Daily Archives: December 16, 2022

2022-12-16: News Headlines

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-16). Ucrania perpetra ataque más severo contra Donetsk desde 2014. telesurtv.net El alcalde de la ciudad de Donetsk, Alexéi Kulemzin, publicó que "los fascistas ucranianos han cometido otro crimen de guerra".

WSWS (2022-12-16). Chinese Communist Party embraces the global "forever COVID" policy. wsws.org With breathtaking speed, at the behest of world capitalism, the CCP leadership has stripped away even the most basic disease mitigation measures and clearly shifted to a policy of mass infection.

WSWS (2022-12-16). New Zealand: Wellington rail workers face struggle against corporations, government and union bureaucracy. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Group calls on rail workers employed on the Wellington commuter network to follow the example of those in the US who have established a rank-and-file committee, independent of the trade unions which are collaborating in attacks on wages and conditions.

Staff (2022-12-15). ONU adopta resolución rusa contra glorificación del nazismo, con votos contrarios de EEUU, Ucrania y otros 48 países. cubadebate.cu La Asamblea General de la ONU adoptó la resolución "Lucha contra la glorificación del nazismo, el neonazismo y otras prácticas que contribuyen a exacerbar las formas contemporáneas de racismo, discriminación racial, xenofobia y formas conexas de intolerancia", presentada por Rusia. La resolución fue respaldada por 120 países, 50 votaron en contra y 10 se abstuvieron.

cameron orr (2022-12-15). Marxist IQ: the Trumpian farce. cpusa.org Donald Trump is back in the news dining with lunatic fringe racists and neo-Nazi admirers of Adolf Hitler, even as he "prepares" to regain the presidency in 2024. He continues to claim he won in 2020. Karl Marx wrote about wild political adventurers like Napoleon III, the British leaders who equated the sale of …

Editor (2022-12-15). China and the cost of reversing COVID-19 policies. workers.org For months western media has been attacking China's COVID policies, condemning them for causing enormous inconvenience and discomfort to avoid massive deaths from the pandemic. So, it comes as no surprise that when protests actually occur within China against the protective restrictions, these same media pundits elevate them to the . . . |

____ (2022-12-15). Xinjiang enterprises go full throttle to boost foreign trade. ecns.cn Many localities across China are moving fast to boost foreign trade and investment as the country has adjusted its COVID-19 response to facilitate the orderly recovery of normal life and production.

_____ (2022-12-15). Global Actions On Black Friday Unite Workers To 'Make Amazon Pay'. popularresistance.org Over the last 27 years Amazon has grown from a little-known online bookseller to a global sprawling logistics and delivery empire, overtaking brick-and-mortar retailers with its e-commerce offerings and threatening to make serious inroads on last-mile carriers like FedEx, UPS, and…

WSWS (2022-12-15). More than 27,000 Sri Lankan postal workers hold national strike. wsws.org Sri Lankan postal unions are propagating the reactionary nationalist myth that the state-owned service, and workers' living standards and rights, can be defended with better capitalist management.

WorkWeek (2022-12-15). WorkWeek 12-8-22 Pres Biden & Demos Betray Railway Workers & Chicago MTA ATU Pres Candidat. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Pres Biden & Demos Betray Railway Workers & Chicago MTA ATU Pres Candidate Erek Slater, The UAW UC Strike & Privatization & Lessons Of Brazil & Rise Of Fascism…

WSWS (2022-12-15). Hundreds of Oath Keepers revealed to have worked for US Department of Homeland Security. wsws.org Newly published reports based on a previously leaked email membership list show that more than 300 current or former employees at the DHS or one of its agencies, such as the Secret Service or the Border Patrol, self-identified as members of the fascistic militia group.

Atilio Borón (2022-12-15). Atilio Borón: 'Only an Uprising Will Create the Conditions Necessary to Resolve this Crisis'. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón Dec 14, 2022 | This deplorable situation will not be resolved by relying on the self-criticism of the federal courts, on its proven (lack of) willingness to self-reform, or on an unproductive dialogue with the beneficiaries of the reactionary mafia occupying Argentinian justice and politics. | I think that only a uprising like that of October 17, which founded modern Argentina, or the large demonstrations that toppled the regimes of the Shah of Iran, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, or that liberated India from British rule will create the conditions necessary to resolve this crisis. | Like a very ag…

Fight Back (2022-12-15). Padre José Landaverde: Presente! fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Chicago lost a well-known fighter for immigrant rights on December 11. José Sigfredo Landaverde was a priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe Anglican Catholic Church in Little Village. Padre Landaverde was also a friend of Freedom Road Socialist Organization. He died after a long battle with illness. | Born in Chalatenango, El Salvador in 1971, he was orphaned when the Salvadoran military killed his family. At 17 years of age, and at great risk to himself, José became a scout for the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, or Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front). His job was to camp…

teleSUR, MER (2022-12-15). Bolivia llama a seguir construyendo un mundo mejor. telesurtv.net El mandatario boliviano afirmó que el capitalismo busca la producción y reproducción del capital aniquilando todo a su paso.

Jesse Carpentier (2022-12-15). Kansas pipeline disaster is not the first, nor will it be the last under capitalism. liberationnews.org Despite the potential risks of pipelines and the destruction that has already occurred, the U.S. government does not seem to have any real intention to decommission existing pipelines or stopping new ones from being built.

WSWS (2022-12-15). German military's special forces unit has ties to far-right Reichsbàºrger terrorist network. wsws.org The strong presence of elite soldiers among the terror suspects makes clear that the plans for a putsch were not simply the fantasies of a few crazy individuals, as is often claimed.

Atilio Borón (2022-12-15). Only an Uprising Will Create the Conditions Necessary to Resolve This Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón Dec 14, 2022 | This deplorable situation will not be resolved by relying on the self-criticism of the federal courts, on its proven (lack of) willingness to self-reform, or on an unproductive dialogue with the beneficiaries of the reactionary mafia occupying Argentinian justice and politics. | I think that only a uprising like that of October 17, which founded modern Argentina, or the large demonstrations that toppled the regimes of the Shah of Iran, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, or that liberated India from British rule will create the conditions necessary to resolve this crisis. | Like a very ag…

WSWS (2022-12-15). Nurses and supporters speak from UK hospital picket lines. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to nurses on picket lines around the UK taking place in the largest strike in NHS history.

John Catalinotto (2022-12-14). Perú, Argentina, México: lessons of coups and 'lawfare' in Latin America. workers.org Dec. 12, 2022 — Coup in Perú Dec. 7. "Lawfare" in Argentina Dec. 6. Confrontation in Mexico Nov. 27. In the past few weeks, Latin America's reactionary elites, junior partners of U.S. and world imperialism, have challenged leftist elected officials in these three countries. These events illustrate what Karl Marx . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-14). Peru: Chronicle of a Coup in Slow Motion. libya360.wordpress.com Saheli Chowdhury The fascist right wing of Peru was finally able to do on Wednesday, December 7 what it had been trying to do for more than a year — depose the elected president of the country. The war of power between the government on one side, and the parliament and the judiciary on the…

_____ (2022-12-14). No To Restrictions On Freedom Of Expression! popularresistance.org On the occasion of the attack on the Soviet Union by the fascist German Wehrmacht in June 1941, the Friedenskoordination (Friko) Berlin organized the commemoration event ‚ÄûWe will not forget!" on June 22, 2022 at the Soviet memorial in Treptower Park. | Due to my speech, which I gave as part of this commemoration, and a statement on the Russia-Ukraine conflict on my website, investigations have been initiated against me. According to a letter from the Berlin State Criminal Police Office dated October 19, 2022, a Berlin lawyer has accused me of having committed a crime. One refers to the ß…

____ (2022-12-14). Xinjiang enterprises seek business opportunities in Central Asian countries. ecns.cn Representatives of industry-leading enterprises from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are currently on a trip in Central Asia to seek business opportunities there.

Editor (2022-12-14). British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism. mronline.org A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.

John Burns (2022-12-14). 'Capitalism and Slavery', and dismantling the accepted narratives of history. mronline.org "When British capitalism depended on the West Indies," Eric Williams wrote in 1938, "they ignored slavery or defended it. When British capitalism found the West Indian monopoly a nuisance, they destroyed West Indian slavery."

____ (2022-12-14). Beijing rushes to meet surging demand for medications. ecns.cn Pharmaceutical companies rushed to boost supplies as demand surges for fever and cold medications in Beijing.

Editor (2022-12-14). Patrick Lawrence: Germany & The Lies of Empire. scheerpost.com

WSWS (2022-12-14). Another #MeToo trial collapses in Australia. wsws.org The collapse of the Lerhmann trial may be a further blow to the #MeToo crusade, but its proponents are just as likely to seize on another case to seek to revive their reactionary efforts.

WSWS (2022-12-14). Australia: University of Newcastle pushes a non-union enterprise agreement. wsws.org The management has imposed a four-day electronic ballot, ending tomorrow, but the NTEU is continuing to isolate university workers, institution-by-institution, within the straitjacket of the Labor government's anti-strike enterprise bargaining laws.

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