(2022-09-24). AEOI chief to visit Vienna to attend IAEA General Conference. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — The Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) will pay a visit to the Austrian capital on Sunday to attend the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference.
(2022-09-24). Xi congratulates China News Service on 70th anniversary. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the China News Service (CNS) on its 70th founding anniversary, stressing the importance of innovating the discourse system and improving the capacity for international communication.
(2022-09-24). [Articles] Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and access to health services among children and adolescents in China: a cross-sectional study. thelancet.com Our study showed that the burden of cancer in children and adolescents in China is much higher than previously nationally reported from 2000 to 2015. The distribution of the accessibility of health services, as a social determinant of health, might have a notable role in the socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence among Chinese children and adolescents. With regards to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, policy approaches should prioritise increasing the accessibility of health services for early diagnosis to improve outcomes and subsequently reduce disease burdens, as well as narrowing the socioe…
(2022-09-24). China launches smart EMU technology platform in Germany. ecns.cn CRRC Corporation launched a smart electric multiple unit (EMU) technology platform at the InnoTrans Berlin 2022, an international leading trade fair for transport technology in Germany, on Thursday.
(2022-09-24). Iran, EAEU trade value hits $5bn: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — The Advisor to the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) for Trade Agreements and International Affairs put the current value of trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) at $5 billion.
(2022-09-24). [World Report] Uncertainty over the future of Sri Lankan health care. thelancet.com An economic crisis is hampering the provision of care for many Sri Lankans. Talha Burki reports.
(2022-09-24). Railroad contracts: Biden, Walsh thwart use of strike weapon. workers.org 
As the deadline for a national railroad strike loomed, President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh hammered out a tentative agreement between the rail freight bosses and those railroad unions which had not already agreed to a contract. For now, this maneuvering has averted a strike that . . . |
(2022-09-24). Everything Ready for Venezuela-Colombian Border Reopening. orinocotribune.com Since President Gustavo Petro won the election in Colombia, the possibility opened for Colombia and Venezuela to resume binational relations, suspended since the presidential term of Iván Duque. | Among the main issues on Petro's agenda to restore diplomatic relations was the return of the Monómeros petrochemical company to Venezuela. The fertilizer production company was hijacked by the Guaidó clan under Duque's protection. Another of Petro's promises was the reopening of the border, which during Duque's time had become the gateway for imperialist attacks against Venezuela. | These points were sensitive for both…
(2022-09-24). [Perspectives] Peter Waiswa: building better health systems in Africa and beyond. thelancet.com Growing up in Iganga, a rural town in Uganda, Peter Waiswa was influenced by his late father, who instilled a love for education in him, and by the newborn deaths he saw in his large family. Waiswa now leads the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Kampala, Uganda, and the INDEPTH Network's Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Working Group. His work involves paving the way locally, nationally, and globally to develop health systems and health policy in maternal, newborn, and child health, development, and health services.
(2022-09-24). Boat with Chinese nationals on board sinks off Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk: embassy. ecns.cn A boat with Chinese nationals on board, sank off the Preah Sihanouk province in southwestern Cambodia on Thursday evening, the Chinese embassy in Cambodia confirmed on Friday.
(2022-09-24). CPPCC National Committee vice chairman to attend Abe's funeral. ecns.cn Wan Gang, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, will attend former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral on behalf of the Chinese government, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday."ÄÄ…
(2022-09-24). Hail Indigenous Peoples Day — Support Workers World. workers.org 
Boston's proclamation last year that the second Monday of October every year would be Indigenous Peoples Day, "in lieu of" Columbus Day, was a victory for Native peoples, since the creation of U.S. settler colonialism, the theft and devastation of their lands and cultures, denial of all rights, the torture . . . |
(2022-09-24). Iran officials present anywhere securing national interests. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) — Iranian government and the foreign policy apparatus are actively present anywhere that meets the interests of the Iranian nation, the Iranian Foreign Minister says.
(2022-09-24). Boat sinks off Cambodia's sea, over 20 Chinese missing. ecns.cn A boat carrying Chinese nationals sunk off southwestern Cambodia's sea on Thursday evening, the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia confirmed on Friday.
(2022-09-24). Berlin transport workers support struggle of US rail workers. wsws.org This letter was sent by the Berlin Transport Workers Action Committee to the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee in the United States which is organising workers in opposition to the White House-brokered sellout contract announced last week to block a national strike.
(2022-09-24). Pennsylvania DOC reclassifies Latinx incarcerated workers as 'white'. workers.org 
By Bryant Arroyo and Betsey Piette In late August, environmental justice advocate and Puerto Rican political prisoner Bryant Arroyo was notified that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Pennsylvania Justice Network, arbitrarily and without prior notice, changed his Hispanic/Latino race classification to "white." The misnamed "Justice" Network is . . . |
(2022-09-24). Concord Police and Theocratic Nationalists Endorse Same Council Candidate. indybay.org Robert Ring is endorsed by the Concord Police Department for the District 1 council seat. Robert Ring also has the support of the American Council, a Christian Nationalist PAC which is supporting like-minded candidates in city council and school board races.
(2022-09-24). 'Operación Estrella Solitaria': una estratagema de los supremacistas blancos. workers.org 
El gobernador protofascista de Texas, Greg Abbott, está recibiendo mucha publicidad estos días por enviar en autobús a los migrantes que solicitan asilo y que han entrado en Estados Unidos desde la frontera mexicana, hacia el norte, a Washington, D.C., y a la ciudad de Nueva York. Ahora se le . . . |
(2022-09-23). To Be or Not to Be: One With Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong "REFERENDUM" sign taped to car windshield. Photo: Eva K. Bartlett The right to hold free elections is one of the fundamentals of a democratic society, but it's a freedom which has been outlawed in Nazi-controlled Ukraine where eleven opposition parties have been banned. In August, the Kiev regime warned that anyone who promotes or…
(2022-09-23). Fair and Transparent Elections in DPR, LPR, Kherson, Zaporozhye Regions/ Commentary by Fiorella Isabel. marktaliano.net Reality Theories, Eva K Bartlett, [2022-09-23 6: 39 AM] [Forwarded from Fiorella Isabel News & International Politics (Fiorella)] [ Video ] I specialize in elections. From what I'm seeing in this referendum, with IDs, paper ballots, & a clear chain of custody, the DPR, LPR, Kherson, Zaporozhye regions have far more fair & transparent elections than …
(2022-09-23). Russia Mobilizes, Referendums Underway: What Will Change and Why? libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 23, 2022 — Russia to mobilize 300,000 in addition to 150,000 already involved in operations in Ukraine; — Russian Ministry of Defense announces nearly 6,000 Russian dead, 61,000 Ukrainian dead plus another 49,000 Ukrainians injured; — Russian MoD claims Ukraine has mobilized 300,000 itself, losing 100,000…
(2022-09-23). Cuba: Family Code a Matter of Rights and Responsibility. telesurenglish.net Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met with leaders, families and promoters of the referendum approval of the new Family Code. The meeting was broadcast on national television. | RELATED: | "Truly sensitive and moving life stories that speak of the importance of the Family Code for everyone," said the President through his official Twitter account about the meeting he held with various sectors of society, including representatives o…
(2022-09-23). Western Media Continues to Ignore Ukraine is Using NATO Weapons to Kill Civilians in the Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Eva Bartlett On Monday, Ukraine slaughtered 16 civilians, including two children, with 155mm NATO shells, according to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin. The projectiles hit two adjacent neighborhoods, decimating residential and commercial areas — including a market that had previously suffered fatal attacks. Scenes of death are nothing new for residents and reporters here in Donetsk,…
(2022-09-23). Ukrainian Army War Crimes Include Shelling of Ambulences, Firetrucks, and Rescue Workers in the Donbass Republics—Similar to Israelis and U.S. Backed Terrorists in Syria. covertactionmagazine.com Local residents describe the perpetrators of these crimes—who have received lavish U.S. funding—as "shameless," "scumbags" and "terrorists." Heroic rescue workers in Donbas should be accorded rights under international law to help people without being targeted In the more than eight years of bombing the civilians of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Ukraine has committed …
(2022-09-23). Iran to Join Naval Drills in Indian Ocean With Russia and China. telesurenglish.net The chief of staff in Tehran says naval maneuvers will take place in the Indian Ocean. This would be the fourth joint exercise by the three navies since 2019, and the first since the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine. | Iran to hold joint naval drills with Russia, China in the Indian Ocean.
(2022-09-23). Open to Talks With Ukraine, Russia Sees No Prospect Near Future. telesurenglish.net On Friday, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Ukraine left the negotiating table months ago, noting that dialogue is necessary to "achieve our goals. But, as we have already said, we do not see any prerequisites for the negotiation process." | RELATED: | As Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, Ukraine left the negotiating table several months ago, said the Kremlin spokesman, who also brought up statements by Ukrainian…
(2022-09-23). Brainwashed for War With Russia. scheerpost.com 
Photo by By Ray McGovern / Thanks to Establishment media, the sorcerer apprentices advising President Joe Biden — I refer to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jacob Sullivan, and China specialist Kurt Campbell [mdas…
(2022-09-23). 100 Years of Russian Gas for India. infobrics.org As countries around the world compete for LNG shipments, the setting is favourable for India to work on a gas pipeline project from Russia…
(2022-09-23). HK deepens marine knowledge with nation's support. ecns.cn The 5,000-metric-ton scientific research vessel Haiyang Dizhi 6 leaves Dongguan, Guangdong province, for a voyage to the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.Cheng, a research assistant professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, or HKUST, was one of four Hong Kong scientists on the expedition, which was led by colleagues from the Chinese mainland.
(2022-09-23). Nobody knew China landed on the moon and Bill Gates. indybay.org The four organizations have spent nearly $10 billion on covid since 2020 – as much as the lead U.S. agency tasked with fighting it. The organizations collectively gave $1.4 billion to the World Health Organization (WHO)*, where they helped shape a major initiative to distribute Covid 19 vaccines and test kits. This program failed to achieve its original goals.
(2022-09-23). China experiences surge in COVID-19 cases after relaxing travel and quarantine policies. wsws.org In recent weeks, China has experienced significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in several cities throughout the country after the National Health Commission announced in mid-July that the Zero-COVID strategy would become somewhat less stringent.
(2022-09-23). Por qué 'aprender a vivir' con las muertes por COVID? — Editorial de Workers World/Mundo Obrero. workers.org Si escribes para el New York Times, espera que te asignen artículos condenando a China por causar a su pueblo enormes molestias e incomodidades para evitar las muertes masivas por el coronavirus. El New York Times comparte claramente el punto de vista de la clase capitalista de que la prioridad . . . |
(2022-09-23). TODAY: Will the United Nations Finally Deliver Justice for Palestine? scheerpost.com 
Image by By Ramzy Baroud / In his anticipated speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to, once more, make a passionate plea for the recognition of Palestine as a full member. | Abbas' 'landmark speech' would not be the first time that the President of the Palestinian Authority has lobbied for such a status. In September 2011, the PA's quest for full…
(2022-09-23). How Western Intelligence Agents Trafficked Teens into ISIS' Hands, with Sally Letts. mintpressnews.com Lowkey speaks to the mother of Jack Letts, a British/Canadian man accused of joining ISIS. Recent developments show that Canadian intelligence services played a key role in ferrying many Western nationals into ISIS' ranks. Their motives remain unclear.
(2022-09-23). Amidst The Biden Administration's Forever-Wars Policy, BAP Launches Month Of Action Against AFRICOM. popularresistance.org October 1, 2022 is the 14th anniversary of the launch of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Yet, jihadist terrorist violence on the African continent has increased since the founding of AFRICOM and NATO's destruction of Libya resulting in civilian casualties and instability, which the West has used as pretext and justification for the continued need for AFRICOM. Since its founding, coups carried out by AFRICOM-trained soldiers have also increased. | That is why the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) is organizing an International Month of Action Against AFRICOM in October. This is an effort to raise the public's awar…
(2022-09-23). Scott Ritter: Reaping the Whirlwind. scheerpost.com 
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Madrid summit on June 29. (NATO) | By Scott Ritter / War is never a solution; there are always alternatives that could have — and should have —been pursued by those entrusted with the fate of global society before the order was given to send the youth of a nation to go off to fight and die. Any national leader worth his or her salt should seek to exhaust every other possibility to resolve issues confronting their…
(2022-09-23). Dramatic U-turn/U.S. recognizes Alex Saab as Special Envoy of Venezuela. workers.org 
By William Camacaro This article was first published by Orinoco Tribune. William Camacaro is a Venezuelan-American, National Co-Coordinator in the Alliance for Global Justice and was a co-founder of the Bolivarian Circle of New York "Alberto Lovera" and Senior Analyst for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA). After more than . . . |
(2022-09-23). Where Do the Largest Number of Traffickers and Victims of Human Trafficking Live? orinocotribune.com By Francisco Arias Fernández Sep 19, 2022 | The International Labor Organization estimates there are 24.9 million victims of trafficking globally, a criminal activity that generates around $1 billion annually in illicit profits. | Online Internet prostitute services; foreign and resident women victims of smuggling, forced and coerced to work in the sex industry; regular customers; pimps; online child traffickers; lifeguards, computer scientists and corrupt Disney amusement park waiters; and other collateral merchants were part of an alarming police finding in early 2022. | More than 100 people, several Dis…
(2022-09-23). Criminal Responsible for US Navy Corruption Scandal Arrested in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, September 21, the Venezuelan authorities arrested Leonard Glenn Francis at the Maiquetía International Airport. Glenn Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," was responsible for orchestrating a notorious corruption plot within the United States Navy. | Glenn Francis already had an active Interpol Red Notice, requested by the US for corruption and bribery crimes. Red Notices request that international law enforcement agencies arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action and are used for fugitives attempting to escape prosecution. | The Interpol office in Caracas reported th…
(2022-09-23). "Through this brutality, Sri Lanka's government is imposing IMF burdens on the people": Support builds for SEP meeting against state repression. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) is holding a meeting this Sunday to outline a revolutionary socialist program to mobilize the working class and and oppressed masses against the wave of repression unleashed by the newly installed government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
(2022-09-23). Sri Lankan workers and youth support SEP public meeting opposing state repression. wsws.org "This repression is just a rehearsal because the government knows the working class will stand up against its austerity policies even more widely in the future"—Gampola hospital worker.
(2022-09-23). Philly Museum of Art workers strike. workers.org 
During a one-day strike Sept. 16, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art picketed the renowned institution as a warning to senior management of what will happen if the bosses continue their unfair labor practices. With 180 members, the PMA Union (Local 397 of AFSCME District Council 47) has been . . . |
(2022-09-23). Filipinos In The US Protest Far-Right President Marcos At His UN-Debut. popularresistance.org As Filipino government officials participate in events across New York City over the course of the UN General Assembly, US-based Filipino activists have been determined to raise awareness about dictatorship in the Philippines. | Actions have been organized in New York City by organizations such as Anakbayan, the youth wing of larger US-based progressive Filipino organization Bayan, Kabataan Alliance Northeast, an alliance of Filipino youth and student organizations, and the International League of People's Struggle (ILPS). | On September 19, over 70 activists attended a protest and rally at the Dag Hammarskjà&par…
(2022-09-23). Hurricane Fiona a threat to Puerto Rico's fragile recovery. peoplesworld.org 
Hurricane Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico Sunday afternoon, causing widespread destruction, leaving 1.4 million residents without power and 700,000 without running water. The National Weather Service has warned that the Category 1 storm will cause "life-threatening and catastrophic flooding." Indeed, the slow-moving hurricane had dropped more than 30 inches of rain on parts of Puerto Rico as …
(2022-09-23). Decorations are awarded for the anniversary of the CDR, with the presence of Díaz-Canel. en.cubadebate.cu With the presence of Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and president of the Republic, the National Directorate of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) celebrates in Havana the act of decorations in salute to the 62nd anniversary of the cederista organization. The ceremony, in the El Laguito Protocol Hall, recognizes the work of outstanding members and groups in the fulfillment of their tasks, with relevant revolutionary trajectory and loyalty to the Homeland.
(2022-09-23). Ecuador: President Removes Police Chiefs and Two Army Generals. telesurenglish.net "I have asked the police commanders to make their positions available, presenting their respective discharges. The National Government will value their permanence in the institution. In addition, I have ordered that generals Freddy Goyes and Giovanni Ponce be dismissed from the institution," Lasso posted on his Twitter account. | RELATED: | President Lasso reacts to the demands of human rights groups, associations of relatives of the disappe…
(2022-09-23). Andres Auraz: Biden's Peace for Afghanistan Is a Humanitarian Disaster. scheerpost.com Andres Arauz. [CEPR] | : Calling it the "world's worst humanitarian crisis," former Ecuadorian Central Bank director Andres Arauz details a Biden Administration ec…
(2022-09-23). Shireen Abu Akleh Was Deliberately Killed By an Israeli Sniper, Claims New Investigation Report. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-23). Venezuelan Scientists Become First in History to Regenerate Dental Pulp Through Stem Cell Implantation. orinocotribune.com For the first time ever, a dead or "non-vital" tooth can "return to life" through the implantation of stem cells, a process carried out by Venezuelan scientists. | Dr. José Cardier, head of the Cellular Therapy Unit of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), the only one in the South American country and one of the few in Latin America, talked to RT about this unique experience, during which he has both been treated as a patient and worked as a researcher. | Cardier, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) with more than publications in international…
(2022-09-23). Saladin Muhammad: a life dedicated to organizing Southern Black workers ‚àí a WW commentary. workers.org 
Saladin Muhammad, a revolutionary Black union organizer and propagandist, died on Sept. 19 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, at age 77 after a long illness. The writer is the International Representative of the United Electrical Workers (UE) 150 and a founding member of the Durham branch of Workers World Party . . . |
(2022-09-23). Without Culture, Freedom Is Impossible. popularresistance.org In 2002, Cuba's President Fidel Castro Ruz visited the country's National Ballet School to inaugurate the 18th Havana International Ballet Festival. Founded in 1948 by the prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso (1920—2019), the school struggled financially until the Cuban Revolution decided that ballet — like other art forms — must be available to everyone and so must be socially financed. At the school in 2002, Castro remembered that the first festival, held in 1960, 'asserted Cuba's cultural vocation, identity, and nationality, even under the most adverse circumstances, when major dangers and…
(2022-09-23). US Senate's CIA Torture Report to Remain Secret for 'National Security'. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-23). Support & Pre-Order New Book 'Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy'. iacenter.org Donate! Pre-Order your book now! Help an international campaign opposing US sanctions on more than 40 countries. A Crime Against Humanity. Help cover our printing costs. All donations of $25 or MORE will receive a copy of Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy A 200 page book produced by the SanctionsKill Campaign, delivered in November, 2022.
(2022-09-23). Walk for Justice: Free Leonard Peltier. workers.org 
The American Indian Movement (AIM) Grand Governing Council held a rally Aug. 31 in Cedar Field Park, Minneapolis, to launch a 15-week march to demand President Joe Biden release Indigenous political prisoner, Native elder Leonard Peltier. The "Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice" left Minneapolis for the 2 Ω-month march, which . . . |
(2022-09-23). How a Clean Energy Future is Colliding With Mining's Dark Past. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-23). Venezuela Denounces Chile for Denying Visas to National Volleyball Team. orinocotribune.com In a statement issued on Wednesday, September 21, the Venezuelan Ministry for Youth and Sports condemned Chile's decision to deny travel visas to a delegation of athletes of the men's national volleyball team. The decision prevented the Venezuelan team from participating in the qualifying round for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. | "We publicly condemn that they have not granted the Chilean visas to our National Men's Volleyball Team that would have participated in the South American [Volleyball Tournament]; we demand respect for our athletes and for the Olympic Charter," said the Minister of Youth and Spor…
(2022-09-23). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Gujarat tuberculous health workers strike; Tamil Nadu railway workers oppose mass sackings; Australia: Pacific National train drivers in Queensland hold more strikes; South32 miners' strike enters sixth week New Zealand aircraft engineers in ninth week of industrial action[…
(2022-09-23). Iraqi Special Operation In Kirkuk Leaves Two ISIS Terrorists Dead (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Iraqi Air Force F-16s during a training sortie on July 18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski) | On September 21, the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) and intelligence killed two terrorists of ISIS during a joint special operation in the northern province of Kirkuk. | The terrorists were taking shelter inside a hideout in Hamrin Mountains that was first destroyed by F-16 fighter jets of the IQAF. | Following the pinpoint airstrikes, a joint special operation force from the Iraqi National Intelligenc…
(2022-09-23). Boston Marches for Indigenous Peoples Day. workers.org 
By K. James Protesters will march through the streets of Boston on Oct. 8 to demand that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day (IPD) instead of Columbus Day. For decades, Indigenous peoples in the United States have been demanding an end to the public celebration of Christopher Columbus, . . . |
(2022-09-23). In historic debate, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman calls for abolition of union bureaucracy, power to the rank and file. wsws.org The debate largely took the form of efforts by the various representatives of the apparatus to defend themselves against Lehman, who combined a fight for rank-and-file power with a call for a socialist and internationalist perspective.
(2022-09-23). Flutist Anabel Perdomo will honor Tosco in a concert at Bellas Artes. en.cubadebate.cu Next Saturday, September 24, a concert will take place in the Theater Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, starring the flutist Anabel Perdomo, in homage to José Luis Cortés (El Tosco), who died on April 18. The artist will interpret works belonging to the repertoire of the outstanding musician, who was her teacher at the Camerata de Flutes. The ears of the audience will be filled with songs such as "Alejandría", "Ave María" and "Un Bolero", the latter with the special accompaniment of flutist Lázaro Cortés, son of the honoree.
(2022-09-22). From 'Special Military Operation' to Open War. libya360.wordpress.com Gilbert Doctorow Significance of the referendums in Donbas, Kherson and Zaporozhie The televised speech yesterday morning by Vladimir Putin and the follow-up remarks by his Minister of Defense Shoigu announcing the partial mobilization of Russia's army reserves to add a total of 300,000 men to the military campaign in Ukraine have been widely reported in…
(2022-09-22). Alejandro Kirk: Kiev 'Tries to Kill as Many People as Possible'. libya360.wordpress.com Kirill Kurevlev © Photo : Alejandro Kirk Kiev troops subjected the Donbass republics to almost daily shelling long before the start of the Russian special military operation at the end of February of this year. Civilians are frequently the victims of attacks carried out by Kiev's military and its national battalions, as the shelling often…
(2022-09-22). Statement by Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the UN Security Council Meeting on Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, As I understand, today's meeting was motivated by the desire of some delegations to discuss the topic of "impunity" in Ukraine. I think this is very timely. It is a term that fully reflects what has been happening in this country since 2014. National-radical forces, outright Russophobes and neo-Nazis then came…
(2022-09-22). Statement condemns OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns' in China's Uyghur Autonomous Region. workers.org 
As this map illustrates, U.S. imperialism menaces China with over 400 military bases. The following statement has been initiated by Friends of Socialist China. You can add your name as an individual signatory using the form at socialistchina.org. Once you do so, your name will appear on this page within . . . |
(2022-09-22). The Pentagon Is Waging War on Planet Earth. scheerpost.com 
[ By On October 1st, the U.S. military will start spending the more than $800 billion Congress is going to provide it with in fiscal year 2023. And that whopping sum will just be the beginning. According to the
(2022-09-22). Western Threats to the Peoples of Abya Yala in Times of Multipolarity. libya360.wordpress.com Jorge Capelán We are living in truly historic times in the world: the times of the collapse of the greatest empire humanity has ever known. The West (the United States, Europe and a few other allies) still possesses considerable power, but in practice the world in many respects is now multipolar. What challenges does this…
(2022-09-22). Swedish Krona Falls to Record Low Against US Dollar. telesurenglish.net The Swedish krona fell to a historic low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday. | For a brief, the krona traded at 0.090 dollars, its lowest ever, against the backdrop of staggering inflation and a string of domestic and international rate hikes, TT news agency reported. | RELATED: | The krona weakened despite Tuesday's decision by the Swedish central bank (Riksbank) to raise its main policy rate by 100 basis points t…
(2022-09-22). The Main Driver Behind Pakistan's Floods Has a Familiarnewsauthor">. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-22). Guatemala: Rallying for Plurinationality. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Communities and peoples on the move in Guatemala City. In recent years, this category has begun to be reflected upon as a response to the civilizing project of modernity that, through nation states, has continued to colonize and dispossess the territories of the original peoples. Therefore, the idea of plurinationality is necessarily linked…
(2022-09-22). The Alignments of Latin America Reflected Through its Leaders in the UN. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A Maranges Colombian President Gustavo Petro The 77th high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) began on September 13 and so far 16 Latin America countries have spoken, and the differences in the tone and topics of the speeches reflects the complex political situation in the region. The ultra-right-wing Brazilian President Jair…
(2022-09-22). Census Data Proves Anti-Poverty Measures Work. otherwords.org The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure poverty, and about how far we have left to go. First, these numbers show that government programs work. …
(2022-09-22). Caitlin Johnstone: America's Perverse Poverty Draft. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-22). The US Response to the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis: Seize and Privatize. libya360.wordpress.com Andrés Arauz On August 10, more than 70 economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, former economy minister for Argentina Martín Guzmán, and myself, sent a letter to President Biden with a simple ask: return Afghanistan's central bank assets, deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB). In the…