(2024-03-11). Right-wing PSD carries Portuguese elections as neo-fascist vote surges. wsws.org For the first time since the 1974 Carnation Revolution toppled the fascistic Salazar regime, a Portuguese election led to a victory for a right-wing coalition in which the far right plays a central role.
(2024-03-11). Short films in Berlin: Surreal and realistic depictions of "the absurdity of our capitalist times" wsws.org Wars, climate catastrophes, social devastation—the state of global capitalism are the real basis of many of the short films shown at this year's Berlinale.
(2024-03-11). "What Is Anti-Racism? And Why It Means Anti-Capitalism," A book review. mronline.org 
Arun Kundnani details the histories of liberal and radical anti-racism and argues that anti-racism ultimately means anti-capitalism.
(2024-03-11). Capitalism's New Age of Plagues (Part 1). mronline.org 
In our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people.
(2024-03-11). Transnationals, imperialist expropriation and fighting 'cannibal capitalism'. greenleft.org.au 
Critical theorist, feminist and author Nancy Fraser continues her conversation with Green Left's Federico Fuentes, focussing on the role of expropriation and transnationals in modern imperialism, and the challenges facing anti-imperialists and anti-capitalists.
(2024-03-11). Widespread interest in IYSSE's socialist perspective at university orientations across Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org The IYSSE saw widespread enthusiasm for its fight to end the genocide in Gaza based on a revolutionary socialist, internationalist perspective. Nearly 500 students left their contact details and more than 200 signed up as members of the IYSSE clubs.
(2024-03-11). Geelong socialist councillor says councils must invest in communities, do more for the disadvantaged. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-10). Parliamentary Elections in Portugal With 51.96% Turnout. telesurenglish.net Portuguese citizens go to the polls this Sunday to elect the 230 deputies of the Assembly of the Republic, which in turn, will elect the Prime Minister, in a day that has developed normally. | RELATED: | Main candidates in Sunday's legislative elections in Portugal are Luís Montenegro, the head of the centre-right opposition, Pedro Nuno Santos, the new leader of the Socialist Party, and André Ventura, the founde…
(2024-03-10). Right-Wing Wins Portugal's Elections. telesurenglish.net With 95,04% of the votes counted, the conservative coalition Democratic Alliance (AD, center-right) leads with 30,8% of the votes this Sunday's legislative elections in Portugal, which defines it as a clear winner. | RELATED: | In second place is positioned with 28,5% the Socialist Party (PS), led by Nuno Santos, and as third force appears the André Ventura's ultra-right party Chega ("Enough"), with 19.23% of the support, accor…
(2024-03-11). Portugal's conservatives win election as far-right surges. scmp.com Portugal's Socialists conceded defeat in a parliamentary election on Sunday which saw the far-right emerge as the biggest winner.
(2024-03-11). World Bank and IMF support to dictatorships. cadtm.org
(2024-03-11). BJP has hatched a conspiracy to change the Constitution: Siddaramaiah. muslimmirror.com Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the BJP believe in a "dictatorial" attitude and has hatched a conspiracy to change the constitution. "BJP has hatched a conspiracy to change the constitution. But they need a two-third majority to make any changes in the constitution," the Chief Minister said. He said that …
(2024-03-11). Oscar-winning director calls out 'hijacking' of Holocaust by Israel in acceptance speech. middleeasteye.net 
Oscar-winning director calls out 'hijacking' of Holocaust by Israel in acceptance speech | Jonathan Glazer called for people to resist the dehumanisation of Israelis and Palestinians in the 7 October attacks and the war in Gaza. | | Jonathan Glazer poses with the Oscar for Best Internat…
(2024-03-11). Patrick Lawrence: Old Man Shouting, "The American Empire is Doing Great!" But It Isn't. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Democratic elites and the reporters who clerk for them were effusively approving of Joe Biden's State of the Union speech last Thursday evening—not so much for what he said, which came nothing new, as for the demeanor of our enfeebled president. Never mind that Biden reduced an occasion …
(2024-03-11). Patrick Lawrence: Old Man Shouting, The American Empire is Doing Great! But It Isn't. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Democratic elites and the reporters who clerk for them were effusively approving of Joe Biden's State of the Union speech last Thursday evening—not so much for what he said, which came nothing new, as for the demeanor of our enfeebled president. Never mind that Biden reduced an occasion …
(2024-03-11). Democracy Now! 2024-03-11 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for March 11, 2024; "Empire's Laboratory": How 2004 U.S.-Backed Coup Destabilized Haiti & Led to Current Crisis; Guilty: U.S.-Backed Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Convicted of Drug Trafficking; "The Trauma Is Immeasurable": Palestinian Writer Susan Abulhawa on Israeli Violence in Gaza | Headlines for March 11, 2024; "Empire's Laboratory": How 2004 U.S.-Backed Coup Destabilized Haiti & Led to Current Crisis; Guilty: U.S.-Backed Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Convicted of Drug Trafficking; "The Trauma Is Immeasurable&…
(2024-03-11). SOEs crucial to China's economic growth. ecns.cn State-owned enterprises are playing a key role in boosting China's economic growth, Lu Jin, chairman of China National Gold Group Co Ltd, said on Sunday.
(2024-03-11). Private enterprises should look to Jinjiang as a leader. ecns.cn Currently, the private enterprises contribute more than 70 percent of tax revenues in Fujian, over 80 percent of employment opportunities and over 90 percent of market entities, he said.
(2024-03-11). Multinational enterprises confident of China's economic growth target. ecns.cn many multinational enterprises operating in China maintain that such a target is in line with the growth potential of the Chinese economy.
(2024-03-11). Lukashenko approves new appointments at Atlant, BelAZ. eng.belta.by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko agreed to the appointment of | new heads for two enterprises – Atlant and BelAZ as he announced | personnel decisions on 11 March.
(2024-03-11). The Stones Cry Out Delegation: From the Ground in Palestine to the US Government and Churches. counterpunch.org 
"Nothing has changed, and everything has changed." These are the words of Sam Bahour, a Palestinian-American businessman and activist who spoke to our delegation. Nothing has changed because the deadly oppression of the Palestinian people has been ongoing for 76 years. Everything has changed since October 7, the day Hamas fighters pierced the walls of the concentration camp called Gaza. As followers of Jesus,
(2024-03-11). Growing Alliance Between Orbán, Trump and the US Far Right Is Very Disturbing. truthout.org I've been following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's increasing influence on the American far right for some time as he hosted the likes of former Fox News celebrity Tucker Carlson and held a CPAC meeting in Budapest. (They're doing it again in April with Orbán once again doing the hosting duties.) He was the darling of a certain faction of the conservative coalition even before Donald… |