(2023-02-15). Why U.S. Economy Plunged But U.S. Billionaires Boomed, After 2019. southfront.org 
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(2023-02-15). Chávez built a new economy: A conversation with Tony Boza (Part I). mronline.org 
An economist and National Assembly member reflects on the economic transformations that Chávez promoted.
(2023-02-15). They Say: Chinese economy sustains steady growth. ecns.cn
(2023-02-15). Why U.S. Economy Plunged But U.S. Billionaires Boomed, After 2019. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by On February 8th, Gallup headlined
(2023-02-15). Chávez built a new economy: A conversation with Tony Boza (Part I). mronline.org An economist and National Assembly member reflects on the economic transformations that Chávez promoted.
(2023-02-15). They Say: Chinese economy sustains steady growth. ecns.cn
(2023-02-15). US Says There're 'No Discussions' on Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The State Department said Monday that the US has not engaged in any discussions on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, in the latest sign that the crippling economic sanctions on Iran aren't going anywhere. "There has been no discussion of resuscitating the JCPOA. That is not on the agenda. It hasn't …
(2023-02-15). HK to strengthen national security, cross-border ties. ecns.cn Hong Kong will further consolidate its mechanisms to safeguard national security by finishing the local legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law this year, and focus on strengthening its ties with the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world to boost its economic revival.
(2023-02-15). Shenzhen's ambitious aim for 6% GDP growth in year ahead. ecns.cn High-quality economic development and consolidating cooperation with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have become key as Shenzhen, Guangdong province, set a gross domestic product growth target of 6 percent this year.
(2023-02-15). Colombians Hit the Streets in Support of Petro's Progressive Reforms. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch On February 14, hundreds of thousands of Colombians took to the streets across the country to express their support for the economic and social reforms promoted by President Gustavo Petro. Photo: Gustavo Petro/Twitter President Gustavo Petro recalled that millions of people voted for "change" in the 2022 elections, and vowed to implement measures…
(2023-02-15). Was Charles Austin Beard a Racist Historian? juancole.com 
( Counterpunch ) — Controversy about Charles Austin Beard began in 1913 when he published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. He turned thirty-nine that year. Until then, his books had appeared to widespread praise within the profession and to the benign neglect of the general reading public. A highly successful …
(2023-02-15). The Earthquake, The Deregulation, Corruption & The Erdogan Government. indybay.org The catastrophic earthquake in Turkey has exposed the massive privatization, deregulation and corruption by the Erdogan government. The WorkWeek show looks at the growing social and economic crisis…
(2023-02-15). Mass shooting at Michigan State University leaves three students dead, five critically wounded. wsws.org The ruling class response to the MSU bloodletting—entirely predictable, hollow and pro-forma—was yet another exercise in evasion and posturing. None of the real issues can be broached because they point irrevocably to the crisis and bankruptcy of the political and economic system.
(2023-02-15). Florida Disney World workers vote overwhelmingly to reject company's paltry "best offer" wsws.org Some 32,000 workers at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, voted by a 96 percent margin last week to reject an insulting offer of an immediate $1 raise in poverty-level wages.
(2023-02-16). New Zealand government slashes funding for COVID response. wsws.org Since Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's resignation in January, the Labour government has taken further steps to dismantle funding and support for people with COVID-19.
(2023-02-15). Lessons and legacy of the two-million strong Iraq antiwar protest. thecommunists.org The two-million-strong demonstration against the Iraq war 20 years ago today was not a success of the antiwar movement, but a symptom of its rottenness and failure. That demonstration's total impotence was a clear sign that a so-called 'antiwar movement' led by servants of the imperialist Labour party was never going to be able to …
(2023-02-16). 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…
(2023-02-15). Elon We Won't Back Down Unveiling At Tesla-Send Musk On Autopilot To Mars. indybay.org
(2023-02-15). 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.
(2023-02-15). Sanders Slams Starbucks CEO for Refusing to Testify at Hearing on Union Busting. truthout.org Starbucks CEO and notorious union buster Howard Schultz is facing criticism after he turned down Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vermont) request that he appear before Congress in a hearing next month. In a scathing statement, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Sanders said that it is "disappointing, but not surprising" that Schultz would turn down the request from… |
(2023-02-15). European Union decides on massive intensification of assault on refugees. wsws.org The special European Council summit agreed to massively tighten up its common asylum and immigration policies, including collaborating closely with authoritarian regimes.
(2023-02-15). Secondhand luxuries hit shelves in communities. ecns.cn China's luxury market has been flourishing and is showing on new trends in recent years, especially secondhand luxury trading, supported by relatively lower prices and a large consumer base.
(2023-02-15). A Step Towards Greater Financial Autonomy. scheerpost.com 
(2023-02-16). Ratified UIC faculty contract fails to address faculty and students' needs. wsws.org Though touted as a win by the unions, the university committed itself to little more than pocket change for improving student mental health, while the purported wage gains for faculty will be quickly eroded by inflation.
(2023-02-15). Thousands of University of Washington students rely on campus food pantry to stave off hunger. wsws.org University of Washington students are facing an unprecedented cost of living crisis as inflation soars and resources are diverted to the war drive.
(2023-02-15). Report of higher than expected price rises in January points to continued rate hikes. wsws.org The report of higher than expected inflation in January caused a drop on Wall Street, as investors anticipated that the US Federal Reserve will press on with its program of interest rate increases aimed at triggering a recession to undermine workers' wage demands.
(2023-02-15). Merger Mania in the Military-Industrial Complex: Tackling Pentagon Waste Means Battling the Big Weapons Makers and Asking More of Congress. juancole.com 
By Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — It's early in the new Congress, but lawmakers are already hotly debating spending and debt levels. As they do so, they risk losing track of an important issue hiding in plain sight: massive Pentagon waste. At least in theory, combating such excess …
(2023-02-16). 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…
(2023-02-15). Dispelling myths about for-profit healthcare. canadiandimension.com The evidence indicates that for-profit health delivery is less efficient, not more.
(2023-02-15). Biden and His Rogue ATF Better Brace for the Backlash. americanthinker.com Unable to pass gun control legislation, the Biden administration has targeted legitimate gun owners with a slew of cumbersome and illogical regulations.
(2023-02-15). Employers Steal Up To $50 Billion From Workers Every Year. popularresistance.org In recent years, mainstream media has been dominated by stories of increased crime, but rarely do outlets cover one of the most common and insidious offenses in our society: wage theft. | In recent years, mainstream media has been dominated by stories of increased crime, but rarely do outlets cover one of the most common and insidious offenses in our society: wage theft. | Employers steal billions of dollars from workers every year by paying less than minimum wage, making employees work off the clock, not paying earned overtime, misclassifying workers as independent contractors and more.
(2023-02-15). California Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Sector Workers. truthout.org Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics. State Sen. María Elena Durazo's bill would require health facilities and home health agencies to give raises to many support employees, including nurse technicians… |
(2023-02-16). Caterpillar workers speak out as UAW contract deadline approaches: "How do they expect anybody to live on these wages?" wsws.org Workers who spoke to the WSWS earlier this week at plants in the Peoria, Illinois, area—the center of Caterpillar production for much of the 20th century—overwhelmingly expressed the sentiment that they needed far better wages, benefits and working conditions.
(2023-02-16). How Canada's Liberal-trade union-NDP alliance suppressed the Ontario education workers' strike. wsws.org For decades, the purported "progressive" alliance between the union bureaucrats, social democrats and Liberals has served as a key mechanism for suppressing working class opposition to austerity, imperialist war, and attacks on wages and conditions.
(2023-02-15). A letter From Teachers: 'Who Will Replace Us When We Are Gone?'. popularresistance.org From 2020 to 2022, educators faced the unprecedented circumstances of a pandemic, stagnated wages, and the hardships of virtual learning. Rising to meet these challenges put teachers on a strong footing in our ongoing fight for pay that is commensurate with our work. We have done what was asked of us and more, we have accomplished what seemed impossible and continue to work hard to make up for the learning that was lost during the pandemic—and, surely, that is worth the extra money. | However, the negotiations between the teachers, Baltimore County, and the Board of Education have been plagued by bad faith,…
(2023-02-15). El capitalismo de la impunidad. globalizacion.ca El reciente informe de Oxfam, ´La supervivencia de los más ricos ª, distribuido el mismo día que comenzaba el Foro de Davos, revela que el 1% más rico del planeta se apoderó de casi dos tercios de la nueva riqueza creada…
(2023-02-15). 'Socialism is the best prophylaxis': The German Democratic Republic's Health Care System. mronline.org 
The German Democratic Republic (DDR) was a socialist state founded in East Germany in 1949 as a democratic, antifascist reaction to the Second World War and the subsequent restoration of monopoly capitalism in West Germany.
(2023-02-15). Super Bowl LVII: Money, militarism, spectacle … and football. wsws.org The sponsors and organizers of the Super Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona were at pains to keep anything about the multiple crises of world capitalism from finding its way into the festivities.
(2023-02-15). Ohio cleaning up toxic train derailment. ecns.cn Photo shows the freight train carrying vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that burns easily and is produced industrially for its commercial uses derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., Feb. 6, 2023.
(2023-02-15). Merger Mania in the Military-Industrial Complex. scheerpost.com 
(2023-02-15). As Train Derailments Pile Up, Some Railroad Workers Finally Win Paid Sick Leave. truthout.org As multiple train derailments punctuate public concern about the safety of industrial freight trains and put mounting pressure on powerful carrier companies and the Biden administration, railroad workers are finally making some progress with their longstanding demand for paid sick leave that nearly led to a nationwide railroad shutdown in December. Train derailments are piling up. On February 13… |
(2023-02-16). New Bank of Japan governor has to tread a fine line. wsws.org The key task facing the new governor will be the reorientation of the central bank's policy away from yield curve control (YCC), instituted in 2016, under which the BOJ outlaid the equivalent of trillions of dollars to purchase government bonds and keep interest rates at near zero levels.
(2023-02-15). Guns Leading Killer of Kids: With MSU Massacre, U.S. Averages More Than One Mass Shooting a Day. democracynow.org 
The Michigan State University community is in mourning after a mass shooting on campus Monday in which a gunman killed three students and severely wounded five more. In response to Monday's killings, both Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and President Joe Biden have called for tighter gun laws to restrict the purchase of weapons. Monday's bloodshed came just a day before the fifth anniversary of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, highlighting the ever-present risk of gun violence in the lives of young people in the United States. "Young people…
(2023-02-15). Bernie Sanders, flanked by union bureaucrats, issues pathetic moral appeal to railroad CEOs in press conference. wsws.org The press conference was an attempt at damage control for the Democratic Party and the trade union apparatus, two months after a bipartisan vote in Congress to impose a contract which railroaders had rejected.
(2023-02-15). Mexico's AMLO Announces Campaign Against US Blockage of Cuba, Denounces Neoliberalism. scheerpost.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.
(2023-02-15). Developing farming a national priority. ecns.cn The "No 1 central document "issued by the central authorities sends a strong signal about China's firm intention to invigorate its agricultural sector and vast countryside as the country embarks on a new leg of the journey toward socialist modernization.
(2023-02-15). Civil Society Groups to Canadian Heritage: Ditch IHRA Anti-Semitism Definition. socialistproject.ca 
Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) has joined together with 30+ other Canadian organizations to call on the federal government to abandon prospective measures that would integrate a controversial antisemitism definition into granting procedures of the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH). Signatories of the letter include those that currently receive PCH funds or have in the past, as well as other organizations who share concerns about the impacts of the measures; among them, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Amnesty International Canada, the Canadian Arab Institute, the Jewish Faculty Netw…