(2022-09-27). Saturday 10/22: War, Inflation, Growth of the Far-Right … How Can the European Working Class Fight Back? indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-27). Preparing for class war, Sri Lankan president declares "high security zones" wsws.org President Wickremesinghe is preparing for class war against the working class and poor as he is implementing savage austerity measures under the dictates of International Monetary Fund.
(2022-09-27). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org 
Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations to poorer countries that have been the . . . |
(2022-09-27). Mussolini's heirs return to power in Italy. wsws.org The election of a far-right government is the product of the disenfranchisement of the working class by reactionary parties that the ruling elite falsely markets as the "left."
(2022-09-27). Santa Cruz Dismantles Camp of Hundreds of the Houseless. indybay.org The City of Santa Cruz, CA, in a county with the second highest rent in the country, is evicting an estimated 300 people living in wall-to-wall tents running along a riverbed right next to this largely wealthy city's downtown. The camp, in existence for about three years, was sanctioned by the City; houseless people were directed to go there because the City didn't have enough beds. Now, the City cites sanitation, drug use and complaints as reasons for closing the Benchlands camp. "This never needed to become a crisis for the hundreds of houseless people driven to the Benchlands by police and social service agenc…
(2022-09-26). Red Theory: The party of a new type. fightbacknews.org In order to have a successful revolution that can overthrow the capitalist ruling class, put the working class into power, and build socialism, we need to be organized in the way that is best suited to that task. The great leader of the Bolshevik revolution, V.I. Lenin, took up this question of Marxist revolutionary organization in 1902 in his book, What is to be Done? In this book, Lenin for the first time gives us the theory of the "Party of a new type." | In this early period of the revolutionary movement in Russia, much like in the U.S. today, there were many groups and organizations contending for leadershi…
(2022-09-26). Colin Chinnery: the journey to record Chinese sounds. ecns.cn Sound artist Colin Chinnery has been collecting sounds from across China for the past 10 years. Speaking with a Beijing dialect, he is now working on a sound museum of 6,000 square meters in Songzhuang, east of the capital city. He has lived here most of his life and witnessed the city change over time.
(2022-09-26). Chris Hedges: The Return of Fascism. mintpressnews.com The bankruptcy of the liberal class means that those who decry the folly of permanent war and NATO expansion, mercenary trade deals, exploitation of workers by globalization, austerity and neoliberalism come increasingly from the far-right.
(2022-09-26). Striking health care workers in Germany: "Privatization was a big mistake!" wsws.org A 24-hour warning strike Tuesday at the University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg (UKGM) has once again exposed the disastrous working conditions in Germany's nursing profession.
(2022-09-26). Jordan Cracks Down Water Theft Amid Water Shortage. telesurenglish.net Jordan's Ministry of Water and Irrigation has stepped up efforts in combatting water thefts and improving supply infrastructure, as water reserves at its dams are nosediving, and public grudge against repeated outages are fuming. | RELATED: | It is exerting its utmost efforts to provide water to residents across the country, working on addressing all concerns, including dismantling illegally-laid water pipes, and improving the water supply sy…
(2022-09-26). Corporate America Suddenly OK with Paying Taxes… inequality.org
(2022-09-26). Palestinian Prisoners Go On Indefinite Hunger Strike. popularresistance.org On Sunday, September 25, 30 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails started an indefinite hunger strike to protest the Israeli policy of administrative detention without charge or trial. The strike demanding an end to this policy has been organized under the slogan: "Our decision is freedom..our strike is freedom." | The prisoners issued a joint statement before the formal commencement of their strike which was read outside the Israeli Ofer prison by their family members along with members of Addameer and other prisoner solidarity groups. | Some of the leading figures participating in the hunger strike a…
(2022-09-26). It's Time to Do Away With Dark Money. inequality.org
(2022-09-26). Poverty Correlates with the Recent Increase in Gun Violence. cepr.net Eliminating poverty will bring numerous social benefits to US society, and one of them might be a significant reduction in the country's extremely high rate of gun violence.
(2022-09-26). We Have Seen This Movie Before: The Fascists Have Arrived. commondreams.org The failure of the neoliberal order—which continues to ignore the needs and aspirations of the people—gives fuel to an ascendant far right that feeds on the despair and humiliation of the working class.
(2022-09-26). South Korean bus drivers overwhelmingly vote to strike. wsws.org The broad support for a strike among Gyeonggi Province bus drivers is a further indication that South Korean workers are looking for a way to fight back against the attacks on their working and living conditions.
(2022-09-25). The Israel Files: Wikileaks Docs Show Top Hollywood Producers Working with Israel To Defend Its War Crimes. popularresistance.org As Israel was launching a deadly assault on Gaza, killing thousands of civilians and displacing more than 100,000 people, many of America's top TV, music and film producers were organizing to protect the apartheid state's reputation from widespread international condemnation. | Together, the Sony Archive — a cache of emails published by Wikileaks — prove that influential entertainment magnates attempted to whitewash Israeli crimes and present the situation as defending itself from an impending "genocide", liaised with Israeli military and government officials in order to coordinate their message, atte…
(2022-09-25). 30 Palestinian prisoners launch hunger strike to #EndAdministrativeDetention. samidoun.net 
Thirty Palestinian prisoners jailed without charge or trial under Israeli "administrative detention" have launched a hunger strike on Sunday, 25 September to demand an end to the policy, which is currently jailing over 740 Palestinian prisoners under "secret evidence." The Palestinian prisoners announced their hunger strike under the slogan "Our Decision is Freedom", noting that …
(2022-09-25). Anti-Poverty Measures Work—The Proof Is in the Census. scheerpost.com 
[ By The There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure…