(2021-11-11). Wealth, power and corruption in China. greenleft.org.au Desmond Shum was a businessman in China during the period of market reform. Chris Slee reviews his book, which gives an insight into the corruption that accompanied the process of capitalist restoration.
(2021-11-11). Massive Debts: USC Accused Of Predatory Recruiting For $115,000 Online Degree, Targeting Low-Income Students. moguldom.com Would you pay $115,000 for an online degree? Some students at the University of South Carolina (USC) have been forking out this much, only to graduate and get stuck with massive debt and a very low salary, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) analysis of recent U.S. Education Department data. The WSJ report said …
(2021-11-11). Ning-Nong Diplomacy, China and Paul Keating. dissidentvoice.org Former Australian prime ministers tend to be less conspicuous in public life than their counterparts in other countries. Occasionally, they make an appearance at political functions and events to remind us that they are still alive, their estate still breathing, their lawyers still working. For the most part, the pronouncements are less than profound, let …
(2021-11-11). Kiev Is Only Giving The Appearance Of Wanting To Settle The Crisis In Eastern Ukraine: Russian Foreign Ministry. southfront.org 
The Ukrainian leadership is giving the appearance that it is working in the Contact Group on settling the crisis in…
(2021-11-10). Upend This Damaging Narrative About Spending. otherwords.org The drama over the Build Back Better Act has revealed the power of narrative in our political landscape. | It is not enough to put forward policy proposals that actually help people, pay for them with taxes on the wealthiest, and then try to pass those proposals into law. You also need to fight a destructive, damaging narrative against "government spending." | Unfortunately,
(2021-11-10). Poverty and possibility: Terror could sabotage Taliban economic relations with China. peoplesworld.org 
The future of Afghanistan will be determined not only in Kabul, where the Taliban is now firmly in power but also in places such as the Wakhan Corridor. A narrow strip of land that runs along the northern fringe of Afghanistan, the Corridor was formed in 1893 as a buffer between the Tsarist empire of …
(2021-11-10). Getting Away With Murder — Britain to Protect its War Criminals. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Nov 8, 2021 | Every Empire is guilty of war crimes. Executing enemy combatants on the battlefield. Destroying hospitals, watercourses, and infrastructure. Carpet bombing cities. Murdering civilians. Torture. Raping men, women, and children. Starving the enemy into submission. Genocide. Mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing. | The British Empire was no different. | From North America to Australia. From New Zealand to Zimbabwe. From Ireland to Palestine, Britain has been accused of heinous war crimes against indigenous populations while extracting the wealth, minerals, and natural resources of th…
(2021-11-10). The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face. nationofchange.org You can't work your way out of poverty in low-wage jobs.
(2021-11-10). Museum Workers Say Fair Pay And Job Security Shouldn't Be A Privilege. popularresistance.org In 1930, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin became the Baltimore Museum of Art's first appointed curator of prints—and the first paid staff curator in the fine arts. A recent BMA exhibition, Adelyn Breeskin: Curating a Legacy, commended her work at the museum, which included helping to secure the Cone Collection and establish the print department. | According to curator Laura Albans, Breeskin was born into a wealthy Baltimore family, moved away for school, and later returned as a divorcee with three kids who needed a job. In 1942, when all the men had gone to war, Breeskin became interim director, and then in 1945 becam…
(2021-11-10). Wealthy capitalist countries owe climate reparations, developing nations tell COP26. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-11-10). This Will Set Africa on Fire: Nnimmo Bassey of Nigeria Blasts Progress of Talks at U.N. Climate Summit. democracynow.org 
Today a draft agreement at COP26 was released, calling on nations to accelerate the phasing out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies and make pledges to cut emissions by the end of 2022. The draft also urges wealthy nations to "urgently scale-up" financial support for developing countries to help them adapt to the climate crisis. This comes as a new report by the group Climate Action Tracker estimates world temperatures are on track to rise by 2.4 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels based on current pledges to cut emissions — far higher than the 1.5 degree goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. To discus…
(2021-11-10). Current Climate Negotiations Will Have Devastating Effects on Africa. truthout.org 
Today a draft agreement at COP26 was released, calling on nations to accelerate the phasing out of coal and fossil fuel subsidies and make pledges to cut emissions by the end of 2022. The draft also urges wealthy nations to "urgently scale-up" financial support for developing countries to help them adapt to the climate crisis. This comes as a new report by the group Climate Action Tracker estimates world temperatures are on track to rise by 2.4 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels based on current…
(2021-11-10). The Global Climate Wall: Wealthy Nations Prioritize Militarizing Borders Over Climate Action. democracynow.org 
The world's richest countries have responded by militarizing their borders and treating the humanitarian crisis as a security issue. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attended this year's U.N. climate summit, marking the first time a top alliance leader came to the climate talks since they began. On Tuesday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at COP26 raised the issue of security during a press conference. "The richest countries are building a climate wall against the consequences of climate change rather than dealing with the causes and rather than providing the money that would enable people to stay," says N…
(2021-11-10). Homeowners Are Borrowing Against Houses To Buy Stocks, Biggest Debt Binge Since 2008 Subprime Financial Crisis. moguldom.com Betting on a sustained housing boom, homeowners are borrowing money against the value of their houses at the highest volume since the 2008 financial crisis. Many are using the borrowed cash for renovations as more people work from home during the covid-19 pandemic, but others are using it to buy stocks. Homeowners withdrew $63 billion …
(2021-11-10). Honduras: Social Forum Denounces Irregularities In Upcoming Elections. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Honduran Social Forum on External Debt and Development (FOSDEH) and other social organizations denounced the existence of irregularities in the Nov. 28 elections. | Related | So far, the National Election Council (CNE) has not approved several important reforms for the proper conduct of transparent elections. Among them is the implementation of a second round in case no candidate reaches an absolute m…
(2021-11-10). US Federal Reserve report points to financial risks. wsws.org One of the risk factors is the financial turmoil in China that has cast doubt over the future of the real estate giant Evergrande and other property developers, which have either defaulted on their debts or struggled to make payments.
(2021-11-10). New Agers vs Neopagans: Can Either be Salvaged for Socialism? (Part II). dissidentvoice.org 
Is it possible or desirable for socialists to integrate pantheism into dialectical materialism? Can Wiccan covens be integrated into anarchist affinity groups? Can socialism improve itself by embracing celebratory Neopagan seasonal rituals? All this is possible if socialists could admit that being atheists has not been attractive, fun or inspiring in organizing the working class. …
(2021-11-10). Milwaukee Alliance hosts rally to focus the county budget on community, not cops. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the afternoon of November 6, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) held a rally at Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee. This rally was in protest of the current county budget proposal, which the County Board of Supervisors will vote on the morning of November 8. The current proposal would increase the already bloated budget of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) by 6%. MAARPR's canvassing efforts over the past six months have revealed that working-class Black and brown people in Milwaukee do not want this budgetary increase. | In addition to protestin…
(2021-11-10). Howard University Officials: Things Aren't That Bad As Students Claim, Only 41 Dorm Rooms With Mold. moguldom.com 
As its students continue their month-long protest at one of the nation's most prominent HBCUs, Howard University officials are saying the housing conditions are not as bad as students are making it seem. They also said they are working to address the dorms where there are issues. "The well-being of our students is always one …
(2021-11-10). United States tries to sabotage Nicaragua's elections — yet again. workers.org 
By Nan McCurdy The following edited article first appeared in Covert Action Magazine on Nov. 3. (Read the entire article at tinyurl.com/5482rum7.) Nan McCurdy is the editor of NicaNotes. Now working in Mexico, she lived over 30 years in Nicaragua and is currently there for the Nov. 7 elections, along . . . |
(2021-11-10). "This party fights for a real democracy through the political organisation of the working class" wsws.org "COVID is eradicable, there is scientific evidence to be able to do so. No other political organisation adopts that position."
(2021-11-10). Quebec's #MeToo movement joins government in attacking the presumption of innocence. wsws.org Like all measures that encroach upon judicial protections for the accused under the pretext of tackling crime or terrorism, the attack on the presumption of innocence will be used against the working class.
(2021-11-10). Pegasus used to spy on six Palestinian human rights activists, finds investigation. peoplesdispatch.org The investigation by Frontline Defenders revealed that the iPhones of the six activists were hacked using the Pegasus spyware from July 2020 onwards. Three of the activists were working with Palestinian human rights groups recently designated as terrorists by Israel…