(2023-02-23). HKSAR chief starts first official visit to Greater Bay Area in post-pandemic era, aiming to accelerate integration. ecns.cn John Lee ka-chiu began his first official visit to the Greater Bay Area (GBA) on Thursday, aiming to accelerate the SAR's integration into the country's overall development plan and to facilitate cooperation in talent exchange, innovation and finance.
(2023-02-22). German lawmaker denounces Ukraine 'proxy war' and US 'terrorist attack' on Nord Stream pipelines. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
In this interview, German Member of Parliament Sevim Dağdelen, of the Left Party, Die Linke, condemned the NATO "proxy war" in Ukraine, saying the EU is acting as US "vassals". She also denounced the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines as a "terrorist attack" that "should have resulted in a huge outcry".
(2023-02-22). On Michael Lebowitz's 'Beyond Capital: Marx's Political Economy Of The Working Class'. mronline.org 
'Beyond Capital' helps us to understand why capitalism continues to persist despite endless crises, by drawing our attention to the messiness of human beings and the multiple circuits that reproduce capitalism as a complex and contradictory totality.
(2023-02-22). Who's Winning and Losing the Economic War over Ukraine? dissidentvoice.org 
Half a million tons of methane rise from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline. Photo: Swedish Coast Guard On the other hand, Ukraine's economy has shrunk by 35% or more, despite $46 billion in economic aid from generous U.S. taxpayers, on top of $67 billion in military aid. European economies are also taking a hit. After …
(2023-02-22). China report excoriates 'US hegemony', war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions. geopoliticaleconomy.com The Chinese government has published a lengthy report condemning "US hegemony" and its destructive effects on the world. The document analyzed the ways in which the United States has "abused" its hegemony politically, militarily, economically, financially, technologically, and culturally. China's Foreign Ministry noted that Washington has roughly 800 foreign military bases all around the world …
(2023-02-22). UN Security Council on Nord Stream Attack With Ray McGovern and Jeffrey Sachs. scheerpost.com 
By Consortium News The Security Council meeting was called by Russia after Seymour Hersh's report pointed to the U.S. and Norway as the culprits. Jeffrey Sachs: My name is Jeffrey Sachs. I am a university professor at Columbia University. I'm a specialist in the global economy, including global trade, finance, infrastructure and economic statecraft. I have appeared …
(2023-02-23). University teachers help students find jobs through livestreaming. ecns.cn Li Xiaoming, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Economics and Management at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, is introducing students' resumes to enterprises via livestream.
(2023-02-23). Pakistan's economic crisis likely to worsen after passing of IMF-dictated budget, rise in fuel prices. peoplesdispatch.org The Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023, was tabled last week, on February 15, in line with measures required to secure the next IMF loan tranche of USD 1.1 billion…
(2023-02-23). Presidente Maduro destaca rol del turismo para nuevo modelo económico. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado indicó que en los carnavales estuvo casi al 100 por ciento la capacidad hotelera en los polos turísticos del país.
(2023-02-23). Perú dará ayuda económica a familias de fallecidos en protestas. telesurtv.net El ministro de Justicia informó que la ayuda a los familiares de las víctimas de la represión se entregará a finales de febrero e inicios de marzo.
(2023-02-23). Australian PM pushes economic nationalism to justify huge military build-up. wsws.org Fearful of widespread anti-war sentiment, Albanese gave few details of the major military expansion on which his government is embarking.
(2023-02-22). Moldovan left demands PAS-led government resign and face elections. peoplesdispatch.org To distract attention from the economic and political crisis in the country, the incumbent Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has appointed pro-Western economist Dorin Recean as the new prime minister of the country…
(2023-02-22). The first year of the war: The quest for a new model and deepening class contradictions in Russia. uwidata.com The content of Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech in the parliament and the criticism of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) indicate that Russia is in the quest for a new state structure and economic model appropriate for multipolarity and war against the West. In November 2022, in my article "Winter in Moscow, …
(2023-02-22). Galen Weston is the poster boy for excess. torontolife.com Jim Stanford explains why corporate greed – not supply chain problems or inflation – is the reason for skyrocketing grocery bills.
(2023-02-22). Soaring energy prices triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine could push up to 141 million more people into extreme poverty, study finds. nationofchange.org "Unaffordable costs of energy and other necessities will push vulnerable populations into energy poverty and even extreme poverty."
(2023-02-22). Biden Administration Promises To Trim Costs Under Federal Housing Mortgage Program For 1st-Time And Lower-Income Buyers. moguldom.com The Biden administration announced on Feb. 22 that it will help make homeownership more affordable for first-time and low-income buyers who have been pushed out of the housing market by high interest rates and home prices that rose to record highs since the covid pandemic. Starting in March, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will reduce …
(2023-02-23). Support the SEP (Australia) in the NSW election to oppose bipartisan slashing of public sector wages! wsws.org The parliamentary parties never miss an opportunity to pay lip service to essential workers, but when it comes to wages and conditions, Labor and the Coalition are adamant—a pay rise in line with inflation is impossible.
(2023-02-22). The World Teetering on the New Polycentric Geopolitics. strategic-culture.org The world is yet to see how dangerous the decade before us will be, what the new global geopolitical architecture will look like and who is to build it. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned in his address to his colleagues on 10 February 2023 in Moscow: "All of us are professionals and we are well aware this is certainly not an exaggeration." Lavrov elaborated on the remark made by Vladimir Putin that this is a historic crossroads for the world and that the most important, the most uncertain decade as well as the most dangerous decade since the Second World War is ahead of us. His opponents tend to…
(2023-02-22). Charlene Mitchell remembers Henry Winston, Communist and Black Liberation leader. peoplesworld.org 
The following article originally appeared in Political Affairs in 2012. It is based on remarks delivered by the late Charlene Mitchell at an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Henry Winston, a leader of the Communist and Black Liberation movements who died in 1986. Charlene Mitchell was a long-time labor and political …
(2023-02-22). ILWU shuts down SF/Oakland docks for Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org 
San Francisco Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the ports of Oakland and San Francisco Feb. 16 to demand that journalist and innocent political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal be exonerated and set free. Clarence Thomas, at the mic, Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo Credit: Labor Media) Local 10 . . . |
(2023-02-22). From the Gulf of Tonkin to the Baltic Sea. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour HershLyndon B. Johnson delivering his televised report on the Gulf of Tonkin incident, August 4, 1964. The secret and incomplete history of US-Norway collaboration in covert operations Why Norway? In my account of the Biden Administration's decision to destroy the Nord Stream pipelines, why did much of the secret planning and training for the operation take…
(2023-02-22). Panel: Unions are the road to good jobs for Black workers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —There was one big agreement by a panel of top Labor Department officials, union leaders, and rank-and-file Black workers: Unions are the road to a decent standard of living and good jobs for Black Americans and critical to the struggle to overcome the impact of centuries of ingrained racism in the U.S. Conversely, added …
(2023-02-22). Declaran culpable de narcotráfico y otros cargos criminales a exsecretario de Seguridad Pública mexicano. cubadebate.cu Genaro García Luna fue declarado culpable de todos los cargos criminales en su contra al culminar su juicio en el Tribunal Federal del Distrito del Este de Nueva York. El juicio de cuatro semanas de quien fue la cara pública y el colaborador de Washington entre 2001 y 2012 en la llamada guerra contra las drogas concluyó con García Luna como un criminal convicto.
(2023-02-22). Bernie Sanders Says It's Time for a 4-Day Workweek, With No Pay Cuts. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for the standard work week to be shortened from five to four days. On Twitter on Tuesday, Sanders said that technological advancements allow for less labor from workers, but are currently only used to pad the pockets of corporate executives. "With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it's time to move toward a four-day work week with no… |
(2023-02-22). Marielle Franco Murder to Be Investigated Again. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Brazil's Justice Minister Flavio Dino ordered the Federal Police to open a new investigation to detect the masterminds of the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco that took place in Rio de Janeiro on March 18, 2018. | RELATED: | The administration of President Lula da Silva will collaborate extensively with subnational authorities in investigations into a political crime that could not be clarifie…
(2023-02-22). Child labor exploited in meat production facilities. liberationnews.org 
The ongoing investigation into Packers Sanitation Service by the Department of Labor has uncovered that a minimum of 100 children were illegally employed in over a dozen meat production facilities across the country.
(2023-02-23). Airports in Shanghai see strong rebound in passenger throughput. ecns.cn Two airports in the Chinese financial hub Shanghai saw marked increases in passenger throughput in January, thanks to China's optimized COVID response and entry-exit policies, the Shanghai Customs said Thursday.
(2023-02-23). What Will Happen When Banks Go Bust? Bank Runs, Bail-Ins and Systemic Risk. scheerpost.com 
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost Financial podcasts have been featuring ominous headlines lately along the lines of "Your Bank Can Legally Seize Your Money" and "Banks Can STEAL Your Money?! Here's How!" The reference is to "bail-ins: " the provision under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act allowing Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs, basically the biggest …
(2023-02-22). Russia's FSB Detained Five Suspected Of Financing Al-Qaeda's HTS In Syria (Video). southfront.org 
ROSTOV-ON-DON REGION, RUSSIA — JULY 15, 2019: Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detain two members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia). Video screen grab/ Russian Federal Security Service/TASS. | On February 22, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained five people suspected of collecting money to provide financial support to the Syria-based al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terror group. | In…
(2023-02-22). Tickets available: NYC bus to the March 18 national anti-war protest. answercoalition.org Join the ANSWER Coalition bus from NYC to DC, , | : | National March on Washington: Peace in Ukraine — Stop NATO!, Saturday, March 18, The White House, , | : | BUS 1: Leave 7: 00 a.m. from Union Square, 14th St and Broadway, NY NY; return at 4: 00 p.m., , BUS 2: Leave 7: 00 a.m. from 149th St. and Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY; return at 4: 00 p.m., , | : | Ticket price: $ . Discounted tickets available based on financial need | Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S…
(2023-02-22). A Health Care Cliff is Coming. otherwords.org I'm one of the I went to college, got a degree, and planned on being self-sufficient. But in my early 20s, I was struck by an autoimmune condition that caused painful, chronic flare ups that affected my ability to stand or walk. | I worked some desk jobs, but the health coverage was inadequate. I struggled financially, r…
(2023-02-22). German Inflation Rises to 8.7 Pct in January: Destatis. telesurenglish.net
(2023-02-22). Podcast Ep 73: Fighting the lobby's racism, with Lara Sheehi. electronicintifada.net How a professor is pushing back against Israel lobby smears and holding George Washington University accountable for collusion.
(2023-02-22). Biden Says Putin's Decision to Suspend New START a 'Big Mistake'. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "big mistake" by suspending Russia's participation in the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, known as the New START. When he made the announcement on Tuesday, Putin stressed he was only suspending Russia's participation in New START, which places limits …
(2023-02-22). Is More Military Spending Really Necessary? progressive.org So long as we keep spending an inordinate amount of money on our military, we will continue to have a military-first approach to foreign policy.
(2023-02-22). Democrats Introduce Bill to Return $100B From Pentagon Budget to the Public. truthout.org Representatives Barbara Lee (D-California) and Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would slash $100 billion from the Pentagon budget, as annual spending on defense hurtles toward $1 trillion. The People Over Pentagon Act would conduct likely the largest single-year cut to the Pentagon budget and return the money to the public through funding for education, health care… |
(2023-02-22). The New McCarthyism and the (True) One-Party State in America. juancole.com 
Note for TomDispatch Readers: I hate to bother you when you were so wonderful in helping keep this website afloat with contributions as last year ended, but believe me, you're still needed! I know it's relatively early in the year, but TomDispatch is now low on funds in a world where wasteful spending on the …
(2023-02-22). UK Nurses denounce RCN union for suspending strikes to enter talks with government. wsws.org At an online meeting Tuesday evening, called by the Royal College of Nursing, nurses raised their opposition to the sabotage by the union bureaucracy.
(2023-02-22). How McKinsey, Oxford University, Walmart, And Former AG Eric Holder Are Tied To The Sackler Family Opioid Cartel. moguldom.com The Sackler family name is displayed on many buildings in Oxford, England, where the elite University of Oxford is bucking a trend of institutions cutting ties with the owners of the opioid cartel that profited from the U.S. opioid epidemic and the half million lives it claimed. For the past two years and as recently …
(2023-02-22). Health Care is Sick — and Profit is the Disease. otherwords.org Your doctor is out and unable to see you now. Not out for lunch or out on vacation — but out of medical practice. | America's perverse health care system, which sublimates care to the profiteering demands of Wall Street speculators who essentially own today's system, has been driving out hordes of nurses, pharmacists, and now doctors too. | These practitioners take their Hippocratic Oath seriously: "First, do no harm." Yet again and again, they see corporate managers of hospital chains, physician clinics, and other practices doing severe harm. Corporations routinely slash staffing levels, eliminate services…
(2023-02-22). Railroad Workers United: Ohio wreck shows need for rail nationalization. peoplesworld.org 
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—The growing uproar over the massive chemical contamination of the air and water from the Norfolk Southern freight train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, shows—once again—the need to nationalize the railroads and run them in the public good, not for profits, Railroad Workers United says. And now they're joined by the United Electrical …
(2023-02-22). Big Oil Could Fix Methane Emissions With A Fraction Of Its Profits. progressivehub.net EMILY PONTECORVO | GRIST…
(2023-02-22). Teamsters collect Unity Pledges ahead of contract negotiations. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Monday, February 20, thousands of Teamsters gathered outside of UPS facilities across the country to sign cards pledging unity ahead of contract negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS. The Contract Unity Pledge Drive is being rolled out in order to rally UPS employees to demands in the negotiations such as ending the second-tier 22.4 driver classification and higher wages for part-timers. | "It's about sending a message to the company that we're ready for a fight. We won't accept second-tier drivers, excessive overtime and unsafe working conditions. Our ability to strike UPS is b…
(2023-02-22). Sturgeon resigns, Scottish National Party in crisis. wsws.org Sturgeon's resignation as leader of the SNP is ultimately an expression of the increasingly apparent bankruptcy of the program of Scottish separatism.
(2023-02-22). China-Russia Partnership Never Targets Any Third Party: China. telesurenglish.net The China-Russia relationship, which has stood the test of the drastic changes in the world situation, is mature, tough and as stable as Mount Tai. | Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 22, 2023.
(2023-02-22). Greeks Protest Against the Visit of US Secretary Blinken. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a series of protests were held against U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Greece in Athens and other cities. | RELATED: | The youth division of the Communist Party of Greece (KNE) and the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) held a protest outside the United States' embassy in Athens. | Hundreds of protesters chanted that Blinken was a persona non grata, raising banners with slogans against U.S.