(2022-08-15). Minimum income requirements continue to exclude the poor from affordable housing projects. indybay.org Public Housing Is Being Privatized By So-Called Nonprofit Affordable Housing Developers, And Turned Into So-Called Affordable Housing Projects That Exclude The Poorest Of The Poor With Minimum Income Requirements!
(2022-08-15). World Economic Forum Adviser Claims the Planet No Longer Needs the 'Vast Majority' of the Population. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-15). Selected Articles: World Economic Forum Adviser Claims the Planet No Longer Needs the 'Vast Majority' of the Population. globalresearch.ca 
By Top World Economic Forum (WEF) adviser Yuval Noah Harari recently declared that the world doe…
(2022-08-15). World Economic Forum Calls for Merging of Human and AI Intel to Censor 'Hate Speech' & 'Misinformation'. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-15). Worst-ever drought devastates Europe amid capitalism's climate crisis. wsws.org This once-in-every- 0-year drought shows that internationally-coordinated action is urgently needed to halt climate change and protect critical food and energy supplies.
(2022-08-15). One year on, Afghanistan still a mess after U.S. military withdrawal. ecns.cn The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 15 last year put an end to the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, but the destruction caused by U.S.-style "freedom and democracy" still prevails one year later. Almost every Afghan is now living below the poverty line, Foreign Policy cited United Nations data as saying.
(2022-08-15). Sri Lanka's Crisis is a Chronicle Foretold. orinocotribune.com By Eric Toussaint — Aug 9, 2022 | Sri Lanka's acute economic crisis and sovereign debt default, along with its people's uprising in 2022, has drawn attention across the world. It is described as the "canary in the coal mine," that is, a harbinger of the likely future for other global south countries. Eric Toussaint, spokesperson for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) interviewed via email Colombo-based Balasingham Skanthakumar of the Social Scientists' Association of Sri Lanka and the CADTM's South Asia network. The responses in draft were improved by Amali Wedagedera's review and…
(2022-08-15). Bright Outlook for China-Brazil Cooperation in Developing Digital Economy. infobrics.org Over the past five years, China and Brazil have joined together to continue pushing forward the development of the digital economy at comparatively lightning-fast speeds…
(2022-08-15). I Stole to Feed My Family and Was Incarcerated. We Need Resources, Not Prisons. truthout.org This essay is a 2022 winner of the Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. | "A menace to society," is what I was called by the judge at the age of 14. Those words rang in my ear and stabbed my mother in her heart. | "Not my baby," she cried, "Not my baby." | I was a bad kid in the eyes of the law. They labeled me and I wore that jacket for many years. It was fitting, considering where I came from. All the kids that were born into poverty in my community wore the jacket: promiscuous, too ghetto, nappy hair, liar. Why so many jackets with labels? I am not what you call me. | I want my words to paint a picture, so yo…
(2022-08-15). Nigeria Missing as BRICS Moves to Cut Western Domination. infobrics.org Though Nigeria is listed as one of the countries that have expressed interest in joining BRICS, a bloc of five major economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — whose focus is to reduce Western dominance and build a new economic order, its membership may have been stalled by its peculiar challenges…
(2022-08-15). Thousands of Kaiser Mental health workers begin powerful open-ended strike. wsws.org As Kaiser workers begin their powerful strike for their patients and the greater needs of society, their widespread anger must be given political expression with a socialist perspective.
(2022-08-15). Stop Discharges At Laguna Honda Hospital: Discharges = Deaths Say Labor, Community & Famil. indybay.org Labor and community activists as well as family members rallied at San Francisco Laguna Honda hospital to protest the deaths of 9 residents and patients who were discharged by London Breed's Department of Public Health management. Speakers discussed the drive for privatization and the corruption in government agencies that led to these murders.
(2022-08-15). WorkWeek: Fight Against Attack On Parker Liberation School, CCSF Parcel Tax & UAW Ranks. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Fight Against Attack On Parker Liberation School & Regressive CCSF Parcel Tax For SF Community College Rank & File At UAW 2022 Convention Delegates Push Against Two Tier & For Democracy | CCSF HEAT On What's wrong with the City College of San Francisco Parcel Tax Initiative | drive.google.com/file/d/143rJV_ylQblMiq_lGD29cFV0rKFYna_K/view | Summary: | CCSF Higher Education Action Team (HEAT) welcomes more money for public education, but the San Francisco Workforce Education and Reinvestment in the Community Success Act (SF WERCS) initiative is not the way to support City College of San…
(2022-08-15). Nurses denounce Verdi sellout of university hospital strike in Germany's largest state. wsws.org The burning issues and vital demands of nurses and hospital workers—higher wages and more staff—are not addressed in any way.
(2022-08-15). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: Nuevas medidas económicas. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El ministro de Comercio Exterior e Inversión Extranjera Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz y la Ministra de Comercio Interior Betsy Díaz Velázquez comparecerán este lunes en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre nuevas medidas económicas que forman parte de las anunciadas por el Viceprimer Ministro Alejandro Gil en la reciente sesión de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
(2022-08-15). Can massage relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Stress is an inevitable part of life. It is nearly impossible to remove all stress from day-to-day life. Stress is physiological and psychological responses to situations the body and mind find to be overwhelming. Even situations perceived as good, like getting married, starting a new job or becoming a parent, can produce significant stress. When people struggle to cope with stressful situations, depression and anxiety symptoms can become more noticeable. Massage therapy is one of…
(2022-08-15). Amigo, Enemigo y Cortés, llevado por los números, y un final diferente para una fábula. cubadebate.cu Vamos con una colaboración a dos mentes entre el amigo RARJ y un servidor; en que la matemática exacta y la matemática creativa que casi siempre es recreativa están en acción. Y complementaremos con un ejercicio de creatividad sin números. Recuerden que: "Es preferible una solución insignificante salida de cabeza propia; que una genial copiada en Internet o de otro".
(2022-08-15). Australian university union's "historic win" now a "grand compromise" wsws.org The NTEU branch president at Western Sydney University, David Burchell, joined hands with the university's vice chancellor last week to hail the deal as a precedent-setting sacrifice of wages in return for alleged job opportunities for casual academics.
(2022-08-15). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…
(2022-08-15). 1st Iran-Mauritius economic-trade MoU inked. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Iran and Mauritius have signed the first special economic-trade Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
(2022-08-15). The Workers' Movement and Salman Rushdie (1989). wsws.org This is an editorial published by the Bulletin, the newspaper of the Workers League (predecessor of the Socialist Equality Party in the US) on February 24, 1989.
(2022-08-15). Australian Greens endorse Labor government's bogus greenhouse emissions targets. wsws.org The Labor government's climate policies have been endorsed by leading corporate lobby groups. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese boasted of being backed by "an alphabet soup" of business organisations.
(2022-08-15). Matanzas fires solidarity firefighters with honors. en.cubadebate.cu Yurisbel Estrada Carrasco, Chief of the Cárdenas Firefighters Command, thanked the work of colleagues from the rest of the country and also those from other sister nations, the Cuban Red Cross, rescuers, combatants, volunteers, and those who sent humanitarian aid. The fire spread and caused the explosion at the supertanker base, in the industrial zone of this city; it was extinguished on the last 12 thanks to the work of specialized forces and media from Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela.They recognize Mexicans and Venezuelans who fought the fire in Matanzas…
(2022-08-15). Gobierno de Argentina anuncia envío de ayuda humanitaria a Cuba. telesurtv.net Tras el incendio en la zona industrial de Matanzas, Argentina donará insumos sanitarios para la atención a lesionados por el siniestro.
(2022-08-15). 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,…
(2022-08-15). China's fixed-asset investment expands 5.7 pct in first 7 months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 5.7 percent year on year in the first seven months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.
(2022-08-15). PBOC cuts interest rates by 10bps. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, cut key policy interest rates by 10 basis points on Monday, a move aimed at helping facilitate the country's economic recovery.
(2022-08-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate continues to drop in July. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate continued to drop in July, down from 5.5 percent in June to stand at 5.4 percent last month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
(2022-08-14). 5th caravan of grain ships departs from Ukraine. ecns.cn The fifth caravan of ships carrying grain sailed from Ukraine's Black Sea ports on Friday under a deal to prevent a global food crisis, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said on Facebook.
(2022-08-14). Solving The Plastic Crisis Through Community Empowerment. popularresistance.org Of the 8.3 metric tons of plastic produced in this world to date, 6.3 billion tons of that is trash, and less than 10% of it is recycled, which has created a global crisis, not just with the environment, but our health. | Microplastics — tiny pieces of plastic debris, which result from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste — are now ever-present pollutants now found to be in most places in the world, from marine life to the top of Mt. Everest, and now our bloodstreams. | Plastic pollution also disproportionately affects marginalized communities and communities living nea…
(2022-08-14). Is The US Inflation Reduction Act A Case Of Too Little Too Late? popularresistance.org Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News analyzes the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act which seeks to address inflation, climate change, and healthcare. | The US Senate (and subsequently the House of Representatives) passed the Inflation Reduction Act that seeks to tackle issues of inflation, climate change and health care. Will the provisions in the law actually help address these issues? Will the Democrats gain an electoral advantage in the October mid-terms due to this law? Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains.
(2022-08-14). NDN Collective Responds To House Passing Inflation Reduction Act. popularresistance.org Rapid City, South Dakota — In response to today's news that the House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, NDN Collective released the following statement: | "To say this moment is bittersweet is an understatement," said Jade Begay, climate justice director at NDN Collective. "On one hand, the IRA — which puts us on track to meet national climate goals by 2030 and will provide much-needed support around health care, jobs, and infrastructure — was only made possible by the tireless organizing of frontline and Indigenous communities, young people, and climate justice advo…
(2022-08-14). German government's "Inflation Compensation Act:" More money for the rich. wsws.org As working families struggle to survive amid record inflation, the German government lavishes the super-rich with more cash gifts.
(2022-08-14). A new wave of strikes erupts in Turkey as inflation surges. wsws.org Surging inflation, poor working conditions and deepening poverty are pushing workers in Turkey into struggle amid a rising wave of strikes internationally.
(2022-08-14). US-China Climate Talks In Tatters. popularresistance.org Less than 100 days before the world's leaders meet in Egypt to tackle the climate crisis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's incendiary trip to Taiwan leaves climate cooperation between the U.S. and China in tatters. | It was only last year, in 2021, that U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua issued a joint statement to strengthen the Paris Agreement by adopting "long-term strategies aimed at net zero GHG emissions" to keep the world's temperature below 2 degrees Celsius, with the goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. | Such collaboration is urgently needed if the world is…
(2022-08-14). Understanding Maduro's Successful Socialist Economic Strategy. libya360.wordpress.com Franciso Dominguez CHAVISTAS TO THE CORE: The 23 de Enero working-class neighbourhood in western Caracas, commemorates on July 28 2022 what would have been Hugo Chavez's 68th birthday. January 23 1958 was the day dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown. After years of calling Venezuela's economy a dismal failure that demonstrates the dangers of socialism,…
(2022-08-14). Red Theory: Constant and variable capital. fightbacknews.org To understand Marx's critique of capitalism, it is essential to understand capital dialectically. We see again and again in Capital itself that Marx breaks things down into their contradictory aspects. We've already seen this with value, which considers both use-value and exchange-value. Now, as we look at capital itself, we will see Marx's dialectical method of analysis at work again, as Marx shows how capital is divided into constant and variable capital. | Let's dig a little deeper into the value of a commodity. Remember that the value of a commodity is determined by the socially necessary labor time that is r…
(2022-08-14). Intelligentsia Workers Vote To Unionize. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois- Managers at Intelligentsia Coffee closed their five Chicago stores two hours early July 5 to call its cafe workers to a mandatory meeting. A month earlier, baristas had filed for a union representation election with the National Labor Relations Board, hoping to join International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1220 (IBEW).Management sent anti-union mailers to employees in response, using the slogan, "Be Curious." | Intelligentsia CEO James McLaughlin told workers they had no need for a union because they were treated so well already. Managers refused to answer any of the workers' quest…
(2022-08-14). The Stealth Plan For Medicare For All. popularresistance.org Some advocates of a publicly funded universal health care system have predicted that its creation is inevitable because of the "death spiral" of insurance costs. This term refers to the fact that as costs of insurance rise, fewer people can afford it, leading to a new round of rising premiums and out-of-pocket costs. If this cycle were allowed to continue indefinitely, it would be only a matter of time before the medical insurance industry priced its product out of existence. | In a rational world, this simple fact would lead Congress to do what every other industrialized nation has done; create a publicly funded…
(2022-08-14). Iran emphasizes developing economic coop. with Mauritius. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance (MEAF) emphasized developing cooperation between Iran and Republic of Mauritius in the fields of trade and economy.
(2022-08-14). Iran's export of products to Uzbekistan at 63% growth: Safari. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs announced that Iran's exports of products to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan hit 63 and 23 percent hike respectively in the current year.
(2022-08-14). China pushes ahead with credit rating reform to unleash bond market potential. ecns.cn China has stepped up reform in its credit rating industry as new rules to improve standards and regulations of the sector took effect on Aug. 6, amid the country's broader push to curtail financial risks and further unleash the potential of its huge bond market.
(2022-08-14). Presidente de Egipto renueva su gabinete ante crisis económica. telesurtv.net El presidente egipcio Abdel Fattah El-Sisi no hizo cambios en los puestos de ministro de Finanzas, Energía, Defensa o Relaciones Exteriores.
(2022-08-14). Spanish solidarity associations send new donations to Cuba. en.cubadebate.cu The Communist Party of Asturias, in coordination with the Cien x Cien Cubanos Association and the Valle del Nalón Hospital, also in Asturias, sent a donation with more than 340 kg of first-aid material, medicines and health products. It is expected the cargo to arrive in Cuba in coming few hours, based on coordination with IBERIA Airline. The Cuban citizen, Bárbara Marín, Cien x Cien Cubanos Association Chair, will hand over the cargo in Cuba on behalf of all people who contributed to this shipment.
(2022-08-14). Securities regulator comments on some Chinese companies' decisions to delist from U.S. exchanges. ecns.cn The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday commented on the recent decisions by a few Chinese companies to voluntarily delist from U.S. securities exchanges.
(2022-08-14). Taliban calls for expansion of Iran-Afghanistan economic ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) — The Taliban's acting Minister of Foreign Affair called for the expansion of economic relations between Iran and Afghanistan through expanision of transit between two countries.
(2022-08-14). Enviarán nuevas donaciones solidarias desde España a Cuba. cubadebate.cu Asociaciones de solidaridad con Cuba en España se aprestan este sábado a enviar ayuda a la isla caribeña después del grave accidente ocurrido en la base de supertanqueros de Matanzas. Así lo dieron a conocer fuentes de grupos de amistad, que se suman a la colaboración en este sentido de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (Aecid).
(2022-08-14). (W.E. Talk) Why has religious extremism become rootless grass in China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn "Islamism is not the original religious belief of Uygur people, let alone the unique religion of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang." Wang Zhen, a professor of the The Central Institute of Socialism, pointed out in a recent interview with "W.E. Talk" of China News Service that many religions have been existing in Xinjiang for a long time and subject to evolution until now.
(2022-08-14). U.S. Congress passes Democratic bill on tax, health care, climate. ecns.cn U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Democratic spending bill on tax policy, health care and climate change, a few days after the Senate approval.