WSWS (2022-01-31). The Democratic Party spearheads war drive against Russia. wsws.org While public opinion overwhelmingly opposes war with Russia over Ukraine, the Democrats are leading a bipartisan campaign of economic, political and military provocations that threatens to trigger a nuclear war.

Global Research News (2022-01-31). Selected Articles: Press Stunned as Ukraine President Zelensky Points Finger at West. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | As everyone faces difficult times, the company which deals with the fulfillment of book sales on behalf of Global Research is no longer able to provide its services. We are unfortunately suspending the sale of print books until …

Sadiyah Garrett (2022-01-31). Ukraine crisis: What's at stake for the UK? nationofchange.org Britain — like other western powers — is coming to Ukraine's aid. It's threatening economic sanctions against Russia if it invades. It's providing Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and armoured vehicles. It's promising to deploy British forces to eastern European members of the Nato military alliance if Russian troops cross Ukraine's borders. But why is the …

WSWS (2022-01-31). Ukraine war would threaten regional and global food prices. wsws.org A disruption of Ukrainian wheat and grain exports would be especially damaging to countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.

_____ (2022-01-31). Is Erdogan Trying to Revise his Foreign Policy? journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. Against this background, the approval rate for Recep Tayyip Erdogan as head of state has …

Rehad Desai (2022-01-31). Joining the dots: Pandemics and political economy. greenleft.org.au Climate Justice puts the people most affected by the crisis at the centre of the solution. Health Justice must do the same, argues Rehad Desai.

Editor2 (2022-01-31). Following "Unjustifiable" UAE Bombing of Saada Prison, US & UN Condemn Yemeni Retaliation. orinocotribune.com By Ahmed Abdulkareem — Jan 25, 2022 | "This is the latest in a long line of unjustifiable airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led Coalition on places like schools, hospitals, markets, wedding parties, and prisons." — Ahmed Mahat, head of the Doctors Without Borders mission in Yemen | SAADA, YEMEN — In a scene rife with chaos and crying, volunteers and a rescue squad pulled the bodies of 91 prisoners from the rubble of the Sa'ada City Remand Prison in southern Yemen on Tuesday. Early last Friday morning, United Arab Emirates (UAE) warplanes supported by the United States targeted the overcrowded p…

WSWS (2022-01-31). Expiration of expanded tax credit throws millions of US children into poverty. wsws.org Amid a surge in the Omicron variant which has sickened millions, the Democrats have allowed expanded child tax credit (CTC) payments to expire with 30 million families not seeing the payments on January 15 after just six months of the program.

WSWS (2022-01-31). Labour run Coventry council mount strike breaking operation against bin workers. wsws.org Unite the union is doing everything to isolate and end a dispute that is the highest expression of an offensive by councils of all political stripes, allied with private company management, against workers throughout the sector.

WSWS (2022-01-31). National Labor Relations Board schedules new election at Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. wsws.org The RWDSU's campaign at Amazon has relied on unprecedented support from the Democratic Party, for whom the pro-corporate unions are a key element in their strategy to enforce labor discipline upon and increasingly restive workforce.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-01-31). New Gates Foundation trustee led plot to overthrow Zimbabwean leader alongside US gov't. thegrayzone.com Listed as a US asset while spearheading Zimbabwean regime change plans, billionaire Strive Masiyiwa joins a cast of technocratic zealots on Gates' new board of trustees. In a shake-up of an institution named for one of the world's wealthiest and most influential oligarchs, Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa was appointed to the Gates Foundation's board of trustees this January. He will be joined on the board by a seemingly diverse cast of corporate elites known for their embrace of technocratic and …

WSWS (2022-01-31). Brazil's Workers Party lays out 2022 election program: austerity and corporatism. wsws.org Behind bombastic announcements that the party intends to "undo" the austerity imposed over the last five years, the PT is criticizing Bolsonaro's inability to control spending and attract foreign capital.

WSWS (2022-01-31). SEP (Australia) files objection to party deregistration. wsws.org The SEP is demanding the basic democratic right to stand candidates in its name at the looming federal election in order to advance, in the broadest possible way, the necessary socialist perspective, based on the protection of health and lives, not private profit.

WSWS (2022-01-31). Stop the intra-company bidding war at Ford! No concessions—neither in Saarlouis nor in Valencia. wsws.org We are no longer prepared to accept the systematic sellout of our jobs and the constant deterioration of our wages and working conditions without a fight.

William Briggs (2022-01-31). COVID-19 vaccines, a 'testament' to capitalism? greenleft.org.au There was no altruism in the speed in which pharmaceutical companies developed successful vaccines. The very future of capitalism relied on science's ability to keep the wheels turning, argues William Briggs.

Sameena Rahman, Zach Farber (2022-01-31). The socialist case for CalCare. liberationnews.org Single-payer universal healthcare is within reach for Californians. On Jan. 20, Assembly Bill 1400, also known as CalCare, passed the California state assembly appropriations committee. If CalCare passes the assembly floor by Jan. 31 it will advance to the state senate.

TASS (2022-01-30). US sanctions against Russia may destabilize global financial system – report. tass.com The article says, such step may cause serious reciprocal measures from Russia…

Heiner Flassbeck (2022-01-30). Can economy and ecology be reconciled? indybay.org The Corona-related shutdown, imposed by the state and whose effects are to be dampened by the state with enormous sums of money, will go down in history as the classic example of how states create unhappiness and unemployment with unilateral interventions in the economy.

Basav Sen (2022-01-30). Pro-Highway, Pro-Car Public Transportation Policy Is Fueling Inequality. truthout.org For decades, the federal government has allocated about This policy choice has consequences for racial and economic justice, the environment, and more. Here, we focus only on the racial and economic justice questions — whose interests are not served, and who are excluded, by…

_____ (2022-01-30). A Journey From Incineration Toward Zero Waste. popularresistance.org As you enter Chester, Pennsylvania, and drive by 10 Highland Ave, chances are you just took a breath of mercury, soot, and lead. You might have also seen a big smokestack as you drove by, and if you did, you would have seen the country's largest trash incinerator run by a company called Covanta. This incinerator sits in a mostly Black neighborhood in which one-third of the residents live under the poverty line. The location of this incinerator, however, is far from a coincidence. | Forty-five percent of all incinerators in the country are in neighborhoods where people of color are a majority or a higher percentag…

Luis Feliz Leon (2022-01-30). Mexico Auto Workers Are Set for Landmark Union Vote at General Motors Plant. truthout.org This was first published at Workers at a massive General Motors plant in central Mexico will vote in a landmark election this week to decide which union will represent the plant's 6,500 workers. A victory by the independent union there would be a big step toward breaking the stranglehold of the employer-friendly unions that have long dominated Mexico's labor scene. | Employees at th…

Labor Video Projecct (2022-01-30). Victory To South African Clover Workers & Smash Israeli Union Busting! For Workers Control. indybay.org As part of an international day of action on January 27, 2022 for the 5,000 South African Clover workers actions took place all over the world including in San Francisco at the Israeli consulate. The workers have been on strike since November 22, 2022.

Brenda Norrell (2022-01-30). Nevada and Canada: Laboratories for Genocide and Death. indybay.org The United States government left a trail of cancer and death for Western Shoshone during secret atomic bomb testing, Western Shoshone Ian Zabarte tells the White House. In Canada, the government and churches carried out the systematic kidnapping, starvation, torture and murder of Native children who were incarcerated in residential schools. As unmarked graves of children are discovered, the horrific abuse and medical experiments are described by The Tyee media. Mohawk Mothers are holding McGill responsible in Montreal for UKUltra torture and mind control experiments on Mohawk children conducted by the Canadian g…

_____ (2022-01-30). How Politicians Are Papering Over Social Problems Caused By Capitalism. popularresistance.org The declines of U.S. capitalism and of its imperial position provoke fear among its mainstream politicians. Their response, in large part, has been to deny that any such decline is happening. These politicians do this partly by acting as though the U.S. remains in the globally dominant position it occupied in the second half of the 20th century. Thus, to maintain this illusion, they start wars in the Middle East, maintain military bases in dozens of countries, intervene in other countries at will and describe the U.S. as the global guarantor of peace, security, and democracy. | Yet these U.S. politicians also sen…

Paul Haeder (2022-01-30). Requiem for a People-Centered World Dream. dissidentvoice.org My dream is to invite a reader into a room and pour a nice cup of tea . . . and then nail the door shut. — author Charles Bowden, 2010 NPR interview There is so much daily that expresses so much about the slippery slopes we are in globally because of predatory-penury-parasitic-pugilistic capitalism. In the …

Paul Haeder (2022-01-30). Requiem for a People-Centered World Dream. dissidentvoice.org My dream is to invite a reader into a room and pour a nice cup of tea . . . and then nail the door shut. — author Charles Bowden, 2010 NPR interview There is so much daily that expresses so much about the slippery slopes we are in globally because of predatory-penury-parasitic-pugilistic capitalism. In the …

_____ (2022-01-29). Endless War Is The Empire's Last Dance. popularresistance.org This moment of history will be remembered for the massive shift in global relations currently underway. On one side stands the forces of peace and multipolarity led by China, Russia, and their allies in the Global South. On the other is the forces of empire and conquest spearheaded by the U.S. and its allies. The conflict between these two "camps" is about much more than competing visions for planetary development. World politics have transitioned from a war between socialism and capitalism to a protracted struggle for the survival of humanity itself. | The forces of Empire have reached the following conclusion:…

ecns.cn (2022-01-29). China's tech powerhouse sees GDP exceed 3 trln yuan in 2021. ecns.cn South China's metropolis of Shenzhen, a technological powerhouse, saw its gross domestic product (GDP) top 3 trillion yuan (about 471 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, said the municipal statistics bureau.

ecns.cn (2022-01-29). Sino-Russia trade, economic cooperation sustains upward momentum. ecns.cn China and Russia have maintained stellar trade and economic cooperation, with both countries continuing to strive for greater synergy in various areas.

ecns.cn (2022-01-29). Tibet's GDP expands 6.7% in 2021. ecns.cn The gross domestic product (GDP) of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region grew 6.7 percent year-on-year in 2021. The regional government announced the figure at a press conference Thursday.

Roy Landersen (2022-01-29). US, Russian rulers step up confrontation over Ukraine. themilitant.com Talks between the U.S. and Russian governments over Moscow's continuing troop buildup near its border with Ukraine ended without agreement Jan. 21. Washington opposes Moscow's threats to Ukraine, claiming to stand against an assault on Ukrainian sovereignty. In fact, the U.S. capitalist rulers seek to defend their own economic and strategic interests in the region. | The U.S. rulers have expanded NATO across Eastern Europe over decades, bringing these troops ever closer to Russia's borders. | To bolster its own interests and dominate what it calls its "near abroad," Moscow has mobilized its forces in the area and…

Roy Landersen (2022-01-29). German rulers pulled between Washington and Moscow. themilitant.com As Washington presses to defend its interests in eastern Europe, claiming to act in defense of Ukrainian sovereignty, deeper divisions have become clear among the rival capitalist rulers in NATO. The head of Germany's navy, Kay-Achim Schonbach, was forced to resign Jan. 22 after saying Russian President Vladimir Putin's mobilization of military forces around Ukraine was just to gain "respect" as an "equal" and that the Crimean Peninsula, occupied by Russian forces since 2014, is "gone and will never come back" to Ukraine. | Germany's rulers control the dominant capitalist power in Europe, profiting off the unequa…

Dave DeCamp (2022-01-29). Ukraine Wants US to Dial Back Russian War Talk to Save Economy. news.antiwar.com The US claims that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine have taken a toll on the Ukrainian economy. An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff on Friday "Constant and extremely emotional messages in the media about how a big war is going to start tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow or the day after that create economic risks," said Mykhailo Podolyak. | "This speculative stuff puts pressure on inve…

Staff (2022-01-29). Russia replies to Irish fishermen. rt.com Military exercises set to take place in international waters in Ireland's exclusive economic zone are moved | The Russian Embassy in Dublin has confirmed that Moscow has decided to move naval drills, scheduled for next week, following a request from the Irish government. | In a statement, issued on Saturday evening, Ambassador Yury Filatov said the planned military exercise will now take place outside of Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone. | Earlier on Saturday, Minister Simon Coveney, whose brief extends to both Ireland's foreign affairs and defense ministries, revealed that he'd personally asked his Russian c…

TASS (2022-01-29). Most Russian regions maintain economic ties with Japan – Ministry of Economic Development. tass.com The future of bilateral partnership depends on interaction between Russian regions and Japanese prefectures, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said…

sputniknews (2022-01-29). More Anti-Russian Sanctions to Backfire on European Economy and Banking System. sputniknews.com BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – More economic sanctions on Russia would have a devastating effect on the European economic and financial sectors, politicians and pundits have told Sputnik.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-29). Honduras Resumes Diplomatic Relations with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com With the start of the mandate of President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya in Honduras, the Republic of Honduras normalized diplomatic relations with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Honduran leader took office this Thursday, January 27, with the announcement of very innovative measures to address the crisis of extreme poverty in her country, as well as a number of progressive measures in domestic and foreign policies. | The political, economic and cultural exchange and cooperation between Venezuela and Honduras was interrupted since 2019 when former President Juan Orlando Hernández terminated relations with th…

_____ (2022-01-29). Financial Superbubble Meets Political Dystopia. popularresistance.org Because only fools believe they can predict the short-term fluctuations of the economy, let's follow in the style of Descartes and just retreat to the most basic possible prediction that we are certain will come true. Which is: The current boom in asset prices‚Äâ—‚Äâhigh prices not just in one asset, but in stocks, financial assets, real estate, luxury goods, crypto, NFTs and any other hastily invented place where money can flow‚Äâ—‚Äâwill come to an end. Whether that end comes tomorrow or in six months or in a year or in five years i…

Heiner Flassbeck (2022-01-29). Can economy and ecology be reconciled? indybay.org The Corona-related shutdown, imposed by the state and whose effects are to be dampened by the state with enormous sums of money, will go down in history as the classic example of how states create unhappiness and unemployment with unilateral interventions in the economy.

sputniknews (2022-01-29). US Economy Loses $240 Bln in 2021 Due to Microchip Shortage, Reports Suggest. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A shortage of microchips in production processes in the United States cost the American economy $240 billion last year, and electronics companies bore the brunt of the impact, the US broadcaster CBS News has reported, citing experts.

scorinoco (2022-01-29). Outrage in Peru Following Devastating Repsol Oil Spill. orinocotribune.com The devastating oil spill has polluted 1.7 million square meters of soil and 1.2 million square meters of ocean, tarred 21 beaches on Peru's Pacific coast, and killed a vast variety of marine wildlife, besides incurring huge economic losses to fishing and tourism industries. | Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, on January 24, assured that his administration will take all necessary actions to ensure that Spanish transnational company Repsol "comply with its criminal, civil and administrative responsibilities" for the oil spill in the Ventanilla sea on January 15. During a meeting with artisanal fishermen of the Ch…

sputniknews (2022-01-29). Expert: Central Banks Join Virtual Gold Rush to Keep Up With Rising Crypto. sputniknews.com BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – Central banks have been pressured to digitize conventional currencies after the cryptocurrency boom paved the way for an ever-growing interest in decentralized banking, Louis Larue, an economic professor and a researcher at the University of Gothenburg, told Sputnik.

Staff (2022-01-29). Pyongyang test-fires suspected ballistic missile. rt.com North Korea has reportedly conducted its 7th missile launch so far this year | The reported launch took place on Sunday morning local time, the South Korean and the Japanese military reported. The missile was apparently fired from North Korea's Chagang province towards the Sea of Japan, according to Seoul. | The missile allegedly flew some 800 kilometers, before falling into the sea outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, Kyodo reported, citing Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno. Matsuno denounced the launch as a violation of the UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. | Shortly after the launch, S…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-29). COVID-19 pandemic led to increase in extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean, reports ECLAC. peoplesdispatch.org According to ECLAC's annual report, extreme poverty rate in the region rose from 13.1% in 2020 to 13.8% in 2021, a setback of 27 years…

Dean Baker (2022-01-29). More Thoughts on the Great Inflation Debate. cepr.net We don't want to see anything like the surge in unemployment from the 1981—82 recession, especially if it's intended to combat an inflation problem that does not exist.

James O'Neill (2022-01-29). Australians Look in Vain for Signs of an Independent Foreign Policy. dissidentvoice.org One of the most disturbing features of the contemporary political scene is the almost complete absence of any difference in the foreign policy stance of the Coalition and Labor parties. It was not always so. The Whitlam government of 19 72—75 tried very hard to demonstrate a foreign policy that distinguished them from that of …

Labor Video Projecct (2022-01-29). Victory To South African Clover Workers & Smash Israeli Union Busting! For Workers Control. indybay.org As part of an international day of action on January 27, 2022 for the 5,000 South African Clover workers actions took place all over the world including in San Francisco at the Israeli consulate. The workers have been on strike since November 22, 2022.

Brenda Norrell (2022-01-29). Nevada and Canada: Laboratories for Genocide and Death. indybay.org The United States government left a trail of cancer and death for Western Shoshone during secret atomic bomb testing, Western Shoshone Ian Zabarte tells the White House. In Canada, the government and churches carried out the systematic kidnapping, starvation, torture and murder of Native children who were incarcerated in residential schools. As unmarked graves of children are discovered, the horrific abuse and medical experiments are described by The Tyee media. Mohawk Mothers are holding McGill responsible in Montreal for UKUltra torture and mind control experiments on Mohawk children conducted by the Canadian g…

Plus News (2022-01-29). Parliamentarians Challenged on Global Peace. plusnews.ug Members of Parliament globally have been tasked on the need to promote Peace, Unity and co-existence. Opening the 8th Plenary Session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace organized by Global Council for Tolerance and Peace under the stewardship of H.E Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Jarwan in collaboration with the Union of Comoros recently, …

The Lancet (2022-01-29). [Editorial] Neglected tropical diseases: ending the neglect of populations. thelancet.com 2022 sees the tenth anniversary of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), a pivotal event at which governments, pharmaceutical companies, foundations, and NGOs committed to collaborate in their efforts to stop NTDs. This initiative was inspired by the WHO NTD Roadmap 2012—2020, a plan for the control, elimination, and eradication of 17 neglected tropical diseases by 2020. Not all of the targets were met, but much progress has been made. In 2020, 600 million fewer people required interventions against NTDs than in 2010, and 42 countries eliminated at least one NTD.

sputniknews (2022-01-29). Eurozone Economies Up for Tough Year Amid Concerns Over Supply Chains, Consumption, & Inflation. sputniknews.com One of Europe's biggest economies, Germany, showed a 0.7% decline in the last quarter of 2021 despite preliminary projections being much more optimistic. Two other economies, France and Spain, showed growth, but it was notably slower than the previous two quarters.

Brian Williams (2022-01-29). Protest in Tunisia demands jobs, political rights. themilitant.com Defying a government ban on indoor and outdoor gatherings, more than 1,000 demonstrators took to the streets in Tunisia's capital, Tunis, Jan. 14 to protest rising joblessness, inflation and attacks on political rights. The date marks the 11th anniversary since massive protests succeeded in overthrowing the rule of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, prompting uprisings across North Africa and the Mideast. | Some protesters chanted, "Down with the coup!" referring to the rule by decree by Tunisia's current president, Kais Saied, who shut down parliament and suspended the constitution last July. | "This peop…

Staff (2022-01-29). Getting Gasoline is no Longer an Ordeal for Caracas Residents. orinocotribune.com After long months of getting up early and spending endless hours in queues at service stations in Caracas, local residents have begun to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Since the beginning of January, they can now fill their vehicles with gasoline within few minutes. | Thanks to an increase in fuel production since the end of 2021, the long lines of cars and motorcycles that used to create traffic jams around gas stations are becoming a thing of the past in the avenues of the capital city. | Ever since the start of the second quarter of 2020, with fuel shortages and the arrival of COVID-19, a fuel distrib…

Anna Massoglia (2022-01-29). Breyer's Retirement Is Likely to Spark More Dark Money Spending in 2022 Midterms. truthout.org Justice Stephen Breyer is Even before Breyer announced h…

WSWS (2022-01-29). An open letter from Detroit teachers to autoworkers: Close the schools and plants to save lives, not profits! wsws.org Our committee calls for joint action between educators, autoworkers and all workers to close schools and nonessential workplaces, with full social supports for all affected workers, as part of a broader strategy to stop the pandemic worldwide.

Cecilia Paz (2022-01-29). Near New Orleans, weak regulations cause oil pipeline to leak 300k gallons. liberationnews.org On Jan. 12, federal documents revealed an oil spill of more than 300,000 gallons, which was discovered just east of New Orleans on December 27, 2021.

Pratyush Chandra (2022-01-29). On the significance of the polemical in Marxism. mronline.org A polemic for revolutionaries is a militant dialogic practice to reveal the contradictions of a position, hammering it down to break open its hardened crust in order to rescue life from the stifle of the canon.

WSWS (2022-01-29). With 900,000 dead from COVID-19, US capitalism doubles down on mass infection. wsws.org Even as thousands die each day, the Biden administration and US media are demanding the end of any remaining restrictions on the spread of COVID-19.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-29). To the People of Cuba: Is Washington Preparing a "Soft Coup"? The Co-optation of Cuban Intellectuals. globalresearch.ca The Cuban Revolution constitutes a fundamental landmark in the history of humanity, which challenges the legitimacy of global capitalism. In all major regions of the World, the Cuban revolution has been a source of inspiration and struggle…

Hedelberto López Blanch (2022-01-29). El litio y la operación neoliberal de Piñera. globalizacion.ca Con la licitación y entrega de abundantes reservas de litio a dos empresas privadas, Sebastián Piñera quería despedirse de la presidencia chilena dejando un aciago legado a su sucesor, Gabriel Boric, situación parecida a la operación neoliberal realizada en Argentina…

Workers World Party (2022-01-29). To a socialist future/Build Workers World. workers.org Workers World newspaper's articles and editorials analyze major global and U.S. developments, always with an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist perspective. Our pages report on people's movements here and abroad, to not only inform our readers but to promote those struggles and show solidarity with them. And, WW aims to advance the struggle . . . |

WSWS (2022-01-29). An interview with Mark Kruger, author of The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site recently spoke with Mark Kruger about his new book, the 1619 Project, and the current state of American politics.

Seth Galinsky (2022-01-29). 'Cuba's socialist revolution sets an example for working people'. themilitant.com Halfway through the Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 international "I worked in hospitals for decades," Militant reader Jannie Jackson told SWP members Kaitlin Estill and Jacquie Henderson when they stopped by her home in Cincinnati Jan. 18…

Betsey Stone (2022-01-29). Socialist Workers Party conference launches 2022 California campaign. themilitant.com LOS ANGELES — Socialist Workers Party members in California met in a statewide convention here Jan. 23 and voted to run Eleanor García, a retired aerospace worker and party leader with long experience in working-class struggles, for U.S. Senate and Joel Britton, a longtime SWP campaigner, unionist, and member of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 125, for governor. | As part of the party's bold national campaign in 2022, the candidates will present the need for the working class to fight today's attacks by the bosses and their political parties, and to chart a course to take poli…

Editor (2022-01-29). Brazil Elections 2022: Greenwald debates Mier. mronline.org On January 24, Brasil Wire editor Brian Mier appeared on Eoin Higgins podcast, Flashpoint, to present his analysis of Brazilian Congressman David Miranda and his husband Glenn Greenwald's abandonment of the PSOL (Socialism and Liberty Party) for the moderate PDT.

_____ (2022-01-29). Anti-Fascism At The Intersection Of Ella Baker And Clara Zetkin. popularresistance.org This article is a continuation of a previous one titled "Rethinking Revolution for an Age of Resurgent Fascism." Ella Baker's work leading the Young Negroes' Cooperative League (YNCL) from 1930-1933 is here used to further inform today's anti-fascism. Overall, this article relates Baker's work to the dissenting views of German Communist Party (KPD) co-founder Clara Zetkin, specifically her views on fascism and the systemic alternative she referred to as a "Soviet Congress for a Soviet Germany." This was a federation of autonomous councils formed in neighborhoods and workplaces for mutual aid, self-defense, and as…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-29). Honduras Resumes Diplomatic Relations with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com With the start of the mandate of President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya in Honduras, the Republic of Honduras normalized diplomatic relations with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Honduran leader took office this Thursday, January 27, with the announcement of very innovative measures to address the crisis of extreme poverty in her country, as well as a number of progressive measures in domestic and foreign policies. | The political, economic and cultural exchange and cooperation between Venezuela and Honduras was interrupted since 2019 when former President Juan Orlando Hernández terminated relations with th…

James O'Neill (2022-01-29). Australians Look in Vain for Signs of an Independent Foreign Policy. dissidentvoice.org One of the most disturbing features of the contemporary political scene is the almost complete absence of any difference in the foreign policy stance of the Coalition and Labor parties. It was not always so. The Whitlam government of 19 72—75 tried very hard to demonstrate a foreign policy that distinguished them from that of …

Plus News (2022-01-29). Parliamentarians Challenged on Global Peace. plusnews.ug Members of Parliament globally have been tasked on the need to promote Peace, Unity and co-existence. Opening the 8th Plenary Session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace organized by Global Council for Tolerance and Peace under the stewardship of H.E Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Jarwan in collaboration with the Union of Comoros recently, …

The Lancet (2022-01-29). [Editorial] Neglected tropical diseases: ending the neglect of populations. thelancet.com 2022 sees the tenth anniversary of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), a pivotal event at which governments, pharmaceutical companies, foundations, and NGOs committed to collaborate in their efforts to stop NTDs. This initiative was inspired by the WHO NTD Roadmap 2012—2020, a plan for the control, elimination, and eradication of 17 neglected tropical diseases by 2020. Not all of the targets were met, but much progress has been made. In 2020, 600 million fewer people required interventions against NTDs than in 2010, and 42 countries eliminated at least one NTD.

Dean Baker (2022-01-29). More Thoughts on the Great Inflation Debate. cepr.net With inflation remaining stubbornly high for longer than I, and many others, expected, I want to take another stab at the argument of the inflation hawks. As a jumping off point, I will use the argument put forward by Larry Summers and Jason Furman, probably the two most prominent and coherent economists arguing that we …

WSWS (2022-01-29). An open letter from Detroit teachers to autoworkers: Close the schools and plants to save lives, not profits! wsws.org Our committee calls for joint action between educators, autoworkers and all workers to close schools and nonessential workplaces, with full social supports for all affected workers, as part of a broader strategy to stop the pandemic worldwide.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-29). To the People of Cuba: Is Washington Preparing a "Soft Coup"? The Co-optation of Cuban Intellectuals. globalresearch.ca The Cuban Revolution constitutes a fundamental landmark in the history of humanity, which challenges the legitimacy of global capitalism. In all major regions of the World, the Cuban revolution has been a source of inspiration and struggle…

WSWS (2022-01-29). With 900,000 dead from COVID-19, US capitalism doubles down on mass infection. wsws.org Even as thousands die each day, the Biden administration and US media are demanding the end of any remaining restrictions on the spread of COVID-19.

Hedelberto López Blanch (2022-01-29). El litio y la operación neoliberal de Piñera. globalizacion.ca Con la licitación y entrega de abundantes reservas de litio a dos empresas privadas, Sebastián Piñera quería despedirse de la presidencia chilena dejando un aciago legado a su sucesor, Gabriel Boric, situación parecida a la operación neoliberal realizada en Argentina…

Workers World Party (2022-01-29). To a socialist future/Build Workers World. workers.org Workers World newspaper's articles and editorials analyze major global and U.S. developments, always with an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist perspective. Our pages report on people's movements here and abroad, to not only inform our readers but to promote those struggles and show solidarity with them. And, WW aims to advance the struggle . . . |

WSWS (2022-01-29). An interview with Mark Kruger, author of The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site recently spoke with Mark Kruger about his new book, the 1619 Project, and the current state of American politics.

Robert Reich (2022-01-28). The Curse of Financial Entrepreneurship. indybay.org We are not prisoners of bad decisions made in the past. We can and should rein in Wall Street, break up its five giant "too-big-to-fail" banks, support local and state banks, resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act's divide between investment & commercial banking, tax all financial transactions — and rebuild jobs and wages on the product side of the American economy.

Heiner Flassbeck (2022-01-28). Can economy and ecology be reconciled? indybay.org The Corona-related shutdown, imposed by the state and whose effects are to be dampened by the state with enormous sums of money, will go down in history as the classic example of how states create unhappiness and unemployment with unilateral interventions in the economy.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-01-28). Economists Darrick Hamilton And William Spriggs Speak On Biden And America's Increasing Inflation. moguldom.com U.S. inflation has been on a tear, hitting a near four-decade high of 7 percent in December, with prices spiking as the economy re-opened amid optimism that the coronavirus vaccine rollout would bring the two-year-long pandemic to an end. Elevated inflation is creating new political and economic hurdles for the Biden administration, leaving it with …

Editor2 (2022-01-28). Economic Growth Returns to Venezuela: Interview. orinocotribune.com We spoke to Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, editor of the Caracas-based

Staff (2022-01-28). Thursday February 3 Webinar: In Conversation with Camila Saab, Wife of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers "violation" of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela in legally working around the US blockade on his country by finding the means to import food, medicine, and materials for the Venezuelan oil industry. The US is seeking to coerce Alex Saab into disclosing the methods Venezuela uses to circumvent the US-Canadian-European sanctions with the goal of further tightening the economic blockade and suffering on the Venezuelan people. These sanctions are illegal ac…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). The Vast Anti-Russian Psyop Campaign That's Brought Us to the Brink of Nuclear War. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea There's an absurdity to humanity's current predicament of standing on the brink of World War III. This is that the decisive factor behind why the U.S. and Russia are close to war has not been the geopolitical struggles, the economic competition, or the imperialist military encirclement around Russia, but the strange and insipid…

WSWS (2022-01-28). IMF cuts global growth forecast as Omicron spreads. wsws.org The global economic losses from the pandemic, resulting from the refusal of governments to take effective action to eliminate it, are estimated to be in order of $13.8 trillion.

Basav Sen (2022-01-28). How the U.S. transportation system fuels inequality. nationofchange.org For decades, the federal government has allocated about four times as much funding to roadways as it has to public transit such as buses and subways. This policy choice has consequences for racial and economic justice, the environment, and more. Here, we focus only on the racial and economic justice questions — whose interests are …

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2022-01-28). U.S. government pays big money for bad news about Cuba. mronline.org The cruder U.S. methods for destroying Cuba's revolutionary government—military attacks, bombings of hotels and a fully-loaded airplane, violent attacks on officials, biological warfare—did not work. Nor has economic blockade, which of course continues. A more subtle approach also exists. Like the blockade, its purpose is to cause despair and then dissent.

TASS (2022-01-28). US may provide additional economic aid to Kiev, Biden tells Zelensky. tass.com President Biden noted the United States has provided Ukraine with over half a billion dollars in development and humanitarian assistance in the last year…

Prabir Purkayastha (2022-01-28). The Geopolitics Behind Spiraling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe. towardfreedom.org Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure, writes Prabir Purkayastha.

David P Goldman (2022-01-28). Hiking US rates will only make inflation worse. asiatimes.com The Federal Reserve has unsettled world stock markets by signaling a blunder in monetary policy. Raising interest rates won't reduce inflation. If anything, raising interest rates will make inflation worse. This isn't a conventional business cycle where excess credit leads to heightened demand for goods and services. It's a supply-side crisis. Interest rate policy is …

Editor (2022-01-28). Amazon and the power of big digital platforms. mronline.org Platform power is often traced to markets, implying anti-trust action. The source, and the solution, lie elsewhere.

WSWS (2022-01-28). Israel's labour court bans teachers from striking in opposition to soaring Omicron infections. wsws.org Teachers and educators at all public kindergartens and schools, excluding special education schools, had been set to hold a protest strike yesterday.

Labor rise for sustainability (2022-01-28). Friday 2/4: Transit Equity Day – Join Bay Area-wide lunchtime zoom event & action! indybay.org register for zoom meeting bit.ly/Transitequity…

Atilio A. Boron (2022-01-28). La crisis en Ucrania en un par de imágenes. globalizacion.ca Los invito a mirar este mapa elaborado por la BBC. En él se comprueban los alcances de las mentiras en las que incurrieron los líderes de las "democracias occidentales" que cuando se desintegró la Unión Soviética le aseguraron a Mijail…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-01-28). Palestinian teacher reinstated after UK Israel lobby attacks. electronicintifada.net Sheffield Hallam University must drop their investigation against Shahd Abusalama, students and supporters say.

_____ (2022-01-28). Make The Whole World Know That The South Also Exists. popularresistance.org On 19 January 2022, US President Joe Biden held a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The discussion ranged from Biden's failure to pass a $1.75 trillion investment bill (the result of the defection of two Democrats) to the increased tensions between the United States and Russia. According to a recent NBC poll, 54% of adults in the United States disapprove of his presidency and 71% feel that the country is headed in the wrong direction. | The political and cultural divisions that widened during the Trump years continue to inflict a heavy toll on US society, including over the g…

Ann Brown (2022-01-28). After $90M 'Cop City' Investment Approval, Atlanta Police Launch New Surveillance Camera Network. moguldom.com Just weeks after Atlanta approved a $90 million investment for the development of a massive "Cop City," A-Town launched a new surveillance camera network. Atlanta police claim new surveillance technology will lead to faster arrests, help investigators solve crimes, and be a crime deterrent. Called Connect Atlanta, the new surveillance system includes more than 4,500 …

Brittani Banks (2022-01-28). U.S. Politicians Spend Their Time Papering Over the Social Problems Caused by Profit-Driven Capitalism. independentmediainstitute.org The declines of U.S. capitalism and of its imperial position provoke fear among its mainstream politicians. Their response, in large part, has been to deny that any such decline is happening. These politicians do this partly by acting as though the U.S. remains in the globally dominant position it occupied in the second half of …

Staff (2022-01-28). "Downfall: The Case Against Boeing": Director Rory Kennedy & Michael Stumo, Father of Crash Victim. democracynow.org Families of passengers who died in fatal crashes while aboard Boeing 737 MAX jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia are urging the Department of Justice to reopen a Trump-era settlement that allowed the company to evade criminal prosecution. We speak with the father of one of the victims, as well as the director of the new documentary, "Downfall: The Case Against Boeing," which details Boeing's push for profit over safety and is set to air on Netflix February 18. "We ultimately want this agreement reopened so that our input is reflected and it's not a hasty rush job at the end of an administration," says Michael Stumo, f…

Abdul Rahman (2022-01-28). The global links of the recent escalation in Yemen conflict. peoplesdispatch.org The failure of the UN to play its primary role of a peacemaker in Yemen affects its humanitarian interventions and provides opportunities for the global war industry to make profits out of human misery…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Marxism and the Black Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Transcript Onye: The main impact of anti-communism and online left discourse has been serious strikes to principled anti imperialism, particularly in Western nations like the United Snakes. You get to the point where China, for example, or Cuba or Vietnam have clearly managed the pandemic much better: have prioritized the health and well-being of their populations,…

Editor (2022-01-28). 'Das Kapital' in Kiswahili. mronline.org Joachim Mwami on translating Marx—and Marxism—into the vocabulary of East Africa…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Conversations on the Sudan Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Kribsoo Diallo This interview was originally published on Toward Freedom. It's part of a 2 of a two-part series on the Sudan coup. The first part can be read here. Certain interviewees chose to use their first name or initials because of security risks. Muzan Alneel, Marxist Political Activist and Blogger___ Krisboo Diallo: What is your opinion about the…

Kenny Stancil (2022-01-28). Mississippi school bus drivers win $5 an hour raise with one-day strike. peoplesworld.org Poorly paid bus drivers in a rural Mississippi school district went on strike last Friday morning, and by the end of the day, they had won an hourly pay raise of at least $5, lifting their wages to $20 an hour. The strike happened after the Jefferson Davis County School Board authorized paying $25 per hour …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-01-28). 'GameStop: Rise of the Players' exposes the greed of Wall Street and finance capitalism. peoplesworld.org

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-01-28). Anxiety, Depression and Organization (Part 2). anchor.fm In this episode I discuss a bit further some of the difficulties facing people when it comes to Organizing in the current circumstances were in, while being actively traumatized and in danger because of the pandemic, along with already pre-existing mental illnesses that have been far worsened during this time, but also the general difficulties the state puts in place when it comes to organizing.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). NATO Spreads Fascism to Further Military Buildup in New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea "It is possible for a dictator to govern in a liberal way," stated the neoliberal economist Friedrich von Hyek. "And it is also possible for a democracy to govern with a total lack of liberalism. Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism." Throughout the second half of the twentieth…

Alex Bainbridge (2022-01-28). Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane: 'I'm fired up about education, injustice and sovereignty'. greenleft.org.au Distinguished Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane is running for Socialist Alliance in the seat of Leichhardt. A retired barrister and a former New South Wales magistrate, she spoke to Alex Bainbridge about what fires her up and why she decided to contest the federal election.

Editor (2022-01-28). Mike Taber (ed) — Under the Socialist Banner: Resolutions of the Second International, 1889-1912. mronline.org Mike Taber has edited for the first time the resolutions adopted between 1889 and 1912 by the nine congresses celebrated by the Socialist International, which is also known as the Second International.

Staff (2022-01-28). Honduras hacia una refundación socialista y democrática. cubadebate.cu Junto a Bolivia y Venezuela, Cuba estuvo entre las naciones hermanas de Honduras que más fue vitoreada por los miles y miles de personas que desde la noche del miércoles hicieron filas en las entradas del principal estadio de fútbol de Tegucigalpa para participar en la toma de posesión de la primera mujer en asumir ese cargo en la historia local.

Benjamin Norton (2022-01-28). Russia strengthens 'military-technical cooperation' with Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba amid US threats. multipolarista.com Russia said it is expanding "military-technical cooperation" with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, after Putin had phone calls with the presidents of the three socialist governments, which have been targeted by illegal US sanctions and coup attempts.

David Cavendish (2022-01-28). The Big Lie behind U.S. and NATO policy in Europe. peoplesworld.org In a speech in 1881, Wendell Phillips, the famous abolitionist and Native American rights activist, said that history is but "a series of lies agreed upon." The expression originated in 18th century France, with both Voltaire and Napoleon Bonaparte, along with the American transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, expressing versions of it. In truth, however, history …

WSWS (2022-01-28). Israel's labour court bans teachers from striking in opposition to soaring Omicron infections. wsws.org Teachers and educators at all public kindergartens and schools, excluding special education schools, had been set to hold a protest strike yesterday.

Heiner Flassbeck (2022-01-28). Can economy and ecology be reconciled? indybay.org The Corona-related shutdown, imposed by the state and whose effects are to be dampened by the state with enormous sums of money, will go down in history as the classic example of how states create unhappiness and unemployment with unilateral interventions in the economy.

Robert Reich (2022-01-28). The Curse of Financial Entrepreneurship. indybay.org We are not prisoners of bad decisions made in the past. We can and should rein in Wall Street, break up its five giant "too-big-to-fail" banks, support local and state banks, resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act's divide between investment & commercial banking, tax all financial transactions — and rebuild jobs and wages on the product side of the American economy.

Editor2 (2022-01-28). Economic Growth Returns to Venezuela: Interview. orinocotribune.com We spoke to Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, editor of the Caracas-based

TASS (2022-01-28). US may provide additional economic aid to Kiev, Biden tells Zelensky. tass.com President Biden noted the United States has provided Ukraine with over half a billion dollars in development and humanitarian assistance in the last year…

WSWS (2022-01-28). IMF cuts global growth forecast as Omicron spreads. wsws.org The global economic losses from the pandemic, resulting from the refusal of governments to take effective action to eliminate it, are estimated to be in order of $13.8 trillion.

David P Goldman (2022-01-28). Hiking US rates will only make inflation worse. asiatimes.com The Federal Reserve has unsettled world stock markets by signaling a blunder in monetary policy. Raising interest rates won't reduce inflation. If anything, raising interest rates will make inflation worse. This isn't a conventional business cycle where excess credit leads to heightened demand for goods and services. It's a supply-side crisis. Interest rate policy is …

Labor rise for sustainability (2022-01-28). Friday 2/4: Transit Equity Day – Join Bay Area-wide lunchtime zoom event & action! indybay.org register for zoom meeting bit.ly/Transitequity…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Marxism and the Black Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Transcript Onye: The main impact of anti-communism and online left discourse has been serious strikes to principled anti imperialism, particularly in Western nations like the United Snakes. You get to the point where China, for example, or Cuba or Vietnam have clearly managed the pandemic much better: have prioritized the health and well-being of their populations,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Conversations on the Sudan Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Kribsoo Diallo This interview was originally published on Toward Freedom. It's part of a 2 of a two-part series on the Sudan coup. The first part can be read here. Certain interviewees chose to use their first name or initials because of security risks. Muzan Alneel, Marxist Political Activist and Blogger___ Krisboo Diallo: What is your opinion about the…

Staff (2022-01-28). Honduras hacia una refundación socialista y democrática. cubadebate.cu Junto a Bolivia y Venezuela, Cuba estuvo entre las naciones hermanas de Honduras que más fue vitoreada por los miles y miles de personas que desde la noche del miércoles hicieron filas en las entradas del principal estadio de fútbol de Tegucigalpa para participar en la toma de posesión de la primera mujer en asumir ese cargo en la historia local.

Alex Bainbridge (2022-01-28). Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane: 'I'm fired up about education, injustice and sovereignty'. greenleft.org.au Distinguished Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane is running for Socialist Alliance in the seat of Leichhardt. A retired barrister and a former New South Wales magistrate, she spoke to Alex Bainbridge about what fires her up and why she decided to contest the federal election.

Editor (2022-01-28). Mike Taber (ed) — Under the Socialist Banner: Resolutions of the Second International, 1889-1912. mronline.org Mike Taber has edited for the first time the resolutions adopted between 1889 and 1912 by the nine congresses celebrated by the Socialist International, which is also known as the Second International.

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-01-27). PSL Statement: No War on Russia! Abolish NATO! liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemns the anti-Russia campaign and calls for an end to the imperialist NATO alliance.

WSWS (2022-01-27). UK: "Partygate" report delayed as Johnson seeks political survival through warmongering and untrammelled COVID herd immunity. wsws.org Johnson stood his ground on his ability to "deliver" the policies dearest to the heart of the Tory right-wing, historically Brexit and today the reopening of the economy and assuming a leading role in US-led military provocations against Russia.

WSWS (2022-01-27). Australian Labor leader offers to use pandemic crisis to restructure economy. wsws.org Albanese, who as opposition leader has backed the profit-driven "live with the virus" drive, made no mention in his National Press Club speech to the huge wave of infections that it has unleashed.

Amy Goodman (2022-01-27). The Federal Reserve Has Fueled Wall Street at the Expense of the Rest of Us. truthout.org As the Federal Reserve signals it will raise interest rates in March, we talk to Christopher Leonard, author of the new book The Lords of Easy Money, about how the Federal Reserve broke the American economy. He details the issues with quantitative easing, a radical intervention instituted by the federal government in 2010 to encourage banks and investors to lend more risky debt to combat the recession. "The Fed's policies over the last decades have stoked the world of Wall Street," says Leonard.

Staff (2022-01-27). "The Lords of Easy Money": How the Federal Reserve Enriched Wall Street & Broke the U.S. Economy. democracynow.org As the Federal Reserve signals it will raise interest rates in March, we talk to Christopher Leonard, author of the new book "The Lords of Easy Money," about how the Federal Reserve broke the American economy. He details the issues with quantitative easing, a radical intervention instituted by the federal government in 2010 to encourage banks and investors to lend more risky debt to combat the recession. "The Fed's policies over the last decades have stoked the world of Wall Street," says Leonard. "It has pumped trillions of dollars into the banking system and thereby inflated these markets for stocks, for bonds.

WSWS (2022-01-27). Workers devastated as UK cost-of-living crisis worsens. wsws.org An economist at recruitment firm Indeed Hiring Lab said that despite increased demand in some job sectors as the economy opened up, "we're not seeing any signs of any real gains for the average worker, which is concerning given the squeeze on energy bills and the general cost of living."

Owen Fairclough (2022-01-27). U.S. economic growth expected to slow in 2022. america.cgtn.com The U.S. economy roared back to life in 2021 with the fastest expansion for nearly 40 years. But the U.S. now has to juggle slower growth forecasts for this year and inflation at historic highs. CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.

Michael Kramer (2022-01-27). Mali: Mass anti-imperialist mobilizations win Pan-African solidarity. workers.org Mass rally at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali's capital, on Jan. 14. An historic mobilization of the Malian people by the hundreds of thousands in support of the transitional government in Mali and against the severe economic sanctions and implied military threats imposed by the Economic Community of West African . . . |

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-27). "Bastille 2022": Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca Bastille 2022 pertains to the restoration of fundamental rights. It seeks to reverse the criminal COVID-19 agenda which in the course of the last two years has triggered economic, social and political chaos Worldwide, coupled with bankruptcies, unemployment, mass poverty and despair.

Nan McCurdy (2022-01-27). Nicaragua Once Again Inaugurates the "People as President" dissidentvoice.org Family in Bismarck Martinez Housing neighborhood watch the inauguration and swear to fight with all their strength to eliminate hunger, poverty and backwardness. [Photo by Jairo Cajina] On January 10, Daniel Ortega was inaugurated President and Rosario Murillo was inaugurated as Vice President. The central event in the Plaza of the Revolution was accompanied by …

rebekah (2022-01-27). Why Are We Torching Our Best Tool to End Child Poverty? inequality.org

Staff (2022-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2022. democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire, Handing Biden Chance to Nominate Replacement, U.S. and NATO Offer No Concessions to Russia in Standoff over Ukraine, U.S. Approves $2.5 Billion Arms Sale to Egypt Despite Human Rights Abuses, House Democrats Demand End to U.S. Servicing of Saudi Warplanes Used in War Crimes, 180 Killed as U.S.-Backed Forces Retake Syrian Prison Where Children Are Imprisoned, U.N. Renews Calls to Free Up Aid for Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation, Extreme Poverty, Global COVID Cases Break New Record as COVAX Falls Short on Vaccine Delivery Goal, Spotify Sides with Joe Rogan in Vac…

Steve Sweeney (2022-01-27). Vaccine internationalism: Cuba distributing 200 million doses to poor countries. peoplesworld.org Cuban plans to distribute 200 million doses of its homegrown COVID vaccine to lower-income countries were said to have reached a "historic turning point" on Tuesday. David Adler, who headed a Progressive International delegation to the socialist island, said the "lifesaving package" was an example of vaccine internationalism that saw public health "placed above private …

WSWS (2022-01-27). Fed set to lift interest rates amid concerns over "very, very tight" labour market. wsws.org Two conflicting assessments of the direction of Fed policy—one that it will back down from monetary tightening if the market falls, the other that it will be forced to press ahead because of inflation and wage demands—were evidenced by the swings on Wall Street in response its meeting.

_____ (2022-01-27). Bus Drivers Go On Strike To Protest Low Pay. popularresistance.org Bus drivers in the Jefferson Davis County went on strike Friday morning after the school board approved paying $25 an hour to emergency drivers as an incentive to help with driver shortage. The item was approved 4-1 at a recent board meeting. "I have zero problem with having anyone that is willing to drive our busses," said District 2 School Board Member Bobby Wilson. "I do have a problem with $25 an hour. I would like to know why we are doubling the salary for certified personnel to drive versus the $12-$15 for our regular drivers." | According to Superintendent Ike Haynes, the district is facing a severe labor…

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-01-27). Nuke treaty anniversary observed with calls for U.S. ratification. peoplesworld.org LIVERMORE, Calif. — As workers entered the west gate of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on the morning of Jan. 21, they were greeted by protesters displaying 8-foot banners declaring, "World to U.S.: Nuclear Weapons are Illegal — Join the Treaty!" The demonstrators, from Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment, Women's International League for Peace …

Kelly Hayes (2022-01-27). Corporations Are Funding Police Repression. truthout.org From the Amazon to Hubbard County, Minnesota, corporations are funding the repression of protesters. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Kelly Hayes talks with Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, about the history and future of corporate collaborations with the police. Kelly also talks with attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about newly exposed documents that reveal the lead prosecutor in Hubbard County sought corporate funding for the prosecution of Line 3 protesters. | TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript…

Dean Baker (2022-01-27). Washington Post Tries to Tell Readers that Fourth Quarter Jump In Inventories Was Due to Higher Prices. cepr.net Pretty much everyone looking at the 4th quarter GDP report ( "'The real driver of the retail inventory measurement was the dollar value, driven by new vehicle price inflation,' Smoke said. 'This does not mean that real…

Owen Fairclough (2022-01-27). U.S. raising interest rates to cool inflation. america.cgtn.com The U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it will raise its main interest rate in March and reduce the COVID-19 aid that helped stimulate hiring and spending but has also been blamed for driving the highest price rises in decades. CGTN's Owen Fairclough reports.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-27). Report: U.S. "maximum pressure" campaign driving inflation in Iran and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at a report on the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran; the week-long fighting between SDF and IS in Al-Hasakah, Syria; and more…

Karen Conner (2022-01-27). GDP Jumps to 6.9 Percent in Fourth Quarter 2021, Driven by Strong Inventory Growth. cepr.net Inventories grew at a $173.5 billion annual rate in the fourth quarter. | GDP grew at a 6.9 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, somewhat faster than had generally been expected. However, inventory accumulations were the main factor driving growth. Final demand grew at just a 1.9 percent annual rate, as inventories added 4.9 percentage points to the quarter's growth. GDP is now 3.1 percent above its level in the fourth quarter of 2019, putting it just slightly below the pre-pandemic trend growth path. | Inventories Grow at Rapid Pace | Inventories shrank in the first three quarters of 2021, they rose at an…

_____ (2022-01-27). The Limits Of Privatized Climate Policy. popularresistance.org For many in the climate movement, Donald Trump's defeat in 2020 was a moment of euphoric optimism. With Joe Biden in charge, we could look forward to a possible return to climate action and diplomacy. No longer would policy be shaped by denialists, politicians proudly in Exxon's back pocket, and a media fixated on the "costs" of public investment. A year on, it's become easier to see the limits of the Biden administration's approach, and how little has really changed. | There have been moments of genuine ambition from the Oval Office. The clean electricity pledges of the fall 2021 budget package and the climate-r…

Kevin Mwanza (2022-01-27). Investor And NFL Player Ndamukong Suh Explains Why Solana Is Better Than Ethereum. moguldom.com NFL player Ndamukong Suh, a defensive end with 2021 Super Bowl Champion the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a vocal player in the investment world, thinks Solana is better than Ethereum. Often described as the Ethereum Killer, Solana is credited with providing solutions — such as fast, cheap transactions — to some of the problems that …

Vijay Prashad (2022-01-27). Make the Whole World Know that the South Also Exists. dissidentvoice.org Shefa Salem (Libya), Life, 2019. On 19 January 2022, US President Joe Biden held a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. The discussion ranged from Biden's failure to pass a $1.75 trillion investment bill (the result of the defection of two Democrats) to the increased tensions between the …

WSWS (2022-01-27). Victimized Indian auto worker speaks in support of Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org "The corporations and the governments," explains Balakrishnan, "are only concerned about accumulating profit, not the well-being and safety of people."

WSWS (2022-01-27). Victimized Indian autoworker speaks in support of Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org "The corporations and the governments," explains Balakrishnan, "are only concerned about accumulating profit, not the well-being and safety of people."

_____ (2022-01-27). Indigenous Farmworkers Hold The Key To Healing Our Burning Planet. popularresistance.org Anayeli Guzman was born into a Mixtec-speaking Indigenous community in San Miguel Chicahua in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her family raised chickens on their land, and as a child she would help plant corn, squash and radishes. They ate handmade tortillas with beans, eggs and salsa. Her grandparents taught her to care for the land and to revere the rain. Few people worked for wages. Rather, families owned small plots and grew seasonal, drought-resistant crops, exchanged produce with nearby communities and helped each other with big projects. | After migrating to the United States to be with her husband, Anayeli (along with 11…

_____ (2022-01-27). The Surveillance And Policing Of Looted Land. popularresistance.org The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition is a community group rooted in the Skid Row community on Tongva/Gabrielino land, stolen territory known as Los Angeles. Over the past decade, we have been working to build power to abolish LAPD surveillance. This report grew out of that organizing and examines the relationships of policing and surveillance to displacement, gentrification, and real estate development. We study those relationships with a focus on the process that has always bound policing and capitalism together: colonization. | We often hear that police are an occupying army in our communities. Throughout the history…

Martha Grevatt (2022-01-27). China welcomes Chinese translation of 'Capitalism on a Ventilator'. workers.org We have very exciting news! The Chinese translation of "Capitalism on a Ventilator — The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the U.S." — originally published in 2020 by World View Forum as a joint project of the International Action Center and China-U.S. Solidarity Network — is out and being . . . |

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraska. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraksa. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

Ann Brown (2022-01-27). 7 Things To Know About Hereafter Farms: Black Americans Pull Resources To Collectively Buy And Develop Land In Georgia. moguldom.com Several Black families and individuals in 2021 teamed up to purchase land in Northern Georgia. In an effort spearheaded by two Nation of Islam members, the Hereafter Farms is getting underway. The goal of Hereafter Farms is for the families to live debt-free, to be collective landowners, learn to live off the farm to be …

Ann Brown (2022-01-27). Stocks Sell Off After Fed Decision And Jerome Powell Press Conference: Top Commentary. moguldom.com When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks, the stock market listens and it didn't like what Powell said at his Jan. 26 press conference. Stocks fell off almost immediately. The Fed will most likely hike interest in March and end its bond purchases in March, Powell said during a press conference to issue the Federal …

Alyssa Doublet (2022-01-27). People's Housing Project in New Mexico demands rent control. liberationnews.org Housing can be a matter of life and death when landlords neglect repairs, preferring to cut costs rather than address tenants' serious needs for adequate, safe housing.

Tina Landis (2022-01-27). Overcoming climate nihilism and the duty of revolutionaries. liberationnews.org As revolutionaries, we are visionaries. How else could we fight for a socialist future without having a vision of a better world? Same goes for climate change. We must stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining the eco-socialist future. It is key to getting there.

Heiner Flassbeck (2022-01-27). Can economy and ecology be reconciled? indybay.org The Corona-related shutdown, imposed by the state and whose effects are to be dampened by the state with enormous sums of money, will go down in history as the classic example of how states create unhappiness and unemployment with unilateral interventions in the economy.

WSWS (2022-01-27). Australian Labor leader offers to use pandemic crisis to restructure economy. wsws.org Albanese, who as opposition leader has backed the profit-driven "live with the virus" drive, made no mention in his National Press Club speech to the huge wave of infections that it has unleashed.

Robert Reich (2022-01-27). The Curse of Financial Entrepreneurship. indybay.org We are not prisoners of bad decisions made in the past. We can and should rein in Wall Street, break up its five giant "too-big-to-fail" banks, support local and state banks, resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act's divide between investment & commercial banking, tax all financial transactions — and rebuild jobs and wages on the product side of the American economy.

WSWS (2022-01-27). Workers devastated as UK cost-of-living crisis worsens. wsws.org An economist at recruitment firm Indeed Hiring Lab said that despite increased demand in some job sectors as the economy opened up, "we're not seeing any signs of any real gains for the average worker, which is concerning given the squeeze on energy bills and the general cost of living."

WSWS (2022-01-27). UK: "Partygate" report delayed as Johnson seeks political survival through warmongering and untrammelled COVID herd immunity. wsws.org Johnson stood his ground on his ability to "deliver" the policies dearest to the heart of the Tory right-wing, historically Brexit and today the reopening of the economy and assuming a leading role in US-led military provocations against Russia.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-27). "Bastille 2022": Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca Bastille 2022 pertains to the restoration of fundamental rights. It seeks to reverse the criminal COVID-19 agenda which in the course of the last two years has triggered economic, social and political chaos Worldwide, coupled with bankruptcies, unemployment, mass poverty and despair.

Nan McCurdy (2022-01-27). Nicaragua Once Again Inaugurates the "People as President" dissidentvoice.org Family in Bismarck Martinez Housing neighborhood watch the inauguration and swear to fight with all their strength to eliminate hunger, poverty and backwardness. [Photo by Jairo Cajina] On January 10, Daniel Ortega was inaugurated President and Rosario Murillo was inaugurated as Vice President. The central event in the Plaza of the Revolution was accompanied by …

WSWS (2022-01-27). Fed set to lift interest rates amid concerns over "very, very tight" labour market. wsws.org Two conflicting assessments of the direction of Fed policy—one that it will back down from monetary tightening if the market falls, the other that it will be forced to press ahead because of inflation and wage demands—were evidenced by the swings on Wall Street in response its meeting.

Labor rise for sustainability (2022-01-27). Friday 2/4: Transit Equity Day – Join Bay Area-wide lunchtime zoom event & action! indybay.org register for zoom meeting bit.ly/Transitequity…

WSWS (2022-01-27). Victimized Indian autoworker speaks in support of Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org "The corporations and the governments," explains Balakrishnan, "are only concerned about accumulating profit, not the well-being and safety of people."

WSWS (2022-01-27). Victimized Indian auto worker speaks in support of Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org "The corporations and the governments," explains Balakrishnan, "are only concerned about accumulating profit, not the well-being and safety of people."

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraksa. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraska. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-01-27). PSL Statement: No War on Russia! Abolish NATO! liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemns the anti-Russia campaign and calls for an end to the imperialist NATO alliance.

Tina Landis (2022-01-27). Overcoming climate nihilism and the duty of revolutionaries. liberationnews.org As revolutionaries, we are visionaries. How else could we fight for a socialist future without having a vision of a better world? Same goes for climate change. We must stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining the eco-socialist future. It is key to getting there.

Editor2 (2022-01-26). The Economics of The Sandinista Revolution in 2022 (Interview). orinocotribune.com Nicaragua ended 2021 with extraordinary results in the economy, highly positive results in production and is leading economic growth in the region after three difficult years during which it faced a coup attempt, two devastating hurricanes, Covid-19 and permanent attempts by the United States and big capital to destroy the country's economy. | In Managua, we interviewed Minister of Finance, Ivan Acosta, on Nicaragua's model, regional economic integration and new prospects as Nicaragua and China seek cooperation after reestablishing relations in December. Kawsachun News' Camila Escalante sat down with Minister Aco…

Liberation Staff (2022-01-26). Fear Grips Wall Street: Is the Big Crash Coming? liberationnews.org Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the recently turbulent stock market. What does this mean for the economy and for us? Is this volatility a sign of something to come?>

Staff (2022-01-26). President Maduro: Federal Council's Priority Should be Public Services — Meets with Opposition Governors. orinocotribune.com On Monday, January 24, from the plenary of the Federal Council of Government, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, emphasized that the Council's priority should be the country's public services and economy. | The head of state estimated that of the investment allocated to governors and mayors, the resources should be distributed as follows: 35% to water, 25% to electricity, 20% on roads, 10% on gas, and 10% on solid waste. | "The priorities of this Federal Council of Government are already established," stated Maduro from Miraflores Palace. "The first is the economy, with great import. However, it must als…

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2022-01-26). Authoritarian Madness: The Slippery Slope from Lockdowns to Concentration Camps. dissidentvoice.org In the politically charged, polarizing tug-of-war that is the debate over COVID-19, we find ourselves buffeted by fear over a viral pandemic that continues to wreak havoc with lives and the economy, threats of vaccine mandates and financial penalties for noncompliance, and discord over how to legislate the public good without sacrificing individual liberty. The …

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). China publishes five-year plan for construction industry. ecns.cn China unveiled a development plan on Tuesday for its construction industry over the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to push the pillar sector of the country's economy onto a greener, smarter and safer path.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-26). Museveni: Uganda would be far if Amin had not wasted our time. plusnews.ug The former President of Uganda, Idi Amin slowed the rate at which the country was progressing in terms of economic and political growth, and had it not been him, Uganda would be far. This is according to President Yoweri Museveni. He says although Uganda's economy has grown 29 times since 1986 to the extent that …

Staff (2022-01-26). Tomorrow January 27 Webinar with María Páez Victor: Venezuela's Recent Progress and Political Advances. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Recent Progress and Political Advances | With María Páez Victor | Tomorrow Thursday January 27, 4: 00 pm PST / 7: 00 pm EST: | The webinar will be recorded and sent it out to all registrants following the event. We'll also be live streaming on Facebook. FB event page can be found Despite the US-Canada-European Union economic blockade and robbery of its overseas resources, Venezuela has made notable progress in economic…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-26). Vice President Delcy Rodríguez: 'There is Something Wrong at the UN'. libya360.wordpress.com José Manuel Blanco Díaz With a call for corrective measures to be taken within the United Nations (UN) on behalf of countries that suffer from unilateral coercive measures that violate fundamental rights—such as the illegal US economic blockade of Venezuela—Vice President Delcy Rodríguez defended Venezuela's position during UN's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-26). West Asia Transforms: Twenty Arab States in China's BRI Sights. libya360.wordpress.com Cynthia Chung China's BRI has set its sights on 20 Arab states, many of them already participants, to bolster the economic fortunes of West Asia 'A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.' So says a Chinese proverb, and nowhere is this truer than in crisis-ridden West Asia, now a major focus of Beijing's BRI…

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). Gov't gets tough on developers' eco-violations. ecns.cn Amid downward economic pressure, China's central environmental inspection has shown no leniency toward environmental violations in property development, an industry that for years has been a major economic driver for the country.

WSWS (2022-01-26). As pandemic rages across the EU, WHO Regional Director for Europe proclaims pandemic "endgame" wsws.org The effort to normalize COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe and the US is not driven by science or public health but by economic considerations.

Staff (2022-01-26). Will fears of 'Russian invasion' of Ukraine obliterate world financial markets? rt.com Global financial markets are pricing in geopolitical risk amid US claims of rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine | NATO announced this week it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, as the US continues to accuse Russia of gearing up to invade Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied planning to attack its neighbor, with the Kremlin insisting Russian forces are not preparing for war. | How are global markets reacting to the crisis? | Volatility has gripped the global equity markets, which saw a widespread sell-off this week, as fears of conflict rattled…

Clara Moore (2022-01-26). Why Are We Torching Our Best Tool to End Child Poverty? otherwords.org Ada Mae's beautiful blonde curls are wild on this sunny, mild winter afternoon. | I've just picked her up from the homeschool co-op that supplements the first-grade lessons we've been doing at home, and we're hanging out at the park. This is my favorite time of the week, watching her play with other kids. | But I'm also remembering my own childhood — cold Missouri winters without boots, hats, or mittens. The grind of poverty was tough on my family, and that trauma pursued me into adulthood. | I would do anything to keep my child from that fate, but we've had our close calls. | We were nearly homeless when t…

Peter Certo (2022-01-26). In OtherWords: January 26, 2022. otherwords.org For millions of American families, this January meant financial strain. | Why? Because Republicans, together with Democrat Joe Manchin, have stalled the renewal of the expanded Child Tax Credit. That credit reduced child poverty by 30 percent in December alone, but in January — the first month without payments — the rate is expected to climb to its highest point in a year. | This week in OtherWords, Clara Moore explains how those monthly payments changed her life — and her child's life — for the better. Don't miss it! | Meanwhile, Martha Burk marks another sober January milestone: Roe v. W…

sputniknews (2022-01-26). 1 in 4 Holocaust Survivors in Israel Live in Poverty, State Does Little to Help. sputniknews.com Although 54,000 victims are getting an assistance package worth up to $2,000 per month, the vast majority are forced to live off a stipend of roughly $105, a drop in the ocean given Israel's high living expenses.

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-26). The Medicaid Gap Fix in the Build Back Better Act Could Improve Health and Save the Lives of Low-Income Individuals. cepr.net The Build Back Better (BBB) Act would improve health and save lives by expanding access to affordable health care.

Sue Bull (2022-01-26). What solutions for labour shortages? greenleft.org.au Labour shortages give unions a stronger bargaining position. Sue Bull argues they need to argue against racist and nationalistic tropes that migrant workers steal Australians' jobs, while defending workplace safety, wages and conditions.

scorinoco (2022-01-26). Cuba Congratulates Prime Minister of Barbados for Victory in General Elections. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, January 20, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel as well as other Cuban authority figures congratulated the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, for the victory of her party in the general elections in Barbados held last Wednesday, January 19. | After Barbados became a republic last year, the parliament was dissolved and early elections were called, to renew the 30 seats of the House of Assembly. As expected, Prime Minister Mottley 's Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won the first general election in Barbados' republican history, winning all the seats. On January 20, after the results were released, Mott…

_____ (2022-01-26). Coalminers On Strike For 10 Months Vow Not To Be 'Starved Out'. popularresistance.org About 1,100 coalminers in Alabama have entered 2022 still on strike, more than 10 months since they walked out back in April last year, making it the longest strike in the US since the Covid-19 pandemic began and the longest in Alabama's history. | Workers started the unfair labor practice strike over claims of bad faith bargaining by Warrior Met Coal over a new union contract. In the previous contract settled in 2016, miners accepted several concessions, including a $6-an-hour pay cut and reductions in health insurance and other benefits as the mines switched employers in the wake of a bankruptcy. | The miners o…

_____ (2022-01-26). Striking Massachusetts Nurses Outwait Corporate Giant Tenet. popularresistance.org Last year's longest-running strike came to an end in early January when nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new contract and return to work. | Seven hundred nurses had walked out over dangerous staffing conditions last March—ten months ago. (See previous Labor Notes coverage from last April and August.) | In a year of health care workers organizing amid Covid surges and staffing shortages, St. Vincent nurses stood out for their willingness to strike indefinitely and for the discipline the strikers showed. | Open-ended strikes are still a rarity in…

_____ (2022-01-26). The Jewish National Fund Does Israel's Dirty Work—Again. popularresistance.org The JNF (Jewish National Fund) once again is in the news, this time for collaborating with the State of Israel in dispossessing Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. According to a 2010 UN report, this is not the first time Sheikh Jarrah's residents have been dispossessed and, while illegal under international law, it is not illegal according to Israeli law. It is one more act of brutality, brought to you on a regular basis by Israel and the JNF since 1948. | On the evening of January 18, 2022, in Sheikh Jarrah, Israeli police attacked the home of the Salahiya family—a f…

Editor2 (2022-01-26). Barbados: The Labor Party Wins all the Seats in the First Republican Parliament. orinocotribune.com Barbadosthe Caribbean island that last December officially became a republicFollowing this upheaval in the form of government, the country's parliament was dissolved and early elections were called. The aim of the elections was to renew the 30 seats in the House of Assembly , the lower house of the bicamerine parliament in Bridgetown, while the members of the Senate are chosen directly by the president. | As expected, Prime Minister Mia Mottley 's Barbados Labor Party (BLP) won the election, even winning all the seats up for grabs. Thanks to the Anglo-Saxon first-past-the-p…

Jacob Buckner (2022-01-26). Amazon Labor Union rallies workers against corporate greed: 'We will win!'. peoplesworld.org STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) held a rally outside JFK8, the e-commerce giant's fulfillment center here Jan. 17, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. For several months, organizers have been collecting signatures for an upcoming union vote at the facility, where thousands of workers prepare and send out millions of packages to customers each …

_____ (2022-01-26). Glen Ford: Legacy Of A Black Revolutionary. popularresistance.org As 2021 comes to an end, and the U.S. approaches the one-million mark of American lives lost to Covid-19, I would think holiday celebrations should include more somber notes than usual. Instead of seeing street behavior that would acknowledge grieving over 800,000 people in the U.S. who have died of Covid-19, we witness the convulsions for survival in a society and nation that is imploding as the wealth gap stretches far beyond our imaginations. In a nation inundated with death, whether from school shootings, the up-tick in crime rampages, fentanyl overdoses, alongside Covid-19 deaths, those who have passed may o…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-01-26). Concerns Mount Over Buckhead Plan To Separate From Atlanta, Establishing New Services And Taxes Not That Easy. moguldom.com Atlanta's wealthiest and whitest neighborhood has been in talks for years about seceding from the city. The movement to create Buckhead City is gaining traction with a continued uptick in crime in the area. As a result, Atlanta officials are concerned about losing major numbers in population and tax revenue, according to The Wall Street …

Jim Hightower (2022-01-26). An Uncharitable View of Charity. otherwords.org Our society has coined expressions like "philanthropist" to encourage and hail people's charitable spirit. Look on the flip side of that shiny coin of generosity, however, and you'll find that its base substance is societal selfishness. | After all, the need for charity only exists because we're tolerating intentional injustices and widespread inequality created by power elites. A society as supremely wealthy as ours ought not be relegating needy families and essential components of the common good to the whims of a few rich philanthropists. | Yes, corporate and individual donations can help at the margins, but t…

Staff (2022-01-26). Venezuela: An Oasis of Environmental Conservation. orinocotribune.com By William Urquijo Pascual — Jan 21, 2022 | Bathed by the Caribbean Sea, and with a territory that extends from the foothills of the Andes through the extensive llanos plainlands all the way to the forests of the Amazon, Venezuela stands out today as an oasis of natural wealth and environmental conservation. | The situation of Venezuela as an Amazonian, Andean and Caribbean country gives it a wide diversity of climatic zones, habitats, and geological units, which make the country a land of inexhaustible resources and extensive biodiversity. | Venezuela has a total of 44 national parks, all of them protected…

It's Going Down (2022-01-26). This Is America #158: Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail; Police Attack Encampment in Boise; Update on Resistance at Winnemucca. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, June 27th, 2022. "At least two dozen prisoners in the Alameda County Jail are continuing a hunger strike which began on January 8, 2022 to protest an increase in the jail's commissary prices." Prices has risen in some cases by 20%. Report from @OaklandAboSol. t.co/1FyXQKHHN1 — It's Going Down (@IGD_News)…

_____ (2022-01-26). 18 Times Boris Johnson Was Accused of Breaking Rules — and Got Away With It. strategic-culture.org From illegal lockdown parties to secret financial interests, the prime minister has a long history of sailing close to the wind. | By Seth THÉVOZ | Boris Johnson is facing calls to resign after he admitted attending a lockdown party in Downing Street during the pandemic. | But it is far from the first time the prime minister has been caught seemingly breaking the rules with impunity. | Johnson claims the "bring your own booze" event held at Number 10 on 20 May 2020 did not "technically" break the strict rules in place at the time. Lawyers, fact-checkers and even some of his own MPs disagree. | The prime minister…

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). China's spending on R&D reaches new high in 2021. ecns.cn China's spending on research and development (R&D) hit a new high of 2.44 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, up 0.03 percentage points from the previous year, official data showed Wednesday.

_____ (2022-01-26). Divestment Campaigns And Reinvestment Efforts Gain Strength. popularresistance.org With over 80 percent of the world's population experiencing extreme weather linked to climate change, university endowments have become a focal point for students, faculty, and community members eager to snuff out their schools' support for the fossil fuel companies most responsible for fueling the climate crisis. | Major universities, including Boston University, the University of Minnesota, and Harvard University — which boasts the largest endowment of any school in the world — are among the latest to commit to pull billions from fossil fuel funds. In their wake, others are following suit. In July,…

Stella Levantesi (2022-01-26). EU scientists and politicians clash over gas and nuclear as 'sustainable' investments. nationofchange.org Scientific experts have reiterated what they have been saying since the beginning: gas and nuclear have no place in the taxonomy.

Project Censored (2022-01-26). The Project Censored Newsletter—January 2022. projectcensored.org Project Censored is a nonprofit organization supported by members like you. All levels of support are appreciated and you can make a donation here! Project Censored has received a grant from…

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). Profits of Chinese SOEs surge 30.1 pct in 2021. ecns.cn The combined profits of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) surged 30.1 percent year on year to nearly 4.52 trillion yuan (about 715 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, official data showed Wednesday.

sputniknews (2022-01-26). 'PartyGate' Probe 'Has Pics of BoJo Next to Wine Bottles' at Lockdown-Breaching Bashes. sputniknews.com After Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick revealed in a news briefing on Tuesday that the force was investigating "a number of events" at Downing Street for potential breaches of COVID-19 regulations, Boris Johnson told the Commons yesterday that he welcomed the probe that would "help draw a line under matters".

Editor2 (2022-01-26). The Economics of The Sandinista Revolution in 2022 (Interview). orinocotribune.com Nicaragua ended 2021 with extraordinary results in the economy, highly positive results in production and is leading economic growth in the region after three difficult years during which it faced a coup attempt, two devastating hurricanes, Covid-19 and permanent attempts by the United States and big capital to destroy the country's economy. | In Managua, we interviewed Minister of Finance, Ivan Acosta, on Nicaragua's model, regional economic integration and new prospects as Nicaragua and China seek cooperation after reestablishing relations in December. Kawsachun News' Camila Escalante sat down with Minister Aco…

Staff (2022-01-26). President Maduro: Federal Council's Priority Should be Public Services — Meets with Opposition Governors. orinocotribune.com On Monday, January 24, from the plenary of the Federal Council of Government, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, emphasized that the Council's priority should be the country's public services and economy. | The head of state estimated that of the investment allocated to governors and mayors, the resources should be distributed as follows: 35% to water, 25% to electricity, 20% on roads, 10% on gas, and 10% on solid waste. | "The priorities of this Federal Council of Government are already established," stated Maduro from Miraflores Palace. "The first is the economy, with great import. However, it must als…

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). China publishes five-year plan for construction industry. ecns.cn China unveiled a development plan on Tuesday for its construction industry over the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to push the pillar sector of the country's economy onto a greener, smarter and safer path.

Robert Reich (2022-01-26). The Curse of Financial Entrepreneurship. indybay.org We are not prisoners of bad decisions made in the past. We can and should rein in Wall Street, break up its five giant "too-big-to-fail" banks, support local and state banks, resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act's divide between investment & commercial banking, tax all financial transactions — and rebuild jobs and wages on the product side of the American economy.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-26). Museveni: Uganda would be far if Amin had not wasted our time. plusnews.ug The former President of Uganda, Idi Amin slowed the rate at which the country was progressing in terms of economic and political growth, and had it not been him, Uganda would be far. This is according to President Yoweri Museveni. He says although Uganda's economy has grown 29 times since 1986 to the extent that …

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2022-01-26). Authoritarian Madness: The Slippery Slope from Lockdowns to Concentration Camps. dissidentvoice.org In the politically charged, polarizing tug-of-war that is the debate over COVID-19, we find ourselves buffeted by fear over a viral pandemic that continues to wreak havoc with lives and the economy, threats of vaccine mandates and financial penalties for noncompliance, and discord over how to legislate the public good without sacrificing individual liberty. The …

WSWS (2022-01-26). As pandemic rages across the EU, WHO Regional Director for Europe proclaims pandemic "endgame" wsws.org The effort to normalize COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe and the US is not driven by science or public health but by economic considerations.

WSWS (2022-01-26). As pandemic rages across the EU, WHO Regional Director for Europe proclaims pandemic "endgame" wsws.org The effort to normalize COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe and the US is not driven by science or public health but by economic considerations.

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). Gov't gets tough on developers' eco-violations. ecns.cn Amid downward economic pressure, China's central environmental inspection has shown no leniency toward environmental violations in property development, an industry that for years has been a major economic driver for the country.

Staff (2022-01-26). Will fears of 'Russian invasion' of Ukraine obliterate world financial markets? rt.com Global financial markets are pricing in geopolitical risk amid US claims of rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine | NATO announced this week it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, as the US continues to accuse Russia of gearing up to invade Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied planning to attack its neighbor, with the Kremlin insisting Russian forces are not preparing for war. | How are global markets reacting to the crisis? | Volatility has gripped the global equity markets, which saw a widespread sell-off this week, as fears of conflict rattled…

sputniknews (2022-01-26). 1 in 4 Holocaust Survivors in Israel Live in Poverty, State Does Little to Help. sputniknews.com Although 54,000 victims are getting an assistance package worth up to $2,000 per month, the vast majority are forced to live off a stipend of roughly $105, a drop in the ocean given Israel's high living expenses.

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-26). The Medicaid Gap Fix in the Build Back Better Act Could Improve Health and Save the Lives of Low-Income Individuals. cepr.net The Build Back Better (BBB) Act would improve health and save lives by expanding access to affordable health care.

Sue Bull (2022-01-26). What solutions for labour shortages? greenleft.org.au Labour shortages give unions a stronger bargaining position. Sue Bull argues they need to argue against racist and nationalistic tropes that migrant workers steal Australians' jobs, while defending workplace safety, wages and conditions.

Labor rise for sustainability (2022-01-26). Friday 2/4: Transit Equity Day – Join Bay Area-wide lunchtime zoom event & action! indybay.org register for zoom meeting bit.ly/Transitequity…

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). China's spending on R&D reaches new high in 2021. ecns.cn China's spending on research and development (R&D) hit a new high of 2.44 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, up 0.03 percentage points from the previous year, official data showed Wednesday.

Stella Levantesi (2022-01-26). EU scientists and politicians clash over gas and nuclear as 'sustainable' investments. nationofchange.org Scientific experts have reiterated what they have been saying since the beginning: gas and nuclear have no place in the taxonomy.

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). Profits of Chinese SOEs surge 30.1 pct in 2021. ecns.cn The combined profits of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) surged 30.1 percent year on year to nearly 4.52 trillion yuan (about 715 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, official data showed Wednesday.

sputniknews (2022-01-26). 'PartyGate' Probe 'Has Pics of BoJo Next to Wine Bottles' at Lockdown-Breaching Bashes. sputniknews.com After Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick revealed in a news briefing on Tuesday that the force was investigating "a number of events" at Downing Street for potential breaches of COVID-19 regulations, Boris Johnson told the Commons yesterday that he welcomed the probe that would "help draw a line under matters".

Editor (2022-01-26). Solution to global inequality is socialism! workers.org Around the globe, billions of people are suffering incredible losses resulting from capitalism's inability and refusal to seriously address the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions have lost lives or loved ones. Families are houseless. Workers have been forced to choose between risking their health at minimum wage jobs and feeding their families, . . . |

Dante Strobino (2022-01-26). In Virginia, workers honor Dr. King, rally for collective bargaining. workers.org On Jan. 18, the newly formed Virginia Beach City Workers Union, UE Local 111, and faith community supporters rallied before the city council demanding a real voice for safety, dignity, living wages and an end to institutional racism on the job. City workers from the Public Works, Public Utilities and . . . |

WSWS (2022-01-26). Thousands of couriers at Turkey's largest e-commerce platform Trendyol launch wildcat strike for wages. wsws.org Skyrocketing living costs and the thousands of preventable deaths caused by the homicidal response of governments around the world to the COVID-19 pandemic are driving growing sections of the working class into struggle.

WSWS (2022-01-26). Thousands of couriers at Turkey's largest e-commerce platform Trendyol launch wildcat strike for wages. wsws.org Skyrocketing living costs and the thousands of preventable deaths caused by the homicidal response of governments around the world to the COVID-19 pandemic are driving growing sections of the working class into struggle.

Staff (2022-01-26). "Gangsters of Capitalism": Jonathan Katz on the Parallels Between Jan. 6 and 1934 Anti-FDR Coup Plot. democracynow.org We speak to award-winning journalist Jonathan Katz about his new book "Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire." The book follows the life of the Marines officer Smedley Butler and the trail of U.S. imperialism from Cuba and the Philippines to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Panama. The book also describes an effort by banking and business leaders to topple Franklin D. Roosevelt's government in 1934 in order to establish a fascist dictatorship. The plot was exposed by Butler, who famously declared, "War is a racket." The far-right conspira…

teleSUR, yart, DRL (2022-01-26). FMI insta a El Salvador a eliminar curso legal del bitcóin. telesurtv.net El Gobierno salvadoreño impulsó la Ley Bitcóin en 2021 y de la Asamblea Legislativa se convirtió moneda de curso legal.

Staff (2022-01-26). California city first in US to mandate liability insurance for gun owners. rt.com The law passed by the city council is likely to be challenged in court on constitutionality grounds | The San Jose city council has passed a bill that will require gun owners to pay an annual fee and purchase liability insurance policies. | The piece of legislation was O…

WSWS (2022-01-26). UK: The sell-out of the Stagecoach Yorkshire pay strike and the pseudo-left accomplices of Unite. wsws.org There is nothing militant, let alone socialist about these tendencies. They are the most conservative political force imaginable, dedicated to preventing the very break with the trade union apparatus on which any successful fightback depends.

WSWS (2022-01-26). UK: The sellout of the Stagecoach Yorkshire pay strike and the pseudo-left accomplices of Unite. wsws.org There is nothing militant, let alone socialist about these tendencies. They are the most conservative political force imaginable, dedicated to preventing the very break with the trade union apparatus on which any successful fightback depends.

Federico Fuentes (2022-01-26). 'Millions have their hopes set on a Bolsonaro defeat': An interview with Brazilian socialist Roberto Robaina. greenleft.org.au Green Left speaks to Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) leader Roberto Robaina about Jair Bolsonaro's extreme right project, the upcoming elections and how Brazil might fit into the new wave of left governments in the region.

WSWS (2022-01-26). UK: The sellout of the Stagecoach Yorkshire pay strike and the pseudo-left accomplices of Unite. wsws.org There is nothing militant, let alone socialist about these tendencies. They are the most conservative political force imaginable, dedicated to preventing the very break with the trade union apparatus on which any successful fightback depends.

Alex Bainbridge (2022-01-26). Socialist Alliance maintains electoral registration. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance has managed to remain a registered political party, able to run in the federal elections with its party name and logo. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Ann Brown (2022-01-25). Goldman Sachs: The Federal Reserve Is Either Hiking Into Stagflation Or Hoping To Create A Recession. moguldom.com Inflation has hit America hard and the economy seems to be reeling. So what's to happen? Goldman Sachs has a prediction. The multinational investment bank apparently thinks the Federal Reserve will either keep hiking interest rates into stagflation or it's hoping to set the country up for a recession. Stagflation is characterized by slow economic growth …

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). China's steady economy facilitates RMB ranking promotion in global payments: expert. ecns.cn The stable economic situation has facilitated rankings promotion of Chinese currency renminbi (RMB) in global payments, an expert said Tuesday.

deweylaura (2022-01-25). "Upswing" authors look to history for signs of progress today. cpusa.org The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again By Robert D. Putnam with Shaylyn Romney Garrett (Simon & Schuster, 2020) Is social, economic, and political history repeating itself? Robert D. Putnam, best known for his 2000 book Bowling Alone, and his co-author argue here that the …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-01-25). U.S. government pays big money for bad news about Cuba. peoplesworld.org The cruder U.S. methods for destroying Cuba's revolutionary government—military attacks, bombings of hotels and a fully-loaded airplane, violent attacks on officials, biological warfare—did not work. Nor has economic blockade, which of course continues. A more subtle approach also exists. Like the blockade, its purpose is to cause despair and then dissent. U.S. officials pay for …

WSWS (2022-01-25). Why the US and NATO want war with Russia. wsws.org The ruling classes in the United States and Europe confront a series of intractable economic, social and political crises, all of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. They are turning to war in a desperate attempt to find a way out.

Editor (2022-01-25). China launches Global South Economic Alliance to challenge U.S. 'unilateralism' and 'Cold-War mentality'. mronline.org China is leading an international effort to develop alliances to counter U.S. hegemony.

WSWS (2022-01-25). In face of protests, US judge imposes Puerto Rico debt restructuring plan. wsws.org Puerto Rico's 25 years of financial implosion and economic decline will now take a new turn with the approval of the debt restructuring plan.

WSWS (2022-01-25). Sinhala chauvinist JVP promotes itself as alternative Sri Lankan government. wsws.org JVP leader Dissanayake offers a government of technocrats, as if new faces will solve Sri Lanka's profound economic problems that are rooted in the worsening crisis of global capitalism.

Abdul Rahman (2022-01-25). War-ravaged Syria demands end of sanctions and occupation of its territories by US and others. peoplesdispatch.org The Bashar al-Assad government in Syria has called the sanctions and the occupation crimes against humanity and a form of economic warfare…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-01-25). Outrage in Peru following devastating Repsol oil spill. peoplesdispatch.org The devastating oil spill has polluted 1.7 million square meters of soil and 1.2 million square meters of ocean, tarred 21 beaches on Peru's Pacific coast, and killed a vast variety of marine wildlife, besides incurring huge economic losses to fishing and tourism industries…

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). Xinjiang's economic highlights in 2021. ecns.cn

WSWS (2022-01-25). Poverty surging so fast in UK that foodbanks unable to keep up with demand. wsws.org In the six months from April 2021, Trussell Trust foodbanks distributed 936,000 parcels, but as the new year sees many more workers thrust into poverty and desperation, this is expected to sharply increase.

Editor (2022-01-25). Kerala scheme shows how to create work opportunities while caring for the environment. mronline.org Environment and employment two fronts on which India has been besieged in recent years. Unemployment since 2011 has worsened in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdowns. About 100 million workers lost their jobs with women and the youth being more adversely impacted.

_____ (2022-01-25). How Can We Solve Inequality? popularresistance.org Oxfam's latest report on global inequality has highlighted some alarming statistics on how wealth distribution has worsened during the pandemic. While the wealth of the world's 10 richest men doubled since the pandemic began, the incomes of 99% of humanity became worse off because of COVID-19. What are the solutions to this crisis?

Alex Salmon (2022-01-25). The British Empire's dirty secret. greenleft.org.au Alex Salmon reviews a new book by historian and author Graham Seal that documents how the British government shipped more than 376,000 men, women and children across the oceans to provide slave labour in its colonies.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-01-25). Walsh: Biden to push not just jobs, but good jobs. peoplesworld.org

Editor2 (2022-01-25). US Mayors Show Interest in Cuban Medical Collaboration. orinocotribune.com Washington, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) A group of US mayors is currently showing interest in Cuba's medical collaboration, mainly in the Henry Reeve internationalist brigade, which has assisted the fight against Covid-19 in several countries of the world. | This was reported by the website The Washington Informer, which gives details on the obstacles imposed by Washington to Cuba's medical assistance. | Amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the United States, this media outlet notes, a group of local leaders will urge the Biden administration to lift this long-lasting blockade that p…

Editor (2022-01-25). World Inequality Report: Class divide explains more than regional divisions. mronline.org The report clearly shows how the class divide has become relatively more important than the regional divide in determining global inequality. This simply tells that in today's world where one is born and brought up has relatively less impact than in which class the person belongs to in explaining relative earnings and wealth status.

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). China's domestic consumption further recovers in 2021. ecns.cn Despite the impact of COVID-19, China's consumer market in 2021 saw steady recovery, exhibiting strong vitality and resilience, according to the commerce ministry Tuesday.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-25). Invasion canard aside, U.S./NATO must deploy more troops against Belarus, Russia in Baltics: Estonian PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kallas calls for more US forces in Baltics Russia's biggest deterrence is the American flag, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told the Financial Times while calling for more U.S. forces to be brought to the Baltics. Kallas told the newspaper that Nato should strengthen its presence in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania whether Russia invades Ukraine or …

WSWS (2022-01-25). Why the US and NATO want war with Russia. wsws.org The ruling classes in the United States and Europe confront a series of intractable economic, social and political crises, all of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic. They are turning to war in a desperate attempt to find a way out.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-25). Invasion canard aside, U.S./NATO must deploy more troops against Belarus, Russia in Baltics: Estonian PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kallas calls for more US forces in Baltics Russia's biggest deterrence is the American flag, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told the Financial Times while calling for more U.S. forces to be brought to the Baltics. Kallas told the newspaper that Nato should strengthen its presence in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania whether Russia invades Ukraine or …

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). China's steady economy facilitates RMB ranking promotion in global payments: expert. ecns.cn The stable economic situation has facilitated rankings promotion of Chinese currency renminbi (RMB) in global payments, an expert said Tuesday.

Rebekah Entralgo (2022-01-25). Care Workers Are Not Giving up on Build Back Better. zcomm.org Over 35,000 people joined a recent telephone town hall to kick off a six-week campaign to protect investments in the care economy…

deweylaura (2022-01-25). "Upswing" authors look to history for signs of progress today. cpusa.org The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again By Robert D. Putnam with Shaylyn Romney Garrett (Simon & Schuster, 2020) Is social, economic, and political history repeating itself? Robert D. Putnam, best known for his 2000 book Bowling Alone, and his co-author argue here that the …

WSWS (2022-01-25). In face of protests, US judge imposes Puerto Rico debt restructuring plan. wsws.org Puerto Rico's 25 years of financial implosion and economic decline will now take a new turn with the approval of the debt restructuring plan.

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). Xinjiang's economic highlights in 2021. ecns.cn

WSWS (2022-01-25). Sinhala chauvinist JVP promotes itself as alternative Sri Lankan government. wsws.org JVP leader Dissanayake offers a government of technocrats, as if new faces will solve Sri Lanka's profound economic problems that are rooted in the worsening crisis of global capitalism.

WSWS (2022-01-25). Poverty surging so fast in UK that foodbanks unable to keep up with demand. wsws.org In the six months from April 2021, Trussell Trust foodbanks distributed 936,000 parcels, but as the new year sees many more workers thrust into poverty and desperation, this is expected to sharply increase.

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). China's domestic consumption further recovers in 2021. ecns.cn Despite the impact of COVID-19, China's consumer market in 2021 saw steady recovery, exhibiting strong vitality and resilience, according to the commerce ministry Tuesday.

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-25). PREVIEW: What to Look for In the Fourth Quarter 2021 GDP Report. cepr.net GDP growth for the fourth quarter should bounce back from the 2.3 percent figure from the third quarter, likely coming in at close to 5.0 percent.

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). ASEAN 3 GDP to grow 4.9 pct in 2022: report. ecns.cn The regional gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 10 ASEAN member states plus China, Japan and South Korea will be 4.9 percent for 2022, a recent report showed.

WSWS (2022-01-25). South Australian teachers vote for strike action against dangerous school reopenings. wsws.org The ballot demonstrates the intense hostility of teachers to the profit driven reopening of the schools amid surging COVID cases, not only in South Australia but across the country.

Staff (2022-01-25). Israeli soldier jailed for Gaza TikTok video. rt.com The serviceman can be seen firing across the border into the Palestinian territory | On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a serviceman who shared a video of himself firing rounds into Gaza had been sentenced to 10 days in military prison. | "The soldier's behavior in the video does not conform with the norms expected of soldiers and commanders," the IDF said in a statement cited by The Times of Israel. Officers concluded that the shooting did not comply with open-fire regulations. | The soldier had posted a video of himself on the TikTok social media app in which he can be seen shooting in the air…

Staff (2022-01-25). Met Police launch investigation into Downing Street parties. rt.com Boris Johnson has been under increasing pressure to resign following reports of a lockdown birthday party attended by 30 staff | The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into "a number of events" held at Downing Street over potential breaches of Covid rules. | "I can confirm that the Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years in relation to potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations," Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said in a statement on Tuesday. | Speaking to the London Assembly on Tuesday, Dick sta…

Geraldina Colotti (2022-01-25). NATO's Tentacles from Europe to Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Geraldina Colotti — Jan 21, 2022 | International analysts are often, and understandably, asked whether there will be a change in U.S. foreign policy depending on whether a Republican or Democratic president rules the White House. Since, for a Marxist, it is always a good idea to flee from Manichaeism and look at the concrete situation in its historically determined class relations, to point out that, at the international level, the essence of U.S. foreign policy presents no discontinuities, it is not an ideological position-taking. | "Everything changes so that nothing changes" is a scheme that fits well…

Yanis Varoufakis (2022-01-25). Five conditions for a democratic workplace. zcomm.org An ongoing debate on postcapitalism…

Staff (2022-01-25). Tesla fights back against JPMorgan over Musk tweet. rt.com US electric car manufacturer countersues banking giant over disputed bond contract | Tesla submitted a filing in Manhattan federal court on Monday, accusing JPMorgan of "bad faith and avarice" for demanding $162.2 million after the bank had unilaterally changed the terms of warrants it received when the electric carmaker sold convertible bonds back in 2014. | Warrants allow holders to purchase company stock at a set "strike" price and date. | "JPMorgan pressed its exorbitant demand as an act of retaliation against Tesla both for it having passed over JPMorgan in major business deals and out of senior JPMorgan…

Ana Perdigón (2022-01-25). PSUV Congress Convenes February 4 with Focus on Political Training. orinocotribune.com This Monday, January 24, the Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced that the Congress of the PSUV and the party's youth wing (JPSUV) will begin on February 4, in order to continue advancing in the training of its members. | During a press conference, Cabello said that the PSUV has made the training of party members a fundamental priority for this year, particularly those members who hold positions in the government, who pass through the training school. | "We hope that the Congress of the PSUV and the JPSUV will be very inclusive, we must continue along the p…

Staff (2022-01-25). Fiscalía General de la República informa sobre estado de los procesos penales derivados de los disturbios provocados el 11 de julio de 2021. cubadebate.cu Para la Fiscalía General de la República constituye un deber continuar informando al pueblo y a la opinión pública internacional sobre la respuesta legal dada a los graves hechos ocurridos el 11 de julio de 2021, que atentaron contra el orden constitucional y la estabilidad de nuestro Estado socialista.

_____ (2022-01-24). Turkey's Sociopolitical Crisis is getting Worse. journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. All this raises doubts about the republic's financial and economic prospects and the sustainability of …

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). China maps five-year plan for building modern distribution system. ecns.cn China's top economic planner on Monday unveiled plans for a modern distribution system over the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).

Zach Silk (2022-01-24). Bidenomics, One Year Later. indybay.org The Center for American Progress takes a different approach, examining the successes of President Biden's bold economic policies and calling for the continuation and expansion of those policies in the years ahead by making permanent expansions to the safety net, providing rental assistance to families facing down the end of local eviction moratoriums.

WSWS (2022-01-24). Inflation and threat of interest rate rise send tremor through financial markets. wsws.org Wall Street's tech-heavy NASDAQ index has now fallen by more than 10 percent since it reached its record high last November and is now designated as in "correction" territory.

WSWS (2022-01-24). Fatal housefire in Pontiac, Michigan, highlights poverty in former GM manufacturing center. wsws.org Last week's tragic fire highlighted the dangerous housing conditions and poverty in the city, which has been left destitute by General Motors.

Editor (2022-01-24). How to overthrow a life-threatening capitalism? mronline.org Capitalism jeopardizes the survival of humanity on earth. It reduces the price of the labour of reproducing labour power when it cannot make women do it for free within the family. How can we overcome it while putting the defence of life at the centre of our concerns?>

WSWS (2022-01-24). Omicron outbreak in New Zealand. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government is predicting thousands of daily cases in a matter of weeks. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that its policy is to let the deadly virus spread.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-01-24). Lack of virus protection forces Santa Cruz workers to plan strike. peoplesworld.org SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —Refusal to invest more money in public health services to protect residents against the coronavirus pandemic forced the Santa Cruz County, Calif., workforce to plan an unfair labor practices strike, starting January 25, their union announced. The county's "last, best, and final offer" was completely inadequate on that issue and others affecting …

imperial.ac.uk (2022-01-24). Imperial and The George Institute renew collaboration to drive health innovation. imperial.ac.uk Successful initial collaboration leads to‚ÄØa new‚ÄØfive-year commitment to drive health innovation, targeting LMICs and under-served communities in HICs.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-01-24). Laboratories move to White City: new opportunities and incredible views. imperial.ac.uk As four epidemiology teams settle into their new spaces, we check in with the researchers to find out what they are up to on the White City campus.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-24). Mia Mottley takes office as Prime Minister of Barbados for a second term. peoplesdispatch.org Mia Mottley of the Barbados Labor Party (BLP) was re-elected as Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados for a second consecutive term. Her party, the BLP, won a resounding victory in the general elections held on January 19…

Labor Video Project (2022-01-24). MLK Day Strike By NUHW Kaiser Mental Healthcare Workers To Stop Systemic Racism. indybay.org A strike was held by National Union Of Healthcare Workers NUHW healthcare workers at Kaiser on MLK day. They were protesting the failure of Kaiser to honor their pledge to make it a holiday. They also talked about the systemic racism at Kaiser.

Staff (2022-01-24). Congreso Internacional Universidad 2022 reunirá en La Habana a académicos de más de 20 países. cubadebate.cu El Congreso Internacional Universidad 2022 se desarrollará del 7 al 11 de febrero próximo en el Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana, con la participación de alrededor de 200 delegados de más de 20 países, informaron este lunes autoridades académicas. Universidad 2022 será un espacio para la rúbrica de acuerdos de colaboración entre Cuba y Rusia, Bulgaria y México.

WSWS (2022-01-24). Australian Labor and Coalition governments sending hundreds of thousands of children and teachers into COVID-infested schools. wsws.org The endorsement by the unions of the reckless return to face-to-face learning has been met with anger from teachers.

Staff (2022-01-24). UK begins evacuation of diplomats from Ukraine. rt.com London has commenced withdrawing diplomatic staff amid fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent | Britain has ordered the withdrawal of staff from its embassy in Kiev "in response to growing threat" from Moscow, as tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border continue to remain high amid Western fears that the Kremlin is planning an invasion. | In an update published on the website of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), it was revealed that London has opted to "temporarily" withdraw some staff and their dependants from Kiev, noting that the embassy would remain open and continue pr…

Dana Sanchez (2022-01-24). Reports Of Crypto-Backed DeFi Loans On Celsius (CEL) Getting Margin Called: 'I'm About To Get Liquidated'. moguldom.com Some people who took out loans backed by cryptocurrencies are experiencing a hangover due to margin calls sent out by at least one loan company after a brutal week that saw the prices of most digital coins fall dramatically. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies crashed last week, with around $1.5 trillion wiped from the combined cryptocurrency …

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). China's Wuhan posts robust GDP growth in 2021. ecns.cn Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, once hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, notched up 12.2 percent GDP growth in 2021, local authorities said Monday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). GDP of 'world factory' in China exceeds 1 trillion yuan. ecns.cn The latest statistics show that the city of Dongguan, dubbed the "factory of the world," in south China's Guangdong Province, reported a GDP of over 1 trillion yuan (157.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, up 8.2 percent year on year.

Colleen Wessel-McCoy (2022-01-24). Continuing King's 'Revolution of Values'. zcomm.org King spent his last birthday organizing poor people of all races against immoral spending priorities. We need that revolution today…

Alvaro Garcia Linera (2022-01-24). Behind the Extractivist Criticism of Progressive Governments Lies the Shadow of Conservative Restoration. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: As a rule Orinoco Tribune does not generally re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception, because this is an issue that demands attention. OT does not necessary share Linera's comments about J.V. Stalin. | By Alvaro García Linera — Jan 20, 2022 (originally composed in 2013) | In the face of the naive leftism that thinks that a society can escape world domination by itself, Lenin and Marx remind us that capitalism is planetary, and that the only way to overcome it is also planetary. Therefore the struggles and effort…

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-24). All Workers Should Share the Benefits of Growth, Raise the Federal Minimum Wage. cepr.net It is time for Congress to say that employers in some states can't exploit their workers, even when the state's politicians want to preserve that option.

Ralph Nader (2022-01-24). Lost Opportunities in Joe Biden News Conference. zcomm.org Calling himself a "union guy" for decades, Biden inexplicably did not give a shout-out for a higher federal minimum wage, now frozen at $7.25 an hour…

Staff (2022-01-24). China's yuan going from strength to strength. rt.com Positive trade balance underpins growth of national currency as overseas demand for Chinese-made goods surges | In 2021, Beijing's trade surplus reached an all-time high of $676 billion, boosted by buoyant demand for Chinese-made goods across the world, while a major decline in outbound travel amid the Covid pandemic also limited the deficit in services trade. | The surplus on China's current account climbed to an eight-year high of $224.2 billion, while the capital account surplus hit $83.2 billion, the highest since records began in 2010, Bloomberg reports, citing calculations based on data released by the S…

Staff (2022-01-24). PCC y PSOE abogan por un mayor diálogo político bilateral. cubadebate.cu El vicejefe y coordinador del Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales del Comité Central del PCC, àÅngel Arzuaga Reyes, sostuvo un encuentro con el secretario adjunto de Organización del Partido Socialista Obrero Español y diputado al Congreso, Julio Navalpotro. Ambas partes se pronunciaron por mantener y desarrollar el diálogo político bilateral.

Steve Sweeney (2022-01-24). Chile's Boric includes communists in female-majority cabinet. peoplesworld.org Three communists have been appointed to ministerial posts in the cabinet of Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric, which also includes Maya Fernandez Allende, the granddaughter of slain former president Salvador Allende. She will take up…

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). Former supreme court official expelled from CPC, office. ecns.cn Meng Xiang, former chief of the enforcement bureau of the Supreme People's Court, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office over serious violations of Party discipline and laws.

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). Former senior banking regulatory official expelled from CPC for power abuse. ecns.cn Cai Esheng, former vice chairman of China's top banking regulatory body, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) for grave violations of Party discipline and laws.

Staff (2022-01-24). UK begins evacuation of diplomats from Ukraine. rt.com London has commenced withdrawing diplomatic staff amid fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent | Britain has ordered the withdrawal of staff from its embassy in Kiev "in response to growing threat" from Moscow, as tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border continue to remain high amid Western fears that the Kremlin is planning an invasion. | In an update published on the website of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), it was revealed that London has opted to "temporarily" withdraw some staff and their dependants from Kiev, noting that the embassy would remain open and continue pr…

_____ (2022-01-24). Turkey's Sociopolitical Crisis is getting Worse. journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. All this raises doubts about the republic's financial and economic prospects and the sustainability of …

Zach Silk (2022-01-24). Bidenomics, One Year Later. indybay.org The Center for American Progress takes a different approach, examining the successes of President Biden's bold economic policies and calling for the continuation and expansion of those policies in the years ahead by making permanent expansions to the safety net, providing rental assistance to families facing down the end of local eviction moratoriums.

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). China maps five-year plan for building modern distribution system. ecns.cn China's top economic planner on Monday unveiled plans for a modern distribution system over the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025).

WSWS (2022-01-24). Inflation and threat of interest rate rise send tremor through financial markets. wsws.org Wall Street's tech-heavy NASDAQ index has now fallen by more than 10 percent since it reached its record high last November and is now designated as in "correction" territory.

WSWS (2022-01-24). Fatal housefire in Pontiac, Michigan, highlights poverty in former GM manufacturing center. wsws.org Last week's tragic fire highlighted the dangerous housing conditions and poverty in the city, which has been left destitute by General Motors.

Editor (2022-01-24). How to overthrow a life-threatening capitalism? mronline.org Capitalism jeopardizes the survival of humanity on earth. It reduces the price of the labour of reproducing labour power when it cannot make women do it for free within the family. How can we overcome it while putting the defence of life at the centre of our concerns?>

WSWS (2022-01-24). Omicron outbreak in New Zealand. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government is predicting thousands of daily cases in a matter of weeks. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that its policy is to let the deadly virus spread.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-01-24). Imperial and The George Institute renew collaboration to drive health innovation. imperial.ac.uk Successful initial collaboration leads to‚ÄØa new‚ÄØfive-year commitment to drive health innovation, targeting LMICs and under-served communities in HICs.

Labor Video Project (2022-01-24). MLK Day Strike By NUHW Kaiser Mental Healthcare Workers To Stop Systemic Racism. indybay.org A strike was held by National Union Of Healthcare Workers NUHW healthcare workers at Kaiser on MLK day. They were protesting the failure of Kaiser to honor their pledge to make it a holiday. They also talked about the systemic racism at Kaiser.

WSWS (2022-01-24). Australian Labor and Coalition governments sending hundreds of thousands of children and teachers into COVID-infested schools. wsws.org The endorsement by the unions of the reckless return to face-to-face learning has been met with anger from teachers.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-01-24). Laboratories move to White City: new opportunities and incredible views. imperial.ac.uk As four epidemiology teams settle into their new spaces, we check in with the researchers to find out what they are up to on the White City campus.

Dana Sanchez (2022-01-24). Reports Of Crypto-Backed DeFi Loans On Celsius (CEL) Getting Margin Called: 'I'm About To Get Liquidated'. moguldom.com Some people who took out loans backed by cryptocurrencies are experiencing a hangover due to margin calls sent out by at least one loan company after a brutal week that saw the prices of most digital coins fall dramatically. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies crashed last week, with around $1.5 trillion wiped from the combined cryptocurrency …

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). China's Wuhan posts robust GDP growth in 2021. ecns.cn Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, once hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, notched up 12.2 percent GDP growth in 2021, local authorities said Monday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). GDP of 'world factory' in China exceeds 1 trillion yuan. ecns.cn The latest statistics show that the city of Dongguan, dubbed the "factory of the world," in south China's Guangdong Province, reported a GDP of over 1 trillion yuan (157.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, up 8.2 percent year on year.

Colleen Wessel-McCoy (2022-01-24). Continuing King's 'Revolution of Values'. zcomm.org King spent his last birthday organizing poor people of all races against immoral spending priorities. We need that revolution today…

Alvaro Garcia Linera (2022-01-24). Behind the Extractivist Criticism of Progressive Governments Lies the Shadow of Conservative Restoration. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: As a rule Orinoco Tribune does not generally re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception, because this is an issue that demands attention. OT does not necessary share Linera's comments about J.V. Stalin. | By Alvaro García Linera — Jan 20, 2022 (originally composed in 2013) | In the face of the naive leftism that thinks that a society can escape world domination by itself, Lenin and Marx remind us that capitalism is planetary, and that the only way to overcome it is also planetary. Therefore the struggles and effort…

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-24). All Workers Should Share the Benefits of Growth, Raise the Federal Minimum Wage. cepr.net It is time for Congress to say that employers in some states can't exploit their workers, even when the state's politicians want to preserve that option.

Ralph Nader (2022-01-24). Lost Opportunities in Joe Biden News Conference. zcomm.org Calling himself a "union guy" for decades, Biden inexplicably did not give a shout-out for a higher federal minimum wage, now frozen at $7.25 an hour…

Staff (2022-01-24). China's yuan going from strength to strength. rt.com Positive trade balance underpins growth of national currency as overseas demand for Chinese-made goods surges | In 2021, Beijing's trade surplus reached an all-time high of $676 billion, boosted by buoyant demand for Chinese-made goods across the world, while a major decline in outbound travel amid the Covid pandemic also limited the deficit in services trade. | The surplus on China's current account climbed to an eight-year high of $224.2 billion, while the capital account surplus hit $83.2 billion, the highest since records began in 2010, Bloomberg reports, citing calculations based on data released by the S…

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). Former supreme court official expelled from CPC, office. ecns.cn Meng Xiang, former chief of the enforcement bureau of the Supreme People's Court, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office over serious violations of Party discipline and laws.

ecns.cn (2022-01-24). Former senior banking regulatory official expelled from CPC for power abuse. ecns.cn Cai Esheng, former vice chairman of China's top banking regulatory body, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) for grave violations of Party discipline and laws.

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). Ambassador Qin Gang Accepts Plaque of Recognition and Commemorative Jacket from Massport and International Longshoremen's Association. ecns.cn On January 21, Ambassador Qin Gang accepted the plaque of recognition and a commemorative jacket from Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). Present at the ceremony were representatives of Massport, the ILA and COSCO Shipping (North America).

_____ (2022-01-23). One Year In Joe Biden's America. strategic-culture.org By Bradley DEVLIN | Welcome to President Joe Biden's America: record-high inflation, an ongoing crisis on the southern border, and the rapid expansion of the national debt, all while giving up on his main campaign promise to shut down Covid-19. | The numbers, whether metrics from the U.S. economy or public polling, don't bode well for Biden, the soon-to-be octogenarian heading into just the second year of his presidency. I don't want to get out over my skis, given President Donald Trump seemed to have a clear path to reelection this time just two years ago, but Republicans seem poised to make big gains in this ye…

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). UN chief calls for U.S.-China negotiation over trade, technology. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for dialogue and negotiation between the United States and China over trade and technology to avoid the polarization of the world market and economy.

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). Taiwan sees export orders from mainland grow in 2021. ecns.cn Taiwanese companies received export orders worth a total of 175.05 billion U.S. dollars from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in 2021, up 27.2 percent from the 2020 figure, the island's economic affairs department has said.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-23). Biden Covertly Continues the U.S. Forever War Against the Afghan People. libya360.wordpress.com Zachary Scott Afghans protest the former U.S. embassy building demanding the release of Afghanistan's frozen assets and resumption of international funding amid worsening economic conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2021. [Source: theintercept.com] Over the past few months, U.S. lawmakers, the Afghan government, and the international community have called on Washington to stop strangling…

_____ (2022-01-23). Iran-Russia Hit Maximum Strategy. strategic-culture.org Three ain't a crowd: The Iran-Russia summit this week, concurrent with RIC military drills in the Sea of Oman, in advance of a Xi-Putin meeting in two weeks, suggests a rapidly-advancing strategic vision for the three Eurasian powers. | By Pepe ESCOBAR | The official visit to Russia by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, at the invitation of Vladimir Putin, generated one of the most stunning geopolitical pics of the 21st century: Raisi performing his afternoon prayers at the Kremlin. | Arguably, more than the hours of solid discussions on geopolitical, geoeconomic, energy, trade, agriculture, transportation and aero…

Fight Back (2022-01-23). More signs of economic weakness showing up. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Thursday, January 20, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the number of new claims for unemployment insurance rose for the second week in row, to more than 280,000 for the week of January 10-15. This is up almost 40% from the beginning of January. While much of this may be caused by the spike in COVID-19, there have been other signs of economic weakness that started to show up in December. | Signs of economic weakness and growing concerns about rising interest rates also slammed the stock market last week. For the second week in a row, stocks fell. The U.S. central bank, the Federal Reser…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-23). Oulanyah mourns Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime-Mutebile. plusnews.ug The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has paid tribute to the late Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, highlighting his role in the country's economic recovery. Tumusiime-Mutebile, 72, passed away at around 5am on Sunday from the Nairobi Hospital where he has been undergoing emergency attention. Before being flown to Kenya, the deceased was a …

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). China's top economic planner approves 90 fixed-asset projects in 2021. ecns.cn China's top economic planner approved a total of 90 fixed-asset investment projects last year, which helped boost growth."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…

sputniknews (2022-01-23). EU Designing Economic Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine, Austrian Foreign Minister. sputniknews.com VIENNA (Sputnik) – The European Union is working on a new extensive package of economic and financial sanctions against Russia in case the situation around Ukraine escalates, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said.

Zach Silk (2022-01-23). Bidenomics, One Year Later. indybay.org The Center for American Progress takes a different approach, examining the successes of President Biden's bold economic policies and calling for the continuation and expansion of those policies in the years ahead by making permanent expansions to the safety net, providing rental assistance to families facing down the end of local eviction moratoriums.

Bloomington ABC (2022-01-23). Fire Ant #11: Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity. itsgoingdown.org Fire Ant returns with a new issue featuring original writing, artwork, and essays from anarchist prisoners. PDF for Printing Fire Ant is a quarterly publication focused on spreading the words of anarchist prisoners and generating material solidarity for our imprisoned friends. Begun as a collaboration between anarchist prisoners and anarchists in Maine, Fire Ant seeks…

_____ (2022-01-23). Latest Data On Unionization Is A Wake-Up Call To Lawmakers. popularresistance.org Workers essentially have two sources of potential power vis-à -vis their employers: a union or the implicit threat that they can quit and take another job. During the last year, employers have been forced to compete for workers in a way that has not happened since the end of the 1990s. Workers gained leverage because the American Rescue Plan Act has generated a strong recovery from the COVID-19 downturn with substantial demand for workers at the same time that millions of workers are out of the labor force due to health and safety concerns or pandemic-related care responsibilities. As a result of this increased l…

Bloomington ABC (2022-01-23). Fire Ant #11: Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity. itsgoingdown.org Fire Ant returns with a new issue featuring original writing, artwork, and essays from anarchist prisoners. PDF for Printing Fire Ant is a quarterly publication focused on spreading the words of anarchist prisoners and generating material solidarity for our imprisoned friends. Begun as a collaboration between anarchist prisoners and anarchists in Maine, Fire Ant seeks…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-23). Uganda showcases investment opportunities at China conference. plusnews.ug The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Beijing -China together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with China Africa Industrial Forum organized a Uganda- China Trade and Investment conference. According to organizers, the meeting held via Webinar sought highlight the investment opportunities and incentives in Uganda with a particular focus on Agro-processing …

teleSUR, HIM, JDO (2022-01-23). Incendio en la India deja al menos siete muertos y 16 heridos. telesurtv.net Para las labores de rescate se emplearon 21 camiones de bomberos y un centenar de efectivos.

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-23). Pdte. mexicano vuelve a labores tras someterse a un cateterismo. telesurtv.net "Hay presidente para rato", recalcó López Obrador, quien agrdeció al personal médico por el procedimiento.

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). China embassy warns British diplomacy 'goes nowhere if it follows Cold War playbook'. ecns.cn China's embassy in London has warned that Britain's diplomacy will go nowhere if it follows the Cold War playbook, in answer to repeated accusations against China by United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Liz Truss during her current visit to Australia.

Tikender Panwar (2022-01-23). Impose 1% surcharge on richest 10% Indians to reduce inequality: Oxfam India. peoplesdispatch.org A 4% wealth tax on 98 richest families can take care of the ministry of health and family welfare for more than two years…

Staff (2022-01-23). EU signals it's on an energy-buying spree. rt.com Soaring prices for fuel and low gas storage levels force Brussels to 'improve risk-preparedness' | The European Union is in talks with its trading partners in search of viable options to increase supplies of natural gas to its member states, according to the bloc's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. | "The gas storage levels in the EU are significantly lower than usual at this time of the year," Simson said, after a meeting with European energy ministers in France on Saturday. | The energy chief added that EU authorities need to remain "extremely vigilant" to make sure the bloc is ready for emergency situations…

Staff (2022-01-23). EU signals it's on an energy-buying spree. rt.com Soaring prices for fuel and low gas storage levels force Brussels to 'improve risk-preparedness' | The European Union is in talks with its trading partners in search of viable options to increase supplies of natural gas to its member states, according to the bloc's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. | "The gas storage levels in the EU are significantly lower than usual at this time of the year," Simson said, after a meeting with European energy ministers in France on Saturday. | The energy chief added that EU authorities need to remain "extremely vigilant" to make sure the bloc is ready for emergency situations…

Staff (2022-01-23). Study reveals which alcoholic drink is best at preventing Covid. rt.com Researchers have established a connection between alcohol consumption and Covid-related risks | A team of Chinese scientists has analyzed the association between consumption of various alcoholic beverages and Covid-related risks, bringing some exciting news for wine lovers and disappointment for beer fans. | The researchers, from Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and Southwest Hospital, reviewed 473,957 subjects with an average age of 69 from the UK Biobank database, including 16,559 Covid-positive individuals. They divided them into groups by drinking status (non-drinker, former drinker, and current drinker) and by…

Staff (2022-01-23). Study reveals which alcoholic drink is best at preventing Covid. rt.com Researchers have established a connection between alcohol consumption and Covid-related risks | A team of Chinese scientists has analyzed the association between consumption of various alcoholic beverages and Covid-related risks, bringing some exciting news for wine lovers and disappointment for beer fans. | The researchers, from Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and Southwest Hospital, reviewed 473,957 subjects with an average age of 69 from the UK Biobank database, including 16,559 Covid-positive individuals. They divided them into groups by drinking status (non-drinker, former drinker, and current drinker) and by…

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). China's Xinjiang registers 7-pct GDP growth in 2021. ecns.cn China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region registered 7-percent GDP growth in 2021, totalling 1.6 trillion yuan (about 253.2 billion U.S. dollars), according to a work report of the regional government.

_____ (2022-01-23). On Contact: Corporate Assault On US Postal Service. popularresistance.org The corporate seizure of public utilities and privatization of schools is part of a broad assault to turn government assets into assets that will swell corporate profit.

Staff (2022-01-23). Pfizer CEO paints 'ideal' future of Covid vaccination. rt.com Albert Bourla hopes the idea of annual vaccinations will be far easier to sell to the public | The CEO of Pfizer has tried to appease vaccine skeptics with an idea of Covid-19 booster shots only once a year — instead of every few months — all while attacking the most vocal anti-vaxxers as "criminals" who "profit from circulating misinformation." | In a series of interviews with Israeli TV channels, Albert Bourla

Staff (2022-01-23). Pfizer CEO paints 'ideal' future of Covid vaccination. rt.com Albert Bourla hopes the idea of annual vaccinations will be far easier to sell to the public | The CEO of Pfizer has tried to appease vaccine skeptics with an idea of Covid-19 booster shots only once a year — instead of every few months — all while attacking the most vocal anti-vaxxers as "criminals" who "profit from circulating misinformation." | In a series of interviews with Israeli TV channels, Albert Bourla

Audrey Huff (2022-01-23). Maine governor supports agribusiness, vetoes farmworkers' rights bill. liberationnews.org vetoing LD 1711, a bill that would have granted farmworkers the ability to bargain for better wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions.

Tikender Panwar (2022-01-23). Impose 1% surcharge on richest 10% Indians to reduce inequality: Oxfam India. peoplesdispatch.org A 4% wealth tax on 98 richest families can take care of the ministry of health and family welfare for more than two years…

Staff (2022-01-23). Study reveals which alcoholic drink is best at preventing Covid. rt.com Researchers have established a connection between alcohol consumption and Covid-related risks | A team of Chinese scientists has analyzed the association between consumption of various alcoholic beverages and Covid-related risks, bringing some exciting news for wine lovers and disappointment for beer fans. | The researchers, from Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and Southwest Hospital, reviewed 473,957 subjects with an average age of 69 from the UK Biobank database, including 16,559 Covid-positive individuals. They divided them into groups by drinking status (non-drinker, former drinker, and current drinker) and by…

Staff (2022-01-23). Study reveals which alcoholic drink is best at preventing Covid. rt.com Researchers have established a connection between alcohol consumption and Covid-related risks | A team of Chinese scientists has analyzed the association between consumption of various alcoholic beverages and Covid-related risks, bringing some exciting news for wine lovers and disappointment for beer fans. | The researchers, from Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and Southwest Hospital, reviewed 473,957 subjects with an average age of 69 from the UK Biobank database, including 16,559 Covid-positive individuals. They divided them into groups by drinking status (non-drinker, former drinker, and current drinker) and by…

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). Ambassador Qin Gang Accepts Plaque of Recognition and Commemorative Jacket from Massport and International Longshoremen's Association. ecns.cn On January 21, Ambassador Qin Gang accepted the plaque of recognition and a commemorative jacket from Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). Present at the ceremony were representatives of Massport, the ILA and COSCO Shipping (North America).

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). UN chief calls for U.S.-China negotiation over trade, technology. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for dialogue and negotiation between the United States and China over trade and technology to avoid the polarization of the world market and economy.

Zach Silk (2022-01-23). Bidenomics, One Year Later. indybay.org The Center for American Progress takes a different approach, examining the successes of President Biden's bold economic policies and calling for the continuation and expansion of those policies in the years ahead by making permanent expansions to the safety net, providing rental assistance to families facing down the end of local eviction moratoriums.

sputniknews (2022-01-23). EU Designing Economic Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine, Austrian Foreign Minister. sputniknews.com VIENNA (Sputnik) – The European Union is working on a new extensive package of economic and financial sanctions against Russia in case the situation around Ukraine escalates, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said.

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). Taiwan sees export orders from mainland grow in 2021. ecns.cn Taiwanese companies received export orders worth a total of 175.05 billion U.S. dollars from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in 2021, up 27.2 percent from the 2020 figure, the island's economic affairs department has said.

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). China's top economic planner approves 90 fixed-asset projects in 2021. ecns.cn China's top economic planner approved a total of 90 fixed-asset investment projects last year, which helped boost growth."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…

Fight Back (2022-01-23). More signs of economic weakness showing up. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Thursday, January 20, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the number of new claims for unemployment insurance rose for the second week in row, to more than 280,000 for the week of January 10-15. This is up almost 40% from the beginning of January. While much of this may be caused by the spike in COVID-19, there have been other signs of economic weakness that started to show up in December. | Signs of economic weakness and growing concerns about rising interest rates also slammed the stock market last week. For the second week in a row, stocks fell. The U.S. central bank, the Federal Reser…

Bloomington ABC (2022-01-23). Fire Ant #11: Anarchist Prisoner Solidarity. itsgoingdown.org Fire Ant returns with a new issue featuring original writing, artwork, and essays from anarchist prisoners. PDF for Printing Fire Ant is a quarterly publication focused on spreading the words of anarchist prisoners and generating material solidarity for our imprisoned friends. Begun as a collaboration between anarchist prisoners and anarchists in Maine, Fire Ant seeks…

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-23). Pdte. mexicano vuelve a labores tras someterse a un cateterismo. telesurtv.net "Hay presidente para rato", recalcó López Obrador, quien agrdeció al personal médico por el procedimiento.

teleSUR, HIM, JDO (2022-01-23). Incendio en la India deja al menos siete muertos y 16 heridos. telesurtv.net Para las labores de rescate se emplearon 21 camiones de bomberos y un centenar de efectivos.

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). China embassy warns British diplomacy 'goes nowhere if it follows Cold War playbook'. ecns.cn China's embassy in London has warned that Britain's diplomacy will go nowhere if it follows the Cold War playbook, in answer to repeated accusations against China by United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Liz Truss during her current visit to Australia.

Staff (2022-01-23). EU signals it's on an energy-buying spree. rt.com Soaring prices for fuel and low gas storage levels force Brussels to 'improve risk-preparedness' | The European Union is in talks with its trading partners in search of viable options to increase supplies of natural gas to its member states, according to the bloc's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. | "The gas storage levels in the EU are significantly lower than usual at this time of the year," Simson said, after a meeting with European energy ministers in France on Saturday. | The energy chief added that EU authorities need to remain "extremely vigilant" to make sure the bloc is ready for emergency situations…

Staff (2022-01-23). EU signals it's on an energy-buying spree. rt.com Soaring prices for fuel and low gas storage levels force Brussels to 'improve risk-preparedness' | The European Union is in talks with its trading partners in search of viable options to increase supplies of natural gas to its member states, according to the bloc's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. | "The gas storage levels in the EU are significantly lower than usual at this time of the year," Simson said, after a meeting with European energy ministers in France on Saturday. | The energy chief added that EU authorities need to remain "extremely vigilant" to make sure the bloc is ready for emergency situations…

ecns.cn (2022-01-23). China's Xinjiang registers 7-pct GDP growth in 2021. ecns.cn China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region registered 7-percent GDP growth in 2021, totalling 1.6 trillion yuan (about 253.2 billion U.S. dollars), according to a work report of the regional government.

Staff (2022-01-23). Pfizer CEO paints 'ideal' future of Covid vaccination. rt.com Albert Bourla hopes the idea of annual vaccinations will be far easier to sell to the public | The CEO of Pfizer has tried to appease vaccine skeptics with an idea of Covid-19 booster shots only once a year — instead of every few months — all while attacking the most vocal anti-vaxxers as "criminals" who "profit from circulating misinformation." | In a series of interviews with Israeli TV channels, Albert Bourla

Staff (2022-01-23). Pfizer CEO paints 'ideal' future of Covid vaccination. rt.com Albert Bourla hopes the idea of annual vaccinations will be far easier to sell to the public | The CEO of Pfizer has tried to appease vaccine skeptics with an idea of Covid-19 booster shots only once a year — instead of every few months — all while attacking the most vocal anti-vaxxers as "criminals" who "profit from circulating misinformation." | In a series of interviews with Israeli TV channels, Albert Bourla

Staff (2022-01-23). Russia's gold & foreign currency reserves smash historic high. rt.com The country now has the world's fourth-largest forex holdings | Russia's foreign exchange reserves surged by $7.7 billion last week, with its total holdings reaching a record $638.2 billion, according to the country's central bank. | From January 7 to 14, its international reserves grew by 1.2%, according to the latest data from the regulator. On January 7, their volume had amounted to $630.5 billion. | The surge was reported to be the result of planned purchases of foreign currencies and a positive market reassessment. | The increase has seen Russia move up from fifth to fourth place in the tally of the world…

Staff (2022-01-23). Russia's gold & foreign currency reserves smash historic high. rt.com The country now has the world's fourth-largest forex holdings | Russia's foreign exchange reserves surged by $7.7 billion last week, with its total holdings reaching a record $638.2 billion, according to the country's central bank. | From January 7 to 14, its international reserves grew by 1.2%, according to the latest data from the regulator. On January 7, their volume had amounted to $630.5 billion. | The surge was reported to be the result of planned purchases of foreign currencies and a positive market reassessment. | The increase has seen Russia move up from fifth to fourth place in the tally of the world…

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-23). Socialistas venezolanos llaman a marchar por rebelión de 1958. telesurtv.net El diputado del PSUV, Pedro Infante aseveró que la concentración será propicia para ratificar el apoyo al presidente Nicolás Maduro.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). China issues GI protection, application plan for 2021-2025 period. ecns.cn China has recently issued a major plan on geographical indications (GIs) for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), highlighting six indicators for GI protection and application, according to the country's top intellectual property regulator.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). UN chief calls for U.S.-China negotiation over trade, technology. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for dialogue and negotiation between the United States and China over trade and technology to avoid the polarization of the world market and economy.

Staff (2022-01-22). Telegram CEO assesses impact of Russia's proposal to ban crypto. rt.com Russian tech billionaire Pavel Durov warns of major risks for high-tech economy | Pavel Durov, the executive director and founder of Telegram, one of the world's most popular messaging apps, has said a proposal to ban cryptocurrency mining and crypto-related transactions via Russian financial services would lead to an inevitable outflow of IT specialists. | The ban, which has been touted by Russia's central bank, would also destroy a number of sectors in the high-tech economy, the billionaire said, noting that no developed country has prohibited cryptocurrencies. | "Such a ban will inevitably slow down the dev…

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). China to become world's largest luxury market by 2025: report. ecns.cn Around 21 percent of the global consumer spending on luxury goods came from the Chinese mainland in 2021 and China is expected to become the world's largest luxury market by 2025, according to the global management consulting firm Bain & Company.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). France, Germany to support joint 5G projects. ecns.cn France and Germany would support four projects on 5G applications for private networks with a total of 17.7 million euros (20.1 million U.S. dollars), the countries' Ministries of Economic Affairs said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). Ambassador Qin Gang Accepts Plaque of Recognition and Commemorative Jacket from Massport and International Longshoremen's Association. ecns.cn On January 21, Ambassador Qin Gang accepted the plaque of recognition and a commemorative jacket from Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). Present at the ceremony were representatives of Massport, the ILA and COSCO Shipping (North America).

_____ (2022-01-22). Restaurant Co-Ops Put Economic Justice On The Table. popularresistance.org Food service is not an industry that most would associate as a beacon of social or economic justice. In fact, the restaurant industry is notorious for providing paltry wages, for engaging in shocking levels of wage theft, and for generally being comprised of toxic work environments marked by sexual harassment and human trafficking. | In the face of horrendous work environments and staggering levels of worker exploitation, many restaurant workers and their advocates are advancing alternative models of management and ownership geared toward breaking the cycles of abuse and disempowerment that define much of the ind…

_____ (2022-01-22). Restaurant Co-Ops Put Economic Justice On The Table. popularresistance.org Food service is not an industry that most would associate as a beacon of social or economic justice. In fact, the restaurant industry is notorious for providing paltry wages, for engaging in shocking levels of wage theft, and for generally being comprised of toxic work environments marked by sexual harassment and human trafficking. | In the face of horrendous work environments and staggering levels of worker exploitation, many restaurant workers and their advocates are advancing alternative models of management and ownership geared toward breaking the cycles of abuse and disempowerment that define much of the ind…

Dongsheng News (2022-01-22). News on China | No. 83. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes featuring great economic growth and continuing the anti-corruption fight.

G. Dunkel (2022-01-22). Haitian government collapsing — U.S. involved in MoàØse assassination? workers.org Conditions for most people in Haiti are dire. While the country has significant economic resources, the wages of Haitian workers are the lowest in the Western Hemisphere, the result of intense exploitation. Estimates from the U.N. are that 20% of Haitians live below the absolute poverty line of $1.23 a . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-01-22). Haitian government collapsing — U.S. involved in MoàØse assassination? workers.org Conditions for most people in Haiti are dire. While the country has significant economic resources, the wages of Haitian workers are the lowest in the Western Hemisphere, the result of intense exploitation. Estimates from the U.N. are that 20% of Haitians live below the absolute poverty line of $1.23 a . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-01-22). Haitian government collapsing — U.S. involved in MoàØse assassination? workers.org Conditions for most people in Haiti are dire. While the country has significant economic resources, the wages of Haitian workers are the lowest in the Western Hemisphere, the result of intense exploitation. Estimates from the U.N. are that 20% of Haitians live below the absolute poverty line of $1.23 a . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-01-22). Haitian government collapsing — U.S. involved in MoàØse assassination? workers.org Conditions for most people in Haiti are dire. While the country has significant economic resources, the wages of Haitian workers are the lowest in the Western Hemisphere, the result of intense exploitation. Estimates from the U.N. are that 20% of Haitians live below the absolute poverty line of $1.23 a . . . |

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-22). US Tightens Financial Blockade Against CITGO and PDVSA. orinocotribune.com The United States government, through its Treasury Department, has undertaken another measure of economic and financial pressure against Venezuela, after the hijacking of CITGO, by imposing restrictions on bond holders or creditors to access the return of their investments untrusted to the PDVSA 2020 Bond. | Hence, although the Venezuelan State maintains its commitment to investors, the White House is preventing bondholders from making any type of claim on CITGO shares. In this way, the hijacking of CITGO, the multi-million dollar subsidiary of the Venezuelan oil industry in US territory, is continued by the Joe…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-22). US Tightens Financial Blockade Against CITGO and PDVSA. orinocotribune.com The United States government, through its Treasury Department, has undertaken another measure of economic and financial pressure against Venezuela, after the hijacking of CITGO, by imposing restrictions on bond holders or creditors to access the return of their investments untrusted to the PDVSA 2020 Bond. | Hence, although the Venezuelan State maintains its commitment to investors, the White House is preventing bondholders from making any type of claim on CITGO shares. In this way, the hijacking of CITGO, the multi-million dollar subsidiary of the Venezuelan oil industry in US territory, is continued by the Joe…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-22). US Tightens Financial Blockade Against CITGO and PDVSA. orinocotribune.com The United States government, through its Treasury Department, has undertaken another measure of economic and financial pressure against Venezuela, after the hijacking of CITGO, by imposing restrictions on bond holders or creditors to access the return of their investments untrusted to the PDVSA 2020 Bond. | Hence, although the Venezuelan State maintains its commitment to investors, the White House is preventing bondholders from making any type of claim on CITGO shares. In this way, the hijacking of CITGO, the multi-million dollar subsidiary of the Venezuelan oil industry in US territory, is continued by the Joe…

Staff (2022-01-22). Ukrainian opposition slams US sanctions. rt.com Washington has imposed measures on two MPs for allegedly working for Russia | Ukraine's second-largest political party, Opposition Platform — For Life, has come out against the decision by officials in Washington to sanction two of its members for allegedly seeking to take over the government. | In a statement published on the party's website on Thursday, it slammed the economic measures the US had imposed earlier that day on its MPs Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn. According to the Americans, the two politicians had "played various roles in Russia's global influence campaign to destabilize sovereign countr…

Staff (2022-01-22). Ukrainian opposition slams US sanctions as 'international political terror'. rt.com Washington has imposed measures on two MPs for allegedly working for Russia | Ukraine's second-largest political party, Opposition Platform — For Life, has come out against the decision by officials in Washington to sanction two of its members for allegedly seeking to take over the government. | In a statement published on the party's website on Thursday, it slammed the economic measures the US had imposed earlier that day on its MPs Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn. According to the Americans, the two politicians had "played various roles in Russia's global influence campaign to destabilize sovereign countr…

Staff (2022-01-22). CIA malign activities in China revealed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) — China has been in the crosshairs of the United States ever since it achieved a rarely seen economic growth in modern times, something that Washington is working its butt off to stop, or at least slow down.

Zach Silk (2022-01-22). Bidenomics, One Year Later. indybay.org The Center for American Progress takes a different approach, examining the successes of President Biden's bold economic policies and calling for the continuation and expansion of those policies in the years ahead by making permanent expansions to the safety net, providing rental assistance to families facing down the end of local eviction moratoriums.

Michael Marmot (2022-01-22). [Perspectives] Shutdown and after. thelancet.com On March 9, 2020, neoliberalism hit the buffers. Put simply, the idea that small states and unbridled markets delivered the best societies was tested to destruction, dramatically so. As the COVID-19 pandemic surged, the stock market went into free fall. The bond market followed. The world's financial system was on a rollercoaster: US Treasury bonds were "lurching up and down in stomach-churning chasms", to quote Adam Tooze. While global attention focused on the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths and governments in the UK and the USA dithered over their response to this pandemic, the world's bankers and finance…

Staff (2022-01-22). Johnson's govt accused of threatening a dozen rebel Tory MPs. rt.com House of Commons Standards Committee chair Chris Bryant said it had "abandoned its moral compass," having allegedly "blackmailed" disgruntled lawmakers to save the PM | Boris Johnson and senior Conservative Party figures allegedly threatened to withhold funding from the constituencies of around 12 rebel Tory MPs if they did not cease their efforts to oust the prime minister from office, the chair of the House of Commons' internal watchdog has claimed. | Labour MP Chris Bryant made the bombshell allegations on a BBC radio program on Saturday, telling the public broadcaster that several Tory MPs had told him the…

sputniknews (2022-01-22). How BoJo & Tories May Restore Their Popularity, Overcome 'Partygate' Scandal. sputniknews.com Boris Johnson's main problem is not the "Partygate" scandal but the growing costs of living and increasing taxation, deems Robert Oulds, director of the think tank Bruges Group, suggesting that Labour's recent lead may be temporary.

sputniknews (2022-01-22). Labour, Lib Dems Warn BoJo Not 'to Cover Up Any of the Truth' on No 10 Parties. sputniknews.com Last week, many Conservative Party lawmakers said they were awaiting the publication of senior civil servant Sue Gray's probe into lockdown-breaking parties at No 10 to decide on their support of Prime Minister Boris Johnson who may face a no-confidence vote amid the "partygate" scandal.

Jorg Muller-Muralt (2022-01-22). Education neoliberalism disguised as social policy. indybay.org The share of the workforce with a college, university or technical college education is rising. The ever-increasing demands on skilled workers and the needs of the labor market are also driving up the cost of education. It is right and necessary to ask questions about financing and affordability.

Tong B Tang (2022-01-22). [Correspondence] The COVID-19 response in Hong Kong. thelancet.com Richard Horton1 and the Editors2 have repeatedly called for closer collaborations in global health. China has been taking decisive, albeit difficult, measures to prevent and manage outbreaks in diverse settings, from city epicentres to rural clusters. Although these policies might be draconian, they resulted in community solidarity and success; with one prerequisite to both solidarity and success being transparency embraced by both the government and the health profession.

WSWS (2022-01-22). "Democracy" in Ukraine—What is NATO risking a war for? wsws.org Honouring war criminals and Nazi collaborators, promoting fascist militias, mafia-like fights between oligarchs, corruption and massive social inequality are the most prominent features of Ukrainian "democracy."

Staff (2022-01-22). Lenin como organizador del Partido. cubadebate.cu Si queremos comprender a Lenin como organizador, hay que observar cómo edificó, piedra sobre piedra, la organización del partido. Examinemos su labor organizadora en Petersburgo, donde trabajó de 1893 a 1895. Sabemos que iba a enseñar a los círculos obreros. Leía a los obreros El Capital de Marx.

WSWS (2022-01-22). "Democracy" in Ukraine—What is NATO risking a war for? wsws.org Honouring war criminals and Nazi collaborators, promoting fascist militias, mafia-like fights between oligarchs, corruption and massive social inequality are the most prominent features of Ukrainian "democracy."

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-22). Russia sells helicopters to U.S. for Afghan war, U.S. transfers them to Ukraine for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From RT. Hamlet had something to say about such self-defeating behavior. US sending Russian weapons to Ukraine The Biden administration is expediting the transfer of five transport helicopters to Kiev, as Washington insists Moscow is about to "invade" Ukraine any day now. The Mi-17 helicopters were originally purchased from Russia and intended for the US-backed …

Staff (2022-01-22). Ukrainian opposition slams US sanctions as 'international political terror'. rt.com Washington has imposed measures on two MPs for allegedly working for Russia | Ukraine's second-largest political party, Opposition Platform — For Life, has come out against the decision by officials in Washington to sanction two of its members for allegedly seeking to take over the government. | In a statement published on the party's website on Thursday, it slammed the economic measures the US had imposed earlier that day on its MPs Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn. According to the Americans, the two politicians had "played various roles in Russia's global influence campaign to destabilize sovereign countr…

Staff (2022-01-22). Ukrainian opposition slams US sanctions. rt.com Washington has imposed measures on two MPs for allegedly working for Russia | Ukraine's second-largest political party, Opposition Platform — For Life, has come out against the decision by officials in Washington to sanction two of its members for allegedly seeking to take over the government. | In a statement published on the party's website on Thursday, it slammed the economic measures the US had imposed earlier that day on its MPs Taras Kozak and Oleg Voloshyn. According to the Americans, the two politicians had "played various roles in Russia's global influence campaign to destabilize sovereign countr…

Staff (2022-01-22). Telegram CEO assesses impact of Russia's proposal to ban crypto. rt.com Russian tech billionaire Pavel Durov warns of major risks for high-tech economy | Pavel Durov, the executive director and founder of Telegram, one of the world's most popular messaging apps, has said a proposal to ban cryptocurrency mining and crypto-related transactions via Russian financial services would lead to an inevitable outflow of IT specialists. | The ban, which has been touted by Russia's central bank, would also destroy a number of sectors in the high-tech economy, the billionaire said, noting that no developed country has prohibited cryptocurrencies. | "Such a ban will inevitably slow down the dev…

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). Ambassador Qin Gang Accepts Plaque of Recognition and Commemorative Jacket from Massport and International Longshoremen's Association. ecns.cn On January 21, Ambassador Qin Gang accepted the plaque of recognition and a commemorative jacket from Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). Present at the ceremony were representatives of Massport, the ILA and COSCO Shipping (North America).

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). China issues GI protection, application plan for 2021-2025 period. ecns.cn China has recently issued a major plan on geographical indications (GIs) for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), highlighting six indicators for GI protection and application, according to the country's top intellectual property regulator.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). France, Germany to support joint 5G projects. ecns.cn France and Germany would support four projects on 5G applications for private networks with a total of 17.7 million euros (20.1 million U.S. dollars), the countries' Ministries of Economic Affairs said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). China to become world's largest luxury market by 2025: report. ecns.cn Around 21 percent of the global consumer spending on luxury goods came from the Chinese mainland in 2021 and China is expected to become the world's largest luxury market by 2025, according to the global management consulting firm Bain & Company.

ecns.cn (2022-01-22). UN chief calls for U.S.-China negotiation over trade, technology. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for dialogue and negotiation between the United States and China over trade and technology to avoid the polarization of the world market and economy.

G. Dunkel (2022-01-22). Haitian government collapsing — U.S. involved in MoàØse assassination? workers.org Conditions for most people in Haiti are dire. While the country has significant economic resources, the wages of Haitian workers are the lowest in the Western Hemisphere, the result of intense exploitation. Estimates from the U.N. are that 20% of Haitians live below the absolute poverty line of $1.23 a . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-01-22). Haitian government collapsing — U.S. involved in MoàØse assassination? workers.org Conditions for most people in Haiti are dire. While the country has significant economic resources, the wages of Haitian workers are the lowest in the Western Hemisphere, the result of intense exploitation. Estimates from the U.N. are that 20% of Haitians live below the absolute poverty line of $1.23 a . . . |

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-22). US Tightens Financial Blockade Against CITGO and PDVSA. orinocotribune.com The United States government, through its Treasury Department, has undertaken another measure of economic and financial pressure against Venezuela, after the hijacking of CITGO, by imposing restrictions on bond holders or creditors to access the return of their investments untrusted to the PDVSA 2020 Bond. | Hence, although the Venezuelan State maintains its commitment to investors, the White House is preventing bondholders from making any type of claim on CITGO shares. In this way, the hijacking of CITGO, the multi-million dollar subsidiary of the Venezuelan oil industry in US territory, is continued by the Joe…

Zach Silk (2022-01-22). Bidenomics, One Year Later. indybay.org The Center for American Progress takes a different approach, examining the successes of President Biden's bold economic policies and calling for the continuation and expansion of those policies in the years ahead by making permanent expansions to the safety net, providing rental assistance to families facing down the end of local eviction moratoriums.

Staff (2022-01-22). CIA malign activities in China revealed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) — China has been in the crosshairs of the United States ever since it achieved a rarely seen economic growth in modern times, something that Washington is working its butt off to stop, or at least slow down.

Michael Marmot (2022-01-22). [Perspectives] Shutdown and after. thelancet.com On March 9, 2020, neoliberalism hit the buffers. Put simply, the idea that small states and unbridled markets delivered the best societies was tested to destruction, dramatically so. As the COVID-19 pandemic surged, the stock market went into free fall. The bond market followed. The world's financial system was on a rollercoaster: US Treasury bonds were "lurching up and down in stomach-churning chasms", to quote Adam Tooze. While global attention focused on the numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths and governments in the UK and the USA dithered over their response to this pandemic, the world's bankers and finance…

Staff (2022-01-22). Johnson's govt accused of threatening a dozen rebel Tory MPs. rt.com House of Commons Standards Committee chair Chris Bryant said it had "abandoned its moral compass," having allegedly "blackmailed" disgruntled lawmakers to save the PM | Boris Johnson and senior Conservative Party figures allegedly threatened to withhold funding from the constituencies of around 12 rebel Tory MPs if they did not cease their efforts to oust the prime minister from office, the chair of the House of Commons' internal watchdog has claimed. | Labour MP Chris Bryant made the bombshell allegations on a BBC radio program on Saturday, telling the public broadcaster that several Tory MPs had told him the…

sputniknews (2022-01-22). Labour, Lib Dems Warn BoJo Not 'to Cover Up Any of the Truth' on No 10 Parties. sputniknews.com Last week, many Conservative Party lawmakers said they were awaiting the publication of senior civil servant Sue Gray's probe into lockdown-breaking parties at No 10 to decide on their support of Prime Minister Boris Johnson who may face a no-confidence vote amid the "partygate" scandal.

sputniknews (2022-01-22). How BoJo & Tories May Restore Their Popularity, Overcome 'Partygate' Scandal. sputniknews.com Boris Johnson's main problem is not the "Partygate" scandal but the growing costs of living and increasing taxation, deems Robert Oulds, director of the think tank Bruges Group, suggesting that Labour's recent lead may be temporary.

Staff (2022-01-22). Lab monkeys on the loose present potential infection risk. rt.com Police are searching for several macaques that escaped a truck after a crash | A truck carrying some 100 monkeys was involved in a crash with a dump trailer in Montour County, Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon. The animals were being transported to a laboratory, local media reported, citing police. | While it is unclear whether any animals were injured, some of them were confirmed to have escaped. The authorities have launched a search and asked for the public's assistance. At least four of the monkeys — reported to be long-tailed macaques — are believed to be on the loose. | The incident may have end…

Jorg Muller-Muralt (2022-01-22). Education neoliberalism disguised as social policy. indybay.org The share of the workforce with a college, university or technical college education is rising. The ever-increasing demands on skilled workers and the needs of the labor market are also driving up the cost of education. It is right and necessary to ask questions about financing and affordability.

WSWS (2022-01-22). British, Australian ministers strengthen military collaboration against China. wsws.org For all the unsubstantiated allegations of Russian and Chinese "threats" and "aggression," Australian and British imperialism have been two of the closest partners in crime of the US over the past three decades.

WSWS (2022-01-22). Western Australian government keeps border shut, fearing mass opposition to COVID disaster. wsws.org The decision indicates the rising working-class opposition and deepening political crisis being produced by the "live with the virus" offensive by Australia's governments, both Labor and Liberal-National.

Tong B Tang (2022-01-22). [Correspondence] The COVID-19 response in Hong Kong. thelancet.com Richard Horton1 and the Editors2 have repeatedly called for closer collaborations in global health. China has been taking decisive, albeit difficult, measures to prevent and manage outbreaks in diverse settings, from city epicentres to rural clusters. Although these policies might be draconian, they resulted in community solidarity and success; with one prerequisite to both solidarity and success being transparency embraced by both the government and the health profession.

Staff (2022-01-22). Lenin como organizador del Partido. cubadebate.cu Si queremos comprender a Lenin como organizador, hay que observar cómo edificó, piedra sobre piedra, la organización del partido. Examinemos su labor organizadora en Petersburgo, donde trabajó de 1893 a 1895. Sabemos que iba a enseñar a los círculos obreros. Leía a los obreros El Capital de Marx.

Staff (2022-01-22). US sanctions financial facilitators tied to Hezbollah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) — The US Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against "financial facilitators" and companies connected to Hezbollah.

Staff (2022-01-22). Withholding vaccine safety data 'morally indefensible,' medical journal says. rt.com The British Medical Journal criticized Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers for 'reaping vast profits' without proper independent scrutiny | The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has urged public health regulators and pharma majors to immediately release all raw data from Covid-19 vaccine trials for independent scrutiny, arguing that "complete data transparency" was a matter of "public interest." | Branding Big Pharma as "the least trusted industry," a recent op-ed by BMJ editors stated that it was "morally indefensible" that this information remains inaccessible to doctors, researchers and the public, despite the globa…

sputniknews (2022-01-22). Royally Cheap: Queen Elizabeth II Offering Minimum Wage Salary for Part-Time Holyrood Housekeeper. sputniknews.com According to the Royal Household listing, Queen Elizabeth II is seeking a new 'Master of the Household's Office' for the palace of Holyrood in Scotland. The job posting noted that the role of housekeeping assistant should be viewed as a pathway to develop one's "housekeeping skills and expertise".

WSWS (2022-01-22). Qantas to slash wages and conditions of Australian cabin crew. wsws.org The airline is seeking to tear up the existing enterprise agreement after 97 percent of workers rejected a wage-cutting company proposal last month.

Staff (2022-01-22). Instagram, Snapchat sued over alleged role in girl's suicide. rt.com The social media platforms are addictive to an extent that caused a kid to kill herself, mother claims in lawsuit | Eleven-year-old Selena was apparently so addicted to Instagram and Snapchat that she suffered depression, eating disorders and sleep deprivation, before eventually killing herself, her mother Tammy Rodriguez claims. The woman, from Connecticut, sued the companies in San Francisco federal court this week. | According to the lawsuit, filed on Thursday against the platforms' respective parent companies, Meta (formerly Facebook) and Snap, the photo-sharing and messaging apps lack parental control and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-21). Africa-China Relations: South-South Cooperation or a New Imperialism? libya360.wordpress.com Kristin Plys, Amenophis Lॠand Abdulhamid Mohamed Author and activist, Vijay Prashad elucidates in The Darker Nations, the 'Third World' is not a place, but a political project. In the mid-twentieth century, at the height of US hegemony, the Global South imagined political, economic, and social emancipation. One important incarnation of this was the Bandung Conference…

_____ (2022-01-21). Deepening The Higher Education Divide. popularresistance.org American mythology promises upward mobility, and college can provide an important first step up the class ladder. With the rise of the "knowledge economy" and the decline of industrial jobs and unions, some insisted that education is the answer to economic displacement. If you can't earn a stable, living wage as a steelworker, go to college and become a nurse or a computer programmer. And if you didn't make that choice, it's your own fault that you're struggling. After all, college was affordable, accessible, and varied. You could commute to campus, take evening classes, cover tuition with loans and grants, and w…

Ann Brown (2022-01-21). Top Analyst Darius Dale: More Pain Coming For Bitcoin Price, Potential 80-90% Haircut From All-Time High. moguldom.com Darius Dale, bitcoin, crypto, Markets and EconomyME, 42 Macro,podcast, podcast ,Anthony Pompliano,worst case scenario, Bitcoin prices have always been volatile with drastic upswings and deep lows. Since reaching its all-time high of $68,700 in November 2021, the No. 1 cryptocurrency is down by around 45 percent. In the 24 hours between Jan. 20 and Jan. …

Staff (2022-01-21). VIDEO: David Swanson Discussed the U.S. Economy and Government. davidswanson.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-21). The Economics of the Sandinista Revolution in 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Minister of Economy and Finance of Nicaragua, Ivan Acosta, in interview with Kawsachun News in Managua. January 14, 2022. Nicaragua ended 2021 with extraordinary results in the economy, highly positive results in production and is leading economic growth in the region after three difficult years during which it faced a coup attempt, two…

teleSUR (2022-01-21). China Fires Up Growth Engines Under Economic 'Triple Pressure'. telesurenglish.net China's year-on-year economic growth in 2021 was the best in around a decade, although a complicated external environment and the evolving COVID-19 epidemic continued to weigh on the world's second-largest economy. | RELATED: | Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.1 percent year on year last year, outstripping the government's target. However, there are still challenges on the horizon, with sporadic COVID-19 cases c…

teleSUR (2022-01-21). Colombian Left Starts Process To Elect Presidential Candidates. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Senator Gustavo Petro and environmental activist Francia Marquez announced that they will participate in the primary elections that the "Historic Pact" coalition will hold on March 13 to define its candidate for the presidency of Colombia. | RELATED: | "We will promote the transition from an economy based on fossil fuels to a clean energy one, from a male-dominated society to a democratic system that defends women, f…

Staff (2022-01-21). Afghanistan Faces "Tsunami of Hunger" as U.S. Sanctions Crash Country's Economy. democracynow.org The World Food Program has warned Afghanistan faces a "tsunami of hunger" as the economy continues to collapse, due in part to U.S. sanctions and the freezing of Afghan assets following the Taliban takeover of Kabul. Meanwhile, President Biden once again defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Wednesday without acknowledging the humanitarian crisis that followed his exit. We speak with journalist Jane Ferguson, who recently traveled to Afghanistan to report on the collapse of basic government services and the various factors that led to the collapse of the economy, which she says was "co…

Ana Perdigón (2022-01-21). Maduro and Putin Ratify Multidimensional Alliance During Phone Call. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in which they ratified the multidimensional alliance between both nations. | Both leaders provided updates on the advances in cooperation on a wide range of issues, and highlighted that there has been an increase of 12% in commercial exchange. | They also highlighted advances in economic, health, and military issues, in addition to increased air connectivity between Caracas and Moscow. | President Maduro took advantage of the telephone conversation to thank Russia for its support in the fight against th…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-21). Sri Lanka nears complete economic meltdown as food shortage worsens. peoplesdispatch.org After its foreign currency reserves dropped to USD 1.6 billion in November last year, Sri Lanka's economic crisis has snowballed at an alarming rate with acute shortage of essential commodities, food and fuel…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-21). China Launches Global South Economic Alliance to Challenge US 'Unilateralism' and 'Cold-War Mentality'. libya360.wordpress.com Benjamin Norton China is leading an international effort to develop alliances to counter US hegemony. In March 2021, 17 nations — many led by anti-imperialist and progressive governments, including Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia among others — formed a diplomatic alliance called the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations,…

Global Research News (2022-01-21). Selected Articles: The 5G Roll Out: EMF Radiation, Devastating Health Impacts, Social and Economic Implications. Crimes Against Humanity? globalresearch.ca By The roll out of the new C-Band 5G service by AT&T and Verizon …

Amy Goodman (2022-01-21). Vaccine Profits Minted 9 New Billionaires While Vaccine Apartheid Drove Omicron. truthout.org As many of the world's wealthiest people wrap up virtual talks today at the World Economic Forum based in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam reports the incomes of 99% of the world's population dropped during the pandemic while the world's 10 richest men saw their wealth double. Meanwhile, vaccine profits have minted at least nine new billionaires at Moderna, BioNTech and China's CanSino, amassing a combined new wealth of over $19 billion. To discuss the rise of billionaires and the policies that got…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). Kenya voices readiness to welcome Iranian investors. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — The Economic Attaché of Kenyan Embassy to the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that his country is ready to attract Iranian investors eagerly.

WSWS (2022-01-21). New Zealand PM declares "We won't stop Omicron" wsws.org Jacinda Ardern stated that New Zealand will not go into lockdown in the event of an Omicron outbreak, making clear that her Labour-Greens government has adopted the murderous policy of letting the virus rip.

Bonnie Christilaw (2022-01-21). Victory for striking students at Columbia University. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK — On the morning of Jan. 7, Student Workers of Columbia announced that they had reached a tentative agreement with Columbia University, and overwhelmingly voted in favor of ending their strike. Student Workers of Columbia, or "SWC" (UAW Local 2110) was first recognized by the National Labor Relations Board in 2017 and has …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-01-21). Virus skews union density figures downward in 2021. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Union membership declined by 241,000 nationwide in 2021, to 14.012 million, compared to the year before, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. But it also cautioned the coronavirus pandemic skewed the statistics, compiled from a survey of 60,000 households nationwide. And, as usual, unionists' median weekly earnings were far ahead of those of their non-union …

teleSUR (2022-01-21). Mia Mottley Sworn In for 2nd Term As Barbados Prime Minister. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley was sworn in for a second term, following her recent triumph in the Caribbean nation's first election since becoming a republic in November 2021. | RELATED: | "We thank the people of Barbados for the clear support they gave us in the election," said Mottley, leader of the ruling Barbados Labor Party (BLP), which won all 30 seats in Parliament. | During her swearing-in…

teleSUR, MER (2022-01-21). Felicitan a Mia Mottley tras victoria en elecciones de Barbados. telesurtv.net El Partido Laborista de Barbados (PLB) logró los 30 escaños disputados para integrar el Parlamento del país.

Haymarket Books (2022-01-21). Wednesday 1/19: US Labor on the Move: The Union Labor Fights Ahead in 2022. indybay.org Online event…