India News Monitor

2022-09-22: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-09-22). Moscow Exchange to Launch Trading in the Indian Rupee. infobrics.org Hit by Western sanctions over Ukraine, Russia is actively shifting its trade out of dollars and euros and into the currencies of what it regards as "friendly" countries…

____ (2022-09-22). Pass-through game 'Sheep A Sheep' becomes overnight sensation in China, while questions remain over durability. ecns.cn A new pass-through mini game named "Yang Le Ge Yang," translated as "Sheep A Sheep," has become a national online sensation in China over recent days but also aroused controversy over its likely profitability and game rules.

____ (2022-09-22). China's FAST telescope films magnetic fields nearby fast radio burst. ecns.cn Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), or the "China Sky Eye," an international group filmed, for the first time, the magnetic ebb and flow nearby of a fast radio burst from out of the Milky Way.

A Guest Author (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 . . . |

Urs P Gasche (2022-09-22). 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.

____ (2022-09-22). Chinese VP attends commemorative event for Int'l Day of Peace 2022. ecns.cn China is ready to work with the international community to jointly implement the Global Security Initiative, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said on Wednesday while attending the commemorative event for the International Day of Peace 2022 via video link.

WSWS (2022-09-22). Fed makes clear recession and job losses are its goal. wsws.org In his opening remarks to a press conference at the conclusion of a meeting of the Fed's policy-making body, chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would "likely require maintaining a restrictive policy stance for some time" and "the historical record cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy."

Jim McMahan (2022-09-22). Seattle educator-student unity in school strike. workers.org As education workers at Seattle Public Schools picket on Sept. 7, the first day of their strike, teachers from neighboring Kent, Washington — who struck their school district Sept. 1 — assemble signs in solidarity. Seattle A five-day strike by the Seattle Education Association (SEA) produced gains for the district's . . . |

A. Majumdar (2022-09-22). PDF of September 22 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Amazon, Starbucks say 'get back' Workers say fight back! Indigenous Peoples Day People's Townhomes Capitalist culture in sports In the streets for reproductive justice Jeanette Merrill °Presente! Alex Saab case breakthrough Saladin Muhammad, Rest in power! Tear Down the Walls: Walk to free Leonard Peltier Pennsylvania prison . . . |

Infobrics (2022-09-22). Brazil: Quo Vadis? Change of Direction or Maintaining International Isolation. infobrics.org What can Brazil and the international community expect from the outcome of its presidential election?>

____ (2022-09-22). President urges military to accomplish goals of reform. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping urged the Chinese military on Wednesday to accomplish all of the goals of its ongoing reform and strengthen planning for the next phases of reform.

A Guest Author (2022-09-22). Violent squadron attacks Pennsylvania prisoners. workers.org Credit: Kevin Rashid Johnson By Miley Fletcher The State Correctional Institution Forest, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) and the institution's administration ordered the Correctional Emergency Response Team into SCI Forest on Sept. 2 for the second time within a three-month period. The CERT consists of guards from other . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-22). "We'll fight for what we deserve, with or without the union": Railroaders furious after last week's White House-brokered deal to block strike action. wsws.org The WSWS has been flooded with statements from workers opposing last week's deal to avert a national strike.

____ (2022-09-22). Xi sends congratulatory letter to commemorative event for Int'l Day of Peace 2022. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the commemorative event held here on Wednesday for the International Day of Peace 2022, which falls on Sept. 21.

Monica Moorehead (2022-09-22). Slap on Sarver's wrist, funds for Favre — capitalist culture in sports. workers.org NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio calls for lifetime ban on Robert Sarver on NBA Today, Sept. 16. U.S. sports — whether professional or amateur — like almost every institution under capitalism, is all about making profits before meeting human needs. Bosses of professional teams, usually referred to as owners, are . . . |

Mobilization for Reproductive Justice-SF (2022-09-22). Saturday 10/1: Rosie Jimenez, Presente! Community Speak Out. indybay.org 24th and Mission street BART Plaza | Look for the National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice Banner-see photo below…

Editor (2022-09-21). Busing migrants, targeting socialism. workers.org Playing with human lives in a despicable political stunt, Greg Abbott, right-wing governor of Texas, has bused thousands of undocumented migrants north from the U.S. border with Mexico since the beginning of August. The buses dump homeless, jobless, hungry people — far from their own countries, with few to . . . |

Infobrics (2022-09-21). India-Russia Civil Nuclear Co-Op Gets Boost at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. infobrics.org India-Russia civil nuclear cooperation got fresh boost with Atommash, AEM-Technologies, JSC Branch in Volgodonsk (part of Rosatom Machine Building Division – Atomenergomash) has completed welding of the steam generator heads for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit No. 5…

Editor (2022-09-21). From NATO to AUKUS: The West Has Nukes Everywhere. scheerpost.com Rally initiated by the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network to oppose the AUKUS security pact; and to oppose the government's nuclear submarine deal with the United States. Matt Hrkac from Geelong / Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 By Binoy Kampmark / In Vienna, China's perman…

Infobrics (2022-09-21). Washington exaggerates Modi's comments to Putin on Ukraine. infobrics.org Le Monde says India is playing a "game of paradoxes" by balancing Russia and the West.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). Time to Drop Our Illusions: The West is Waging a War to Destroy Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Kornilov Moscow's enemies want to land a fatal blow on the country, some even want to dismember it And here comes Bucha 2.0: Another provocation where Ukraine has allegedly discovered "mass graves of victims" shortly after Russian troops have withdrawn. Izyum is Bucha 2.0: New Ukrainian False Flag War Crimes and Western PSYOP This…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). Terrorist Mirotvorets Website Based in Langley, USA, Not Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov [Source: schillerinstitute.com] Just a coincidence, right? Under Public Law 117-128, the U.S. Congress is funding an organization called Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), whose professed purpose, according to its website, is to "counter Russian disinformation." But its real purpose may be to create the equivalent of a "fatwah list" of alleged traitors whom patriotic Americans and/or Ukrainians…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). Address by the President of the Russian Federation as the Nation Moves to Partial Mobilization. libya360.wordpress.com President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Friends, The subject of this address is the situation in Donbass and the course of the special military operation to liberate it from the neo-Nazi regime, which seized power in Ukraine in 2014 as the result of an armed state coup. Today I am addressing you — all citizens of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). United Nations: Democracy and Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton This week sees the opening of the seventy seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization in the most conflict ridden international environment since World War II. In effect, NATO is attacking the Russian Federation in Ukraine and the United States is provoking China over Taiwan. Many people are concerned…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). Senegal's President: Africa is Not a Breeding Ground for a New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen Since the start of of the war in Ukraine, NATO and countries led by Washington have been pressuring African countries to condone sanctions on Russia, condemn the latter, and isolate Moscow from the rest of the world. In this context, Africa has become a battleground for influence between world powers, which has led…

Infobrics (2022-09-21). Russia in Favor of Algeria's Accession to BRICS. infobrics.org Russia does not have any objections to Algeria's accession to the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, Russian Ambassador to Algeria Valeryan Shuvaev said…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). The Real US Agenda in Africa is Hegemony. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Forget development. Washington's primary interest in Africa today is keeping the Chinese and Russians out. In a rational environment, the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) would discuss alleviating the trials and tribulations of the Global South, especially Africa. That won't be the case. Like a deer caught in the geopolitical headlights,…

JANET (2022-09-21). Webinar: China encirclement and the imperialist build-up in the Pacific Sat. Sept. 24. iacenter.org

____ (2022-09-21). Goal for Central Asia trade on track. ecns.cn A goal to ramp up trade between China and the five Central Asian countries to a combined $70 billion a year is "completely achievable", a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday.

____ (2022-09-21). Media registration opens for 5th China International Import Expo. ecns.cn Media registration for the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) will begin on Wednesday, announced the organizers.

____ (2022-09-21). Experts: Major regions to keep trade resilient in H2. ecns.cn China's foreign trade is expected to stay resilient in the second half of the year as key regions have ramped up efforts to further boost imports and exportsÔºçand this will likely help shore up the national economy.

____ (2022-09-21). Boundary line of China's Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park exceeds 4,000 km. ecns.cn The total boundary line of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park in China was determined at 4,156.70 kilometers after demarcation, said the administration of the park.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-09-21). Israel "intended to kill" Shireen Abu Akleh — probe. electronicintifada.net Slain journalist's family submits complaint to International Criminal Court.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-21). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.

JANET (2022-09-21). Saladin Muhammad 1945-2022: Rest in power! iacenter.org The following statement was issued by the North Carolina-based Black Workers for Justice on Sept. 19. Read at tinyurl.com/55kuk8ty. Greetings to Our Revolutionary Family, Friends and Comrades, Saladin Muhammad It is with great sadness and profound loss that we announce the passing of our exemplary revolutionary warrior and leader, Comrade Brother Saladin Muhammad. Saladin passed this morning after a long battle with illness. His wife, Naeema and son Muhammad were with him as he transitioned. He fought until the end. They described him as being at peace. Brother Saladin leaves an outstanding legacy of revolutionar…

Editor (2022-09-21). Colombian President Calls for an End to the War on Drugs in Historic UN Address. scheerpost.com Gustavo Petro addressed the UN General Assembly on September 20, 2022. Photo: UN | By On the first day of the United Nations General Assembly, Colombian President Gustavo Petro made his first address to the body. The speech sharply deviated from those of his conservative predecessors. Petro did not shy away from calling out global North countries for their role in the destruction of the environment and in the perpetuation of the War on Drugs, as…

Steve Gillis, Jim McMahan, Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-09-21). Amazon, Starbucks say 'get back': Workers say fight back! workers.org Big Business would like to believe that the wave of class struggle by U.S. workers is fading — despite being so visible in Amazon Labor Union's historic victory at the JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, and in the lightning spread of Starbucks Workers United (SBWU). Hundreds of Starbucks . . . |

_____ (2022-09-21). Caribbean Activists Turn Up The Volume For Reparations. popularresistance.org Demands for reparations are growing across the Caribbean, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. | The British monarchy have come under heightened demands from several Caribbean countries to undergo the reparatory justice process and issue an apology for their part in the slave trade. | It comes after Royal tours of the Caribbean earlier this year led by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, followed by Prince Edward and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex were bundled by photo-ops disaster and tone deaf gifts. | Niambi Hall-Campbell, Chair of the Bahamas National Reparations Committee, said: "As the role of the mo…

From UN (2022-09-21). California ready for Unstoppable Africa. indybay.org The entire California Corridor to include or California State Capitol is looking forward to hosting our African Diaspora Spring 2023, building on goals and objectives of the Global Africa Business Initiative…

A Guest Author (2022-09-21). Saladin Muhammad 1946-2022: Rest in power! workers.org The following statement was issued by the North Carolina-based Black Workers for Justice on Sept. 19. Read at tinyurl.com/55kuk8ty. Greetings to Our Revolutionary Family, Friends and Comrades, It is with great sadness and profound loss that we announce the passing of our exemplary revolutionary warrior and leader, Comrade Brother . . . |

SP Editor (2022-09-21). Bush and Obama Set the Stage for Donald Trump's Document Grab. scheerpost.com Mar-a-lago in Florida. [By Thanks to Donald Trump, secrecy is big news these days. However, as political pundits and legal experts race to expose the layers of document-related misdeeds previously buried at his Mar-a-Lago estate, one overlooked reality looms lar…

Editor (2022-09-21). Mark Fiore: Sending Migrants Around the Country: Cruelty Travel. scheerpost.com By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has achieved a new low by using people seeking asylum as a political prop. Of course he didn't invent the idea (xenophobic hat tip to Donald Trump!), before DeSantis sent a planeload of people from Venezuela to Martha's Vineyard, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey have been sending migrants to Democratic strongholds like Chicago and Washington, D.C. | This cruelty is taking place to, you know, "own the libs" and make those lefties realize what life is like for MAGA states along the southern border. The fact that m…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). This Odious Global System. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Cudenec Throughout my adult life I have tended to describe the thing to which I am primarily opposed as "capitalism". Over the last couple of years, however, I have started to wonder whether this is quite the right word. Not only does it hinder communication with people used to different political terminologies, but it…

Ann Brown (2022-09-21). 5 Things To Know About The NAASD Reparations Summit Planned In Atlanta Sept. 30- Oct. 1. moguldom.com The National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants (NAASD) is gearing up for a summit on reparations and has lined up a panel of reparations heavy hitters. The event, the NAASD Inaugural Reparations Summit, is slated to take place Sept. 30 through Oct 1 in Atlanta. Reparations have been heating up across the country as California …

Staff (2022-09-21). Free Hafez Huraini! Call on Canadian diplomats to demand release of imprisoned Palestinian land defender. samidoun.net On 12 September 2022, Hafez Huraini, along with one other local resident of the small Palestinian village of Atuwani and one international, were attacked by armed Israeli settlers while working in the community garden. During the attack, Hafez sustained multiple fractures to his arms and hands. Despite his severe injuries, he was seized and detained …

Fvorinoco (2022-09-21). Mexico: Indigenous People Request More Support, Security from Federal Government. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, in a call to end racism, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador led the presentation of the Justice Plan for the N ¥ayeri (Cora) people in the municipality of Nayar, Nayarit. There, he promised to address the request made by traditional authorities for the installation of national guard barracks to guarantee the region's security. | During a visit to the town of Jesús María, López Obrador received requests and demands from the traditional authorities of the indigenous communities in the Sierra Nayarita asking him to install National Guard barracks in Guadalupe Ocotán in the municipality of…

TeleSUR (2022-09-21). Colombia-Venezuela Border Opening To Strengthen Both Nations. telesurenglish.net In comments to Sputnik news agency, àÅngel Rodríguez, president of the Energy and Petroleum Commission of the National Assembly, said the human being needs to be the epicenter of the new stage in the relations of both countries. | RELATED: | On September 26, commercial activities, crossings, and cargo flow through the Colombian-Venezuelan border are expected to resume. | According to the Venezuelan deputy, "from the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). President Gustavo Petro at the UN: A Damning Indictment of the US Empire and the United Nations. libya360.wordpress.com What follows is a transcription of the speech given by President of Colombia Gustavo Petro in General Debate of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 20, 2022. I come from one of the three most beautiful countries on earth. There is an explosion of life there. Thousands of multicolored species from…

SP Editor (2022-09-21). Number of Ultrarich Hits All-Time High as Someone Dies From Hunger Every 4 Seconds. scheerpost.com

Joe Piette (2022-09-21). People's Townhomes residents continue the fight. workers.org Residents and supporters of the People's Townhomes, formerly called University City Townhomes, continue to organize resistance as the eviction date of Oct. 8 fast approaches. Peoples Townhomes resident Krystal Young (sitting with her dog Shadow) teaches UPenn students how to fight for housing rights, Sept. 16. (WW Photo: Joe Piette . . . |

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-09-21). India's Gaffe at Samarkand. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2022-09-21). UW-Milwaukee SDS rallies to make Milwaukee an abortion sanctuary. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at UW-Milwaukee rallied on September 15 to make Milwaukee an abortion sanctuary. The demonstration was in response to the national SDS day of action call. Approximately 40 students and community members met in UWM's Spaights Plaza at 4 p.m. | The overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 22 had devastating effects all over the U.S. In the state of Wisconsin, statute 940.04 makes assisting in and getting an abortion a felony with the exception of "critical life saving" situations. Articles about a Wisconsin woman who was denied care after an incomplete abortio…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). Survivors Uncensored: Voices from Rwanda and the Rwandan Diaspora. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Most reporting on the Rwandan 1994 atrocities was false and driven by the Clinton administration's need to hide its culpability. The book Survivors Uncensored allows Rwandans to tell their own story. Samantha Power, former UN Ambassador, National Security Advisor, current USAID Chief, and a principal in the decisions to bomb both Libya and Syria "to…

TeleSUR (2022-09-21). Kazakhstan Sets a Date for Early Presidential Elections. telesurenglish.net The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, announced on Wednesday that early presidential elections would be held on November 20 after a set of amendments to the Magna Carta were approved last June. | The Kazakh president said the electoral campaign "will be carried out fairly and openly and with a wide participation of national and international observers." | RELATED: | On this basis, the Kazakh Presidency in…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-09-21). Jackson Water Crisis Reflective of National Pattern in Urban Racism. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-09-21). White House Official Says Biden's Comments on Defending Taiwan 'Speak for Themselves'. scheerpost.com President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the South Lawn of the White House, 2022. (Official White House Photo by Katie Ricks) | By Dave DeCamp / The top Asia official on the White House's National Security Council

Gloria Rubac (2022-09-21). Commentary: a killing spree in Oklahoma. workers.org The state of Oklahoma is making execution history. It is poised to become a serial killer. On July 1, an Oklahoma court set execution dates for 25 men on its death row who have exhausted their appeals. Executions will take place each month for 25 months. Tabling at Oklahoma Peace . . . |

Editor (2022-09-21). Censorship: From Book Burning to Racist Babies. scheerpost.com Banned books week 2014 (The COM Library / By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost | My 8th grade classroom was a standard rectangle with two doors, 36 desks in rigid rows, and fl…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-09-21). Backed By Bloomberg, Former National Security Agency (NSA) Official To Lead Data Research Center On Black Wealth. moguldom.com National Security Agency (NSA) veteran Natalie Evans Harris has been tapped to lead Bloomberg Philanthropies' new Black Wealth Data Center (BWDC). The center's launch was announced on Thursday, Sept. 15, from its official Twitter account. "We are the Black Wealth Data Center, a go-to resource for wealth equity data that public and private sector leaders can …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-21). Political Cartography of a World in Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Katu Arkonada After 40 years of neoliberal order, the crisis of the world-system and of the capitalist mode of production is deepening. World trade, which represented twice the world GDP, is now equal in value to a world GDP which has seen its value reduced by a third, as a result of the economic crisis…

TeleSUR (2022-09-21). Cuba's Major Nature Tourism Event Held After Two-Year Hiatus. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the 13th edition of Cuba's major international nature tourism event, Turnat 2022, opened after a two-year hiatus caused by COVID. | RELATED: | Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said at the opening ceremony in Havana, the capital city, that the Cuban government will continue to support tourism development, although the U.S. embargo on the island adversely affects the local tourism industry. | "We ha…

Staff (2022-09-21). Iran, Lebanon FMs review regional, intl. issues in New York. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister and his Lebanese counterpart discussed important regional and international issues on the sidelines of the meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Staff (2022-09-21). Iran calls on ICJ to condemn US for HR, intl. laws violations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iran's representative to the International Court of Justice in the Hague called for US government condemnation for human rights violations against Iran and its people and demanded compensation.

____ (2022-09-21). FM focusing on promoting Iran's foreign trade in intl. arenas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Economic Diplomacy Affairs said that Ministry of Foreign Affairs is making its utmost efforts to enhance country's foreign policy in the international arenas.

____ (2022-09-21). Politicization of human rights denounced. ecns.cn Experts at an online human rights event called for eliminating the negative impact of the politicization of human rights and promoting the healthy development of international human rights causes through cooperation and dialogue.

____ (2022-09-21). Pres. Raeisi congratulates Armenia on National Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iranian President seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi felicitated Armenia's National Day in separate messages to the country's president and prime minister.

Staff (2022-09-21). Cuban Foreign Minister will speak today at the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly. en.cubadebate.cu The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, will speak today at the high-level segment of the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. On this occasion, Cuba will ratify its commitment to peace and multilateralism, in an effort to achieve a more democratic, fair and equitable international order, based on full respect for the UN Charter and International Law, the Foreign Minister recently said. Cuban on Twitter.

Joe Sims (2022-09-21). CPUSA leader: Democracy itself is on the ballot this November. peoplesworld.org The following is adapted from a report presented by Communist Party USA Co-Chair Joe Sims at the party's National Committee meeting, Sept. 18, 2022. Watch a video of his remarks here. In just a few weeks, voters will decide who controls Congress. Will it be those who outlawed abortion, blocked voting rights, and now want to …

____ (2022-09-21). Violating territorial integrity of countries 'unacceptable'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that protecting the internationally-recognized borders and the territorial integrity of countries is an "inevitable necessity".

Julia Conley (2022-09-21). Majority of Republican Voters Say US Should Be Declared a 'Christian Nation'. commondreams.org More than 60% of GOP voters supported codifying Christian nationalism even as they said the U.S. Constitution does not support such a declaration.

TeleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-09-21). Cuba acogerá encuentro de la Asociación de Estados del Caribe. telesurtv.net El Convenio Constitutivo de la AEC se firmó el 24 de julio de 1994 en la ciudad colombiana de Cartagena de Indias.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in His Speech at UNGA. telesurenglish.net This Tuesday, addressing the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, U.S., the Colombian President proposed to "end the war on drugs and all wars, and allow our people to live in peace." | RELATED: | Petro advocates a new international strategy to fight drug trafficking, as he considers the global war on drugs a failure. | The guilty party for drug addiction is capitalist consumerism and its inabil…

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). France Detects Avian Flu Case Increase in Coastal Birds. telesurenglish.net France detected an increase of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases in coastal birds since mid-May, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food said on Monday. | RELATED: | The national health situation with regards to avian influenza had improved in France since the beginning of May, with the return to a level of risk classified as 'negligible'. However, since mid-May a sharp increase in cases has been observ…

_____ (2022-09-20). Iran's Membership in the SCO Only Strengthens It. journal-neo.org The irreversible fundamental changes that have recently emerged in world politics and economics make the growing role of the new centers of power increasingly clear. They interact with each other based on the universally recognized principles of the primacy of international law and the Charter of the UN, to ensure equal and indivisible security, respect …

Staff (2022-09-20). Shireen Abu Akleh's family submits complaint to ICC. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — The family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has submitted an official complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to demand justice for her killing.

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2022-09-21: News Headlines

Jake Johnson (2022-09-21). 'Nuclear Deterrence Is Always a Bluff. Until It Isn't': Putin Threat Sparks Alarm. commondreams.org "This is how the world inches our way closer to the line where using nuclear weapons will be crossed," warned the head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Infobrics (2022-09-21). Washington exaggerates Modi's comments to Putin on Ukraine. infobrics.org Le Monde says India is playing a "game of paradoxes" by balancing Russia and the West.

Brittani Banks (2022-09-21). What Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China. independentmediainstitute.org The Biden administration will soon release its National Security Strategy, which is being revised in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The document will no doubt trigger a renewed debate about how the United States should gear up for a new Cold War against Russia and China. But before we plunge into a global …

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-09-21). Local Peace Groups in National Day of Action to Stop Ukraine War. indybay.org Protesters deliver letters to Senators Feinstein and Padilla…

Staff (2022-09-21). Russia to play Iran in Tehran or Doha: Karpin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) — The head coach of the Russian national football team Valery Karpin said that his team will play Iran in a friendly match in Tehran or Doha.

JANET (2022-09-21). Webinar: China encirclement and the imperialist build-up in the Pacific Sat. Sept. 24. iacenter.org

Urs P Gasche (2022-09-21). 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.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-09-21). Israel "intended to kill" Shireen Abu Akleh — probe. electronicintifada.net Slain journalist's family submits complaint to International Criminal Court.

Pip Hinman (2022-09-21). Wonnarua People demand Glencore be stopped from destroying Country. greenleft.org.au First Nations cultural heritage is under threat from multinational mining company Glencore's coal mine expansion at the site of one of the Frontier Wars at Glendell, reports Pip Hinman.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-09-21). India's Gaffe at Samarkand. globalresearch.ca

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-09-21). Jackson Water Crisis Reflective of National Pattern in Urban Racism. globalresearch.ca

Mobilization for Reproductive Justice-SF (2022-09-21). Saturday 10/1: Rosie Jimenez, Presente! Community Speak Out. indybay.org 24th and Mission street BART Plaza | Look for the National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice Banner-see photo below…

Tamara Pearson (2022-09-21). Does Mexico's wind industry deliver more dirty profits than clean energy? greenleft.org.au Almost all wind farms in Mexico are privately owned, typically by European and US transnational companies. While wind farms are touted as climate solutions, the profit-hungry companies are actually causing widespread damage to the regions they're based in, reports Tamara Pearson.

Sharon Zhang (2022-09-21). Philadelphia Home Depot Workers File to Form Company's First-Ever Retail Union. truthout.org Retail workers at a Home Depot in Philadelphia The filing covers 274 employees, according to the National Labor Relations Bo…

John Helmer (2022-09-20). The Shelling of Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Takes Ukraine Side, Making UN Secretary-General Guterres Either a Liar or a Fool. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Iranian President Calls for Nuclear Deal Guarantees. telesurenglish.net Iran needs reassuring guarantees as well as the closure of the ongoing inquiry into the Islamic republic by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) before a nuclear deal can be reached, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday. | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 29, 2022. Raisi said on Monday Iran did not seek to develop nuclear weapons but would employ nuclear technology for civilian purposes.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). AMLO: Mexico's Proposal on Peace for Ukraine To Reach UNGA. telesurenglish.net President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard would present the proposal at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, U.S. | RELATED: | Andrés Manuel López ObradorAMLO said in his morning press conference from the National Palace that Mexico advocates peace, not war, not economic sanctions, not arms shipments, and called to promptly initiate dialogue to stop the suffering, displaced, refugees and deaths.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-20). Mirotvorets Kill List: West Left Its Own People to the Mercy of Ukraine's Gestapo. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Nearly a month has passed since the hideous murder of Russian journalist Darya Dugina, who was immediately marked as "liquidated" on Ukraine's Mirotvorets hit list. However, the western press remains numb about the crime, thus opening the door to new assaults, said Sonja van den Ende, a Dutch independent journalist also targeted by…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-20). Game Changer? Immediate Referendums, Ukraine's Spent Reserves Russian Ops in Ukraine 09/21/2022. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 21, 2022 Referendums have been announced across Russian-held territory in Ukraine; If incorporated into the Russian Federation, Moscow could upgrade the special military operation significantly; The US Department of Defense, in a recent briefing, seems to acknowledge the limits of what aid it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-20). Why Nigerian Protesters Want the French Army Out. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Nigerians took to the streets of the country's capital Niamey on September 18, with some of the protesters carrying Russian flags and placards saying "criminal French Army get out" and "The colonial army of Barkhane must go". "The demonstration [on September 18] fits in a wider development and sentiment that has been…

Infobrics (2022-09-20). Is BRICS Reserve Currency a Pipe Dream. infobrics.org Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned the development of a new global reserve currency in a recent speech to the BRICS Business Forum. This global reserve currency is expected to replace the special drawing right of the International Monetary Fund and includes the national currencies of the BRICS member states…

WSWS (2022-09-20). Turkish-Greek tensions escalate amid NATO-Russia war. wsws.org As the Greek president visits islands in the Aegean Sea and the US lifts its arms embargo on Cyprus, dangerous tensions between Athens and Ankara are rising.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Venezuela is a Reliable and Strategic Partner: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin affirmed that Russia will strengthen bilateral cooperation with Venezuela, a country that the Kremlin considers "a reliable and strategic partner." | RELATED: | "Russia and Venezuela maintain close or fully coincident positions on the main issues on the international agenda," Putin said during a ceremony in which he received credentials from ambassadors from 24 nations. | "We maintain an intense…

_____ (2022-09-20). Pakistan's Relations with Russia are Progressing Well. journal-neo.org Historically, relations between Moscow and Islamabad have been rather complicated. After declaring independence from British India, Pakistan made a geopolitical choice in its early decades, opting for close military-political and economic ties with the US, which largely predetermined the cool relations between the former and the Soviet Union. There were particularly difficult periods in bilateral …

____ (2022-09-20). Recovered raptors released to wild in Beijing. ecns.cn Six recovered raptors — a kestrels, two red-footed falcons and three kestrels — were released to the wild on Monday. All of them are listed as Class II National protected animals in China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-20). White House Official Says Biden's Comments on Defending Taiwan 'Speak for Themselves'. news.antiwar.com The top Asia official on the White House's National Security Council said Monday that President Biden's recent comments on defending Taiwan "speak for themselves" and rejected the characterization that the White House walked them back. "I do not believe that it is appropriate to call the remarks that came from the White House today as …

Jack Gilroy (2022-09-20). Exposing the Merchants of Death. covertactionmagazine.com The village of Endicott, New York, is where the computer age began. International Business Machines, or IBM, has roots in Endicott back to 1916 as a time clock company. It later became the acclaimed leader in the design and building of business machines and, in 1981, introduced to the world the first personal computer. At …

_____ (2022-09-20). Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Hold 1-Day Strike for Better Wages, Benefits. popularresistance.org Unionized workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art began a one-day "unfair practices" strike Friday morning amid ongoing negotiations with museum leadership on their first collective bargaining agreement. | The decision comes less than three weeks after AFSCME Local 397 members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike and filed eight unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that museum management engaged in union-busting practices during contract negotiations.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-20). Morocco Fails to Obtain Kenyan Endorsement for its Colonial Occupation of Western Sahara. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni SADR President Brahim Ghali attending the inauguration ceremony of the Kenyan President William Ruto on September 13. (Photo: : Kamal Fadel/Twitter A Kenyan foreign ministry's communique has clarified that the announcement made on Twitter by newly elected President Willian Ruto on rescinding recognition for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was arbitrary and had…

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Pakistan: COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign To Inoculate Children. telesurenglish.net Pakistan launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday for children aged five to 11 in order to inoculate a maximum number of individuals to control the spread of the disease, the country's health ministry said. | RELATED: | In the first phase of the campaign, children will be vaccinated in the selected districts of the country's southern Sindh and eastern Punjab provinces along with the federal capital Islamabad, according t…

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). UN: Bolivia Asks for Peace and Blames Capitalism for Conflicts. telesurenglish.net The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, advocated for world peace in his speech at the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and accused the transnational corporations of the capitalist system of generating global conflicts. | President of Bolivia, Luis Alberto Arce Catacora delivers his address during the 77th General Debate inside the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 20 September 2022.

Sarah Brannon (2022-09-20). National Voter Registration Day is Today: Here's What You Need to Know. aclu.org Today is National Voter Registration Day, and it's important to make sure you are registered at your current address and ready to vote. You can get information about registering to vote or updating your voter registration When every eligible person can register and vote, the promise of democracy becomes more real for all of us. | We need our federal leaders to do everything within their authority to protect and promote the fundamental right to vote. | Last year, the Biden administration put forth…

Fight Back (2022-09-20). Tallahassee SDS marches for women's and reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On September 7, Florida State University Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a march in defense of women's and reproductive rights, following the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. More than 40 students attended the march from the Legacy Fountain to the Integration Statue, accompanied by chants like "We won't go back! We will fight back!" | FSU SDS joined organizations across the country for a National Day of Action to defend reproductive rights and resist attacks on bodily autonomy. People across the country recognize the necessity to continue the strugg…

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Somali Forces Kill 75 Al-Shabab Militants in Central Region. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Odowaa Yusuf Rageh, chief of Somali National Army (SNA) confirmed that his forces killed 75 al-Shabab militants during an operation conducted in the Hiran region of central Somalia. | RELATED: | The military operation was conducted in Yasoman village amid increased attacks by government forces. The operation was still underway to flush out the terrorists who have engaged the government forces in near-daily attacks. | T…

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Geopolitical Divides Undermine International Law: Guterres. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the world is in big trouble and needs collective action across the board. | RELATED: | "Our world is in big trouble. Divides are growing deeper. Inequalities are growing wider. And challenges are spreading farther," Guterres said while addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) before the opening of the debate. | "We need acti…

Staff (2022-09-20). Contemporary poet 'Shahriar' commemorated in Tabriz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — Known by his pen-name Shahriar, Mohammad Hossein Behjat-Tabrizi was commemorated on a National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran.

Staff (2022-09-20). Exhibition on opportunities in Iran mining sector kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — The 11th International Investment Opportunities in Iran's Mines and Mining Industries Exhibition and Conference kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday.

____ (2022-09-20). National Day gets underway with huge flower basket. ecns.cn Workers decorate an artificial flower basket at the Tiananmen Square ahead of the National Day holiday in Beijing, Sept. 19, 2022. Flower displays have been set up in Beijing to celebrate the upcoming National Day.

WSWS (2022-09-20). Long COVID and ME/CFS patients denounce Biden in protest outside White House. wsws.org The myalgic encephalomyelitis action group demonstrated in front of the White House to demand Biden declare that condition and Long COVID a national emergency and to rebuke his declaration that the pandemic is over.

____ (2022-09-19). Xi sends congratulatory letter to int'l forum on industrial, supply chains. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to the International Forum on Resilient and Stable Industrial and Supply Chains.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2022-09-20). Thousands without power after Hurricane Fiona. america.cgtn.com Hurricane Fiona is thrashing the Turks and Caicos islands, after leaving a trail of destruction and devastation in other parts of the Caribbean.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-20). Grass-roots railroaders' movement to picket September 21 against proposed pact. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A grass-roots movement of railroaders, who believe their national union leaders fell short of getting them what they deserve in a tentative agreement the Biden administration brokered between their unions and freight railroads, will conduct informational picketing nationally on September 21. The organization, Rail Labor for Coordinated Bargaining in 2025—which is when the next contract …

Labor Video Project (2022-09-20). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.

____ (2022-09-20). Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan sign protocol on settlement of armed conflict on border. ecns.cn Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a protocol to resolve their armed conflict on the border, the press service of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security reported Tuesday.

Catherine Crockett (2022-09-20). Sunday 9/18: International Peace Day Celebration – Monterey. indybay.org Whispering Pines Park, 1085 Pacific Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940…

Staff (2022-09-20). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 700 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación las 24 horas del día. La máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 1091 MW a las 20: 50 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico. Se estima una afectación máxima de 700 MW en el horario diurno. Para el horario pico, se pronostica la entrada de la unidad 6 de la CTE Rente con 50 MW.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-19). Donetsk City Center Bombed by Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong Russell "Texas" Bentley, who lives in Donetsk, just sent me this video of the aftermath of the bombing, which pulverized buildings and killed at least 13 people on September 19. You can watch it here: Warning: Graphic images and adult language. Video courtesy Russell Bentley on Telegram: t.me/TXDPR/2181 Bentley messaged me the video…

____ (2022-09-19). (W.E. Talk) The U.S. 'Indo-Pacific Strategy' set to counter China and harms Asia-Pacific peace and security. ecns.cn In the latest W.E. Talk, Hu Bo, director of the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative, Research Professor of the School of International Studies at Peking University and Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, Member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies were invited to discuss on the above topics.

Fight Back (2022-09-19). Red Theory: What is neo-colonialism? fightbacknews.org In the previous two articles in this series, we've discussed imperialism, or monopoly capitalism, which Lenin called "the last stage of capitalism." We explained how imperialism and monopoly capitalism are synonymous, the laws of motion inherent in capitalism that lead to imperialism, how imperialism means war, and how imperialism has affected the national question. In our last article, we talked about how and why the contradiction between imperialism and the national liberation movements is the principal contradiction on a world scale. | In 1916, Lenin wrote, "Imperialism, as the highest stage of capitalism in…

Michael Nevradakis (2022-09-19). Court Orders Bill Gates, Indian Government to Respond to Lawsuit Filed by Family of Woman Who Died After AstraZeneca Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-19). Havana Ballet Festival will begin on October 20. en.cubadebate.cu From October 20 to November 13 of this year, the 27th Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival of Havana will be held, which, precisely starting on the Day of Cuban Culture, will begin the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the National Ballet of Cuba, which will last until the last months of 2023. The Organizing Committee of the Festival, which is chaired by the prima ballerina Viengsay Valdés, general director of the National Ballet of Cuba, has announced that a series of performances of the great romantic ballet Giselle…

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2022-09-20: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-20). Blaming Iran for current situation in JCPOA talks "not fair" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — Russian representative in Vienna-based international organizations says even if the nuclear talks in Vienna have reached a dead end, it is not fair to put all the blame on Iran.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-09-20). Local Peace Groups in National Day of Action to Stop Ukraine War. indybay.org Protesters deliver letters to Senators Feinstein and Padilla…

Labor Video Project (2022-09-20). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.

From UN (2022-09-20). California ready for Unstoppable Africa. indybay.org The entire California Corridor to include or California State Capitol is looking forward to hosting our African Diaspora Spring 2023, building on goals and objectives of the Global Africa Business Initiative…

____ (2022-09-20). Iran U17 football team defeat Comoros at Intl. Youth Soccer. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — Iran U17 football team beat Comoros 3-1 in the 24th International Youth Soccer on Monday.

Catherine Crockett (2022-09-20). Sunday 9/18: International Peace Day Celebration – Monterey. indybay.org Whispering Pines Park, 1085 Pacific Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940…

Brenda Norrell (2022-09-20). Oak Flat: Biden's Justice Dept opposes Apache Elder, NCAI, Grandmothers in Federal Court. indybay.org In an insulting blow, President Biden's Justice Department is opposing an Apache Elder, the National Congress of American Indians, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and the MICA Group, who filed as friends of the court in support of the Apache Stronghold's protection of sacred Oak Flat in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

WSWS (2022-09-20). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org On September 15, Salvadorean workers and students marched in the national capital to protest the right wing Bukele administration; while unions and social organization in Uruguay held a one day national protest over social conditions.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-19). NATO Prolongs the Ukraine Proxy War and Global Unrest. libya360.wordpress.com Aaron Maté With diplomacy thwarted, the US and its allies plan for "open-ended" military and economic warfare against Russia, no matter the costs at home and abroad. The Ukrainian military's routing of Russian forces from Kharkiv, which relied extensively on US planning, weaponry and intelligence, has sparked triumphant declarations that the tide has turned. According to The Atlantic's Anne…

Editor (2022-09-19). As Falls Russia, So Falls the World. scheerpost.com Vladimir Putin. [ By Here's a nightmare scenario: Unable to recruit enough soldiers from the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin takes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un up on

Editor (2022-09-19). Zelensky and NATO Plan to Transform Post-War Ukraine into Hyper-militarized Police State. scheerpost.com By Alexander Rubinstein / Just forty days after Russia's military campaign began inside Ukraine, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky told reporters that in the future, his country would be like "a big Israel." The following day, one of Israel's top promoters in the Democratic Party published an op-ed in NATO's official think tank exploring how that could be executed. | Zelensky made his predict…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-19). How the US is Using the Azeri-Armenian Conflict to "Extend" Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Many have noted the suspicious and very convenient timing regarding Azerbaijan-Armenia hostilities which serve as an additional distraction for Russia amid its special military operation in Ukraine and its ongoing operations in Syria. In addition to a recent visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Armenia, anti-CSTO protests promoted by US government-funded media organizations…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-19). Russians Save Lives Of Ukrainian Servicemen On Battlefield (Videos). southfront.org Russian servicemen have recently shared several videos from the front lines in different Ukrainian regions, showing how the treat the captured Ukrainian soldiers. | Wounded Ukrainians are often left by their comrades on the battlefields. In turn, Russian servicemen treat prisoners of war in accordance with international military law. All necessary medical care is provided to the wounded. The Russians provide first aid and then transport the wounded from the battlefields to hospitals, wher…

Editor (2022-09-19). Biden Doubles Down on Defending Taiwan From Potential Chinese Invasion. scheerpost.com Screenshot of Biden's 60 Minutes interview. | By SP Staff / Original to ScheerPost | Note to Readers: This is a revised version of a story posted earlier today. | During an When interviewer Scott Pelley asked the president to specify that this would be a different scenario than Ukraine, this time with actual tro…

Infobrics (2022-09-19). BRICS Youth Play Critical Role in Development. infobrics.org Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said that young people play a critical role in the development of cities and encouraged youth from BRICS countries and the rest of the world to promote the joint development of youth and cities…

Infobrics (2022-09-19). China and India Can Be Pillars of Asian Century. infobrics.org China is happy to see India's development. The two countries are partners and opportunities to each other, rather than threats, and both China and India are committed to multilateralism and share a common interest in maintaining regional peace and security…

____ (2022-09-19). China's first Mars exploration mission achieves rich scientific results. ecns.cn China's first Mars exploration mission has achieved rich scientific results, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Sunday.

____ (2022-09-19). China contributes quarter of world's new forest land in past 10 years. ecns.cn China has contributed a quarter of the world's new forest land in the past 10 years, said Li Chunliang, deputy director of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, at a press conference Monday.

____ (2022-09-19). New archaeological discoveries provide insight into Yellow River origins of Chinese civilization. ecns.cn A gold "funeral mask" dating back to more than 3,000 years ago was excavated from the tomb of an ancient noble in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan Province, officials with China's National Cultural Heritage Administration announced at a recent press conference.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-19). State Department Stops Publishing Military Expenditures, Arms Transfer Report. news.antiwar.com The State Department announced in August that it will no longer publish World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT) reports, which have been released by the US government since the 1960s. The WMEATs detail US global military spending, arms transfers, and related data for each country in the world. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act …

WSWS (2022-09-19). World Bank says interest rate hikes are leading to global recession. wsws.org With virtually all central banks, large and small, lifting their rates as governments reduce spending, the bank said the global economy "is in the midst of one of the most internationally synchronous episodes of monetary and fiscal tightening of the past five decades."

WSWS (2022-09-19). UNICEF warns of worsening child malnutrition in Sri Lanka. wsws.org Fearing the resumption of mass protests and strikes, Wickremesinghe's claim that "no citizen should be starved and no child malnourished" is a desperate attempt to hide the social catastrophe, even as his government prepares to unleash new IMF austerity measures.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-19). Somalia: Clan Revolt Threatens the Future of al-Shabaab. libya360.wordpress.com The Somali government is using all means of war to defeat terrorists from all regions of the country. Clan support for the Somali army has confused and weakened the jihadists. Mogadishu-analysts agree that the Somali government is trying to invest the so-called popular revolution against the jihadist al-Shabaab movement in some federal states to be…

WSWS (2022-09-19). Railroad workers' opposition builds to sellout deal to block national strike. wsws.org Nervous statements in the corporate press warn that Wednesday's deal reached with the rail unions could "fall apart" under the weight of amid rank-and-file anger.

Editor (2022-09-19). Democracy Now Interviews Dr. Gabor Maté on New Book, "The Myth of Normal" scheerpost.com Dr. Gabor Maté discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the "mechanization of birth," how the lack of social services for parents has led to "a massive abandonment of infants," and how capitalism has fueled addiction and the rise of youth suicide rates.

G. Dunkel (2022-09-19). Haiti explodes with cries of 'down with misery'. workers.org Since August 22, the date when the Haitian Revolution began in 1791, hundreds of thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets in every city and many towns to repeatedly say "down with misery." Marche in Hinche (Ench in Creyol), Haiti. Banner in Creyol gives the date and place of . . . |

Editor (2022-09-19). Chris Hedges: Strike, Strike, Strike. scheerpost.com

_____ (2022-09-19). US Is Becoming A 'Developing Country' On Global Rankings. popularresistance.org The United States may regard itself as a "leader of the free world," but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list. | In its global rankings, the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development dropped the U.S. to 41st worldwide, down from its previous ranking of 32nd. Under this methodology — an expansive model of 17 categories, or "goals," many of them focused on the environment and equity — the U.S. ranks between Cuba and Bulgaria. Both are widely regarded as developing countries. | The U.S. is also now considered a "flawed democracy," according to…

Ellie Dorritie (2022-09-19). Jeanette Merrill °Presente! — 'You have to be a partisan in the class struggle'. workers.org Buffalo, New York The class struggle lost our very partisan comrade Jeanette Fusco Merrill in the 90th year of her revolutionary life in August. Jeanette was a founding member of Workers World Party, for decades a National Committee member and a member of the Steering Committee of the Buffalo branch. . . . |

_____ (2022-09-19). Struggle To Save Oak Flats Exposes Ravages Of Colonization, Capitalism. popularresistance.org In 2014, Congress used a midnight rider added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to hand the Indigenous Sacred Land at Oak Flats in Arizona over to a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, Resolution Copper, to mine, which would destroy the land and pollute the local water. Apache Stronghold and its allies are fighting to protect the land and with it, their cultural identity and religious freedom. A new Bureau of Land Management report and conflict within the Ninth Circuit Court are promising for them. Clearing the FOG speaks with Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr. about the significance of Oak Flats and how it exposes the…

Editor (2022-09-19). Banned in the USA: Banned Books Week Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-09-19). How Humans Are Making Pandemics Three Times More Likely. scheerpost.com By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix Habitat loss and global heating are making extreme epidemics like COVID-19 three times more likely, finds a new study. The yearly probability of zoonotic diseases—conditions caused by germs spread from animals to people—"can increase up to threefold in the coming decades," say the authors of a study published in the …

Deborah Rodriguez (2022-09-19). Five years after Hurricane Maria: Puerto Ricans continue to struggle. workers.org A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, a U.S.-based collective with an anti-colonial, pro-independence perspective stated, "Given the damages caused by Hurricane Fiona, we demand that Gobernador Pierluisi issue an executive order requesting that AEE (Electric Power Authority) recruit all the men and women displaced and retired from AEE to . . . |

____ (2022-09-19). Top legislator stresses ties with ROK. ecns.cn Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, highlighted the need for heightened cooperation and further alignment in development strategies during the three-day visit to the ROK.

____ (2022-09-19). Ministry ensures rural students not left behind. ecns.cn Students living in rural areas have been given more opportunities to attend key university as a result of a national special enrollment project launched in 2012, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.

Michael Nevradakis (2022-09-19). Court Orders Bill Gates, Indian Government to Respond to Lawsuit Filed by Family of Woman Who Died After AstraZeneca Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-19). Cuba carried out a dynamic test prior to the popular referendum on the new Family Code. en.cubadebate.cu The dynamic test prior to the popular referendum on the new Family Code, to be held on, ended today throughout Cuba. During the exercise, the specialists checked the availability of material and human resources, as well as computer systems and data transmission. The president of the National Electoral Council, Alina Balseiro, explained that the electoral steps taken are very important, both the dynamic test and the vote abroad, planned as established in the program.

____ (2022-09-19). The Great Success of Mikhail Gorbachev. transcend.org 3G: Gandhi, Galtung, Gorbachev…

Jeff Schuhrke (2022-09-19). 'It's Not Over': While Biden Touts Rail Deal, Workers Have Yet to Vote—And Many Remain Skeptical. commondreams.org A national rail strike could still be on the table if rank-and-file workers reject the tentative agreement announced by the White House this week.

PAI (2022-09-19). Want to wear union gear at work? NLRB says go for it. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Workers can wear union insignia, such as buttons and patches, on the job in most cases, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled. Firms can legally ban it only when they prove "special circumstances" justify their action, case by case. In the 3-2 decision along party lines, the full board ruled for the United …

Staff (2022-09-19). US created industry of litigation in violation of intl. law. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) — Iran says the United States has created an industry of litigation over terror claims against Tehran in violation of international law.

____ (2022-09-19). Xinjiang hits back over UN assessment. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has said that it will not accept investigations by the international community into its alleged human rights issues following the release of a recent United Nations report on the region that it says is based on false information and rumors.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-18). The SCO Summit and the Need for a New Global Security Architecture. libya360.wordpress.com Matthew Ehret During a meeting held between Putin and Xi the recent Shanghai Organization Summit in Samarkand, the Chinese leader re-affirmed his understanding both of the historical moment now shaping the world and also the vital role he understands both Russia and China must play in navigating humanity through this storm saying: "Dear President Putin, my…

____ (2022-09-18). (W. E. Talk) Understood or Smeared: China's Bifurcated Image. ecns.cn The research report "Xinjiang: Understanding the Complexity and Constructing Peace," jointly published by several Italian think tanks, recently sparked international attention. This report's significance may lie in that it not only shows the world the real China but also that people are becoming more and more aware of how China has suffered from international public opinion. The understanding of Chinaworldwide is getting more and better.

EDMIN (2022-09-18). The Overview: An all-encompassing Axiom. sitrepworld.info I used to develop databases in Filemaker, an Apple software product so easy that it was often the Administrative Assistant who created the organization's database(s). Except for enormous transactional systems, like those handling the ATMs of large banks, Filemaker was a far better choice, for many reasons, than the clumsy, dysfunctional piece of junk called Oracle, for a tiny fraction of the cost. I bring this up because this is one of innumerable examples of the innate corruption of the Imperialist/Capitalist system, where profit predictably trumps common sense, not to mention simple human decency. Oracle,…

Fight Back (2022-09-18). Fight Back! Radio is dope. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Using the tag line, "Going to the Heart of the People's Struggle," our podcast has quickly spread across the country. Fight Back! Radio host Richard Berg noted, "We do interviews with the real leaders of the people's struggles. We go past the bourgeois think tanks by talking to activists that are organizing workers, oppressed nationality peoples, students and other fighters." | Since hitting the airwaves on May Day 2022, Fight Back! Radio has captured the imagination of revolutionaries and activists everywhere. In a very short time, the podcast has reached 10,000 downloads by interviewing the most s…

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2022-09-19: News Headlines

Michael Nevradakis (2022-09-19). Court Orders Bill Gates, Indian Government to Respond to Lawsuit Filed by Family of Woman Who Died After AstraZeneca Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

Binoy Kampmark (2022-09-19). Back-door proliferation: IAEA, AUKUS and nuclear submarine technology. greenleft.org.au Australia's operation of nuclear-powered submarines will make it the first non-nuclear weapon state to manipulate a loophole in the International Atomic Energy Agency inspection system. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-09-19). Local Peace Groups in National Day of Action to Stop Ukraine War. indybay.org Protesters deliver letters to Senators Feinstein and Padilla…

Labor Video Project (2022-09-19). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.

From UN (2022-09-19). California ready for Unstoppable Africa. indybay.org The entire California Corridor to include or California State Capitol is looking forward to hosting our African Diaspora Spring 2023, building on goals and objectives of the Global Africa Business Initiative…

John Feffer (2022-09-19). Is Authoritarian Exceptionalism the Future? commondreams.org Can the heroine of this story, true internationalism, survive the onslaught of lawless maniacs bent on reviving a world of unaccountable sovereigns and promoting a war of all against all?

Labor Video Project (2022-09-19). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.

Jake Johnson (2022-09-19). 'No Regard for the Law': Starbucks to Deny Union Workers New Paid Leave Benefits. commondreams.org "Their goal is to retaliate against and punish union stores," said Starbucks Workers United.

Catherine Crockett (2022-09-19). Sunday 9/18: International Peace Day Celebration – Monterey. indybay.org Whispering Pines Park, 1085 Pacific Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940…

Brenda Norrell (2022-09-19). Oak Flat: Biden's Justice Dept opposes Apache Elder, NCAI, Grandmothers in Federal Court. indybay.org In an insulting blow, President Biden's Justice Department is opposing an Apache Elder, the National Congress of American Indians, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and the MICA Group, who filed as friends of the court in support of the Apache Stronghold's protection of sacred Oak Flat in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Staff (2022-09-18). Kremlin responds to Western nuclear claims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — The cases of when Russia will use nuclear weapons are stated in the national nuclear doctrine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-18). Financial Support For Syrian Opposition Coalition In Turkey Has Been Suspended. southfront.org The official logo of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. | The backers of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, commonly known as the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), had suspended their financial support, Sputnik reported on September 18. | According to the Russian news agency, the decision to suspend financial support to the Istanbul-based coalition came as Syrian opposition leaders are preparing to travel to the United States to attend…

____ (2022-09-18). China to impose sanctions on CEOs of Raytheon Technologies, Boeing Defense. ecns.cn China has decided to impose sanctions on two senior executives of American firms involved in the latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, to defend China's national sovereignty and security interests, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.

TeleSUR (2022-09-18). Cuban Legislative Referendum Begins With Vote Abroad. telesurenglish.net Voting for the legislative referendum that will put into effect the new Cuban Family Code began this Sunday in the venues authorized to vote abroad, confirmed the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | RELATED: | According to the figures of the National Electoral Council, there are a little more than 1,000 polling stations set up abroad so that Cubans on official missions can exercise their right to vote in 123 countries. | These are…

TeleSUR (2022-09-18). Cuba Slams Israel for Destabilizing West Asian Region. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, through a message issued on his Twitter account, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned a new attack by the Israeli regime against Damascus, the Syrian capital, which resulted in the death of five military personnel and some material damage. | RELATED: | "I strongly condemn Israel's constant incursions into Syrian territory, in blatant violation of international laws and endangering stability i…

Editor (2022-09-18). Shift from Fossils to Renewables Will Save $12 Trillion by 20. scheerpost.com panels and wind turbines pave the way to a cheaper, greener future. [ By Mitchell Beer | Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy will save countries at least US$12 trillion by 20 , an Oxford University research team reports.

Staff (2022-09-18). Venezuelan Ministers Visit Colombia First Time After President Petro's Inauguration (+Poetry). orinocotribune.com A delegation of officials from Venezuela, consisting of the Minister for Communications and Information Freddy àëáñez, Minister for Culture Ernesto Villegas, and the Táchira state Governor Freddy Bernal, arrived on Saturday, September 17 in Cúcuta, Colombia, to participate in the Binational Meeting of Poets from Venezuela and Colombia for Peace. They went to Colombia through the Simón Bolívar Bridge border crossing. | It is the first time that Venezuelan ministers are visiting Colombia since Gustavo Petro took office on August 7, and diplomatic relations were resumed. His predecessor, Iván Duque, did not rec…

Editor (2022-09-18). Corporate Media Is Trying to Convince People Student Debt Forgiveness Is Bad. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-09-18). The magic and allure of Persian poetry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — Today is the National Day of Persian Poetry and a good opportunity to learn more about some of the greatest Persian poets with their lasting influence on the Persian language and rising popularity across the world.

____ (2022-09-18). Iran U17 edges past Niigata in Japan tournament. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — Iran defeated Niigata 2-1 in the 24th International Youth Soccer on Sunday thanks to a brace from Mohammad Askari.

Staff (2022-09-18). VIDEO: Iran commemorates contemporary poet 'Shahriar'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — September 18 has been named the 'National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature' in Iran to coincide with the death anniversary of the legendary Iranian poet Shahriar.

Nick Cleveland-Stout (2022-09-18). Meet the Members of Congress Who Traded Defense Stocks While Making National Security Policy. commondreams.org Though all of the lawmakers in a recent analysis deny any impropriety, the capacity for competing interests is clear.

Dan Williams (2022-09-18). Detroit Auto Show puts spotlight on electric vehicles. america.cgtn.com After a three-and-a-half-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North American International Auto Show has opened its doors to the public once again. Analysts predict electric vehicles could make up more than half of U.S. car sales by 2030. And that trend is …

Lee Siu Hin (2022-09-18). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-17). Fraudulent Yale School of Management Report Says Russia Will Be Crushed by Western Sanctions. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse SCO Summit forges a path to a strong multipolar world A Yale School of Management and Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute study titled "Business Retreats and Sanctions Are Crippling the Russian Economy" was issued in August, and it argues on a fraudulent basis that because (so they allege) "Russia needs world markets as…

_____ (2022-09-17). Sanctions Won't Stop Latin American Leaders From Talking With US Workers. popularresistance.org On September 24, leaders from Cuba and Venezuela will speak at an event titled "The People's Summit: Democracy Beyond the US Empire". The event is convened by the International Peoples' Assembly, an international network of people's movements and organizations. The event will be held in the historic Riverside Church in Morningside Heights, as the UN General Assembly convenes further downtown in Manhattan. | Speakers include Bruno Rodriguez, the Foreign Minister of Cuba, Carlos Faria, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Kristin Richardson Jordan, District 9 Council Member for New York City, Vijay Prashad, Director…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-17). SCO Summit Offers Vision of Hope Amid U.S.-Led Insanity for War. libya360.wordpress.com Strategic Culture Foundation The SCO summit this week offers much welcome hope for a saner, more peaceful world. The 22nd summit this week of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization explicitly and unreservedly promotes peaceful partnership and multilateralism — in stark contrast to the de facto Western worldview of hegemony and endless conflict. The SCO summit, held…

Fight Back (2022-09-17). Austin students rally in defense of abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — The Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) organized a rally at the University of Texas at Austin on September 15 in defense of women's and reproductive rights, as a part of the National SDS Day of Action. About 35 students rallied at 6 p.m. at the corner of Speedway and 21st Street on UT campus. Speakers from six other organizations gave speeches condemning the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Texas Heartbeat Act. | The Texas Heartbeat Act (SB8) was passed in September last year in preparation for the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It bans abortions when there are cells that will l…

Editor (2022-09-17). Chomsky and Ellsberg on the Death of Gorbachev (video). scheerpost.com By Paul Jay / theAnalysis.news Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg discuss the significance of the life of Mikhail Gorbachev and what the deconstruction of the Soviet Union means for today's world. Noam and Daniel join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news. _______________________________________________ 00: 00 Introduction 01: 09 End of the Soviet Union and the Role of Gorbachev …

A Guest Author (2022-09-17). Guerra en Ucrania: Las transnacionales hacen ganancias. workers.org Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es Consultor y analista internacional venezolano, ha publicado artículos en Revistas especializadas de Puerto Rico, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela, México, Argentina y España así como en diversos periódicos e innumerables páginas de Internet. Fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la . . . |

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2022-09-18: News Headlines

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-09-18). Local Peace Groups in National Day of Action to Stop Ukraine War. indybay.org Protesters deliver letters to Senators Feinstein and Padilla…

Labor Video Project (2022-09-18). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.

From UN (2022-09-18). California ready for Unstoppable Africa. indybay.org The entire California Corridor to include or California State Capitol is looking forward to hosting our African Diaspora Spring 2023, building on goals and objectives of the Global Africa Business Initiative…

Catherine Crockett (2022-09-18). Sunday 9/18: International Peace Day Celebration – Monterey. indybay.org Whispering Pines Park, 1085 Pacific Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940…

Brenda Norrell (2022-09-18). Oak Flat: Biden's Justice Dept opposes Apache Elder, NCAI, Grandmothers in Federal Court. indybay.org In an insulting blow, President Biden's Justice Department is opposing an Apache Elder, the National Congress of American Indians, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and the MICA Group, who filed as friends of the court in support of the Apache Stronghold's protection of sacred Oak Flat in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-18). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.

A Guest Author (2022-09-17). U.S. firms get rich, Ukrainian youth die. workers.org By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein is a Venezuelan international relations expert, who was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua and an advisor for international politics for TeleSUR. This article, published Sept. 7, was translated . . . |

____ (2022-09-17). China, Tàºrkiye need to advocate true multilateralism: Xi. ecns.cn China and Tàºrkiye need to advocate true multilateralism, uphold international fairness and justice, and strengthen cooperation within such multilateral organizations as the United Nations, the Group of 20 and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Editor (2022-09-17). In a Major Reversal of Fortunes Google Gets Slapped Down Hard By Europe's Top Regulatory Court. scheerpost.com Original to ScheerPost Google lost its appeal against the $4.125 billion antitrust fine filed by the European Union's General Court after the court's regulators uncovered huge infringements in how Google operated its Android OS by impeding competitors four years ago. For its next step, Google can now appeal on matters of law to Europe's highest …

WSWS (2022-09-17). Sri Lanka: Glenugie Estate workers protest wage cuts and harsh conditions. wsws.org The wage cuts and new work targets are part of the ongoing efforts of the tea plantation companies, assisted by the trade unions, to drive up productivity and boost profits.

TeleSUR (2022-09-17). Hurricane Warning Issued for Puerto Rico for Fiona. telesurenglish.net The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for Puerto Rico on Saturday for the effects of Fiona, which for the moment continues as a tropical storm. | RELATED: | Through its Twitter account, the agency also warned of heavy rains that could produce "flooding and landslides in parts of Puerto Rico". | The hurricane warning issued by the National Hurricane Center is in effect for Puerto Rico, and inc…

Christine Massey (2022-09-17). Video: Does the Virus Exist? Has SARS-CoV-2 Been Isolated? Interview with Christine Massey. globalresearch.ca "is there reliable evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated from an "unadulterated sample taken from a diseased patient"? | Christine Massey submitted Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to some 90 Health /Science institutions.

Otis Grotewohl (2022-09-17). West Virginia politicians ban abortion, but not without a fight. workers.org Charleston, West Virginia Sept. 14 — The Republican-majority West Virginia legislature passed an abortion ban during a Sept. 13 special session. The same legislature had introduced the bill to ban abortion, known as HB 302, in late July. (See "Abortion access under attack in West Virginia," Workers World, July 29.) . . . |

_____ (2022-09-17). Mining Mafias Ruin Livelihoods Of Farmers And Pastorals, Spread Terror. popularresistance.org In Kolawalpur village of Banda District (state of Uttar Pradesh), many farmers complained bitterly that the miners of river sand had destroyed their farms and standing crops. What is more, threat of floods in the rainy season and the river drying up in the dry season had increased due to the excessive extraction of sand from the river using heavy machines. Workers who were employed in sand mining had not been paid the wages due to them. | In Mahawa and Bhirala villages of Sikar district (state of Rajasthan) the farmers and pastorals had been devastated by mining of stone and the use of dynamite for this. Water so…

TeleSUR (2022-09-17). Venezuela Rejects U.S. Report on Drug Producers. telesurenglish.net Venezuela rejected the U.S. government's memorandum on drug-producing countries and condemned its interfering role. | RELATED: | "In this infamous publication the faithful fulfillment of the international commitments of the Bolivarian Government, whose tenor to address the ongoing fight against illicit drug trafficking has been under the foundations of the United Nations," said the Foreign Ministry. | In a communiqué, the Venez…

Misión Verdad (2022-09-17). First Analysis: Venezuela Agrees to Mediate Between Colombian Government of President Petro and the ELN. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — Sep 14, 2022 | The Colombian government of President Gustavo Petro sent a letter requesting Venezuela to be the guarantor of the negotiation and peace process between the government and the Colombian guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN). | Venezuela answered in the affirmative. President Nicolás Maduro Moros pointed out that "once again, as Commander [Hugo] Chávez did in his time to guarantee the Peace Accords [between the Colombian government and the FARC], Venezuela accepts the role of guarantor of the negotiations and the Colombian peace agreements with the ELN." | Pre…

Editor (2022-09-17). "Death By Incarceration": Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of Life Without Parole Sentences. scheerpost.com

_____ (2022-09-17). For People In Caribbean, Leaving British Monarchy More Than Symbolic. popularresistance.org Born in the Bahamas in the late 1940s when the archipelago was still under the British rule, Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean's mother was taught in school a version of colonial history that did not focus on the suffering of the slaves who were brought to the islands against their will. | "Their version [of the history], I think, more than changing the story was the story of a mission. For example, my mother, who was born as a baby boomer, grew up learning that coal came from a certain part of England. But it was never about the archipelago of the islands of the Bahamas. Their focus of the education was really on creati…

WSWS (2022-09-17). Railroaders furious after unions reveal that no tentative agreement exists, despite sabotage of strike. wsws.org Workers are livid after the two largest rail unions revealed on Friday, less than a day after blocking a national strike, that no tentative agreements yet exist between the unions and the carriers.

Staff (2022-09-17). Iran not accept changes in internationally-recognized borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) — In a meeting with the President of Turkey, President Raeisi said rejected any change in the internationally-recognized, historical and geopolitical borders in the region as unacceptable to Iran.

Editor (2022-09-17). Luring Doctors From Poorer Countries is the UK's Quiet Scandal. scheerpost.com By Patrick Cockburn / CounterPunch The looting of artistic and religious objects from Africa and Asia by British invaders in the 19th century causes much rancorous debate about whether the artefacts should be returned to the countries they were originally stolen from. But discussion is much more muted about equally acquisitive expeditions launched by Britain today that may …

Staff (2022-09-17). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación superior a los 800 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica pronostica para este sábado una afectación máxima de 850 MW en el horario diurno. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2405 MW y una demanda máxima de 3100 MW, para un déficit de 695 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 765 MW en este horario.

A Guest Author (2022-09-17). Ucrania: øuna guerra en minifaldas? workers.org Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es Consultor y analista internacional venezolano, ha publicado artículos en Revistas especializadas de Puerto Rico, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela, México, Argentina y España así como en diversos periódicos e innumerables páginas de Internet. Fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la . . . |

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-17). México propone Comisión Internacional de paz para Ucrania. telesurtv.net La Comisión estaría presidida por el secretario general de la ONU y el primer ministro de India, Narendra Modi.

Infobrics (2022-09-16). India unlikely to be coerced by G7 to enforce price cap on Russian oil. infobrics.org Ursula von der Leyen says anti-Russia sanctions "are here to stay" despite European crisis…

Infobrics (2022-09-16). BRICS New Development Bank: A Second Bretton Woods or a New Trend with its Own Future. infobrics.org The main institutions of the Bretton Woods system, which have existed since the Second World War, are rapidly losing their economic weight. At this time, key actors in the developing world are coming to the fore, calling into question the out-dated rules of the game, including the hegemony of the West. Instead of destroying the legacy of the last century, they offer an alternative economic system where each player is able to influence important decisions at the international level…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-16). Trump-named judge gives Trump another reward, stalling Justice Dept. probe. peoplesworld.org WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Florida U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, named to the job by former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump, has given Trump a second reward within three weeks. She's further stalled the Justice Department's investigation into Trump's criminal heist of secret and sensitive national security documents from the White House to his Mar-A-Lago …

Editor (2022-09-16). How a City's Unequal Infrastructure Makes Poorer Neighborhoods Hotter. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-09-16). Iran FM discusses latest intl. developments with UN official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs discussed the most important regional and international developments.

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2022-09-17: News Headlines

Brenda Norrell (2022-09-17). Oak Flat: Biden's Justice Dept opposes Apache Elder, NCAI, Grandmothers in Federal Court. indybay.org In an insulting blow, President Biden's Justice Department is opposing an Apache Elder, the National Congress of American Indians, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and the MICA Group, who filed as friends of the court in support of the Apache Stronghold's protection of sacred Oak Flat in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

____ (2022-09-17). China to impose sanctions on CEOs of Raytheon Technologies, Boeing Defense. ecns.cn China has decided to impose sanctions on two senior executives of American firms involved in the latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, to defend China's national sovereignty and security interests, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.

From UN (2022-09-17). California ready for Unstoppable Africa. indybay.org The entire California Corridor to include or California State Capitol is looking forward to hosting our African Diaspora Spring 2023, building on goals and objectives of the Global Africa Business Initiative…

Lee Siu Hin (2022-09-17). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!

Labor Video Project (2022-09-17). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.

Catherine Crockett (2022-09-17). Sunday 9/18: International Peace Day Celebration – Monterey. indybay.org Whispering Pines Park, 1085 Pacific Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940…

Staff (2022-09-16). Arbaeen; Longest trek to further unify Muslims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — As one of the longest treks in the world, the Arbaeen procession is considered as an international religious ceremony to further unify the Muslims.

Camila Escalante (2022-09-16). Latin Americans Reject Resource Plundering by Same NATO Countries Fueling Military Conflict in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Camila Escalante Sep 13, 2022 | [The following is a slightly expanded version of a talk given by Camila Escalante to an online forum of the International Manifesto Group on August 7, 2022. The topic of the forum was ' On August 6 we celebrated 197 years of independence here in Bolivia. We listened intently to the speech by President Luis Arce delivered in Sucre, the capital city in Bolivia's Chiquisaca department. Among other issues, he spoke ab…

Infobrics (2022-09-16). NATO membership will harm Swedish international image and cause economic losses. infobrics.org The country may see a decrease in its exports if confirmed its adhesion to NATO.

Editor (2022-09-16). Why 'learn to live' with COVID deaths? workers.org If you write for the New York Times, expect to be assigned articles condemning China for causing its people enormous inconvenience and discomfort to avoid massive deaths from the coronavirus. The Times clearly shares the capitalist-class viewpoint that the world's priority should be to get back to business as usual, . . . |

Sergio Ferrari (2022-09-16). Multinationals Impose Their Law on Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Ferrari Sep 7, 2022 | In the last 30 years, the pressure of foreign investors against Latin American states has been increasing day by day, and the number of lawsuits for "non-compliance" on their part has multiplied. Up from six known cases in 1996, there are now 1,190. | Throughout that period, these countries were condemned to pay $33.6 billion, which thus vanished from the public coffers. According to the Transnational Institute (TNI) based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, this figure represents a third more than the losses due to the impact of climate catastrophes on the continent between 197…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). Libya and the Way Out of a Severe Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Viktor Mikhin Violence has returned to the streets of the Libyan capital Tripoli for the third time this year, as prevailing tensions between the North African country's two parallel governments have again escalated sharply. With 32 people killed and 160 injured, mostly civilians, the warring militias have not even spared hospitals in their attempts to…

Editor (2022-09-16). Scott Ritter Joins The Grayzone to Discuss Ukraine's Counter-Offensive, Russia's Next Move. scheerpost.com Military expert and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter joins The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate live to discuss.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). Izyum is Bucha 2.0: New Ukrainian False Flag War Crimes and Western PSYOP. libya360.wordpress.com Nicolas Cinquini While the authorities have ordered lawsuits and detention of collaborators but private channels are simply spurring the murder of civilians, Ukraine pretends on September 15, 2022, to have found out a mass grave of 440 bodies near Izyum. The Russian forces have seized Izyum, northeastern Ukraine, in March, on their path to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran Accelerate Work on an Alternative to the Suez Canal. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov In order to accelerate the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (ITC), in particular its railway segment through the Western Chord, a Declaration was signed in Baku by Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran confirming the readiness of these countries to intensify cooperation in the assessment and analysis of infrastructure and transport capacities to…

____ (2022-09-16). Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand Thursday afternoon,to exchange views on China-Russia relations and international and regional issues of shared interest.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). TPA and It's Consequences. libya360.wordpress.com Victor Zhikai Gao While the Taiwan Policy Act is making its way through the labyrinth in the congressional process in Washington, D.C., it is high time to ponder the consequences of this Act, if adopted and enacted, for China and the United States. The TPA, in essence, will treat China's Taiwan Province as a sovereign,…

____ (2022-09-16). China's retail sales up 5.4 pct in August. ecns.cn China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 5.4 percent year on year in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's property investment down in January-August period. ecns.cn China's investment in property development went down 7.4 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's home prices ease in August. ecns.cn China's home prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities eased in August, with more cities seeing a decline in home prices, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's fixed-asset investment up 5.8 pct in first 8 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.8 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's retail sales grow 5.4% year-on-year in August. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 5.4 percent year-on-year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate down to 5.3 pct in August. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in August, down from 5.4 percent in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-16). China's industrial output up 3.6 pct in first eight months. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 3.6 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.

_____ (2022-09-16). US To Release Stolen Afghan Reserves, With A Catch. popularresistance.org The US government announced on 13 September that it would release a significant portion of the $7 billion stolen Afghan central bank funds to a bank of international settlements in Basel, Switzerland. | The trusteeship will help the US to oversee the disbursements of the funds in order to bypass the Taliban government in Kabul. | Washington withdrew its financial support for Afghanistan, following the Taliban victory against the US-trained army in 2021. Besides harsh economic sanctions, the US government also froze the funds of Afghanistan's Central Bank, causing a widespread humanitarian crisis in the country.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-16). India's Media at 75: Shackled by Profit, Politically Imprisoned. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: As a rule Orinoco Tribune does not re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception, because this is a on a very sensitive issue that demands attention. | By P. Sainath Aug 17, 2022 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi's lockdown speech of March 24, 2020 gave a nation of 1.4 billion people four hours to shut itself down. It would devastate hundreds of millions of livelihoods within days. Minutes after Modi's speech, his government listed the essential services that would remain operational through the lockdown. | Refreshingly…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). 'Samarkand Spirit' to Be Driven by 'Responsible Powers'. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The SCO summit of Asian power players delineated a road map for strengthening the multipolar world Amidst serious tremors in the world of geopolitics, it is so fitting that this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) heads of state summit should have taken place in Samarkand — the ultimate Silk Road crossroads for 2, 0…

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-16). Chile Refuses Israeli Ambassador Over Killing of Palestinian Teen. commondreams.org "The fact that Gabriel Boric's extremely normal and reasonable actions in response to Israeli violence against civilians is seen as 'unprecedented' reflects incredibly poorly on the rest of the international community."

____ (2022-09-16). Handover ceremony for 88 Chinese soldiers' remains held in Incheon. ecns.cn A handover ceremony for the remains of 88 Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs killed in the 1950-53 Korean War was held at South Korea's Incheon International Airport on Friday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). Canada: Violence Against Indigenous Women Grows Amid 'Apathy and Injustice'. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh Indigenous women in Canada protesting (Image via: Red Women Rising) Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism. Violence against Indigenous women is "escalating like never before," the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has warned. A series of tragedies have rocked the city of Vancouver…

_____ (2022-09-16). Violence Against Indigenous Women Grows In Vancouver. popularresistance.org Violence against Indigenous women is "escalating like never before," the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has warned. A series of tragedies have rocked the city of Vancouver (unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands) in recent months, including the discovery of the body of a 14-year-old Indigenous child, Noelle O'Soup, in May. | "Apathy and injustice prevail among the authorities while the intersecting crises of MMIWG2S+ [missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and others], the colonial child welfare system, homelessness, and the opioid crisis are literally killing our…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). Party with Neo-Nazi Roots Surges in Sweden. libya360.wordpress.com Ceren Sagir | Agencies Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie àÖkesson will be in a position to extract major concessions from the new right-wing government. His SD party's roots are in the violent neo-Nazi extremist movements of the 1980s, and anti-immigrant ideology remains at the core of its program. | Johan Nilsson / TT News Agency…

Fight Back (2022-09-16). USF students march in defense of abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Wednesday, September 14, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society organized a protest as a part of a National Day of Action around reproductive rights. The rally brought out about 30 students to march across campus to show their support for abortion rights. Members from many other student groups gave speeches to show solidarity on this issue. | Diego Falcon, a member of UndocUnited, said that he "saw this coming since the Trump administration" and that "the abuse of women in ICE detention centers facing forced hysterectomies" was a precursor to the loss of bodily autonomy. | Florida's own abor…

Editor (2022-09-16). UN Special Rapporteur Calls for the End of All Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-09-16). The Chris Hedges Report: The Monstrous Myth of Custer. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-09-16). Mark Fiore: Dems Funding MAGA: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-09-16). Ortega Promises Construction of Interoceanic Canal Through Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com In a speech given on Wednesday, September 14, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called once again for the construction of an interoceanic canal through the Central American country. | "At some point a canal will be a reality here in Nicaragua. Why? Because it is true that the canal through Panama has been expanded, but the demands of international traffic are so great that a canal is necessary for Nicaragua as well," said Ortega in a speech given on Wednesday to celebrate the 201st anniversary of the independence of Nicaragua and the 166th anniversary of the historic battle of San Jacinto. | He stressed that the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). SCO Samarkand Summit: Chinese President Xi Jinping Urges Strengthening Cooperation. libya360.wordpress.com We need to enhance mutual support. We should strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication, deepen mutual understanding and political trust, and support each other in our efforts to uphold security and development interests. We should guard against attempts by external forces to instigate "color revolution," jointly oppose interference in other countries' internal affairs under any…

Editor (2022-09-16). How a City's Unequal Infrastructure Makes Poorer Neighborhoods Hotter. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-09-16). Al Falasteniyeh: New Palestinian media network committed to return and liberation. samidoun.net youtu.be/BfsbtlRZMKQ Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes Al Falasteniyeh Media Network, a new Palestinian media initiative that aims to link Palestinians inside occupied Palestine and everywhere in exile and diaspora together with Arab and international liberation movements, with a clear and principled commitment to anti-normalization, return and liberation. With the slogan, "From the River to …

Editor (2022-09-16). Queen's Funeral Shuts Food Banks Amid Cost of Living Crisis. scheerpost.com Elizabeth II's coffin leaves Holyrood Palace. Taras Young, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Ruby Lott-Lavigna / The Queen's funeral will shut down food banks and other cost of living services while the country grapples with its worst poverty crisis in decades. | Critics say millions at risk…

Editor (2022-09-16). Boyah J. Farah: A Somali Boy's Escape From Somalia's Harrowing Genocide Leads Him To His Dream Paradise—and the Brutality of American Racism. scheerpost.com : Boyah J. Farah seemed most struck by the beautiful green lawns…

Ana Perdigón (2022-09-16). Venezuelan Army Disables 28th Narco Jet of 2022. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) disabled a plane belonging to the so-called Colombian Armed Drug Trafficking Terrorists(TANCOL), which makes it the 28th aircraft destroyed this year. | Through his Twitter account, the strategic operational commander of the FANB (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, highlighted the work and professionalism of the military body in defending Venezuela's geographic space. | Likewise, he indicated that during this year the FANB dismantled 28 TANCOL aircrafts and 306 in total since the beginning of this legal mandate allowing them to do so, dating back to 2012, as par…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-16). The People's Summit to Run Parallel to the UN General Assembly in New York. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch This month, working people in the US will have the opportunity to dialogue directly with the Cuban and Venezuelan leaders who are set to attend the ongoing UN General Assembly. Leaders from Cuba and Venezuela will speak at an event organized by social justice activists, held parallel to the United Nations General Assembly…

WSWS (2022-09-16). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Telangana coal mine contract workers strike for higher pay; Kerala government doctors protest wage revision anomalies; Bangladeshi transport workers strike over police harassment; Australia: Northern Territory power and water utility workers strike; New Zealand casino workers rally over pay.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-16). Syrian, Turkish Intelligence Chiefs Held Series Of Meetings In Damascus — Report. southfront.org Syria flag (flickr). | Hakan Fidan, head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization, has held a series of meetings with Ali Mamlouk, director of Syria's National Security Bureau, in Damascus, A regional source aligned with Damascus told the news agency that the most recent meeting between the Turkish and Syrian intelligence chiefs took place…

WSWS (2022-09-16). German corporations use economic crisis to impose mass layoffs. wsws.org While the largest energy and auto corporations are making record profits, small and medium sized companies are being driven to insolvency en masse and tens of thousands of workers sacked.

WSWS (2022-09-16). While rail unions meet with Biden to avert strike, 0 railroaders attend meeting to organize rank-and-file opposition. wsws.org With the specter of a national rail strike in the United States looming, two meetings took place on Wednesday night. The first was a union—government—corporate conspiracy in Washington; the second was a meeting by railroaders to fight for rank-and-file control.

Climate Nexus (2022-09-16). Biden announces floating offshore wind projects, which could power five million homes. peoplesworld.org The Biden administration committed Thursday to build enough floating offshore wind capacity by 2035 to power five million homes. The 15GW by 2035 target is in addition to the administration's goal of installing 30GW of traditional offshore wind by 2030. Floating offshore wind is still an emerging technology, producing 0.2% of global offshore wind power, …

Laith Fadel (2022-09-15). Joe Biden visits Detroit's famous Auto Show. america.cgtn.com Car enthusiasts are gathering in Detroit this week as the North American International Auto Show gets underway. U.S. President Joe Biden as well as China's Ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, were both in attendance on the opening media day. A key focus is …

Fight Back (2022-09-15). Arlington, TX students speak out for reproductive rights on campus. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On September 7, the Progressive Student Union held a rally here to speak out against the reversal of Roe v. Wade, as part of a wider national day of action called by Students for a Democratic Society. | Texas is one of the few states that has nearly banned abortion outright via its "trigger law" from 2019, but there are exceptions for the mother's life being in danger. Given this reality PSU organized the rally to call upon new University of Texas at Arlington President Jennifer Evans-Cowley to protect abortion on the UTA campus. This sentiment was echoed by many students over the course of planni…

Laith Fadel (2022-09-15). Automotive giants showcase latest electric vehicles in Detroit. america.cgtn.com Thousands of automobile enthusiasts will visit the so called Motor City Detroit this weekend as the North American International Auto Show opens to the public. On show will be an array of the latest cars from auto manufacturers. And although there has been a push …

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2022-09-16: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-16). Multinationals Impose Their Law on Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Ferrari Sep 7, 2022 | In the last 30 years, the pressure of foreign investors against Latin American states has been increasing day by day, and the number of lawsuits for "non-compliance" on their part has multiplied. Up from six known cases in 1996, there are now 1,190. | Throughout that period, these countries were condemned to pay $33.6 billion, which thus vanished from the public coffers. According to the Transnational Institute (TNI) based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, this figure represents a third more than the losses due to the impact of climate catastrophes on the continent between 197…

Brenda Norrell (2022-09-16). Oak Flat: Biden's Justice Dept opposes Apache Elder, NCAI, Grandmothers in Federal Court. indybay.org In an insulting blow, President Biden's Justice Department is opposing an Apache Elder, the National Congress of American Indians, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and the MICA Group, who filed as friends of the court in support of the Apache Stronghold's protection of sacred Oak Flat in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-09-16). India-China Border Dispute: Big Picture of Disengagement in Ladakh. asia-pacificresearch.com

____ (2022-09-16). China, Tàºrkiye need to advocate true multilateralism: Xi. ecns.cn China and Tàºrkiye need to advocate true multilateralism, uphold international fairness and justice, and strengthen cooperation within such multilateral organizations as the United Nations, the Group of 20 and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

____ (2022-09-16). China's retail sales grow 5.4% year-on-year in August. ecns.cn China's retail sales increased 5.4 percent year-on-year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

From UN (2022-09-16). California ready for Unstoppable Africa. indybay.org The entire California Corridor to include or California State Capitol is looking forward to hosting our African Diaspora Spring 2023, building on goals and objectives of the Global Africa Business Initiative…

Labor Video Project (2022-09-16). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.

Staff (2022-09-16). Zionists will always threaten international peace, security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said that the foundation of the Zionist regime is based on aggression, crime and flagrant violations of international laws and human rights.

Catherine Crockett (2022-09-16). Sunday 9/18: International Peace Day Celebration – Monterey. indybay.org Whispering Pines Park, 1085 Pacific Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940…

Lee Siu Hin (2022-09-16). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!

Infobrics (2022-09-15). Hundreds of children included in Ukrainian kill-list. infobrics.org International organizations remain silent while children are threatened by Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-15). Human Toll of Eight-Year Ukrainian Army Onslaught in Eastern Ukraine is Shocking. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker John Parker walking through a Ukrainian bunker west of Sokilnyky. [Source: Photo courtesy of John Parker] The eastern Ukrainian countryside is being littered with Ukrainian Army mines while some towns have been abandoned as residents had to escape Ukrainian Army shelling. Residents consider Americans who send money to the Ukrainian government in the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-15). US Ammunition Running Low for Ukraine, No Quick Fix for Shortage. libya360.wordpress.com The Western media based on US Army market surveys is taking notice of critical shortages of munitions among US stockpiles and what is available to send Ukraine. The shortages undoubtedly have and will continue to manifest themselves on the battlefield in the form of Ukrainian forces being constantly outgunned. References: The Duran Bakhmut and…

Infobrics (2022-09-15). RIC Has Incredible Potential for Cooperation. infobrics.org The Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral has "incredible potential" for cooperation among the three countries and it could be a supportive framework to promote a constructive dialogue between New Delhi and Beijing…

____ (2022-09-15). More cities brace for typhoon as Muifa makes landfall. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Wednesday upgraded its typhoon alert to red, the highest level, as Muifa, made landfall in Zhejiang province on Wednesday night and is expected to bring more winds and heavy rainfall to the Yangtze River Delta region.

____ (2022-09-15). China to have 220 national hi-tech zones by 2025. ecns.cn China has established 173 national hi-tech zones so far and will raise the number to 220 by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to the Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday.

Workers World Party (2022-09-15). PDF of September 15 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Google, Amazon workers say 'No tech for Israeli apartheid' Michigan: Ballot access win Housing activists crash gentrifiers' party Buffalo workers fight for tenant Mine wars: Blair Mountain to Alabama Donovan Lewis' life matters Tear Down the Walls: Remembering 1971 Attica uprising Free Alex Saab documentary Editorials: Why . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-15). Defend Esquel and Aura workers jobs at the Koggala Free Trade Zone in Sri Lanka! wsws.org The destruction of jobs at the Esquel and Aura garment factories is part of an escalating attack on the living standards and basic democratic rights of the entire working class.

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-09-15). Alabama miners defiant in longest U.S. strike underway. workers.org The longest strike in the U.S. is going on right now in Brookwood, Alabama, where United Mine Workers are still on the picket line after 17-plus months. In April 2021, 1,100 workers walked out of the Warrior Met mines. They had given serious wage and benefit concessions to save the . . . |

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-15). The Yemeni Quagmire, 'Unilateral Efforts Escalate Violence': An Interview With Timo Kivimà§ki. orinocotribune.com In the following interview, Timo Kivimà§ki analyses the complex, tragic Yemen War, "the worst humanitarian catastrophe in nearly a century" according to the United Nations. | The Finish researcher is an expert in international conflicts. Doctor Kivimà§ki is the Director of Research, and Professor of International Relations at the University of Bath, UK. His most recent book is titled Edu Montesanti: How ha…

Otis Grotewohl (2022-09-15). UMWA commemorates the Mine Wars on Labor Day weekend. workers.org Marmet, West Virginia During Labor Day weekend, the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum hosted two ceremonies entitled "Courage in the Hollers" to present permanent monuments in honor of the coal miners who fought in the Battle of Blair Mountain. That conflict is considered the largest labor uprising in U.S. history . . . |

Staff (2022-09-15). Israeli destruction of Syria's infrastructure war crime. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) — The Iranian envoy to the United Nations Saeid Iravani said Wednesday that the UN Security Council and the international community have to held Israeli regime for attacking Syria's infrastructure.

_____ (2022-09-15). UN Special Rapporteur Calls For End Of All Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran. popularresistance.org Claiming that unilateral coercive measures taken by the US and some of its allies against Iran had harmed ordinary Iranians' rights to employment, health, and food, the UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan demanded the withdrawal of all such sanctions immediately and proposed mechanisms to prevent such measures being taken in the future. | Douhan's report on Iran was released on Monday, September 12. | Douhan, a professor of international law, told Iranian news website Tehran Times in an interview on Monday that, contrary to claims by countries who pursue such policies, "ordinary people are directly affected by the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-15). Afghan People Face a Deadly Humanitarian Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Amitabha Roychowdhury As winter approaches, the UN Security Council should set aside differences and urgently focus on how to send assistance to Afghanistan's impoverished people The massive humanitarian crisis and the perilous condition of the economy in Afghanistan are likely to worsen with the impending onset of the harsh winter season for the second time…

_____ (2022-09-15). On the Visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India. journal-neo.org The visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India from September 5 to 8 this year represents a notable development in the game being played by both local and global actors in the Indo-Pacific region. The latter undoubtedly already include India. As for Bangladesh, its place in the said game needs some comment. Bangladesh …

Editor (2022-09-15). Freight Workers Explain Why National Railroad Strike is Looming. scheerpost.com A national rail shutdown, which has not occurred since the early 1990s, would have a major economic impact. Photo: Jim Hamilton, CC BY 2.0. | By Maximillian Alvarez / On Friday, September 16, the United States could see its first major rail strike and/or rail lockout since the early '90s. Railroad workers have reached the end of their rope after years of enduring dramatic staff cuts that have piled more work onto fewer workers, along with exhausting schedules and draconian attendance…

Ana Perdigón (2022-09-15). Venezuela Accepts Role as Guarantor in Colombia-ELN Peace Negotiations. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday night it was announced by President Nicolás Maduro that Venezuela will be a mediator in the peace talks between the Colombian government and Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN). | In response to a request made this Tuesday by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, the Venezuelan president agreed to be the guarantor of the peace negotiations between Colombia and the ELN. | President Maduro informed that: "A letter arrived from President Gustavo Petro so that Venezuela would agree to become a guarantor of the peace negotiations with the ELN. I told him that once again, as Commander Chávez did,…

Liberation Staff (2022-09-15). PSL Editorial — Rail workers' struggle shows the power of the organized working class. liberationnews.org Rail workers forced their way into the center of national politics and made their situation impossible to ignore…

Editor (2022-09-15). CNN's New Police Expert—Formerly of the NYPD and FBI—Misleads Audience With Crime Claims. scheerpost.com By Julie Hollar / FAIR In its latest move to the right, CNN recently hired former NYPD flack John Miller as its "chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst." As Josmar Trujillo observed more than five years ago (FAIR.org, 6/21/17), Miller "has spun the revolving door between law enforcement and media like perhaps no one else," moving back and forth …

Editor (2022-09-15). Price Increases Persist Despite Supply Chain Progress. scheerpost.com Interior view of a supermarket showing aisles of shelves stocked with processed food items. Original: lyzadangerDerivative work: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.0 By Dean Baker / The overall Consumer Price Index rose 0.1 percent in August, core was up 0.6 percent; up 8.3 percent and 6.3 percent year-over-year, respectively. Overall, the picture shows…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-15). Pittsburgh case reflects depth of illegal moves by Starbucks. peoplesworld.org PITTSBURGH—A comprehensive case out of Pittsburgh shows the depths to which Starbucks will stoop in labor law-breaking to stop its workers from unionizing. The offenses the National Labor Relations Board's regional office cataloged were so many and so varied that Starbucks Workers United, the Service Employees sector that aids the grass-roots organizing drives from coast …

John Bachtell (2022-09-15). The 2022 midterms: Referendum on reproductive rights, voting rights, and democracy. peoplesworld.org The 2022 mid-term elections are officially a national referendum on reproductive rights, voting rights, and democracy. This became crystal clear after the introduction of legislation for a nationwide abortion ban by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sept. 13. Flanked by anti-abortion groups, Graham declared the GOP would pass the bill if they won the House …

Anonymous669 (2022-09-15). In Video: Turkish Army Showcases Weapons Seized From PKK Caves In Northern Iraq. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | The Turkish military continues to chase the cells of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in the framework of Operation Claw-Lock. | On September 15, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense released footage showing loads of weapons, ammunition and military equipment which were recently seized from two caves of the Kurdish guerilla group in the Operation Claw-Lock zone.

WSWS (2022-09-15). UK rail workers support US railroad struggle. wsws.org Rail workers in the UK, who have taken part in repeated national strikes over the last three months, gave statements of solidarity with this critical struggle.

Blake Skylar (2022-09-15). Pennsylvania women cheer Fetterman's call for codifying Roe. peoplesworld.org ERIE. Pa. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's Democratic Senate nominee, took a strong position in the suburbs of the Southeastern part of this state. He pledged that in the U.S. Senate he would undo the damage done by the Supreme Court by backing a national law that codifies Roe. "Women are the reason we can win," …

WSWS (2022-09-15). Veteran UK rail worker speaks on British and US rail struggles. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site interviewed a rail worker of more than three decades on the ongoing national strikes in Britain and the struggle of railroad workers in the United States.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-15). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions,Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.

Staff (2022-09-15). Behrouz Ataei to remain Iran volleyball coach. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) — Head of Iran volleyball federation Mohammadreza Davarzani has supported National Team coach Behrouz Ataei.

____ (2022-09-15). Enthusiasm at Nur-Sultan's Confucius Institute soars. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kazakhstan is set to boost trust and understanding between people of the two countries, said Yang Lei, Chinese director of Eurasian National University's Confucius Institute in Nur-Sultan.

Staff (2022-09-15). UNE pronostica una afectación de 885 MW durante el horario pico de este jueves. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico de este jueves una disponibilidad de 2 165 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 980 MW, con un déficit de 815 MW. Si se mantienen los pronósticos, se prevé una afectación de 885 MW durante el pico. Asimismo, se estima una afectación máxima de 750 MW en el horario diurno.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-15). Brazil Military's "Parallel Vote Count" Poses Great Risk to Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com Guilherme de Queiroz-Stein If the military makes a parallel estimate of the electoral results, it is necessary to demand civilian control over the process, before, during and after the voting Rovena Rosa/ Agência Brasil Any concession to a "parallel count" of the 2022 elections by the Armed Forces poses a great risk to democracy. Firstly, it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-14). Escalate or Grind On? Russian Ops in Ukraine Update for September 14, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Update for Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 14, 2022 Ukraine's recent offensive in Kherson remains stalled; Ukraine's advance into Kharkov took place with an absence of Russian forces present; Ukraine's offensive in Kharkov has slowed down as Ukrainian forces meet larger concentrations of Russian and local militia forces; Russia…

Jim Hightower (2022-09-14). Workers Used to Watch the Clock. Now the Clock Watches You. otherwords.org For generations, workers have been punished by corporate bosses for watching the clock. But now, the corporate clock is watching workers. | Called "digital productivity monitoring," this surveillance is done by an integrated computer system including a real-time clock, camera, keyboard tracker, and algorithms to provide a second-by-second record of what each employee is doing. | Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pioneered use of this ticking electronic eye in his monstrous warehouses, forcing hapless, low-paid "pickers" to sprint down cavernous stacks of consumer stuff to fill online orders, pronto — beat the clock…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-14). The Convenient Chimera of America's 'New Civil War'. libya360.wordpress.com Finian Cunningham There is no imminent "civil war" coming to the United States between Republicans and Democrats. There is only one war that has been going on for many years: class war. There's a lot of fearful talk about the United States descending into a "new civil war" especially as highly fraught mid-term elections approach. Commentators…

JANET (2022-09-14). In NYC & Cities Across the U.S.: Screening of new movie — 'Alex Saab, A Diplomat Kidnapped'; Fri at 6pm — NYC. iacenter.org In NYC & Cities Across the U.S. Friday, September 16 — 6 to 7pm The Solidarity Center 147 W 24th St, 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10012 On Friday September 16, 2022 President Maduro will be hosting the showing of the movie "Alex Saab, a diplomat kidnapped" at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas Venezuela. Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat, was arrested illegally, held in isolation, tortured in 2020 for working to evade the illegal, unilateral and coercive sanctions of the United States against the Venezuelan people. The Saab case has drawn international condemnation & attention. Venezuelan activists are asking that indivi…

Peter Certo (2022-09-14). In OtherWords: September 14, 2022. otherwords.org

Staff (2022-09-14). 24-29 October — Brussels: International Week of Action for Palestinian Liberation. samidoun.net The Palestinian liberation movement is a Palestinian, Arab and international movement, with a history of a century of struggle fighting back against imperialism, Zionism and reactionary forces. Today, as the Palestinian people and their resistance continue to struggle for return and liberation, the colonial occupation is continuing its extrajudicial killings and massacres, siege on Gaza, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-14). South Africa: Civil Society, Human Rights Organizations Call for Urgent Intervention to Protect Abahlali baseMjondolo. libya360.wordpress.com PRESS STATEMENT 14 SEPTEMBER 2022 CIVIL SOCIETY CALLS FOR URGENT NATIONAL INTERVENTION TO PROTECT ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO On Friday, 9 September 2022, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) sent a letter concerning the ongoing attacks on Abahlali baseMjondolo to various members of the South African executive and legislature, as well as commissioners of regional…

Elliott Wallace (2022-09-14). Modern slavery: Number of enslaved increases by 10 million over five years. america.cgtn.com The number of people under modern slavery increased by 10 million people globally over the last five years, according to researchers from Geneva. Data gathered by the UN's International Organization for Migration, the International Labor Organization and the Walk Free Foundation human rights group show …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-14). Ethiopia: TPLF Makes Peace Overtures after Facing Military Setbacks. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni TPLF forces tells stories of forced conscription. (Photo: screenshot from Ethiopian state media video via Borkena) The Tigray People's Liberation Front, which had dismissed the African Union's mediation before launching an attack, has now agreed to a process led by the organization. Analysts have expressed skepticism of the sincerity of the offer In…

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2022-09-15: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-09-15). Hundreds of children included in Ukrainian kill-list. infobrics.org International organizations remain silent while children are threatened by Ukrainian neo-Nazi regime.

Lee Siu Hin (2022-09-15). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!

Catherine Crockett (2022-09-15). Sunday 9/18: International Peace Day Celebration – Monterey. indybay.org Whispering Pines Park, 1085 Pacific Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940…

Repost (2022-09-15). CWA Officials Censored Report Criticising Microsoft's Military Contracts. indybay.org CWA Officials Doing Damage Control For US Imperialism | The Communications Union Of America national leadership prevented their international affiliate UNI Global Union from publishing a document exposing the role of Microsoft in supporting US-military and intelligence agencies…

Brenda Norrell (2022-09-15). Oak Flat: Biden's Justice Dept opposes Apache Elder, NCAI, Grandmothers in Federal Court. indybay.org In an insulting blow, President Biden's Justice Department is opposing an Apache Elder, the National Congress of American Indians, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, and the MICA Group, who filed as friends of the court in support of the Apache Stronghold's protection of sacred Oak Flat in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

Lynda Carson (2022-09-15). King Charles lll, is friends with KKK David Duke campaign contributor Vaughn Miller. indybay.org Photo Of King Charles lll, Formerly Known As Prince Charles, With Five-Time Polo Player Of The Year Carlos Gracida, And Vaughn Miller, A Campaign Contributor To David Duke, An American White Nationalist, Politician, Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theorist, Holocaust Denier, Convicted Felon And Former Imperial Wizard Of The Ku Klux Klan.

Staff (2022-09-14). Anti-Iran res. at IAEA BoG brought negative consequences. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Referring to the Vienna talks situation, the Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna said that the anti-Iran resolution at the June Board brought negative consequences.

Staff (2022-09-14). IAEA BoG addresses Iran issue for second time Wednesday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Russian representative in Vienna-based international organizations said that IAEA Board of Governors addressed the Iran-related topic of safeguards for the second time on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-14). IAEA chief's AUKUS report lacks legal basis: Chinese UN mission. ecns.cn The report submitted on Monday by the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the nuclear-powered submarine cooperation under AUKUS lacks proper legal basis.

____ (2022-09-14). E3, US issue anti-Iranian statement at IAEA's BoG. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Three European countries including UK, Germany and France as well as the United States on Wednesday issued an anti-Iranian statement at the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors (BoG).

_____ (2022-09-14). Contractors Cash In As Congress Adds Billions To Pentagon Budget. popularresistance.org Congress has spoken when it comes to next year's Pentagon budget and the results, if they weren't so in line with past practices, should astonish us all. The House of Representatives voted to add $37 billion and the Senate $45 billion to the administration's already humongous request for "national defense," a staggering figure that includes both the Pentagon budget and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy. If enacted, the Senate's sum would push spending on the military to at least $850 billion annually, far more — adjusted for inflation — than at the height of the Korean or Vietnam war…

G. Dunkel (2022-09-14). War propaganda threatens nuclear meltdown. workers.org Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station The United States and its imperialist allies in the European Union have a big political problem. The embargo/boycott that they so swiftly and gleefully placed on Russia's energy exports, mainly oil and gas, had the unintended consequence of guaranteeing much higher profits to Russia in selling . . . |

Editor (2022-09-14). Scott Ritter: Why Russia Will Still Win, Despite Ukraine's Gains. scheerpost.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-14). Ukraine Sliding into a Real War. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Bakhmut's desolate streets where intense fighting is expected A recurring feature of the Cold War was that the United States almost always placed great store on the optics of a Soviet-American affair while Moscow chose to concentrate on the end result. The Cuban Missile Crisis is the best known example where the…

Editor (2022-09-14). Lee Camp: How the US & UK Stopped Peace Deal in Ukraine. scheerpost.com By Lee Camp / Behind The Headlines Lee Camp proves that NATO and the U.S. want their proxy war in Ukraine to be fought to the last Ukrainian. A new report shows that Russia and Ukraine had negotiated a peace deal in April. However, as Camp explains, NATO wasn't ready for peace so they intervened …

A Guest Author (2022-09-14). Ukraine: the invasion of capital to take over agriculture. workers.org By Michael Roberts Marxist economist Michael Roberts worked in the City of London (the British Wall Street) as an economist for over 40 years. He published this article on his blog, thenextrecession.wordpress.com, Aug. 13. It details plans of Western imperialism to privatize and take over Ukrainian agriculture, taking advantage of . . . |

Infobrics (2022-09-14). India Is New Major Player in Russian Oil Market. infobrics.org India has pushed into a corner of the Russian oil market once dominated by China, taking a record number of shipments of a Far Eastern grade…

Infobrics (2022-09-14). VTB Says Russian Banks Must Favor Rouble, Yuan in Cross-Border Trade. infobrics.org Russian banks must increasingly favor national currencies like the rouble or China's yuan over global currencies when carrying out cross-border trade, Andrey Kostin, the head Russia's second-largest bank VTB, told Vedomosti business daily…

Editor (2022-09-14). NYT Scolds China for Not 'Learning to Live'—or Die—With Covid. scheerpost.com By Jim Naureckas / FAIR Four and a half million people. That's how many Chinese people would have died from Covid-19 had its government taken the same approach to the pandemic that the United States has taken, and gotten the same results. Instead, China has had 15,000 deaths from Covid—most of these from an outbreak in …

Uriel Araujo (2022-09-14). India-China Agreement: Withdrawal of From Disputed Ladakh Border Area. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-09-14). China issues red alert as Typhoon Muifa expected to make landfall twice. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Wednesday issued a red alert, the most severe warning level, as Typhoon Muifa is expected to make landfall twice later in the day.

____ (2022-09-14). China will continue to take an active part in international counter-terrorism cooperation. ecns.cn

____ (2022-09-14). China 'key' to global green transition. ecns.cn China's advances in new energy development have won it the opportunity to lead the creation of international standards for new power systems, which will further accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon energy structure.

Staff (2022-09-14). Taiwan hosts foreign lawmakers to push China sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Taiwan's de facto ambassador in Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, hosted on Tuesday dozens of international lawmakers who back sanctions on China.

WSWS (2022-09-14). Unite postpones London bus strikes out of respect for the Queen, puts below-inflation pay offer to members. wsws.org This regime of "national mourning", enforced through censorship and repression, is aimed against the working class…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2022-09-14). Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich, Who Exposed the 'Cult of Positive Thinking'. otherwords.org The late Barbara Ehrenreich was best known for her 2001 bestseller Nickel and Dimed, which showed that hard-working people simply weren't making it in America. | But Ehrenreich, who passed away this September at 81, made an equally great contribution to economic justice with her subsequent book, Bright-Sided was published in 2009, between the Great Recession and the Occupy Wall Street movement, which called a…

WSWS (2022-09-14). SEP and IYSSE in Sri Lanka call public meeting to oppose state repression against anti-government protesters. wsws.org Amid a growing crackdown by President Wickremesinghe, the online public meeting entitled "Stop the repression of anti-government protesters! Release all political prisoners!" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 25.

____ (2022-09-14). Unilateral sanctions used as war tool against Iranian people. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs said that Iranian people are the main and innocent victims of the unilateral inhumane sanctions under the failed policy of so-called "Maximum Pressure".

Editor (2022-09-14). The Misinformation Campaign That Killed Chile's Progressive New Constitution. scheerpost.com Chilean President Gabriel Boric. [ By Despite recently electing Chile's most progressive president in the shape of

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-14). Argentina and Chile on Alert for New US Military Plans. libya360.wordpress.com Telma Luzzani The speed of international changes is precipitating (as a necessity and, at the same time, as a pretext) a thorough acceleration of the plans that the US already had in the pipeline to preserve its role as the only global hegemon. Europe and Asia are not the only ones included in the new…

Anthony Cook (2022-09-14). Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap. otherwords.org I have terrible chronic pain that's left me unable to work for the last few years. I can't sleep well, and every day is a battle just to take care of myself. | It would be life-changing if I could be seen by a doctor. But I'm one of the 2 million Americans caught in what's called the Medicaid I've worked hard for decades and saved for my retirement, but…

Editor (2022-09-14). Catastrophic Climate Tipping Points 'Probable' Above 1.5 ∞C. scheerpost.com [ By Tim Radford | This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation

Editor (2022-09-14). Documentary on Alex Saab: a kidnapped diplomat. workers.org Documentary on Alex Saab: a kidnapped diplomat On Sept. 16, President Maduro will be hosting the showing of the movie "Alex Saab, a diplomat kidnapped" at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas, Venezuela. Since Saab was arrested illegally in 2020 for working to evade the illegal, unilateral and coercive sanctions of . . . |

Peter Certo (2022-09-14). In OtherWords: September 14, 2022. otherwords.org

Staff (2022-09-14). 'Irreversible' to vie at Sardinia Intl. FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Directed by Sheyda Kashi, the Iranian animation 'Irreversible' is accepted to compete at the 2022 edition of the Sardinia International Film Festival in Italy.

Staff (2022-09-14). Iran, Pakistan call for expanding shared markets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Iran and Pakistan stressed boosting joint border markets during Third Inter-Parliamentary Union Regional Seminar on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Islamabad, Pakistan.

____ (2022-09-14). House panel asks National Archives to determine if Trump retains sensitive gov't records. ecns.cn The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Tuesday asked the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to determine whether former President Donald Trump is still possessing any sensitive government records.

WSWS (2022-09-14). Rail unions grovel to Congress, as Washington makes contingency plans ahead of Friday strike deadline. wsws.org With less than three days to go before the deadline for a national railroad strike, the rail unions are working desperately to work out a deal with the seven Class I freight railroads.

Editor (2022-09-14). The Chris Hedges Report: Nathaniel Philbrick on How George Armstrong Custer Became a Martyr Used to Justify Genocide and US Imperialism. scheerpost.com Click | Chris HedgesChris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning…

Staff (2022-09-14). Iran's goal strengthening neighborhood policy: Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says that the goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to strengthen the neighborhood policy.

Staff (2022-09-14). FM Amir-Abdollahian, new Iran's envoy to India meet. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — The foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Iraj Ellahi, the new Iranian ambassador to New Delhi before he departs for India to start his mission.

Staff (2022-09-14). 1 killed, 2 injured at Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border shootings. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — A shootout between border guards took place on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the Kyrgyz border service of the State Committee for National Security said on Wednesday.

A Guest Author (2022-09-14). Queen City Workers' Center fights for tenant's rights. workers.org Pickets outside Brenner's landlords' house. By Lydian Standeford Buffalo For two months, fair housing activists with the Queen City Workers' Center (QCWC) have stood up for the rights of Debbie Brenner, a tenant who has suffered through a string of abuses at the hands of her now former landlords, Patricia . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-14). Surging cost of living in US drives class tensions to the breaking point. wsws.org The rise in living expenses–which has added $341 to a typical family's monthly costs—is escalating class conflict in the United States and internationally.

Staff (2022-09-14). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación máxima de 874 MW en el horario pico. cubadebate.cu La UNE pronostica para este miércoles una afectación máxima de 800 MW en el horario diurno y de 874 MW en el horario pico, debido al déficit capacidad de generación. Para el horario pico se prevé la entrada de la unidad 3 de la CTE Santa Cruz, la unidad 6 de la CTE Diez de Octubre (en proceso de arranque) y la utilización de 127 MW en motores diésel.

Aaron Maté (2022-09-13). Chain of Corruption: How the White Helmets Compromised OPCW Investigations in Syria. orinocotribune.com By Aaron Maté Sep 9, 2022 | By enlisting the sectarian insurgent-allied, US-funded White Helmets for chemical weapons probes in Syria, the OPCW abandoned impartiality and broke its fundamental rules for collecting evidence. | Before it mired the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in an international

Sara Flounders (2022-09-13). How royalty reinforces imperialism. workers.org As Britain's Queen Elizabeth was near death, a professor of Nigerian heritage at Carnegie Mellon University, Uju Anya, tweeted her view: "I heard the chief monarch of a thieving, raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating." This tweet brought down a torrent of condemnation. The countries . . . |

Staff (2022-09-13). Down with Oslo: The Resistance Continues for Return and Liberation. samidoun.net 13 September 2022 marks the 29th anniversary of the infamous "Oslo Accords," the so-called Declaration of Principles signed in Washington, D.C., by Zionist state representatives and soon-to-be "Palestinian Authority" leadership under the auspices of the United States. As we confront 29 years of Oslo, it is clear that the goals of the "peace process" …

Infobrics (2022-09-13). Resuming of Azeri-Armenian conflict would be quite suitable for the political West. infobrics.org Baku is trying to use the current geopolitical situation to fulfill its long-term goals.

WSWS (2022-09-13). Spain's Ryanair cabin walkout enters second month, defying PSOE-Podemos government anti-strike laws. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government's minimum service laws are aimed at stemming the growing upsurge of the class struggle in Spain and internationally.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). Chile's Boric Is Becoming More Right Wing by the Day. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Aznárez Marcelo Osses is one of the supporters of the communication project Radio Plaza de la Dignidad [Dignity Plaza Radio] born with the 2019 revolt [in Chile]. The station has lent its voice to that plaza that thousands of young people renamed and made their own every time they needed to demonstrate. With Osses,…

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2022-09-14: News Headlines

Uriel Araujo (2022-09-14). India-China Agreement: Withdrawal of From Disputed Ladakh Border Area. globalresearch.ca

Repost (2022-09-14). CWA Officials Censored Report Criticising Microsoft's Military Contracts. indybay.org CWA Officials Doing Damage Control For US Imperialism | The Communications Union Of America national leadership prevented their international affiliate UNI Global Union from publishing a document exposing the role of Microsoft in supporting US-military and intelligence agencies…

Lee Siu Hin (2022-09-14). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!

Staff (2022-09-13). IAEA BoG to start discussing monitoring in Iran Tue. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — Russian representative in Vienna-based international organizations said Tuesday that IAEA Board of Governors will start discussing verification and monitoring in the Islamic Republic of Iran Tuesday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). Latin Americans Reject Resource Plundering by the Same NATO Countries Fueling Military Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Camila Escalante [Source: iuvmpress.news] [The following is a slightly expanded version of a talk given by Camila Escalante to an online forum of the International Manifesto Group on August 7, 2022. The topic of the forum was 'The conflict over Ukraine: Where should the left stand?.—Covert Action Magazine Editors] On August 6 we celebrated 197…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). The EU Brought to its Knees by the Straussians. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Victoria Nuland and Anthony Blinken in John Kerry's office A US grouping, constituted around the thought of the philosopher Leo Strauss, controls from now on both the Secretariat of Defense and the Secretariat of State. After having organized many wars since those of Yugoslavia, they imagined the one in Ukraine. It is now…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). The Specter of Germany is Rising. libya360.wordpress.com Diana Johnstone Olaf Scholz, federal chancellor of Germany, meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, in Kiev, Feb. 14, 2022. (President of Ukraine) To meet the imaginary Russian threat to Western Europe, Germany will lead an expanded, militarized EU. The European Union is girding for a long war against Russia that appears clearly contrary to European economic…

Camila Escalante (2022-09-13). Latin Americans Reject Resource Plundering by Same NATO Countries Fueling Military Conflict in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com [The following is a slightly expanded version of a talk given by Camila Escalante to an online forum of the International Manifesto Group on August 7, 2022. The topic of the forum was 'The conflict over Ukraine: Where should the left stand?.—Editors] On August 6 we celebrated 197 years of independence here in Bolivia. We …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). Special Military Operation: Things are Starting to Heat Up. libya360.wordpress.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). 13-Year-Old on Ukrainian Government Kill List Speaks Out. libya360.wordpress.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal speaks to Faina Savenkova, a 13-year-old resident of the Lugansk Republic who was placed on the Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) "kill list" of the Ukrainian government after she issued a call to the United Nations for an end to the war she has lived through since 2014. Meera Terada also joins to provide…

Editor (2022-09-13). Russia's Underperforming Military (and Ours): Convenient Lessons to Impede Learning. scheerpost.com

Infobrics (2022-09-13). BRICS' Reserve Currency: An Attempt to Reduce the Dollar's Dominance. infobrics.org Whilst Russia and China are leading de-dollarisation initiatives due to their geopolitical rivalry with the US, India, Brazil, and South Africa have supported BRICS' statements on altering the global financial system for their own interests…

Editor (2022-09-13). America's Forever Wars Go Viral. scheerpost.com Michael Flynn, center, takes the "QAnon oath." [Screen shot / By The three men and three women stood with their right…

_____ (2022-09-13). Movement To 'Re-Indigenize' Yellowstone Gains Steam. popularresistance.org Old Faithful, Wyoming – Tom Wadsworth read straight from the 154-year-old treaty that displaced his ancestors from their land as he made a case that Shoshone and Bannock tribal members should be allowed to hunt, fish and gather inside Yellowstone National Park. | Signed at Fort Bridger on July 3, 1868 in what's now southern Wyoming, the treaty granted the Shoshone and Bannock native people the right to "hunt on the unoccupied lands of the United States" in perpetuity, so long as game was found and peace with white people maintained. | Yet, today, with a few exceptions, hunting isn't allowed by tribal members or a…

Staff (2022-09-13). Foreign Minister of Colombia Ratifies Withdrawal of Lawsuit Against President Maduro at International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of Colombia àÅlvaro Leyva stated that Colombia will seek to withdraw the lawsuit filed before the International Criminal Court (ICC) during former President Iván Duque's time, against the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro,. | In conversation with Colombian radio station

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). Fear and Misinformation Dominate Discourses of Brazilian Right. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra Bolsonaro supporters on September 7 in Sà£o Paulo. Photo: Junior Lima In the lead-up to the general elections in Brazil, the far-right has intensified its campaign of hysteria and fear-mongering instead of providing concrete solutions to the crises affecting the people Brazil is less than a month away from historic elections. Over 156…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). What Would the Elites Be Without Those Masses Who Shoot Themselves? libya360.wordpress.com Clodovaldo Hernandez If the life of contemporary societies were a little more rational, more mathematical, the anti-popular elites would have serious difficulties in staying in government and imposing their policies for the simple reason that they are increasingly a minority, and the dissatisfied masses (who are increasingly day they are more nourished) would throw them…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-13). Salami Chef of the Caucus. southfront.org Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, Sputink | Written by Dhanuka Dickwella | Salami is undoubtedly a great food of choice for millions around the world. There are many regions famous for this lovely food & among them Azerbaijan is certainly not. But they nevertheless are mastering a Salami slicing of their own in the Caucasus. | Salami tactics from a strategic perspective is the way of achieving one's goal bit by bit. One slice at a time. This method has been used globally by various powers to undermi…

_____ (2022-09-13). The Genius Of Ella Jo Baker. popularresistance.org Ella Jo Baker will be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame as an "Unsung Hero" at a ceremony at the National Press Club on Oct. 6 in Washington DC. | Ella Baker is well-regarded as a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, known for her unique participatory grassroots organizing style and also for her ability to galvanize young people to bring a militancy in the struggle to end segregation. But Baker is less known for her innovative organizing prowess before the 1960s — forming a network of self-help cooperatives to bring economic relief to black people during the Depression. | "Ella Baker was one of the…

____ (2022-09-13). Sanctions waiver of humanitarian goods 'big, sheer lie'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — Iran Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary of Human Rights Office said that exemption of humanitarian items from sanctions is a big lie to escape pressure of public opinion and international responsibility.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-09-13). Iran beats Vietnam in 2022 Continental Futsal Championship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — Iran's national men's futsal team defeated Vietnam on Tuesday to advance to the semi-final stage of 2022 Continental Futsal Championship underway in Thailand.

Catherine Conlan, Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-13). Hospitals force 15K nurses into largest private-sector nurses strike ever. peoplesworld.org Hospital refusal to address sort-staffing, nurse-patient ratios, patient safety, and low pay forced more than 15,000 Minnesota nurses at 16 hospitals into what their union says is the largest private sector nurses strike in U.S. history. The nurses, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association/National Nurses United, gave their official strike notice to institutions in the …

Joe Sims (2022-09-13). To defeat imperialism, the peace movement needs every possible ally, even inconsistent ones. peoplesworld.org The following remarks were presented by Joe Sims, national co-chair of the Communist Party, at the CPUSA International Conference 2022: Dismantling Imperialism in the 21st Century, Sept. 10, 2022. Good afternoon, comrades, And greetings to all and especially to our fraternal parties and those who have joined us from abroad. We're glad to have you …

Hendrik Sybrandy (2022-09-13). Yellowstone's recovery, three months after historic flooding. america.cgtn.com It's been three months since floods inundated Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

A Guest Author (2022-09-13). 'Monarchy is a survival of the tyranny'. workers.org Irish Freedom Fighter, Marxist and labor leader James Connolly wrote these words in 1910. Connolly, who along with James Larkin, was a leader of the Irish Transport and General Union during the 1913 Dublin Lockout. The British government executed Connolly by firing squad in 1916 for his leadership role in . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-13). Colombian U.S.-Backed Intelligence Operations Are Bad for Peace. libya360.wordpress.com W. T. WHITNEY JR. A Venezuelan couple use the Francisco De Paula Santander Bridge to cross between Urena, Venezuela, and Cucuta, Colombia, Aug. 6, 2022. | Matias Delacroix / AP Colombia's new president Gustavo Petro wants peace. Colombia's military, the largest in Latin America, except for that of Brazil, stands in the way. The military…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-13). India acogerá cumbre del G20 en septiembre de 2023. telesurtv.net La India señaló que sus prioridades al frente del G20 girarán en torno al crecimiento económico inclusivo, equitativo y sostenible.

Kwjorinoco (2022-09-13). The US Against Assange: A Torrent of Evil. orinocotribune.com Few times has an empire demonstrated such cruelty and determination to destroy a single man as the US has in its crusade to silence Julian Assange, the activist who revealed the human rights abuses and permanent transgression of international law indulged in by the US throughout the world. | Interviewed by La Jornada during their visit to Mexico, John and Gabriel Shipton, the WikiLeaks founder's father and half-brother, respectively, told us of the inhumane treatment reserved for Julian in the UK's maximum security prison where he is fighting the near-complete attempt by the US to extradite him under the 1917 Esp…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). Ukraine: The CIA's 75-Year-Old Proxy. libya360.wordpress.com Gerald Sussman Friedrichstrasse, bisected by the Berlin Wall, in 1961. Operation Red Sox dropped 85 CIA agents into Soviet-controlled territory to gather intelligence about Moscow's plans. [Source: politico.com] Joe Biden "is fueling the fire in the Ukraine." — Roger Waters of Pink Floyd It takes a musical artist to cut through the morass of propaganda to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). The Widening Gap between Rich and Poor is Hastening the Transition to a Multipolar World. libya360.wordpress.com Veniamin Popov According to the charity Oxfam, which fights against poverty throughout the world, the ten wealthiest people in the world have seen their combined assets double in the last two years, from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion. In its briefing on inequality, Oxfam points out that "central banks pumped trillions of dollars into financial…

JANET (2022-09-12). My 70 years and the departed GDR. iacenter.org By Victor Grossman September 9, 2022 Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin August 2022 — It's a momentous day! Not for the world — for which it's nothing special. But for me! Just 70 years ago, in nervous panic, I took off my U.S. Army jacket, shoes and sleeve insignia, and stepped into the swift Danube River which, at Linz in still-occupied Austria, divided the U.S. Zone from the USSR Zone. Although very wet at this short sector, it was part of the long Iron Curtain. And I was swimming across it in what most [U.S.] Americans would consider a very wrong direction! Author Victor Grossman (left) greets Pete Seeger at…

Hendrik Sybrandy (2022-09-12). Yellowstone rebuilds after devastating summer floods. america.cgtn.com Heavy flooding in June washed out several key roads at Yellowstone National Park, severely limiting access to the northern end of the federal land.

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2022-09-13: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-09-13). South Africa: Brics Urged to Work Collectively in Global Food, Fuel Crisis. infobrics.org The Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has emphasised the need for a collective solution from the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc to mitigate the global food, fuel and financial crisis…

____ (2022-09-13). Comicomment: US, a hacking empire. ecns.cn China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and cybersecurity company 360 respectively released investigation reports on the attacks on Northwestern Polytechnical University from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), which showed that the NSA-affiliated TAO mounted hundreds of thousands malicious cyber attacks targeting Chinese objectives.

WSWS (2022-09-13). Sri Lanka: Stop the repression of anti-government protesters! Release all political prisoners! wsws.org President Wickremesinghe is stepping up the arrest of anti-government protesters in preparation for state repression against the working class.

Infobrics (2022-09-13). BRICS Ties Seen As Key to Global Recovery. infobrics.org China is willing to continuously enhance practical cooperation with other four BRICS countriesÔºçBrazil, Russia, India, and South AfricaÔºçto jointly benefit from the New Industrial Revolution…

____ (2022-09-13). China raises alert level as typhoon Muifa approaches. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Tuesday upgraded the typhoon alert to orange as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang Province on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-13). Chinese reports uncover details of cyber attacks by U.S. security agency. ecns.cn China on Tuesday released investigation reports to disclose details of cyber attacks on a Chinese university launched by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).

____ (2022-09-13). Progress still possible despite setbacks to global goals: Gates Foundation report. ecns.cn Despite significant setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there are still opportunities to make progress toward its major targets, said the Goalkeepers Report released Tuesday by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.

Dave Lindorff (2022-09-13). Why are liberals defending the outrageous secrecy of this supposedly 'democratic' nation?Ôøº. nationofchange.org Trump's legal troubles are exposing a National Security state run amok.

Repost (2022-09-13). CWA Officials Censored Report Criticising Microsoft's Military Contracts. indybay.org CWA Officials Doing Damage Control For US Imperialism | The Communications Union Of America national leadership prevented their international affiliate UNI Global Union from publishing a document exposing the role of Microsoft in supporting US-military and intelligence agencies…

Staff (2022-09-13). Iran, Syria to expand educational, scientific cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — Syrian Minister of Higher Education Bassam Ibrahim and Iranian Ambassador to Damascus Mahdi Sobhani discussed joint cooperation between the two countries in the field of education and scientific research.

WSWS (2022-09-13). Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee public meeting: Organize to prepare for a national strike! wsws.org The Committee is holding this meeting at 7pm Eastern to serve as a democratic forum for railroaders to discuss their independent strategy and prepare in advance of Friday night's strike deadline.

____ (2022-09-13). Shanghai steadily resumes international flights. ecns.cn Since September, Shanghai immigration inspection authorities have processed about 49,000 passengers, an increase of about 40 percent over the same period last month, according to local authorities.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-12). Iran Says European Statement on Nuclear Deal Talks 'Unconstructive'. news.antiwar.com France, Germany, and the UK released a joint statement on Saturday accusing Iran of not taking the negotiations to revive the nuclear deal seriously. The three European countries, who are all signatories to the nuclear deal, criticized Tehran's demand for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to close its inquiry into uranium traces found at …

Staff (2022-09-12). Grossi reiterates false accusations against Iran at IAEA BoG. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) — The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi reiterated his claim that none of the outstanding issues have been resolved with Iran.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). Ukraine's Offensives: Tactical Victories Can Contribute to Strategic Defeat. libya360.wordpress.com Update for Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 12, 2022 Ukraine has committed what is left of its best troops and equipment to multiple and expensive offensives both around Kherson and in Kharkov, and rumors of offensives being prepared elsewhere; The Kherson offensive has failed, costing Ukraine multiple brigades' worth of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). Urgent: Witch Hunt by Neo-Nazis in Kharkov, Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Borotba Borotba banner at a rally outside the Kharkov Regional Administration building in May 2014. Photo: Svetlana Licht. Borotba (Struggle) is a revolutionary Marxist organization based in Ukraine and the Donbass people's republics. It has been outlawed by the Kiev regime since the U.S.-backed coup in 2014. Sept. 10 — Very disturbing news comes from…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). Ukraine's Counteroffensive is a Propaganda "Victory" libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The propaganda campaign that the imperialists are carrying out around Ukraine is a way of covering up how decrepit and discredited imperialism has truly become. When the imperialists portray Ukraine's recent counteroffensive as a crushing blow against Washington's challengers, they aren't just leaving out how the territories Ukraine took back were of little…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). Russian Regrouping in Kharkov Will Speed Up Battle of Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The New York Times has disclosed that the US shared vital intelligence with the Ukrainian military and took part in the preparation of the latter's current "counteroffensive" near Kharkov. No matter the Biden Administration's motivations in publicising its role in what western media is celebrating as a success story — presumably, with…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). Ukraine: About Scythian Tactics. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitry Vinnik In our case, it is important to answer the question whether the logic of the special military operation has exhausted itself and we should move on to the logic of war Our army withdrew from most of the Kharkov region, leaving only a part to the east of the Oskol River. We even…

Editor (2022-09-12). Richard Wolff: Sanctions Against Russia, Inflation and Class War. scheerpost.com Economist Dr. Richard Wolff joins Lowkey where he exposes ways economic policy can be a code term used by the political establishment for class war. Wolff explains how the cost of enmity with Russia is being placed on the shoulders of the working class in the West, whom recently experienced one of the worst crashes of capitalism in its history.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-12). Crimea: The Peninsula of Discord. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Yasinsky (Image by Oleg Yasinsky) In the 1970s, long before perestroika, the Soviet dissident writer Vasily Aksyonov wrote the most famous of his novels, "The Crimean Island". It is a historical fiction, where Crimea was transformed from a peninsula to an island. In the Russian civil war of the early 20th century, the White…

Infobrics (2022-09-12). India and China move back troops from disputed border area. infobrics.org Further developments could be a nightmare for Washington.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-09-12). Avanza retirada de tropas indias y chinas de región de Cachemira. telesurtv.net Ambas carteras de Defensa coinciden en que esta acción de desescalada conducirá al establecimiento de la paz y seguridad de la zona fronteriza.

_____ (2022-09-12). AAR Report: Nationwide Rail Shutdown Could Cost $2 Billion Per Day. popularresistance.org According to the report, if negotiations between the remaining rail unions and the National Carrier Conference Committee (NCCC), which represents most Class I railroads and many smaller ones, remain unsettled by Friday, Sept. 16 at 12: 01 a.m., "Congress must act to prevent a service interruption that would immediately harm every economic sector served by rail." Failure to act, AAR says, could idle more than 7,000 trains daily and trigger retail product shortages, widespread manufacturing shutdowns, job losses and disruptions to hundreds of thousands of passenger rail customers. | Specifically, the report updates…

_____ (2022-09-12). Protests Throughout The Global South Signal Opposition To Austerity. popularresistance.org It has now been two months since tens of thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace and toppled the country's president in a powerful rejection of price hikes on food and fuel. As shocking and inspiring as the news was, many economists and geopolitical experts were quick to point out that Sri Lanka would not be the last country to experience a mass-uprising. | Around the world, the policies of the neoliberal era are straining economies as the neoliberal system is pitched into crisis after crisis. In the last several years, these crises have been fueled by supply chain disruptions from the pandemic,…

WSWS (2022-09-12). Sri Lankan farmers speak out over catastrophic conditions. wsws.org SEP members have been campaigning among farmers in northern parts of Sri Lanka as part of the party's struggle for the establishment of action committees and for a Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses.

Deweylaura (2022-09-12). To defeat imperialism, build a movement for peace. cpusa.org The following remarks were presented by Joe Sims at the CPUSA International Conference 2022: Dismantling Imperialism in the 21st Century, Sept. 10, 2022. Good afternoon, comrades, And greetings to all and especially to our fraternal parties and those who have joined us from abroad. We're glad to have you with us. We hope everyone …

Editor (2022-09-12). Chain of Corruption: How the White Helmets Compromised OPCW Investigations in Syria. scheerpost.com Main office building of the By Aaron Maté / Before it mired the O…

Editor (2022-09-12). Chris Hedges: Monarchs Belong in the Dustbin of History. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-09-12). The Big Myth About Inequality: It Just Happened! scheerpost.com By Dean Baker / Beat the Press/CEPR The standard line in policy circles about the soaring inequality of the last four decades is that it is just an unfortunate outcome of technological change. As a result of technological developments, education is much more highly valued and physical labor has much less value. The drop in …

JANET (2022-09-12). Three National Actions in September & October. iacenter.org

Editor (2022-09-12). Mark Fiore: Exceptions to American Exceptionalism. scheerpost.com

Udi Ofer (2022-09-12). Despite Backlash, Voters and Lawmakers Continue to Choose Criminal Justice Reform. aclu.org Last month, voters in Shelby County, Tennessee, ousted an 11-year incumbent district attorney with a national reputation for being overly-punitive. Amy Weirich aggressively pursued the death penalty, fought against bail reform, sent more children to adult court than any other prosecutor in the state, and had been admonished in the past for prosecutorial misconduct. She also Voters in one of t…

Amanda Yee (2022-09-12). Black Brooklyn under attack: the over-policing of West Indian Day celebrations. liberationnews.org "This parade being one of the few parades that's dedicated to Black, Indigenous, brown culture, is the parade that's the most criminalized by the NYPD," said anti-police brutality activist and lifelong Crown Heights resident Kerbie Joseph. "People who live in their own communities are being subjugated to checkpoints in their own neighborhoods."

Contributing Writers (2022-09-12). India charges WHO Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for Mass Murder: The beginning of Accountability/ By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: India charges WHO Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for Mass Murder: The beginning of Accountability The Herland Report (hannenabintuherland.com) Herland Report: India charges WHO Scientist Soumya Swaminathan: India is a forefront nation in demanding accountability from the WHO, the Indian Bar Association (IBA) now suing WHO Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan. They …

Staff (2022-09-12). VIDEO: Typhoon Muifa on Japanese Ishigaki island. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) — Typhoon Muifa approached Japan's southern islands including Ishigaki island on Sunday.

WSWS (2022-09-12). "They're trying to ram the same thing down our throats": US Steel worker in Gary, Indiana, denounces USW-Cliffs sellout deal. wsws.org A US Steel worker speaks out against union-management collaboration to deepen exploitation of the working class and plans to push through a concessions contract.

____ (2022-09-11). 10,000th China-Europe freight train arrives in Germany. ecns.cn The 10,000th fully loaded China-Europe freight train in 2022 arrived here from Xi'an International Port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Friday.

Editor (2022-09-11). The President Gets an "F" in American History. scheerpost.com By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost For 35 years I taught high school classes in politics, economics and American history. And for 35 years I struggled against a mythological past that is central to virtually every state-approved secondary American history textbook. I'm not referring to what might be called "conservative" texts or to those …

_____ (2022-09-11). How The White Helmets Compromised OPCW Investigations In Syria. popularresistance.org Before it mired the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in an international cover-up scandal, the April 2018 probe of an alleged gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma achieved a milestone. After numerous claims of chemical weapons use in Syria, Douma marked the first time that an OPCW fact-finding mission (FFM) deployed on-site to conduct its own investigation. | Douma was not the OPCW's first try. Four years earlier, in May 2014, the chemical watchdog sent a team to the town of Kafr Zita. As in Douma, the organization was mandated to scrutinize insurgent-generated claims of a toxic bombi…

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