(2022-04-14). Chinese-built project boosts vocational education in Ghana. ecns.cn A Chinese-built vocational institutions upgrade project in Ghana was completed on Tuesday, injecting a new impetus to the development of vocational education in the West African country.
(2022-04-14). Cambodian official thanks China for long-term boost to Sihanoukville's economy. ecns.cn Deputy governor of Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk Province Long Dimanche expressed his gratitude to China for its long-term boosting the provincial infrastructure, its COVID-19 fight, and economic development on Wednesday.
(2022-04-14). Addressing Atlantic Council, Treasury Secretary issues veiled threat to China over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Atlantic Council/New AtlanticistApril 13, 2022 Transcript: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the next steps for Russia sanctions and 'friend-shoring' supply chainsSpecial address by US Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen delivers a special address on the future of the global economy and US economic leadership. Russia's horrific conduct has violated …
(2022-04-14). As it heads to the IMF, Sri Lankan government declares bankruptcy. wsws.org The working class is not responsible for the current economic crisis and the huge debts, including by successive governments, and should not be forced to bear the brunt of the IMF's drastic austerity demands.
(2022-04-13). New policies in pipeline to ensure stability. ecns.cn China will adopt policy measures to boost consumption as part of efforts to keep economic fundamentals stable to ensure and improve people's livelihoods, according to a decision made at the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday.
(2022-04-14). ONU designa a Cuba como miembro del Consejo Económico y Social. telesurtv.net Naciones Unidas destaca la influencia de Cuba en el organismo multilateral en favor de los derechos humanos.
(2022-04-14). Testing wastewater for COVID-19: The clearest path to understanding community infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Tracking the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wastewater samples is the latest public health tool that cities around the U.S. are using to better understand COVID-19's spread in a community. Mayo Clinic is collaborating with The City of Rochester, Minnesota; Olmsted County Public Health; and University of Minnesota Rochester on the Olmsted County COVID-19 Wastewater Project to do just that. Watch: Testing wastewater for COVID-19: The clearest path to understanding community…
(2022-04-14). Leaked IRS data expose manipulation of US tax system by the ultra-wealthy. wsws.org The data provide a glimpse into how the US tax system is structured to benefit the personal wealth of a handful of billionaires and multimillionaires.
(2022-04-14). Push for European Central Bank to tighten monetary policy. wsws.org The ECB's purpose is to impose recessionary conditions aimed at preventing workers from pushing for wage increases to compensate for falling living standards as prices race out of control.
(2022-04-14). Russian workers crushed by rising prices as GDP falls. wsws.org While decrying Moscow's assault on Ukrainian civilians—a population about whose well-being the US and EU have never had the slightest concern—the West is working to drive ordinary Russians into destitution.
(2022-04-14). Kabaka speaks out on escalating commodity prices. plusnews.ug 
The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has called upon leaders especially Members of Parliament to find ways of addressing the escalating prices of essential commodities. "The Easter celebrations of this year should awaken leader's hearts especially our Members of Parliament to fulfil their promises to their voters and find solutions to issues faced …
(2022-04-13). Shanghai moves to regulate community group buying as prices jacked up. ecns.cn Shanghai's market regulator said on Wednesday it had taken actions to regulate community group-buying services, on which the bulk of quarantined residents rely in the virus-stricken city, and punished businesses for jacking up prices when people are in dire need of basic supplies.
(2022-04-13). Beijing to bolster green consumption with coupons. ecns.cn Beijing will offer vouchers worth more than 300 million yuan ($47 million) to spur consumption in the energy-saving sector between April and September this year.
(2022-04-14). China's FDI inflow up 25.6 pct in Q1. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 25.6 percent year on year to 379.87 billion yuan in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
(2022-04-14). CP Rail CEO among Canada's highest paid. wsws.org CP Rail CEO Keith Creel and the company's other top executives are receiving huge sums for overseeing the brutal exploitation of rail workers and massively increasing, thereby, company profits and investor returns.
(2022-04-14). "Activists" promote Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham in Arriva South London pay dispute. wsws.org The London Bus Rank-and-File Committee is a militant faction of drivers committed to the principle that workers' interests must take priority over corporate profit.
(2022-04-14). Downtown Oakland Tenants Demand Habitable Housing From 'Nonprofit' Landlord. indybay.org Organized Tenants Escalate Demands For Habitable Housing in Publicly-Subsidized Downtown Oakland Apartments…
(2022-04-14). Spain Morenoite CRT denounce China's "Zero COVID" strategy. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic the Morenoites have aligned themselves with the policy of the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, putting profits ahead of lives.
(2022-04-14). Shanghai records highest monthly minimum wage. ecns.cn The monthly minimum wage in China's 13 cities and provinces has crossed the 2,000 yuan ($314) mark, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, with Shanghai leading the list with 2,590 yuan per month.
(2022-04-14). Australia: Telstra workers should vote "NO" to regressive union-management deal. wsws.org The proposed enterprise agreement will deliver cuts to real wages and split the workforce, paving the way for further attacks.
(2022-04-14). Turkey to sell combat drones to another NATO nation: Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 13, 2022 Slovakia holding talks with Turkey for purchase of Bayraktar Slovakia is in talks with Turkey on the purchase of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles, Slovak Defense Minister Jaro Nad wrote on Twitter, APA reports. "Works on acquiring drones for Slovak military ArmadaSR moving forward. Good talk today with Mr. Bayraktar …
(2022-04-14). Macron, Le Pen court Mélenchon voters in second round of French election. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste calls on workers and young people to reject both Macron and Le Pen and to boycott the second round of the presidential elections.
(2022-04-14). Socialists lead San Diego efforts to oppose NATO escalations of Ukraine war. liberationnews.org 
PSL San Diego held several local actions and passed out nearly a thousand pamphlets across the county since mid-March.
(2022-04-14). 'After all, my name is Stalin': in a Speech at CPI(M) Congress, a roadmap to counter BJP. mronline.org 
The DMK's chief's speech at the CPI(M)'s congress has reflected the assonance between communist and Dravidian politics.
(2022-04-13). Largest Bank In U.S. JP Morgan Chase Warns About Challenges With Inflation, Increases Reserves For Losses. moguldom.com JPMorgan's first-quarter profits fell 42 percent as the bank stashed away funds to brace for inflation and boost reserves in case of a recession. CEO Jamie Dimon is warning that "powerful forces" threaten the U.S. economy. More disruptions in financial markets are coming, Dimon warned, pointing to interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, …
(2022-04-13). Costly Big Business Favors Almost No One Knows About. cepr.net Corporations hold enormous political power on the obscure issues that almost no one follows but nonetheless have an enormous impact on our economy.
(2022-04-13). VIDEO: Biden gets pooped on by bird during inflation speech. en.mehrnews.com US President Biden received an unwelcome surprise when a bird pooped on his suit as he delivered his speech on inflation and the economy.
(2022-04-13). Elegida Cuba para cuatro órganos del Consejo Económico y Social de la ONU. cubadebate.cu El Consejo Económico y Social (Ecosoc) de la Organización de Naciones Unidas ha elegido a Cuba como miembro de cuatro de sus órganos, entre los que resaltan la Junta Ejecutiva del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia y las comisiones para la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer y de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo.
(2022-04-13). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with Rossiya Television Network, Moscow, April 11, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com I would like to ask you about "strange" statements by European diplomats on the course of 's military operation in Ukraine. EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said it must be won on the battlefield. This doesn't really jibe with the EU's status as a primarily political and economic organisation. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed regret over his…
(2022-04-13). Corporate Profiteers Are Driving Inflation. It Hurts Poorer Countries Most. truthout.org The U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday inflation in the United States rose to 8.5% in March — the highest in four decades. Meanwhile, Oxfam is warning over 260 million people around the world could be pushed into extreme poverty by the end of year due to the pandemic and rising energy and food costs. For more on the growing inflation crisis, we speak with economist Jayati Ghosh, who says prices of essentials are soaring much higher than can be explained by oil prices and supply shortages alone, because of what she calls "feverish speculation" in financial markets and corporate profiteering. She also speaks…
(2022-04-13). Poor People's Campaign Marches On Wall Street Against 'Lies Of Neoliberalism'. popularresistance.org Demanding a new political discourse in which the poor are no longer blamed for their poverty in the wealthiest nation in history, hundreds of impoverished and low-income activists on Monday rallied in New York City and marched on Wall Street to take their demands directly to the center of U.S. wealth.
(2022-04-13). If Wage Growth Is Driving Inflation, Why Is Workers' Share of Income Falling? cepr.net 
It is very hard to make the wage-price spiral inflation story from the 1970s fit the current situation for a simple reason: the wage share of income has fallen sharply since the pandemic.
(2022-04-13). Warren & Chu Call Out IRS Auditors for Targeting Households Making $25K or Less. truthout.org In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-California) The letter, addressed to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, points out that IRS audits of low-income earners doubled in fiscal year 2021 and that the practice of d…
(2022-04-13). No voice for the working class in Johnson lockdown fines crisis. wsws.org Popular opposition finds no expression in parliament, above all thanks to the Labour Party's embrace of the Tory agenda of "herd immunity", austerity and war.
(2022-04-13). Who Is Labor Champion Derrick Palmer? The Man Who Worked With Chris Smalls To Shock Amazon And America. moguldom.com On April 1, employees at an Amazon factory in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize. The movement to unionize was spearheaded by two friends, Chris Smalls and Derrick Palmer. Smalls tends to be the labor activist who shows up in the media after being infamously fired by Amazon in 2020 over what the company said was …
(2022-04-13). Israel kills lawyer and laborer as military ramps up aggression. electronicintifada.net Tense weekend ahead with extremist settlers eyeing al-Aqsa.
(2022-04-13). Academia de Ciencias de Cuba otorga premio nacional a Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí. cubadebate.cu La Academia de Ciencias de Cuba otorgó al Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí el premio nacional al resultado de la investigación científica por su aporte en el enfrentamiento a la covid-19. El IPK tuvo una efectiva labor en el diagnóstico y tratamiento, la capacitación y la preparación de labotatorios en el país y el desarrollo de protocolos de atención.
(2022-04-13). Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social informa sobre tratamiento laboral y salarial por Viernes Santo. cubadebate.cu Mediante la Resolución 9/2022, publicada en la Gaceta Oficial No. 27 (extraordinaria), el Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social dispone que este 15 de abril se aplica lo establecido para el Viernes Santo, día de receso laboral con pago del salario. Los empleadores de entidades y actividades que recesan sus labores abonan a los trabajadores el salario básico.
(2022-04-13). The Fog of War and the Global Paradigm Shift. libya360.wordpress.com Fabio Reis Vianna Perhaps the maxim of the Brazilian thinker José Luís Fiori that "expansionism and war are two essential parts of the machine that generates power and wealth in the interstate system" has never been so pertinent and seems to be confirmed at the exact historical moment we are currently witnessing. The extraordinary events…
(2022-04-13). Slower growth, inflation, inequality concerning EU. en.mehrnews.com Referring to the Ukraine war and counterproductive effects of sanctions against Russia, Pastori Gianluca says slower growth, higher inflation, and increase in inequality among EU states are sources of concern for the Union.
(2022-04-13). A working class program to fight inflation. wsws.org The sharp rise in the cost of food, fuel, housing and other basic necessities is exacting an enormous toll on workers in the United States and around the world, threatening millions with destitution.
(2022-04-13). Palestine Action activists deface and blockade London HQ of Elbit Systems. peoplesdispatch.org Palestine Action has led several direct actions against the British plants of Elbit Systems. In 2012, the company had been identified by a UN Special Rapporteur as a profiteer from Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine…
(2022-04-13). The Age of the Fact-Checkers. scheerpost.com 
Illustration by By Leonard Goodman / Original to ScheerPost | Opinion columnists are familiar with the traditional role of the fact-checker. Prior to publication, an editor checks accuracy of quotes and the sources for factual assertions. Erroneous or unsupported assertions are removed or revised. | But times have changed. Today, an entire fact-checker industry has emerged to check your opinions, making sure you have not strayed beyond acceptable limits for public discourse. These professional fact-checkers are often brought in after pu…
(2022-04-13). CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: Dark Money Attacking Reproductive Rights. covertactionmagazine.com Today the Bulletin digs into a variety of topics including the recent case of Liselle Herrera, a 26 year old woman charged with murder for performing a "self-induced abortion" made national news, bringing attention again to the human rights crisis happening in Texas around reproductive rights. What people don't know is that this crisis is fueled by dark money, corruption, and deeper right-wing capitalist agendas for deregulation. How much money is changing hands and what does this mean for women's rights and LGBTQ rights?
(2022-04-13). Emmanuel Macron wages war on France's Muslims. electronicintifada.net French president's anti-Islam, pro-Israel campaign faces legal, popular pushback.
(2022-04-13). New York state budget—millions for the rich, lengthy jail time for the poor. wsws.org The Democrats, who control the governorship and both houses of the legislature, are using a budget surplus to build a new sports stadium while forcing more poor defendants to languish in the Riker's Island hell hole.
(2022-04-13). Venezuelan Opposition Parties Request Technical Assistance from CNE for Primaries. orinocotribune.com Some Venezuelan opposition parties requested technical support from the National Electoral Council (CNE) to hold primaries and elect their internal representatives ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, they revealed during a press conference held on April 7. | COPEI, Alianza del Lápiz, Neighborhood Force (Fuerza Vecinal), Centrados, and Movement for Socialism (MAS) asked the CNE to provide technical support to carry out an open national consultation in which each party could elect candidates for the presidential elections. The documents of the opposition political parties were received by the rectors of the C…
(2022-04-13). Bulgarian coalition government could fall over proposed arms sales to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteApril 13, 2022 Bulgaria's Socialists Party will leave the Ruling Coalition if Bulgaria sends Military aid to Ukraine "If the position of not giving military aid to Ukraine is revised, we are ready to revise our participation in the government," said in a statement from parliament Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kristian …
(2022-04-13). "Culture Shock": Harlem's Socialist City Council member Kristin Richardson Jordan reflects on her first three months in office. mronline.org 
Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing.
(2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.