2023-10-08: News Headlines

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-10-08). IMF Speaks: World Economy Loses $3.7 Trillion Due to Pandemic and Economic Shocks. indybay.org As World Leaders Head to Morocco, IMF Leader Raises Growth and Debt Challenges…

Dimitris Eleas (2023-10-08). "Economic Miracle" or Mass Poverty in Greece? "A Strong Economy means Neoliberalism" globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). China-Europe Chang'an freight train service completes 20,000 trips. ecns.cn The number of China-Europe Chang'an freight train, connecting Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, with Moscow, Russia, has exceeded 20,000 trips since entering service on November 11, 2013.

Justin A. Davis, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-10-08). United Campus Workers Rack Up Victories In 'Right-To-Work' Tennessee. popularresistance.org In recent years, U.S. labor organizing has turned an exciting corner. National headlines have burst with workers putting pressure on far corners of the economy for fair wages and safe, secure jobs — from employees at major logistics corporations like Amazon and UPS to auto workers and Hollywood writers and actors. The world of higher education is no different, and colleges and universities across the country have seen their own wave of new labor campaigns. Last fall, for example, 48,000 workers at the University of California went on a 40-day strike — the largest higher ed strike in U.S. history.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-10-07). Pope Francis Releases "Laudate Deum" Ahead of Global Economy and Climate Meetings. indybay.org Pope Francis urged international cooperation to tackle environmental crises, in a document released today. Laudate Deum — which in Latin means "Praise God" — is a follow-up to his 2015 Laudato Si, the most comprehensive Encyclical on climate and the environment.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-10-07). IMF Speaks: World Economy Loses $3.7 Trillion Due to Pandemic and Economic Shocks. indybay.org As World Leaders Head to Morocco, IMF Leader Raises Growth and Debt Challenges…

Colin Todhunter (2023-10-07). What Was COVID Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Over 40% of autumn grains harvested in China. ecns.cn Chinese farmers have harvested a total of 42.4 percent of autumn grain crops to date, with over half of the middle-season rice, over 40 percent of the corn and 40 percent of the soybeans having been reaped nationwide.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Hangzhou Asian Games sets new sponsorship income record. ecns.cn The total revenue from market development for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games has reached 5.316 billion yuan ($728 million), with both sponsorship income and the number of sponsors being the highest in the event's history.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). U.S. move to place 42 more Chinese companies on 'entity list' is economic coercion, bullying: MOFCOM. ecns.cn Responding to the U.S. Commerce Department's adding 42 Chinese companies to a U.S. government export control list, China's Ministry of Commerce on Saturday said that it strongly opposes the U.S. move, which is a typical act of economic coercion and unilateral bullying.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). MOC criticizes U.S.' move against Chinese companies. ecns.cn China has expressed its strong opposition to the recent decision by the United States government to add certain Chinese companies onto its so-called entity list for export control under the pretext of alleged connections with Russia.

Julia Kopstein (2023-10-07). NYC Nannies Built an Underground Care Economy That Should Inspire US Policy. truthout.org Faced with a labor market rife with adversity, a circle of nannies in New York City have done something extraordinary, overturning economists' assumptions about "self-interested" markets. Operating in the shadows, these workers have created microeconomies of their own, where they are able to share resources, and protect their jobs and pay. Transcending basic notions of mutual aid… |

presstv.ir (2023-10-07). Iran, UAE can turn into 'world's economic hub': Parliament speaker. presstv.ir Iran says the country and the UAE can join forces towards considerably enhancing the countries' economic standing in the world.

presstv.ir (2023-10-07). Iran, Saudi FMs stress need to speed up mutual cooperation in various fields. presstv.ir Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart have stressed the need to boost mutual cooperation in several fields, including economy and tourism.

presstv.ir (2023-10-07). US denies Iraq access to oil dollars depleted by sanctions. presstv.ir The US has refused to provide Iraq with the proceeds of its oil sales at a time that the Arab country is struggling with a crippled economy due to Washington's illegal sanctions.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-10-07). Cuban President congratulates Putin on his birthday. plenglish.com With the sincere affection of those who have felt the value of his friendship at difficult times for Cuba, I want to congratulate and wish good health on his birthday to the President of the Russian Federation, my friend Vladimir Putin, the Cuban head of State wrote on the social network x. | Havana and Moscow maintain historic relations of friendship and cooperation in various fields, such as economy, energy, transportation, industry, pharmaceuticals, among others, which were forged on the basis of mutual respect, since the time of the Soviet Union. | Russia has made humanitarian contributions of food, medicine…

mforinoco (2023-10-08). A Decade of BRI Development Transforms China's Xinjiang Region Into a Core Area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. orinocotribune.com By Li Xuanmin — Oct 1, 2023 | A decade of BRI development transforms the region into a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. | On Sunday morning, workers were harvesting grapes on farmland in Yining county in Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The freshly-picked fruit was then uploaded onto a truck, headed to Kazakhstan via highway, and within six hours, it would be delivered to the Kazakhstani market and sold to the local consumers. | "It used to take two to three days to ship goods from Xinjiang to Kazakhstan, but the time has been reduced to only…

Each For All, Grassroots Economic Organizing. (2023-10-07). The Gulf Islands Food Co-Op. popularresistance.org The Gulf Islands Food Co-op was created in 2018 to foster inter-island co-operation and develop new resources and practical supports for food producers and consumers on Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands (the Southern Gulf Islands SGI). | The co-op's main goals are to help sustainably increase island food production, food security and resilience by encouraging the growing and purchasing of local food. | Its initiatives range from educational programs, such as "healthy soils and regenerative agriculture," to sharing of local resilient seeds, supporting an Indigenous Venison/Deer workshop offered by The Gal…

Godfrey A Kisigo, Robert N Peck (2023-10-07). Comment] Integrating HIV, hypertension, and diabetes primary care in Africa. thelancet.com Hypertension and diabetes are to 2023 what HIV was to 2003—a global health crisis causing countless premature deaths and stunting global economic development with an epicentre in sub-Saharan Africa.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-10-07). Agricultural project benefits women in eastern province of Cuba. plenglish.com Guantanamo, Cuba, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) An agro-ecological urban project based on women's economic empowerment is contributing to local human development, environmental sustainability and the quality of life in this eastern Cuban province.

Mamadu Baldeh, Samuel Kizito (2023-10-07). Correspondence] Call to action: HIV among adolescents in Sierra Leone. thelancet.com Sierra Leone, a west African country with an approximate population of 8 ∑5 million people, is experiencing a steady increase in HIV prevalence, despite a low national HIV prevalence of 1 ∑7%.1 The country's vulnerability to an HIV epidemic is compounded by many risk factors, such as poverty, economic deprivation, and a history marred by a decade-long civil strife and an Ebola virus outbreak that claimed more than 4000 lives.2 These collective adversities pose major obstacles to effective HIV prevention and control measures, particularly among the population aged up to 24 years.

Ralph Nader (2023-10-07). Prevention of Dangers: Mark of a Compassionate Society. dissidentvoice.org If only canes, walkers, railings and banisters were sentient, what would their message be to humans on Earth? "Prevention is the Priority, Dummies," they would exclaim. "Look at how many trips and falls we prevent for our users compared to the enormous costs in pain, suffering, family disarray and economic expenses that would occur were …

Redacted (2023-10-07). Government Targeting Journalists in Canada. dissidentvoice.org The Trudeau government in Canada is doing the bidding of the World Economic Forum in creating its very own online news registry aimed at "disinformation". This is code for censorship and control. Canada is also rolling out the Online Safety Act which will protect you from nefarious truth-tellers that speak out against government propaganda.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-10-07). We Have, In Africa, Everything Necessary To Become A Powerful, Modern, And Industrialised Continent. popularresistance.org In his 1963 book, Africa Must Unite, Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, wrote, 'We have here, in Africa, everything necessary to become a powerful, modern, industrialised continent. United Nations investigators have recently shown that Africa, far from having inadequate resources, is probably better equipped for industrialisation than almost any other region in the world'. Here, Nkrumah was referring to the Special Study on Economic Conditions and Development, Non-Self-Governing Territories (United Nations, 1958), which detailed the continent's immense natural resources.

Annelise Whitley (2023-10-08). Abandoning the Poor. tomdispatch.com On the island of Manhattan, where I live, skyscrapers multiply like metal weeds, a vertical invasion of seemingly unstoppable force. For more than a century, they have risen as symbols of wealth and the promise of progress for a city and a nation. In movies and TV shows, those buildings churn with activity, offices full of important people doing work of global significance. The effect is a feeling of economic vitality made real by the sheer scale of the buildings themselves. In stark contrast to those images of bustling productivity stands an outcropping of tall towers along the southern end of Manhattan's Centra…

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Convenience stores record growth, more penetration into lower-tier cities. ecns.cn Most convenience stores in cities this year have achieved growths and more penetration into fourth- and fifth-tier cities and county-level markets, according to an industry survey.

Isaac Nellist (2023-10-07). Supermarket workers take historic 'superstrike'. greenleft.org.au Retail and Fast Food Workers Union members at hundreds of Coles and Woolworths supermarkets took part in a historic nationwide "superstrike" as they fight for better pay and working conditions, reports Isaac Nellist.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-07). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on October 2, 2023 | *** | "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 …

Julie Wark (2023-10-08). Human Rights and Basic Income. counterpunch.org Image by Markus Spiske. | Not long ago I was asked to speak about "minority" rights and basic income at a symposium in Barcelona leading up to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Among the human rights professionals, who were also speaking, the gagged elephant in the room was ginormous because it is, in fact, immeasurable: the crime of ecocide—the result, in particular, of capitalism, imperialism, and neoliberalism—which is also universal because it affects everyone and everything that is alive now and also future generations. Well, it may be univer…

WSWS (2023-10-08). Labour benefits from Scottish National Party collapse in Rutherglen and Hamilton West. wsws.org The Scottish National Party has suffered a disastrous by-election defeat to the Labour Party in the largely working class constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West.

Ben Carroll, Labor Notes. (2023-10-09). North Carolina Sanitation Workers Strike For $5K Bonuses. popularresistance.org "We're here to make a stand. At least 40 trucks should be on the road right now, and as far as we know, no trucks have gone out this morning," said Durham, North Carolina, sanitation worker Christopher Benjamin, flanked by 100 sanitation and other city workers at a September 6 press conference. | This was the first morning of a six-day strike by the North Carolina Public Service Workers Union (United Electrical Workers, UE, Local 150). | During the six-day "stand down," as they called it, sanitation workers would show up to the yard each morning and refuse to take out the garbage and recycling trucks, instead hol…

Ana Vraƒçar (2023-10-08). Tens of thousands mobilize on the streets of Rome against far-right Meloni's policies. peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of people filled Piazza San Giovanni in Rome on October 7 during a protest called for by the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL). The protesters united in a call against austerity and policies that undermine constitutional rights, pushed by the far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government. In addition to the trade unions, the protest was supported by more than 100 other groups, including political parties, peace initiatives, youth networks, and more. | Already in the lead-up to Saturday's event, CGIL leader Maurizio Landini said he expected a mass turnout — an expectation…

Labor Video Project (2023-10-08). SF City Workers Against Firings Over Vaccine, Attacks on Civil Service & Privatization. indybay.org San Francisco city workers and non-profit workers spoke out against firings over refusal to take the vaccine, attacks on the merit system and civil service and outsourcing and privatization of public services.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-10-08). The secret collaboration of CIA, MI6 and Nazis and how Ukrainian Nazis have infiltrated Europe and North America. expose-news.com The extensive support from the United States and its allies for Ukrainian Banderites against Russia draws historical parallels to the early backing of Hitler's Germany against the USSR. The following article describes …

Sudip Bhattacharya, Labor Notes. (2023-10-08). New Jersey Nurses Two Months Into Strike For Safe Staffing. popularresistance.org There ought to be nine nurses on the day shift at 9 Tower, a trauma surgery unit inside the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. | Instead, some days there are just three. | "Sometimes I'd look at a patient's face and know that I won't be able to maybe help feed them when they need to be fed," said nurse Sophia Moccio, "or clean them when they need to be cleaned. It is distressing, and depressing for us." | Staffing levels this bad are a major reason why she and 1,700 of her co-workers at RWJUH have been on strike since August 4. | Nurses in her 34-bed unit often have to manage th…

UFCLP & RWF (2023-10-08). Saturday 10/14: SF Labor Party Discussion & Organizing Meeting. indybay.org 474 Valencia St. | San Francisco…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-07). Haiti as Empire's Laboratory. libya360.wordpress.com Jemima Pierre As the United States and its allies push renewed foreign intervention, the uses and abuses of the first Black republic as a testing ground of imperialism offer stark warnings. Haiti still struggles to be free. In December 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R.2116, also known as the Global Fragility Act (GFA)….

Labor Video Project (2023-10-07). Senator Laphonza Butler & SEIU 2015: Ex-Union Bureaucrat Helping UBER & The Union Busters. indybay.org Governor Newsom has appointed former SEIU 2015 union president Laphonza Butler to become US Senator for California. This interview with SEIU 2015 member and homecare worker Bradley Weidmaier looks at her role as president of the local to suppress democratic rights. He also discusses the role of the California Democratic Party which these SEIU officials have been embedded in.

Labor Video Project (2023-10-07). SF City Workers Against Firings Over Vaccine, Attacks on Civil Service & Privatization. indybay.org San Francisco city workers and non-profit workers spoke out against firings over refusal to take the vaccine, attacks on the merit system and civil service and outsourcing and privatization of public services.

Lucy Dean Stockton (2023-10-07). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Rent Control Lives (For Now). levernews.com Good things are happening! The Supreme Court won't listen to landlords, California incorporates labor rights into their curriculum, touring musicians get a big break, and consumer protection regulators get some much-needed help.Supreme Court (Sort Of) Saves Rent Control: The Supreme Court has

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-07). Chilean air traffic controllers announce new strike. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Chilean air traffic controllers ended a strike for labor and safety improvements, but they warned about going back on strike on October 27 if they demands are not met.

Oleksiy Arunyan, Scheer Post. (2023-10-07). In Occupation, They Cared For The Vulnerable. popularresistance.org When the eastern Ukrainian city of Lyman was occupied for five months last year, Valentyna Tkach and Tetiana Potapenko stayed behind. They volunteered to help their vulnerable neighbours. They cared for elderly residents, contacted the Russian occupation administration to ask for food and coal for them, and even buried dead bodies. | Now, both women are in detention, having been accused by Ukraine's Secret Service of collaboration with Russia — a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison. | Tkach and Potapenko were volunteers long before the occupation. Since Soviet times, Lyman's population has self-org…

Robert M. Schwartz, Labor Notes. (2023-10-07). Does Your Employer Have Illegal Rules On The Books? popularresistance.org On August 2, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), now controlled by Democratic appointees, issued a game-changing decision known as Stericycle. The ruling enables unions to effectively challenge company rules that intimidate or chill workers from engaging in protests, picketing, demonstrations, and other legitimate union activities. | Marvin Kaplan, the one dissenting Republican board member, bitterly complained that the new standard returns the board to "a bygone era… when the Board rarely saw a rule it did not find unlawful." | Stericycle, a Pennsylvania medical waste disposal company whose employees ar…

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). Zheng'an county's guitars hit high note with BRI. ecns.cn After more than 200 elaborate and lengthy manufacturing procedures, exquisitely crafted guitars are revealed as signature products of Zheng'an county in Guizhou province.

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2023-10-07). Debt-pushing as financial inclusion. mronline.org Ajay Banga was anointed World Bank president for promoting financial inclusion. Thanks to its success and interest rate hikes, more poor people are drowning in debt as consumer prices rise.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). Golden Week holiday data shows consumption boom. ecns.cn This year's combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday in China, from Sept 29 to Oct 6, saw a surge in consumption, as reflected in data.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). Holiday travel boom, government vouchers drive up duty-free consumption in Hainan. ecns.cn South China's Hainan province recorded a boom in duty-free consumption during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period, with offshore duty-free sales reaching 1.33 billion yuan ($182 million).

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). Holiday shopping sprees up consumption figures. ecns.cn Chinese consumers unleashed their massive buying power during the eight-day combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period, pushing up sales of high-quality intelligent home appliances and outdoor equipment.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Golden Week holiday data shows consumption boom. ecns.cn This year's combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday in China, from Sept 29 to Oct 6, saw a surge in consumption, as reflected in data.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Banks beef up support for farming. ecns.cn China's banks have been pouring more funds into agriculture and rural areas this year as the country seeks to advance rural vitalization, latest data from the national financial watchdog showed.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-10-07). 22 Years Ago, US-NATO Invaded Afghanistan: Heroin Is "Good for Your Health": Occupation Forces Support Afghan Narcotics Trade. globalresearch.ca Multibillion dollar earnings for organized crime and Western financial Institutions…

Victoria Saint, Kayvan Bozorgmehr (2023-10-07). Correspondence] Funding for global health research in Germany. thelancet.com Over the past 15 years, Germany has strategically expanded its role in global health against the backdrop of geopolitical developments, upheavals, and crises (appendix p 1) to become one of the largest political and financial contributors in the field. One of Germany's key priorities has been to fortify its strong but fragmented research landscape in global health. In January, 2020, a 5-year infrastructure programme from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF; costing approximately ‚Ǩ3 million) culminated in the progressive establishment of the German Alliance for Global Health Res…

WSWS (2023-10-07). As federal student loan repayments resume, President Biden covers up government abuse of borrowers. wsws.org While 28 million out of 43 million college loan borrowers are being forced to resume repayments this month, the Biden administration is continuing to protect the financial interests behind the fleecing of the public by the student loan system.

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-08). Report: Biden Considering Huge $100 Billion Ukraine Spending Package. news.antiwar.com President Biden is considering asking Congress for a massive $100 billion spending package for the Ukraine war, The Telegraph reported on Saturday. The idea of the huge spending package would be to fund the proxy war through the 2024 election without having to worry about the growing opposition to the policy in Congress, as the …

Federico Fuentes, Akira Kato (2023-10-08). Japan: 'The government is taking advantage of Russia's invasion to push militarism'. greenleft.org.au Amid rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific, Japan's government is ramping up defence spending. Japanese revolutionary socialist Akira Kato discusses the background to this move with Green Left's Federico Fuentes.

Maia Cook (2023-10-07). Corporate Lobbyists Are Breaking Spending Records in 2023. truthout.org Midyear lobbying reports at the federal level have consistently set spending records since 2019, and 2023 was no exception. Spending across industries for the first two federal lobbying quarters came in around $2.1 billion, surpassing 2022's record by a whopping $86.6 million. A total of 12,112 lobbyists registered with the federal government lobbied during the first half of 2023. |

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Eight-day National Day holidays sparks Greater Bay Area travel boom. ecns.cn Tourism has surged across the Guangdong—Hong Kong—Macao Greater Bay Area, with millions traveling north from Hong Kong and Macao, with more mainland travelers spending their holidays in the two cities over this year's "Golden Week" holidays.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). China remains largest investor in Cambodia. ecns.cn From January to September this year, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 191 investment projects exceeding 3.7 billion U.S. dollars. with China maintaining its position as the largest investor in Cambodia.

ecns.cn (2023-10-07). Regional diversification top of HK's focus. ecns.cn Hong Kong's bourse operator is eyeing enterprises in Southeast Asia and the Middle East to strengthen its listing business, and solidify trade and investment ties. Oswald Chan reports from Hong Kong.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). China's first nuclear power plant with super-large cooling towers being built in Guangdong. ecns.cn State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) announced on Sunday that phase one construction of its Lianjiang nuclear power plant started on September 29.

Appalachians Against Pipelines, Popular Resistance. (2023-10-09). MVP Construction Halted In National Forest Due To Pipeline Resistance. popularresistance.org Peters Mountain, VA — On Saturday morning 10/7, pipeline fighter Mickey locked themself to a sleeping dragon blockade on the Virginia side of Peters Mountain, in the Jefferson National Forest. A banner at the site read, "Defend the Forest Everywhere!" Mickey prevented tree clearing on the mountain for the full day. Around 8 PM on Saturday, Mickey was extracted and arrested. They were charged with 3 misdemeanors and bail was set at $2,500. | Mickey stated, "The same thing is happening everywhere right now. Greedy corporations and politicians dirty the water and air for profit, then tell the people it's for their…

Niko Georgiades, Unicorn Riot. (2023-10-07). Be Their Voices Presser: 'No More Jail Deaths!'. popularresistance.org St. Paul, MN — Five years after losing her son Hardel Sherrell to medical malpractice and improper care while in a Minnesota jail, Del Shea Perry leads another protest against in-custody deaths. At least 15 people have died this year while inside Minnesota jails and at least 65 since 2018, according to Be Their Voices, Perry's non-profit. | A press conference titled No More Jail Deaths! organized by Be Their Voices took place on Oct. 4 at noon central in front of the Minnesota Department of Corrections building in St. Paul. In a media release about the press conference, Perry says: "The Hardel Sherell Act w…

WSWS (2023-10-07). The Kaiser workers' strike and the fight for socialized medicine. wsws.org The central question posed by the strike is who will control the healthcare industry—the healthcare giants committed to profits or the working class committed to healthcare as a social right?

Carlos L. Garrido (2023-10-07). China and the Purity Fetish of Western Marxism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido — Oct 4, 2023 | The stakes of the imperialist West's New Cold War against China are as great as they can get. This means that the Western left's role as controlled counter-hegemony and left-wing delegitimizers of socialist states — a role ideologically grounded in their purity fetish outlook — is as dangerous as it can get. In our current geopolitical climate, all progressive forces in the West should unite against the US and NATO's anti-China rhetoric and actions. Unfortunately, what we find from large portions of this Western left is parroting of state-department narratives…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-08). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-10-07). Saturday 10/21: Capitalism and the Climate Crisis: Everything to Lose and a World to Win. indybay.org 2727 Event Space, 2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 | CAN'T JOIN IN-PERSON? JOIN THE EVENT VIA ZOOM | TINYURL.COM/OCTOBER-TH-2023…

WSWS (2023-10-08). Household water bills to soar in UK. wsws.org Neither Starmer's "new regulatory approach" or Corbyn's renationalisation under capitalism can solve the problems of a water industry that has been systematically looted.

Dania Albaba, Mohammed Zaher Sahloul (2023-10-07). Correspondence] A plea for psychiatric and humanitarian support in northwest Syria. thelancet.com The Syrian conflict has taken a devastating toll on the mental health of its civilian population, resulting in high levels of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The traumatic events experienced by people in Syria (eg, bombings, shootings, chemical weapon attacks, attacks on crucial infrastructure, terrorism, and forced displacement) have all contributed to these problems. Furthermore, the fragmentation of health-care infrastructure, the exodus of health-care providers, ongoing crises, reduced international aid, and the shortage of mental health professionals all worsen the psychologic…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-10-07). Cuba to host International Congress on Biotechnological Products. plenglish.com Havana, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The 3rd International Congress on Biotechnological Products and Regulatory Affairs will bring together experts, managers, engineers and suppliers from the biomedical, agricultural and industrial sectors in Varadero, Cuba, it was announced recently.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). China rolls out pilot ethical reviews measures on scientific and technological activities. ecns.cn Chinese authorities released on Sunday the pilot review measures of science and technology ethics. As the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation accelerate progress, ethical issues have become a common challenge facing the whole world.

ecns.cn (2023-10-08). Critical factor that's transforming nation's industrial structure. ecns.cn China's industrial structure has a new linchpin — trade in services — and it's injecting vitality into its value-added dimension.

Brasil De Fato, People's Dispatch. (2023-10-09). Bolivia's Ruling Party Confirms Evo Morales' Candidacy. popularresistance.org The split in Bolivia's ruling political party has become official. President Luis Arce and vice-president David Choquehuanca are no longer part of the MAS (Movement towards Socialism) party, which ratified the decision, informally announced on the 24, to present former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) as its candidate in the 2025 elections. | The MAS held its tenth congress from October 3-4 in the town of Lauca àë, a coca growing region in the center of the country. On that occasion, the party decreed the "self-expulsion" of Arce and Choquehuanca, for not attending the meeting, and of 20 other deputies alig…

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-10-08). Friday 10/13: No to APEC — Yes to Global Worker Solidarity! indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street (near Ellis St.), San Francisco | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 ∑ wheelchair accessible | To attend online, register: bit.ly/No-APEC

mforinoco (2023-10-08). Evo Morales Will Stand for the Presidency, Luis Arce Expelled. orinocotribune.com The congress of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS-IPSP) has voted to present Evo Morales as its candidate for the presidency at the 2025 elections and has also voted to expel current President Luis Arce from the MAS, signifying the party's formal split with the government. | At the national party congress today in Lauca àë, Cochabamba, the plenum voted to approve two resolutions of the political co…

WSWS (2023-10-08). Netanyahu regime staggered by Palestinian uprising. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site condemns the vicious and obscenely hypocritical statements of President Joe Biden and leaders of the European Union denouncing the Palestinian resistance as "terrorism" while supporting without any reservations Israel's onslaught on Gaza.

Answer Coalition (2023-10-07). JOIN A PROTEST NEAR YOU: Free Palestine! answercoalition.org People all around the world are mobilizing to stand with the Palestinian people's struggle! The ANSWER coalition and other organizations are initiating or supporting demonstrations in these cities. Check back to this page for frequent updates | New York City, NY, Sunday, October 8, 1: 00 p.m., Times Square (Broadway and 42nd), Sponsored by: Palestinian Youth Movement, Party for Socialism and Liberation, New York for Palestine, Th…

Editor (2023-10-07). 'Reform, Revolution, and Opportunism: Debates in the Second International, 1900—1910' — book review. mronline.org The debates between socialists in the Congresses of the Second International raised issues which remain of central importance to the left today, argues Chris Bambery.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-07). Camille Chalmers: "Haiti is the Victim of Orchestrated Chaos that Prevents it from Setting its Own Course" libya360.wordpress.com Julio Adamor Haitian Camille Chalmers is leader of the Rasin Kan Pèp la party, a socialist regroupment for a new national initiative — Daniel Jatimliansky Haitian scholar Camille Chalmers rejects yet another international intervention and says Haiti's issues have deeper roots which much be addressed Haiti was once self-sufficient in grain production. In the early…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2023-10-07). PSL statement: Free Palestine, free all Palestinian political prisoners, end all U.S. aid to the Israeli apartheid regime! liberationnews.org The unrelenting oppression, murder, torture and occupation carried out by the Israeli apartheid regime has precipitated a counter-offensive by Palestinian resistance forces.

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-10-07). Saturday 10/7: Fighting the Information Behemoth: Why We Need Alternative Media. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705…

WSWS (2023-10-07). Voices from Lahaina: Residents languish with little relief, fear health risks. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site interviewed people at distribution hubs throughout Maui who spoke on their experiences the day of the fire as well as the conditions they, and so many other residents, are still facing.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-07). Sri Lankan youths pay tribute to Che Guevara. plenglish.com Colombo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The Socialist Youth Union of Sri Lanka (SYUSL) paid tribute on Saturday to Ernesto Che Guevara on the 64th anniversary of his death, in an emotional event despite a persistent rain.

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