Daily Archives: September 7, 2022

2022-09-07: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-07). Russian UN envoy reacts to claims of arms purchases from DPRK. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Russian Permanent Representative to the UN rejected US media claims of Russia purchasing arms from North Korea.

Georg Auernheimer, Friedrich Homann (2022-09-07). Economic war instead of climate policy & Russia as enemy. indybay.org Sustainability and capitalism do not go together. Because capitalism needs growth and drives environmental destruction. The consequences: Species extinction, drought stress for trees, water scarcity. A consistent climate policy would have to get down to the nitty-gritty, but at present it is overshadowed by the economic war.

____ (2022-09-06). China's terrestrial ecosystems can offset 18 pct of energy-related CO2 emissions in 2060: study. ecns.cn China's CO2 emissions released from energy consumption accounted for more than 85 percent of its total CO2 emissions in 2020.

Mary Merkenich (2022-09-07). No stage 3 tax cuts: Spend $243 billion on First Nations, JobSeeker, women, energy transition. greenleft.org.au The rising cost of living and the strain on public services mean Labor must junk its support for the Coalition's stage 3 tax cut policy, argues Mary Merkenich.

Susan Price (2022-09-07). People's uprising a 'defining moment in Sri Lankan politics'. greenleft.org.au Green Left and Socialist Alliance hosted a discussion on the Sri Lankan uprising against the government of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, featuring activists from Sri Lanka and the solidarity movement in Australia. Susan Price reports.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-07). "Working In An Oven" IBT UPS Teamsters Speak Out On Deadly Heatwave, Life and Death. indybay.org IBT UPS drivers and warehouse workers speak out about the dangerous temperature conditions that workers must operate in. Additionally many UPS trucks do not even have a fan.

Harsha Walia (2022-09-07). We Need a World Without Borders on Our Increasingly Warming Planet. zcomm.org Mass migration is the outcome of the actual crises of capitalism, conquest and climate change…

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-07). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

Ruby Turok-Squire (2022-09-07). The Weekly Round-up: Truss to review workers' rights; drive for recruitment in health and social care; storm overflows and damage to rivers. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news Liz Truss has been confirmed as the new prime minister. She is expected to freeze energy bills at approximately £2, 0 a year and to provide a £400 universal handout. She has reportedly ruled out the idea of a windfall tax on oil companies, which was proposed by Labour. She is apparently considering …

WSWS (2022-09-07). Protected by police, fascist Patriot Front holds march aimed at menacing Labor Day festival in Indianapolis. wsws.org Social media video posted on Saturday shows the fascist band marching, chanting xenophobic slogans and holding metal shields.

WSWS (2022-09-07). NZ government's "Working with Survivors" continues cover-up of Pike River mine disaster. wsws.org The Labour Party government's promises to "be upfront" and "empower" the survivors of catastrophic events are a fraud, as the experience of the Pike River victims' families makes clear.

DLI (2022-09-07). Gorbachev, Obama & U.S. Imperial legacy. indybay.org U.S. media exploitation of Mikhail Gorbachev began right after the Soviet Union imploded in December of 1991. But the latest torrent of "crocodile tears" eulogies after his recent passing simply serve to reinforce the NeoLiberal narrative that the Western Capitalist "rules-based" world order is here to stay, until the "end of History." Really? Is there an alternative, perhaps more apropos, analysis of the checkered Gorbachev legacy?>

Khaled Ghannam (2022-09-07). Skilled migrants must be helped to find work. greenleft.org.au There is a big gap between the headlines and the reality facing skilled migrants trying to find employment in their profession. Khaled Ghannam reports.

____ (2022-09-06). Britain's new PM prioritizes economy, energy, health service. ecns.cn Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Tuesday that she will prioritize economic growth, tackling the energy crisis and improving access to the health service.

Stephen W Enciso (2022-09-07). NT Labor conference passes three motions to close Don Dale. greenleft.org.au Pressure is mounting on the NT Labor government to close Don Dale Youth Detention Centre sooner than it said it would. Stephen W Enciso reports.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Build rank-and-file committees, the organs of 21st century working class struggle! wsws.org This report was given by Eric London to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled "Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! For a global counteroffensive of the working class!"

In Modesto (2022-09-07). Anti-Fascists Fight Back at "Straight Pride" Rally. indybay.org Saturday August 27 was Straight Pride's 4th annual appearance in the Central Valley town of Modesto, California. This far right group is on the Southern Poverty Law Center's hate list.

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-07). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Thomas Palley, Leo Ensel (2022-09-07). How the West betrayed Mikhail Gorbatchev. indybay.org Gorbachev wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a closed, repressive system into an open, communicative socialist system that would be part of the European family. This effort was called glasnost (openness) and was advanced through the reform movement called perestroika.

____ (2022-09-07). Xi stresses improving system for achieving breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed improving a new system for mobilizing the resources nationwide to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and comprehensively strengthening efforts to conserve resources.

Isaac Nellist (2022-09-07). Readings workers fight for better pay, conditions. greenleft.org.au Workers at Readings bookshops in Victoria are taking industrial action for a living wage, secure jobs and better working conditions. Isaac Nellist reports.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Why UAW university employees should vote for Will Lehman for UAW president. wsws.org "To those of you who do not come from working class backgrounds, you must understand that it is both necessary and possible to build a socialist movement in the American working class," Lehman said.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Jackson, Mississippi's water disaster is a crime of capitalism. wsws.org The current disaster has been years in the making and was preceded by systemic failures as the city's public water infrastructure became the target for corporate looters and was subjected to criminal neglect by local, state and federal governments.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-09-06). Ayt. Jannati hails Raeisi adm. for neighborliness policy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) — The chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ahmad Jannati praised the 13th Iranian government under President Ebrahim Raeisi for its good practices in the economic field and for not linking the economy with the nuclear talks.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Thatcherite warmonger Liz Truss becomes Britain's prime minister. wsws.org Behind this monstrous personality, a government with no popular mandate to rule is seeking to impose a political agenda dictated by the financial oligarchy that threatens millions with destitution, dictatorial rule, the eruption of world war and nuclear destruction.

Liberation Staff (2022-09-06). PSL Editorial — Energy crisis shows urgent need to end sanctions on Russia. liberationnews.org Workers are now paying the price for politicians' extraordinarily reckless approach to the war in Ukraine, facing soaring heating costs as the winter months approach amid an already-extreme wave of inflation.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Russia ends Nord Stream 1 gas exports to Europe as US prepares "more aggressive" involvement in Ukraine war. wsws.org In a move that will have devastating consequences for hundreds of millions of Europeans, Russia has indefinitely ended natural gas exports to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline amid the deepening economic war with NATO.

_____ (2022-09-06). Washington's Africa Strategy Seeks to Counter Russia and China. journal-neo.org Geopolitical competition has no limits. This is especially the case when superpowers with global ambitions compete. As long as the competition is fair, it could drive development (although it might still have its socio-political and economic discontents). But when competition itself is projected as a phobia, it becomes more of an anomaly than a driver …

Andrew Korybko (2022-09-06). "Socio-Economic Suffering": Massive Protests in Prague against EU "Counterproductive Policies" globalresearch.ca

Oneworld.press (2022-09-06). Here's How The Russian-Myanmar Strategic Partnership Can Stabilize The Latter's Region. oneworld.press Russia's military, economic, strategic, and potentially even diplomatic support for Myanmar (the latter referring in this context to it possibly mediating the Rohingya dispute with neighboring Bangladesh) can combine to create effective "Democratic Security" outcomes for stabilizing this geo-pivotal state at the crossroads of South and Southeast Asia, which will in turn accelerate the global systemic transition to multipolarity and consequent decline of America's unipolar hegemony.

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2022-09-06). The Restoration of Russia-Africa Relations: Social, Economic and Geopolitical implications. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-06). UK: RUSI military think tank details Liz Truss's warmongering agenda. wsws.org Describing the situation facing the British ruling class as hurtling towards "major power conflict" with Russia and China, the Royal United Services Institute think tank states that Truss's planned military spending increase has "no peacetime parallel since the late 1930s."

____ (2022-09-06). 7th Eastern Economic Forum kicks off in Russia's Vladivostok. ecns.cn The 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) kicked off in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok on Monday.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Financial crisis in European energy markets. wsws.org The Swedish government announced at the weekend announced it would provide up to $23 billion in credit for utility companies, a decision resulting from the moves by the G7 powers to escalate sanctions against Russia.

____ (2022-09-06). China International Fair for Trade in Services concludes in Beijing. ecns.cn The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) drew to a close in Beijing on Monday, achieving fruitful results and bringing fresh hope to stagnating global economic growth.

____ (2022-09-06). China's industrial robot output surges in 2021. ecns.cn China is the world's largest market for industrial robots, with its production reaching about 366,000 units in 2021, a 10-fold increase from 2015, Guo Shougang, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, told a press conference on Tuesday.

Danny Haiphong (2022-09-06). The Sickness of the American Left and the Path to Recovery. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong &#1 ; Sep 2, 2022 | Leftists in the United States are suffering from a propaganda-induced delirium. Revolutionary discipline can get us through the winter storm. | The U.S. has entered a dark period. Economic crisis wracks its capitalist system. Military instability and chaos reign supreme over its imperialist ventures. Political illegitimacy worsens by the year, at times by the month. These conditions sound favorable to the growth of revolutionary possibilities within the citadel of imperialism. | But such is not the case at the moment. Discipline and organization are at perhaps their weakest p…

Chris Hedges (2022-09-06). Chris Hedges: Let's Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning Democracy. mintpressnews.com PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY ( Decades in the making, this disconnect has extinguished American democracy. The steady stripping away of economic and political power was ignored by a hyperventilating press that thundered against the barbarians at the gate [md…

Dana Sanchez (2022-09-06). Report: Trucking And Imports At American Ports Showing 1st Signs Of Weakness. moguldom.com Covid pandemic shortages led to post-pandemic oversupply, and retail giants are now cutting or cancelling billions of dollars worth of orders and pricing down their inventory. The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to slow the economy and ease inflation. "It seems to be working," Barrons reported. "Freight volumes across many modes of transportation have been shrinking." The Los Angeles …

Fight Back (2022-09-06). Denver SDS marches to campus police station, demands withdrawal from Pentagon 1033 Program. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On August 31, two dozen students and community members marched to the Auraria Campus Police Department to demand the end of their participation in the Pentagon 1033 Program, which provides military grade weapons to domestic law enforcement agencies. Other demands included the defunding and demilitarization of ACPD by surrendering their weapons. The march was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society. They were joined by the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Movimiento Poder, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Around 4 p.m., the crowd gathered for communal sign making before the…

TeleSUR (2022-09-06). Inflation in Netherlands Hits Record High. telesurenglish.net Energy prices remained the main driving force behind this growth, but the rising costs of groceries and housing costs also emerged as key contributors. Energy was 151 percent more expensive in August than in the same month one year earlier. In July, this figure was 108 percent. | Photo taken on April 2, 2022 shows a gas station in The Hague, the Netherlands.

TeleSUR (2022-09-06). Outcry Grows as European Billpayers Struggle Amid Energy Crisis. telesurenglish.net Inflation in the eurozone hit a new record of 9.1 percent in August as energy and food prices continued to drift higher. The protests may just be the beginning of waves of public discontent and can worsen over time unless the EU leadership brings in something concrete to curb the suffocating cost-of-living crisis while pressing ahead with climate pledge. | RELATED: | Over the weekend, tens of thousands of Czechs too…

TeleSUR (2022-09-06). British PM Truss to Prioritize Economic Growth. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Prime Minister Liz Truss said that she will prioritize economic growth, tackling the energy crisis and improving access to the health service. | RELATED: | "I am confident that together we can ride out the storm. We can rebuild our economy," Truss said in her first address to the nation as prime minister, outside 10 Downing Street. | Since the winter of 2021, Britain's inflation has kept rising. Official data showed the Consumer Prices Index rose by 10.1 percent…

WSWS (2022-09-06). Sri Lankan workers discuss the fight for a democratic and socialist congress. wsws.org Socialist Equality Party campaigners have held important discussions on the party's program with Colombo harbour and irrigation department workers in recent weeks.

John Catalinotto (2022-09-06). New York City march backs unions at Amazon, Starbucks. workers.org In the first of a series of solidarity actions with workers' organizing drives this September, hundreds of workers and supporters answered a joint call by the Amazon Labor Union and Starbucks Workers United to march for union recognition on Labor Day. They gathered outside Starbucks owner Howard Schultz's Manhattan luxury . . . |

_____ (2022-09-06). Companies Are Required To Report Their Union Busting, But Many Don't. popularresistance.org $4.3 million in one year spent on anti-union activities at Amazon. $2,625 a day to stop UPS drivers from fighting for their survival amid heat waves and a lack of air-conditioning in their trucks. Over $1 million spent on the union-busting firm Labor Relations Institute to stop stressed-out truck drivers at concrete distributor Cemex from unionizing. | Without the mandatory filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) of 1959, few of us would know about the extent of companies' union busting or the consultants they engage to lurk in warehouses and…

TeleSUR (2022-09-06). Indigenous Peoples Demand an End to Impunity in the Amazon. telesurenglish.net On Sept. 5, 2022, Brazilians celebrated the International Day of Indigenous Women and the Day of the Amazon through rallies against the political and economic elites that facilitate the destruction of ecosystems of global importance. | RELATED: | Indigenous peoples mobilized towards cities to protest against the destruction of the Amazon forests and demand an end to impunity for crimes against the environment. | "Data from Ruralomete…

_____ (2022-09-06). Kaiser Mental Health Strike Enters Day 3 With Picket Line Moving to Maui. popularresistance.org The mental health strike at Kaiser moves to Maui today as the open-ended event enters Day 3. Clinicians with the National Union of Healthcare Workers will hold a picket today, Aug. 31, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaiser Maui Lani Medical Office, located at 55 Maui Lani Parkway in Wailuku. | Across the state, Kaiser Permanente mental health care workers, represented by the NUHW union began the strike Monday with picket lines in Honolulu and other locations on O ªahu. After today's Maui picket, the strike line will move to the Hawai ªi Island on Thursday before returning to O ªahu during the Labor D…

Oneworld.press (2022-09-06). The Crisis Of Success In The United States. oneworld.press The case to be presented here is that none of the internal problems of the United States are matters of "decline." It will be shown, rather, that the problem is that the United States has become too rich, too productive, and too developed to continue much longer as a capitalist country. Or, as Karl Marx said, "The problem with capitalism is capitalism."

_____ (2022-09-06). Let's Stop Pretending America Is A Functioning Democracy. popularresistance.org There is a fatal disconnect between a political system that promises democratic equality and freedom while carrying out socioeconomic injustices that result in grotesque income inequality and political stagnation. | Decades in the making, this disconnect has extinguished American democracy. The steady stripping away of economic and political power was ignored by a hyperventilating press that thundered against the barbarians at the gate — Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, the Taliban, ISIS, Vladimir Putin — while ignoring the barbarians in our midst. The slow-motion coup is over. Corporations and the bi…

TeleSUR (2022-09-06). Kenya's Incoming President Ruto Pledges Economic Revival. telesurenglish.net Kenya's incoming President William Ruto said his administration will prioritize economic turnaround, peace, reconciliation, and cohesion once he is sworn into office next week. | RELATED: | In a televised address to the nation soon after the Supreme Court declared he was validly elected as Kenya's fifth president, Ruto pledged to transform the eco…

_____ (2022-09-06). Justice 4 Jackson. Help us fix Jackson's Water System and Build more autonomy and people power in the city. popularresistance.org Jackson, Mississippi Is Currently Suffering Through An Unprecedented Water Crisis. After Decades Of Systematic And Intentional Neglect Due To Environmental Racism, Capital Flight And Deindustrialization, The City's Water System Has Collapsed. | This Collapse Didn't Have To Happen. As A Result Of The City's Declining Tax Base Over The Decade, It Cannot Pay For The Repairs By Itself. Nor Should It Have To. Jackson Is The Capitol Of The State Of Mississippi, Which Means It Is The Base Of State Government And Resources. In Addition, It Is Also Where The Federal Government's Administrative Resources In The State Are C…

_____ (2022-09-06). Kaiser Mental Health Strike Enters Day Three With Picket Line Moving To Maui. popularresistance.org The mental health strike at Kaiser moves to Maui today as the open-ended event enters Day 3. Clinicians with the National Union of Healthcare Workers will hold a picket today, Aug. 31, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaiser Maui Lani Medical Office, located at 55 Maui Lani Parkway in Wailuku. | Across the state, Kaiser Permanente mental health care workers, represented by the NUHW union began the strike Monday with picket lines in Honolulu and other locations on O ªahu. After today's Maui picket, the strike line will move to the Hawai ªi Island on Thursday before returning to O ªahu during the Labor D…

Staff (2022-09-06). PSUV: Grassroots Delegates' Renewal is Evidence of Unity & Strength. orinocotribune.com The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said this Monday, September 5, that the process of renewal of the party's grassroots structure was a manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. | "[An] extraordinary process, throughout the country," said Cabello during a press conference. "A splendid manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. What we have received from our people is very valuable for the organization of our party, from now on." | He also indicated that there are still some pending tasks, such as the renewal of state, muni…

Igor Chudov (2022-09-06). The WEF's "Solution" to Revamping the Global Economy: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Decide What Industries to Liquidate to "Stop Economic Growth" globalresearch.ca

Dean Baker (2022-09-06). New York Times Reporters Can't Get Data on Gas and Food Prices. cepr.net It is a bit amazing that the piece never mentioned that gas prices have fallen and there is evidence that food items are now dropping in price.

_____ (2022-09-06). Justice 4 Jackson: Help Us Fix Jackson's Water System. popularresistance.org Jackson, Mississippi – Jackson, Mississippi Is Currently Suffering Through An Unprecedented Water Crisis. After Decades Of Systematic And Intentional Neglect Due To Environmental Racism, Capital Flight And Deindustrialization, The City's Water System Has Collapsed. | This Collapse Didn't Have To Happen. As A Result Of The City's Declining Tax Base Over The Decade, It Cannot Pay For The Repairs By Itself. Nor Should It Have To. Jackson Is The Capitol Of The State Of Mississippi, Which Means It Is The Base Of State Government And Resources. In Addition, It Is Also Where The Federal Government's Administrative Resou…

_____ (2022-09-06). New Zealand on its Way to Phasing Out Non-renewable Energy Sources. journal-neo.org Today, New Zealand is one of the most environmentally friendly countries in the world. This is not only due to the very low population density and the predominantly agricultural-oriented economy, but also to the fact that the operation of thermal power plants is severely restricted by legislation aimed at protecting the environment. The country also …

Emily Mangiaracina (2022-09-06). World Economic Forum Adviser Claims the Planet No Longer Needs the 'Vast Majority' of the Population. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-06). Time To Blow Up Electricity Markets. popularresistance.org The blades of the wind turbines on the mountain range opposite my window are turning especially energetically today. Last night's storm has abated but high winds continue, contributing extra kilowatts to the electricity grid at precisely zero additional cost (or marginal cost, in the language of the economists). But the people struggling to make ends meet during a dreadful cost-of-living crisis must pay for these kilowatts as if they were produced by the most expensive liquefied natural gas transported to Greece's shores from Texas. This absurdity, which prevails well beyond Greece and Europe, must end. | The abs…

Roselena Ramirez (2022-09-06). Lack of Labor Threatens Central America's Coffee Industry. america.cgtn.com Central America produces some of the best coffee in the world. But a combination of factors is hurting the industry. The biggest challenge to overcome? Finding farmers to work at the plantations. Harris Whitbeck reports.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Australian childhood educators holding protests on Wednesday. wsws.org The United Workers Union has refused to call a genuine strike. Instead its token rallies are aimed at dissipating workers' anger and promoting illusions in the big business Labor government.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-06). Newsom signs big legislative win for California fast-food workers. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Now here's a real way to celebrate Labor Day: A big win in your state legislature—in this case, California. That day, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB257, a landmark labor measure establishing a state board, with enforcement powers, to impose minimum wages and working conditions for the state's 5 ,000 fast food workers. Fight For …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-06). Chileans reject new constitution in plebiscite, President Boric promises new constitutional process. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On Sunday, Sept. 4, in the exit plebiscite, Chileans voted against a new progressive constitution, which was set to replace the current neoliberal one adopted in 1980 under the US-backed military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). | According to the results issued by Chile's Electoral Service…

____ (2022-09-06). Iran to back any initiative for Lebanon's political stability. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) — Iran's First Vice President said that Islamic Republic of Iran will support any initiative that is effective for the political, economic and security stability in Lebanon.

Jeffrey C. Isaac (2022-09-06). On Joe Biden, FDR, and the Promise of Labor Day. commondreams.org If there is any day on which it is important to remember the connection between defense of democracy and defense of the labor movement—and social and economic rights more generally—it's Labor Day.

WSWS (2022-09-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman interviewed on popular US podcast. wsws.org On Sunday, September 4, socialist rank-and-file UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman spoke to Chris Richards, host of the Eclectic Radical podcast, about his campaign to build a unified movement of the working class against the corporations, pro-management union executives and the capitalist system.

WSWS (2022-09-06). "A vote for anyone else is a vote for more inequality in our workplace": Toledo Jeep supplemental employee backs Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org Describing the conditions of extreme exploitation faced by supplemental employees, the worker wrote, "The UAW likes it for the dues, and Stellantis likes it for the cheap labor."

Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO Internatio (2022-09-06). Sunday 9/11: The Other 9/11 — the AFL-CIO's support for the 1973 US coup in Chile betrayed workers. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/3290219617?pwd=OTFGZUVKcDd4bzVkVjl5ZS94QmdoQT09

____ (2022-09-06). Scientists find evidence of carb diet consumption by earliest modern humans in East Asia. ecns.cn 6 (Xinhua) — A starch analysis of dental calculus has revealed the earliest direct evidence of a hominin diet and human ancestors' tooth-picking habit in East Asia.Some starch grains displayed damage, possibly caused by food processing, as acorns contain tannin and need to be processed before human consumption, according to the study.

____ (2022-09-06). Dozens shot in multiple U.S. cities during bloody holiday weekend. ecns.cn Dozens of Americans were shot – 15 people fatally – in multiple cities over the U.S. Labor Day weekend.

____ (2022-09-06). CIFTIS ends, sees large number of deals, agreements, product launches. ecns.cn The grand event, which concluded on Monday in Beijing, saw 1,339 deals clinched, including 513 commercial transactions, 175 investment agreements and 173 releases of new product and service solutions.

Eastener (2022-09-06). The financial industry is a lot bigger than a giant vampire squid. indybay.org The size of the financial industry bears no relation to the economy. Self-mythological panegyrics aside, the finance industry confiscates money; it doesn't create it. How much? Get out your calculators, and maybe you'll have to find a way to add a couple of digits to what your screen can hold.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Minnesota union calls three-day walkout as 15,000 nurses press for open-ended strike. wsws.org The MNA announced the decision to strike after months of attempting to constrain the struggle of nurses behind appeals to the CEOs of the hospitals as part of their "Patients Before Profits" campaign.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Australia: NSW teachers union blocks industrial action yet again. wsws.org Just as thousands of public sector nurses and rail workers took action, the NSWTF gave Premier Dominic Perrottet's Liberal-National Coalition state government a virtual no-strike pledge for Term 3.

____ (2022-09-06). Huawei reveals the heavily anticipated Mate series. ecns.cn Huawei Technologies Co unveiled its much-anticipated Mate series smartphone on Tuesday that supports satellite communication, becoming the first smartphone maker to bring such technology to consumer markets.

Deweylaura (2022-09-06). LGBTQ+ theory, history, and the CPUSA (part 2). cpusa.org The following article has been adapted from a talk presented at the Little Red Schoolhouse in New York City, July 28, 2022. Part 1 was published here. Like other forms of oppression under capitalism, the oppression of gay people gave rise to resistance and struggle. Now let's quickly survey a few of the landmarks …

Special to People's World (2022-09-06). Bea Lumpkin, still going strong at 104, leads Chicago Labor Day parade. peoplesworld.org Longtime People's World contributor and supporter Bea Lumpkin served as Grand Marshall for the Chicago Labor Day Parade. She got her start as an activist with the Young Communist League in the 1930s, fighting against rising tuition fees, fascism, and militarism. She organized hunger strikes for unemployment relief during the Great Depression and protested the …

Staff (2022-09-06). Mincex convoca a actores económicos no estatales para explicar actividades de exportación e importación directas. cubadebate.cu La reunión se realizará el viernes 9 de septiembre a las 2: 00 p.m., en el teatro del Ministerio de las Comunicaciones. A este intercambio solo fueron convocadas las mipymes y CNA que tengan como actividad principal del objeto social las tecnologías de la información o estén relacionadas con las fuentes renovables de energía. Los actores económicos de otros sectores serán convocados posteriormente.

Staff (2022-09-06). Costos y eficiencia: vital para la economía cubana. cubadebate.cu Todos los actores económicos, fundamentalmente la Empresa Estatal Socialista y las Mipymes, deben conocer el costo predeterminado de sus producciones y/o servicios y el costo real de los mismos, para poder comparar y detectar las reservas de eficiencia económica que tiene la entidad…

Kwjorinoco (2022-09-06). The Media in Latin America: New Spotlight, Old Tricks. orinocotribune.com While El Clarín in Argentina teaches its readers how to use a firearm, to avoid "errors" like the one that spared the vice president's life, the Chilean media has dusted off old "communist ghosts" to protect the Pinochet constitution. These events are proof that Latin America, that scene of symbolic disputes, is more alive than ever. | It is no surprise that the South is once again a headache for the North, after a period which saw the rise of right-wing governments in which Colombia was a leader, thanks to its leading role in the conspiracy against Venezuela. | Gustavo Petro's victory, the immanent return of Lul…

____ (2022-09-05). From Warfare to Peacefare Economic Thinking. transcend.org 20 Aug 2022 – This analysis of warfare, peace and economic thinking was written at the invitation of the China Investment Magazine and published in its July 2022 issue in both Chinese and English.

____ (2022-09-05). China's services sector activities in August continue to recover amid COVID-19, heat waves. ecns.cn China's services sector activities in August continued to rebound, though the growth slowed down due to the sporadic flare-ups of COVID-19 epidemic, according to a private survey on Monday.

WSWS (2022-09-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org For the second time workers at the VW Puebla, Mexico plant voted down a below inflation wage offer while the union for BC government employees ended a limited strike action without securing an agreement.

Martha Grevatt (2022-09-05). Cyber surveillance = 21st century Taylorism. workers.org "In the factory we have a lifeless mechanism," Karl Marx wrote in "Capital," whereby the worker "becomes its mere living appendage." Although the monumental work was first published in 1867, Marx's words speak to the condition of many workers today — and not only to factory workers. Across all sectors . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-05). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman responds to questions from workers. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site regularly publishes correspondence between UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman and UAW members. What follows are a selection of the most recent correspondence.

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