(2022-10-07). French refinery strikes defy Macron's policy of inflation and war. wsws.org The strike of Total and Exxon refinery workers in France is part of an international wave of strikes against the global surge of inflation amid the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-10-07). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.
(2022-10-07). Holiday spending reflects upturn in China's consumer market. ecns.cn During the National Day holiday in China, both online and offline shopping have gained momentum in the country, thanks to heightened consumer enthusiasm and the implementation of pro-consumption policies.
(2022-10-07). Elon Musk proposes to buy Twitter at original price. ecns.cn Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed to proceed with a deal to buy Twitter at the original price of 44 billion U.S. dollars, according to a financial filing on Tuesday.
(2022-10-07). Striking French refinery workers speak out against inflation. wsws.org A team of WSWS reporters visited workers at the Grandpuits refinery who had just gone on strike last week amid the nationwide French refinery strike, demanding a 10 percent raise.
(2022-10-07). Millions driven into poverty by pandemic, soaring prices and recession. wsws.org A World Bank report has found that in 2020 global median income declined by 4 percent, the first such decline since it began measurements in median income in 1990, with the most impoverished suffering "setbacks in education and health, with massive learning losses and shortened lifespans."
(2022-10-07). Millions driven into poverty by pandmeic, soaring prices and recession. wsws.org A World Bank report has found that in 2020 global median income declined by 4 percent, the first such decline since it began measurements in median income in 1990, with the most impoverished suffering "setbacks in education and health, with massive learning losses and shortened lifespans."
(2022-10-07). The Liz Truss Disaster Show. dissidentvoice.org Never underestimate the power of failure. As the Liz Truss Disaster Show demonstrates, the next pitfall is probably just around the corner. The UK Prime Minister has shown, along with her distinctly oblivious Chancellor of the Exchequer, how to balls up the economy in the shortest timeframe imaginable. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's "mini-Budget" delivered on September …
(2022-10-07). Reinforcements for the CIA Democrats in the 2022 elections: Part two. wsws.org The coming together of the Democratic Party and the Pentagon-CIA axis refutes the notion, peddled by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and pseudo-left groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, that it is possible to push the Democratic Party to the left and transform it into a vehicle for progressive social reform.
(2022-10-07). IMF Predicts Global Economy to Lose $4 Trillion. indybay.org The global economy is more fragile noted IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
(2022-10-07). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: trials and tribulations with transportation. wsws.org Every aspect of a workers' life is entirely dependent on clocking in on time for a paycheck. As a result, transportation is of upmost importance.
(2022-10-07). Workers locked out at Australian plastics manufacturer Qenos. wsws.org "We've got a trainee system set up here which is essentially a cheap labour system. We are trying to abolish that."
(2022-10-07). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org
(2022-10-07). SF Sheriff Blockades Laguna Honda To Stop Press Conference On Hospital Closures. indybay.org San Francisco Sheriff's department were directed by Mayor London Breed's DPH to blockade Laguna Honda hospital to prevent a press conference on the grounds.
(2022-10-07). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman demands investigation into BP refinery deaths and a halt to the "carnage in America's workplaces" wsws.org The rank-and-file Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for president of the UAW gave the following statement on the deaths of two young workers at the BP-Husky refinery in Ohio.
(2022-10-07). Envía Venezuela nuevo cargamento hacia Cuba para la recuperación de provincias occidentales. cubadebate.cu Un nuevo envío con más de 15 toneladas de componentes y equipos destinados a apoyar las labores de recuperación en las provincias occidentales cubanas, dañadas por el huracán Ian, partió rumbo a nuestro país desde el principal aeródromo venezolano.
(2022-10-06). Report: US Looking to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela to Allow Chevron to Pump Oil. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is preparing to ease sanctions on Venezuela to allow Chevron to pump oil in the country under a potential deal with the Venezuelan government, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Trump administration began imposing crippling economic sanctions on Venezuela in 2017. In 2019, the US …
(2022-10-06). The politics going on in Las Vegas is not staying in Las Vegas. peoplesworld.org 
LAS VEGAS—Toss-up races pitting pro-worker Democratic Senate and gubernatorial incumbents against election-denier MAGA Republicans are prompting huge union mobilization, led by Unite Here labor union, in key swing state Nevada. The Silver State's Senate race between incumbent first-term Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto—the Senate's first-ever Latina—and MAGA Republican Adam Laxalt is one of a handful of …
(2022-10-06). 2nd Caspian Economic Forum held in Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — The Second Caspian Economic Forum was held in Moscow, capital of Russia, on Thursday with the participation of Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber.
(2022-10-06). Iran, Russia vow to strengthen econ. ties despite sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — Senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation expressed their readiness to enhance bilateral cooperation in all fields especially in economic areas in spite of sanctions imposed against the country.
(2022-10-06). Russia keen on investing in Iranian ports: Iran dep. min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for the Transportation Affairs said that Russian companies are vehemently interested in making investment in Iranian ports such as Chabahar.
(2022-10-06). The Challenges of Eurasia-Global South Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The geoeconomic pathway away from the neoliberal order is fraught with peril, but the rewards in establishing an alternative system are as promising as they are urgent. It is impossible to track the geoeconomic turbulence inherent to the "birth pangs" of the multipolar world without the insights of Professor Michael Hudson at the University…
(2022-10-06). Alleged recruiters for Israeli military face criminal charges in Canada. electronicintifada.net Sar-El Canada accused of breaching Foreign Enlistment Act.
(2022-10-06). 21 Years Ago, US-NATO Invaded Afghanistan: Heroin Is "Good for Your Health": Occupation Forces Support Afghan Narcotics Trade. globalresearch.ca Multibillion dollar earnings for organized crime and Western financial Institutions…
(2022-10-06). Truss's mini-budget debacle costs UK economy £300 billion. wsws.org The average household with a mortgage faces a rise from spending 17.7 percent of their income on repayments to 27.2 percent. Amid an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis, many will not be able to keep up.
(2022-10-06). Modi booster Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.
(2022-10-06). Republican-ruled states let rich hide $5.63 trillion in U.S. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A growing number of U.S. states, and not just small ones like corporate-friendly Delaware and deep-red South Dakota, but big ones such as Florida and Texas, are scheming to or actually hiding the wealth of the rich, letting the upper class get away with not paying their fair share for maintaining society, or democracy, a …
(2022-10-06). After Dumping $15 Billion Into Fossil Fuels, World Bank Urged to Stop 'Investing in Climate Disaster'. commondreams.org "If the World Bank wants to be a part of the solution rather than the problem, it needs to stop funding fossil fuels and unlock billions in order to support the transition to renewable energy across the globe and end poverty and inequality," said one campaigner.
(2022-10-06). Modi booster, Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.
(2022-10-06). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.
(2022-10-06). UK: BT Group workers national strike resumes, including emergency call handlers for first time. wsws.org While sanctioning the latest round of strikes, the Communication Workers Union is doing all it can to reach a deal with management based on a below-inflation pay deal.
(2022-10-06). Inflation sparks protests and strikes in Argentina. america.cgtn.com Argentina's high inflation rate is caused by a number of factors, a strong U.S. dollar being just one of them. Protests and strikes are increasingly common in Argentina as inflation continues to rise. CGTN's Joel Richards brought this report.
(2022-10-06). Energy Prices Prompts Corporate Shutdown in Europe. telesurenglish.net Many industry observers warned that a prolonged energy crunch could erode Europe's industrial structure for good, and the shutdown and exodus of European companies have sparked a deeper concern over the risk of deindustrialization on the continent. | RELATED: | The stubbornly high energy prices have already taken a toll on European companies. Dutch aluminum maker Aldel said it is halting primary aluminum production be…
(2022-10-06). University of Melbourne student union refuses to affiliate IYSSE despite successful affiliation meeting. wsws.org The student union is riding roughshod over the democratic rights of students who want to fight for a socialist alternative to war, austerity and dictatorship.
(2022-10-06). Prague Hosts Inaugural Meeting of European Political Community. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the European Political Community (EPC) began a meeting in Prague with the presence of some 40 European leaders who will discuss issues related to security, peace, energy, climate, and economy. | RELATED: | "Europe has many difficult problems right now, and we meet here to discuss solutions. We want to have this group as a forum for informal exchanges of views on current events in Europe and beyond," Czech Prime Minister Pet…
(2022-10-06). AMLO Blames Neoliberal Model Regarding Totolapan Massacre. telesurenglish.net The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, regretted the deadly attacks registered this Wednesday in Totolapan and Cuernavaca. | According to Mexican president the criminal acts in Totolapan and Cuernavaca are linked to organizations "that have been around for a long time, they did not emerge in this government." Oct. 6, 2022.
(2022-10-06). Biden 'Disappointed' by OPEC's 'Short-Sighted Decision' to Cut Oil Production. orinocotribune.com According to the White House, the administration will consult with the US Congress on "additional tools and authorities to reduce OPEC's control over energy prices." | US President Joe Biden is "disappointed by the short-sighted decision" of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) to cut production by two million barrels per day, read a statement published this Wednesday in the White House website. | "At a time when maintaining a global supply of energy is of paramount importance, this decision will have the most negative impact on lower- and middle-income countries that are already reeling…
(2022-10-06). Colombian State Announces Purchase of Land From Cattle Ranchers. telesurenglish.net The Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia López, announced this Thursday, in a press conference, the purchase of three million hectares from the country's cattle ranchers to start the agrarian reform. | Photograph provided today by the Presidency of Colombia that shows the president of the Colombian Federation of Livestock Farmers (Fedegan), José Félix Lafaurie, while speaking with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cecilia López Montaño, after a meeting in Bogotá…
(2022-10-06). Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations: A Call to Establish October 6th as the International Day Against Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com Press Statement By Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations A Call To Designate October 6th as International Day Against Terrorism Background The people of the Caribbean have had a collective historical experience which, since the early 15th Century, has been defined and shaped largely by genocide, enslavement, forced labour and a daily existence characterised by…
(2022-10-06). Poland's Sitrep From Ania. smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
Wonderful Ania provides some extremely important insights into Poland's situation: % tax, up from 19%? Two and a half times higher in just a couple of months. Poland was thoroughly de-industrialized in the last 30 years, with this insane increase, Ania asks, where would those companies go? The answer is obvious–they will leave Poland. Where to, though, is unclear. It all aligns well with the US "kill Europe" strategy, but as everyone observed in the last several days, there is very little real benefit for the US in the long run. In fact, it is detrimental. Despite all efforts from the US current quotes for oil a…
(2022-10-06). 'Next Up? Legalize It': Advocates Cheer Biden Move to Pardon Marijuana Convictions. commondreams.org "This is what pressure and advocacy look like," said anti-poverty activist Joe Sanberg. "This must be the first of many steps to ending our decadeslong failed policies on marijuana."
(2022-10-06). 'Flying Blind': Analysis Shows World's Biggest Polluters Hide Climate-Related Financial Risks. commondreams.org "When companies don't take climate-related matters into account, their financial statements may include overstated assets, understated liabilities, and overstated profits," said one expert at analysis firm Carbon Tracker.
(2022-10-06). Australia: Optus data breach highlights widespread security vulnerabilities. wsws.org The massive breach points to the danger of placing sensitive data in the hands of vast corporations, whose only concern is profit.
(2022-10-06). Fighting anti-communism and anti-Blackness: An interview with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly. peoplesworld.org 
Among the disheartening happenings in Detroit this year have been the dedication of ARPA emergency funding to increased police surveillance throughout the city and being deemed a federal "hot spot" for crime. It's been feeling like the Motor City would be rounding out another disappointing year masked only by the North American Auto Show—and the …
(2022-10-06). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.
(2022-10-06). Coronavirus deaths in Germany reach 1 ,000. wsws.org Last weekend, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) officially reported the 1 ,000th coronavirus death in Germany. This shocking milestone is the result of the profits-before-lives policy that all federal and state governments have pursued since the beginning of the pandemic.
(2022-10-06). EVs and the Green Grid to Power Them Are the Best Response to OPEC. commondreams.org One good thing about the OPEC+ production cut and consequent likely rise in gasoline prices? It will help even more consumers see the beauty of having an electric car.
(2022-10-06). Why We Can't Have Nice Things—Like Socialism—in the United States. commondreams.org The never-ending impact of a forgotten Blitzkrieg against the American left.
(2022-10-06). Iran calls for formation of Caspian Sea free economic zone. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — The Iranian First Vice-President called for formation a joint free economic zone among the Caspian Sea littoral states on Thursday.
(2022-10-06). Caspian Economic Forum an opportunity to implement agreements. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for the Economic Diplomacy said that Caspian Economic Forum is an opportunity for the implementation of agreements inked between leaders of the Caspian Sea littoral states.
(2022-10-06). Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprueba nuevos actores económicos (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprobó este jueves 102 solicitudes de creación de micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas privadas. Con esta decisión, suman 5 360 los actores económicos aprobados desde que inició el proceso en septiembre de 2021. Se estima que estos actores económicos generen 91 622 nuevos puestos de trabajo.
(2022-10-06). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian (IV), hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Gobernadora de Mayabeque y la Presidenta de Etecsa comparecerán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre las labores de recuperación que se acometen para enfrentar los graves daños que dejó el huracán Ian a su paso por Cuba.
(2022-10-06). OPEC+ Approves Cutting Crude Oil Production Starting in November. orinocotribune.com 
Minister El Aissami described the decision as transcendental, in the midst of the market situation | This Wednesday, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its non-OPEC Participating Countries agreed to start cutting crude oil production starting in November. | The agency's decision, according to its website, was taken "in light of the uncertainty that surrounds the global economic and oil market outlooks, and the need to enhance the long-term guidance for the oil market, and in line with the successful approach of being proactive, and pre-emptive." | The economic body agreed to adjust total…
(2022-10-06). Texas Congressman: 5 IRS Agents Stole Covid Cash For Gucci And Las Vegas, Imagine 87,000 New Agents. moguldom.com Five Internal Revenue Service employees in Tennessee and Mississippi have been charged with schemes to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) federal stimulus program and other covid relief funds that were part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The programs were designed to help business owners meet financial obligations during the pandemic. …
(2022-10-06). Los Angeles unions preparing new betrayals of education workers. wsws.org The Los Angeles Educators Rank-and-File Committee urges teachers to organize a mass assembly of educators and support workers to discuss and elaborate demands that make up for years of cuts in real wages.