(2022-09-12). We are witnessing the collapse of diplomacy. indybay.org We, who keep this society running, are footing the bill, while the super-rich and big corporations are lining their pockets, making profits from the crises.
(2022-09-12). Russia's debacle in Kharkiv. wsws.org The military collapse is not a tactical, but a strategic failure. It has exposed the total bankruptcy of the Russian government's response to the US-NATO war drive, and the Putin government's catastrophic miscalculation in launching the invasion of Ukraine on February 20.
(2022-09-12). BRICS Ties Seen As Key to Global Recovery. infobrics.org China is willing to continuously enhance practical cooperation with other four BRICS countriesÔºçBrazil, Russia, India, and South AfricaÔºçto jointly benefit from the New Industrial Revolution…
(2022-09-12). Students' enrollment rate on par with developed world. ecns.cn The gross enrollment rates of all levels of education in China have reached or exceeded those of middle- to high-income countries, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng said on Friday.
(2022-09-12). Documents to be discussed at upcoming CPC Central Committee plenary session deliberated. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a meeting to deliberate documents to be submitted for discussion at the seventh plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee.
(2022-09-12). Folha de S.Paulo: Brazil Becomes Main Country for Chinese Investment. infobrics.org The People's Republic of China (PRC) tripled its investment in Brazil in 2021, making the South American nation a major destination for Chinese capital…
(2022-09-12). 15,000 Minnesota nurses begin statewide strike: Build rank-and-file committees to unite with health care workers in Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and California! wsws.org Health care workers everywhere want to end intolerable working conditions, the eating up of their meager paychecks by inflation, and the subordination of health care to corporate profit.
(2022-09-12). Australian retail lobby calls for working age to be lowered to 13. wsws.org Amid spiralling inflation and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling class is intent on destroying the hard-won rights gained by workers over a whole historical period, including restrictions on child labour.
(2022-09-12). Sri Lankan farmers speak out over catastrophic conditions. wsws.org SEP members have been campaigning among farmers in northern parts of Sri Lanka as part of the party's struggle for the establishment of action committees and for a Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses.
(2022-09-12). "Working In An Oven" IBT UPS Teamsters Speak Out On Deadly Heatwave, Life and Death. indybay.org IBT UPS drivers and warehouse workers speak out about the dangerous temperature conditions that workers must operate in. Additionally many UPS trucks do not even have a fan.
(2022-09-12). 'The Haitian People Need a Socialist State,' Says Journalist Jean Waltès Bien-Aimé. orinocotribune.com 
By Tanya Wadhwa — Sep 8, 2022 | Tens of thousands of Haitians have been taking to the streets, demanding the resignation of Ariel Henry. To understand the situation on the ground, we spoke with Haitian journalist Jean Waltès Bien-Aimé | Since August 22, under the banner of "Rise Up for Another Independence," tens of thousands of Haitians have been repeatedly taking to the streets in different parts of the country, demanding the resignation of de-facto Prime Minister and acting President Ariel Henry. Protesters have criticized that during the past year of his governance, the economic, political, and social c…
(2022-09-12). Nevada nurses refuse to clock-in due to understaffing. wsws.org Former Henderson Hospital ICU nurse, Diana, spoke with the World Socialist Web Site and described the terrible working conditions at the hospital.
(2022-09-12). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org
(2022-09-12). Chile's 9/11 & The Rise Of US Fascism. indybay.org Chile and the world will commemorate the 49th anniversary of the 1973 coup. The coup we organized and funded by the US government with the active support of the AFL-CIO American Institute For Free Labor Development. Labor professor Ruth Needleman from Indiana University was in Chile prior to the coup and interviewed many of the Chilean supporters and the AIFLD and US operatives. She talks about that coup and the rise of fascism in the United States.
(2022-09-12). King Charles III pledges 'lifelong service' as Britain's new monarch. ecns.cn Britain's King Charles III on Friday pledged "lifelong service" in his first address to the nation and the Commonwealth after assuming the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Thursday.
(2022-09-12). WW CNA Kaiser Nurses/Patients In Danger. PG&E Newsom Leg Corruption & UPS Oven In Trucks. indybay.org WorkWeek covers CNA Kaiser Nurses & Patients In Danger & PG&E Newsom Legislature Corruption & UPS "Oven In The Trucks" IBT Workers Heat & Labor Poet Tongo Issac-Martin…
(2022-09-12). Seattle educators speak out on the consequences of understaffing, inadequate support and low pay. wsws.org Several teachers at Seattle Public Schools spoke with the World Socialist Web Site about the key issues they are fighting to address in their ongoing strike, which began on September 7.
(2022-09-12). "They're trying to ram the same thing down our throats": US Steel worker in Gary, Indiana, denounces USW-Cliffs sellout deal. wsws.org A US Steel worker speaks out against union-management collaboration to deepen exploitation of the working class and plans to push through a concessions contract.
(2022-09-12). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman discusses socialism with libertarian worker (and other correspondence). wsws.org Every week, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman, a socialist rank-and-file Mack Trucks worker from Macungie, Pennsylvania, receives letters from workers in the UAW and in other industries on his campaign to abolish the bureaucracy and give power to the workers on the shop floor.
(2022-09-11). Joe Biden, the US Military-Industrial Complex, and Arms Supplies to Ukraine and Taiwan. journal-neo.org 
It is an open secret that money plays a decisive role in US presidential election campaigns  ; all those advertisements and consultancy and PR services have to be paid for. Moreover, as the Democrats' strategy has made clear, organizing street protests and media and other Information campaigns is an expensive business  ; and a lot …
(2022-09-11). Michael Hudson On Debt Relief, Inflation, Ukraine And More. popularresistance.org This is Ben Norton of Multipolarista. I'm joined by one of my favorite guests today, the brilliant economist Michael Hudson. And there are a lot of things that we plan on talking about today. | We're going to address the partial student debt relief in the United States, and the problem of debt, which is something that Professor Hudson has written a lot about. | We're going to talk about the inflation crisis, and some of the history of responses to the inflation that we've seen in the US. For instance, I'm going to pick Professor Hudson's brain about Richard Nixon's response. Nixon imposed price controls and froze…
(2022-09-11). Italian minister calls for price cap on all gas imported. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) — Italian Minister for Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani said the European Union should introduce a cap on gas prices for exporters across the board as targeting Russia's dwindling gas exports to Europe "makes no sense."
(2022-09-11). China automobile sector maintains rapid growth momentum. ecns.cn China's automobile industry continued to see robust growth in production and sales in August despite COVID-19 outbreaks, industrial data showed Friday.
(2022-09-11). Rifles, Tasers And Jails: How Cities And States Spent Billions Of COVID-19 Relief. popularresistance.org After signing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) last spring, President Joe Biden touted what the economic stimulus bill would deliver: food assistance to millions of people in need, lower healthcare premiums for millions of Americans, and $350 billion for state and local governments to spend on COVID-19 recovery. Economists say it was the largest infusion of federal funding in local governments in almost 40 years. | A year later, ARPA became one of President Biden's talking points to demonstrate Democrats are not out to defund the police. | "[T]he American Rescue Plan … provided $350 billion tha…
(2022-09-11). Iran's exports value to Iraq at about $14bn: Deputy FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for the Economic Diplomacy Affairs considered country's trade with Iraq 'very important' and put Iran's exports value to neighboring Iraq at about $14 billion.
(2022-09-11). Red Theory: The National Question in the era of imperialism. fightbacknews.org Imperialism means monopoly capitalism, but it brings along with it war and national oppression. Because of the peculiar dynamics of imperialism in the era of proletarian revolution, the national question takes on a particular importance, and, concretely, must be understood and dealt with practically in ways that differ from the pre-imperialist period of competitive capitalism. | What do we mean by the "national question" and why is this important? Essentially, Marxist-Leninists, when referring to the national question, are referring to the analysis of the problems posed to the revolutionary movement by the mater…
(2022-09-11). The President Gets an "F" in American History. scheerpost.com 
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost For 35 years I taught high school classes in politics, economics and American history. And for 35 years I struggled against a mythological past that is central to virtually every state-approved secondary American history textbook. I'm not referring to what might be called "conservative" texts or to those …
(2022-09-11). Greek Students And Teachers Protest Deployment Of 'University Police'. popularresistance.org On Thursday, September 8, students, teachers and other university workers took out a massive rally in the Constitution Square in Athens protesting the deployment of police on campuses. Activists from the Students Struggle Front (MAS) and Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) were among those who participated in the mobilization. | They condemned the conservative New Democracy (ND)-led government's bid to put the university campuses under police surveillance. The protesters in Athens denounced the deployment of 'University Police' at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens University of Economics and…
(2022-09-11). The Truth about the Soviet Gulag — Surprisingly Revealed by the CIA. marktaliano.net 
Fact and propaganda have been at odds for over a century, and the prospect that the Big Lie will finally vanish remains slim. Introduction Aleksandr Solhenitsyn, a misguided patriot and unapologetic reactionary was used for many years by the West as a propaganda battering ram against the USSR, and communism in general. "Humanitarian" lies serve to …
(2022-09-11). Soaring energy prices provoke new protests across Europe. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) — The severely increasing energy prices in European countries have sparked new rounds of protests by the Yellow Vests in France, people in the Austrian capital Vienna, and angry protesters in Italy's Naples.
(2022-09-11). First French-Made GM 403 Long-Range Radar Enters Service With Iraqi Army (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab from footage released by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. | On September 11, the Iraqi military activated the first of several Ground Master 403 radars it recently purchased from France. | The GM 403 is a fully digital active electronically scanned array long-range air defense 3D radar, that offers detection from very high to very low altitudes. It tracks a wide range of targets from highly maneuverable tactical aircraft flying at low altitudes to the unconventional small radar-cross-section de…
(2022-09-11). German State Labour Court rejects appeal by sacked WISAG airport bus drivers. wsws.org The court's rejection of the appeal by sacked airport bus drivers shows that workers in struggle against an unscrupulous employer cannot rely on the judicial system.
(2022-09-11). How the West betrayed Mikhail Gorbatchev. indybay.org Gorbachev wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a closed, repressive system into an open, communicative socialist system that would be part of the European family. This effort was called glasnost (openness) and was advanced through the reform movement called perestroika.
(2022-09-11). Realizan prueba dinámica para votación en el exterior del referendo por el Código de las Familias. cubadebate.cu El canciller cubano, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, informó en Twitter que concluyó con éxito la prueba dinámica para la votación del referendo por el Código de las Familias que se realizó este domingo entre los cubanos en misiones diplomáticas o compromisos laborales en el extranjero. El referendo se realizará el domingo 18 en las misiones de Cuba en el exterior.
(2022-09-11). Solidaridad europea impulsa plataforma para la colaboración con Cuba. cubadebate.cu Representantes de España, Francia e Italia, y a nivel europeo, apoyaron la declaración final del foro convocado por la asociación Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop), texto que llama a elevar el acompañamiento a la isla hacia una etapa superior, en forma de alianza estratégica frente al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero.
(2022-09-11). Continúan labores de rescate a mineros atrapados en Ecuador. telesurtv.net "Por causas desconocidas se suscitó el colapso de un puntal que sostenía una viga con materia de relleno en la Mina Señor de Roma", señala el informe como causa principal del desplome.
(2022-09-11). Carlos III es proclamado de manera oficial nuevo rey del Reino Unido. telesurtv.net El nuevo monarca británico se comprometió a consolidar "la armonía y la prosperidad de los pueblos de estas islas y de los reinos y territorios de la Commonwealth en todo el mundo".
(2022-09-11). Adivinando a las proteínas (II): Inteligencia natural y artificial. cubadebate.cu Desde hace más de medio siglo el Laboratorio Nacional de Brookhaven, en los EE.UU., y la Universidad de Cambridge, en el Reino Unido, se asociaron para crear un almacén de información acerca de la constitución de proteínas que se iban obteniendo a partir de mediciones experimentales. Inicialmente eran una pocas, pues una sola determinación era muy costosa en tiempo y recursos. Se trata del famoso "Protein Data Bank" o simplemente PDB. Hoy tienen diversos datos estructurales de cerca de 200 000 proteínas.
(2022-09-11). Venezuela Ready to Export Fuel to Europe and the US. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, September 10, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said that Venezuela is ready to export fuel to the United States and Europe. | During an official program at the PetroCedeño Industrial Complex, the president said that Venezuela has the oil and gas needed to stabilize the world energy market. | "Venezuela is ready and prepared to export our products to any market that need it," said President Maduro. | Gracias a instrucciones del Pdte.
(2022-09-10). Barbara Ehrenreich Showed Us the Need for Socialist Policies. commondreams.org "If we are serious about collective survival in the face of our multiple crises, we have to build organizations, including explicitly socialist ones, that can mobilize this talent, develop leadership, and advance local struggles," she wrote.