(2023-10-01). Rail project a symbol of 'mutual trust'. ecns.cn Jakarta and Bandung are vibrant and dynamic Indonesian cities, and strengthening the flow of people and goods between them is crucial, according to Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Lu Kang.
(2023-10-01). China's September manufacturing PMI hit 50.2. ecns.cn China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) for September came in at 50.2, its first time in positive territory since April, after a consecutive increase over the last four months.
(2023-09-30). Xi stresses active participation in WTO reform, stronger ability for high-level opening-up. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the afternoon of Sept. 27, convened its eighth group study session on the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the reform of the organization.
(2023-09-30). Rail project a symbol of 'mutual trust'. ecns.cn Jakarta and Bandung are vibrant and dynamic Indonesian cities, and strengthening the flow of people and goods between them is crucial, according to Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Lu Kang.
(2023-10-01). Thursday 10/12: "A Silent Transformation": Film Talk on Modern Economy & Increasing Poverty Gap w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration…
(2023-10-01). Remembering Allende and his Project Cybersyn. peoplesdispatch.org During Salvador Allende's brief term in power, a revolutionary project sought to use technology, specifically information from factories for real-time planning and interventions in the economy. What does this tell us about knowledge and the struggle over the infrastructure that produces it?
(2023-09-30). A Major Win Against Factory Farming In Oregon. popularresistance.org In July, Gov. Tina Kotek signed Oregon Senate Bill 85, which places a moratorium on factory farms' ability to use unlimited amounts of groundwater. While some advocates consider the bill to be a diluted compromise, it has potential to significantly limit the destructive activities of CAFOs in a state where a healthy remnant of the family farming economy still thrives. On a national level, it represents the first major state legislative victory against factory farming in the U.S. in years. | SB 85 is the product of a years-long organizing effort, whose ultimate goal is to pass a full moratorium on new factory farm…
(2023-09-30). Files Expose Syrian 'Revolution' as Western Regime Change Operation. scheerpost.com 
By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. While the crowds are typically small, numbering only a few hundred, they show little sign of abating. Demonstrators are motivated by increasingly unlivable economic conditions spurred by crippling U.S.-led international sanctions against Damascus. These have produced hyperinflation, mass food insecurity, and …
(2023-09-30). Multipolarity: False Hope for the Left. dissidentvoice.org Since the end of the Cold War, important, profound changes in the relations between capitalist states, coupled with equally sharp changes in the content of those relations, have seduced left-wing intellectuals and academics to embrace those countries whose governments clash— for untold reasons— with the political or economic demands of the US and its allies. …
(2023-09-30). Review of Immanuel Ness's Migration as Economic Imperialism. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com 
This review is adapted from the book launch presentation the author did for Immanuel Ness's Migration as Economic Imperialism, which you can purchase HERE. The traditional Marxist critique of ideology has understood both the functional and epistemological dimensions of bourgeois ideologue's claims. This tradition has always emphasized how ideas are both conditioned by the historical conjunctures and class positions of the people and institutions that materially embody …
(2023-10-01). The perilous path from Western domination to De-dollarization. peoplesdispatch.org Most countries in the Global South are in the in-between of economic suffering, perils, and difficult decisions. Extricating themselves from Western power will be painful, but no longer appears impossible…
(2023-09-30). Team Billionaire Is Winning: They Have Us Cursing at Markets. cepr.net There is an iconic image from The Simpsons. It is a picture of Grandpa Simpson shaking his fist at the sky, under the headline "Old Man Yells at Clouds." This aptly describes the state of intellectual thinking among progressives in the United States. We see endless diatribes against market-oriented policies, as though the problems of …
(2023-09-30). "Welfare for Markets: A Global History of Basic Income" — book review. mronline.org 
"Welfare for Markets" exposes the neoliberal links of basic income, and helps to explain why it is not a useful demand for the left, argues Dominic Alexander…
(2023-09-30). On Conquest. By: Max Lane. midwesternmarx.com 
Commerce vs Conquest — "Uncle Sam (to John Bull) Don't scare him, John, the way those other fellows are doing. Tell him all we want is to have him open his harbors and markets to everybody!" Political Cartoon from 1898. The conquest of one territory and its population by another power has been a prominent part of much, if not all, of the history of human civilisation. While such conquests appeared to occur even in very early periods of history, conquest reached it …
(2023-09-30). Poverty Is Growing in Puerto Rico, Under US Colonialism: 57.6% Of Children Live in Poor Households. orinocotribune.com
(2023-09-30). Venezuela: Gov't to Launch China-Backed Anti-Poverty Program. By: Andreína Chávez Alava. midwesternmarx.com 
The Social Equality and Happiness Mission will adapt the Chinese experience to the Caribbean country's reality to alleviate poverty and inequality. Caracas, September 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) — The Venezuelan government has announced a new social program focused on fighting poverty and inequality, which will be supported by China's International Poverty Reduction Center.On Monday, during his weekly TV program, President Nicolás Maduro said  …
(2023-10-01). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence …
(2023-09-30). World Report] COVAX: the unspent billions. thelancet.com Waning demand has left COVAX, the scheme to provide COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries, with billions of unspent dollars. What to do with the money? Ann Danaiya Usher reports.
(2023-10-01). Building ties between workers & the climate justice movement. greenleft.org.au 
The Global Ecosocialist Network brought together labour and climate justice activists from Africa, Asia, the United States and Europe, in June, to discuss how to build stronger links, reports Susan Price.
(2023-10-01). Saturday 12/9: Creative Workshop: Collaborative Collage. indybay.org 901 E 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA 90013…
(2023-10-01). Victoria's housing plan — a win for developers, a loss for public housing. greenleft.org.au 
The Victorian state Labor government's Housing Statement allows for residential developments valued at more than $50 million to be fast-tracked, proposes the demolition of all public housing towers for public-private development and sells off public land to developers, report Jacob Andrewartha and Jordan AK.
(2023-10-01). Victoria's housing plan — a win for developers, a loss for public housing. greenleft.org.au The Victorian state Labor government's Housing Statement allows for residential developments valued at more than $50 million to be fast-tracked, proposes the demolition of all public housing towers for public-private development and sells off public land to developers, report Jacob Andrewrtha and Jordan AK.
(2023-10-01). SF Labor Community Rally To Defend Community Space at Redstone Labor Temple. indybay.org
(2023-10-01). Government Shutdown: An Attack On All Workers! Gilbert Galam AFGE1230 TSA Worker & Leader. indybay.org The government is shutting down and millions of workers and the public will be affected. Gilbert Galam who is with AFGE Local 1230 where he Is legislative & political director and is a TSA worker talks about the last shut down and why this is an attack on the entire working class.
(2023-10-01). All Out Support Striking UAW Members! 32 hours Work for 40 Hours Pay, No Two Tiers, & COLA. indybay.org The United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCCLP supports the demands of the UAW for 32 hours work for 40 hours pay, an end to tiers and a COLA. It also supports uniting the entire working class for a general strike especially connected to the attack on the working class by the government shutdown. It also calls for workers to control and benefit from AI but that requires a mass workers party that will run the country for the working class.
(2023-09-30). Saturday 12/9: Creative Workshop: Collaborative Collage. indybay.org 901 E 3rd Street | Los Angeles, CA 90013…
(2023-09-30). Negotiating With Hollywood: Writers' Representatives Tell The Story. popularresistance.org Writers are finally back to work in Hollywood after the WGA and studios reached a deal, which has left many in the industry asking, "What took so long?" | Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman, the co-chairs of WGA's negotiating committee, pin the blame on the stall tactics that the studios used alongside the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, one that was rendered ineffective by the solidarity built between the WGA and other unions throughout the summer. | "The AMPTP was created in the 80s during the Reagan era, a very anti-labor time. Now, labor is reasserting itself over the last few years, and t…
(2023-09-30). SF Labor Community Rally To Defend Community Space at Redstone Labor Temple. indybay.org
(2023-09-30). Government Shutdown: An Attack On All Workers! Gilbert Galam AFGE1230 TSA Worker & Leader. indybay.org The government is shutting down and millions of workers and the public will be affected. Gilbert Galam who is with AFGE Local 1230 where he Is legislative & political director and is a TSA worker talks about the last shut down and why this is an attack on the entire working class.
(2023-09-30). Cuba aprueba legislación contra discriminación y acoso laboral. telesurtv.net Esta herramienta legal permitirá la identificación, prevención y control, así como la capacitación de los trabajadores y empleadores ante escenarios discriminación, violencia y acoso laboral.
(2023-09-30). All Out Support Striking UAW Members! 32 hours Work for 40 Hours Pay, No Two Tiers, & COLA. indybay.org The United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCCLP supports the demands of the UAW for 32 hours work for 40 hours pay, an end to tiers and a COLA. It also supports uniting the entire working class for a general strike especially connected to the attack on the working class by the government shutdown. It also calls for workers to control and benefit from AI but that requires a mass workers party that will run the country for the working class.
(2023-10-01). With No Reform Caucus, Auto Workers Would Not Be On Strike. popularresistance.org One lesson is that member power does not have to start from a supermajority; that's unlikely. UAW members are on strike today, with inspiring levels of rank-and-file energy, because four years ago a small group of activists founded a new reform caucus. That caucus, Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), boldly took advantage of an unexpected opportunity, organized like crazy, and won elections. Its candidates are now leading the union. | If UAWD had not existed and organized hard, this current fight that has potential to change the stakes for the entire labor movement would not be happening.
(2023-10-01). Canada, Ukraine, And Nazis. popularresistance.org There is something especially satisfying when one's opponents help make a case for something they have denied. Recently the Canadian government did just that. Their effort to prop up the failing Ukraine proxy war instead exposed that country's Nazi past and present. | Ukraine has been a divided nation ever since its founding as a state after World War I. Its population is divided by language with Ukrainian and Russian speakers, with some favoring its status as a Soviet republic while others were vehemently opposed. So strong was that faction that there were many Ukrainians who actively collaborated with German oc…
(2023-10-01). On the road again – thanks to collaborative cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a matter of months, Bill McDermott went from having abdominal pain and learning he had lymphoma to being told it was time for hospice care. What his family did next would steer him in an entirely different direction. Although he doesn't remember all of the details, Bill McDermott says he began having abdominal issues and pain in mid-2021. He went in for some tests at a local hospital, where he got a diagnosis…
(2023-10-01). Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare enter strategic collaboration to advance innovation in medical imaging and theranostics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Combining the world-class clinical and research expertise of Mayo Clinic with the deep research, engineering, and product development expertise of GE HealthCare, this new collaboration aims to forge an integrated innovation engine to advance the practice of radiology and care to patients worldwide. ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Today, Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare announce a strategic healthcare collaboration for research and product development programs aimed to transform the experience of patients and clinicians in the practice…
(2023-10-01). At-home COVID-19 tests: A Mayo Clinic expert answers questions on expiration dates and the new variants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 at-home antigen test At-home COVID-19 tests allow you to collect your sample and detect active COVID-19 infections. But what if you have at-home COVID-19 tests nearing expiration or expired on your shelf? Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says companies set the original test dates arbitrarily due to these diagnostic at-home tests being developed rapidly. So, check your boxes before you toss them. "Now that we are 3 1/2 years into…
(2023-09-30). Kenya: Land & Funds Allocated, Public Health Emergencies, WHO. telesurenglish.net "This strategic initiative, falling under the Operations Support and Logistics (OSL) pillar, addresses a critical gap in managing the numerous public health emergencies faced by WHO-AFRO, totaling over 142 ongoing crises encompassing disease outbreaks and humanitarian challenges." | WHO's Regional Emergency Hub reflects Kenya's commitment to global health collaboration. Sep. 30, 2023.
(2023-09-30). Twenty-Five Thousand Auto Workers Are Now on Strike at the Big 3. labornotes.org
(2023-10-01). UK & France Should Relinquish Permanent UN Seats. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad Pamela Singh, India, "Treasure Map 006," 2014—15. The colonial past sits heavily on the present. The colonisers' power remains intact, with the Banque de France and the Bank of England remaining repositories of the wealth stolen from the colonies. What gives these old colonial powers, Britain and France, permission to remain overlords of…
(2023-09-30). The ruling class, the CIA and the pseudo-left mourn Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein. wsws.org The over three-decade long Senator from California was an enormously wealthy and faithful steward of US imperialism, which is why she is being hailed by the entire American ruling class.
(2023-09-30). The ruling class, the CIA and the pseudo-left mourn Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein. wsws.org The over three-decade-long senator from California was an enormously wealthy and faithful steward of US imperialism, which is why she is being hailed by the entire American ruling class.
(2023-10-01). Reuters Mistakenly Implies that the United States Government Does Already Negotiate Drug Prices. cepr.net A piece on a U.S. District Court judge's ruling in favor of the Biden administration's plan to negotiate on the price Medicare pays for drugs concluded by telling readers: "Many other countries already negotiate drug prices." In fact, the United States government already negotiates drug prices for programs like the Veterans' Administration and Federal Employee's …
(2023-09-30). Federal Judge Blocks Big Pharma Attempt to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation. truthout.org A federal judge in Ohio on Friday blocked an attempt by corporate interests to stop Medicare's historic negotiation of certain drug prices with pharmaceuticals. Medicare gained the power to negotiate drug prices as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but the several industry groups and drug makers have sued to forestall the program, arguing that it is unconstitutional, CNN explained. |
(2023-10-01). We are Zombies. indybay.org Zombie movies are an apocalyptic genre, in which there is an inkling that the given social order cannot last & has reached its development limits. The first great wave of zombies hit the Western culture industry during the crisis period of the seventies of the 20th century, when the "Golden Age" of post-war capitalism, full employment and mass consumption, came to an end.
(2023-09-30). We are Zombies. indybay.org Zombie movies are an apocalyptic genre, in which there is an inkling that the given social order cannot last & has reached its development limits. The first great wave of zombies hit the Western culture industry during the crisis period of the seventies of the 20th century, when the "Golden Age" of post-war capitalism, full employment and mass consumption, came to an end.
(2023-10-01). Back The Blue Until It Happens To You. indybay.org On June 1, 2023, a troubling incident unfolded at a Milpitas, California, 24 Hour Fitness location, prompting a determined pursuit of justice. The incident involved harassment and intimidation, with the victim seeking help from the police, only to have his request for assistance ignored by a dispatcher. When officers arrived, they displayed hostility, detaining and confiscating personal items from the victim. Allegations of false accusations and corruption emerged, suggesting collusion among these police officers and potential corruption, personal gains, and financial ties, either with the juveniles' families, St…
(2023-10-01). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2023-09-30). Kentucky Governor's Race Surges Towards Record-Breaking Fundraising Milestone. truthout.org The Kentucky governor's race has been nothing short of a financial juggernaut, with gubernatorial candidates collectively raking in more than $36.8 million in contributions, a new OpenSecrets analysis found. The booming fundraising puts the race on track to set a new record in the state. The most ever collectively raised by gubernatorial candidates in a prior election year was $37.1… |
(2023-10-01). **Correction** Back The Blue Until It Happens To You. indybay.org On June 1, 2023, a troubling incident unfolded at a Milpitas, California, 24 Hour Fitness location, prompting a determined pursuit of justice. The incident involved harassment and intimidation, with the victim seeking help from the police, only to have his request for assistance ignored by a dispatcher. When officers arrived, they displayed hostility, detaining and confiscating personal items from the victim. Allegations of false accusations and corruption emerged, suggesting collusion among these police officers and potential corruption, personal gains, and financial ties, either with the juveniles' families, St…
(2023-10-01). Japanese protesters rally against military expansion amid high inflation. presstv.ir Japanese protesters rally against military expansion amid high inflation and increasing pressure on people's livelihoods.
(2023-10-01). Automakers' Electric Vehicle Lie. popularresistance.org The United Auto Workers are entering their third week of the first-ever simultaneous strike against the three big automakers, and for the first time, a sitting US president, Joe Biden, joined them on the picket line. Executives at General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis are pushing back on worker demands by invoking the climate crisis. They say it is impossible to give workers what they want while also making a swift transition to manufacturing electric vehicles. | On September 14, Ford's CEO Jim Farley said that the union's demands — higher wages, better hours, an end to tiered employment, and guaranteed job…
(2023-10-01). Congress Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill, McCarthy Makes Deal For Separate Vote on Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com
(2023-09-30). Inside The High-Security 'Black Site' Where Leonard Peltier Is Incarcerated. popularresistance.org Unbeknownst to most protesters who gathered at the White House on the occasion of Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier's 79th birthday, Peltier wasn't able to celebrate, much less receive reports on how the well-attended event was progressing. | That's because Peltier, who is now spending his 48th year in captivity, was sitting on his bunk, across from his cellie, "locked down" in a cramped and concrete maximum-security cell designed for one man. | The Bureau of Prison's "lockdown" phenomenon has spread to other federal facilities, but nowhere is as pronounced and as repressive as at USP Coleman I,…
(2023-10-01). Biden Tells Congress 'Stop Playing Games' and Pass New Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Sunday told Congress to "stop playing games" and authorize the additional $24 billion in Ukraine aid that he's requested, which would bring total US spending on the proxy war to about $137 billion. Biden's comments came after Congress passed a stopgap funding bill at the last minute on Saturday to avert a …
(2023-09-30). Cuba boost project to improve airport infrastructure. plenglish.com According to the Cuban News Agency, the project also aims to minimize risks in these operations and to comply with national and international regulations. | It also aims to promote an investment process according to strategic programs, with innovative technologies, environmental benefits, and promoting foreign investment. | It also intends to increase the levels of exports of goods and services, with high standards of quality and safety, supported by innovation and information and communications technologies. | The project also aims to recover and renew Cubana de Aviación's equipment in order to guarantee the tra…
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Community COVID-19 response in WHO's European region. thelancet.com The Risk Communication, Community Engagement, and Infodemic Management (RCCE-IM) unit of the WHO European region read the Correspondence by Ruth Kutalek and colleagues1 with interest. COVID-19 showed that RCCE-IM is an integral component of the emergency cycle, from preparedness to recovery. The authors rightly highlight that community engagement with civil society organisations (CSOs) deserves greater acknowledgment and investment to ensure sustainability in the long term, particularly in Europe.
(2023-09-30). Profits àºber Alles! American Corporations and Hitler. globalresearch.ca This carefully researched article by Canadian historian Dr. Jacques Pauwels was first published by Global Research 19 years ago on 8 June 2004. | Pauwels historical insight is of relevance to the ongoing war in Ukraine. It provides us with an …
(2023-09-30). Monday 10/2: SF Speak Out-Stop Attacks On Civil Service &. Outsourcing/Privatization Using Non-Profits. indybay.org San Francisco City Hall | Room 400 | San Francisco…
(2023-10-01). The Mad Propaganda Push To Normalize War Profiteering In Ukraine. caitlinjohnstone.com.au 
"This move has been accompanied in recent weeks by some of the most appalling mass media headlines that I have ever seen, all geared toward normalizing the military industrial complex in the eyes of the public."
(2023-10-01). Student-Loan Debtors Weigh Options As Debt-Payment Moratorium Expires. popularresistance.org "I'm thinking about the interest that's going to be accruing, on top of each loan, and I'm like, okay, that's going to total maybe $1,000 a month," says Rachel Jerome of the upcoming federal student-loan payment ≠resumption. | After Jerome earned her bachelor's degree, she realized that her career goals were much different than when she was 18 years old. She wanted to switch gears and go back to school for a master's in strategic communications, so she attended an online program at Syracuse University while working full-time at a nonprofit and living with her parents. | COVID-19 induced a federal moratorium on…
(2023-10-01). We're in the Middle of a Global Coup — Here's How We Stop It. expose-news.com In an interview with Dr Mercola, board-certified internist and biological warfare epidemiologist Dr. Meryl Nass discuss the dangers posed by the World Health Organization's upcoming pandemic treaty and the International Health Regulation …
(2023-09-30). Correspondence] Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy hurdles. thelancet.com Vaccine hesitancy and the spreading of misinformation continue to be important barriers to implementing crucial public health interventions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to the report by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from the 14th meeting of the International Health Regulations COVID-19 Emergency Committee.
(2023-09-30). Right-Dominated Supreme Court Is Poised to Do Grave Harm in Upcoming Term. truthout.org The 2023-2024 Supreme Court term will begin on Monday, October 2. Dominated by six right-wingers, the court has agreed to review cases in which voting rights, consumer protection, and the regulation of health and safety, workers' rights and the environment are in jeopardy. The cases present the issues of gerrymandering and the power of administrative agencies. In light of its recent conservative… |
(2023-09-30). Petro to Travel to China to Discuss Transportation Projects. By: TeleSur. midwesternmarx.com 
President Petro hopes the Asian nation can help Colombia with transportation projects based on the use of trains and electric technologies. On Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that he will travel to Beijing, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping to discuss the future of Bogota's subway. Its construction is currently being handled by a Chinese consortium."I have an interview with the Chinese president on October 25," he said, adding that he hopes the Asian nati …
(2023-09-30). The Nihilism of Capital. By: Marnina Avirup. midwesternmarx.com 
The 19th Century was a very significant period, especially in the field of Philosophy. This era laid the foundations for Modern Philosophy and shaped the course of this discipline for centuries to come. It is also the time when Renaissance Modernism matured into its final stages(at least in Western Europe where Feudalism was being completely dismantled) since religion was dethroned from its position as the central ideological doctrine of society, it no longer formed the backbone of the he …
(2023-09-30). U.S. sees Ukrainian army demoralized, no chance to win. By: Seymour Hersh. midwesternmarx.com 
Citing a U.S. official familiar with current intelligence, U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh said that the U.S. intelligence believes that the Ukrainian forces have become demoralized and have no chance of winning, adding that there currently exists no discussion in Kiev or the White House regarding a ceasefire.In a new post on his Substack account, Hersh said,There are significant elements in the American intelligence community, relying on field reports and technical intelligence …
(2023-10-01). Sunday 10/29: Global Conversations: U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative? indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd).
(2023-09-30). Sunday 10/29: Global Conversations: U.S. Capitalism/Imperialism Is there an alternative? indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 (corner of Geary Blvd).
(2023-10-01). The Anthropocene? No, We're Actually Entering The Ecocene! popularresistance.org We moderns are so self-important that we've even named a geological epoch after ourselves, the Anthropocene. Sure, human civilization has massively transformed and destabilized the planet's ecosystems. But Anthropocene is ultimately a misleading moniker because it implies that we humans are the driving force on Earth. | How self-regarding! As a parade of wildfires, floods, droughts, and extreme heat are showing, it's Gaia who is calling the shots. She's making her own fierce, non-negotiable demands on us. She's bursting the frames of order that humans have long used to shape civilization, capitalism, the state, a…
(2023-10-01). Zelensky Pitches Arms Makers on Producing Weapons in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday urged arms makers to produce weapons inside Ukraine in a speech opening Ukraine's first International Defense Industries Forum. "Right now, for the next decades, the most powerful defense-industrial complexes are being determined, what their priorities will be, and what the standard of defense in the world will be. It …
(2023-09-30). Cash, cars and gold bars — and the crooks who slander Cuba. iacenter.org September 27, 2023 Senator Bob Menendez, in the news recently, is nothing but a front man for the Cuban right-wing Gusanos, those worms who left Cuba after the 1959 revolution stopped their exploitation and theft. The Democrat from New Jersey is notorious for his furious rants against Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and any country that dares to pursue a socialist path. Menendez has taken up other despicable causes, such as backing the "Israel Anti-Boycott Act" that would criminalize free speech in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS). As recently as May 11, Menendez sent a vicious message…
(2023-10-01). Xi addresses reception to celebrate 74th founding anniversary of the PRC. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a grand reception to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
(2023-09-30). With a call for peace the CPE Party began in Madrid (+Photo). plenglish.com 
Madrid, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) With a call for peace and against fascism, the 45th edition of the Communist Party of Spain (CPE) began in Madrid, the biggest political and recreational event in the country, which continues today with a multifaceted program of activities.
(2023-09-30). CPC leadership reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Sept. 27 to deliberate a comprehensive report on the first round of disciplinary inspections launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
(2023-09-30). Xi addresses reception to celebrate 74th founding anniversary of the PRC. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses a grand reception to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
(2023-10-01). CPC leadership reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Sept. 27 to deliberate a comprehensive report on the first round of disciplinary inspections launched by the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.