(2023-11-15). Blowback: The Gaza War's Massive Toll on Israel's Economy. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg — Nov 13, 2023 | Israel may never recover from its post-October 7 economic collapse. The Palestinian resistance managed not only to destroy Israel's internal security perception, but also to erect significant risk barriers for foreign investors. | On 6 November, the
(2023-11-14). FT-University Of Michigan Poll: Just 14% Of Voters Believe They've Benefited From The Biden Presidency. moguldom.com A recent poll by the Financial Times and the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business revealed that only 14 percent of American voters believe they are financially better off since President Joe Biden assumed office. The poll also shows that nearly 70 percent of voters think Biden's economic policies have either hurt the U.S. economy or …
(2023-11-14). Los Angeles Interstate 10 fire was arson, governor Gavin Newsom confirms. geo.tv 
After massive I-10 fire impacted Los Angeles's economy substantially as 300,000 people travel through this freeway daily…
(2023-11-14). Advocates, experts urge for more attention to biodiversity loss at APEC. america.cgtn.com 
On the sidelines of APEC, university leaders are calling attention to the critical issue of biodiversity. | Decreasing biodiversity from development, loss of habitat and climate change threaten the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe as interconnected ecosystems are put under increasing pressure. | Biodiversity loss is poised to do real damage to the world economy. The World Bank estimates biodiversity loss could cost global GDP $2.7 trillion a year by 2030. Focusing on Biodiversity during the economy focused APEC gathering is a way to highlight the financial downside. | CGTN's Jim Spellman rep…
(2023-11-15). New government program to help resolve provinces' hidden debts. ecns.cn China has started a special refinancing bond program to service the outstanding hidden debts of the governments of a number of provincial regions, which analysts said marked a key step forward after the central government proposed a package of debt relief measures.
(2023-11-15). Macao puts priority on diversified economy. ecns.cn Macao Chief Executive Ho Iatseng announced on Tuesday that the special administrative region will further boost its economic recovery and diversification in fiscal year 2024, which marks the start of the SAR's first long-term economic diversification plan.
(2023-11-15). China's retail sales grow 7.6% year-on-year in October. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 7.6 percent year-on-year in October this year, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
(2023-11-15). How long can America maintain a war economy? nationofchange.org The major challenge for the United States is the perennial trade-off between guns and butter.
(2023-11-15). Multilateralism key to global growth: Experts. ecns.cn The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco in the United States will be held on Thursday and Friday. The regional economic forum was established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the Asia-Pacific.
(2023-11-15). Businesses urge APEC leaders to collaborate on climate. ecns.cn Banking on U.S.-China cooperation, business leaders across the APEC economies stressed collective efforts to overcome pressing climate challenges on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco.
(2023-11-15). Xi arrives in San Francisco for talks with Biden, APEC meeting. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping's plane arrives in San Francisco, the United States, Nov. 14, 2023. Xi on Tuesday arrived in San Francisco for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, and to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.
(2023-11-15). When Biden Meets Xi. fpif.org President Joe Biden will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting on November 15. The Biden administration in 2022 Biden's meeting with Xi is an opportunity to stand by that commitment and to pointedly ra…
(2023-11-15). Defrosting the Cold War with China. fpif.org Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in the United States this week to participate in the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting. He also met one-on-one with President Joe Biden. | But it hasn't been exactly a red-carpet kind of visit. | For one thing, because the two leaders will be talking in San Francisco, their confab will generate very little of the pomp and circumstance of a U.S. president welcoming a foreign dignitary to Washington. Second, the focus of Xi's visit is the APEC meeting. He'll be absorbed in wooing the other 20 members of the group, which works on facilitating trade and investme…
(2023-11-15). The Huge Paradox at Biden's Summit of Latin American Leaders. counterpunch.org 
President Joe Biden recently convened Latin American leaders in Washington for the inaugural summit of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, a forum the administration claims will help boost "high-standard" investment in the hemisphere. What do they mean by "high standard"? In their final declaration, the leaders committed to encouraging "private sector investment that meets environment, social, and
(2023-11-15). APEC Summit In San Francisco Met With Mass Protests. popularresistance.org 10,000 people took to the streets on Sunday, November 12 to protest the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meetings taking place in San Francisco this week. The APEC summit will run from November 11 to 17. The protest took place following a 1,000-person APEC counter-summit on November 11. The mobilizations have been organized by the No to APEC Coalition, which represents almost 150 organizations across the United States. | "APEC is the epitome of all that is wicked and corrupt in our society today," said Simon Ma, a family doctor and member of the anti-imperialist Korean-American organi…
(2023-11-15). Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez: If EU Maintains Sanctions, It Cannot Be Invited to Observe Our Elections. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved an agreement in repudiation of the decision of the European Union (EU) to extend the illegal, extortive unilateral coercive economic measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—applied by the US and its vassals against the Venezuelan people. | During an ordinary session this Tuesday, November 14, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, explained that the provisions established in the Barbados agreement have not been complied with, including the lifting of sanctions, for which he stressed that as long as there is a sing…
(2023-11-15). Australian workers and youth condemn Gaza genocide: "Governments are ignoring the will of the people" wsws.org "I believe that governments and politicians are looking at economic interests only—that part of the world is full of gas and oil—and they don't care about anything or anyone else."
(2023-11-14). No Breakthrough Expected at Xi-Biden Summit Amid Soaring Tensions. news.antiwar.com Expectations are low for the meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping that will take place Wednesday in San Francisco during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Biden officials have said one potential agreement that might be made is to resume military-to-military communication channels that were …
(2023-11-14). NDB $10bn Loan Reaps Eco Benefits to 400mn People in 5 Covid-Hit Nations. infobrics.org New Development Bank's (NDB) $10 billion loan benefitted 400 million people in its founding member countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and successfully helped them in its COVID-19 economic recovery programmes…
(2023-11-14). Russia's Dynamic Energy Cooperation with Africa. infobrics.org The African continent is one of the fastest growing energy markets in the world. This is due to the growing economic and demographic potential of African countries, as well as the efforts of many of them to combat climate change…
(2023-11-14). Video: Expanding Middle East War. Who is Behind Netanyahu? Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca We stand in Solidarity with Palestine. But we must recognize that the United States Military and Intelligence apparatus is firmly behind Netanyahu. | There are strategic, geopolitical and economic objectives behind Israel's genocide directed against the People of Palestine. | Who : …
(2023-11-14). EU "Carbon Tax" on Chinese and Indian Imports could spark a Global Economic "Cold War" expose-news.com The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ("CBAM"), or simply "carbon tax", is an attempt to force the rest of the world to follow the "garden's" guidelines on "environmental issues". The law …
(2023-11-15). African nations still grappling with poor prison infrastructure. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many African nations are still reliant on prisons built during colonial times, which are inadequate for the current population due to economic growth, Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services (UPS) has observed. He notes that competing needs like health, education, and roads demand immediate financing, diverting …
(2023-11-15). Insights | Robert Kuhn: A different way of thinking to be catalyzed in U.S.-China relations. ecns.cn At the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in San Francisco from Nov. 14 to 17 for a China-U.S. summit meeting and the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. During an exclusive interview with China News Network, Dr. Robert Kuhn, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, said that economic relationship between the U.S. and China is the ballast in the ship that keeps everything afloat, and it also is the primary support engine for positive U.S.-China relations for decades. Kuhn hopes this summit meeting to make a permanent new plateau where everything can be built from.
(2023-11-15). Colombia Joins Algeria in Filing Legal Complaint against Israel in International Criminal Court. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced Netanyahu's "massacre of children" (Photo: World Economic Forum) Several countries have taken steps to formally denounce the Israeli genocide of Gaza, some steps more assertive than others Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on November 9 that Colombia would support Algeria's case in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against…
(2023-11-15). Chinese President Xi Jinping trying to repair damage done by Biden. peoplesworld.org 
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are meeting near San Francisco Wednesday, a get-together at which Biden claims he hopes to "stabilize" relations with China. He doesn't mention, of course, that those relations have been made unstable by continued U.S. attacks on and propaganda against China's economic and political interests. The Biden administration has consistently …
(2023-11-15). Will the Middle East's Accession to BRICS Impact the Startup Sector?>. infobrics.org The inclusion of the Middle East countries, set to come into effect in January 2024, is slated to significantly boost their economies and trading opportunities. For startups, it presents an opportunity to tap into some of the world's largest and most dynamic markets with easier trade regulations…
(2023-11-15). Opposition mounts to SAG-AFTRA sellout agreement: "This contract will be the death of working class actors" wsws.org Actors have made sacrifices for months, losing work, income and possibly homes or apartments, so that union officials could sell them down the river in secret negotiations.
(2023-11-14). Tony Blair And The Rothschilds. expose-news.com Tony Blair, or to give him his full title, Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair served as the Prime Minister of the UK from 1997 to 2007 and was the Leader of the Labour Party from …
(2023-11-15). Saturday 12/9: 21st Annual Human Rights Awards. indybay.org South Bay Labor Council | 2302 Zanker Road | San José, CA 95131…
(2023-11-15). México — Una nueva idea de Nación. globalizacion.ca Para llegar a tener una idea de Nación tuvo que hacerse un discurso sobre el pasado y el futuro. Edificar mitos, destruir páginas negras de la cadena de traiciones entre los caudillos revolucionarios, elaborar un decálogo de heroicidades, construir el…
(2023-11-14). Sydney protest points to striving for working-class action to stop the genocide, but maritime union collaborates with Israel. wsws.org Maritime Union of Australia officials were as conspicuously absent from the speaker list on Saturday as the Contship Dax was from Port Botany.
(2023-11-14). NMS' Kamabare scoops top Ugandan health award. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Kamabare, who has served as the General Manager of National Medical Stores (NMS) since 2008, has received the Minister's Special Award at this year's Heroes in Health Awards (HIHA) held at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo on Nov. 10. Kamabare, who oversaw the transformation of the NMS operations including digitization …
(2023-11-15). New Report from the Institute for Policy Studies Reveals the True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy. ips-dc.org The new analysis details how the ultra-wealthy use charitable giving to avoid taxes and exert influence, while ordinary taxpayers foot the bill.
(2023-11-15). The Policy Paradoxes Of Underutilised Crops. popularresistance.org Why do nearly 50% of our calories come from the same three crops: wheat, rice, and maize? What led to such a homogenisation of our diets? Underutilised crops (UCs) or forgotten crops are less common species, landraces, cultivars, or heritage varieties whose use, production, and consumption is currently limited. Despite their current depreciation, they boast a long history of cultivation in many parts of the world and hold great nutritional and environmental promise for the future of our food systems. What role for policy and a value chain approach which considers access to seeds, the ecological aspects of agricul…
(2023-11-15). Is the Financial Theft of the Ukraine War Over? "Corruption may be a Primary Driver of this War" globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-15). Germany to Boost Financial and Military Aid to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-15). CFA Franc System in Francophone Africa: A Tool of French Financial Imperialism. mronline.org The independence of French Indochina after the Second World War triggered a wave of independence in the French-speaking African countries, and it appeared that French colonial foundations had suffered a huge blow in the early 1960s. | November 15, 2023…
(2023-11-15). CFA Franc System in Francophone Africa: A tool of French financial imperialism. mronline.org 
The independence of French Indochina after the Second World War triggered a wave of independence in the French-speaking African countries, and it appeared that French colonial foundations had suffered a huge blow in the early 1960s.
(2023-11-15). Insights | Jim Rogers: U.S.-China dialogue and cooperation should continue and benefit to their people. ecns.cn At the inventation of U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a China-U.S. summit meeting and the 30th APEC Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco this week. In a recently exclusive interview with China News Network, Jim Rogers, a global financial titan, shared his expectation on this meeting, saying that both sides have been very friendly and hoping that the dialogue and cooperation should continue and bring more benefits to their people.
(2023-11-15). We Need More State Climate Corps Jobs Open to More Young People. counterpunch.org 
Without a doubt, the Biden administration has done more to address climate change and its impacts than any other administration. The nearly $400 billion in investments to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses in the Inflation Reduction Act has received attention. But the $200 billion in "green" infrastructure investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has
(2023-11-14). Day 38 roundtable: Israel's war on hospitals. electronicintifada.net "I was terrified that [Israeli soldiers] would see us … because we're all journalists," says reporter Hind Khoudary.
(2023-11-14). Columbia University suspends 'Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace'. mronline.org Columbia University announced it is suspending the campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace for the remainder of the fall term.
(2023-11-15). Kellogg's Initiates Lawfare Against Venezuelan Workers. popularresistance.org The British company Kellogg Latin America Holding Company Limited has launched a fresh legal offensive against Venezuela by filing an investment arbitration claim with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) based in Washington DC. | As reported by the Ibero-American Arbitration Center's magazine, the claim was filed on November 9, 2023, and the multinational corporation is invoking the Venezuela — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bilateral Investment Treaty of 1995. | In 2018, the company unilaterally ceased operations, abruptly leaving over 500 workers jo…
(2023-11-14). US keeps shifting strategy and resources toward Middle East. infobrics.org The Republican-dominated Congress doesn't think Kiev equals in importance to Israel and is unwilling to pledge hundreds of billions more to support a failed investment. This is further exacerbated by the endemic corruption that not only undermines the effectiveness of US "aid", but also serves as a way to funnel that money straight to the coffers of the GOP's political opponents.
(2023-11-15). India Is Driving Change by Working Together with Africa. infobrics.org Modi has taken lead in championing trade and investment links with the continent…
(2023-11-15). We the Exploited: The U.S. Government Buys and Sells Its Citizens for Profit and Power. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-15). Lawsuit Targets Biden Administration Over Complicity In Gaza Genocide. popularresistance.org A U.S. nonprofit has taken legal action against the Biden administration over support for Israel's deadly assault on Gaza. | On Monday the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit in Northern District of California against U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide. | Plaintiffs include the human rights groups Defense for Children International—Palestine (DCIP) and Al-Haq, Great March of Return founder Ahmed Abu Artema, founder of the 2018 Great March of Return, Nasser M…
(2023-11-14). Missing soldier's wife accuses Ukrainian army of corruption: 'If you want to live, pay them'. infobrics.org Profiteering rather than fighting is the Ukrainian military's main priority.
(2023-11-14). Antony Loewenstein: Israel Is Testing New Weapons on Gaza as Arms Dealers Profit from Gaza War. democracynow.org 
Worldwide protests calling for a ceasefire are drawing attention to the role of weapons manufacturers and distributors supplying machinery to Israel's assault on Gaza, with demonstrators blocking shipping tankers and entrances to weapons factories, and unionized workers refusing to handle military materiel over the war in Gaza. There is "a growing public awareness and anger" about the global connection between Western powers and the Israeli military industry, says Antony Loewenstein, who has investigated how Israeli weaponry and surveillance technology are used on Palestinians and exported aroun…
(2023-11-14). Democracy Now! 2023-11-14 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for November 14, 2023; We Are Not Numbers: Palestinian Journalist Ahmed Alnaouq Mourns 21 Family Members Killed by Israel; NY Times Writers Jazmine Hughes & Jamie Keiles Resign After Signing Letter Against Israeli War on Gaza; Antony Loewenstein: Israel Is Testing New Weapons on Gaza as Arms Dealers Profit from Gaza War | Headlines for November 14, 2023; We Are Not Numbers: Palestinian Journalist Ahmed Alnaouq Mourns 21 Family Members Killed by Israel; NY Times Writers Jazmine Hughes & Jamie Keiles Resign After Signing Letter Against Israeli War on Gaza; Antony Loewenstein: Israel Is Testing New Weapons o…
(2023-11-15). New study finds overwhelming evidence of harms from fracking. mronline.org 
A review of the scientific literature reveals enormous public health, environmental, and climate damage from fracking. Authors say that "no rules or regulations can make these practices safe."
(2023-11-15). UNOC explains why it opened oil import branch in Kenya. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has defended the registration of a branch in neighboring Kenya. A statement by the Company on Monday explained that it had to comply with regulations regarding the importation of petroleum products. "A certificate of incorporation issued in a country of incorporation, in this case …
(2023-11-15). Mokhiber: US officials can be prosecuted for complicity in Israel's genocide in Palestine. By: Decensored News. midwesternmarx.com 
The former UN human rights official recommends that a claim be brought to the World Court, since the ICC will "continue to drag its feet" due to political pressure from the West On her show last Friday, political commentator Katie Halper played Decensored News' recent video of journalist Sam Husseini confronting the U.S. State Department about the Genocide Convention for her guest Craig Mokhiber, asking for his reacti …
(2023-11-15). How Lenin (and International Publishers) changed my mind about Marxism. peoplesworld.org 
When I was just 18, I began to develop an interest in studying Marxism. I had been left-leaning in my political outlook for a few years before that, having a vague understanding of the inequalities of capitalism and professing a similarly vague opposition to it, but I lacked any kind of strong theoretical foundation that …
(2023-11-14). Private sector stalls implementation of nurses' minimum wage in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org Two years ago, in November 2021, the Brazilian Senate approved a bill stipulating the minimum salary for nurses. In May of the following year, the Chamber of Deputies granted approval, and in August 2022, the presidency passed Law No. 14.434/2022, establishing the national minimum wage for nurses. | Amid various developments, the Supreme Federal Court temporarily halted the enactment of the law. However, Congress facilitated the payment of the anticipated amounts by introducing two constitutional amendments and an additional law. | In June 2023, the anticipated conclusive decision came: the Supreme Court declared…
(2023-11-15). UPS workers face job cuts due to automation, stagnant wages under new contract. wsws.org A recent article in FreightWaves explicitly states that O'Brien and his negotiators likely understood that jobs would be lost due the company's move to automation and to lower package volumes but kept this from the membership…
(2023-11-14). As Gaza War Wages On, Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians and Create a New Reality in the West Bank. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-15). Building Cleaners Rally for Fair Wages and Life-Saving Benefits. inequality.org
(2023-11-15). Protests against AFL-CIO Support for Palestinian Genocide; No to APEC in San Francisco. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Protests against AFL-CIO Support for Palestinian Genocide; No to APEC in San Francisco; Panama on Fire; US Blockade Strangling Cuba…
(2023-11-14). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Clueless (w/ Karen DiConcetto). levernews.com
(2023-11-14). LSD Use Increasing More Among People With Depression. jamanetwork.com The proportion of people in the US who report using the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the past year has increased more among those with depression than those without the condition, based on National Survey on Drug Use and Health data from nearly half a million US adults.
(2023-11-14). The Militarised University: Where Secrecy Goes to Thrive. "The Military University Industrial Complex" globalresearch.ca
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(2023-11-15). New Zealand meeting discusses the socialist perspective to stop the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The meeting, hosted by the Socialist Equality Group and International Youth and Students for Social Equality, discussed the genocide unfolding in Gaza and the way forward for the mass international protests to stop Israel's slaughter and the developing Third World War.
(2023-11-15). '1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil's Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag'. mronline.org 
The one-million strong Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a backbone of the Brazilian left, famous for its mass actions and radical land occupations all across the Brazilian countryside.