(2023-10-11). Cliff road leads to prosperity in Chongqing. ecns.cn The "sinkhole village" had long struggled against poverty until one day villagers decided to carve out a mountain road on their own. After 7 years, a 8-kilometer cliff road was carved out by villagers to the outside world in 2004.
(2023-10-11). In OtherWords: October 11, 2023. otherwords.org This week in OtherWords, we've got two more strong pieces on the structural causes of poverty to complement our issue from last week. | First, Amy Adams riffs on Jason Aldean's controversial country song, "Try That in a Small Town." It's not more fear or vigilantism that small towns need, Amy says — it's public investment. She shares Second, Jim Hightower calls out gentrification in a surprising plac…
(2023-10-11). WSWS speaks to workers and student ahead of New Zealand election. wsws.org Workers and students who spoke with the WSWS described worsening poverty, soaring living costs, and denounced the pro-imperialist positions of the Labour and National parties.
(2023-10-10). Abandoning the poor. nationofchange.org Or confronting the needless scourge of poverty.
(2023-10-11). Beware the Anti-China Sentiment Pushing Us Towards Another Cold War! indybay.org If the United States can't learn to cooperate with China, our future will be one of constant escalation of wars and threats of wars and all that comes with them—including massive refugee flows, environmental destruction, and rising poverty.
(2023-10-11). Uruguay: infancias empobrecidas, futuro hipotecado. globalizacion.ca Los últimos datos de pobreza, correspondientes al primer semestre del 2023, presentados por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) proclaman que en Uruguay sobreviven casi 160.000 niños bajo la línea de pobreza. | Es decir que el 50 % de los…
(2023-10-10). Four Winning Models For Building Community Wealth. popularresistance.org If we're ever going to have a just economy, we'll have to build it from the ground up. | Flowing resources to front-line communities that face the worst of the climate crisis and the racial wealth gap is the ideal way to plant the roots of a new economy. Not only is it essential for justice, but it's also a practical, scalable strategy for seeding system change. | As executive director of the Just Economy Institute, I've collaborated with many JEI fellows who are leading promising community wealth-building initiatives. These financial activists share a set of principles: They support community self-determination…
(2023-10-10). Boston Demands Indigenous Peoples Day! popularresistance.org On Oct. 7, over 200 Indigenous activists and their allies gathered on Boston Common to demand that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolish Columbus Day and immediately designate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. | This action continued the Indigenous-led movement to end the racist cult glorifying Christopher Columbus, a Genoese mercenary backed by Spanish monarchs and mercantile investors. He commanded the 1492 voyage to the Caribbean that initiated the transatlantic slave trade and began the ongoing settler-colonial genocide of Indigenous peoples.
(2023-10-10). HMRC: Just 11 'Wealthy' People Prosecuted For Tax Fraud Last Year. truepublica.org.uk By Ed Siddons and Lucy Nash: HMRC investigations led to prosecutions against just 11 "wealthy" people last year, an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and TaxWatch can reveal. Critics say the figure, obtained by freedom of information requests, suggests the UK tax inspector is doing too little to punish rich tax cheats at …
(2023-10-11). World Leaders Focus on High Debt Levels and Poor Economic Growth as Morocco Meetings Begin. indybay.org World leaders, finance ministers, business groups, academics and development organizations descend on Marrakesh, Morocco, for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. IMF head Kristalina Georgieva reports that the global economy lost $3.7 trillion due to shocks since 2020 and that slow and unequal growth continues.
(2023-10-11). Debt Abolition Activists Gear Up for Countersummit as World Bank and IMF Meet. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-10-10). Debt Abolition Activists Gear Up for Countersummit as World Bank and IMF Meet. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-10-10). An Urgent Call For Debt, Climate And Economic Justice. popularresistance.org Communities all over the world are struggling and resisting the impacts of multiple crises. At a time of intensifying climate impacts and speculative increases of food and energy prices, governments, particularly in the Global South, are responding to unsustainable public debts and the lack of development and climate finance, with a rising wave of austerity, subjugation and extractivism. | We vehemently denounce the role of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that, together with other private and public lenders, perpetuate a flawed international financial architecture that exacerbates de…
(2023-10-10). Bond market "rout" a result of major structural shifts. wsws.org There is a recognition that the period in which the escalation of US government debt could be endlessly financed because interest rates were at historic lows has come to an end.
(2023-10-11). IMF and World Bank Meetings Wrestle with Low Growth, High Interest Rates, Debt Crises and. indybay.org As world leaders arrive for the Annual IMF and World Bank Meetings, the IMF forecasts the global economy to grow 3% this year, which remains below the average of growth for the two decades before the pandemic.
(2023-10-11). African Catholic Bishops: Marrakesh Meetings Should Act on "True Jubilee of Hope in Africa. indybay.org World leaders attending the annual IMF, G20 and World Bank meetings should promote urgent debt relief, aid and lending policies to address the interlinked crises African countries face, noted a body that represents African Catholic Bishops.
(2023-10-11). US Yellen, PBOC's Pan to meet for talks including on debt. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). Local debt swaps may forestall financial risks. ecns.cn China might have pushed ahead a "debt swap program" that could be worth 2.3 trillion yuan ($315.2 billion) at most.
(2023-10-10). An Urgent Call For Debt, Climate And Economic Justice. popularresistance.org Communities all over the world are struggling and resisting the impacts of multiple crises. At a time of intensifying climate impacts and speculative increases of food and energy prices, governments, particularly in the Global South, are responding to unsustainable public debts and the lack of development and climate finance, with a rising wave of austerity, subjugation and extractivism. | We vehemently denounce the role of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that, together with other private and public lenders, perpetuate a flawed international financial architecture that exacerbates de…
(2023-10-10). Bond market "rout" a result of major structural shifts. wsws.org There is a recognition that the period in which the escalation of US government debt could be endlessly financed because interest rates were at historic lows has come to an end.
(2023-10-11). IMF and World Bank Meetings Wrestle with Low Growth, High Interest Rates, Debt Crises and. indybay.org As world leaders arrive for the Annual IMF and World Bank Meetings, the IMF forecasts the global economy to grow 3% this year, which remains below the average of growth for the two decades before the pandemic.
(2023-10-11). African Catholic Bishops: Marrakesh Meetings Should Act on "True Jubilee of Hope in Africa. indybay.org World leaders attending the annual IMF, G20 and World Bank meetings should promote urgent debt relief, aid and lending policies to address the interlinked crises African countries face, noted a body that represents African Catholic Bishops.
(2023-10-11). US Yellen, PBOC's Pan to meet for talks including on debt. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). Local debt swaps may forestall financial risks. ecns.cn China might have pushed ahead a "debt swap program" that could be worth 2.3 trillion yuan ($315.2 billion) at most.
(2023-10-10). World Leaders Focus on High Debt Levels and Poor Economic Growth as Morocco Meetings Begin. indybay.org World leaders, finance ministers, business groups, academics and development organizations descend on Marrakesh, Morocco, for the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. IMF head Kristalina Georgieva reports that the global economy lost $3.7 trillion due to shocks since 2020 and that slow and unequal growth continues.
(2023-10-10). Sri Lanka, EXIM Bank of China, reach pact on debt disposal -China. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). Fascism Comes To America. popularresistance.org The parting gift, I expect, of the bankrupt liberalism of the Democratic Party will be a Christianized fascist state. The liberal class, a creature of corporate power, captive to the war industry and the security state, unable or unwilling to ameliorate the prolonged economic insecurity and misery of the working class, blinded by a self-righteous woke ideology that reeks of hypocrisy and disingenuousness and bereft of any political vision, is the bedrock on which the Christian fascists, who have coalesced in cult-like mobs around Donald Trump, have built their terrifying movement. | Trump, as the writer Jeff Shar…
(2023-10-11). Russia's defense chief inspects production, repair of cargo aircraft in Ulyanovsk. tass.com According to the Defense Ministry, Sergey Shoigu also held a working meeting in which he pointed to "an almost manifold" increase in the workload of Russian military cargo aviation…
(2023-10-11). Walgreens Pharmacy employees walk out against unsafe working conditions. wsws.org Non-union pharmacy employees stage a three-day walkout to protest unsafe working conditions that have only been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
(2023-10-10). Selected Articles: Israel-Palestine and the Acceleration of Eternal Wars. Israel's "Long War… Working Towards Greater Israel" globalresearch.ca 
By In the meantime, on the same day of Hamas' Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, declared war …
(2023-10-10). Protests grow in Belgium against bill to restrict demonstrations. peoplesdispatch.org Working class sections and left-wing parties in Belgium have intensified the agitation against a bill proposed by Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne with provisions to ban 'rioters' from participating in protests. Due to fierce opposition from legislators of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA), the coalition government has postponed voting on the bill in the parliament. | On October 5, around 10,000 demonstrated in Brussels demanding that the bill be withdrawn as it endangers the right to organize and the freedom of expression. The protest was called for by trade unions including the General Labor Fed…
(2023-10-10). Zello for Street Medics. indybay.org We recommend adding the Zello app to your smartphone, both as a means of communicating between street medics working in the field, and for having another communications channel to stay in touch with your friends, family, and support groups.
(2023-10-10). Thousands march in Rome for better working conditions, peace in Ukraine. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Rome to demand better working conditions and an end to the conflict in Ukraine without sanctions and European arms supplies.
(2023-10-11). Walgreens Pharmacy employees walk out across the US against unsafe working conditions. wsws.org Non-union pharmacy employees stage a three-day walkout to protest unsafe working conditions that have only been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
(2023-10-10). IMF withholds second installment of bailout loan to Sri Lanka. wsws.org President Wickremesinghe's regime is being ordered to escalate its attacks on the working class and poor, which means even more brutal increases in taxes and the cost of essentials and basic services.
(2023-10-10). SEG and IYSSE hold public meeting ahead of New Zealand election. wsws.org Speakers presented a socialist program to unite the working class against war, austerity, and the racial divisions being whipped up by all the established parties ahead of the October 14 election.
(2023-10-10). Israeli army lays siege to Gaza. wsws.org Halting the escalation of the bloodshed being planned by the Israeli government, backed by the NATO imperialist powers, requires mobilizing opposition in the international working class.
(2023-10-11). Afghanistan: More homes destroyed as another earthquake strikes Herat province. firstpost.com Following a series of devastating quakes on Saturday, authorities were forced to redeploy relief and rescue workers already on the ground after a major earthquake shook Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Wednesday. | Provincial officials said that hundreds of homes had been demolished, but disaster management spokesperson Janan Sayeeq told Reuters that there were no current figures on casualties. | Without providing further information, the governor of Herat's administration claimed that some localities had sustained "huge losses." | "Mobile medical teams and officials have been working together and have…
(2023-10-11). Indian embassy assures help for all stranded Indian nationals in Israel. firstpost.com Urging Indian nationals in Israel "to remain calm, vigilant," the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Wednesday reassured them that it is "monitoring the situation closely" and "working constantly to help our fellow citizens in Israel." | In a recorded message on X, the social media platform, India's Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla, said: "This is to assure you that the embassy is working constantly for your safety and welfare. All of us are going through very difficult times but please do remain calm and vigilant and follow the local security guidelines." "We are here to help you, and we thank many of you who hav…
(2023-10-11). Homing in on the importance of diversity in research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Minerva Carrasquillo, Ph.D. Hispanic Heritage Month pays tribute to the history, culture and traditions of Americans of Hispanic ancestry. In this Q&A, Minerva Carrasquillo, Ph.D., a neurogeneticist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, shares a snapshot of her current research and why she believes fostering diversity in research is critical. What is your research focus and what are you working on now? I am an assistant professor and associate consultant in the Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic in…
(2023-10-10). Russian diplomat highlights risk of further escalation in Israel-Palestine conflict zone. tass.com "The current priority goal is to ensure the safety of our fellow citizens and provide an opportunity to be evacuated to those who are interested in that, which is what we are working on at the moment," Sergey Ryabkov added…
(2023-10-12). Launch Of 50-Target-Map Of Companies Complicit In Israel's Weapons Trade. popularresistance.org Israel has now declared a 'full siege' on Gaza, dropping 1,000 tonnes of bombs on the 25-mile long Strip and cutting off all supplies, food, energy and water to its 2 million inhabitants. Over 700 Palestinians have been killed, over 180,000 made homeless, and Gazans are preparing for worse to come — until now, it was unthinkable that their 17 years of captivity and starvation could be made any worse. At this moment, those of us living in the globe's imperial core face a choice: between silence and complicity in the decades-long brutalisation of Palestine, or standing with the liberation efforts of those sub…
(2023-10-11). Israeli bombing of Gaza leaves Press TV journalist 'homeless'. presstv.ir A Press TV correspondent in Gaza saw his home entirely destroyed in an Israeli assault.
(2023-10-10). Israeli bombing of Gaza leaves Press TV journalist 'homeless'. presstv.ir A Press TV correspondent in Gaza saw his home entirely destroyed in an Israeli assault.
(2023-10-11). Gaza has one exit route and Israel is bombing it. Where do its people go?>. firstpost.com 
They call it the world's largest open-air prison. And right now there is no escaping it. After Hamas's stealth attack on Israel, its military continues to pound Gaza, home to more than two million people. In five days, 900 people have died and around 2,60,000 persons have been rendered homeless. | Residential buildings, schools, hospitals and mosques have been reduced to rubble. Two days ago, the Israeli military asked Palestinians to flee
(2023-10-10). Chinese EV startup WM Motor files for bankruptcy. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). Nagorno-Karabakh condemned to famine in the indifference of the international community. internationalviewpoint.org "Peace cannot be achieved under these conditions, but that is not what the Azerbaijani authorities are seeking. Their policy is intended to force Armenians in the region to leave or die." | – | / |
(2023-10-11). Crimes against humanity committed in responses to Palestinian attack. infobrics.org Israel and the West use Hamas attack as an excuse to foment war and famine.
(2023-10-10). Labor education starts in schoolÔøº. nationofchange.org Giving K-12 students the language, information, and tools they need to protect themselves from workplace exploitation is a critical tool to reversing the nation's capitalism-fueled inequality.
(2023-10-10). Women are Key to Ending World Hunger. counterpunch.org 
It is one of the world's greatest tragedies, and it is still neglected. In 2021, the world reached a new, although unwelcome landmark: the number of people affected by hunger rose to 828 million, an increase of about 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This, according to a United Nations report, The
(2023-10-10). Women are Key to Ending World Hunger. counterpunch.org It is one of the world's greatest tragedies, and it is still neglected. In 2021, the world reached a new, although unwelcome landmark: the number of people affected by hunger rose to 828 million, an increase of about 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This, according to a United Nations report, The
(2023-10-11). Power-hungry: AI bots like ChatGPT will have higher energy demands than many countries by 2027. firstpost.com According to recent research published in the journal Joule, the energy consumption associated with artificial intelligence (AI) applications is projected to surpass the annual electricity requirements of entire nations like the Netherlands, Argentina, and Sweden by the year 2027. | This energy-intensive trend is attributed to the widespread adoption of AI, with particular emphasis on generative AI technologies like ChatGPT, which generate content by drawing upon the data they were trained on. The surge in the use of such AI systems has been notably prominent since 2022. | Training these tools is an energy-intens…