(2023-04-18). EU In Crisis: Eurosceptism Persists In Italy, Greece, France, And Poland. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageEurosceptism will only deepen as Brussels fails to deal with European issues. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Although Euroscepticism has existed since the inception of the European Union, the UK's departure from the bloc in 2020, the only sovereign country to have left, demonstrated to other member states that it is possible to leave. Many member states are frustrated by forced immigration quotas, scandals such as Qatargate, and a la…
(2023-04-18). Peru's Coup-plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval. popularresistance.org A study by a leading polling firm in Peru found that the country's coup-plotting congress has an approval rating of just 6%, with a staggering 91% disapproval. | The South American nation's unelected president, Dina Boluarte, has the approval of just 15% of Peruvians, with 78% disapproval. | In December 2022, Peru's democratically elected leftist President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a congressional coup. The military arrested him, and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, without due process. | The US ambassador in Peru, Lisa Kenna, is a CIA veteran who strongly supported the coup against Castillo, and h…
(2023-04-18). Why the US Bank Crisis is Not Over. indybay.org There must always be a financial crash at some point. That is because interest-bearing debt grows exponentially, but the economy follows an S-curve and then turns down. And when the economy turns down… the magnitude of financial claims on the economy exceeds the ability to pay.
(2023-04-18). China's Q1 GDP growth indicates good start: experts. ecns.cn Experts said the year-on-year growth rate of 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2023 has exceeded expectations, and judging from main indicators, China's economy made a good start this year.
(2023-04-17). The IMF Has Just Unveiled a New Global Currency Known as the "Universal Monetary Unit" That Is Supposed to Revolutionize the World Economy. transcend.org 13 Apr 2023 – A new global currency just launched, but 99 percent of the global population has no idea. The "Universal Monetary Unit", also known as "Unicoin", is an "international central bank digital currency" that has been designed to work in conjunction with all existing national currencies.
(2023-04-17). Sanctions 'undermine hegemony of dollar', US Treasury admits. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
The secretary of the US Treasury, Janet Yellen, has admitted that Washington's imposition of unilateral sanctions on countries around the world could weaken the dominance of the dollar. | "There is a risk, when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar, that, over time, it could undermine the hegemony of the dollar", Yellen said in an April 16 She also noted that Washington's use of economic warfare "does create a desire on the part of China, of Russia, of Iran to find an alternative" to the dollar. | Before…
(2023-04-17). Report: Salaries for new recruits rise, but slower. ecns.cn The average monthly salary for new recruits in 38 major cities including Beijing and Shanghai saw a slight rise in the first quarter of this year as employers remain cautious about labor costs due to the current status of the economy.
(2023-04-17). Thanks to China and Brazil, U.S. dollar's power over world economy weakens. peoplesworld.org 
The United States proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago and ever since has arranged Latin American and Caribbean affairs to its advantage. Nevertheless, struggles for national and regional independence did continue, and the poor and marginalized classes did resist. Eventually there would be indigenous movements, labor mobilizations, and progressive and socialist-inclined governments. Cuba's revolutionary …
(2023-04-17). Stronger-than-expected economic indicators portend robust recovery momentum. ecns.cn Recently released indicators show that China's economy continues to maintain momentum in stabilization and recovery during the first quarter, with some sectors performing better than expected despite the lackluster global economic growth outlook.
(2023-04-17). IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings wrap up. america.cgtn.com 
The IMF and World Bank insist their Spring Meetings finished with a "strong message of confidence and a willingness to cooperate," despite a key committee failing to agree on a joint statement about the challenges facing the global economy. Policymakers gathered in Washington, D.C. this past week amid …
(2023-04-17). Sanctions 'undermine hegemony of dollar', US Treasury admits. geopoliticaleconomy.com The secretary of the US Treasury, Janet Yellen, has admitted that Washington's imposition of unilateral sanctions on countries around the world could weaken the dominance of the dollar. | "There is a risk, when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar, that, over time, it could undermine the hegemony of the dollar", Yellen said in an April 16 She also noted that Washington's use of economic warfare "does create a desire on the part of China, of Russia, of Iran to find an alternative" to the dollar. | Before…
(2023-04-17). Report: Salaries for new recruits rise, but slower. ecns.cn The average monthly salary for new recruits in 38 major cities including Beijing and Shanghai saw a slight rise in the first quarter of this year as employers remain cautious about labor costs due to the current status of the economy.
(2023-04-17). Thanks to China and Brazil, U.S. dollar's power over world economy weakens. peoplesworld.org The United States proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago and ever since has arranged Latin American and Caribbean affairs to its advantage. Nevertheless, struggles for national and regional independence did continue, and the poor and marginalized classes did resist. Eventually there would be indigenous movements, labor mobilizations, and progressive and socialist-inclined governments. Cuba's revolutionary …
(2023-04-17). Stronger-than-expected economic indicators portend robust recovery momentum. ecns.cn Recently released indicators show that China's economy continues to maintain momentum in stabilization and recovery during the first quarter, with some sectors performing better than expected despite the lackluster global economic growth outlook.
(2023-04-17). IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings wrap up. america.cgtn.com The IMF and World Bank insist their Spring Meetings finished with a "strong message of confidence and a willingness to cooperate," despite a key committee failing to agree on a joint statement about the challenges facing the global economy. Policymakers gathered in Washington, D.C. this past week amid …
(2023-04-17). Economic power and potential of Nuevo Laredo land port. america.cgtn.com 
A major shift is underway in the global economy. And many economists are calling it the next phase of globalization. It follows the supply chain mishaps brought by the pandemic. Many U.S. companies are now reducing their reliance on factories in China and other parts …
(2023-04-18). China unleashes great economic momentum as expos recover. ecns.cn The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), which hosted more than 3,382 brands from 65 countries and regions, concluded on Saturday in Haikou, Hainan Province. As the conference and exhibition industry gradually recovers, China is unleashing great economic momentum.
(2023-04-18). China's industrial output up 3 pct in Q1. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
(2023-04-18). Choosing between U.S., China to bring less prosperity, more poverty: EU Central Bank chief. ecns.cn The rising political pressure on countries to choose between the United States and China would lead to less economic growth across the world and should be avoided by "all means".
(2023-04-18). Inequality on steroids: new report finds richest 10% has overwhelming majority of wealth. greenleft.org.au A new report released by The Australia Institute has revealed that a staggering 93% of economic growth from the last decade has gone to just 10% of the Australian population, reports Isaac Nellist.
(2023-04-18). Successive Governments in Ukraine have accommodated Nazis to counter Soviet nostalgia: Ukrainian Communist Dmitri Kovalevich (Interview). mronline.org 
Dmitri Kovalevich described a range of issues to Orinoco Tribune, including the 2014 coup, Ukrainian President Zelensky's rise to fame, war crimes and human rights violations in Ukraine, the economic collapse of the country, and many others.
(2023-04-17). Yellen Says Sanctions Risk US Dollar Hegemony. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday acknowledged that US economic sanctions risk the hegemony of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency as they push targeted countries to seek alternatives. "There is a risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked to the role of the dollar that over time it could undermine …
(2023-04-17). Wider opening-up to stabilize foreign trade, investment. ecns.cn China is expected to promote the high-quality development of foreign trade through expanding high-level opening-up and strengthening international economic and trade cooperation.
(2023-04-17). World Economic Forum: The Global Shadow Elite. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-17). Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Opens Office in Delhi to Enhance Trade. infobrics.org The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened its office in New Delhi with an intention to enhance trade and economic cooperation, according to the official statement…
(2023-04-17). Australian "foreign interference" arrest of businessman linked to China. wsws.org This arrest—with video footage splashed all over the media—occurred amid escalating moves by the Biden administration, backed by the Australian Labor government, to militarily and economically confront China.
(2023-04-17). Fatal Shooting at Kenya Flower Farm, World's Largest Rose Grower. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-18). "Poverty, by America": Author Matthew Desmond on How U.S. Punishes the Poor & Subsidizes the Wealthy. democracynow.org 
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States. Roughly 500 people die from poverty in the U.S. every day. Our guest, sociologist Matthew Desmond, is the author of the new book, Poverty, by America, the follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. "There's so much poverty in America, not in spite of our wealth, but because of it," says Desmond in an in-depth interview.
(2023-04-17). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: To Heal the Great Divide. dissidentvoice.org It has been fifty-five years since Senator Robert F. Kennedy stepped onto the presidential nominating stage to try to mend the massive breach that had opened in American society. The country was torn asunder by the Vietnam War, racism, poverty, the assassination of President Kennedy and the soon-to-be assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. …
(2023-04-18). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.3 pct in March. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in March, down 0.3 percentage points from February, official data showed Tuesday.
(2023-04-18). China's resident nominal disposable income up 5.1 pct in Q1. ecns.cn China's per capita disposable income stood at 10,870 yuan (about 1,579.6 U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2023, up 5.1 percent year on year in nominal terms, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
(2023-04-18). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-04-18). Wednesday 5/3: On World Press Freedom Day: A Day Of Action To Free Assange/ Mumia & Against Censorship. indybay.org KQED Television | 2601 Mariposa St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-18). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP promotes "people's councils" and class collaboration. wsws.org In opposition to the FSP's appeals to the capitalist opposition parties to join "people's councils," the SEP calls on workers to form action committees in every workplace and suburb independent of all bourgeois parties and their trade unions.
(2023-04-18). Al menos 21 muertos deja incendio en un hospital de Beijing. telesurtv.net Los medios informaron que el incendio logró ser apagado y que las labores de rescate ya se concluyeron.
(2023-04-17). Enslavement of African migrants 'big business' in Libya thanks to EU funding — UN. thegrayzone.com An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the European Union has aided and abetted crimes against humanity, according to a recent UN report. On March 27, 2023, the United Nations released the findings of a …
(2023-04-17). Shenzhen forum attracts overseas professionals. ecns.cn More than 7,600 middle- to high-end jobs were on offer at the 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province over the weekend, an event that also emphasized scientific exchange and international collaboration.
(2023-04-17). Enslavement of African Migrants 'Big Business' in Libya Thanks to EU Funding. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Rubinstein An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the…
(2023-04-17). Protest In Taiwan Against Tsai's Meeting With Congressman McCarthy. popularresistance.org More than 50 political parties in the island of Taiwan staged a protest outside Taoyuan Airport in Taipei on Friday against regional leader Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | The Friday activity, themed "Anti-Taiwan independence, anti-interference" started around 7: 30 pm and lasted for more than an hour. More than 200 people from over 50 political parties — including the Labor Party of Taiwan, the Reunification Alliance Party, the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, and the New Party — gathered outside the airport, calling for reunification and waving banners with slogans…
(2023-04-17). Congressional Republican leaders defend union-busters. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Maybe it shouldn't be any great surprise, but the two top congressional Republicans dealing with labor legislation are defending union-busters. No, we're not kidding. Union-busters attracted positive attention from House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.—who once told Carolina media she doubted unions should legally exist—and Sen. William Cassidy, R-La., top Republican …
(2023-04-17). Entregan Réplica del Machete Mambí del Generalísimo Máximo Gómez a intelectuales y artistas cubanos. cubadebate.cu Este domingo fue entregada la Réplica del Machete Mambí del Generalísimo Máximo Gómez a un grupo de escritores, artistas, periodistas e instituciones culturales e informativas, ejemplos del quehacer intelectual cubano. En la ceremonia militar, en la que recibieron el galardón cinco instituciones y 12 personalidades de la cultura, en reconocimiento a su labor profesional.
(2023-04-17). Protest in Taiwan Against Tsai's Meeting With US Congressman McCarthy. orinocotribune.com More than 50 political parties in the island of Taiwan staged a protest outside Taoyuan Airport in Taipei on Friday against regional leader Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | The Friday activity, themed "Anti-Taiwan independence, anti-interference" started around 7: 30 pm and lasted for more than an hour. More than 200 people from over 50 political parties — including the Labor Party of Taiwan, the Reunification Alliance Party, the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, and the New Party — gathered outside the airport, calling for reunification and waving banners with slogans su…
(2023-04-17). Will Lehman responds to Department of Labor decision denying access to former UAW President Ray Curry's election protest. wsws.org On Saturday, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president Will Lehman wrote to Thomas Murray, Detroit-Milwaukee District Director of the Department of Labor's Office for Labor-Management Standards, objecting to the withholding of Curry's election protest.
(2023-04-18). Tax-Free Day For The Ultra-Wealthy. levernews.com
(2023-04-18). Why the Republi-Fascists Can't Stop Calling the Capitalist Democrats 'Marxists'. scheerpost.com 
By Paul Street / CounterPunch The Capitalist Democrats… The Democratic Party is a militantly capitalist entity and always has been — and not just in the neoliberal era. The much beloved New Deal Democratic president Franklin Roosevelt, himself a wealthy member of the capitalist establishment, boasted that he had saved the US American profits system by overseeing …
(2023-04-17). Oxfam shows US billionaires almost a third richer today than when covid hit. nationofchange.org "At a time when the ultrawealthy are amassing historic and dangerous levels of wealth, a federal wealth tax offers a vital and necessary tool for directly redressing extreme wealth inequality."
(2023-04-17). Our Tech Overlords Offer Another Climate Solution Without Sacrifice. popularresistance.org My expectations are never disappointed when I read the news each day and find out that the solutions to the problems created by our modern technology are to be found in more technology. We do not need to restructure our society, reduce our consumption, moderate our desires or change our habits. Technology will solve our problems without us having to make any substantial change in our way of life. | The breathless coverage of a university-based startup company that will draw carbon dioxide out of the ocean—thereby making room for more carbon dioxide from the air to be absorbed—may convince you that we…
(2023-04-17). China announces tax exemption for imported exhibits at Canton Fair. ecns.cn Imported exhibits within the duty-free quota sold during the Canton Fair 2023 will be exempt from import duty, import value-added tax, and consumption tax, according to Chinese authorities on Saturday.
(2023-04-18). China's central bank adds liquidity via reverse repos. ecns.cn China's central bank injected funds into the financial system through open market operations Tuesday.
(2023-04-18). UPS workers speak out against dire working conditions as contract talks begin. wsws.org UPS workers at a Teamsters rally in southern California spoke out against dire working conditions, impacts of the financial crisis and rising cost of living, and their thoughts on the contract negotiations.
(2023-04-18). After SVB and Credit Suisse: Whither the financial system? wsws.org The immediate storm set off by the SVB collapse may have passed following another bailout, but questions are being raised about whether this was just a passing phenomenon or the sign of much worse to come.
(2023-04-18). Blow up the banking system! A free account for all is possible. indybay.org Harsh austerity policies for the vast majority of people and state socialism for bankers, both practiced at the same time in Europe and the U.S. after 2008 – this had two consequences, as they have characterized the financialized capitalism of the past 14 years. First, this course poisoned the West's money.
(2023-04-17). Fiscal Insanity: The Government Borrows $6 Billion a Day, and We're Stuck with the Bill. dissidentvoice.org 
We're not living the American dream. We're living a financial nightmare. The U.S. government is funding its existence with a credit card. The government—and that includes the current administration—is spending money it doesn't have on programs it can't afford, and "we the taxpayers" are the ones being forced to foot the bill for the government's …
(2023-04-17). Ukraine a 'Non-Existent Country' Financially — Orban. transcend.org 14 Apr 2023 – The conflict will end as soon as the West stops giving money to Kiev, the Hungarian PM has insisted.
(2023-04-17). Food or Medicine? Inflation Squeezing Retirees in Argentina. latinorebels.com Monthly inflation was 7.7 percent in March, up from 6.5 percent in the same month in 2022. Analysts project annual inflation will come in at 110 percent in 2023, one of the highest rates in the world.
(2023-04-17). Arbitrator's recommendation means massive cuts in real wages for German public sector workers. wsws.org The arbitration recommendation presented on Saturday completely confirms our assessment: The Verdi trade union and public sector employers want to push through massive cuts in real wages at a time of high inflation.
(2023-04-17). Movement to abolish Ofsted watchdog must be linked to fight for fully-funded inflation busting pay rise for UK teachers. wsws.org The education unions may condemn Ofsted in words, but this is only to pacify their members while they stab them in the back.
(2023-04-18). Speaker McCarthy appeals to Wall Street to back massive social spending cuts. wsws.org The US House Speaker urged the assembled stock traders and agents of billionaire investors to support his party's position in demanding massive cuts in domestic social spending as the price of approving an increase in the federal debt ceiling.
(2023-04-17). Shandong city seeks to capitalize on barbecue fame. ecns.cn Zibo city in Shandong province has unexpectedly gone viral on Chinese social media since late February for its local barbecue specialty, and continues to trend as the local government takes the opportunity to spur tourism and spending.
(2023-04-17). Minnesotans protest war spending on Tax Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 15, 70 protesters gathered in the cold spring rain to protest the U.S. federal government's use of their tax dollars to fund war instead of programs that would benefit people like education, environmental protection and healthcare. The protest was initiated by the MN Peace Action Coalition. | Sarah Martin, a longtime member of Women Against Military Madness, was one of the protest emcees and started off the protest explaining the sizable Pentagon budget, "It is very important that we're here to send an anti-war message on Tax Day. This past year the Pentagon and the U.S. military spent…
(2023-04-17). Scottish National Party in meltdown. wsws.org The SNP's funding crisis is rooted in a membership decline flowing from the fact that in national and local government, it has imposed brutal cuts on every area of social spending, while also supporting NATO's war with Russia.
(2023-04-18). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.1 pct in Q1. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.1 percent year on year in the first quarter of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
(2023-04-17). Thousands of Iowans to lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits as lawmakers pass bill restricting access to public assistance. wsws.org Iowa lawmakers recently approved a bill introducing stricter eligibility tests for food assistance benefits, potentially causing thousands to lose access to programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP and the Family Investment Program.
(2023-04-18). Largest US Corporate Landlords Reap Huge Profits Amid Double-Digit Rent Hikes. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-18). Minneapolis change allows for broadcasting Muslim call to prayer. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — As part of their daily routine, religious Muslims pray five times a day. Since prayer times revolve around the lunar cycle, they change throughout the year. In many places around the world, a call to prayer is broadcast from mosques to announce those five Adhan prayer times so people who are Muslim know it's time to pray. | In most cities in the United States including Minneapolis, noise regulations prevent the call to prayer from being publicly broadcast outside of certain hours. In Minneapolis the noise ordinance only allows broadcasts from 7: 00 a.m. to 10: 00 p.m. At some times of the ye…
(2023-04-17). Republicans Attend NRA Convention the Same Weekend as 9 Mass Shootings. truthout.org President Joe Biden has denounced Republicans' allegiance to the gun lobby in response to a spate of mass shootings over the weekend, noting that many GOP presidential contenders spent the weekend pushing for gun deregulation at a convention for the National Rifle Association (NRA). From the start of the year through April 16, there have been 163 mass shootings in the U.S., with an average of more… |
(2023-04-18). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Josie and the Pussycats (w/ Shannon Amabile). levernews.com On this week's MVC, Rivka and Frank are joined by psychotherapist and cinephile
(2023-04-17). Imagining A World Beyond Capitalism, with David Cobb. mintpressnews.com In this hour-long interview, former Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb discusses radical politics, community organizing, sustainable development, climate change, racial justice, the protests in France, indigenous sovereignty, and building power to confront the ruling class.
(2023-04-18). Tallest tree in karst area of China found in Guangxi. ecns.cn A 72.4-meter-tall Parashorea chinensis (Shorea wangtianshuea)"ÄÄtree was recently discovered at a karst peak cluster depression of Nonggang National Nature Reserve, Ningming County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, becoming the tallest tree found in the country's karst area. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-17). Optimism boosted by commercial recovery. ecns.cn China's commercial real estate market will see a recovery in 2023, with the logistics and industrial sectors being bright spots, according to Anthony Couse, CEO of JLL Asia Pacific, an international real estate services provider.
(2023-04-17). Chemical fire in Brunswick, Georgia forces residents to evacuate. wsws.org This is the second industrial fire in one week in the United States that forced the evacuation of local homes.
(2023-04-17). How the Sri Lankan working class must fight IMF austerity and defend democratic rights. wsws.org Sri Lankan unions have refused to call any industrial action to fight IMF austerity and President Wickremsinghe's repressive Anti-Terrorism Bill.
(2023-04-17). Undisclosed: Billionaire Harlan Crow bought House from Clarence Thomas where Justice's Mother Lives. juancole.com 
By Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica ) — In 2014, one of Texas billionaire Harlan Crow's companies purchased a string of properties on a quiet residential street in Savannah, Georgia. It wasn't a marquee acquisition for the real estate magnate, just an old single-story home and two vacant lots down the …
(2023-04-17). Funcionarios norteamericanos visitan Argentina con el ojo puesto en China. globalizacion.ca La región necesita resistir la dominación estadounidense y negociar en bloque con China, para recuperar soberanía y revertir su regresión económica (Claudio Katz en "Integración, soberanía y socialismo en América Latina"). | Dos semanas después del encuentro entre Joe Biden y…
(2023-04-17). Conmemoran en Cuba proclamación del carácter socialista de la Revolución. telesurtv.net El escenario resultó propicio para reafirmar el apoyo mayoritario de los cubanos al proceso revolucionario.
(2023-04-17). Cuatro frases de Fidel en la proclamación del carácter socialista. telesurtv.net La isla caribeña conmemora este 16 de abril los 62 años de la proclamación del carácter socialista de la Revolución Cubana, liderada por Fidel Castro.
(2023-04-17). Communication Workers Union attack on WSWS and UK Postal Workers Rank-and-file Committee backfires. wsws.org The slander of the World Socialist Web Site and…
(2023-04-17). "Czech government merely relies on EU and does not pursue independent policies" peoplesdispatch.org Interview with Kate≈ôina Koneƒçná, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Czech Republic and leader of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSƒåM)…
(2023-04-17). Sudan: As Army And Forces Battle, Left Calls For Restoring The Revolution. popularresistance.org Tensions simmering between Sudan's army and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) boiled over into armed clashes on the morning of Saturday, April 15, following disagreements over the integration of the autonomous RSF into the army's command chain. | The issue of integration was a key aspect of a deal that Sudan's ruling junta was to sign with right-wing civilian forces to share power with the latter. The left in Sudan has been critical of the proposed deal, questioning the sincerity of the parties. Speaking to Peoples Dispatch a few hours before the fighting broke out, the Sudanese Communist Party…
(2023-04-17). As civilian deaths mount in Sudan military feud, Communists call for immediate ceasefire. peoplesworld.org 
Sudanese Communists are calling for an "immediate" ceasefire as the civilian casualty count in the bitter struggle for power between Sudan's army and a notorious paramilitary force hit almost 100 dead and around 600 wounded. The fierce fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and other areas has dealt a new blow to hopes for a transition …