(2022-07-03). The Real War: Imperialism in the Arbitrary Western Values vs. Nations' Sovereignty. southfront.org 
Written by Simon Chege Ndiritu | Biden and Johnson will divert funds from local economies without the approval of local populations to arm "democratic" Ukraine as Imperialism drops the faàßade of democracy. As Russia advances in Donbas, NATO continues to expand arms supply to Ukraine. Meanwhile, Inflation ranges in NATO economies but nations in the organization make no effort to remedy citizens' fall in living standards as they prioritize NATO's war and threats. | Background: | Th…
(2022-07-03). Bosnia could be seized in NATO blitzkrieg: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92July 1, 2022 Potential "NATO blitzkrieg"? Defense Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina, who participated in the NATO summit in Madrid, stated that some things will change with the end of the Ukrainian crisis. "Therefore, it is possible that there will be a redistribution of some global relations. Bosnia-Herzegovina will certainly become a member of NATO. It can …
(2022-07-03). The United States contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a private corporation. popularresistance.org At the G7 Summit in Germany, on June 26, 2022, US President Joe Biden made a pledge to raise $200 billion within the United States for global infrastructure spending. It was made clear that this new G7 project—the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)—was intended to counter the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Given Biden's failure to pass the Build Back Better bill (with its scope being almost halved from $3.5 trillion to $2.2 trillion), it is unlikely that he will get the US Congress to go along with this new endeavor. | The PGII is not the first attempt by the US to ma…
(2022-07-03). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
(2022-07-03). The CIA & the Frankfurt School's Anti-Communism. libya360.wordpress.com GABRIEL ROCKHILL Foundations of the Global Theory Industry Frankfurt School critical theory has been—along with French theory—one of the hottest commodities of the global theory industry. Together, they serve as the common source for so many of the trend-setting forms of theoretical critique that currently dominate the academic market in the capitalist world, from postcolonial…
(2022-07-03). SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Corporate Profit. popularresistance.org On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court handed down a case no less impactful than its shameful ruling a week earlier that overturned Roe v. Wade. In West Virginia v. EPA, the court's right-wing members confirmed they are in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies. The 6-3 majority sided with coal companies and Republican-led states to restrain the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions. | This frightening decision could preempt new regulations the Biden administration's EPA is developing to fight climate change. It will be nearly impossible for President Joe Biden to me…
(2022-07-03). A New Sense of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target and Apple. scheerpost.com 
By Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay / Labor Notes "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of …
(2022-07-03). Appleton, WI: FRSO members and allies confront the mayor and condemn police response to protests. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI — On June 29, a group of Fox Valley activists led by members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization gathered together to demand that Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford take action against the renewed abortion ban in Wisconsin and to hold local police accountable for their response to weekend demonstrations. Others joining FRSO included Food Not Bombs, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, and a handful of community members, all of whom were present at the rallies since the decision came down on June 24. | During the rallies, demonstrators were harassed by Appleton police, with march leaders…
(2022-07-03). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…
(2022-07-03). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.
(2022-07-03). China's transport investment swings back to growth in May. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment in the transport sector swung back to growth in May after posting a contraction in April, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.
(2022-07-03). Full text of Xi Jinping's address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the HKSAR. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Friday made an address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(2022-07-03). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…
(2022-07-03). Presidente de Bolivia denuncia rearticulación de la derecha. telesurtv.net Arce advirtió que la derecha que impulsó el derrocamiento de Evo Morales pretende aprovechar algunas debilidades del gobernante Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).
(2022-07-03). Dozens of flights cancelled in French airport strike. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Dozens of flights was cancelled on Saturday at France's busiest airport, amid an ongoing dispute over wages and working conditions.
(2022-07-03). KPFA Piranhas & Donald Goldmacher's Appeal To FCC To Take WBAI's License. indybay.org KPFA local station board member reports that KPFA LSB Board member and Pacifica national board member Donald Goldmacher has filed an appeal for the FCC to take away the license of Pacifica's sister New York station WBAI.
(2022-07-03). To Force Radical Climate Action, the Global South Should De-Link From Western Capitalism. commondreams.org After all, Western economies—and their economic growth—depend utterly on labour and resources from the South.
(2022-07-03). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…
(2022-07-03). øCómo evolucionó Vietnam tras proclamarse República Socialista. telesurtv.net El exitoso proceder socialista en Vietnam es un ejemplo para los gobiernos socialistas y de izquierdas han tenido que superar las agresiones de los países más poderosos.
(2022-07-03). Cancillería cubana felicita a Belarús por su Fiesta Nacional. cubadebate.cu La Habana y Minsk establecieron nexos diplomáticos el 16 de abril de 1992 y actualmente viven un período de revitalización. El embajador de Belarús en Cuba, Valery Baranovsky, señaló que las naciones refuerzan los intercambios políticos y trabajan en la identificación de nuevas esferas para la colaboración.
(2022-07-03). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…
(2022-07-02). Western Arms Supplied to Ukraine Offered on Darknet. libya360.wordpress.com Journalists were able to swiftly agree the purchase of a US-made Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone The lavish deliveries of 'lethal aid' from the US, UK and other NATO countries to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia have led to marketplaces where some of those weapons can be purchased popping up on the dark web, RT…
(2022-07-02). Podcast Ep 61: How General Mills divested from apartheid. electronicintifada.net Major food corporation ceases production in Israeli settlement factory.
(2022-07-02). US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control 'compatible left'. multipolarista.com During the first cold war, the CIA poured money into funding and cultivating a pro-imperialist, anti-communist "compatible left." Today, the US government uses social media to censor anti-war news outlets and activists.
(2022-07-02). Recibe Díaz-Canel a activistas estadounidenses. cubadebate.cu El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dialogó este viernes con los intelectuales estadounidenses Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos, sobre aspectos teóricos y experiencias de los movimientos sociales y países en el camino al socialismo. Además, recibió en el Palacio de la Revolución, en esta capital, a ambos activistas de visita en la isla.
(2022-07-02). Iran to export $3b of construction materials to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs has said that Iran has planned to export three billion dollars of construction materials to Russia.
(2022-07-02). Recent Wins Inspire Organizing At Trader Joe's, REI, Target, And Apple. popularresistance.org "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of an upsurge of organizing by younger workers with little union experience that is breathing new life into the labor movement. | Now they're dreaming even bigger. "We want to not just open the door for the rest of the food service industry, we want to kick it down," said Pappin, who's worked full-time at Starbucks for eight years.
(2022-07-02). Biodiversity Risks to Linger at Least a Half Century After Global Temperature Peaks, Study Says. popularresistance.org Even if global temperatures start to decrease, after peaking this century due to climate change, biodiversity risks are likely to persist for decades, a new study by London's Global University (UCL) and University of Cape Town researchers finds. The potential impacts on biodiversity were modeled against pre-industrial levels if temperatures increased by more than 2 ∞C (35.6 ∞F), before beginning to fall again. | Climate change and all of its anthropomorphic influences are already facing a biodiversity crisis, with mass dieoffs — such as hundreds of migratory birds falling out of the sky in the S…
(2022-07-02). Biodiversity Risks To Linger At Least A Half Century After Temperature Peaks. popularresistance.org Even if global temperatures start to decrease, after peaking this century due to climate change, biodiversity risks are likely to persist for decades, a new study by London's Global University (UCL) and University of Cape Town researchers finds. The potential impacts on biodiversity were modeled against pre-industrial levels if temperatures increased by more than 2 ∞C (35.6 ∞F), before beginning to fall again. | Climate change and all of its anthropomorphic influences are already facing a biodiversity crisis, with mass dieoffs — such as hundreds of migratory birds falling out of the sky in the S…
(2022-07-02). Ecuador: Lasso's Masquerade vs People's Real Demands. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A Maranges  ; Jun 28, 2022 | June 28 marked 15 days since the beginning of the demonstrations in Ecuador against the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso. During that time over 15,000 indigenous people and representatives of social movements have joined the protests to demand urgent actions to stop the collapse of the living conditions of the poorest and the entire working class. However, the state's response has been violence and police repression, which has already caused six deaths, hundreds of wounded, and over 200 imprisonments. | According to the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities o…
(2022-07-02). Bloomberg: Venezuela's Economy to Grow 8.3% in 2022, Largest Growth in 15 Years. orinocotribune.com 
A study conducted by the US economics and business agency Bloomberg, with five economists, Venezuela is recovering economically, with an increase in oil production and an expansion of tax revenues and bank credit, which suggests that domestic demand is increasing, according t…
(2022-07-02). Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming. mronline.org 
Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and U.S. Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages" and boost unemployment. He warns a "long depression" is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.
(2022-07-02). 'Self-Actualization' in a World Full of Exploitation. scheerpost.com 
By Eamon Martin / CounterPunch "The logic of worldly success rests on a fallacy: the strange error that our perfection depends on the thoughts and opinions and applause of [others]! A weird life it is, indeed, to be living always in somebody else's imagination, as if that were the only place in which one could …
(2022-07-02). Peter Schumann turns sketches into comics—and comics into street theater. mronline.org 
Five o'clock in the morning is a "preferred time" for Peter Schumann to make comics, he said. Ideas can come from just about anywhere: the weather in the Northeast Kingdom, where he lives, or a piece in the Monthly Review, a long-running socialist publication. "I go by what's happening in the world," he said.
(2022-07-02). Venezuela: Parliament Passes 'Special Economic Zones' Law in Bid to Court Foreign Investment. venezuelanalysis.com PSUV Deputy Oliver Rivas argued that the economic policy should not be seen as the "ultimate step" towards socialism but as a "resistance strategy."
(2022-07-02). What Buffett knows that you don't  ; Part 2. peoplesdispatch.org Although the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway claims that markets work perfectly everywhere else, his own investment practices show that he has benefited from the inherent inefficiency and chaotic nature of the market system…
(2022-07-02). [Editorial] Ending child marriage: ensuring healthy futures for girls. thelancet.com One in five women are married before the age of 18 years. This fact has serious ramifications for health and wellbeing. Child marriage is associated with pregnancy at a young age, dangerous complications during pregnancy and childbirth, HIV acquisition, and intimate partner violence. Demographic changes mean that the number of adolescents is increasing and therefore more people will be at risk of child marriage. Disruption to education and a rise in poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to put another 10 million girls at risk of child marriage over the next decade, in addition to the 100 million wh…
(2022-07-02). China to inspect enforcement of Foreign Investment Law. ecns.cn The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee announced Thursday that it will launch an inspection of the enforcement of the Foreign Investment Law.
(2022-07-02). [Articles] Effectiveness of interventions to improve drinking water, sanitation, and handwashing with soap on risk of diarrhoeal disease in children in low-income and middle-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. thelancet.com WASH interventions reduced risk of diarrhoea in children in LMICs. Interventions supplying either water filtered at POU, higher water quality from an improved source on premises, or basic sanitation services with sewer connection were associated with increased reductions. Our results support higher service levels called for under SDG 6. Notably, no studies evaluated interventions that delivered access to safely managed WASH services, the level of service to which universal coverage by 2030 is committed under the SDG.
(2022-07-02). [Seminar] Complex post-traumatic stress disorder. thelancet.com Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) is a severe mental disorder that emerges in response to traumatic life events. Complex PTSD is characterised by three core post-traumatic symptom clusters, along with chronic and pervasive disturbances in emotion regulation, identity, and relationships. Complex PTSD has been adopted as a new diagnosis in the ICD-11. Individuals with complex PTSD typically have sustained or multiple exposures to trauma, such as childhood abuse and domestic or community violence.
(2022-07-02). Australia: Labor government implements new onerous welfare requirements. wsws.org The new system has been imposed at the direct behest of big business.
(2022-07-02). [Comment] WASH services and health: syntheses and contexts. thelancet.com An understanding of the associations between adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services and health has long been established, but gaps persist in the policy and research agenda.1 Effective policies require an intersectoral approach that encompasses health, WASH, and other areas, such as urban and rural development, and the environment. For research, it is relevant to address other dimensions of the relationship between WASH and health, including behavioural change, the role of socioeconomic factors, and technology.
(2022-07-02). Europa reporta más de 4. 0 casos de viruela símica en dos semanas. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, las pruebas de laboratorio con resultados positivos indican que 31 países han reportado casos.
(2022-07-02). Registran aumento de la inflación en la Eurozona. telesurtv.net Los datos arrojaron que los bienes industriales no energéticos aumentaron en un 4.3 por ciento, frente al 4.2 por ciento de mayo.
(2022-07-02). [Correspondence] The monkeypox outbreak is amplifying hidden voices in the global discourse. thelancet.com Tulio d Oliveira's Comment1 on the global inattention to infectious disease science done in Africa is timely, as the largest outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa continues.2 As of June 15, 2022, 2103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 42 countries. The unexpected, unprecedented, and unusual nature of this outbreak in Europe and the Americas has spurred scientific, political, and media attention. Importantly, monkeypox has been known to cause human disease for over 50 years and is endemic in at least ten countries in west and central Africa with over a thousand incidences rep…
(2022-07-02). Smugglers increasingly turn to large trucks to boost profits. america.cgtn.com The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four men in connection with the deadliest case of human smuggling in U.S. history. Two of the defendants, both Mexican nationals, will appear in court Friday. They have been charged with illegal gun possession, facing up to 10 years in prison. At least one of the four, …
(2022-07-02). Expansion in air as June PMI back to black. ecns.cn China's factory activity expanded in June for the first time in four months as new orders and production improved, suggesting the country's economic recovery is gathering pace amid better containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and more substantial policy support, officials and experts said on Thursday.
(2022-07-02). LAUSD high school valedictorian rips into the erosion of public education in graduation speech, sparking mass support. wsws.org Reporters with the World Socialist Web Site spoke with Axel Brito about his impassioned speech which has been viewed nearly 3 million times on social media.
(2022-07-02). Saturday 7/9: SLAP Oakland Ed Conf: Fight Against the Destruction of Public Education & Public Services. indybay.org ILWU Local 6 | 99 Hengenberger | Oakland, Ca…
(2022-07-02). Party growing in appeal with nation's youth. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China is demonstrating strong vitality and vigor, with a large number of outstanding young people joining its organizations each year to carry forward its cause, a senior Party official said on Thursday, one day ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Party's founding.
(2022-07-02). [Perspectives] The journey to greater equality. thelancet.com Economic inequalities have increased substantially across the world in the past three decades and have deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Piketty and his colleagues at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), France, have been at the forefront of tracking these changes, providing extremely useful analyses based on careful aggregation of national data on income and wealth inequality from a multitude of sources. They have shown that globally, inequality is now as entrenched as it was during the first part of the 20th century.
(2022-07-02). "Any self-respecting nurse would run screaming from HCA"—Pennsylvania nurse describes her experience working for Healthcare Corporation of America. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received a letter from a nurse with several decades of experience working for the Healthcare Corporation of America, the world's largest private hospital owner.
(2022-07-02). [Articles] Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK. thelancet.com This trial found equivalence in pain at 3 days in children with a torus fracture of the distal radius assigned to the offer of a bandage group or the rigid immobilisation group, with no between-group differences in pain or function during the 6 weeks of follow-up.
(2022-07-01). NATO seeks to prevent Eurasian challenger to US world dominance, admits ex CIA chief Mike Pompeo. multipolarista.com Neoconservative ex CIA Director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted NATO seeks to prevent a "Russian-Chinese axis" and "pan-Eurasian colossus." He described the new cold war as a battle over "economic hegemony" and resources, in a speech outlining Washington's imperial strategy.
(2022-07-01). Washington's Partnership (for Primacy) in Blue Pacific. journal-neo.org 
In Washington's ongoing efforts to confront and contain China's rise on the global stage, it has announced yet another bloc, the "Partnership in Blue Pacific." The Financial Times in a recent article titled, "US and allies launch initiative to help Pacific Island nations," would claim, regarding the stated objective of the new bloc, that: The …