Monthly Archives: October 2022

2022-10-20: News Headlines

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-10-20). "Nuclear Follies" Performs to Huge Crowd at UC Berkeley. indybay.org Is there humor in nuclear annihilation? … not so much…

National Center for Lesbian Rights (2022-10-20). Thursday 12/1: NCLR's Champions for Justice Dinner + Party. indybay.org Marriott Marquis | 780 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…

Martha Hubert (2022-10-20). Friday 10/21: Justice, Not Jenkins! indybay.org San Francisco Police Officers Association | 800 Bryant (@ 6th) | San Francisco, CA…

TeleSUR, YSM, JDO (2022-10-20). Chile inicia inmunización contra viruela del mono. telesurtv.net Se priorizará a contactos de casos confirmados que califiquen como personas de alto riesgo e inmunodeprimidas.

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2022-10-19: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-10-19). India strengthening anti-China alliance with US as Washington wages war on Russia. wsws.org India's far-right Narenda Modi-led government is doubling down on its military-strategic partnership with US imperialism even as Washington demonstrates that it is ready to risk triggering nuclear war to prevail over Moscow and China.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-10-19). Bay Area Activists Demand California Senators Seriously Address Nuclear War Threat. indybay.org Nuclear war danger greatest since Cuban missile crisis sixty years ago…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-10-19). "Nuclear Follies" Performs to Huge Crowd at UC Berkeley. indybay.org Is there humor in nuclear annihilation? … not so much…

WSWS (2022-10-19). German Green Party in a war frenzy. wsws.org The party conference of the Green Party held last weekend was a repulsive spectacle. The 817 delegates gathered in Bonn outdid one another with demands for an escalation of the war in Ukraine.

United National Antiwar Coalition (2022-10-19). Saturday 10/15: Say No To US Wars in Ukraine and Around The World: Money For Housing, Healthcare & Climate. indybay.org Oakland Federal Building | 1301 Clay St. | Oakland…

WSWS (2022-10-19). AFT President Randi Weingarten: A longtime agent for American imperialism. wsws.org Weingarten's propaganda tour of war-torn Ukraine demonstrates the deepening integration of the unions with the US government and follows decades of AFL-CIO cover operations for the CIA.

Brenda Norrell (2022-10-19). New Mexico Governor Rescinds 1800s Orders for Apaches and Navajos to Be Hunted and Killed. indybay.org New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rescinded governors' orders from the 1800s that targeted Navajos and Apaches to be hunted by militia and murdered. The previous territorial governors orders had never been rescinded, which required an executive order by the governor. Santa Fe Historian Valerie Randel's research led to the governor's order.

National Center for Lesbian Rights (2022-10-19). Thursday 12/1: NCLR's Champions for Justice Dinner + Party. indybay.org Marriott Marquis | 780 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…

Staff (2022-10-19). Ola de frío polar provocará temperaturas de invierno esta semana en EEUU. cubadebate.cu Unas 70 millones de personas en EE.UU. sufren esta semana el frío polar resultado de una onda de baja presión que viene desde Canadá y empuja aire frío hacia el sur. La alteración del clima que se extenderá provocará caídas de temperatura por debajo de los 32 ∞F en algunas zonas. En algunos estados como Michigan y Wisconsin se espera nieve.

Staff (2022-10-19). Aliuska, una guerrera de Jagàºey a Pinar. cubadebate.cu Es una jefa que no solo manda, sino que es parte de la tarea. Nada de lo que cuenta es para ella heroico, aunque es la única mujer dentro de las casi 300 personas que han venido a apoyar esta tierra del occidente y se encuentran albergadas en la Escuela de Iniciación Deportiva (Eide) Ormani Arenado.

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2022-10-18: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-10-18). Trump's rant against Jews and the growth of anti-Semitism in the US. wsws.org The open embrace of anti-Semitism by Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene and other American fascists is a warning to the working class.

Fight Back (2022-10-18). Scabby the rat tours U of MN campus, Teamsters ready to strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — Scabby the rat has become a familiar figure on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus as the contract fight between Teamsters Local 320 and the administration intensifies. Teamsters voted by a 93% margin to strike if the university does not agree to their demands to end poverty wages. The university brought in a company called "Chefs On the Fly" to scab on the potential strike and has put them to work in dining facilities. They are being housed in a hotel near campus, the Hilton Garden Inn. | On October 17 Teamsters took Scabby the rat to Middlebrook, Comstock, Sanford and the 17t…

WSWS (2022-10-18). Mobilize the working class against the requisition of French refinery workers! wsws.org Macron's requisition of refinery workers is aimed at breaking a strike that threatens to trigger a massive eruption of the class struggle in Europe.

TeleSUR, jaa, JDO (2022-10-18). ONU insta a trabajar para erradicar la pobreza. telesurtv.net "Este día debe ser una llamada de atención para una acción global urgente para relegar la pobreza a las páginas de la historia", expresó António Guterres.

____ (2022-10-17). Africa, the Looted Continent. transcend.org 10 Oct 2022 – Africa. The birthplace of "Homo Sapiens." The land of plenty. The home of over 1.3 billion humans, with 0 million plus living in extreme poverty, continues to be looted. It is a sort of graveyard for half of the world's victims of terror and the land with the highest suicide rate on Earth. Why?>

Fight Back (2022-10-17). Red Theory: The united front against monopoly capitalism. fightbacknews.org Our enemy is monopoly capitalism, the capitalist and imperialist system that exploits the working class here in the United States and oppresses whole nations of people, here and around the world. The monopoly capitalist class, the imperialists, are well organized, and control both the legal and political institutions of the government as well as the military and police. It will take the masses of the people in their millions to overthrow them. We can't do it alone. The working class must be organized, and it must organize together broadly with its allies. This "united front" against monopoly capitalism is the rev…

Editor (2022-10-17). Chris Hedges: They Crush Our Song for a Reason. scheerpost.com The powerful keep those they exploit from knowing who they are, where they came from and the crimes of the ruling class. As social inequality mounts, so does the campaign to keep us in darkness.

____ (2022-10-17). UN chief calls for renewing commitment to better world for all. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for efforts to renew the commitment to a better world for all in his message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which falls on Oct. 17 annually.

WSWS (2022-10-17). New Zealand local elections highlight growing opposition to Labour government. wsws.org The turnout dropped to a record low of 36 percent, reflecting widespread hostility to the entire political establishment amid soaring inequality, poverty and a bipartisan policy of mass COVID-19 infection.

TeleSUR -him, JCM (2022-10-17). øQué hacer para erradicar la pobreza que azota al mundo? telesurtv.net Crear fuentes de empleo dignas, tanto agrícolas como no agrícolas para la población de ambos sexos, incluidos los jóvenes, contribuiría a disminuir la pobreza.

WSWS (2022-10-16). Over a million excess deaths in Britain due to decades of social inequality. wsws.org There is no genuine separation between the policies enacted by the ruling class in the years preceding the pandemic, leading to such a vast loss of life, and the social murder carried out during three years of the pandemic since.

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2022-10-17: News Headlines

____ (2022-10-17). 28 U.S. children, teens die from gun violence each day: article. ecns.cn Each day, 28 U.S. children and teens, the equivalent of a high school classroom, die from gun violence, making it the No. 1 killer of youth through age 24, science education and policy website Science 2.0 on Wednesday cited the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

____ (2022-10-17). Ruling parties in DPRK, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba congratulate CPC on landmark national congress. ecns.cn Calling the week-long congress a landmark event, the four parties spoke highly of China's achievements over the past decade under the leadership of the CPC, and expressed willingness to strengthen cooperation with the CPC in the future.

____ (2022-10-17). (CPC Congress) China to further encourage foreign investment: official. ecns.cn China will further intensify its efforts to encourage foreign investment, an official with the country's top economic planner said Monday.

Rqorinoco (2022-10-17). The BBC-to-NATO Pipeline: How the British State Broadcaster Serves the Powerful. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Oct 6, 2022 | The death of Queen Elizabeth II, where the BBC dropped programming to run endless, wall-to-wall coverage, has underlined the fact to many Britons that the network is far from impartial, but the voice of the state. | The BBC website draped itself in black, printing

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-10-17). Bay Area Activists Demand California Senators Seriously Address Nuclear War Threat. indybay.org Nuclear war danger greatest since Cuban missile crisis sixty years ago…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-10-17). "Nuclear Follies" Performs to Huge Crowd at UC Berkeley. indybay.org Is there humor in nuclear annihilation? … not so much…

United National Antiwar Coalition (2022-10-17). Saturday 10/15: Say No To US Wars in Ukraine and Around The World: Money For Housing, Healthcare & Climate. indybay.org Oakland Federal Building | 1301 Clay St. | Oakland…

WSWS (2022-10-17). The SPD and Greens seek to gag rock musician Roger Waters and silence criticism of NATO's war in Ukraine. wsws.org The Munich city council, a coalition of the SPD and the Greens, is seeking to prevent Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters from performing his show This Is Not a Drill at the city-owned Olympiahalle on May 21, 2023.

____ (2022-10-17). China has stronger capability of ensuring food security: official. ecns.cn China has been improving its capability of ensuring food security over the past decade, with higher annual grain output and stable market operation, an official said Monday.

____ (2022-10-17). Political parties, personages from Taiwan send congratulations on CPC national congress. ecns.cn Relevant political parties, organizations, and personages from China's Taiwan region have extended congratulations on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that opened Sunday.

____ (2022-10-17). Blooming sweet Osmanthus flowers draw visitors to Hangzhou. ecns.cn Sweet Osmanthus flowers are in full bloom at Sweet Osmanthus Rain, one of the "10 must-see scenes" of the West Lake scenic spot in Manjuelong village in Hangzhou, east China's Zhangjiang Province, Oct. 15, 2022.

____ (2022-10-17). Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds its first meeting, Xi Jinping delivers speech. ecns.cn The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of October 15.

____ (2022-10-17). Xi Jinping presides over preparatory meeting for 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Xi Jinping presided over a preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of October 15.

____ (2022-10-17). They Say: China's blueprint will leave lasting print on world's landscape. ecns.cn The world seeks out hopes from the 20th CPC National Congress because what is to be hashed out and laid down as blueprints for the future of China will leave a lasting imprint on the world's geopolitical, geo-economic, and geostrategic landscapes.

____ (2022-10-17). Parties from around world laud congress. ecns.cn The ruling parties of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cuba have sent their congratulations to the Communist Party of China on the opening of the 20th CPC National Congress.

____ (2022-10-17). Finless porpoises appear in Yangtze River. ecns.cn A Yangtze finless porpoise frolics in the waters of Gezhouba Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 16, 2022.

____ (2022-10-17). Sparing no effort to ensure China's grain security. ecns.cn As the world embraces the 42nd World Food Day, China, the world's most populous country, is making every effort to ensure grain supply amid growing uncertainties in global food security.

____ (2022-10-17). 5.1-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang: CENC. ecns.cn A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Bachu County of Kashgar Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 4: 54 p.m. Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

____ (2022-10-17). (W. E. Talk) Global Significance of China's Human Rights Progress. ecns.cn Thanks to the misinformation and disinformation spread by some Western media and politicians, many focus on the accusations of China's human rights record.

____ (2022-10-17). China's Q3 economic performance posts notable recovery: official. ecns.cn The Chinese economy has posted a notable trend of recovery in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, an official said Monday.

____ (2022-10-17). CPC charts course for Chinese modernization as key congress opens. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday unveiled its blueprint for building a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond as the 20th CPC National Congress opened.

____ (2022-10-17). New salt-tolerant soybean strain completes harvest tests, lifting crop output. ecns.cn A new salt-tolerant soybean strain called "Kedou 35" completed harvest testing on Saturday in Dongying, East China's Shandong Province, yielding over 270 kilograms per mu (0.067 hectares), which is significantly higher than the average yield of similar varieties available in the country.

____ (2022-10-17). CPC vows to boost modernization. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China has vowed to comprehensively advance national rejuvenation through a Chinese path to modernization, a central task the Party laid out for the next five years and beyond at the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened in Beijing on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-17). China Post issues commemorative stamps for 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn China Post issued a commemorative stamp set for the 20th CPC National Congress on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-17). Delegate Lin Zhanxi brings China's Juncao technology to the world. ecns.cn An official from Papua New Guinea has named his daughter after China's Juncao to commemorate China's assistance, said Lin Zhanxi, a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-17). China detects world's most powerful gamma ray bursts, breaking multiple records. ecns.cn Chinese astronomers have detected record-breaking, most powerful gamma ray bursts (GRBs) in the world, boosting the highest-energy GRBs record by almost 20 times and marking the first detection of a GRB with energies above 10 TeV.

____ (2022-10-17). 20th CPC National Congress delegates witness big changes in past decade. ecns.cn The past decade has seen notable changes in various fields across the country, according to delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), who spoke to the media on Sunday.

Staff (2022-10-17). Saluda Cuba desarrollo del XX Congreso del Partido Comunista de China. cubadebate.cu Con motivo de la celebración del XX Congreso del Partido Comunista de China, el Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba envió un mensaje de felicitación a la nación asiática, en el que resalta la trascendencia política de este importante evento y las excelentes relaciones interpartidistas.

____ (2022-10-17). World's most powerful gamma ray bursts detected. ecns.cn Photo released on Oct. 16, 2022 shows the GRB, identified as GRB 221009A, occurred approximately 2.4 billion light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sagitta. It was first detected the morning of Oct. 9 by X-ray and gamma-ray space telescopes.

____ (2022-10-17). In US, there's no escape from inflation. ecns.cn With data on Thursday showing that U.S. inflation in September rose faster than expected, teacher Sally Horton regrets she didn't act to change the windows at her Houston house to double panes before the pandemic struck.

Fight Back (2022-10-17). Red Theory: The united front against monopoly capitalism. fightbacknews.org Our enemy is monopoly capitalism, the capitalist and imperialist system that exploits the working class here in the United States and oppresses whole nations of people, here and around the world. The monopoly capitalist class, the imperialists, are well organized, and control both the legal and political institutions of the government as well as the military and police. It will take the masses of the people in their millions to overthrow them. We can't do it alone. The working class must be organized, and it must organize together broadly with its allies. This "united front" against monopoly capitalism is the rev…

NARAL Pro-Choice California (2022-10-17). Wednesday 10/19: Fight Back for Reproductive Freedom Postcard Party & Luncheon in SF w/ NARAL CA. indybay.org 335 South Van Ness Ave. | San Francisco, CA 94103…

____ (2022-10-17). Italian astronaut who quotes Chinese prose returns to Earth. ecns.cn Samantha Cristoforetti, the first Italian female astronaut in space returns to the Earth at the Cologne-Bonn airport at the European Astronaut Center (EAC), near Cologne, Germany, October 15, 2022.

Art Persyko (2022-10-17). Tuesday 10/18: Deeply Affordable Housing in San Francisco: How do we make it happen? indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwd=Tzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 , | Meeting ID: 864 6575 2525; Passcode: 465295; or call: 669 900 9128, and use the same meeting ID and Passcode above.

____ (2022-10-17). Poyang Lake's water level rises back above 8 meters as drought eases. ecns.cn Poyang Lake has seen its water level rise back above 8 meters on Friday. The lake saw its water level hit a historical low of 6.68 meters on October 4 due to months of drought in the region, according to media reports.

____ (2022-10-17). Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.: AP. ecns.cn A shortage of child care in the United States has become so acute that it's reaching far into rural communities, reported The Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-17). Report sets course for socialist path. ecns.cn In the report Xi Jinping delivered at the opening session, he objectively summarized the progress of the Party and the nation over the past five years and the past 10 years of the new era, and provided a guideline for their joint development in the foreseeable future.

WSWS (2022-10-17). New Zealand local elections highlight growing opposition to Labour government. wsws.org The turnout dropped to a record low of 36 percent, reflecting widespread hostility to the entire political establishment amid soaring inequality, poverty and a bipartisan policy of mass COVID-19 infection.

Brenda Norrell (2022-10-17). New Mexico Governor Rescinds 1800s Orders for Apaches and Navajos to Be Hunted and Killed. indybay.org New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rescinded governors' orders from the 1800s that targeted Navajos and Apaches to be hunted by militia and murdered. The previous territorial governors orders had never been rescinded, which required an executive order by the governor. Santa Fe Historian Valerie Randel's research led to the governor's order.

Staff (2022-10-17). El equipo de Ancelotti gana el clásico ante un Baràßa arruinado por su defensa. cubadebate.cu El informe forense del partido revelará con claridad que el Baràßa murió por falta de intensidad defensiva y el Madrid ganó por inteligencia táctica y pegada. También porque aún no hay centrocampistas que les tosan a Modric y Kroos. El alemán fue el jefe del Clásico. Se jugó a lo que quiso él.

Staff (2022-10-17). Aerolínea venezolana Conviasa inicia vuelos regulares a Cuba con frecuencia semanal. cubadebate.cu La aerolínea Conviasa de Venezuela comenzó este domingo los vuelos regulares a Cuba, con una frecuencia semanal. Conviasa saldrá todos los sábados desde el estado venezolano de Falcón a las 11: 00, hora local, con arribo previsto en el Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí de La Habana a las 14: 00.

Staff (2022-10-17). Dos hombres que amenazaron por TikTok con matar inmigrantes en EEUU enfrentan juicio. cubadebate.cu Dos estadounidenses que amenazaron a través TikTok con matar inmigrantes en la frontera de Estados Unidos y México 'para recuperar este país' y además realizar ataques en Washington enfrentan cargos criminales. Bryan Perry, de 37 años, y Jonathan O'Dell, de 32, tuvieron su primera audiencia en una corte del estado de Missouri.

Staff (2022-10-17). Fidel hace 60 años: Con vistas al futuro, la única, la verdadera, la definitiva solución, es la formación masiva de médicos. cubadebate.cu øDónde está la verdadera y la definitiva solución del problema, dónde? Con vistas al futuro, la única, la verdadera, la definitiva solución, es la formación masiva de médicos. Y la Revolución tiene hoy fuerzas y tiene recursos y tiene organización y tiene hombres — °hombres!, que es lo más importante— para comenzar un plan de formación de médicos en las cantidades que sean necesarias.

Staff (2022-10-17). Un tributo indeterminado y anual a la naturaleza. cubadebate.cu Ante la destrucción que nos ocasiona un huracán que ha pasado recientemente por Pinar del Río y Artemisa cabe preguntarnos: øUsamos todo lo que se sabe para evitar esos daños? øSomos previsores y contamos con los huracanes en el momento de hacer cualquier obra, plantación o instalación rural o urbana?

Staff (2022-10-17). Hablemos de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. cubadebate.cu En los últimos años se ha retomado en Cuba con insistencia a nivel social la utilización de los términos Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (CTI). Existen indicaciones claras de Gobierno al respecto y todos los organismos de la Administración Central del Estado, empresas, administraciones locales y otras dependencias manejan en sus planes estas tres categorías, aunque en muchos casos sea más por disciplina, que por comprensión.

Staff (2022-10-17). El tiempo: Lluvias en zonas del interior y sur de las regiones central y oriental. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en gran parte del archipiélago y se nublará principalmente en ocasiones en zonas de la costa norte central y oriental, con aisladas lluvias. En la tarde se nublará en gran parte del territorio nacional, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas en zonas del interior y sur de la mitad oriental, siendo aislados en el resto del país.

Staff (2022-10-17). Nancy Pelosi afirmó quererle "partir la cara" a Trump durante el asalto al Capitolio (+ Video). cubadebate.cu "Espero que venga. Quiero partirle la cara por entrar sin autorización en el Capitolio. Quiero partirle la cara, y después ir feliz a la cárcel". Así se expresó la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, el 6 de enero de 2021, cuando una turbamulta de seguidores de Donald Trump asaltó el Capitolio. La persona a la que Pelosi se refería era Donald Trump.

Staff (2022-10-17). Lula y Bolsonaro, candidatos a la presidencia de Brasil, se enfrentan en debate televisivo previo a la segunda vuelta. cubadebate.cu El expresidente y candidato presidencial Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Partido de los Trabajadores) y el actual mandatario y aspirante a la reelección, Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal), sostuvieron este domingo el primero de sus debates televisivos cara a cara previos a la segunda vuelta de las elecciones en Brasil.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-10-17). ONU advierte sobre crisis de hambruna en el mundo. telesurtv.net La FAO reveló que en el mundo hay 345 millones de personas hambrientas y cada cuatro segundos hay un muerto a causa de hambre.

Staff (2022-10-17). Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Preclínicas Victoria de Girón: 60 años de salud para el pueblo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Corría el año 1962 y cerca de la mitad de los médicos cubanos habían abandonado la mayor de las Antillas para establecerse en Estados Unidos, temerosos por los cambios de una Revolución que recién comenzaba. Ante ese panorama, se hacía imprescindible formar médicos de manera masiva, por lo cual Fidel fundó el 17 de octubre de 1962 el Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Preclínicas (ICBP) Victoria de Girón, centro pionero en la formación de estudiantes de Medicina y Estomatología durante el proceso revolucionario e institución rectora en la enseñanza de las ciencias básicas en Cuba.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-10-17). Sube a 31 la cifra de muertes asociadas a Fiona en Puerto Rico. telesurtv.net Las autoridades precisaron que el 84 por ciento de los decesos corresponden a personas mayores de 60 años de edad.

_____ (2022-10-16). Iran: The Revolution That Never Was. popularresistance.org Iran has been in Western media headlines a lot recently — and as usual, it's for all the wrong reasons. | Despite the media hype about a "revolution" coming to Iran, events over the last month have a distinctly counter-revolutionary whiff about them. This is clearly the case, despite the fact that there are no doubt legitimate grievances with the Iranian government to be had. | But the Western media, almost without exception, always follows the line of Western governments and intelligence agencies. | The very same agencies that have been working to overthrow the Iranian government for decades (and which car…

_____ (2022-10-16). Hunger Strikes And Criminalization Of Human Rights Defenders. popularresistance.org In episode 45 of The Watchdog podcast, Lowkey explores the issue of life inside Israeli prisons. Currently, 30 Palestinians are on hunger strike, protesting the Israeli government's policy of indefinitely detaining their political enemies without trial or evidence. Last week, 900 further prisoners refused their meals as a sign of solidarity. | "We will continue with our struggle, knowing what awaits us of repression, abuse, isolation, confiscation of our clothes and pictures of our children, thrown into concrete cells devoid of everything, except for our bodies and our pain," the prisoners said in a statement.

_____ (2022-10-16). Hunger Strikes and the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders. popularresistance.org In episode 45 of The Watchdog podcast, Lowkey explores the issue of life inside Israeli prisons. Currently, 30 Palestinians are on hunger strike, protesting the Israeli government's policy of indefinitely detaining their political enemies without trial or evidence. Last week, 900 further prisoners refused their meals as a sign of solidarity.

____ (2022-10-15). China warns of security to its citizens in Ukraine. ecns.cn China called on its citizens still in Ukraine to strengthen security precautions and evacuate the country given the severe security situation within Ukraine on Saturday.

Rania Khalek (2022-10-16). Xi Attacked Corruption & Poverty Last 2 Terms—CPC Congress Decides 'What's Next?'. thealtworld.com The Chinese Communist Party's 20th Congress, a multi-day decisionmaking event every five years, begins this weekend in Beijing to set the priorities and leadership for the Party. What has China achieved recently and where is it headed? Will CCP General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping secure a third term and what does that mean for China and the globe? | Tings Chak, researcher at the Tricontinental Institute & a member of Dongsheng News collective, discusses the meaning of the Congress and what we might see from it.

____ (2022-10-16). Full, rigorous Party self-governance an unceasing endeavor: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) members must bear in mind that full and rigorous self-governance is an unceasing endeavor and that self-reform is a journey to which there is no end.

____ (2022-10-16). CPC to unswervingly advance cause of national reunification: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) will implement its overall policy for resolving the Taiwan question in the new era, and unswervingly advance the cause of national reunification.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi lists major principles in building modern socialist China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday listed major principles in the great and arduous endeavor to build a modern socialist China in all respects.

____ (2022-10-16). Building a modern socialist country in all respects under rule of law: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China must strive to build a modern socialist country in all respects under the rule of law."We must follow a path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, develop a Chinese system of socialist rule of law, and establish China as a socialist country under the rule of law," Xi said.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi underscores role of education, sci-tech, talent in modernization drive. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed invigorating China through science and education and developing a strong workforce for the modernization drive. Education, science and technology, and human resources are the foundational and strategic pillars for building a modern socialist country in all respects, Xi said in a report at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). CPC expounds on main objectives, tasks for next 5 years. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) unveiled the main objectives and tasks for the next five years in a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses improving income distribution system. ecns.cn China will improve the system of income distribution, keeping distribution according to work as the mainstay with multiple forms of distribution existing alongside it, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi calls for advancing Beautiful China Initiative. ecns.cn Xi Jinping called for advancing the Beautiful China Initiative at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday."ÄÄ…

____ (2022-10-16). China dedicated to promoting human community with shared future: Xi. ecns.cn China is dedicated to promoting a human community with a shared future, Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). CPC outlines China's overall development objectives for year 2035. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) outlined China's overall development objectives for the year 2035, according to a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened Sunday.

____ (2022-10-15). Long-term growth prospects called promising. ecns.cn The long-term positive fundamentals of the Chinese economy have remained unchanged, with the economy showing strong resilience, immense potential and robust vitality, and China's development still faces favorable conditions, the spokesman for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China said on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-16). China to work toward carbon goals actively, prudently: Xi. ecns.cn China will work actively and prudently toward the goals of reaching peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, Xi Jinping said Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses safeguarding national security, social stability. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed modernizing China's national security system and capacity and safeguarding national security and social stability."National security is the bedrock of national rejuvenation, and social stability is a prerequisite for building a strong and prosperous China," said Xi at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi calls for building cultural confidence, strength. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday called for building cultural confidence and strength and securing new successes in developing socialist culture."To build a modern socialist country in all respects, we must develop a socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and be more confident in our culture," Xi said in a report at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

____ (2022-10-16). China works to build major-country relations featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, balanced development: report. ecns.cn China works to enhance coordination and positive interaction with other major countries to build major-country relations featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development, said a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which opened on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Street interview shows Beijing residents' views on 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn A street interview was conducted on Saturday about Beijing residents' views and expectations for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi pledges to improve people's wellbeing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday pledged to improve the people's wellbeing and raise quality of life at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC)."ÄÄ"ÄÄ"This country is its people; the people are the country.

____ (2022-10-16). China opposes protectionism, decoupling: report. ecns.cn China opposes protectionism, the erection of "fences and barriers," decoupling, disruption of industrial and supply chains, unilateral sanctions, and maximum-pressure tactics, according to a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses promoting high-standard opening up. ecns.cn Xi Jinping stressed promoting high-standard opening up in a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). China to accelerate creating new development pattern, pursue high-quality development: Xi. ecns.cn China will accelerate creating a new development pattern and pursue high-quality development, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Winning tough, protracted battle against corruption: Xi. ecns.cn "Corruption is a cancer to the vitality and ability of the Party, and fighting corruption is the most thorough kind of self-reform there is," said Xi at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Chinese people's lives see all-around improvement over past decade: report. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has brought about an all-around improvement in Chinese people's lives over the past decade, according to a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened Sunday.

____ (2022-10-15). China's fight against corruption yields tangible results. ecns.cn Over the years, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been tackling corruption with swift and resolute measures, making marked achievements in the battle against corruption and accumulating valuable experiences, Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the 20th CPC National Congress, said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-16). Innovation remains at heart of China's modernization drive: Xi. ecns.cn Innovation will remain at the heart of China's modernization drive, Xi Jinping said Sunday in a report at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism: Xi. ecns.cn China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism, Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). China opposes unilateralism, exclusive groups against particular countries: report. ecns.cn China opposes all forms of unilateralism and the forming of blocs and exclusive groups targeted against particular countries, according to a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-15). Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds first meeting. ecns.cn The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting in Beijing on Saturday.

Staff (2022-10-16). La reunificación de Taiwán es prioridad para China, asegura Xi Jinping. cubadebate.cu El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, aseguró este domingo que la nación asiática perfeccionará el principio de Un país, dos sistemas aplicado en Hong Kong y Macao, mientras persistirá en la reunificación de Taiwán y neutralizará cualquier intento de separatismo.

Eric Zuesse (2022-10-16). U.S. Regime Threatens to "Hang" Pakistan's Deposed Leader if He Holds Anti-Coup March. dissidentvoice.org Imran Khan had been the extremely popular progressive populist secular (non-sectarian) democratically elected Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan during 18 August 2018 to 10 April 2022, when he then became overthrown by a U.S. coup and replaced by Shebaz Sharif, the younger brother of Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, who was Pakistan's 5th-wealthiest billionaire and who had …

____ (2022-10-16). Whole-process people's democracy is democracy in its broadest, most genuine, most effective form: Xi. ecns.cn Whole-process people's democracy is the defining feature of socialist democracy; it is democracy in its broadest, most genuine, and most effective form, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). CPC opens 20th National Congress. ecns.cn

WSWS (2022-10-16). Over a million excess deaths in Britain due to decades of social inequality. wsws.org There is no genuine separation between the policies enacted by the ruling class in the years preceding the pandemic, leading to such a vast loss of life, and the social murder carried out during three years of the pandemic since.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses upholding, improving policy of One Country, Two Systems. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed upholding and improving the policy of One Country, Two Systems.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses further modernizing national defense, military. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday achieving the goals for the centenary of the People's Liberation Army in 2027 and more quickly elevating the people's armed forces to world-class standards are strategic tasks for building a modern socialist country in all respects.

Staff (2022-10-16). Fidel Castro y los días luminosos y tristes de la Crisis de Octubre. cubadebate.cu De los días luminosos y tristes de la Crisis de Octubre, calificados así por el Che, se concluyeron amargas, pero aleccionadoras experiencias. Se puso a prueba la capacidad de victoria del pueblo cubano, quien respaldó a su líder que brilló muy alto. En aquella coyuntura difícil, el Comandante en Jefe defendió con dignidad la autodeterminación y soberanía del país frente a la actuación de las dos superpotencias de la época. Enfrentó con entereza la política de prepotencia y de fuerza de los EE.UU. y discutió con la Unión Soviética sobre la base de la razón y el derecho del pueblo.

Staff (2022-10-16). El tiempo: Lluvias en zonas del interior y sur. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en gran parte del archipiélago y se nublará en ocasiones en zonas de la costa norte central y oriental, con aisladas lluvias. En la tarde se nublará en gran parte del territorio nacional, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas en zonas del interior y sur, siendo aislados en el resto del país.

Staff (2022-10-16). Sello discográfico auténticamente cubano. cubadebate.cu øDe dónde son los cantantes? A más de medio siglo de su fundación, el primer sello discográfico auténticamente cubano y hoy el más importante, cuenta con el mayor catálogo fonográfico del país, y más de 1 000 matrices genuinas conserva la Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales (EGREM).

Staff (2022-10-16). IV Copa Mundial sub 23: Grand Slam de Corea dejó tendido en el campo a Cuba. cubadebate.cu Un jonronazo con bases llenas del jardinero Seunghwan Song en la parte baja del séptimo episodio frente a un envío del relevista Andy Vargas, le dio la victoria a Corea frente a Cuba 4-0, en la segunda presentación de ambas escuadras en la IV Copa Mundial de béisbol categoría sub 23.

Staff (2022-10-16). Un lugar en el corazón del pueblo. cubadebate.cu Alpidio, nuestro Ministro de Cultura, acaba de explicar en su perfil de Twitter, en una síntesis brillante, por qué los enemigos de la Revolución Cubana atacan con tanta saña, de manera tan obsesiva y perversa, a Díaz-Canel. Y es que les exaspera su liderazgo.

Staff (2022-10-16). Evaluó presidente del Inder acciones de recuperación en instalaciones deportivas de Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Osvaldo Vento Montiller, presidente del Inder, evaluó de positivas las acciones de recuperación en instalaciones deportivas de Pinar del Río tras el paso devastador del huracán Ian. Este sábado, el titular del Inder se reunió con autoridades del deporte en la provincia y constató el avance en la operatividad de algunas estructuras.

Staff (2022-10-16). Malas noticias en el Día Mundial de la Alimentación: cada cuatro segundos muere una persona de hambre. cubadebate.cu "Nos enfrentamos a una crisis alimentaria mundial sin precedentes y todos los signos sugieren que aún no hemos visto lo peor", aseguró el director ejecutivo del Programa Mundial de Alimentos. En consecuencia, la FAO llamó a renovar el acuerdo alimentario alcanzado en julio con Rusia, Ucrania y Turquía…

Staff (2022-10-16). Buenos augurios y firmeza de vencer las tormentas en apertura del XX Congreso del Partido Comunista chino. cubadebate.cu En la entrada Este de la plaza Tianamen, 30 estandarte rojos con estrellas doradas en sus astas se movían al viento con la gracia que solo podría dar la seda. Los guardias lucieron sus uniformes relucientes conduciendo a los reporteros gráficos y camarógrafos que apuraban sus pasos y hacer el plano deseado de los presentadores televisivos.

Staff (2022-10-16). Cuba concreta proyectos de inversión extranjera en su comercio interior. cubadebate.cu Delgado Rodríguez anunció que existen algunos proyectos bastante inmediatos, "se monta una plataforma con venta electrónica parecido a la modalidad de Katapulk y Supermarket23 con la ventaja de que todos los alimenticios y productos a comercializar están en el país y así evitar la importación de mercancías."

Staff (2022-10-16). Llamamiento de intelectuales y artistas cubanos supera las mil cien firmas. cubadebate.cu El "Mensaje de científicos, educadores, periodistas, escritores y artistas cubanos a sus colegas de otros países", publicado hace unos días en la revista cultural La Jiribilla, supera ya las mil cien firmas y expresa el sentir de la sociedad civil cubana.

Staff (2022-10-16). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 1108 MW en horario pico. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2112 MW y una demanda máxima de 3150 MW, para un déficit de 1038 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1108 MW en este horario, de ellos 80 MW por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian.

Staff (2022-10-16). Cuba: Ante los problemas, que la vocación de servicio sea quien lidere y obre soluciones. cubadebate.cu Esta tarde de sábado, desde el Palacio de la Revolución, tuvo lugar la reunión de chequeo de las actividades recuperativas tras el paso del huracán Ian. El encuentro estuvo encabezado por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

Staff (2022-10-16). Caso Fuente del Casino Campestre. cubadebate.cu La semana pasada causó revuelo en las redes sociales y fue comidilla de barrio, la demolición de la fuente de los flamencos, en una de las entradas principales del Casino Campestre. Adelante comparte la versión de la historia, a partir del cotejo de datos, testimonios y lecciones por aprender todavía.

Staff (2022-10-16). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este domingo 16 de octubre. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este domingo 16 de octubre en el mercado cambiario del país.

Staff (2022-10-16). Gazprom advierte que cerrará el grifo si se topa el precio del gas ruso. cubadebate.cu En el caso de que se imponga unilateralmente un tope al precios a los hidrocarburos rusos, los clientes del gigante gasístico Gazprom corren el riesgo de quedarse sin suministros, ya que la compañía no planea trabajar en detrimento de los contratos vigentes, ha declarado este domingo su director ejecutivo, Alexéi Miller.

Staff (2022-10-16). Presidente cubano destaca llamamiento de artistas e intelectuales a favor de Cuba y su soberanía. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, destacó destacó la adhesión al llamamiento de intelectuales y artistas cubanos, que calificó como un documento digno y soberano. El documento supera ya las mil 100 firmas. Supera las mil cien firmas llamamiento de intelectuales y artistas cubanos, escribió el mandatario en la red social Twitter.

Staff (2022-10-16). Qué trae la prensa cubana, domingo 16 de octubre de 2022. cubadebate.cu

Staff (2022-10-16). Biden acompañará la campaña de políticos demócratas en Florida. cubadebate.cu Biden hará campaña en el sur de la Florida por el demócrata Charlie Crist, quien intentará desbancar al gobernador republicano Ron DeSantis. Según la agenda, el actual ocupante del Despacho Oval encabezará junto a Crist una recaudación de fondos privada el próximo 1 de noviembre.

Staff (2022-10-16). McLaughlin aspira a romper el imposible récord de Koch de hace casi 40 años. cubadebate.cu El objetivo máximo en el horizonte es romper el récord más antiguo del atletismo, tanto en hombres como en mujeres, que data de 1985. La alemana oriental Marita Koch paró el cronómetro hace 37 años en 47.60. El tiempo es tan increíble que desde esa fecha ninguna mujer ha corrido más cerca de medio segundo del ese tiempo.

Staff (2022-10-16). Otra preocupación para Washington: øNuevos tiempos dentro de la OEA? cubadebate.cu Los nuevos tiempos que corren dentro de la OEA, y que marcan ciertos cambios dentro la correlación interna de fuerzas, tuvieron lugar en un hecho específico que, pese a todo, no tuvo gran trascendencia en la prensa internacional. Así, el debate giró en torno a si la OEA podía admitir como "representante especial" a Gustavo Tarre.

Staff (2022-10-16). Congreso Latinoamericano Cultura Viva Comunitaria: Esperanza y solidaridad. cubadebate.cu La integración de nuestros pueblos desde las expresiones culturales trasciende fronteras y contextos políticos, pues inciden y articulan a potenciar el vínculo entre agentes culturales, políticos y sociales a través de metas concertadas que permitan profundizar las apuestas que se gestan desde la identidad y el buen vivir a nivel continental, nacional y local.

Staff (2022-10-16). Más del 53 por ciento del servicio eléctrico en Pinar del Río está restablecido. cubadebate.cu La primera secretaria del Partido Comunista de Cuba en la occidental provincia de Pinar del Río, Yamilé Ramos, informó este domingo que el restablecimiento del servicio eléctrico alcanzó el 53,09 por ciento del territorio, el más afectado por el huracán Ian.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-15). UPDATED: 11 Killed In Terrorist Attack At Training Ground In Russia. southfront.org On the evening of October 15, a terrorist attack took place at the training ground of the Russia's Western military district in the city of Belgorod, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported. Two citizens of one of the CIS countries opened fire on the recently mobilized Russian servicemen. | As a result of the terrorist attack, 11 people were killed, 15 were injured and are receiving medical care. | Two terrorists were destroyed by return fire, law enforcement agencies are working at the s…

____ (2022-10-15). Journalists visit Beijing sub center ahead of 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Journalists for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China paid a visit to Beijing sub-center on Thursday.

____ (2022-10-15). Opening of 20th CPC National Congress on Sunday to be broadcast live. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

____ (2022-10-15). China helps African countries respond to climate change with every sincerity: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China helps African countries respond to climate change with every sincerityÔºöFM…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-15). There Will Be an Economic Crash, & it Will Break the U.S. Working Class. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea From the perspective of a proletarian in today's America, who's having their livelihood disrupted by inflation on top of half a century of neoliberal attacks against the working class, a depression is already happening. What happens next will only multiply the existing damage. The president is saying that he doesn't expect for there to be…

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-15). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Gig Workers Get A Leg Up. levernews.com Good things are happening! A new Labor Department rule will expand the basic rights of gig workers. Also, an anti-abortion case with national ramifications was stopped in its tracks, unionized nurses in the Midwest are holding hospitals accountable, wind farms are proving to be a great return on investment, and Delaware is breaking cycles of debt with a bold new policy. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It below, a weekly feature reviewing good news, progress, and action steps that's one of the many features available only to Lever supporting subscribers.Biden Admin Moves To…

Staff (2022-10-15). US blockade causes millionaire losses to Cuban agriculture. en.cubadebate.cu The value of the damage caused to Cuban agriculture by the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States government on Cuba, only in the period from August 2021 to February of the current year, amounts to 270,852,548 dollars, they reported this Friday in Havana directors of the Ministry of Agriculture. At a press conference, Orlando Díaz Rodríguez, director of International Affairs of the Minag, explained that this figure summarizes the income lost from exports of goods and services.

____ (2022-10-15). Emerging markets, developing countries being hit by "triple blow": IMF chief. ecns.cn Emerging markets and developing countries are being hit by a stronger dollar, high borrowing costs, and capital outflows — a triple blow particularly heavy for countries that are under a high level of debt, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.

____ (2022-10-15). Peaceful means first choice to resolve Taiwan question: spokesperson. ecns.cn To realize national reunification through peaceful means is our first choice to resolve the Taiwan question, said a spokesperson at a press conference in Beijing on Saturday, adding that non-peaceful means will remain the last resort.

Staff (2022-10-15). Raúl Castro recibe a ministro de Seguridad Pública de Vietnam. cubadebate.cu El General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución Cubana, recibió en la tarde de este viernes al General de Ejército To Lam, miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Vietnam y ministro de Seguridad Pública de ese hermano país, quien realiza una visita de trabajo a Cuba desde el pasado 12 de octubre.

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2022-10-16: News Headlines

____ (2022-10-16). China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism: Xi. ecns.cn China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansionism, Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

United National Antiwar Coalition (2022-10-16). Saturday 10/15: Say No To US Wars in Ukraine and Around The World: Money For Housing, Healthcare & Climate. indybay.org Oakland Federal Building | 1301 Clay St. | Oakland…

WorkWeek (2022-10-16). WorkWork S.A National Dockers Strike, UAW Pres Candidate, ILWU & Ukraine War, Brazil Elect. indybay.org WorkWeek on KPOO on 10-13-22 covers the South Africa National Dockers Strike, UAW Pres Candidate Will Lehman Speaking Out, The Laguna Honda Hospital Closure, Brazilian Elections & ILWU & Ukraine War…

____ (2022-10-15). China warns of security to its citizens in Ukraine. ecns.cn China called on its citizens still in Ukraine to strengthen security precautions and evacuate the country given the severe security situation within Ukraine on Saturday.

J Berger, A Urban, W Wetzel, & F Warweg (2022-10-16). The attacks on Nord Stream and the elephant in the room. indybay.org In an exclusive interview with Berliner Zeitung, U.S. economist Jeffrey Sachs said that destroying Nord Stream would be contrary to Russia's interests; the country would lose "income, financial assets and bargaining power." The U.S., on the other hand, would "benefit strategically and financially from the operation."

____ (2022-10-16). Xi Jinping presides over preparatory meeting for 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Xi Jinping presided over a preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of October 15.

____ (2022-10-16). Chinese people's lives see all-around improvement over past decade: report. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has brought about an all-around improvement in Chinese people's lives over the past decade, according to a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses safeguarding national security, social stability. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed modernizing China's national security system and capacity and safeguarding national security and social stability."National security is the bedrock of national rejuvenation, and social stability is a prerequisite for building a strong and prosperous China," said Xi at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). They Say: China's blueprint will leave lasting print on world's landscape. ecns.cn The world seeks out hopes from the 20th CPC National Congress because what is to be hashed out and laid down as blueprints for the future of China will leave a lasting imprint on the world's geopolitical, geo-economic, and geostrategic landscapes.

____ (2022-10-16). Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds its first meeting, Xi Jinping delivers speech. ecns.cn The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting at the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of October 15.

____ (2022-10-16). CPC outlines China's overall development objectives for year 2035. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) outlined China's overall development objectives for the year 2035, according to a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). China to accelerate creating new development pattern, pursue high-quality development: Xi. ecns.cn China will accelerate creating a new development pattern and pursue high-quality development, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). CPC to unswervingly advance cause of national reunification: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) will implement its overall policy for resolving the Taiwan question in the new era, and unswervingly advance the cause of national reunification.

____ (2022-10-15). Long-term growth prospects called promising. ecns.cn The long-term positive fundamentals of the Chinese economy have remained unchanged, with the economy showing strong resilience, immense potential and robust vitality, and China's development still faces favorable conditions, the spokesman for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China said on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-16). 5.1-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang: CENC. ecns.cn A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Bachu County of Kashgar Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 4: 54 p.m. Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

____ (2022-10-16). Xi calls for advancing Beautiful China Initiative. ecns.cn Xi Jinping called for advancing the Beautiful China Initiative at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday."ÄÄ…

____ (2022-10-16). Sparing no effort to ensure China's grain security. ecns.cn As the world embraces the 42nd World Food Day, China, the world's most populous country, is making every effort to ensure grain supply amid growing uncertainties in global food security.

____ (2022-10-16). China opposes unilateralism, exclusive groups against particular countries: report. ecns.cn China opposes all forms of unilateralism and the forming of blocs and exclusive groups targeted against particular countries, according to a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Innovation remains at heart of China's modernization drive: Xi. ecns.cn Innovation will remain at the heart of China's modernization drive, Xi Jinping said Sunday in a report at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi underscores role of education, sci-tech, talent in modernization drive. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed invigorating China through science and education and developing a strong workforce for the modernization drive. Education, science and technology, and human resources are the foundational and strategic pillars for building a modern socialist country in all respects, Xi said in a report at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi pledges to improve people's wellbeing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday pledged to improve the people's wellbeing and raise quality of life at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC)."ÄÄ"ÄÄ"This country is its people; the people are the country.

____ (2022-10-16). China opposes protectionism, decoupling: report. ecns.cn China opposes protectionism, the erection of "fences and barriers," decoupling, disruption of industrial and supply chains, unilateral sanctions, and maximum-pressure tactics, according to a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). China Post issues commemorative stamps for 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn China Post issued a commemorative stamp set for the 20th CPC National Congress on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses improving income distribution system. ecns.cn China will improve the system of income distribution, keeping distribution according to work as the mainstay with multiple forms of distribution existing alongside it, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). CPC expounds on main objectives, tasks for next 5 years. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) unveiled the main objectives and tasks for the next five years in a report submitted to the 20th CPC National Congress, which opened on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Street interview shows Beijing residents' views on 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn A street interview was conducted on Saturday about Beijing residents' views and expectations for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Winning tough, protracted battle against corruption: Xi. ecns.cn "Corruption is a cancer to the vitality and ability of the Party, and fighting corruption is the most thorough kind of self-reform there is," said Xi at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-15). Presidium of 20th CPC National Congress holds first meeting. ecns.cn The presidium of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its first meeting in Beijing on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses promoting high-standard opening up. ecns.cn Xi Jinping stressed promoting high-standard opening up in a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi lists major principles in building modern socialist China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday listed major principles in the great and arduous endeavor to build a modern socialist China in all respects.

____ (2022-10-16). China dedicated to promoting human community with shared future: Xi. ecns.cn China is dedicated to promoting a human community with a shared future, Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi calls for building cultural confidence, strength. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday called for building cultural confidence and strength and securing new successes in developing socialist culture."To build a modern socialist country in all respects, we must develop a socialist culture with Chinese characteristics and be more confident in our culture," Xi said in a report at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

____ (2022-10-16). Building a modern socialist country in all respects under rule of law: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday that China must strive to build a modern socialist country in all respects under the rule of law."We must follow a path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, develop a Chinese system of socialist rule of law, and establish China as a socialist country under the rule of law," Xi said.

____ (2022-10-16). China works to build major-country relations featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, balanced development: report. ecns.cn China works to enhance coordination and positive interaction with other major countries to build major-country relations featuring peaceful coexistence, overall stability, and balanced development, said a report submitted to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which opened on Sunday.

____ (2022-10-16). Full, rigorous Party self-governance an unceasing endeavor: Xi. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the Communist Party of China (CPC) members must bear in mind that full and rigorous self-governance is an unceasing endeavor and that self-reform is a journey to which there is no end.

____ (2022-10-16). China to work toward carbon goals actively, prudently: Xi. ecns.cn China will work actively and prudently toward the goals of reaching peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, Xi Jinping said Sunday at the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

____ (2022-10-15). China's fight against corruption yields tangible results. ecns.cn Over the years, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been tackling corruption with swift and resolute measures, making marked achievements in the battle against corruption and accumulating valuable experiences, Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the 20th CPC National Congress, said Saturday.

Andrew Chuter (2022-10-16). 'The Australian Wars' shatters the 'great silence'. greenleft.org.au Rachel Perkins' new three-part series, The Australian Wars, is a powerful history of Australia's colonial wars of occupation against First Nations peoples, writes Andrew Chuter.

Ann Brown (2022-10-16). Elijah Muhammad Said Black America Should Be Exempt From Paying Federal Taxes: Here's Why. moguldom.com Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad believed that Black people in America should not pay federal taxes. And there were solid reasons why. According to one of the points in the original Muslim Program in the Muhammad Speaks Newspaper, the Nation of Islam wanted "the government of the United States to exempt our people from …

____ (2022-10-16). Whole-process people's democracy is democracy in its broadest, most genuine, most effective form: Xi. ecns.cn Whole-process people's democracy is the defining feature of socialist democracy; it is democracy in its broadest, most genuine, and most effective form, Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

NARAL Pro-Choice California (2022-10-16). Wednesday 10/19: Fight Back for Reproductive Freedom Postcard Party & Luncheon in SF w/ NARAL CA. indybay.org 335 South Van Ness Ave. | San Francisco, CA 94103…

Staff (2022-10-16). Palestinian martyred after being shot by Zionist forces. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — News sources on early Sunday reported that a 30-year-old Palestinian man was martyred due to severe injuries sustained after being shot by Israeli regime's forces on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-16). Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.: AP. ecns.cn A shortage of child care in the United States has become so acute that it's reaching far into rural communities, reported The Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday.

Brenda Norrell (2022-10-16). New Mexico Governor Rescinds 1800s Orders for Apaches and Navajos to Be Hunted and Killed. indybay.org New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham rescinded governors' orders from the 1800s that targeted Navajos and Apaches to be hunted by militia and murdered. The previous territorial governors orders had never been rescinded, which required an executive order by the governor. Santa Fe Historian Valerie Randel's research led to the governor's order.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses further modernizing national defense, military. ecns.cn Xi Jinping said on Sunday achieving the goals for the centenary of the People's Liberation Army in 2027 and more quickly elevating the people's armed forces to world-class standards are strategic tasks for building a modern socialist country in all respects.

____ (2022-10-16). Xi stresses upholding, improving policy of One Country, Two Systems. ecns.cn Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed upholding and improving the policy of One Country, Two Systems.

Sibylle Kaczorek (2022-10-16). Expropriate or socialise: Berlin's housing campaign. greenleft.org.au Just over one year ago, around 1 million out of 1.9 million Berliners voted to expropriate corporate landlords owning 3000 apartments or more, writes Sibylle Kaczorek, affecting around 240,000 properties in the German capital.

*Suzan Azadi (2022-10-16). Iran: Many believe this is the beginning of a revolution. greenleft.org.au For the first time since the Islamic revolution, Iranians are united and are targeting the central pillars of the Islamic republic, including the concentration of power and authority in the hands of the ruling clergy, reports *Suzan Azadi.

Art Persyko (2022-10-16). Tuesday 10/18: Deeply Affordable Housing in San Francisco: How do we make it happen? indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwd=Tzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 , | Meeting ID: 864 6575 2525; Passcode: 465295; or call: 669 900 9128, and use the same meeting ID and Passcode above.

Martha Hubert (2022-10-16). Friday 10/14: Justice! Not Jenkins! indybay.org Police Officer's Association | 800 Bryant at 6th Street, San Francisco | (Muni Bus #12 goes there)…

____ (2022-10-16). CPC opens 20th National Congress. ecns.cn

____ (2022-10-16). 28 U.S. children, teens die from gun violence each day: article. ecns.cn Each day, 28 U.S. children and teens, the equivalent of a high school classroom, die from gun violence, making it the No. 1 killer of youth through age 24, science education and policy website Science 2.0 on Wednesday cited the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Staff (2022-10-16). Un lugar en el corazón del pueblo. cubadebate.cu Alpidio, nuestro Ministro de Cultura, acaba de explicar en su perfil de Twitter, en una síntesis brillante, por qué los enemigos de la Revolución Cubana atacan con tanta saña, de manera tan obsesiva y perversa, a Díaz-Canel. Y es que les exaspera su liderazgo.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-16). Gobierno de Venezuela asegura que serán atendidas todas las personas en Las Tejerías. telesurtv.net A siete días de la tragedia en Las Tejerías, los trabajos de recuperación en la localidad avanzan con rapidez para restablecer en su totalidad los servicios básicos.

Staff (2022-10-16). Evaluó presidente del Inder acciones de recuperación en instalaciones deportivas de Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Osvaldo Vento Montiller, presidente del Inder, evaluó de positivas las acciones de recuperación en instalaciones deportivas de Pinar del Río tras el paso devastador del huracán Ian. Este sábado, el titular del Inder se reunió con autoridades del deporte en la provincia y constató el avance en la operatividad de algunas estructuras.

Staff (2022-10-16). Fidel Castro y los días luminosos y tristes de la Crisis de Octubre. cubadebate.cu De los días luminosos y tristes de la Crisis de Octubre, calificados así por el Che, se concluyeron amargas, pero aleccionadoras experiencias. Se puso a prueba la capacidad de victoria del pueblo cubano, quien respaldó a su líder que brilló muy alto. En aquella coyuntura difícil, el Comandante en Jefe defendió con dignidad la autodeterminación y soberanía del país frente a la actuación de las dos superpotencias de la época. Enfrentó con entereza la política de prepotencia y de fuerza de los EE.UU. y discutió con la Unión Soviética sobre la base de la razón y el derecho del pueblo.

Staff (2022-10-16). Otra preocupación para Washington: øNuevos tiempos dentro de la OEA? cubadebate.cu Los nuevos tiempos que corren dentro de la OEA, y que marcan ciertos cambios dentro la correlación interna de fuerzas, tuvieron lugar en un hecho específico que, pese a todo, no tuvo gran trascendencia en la prensa internacional. Así, el debate giró en torno a si la OEA podía admitir como "representante especial" a Gustavo Tarre.

Staff (2022-10-16). Llamamiento de intelectuales y artistas cubanos supera las mil cien firmas. cubadebate.cu El "Mensaje de científicos, educadores, periodistas, escritores y artistas cubanos a sus colegas de otros países", publicado hace unos días en la revista cultural La Jiribilla, supera ya las mil cien firmas y expresa el sentir de la sociedad civil cubana.

Staff (2022-10-16). Qué trae la prensa cubana, domingo 16 de octubre de 2022. cubadebate.cu

Staff (2022-10-16). Cuba: Ante los problemas, que la vocación de servicio sea quien lidere y obre soluciones. cubadebate.cu Esta tarde de sábado, desde el Palacio de la Revolución, tuvo lugar la reunión de chequeo de las actividades recuperativas tras el paso del huracán Ian. El encuentro estuvo encabezado por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

Staff (2022-10-16). Congreso Latinoamericano Cultura Viva Comunitaria: Esperanza y solidaridad. cubadebate.cu La integración de nuestros pueblos desde las expresiones culturales trasciende fronteras y contextos políticos, pues inciden y articulan a potenciar el vínculo entre agentes culturales, políticos y sociales a través de metas concertadas que permitan profundizar las apuestas que se gestan desde la identidad y el buen vivir a nivel continental, nacional y local.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-10-16). ONU advierte sobre crisis de hambruna en el mundo. telesurtv.net La FAO reveló que en el mundo hay 345 millones de personas hambrientas y cada cuatro segundos hay un muerto a causa de hambre.

TeleSUR, ysm, JDO (2022-10-16). Exigen aumento de pensiones y salarios en Madrid, España. telesurtv.net Cerca de 15.000 personas de todas las provincias de España se concentraron en la capital del país para demandar salarios dignos.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-10-16). Suben a 28 los muertos por explosión en una mina en Tàºrkiye. telesurtv.net El presidente turco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, anunció que cancelaba su agenda para viajar al lugar del accidente este sábado.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-15). UPDATED: 11 Killed In Terrorist Attack At Training Ground In Russia. southfront.org On the evening of October 15, a terrorist attack took place at the training ground of the Russia's Western military district in the city of Belgorod, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported. Two citizens of one of the CIS countries opened fire on the recently mobilized Russian servicemen. | As a result of the terrorist attack, 11 people were killed, 15 were injured and are receiving medical care. | Two terrorists were destroyed by return fire, law enforcement agencies are working at the s…

____ (2022-10-15). China, U.S. have more common interests than differences: spokesperson. ecns.cn China does not believe the so-called "Thucydides trap," while China and the United States have far more common interests than differences, a spokesperson said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). Preparations for 20th CPC National Congress complete: spokesperson. ecns.cn All preparations for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) are complete, Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the congress, said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). China to remain popular investment destination: spokesperson. ecns.cn China will continue to be a popular destination for investment, a spokesperson said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). 20th CPC National Congress to be held from Oct. 16 to 22: spokesperson. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will open at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and conclude on Oct. 22, lasting seven days, Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the congress, said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). China to pursue broader, deeper opening-up: spokesperson. ecns.cn China will unswervingly advance opening-up to cover more fields in a broader scope and at a greater depth, a spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). Opinions of over 4,700 people collected on draft report to CPC national congress: spokesperson. ecns.cn Opinions of more than 4,700 people were collected on a draft report of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to the 20th CPC National Congress, Sun Yeli, spokesperson for the congress, said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). China is always against politicization and weaponization of economic and trade issues. ecns.cn

____ (2022-10-15). China remains important stabilizer, driving force of global growth: spokesperson. ecns.cn China remains an important anchor of stability and driving force of global economic growth, a spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). Qualifications of 2,296 delegates to CPC national congress approved: spokesperson. ecns.cn Qualifications of 2,296 delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been confirmed valid, a spokesperson for the congress said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). China's retrieved cultural relics on show in Shanghai. ecns.cn More than 40 pieces of national treasures lost overseas were on display, including five bronze heads originally part of an 18th century water clock fountain in Yuanmingyuan or the Old Summer Palace.

____ (2022-10-15). Number of Milu deer rises to 7,033. ecns.cn A herd of Milu deer, also known as Pere David's deer, cross a river in Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 12, 2022.

____ (2022-10-15). 20th CPC National Congress delegate Ke Xiaobin: Craftsman's spirit in mundane work. ecns.cn Ke Xiaobin is a team leader at a local branch of China's leading railway signal communication group.

____ (2022-10-15). New CPC leadership to meet press: spokesperson. ecns.cn Members of the new Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will meet Chinese and foreign journalists after the conclusion of the first plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, a spokesperson said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). Chinese shipbuilder wins additional contract from ROK. ecns.cn Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has won an additional order of three 8,600 CEU dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) from H-line, a shipping company from the Republic of Korea.

____ (2022-10-15). CPC Constitution amendment to incorporate major theoretical views, strategic thinking: spokesperson. ecns.cn The amendment to the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the upcoming 20th CPC National Congress will incorporate the major theoretical views and strategic thinking to be established in a report of the 19th CPC Central Committee to the 20th CPC National Congress, a spokesperson said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). Gansu launches first China-Africa agricultural products freight train. ecns.cn A freight train carrying containers of apple juice concentrate departed Tianshui, Gansu Province on Thursday, and headed for Cape Town, South Africa. The freight train will leave China via Qingdao Port in Shandong Province.

____ (2022-10-15). China's COVID response measures most cost-effective: spokesperson. ecns.cn China's measures to tackle the COVID-19 epidemic are the most cost-effective and have worked the best for the country, a spokesperson said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). Xi presides over preparatory meeting for 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Xi Jinping presided over a preparatory meeting for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held Saturday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

____ (2022-10-15). Journalists visit Beijing sub center ahead of 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn Journalists for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China paid a visit to Beijing sub-center on Thursday.

____ (2022-10-15). China to work with int'l community to oppose protectionism, bullying practices in sci-tech. ecns.cn China will work with the international community to oppose unilateralism, protectionism and bullying practices in sci-tech, and promote the steady recovery of the world economy, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.

____ (2022-10-15). Delegates to CPC National Congress arrive in Beijing. ecns.cn Delegates from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrived in Beijing on Thursday.

____ (2022-10-15). Picturesque scene of terraced fields in E China. ecns.cn Aerial view shows picturesque scene of golden terraced fields in Shanghang County of Longyan City, east China's Fujian Province, Oct. 13, 2022. More than 1, 0 hectares of paddy rice entered harvest.

____ (2022-10-15). They Say: Communist Party of China a stimulator of Chinese socio-economic prosperity. ecns.cn

____ (2022-10-15). China has confidence, capability to meet new goals, create greater miracles: spokesperson. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will envision the two stages toward building a great modern socialist country in all respects and set out strategic tasks and major measures for the next five years, a spokesperson said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). China rolls out over 2,000 reform programs in past decade: spokesperson. ecns.cn China has introduced more than 2,000 reform programs in the past ten years, covering various economic and social fields, the spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). First China-made subway train exported to EU. ecns.cn Two subway trains developed by CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd., one of China's major high-speed train manufacturers, left Tianjin Port for Portugal's Porto on Thursday. This is China's first metro project to be exported to a European Union country.

____ (2022-10-15). Opening of 20th CPC National Congress on Sunday to be broadcast live. ecns.cn The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

____ (2022-10-15). CPC has more friends all over the world: spokesperson. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has extensive interactions with friendly political parties from other countries, and has more and more friends all over the world, a spokesperson said Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). Spokesperson hails overwhelming victory in China's fight against corruption. ecns.cn China's fight against corruption has achieved an overwhelming victory and this momentum has been consolidated across the board, but the situation is still grave and complex, a spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China said here on Saturday.

____ (2022-10-15). China helps African countries respond to climate change with every sincerity: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China helps African countries respond to climate change with every sincerityÔºöFM…

____ (2022-10-15). BRI already a popular international public good: spokesperson. ecns.cn The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become a well-received international public good and an important platform for building a community with a shared future for mankind, the spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said Saturday.

Staff (2022-10-15). XX Congreso del Partido Comunista chino robustecerá prioridad a desarrollo inclusivo e integridad territorial. cubadebate.cu El XX Congreso Nacional del Partido Comunista de China fortalecerá las líneas generales trazadas por esta nación hacia la modernización creciente de su sociedad, la construcción de un paradigma de desarrollo económico-social inclusivo y amigable con el medio ambiente y la defensa de su integridad territorial, anticipó el vocero oficial de la cita.

Mirko C. Trudeau (2022-10-15). La Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional de Biden, dos páginas sobre Latinoamérica. globalizacion.ca La nueva Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional del gobierno de Joe Biden afirma que Estados Unidos se mantendrá en el lugar de líder mundial, señala a China como su principal retador en la disputa geopolítica mundial, propone controlar a una Rusia…

____ (2022-10-15). South-to-North Water Diversion Project transfers over 8 billion cubic meters of water to Beijing. ecns.cn Tuancheng Lake, a terminal of the Beijing section of the Central Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, has played an important role in water transfer regulation and storage, as well as supplying water for river and lake systems.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-15). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Gig Workers Get A Leg Up. levernews.com Good things are happening! A new Labor Department rule will expand the basic rights of gig workers. Also, an anti-abortion case with national ramifications was stopped in its tracks, unionized nurses in the Midwest are holding hospitals accountable, wind farms are proving to be a great return on investment, and Delaware is breaking cycles of debt with a bold new policy. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It below, a weekly feature reviewing good news, progress, and action steps that's one of the many features available only to Lever supporting subscribers.Biden Admin Moves To…

WSWS (2022-10-15). IMF report reveals dictatorship of finance capital. wsws.org With interest rate rising as central banks seek to crush the movement of the working class, the International Monetary Fund has opened a new front in the class war insisting that government spending must be cut to meet the demands of financial markets.

Staff (2022-10-15). °Prepárate para reír!: Las imágenes finalistas del premio Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2022. cubadebate.cu øQuieres saber cuáles han sido las imágenes ganadoras de la edición de 2022 del Comedy Pet Photo Awards? Prepárate para que te saquen una espléndida sonrisa e incluso alguna carcajada.

Colin Todhunter (2022-10-15). An Engineered Food and Poverty Crisis to Secure Continued U.S. Dominance. globalresearch.ca The issue is not food shortage but speculation on food commodities and the manipulation of an inherently flawed global food system that serves the interests of corporate agribusiness traders and suppliers of inputs at the expense of people's needs and genuine food security.

Kzorinoco (2022-10-15). Colombia and Venezuela Review Agenda for Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 13, the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, reported that ministers and ambassadors from Venezuela and Colombia addressed air connectivity, binational trade, judicial cooperation, and other issues of binational interest at a recent meeting. | "We continue working on the reopening of our borders," Benedetti wrote on Twitter. "With the deputy foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela, Francisco J. Coy and Rander Peña Ramírez, and with my counterpart Félix Plasencia, we talked about air connectivity, binational trade, and judicial cooperation, among other issues. We are movin…

____ (2022-10-15). Webb telescope captures 'cosmic' fingerprint. ecns.cn Image released on Oct. 12, 2022 shows dust rings formed by two giant starts, resembling a fingerprint captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

____ (2022-10-15). Guangming Cinema: Audio descriptions bring cinema alive to the visually impaired. ecns.cn Statistics show that there are more than 17 million visually-impaired Chinese. This gave birth to a public welfare project called Guangming Cinema in 2017. More than 500 university faculty and student volunteers participated in the project, interjected their narrations between dialogues and sounds to complete accessible movies.

____ (2022-10-15). Peaceful means first choice to resolve Taiwan question: spokesperson. ecns.cn To realize national reunification through peaceful means is our first choice to resolve the Taiwan question, said a spokesperson at a press conference in Beijing on Saturday, adding that non-peaceful means will remain the last resort.

____ (2022-10-15). Emerging markets, developing countries being hit by "triple blow": IMF chief. ecns.cn Emerging markets and developing countries are being hit by a stronger dollar, high borrowing costs, and capital outflows — a triple blow particularly heavy for countries that are under a high level of debt, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.

____ (2022-10-15). Biden decries mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden decried the mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday.

Staff (2022-10-15). More than a million travelers arrived in Cuba between January and August 2022. en.cubadebate.cu The figures offer indications of the gradual recovery of the tourism sector in the Caribbean nation after the collapse of visitors in 2021. The National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) reported this Friday that between January and August 2022 Cuba received 1,396,921 travelers, representing a 556.1% year-on-year increase. According to the ONEI, the Island received 1,145,743 more travelers than in the same period of 2021, understanding as such any person who travels between two or more different countries.

____ (2022-10-15). Xi congratulates on establishment of global center for sustainable transport. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on the establishment of the Global Sustainable Transport Innovation and Knowledge Center on Friday.

____ (2022-10-15). WorldSkills Competition 2022 Edition kicks off in S Korea. ecns.cn The special edition competition attracted more than 130 participants from 34 countries and regions and the Chinese delegates will compete in six contests.

WSWS (2022-10-15). Floods, hunger, disease and IMF austerity devastate Pakistan's workers and poor. wsws.org The poverty-stricken flood victims face an explosion of disease and hunger which the ruling elite in Islamabad and the major imperialist powers are doing virtually nothing to combat.

____ (2022-10-15). Chinese, Maldivian presidents exchange congratulations on th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Friday exchanged congratulations on the th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

WSWS (2022-10-15). South Korean auto union reaches sellout deal with Kia Motors. wsws.org The autoworkers not only face the company in their struggle, but also the union, which is seeking to suppress working-class anger and discontent.

____ (2022-10-15). Cradle of Civilization: Chengtoushan Site. ecns.cn

____ (2022-10-15). Figures in new Living Planet Report 'shocking,' says WWF director general. ecns.cn Wildlife populations in tropical regions are plummeting at a staggering rate and freshwater species populations have globally been reduced by 83 percent, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said on Thursday.

____ (2022-10-15). U.S. panel votes to subpoena Trump over Capitol riot. ecns.cn The House select committee investigating last year's Capitol riot voted Thursday to subpoena former U.S. President Donald Trump.

____ (2022-10-15). Chinese, Maldivian presidents exchange congratulations on 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Friday exchanged congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

____ (2022-10-15). More benefits to Chinese females over past decade. ecns.cn

Staff (2022-10-15). US blockade causes millionaire losses to Cuban agriculture. en.cubadebate.cu The value of the damage caused to Cuban agriculture by the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States government on Cuba, only in the period from August 2021 to February of the current year, amounts to 270,852,548 dollars, they reported this Friday in Havana directors of the Ministry of Agriculture. At a press conference, Orlando Díaz Rodríguez, director of International Affairs of the Minag, explained that this figure summarizes the income lost from exports of goods and services.

Staff (2022-10-15). Revelan que individuos radicados en EEUU financiaron incendios en Pinar del Río y Villa Clara. en.cubadebate.cu Una vez más, Razones de Cuba muestra el pago de acciones terroristas en la mayor de las Antillas por individuos radicados en suelo estadounidense. En esta edición aborda el incendio de instituciones recreativas en las provincias de Villa Clara y Pinar del Río. Ambas funcionan como ranchones para el disfrute del pueblo cubano, con activo papel en la vida social de la comunidad. El bienestar de las comunidades se ve afectado por el odio desbordado desde la nación norteña.

Staff (2022-10-15). Extinguen incendio en región rusa de Bélgorod provocado por ataque ucraniano. cubadebate.cu El gobernador de la región rusa de Belgorod, Viacheslav Gladkov, dijo este sábado que los bomberos lograron sofocar un incendio en un depósito de petróleo, que fue alcanzado por un proyectil tras un bombardeo ucraniano. Gladkov precisó que el siniestro en un tanque con capacidad de 3 000 metros cúbicos pudo ser extinguido y no hubo que lamentar víctimas.

Staff (2022-10-15). Arlenis Sierra ratificó liderazgo en América en escalafón mundial. cubadebate.cu Arlenis Sierra terminó otra temporada anual con la mejor de las posiciones entre las americanas en el escalafón mundial de ruta femenina élite de la Unión Ciclista Internacional. La manzanillera de 29 años se ubicó en el lugar 20, con 1 398.33 puntos, solo precedida por europeas, una australiana y una sudafricana, entre 1 368 pedalistas.

Staff (2022-10-15). Nave Oficio de Isla regresa con obra de teatro Luz en Jornada por la Cultura Nacional. cubadebate.cu La Comunidad Creativa Nave Oficio de Isla presenta a partir de este sábado un programa especial con la obra de teatro Luz, a propósito de la Jornada por la Cultura Cubana que acontece hasta el 20 de octubre. De acuerdo con el equipo de trabajo, serán dos las funciones de la temporada Otoño en La Nave que llegará los días 15 y 16.

Staff (2022-10-15). Televisión cubana estrenará programa Cultivar Conciencia. cubadebate.cu El programa Cultivar Conciencia surge como proyecto audiovisual que pretende conectar mucho más, la ciencia con la agricultura. Por Canal Caribe cada sábado, con retransmisiones el resto de la semana. A las 2: 15pm se podrán compartir diversos temas, de cara a los desafíos actuales para quienes investigan y producen la tierra en Cuba.

Staff (2022-10-15). Bloqueo de EEUU provoca pérdidas millonarias a la agricultura cubana. cubadebate.cu

Staff (2022-10-15). Raúl Castro recibe a ministro de Seguridad Pública de Vietnam. cubadebate.cu El General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución Cubana, recibió en la tarde de este viernes al General de Ejército To Lam, miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Vietnam y ministro de Seguridad Pública de ese hermano país, quien realiza una visita de trabajo a Cuba desde el pasado 12 de octubre.

Staff (2022-10-15). La historia del niño trabajador, cuyas fotos se hicieron tendencia en redes sociales. cubadebate.cu Liam Ernesto es un niño hermoso, de esos que alcanzan flores, te dan besos cariñosos y te "echan" miradas que te roban el alma. Sin embargo, eso también lo logró por estos días una foto suya que inundó las redes. Aunque él aún no lo sepa. Recoger yerba es de las cosas que más ayuda a hacer a su papá en la finca del patio.

Staff (2022-10-15). Instalaciones deportivas en La Habana: Un recorrido por la sala Trejo, el Pontón y el parque Martí (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Han estado en la vida de varias generaciones de habaneros, símbolos de barrios, capítulos en las historias de atletas hoy famosos y presencia permanente en la actividad social de los habitantes de la ciudad. La sala Rafael Trejo ha llegado a ser referente internacional, el Pontón es parte de la tradición de Centro Habana, el Parque Martí era motivo de orgullo desde los sesenta por la amplia lista de instalaciones y su larga cubierta en forma de bóvedas, justo frente al Malecón.

Staff (2022-10-15). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 1 121 MW durante el horario pico de este sábado. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica pronostica para este sábado una afectación máxima de 980 MW en el horario diurno y 1 121 MW en el pico, fundamentalmente por déficit de capacidad de generación. Se mantienen las limitaciones en la generación térmica (386 MW) y en la generación distribuida, están indisponibles por avería 1 043 MW y en mantenimiento 718 MW.

Staff (2022-10-15). Pinareños siguen en recuperación. cubadebate.cu La recuperación del servicio eléctrico en Pinar del Río estaba al 48.89%, y en la jornada del jueves pudo avanzarse en el suministro de energía desde el sistema electroenergético nacional (SEN) a varios campos de pozo, lo que ha permitido incrementar el suministro en la ciudad capital, cabeceras municipales y otros asentamientos.

Staff (2022-10-15). Más de un millón de viajeros arribaron a Cuba entre enero y agosto de 2022. cubadebate.cu La Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Información (ONEI) informó este viernes que entre enero y agosto de 2022 Cuba recibió 1 396 921 viajeros, que representan un 556.1% de incremento interanual. Según la ONEI, la Isla recibió un 1 145 743 viajeros más que en igual periodo de 2021, entendiendo como tal toda persona que se desplaza entre dos o más países distintos.

TeleSUR, pha, JGN (2022-10-15). Importancia de las mujeres rurales para la reducción de pobreza. telesurtv.net La ONU llama a mejorar las condiciones de las mujeres rurales y empoderarlas en los ámbitos social, económico y político.

Staff (2022-10-15). El Atlético de Madrid vence al Athletic y se coloca en el tercer puesto de LaLiga. cubadebate.cu El Atlético de Madrid ha conseguido una valiosa victoria ante el Athletic en San Mamés que les propulsa hasta el tercer puesto de la clasificación. El encuentro se decidió por un solitario gol de Griezmann.

Staff (2022-10-15). V Copa Mundial sub 23: Lluvia asiática pospone segundo partido de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Un persistente aguacero asiático evitó que los que equipos de Cuba y Australia pudieran completar su partido correspondiente a este viernes, en el marco de la IV Copa Mundial de béisbol categoría sub 23. La impertinente lluvia no quiso abandonar el Tianmu Baseball Stadium, y tuvieron que mandar a las tropas a sus cuevas.

Staff (2022-10-15). Qué trae la prensa cubana, sábado 15 de octubre de 2022. cubadebate.cu

Mickey Z. (2022-10-14). A Drug Lord and His Hungry, Hungry Cocaine Hippos. dissidentvoice.org Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had so much money that he literally could not spend it fast enough. He and the Medellín cartel he started dominated the cocaine trade in the 1980s. By then, he was earning about $420 million per week. Storing piles of cash in fields and warehouses, he'd write off 10 percent …

Staff (2022-10-14). Díaz-Canel: For us, Vietnam is a brother country. en.cubadebate.cu "We are convinced that your visit also marks a milestone in the already important relations between Cuba and Vietnam," said the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, welcoming the Palace of the Revolution this Friday to General To Lam, Minister of Public Security…

Staff (2022-10-14). They reveal the visual identity and slogan of the 43rd Havana Film Festival. en.cubadebate.cu The new visual identity and slogan of the 43rd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema were presented at a press conference this Thursday in the Cuban capital. Raúl Valdés González (Raupa), one of those in charge of the event's audiovisual campaign together with Nelson Ponce Sánchez, commented that both the Festival's poster and advertisement allude to the chain of events that take place in a movie theater, such as a kind of ritual for those who prefer to enjoy a good movie on the big screen.

Staff (2022-10-14). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este viernes 14 de octubre. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este viernes 14 de octubre en el mercado cambiario del país.

Staff (2022-10-14). President Díaz-Canel returns to Pinar del Río to check the progress of the recovery. en.cubadebate.cu The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, visits Pinar del Río this Thursday for the fifth time since the passage of Hurricane Ian to check the progress of the recovery efforts in the westernmost province of the country. On this visit, in which he exchanges with the people and authorities of Pinar del Río, the Cuban leader is accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Alejandro Gil Fernández.

Staff (2022-10-14). Trip to La Castellana, work of love, trust and hope. en.cubadebate.cu "Dad…", the young man said, from his seat in the craft workshop, to the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. When the president left, sounds of intense and crystalline emotion were heard behind him, of a boy happy for the meeting. It did not happen anywhere on the island, but in one where love is the one who will always have the last word: the La Castellana Psychopedagogical Medical Center, located in the capital's municipality of Arroyo Naranjo.

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2022-10-15: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-10-15). The All-Encompassingness of the U.S. Government's Secret Global Police-State. southfront.org | Written by The U.S. Government is controlled by its Deep State, America's billionaires, whom their Government has been assisting, ever since 25 July 1945, to extract the world's wealth by control of not only their 'news' media but the social 'sciences' — duping the public. They have thus been gradually taking control over, and replacing, international law that comes…

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-15). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Gig Workers Get A Leg Up. levernews.com Good things are happening! A new Labor Department rule will expand the basic rights of gig workers. Also, an anti-abortion case with national ramifications was stopped in its tracks, unionized nurses in the Midwest are holding hospitals accountable, wind farms are proving to be a great return on investment, and Delaware is breaking cycles of debt with a bold new policy. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It below, a weekly feature reviewing good news, progress, and action steps that's one of the many features available only to Lever supporting subscribers.Biden Admin Moves To…

WSWS (2022-10-15). IMF report reveals dictatorship of finance capital. wsws.org With interest rate rising as central banks seek to crush the movement of the working class, the International Monetary Fund has opened a new front in the class war insisting that government spending must be cut to meet the demands of financial markets.

Colin Todhunter (2022-10-15). An Engineered Food and Poverty Crisis to Secure Continued U.S. Dominance. globalresearch.ca The issue is not food shortage but speculation on food commodities and the manipulation of an inherently flawed global food system that serves the interests of corporate agribusiness traders and suppliers of inputs at the expense of people's needs and genuine food security.

Kzorinoco (2022-10-15). Colombia and Venezuela Review Agenda for Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 13, the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, reported that ministers and ambassadors from Venezuela and Colombia addressed air connectivity, binational trade, judicial cooperation, and other issues of binational interest at a recent meeting. | "We continue working on the reopening of our borders," Benedetti wrote on Twitter. "With the deputy foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela, Francisco J. Coy and Rander Peña Ramírez, and with my counterpart Félix Plasencia, we talked about air connectivity, binational trade, and judicial cooperation, among other issues. We are movin…

WSWS (2022-10-15). Floods, hunger, disease and IMF austerity devastate Pakistan's workers and poor. wsws.org The poverty-stricken flood victims face an explosion of disease and hunger which the ruling elite in Islamabad and the major imperialist powers are doing virtually nothing to combat.

WSWS (2022-10-15). South Korean auto union reaches sellout deal with Kia Motors. wsws.org The autoworkers not only face the company in their struggle, but also the union, which is seeking to suppress working-class anger and discontent.

____ (2022-10-15). Emerging markets, developing countries being hit by "triple blow": IMF chief. ecns.cn Emerging markets and developing countries are being hit by a stronger dollar, high borrowing costs, and capital outflows — a triple blow particularly heavy for countries that are under a high level of debt, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.

Sarah Baron (2022-10-15). Raise Corporate Taxes, Not Interest Rates. zcomm.org To protect working families, policymakers should directly address the problem of corporate price gouging…

TeleSUR, pha, JGN (2022-10-15). Importancia de las mujeres rurales para la reducción de pobreza. telesurtv.net La ONU llama a mejorar las condiciones de las mujeres rurales y empoderarlas en los ámbitos social, económico y político.

Anonymous765 (2022-10-14). Zelensky Does Not Know How To Fight, But He Knows How To Beg. southfront.org |

Lowkey (2022-10-14). Hunger Strikes and the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders. mintpressnews.com Lowkey and guests explore life inside Israel's prisons, where 30 Palestinians are on hunger strike protesting the indefinite detention of Israel's political enemies without trial or evidence.

TeleSUR (2022-10-14). Turks Seek Alternative Heat Sources Amid Soaring Gas Prices. telesurenglish.net Millions of workers and retirees in Tàºrkiye are trying to make a living on a minimum wage of 5, 0 liras and pensions, mostly ranging from 3, 0 to 8,000 liras, in the face of climbing inflation rate that soared to 83.45 percent in September. | RELATED: | Despite soaring prices, store owners at the bazaar said the demand is robust, and their sales saw at least a 60 percent increase compared to 2021. | "I've been doing this job here for about 15…

____ (2022-10-14). World Bank chief says global economy 'dangerously close' to a recession. ecns.cn The global economy is "dangerously close" to a recession, as inflation remains elevated, interest rates rise, and growing debt burden hits the developing world, World Bank President David Malpass said Thursday.

TeleSUR (2022-10-14). UK Chancellor Kwarteng Sacked Amid Mini-Budget Chaos. telesurenglish.net "You have asked me to stand aside as your Chancellor. I have accepted," Kwarteng said in his resignation to Prime Minister Liz Truss posted on Twitter. | Kwarteng's time in office — 38 days — made him one of the shortest-serving UK chancellors in history. | RELATED: | The mini-budget he presented last month, which contained controversial debt-funded tax cuts, has been blamed for the economic turmoil which saw the Bri…

Sanket Jain (2022-10-14). 'I Don't Want to Live Anymore': Suicides Rise 17% Since India's Lockdown Began. towardfreedom.org Within the first month of India's nationwide lockdown starting March 2020, 122 million people lost their jobs. Daily-wage laborers and small traders comprised roughly 75 percent. A report found that a year of the lockdown pushed 230 million Indians into poverty. By the end of 2020, 15 million workers were still out of jobs. Sanket Jain reports on the recently rising suicide rates in India.

TeleSUR (2022-10-14). One African To Die from Hunger Every 36 Seconds: OXFAM. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Oxfam warned that one person is likely to die every 36 seconds from hunger in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, three countries that are experiencing the worst drought recorded over the last forty years. | RELATED: | According to this humanitarian organization, a daily average of 2,421 people might die during October in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, where over 6 million children will soon suffer from "acute malnutriti…

Mickey Z. (2022-10-14). A Drug Lord and His Hungry, Hungry Cocaine Hippos. dissidentvoice.org Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had so much money that he literally could not spend it fast enough. He and the Medellín cartel he started dominated the cocaine trade in the 1980s. By then, he was earning about $420 million per week. Storing piles of cash in fields and warehouses, he'd write off 10 percent …

Christina Hayes (2022-10-14). Having a Chronic Illness Without Paid Leave Is Nearly Impossible and Needs to Change Now. commondreams.org It's long past time for our elected officials in Congress to step up and pass a comprehensive federal paid leave policy that provides every single working individual in America with paid family and sick leave.

Editor (2022-10-14). The Scandal of Congressional Stock Trading. scheerpost.com Photograph Source: Steve Jurvetson — By Eve Ottenberg / Multimillionaires pack the halls of congress. That's because the only people who can afford congressional campaigns are rich. But what you might not know is that once these very wealthy individuals arrive in Washington, they use their committee assignments, and often the insider info those assignments provide, to make even more money — trading stocks. | On Septem…

WSWS (2022-10-14). Washington D.C. protest honors memory of Amazon COVID tester Poushawn Brown. wsws.org Thursday's protest took place amid a growing movement of Amazon workers against poverty wages and unsafe working conditions.

Jeffgang (2022-10-13). Take Action: Charitable Giving Must Go to Charities. inequality.org

SAM (2022-10-13). What Threatens Florida More, Hurricanes or the Rich? inequality.org

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-10-13). Saturday 11/12: SDBA Book Group: Doughnut Economics — 7 Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

WSWS (2022-10-13). The COVID disaster and the political crisis of Australian capitalism. wsws.org "The criminal 'let it rip' pandemic policies of governments—invariably enforced by the labour and trade union bureaucracies—have exposed the brutality of capitalism, and its readiness to sacrifice lives for corporate profit and private wealth accumulation."

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2022-10-14: News Headlines

Tamara Nassar (2022-10-13). Palestinians resist Israeli jailers with collective hunger strike. electronicintifada.net Hundreds of groups demand pressure on Israel to end administrative detention.

____ (2022-10-13). China contributes to building community with shared future for mankind as responsible major country: Russian communist official. ecns.cn China has been working in various fields to contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind, which demonstrates its commitment to the role of a responsible major country, Dmitry Novikov, deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia, has said.

WSWS (2022-10-13). Two German airport workers win case in Hessian State Court and must be rehired after their illegal dismissal. wsws.org The court cases coincide with a new international upsurge of the working class to which the court is not insensitive. The tide of labor strife is rising at the airport, too. Workers are fighting back against the sacrifices demanded of them due to the coronavirus pandemic, inflation and the war.

WSWS (2022-10-13). Services rendered: Ben Bernanke awarded Nobel Prize for economics. wsws.org As Fed chair Bernanke was the architect of the bank and corporate bailouts of 2008 and initiated the program of quantitative easing by which the Fed and other central banks poured trillions of dollars into financial markets, facilitating an orgy of speculation the like of which has never been seen, while widening social inequality to unprecedented levels.

Isabella (2022-10-13). Report: The High Cost of Beacon Hill Inaction. inequality.org

Jeffgang (2022-10-13). Take Action: Charitable Giving Must Go to Charities. inequality.org

Andras Ferencz (2022-10-13). To argue with the King of Growth. mronline.org Every culture has its myth. Ours is the myth of growth, whereby we perceive the accumulation of material and financial wealth as a proxy for social progress and human well-being. The example of Washington state illustrates how modern society struggles to abandon the illusion of limitless expansion, even when it tries to do right by its citizens.

SAM (2022-10-13). What Threatens Florida More, Hurricanes or the Rich? inequality.org

____ (2022-10-13). Burgeoning U.S. debt may jeopardize global economy. ecns.cn Data released by the U.S. Treasury Department shows that public debt in the country has surpassed $31 trillion for the first time ever, far beyond its gross domestic product in 2021 of $23 trillion, and is close to reaching the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-10-13). Saturday 11/12: SDBA Book Group: Doughnut Economics — 7 Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

WSWS (2022-10-13). The COVID disaster and the political crisis of Australian capitalism. wsws.org "The criminal 'let it rip' pandemic policies of governments—invariably enforced by the labour and trade union bureaucracies—have exposed the brutality of capitalism, and its readiness to sacrifice lives for corporate profit and private wealth accumulation."

Sarah Baron (2022-10-13). The Fed's Rate Hikes Are Not Working. End Corporate Price-Gouging Instead. commondreams.org Big corporations and their Republican allies need to be held accountable and made to stop taking advantage of working Americans. They've proven time and time again that they won't lower prices on their own.

_____ (2022-10-12). A Guide To Decolonize Language In Conservation. popularresistance.org Scientific evidence shows that Indigenous people understand and manage their environment better than anyone else: 80% of Earth's biodiversity can be found in Indigenous territories. The best way to protect biodiversity is therefore to respect the land rights of Indigenous peoples — the best conservationists. | Nevertheless, the mainstream conservation model today is still, just as in colonial times, "Fortress Conservation": a model that creates militarized Protected Areas accessible only to the wealthy on the lands of Indigenous peoples. This "conservation" is destroying the land and lives of Indigenous peo…

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2022-10-13: News Headlines

____ (2022-10-13). China contributes to building community with shared future for mankind as responsible major country: Russian communist official. ecns.cn China has been working in various fields to contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind, which demonstrates its commitment to the role of a responsible major country, Dmitry Novikov, deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia, has said.

WSWS (2022-10-13). Two German airport workers win case in Hessian State Court and must be rehired after their illegal dismissal. wsws.org The court cases coincide with a new international upsurge of the working class to which the court is not insensitive. The tide of labor strife is rising at the airport, too. Workers are fighting back against the sacrifices demanded of them due to the coronavirus pandemic, inflation and the war.

WSWS (2022-10-13). Services rendered: Ben Bernanke awarded Nobel Prize for economics. wsws.org As Fed chair Bernanke was the architect of the bank and corporate bailouts of 2008 and initiated the program of quantitative easing by which the Fed and other central banks poured trillions of dollars into financial markets, facilitating an orgy of speculation the like of which has never been seen, while widening social inequality to unprecedented levels.

WSWS (2022-10-13). The COVID disaster and the political crisis of Australian capitalism. wsws.org "The criminal 'let it rip' pandemic policies of governments—invariably enforced by the labour and trade union bureaucracies—have exposed the brutality of capitalism, and its readiness to sacrifice lives for corporate profit and private wealth accumulation."

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-10-13). Saturday 11/12: SDBA Book Group: Doughnut Economics — 7 Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Sarah Baron (2022-10-13). The Fed's Rate Hikes Are Not Working. End Corporate Price-Gouging Instead. commondreams.org Big corporations and their Republican allies need to be held accountable and made to stop taking advantage of working Americans. They've proven time and time again that they won't lower prices on their own.

____ (2022-10-13). Burgeoning U.S. debt may jeopardize global economy. ecns.cn Data released by the U.S. Treasury Department shows that public debt in the country has surpassed $31 trillion for the first time ever, far beyond its gross domestic product in 2021 of $23 trillion, and is close to reaching the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling.

_____ (2022-10-12). Debt agony throws the US against the Arab world. journal-neo.org Due to the US administration's policy of continuous borrowing, including to finance the armed conflict in Ukraine, amid record inflation and fears of an impending recession, public debt exceeded $31 trillion for the first time. The Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates, but tighter lending policies are causing the federal government to spend $ 0 …

_____ (2022-10-12). A Guide To Decolonize Language In Conservation. popularresistance.org Scientific evidence shows that Indigenous people understand and manage their environment better than anyone else: 80% of Earth's biodiversity can be found in Indigenous territories. The best way to protect biodiversity is therefore to respect the land rights of Indigenous peoples — the best conservationists. | Nevertheless, the mainstream conservation model today is still, just as in colonial times, "Fortress Conservation": a model that creates militarized Protected Areas accessible only to the wealthy on the lands of Indigenous peoples. This "conservation" is destroying the land and lives of Indigenous peo…

_____ (2022-10-12). Evictions In Washington, DC Are On The Rise Post COVID Protections. popularresistance.org As the pandemic waned, Vivian Tatabod, a nurse in Prince George's County, says she noticed many of her neighbors in her apartment building getting evicted. | "When people were going through so much," she says. "Stuff outside, thrown out, families, struggling to find a place." | Rent in her building, Takoma Towers, recently shot up — in Tatabod's case, by $400 per month. She says she's paid her rent while working on the front lines, treating elderly COVID-19 patients. Recently, she was contracted to work at DC Prep to help with COVID-19 testing. While working, she was also raising two children on her own.

JANET (2022-10-12). A long history of war lies. iacenter.org By Jorge Cadima October 10, 2022 This article was published Sept. 29 in Avante, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, in which the author contributes analytical articles, often about imperialist militarism. Translation: John Catalinotto. New York protest, September 2013. If hypocrisy and lies paid taxes, the speeches made by the leaders of the U.S., the EU and Britain at the recent United Nations General Assembly would have eliminated their colossal public debts. It is amazing how those responsible for practically all the wars and aggressions of the last three decades (at least) present themselves as p…

JANET (2022-10-12). Youth join global strike for climate justice. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin September 26, 2022 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 hardest hit by the disasters caused by global warming. Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, Sept. 23. Demonstrators emphasized the more frequent, ferocious and deadly heat waves; floods; wildfires; and droughts wreaking havoc worldwide, causing devastatio…

Staff (2022-10-12). 14-23 October: Global Week of Action for Palestinian Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is joining the Palestinian Youth Movement and over 30 other organizations, to call upon all supporters of the Palestinian struggle to join us on October 14th 23rd for a week of action in support of Palestinian political prisoners and their fight for freedom and dignity. On September 25th, 30 …

WSWS (2022-10-12). Workers walk out at Iranian petrochemical plants, amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests. wsws.org Monday's actions are the first sign of organised working-class involvement in the mass protests against Iran's bourgeois-clerical regime that erupted following the Sept. 16 death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-12). Israel And Lebanon Reach Historical Agreement On Maritime Border. southfront.org Energean's floating production system (FPSO) at the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea. (Energean) | Israel and Lebanon had reached a historic agreement on their maritime border, leaders on each side announced separately on October 11. | The agreement was brokered by the United States, which has been working to resolve the maritime border dispute between the two countries for several years. The disputed maritime are…

WSWS (2022-10-12). University of California grad students demand higher pay and better conditions. wsws.org California graduate students spoke out on their fight decent working and living conditions and their support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president.

WSWS (2022-10-12). United Nations, diplomatic preparations for military intervention in Haiti met with widespread protests. wsws.org Discussions among Haitian government officials and foreign diplomats have been held in recent days around how to crush the growing insurrectionary movement developing within Haiti's working class and prop up the illegitimate, US-installed Henry regime.

SP Editor (2022-10-12). 1 in 3 of World's Poorest Countries Spend More on Debt Repayments Than Education. scheerpost.com "There is clearly a moral imperative for the world to act now to ensure that all children are in school and learning," says a new report from Save the Children. "But there is also an economic imperative."

WSWS (2022-10-12). Mental health courts signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. wsws.org Portrayed as a "paradigm shift" in addressing mental health and homelessness, the new law gives businesses and law enforcement new tools to drive away "undesirables" who have not committed any crime.

_____ (2022-10-11). Qatari and US gas won't save Europe. journal-neo.org Experts estimate that in order to avoid a catastrophic fall in GDP and the risk of a prolonged economic depression, the total public spending by European countries to mitigate the energy collapse unleashed by Washington will have to exceed ‚Ǩ1 trillion! A crisis of this magnitude would result in more bankruptcies and a domino effect …

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-11). Upset About High Gas Prices? Ro Khanna Says 'Blame Big Oil'. commondreams.org In a pair of videos, the progressive congressman from California says U.S. leaders must "end fossil fuel subsidies and put an excess profits tax on the wealthiest oil and gas corporations."

Deweylaura (2022-10-11). Marching from the streets to the polls. cpusa.org The following is adapted from a report presented to the National Committee, Sept. 18, 2022. The fascist danger we identified is very real. Everything we do in the next weeks can make the difference in the outcome of the election and in the huge upsurge battles of the multi-racial working class underway. As Joe …

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2022-10-12: News Headlines

_____ (2022-10-12). Debt agony throws the US against the Arab world. journal-neo.org Due to the US administration's policy of continuous borrowing, including to finance the armed conflict in Ukraine, amid record inflation and fears of an impending recession, public debt exceeded $31 trillion for the first time. The Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates, but tighter lending policies are causing the federal government to spend $ 0 …

WSWS (2022-10-12). Workers walk out at Iranian petrochemical plants, amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests. wsws.org Monday's actions are the first sign of organised working-class involvement in the mass protests against Iran's bourgeois-clerical regime that erupted following the Sept. 16 death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

WSWS (2022-10-12). United Nations, diplomatic preparations for military intervention in Haiti met with widespread protests. wsws.org Discussions among Haitian government officials and foreign diplomats have been held in recent days around how to crush the growing insurrectionary movement developing within Haiti's working class and prop up the illegitimate, US-installed Henry regime.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-10-12). Saturday 11/12: SDBA Book Group: Doughnut Economics — 7 Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

WSWS (2022-10-12). Mental health courts signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. wsws.org Portrayed as a "paradigm shift" in addressing mental health and homelessness, the new law gives businesses and law enforcement new tools to drive away "undesirables" who have not committed any crime.

WSWS (2022-10-12). University of California grad students demand higher pay and better conditions. wsws.org California graduate students spoke out on their fight decent working and living conditions and their support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president.

TeleSUR (2022-10-11). Sweden Rejects to Share Nord Stream Leaks Probe Findings. telesurenglish.net Sweden will not share the findings of the crime scene investigation with Russia following the blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipes two weeks ago, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, citing confidentiality. | RELATED: | "In Sweden, we have pre-trial confidentiality. We are working on exactly how we formulate our answer," Swedish Television (SVT) quoted Andersson as responding to the Russian requ…

TeleSUR (2022-10-11). Half of World's Poorest Need Urgent Debt Relief: UNDP. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said that 54 developing economies, which account for over half of the world's poorest people, need urgent debt relief as a result of "cascading global crises." | RELATED: | It warned of the risks of inaction in a new paper, noting that if these countries do not get access to effective debt restructuring, poverty will rise and desperately needed investments…

WSWS (2022-10-11). Nobel Prize awarded to Svante Pà§à§bo for study of ancient human DNA. wsws.org Pà§à§bo and colleagues developed techniques to sequence ancient DNA despite tens of thousands of years of degradation, thus founding the field of paleogenetics, which has greatly advanced the study of human evolution.

Toward increased Networking (2022-10-11). Online events w) Fred Hampton, Jr., Jenny Brown, Robin Hahnel, Richard Heinberg and others. indybay.org Here are some 10 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting early tomorrow morning, 10/7), featuring people such as Fred Hampton, Jr., Judith Le Blanc, Jonathan Taplin, Jenny Brown, Robin Hahnel, Kate Booth, Richard Heinberg, David Camfield, Cynthia Kaufman, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada, Australia, and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

TeleSUR (2022-10-11). US Looming National Debt Crunch Could Spell Disaster for World. telesurenglish.net More than 33 years ago, a billboard-sized running total display was installed a block away from Times Square in New York City to remind passersby how much money the U.S. federal government has borrowed from the public and has yet to pay back. | RELATED: | However, this tally, well-known as the National Debt Clock, did not seem to bother successive U.S. governments, including the current administration. It read US$31.1 trillion for the first time…

_____ (2022-10-11). Qatari and US gas won't save Europe. journal-neo.org Experts estimate that in order to avoid a catastrophic fall in GDP and the risk of a prolonged economic depression, the total public spending by European countries to mitigate the energy collapse unleashed by Washington will have to exceed ‚Ǩ1 trillion! A crisis of this magnitude would result in more bankruptcies and a domino effect …

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-11). 1 in 3 of World's Poorest Countries Spend More on Debt Repayments Than Education. commondreams.org "There is clearly a moral imperative for the world to act now to ensure that all children are in school and learning," says a new report from Save the Children. "But there is also an economic imperative."

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-11). Activists Disrupt Meeting to Demand 'Loan Sharks' IMF and World Bank Cancel All Debt. commondreams.org "We need localization and ecological sustainability for the people, planet, and peace," said CodePink's Nancy Mancias. "We are calling on the IMF and World Bank to end its debt trap monetary practices which are causing countries to sink further down into economic crises."

Deweylaura (2022-10-11). Marching from the streets to the polls. cpusa.org The following is adapted from a report presented to the National Committee, Sept. 18, 2022. The fascist danger we identified is very real. Everything we do in the next weeks can make the difference in the outcome of the election and in the huge upsurge battles of the multi-racial working class underway. As Joe …

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-11). Upset About High Gas Prices? Ro Khanna Says 'Blame Big Oil'. commondreams.org In a pair of videos, the progressive congressman from California says U.S. leaders must "end fossil fuel subsidies and put an excess profits tax on the wealthiest oil and gas corporations."

Kwjorinoco (2022-10-11). Canine Unit Helps Rescue Teams Detect Vital Signs in Las Tejerías. orinocotribune.com First Sergeant Alfredo Sosa, a canine technical operator working for the Aragua State Rescue Directorate, reported that the training received by animals has made it possible to find people alive during rescue operations in Las Tejerías. "The searches have been effective, since they have executed 10 to 12 positive signs, and five of them have been successful in rescuing victims of the mud with vital signs," he said, quoted in a report by Ciudad Maracay. | Sosa is one of those responsible for carrying out searches for missing persons in structures that collapsed due to the damage caused in Las Tejerías by intense r…

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2022-10-11: News Headlines

Toward increased Networking (2022-10-11). Online events w) Fred Hampton, Jr., Jenny Brown, Robin Hahnel, Richard Heinberg and others. indybay.org Here are some 10 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting early tomorrow morning, 10/7), featuring people such as Fred Hampton, Jr., Judith Le Blanc, Jonathan Taplin, Jenny Brown, Robin Hahnel, Kate Booth, Richard Heinberg, David Camfield, Cynthia Kaufman, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada, Australia, and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

WSWS (2022-10-11). Nobel Prize awarded to Svante Pà§à§bo for study of ancient human DNA. wsws.org Pà§à§bo and colleagues developed techniques to sequence ancient DNA despite tens of thousands of years of degradation, thus founding the field of paleogenetics, which has greatly advanced the study of human evolution.

_____ (2022-10-11). Qatari and US gas won't save Europe. journal-neo.org Experts estimate that in order to avoid a catastrophic fall in GDP and the risk of a prolonged economic depression, the total public spending by European countries to mitigate the energy collapse unleashed by Washington will have to exceed ‚Ǩ1 trillion! A crisis of this magnitude would result in more bankruptcies and a domino effect …

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-10-11). Saturday 11/12: SDBA Book Group: Doughnut Economics — 7 Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Fort Myers, Florida resident: Poverty, inequality fueled hurricane disaster. wsws.org "Florida is among the five states with the highest economic disparity in America. We are among those with the highest household debt and poverty rate. At the same time, we rank third in the number of billionaires."

____ (2022-10-10). Go and Tell the Hungry That Their Food Is Being Thrown in the Garbage. transcend.org 28 Sep 2022 – These are facts, not guesses: about 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted and lost… every single year, the equivalent of one ton per each of the one billion hungry people, many of them are those who produced the food.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Build an international movement of the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org "The same contradictions and crisis of world capitalism are also propelling the working class into struggle, providing the basis for the building of an international anti-war movement."

WSWS (2022-10-10). The "choice" in the 2022 US midterm elections: Fascist Republicans vs. war-crazed Democrats. wsws.org Whatever the results of the November 8 vote, the working class must break with the capitalist two-party system and build an independent political party of its own, based on socialist policies.

Sarah Jaffe (2022-10-10). Can the US Labor Movement Rise Again? commondreams.org Is the working class experiencing a new CIO moment?

WSWS (2022-10-10). The class issues in New York City's "No More 24" home health aide bill. wsws.org Despite working 24 hours, workers are only paid for 13, under the pretense that they can sleep in their patient's homes, and should not be paid for that time.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-10). High Energy Costs Wreak Havoc On British Economy As Companies Close At Rapid Rate. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageBritain continues behaving in hegemonic manner despite not having means to enforce it. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | High energy costs continue to wreak havoc in Europe, with Britain being no exception to the crisis. British companies are becoming bankrupt at a rapid rate, one not seen since the peak of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2009. The Europe-wide crisis is mostly attributed to economic problems stemming from their own san…

WSWS (2022-10-10). World Socialist Web Site interviews CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou about Julian Assange's extradition. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Mr. Kiriakou at a recent rally in Washington D.C. about the implications of the US attempt to extradite Assange, the defense of democratic rights, as well as the importance of Assange's plight for working people…

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-10-10). African Bishops Call for Debt Relief and Aid to Address Multiple Crises. indybay.org G7 and African finance leaders should work together to remove the heavy burdens of debts in Africa, Catholic bishops and other faith leaders from the region said in Accra, Ghana, at the end of a two-day meeting.

____ (2022-10-10). (Castellano) Derrotar la Pobreza en Todas las Casas. transcend.org Una vez que se entiende el principio básico aquí destacado —que el empleo y por ende la dignidad no tienen que depender de las ventas, sino que pueden ser también fruto de la solidaridad, hay innumerables variaciones y extensiones posibles.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-09). LEVER WEEKLY: Infrastructure In Crisis. levernews.com From Mississippi to Massachusetts, this week The Lever revealed how some of the country's most basic infrastructure — our water systems and electric grids — are being used by Wall Street and investors as their own personal ATM machines, threatening people's ability to use their own tap water and build environmentally resilient infrastructure.The Lever team also revealed how the GOP is keeping citizen initiatives off ballots, crushing popular demand for higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded public health insurance. Also, we uncovered a last-minute dark money campaign with ties to Saudi operatives…

Staff (2022-10-09). 20 more Palestinian prisoners join hunger strike to end administrative detention. samidoun.net On Sunday, 9 October, 20 additional Palestinian prisoners joined the mass hunger strike launched by 30 administrative detainees demanding an end to detention without charge or trial. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society announced that the 20 prisoners include Palestinians jailed arbitrarily under administrative detention as well as people serving sentences imposed by Israeli occupation military courts …

Roberta Wood (2022-10-09). 'Watery beer and horrible politics!'. peoplesworld.org Communist Party Co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of America's biggest corporations — starting with the manufacturers of Coors's — in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role of …

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