2022-09-09: News Headlines

Editor (2022-09-09). An indictment of modern capitalism — a WW editorial. workers.org Just imagine if the Joe Biden administration and Congress had agreed to spend $54 billion to advance health care in the U.S. as COVID-19 variants continued to claim more lives. Instead of life expectancy dropping for the second year in a row, more lives would have been saved. That $54 . . . |

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-09). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Betsey Piette (2022-09-09). Housing activists crash developers' party. workers.org Philadelphia Residents of the University City Townhomes and their supporters, determined to save their homes from destruction by property developers, have taken their fight directly to the movers and shakers behind most gentrification in Philadelphia. Over 100 residents and supporters converged on the University of Pennsylvania convocation for the incoming . . . |

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-09). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Supplying Weapons Won't Bring Peace to Ukraine: Chinese Envoy. telesurenglish.net "China has always maintained that dialogue and negotiation is the most realistic and feasible way to resolve the crisis. Only by seeking common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security can there be long-term stability and security in Europe and the rest of the world," a Chinese envoy said. | China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations Geng Shuang (R, front), speaks at the Security Council briefing on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 6, 2022.

WSWS (2022-09-08). FBI found documents on nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago, Washington Post claims. wsws.org The latest press salvo against Trump underscores the extraordinary intensity of the political conflict within the US ruling elite.

Liberation Staff (2022-09-08). PSL Editorial — U.S. pours more weapons into spiraling Ukraine conflict. liberationnews.org Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kiev on a surprise visit with a clear mission: make the spiraling crisis even worse.

Staff (2022-09-08). EMTRASUR Boeing 747 Crew to Appear in Argentinian Court. orinocotribune.com The 19 member Venezuelan and Iranian crew of the EMTRASUR aircraft illegally retained in Argentina will have to go to trial to clarify the situations that involved the retention of the Boeing 747-300 cargo jet and the impediment of its crew to leave the country. | The information was released by the manager of Conviasa and director of international relations of the Venezuelan ministry of transport, Eliana Salazar, in a radio interview. | She informed that: "On…

Reyna Wang (2022-09-08). Labor Day rally demands recognition of Amazon and Starbucks unions. liberationnews.org On Sept. 5, hundreds of workers and organizers gathered in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City for a Labor Day March for Recognition rally. Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and Starbucks Workers United (SWU) organized the action to demand recognition of their respective unions and show support for labor struggles across the city. They were joined in solidarity by workers from Google's Alphabet Workers' Union, the Trader Joe's Union, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and members from the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). East and Horn of Africa Epicenter of Forced Migration – IOM. telesurenglish.net 13.2 million people were forcibly displaced in the East and Horn of Africa last year, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). | Conflict, insecurity, climate stress, poverty, unemployment and pandemic-related shocks fuel the forced migration of vulnerable populations, namely women, children and youth, according to IOM report. Sep. 8, 2022.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). For Sen. Sherrod Brown, 'dignity of work' is essential to life. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—For progressive Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, "the dignity of work" means more than just quantity of jobs, symbolized by the latest low monthly unemployment rate of 3.7%. The same could be said for Biden Administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. "It means hard work pays off no matter who you are or what you do," the …

Deweylaura (2022-09-08). Marxist IQ: Dismantling imperialism. cpusa.org The CPUSA is sponsoring an international conference this weekend on the topic of dismantling imperialism in the 21st century. This quiz is dedicated to the goals of that conference. 1. Empires have existed for thousands of years, but it was the rise of capitalism that led nations to a. face for the first time …

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-09-07). ALBA-TCP se suma a exigencia de liberar tripulación venezolana de Boeing 747 secuestrado en Argentina. telesurtv.net El ALBA-TCP condenó la política injerencista de EE.UU. y ratificó su compromiso con los postulados de la "Proclama de América Latina y el Caribe como Zona de Paz" de la CELAC.

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2022-09-08: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-09-08). FBI found documents on nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago, Washington Post claims. wsws.org The latest press salvo against Trump underscores the extraordinary intensity of the political conflict within the US ruling elite.

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-09-08). Thursday 9/15: Stop the War in Ukraine! Ceasefire Now! $$ for Climate & Healthcare, Not More Weapons! indybay.org 12 Noon: Senator Padilla, 333 Bush St. | 1pm: Senator Feinstein, One Post St.

Georg Auernheimer, Friedrich Homann (2022-09-08). Economic war instead of climate policy & Russia as enemy. indybay.org Sustainability and capitalism do not go together. Because capitalism needs growth and drives environmental destruction. The consequences: Species extinction, drought stress for trees, water scarcity. A consistent climate policy would have to get down to the nitty-gritty, but at present it is overshadowed by the economic war.

Staff (2022-09-08). EMTRASUR Boeing 747 Crew to Appear in Argentinian Court. orinocotribune.com The 19 member Venezuelan and Iranian crew of the EMTRASUR aircraft illegally retained in Argentina will have to go to trial to clarify the situations that involved the retention of the Boeing 747-300 cargo jet and the impediment of its crew to leave the country. | The information was released by the manager of Conviasa and director of international relations of the Venezuelan ministry of transport, Eliana Salazar, in a radio interview. | She informed that: "On…

Reyna Wang (2022-09-08). Labor Day rally demands recognition of Amazon and Starbucks unions. liberationnews.org On Sept. 5, hundreds of workers and organizers gathered in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City for a Labor Day March for Recognition rally. Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and Starbucks Workers United (SWU) organized the action to demand recognition of their respective unions and show support for labor struggles across the city. They were joined in solidarity by workers from Google's Alphabet Workers' Union, the Trader Joe's Union, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and members from the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). For Sen. Sherrod Brown, 'dignity of work' is essential to life. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—For progressive Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, "the dignity of work" means more than just quantity of jobs, symbolized by the latest low monthly unemployment rate of 3.7%. The same could be said for Biden Administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. "It means hard work pays off no matter who you are or what you do," the …

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-08). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-08). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Craig Wood (2022-09-07). Little Boat, Big Idea: "Rid the World of Nuclear Weapons" globalresearch.ca

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-07). Yemen Truce, No Hope: Horrible Catastrophe, Just Maybe UN-Led Efforts Will Alleviate It, Says Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com From the US "War on Terror" to the national "Spring" and the Saudi-US "humanitarian intervention," the Yemeni people are being totally disregarded &#1 ; and indiscriminately attacked &#1 ; as well as in every single "peace process," as the country is a stage of international and local elites disputes, just feeding &#1 ; and practicing &#1 ; terror | As Biden approved to sell more weapons to the Saudis allegedly for "defense" purposes, Chomsky is concerned. "The line between offensive and defensive weapons is very blurred," exclusively says the legendary American analyst | Sure not by accident as some say, US-Saud…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). US Military and Biological Activities in the Asian Region. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov In recent months, the media of various states have begun publishing more and more revelations about Washington's aggressive policies, especially in the development and testing of bioweapons, which are banned by international conventions and humanitarian law. Frankly speaking, the fact that the United States is using such weapons of mass destruction raises no…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-07). Saudi-led Coalition CH-4 Combat Drone Crashes In Northern Yemen. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On September 4, a Chinese-made CH-4 combat drone of the Saudi-led coalition crashed in the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf. | The wreckage of the drone was found in al-Ryan desert to the east of the city of al-Hazm. The pro-Saudi media claimed that the drone belonged to the Houthis (Ansar Allah). However, the only side that operates CH-4s over Yemen is the coalition. | It is possible that the combat drone was shot down by the air defense of the Houthis. The…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-07). SDF, US-led Coalition Held Joint Drills In Northeastern Syria (Video, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: sdf-press.com | On September 7, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that its units had held joint drills with the US-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region. | In a statement, the Kurdish-led group said that the drills took place near the village of Taql Baql in the northeastern countryside of al-Hasakah, just a few kilometers away from the border with Turkey and Iraq. | The drills included live-fire exercises with medium and heavy weapons, a…

WSWS (2022-09-07). Jackson, Mississippi's water disaster is a crime of capitalism. wsws.org The current disaster has been years in the making and was preceded by systemic failures as the city's public water infrastructure became the target for corporate looters and was subjected to criminal neglect by local, state and federal governments.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-09-07). ALBA-TCP se suma a exigencia de liberar tripulación venezolana de Boeing 747 secuestrado en Argentina. telesurtv.net El ALBA-TCP condenó la política injerencista de EE.UU. y ratificó su compromiso con los postulados de la "Proclama de América Latina y el Caribe como Zona de Paz" de la CELAC.

Fight Back (2022-09-06). Denver SDS marches to campus police station, demands withdrawal from Pentagon 1033 Program. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On August 31, two dozen students and community members marched to the Auraria Campus Police Department to demand the end of their participation in the Pentagon 1033 Program, which provides military grade weapons to domestic law enforcement agencies. Other demands included the defunding and demilitarization of ACPD by surrendering their weapons. The march was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society. They were joined by the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Movimiento Poder, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Around 4 p.m., the crowd gathered for communal sign making before the…

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