(2023-05-13). Comicomment: U.S.' crazy fiscal cliff maneuvers. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that a U.S. debt default prompted by failure to raise the country's debt ceiling would have "very serious repercussions" for the U.S. economy as well as the global economy.
(2023-05-13). NY Times Is Wrong On Dedollarization. popularresistance.org oday we're going to be talking about de-dollarization. Michael and Radhika just did a series on the decline in the US dollar system and the move by countries around the world to seek alternatives to the dominance of the US dollar. | Specifically, I wanted to bring on Michael today to respond to articles that were published in the New York Times by the economist Paul Krugman, arguing against de-dollarization, arguing in defense of the US dollar system. | We're going to look at two articles that Krugman wrote, one in April and the other in May. | Michael, I'm going to start with the article that Paul Krugman publis…
(2023-05-13). G7 meeting clouded by debt crisis. ecns.cn A standoff in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling overshadowed a meeting of Group of Seven finance leaders starting on Thursday, heightening U.S. recession fears as central banks seek a soft landing for the global economy.
(2023-05-12). New Zealand to Speed Up 5G Rollout to Towns, Rural Areas. telesurenglish.net The government of New Zealand is engaging in contractual agreements with major telecommunication network operators with the intent of expediting the deployment of 5G technology in regional municipalities, with particular emphasis on rural areas where connectivity has been limited. | Related: | On Friday, Minister for Digital Economy and Communications, Ginny Andersen, affirmed the government's dedication towards providing quality mobile…
(2023-05-12). UK Economy Grows 0.1 Pct in Q1 2023. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed that the United Kingdom's economy grew by 0.1 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. | RELATED: | The construction sector grew by 0.7 percent, the production sector by 0.1 percent, and manufacturing by 0.5 percent. Despite the expansion, the country's quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) is still 0.5 percent below its pre-COVID-19 level (fourth quarter of 2019). | The UK remains the only…
(2023-05-12). David Brooks and the "Which Way Is Up?" Problem in Economics. cepr.net Economics famously suffers from a "which way is up?" problem. The issue is whether an economy is suffering from too much demand or too little demand. On its face, that seems like it should be a very simple question, but in fact it can be complicated and people often get it wrong, with very serious …
(2023-05-12). The big lie at the heart of every federal budget. greenleft.org.au The big lie at the heart of every budget it that it is a plan to manage the economy for the collective good of the nation. But Peter Boyle and Paul Oboohov show the total increase in profit share, since 1975, is about the same as the decrease in income share.
(2023-05-12). Iranian Economy Minister Arrives In Saudi Arabia, As Kingdom Appoints Ambassador To Tehran. southfront.org 
File image. | On May 11, Iran's minister of finance and economic affairs arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah in the first visit to the kingdom by a senior Iranian official since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | The semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) said that Ehsan Khandouzi arrived in Jeddah leading an economic delegation. The minister was welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by officials of the Saudi government, Islamic Developmen…
(2023-05-13). Coup prospects overshadow Thailand elections. wsws.org Declining economic conditions and attacks on democratic rights are driving mass anger among Thai workers and young people.
(2023-05-13). Resumption of high-level economic talks sends encouraging signs on thaw of China-Australia relations. ecns.cn Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell's visit to Beijing witnessed multiple encouraging signs in the stabilized recovery of China-Australia cooperation, including the resumption of a landmark high-level economic meeting and the minister's tour of Beijing's iconic Forbidden City.
(2023-05-13). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…
(2023-05-13). Sudan's Crisis And The Hidden Hands Of The IMF. popularresistance.org Sudan is experiencing its fourth week of conflict between two military factions, which has caused the death of over 700 people. Sudanese civilians have fled the capital and the country altogether while the fighting continues with no end in sight. Commentators have so far focused on the military factions and ethnic conflicts. A reductive explanation has been given for the food crisis in Sudan, such as economic crisis, climate change, and the Ukraine war. The significance of macroeconomic policies and the institutions that promote them at the root of these crises tend to be overlooked. | Toppling over the breadbask…
(2023-05-12). US Sanctions Fuel Migration Even as Biden Restricts Asylum Seekers at Border. truthout.org The number of asylum seekers from Cuba and Venezuela is expected to grow as the Trump-era Title 42 asylum restriction ends. A group of House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to lift sanctions on the countries, which they say are driving people to leave their homes out of economic desperation. We speak with Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez, author of a new report for the Center… |
(2023-05-12). China Urges G7 Not to Be Accomplice to US Economic Coercion. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that China is a victim of U.S. economic coercion, and urged G7 countries to stop engaging in exclusive "small circles" and refrain from becoming accomplices to economic coercion. | RELATED: | Wang made the remarks in response to recent media reports that G7 members will allegedly declare a joint response to economic coercion to send a signal to China. | Speakin…
(2023-05-12). G7 Summit to Focus On China's "Economic Coercion" telesurenglish.net Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are set to discuss concerns about China's use of "economic coercion" in its foreign relations, according to a U.S. official familiar with the discussions. | Related: | The statement is expected to be accompanied by a broader written proposal on how the seven advanced economies will work together to counter "economic coercion" by any country. | The statement is likely to be part of the overall communiqué that the leaders wi…
(2023-05-12). Zimbabwe Lifts Restrictions on Basic Goods Imports. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Zimbabwe implemented the complete elimination of restrictions on the importation of essential goods in an effort to mitigate the escalating prices. | Related: | "In order to enhance the supply of basic goods to the public, all basic goods will no longer be subject to import licenses and will also come into the country free of import duties and taxes," Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube…
(2023-05-12). CGTN previews the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting. america.cgtn.com 
The 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting will convene in the United States in November.
(2023-05-13). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-12). US Sanctions Fuel Migration Even as Biden Restricts Asylum Seekers at Border. truthout.org The number of asylum seekers from Cuba and Venezuela is expected to grow as the Trump-era Title 42 asylum restriction ends. A group of House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to lift sanctions on the countries, which they say are driving people to leave their homes out of economic desperation. We speak with Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez, author of a new report for the Center… |
(2023-05-12). China Urges G7 Not to Be Accomplice to US Economic Coercion. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that China is a victim of U.S. economic coercion, and urged G7 countries to stop engaging in exclusive "small circles" and refrain from becoming accomplices to economic coercion. | RELATED: | Wang made the remarks in response to recent media reports that G7 members will allegedly declare a joint response to economic coercion to send a signal to China. | Speakin…
(2023-05-12). G7 Summit to Focus On China's "Economic Coercion" telesurenglish.net Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are set to discuss concerns about China's use of "economic coercion" in its foreign relations, according to a U.S. official familiar with the discussions. | Related: | The statement is expected to be accompanied by a broader written proposal on how the seven advanced economies will work together to counter "economic coercion" by any country. | The statement is likely to be part of the overall communiqué that the leaders wi…
(2023-05-12). Zimbabwe Lifts Restrictions on Basic Goods Imports. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Zimbabwe implemented the complete elimination of restrictions on the importation of essential goods in an effort to mitigate the escalating prices. | Related: | "In order to enhance the supply of basic goods to the public, all basic goods will no longer be subject to import licenses and will also come into the country free of import duties and taxes," Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube…
(2023-05-12). CGTN previews the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting. america.cgtn.com The 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting will convene in the United States in November.
(2023-05-13). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-05-13). New York Congressman and serial liar George Santos indicted on 13 federal charges. wsws.org The 34 year-old freshman Republican is accused of several financial crimes, including embezzling money from campaign contributors and fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits for over a year.
(2023-05-13). The myth of affordable housing is demolished by "minimum income requirements" indybay.org 2008 Protest In Front Of The California Hotel By Tenants Facing Illegal Evictions By The John Stewart Company & the dissolved Oakland Community Housing, Inc. Photo by Lydia Gans.
(2023-05-12). Breaking: LA Valley College Building Delayed Till 2025. indybay.org $100 million dollar building sold to taxpayers as needed for low-income students will open a almost decade late. In the meantime low income San Fernando Valley students have struggled with mold, asbestos, and flooding.
(2023-05-12). An invitation to Sunday's Zoom meeting from the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK). wsws.org Ward's talk of "mutual interest" obliterates the fundamental division between workers who produce the company's wealth and major shareholders who exploit our labour for profit.
(2023-05-12). What The Hell Is Going On With The UK Labour Party? therealnews.com 
(2023-05-13). Australian Labor budget outlines record military spending. wsws.org Labor is presiding over the largest military build-up since World War II. While this week's budget allocated record defence spending, far more is to come.
(2023-05-13). Seattle unionists defend the right to strike. workers.org 
Seattle On May 5, 150 young unionists rallied at the federal courthouse in Seattle supporting labor's right to strike. Credit: Jim McMahan The anti-labor U.S. Supreme Court will soon take up the case of Glacier Northwest vs. Teamsters Local 174, filed in retaliation for a Teamsters strike in 2017. Glacier, . . . |
(2023-05-13). Senior officials of China, U.S. hold candid, in-depth talks in Vienna. ecns.cn Director Wang fully elaborated on China's serious position on the Taiwan question. The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, Ukraine and other international and regional issues of mutual interest, Wang added.
(2023-05-13). OEA Claremont Middle School Strike Picket to Stop Building Trades Workers from Crossing Lines. indybay.org Dozens of OEA striking teachers and community supporters picketed to shut down a construction project at the Claremont Middle School. Most unions walked but the UBC Carpenters worked behind the picket lines…
(2023-05-13). Striking Writers Guild Member Boots Riley Shout Out To Striking OEA Teachers. indybay.org Oakland film maker and musician Boots Riley gave a shout out to striking OEA teachers supporting their struggle.
(2023-05-13). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-05-13). Thursday 5/18: Rally To Stop The San Francisco Laguna Honda Discharges Defend Laguna Honda Hospital. indybay.org 375 Laguna Honda Blvd across from Forrest Hill Muni Station | San Francisco…
(2023-05-13). Friday 5/19: SF Speak Out At SF Chinese Consulate- Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Beukes & Miners. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | Laguna and Geary St. | San Francisco…
(2023-05-13). Las 3 del día: øPor qué se celebra el 12 de mayo el día de la enfermería? y el resumen semanal (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Desde 1965 el Día Internacional de la Enfermería se celebra cada 12 de mayo alrededor del mundo con el firme objetivo de rendir un homenaje a todos los enfermeros y enfermeras, que a nivel mundial realizan esta loable labor para toda la humanidad.Sobre este tema y otros de su interés estaremos hablando en nuestro podcast Las 3 del Día. Escuche los siguientes minutos de información.
(2023-05-13). Thursday 5/18: May 18th Rally To Stop The San Francisco Laguna Honda Discharges Defend Laguna Honda Hosp. indybay.org 375 Laguna Honda Blvd across from Forrest Hill Muni Station | San Francisco…
(2023-05-12). Japanese Ambassador visits Imperial to deepen research collaborations. imperial.ac.uk The Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Hajime Hayashi, visited Imperial to see some of the growing research ties the university has with Japan.
(2023-05-12). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air. truthout.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent… |
(2023-05-12). Workers confront bosses at Starbucks headquarters, NLRB backs them. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Starbucks workers seeking to unionize the giant coffee chain have had a busy and hectic time, centered around a May Day march on its Manhattan headquarters to demand the firm sit down and bargain contracts with workers at unionized stores, as a group. So did a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge in …
(2023-05-12). The Evolving Movement For Agricultural Worker Rights. popularresistance.org Labor organizing has experienced a resurgence of late for many service workers, but not so for agricultural workers. Through the collective impact efforts of many individuals, from many walks of life, California's Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was passed, the first of its kind in the US to protect farmworker rights. Adopted at the height of the United Farm Workers movement led by César Chávez, it served as a vehicle to galvanize their Union, empowering tens of thousands of workers who realized the potentiality of organizing for the first time. Unfortunately, the promise of that law was never realized a…
(2023-05-12). The rollback of child labor protections is well underway. mronline.org 
The hunt for profits is driving ever more despicable labor laws and practices.
(2023-05-12). Balancing motherhood and work. america.cgtn.com 
Working mothers comprise a significant part of the labor force, accounting for about one-third (32%) of all working women.
(2023-05-13). Fuel prices unchanged next week in Nicaragua. plenglish.com Managua, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Nicaragua will keep fuel prices unchanged next week and will once again assume one hundred percent of the increase in fuel prices, according to a report published in the local press.
(2023-05-12). Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma's 'extreme' tax avoidance. nationofchange.org "Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."
(2023-05-12). Are Consumption Taxes Regressive? peoplespolicyproject.org 
Consumption taxes are not a major topic in US politics because they are rarely proposed, especially on the federal level. When consumption taxes are brought up, the discussion tends to devolve into a debate about whether they are regressive or not. As with most progressivity or regressivity debates, this one tends to be muddled and confused because we don't actually use those two words consistently across different policy topics. | In the context of tax policy, the way you determine whether a tax is progressive or regressive is by adding up how much tax each person is being charged and then dividing that amoun…
(2023-05-12). The Federal Reserve Cartel: A Financial Parasite. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-12). How Exchange Rate Stability Affects Venezuela's Inflationary Dynamics. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — May 11, 2023 | So far this year, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has gone for maintaining stability in the exchange rate of the bolívar against foreign currencies. | On Monday, May 8, the BCV made its eighteenth exchange intervention selling $63 million to banks, $1 million more than last week in anticipation of greater pressures on the market. | The exchange rate mechanism, which keeps the Venezuelan State as the main supplier of foreign currency, is facilitating the purchase of bolívars from the BCV to support the payment commitments of the State entities. This formula of financing i…
(2023-05-12). Progressives Worry Biden Remarks May Signal Concession to GOP Spending Cuts. truthout.org After meeting with congressional leaders earlier this week as the U.S. barrels toward a catastrophic debt default, President Joe Biden said that "we should be cutting spending," a remark that fueled concerns among progressives that the White House is preparing to cede to at least some Republican demands in exchange for a deal to lift the debt ceiling. President Joe Biden has said repeatedly that… |
(2023-05-13). Venezuela: Oil Output Reaches Three-Year High, Chevron Eyes Production Increase. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas is also looking to secure renewed investment and credit lines from China.
(2023-05-13). Beware those who try to discredit Leninism from a "decolonial" angle By: Rainer Shea. midwesternmarx.com 
Capitalism will co-opt anything, so long as it can be used to make profits or to aid its narrative campaigns. It doesn't care about how "left" or "radical" an idea is, all it cares about is its potential utility within the class war. That's where the phenomenon I'm going to talk about comes from: a project by the narrative managers of bourgeois class power to create a controlled opposition. To cultivate a leftism, or even a "communism,&rdquo …
(2023-05-13). For-Profit Child Care Chains See Opportunity to Monopolize Imperiled Industry. truthout.org On April 18, the Biden administration announced a set of executive orders aimed at mitigating the ongoing crises that have wracked the U.S. child care industry. At first glance, it appeared that President Joe Biden was taking steps toward fulfilling a longtime promise of his campaign and revisiting a priority of his signature (and failed) "Build Back Better" (BBB) initiative. |
(2023-05-13). Big bad Canada pushes to protect profits from Mexico. mronline.org 
The Trudeau government is pressing Mexico to maintain its loosely regulated, pro-capitalist mining policies.
(2023-05-12). Drug shortages in Europe endangering the lives of children and adolescents. wsws.org The alarming shortage of medicines suitable for children is a European-wide phenomenon due to the profit interests of the pharmaceutical corporations as well as the policies of capitalist governments.
(2023-05-12). What striking film and television writers are up against: Who controls the major film and television studios and streamers? wsws.org Film and television production is increasingly dominated by a handful of monopolies that are closely integrated with Wall Street, which is presently demanding draconian actions be taken to ensure greater profitability.
(2023-05-12). The Puerto Ricans illegally occupying land to resist displacement. therealnews.com 
This story was supported by the journalism non-profit the In front of a mural that reads "Only the people save the people," Marisel Robles Gutiérrez stood befo…
(2023-05-12). Using Giant Nets to Clean Plastic Out of the Oceans Comes With Substantive Risks. truthout.org Ships sway on the high seas as they trail large nets scooping enormous hauls of plastic from the waters. The plastic from the nets is then coughed up on the ships' hulls in an enormous jumble of multicolored regurgitated waste. These dramatic images appear in videos by The Ocean Cleanup — a nonprofit organization led by Dutch inventor Boyan Slat, who founded the organization some 10 years ago when… |
(2023-05-12). A Biden Mafia-Like Family Business? Corruption Or Republican Conspiracy Gossip? moguldom.com President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is the focus of an investigation by House Republicans into the family's business dealings, and a new report concludes that they're trading off the Biden name for profit with transactions that suggest the main family business is influence peddling. Biden family members received millions in suspicious money transfers before …
(2023-05-13). World Report] Australia to introduce sweeping e-cigarette regulations. thelancet.com Citing the risk of vaping in young people, Australia plans to make e-cigarettes available only with a prescription. Tony Kirby reports.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions. thelancet.com Based on observations around the US opioid crisis and cannabis legalisation in Uruguay, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch and Diederik Lohman made a call to the public health community to challenge drug prohibition.1 It remains unspecified whether the call suggests legalising all drugs internationally or refers to advocating for evidence-based drug policy. The US opioid epidemic, related to legal prescription drugs in a specific geopolitical context, has health outcomes which differ from those of cannabis or other drugs.
(2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In response to our Comment1 calling for a move from drug prohibition to regulation, Adrian Mundt and Carlos Ibáñez question whether a dichotomy between prohibition and regulation truly exists. They note that there are "forms of regulation that do not seem to contradict market prohibitions", including decriminalisation and regulation of opioid substitution therapies. They also argue that there is "not sufficient evidence supporting that countries should further legalise cannabis or other drugs".
(2023-05-13). Supervision tightened on cosmetic medicine. ecns.cn Eleven central departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation, the National Health Commission and the Ministry of Public Security recently released a guideline to strengthen supervision of the medical cosmetology industry to regulate the industry's development and protect consumers' rights.
(2023-05-13). People with severe obesity and a genetic pathway variant have increased risk of hypertension, Mayo Clinic research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Obesity and its associated cardiometabolic issues are a major health concern in the U.S. and internationally. According to a study published in 2017, 12% of the world's adult population was affected by obesity in 2016, double the percentage from 30 years earlier. With obesity comes an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, congestive heart failure and myocardial infarction. Fortunately, obesity is a multifactorial disease that results from an energy balance dysregulation…
(2023-05-12). New Regulations at the US-Mexican Border Cause Uncertainty. telesurenglish.net The U.S. government on Friday began a radical change in its border policy between the United States and Mexico. Amid confusion and uncertainty, new asylum restrictions have been implemented. | Related: | Several last-minute court actions added to questions about how the Biden administration's new border strategy will play out. In response, migrant advocates filed a legal challenge to the new asylum regulations a…
(2023-05-13). April 15,2023 – Philosophy and the Struggle for a New Human Future By: Saturday Free School. midwesternmarx.com 
We are publishing a transcript of Dr. Anthony Monteiro's opening remarks from the Saturday Free School's April 15, 2023 session on Hegel's Science of Logic and Artificial Intelligence. The Free School meets every Saturday at 10: 30 AM, and is streamed live on Facebook and YouTube. Artwork by Serafina Harris I just wanted to say a few things about why Hegel, why we're reading Hegel and how we want to read Hegel and the context for our rea …
(2023-05-13). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China By: John Pilger. midwesternmarx.com 
Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies The Congress of American Writers that was held in New York City took a firm stand against fascism and war. Photo: Daily Worker / People's World Archives Speak up. Now.In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They cal …
(2023-05-13). David Harvey on capital, theory, and becoming a Marxist. youtube.com For fifty years David Harvey has written and lectured on Capital, becoming one of the world's foremost Marx scholars.
(2023-05-13). Michael Lebowitz, presente! (1937—2023). mronline.org 
Marxist economist Michael A Lebowitz passed away at home on April 19.
(2023-05-13). Jordan Neely's murder on the New York City subway and the terminal crisis of capitalism. wsws.org Daniel Penny was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter ten days after he killed the 30-year-old homeless man with a chokehold.
(2023-05-13). Why Can't I Question Capitalism without Being Called a "Socialist"? dissidentvoice.org 
"The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital." (Michael Parenti) For as long as I've been writing, giving public talks, and all that, I have offered informed critiques of capitalism. For as long as I've been offering informed critiques of capitalism, I get replies like this: "I suppose you …
(2023-05-13). Empresa alemana inaugura en ZED Mariel una fábrica para producir mangueras hidráulica (+Video). cubadebate.cu Con la terminación de su proceso inversionista quedó inaugurada, este viernes, en la Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel, la empresa alemana PAMAS, que tiene como principal objetivo sustituir las importaciones de mangueras hidráulicas y otros equipos industriales. PAMAS es el cuarto usuario de la ZED Mariel que concluye su proceso inversionista.
(2023-05-12). Senate Report: Nearly 700 Former High-Ranking Pentagon and Other Government Officials Now Work at the Top 20 Defense Contractors. covertactionmagazine.com Ideally, Warren's report would precipitate a much larger congressional investigation of the military-industrial complex modeled after the 1934 Nye Committee hearings. At the end of April, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, released an investigative report: "Pentagon Alchemy: How Defense Officials Pass Through the Revolving Door and Peddle …
(2023-05-13). US corporations in the wings for post-war Ukraine. indybay.org The IMF granted large loans to the invaded country and enforces the so-called neoliberal "Washington Consensus"[1]. In a major privatization campaign, the Ukrainian government is selling off state assets. U.S. corporations such as ExxonMobil, Chevron and Halliburton participate in negotiations to take over the oil and gas industry of the Eastern European country.
(2023-05-13). When will they come for your job? workers.org 
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because . . . |
(2023-05-13). Saturday 5/13: Climate Chaos: An Existential Crisis. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also by ZOOM Please register in advance at | bit.ly/ClimateChaos-230506 | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…
(2023-05-13). Remembering the 1980 armed uprising against imperalism in Gwangju, Korea. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Platform News, with thanks. ***** The Gwangju people's uprising was a popular uprising of the people of Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, south Korea, in May 1980, to oppose the fascistic dictatorship and to achieve democratic freedoms and rights. This armed uprising founded a people's commune that lasted for ten days, from 18 …
(2023-05-13). Austria: What's behind the historic Communist surge in Salzburg? greenleft.org.au The Communist Party of Austria (KPàñ) stunned many with its historic vote in the generally conservative Austrian state of Salzburg.
(2023-05-13). Communist-backed student movement emerges as leading force in in Greek university elections. peoplesdispatch.org For a second consecutive year, the communist-backed students' group Panspoudastiki KS emerged as the leading force in the elections held for student unions of 266 universities across Greece on May 10. Panspoudastiki KS secured 19,632 votes, securing over 35.04% of the total votes polled. The Democratic Renewal Vanguard-New Democratic Student Movement (DAP-NDFK) backed by the …
(2023-05-12). 'We don't want to be slaves': Meet the People's Liberation Army of Burma. peoplesworld.org 
"Why can't they wait for the new government to sort out? 'All in good time,' and 'they must wait for their turn,' they say. When you don't know where your next meal is coming from, when your children go hungry, how long are you willing and prepared to wait?"— Popular Struggle, Communist Party of Burma, …
(2023-05-12). The French working class fights on. thecommunists.org Trash has piled up high on many of the streets of Paris, barricades still burn in the night across France, as French workers carry on the fight to overthrow their government's attack on their pensions. French president Emmanuel Macron's government pushed a bill to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 through parliament without …
(2023-05-12). In Turkish elections, will unprecedented legitimacy crisis bring down Recep Tayyip Erdogan? peoplesdispatch.org Anƒ±l àჱnar of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey talks about the elections that will be held on May 14, the project of President Erdogan's AKP, and the failures of opposition over the years which have enabled his fundamentalist agenda…