(2022-07-06). Spanish Lawmaker: NATO Subordinates Europe To US. popularresistance.org A Spanish lawmaker has condemned the NATO summit that was held in Madrid this June, denouncing the US-led military alliance for advocating for more war and pushing to enrich the weapons industry while Europeans suffer from inflation and an energy crisis. | On the floor of Spain's parliament, leftist Deputy Gerardo Pisarello argued that "the NATO summit was not organized to strengthen the cause of peace," but rather "was organized basically to reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States… above all to weaken China."
(2022-07-06). US Funds New Protests in Libya. journal-neo.org 
Against a backdrop of deteriorating living conditions, electricity shortages, rising fuel and bread prices, popular unrest has returned to the streets of Libyan cities since July 1 which, with the inaction of security forces, has degenerated into disorderly acts by angry crowds, accompanied by vandalism, arson and looting. Hundreds of protesters stormed the parliament building …
(2022-07-06). RIAC and VIF discussed the impact of the crisis around Ukraine on Russia — India relations. russiancouncil.ru On July 6, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table "Strategic and economic implications of the Ukraine crisis"
(2022-07-06). Ukrainian court upholds ban on Communist Party. peoplesdispatch.org The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal in Lviv, Ukraine ruled on July 5 to uphold the ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) and ordered the state to seize the properties of the party. | The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal stated that in their decision: "We inform you that the court has complied with the requests of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine: the activities of the Communist Party of Ukraine are prohibited; the property, funds and other assets of the party, its regional, municipal, district organizations, primary organizations and other structural entities have been transferred to the owners…
(2022-07-06). German government, employers and unions join in a "Concerted Action"–an alliance against the working class. wsws.org The aim of "Concerted Action" is to make working people pay for the horrendous costs of military rearmament and the consequences of the NATO offensive and the economic war against Russia.
(2022-07-06). German government funds its war spending by increasing health insurance contributions. wsws.org Germany's Minister of Health, Karl Lauterbach (SPD), plans to recoup a health insurance deficit of at least €17 billion next year by increasing contributions from ordinary insurers and plundering health insurance reserves.
(2022-07-06). Australian central bank raises interest rates again to drive down wages. wsws.org Having kept rates at near-zero for 18 months—giving the financial elite access to billions of dollars in virtually free money—the bank is sharply increasing rates in order to crash the economy enough to quash wage claims.
(2022-07-06). In An Attempt to Offset Rising Oil Prices, Biden Administration Makes Nice with Brutal Saudis—But Spurns Socialist Venezuela. covertactionmagazine.com Right-wing lobbies and ideological zealotry continue to prevent initiation of rational policy toward Venezuela On June 2, Saudi-led OPEC and …
(2022-07-06). Plight of women in Afghanistan worsened due to US sanctions. peoplesdispatch.org 
Economic sanctions by the US and the dress code restrictions imposed by the Taliban regime have only increased the suffering of women and girls in Afghanistan…
(2022-07-06). People's Independence Day: Milwaukee takes to the streets to protest Supreme Court rulings. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – In the calm before the storms hitting Milwaukee on July 4, over 1000 protested around the following six demands: True separation of church and state; repeal of Wisconsin State Statute 940.04; law enforcement shall not enforce abortion bans; the state of Wisconsin shall require law enforcement officials to read off Miranda Rights to those being detained; the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County shall not prosecute abortion cases – dismiss them all; and community control of the police now. | The protest was led by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist an…
(2022-07-06). China's Hainan sees trade grow with RCEP members. ecns.cn South China's island province of Hainan saw its trade with members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) grow rapidly in the first five months of this year, local authorities said.
(2022-07-06). Recession storm clouds gathering. wsws.org The chief factor in provoking the downturn is the determination of the US Federal Reserve to keep lifting interest rates to cut demand and even provoke a recession to suppress the growing movement of the working class for wage demands to compensate for escalating prices.
(2022-07-06). Swap Connect between Chinese mainland, Hong Kong to expand financial market access. ecns.cn Regulators on Monday announced the development of Swap Connect, a new mutual market access program between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the interbank interest rate swap markets.
(2022-07-06). 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…
(2022-07-06). 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…
(2022-07-06). China's digital economy reaches $6.7 trillion. ecns.cn China's digital economy has jumped from 11 trillion yuan ($1.64 trillion) to over 45 trillion yuan ($6.7 trillion) from 2012 to 2021, ranking second in the world, and the proportion of its digital economy in GDP has increased from 21.6 percent to 39.8 percent, data from the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows.
(2022-07-06). Li: Strengthen protection of intellectual property rights. ecns.cn Staff promote intellectual property rights at a sock market in the city of Zhuji, East China's Zhejiang province, on April 26, 2021.In this way, greater contributions will be made in boosting entrepreneurship and innovation, promoting the sustained healthy development of the economy and improving people's well-being, he said.
(2022-07-06). Over 33,000 British Columbia government workers vote for strike action, as contracts for 400,000 public sector workers expire. wsws.org After more than two years of risking their health and safety so the economy could continue churning out profits for the ruling elite during the pandemic, workers face a direct confrontation with the NDP government, which is determined to impose massive real terms wage cuts.
(2022-07-06). Patients with severe brachial plexus injuries who undergo amputation report benefits, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, these patients reported less mechanical shoulder pain, higher employment rates and more satisfaction after amputation. The paper appears online in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder,…
(2022-07-06). Wednesday 7/6: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Rise of the Excluded. indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…
(2022-07-06). 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…
(2022-07-06). 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.
(2022-07-06). Workers and students demand freedom for Assange at Melbourne protest. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is holding an online meeting this Sunday, 3 p.m. (AEST), to discuss how to take forward the fight for the WikiLeaks founder's freedom.
(2022-07-05). UK to introduce new sanctions on Belarus, Russia media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Britain said it would introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus on Tue. over its support for Russia's military operation in Ukraine and also sanctioned six Russians it said were spreading disinformation.
(2022-07-05). FRSO: Resolution Against the U.S./NATO-Provoked War in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution was that was adopted at Freedom Road Socialist Organization's 9th Congress. | We, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, hold the United States and NATO squarely responsible for the conflict in Ukraine. Since the disintegration of the socialist bloc in Europe, NATO has pursued a policy of expansion and military aggression that has brought instability to the region and beyond. In Ukraine, NATO and its de facto leader, the United States, created the conditions for the war that is now unfolding between the Russian Federation and the Ukrainian state. | Th…
(2022-07-05). The Heat: Effects of Russia sanctions. america.cgtn.com Economic sanctions against Russia appear to be backfiring around the world. Is this a good strategy to end the conflict in Ukraine?
(2022-07-05). VIDEO: Ecuador's gov't buckles under indigenous strike pressure. thegrayzone.com In part 3 of our documentary series on the indigenous-led rebellion against the neoliberal policies of Ecuador's billionaire president, Guillermo Lasso, we examine the government's agreement with the strikers and the tactics that overcame Quito's harsh repression.
(2022-07-05). Top US Nurses Union Urges Senators to Suspend Filibuster to Protect Abortion Rights. commondreams.org "Reproductive health services," says National Nurses United, are "fundamental to ensuring economic justice for women across the country."
(2022-07-05). The People's Party is suing Florida for ballot access. peoplesparty.org The Democrats and Republicans together have hurled this country into crushing inflation, mass homelessness, endless war, and growing authoritarianism. Every American has the right to vote against the establishment parties and for third party candidates who don't answer to their billionaire donors. But in state after state, the increasingly unpopular corporate parties are trying to entrench their advantage with laws meant to suppress third parties and deny millions of Americans the right to vote for them. | That's what the People's Party is facing in Florida, where, despite having achieved ballot access last fall,…
(2022-07-05). Burgerville's Union Racking Up Victories On Shop Floor. popularresistance.org Last December, The Industrial Workers of the World's Burgerville Workers Union signed their first collective bargaining agreement with management, officially becoming the only fast food restaurant in the country covered by a federally recognized contract. This historic win comes as the culmination of three-and-a-half years of heated negotiations with management, seven strikes, and dozens of major picket lines. Over 75% of workers covered by the contract participated in the vote, with 92% in favor. | The contract brings major gains to the five Portland-area stores with federal union recognition such as a grievance…
(2022-07-05). San Antonio mourns + migrant deaths as politicians deflect blame. liberationnews.org 
Migration is a fundamentally human activity, not a criminal act. The criminalization of migrants in the United States is by economic, imperialist, and bipartisan design.
(2022-07-05). National strike in Panama continues amid heavy repression. peoplesdispatch.org 
The people of Panama continue protests against the high cost of living and to demand government action to resolve the growing economic crisis. The protests began on July 1 to mark three years since the beginning of the government of right-wing president Laurentino Cortizo. Since then, workers, fisherfolk, students, educators, and civilians have braved heavy police repression, staging blockades of key roads and marching in major cities to make their demands to the government heard. | The mobilizations are organized by social movements and trade unions from across diverse sectors of Panamanian society that came tog…
(2022-07-05). Supreme Court rules in favor of big polluters, bolsters dangerous new legal doctrine. liberationnews.org 
Moving forward, we can expect the Supreme Court to use the "major questions doctrine" to strike down any regulations that the judges simply do not like as a matter of public policy.
(2022-07-05). Ecuador's popular movements halt national strike after tentative agreement. workers.org 
Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador July 3 — Representatives of popular organizations ended an 18-day national strike in Ecuador the afternoon of June 30, after a tentative agreement with the neoliberal government. Many issues are left unresolved, and many Ecuadorians doubt that the government will comply with the agreement it signed. . . . |
(2022-07-05). Daily Round-up | Protests over deteriorating economic situation across Libya & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protests in Libya, the anger over the killing of a Black man in the US, the death of a Palestinian prisoner, and the latest in Chile's constitutional process.
(2022-07-05). Boyz II Men Member Shawn Stockman Blames Thug R&B For Genre Decline. moguldom.com There was a time when Rhythm and Blues was king on the music scene. But hip-hop music changed all that. In 2018, hip-hop and rap music accounted for 21.7 percent of total music consumption in the U.S., according to Statista. This is more than double the percentage of R&B music sales. To compete with the …
(2022-07-05). What Warren Buffett knows that you don't  ; Part 3. peoplesdispatch.org Warren Buffett's smartest investment is not in any manufacturing or service company, but in several insurance businesses. Although the business itself doesn't generate much profits, it gives Buffett access to a huge insurance 'float' which is stable over a long period of time. It is practically a giant loan for which Buffett pays nothing. Buffett's insurance float strategy shows that the only way to make money in Capitalism is if you already have a lot of money.
(2022-07-05). BioCen, treinta años al servicio de la ciencia y la salud en Cuba (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Este 14 de agosto, el Centro Nacional de Biopreparados (BioCen) cumple 30 años desde su fundación en 1992. BioCen dispone de instalaciones cuyo diseño, equipos de alta tecnología y preparación del personal permiten la fabricación industrial de diferentes ingredientes farmacéuticos activos para productos obtenidos por ingeniería genética o de origen natural.
(2022-07-05). Hami melons sent to overseas markets. ecns.cn Hundreds of metric tons of Hami melons, a specialty of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, were transported to the Southeast Asian market recently from their namesake city Hami, the first time for such a shipment complete with certificates of origin.
(2022-07-05). Intensive Nurse Home Visiting Program and Adverse Birth Outcomes. jamanetwork.com The US continues to defy global trends as the only high-income country with a rising maternal mortality rate. Women today are more likely to die in childbirth than were their mothers and grandmothers, with estimated maternal mortality rates of 23.8 per 100‚ÄØ000 live births in 2020. Pregnancy complications, including preterm delivery and low birth weight outcomes for newborn infants and morbidity and mortality for mothers, also demonstrate considerable racial-ethnic, rural-urban, and socioeconomic disparities.
(2022-07-05). Demand justice for Jayland Walker, killed by 60 cop bullets. cpusa.org 
The Communist Party of Ohio is outraged and heartbroken at the murder of Jayland Walker by Akron police on the night of June 27. Jayland, a 25-year-old Doordash driver, was shot in a hail of bullets — 60 gunshot wounds were found on his body — following a traffic stop in which he exited …
(2022-07-05). Marxist IQ: A crisis-ridden July Fourth. cpusa.org 
This is the July 4th weekend. This Independence Day comes as the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, struck down a New York state law regulating guns, defended religious exercises in schools, undermined the ability of the EPA to lower greenhouse admissions, approved a racially gerrymandered congressional district in Louisiana, and threatened …
(2022-07-05). China's economy expected to improve amid supportive policies in H2: report. ecns.cn China's economy is expected to gradually overcome the negative impacts of the epidemic in the second half of this year, with economic indicators showing improvement amid a raft of supportive policies.
(2022-07-05). Intensive talks underway between Iran, EAEU on signing FTA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are holding intensive talks for signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
(2022-07-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Strikes by truckers in Argentina and demonstrations and blockades in Panama protested rising prices while unions covering workers at major Atlantic City, New Jersey casinos have announced settlement, blocking strike action in time for July 4 holidays.
(2022-07-05). Western Australian health workers to take stopwork action. wsws.org Health workers in WA will hold a stoppage on July 6 to fight the pay cap imposed by the state Labor government.
(2022-07-05). $3.2 Billon Taxpayer-Funded Deal with Pfizer Will 'Enrich Shareholders of Most Profitable Industry in History'. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-05). Sri Lankan health employees strike over fuel shortages and inability to travel to work. wsws.org The government's lockdown is another desperate measure to deal with extreme shortages of fuel and other basic needs produced by worsening collapse of the economy.
(2022-07-05). Funcionarios de China y EE.UU. analizan temas sobre economía. telesurtv.net China manifestó su preocupación sobre las sanciones y aranceles estadounidenses, sus empresas.
(2022-07-05). Iran, Nicaragua emphasize enhancing trade-economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Nicaragua stressed the need to broadening their cooperation in the field of trade and economy.
(2022-07-05). The Federal Reserve's Policy Is Mistaken: Supply Disruptions Lead to Inflation. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-05). Opening the boxes of capitalism's skeletons. workers.org 
By Julia Wright "This is the hour of the furnaces; we only see the light" — Che Guevara "Blossoming purple, a forgotten artichoke in a dark cupboard" — haiku by Richard Wright, 1960 Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley These are strange days during the floundering of what was . . . |
(2022-07-05). Iranian diplomat, Taliban discuss political, economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Ambassador to Kabul Seyyed Hassan Mortazavi on Tuesday held talks with the political deputy of the foreign ministry of the interim government of the Taliban Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai.
(2022-07-05). "Religious Precepts" Sustained by the Covid Crisis: The UN "Sustainable Development" Project Serves the Interests the Financial Elites. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-05). Actores económicos apuestan por la informatización de la sociedad. cubadebate.cu El Segundo encuentro con los actores económicos de la Industria de Aplicaciones y Servicios Informáticos, que intervienen en la informatización de la sociedad, tuvo lugar esta tarde en el Ministerio de Comunicación. El espacio contó con la presencia de los directivos del MINCOM, representantes de varios organismos, micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas.
(2022-07-05). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…
(2022-07-05). Chinese, U.S. senior officials hold video talks over economic issues. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a video conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter's request on Tuesday morning.
(2022-07-05). Video: Covid Propaganda and Social Engineering. Massive Transfers of Wealth. Towards A "One-world Dictatorship". Margaret Anna Alice. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-05). Are We Heading Towards a Capitalist Supernova? commondreams.org As with a star, when the mass of accumulated capital exceeds the capacity of living labour to breathe life into it, the moment of crisis has arrived, and swathes of capital are destroyed in a financial crash.
(2022-07-05). Russia's Medvedev says oil prices could top $300-$400. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Russia's former president Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday the oil prices could increase above $300-$400 a barrel if Japan caps the price of Russian oil at around half its current level.
(2022-07-04). Spanish lawmaker: NATO subordinates Europe to US, pushes war on China, enriches weapons companies. multipolarista.com 
Spain's leftist member of parliament Gerardo Pisarello said the NATO summit was organized to "enrichen the weapons trade" and "reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States … above all to weaken China." He condemned US "vassalage," calling for a new "autonomous" European security model based on respect for the Global South.
(2022-07-04). Truckers' Strike in South Korea and Its Consequences. journal-neo.org 
The first months of Yoon Suk-yeol's rule were marked by an impressive action of workers. Starting from June 7, the Cargo Truckers Solidarity trade union declared a general strike demanding freight rate increase and other support measures to cope with the drastic fuel prices growth. Increasing oil prices due to the Ukrainian crisis entailed growing …
(2022-07-04). Striking Five-Minute Summary of the Ukraine Atrocities. transcend.org 27 Jun 2022 – US & Britain Wanted Ukraine Invasion to Happen – Otherwise they could not launch an economic war against Russia.
(2022-07-04). Diputado español: La OTAN subordina Europa a EEUU, impulsa la guerra contra China, enriquece a las empresas armamentísticas. multipolarista.com Un parlamentario español de izquierda, Gerardo Pisarello, dijo que la cumbre de la OTAN se organizó para "enriquecer al negocio armamentístico" y "reforzar las prioridades geoestratégicas de Estados Unidos… sobre todo por debilitar a China". Condenó el "vasallaje" de EEUU y pidió un nuevo modelo de seguridad europeo "autónomo" basado en el respeto por el Sur Global.
(2022-07-04). New World Records: More Weapons than Ever—and a Hunger Crisis like No Other. transcend.org 1 Jul 2022 – While the NATO Summit ended in Madrid on 30 June with net commitments to double spending on weapons and to increase by eight-fold the number of troops in Europe, the total of hungry people worldwide now marks an unprecedented record.
(2022-07-04). The United States Contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a Private Corporation. transcend.org At the G7 Summit in Germany, Joe Biden made a pledge to raise $200 billion for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. It was made clear that this new G7 project was intended to counter the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative.
(2022-07-04). Swaziland: One Year After a Brutal Crackdown, the Struggle for Democracy Remains Alive. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh (Photo: Communist Party of Swaziland) June 29 was observed as a day of commemoration in Swaziland to honor the dozens of people killed by the forces of King Mswati III during the unprecedented anti-monarchist uprising of 2021 June 29 marked one year since the brutal crackdown on Swaziland's anti-monarchist uprising in 2021. The…