(2023-10-15). A Losing Voice: The Fall of an Indigenous Referendum Measure. dissidentvoice.org Even before October 14, The Voice, or, to describe in full, the Referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, was in dire straits. Referenda proposals are rarely successful in Australia: prior to October 14, 44 referenda had been conducted since the creation of the Commonwealth in 1901. Only eight had passed. …
(2023-10-15). Share The Wealth Vs. Waste The Wealth. popularresistance.org
(2023-10-15). Class Leaders and Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism. socialistproject.ca 
We are living in the most dangerous time for the human species since our early origins. The massive numbers of wildfires destroying large swaths of Canada and elsewhere this summer are one sign among many that we are mere years away from irreversible environmental degradation. The Ukraine War reminds us that we are within a few minutes of nuclear winter. We are witnessing historic highs in the inequitable concentration of wealth and lows in popular confidence in elected governments. The capitalist system is driven by the obsessive need to turn every conceivable material good and service into profitable commodi…
(2023-10-16). How Media Outlets Work With Israel To Control Gaza Narrative. mintpressnews.com From watchdogs to lapdogs: Mnar Adley reveals the disappointing state of the fourth estate in the West, exposing how biased media, often working directly with the Israeli government, has been complicit in whitewashing Israeli crimes in Palestine.
(2023-10-16). As the UAW prepares to suppress US auto strike, GM and Mercedes-Benz announce new round of layoffs in Brazil. wsws.org Just as in the US, unions in Brazil have suppressed the struggles of the working class, collaborating with companies and the capitalist state in increasing unemployment and slashing workers' living standards.
(2023-10-16). Defeat of Australian Labor's Voice referendum highlights massive class divide. wsws.org The result is not the outcome of widespread racism and hostility to indigenous people. Instead it demonstrates the growing hostility of working people to the entire political establishment.
(2023-10-15). Chinese scholar Lu Haina elected as member of UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures. ecns.cn Chinese human rights scholar Lu Haina was elected as a member from the Asia-Pacific States to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on discrimination against women and girls at the 54th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, on Friday.
(2023-10-15). Moving from rhetoric to action to build socialism. peoplesdispatch.org 
The organization of the working class internationally, the right of people to health and housing, food sovereignty and the rights of immigrants were at the center of the discussion on Sunday October 15 of the III International Conference Dilemmas of Humanity taking place in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. | On the second day of the meeting, attended by around 500 delegates from more than 70 countries, the presentations were once again centered around the main dilemmas facing humanity today due to the prevailing capitalist system and the advance of imperialism in every corner of the planet. | The day began…
(2023-10-15). Mobilize workers and youth throughout the world against Israel's genocide! wsws.org The strength of the working class in every country must be mobilized to stop the developing genocide against more than two million Palestinians in Gaza.
(2023-10-15). Arab League accused Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza. plenglish.com Cairo, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The Arab League accused Israel of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip and affirmed that it is working to reach a cease-fire that will allow humanitarian aid to be brought to the Palestinian population of the enclave.
(2023-10-16). How California's Fast-Food Workers Won $20 an Hour. counterpunch.org 
The origins of this momentous victory can be traced back to a movement that began on the opposite side of the country more than a decade ago. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU)'s Fight for $15 campaign, launched in the form of a walkout in New York City in 2012 demanded a wage floor that, at the time, sounded audacious. While it's no longer terribly bold to demand $15 an hour in an economy where inflation has disproportionately impacted low-wage workers and where billionaires continue to enjoy unimaginable riches, consider this: there are more than a dozen states in the U.S. where the minimum wage r…
(2023-10-16). Hunger, thirst may kill Gazans spared by Israeli bombs. electronicintifada.net Palestinians dig mass graves as more than 1,000 remain under the rubble.
(2023-10-15). Agenda 2030's goal is "no farmers, no food" — if we can't own property, we become the property. expose-news.com The UN's latest report on global hunger shows we are moving backwards. At least 828 million people went hungry one way or another on a daily basis last year. The prices of …