Brasil De Fato, People's Dispatch. (2023-10-09). Bolivia's Ruling Party Confirms Evo Morales' Candidacy. popularresistance.org The split in Bolivia's ruling political party has become official. President Luis Arce and vice-president David Choquehuanca are no longer part of the MAS (Movement towards Socialism) party, which ratified the decision, informally announced on the 24, to present former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) as its candidate in the 2025 elections. | The MAS held its tenth congress from October 3-4 in the town of Lauca àë, a coca growing region in the center of the country. On that occasion, the party decreed the "self-expulsion" of Arce and Choquehuanca, for not attending the meeting, and of 20 other deputies alig…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-10-10). Labor education starts in schoolÔøº. nationofchange.org Giving K-12 students the language, information, and tools they need to protect themselves from workplace exploitation is a critical tool to reversing the nation's capitalism-fueled inequality.

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-09). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

WSWS (2023-10-09). Pro-Trump election deniers vie for speakership of US House. wsws.org With no clear solution to the impasse in the House of Representatives at hand, Washington's political breakdown is eroding confidence within ruling classes around the world in US imperialism's ability to crush a growing insurgency of the oppressed masses in the Middle East as well as an emerging mass movement of workers in the centers of world capitalism, including the US.

Frank Cappello (2023-10-10). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: 9 to 5 (w/ Patricia Resnick). levernews.com On this week's Movies vs. Capitalism, hosts Rivka Rivera and Frank Cappello are joined by Patricia Resnick, screenwriter of the iconic 1980 dark comedy 9 to 5, for a deep-dive conversation about the radical pro-labor film.üéßLISTEN NOW by selecting your podcast player of choice: |

Fran Shor (2023-10-10). Skepticism of the Will. counterpunch.org The formulation, often attributed to the Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci — "pessimism of the intellect; optimism of the will" — actually originated with the French writer and pacifist, Romain Rolland. Rolland, along with many other well-known pacifists, had opposed the slaughter called at the time, the "Great War," and, later designated, the First World War,

ecns.cn (2023-10-10). Xi makes instructions on work of public communication and culture. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently made important instructions on the work of public communication and culture. He pointed out that the work is extremely crucial to the future and destiny of the Party, the long-term stability of the country, and the cohesion and centripetal force of the nation.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-10). China's CP expels former Everbright Group president for corruption. plenglish.com Beijing, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of China (CPC) expelled Li Xiaopeng, former chairman of China Everbright Group, accused of severe violations of discipline and law.

Editor (2023-10-09). Communist Party of Israel and Hadash: "Netanyahu's fascist government bears full responsibility for the dangerous escalation" mronline.org In a statement concerning today's rapid escalation of military confrontation between Hamas and Israeli forces, the Communist Party of Israel (MAKI) and Hadash blame the criminal occupation policy of the far-right Netanyahu government, underlining the grave dangers that it poses for the peace in the region.

Frank Cappello (2023-10-09). LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Coming Of Age In American Poverty. levernews.com On this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, producer Frank Cappello is joined by Nikhil Goyal, sociologist, educator, and former senior advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders, to discuss his new book Live to See the Day: Coming Of Age In American Poverty. The book chronicles the lives of three Puerto Rican teenagers growing up in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods, and explores the failures of America's public education and welfare systems through lived experience. On the show, Goyal discusses the "school choice" movement, which has largely become a vehic…

Brasil De Fato, People's Dispatch. (2023-10-09). Bolivia's Ruling Party Confirms Evo Morales' Candidacy. popularresistance.org The split in Bolivia's ruling political party has become official. President Luis Arce and vice-president David Choquehuanca are no longer part of the MAS (Movement towards Socialism) party, which ratified the decision, informally announced on the 24, to present former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) as its candidate in the 2025 elections. | The MAS held its tenth congress from October 3-4 in the town of Lauca àë, a coca growing region in the center of the country. On that occasion, the party decreed the "self-expulsion" of Arce and Choquehuanca, for not attending the meeting, and of 20 other deputies alig…

mforinoco (2023-10-08). Evo Morales Will Stand for the Presidency, Luis Arce Expelled. orinocotribune.com The congress of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS-IPSP) has voted to present Evo Morales as its candidate for the presidency at the 2025 elections and has also voted to expel current President Luis Arce from the MAS, signifying the party's formal split with the government. | At the national party congress today in Lauca àë, Cochabamba, the plenum voted to approve two resolutions of the political co…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-09). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

WSWS (2023-10-09). Pro-Trump election deniers vie for speakership of US House. wsws.org With no clear solution to the impasse in the House of Representatives at hand, Washington's political breakdown is eroding confidence within ruling classes around the world in US imperialism's ability to crush a growing insurgency of the oppressed masses in the Middle East as well as an emerging mass movement of workers in the centers of world capitalism, including the US.

Julie Wark (2023-10-08). Human Rights and Basic Income. counterpunch.org Image by Markus Spiske. | Not long ago I was asked to speak about "minority" rights and basic income at a symposium in Barcelona leading up to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Among the human rights professionals, who were also speaking, the gagged elephant in the room was ginormous because it is, in fact, immeasurable: the crime of ecocide—the result, in particular, of capitalism, imperialism, and neoliberalism—which is also universal because it affects everyone and everything that is alive now and also future generations. Well, it may be univer…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-08). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

WSWS (2023-10-08). Household water bills to soar in UK. wsws.org Neither Starmer's "new regulatory approach" or Corbyn's renationalisation under capitalism can solve the problems of a water industry that has been systematically looted.

Editor (2023-10-09). Communist Party of Israel and Hadash: "Netanyahu's fascist government bears full responsibility for the dangerous escalation" mronline.org In a statement concerning today's rapid escalation of military confrontation between Hamas and Israeli forces, the Communist Party of Israel (MAKI) and Hadash blame the criminal occupation policy of the far-right Netanyahu government, underlining the grave dangers that it poses for the peace in the region.

WSWS (2023-10-09). October 8, 1923 Letter from Leon Trotsky to the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission of the Russian Communist Party. wsws.org This letter, sent by Leon Trotsky on October 8, 1923, to members of the Central Committee and Central Control Commission, was one of the most important documents that led to the emergence of the Left Opposition.

A Guest Author (2023-10-09). The Communist Party of Kenya strongly condemns their nation's involvement in the impending occupation of Haiti. workers.org Bulletin: According to an Oct. 9 comment from the Communist Party of Kenya on X, a "Nairobi Court has temporarily halted the planned deployment of police officers to Haiti," calling this ruling "a significant step in ensuring justice." Reprinted from an article in HaàØti Liberté, Sept. 27 and that appeared . . . |

channelnewsasia (2023-10-09). Ex-chairman of China Everbright Group Li Xiaopeng expelled from Communist Party and post. channelnewsasia.com

Communist Party USA (2023-10-09). Stop the war! End the occupation! Free Palestine! peoplesworld.org The CPUSA expresses its growing alarm and concern at the horrific violence in Palestine and Israel over the weekend. We join with the Communist Party of Israel, the Democratic Front for Equality and Peace (Hadash), our fraternal parties in Palestine, and other democratic and progressive forces around the world in placing full responsibility on Israel's …

ecns.cn (2023-10-09). 3 former officials expelled from Party on suspicion of graft, rule violations. ecns.cn Three former officials — Du Zhaocai, Yin Meigen and Liu Liange — have been expelled from the Communist Party of China for severely violating disciplines and for allegedly participating in graft, according to China's top anti-corruption watchdogs.

Joe Sims (2023-10-09). Stop the war! End the occupation! Free Palestine! cpusa.org The CPUSA expresses its growing alarm and concern at the horrific violence in Palestine and Israel over the weekend. | We join with the Communist Party of Israel, the Democratic Front for Equality and Peace (Hadash), our fraternal parties in Palestine and other democratic and progressive forces around the world in placing full responsibility on Israel's government for this weekend's rapid escalation of military confrontation between Hamas and Israeli forces. | The U.S. government is the main contributor to Israel's military budget to the tune of $3.3 billion this year alone and also bears responsibility for th…

Frank Cappello (2023-10-09). LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Coming Of Age In American Poverty. levernews.com On this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, producer Frank Cappello is joined by Nikhil Goyal, sociologist, educator, and former senior advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders, to discuss his new book Live to See the Day: Coming Of Age In American Poverty. The book chronicles the lives of three Puerto Rican teenagers growing up in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods, and explores the failures of America's public education and welfare systems through lived experience. On the show, Goyal discusses the "school choice" movement, which has largely become a vehic…

Dimitris Eleas (2023-10-08). "Economic Miracle" or Mass Poverty in Greece? "A Strong Economy means Neoliberalism" globalresearch.ca

Brasil De Fato, People's Dispatch. (2023-10-09). Bolivia's Ruling Party Confirms Evo Morales' Candidacy. popularresistance.org The split in Bolivia's ruling political party has become official. President Luis Arce and vice-president David Choquehuanca are no longer part of the MAS (Movement towards Socialism) party, which ratified the decision, informally announced on the 24, to present former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) as its candidate in the 2025 elections. | The MAS held its tenth congress from October 3-4 in the town of Lauca àë, a coca growing region in the center of the country. On that occasion, the party decreed the "self-expulsion" of Arce and Choquehuanca, for not attending the meeting, and of 20 other deputies alig…

mforinoco (2023-10-08). Evo Morales Will Stand for the Presidency, Luis Arce Expelled. orinocotribune.com The congress of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS-IPSP) has voted to present Evo Morales as its candidate for the presidency at the 2025 elections and has also voted to expel current President Luis Arce from the MAS, signifying the party's formal split with the government. | At the national party congress today in Lauca àë, Cochabamba, the plenum voted to approve two resolutions of the political co…

Answer Coalition (2023-10-07). JOIN A PROTEST NEAR YOU: Free Palestine! answercoalition.org People all around the world are mobilizing to stand with the Palestinian people's struggle! The ANSWER coalition and other organizations are initiating or supporting demonstrations in these cities. Check back to this page for frequent updates | New York City, NY, Sunday, October 8, 1: 00 p.m., Times Square (Broadway and 42nd), Sponsored by: Palestinian Youth Movement, Party for Socialism and Liberation, New York for Palestine, Th…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2023-10-07). PSL statement: Free Palestine, free all Palestinian political prisoners, end all U.S. aid to the Israeli apartheid regime! liberationnews.org The unrelenting oppression, murder, torture and occupation carried out by the Israeli apartheid regime has precipitated a counter-offensive by Palestinian resistance forces.

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-10-07). Saturday 10/7: Fighting the Information Behemoth: Why We Need Alternative Media. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705…

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-10-08). Saturday 10/7: Fighting the Information Behemoth: Why We Need Alternative Media. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705…

Julie Wark (2023-10-08). Human Rights and Basic Income. counterpunch.org Image by Markus Spiske. | Not long ago I was asked to speak about "minority" rights and basic income at a symposium in Barcelona leading up to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Among the human rights professionals, who were also speaking, the gagged elephant in the room was ginormous because it is, in fact, immeasurable: the crime of ecocide—the result, in particular, of capitalism, imperialism, and neoliberalism—which is also universal because it affects everyone and everything that is alive now and also future generations. Well, it may be univer…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-08). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

Colin Todhunter (2023-10-07). 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…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-07). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

WSWS (2023-10-08). Household water bills to soar in UK. wsws.org Neither Starmer's "new regulatory approach" or Corbyn's renationalisation under capitalism can solve the problems of a water industry that has been systematically looted.

Carlos L. Garrido (2023-10-07). China and the Purity Fetish of Western Marxism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido — Oct 4, 2023 | The stakes of the imperialist West's New Cold War against China are as great as they can get. This means that the Western left's role as controlled counter-hegemony and left-wing delegitimizers of socialist states — a role ideologically grounded in their purity fetish outlook — is as dangerous as it can get. In our current geopolitical climate, all progressive forces in the West should unite against the US and NATO's anti-China rhetoric and actions. Unfortunately, what we find from large portions of this Western left is parroting of state-department narratives…

Dimitris Eleas (2023-10-08). "Economic Miracle" or Mass Poverty in Greece? "A Strong Economy means Neoliberalism" globalresearch.ca

Mamadu Baldeh, Samuel Kizito (2023-10-07). Correspondence] Call to action: HIV among adolescents in Sierra Leone. thelancet.com Sierra Leone, a west African country with an approximate population of 8 ∑5 million people, is experiencing a steady increase in HIV prevalence, despite a low national HIV prevalence of 1 ∑7%.1 The country's vulnerability to an HIV epidemic is compounded by many risk factors, such as poverty, economic deprivation, and a history marred by a decade-long civil strife and an Ebola virus outbreak that claimed more than 4000 lives.2 These collective adversities pose major obstacles to effective HIV prevention and control measures, particularly among the population aged up to 24 years.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-07). 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 | *** | "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including …

Dimitris Eleas (2023-10-08). "Economic Miracle" or Mass Poverty in Greece? "A Strong Economy means Neoliberalism" globalresearch.ca

Mamadu Baldeh, Samuel Kizito (2023-10-07). Correspondence] Call to action: HIV among adolescents in Sierra Leone. thelancet.com Sierra Leone, a west African country with an approximate population of 8 ∑5 million people, is experiencing a steady increase in HIV prevalence, despite a low national HIV prevalence of 1 ∑7%.1 The country's vulnerability to an HIV epidemic is compounded by many risk factors, such as poverty, economic deprivation, and a history marred by a decade-long civil strife and an Ebola virus outbreak that claimed more than 4000 lives.2 These collective adversities pose major obstacles to effective HIV prevention and control measures, particularly among the population aged up to 24 years.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-07). 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 | *** | "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including …

Brasil de Fato (2023-10-06). Bolivia's ruling party confirms Evo Morales' candidacy and Luis Arce's ouster. peoplesdispatch.org The split in Bolivia's ruling political party has become official. President Luis Arce and vice-president David Choquehuanca are no longer part of the MAS (Movement towards Socialism) party, which ratified the decision, informally announced on the 24, to present former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) as its candidate in the 2025 elections. | The MAS held its tenth congress from October 3-4 in the town of Lauca àë, a coca growing region in the center of the country. On that occasion, the party decreed the "self-expulsion" of Arce and Choquehuanca, for not attending the meeting, and of 20 other deputies alig…

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-10-06). Saturday 10/7: Fighting the Information Behemoth: Why We Need Alternative Media. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705…

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-10-05). Saturday 10/7: Fighting the Information Behemoth: Why We Need Alternative Media. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-06). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

midwesternmarx (2023-10-05). 50 detained, over 100 homes raided in sweeping crackdown on press freedom in India. By: Zoe Alexandra. midwesternmarx.com The homes of over 100 journalists, contractors, and former employees associated with the progressive news outlets Newsclick and Peoples Dispatch, as well as Tricontinental Research Services were raided by Indian authorities in the early morning of October 3 in the capital New Delhi. Several raids were also carried out in the cities of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Mumbai. According to local reports around 50 individuals were taken in to the police station for additional que …

midwesternmarx (2023-10-05). China and the Purity Fetish of Western Marxism. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com In honor of the anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China Earlier this week, we are republishing the third chapter from Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may find HERE. The stakes of the imperialist West's New Cold War against China are as great as they can get. This means that the Western left's role as controlled counter-hegemony and left-wing delegitimizers of socialist states — a role ideo …

midwesternmarx (2023-10-05). Despite Protests, UNSC Approves Deployment of Troops to Haiti. By: Steve Lalla. midwesternmarx.com ​On Monday, the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) authorized the deployment of Kenyan troops to Haiti. The intervention responds to a request issued by the acting prime minister and unelected head of Haiti, Ariel Henry, whose regime has been legitimized by support from the US, France, and Canada, among others.​With 13 votes in favor and two abstentions (Russia and China), the UN Security Council (UNSC) approved resolution 2699 to initiate an international mission. Pr …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-05). Promoting a Human Community with a Shared Future. libya360.wordpress.com We reprint below an important article by Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, which first appeared in China Daily. In his article, Minister Liu outlines the key points and significance of the three major initiatives put forward by President Xi Jinping, namely the Global Development Initiative…

Mamadu Baldeh, Samuel Kizito (2023-10-07). Correspondence] Call to action: HIV among adolescents in Sierra Leone. thelancet.com Sierra Leone, a west African country with an approximate population of 8 ∑5 million people, is experiencing a steady increase in HIV prevalence, despite a low national HIV prevalence of 1 ∑7%.1 The country's vulnerability to an HIV epidemic is compounded by many risk factors, such as poverty, economic deprivation, and a history marred by a decade-long civil strife and an Ebola virus outbreak that claimed more than 4000 lives.2 These collective adversities pose major obstacles to effective HIV prevention and control measures, particularly among the population aged up to 24 years.

Dimitris Eleas (2023-10-06). Poverty in Greece. dissidentvoice.org New York Times published a news article "Greece, Battered a Decade Ago, Is Booming" by Liz Alderman, with additional reporting from Niki Kitsantonis (Monday, Sept. 25 / in print on Saturday, Sept. 30, Section B, Page 1 with the headline: "A New Era of Prosperity for Greece"). The article informs us that Greece was hit by an economic crisis …

scorinoco (2023-10-06). Europe, Migrant Flows, and the Refusal to Admit the Origin of the Phenomenon. orinocotribune.com By Carmen Parejo Rendón — Sep 27, 2023 | Mass movements of populations have been a recurring phenomenon throughout history and are key to the development of all societies, both past and present. These substantial population shifts are typically precipitated by various environmental factors, including natural occurrences such as disasters and famines, as well as human-induced events like plundering, wars, violence, or poverty. | One notable instance occurred during the

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2023-10-06). A Wake-Up Call on Poverty. counterpunch.org This fall, the Census Bureau released new poverty data showing a stunning reversal in economic security over the course of last year. The findings included a record jump in the Supplemental Poverty Measure just one year after hitting a record low. Child poverty doubled. Some 12.4 percent of Americans were poor last year, according to that measure. But

manager (2023-10-05). Conservatives' Obstruction Leads to a Tripling of American Indian Child Poverty. cepr.net The poverty rate of American Indian and Alaska Native children rose from 7.4 percent to 25.9 percent from 2021 to 2022 (Figure 1). This tripling of the American Indian child poverty rate has caused the group to have the highest child poverty rate by race in 2022. Without Congressional action to aid impoverished families, this …

manager (2023-10-05). Protected: Conservatives' Obstruction Leads to a Tripling of American Indian Child Poverty. cepr.net

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-05). 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 | *** | "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including …

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2023-10-03). PSL Statement: Modi's police targets progressive Indian outlet NewsClick with mass raids. liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemns this assault on press freedoms, carried out to intimidate all those who speak out against the far right agenda of the Modi government.

Unitarian Universalists of SF (2023-10-02). Sunday 10/29: Global Conversations: U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative? indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd).

Frank Cappello (2023-10-03). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Heaven's Gate (w/ Matthew Donovan). levernews.com

midwesternmarx (2023-10-02). The Big Three Are Using Layoffs to Punish the UAW and Undermine the Strike. By: James Dennis Hoff. midwesternmarx.com The Big Three are retaliating against the UAW by laying off thousands of its members at plants across the country. Defeating these attacks will require the self organization and mobilization of all the workers. In a clear act of retaliation against striking auto workers, the Big Three have laid off thousands of employees since the United Auto Workers (UAW) strikes began on September 15. ​At Ford, more than 600 non-striking workers were laid off at the Wayne, Michigan plant jus …

midwesternmarx (2023-10-02). "The workers are the liberators," declares UAW President, sending 7,000 more out on strike. By: Natalia Marques. midwesternmarx.com United Auto Workers are expanding their strike to put additional pressure on General Motors and Ford, playing the three largest automakers against each other On September 29, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain announced that 7,000 more unionized auto workers are going out on strike, to join the 18,000 workers already participating in the "Stand Up Strike" against the three largest automakers in the United States.​Since 146,000 UAW auto wo …

midwesternmarx (2023-10-02). What Every Child Should Know about Marx's Theory of Value. By: Michael A. Lebowitz. midwesternmarx.com Every child knows that any nation that stopped working, not for a year, but let us say, just for a few weeks, would perish. And every child knows, too, that the amounts of products corresponding to the differing amounts of needs demand differing and quantitatively determined amounts of society's aggregate labour. —Karl Marx [1] [2] Every child in Marx's day might have heard about Robinson Crusoe. That child might have heard that on his island Robinson had to work if he …

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-10-02). Ziuganov confirms to Lazo that Russian communists support Cuba. plenglish.com Moscow, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) The support to our Cuban friends is one of the main tasks of the Russian communists, stressed today the president of that group, Guennadi Ziuganov, when receiving the leader of the Cuban legislative body, Esteban Lazo.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Chinese Embassy Symposium: The CPC and the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind. libya360.wordpress.com On 22 August 2023, the Chinese Embassy in the UK held a symposium themed The Communist Party of China and the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind, to which a range of political parties, organisations and individuals were invited. Three people attended the symposium on behalf of Friends of Socialist China, at…

Staff (2023-10-02). Palestine and the Palestinian prisoners' movement at the Spanish Communist Party's 2023 Fiesta. samidoun.net From 29 September through 1 October, the Spanish Communist Party (PCE) organized its annual festival, the Fiesta, in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain. As in past years, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil) and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network had a strong presence at the Fiesta, together with Al-Yudur, the Palestinian Youth Mobilization in the Spanish …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-03). Cuba recalls creation of Communist Party's Central Committee. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) The creation of the first Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) 58 years ago is recalled in this capital on Tuesday as a fundamental consolidating fact of unity in the political body, the vanguard of the Revolution.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-03). Some 2.66 million children at risk of poverty in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) Some 2.66 million children are at risk of poverty in Italy, a situation that is worse than the one existing at the end of World War II, according to a report.

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-03). Thursday 10/12: "A Silent Transformation": Film Talk on Modern Economy & Increasing Poverty Gap w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration…

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-02). Thursday 10/12: "A Silent Transformation": Film Talk on Modern Economy & Increasing Poverty Gap w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration…

Jan M. Fijor (2023-10-02). How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-02). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence …

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-02). Thursday 10/12: "A Silent Transformation": Film Talk on Modern Economy & Increasing Poverty Gap w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration…

Jan M. Fijor (2023-10-02). How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-02). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence …

Tomasz Konicz (2023-10-01). We are Zombies. indybay.org Zombie movies are an apocalyptic genre, in which there is an inkling that the given social order cannot last & has reached its development limits. The first great wave of zombies hit the Western culture industry during the crisis period of the seventies of the 20th century, when the "Golden Age" of post-war capitalism, full employment and mass consumption, came to an end.

Unitarian Universalists of SF (2023-10-01). Sunday 10/29: Global Conversations: U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative? indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd).

Tomasz Konicz (2023-09-30). We are Zombies. indybay.org Zombie movies are an apocalyptic genre, in which there is an inkling that the given social order cannot last & has reached its development limits. The first great wave of zombies hit the Western culture industry during the crisis period of the seventies of the 20th century, when the "Golden Age" of post-war capitalism, full employment and mass consumption, came to an end.

Unitarian Universalists of SF (2023-09-30). Sunday 10/29: Global Conversations: U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative? indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd).

David Bollier. (2023-10-01). The Anthropocene? No, We're Actually Entering The Ecocene! popularresistance.org We moderns are so self-important that we've even named a geological epoch after ourselves, the Anthropocene. Sure, human civilization has massively transformed and destabilized the planet's ecosystems. But Anthropocene is ultimately a misleading moniker because it implies that we humans are the driving force on Earth. | How self-regarding! As a parade of wildfires, floods, droughts, and extreme heat are showing, it's Gaia who is calling the shots. She's making her own fierce, non-negotiable demands on us. She's bursting the frames of order that humans have long used to shape civilization, capitalism, the state, a…

midwesternmarx (2023-09-30). On Conquest. By: Max Lane. midwesternmarx.com Commerce vs Conquest — "Uncle Sam (to John Bull) Don't scare him, John, the way those other fellows are doing. Tell him all we want is to have him open his harbors and markets to everybody!" Political Cartoon from 1898. The conquest of one territory and its population by another power has been a prominent part of much, if not all, of the history of human civilisation. While such conquests appeared to occur even in very early periods of history, conquest reached it …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-30). Petro to Travel to China to Discuss Transportation Projects. By: TeleSur. midwesternmarx.com President Petro hopes the Asian nation can help Colombia with transportation projects based on the use of trains and electric technologies. On Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that he will travel to Beijing, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping to discuss the future of Bogota's subway. Its construction is currently being handled by a Chinese consortium."I have an interview with the Chinese president on October 25," he said, adding that he hopes the Asian nati …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-30). Review of Immanuel Ness's Migration as Economic Imperialism. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com This review is adapted from the book launch presentation the author did for Immanuel Ness's Migration as Economic Imperialism, which you can purchase HERE. ​The traditional Marxist critique of ideology has understood both the functional and epistemological dimensions of bourgeois ideologue's claims. This tradition has always emphasized how ideas are both conditioned by the historical conjunctures and class positions of the people and institutions that materially embody …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-30). The Nihilism of Capital. By: Marnina Avirup. midwesternmarx.com The 19th Century was a very significant period, especially in the field of Philosophy. This era laid the foundations for Modern Philosophy and shaped the course of this discipline for centuries to come. It is also the time when Renaissance Modernism matured into its final stages(at least in Western Europe where Feudalism was being completely dismantled) since religion was dethroned from its position as the central ideological doctrine of society, it no longer formed the backbone of the he …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-30). U.S. sees Ukrainian army demoralized, no chance to win. By: Seymour Hersh. midwesternmarx.com Citing a U.S. official familiar with current intelligence, U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh said that the U.S. intelligence believes that the Ukrainian forces have become demoralized and have no chance of winning, adding that there currently exists no discussion in Kiev or the White House regarding a ceasefire.​In a new post on his Substack account, Hersh said,There are significant elements in the American intelligence community, relying on field reports and technical intelligence …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-30). Venezuela: Gov't to Launch China-Backed Anti-Poverty Program. By: Andreína Chávez Alava. midwesternmarx.com The Social Equality and Happiness Mission will adapt the Chinese experience to the Caribbean country's reality to alleviate poverty and inequality. Caracas, September 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) — The Venezuelan government has announced a new social program focused on fighting poverty and inequality, which will be supported by China's International Poverty Reduction Center.​On Monday, during his weekly TV program, President Nicolás Maduro said&nbsp …

ecns.cn (2023-10-01). Xi addresses reception to celebrate 74th founding anniversary of the PRC. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a grand reception to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-09-30). With a call for peace the CPE Party began in Madrid (+Photo). plenglish.com Madrid, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) With a call for peace and against fascism, the 45th edition of the Communist Party of Spain (CPE) began in Madrid, the biggest political and recreational event in the country, which continues today with a multifaceted program of activities.

ecns.cn (2023-09-30). Xi stresses active participation in WTO reform, stronger ability for high-level opening-up. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the afternoon of Sept. 27, convened its eighth group study session on the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the reform of the organization.

ecns.cn (2023-09-30). CPC leadership reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Sept. 27 to deliberate a comprehensive report on the first round of disciplinary inspections launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

ecns.cn (2023-09-30). Xi addresses reception to celebrate 74th founding anniversary of the PRC. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a grand reception to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-10-01). CPC leadership reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Sept. 27 to deliberate a comprehensive report on the first round of disciplinary inspections launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

Ben Norton (2023-09-30). Poverty Is Growing in Puerto Rico, Under US Colonialism: 57.6% Of Children Live in Poor Households. orinocotribune.com

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-01). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence …

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-01). Thursday 10/12: "A Silent Transformation": Film Talk on Modern Economy & Increasing Poverty Gap w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-09-29). "It's Not Socialism": China is a Capitalist Cheap Labour Economy, Based on Exceedingly Low Wages. globalresearch.ca

Dan Lieberman (2023-09-28). Democratic Socialism Will Prevent the Catastrophes. dissidentvoice.org Capitalism gathered resources — land, labor, and capital to start an industrial revolution that brought prosperity and elevated standards of living to much of the earth's inhabitants. Once in motion, it generated additional capital that gathered more labor and more resources in a perpetual cycle of increased production that constantly benefitted populations. The achievements did …

Editor (2023-09-28). Capitalism: an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. mronline.org Ah, money, the driving force behind life in the modern world.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-28). President Díaz-Canel denies zero fuel situation in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed on Thursday that Cuba has not and will not reach a situation of total fuel shortage, despite the tightening of the United States blockade. On his account on the social network X, he wrote, "The reinforced blockade seeks that, but socialism is planning, participation and the people in power. All problems will have a response."

Homeless Romantic (2023-09-28). The World's Most Dangerous Marxist | John Bellamy Foster | #182 HR. mronline.org Foster explains Marx's ecological critique of capitalism and how the concept of "metabolic rift" highlights the alienation between humans and nature caused by capitalism's focus on profit over sustainability.

WSWS (2023-09-28). The Voice referendum and the fraud of Australian parliament's Stolen Generations apology. wsws.org The current Voice proposal is the latest in a long line of false claims to redress the crimes of Australian capitalism, including the 2008 parliamentary apology to the tens of thousands of children removed from their families.

Tomasz Konicz (2023-09-29). We are Zombies. indybay.org Zombie movies are an apocalyptic genre, in which there is an inkling that the given social order cannot last & has reached its development limits. The first great wave of zombies hit the Western culture industry during the crisis period of the seventies of the 20th century, when the "Golden Age" of post-war capitalism, full employment and mass consumption, came to an end.

Editor (2023-09-29). For an inverted theatre. mronline.org The majority of theatre broadly falls under the umbrella of dramatic theatre. It will have a linear plotline, actors who wholly inhabit well-developed characters, structured, thought-out themes, etc. Bertolt Brecht, the German Marxist playwright, would call it escapism.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-28). Theory or Theater: What's the Difference Between Bidenomics and Trumponomics? sputnikglobe.com US President Joe Biden looks likely to face off against his predecessor Donald Trump for a second time in the 2024 presidential election. Despite the hostile rhetoric between the two figures, Marxist economics professor Richard Wolff argues that both are peddling the same economic policy.

WSWS (2023-09-28). 1982: Marxism, the revolutionary party, and the critique of Healy's Studies in Dialectics. wsws.org The following lecture was delivered by Christoph Vandreier, the national secretary of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party) of Germany to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-09-29). Xi stresses building higher-level pilot free trade zones. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has recently delivered instructions on advancing the development of pilot free trade zones (FTZs).

ecns.cn (2023-09-29). Xi stresses active participation in WTO reform, stronger ability for high-level opening-up. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the afternoon of Sept. 27, convened its eighth group study session on the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the reform of the organization.

ecns.cn (2023-09-29). CPC leadership reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Sept. 27 to deliberate a comprehensive report on the first round of disciplinary inspections launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

Aidan Jonah (2023-09-28). The House of Anti-Communists, and the Nazi Monster It Spawned. orinocotribune.com

ecns.cn (2023-09-28). Xi stresses WTO reform, opening-up. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underlined on Wednesday Beijing's commitment to actively and comprehensively participate in the reform of the World Trade Organization and in making adjustments to international economic and trade rules.

ecns.cn (2023-09-28). Xi stresses building higher-level pilot free trade zones. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has recently delivered instructions on advancing the development of pilot free trade zones (FTZs).

ecns.cn (2023-09-28). Xi stresses active participation in WTO reform, stronger ability for high-level opening-up. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the afternoon of Sept. 27, convened its eighth group study session on the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the reform of the organization.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-29). Cuban singer Annie Garces completes Valencia tour; now is in Madrid (+Photos). plenglish.com Madrid, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer Annie Garcés has completed a tour of Valencia cities that included concerts and talks, and she will perform at the Festival of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) that begins in Rivas-Vaciamadrid this weekend.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-28). Cuba takes measures to deal with complex fuel situation. plenglish.com In his speech at the closing session of the 10th Congress of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), Cuba's largest mass organization, the head of State noted that the rumor related to a total shortage of fuel in Cuba is false. | Díaz-Canel assured that "with the greatest transparency and traditional attachment to truth that has characterized the Revolution from the beginning, the people have been informed about everything that the leaderships of the Cuban Communist Party and the Government are doing to confront the problems that generally affect Cubans and the world, due to multiple crises." He…

Jonah Raskin (2023-09-29). "I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been": Musings on Communism and Anti-Communism. counterpunch.org March 2024 will be the seventieth anniversary of Edward R. Murrow's 1954 See It Now program that kicked McCarthy's butt all over the TV screen. Murrow ended with these words: "The actions of the junior Senator from Wisconsin have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad and given considerable comfort to our enemies. And whose fault is that? Not really his. He didn't create this situation of fear; he merely exploited it — and rather successfully." My father woke me that evening—I was 12—to tell me about Murrow's blast and to predict McCarthy's downfall. He would indeed be censored by his…

ecns.cn (2023-09-27). Xi stresses WTO reform, opening-up. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underlined on Wednesday Beijing's commitment to actively and comprehensively participate in the reform of the World Trade Organization and in making adjustments to international economic and trade rules.

Andreína Chávez Alava, Venezuelanalysis. (2023-09-29). Venezuela To Launch China-Backed Poverty Elimination Program. popularresistance.org Caracas, September 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) — The Venezuelan government has announced a new social program focused on fighting poverty and inequality, which will be supported by China's International Poverty Reduction Center. | On Monday, during his weekly TV program, President Nicolás Maduro said that the "Social Equality and Happiness Mission" was "almost ready" to be launched and its main purpose is to "optimize the fight against inequality, against poverty and to build a more harmonious country." | Although Maduro did not give details, he stressed that the social program will work alongside the C…

Editor (2023-09-29). Poverty is growing in Puerto Rico, under U.S. colonialism. mronline.org Poverty is rising in one of the world's oldest colonies: In Puerto Rico, 41.7% of people, including 57.6% of children, live in poverty. This is nearly four times the U.S. rate. And Puerto Rican workers are getting poorer even while unemployment falls.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-09-28). Poverty Is Growing In Puerto Rico Under US Colonialism. popularresistance.org Poverty in Puerto Rico, under US colonialism, is getting worse over time, not better. | More than two-fifths of Puerto Ricans suffer from poverty, and nearly three-fifths of Puerto Rican children live in poor households. | In 2022, the poverty rate in the colonized US "territory" grew from 40.5% to 41.7%, according to US Census Bureau data. | A staggering 57.6% of Puerto Rican children live in poverty. And 38.8% of families are below the poverty line. | Poverty has been growing in Puerto Rico even at a time when more people are working. The unemployment rate fell from 13.1% to 9.9% in 2022, while poverty got wors…

scorinoco (2023-09-28). Venezuela Government to Launch China-Backed Poverty Elimination Program. orinocotribune.com

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Kim Jong Un thanks China for supporting DPRK. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the Labor Party and president of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, acknowledged China's support for his country's struggles in defense of socialism.

Editor (2023-09-25). Sep 25, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ For What It's Worth — Buffalo Springfield Bill Kristol's Refreshingly Honest Ukraine War Ad, by Caitlin Johnstone West Crumbles While Eurasia Rises, by Matthew Ehret (Video) Lavrov's UNGA Speech — Amazing what can be said in 15 minutes, by Karl Sanchez 'Silent Coup': How capitalism defeated decolonization, by Chris Hedges (Video, Transcript) What is wrong with the Western political class? by Gaius Baltar Western powers are falling behind in technology, held back by systemic rot, by Alex Krainer Ukraine Counteroffensive: 'I'm Ready to Die … 90% of the Guys Here Will Die Too,' by A…

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-09-24). 'Silent Coup': How Capitalism Defeated Decolonization. popularresistance.org The 20th Century saw a great global uprising against European imperialism as the former colonial countries shook off their shackles and rose up for independence. More than a half century later, global inequality is sharper than ever before. To understand the current predicament of the vast majority of the world's people, we must understand the intervening decades. Matt Kennard and Claire Provost's book, Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy, looks inside the international architecture of global corporate governance that exists to flout and crush any attempts by the former colonial world to enact devel…

scorinoco (2023-09-24). It's Cuba or Daniel Blake. orinocotribune.com By Ana Hurtado — Sep 20, 2023 | The world is in turmoil. As the Western powers and their economic policies continue to tear apart the world, the countries of the South have united to demand justice. | This is a long story, one that continues and has been there on a planet where human beings have gone straight into an invisible plane. Since the emergence of capitalism, we have witnessed the progressive destruction of people, their cultures, communities, their environment and their freedoms by oppressive forces that increasingly abuse all people. | Is this what we human beings are destined for? | In 2016, the…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Communist Party of Chile appoints Lautaro Carmona as president. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) appointed Lautaro Carmona as its new president on Sunday to replace Guillermo Teillier, who led the organization for 18 years until his death on August 29.

ecns.cn (2023-09-25). Policy to help promote cross-Strait relations. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China is maintaining its strategic dominance in steering cross-Strait relations by rolling out a policy promoting integrated development of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, thus laying the foundation for future reunification.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-23). The Success of Chinese Socialism. libya360.wordpress.com In the following article, originally published in the Young Communist League of Britain's Challenge magazine, Kate Woolford and Rares Cocilnau debunk some of the most persistent myths surrounding China's development. The first misconception discussed is that China is an undemocratic, "authoritarian" state. The authors point to China's system of whole-process people's democracy, "which allows citizens to…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Kim Jong Un thanks China for supporting DPRK. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the Labor Party and president of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, acknowledged China's support for his country's struggles in defense of socialism.

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-09-24). 'Silent Coup': How Capitalism Defeated Decolonization. popularresistance.org The 20th Century saw a great global uprising against European imperialism as the former colonial countries shook off their shackles and rose up for independence. More than a half century later, global inequality is sharper than ever before. To understand the current predicament of the vast majority of the world's people, we must understand the intervening decades. Matt Kennard and Claire Provost's book, Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy, looks inside the international architecture of global corporate governance that exists to flout and crush any attempts by the former colonial world to enact devel…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-23). Fascism is Capitalism in Decay. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Cabylis The Relationship Between Economic Decline and Authoritarianism "Fascism is capitalism in decay," we have all heard this referenced to Lenin. While it's important to note that this specific quote may not be verbatim from his writings or speeches, it does capture the essence of Lenin's views on capitalism and its potential consequences. Lenin…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-09-23). Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists. peoplesdispatch.org During the opening of the 19th conference of the International Association of Health Policy Europe, academics and activists warned that capitalism remains biggest threat to human and planetary health…

scorinoco (2023-09-24). It's Cuba or Daniel Blake. orinocotribune.com By Ana Hurtado — Sep 20, 2023 | The world is in turmoil. As the Western powers and their economic policies continue to tear apart the world, the countries of the South have united to demand justice. | This is a long story, one that continues and has been there on a planet where human beings have gone straight into an invisible plane. Since the emergence of capitalism, we have witnessed the progressive destruction of people, their cultures, communities, their environment and their freedoms by oppressive forces that increasingly abuse all people. | Is this what we human beings are destined for? | In 2016, the…

midwesternmarx (2023-09-23). AFRICA'S NATO? HOW ECOWAS BECAME A TOOL FOR WESTERN IMPERIALISM By: ALAN MACLEOD. midwesternmarx.com Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War. Yesterday, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the "activation" and "deployment" of "standby" military forces to the country, an action that threatens to spark a major international war that could make Syria look minor by comparison.In this venture, ECOWAS has been fully supported by the United States and Europe, leading many to suspect it is being used as an imperia …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-23). Marxism & Class By: Helena Sheehan. midwesternmarx.com This is the text of a talk at the conference of the Irish Labour History Society on September 17, 2023.What does Marxism bring to a conference on visions of labour and class?For me, this is connected to what Marxism brings to everything: context, clarity, coherence, comprehensiveness.Marxism is an intellectual tradition connected to a political movement that focuses on totality, on how everything is connected to everything else. It is a theory of everything, one that is open-ended and alw …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-23). NATO Destroyed Libya in 2011; Storm Daniel Came to Sweep Up the Remains: The Thirty-Eighth Newsletter By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com Shefa Salem al-Baraesi (Libya), Drown on Dry Land, 2019. Dear friends,Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.Three days before the Abu Mansur and Al Bilad dams collapsed in Wadi Derna, Libya, on the night of September 10, the poet Mustafa al-Trabelsi participated in a discussion at the Derna House of Culture about the neglect of basic infrastructure in his city. At the meeting, al-Trabelsi warned about the poor condition of the dams. As he …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-23). Ukraine lost around 85% of its initial mobilized force: Field general By: Al Mayadeen English. midwesternmarx.com

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Communist Party of Chile appoints Lautaro Carmona as president. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) appointed Lautaro Carmona as its new president on Sunday to replace Guillermo Teillier, who led the organization for 18 years until his death on August 29.

Editor (2023-09-23). Venezuela: Gov't to launch China-backed anti-poverty program. mronline.org The Social Equality and Happiness Mission will adapt the Chinese experience to the Caribbean country's reality to alleviate poverty and inequality.

Ediz Tiyansan (2023-09-23). U.S. poverty rate shows record jump. america.cgtn.com The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show the poverty rate rose to 12.4 percent in 2022 in what appears to be the largest one-year jump on record. | Inflation drove living costs up at a time when federal programs that provided aid to families during the COVID-19 pandemic were expiring. | Ediz Tiyansan reports.

Elaine Reyes (2023-09-23). The Heat: United Nations Sustainable Development. america.cgtn.com From efforts to eradicate world hunger to building affordable housing, we'll discuss why sustainable development matters. | As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, member countries are working to complete 17 goals. They include creating sustainable cities, combating climate change, and eliminating hunger and poverty. | Later in the show, my colleague Mike Walter will bring us his conversation with the president of the UN's International Fund for Agriculture Development. | But first, my interview with

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-09-23). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-20). "France out of Africa, US and NATO too!" Activists picket the UNGA. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday September 19, the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly, anti-imperialist activists rallied outside the UN Headquarters in New York City to demand that France end its imperialist meddling in West Africa and the Sahel. Organizers with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the December 12th Movement, Bridging Africa and Black America, and others denounced the neocolonial policies of the European nation and voiced solidarity and support to Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Niger, which recently underwent coups opposing French neocolonialism. Activists demanded that France end its neocolonial…

Editor (2023-09-20). Degrowth and ecosocialist revolution. mronline.org It is becoming increasingly clear that humanity cannot resolve the anthropogenic ecological crises without radically restructuring our social relations—a consensus shared by the degrowth movement and revolutionary socialism. Panel Discussion at Socialism 2023…

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2023-09-21). Capitalism is a giant scam. mronline.org Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Caitlin Johnstone): One of the most formative moments of my life was when I was running a small eco blog called Earth Mums in the mid-00s which focused on consumer solutions to the problem of environmental destruction. Back then I still believed that while capitalism was…

Mike Pappas, Left Voice. (2023-09-20). The Housing Crisis And Migrant Crisis Are Crises Of Capitalism. popularresistance.org New York City mayor Eric Adams declared in August that there is "no room" in the city for hundreds of migrants being forced to sleep on the street because shelters are already crowded and in disrepair. The mayor initially encouraged those seeking shelter to "consider another city" as they struggled to survive. Adams announced plans to house as many as 2,000 in a tent complex on Randalls Island and later designated space on an airfield to house asylum seekers. These spaces are identified, as the claim goes, that the city simply doesn't have housing space for those seeking asylum, especially because it is already d…

W. T. Whitney (2023-09-21). Libya Catastrophe is a Double Whammy; Capitalism is to Blame. counterpunch.org Prodigious rainfall and the failure of long-deteriorated earthen dams caused a rush of waters through Derna, in Libya, on September 11. Thousands of residents died, infrastructure was destroyed, and buildings ended up in the Mediterranean. Failure to protect residents, maintain the dams, and sustain the lives of all Libyans point to societal collapse.

Bill Fletcher, Jr. (2023-09-21). Amilcar Cabral in the age of 'identity politics'. therealnews.com During his life, Bissau-Guinean revolutionary Amilcar Cabral co-founded the PAIGC and dedicated his life to the liberation of his native Guinea and Cape Verde from Portuguese colonialism and capitalism-imperialism. One of his most celebrated works, Return to the Source, has recently been republished by Monthly Review Press. To mark this occasion, Polly Gaster began to wor…

Helena Sheehan (2023-09-21). Marxism & Class. mronline.org The working class makes the world go round. The working class should not be positioned as the most vulnerable in need of help, but as those who labour and deserve a just distribution of the fruits of their labour.

midwesternmarx (2023-09-20). Elliot Abrams Was a CIA Agent According to Daughter of CIA-Mafia Liaison By: Jeremy Kuzmarov. midwesternmarx.com Appointment of Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission Shows President Biden's Close Ties to the CIA In September 1998, Desiree A. Ferdinand gave a sworn deposition, in a case filed with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, detailing the career of her father, Colonel Albert V. Carone, an army intelligence officer in World War II who she claimed was a CIA liaison with organized crime.​Ferdinand testified in a civil suit brought against the CIA and then-Vice President and fo …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-20). Intellectual Property, Knowledge Monopoly and the Rent Economy By: Prabir Purkayastha. midwesternmarx.com ​Neoliberalism privatised the rewards but socialised the risks of the patents system. Image Courtesy: Left Word The twentieth century saw the emergence of public funded universities and technical institutions, while technology development was concentrated in the R&D laboratories of large corporations. The age of the lone inventor—Edison, Siemens, Westinghouse, Graham Bell—had ended with the nineteenth century.1 The twentieth century was more about industry-bas …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-20). Pepe Escobar: Russia, North Korea Stage 'Strategic Coup' Against Western Hegemony. midwesternmarx.com It will take ages to unpack the silos of information inbuilt in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week, coupled with the — armored – train-keeps-a-rollin' conducted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un straddling every nook and cranny of Primorsky Krai.The key themes all reflect the four main vectors of the New Great Game as it's being played across the Global South: energy and energy resources; manufacturing and labor; market and trade rules; and logistics. But they go wa …

Joanna Straughn, Everett, Sara Flounders (2023-09-21). Summer Smith was 'guided by a great feeling of love'. workers.org Summer Smith, a communist organizer, mother and educator died after a long battle with cancer on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 41. She is survived by her daughter, Violet. Summer Smith at Wells Fargo protest for workers rights, Salt Lake City, Jan. 1, . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-21). We can do better than the Sustainable Development Goals model. peoplesdispatch.org In this interview, Vijay Prashad points out how summits on sustainable development goals often end with only calls for increasing funding which serves merely as band-aid. Ending hunger, poverty, and the other crises of our time requires greater political will and structural changes…

Staff (2023-09-21). Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Ukraine, Palestine & Why Latin America Rejects Western Hypocrisy. democracynow.org Colombian President Gustavo Petro joins Democracy Now! for an exclusive broadcast interview after his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he spoke of the need to end wars and stop the climate crisis. Petro is the first leftist to ever govern Colombia. He was elected in 2022 after campaigning to fight inequality and poverty, increase taxes on the wealthy, expand social programs, restore peace and end Colombia's dependence on fossil fuels. He is a former M-19 guerrilla who went on to become the mayor of Bogotá and a senator before rising to the presidency. In Part 1 of the interv…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-20). Socialists in the Netherlands accuse government of failing to combat rising poverty. peoplesdispatch.org Proposals in the 2024 budget presented by the caretaker government on Prince's Day have been deemed as inadequate to mitigate the rise in poverty amid a severe cost of living and housing crisis…

WSWS (2023-09-20). Unite educators and all workers behind the autoworkers' strike! End poverty wages and unsafe conditions! wsws.org The strike by autoworkers against the Big Three automakers is part of a growing international wave of struggles against inflation, concessions and job losses.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-21). Venezuelan President recalls International Day of Peace. plenglish.com That is the path of the Bolivarian Republic and "we will always insist on building a world without hatred and violence, where human solidarity and social justice prevail," the head of State wrote on his X account, formerly Twitter. | The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared September 21, 1981, as the International Day of Peace, with the goal of commemorating the ideals of peace of every people and every nation. | The date makes special emphasis on social and economic development on issues such as poverty, hunger, health care, education, climate change, gender equality, water, sanitation, electricity,…