(2022-12-07). CPC leadership analyzes economic work for next year, makes arrangements for anti-graft work. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee convened a meeting on Tuesday to analyze and study the economic work in 2023, and make arrangements for improving Party conduct and moral integrity and combating corruption.
(2022-12-07). China's leadership holds symposium for soliciting advice on economic work. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has held a symposium with non-CPC personages to solicit opinions and suggestions on this year's economic situation and economic work for the next year.
(2022-12-07). Bad Deal: Seeno's and Tagami's Newest Proposal for Concord. indybay.org The latest term sheet proposal by the Concord First (yes, really that's their name) Partners is a bad deal for Concord. Not only is it more of the same sprawl that fails at addressing climate challenges, the proposal reinforces the widening economic disparity in the region.
(2022-12-07). Beijing removes nucleic acid test requirements at public venues. ecns.cn Beijing no longer required people to show their negative nucleic acid testing results before entering public places such as supermarkets, shopping malls and office buildings starting Tuesday.
(2022-12-07). The UC UAW Workers Strike & The Historic Fight For Housing & Against Privatization At The. indybay.org UCB geographer Gray Brechin who is also author of "Imperial San Francisco" and Harvey Smith who is with the People's Park Historic District Advocacy Group talk about the history of privatization and corporatization of the university and the role of the millionaire and billionaire Regents appointed by California governors.
(2022-12-07). Hundreds of UC UAW Strikers March & Rally In Sacramento At Capitol. indybay.org Hundreds of striking UC UAW education workers marched and rallied in Sacramento against the union busting and refusal of the administration to meet their demands for living wages, a COLA and. housing.
(2022-12-07). Amazon Labor Union calls out CEO Jassy. workers.org 
New York City Nov. 30 — In Manhattan today, Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls led a picket line outside the New York Times' DealBook Summit, where Amazon CEO Andy Jass was a scheduled speaker. President Chris Smalls leads Amazon Labor Union members and supporters in chants Nov. 30, Columbus . . . |
(2022-12-07). STOP Concession Bargaining! No COLA, No Contract! COLA & Housing for All Unions & Workers. indybay.org The United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCLP opposes Concession bargaining No COLA/No Contract | COLA & Housing for All Unions & Working People | Time To Shut It Down With Mass Labor/Community Solidarity…
(2022-12-07). Australia: Pseudo-left "Victorian Socialists" seek to divert working-class discontent. wsws.org Amid a deepening crisis of the political establishment, VS is seeking to deflect the growing disaffection in the working class, particularly toward Labor and the unions.
(2022-12-07). Elected officials show support for a windfall profits cap on oil industry for price hikes. indybay.org State lawmakers and local elected officials urged legislation on a windfall profits cap on oil companies for the price gouging practices. The penalty would provide a rebate for CA consumers. Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California local elected officials from frontline communities spoke about how their communities are being affected from gas prices as the oil industry continues to rake in billions of dollars in profits with no regard for how it hurts Californians, our climate and security.
(2022-12-07). Reserve Bank of Australia again lifts rates to cut wages. wsws.org RBA governor Philip Lowe reiterated the central bank's focus on "the importance of avoiding a prices-wages spiral"—code language for driving down real wages further in order to boost corporate profits.
(2022-12-07). Wider QFII access expected by investors. ecns.cn Foreign financial institutions expect further reform and opening-up of China's qualified foreign institutional investor program in the next few years, said Li Zhan, head of securities services at Deutsche Bank China.
(2022-12-07). Interest rate hikes start to make their impact. wsws.org Much of the media coverage of the financial system focuses on the collapse of FTX, with the main conclusion being drawn that the demise of the crypto exchange was the product of fraud, but there are deeper forces at work.
(2022-12-07). Inaugural EOPA CA Climate Emergency & Energy Security Summit focused on offshore wind. indybay.org The Summit focused on the urgency for affordable clean energy security for all Californians — and highlighted energy solutions including scaling up offshore wind power. EOPA CA also supported Governor Newsom's windfall profits cap on oil companies that are price gouging Californians at the pump…
(2022-12-07). Red Theory: Socialism and patriarchy, women's liberation and LGBTQ liberation. fightbacknews.org The historic task of the working class in the socialist revolution is to eliminate all oppression. This includes the oppression of women and LGBTQ people from the shackles of patriarchy. | In her 1949 article "We Seek Full Equality for Women," Claudia Jones states, "Marxism-Leninism exposes the core of the woman question and shows that the position of women in society is not always and everywhere the same, but derives from woman's relation to the mode of production." | In The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, Friedrich Engels gives us a historical materialist analysis of patriarchy's foundat…
(2022-12-07). Berlin Humboldt University Student Parliament: IYSSE rejects anti-democratic campaign of Social- and Christian-Democratic youth organizations. wsws.org Last Tuesday, the Berlin Humboldt University student parliament (StuPa) faction of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) youth organization—the Young Socialists (Jusos)—introduced a motion denouncing any "joint struggle" of Palestinian and Jewish workers against the Israeli state apparatus as "anti-Semitic."
(2022-12-07). Dominica acude a las urnas para elegir a nuevo parlamento. telesurtv.net Observadores de la Commonwealth y Caricom han ratificado su participación antes, durante y después de los comicios.
(2022-12-07). Silvia Federici: Elogio del cuerpo que baila. indybay.org Un fragmento de "Ir más allá de la piel. Repensar, rehacer y reivindicar el cuerpo en el capitalismo contemporáneo", nuevo libro de Silvia Federici…
(2022-12-07). Is AFL-CIO Pres Schuler Betraying US Labor Movement In Rail Fight? LA Union Leader Speaks. indybay.org AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler has said that " "I commend and thank | rail workers and their unions for tenaciously taking on some of the biggest corporations in America over the last three years to reach a contract." The bill that was passed imposed an agreement that left out sick pay. Los Angeles Roofer's Local 36 Business Manager Cliff Smith discusses why this is a betrayal during this interview.
(2022-12-06). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship — Part 4. wsws.org The perhaps most disturbing component of the relativization of the crimes of fascism in Bloodlands is Snyder's systematic distortions of the Nazi-led genocide of 6 million European Jews and his attempt to whitewash the crimes of Ukrainian fascists and collaborators.
(2022-12-06). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship — Part Four. wsws.org The perhaps most disturbing component of the relativization of the crimes of fascism in Bloodlands is Snyder's systematic distortions of the Nazi-led genocide of 6 million European Jews and his attempt to whitewash the crimes of Ukrainian fascists and collaborators.
(2022-12-06). The Heat: Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com 
The conflict in Ukraine is dragging on without an end in sight. What can be done to achieve peace? Ukraine says Russia has been targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure with missile strikes. The West has responded with economic sanctions, imposing a price cap on Russian oil. …
(2022-12-06). U.S. and world armament companies wallow in the money. peoplesworld.org 
The wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and elsewhere have fueled skyrocketing U.S. and global arms sales. Those sales were already rising even before the start of the 11-month war in Ukraine. According to figures published this week, there have been seven straight years now of rapidly rising war profits. A report by the Stockholm …
(2022-12-06). Western Price Cap On Russian Oil Likely To Be Another Spectacular Failure. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageNew non-Western shipping mechanism will emerge since the price cap is implemented. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The price cap imposed by the West on oil from Russia will actually have negative consequences in the long term as it once again reaffirmed to the international community that Western-centric banking and shipping insurance schemes cannot be trusted as reliable partners. | Western oil sanctions went into effect on Dece…
(2022-12-06). New England utility giants gouge customers as winter approaches. liberationnews.org 
Russia is a major supplier of natural gas to the world, so U.S. sanctions and other measures against Russia are driving up gas prices globally.
(2022-12-06). Thousands March In Morocco To Protest Worsening Economy. popularresistance.org Thousands of people gathered at the Bab Al-Ahad Square in Moroccan capital Rabat on Sunday, December 4, as part of a national march against "high prices, political repression, and social oppression." The action was organized by the Moroccan Social Front (FSM), a coalition of left-wing political parties and trade unions, with support from leading human rights groups as well as various political, civil society, and sectoral organizations and unions. | "We came to protest a government that embodies the marriage between money and power and supports monopoly capitalism," declared Younes Ferachine, a coordinator at FSM…
(2022-12-06). China's gasoline, diesel prices see second largest drop this year. ecns.cn China's gasoline and diesel retail prices were reduced by 440 yuan ($62.51) per ton and 425 yuan per ton on Tuesday, respectively, said the country's top economy planner.
(2022-12-06). ILO report reveals deepening cuts in real wages. wsws.org A report issued by the International Labour Organisation has blown apart the claims by capitalist governments and central bankers around the world that interest rate hikes, now threatening to drive significant areas of the world economy into recession, are necessary to "fight inflation" by suppressing wage demands.
(2022-12-06). Ten Years Of Citizens Assemblies. popularresistance.org The assemblies started to happen in the times when there was a general feeling (in Europe) that everything was possible. After the economic crisis, municipalist movements came to life and older ideas of different political and economic systems (socialism, communism) became a possibility again. People suddenly realized that representative democracy really doesn't work and that alternative ways of decision making closer to communities are needed. This new optimistic wave of democracy was extremely strong in Maribor, which meant that a lot of people wanted to be part of the change. This resulted in a really high lev…
(2022-12-06). China rebuts U.S., EU allegations of 'Chinese economic coercion'. ecns.cn
(2022-12-06). The Global South Births a New Game-changing Payment System. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar Nov 30, 2022 | Challenging the western monetary system, the Eurasia Economic Union is leading the Global South toward a new common payment system to bypass the US Dollar. | The Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) is speeding up its design of a common payment system, which has been closely discussed for nearly a year with the Chinese under the stewardship of Through its regulatory body, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the EAEU has just extended a very…
(2022-12-06). The WEF Reveals the Agenda for Davos 2023. "Cooperation in a Fragmented World". Triggering Economic Chaos, Debt, Poverty and Social Tyranny Worldwide… globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-06). Vice President Rodríguez: Venezuela to Continue Economic Recovery in 2023. orinocotribune.com On Monday, December 5, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez led a meeting with the Venezuelan Confederation of Industrialists (Conindustria). Economic expectations and environments for the year 2023 were discussed, with Rodríguez stating that the country will have a favorable economic upturn. | She said that during 2022, positive economic results have been achieved "thanks to the public policies applied and the effort of the private sector to comply with those policies." | The vice president specifically referred to the economic development and prosperity program for Venezuela, saying that it has shown a pos…
(2022-12-06). Transformation of Political Language (Part 2). dissidentvoice.org Perhaps one of the most amazing phenomena of the 20th and now 21st century is not Anglo-American empire, understood as military and economic power. Far more remarkable is the fact that in the scope of some two hundred years the English-speaking world; i.e., the British Empire and the American Empire, have produced a cultural and …
(2022-12-06). Chinese Communist Party moves towards "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org Confronting economic crisis at home and under the conjoined pressures of international finance capital and the military provocations of US imperialism, the Xi government is scrapping China's Zero-COVID policy that has saved millions of lives.
(2022-12-06). Beijing no longer requires COVID test for entering public places. ecns.cn Beijing no longer requires COVID test for entering public places such as markets and office buildings starting Tuesday.
(2022-12-06). 15 December, London: Boycott M&S! Victory to Palestinian resistance! samidoun.net 
Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! supporters and Victory to the Intifada! call this monthly picket outside the flagship M&S store on Oxford Street. 6.30pm, Thursday 15 December M&S, Marble Arch, Oxford Street WC1 1AP Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/s/boycott-ms-victory-to-palestin/1195418464379941/ M&S is a symbol on Britain's high streets of British collaboration with the racist, settler state of Israel. Its …
(2022-12-06). Biden & Republicrats Union Busting Bill Against Railway Workers & Their Fight For Sick Pay. indybay.org The Biden administration with the support of most of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress pushed a bill that imposes a reactionary contract that severely limits sick pay and benefits BNSF railroad owner Warren Buffet and the other railroad corporations.
(2022-12-06). Take action: Public comment process underway at U.S. nuclear weapons lab. peoplesworld.org 
SAN FRANCISCO—At a time when events on the ground have renewed worldwide concerns about nuclear weapons' potential to wreak existential catastrophe, one of the two sites where every nuclear weapon in the U.S. arsenal is designed is approaching a major milestone. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., in the southeastern San Francisco Bay …
(2022-12-06). NLRB seeks injunction vs. Starbucks for law-breaking on Long Island. peoplesworld.org 
GREAT NECK, L.I. —Starbucks' labor law-breaking at its Great Neck, Long Island, store was so rampant and so continuing the National Labor Relations Board's regional director, Teresa Poor, went to federal court in Brooklyn for an injunction against the coffee giant. Poor's unusual move was triggered by both volumes of Starbucks' labor law-breaking—formally called unfair …
(2022-12-06). Apple Illegally Busted Union Effort in Atlanta Store, Labor Officials Say. truthout.org Federal labor prosecutors have determined that Apple employed illegal anti-union tactics while busting a union drive in an Atlanta store this year. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) officials have found that the company illegally held mandatory meetings in which managers made coercive statements against the union, while management interrogated and coerced employees as they organized to… |
(2022-12-06). Climate change protester jailed for 15 months in Australia. wsws.org This punishment highlights the resort by governments—Labor and Liberal-National alike—to draconian anti-protest laws to try to suppress opposition to their pro-business agenda.
(2022-12-06). Patient Groups Push Congress to Combat Big Pharma Greed in Spending Bill. scheerpost.com 
"As Congress works toward finalizing an end-of-year budget package, we urge the chambers to include bipartisan legislation to address abuse of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process in order to reduce drug prices and save the government hundreds of millions of dollars."
(2022-12-06). The business of streaming 2022: 'The one where the whole thing nearly collapsed'. peoplesworld.org 
If the buzzword for corporate streaming in 2021, with life still centered online as COVID lingered, was "expansion," the key phrase in 2022, with nuclear war looming, inflation and rising interest rates deflating salaries, and climate destruction worsening, was "retrenchment." The turnaround of what was once part of one of the last of the still …
(2022-12-06). Venezuela: Currency Reels to Spark Inflation Fears. venezuelanalysis.com Despite successive "monetary interventions" by the Venezuelan Central Bank, devaluation has continued apace.
(2022-12-06). CUPE rams through sellout contract for 55,000 Ontario education workers after massive propaganda campaign. wsws.org The contract for caretakers, education assistants, administrative staff, and early childhood educators includes an annual wage "increase" of just 3.59 percent, with official inflation running at 7 percent.
(2022-12-06). Where's the Antiwar Movement? strategic-culture.org 
America spends roughly a trillion dollars a year on wars and weaponry and an imperial military presence, so that's what we get. We're not spending a trillion a year on peace and diplomacy and conflict resolution. We reap what we sow, and what we sow is almost entirely favorable to more war.
(2022-12-06). Poland conscripts 200,000 for military training. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyDecember 6, 2022 Poland plans to draft 200,000 for military training next year The Ministry of Defence is planning to call up to 200,000 people for military training next year, according to a draft regulation presented by the ministry. The draftees will include territorial defence service people, up to 28,580 voluntary military service …
(2022-12-06). The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World. strategic-culture.org Andrew Doyle's The New Puritans: How The Religion of Social Justice Captured The Western World begins and ends with America's Salem Witch Trials. In between, he has twelve chapters, each of whose titles has a religious connotation and all of which, when taken collectively, fillet not only Critical Race Theory (CRT) but all of its neo Marxist derivatives. If you are looking for a book to assail all such nonsense, this is the tome for you.
(2022-12-06). New Indonesian law: No sex outside marriage, no abortion, no Marxism. peoplesworld.org 
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)—Indonesia's Parliament unanimously passed a long-expected revision of the country's penal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside of marriage for citizens as well as foreigners, prohibits promotion of contraception, forbids progressive political thought, and bans defamation of the president and state institutions. The amended code also expands an existing blasphemy law and …
(2022-12-06). The Wages of Corruption From Iraq to Britain. strategic-culture.org I used to consider myself something of a specialist on corruption in Iraq, so I was not too surprised when I read of Iraq's "theft of the century" when $2.5 billion was stolen from the tax authorities in Baghdad in a well-planned operation in which several senior officials were clearly complicit. This is all in the rich tradition of Iraqi kleptocracy. For further details see Middle Easy Eye magazine which has been particularly good on this story.
(2022-12-06). UAW tries to silence opposition as University of California strikers press their demand for higher wages, COLA. wsws.org The UAW and the University of California, desperate to wrap up the strike, have turned towards increasingly anti-democratic measures against academic workers.
(2022-12-06). Baguette Listings: Why Food is Politics. southfront.org 
Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | On November 30, the French baguette was formally added to the United Nations' Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The bureaucrats had finally gotten hold of a glorified bread stick, adding it to their spreadsheet list of cultural items worthy of preservation. A delighted French President
(2022-12-06). South Korean unions prepare sell-out of striking truck drivers. wsws.org The unions are isolating striking workers, while mouthing empty militant rhetoric to cover up a future sell-out agreement union bureaucrats hope to impose.
(2022-12-06). Cabello: We Are Waiting for the Venezuelan People's Assets to be Released. orinocotribune.com Despite the agreement with Chevron, PSUV has no hope that the US will change its policy towards Venezuela. | This Monday, regarding the return of Venezuela's seized assets to their rightful owner—as was agreed upon at the national dialogue table—the vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said that they are still waiting for the money to be released. | He recalled that the seized money is in the hands of the right wing and urged the opposition to return the assets to the people: "We are here waiting for the money to appear… They say that they have it prote…
(2022-12-06). Democratic Socialists of America scrambles to defend its role in imposing rail contract. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America, a pseudo-left faction of the Democratic Party, has been thrown into crisis after three of its four members in the House of Representatives voted in favor of the dictatorial law banning a national rail strike.
(2022-12-06). Final Straw: The Legacy of Ricardo Flores Magón. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show the Final Straw looks at the life and legacy of Mexican anarchist leader, Ricardo Flores Magón. Listen and Download HERE We just passed the 100th anniversary of the murder by incarceration and hounding of Mexican Revolutionary anarchist communist Ricardo Flores Magón on 21st of November. For this hour or…
(2022-12-06). Cuba reitera ofrecimiento de colaboración a naciones del Caribe. telesurtv.net Fue el propio presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, quien ratificó la posición de La Habana de mantener la cooperación.
(2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism (Interview). orinocotribune.com A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is cause of the recent inflation, unprecedented in decades. | Following is the text of the interview: | Q: Inflation…
(2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism. orinocotribune.com By Mohammad Hassan Nikbin — Nov 22, 2022 | A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is the cause of unprecedented inflation in recent decades. | Follow…
(2022-12-05). Nigerian President: Ukraine Weapons 'Filtering' to Lake Chad Region. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Despite months of allegations that Western weapons being supplied to the Kiev regime are ending up in black markets around the world, the Neo-Nazi junta keeps insisting that this is not the case and that it's all just "Russian propaganda" aiming to cause a rift between Kiev and the political West. However, the…
(2022-12-05). Sanctions Batter Russia as the Kremlin Attempts to Overcome Them. independentmediainstitute.org Immediately after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., the UK, and the EU placed major sanctions on Russia to constrict its economy and restrain its war effort. Having been updated several times since, these sanctions have compounded the effects of the previous sanctions placed on Russia in 2014 after it annexed …
(2022-12-05). West Lays Down Conditions For Withdrawing Support For Riots. popularresistance.org The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Arabic-language al-Alam television news network on Monday that the states have suggested that they would adopt the approach on the condition that Iran starts to unconditionally and abundantly inject crude oil and natural gas into global energy markets, which remain unstable in the wake of Russia's military campaign in neighboring Ukraine and coercive measures against Moscow. | He went on to note that the Islamic Republic has also been asked to completely yield to the demands put forward by representatives of three European countries — Britain, Franc…
(2022-12-05). New Report Details How Vast Military Spending By the Richest Countries Greatly Accelerates Climate Crisis. covertactionmagazine.com So why do climate justice groups like 350.org support the war in Ukraine? While the world's climate negotiators gathered for the COP27 summit in Egypt, a new report published by the Transnational Institute, a Dutch think tank, emphasizes how rising global military spending is a great threat to efforts to combat climate change. According to …
(2022-12-05). USAID Boosts Funding To NGO's And Media In CIS countries to reduce Russian influence. southfront.org 
It is unlikely that Washington will be able to decouple Central Asia from Russia, even though it will falsely paint some trade initiatives as major successes or game changing. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded so-called "democracy support" to the tune of $248 million in the second half of 2022 in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In comparison, the "humanitaria…
(2022-12-05). Key project of China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline is completed. ecns.cn A key construction project of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline was completed on Saturday. It will allow Russian gas to cross the Yangtze River to reach Shanghai.
(2022-12-05). Necessary Illusions Even the narrative of the EU as a geo-strategic player has now burst. strategic-culture.org Europe is destined to become an economic backwater. It has 'lost' Russia — and soon China. And is finding it has lost its standing in the world, too, Alastair Crooke writes. | Something odd is afoot in Europe. Britain recently has been '
(2022-12-05). Russia Readies Its Response to the $60 per Barrel Cap. telesurenglish.net Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke out against the 60 dollars per barrel cap on Russian oil exports agreed by the EU, the G7 and Australia last week. The Kremlin views this measure one aiming at destabilizing world energy markets. | RELATED: | The price cap agreed in June as part of the EU's sixth package of sanctions against Russia came into force this Monday, December 5. Speaking to the press today, Peskov said that "the deci…
(2022-12-05). OPEC+ Keeps Output Target Unchanged Amid Uncertainties. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, agreed to stick to its oil output target against the backdrop of sliding crude prices and an imminent Western countries' price cap on Russian oil. | RELATED: | According to a statement released after the 34th OPEC+ ministerial meeting, the oil-producer alliance decided to reaffirm the decision of its previous ministerial meeting in early October, where it agr…
(2022-12-05). The Lebanese Crisis and its Aftermath. journal-neo.org 
Lebanese legislators have failed for the seventh time to elect a successor to former president Michel Aoun, even as the absence of a president hinders efforts to rescue an economy that has fallen into the abyss. Parliament is split between supporters of the Hezbollah group and its opponents, and none of them has a clear …
(2022-12-05). SAMIR AMIN: HOW TO DEFEAT THE COLLECTIVE IMPERIALISM OF THE TRIAD. mronline.org 
Samir Amin, world-known economist, explains the reason of decadent condition of the modern economy and gives the recipe of the salvation from global imperialism.
(2022-12-05). Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California. nationofchange.org Without improvements to the current system, we may be underestimating our net emissions, contributing to the profits of large emitters and landowners and distracting from the real solutions of transitioning to a clean-energy economy.
(2022-12-05). The Crisis Of Western Imperialism. popularresistance.org As we gather today in Hanoi, Vietnam, less than two months before we enter 2023, the weight of this historical moment has been reflected in all of the sober analysis and passionate calls to action to meet the epoch-changing circumstances and conditions that what might be the final period of the Western Imperialist crisis that confront collective humanity. | We say final because the intensification of the contradictions of the global colonial/capitalist project that first made its appearance on the world stage in 1492, has reached a point in the historical dialectic where either a new epoch of economic and social…
(2022-12-05). Italy Odyssey 2023: Economic Recession. Is The Country At Risk Of A Secession Between North And South? southfront.org 
Written by Piero Messina The stars say it. Thus, if anyone believes in astrology, he will cry out his anger…
(2022-12-05). China changes global economic landscape amid COVID-19. ecns.cn Cloud River Urban Research Institute answers these questions as it looks into the figures of major countries as well as Chinese cities.
(2022-12-05). COVID controls fine-tuned in cities. ecns.cn Several cities and provinces have recently optimized COVID-19 control measures concerning mass nucleic acid testing and medical services to minimize the impact on people and economic activity.
(2022-12-05). Video: The Corona Lockdown, The Most Devastating Crisis in Modern History. What We Need is "Democratic Regime Change". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). Video: The Corona Lockdown, The Most Devastating Economic and Social Crisis in Modern History. What We Need is "Democratic Regime Change". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). President Maduro Highlights Venezuelan Economic Prospects. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the promising prospects for the nation that the current process of economic growth and prospects for oil production generate. | RELATED: | "We are recovering the Homeland with work, effort, and deep love for our people. Today we live in peace, joy and with a promising future for all," he said. | On Nov. 26, his administration and the opposition Unitary Platform (PU) signed…
(2022-12-05). China-Laos Railway sees first direct train for imported fruits to Chinese markets. ecns.cn 4 (Xinhua) — A train loaded with 25 containers of fruits from Thailand and Laos on Saturday arrived at Mohan railway station of the China-Laos Railway, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
(2022-12-05). Will LA's New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City's Labor and Housing Markets? scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-05). New Colombian government seeks to end educational deficits. america.cgtn.com Colombia's new left-wing government under Gustavo Petro, has promised to tackle long-standing issues of inequality and poverty; however, the country has a long way to go to reverse decades of educational deficits while tackling new issues. CGTN's correspondent Michelle Begue has this story from Bogota.
(2022-12-05). U.S. Department of Justice sues city of Jackson over water crisis. nationofchange.org "Every American — regardless of where they live, their income, or the color of their skin — deserves access to safe, reliable drinking water."
(2022-12-05). Is US Government And IRS Coming After You For Not Reporting $600 Side Hustle On Venmo, Zelle, And Cash App? moguldom.com The IRS has lowered its earning threshold from $20,000 to $600 for people doing side hustles and part-time work, warning on Dec. 1 that gig workers must declare their earnings if they get paid on third-party payment network transactions. In the past, a 1099K form was triggered once gig workers crossed the $20,000 income threshold …
(2022-12-05). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America (Part 3). transcend.org 4 Dec 2022 – A surging Pink Tide has brought left electoral victories in Latin America and the Caribbean protesting the neoliberal model imposed by the US and its collaborators. Neoliberalism has failed to meet the needs of the peoples of the region and is losing its legitimacy as a prototype for development.
(2022-12-05). Colorful murals transform Mexico City suburb. america.cgtn.com In the heart of Mexico City, a once crime-ridden suburban area has been transformed into a lively and welcoming place for its residents and visitors. A collaboration between artists and government officials has turned the urban space into an area filled with colorful murals. CGTN's …
(2022-12-05). World's Largest Radio Telescope to Be Built in Australia. telesurenglish.net After three decades of development, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Monday launched construction of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) in Western Australia (WA). | RELATED: | A collaboration among 16 countries, the SKA will initially consist of two telescope arrays, the SKA-Low in WA and the SKA-Mid in South Africa's Karoo region, operated by the SKA Observatory (SKAO). | When…
(2022-12-05). Labor historians' "open letter" to Biden falls on deaf ears. wsws.org Instead of clarifying workers on the basic class and historical issues at stake in the present struggle, the letter provides political cover for Biden.
(2022-12-05). The Fed's Response To Inflation Is Another Upward Transfer Of Wealth. popularresistance.org The Federal Reserve has responded to runaway inflation by hiking up interest rates at the same time that Americans are drowning in historic levels of personal debt. With interest rates up, prices will only rise faster than wages, hitting the vast majority of people with stagnant or declining wages in real terms. The result is yet another upward transfer of wealth to the minority of capitalists responsible for the crisis in the first place. Economist Richard Wolff joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the origins of the inflation crisis, the Fed's response, and what this all means for working people. | Richard…
(2022-12-05). Does Elon Musk have a right to destroy Twitter? nationofchange.org Do we really think that the super-wealthy should be allowed to control so much wealth and wield so much influence?>
(2022-12-05). Leading 'Sustainable' Investment Funds Backing Fossil Fuels, Research Finds. popularresistance.org Major investment funds available to UK consumers are marketing themselves as "sustainable" and "ethical" while financing fossil fuel companies, research has found. | Numerous asset managers are using "green" terms in their branding despite investing in oil giants, with the worst performer being a fund managed by BlackRock, a report by the Ethical Consumer magazine shows. | The news comes amid growing scrutiny of "greenwashing" in the investment world, with the Financial Conduct Authority currently consulting on new rules to tackle the issue and HSBC recently having a series of adverts banned for misleading custom…
(2022-12-05). The Meteoric Rise and Collapse of FTX. orinocotribune.com By Prabhat Patnaik — Nov 28, 2022 | Cryptocurrency is only an external appendage to the capitalist system; hence its collapse won't jolt the system like the fall of Lehman Brothers. | The large cryptocurrency exchange FTX went out of business on November 11. Many have likened this phenomenon to the collapse of the investment banking firm, Lehman Brothers, during the financial crisis of 2008, believing the FTX collapse to be as important an event in the cryptocurrency world as the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the official financial system. | In fact, even before the collapse of FTX, cryptocurrency values h…
(2022-12-05). 750+ Groups Reject Inclusion of Manchin's Dirty Deal in Pentagon Spending Bill. truthout.org A broad coalition of environmentalists, public health campaigners, and progressive advocacy organizations on Monday issued a stern warning to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to include the so-called "dirty deal" on energy project permitting reforms in the mammoth military spending bill set to roll through Congress this month. In a letter signed by more than… |
(2022-12-05). After FTX Collapse, Closely Watched Analyst Says Don't Hold Bitcoin On Exchanges. moguldom.com Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, is under investigation and could face years in prison if it's confirmed that he fraudulently misappropriated users' funds. Digital asset holders have been warned to explore other options to help safeguard their investments. FTX imploded over the course of a few days in November after SBF …
(2022-12-05). Nation's auto manufacturers focus on wider Asian market. ecns.cn Asia is emerging after Europe as a new market for China-made new energy vehicles, attracting Chinese carmakers to introduce their cutting-edge products and scale up investment in the region.
(2022-12-05). 6 December, Ottawa: Film Screening, "Resistance: Why?" samidoun.net 
Tuesday, December 6 7 p.m. EST DARC, formerly known as the SAW Gallery 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa OTTAWA: Come join Samidoun Ottawa and the Palestinian Youth Movement Ottawa as we screen the documentary film "Resistance, Why?" (1970) directed by Christian Ghazi. "Resistance, Why" is one of the most recent restorations of Beirut-based non-profit @nadi_lekolnas, who found …
(2022-12-05). How private developers profited from tax subsidies in Baltimore intended to revitalize poor neighborhoods. therealnews.com 
(2022-12-05). Selected Articles: Who Needs or Wants GMOs? Not the Public, Not India's Farmers. globalresearch.ca 
By Many scientists lobbying for the deregulation of agricultural biotechnology 'new genomic techniques' (NGTs) in the European Union have either direct or indirect …
(2022-12-05). Engels and the second foundation of Marxism. mronline.org 
John Bellamy Foster, Editor of Monthly Review (New York, USA) gives our annual Engels Memorial Lecture, joint with the Working Class Movement Library.
(2022-12-05). China's first hydrogen industrial vehicle production line put into operation in the Greater Bay Area. ecns.cn China's first hydrogen powered industrial vehicle production line is now fully operational in South China's Guangdong Province, which will support the green development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
(2022-12-05). Green Left Show #30: WA nurses and midwives defy intimidation. greenleft.org.au Nursing union activist and Socialist Alliance member Chris Jenkins explains the dispute between the Australia Nursing Federation WA and the WA government on the latest Green Left Show.
(2022-12-05). Order now! "The Supreme Court versus Democracy" liberationnews.org 
The newest pamphlet from the Party for Socialism and Liberation exposes the attempts of the right wing of the capitalist ruling class to alter the form of the political system in the United States to destroy core democratic rights.
(2022-12-05). Order now! 'The Supreme Court versus Democracy'. liberationnews.org The newest pamphlet from the Party for Socialism and Liberation exposes the attempts of the right wing of the capitalist ruling class to alter the form of the political system in the United States to destroy core democratic rights.
(2022-12-05). Will Lehman, socialist candidate for UAW president, receives nearly 5,000 votes despite bureaucratic suppression of election turnout. wsws.org The substantial support Lehman received among rank-and-file workers across the US is an event of historic significance for the development of the class struggle globally.
(2022-12-05). Central delegation visits HK, Macao to deepen understanding of Party congress. ecns.cn Representatives from Hong Kong and Macao gathered to discuss the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a central government delegation arrived in the two special administrative regions.
(2022-12-05). CPC is active promoter, staunch defender of human rights cause: report. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) is an active promoter and staunch defender of the human rights cause, and has always included respecting and protecting human rights as a key part of national governance, says a report on China's human rights development.
(2022-12-05). Prosiguen labores de rescate en bus sepultado por deslave en Colombia. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento hay tres víctimas fatales, se ha rescatado a nueve personas y se estima que falta por encontrar a algo más de 20.
(2022-12-05). (Franàßais) Préparons-Nous pour un Nouvel Ordre Mondial. transcend.org 1 décembre 2022 – La culture de la guerre est si fermement établie, en particulier dans l'État moderne, qu'une culture de la paix ne peut être achèvée qu'avec un changement radical dans la gouvernance mondiale. Pour comprendre la nature du changement radical, je me tourne vers ce vieil expert, Karl Marx.
(2022-12-05). Brazil: Court Suspends Purchase of 98 Italian Armored Vehicles. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Wilson Alves de Souza, judge of the Federal Regional Court of the First Region, provisionally suspended the tender through which the Brazilian army intended to acquire 98 Centauro II armored vehicles for US$946 million. | RELATED: | The judge argued that the purchase of war equipment is not a priority for a country that is not at war or has imminent threats to its national security. His sentence suspends the…
(2022-12-05). The Guardian Could Help Assange By Retracting All The Lies It Published About Him. strategic-culture.org The Guardian has joined The New York Times, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and El País in signing a letter from the five papers which collaborated with WikiLeaks twelve years ago in the publication of the Chelsea Manning leaks to call for the Biden administration to drop all charges against Julian Assange. This sudden jolt of mainstream support comes as news breaks that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been personally pushing the US government to bring the Assange case to a close.