(2024-01-03). Ice, snow economy ignites Harbin. ecns.cn During the three-day New Year holiday, Harbin, situated in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has emerged as a trending city online, drawing in a considerable influx of tourists.
(2024-01-03). Criticism LTD w/ Matt Seybold. mronline.org 
Matt Seybold joins Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson to discuss the political economy of literary criticism from past to present, amateur to professional. Seybold is Associate Professor of American Literature at Elmira College and Resident Scholar at the Center for Mark Twain Studies. In addition to writing and teaching in the field of literature & economics, Seybold produces and hosts The American Vandal podcast, an ever-growing collection of conversations and presentations about literature, humor, and history in America that is inspired by Mark Twain's life and legacy.
(2024-01-01). Five countries formally join BRICS. ecns.cn The BRICS memberships of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia officially took effect on Monday.
(2024-01-02). Five countries formally join BRICS. ecns.cn The BRICS memberships of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia officially took effect on Monday.
(2024-01-02). Eurozone economy shrinks Dec 2023 for 18 straight month. plenglish.com London, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) Manufacturing activity in the Eurozone downgraded in December 2023 for 18th consecutive month, as indicated on Tuesday by the final Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).
(2024-01-02). Venezuela's Economy Grew 4.5% in 2023 as Forecast by ECLAC. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, confirmed that the Venezuelan economy grew by 4.5% as forecast by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). | "The Central Bank has not provided the figures yet, although they tell me that ECLAC's expectation of 4.5% has been met. There have been 10 consecutive quarters of growth despite the blockade, and with our own investment," President Maduro said during an In the interview, publi…
(2024-01-03). Selected Articles: The Economic Incentive: Blocking Israel's Supply Chain. globalresearch.ca 
By The Israel-Gaza conflict is invigorating a global protest movement against the state of Israel which is seeing various manifestations. From an economic standpoint, Israel can …
(2024-01-03). Blocking Israel's Supply Chain. counterpunch.org 
If demography is destiny, as Auguste Comte tells us, then economics must be current, pinching reality. The Israel-Gaza conflict is invigorating a global protest movement against the state of Israel which is seeing various manifestations. From an economic standpoint, Israel can be seen as vulnerable in terms of global supply lines, potentially at the mercy of sanctions
(2024-01-03). Stable growth to be focus of policy support. ecns.cn China is expected to step up policy support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and advanced manufacturing in a more precise manner, while also paying more attention to prevent industry regulatory measures from constraining economic vitality, experts said.
(2024-01-03). The Economic Incentive: Blocking Israel's Supply Chain. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-03). Latin American feminisms and transfeminisms: "We are here". pressenza.com Latin American feminisms and transfeminisms are characterised by their heterogeneity, as they have been shaped by each country's different political, economic, social, and cultural realities. Although there are certain common elements in most of our countries, such as the fight against gender violence, the defence of the right to abortion, and equal pay, each has had its trajectory in the development of the feminist movement. | Latin America and the Caribbean is a region undergoing profound transformations in the context of a global crisis and the entry into the digital phase of the capitalist system. It is also…
(2024-01-03). Forge ahead with reform and opening-up By: Ken Hammond. midwesternmarx.com 
In December 1978 the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) made a momentous decision to open a new program of economic development. Over the first three decades of the People's Republic of China, a foundation for a modern socialist system had been built, but this had been an arduous process, with advances and retreats, successes and failures, and much contention about how best to pursue the goals of enhancing production in industry and agriculture and of improving the mat …
(2024-01-02). The Economic Incentive: Blocking Israel's Supply Chain. dissidentvoice.org If demography is destiny, as Auguste Comte tells us, then economics must be current, pinching reality. The Israel-Gaza conflict is invigorating a global protest movement against the state of Israel which is seeing various manifestations. From an economic standpoint, Israel can be seen as vulnerable in terms of global supply lines, potentially at the mercy …
(2024-01-02). Argentina's Largest Trade Union Announces General Strike. popularresistance.org The General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Argentina's largest labor union, has called for a general strike and a march to the Congress on January 24, 2024 to protest against President Javier Milei's Decree of Necessity and Urgency and the "Omnibus Bill" that grants absolute powers to the far-right president to govern for two years bypassing the Congress. | On Thursday, December 28, the CGT, which is the common platform for the largest labor unions of Argentina, announced the general strike against Milei's neoliberal policies which "intend to drown the country in economic and political instability."
(2024-01-02). Machi Betiana's return to the rewe. pressenza.com The Mapuche people need to live in their territory to exist. This is how it is for the Lof Lafken Winkul Mapu. However, and despite being an enshrined right, according to National Parks, judges and prosecutors functional to economic power, this is not viable. | The talks held with the Argentine government to resolve the conflict have turned out to be a farce. In the last one, on 1 June 2023, the recognition of the rewe as sacred territory was achieved, and the return of the machi and her closest collaborators was agreed. After six months of waiting for the agreement to be formalised in writing, on 5 December, Bet…
(2024-01-02). Optimizing Interventions for Early Childhood. jamanetwork.com Early childhood is a critical period for development. The estimated costs of children not reaching their full developmental potential during this period are high and persist throughout life, including lower economic productivity and poorer health. Attaining full developmental potential has been recognized as the right of every child, and investing in early childhood development is key to breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty, increasing human capital, and improving population health and well-being. Yet the most recent estimates indicate that about 43% of children younger than 5 years in low- and middle-inc…
(2024-01-02). Reimagining Economics Education. popularresistance.org
(2024-01-02). Congratulations to Cuba in France on anniversary of the Revolution. plenglish.com Paris, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) The French association Cuba Linda today congratulated the people and the government of the island on the 65th anniversary of the Revolution and reiterated its condemnation of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade.
(2024-01-02). Indian students highlight Cuba ¥s bravery facing imperialism. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) The secretary general of the Students Federation of India (SFI), Mayukh Biswas, today stressed the bravery of the Cuban people for their resistance against the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States.
(2024-01-02). Cuba, Guyana, Venezuela Start 2024 Celebrating New Beginnings! telesurenglish.net The 24th Year of Century 21 blasted-off with Cuba, Guyana and Venezuela all celebrating new beginnings after an eventful 2023 in the three Caribbean and South American nations. | RELATED: | Cuba observed the 65th Anniversary of its 1959 Revolution, Guyana celebrated continuing unprecedented exponential economic growth and Venezuela reported a tenth consecutive quarter of economic grow…
(2024-01-03). Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-02). Why Even Americans Making More Than $100,000 Live Paycheck To Paycheck. moguldom.com If it feels like your hard-earned paycheck vanishes as soon as it hits your bank account, you're not alone. A LendingClub report from September 2023 reveals that over 60 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, including a surprising number of those with six-figure incomes. More than half of Americans earning over $100,000 a …
(2024-01-02). New food security law to boost farmers' incomes. ecns.cn China's top legislature has adopted a food security law that aims to ensure grain supply, and stipulates measures to increase the income of crop farmers.
(2024-01-02). Impact of Integrated Interventions on Childhood Neurodevelopment. jamanetwork.com This randomized trial assesses interventions that span preconception through early childhood compared with usual care on neurodevelopment among children at age 24 months in low- and middle-income neighborhoods in India.
(2024-01-02). UK: Starmer outlines Labour's militarist agenda, including use of nuclear weapons. wsws.org UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and his Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey ended the year with a trip to NATO's Tapa base in Estonia.
(2024-01-03). Homelessness crisis in Australia exposes Labor-Greens housing deal. wsws.org Soaring rents and home mortgage repayments are producing homelessness on a scale described by charities as the worst on record.
(2024-01-03). Enfrentamiento en Ciudad de México deja dos muertos y siete heridos. telesurtv.net El intercambio de disparos se produjo cuando los agentes de la policía se encontraban en labores de investigación.
(2024-01-02). Yemen's Houthis Become Today's Red Sea Version of the 'Barbary Pirates'. counterpunch.org 
When my husband and I were producing the pro-West Beirut (Lebanon) Daily Star, one of Yemen's tyrannical kings was ruling from an elaborate barber's chair. Its few exports were chiefly coffee, cotton, and hides, but also postage stamps for international collectors. One of its most infamous imports we interviewed was California's outspoken and dramatic ex-patriot
(2024-01-02). China and neighbors set to strengthen relations. ecns.cn The year 2023 witnessed fruitful outcomes of collaboration between China and its neighboring countries, experts said, predicting such cooperation will continue to deepen comprehensively in 2024.
(2024-01-02). Workers made history in 2023, but it's make or break in 2024. peoplesworld.org 
There is no question that 2023 was a year of record-setting victories for U.S. workers and their unions, with unprecedented numbers winning drives to unionize their workplaces and huge increases in public support for labor unions and for the right of workers to unionize. It is reasonable to expect that these victories will continue in …
(2024-01-02). Elevan a 24 los muertos por sismo de magnitud 7.6 en Japón. telesurtv.net El primer ministro japonés advirtió que las labores de búsqueda se han dificultado debido a que se ha complicado el acceso de vehículos a las zonas afectadas por el sismo.
(2024-01-03). In The World's Wealthiest Country, Housing Should Be A Human Right. popularresistance.org Too many of us have to depend on sheer good luck to make it — especially when it comes to putting a roof over our heads. | We grow up hearing that hard work alone will lift us above the hardships we're born into. But many of us also watched as our parents worked two and three jobs, relied on extended family to watch us, and still struggled to afford stable housing. Far too many of us are living that same struggle ourselves. | It's not that we aren't resourceful. My grandmother, who barely scraped by with factory work and countless odd jobs, pulled together with neighbors who supported each other through a m…
(2024-01-03). FULL SPEECH: Museveni on corruption, wealth creation and ADF. independent.co.ug 
1Ô∏è‚É£ Promoting wealth creation in every home 2Ô∏è‚É£ Combating corruption 3Ô∏è‚É£ Embracing regional integration 4Ô∏è‚É£ Addressing the threat of terrorists from Congo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Full end of year speech by President Yoweri Museveni December 31, 2023. **** Fellow Ugandans, I congratulate you for finishing the year 2023 and I wish you …
(2024-01-02). In the World's Wealthiest Country, Housing Should Be a Human Right and a Community Builder. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-02). Spending on Dual Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs in Medicare Part D. jamanetwork.com This study compares Medicare and patient spending for dual over-the-counter and prescription drugs with their over-the-counter cash prices.
(2024-01-02). Experts urge monetary policy easing. ecns.cn China may need to further ease its monetary policy early this year as domestic demand remains insufficient while low inflation and a stabilizing renminbi have offered more scope for policy adjustments, experts said on Monday…
(2024-01-02). Livingstone Mbabazi takes over at Vipers. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club has appointed former Arua Hill SC head Coach Charles Livingstone Mbabazi as their new Head Coach on a two-year employment contract. The Kitende-based club announced on Monday, barely two weeks since they parted ways with Brazilian Coach Leonard Martins Neiva "Vipers Sports Club is delighted to …
(2024-01-02). War, What is it Good For? — The Profits of the Military Industrial Complex. expose-news.com The business of war is booming due to the geopolitical tensions engineered in the last few years and global military spending rose to an all-time high of over $2.2 trillion last year …
(2024-01-03). Earliest known example of a human-built wood structure, dating to nearly a half-million years ago, discovered in Africa. wsws.org This discovery significantly pushes back the known evidence of wooden architecture and the investment by humans in permanent structures suggesting relatively more settled occupation at certain locations.
(2024-01-02). China inaugurates world's largest high altitude wind farm. plenglish.com Based on Xinhua news agency, it is a project in the autonomous region of Xizang, southwest, which has 25 wind turbines capable of providing approximately 200 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity per year. | According to CHN Energy Investment Group, this saves about 60,000 tons of standard coal and will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 160,000 tons. | The project, built at an average altitude of 4,650 meters above sea level, was completed in about 260 days with an investment of 640 million yuan (about US$90.36 million). | In CHN Energy Investment's view, the operation of the farm will play a crucial role…
(2024-01-02). Oil and gas take a lion's share of FDI into Uganda. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The value of foreign direct Investments (FDI) into Uganda grew by almost 80 percent in 2022, the bulk of the money going into oil and gas and related activities, this is according to the latest joint government report. The survey conducted by the Bank of Uganda, Uganda Investment Authority, and …
(2024-01-03). Parallel Massacres: From the Zapatistas to Wounded Knee and Gaza. indybay.org Parallel Massacres: From the Zapatistas to Wounded Knee and Gaza — Censored News Most Censored 2023. The weapons flow and its tentacles in Indian country; the violations of the sacred; and the silencing of voices for Palestine at universities in the United States were among the most censored issues in 2023. The war crimes and genocide in Palestine with U.S. funds and weapons would not be possible without the complicity of the U.S. media, which has gone from lazy chair plagiarizing to becoming a government organ serving war profiteers.
(2024-01-03). Earthquake strikes central Japan leaving dozens dead. wsws.org While it is not possible to prevent natural disasters, the damage that results is compounded by the subordination of public safety to the capitalist profit system.
(2024-01-02). Health Workers in the UK Shut Down the Headquarters of a Gaza War Profiteer. portside.org
(2024-01-02). Parallel Massacres: From the Zapatistas to Wounded Knee and Gaza. indybay.org Parallel Massacres: From the Zapatistas to Wounded Knee and Gaza — Censored News Most Censored 2023. The weapons flow and its tentacles in Indian country; the violations of the sacred; and the silencing of voices for Palestine at universities in the United States were among the most censored issues in 2023. The war crimes and genocide in Palestine with U.S. funds and weapons would not be possible without the complicity of the U.S. media, which has gone from lazy chair plagiarizing to becoming a government organ serving war profiteers.
(2024-01-02). Health Workers Shut Down Headquarters Of A Gaza War Profiteer. popularresistance.org Last week, hundreds of UK health workers shut down the central London headquarters of US tech giant and spy firm Palantir to disrupt its business. Their mass picket aims to blockade entry to and exit from the building in protest against National Health Service (NHS) England awarding a £330 million contract to Palantir, a company that professes to be keeping the Israeli government "armed and ahead" in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza, including Israel's systematic targeting of health care facilities, health workers, and patients. | Palantir specializes in artificial intelligence—powered military and sur…
(2024-01-02). Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works. John Pilger, His Legacy Will Live. globalresearch.ca "Today, the most profitable wars have their own brand. They are called 'forever wars': Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and now Ukraine. All are based on a pack of lies." John Pilger…
(2024-01-02). Fossil fuel giants' record payouts amid deepening climate crisis. nationofchange.org The world's five largest oil companies, BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies, reported record profits and approved major new fossil fuel projects.
(2024-01-02). Of Earth and Money. counterpunch.org 
The earth cares nothing for profit. It has no table on which it plans budgets or places military options. It simply exists as a home for species. Providing air and water and light and ground without hidden fees or added service charges. The stock market, on the other hand, cares exclusively for profit. But no
(2024-01-03). Deregulation Is Turning Oklahoma Into A Factory Farm Sacrifice Zone. popularresistance.org As Barbara Dozhier prepared a ham before the arrival of her great-grandchildren and the rest of her family last Christmas Eve, she prayed for a weather forecast with wind out of the south. A breeze in the opposite direction meant her home four miles outside the east Oklahoma town of Kansas would be overcome with the stench of chicken litter. | Ever since a six-building poultry farm opened across the street in 2018‚Äâ—‚Äâwhere 336,000 birds are raised at a time‚Äâ—‚Äâfamily gatherings at the Dozhier home have been forced inside. | "Som…
(2024-01-02). China launches first regulation of phosphorus pollution in Poyang Lake. ecns.cn East China's Jiangxi Province has introduced a regulation to prevent and control total phosphorus pollution in Poyang Lake, which took effect starting from Monday.
(2024-01-03). Israel's Genocide Betrays the Holocaust By: Chris Hedges. midwesternmarx.com Never Again and Again and Again – by Mr. Fish Israel's lebensraum master plan for Gaza, borrowed from the Nazi's depopulation of Jewish ghettos, is clear. Destroy infrastructure, medical facilities and sanitation, including access to clean water. Block shipments of food and fuel. Unleash indiscriminate industrial violence to kill and wound hundreds a day. Let starvation — the U.N. estimates that more than half a million people are already starvi …
(2024-01-03). I Don't Care What Religion The Genocidal Child Murderers Are By: Caitlin Johnstone. midwesternmarx.com Unfuckingbelievable. It is un fucking believable that it's 2024 and the US-sponsored incineration of Gaza is still going on. They're just looking us dead in the eye and doing the worst things humans could possibly do, right in front of us. Against all laws. Against all opposition.‚ùñThe other day Tony Blinken posted an astonishingly obnoxious tweet fretting about how "This has been an extraordinarily dangerous year for press around the world," as though his own administ …
(2024-01-03). The Death of Israel By: Chris Hedges. midwesternmarx.com Birth of a New Nation – by Mr. FishSettler colonial states have a terminal shelf life. Israel is no exception. Israel will appear triumphant after it finishes its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the West Bank. Backed by the United States, it will achieve its demented goal. Its murderous rampages and genocidal violence will exterminate or ethnically cleanse Palestinians. Its dream of a state exclusively for Jews, with any Palestinians who remain stripped of basic righ …
(2024-01-03). Russia is on a path to becoming socialist again. In anticipation of this, we must unite the globe's anti-imperialist forces By: Rainer Shea. midwesternmarx.com The way that we interpret Russia's special military operation, and the events surrounding it, is going to determine how we wage the class struggle throughout…
(2024-01-02). Hezbollah wages an aerial attack on the headquarters of Israeli military Command 91 in Eliet (Northeastern Safed) with a combat drone which hit its target accurately: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-01-02). The Margins Matter. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, an internist illustrates how working class patients juggle their health care needs‚àíwhether to eat, pay rent, or lose wages—before illness or pain propels them to see a clinician.
(2024-01-03). For a European movement against capitalism and war. wsws.org Millions of people around the world are taking to the streets to protest against the genocide in Gaza and the threat of world war. The Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, in close cooperation with its comrades in France, the UK, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia, is participating in the European elections to give voice to this opposition and develop it into a powerful movement against the root cause of war, capitalism.
(2024-01-03). Australian protests against Gaza genocide: "Governments are trying to suppress the opposition" wsws.org "People are waking up to the inequity of capitalism, which is at the root of a lot of problems in the world."
(2024-01-02). The Politics of Emergency Time and the Emerging Threat of Fascism. counterpunch.org 
The underbelly of contemporary violence is colonialism, the politics of disposability, religious fundamentalism, neoliberalism, and raw militarism. Violence seems to have engulfed the earth like a blinding sandstorm. Children are being killed en mass in Gaza, homelessness is increasingly spreading among youth in many countries, inequality exists at staggering levels, and a culture for justice has been replaced by a global culture of war. Gangster capitalism is waging a war on the working class, women's reproductive rights, gay rights, people of color, and democracy itself–brazenly wrapping itself in the discours…
(2024-01-02). Jan 2, 2024. sitrepworld.info Platoon Soundtrack — Adagio for Strings The Great Clarification, by James Howard Kunstler US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption, by Jeffrey D. Sachs Is It Over Yet? Dissecting capitalism, by Michael Hudson, Radhika Desai (Transcript) The War Party Tantrum, by Matt Taibbi Tributes Pour in For John Pilger — Consortium News The End of Free Speech? by John Leake The China Convergence: Yes, the West is becoming more like China, by N.S. Lyons Happy Days Are Here Again? by Bill Astore 1984/2024 — the hidden hope in Orwell's warning, by Paul Cudenec Newyear's resolution: "be…
(2024-01-02). Philippines: DSWD DROMIC Report #11 on the Effects of Shear Line and Tropical Storm "Kabayan" as of 31 December 2023, 6PM. reliefweb.int Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | 
(2024-01-02). Israel's Genocide Betrays The Holocaust. popularresistance.org Israel's lebensraum master plan for Gaza, borrowed from the Nazi's depopulation of Jewish ghettos, is clear. Destroy infrastructure, medical facilities and sanitation, including access to clean water. Block shipments of food and fuel. Unleash indiscriminate industrial violence to kill and wound hundreds a day. Let starvation — the U.N. estimates that more than half a million people are already starving — and epidemics of infectious diseases, along with the daily massacres and the displacement of Palestinians from their homes, turn Gaza into a mortuary. The Palestinians are being forced to choose betwe…
(2024-01-03). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-01-02). Housing activists organise national day of action for public housing, rent controls. greenleft.org.au
(2024-01-02). Development Studies: Ideological Crisis, No Coherent Stance against the Dominant Neoliberal Paradigm. Tina Renier. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-03). Bangladesh solidarity rally with Palestine. workers.org 
By the Socialist Party of Bangladesh On Dec. 29, a solidarity rally and march was held in Bangladesh with the slogan "Genocide, Free Palestine." The event occurred at Shahbagh Square in Dhaka. It was organized by the "Palestine Solidarity Committee, Bangladesh" Chapter, constituting communist, socialist, left progressive political parties, organizations, . . . |
(2024-01-03). The working class, the fight against capitalist barbarism, and the building of the World Party of Socialist Revolution , (Part One). wsws.org The New Year opens against the backdrop of a massive escalation of imperialist violence throughout the world. Genocide and nuclear war are being normalized.
(2024-01-02). Massive march for Palestine disrupts NYC on New Years Eve. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands marched down Manhattan on New Year's Eve, on one of the largest celebrations in the city, in solidarity with Palestine. The march was organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, the People's Forum, the ANSWER Coalition, No Tech for Apartheid, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and around a dozen other organizations in the #ShutItDown4Palestine coalition. Protesters demanded an end to Israel's genocide and siege against Gaza, an immediate ceasefire, and an end to all US funding of Israel. | Participants such as PSL Presidential Candidate Claudia de la Cruz, told Peoples Dispatch why they were partic…
(2024-01-02). Caravan of Freedom is being re-launched in Cuba. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Jan 2 (Prensa Latina) In front of the first Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the Caravan of Freedom left Santiago de Cuba province for Havana, 65 years after the event.
(2024-01-02). Communist Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteer Paul Wendorf's letters published in Spain. peoplesworld.org 
The letters of Paul Wendorf, a member of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, have been translated and published in Spain by Salamanca University Press as Vida y lucha de otro norteamericano en las trincheras de España. [At the site where Wendorf's letters are posted—see below—Nancy Phillips writes: "Paul Wendorf was my mother's first cousin and my …