(2023-02-08). Version 3.0 China-ASEAN FTA negotiations start first round consultations. ecns.cn The first round consultations of Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) negotiations started on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
(2023-02-08). Biden Calls for a Pathway for DREAMers and Further Border Militarization in SOTU. truthout.org President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday, touting his administration's achievements and laying out his plans for the next two years under a divided Congress, including on immigration, the economy, the climate crisis and more. We speak with Democratic Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who delivered a response to Tuesday's speech on behalf of the Working Families Party… |
(2023-02-08). US blew up Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia to Germany, journalist Seymour Hersh reports. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh reported the US government destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered Russian gas to Germany. The Biden administration approved the CIA operation, which used explosives and Navy divers, with help from NATO member Norway.
(2023-02-09). Fitch raises China's 2023 growth forecast to 5%. ecns.cn Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday it has revised its forecast for China's economic growth in 2023 to 5 percent, up from 4.1 percent previously.
(2023-02-09). Foreign expert: The next dacade will be very good for Chinese tourism. ecns.cn Chris Ryan, professor at the University of Waikato, is highly optimistic about China's tourism industry exceeding pre-pandemic levels, adding the next decade will be very good for Chinese tourism as economic growth resumes.
(2023-02-09). Germany has made the decision to establish its own NATO. journal-neo.org 
Recent events have increased the European society's disdain for Washington's policies and the desire for independence from the United States due to the White House's paranoid ambition to rule the world, including Europe, and the European Union's deteriorating status as an economic annex of NATO under proxy management by the United States and Britain. In …
(2023-02-08). Poverty amid Plenty: A World Fragmented by Inequality. juancole.com 
By Liz Theoharis |  ; ( Tomdispatch.com)  ; A few weeks ago, the world's power brokers — politicians, CEOs, millionaires, billionaires — met in Davos, the mountainous Swiss resort town, for the 2023 World Economic Forum. In an annual ritual that reads ever more like Orwellian farce, the global elite gathered — their private jets …
(2023-02-08). World Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, to close the gap and reduce inequities in cancer care. Many marginalized groups and disadvantaged populations worldwide often have limited access to preventive measures, early detection and treatment, which leads to higher mortality rates. And they are often not represented in research and clinical trials. "My hope…
(2023-02-09). Foreign expert: The next dacade will be very good for Chinese tourism. ecns.cn Chris Ryan, professor at the University of Waikato, is highly optimistic about China's tourism industry exceeding pre-pandemic levels, adding the next decade will be very good for Chinese tourism as economic growth resumes.
(2023-02-09). Germany has made the decision to establish its own NATO. journal-neo.org Recent events have increased the European society's disdain for Washington's policies and the desire for independence from the United States due to the White House's paranoid ambition to rule the world, including Europe, and the European Union's deteriorating status as an economic annex of NATO under proxy management by the United States and Britain. In …
(2023-02-08). Poverty amid Plenty: A World Fragmented by Inequality. juancole.com By Liz Theoharis |  ; ( Tomdispatch.com)  ; A few weeks ago, the world's power brokers — politicians, CEOs, millionaires, billionaires — met in Davos, the mountainous Swiss resort town, for the 2023 World Economic Forum. In an annual ritual that reads ever more like Orwellian farce, the global elite gathered — their private jets …
(2023-02-08). World Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, to close the gap and reduce inequities in cancer care. Many marginalized groups and disadvantaged populations worldwide often have limited access to preventive measures, early detection and treatment, which leads to higher mortality rates. And they are often not represented in research and clinical trials. "My hope…
(2023-02-08). Black Reconstruction on Carolina's Gold Coast. workers.org 
The "Reconstruction Era" following the Civil War spanned 1865-1876; it was a brief period in which formerly enslaved Black people won some political, social and economic rights in the South. But the former slaveocracy regained state power and enforced economic and political oppression once again. The March to the Sea, . . . |
(2023-02-08). Forex reserves expected to remain at stable level. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves are expected to remain stable after increasing for the fourth straight month in January as the country's economic recovery gains traction, experts said on Tuesday.
(2023-02-08). Overseas investors bullish on yuan assets. ecns.cn Bullish on China's head start in economic recovery in 2023, global investors are lining up for yuan-denominated assets.
(2023-02-08). Special local bonds rev up investment. ecns.cn The early and speedy issuance and allocation of this year's special local government bond quota will effectively boost infrastructure construction and help rev up economic recovery, particularly in the first quarter, analysts said.
(2023-02-08). Brasil: La política del Banco Central es la continuación del 8 de enero a través del terrorismo económico. globalizacion.ca Las tasas de interés estratosféricas del Banco Central provocan un desajuste permanente de las finanzas públicas y un desequilibrio fiscal crónico. Son, por tanto, un factor relevante de retraso y estancamiento del país. | El aumento del gasto del Tesoro en…
(2023-02-08). Is It a Monkey Wrench or C4, or Some Form of War? dissidentvoice.org 
The insanity of America just never slips, as the men and women who have done an amazing bunch of PSYOPS on the American public since, oh, hell, before Randoph Hearst' and Pulitzer's Yellow Journalism, are coming at us like gangbusters. The military wars being plotted now, the economic wars of old and present, the war …
(2023-02-08). Biden's State of Union: Ukraine Has Become a Test For The US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered the "State of the Union" address amid an international context that places the United States on the verge of an economic recession, a possibility that will surely affect his re-election chances. Below are the highlights of his speech to Congress. | RELATED: | Tax equity returns to the scene.: | During his speech, Biden again brought to light the issue of the "Billionaire Minimum Inc…
(2023-02-08). Peruvian Youth Raise Their Music Against State Terrorism. telesurenglish.net Hip hop, rock, reggae, and punk songs are accompanying the protests that thousands of Peruvians maintain firmly against President Dina Boluarte. | RELATED: | Displaying unprecedented creativity, Peruvian youth have composed songs that reflect the discontent of those who raise their voices against the political class, economic elites, structural racism, and State terrorism. | "This democracy is no longer democracy. Dina, m…
(2023-02-08). Whitney Webb | What is the World Economic Forum? thealtworld.com The World Economic Forum (WEF) plays a significant role in guiding international developments in the interests of the business community. They invite the most powerful people in the world to an annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss their dreams of the future. These are dreams where the powerful stay powerful, and the underclasses continue to toil and suffer. | Even when they invite a dissenting voice such as climate activist Greta Thunberg, or historian Rutger Bregman, their criticisms are heavily publicized without changing the core of WEF's mission — to solidify corporate control over the go…
(2023-02-09). Allegations of Adani Group corruption shake India's financial markets, Modi government. wsws.org Modi has a decades-long association with the rags-to riches oligarch Gautam Adani, whose wealth has grown exponentially since the BJP came to power in New Delhi in May 2014.
(2023-02-08). 23% of lunch meal deals exceed recommend calorie guidelines. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that 23% of different lunch meal deals exceeded calorie guidelines. Most supermarkets and high street stores offer famous lunch meal deals, which include a main, snack and drink. However, many of these deals exceed the 600-calorie recommendation for lunch as per government guidelines. To generate awareness of …
(2023-02-08). Poverty Amid Plenty. A World Fragmented by Inequality. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-09). Over ,000 Sri Lankan workers strike and protest against Wickremesinghe government's austerity measures. wsws.org Sri Lankan trade unions are attempting to dissipate rising mass anger against the government and its escalating social attacks through calling separate isolated actions and promoting illusions that the government can pressured to withdraw new income tax increases.
(2023-02-08). Biden Is Right: You Shouldn't Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than Billionaires. otherwords.org In his third State of the Union address, President Joe Biden renewed his call for a billionaire minimum income tax, demanding Congress take action on a broken tax system that rewards wealth over work. | "Pass my proposal for a billionaire minimum tax," Biden proclaimed. "Because no billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter." | Since the pandemic began in March 2020, U.S. billionaire wealth has
(2023-02-08). The labour and social struggle in France, confronting the pension cuts: Palestine is present! samidoun.net 
Throughout the cities and towns of France, mass mobilizations, one-day general strikes and ongoing labour actions have mobilized tens and hundreds of thousands to take to the streets to defend labour rights against the pension "reform" plan that aims to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the number of years a …
(2023-02-09). Six Portland grocery stores form union. workers.org 
Six Portland, Oregon, New Seasons grocery stores voted to form a new union seven months ago called the New Seasons Labor Union. The union's first action, Feb. 3, 4 and 5, was to rally and picket in front of the six stores to raise community awareness about management's new policy . . . |
(2023-02-08). Friday 2/10: Put Musk On Autopilot To Mars! indybay.org At: Tesla Factory – 45500 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538…
(2023-02-08). Big Oil spent over $34.2 million lobbying California officials in the 2021-22 session. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) creating alliances with labor unions; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists.
(2023-02-08). Science Saturday: Cross-laboratory collaboration accelerates gold-standard SRA testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known as HIT, or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The test, a serotonin release assay (SRA), uses the expertise and technologies of the Special Coagulation Laboratory (SCL) and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (CMSL) to guide physicians on making an accurate diagnosis of HIT, which is an important first step in choosing the best blood…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic to lead new radiotracer trial for detecting pancreatic cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — In an academic-industrial collaboration, Mayo Clinic is assessing in a clinical trial a new radiotracer in pancreatic cancer imaging. As part of the investigation, the new agent, 68Ga-Fibroblast-Activation-Protein-Inhibitors (FAPI)-46 (68Ga-FAPI-46), will be compared with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), which is the current standard-of-care radiotracer, in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of pancreatic cancer. "The research will focus on pancreatic cancer and evaluate whether this radiotracer does what it's supposed to do, and whether it…
(2023-02-08). Granada conmemora aniversario de su independencia. telesurtv.net El sindicalista Eric Matthew Gairy lideró la fundación del Partido Laborista Granadino Unido y levantó la voz por la independencia de la isla.
(2023-02-08). HK's Lee promotes ties in Mideast visit. ecns.cn John Lee Ka-chiu and an HKSAR government and business delegation began their visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, after pushing ties with Saudi Arabia to a new level of collaboration.
(2023-02-08). $340 Million Anti-Labor Consulting Industry Is Behind Union-Busting. popularresistance.org The remarkable spikes in union activity over the last few years have given many on the left cause for hope: could we be on the precipice of a resurgent, newly galvanized U.S. labor movement? In the first three quarters of 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) documented a 53 percent increase in organizing petitions — including startling wins by new, independent unions at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe's, and numerous others, across many sectors. There's a widespread sense that a qualitative shift has taken place. | That said — despite the perceptible increase in agitation — on quantitat…
(2023-02-08). Are Leftists And Labor Finally Winning In Los Angeles? progressivehub.net ABE ASHER | JACOBIN…
(2023-02-08). Is hybrid the future of work? america.cgtn.com While last year company executives pushed for a mass return to the office that never really materialized amid what was dubbed the Great Resignation, 2023 might usher in a new era of concessions, despite signs of a labor market that is starting to cool, …
(2023-02-08). Critics Slam Business-Backed Bill to Expand Child Labor in Iowa. truthout.org Labor advocates on Tuesday decried a business-backed bill introduced by Republican state lawmakers in Iowa that would roll back child labor laws so that teens as young as 14 could work in previously prohibited jobs including mining, logging, and animal slaughtering — a proposal one union president called dangerous and "just crazy." Senate File 167, introduced by state Sen. Jason Schultz (R-6)… |
(2023-02-08). Venezuela Sends 52 Rescuers to Tàºrkiye and Syria. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday morning, Venezuela sent 52 specialists to Tàºrkiye and Syria to collaborate in rescue actions in the areas affected by the earthquakes. | RELATED: | They are firefighters and members of the Civil Protection and the Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force. Accompanied by six rescue dogs, the specialists departed on a Conviasa airline plane, which was also transporting 22 tons of humanitarian ai…
(2023-02-08). The 65th annual Grammy Awards: A spectacle of self-absorption and self-delusion. wsws.org In far too many ways, this was another exhibition of cultural backwardness, wealth and social complacency inflicted on the US and global public.
(2023-02-08). In OtherWords: February 8, 2023. otherwords.org Yesterday, President Biden gave a surprisingly fiery, populist State of the Union address. | This week in OtherWords, Karen Dolan highlights Rebekah Entralgo zeroes in on one idea in particular: the billionaire minimum tax, which would ensure that America's wealthiest people aren't paying lower tax rates than secretaries o…
(2023-02-08). Wealthy Countries and their Political and Business Leaders Are Not Serious About Ending Hunger. actionaidusa.org When global hunger was estimated to be 792 million people back in the year 2000, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) wrote in the 2000 State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) report: "In a world of unprecedented wealth, these levels of need are disgraceful." Ten years later, in the 2010 SOFI…
(2023-02-08). Innovation brings wave of opportunity. ecns.cn Fishermen in the coastal city of Yueqing, Zhejiang province, are financially benefiting from ongoing changes to the city's marine equipment production, environmental protection and tourism.
(2023-02-08). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Educators at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia and Memorial University in Newfoundland are both in their second week of strike action to demand pay raises to meet inflation.
(2023-02-08). Biden Presented a Bold Agenda. Can He Back It Up? otherwords.org President Joe Biden took full advantage of his State of the Union address to celebrate his administration's victories for hard-working U.S. families and set the tone for progress and possibility for the next two years. | While the country is still suffering from high but easing inflation and the effects of a brutal pandemic, Biden has still presided over historic investments in children and families, climate, health care, and infrastructure. | He's created
(2023-02-08). From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver? truthout.org From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver? Three months ago, if I'd had to guess what President Biden would be speaking about in his February 2023 State of the Union address, I would have anticipated that he would be facing a much larger GOP majority in Congress; that he would be on the defensive about soaring inflation; and that he would try to sidestep any discussion… |
(2023-02-08). US-China Trade Hits Record Despite Decoupling Rhetoric. telesurenglish.net Newly released U.S. official data showed that goods trade between the United States and China hit a record US$690.6 billion in 2022, indicating robust trade growth amid bilateral tensions and decoupling rhetoric. | RELATED: | The U.S. Commerce Department data, which are not adjusted for inflation, showed that goods exports to China increased by US$2.4 billion to US$153.8 billion and imports increased by US$31.8 bill…
(2023-02-08). The Price Of Wholesale Eggs Suddenly Falls 62% After Public Criticism And Attention. moguldom.com High inflation and a bird flu outbreak of historic proportions combined to drive up the price of eggs, a grocery store staple for most families, by more than 100 percent in 2022, prompting criticism from consumers and accusations of price gouging. There may be some relief in sight, but it's not a sure thing, Greg …
(2023-02-08). State Department Approves $10 Billion HIMARS Rocket Sale to Poland. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it approved a potential $10 billion rocket launcher sale to Poland as the US's European allies continue to ramp up military spending. The deal includes 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), rocket launchers that the US has been providing Ukraine. The HIMARS are made by Lockheed …
(2023-02-09). China central SOE net profits up 35.71 pct in three years. ecns.cn Net profits at China's centrally administrated state-owned enterprises (SOEs) rose 35.71 percent to 1.9 trillion yuan (about 279.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022 from that achieved in 2020, official data showed.
(2023-02-08). Chevron doubles last year's profits as consumers are gouged at the gas pumps. indybay.org The news of Chevron's record profits and record oil and gas production in the U.S. comes as data from the Bureau of Land Management reveals that President Biden approved more oil and gas drilling permits in his first two years in office than former President Donald Trump.
(2023-02-08). Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil's Methane Pollution Is Underestimated. popularresistance.org Over the course of several flights in 2021, they spotted frequent gas plumes from platforms, storage tanks, and pipelines offshore, leading the team to believe that the 151 platforms near the Louisiana coast had a much higher methane leak rate than what's been measured for onshore oil and gas production. | "I think the bottom line message in this study is there's a lot of emissions in the shallow waters that are currently unmeasured," said Riley Duren, the CEO of Carbon Mapper and coauthor of the nonprofit's 2022 study of offshore methane emissions.
(2023-02-08). BP scales back climate targets as profits more than double. nationofchange.org BP now plans to increase its oil and gas production over the next seven years.
(2023-02-09). Sam Marcy clarified Marx for us. workers.org 
The following message was from a study group of prisoners on Texas Death Row at the Ellis I Unit, Huntsville, Texas, on the occasion of the 85th birthday celebration of the late chairperson of Workers World Party, Sam Marcy, Oct. 5, 1996. Both Emerson Rudd and Ponchai Wilkerson were legally . . . |
(2023-02-08). Thalia Anthony: 'Colonialism continues in Alice Springs'. greenleft.org.au In a recent address, Professor Thalia Anthony discussed colonisation through a Marxist framework, including the ongoing impacts on First Nations people in Alice Springs. Niko Leka reports.
(2023-02-09). Australia: Sydney garbage collectors strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org Waste contractor Cleanaway is seeking to cut already low wages and slash overtime rates for inner Sydney rubbish collection workers.
(2023-02-08). Portland: City workers walk off the job. workers.org 
As we go to press, the city employees won a new contract. Read more at workers.org More than 600 Portland city employees, working without a contract since June, walked off of their jobs Feb. 2, because the city refused to pay them wages they need to survive Portland's rising cost-of-living . . . |
(2023-02-08). Union bureaucracies try to block Spanish health care workers struggle. wsws.org Doctors, nurses and other health staff are taking action in regions across Spain against low wages, deteriorating working conditions and attacks on public health care.
(2023-02-08). Thousands of postal workers in Germany strike again for 15 percent pay rise. wsws.org In the face of low wages, increasing workloads, the enrichment of the Deutsche Post board and shareholders, billions being spent on war and rearmament, postal workers in Germany are showing a willingness to fight.
(2023-02-09). Introducing our new podcast: 'Movies vs Capitalism'. mronline.org 
The Lever's new movie podcast launches.
(2023-02-08). Neo-Compradors: The Leftist Foot Soldiers of Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
By Sammy Ismail  ; Feb 2, 2023 | A review of James Petras' NGOs: In The Service of Imperialism. | NGOs: In The Service of Imperialism by James Petras scientifically unpacks imperialism in contemporary communities of the global south. Prompted by the premise that capitalism, and by extension imperialism, is constantly evolving in an effort to perpetuate itself. James Petras takes neo-compradors as the unit of analysis for his study of imperialism. | The purpose of studies like this is a profound frustration with contemporary leftist discourse which has distorted Scientific Socialism, under the pretext of modern…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Postpartum depression is more than baby blues. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Postpartum depression is real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 out of every 10 new moms suffer from it. It's much more than what's called the "baby blues" because it lasts longer and tends to be more severe. Symptoms include mood swings, anxiety, sadness, crying irritability and feeling overwhelmed. Prompt treatment is important, and Mayo Clinic experts say it works. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/WhmJuesp9ck Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is…
(2023-02-08). Russia Increased Production Of Guided Krasnopol Shells That Can Destroy Western Tanks. southfront.org 
The 2K25 Krasnopol artillery weapon system. | The Russian military industrial complex increased last year the production of 2K25 Krasnopol precision-guided artillery shells which can destroy Western main battle tanks, The Krasnopol can be fired by most 152 mm or 155 mm artillery guns. The round is guided by semi-active laser and ha…
(2023-02-08). India replaces U.S. dollars with dirhams in Russian oil trade. mronline.org 
Citing four sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reports that Indian refiners and traders embarked on paying for most of their Russian oil purchased via Dubai-based traders in UAE dirhams instead of U.S. dollars.
(2023-02-08). Remembering Jesse B. Blayton Sr.: Black American Media Pioneer. moguldom.com If making history was a person, it could easily have been Jesse B. Blayton Sr. Not only was Blayton an iconic scholar, serial entrepreneur and civil rights activist, he was also the first to amplify Black voices through broadcast radio. According to his biography on Black Past, Blayton purchased WERD-AM in Atlanta, Georgia, for $ ,000 on Oct …
(2023-02-09). Indiana workers denounce fraudulent UAW run-off election. wsws.org In discussions outside factory gates, workers expressed deep opposition to the brazen violation of their rights and the "choice" in the election between two longtime union bureaucrats.
(2023-02-09). Saturday 3/11: Good Housing is a Right! (Online Townall). indybay.org Zoom (Online) | Zoom info: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756…
(2023-02-09). Socialist program needed to halt rate rise and cost-of-living crisis in Australia. wsws.org Tuesday's interest rate hike shows that the March 25 New South Wales state election will be held under conditions of an intensifying social and political crisis.
(2023-02-08). Christoph Vandreier: "We unite workers across all borders in the fight against war" wsws.org The following speech was delivered by the lead candidate and chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (SGP), Christoph Vandreier, at the party's rally against the war in Ukraine on February 4 at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.
(2023-02-08). Johannes Stern: "The SGP's anti-war rally is in the tradition of Karl Liebknecht" wsws.org On February 4, the Socialist Equality Party held a rally against the war in Ukraine and the return of German militarism as part of its election campaign for the Berlin election at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. We publish here the opening remarks of Johannes Stern, who moderated the rally.
(2023-02-08). Struggling for climate action, solidarity and ecosocialism in Malaysia. greenleft.org.au Malaysian socialist Soh Sook Hwa, addressing the recent Socialist Alliance national conference, talked about the need for action and solidarity to confront the climate crisis. Susan Price reports.
(2023-02-08). Bournemouth nurse speaks on Britain's NHS strike. wsws.org Dannielle Gillingham spoke to World Socialist Web Site reporters during the February 6-7 strike by hundreds of thousands of National Health Service nurses and ambulance workers—the largest strike in the NHS since its foundation 75 years ago.
(2023-02-08). A masterpiece of Socialist Realism. mronline.org 
BRUNI DE LA MOTTE recommends a classic of East German literature that gives a human face to difficult political choices.
(2023-02-08). Spreading anti-communist hot air: Washington's balloon warfare against the USSR. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—On Feb. 3, 1956, astonished residents in the U.K. towns of Lewisham, Pinner, and Farnborough were greeted with the news that several U.S. propaganda balloons had crash-landed locally. Appearing in the local press and the publication World News, the report brought the Cold War to Britons' very doorsteps, quite literally. This was not the first …
(2023-02-08). Cuban president: 'We must strengthen the integration of Our America'. thecommunists.org The following speech was delivered by Cuban president Miguel-Diaz Canel to the seventh summit of heads of state and government of the Community of Latin-American and Caribbean States (Celac) on 24 January 2023. ***** Dear President Alberto Fernández Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government and other heads of delegation Dear Latin-American and Caribbean friends …