(2023-06-27). Socialism 3.0: The Practice and Prospects of Socialism in China. dongshengnews.org 
Discussions on socialism and its potential future forms, must place socialism in the context of existing historical processes, in the context of industrialised mass production, and analyse the complex interaction between the ideal of equality and the material realities of production. China's socialist project has passed through two phases, under Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping; today, it must construct a 'Socialism 3.0' that builds upon the previous eras and addresses their shortcomings, by advancing working-class interests and combating inequality.
(2023-06-27). Trump escalates fascistic rants against socialism and Marxism. wsws.org The ex-president has increasingly tied his return to power to an open embrace of McCarthyite anticommunism.
(2023-06-27). Podcast: Artificial Intelligence and capitalism. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Jacob Andrewartha spoke to Aishik Saha, an activist with All India Students Association and a researcher on digital and algorithmic labour, about the development of artificial intelligence under capitalism.
(2023-06-27). The Battle Against Poverty: An Alternative Revolutionary Practice in China's Post-Revolutionary Era. dongshengnews.org 
The end of an era of radical revolution does not mean that revolution becomes relegated to memory. As globalisation continues to expand, countries governed by revolutionary parties face the challenge of completing unfinished revolutionary missions. Since 2012, the Communist Party of China has elevated poverty alleviation to a central task for the whole party and society, as part of its efforts to revitalise revolutionary practice and symbolism in…
(2023-06-26). Xi lauds youths as hope of nation, CPC. ecns.cn Xi Jinping called on Monday for the new central leadership of the Communist Youth League of China to better rally the nation's younger generation around the Party and make persistent efforts toward national rejuvenation.
(2023-06-27). Cuba and Vietnam strengthen historic ties of brotherhood. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Vietnam reaffirmed their historical and fraternal relations with the visit of Le Hoai Trung, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), to Havana.
(2023-06-27). Sergei Lavrov on western imperialism, nazism and the rise of the global south. thecommunists.org The following interview with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was conducted by RT at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (Spief) in June. It is reproduced here with thanks. ***** RT: Hello, Mr Lavrov, thank you for agreeing to speak with us. Hello. RT: Let's start with Ukraine. As we all know, the western countries …
(2023-06-27). Why the way we measure poverty matters. nationofchange.org
(2023-06-27). How Targeted Poverty Alleviation Has Changed the Structure of Rural Governance in China. dongshengnews.org 
Unlike the Chinese government's conventional poverty alleviation efforts, the targeted poverty alleviation program has exhibited the distinct characteristics of campaign-style governance. From the central to local governments, massive amounts of human and material resources have been mobilised and a number of exceptional measures have been implemented. Due to the success of targeted poverty alleviation in addressing weaknesses in rural governance and achieving its objectives, the campaign has the potential to effect long-term changes through institutionalisation of its practices and methodologies.
(2023-06-27). Saturday 7/15: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.