(2022-09-30). US once again planning a coup at the UN. infobrics.org The objective is to move international society against Russia, even if this is not the will of most states.
(2022-09-30). Nuclear Nightmare. Dirty Bomb Alert And Growing Risk Of Escalation In Heart Of Europe. southfront.org 
| Nobody knows for sure what happened to the radioactive sources that were available to Ukraine in Soviet times. " Many Soviet-era radioactive sources are not on anyone's radar, not even in Ukraine's " is the alarm raised by Vitaly Fedchenko, a nuclear safety expert at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. There are many radioactive sources in Ukraine, extremely sensitive material in wartime, material that could entice those who want to precipitate the conflict between Russia and Ukra…
(2022-09-30). Nicaragua's President Ortega Calls Chile's President Boric a White House 'Lapdog'. orinocotribune.com Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega calls his Chilean counterpart a US "lapdog" after Boric attacked Nicaragua at the United Nations (UN). | "The government that wants to receive applause from the Yankee empire and from some governments of the European Union goes out there, like a lapdog, to talk about the need to release the political prisoners in Nicaragua, and they forget about the political prisoners that they have in their country in Chile," Ortega said on Wednesday, September 28, during a ceremony on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the founding of Nicaragua's National Police. | The Sandinista leader…
(2022-09-30). Rafael Correa: 'They Have Already Destroyed Assange'. scheerpost.com 
Then Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patiño with Julian Assange at the embassy in London, 16 June 2013. (Photo: Xavier Granja Cedeño / Ecuador foreign ministry) | By Matt Kennard / "The British are used to being obeyed, not to negotiate with a third-world country. They tried to deal with us like a subordinate country." | "Assange didn't have any possibility of a fair legal process in the United States." | "We engaged a special security company in order to protect the London embassy, to protect Juli…
(2022-09-30). Russian Pipeline Sabotage: Beneficiaries and Possible Escalation of the Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López The Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, the energy infrastructure that connects Russia with Europe under the waters of the Baltic Sea, suffered unprecedented damage this September 27, which all experts agree in affirming that they were the product of a "deliberate act", that is to say, a vile sabotage. Danish…
(2022-09-30). Headlines for September 30, 2022. democracynow.org Hurricane Ian Bears Down on South Carolina After Carving Path of Destruction Across Florida, Putin Announces Plans to Annex Ukrainian Territory Seized by Russia, Sweden Discovers Fourth Leak in Nord Stream Pipeline as NATO Cites Sabotage , Senate Approves $12.3 Billion in New Aid to Ukraine in Stopgap Spending Bill, White House Pledges Renewed Push for Passage of Sen. Manchin's Permitting Reform Bill, Polls Show Brazil's Lula with Wide Lead Over Bolsonaro Ahead of Presidential Election, Suicide Bomb Attack on Kabul School Kills 19, Mostly Young Women , India Expands Abortion Access to Single Women and…
(2022-09-30). Russia Puts an End to the Sovereignty of Westphalia. libya360.wordpress.com Franco Vielma Head of the Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo, Head of the Zaporozhye Region Evgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin and Head of the Lugansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik | © Mikhail Metzel/TASS Through referendums held in recent days, the former Ukrainian regions of Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhie…
(2022-09-30). Signing of Treaties on Accession of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions to Russia. libya360.wordpress.com During the address by Vladimir Putin at the ceremony for signing the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye Region and the Kherson Region to the Russian Federation. Photo: Grigoriy Sisoev, RIA Novosti A ceremony for signing the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic,…
(2022-09-30). Putin Approves Annexation of Ukrainian Territories at Ceremony Friday. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-30). 'End War in Ukraine' Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly. scheerpost.com 
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City in September 21, 2022. U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, via By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies / We have spent the past week reading and listening to speeches by…
(2022-09-30). BRICS Nations Call for More Cooperation on Disaster Management. infobrics.org The BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — have pledged to boost cooperation on disaster management against the backdrop of exacerbating climate change, increasingly frequent natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic…
(2022-09-30). Israel's Got Some Nerve Decrying Russia's Annexations. scheerpost.com 
Israel illegally annexed Palestinian East Jerusalem, among other lands. [ By Juan Cole | In a further sign that all irony is dead,
(2022-09-30). Zachary Karabell: China Is Not the Enemy—It Is America's Indispensable Economic Partner. scheerpost.com 
Zachary Karabell. Photo credit: The New America Foundation | : China—along with Russia—shares the attention of an increasingly provocative United State…
(2022-09-30). America's Neo-Imperialist Pressure on Sudan Exposes its True Intentions Towards Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The planned Russian naval base in Port Sudan would unprecedentedly deepen military relations between Moscow and Khartoum, thus helping the host state more confidently resist Washington's pressure in all respects, especially when it comes to being manipulated into a mutually detrimental war with Ethiopia. The "Strategy Towards Sub-Saharan Africa" that the US unveiled…
(2022-09-30). Snowden's Russian Citizenship: Establishment Response Illustrates Why He Hasn't Returned Home. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / A menagerie of Cold War liberals and neoconservative pundits with backgrounds in United States military or security agencies voiced their objections to Russia granting citizenship to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. | The response was not as intense as the
(2022-09-30). Landmark buildings lighted up to celebrate National Day in Shanxi. ecns.cn Landmark buildings are lighted up to celebrate the forthcoming 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 29, 2022.
(2022-09-30). China's non-manufacturing PMI down in September. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at .6 in September, down from 52.6 in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.
(2022-09-30). Xi pays tribute to national heroes in Beijing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the State attended a ceremony to present flower baskets to deceased national heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Friday morning.
(2022-09-30). Advanced technology preserves black soil. ecns.cn The Chinese Academy of Sciences will continue to use advanced technologies, from remote-sensing to big data, to effectively use and protect black soil resources — highly fertile soil located in northeastern China that serves as the bedrock of national food security.
(2022-09-30). People pay tribute to national heroes in Hubei. ecns.cn People attend a commemorative event held on China's Martyrs' Day in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 30, 2022.
(2022-09-30). Xi pays tribute to national heroes on Martyrs' Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state attended a ceremony on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes.
(2022-09-30). Joint exhibition wows visitors in Beijing. ecns.cn Visitors take photos of an exhibit at the Harmonious Co-existence, an joint exhibition of collections from the Palace Museum and the National Museum of China at the National Museum in Beijing, Sept. 29, 2022. The joint exhibition will run from September 28, 2022 through January 3, 2023.
(2022-09-30). China's manufacturing PMI up in September. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at .1 in September, up from 49.4 in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
(2022-09-30). Sri Lanka: Massive fire destroys dozens of shanty homes in Kajeemawatte, Colombo. wsws.org Survivors of Tuesday's fire told WSWS reporters that politicians falsely pledged to provide accommodation to homeless families after previous fires, and that similar empty promises would be made again.
(2022-09-30). US Hybrid War Against Venezuela Goes To Court. popularresistance.org Ambassador Alex Saab, a victim of the US economic war to achieve regime change in Venezuela, has been under arrest for over two years. This article recounts the developments in the diplomat's court case. Saab is fighting against his illegal detention and extradition before the 8th District Court in Miami. | As Venezuela's special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Although a party to the convention, the US has flouted this principle of international law. Alex Saab was targeted by the U…
(2022-09-30). Inside Derrick Hayes And Pinky Cole's Goal To Sign Up 25,000 Black Men For Life Insurance, Pay 1st Year Of Coverage. moguldom.com 
Entrepreneurial power couple Pinky Cole and Derrick Hayes of Slutty Vegan and Big Dave's Cheesesteaks fame are not strangers to using their creative and financial prowess to give back to the community. One of those initiatives aims to help Black men in a major way. The Atlanta-based duo launched Square 1: The Liife Experience in June 2021 to provide 25,000 Black …
(2022-09-30). BRICS Countries Should Join Hands to Innovate Affordable Scientific Solutions. infobrics.org Union Minister of state for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh called for a joint fight against common challenges…
(2022-09-30). VIDEO: National Day of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — September 30 is the commemoration day of the world-renowned Iranian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.
(2022-09-30). HTS Attack Turkish-Backed Militants Near Main Frontline In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
On September 29, heavy clashes broke out between al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-Backed Sham Legion right on the frontline with the government-held town of Saraqib in the southern part of Syria's Greater Idlib region. | The clashes reportedly started when militants of HTS attacked several posts of the Sham Legion in the outskirts of Saraqib in order to expel the faction from the frontline. | The Sham Legion is one of the largest factions of the so-called National Fro…
(2022-09-30). Iran marks National Day of Rumi, greatest mystical poet. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — Mehr 8 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with September 30 is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi who is known to everyone.
(2022-09-30). 'Nothing Compares' review: Sinéad O'Connor doc boldly engages protest artistry and Irish history. peoplesworld.org 
When it comes to popular culture, perhaps the most notorious incident Sinéad O'Connor is known for is tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II on live national television during a musical performance. Yet, in taking a deeper look at her early days, her rise to stardom, and her turbulent journey in the public …
(2022-09-30). Dissenting union, Machinists District 19, negotiates new deal with railroads. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The one rail union whose members rejected the proposed national contract between the nation's big freight railroads and unions representing their 115,000 workers has negotiated a newand it says, a betterdeal. And now those 4,900 members of Machinists District 19 will vote on it. Their agreement, announced September 26, follows the basic plan all 13 …
(2022-09-30). Edmond Dantes' Last Laugh. indybay.org Dictators choose Preposterous Prepostoevsky while Scapegoats choose divine retribution…
(2022-09-30). Travel searches surge as long holiday approaches. ecns.cn With the weeklong National Day holiday around the corner, many Chinese consumers have booked flight tickets and premium hotels with beach views and hot springs, as they would like to grab the opportunity to travel during the last long break of this year.
(2022-09-30). Iran condemns Western statement on terrorist bases' attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA)- Condemning the West statement on attacking terrorist bases in Iraq's Kurdistan region, Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran reserves right to defend its national security against acts of aggression from any territory.
(2022-09-30). National Firefighters' Day observed in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — The commemoration ceremony of the National Firefighters' Day was held in 12,000-seat Sports Hall of Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Thursday evening with the participation of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi.
(2022-09-30). Thursday 10/6: Lessons of the 2022 National Strike in Ecuador. indybay.org To register for the webinar: act.dsausa.org/signup/2022-national-protest-in-ecuador/…
(2022-09-29). Who Profits from Pipeline Terror? libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Secret talks between Russia and Germany to resolve their Nord Stream 1 and 2 issues had to be averted at any cost The War of Economic Corridors has entered incandescent, uncharted territory: Pipeline Terror. A sophisticated military operation — that required exhaustive planning, possibly involving several actors — blew up four separate sections of…
(2022-09-29). The Timing of the Pipeline Attack. scheerpost.com 
Biden calling for overthrow of Putin in Warsaw in March. (Office of the President) | By Joe Lauria / President Joe Biden, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by his side, promised a White House press conference in early February that the U.S. was "able" to shut down the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea if Russia invaded Ukraine. | A reporter asked Biden, "But how will you do that, exactly, since…the project is in Germany's control?" Biden said: "I promise you, we will be able to…
(2022-09-29). Cuba Says Yes To The Code Of Families! popularresistance.org Cuba dawned today with great expectation for the long-awaited news: The Family Code will be law, after the majority of Cubans supported the document during the popular Referendum held on Sunday. | Early this morning, the president of the National Electoral Council (CEN), Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez, announced in a live broadcast that the preliminary results of the vote count has affirmed that the Code will be law. | The count at this point has determined that 3,936,790 of the 6,251,786 Cubans who went to the polls voted Yes for the document (66.87 percent). With most of the ballots counted, the electoral authority a…
(2022-09-29). Referendum Observer from South Africa: 'People Really Wanted it For a Long Time'. libya360.wordpress.com The youth league of South Africa's ruling party has been slammed by the country's Ukrainian community after it endorsed the referendums on joining Russia that were held in four regions there. RT talked to Khulekani Skosana, the chairperson of International Relations for the African National Congress Youth League.
(2022-09-29). Russian Foreign Ministry Statement on Ukraine, Nord Stream Sabotage. libya360.wordpress.com Excerpts from the Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, September 29, 2022 Donbass and Ukraine update On September 27, the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions completed referendums on accession to the Russian Federation. The high voter turnout and the results speak for themselves: the people in those regions do…
(2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction All Observers of Donbass Referendums. libya360.wordpress.com Max Blumenthal, Anya Parampil MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. A French Member of…
(2022-09-29). DPR Civilians on Why They Wanted a Referendum to Join Russia. libya360.wordpress.com My overview of the DPR referendum to join Russia. It's mainly the people themselves talking, over the course of 5 days, including door-to-door voting (no, not at gunpoint) and voting in voting stations on the 5th day. Western commentators would do well to listen to them (but we know they won't). Summary: -they waited 8…
(2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-29). US Targets Iran's Oil Exports With New Sanctions as Nuclear Deal Talks Stall. news.antiwar.com The US on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports in the latest sign that a revival of the Iran nuclear deal is unlikely. The State Department announced sanctions on two Chinese-based firms accused of trading Iranian oil, while the Treasury Department designated several entities based in Hong Kong, Iran, India, and the UAE. …
(2022-09-29). Ukraine: Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0? libya360.wordpress.com Anatoly Antonov It is safe to assume that any use of nuclear weapons could quickly lead to an escalation of a local or regional conflict into a global one. As Henry Kissinger wrote in 2014, "The demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one." I have commenced my…
(2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.
(2022-09-29). Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia become members of IAEA's BoG. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — In its annual meeting, the International Atomic Energy Agency cast a positive vote for the membership of Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the Board of Governors.
(2022-09-29). PDF of September 29 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-to-1 Battling billionaire developers Saladin Muhammad remembered Editorial: U.S. hypocrisy and Iran Labor on the march At Philly's Home Depot California farmworkers Teamster women rally at Amazon HQ U.S. proxy war Western capital grabs Ukraine's farms Antiwar movement . . . |
(2022-09-29). Conditioned for War With Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Ray McGovern Sep 22, 2022 | Ray McGovern reviews key pieces of background that — thanks to the media — few Americans know about the widest war in 77 years that is now on our doorstep. | Thanks to Establishment media, the sorcerer apprentices advising President Joe Biden — I refer to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jacob Sullivan and China specialist Kurt Campbell — will have no trouble rallying Americans for the widest war in 77 years, starting in Ukraine, and maybe spreading to China. And, shockingly, under false pretenses. | Most Americans are oblivi…
(2022-09-29). Indo-Russian Trade Up 120% This Year So Far. infobrics.org According to Ushakov, the two nations are currently working on bilateral measures to expand the use of national currencies, the ruble and the rupee, in mutual settlements…
(2022-09-29). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. workers.org 
The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest . . . |
(2022-09-29). Reset in bilateral ties seen benefiting all. ecns.cn Putting China-U.S. relations back on the track of healthy and stable development at an early date serves the fundamental interests of the two peoples and meets the expectations of the international community.
(2022-09-29). Chinese ambassador puts forward 4 proposals on China-India relations. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong put forward four proposals on the development of China-India relations at a virtual event celebrating the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
(2022-09-29). China unveils measures to secure fiscal support for construction of national parks. ecns.cn China has introduced a raft of measures to guarantee fiscal support for building a nature reserve system with national parks at its heart.
(2022-09-29). Xi to attend Martyrs' Day event, present flowers to fallen national heroes. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state will join representatives from all walks of life in presenting flowers to fallen national heroes on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square.
(2022-09-29). COME TO A WORKERS ASSEMBLY AGAINST UNION-BUSTING SAT. Oct. 1, 3PM In UNION SQUARE. iacenter.org FROM STARBUCKS TO AMAZON and on and on…..SUPPORT THE UPRISING OF YOUNG WORKERS WELCOME IN "STRIKETOBER" 2022! The workers, most of them young workers, are rising up and transforming the labor movement. From Amazon to Starbucks, to Trader Joe's, Chipotle, REI, Apple and on and on and on… billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz, with the full support of Wall Street, are doing everything to crush this uprising. Come to the Workers Assembly Against Union Busting on Sat. Oct. 1, at 3pm in Union Square, and let's plan a strategy to support the uprising. October 1 is the first day of "STRIKETOBER" 2022…
(2022-09-29). India's Billionaire Gautam Adani: "Ecological Crossdresser" globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE meeting discusses a socialist program to fight state repression. wsws.org Speakers explained that the fight against state repression, and for the release of all political prisoners, had to be based on mobilising the working class against capitalism.
(2022-09-29). Venezuela and Colombia Are Taking Firm Steps to Restore Cooperation, President Maduro Says. orinocotribune.com President Nicolás Maduro thanked his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, for the binational border reopening that took place on Monday, September 26. The Venezuelan president stated that the reopening of the border represents "an immense step towards restoring relations of brotherhood, unity, cooperation and complementarity." He made these comments during the Award Ceremony of Distinguished Cultural Personalities of Venezuela, held on Monday at Miraflores Palace. | The president emphasized that even in the moments of greatest tension between the two countries, caused by the former president of Colombia, Maduro…
(2022-09-29). Iran warns about rise of terrorist groups in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — Iran's envoy and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN warns that terrorism and the emergence of terrorist groups pose a "serious threat" to Afghanistan, its neighbors, the region, and the entire international community.
(2022-09-29). Ronald Reagan rehabilitation fails to see how his politics gave us Trump. peoplesworld.org 
As Donald Trump continues to helm the Republican Party toward fascism/Christian nationalism, Ronald Reagan is getting a break, sort of, from some on the left. It goes like this: The Gipper wasn't so bad compared to The Donald. Historian and author John Hennen's politics tack toward the port side. So do mine. But he's not among …
(2022-09-29). Inside America's War Machine, Integrity Is Optional. scheerpost.com 
The US Army outside of the Lincoln Memorial. Photo by By William J. Astore / As a military professor for six years at the U.S. Air Force Academy in the 1990s, I often walked past the honor code prominently displayed for all cadets to see. Its message was simple and clear: they were n…
(2022-09-29). The Chris Hedges Report: Roger Waters on His Music, Activism and 'This is Not a Drill' Tour. scheerpost.com 
By Chris Hedges | | Roger Waters, the British rock legend and co-founder of Pink Floyd, is in the midst of his "This Is Not A Drill" tour. In his concerts he weds his musical genius to the most pressing social issues of our day, including permanent war, police violence, the crimes of Israeli occupation against the Palestinians, including the kill…
(2022-09-29). Haitians Point To Responsibility Of The UN In 'Gangsterization Of Haiti'. popularresistance.org The Haitian people in struggle were greatly surprised and stunned, when they learned that you have broadcast, on channel France 24, with regard to their current just and legitimate protest movement, a set of false information that is prone to confusion, criminalization, discredit their struggle for a sovereign Haiti, just, livable. Contrary to your assertions, these popular protests are part of a struggle for a Haiti free from suffocating foreign interference, gangsterization, this extreme manufactured misery and an anti-national, illegitimate, criminal political regime established by the Core Group of which the…
(2022-09-29). International Thriller in Real Life: Interpol Puts Out Red Notice Hunt For Famous Luna Crypto Founder Do Kwon. moguldom.com Sometimes truth is just as strange as fiction and crime dramas play out in real life. Interpol issued a red notice for Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, which created the Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies. According to Interpol, "Red Notices are issued for fugitives wanted either for prosecution or to serve a sentence. A Red Notice is …
(2022-09-29). Venezuela Condemns False Accusations of 'Independent' Mission on Human Rights. orinocotribune.com Venezuela repudiated the false accusations about the human rights situation in Venezuela, made by the so-called International Fact-Finding Mission in their report presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, September 26. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Venezuela, through an official statement, also alerted the international community about the use of human rights as an ideological and political weapon. | An unofficial translation of the
(2022-09-29). Thays Carvalho: We Have to Combine All Struggles to Confront Bolsonarism and Build Hope in Brazil. libya360.wordpress.com Ahead of national elections in Brazil, Thays Carvahlo from the People's Brazil Movement spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the loss of rights suffered by the Brazilian people in the last six years and the hope offered by the upcoming polls of building a people's government. She talks about the response of the youth movement to…
(2022-09-29). Seattle/Teamster Women's Conference holds rally outside Amazon HQ. workers.org 
The fight to unionize corporate behemoth Amazon is being carried out on many fronts and by many unions. Teamsters Women's Conference descends on Amazon headquarters, Seattle, Sept. 20. Credit: teamsters.org Over 1,000 attendees at the Teamster Women's Conference, held in Seattle, rallied outside Amazon's world headquarters Sept. 20. They carried . . . |
(2022-09-29). On 50th anniversary of Philippine martial law ‚àí 'Never Forget, Never Again'. workers.org 
Sept. 24 — Dozens of people from ANAK Bayan and other local left organizations including Workers World Party met in Clark Park in Philadelphia on the 50th anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos' 1972 declaration of martial law in the Philippines. WWPHOTO: JOE PIETTE A special presentation was made to honor Baltazar . . . |
(2022-09-29). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org 
Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, Sept. 23. Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations . . . |
(2022-09-29). Protests Erupt In Tunisia Over Rise In Prices Of Essential Commodities. popularresistance.org Hundreds of Tunisians marched on the streets of capital Tunis on Sunday, September 25, protesting against the rise in the prices of essential commodities in the country. Sporadic protests broke out in the evening in different parts of the city, as protesters criticized the failure of President Kais Saied's government to address their economic hardships. | The protesters carried loaves of bread and shouted slogans such as "where is sugar?" and "we can't support crazy price rise!" They demanded improvements in living conditions and "jobs, freedom, and national dignity!" Some protesters, for example those in Mornag…
(2022-09-29). Marching California farmworkers say 'Sí, se puede! Yes, we can!'. workers.org 
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers, speaks to marchers in Stockton, California, Aug. 20. Despite a farmworkers' 24-hour vigil going on in Sacramento, California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is still stalling on signing Assembly Bill 2183, passed in May — a pro-farmworker bill that is also pro-union. Instead of an . . . |
(2022-09-29). JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile: Lula, BRICS and Latin American Integration. libya360.wordpress.com JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile, one of the national directors of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST) provides an analysis (in Spanish) of the situation in Brazil going into the October 2nd election. Recorded by Kawsachun News in Sà£o Paulo on September 29, 2022. What's expected from Lula's foreign policy if he returns to the presidency? Kawsachun News…
(2022-09-29). Night cruise tour showcases culture of Chengdu. ecns.cn 13 themed cruise boats were launched to present lines of Chinese famous poet Du Fu along the Jinjiang River ahead of the National Day holiday in Chengdu.
(2022-09-29). Iran sovereignty over three islands non-negotiable. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) — In response to the Emirati minister's baseless claims about the three Iranian islands, a diplomat said that the territorial integrity of Iran and its sovereignty over the Iranian islands are non-negotiable.
(2022-09-29). Fossil Fuels Subsidized at Rate of $11 Million per Minute. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-29). Cuba will continue to raise its voice to reject domination and hegemonism. workers.org 
Speech by Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, at the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2022 Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez at U.N., Sept. 21. Delegates: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, as never before, the true essence of the unjust and unsustainable prevailing international order. . . . |
(2022-09-29). Meghan Marohn: Goodbye to All That and a Whole Lot More. scheerpost.com 
By Meghan Marohn / Original to ScheerPost | Editor's note: Meghan Marohn, the author of this piece and a beloved teacher whom her friend I've known that I should like Joan Didion. Friends would share their perspectives on her…
(2022-09-29). Electricians demand revote on rail contract after IBEW fails to mail ballots to many members. wsws.org Multiple members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have contacted the World Socialist Web Site to report serious irregularities in voting on the recent tentative agreement impacting the 4,000 IBEW members in the rail industry.
(2022-09-29). IOC releases first visual identity. ecns.cn The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released its first-ever visual identity in order to bring the Olympic brand and its core values to life, the IOC announced on Wednesday.
(2022-09-29). Chris Hedges: The Disappearance of Meghan Marohn. scheerpost.com 
By Chris Hedges / Special to ScheerPost | Editor's Note: Meghan Marohn, the beloved teacher whom her friend There is a national epidemic of missing girls and women. This is the story of a friend who has become one of these grim statistics. | A few days before Meghan Marohn, a 42-year-old English teacher at Shaker H…
(2022-09-29). Imperial partners with the Martingale Foundation to create maths scholarships. imperial.ac.uk The partnership, which is part of a national initiative, aims to make postgraduate study more accessible to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
(2022-09-29). Workers at Philadelphia Home Depot file for union. workers.org 
Philadelphia Home Depot workers file for first storewide union Sept. 20. Retail workers at a Home Depot store in northeast Philadelphia filed a petition on Sept. 20 with the National Labor Relations Board to form a union. Their request covers 274 employees organized as Home Depot Workers United. If successful, . . . |
(2022-09-29). Argentina Lifts Departure Ban on 2 EMTRASUR Crew Members. orinocotribune.com Argentinian authorities lifted the order prohibiting two of the crew members of the EMTRASUR plane hijacked in Argentina from leaving the country. | Judge Federico Villena of the Federal Criminal and Correctional Court of Lomas de Zamora 1 approved the decision to lift the order prohibiting José García Contreras and Mohammad Khosraviaragh from leaving Argentina. | With these two, there are now 14 crew members of the Venezuelan plane hijacked in Argentina who have been acquitted of all charges. The legal cases that were opened against them, which implicated them in alleged links to espionage or international terro…
(2022-09-29). Una acusación al capitalismo moderno. workers.org 
Imagínese que el gobierno de Joe Biden y el Congreso hubieran acordado gastar 54.000 millones de dólares para impulsar la atención sanitaria en Estados Unidos mientras las variantes del COVID-19 seguían cobrándose más vidas. En lugar de que la esperanza de vida disminuyera por segundo año consecutivo, se habrían salvado . . . |
(2022-09-28). Attack on Nord Stream Kills Prospects for Dialogue in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The three leaks that were discovered on Monday at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia with Germany — one after another within hours of each other in the exclusive economic zones of Sweden and Denmark — were caused by blasts. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde tweeted that the…
(2022-09-28). Jacques Baud: US, UK, Sabotaged Ukraine Peace Deal. libya360.wordpress.com AARON MATÉ Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war and new allegations that the US and UK undermined a peace deal that could have ended it. The West's aim "is not the victory of Ukraine, It's the defeat of Russia," Baud says. "The problem is…
(2022-09-28). Experts Discuss Russia — India Cooperation in the Arctic. russiancouncil.ru On September 28, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk and Northern Forum international organization held a roundtable titled "Russia — India Collaboration in the Arctic: Interests and Opportunities"
(2022-09-28). Imperialism and Capitalism Are 'Bleeding the World Dry': At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion. scheerpost.com 
By Ben Norton / Nicaragua's Sandinista government used its platform at the "It is time to say enough to the hypocritical imperialism that politicizes, falsifies, and denigrates human rights, that they themselves…
(2022-09-28). Ex-U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Dan Foote: Send Special Forces to Haiti or 25,000 troops. mintpressnews.com As the Haitian government teeters on the brink of collapse amid a popular uprising, ex-U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Daniel Foote insists the U.S. must either send special forces to train a Haitian National Police SWAT unit, or will invade with 25,000 soldiers at an "imminent" date.
(2022-09-28). Four Straight Years of Nonstop Street Protest in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad A cycle of protests began in Haiti in July 2018, and—despite the pandemic—has carried on since then. The core reason for the protest in 2018 was that in March of that year the government of Venezuela—due to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States—could no longer ship discounted oil to Haiti through the PetroCaribe scheme. Fuel prices soared by…
(2022-09-28). The GOP's 2022 Platform Is a Grab Bag of Nuttiness. otherwords.org Let me say one word to you: Nuts. | Now, let me say one name to you: Ted Cruz. | They've become synonymous, with the Texas lawmaker perennially topping national lists of goofy, right-wing political goobers. Only, Ted can't rightly be called a lawmaker, for he's not a serious participant in that process, instead devoting his senatorship to political stunts and picking silly PR fights with a growing list of enemies. | Running out of people to attack, Ted has found another species for his vitriol: Fictional icons. He's been padding his right-wing credentials by going after Mr. Potato Head, Mickey and Pluto, and, bel…
(2022-09-28). The "Leftism" of the Americas Collapses at the Door of Haitian Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Jemima Pierre While many are celebrating the potential rise of another "Pink Tide" in Latin America and the emergence of a truly multipolar world, it seems clear that the fight for Haitian sovereignty will continue to be outside of "leftist" imaginations. It is an exhilarating time for the "leftists" of the Americas. This past week,…
(2022-09-28). In OtherWords: September 28, 2022. otherwords.org This week in OtherWords, Shailly Gupta Barnes explains the remarkable drop in U.S. poverty last year. | It's no miracle, she writes — it's the result of the federal government finally implementing common sense anti-poverty programs at scale. But with many of those programs winding down or already expired, she warns, poor people and their allies will have to pull together in the midterm elections to sustain this remarkable progress. | Also this week, Paul Armentano calls on leading Democrats to live up to their promises to reform U.S. marijuana laws, which he argues is good politics and even better policy. A…
(2022-09-28). In Response to Antonio Guterres, Haitian Organizations Point to the Responsibility of the UN in the "Gangsterization of Haiti" libya360.wordpress.com AlterPresse Haitians protest over rising fuel prices during a nationwide strike, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti September 26, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol) The United Nations is complicit in what is referred to as the "gangsterization" of Haiti. The existence of criminal gangs is the result of UN Core Group interference yet is now the pretext for additional…
(2022-09-28). Israel on the Eve of the Fifth Round of Elections. journal-neo.org 
Israeli interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid, in just 29 words from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly, radically changed the fifth electoral round of elections from the first four electoral cycles of the past two and a half years. From the rostrum of one of the world's largest international diplomatic forums, he said, "An …
(2022-09-28). Breaking the Influence of International Capital in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com ROAPE ROAPE interviews the Ruth First prize winner Japhace Poncian about the crippling influence of international capital on the continent, resource nationalism, and the need for Africa to break its dependence from foreign direct investment and technology and to harness its own resources. Japhace argues that Africa must build up its own technical, financial, and…
(2022-09-28). Imperialism And Capitalism Are 'Bleeding The World Dry'. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Sandinista government used its platform at the United Nations General Assembly to call for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the world dry." | "It is time to say enough to the hypocritical imperialism that politicizes, falsifies, and denigrates human rights, that they themselves violate and deny every day," declared Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. | "Imperialism and its coercive actions are anti-life, in all spheres, and because of this, they are contrary to international law," he added. In his September 26 UN speech, Moncada proclaimed, "A…
(2022-09-28). Western Sahara: Africa's Last Colony. libya360.wordpress.com Meriem NaàØli Meriem NaàØli writes about the continuing struggle for the independence of Western Sahara. Occupied by Morocco since the 1970s, in contravention of the International Court of Justice and the UN. The internationally recognised liberation movement, POLISARIO, has fought and campaigned for independence since the early 1970s. NaàØli explains what is going on, and…
(2022-09-28). The U.S. Sees an Unprecedented Investment in Policing Alternatives. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-28). Monterrey seeks new method to combat severe drought. america.cgtn.com Drought conditions in northern Mexico are so dire that the government declared a "national emergency" in the state Nuevo Leon this summer. With it, came new efforts at water rationing and redistribution. And as CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports, there is an exponential growth in …