(2023-03-24). Insights | Rana Mitter: China's poverty reduction achievement an inspiration to global south countries. ecns.cn The just-concluded "Two Sessions" have chartered the future plan for China's development. Amid mounting economic pressures globally, how will China's economy maintain steady growth with resilience and vitality? Rana Mitter, a professor of modern Chinese history and politics at the University of Oxford, shares his views during an exclusive interview with China News Network.
(2023-03-24). The Pajaro Levee Break, Immigrants, Labor & Climate Crisis With PVFT1936's Pamela Sexton. indybay.org PVFT Local 1936 Delegate Pamela Beth Sexton adult education teacher talks about the effect of the broken levee on the immigrant farmworker community, systemic racism and the role these farmworkers play in our economy.
(2023-03-23). Russia's Economy Recovers While Dozens of US Banks Face Collapse. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-23). AMLO Condemns Invasion Threats, Celebrates Nationalization Of Oil, Lithium. popularresistance.org Mexico's leftist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) organized a massive rally in the heart of the capital, honoring the anniversary of the country's nationalization of its oil reserves and expropriation of foreign corporations. | AMLO also used the demonstration as an opportunity to publicly condemn US politicians who have proposed militarily invading Mexico to combat drug trafficking. | "We remind those hypocritical and irresponsible politicians that Mexico is an independent and free country, not a colony or a protectorate of the United States!" López Obrador declared. | "They can threaten us with comm…
(2023-03-23). Yangtze River Delta continues to lure China's best, brightest. ecns.cn The government of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has said it is to further relax rules for household registration, or hukou, to attract a wide range of talent and bolster the development of the digital economy.
(2023-03-23). Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care? inequality.org For the first time ever, women CEOs now make up more than 10 percent of Fortune 500 leaders. But that's hardly a reason to celebrate. On every indicator, white men still dominate the upper rungs of the economy, while women — particularly women of color — continue to be overrepresented in low-paying jobs. And even …
(2023-03-24). China, Germany shining examples of globalization and friendship. ecns.cn With their mutually complementary economic advantages, there is no so-called dependence of one side on the other between China and Germany, Shu Jueting, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Commerce, said on Thursday.
(2023-03-24). China to further deepen global economic, financial ties. ecns.cn China will advance high-level opening-up of its financial sector as always and further deepen international economic and financial cooperation, a top financial regulatory official said.
(2023-03-24). 11th Annual Pan African and Global Trade and Investment Conference Media Event Luncheon. indybay.org Early support for our 11th Annual, Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference is from our Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, key California Legislative leaders, California Chamber of Commerce, California Black Chamber of Commerce, California Farm Bureau, California State University Sacramento and University of California, Davis.
(2023-03-24). Daily Round-up | Investigation launched into killings of Afghans by UK forces & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at a probe into killings in Afghanistan, protests in Lebanon against the economic crisis, demonstrations against the death of a protester in Peru, and a strike by Starbucks workers in the US…
(2023-03-24). Lebanon: Protesters demand solutions to prolonged economic crisis. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of people in Lebanon staged a protest outside the government headquarters in central Beirut on March 22 in the second consecutive day of protests against the ongoing economic crisis, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-03-24). Insights | Brazilian economist: I'm impressed by China's resilience. ecns.cn The subjects and policies discussed during the top legislative and political advisory meetings (or the Two Sessions) further demonstrate China's resilience, and the country's scientific and technological development and rural revitalization strategy are of great significance, said Alessandro Teixeira, special economic adviser to former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff.
(2023-03-24). China, Germany shining examples of globalization and friendship. ecns.cn With their mutually complementary economic advantages, there is no so-called dependence of one side on the other between China and Germany, Shu Jueting, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Commerce, said on Thursday.
(2023-03-24). China to further deepen global economic, financial ties. ecns.cn China will advance high-level opening-up of its financial sector as always and further deepen international economic and financial cooperation, a top financial regulatory official said.
(2023-03-24). 11th Annual Pan African and Global Trade and Investment Conference Media Event Luncheon. indybay.org Early support for our 11th Annual, Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference is from our Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, key California Legislative leaders, California Chamber of Commerce, California Black Chamber of Commerce, California Farm Bureau, California State University Sacramento and University of California, Davis.
(2023-03-24). Daily Round-up | Investigation launched into killings of Afghans by UK forces & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at a probe into killings in Afghanistan, protests in Lebanon against the economic crisis, demonstrations against the death of a protester in Peru, and a strike by Starbucks workers in the US…
(2023-03-24). Lebanon: Protesters demand solutions to prolonged economic crisis. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of people in Lebanon staged a protest outside the government headquarters in central Beirut on March 22 in the second consecutive day of protests against the ongoing economic crisis, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-03-24). Insights | Brazilian economist: I'm impressed by China's resilience. ecns.cn The subjects and policies discussed during the top legislative and political advisory meetings (or the Two Sessions) further demonstrate China's resilience, and the country's scientific and technological development and rural revitalization strategy are of great significance, said Alessandro Teixeira, special economic adviser to former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff.
(2023-03-23). The Banking Crisis, Housing Insecurity and Preparing for the Coming Economic Collapse With James Fauntleroy. mintpressnews.com Discover the precarious state of the banking system and the need for regulatory reform in this incisive interview with James Fauntleroy, a regular contributor to the Revolutionary Blackout Network, as he discusses the potential for a catastrophic economic crisis.
(2023-03-23). United States Imposes Economic Sanctions on Black Community Projects. towardfreedom.org
(2023-03-23). Russia And China Summit: The Reconfiguration Of World Power. popularresistance.org Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed newly re-elected Chinese President Xi Jinping for a three day summit in Moscow earlier this week. As they conclude their three day meeting, Putin and Xi leave a paper trail of documents demonstrating a significant development in Sino-Russian relations, with both leaders expressing admiration and allegiance for each other's countries. | From the war in Ukraine to economic cooperation to Latin America, the two leaders found themselves eye to eye on a number of issues and even went as far as welcoming the "new era" with two joint statements: on Deepening the Comprehensive St…
(2023-03-23). Foreign trade to receive further tech, policy backing. ecns.cn China's efforts to build modern industries and expand institutional opening-up will create new advantages in international cooperation and competition, especially given the challenges of slowing global demand, geoeconomic shocks and soaring global commodity and energy prices.
(2023-03-23). Chinese mainland luxury goods consumer confidence rebounds: report. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland has seen rapid economic recovery and rebounding consumer conferences, and the luxury goods market is expected to recover within this year, according to the China Luxury Forecast 2023 jointly presented by Ruder Finn and Consumer Search Group on Wednesday.
(2023-03-23). With child labor violations on the rise, new report shows that child labor laws are under attack in states across the country. mronline.org 
Both violations of child labor laws and state legislative proposals to roll back child labor protections are on the rise across the country, according to a comprehensive new Economic Policy Institute report on child labor standards.
(2023-03-23). Scott Ritter: G7 vs BRICS — Off to the Races. scheerpost.com 
An economist digging below the surface of an IMF report has found something that should shock the Western bloc out of any false confidence in its unsurpassed global economic clout.
(2023-03-23). Latin America: The United States Improvises in Confronting the Silk Road. libya360.wordpress.com Claudio Katz The United States is losing economic primacy in Latin America in the face of the overwhelming presence of China, unable to find recipes to counterbalance this protagonism that threatens its traditional domination. The domination of the United States over Latin America has no equivalent in other parts of the world. In no other…
(2023-03-23). Mega financial crisis coming? The background | With Aunindyo Chakravarty. peoplesdispatch.org In the first part of a series on the current economic and banking crisis, senior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty takes a look at the catastrophic 2008 recession and the factors that led to it…
(2023-03-23). Lebanese protesters demand solutions to the country's prolonged economic crisis. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of people in Lebanon staged a protest outside the government headquarters in central Beirut on Wednesday, March 22. This was the second consecutive day of protests against the ongoing economic crisis in the country. | The protests were
(2023-03-23). Video: Most Serious Economic and Social Crisis in World History. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca We are currently at the crossroads of the Most Serious Economic and Social Crisis in World History. It is an outright war against all humanity: the Planet's 8 billion people. | Starting with the corona crisis in late January 2020, the …
(2023-03-23). G7 VS Brics — Off To The Races. popularresistance.org Last summer, the Group of 7 (G7), a self-anointed forum of nations that view themselves as the most influential economies in the world, gathered at Schloss Elmau, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, to hold their annual meeting. Their focus was punishing Russia through additional sanctions, further arming of Ukraine and the containment of China. | At the same time, China hosted, through video conference, a gathering of the BRICS economic forum. Comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, this collection of nations relegated to the status of so-called developing economies focused on strengthening…
(2023-03-23). US Imposes Economic Sanctions On Black Community Projects. popularresistance.org In March 2023, Regions Bank notified the black nonprofit African People's Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) that the bank was "exiting" their 20-year relationship, closing accounts, withdrawing lines of credit and canceling mortgage loans. | This assault on the ability of African people to build economic self-reliance was the latest in a series of actions revealing government and corporate cooperation targeting the black community programs of the Uhuru (Freedom) Movement including its popular Women's Health Center, Black Power Vanguard Basketball Court, "One Africa! One Nation!" Marketplaces, Gary Brooks Communi…
(2023-03-23). India-Russia Explore Market Access in Railways and Other Sectors. infobrics.org India-Russia trade and economic partnership across sectors including railways, agriculture and pharmaceuticals have received a boost with slew of meetings and arrangements held during the past week…
(2023-03-23). America And Jerome Powell Stay The Course And Hike Interest Rates, Markets Sell Off: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com The three major stock indexes fell Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced a new interest rate hike of 0.25 percent — the ninth rate hike in a year and the first after two weeks of banking turmoil — bringing the benchmark funds rate to a range of 4.75-to-5 percent. The interest rate-setting Federal …
(2023-03-23). Striking Los Angeles education workers speak out on second day of strike. wsws.org Unable to continue slaving away for poverty wages in one of the most expensive cities in the world, thousands of education workers, including janitors, cafeteria workers, maintenance staff and teachers continued to publicly demonstrate on Wednesday.
(2023-03-25). [Correspondence] Orthopaedic surgical needs during disasters. thelancet.com The earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on Feb 6, 2023, have left behind a massive burden of injuries, of which a large proportion are likely to be orthopaedic injuries.1 Generally, orthopaedic surgery is a field that is highly dependent on expensive equipment and supplies and, in most low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), relies heavily on donations. Türkiye, as an upper-middle-income country, faces different challenges than the war-torn, lower-income country of Syria. However, both are set to face barriers in obtaining sufficient materials specific to their context.
(2023-03-24). Bankstown: A microcosm of Australia's social crisis. wsws.org The social situation in Bankstown, with soaring rents and mortgages, stagnant or declining incomes and mounting social distress, shows that capitalism offers no future for the working class.
(2023-03-23). Los Angeles public school workers continue to fight for fair wages in historic 3-day solidarity strike. liberationnews.org 
In a historic show of solidarity, 65,000 public school workers from Service Employees International Union Local 99 and United Teachers Los Angeles are striking for three days, from March 21-23. Local 99 represents cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers and many other service professions. The union is currently bargaining with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for a 30% wage increase, more full time positions, equitable access to health care, and more in an effort to provide a livable income and a better work environment.
(2023-03-24). Flanked by Russian ambassador, Serbian minister lays wreath at memorial to children killed by NATO bombs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug News AgencyMarch 24, 2023 Selakovic lays wreath at memorial to children killed in NATO aggression BELGRADE — Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Nikola Selakovic laid a wreath at a memorial to children killed in the 1999 NATO aggression on Serbia, then part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. City …
(2023-03-24). Jorge Luis Sánchez Rivera: Retratar la ciudad, la gente, la vida. cubadebate.cu Laborioso, intrépido y dinámico, este artista del lente logra conjugar en sus imágenes veracidad y poesía, porque Jorge Luis tiene inquietudes creativas y para saciarlas trasciende el fotoperiodismo y suelta riendas a la imaginación. Así nos lega imágenes que transpiran ternura, lirismo y cubanía, sin abandonar su razón de ser: fotografiar el acontecimiento.
(2023-03-24). 'It is coming to your state soon': Attacks on child labor laws aren't going away. therealnews.com 
(2023-03-24). øElecciones en Cuba? Desmontando mitos. globalizacion.ca Cuba es tal vez el país del mundo con más mitos elaborados contra su proceso revolucionario. øPor qué? Porque en el llamado mundo de la democracia, paradójicamente no cabe la otredad. Una y otra vez aparece la pregunta øhay elecciones…
(2023-03-24). How the Cuban government and people collaborated on the Family Code. greenleft.org.au Natalia Marques spoke to young activists in Cuba to find out how the new law was won through grassroots dialogue.
(2023-03-23). Seymour Hersh Accuses U.S. of Nord Stream 'Cover Up'. strategic-culture.org 
In a follow-up to his explosive story accusing U.S. President Joe Biden of ordering the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, veteran U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh charged Wednesday that the White House — in collaboration with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz — is attempting a "cover-up of its operation" by "feeding" false alternative narratives to the press, most prominently The New York Times.
(2023-03-23). How the Cuban Government and Its People Collaborated on the Family Code. independentmediainstitute.org On September 25, 2022, Cuba passed one of the world's most progressive codes on families. All in one go, the small island nation legalized same-sex marriage, defined and upheld the rights of children, the disabled, caregivers, and the elderly, and redefined "family" along ties of affinity rather than blood. This opens the concept of "family" …
(2023-03-23). What's Fueling The Graduate Worker Union Upsurge? popularresistance.org The Twin Cities saw one of its biggest-ever snowstorms the week of Presidents Day. But for labor activists the snow was overshadowed by the launch of the University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union. | In its first 24 hours, the new union—affiliated with the United Electrical Workers (UE)—gathered more than 1,700 authorization cards representing nearly half the entire bargaining unit. Eight days in, they had a strong majority. And this week they filed for election with 65 percent support. | Such a first day bodes well for the success of the campaign, despite five—count 'em, five—previous e…
(2023-03-23). San Francisco labor opposes racist land ownership bill in Texas. workers.org 
San Francisco Recalling California's shameful history of prohibiting Chinese and Japanese residents from owning land in the state, the San Francisco Labor Council voted March 13 to condemn a similarly racist bill currently before the Texas state Senate. The vote by SFLC delegates was unanimous. Texas Senate Bill 147, if . . . |
(2023-03-23). Imperial collaborates with composer to explore moons through music. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London has partnered with a composer on a new educational programme that brings together space science and orchestral music.
(2023-03-23). Labor History Can Help Us Learn to Fight Like Hell. truthout.org In this episode of Movement Memos, host Kelly Hayes talks with Kim Kelly, labor reporter and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, about labor history and how understanding union struggles, past and present, can help us get free. Music: Son Monarcas, Sven Karlsson, Wellmess, Under Earth, Def Lev, Three-Armed Scissor & Sightless in Shadow Kelly Hayes: Welcome to Movement… |
(2023-03-23). SF Anti-War Protest: Stop The War In Ukraine & WinThe War At Home! indybay.org As part of a national day of protest against the war in Ukraine an anti-war rally was held in San Francisco on March 18, 2023. Speakers talked about the war abroad and the war at home.
(2023-03-23). Larry's Excellent Elaboration… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-03-23). Behind The #StopCopCity Domestic Terrorism Warrants. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with several other law enforcement agencies, charged 23 more people with 'domestic terrorism' for their alleged involvement in the ongoing effort to stop 'Cop City' and to defend the Weelaunee Forest in unincorporated DeKalb County southeast of Atlanta. This brings the total number of 'Cop City' opponents charged under the statute to 42. | Most of those arrested are currently being held at the DeKalb County Jail after being denied bond by Magistrate Judge Anna Watkins Davis on March 7. Four arrestees, including attorney Thomas Jurgens,…
(2023-03-23). Child Labor Is on the Rise as Republicans See an Answer to Labor Shortages. truthout.org A grim truth underlies U.S. industry: the appalling practice of child labor, widely perceived as an anachronism, is far from a thing of the sooty industrial past. U.S. consumers may have a hazy sense that children labor somewhere in foreign sweatshops to manufacture their goods — but such faraway tragedies are too easily forgotten at the checkout. But child labor persists domestically as well. |
(2023-03-23). Chinese scientists build world's first Geminiviridae-Plant-Insect Database. ecns.cn A Chinese team of the Institute of Plant Protection(IPP) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS) has established the world's first GPI Base (Geminiviridae-Plant-Insect Database), in collaboration with other domestic research teams, according to CAAS.
(2023-03-23). China-Russia Sci-tech Collaboration Shows 'Strong Momentum'. infobrics.org China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has boosted sci-tech and innovation cooperation between the two countries…
(2023-03-23). Hurun Global Rich List sees drastic changes. ecns.cn The world's billionaires with a personal wealth of at least $1 billion reported the biggest slump in record last year, with the total number down by 8 percent to come at 3,112.
(2023-03-25). [Correspondence] Chinese medical personnel after the COVID-19 pandemic. thelancet.com As the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end in China,1 medical personnel who have worked tirelessly to fight the omicron (B.1.1.529) variant are now facing a new challenge. Despite their heroic efforts, many of them are now struggling to receive the financial compensation they deserve.2…
(2023-03-24). Senior Climate Activists Stop Dirty Banks. indybay.org "We will not go to our graves quietly knowing that the financial institutions in our own communities continue to fund the climate crisis," said longtime environmentalist Bill McKibben.
(2023-03-24). Financial crisis – it's crashing again and The time of change. indybay.org
(2023-03-23). Top Short Seller Targets Cash App Parent Block: Stock Crashes 22 Percent After Fraud, Fake Account Allegations. moguldom.com Shares of Jack Dorsey's financial technology company Block tanked by more than 20 percent Thursday after U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged that the Silicon Valley-based payment conglomerate — owner of the hugely successful CashApp — had facilitated fraudulent activity. Criminal activity on Cash App included payments for illegal drug sales and sex trafficking, according to …
(2023-03-23). American Recurring Banking and Financial Crises: The Historical and Regulatory Context. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-23). Slovakia: U.S., EU offer financial recompense, attack helicopters in exchange for fighters to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressMarch 22, 2023 US offers helicopters to Slovakia for giving jets to Ukraine The United States has offered Slovakia 12 new military helicopters as compensation for the MiG-29 fighter jets the European country is giving to Ukraine, Slovakia's defense minister said Wednesday. Under the offer, Slovakia would pay $340 million for the Bell AH-1Z …
(2023-03-23). What is the struggle by workers at Deutsche Post about? wsws.org The struggles in France, Britain, Greece and here in Germany must be linked to the fight against war and its cause, capitalism. No social problem can be solved without breaking the power of the financial oligarchy.
(2023-03-23). U.S.'s NATO allies, partners pledged $1 trillion in military spending in one year. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com India, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand are not yet formal NATO partners, though Singapore supplied troops for NATO's war in Afghanistan. ==== Breaking DefenseMarch 23, 2023 $1T in new defense spending pledged by key US partners in 1 year: AnalysisIn the last year, 37 nations have combined to announce defense spending increases of over …
(2023-03-23). Anti-AUKUS demonstration in Australia promotes nationalism, "effective" military spending. wsws.org "Truth Not War" organisers express the sentiments of that wing of Australia's ruling elite that has tactical differences with AUKUS and its submarine program and want a more effective and "independent" Australian imperialism.
(2023-03-23). How to Reduce Military Spending. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-24). Friday 3/24: Media Event / Luncheon for 11th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference. indybay.org Town and Country Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Downtown Sacramento…
(2023-03-23). Foreign investors bullish on A-share market. ecns.cn Foreign institutions' interest in China assets and investment opportunities in the Chinese market has remained robust amid rising market volatility elsewhere due to the banking credit crisis.
(2023-03-23). Democrats propose $300 billion investment to treat housing as human right. nationofchange.org "The crisis of housing instability is one that can be fixed by investing in housing infrastructure and supportive services for vulnerable communities."
(2023-03-23). Furious over railway disaster, Greeks take to the streets in nationwide general strike. greenleft.org.au Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of cities and towns across Greece on March 17 to protest the government's handling of last month's Tempi railway disaster and the capitalist system that puts profits before people, reports Brett Wilkins.
(2023-03-23). Vote for the Socialist Equality Party in NSW state election! Take up the fight against war, austerity and "let it rip" COVID policies! wsws.org Only the SEP has advanced a socialist program to reorganise society to meet the pressing social needs of the vast majority, not the private profits of the super-rich.
(2023-03-24). Boston personal care attendants demand 'living wage, now!'. workers.org 
Around 200 people with disabilities and the personal care attendants who help them gathered at the Embrace Statue March 1, honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on the Boston Common and demanding living wages and benefits for Massachusetts PCAs. Boston Commons, March 1, 2023. Photo: Megan Smith Organized by Service Employees . . . |
(2023-03-24). Strike vote by railroaders at CSX over constant underpayment of wages. wsws.org Since a new payroll system was implemented in 2020, workers have complained of continuous underpayment of wages.
(2023-03-24). The value American capitalism places on workers' lives: BP fined $156,250 for the deaths of two refinery operators in Ohio explosion. wsws.org Ben and Max Morrissey were burned to death in an explosion and fire at the BP Husky oil refinery in Oregon, Ohio, just outside of Toledo. For American capitalism, the life of a worker is very cheap.
(2023-03-24). Can we still limit global warming to 1.5 ∞C? Here's what the latest science says. mronline.org 
Is it still possible to limit future global warming to 1.5 ∞C above pre-industrial levels? Or has that ship sailed?>
(2023-03-23). This is the make-or-break decade for climate action, IPCC declares. peoplesworld.org 
Decisions made this decade will largely determine whether world leaders can limit global warming to 1.5 or two degrees Celsius of warming below pre-industrial levels and avoid the increasingly more drastic impacts of the climate crisis. That's one key takeaway from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Synthesis Report of the findings gathered in its …
(2023-03-23). Republican Who Rails Against Student Loan "Bailout" Got $1.5M of Loans Forgiven. truthout.org On Thursday, Republican Rep. Burgess Owens (Utah), who has declared personal bankruptcy five times and had $1.5 million of his debt discharged, held a hearing aimed at attacking President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan to forgive up to $20,000 of debt for borrowers. In the hearing by the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, Owens railed against the concept… |
(2023-03-24). More shoppers go electronic for bountiful offerings, high-quality goods worldwide. ecns.cn People between 26 and 35 make up the demographic that most frequently purchases imports and foreign brands, accounting for nearly half of the total of all age groups.
(2023-03-24). NATO pushes European Socialists for thirty more years, eternity of new wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Bosnia to Ukraine, NATO has been waging war — on three continents — for thirty years. Evidently permanently, "for the long term." It could be argued that NATO has presented the world with its first Socialist/Social Democratic wars. (Think of Blair, Schroeder, Jospin, Solana, etc. in 1999.) And a plethora of them at that. …
(2023-03-24). Rep. Ro Khanna on Regulating Banks, TikTok, China, Ukraine & His Vote on the "Horrors of Socialism" democracynow.org 
We speak with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, regulating the banking sector, and how Federal Reserve interest rate hikes contributed to the banking crisis. Silicon Valley Bank was based in Khanna's district in California, and he has criticized fellow Democrats who supported a 2018 bill that weakened banking oversight for some banks. "We need to regulate large regional banks the same way that we regulate the Big Four banks," says Khanna. He also talks about growing concern from lawmakers about the social video app TikTok, the Biden…
(2023-03-24). Saturday 4/1: What are the Prospects for World Peace? indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | Also accessible online…
(2023-03-24). Teachers around the world send in support for striking Los Angeles school workers. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has received numerous statements from educators involved in independent rank-and-file committees across the world supporting the three-day strike by Los Angeles school workers this week.
(2023-03-23). Massive anti-war rally held at White House on anniversary of Iraq War. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – On Saturday, March 18, several thousand people gathered at Lafayette Plaza in front of the White House to protest ongoing U.S. wars and interventions. The rally was organized and attended by the Answer Coalition, United National Antiwar Coalition, Codepink, Veterans for Peace, Black Alliance for Peace, Students for a Democratic Society, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Workers World Party, and Socialist Unity Party, amongst many other organizations. First the crowd heard speeches from various organizers of the rally. | Christly Carpio of Students for a Democratic Society gave a speech condemn…
(2023-03-23). UK postal workers condemn corporate greed at Royal Mail and betrayal by Communication Workers Union. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) is publishing correspondence from postal workers exposing the systemic run down of the service by Royal Mail and the unbearable workloads imposed based on an agreement between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
(2023-03-24). Swaziland's anti-monarchy activists face repression ahead of elections. greenleft.org.au Mvuselelo Mkhabela, a 21-year-old activist of the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS), escaped from a hospital after being shot and tortured by the police, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-03-23). The Eight-Year-Old's Iraq. strategic-culture.org Twenty years after the Iraq invasion: It was the last period of true optimism, with a sense that somewhere in the unknown unknowns we would meet destiny. | By Jude RUSSO | Iwas an avid supporter of the Iraq invasion in 2003. I believed that Saddam Hussein was a tyrant and a danger to American interests; I believed that, as a civilization, we had a God-given mission to the world, helping those we've subdued and warring down the still-arrogant. We beat Nazism; we beat communism; now it was time to beat radical Islam (although the "radical" got left out as often as not in those heady days), or, as the real connoisse…
(2023-03-23). Belarusians pay tribute to victims of Khatyn massacre on its 80th anniversary. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, March 22, progressive groups in Belarus paid tribute to the victims of World War II's Khatyn massacre on its 80th anniversary. Delegations from political parties including the Communist Party of Belarus (CPB), the Federation of the Trade Unions, youth groups including the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) and the League of Communist Youth (LKM), the Belarusian Women's Union, the Belarusian Public Association of Veterans, and others laid flowers at the monument to the Unconquered Man and the Eternal Flame at the Khatyn memorial complex near Minsk to mark the occasion. Several ministers and gov…