(2022-09-20). Biden order would further restrict Chinese investment in U.S. tech. ecns.cn As the latest move to contain China's technology development, U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a new order to further restrict foreign investment in American technologies, but experts said it may undercut the U.S. economic competitiveness.
(2022-09-20). Biden on "60 Minutes": American capitalism is at war with the world, at war with reality. wsws.org In the space of 25 minutes, Biden declared the COVID-19 "pandemic over," threatened a massive escalation of war against Russia and pledged US forces to a possible war with China.
(2022-09-20). Gas shortages, cold weather to deal blows to European companies, says economist. ecns.cn With colder weather on the way and European countries' access to natural gas from Russia cut off, rising expenses and scarce energy supplies could create an economic "tsunami" for many European companies.
(2022-09-20). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On September 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The AFU are transferring reinforcements to Novohrednevo and Malaya Seidemenukha; | The AFU attempt to build five pontoon crossings south of Bereznegovatoe under constant fire of Russian artillery; | The AFU attempted to attack Russian forces in the area of Davidov Brod, but were repelled; | In the area of Andreevka, the AFU were repelled from the area of Karlo-Marxovskoe and Bezimennoe to Sukhoi Stavok; | The AFU are preparing a landing operation on th…
(2022-09-20). Japan maintains sanctions but boosts its LNG imports from Russia. infobrics.org Japan's economic woes are compounded by anti-Russia sanctions…
(2022-09-20). Pakistan's Relations with Russia are Progressing Well. journal-neo.org 
Historically, relations between Moscow and Islamabad have been rather complicated. After declaring independence from British India, Pakistan made a geopolitical choice in its early decades, opting for close military-political and economic ties with the US, which largely predetermined the cool relations between the former and the Soviet Union. There were particularly difficult periods in bilateral …
(2022-09-20). China, Russia hold new round of strategic security consultation. ecns.cn Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Monday co-chaired the 17th Round of Strategic Security Consultation between China and Russia with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in east China's Fujian Province.
(2022-09-20). China-ASEAN Expo a boost to shaping an open regional economy: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Under the theme of "Sharing RCEP New Opportunities, Building a Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area", this year's China-ASEAN Expo saw 40 investment promotion activities with 1,653 enterprises participating in offline events and more than 2,000 enterprises participating in online events. A total of 267 cooperation projects were inked with a record high investment of 413 billion yuan, up by 37% from the previous expo.‚ÄÇ…
(2022-09-20). Jan-Aug FDI up 16%, likely to grow this year. ecns.cn Bright prospects for growth, further opening-up measures and sufficient power supply at a reasonable cost will keep China's attraction for global capital strong－and foreign investment will likely grow by double digits this year.
(2022-09-20). China to expand digital yuan utility from four trial cities to province wide: central bank. ecns.cn China will expand the utility area for the digital yuan from the first four trial cities to province wide testing, to continue push the innovation of China's recognized cryptocurrency.
(2022-09-20). ISIRI must participate in developing 2024 plans of ISO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — Iranian Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (ISIRI) must have a role in developing the 2024 plans of the ISO organization for the Asia-Pacific region, ISO Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator said.
(2022-09-20). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.
(2022-09-20). These 10 Metro Areas Have The Highest Inflation And Are Silently Stealing The Most From Americans. moguldom.com Baltimore, Atlanta, and four metropolitan areas in Florida and Texas account for six of the top 10 in the U.S. for the highest inflation rates. Black Americans are more likely than whites to report having serious financial problems related to inflation, according to a new poll. "Inflation is impacting Black families more than many other …
(2022-09-20). Strikes and protests for wages grow as inflation surges in Turkey. wsws.org As official inflation rises to 80 percent and millions of workers are unable to make ends meet, strikes and protests are erupting across Turkey.
(2022-09-20). Domestic workers will now have some of the same labor protections as other employees in Colorado. popularresistance.org Domestic workers — including people who care for children, tend gardens and clean other people's homes — have new rights under a state law that went into effect this summer. | HB22-1367 officially says domestic workers are "employees," just the same as those who work for a boss at an office or a factory. It went into effect Aug. 10. | That means nannies, gardeners and others are now protected by the state's civil rights laws, according to employment attorney Rachel Ellis of Livelihood Law.
(2022-09-20). Uprising Intensifies in Haiti as Fuel Costs Continue to Rise. itsgoingdown.org Report on ongoing rebellion in Haiti as fuel costs continue to rise and the city of Port-au-Prince is barricaded amidst growing class conflict. photo: @HaitiInfoProj The Haitian government announced last week that it will be doubling the already absurdly high fuel prices in the country. The fuel prices are but one of many reasons behind…
(2022-09-20). Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Hold 1-Day Strike for Better Wages, Benefits. popularresistance.org Unionized workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art began a one-day "unfair practices" strike Friday morning amid ongoing negotiations with museum leadership on their first collective bargaining agreement. | The decision comes less than three weeks after AFSCME Local 397 members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike and filed eight unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that museum management engaged in union-busting practices during contract negotiations.
(2022-09-20). Monday 9/19: Vulcan Tenants Defend Rent Control Before RAP Board. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | us02web.zoom.us/j/87047860266?pwd=MHNFd21hRkFEMGljKzNIRS9vWDBSUT09 | Meeting ID: 870 4786 0266 | Passcode: 892339 | Or | Dial from your location | +1669 900 9128 US {San Jose) | Meeting ID: 870 4786 0266…
(2022-09-20). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.
(2022-09-20). New School instructors rally to end three years of wage freezes. wsws.org Part-time faculty and students at the "progressive" university in New York City are demanding an end to low wages and austerity.
(2022-09-20). Pandemic and the Policy Roots of a Steady State Economy. indybay.org We are in the midst of a radical disruption and nurturing the roots of a just transition. Whichever way events unfold over the coming years, it's clear that returning to the pre-pandemic status quo is less realistic and more difficult than embracing the change that's well underway. James Magnus-Johnston is a PhD researcher at McGill University.
(2022-09-20). Green Left Show #28: Republic, royal succession and radical democracy. greenleft.org.au Leading Socialist Alliance member Peter Boyle joins the Green Left Show to discuss the manufactured outpouring of pro-monarchist propaganda, the push for a republic and what real democratic change would look like.
(2022-09-19). Xi sends congratulatory letter to int'l forum on industrial, supply chains. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the International Forum on Resilient and Stable Industrial and Supply Chains.
(2022-09-20). Saturday 10/1: Press Conf Keep Laguna Honda OPEN! Discharges = Deaths Say Labor, Community & Families. indybay.org Laguna Honda Hospital | (entrance in front of old building) | 375 Laguna Honda Blvd. | San Franciscco…
(2022-09-20). Australia: More than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths in residential aged care this year. wsws.org Since the May 21 federal election, more than 1, 0 aged care residents have died from the virus, exposing Labor's promise to bring "dignity, quality and humanity back into aged care" as an utter fraud.
(2022-09-20). Socialist Alliance candidate: 'Labor rejects real solutions to cost-of-living crisis'. greenleft.org.au The federal Treasurer tells us that cost-of-living pressures are only going to get worse before they get better. Angela Carr argues that Labor must abandon its neoliberal approach.
(2022-09-20). A conversation with film historian Max Alvarez about Hollywood blacklist victim, actress Marsha Hunt (1917—2022): "The entertainment industry hierarchy is … more acquiescent than ever" wsws.org Hunt was one of last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist of the late 1940s and early 19 s. Never a Communist Party member, she nonetheless became identified with opposition to the vicious witch-hunting in the film industry.
(2022-09-20). Trabajadores marcharán por derechos laborales en Panamá. telesurtv.net El secretario general de Conusi llamó a los trabajadores a participar en el mitin fijado para el próximo jueves.
(2022-09-19). NATO Prolongs the Ukraine Proxy War and Global Unrest. libya360.wordpress.com Aaron Maté With diplomacy thwarted, the US and its allies plan for "open-ended" military and economic warfare against Russia, no matter the costs at home and abroad. The Ukrainian military's routing of Russian forces from Kharkiv, which relied extensively on US planning, weaponry and intelligence, has sparked triumphant declarations that the tide has turned. According to The Atlantic's Anne…
(2022-09-19). US Unlikely To Provide Ukraine With Fighter Jets. southfront.org 
A US fighter jet during practice maneuvers over the desert (Credit: US Air Force by Master Sgt. Benjamin Bloker)Supplying Ukraine with fighter jets will not change the course of the war. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | There is a debate in the US about providing further military support for Ukraine, particularly on whether F-16, F-15 and A-10 fighter aircraft should be transferred. However, the biggest concern from Washington's perspective is that it could escalate the w…
(2022-09-19). 'Leading From Behind': Is Washington At War With Moscow? popularresistance.org Though Washington insists that it is not interested in a direct military conflict with Moscow, the latter claims that the US is, in fact, directly involved. But who is telling the truth? | On September 8, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared in Kyiv on an unannounced visit. He carried with him pledges of yet another military and financial package of nearly $3 billion, mostly to Ukraine but also to other Eastern European countries. According to a report published by the New York Times last May, US financial support to Ukraine has exceeded $54 billion. | Devex's Funding Platform states that "a relatively s…
(2022-09-19). Revealed: US & EU Plans to Plunder Ukraine. transcend.org 8 Sep 2022 – Lee Camp has evidence that the most powerful people in the world have been planning to plunder the Ukrainian economy since at least 2017. The West's favorite form of diplomacy is to use conditional loans to dismantle struggling governments and sell their assets to the rich.
(2022-09-19). Die Linke Lawmaker: Russia Sanctions Causing 'Social and Economic Catastrophe' in Germany. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-19). Austrian Citizens Dissatisfied With Anti-Russian Measures. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageProtests against sanctions and gas prices are likely to increase in the entire European continent. | Written by Protests against gas prices are rising in Europe. European citizens are increasingly dissatisfied with the directions taken by their countries and organize demonstrations to express their opinions against…
(2022-09-19). Asia's Future Takes Shape in Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific. transcend.org 8 Sep 2022 – Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia's far eastern coast to listen to Moscow's economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific.
(2022-09-19). details of Iran-Russia contract for purchase and swap gas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — According to a report by the Iranian Ministry of Oil, the swap contract and the purchase of Russian gas in the amount of 6 and 9 million cubic meters per day is going to be done soon through Azerbaijan.
(2022-09-19). Details of Iran-Russia contract for purchase and gas swap. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — According to a report by the Iranian Ministry of Oil, the swap contract and the purchase of Russian gas in the amount of 6 and 9 million cubic meters per day is going to be done soon through Azerbaijan.
(2022-09-19). Mike Pompeo angry at China's purchase of Iranian oil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) — In a series of tweets, the former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lashed out at Joe Biden's administration's foreign and domestic policy.
(2022-09-19). China's FDI inflow up 16.4 pct in first eight months. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 16.4 percent year on year to 892.74 billion yuan in the first eight months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.
(2022-09-19). Nation rolls out policies to attract foreign investment. ecns.cn China is expected to make the country increasingly more attractive by ramping up efforts to stabilize the expectations of foreign investors, according to government officials and experts.
(2022-09-19). China mulls measures to further boost foreign investment. ecns.cn China will take measures to boost foreign investment, with the manufacturing industry as a priority, the country's top economic planner said Monday.
(2022-09-19). Fear and Misinformation Dominate Discourses of Brazilian Right. orinocotribune.com 
By Zoe Alexandra Sep 13, 2022 | In the lead-up to the general elections in Brazil, the far-right has intensified its campaign of hysteria and fear-mongering instead of providing concrete solutions to the crises affecting the people | Brazil is less than a month away from historic elections. Over 156 million Brazilians will go to the polls on October 2 to cast their vote for the president of the republic, State governors, 27 senators, 513 federal deputies, and State and district deputies. The elections take place amid an acute political, economic, and social crisis in the country. The past several years h…
(2022-09-19). Number Of $1B-On-Paper Startup Valuations Collapses As Investors Step Up Scrutiny, Leverage. moguldom.com 
Unicorns — startups with valuations of more than $1 billion — have struggled to sustain high valuations in 2022 after investments ballooned more than 100 percent in 2021 into tech startups. Recent market turbulence is making listing on the stock market a less attractive exit route for investors. Inflation-induced high interest rates have caused many …
(2022-09-19). ELECTION INSIDER: Who's Buying The Midterms? levernews.com As we rapidly approach the country's November midterm elections, corporate media seems uninterested in one of the biggest threats to democracy: Billionaires and Big Business using huge sums of money to try to secretly buy elections on both sides of the aisle.Increasingly, a small handful of donors hold outsized influence in American elections, thanks in large part to the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which gave wealthy donors and special interest groups license to spend unlimited cash on elections. This year is no exception.We know little to nothing about some o…
(2022-09-19). State Department Stops Publishing Military Expenditures, Arms Transfer Report. news.antiwar.com The State Department announced in August that it will no longer publish World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT) reports, which have been released by the US government since the 1960s. The WMEATs detail US global military spending, arms transfers, and related data for each country in the world. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act …
(2022-09-19). NYT Spreads Myths on Inflation. cepr.net 
There is a common myth that Germany's hyperinflation led to the collapse of democracy in Germany and the rise of Hitler. That is a nice story for pushing the inflation hawks' agenda, but it doesn't correspond to reality. | The hyperinflation had
(2022-09-19). British monarchy flaunts its vast wealth while workers suffer. liberationnews.org 
While an enormous amount of public resources are devoted to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth — what essentially amounts to a celebration of the institution of the monarchy in England — the country's working class is responding to the global inflation crisis with a strike wave.
(2022-09-19). Drastic increases in commodity prices pummel Peruvian working class. wsws.org Peru's central bank continues to raise its inflation estimate and raise interest rates in response, further crushing the working class…
(2022-09-19). World Bank says interest rate hikes are leading to global recession. wsws.org With virtually all central banks, large and small, lifting their rates as governments reduce spending, the bank said the global economy "is in the midst of one of the most internationally synchronous episodes of monetary and fiscal tightening of the past five decades."
(2022-09-19). Red Theory: What is neo-colonialism? fightbacknews.org In the previous two articles in this series, we've discussed imperialism, or monopoly capitalism, which Lenin called "the last stage of capitalism." We explained how imperialism and monopoly capitalism are synonymous, the laws of motion inherent in capitalism that lead to imperialism, how imperialism means war, and how imperialism has affected the national question. In our last article, we talked about how and why the contradiction between imperialism and the national liberation movements is the principal contradiction on a world scale. | In 1916, Lenin wrote, "Imperialism, as the highest stage of capitalism in…
(2022-09-19). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: "Why is it so hot in the warehouses?" wsws.org The Amazon worker writes, "Why are warehouses so unbearably hot at Amazon and at other warehouses and workplaces across the country and around the world? The answer is capitalism."
(2022-09-19). Abolish the Need for Student Debt With Free Public Higher Ed. commondreams.org Taxing the extremely wealthy and corporations more fairly to pay for student debt relief is an important step toward equity, but it still leaves borrowers like me with plenty left to pay. And it doesn't address the underlying problem.
(2022-09-19). Workers Building New US Embassy in Honduras Strike Over Severed Fingers, Illegal Contracts. orinocotribune.com By Judy Ancel — Sep 12, 2022 | The Biden administration has pledged that "the United States will work with governments to strengthen… the enforcement of labor laws, promote decent work, and support workers in exercising their freedom of association and collective bargaining rights," as one of four pillars of its strategy to address the root causes of migration from Central America. | In Honduras today the US has an opportunity to practice this with the 1,100 workers it has hired to build a new embassy. But it's blowing it. | Instead, police have been called in to bust a strike that's been going on at the…
(2022-09-19). The Money Economy Is Not the Real Economy: "The Global Banking and Financial System is Fatally Flawed" globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-19). Allensworth: The True History Of The Black Man In California Who Purchased 9,000 Acres, 'Tuskegee Of The West'. moguldom.com There was a town called Allensworth. But was not just any town. Though now no longer thriving, Allensworth is the only California community to be founded, financed, and governed by African Americans. It was founded in 1908 by a Black man named Allen Allensworth, and at one point, the town was a self-contained bustling community …
(2022-09-19). Protests Across Austria Demand Solution To Cost Of Living Crisis. popularresistance.org On Saturday, September 17, trade unions and other working class sections hit the streets across Austria protesting the government's inefficiency in tackling the ongoing cost of living crisis. The protests called by the Austrian Trade Union Federation (OGB) saw the participation of various groups including the Party of Labor of Austria (PdA), Youth Front, Communist Youth of Austria (KJO), Communist Party of Austria (KPO), and Links, among others. Marches were held in cities in all federal States including Vienna, Eisenstadt, Bruck an der Mur, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Bregenz, Lower Austria, and Upper Austria. Accordin…
(2022-09-19). Democracy Now Interviews Dr. Gabor Maté on New Book, "The Myth of Normal" scheerpost.com Dr. Gabor Maté discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the "mechanization of birth," how the lack of social services for parents has led to "a massive abandonment of infants," and how capitalism has fueled addiction and the rise of youth suicide rates.
(2022-09-19). Struggle To Save Oak Flats Exposes Ravages Of Colonization, Capitalism. popularresistance.org In 2014, Congress used a midnight rider added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to hand the Indigenous Sacred Land at Oak Flats in Arizona over to a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, Resolution Copper, to mine, which would destroy the land and pollute the local water. Apache Stronghold and its allies are fighting to protect the land and with it, their cultural identity and religious freedom. A new Bureau of Land Management report and conflict within the Ninth Circuit Court are promising for them. Clearing the FOG speaks with Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr. about the significance of Oak Flats and how it exposes the…
(2022-09-19). Crypto Miners Expect Deeper Challenges After Ethereum Merge: 'No One Is Profitable'. moguldom.com Since the long-anticipated and much-hyped Ethereum merge on Sept. 15, 2022, crypto miners have been shutting off their rigs and considering selling their computer graphics processing units (GPUs) because few, if any, cryptocurrencies are profitable if you try to mine them, at least right now. With the merge, Ethereum phased out GPU-based mining, an energy-intensive …
(2022-09-19). Australian workers striking at highest rate in almost two decades. wsws.org The growth of industrial action highlights the need for workers to break with the unions and form independent rank-and-file committees.
(2022-09-19). With Ontario government plotting to ban education strikes, workers demand to know how unions plan to respond. wsws.org An exchange between a rank-and-file OSBCU member and its president Laura Walton showed growing anger over the education unions' refusal to oppose the Ford government's attacks on wages and conditions.
(2022-09-19). Illinois autoworker Travis Baker died after being injured the Belvidere Stellantis plant. One month later, his family has no answers. wsws.org An investigation is reportedly pending in the plant, which has been subjected to unrelenting job cuts as the Stellantis raked in mega-profits.
(2022-09-19). RCEP contributes to region's post-pandemic recovery efforts: ASEAN joint statement. ecns.cn The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement could be a contributor to the region's post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts, according to an ASEAN joint statement released on Sunday.
(2022-09-19). German trade unions and employers conspire against the working class in a new round of the "Concerted Action" wsws.org Wages, social gains and jobs can only be defended in a rebellion against the unions and their policy of "social partnership."
(2022-09-19). The queen and the Commonwealth: A legacy of imperialist domination and oppression. wsws.org One of the most notorious crimes was the brutal suppression of the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya. It began shortly after then Princess Elizabeth left Kenya in February 1952.
(2022-09-19). Protests erupt across Haiti against hike in fuel prices, political establishment. wsws.org Haiti's capital city Port-au-Prince and other major cities reached a new level of turmoil this week amid mass protests against Prime Minister Ariel Henry's pledge to end fuel subsidies and raise gas prices.
(2022-09-19). Illinois autoworker Travis Baker died after being injured at the Belvidere Stellantis plant. One month later, his family has no answers. wsws.org An investigation is reportedly pending in the plant, which has been subjected to unrelenting job cuts as the Stellantis raked in mega-profits.
(2022-09-19). Social attacks continue in Greece despite end of enhanced EU financial surveillance. wsws.org For the Greek population, what is being presented as a chapter that has been closed and celebrated means the continuation of austerity and an intensification of the social crisis for decades to come.
(2022-09-19). The New York Times denounces that 97 US congressmen are involved in unfair trading of financial assets. en.cubadebate.cu At least 97 current members of the US Senate and House of Representatives reported selling and buying stocks and other financial assets by themselves or their immediate family members in sectors that could be affected by their area of work in Congress, according to an extensive investigation by The New York Times, published in September, which is based on the analysis of trade data from 2019 to 2021. Thus, the newspaper's journalists compared the politicians' transactions with the work of committees.
(2022-09-19). Protests erupt across Haiti against hike in fuel prices. wsws.org Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince and other major cities reached a new level of turmoil this week with mass protests against Prime Minister Ariel Henry's pledge to end fuel subsidies.
(2022-09-19). The Military-Industrial Complex Offensive. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-19). Iran, Qatar sign world's largest saffron trade agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) — The largest trade agreement in the field of saffron between Iran and Qatar was signed in the presence of political and economic figures of the two countries.
(2022-09-19). Reinventing Employment with Solidarity Ethics. transcend.org Solidarity ethics offers keys that open many doors. Here I suggest that if not by force of law, then by force of conscience, they oblige everyone to contribute, to the extent that they can, to the creation of employment with dignity for all those who need it.
(2022-09-19). Want to wear union gear at work? NLRB says go for it. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Workers can wear union insignia, such as buttons and patches, on the job in most cases, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled. Firms can legally ban it only when they prove "special circumstances" justify their action, case by case. In the 3-2 decision along party lines, the full board ruled for the United …
(2022-09-19). The Military-Industrial Complex Offensive/ By Manlio Dinucci. marktaliano.net 
(2022-09-19). Illinois autoworker Travis Baker died after being injured at the Belvidere Stellantis plant; one month later, his family has no answers. wsws.org An investigation is reportedly pending in the plant, which has been subjected to unrelenting job cuts as the Stellantis raked in mega-profits.
(2022-09-19). Cola.CU (I): A bet against hoarders and resellers. en.cubadebate.cu Since September 1, 2020, the Cola.CU application has been operating in the capital, aimed at strengthening order in the stores of the Caribe and Cimex chains. The automated system records purchase history and makes it possible to identify the frequency with which people visit these facilities, as well as the products they purchase. The idea -which arose in the midst of covid-19- was promoted by the Union of Informatics of Cuba and developed by the Eureka Scientific Group of the "José Antonio Echeverría" Technological University of Havana (Cujae), led by Professor Joaquín Pina Amargos.
(2022-09-19). Hurricane Fiona knocks out power in all of Puerto Rico. wsws.org Hurricane Fiona's impact on Puerto Rico will be all the more devastating at a time in which the Puerto Rican society is still dealing with three major shocks: the COVID-19 pandemic, the considerable damage inflicted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the ongoing effects of the island's financial bankruptcy…
(2022-09-19). Presidente de Colombia expone a Guterres esfuerzos por lograr la paz total. telesurtv.net Guterres reiteró a Petro la disposición de la ONU a colaborar con su Gobierno en la consolidación de la paz, y "proteger a las comunidades de la violencia".
(2022-09-19). Consejo de Estado analiza marcha de medidas económicas aprobadas en el país. cubadebate.cu Los miembros del Consejo de Estado analizaron temas de la agenda económico-social del país en la sesión de este lunes encabezada por el presidente de este órgano, Esteban Lazo Hernández, y con la participación del primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2022-09-19). Con el dengue tenemos que actuar de forma acelerada y sin demoras. cubadebate.cu Cuba acumula experiencia en el enfrentamiento al dengue. Y precisamente en esa experiencia se basa también la prioridad que concedemos al papel del personal médico y de enfermería en los diferentes niveles de atención, como también al accionar de nuestra población, tanto en los centros laborales y escolares como en las comunidades.
(2022-09-19). Ultraderecha internacional argentina. globalizacion.ca Del mismo modo que el neoliberalismo no rechaza al Estado, la nueva ultraderecha no se opone a la democracia, más bien quiere controlarla y manipularla a su antojo. | Por otro lado, la ultraderecha no surge exclusivamente del odio político a…
(2022-09-19). On the First Ministerial Meeting of IPEF Member Countries. journal-neo.org 
On September 8-9, the first meeting of the trade ministers of the member countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, which is oftentimes abbreviated to, for some reason, only IPEF (rather than, say, IPEFP), was held in Los Angeles. US President Joe Biden announced the very fact of this association being created on May …
(2022-09-18). Biden administration will expand restrictions on exports of chips and technological tools to China. en.cubadebate.cu The US government plans starting next month to extend restrictions on US exports to China of semiconductors used in artificial intelligence and chip-making tools, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. The US Department of Commerce intends to include new regulations, based on the notification letters sent at the beginning of the year to three companies in the North American country: KLA Corp, Lam Research and Applied Materials.
(2022-09-18). Podcast Ep 65: Sabra and Shatila 40 years on. electronicintifada.net Author and longtime activist Donald Wagner gives his testimony of the massacre.
(2022-09-18). LEVER WEEKLY: Connecting The Dots Between Rail Workers And Nurses' Unrest. levernews.com Labor actions captured the nation's attention this week, as health care workers launched the largest nurses strike in U.S. history and railroad employees threatened to launch a major rail strike. In a series of stories, The Lever exposed the common denominator fueling labor unrest in these vital frontline industries: Executives and shareholders reaping exorbitant payouts from booming profits, while crying poor and denying workers better pay and benefits.The Lever also broke a number of other key stories, including how the architects of the 2008 financial crisis are funding the culture war, how President Joe Bi…
(2022-09-18). The Overview: An all-encompassing Axiom. sitrepworld.info I used to develop databases in Filemaker, an Apple software product so easy that it was often the Administrative Assistant who created the organization's database(s). Except for enormous transactional systems, like those handling the ATMs of large banks, Filemaker was a far better choice, for many reasons, than the clumsy, dysfunctional piece of junk called Oracle, for a tiny fraction of the cost. I bring this up because this is one of innumerable examples of the innate corruption of the Imperialist/Capitalist system, where profit predictably trumps common sense, not to mention simple human decency. Oracle,…
(2022-09-18). Un necesario análisis marxista-leninista. cubadebate.cu Mis alumnos corroborarán lo difícil que es llegar a las esencias de la naturaleza, la sociedad, el pensamiento humano y la red de interrelaciones que se suceden entre ellos. Solo el Marxismo-Leninismo, como ciencia, filosofía y teoría, con su método científico fundamental: el "materialismo dialéctico", puede ofrecer certeras respuestas.