(2022-03-07). Vandana Shiva on the Dangers of Philanthrocapitalism. transcend.org 28 Feb 2022 – Physicist, ecologist and prolific author Vandana Shiva discusses her new book, "Philanthrocapitalism and the Erosion of Democracy," which identifies a new form of colonialism turning us away from each other and the Earth.
(2022-03-07). Australia's floods: An indictment of capitalism. wsws.org The floods have laid bare the failure of governments—Coalition and Labor—to protect the population from such disasters and the necessity for the socialist transformation of society.
(2022-03-07). Leninism: The Marxism of the current era. fightbacknews.org So far in our series on theory, we've looked at the historical emergence of Marxism. But by the time Marx finished writing Capital, capitalism was still developing and changing. The fundamental characteristics of the capitalist mode of production haven't changed. Commodity production and exploitation of workers' surplus value by the capitalists remain the driving force of the capitalist system. And it remains a system plagued by regular cycles of crises of overproduction, pushing poor and working-class people further down while the rich get richer and richer. But by the beginning of the 20th century the internal…
(2022-03-07). Defending Black history and making "good trouble" cpusa.org 
The following remarks were given at the People's World African American History Month event in Connecticut in Feb. 2022. Thank you for inviting me to join you today. My name is Eric Brooks, Co-Chair of the African American Equality Commission of the Communist Party USA, along with comrade Zenobia Thompson. I am honored to …
(2022-03-06). Venezuela: Communard Union Holds Founding Congress, Elects Leadership. venezuelanalysis.com The growing grassroots network vows to expand popular power and move forward in the construction of socialism.
(2022-03-06). Las criptomonedas, haciendo de Puerto Rico un paraíso perdido. peoplesworld.org 
En su libro La Batalla por el paraíso, Puerto Rico y el Capitalismo del Desastre (2018) Naomi Klein, una reconocida periodista, dice "entre los escombros del huracán María, los puertorriqueños y los puertopians ultra ricos están enfrascados en una lucha irreconciliable por cómo rehacer la Isla". Hoy en el 2022 esas palabras resuenan más que …
(2022-03-06). Xi Jinping attends deliberation of Inner Mongolia delegation at Fifth Session of 13th National People's Congress. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, participated in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region delegation's deliberation at the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress on Saturday.
(2022-03-06). When Being Poor Co-exists with Dangers. america.cgtn.com 
In the Caribbean and Latin America, 1 out of every 5 people are living in slums. These slums are also often referred to as "informal settlements" within cities. For a poverty-stricken population, the low cost of living in these neighborhoods and the chance to make …
(2022-03-06). Putin, Lenin, Imperialism And The (Real) History Of Ukraine. popularresistance.org The people of this country suffer, I've always thought, from a general ignorance of history. This is because with vast oceans for borders, and ever-friendly neighbors, and no experience of being invaded, living in a country that has always urged assimilation including the acceptance of "American exceptionalism," schooled through an educational system that avoids teaching U.S. history with any degree of credibility so as not to upset anybody, they've never been encouraged to think critically about the past. To ask questions. To raise objections—not necessarily about what happened, but about how to interpret…
(2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com 
Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…