Infobrics (2022-09-21). China's Relations with Russia in a New Age. infobrics.org It's gone under the radar, but China's trade and investment in the Russian Far East is significant and growing fast…

Editor (2022-09-21). Busing migrants, targeting socialism. workers.org Playing with human lives in a despicable political stunt, Greg Abbott, right-wing governor of Texas, has bused thousands of undocumented migrants north from the U.S. border with Mexico since the beginning of August. The buses dump homeless, jobless, hungry people — far from their own countries, with few to . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-21). Podemos backs Madrid's commitment to NATO war on Russia. wsws.org Podemos' aggressive support for NATO's war in Ukraine against Russia, amid mounting working class anger at inflation and war, exposes it as a reactionary petty-bourgeois militarist party.

____ (2022-09-21). Region's diplomats praise ties with key trade partner. ecns.cn Regional ambassadors to China have spoken highly of China-ASEAN cooperation at a recent expo amid hopes the two sides can further explore economic and trade opportunities under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

____ (2022-09-21). Experts: Major regions to keep trade resilient in H2. ecns.cn China's foreign trade is expected to stay resilient in the second half of the year as key regions have ramped up efforts to further boost imports and exports－and this will likely help shore up the national economy.

____ (2022-09-21). Interest rate cut feasible tool to spur growth. ecns.cn While a number of central banks are expected to announce big tightening steps this week to beat inflation, China may continue to go in the opposite direction by tamping down interest rates in the coming months to spur growth.

____ (2022-09-21). RCEP delivers prominent dividends: Chinese official. ecns.cn Trade between China and the other 14 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members reached 8.32 trillion yuan (about 1.20 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first eight months of this year, accounting for 30.5 percent of China's total foreign trade.

____ (2022-09-21). Media registration opens for 5th China International Import Expo. ecns.cn Media registration for the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) will begin on Wednesday, announced the organizers.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-21). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.

____ (2022-09-21). One year on, Universal Beijing Resort spreads cheer, increases sales. ecns.cn Universal Beijing Resort, a 40 billion yuan ($5.75 billion) joint venture between Chinese and U.S. companies, celebrated its first anniversary on Tuesday, in the process showing the consumption power of the Chinese has not waned despite COVID-19.

The Socialist Program (2022-09-21). Inflation Crisis & the March Towards Recession. liberationnews.org The capitalist class remains determined to drive the economy off a cliff to eviscerate workers' living standards and bargaining power.

WSWS (2022-09-21). Key question from today's policy meeting: Where the US Fed is heading? wsws.org The phrase "fighting inflation" is essentially a cover for the Fed's real agenda which is the suppression of wage claims being advance by workers to try to compensate for the biggest price hikes in four decades by contracting the economy and driving up unemployment.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-21). AFL-CIO panel: Blame corporate greed, not workers, for inflation. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With the Federal Reserve Board poised to "fight inflation" by raising prime interest rates again—driving up the interest costs consumers pay on everything from credit cards to kids' college loans—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and a panel of pro-worker economists warned policymakers to blame corporate greed, not workers, for inflation. "Today's inflation really is rooted in …

Dale Walker (2022-09-21). Don't Be Fooled by Republicans. The Inflation Reduction Act Is a Big Win for Tax Fairness in America. commondreams.org Democrats should ignore their specious arguments and, instead, use this tax initiative as a rallying cry for the upcoming midterm elections.

Steve Gillis, Jim McMahan, Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-09-21). Amazon, Starbucks say 'get back': Workers say fight back! workers.org Big Business would like to believe that the wave of class struggle by U.S. workers is fading — despite being so visible in Amazon Labor Union's historic victory at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, and in the lightning spread of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU). Hundreds of Starbucks . . . |

_____ (2022-09-21). UN Women & Blackrock. popularresistance.org An open letter signed by 700-plus feminist groups and activists sent on Aug. 8 to UN Women, protesting a recently announced partnership between the agency and BlackRock, a United States-based hedge fund, resulted in the cancellation of the arrangement. | The letter pointed out that BlackRock personifies "crisis-prone speculation-based capitalism" and that the May 25 joint press releases announcing the partnership by both parties offered no useful or explicit details on what it would accomplish. | Such vagueness, the letter writers contended, could give UN Women the appearance of "pinkwashing" BlackRock, since the…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-09-21). Murder on Embassy Row—46 Years On: Remembering the Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt. covertactionmagazine.com On the morning of September 21, 1976, a car bomb took the lives of Orlando Letelier, Minister of Foreign Relations and Ambassador to the U.S. under Chile's socialist president Salvador Allende (1970-1973), and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, a 25-year-old fundraiser for the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), a left-wing think-tank in Washington, D.C. The Chevrolet Malibu in which they were traveling exploded near Sheridan Circle in Washington, D.C., on Embassy Row. Ronni's husband Michael survived the bombing with minor wounds, cursing the "fascists" who had killed Letelier and his young wife. Two years after the bombing,…

_____ (2022-09-21). Finally we have a Global Registry of Fossil Fuels. popularresistance.org New data published today shows that producing and combusting the world's reserves would yield over 3.5 trillion tons of greenhouse gas emissions, over seven times the remaining carbon budget for 1.5C and more than all emissions produced since the industrial revolution. | The finding comes from the Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, launched today by Carbon Tracker and Global Energy Monitor. | To date, climate change policy efforts have focussed on reducing demand and consumption of oil, gas and coal, but ignored the supply of those fuels. The Paris Agreement, for example, does not even mention fossil fuels, despite…

The Socialist Program (2022-09-21). How the Ultra-Right Intends to Take & Consolidate Political Power. liberationnews.org The right wing of the U.S. ruling class, using the Supreme Court and other undemocratic institutions, has begun eviscerating hard-fought economic, social, and political rights that have been achieved in past decades.

_____ (2022-09-21). Detroiters Say 'Hell No!' to DTE's Proposed Electricity Rate Hike. popularresistance.org Recurring power outages have become a fact of life in Detroit and Southeast Michigan. The most recent mass outage left hundreds of thousands in Metro Detroit without power following a brief windstorm on August 29th. Four days on, tens of thousands were still unable to run their medical devices and prevent their food from spoiling. With outages becoming more severe and more frequent as the climate crisis worsens, profit-driven utilities want to take more out of the pockets of working people struggling to afford their unreliable energy service. | Even before the most recent outages, the frustration in Detroit and s…

_____ (2022-09-21). Supporting Native American Students in Higher Education. popularresistance.org In 2019, 25% of Native Americans over the age of 25 had an associate degree or higher. When compared to 42% of all those over the age of 25, the gap is evident. Coupled with challenges that many Native higher education students face — including financial instability, the need for support in more ways than one is apparent. From the research done on the matter to the strides made in tuition assistance and how institutions of higher education can go the extra mile in creating a more inclusive academic environment, here's what you should know. | With regard to Native Americans and higher education data, one For…

____ (2022-09-21). FM focusing on promoting Iran's foreign trade in intl. arenas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Economic Diplomacy Affairs said that Ministry of Foreign Affairs is making its utmost efforts to enhance country's foreign policy in the international arenas.

WSWS (2022-09-21). Boil-water notice lifted in Jackson, Mississippi, but serious problems remain. wsws.org Since late July, the state's health department instructed the more than 1 ,000 residents of the state's capital to bring all water used for consumption, food preparation, and hygiene to a boil.

Tamara Pearson (2022-09-21). Does Mexico's wind industry deliver more dirty profits than clean energy? greenleft.org.au Almost all wind farms in Mexico are privately owned, typically by European and US transnational companies. While wind farms are touted as climate solutions, the profit-hungry companies are actually causing widespread damage to the regions they're based in, reports Tamara Pearson.

Karen Dolan (2022-09-21). Data Reveals Poverty Is a Political Choice. commondreams.org New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that there were a whopping 45 million fewer Americans in poverty in 2021 than in 2020.

Joe Sims (2022-09-21). CPUSA leader: Democracy itself is on the ballot this November. peoplesworld.org The following is adapted from a report presented by Communist Party USA Co-Chair Joe Sims at the party's National Committee meeting, Sept. 18, 2022. Watch a video of his remarks here. In just a few weeks, voters will decide who controls Congress. Will it be those who outlawed abortion, blocked voting rights, and now want to …

____ (2022-09-21). Universal Beijing Resort marks first anniversary with surging visits. ecns.cn Universal Beijing Resort celebrated its first anniversary on Tuesday, and despite the COVID-19 epidemic it has remained popular, with visits surging. It has also boosted consumption at surrounding hotels and restaurants.

James Magnus-Johnston (2022-09-21). Pandemic and the Policy Roots of a Steady State Economy. indybay.org We are in the midst of a radical disruption and nurturing the roots of a just transition. Whichever way events unfold over the coming years, it's clear that returning to the pre-pandemic status quo is less realistic and more difficult than embracing the change that's well underway. James Magnus-Johnston is a PhD researcher at McGill University.

UFCLP (2022-09-21). Saturday 10/1: Press Conf Keep Laguna Honda OPEN! Discharges = Deaths Say Labor, Community & Families. indybay.org Laguna Honda Hospital | (entrance in front of old building) | 375 Laguna Honda Blvd. | San Franciscco…

Madison Park Tenants Council (2022-09-21). Monday 9/19: Vulcan Tenants Defend Rent Control Before RAP Board. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | us02web.zoom.us/j/87047860266?pwd=MHNFd21hRkFEMGljKzNIRS9vWDBSUT09 | Meeting ID: 870 4786 0266 | Passcode: 892339 | Or | Dial from your location | +1669 900 9128 US {San Jose) | Meeting ID: 870 4786 0266…

TeleSUR, ysm, JCM (2022-09-21). Argentina elimina uso obligatorio de mascarillas. telesurtv.net El uso del barbijo será optativo, pero se insta a llevarlo en centros laborales, educativos y el transporte público.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). AMLO: Mexico's Proposal on Peace for Ukraine To Reach UNGA. telesurenglish.net President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard would present the proposal at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, U.S. | RELATED: | Andrés Manuel López ObradorAMLO said in his morning press conference from the National Palace that Mexico advocates peace, not war, not economic sanctions, not arms shipments, and called to promptly initiate dialogue to stop the suffering, displaced, refugees and deaths.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-20). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On September 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU are transferring reinforcements to Novohrednevo and Malaya Seidemenukha; | The AFU attempt to build five pontoon crossings south of Bereznegovatoe under constant fire of Russian artillery; | The AFU attempted to attack Russian forces in the area of Davidov Brod, but were repelled; | In the area of Andreevka, the AFU were repelled from the area of Karlo-Marxovskoe and Bezimennoe to Sukhoi Stavok; | The AFU are preparing a landing operation on th…

Infobrics (2022-09-20). Japan maintains sanctions but boosts its LNG imports from Russia. infobrics.org Japan's economic woes are compounded by anti-Russia sanctions…

_____ (2022-09-20). Pakistan's Relations with Russia are Progressing Well. journal-neo.org Historically, relations between Moscow and Islamabad have been rather complicated. After declaring independence from British India, Pakistan made a geopolitical choice in its early decades, opting for close military-political and economic ties with the US, which largely predetermined the cool relations between the former and the Soviet Union. There were particularly difficult periods in bilateral …

____ (2022-09-20). China, Russia hold new round of strategic security consultation. ecns.cn Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Monday co-chaired the 17th Round of Strategic Security Consultation between China and Russia with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in east China's Fujian Province.

WSWS (2022-09-20). Biden on "60 Minutes": American capitalism is at war with the world, at war with reality. wsws.org In the space of 25 minutes, Biden declared the COVID-19 "pandemic over," threatened a massive escalation of war against Russia and pledged US forces to a possible war with China.

____ (2022-09-20). Gas shortages, cold weather to deal blows to European companies, says economist. ecns.cn With colder weather on the way and European countries' access to natural gas from Russia cut off, rising expenses and scarce energy supplies could create an economic "tsunami" for many European companies.

____ (2022-09-20). Biden order would further restrict Chinese investment in U.S. tech. ecns.cn As the latest move to contain China's technology development, U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a new order to further restrict foreign investment in American technologies, but experts said it may undercut the U.S. economic competitiveness.

____ (2022-09-20). China-ASEAN Expo a boost to shaping an open regional economy: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Under the theme of "Sharing RCEP New Opportunities, Building a Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area", this year's China-ASEAN Expo saw 40 investment promotion activities with 1,653 enterprises participating in offline events and more than 2,000 enterprises participating in online events. A total of 267 cooperation projects were inked with a record high investment of 413 billion yuan, up by 37% from the previous expo.‚ÄÇ…

____ (2022-09-20). China to expand digital yuan utility from four trial cities to province wide: central bank. ecns.cn China will expand the utility area for the digital yuan from the first four trial cities to province wide testing, to continue push the innovation of China's recognized cryptocurrency.

____ (2022-09-20). Jan-Aug FDI up 16%, likely to grow this year. ecns.cn Bright prospects for growth, further opening-up measures and sufficient power supply at a reasonable cost will keep China's attraction for global capital strong－and foreign investment will likely grow by double digits this year.

Ahmed Al-Sammak, Aya Emad (2022-09-20). Suicide in Gaza: "A message of anger" electronicintifada.net Poverty, unemployment and hopelessness are some of the reasons why Palestinians in Gaza are dying by suicide.

Tamara Nassar (2022-09-20). Palestinians protest PA collaboration with Israel. electronicintifada.net Man killed as Palestinian security forces do Israel's dirty work in Nablus.

Staff (2022-09-20). ISIRI must participate in developing 2024 plans of ISO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — Iranian Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (ISIRI) must have a role in developing the 2024 plans of the ISO organization for the Asia-Pacific region, ISO Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator said.

WSWS (2022-09-20). African countries face double whammy of debt crisis and food crisis. wsws.org The World Bank has warned that the number of Africans living in extreme poverty is set to rise from 424 million before the pandemic in 2019 to 463 million this year, more than one third of the continent's 1.2 billion population.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Sweden Announces Biggest Interest Rate Hike in Three Decades. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Sweden's central bank Riksbank announced its sharpest policy rate hike in nearly three decades, raising it by 100 basis points to 1.75 percent to curb soaring inflation. | RELATED: | This is the third hike in a row following Riksbank's declaration in February that its policy rate would remain at zero percent until 2024. In April, the policy rate was raised to 0.25 percent, and then in June, to 0.75 percent. | "I…

Dana Sanchez (2022-09-20). These 10 Metro Areas Have The Highest Inflation And Are Silently Stealing The Most From Americans. moguldom.com Baltimore, Atlanta, and four metropolitan areas in Florida and Texas account for six of the top 10 in the U.S. for the highest inflation rates. Black Americans are more likely than whites to report having serious financial problems related to inflation, according to a new poll. "Inflation is impacting Black families more than many other …

WSWS (2022-09-20). Strikes and protests for wages grow as inflation surges in Turkey. wsws.org As official inflation rises to 80 percent and millions of workers are unable to make ends meet, strikes and protests are erupting across Turkey.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Argentina's President: Pandemic Highlights World's Inequalities. telesurenglish.net The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, warned on Tuesday at the United Nations that the covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the gap between the wealthiest and the poorest countries. | President of the Argentine Republic, Alberto Fernandez delivers his address during the 77th General Debate inside the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 20 September 2022.

WSWS (2022-09-20). COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic. wsws.org Mehring Books, the publishing arm of the Socialist Equality Party (US), is proud to announce the publication of Volume 1 of COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic, a compilation of the World Socialist Web Site's coverage of this global crisis. We post today Evan Blake's introduction to the book.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Chile's President Brings up Constitutional Process at UNGA. telesurenglish.net In his speech at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Boric referred to the constituent process carried out in Chile in recent years, which he said was "the way out to walk in the peaceful and democratic solution" to the crisis marked by the social outburst in 2019. | RELATED: | Boric talked about the agreement reached between the main political forces that "allowed the elaboration of a route…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-20). As African Countries Kick off Local Energy Projects, West Rolls Out Climate Agenda-Based Opposition. orinocotribune.com By Olga Borodkina Sep 17, 2022 | While many countries in Africa are experiencing energy poverty, suffering from electricity cuts, and are working on regional energy projects, the West appears to be skeptical of African nations' strive for self-sufficiency in this area. | The Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) project, an initiative of Nigeria and Morocco that was initially proposed in December 2016, officially kicked off with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Nigeria, Morocco, and the Economic Community of West African States on Thursday in Rabat. | "Once completed, the project wil…

Jack Gilroy (2022-09-20). Exposing the Merchants of Death. covertactionmagazine.com The village of Endicott, New York, is where the computer age began. International Business Machines, or IBM, has roots in Endicott back to 1916 as a time clock company. It later became the acclaimed leader in the design and building of business machines and, in 1981, introduced to the world the first personal computer. At …

_____ (2022-09-20). Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Hold 1-Day Strike for Better Wages, Benefits. popularresistance.org Unionized workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art began a one-day "unfair practices" strike Friday morning amid ongoing negotiations with museum leadership on their first collective bargaining agreement. | The decision comes less than three weeks after AFSCME Local 397 members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike and filed eight unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that museum management engaged in union-busting practices during contract negotiations.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). UN: Bolivia Asks for Peace and Blames Capitalism for Conflicts. telesurenglish.net The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, advocated for world peace in his speech at the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and accused the transnational corporations of the capitalist system of generating global conflicts. | President of Bolivia, Luis Alberto Arce Catacora delivers his address during the 77th General Debate inside the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 20 September 2022.

_____ (2022-09-20). Iran's Membership in the SCO Only Strengthens It. journal-neo.org The irreversible fundamental changes that have recently emerged in world politics and economics make the growing role of the new centers of power increasingly clear. They interact with each other based on the universally recognized principles of the primacy of international law and the Charter of the UN, to ensure equal and indivisible security, respect …

_____ (2022-09-20). Domestic workers will now have some of the same labor protections as other employees in Colorado. popularresistance.org Domestic workers — including people who care for children, tend gardens and clean other people's homes — have new rights under a state law that went into effect this summer. | HB22-1367 officially says domestic workers are "employees," just the same as those who work for a boss at an office or a factory. It went into effect Aug. 10. | That means nannies, gardeners and others are now protected by the state's civil rights laws, according to employment attorney Rachel Ellis of Livelihood Law.

WSWS (2022-09-20). A conversation with film historian Max Alvarez about Hollywood blacklist victim, actress Marsha Hunt (1917—2022): "The entertainment industry hierarchy is … more acquiescent than ever" wsws.org Hunt was one of last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist of the late 1940s and early 19 s. Never a Communist Party member, she nonetheless became identified with opposition to the vicious witch-hunting in the film industry.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-20). Grass-roots railroaders' movement to picket September 21 against proposed pact. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A grass-roots movement of railroaders, who believe their national union leaders fell short of getting them what they deserve in a tentative agreement the Biden administration brokered between their unions and freight railroads, will conduct informational picketing nationally on September 21. The organization, Rail Labor for Coordinated Bargaining in 2025—which is when the next contract …

WSWS (2022-09-20). Australia: More than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths in residential aged care this year. wsws.org Since the May 21 federal election, more than 1, 0 aged care residents have died from the virus, exposing Labor's promise to bring "dignity, quality and humanity back into aged care" as an utter fraud.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-20). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.

____ (2022-09-19). Xi sends congratulatory letter to int'l forum on industrial, supply chains. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the International Forum on Resilient and Stable Industrial and Supply Chains.

April Lanuza (2022-09-20). High cost of living fuels a pet crisis. america.cgtn.com The thought of having to give up your pet is a heartbreaking one, but a growing number of families are having to make this impossible choice because of their financial situation.

Staff (2022-09-20). Iran resolved to expand cooperation with Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iran considers no limits for the development of cooperation with Pakistan in the fields of trade, economy, energy and transportation, President Raeisi said.

Staff (2022-09-20). Exhibition on opportunities in Iran mining sector kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — The 11th International Investment Opportunities in Iran's Mines and Mining Industries Exhibition and Conference kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-09-20). New type of investment could narrow funding gap for climate adaptation projects. imperial.ac.uk Creating a new type of investment could be the key to protecting infrastructure projects from the impact of climate change according to a new report.

WSWS (2022-09-20). New School instructors rally to end three years of wage freezes. wsws.org Part-time faculty and students at the "progressive" university in New York City are demanding an end to low wages and austerity.

Colin Todhunter (2022-09-20). Agricultores holandeses resistiendo la transición tóxica. globalizacion.ca En los últimos años, los gobiernos han estado demostrando su sumisión a sus amos multimillonarios en Big Finance, las fundaciones Gates y Rockefeller, BlackRock y toda la gama de fuerzas en el complejo militar-financiero-industrial detrás del 'Gran reinicio', 'Nueva normalidad'…

Manlio Dinucci (2022-09-20). La ofensiva del complejo militaro-industrial. globalizacion.ca Al sostener la guerra de Kiev contra los ruso-parlantes de Ucrania, los straussianos ‚Äéestadounidenses buscaban provocar la respuesta de la Federación Rusa. Pero ‚Äéno calcularon bien las consecuencias de esa manipulación. Las industrias militares de Occidente ya no logran garantizar…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-09-20). Trabajadores marcharán por derechos laborales en Panamá. telesurtv.net El secretario general de Conusi llamó a los trabajadores a participar en el mitin fijado para el próximo jueves.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Cuba Boosts Cigar Exports to Facilitate Recovery Amid Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Cuba continues to promote cigar exports for economic recovery as the country braves the headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. trade embargo. | RELATED: | Situated on the outskirts of the Cuban capital city of Havana, the El Laguito cigar factory is well known for producing Cohiba cigars over the past five decades.The factory, one of the five making cigars for exports in Havana, has some 2 workers, with 70 percent being w…

Staff (2022-09-19). Details of Iran-Russia contract for purchase and gas swap. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — According to a report by the Iranian Ministry of Oil, the swap contract and the purchase of Russian gas in the amount of 6 and 9 million cubic meters per day is going to be done soon through Azerbaijan.

Dean Baker (2022-09-19). NYT Spreads Myths on Inflation. cepr.net There is a common myth that Germany's hyperinflation led to the collapse of democracy in Germany and the rise of Hitler. That is a nice story for pushing the inflation hawks' agenda, but it doesn't correspond to reality. | The hyperinflation had

Fight Back (2022-09-19). Red Theory: What is neo-colonialism? fightbacknews.org In the previous two articles in this series, we've discussed imperialism, or monopoly capitalism, which Lenin called "the last stage of capitalism." We explained how imperialism and monopoly capitalism are synonymous, the laws of motion inherent in capitalism that lead to imperialism, how imperialism means war, and how imperialism has affected the national question. In our last article, we talked about how and why the contradiction between imperialism and the national liberation movements is the principal contradiction on a world scale. | In 1916, Lenin wrote, "Imperialism, as the highest stage of capitalism in…

Dana Sanchez (2022-09-19). Crypto Miners Expect Deeper Challenges After Ethereum Merge: 'No One Is Profitable'. moguldom.com Since the long-anticipated and much-hyped Ethereum merge on Sept. 15, 2022, crypto miners have been shutting off their rigs and considering selling their computer graphics processing units (GPUs) because few, if any, cryptocurrencies are profitable if you try to mine them, at least right now. With the merge, Ethereum phased out GPU-based mining, an energy-intensive …

Contributing Writers (2022-09-19). The Military-Industrial Complex Offensive/ By Manlio Dinucci. marktaliano.net

WSWS (2022-09-19). Protests erupt across Haiti against hike in fuel prices, political establishment. wsws.org Haiti's capital city Port-au-Prince and other major cities reached a new level of turmoil this week amid mass protests against Prime Minister Ariel Henry's pledge to end fuel subsidies and raise gas prices.

____ (2022-09-19). RCEP contributes to region's post-pandemic recovery efforts: ASEAN joint statement. ecns.cn The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement could be a contributor to the region's post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts, according to an ASEAN joint statement released on Sunday.

____ (2022-09-19). Reinventing Employment with Solidarity Ethics. transcend.org Solidarity ethics offers keys that open many doors. Here I suggest that if not by force of law, then by force of conscience, they oblige everyone to contribute, to the extent that they can, to the creation of employment with dignity for all those who need it.

Jorge Alemán (2022-09-19). Ultraderecha internacional argentina. globalizacion.ca Del mismo modo que el neoliberalismo no rechaza al Estado, la nueva ultraderecha no se opone a la democracia, más bien quiere controlarla y manipularla a su antojo. | Por otro lado, la ultraderecha no surge exclusivamente del odio político a…