(2023-09-18). President Maduro: Venezuela a Beacon in the Fight for Equality and Social Justice. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, spoke about his historic official visit to the People's Republic of China, to Algeria, and the results of the G77+China Summit that recently concluded in Cuba. | He made the statements on Sunday, September 17, at the Maiquetía International Airport in La Guaira, upon his return to Venezuela following the tour, which concluded with agreements for the development and benefit of Venezuela. | President Maduro stated that during the G77+China meeting, held in Havana, Cuba during September 15-16, he felt "the admiration and love of the world for the Venezuelan people." | "All…
(2023-09-17). Dorothy Roberts Lays Out a Damning Exposé of Medical Racism and "Child Welfare" truthout.org There is an old saying that "when white folks catch a cold, Black folks get pneumonia." That saying speaks to a fundamental truth about the U.S.: Black people are positioned to catch hell because of historical and contemporary systemic forms of inequality. After the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, I recall the sense of alarm communicated by Black women. There was the painful recognition that… |
(2023-09-17). G77 nations + China address poverty, equality. america.cgtn.com 
The summit of G77 nations plus China wrapped up in Havana, Cuba, on Saturday. Participants reached consensus on developing countries' need to close ranks to face current global challenges. | They stressed the need for a more equitable world order to address poverty, access to science and technology, and to cushion the impact of climate change. | CGTN's Luis Chirino reports.
(2023-09-18). Education on an empty stomach. electronicintifada.net UN has lacked funds for a free meal program since 2014.
(2023-09-18). In final declaration, G77 rejects "digital monopolies" and calls for "reform" of the financial system. mronline.org 
The summit in Havana ends with document that also highlights the role of technology for development.
(2023-09-18). New study identifies United States as 'Planet-Wrecker-in-Chief'. mronline.org 
Planned fossil fuel expansion in the U.S. accounts for more than a third of new oil and gas extraction projects set to begin through 2050, according to Oil Change International.
(2023-09-18). The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world. mronline.org 
The text of the writer's speech as she received the 45th European Essay Prize on September 12.
(2023-09-18). U.S. moves to curtail China's economic investment in the Caribbean. mronline.org 
On March 8, 2023, General Laura J. Richardson of the United States (U.S.) Southern Command gave testimony at a congressional hearing wherein she issued a warning to U.S. lawmakers about the expansion of Chinese influence in the Caribbean that were at odds with purported U.S. interests in the region.
(2023-09-18). Biden has relaunched Reagan's murderous war against Nicaraguan Democracy—how many is he willing to kill to win? mronline.org 
When CIA-trained terrorists tried to overthrow the Sandinista government in the 1980s, the left erupted in protest. Now the left is cheering for the CIA.
(2023-09-18). Dispatches from Atlanta and the Movement to Stop Cop City. mronline.org 
When you bite into nature, nature bites back, it's just the ways that it is, a matter of fact — Peter Wilde, "People in Trees" "Welcome to our fabulous clear-cuts," my friend Tyranny said to me, gesturing out the car window to the bare, scrubby hillsides denuded of their former pine trees. We were driving …
(2023-09-18). Thursday 9/21: Disability Voting Rights Week: REV UP Your Voting Rights. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-09-18). Construction begins on multi-purpose high-precision telescope in Shigatse. ecns.cn The construction project for a 40-meter-aperture movable high-precision multi-purpose radio telescope has kicked off in Shigatse city of the Tibet autonomous region on Friday, Tibet Daily reported.
(2023-09-18). Prisoners Strike At Oak Park Heights Canteen. popularresistance.org Oak Park Heights, MN — Just days after prisoners at the Stillwater prison staged civil disobedience actions by refusing a staff lockdown, incarcerated workers at the nearby 'level 5' MCF-Oak Park Heights prison canteen have staged a work strike, according to activists who regularly stay in touch with prisoners. | The use of segregation, or sending prisoners to 'the hole,' has increased in recent years. Oak Park Heights administrators sent prisoners there 694 times in 2018, according to state Department of Corrections (DOC) data. | The Twin Cities branch of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC…
(2023-09-17). Thursday 9/21: Women Are Watching: Democracy Defenders Against Fascism Organizing Call. indybay.org Virtual call to action: www.mobilize.us/womensmarch/event/581424/…
(2023-09-18). Frontline, Youth and Labor Activists Demand Biden Act Now on Climate Crisis. truthout.org During the rally at Sunday's March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City, activists decried President Joe Biden's continued investment in fossil fuels and his refusal to declare a national emergency over the worsening effects of climate change. Louisiana climate justice activist Roishetta Ozane said Biden is "personally accountable" for climate change-fueled natural disasters, while 16-year-old… |
(2023-09-18). Labor, Coalition block Greens motion outing Australia's role in Salvador Allende coup. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-18). Labor's sleight of hand over Israel's occupation of Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-18). Protesters call on Labor to protest Fukushima nuclear waste dumping. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-18). Manifiesta 2023: 15,000 voices amplify call for solidarity and hope. peoplesdispatch.org Approximately 15,000 people gathered in Ostend, Belgium, on September 9-10 for the latest edition of the solidarity festival Manifiesta. This year's festival was an enormous success and featured additional programs designed to immerse visitors in the event. Music performances by Meteor and Axelle Red drew large crowds during the evenings, but so did Chris Smalls from the Amazon Labor Union, as he reminded listeners that the workers' struggle is "a marathon, rather than a sprint." | The experience of building the Amazon Labor Union serves as a practical example of the possibility of creating a different world, a m…
(2023-09-18). Labor, Frontline & Youth Voices Call on Biden to Immediately Act to Prevent Climate Catastrophe. democracynow.org 
During the rally at Sunday's March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City, activists decried President Joe Biden's continued investment in fossil fuels and his refusal to declare a national emergency over the worsening effects of climate change. Louisiana climate justice activist Roishetta Ozane said Biden is "personally accountable" for climate change-fueled natural disasters, while 16-year-old Fridays for Future organizer Helen Mancini proclaimed, "There is not enough time to put this off another term." Both emphasized the role of impacted communities — from those living…
(2023-09-17). Labor, Coalition block Greens motion outing Australia's role in Salvador Allende coup. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-17). Labor's sleight of hand over Israel's occupation of Palestine. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-17). Nearly $2 Million in Dark Money Floods Historic Virginia Campaigns. truthout.org This story was originally published by OpenSecrets in collaboration with the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO. Independent political groups backed largely by "dark money" organizations and wealthy donors have spent nearly $1.7 million on Virginia candidates this election cycle, raising concerns about transparency and the influence of outside money in the tightly contested… |
(2023-09-17). 'No Justice, No Jeeps!' Scenes From The Auto Workers Strike. popularresistance.org The strike is on. Last night the Auto Workers (UAW) shut down three major assembly plants at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). It's the first time in history the union has struck all three companies at once. | New UAW leaders kept a tight lid on plans for which plants to strike, counting on members to be more prepared to quickly swing into action than management. The strategy, so far, seems like a success, with widespread reports of managers caught by surprise, after making costly materials moves for strike prep at the wrong plants. | At each striking plant, auto workers have organized str…
(2023-09-18). Huge potential seen in Sino-South African space ties. ecns.cn There is huge potential and there will be big opportunities in the field of space cooperation between China and South Africa as the two nations have recently decided to enhance their collaboration in this regard.
(2023-09-18). France: Stellantis Workers Walk Out To Demand Breaks Amid Heat Wave. popularresistance.org Last week, France was blanketed by a dome of heat, resulting in exceptionally warm temperatures. It even broke the previous record set in 1949, making September 4 the hottest day ever recorded in France during the month of September. The French national meteorological service, Météo-France, points to a remarkably long and intense heat wave which has lasted late into the season, clearly pointing to the impact of climate change, which tends to extend summer heatwaves. | At the Stellantis plant in Hordain, France, where Peugeot and Citroà´n vehicles are assembled, outside temperatures exceeded a scorching 30 &…
(2023-09-18). Amid Historic Strike, GM and Ford Announce Plans to Lay Off Workers. truthout.org The president of the United Auto Workers condemned Ford and General Motors on Saturday after the companies said they plan to temporarily lay off thousands of nonstriking employees, blaming the union's walkouts at two plants in Michigan and Ohio. Ford said in a statement Friday that it is laying off roughly 600 workers at its Michigan Assembly Plant, pointing to "knock-on effects" from the UAW's… |
(2023-09-18). 'No Justice, No Jeeps!' scenes from the auto workers strike. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in The strike is on. Last night the Auto Workers (UAW) shut down three major assembly plants at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). It's the first time in history the union has struck all three companies at once. | New UAW leaders kept a tight lid on plans for which plants to strike, counting on members to be more prepared to quickly swing into action than management. The…
(2023-09-18). UAW'S 'Element Of Surprise' Strike Appears To Be Working. popularresistance.org Workers walked off their shifts on September 14 at midnight to cheering crowds as the United Auto Workers launched its first simultaneous strike against the "Big Three" automakers‚Äâ—‚ÄâFord, General Motors and Stellantis. The initial work stoppages were not company-wide but instead targeted three locations: GM's Wentzville Assembly in Missouri, Stellantis' Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio, and Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., just outside Detroit. The plants employ some 12,700 of the roughly 150,000 UAW members who work for the Big Three.
(2023-09-18). Headlines for September 18, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Revises Death Toll from Libya Floods as Recovery Efforts Continue, 75,000 March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC as Hundreds of Thousands Worldwide Demand Climate Justice, Striking Workers Warn U.S. Automakers They May Expand Work Stoppage, Zelensky to Visit D.C. as Congress Debates Billions of Additional Dollars for Ukraine, Military Juntas in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Sign Mutual Defense Pact, Office High-Rise Burns in Sudan's Capital Amid Fierce Fighting by Rival Factions, Iran and U.S. Finalize Prisoner Swap, Father of Mahsa Amini Arrested on First Anniversary of Her Death in Police Custody, Rights Gr…
(2023-09-17). Automakers Hand Billions To Shareholders While Stiffing Workers. popularresistance.org Roughly 150,000 auto workers are preparing to launch what may be the biggest strike in decades this Thursday over their employers' refusal to provide adequate pay and job security. Meanwhile, in the past twelve months, the Big Three automakers — General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis — have authorized $5 billion in stock buybacks, effectively giving billions of dollars to shareholders that could have gone to auto workers. | On top of the stock buybacks, the Big Three have reported $21 billion in profits in just the first six months of 2023. Despite the enormous gains, the companies have cried poverty in…
(2023-09-17). UK retail chain Wilko collapses, threatening 12,500 jobs. wsws.org The trade union representing Wilko workers, the GMB, has played its usual role during the entire affair, supporting the owners over the workers. Even though it was aware of the retailer's dire financial straits, the union did not warn workers of the threat to their jobs, nor did it mount any struggle in their defence.
(2023-09-18). As UAW strike continues, workers at Toledo Assembly Complex remain solid. peoplesworld.org 
TOLEDO, Ohio—Workers at the Toledo Assembly Complex are on the picket line and helping to spearhead the struggle against the corporate leadership of the Big 3 automakers. The complex, run by Stellantis, is one of three plants the union selected to strike first. The other two are the GM facility in Wentzville, Missouri, and a …
(2023-09-17). Teenagers' Detention At Angola Exposes Fractured Juvenile System. popularresistance.org This week the state of Louisiana was expected to transfer a group of mostly Black boys out of the former death row unit of Louisiana State Penitentiary — a maximum-security adult prison also known as Angola. But a federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily paused a judge's order requiring the state to move the children out of Angola by Friday. | The American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center and several law firms, pushed for a year to stop the state from detaining children at the prison, which is located on a former slave plantation. The legal advocates praised a federal judge's man…
(2023-09-17). El incierto camino de la Unión Europea. globalizacion.ca Resulta ya evidente que la extrema subordinación político-militar de la Unión Europea a los intereses geopolíticos de Estados Unidos para tratar de debilitar a Rusia ha costado a esos países un alto deterioro económico, además del descrédito en la arena…
(2023-09-17). The Hiroshima Nagasaki "Dress Rehearsal": Oppenheimer and the U.S. War Department's Secret September 15, 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-17). AU activates incident management mechanism to support Libya. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, confirmed the activation of a mechanism for the management of incidents and the deployment of a multi-sectorial team to support Libya, it was known today.
(2023-09-17). Venezuela keeps standing up in solidarity, Pdt Nicolas Maduro assured. plenglish.com Through his X account, the head of state called to continue working with the premise of respect, effort and union for the success of the present and future projects of the new world. | "We are here to make them a reality!" he said. | Maduro fulfilled an intense work agenda abroad with a week-long visit to China in which he strengthened alliances as the two countries signed 31 agreements in strategic areas such as economy, trade, aerospace, mining, agriculture, and tourism, among others. | After his stay in China, he traveled accompanied by the first combatant and deputy to the National Assembly, Cilia Flores, to…
(2023-09-18). The Cop City RICO charges and America's road to fascism. therealnews.com 
After two years of resistance against the proposed "Atlanta Public Safety Training Center," more commonly known as Cop City, more than 60 activists associated with the movement have been indicted on RICO charges. The push to build Cop City and the heavy-handed state response to local protests cannot be separated from the past decade of neoliberal crisis and anti-police protests rocking Atlanta and the country at large.
(2023-09-17). The Closing of the International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism. popularresistance.org After nine powerful months of international hearings on sanctions & economic coercive measures, we announce the closing event of the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures. | Hosted over two days, September 29 and 30, at the People's Forum in New York City, this concluding chapter will not only deliver our verdict but also lay the groundwork for the continuation of our international movement to abolish sanctions regimes. | While this marks the end of the Tribunal, it is only the beginning of our collective efforts as an international movement…
(2023-09-17). Reparations Organizers Targeted by FBI to Speak in Oakland. indybay.org The Uhuru Solidarity Movement presents "The Uhuru 3" on U.S.- wide speaking tour to expose the FBI's violent, pre-dawn raids and the U.S. Department of Justice baseless charges against African People's Socialist Party leader Chairman Omali Yeshitela and two reparations activists working under his leadership. Learn about the struggle for reparations and black economic development!
(2023-09-17). MPLA urges to follow ideas of Angolan National Hero. plenglish.com Luanda, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Angolan People's Liberation Movement (MPLA) urged today to continue the materialization of Agostinho Neto's ideas, whose focus was the improvement of the people's life.
(2023-09-18). Preparing for War Is the Beginning: An Early Warning for Northeast Asia. counterpunch.org July 27 marked the 70th anniversary of the 1953 ceasefire to the Korean War. In the three years leading up to the anniversary, South Korean peace movements organized the international Korea Peace Appeal campaign to replace the armistice agreement with a peace treaty to conclude the 70-plus-year Korean War. The anniversary has come and gone,
(2023-09-17). Venezuela: Oil Output, Exports Slide to Halt Months-Long Recovery. venezuelanalysis.com State oil company PDVSA is also working to tackle persistent fuel shortages across the country.