People's Dispatch. (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…

Orinoco Tribune. (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…

Ana Perdigón (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…

scorinoco (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…

Staff (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,"

Dan La Botz (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." | – | / |

It's Going Down (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…

Ana Perdigón (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…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (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…

Fidel Vascós González (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…

Ana Perdigón (2023-09-12). President Maduro Continues China Tour, Meets With BRICS Bank Chief and CPC Authorities. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, met with the president of the New Development Bank (NBD) of the BRICS, Dilma Rousseff, as part of his official visit to China. | The meeting took place at the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) headquarters in Shanghai, on Sunday, September 10. | Maduro and Rousseff discussed NDB's impact in the construction of a new world economic system. | @N…

WSWS (2023-09-12). "Socialism 2023" conference: Imperialist warmongering and Democratic Party politics. wsws.org The "Socialism 2023" conference was dominated by the self-absorption and reactionary politics of the upper middle class milieu populating the DSA, the fraudulent "reformists" of the trade union bureaucracy and pro-imperialist state operatives.

Steve Topple, The Canary. (2023-09-12). Opposition To Arms Fair Intensifies, Israeli Arms Companies Make A Killing. popularresistance.org The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair is taking place at the ExCeL centre in London. Meanwhile, activists and campaigners have already been robustly protesting it — causing some major disruption along the way. However, one group has revealed the extent of the Israeli state's death and destruction that's being represented at DSEI. It includes over 40 arms companies from the country selling their weapons there. There was also a Faith Day on Thursday 7 September. This was where people from all denominations (or those with none) held vigils, but also blocked deliveries to DSEI.

ecns.cn (2023-09-12). Saudi prince sees bright future for esports partnership with China. ecns.cn China's fast-growing esports sector will continue to attract Saudi capital in the years ahead providing huge opportunities for gaming companies and talents in both sides, said a Saudi royalty.

ecns.cn (2023-09-12). Venezuelan President Maduro visits multiple Chinese cities. ecns.cn Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros visited a number of Chinese cities including Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, Shanghai and Ji'nan, East China's Shandong Province during his seven-day "historic" visit to China starting from Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-12). President of Venezuela in Beijing to promotes strategic alliance. plenglish.com Beijing, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, arrived in Beijing as part of his state trip to China, during which he signed agreements for multi-sector cooperation.

Ana Perdigón (2023-09-12). Colombian President: West's Economic Blockade Against Venezuela is Reason Behind Migration Crisis. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that the migration crisis in the region originated because of the economic blockade against Venezuela imposed by the United States and the European Union. | Making a joint statement with his Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador during the Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Life, Peace and Decelopment, held in Cali, Colombia, on Saturday, September 9, Petro stated that the US blockade against Venezuela started a series of migratory waves. | "In the case of migration, it was the economic blockade that began waves of exodus, first from Venezuela to Colombi…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-12). Cine Plaza 2023 Festival opens in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The 31st Cine Plaza 2023 Festival opens in this capital from Tuesday to September 17 to pay tribute to the cinematographic and cultural work of Tomas Piard, its first president and founder.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-12). Cuban president attended concert for 50 years of coup d'état in Chile. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended a concert, at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi Convent in Old Havana, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the military coup d'état in Chile which took the life of Salvador Allende.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-12). Fiftieth anniversary of Fidel Castro's first visit to India. plenglish.com New Delhi, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) These days mark the 50th anniversary of Fidel Castro's first visit to India, a historic event to strengthen relations between Cuba and this country.

Staff (2023-09-12). Coffee & Chavistas with Elida Polanco: 'Capriles and Machado Should be in Jail'. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( Elida Polanco is a Venezuelan alternative communicator. She is co-founder of Radio Perola and Voces Libertarias, two notable community…

IEC (2023-09-12). Friday 9/15: Free Iran's Political Prisoners Now! indybay.org The Pedestrian Bridge over Geary Blvd @ Webster, near Japantown…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-12). Presidente de Venezuela sostiene reunión con autoridades del Comité Provincial de Shandong. telesurtv.net El presidente resaltó que el oriente de Venezuela tiene un inmenso potencial para unir inversiones, producción y comercio con Shandong.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-09-12). Presidente de Venezuela destaca logros alcanzados durante su gira por China. telesurtv.net El mandatario anunció el hermanamiento de Carabobo, La Guaira y Anzoátegui y Monagas con Shangái, Shenzhen y Shandong, respectivamente.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-09-12). Gobierno cubano envía condolencias a Libia tras paso de Daniel. telesurtv.net El canciller cubano Bruno Rodríguez hizo extensivo el pesar y condolencias a los familiares y allegados de las víctimas de la tormenta Daniel.