(2023-12-31). Most important stories of 2023: Gaza, Ukraine, China, BRICS, dedollarization, bank crises, inflation. geopoliticaleconomy.com These were the most important geopolitical and economic issues of 2023, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, US-China tensions, BRICS expansion, growing de-dollarization, inflation crisis, crypto fraud, bank crashes, European de-industrialization, and more.
(2023-12-31). Ongoing conflict ravages Sudan's economy, society in 2023. independent.co.ug 
KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | As the Sudanese people expected to see an end to the years-long instability in 2023 to avoid an economic collapse in the country, Sudan slid into a deadly military conflict in April that has been ongoing till now. HEAVY TOLL ON CIVILIANS On April 15, residents of the capital …
(2023-12-31). Opening A New Path On Climate And The Future. popularresistance.org Of the many climate struggles going on today, the great one, played out in hundreds of arenas around the world, is the struggle to rein in and then halt the buildup of greenhouse gases. Gaining ever-more attention is the struggle to adapt to the climate impacts already upon us. But there is a new struggle that needs to be joined now: the struggle to learn from our mistakes — the Big Mistake of climate catastrophe. What is it about our society, our economy, our politics, and our culture that has let this giant failing happen? What is it that has led us to this tragedy? | There are a set of readily available…
(2023-12-31). Xi: China's economy weathers storm to be more resilient, dynamic. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the year 2023 has seen China's economy weather the storm and become "more resilient and dynamic than before."
(2023-12-30). World's Economic Centre Of Gravity Is Returning To Asia. popularresistance.org In October 2023, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its annual Trade and Development Report. Nothing in the report came as a major surprise. The growth of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) continues to decline with no sign of a rebound. Following a modest post-pandemic recovery of 6.1% in 2021, economic growth in 2023 fell to 2.4%, below pre-pandemic levels, and is projected to remain at 2.5% in 2024. The global economy, UNCTAD says, is 'flying at "stall speed"', with all conventional indicators showing that most of the world is experiencing a recession.
(2023-12-30). China to further strengthen implementation of monetary policy: PBOC. ecns.cn China will step up implementation of the existing monetary policies in efforts to promote development while maintaining stability, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement released on Thursday after the latest quarterly meeting of its monetary policy committee.
(2023-12-30). European economy struggles amid recession fears, geopolitical chaos. independent.co.ug 
FRANKFURT, GERMANY | Xinhua | As German companies are getting increasingly dissatisfied with their status quo, their scepticism over business prospects for the first half of 2024 has grown. The Ifo Business Climate Index, which measures entrepreneurs' sentiments about the current business situation and their expectations for the next six months, slipped to 86.4 points …
(2023-12-30). High inflation persists as Nigeria enters New Year. independent.co.ug 
ABUJA, NIGERIA | Xinhua | Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, enters the New Year amid internal and external difficulties challenging its "Renewed Hope," with President Bola Tinubu vowing to tame stubborn inflation. The country is battling its highest inflation rates in nearly two decades. The latest data, from the National Bureau of Statistics, put November's headline …
(2023-12-31). Cuba and China in the dynamics of a multi-sector alliance. plenglish.com Beijing (Prensa Latina) China and Cuba have reinvigorated their economic-commercial relations, strengthened mutual political trust with high-level meetings and signed several agreements during a fruitful year for their ties.
(2023-12-31). Xi: China to consolidate, strengthen momentum of economic recovery. ecns.cn China will consolidate and strengthen the momentum of economic recovery, and work to achieve steady and long-term economic development, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday while delivering his 2024 New Year message.
(2023-12-31). Xi Jinping predicts economic revitalization and development in China. plenglish.com Beijing, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) President Xi Jinping on Sunday reviewed China's achievements and challenges in 2023, and predicted a coming year of greater economic revitalization with a new development paradigm.
(2023-12-31). Data applications key to driving economic growth. ecns.cn China plans to expand the application scenarios for data in 12 key fields, including smart manufacturing, modern agriculture, trade circulation, transportation and financial services.
(2023-12-31). Xi hails steady recovery amid challenges. ecns.cn China has successfully achieved the main targets for economic and social development in 2023, with the estimated total economic output set to exceed 126 trillion yuan ($18 trillion), President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
(2023-12-30). The World's Economic Centre of Gravity Is Returning to Asia. dissidentvoice.org 
Han Youngsoo (Republic of Korea), Seoul, Korea 1956—1963. In October 2023, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published its annual Trade and Development Report. Nothing in the report came as a major surprise. The growth of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) continues to decline with no sign of a rebound. Following …
(2023-12-30). India-UAE ties transcend to multilateral level in 2023. muslimmirror.com Dubai : The already strong India-UAE ties transcended to a truly multilateral level in 2023 with the announcement of the strategically important India-Middle East Economic Corridor and the expansion of the BRICS grouping to include the key Gulf nation. The bilateral ties have witnessed qualitative and quantitative progress with Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving top …
(2023-12-30). India-UAE ties transcend to multilateral level in 2023. muslimmirror.com Dubai : The already strong India-UAE ties transcended to a truly multilateral level in 2023 with the announcement of the strategically important India-Middle East Economic Corridor and the expansion of the BRICS grouping to include the key Gulf nation. The bilateral ties have witnessed qualitative and quantitative progress with Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving top …
(2023-12-30). US Sanctions Yemeni Money Network Over Pro-Palestine Action. popularresistance.org The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 28 December imposed unilateral economic sanctions on one individual and two currency exchange houses in Yemen, accusing them of "facilitating" the flow of funds for the Ansarallah resistance movement. | "Today's action underscores our resolve to restrict the illicit flow of funds to [Ansarallah], who continue to conduct dangerous attacks on international shipping and risk further destabilizing the region," said Brian Nelson, the US Treasury under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. | The sanctions targeted Nabil Ali Ahmed [mda…
(2023-12-30). World's Economic Centre Of Gravity Is Returning To Asia. popularresistance.org
(2023-12-30). World Economic Forum's "Young Global Leaders" Revealed. globalresearch.ca For several decades, this program has nurtured compliant leaders acting as WEF agents in governments around the world. The consequences are far-reaching and may turn out to be devastating for humanity.
(2023-12-30). Data applications key to driving economic growth. ecns.cn China plans to expand the application scenarios for data in 12 key fields, including smart manufacturing, modern agriculture, trade circulation, transportation and financial services.
(2023-12-30). Xi hails steady recovery amid challenges. ecns.cn China has successfully achieved the main targets for economic and social development in 2023, with the estimated total economic output set to exceed 126 trillion yuan ($18 trillion), President Xi Jinping said on Friday.
(2023-12-30). Remember when Japan was going to take over the world? responsiblestatecraft.org 
The most important security issue for the United States, the contest/competition/rivalry with China, may soon fade away.The plausibility of this proposition is enhanced if we take as a parallel not the rivalry with the USSR during the Cold War, but the one that smoked through the 1980s and early 1990s when Japan appeared to be becoming "Number One." The rather benign ending of that rivalry may have something to say about what will happen as China slides into what many suggest will be a lengthy period of slow growth or even stagnation.In both cases, the perceived threats have been primarily economic.<...
(2023-12-31). Crisis In The Democratic Republic Of Congo. popularresistance.org Since 1996, at least 6 million people have been killed in successive conflicts in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The same conflicts are largely responsible for the 6.9 million internally displaced people in the DRC today, one of the world's largest populations of IDPs. Successive waves of violence have unfolded against a backdrop of a desperate struggle for the $24 trillion of mineral wealth embedded in Congolese soil. Despite immense wealth, nearly 60 million people — 64% of the country — live on less than $2.15 a day. One in six people living in extreme poverty in Sub-Sahar…
(2023-12-30). Mexico: more than 8,000 people advance towards Oaxaca in migrant caravan. pressenza.com The more than 8,000 Central and South American migrants who make up the migrant caravan known as the "Exodus of Poverty" continued their journey early this morning from the municipality of Escuintla to Mapastepec, in Chiapas, to reach the state of Oaxaca. | On the fourth day of their journey, the thousands of men, women, and children from Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Cuba advanced along the coastal highway of Chiapas to head north. | According to Luis Rey García Villagrán, an activist with the Human Rights Centre for Human Dignification, nine out of ten migrants in the caravan want to s…
(2023-12-31). Greeks Protest Docking Of US Warship. popularresistance.org On Thursday, December 28, anti-imperialists in Greece protested the docking of the US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford at the Souda Port in Chania. The mobilization, called by the Peace Committee and labor unions in Chania, saw participation from activists of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace (EEDYE), the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), and All Workers Militant Front (PAME), among others. | Activists held a banner that read "There is no place here for murderers! US and NATO soldiers are not welcome!" The aircraft carrier docked at the port on Dece…
(2023-12-31). Doctor Mercedes Blanco, a Cuban physician in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala (Prensa Latina) Dr. Mercedes Blanco's story in the northeastern department of Alta Verapaz shows the work during 2023, and before, of the anonymous heroes of Cuba's collaboration in Guatemala.
(2023-12-31). Uruguay a la vanguardia en el uso de energías renovables. radiohc.cu Montevideo, 31 dic (RHC) Uruguay sigue marcando hoy pauta en el uso de energías renovables, según un registro elaborado por la Administración del Mercado Eléctrico (ADME).
(2023-12-31). Mayo Clinic hits milestone of 1 million YouTube subscribers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The channel's success is driven by the collaboration of teams from Mayo Clinic's Center for Digital Health, Marketing, IT and Communications, along with staff members across Mayo Clinic who share their expertise to help others. ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's YouTube channel recently surpassed 1 million subscribers. Mayo Clinic started its YouTube channel in 2006, before the streaming platform became a household name. Over the past 17 years, the channel has grown steadily, delivering Mayo…
(2023-12-31). Presidente Maduro recuerda entrada en vigencia de Constitución venezolana. telesurtv.net El 2 de febrero de 1999, cuando asumió la presidencia, Chávez incluyó en su juramento de Ley su intención de elaborar una nueva Carta Magna.
(2023-12-31). Travis AFB 14 Get Out of Jail After Protest at Largest Military Air Base in the US. indybay.org At a protest to stop the shipment of weapons from Travis AFB to Israel, 14 people were arrested and charged with unlawful assembly. After being released they talk about what happened and why they decided to take this action.
(2023-12-30). Beyond A Ceasefire: Palestinian Youth Movement's Demands For Liberation. popularresistance.org The entire Palestine solidarity movement in North America has united behind the demand of a ceasefire in Gaza. For the first time in years, organizations of the working class such as labor unions have been united against the status quo of Western foreign policy and taken an unprecedented stance against Israeli violence. | At the same time, important sectors in the movement have been trying to push the demands even further. The Palestinian Youth Movement, a major international formation of Palestinian youth with significant presence across North America, has been working to push the movement beyond dreaming of an…
(2023-12-30). Nicaragua greets the people of the world for the new year. plenglish.com Managua, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua today conveyed a New Year's greeting to the people, governments, social, labor and cultural movements of the world and urged them to continue the fight against injustice.
(2023-12-30). Mayo Clinic hits milestone of 1 million YouTube subscribers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The channel's success is driven by the collaboration of teams from Mayo Clinic's Center for Digital Health, Marketing, IT and Communications, along with staff members across Mayo Clinic who share their expertise to help others. ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's YouTube channel recently surpassed 1 million subscribers. Mayo Clinic started its YouTube channel in 2006, before the streaming platform became a household name. Over the past 17 years, the channel has grown steadily, delivering Mayo…
(2023-12-30). Travis AFB Protest to Stop US Arms to Israel STOP the Genocide. indybay.org An action of over 150 people took place on 12/28/23 to shutdown Travis AFB which is the largest US transfer base for US military weapons in the United States. It sends weapons to Israel, Ukraine and to Okinawa and the 800 bases around the world.
(2023-12-30). Fascism, Civil War, Argentina, Melei & The Class Struggle With Ricardo Ortiz. indybay.org WorKWeek looks at the rise of Javier Melei in Argentina, the rise of fascism and the growing class struggle and possible massive general strikes to bring down the government.
(2023-12-30). Travis AFB 14 Get Out of Jail After Protest at Largest Military Air Base in the US. indybay.org At a protest to stop the shipment of weapons from Travis AFB to Israel, 14 people were arrested and charged with unlawful assembly. After being released they talk about what happened and why they decided to take this action.
(2023-12-30). Black Investors Take Back Legal Tool To Restore Chicago's Affordable Housing. popularresistance.org It was early 2020 when Jay Davis realized his family was going to lose his childhood home, a red brick house in Rosemoor on the South Side of Chicago that had been in his family for generations. | Davis' great-uncle had been living there, and as his dementia worsened the one-story house began to deteriorate. When he died, he left it to his son who had serious health issues and could not maintain the home, Davis said. | Davis, 41, wanted to keep the house from becoming another vacant lot on the South Side. He understood the significance of homeownership as a tool for building generational wealth that has been deni…
(2023-12-30). The futility of waste management. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | SARAH NEWMAN | When the world leaders gathered in Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the United Arab Emirates unveiled the world's highest-capacity waste-to-energy (WTE) facility. The plant is designed to process two million metric tons of municipal waste annually, producing enough electricity to power 120,000 households per year by incinerating …
(2023-12-31). German farmers come out in force to protest new law which increases fuel prices. expose-news.com German farmers are enraged at proposed cuts to diesel subsidies cuts and taxes that directly impact their livelihoods. They say these could cost them up to ‚Ǩ1 billion. Farmers from across Germany …
(2023-12-31). German farmers come out in force to protest new law which increases fuel prices. expose-news.com German farmers are enraged at proposed cuts to diesel subsidies and tax exemptions that directly impact their livelihoods. They say these could cost them up to ‚Ǩ1 billion. Farmers from across Germany …
(2023-12-30). Luwero: Water prices skyrocket after a one week water crisis. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Water prices in Luwero Town Council have skyrocketed. The increase in the water price is a result of the water crisis that hit the area one week ago, which has triggered a significant challenge for residents and businesses alike, as they struggle to find water for various purposes. With the …
(2023-12-30). Christmas in the West gets less Christmassy amid dogged inflation, rising insecurity. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING | Xinhua | Another Christmas has come and gone, replete with families and friends exchanging gifts beside a crackling hearth, sharing stories under a Christmas tree and enjoying traditional holiday meals. Others weren't so fortunate, receiving church handouts, curling up in a subway station to avoid the cold or grieving the loss of beloved …
(2023-12-31). Mayo Clinic makes transformative $22 million investment in local communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Twenty-one nonprofits will receive support to help those in need ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic cares for its patients, communities and each other, and Mayo's Bold. Forward. strategy supports this care through work to Cure, Connect, and Transform healthcare for all. As this strategy successfully unfolds, this year Mayo Clinic is able to invest an additional $22 million in community organizations addressing pressing needs related to housing, food insecurity, access to healthcare, and safe places…
(2023-12-30). Mayo Clinic makes transformative $22 million investment in local communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Twenty-one nonprofits will receive support to help those in need ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic cares for its patients, communities and each other, and Mayo's Bold. Forward. strategy supports this care through work to Cure, Connect, and Transform healthcare for all. As this strategy successfully unfolds, this year Mayo Clinic is able to invest an additional $22 million in community organizations addressing pressing needs related to housing, food insecurity, access to healthcare, and safe places…
(2023-12-30). UAE's post-oil ambitions steer a multibillion-dollar push into African freight. independent.co.ug 
Sheikdom ramps up multi-billion dollar investment in Africa's freight industry, positioning itself as a logistics and trade behemoth in a post-fossil-fuel era. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | United Arab Emirates-based companies and funds are doubling down on a foray into Africa's freight and logistics scene. Earlier this year, Emirati maritime giant, DP World, inked …
(2023-12-30). The pharmaceutical landscape in occupied Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Teva Pharmaceuticals, based in Israel and recognized as one of the largest producer of generic medications globally, manufactures various essential drugs, including versions of mixed amphetamine salts (usually marketed under the trade name Adderall), fluoxetine, ibuprofen, among others. In 2022, the company achieved a gross profit of USD 6,973 million US dollars. As one of …
(2023-12-30). Why are Canadian Taxpayers Subsidizing Israel's Military? dissidentvoice.org 
Critics say Israel is an army with a country, but it is the apartheid state's supporters who confirm it. Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University has once again launched an initiative to promote the Israeli military even though it violates charity regulations and risks the group's special tax status. In a recent end of year …
(2023-12-30). Oppose the unions' attempt to short-circuit the Quebec public sector workers' struggle! wsws.org If rank-and-file workers do not organize to defeat this betrayal, public sector workers will suffer a further deterioration in their wages and working conditions, and the right-wing populist Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government will accelerate its privatization plans.
(2023-12-31). Dec 31, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
"Katyusha" — Soviet Army Song (Female Choir) 2024: Coming USA Political Dysfunction, by Karl Sanchez "Listen to what he says," by Patrick Armstrong Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt |- Robinson's Podcast Trickery, Humiliation, Death — and the Timeless Hunger for 'Honour and Glory,' by Alastair Crooke No, Biden Is Not Being Played by Netanyahu. U.S. Imperialist Policy Is the Systematic Problem, by Finian Cunningham The Great Taking: How the Banksters Plan to Steal Everything From Everyone, by Joseph Mercola Democrats Facing Election Wip…
(2023-12-30). We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created. truthout.org Capitalism is killing us. That's the unequivocal message of a new book, Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It by Charles Derber and Suren Moodliar. The authors draw critical links between capitalism, militarism and environmental destruction to show how nothing short of radical change is required to shift the deadly course humanity as a whole is now on. |
(2023-12-31). Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2023. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING | Xinhua | The following are the top 10 world news events in the year 2023 selected by Xinhua in a chronological order: 1. Generative AI accelerates industrial transformation The number of monthly active users of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, reached 100 million in January. Generative AI represented by ChatGPT is developing …
(2023-12-31). Saturday 1/13: Solidarity Rally At Tesla Fremont: Support Swedish Strikers. indybay.org Tesla Fremont Assembly Plant | Industrial Drive & Fremont Blvd | Fremont, CA…
(2023-12-30). Saturday 1/13: Solidarity Rally At Tesla Fremont: Support Swedish Strikers. indybay.org Tesla Fremont Assembly Plant | Industrial Drive & Fremont Blvd | Fremont, CA…
(2023-12-31). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-12-30). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au
(2023-12-31). On Palestinian and Other Resistance In Times of Catastrophe. socialistproject.ca A lecture from Andreas Malm on the situation in Gaza. | Hosted by Teach Ins for Palestine, and Stockholm Academics for Palestine. | Recorded in Stockholm, 7th December 2023. | Andreas Malm is a Swedish author and an associate professor of human ecology at Lund University. He is on the editorial board of the academic journal Historical Materialism. He has been active in the Palestinian solidarity movement for many years, including living in the Occupied Territories for extended periods. He is the author of:
(2023-12-30). Sri Lankan workers condemn pro-government thug attack on SEP members. wsws.org Workers' action committees in Sri Lanka have sent protest letters condemning the violent attack by Podujana Pragathishili Sevaka Sangamaya trade union officials on two Socialist Equality Party members.
(2023-12-30). "When I think of the party in America, I think of Helen" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Laura Tiernan, a member of the National Committee of the Socialist Equality Party in Britain and writer for the World Socialist Web Site.
(2023-12-31). Xi meets Chinese diplomatic envoys to foreign countries. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with Chinese diplomatic envoys attending the annual work conference for overseas envoys to foreign countries in 2023 at the Great Hall of the People on Dec 29. Xi delivered an important speech.
(2023-12-30). Israeli far right's plans for expulsion and expansion. thecommunists.org Reproduced from Le Monde Diplomatique, with thanks. ***** It's often said that wars are easier to start than finish. Israel's war in Gaza is already proving to be a particularly telling demonstration of this. Hamas's operation Al-Aqsa Flood of 7 October has given Israel's far right, which dominates the government Benjamin Netanyahu formed in late …