Editor (2024-10-06). 100% Tariffs on China's EVs: Is this Canada's "Just Transition"? socialistproject.ca The Liberal government recently imposed a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs). What's at stake in this move? Is this simply another attempt to cozy up to America's new cold war against China? Is it an attempt to gain support from autoworkers in the leadup to the next federal election? EVs may not be the only answer to the climate catastrophe we face today, but are they part of the solution? Panelists discuss Canada-China relations and the environment. | Sam Gindin is co-author (with the late Leo Panitch) of The Making of Global Capitalism (Verso) and the former research d…

A a (2024-10-06). NATO further shackles 75 year-old Communist China in its spider webs of island chains. strategic-culture.su

WSWS (2024-10-03). Fighting against war means fighting capitalism! wsws.org Never before has the threat of nuclear annihilation been as great as it is today. It is high time to stop the unbridled escalation of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine by the NATO powers.

Colin Todhunter (2024-10-03). What Was COVID Really About? Triggering a Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping Up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-10-03). Cubans recall creation of the Communist Party's Central Committee. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Cubans recall the creation, 59 years ago, of the first Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), an event that consolidated the ideological and organizational unity, vanguard of the Revolution.

Zo HaDerekh (2024-10-03). Communist lawmakers in Israel demand end to bloodshed in Gaza and Lebanon. peoplesworld.org TEL AVIV—The assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, who led Lebanese Hezbollah movement for more than three decades, will not bring peace or security for Israel. That's the warning being given by lawmakers from the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) coalition. The Israeli army announced Nasrallah's killing on Saturday morning, Sep. 28, which immediately prompted …

Eric Brooks (2024-10-03). Posobiec's "Unhumans": a fascist rewriting of history. cpusa.org A new book came to our attention recently, first because our Party's logo is on the cover, alongside an image denoting the Black liberation struggle, and second because it was endorsed by Ohio's junior Senator JD Vance, now a Vice Presidential candidate. Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them) was written by Jack Posobiec, alt-right One America News Network grifter known for his promulgation of the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory and his close ties to white supremacist and antisemitic forces. His co-author is Joshua Lisec, a ghostwriter from Dayton Ohio. The book was publish…

Pablo Meriguet (2024-10-03). AMLO and his eternal struggle to refound Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org This piece is part two in a series about former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) who finished his term in office on September 30, 2024. AMLO made history by leaving office with a record 80% approval rating largely attributed to his efforts of poverty reduction and wealth redistribution. After the defeat…

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2024-10-03). Reversing two-child limit would be 'cost-effective' way to pull 540,000 children out of poverty, says IFS. leftfootforward.org 'The recent rise in measured child poverty is entirely driven by higher rates of poverty among families with three or more children. Scrapping the two-child limit would be a cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.'

Hank Pellissier (2024-09-30). Party for Socialism & Liberation (PSL) presents Hugo Chavez documentary. indybay.org Film of failed coup attempt against Hugo Chavez is presented by PSL…

Mansa Musa (2024-09-30). 'I Am Maroon': The life of Black Panther Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz. therealnews.com For nearly half a century, Russell 'Maroon' Shoatz was a political prisoner of the United States. Prior to his incarceration, Shoatz fought against US capitalism and imperialism as a member of the Black Panther Party, and then as a soldier of the Black Liberation Army. Due to his two successful escapes from prison and organizing behind bars, Shoatz spent two decades in solitary confinement. Despite this brutal repression, Shoatz continued to struggle for liberation, leaving behind a trove of political writings that continue to inspire revolutionaries to this day. Shoatz's children, Russell Shoatz III and Sh…

Editor (2024-09-30). Remembering Fredric Jameson, 1934-2024. mronline.org In Fredric Jameson, who died on Sunday at the age of 90, we have lost probably the most creative Marxist thinker of our time.

aljazeera (2024-09-30). What is the legacy of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador? aljazeera.com Mexico's outgoing leader enjoys record popularity after slashing poverty, but divisive reforms have drawn outrage.

ecns.cn (2024-09-29). Xi: CPC leads Chinese nation in creating two miracles over past 75 years. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that over the past 75 years the Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in creating the twin miracles of rapid economic growth and long-term social stability.

ecns.cn (2024-09-29). Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting to analyze economic situation, arrange for economic work. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Thursday to analyze and study the current economic situation and make further arrangements for economic work.

ecns.cn (2024-09-29). Xi says great times call for heroes. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said great times call for heroes and foster heroes. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a ceremony conferring the country's highest state honors ahead of the 75th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

newarab (2024-09-28). As Israel attacks, Moroccans in Lebanon urge evacuation plan. newarab.com The On 26 September, MP Rachid Hamouni, a member of the opposition Party of Progress and Socialism, called upon Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to outline an evacuation…

Editor (2024-09-24). As Boeing cracks, is it capitalism or Kafka? mronline.org Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are not trapped in space, according to Boeing. The two expected to return to Earth from an eight-day mission on June 18.

WSWS (2024-09-24). The Sri Lankan elections: JVP assumes responsibility for defending capitalism amid a deepening revolutionary crisis. wsws.org The election of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka's executive president is a major international event that warrants careful examination.

newleftreview (2024-09-24). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

Greg Godels (2024-09-24). Economic Conditions and Hollow Victories. dissidentvoice.org Among the very few things to look forward to on Labor Day is Jack Rasmus's annual report on the state of US labor. Rasmus, an accomplished political-economist, riffs on the famous Frederick Engels book with Labor Day 2024: The Condition of the American Working Class Today. It may come as a surprise to some, but …

John Wojcik (2024-09-24). Trump-Vance team doubles down on racism and anti-communism. peoplesworld.org "The Trump and Vance acceleration of their attacks on Haitian immigrants and their continued red-baiting of Kamala Harris are signs of the increasing danger of fascism. They're getting more and more desperate. But the U.S. people aren't buying. Still, no stone has to be left unturned in the effort to defeat not only them but …

ecns.cn (2024-09-24). Xi stresses imperative to give full play to CPPCC's political strengths. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) convened a grand gathering to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the CPPCC. The event took place in the auditorium of the National Committee of the CPPCC on the morning of September 20.

John Hoggard (2024-09-24). EXCLUSIVE interview: Mick Lynch warns 'if you use Tory rules you're going to get Tory policies'. leftfootforward.org "If you carry on with failed policies of the past which perpetuated poverty, you'll end up with the same thing"

Danny Haiphong, Richard Wolff (2024-09-24). The West's Colossal Mistake: US Decline and BRICS. indybay.org China is far ahead of the US and lifted 800 million out of extreme poverty. The US overblows China's property problems and puts tariffs on Chinese government investments in desperation. Tariffs are taxes put on one's own people on imported goods and services | Trump is raising his fist at the rain. The end of dollarization is built in the world economy.

Staff (2024-09-24). Talk World Radio: Karen Dolan on Poverty and How We Could End It. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about poverty with Karen Dolan who is Project Director of the Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. Karen has been on …

Liz Lawrence (2024-09-15). British Labour's winter fuel allowance: Ecosocialism versus ageism, austerity and poverty. links.org.au Liz Lawrence explores the direction of the Labour government and what remains of the Labour Left. She also discusses pensioners' poverty and resistance, and how ecosocialists should respond.

newleftreview (2024-09-15). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

Michael Prà∂bsting (2024-09-15). On the specific class character of China's ruling bureaucracy and its transformation in the past decades. links.org.au Michael Prà∂bsting — The rapid process of capitalist development in China and its rise as an imperialist power is one of the most important questions for Marxists today.

Renfrey Clarke (2024-09-15). Imperialism: Now we have some numbers. links.org.au Renfrey Clarke — In the view of Marxists, the rift that divides the world is a direct result of imperialism, whose core is always material and economic.

ecns.cn (2024-09-15). Xi's speech at key CPC plenum to be published. ecns.cn A speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, during the second plenary meeting of the third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC will be published on Monday.

aljazeera (2024-09-13). Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka's next president? aljazeera.com His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run.

ecns.cn (2024-09-13). Xi stresses making solid progress toward building China into leading country in education. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech.

ecns.cn (2024-09-13). Russian President Putin meets with Wang Yi in St. Petersburg. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, on Thursday in St. Petersburg.

ecns.cn (2024-09-13). Protectionism has no future: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently released the World Trade Report 2024, in which the WTO reiterated the importance of trade in reducing poverty and creating shared prosperity, and pointed out that mounting protectionism threatens to unwind 30 years of progress in closing income gaps between the poor and the rich.

ecns.cn (2024-09-13). China, Latin America forge stronger human rights partnership. ecns.cn The report, titled "Common Goals: China-Latin America and the Caribbean Cooperation on Human Rights Development, the Present and the Future", outlines significant progress in poverty reduction, social equity and environmental protection across both regions.

Algernon Austin, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad (2024-09-13). The paradox of progress for Black Americans. peoplesworld.org As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their …

WSWS (2024-09-12). The Harris-Trump debate: A degraded exhibition of political reaction. wsws.org The degraded spectacle of Tuesday's debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris held a mirror to a political system in extraordinary crisis. Between the mad ravings of the fascist Trump and the empty-headed platitudes of the warmonger Harris, the debate presented the vicious face of American capitalism.

newleftreview (2024-09-12). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-09-12). The Debate Was Two Assholes Bragging About What Murderous Empire Sluts They Are. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ‚ùñ If you missed the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, this was pretty much the tone of it: Trump: She's a communist. She's literally a Marxist. Harris: Actually Goldman Sachs loves me. Trump: …

Jason Devine (2024-09-12). 1843-1844: Marx's Feuerbachian phase. links.org.au Jason Devine — If Marx did not break with idealism thanks to Feuerbach, then the following questions arise: did Feuerbach actually influence Marx, and, if so, how?

ecns.cn (2024-09-12). Xi stresses prioritizing projects beneficial to the people. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed the need to prioritize projects that benefit the people and effectively address pressing production and living issues faced by the general public.

ecns.cn (2024-09-12). Xi urges continuous efforts to conserve ecology in Yellow River basin. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for continuous efforts to promote ecological conservation and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin.

ecns.cn (2024-09-12). Xi calls for fostering industries to revitalize rural areas. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed the significance of industrial development in revitalizing the country's rural areas on Wednesday morning.

ecns.cn (2024-09-12). Xi inspects Lanzhou in NW China's Gansu Province. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday afternoon inspected Lanzhou, capital city of northwest China's Gansu Province.

ecns.cn (2024-09-12). Xi stresses prioritizing elderly care, childcare in public services. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed the importance of prioritizing elderly care and childcare in efforts to improve public services.

ecns.cn (2024-09-12). Xi calls for fostering industries to revitalize rural areas. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed the significance of industrial development in revitalizing the country's rural areas on Wednesday morning.

Joel Wendland-Liu (2024-09-12). 'Their Example Will Inspire Us: Five Black Communist Women': A book review. peoplesworld.org Historical amnesia, unfortunately, conditions much of our present consciousness. Dominant social institutions—media, schooling, and the political system—promote the deliberate habit of forgetting. This is especially true when it comes to our working-class history, the radical, even revolutionary struggles of workers against racism, exploitation, war, and the general submission to capitalist rule. Such institutionalized amnesia aims …

Contributing Writers (2024-09-12). 51 Years Ago: Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup/ By Prof Michel Chossudovsky. marktanliano.net The main objective of the military coup was to impose the neoliberal economic agenda, which was conducive to mass poverty By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, September 11, 2024 Global Research. Unpublished Paper written in September, 1973 11 September 2003 Original Link Here: 51 Years Ago: Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup …

C.J. Atkins (2024-09-11). Appearance vs. Essence: A Marxist look at the Harris-Trump debate. peoplesworld.org Watching the Harris-Trump debate, an old idiom came to my mind: "Don't judge a book by its cover." Karl Marx had another way of saying much the same thing: "All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance and the essence of things directly coincided." And since Trump called Harris a "Marxist" (though she's anything …

Eric Brooks (2024-09-11). Readings on Fascism 2020/2024. cpusa.org Selected readings on fascism : | Georgi Dimitrov, Palmiro Togliatti,

Princess Harmony (2024-09-11). Drop charges against Kenyan communist leader Booker Ngesa Omole! workers.org On Sept. 7, Booker Ngesa Omole, the National Vice Chairperson of the Communist Party of Kenya, was detained and arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while aboard a Qatar Airlines flight to Beijing. He has been calling for the resignation of Kenyan President William Ruto for abusing his power and . . . |