____ (2022-09-20). China, Russia hold new round of strategic security consultation. ecns.cn Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Monday co-chaired the 17th Round of Strategic Security Consultation between China and Russia with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in east China's Fujian Province.

WSWS (2022-09-20). Social Democrats concede defeat in Swedish election as far-right Sweden Democrats become second-largest party. wsws.org Whether or not the Sweden Democrats are formally included in the next government, it is clear that the far-right party will play a decisive role in determining its policies.

WSWS (2022-09-20). A conversation with film historian Max Alvarez about Hollywood blacklist victim, actress Marsha Hunt (1917—2022): "The entertainment industry hierarchy is … more acquiescent than ever" wsws.org Hunt was one of last surviving victims of the Hollywood blacklist of the late 1940s and early 19 s. Never a Communist Party member, she nonetheless became identified with opposition to the vicious witch-hunting in the film industry.

_____ (2022-09-19). Zelensky And NATO Plan To Transform Post-War Ukraine Into 'A Big Israel'. popularresistance.org 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 prediction while speaking to reporters on April 5, rejecting the idea that Kiev would remain neutral in future conflicts between NATO, the European Union, and Russia. According to Zelensky, his country would never be like Switzerland (which coincidentall…

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…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-19). 'Leading from Behind': Is Washington at War with Moscow? mintpressnews.com Call it 'leading from behind', 'proxy war' or 'hybrid war', Washington is very much a party in the devastating war in Ukraine, which is paying a heavy price for Washington's desire to remain the world's only superpower.

_____ (2022-09-19). Protests Across Austria Demand Solution To Cost Of Living Crisis. popularresistance.org On Saturday, September 17, trade unions and other working class sections hit the streets across Austria protesting the government's inefficiency in tackling the ongoing cost of living crisis. The protests called by the Austrian Trade Union Federation (OGB) saw the participation of various groups including the Party of Labor of Austria (PdA), Youth Front, Communist Youth of Austria (KJO), Communist Party of Austria (KPO), and Links, among others. Marches were held in cities in all federal States including Vienna, Eisenstadt, Bruck an der Mur, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Bregenz, Lower Austria, and Upper Austria. Accordin…

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. . . . |

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 …