot up by 114 percent since 2020. * | * The world could have its first-ever trillionaire in a decade; it would take over two centuries to end poverty. *…

guest author (2024-02-03). Venezuelan analyst: Lenin on 'Socialism and War'. workers.org A message from Rodríguez Gelfenstein, a political analyst and former Venezuelan diplomat and official, to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine on Jan. 21 in New York City. Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, the author. Amid the horror exposed by Israel's colonial-imperialist aggression against the Palestinian people, we commemorate . . . |

Editor (2024-02-03). After Historic Strike, UAW Bureaucrats Sit By As Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers. scheerpost.com Only a few months after a historic contract struggle and strike, Stellantis announced job cuts in early December that have begun and will continue to take effect this month. A reminder that under capitalism the only way for workers to get what they need is self-organization, independent of the union bureaucracy, Democrats and Republicans.

Speak Out Now (2024-02-04). Saturday 2/24: Exposing the Lies of Israel's War Machine. indybay.org Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 | Also online, see website for zoom details…

ecns.cn (2024-02-04). Xi pays visit to grassroots officials and residents in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping visited primary-level officials and residents in Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended Chinese New Year greetings to the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese. Xi wished the Chinese people both at home and abroad good health, a happy family and good luck in the Year of the Dragon, and wished the motherland peace and prosperity.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). Xi stresses development of new productive forces, high-quality development. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held its 11th group study session on making solid progress in promoting high-quality development on the afternoon of Jan. 31.

ecns.cn (2024-02-03). Xi visits people in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival.

Monica Moorehead (2024-02-02). 'Palestine has taken center stage in the world struggle against imperialism'. workers.org Excerpted from a talk given by Monica Moorehead, a Workers World newspaper managing editor and editor of "Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle,"at a panel she chaired on"Voices and Defenders of the Palestinian Resistance"during the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine. It was held on Jan. 21 . . . |

Neal Meyer, Federico Fuentes (2024-02-02). United States: 'We are living through a resurgence in labour struggles'. greenleft.org.au Neal Meyer a national leader of Bread & Roses (B&R), a caucus of Marxist activists in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) speaks to Green Left's Federico Fuentes about the recent rise in labour activism in the United States.

Paul Street (2024-02-02). The U.S. Bourgeois Democracy Farewell Tour. counterpunch.org US-Americans, let's get real: Donald "Take Down the Metal Detectors Cuz the Guys with the AR-15s Don't Want to Hurt Me" Trump is damn near on a glide path back to the White House. Fascism, So What? So what if the orange fascist Trump: + now openly channels Hitler by saying that: Marxists, socialists, and communists

ecns.cn (2024-02-02). Xi visits people in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival.

cameron orr (2024-02-01). Anti-monopoly democracy — a transitional stage. cpusa.org Lenin on Transitional Forms | In 1920, recognizing the temporary restabilization of the capitalist system, V.I. Lenin pointed out that Communist Parties in advanced capitalist countries faced a difficult task. Lenin stated that, | All efforts and all attention should now be concentrated on the next step … That step is: the search after forms of transition or the approach to the proletarian revolution. Since Lenin voiced this profound statement, the international Communist movement has sought a series of transitional forms, changing with each change in objective conditions, to reach the…

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting to review reports, guideline and regulations. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Jan. 31.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Xi visits people in Tianjin ahead of Spring Festival. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival.

Candace Baker (2024-02-02). Why WIC Matters. counterpunch.org When my grandmother was raising my cousins and me, she taught us to work hard and go after what we wanted. I didn't know it at the time, but we were in poverty. Scared of judgment and bureaucracy, my grandmother refused to apply for assistance programs. But that meant she had to work several jobs,

Gabisile (2024-02-01). Mashatile engages business leaders. sanews.gov.za Mashatile engages business leaders | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has held an interactive session with more than 50 business leaders at a Sandton event organised by The European House — Ambrosetti, a leading global think tank. | According to the Deputy President's Office, Wednesday's event was convened to strengthen the strategic relationships between industry and governments and promote growth through a multi-stakeholder approach. | Discussions touched on various topics, including economic priorities and reforms, tackling unemployment and poverty, building investor confidence in South Africa, and drivin…

A Guest Author (2024-01-31). Ukraine: 'Capitalism is always war'. workers.org By Dmitry Dezhnev Message to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, on Jan. 21, in New York City. Dear comrades, we sincerely greet you on behalf of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine (UPPU)! Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924, our . . . |

a guest author (2024-01-31). Ukraine: 'Capitalism is always war'. workers.org By Dmitry Dezhnev Message to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, on Jan. 21, in New York City. Dear comrades, we sincerely greet you on behalf of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine (UPPU)! Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924, our . . . |

thecommunists (2024-01-31). Serbian communists denounce west-backed post-election violence. thecommunists.org Our party congratulates the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) and the Union of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) on their recent success in Serbian elections. Despite discriminatory laws which aim to prevent real working-class representatives from electoral participation, the NKPJ was able to participate by including seven candidates on the Russian party's list. This …

Candace Baker (2024-01-31). Lawmakers Must Fully Fund the WIC Program. otherwords.org When my grandmother was raising my cousins and me, she taught us to work hard and go after what we wanted. I didn't know it at the time, but we were in poverty. | Scared of judgment and bureaucracy, my grandmother refused to apply for assistance programs. But that meant she had to work several jobs, day and night, bringing us with her because she couldn't afford child care. We barely got by — and enjoyed no time together outside of work and school. | We thought that's how everyone lived. Your grandma works around the clock and still can't make ends meet. That's life, right? But as I got older, I saw that ot…

CGIAR (2024-01-31). World: Ecosystem Assessment of Food, Land, and Water Actors in the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus (December 2023). reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, World, Yemen, Zimbabwe | Sources: CGIAR, International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Hangyul Song, Clara Sarangé, Anne Oderoh, Hauke Dahl, and Inga Jacobs-Mata | Executive Summary | 1.5 billion people live in fragility and conflict-affected settings (FCAS) and they face an increased risk of food insecurity and poverty trap. A systems approach in collaboration with innovators in FCAS is needed to produce practical and inclusive solutions that can…