(2024-02-09). CIA Director Calls China Biggest 'Threat', Says Ukraine War Benefits US. popularresistance.org The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns, published an article in which he referred to "the United States' principal rivals—China and Russia", while emphasizing that "China is the bigger long-term threat". | Strongly implying that we are in the early stages of a new cold war, he wrote that "China and Russia consume much of the CIA's attention". | Burns revealed that "the CIA has been reorganizing itself" in order to counter China. The notorious US spy agency has created a special "mission center" focusing exclusively on Beijing, and has doubled its budget for anti-China operations.
(2024-02-09). China-Laos Railway builds on momentum in new year as cargo and passenger numbers grow. ecns.cn China-Laos Railway has facilitated 27.87 million passenger journeys and 32.56 million tons of cargo since it entered operation on December 3, 2021, China Media Group reported on Thursday, reflecting the strong momentum in China-Laos business trade and personnel exchanges.
(2024-02-09). Essential polling shows support for a democratic economy, proportional representation. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-08). CIA director calls China biggest 'threat', says Ukraine war benefits US geopolitically and economically. geopoliticaleconomy.com CIA Director William J. Burns published an article demonizing China as the "bigge[st] long-term threat", boasting that the spy agency has doubled its budget for anti-China ops. He also said the Ukraine war helps the US economically and geopolitically, and warned Taiwan could be next.
(2024-02-08). "The Great Reset" Is Here: Follow the Money. "Insane Lockdown" of the Global Economy, "The Green Agenda" globalresearch.ca The top-down reorganization of the world economy by a technocratic cabal led by the group around the Davos World Economic Forum— the so-called Great Reset or UN Agenda 2030— is no future proposal. It is well into actualization as the world remains in insane lockdown for a virus…
(2024-02-08). Essential polling shows support for a democratic economy, proportional representation. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-08). Venezuela Presents Anti-Blockade Policies to Burkina Faso Delegation. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, Venezuelan vice minister for anti-blockade policy, William Castillo, made a presentation to the visiting delegation from Burkina Faso. Castillo's presentation covered the impact on Venezuela's economy of the illegal coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—imposed by the US and its vassals and spoke about how Venezuela has overcome them. | In a statement, Castillo wrote that both parties agreed that "the sanctions are part of an illegal and criminal foreign policy and of a model of neocolonialism that uses attacks on the economy as a spearhead for the geopolitical c…
(2024-02-10). Correspondence] Health implications of GSK's departure from Nigeria. thelancet.com GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced plans to cease operations in Nigeria in the face of worsening economic conditions and declining revenues.1 GSK's departure as a crucial pharmaceutical provider in Nigeria holds substantial implications for the country's health-care sector, including disruptions in disease management, treatment access, and immunisation efforts, and potentially puts patients at risk due to supply chain disruptions for medicines and vaccines.2 The absence of GSK-manufactured medications such as Amoxil (amoxicillin), Cervarix (a human papillomavirus vaccine), and Bexsero (a meningitis vaccine) could le…
(2024-02-09). Argentina: Life before debt. pressenza.com Jubilee South/Americas expresses solidarity with the people of Argentina: | Jubilee South/Americas expresses its solidarity and support to the people of Argentina, we join the rejection of the economic adjustment, as well as the reforms promoted by the newly elected president Javier Milei. | In Argentina, a process is underway that aims to further deepen the levels of deregulation of capital, dismantle the state, and advance along a line agreed with financial institutions such as the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, among others. | The dismantling of the institutions and role of the state…
(2024-02-08). Russia Plays Leading Role in BRICS – South African Sherpa. infobrics.org Moscow is one of the key pillars of the economic bloc, Anil Sooklal has said…
(2024-02-08). Climate Related News: Electric vehicles prove bad for business. expose-news.com While the World Economic Forum fabricates its Global Risk Report, an amateur futurist comes up with his own more realistic list. Wind turbines are not a "green renewable" energy source and electric …
(2024-02-08). Argentina: Controversial Omnibus Law Returns to Committee Due to Lack of Consensus (+Public Celebrates). orinocotribune.com The Chamber of Deputies of Argentina has returned the controversial omnibus law back to committee, following deputies' approval of six of the articles when the session was adjourned due to the lack of consensus between the ruling party and its allies. | The omnibus law, a set of ultra-neoliberal economic reforms, was sent back for debate this Tuesday, February 6, meaning the project promoted by the government of far-right president Javier Milei will have to be discussed again. | The decision was adopted because the ruling party did not have the votes to approve key articles of the law, such as the privatization o…
(2024-02-08). Using MMT to solve Argentina's economic crisis. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-02-08). Sub-Saharan Africa GDP to double by 2040 to US$4.5trillion. independent.co.ug 
London, England | THE INDEPENDENT | Research from market research company Euromonitor International has forecast the GDP of Sub-Saharan Africa to double by the year 2040 from the 2022 figure of US$ 2 trillion to over USD 4.5 trillion. Euromonitor's report, Sub-Saharan Africa: A Rising Economic Frontier, looked at the economies of Uganda and 45 …
(2024-02-08). 20th African Fine Coffees conference and exhibition on coffee production kicked off in Ethiopia. tvbrics.com 
The Ethiopian government considers coffee production as one of the valuable engines of economic growth…
(2024-02-08). Malaysian government under pressure to reintroduce goods and services tax. wsws.org The Malaysian government is working to foist the current debt crisis onto the shoulders of the working class and the most economically vulnerable in society.
(2024-02-08). Government determined to tackle pressing issue of youth unemployment. sanews.gov.za Government determined to tackle pressing issue of youth unemployment | As the country marks 30 years of democracy, President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government's commitment to tackling the pressing issue of youth unemployment. | Delivering the final State of the Nation Address (SONA) for the sixth administration, President Ramaphosa emphasised that government is determined to take immediate action in providing employment opportunities for young individuals, underscoring the urgency of addressing this crucial challenge. | "For despite the remarkable achievements of the last 30 years, many of democracy's ch…
(2024-02-09). World Cancer Day: Making a commitment to close the cancer care gap. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) recognizes World Cancer Day annually on February 4. The UICC's 2024 theme for World Cancer Day is "Close the Care Gap." The care gap is the gap between people who can obtain healthcare related to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer and those who cannot. The factors that create this gap include income, education and geographical location barriers. Discrimination based on ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age,…
(2024-02-08). Refugees and the Education of Host Populations: Evidence from the Syrian Inflow to Jordan. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic | Source: Center for Global Development | Please refer to the attached file. | Abstract | While labor market impacts of refugees in low- and middle-income countries are commonly studied, | public services like education could also be affected by mass arrivals. This paper examines the | impact of Syrian refugees on the educational outcomes of Jordanians. Combining detailed household | surveys with school-level records on the density of Syrians, we study both the quantity and quality of | education using a difference-in-differences design across refugee prevalence and s…
(2024-02-08). Government to extend and improve R350 grant for the unemployed. sanews.gov.za Government to extend and improve R350 grant for the unemployed | President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that government will extend and improve the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant as the next step towards income support for the unemployed. | Delivering the last State of the Nation Address (SONA) for the sixth administration at the Cape Town City Hall, the President said government introduced the special grant during the pandemic, which currently reaches some 9 million unemployed people every month. | "We have seen the benefits of this grant and will extend it and improve it as the next…
(2024-02-08). Uganda Key Message Update: Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes persist for Refugees despite favorable second season harvest, January 2024. reliefweb.int 
Country: Uganda | Source: Famine Early Warning System Network | Please refer to the attached file. | Key Messages | In bimodal areas, second season harvesting, drying, and storing activities are wrapping up in January. Above-average second season staple food production has increased household and market food stocks and access to income from crop sales, supporting Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes. In January, atypically dry conditions characterized by cumulative average to below-average off-season precipitation have negatively impacted vegetation and pasture conditions in the central, western, and northern reg…
(2024-02-08). France and the anger of the countryside. pressenza.com The impact of inflation, low wages, unfair competition, bureaucracy, income inequality and European environmental standards that they describe as too severe were at the centre of the complaints from the second half of January to the beginning of February, mobilisations that counted on the blocking of motorways with tractors as their main tool, although it was not the only one. | By Waldo Mendiluza | The obstruction on 18 January of the A64 road linking the southern cities of Toulouse and Bayonne (French Basque Country) marked the start of the protests, which escalated to an average of at least 10,000 protesters a…
(2024-02-08). Rebellion over Gaza: the British left strikes back. mronline.org 
The protest movement that has exploded onto the streets and inside the Labour Party in response to British complicity with Israel's crimes is not a distraction from class politics—it's the way forward, writes Kevin Ovenden.
(2024-02-08). Work underway to improve ports, rail. sanews.gov.za Work underway to improve ports, rail | To deal with severe inefficiencies in the country's freight logistics system, government is taking action to improve the ports and rail network in a bid to restore them to world-class standards. | Delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said government has set out a clear roadmap to stabilise the performance of Transnet and reform the logistics system. | "Working closely with business and labour, we have established dedicated teams to turn around five strategic corridors that transport goods for export purposes. | "The number…
(2024-02-10). Correspondence] Vaccination and the defence of democracy — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Roger L Albin's Correspondence shows some of the many ways to conceptualise the potential mechanisms underlying the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA. Two of Albin's points prompted us to elaborate here on ideas we discussed in our Viewpoint.1…
(2024-02-09). Saturday 2/10: LA Labor for Palestine. indybay.org LA City Hall | 200 N Spring St. | Los Angeles, CA…
(2024-02-09). Australians for War Powers Reform says Labor must not support US strikes across the Middle East. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-09). Labor's council demerger bill a 'sleight of hand'. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-09). Palestine solidarity supporters call on Labor to boost funding to UNRWA. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-09). Striking UPTE UCSF Optometrists Speak Out For Patients & Justice. indybay.org UCSF UPTE optometrists went out on a one day strike for their patients and proper staffing levels. While the UC bosses and Gavin Newsom appointed regents are spending over $100 million for more hospitals in San Francisco staff are underpaid and patients have problems getting appointments.
(2024-02-09). Médica Sur marks 10th anniversary as member of Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEXICO CITY and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Ten years ago, Médica Sur became the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a select group of institutions worldwide that have access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, expertise and resources. That relationship became the starting point for a collaboration that has grown over time. After becoming a care network member, Médica Sur began accessing Mayo's expertise so they could provide patients with more of the care they…
(2024-02-09). Identifican 50 cuerpos de fallecidos por incendios en Chile. telesurtv.net El servicio forense detalló que los cuerpos se han identificado gracias a la colaboración de sus familiares.
(2024-02-09). Designan a Luis Gilberto Murillo como nuevo canciller colombiano. telesurtv.net El embajador Luis Gilberto Murillo es reconocido por su labor en las relaciones diplomáticas entre Colombia y Estados Unidos.
(2024-02-09). Florida legislature working to roll back protections for young workers. wsws.org Florida is one of a dozen states where governments are undermining child labor laws to increase the exploitation of the working class.
(2024-02-08). Western Media and Politician Complicity in US-Israeli Massacre of Palestinian Children. dissidentvoice.org The 2023-2024 Gaza Massacre has continued now for nearly 4 months while the World looks on. The Zionist-subverted and US lackey Australian Labor Government has fervently assisted Apartheid Israel diplomatically, with key arms supplies, intelligence, weapons targeting and now with cessation of support for UNRWA — racist Labor is complicit in the US-Israeli massacre of …
(2024-02-08). Australians for War Powers Reform says Labor must not support US strikes across the Middle East. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-08). Labor's council demerger bill a 'sleight of hand'. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-08). Palestine solidarity supporters call on Labor to boost funding to UNRWA. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-08). Black labor: From chattel slavery to wage slavery — Part 2. workers.org 
Black women lead a strike against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Factory in Winston Salem, N.C. 1943 The following is excerpted from Chapter 2 of Sam Marcy's "High Tech, Low Pay: A Marxist analysis of the changing character of the working class," first published in 1986. Note that a few selected words . . . |
(2024-02-08). Black labor: From chattel slavery to wage slavery — Part 1. workers.org 
Enslaved family, 1850 The following is excerpted from Chapter 2 of Sam Marcy's "High Tech, Low Pay: A Marxist analysis of the changing character of the working class," first published in 1986. Marcy is the late chairperson of Workers World Party. The book is available as a free download at . . . |
(2024-02-08). Health Ministry calls for collaboration to end challenges in Moroto hospital. independent.co.ug 
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is calling on the leaders in Karamoja to collaborate with Moroto Regional Referral Hospital for solutions to address health challenges. Moroto hospital came into the spotlight after the death of two mothers within a space of one week who underwent cesarean births at the facility. The …
(2024-02-08). Marine heat waves can affect microorganisms enough to cause 'profound changes' to ocean food chain. peoplesworld.org 
Marine heat waves (MHWs) are prolonged periods of ocean warming that can significantly affect coral reefs, fish, kelp forests and other marine life. A new study led by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) has found that MHWs are changing the communities of microorganisms that make up the foundation of the oceanic food chain, affecting entire coastal ecosystems. "While the drivers of individual MHWs can …
(2024-02-08). Mama Antula To Become the First Argentine Saint. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, representatives from the Argentine Church arrived in Rome to participate in the canonization of Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, popularly known as "Mama Antula." She will be canonized on Sunday in a ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica. | RELATED: | Maria Antonia was born in Santiago del Estero in 1730 into a wealthy family that provided her with a good religious education and cultural training. | While she was…
(2024-02-08). A 'war on drugs' in Ecuador is the cover for U.S. intervention. peoplesworld.org 
Joined by other U.S. officials, Laura Richardson, commander of the U.S. Army's Southern Command, was in Ecuador from January 22 to 25. She was conferring with President Daniel Noboa—recently elected and very wealthy—and other government leaders about U.S. military assistance. Richardson mentioned to reporters an "investment portfolio…worth $93.4 million, including not only military equipment…[but also] …
(2024-02-09). Citing World Court, Japan Firm Cuts Ties With Israel Arms Maker. popularresistance.org A major Japanese industrial conglomerate is cutting ties with Israeli arms maker Elbit, citing the International Court of Justice ruling that Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza. | Itochu Corporation said its aviation division would terminate its partnership with Elbit by the end of February. | Tsuyoshi Hachimura, Itochu's chief financial officer, said that his company's partnership with Elbit was "based on a request from the Japan's defense ministry for the purpose of importing defense equipment for the Self-Defense Forces necessary for Japan's security, and is not in any way related to the current conflic…
(2024-02-09). SUNFED versus World Bank. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-09). Why the Marshall Plan ? cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-08). Feb 8, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Two Steps From Hell — Heart of Courage — Geminna Tucker Madness is Good for America, by Scott Ritter Martin Jay: "Carlson Interview With Putin Could Topple Western Elites, End Ukraine War", by Karl Sanchez Tucker Carlson Interviews Vladimir Putin, by Bill Astore Prep for the Interview: Words from the Past, by Karl Sanchez The Newer World Order, by Aurelien The Empire Depends On Our Unwillingness To Look At Its Crimes, by Caitlin Johnstone America: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, by Gilbert Doctorow Financial Big Brother is Watching You: A brief note on an overlooked nightmare,…
(2024-02-08). Russia hosts a meeting of BRICS Deputy Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors. tvbrics.com 
This is the first event of the unification year in the financial sector…
(2024-02-09). LAVC Grant Director Falsified Resumes/Employment Histories. indybay.org New documents being released show that the scandal at Los Angeles Valley College involved Grant Director Dan Watanabe asking student-workers and others to falsify their resumes and credentials to receive employment from the Grant he managed. Erika Endrijonas knew about it, Annie G. Reed helped cover it up. LACCD Board of Trustees did nothing.
(2024-02-09). Suspending Funding for UNRWA is an Indirect Violation of the International Court of Justice's Decision and Morally Indefensible. counterpunch.org 
In its January 26 decision in South Africa v. Israel, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that "the State of Israel shall take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip." The
(2024-02-09). Senate Votes to Deliberate on $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Thursday voted to begin deliberations on a $95 billion foreign military aid bill that stripped out border spending that was in the original $118 billion piece of legislation, which the chamber voted down on Wednesday. The Senate voted 67-32 to take up the new bill, signaling that it will get the 60 …
(2024-02-08). Ex-UNRWA Official: Funding Cuts Make Donor Countries Complicit in Starvation of Gaza. democracynow.org 
As Israel's assault on Gaza has displaced the majority of Palestinians in Gaza, more than half are sheltering in facilities run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Despite being the largest humanitarian agency in Gaza, UNRWA says it may run out of funds by the end of the month, after at least 18 states or institutions, including many of the agency's biggest funders, announced they were suspending their donations in January. The cuts came after the Israeli government accused several UNRWA employees of participating in the Hamas attack on October 7. Israel made the allegations in a docum…
(2024-02-09). Brazilian authorities to invest US$20 billion in the automotive sector by 2029. tvbrics.com 
Several new plants will be built due to the investments…
(2024-02-08). Investment in infrastructure gains momentum. sanews.gov.za Investment in infrastructure gains momentum | President Cyril Ramaphosa says investment in infrastructure is gaining momentum, and new and innovative funding mechanisms will be used to increase the construction of infrastructure. | Delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, President Ramaphosa said to deal with severe inefficiencies in the freight logistics system, government is taking action to improve the country's ports and rail network and restore them to world-class standards. | "We have set out a clear roadmap to stabilise the performance of Transnet and reform our logistics syst…
(2024-02-08). Breaking the chain: Tlaib's crusade against congressional war profiteering. nationofchange.org This move comes amidst escalating scrutiny over the potential conflicts of interest posed by lawmakers' investments in companies that profit from military engagements.
(2024-02-09). Government tasked to regulate rehabilitative care devices. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Players in the health sector have called for greater regulation of assistive technologies in the country. There are fears that some of the devices being donated in the country are wrongly prescribed or do not meet the standards. Assistive technologies can benefit a wide range of people, including those with …
(2024-02-08). Crypto Mining May Use More Electricity Than the Entire State of Washington. truthout.org In 2021, when China banned bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, crypto miners flocked to the United States in search of cheap electricity and looser regulations. In a few short years, the U.S.'s share of global crypto mining operations grew from 3.5 percent to 38 percent, forming the world's largest crypto mining industry. The impacts of this shift have not gone unnoticed. From New York to Kentucky… |
(2024-02-08). Cryptocurrency mining in the US could be using as much electricity as Washington state. therealnews.com 
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here. In 2021, when China banned bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, crypto miners flocked to the United States in search of cheap electricity and looser regulations. In a few short years, the U.S.'s share of global crypto mining operations grew from 3.5 percent …
(2024-02-08). The American Political System and the 2024 Elections. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com A short note before we start.The paper below was presented on October 23rd, 2023, at the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM in Spanish), a school on the outskirts of the capital in one of the poorer regions of the country. I was asked to give an overview of the foundation of the American state, its structure, and my views on the upcoming 2024 elections. It kicked off the Congress on Interculturality, Juridical Pluralism, Human Rights and Critique of Law, hosted by the …
(2024-02-09). Green Left News Podcast Ep 31: The war on wages, Assange's final appeal & French farmers take action. greenleft.org.au 
Green Left journalist Isaac Nellist goes through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.
(2024-02-09). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org
(2024-02-09). Feb 9, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ This Magnificent Russian Music Is Astonishing Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad: The Problem is Capitalism, by Rob Urie The Vladimir Putin Interview (Video, X) Joe Rogan & Aaron Rodgers: "Stand Courageously For What You Believe In," by John Leake The US Keeps Bombing People While Saying It Doesn't Want To Fight, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel's genocide in Gaza: Let Them Eat Dirt, by Chris Hedges Israeli Government's Lies About Gaza Shouldn't Be a Surprise, by Yves Smith Rockets Falling on Us — Gaza's Newton Lights Up Tents and Hearts in Rafah Greenwald: Congress, in Chaos, Can't Eve…
(2024-02-08). Hello Comrade Project educational delegation heads for Vietnam. peoplesworld.org 
HANOI—After the dissolution of the USSR, the reactionary intellectual Francis Fukuyama declared "the end of history." He claimed that capitalism had triumphed in the Cold War and that all pursuits of socialism or any other alternatives to the "free market" path were dead. Of course, anyone that looks around them today can clearly see that …
(2024-02-08). 'Killing It': Before it kills us! peoplesworld.org 
One of the most trenchant recent critiques of late capitalism is Killing It, a droll television comedy show about killing Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades. Craig Foster is a solid believer in the American Dream. He aspires to become an entrepreneur. If he could only get a chance, Craig knows he would certainly become …
(2024-02-09). Social Ecology and the Medical-Industrial Complex. counterpunch.org 
In Remaking Society, Murray Bookchin writes, "All ecological problems have their roots in social problems." If we apply his theory of social ecology to our modern world, we can appreciate that the ongoing climate crisis is a function of the concentration of capital among a small minority of individuals who plunder natural resources and exploit
(2024-02-09). World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming level. newarab.com 
Earth has endured 12 consecutive months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a "warning to humanity". | Storms, drought and fire have lashed the planet as climate change- supercharged by the naturally-occurring The extremes have continued into 2024, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) service…
(2024-02-08). Bankruptcy in Second Largest British Municipality Indicative of Broader European Crisis. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-08). Pinochet-apologist and neoliberal pundit: the legacy of Sebastián Piñera. peoplesdispatch.org 
On Tuesday, February 6, Chilean news outlets reported that former president Sebastián Piñera died in a helicopter crash in Lake Ranco in the Los Ríos region in southern Chile. He was 74 years old. The ex-president was a controversial figure in Chilean politics having led the most severe police crackdown on protests and social movement since the military dictatorship ruled over the country. However, less is widely known about Piñera's own links to the politics and political figures of the Pinochet era Chile. | From Harvard to the World Bank: | Piñera began building his public profile in the 1970s, in the e…
(2024-02-09). Democratic Socialists of Santa Cruz Endorses Measure M, the Housing for People Initiative. indybay.org Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Santa Cruz has endorsed Measure M, the Housing for People initiative, which is on the ballot in the March 5 primary election in the City of Santa Cruz. If passed, Measure M will increase the ratio of inclusionary/affordable housing to 25% in new large projects of 30+ units, and will require a majority vote of the people before the city's General Plan can be amended to raise current building height limits or floor area ratios.
(2024-02-09). Asian NATO Under A New Guise. popularresistance.org Over the past couple of years there has been a flurry of activity linking NATO, and some of its constituent countries with the states of American East Asia, principally Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been a frequent visitor, and in December 2023, the US embassy in Seoul arranged for senior representatives from eight NATO countries to visit South Korea to "engage in discussions on the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region and other pertinent issues". Meanwhile back in Washington Representative Mike Lawler has introduced a bill in Congress aimed at…
(2024-02-09). Chile's deadly forest fires, climate change and the need for socialism. wsws.org The worst fire disaster in Chile's history is primarily a consequence of a capitalist-made climate crisis that is with increased frequency devastating populations in every corner of the planet.
(2024-02-09). AOC praises Biden for his "leadership" in MSNBC interview. wsws.org Trying to resuscitate Biden's plummeting standing among a vast majority of humanity, the fake socialist from New York was summoned to cable news to gin up support for "Genocide Joe."
(2024-02-08). MST's Commitment to the Struggle and to the Brazilian People. socialistproject.ca 
The "We reaffirm the commitment we made forty years [founded January 1984] ago: we will fight until the evils of the latifundio (large land hold…
(2024-02-08). US Left Must Link With Progressive Forces in Middle East to Stop Regional War. truthout.org There has been much talk of the possibility of a regional war in the Middle East ever since Hamas's brutal assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, and Israel's genocidal invasion of Gaza, in the context of a U.S. administration not willing to call for an immediate ceasefire. As an Iranian American socialist feminist activist with ties to activists in Iran, the U.S., Israel and Palestine… |
(2024-02-08). Sri Lanka: Building the people's movement is a priority. greenleft.org.au 
The Frontline Socialist Party actively contributed to the 2022 popular uprising in Sri Lanka. Green Left's Janaka Biyanwila interviewed Pubudu Jayagoda, who is the FSP's educational secretary and central committee member about the party's organising work.
(2024-02-09). Xi takes part in Spring Festival gathering with non-CPC members. ecns.cn As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is just around the corner, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, took part in a gathering with leading officials of the non-CPC political parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and representatives of personages without party affiliation at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of Feb. 7 to greet the upcoming festival.
(2024-02-09). Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging efforts to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024.
(2024-02-08). Four candidates to compete for Russia's presidency. plenglish.com The candidates who will take part in the presidential elections scheduled for next month are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Davankov of New People, and incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a fifth term as an independent. | Earlier, the CEC declined to register Sergey Malinkovich of the Communists of Russia party, and Boris Nadezhdin of the Civic Initiative party because five percent or more of the signatures submitted supporting them were invalid. | Two others, Rada Russkikh and Ana…