(2022-12-16). Two major central banks step up the interest rate war against the working class. wsws.org In their decisions to lift interest rates announced yesterday, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank cited "tight" labour markets and limited wage increases as requiring "forceful" action.
(2022-12-16). Education workers across Canada must link the fight for Zero COVID to the growing working-class challenge to capitalist austerity and imperialist war. wsws.org In Canada and many other countries, a conflux of respiratory viruses—primarily influenza, RSV and COVID-19—have brought an already overstretched and chronically understaffed health care system to the brink of collapse.
(2022-12-16). Community beats back Austin electric rate hikes, but energy disaster still looms. liberationnews.org 
From its inception, Austin Energy's proposal to raise its rates was a direct assault on working-class residents and a handout to large corporate interests.
(2022-12-16). End of second general strike by truck drivers in ROK. journal-neo.org On December 9, South Korea's Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union voted to end their 16-day strike. The decision brought to an end the second round of Yoon Suk-yeol's stand-off with the left-leaning trade unions, which we have already discussed in previous articles. The strikers were demanding permanent status for the current temporary minimum wage scheme, plus …
(2022-12-16). Can We Talk Sensibly about Inequality and Ignore the Rich? inequality.org
(2022-12-16). Mass protests in Bangladesh against brutal cost of living increases. wsws.org The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is desperately attempting to keep the mass anger of the working class and the poor tied to the parliamentary framework.
(2022-12-15). Top Reparations Scholar Dr. Darity Drops Science On How Inflation And Fed Efforts To Fight It Disproportionately Hurt Black America. moguldom.com Dr. William "Sandy" Darity has dedicated his life and career to studying the racial wealth gap and harms done to Black Americans in hopes of finding solutions to fix it. Recently, Darity called out how inflation and the Federal Reserves' efforts to fight it through interest rate hikes and other methods are disproportionately hurting Black …
(2022-12-15). Open veins of Africa bleeding heavily. mronline.org 
The ongoing plunder of Africa's natural resources drained by capital flight is holding it back yet again. More African nations face protracted recessions amid mounting debt distress, rubbing salt into deep wounds from the past.
(2022-12-15). Bring on the Labor Movement Militancy! commondreams.org Labour is the only force sufficiently strong and organized to champion working people—and push back against the crushing weight of corporate power.
(2022-12-15). Cleveland: A win against wage theft. workers.org 
As this graph illustrates, the capitalists are by far the biggest stealers of workers' earnings. Cleveland Wage theft is a serious and growing problem for the working class. As Policy Matters Ohio explained in a 2019 report: "When employers refuse to pay promised wages, pay less than the minimum wage, . . . |
(2022-12-15). Critical hearing for Mumia tomorrow, Dec. 15/ U.N. steps in with amicus brief in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case. iacenter.org The next court appearance for Mumia will be held Dec. 16 at 8: 30 a.m. at the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St., Philadelphia. Abu-Jamal supporters will demonstrate outside during the hearing and the rally will be live-streamed at youtu.be/zT4AFJY1QCo. By Betsey Piette December 13, 2022 The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent filed an amicus brief Dec. 6 with Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lucretia Clemons regarding the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Their primary message to Clemons is that no judicial time bar should be applied when the defendant is a vict…
(2022-12-15). Worker Solidarity Livestream: Striking workers need your help to win. therealnews.com 
With strikes and unionization drives spreading throughout the country, 2022 has been a year of intense labor struggle. However, the bosses, the ruling class, corporate politicians, and their lackeys in the media are doing everything they can to squash these rank-and-file movements and beat workers back into subservience. If we want to see the labor movement grow, we need to be there for workers when it counts the most, and we need to do whatever we can to make sure they win their fights. Now more than ever, we have to support working people on the front lines fighting for better lives, better workplaces, an…
(2022-12-14). Patrick Lawrence: In Ukraine, the Autumn of Oligarchs. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The nice thing about being an oligarch is that you are so wealthy it doesn't matter that you are looked upon as a predatory pariah. The nice thing about being an American oligarch, such as Jeff Bezos, is that America does not have oligarchs: It has highly successful …
(2022-12-14). Military Overview: Dozen Of Russian UAVs Targeted Ukrainian Capital. southfront.org 
On December 14, the Russian Armed Forces targeted in the capital of Ukraine. Air defense forces were working in the Kiev region, residents are being asked to stay in shelters, the head of the military administration of the region. Air alert sounded in the Kiev region. | Alarms also sounded in the neighboring Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr regions, according to the reports by local administrations. | In the early morning, the mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko claimed that…
(2022-12-14). Georgian combat deaths in greater Ukraine war climb to 35. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geDecember 14, 2022 Two Georgian volunteers killed in Ukraine action Two Georgian volunteers were killed in combat action against Russian troops in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Tuesday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry has confirmed. *** The Georgian Embassy in Ukraine is now working to repatriate the bodies of the volunteers to Georgia, the body …
(2022-12-14). NATO facing 'very real' arms shortage due to Ukraine war. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — Members of NATO face "very" real" arms shortages due to the conflict in Ukraine, and the alliance is working with the military-industrial complex on filling these gaps, US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said.
(2022-12-14). US-Based Africans Organize Events To Counter Biden's US-Africa Summit. popularresistance.org Hundreds of people of African descent convened this past weekend at two events that aimed to be the people's opposition to the Biden administration's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which is taking place this week amid a military buildup to enforce the summit's security in Washington, D.C. | The summit is described as a four-day event (Dec. 12-15) that is designed to foster economic opportunities and reinforce the United States' alleged commitment to human rights and democracy. It is the first summit of its kind since 2014. | "I look forward to working with African governments, civil society, diaspora communities acr…
(2022-12-14). As Far-Right Come To Power In Israel, J Street Struggles For Relevance. popularresistance.org Strange things are taking place in the inner workings of the State of Israel, and here in the U.S., liberal Zionists must face the reality that they have not only failed, but unleashed the worst of the worst of the Zionist thugs who are now in power. The power in the "Jewish State" is no longer in the hands of so-called moderate Zionists who are palatable to Zionist liberals, but the most violent, dangerous thugs the State of Israel has ever seen. However, these individuals would never have been able to reach such power if it were not for the J Street liberals who keep the pie-in-the-sky myth of the liberal, peac…
(2022-12-14). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.
(2022-12-14). As inflation eases slightly, Biden and the Fed say recessionary interest rises will continue. wsws.org Biden's remarks echo the demands of Wall Street, which insists there be no let-up in the drive to to make the working class pay the cost of inflation by holding down wage increases.
(2022-12-14). COP15: Goal is to secure biodiversity framework. ecns.cn The participants in the United Nations' COP15 are working toward finalizing…
(2022-12-14). What could a just transition to a 'degrowth' economy look like? therealnews.com 
As humanity barrels towards climate catastrophe, the need to envision and build more ecologically sustainable societies and economies becomes more pressing with each passing day. However, our collective imagination is often so limited that it becomes impossible to envision societies and economies that aren't organized around the quest for profit and infinite growth. So, what could a "degrowth" economy look like? To some, "degrowth" is a dirty word signaling a future of austerity that would translate to tremendous losses in jobs and economic stability for working people as societies race to cut back economic…
(2022-12-14). Iran publicly hangs second anti-government protester after show trial. wsws.org The Iranian authorities' resort to ever harsher repression is rooted in their fear that under conditions of ever deepening poverty and ever-widening social inequality, the working class will erupt onto the scene.
(2022-12-14). U.N. steps in with amicus brief in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case. workers.org 
The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent filed an amicus brief Dec. 6 with Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lucretia Clemons regarding the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Their primary message to Clemons is that no judicial time bar should be applied when the defendant . . . |
(2022-12-14). STOP Concession Bargaining! No COLA, No Contract! COLA & Housing for All Unions & Workers. indybay.org The United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCLP opposes Concession bargaining No COLA/No Contract | COLA & Housing for All Unions & Working People | Time To Shut It Down With Mass Labor/Community Solidarity…
(2022-12-14). The Lifespan Of A Dollar In Black Community Is Only 6 Hours: Fact Or Myth? moguldom.com For decades the narrative that the dollar only circulates for six hours in the Black community compared to dozens of times in others, like the Jewish and Asian communities, has been perpetuated. It's a statistic that countless financial experts and wealth advisors have quoted in hopes of encouraging Black people to support Black businesses more …
(2022-12-14). British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism. mronline.org 
A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.