(2023-12-08). Labor falls short on Robodebt royal commission measures. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-12-08). Question mark raised over the world's most important financial market. wsws.org The $25 trillion US Treasury market, where government debt is bought and sold, forms the key foundation for the global financial system.
(2023-12-07). Labor falls short on Robodebt royal commission measures. greenleft.org.au
(2023-12-07). Giant Chinese property developer Evergrande given stay of execution. wsws.org There is concern that an Evergrande liquidation could severely impact the ability of other corporations, not only highly indebted real estate developers, to raise money in international financial markets.
(2023-12-07). Yellow bankruptcy auction raises $1.9 billion for Wall Street. wsws.org Yellow's asset auction raised more than enough funds to pay off its nearly $1.6 billion in debt.
(2023-12-08). "Helen was our comrade, friend and fighter. She was an indefatigable fighter for the working class and socialism" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute given by Larry Porter, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US), to Helen Halyard.
(2023-12-08). David North sends a message to Sri Lankan SEP members attacked by pro-government thugs. wsws.org "The cowardly thugs—trade union bureaucrats who serve as the hirelings of the capitalist regime—stupidly believe that they can intimidate our party with such reactionary tactics. In fact, they draw upon themselves the contempt of the working class."
(2023-12-07). Genocide: The Gaze from the Abyss. dissidentvoice.org 
Left-progressive websites don't always get it right. Take Media Lens, for example. In October, we discussed the corporate media invention of so-called 'disinformation experts'. We lampooned the claim that although journalists are 'working within profit-maximising, billionaire-owned, advertiser-dependent, government-subsidised media, they are nevertheless exposing "disinformation" without the slightest trace of bias'. Last May, the BBC unveiled …
(2023-12-07). The Washington Post Gratuitously and Wrongly Trashes Jimmy Carter. counterpunch.org 
Unlike Kissinger, who had no regard for democratic values in the making of national security policy, Carter's "design" for foreign policy stressed the importance of the rule of law, universal human rights, self-determination, and the avoidance of military intervention. Whereas Kissinger orchestrated the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile, Carter suspended military and economic aid to the authoritarian government of Augusto Pinochet.
(2023-12-07). In OtherWords: December 7, 2023. otherwords.org Nothing makes home feel like home like the holidays. | This week, housing advocate Kazmyn Ramos writes about watching her family struggle to provide stable housing, working with housing insecure mothers, and pulling together with neighbors to provide for each other. As Americans plan trips home for the holidays, she outlines Of course, for many of us the holidays also mean a good deal of shopping — whether for gifts or an ugly Christmas sweater party. This week in OtherWords,…
(2023-12-07). The struggle of Quebec's 600,000 public sector workers at the crossroads. wsws.org To prevail against the big business CAQ government, workers must wrest control of their struggle from the pro-capitalist union apparatuses and transform it into a unified political offensive of the entire working class against the Quebec and Canadian ruling elite's agenda of austerity and war.
(2023-12-07). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 62: United Nations Chief Invokes Article 99. popularresistance.org Israel's ruthless attacks, the brutal military siege, and the displacement of over a million people in the space of two months, have left the Gaza Strip in ruins and its population severely traumatized, sick, injured, starving, and, in most cases, homeless. | In only seven weeks, Israel has flattened entire neighborhoods in northern Gaza and severely damaged over 60 percent of its buildings. | The extent of destruction has approached levels seen during the years-long carpet bombing of German cities during World War II, according to a report by the Financial Times. | "Gaza will also go down as a place name denotin…
(2023-12-07). Thursday 12/21: Santa Cruz Homeless Memorial. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Ave & Water St, Santa Cruz…
(2023-12-07). Colombians file for bankruptcy. america.cgtn.com 
The number of Colombians who declared bankruptcy in 2023 is 1/3rd higher than 2022. | While this may indicate harder times for Colombians, some experts say the good news is that more people are using bankruptcy laws, to recover.
(2023-12-07). Inequality in America? Bah, Humbug! counterpunch.org 
If the US economy is in such great shape why are there so many poor in America and why is there such inequality in the country? According to The Economist we are entering the golden years for American workers. After decades of the closing of factories, the loss of blue-collar jobs, wage stagnation, and a
(2023-12-07). Another Hardwood Shakedown: Your Money or Your Team! inequality.org