(2022-12-06). Russia's war in the mirror of western international law nihilism and propaganda. indybay.org With Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine and the Western response, the world may be headed in leaps and bounds toward the nuclear abyss: The escalation dynamic is gaining speed. More and more conventional weapons with better and better effect are being moved by the West to Ukraine, while asserting that they are not a party to the war.
(2022-12-06). Democratic Socialists of America scrambles to defend its role in imposing rail contract. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America, a pseudo-left faction of the Democratic Party, has been thrown into crisis after three of its four members in the House of Representatives voted in favor of the dictatorial law banning a national rail strike.
(2022-12-06). Chinese Communist Party moves towards "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org Confronting economic crisis at home and under the conjoined pressures of international finance capital and the military provocations of US imperialism, the Xi government is scrapping China's Zero-COVID policy that has saved millions of lives.
(2022-12-05). Central delegation visits HK, Macao to deepen understanding of Party congress. ecns.cn Representatives from Hong Kong and Macao gathered to discuss the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China as a central government delegation arrived in the two special administrative regions.
(2022-12-05). CPC is active promoter, staunch defender of human rights cause: report. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) is an active promoter and staunch defender of the human rights cause, and has always included respecting and protecting human rights as a key part of national governance, says a report on China's human rights development.
(2022-12-05). Blowback from US Midterm Elections for 2-Party System. journal-neo.org 
Much of what is published about the impact of the Midterm elections in the US must be taken with a grain of salt, not at face value. It is a lot more complicated than just that the Republicans have squeaked a majority in the House of Representatives and the Democrats in the Senate. Democrats may …
(2022-12-05). Order now! "The Supreme Court versus Democracy" liberationnews.org 
The newest pamphlet from the Party for Socialism and Liberation exposes the attempts of the right wing of the capitalist ruling class to alter the form of the political system in the United States to destroy core democratic rights.
(2022-12-05). Australian state election in Victoria deepens Liberal Party crisis. wsws.org The Liberal Party received just under 30 percent of the primary vote, its worst result in Victoria since 1952.
(2022-12-05). Is US Government And IRS Coming After You For Not Reporting $600 Side Hustle On Venmo, Zelle, And Cash App? moguldom.com The IRS has lowered its earning threshold from $20,000 to $600 for people doing side hustles and part-time work, warning on Dec. 1 that gig workers must declare their earnings if they get paid on third-party payment network transactions. In the past, a 1099K form was triggered once gig workers crossed the $20,000 income threshold …
(2022-12-05). Turkey Expects More Extraditions From Sweden for NATO Membership. news.antiwar.com Sweden last week extradited a suspected member of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) to Turkey, a move Turkish officials have welcomed, but Ankara wants to see more extraditions before approving Stockholm's NATO membership. "This is a good start from Sweden that shows their sincerity and goodwill. We hope new [extraditions] will follow in line with …
(2022-12-04). GOP Silence on Trump's Call to Axe Constitution Reveals 'Full Embrace of Fascism': House Dem. commondreams.org "Last week the leader of the Republican Party had dinner with a Nazi leader and a man who called Adolf Hitler 'great,'" said Rep. Bill Pascrell. "Yesterday Trump called for throwing out the Constitution and making himself dictator."
(2022-12-04). Profile: Jiang Zemin's great, glorious life. ecns.cn Jiang Zemin was an outstanding leader enjoying high prestige acknowledged by the whole Communist Party of China (CPC), the entire military and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups.
(2022-12-04). Reformers Win Big in United Auto Workers Election, Reject Entrenched Leadership. truthout.org Originally published by Labor Notes What is the mood at United Auto Workers headquarters today? Day drinking? Shopping for retirement condos? Dunning staff for money to try desperately to win the run-off? Shredding documents? Reformers in the United Auto Workers are jubilant as they seem set to make a historic change in the top leadership of their union, ending 70 years of one-party top-down rule. |
(2022-12-04). The Narrative Of Sham Elections. popularresistance.org Every mainstream media outlet described the referenda in September in the Donetsk, Lugansk People's Republics (LPR and DPR), Kherson Region and part of Zaporozhye as a "sham" and therefore "rigged." The results were certainly not what one finds in Western style party political contestations. So, it is very easy to pass these results off as "rigged" to an audience that has not investigated beyond what main stream Western media choose to report. But to equate what was going on there with what is going on in the West is sheer idiocy. To see why the vote went the way it did, follow the reports of Patrick Lancaster, E…
(2022-12-04). Haiti: Neocolonial Dictatorship, Paramilitary And Police Terror. popularresistance.org On October 7th, in the face of massive and ever-growing demonstrations all across Haiti demanding the uprooting of the right-wing Haitian Tét Kale Party (PHTK) dictatorship, Prime Minister Ariel Henry exploited the fiction of a war between his regime and "gangs" to call for the intervention of foreign troops to expand the colonial occupation of Haiti. In doing so, he was echoing the tweet made the day before by OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro. Within days, the Biden Administration proceeded to draft a UN Security Council resolution calling for the expanded deployment of foreign troops in Haiti. To date, the UN…
(2022-12-04). Workers World Party statement Solidarity with railroad workers! workers.org 
President Joe Biden has just signed legislation, passed by both houses of Congress, imposing a contract between Class One freight rail companies and the 11 railroad unions. Thus with the stroke of a pen, the CEO of the capitalist state, Biden, stripped these unions of their most basic right: the . . . |
(2022-12-04). Workers World Party statement: Solidarity with railroad workers! workers.org President Joe Biden has just signed legislation, passed by both houses of Congress, imposing a contract between Class One freight rail companies and the 11 railroad unions. Thus with the stroke of a pen, the CEO of the capitalist state, Biden, stripped these unions of their most basic right: the . . . |