(2024-11-30). Time for Starmer to Be Honest About What Net Zero Means: Rationing, Blackouts and Travel Restrictions in the Next Five Years. wattsupwiththat.com The shamble at COP demonstrates that the world is moving away from the idea that hydrocarbons can be removed from a modern economy. But an accident of recent electoral politics has left Britain with a fanatical Government of Net Zero zealots. The anti-working class Labour party was returned to power with a popular vote count less than its losing Marxist leader obtained in 2019. The U.K. FIRES work demonstrates what lies in store. A resurgent America bounding ahead on cheap energy and unleashed entrepreneurial spirits will contrast with its European allies shutting down industrial manufacturing in pursuit of an in…
(2024-11-30). Digital trade development key to growth. ecns.cn Pan said China has played a pivotal role in promoting global digital trade, speeding up the construction of digital infrastructure, and bolstering digital transformation and the development of cross-border e-commerce.
(2024-11-30). U.S. stands as China's second-largest portfolio investment recipient. ecns.cn China's portfolio investment assets in the United States stood at $291 billion by the end of June, taking up almost a quarter of the country's total external portfolio investment assets, official data showed on Friday.
(2024-11-30). (W.E. Talk): Digital economy contributes much to rural revitalization through live commerce: Tsinghua scholar. ecns.cn
(2024-11-30). China extends tariff exemptions on certain U.S. goods until Feb 28, 2025. ecns.cn China will continue to exempt certain U.S. goods from additional tariffs until the end of February next year, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said Friday.
(2024-11-30). Reactionary bills rammed through Australian parliament amid worsening economic and political turmoil. wsws.org The "guillotine" vote to cut off proceedings meant that an avalanche of repressive and other pro-business legislation was imposed on the population without even the semblance of debate.
(2024-11-30). Jeffrey D. Sachs: What ails America — and how to fix it. strategic-culture.su 
America is a country of undoubted vast strengths—technological, economic, and cultural—yet its government is profoundly failing its own citizens and the world. Trump's victory is very easy to understand. It was a vote against the status quo. Whether Trump will fix—or even attempt to fix—what really ails America remains to be seen.
(2024-11-30). COP29, climate change and the normalization of mass death. wsws.org The latest climate summit embraced the same policy that has been adapted since such climate talks began in 1995: the subordination of Earth's environment and the lives of those impacted to the corporate and economic demands of the United States and the other major capitalist powers.
(2024-11-30). Ireland election: its economic model under threat? cadtm.org
(2024-11-30). Comicomment: U.S. obsession with hegemony threatens the world. ecns.cn The U.S. has increasingly used "national security" as a justification to impose trade barriers, blacklist foreign companies, and impose sanctions, disrupting global trade and economic stability. Economic coercion has become a key tool in U.S. foreign policy, undermining the global trade system and threatening international order.
(2024-11-30). La gabbia europea contiene anche l'Italia. strategic-culture.su L'Italia è destinata all'aumento del militarismo sulla scia del corrispondente sentimento Dell'Unione Eu—ëropea. | Segue nostro ´La libertà per l'Europa non sarà gratuita ª. Con queste parole Ursula Von der Leyen ieri ha chiesto non solo di armare di più, ma di armare di più l'Europa. Più armi, più economica di guerra, più propaganda di guerra, più sacrifici di guerra. | àà proprio il concetto di Europa liber…
(2024-11-30). Rural road building program offers route out of poverty. ecns.cn China has made significant contributions to reducing poverty, improving people's well-being and promoting sustainable global development by sharing its experience and supporting rural road infrastructure construction in developing countries.
(2024-11-30). Amazon faces Indian court scrutiny for labour conditions at warehouse. aljazeera.com Workers detail stories of an unsafe work environment and unreasonable targets at a major warehouse.
(2024-11-30). Emergency Summit re Antarctic Meltdown. dissidentvoice.org "Runaway ice loss causing rapid and catastrophic sea level rise is possible within our lifetimes." (Source: "Our Science, Your Future: Next Generation of Antarctic Scientists Call for Collaborative Action," Australian Antarctic Research Conference, November 22, 2024) Hundreds of scientists gathered in Australia for an "emergency summit" within the auspices of the inaugural Australian Antarctic Research …
(2024-11-30). Emergency Summit re Antarctic Meltdown. pressenza.com "Runaway ice loss causing rapid and catastrophic sea level rise is possible within our lifetimes." (Source: Our Science, Your Future: Next Generation of Antarctic Scientists Call for Collaborative Action, Australian Antarctic Research Conference, November 22, 2024) | Hundreds of scientists gathered in Australia for an "emergency summit" under the auspices of the inaugural Australian Antarctic Research Conference d/d November 2024. This gathering of 450 mostly "early-career" polar scientists flexed scientific muscles to alert the world to what's happening to our planet, taking off the gloves and coming out swingin…
(2024-11-30). Mass arrests at protest targeting Australian coal port in Newcastle. wsws.org The mass arrests, presided over by Labor, point to ruling-class fears of growing social opposition to environmental destruction, social inequality and war.
(2024-11-30). Mayo researchers develop AI-enhanced strategy to personalize medication alerts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jean Marrero-Polanco (left ) and Caroline Grant (right) collaborate on concepts for their study. Courtesy of Marrero-Polanco and Grant. Electronic health records are increasingly including technology-aided predictions of how patients may respond to specific medications, known as pharmacogenomic alerts. Two Mayo Clinic Ph.D. candidates are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to make these alerts more actionable and less intrusive for clinicians, who can suffer from alert overload. In a new study, Ph.D….
(2024-11-30). S. Africa Protests by COSATU, SAFTU & Palestine Movement Against US $ for Israel Genocide. indybay.org On November 29, 2024 as part of an international day of solidarity with Palestine South African trade unions and activists protested at US consulates and the US embassy in Pretoria. Workers and community members spoke out protesting the US arming of Israel and their support for the genocide.
(2024-11-30). Time To Prepare For A Fascist Government And Attacks On The Unions and Oppressed. indybay.org The need for a united front to defend working people and the oppressed is a key task. A fascist government will launch violent, racist and murderous attacks on the oppressed. Only a united front of the entire working class can organize and defend against the coming assaults. We also need a mass democratic working class party as a political alternative to the Democrats and Republicans. Relying on the Democrats to confront fascism has been shown to be utopian and dangerous.
(2024-11-30). Conocer Bolsonaro de plan para asesinar a Lula sacudió Brasil. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 nov (RHC) La confirmación que el exmandatario Jair Bolsonaro conocía del plan elaborado por militares para asesinar al entonces presidente electo Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, tras las elecciones de 2022, agitó Brasil en semana que termina hoy.
(2024-11-30). How Suriname and Guyana plan to share oil and gas wealth with citizens. aljazeera.com Suriname will distribute revenues from new oil and gas discoveries among its more than 600,000 citizens.
(2024-11-30). US Activists Call For Black Friday Boycott. popularresistance.org Activists across the United States are urging a boycott of so-called "Black Friday" this year as a form of protest against the US government's continued military and financial support for Israel, including a recent $680 million arms deal. According to Wafa news agency, the campaign seeks to pressure the government to end US complicity in Israel's genocide against the Palestinians. | By refraining from shopping on one of the biggest retail days of the year, activists aim to hit the profits of major corporations with political influence. The goal is to out pressure on these businesses to advocate for an immediate c…
(2024-11-30). Israel extends Palestinian banks' lifeline for one year. newarab.com 
Israel extended for one year a waiver allowing Israeli banks to work with Palestinian ones just days before it was due to expire, threatening to paralyse Palestinians financial institutions. | The extension was approved Thursday during a security cabinet meeting ahead of expiration of the waiver at the end of the month, a spokesman for far-right Finance Minister Smotrich had threatened in May to cut the vital connection between Israel and Palestinian banks in the occupied West Bank in retal…
(2024-11-30). Arrogant display of U. S. financial power. workers.org 
Gautam Adani, ranked the second richest man in India and the 22nd richest man in the world by Forbes, was indicted in New York on Nov. 20 on charges rising from the Foreign Corrupt Practices (FCP) Act, a U.S. anti-bribery law. A few days later, federal prosecutors issued arrest warrants . . . |
(2024-11-30). Bulambuli: Gov't gives shs5 million to relatives of landslide victims. independent.co.ug 
Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has provided financial assistance to families affected by the recent landslide in Buluganya Sub-County, Bulambuli District. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja delivered UGX 5 million in cash to the relatives of each person who lost their life in the landslide that struck on Wednesday this week. During her …
(2024-11-30). Online-Friendly Real Estate Investing 101: What You Need to Know Before Starting. moguldom.com Real estate investing is a very remote-friendly career; many investors can purchase and manage their properties from anywhere. Local real estate agents, contractors, and property managers can handle on site operations while you oversee investments digitally. While many beginner investors choose to stick close to home for their first property, it's not long before they …
(2024-11-30). There's a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs. grist.org 
For years, large drillers in California sold unprofitable wells to smaller companies willing to wring the last drops of oil out of them. The process essentially kicked the cost of cleaning up oil fields — pumping concrete down well bores, removing tanks and pipelines — to operators with less ability to pay for the eventual cleanup. | Policymakers and advocates predicted that taxpayers — not the oil companies themselves — would ultimately have to pay billions for remediation once those oil and gas operations ran dry. Unplugged wells emit climate-warming methane and pose long-term hazards…
(2024-11-30). Xi stresses adapting Marxism to Chinese context. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called for innovation in studying Marxist theory in the new era, urging greater efforts to adapt Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times.
(2024-11-30). The Grave Crisis in Bolivia: Interview with Rafael Bautista. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Aznarez There is no doubt that what is taking place in Bolivia, with the strong division in the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), generates a dangerous scenario for the future. The rivalry between Evo Morales and President Luis Arce, which has led to the same fracture occurring at the base of the political party, would…
(2024-11-30). Portugal: Belated fruits of the November 1975 coup. workers.org 
November 24, 2024 The analysis that Raposo, editor of jornalmudardevida.net, wrote about the Nov. 25, 1975, coup by the anti-communist wing of the Armed Forces Movement in Portugal contains important lessons for working-class revolutionaries worldwide. The most important lesson is that the essential step of the political class struggle is . . . |