(2022-09-26). Red Theory: The party of a new type. fightbacknews.org In order to have a successful revolution that can overthrow the capitalist ruling class, put the working class into power, and build socialism, we need to be organized in the way that is best suited to that task. The great leader of the Bolshevik revolution, V.I. Lenin, took up this question of Marxist revolutionary organization in 1902 in his book, What is to be Done? In this book, Lenin for the first time gives us the theory of the "Party of a new type." | In this early period of the revolutionary movement in Russia, much like in the U.S. today, there were many groups and organizations contending for leadershi…
(2022-09-26). Renminbi's global use set to expand. ecns.cn China's renminbi is expected to continue its steady rise in global use and play a bigger part in safeguarding international financial stability, as the country further advances its financial opening-up while deepening trade and investment cooperation, experts said.
(2022-09-26). All delegates to 20th CPC National Congress elected. ecns.cn A total of 2,296 delegates were elected to attend the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to an official statement released Sunday.
(2022-09-26). Legislative "Side Deal" of the Inflation Reduction Act: Most Significant Environmental Rollback in Decades in Favor of Big Oil. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-26). Raising interest rates to fight inflation is a crazy idea. indybay.org Monetarism was conceived in the 1960s as a kind of liberal answer to the teachings of John Maynard Keynes, tracing back directly to the neoliberal mastermind Milton Friedman. The core of the monetarist doctrine is that the money supply mono-causally determines the value of money.
(2022-09-26). Lebanese-Israeli Off-shore Agreement May End the Lebanese Financial Crisis. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-26). The Kissinger Continuum: The Unauthorized History of the Wef's Young Global Leaders Program. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: As a rule, Orinoco Tribune does not re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception because this is on a very sensitive issue that demands attention. | By Johnny Vedmore — Aug 29, 2022 | The World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders program, Klaus Schwab's supposed brainchild, is actually an almost exact replica of Henry Kissinger's International Seminar that was originally run out of Harvard and was funded by the CIA. In this article, Johnny Vedmore investigates the people behind Kissinger's International Seminar, t…
(2022-09-26). UK defence spending to double to £100bn: minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — The UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has said military spending will double from its current level to hit £100bn in 2030 as a result of Liz Truss's commitment to increase the armed forces' budget to 3% of GDP.
(2022-09-26). Hainan Free Trade Port RCEP Business Service Center unveiled. ecns.cn The Hainan Free Trade Port RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) Business Service Center was unveiled simultaneously in Haikou and Beijing on Friday.
(2022-09-26). Wood Street Community Faces Eviction. indybay.org In light of serial evictions, a self-organized community of unhoused and advocates at Wood Street in West Oakland have presented an elegant plan to build a tiny home community and resource center, however the City of Oakland and Caltrans have fallen short on collaborating or providing access to real resources.
(2022-09-26). SF Chronicle No Silence On Assange! indybay.org
(2022-09-26). Protests in Iran enter second week after young woman's police-custody death. wsws.org The protests are being fuelled by a devastating economic crisis that is the intended outcome of Washington's brutal, illegal sanctions regime.
(2022-09-26). The UAW presidential debate: A rank-and-file socialist confronts the apparatus. wsws.org The debate revealed two irreconcilable positions. Lehman advanced a program of abolishing the UAW apparatus, which he called "a subdivision of the companies," and transferring power to the workers on the shop floor. All the other candidates who spoke represented and defended this apparatus.
(2022-09-26). Matemática y poesía con las 15 provincias y la Isla de la Juventud, a lo RARJ. cubadebate.cu Con el riesgo de problemas en la participación, ya que la tormenta tropical Ian, tal vez como huracán, nos azote a partir del lunes en la noche, voy con la colaboración del amigo RARJ. Hay que poner en acción conocimientos, asociaciones creativas, algo de números; y, al final, acudir a la musa de la poesía para escribir una cuarteta.
(2022-09-26). LA Protest Shuts Down FCMAT Meeting:Protesters Say Stop Closures, Charters/Privatization. indybay.org Community activists, kids and public education supporters protested at the LA meeting of FCMAT. They spoke out and shut it down when the FCMAT refused to provide answers.
(2022-09-25). Swiss Referendum Rejects Ban on Intensive Livestock Farming. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Swiss attended a referendum in which they were consulted on the prohibition of intensive livestock farming, which would have also vetoed the import of products from this type of unsustainable exploitation. | RELATED: | The ban initiative, which was raised by the Greens and part of the Swiss Socialist Party, was widely defeated today by 63 percent of the vote in 25 out of 26 cantons in the country. | The propo…
(2022-09-25). Cuban President votes in a referendum on the Family Code. en.cubadebate.cu The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and his wife Lis Cuesta arrived at 7: 48 in the morning at school 3 of constituency 57, in the municipality of Playa, where they exercised their right to vote in the popular referendum. of the Family Code. At the end of the process, he told the press that it is going to be an intense day, which we arrived at as a result of a process that had to do with the construction of a fair, necessary, up-to-date, modern regulation that gives rights and guarantees to all people and diversities of families and creeds.
(2022-09-25). Venezuela Supports Mediation Committee for Ukrainian Crisis. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro backed the Mexican proposal to create a "Mediation Committee" to promote the end of the Ukrainian conflict. | RELATED: | "We reject all the military provocations and interfering economic sanctions that have been taken against Russia, as well as the hate campaign unleashed to the detriment of the Slavic people, considering that these actions, far from adding to pea…
(2022-09-25). Despite What Biden Says, The Pandemic Isn't Over. popularresistance.org On Sunday night, Joe Biden declared in an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes that the Covid-19 "pandemic is over." Not so coincidentally, this statement comes right after existing federal pandemic response funding has run out, and after attempts at approving more money were routinely removed from spending bills in order to designate more money for Ukraine. If the pandemic is "over," the government can be excused for failing to provide additional support. But while official cases, hospitalization, and death counts are all much lower now compared to the peak of the Omicron wave in January, and while vaccines continue to…
(2022-09-25). Hungarian Chief Diplomat: Western Sanctions "Complete Failure" telesurenglish.net "This was a complete failure, as it is now clear that these sanctions have hurt Europe much more than Russia itself and are causing enormous damage to the EU's economy," Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said. | Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during a press event in Budapest, Hungary, on July 29, 2022.
(2022-09-25). Whistleblower Objects To Pentagon Purchases Of Browsing Data. popularresistance.org A United States military whistleblower filed a series of complaints alleging the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is engaged in the warrantless purchase and use of Americans' internet browsing data, which it obtained from a broker. | "According to the whistleblower, NCIS is purchasing access to data, which includes netflow records and some communications content from Team Cymru," Senator Ron Wyden shared in a letter to the offices of the inspector general for the Pentagon, Justice Department, and Homeland Security Department. | The warrantless purchase of Americans' data is not limited to the NCIS. Wyd…
(2022-09-25). Rail workers in Germany: "We face the same problems here as our colleagues in the US" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with rail workers in Germany about the industrial struggle in the US where 100,000 railroaders are confronting the White House, billion-dollar rail companies and their trade unions.
(2022-09-25). Taking Climate Action in Interests of Every Country: Bahamas PM. telesurenglish.net At the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis said Saturday that taking climate action is "in the interests of every country." | RELATED: | For a long time, decision-makers in both the public and private sectors believed that climate action must come at the expense of economic growth, but now, many are beginning to understand that climate inaction is the most expensive…
(2022-09-25). Fuel poverty report warns of child deaths as the UK faces "humanitarian crisis" this winter. wsws.org At the launch of the Fuel Poverty report, co-author Professor Ian Sinha said he had "no doubt" that children would die this winter as a result.
(2022-09-25). The Spoils of War: Why Boston is No Longer the "Athens of America" commondreams.org The military industrial complex in Massachusetts has continued to grow and prosper over recent years.
(2022-09-25). Milwaukee Alliance confronts MPD at 'listening session'. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On September 24, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression confronted the Milwaukee Police Department at the third of 15 community listening sessions. As with the first two sessions, the third had abysmal attendance. | There were only two community members attending, joined by activists of the Milwaukee Alliance. Most of the room was police officers in uniform, staffers and officials of Community Collaborative Commission (CCC), Fire and Police Commission (FPC), and Mayers Strategic Solutions, LLC. | Given that this session was held in the city's South Side, with significant C…
(2022-09-25). COVID-19 Vaccination of Children Under 5 Begins in Peru. telesurenglish.net This was announced by the Minsal last Wednesday after the arrival in the country of a first batch of 1.5 million pediatric vaccines from the Moderna laboratory. A second batch of 1 499 900 doses is expected to arrive on September 28. | RELATED: | The plan consists of immunizing 2 404 106 children under 5 years of age. The head of the General Directorate of Strategic Public Health Interventions, Alexis Holguin, said the process will b…
(2022-09-25). Shanghai lifts restrictions on roadside stalls. ecns.cn Nearly 20 years after Shanghai banned roadside stalls for the sake of maintaining the city's appearance, the city finally lifted the ban, a move widely applauded by netizens and experts for not only having economic benefits, but bringing convenience to people's lives.
(2022-09-25). Is Communism Really Causing the Influx of Migrants to the Southern Border? scheerpost.com Nick Cruse of Revolutionary Blackout Network debates Robby Soave on the real cause of why citizens of Latin American countries are trying to cross the border.
(2022-09-25). Anti-Poverty Measures Work—The Proof Is in the Census. scheerpost.com [ By The There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure…
(2022-09-25). Raúl Castro recibe en La Habana a primer ministro del Reino de Cambodia. cubadebate.cu El primer ministro del Reino de Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, rememoró su visita a Cuba en 1999, momento en que recibió la Orden José Martí de manos del Líder Histórico de la Revolución Cubana, Fidel Castro Ruz. Asimismo, destacó la colaboración médica como un pilar en las relaciones desarrolladas a través de los años.
(2022-09-25). Consejo funerario para aprendices de capitalismo. cubadebate.cu La propiedad privada no creó al Capitalismo. Este último la perpetúa y la hace "sacrosanta". Quien creó la propiedad privada fue el egoísmo humano. La corrupción, el burocratismo, la discriminación, la desigualdad, la injusticia social y la explotación humana y ambiental, no son creaciones comunistas. El pecado original del Socialismo fue reproducir esos vicios que lo matan.
(2022-09-24). [Articles] Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and access to health services among children and adolescents in China: a cross-sectional study. thelancet.com Our study showed that the burden of cancer in children and adolescents in China is much higher than previously nationally reported from 2000 to 2015. The distribution of the accessibility of health services, as a social determinant of health, might have a notable role in the socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence among Chinese children and adolescents. With regards to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, policy approaches should prioritise increasing the accessibility of health services for early diagnosis to improve outcomes and subsequently reduce disease burdens, as well as narrowing the socioe…
(2022-09-24). 'War on drugs has failed': At UN, Colombia condemns 'addiction to money and oil'. multipolarista.com Colombia's first ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro delivered a historic UN speech declaring, "The war on drugs has failed." He warned capitalism is destroying the environment, with its "addiction to money and oil," and called for debt relief for the Global South.