Despite the trade war initiated by the US and its allies under the Trump and Biden administrations, the latest Economist reports that the world’s largest 200 companies now rely on China for 13% of sal

(Behind a paywall so entire article is pasted below. SR) China Is Investing Billions in Pakistan. Its Workers There Are Under Attack. Beijing’s Belt and Road investment strategy meets resistance in th

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“Tantura” Exposes the Lie at Heart of Israel’s Founding (theintercept.com) TANTURA (tantura-film.com) “TANTURA” EXPOSES THE LIE AT THE HEART OF ISRAEL’S FOUNDING MYTH A new documentary challenges Isra

in November, Petro had a first summit with President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, a milestone in the process of reestablishing relations considering Colombian and Venezuelan leaders hadn’t met since 201

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Iran, Türkiye, Syria: Hands Off the Kurdish People! Against any invasion by the Turkish or Iranian army! Unite the Kurdish struggle for freedom with the popular struggle against the tyranny of Assad a

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The journalist Anne Applebaum is a leading popular historian of the former European Communist countries. She has published a substantial study of the Soviet Gulag camp system that won a Pulitzer Prize

Workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory in China clash with police, videos show By CNN's Beijing bureau and Jake Kwon, November 23, 2022 Beijing/Hong Kong — Workers at China’s largest iPhone ass

"The bombing was long, leisurely and merciless, even by the assessment of America’s own leaders. “Over a period of three years or so, we killed off — what — 20 percent of the population,” Air Force Ge

Translations of intercepted calls from Russian soldiers in Ukraine reveal guilt, shame, anger, and loss of faith in national institutions and leadership that echo the testimony of Vietnam Veterans Aga

Witness accounts and video analysis reveal how the state is co opting ambulances to infiltrate demonstrations and detain protesters. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/world/middleeast/iran-protesters

COP27 continues the climate summit ritual of words without action The article is data rich, a decent amount of documentation to support it. If you don't have the time to read the whole article this sp

"LeMay’s operation really served as an important trial balloon to see how the American public would respond to the mass killing of enemy civilians.... To the surprise of many in Washington, however, t

Ukraine: Divisions Among The Left by Achin Vanaik, Radical Socialist (India), October 30, 2022http://www.radicalsocialist.in/articles/world-politics/974-ukraine-divisions-among-the-left It was never e

(Behind a pay wall. SR) Confronting Iran Protests, Regime Uses Brute Force but Secretly Appeals to Moderates Purges of rivals and reformists from the government have narrowed officials’ options for a

On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 4:07 AM DelanceyPlace.com <daily@...> wrote: Today's selection -- from The Shortest History of the Soviet Union by Sheila Fitzpatrick. After his poor leadership in the Cuban Mi

Socialism and Democracy is looking for someone to review the following book: A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville. Here is the publisher’s blurb: China Miéville's riveting

On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 8:09 AM The Syria Campaign <info@...> wrote: Thank you so much for pledging to walk for Ragheed. By walking, we are showing Ragheed that he is not forgotten and challenging int