Daily Archives: October 11, 2022

2022-10-11: News Headlines

_____ (2022-10-11). The Puppets And The Puppet Masters. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. – Merrick Garland and those who work in the Department of Justice are the puppets, not the puppet masters. They are the faàßade, the fiction, that the longstanding persecution of Julian Assange has something to do with justice. Like the High Court in London, they carry out an elaborate judicial pantomime. They debate arcane legal nuances to distract from the Dickensian farce where a man who has not committed a crime, who is not a U.S. citizen, can be extradited under the Espionage Act and sentenced to life in prison for the most courageous and consequential journalism of our generation. | T…

_____ (2022-10-11). The FBI Is An Enemy Of Indigenous Liberation. popularresistance.org In 1969, American Indian Movement (AIM) activists occupied Alcatraz Island, invoking the Sioux Treaty of 1868, which grants unused federal lands to indigenous groups. Over the next several years, AIM also occupied the Mayflower. And Mount Rushmore. And the Bureau of Indian Affairs. And Wounded Knee. And other sites across the United States emblematic of the ongoing refusal of the American government to fulfill treaty obligations. | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, AIM became the vanguard of indigenous liberation. They fought back against police violence, illegal seizure of land, and the economic marginalization…

_____ (2022-10-11). Western pressure as an incentive for Eurasian integration. journal-neo.org As is known, Russia has long been a supporter of the idea of Eurasian integration, and the most actively pursued integration project in Eurasia is the Chinese transport and economic project "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI). The BRI is designed to unite as many states as possible in a single economic space. Almost all African …

____ (2022-10-10). Party forms new friendships worldwide. ecns.cn During the past decade, the Communist Party of China has expanded its "circle of friends" as it works to forge a global network of political party partnerships to advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

____ (2022-10-11). China's investment in water conservancy reaches record high. ecns.cn China invested a record 823.6 billion yuan (115.88 billion U.S. dollars) in water conservancy facilities from January to September, up 64.1 percent year on year, Vice Minister of Water Resources Liu Weiping said on Tuesday.

____ (2022-10-10). China expected to play greater role globally. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will chart the course for the country's development over the next five years and beyond, and international experts anticipate China will play a bigger role in global sustainability and peace efforts.

Ben Norton (2022-10-11). Bolivia presents revolutionary socialist plan to transform world. greenleft.org.au At the United Nations General Assembly, Bolivian President Luis Arce outlined his ambitious vision for changing the global capitalist system. Ben Norton reports.

WSWS (2022-10-11). Ontario Premier threatens to ban strikes as education workers prepare to walk out to defend public education. wsws.org The Doug Ford-led Tory government is seeking to impose devastating real terms pay cut on education workers, as part of its drive to cut billions from education spending over the next decade.

Greg Kearney (2022-10-11). When it comes to inflation, beware of central bankers bearing gifts. peoplesworld.org

WSWS (2022-10-11). An interview with Larry Ceplair, author of The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist—Seventy-Five Years Later: The biggest consequence 'was censorship and self-censorship, not officially, but unofficially'. wsws.org Immense pressure was exerted on individuals under conditions of the Cold War, anti-communist hysteria to "name names." The witch-hunters were implacable.

____ (2022-10-10). 3 economists share 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics. ecns.cn The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday decided to award the 2022 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig "for research on banks and financial crises."

_____ (2022-10-11). Qatari and US gas won't save Europe. journal-neo.org Experts estimate that in order to avoid a catastrophic fall in GDP and the risk of a prolonged economic depression, the total public spending by European countries to mitigate the energy collapse unleashed by Washington will have to exceed ‚Ǩ1 trillion! A crisis of this magnitude would result in more bankruptcies and a domino effect …

Kwjorinoco (2022-10-11). Unitary Platform Approves Regulations for Primaries: What's Next? orinocotribune.com Sunday, October 9, the Unitary Platform alliance announced the approval of regulations that will govern its primary elections. | Through a statement published on its Twitter account, the coalition specified that, as of October 15, it will select rectors for the National Primary Commission. These individuals must qualify as "citizens of recognized prestige and moral solvency." | "Likewise, we announce that the aforementioned National Primary Commissio…

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-10-11). Sunday 10/30: A Marxist Look at Capitalism's Meltdown. indybay.org 747 Polk St. @ Ellis, San Francisco or via zoom tinyurl.com/MarxistLookCapitalismMeltdown

Janet Parker (2022-10-11). Hazaras demand Labor act on Taliban killings, protect refugees. greenleft.org.au The Hazara community is demanding that Labor speak out about the escalation of violence and protect Hazaras in accordance with its international obligations. Janet Parker reports.

Julia Conley (2022-10-11). Biden Labor Rule Aims to Help End Gig Company 'Exploitation' of Workers. commondreams.org "All work has value, all workers deserve fair compensation and legal protections from exploitation on the job," said one labor union in response to the rule.

Jim McIlroy (2022-10-11). Ecosocialism 2022 discusses the struggle for safe housing, climate. greenleft.org.au Solutions to the housing crisis and another on the building the climate movement and defending our right to protest were discussed at Ecosocialism 2022. Jim McIlroy reports.

Niko Leka (2022-10-11). Labor's 'half a commitment' to ratios for nurses. greenleft.org.au New South Wales Labor decided in May that it no longer supports its 2015 and 2019 policy for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. Niko Leka reports.

It's Going Down (2022-10-11). Interview on 'It's Going Down' Podcast on Resistance to Social Cleansing in the SF Mission. indybay.org On the It's Going Down (itsgoingdown.org) podcast, This Is America, a long-term residents of the Mission District speaks on grassroots responses to attempts by local politicians, police, and non-profits to fence off and police the 24th Street Plaza.

Peter Boyle (2022-10-11). Video: Stop Hazara genocide! greenleft.org.au Labor can help the Hazara community by granting refugees permanent residence and citizenship and bringing Hazara refugees abandoned in Indonesia to Australia, Nazanin Sharifi told a rally against Hazara genocide.

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-11). Upset About High Gas Prices? Ro Khanna Says 'Blame Big Oil'. commondreams.org In a pair of videos, the progressive congressman from California says U.S. leaders must "end fossil fuel subsidies and put an excess profits tax on the wealthiest oil and gas corporations."

WSWS (2022-10-11). United Steelworkers seeks to isolate workers at US Steel as it pushes concessions contracts at Cleveland-Cliffs. wsws.org Rank-and-file workers must have an independent strategy to fight as the United Steelworkers is collaborating with Cleveland Cliffs and US Steel to ensure that job, wage and safety cuts will continue.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-11). South Africa National Dockers Strike With RTUSA JV Dube, David Hemson & Namibia Workers. indybay.org Dock workers in South Africa have gone on a national strike against the state controlled Transnet. They are fighting for major wage increases and against privatization of the ports being pushed by the ANC government.

WSWS (2022-10-11). One week until the UAW elections begin: Rank-and-file workers' power vs. the bureaucracy. wsws.org For the first time in recent history, workers in the UAW will be able to cast a vote for a socialist proponent of rank-and-file power: Mack Trucks worker Will Lehman.

Victor Grossman (2022-10-11). Germany faces stark choices as it celebrates its "unity" peoplesworld.org In 1990, on October 3rd, Germany could rejoice; unity at last, a single flag, a single anthem ("Deutschland àºber alles"), a single currency, a single foreign policy; in other words, freedom and democracy triumphant! And with it what Chancellor Ludwig Erhard had called a "social market economy, the foundation of our liberal, open and democratic …

Labor Video Project (2022-10-11). Free Julian Assange! Global Day Of Action In San Francisco At Harry Bridges Plaza. indybay.org

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-10-11). Saturday 11/12: SDBA Book Group: Doughnut Economics — 7 Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

WSWS (2022-10-11). IMF points to growing dangers in key area of financial system. wsws.org Open-ended investment funds, which allow investors daily redemptions of their investments, while their investments are in long-term illiquid assets, have the potential to spark a crisis.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-10-11). Brasil: neoliberalismo con "rostro humano". Presidencia de Lula = Dolarización extendida, subordinada al Consenso de Washington. globalizacion.ca Introducción y actualización del autor | En la primera vuelta de las elecciones de 2022, en medio de una creciente confusión y malentendidos, Luis Inácio da Silva (Lula) lidera con el 48,4 % de los votos. | La segunda vuelta de las…

Staff (2022-10-11). Ascienden a 36 los fallecidos por el deslave en Venezuela, mientras avanzan las labores de rescate. cubadebate.cu Las autoridades venezolanas confirmaron que aumentó a 36 el número de fallecidos tras el deslave que se registró el fin de semana en la localidad venezolana de Las Tejerías, en el municipio Santos Michelena (Aragua). Además, se incrementó a 56 la cifra de personas desaparecidas en la localidad.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-11). Gobierno de Venezuela renueva esfuerzos para continuar labores de rescate en Las Tejerías. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reiteró que su Gobierno continuará la búsqueda de los desparecidos en el deslave de Las Tejerías.

Juan J. Paz y Miño Cepeda (2022-10-11). Neoliberales brasileños y "moralizadores" electorales. globalizacion.ca Las dictaduras militares latinoamericanas nacidas en las décadas de 1960 y 1970, inspiradas en el anticomunismo/anticubanismo de la Guerra Fría y fruto de la intervención de los EEUU, concluyeron en la década de 1980 y la última -Pinochet en Chile-…

_____ (2022-10-10). Michael Hudson: A Roadmap To Escape The West's Stranglehold. popularresistance.org 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 of Missouri, and author of the already seminal The Destiny of Civilization. | In his latest essay, Professor Hudson digs deeper into Germany's suicidal economic/financial policies; their effect on the already falling euro — and hints at some possibilities for fast integrating Eurasia and the Global South as a whole to try to break the Hegemon's stranglehold. | That led to a series of email exchanges, especially about the future role of…

____ (2022-10-10). Reforming the United Nations. transcend.org It is becoming clear that the concept of the absolutely sovereign nation-state is a dangerous anachronism in a world of thermonuclear weapons, instantaneous communication, and economic interdependence. Probably our best hope for the future lies in developing the United Nations into a World Federation.

Caitlin Johnstone (2022-10-10). A Good And Righteous Proxy War Wouldn't Need Such Cartoonish PR. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | Star Wars megastar Mark Hamill was recently named an ambassador for United24, the fundraising platform of the Ukrainian government, where From The Times: "In this long and unequal fight, Ukraine needs continuous additional support. That's why I was honoured President Zelensky asked me to become an ambassador for the Army of Drones," Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, said in a statement. "I know f…

Kit Klarenberg (2022-10-10). EXPOSED: Before Ukraine blew up Kerch Bridge, British spies plotted it. thegrayzone.com The secret British intelligence plot to blow up Crimea's Kerch Bridge is revealed in internal documents and correspondence obtained exclusively by The Grayzone. The Grayzone has obtained an April 2022 presentation drawn up for senior British intelligence officers hashing out an elaborate scheme to blow up Crimea's Kerch Bridge with the involvement of specially trained Ukrainian soldiers. Almost six months after the plan was circulated, Kerch Bridge was attacked in an October 8th suicide bombing apparently overseen by Ukraine's SBU …

Alastair Crooke (2022-10-10). Europe's Eerie Silence — The Curious Case of the Dog That Did Not Bark. thealtworld.com Sir A Conan Doyle: Holmes: Curious: the fact that the dog did not bark when you would expect it so to do. | Western media is full of speculation whether, or not, we stand at the cusp of WW3. Actually, we are already there. The long war never stopped. In the wake of America's 2008 Financial Crisis, the U.S. needed to reinforce its economy's collateral resource base. For the Straussian current (the neocon hawks if you prefer), Russia's then post-Cold War weakness was 'opportunity' to open a new war front. The U.S. hawks wanted to kill two birds with one stone: to pillage Russia's valuable resources to reinforce the…

____ (2022-10-09). U.S.' new chip export curbs seen as tech hegemony. ecns.cn The US' politicization and weaponization of technology, economic and trade issues will not stop China's development, and will only hurt the US itself, Mao added.The latest US export controls include restrictions on the export of some types of chips used in artificial intelligence and supercomputing, and tightened rules on the sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to any Chinese company that produces advanced logic chips.

____ (2022-10-10). The fundamentals sustaining China's sound economic growth in the long run remain unchanged. ecns.cn

____ (2022-10-10). Congress set to present road map for future. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will have the central task of presenting the Party's road map for the next five years and beyond, a key period in realizing national rejuvenation.

____ (2022-10-10). Hong Kong's financial industry has huge future opportunities: financial secretary. ecns.cn Hong Kong has huge opportunities for future development as an international financial center, said Paul Chan, financial secretary of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.

____ (2022-10-10). China opposes new U.S. export controls on semiconductor chips: commerce ministry spokesperson. ecns.cn China firmly opposes the new U.S. export controls on semiconductor chips to China, as it will severely hurt the normal trade between companies in the two countries and threaten the stability of global industrial and supply chains, said a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson on Monday.

____ (2022-10-10). CPC's ability to adapt contributes to its success, says expert. ecns.cn The ability to meet people's needs and adapt to domestic and international changes has enabled the Communist Party of China (CPC) to lead China to successive victories, an expert said.

JANET (2022-10-10). In the end, who promotes fascism? iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo October 7, 2022 he author is editor of the Portuguese Marxist webzine jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Sept. 30. Translation: John Catalinotto. One hundred years after Mussolini took power, fascism is once again governing Italy. For weeks before the election, Giorgia Meloni's expected victory drew no comments from European leaders, and it seemed that they all saw it not only as inevitable but also as normal and acceptable. Only on the eve of Election Day, the Eurocrats' spokeswoman Ursula von der Leyen decided to issue a warning, as useless as it was stupid, brandishing the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-10). 'NATO Methodology' is Being Used in South American Air Force Drills. libya360.wordpress.com Chile, Argentina, Brazil and the United States are carrying out a multinational air exercise in South America "under NATO regulations and methodology". The Salitre 2022 drills began this Monday will last until October 21st and is taking place between the Chilean provinces of Iquique and Antofagasta. The Chilean Air Force explained that the objective of the exercise…

WSWS (2022-10-10). Fort Myers, Florida resident: Poverty, inequality fueled hurricane disaster. wsws.org "Florida is among the five states with the highest economic disparity in America. We are among those with the highest household debt and poverty rate. At the same time, we rank third in the number of billionaires."

WSWS (2022-10-10). Barrick Gold and Canadian imperialism—a predatory partnership. wsws.org The world's largest gold mining company extracts its multi-billion-dollar profits from underdeveloped countries like Tanzania through ruthless exploitation, bribery and corruption, and with the full-throated support of the Canadian capitalist state.

JANET (2022-10-10). Help us break the Sanctions Silence. iacenter.org With your help we can break the silence and publish a very needed book Sanctions — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy A project of the SanctionsKill Campaign An anthology by social justice activists Donate by credit card at iacenter.org/sanctions-book Everyone who donates $25 or more will receive a copy of the 200 page book: Sanctions — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. The impact of sanctions on more than 40 developing and formerly colonized countries, one third of the world's population, was barely discussed in mainstream media for decades. The vibrations of hyperinflation, chronic short…

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-10). Top Fed Official Says Corporate Price Hikes Are Fueling Inflation. commondreams.org While Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard gave a nod to what one observer called "the elephant in the room," her core message—that monetary tightening is needed to tackle inflation—drew progressive pushback.

WSWS (2022-10-10). New Zealand university staff hold nationwide strike. wsws.org For the first time in 20 years, 7,000 academics and other university workers held a half-day nationwide strike to protest against below-inflation pay offers.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Build an international movement of the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org "The same contradictions and crisis of world capitalism are also propelling the working class into struggle, providing the basis for the building of an international anti-war movement."

Staff (2022-10-10). 3 economists share Nobel economics prize. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022 was awarded to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, Philip H. Dybvig "for research on banks and financial crises".

WSWS (2022-10-10). Australian Labor government to cut social spending to pay for tax handouts and war plans. wsws.org Labor's May election slogan of "a better future" has been replaced by chilling warnings of "global economic storms" and "the most challenging circumstances" since World War II.

WSWS (2022-10-10). The "choice" in the 2022 US midterm elections: Fascist Republicans vs. war-crazed Democrats. wsws.org Whatever the results of the November 8 vote, the working class must break with the capitalist two-party system and build an independent political party of its own, based on socialist policies.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Eugene V. Debs and the struggle of railroaders. wsws.org Debs' life—from locomotive fireman, to trade unionist, to socialist candidate for American president, to class war prisoner—holds crucial lessons for today's workers.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-10). Neoliberal Democrats Praise The Symbolism Of Lizzo Playing James Madison's Flute But Black America Pulls Up. moguldom.com Lizzo made waves last month when she played President James Madison's flute. The founding father was also a slave owner and the architect of the 3/5 Compromise — the law which counted every three out of five enslaved people for taxation and representation. Simply put, it was Madison's idea that each enslaved person counted as …

Paul Armentano (2022-10-10). Biden's Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift. otherwords.org Fulfilling a high-profile campaign pledge, President Joe Biden recently announced that his office will be issuing pardons to several thousand Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession offenses. | "There are thousands of people who have prior federal convictions for marijuana possession, who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result," the president

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-10). Washington's Biological Research Laboratories. libya360.wordpress.com Pablo Jofre Leal U.S. laboratories created, developed and operating under Pentagon leadership are scattered throughout Africa, Latin America and practically all the countries that made up the former Union of Socialist Republics. It is estimated that at least 200 biological research laboratories worldwide are financed by Washington. The presence of U.S. specialists in the construction…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-10). US Plans To Ease Venezuela Sanctions To Let Chevron Pump Oil There Again Reports. orinocotribune.com President Joe Biden is preparing to scale down sanctions against Venezuela to allow US oil major Chevron to start pumping oil again in a country that has theoretically been at conflict for years with the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported. | The move could help raise the global supply of oil and tamp down energy price hikes as the Biden administration heads for mid-term elections in November. The Journal report surfaced on the same day of a large output cut announced by oil producing alliance OPEC+ to shore up crude that prices had been beaten down for since June. | The move could pave the way for a…

Dean Baker (2022-10-10). The Good News About the Economy the Media Isn't Reporting On. commondreams.org For tens of millions of people, there is a huge amount of good news about the economy over the last year and a half.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Build a rank-and-file defense campaign for the reinstatement of Staten Island Amazon workers who refused to risk their health for profit! wsws.org As many as 80 workers were suspended without pay for protesting when Amazon management tried to make them return to work after a fire.

WSWS (2022-10-10). State trial begins for defendants in 2020 plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan. wsws.org The state trial of three men accused of collaborating in the far-right plot to kidnap and kill the governor of Michigan began in Jackson County Court on October 3.

____ (2022-10-10). The Military Industrial Media Complex Wants You to Be More Media (I)Literate! transcend.org 4 Oct 2022 – A true media literacy education empowers students to be autonomous and sophisticated media users, who ask their own questions about who controls media messaging and interrogate the power structures behind them. When a student is left dependent on the military industrial complex to analyze content for them, it is not education, it is indoctrination.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-10-10). IMF Predicts Global Economy to Lose $4 Trillion. indybay.org The global economy is more fragile noted IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

WSWS (2022-10-10). World Socialist Web Site interviews CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou about Julian Assange's extradition. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Mr. Kiriakou at a recent rally in Washington D.C. about the implications of the US attempt to extradite Assange, the defense of democratic rights, as well as the importance of Assange's plight for working people…

Sarah Jaffe (2022-10-10). Can the US Labor Movement Rise Again? commondreams.org Is the working class experiencing a new CIO moment?

Anonymous103 (2022-10-10). High Energy Costs Wreak Havoc On British Economy As Companies Close At Rapid Rate. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageBritain continues behaving in hegemonic manner despite not having means to enforce it. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | High energy costs continue to wreak havoc in Europe, with Britain being no exception to the crisis. British companies are becoming bankrupt at a rapid rate, one not seen since the peak of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2009. The Europe-wide crisis is mostly attributed to economic problems stemming from their own san…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-10). Deputy FM stresses removing barriers to Iran-Poland coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for the Economic Diplomacy stressed the need for the removal of barriers to cooperation between Iran and Poland in the economic field on Monday.

Staff (2022-10-10). Astara crossing records $239mn non-oil products exports. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — An Iranian economic official with Astara customs said on Monday that more than $239 million worth of non-oil commodities were exported from the Astara crossing in the first six months of the current year (March 21—Sep. 22).

Staff (2022-10-10). Cuadrando la Caja: Un año desde la aprobación de los nuevos actores económicos (+ Video). cubadebate.cu øImpactan estos nuevos actores en el crecimiento de la oferta de bienes y servicios? øHan sido exitosos todos los nuevos emprendimientos? øQué factores influyen en ese éxito o fracaso? øCómo se han integrado con las necesidades de los territorios y encadenado con el sector estatal? øQué obstáculos existen aún para ello?

Staff (2022-10-10). Informan tratamiento salarial para este 10 de octubre. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (MTSS) informó que, por celebrarse el 10 de octubre el Inicio de las Guerras por la Independencia y como se prevé en el artículo 94 de la Ley 116 del Código de Trabajo, recesan las actividades laborales, excepto las labores relacionadas con la zafra azucarera y otros trabajos agrícolas urgentes.

Elias Khalil Jabbour (2022-10-09). Brazil at crossroads: Bolsonaro means subordination and deindustrialization, Lula means independence and development. multipolarista.com Round two of Brazil's presidential election offers deeply opposing visions: Bolsonaro would mean more subordination and deindustrialization. Lula would mean independence, economic nationalism, and multipolarity.

Staff (2022-10-09). French protestors call for withdrawal from NATO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — Tens of thousands of French people protested the sharp increase in the cost of living and inflation in the capital and demanded their country's withdrawal from NATO.

WSWS (2022-10-09). Reject Go-Ahead's below-inflation pay offer of 10.5 percent for London bus drivers, vote NO! wsws.org The Merton garage rank-and-file committee is putting forward a strategy for London bus drivers to win their fight for a cost-of-living pay rise.

Fight Back (2022-10-09). Red Theory: Against the theory of a peaceful transition to socialism. fightbacknews.org Marxism-Leninism is the science of revolution. The purpose of revolutionary theory is to guide revolutionary practice. Nevertheless, since Marxism was young, there have always been opportunists and revisionists who tried to distort its revolutionary essence. The leading edge of this attack on Marxism – from the misleaders of the Second International, Eduard Bernstein and Karl Kautsky in the early 1900s, to Khrushchev's modern revisionism, beginning with the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1956 – has been the advocacy of a peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism. | Can t…

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-09). LEVER WEEKLY: Infrastructure In Crisis. levernews.com From Mississippi to Massachusetts, this week The Lever revealed how some of the country's most basic infrastructure — our water systems and electric grids — are being used by Wall Street and investors as their own personal ATM machines, threatening people's ability to use their own tap water and build environmentally resilient infrastructure.The Lever team also revealed how the GOP is keeping citizen initiatives off ballots, crushing popular demand for higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded public health insurance. Also, we uncovered a last-minute dark money campaign with ties to Saudi operatives…

Roberta Wood (2022-10-09). 'Watery beer and horrible politics!'. peoplesworld.org Communist Party Co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of America's biggest corporations — starting with the manufacturers of Coors's — in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role of …

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