2022-10-23: News Headlines

_____ (2022-10-23). Iran is joining Russian gas supplies through substitution schemes. journal-neo.org In their recent speeches, representatives of Russia and Iran have very positively described the intense contacts between the two countries, assessing visits, meetings and negotiations of the officials of both countries as a steady and unwavering will of these states aimed at shaping a "new era" of mutually beneficial strategic cooperation, including in the economic …

____ (2022-10-23). China keeps promoting building of human community with a shared future: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday expressed China's commitment to promoting the building of a human community with a shared future.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi Jinping addressing the press. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, began to address the press on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi Jinping leads CPC leadership in meeting the press. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led the other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee in meeting the press Sunday at the Great Hall of the People.

____ (2022-10-23). China to open wider to the world: Xi. ecns.cn China will open its door wider to the rest of the world, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said Sunday.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi stresses significance of 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said Sunday the 20th CPC National Congress was a congress of holding the banner high, pooling the strength, and promoting solidarity and dedication.

____ (2022-10-23). CPC sets course for new victories. ecns.cn A new central leadership of the Communist Party of China was elected on Saturday at a key Party congress that adopted a blueprint for the nation's development for the coming five years and beyond, as well as an amendment to the Party's Constitution.

____ (2022-10-23). China's deep space exploration laboratory recruits young talents. ecns.cn China's deep space exploration laboratory launched campus recruitment, aiming to attract more young talents to devote themselves to the country's deep space exploration, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

____ (2022-10-23). Logistics sector tipped to overcome challenges threatening global recovery. ecns.cn The logistics sector, a long-term economic pillar that is thriving in China, will retain its upward momentum, facilitating global trade and investment activities despite challenges threatening the world's economic recovery.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi Jinping elected general secretary of CPC Central Committee: communique. ecns.cn Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee's first plenary session held on Sunday, according to a communique.

____ (2022-10-23). SAR youth welcomes integration strategies. ecns.cn The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has pointed out the development direction of the country and will help young people from Hong Kong and Macao better integrate into the development strategy of the motherland.

____ (2022-10-23). They Say: China's high-level opening up to accelerate world economic recovery. ecns.cn

____ (2022-10-23). Full text of resolution on Party Constitution amendment. ecns.cn The following is the full text of a resolution on an amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) adopted Saturday at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress.

____ (2022-10-23). Communique of 1st plenum of 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued. ecns.cn The communique of the first plenary session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was issued on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi stresses self-reform of Party. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday said the Party should always press forward with self-reform on the journey ahead.

____ (2022-10-23). What does the 20th CPC National Congress mean to world economy. ecns.cn At week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which concluded on Saturday in Beijing, a blueprint for China's future development has been mapped out.

____ (2022-10-23). (Multinational enterprises in China) China's high-level opening up to accelerate world economic recovery: global managing director of Roland Berger. ecns.cn China's high-level opening up and engagement in cooperation will not only benefit China but also provide more market opportunities, investment possibilities and growth potential to the rest of the world to speed up the world economic recovery, said Denis Depoux, global managing director of Roland Berger, while giving an exclusive interview with China News Network.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi presents new CPC central leadership. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presented the Party's new central leadership when meeting the press Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi stresses acting for people, relying on people. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday said the Party should always act for the people and rely on the people on the journey ahead.

____ (2022-10-23). Xi Jinping, other members of Political Bureau Standing Committee of 20th CPC Central Committee appear before the press. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and the other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee appeared before the press on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

W Herzberg, U Sander, B Trautvetter (2022-10-23). Negotiated solution – No alternative! indybay.org Does anyone really believe that more and more state-of-the-art weapons, no matter how tough sanctions and huge financial injections could produce peace? …The survival of humanity depends in part on this business of death no longer having a future, and it begins at any moment. Prospects are rising as the forces for survival come together.

WSWS (2022-10-23). New York jury dismisses sexual assault lawsuit against Kevin Spacey. wsws.org The New York federal court jury dismissal of the sexual battery lawsuit against the actor Kevin Spacey is a further exposure of the foul #MeToo witch-hunt and a vindication of the principled stand taken by the World Socialist Web Site in defense of the fundamental right to the presumption of innocence.

EBASE (2022-10-23). Oakland District Councul Candidate Forum – Wednesday Oct 26. indybay.org On Wednesday, October 26th, from 6-8PM PST EBASE will be holding a Candidate Forum with candidates running for Oakland City Council. Community members will be invited to speak directly with candidates and ask pressing questions around housing justice, economic inequality, and public safety in advance of upcoming elections.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-23). Labor Speaks Out Port Of Oakland To Defend Rail Workers Health & Safety & Right To Strike. indybay.org

Schools & Labor Against Privatization Ed Comm (2022-10-23). Thursday 10/27: 10/27 Building Solidarity and Education From The Port To The Schools & SF City Workers. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 Henry Schimdt Room | 400 North Point | San Francisco…

Staff (2022-10-23). Parliamentarians from Venezuela and Colombia Meet in Cúcuta. orinocotribune.com This Friday, October 21, the binational meeting of Venezuelan and Colombian parliamentarians was held in the Colombian city of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, near the border with Venezuela. In Cúcuta, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, said that the most important issues being discussed are trade, transportation, complete opening of the border, and security. | He pointed out that parliamentarians from the two countries will address these issues together with mayors, governors, councilors, merchants, business owners, farmers and peasants from the border areas, in order to accompany…

____ (2022-10-22). 20th CPC National Congress concludes. ecns.cn The week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded on Saturday in Beijing.

_____ (2022-10-22). Amy's Kitchen Workers Protested Their Working Conditions. popularresistance.org Organic convenience foods brand Amy's Kitchen maintains a carefully constructed image of ethical consumption and saving the planet, one vegan frozen burrito at a time. The company is owned by the Berliner family, and its website makes much out of being a small, family-owned business, with pictures of the founders joyfully making pot pies and surfing. | "We choose what's best for our customers, our farmers, our employees and our planet," the website reads. "It's a tall order, but we wouldn't have it any other way." | But Amy's has been under fire the past year as startling labor practices have come to light. | On…

_____ (2022-10-22). China Plans New Era Of Revolution. popularresistance.org On 21 October 2022, Friends of Socialist China co-editors Danny Haiphong and Carlos Martinez joined Multipolarista editor Ben Norton to discuss the CPC's 20th National Congress, currently drawing to a close in Beijing. | In the 90-minute stream embedded below, the three discuss some of the key themes emerging from the Congress, including the pursuit of China's Second Centenary Goal ("building a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful"), common prosperity, ecological civilization, whole-process people's democracy, and the need for self-re…

_____ (2022-10-22). Swapping Stories At The Alabama Troublemakers School. popularresistance.org Numerous unions and organizations were represented, with the Communications Workers (CWA) and Raise Up the South in particular showing up in a big way. There were some familiar faces from the Professional and Technical Employees, Hometown Action, the Mine Workers, Retail and Department Store Union, Birmingham Democratic Socialists of America, Starbucks Workers United, United Campus Workers, and more. | In how many other spaces will you find worker-led discussion and workshops with participants ranging from line cooks to rocket scientists in the same room? Folks from call centers to coal mines were learning from e…

_____ (2022-10-22). Despite Record Profits, Rail Companies Reject Union's Demand For Sick Leave. popularresistance.org A statement from the United States' major freight rail companies left railroad workers feeling increasingly "disenfranchised and undervalued," according to one labor organizer, as the National Carriers' Conference Committee rejected a proposal from the third largest rail workers union which called for just seven days of paid sick leave per year. | While claiming "the health, safety, and wellbeing of rail employees is a top priority for all railroads," the NCCC said it would not accept the proposal from the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED), which was introduced last week. | The BMWED ha…

_____ (2022-10-22). Biden Has An 'Off-Ramp' On Ukraine. popularresistance.org A Rose has bloomed In the Blinken/Sullivan/Biden desert of ideas on Ukraine. I refer to Rose Gottemoeller, 69, who was Under Secretary of State for Arms Control during the Obama/Biden second term and knows much more about the real world than the boys Biden has in the back room (if I may risk damning her with faint praise). | Looking for adults in the room? Gottemoeller could be the woman of the hour, if Biden's ivy-mantled advisers would stop preening, sit down, and listen. Writing in The Financial Times two weeks ago, Gottemoeller referred to the "quiet bargain" that ended the Cuban missile crisis of exactly 60…

_____ (2022-10-22). Court Finds Extinction Rebellion Scientists Not Guilty For Action At BEIS. popularresistance.org Five Scientists for Extinction Rebellion on trial for criminal damage have been acquitted by a magistrates' court in London. Dr Stuart Capstick, an environmental social scientist, Dr Abi Perrin, a biologist, Emma Smart, an ecologist, Dr Aaron Thierry, an earth-system scientist and Dr Caroline Vincent, a retired scientist and consultant, were facing a charge of criminal damage to the value of £2,000. | They were part of a group of nine scientists who pasted scientific papers, used chalk spray and glued themselves to the windows of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in an act o…

_____ (2022-10-22). The Fight Against Inflation Doesn't Have To Be Rich-People Friendly. popularresistance.org The world's central bankers, almost without exception, are now busy swinging sledgehammers. Only whopping interest-rate hikes, they're preaching, can pound down inflation's rising prices. | In the United States, the Federal Reserve has so far this year raised the nation's benchmark interest rate by three points, something that hasn't happened since the 1980s, and still more rate hikes, the Fed pledges, are coming. | These interest-rate boosts, the central banker reasoning goes, will slow the economy, deflate consumer demand, and get prices shrinking. The downside? Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is readily ac…

_____ (2022-10-22). Media Narratives Shield Landlords From A Crisis Of Their Own Making. popularresistance.org As landlords continue their relentless pursuit of profits, and politicians allow pandemic-era eviction moratoriums to expire, the human toll of a fundamentally brutal housing system is arguably more visible than ever—particularly in America's largest cities. | Much of corporate media's coverage of the deepening housing crisis, however, focuses on what are presented as three great evils: that landlords of supposedly modest means are being squeezed; that individuals and families living without homes destroy the aesthetics of cities; and that, in line with the most recent manufactured panic over violent crime,…

Pepe Escobar (2022-10-22). Xi's Keynotes from the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar Oct 18, 2022 | What drives China and Russia is that sooner rather than later they will be ruling the Heartland. | President Xi Jinping's 1h45min speech at the opening of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing was an absorbing exercise of recent past informing near future. All of Asia and all of the Global South should carefully examine it. | The Great Hall was lavishly adorned with bright red banners. A giant slogan hanging in the back of the hall read, "Long Live our great, glorious and correct party." | Another one, below, functio…

Editor (2022-10-22). EU confesses 'our prosperity was based on China & Russia': Cheap energy, low-paid labor, big market. mronline.org EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell confessed the West's neoliberal economic model was "based on cheap energy coming from Russia," "access to the big China market," and low-paid Chinese workers. Europe has now lost that, and is thus in crisis.

JANET (2022-10-22). Major escalation against Russia in Crimea/ Kiev, the EU and NATO take world to the edge. iacenter.org October 21, 2022 By Fadi Kassem, Georges Gastaud and Aymeric Monville This statement, by three leaders in the PRCF (Pole for Communist Renaissance, France), was published Oct. 9. Translation: International Acton Center Attack on the bridge from mainland Russia to Crimea: An explosive charge placed in a vehicle or under the apron explodes at the passage of a fuel train, destroying three spans 64-meters-long on the lanes with traffic flowing north. The railway bridge, which also houses pipelines, was not seriously affected, despite the fire burning several tank cars. Whatever its modus operandi, the terrorist attac…

En.mehrnews (2022-10-22). Russia largest foreign investor in Iran's oil industry in H1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) — Statistics showed that $2.7 billion worth of foreign investment made in the Iranian oil and gas sector in first half of the current Iranian year of 1401 (from Mar. 22 to Sep. 22), the total of which belongs to Russia…

Dongsheng News (2022-10-22). What is China's Political System? dissidentvoice.org The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China is currently taking place and Dongsheng will be publishing a series of videos in order to better understand this political event. China is at the center of the world's economy and geopolitics, however little is known about its internal politics. So, what is China's political system? …

SouthFront5 (2022-10-22). Key Shifts In China's Political Leadership. Beijing Validated Its Way To US-free World Order. southfront.org The 20th Communist Party Congress was held in China: more than 2,000 delegates from all over the country attended the meeting. The Party Congress adopted a series of landmark decisions on the further development of Chinese society on the basis of "21st century Marxism with Chinese characteristics".The CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping: "People's security as our ultimate goal, political security as our fundamental task, economic security as our foundation, military, technological, cultural, and soc…

____ (2022-10-22). Resolution on Party Constitution amendment adopted at 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday passed a resolution on an amendment to the CPC Constitution.

____ (2022-10-22). 20th CPC National Congress begins closing session. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its closing session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-22). Haroon Sharif: China will become pivotal in changing, uncertain world. ecns.cn The world is in a state of great uncertainty and China can play a very critical role in dealing with various challenges, said former Minister of State of Pakistan Haroon Sharif, while giving an interview with China News Network about the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-22). New CPC leadership to meet press on Sunday. ecns.cn Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will meet the press on Sunday after they are elected at a plenary meeting on the same day.

____ (2022-10-22). List of members of 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. ecns.cn The following is a list of the 133 members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday…

____ (2022-10-22). Xi Jinping presiding over 20th CPC National Congress closing session. ecns.cn Xi Jinping is presiding over the closing session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-22). Highlights of foreign congratulatory messages on 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Political party leaders worldwide have congratulated the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and General Secretary Xi Jinping of the committee on the convening of the 20th CPC National Congress.

____ (2022-10-22). Resolution on 19th CPC Central Committee report adopted at 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday passed a resolution endorsing the report of the 19th CPC Central Committee.

____ (2022-10-22). List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee. ecns.cn The following is a list of the 205 members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress in Beijing on Saturday…

____ (2022-10-22). CPC elects new Central Committee, new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. ecns.cn The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection have been elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-22). Resolution on work report of 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection adopted at CPC congress. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday passed a resolution on the work report of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

____ (2022-10-22). List of alternate members of 20th CPC Central Committee. ecns.cn The following is a list of the 171 alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) elected at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress on Saturday…

JANET (2022-10-22). University owes Black community reparations. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette October 19, 2022 Philadelphia For weeks, students at the University of Pennsylvania have joined residents facing eviction from the University City Townhomes to demand the Ivy League university use some of its $20.7 billion endowment to save the low-income residents' homes. UPenn, they point out, played an historic role in gentrifying the Black communities in West Philadelphia, once known as the Black Bottom, where UC Townhomes is located. Students and Townhomes residents disrupt UPenn convocation Aug. 29, 2022. Credit: Joe Piette Nearly 70 families face eviction at the end of 2022, as the propert…

JANET (2022-10-22). French workers resist increasing exploitation. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel October 21, 2022 France is in turmoil: Gasoline shortages affect more than 60% of households; inflation is increasing; oil company profits are off the charts. At the France Unbowed Party's rally, Paris, Oct. 16, the sign reads 'Our lives are worth more than your profits.' The pay of oil company executives has jumped 52%, but the bosses bitterly resist raising production worker salaries by 10%. While many European countries have had strikes and protests, France is where hundreds of thousands of workers have taken to the streets. The oil refinery strikes began Sept. 27 and are now in their third week.

Editor (2022-10-22). How Corporations 'Get Away With Murder' To Inflate Prices on Rent, Food and Electricity. scheerpost.com Antitrust expert Hal Singer shows how big businesses in certain industries are taking advantage of inflation worries to jack up prices far beyond their cost increases, all the while raking in robber-baron profits.

____ (2022-10-22). U.S. adjusts tax rules to curb skyrocketing inflation. ecns.cn The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it would adjust many tax rules in a bid to curb skyrocketing inflation.

____ (2022-10-22). Moody's cuts UK outlook to 'negative' over political turmoil. ecns.cn Ratings agency Moody's on Friday lowered the United Kingdom's outlook to "negative" from "stable" over ongoing political turmoil, weaker growth prospects and high inflation.

JANET (2022-10-22). Britain: Rail strikes challenge inflation and job cuts. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette October 14, 2022 British railway workers demanding wage increases to keep pace with decades-high inflation have spearheaded a wave of industrial job actions across that country since this summer. British rail workers strike, Oct. 5. Their strikes brought a nearly complete shutdown of the rail network, coupled with a national strike by 115,000 postal workers and industrial actions at the country's largest ports in Liverpool and Felixstowe on Oct. 5. The rail unions have been staggering and dividing industrial actions since July, with demands targeting assaults on pay, jobs, and terms and condition…

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-22). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: An Immigration Detention Profiteer Faces The Music. levernews.com Good things are happening! A group of formerly detained immigrants can advance a lawsuit against a private corporation that operates detention facilities, while the president moved forward with "the single, biggest thing the Biden Administration can do on its own without Congress to improve the accessibility and affordability of health coverage." The largest federation of unions in the country, meanwhile, is finally pouring money into new worker organizing efforts, while indigenous tribes are recovering thousands of ancestral remains from universities that stole them.All this and much more in this week's editi…

Dominique McGee (2022-10-22). Network Power Building Director. peoplesaction.org About People's Action/Institute People's Action Institute ( 1c3), and its sister organization People's Action ( 1c4), are national progressive organizations supporting the mobilization and leadership of the grassroots in support of an agenda that reflects people over profits. People's Action/Institute builds the power of poor and working people in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change …

Scorinoco (2022-10-22). Bitter Ending for Guaidó: Venezuela Opposition Wants to End His 'Interim Presidency'. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan opposition, more divided than ever and internationally isolated, wants to end the "interim government" of Juan Guaidó and remove him from leadership position. | Three of the four main parties of the opposition alliance Unitary Platform expressed their support for ending the "interim presidency" and stop recognizing Guaidó as Venezuela's "president in-charge." They have enough votes to get this decision approved, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, October 20, citing a senior figure in the opposition alliance. | The decision comes as 10 largest opposition parties in Venezuela have agreed to ho…

WSWS (2022-10-22). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: Why we need democracy in the workplace. wsws.org "Diary of a socialist Amazon worker," is a column authored by Austin Bailey, a socialist-minded worker in his twenties, who has followed the World Socialist Web Site since 2016.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-22). "Town Destroyers" & The Victor Arnautoff GWH Murals With Alan Snitow & Deborah Kaufman. indybay.org WorkWeek looks at the new film "Town Destroyers" by Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. It is about the struggle over the Victor Arnautoff murals at George Washington High.

WSWS (2022-10-22). Australian rank-and-file groups call online public meeting: "Unite educators and health workers: Oppose the ending of COVID protection measures! Lives before profit!" wsws.org The Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee and the Committee for Public Education call on all workers, students and professional people to register for the November 20 online public meeting.

Staff (2022-10-22). El fracaso histórico de Liz Truss hunde el dogma neoliberal. cubadebate.cu Liz Truss se ha convertido en la primera ministra con el mandato más breve de la historia de Reino Unido. Llegó al poder para suceder a Boris Johnson —también forzado a dimitir tras una revuelta interna— y lo hizo encarnando el más puro dogma neoliberal y prometiendo una bajada de impuestos masiva en un contexto económico desfavorable…

Staff (2022-10-22). Avanza la recuperación en los territorios afectados por Ian. cubadebate.cu Sobre cómo marchan las labores de recuperación en cada uno de los territorios afectados por el paso del huracán Ian se actualizó en la tarde de este viernes en la reunión que habitualmente, desde el pasado 27 de septiembre, encabeza el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

Staff (2022-10-22). Concluye XX Congreso del Partido Comunista Chino: Ratifican rumbo pro desarrollo, equidad y coexistencia pacífica internacional. cubadebate.cu El cónclave ratificó la línea de la organización política gobernante pro desarrollo económico y planteó en sus conclusiones que "desde ahora, la tarea central del PCCh es unir y conducir al pueblo de las diversas etnias del país en la materialización del propósito de construir un Estado poderoso socialista y moderno".

_____ (2022-10-21). Peak Season For Action At Amazon. popularresistance.org Could this November see the biggest coordinated international day of action at Amazon yet? | Although Thanksgiving is a unique U.S. holiday, the day after—known as "Black Friday"—is celebrated in many countries as the opening of the Christmas shopping season. In Italy, for example, merchants offer Black Friday discounts that fill their stores with the same bargain-hungry shoppers as in the U.S. | That's why three Italian trade union federations chose it as a strategic day in 2017 to strike Amazon's million-square-foot distribution center in Castel San Giovanni, near Piacenza in Northern Italy. | The S…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-21). 'Peaceful Modernization': China's Offering to the Global South. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Xi Jinping just offered the Global South a stark alternative to decades of western diktats, war, and economic duress. 'Peaceful modernization' will establish sovereignty, economy, and independence for the world's struggling states President Xi Jinping's work report at the start of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) this past Sunday in…

Staff (2022-10-21). Inflation Is Not the Main Issue in the Election. cepr.net No one likes to see rising prices, but it would be unfortunate if people overlooked so much that is good in the economy to focus on a problem that was largely outside the control of our elected leaders.

____ (2022-10-21). Inflation costs American households 445 extra U.S. dollars a month, says analysis. ecns.cn Surging inflation caused ordinary American households to fork out 445 U.S. dollars more than a year ago, according to a recent analysis by the Moody's Analytics.

Mickey Z. (2022-10-21). AIDS, Covid-19, Confederate Prisoners and a Million More Stories on Hart Island. dissidentvoice.org What if I told you this story connected poverty, Tony Fauci, the Military-Industrial Complex, the Prison-Industrial Complex, crack, the Civil War, Covid, AIDS, Lou Reed, and my grandfather — and that's just for starters? Hart Island is located at the western end of the Long Island Sound, off the coast of the northeastern Bronx. Despite being only …

____ (2022-10-21). CPC maps out further steps on path to common prosperity. ecns.cn For many, moss is nothing but a humble tiny plant growing in some inconspicuous wet corners, but for villagers in the mountainous town of Maoyang, it is a cash cow that has carried them out of poverty and on a path to further affluence.

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