(2023-09-10). LEVER WEEKLY: "His Existence Literally Perpetuates Inequity." levernews.com This full story is for paid subscribers.: | Sign up for a paid subscription to The Lever now to gain access to this story and more. | Already have an account?
(2023-09-10). Over Half Of 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor Advised Funds. popularresistance.org Last year, we wrote about how donor-advised funds, or DAFs, had become the top recipients of charitable giving in the United States. At the time, we were astounded to discover that DAF sponsors made up six of the top 10 and nine of the top 20 most successful public-charity fundraisers in the country. | We've updated the data for 2021 — the most recent year for which complete data is available — and the picture has only gotten more stark. Donor-advised fund sponsors now make up seven of the top 10 and eleven of the top 20 public charities in the United States. Public charities are nonprofits that rely…
(2023-09-10). Venezuela to Allegedly Receive $3.2 Billion of Frozen Funds, El País Claims. orinocotribune.com Once again the $3.2 billion of Venezuelan funds illegally frozen abroad and discussed in the Mexico Talks' Second Agreement for the Social Protection of the People are in the news, with Spanish newspaper El País claiming that the funds will finally be released in the coming weeks. | According to sources consulted by El País, the $3.2 billion that were agreed to be unfreezed in November 2022 by the US government and the Venezuelan far-right opposition under its tutelage, as part of an agreement with the United Nations to finance education, electricity, and healthcare projects in Venezuela, will finally be release…
(2023-09-11). Experts from nine countries discuss international education and urban development. ecns.cn On Sept. 9, international education and urban development exchanges organized by Dalian Art College and the China-France Educational Exchange Association were held in the Jinpu New Area of Dalian.
(2023-09-11). 12 Facts About The Current Economics And Science Of Podcasting: Spotify And Industry Trends. moguldom.com Contrary to popular belief, podcasting is experiencing robust growth. However, several myths and misconceptions are holding the industry back from reaching its full growth potential, according to marketing and technology insight provider Mar Tech Series. The portion of Americans who listen to online audio and podcasts has reached record highs, Edison Research said in its …
(2023-09-11). Top online sales host apologizes for insensitive comments. ecns.cn China's top online sales host Li Jiaqi apologized on Monday after he blamed viewers who found the price of an eyebrow pen expensive, that they were not working hard enough to make more money during a live-streaming session.
(2023-09-11). Chile: This is how they killed Allende. mronline.org 
For the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état in Chile against the then president, Salvador Allende, analysis and publications are flourishing.
(2023-09-11). Cuban soldiers in the Russian army? mronline.org 
The "news" that Cuban troops are participating in combat actions on the Russian side in Ukraine, that comes well seasoned with melodramatic stagings, is grabbing headlines in the main counterrevolutionary media and their affinities in the world.
(2023-09-11). Review: "Forces of Production, Climate Change and Canadian Fossil Fuel Capitalism" mronline.org 
Nicolas Graham's book on forces of production and fossil-fuel capitalism gives an important analysis of why fundamental change is needed to solve the climate crisis, finds John Clarke…
(2023-09-11). The U.S. announces 1 billion in new aid for Ukraine. mronline.org 
Washington also provided a US$203-million funding for support to transparency and accountability of institutions.
(2023-09-11). Washington's expanding military footprint on China's doorsteps. mronline.org 
A series of announcements by the US reflect its large and still growing military presence across Asia-Pacific, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. Together, they reflect a continued and increasingly desperate desire by Washington to encircle and contain China.
(2023-09-11). Wednesday 9/13: Learn How to Bust Book Bans Virtual Training. indybay.org Online via Zoom: www.mobilize.us/momsrising/event/579576/ | Join from anywhere…
(2023-09-11). Wednesday 9/13: Let's Talk, Let's Learn Community Series: Shotspotter Gunshot Detection System. indybay.org Online via Zoom (Register: forms.gle/3ndS1aHkPnudEXSHA)…
(2023-09-11). Thursday 9/14: District Elections – The Case for Them. indybay.org Please join us on Thursday, Septem ≠ber 14, at 7: 00 pm. This will be a hybrid meeting. | ‚Ä¢ Join us in person at Flywheel Coffee Roasters, 672 Stanyan Street (between Haight and Page) or join us online. Please note that seating is limited. | ‚Ä¢ To join the meeting online, copy this link: zoom.us/j/970019 85280?pwd=Nkx2UVFPSTRVWG VXUVZEbFRkb0xwQT09 | ‚Ä¢ Or, with the Zoom app: Meet ≠ing ID: 970 0198 5280 Passcode: 333544 | ‚Ä¢ Zoom also provides telephone numbers. These are NOT toll-free numbers. Check with your phone company before yo…
(2023-09-10). Oral History of Political Prisoners Shows Enduring Power of Revolutionary Hope. truthout.org Political prisoners "are our messengers, our dreamers, and our pioneers," writes celebrated Marxist and abolitionist Angela Davis in the preface to Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners. "They teach us that we do not have to accede to existing modes of organizing our collective existence. They remind us that there is life beyond racial capitalism… |
(2023-09-11). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-11). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-11). 50 Years After Chile's Coup, Salvador Allende's Grandson Speaks About Britain's Role in the Rise of Pinochet. libya360.wordpress.com John McEvoy and Pablo Navarrete Pablo Sepúlveda Allende speaks to Declassified UK in Santiago, Chile, 2023 In Santiago, Declassified spoke with Pablo Sepúlveda Allende about Margaret Thatcher's friendship with Chile's dictator and how Labour helped him evade justice for crimes against humanity. "The colonialist countries in general have collaborated so that the decolonised countries can't become independent",…
(2023-09-11). Boric and former Chilean presidents sign commitment for democracy on 50th anniversary of coup. peoplesdispatch.org The leaders committed to always take care of and defend democracy, face the challenges of democracy, defend and promote human rights, and strengthen spaces for collaboration among states…
(2023-09-11). Australia: Qantas CEO resigns early amid public anger. wsws.org The move came after multiple scandals emerged, involving not just Australia's largest airline and "national flag carrier," which Joyce had led since 2008, but the Labor government.
(2023-09-11). New York school bus workers kept on the job despite strike authorization. wsws.org The union is collaborating with the Adams administration to sabotage the struggle by thousands of school bus workers.
(2023-09-11). Pseudo-left Socialist Alternative promotes Australian Labor government's Voice referendum. wsws.org Socialist Alternative is lining up with a pro-war, pro-business Labor government, while slandering the majority of the population as "racist" for opposing its right-wing policy of establishing an indigenous Voice to parliament.
(2023-09-10). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-10). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-10). How to Destroy Russia. 2019 Rand Corporation Report: "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia" globalresearch.ca Force the adversary to expand recklessly in order to unbalance him, and then destroy him. This is not the description of a judo hold, but a plan against Russia elaborated by the Rand Corporation, the most influential think tank in the USA.
(2023-09-10). Nigerian president Bola Tinubu weathers challenge to electoral victory but faces resistance from labor By: Tanupriya Singh. midwesternmarx.com 
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has dismissed all petitions filed by the opposition challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 polls. The ruling was issued in the midst of a two-day strike organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress against the government's economic policies Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. (Photo: @officialABAT/Twitter) The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) of Nigeria has dismissed all petitions challenging the victo …
(2023-09-11). Thursday 9/14: Grannies Stand with Workers! Starbucks Palo Alto. indybay.org Starbucks | 2000 El Camino Real (x-street Stanford Ave) | Palo Alto 94306…
(2023-09-11). Sunday 9/10: Show Solidarity w/ United Auto Workers Union Virtual Rally. indybay.org Virtual rally to support UAW: www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/578744/…
(2023-09-11). Sri Lankan government moves to impose draconian media laws and Anti-Terrorism Bill. wsws.org When enacted, the main target of these repressive measures, will be workers, youth and the rural masses seeking a way to defeat Wickremesinghe's IMF-dictated austerity measures.
(2023-09-11). "Oppose the system designed to steal our wages": US Postal Service workers found rank-and-file committee. wsws.org The following the founding statement of the USPS Rank-and-File Committee, which was established in a meeting held September 3 to organize a fight against…
(2023-09-10). Unionized Auto Workers Are Taking on a Three-Headed Behemoth of Big Capital. truthout.org We may be days away from the biggest U.S. auto worker strike in years. The contracts between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the "Big Three" automakers (Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis) expire on September 14. The agreements cover nearly 150,000 workers at the three corporations. So far, news reports indicate that the union and the auto giants remain far apart in negotiations. |
(2023-09-10). Canadian foreign worker program a 'breeding ground' for slavery — UN expert By: RT. midwesternmarx.com 
The United Nations has called on Ottawa to guarantee the rights of tens of thousands of migrant workers who enter the country annually Migrant workers remove weeds surrounding strawberries plants at a farm in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 30, 2023 © Getty Images / Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images Canada's temporary foreign worker program, under which up to 60,000 people a …
(2023-09-10). Autoworkers speak out as UAW contract deadlines looms: "Everyone says they are ready to strike" | Updates on the Big Three autoworkers struggle. wsws.org "Many workers think the strike is going to happen," a Ford worker told the WSWS in advance of the contract expiration. "People are very angry. They are broke. They can't survive."
(2023-09-10). Communication Workers Union joins regulator Ofcom in review to end Royal Mail's six-day letter delivery service. wsws.org Any claim that the yes vote represented a popular endorsement of the sellout agreement has been refuted by the conduct of Communication Workers Union leaders Ward and Furey since, who have effectively gone to ground.
(2023-09-11). Nigerian Trade Unions Stage Two-day Strike Amid Economic Crisis. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-11). New At 6:30: Anti-Union Propaganda. levernews.com 
(2023-09-11). Wednesday 10/25: A Conversation with Paul Hawken: An Evening of Hope. indybay.org Otter Student Union at CSU Monterey Bay. 3118 Inter-Garrison Rd, Seaside, CA, Building #552. | Map and Directions: csumb.edu/map/ | Parking Permits: pmb.csustan.edu/dailypermits/#!/…
(2023-09-11). G20 and African Union (AU) Membership: Implications for Africa. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-11). Biden Announces Deal Connecting Europe And West And South Asia. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden announced a multinational rail and ports deal linking Europe, West Asia, and South Asia on 9 September at a gathering on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi. | The deal, known as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), comes as the White House seeks to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Russia and Iran's North-South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) by pitching Washington as an alternative partner and investor for developing countries. | A memorandum of understanding for the deal was signed by the European Union, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emi…
(2023-09-11). Headlines for September 11, 2023. democracynow.org 6.8-Magnitude Quake Kills 2,500+ in Morocco as Rescuers Struggle to Reach Remote Areas, African Union Joins G20; U.S., EU, India Unveil Alternative to China's "Belt and Road", In Vietnam, Biden Denies Strengthening Ties with Vietnam Is an Effort to "Contain" China, Dutch Police Detain 2,400, Unleash Water Cannons on Massive Climate Protest, Activists Confront Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer over Climate Crisis Hypocrisy, Airstrike in Khartoum Kills 40+ Civilians Amid Ongoing Fighting Between Sudanese Army and RSF, At Least 4 Die as Fighting Resumes Between Rival Groups in Palestinian Ref…
(2023-09-11). Presidente de Venezuela asiste a banco de los Brics en Shanghái. telesurtv.net El mandatario Maduro se entrevistó con la presidenta de la institución financiera y exjefa de Estado de Brasil, Dilma Rousseff, quien asumió el cargo desde marzo de 2023.
(2023-09-11). Presidente venezolano dialoga con secretario del PCCh de Shanghái. telesurtv.net La entrevista se llevó a cabo en el marco de la visita histórica que el jefe de Estado de Venezuela efectúa por la nación asiática.
(2023-09-10). A Global Maui Moment. tomdispatch.com From the earliest kingdoms to late last night, history has been the story not just of the rise of great powers but of their decline and fall. So, normally, there would be nothing particularly out of the ordinary about the aging America of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, a classic imperial power distinctly in decline and threatening to split into pieces. As it happens, though, there's something all too new about the twenty-first-century decline and fall of that other great power of the Cold War era — you know, not the Soviet Union. After all, the present downhill slide of this country is happening on a planet th…
(2023-09-10). Sanctions Failing: EU Imports More Russian Gas, China Beats US Tech War. popularresistance.org Western sanctions are backfiring: The European Union is now importing Russian liquified natural gas at record levels, and China has made high-tech breakthroughs despite US export restrictions. | Washington's and Brussels' economic warfare is, ironically, strengthening the economic sovereignty of Beijing and Moscow while blowing back on Europe. | The world is living through a new cold war: Cold War Two. And one of the main ways in which this war has been waged is through economic means. | Sanctions are the principal instrument of economic warfare. When they are imposed unilaterally by a country, without the suppor…
(2023-09-10). Western Sanctions Failing: EU Imports More Russian Gas, China Beats US Tech War. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — Sep 6, 2023 | Western sanctions are backfiring: The European Union is now importing Russian liquified natural gas at record levels, and China has made high-tech breakthroughs despite US export restrictions. | Washington's and Brussels' economic warfare is, ironically, strengthening the economic sovereignty of Beijing and Moscow while blowing back on Europe. | The world is living through a new cold war: Cold War Two. And one of the main ways in which this war has been waged is through economic means. | Sanctions are the principal instrument of economic warfare. When they are imposed unilateral…
(2023-09-10). Activists Announce Campaign Against Effects Of Commodification Of Health. popularresistance.org In a joint effort to combat the growing marketization of health services in Europe, three organizations—the European Public Services Union (EPSU), the European Network Against Commercialization of Health and Social Protection, and the People's Health Movement (PHM) Europe—have announced a renewed regional campaign. The initiative was announced during a public meeting held on Thursday, September 7, aiming to bring health to the forefront of the European Union's (EU) agenda. | The coalition has expressed deep concern over the EU's prioritization of financial and fiscal matters, such as free competition…
(2023-09-11). Monash NTEU calls for pay rises, secure jobs. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-10). Monash NTEU calls for pay rises, secure jobs. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-11). 50 years after the coup against Allende: Lessons from the Chilean revolutionary movement. liberationnews.org 
September 11, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Salvador Allende's overthrow in a CIA-backed coup that ushered in a blood-soaked fascist dictatorship.
(2023-09-11). The Pentagon Is The Elephant In The Climate Activist Room. popularresistance.org With nearly 10,000 people expected to take to the streets of New York City on September 17 for the March to End Fossil Fuels, the climate justice movement seems more organized than ever. But, there's a big elephant in the room, and it has the Pentagon written all over it. | The U.S. military is the world's largest institutional oil consumer. It causes more greenhouse gas emissions than 140 nations combined and accounts for about one-third of America's total fossil fuel consumption. The Department of Defense (DoD) also uses huge amounts of natural gas and coal, as well as nuclear power plants at its bases around t…
(2023-09-11). 'Pride Not Apartheid' — Activists Hold Symbolic Action During Netta Barzilai's Performance at EuroPride in Malta. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-09-11). Manifiesta To Kick Off A New Political Year For The Left In Europe. popularresistance.org Left-wing forces in Belgium are unofficially kicking off a new political year as thousands of people pour into the coastal city of Ostend to participate in yet another edition of Manifiesta, the fest of solidarity, scheduled for the weekend of September 9-10. Launched for the first time in 2010, Manifiesta has evolved into a gathering of at least 15,000 people who convene not only for discussions and debates but also for bonding and evenings of music. | The festival provides passersby with a glimpse of the diversity of left-wing movements. The program is shaped to address pressing topics such as workplace rights…
(2023-09-11). Monday 10/2: Oakland Day of Reparations to African People 2023: "No to FBI War on Black Liberation" indybay.org OakStop | 1721 Broadway | Oakland, CA 94612…
(2023-09-10). Ukrainian Dissident Resists NATO's Proxy War. scheerpost.com By Max Blumenthal / YouTube Ukrainian journalist and exiled antiwar dissident Ruslan Kostaba has been jailed and brutally attacked for his years of opposition to his government's war in the Donbas, and his calls for peace with Russia. From exile, he speaks to The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal about the growing movement in Ukraine against escalating …
(2023-09-10). Atlanta community groups protest RICO charges against Stop Cop City activists. fightbacknews.org Atlanta, GA – Community members gathered outside of the Georgia Supreme Court on the evening of September 8 to display their opposition to the extreme state repression that was brought upon activists in the movement to Stop Cop City. The crowd of 70 people chanted "Drop the charges now!" and "Cop City will never be built!". The protest was quickly put together by Community Movement Builders, the Weelaunee Coalition, and other supporting groups following the state RICO indictment earlier this week. | The indictment aims to shut down the Stop Cop City movement entirely, painting with broad strokes to criminalize l…
(2023-09-10). Somali army kills 60 Al Shabab militants. plenglish.com Mogadishu, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The Somali Army on Sunday killed more than 60 members of the Islamist movement Al Shabab (The Youth, in Arabic) during actions in the Lower Shabelle region in south Somalia.
(2023-09-11). Zelensky government cracks down on conscription loopholes. wsws.org Amidst the failure of the counteroffensive and declarations by the US that it will fund the war for "as long as it takes," the Zelensky government is ramping up its attacks on draft dodgers and the Ukrainian working class as a whole.