WSWS (2022-11-30). Major study finds that bacterial infections were the second leading cause of death globally in 2019. wsws.org The study, based on data prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, found a marked disparity between the rate of fatalities due to bacterial infections between relatively wealthy and poor populations.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-11-30). UN Climate Conference Agrees on Fund to Address Climate Change Impacts in Developing Count. indybay.org COP27 Agreement Asserts Climate Change Results in High Debts and Development Failures…

C, C Butterwegge & Sybille Pirklbauer (2022-11-30). Social division in the schools and 7 challenges to the welfare state. indybay.org The most difficult task will be to redefine prosperity not only in philosophical concepts, but also in concrete tangible and experiential terms detached from consumption. Many are already working on this. The United Nations adopted a strategy for a "blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with the Sustainable Development Goals 2015.

WSWS (2022-11-30). What Biden and Congress' move to ban railroad strike reveals. wsws.org The move by Washington to override a clear vote by railroaders to reject a White House-brokered contract and impose it unilaterally is a major assault on the basic democratic rights of the working class. It is also a strategic experience whose lessons workers must learn.

_____ (2022-11-30). Bahrain: what the recent elections have shown. journal-neo.org The fraudulent parliamentary elections in Bahrain (a small kingdom in the Persian Gulf) were roundly condemned in many countries, as all opposition parties were officially banned from participating. Those who could have stood for election and competed with the ruling regime were instead sentenced to death, sexual violence, beatings, sleep deprivation and other ill-treatment. But since …

_____ (2022-11-29). The Two Types Of Death Penalties. popularresistance.org A political prisoner is a person targeted or imprisoned because of their political actions, affiliations and/or beliefs. A political prisoner is also an individual, who while incarcerated, transforms themselves from a social prisoner by gaining clarity, embracing and maintaining political struggle. | Thirty-seven-year-old Kevin "KJ" Johnson is scheduled to be executed by the State of Missouri on November 29th; most would not view him as a "political prisoner." However, given the poverty, neglect, suffering and abuse that comes with being a captive in domestic colonies and urban enclaves within a capitalist and im…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-11-29). Liberating Africa From Poverty Requires Changing Power Relations With the West. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud Nov 21, 2022 | Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organized streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands in fashion, cars, and perfumes. Amid all the expressions of wealth and plenty, an electronic sign by a bus stop flashed the images of poor looking African children needing help. | Over the years, Norway has served as a relatively good model of meaningful humanitarian and medical aid. This is especially true if compared to other self-serving western countries, where aid is often linked to direct poli…

Reynard Loki (2022-11-29). Populist Climate Action Requires Thinking About Freedom From Specific Oppressors—Not Just Species Survival. independentmediainstitute.org The climate crisis is a form of oppression by a wealthy few. By Carter Dillard, Independent Media Institute 6 min read In September 2022, an international group of climate scientists published a study showing that the world was close to, or in some cases had even surpassed, key tipping points in the climate crisis that …

Marjorie Cohn (2022-11-29). Evangelical Lobbying Threatens Supreme Court's Independence. truthout.org Recent exposés have uncovered an emerging pattern of improper lobbying of right-wing Supreme Court justices by wealthy evangelicals. They reveal serious threats to the independence of the judiciary. But equally alarming is that the Supreme Court is unconstrained by a code of judicial ethics. |

WSWS (2022-11-29). Australians Against COVID holds vigil for 16,000 COVID deaths. wsws.org SEP National Secretary Cheryl Crisp told the vigil that the mass deaths were the result of "conscious, premeditated decisions in the interests of finance, production, profits and the wealth of the tiny elite."

____ (2022-11-29). China welcomes Sri Lankan FM's rebuttal of so-called 'Chinese debt trap': spokesperson. ecns.cn

_____ (2022-11-29). Behind The Decline Of The US Left. popularresistance.org The left has not become marginalized because of exhaustion or infighting. Its decline was caused by the US government's more than century long police state operations, purging the left from its historic home in the working class movement, so that it now has only tenuous connection with the organized working class. The national security state — the actual US government — has constantly worked to neutralize anti-imperialist and class conscious working class voices, and instead promoted a "compatible left" in their long-term strategy to divide and control the left. | The working class, particularly the s…

_____ (2022-11-29). Broadening Of Strike Movements In Britain. popularresistance.org Far from what we might have feared — "running out of steam", weariness and discouragement, loss of visibility, cumbersome organization of new voting procedures (compulsory when the last strike dates back more than six months) — the struggles of the working class have not only resumed, but have spread and increased. | The organizations that have been at the forefront for several months remain combative. This is the case of…

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-29). Australian Report Advises 'Urgent Action' to Combat Slavery in Clean Energy Supply Chains. commondreams.org "We need to see industry, government, the financial sector, and civil society working together to provide access to competitively costed, slavery-free renewable energy."

Sam Pizzigati (2022-11-29). Inequality kills. But we can stop the killing.Ôøº. nationofchange.org So argues a gripping new book from an activist physician who's helped divine the keys to long and healthy life.

Staff (2022-11-29). Kun Agàºero se vuelve viral al bailar con un grupo de niños en Doha. cubadebate.cu El futbolista argentino Sergio Agàºero bailó con un grupo de niños en Doha y se viralizó en las redes. Triplets Ghetto Kids es un grupo de baile formado por niños ugandeses de barrios pobres que hace furor en Internet. El Kun Agàºero apareció en un centro comercial en Doha junto a su amigo, el chef turco Burak àñzdemir, y coincidieron con los niños.

Brittani Banks (2022-11-28). Could China Help Brazil to Overcome Its Economic Crisis? independentmediainstitute.org The election victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the president of Brazil for a third term on October 30 is expected to revise the relations between Brasília and Beijing. Brazil is going through a serious economic, political, social, and environmental crisis. Fighting poverty, resuming economic growth with income redistribution, reindustrializing the country, and …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-28). Big Wallet Crypto Nerds Spending at Miami Nightclubs Hits Brick Wall: 'They were booking tables for $ ,000'. moguldom.com The crypto market has gone from bragging to bombing — and big wallet crypto nerds have ceased their extravagant partying in Miami nightclubs in the process. At least that's what nightlife insiders in the city have said. According to a report by the Financial Times, newly wealthy young traders went from spending millions at the Miami clubs …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-28). In First, Barbados Considers Plans To Make Wealthy Plantation Family Pay Reparations. moguldom.com Barbados has long been vocal about its belief that reparations are owed to help atone for the sin of slavery. Now leaders of the Republic are turning their attention to one of the most premier slave-holding families in its history and considering plans to make one of its prominent, wealthy descendant pay reparations if negotiations for …

Julia Conley (2022-11-28). COP27: Loss & Damage Deal, But No Fossil Fuel Phaseout. orinocotribune.com By Julia Conley — Nov 21, 2022 | Despite a hard-fought victory on a developing world fund, campaigners said COP-27 failed to call for a phaseout of all fossil fuels. | A decades-long pressure campaign by policymakers and advocates in the global south was credited last Sunday with finally pushing wealthy nations to drop their opposition to a "loss and damage" fund to help developing countries, which face some of the worst climate impacts, to be part of At the 27th United Nati…

Julia Conley (2022-11-28). Rev. Barber Breaks Down Why Democrats Must Engage With Low-Wealth Voters. commondreams.org In future elections, said the co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, Democrats must "focus clearly and intensely on poor and low-wealth voters who tend to, when they vote, vote progressive if they're targeted."

Staff (2022-11-28). "A Forgotten Conflict": Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing Amid Western Sahara Occupation. democracynow.org As climate Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara accuse Morocco of greenwashing, the Spanish Film Academy, the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars, has just given its social justice award to the Western Sahara International Film Festival and its film school. We feature our interview at the U.N. climate summit with Mahfud Bechri, who explains how Morocco sells the natural resources and wealth of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people as part of an effort to greenwash its military occupation of Western Sahara, and his larger campaign to demand companies end complicity with the occupation. The…

Asad Ismi (2022-11-28). Sri Lanka's Neoliberal Nightmare, Widespread Famine Triggered by Covid-19 Lockdown and an Unpayable External Debt. globalresearch.ca

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2022-11-28). Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority Requests Indefinite LUMA Contract Extension. latinorebels.com Three days before LUMA Energy's contract is set to expire, the Public-Private Partnerships Authority requested authorization to extend LUMA's provisional contract until the debt restructuring process for the publicly owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is finalized.

_____ (2022-11-28). Railroad Workers United Call Out Corporate Greed As Strike Looms. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – Around 55% of all US rail labor rejected a tentative contract agreement brokered in September, leaving the door open for a potential strike that could cost the country's economy an estimated $2 billion per day. According to Railroad Workers United Treasurer Hugh Sawyer, the decision was a long time coming. | A locomotive engineer at Norfolk Southern with 34 years' experience, Sawyer has witnessed firsthand how working conditions on the railways have deteriorated over the last decade. He attributes those changes to private companies putting profits over people, as corporate execs and financiers…

____ (2022-11-28). First reusable rocket test a success in Xi'an. ecns.cn China's rocket scientists and engineers have been working on creating reusable rockets for several years and have recently made substantial progress.

Nicholas James (2022-11-28). Missouri workers join worldwide strike against Amazon. peoplesworld.org ST. LOUIS — On Black Friday, 2022, Amazon workers went on strike over brutal working conditions in 30 countries across the world. Saint Louis's Amazon Fulfillment Center 8 would not be left out. Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving, is the USA's largest shopping day of the year. It has been so for decades, generally …

WSWS (2022-11-28). South Korean government threatens striking truck drivers with back-to-work order. wsws.org Workers should reject attempts by the unions to sell out their strikes and expand their struggles throughout the working class.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election express hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election speak on hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Germany's coalition government adopts a budget for war and austerity. wsws.org The 2023 budget passed in the German parliament on Friday is a declaration of war on working people, at the centre of which is a massive increase in military spending and extreme cuts in the areas of health, education, and social welfare.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Abellio London bus drivers strike for £20 an hour pay: "I'm working a 60-hour week to keep my head above water" wsws.org A Beddington Cross driver explained, "What drivers want is for all of us to be on £20 an hour. And by the looks of it they are quite willing to stand their ground."

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australia: Victorian state election underscores crisis of major parties. wsws.org While Labor has retained office, its vote fell again in key working-class areas that once formed its principal base of electoral support.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Malaysian election presages deeper political crisis. wsws.org Far from resolving the country's social crisis, the new government headed by Anwar Ibrahim will carry out pro-market restructuring that will impose new burdens on working people.

UnitedEditor (2022-11-28). Begging for some football in Qatar! uwidata.com Marcel Desailly, Xavi Hernandez, Gabriel Batistuta, Abdul Kader Keita, Frank Leboeuf, Ricardinho, Fabio Cannavaro, Kalu Uche, Harry Kewell, Asamoah Gyan, Fernando Hierro, Juninho, Stefan Effenberg, Jay Jay Okocha… All the globally known football players that were transferred into the Qatari national football league with millions of dollars of checks failed to bring any significant football …

Isabella (2022-11-28). 'Tis Always the Season for Billionaire Philanthropy. inequality.org

Sam Pizzigati (2022-11-28). How to Stop Inequality That Kills. commondreams.org A new book rests on a grim reality: Americans have spent recent decades dying at much higher rates than people living in our peer nations.

Morning Star (2022-11-28). Gobierno venezolano y líderes opositores llegan a un acuerdo para alimentar a los pobres. peoplesworld.org El acuerdo social alcanzado este sábado entre el gobierno venezolano y la oposición de derecha demuestra que la política de Estados Unidos de no reconocer a Nicolás Maduro como presidente elegido democráticamente ha fracasado, según activistas. Las dos partes acordaron en la reunión en Ciudad de México crear un fondo administrado por las Naciones Unidas …

WSWS (2022-11-29). Australians Against COVID holds vigil for 16,000 COVID deaths. wsws.org SEP National Secretary Cheryl Crisp told the vigil that the mass deaths were the result of "conscious, premeditated decisions in the interests of finance, production, profits and the wealth of the tiny elite."

Ramzy Baroud (2022-11-29). Liberating Africa From Poverty Requires Changing Power Relations With the West. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud Nov 21, 2022 | Soon after arriving in Oslo, my taxi zigzagged through the city's well-organized streets and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Large billboards advertised the world's leading brands in fashion, cars, and perfumes. Amid all the expressions of wealth and plenty, an electronic sign by a bus stop flashed the images of poor looking African children needing help. | Over the years, Norway has served as a relatively good model of meaningful humanitarian and medical aid. This is especially true if compared to other self-serving western countries, where aid is often linked to direct poli…

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-11-29). UN Climate Conference Agrees on Fund to Address Climate Change Impacts in Developing Count. indybay.org COP27 Agreement Asserts Climate Change Results in High Debts and Development Failures…

____ (2022-11-29). China welcomes Sri Lankan FM's rebuttal of so-called 'Chinese debt trap': spokesperson. ecns.cn

C, C Butterwegge & Sybille Pirklbauer (2022-11-29). Social division in the schools and 7 challenges to the welfare state. indybay.org The most difficult task will be to redefine prosperity not only in philosophical concepts, but also in concrete tangible and experiential terms detached from consumption. Many are already working on this. The United Nations adopted a strategy for a "blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with the Sustainable Development Goals 2015.

Brittani Banks (2022-11-28). Could China Help Brazil to Overcome Its Economic Crisis? independentmediainstitute.org The election victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the president of Brazil for a third term on October 30 is expected to revise the relations between Brasília and Beijing. Brazil is going through a serious economic, political, social, and environmental crisis. Fighting poverty, resuming economic growth with income redistribution, reindustrializing the country, and …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-28). In First, Barbados Considers Plans To Make Wealthy Plantation Family Pay Reparations. moguldom.com Barbados has long been vocal about its belief that reparations are owed to help atone for the sin of slavery. Now leaders of the Republic are turning their attention to one of the most premier slave-holding families in its history and considering plans to make one of its prominent, wealthy descendant pay reparations if negotiations for …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-11-28). Big Wallet Crypto Nerds Spending at Miami Nightclubs Hits Brick Wall: 'They were booking tables for $ ,000'. moguldom.com The crypto market has gone from bragging to bombing — and big wallet crypto nerds have ceased their extravagant partying in Miami nightclubs in the process. At least that's what nightlife insiders in the city have said. According to a report by the Financial Times, newly wealthy young traders went from spending millions at the Miami clubs …

Julia Conley (2022-11-28). COP27: Loss & Damage Deal, But No Fossil Fuel Phaseout. orinocotribune.com By Julia Conley — Nov 21, 2022 | Despite a hard-fought victory on a developing world fund, campaigners said COP-27 failed to call for a phaseout of all fossil fuels. | A decades-long pressure campaign by policymakers and advocates in the global south was credited last Sunday with finally pushing wealthy nations to drop their opposition to a "loss and damage" fund to help developing countries, which face some of the worst climate impacts, to be part of At the 27th United Nati…

Julia Conley (2022-11-28). Rev. Barber Breaks Down Why Democrats Must Engage With Low-Wealth Voters. commondreams.org In future elections, said the co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, Democrats must "focus clearly and intensely on poor and low-wealth voters who tend to, when they vote, vote progressive if they're targeted."

Staff (2022-11-28). "A Forgotten Conflict": Sahrawi Activists Slam Moroccan Greenwashing Amid Western Sahara Occupation. democracynow.org As climate Sahrawi activists in occupied Western Sahara accuse Morocco of greenwashing, the Spanish Film Academy, the Spanish equivalent to the Oscars, has just given its social justice award to the Western Sahara International Film Festival and its film school. We feature our interview at the U.N. climate summit with Mahfud Bechri, who explains how Morocco sells the natural resources and wealth of Western Sahara without the consent of the Sahrawi people as part of an effort to greenwash its military occupation of Western Sahara, and his larger campaign to demand companies end complicity with the occupation. The…

Asad Ismi (2022-11-28). Sri Lanka's Neoliberal Nightmare, Widespread Famine Triggered by Covid-19 Lockdown and an Unpayable External Debt. globalresearch.ca

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2022-11-28). Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority Requests Indefinite LUMA Contract Extension. latinorebels.com Three days before LUMA Energy's contract is set to expire, the Public-Private Partnerships Authority requested authorization to extend LUMA's provisional contract until the debt restructuring process for the publicly owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is finalized.

_____ (2022-11-28). Railroad Workers United Call Out Corporate Greed As Strike Looms. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – Around 55% of all US rail labor rejected a tentative contract agreement brokered in September, leaving the door open for a potential strike that could cost the country's economy an estimated $2 billion per day. According to Railroad Workers United Treasurer Hugh Sawyer, the decision was a long time coming. | A locomotive engineer at Norfolk Southern with 34 years' experience, Sawyer has witnessed firsthand how working conditions on the railways have deteriorated over the last decade. He attributes those changes to private companies putting profits over people, as corporate execs and financiers…

____ (2022-11-28). First reusable rocket test a success in Xi'an. ecns.cn China's rocket scientists and engineers have been working on creating reusable rockets for several years and have recently made substantial progress.

Nicholas James (2022-11-28). Missouri workers join worldwide strike against Amazon. peoplesworld.org ST. LOUIS — On Black Friday, 2022, Amazon workers went on strike over brutal working conditions in 30 countries across the world. Saint Louis's Amazon Fulfillment Center 8 would not be left out. Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving, is the USA's largest shopping day of the year. It has been so for decades, generally …

WSWS (2022-11-28). South Korean government threatens striking truck drivers with back-to-work order. wsws.org Workers should reject attempts by the unions to sell out their strikes and expand their struggles throughout the working class.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election express hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election speak on hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Germany's coalition government adopts a budget for war and austerity. wsws.org The 2023 budget passed in the German parliament on Friday is a declaration of war on working people, at the centre of which is a massive increase in military spending and extreme cuts in the areas of health, education, and social welfare.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Abellio London bus drivers strike for £20 an hour pay: "I'm working a 60-hour week to keep my head above water" wsws.org A Beddington Cross driver explained, "What drivers want is for all of us to be on £20 an hour. And by the looks of it they are quite willing to stand their ground."

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australia: Victorian state election underscores crisis of major parties. wsws.org While Labor has retained office, its vote fell again in key working-class areas that once formed its principal base of electoral support.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Malaysian election presages deeper political crisis. wsws.org Far from resolving the country's social crisis, the new government headed by Anwar Ibrahim will carry out pro-market restructuring that will impose new burdens on working people.

Isabella (2022-11-28). 'Tis Always the Season for Billionaire Philanthropy. inequality.org

Sam Pizzigati (2022-11-28). How to Stop Inequality That Kills. commondreams.org A new book rests on a grim reality: Americans have spent recent decades dying at much higher rates than people living in our peer nations.

Morning Star (2022-11-28). Gobierno venezolano y líderes opositores llegan a un acuerdo para alimentar a los pobres. peoplesworld.org El acuerdo social alcanzado este sábado entre el gobierno venezolano y la oposición de derecha demuestra que la política de Estados Unidos de no reconocer a Nicolás Maduro como presidente elegido democráticamente ha fracasado, según activistas. Las dos partes acordaron en la reunión en Ciudad de México crear un fondo administrado por las Naciones Unidas …

WSWS (2022-11-27). Germany: More than one-third of all students at acute risk of poverty. wsws.org The already dramatic social plight of German students is growing worse. According to the latest figures from the German Federal Statistics Bureau, more than a third of all students were at risk of poverty in 2021.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). VIDEO: Massive protest in Ireland over housing crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Thousands of people protested in Dublin on Saturday, calling on the government to address Ireland's housing and homelessness crises.

Eleanor J. Bader (2022-11-27). Educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade: Teachers Must Fight Inequality, Not Create It. truthout.org Like most public school teachers, Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade knows that educators are first responders: They are often the first non-family members to see children when they are unwell, angry, depressed or agitated. But unlike many of his peers, he sees his role, first and foremost, as promoting "wellness" of body, emotions, mind and spirit. His latest book,

_____ (2022-11-28). Railroad Workers United Call Out Corporate Greed As Strike Looms. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – Around 55% of all US rail labor rejected a tentative contract agreement brokered in September, leaving the door open for a potential strike that could cost the country's economy an estimated $2 billion per day. According to Railroad Workers United Treasurer Hugh Sawyer, the decision was a long time coming. | A locomotive engineer at Norfolk Southern with 34 years' experience, Sawyer has witnessed firsthand how working conditions on the railways have deteriorated over the last decade. He attributes those changes to private companies putting profits over people, as corporate execs and financiers…

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-11-28). UN Climate Conference Agrees on Fund to Address Climate Change Impacts in Developing Count. indybay.org COP27 Agreement Asserts Climate Change Results in High Debts and Development Failures…

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2022-11-28). Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority Requests Indefinite LUMA Contract Extension. latinorebels.com Three days before LUMA Energy's contract is set to expire, the Public-Private Partnerships Authority requested authorization to extend LUMA's provisional contract until the debt restructuring process for the publicly owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is finalized.

C, C Butterwegge & Sybille Pirklbauer (2022-11-28). Social division in the schools and 7 challenges to the welfare state. indybay.org The most difficult task will be to redefine prosperity not only in philosophical concepts, but also in concrete tangible and experiential terms detached from consumption. Many are already working on this. The United Nations adopted a strategy for a "blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with the Sustainable Development Goals 2015.

____ (2022-11-28). First reusable rocket test a success in Xi'an. ecns.cn China's rocket scientists and engineers have been working on creating reusable rockets for several years and have recently made substantial progress.

Nicholas James (2022-11-28). Missouri workers join worldwide strike against Amazon. peoplesworld.org ST. LOUIS — On Black Friday, 2022, Amazon workers went on strike over brutal working conditions in 30 countries across the world. Saint Louis's Amazon Fulfillment Center 8 would not be left out. Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving, is the USA's largest shopping day of the year. It has been so for decades, generally …

WSWS (2022-11-28). South Korean government threatens striking truck drivers with back-to-work order. wsws.org Workers should reject attempts by the unions to sell out their strikes and expand their struggles throughout the working class.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election express hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australian workers voting in state election speak on hostility to Labor, political establishment. wsws.org Anger toward Labor over the cost-of-living crisis, broken health system and lack of services was palpable in Melbourne working-class suburbs.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Germany's coalition government adopts a budget for war and austerity. wsws.org The 2023 budget passed in the German parliament on Friday is a declaration of war on working people, at the centre of which is a massive increase in military spending and extreme cuts in the areas of health, education, and social welfare.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Australia: Victorian state election underscores crisis of major parties. wsws.org While Labor has retained office, its vote fell again in key working-class areas that once formed its principal base of electoral support.

WSWS (2022-11-28). Malaysian election presages deeper political crisis. wsws.org Far from resolving the country's social crisis, the new government headed by Anwar Ibrahim will carry out pro-market restructuring that will impose new burdens on working people.

Morning Star (2022-11-28). Gobierno venezolano y líderes opositores llegan a un acuerdo para alimentar a los pobres. peoplesworld.org El acuerdo social alcanzado este sábado entre el gobierno venezolano y la oposición de derecha demuestra que la política de Estados Unidos de no reconocer a Nicolás Maduro como presidente elegido democráticamente ha fracasado, según activistas. Las dos partes acordaron en la reunión en Ciudad de México crear un fondo administrado por las Naciones Unidas …

WSWS (2022-11-27). Germany: More than one-third of all students at acute risk of poverty. wsws.org The already dramatic social plight of German students is growing worse. According to the latest figures from the German Federal Statistics Bureau, more than a third of all students were at risk of poverty in 2021.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). VIDEO: Massive protest in Ireland over housing crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Thousands of people protested in Dublin on Saturday, calling on the government to address Ireland's housing and homelessness crises.

Eleanor J. Bader (2022-11-27). Educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade: Teachers Must Fight Inequality, Not Create It. truthout.org Like most public school teachers, Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade knows that educators are first responders: They are often the first non-family members to see children when they are unwell, angry, depressed or agitated. But unlike many of his peers, he sees his role, first and foremost, as promoting "wellness" of body, emotions, mind and spirit. His latest book,

WSWS (2022-11-26). The German government's Citizen's Income: Hartz IV poverty gets a new name. wsws.org Germany's new "Citizen's Income" will only increase the abject poverty of the current 5.3 million recipients of Hartz IV social security payments.

_____ (2022-11-26). What is behind the destabilization in Egypt, Iran, Turkey? journal-neo.org In 2011, over a dozen states in the Arab world were hit by a West-instigated wave of protest movements in the name of reshaping the political map of the world and redistributing the region's natural wealth. At that time, color revolutions raged in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, civil wars destabilized the situation in Libya and …

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-11-26). UN Climate Conference Agrees on Fund to Address Climate Change Impacts in Developing Count. indybay.org COP27 Agreement Asserts Climate Change Results in High Debts and Development Failures…

WSWS (2022-11-26). Public meeting sponsored by Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee discusses rank-and-file strategy in advance of December 9 strike deadline. wsws.org The potential for a united struggle involving railroaders and other key sections of the working class was the main theme of the meeting.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Sri Lankan president threatens to crush anti-government struggles. wsws.org The opposition SJB and JVP, along with the pseudo-lefts and the trade unions, have downplayed Wikremasinghe's threats in order to disarm the working class.

California Black Agriculture Working Group (2022-11-26). Monday 12/26: 2022 California State Capitol Kwanzaa Workshop and Gala Celebration. indybay.org California State Capitol Rose Garden…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-11-26). Nationwide and in all 6 U.S Territories, the USDA Census of Agriculture is essential. indybay.org From the Capital of the Great State of California the work sparking a Renaissance of Black Agriculture is officially measured by the Census of Agriculture. Together, we are on the cusp of a new Golden Age of Black Agriculture after years working in the vineyard. Special tabulations to quantify and qualify unique challenges and opportunities by US Ag producers of African Descent is on the near horizon:…

_____ (2022-11-26). Amazon Workers Strike In The US And 30 Other Countries On Black Friday. popularresistance.org Today, Amazon workers and activists are protesting to secure better working conditions across the globe. The campaign is led by Make Amazon Pay, a coalition of 70 trade unions and organizations including Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amazon Workers International. | "The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet," Make Amazon Pay wrote in a list of demands shared on its website. "Amazon takes too much and gives back too little. It is time to Make Amazon Pay." | Protests were planned in more than 30 countries, including India, Germany, and Japan, according to Make Amazon Pay.

_____ (2022-11-26). Why Shelter Workers Are Going On Strike. popularresistance.org When it comes to understanding the homelessness crisis in Britain, few know it better than those who've experienced it first-hand. Mark found himself in that very situation ten years ago, and today, he still hasn't escaped housing insecurity entirely. 'To get out of my situation, I had to get private rented accommodation as opposed to the hostel system provided by the council,' he tells Tribune. 'My private rented flat was already massively expensive. And today it's even worse.' | In those days he went on to volunteer for homelessness charity Shelter, and today he works there full-time. But the cost of living cri…

SAM (2022-11-26). Inequality Kills. But We Can Stop the Killing. inequality.org

Jake Johnson (2022-11-25). One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Fund 15 Days of Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers. commondreams.org "Buffett could avert a rail strike today by giving workers what they need: paid sick days," said Sen. Bernie Sanders' staff director. "That's how you give thanks."

Jake Johnson (2022-11-25). One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Cover Rail Workers' Paid Sick Leave. truthout.org

_____ (2022-11-25). Save The Planet — Nicaragua And The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org Under the slogan Uniting the world to tackle climate change, the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow (UK) from 1 to 12 November 2021, will bring together representatives of some 200 governments with the aim of accelerating climate action to fulfill the Paris Agreement. The Presidency of the conference is already working with civil society and business to prepare the annual event and inspire climate action ahead of the event. | What is COP: | The Conference of the Parties or COP is the supreme body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Raeisi, other officials thank Team Melli for win vs Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — In separate messages, President Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and military officials thanked the hardworking members of the national football team for victory against Wales that made the people happy.

_____ (2022-11-25). Haitian Women Mobilize On November 25 Against Political Violence. popularresistance.org On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, peasant women, political activists, social activists, feminists, from across Haitian territory, will unite their voices on the streets. In their mobilizations to be held on November 25, they seek to publicly and internationally denounce the political violence against them, the repression and silencing of women of the working class sectors by paramilitary forces and instruments of the Haitian government. | Following in the footsteps of the three Dominican Mirabal sisters, whose brutal assassination in 1960 inspired the commemoratio…

Homeless Garden Project (2022-11-25). Thursday 12/1: Homeless Garden Project Holiday Celebration. indybay.org Resource Center For Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-25). Raging Wars, Soaring Hunger Put Women and Girls in Crosshairs, Warns UN. commondreams.org "A toxic mix of crises—conflicts, climate, skyrocketing costs, and the ripple effects of the Ukraine war—are inflicting a devastating toll on the forcibly displaced. This is being felt across the world, but women and girls are particularly suffering."

TeleSUR -odr -YSM (2022-11-25). Cepal alerta sobre aumento de pobreza extrema en la región. telesurtv.net Según la Cepal, en 2022 América Latina y el Caribe experimentó un notorio retroceso en su lucha contra la pobreza extrema.

Anjoulie Woodhead (2022-11-26). UN Climate Conference Agrees on Fund to Address Climate Change Impacts in Developing Count. indybay.org COP27 Agreement Asserts Climate Change Results in High Debts and Development Failures…

WSWS (2022-11-26). Public meeting sponsored by Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee discusses rank-and-file strategy in advance of December 9 strike deadline. wsws.org The potential for a united struggle involving railroaders and other key sections of the working class was the main theme of the meeting.

WSWS (2022-11-26). Sri Lankan president threatens to crush anti-government struggles. wsws.org The opposition SJB and JVP, along with the pseudo-lefts and the trade unions, have downplayed Wikremasinghe's threats in order to disarm the working class.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-11-26). Nationwide and in all 6 U.S Territories, the USDA Census of Agriculture is essential. indybay.org From the Capital of the Great State of California the work sparking a Renaissance of Black Agriculture is officially measured by the Census of Agriculture. Together, we are on the cusp of a new Golden Age of Black Agriculture after years working in the vineyard. Special tabulations to quantify and qualify unique challenges and opportunities by US Ag producers of African Descent is on the near horizon:…

California Black Agriculture Working Group (2022-11-26). Monday 12/26: 2022 California State Capitol Kwanzaa Workshop and Gala Celebration. indybay.org California State Capitol Rose Garden…

Jake Johnson (2022-11-25). One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Fund 15 Days of Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers. commondreams.org "Buffett could avert a rail strike today by giving workers what they need: paid sick days," said Sen. Bernie Sanders' staff director. "That's how you give thanks."

_____ (2022-11-25). Save The Planet — Nicaragua And The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org Under the slogan Uniting the world to tackle climate change, the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow (UK) from 1 to 12 November 2021, will bring together representatives of some 200 governments with the aim of accelerating climate action to fulfill the Paris Agreement. The Presidency of the conference is already working with civil society and business to prepare the annual event and inspire climate action ahead of the event. | What is COP: | The Conference of the Parties or COP is the supreme body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-25). Raeisi, other officials thank Team Melli for win vs Wales. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) — In separate messages, President Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and military officials thanked the hardworking members of the national football team for victory against Wales that made the people happy.

_____ (2022-11-25). Haitian Women Mobilize On November 25 Against Political Violence. popularresistance.org On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, peasant women, political activists, social activists, feminists, from across Haitian territory, will unite their voices on the streets. In their mobilizations to be held on November 25, they seek to publicly and internationally denounce the political violence against them, the repression and silencing of women of the working class sectors by paramilitary forces and instruments of the Haitian government. | Following in the footsteps of the three Dominican Mirabal sisters, whose brutal assassination in 1960 inspired the commemoratio…

Homeless Garden Project (2022-11-25). Thursday 12/1: Homeless Garden Project Holiday Celebration. indybay.org Resource Center For Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-25). Raging Wars, Soaring Hunger Put Women and Girls in Crosshairs, Warns UN. commondreams.org "A toxic mix of crises—conflicts, climate, skyrocketing costs, and the ripple effects of the Ukraine war—are inflicting a devastating toll on the forcibly displaced. This is being felt across the world, but women and girls are particularly suffering."

TeleSUR -odr -YSM (2022-11-25). Cepal alerta sobre aumento de pobreza extrema en la región. telesurtv.net Según la Cepal, en 2022 América Latina y el Caribe experimentó un notorio retroceso en su lucha contra la pobreza extrema.

_____ (2022-11-24). Africa to fortify the architecture of peace and security on the continent. journal-neo.org In recent decades, the issue of ensuring the security of African states has become particularly acute. This is as a matter of fact, due to the numerous problems that have accumulated on the continent, including high levels of poverty, the dissatisfaction of the population of several countries with the policies of the authorities, territorial claims, …

WSWS (2022-11-24). CUPE leadership unites to ram through sellout for Ontario education workers as rank-and-file calls for "no" vote, relaunch of strike. wsws.org School support staff, who earn on average the poverty wage of $39,000 per year, confront on the one hand the ruthless attack of the hard-right Ford government on their wages and working conditions, and on the other the complicity of the entire trade union bureaucracy in enforcing another round of massive concessions.

WSWS (2022-11-24). Biden administration announces extension of pause in student loan payments. wsws.org The Department of Education wrote to applicants for debt relief: "We will discharge your approved debt if and when we prevail in court."

WSWS (2022-11-24). Enormous debt crisis looms amid Australian state election campaign. wsws.org State debt is the highest in country, and is projected to reach $165.4 billion in 2026, more than the combined debt of New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-11-24). Agents of Change: driving social change in local communities. imperial.ac.uk Agents of Change networking events connect local women who want to make an impact in their community.

WSWS (2022-11-24). NUS President Shaima Dallali sacked on bogus allegations of anti-Semitism—Oppose the witch-hunt! wsws.org The fraudulent campaign against "left-wing anti-Semitism" undermines the ability of the working class and youth to conduct a struggle against fascism and anti-Semitism where it really exists.

Julia Conley (2022-11-24). Poor People's Campaign Mobilizing Low-Income Voters Ahead of Georgia Runoff. truthout.org Economic justice advocates in Georgia are mobilizing ahead of next month's runoff U.S. Senate election in the state, working to convince low-income residents who lack access to healthcare and living wages to back Democratic Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock. | The Georgia Poor People's Campaign announced late Wednesday that it is launching a statewide canvassing, text-banking, and social media campaign to reach out to millions of Georgia voters who are low-income, calling the push their "If We Ever Needed To Vote, We Sure Do Need To Vote Now Tour." | "It ain't over yet, and every vote must be cast to count," said the gro…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-24). COP27 Concludes While the Environmental Crisis Continues. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Although a fund to address "damage and loss" was established, still no real commitments were made by the capitalist states to halt environmental degradation and transition to renewable energy sources There were high expectations for the United Nations Climate Conference held in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh. COP27 took place on the…

Editor (2022-11-24). The US Spends Almost as Much on Healthcare as the Rest of the World Combined and Has One of the Worst Outcomes. scheerpost.com Esteemed physician Dr. Stephen Bezruchka explains why spending the most in the midst of inequality and flawed politics produces an unhealthy prognosis.

WSWS (2022-11-24). Thanksgiving in America: The voices of the hungry on the holiday. wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke with workers and youth who visited food pantries, as well as administrators of the programs, on the eve of the annual Thanksgiving holiday.

_____ (2022-11-25). Save The Planet — Nicaragua And The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org Under the slogan Uniting the world to tackle climate change, the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow (UK) from 1 to 12 November 2021, will bring together representatives of some 200 governments with the aim of accelerating climate action to fulfill the Paris Agreement. The Presidency of the conference is already working with civil society and business to prepare the annual event and inspire climate action ahead of the event. | What is COP: | The Conference of the Parties or COP is the supreme body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

WSWS (2022-11-25). UK strike wave escalates as over 200,000 walk out this week. wsws.org In every country the working class confronts in a union apparatus made up of well-paid bureaucrats a force dedicated to the suppression of the class struggle on behalf of the corporations and the state.

Homeless Garden Project (2022-11-25). Thursday 12/1: Homeless Garden Project Holiday Celebration. indybay.org Resource Center For Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…

TeleSUR -odr -YSM (2022-11-25). Cepal alerta sobre aumento de pobreza extrema en la región. telesurtv.net Según la Cepal, en 2022 América Latina y el Caribe experimentó un notorio retroceso en su lucha contra la pobreza extrema.

_____ (2022-11-24). Africa to fortify the architecture of peace and security on the continent. journal-neo.org In recent decades, the issue of ensuring the security of African states has become particularly acute. This is as a matter of fact, due to the numerous problems that have accumulated on the continent, including high levels of poverty, the dissatisfaction of the population of several countries with the policies of the authorities, territorial claims, …

WSWS (2022-11-24). CUPE leadership unites to ram through sellout for Ontario education workers as rank-and-file calls for "no" vote, relaunch of strike. wsws.org School support staff, who earn on average the poverty wage of $39,000 per year, confront on the one hand the ruthless attack of the hard-right Ford government on their wages and working conditions, and on the other the complicity of the entire trade union bureaucracy in enforcing another round of massive concessions.

WSWS (2022-11-24). Biden administration announces extension of pause in student loan payments. wsws.org The Department of Education wrote to applicants for debt relief: "We will discharge your approved debt if and when we prevail in court."

WSWS (2022-11-24). Enormous debt crisis looms amid Australian state election campaign. wsws.org State debt is the highest in country, and is projected to reach $165.4 billion in 2026, more than the combined debt of New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-11-24). Agents of Change: driving social change in local communities. imperial.ac.uk Agents of Change networking events connect local women who want to make an impact in their community.

WSWS (2022-11-24). NUS President Shaima Dallali sacked on bogus allegations of anti-Semitism—Oppose the witch-hunt! wsws.org The fraudulent campaign against "left-wing anti-Semitism" undermines the ability of the working class and youth to conduct a struggle against fascism and anti-Semitism where it really exists.

Editor (2022-11-24). The US Spends Almost as Much on Healthcare as the Rest of the World Combined and Has One of the Worst Outcomes. scheerpost.com Esteemed physician Dr. Stephen Bezruchka explains why spending the most in the midst of inequality and flawed politics produces an unhealthy prognosis.

WSWS (2022-11-24). Thanksgiving in America: The voices of the hungry on the holiday. wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke with workers and youth who visited food pantries, as well as administrators of the programs, on the eve of the annual Thanksgiving holiday.

Colin Todhunter (2022-11-19). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

WSWS (2022-11-19). UC strike pits academic workers in battle against the Democratic Party. wsws.org Striking workers are trying to break through the limits imposed by the United Auto Workers apparatus, which is working to impose a deal acceptable to the budgetary restraints set by the Democrats.

WSWS (2022-11-19). Economic hardship, COVID and political instability dominate today's Malaysian election. wsws.org Political turmoil and the harsh economic conditions prevailing for the working class and rural poor make the election outcome far from certain.

Janna Corredor (2022-11-19). Meeting of Sà£o Paulo Forum Working Group Starts in Caracas. orinocotribune.com On Friday, November 18, the meeting of the expanded Working Group of the Sà£o Paulo Forum started in Caracas, Venezuela, to work on consolidating the strategic plan to advance towards regional integrity and the sovereignty of Latin America and the Caribbean. Adán Chávez, vice-president of International Affairs of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), inaugurated the event, which is being held at the headquarters of the International University of Communication (IUCOM), in Caracas, during November 18-19. | During these two days, representatives of leftist parties from various countries of the world…

____ (2022-11-19). Xi's speech at 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech titled "Shouldering Responsibility and Working Together in Solidarity to Build an Asia-Pacific Community with a Shared Future" on Friday at the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting.

Victoria Law (2022-11-19). Oklahoma's "Child Abuse" Law Doesn't Protect Children — It Criminalizes Mothers. truthout.org Karina had been looking forward to Christmas. In November, she had reunited with her 6-year-old daughter, who had been staying with Karina's sister after Karina was evicted. That month, the family celebrated Karina's younger daughter's first birthday — complete with her first teetering steps. | Karina moved in with her father and, trying to save for her own apartment, had been working two full-time restaurant jobs, often going straight from one to another. Although she was an enrolled member of the Shawnee, she was too far from the tribal area to utilize their assistance. | Instead, she relied on her boyfri…

WSWS (2022-11-19). Musk's attack on Twitter workers brings company to the brink of collapse. wsws.org Media outlets and technology experts are warning that Twitter may collapse or go bankrupt following the mass exodus of another 1,200 employees from the company.

Editor (2022-11-19). You're Living in a World Wrought by the Federal Reserve. Notice Anything Wrong? scheerpost.com In her new book, veteran Wall Street watcher and economist Nomi Prins warns that central bank strategies deployed since the financial crisis are destroying the real economy, worsening inequality, and creating societal chaos.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-11-19). COP27 finaliza y aún no alcanza consenso para acuerdos clave. telesurtv.net Los países pobres y ONG reclaman voluntad de los países desarrollados para establecer un fondo para pérdidas y daños.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Build the Assange defence campaign in the working class! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (UK) Congress resolution states, "The international working class must take the lead in the fight to free Assange. It is the sole constituency for the defence of democratic rights, and it alone has the power to wrest the WikiLeaks founder from his captors."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-18). Euthanasia Used in Canada to Get Rid of Poorest People. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Pentobarbital, an anesthetic drug, is used in euthanasia. Euthanasia, also called "assisted death," is a measure available in some countries that allows people suffering from incurable illnesses to request medical assistance for a painless death. However, in Canada, it is increasingly used by people living alone and in poverty, yet it is not…

Thecommunists (2022-11-18). Support our nurses' struggle for decent pay! thecommunists.org Download this leaflet as a pdf Way beyond breaking point, nurses across the NHS have finally voted to take strike action. The last time they had a real-terms pay increase was back in 2010, since when pay settlements have fallen further and further behind inflation. Throughout that time, many have descended into poverty, as is …

WSWS (2022-11-18). Evictions in Detroit return to pre-pandemic levels. wsws.org A study conducted by Poverty Solutions, a University of Michigan research organization, shows that the number of impoverished working class families in Detroit being evicted have returned to rates that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Colin Todhunter (2022-11-18). Reimagining Food, Farming and Humanity: Ecomodernism's Dystopia. dissidentvoice.org Ecomodernists offer no solutions to contemporary problems other than technical innovation and further integration into private markets which are structured systematically by centralized state power in favour of the wealthy… Chris Smaje "Ecomodernism: a Response to my Critics", Originally published September 10, 2015 by Small Farm Future In 2017, the then Monsanto Chief Technology Officer …

Tia Brown (2022-11-18). Major Corporations and Institutions Are Helping to Build "Cop City" in Atlanta. truthout.org In 2021, LittleSis and Color of Change profiled Despite the United States spending upwards of $100 billion on policing each year, police foundations act as a backchannel for corporate and wealthy interests by funding policing even further, adding to already overinflated budgets without any requi…

_____ (2022-11-18). FDA Oversight of Clinical Trials Is 'Grossly Inadequate,' Say Experts. strategic-culture.org Covid-19 vaccines and drugs were developed at "warp speed" and now experts are concerned that the US Food and Drug Administration inspected too few clinical trial sites. Maryanne Demasi reports | On 25 September 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a complaint by Brook Jackson who had been working for Ventavia Research Group, a Texas based company hired to run clinical trials for Pfizer's covid-19 mRNA vaccine. Jackson, a regional director, had witnessed problems at three trial sites she was overseeing and complained to an FDA inspector about a range of problems including falsified data, un…

Brittani Banks (2022-11-18). How Union Solidarity Improves Everyone's Health Care. independentmediainstitute.org Alyssa Stout and her 800 coworkers banded together to keep Oroville Hospital open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, working around the clock to save countless lives. But these union members didn't stop there. They brought that same unwavering solidarity to the bargaining table earlier in 2022 and won a new contract with safety enhancements and other …

Bruce T. Boccardy (2022-11-18). Midterm Mayhem and the Economy for Working People. commondreams.org Our country continues on a trajectory that corrodes its best spiritual and secular values. This occurs while a tiny number of oligarchs manipulate and deceive working people into voting against their own economic interests.

Manal Shqair (2022-11-18). Organizing Under and Against Apartheid: The New Unions in Palestine. socialistproject.ca The Palestine New Federation of Trade Unions (the New Unions) started as a small union organizing workers in the agricultural sector, known as the Union of Workers Associations in the Food Industries and Agriculture (UWAFIA). In October 2007, eighty Palestinian workers who used to work in Seoul Orr, one of the seven factories located in the illegal industrial settlement zone of Nitzani Shalom (on land confiscated by an Israeli military order from Palestinians in Tulkarm, occupied West Bank) went on an open strike. | The strike was a protest against the animal-like working conditions the workers endured for yea…

Toward increased Networking (2022-11-18). Online events w) Nikole Hannah-Jones, Medea Benjamin, Jeremy Lent, Naomi Klein, and others. indybay.org Here are about 14 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 4: 00 pm today (Thursday, 11/17), featuring people such as adrienne maree brown, Susan Raffo, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Cornel West, Prachi Patankar, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Medea Benjamin, Dean Spade, Mariana Mazzucato, Jeremy Lent, Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada 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 (2022-11-18). Australian wages data shows historic cut to working-class living standards. wsws.org Wages rose by less than half the official inflation rate over the past year—the greatest decline on record.

WSWS (2022-11-18). Rail workers vote to extend UK national strike action as RMT union holds closed door talks with employers. wsws.org Since the last national one-day stoppage on October 8, the RMT executive has been working overtime to prevent further strike action as it seeks an accommodation with Network Rail and the train operating companies.

Jim McMahan (2022-11-18). Seattle human service workers demand improved wages, services. workers.org Seattle Unionized Seattle human services workers rallied at City Hall Plaza Nov. 8 to demand wage increases and better services for the homeless. With the rising cost of living, austerity has forced many of these workers, stuck with low wages, to quit, leaving 300 vacant positions for homeless services. Seattle . . . |

_____ (2022-11-18). How The Pandemic Changed The Landscape Of U.S. Labor Organizing. popularresistance.org The story of essential workers during the pandemic is part of the long unraveling of the New Deal. The destruction of the welfare state, the attack on unions, and the rise of neoliberalism provide the historical backdrop for the pandemic labor unrest. As workers' fortunes came under renewed attack in the early 1970s, the historic gains of the New Deal were rolled back decades. Inequality became the defining feature of our economy as we arrived at a second Gilded Age. This was more than unfair‚Äâ—‚Äâduring the pandemic it had deadly consequences. A 2020 study found that in o…

Dean Baker (2022-11-18). The Pandemic Treaty, Crypto, and Inequality. cepr.net The World Health Organization is in the early phases of putting together an international agreement for dealing with pandemics. The goal is to ensure both that the world is prepared to fend off future pandemics by developing effective vaccines, tests, and treatments; and that these products are widely accessible, including in low-income countries that don't …

_____ (2022-11-18). How The Pandemic Changed The Landscape Of US Labor Organizing. popularresistance.org The story of essential workers during the pandemic is part of the long unraveling of the New Deal. The destruction of the welfare state, the attack on unions, and the rise of neoliberalism provide the historical backdrop for the pandemic labor unrest. As workers' fortunes came under renewed attack in the early 1970s, the historic gains of the New Deal were rolled back decades. Inequality became the defining feature of our economy as we arrived at a second Gilded Age. This was more than unfair‚Äâ—‚Äâduring the pandemic it had deadly consequences. A 2020 study found that in o…

Staff (2022-11-18). "A Near-Death Experience": U.K.-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Almost Dies on Prison Hunger Strike. democracynow.org The family of imprisoned British Egyptian human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah visited him on Thursday for the first time since he ended his full hunger and water strike, which they say occurred after he collapsed inside his prison shower last week. El-Fattah had intensified his strike on the first day of the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh to draw international attention to the country's human rights violations and protest his seemingly indefinite imprisonment. We go to Cairo to speak with his aunt, Ahdaf Soueif, who was among the visitors and says El-Fattah may resume his hunger strike if t…

Staff (2022-11-18). Declaración de la Casa de las Américas: Una cumbre neofascista en Nuestra América. cubadebate.cu Las esperanzadoras victorias de la izquierda en los últimos años en nuestra región deben ser defendidas. Nos corresponde desenmascarar todas las trampas y conjuras que amenazan los esfuerzos por expandir la justicia social y la reivindicación de los pobres de la tierra.

WSWS (2022-11-17). University of California strikers remain determined to end poverty wages. wsws.org As the strike of 48,000 educators and researchers wins powerful support in the working class, the UAW is maneuvering to shut it down.

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2022-11-17). Is COP27 Already Too Lost and Too Damaged? commondreams.org To date, the world's wealthy countries have so far refused to pay for "loss and damage," that is, to admit that they've massively polluted the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gasses.

Maximillian Alvarez (2022-11-17). William Robinson: How COVID-19 will lead to a global capitalist police state. therealnews.com Capitalism was in crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic, and existing conditions of inequality, dispossession, and ecological ruin set the stage for the deadly success of the coronavirus. But how has COVID-19 changed capitalism, and where is the system headed now? The system shock of the pandemic has provoked growing resistance from the working class. At the same time, the wealthiest fraction of society has exploited the crisis of COVID-19 to accelerate their accumulation of wealth and violent dispossession of the world's majority. Professor William I. Robinson argues that humanity is now on a path towards th…

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-11-17). Low-Wealth Voters Made the Key Difference in Midterms. commondreams.org If you need more than a minimum wage, go vote. If you need to decide between paying for rent or medications, go vote. If you still don't have decent health care or potable water, go vote.

Editor (2022-11-17). Chilean State to Address Historic Land Debt With Mapuche Indigenous Communities. scheerpost.com

Julia Rock (2022-11-17). Biden Administration Caves To Pressure On Student Debt Bankruptcy. levernews.com

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-11-17). Saturday 12/17: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Less Is More. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

____ (2022-11-17). TikTok to address U.S. security concerns. ecns.cn Short-video app TikTok is working on an initiative called "Project Texas" to address the U.S. government concerns about data security, its CEO said on Wednesday.

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-17). Democrats Can Defeat GOP Extremism by 'Fighting for Working People': Warren. commondreams.org "Democrats need to do more for American families—not less," said the progressive lawmaker from Massachusetts.

Sam Knight (2022-11-17). FTX Crypto Crash Threatens Life Savings of Working People. truthout.org The dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent shockwaves around the world last week, especially after it emerged that company managers allegedly stole at least $1 billion in customer funds to finance risky gambles that never paid off. About 1 million people have money frozen in the bankrupt exchange, in a collapse that also looks set to hurt poor and working class people worldwide who never owned so-called "digital assets." | In Canada, pensions managers had to reassure public school teachers that their exposure to FTX was limited after it emerged that the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invested $…

WSWS (2022-11-17). University of California strikers erupt in anger as UAW proposes major concessions in wage demands. wsws.org As the strike of 48,000 educators and researchers wins powerful support in the working class, the UAW is maneuvering to shut it down.

WSWS (2022-11-17). World Socialist Web Site readers in North Asia support online public meeting to fight "let it rip" COVID policies. wsws.org Sunday's public meeting will outline a political perspective, including the building of independent rank-and-file committees, to unify health workers, teachers and other sections of workers in the fight for decent wages, working conditions and the elimination of COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-11-17). From the archives: What was the "victory" on the Australian waterfront? wsws.org This article was originally published in 1999, one year after Patrick Terminals sacked its entire workforce, initiating a bitter dispute involving maritime workers and the working class as a whole.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees in Britain! For a global counteroffensive of the working class! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC), is the democratic organ of international working-class struggle in the 21st century.

SAM (2022-11-17). All Eyes on Delaware — and a Promising Challenge to the World's Richest Man. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2022-11-17). In Deep Red South Dakota and Nebraska, Voters Used Ballot Initiatives To Curb Inequality. inequality.org

WSWS (2022-11-18). Evictions in Detroit return to pre-pandemic levels. wsws.org A study conducted by Poverty Solutions, a University of Michigan research organization, shows that the number of impoverished working class families in Detroit being evicted have returned to rates that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tia Brown (2022-11-18). Major Corporations and Institutions Are Helping to Build "Cop City" in Atlanta. truthout.org In 2021, LittleSis and Color of Change profiled Despite the United States spending upwards of $100 billion on policing each year, police foundations act as a backchannel for corporate and wealthy interests by funding policing even further, adding to already overinflated budgets without any requi…

Toward increased Networking (2022-11-18). Online events w) Nikole Hannah-Jones, Medea Benjamin, Jeremy Lent, Naomi Klein, and others. indybay.org Here are about 14 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 4: 00 pm today (Thursday, 11/17), featuring people such as adrienne maree brown, Susan Raffo, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Cornel West, Prachi Patankar, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Medea Benjamin, Dean Spade, Mariana Mazzucato, Jeremy Lent, Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada 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 (2022-11-18). Australian wages data shows historic cut to working-class living standards. wsws.org Wages rose by less than half the official inflation rate over the past year—the greatest decline on record.

Bruce T. Boccardy (2022-11-18). Midterm Mayhem and the Economy for Working People. commondreams.org Our country continues on a trajectory that corrodes its best spiritual and secular values. This occurs while a tiny number of oligarchs manipulate and deceive working people into voting against their own economic interests.

Jim McMahan (2022-11-18). Seattle human service workers demand improved wages, services. workers.org Seattle Unionized Seattle human services workers rallied at City Hall Plaza Nov. 8 to demand wage increases and better services for the homeless. With the rising cost of living, austerity has forced many of these workers, stuck with low wages, to quit, leaving 300 vacant positions for homeless services. Seattle . . . |

Staff (2022-11-18). Declaración de la Casa de las Américas: Una cumbre neofascista en Nuestra América. cubadebate.cu Las esperanzadoras victorias de la izquierda en los últimos años en nuestra región deben ser defendidas. Nos corresponde desenmascarar todas las trampas y conjuras que amenazan los esfuerzos por expandir la justicia social y la reivindicación de los pobres de la tierra.

WSWS (2022-11-17). University of California strikers remain determined to end poverty wages. wsws.org As the strike of 48,000 educators and researchers wins powerful support in the working class, the UAW is maneuvering to shut it down.

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2022-11-17). Low-Wealth Voters Made the Key Difference in Midterms. commondreams.org If you need more than a minimum wage, go vote. If you need to decide between paying for rent or medications, go vote. If you still don't have decent health care or potable water, go vote.

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2022-11-17). Is COP27 Already Too Lost and Too Damaged? commondreams.org To date, the world's wealthy countries have so far refused to pay for "loss and damage," that is, to admit that they've massively polluted the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gasses.

Maximillian Alvarez (2022-11-17). William Robinson: How COVID-19 will lead to a global capitalist police state. therealnews.com Capitalism was in crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic, and existing conditions of inequality, dispossession, and ecological ruin set the stage for the deadly success of the coronavirus. But how has COVID-19 changed capitalism, and where is the system headed now? The system shock of the pandemic has provoked growing resistance from the working class. At the same time, the wealthiest fraction of society has exploited the crisis of COVID-19 to accelerate their accumulation of wealth and violent dispossession of the world's majority. Professor William I. Robinson argues that humanity is now on a path towards th…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-11-17). Saturday 12/17: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Less Is More. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Julia Rock (2022-11-17). Biden Administration Caves To Pressure On Student Debt Bankruptcy. levernews.com

Editor (2022-11-17). Chilean State to Address Historic Land Debt With Mapuche Indigenous Communities. scheerpost.com

____ (2022-11-17). TikTok to address U.S. security concerns. ecns.cn Short-video app TikTok is working on an initiative called "Project Texas" to address the U.S. government concerns about data security, its CEO said on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-11-17). World Socialist Web Site readers in North Asia support online public meeting to fight "let it rip" COVID policies. wsws.org Sunday's public meeting will outline a political perspective, including the building of independent rank-and-file committees, to unify health workers, teachers and other sections of workers in the fight for decent wages, working conditions and the elimination of COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-11-17). From the archives: What was the "victory" on the Australian waterfront? wsws.org This article was originally published in 1999, one year after Patrick Terminals sacked its entire workforce, initiating a bitter dispute involving maritime workers and the working class as a whole.

WSWS (2022-11-17). Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees in Britain! For a global counteroffensive of the working class! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC), is the democratic organ of international working-class struggle in the 21st century.

Sam Knight (2022-11-17). FTX Crypto Crash Threatens Life Savings of Working People. truthout.org The dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent shockwaves around the world last week, especially after it emerged that company managers allegedly stole at least $1 billion in customer funds to finance risky gambles that never paid off. About 1 million people have money frozen in the bankrupt exchange, in a collapse that also looks set to hurt poor and working class people worldwide who never owned so-called "digital assets." | In Canada, pensions managers had to reassure public school teachers that their exposure to FTX was limited after it emerged that the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan invested $…

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-17). Democrats Can Defeat GOP Extremism by 'Fighting for Working People': Warren. commondreams.org "Democrats need to do more for American families—not less," said the progressive lawmaker from Massachusetts.

WSWS (2022-11-17). University of California strikers erupt in anger as UAW proposes major concessions in wage demands. wsws.org As the strike of 48,000 educators and researchers wins powerful support in the working class, the UAW is maneuvering to shut it down.

SAM (2022-11-17). All Eyes on Delaware — and a Promising Challenge to the World's Richest Man. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2022-11-17). In Deep Red South Dakota and Nebraska, Voters Used Ballot Initiatives To Curb Inequality. inequality.org

Betsey Piette (2022-11-16). Philadelphia communities unite against destructive developers. workers.org Activists from Save Chinatown address rally, as it blocks major intersection in South Philadelphia, Nov. 12.Credit: Joe Piette Philadelphia Close to 150 people, representing over a dozen diverse multinational, working-class Philadelphia neighborhoods, rallied together at FDR Park in South Philly Nov. 12 to demand a say by residents in what . . . |

Edward Hunt (2022-11-16). US Antagonism Towards Russia and China Deters Climate Progress. commondreams.org The United States is taking an increasingly confrontational stance toward China and Russia rather than working with them to address the climate crisis.

____ (2022-11-16). UK scholar: China's poverty alleviation helps world achieve goal five years in advance. ecns.cn It is China that has helped the United Nations attain the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and halving poverty in all its forms, said Robert Walker…

Amy Goodman (2022-11-16). Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing. truthout.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climate financing. "Money is a…

Staff (2022-11-16). Who Should Pay for Climate Crisis? Global South Demands "Loss and Damage" from Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climat…

Staff (2022-11-16). "Climate Collateral": How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations' investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, "but it's been dedicated to military spending," says co-author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the "power to crack down on the civil society,&#8…

Thom Hartmann (2022-11-16). A Note of Apology to This Nation's Younger Generations: We Failed You. commondreams.org Millennials today hold only 4.6% of the nation's wealth and, along with Zoomers, struggle to own a home and are deeply in debt. What happened? In a word, Republicans…

Gideon Polya (2022-11-16). COP27 ignores rich countries' carbon debt. greenleft.org.au Failure born of neoliberal greed is apparent at the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Egypt. Gideon Polya reports.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-16). 'A Massive Mistake': Alarm as Dems Cast Doubt on Lame-Duck Debt Ceiling Deal. commondreams.org "Biden and Senate Democrats have decided to leave the economic equivalent of a nuclear arsenal on their front porch for Republicans to take and use as they see fit."

Cristina Escobar (2022-11-16). 'All Sorts' Filmmaker Rick Castañeda Gently Skewers Office Work. latinorebels.com By showing people the magic around the corner, Rick Castañeda, director and writer of the film 'All Sorts,' hopes to inspire them to seek out a more meaningful path in life — not bad for a kid who grew up working in the fields and dreamed of sitting behind a desk.

____ (2022-11-16). China to continue working with G20 members on global digital economic paradigm: Xi. ecns.cn China stands ready to continue cooperating with the members of the Group of 20 (G20) to jointly build a global digital economic paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.

Herman Rosenfeld (2022-11-16). Building a labour movement to take on the billionaire class. canadiandimension.com In October 2021, 10,000 John Deere workers struck plants and warehouses in Iowa and Illinois, as well as smaller facilities in Kansas, Georgia and Colorado. Photo by Jordan Chariton/Twitter. | | Class Struggle Unionism: | Joe Burns | Haymarket, 2022 | Joe Burns' new book, Class Struggle Unionism, reads like pamphlet, with a clear call to transform the union movement in the US (although it is still applicable to Canada). The model for change is one that has deep roots in the radical socialist and anarchist traditions of working class movements from early in the 20th century that has continuously r…

Jayati Ghosh (2022-11-16). Raising Interest Rates and Tightening Monetary Policy Is Not the Answer. commondreams.org Governments and central banks in the US and Europe continue to insist that raising interest rates is the only way to tame soaring prices, even though it is abundantly clear that this approach is not working.

Staff (2022-11-16). Orinoco Tribune Celebrates 4th Anniversary (+Global Ranking & Anniversary Event). orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 15, 2022 ( In four years, Orinoco Tribune has been visited by almost one million readers. We have published almost 15,000 posts, consisting of approximately 13.6 million words. This represents more than 675,000 working hours in publishing work alone…

WSWS (2022-11-16). As the class struggle grows in US, another rail union rejects White House-backed contract. wsws.org The opposition of the railroaders draws strength from the fact that it is part of a broader development of the entire working class.

WSWS (2022-11-16). As the class struggle grows in US, another rail union rejects White-House backed contract. wsws.org The opposition of the railroaders draws strength from the fact that it is part of a broader development of the entire working class.

Peter Certo (2022-11-16). In OtherWords: November 16, 2022. otherwords.org The dust still hasn't settled on this year's midterm elections. But a week out, a few things seem clear: Republicans look poised to eke out a narrow House majority, but the "red wave" many predicted never materialized. What's more, a number of progressive initiatives won big, even in conservative states. | This week, our contributors try to make sense of it all. | Sarah Anderson offers an excellent explainer on the ballot initiatives that won big, from Medicaid expansion in South Dakota to a $15 minimum wage in Nebraska. Local politicians didn't like these ideas, Sarah explains, which is why protecting citizen ba…

Canadian Tire Fire (2022-11-16). Canadian Tire Fire #48 : Education Workers on Wildcat Strike, Housing and Homelessness Actions. itsgoingdown.org photo: @cersc_csppb This week we cover the 2-day illegal education workers strike in Ontario that almost turned into a general strike. We also bring you a roundup of housing justice, shelter, and houseless encampment news from across the country. While we don't have a full section on the struggle against Coastal Gaslink this week, the…

Dana Sanchez (2022-11-16). Hedge Fund Manager Caught In FTX Blowup Suggests SBF Is A Sociopath And Bad Actor. moguldom.com California-based crypto hedge fund Ikigai is one of the companies publicly owning up to losing a "large majority" of its assets on the bankrupted crypto exchange FTX. Travis Kling, founder and chief investment officer of the asset management firm, tweeted on Nov. 14 to his 90,000 followers, "Unfortunately, I have some pretty bad news to …

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). G20 Summit Concludes by Committing to Tackle Food Crisis. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the G20 summit concluded with a commitment to address the global food crisis and encourage dialogue as a mechanism to resolve critical situations. | RELATED: | After two days of meetings in Bali (Indonesia), the joint declaration of the G20 leaders mentioned the need to take urgent measures to save lives and prevent hunger. | "We commit to protecting the most vulnerable from hunger by using all available tools to manage…

Animal Liberation Press Office (2022-11-16). 'Grupo de Respuesta Animal' Burns Meat Packing Plant (Chile). indybay.org Received anonymously October 26, 2022: "Most of all I regret my restraint, because regardless of the damage we caused to those businesses, if those farms are still open, if even one animal was left behind, then it wasn't enough. I do not intend to rid myself of the consequences of these acts by begging for mercy or appealing to the conscience of the room, because if this system had a conscience I would not be here, in my place would be all the butchers, vivisectors and fur farmers around the world." –Peter Young, vegan straight edge warrior of the Animal Liberation Front.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-11-17). Saturday 12/17: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Less Is More. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

____ (2022-11-17). TikTok to address U.S. security concerns. ecns.cn Short-video app TikTok is working on an initiative called "Project Texas" to address the U.S. government concerns about data security, its CEO said on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-11-17). World Socialist Web Site readers in North Asia support online public meeting to fight "let it rip" COVID policies. wsws.org Sunday's public meeting will outline a political perspective, including the building of independent rank-and-file committees, to unify health workers, teachers and other sections of workers in the fight for decent wages, working conditions and the elimination of COVID-19.

Betsey Piette (2022-11-16). Philadelphia communities unite against destructive developers. workers.org Activists from Save Chinatown address rally, as it blocks major intersection in South Philadelphia, Nov. 12.Credit: Joe Piette Philadelphia Close to 150 people, representing over a dozen diverse multinational, working-class Philadelphia neighborhoods, rallied together at FDR Park in South Philly Nov. 12 to demand a say by residents in what . . . |

Edward Hunt (2022-11-16). US Antagonism Towards Russia and China Deters Climate Progress. commondreams.org The United States is taking an increasingly confrontational stance toward China and Russia rather than working with them to address the climate crisis.

____ (2022-11-16). UK scholar: China's poverty alleviation helps world achieve goal five years in advance. ecns.cn It is China that has helped the United Nations attain the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and halving poverty in all its forms, said Robert Walker…

Staff (2022-11-16). Who Should Pay for Climate Crisis? Global South Demands "Loss and Damage" from Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climat…

Staff (2022-11-16). "Climate Collateral": How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations' investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, "but it's been dedicated to military spending," says co-author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the "power to crack down on the civil society,&#8…

Thom Hartmann (2022-11-16). A Note of Apology to This Nation's Younger Generations: We Failed You. commondreams.org Millennials today hold only 4.6% of the nation's wealth and, along with Zoomers, struggle to own a home and are deeply in debt. What happened? In a word, Republicans…

Gideon Polya (2022-11-16). COP27 ignores rich countries' carbon debt. greenleft.org.au Failure born of neoliberal greed is apparent at the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Egypt. Gideon Polya reports.

Jessica Corbett (2022-11-16). 'A Massive Mistake': Alarm as Dems Cast Doubt on Lame-Duck Debt Ceiling Deal. commondreams.org "Biden and Senate Democrats have decided to leave the economic equivalent of a nuclear arsenal on their front porch for Republicans to take and use as they see fit."

Cristina Escobar (2022-11-16). 'All Sorts' Filmmaker Rick Castañeda Gently Skewers Office Work. latinorebels.com By showing people the magic around the corner, Rick Castañeda, director and writer of the film 'All Sorts,' hopes to inspire them to seek out a more meaningful path in life — not bad for a kid who grew up working in the fields and dreamed of sitting behind a desk.

____ (2022-11-16). China to continue working with G20 members on global digital economic paradigm: Xi. ecns.cn China stands ready to continue cooperating with the members of the Group of 20 (G20) to jointly build a global digital economic paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.

Herman Rosenfeld (2022-11-16). Building a labour movement to take on the billionaire class. canadiandimension.com In October 2021, 10,000 John Deere workers struck plants and warehouses in Iowa and Illinois, as well as smaller facilities in Kansas, Georgia and Colorado. Photo by Jordan Chariton/Twitter. | | Class Struggle Unionism: | Joe Burns | Haymarket, 2022 | Joe Burns' new book, Class Struggle Unionism, reads like pamphlet, with a clear call to transform the union movement in the US (although it is still applicable to Canada). The model for change is one that has deep roots in the radical socialist and anarchist traditions of working class movements from early in the 20th century that has continuously r…

Jayati Ghosh (2022-11-16). Raising Interest Rates and Tightening Monetary Policy Is Not the Answer. commondreams.org Governments and central banks in the US and Europe continue to insist that raising interest rates is the only way to tame soaring prices, even though it is abundantly clear that this approach is not working.

Staff (2022-11-16). Orinoco Tribune Celebrates 4th Anniversary (+Global Ranking & Anniversary Event). orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 15, 2022 ( In four years, Orinoco Tribune has been visited by almost one million readers. We have published almost 15,000 posts, consisting of approximately 13.6 million words. This represents more than 675,000 working hours in publishing work alone…

WSWS (2022-11-16). As the class struggle grows in US, another rail union rejects White House-backed contract. wsws.org The opposition of the railroaders draws strength from the fact that it is part of a broader development of the entire working class.

WSWS (2022-11-16). As the class struggle grows in US, another rail union rejects White-House backed contract. wsws.org The opposition of the railroaders draws strength from the fact that it is part of a broader development of the entire working class.

Peter Certo (2022-11-16). In OtherWords: November 16, 2022. otherwords.org The dust still hasn't settled on this year's midterm elections. But a week out, a few things seem clear: Republicans look poised to eke out a narrow House majority, but the "red wave" many predicted never materialized. What's more, a number of progressive initiatives won big, even in conservative states. | This week, our contributors try to make sense of it all. | Sarah Anderson offers an excellent explainer on the ballot initiatives that won big, from Medicaid expansion in South Dakota to a $15 minimum wage in Nebraska. Local politicians didn't like these ideas, Sarah explains, which is why protecting citizen ba…

Canadian Tire Fire (2022-11-16). Canadian Tire Fire #48 : Education Workers on Wildcat Strike, Housing and Homelessness Actions. itsgoingdown.org photo: @cersc_csppb This week we cover the 2-day illegal education workers strike in Ontario that almost turned into a general strike. We also bring you a roundup of housing justice, shelter, and houseless encampment news from across the country. While we don't have a full section on the struggle against Coastal Gaslink this week, the…

Dana Sanchez (2022-11-16). Hedge Fund Manager Caught In FTX Blowup Suggests SBF Is A Sociopath And Bad Actor. moguldom.com California-based crypto hedge fund Ikigai is one of the companies publicly owning up to losing a "large majority" of its assets on the bankrupted crypto exchange FTX. Travis Kling, founder and chief investment officer of the asset management firm, tweeted on Nov. 14 to his 90,000 followers, "Unfortunately, I have some pretty bad news to …

TeleSUR (2022-11-16). G20 Summit Concludes by Committing to Tackle Food Crisis. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the G20 summit concluded with a commitment to address the global food crisis and encourage dialogue as a mechanism to resolve critical situations. | RELATED: | After two days of meetings in Bali (Indonesia), the joint declaration of the G20 leaders mentioned the need to take urgent measures to save lives and prevent hunger. | "We commit to protecting the most vulnerable from hunger by using all available tools to manage…

Animal Liberation Press Office (2022-11-16). 'Grupo de Respuesta Animal' Burns Meat Packing Plant (Chile). indybay.org Received anonymously October 26, 2022: "Most of all I regret my restraint, because regardless of the damage we caused to those businesses, if those farms are still open, if even one animal was left behind, then it wasn't enough. I do not intend to rid myself of the consequences of these acts by begging for mercy or appealing to the conscience of the room, because if this system had a conscience I would not be here, in my place would be all the butchers, vivisectors and fur farmers around the world." –Peter Young, vegan straight edge warrior of the Animal Liberation Front.

Joe Bernick (2022-11-15). Katie Hobbs win in Arizona a major defeat for election deniers. peoplesworld.org Arizona's working people breathed a collective sigh of relief when Democrat Katie Hobbs was finally declared winner of the Gubernatorial election. She defeated the Trumpite Republican election liar, Kari Lake. Arizona's ultra-right-wing Republican controlled legislature has been attacking working people's living and working conditions, immigrants, women's health care, and public education, all while piling up …

Staff (2022-11-15). Headlines for November 15, 2022. democracynow.org U.N. General Assembly Calls on Russia to Pay Reparations for Ukraine Invasion, After Meeting Xi Jinping, Biden Says U.S. Won't Provoke New Cold War with China, Egyptian Political Prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah Ends Hunger Strike, Israel Says It Won't Cooperate with FBI Probe into Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Thousands Flee Fighting Between Congolese Army and M23 Rebels in Eastern DRC, Katie Hobbs Defeats GOP Election Denier Kari Lake to Win Arizona Governor Race, Arizona Voters Approve In-State College Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants, Second Federal Court Blocks Biden's Student Debt Relief Pro…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). The Geopolitics of Famine. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Most geopolitical analysts can agree that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has detrimentally impacted the global economy. This is especially true when it comes to food security, with supplies disrupted, prices skyrocketing, and shortages created that run the risk of causing famine. The US and European Union have accused Russia of "weaponizing food"…

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-11-15). 'The Menu' review: A deliciously wicked satirical bite into elitism and class politics. peoplesworld.org Food is a necessity to live. Every human on this planet requires nourishment to survive. But in this society—where poverty and world hunger are pressing issues—there are far too many with not enough food, and many more who go without it at all. Then there are those who have the privilege to not only afford …

Eugene Puryear (2022-11-15). Haiti: Between a rock and a revolution. liberationnews.org The current push for invasion is a counter-insurgency strategy to quell a four-year cycle of mass protest and uprising that works against the advocates of pro-poverty, high-profit policies.

Suitbert Cechura, Guido Speckmann (2022-11-15). Who can afford capitalism anymore? and Why are prices rising? indybay.org When the state now debates the need to create relief packages for employees, pensioners, unemployment benefit recipients, trainees and families, this is official confirmation that the result of wage labor is also poverty. The majority of citizens, however, find themselves in a dual role in the market economy: as workers & as King Customer, they are supposed to buy, to return the money.

Amy Goodman (2022-11-15). Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Gather at COP27 as Climate Crisis Devastates Africa. truthout.org At the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we speak with prominent Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate about the impact of the climate crisis on the continent of Africa. Earlier today she spoke at a COP27 event and blasted world leaders for not doing more. She describes the need for wealthy nations gathered at the U.N. climate conference, particularly the U.S., to finance loss and damage for poorer nations in the Global South. "For the current and historic emitters, they need to take responsibility for the climate crisis, and they need to pay for this crisis," says Nakate. | TRANSCRIPT:…

Fight Back (2022-11-15). Red Theory: Socialism and bourgeois right. fightbacknews.org The task of socialism is to transition from capitalist society to communist society, from a society ruled by and for the rich, based on exploitation and oppression, to a society without classes and without exploitation and oppression. When the working class takes power and expropriates the wealth and power of the capitalist class, the dictatorship of the proletariat will have to eliminate the contradictions carried over from capitalist society in a planned, thoroughgoing, and step-by-step way. One of the most important tasks of the socialist state is the elimination of what Marx called "bourgeois right." We alrea…

Staff (2022-11-15). Vanessa Nakate Condemns Fossil Fuel Lobbying at U.N. Climate Talks as Global Warming Devastates Africa. democracynow.org At the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we speak with prominent Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate about the impact of the climate crisis on the continent of Africa. Earlier today she spoke at a COP27 event and blasted world leaders for not doing more. She describes the need for wealthy nations gathered at the U.N. climate conference, particularly the U.S., to finance loss and damage for poorer nations in the Global South. "For the current and historic emitters, they need to take responsibility for the climate crisis, and they need to pay for this crisis," says Nakate.

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-15). 48,000 unionized University of California academic workers launch 'historic' strikeÔøº. nationofchange.org "We're fighting so those of us who do the majority of teaching and research do not have to live with severe rent burdens and debt, while highly paid administrators live in publicly funded mansions," explained one strike leader.

____ (2022-11-15). Xi calls on main creditors to take part in debt reduction, suspension for developing countries. ecns.cn International financial institutions and commercial creditors, which are the main creditors of developing countries, should take part in the debt reduction and suspension for developing countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.

Editor (2022-11-15). IMF Warns of 'Wave of Debt Crises' Coming in Global South, With War, Interest Rate Hikes, Overvalued Dollar. scheerpost.com The IMF said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," due to war, rising US interest rates, and many currencies depreciating against the dollar.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Chilean State to Address Historic Land Debt with Mapuche Indigenous Communities. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Chilean President Gabriel Boric met with Mapuche leaders in the country's Araucanía region on November 10 and 11. Following the meeting, he announced the creation of a special commission to return to the Mapuche communities the lands that they have historically laid claims to. The Mapuche Indigenous communities have been in conflict with…

Sharon Zhang (2022-11-15). Biden May Extend Student Loan Payment Pause Again Amid Court Battles. truthout.org The White House is reportedly considering once again extending the student loan payment pause that is currently set to expire at the end of the year, as President Joe Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 of student debt for borrowers is facing a court challenge from Republicans. | According

Stephen Sefton (2022-11-15). Latin America and the Caribbean: A Destabilized Region Stifled by Political Chaos, Mounting Debt and Aggressive US Interference. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-11-15). How Workers And Socialists Are Responding To A Workplace Death. popularresistance.org Earlier this month, workers in South Korea launched a campaign for workplace safety against one of the country's largest food manufacturers, SPC Group. Following the workplace death of a 23-year-old woman at one of SPC's factories, a consumer-led boycott of the company's products quickly developed within the country. Revolutionary socialists are playing an important role intervening with an emphasis on organizing the working class. | On October 15, during a graveyard shift at an SPC factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province, a 23-year-old woman working at the factory was caught in a sauce mixer she was operating a…

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-15). 'Workers Win' as Illinois Passes Pro-Labor Constitutional Amendment. commondreams.org "Workers' rights are now in our state constitution," the Chicago Federation of Labor cheered, "and now our right to negotiate safe working conditions and fair pay will never be taken away!"

Dennis Broe (2022-11-15). Social realist TV: Escaping the corporate streaming bubble. peoplesworld.org Looking at North Sea Connection, Savage River, After the Verdict, True Colours Corporate streaming TV seems to be engulfed in a never-ending chasing of its own tail as its programming attempts to more frantically flee any form of social reality, even as that reality becomes more desperate for those working- and middle-class viewers living it. …

____ (2022-11-15). Full text of Xi's remarks at Session I of G20 summit in Bali. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech titled "Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better Future" here Tuesday at the first session of the 17th summit of the Group of 20 (G20).

WSWS (2022-11-15). German federal states abolish quarantine requirement for those infected with COVID. wsws.org Despite the continuing high numbers succumbing to COVID and a mounting flu wave, governments at federal and state level are working to abolish the few remaining protective measures.

WSWS (2022-11-15). Public sector workers across Tasmania, Australia, strike against government austerity measures. wsws.org Educators, health workers, firefighters, cleaners, park rangers and child protection officers rallied last week, demanding higher wages and improved working conditions.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2022-11-15). Homelessness problem is getting worse in the U.S. america.cgtn.com See how inflation and COVID pandemic are affecting homelessness in the U.S.

Dana Sanchez (2022-11-15). Conspiracy Theorists: SBF Is A Government Asset, Why Isn't He In Jail? moguldom.com Conspiracy theories are swarming social media such as "Sam's a fed plant and you know it" and "FTX Scandal Was Money Laundering For DemocRats" — catnip for some seeking affirmation of their views about the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. Members of the populist right have linked Bankman-Fried's business associates and …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-11-15). Colombia struggling to prevent hunger crisis. colombiareports.com President Gustavo Petro is struggling to find the money that is needed to prevent that millions of Colombia's poorest families will be left without relief next month. According to Petro,…

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-15). 'Chilling' Video Footage Shows Asylum-Seeker Being Force-Fed in ICE Detention. commondreams.org "ICE's horrifying response to peaceful hunger strikes—which are free speech protected by the First Amendment—with coercion and violence continues to expose the cruelty of our immigration detention system," said one attorney.

Staff (2022-11-15). Hossam Bahgat on the "Full-Scale Human Rights Crisis" in Egypt as Country Hosts COP27. democracynow.org Broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, we speak to leading Egyptian human rights advocate and journalist Hossam Bahgat about how authorities have launched a widespread crackdown on political dissent. Hundreds have been arrested, including lawyers and journalists, and police have been stopping people randomly on the streets of Cairo and other cities to search the contents of their phones. Meanwhile, imprisoned British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has sent a letter notifying his family that he has stopped his hunger strike and asked for them to visit on Thursday. Bahgat dis…

Staff (2022-11-15). Archivo CD: Aniversario de la ELAM, los frutos de otro sueño de Fidel. cubadebate.cu La ELAM fue fundada por Fidel con el propósito de formar personal de salud de otras naciones para que una vez graduados presten sus servicios en territorios en desarrollo. La institución ha formado a más de 30 mil alumnos de 120 países, entre ellos jóvenes estadounidenses pertenecientes a comunidades pobres o discriminadas, quienes ejercen su profesión en esos lugares.

Ted Kelly (2022-11-15). Cuando el encarcelamiento es política de viviendaun comentario de WW. workers.org En 1987, el notorio racista Frank Rizzo intentaba volver a la alcaldía de Filadelfia. Había perdido su reelección como alcalde siete años antes. El programa electoral de Rizzo podría haber sido redactado por el Ku Klux Klan, grupo que había apoyado al policía tirano 10 años antes. øCuál era el . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). University of California Workers Go on Strike. telesurenglish.net On Monday morning, tens of thousands of academic workers at the University of California (UC) system went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions. | RELATED: | About 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California's 10 campuses walked off the job, reported the Los Angeles Times, noting that those academic workers perform the majority of teaching and research. | The systemwide strike includes teaching as…

____ (2022-11-16). UK scholar: China's poverty alleviation helps world achieve goal five years in advance. ecns.cn It is China that has helped the United Nations attain the Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and halving poverty in all its forms, said Robert Walker…

Staff (2022-11-16). Who Should Pay for Climate Crisis? Global South Demands "Loss and Damage" from Wealthy Nations. democracynow.org We are broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where poorer countries in the Global South that are weathering the worst effects of the climate crisis are calling for wealthy nations to pay reparations in the form of climate financing. "We need a global plan to phase out fossil fuels in a just and equitable manner," says Harjeet Singh, head of global political strategy with Climate Action Network and global engagement director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. He adds that the United States is the main impediment to "loss and damage" climat…

Staff (2022-11-16). "Climate Collateral": How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is underway, we look at how military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Wealthy nations' investments in armed forces not only exacerbates pollution but also often surpasses their climate financing by as much as 30 times, according to a new report by the Transnational Institute. It shows the money is available, "but it's been dedicated to military spending," says co-author Nick Buxton. Governments that import arms, like Egypt, are motivated by the desire for legitimacy and the "power to crack down on the civil society,&#8…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-11-16). Saturday 12/17: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Less Is More. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Gideon Polya (2022-11-16). COP27 ignores rich countries' carbon debt. greenleft.org.au Failure born of neoliberal greed is apparent at the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Egypt. Gideon Polya reports.

WSWS (2022-11-16). As the class struggle grows in US, another rail union rejects White House-backed contract. wsws.org The opposition of the railroaders draws strength from the fact that it is part of a broader development of the entire working class.

____ (2022-11-16). China to continue working with G20 members on global digital economic paradigm: Xi. ecns.cn China stands ready to continue cooperating with the members of the Group of 20 (G20) to jointly build a global digital economic paradigm featuring benefits for all, balance, coordination, inclusiveness, win-win cooperation and common prosperity.

WSWS (2022-11-16). As the class struggle grows in US, another rail union rejects White-House backed contract. wsws.org The opposition of the railroaders draws strength from the fact that it is part of a broader development of the entire working class.

Staff (2022-11-16). Orinoco Tribune Celebrates 4th Anniversary (+Global Ranking & Anniversary Event). orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 15, 2022 ( In four years, Orinoco Tribune has been visited by almost one million readers. We have published almost 15,000 posts, consisting of approximately 13.6 million words. This represents more than 675,000 working hours in publishing work alone…

Edward Hunt (2022-11-16). US Antagonism Towards Russia and China Deters Climate Progress. commondreams.org The United States is taking an increasingly confrontational stance toward China and Russia rather than working with them to address the climate crisis.

Jayati Ghosh (2022-11-16). Raising Interest Rates and Tightening Monetary Policy Is Not the Answer. commondreams.org Governments and central banks in the US and Europe continue to insist that raising interest rates is the only way to tame soaring prices, even though it is abundantly clear that this approach is not working.

Canadian Tire Fire (2022-11-16). Canadian Tire Fire #48 : Education Workers on Wildcat Strike, Housing and Homelessness Actions. itsgoingdown.org photo: @cersc_csppb This week we cover the 2-day illegal education workers strike in Ontario that almost turned into a general strike. We also bring you a roundup of housing justice, shelter, and houseless encampment news from across the country. While we don't have a full section on the struggle against Coastal Gaslink this week, the…

Animal Liberation Press Office (2022-11-16). 'Grupo de Respuesta Animal' Burns Meat Packing Plant (Chile). indybay.org Received anonymously October 26, 2022: "Most of all I regret my restraint, because regardless of the damage we caused to those businesses, if those farms are still open, if even one animal was left behind, then it wasn't enough. I do not intend to rid myself of the consequences of these acts by begging for mercy or appealing to the conscience of the room, because if this system had a conscience I would not be here, in my place would be all the butchers, vivisectors and fur farmers around the world." –Peter Young, vegan straight edge warrior of the Animal Liberation Front.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-11-15). 'The Menu' review: A deliciously wicked satirical bite into elitism and class politics. peoplesworld.org Food is a necessity to live. Every human on this planet requires nourishment to survive. But in this society—where poverty and world hunger are pressing issues—there are far too many with not enough food, and many more who go without it at all. Then there are those who have the privilege to not only afford …

Suitbert Cechura, Guido Speckmann (2022-11-15). Who can afford capitalism anymore? and Why are prices rising? indybay.org When the state now debates the need to create relief packages for employees, pensioners, unemployment benefit recipients, trainees and families, this is official confirmation that the result of wage labor is also poverty. The majority of citizens, however, find themselves in a dual role in the market economy: as workers & as King Customer, they are supposed to buy, to return the money.

Amy Goodman (2022-11-15). Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Gather at COP27 as Climate Crisis Devastates Africa. truthout.org At the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we speak with prominent Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate about the impact of the climate crisis on the continent of Africa. Earlier today she spoke at a COP27 event and blasted world leaders for not doing more. She describes the need for wealthy nations gathered at the U.N. climate conference, particularly the U.S., to finance loss and damage for poorer nations in the Global South. "For the current and historic emitters, they need to take responsibility for the climate crisis, and they need to pay for this crisis," says Nakate. | TRANSCRIPT:…

Fight Back (2022-11-15). Red Theory: Socialism and bourgeois right. fightbacknews.org The task of socialism is to transition from capitalist society to communist society, from a society ruled by and for the rich, based on exploitation and oppression, to a society without classes and without exploitation and oppression. When the working class takes power and expropriates the wealth and power of the capitalist class, the dictatorship of the proletariat will have to eliminate the contradictions carried over from capitalist society in a planned, thoroughgoing, and step-by-step way. One of the most important tasks of the socialist state is the elimination of what Marx called "bourgeois right." We alrea…

Staff (2022-11-15). Vanessa Nakate Condemns Fossil Fuel Lobbying at U.N. Climate Talks as Global Warming Devastates Africa. democracynow.org At the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we speak with prominent Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate about the impact of the climate crisis on the continent of Africa. Earlier today she spoke at a COP27 event and blasted world leaders for not doing more. She describes the need for wealthy nations gathered at the U.N. climate conference, particularly the U.S., to finance loss and damage for poorer nations in the Global South. "For the current and historic emitters, they need to take responsibility for the climate crisis, and they need to pay for this crisis," says Nakate.

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-15). 48,000 unionized University of California academic workers launch 'historic' strikeÔøº. nationofchange.org "We're fighting so those of us who do the majority of teaching and research do not have to live with severe rent burdens and debt, while highly paid administrators live in publicly funded mansions," explained one strike leader.

____ (2022-11-15). Xi calls on main creditors to take part in debt reduction, suspension for developing countries. ecns.cn International financial institutions and commercial creditors, which are the main creditors of developing countries, should take part in the debt reduction and suspension for developing countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday.

Sharon Zhang (2022-11-15). Biden May Extend Student Loan Payment Pause Again Amid Court Battles. truthout.org The White House is reportedly considering once again extending the student loan payment pause that is currently set to expire at the end of the year, as President Joe Biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 of student debt for borrowers is facing a court challenge from Republicans. | According

Staff (2022-11-15). Headlines for November 15, 2022. democracynow.org U.N. General Assembly Calls on Russia to Pay Reparations for Ukraine Invasion, After Meeting Xi Jinping, Biden Says U.S. Won't Provoke New Cold War with China, Egyptian Political Prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah Ends Hunger Strike, Israel Says It Won't Cooperate with FBI Probe into Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Thousands Flee Fighting Between Congolese Army and M23 Rebels in Eastern DRC, Katie Hobbs Defeats GOP Election Denier Kari Lake to Win Arizona Governor Race, Arizona Voters Approve In-State College Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants, Second Federal Court Blocks Biden's Student Debt Relief Pro…

Stephen Sefton (2022-11-15). Latin America and the Caribbean: A Destabilized Region Stifled by Political Chaos, Mounting Debt and Aggressive US Interference. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-11-15). IMF Warns of 'Wave of Debt Crises' Coming in Global South, With War, Interest Rate Hikes, Overvalued Dollar. scheerpost.com The IMF said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," due to war, rising US interest rates, and many currencies depreciating against the dollar.

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-15). 'Workers Win' as Illinois Passes Pro-Labor Constitutional Amendment. commondreams.org "Workers' rights are now in our state constitution," the Chicago Federation of Labor cheered, "and now our right to negotiate safe working conditions and fair pay will never be taken away!"

Dennis Broe (2022-11-15). Social realist TV: Escaping the corporate streaming bubble. peoplesworld.org Looking at North Sea Connection, Savage River, After the Verdict, True Colours Corporate streaming TV seems to be engulfed in a never-ending chasing of its own tail as its programming attempts to more frantically flee any form of social reality, even as that reality becomes more desperate for those working- and middle-class viewers living it. …

____ (2022-11-15). Full text of Xi's remarks at Session I of G20 summit in Bali. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech titled "Working Together to Meet the Challenges of Our Times and Build a Better Future" here Tuesday at the first session of the 17th summit of the Group of 20 (G20).

Joe Bernick (2022-11-15). Katie Hobbs win in Arizona a major defeat for election deniers. peoplesworld.org Arizona's working people breathed a collective sigh of relief when Democrat Katie Hobbs was finally declared winner of the Gubernatorial election. She defeated the Trumpite Republican election liar, Kari Lake. Arizona's ultra-right-wing Republican controlled legislature has been attacking working people's living and working conditions, immigrants, women's health care, and public education, all while piling up …

WSWS (2022-11-15). German federal states abolish quarantine requirement for those infected with COVID. wsws.org Despite the continuing high numbers succumbing to COVID and a mounting flu wave, governments at federal and state level are working to abolish the few remaining protective measures.

WSWS (2022-11-15). Public sector workers across Tasmania, Australia, strike against government austerity measures. wsws.org Educators, health workers, firefighters, cleaners, park rangers and child protection officers rallied last week, demanding higher wages and improved working conditions.

_____ (2022-11-15). How Workers And Socialists Are Responding To A Workplace Death. popularresistance.org Earlier this month, workers in South Korea launched a campaign for workplace safety against one of the country's largest food manufacturers, SPC Group. Following the workplace death of a 23-year-old woman at one of SPC's factories, a consumer-led boycott of the company's products quickly developed within the country. Revolutionary socialists are playing an important role intervening with an emphasis on organizing the working class. | On October 15, during a graveyard shift at an SPC factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi province, a 23-year-old woman working at the factory was caught in a sauce mixer she was operating a…

Nitza Soledad Perez (2022-11-15). Homelessness problem is getting worse in the U.S. america.cgtn.com See how inflation and COVID pandemic are affecting homelessness in the U.S.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). The Geopolitics of Famine. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Most geopolitical analysts can agree that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has detrimentally impacted the global economy. This is especially true when it comes to food security, with supplies disrupted, prices skyrocketing, and shortages created that run the risk of causing famine. The US and European Union have accused Russia of "weaponizing food"…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-11-15). Colombia struggling to prevent hunger crisis. colombiareports.com President Gustavo Petro is struggling to find the money that is needed to prevent that millions of Colombia's poorest families will be left without relief next month. According to Petro,…

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-15). 'Chilling' Video Footage Shows Asylum-Seeker Being Force-Fed in ICE Detention. commondreams.org "ICE's horrifying response to peaceful hunger strikes—which are free speech protected by the First Amendment—with coercion and violence continues to expose the cruelty of our immigration detention system," said one attorney.

Staff (2022-11-15). Hossam Bahgat on the "Full-Scale Human Rights Crisis" in Egypt as Country Hosts COP27. democracynow.org Broadcasting from COP27, the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, we speak to leading Egyptian human rights advocate and journalist Hossam Bahgat about how authorities have launched a widespread crackdown on political dissent. Hundreds have been arrested, including lawyers and journalists, and police have been stopping people randomly on the streets of Cairo and other cities to search the contents of their phones. Meanwhile, imprisoned British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has sent a letter notifying his family that he has stopped his hunger strike and asked for them to visit on Thursday. Bahgat dis…

Staff (2022-11-15). Archivo CD: Aniversario de la ELAM, los frutos de otro sueño de Fidel. cubadebate.cu La ELAM fue fundada por Fidel con el propósito de formar personal de salud de otras naciones para que una vez graduados presten sus servicios en territorios en desarrollo. La institución ha formado a más de 30 mil alumnos de 120 países, entre ellos jóvenes estadounidenses pertenecientes a comunidades pobres o discriminadas, quienes ejercen su profesión en esos lugares.

Ted Kelly (2022-11-15). Cuando el encarcelamiento es política de viviendaun comentario de WW. workers.org En 1987, el notorio racista Frank Rizzo intentaba volver a la alcaldía de Filadelfia. Había perdido su reelección como alcalde siete años antes. El programa electoral de Rizzo podría haber sido redactado por el Ku Klux Klan, grupo que había apoyado al policía tirano 10 años antes. øCuál era el . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). University of California Workers Go on Strike. telesurenglish.net On Monday morning, tens of thousands of academic workers at the University of California (UC) system went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions. | RELATED: | About 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California's 10 campuses walked off the job, reported the Los Angeles Times, noting that those academic workers perform the majority of teaching and research. | The systemwide strike includes teaching as…

____ (2022-11-14). Nation to strive for world free from hunger. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China will work with all countries to make greater contributions to building a world free from hunger and poverty.

Medya News (2022-11-14). 150% rise in child malnutrition in North East Syria, says Save the Children. greenleft.org.au The number of malnourished children in North East Syria has increased by 150% in the past six months, and poverty rates have increased by 90%, reports Medya News.

WSWS (2022-11-14). "These living conditions are without dignity": University of California academic workers begin powerful strike across 10 campuses. wsws.org On Monday, 48,000 academic workers throughout the entire University of California (UC) school system will launch a powerful, indefinite strike. Workers are protesting poverty wages and the soaring cost of living in one of the most expensive parts of the world.

Brittani Banks (2022-11-14). Chinese Geopolitical Inroads Into Central Asia Are Coming at Russia's Expense. independentmediainstitute.org At the recent Commonwealth for Independent States (CIS) summit held on October 14 in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon expressed previously inconceivable remarks. His public admonishment of Russian President Vladimir Putin to treat Central Asian states with more respect showed the growing confidence of Central Asian leaders amid Russia's embroilment in Ukraine and China's …

Rajan Menon (2022-11-14). Ukraine War Is Driving "a Gold Rush to New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure" truthout.org Washington's vaunted "rules-based international order" has undergone a stress test following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and here's the news so far: it hasn't held up well. In fact, the disparate reactions to Vladimir Putin's war have only highlighted stark global divisions, which reflect the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Such divisions have made it even harder for a multitude of sovereign states to find the minimal common ground needed to tackle the biggest global problems, especially climate change. | In fact, it's now reasonable to ask whether an international community connected by a consensus of…

_____ (2022-11-14). IMF Warns Of 'Wave Of Debt Crises' Coming In Global South. popularresistance.org The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," as the world faces a "geopolitical realignment" that will be "permanent." | The US-dominated financial institution warned "the worst is yet to come," as the depreciation of most currencies against the dollar and rising interest rates make it hard for both governments and companies to service their dollar-denominated debt. | The director of the IMF's research department, Pierre‚ÄëOlivier Gourinchas, made these comments in a press briefing on…

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-14). 48,000 Unionized University of California Academic Workers Launch 'Historic' Strike. commondreams.org "We're fighting so those of us who do the majority of teaching and research do not have to live with severe rent burdens and debt, while highly paid administrators live in publicly funded mansions," explained one strike leader.

Dylan James (2022-11-14). Meet the billionaires who canceled student loan forgiveness. peoplesworld.org On Friday, a federal judge in Texas struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, declaring it illegal. Judge Mark Pittman, appointed by former President Donald Trump, proclaimed the program "an unconstitutional exercise of Congress's legislative power [that] must be vacated." As a recent college graduate with over $20,000 in student loan debt, you …

Jake Johnson (2022-11-14). Warren Says Debt Ceiling Should Be Abolished to End GOP Threat to 'Blow Up the Economy'. commondreams.org The Massachusetts Democrat said many newly elected Republicans think they can help Trump win in 2024 by creating "chaos in the economy."

____ (2022-11-14). Xi says looks forward to working with Biden to bring bilateral ties back on track. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that he is ready to have a candid and in-depth exchange of views with U.S. President Joe Biden on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues.

Fight Back (2022-11-14). Milwaukee, WI: Healthcare workers at Saint Francis Hospital blast unsafe conditions, corporate greed. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On November 10, the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals – AFT Local 5000 held a press conference to call attention to the unsafe working conditions in hospitals in the context of what public health experts are calling a tridemic – of the Flu, COVID-19 and RSV this winter season. | Focus was given to Ascension, the second largest healthcare corporation in the U.S. WFNHP represents workers at the Ascension hospital Saint Francis where workers have been engaged in multiple fights with management that have been escalating over the past year, particularly over staffing issues. | Jam…

Infobrics (2022-11-14). Is Anglo-Russian Fisheries Agreement about to end. infobrics.org Foreign vessels fishing in the area of the Barents Sea could easily be working for UK intelligence services, collecting and passing sensitive information which could undermine the Russian military in the area.

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Venezuela-Iran: Framework Agreement in "Seven Major Sectors" telesurenglish.net The Minister of People's Power for Productive Agriculture and Land of Venezuela, Wilmar Castro, announced today that progress is being made in executing a framework cooperation agreement between the two countries in seven sectors. | RELATED: | "In this ninth binational meeting, the seven appointed commissions have made extraordinary progress and we are working on a framework agreement covering seven major sectors: e…

Thomas Kennedy (2022-11-14). Florida Democratic Party Needs to Get Its Act Together (OPINION). latinorebels.com Florida Democrats can turn things around, but it will take a long-term plan, cohesive economic messaging that appeals to working people, year-round voter registration, permanent offices offering tangible services, and electing down-ballot candidates to build a bench.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Mobilise the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org The resolution against imperialist war was the first moved at the SEP's Sixth National Congress and was adopted unanimously.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Tax rises and severe cuts expected in autumn budget as Britain enters longest ever recession. wsws.org This is nothing short of a declaration of war against the working class. It is not a plan for a one-off slash and burn budget, but an annual program of spending cuts and tax rises set to last at least five years.

Dana Sanchez (2022-11-14). FTX Files For Bankruptcy: How Alameda And FTX Blew Up Defending The $22 Price Floor For FTT Coin. moguldom.com FTT, the token at the heart of Sam Bankman-Fried's collapsed crypto exchange and trading empire, peaked at around $78 in September 2021 but its founder was unable to sustain interest in a potential firesale last week at $22 a coin, triggering a selloff that ended in a bankruptcy filing. The native token of the FTX …

Osprey Orielle Lake (2022-11-14). New Report Highlights Serious Gender Gaps in G20 Countries' Climate Policy. commondreams.org While the G20 is convening in Indonesia and nations continue climate talks in Egypt, we hope they will heed the calls from civil society for an effective response to both the climate crisis and global gender inequality.

Sarah Anderson (2022-11-14). Global Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations Over People and Planet. inequality.org

Staff (2022-11-14). Greenpeace: As Egypt Hosts COP27, Country's Agricultural Sector Ravaged by Impact of Climate Crisis. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we look at the effects of the climate crisis for the host country, such as rising temperatures and sea levels in the Nile Delta. Ahmed El Droubi, Greenpeace regional campaign manager for the Middle East and North Africa, says "the most significantly impacted sector in Egypt is definitely the agricultural sector." Egyptians are calling for wealthy nations to be held accountable for causing the bulk of the climate crisis, only to be met with "temporary solutions that do not address the core of the climate crisis," he adds.