Daily Archives: August 6, 2022

2022-08-06: News Headlines

_____ (2022-08-06). US is Actively Trying to Transform Kyrgyzstan into Anti-Russia. journal-neo.org The geopolitical confrontation between the collective West, led by the United States, and Russia has noticeably intensified and in recent months, after Moscow launched a special operation to denazify Ukraine, has perhaps reached its peak. This confrontation is especially clearly manifested in the political and trade and economic spheres. The United States, having recently made …

____ (2022-08-05). World food prices decline amid relief from restarted Ukraine grain exports: FAO. ecns.cn World food prices declined dramatically in July, according to the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday.

Orinoco Tribune2 (2022-08-06). Evo Morales Calls for a Global Campaign To Eliminate NATO. orinocotribune.com In Interview With British Journalist, Morales Says The U.S. Uses Nato To Provoke Wars And Sell Weapons. | U.S./Uk-Backed Coup Against Him In 2019 Was Undertaken For Lithium And Because His Government Advanced An Alternative Economic Model To The Neoliberal "Washington Consensus". | In an

WSWS (2022-08-06). Democrats gut provisions in "climate" bill to raise taxes on hedge funds, corporations. wsws.org In a shameless display of subservience to the corporate-financial oligarchy, the Biden White House and Democratic leadership in the Senate agreed to gut provisions that would modestly raise taxes on corporations and hedge fund billionaires.

David Helvarg (2022-08-06). The New Climate Bill's Ripple Effect on Oceans. zcomm.org The Inflation Reduction Act might be the most comprehensive climate policy in U.S. history, but it's still not enough…

WSWS (2022-08-06). Workers action committees in Sri Lanka support Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org Comrade Lehman's struggle in the US, one of the world's most developed industrialised economies, is powerful political encouragement to our struggle in South Asia and throughout the international working class."

Labor Video Project (2022-08-06). SF Protest Against Nancy Pelosi For Pushing War Drive Against China. indybay.org There is growing anger against Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi for pushing for war in Asia and massive expansion of the military encirclement.Her trip to Taiwan has been strongly supported by the Republicans and she is supporting the Asian Pivot.

WSWS (2022-08-06). Australian Prime Minister Albanese refuses to meet with Assange's family. wsws.org The Labor government is more and more open in its hostility to the courageous Australian journalist, who is being persecuted for exposing US-led war crimes.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-06). Sunburn treatment: What works? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Great summer days are full of relaxation, fun and plenty of sunshine. Unfortunately, spending too much time in the sun can lead to a sunburn. Your skin may be inflamed, painful and feel hot to the touch. Any exposed part of the body, including your lips, earlobes and scalp, can burn. The symptoms of sunburn usually appear a few hours after sun exposure. Unfortunately, there's no fast fix to soothe a sunburn. Once you have sunburn,…

Leigh Phillips (2022-08-06). Are We at the Dawn of "Insulin Socialism"? zcomm.org States like California are looking at directly manufacturing this essential medicine — a potentially massive win for both patients and left-wing politics…

Peter Koenig (2022-08-06). "Climate Change", Food Shortages: Coordinated Destruction of Humanity by the World Economic Forum and Its "Elite Cult" globalresearch.ca

Ashley M McMullen (2022-08-06). [Perspectives] A reckoning on how we live with pain. thelancet.com There are few experiences more quintessential to our shared humanity than that of pain. Our ability to experience the fullness of life is inextricably linked to our ability to experience, and ideally learn from, our discomfort. Yet our relationship to pain and the potential for suffering has fundamentally shifted in ways that adversely impact us personally, socially, and economically. Chronic pain is estimated to affect one in five adults worldwide and is one of the leading causes of disability in the USA.

Saruh Almendarez (2022-08-06). Philadelphia's deadly heatwaves: urban heat islands and capitalist inequality. zcomm.org Under capitalism, nothing gets done unless a capitalist can make a profit…

The Lancet (2022-08-06). [Editorial] 2022 heatwaves: a failure to proactively manage the risks. thelancet.com Human-induced climate change has made extreme heatwaves, wildfires, and flash floods substantially more likely and more severe. Yet, health impacts are widely underestimated. Most countries have failed to adequately plan, adapt, and use evidence-based information to protect their populations. For some countries, this is a dangerous failure of action, but others lack the adequate human and financial resources to respond. So far this year, India, Pakistan, the USA, China, and Europe have experienced extreme and dangerous heatwaves that damaged vital infrastructure and threatened to overwhelm emergency service capac…

WSWS (2022-08-06). Preparing deportation law, France targets imam Hassan Iquioussen. wsws.org Despite a legal order suspending the government's expulsion order, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin continued his pursuit of Hassan Iquioussen on Friday.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-06). Bomberos cubanos continúan labores para apagar incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de la isla reportaron que el siniestro en la zona industrial de Matanzas dejó 67 lesionados, 12 en estado grave y tres en crítico.

TeleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-08-06). Trabajadores de puerto británico anuncian huelga por mejora salarial. telesurtv.net El sindicato afirmó la oferta laboral está por debajo de la inflación registrada, que aumentó en junio pasado al 9,4 por ciento.

Aaron Wistar (2022-08-06). Europe's Central Bank Has a New Tool to Protect Bond Markets. zcomm.org When Will It Protect Workers?>

____ (2022-08-06). Comicomment: U.S. human rights exploiter, not defender. ecns.cn A Hyundai subsidiary in Alabama of the United States used child labor at its metal stamping plant, according to media reports. At a time of U.S. labor shortages and supply chain disruptions, labor experts said there are heightened risks that children, especially undocumented migrants, could end up in workplaces that are hazardous and illegal for minors.

F. William Engdahl (2022-08-06). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.

Staff (2022-08-06). Incendio de gran magnitud en zona industrial de Matanzas (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Alrededor de las 19: 00 horas de este viernes, debido a una tormenta, un rayo impactó el tanque 52 de almacenamiento de crudo de la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas provocando un incendio, informó el Ministerio de Energía y Minas. No se reportan víctimas fatales. Bomberos y trabajadores de Cupet trabajan para sofocar las llamas.

Udani Samarasekera (2022-08-06). [Perspectives] Tulio de Oliveira: collaborating to boost science in Africa. thelancet.com Bioinformatician Tulio de Oliveira's philosophy has been to do "science not for journal publications or the academic career but science that can go back to the community and to the managing physicians and nurses of patients", he says. In South Africa, as founder and Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban and the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, his work focuses on genomic surveillance and analysis in the COVID-19 pandemic and for viral and bacterial epidemics, including HIV…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-06). A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more… newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused outbreaks in the continent of Africa. There have been over the last decade or two isolated outbreaks in countries outside of Africa, but this is the largest outbreak occurring in what we call nonendemic countries," says Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-06). Machine that Ate People: Tech, Spying Emotions, AI, Algorythms & Worker's Dystopia. indybay.org Professor Peter Mantello talks about the use of technology to spy on workers and increase exploitation through empathetic surveillance and bio metric technologies…

Eferrari10 (2022-08-06). Venezuela Gold Case: Queen Elizabeth Recognizes Maduro, Reveals Central Bank President (+Letters). orinocotribune.com This Friday, August 5, the Venezuelan government presented diplomatic letters signed by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addressed to President Nicolás Maduro, in which the Queen recognizes Maduro as the head of state and government of Venezuela. These letters will be used as evidence by the Venezuelan government to demand access to the 31 tons of gold that remain seized in the Bank of England, reported financial news agency The president of the Cent…

Abdallah al-Naami (2022-08-05). Israel accused of seizing crypto wallets from traders in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Digital currency trading proves popular in Gaza — if risky — where investment opportunities are scarce.

Benjamin Norton (2022-08-05). US war on China/Russia targets new multipolar world, sabotages global economy: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. multipolarista.com Analyzing the geopolitical crisis, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega said the US war on China and Russia is an attack on the new world of "multipolarism," because "North American imperialism is trying to maintain its hegemony at all costs, even at the risk of sinking its own economy."

Fight Back (2022-08-05). Statement condemning Nancy Pelosi's reckless visit to China's Taiwan. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement issued by Friends of Socialist China. Freedom Road Socialist Organization is one of the organizational signatories. | We condemn in the strongest possible terms the provocative and war-mongering visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to China's territory of Taiwan. | Pelosi is a reactionary, anti-working-class imperialist politician with a long record of inveterate hostility to Socialist China and the Chinese people. Her visit to Taiwan is a major political provocation that carries with it a grave danger of leading to regional and even world war. It…

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2022-08-05). The Other Victims of US Burns Pits Were the Iraqi and Afghan People. commondreams.org The close to $700 billion appropriated in the PACT ACT for the next ten years will help alleviate some suffering caused by Halliburton's war profiteering, but only for U.S. victims. It won't do a thing for the people in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-08-05). Economy Adds 528,000 Jobs as Unemployment Ticks Down to 3.5 Percent. cepr.net The good news is that all the reports about workers' wages not keeping pace with inflation were mistaken. The bad news is that wages are growing at a pace that exceeds the Fed's 2.0 percent inflation target.

TeleSUR (2022-08-05). British Citizens Care More About Inflation Than Leadership Race. telesurenglish.net On Canvey Island, where the River Thames meets the sea and a popular day-trip destination for city-weary Londoners, people quietly go about their business. Although the Tory leadership race dominates the country's media coverage, residents are preoccupied with more pressing concerns. | RELATED: | As soaring inflation in Britain takes its toll on consumer spending and sends shockwaves across industries, citizens in t…

TeleSUR (2022-08-05). US Unemployment Down 3.5 Pct in July Despite Recession Fears. telesurenglish.net U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs in July despite recession fears, with the unemployment rate edging down to the pre-pandemic level of 3.5 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday. | Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and health care, according to the report released by the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). | RELATED: | T…

TeleSUR (2022-08-05). Puebla Group Denounces Lawfare Against Cristina Fernandez. telesurenglish.net The Puebla Group denounces that former Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez is facing a legal war (lawfare) in a case, motivated by obscure political interests. | RELATED: | "The Puebla Group regrets and rejects the legal war (lawfare) being waged against Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) in a process plagued with contradictions and motivated by obscure political interests of powerful economic…

_____ (2022-08-05). On the Hudson River, a New Model of Environmental Stewardship. popularresistance.org Adjacent to the Hudson River, along the west side of Manhattan, are some of the world's most valuable commercial and residential properties: townhouses and mixed-use developments like Hudson Yards and much-loved public spaces like Hudson River Park and the Hudson River Greenway, which unite city residents and visitors with the river. But those civic and private investments often end at the water's edge. Just offshore lie neglected and largely dysfunctional shallow water habitats. | The Hudson River Foundation, where I serve as president, has long sought to address the myriad problems plaguing this vital waterway.

_____ (2022-08-05). FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Uhuru Solidarity Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The raids were connected with the indictment of a Russian national who is accused of attempting to "cause turmoil in the United States" by engaging with "Unindicted Co-Conspirators" to act as agents of the Russian Federation. | The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is the organization targeted by the FBI for a very simple reason. It is a Black organization which has dared to confront and oppose U.S. imperialism. The alleged connection with the Russian government kills two birds…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-08-05). Secret Amazon memo exposes plan to hire only the 'vulnerable'. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES—Already known for spending millions on union-busting—with mixed success—the monster retailer and warehouse firm Amazon planned to go far beyond that to gear up against the Teamsters' campaign to unionize it, especially in a key area, Southern California. Its target to exploit: "Vulnerable people." In a memo leaked to Recode, Amazon honchos said it …

Infobrics (2022-08-05). Schrà∂der tries to save the struggling German economy by negotiating with Moscow. infobrics.org Germany faces a bleak winter if it does not resolve energy crisis soon.

Liberation Staff (2022-08-05). PSL Editorial — Make no mistake about it, the economy is still in crisis. liberationnews.org When workers go to the grocery store or the gas station, no one feels that the economy is in recovery like the Biden administration claims.

_____ (2022-08-05). Chile's Draft Constitution: Undemocratic—or Too Much Democracy? popularresistance.org Chileans will vote in September on whether to approve a new constitution that promises to address inequality and lack of democracy (Reuters, 7/4/22). It would replace the present constitution imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who came into power through a US-backed coup in 1973. The nation's newly elected left-wing leadership is calling for a "yes" vote, although in the much-divided country, the constitution faces steep opposition from the right. | US and Western editorialists are also pushing for a no vote. Opposition to the constitution's economic changes should be expected; of course conser…

_____ (2022-08-05). Chile's Draft Constitution: Undemocratic? popularresistance.org Chileans will vote in September on whether to approve a new constitution that promises to address inequality and lack of democracy (Reuters, 7/4/22). It would replace the present constitution imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who came into power through a US-backed coup in 1973. The nation's newly elected left-wing leadership is calling for a "yes" vote, although in the much-divided country, the constitution faces steep opposition from the right. | US and Western editorialists are also pushing for a no vote. Opposition to the constitution's economic changes should be expected; of course conser…

_____ (2022-08-05). Teamsters Edge Closer to a National Work Stoppage at Costco. popularresistance.org Costco Teamsters are one step closer to a nationwide work stoppage following another day of contentious negotiations for a new national contract. The Teamsters are bargaining with the company this week for the first time since members overwhelmingly rejected Costco's "last, best and final" contract offer in June. | "Our members at Costco will stand up for their rights and withhold their labor if necessary," said Sean M. O'Brien, Teamsters General President. "As always, if our members decide to act, they will have the backing of the 1.2-million member International Brotherhood of Teamsters behind them." | In May,…

Princess Harmony (2022-08-05). Big Pharma's crime: profits from addiction. workers.org New Hampshire's attorney general, John Formella, has launched a lawsuit against Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, RiteAid and other pharmacies for failing to track opioid prescriptions and for failing to take action against possibly unnecessary, fraudulent or otherwise excessive opioid prescribing. Pharmacy managements have concealed the failure to track the prescriptions, compounding . . . |

CounterSpin (2022-08-05). Luke Harris and Joe Torres on America's Racist Legacy. fair.org This week on CounterSpin: The crises we face right now in the US—a nominally democratic political process that's strangled by white supremacist values, a corporate profiteering system that mindlessly overrides human needs to treat the environment as just another "input"—are terrible, but not, precisely, new. People have fought against these ideas in various forms before; …

_____ (2022-08-05). Protest demands Biden administration terminate Medicare privatization scheme. popularresistance.org Approximately 75 spirited protesters celebrated the 57th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare here on Friday, July 29, with a picket line and rally outside the Columbia Center chanting, "Whose Medicare? Our Medicare!" and "Medicare is not for profit! Keep your corporate hands off it!" | The Columbia Center is where the Northwest Regional Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Ingrid Ulrey, has offices, along with other staff of HHS, including the Division Director of the Center for Medicare Services (CMS).

_____ (2022-08-05). Protest Demands Biden Administration Terminate Medicare Privatization. popularresistance.org Seattle, Washington – Approximately 75 spirited protesters celebrated the 57th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare here on Friday, July 29, with a picket line and rally outside the Columbia Center chanting, "Whose Medicare? Our Medicare!" and "Medicare is not for profit! Keep your corporate hands off it!" | The Columbia Center is where the Northwest Regional Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Ingrid Ulrey, has offices, along with other staff of HHS, including the Division Director of the Center for Medicare Services (CMS). | The protesters demanded that President Joe Biden and Con…

Martha Grevatt (2022-08-05). UAW Convention/Militants open struggle against business unionism. workers.org Detroit February 11, 1937, marks the victory of the 44-day Flint Sit-down Strike that forced General Motors to recognize the United Auto Workers. After the victory, however, a factional fight divided the fledgling union. Within a few years' time, UAW-CIO — militants affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations — . . . |

Fight Back (2022-08-05). Denounce Twitter censorship on Philippine revolutionary groups. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). | Social media giant Twitter, unceremoniously suspended today the various accounts of Filipino revolutionary organizations and individuals, including my account, that of the Philippine Revolution Web Central (PRWC), as well as other representatives of the CPP and the New People's Army in various parts of the country. In total, at least 14 accounts were taken down. | This is the second round of attacks by Twitter against the CPP in the span of two months. The suspension of the accounts was done simult…

____ (2022-08-05). Services biz keeps growth vibrant. ecns.cn China's trade in services is expected to maintain robust growth in the second half as business activity continues to expand, further fueling the country's economic recovery, said analysts and business executives on Thursday.

____ (2022-08-04). China's non-CPC political parties make joint statement on Pelosi visit. ecns.cn China's eight non-Communist Party of China (CPC) political parties on Thursday released a joint statement expressing their strong opposition to, indignation at and condemnation of the recent visit of Nancy Pelosi.

Contributing Writers (2022-08-05). COVID-Period Mass Vaccination Campaign and Public Health Disaster in the USA/By Prof Denis Rancourt, Dr. Marine Baudin, and Dr. Jérémie Mercier. marktaliano.net From age/state-resolved all-cause mortality by time, age-resolved vaccine delivery by time, and socio-geo-economic data By Prof Denis Rancourt, Dr. Marine Baudin, and Dr. Jérémie Mercier Global Research, August 03, 2022 To receive …

Luis Chirino (2022-08-05). New economic measures in Cuba. america.cgtn.com Cubans have been facing food and medicine shortages over the last several years, along with electricity blackouts and other economic hardships. In an effort to find possible solutions and manage the problems, the Cuban government has adopted a new package of measures. CGTN's Luis Chirino …

WSWS (2022-08-05). Why Canadian autoworkers should support Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org A socialist, Lehman is fighting for a rank-and-file rebellion against the union apparatus and to unite workers in the US with their class brothers and sisters in Canada and internationally in a counter-offensive against the corporate elite's global onslaught on jobs, wages, and working conditions.

Deweylaura (2022-08-05). We need solutions, not slogans. cpusa.org A recent article in the New York Times, "Relief Eludes Many Renters as Fed Raises Interest Rates," bemoans the current conundrum facing workers with regards to housing. According to realtor websites such as ApartmentList and Zillow, rental prices soared 17.5% between 2018 and January 2022. Harder hit, of course, are young people, single parents, …

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-08-05). Cuba y Serbia ratifican voluntad de ampliar cooperación. telesurtv.net Los cancilleres de Cuba y Serbia debatieron temas de interés común, como la colaboración en áreas de biotecnología, deporte, turismo y cultura.

Julia Conley (2022-08-05). Fetterman Celebrates 1 Million Individual Donations Ahead of Return to Campaign Trail. commondreams.org "The total number of contributions is a major milestone that demonstrates Fetterman's unmatched and steady grassroots support across the commonwealth."

WSWS (2022-08-05). The social physiognomy of an American trade union executive: The case of Connor M. Lewis. wsws.org A trade union bureaucrat named Connor M. Lewis attacked the World Socialist Web Site earlier this week in response to Mack Trucks autoworker Will Lehman's nomination for UAW president at the union's recent convention in Detroit. WSWS writer Eric London responded with a Twitter thread that we republish below:…

WSWS (2022-08-05). Australia: NSW rail workers step up industrial action over wages, unsafe trains. wsws.org Throughout August, the workers will carry out a range of limited work bans and four six-hour stoppages, each of which will be restricted to a different geographic region within the state-owned network.

____ (2022-08-05). Qixi Festival proves a luxury luau as leading labels appeal to romantics. ecns.cn International luxury brands have debuted limited editions of products specially tailored for China ahead of Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, on Thursday, to attract more Chinese consumers and make further investments in the country in line with localization strategies.

____ (2022-08-04). China to help stabilize global supply chain. ecns.cn China will play a key role in underpinning the global supply chain in the second half of the year amid government policy measures to stabilize the economy while tackling the impact of COVID-19 via targeted means, experts said.

Carson Minow (2022-08-05). U.S. July unemployment numbers hit new low. america.cgtn.com The United States added more than half a million jobs in July, a much better figure than expected. The unemployment rate also dipped to 3.5% last month, a number not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic, and a figure that represents a half-century low. It's …

Staff (2022-08-05). Randy Alonso: "El periodismo es mirar críticamente a la sociedad" cubadebate.cu Tengo la certeza de que podemos hacer un proyecto de comunicación diferente dentro del socialismo, porque creo que hay talento en la gente que tenemos en los medios; hay una política de comunicación más abierta; mayor comprensión del papel de los medios en la sociedad, no en todas las esferas, no en todos los organismos, pero sí en la dirección del país.

Editor (2022-08-04). Scott Ritter: Chuck Schumer's War on Free Speech. scheerpost.com Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2018. (AFGE, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) | By Scott Ritter / In May, Rand Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky, held up a vote on a bill which sought to approve some $40 billion in aid for Ukraine. Paul wanted language inserted into the bill, without a vote, that would have an inspector general scrutinize the new spending. | "This would be the…

Jenny Pierson (2022-08-04). Russia and the European Union Continue Transition to Wartime Economies. independentmediainstitute.org Having declared victory over the "economic blitzkrieg" of Western sanctions in March, Russian President Vladimir Putin must contend with continued Western financial support to Ukraine as it combats Russian forces. In addition, the Kremlin will be forced to finance the reconstruction and integration of conquered Ukrainian territory. With costs mounting, Putin has increasingly promoted the …

_____ (2022-08-04). At Last, the EU Wakes Up &#1 ; And Finds Out It's Doomed Anyhow. journal-neo.org Finally, at long last, it appears the European Union may come to its senses. All it took was for German elites to understand they're about to lose billions and risk upheaval. News from the IMF that halted gas supplies to the country will cost Europe's largest economy 1.5 percent of its GDP in 2022 scares …

_____ (2022-08-04). How China is Countering US Sanctions. journal-neo.org For many years there has been a rivalry between two world superpowers, namely, the United States and China. In recent years, it has developed into an outright struggle, during which the parties use various political and economic instruments against each other. Usually, the sanctions imposed by Washington against its rivals attract the most attention of …

Harvey Markowitz (2022-08-04). Citizens' Pole of Panamá: An indisputable victory for the Panamanian people in a united struggle. workers.org Panamá City, Panamá. WW Photo: Deborah Rodriguez Statement of Polo Ciudadano (Citizens' Pole) Note from Workers World: Following huge price rises in Panamá for necessities during the first part of the year, including a 50% increase in energy prices, a mass movement erupted in July. The masses blocked the main . . . |

Kevin Gosztola (2022-08-04). Equifax Whistleblower Says He Was Fired After Exposing Fraud Related To Consumer Complaints. thedissenter.org Screen shot from Washington DC's government websiteStephen Leary, a whistleblower for the US credit reporting agency known as Equifax, says he was fired after he refused to submit fraudulent data about customer complaints to a US government agency. | He filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Atlanta, Georgia, where Equifax is headquartered. It alleges that Equifax violated a section of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, which protects employees of "consumer reporting agencies" from this type of retaliation. | "This case is about a company punishing a dedicated employee for refusing to 'play b…

____ (2022-08-04). Products expo lifts purchasing spirits among consumers. ecns.cn China's consumption of imported wines and spirits like whisky and cognac has continuously expanded, fueled by a growing high-income group and increasingly sophisticated tastes, and global wine and spirits retailers are investing more in China to meet growing demand.

David Giesen (2022-08-04). Monday 8/1: Promoting socio-economic reciprocity throughout fall election campaigns. indybay.org ZOOM: | zoom.us/j/92884047862?pwd=RTFBcVRYNHFoQWN1cmY1aG5vcllLZz09

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