(2023-09-15). Why Democracy Is Not Possible Under Capitalism. popularresistance.org In Atlanta, residents are using the existing democratic systems under capitalism to fight the construction of a multi-million dollar training ground for militarized police repression, and finding those systems lacking. Meanwhile, in socialist Cuba, the people and the government collaborated on formulating the world's most progressive family code. | Is it possible to have democracy under a capitalist system? Under a different economic system, such as socialism, what would democracy look like? Mariah Parker, Stop Cop City activist, labor organizer with the Union of Southern Service Workers, and rapper, spoke to ove…
(2023-09-15). Xi Jinping Meets With Nicolas Maduro In Beijing. popularresistance.org The president of China, Xi Jinping, hosted a welcoming ceremony for the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and the Venezuelan delegation accompanying him, held at the entrance of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two heads of state announced the elevation of the China-Venezuela relations to an "all-weather strategic partnership," as reported by the Xinhua news agency. | The ceremony, held this Wednesday, September 13, began with a roll of drums, signaling the arrival of Xi Jinping and his wife. They descended the stairs of the People's Palace and took their seats of honor next to the red carpet. Sho…
(2023-09-15). President Maduro Joins Growing Huawei Fever. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has joined the fast-spreading Huawei fever, upon receiving the latest model of the company, Mate 60 Pro, from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. | At the end of his state visit to China this Thursday, September 14, President Maduro received the latest mobile phone marketed by the Chinese electronics giant Huawei as a gift from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Mate 60 Pro is a foldable model, manufactured completely with Chinese technology. | "I chose Huawei because it is the most secure phone," President Maduro commented, "impossible to be tapped by those who tap phones in th…
(2023-09-15). Maduro in China: Venezuela Will Rise as an Emerging Power of Global South. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has made a statement that Venezuela is on a path to continue to rise as an emerging power of the Global South. | "By the time of the centenary of Venezuela-China relations," President Maduro said during a press conference with Chinese and international media during his presidential tour in China this Thursday, September 14, "I am sure that Venezuela will have risen as an emerging power of South America, of the Global South, and there we will be together, hand in hand, China and Venezuela." | "We have a relationship of friendship, of trust, and we ratify this path, the e…
(2023-09-15). PSUV's Cabello: Maduro's China Tour 'Extraordinary Success,' Opposition 'Overwhelmed by Desperation'. orinocotribune.com The first vice-president of Venezuela's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, described President Nicolás Maduro's state visit to China as "extraordinary," and detailed it, even before the presidential tour had concluded, as "a success, according to everything that has been signed, all the bilateral agreements made." | Cabello made the statement this Wednesday, September 13, during episode 446 of his television show Con el Mazo Dando, adding that "it is an extraordinary day of recognition, progress, projects, and proposals, [such as the creation of] special zones for economic development,"
(2023-09-15). State of Georgia Indicts 61 Activists as Part of an Anarchist Criminal Conspiracy. internationalviewpoint.org "The struggle goes on in the streets, in the forest, and now in the courts." | – | / |
(2023-09-15). Inside the Fascist Lurch: Amanda Moore on Going Undercover Within MAGA. itsgoingdown.org In this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we speak with journalist and investigator Amanda Moore, about spending over a year undercover within the broader MAGA movement and the outright fascist and white supremacist currents and activists she found firmly embedded within it. During our discussion we speak on the role of conspiracy theories…
(2023-09-15). Venezuela: Opposition's National Primaries Commission Will Request Government for Security Assistance. orinocotribune.com Despite the Venezuelan opposition's refusal to accept technical assistance from the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) to hold its primary elections, the president of the National Primaries Commission (CNP), Jesús María Casal, has announced that the body will send a letter to the Venezuelan government, requesting security assistance for its primaries. | During an interview this Thursday, September 14, Casal said that the National Primaries Commission decided to send a note to the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior, requesting a meeting to discuss security assistance during the oppositio…
(2023-09-15). The Significance of the Cuban Five, a Quarter Century Since Their Arrest. orinocotribune.com By Liset García — Sep 12, 2023 | The memory of the event that occurred 25 years ago today will forever remain in the Cuban people. On September 12, 1998, five Cuban men were targeted by the extreme hatred of those in Miami who have not ceased in attacking Cuba. That day, they were arrested, and their long battle for justice began. | Gerardo Hernández, Ramon Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González, and René González were given brutal sentences, ranging from 15 years to two life sentences, without being proven to be a danger to US national security. They came to the US unarmed—except for the love o…
(2023-09-15). Hacia una democracia directa en Cuba socialista. globalizacion.ca Presentación en el Panel titulado "La estructura del sistema del Estado cubano para un socialismo próspero y sostenible", organizado por el Consejo Científico de la Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País el 8 de septiembre de 2023. | El objetivo principal…