(2022-09-25). Raising interest rates to fight inflation is a crazy idea. indybay.org Monetarism was conceived in the 1960s as a kind of liberal answer to the teachings of John Maynard Keynes, tracing back directly to the neoliberal mastermind Milton Friedman. The core of the monetarist doctrine is that the money supply mono-causally determines the value of money.
(2022-09-25). The Spoils of War: Why Boston is No Longer the "Athens of America" commondreams.org The military industrial complex in Massachusetts has continued to grow and prosper over recent years.
(2022-09-25). Anti-Poverty Measures Work—The Proof Is in the Census. scheerpost.com 
[ By The There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure…
(2022-09-25). Wood Street Community Faces Eviction. indybay.org In light of serial evictions, a self-organized community of unhoused and advocates at Wood Street in West Oakland have presented an elegant plan to build a tiny home community and resource center, however the City of Oakland and Caltrans have fallen short on collaborating or providing access to real resources.
(2022-09-25). Shanghai lifts restrictions on roadside stalls. ecns.cn Nearly 20 years after Shanghai banned roadside stalls for the sake of maintaining the city's appearance, the city finally lifted the ban, a move widely applauded by netizens and experts for not only having economic benefits, but bringing convenience to people's lives.
(2022-09-25). SF Chronicle No Silence On Assange! indybay.org
(2022-09-25). Raúl Castro recibe en La Habana a primer ministro del Reino de Cambodia. cubadebate.cu El primer ministro del Reino de Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, rememoró su visita a Cuba en 1999, momento en que recibió la Orden José Martí de manos del Líder Histórico de la Revolución Cubana, Fidel Castro Ruz. Asimismo, destacó la colaboración médica como un pilar en las relaciones desarrolladas a través de los años.
(2022-09-25). Consejo funerario para aprendices de capitalismo. cubadebate.cu La propiedad privada no creó al Capitalismo. Este último la perpetúa y la hace "sacrosanta". Quien creó la propiedad privada fue el egoísmo humano. La corrupción, el burocratismo, la discriminación, la desigualdad, la injusticia social y la explotación humana y ambiental, no son creaciones comunistas. El pecado original del Socialismo fue reproducir esos vicios que lo matan.
(2022-09-25). LA Protest Shuts Down FCMAT Meeting:Protesters Say Stop Closures, Charters/Privatization. indybay.org Community activists, kids and public education supporters protested at the LA meeting of FCMAT. They spoke out and shut it down when the FCMAT refused to provide answers.
(2022-09-24). Why Manchin's Side Deal Or 'Permitting Reform' Must Be Blocked. popularresistance.org It seems the mainstream narrative is that the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) is a big step toward addressing the climate crisis while the side deal is a step backwards, but we may not be able to stop it. I disagree; from my perspective, the giveaways to the fossil fuel and nuclear industries in the IRA make it most likely a net negative for the environment. | Renewable energy has been outcompeting fossil fuels in most places; they are much cheaper than nuclear power everywhere. Won't giving subsidies to all three help the previously losing industries most? In any case, subsidies for buying outsize electric vehicle…
(2022-09-24). COP27 To Be Held In Egypt Amid Global Challenges. popularresistance.org African nations are preparing for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) scheduled to take place in the Egyptian resort area of Sharm-el-Sheikh from November 6-20. | This gathering is taking place during a period of rising uncertainty due to burgeoning food deficits along with the crisis of accumulation and distribution related to agricultural products in general. | Energy costs have skyrocketed due to several important factors including the Pentagon-NATO war in Ukraine; the failure of the United States government to curtail inflation through price controls utilizing higher taxation rates against corporati…
(2022-09-24). [Articles] Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and access to health services among children and adolescents in China: a cross-sectional study. thelancet.com Our study showed that the burden of cancer in children and adolescents in China is much higher than previously nationally reported from 2000 to 2015. The distribution of the accessibility of health services, as a social determinant of health, might have a notable role in the socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence among Chinese children and adolescents. With regards to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, policy approaches should prioritise increasing the accessibility of health services for early diagnosis to improve outcomes and subsequently reduce disease burdens, as well as narrowing the socioe…
(2022-09-24). [Comment] Using data to improve care: childhood cancer in China. thelancet.com The last decades have seen substantial improvements in childhood cancer treatment, with cure rates of more than 80%.1 Although these statistics represent hope for families, they are only relevant to those treated in high-income countries. Cure rates are far lower in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where more than 80% of children with cancer reside.2 This survival gap is one of the starkest inequalities in global child health. In this context, Xin Ni and colleagues3 established childhood cancer incidence rates across China by leveraging new health services databases that approach population-level c…
(2022-09-24). A Final Word on 'MAGA Communism' and Social Conservatism. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong — Sep 21, 2022 | Opportunism and foolishness have resulted in the latest example of US decline, the concept of "MAGA Communism." This absurdity is proof that a true socialist movement is badly needed. | A fashionable online trend has emerged that presumes social conservatism and "Make America Great Again" (MAGA), the Trump-inspired ideology, as sufficient responses to the liberal branding of the Democratic Party. Some have even called for a "MAGA" communist movement. The reasoning behind this is simple. MAGA inspired millions of mostly white workers to support Trump's anti-Free Trade, anti…
(2022-09-24). Labour officials laughed at death of member accused of anti-Semitism. electronicintifada.net Senior party officers shared fantasies about murdering Jeremy Corbyn.
(2022-09-24). PDVSA Reports Income Recovery in First Two Quarters of 2022. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA's accumulated income in the first eight months of this year reached $10 billion, which is 62% higher than what it earned during the same period in 2021, according to a report by the website specializing in economics, According to data presented by Petroguía, the average volume of exports for the last two quarters is 617,000 barrels per day, and the Merey crude, a marker used to brand the oil that Venezuela e…
(2022-09-24). Iran, EAEU trade value hits $5bn: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — The Advisor to the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) for Trade Agreements and International Affairs put the current value of trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) at $5 billion.
(2022-09-24). [World Report] Uncertainty over the future of Sri Lankan health care. thelancet.com An economic crisis is hampering the provision of care for many Sri Lankans. Talha Burki reports.
(2022-09-24). Railroad contracts: Biden, Walsh thwart use of strike weapon. workers.org 
As the deadline for a national railroad strike loomed, President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh hammered out a tentative agreement between the rail freight bosses and those railroad unions which had not already agreed to a contract. For now, this maneuvering has averted a strike that . . . |
(2022-09-24). Military Whistleblower Challenges Pentagon's Warrantless Purchase of Internet Data. scheerpost.com 
Satellite image of the By Kevin Gosztola / A United States military whistleblower filed a series of complaints alleging the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is engaged in the warrantless purchase and use of Americans' internet browsing data, which it obtained from a broker. | "Acc…
(2022-09-24). A People's Analysis Of A World On Fire. popularresistance.org As several popular movements, together with many organic intellectuals, have been warning, we are undergoing a crisis of the capitalist system globally. The results of this crisis are unpredictable. Contrary to what liberals and even some heterodoxy argue, this crisis is a product of neoliberalism. That is to say, the crisis is a product of the intrinsic development of capital itself and not a problem alien to the "normal functioning of the system". It is the very development of capital itself that creates all the contradictions which, when they become more acute, lead to crisis. | This crisis does not affect the…
(2022-09-24). Saladin Muhammad: a life dedicated to organizing Southern Black workers. iacenter.org By Dante Strobino September 22, 2022 Saladin Muhammad, a revolutionary Black union organizer and propagandist, died on Sept. 19 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, at age 76 after a long illness. The writer is the International Representative of the United Electrical Workers (UE) 1 who worked with Muhammad for many years. Saladin Muhammad and Dante Strobino at the Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center on April 6, 2013, following annual Black Workers for Justice Dr. Martin Luther King Support for Labor banquet in Raleigh, North Carolina. Saladin Muhammad's contributions to the global struggle for Black liberation and…
(2022-09-24). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Schools Take Off. levernews.com Good things are happening! Schools are getting into energy in a big way, while the health care industry is feeling the heat for its investments in fossil fuels. Meanwhile, a young activist scored a big victory against Idaho's far right, while a major library just took a stand against banned books. Finally, unionization efforts are spreading, this time to Home Depot stores and a big metro newspaper.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below for supporting subscribers. | Read the full story: | Sign up now to read the full story and get access to all paid po…
(2022-09-24). Iran's non-oil exports to SCO member states up by 29% in Q1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — The Director-General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance for Financial and Commercial Markets announced the 29 percent growth of non-oil goods with Shanghai Cooperation Organization's member states in 1st quarter.
(2022-09-24). Iran, Nicaragua FMs emphasize developing economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — Iranian and Nicaraguan foreign ministers exchanged views on the expansion of bilateral relations especially in the field of economy.
(2022-09-24). 'Monarchy is a survival of the tyranny'. iacenter.org September 13, 2022 Irish Freedom Fighter, Marxist and labor leader James Connolly wrote these words in 1910. Connolly, who along with James Larkin, was a leader of the Irish Transport and General Union during the 1913 Dublin Lockout. The British government executed Connolly by firing squad in 1916 for his leadership role in that year's heroic Easter Rising. James Connolly What is monarchy? From whence does it derive its sanction? What has been its gift to humanity? Monarchy is a survival of the tyranny imposed by the hand of greed and treachery upon the human race in the darkest and most ignorant days of our hist…
(2022-09-24). It's Lower-Income Families Who Will Be Hit Hardest by Fed Rate Hikes. commondreams.org Let's not pretend we don't understand who will be punished here.
(2022-09-24). "My turn is to workers on the factory floor": Highlights from UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman's debate with the union bureaucracy. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site is publishing excerpts from the historic debate for UAW president, in which rank-and-file worker Will Lehman challenged the entire union apparatus.
(2022-09-24). Direct Cash Transfers Lifted 28 Million Americans Out of Poverty During Pandemic. commondreams.org Nevertheless, 112 million people in the United States were still poor or one emergency away from being poor in 2021, showing how far we have left to go.
(2022-09-24). Is It Time to Dissolve the British Commonwealth? globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-24). [Comment] Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System: 70 years of responding to the expected and preparing for the unexpected. thelancet.com When a cluster of respiratory viral infections occurs, early recognition by clinicians linked to a global network is essential for rapid identification of the causal pathogen and subsequent risk assessment and public health response. Crucial to this process are sentinel physician and hospital networks where samples are collected from patients with febrile respiratory infections; trained laboratory staff to identify the causative pathogen; and epidemiologists and public health staff to collect data and evaluate pathogen spread and disease severity in susceptible populations.
(2022-09-24). Autoridades cubanas impiden tráfico ilícito de fósil de pez cubano de 23 millones de años de antigàºedad. cubadebate.cu La labor de autoridades cubanas impidió la salida del país del fósil de un pez con unos 23 millones de años de antigàºedad, el día 8 último, trascendió en una conferencia sobre tráfico ilícito de bienes culturales durante el VII Taller de Museología y Sociedad. Se trata de un esqueleto fósil casi completo de pez actinopterigio, en buenas condiciones.
(2022-09-23). Philly Museum of Art workers strike. workers.org 
During a one-day strike Sept. 16, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art picketed the renowned institution as a warning to senior management of what will happen if the bosses continue their unfair labor practices. With 180 members, the PMA Union (Local 397 of AFSCME District Council 47) has been . . . |
(2022-09-23). Prison labor helped build U.S. capitalists' business empires. peoplesworld.org 
More than 1 years ago, a prison complex known as the Lone Rock stockade operated at one of the biggest coal mines in Tennessee. It was powered largely by African American men who had been arrested for minor offenses—like stealing a hog—if they committed any crime at all. Women and children, some as young as …