(2024-02-14). Xi delivers speech at Spring Festival reception, extending festive greetings to all Chinese. ecns.cn In his speech, Xi noted that over the past year, we implemented the new development philosophy on all fronts, adhered to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, decisively downgraded the level of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control, and promoted the recovery and development of the economy.
(2024-02-14). International experts expect further advances in China | Spring Festival Goes Global. ecns.cn As the world celebrates the coming of the Year of the Dragon, global experts send their greetings."China has made the right kinds of investments for the real economy to prosper," said David Blair, vice president and senior economist at the Center for China and Globalization, in an interview with China News Network. He expects the Chinese economy to grow further over the next decade.
(2024-02-14). International experts expect the Chinese economy to flourish with more technological breakthroughs | Spring Festival Goes Global. ecns.cn As the world celebrates the coming of the Year of the Dragon, global experts send their greetings. Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, expects the Chinese economy to prosper in the years to come by opening markets, maintaining regional stability, and deepening cooperation.
(2024-02-14). Essential polling shows support for a democratic economy, proportional representation. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-14). Namibian president sets vision for 2024 at Cabinet opening amid national mourning. independent.co.ug 
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA | Xinhua | Namibia's economy is recovering in various sectors, including agriculture, mining, fisheries, tourism, oil and gas, and green energy, Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba said on Tuesday. Mbumba made the remarks on the occasion of the official opening of the Cabinet in the national capital of Windhoek amid a pivotal moment for …
(2024-02-13). Biden's Record on Income Growth. cepr.net 
Nate Silver had a piece in the New York Times Monday arguing that people had good reason to be upset about the economy under Biden, and that it was not just perceptions that were out of touch with economic reality. Silver tells us: "But it's a mistake to assume that consumers have just been reacting …
(2024-02-13). Xi delivers speech at Spring Festival reception, extending festive greetings to all Chinese. ecns.cn In his speech, Xi noted that over the past year, we implemented the new development philosophy on all fronts, adhered to the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, decisively downgraded the level of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control, and promoted the recovery and development of the economy.
(2024-02-13). International experts expect further advances in China | Spring Festival Goes Global. ecns.cn As the world celebrates the coming of the Year of the Dragon, global experts send their greetings."China has made the right kinds of investments for the real economy to prosper," said David Blair, vice president and senior economist at the Center for China and Globalization, in an interview with China News Network. He expects the Chinese economy to grow further over the next decade.
(2024-02-13). Essential polling shows support for a democratic economy, proportional representation. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-14). IMF establishes fund to aid Ukraine's economic reforms. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In a recent announcement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed the launch of the Ukraine Capacity Development Fund (UCDF) to bolster the country's economic reform agenda.The new fund is set to provide substantial resources for technical assistance and education to support Ukraine's efforts in economic reform.Key areas of focus for the fund's operations include fiscal reforms, monetary policy, financial sector policies, anti-corruption measures, data enhancement, and tailored training and technical support for macroeconomic frameworks.With an initial operational plan budgeted at $27.5 million…
(2024-02-14). Mpilisweni School of Specialisation officially launched in Gauteng. sanews.gov.za Mpilisweni School of Specialisation officially launched in Gauteng | Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) MEC, Matome Chiloane, officially launched the Mpilisweni Maths, Science & ICT School of Specialisation, with a focus on Manufacturing and Logistics in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, on Tuesday. | This public secondary school specialises in Manufacturing and Logistics because of the Economic Development Corridor in which it is located. | The GDE said it intentionally streamlines its schools to match the focuses of each of the schools' Economic Development Corridors, thus responding to the skills gap of each corrido…
(2024-02-14). Insights丨Former official of WEF: China's economic shift promising through sustainable development. ecns.cn Claude Smadja, Former Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, noted during an exclusive interview with China News Network that China has achieved tremendous progress in many areas including artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and electric cars.
(2024-02-14). Indian PM Modi signs trans-continental trade pact with UAE. geo.tv 
India-Middle East Economic Corridor agreement is in jeopardy amid Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza…
(2024-02-14). BRICS and Security Challenges in Eurasian Region. infobrics.org BRICS can play a significant role in promoting economic stability as a foundation for regional security in Eurasia. By strengthening economic ties and trade relations among member nations…
(2024-02-14). The Global Deep State. dissidentvoice.org The madmen are in power. — Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle The debate over U.S. foreign aid is a distraction. That's not to say that the amount of taxpayer money flowing to foreign countries in the form of military and economic assistance is insignificant. Even at less than 1% of the …
(2024-02-14). The World Economic Forum's "Frankensteinization" of the Entire World. Hollywood's "Predictive Movies" expose-news.com The Financial-Military-IT-Media-Pharma Complex (FMIMP) Control over Humans. According to Peter Koenig who is a geopolitical analyst and a former Senior Economist at the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), the "dark …
(2024-02-13). Poland's Economic Subordination To Germany Follows Its Political & Military Subordination. thealtworld.com What's taking place is Donald Tusk's systematic subordination of Poland to German hegemony as a quid pro quo for its support of his return to power. | Polish conservative-nationalist opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski's prior assessment of returning Prime Minister Donald Tusk
(2024-02-13). Insights丨Former official of WEF: China's economic shift promising through sustainable development. ecns.cn Claude Smadja, Former Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, noted during an exclusive interview with China News Network that China has achieved tremendous progress in many areas including artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and electric cars.
(2024-02-13). SIU to investigate corruption allegations at NCEDA. sanews.gov.za SIU to investigate corruption allegations at NCEDA | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation R151 of 2024 authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption in the affairs of Northern Cape Economic Development and Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. | According to a statement by the unit, these include seven contracts and serious maladministration of salary adjustments and to recover any financial losses suffered by the State. | Proclamation R151 of 2024 authorises the SIU to probe the procurement and/or contracting of seven contracts. These are for the procure…
(2024-02-13). Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger withdraw from ECOWAS By: Peoples Dispatch. midwesternmarx.com 
Land area under ECOWAS, which is condemned by West Africa's popular movements as an agent of French imperialism, has been reduced to less than half after their withdrawal Representatives of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger at the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali In a televised statement on Sunday, January 28, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community o …
(2024-02-13). Teapocalypse: Brits' beloved beverage tea may go scarce in UK. geo.tv 
British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported "temporary disruption" to some black tea lines…
(2024-02-14). Saturday 3/2: Sacramento: March & Rally for Voting Rights, Poverty Justice, Living Wage & More w/ CA PPC. indybay.org California State Capitol – West Steps | 1128 L Street | Sacramento, CA 95814…
(2024-02-14). Anti-poverty campaigner: 'Scrap Stage 3 and spend big on public housing'. greenleft.org.au 
The Antipoverty Centre's Kristin O'Connell spoke to Green Left's Isaac Nellist about solutions to counter worsening poverty and homelessness.
(2024-02-14). Podcast: Kristin O'Connell on how to end homelessness. greenleft.org.au 
Kristin O'Connell, spokesperson for The Antipoverty Centre, spoke to Isaac Nellist about the need for government investment in public housing as one solution to counter worsening poverty.
(2024-02-13). CNN Propaganda Depicts Russia's Use of Nepali Mercenaries as Cruel & Unusual. thealtworld.com CNN Propaganda Depicts Russia's Use of Nepali Mercenaries as Cruel & Unusual, But the British & Americans Have Used & Abused Nepali Fighters for Generations | CNN sets out to blame Russia, but the poverty & exploitation of Nepali labor including soldiers-for-hire began during the British Empire ( The West delibe…
(2024-02-13). Baltimore's 'Downward Spiral' Of Poverty, Disinvestment, And Policing. popularresistance.org The crisis of mass incarceration is about more than the conduct of police officers—it's a question of public expenditures, and how pouring taxpayer money into incarceration at the expense of other, more humanizing ventures takes a toll on society at large. As public schools and public health programs across the nation grapple with a host of preventable problems arising from underinvestment, state and local governments across the nation spend over $200 billion each year on prisons, jails, and police. Now, a new report from the Justice Policy Institute, "The Right Investment 2.0", takes a detailed look at the…
(2024-02-14). 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,…
(2024-02-13). 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,…
(2024-02-14). UK Labour Party withdraws support for Rochdale candidate. newarab.com 
Britain's opposition Labour announced it had withdrawn support for
(2024-02-13). Labour candidate 'sorry' for claim Israel let Oct.7 happen. newarab.com 
The Azhar Ali, who is also a Labour councillor, said his remarks were "deeply offensive, ignorant and…
(2024-02-14). Minnesota Is Headed For A Workers Vs. Bosses Showdown. popularresistance.org This spring, thousands of workers across Minnesota will have expired contracts all at the same time. Among them are healthcare workers, janitors, security officers, airport workers, construction workers, educators, education support professionals, and public workers. Organizers within Minnesota's labor movement are making use of this unique moment to exert joint pressure on employers across sectors to meet workers' demands. | Over the past decade, unions and community groups in Minnesota have been creating partnerships with a shared analysis of power, and holding employers and leaders accountable, all while build…
(2024-02-14). Labor's council demerge bill a 'sleight of hand'. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-14). UFCW Local Leads Fight to Win Washington's Strongest Tenant Protections. labornotes.org
(2024-02-14). Flight Attendants Rally Globally To Demand Living Wages & Contract For 100,000 Workers. indybay.org Hundreds of flight attendants from all major unions rallied globally on February 13, 2023. At SFO they marched and spoke out abut their struggle for living wages. While the airlines are making billions they have taken pay cuts.
(2024-02-14). New Hope for a Check on CEO Compensation. counterpunch.org 
Could any corporate execs walking our world today be any greedier than the execs who run Big Pharma? Hard to say. But out-grasping Big Pharma, suggests a new report out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, would certainly require some serious greed. Consider, for instance, the pay record of the
(2024-02-14). Wednesday 2/14: UCSC Cross-Union Solidarity Rally. indybay.org UC Santa Cruz: Meet at Stevenson Dining Hall, then march to Quarry Plaza…
(2024-02-14). UFCW Local Leads Fight To Win Strongest Tenant Protections. popularresistance.org Grocery and retail workers helped win the strongest tenant protections in Washington state last November for the 100,000 renters in the city of Tacoma. | First we had to beat the mayor's and city council's attempt to bring a competing watered-down ballot measure. And then we had to overcome a vicious and deceptive landlord opposition that smashed all previous political spending records in Tacoma. | "We've created incredible goodwill in the community just as we gear up for a tough contract fight," said Michael Whalen, who helped initiate the campaign as a dairy clerk and shop steward at Fred Meyer.
(2024-02-14). Labor Notes hails sellout contract at Allison Transmission, which produces parts for Israeli fighting vehicles. wsws.org Labor Notes writes as a guilty party to the sellout. It functions as a public relations firm for the UAW administration of Shawn Fain.
(2024-02-14). Australian Labor government pushes anti-doxxing laws to protect Zionist witch-hunters. wsws.org The government is asserting that exposing the dirty tricks activities of Zionists, including those victimising supporters of Palestine, is a breach of privacy.
(2024-02-13). In Europe, Platform Workers Are Winning Limited Protections. popularresistance.org As the European Parliament heads toward fresh elections in June, there's one unresolved file on the desk of Brussels's politicians and technocrats. The European Union (EU) Platform Work Directive, an attempt to establish a unified set of labor standards for workers on digital platforms like Uber and Deliveroo, has turned out to be a thorny issue. | The EU's various institutions have been banging heads over platform work regulation for years now, unable to bridge conflicting interests and ideologies. If passed, the Platform Work Directive would establish a whole set of new rights relating to algorithmic management…
(2024-02-13). Interview with Michael D. Yates on Labor: Organization, Negotiation, and Education. mronline.org 
The emancipation of labor is one of the foremost questions in all exploitative societies and societies in transition.
(2024-02-13). Australians for War Powers Reform says Labor must not support US strikes across the Middle East. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-13). Labor's council demerge bill a 'sleight of hand'. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-13). Palestine solidarity supporters call on Labor to boost funding to UNRWA. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-13). AFL-CIO's Ceasefire Call Shows Power Of The Movement For Palestine. popularresistance.org On Thursday, the AFL-CIO called for a ceasefire in Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza. The statement came after months of silence, during which the largest union federation in the United States had gone as far as to force a Washington-based labor council to remove its ceasefire resolution. The AFL-CIO's call shows that the movement for Palestine and rank-and-file ceasefire organizing has forced labor to shift its position on the assault — and this movement must go further. | The AFL-CIO's statement comes after more than 28,000 Palestinians — 40 percent of whom are children — have been killed by…
(2024-02-13). Wednesday 2/14: UCSC Cross-Union Solidarity Rally. indybay.org UC Santa Cruz: Meet at Stevenson Dining Hall, then march to Quarry Plaza…
(2024-02-14). Eastern Cape welcomes newly appointed Deputy Provincial Commissioner. sanews.gov.za Eastern Cape welcomes newly appointed Deputy Provincial Commissioner | Eastern Cape Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zithulele Dladla, on Tuesday welcomed the newly appointed Deputy Provincial Commissioner: Support Services, Major General Nolitha Tito, to the provincial police service. | Tito is the newest addition to the province's leadership team. She is a seasoned public servant since 2002, with a career spanning over 20 years in the public service in strategic senior management positions in different provinces across the country. | She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the support en…
(2024-02-13). Trump Says Taylor Swift Would Be "Disloyal" to Him If She Backs Biden. truthout.org The leading contenders for the Democratic and Republican nominations for president in 2024 — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, respectively — issued tweets that referenced Taylor Swift on Super Bowl Sunday, indicating that the celebrity singer may also be mentioned by the campaigns in the future. On his Truth Social website, Trump tried to take credit for Swift's wealth by… |
(2024-02-13). Massive Farmers Protests In The EU Pit Social Justice Against Neoliberalism. popularresistance.org Farmers throughout the European Union, from Ireland and France to Poland, Greece and Portugal, are in the streets protesting unsustainable working conditions, namely higher costs of production while the prices for their goods remain stagnant and new environmental regulations are being brutally imposed on them without state support to realize them. Right wing neo-Nazi groups are using the farming crisis to empower themselves, as they were successful in doing in the Netherlands. Clearing the FOG speaks with Morgan Ody, the general coordinator of La Via Campesina – International, about their efforts to resist this r…
(2024-02-13). Did Trump go too far with his comments on NATO ? america.cgtn.com 
NATO allies reiterated their commitment to collective security on Monday after Donald Trump suggested he'd abandon members who are delinquent in paying their membership dues. Alliance members agreed to pay a minimum amount after being rocked by Trump questioning U.S. participation when he was president due to what he considered an unfair financial burden. But even some fellow Republicans think the presumptive nominee for the presidential election has gone too far. | Owen Fairclough reports from Washington D.C.
(2024-02-14). Thursday 2/22: Electric Vehicle Financial Incentives. indybay.org Webinar. Register to receive link.
(2024-02-14). 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 (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-14). PostBank partners with Airtel. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda has partnered with Airtel Money to foster financial inclusion by eliminating charges on all transfers made from…
(2024-02-13). Thursday 2/22: Electric Vehicle Financial Incentives. indybay.org Webinar. Register to receive link.
(2024-02-13). Sanitary dignity programme makes progress. sanews.gov.za Sanitary dignity programme makes progress | The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) continues to deliver free disposable sanitary pads to indigent/poor girls and women since 2019. | The department has since 2019 been delivering the sanitary products through its sanitary dignity programme. | From 2019 to 2023, the programme has benefited 4.3 million learners. | The department revealed that the current budget for the programme in the 2023/24 financial year is R235 million, which will increase in the 2024/25 financial year as well as into the outer years. | The Sanitary Dignity Implemen…
(2024-02-13). 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 (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-14). New Orleans Nurses Fight For A New Union As Hospitals Merge. popularresistance.org Heidi Tujague works 12-hour shifts as an emergency room nurse at New Orleans' University Medical Center (UMC), just outside the Central Business District. The hospital is part of a massive nonprofit, LCMC Health — which held assets of $3.57 billion in 2022 and operated over half of New Orleans' hospitals in 2023. But despite those resources, Tujague says nurses sometimes have to scramble for supplies to care for patients. Even wheelchairs can be scarce. | "You have to ask a patient, 'Would you mind standing up and shifting to this chair so I can get this wheelchair — while you're waiting for your X-ra…
(2024-02-14). Venezuela Denounces Argentina And US For Theft Of EMTRASUR Boeing 747. popularresistance.org Venezuela reported that it will file complaints against Argentina and the United States before the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for violating international regulations following the brazen theft of the EMTRASUR Boeing 747 cargo jet. This was announced on Monday, February 12, after the United States stole the Venezuelan state cargo airline's jet in collusion with Argentina. The plane had been illegally and arbitrarily retained for over 20 months in Argentina while a barrage of fake news was directed against Venezuela to criminalize the nation and legalize the theft by the US.
(2024-02-14). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |
(2024-02-13). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |
(2024-02-13). Is the Government Finally Abandoning Its Flat Earth Cannabis Policies? counterpunch.org 
Hundreds of pages of recently released documents provided by the Department of Health and Services affirm what the overwhelming majority of the public has known for decades: Marijuana is therapeutically useful. And its harms are not on par with those of heroin — which federal regulations currently consider it akin to — or even alcohol. Those were the
(2024-02-13). How Yemen's 'asabiyya' is reshaping geopolitics By: Pepe Escobar. midwesternmarx.com 
The Arabic word Asabiyya, or 'social solidarity,' is a soundbite in the west, but taken very seriously by the globe's new contenders China, Russia, and Iran. It is Yemen, however, that is mainstreaming the idea, by sacrificing everything for the world's collective morality in a bid to end the genocide in Gaza. When there is a general change of conditions,It is as if the entire creation had changedand the whole world been altered,as if it were a new and repeated creation,a world brought i …
(2024-02-13). Nicaragua to take western states to ICJ for 'facilitating genocide By: News Desk. midwesternmarx.com 
The Central American nation has called on Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada to stop sending arms to IsraelThe Nicaraguan government has started legal proceedings to take Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for complicity in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and other violations of international law. In a statement, Managua said it has informed the governments of "the [UK], Germany, the Netherlands, …
(2024-02-14). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org
(2024-02-13). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org
(2024-02-13). Destaca presidente de Cuba pertinencia de nueva Operación Verdad. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 feb (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, expresó este martes la urgencia de articular a las fuerzas de izquierda del mundo para desarrollar acciones revolucionarias contra la ofensiva ideológica del capitalismo, en una nueva Operación Verdad.
(2024-02-13). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: 27 Dresses (w/ Erica Bitton). levernews.com
(2024-02-13). Cashing in on Racist Bail. counterpunch.org 
Most Americans have not considered "cash bail" as critical to equality and freedom. The term is an esoteric one but is increasingly central to the ongoing battle over racial capitalism, policing, and mass incarceration, especially in an election year as critical as 2024. Here's what cash bail means: When arrested by police on suspicion of
(2024-02-14). Feb 14, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ The video that broke Tiktok — Aurélien Froissart/piano, Ugne Liepa Zuklyte/violin Continuing To Support Israel At This Point Just Means You're A Garbage Human Being, by Caitlin Johnstone Intellectuals for Sale, by Jeffrey A. Tucker Vladimir Putin and Tucker Carlson: Interview for the History Books, by Aleks of Black Mt. Analysis The Military Industrial Complex: Lt. Col. William Astore (Video) Will NATO be dismantled? Interview on India's WION television channel, by Gilbert Doctorow The WEF's "Frankensteinization" of the World, by Peter Koenig The last American war, by Yoav Haifawi The R…
(2024-02-13). Top polluter or renewables leader? Facts about China's environmental record. peoplesworld.org 
The Earth just experienced its warmest January in recorded history. That, on top of the fact that 2023 was the warmest year since measurements began in 1850. It was also the first time that temperatures averaged 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above the average before the onset of industrialization. In the words of climatologist Richard …
(2024-02-13). Bitcoin hits new record high not seen in 3 Years. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Bitcoin's price has hit a big milestone, going over $50,000 for the first time since December 2021. This jump is because more people are interested in buying spot Bitcoin funds.According to Coinmarketcap, the total value of the global cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin, has gone up by 2.3% in the last day, reaching over $1.85 trillion.The price of Bitcoin has gone up by more than 3.8% in just one day because people are feeling more confident about buying spot Bitcoin funds.Experts say this increase is because they think big banks will start being more helpful with money, and they're excited about…
(2024-02-14). Pakistan general elections: A vote against IMF policies and state repression. greenleft.org.au 
Pakistan's February 8 general elections resulted in a split vote, with no party securing a clear national majority, writes Farooq Tariq, offering little hope for positive change, as the incoming government is poised to fast-track neoliberal policies, privatise state institutions and deepen class exploitation.
(2024-02-14). Massive Farmers Protests In The EU Pit Social Justice Against Neoliberalism. popularresistance.org
(2024-02-13). John Saul and the Meaning of Solidarity. socialistproject.ca 
Like many others from around the world, and particularly Southern Africa, we have mourned the passing of John S. Saul in September 2023 in Toronto, the city where he grew up, taught and wrote his numerous books and essays. His contributions to the liberation of Southern Africa from his years there, his writings, and his role in forming the Toronto Committee for the Liberation of Southern Africa, a key fulcrum of anti-apartheid activism in Canada. For many of us, John was a teacher, comrade, and spirited partisan of jazz, theatre and the Toronto sports teams. He was also an important force behind the Canadian p…