(2023-06-13). Brazil's Rising Challenges in the New World Order. infobrics.org Of special relevance in the Latin American context, Brazil, the largest nation and economy of the continent, and a country that historically managed well to sustain a course of largely autonomous but close relations with the hemispheric hegemon, finds itself today in an especially challenging position…
(2023-06-13). China-Arab cooperation deepens at key biz conference. ecns.cn China and Arab countries are swiftly expanding economic and trade cooperation in all fields, as more than 3,500 Chinese and Arab officials and business representatives gathered in Riyadh.
(2023-06-13). Fed faces a dilemma as it meets to set interest rates. wsws.org At present the betting in financial markets is that the Fed will try to thread the needle, announcing a "pause" in rate increases at this meeting while indicating that further rises may take place and ruling out any cuts this year even as the US economy continues to slow.
(2023-06-12). Nicaragua projects GDP growth of 3,5%. plenglish.com Managua, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua is projecting a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3,5% this year due to the increase in international prices that several items of the country's economy are registering today, it was reported here.
(2023-06-12). Food Delivery Workers Secure Landmark Minimum Pay Rate. popularresistance.org App-based food delivery workers in New York City will earn $17.96 an hour before tips beginning July 12, an amount that takes into account their costs of operating, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday afternoon. | With the rate, New York will become the first major U.S. city to establish and implement pay requirements for delivery workers toiling in the gig economy. | The hourly rate will increase to $19.96 before tips by April 1, 2025, the mayor said. The standard is a significant increase from the estimated $11 hourly workers currently earn after tips.
(2023-06-12). Asia-Pacific is where China-Russia 'no limits' partnership will be put to test. peoplesdispatch.org The Northeast Asian theater is going to be a crucial arena in the brewing big-power confrontation, what with the Arctic hotting up and the Northern Sea Route becoming operational. This will catapult the strategic importance of the Russian Far East and Siberia as the powerhouse of the world economy in the 21st century…
(2023-06-12). How Does Technology Factor in for US Militarism toward China? dissidentvoice.org 
The United States is about militarism. Its economy is largely based on the military-industrial complex. It has hundreds upon hundreds of military bases in lands around the planet. Yet, despite a bloated military budget, the US fails to care for all its citizens, certainly not the millions of homeless, poor, and those unable to afford …
(2023-06-13). Modern supply-side economics and the New Washington Consensus. mronline.org 
Last month, the U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, outlined the international economic policy of the U.S. administration. This was a pivotal speech, because Sullivan explained what is called the New Washington Consensus on U.S. foreign policy.
(2023-06-13). UE quiere intensificar cooperación en materia migratoria con Túnez. telesurtv.net El presidente de Túnez, Kais Said, recibió a los líderes de Italia, los Países Bajos y la Comisión Europea.
(2023-06-13). RCEP injects dynamism into China's foreign trade industry. ecns.cn Official data shows that from January to April this year, the total import and export volume between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) hit 4.12 trillion yuan (about $0.57 trillion), up 7.3 percent year on year, accounting for 30.9 percent of China's total foreign trade import and export volume.
(2023-06-13). Free the Santa Marta 5, environmentalist political prisoners in El Salvador. fightbacknews.org Santa Marta, Cabañas, El Salvador – On January 11, 2023, five environmental activists and community leaders from Santa Marta, Cabañas, El Salvador were arrested on bogus charges in a clear case of political persecution. They are still detained five months later and the movement to free them is growing around the world. | The men arrested – Antonio Pacheco, Saúl Rivas, Pedro Antonio Rivas, Alejandro Laínez and Miguel Gámez – are prominent leaders of the grassroots movement that won the world's first ban on metallic mining. The organization they're part of, the Association for Social Economic Development (ADES…
(2023-06-13). China's appeal to foreign firms more than the size of its market. ecns.cn The series of recent visits to China by senior executives of global multinationals reflects their confidence in China's economic prospects and the attractiveness of China's market, manufacturing strength and innovation capability.
(2023-06-12). Report: Saudi Crown Prince Threatened US With 'Major Economic Consequences'. news.antiwar.com Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned the US would suffer economic consequences if President Biden retaliated for OPEC oil cuts that were announced last fall, The Washington Post reported.
(2023-06-12). China, Honduras seal 17 pacts, including Belt and Road project. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) China and Honduras sealed 17 agreements Monday to expand exchanges in several socio-economic sectors and include the Central American territory in the Belt and Road project.
(2023-06-12). Imperial experts provide economic perspective to the Infected Blood Inquiry. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have contributed to an independent inquiry looking at the impacts on UK patients who were given infected blood products.
(2023-06-13). Free the Santa Marta 5, environmentalist political prisoners in El Salvador. fightbacknews.org Santa Marta, Cabañas, El Salvador – On January 11, 2023, five environmental activists and community leaders from Santa Marta, Cabañas, El Salvador were arrested on bogus charges in a clear case of political persecution. They are still detained five months later and the movement to free them is growing around the world. | The men arrested – Antonio Pacheco, Saúl Rivas, Pedro Antonio Rivas, Alejandro Laínez and Miguel Gámez – are prominent leaders of the grassroots movement that won the world's first ban on metallic mining. The organization they're part of, the Association for Social Economic Development (ADES…
(2023-06-13). China's appeal to foreign firms more than the size of its market. ecns.cn The series of recent visits to China by senior executives of global multinationals reflects their confidence in China's economic prospects and the attractiveness of China's market, manufacturing strength and innovation capability.
(2023-06-12). Report: Saudi Crown Prince Threatened US With 'Major Economic Consequences'. news.antiwar.com Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned the US would suffer economic consequences if President Biden retaliated for OPEC oil cuts that were announced last fall, The Washington Post reported.
(2023-06-12). China, Honduras seal 17 pacts, including Belt and Road project. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) China and Honduras sealed 17 agreements Monday to expand exchanges in several socio-economic sectors and include the Central American territory in the Belt and Road project.
(2023-06-12). Imperial experts provide economic perspective to the Infected Blood Inquiry. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have contributed to an independent inquiry looking at the impacts on UK patients who were given infected blood products.
(2023-06-12). Honduras seeks greater economic ties with China. america.cgtn.com 
See what Honduras hopes to gain in its president's state visit to China.
(2023-06-12). United States: Rich, corporations win, environment, people lose in 'debt ceiling' deal. greenleft.org.au The "debt-ceiling crisis" provided the pretext for the rolling back environmental, economic and social policies, while corporations and the rich benefitted the most from the deal struck between the Democrats and Republicans, reports Barry Sheppard.
(2023-06-12). AI, Job Loss, and Productivity Growth. cepr.net It is really painful to see the regular flow of pieces debating whether AI will lead to mass unemployment. Invariably, these pieces are written as though the author has taken an oath that they have no knowledge of economics whatsoever. The NYT gave us the latest example on Sunday, in a piece debating how many …
(2023-06-12). How the BRI train took the road to Shangri-La. thealtworld.com In less than a decade, China's BRI has fundamentally transformed global geopolitics. It is already far too late for the west to compete. | It is important to recognize that the US/NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is simultaneously a war designed to interrupt the progress of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). | As we approach the 10th anniversary of the BRI, to be marked by the third Belt and Road Forum later this year in Beijing, it is clear the original Silk Road Economic Belt — announced by President Xi Jinping in Astana, Kazakhstan, in September 2013 — has traveled a long way. | By Jan…
(2023-06-13). Saturday 6/24: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-06-13). Discriminative Accuracy of the CAPTURE Tool for Identifying COPD. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study reported that the CAPTURE (COPD Assessment in Primary Care to Identify Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease and Exacerbation Risk) screening tool, which combined questions about respiratory exposure, symptoms, and acute respiratory illnesses with selective use of peak expiratory flow rate for intermediate scores, had a low sensitivity (48.2%) but a high specificity (88.6%) for identifying clinically significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary care settings. This tool has been validated in low- and middle-income countries.
(2023-06-13). Labour's new bankroller is Israel lobbyist, South African apartheid profiteer. mronline.org 
The UK Labour Party's latest corporate mega-donor is a pro-Israel businessperson whose firm profiteered from South African apartheid.
(2023-06-13). 'We will not give in to blackmail': Colombians defend government and progressive reforms. greenleft.org.au Thousands took to the streets across Colombia, on June 7, in support of the labour, pension and healthcare reforms proposed by the Gustavo Petro government, reports Zoe Alexandra.
(2023-06-12). Solidarity with Georges Abdallah and Walid Daqqah at Toulouse mobilization against French pension reforms. samidoun.net 
During a new broad labour union demonstration against the French pension reform in Toulouse which brought together nearly 50,000 people, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra was present alongside all the people mobilized, reaffirming that defending the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea is inseparable from the global struggle for social justice! Underlining this …
(2023-06-12). UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer slanders Roger Waters, demands censorship. wsws.org Waters' steadfast criticism of NATO's war in Ukraine, defence of the Palestinians from Israeli state repression and support for the imprisoned anti-war journalist Julian Assange has earned him the ire of imperialist governments everywhere.
(2023-06-12). Unions step up push for 'same job, same pay' rule. greenleft.org.au Unions want Labor to change the law to stop bosses from misusing labour hire clauses to reduce pay rates, and have launched a campaign to get it done. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-06-13). New York Legislature Extends Session, Vote on Debt Relief Bill Pending. indybay.org Religion, Development and Labor Coalition Pushes Passage of New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act…
(2023-06-13). AI Ground Zero In SF As Tech, Auto Bosses & Politicians Destroy Taxi/Uber Worker Jobs. indybay.org Governor Newsom and Mayor London Breed and her MTA and police are allowing remote taxis unregulated entry into San Franciscoo streets destroying the jobs for all taxi workers and UBER/LYFT drivers. The AI technology is still in development and these remote vehicles violate the California Vehicular code but Newsom and London Breed and her police refuse to enforce the law against these tech and auto companies that control these remote vehicles.
(2023-06-13). Chris Hedges: Requiem For Our Species. popularresistance.org Princeton, N.J. — As I write this, the sun is a hazy reddish orange orb. The sky is an inky yellowish gray. The air has an acrid stench and leaves a faint metallic taste in my mouth. After 20 minutes outside, my head starts to ache, my nose burns, my eyes itch and my breathing becomes more labored. Streets are deserted. The ubiquitous lawn service companies with their machine mowers and whining gas-powered leaf blowers have disappeared, along with pedestrians, cyclists and joggers. Those who walk their dog go out briefly and then scamper back inside. N95 masks, as in the early days of the pandemic, are sold…
(2023-06-13). Ministry issues rebuke to U.S. measure targeting Xinjiang enterprises. ecns.cn China firmly opposes the United States incorporating two Chinese enterprises and their subsidiaries into the entity list of the so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" on the unfounded grounds of human rights violations.
(2023-06-13). Inter' Labor Organization Calls for Action to End Child Labor. telesurenglish.net On World Day Against Child Labor, the International Labor Organization (ILO) has called for action to stop children labor. | Related: | On Monday, as part of the session of the International Labor Conference, the ILO held a high-level panel themed "social justice for all, end child labor. The discussion focuses on the link between social justice and the elimination of child labor. | Panelists representing worker…
(2023-06-13). "The president forced our comrade to die"—South Korea's workers confront Yoon Seok Yeol's labor crackdown. therealnews.com 
(2023-06-12). ICC Prosecutor Opens 'Technical Assistance Office' in Venezuela Amid Human Rights Probe. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro expressed hope that collaboration with the ICC would help correct the record about human rights in Venezuela.
(2023-06-12). Australian health union's online meetings present no way forward for workers. wsws.org Wednesday's meetings made even more clear the bureaucracy's real aim—to ensure that workers' opposition to Labor's deepening assault on their pay and conditions remains isolated and constrained within the framework of sporadic, isolated stoppages and minor work bans.
(2023-06-12). European Employment Ministers agree on digital platforms. plenglish.com Luxembourg, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Employment ministers of the European Union (EU) today agreed on a labor directive on digital platforms that aims to improve their workers' condition, an issue still to be debated before the European Parliament.
(2023-06-12). U.S. sees rise in child labor violations. america.cgtn.com 
See how the troubling rise in child labor violations in the U.S. may only continue.
(2023-06-12). Forbidden Stories: The Bruno and Dom Amazon Project. transcend.org 1 Jun 2023 – "This story must be told." A collaborative investigation coordinated by Forbidden Stories, which involves over 50 journalists from 16 media organisations to continue the work of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips. We pursued their work because our future depends on it.
(2023-06-12). 'Tax scam': Republicans follow debt ceiling fight by proposing tax cuts for wealthy. nationofchange.org "If House Republicans were actually serious about the deficit, they would demand wealthy corporations pay their fair share in taxes," one advocate said.
(2023-06-12). US's Largest Lobbying Group Sues to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Plan. truthout.org The U.S.'s largest lobbying group, the conservative U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has become the second prominent group to file a lawsuit to stop a plan for Medicare to be able to negotiate the prices for a handful of drugs, joining pharma giant Merck in alleging that the plan is unconstitutional. The group announced in a statement on Friday that it is filing a lawsuit against Health and Human… |
(2023-06-13). Premium goods surge on cross-border apps. ecns.cn Millions of Chinese consumers are increasingly purchasing premium or niche consumer goods, with their expenditure on imported and foreign-brand products turning into a key driver of consumption upgrading, experts said.
(2023-06-13). Brics Is Marching Towards a Unified Currency. infobrics.org Amid the palpable anticipation, and the transformative discussions, we are witnessing the ascent of a momentous topic that promises to redefine global financial dynamics — the inception of a unified Brics currency…
(2023-06-13). Large-scale subsidies benefit students in need. ecns.cn China has subsidized over 20 million college students from families with financial problems by granting them soft loans totaling over 400 billion yuan ($56 billion).
(2023-06-13). Silvio Berlusconi, herald of Italy's far-right. peoplesdispatch.org Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and billionaire right-wing politician, died in Milan on June 12, at the age of 86. | In a decades-long career marred by financial and other scandals and prosecutions, the leader of the Forza Italia party would assume the role of prime minister four times between 1994 and until he was forced to step down in 2011. | Considered to be Italy's first true populist, his influence in shaping the national discourse extended beyond the time he spent in office, both through the role he had played in the privatization of television in the 1980s, and subsequently in the mainstr…
(2023-06-12). Take a Leak? 37-Count Indictment Details Trump's Hiding of Documents, from Resort Bathroom to Ballroom. democracynow.org 
We speak with The Nation's Elie Mystal about the Justice Department's unsealed, sweeping 37-count indictment of former President Donald Trump for retaining and mishandling classified documents, including top-secret information about U.S. nuclear weapons and secret plans to attack a foreign country. Trump is the first U.S. president to face federal criminal charges. He has denied any guilt. The new indictment joins his indictment earlier this year in New York, where he is accused of committing financial fraud.
(2023-06-12). Summer Fundraising — Please Pitch In. transcend.org Dear reader, please partner with TMS by contributing financially to our Peace Journalism. A troubled world needs our solutions as most leaders have gone berserk with their warmongering, fear-inducing militarism, and war-dependent economies. Our heartfelt thanks.
(2023-06-12). Ontario's Healthcare Capacity Crisis: Ford Government Plans to Make It Worse. socialistproject.ca 
Despite the current healthcare capacity crisis, the Doug Ford government in Ontario plans to cut healthcare service levels. | Hospitals: The news is bad for hospital services. The new Financial Accountability Office (FAO)
(2023-06-13). S&P: Corporate Bankruptcies Spike To Highest Since 2010, 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com Vice Media, Party City and Bed Bath & Beyond are just three of the 230+ corporate bankruptcies filed so far in 2023 that are attributed to rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve as lenders pull back on loans after the banking crisis. Hit hardest by bankruptcy: consumer discretionary …
(2023-06-13). DTE Energy hikes electricity rates on Detroit-area workers, while stockholders cash in. wsws.org In the midst of skyrocketing inflation, DTE Energy is raising rates on consumers, asking hard-pressed workers to curtail activities between 3-7 PM.
(2023-06-13). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Road maintenance workers, steel workers and resident doctors joined the battle against raging inflation in Argentina, while the union for locomotive builders at Wabtec in the US blocked a strike and will submit management's "final offer" for a vote.
(2023-06-12). The 'Fourth Turning' that will define our Century. mronline.org 
European economies are reeling from inflation and the spectre of de-industrialisation-fuelled by self-imposed foreswearing of all imports of cheap Russian energy.
(2023-06-13). ILWU local president at Port of San Diego threatens to blacklist dockworkers who talk to reporters. wsws.org International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 29 President Ray Leyba threatened to deny employment to any dockworker who spoke with WSWS reporters.
(2023-06-13). Baltimore's Crime Numbers Game. therealnews.com 
by Data Analysis by Additional research and analysis by Illustrations by At a January "Take Back Our Streets Town Hall," Ba…
(2023-06-13). Arab states and China to upgrade relations. ecns.cn Exchanges between the Arab states and China are set to get an upgrade after the 10th Arab-China Business Conference in Riyadh saw the signing of 30 investment agreements worth over $10 billion in several sectors on Sunday.
(2023-06-13). Cultural fair ends with record turnover in projects. ecns.cn The 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair wrapped up on Sunday, with the turnover in investment projects hitting a record high of 3.42 billion yuan ($478.8 million).
(2023-06-12). Public investment, a Citizen Revolution's priority in Ecuador. plenglish.com Quito, Jun 12 (Prensa Latina) Luisa González, a candidate for the presidency of Ecuador for the Citizen Revolution (RC), assured that if they return to government, one of their priorities will be public investment in areas that currently affect citizens, such as security. In an interview on the Youtube channel Ingobernables, the former legislator, who held several positions during the administration of former President Rafael Correa (2007-2017), insisted on the experience of her political project, which has already shown how to be a better country.
(2023-06-12). JP Morgan Settles Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit Alleging Bank Helped Finance Sex-Trafficking Operation. moguldom.com JPMorgan Chase has settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed amount brought by multiple women who allege the bank helped its client, the disgraced late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, run his sex-trafficking operation and profit from it by enabling him to pay them for sex. A woman listed anonymously as Jane Doe filed the 2022 lawsuit in …
(2023-06-12). Watchdog Says 14th Amendment, Not Indictments, Can Bar Trump From Presidency. truthout.org On Monday morning, a nonprofit government watchdog organization called out former President Donald Trump, implying that his actions in the final weeks of his presidency should disqualify him from serving in any office again. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) wrote in a tweet that while there isn't a federal law barring former presidents from running for office if they've… |
(2023-06-12). Ralph Nader: Technology Needs Assessments by Congress Municipalities and Local Civic Groups. scheerpost.com 
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org The pace of for-profit technological innovations is accelerating, but to what end beyond corporate sales? The gap between marketing new high-tech products and assessing their intended and unintended consequences has never been greater. Let's start with the ballooning of augmented reality inside virtual reality. Facebook's Oculus Rift escapism has flopped. …
(2023-06-13). Nonhormone Treatment for Menopausal Hot Flashes Receives FDA Approval. jamanetwork.com The nonhormonal drug fezolinetant is the first of its kind to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat moderate to severe hot flashes—periods of sweating, flushing, and chills—associated with menopause, the agency announced in a statement. Fezolinetant, marketed as Veozah, targets the neurokinin 3 receptor to restore the brain's regulation of body temperature.
(2023-06-12). Headlines for June 12, 2023. democracynow.org Ukraine Says It Liberated 4 Villages as Counteroffensive Gets Underway, Law Enforcement Braces for Unrest Ahead of Trump Court Hearing as Supporters Issue Violent Threats, Deadly Battles Resume in Sudan After Ceasefire Ends; South Sudan Violence Kills 20 Displaced People, New Haven Reaches $45 Million Settlement with Randy Cox, Who Was Paralyzed in Police Van, I-95 Highway in Philadelphia Could Be Closed for Months After Tanker Truck Fire Leads to Collapse, New York City Establishes First-of-Its-Kind Minimum Wage for App Delivery Workers, Four Indigenous Children Found Alive 40 Days After Plane Crash, Colombia Si…
(2023-06-13). More rural postal workers in the US speak out about thousands in lost wages due to new compensation formula. wsws.org "How do you tell your children you won't see them again, and when you do, you have no money to do anything with them?" said one worker, who lost $10,000 a year in pay. "I mean, how is this acceptable?"
(2023-06-12). New York transit workers speak out as TWU pushes sellout deal. wsws.org As hazardous air quality conditions threaten transit workers health, the Transport Workers Union and transit agency are pushing cuts to real wages and reduced time off.
(2023-06-12). UPS workers in New York City and Louisville speak out during snap Teamsters strike vote. wsws.org Workers are determined to win back decades of pro-company concessions, dramatic improvements to their working conditions, wages and hours and an end to management harassment. But the Teamsters apparatus under General President Sean O'Brien, a career official being falsely recast as a rank-and-file militant, is preparing a pro-company sellout behind closed doors.
(2023-06-13). How the Obesity-Industrial Complex Keeps Americans Sick, Fat, and Sad. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-13). China's auto sector sees moderate recovery in May. ecns.cn The output and sales, as well as exports of China's automobile market, registered year-on-year growth in May, industrial data showed.
(2023-06-12). Industrial farming has killed billions of birds. greenleft.org.au Worldwide, 49% of all wild bird species are in steep decline, according to a new report, writes Ian Angus.
(2023-06-13). 'NIMBY' name calling is a developer distraction. greenleft.org.au Declining levels of public housing, non-existent rent controls and annual investor tax concessions are some reasons for the spiralling cost of housing, argues Andrew Chuter.
(2023-06-13). Legal Brief Filed to Bar Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett from Canada. socialistproject.ca 
Lawyers have filed a complaint on behalf of a Palestinian-Canadian and four Canadian organizations seeking to have the government declare former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inadmissible to Canada before he is set to speak in Toronto on June 14. As lawyers Shane Martinez and Nicholas Pope have laid out in the complaint, Bennett should be denied entry to Canada pursuant to sections 35(1)(a) and (b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. | As put forth in the complaint filed on Tuesday, May 29th, 2023, The federal government has "domestic and international legal obligations to excl…
(2023-06-12). Chingiz Aitmatov: Getting to know a world-famous writer from Kyrgyzstan. peoplesworld.org 
One of the lasting effects of the continuing Cold War against all socialist thought and culture is the West's denial of the art of socialist countries. This affects all genres in all the socialist countries. The work of these artists is rarely readily available to the general public, and sidelined in university courses, dismissed highhandedly …
(2023-06-12). Clarios workers call for joint action to defeat strikebreaking by auto battery company: "All UAW members should be on strike" wsws.org Workers on the picket lines in Ohio and those working at a Missouri plant told the World Socialist Web Site that Clarios was deliberately mislabeling batteries to conceal that they were being manufactured by strikebreakers.
(2023-06-12). Australia's pseudo-left Socialist Alternative holds fraudulent "anti-war" meeting. wsws.org The starkest aspect of the meeting was that at an event ostensibly opposing war, not a word was said about the war that is underway in Ukraine.
(2023-06-12). Challenges for climate activists in Singapore. greenleft.org.au Kristian-Marc Paul, an activist in the Singapore climate justice movment, spoke to Green Left's Peter Boyle ahead of his participation in the Ecosocialism 2023 conference on July 1—2.
(2023-06-12). Through its members and offshoot organisations, the Fabian Society's influence is global. expose-news.com The Fabian Society is a British organisation that has aimed, and still aims, to promote socialist ideas and policies through a very slow and reformist approach. The society's members include activists, intellectuals …
(2023-06-13). Swaziland: Campaign launched for release of political prisoners. greenleft.org.au The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) is set to launch a "Break the Chains" campaign to demand the release of political prisoners, including its Central Committee member Mvuselelo Mkhabela, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-06-12). Activists In Germany Protest NATO's 'Air Defender 23' Military Exercise. popularresistance.org On June 10, hundreds of activists from various anti-imperialist and anti-war groups as well as the Communist Party of Germany (DKP) marched to the Wunstorf Air Base in Hannover to protest the NATO's Air Defender 2023 exercise scheduled from June 12-June 23. A vigil was also held at the Spangdahlem Air Base near Trier, which will also serve as a base for the exercise. Die Linke organized protests against the NATO exercise on June 11. The protestors denounced war-mongering and projection of military might by NATO amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and demanded a ceasefire and peace negotiations in Ukraine, as well…