(2022-10-22). 20th CPC National Congress concludes. ecns.cn Delegates attend the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 22, 2022.
(2022-10-22). EU confesses 'our prosperity was based on China & Russia': Cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market. mronline.org 
EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell confessed the West's neoliberal economic model was "based on cheap energy coming from Russia," "access to the big China market," and low-paid Chinese workers. Europe has now lost that, and is thus in crisis.
(2022-10-22). List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee. ecns.cn The following is a list of the 205 members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress in Beijing on Saturday…
(2022-10-22). Resolution on work report of 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection adopted at CPC congress. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday passed a resolution on the work report of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
(2022-10-22). List of alternate members of 20th CPC Central Committee. ecns.cn The following is a list of the 171 alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday…
(2022-10-22). CPC elects new Central Committee, new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. ecns.cn The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection have been elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday.
(2022-10-22). Highlights of foreign congratulatory messages on 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Political party leaders worldwide have congratulated the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and General Secretary Xi Jinping of the committee on the convening of the 20th CPC National Congress.
(2022-10-22). Haroon Sharif: China will become pivotal in changing, uncertain world. ecns.cn The world is in a state of great uncertainty and China can play a very critical role in dealing with various challenges, said former Minister of State of Pakistan Haroon Sharif, while giving an interview with China News Network about the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
(2022-10-22). List of members of 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. ecns.cn The following is a list of the 133 members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday…
(2022-10-22). 20th CPC National Congress begins closing session. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its closing session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday.
(2022-10-22). Xi Jinping presiding over 20th CPC National Congress closing session. ecns.cn Xi Jinping is presiding over the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday.
(2022-10-22). Resolution on 19th CPC Central Committee report adopted at 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday passed a resolution endorsing the report of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
(2022-10-22). Resolution on Party Constitution amendment adopted at 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday passed a resolution on an amendment to the CPC Constitution.
(2022-10-22). New CPC leadership to meet press on Sunday. ecns.cn Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will meet the press on Sunday after they are elected at a plenary meeting on the same day.
(2022-10-22). U.S. adjusts tax rules to curb skyrocketing inflation. ecns.cn The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it would adjust many tax rules in a bid to curb skyrocketing inflation.
(2022-10-22). Moody's cuts UK outlook to 'negative' over political turmoil. ecns.cn Ratings agency Moody's on Friday lowered the United Kingdom's outlook to "negative" from "stable" over ongoing political turmoil, weaker growth prospects and high inflation.
(2022-10-22). Network Power Building Director. peoplesaction.org About People's Action/Institute People's Action Institute ( 1c3), and its sister organization People's Action ( 1c4), are national progressive organizations supporting the mobilization and leadership of the grassroots in support of an agenda that reflects people over profits. People's Action/Institute builds the power of poor and working people in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change …
(2022-10-22). Oakland District Councul Candidate Forum – Wednesday Oct 26. indybay.org On Wednesday, October 26th, from 6-8PM PST EBASE will be holding a Candidate Forum with candidates running for Oakland City Council. Community members will be invited to speak directly with candidates and ask pressing questions around housing justice, economic inequality, and public safety in advance of upcoming elections.
(2022-10-22). "Town Destroyers" & The Victor Arnautoff GWH Murals With Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman. indybay.org WorkWeek looks at the new film "Town Destroyers" by Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. It is about the struggle over the Victor Arnautoff murals at George Washington High.
(2022-10-22). New York City retirees protest attempts by Adams administration and unions to slash health benefits. wsws.org The protest is only the latest part of a year-long struggle by retired city workers against a plan that would force them to switch from Medicare to for-profit Medicare Advantage.
(2022-10-22). Australian rank-and-file groups call online public meeting: "Unite educators and health workers: Oppose the ending of COVID protection measures! Lives before profit!" wsws.org The Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee and the Committee for Public Education call on all workers, students and professional people to register for the November 20 online public meeting.
(2022-10-22). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: Why we need democracy in the workplace. wsws.org "Diary of a socialist Amazon worker," is a column authored by Austin Bailey, a socialist-minded worker in his twenties, who has followed the World Socialist Web Site since 2016.
(2022-10-22). El fracaso histórico de Liz Truss hunde el dogma neoliberal. cubadebate.cu Liz Truss se ha convertido en la primera ministra con el mandato más breve de la historia de Reino Unido. Llegó al poder para suceder a Boris Johnson —también forzado a dimitir tras una revuelta interna— y lo hizo encarnando el más puro dogma neoliberal y prometiendo una bajada de impuestos masiva en un contexto económico desfavorable…
(2022-10-22). Avanza la recuperación en los territorios afectados por Ian. cubadebate.cu Sobre cómo marchan las labores de recuperación en cada uno de los territorios afectados por el paso del huracán Ian se actualizó en la tarde de este viernes en la reunión que habitualmente, desde el pasado 27 de septiembre, encabeza el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2022-10-21). Peak Season For Action At Amazon. popularresistance.org Could this November see the biggest coordinated international day of action at Amazon yet? | Although Thanksgiving is a unique U.S. holiday, the day after—known as "Black Friday"—is celebrated in many countries as the opening of the Christmas shopping season. In Italy, for example, merchants offer Black Friday discounts that fill their stores with the same bargain-hungry shoppers as in the U.S. | That's why three Italian trade union federations chose it as a strategic day in 2017 to strike Amazon's million-square-foot distribution center in Castel San Giovanni, near Piacenza in Northern Italy. | The S…
(2022-10-21). The Insidiousness Of Iowa's Chapter 20 Anti-Union Labor Law. popularresistance.org Iowa City, Iowa – On a chilly Friday morning In Iowa City, a handful of graduate students and members of UE Local 896 enter their union office and prepare to call as many fellow workers as they can. Most calls go to voice mail, but those who answer will hear something like this: "Hi there, this is Caleb from our labor union. We're just checking in with folks to see if you've had a chance to vote in our recertification election?" We briefly explain the importance of the election to those who don't know. We need a majority of all 1,932 TAs and RAs, not just members, to vote yes to keep the union legally recognized.
(2022-10-21). Johns Hopkins University Graduate Students Organize For A Living Wage. popularresistance.org The life of a graduate student looks much closer to that of an average worker than many universities care to admit. After completing core courses, most students at this level devote the equivalent of full time working hours or more towards research. Levels of compensation and protections vary across the country, but many graduate students are simply handed paltry stipends that hardly cover their needs, and ultimately amount to pathetic hourly wages. At Johns Hopkins University, many graduate students are producing much-needed research on the COVID-19 pandemic. These students produce vast profits for the universit…
(2022-10-21). Construction Workers Protest In Switzerland For Rights And Dignity. popularresistance.org On October 17, Monday, construction workers marched in the Swiss town of Bellinzona, protesting the apathy of employers and the state towards the pressing needs of the workers in the sector. More than 2500 people participated in the march called by the trade union Unia Ticino. Protesters denounced the attack on the rights of workers. More protests are planned for November 1 and November 7-8 in other cities. Progressive political parties including the Swiss Party of Labor and the Communist Party have expressed support and solidarity to the protesting workers. | According to reports, the workers in the construction…
(2022-10-21). Romania Hopes To Turn Moldova Further Away From Russia By Providing Cheap Energy. southfront.org 
By Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | After Ukraine decided to reduce the export of electricity, Moldova found cheap energy sold by Romanian state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica. In fact, Hidroelectrica is selling its energy to Moldova at a massively reduced price. This is in the hope of pulling Moldova further away from Moscow and towards the EU and NATO. | Hidroelectrica and Moldovan energy trader Energocom signed on October 13 a 100 MW supply contract. Speaking at the…
(2022-10-21). What is Behind the Growing US-China Crisis Over Taiwan? libya360.wordpress.com As the US wages proxy war against Russia through Ukraine, it is attempting the same process through Taiwan against China. However, there are some major differences that make America's hostility and encroachment on China even more dangerous including the fact that even Washington, officially, recognizes Taiwan as part of China while openly arming Taipei's administration,…
(2022-10-21). More Than One Million Doses of Insulin From Russia Arrive in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 20, Venezuela received a shipment of 1.2 million doses of insulin from Russia, within the framework of a commercial alliance between the Socialist Company for the Production of Biological Medicines (Espromed BIO) and the Russian company Geropharm. The shipment arrived in a Boeing 747, similar to the aircraft that belongs to Venezuelan state owned EMTRASUR which has been grounded in Buenos Aires by Argentinian judicial authorities. | The Venezuelan Ministry of Health reported on the arrival of the insulin, explaining that it is the second such shipment to arrive, and the doses will be distribu…
(2022-10-21). Russia to export over- -mln-ton grain in 2022-2023 agriculture year. ecns.cn Russia is able to deliver the task of exporting more than million tons of grain in 2022-2023 agriculture year, set by President Vladimir Putin, said a senior official on Thursday.
(2022-10-21). US Economic War On China Threatens Global Microchip Industry. southfront.org 
By Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | Ever since China emerged as an economic powerhouse in recent decades, the political West (particularly the United States) has been trying to curb its growth and development. With the world's largest workforce and by far the most important production economy, China wields enormous power to affect economic trends on a planetary level. However, just like any other country, it's still part of a globalized system which is essentially a network…
(2022-10-21). China pledges wealth redistribution, full employment, anti-corruption fight in 20th CPC national congress. multipolarista.com 
In its 20th national congress, the Communist Party of China (CPC) pledged to redistribute wealth to reduce inequality, pursue full employment, promote gender equality, expand social security and health care, protect the environment, and fight the "cancer" of corruption.
(2022-10-21). 'Peaceful Modernization': China's Offering to the Global South. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Xi Jinping just offered the Global South a stark alternative to decades of western diktats, war, and economic duress. 'Peaceful modernization' will establish sovereignty, economy, and independence for the world's struggling states President Xi Jinping's work report at the start of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) this past Sunday in…
(2022-10-21). China expresses support, expectations for G20 summit in Bali. ecns.cn China supports Indonesia in playing its role as the president of the Group of 20 (G20) and expects the upcoming G20 summit to contribute to global COVID-19 response, economic recovery, and food and energy security, a senior Chinese diplomat said Thursday.
(2022-10-21). Xi chairs 3rd meeting of 20th CPC National Congress presidium. ecns.cn The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its third meeting on Friday morning. Xi Jinping presided over the meeting.
(2022-10-21). China to uphold its core interests. ecns.cn China's diplomacy will resolutely safeguard its national sovereignty and security and development interests, Vice-Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said on Thursday at a news conference on the sidelines of the ongoing 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
(2022-10-21). National security is the guarantee for development. ecns.cn The report delivered at the opening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on Sunday stressed the importance as well as the urgency of modernizing China's national security system and capacity and safeguarding national security and social stability.
(2022-10-21). CPC national congress to bring China closer to rejuvenation: Pakistani ambassador. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will promote the high quality development of China and bring it one step closer to achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
(2022-10-21). Exit Liz Truss; Enter Lettuce. dissidentvoice.org When are you going to govern? The only thing you have governed for the past year is your own survival. — Jess Phillips, Labour MP, October 20, 2022 British politics has revealed hidden depths, each one being sought as each prime minister succumbs. The announcement by Liz Truss that she would be resigning came after …
(2022-10-21). World Mayors Summit invests in climate change. america.cgtn.com World mayors have announced a record investment of more than a billion dollars to tackle the climate emergency around the globe, particularly in Latin America, Asia and Africa.
(2022-10-21). The Fight Against Inflation Doesn't Have To be Rich-People Friendly. inequality.org
(2022-10-21). Mickey Mouse Inflation And Greed: An American Family Can Spend Up To $1,100 For Single Day At Disneyland. moguldom.com Disneyland is supposed to be the "Happiest Place on Earth," but maybe not so much for the person who's paying. Prices recently went up again and with a tiered-price system based on demand. Somewhat like the express lanes on I-95, you can expect to pay more if you're visiting Disneyland on a day when the …
(2022-10-21). Inflation Is Not the Main Issue in the Election. cepr.net No one likes to see rising prices, but it would be unfortunate if people overlooked so much that is good in the economy to focus on a problem that was largely outside the control of our elected leaders.
(2022-10-21). How Just 44 Days of Liz Truss Made a Nation Much Worse Off. commondreams.org The PM's legacy will be one of a tanking pound, soaring inflation, and a seemingly inevitably recession.
(2022-10-21). CGT bureaucracy works to strangle French refinery strike. wsws.org Only the mobilization of workers in rank-and-file organizations, independent of the trade union bureaucracies, will create the conditions for a real struggle against Macron, war and inflation.
(2022-10-21). Inflation costs American households 445 extra U.S. dollars a month, says analysis. ecns.cn Surging inflation caused ordinary American households to fork out 445 U.S. dollars more than a year ago, according to a recent analysis by the Moody's Analytics.
(2022-10-21). What Difference Does It Make If Spending Is Over One Year or Forty? None to the New York Times. cepr.net The New York Times continued in its trashing of the economy under President Biden, implying that the 40-year cost of his student loan forgiveness plan will be incurred over a single year. An article reporting on the sharp drop in the deficit in fiscal year 2022, which just ended at the start of the month, …
(2022-10-21). Interest rates may not rise as much as expected, says Bank of England economist. imperial.ac.uk The Deputy Governor of Monetary Policy at the Bank of England, has questioned whether UK interest rates need to rise as much as markets predict.
(2022-10-21). CPC maps out further steps on path to common prosperity. ecns.cn For many, moss is nothing but a humble tiny plant growing in some inconspicuous wet corners, but for villagers in the mountainous town of Maoyang, it is a cash cow that has carried them out of poverty and on a path to further affluence.
(2022-10-21). UK trade unions prepare corporatist partnership with a Labour government. wsws.org Labour Party leader Starmer was given pride of place at the conference to advertise this partnership to the ruling class.
(2022-10-21). Iran oil sanctions need to be lifted for cutting oil prices. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — US sanctions on Iran and Venezuela's oil and gas need to be lifted if the world wants oil prices to decrease, says, the Turkish foreign minister.
(2022-10-21). The Czech Communist Party continues its struggle against capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
CAPARICA, Portugal — Ondra Kazik, 37, member of the Central Committee of the Czech Communist Party, officially called the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM), was interviewed by People's World at the Avante! Festival in Portugal in early September. Before the defeat of socialism, in the late 1980s, what is now the Czech Republic …
(2022-10-21). Hike in Iran export during Raeisi administration. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) — Exporting a variety of goods has seen a paramount surge over the first half of the Iranian year which manifests the realization of the 13th government's high priority in its economic plans.
(2022-10-21). Teachers in Haverhill, Massachusetts, defy injunction and continue strike for fourth day. wsws.org Educators in Haverhill remained on strike Thursday despite court injunctions and the union insisting that a settlement on wages had been reached Wednesday night.
(2022-10-21). The Heat: UK Political Chaos. america.cgtn.com 
British Prime Minister Liz Truss quits, plunging the UK into political chaos. After only about six weeks in office, Liz Truss has resigned becoming the shortest serving prime minister in British history. This comes just days after losing two key cabinet members amid a failed economic plan that sent markets …
(2022-10-21). Despite Record Profits, Rail Companies Reject Union's Demand for Paid Sick Leave. commondreams.org Paid sick leave "has become a norm in this society," said one labor organizer—one that rail carriers "can very easily afford."
(2022-10-21). Communications Workers: Big federal contractor Maximus breaks labor law. peoplesworld.org 
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (PAI)—A top federal contractor, Maximus, which runs call centers in Hattiesburg, Miss., Bogalusa, La., and elsewhere to handle customers of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's exchanges, repeatedly breaks federal labor law while trying to fend off workers at those two centers who want to organize with the Communications Workers. As a result, …
(2022-10-21). How global consultancy firm McKinsey helped craft Quebec's profits-before-lives pandemic policy. wsws.org Recent revelations showing that McKinsey, one of the world's largest consulting firms, helped determine essential elements of the Quebec government's disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic provide a graphic illustration of the dictatorship big business exercises over society.
(2022-10-21). Nomi Prins: How the Federal Reserve and Allied Central Bankers Wrote the Obituary for Competitive Capitalism. scheerpost.com 
(2022-10-21). Steve Bannon, exasesor de Trump, condenado a cuatro meses de cárcel. cubadebate.cu Un tribunal federal de Washington condenó este viernes a Steve Bannon, quien fuera asesor del expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump, a cuatro meses de cárcel por negarse a colaborar con el comité legislativo que investiga el asalto al Capitolio del 6 de enero de 2021. El juez aceptó también la petición de la fiscalía de que Bannon pague una multa.
(2022-10-21). Base de supertanqueros de Matanzas: Se trabaja en nuevos proyectos que corrijan las vulnerabilidades en la zona. cubadebate.cu El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel se encuentra este viernes en la base de supertanqueros de Matanzas con el objetivo de chequear las labores de recuperación en la zona devastada por el incendio ocurrido el 5 de agosto pasado. De acuerdo con Presidencia, en la reunión se informó que las labores de recuperación superan el 60%.
(2022-10-21). Cuba ratifica voluntad de profundizar relaciones de cooperación con la Unión Económica Euroasiática. cubadebate.cu Resultan alentadores los intercambios sistemáticos entre nuestra Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel y la Comisión Económica Euroasiática, con vistas a establecer un parque industrial de la Unión en dicha zona. Aun así, existe un amplio potencial a lo largo de nuestro país, especialmente en la propia ZED Mariel, que puede ser aprovechado por los países de la Unión para el desarrollo de proyectos con inversión extranjera en diferentes sectores.
(2022-10-21). Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprueba nuevos actores económicos (+PDF). cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación (MEP) aprobó este jueves 84 solicitudes de creación de actores económicos, de las que 83 son mipymes (78 privadas y 5 estatales) y una cooperativa no agropecuaria.Con esta decisión, suman 5547 los actores económicos aprobados desde que inició el proceso en septiembre de 2021.
(2022-10-20). EU Confesses 'Our Prosperity Was Based On China And Russia'. popularresistance.org The West's economic prosperity following the end of the first cold war in 1991 was built on a neoliberal capitalist economic model that was only made possible due to the extraction of wealth from China and Russia, the European Union's top foreign-policy official, Josep Borrell, has confessed. | "Our prosperity was based on China and Russia — energy and market," Borrell said. | China provided the US and EU with a massive market, low-paid labor, and cheap consumer goods. And after the Soviet Union was overthrown, mass privatizations in Russia and steps at integrating it into the West helped Europe secure huge…
(2022-10-20). Global parties, politicians congratulate congress. ecns.cn Parties and politicians of various countries have sent their congratulations on the opening of the 20th Communist Party of China National Congress, as they view the congress an important milestone of the CPC's history and providing solid guarantee for China's future development.
(2022-10-20). Investors eye A shares as mood brightens. ecns.cn As uncertainties that have been shrouding the A-share market over the past few months start to subside, domestic and international financial institutions are preparing to increase their positions in China-related assets, which are currently undervalued, said experts.
(2022-10-20). Biden And US Government Dismissed Recession Threats But Jeff Bezos Says Americans Should Brace For Painful Downturn. moguldom.com Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the latest corporate giant to warn Americans to brace for a painful economic downturn, cautioning that rougher times are likely ahead. "Yep, the probabilities in this economy tell you batten down the hatches," Bezos tweeted in response to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon's interview with CNBC. Solomon spoke after Goldman …
(2022-10-20). Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad! Rally In Oakland At US Federal Building. indybay.org An anti-war rally called by UNAC took place at the Oakland Federal Building on October 15, 2022…
(2022-10-20). SEIU Strike to Impact City Services in Santa Cruz. indybay.org City of Santa Cruz workers represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 are scheduled to begin an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike starting Monday, October 17, at city hall. The ULP Strike will continue Tuesday, October 18 through Friday, October 21 at various locations, including city hall, wastewater treatment plant, water treatment plant, and corporation yard. Union leaders will hold a press conference at Santa Cruz City Hall on Monday, October 17 at 9 AM, and the public is invited to join the picket line there from 7 AM to 5 PM. An information flyer distributed by union members has…
(2022-10-20). The significance of the UK financial crisis. wsws.org The British experience has revealed in living events the naked power of finance capital and the way its exercises its dictatorship over every government, whatever its political stripe.