____ (2022-11-17). Construction of 'smart' Xiongan boosts local digital economy. ecns.cn

____ (2022-11-17). NDRC push to speed up steps for stability. ecns.cn China's top economic regulator will continuously promote the implementation of a package of policies to stabilize the economy, further expedite the financing of projects via policy-based and developmental financial instruments.

Global Research News (2022-11-17). Selected Articles: U.S. "Weaponized" Dollar Economics. "This Global Instrument of Fraud and World Dominance Must be Broken Once and for All" globalresearch.ca By For decades the world has been exposed to US-weaponized dollar-economics — US sanctions dished …

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-11-17). Mycoturism sprouts in Mexico. america.cgtn.com With the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting (Nov. 18 & 19) coming to an end in Thailand, participating countries will be leaving the event with modern agreements, and perhaps discovering they have more in common than they thought.

_____ (2022-11-17). South Korea strengthens its economic presence in Africa. journal-neo.org As the struggle for multipolarity and resources in Europe and Asia continues, another field of strategic confrontation between world powers is gradually taking shape. The fragmented African continent, with sensitive hotbeds of simmering and re-emerging conflicts, but rich in natural resources, is increasingly attracting investors from all over the world. Leading Asian economies have been …

____ (2022-11-17). Tax cuts, refunds ease pain of small biz. ecns.cn China's tax and fee cuts, as well as large-scale value-added tax refunds, have not only eased some of the financial burdens faced by smaller firms on account of economic headwinds but also nurtured new growth drivers.

____ (2022-11-17). Backgrounder: Basic facts about APEC. ecns.cn Leaders are gathering in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, for the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting on Nov. 18-19.

____ (2022-11-17). Thai PM calls for solidarity, sustainable growth at APEC CEO Summit. ecns.cn Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday urged APEC economies to join hands to achieve sustainable growth amid global challenges at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit.

____ (2022-11-17). Xi calls for Asia-Pacific regional economic integration amid challenges of the times. ecns.cn Facing new developments, APEC members need to draw on past experiences and lessons, respond to the challenges of the times and steadfastly advance Asia-Pacific regional economic integration, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday."ÄÄ…

____ (2022-11-17). Xi says disrupting industrial, supply chains will lead Asia-Pacific cooperation to dead end. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that any attempt to disrupt or even dismantle the industrial and supply chains formed in the Asia-Pacific over many years will only lead Asia-Pacific economic cooperation to a dead end."ÄÄ…

____ (2022-11-17). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor creates 190,000 jobs over 9 years: official. ecns.cn The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC), a pilot project of the Belt and Road Initiatives, has created 190,000 jobs over the past 9 years, a Chinese spokesperson said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-17). Xi arrives in Bangkok for APEC meeting, Thailand visit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday to attend the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting and visit Thailand.

____ (2022-11-17). 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. ecns.cn This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2022 shows the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 18-19.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-17). Venezuela has great friends like Iran to bolster independence. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says his country has important allies around the world, like Iran, to consolidate the country's economic independence.

Infobrics (2022-11-17). Algeria Officially Applies to Join BRICS Bloc. infobrics.org Algeria has officially applied to join the BRICS economic group, Anadolu News Agency reports…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-11-17). Venezuela Slightly Ups Oil Output, Expands Iran Cooperation. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas and Tehran held their ninth high-level economic summit to open new cooperation avenues as well as investment in Venezuelan oil projects.

WSWS (2022-11-17). University of California strikers remain determined to end poverty wages. wsws.org As the strike of 48,000 educators and researchers wins powerful support in the working class, the UAW is maneuvering to shut it down.

WSWS (2022-11-17). UK Chancellor Hunt unleashes class war budget. wsws.org As the chancellor delivered his hour-long speech, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said that, even with cost-of living support factored in, families will lose a staggering 7.1 percent of disposable income over the next two years.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Former Australian prime minister calls for mandatory national service for young people. wsws.org Tony Abbott's proposal is a sign of the desperation of the Australian political establishment, as it prepares for the coming conflict with China and faces an acute labour shortage at home.

____ (2022-11-17). Xi elaborates goals of development. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that "we should follow a path of peaceful development," "a path of openness and inclusiveness" and "a path of solidarity.""ÄÄ…

Pip Hinman (2022-11-17). COP27: Chris Bowen's silence on fossil fuel expansion plans gives the game away. greenleft.org.au "Australia is back as a constructive, positive and willing climate collaborator," climate change minister Chris Bowen told COP27. But how true is this, asks Pip Hinman.

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-11-17). Low-Wealth Voters Made the Key Difference in Midterms. commondreams.org If you need more than a minimum wage, go vote. If you need to decide between paying for rent or medications, go vote. If you still don't have decent health care or potable water, go vote.

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2022-11-17). Is COP27 Already Too Lost and Too Damaged? commondreams.org To date, the world's wealthy countries have so far refused to pay for "loss and damage," that is, to admit that they've massively polluted the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gasses.

Dean Baker (2022-11-17). Falling Import Prices and Moderate Producer Prices: More Evidence the Fed's Work Might Be Done. cepr.net We continue to see evidence that inflation is slowing sharply, from slower wage growth, to sharply lower rental inflation, and falling import prices.

____ (2022-11-17). China's ODI sees growth in first 10 months of the year. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment, or ODI, rose 10.3 percent year-on-year to 627.4 billion yuan during the first ten months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

____ (2022-11-17). China's non-financial ODI up 10.3 pct in Jan.-Oct. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 627.4 billion yuan in the first 10 months of the year, up 10.3 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-11-17). Podcast Ep 69: No Tech for Apartheid. electronicintifada.net Google and Amazon workers campaign to push Silicon Valley giants to drop major contract with Israel and its military.

Dean Baker (2022-11-17). NYT Says Europe Can Meet Its Manufacturing Targets by Spending Just Over 0.1 Percent of GDP. cepr.net The projected cost of building manufacturing facilities will be a bit more than 0.1 percent of its GDP over this period.

____ (2022-11-17). China encourages foreign investment. ecns.cn China's latest move to open its market to foreign investment in the manufacturing sector will contribute to high — quality development, and ensure the stability and security of global industrial and supply chains…

____ (2022-11-17). Foreign direct investment into China expands. ecns.cn The actual use of foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland expanded 14.4 percent on a yearly basis to 1.09 trillion yuan between January and October of this year, said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.

Manuel Perez-Rocha (2022-11-17). Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations. fpif.org In advance of the global climate negotiations taking place in Egypt, several countries announced important actions to curb the power of the fossil fuel industry. | For decades now, a global web of international investment agreements has given corporations excessive powers to block government policies they don't like. Through "investor-state dispute settlement" mechanisms, these agreements grant corporations the right to sue governments in unaccountable supranational tribunals, demanding huge payouts in retaliation for actions that might reduce the value of their investments. Corporations are able to file such…

Dana Sanchez (2022-11-17). SBF's Alameda Built Trading Reputation On BitMEX Leaderboard: Were Results Gamed And Faked? moguldom.com Arthur Hayes' BitMEX crypto exchange and derivative trading platform has a famous leaderboard that lists the most profitable traders on BitMEX. Only active and verified accounts are included on the leaderboard, BitMEX says. Unless a user has chosen to display their real name, account pseudonyms are used — words sometimes randomly strung-together and assigned by …

WSWS (2022-11-17). Australia: Unions, government, Svitzer, industrial courts agree—strikes must be stopped. wsws.org In order to prevent disruption to supply chains and profits the unions are ready to betray workers, who have voted overwhelmingly to strike.

WSWS (2022-11-17). World Socialist Web Site readers in North Asia support online public meeting to fight "let it rip" COVID policies. wsws.org Sunday's public meeting will outline a political perspective, including the building of independent rank-and-file committees, to unify health workers, teachers and other sections of workers in the fight for decent wages, working conditions and the elimination of COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Germany's IG Metall union holds warning strikes in Leipzig and Stuttgart: "In reality, an 18 percent wage increase is needed" wsws.org Workers from all companies declared their support for a common struggle and criticized the IG Metall trade union's 8 percent wage demand, which amounts to a massive reduction in real wages in the midst of historic price increases.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Sri Lankan apparel workers hit by major jobs and wages cuts. wsws.org Sri Lankan apparel manufacturers have responded to falling export orders, higher interest rates and energy costs by slashing wages, incentives and other payments, and eliminating tens of thousands of jobs.

Staff (2022-11-17). At COP27 Indigenous Land Defenders from Mexico, Guatemala Warn "Green Capitalism" Creates Violence. democracynow.org We continue our coverage of the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, by asking what Indigenous leaders at the frontlines of the climate crisis are calling for from world leaders. We speak to Andrea Ixchíu, a land defender from Guatemala, and Rosa Marina Flores Cruz, an Afro-Indigenous activist from Mexico, who are both part of the Futuros Indígenas collective. They discuss how their countries' megaprojects and big business are devastating Indigenous communities. "Green capitalism is affecting our communities. It's displacing people. It's creating violence," says Ixchíu.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Elon Musk issues ultimatum to Twitter employees: Submit to "extremely hardcore" culture, or face termination. wsws.org In a rational society, a platform like Twitter would be publicly owned, but under capitalism it has become the plaything of a single billionaire oligarch, and a fascistic buffoon to boot.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Michigan Medicine worker speaks out against capitalism's COVID policy. wsws.org "This place gave me COVID, but all they talk about is he, him or that I might be gay. I agree with the pandemic being a socially criminal policy, and this happening internationally."

Amy Goodman (2022-11-17). False Corporate Solutions at COP27 Further Entrench Capitalism and Colonialism. truthout.org Democracy Now! is broadcasting live from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where hundreds of activists protested outside the plenary hall Thursday to demand climate justice. We speak to two Indigenous activists and land defenders at the summit, Eriel Tchekwie Deranger and Tom Goldtooth. "It is frontline communities, land defenders and Indigenous peoples that have experienced the loss of our territories at the hands of oil and gas and extractivism," says Deranger, executive director of Indigenous Climate Action and member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. "Colonialism has to be a…

Kelly Hayes (2022-11-17). Abolition Is About Escaping the Death Trap of "Normalcy" truthout.org "There's no doubt that we have to abolish the carceral state. And there's no doubt that policing and racial capitalism go hand in hand so that we can't be pursuing abolition in a capitalist context," says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Ritchie and host Kelly Hayes talk about why the Democrats will not save us, the relationship between abolition and the state, and why it's so hard for most people to imagine political transformations. | Music by TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and ha…

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-17). New Bernie Sanders Book to Declare: "It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism" commondreams.org "Humane, clear-eyed, and—yes—angry, this is a vital book for our times and for our future," said publishing director Thomas Penn.

Chris Jenkins (2022-11-17). WA ANF calls off industrial action, shuts down AGM. greenleft.org.au The Australia Nursing Federation Western Australia is conducting yet another online poll on an inadequate government pay offer. Chris Jenkins reports.

Julia Rock (2022-11-17). Biden Administration Caves To Pressure On Student Debt Bankruptcy. levernews.com

Staff (2022-11-17). Elon Musk Twitter Purchase Furthers the Media Concentration that Harms Democracy. cepr.net Hastings Tribune | ArcaMax | Social media has gotten a bad name in recent years, much of it deserved, as it has played a sizable role in the spread of right-wing backwardness and even authoritarianism in much of the world. This includes, most prominently, the reach and especially staying power of the most powerful politician in the world's most powerful country, Donald J. Trump. | But first, to avoid exaggeration or…

Jim McIlroy (2022-11-17). Socialist Alliance to contest NSW March election. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance will contest the NSW election in March, with a campaign focused on housing justice, cost of living pressures, health care and public transport. Jim McIlroy reports.

Staff (2022-11-17). Presentan robotaxi eléctrico sin volante ni pedales. cubadebate.cu Waymo, la empresa estadounidense desarrolladora de vehículos autónomos de Alphabet (el conglomerado cuya principal filial es Google), presentó este jueves un modelo de robotaxi eléctrico sin pedales ni volante. Hace un año Waymo anunció su colaboración con Geely para la fabricación de este modelo de robotaxi.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-11-17). Argelia condona pago del servicio de deuda a Cuba. telesurtv.net También suministrará una central de energía y más combustible como parte de su colaboración con la nación caribeña.

TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (2022-11-17). China promueve integración económica en región Asia-Pacífico. telesurtv.net El antagonismo y la escalada de las fricciones entre Washington y Moscú marcarán la cumbre de líderes del Foro APEC…

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement? Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement?/ Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

Staff (2022-11-16). "A Carbon Bomb": Movement Grows Against EACOP East African Pipeline Funded by France's Total & China. democracynow.org COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, has been called the African COP, but many African climate activists cannot afford to attend. Broadcasting from the summit, we speak to Omar Elmawi, campaign coordinator for Stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, about the push to stop the construction of a major pipeline that would stretch 900 miles from Uganda to Tanzania. Key financial backers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline include the French company Total and the China National Offshore Oil Company. "It's a project that is strongly being opposed by people in Uganda and the whole world, because it's…

____ (2022-11-16). Chinese FM meets Indonesian coordinating minister on sidelines of G20 summit. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday with Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) Bali summit.

WSWS (2022-11-16). The COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for socialism. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (UK) Congress resolution explains: "The two alternatives posed before mankind are either unending mass infection, debilitation and death, or the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism and implementation of a policy of global elimination, to end all human-to-human transmission of COVID-19."

_____ (2022-11-16). Why Did Eisenhower Fail in 1961? strategic-culture.org In 1961, in his famous farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned America about the military-industrial complex. He said it potentially posed a grave threat to liberty and democracy, noting that only an alert and knowledgable citizenry could keep its "disastrous rise" in check. In an earlier draft of his speech, Ike had included Congress as part of the complex, but he removed it from the final draft in the interest of parting with Congress on good terms.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-16). Daily Round-up | Ukraine conflict, economy key issues as G20 summit begins & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of the first day of the G20 summit, a strike by California student-workers, the killing of a minor by Israeli soldiers in Palestine, and rights groups condemning a UK-France deal on migrants…

Scorinoco (2022-11-16). Russia-Ukraine Crisis, a Bonanza for US. orinocotribune.com By Xin Ping — Nov 11, 2022 | For the United States, war is an extremely profitable business. In fact, the country was crowned as the world's sole superpower by the largest and most devastating war in human history. | Its gross national product (GNP), measured in constant dollars, grew from $88.6 billion in 1939 to $135 billion in 1944, and the share of war-related production in GNP jumped from only 2% to an astonishing 40%, according to British economic historian Alan Milward. | Right now, history seems to be repeating itself. Eight months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, when the flames of war are putting…

Kit Klarenberg (2022-11-16). FTX partnership with Ukraine is latest chapter in shady Western aid saga. thegrayzone.com The Ukrainian government mysteriously disappeared online records of its fundraising arrangement with the FTX crypto scam just days before the scandal erupted. The initiative claims to have raised $60 million for Ukraine, but where did the money go? The demise of FTX, the fifth-biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume in 2022, and the second-largest by holdings, has sent a wave of chaos through global financial markets. As the turbulence grows, the government of Ukraine is conducting an ongoing cleanup and …

Judicial Watch (2022-11-16). Defense Department Records Reveal U.S. Funding of Anthrax Laboratory Activities in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-16). Pentagon Fails Fifth Consecutive Audit Amid Ukraine Oversight Concerns. news.antiwar.com Amid concerns about the lack of oversight for US arms pouring into Ukraine, the Pentagon's comptroller said that the department has failed its fifth consecutive audit. The Pentagon began independent financial audits in 2017 and has failed everyone since. Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord told reporters that things didn't look much different in the audit from …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Achieving $5bn worth of Iran-Russia trade 'possible'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Turning to the preparation of necessary platforms of economic cooperation with Russia, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy said that achieving a $5 billion trade between Iran and Russia is feasible.

____ (2022-11-15). Macao SAR chief executive delivers policy address, focusing on economy, public concerns. ecns.cn Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), on Tuesday delivered a policy address for fiscal year 2023, stressing efforts to shore up the economy and mitigate public difficulties while keeping the COVID-19 epidemic under control.

____ (2022-11-15). Sino-Indonesian trade benefits region, world. ecns.cn Closer China-Indonesia economic and trade cooperation will benefit the two countries and add new growth momentum to the regional and world economy.

____ (2022-11-16). China's economy expected to further recover: official. ecns.cn China's economy is expected to further recover in the rest of 2022 as the government's stimulative economic package is set to yield fruitful returns in the fourth quarter, an official with China's top economic planner said Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-16). Chinese hybrid rice offers solution to global food shortage: ministry. ecns.cn China attaches great attention to global food security and Chinese hybrid rice offers a solution to global food shortages, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press conference on Tuesday.

____ (2022-11-15). China-Europe economic, trade relations show steady growth despite global challenges. ecns.cn Xi said that China and the EU should adhere to the spirit of independence and autonomy, as well as openness and cooperation to push bilateral relations for steady progress on the right track and inject stability and positive energy into the world.

____ (2022-11-16). APEC report calls for structural reform, green recovery. ecns.cn Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies should embark on green structural reforms and promote a green recovery from the economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, said an APEC report on Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-16). China's natural gas supply generally guaranteed for winter heating: official. ecns.cn China can generally guarantee the natural gas supply for winter heating demands this year despite a complex international market situation, an official with the country's top economic planner said Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-16). G20 summit reaffirms cooperation to address serious global economic challenges. ecns.cn The 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit here on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to cooperation to address global economic challenges.

____ (2022-11-16). Xi to meet Kishida during APEC meeting. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Bangkok, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Wednesday.

____ (2022-11-16). China to continue working with G20 members on global digital economic paradigm: Xi. ecns.cn China stands ready to continue cooperating with the members of the Group of 20 (G20) to jointly build a global digital economic paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-16). 'A Massive Mistake': Alarm as Dems Cast Doubt on Lame-Duck Debt Ceiling Deal. commondreams.org "Biden and Senate Democrats have decided to leave the economic equivalent of a nuclear arsenal on their front porch for Republicans to take and use as they see fit."

Peoples Dispatch (2022-11-16). Whats next for Pakistan as Imran Khan and the establishment blame each other. peoplesdispatch.org Taimur Rahman, General Secretary of the Mazdoor Kisan Party, analyzes the situation in Pakistan in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former PM Imran Khan. | He explains the demands Imran Khan raised and how the country's establishment and government have responded to them and the economic crisis. He also talks about some of the alternative policies that can help bring Pakistan out of the abyss.

Peter Koenig (2022-11-16). U.S. "Weaponized" Dollar Economics. "This Global Instrument of Fraud and World Dominance Must be Broken Once and For All" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-11-16). Chinese Communist Party begins lifting Zero-COVID policy. wsws.org There is no scientific justification for this shift in policy, which is based solely on political and economic considerations.

WSWS (2022-11-16). G20 meets amid mounting economic and geopolitical crisis. wsws.org Global inflation is at its highest level in 40 years, recession is looming in a growing number of major economies, including the US, interest rates are rising as central banks tighten monetary policy, and a deepening food crisis is pushing millions of people into starvation.

____ (2022-11-16). UK scholar: China's poverty alleviation helps world achieve goal five years in advance. ecns.cn It is China that has helped the United Nations attain the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and halving poverty in all its forms, said Robert Walker…

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-11-16). How Low-Income Voters Shaped The Midterm Elections. otherwords.org

Herman Rosenfeld (2022-11-16). Building a labour movement to take on the billionaire class. canadiandimension.com In October 2021, 10,000 John Deere workers struck plants and warehouses in Iowa and Illinois, as well as smaller facilities in Kansas, Georgia and Colorado. Photo by Jordan Chariton/Twitter. | | Class Struggle Unionism: | Joe Burns | Haymarket, 2022 | Joe Burns' new book, Class Struggle Unionism, reads like pamphlet, with a clear call to transform the union movement in the US (although it is still applicable to Canada). The model for change is one that has deep roots in the radical socialist and anarchist traditions of working class movements from early in the 20th century that has continuously r…

Monet Bailey (2022-11-16). Baby's vaccine responses linked to childbirth method. healtheuropa.com The childbirth delivery method is associated with how a baby's immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines. There are multiple types of childbirth delivery methods, including spontaneous vaginal birth, assisted vaginal birth, caesarean section, breech birth and multiple births. Many women plan for a natural vaginal birth; however, complications can arise during labour …

Patrick Chura, Sydney Stroll (2022-11-16). 'Joe Hill, Alive as You and Me' unites and inspires in Akron. peoplesworld.org AKRON, Ohio — Joe Hill was a labor organizer and songwriter for the Industrial Workers of the World, founded in 1905. He believed in the IWW mantra that men and women of all races and nations could work together to "change the unequal conditions of society though legitimate direct action." His tool for uniting people …

Press Associates (2022-11-16). Violations of labor law lead to Home Depot Workers Union loss in Philly. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA (PAI)—Rampant company labor law-breaking led to a unionization vote loss for the independent Home Depot Workers Union at the first store they targeted, in northeast Philadelphia. The Nov. 6 vote was 51-165 among 224 eligible workers. The law-breaking was so bad that three weeks before the balloting, HDWU had already filed a complaint with …

WSWS (2022-11-16). Australian Labor PM has "reset" meeting with Xi. wsws.org The meeting may indicate a tactical shift to ease the immediate tensions produced by the escalating US provocations against China, following the lead set by US President Biden's meeting with Xi.

Amy Goodman (2022-11-16). Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing. truthout.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climate financing. "Money is a…

Staff (2022-11-16). Who Should Pay for Climate Crisis? Global South Demands "Loss and Damage" from Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climat…

Staff (2022-11-16). "Climate Collateral": How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations' investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, "but it's been dedicated to military spending," says co-author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the "power to crack down on the civil society,&#8…

Thom Hartmann (2022-11-16). A Note of Apology to This Nation's Younger Generations: We Failed You. commondreams.org Millennials today hold only 4.6% of the nation's wealth and, along with Zoomers, struggle to own a home and are deeply in debt. What happened? In a word, Republicans…

Jayati Ghosh (2022-11-16). Raising Interest Rates and Tightening Monetary Policy Is Not the Answer. commondreams.org Governments and central banks in the US and Europe continue to insist that raising interest rates is the only way to tame soaring prices, even though it is abundantly clear that this approach is not working.

____ (2022-11-16). Govt's role in financial inclusion seen as key. ecns.cn China should support all market players striving to improve financial inclusion to explore more cooperation models, which follow laws and regulatory compliance, put risks under control and promote commercial sustainability.

WSWS (2022-11-16). The FTX crypto collapse and the underlying crisis of the capitalist financial system. wsws.org The UK bond market crisis and the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange, which have sent out shock waves through the financial system, have a common underlying cause—the vast shift in the conditions prevailing in the global financial system over the past eight months.

Janie Har (2022-11-16). Rent control and affordable housing were winning issues in the elections. peoplesworld.org SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Ballot measures in the U.S. to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last week's midterm elections, a sign of growing angst over record high rents exacerbated by inflation and a dearth of homes. Voters approved capping rent increases at below inflation in …

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). Canada's Inflation Steady at 6.9 Pct in October. telesurenglish.net

____ (2022-11-16). Report: Digitalization gathers pace in China. ecns.cn The report said nearly 60 percent of surveyed business executives said they would increase their spending in the field of digitalization in the following one to two years.

Richard Norton-Taylor (2022-11-16). Perverse Priorities: Cut Public Spending, Keep Nuclear Arms and Warplanes. globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2022-11-16). Hedge Fund Manager Caught In FTX Blowup Suggests SBF Is A Sociopath And Bad Actor. moguldom.com California-based crypto hedge fund Ikigai is one of the companies publicly owning up to losing a "large majority" of its assets on the bankrupted crypto exchange FTX. Travis Kling, founder and chief investment officer of the asset management firm, tweeted on Nov. 14 to his 90,000 followers, "Unfortunately, I have some pretty bad news to …

____ (2022-11-16). Positives boost overseas inflows into equities. ecns.cn Several positives drove overseas inflows — more global investors — into China's A-share market on Tuesday, marking their rebound for the third session in a row, international investment banks and asset managers said.

F. William Engdahl (2022-11-16). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-11-16). Fossil Fuel Industry Dupes Media. popularresistance.org Shortly after he took office, President Biden announced a goal of building 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030, enough clean energy to power 10 million homes. For the administration, the offshore wind target was a part of a larger strategy of reducing carbon pollution and putting the country on track for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But, like many clean energy plans, this one was met with immediate resistance. | In August 2021, CBS News reported that Nantucket Residents Against Turbines — or ACK Rats — launched a lawsuit against the administration's offshore wind plans. The Massac…

____ (2022-11-16). More primary courts to have jurisdiction over foreign-related civil, commercial cases. ecns.cn China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has issued a new regulation to expand the jurisdiction of primary courts over the first instance of foreign-related civil and commercial cases.

Peter Certo (2022-11-16). In OtherWords: November 16, 2022. otherwords.org The dust still hasn't settled on this year's midterm elections. But a week out, a few things seem clear: Republicans look poised to eke out a narrow House majority, but the "red wave" many predicted never materialized. What's more, a number of progressive initiatives won big, even in conservative states. | This week, our contributors try to make sense of it all. | Sarah Anderson offers an excellent explainer on the ballot initiatives that won big, from Medicaid expansion in South Dakota to a $15 minimum wage in Nebraska. Local politicians didn't like these ideas, Sarah explains, which is why protecting citizen ba…

_____ (2022-11-16). UK's NHS Workers Gear Up For Massive Action Demanding Fair Wages. popularresistance.org Health workers' unions in the UK are gearing up for massive protests, including strike action, to assert the demand for decent wages and more recruitment and resources for the National Health Service (NHS). The UNISON union is currently balloting its members in England, Wales and Northern Island to determine if industrial action should be taken. | Meanwhile, on November 9, the nurses' union of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced plans to initiate strike action before Christmas at many big hospitals and several other NHS care facilities. The RCN union decided to go on strike after the Tory government refused…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-16). Three Israelis Killed In West Bank Stabbing & Ramming Attack (Photos). southfront.org DF chief Aviv Kohavi meeting with senior commanders at the scene of a deadly terror attack near the northern West Bank settlement of Ariel. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On November 15, three Israelis were killed and three others were wounded in a stabbing and ramming attack in the settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank. | The attack was carried out by a Palestinian man who stabbed an Israeli security guard near the entrance to the Ariel Industrial Park,…

____ (2022-11-15). Over 1,800 5G industrial Internet projects under construction in China: report. ecns.cn More than 1,800 5G industrial Internet projects were under construction in China in 2021, according to a report on China's Internet development.

WSWS (2022-11-16). Svitzer Australia moves to lock out 582 workers. wsws.org The tugboat operator's action was a calculated manoeuvre, designed to provoke an intervention by the industrial courts and a ban on any further strikes by workers.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Germany denies secret oil talks with Iran: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Reacting to claims over secret talks with Tehran over oil purchase, the German foreign ministry on Tuesday said that the federal government has not engaged in talks with Iran to purchase its oil and gas.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Norway signs arms contract with US to buy missiles for F-35s. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The Norwegian Armed Forces have signed a landmark agreement with the US for the purchase of AMRAAM-D air-to-air missiles to the tune of NOK 5 billion ($500 million).

Gideon Polya (2022-11-16). COP27 ignores rich countries' carbon debt. greenleft.org.au Failure born of neoliberal greed is apparent at the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Egypt. Gideon Polya reports.

Kamran Nayeri (2022-11-16). Women, Life, Liberty: A Protest Promising a Revolution to End All Oppression and Exploitation. socialistproject.ca The song Baraye (For) composed by the singer Shervin Hajipour has been described as "the anthem" of the "Women, Life, Liberty" protests in Iran. Hajipour wrote the lyrics using a collection of tweets by the protesters. Shortly after the release of Baraye, he was arrested. However, he has been released on bail. As such, the lyrics offer a random sample of what motivates some of the protesters. To keep the authenticity of these, the following is my literal English translation of the lyric, which sacrifices it musical and poetic forms. | Baraye (For): | For the sake of dancing in…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-11-16). PSL Statement — Workers shouldn't be fooled: Trump is a tool of the ultra-rich. liberationnews.org Trump is nothing more than a tool for the millionaires and billionaires to grow even more disgustingly rich while workers' rights are trampled on.

Misión Verdad (2022-11-16). Despite Sanctions, Venezuela's Oil Production Rises in October: OPEC. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan oil production registered an increase in October of this year, as reported by the economic and financial website Mercados y Acciones. | Repunta nuevamente la producción de crudo en Venezuela, de manera leve, para el mes de octubre. La producción al día de hoy depende de 3 factores claves: — FRANCO VIELMA (@franco_vielma) A report by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stated that production was 679,0…

Staff (2022-11-16). Cuba y Venezuela reafirman voluntad de fortalecer lazos económicos (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu "Lo que pueden ver en este pabellón es una pequeña muestra de todo el potencial para la exportación, el comercio y el fortalecimiento de las relaciones entre nuestros países", destacó Guillermo Lara, presidente del Banco de Comercio Exterior (Bancoex) de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, durante la celebración del día de ese país suramericano en la 38 Feria Internacional de La Habana.