____ (2022-10-13). China contributes to building community with shared future for mankind as responsible major country: Russian communist official. ecns.cn China has been working in various fields to contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind, which demonstrates its commitment to the role of a responsible major country, Dmitry Novikov, deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia, has said.

Randolph Borges (2022-10-13). China Prepares for 20th Communist Party Congress. orinocotribune.com China's most important political event of the year generates many expectations inside and outside the borders of the Asian power. | As of October 16, the eyes of the world will focus on the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), an event that highly impacts and defines the next steps of China's political system and may have ramifications for the world economy. | Everything that revolves around the 20th Congress of the CPC keeps the various axes of world power in expectation, because the decisions that are made during this day will define the course for the most populous country on the planet which h…

____ (2022-10-12). Survey finds readers' topics of interest for CPC gathering. ecns.cn As the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching, overseas readers eagerly await coverage of the discussions of topics such as China's economy, ecological protection and science and technology at this landmark event.

____ (2022-10-13). CPC solving problems of formalism. ecns.cn Consistent efforts have been made by the Communist Party of China in the past five years to solve problems arising from the practice of formalities for formalities' sake to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on primary-level authorities.

____ (2022-10-12). Plenum makes full preparation for 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued.

____ (2022-10-13). Press centers for 20th CPC National Congress open to journalists. ecns.cn The press centers for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) officially opened in Beijing Media Center and Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing on Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-13). Delegates to CPC national congress arriving in Beijing. ecns.cn Delegates from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrived in Beijing on Thursday.

____ (2022-10-13). CPC Central Committee holds meeting to seek opinions from non-CPC personages on major report. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Aug. 31 to seek opinions and suggestions from non-CPC personages on the draft report to the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress.

____ (2022-10-13). Congress news center officially opens. ecns.cn The media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China officially opened on Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-13). Press center for 20th CPC National Congress opens. ecns.cn The press center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) officially opened on Wednesday to provide services for journalists covering the congress.

WSWS (2022-10-13). The COVID disaster and the political crisis of Australian capitalism. wsws.org "The criminal 'let it rip' pandemic policies of governments—invariably enforced by the labour and trade union bureaucracies—have exposed the brutality of capitalism, and its readiness to sacrifice lives for corporate profit and private wealth accumulation."

____ (2022-10-13). China contributes to building community with shared future for mankind as responsible major country: Russian communist official. ecns.cn China has been working in various fields to contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind, which demonstrates its commitment to the role of a responsible major country, Dmitry Novikov, deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia, has said.

____ (2022-10-12). Press center for 20th CPC National Congress opens. ecns.cn The press center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) officially opened on Wednesday to provide services for journalists covering the congress.

____ (2022-10-13). Press centers for 20th CPC National Congress open to journalists. ecns.cn The press centers for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) officially opened in Beijing Media Center and Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing on Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-13). Survey finds readers' topics of interest for CPC gathering. ecns.cn As the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is approaching, overseas readers eagerly await coverage of the discussions of topics such as China's economy, ecological protection and science and technology at this landmark event.

____ (2022-10-12). CPC solving problems of formalism. ecns.cn Consistent efforts have been made by the Communist Party of China in the past five years to solve problems arising from the practice of formalities for formalities' sake to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on primary-level authorities.

____ (2022-10-13). Delegates to CPC national congress arriving in Beijing. ecns.cn Delegates from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrived in Beijing on Thursday.

____ (2022-10-13). CPC Central Committee holds meeting to seek opinions from non-CPC personages on major report. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Aug. 31 to seek opinions and suggestions from non-CPC personages on the draft report to the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress.

____ (2022-10-12). Congress news center officially opens. ecns.cn The media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China officially opened on Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-13). Plenum makes full preparation for 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-10-13). Sunday 10/30: A Marxist Look at Capitalism's Meltdown. indybay.org 747 Polk St. @ Ellis, San Francisco or via zoom tinyurl.com/MarxistLookCapitalismMeltdown…

Vivien Miley (2022-10-13). Optus data breach exposes surveillance capitalism. greenleft.org.au The media's attention is largely focused on personal data and privacy, but we need to examine what data is being collected, how it is being used and better systems to protect personal data, argues Vivien Miley.

WSWS (2022-10-13). The COVID disaster and the political crisis of Australian capitalism. wsws.org "The criminal 'let it rip' pandemic policies of governments—invariably enforced by the labour and trade union bureaucracies—have exposed the brutality of capitalism, and its readiness to sacrifice lives for corporate profit and private wealth accumulation."

____ (2022-10-12). 19th CPC Central Committee concludes 7th plenary session. ecns.cn The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued.

JANET (2022-10-12). In the end, who promotes fascism? iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo October 7, 2022 The author is editor of the Portuguese Marxist webzine jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Sept. 30. Translation: John Catalinotto. One hundred years after Mussolini took power, fascism is once again governing Italy. For weeks before the election, Giorgia Meloni's expected victory drew no comments from European leaders, and it seemed that they all saw it not only as inevitable but also as normal and acceptable. Only on the eve of Election Day, the Eurocrats' spokeswoman Ursula von der Leyen decided to issue a warning, as useless as it was stupid, brandishing th…

JANET (2022-10-12). A long history of war lies. iacenter.org By Jorge Cadima October 10, 2022 This article was published Sept. 29 in Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, in which the author contributes analytical articles, often about imperialist militarism. Translation: John Catalinotto. New York protest, September 2013. If hypocrisy and lies paid taxes, the speeches made by the leaders of the U.S., the EU and Britain at the recent United Nations General Assembly would have eliminated their colossal public debts. It is amazing how those responsible for practically all the wars and aggressions of the last three decades (at least) present themselves as p…

Len Yannielli (2022-10-12). The sinking of El Faro: Sailors take warning…of disaster capitalism. peoplesworld.org On September 29, 2015, the container ship El Faro, which means lighthouse, left port in Jacksonville, Fla. It was carrying 25 million pounds of cargo, including such diverse commodities as 149 cars and fructose syrup. Its destination was San Juan, Puerto Rico, but it never got there. How does a ship, stretching more than two-and-a-half …

John Bellamy Foster (2022-10-12). Marxism and the climate crisis (John Bellamy Foster on the 'Historical Materialism podcast'). mronline.org Foster begins by referencing the fact that the 19th century, Newtonian view of nature, and the mechanistic, positivist approach to science originally penetrated socialist thought.

Night Owls (2022-10-12). Night Owls #2: Summer of Sabotage. itsgoingdown.org Download pamphlet: Print Tabloid [For a Risograph] Download action poster: Print Tabloid [For a Risograph] Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz writes in An Indigenous People's History of the United States, "Everything in U.S. history is about the land." All nation-states rely on maintaining control over a particular territory, while capitalism has forced people across the world…

Deweylaura (2022-10-12). Anti-imperialism is central to the struggle against capitalism. cpusa.org A feature which distinguishes our communist parties from other tendencies which define themselves as "socialist" is our emphasis on anti-imperialist solidarity. A starting point for anyone who wants to understand imperialism is V.I. Lenin's 1916 book Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism. In this important work, Lenin outlines the essential features of 20th-century imperialism …

Cameron orr (2022-10-11). Struggles of African American youth today. cpusa.org The following was adapted from a talk given at the online CPUSA Marxist School in 2022. The Black Lives Matter uprising of 2020 was a powerful demonstration of unity among a wide strata of people marching in cities and small towns against police oppression. It was led mostly by African American youth, who, like …

JANET (2022-10-12). In the end, who promotes fascism? iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo October 7, 2022 The author is editor of the Portuguese Marxist webzine jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Sept. 30. Translation: John Catalinotto. One hundred years after Mussolini took power, fascism is once again governing Italy. For weeks before the election, Giorgia Meloni's expected victory drew no comments from European leaders, and it seemed that they all saw it not only as inevitable but also as normal and acceptable. Only on the eve of Election Day, the Eurocrats' spokeswoman Ursula von der Leyen decided to issue a warning, as useless as it was stupid, brandishing th…

JANET (2022-10-12). A long history of war lies. iacenter.org By Jorge Cadima October 10, 2022 This article was published Sept. 29 in Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, in which the author contributes analytical articles, often about imperialist militarism. Translation: John Catalinotto. New York protest, September 2013. If hypocrisy and lies paid taxes, the speeches made by the leaders of the U.S., the EU and Britain at the recent United Nations General Assembly would have eliminated their colossal public debts. It is amazing how those responsible for practically all the wars and aggressions of the last three decades (at least) present themselves as p…

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-10-12). Sunday 10/30: A Marxist Look at Capitalism's Meltdown. indybay.org 747 Polk St. @ Ellis, San Francisco or via zoom tinyurl.com/MarxistLookCapitalismMeltdown…

____ (2022-10-11). Party forms new friendships worldwide. ecns.cn During the past decade, the Communist Party of China has expanded its "circle of friends" as it works to forge a global network of political party partnerships to advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

____ (2022-10-10). China expected to play greater role globally. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will chart the course for the country's development over the next five years and beyond, and international experts anticipate China will play a bigger role in global sustainability and peace efforts.

TeleSUR (2022-10-11). Half of World's Poorest Need Urgent Debt Relief: UNDP. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said that 54 developing economies, which account for over half of the world's poorest people, need urgent debt relief as a result of "cascading global crises." | RELATED: | It warned of the risks of inaction in a new paper, noting that if these countries do not get access to effective debt restructuring, poverty will rise and desperately needed investments…

WSWS (2022-10-11). An interview with Larry Ceplair, author of The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist—Seventy-Five Years Later: The biggest consequence 'was censorship and self-censorship, not officially, but unofficially'. wsws.org Immense pressure was exerted on individuals under conditions of the Cold War, anti-communist hysteria to "name names." The witch-hunters were implacable.

Cameron orr (2022-10-11). Struggles of African American youth today. cpusa.org The following was adapted from a talk given at the online CPUSA Marxist School in 2022. The Black Lives Matter uprising of 2020 was a powerful demonstration of unity among a wide strata of people marching in cities and small towns against police oppression. It was led mostly by African American youth, who, like …

____ (2022-10-10). China expected to play greater role globally. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will chart the course for the country's development over the next five years and beyond, and international experts anticipate China will play a bigger role in global sustainability and peace efforts.

____ (2022-10-11). Party forms new friendships worldwide. ecns.cn During the past decade, the Communist Party of China has expanded its "circle of friends" as it works to forge a global network of political party partnerships to advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

WSWS (2022-10-11). An interview with Larry Ceplair, author of The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist—Seventy-Five Years Later: The biggest consequence 'was censorship and self-censorship, not officially, but unofficially'. wsws.org Immense pressure was exerted on individuals under conditions of the Cold War, anti-communist hysteria to "name names." The witch-hunters were implacable.

____ (2022-10-09). Congress set to present road map for future. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will have the central task of presenting the Party's road map for the next five years and beyond, a key period in realizing national rejuvenation.

____ (2022-10-10). CPC's ability to adapt contributes to its success, says expert. ecns.cn The ability to meet people's needs and adapt to domestic and international changes has enabled the Communist Party of China (CPC) to lead China to successive victories, an expert said.

JANET (2022-10-10). In the end, who promotes fascism? iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo October 7, 2022 he author is editor of the Portuguese Marxist webzine jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Sept. 30. Translation: John Catalinotto. One hundred years after Mussolini took power, fascism is once again governing Italy. For weeks before the election, Giorgia Meloni's expected victory drew no comments from European leaders, and it seemed that they all saw it not only as inevitable but also as normal and acceptable. Only on the eve of Election Day, the Eurocrats' spokeswoman Ursula von der Leyen decided to issue a warning, as useless as it was stupid, brandishing the…

WSWS (2022-10-10). Fort Myers, Florida resident: Poverty, inequality fueled hurricane disaster. wsws.org "Florida is among the five states with the highest economic disparity in America. We are among those with the highest household debt and poverty rate. At the same time, we rank third in the number of billionaires."

WSWS (2022-10-10). Build an international movement of the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org "The same contradictions and crisis of world capitalism are also propelling the working class into struggle, providing the basis for the building of an international anti-war movement."

Fight Back (2022-10-09). Red Theory: Against the theory of a peaceful transition to socialism. fightbacknews.org Marxism-Leninism is the science of revolution. The purpose of revolutionary theory is to guide revolutionary practice. Nevertheless, since Marxism was young, there have always been opportunists and revisionists who tried to distort its revolutionary essence. The leading edge of this attack on Marxism – from the misleaders of the Second International, Eduard Bernstein and Karl Kautsky in the early 1900s, to Khrushchev's modern revisionism, beginning with the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1956 – has been the advocacy of a peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism. | Can t…

Roberta Wood (2022-10-09). 'Watery beer and horrible politics!'. peoplesworld.org Communist Party Co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of America's biggest corporations — starting with the manufacturers of Coors's — in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role of …

____ (2022-10-09). Congress set to present road map for future. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will have the central task of presenting the Party's road map for the next five years and beyond, a key period in realizing national rejuvenation.

____ (2022-10-10). CPC's ability to adapt contributes to its success, says expert. ecns.cn The ability to meet people's needs and adapt to domestic and international changes has enabled the Communist Party of China (CPC) to lead China to successive victories, an expert said.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Fort Myers, Florida resident: Poverty, inequality fueled hurricane disaster. wsws.org "Florida is among the five states with the highest economic disparity in America. We are among those with the highest household debt and poverty rate. At the same time, we rank third in the number of billionaires."

WSWS (2022-10-10). Build an international movement of the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org "The same contradictions and crisis of world capitalism are also propelling the working class into struggle, providing the basis for the building of an international anti-war movement."

Fight Back (2022-10-09). Red Theory: Against the theory of a peaceful transition to socialism. fightbacknews.org Marxism-Leninism is the science of revolution. The purpose of revolutionary theory is to guide revolutionary practice. Nevertheless, since Marxism was young, there have always been opportunists and revisionists who tried to distort its revolutionary essence. The leading edge of this attack on Marxism – from the misleaders of the Second International, Eduard Bernstein and Karl Kautsky in the early 1900s, to Khrushchev's modern revisionism, beginning with the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1956 – has been the advocacy of a peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism. | Can t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). President Arce in Vallegrande: "Che Guevara is Not Dead. He Continues to Be a Light for Many of Us". libya360.wordpress.com Andrés Figueroa Cornejo55 years after the fall of the revolutionary humanist and communist Ernesto Guevara, the President of the Plurinational State, Luis Arce Catacora, participated in his homage in Vallegrande, department of Santa Cruz, on the date and site where the heroic guerrilla and part of his comrades of the National Liberation Army, ELN, were…

Roberta Wood (2022-10-09). 'Watery beer and horrible politics!'. peoplesworld.org Communist Party Co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of America's biggest corporations — starting with the manufacturers of Coors's — in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role of …

_____ (2022-10-08). Combat Nihilism: Revolutionary Optimism In The Age Of US Imperial Decline. popularresistance.org Hurricane Ian. The threat of nuclear war. Inflation. Mississippi's water crisis. Any one of these developments have the potential to send even the most clear-headed individual into a state of nihilism and despair. And this is just the short list of calamities currently plaguing humanity. | Life under the decline of U.S. imperialism is far from easy. Little relief exists from the toxic stress induced by poverty, debt, racism, militarism, social isolation, and mainstream media propaganda. Exhaustion is widespread. Trust in the institutions that form the fabric of U.S. society is incredibly low. These conditions hav…

WSWS (2022-10-08). Half of Ukrainian 2023 budget dedicated to NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org The proposed budget underlines the reactionary nature of the Zelensky government, which is dedicated to the NATO proxy war with Russia and austerity and poverty for the working class.

____ (2022-10-08). Josef Mahoney: China will meet global challenges better than others. ecns.cn Josef Mahoney, professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, has witnessed China's achievements in digitization, poverty elimination, and green development. Though the world faces challenges, he's confident in China's future.

____ (2022-10-08). Media center for 20th CPC national congress to open on Oct. 12. ecns.cn A media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will open on Oct. 12.

____ (2022-10-08). Ei Sun OH: China's future economic development is important to the world. ecns.cn Ei Sun OH, principal advisor of the Pacific Research Center in Malaysia, has paid attention to China's achievements concerning poverty alleviation and environmental protection in the past decade. He also expects his optimism for China's future.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Green Capitalism in Crisis: The End of a Chimera. libya360.wordpress.com Eder Peña In the face of the global climate crisis, which is now evident in the destructive force of meteorological events, the question arises once again as to how to deal with this phenomenon, the causes of which are associated with the civilizational model that has spread from the United States and Europe to the…

WSWS (2022-10-07). Millions driven into poverty by pandemic, soaring prices and recession. wsws.org A World Bank report has found that in 2020 global median income declined by 4 percent, the first such decline since it began measurements in median income in 1990, with the most impoverished suffering "setbacks in education and health, with massive learning losses and shortened lifespans."

TeleSUR (2022-10-07). 27 Countries Reported Cholera Outbreaks Throughout 2022 – WHO. telesurenglish.net At a press conference in Geneva, Dr. Tedros pointed to poverty, conflict, and climate change as the factors fueling the current cholera outbreak in the world. | RELATED: | According to the Director General, "the average number of fatalities so far this year is almost three times that of the last five years." | In this regard, Tedros brought up the alarming situation in Syria and Haiti. Syria has reported more than 10 000 suspected cases…

Roberta Wood (2022-10-07). Communist leader indicts Coors for its watery beer and dangerous politics. peoplesworld.org "Watery beer and horrible politics!" Communist Party co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of Coors Beer, one of America's huge corporations, in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role …

Special to People's World (2022-10-07). Neo-realism: The cultural expression of a people in struggle. peoplesworld.org What is the proper role of fiction in societies fighting for basic rights, fair labor practices, and human dignity? The Portuguese Communist Party held a conference on that very subject, called "Neo-realism: Cultural Expression of a People in Struggle." An engaged audience filled the auditorium of the Museum of Neo-Realism, in Vila Franca de Xira, …

WSWS (2022-10-08). Half of Ukrainian 2023 budget dedicated to NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org The proposed budget underlines the reactionary nature of the Zelensky government, which is dedicated to the NATO proxy war with Russia and austerity and poverty for the working class.

____ (2022-10-08). Ei Sun OH: China's future economic development is important to the world. ecns.cn Ei Sun OH, principal advisor of the Pacific Research Center in Malaysia, has paid attention to China's achievements concerning poverty alleviation and environmental protection in the past decade. He also expects his optimism for China's future.

____ (2022-10-08). Josef Mahoney: China will meet global challenges better than others. ecns.cn Josef Mahoney, professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, has witnessed China's achievements in digitization, poverty elimination, and green development. Though the world faces challenges, he's confident in China's future.

____ (2022-10-07). CPC top discipline inspection commission holds plenum. ecns.cn The 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its seventh plenary session on Friday.Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CCDI, addressed the meeting."ÄÄ"ÄÄA total of 129 CCDI members attended the session, and two other attendees were present in a non-voting capacity. ‚ñ…

____ (2022-10-07). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Millions driven into poverty by pandemic, soaring prices and recession. wsws.org A World Bank report has found that in 2020 global median income declined by 4 percent, the first such decline since it began measurements in median income in 1990, with the most impoverished suffering "setbacks in education and health, with massive learning losses and shortened lifespans."

WSWS (2022-10-07). Millions driven into poverty by pandmeic, soaring prices and recession. wsws.org A World Bank report has found that in 2020 global median income declined by 4 percent, the first such decline since it began measurements in median income in 1990, with the most impoverished suffering "setbacks in education and health, with massive learning losses and shortened lifespans."

Roberta Wood (2022-10-07). Communist leader indicts Coors for its watery beer and dangerous politics. peoplesworld.org "Watery beer and horrible politics!" Communist Party co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of Coors Beer, one of America's huge corporations, in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role …

Special to People's World (2022-10-07). Neo-realism: The cultural expression of a people in struggle. peoplesworld.org What is the proper role of fiction in societies fighting for basic rights, fair labor practices, and human dignity? The Portuguese Communist Party held a conference on that very subject, called "Neo-realism: Cultural Expression of a People in Struggle." An engaged audience filled the auditorium of the Museum of Neo-Realism, in Vila Franca de Xira, …

____ (2022-10-07). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Millions driven into poverty by pandemic, soaring prices and recession. wsws.org A World Bank report has found that in 2020 global median income declined by 4 percent, the first such decline since it began measurements in median income in 1990, with the most impoverished suffering "setbacks in education and health, with massive learning losses and shortened lifespans."

WSWS (2022-10-07). Millions driven into poverty by pandmeic, soaring prices and recession. wsws.org A World Bank report has found that in 2020 global median income declined by 4 percent, the first such decline since it began measurements in median income in 1990, with the most impoverished suffering "setbacks in education and health, with massive learning losses and shortened lifespans."

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-06). After Dumping $15 Billion Into Fossil Fuels, World Bank Urged to Stop 'Investing in Climate Disaster'. commondreams.org "If the World Bank wants to be a part of the solution rather than the problem, it needs to stop funding fossil fuels and unlock billions in order to support the transition to renewable energy across the globe and end poverty and inequality," said one campaigner.

Andrew Wright (2022-10-06). Fighting anti-communism and anti-Blackness: An interview with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly. peoplesworld.org Among the disheartening happenings in Detroit this year have been the dedication of ARPA emergency funding to increased police surveillance throughout the city and being deemed a federal "hot spot" for crime. It's been feeling like the Motor City would be rounding out another disappointing year masked only by the North American Auto Show—and the …

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-06). 'Next Up? Legalize It': Advocates Cheer Biden Move to Pardon Marijuana Convictions. commondreams.org "This is what pressure and advocacy look like," said anti-poverty activist Joe Sanberg. "This must be the first of many steps to ending our decadeslong failed policies on marijuana."

Adam Hochschild (2022-10-06). Why We Can't Have Nice Things—Like Socialism—in the United States. commondreams.org The never-ending impact of a forgotten Blitzkrieg against the American left.

____ (2022-10-06). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Taiwan Says China Wants to 'Normalize' Increased Military Activity. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that China is "In the future, the activities of Chinese Communist military aircraft and ships entering our air defense identification zone, crossing the median line, and approaching maritime areas close to the island will gradually becom…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Why Western Countries Are Interested in Maintaining Energy Poverty in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim criticized the West on Monday for obstructing African nations' effort to develop their own hydrocarbon reserves and constantly ignoring the energy poverty problems of the Global South. What's behind the Global North's political short-sightedness and who benefits from the controversy? Even though Africa boasts roughly 12% and 9% of…

Jim Pugh (2022-10-05). Reviving the Child Tax Credit Is a Winning Campaign Message for Democrats This Coming Midterms. commondreams.org The expanded Child Tax Credit was the most impactful anti-poverty program in a generation. Democrats should campaign on bringing it back.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Taiwan Says China Wants to 'Normalize' Increased Military Activity. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that China is "In the future, the activities of Chinese Communist military aircraft and ships entering our air defense identification zone, crossing the median line, and approaching maritime areas close to the island will gradually becom…

____ (2022-10-05). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

Adam Ramsay (2022-10-04). Britain's Senseless Pursuit of Disaster Capitalism. commondreams.org As other nations return to state-led investment, Truss and Kwarteng act to weaken our democracy, economy and rights.