(2023-02-14). Russian Companies Target the Chinese Market. infobrics.org Currently, Moscow prioritizes the strengthening of relations with Beijing, which is reflected not only in political relations but also in the economy, especially in energy cooperation…
(2023-02-13). Faced with rising oil prices, Japan returns to nuclear sanity. americanthinker.com Any nation that cares about the economy and the environment should do the same.
(2023-02-13). Zelensky Left Europe Without Any Fighter Jets Or Further Guarantees. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageMacron's peace conference proposal is a sham. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens ≠ky was treated like a hero when visiting Brussels on February 9. Although he received endless adulation, his lobbying to EU leaders for further military support mostly fell on deaf ears despite making an impassioned, but disingenuous plea that Ukraine is defending Europe's eastern borders. | Zelensky visited London and Paris on hi…
(2023-02-13). Mexico's AMLO announces campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-13). Mexico's AMLO announces global campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-13). Margaret Kimberley on NEW 2nd Edition of SANCTIONS Book. iacenter.org "What are thought of as mere limits on financial transactions are a form of warfare which kill as surely as bombs and bullets. Sanctions are war crimes, violating prohibitions against the targeting of civilian populations. This book SANCTIONS — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy is vital to understanding how the United States and its allies create suffering around the world." —Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report Order 2nd Edition, just released SANCTIONS — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy: iacenter.org/sanctions-book Podcast — Interview by Margaret Kimbe…
(2023-02-14). Russian Companies Target the Chinese Market. infobrics.org Currently, Moscow prioritizes the strengthening of relations with Beijing, which is reflected not only in political relations but also in the economy, especially in energy cooperation…
(2023-02-13). Faced with rising oil prices, Japan returns to nuclear sanity. americanthinker.com Any nation that cares about the economy and the environment should do the same.
(2023-02-13). Zelensky Left Europe Without Any Fighter Jets Or Further Guarantees. southfront.org Illustrative ImageMacron's peace conference proposal is a sham. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens ≠ky was treated like a hero when visiting Brussels on February 9. Although he received endless adulation, his lobbying to EU leaders for further military support mostly fell on deaf ears despite making an impassioned, but disingenuous plea that Ukraine is defending Europe's eastern borders. | Zelensky visited London and Paris on hi…
(2023-02-13). Mexico's AMLO announces campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-13). Mexico's AMLO announces global campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-13). Margaret Kimberley on NEW 2nd Edition of SANCTIONS Book. iacenter.org "What are thought of as mere limits on financial transactions are a form of warfare which kill as surely as bombs and bullets. Sanctions are war crimes, violating prohibitions against the targeting of civilian populations. This book SANCTIONS — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy is vital to understanding how the United States and its allies create suffering around the world." —Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report Order 2nd Edition, just released SANCTIONS — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy: iacenter.org/sanctions-book Podcast — Interview by Margaret Kimbe…
(2023-02-14). 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…
(2023-02-14). Imperial to advise UN Economic and Social Council on reducing world inequalities. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has been awarded consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
(2023-02-13). U.N. Rapporteur: Lift Sanctions on Syria to Help People Rebuild After War & Devastating Earthquakes. democracynow.org 
We speak with human rights expert Alena Douhan, a United Nations special rapporteur and one of several U.N. experts calling for the lifting of economic and financial sanctions against Syria in order to aid recovery efforts following last week's devastating earthquakes. "The people of Syria are currently deprived of any possibility to rebuild their country, and their country needed reconstruction before the earthquake," says Douhan.
(2023-02-13). Study: Racism Plays Bigger Role in Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Than Wealth. truthout.org A Black infant is many times more likely to die within one year of birth than a white infant is, even if that Black infant comes from a wealthy home, a new study shows. The study, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research last month, demonstrates that disparities in Black and white infant mortality rates cannot be explained by economics alone. Rather, racism within the health… |
(2023-02-13). China invests 21.5 trillion yuan in major projects. ecns.cn China has invested a total of 21.5 trillion yuan ($3.15 trillion) in major projects to stabilize 2023's economic growth, Security Daily reported on Monday..
(2023-02-13). Leading health economist joins UK Statistics Authority as non-executive director. imperial.ac.uk Dame Carol Propper, Professor of Economics at the Business School, has today been appointed to the Board of the UK Statistics Authority.
(2023-02-13). Why Does Zelensky Need a Long Conflict With Russia? libya360.wordpress.com Andrey Sushentsov It is unlikely that Zelensky is counting on a military victory for his country. For this, Ukraine does not have its own military-economic resources, and the funds provided by the West will never be sufficient to inflict a final defeat on Russia. Probably, the calculation of the president of Ukraine is based on…
(2023-02-13). Union Kitchen Workers Win Back Pay In Labor Settlement. popularresistance.org Union organizers at Union Kitchen locations in the D.C. region have settled a dispute with the food accelerator and retailer, which officials said had engaged in union-busting tactics outlined in an extensive complaint last fall. | The National Labor Relations Board settlement agreement requires the restaurant to pay nearly $25,000 in backpay and frontpay to five workers who were fired or faced discipline, apparently in retaliation for their participation in the union drive. The payments include interest, expenses, and relief from economic harm and adverse tax consequences to some of the named workers.
(2023-02-13). U.S. economic sanctions aggravate earthquake response in Syria. peoplesworld.org 
Suffering in Syria and Turkey caused by a strong earthquake on Feb. 6 has elicited an immense worldwide humanitarian response. The toll as of press time for this article was 36,000 people dead, with the number of recorded deaths steadily rising as rubble from collapsed buildings is removed. Unusually cold weather and snow add to …
(2023-02-14). US Fed at the centre of financial crisis. wsws.org According to analysts at the Better Markets organisation, the Fed's policies over the past 14 years, the pumping of trillions of dollars into the financial system, mean that in many ways it is "fighting problems of its own creation."
(2023-02-14). Per capita disposable income of farmers who get rid of poverty reaches $2,217 in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita disposable income of farmers in areas that have eliminated poverty in China reached 15,111 yuan (about 2217 U.S. dollars), up 7.5 percent over the previous year, 1.2 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the per capita disposable income of farmers nationwide, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Tuesday.
(2023-02-13). Social Credit Brazilian Style: Basic Income (UBI) Recipients For Poorest Families Must be Vaxxed. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Review of "Critique of the Gotha Program," by Karl Marx. mronline.org 
This new edition of Marx's 1875 'Critique of the Gotha Program' comes with a few surprises in translation for Marxists who have previously interpreted it as justification for the continuation of wage-labour and commodity production, under the 'dictatorship of the proletariat' in the 'first phase' of socialism/communism.
(2023-02-14). Elon We Won't Back Down Unveiling At Tesla-Send Musk On Autopilot To Mars. indybay.org
(2023-02-14). Put The Bird DOWN Elon At Twitter! Launch Musk On Autopilot To Mars NOW! indybay.org Artists, poets and labor activists rallied in front of Twitter to demand that Elon Musk be sent to Mars on autopilot. They also spoke out against the illegal layoffs at Twitter and the violations of health and safety along with racist working conditions at Tesla which is called the plantation by Tesla workers.
(2023-02-14). 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…
(2023-02-14). Pablo Neruda murió envenenado, afirma familia del poeta. cubadebate.cu El poeta chileno Pablo Neruda murió "envenenado" 12 días después del golpe militar de Augusto Pinochet, aseguró este lunes un sobrino del premio Nobel, a dos días de que se conozca el informe elaborado por peritos internacionales. "Sabemos ahora que el 'clostridium botulinum' no tendría por qué haber estado en la osamenta de Neruda. øQué quiere decir esto? Que Neruda fue asesinado, hubo intervención en el año 1973 por agentes del Estado".
(2023-02-14). Continúan labores de búsqueda y rescate tras terremotos en Türkiye y Siria. twitter.com La Agencia de Gestión de Desastres y Emergencias de Türkiye precisó que casi 240.000 personas y 12.322 vehículos están desplegados en las zonas afectadas.
(2023-02-14). Presidente sirio recibe al jefe de Asuntos Humanitarios de ONU. telesurtv.net El subsecretario general de Asuntos Humanitarios, destacó las labores desplegadas por el Gobierno sirio.
(2023-02-14). Australian Labor health minister lies about COVID disaster. wsws.org The Labor government defied and suppressed warnings in order to pursue a corporate profit-driven "let it rip" policy, knowing that many people would die.
(2023-02-14). Fifteen years on: The fraud of Australian parliament's "stolen generations" apology. wsws.org This article, published on the World Socialist Web Site five years ago exposed the hypocrisy involved in the parliamentary events, such as yesterday's, hailing the anniversaries of the former Rudd Labor government's "national apology."
(2023-02-14). Presidente de Irán inicia visita oficial a China. telesurtv.net El mandatario persa prevé subscribir varios acuerdos de colaboración y fortalecer los estrechos vínculos económicos en materia de energía, transporte, agricultura, comercio e inversiones.
(2023-02-13). The FBI Paid a Violent Felon to Infiltrate Denver's Racial Justice Movement. transcend.org 7 Feb 2023 – Mickey Windecker encouraged violence, accused activist leaders of being police cooperators, and tried to draw demonstrators into elaborate stings.
(2023-02-13). Brazil's Lula includes AFL-CIO union leadership in his state visit. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—As Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met both Democratic President Joe Biden and, separately, U.S. labor leaders, happy U.S. supporters—including two identifying themselves as Auto Workers and others from the peace movement—chanted support for him outside the White House security perimeter. The supporters of Lula outside the White House, both labor and peace …
(2023-02-13). Rachel Evans: 'Young people prefer socialism over capitalism'. greenleft.org.au NSW is heading towards an election and communities are wondering if a future Labor government will make the necessary changes. Paul Gregoire spoke to Rachel Evans, Socialist Alliance candidate for Heffron, about housing justice and her campaign.
(2023-02-13). Sanders Isn't Afraid to Subpoena Starbucks CEO to Get Him to Appear in Congress. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), now in charge of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is pledging to go after executives for Starbucks, Big Pharma and railroads over their rampant greed — and he's not afraid to use his subpoena power to do so. The pharmaceutical industry is one of his top targets, Sanders is saying, for working for decades to fleece the American… |
(2023-02-13). Inflation Preview: What to Look for in January's CPI Release. cepr.net The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, February 14th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. We had been seeing good news on inflation in the CPI over the last six months with inflation in the core slowing to a 4.5 percent annual rate, while the …
(2023-02-13). Buena Fe: "Las más viejas" cubadebate.cu "Las más viejas" Es el segundo sencillo con el que Buena Fe inaugura el lanzamiento disco Morada, luego del éxito que está constituyendo el primer sencillo "Café", publicado en noviembre del 2022. Con este nuevo video clip, Buena Fe, pretende hacer un homenaje a los grandes compositores de la música cubana y ponderar esa labor. Cubadebate comparte el videoclip con sus lectores…
(2023-02-13). Fiscalía de Ecuador denuncia intromisión del Estado. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía solicitó al Ministerio del Interior que deje sin efecto los cambios del personal policial de investigación que labora en esa entidad.
(2023-02-13). The Scientific Benefits Of Growing Assets In A Trust: You Don't Need To Be Rich. moguldom.com While 33 percent of U.S. adults have a will, the number is lower for Black Americans — 27.5 percent — which means Black Americans may be missing out on the No. 1 wealth transfer, and without a plan in place, probate costs could eat up to 8 percent of the value of an estate. Even …
(2023-02-13). Aging Populations and Great Power Politics: The Problem is for the Elites, not the Masses. cepr.net We recently got new data showing that China's population shrunk last year. It is now projected to see its population continue to decline through the rest of this century. This is being portrayed as a disaster for China. A similar disaster has already hit Japan, South Korea, Italy and many other wealthy countries. People in …
(2023-02-13). 10 Ways The US Is Out Of Line With The Entire World. mintpressnews.com 
The US, one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations, stands alone as the only country to reject human rights such as the right to food and the rights of the disabled and children. Learn more about this alarming reality with Lee Camp.
(2023-02-14). As a result of the selfish policies of the West, the Arab world is growing increasingly poorer. journal-neo.org 
Most food products around the world are now significantly more expensive. The Food and Agriculture Organization, which tracks changes in the prices of the most popular food commodities around the world, predicts that the Food Price Index will rise an average of 143.7 points in 2022, up 14.3% from 2021 and the highest since 1990. …
(2023-02-14). Colombia arrests prosecution's former financial crimes chief. colombiareports.com Colombia's former top financial crimes prosecutor was arrested for her alleged involvement in the extortion of drug trafficking suspects. The prosecution's former financial crimes chief, Ana Catalina Noguera, was arrested…
(2023-02-13). China's Yuan will End US Dollar Dominance and Create a Bipolar Currency System in the Next Decade, Says Nouriel Roubini. infobrics.org He predicted in a Financial Times column the emergence of a bipolar currency regime…
(2023-02-13). LGBTQ people under attack, People's World stands up and fights back. peoplesworld.org 
Drag shows made illegal. The very mention in classrooms that gay people exist outlawed forever. Trans people barred from employment, housing, or even being able to use a public restroom. Parents who seek gender-affirming health care for their kids prosecuted and jailed for child abuse. Black, brown, and Indigenous trans women dead in the back …
(2023-02-13). California Reparations Task Force Pushes for More Systemic Reforms. truthout.org As discussions about reparations for Black Americans gain some ground, the first state with a task force on the issue is hearing that it needs to think bigger. African Americans in California have been telling the state's reparations task force that a one-time payout would mean little if they don't have equal access to education, employment, health care or housing. A payment, they said… |
(2023-02-14). Ford Announces $3.5 Billion Next-Generation Battery Plant for its Electric Vehicles in Michigan, "to lead the EV Revolution" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Ford Motor Co.'s CEO, Jim Farley, announced on Monday, "Today @Ford is announcing a $3.5B investment to build the first automaker-backed LFP battery plant in the U.S. bringing 2,500 jobs to Michigan. Good for America and our customers! All part of our $50B+ plan to innovate & lead the EV …
(2023-02-13). China's secretive investments in Colombia. colombiareports.com 
Companies controlled by China's authoritarian government have been granted critical infrastructure projects in Colombia and plan to expand their influence. The Chinese government's increased stakes in Colombia are the result…
(2023-02-14). The IRS lets pirates function as nonprofits. americanthinker.com It's becoming apparent that the IRS classifies institutions not by how they function but according to their politics.
(2023-02-14). MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician creates industry runway for students of color. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician creates industry runway for students of color February is Black History Month, and Dr. Alyx Porter, a neuro-oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, is committed to increasing diversity in medicine. There are less than five black women practicing neuro oncology in the U.S., and Dr. Porter is one of them. She formed the nonprofit ElevateMeD along with her husband to provide scholarships and support to medical students from backgrounds underrepresented in…
(2023-02-13). The Food Rescue Project Fighting Hunger And Food Waste In El Paso. popularresistance.org Medical student Preetha Rajkumar is studying to become a surgeon. But the 24-year-old El Paso resident has already impacted hundreds of local families' well-being, through the work she began as a college student. | While studying cell and molecular biology at the University of Texas at El Paso five years ago, Rajkumar — a self-described foodie — came across the concept of food rescue. Working with a group of friends on campus, she founded the volunteer-run nonprofit organization No Lost Food.
(2023-02-13). Super Bowl can't disguise systemic racism, big profits. workers.org 
The most popular one-day sports event in the U.S. happened on Feb. 12 this year in Glendale, Arizona — Super Bowl LVII. The two teams that played for the National Football League championship were the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City team — whose ownership to this day refuses to . . . |
(2023-02-13). Drive for profits leads to fiery train wreck, toxins on board. workers.org 
Corporate greed and capitalist irresponsibility led to a fiery, jackknifed derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway train in East Palestine, Ohio, on the evening of Feb. 3. This northeast Ohio community is located 22 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio, and 55 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Plume of black smoke after . . . |
(2023-02-13). On-the-spot report from earthquake-hit region in Turkey. wsws.org Many people living in the affected area blame not the "natural disaster" for the deaths and destruction, but the capitalists who, in their greed for profit, build buildings that do not comply with earthquake regulations and the authorities who turn a blind eye to this.
(2023-02-14). ITTF announces updates to World Ranking Regulations. ecns.cn The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) executive board has approved changes to the ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Regulations, with the Chinese national team still topping four categories, according to the sports body.
(2023-02-13). Anticommunism in the USA: the spectre remains. thecommunists.org The following article is reproduced from the Marx Engels Institute, with thanks. ***** "A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and tsar, Metternich and Guizot, French radicals and German police-spies. "Where is the party in …
(2023-02-14). Australian unions ram through sell-out deal for NSW rail workers. wsws.org The RTBU-management deal will slash wages in real terms and provides only a temporary promise that jobs will not be slashed on the New Intercity Fleet.
(2023-02-13). (Português) A Ética de um Capitalismo Selvagem: A Corrupàßà£o das Americanas. transcend.org 10 fev 2023 – No Brasil, os cristà£os sà£o apenas cristà£os culturais que nà£o aprenderam nada do Jesus histórico que estava sempre do lado da vida, do pobre, do cego, do coxo e do desprezado. Por isso há tanta desigualdade social, das maiores do mundo. Porque falta sensibilidade, solidariedade, sentido humano.
(2023-02-13). El capitalismo extremo invade las 'bigtechs', que afrontan una segunda oleada de despidos masivos. cubadebate.cu El libre mercado sin escrúpulos hace mella el modelo de negocio de las grandes tecnológicas que han expulsado a cientos de miles de trabajadores. En la cuna del idealismo tecnológico, Silicon Valley, algunos de sus fetiches, como Elon Musk, se arrojan a las redes de la extrema derecha.
(2023-02-14). 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…
(2023-02-13). When the WPA Created Over 400,000 Jobs for Black Workers. scheerpost.com 
By Algernon Austin / CEPR In response to the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for over 8 million people between 1935 and 1943. While data on the racial composition of WPA workers isn't available for all of these years, the data we have for 1939, 1941, and 1942 make clear that the WPA …
(2023-02-14). Against Trotskyism: Revolution in two stages. fightbacknews.org The disagreement between Trotsky's "absurdly Left" (according to Lenin) theory of "Permanent Revolution" and the Leninist theory of revolution in two stages boils down to the question of how to deal with the question of the peasantry. | Trotsky argued for a socialist revolution that would be antagonistic to the tsar, the imperialist bourgeoisie and the broad mass of the peasantry, and that therefore depended on support from socialist revolutions in Western Europe, without which it would be crushed by counter-revolution. | Lenin, on the other hand, advocated a revolution in two stages. The first stage would be a…
(2023-02-14). Democratic Socialists of America members in Congress join Republicans and Democrats in support of anti-Chinese "spy balloon" resolution. wsws.org The DSA's support for the "spy balloon" resolution expresses the anti-socialist and pro-imperialist character of the Democratic Party faction.
(2023-02-14). On the 25th anniversary of the World Socialist Web Site. wsws.org Twenty-five years ago, the International Committee of the Fourth International began posting the World Socialist Web Site. In this video, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North explains the background to the WSWS, reviews its record and contemporary significance and makes an appeal to all readers to donate to the WSWS and expand its readership.
(2023-02-13). U.S. Anti-Socialism Resolution Overlooks Socialist Allies. fpif.org
(2023-02-13). Federal Bureau of Intimidation vs. International Solidarity: Interview with Omali Yeshitela (APSP) and Joe Iosbaker (FRSO). libya360.wordpress.com Orinoco Tribune Last Friday, Orinoco Tribune had the honor of interviewing Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) in response to recent repression and intimidation tactics launched by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) against him, the APSP, and the Uhuru Movement. On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided Yeshitela's residence in…
(2023-02-13). La protección integral de los derechos humanos, elemento esencial para la viabilidad del socialismo. cubadebate.cu No es posible el socialismo sin la democracia socialista y esta debe caracterizarse por la participación popular como su elemento funcional y por la protección y la salvaguarda de los derechos humanos.
(2023-02-13). Sri Lankan workers require a socialist strategy to fight Wickremesinghe's class-war policies. wsws.org Wickremesinghe justified already-imposed IMF demands, declared that there would be no reduction in the new pay-as-you-earn taxes, and outlined future attacks.
(2023-02-13). The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is Not Just a Natural Disaster. socialistproject.ca 
The earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February was a natural disaster — but the decades of war, sanctions and exploitation that made it so deadly were man-made. If the earthquake recovery can become a recovery from endless war and corrupt, far-right nationalist rule, the people of the region will be better protected from all future disasters — natural or otherwise. | After four decades of war against its own Kurdish population and ten years of intervention in Syria's conflict, the Turkish national security state is omnipresent in southeastern Turkey and northern…
(2023-02-13). Members of House Committee on China Planning Taiwan Trip to 'Infuriate' Beijing. news.antiwar.com Members of the newly formed House committee on China are in talks about sending a delegation to Taiwan, knowing that it will "infuriate" Beijing and likely raise military tensions in the region. The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party was formed on January 10 after Republicans …