(2022-07-27). Iran to Grow Food on a Million Hectares in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has agreed to provide Iran with one million hectares of agricultural land for food growing projects, Iranian officials confirm. | On July 26, Iran's deputy interior minister for economic affairs, Mohsen Kushki Tabar, praised on the agricultural agreement signed between the two countries, which is part of the 20-year cooperation plan signed during the visit of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to Tehran, Iran's capital city, in June. | The Iranian official has stated that this agreement, which was inked amid the crisis of food reserves in the world, "shows that the strong and great Iran has reached a l…
(2022-07-27). Spanish Labor Minister meets with young union organizers mobilizing at Starbucks and Apple. workers.org 
New York City Union organizers from Starbucks Workers United and the Communications Workers, along with representatives of DSA, met with Spain's Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz Pérez, who also serves as the country's Second Deputy Prime Minister, in New York City on July 21. Starbucks organizers Angel . . . |
(2022-07-27). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.
(2022-07-27). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com )  ; It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very …
(2022-07-27). Sri Lanka: Fishing workers speak out against the destruction of their livelihoods. wsws.org Hundreds of thousands of people involved in the fishing industry in Sri Lanka, including fishermen using small boats and workers on larger trawlers, face financial disaster as they have no fuel to go to sea.
(2022-07-27). Guidance to the system change, parts 1 and 2. indybay.org World War II led to U.S. domination of the political West, which was able to make its mark on the part of the world it more or less controlled. Led and dominated by the military-industrial complex and engaged mentally in a war with the Soviet Union, the USA suppressed any efforts of autonomous state developments that contradicted its interests.
(2022-07-27). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…
(2022-07-27). Detroit Chrysler workers demand UAW delegates nominate Will Lehman. wsws.org During a shift change at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit workers spoke with the socialist candidate for president of the United Auto Workers and denounced efforts by the UAW bureaucracy to block his nomination at the constitutional convention today…
(2022-07-27). How prison labor works in Arizona. workers.org 
The following article was excerpted from an Arizona Republic and KJZZ News July 22 investigative exposé revealing "what happens when a state exploits some of its poorest people for their labor." Full story at tinyurl.com/2p8ffmnn. Incarcerated women prisoners doing telemarketing. (Photo Credit: Merry Eccles/USA Today Network) After 15 months of . . . |
(2022-07-27). Lisa Health launches Midday, an app leveraging AI to personalize the menopause journey, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OAKLAND, Calif. and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Today, Lisa Health, a digital health company creating advanced technology solutions for menopause and healthy aging, launched Midday: an app that leverages AI, sensor technology, and digital therapeutics to support women on their menopause journey. Midday is a personalized digital health solution that illuminates what is happening physically and emotionally during menopause and provides the right intervention at the right time to promote healthy aging. As part of a…
(2022-07-27). Privatization of The Port, Community Colleges & K-12 Education: SLAP Education Conference. indybay.org The privatization of the Port of Oakland, the attack on the OEA, union busting in West Contra Costa School District, privatization of the Community college system, FCMAT and the destruction of public education was the focus of this Schools and Labor Against Privatization educational conference.
(2022-07-27). Offshore wind creates opportunities but Manchin stops climate plans – we need more leases. indybay.org As offshore wind creates economic opportunities from coast to coast Sen. Manchin stops climate plans. Elected Officials to Protect America want accelerated and more leases made available.
(2022-07-27). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2022-07-27). Collapse of an Economic System: "The COVID-19 Crisis is not the Result of a Single Virus" globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-27). Manufacturing still attracting foreign interest. ecns.cn China's sprawling manufacturing sector remains a magnet for foreign investment as more foreign capital finds its way into key fields such as advanced manufacturing, high-tech and energy conservation.
(2022-07-27). Australia: SEP member calls for unified struggle by university staff against Labor's pro-market agenda. wsws.org Hambides called for a mass meeting of all university workers to oppose the federal Labor government's pro-business agenda.
(2022-07-27). FMI proyecta mejora de crecimiento económico para Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El organismo atribuye este ligero incremento a la recuperación de las economías de Brasil, México, Colombia y Chile fundamentalmente.
(2022-07-27). China's industrial profits up 1 pct in H1. ecns.cn Profits of China's major industrial firms rose 1 percent year on year in the first half of 2022, official data showed on Wednesday.
(2022-07-27). AFL-CIO Pres Liz Schuler Helps The Union Busters. indybay.org AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler is helping a union busting conference by the bosses by attending and helping to give it credibility. Her collaboration with the bosses is another example of the collaboration with the union busters.
(2022-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Ice cream brain freeze, it's a real thing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Have you ever enjoyed a sip of an ice-cold milkshake or taken a bite of an ice cream cone only to get an instant blast of pain or headache that lasts a few seconds? You're not alone. Dr. Amaal Starling, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, says the condition is called a "cold-stimulus headache." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/2NrtjewPTHc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 56) is in…
(2022-07-26). White House Says Upcoming Biden-Xi Call Expected to Cover Taiwan, Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The White House said on Tuesday that the upcoming phone call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping "Everything from the tensions over Taiwan, to the war in Ukraine, as well as how we better manage competition between our two nations, certainly in the economic sphere," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. | The call is expected to be held later this week and it will be the fifth time the two leade…
(2022-07-26). Fox Seeks Allies Across The Political Spectrum To Shill For Bolsonaro. popularresistance.org It is no secret that, since the 2016 legislative coup against President Dilma Rousseff and 2018 arbitrary imprisonment of front-running presidential candidate Lula da Silva, multinational corporations have made billions of dollars from environmental deregulation, dismantlement of labor rights and privatization of Brazil's natural resources. It's also now known that corporate media outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post normalized the breakdown of Brazil's rule of law and rise of fascism by ignoring crimes committed by high-profile Judge Sergio Moro that were widely publicized in Brazilian media. | So…
(2022-07-26). The Dawn Of The Apocalypse. popularresistance.org The past week has seen record-breaking heat waves across Europe. Wildfires have ripped through Spain, Portugal and France. London's fire brigade experienced its busiest day since World War II. The U.K. saw its hottest day on record of 104.54 Fahrenheit. In China, more than a dozen cities issued the "highest possible heat warning" this weekend with over 900 million people in China enduring a scorching heat wave along with severe flooding and landslides across large swathes of southern China. Dozens of people have died. Millions of Chinese have been displaced. Economic losses run into the billions of yuan. Droughts…
(2022-07-26). Engineered Inflation in the Eurozone and Worldwide: Are We in the Midst of WW-III: Execution of the Great Reset? globalresearch.ca To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Follow …
(2022-07-26). US Fed meets amid fears of global recession and financial turbulence. wsws.org While there are some indications that commodity price increases which sparked the inflationary spiral are falling, there are warnings that the inflationary surge is spreading throughout the economy.
(2022-07-26). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, Geopolitical Rivalry, and Soaring World Temperatures. commondreams.org Overcoming such a global phalanx of oil-industry defenders will require far more political muscle than the environmental camp has yet been able to muster.
(2022-07-26). U.S. Treasury: just because the GDP is negative, does not mean recession. mronline.org 
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is claiming that just because the U.S. GDP report is negative, it does not mean the world's largest economy is in recession, a claim that has no economic foundations whatsoever.
(2022-07-26). CEO Of National Association Of Homebuilders: 'We're Heading Into A Housing Recession'. moguldom.com 
The recent booming housing market that has enriched millions of home sellers since the start of the covid-19 pandemic is showing signs of collapsing in 2022, according to real estate-related data. Rapid real estate price gains helped fuel spending and economic growth. As city dwellers headed for the suburbs in the wake of covid-19 lockdowns, …
(2022-07-26). Yemen: A Conflict With No Negotiable Solution? orinocotribune.com By Emad Almarshahi  ; Jul 21, 2022 | The recent development of events in the field of the war in Yemen clearly demonstrates that this conflict has multiple political and economic facets that make a peaceful resolution extremely difficult. We must understand that the current civil war in Yemen has very deep historical roots, going back to the division of the country into two clearly defined regions: the North and the South, separated since the 19th century. Its reunification in 1993 was always fragile, and it was sustained until 2014 in a precarious way , given the lack of national integration between the two r…
(2022-07-26). US Railroad Workers Inch Closer To A Possible National Strike. popularresistance.org After waiting over two years to secure a new union contract, and still reeling from the impacts of Wall Street-ordered cost-cutting measures, 115,000 beleaguered workers who operate the nation's freight railroads are inching closer towards a possible strike, which could come as soon as September. | In an effort to drive down operating expenses and reward their wealthy shareholders, in recent years railroad companies have implemented "precision scheduled railroading," or PSR‚Äâ—‚Äâa version of just-in-time, lean production that centers on reducing the workforce and closing f…
(2022-07-26). American Federation of Teachers convention: In service of American capitalism's COVID-19 coverup, strike suppression, and war plans. wsws.org The American Federation of Teachers biennial convention towed the Democratic Party line in regard to covering up the pandemic, supporting war against Russia, and suppressing the working class through the trade union apparatus.
(2022-07-26). UN Nuclear Review: A Prime Time to Stop the New Arms Race. commondreams.org The real solution to the threat of nuclear war is in plain sight, but still the powerful weapons makers and war profiteers refuse to yield.
(2022-07-26). Need Seasoned Startup And Deal Advice? Here Is A Black Lawyer Team That Has You Covered. moguldom.com Representation matters. Literally. It's why a Black lawyer team is helping community members start businesses the right way. Helen Ogbara Reeves and Randall Clark are attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer, which is self-described as "the pre preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy." Reeves and Clark both work in the firm's …
(2022-07-26). French Montana: Profiteering Record Labels Are Exploiting Murder Rap And Drill Economy With Life Insurance Policies. moguldom.com Hip-hop artist French Montana recently slammed record labels for profiting off of the violence related to their murder rap and drill artists by taking out life insurance policies on the artists. Generally, since music artists are considered independent contractors and not employees, companies do not take out life insurance policies on them. But according to Montana …
(2022-07-26). Ecological Economics: An Introduction. popularresistance.org Does it make economic sense to cut down a rainforest? What influence should trade have on social policy? How much is the future worth? Is all value equivalent? These are all questions common to ecological economics, a cross-disciplinary science that is attempting to reclaim the field of economics from flawed models and unscientific assumptions. An important act within itself, but one made integral as mainstream economics is driving the planet's sixth mass extinction (Wagler). | Economics is often defined as 'the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy infinite desires', but this seemingly impossible aim itself…
(2022-07-26). Cuba: There Is Potential to Attract More Foreign Capital. orinocotribune.com Since the entry into force of Law No. 118 on Foreign Investment in 2014, 245 businesses with foreign capital have been approved, while in the first half of this year nine small businesses have been incorporated, all focused on mining and food production | The updating of the policy for the attraction of foreign investment in Cuba and its flexibilization in favor of more benefits, and the actions being carried out to encourage and improve this mechanism, were also discussed in the Permanent Commission on Economic Affairs. | Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (Mincex), referred…
(2022-07-26). Boston Starbucks Workers United strikes against unfair labor practices. workers.org 
Boston Striking members of Boston Starbucks Workers United made U.S. labor history this week, shutting down their store at 874 Commonwealth Ave. at Boston University for seven days, in protest of what SBWU calls a pattern of management's new union-busting, racist and transphobic Unfair Labor Practices. July 19 protest. WW . . . |
(2022-07-26). Terminated Chipotle Workers Accuse Company Of Union Busting. popularresistance.org Augusta, Maine – Workers who had hoped to form the first union at a Chipotle Mexican Grill believe the company closed their restaurant and terminated their jobs this week, because they were poised to form the first union among the chain's 3,000 establishments. | Chipotle closed its Augusta restaurant on Tuesday after two-thirds of its employees had pledged to form an independent union, Chipotle United, and just two-and-a-half hours before workers were scheduled to meet with the National Labor Relations Board about their union election. | "They knew they would lose," Brandi McNease, who worked the Augusta restaura…
(2022-07-26). India: Resist Neoliberal Offensive of New Labor Codes. libya360.wordpress.com Narender Thakur, C Saratchand Indian workers during a two-day general strike in March 2022. One of the key demands of the strike was the scrapping of the four labor codes. Photo: Centre of Indian Trade Unions Four labor codes are set to be operationalized by the government soon. These laws will benefit big corporates at the…
(2022-07-26). From San Juan to NYC: protests against increased energy costs in Puerto Rico. workers.org 
On July 20 an alliance of Puerto Rican and multinational anti-imperialist organizations led by New York Boricua Resistance (NYBR) gathered in front of DLA Piper in New York City. DLA Piper is one of the law firms that represents LUMA and is connected to the increase in energy prices in . . . |
(2022-07-26). FSU students fight for farmworker rights. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On, July 20, the student government of Florida State University passed Resolution 45, "A Resolution to bring attention to the Fair Food Program," in what comes as a major victory in the national Boycott Wendy's campaign. The university's Student/Farmworker Alliance had been pushing for this resolution since it formed as a chapter in 2020. Their reasoning is simple – Wendy's is profiting off of farmworker exploitation. | Over a decade has passed since Florida's agricultural fields were considered a "ground zero" for modern slavery. Now, Florida tomato farms in the Fair Food Program are leading ex…
(2022-07-26). The Chris Hedges Report: Breaking the Cycle of American Violence. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / American society is the most violent of any nation in the industrialized world. Nothing we do, from administrating the world's largest prison system to militarizing our police, seems to help. Dr. James Gilligan argues that childhood abuse, and the shame it engenders, is the engine that fuels America's deadliest epidemic. This abuse and shame, he argues, fosters a dangerous numbness that breeds a deep self-loathing and inchoate rage. It is only by understanding the c…
(2022-07-26). Parl. to mull over agreement to set up FTZ between Iran, EAEU. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Lawmakers at the Parliament agreed to discuss the bill of protocol of converting interim agreement for the establishment of Free Trade Zone between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
(2022-07-26). Canadian education workers support Will Lehman's campaign for United Auto Workers president. wsws.org The most recent meeting of the Cross-Canada Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee voted to support a resolution backing the campaign of rank-and-file auto worker and socialist Will Lehman for UAW president.
(2022-07-26). Austin Catholic hospital nurses seek to unionize, face intense union busting. peoplesworld.org 
AUSTIN, Tex. — People across the country are no strangers to the workplace stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially as major employers and large corporations have sought to maintain their profits and consequently placed the burden upon employees. Perhaps no segment of society has felt the impact as greatly as healthcare workers. Nurses especially have …
(2022-07-26). Implications of New Recommendation on Counseling to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity. jamanetwork.com Lifestyle behaviors, including diet and physical activity, are leading determinants of health in the US and around the world. These behaviors are heavily influenced by sociocultural circumstances, such as levels of education and income, community environment, and prejudice and structural racism. Thus, government, community, and other systems-level approaches are paramount for addressing the disease conditions and health disparities caused by poor lifestyle.
(2022-07-26). Unifor corruption scandal deepens in run-up to convention of Canada's largest industrial union. wsws.org A sordid faction fight between rival Unifor bureaucrats vying to succeed disgraced former president Jerry Dias is bringing to light more details about the corrupt practices that are rife at the top of Canada's largest private-sector union.
(2022-07-26). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman campaigns on first day of convention. wsws.org The Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for president of the UAW needs the nomination of at least one delegate to appear on the ballot for president.
(2022-07-26). "My entire store plans on voting no"—Significant opposition from Ohio Kroger workers to UFCW-backed contract. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has received many comments from Kroger grocery workers in Columbus, Ohio, denouncing a three-year contract brought by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1059. Voting on the deal, which contains substandard wage increases and a divisive multi-tier wage structure, takes place Tuesday and Wednesday. The WSWS publishes a selection of these comments below.
(2022-07-26). Selected Articles: The Elite Coup to Kill or Enslave Us: Why Can't Governments, Legal Actions and Protests Stop Them? globalresearch.ca 
By In 2020, under cover of the 'virus'/'vaccine' narrative, the Global Elite launched its long-planned coup…
(2022-07-26). US Covid-19 Insanity, The Working Class. Covid & Capitalism & THE NEW NORMAL By Dr. Gordon. indybay.org Dr. Nayvin Gordon reports on abandonment of any public health protection as the Covid-19 pandemic expands over two years after the pandemic starts.
(2022-07-26). Consumption upgrade crucially important to economic recovery. ecns.cn Consumption upgrades are of vital importance to China's economic recovery this year and the country's high-quality development in the long run, providing golden business opportunities for global companies to thrive in its market.
(2022-07-26). Child labor used in Hyundai-owned metal stamping plant in Alabama. wsws.org The case of a missing teen from Enterprise, Alabama in February cast light on the use of child labor at SMART LLC., where children as young as twelve risk amputation and crushing to make parts for Hyundai's most popular models.
(2022-07-26). Fair Work Commission rubber stamps Australian Education Union wage cutting sell-out agreement. wsws.org The imposition of the agreement, worked out by the AEU and the state Labor government in Victoria, will see a substantial deterioration in educators' living standards.
(2022-07-26). Australia: Opposition grows among Queensland teachers to union deal with state Labor government. wsws.org The proposed three-year agreement puts off any possible answer to the staffing, workloads and funding crisis in schools until a promised departmental review report due at the end of 2024—more than two years away!
(2022-07-26). Tashkent International Conference on Afghanistan kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Tashkent International Conference with the theme of "Afghanistan; Security and Economic Development" has begun.
(2022-07-26). 'Gloomy and more uncertain' GDP forecast. america.cgtn.com The global economic climate became even bleaker this Tuesday after another dramatic revision in growth forecasts. The International Monetary Fund released another set of further downgraded predictions just months after a similar pessimistic assessment. And the numbers were released during a critical week for …
(2022-07-26). Expanded Access to Monkeypox Testing. jamanetwork.com To increase the accessibility of monkeypox testing, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began shipping monkeypox tests in late June to 5 commercial laboratory companies: Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, and Sonic Healthcare.
(2022-07-25). Puerto Rico: between colonialism, racism and slavery on July 25. multipolarista.com July 25 is the date of the US invasion of Puerto Rico, and also the day of the creation of the "commonwealth." Racism keeps it in a state of colonial impotence, based on court cases from the era of slavery.
(2022-07-25). Economic Theory and Community Development: Why Putting Community First Is Essential to Our Survival. transcend.org This book is not the boring, unreadable stuff I'd come to expect of economics. As Howard Richard's crowning masterpiece, it addresses hopes for a better world, the rights of everybody to dignity and a decent livelihood, and the need we all have to do things that matter to others, to contribute what we can.
(2022-07-25). Some Explanations Re: The Saker. smoothiex12.blogspot.com I need to offer some elaborations on the issue which many who also post on my discussion boards do not understand. A few people like to constantly negatively react to Andrei Raevsky's writing. This is those people's right, and I completely am fine with constructive (I underscore it–not some propaganda BS spewing) criticism of my writing as well, as with correcting my mistakes, which I make sometimes. We all do. As any people we have our biases and even delusions. I, certainly, have mine, but so does The Saker. E.g. I and him we will never settle on the account of Solzhenitsyn who for majority of Russians is a tr…
(2022-07-25). Anti-Abortion Activism and the Sources of Polarization. transcend.org Abundance equally shared can make the tribal conflicts that plague us now seem obsolete. It's time to find a better way to organize our social and economic affairs.
(2022-07-25). Behind the Drought and Food Deficits in Africa. transcend.org 19 Jul 2022 – The world is facing a combination of imperialist interventions, climate change and the burgeoning economic crisis of world capitalism.