2023-09-09: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-09-08). UN report reveals multidimensional social catastrophe in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The Sri Lankan economy contracted by 7.8 percent in 2022 with the destruction of half a million jobs, mainly concentrated in construction, transport, food and accommodation.

April M. Short, In These Times. (2023-09-09). The US Moneyless Economy Is Booming. popularresistance.org Humans have a serious stuff problem. We keep making and buying new things when most of the time we could find those things in great condition, secondhand. Instead, we're making trash at such a rate that an unfathomable 40 percent of the ocean's surface is now covered in trash islands, and there is literally more than a ton of trash for each one of the 8 billion people on this planet (9 billion tons, and growing). | If these heaps of waste (the lion's share of which is produced by corporations rather than individual households) aren't mortifying enough to drive people toward the free economy of reuse, maybe the la…

ecns.cn (2023-09-09). 2023 CIFTIS: Driving economic recovery and maintaining commitment to openness. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has garnered considerable attention and expanded its international reach, signaling positive developments in the Chinese economy.

TASS (2023-09-09). Putin points to importance of laser physics research for Russia's national economy. tass.com Laser physics research allows to study the properties of matter and trace the evolution of the universe…

Adam Johnson (2023-09-08). How scary headlines about 'economic impact' of strikes erode solidarity. therealnews.com Whenever there are workers in America standing up for themselves and going on strike against their employer, there is, inevitably, someone in the media hand-wringing about the harmful impact workers standing up for themselves will have on The Economy. But a

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). 2023 CIFTIS: Driving economic recovery and maintaining commitment to openness. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has garnered considerable attention and expanded its international reach, signaling positive developments in the Chinese economy.

infobrics (2023-09-08). New Brics Bloc Will Democratise World Economy and Global South Future. infobrics.org Such will determine countries own paths to peace and security…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-08). Gazan fishermen in dire straits amid attacks from Israeli forces and border closing. peoplesdispatch.org Gaza has been under a comprehensive land, sea and air blockade imposed by Israel since 2006, which has destroyed its economy and forced its over 2.3 million people to live in miserable conditions…

TASS (2023-09-08). Dollar rises to 98.50 rubles in trading on Moscow Exchange. tass.com The euro gained 8.75 kopecks, reaching 105.5 rubles…

TASS (2023-09-08). Delegations from 10 countries to participate in Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. tass.com Meetings at the level of governor and deputy governor will be held with a number of foreign delegations, the official added…

TASS (2023-09-08). G20 summit primarily devoted to economy, not Ukraine — Chinese Foreign Ministry. tass.com Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning stressed that China's position on the Ukrainian issue was consistent and very clear…

WSWS (2023-09-08). Per capita contraction in Australian economy. wsws.org Except for the lockdowns during the pandemic, the last time GDP per capita was smaller than it was a year earlier was during the global financial crisis and before that in the recession of the early 1990s.

WSWS (2023-09-09). As Ukraine offensive collapses, US tries to drum up support for war at G20. wsws.org The G20 summit convened Friday in New Delhi, India, against the backdrop of the debacle of Ukraine's offensive and a deepening economic, political and social crisis of American capitalism.

WSWS (2023-09-09). The ICFI's exposure of Ernest Mandel's "neo-capitalism" and the analysis of the global economic crisis: 1967—1971. wsws.org This lecture was delivered by Max Boddy, assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-10). Russia's Eastern Economic Forum to Kick Off in Vladivostok on Sunday. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) will kick off on Sunday in the Russian city of Vladivostok.

TASS (2023-09-10). 'Falcon Day' to be held on the first day of Eastern Economic Forum. tass.com The forum was organized on behalf of the Russian government…

ecns.cn (2023-09-09). China welcomes stronger biz ties with Australia. ecns.cn China welcomes more communications and dialogues in various sectors between China and Australia, with a focus on the long-term economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-09-09). Exports show steady growth in first 8 months. ecns.cn China's exports increased 0.8 percent year-on-year in the first eight months, despite lackluster overseas demand, rising protectionist pressures and intensifying geopolitical tensions, offering an encouraging boost to the country's economic recovery, said experts and executives.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-09). Syria approves new investments. plenglish.com Of these projects, two have entered the production phase and include a plant for processing, preserving and packaging fruits and vegetables, which offers 60 jobs, while the second is a complex for poultry breeding and meat production, and offers 17 opportunities. labor. | According to what was announced by the Council, 64 projects have been implemented so far under Investment Law number 18 of 2021, and they offer 5,149 jobs. | In May 2021, Syria passed a law that encourages establishing projects that contribute to the reconstruction of the country and the achievement of economic development. | The legislation enc…

Karen Yamanaka (2023-09-09). North Korea's chronic food shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. internationalviewpoint.org The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of the country delayed the arrival of the pandemic. However, as early as March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a Covid-19 epidemic was developing in North Korea. Its strategy of sealing its external borders in January 2020 prevented essential supplies from entering the country, lead…

People's Dispatch. (2023-09-09). G20 Summit Set To Begin In New Delhi; Faultlines Among Members Widen. popularresistance.org The 18th G20 summit is set to open in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday, September 9. The two-day summit of the grouping would be the first to be held in India and is being keenly watched due to disagreements among member states on several economic and geopolitical issues. | The G20 consists of some of the world's 20 largest economies, including 19 countries and the European Union (EU). Apart from the members, 11 more countries have been invited as guests, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, and the UAE. The meeting will also be attended by representatives of different international organizations —…

Yumna Khabir (2023-09-09). Correspondence] Pakistan's economic and health crisis: calls for urgent action. thelancet.com Pakistan is experiencing one of the worst inflation rates in its history. The response by the outgoing Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's Government to the International Monetary Fund's (IMFs) conditions, including the devaluation of the Pakistani rupee and increases in fuel prices, has exacerbated the situation. Those on low incomes have been hit the hardest by economic difficulties, with many experiencing job losses and reduced earnings. As a result, they have had to cut back on the amount and quality of food they can afford, seek out less expensive transportation options, and work multiple jobs to make ends meet.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-09-08). Chile requests compensation for US interference in the 1973 coup. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Communist Party in the Chamber of Deputies asked the U.S. government to compensate Chile economically for meddling in the 1973 coup d'état.

Dana Sanchez (2023-09-08). Is Bidenomics Breaking Down? Credit Card, Loan Defaults Hit 10-Year High. moguldom.com Americans are falling behind on credit card and car loan payments at rates not seen since the Great Recession, and inflated prices, along with rising interest rates, suggest it could get worse. Some are blaming Bidenomics, the president's economic philosophy, which he explained in a June 2023 tweet like this: "Bidenomics is about growing the …

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). China welcomes stronger biz ties with Australia. ecns.cn China welcomes more communications and dialogues in various sectors between China and Australia, with a focus on the long-term economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). Exports show steady growth in first 8 months. ecns.cn China's exports increased 0.8 percent year-on-year in the first eight months, despite lackluster overseas demand, rising protectionist pressures and intensifying geopolitical tensions, offering an encouraging boost to the country's economic recovery, said experts and executives.

infobrics (2023-09-08). What the BRICS Expansion Means to Shipping. infobrics.org In a world where global governance structures are evolving, BRICS' significance as a potential dominant economic bloc has greatly improved…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-08). Nicolás Maduro: A Decade Continuing Chávez's Socialist and Anti-Imperialist Struggle. libya360.wordpress.com Francisco Dominguez Introduction 2. US aggression against Bolivarian Venezuela 3. Post-Chavez US 'regime change' efforts 4. US sanctions as a means of economic destruction 5. Venezuela's leading role in world and Latin American affairs 6. How did President Maduro manage Venezuela's economic recovery 7. The nature of the Bolivarian Revolution 8. Conclusion Introduction When, by…

Karen Yamanaka (2023-09-08). North Korea's chronic food shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. internationalviewpoint.org The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of the country delayed the arrival of the pandemic. However, as early as March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a Covid-19 epidemic was developing in North Korea. Its strategy of sealing its external borders in January 2020 prevented essential supplies from entering the country, lead…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-08). Why Australia-Philippines Deal is Part of Broader US Effort to Encircle China. sputnikglobe.com The two countries strengthened their military and economic ties by inking a strategic partnership deal on Friday. What message does the new pact send to China?

Tanupriya Singh (2023-09-08). Nigerian president Bola Tinubu weathers challenge to electoral victory but faces resistance from labor. peoplesdispatch.org The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has dismissed all petitions filed by the opposition challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 polls. The ruling was issued in the midst of a two-day strike organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress against the government's economic policies…

TASS (2023-09-08). Common BRICS currency possible in future — Russian diplomat. tass.com "A common currency is something which is quite possible in the future, but the path will be neither quick nor easy," the head of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birichevsky said…

Vijay Prashad (2023-09-08). What if there had been no coup in Chile in 1973?: The Thirty-Sixth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org As Chile's people, led by the Popular Unity government, took control over their economic and political lives and worked hard to improve their social and cultural worlds, they sent a flare into the sky announcing the great possibilities of socialism.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Western Sanctions Fail as Trade Between Russia and One of US' Closest Neighbors Hits Historic High. sputnikglobe.com In 2022, the US and its allies launched a grand campaign aimed at smothering most Russian trade activity (apart from a few strategic materials, like uranium, which they themselves need). Over 18 months on, Russia has not only successfully reoriented exports away from the West, but started reclaiming lost Western markets.

Julia Conley (2023-09-08). Child refugees hit record in Latin America, Caribbean as climate crisis, poverty grip region. nationofchange.org "The unprecedented scale of the child migration crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean urgently requires a stronger humanitarian response as well as the expansion of safe and regular migration pathways for children and families," said one international advocate.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-08). Daniel Ortega's Speech: 44th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nicaraguan Army. orinocotribune.com Transcript of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at the central act to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the founding of the Nicaraguan army. | Nicaraguan brothers and sisters; families of this Free, Sovereign, Dignified Nation, fighting for Peace to eradicate Poverty, fighting for Peace to improve the living conditions of all Nicaragua's Families. | How much joy and how much optimism it gives us to receive this recognition from the Conference of Armed Forces of Central America. The CFAC, as the General explained just now, is made up of the armies, the armed forces of the countries that make up the System for C…

Colin Todhunter (2023-09-09). An Engineered Food and Poverty Crisis to Secure Continued U.S. Dominance. globalresearch.ca The issue is not food shortage but speculation on food commodities and the manipulation of an inherently flawed global food system that serves the interests of corporate agribusiness traders and suppliers of inputs at the expense of people's needs and genuine food security.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). The Daunting Physics of 'Bidenomics'. sputnikglobe.com Unemployment is low—lower than at any time since the Vietnam War. Real wages are increasing. Inflation, voters' top concern for the last several years, is slowing.

Volodymyr Artiukh (2023-09-09). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org

Richard Sanders (2023-09-08). UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members. middleeasteye.net UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members | Jewish members of the Labour Party are almost 13 times more likely to be expelled for supporting proscribed left-wing organisations than non-Jewish members, JVL claims | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 12 | Demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside the headquarters of Britain's opposition Labour party in centr…

Volodymyr Artiukh (2023-09-08). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org

Caitlyn Clark, Labor Notes. (2023-09-09). Countering Dangerous Work At Amazon. popularresistance.org Amazon workers at the STL8 fulfillment center in St. Peters, Missouri, filed an OSHA complaint August 3 against the company for health and safety violations in their warehouse. The complaint claims that the company deliberately discourages workers from receiving medical care when they are injured. | Workers say that AMCARE, Amazon's in-house medical staff, repeatedly dismiss medical complaints and keep Amazon workers on the job despite sustaining sprains, torn ligaments, slipped discs, pinched nerves, and concussions. | Amazon employs more than 3,000 workers at STL8, northwest of St. Louis.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-09). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-09). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-09). ManiFiesta, a Solidarity festival in Ostend, Belgium. plenglish.com Ostend, Belgium, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) From 15 to 20 thousand people of all ages converged today for the first day of ManiFiesta in Ostend, Belgium, the Solidarity Festival organized by the Belgian Labor Party (PTB).

Sam Gindin (2023-09-09). A Missed Opportunity? A Closer Look at the Teamster-UPS Agreement. internationalviewpoint.org "The crisis in the labor movement is not primarily about union density but about the nature of unions today." | – | / |

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-08). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-08). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au

Isaac Nellist, Chloe DS (2023-09-08). Green Left News Podcast Ep 19: Supermarket price gouging, Labor's dud housing deal & Fiji marches against nuclear waste. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalist's Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.

Labor Video Projecct (2023-09-08). Shut The Robo Taxis Down! SF Labor Day Rally At Cruise Office Over Death Of Pedestrian. indybay.org

Mel Buer (2023-09-08). Summer of Strikes, Summer of Solidarity: LA workers lean on each other. therealnews.com Los Angeles has been a hotbed of labor activity this year. 30,000 school staff workers, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99, struck for

Sam Gindin (2023-09-08). A Missed Opportunity? A Closer Look at the Teamster-UPS Agreement. internationalviewpoint.org "The crisis in the labor movement is not primarily about union density but about the nature of unions today." | – | / |

Mohammad Ayesh (2023-09-08). Arabic press review: Tens of thousands of Libyans expelled from their homes. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Tens of thousands of Libyans expelled from their homes | Meanwhile, Yemenis are forced to skip meals as prices soar, and Jordanian refugees face severe funding shortages | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 13: 18 | People gather along the promenade in Libya's second city of Benghazi on 26 March 2023 (AFP) | Libyans expelled from homes by Haftar: | A new report by UN experts s…

WSWS (2023-09-09). Protests against cuts at West Virginia University continue as lawmakers allocate tens of millions to war-related research. wsws.org The cuts at WVU are part of a systematic effort to divert all social resources to the war effort and the enrichment of the financial oligarchy.

TASS (2023-09-10). G20 leaders call for greater role of developing nations in financial institutions. tass.com The G20 is also reportedly working to improve the effectiveness of and ease of access to multilateral development banks…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-09-09). What If There Had Been No Coup In Chile In 1973? popularresistance.org Imagine this scenario. On 11 September 1973, the reactionary sections of the Chilean army, led by General Augusto Pinochet and given a green light by the US government, did not leave their barracks. President Salvador Allende, who led the Popular Unity government, went to his office in La Moneda in Santiago to announce a plebiscite on his government and to ask for the resignation of several senior generals. Then, Allende continued his fight to bring down inflation and to realise his government's programme to advance the socialist agenda in Chile. | Until the moment when the Chilean Army descended upon La Moneda i…

Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, Black Agenda Report. (2023-09-08). Biden And Democrat's Climate Agenda Increases Environmental Racism More Than It Reduces Emissions. popularresistance.org Earlier this month the Biden Administration, along with high ranking democrats including Senate Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, and former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as well as a slew of acolytes representing centrist environmental organizations, celebrated the one-year signing of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the White House. | It was a curious time to celebrate an ostensible climate bill during a summer of cataclysmic events fueled by runaway climate change including deadly and crippling heatwaves, wildfires that blanketed major cities with toxic smoke, and the annihilation of Lahaina, Maui…

Sam Friedman, Suzie Kay (2023-09-09). Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics. internationalviewpoint.org Over the last fifty years, few public health professionals have considered Marxism relevant, and few Marxists have treated pandemics as an imminent concern. We offer this paper to help both public health professionals and socialists view pandemics through a Marxist lens. Although our theory is global in scope, we focus on the U.S. because of its scientific prominence, its outsized global role in the AIDS pandemic, and its poor performance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this piece will strengthen efforts to protect public health and, better yet, help usher capitalism off the Earth before it makes the p…

Sam Friedman, Suzie Kay (2023-09-08). Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics. internationalviewpoint.org Over the last fifty years, few public health professionals have considered Marxism relevant, and few Marxists have treated pandemics as an imminent concern. We offer this paper to help both public health professionals and socialists view pandemics through a Marxist lens. Although our theory is global in scope, we focus on the U.S. because of its scientific prominence, its outsized global role in the AIDS pandemic, and its poor performance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this piece will strengthen efforts to protect public health and, better yet, help usher capitalism off the Earth before it makes the p…

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-09). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-08). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au

Binoy Kampmark (2023-09-09). "A Good Investment": The Ukraine War and the US Arms Racket. dissidentvoice.org It all tallies. War, investments and returns. The dividends, solid, though the effort expended — at least by others — awful and bloody. While a certain narrative in US politics continues in the vein of traditional cant and hustling ceremony regarding the Ukraine War — "noble freedom fighters, we salute you!" twinned with "Russian aggressors …

WSWS (2023-09-08). As student loan payments resume, millions face a lifetime of debt while Wall Street profits. wsws.org The banks, hedge funds, investment companies and other Wall Street parasites are raking in billions of dollars in profits from the immiseration of tens of millions of student loan borrowers and their families—perhaps a third of the US population in all.

Aly Shaw (2023-09-09). Health Care Giants Dominate PA Lobbying While Pennsylvanians' Health Suffers. truthout.org In Pennsylvania, healthcare profiteers top the list of the most aggressive spenders on lobbying in the state. Corporations in the United States spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year on well connected lobbyists to influence legislation both on a federal level and in states and cities. Pennsylvania is one of the many states in the US with relatively loose regulations on lobbying and gifts… |

Anonymous Contributor (2023-09-09). "We make the community by defending it:" neighborhood resists eviction of homeless people by local nonprofit board and business owners. itsgoingdown.org This article was originally published in Fight to Win, a publication of the General Defense Committee (GDC) in so-called Michigan. by Lindy and LK GROWING HOPE, GROWING FENCES Wednesday, August 23rd, the board of the local nonprofit Growing Hope called the cops and evicted all people staying underneath their downtown Marketplace Hall — without notice…

Frank Haubold' (2023-09-09). Ukraine war: the business with death. indybay.org State-sponsored arms shipments cause corporate profits to skyrocket. That warlike conflicts boost the business of arms corporations is a well-known fact, but never in recent history have Western arms firms and corporations been able to enrich themselves so shamelessly from human suffering as in the Ukraine conflict.

Patricia Harrity (2023-09-09). Vaccination — A Clear and Present Danger. expose-news.com "Take the profit out of the manufacture and administration of serums and vaccines and they would soon be condemned even by those who are now using them"—George Starr White M D A new vaccine …

Ann Brown (2023-09-08). Marc Lamont Hill Accused Of Being Compromised After Defending ADL. moguldom.com Author and academic Marc Lamont Hill is under fire for his recent comments defending the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) against Elon Musk's accusations. Hill's remarks have led to criticism and accusations of him being compromised. The ADL is a non-profit organization that works to combat hate speech and anti-Semitism. Musk, the billionaire behind the Twitter/X social …

Frank Haubold' (2023-09-08). Ukraine war: the business with death. indybay.org State-sponsored arms shipments cause corporate profits to skyrocket. That warlike conflicts boost the business of arms corporations is a well-known fact, but never in recent history have Western arms firms and corporations been able to enrich themselves so shamelessly from human suffering as in the Ukraine conflict.

Brendan O'Brien (2023-09-09). Big Real Estate Says Regulations Caused Housing Crisis, But They Wrote the Rules. truthout.org The vast majority of economists, pundits and politicians agree that there aren't enough homes in this country. The most conservative estimates put the number of needed homes at around 1.7 million units, with the most liberal estimates calculating it as high as 7.3 million. The reasons for this huge discrepancy — resulting from variations in counting potential homebuyers as well as the type and… |

sputnikglobe (2023-09-09). Chinese Vessels Escort US, Canadian Warships in Taiwan Strait. sputnikglobe.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The Chinese armed forces on Saturday escorted one US and one Canadian warships passing through the Taiwan Strait, People's Liberation Army (PLA) spokesman Shi Yi said, adding that the escort had been carried out in accordance with law and regulations.

Ola Mousa (2023-09-08). Gaza's surplus of nurses works for free. electronicintifada.net The number of nursing graduates far outpaces available jobs.

Harriet A Washington (2023-09-09). Perspectives] Pharmacovigilance against racial capitalism. thelancet.com In 1852, abolitionist physician James McCune Smith, the first African American known to have earned a medical degree, exposed the pervasive conception of the Black American as a dangerous creature and described how this was a manufactured image: "The Negro with us is not an actual physical being of Ô¨Çesh and bones and blood, but a hideous monster of the mind, ugly beyond all physical portraying, so utterly and ineffably monstrous as to frighten reason from its throne, and justice from its balance, and mercy from its hallowed temple…It is a constructive Negro, that haunts with grim presence the…

Liberation Staff (2023-09-09). End Capitalism Before It Ends Us: Claudia De La Cruz & Karina Garcia for President & VP. liberationnews.org Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia are running for President and Vice-President of the United States on the ticket of the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-09-08). Believing one's own false theories. mronline.org LIBERAL bourgeois writers tend to explain the problems that arise under capitalism not by the immanent tendencies of the system but by the capriciousness of particular governments.

WSWS (2023-09-08). After week-long strikes, NTEU seeks deal with University of Melbourne management. wsws.org A letter sent by the NTEU amounted to a plea for management to finalise an agreement with the union as quickly as possible to head off further industrial action.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-08). NTEU at RMIT votes to continue industrial action. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-09-08). A call to action to all autoworkers: Only the rank and file can win this fight! wsws.org Fain and the UAW bureaucrats aren't putting forward a strategy, but the rank and file must, in order to take control of our struggle.

WSWS (2023-09-08). How people in Ukraine are declared traitors to the state: The mechanism of the repressive apparatus. wsws.org This essay by Maxim Goldarb, the head of the "Union of Left Forces of Ukraine – For New Socialism" party in Ukraine, describes the blatantly anti-democratic persecution by the Zelensky regime of its political opponents.

Becky Brown (2023-09-09). Report from the Fourth International's Revolutionary Youth Camp. internationalviewpoint.org This summer, younger comrades met to foster international solidarity across the socialist movement. | – | / |

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-09-09). Tuesday 9/12: Reading Circle: The Planetary Crisis & the Crucial Role of a Revolutionary Party. indybay.org New Valencia Hall 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), San Francisco. | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or new Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Or register to attend via zoom: bit.ly/ReadingCircleRegistration

Becky Brown (2023-09-08). Report from the Fourth International's Revolutionary Youth Camp. internationalviewpoint.org This summer, younger comrades met to foster international solidarity across the socialist movement. | – | / |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-08). Manolo De Los Santos: A socialist horizon is where the impossible meets the possible. peoplesdispatch.org Class struggle did not end with the so-called "end of history" in 1991. All over the world, even in the center of global imperialism, the United States, poor and working people continue to struggle and hope for a better future—despite the 300 visionaries including organizers, community leaders, and workers met in the Dilemmas of Humanity: A Socialist Horiz…

WSWS (2023-09-08). Students and faculty voice opposition to slashing programs at West Virginia University. wsws.org Faculty, staff and students of West Virginia University spoke with the World Socialist Web Site outside the College of Creative Arts Wednesday afternoon and voiced opposition to plans for the elimination of 169 faculty and slashing of 39 majors.

ecns.cn (2023-09-09). Xi encourages flood-affected villagers to bolster their confidence to overcome difficulties. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday visited flood-affected villagers in the city of Shangzhi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

ecns.cn (2023-09-08). Xi encourages flood-affected villagers to bolster their confidence to overcome difficulties. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday visited flood-affected villagers in the city of Shangzhi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

Taroa Zúñiga Silva (2023-09-08). "Chile needs a communist party," an interview with Lautaro Carmona, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile. peoplesdispatch.org Carmona reflects on the political situation in Chile amid increased right-wing attacks, the death of the CP's president, and the 50th anniversary of the coup against Salvador Allende…

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