(2022-08-18). New Zealand sends another 120 troops to train Ukrainian soldiers. wsws.org The Labour government's new deployment means there will be 224 New Zealand troops in Europe assisting the US-NATO proxy war against Russia—NZ's largest overseas military deployment in decades.
(2022-08-18). Three more ships leave Ukraine under grain deal. ecns.cn A fleet of three vessels, together carrying 33,000 tons of corn, wheat and sunflower oil, departed from Ukraine on Wednesday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said.
(2022-08-18). China's non-financial ODI up 4.4 pct in Jan.-July. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 424.28 billion yuan in the first seven months of the year, up 4.4 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.
(2022-08-18). Russia sees 38% rise in energy export earnings this year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Higher oil export volumes, coupled with rising gas prices, will boost Russia's earnings from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, a 38% rise on 2021, according to an economy ministry document.
(2022-08-18). U.S. Fed sees further rate hikes ahead until inflation pressures significantly ease. ecns.cn U.S. Federal Reserve officials indicated that further rate hikes could follow as they saw "little evidence" that U.S. inflation pressures were subsiding, according to the minutes of the Fed's latest policy meeting released Wednesday.
(2022-08-18). Growing recessionary trends in major economies. wsws.org The marked downward shift in the major economies is not the result of a conjunctural shift in the business cycle, to be followed by an upturn, but is one aspect of a general breakdown of the global capitalist economy.
(2022-08-18). Commerce Ministry speaks out against U.S. export controls. ecns.cn The United States' new export controls on advanced chip design software deviates from the principle of fair competition and violates international economic and trade rules, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2022-08-18). Opportunity instead of crises and End this madness! indybay.org Almost no one asks what an economic policy looks like that no longer subordinates everything to economic growth: How to reduce the debt mountain to a reasonable level without GDP growth? How can pensions be secured without GDP growth and how can sufficient gainful employment be guaranteed?>
(2022-08-18). Tuesday 9/13: Panel: How does nonprofit journalism work? indybay.org San Francisco Main Library | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2022-08-18). Young steelworker seriously injured by steel coil at Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor Mill. wsws.org The recent serious injury of a Cleveland-Cliffs steelworker in Indiana exposes the extremely dangerous conditions for steelworkers in the US and the bankruptcy of the USW's claim that "the union's priority must always be making sure that workers come home safely at the end of their shifts."
(2022-08-18). 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.
(2022-08-18). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…
(2022-08-18). Cuba declara duelo oficial por víctimas de incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Declaran imposible identificar restos óseos hallados en el área del incendio de grandes proporciones en la zona industrial de Matanzas, Cuba.
(2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…
(2022-08-18). Rolls-Royce locks out 530 Montreal airplane engine plant workers for 5 months. wsws.org The British-based multinational is slashing thousands of jobs at its facilities across five continents and attacking employees' wages and working conditions to further boost its profits.
(2022-08-18). China's FDI inflow up 17.3 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 17.3 percent year on year in the first seven months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
(2022-08-18). El dólar mediático: Un arma para la guerra económica contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu En la tarde del pasado miércoles 3 de agosto gran parte de los cubanos estaban sentados frente a sus televisores. Ese día se emitió una de las Mesas Redondas que más expectativas ha generado en el presente año. En esa emisión se anunció la apertura de las operaciones de un mercado oficial de divisas que iniciaría solo con la compra de dólares y otras monedas. La tasa central de cambio sería algo mayor que la establecida en la calle: 120 pesos por un dólar.
(2022-08-18). Australia: Union suppresses discussion of a socialist perspective as rail workers continue strikes in NSW. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's attacks on the democratic rights of their own membership are an indication of the bureaucracy's determination to suppress any independent discussion or action among workers.
(2022-08-18). No More Kaiser Suicides! NUHW Members Strike Kaiser Health System. indybay.org Two thousand Kaiser NUHW healthcare workers went on an indefinite strike on August 15, 2022 for proper staffing and compensation to keep healthcare professionals on the jobs. As a result of a lack of proper staffing, Members and patients at Kaisers have committed suicide. Clinicians…
(2022-08-18). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…
(2022-08-18). Tax breaks for workers from SARs in Nansha. ecns.cn Hong Kong and Macao residents working in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, are eligible for partial exemption from personal income tax which exceeds that in the two special administrative regions.
(2022-08-18). Railroaders demand strike action as pro-management Presidential Emergency Board declares workers have "no claim to share" in record profits. wsws.org Since the PEB issued its recommendations, the rail unions have maintained a guilty silence.
(2022-08-18). 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!
(2022-08-18). Xi: CPC is always with the people. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said more efforts should be made so that the people feel the CPC serves the people wholeheartedly and is always with the people.
(2022-08-18). Nueve trabajadores quedan atrapados tras colapso de mina en Colombia. telesurtv.net Voluntarios de la Defensa Civil, el Grupo de Seguridad y el Salvamento Minero apoyan en las labores desde minutos después de acontecido el incidente.
(2022-08-17). NATO's 2030 Strategic Concept Threatens To Destabilise The World. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageAtlantic Alliance will continue targeting Russia and China until at least 2030. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The new NATO 2030 Strategic Concept indicates a disturbing change in the Alliance's strategic orientation. As a result, provocations towards Moscow, as well as Beijing, are escalating, especially after the former was labelled by NATO as "the most significant and direct threat to Allies' security and to peace and stability in…
(2022-08-17). Hunger in West Africa drives protests in Sierra Leone. workers.org 
According to the World Bank, the index price of agricultural products — which includes food — is up 19% from January 2021. Corn and wheat prices are, respectively, 16% and 22% higher. For a third of the world's countries — the 60 or so the World Bank calls lower income . . . |
(2022-08-17). Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration: The defining War in Gaza Is Yet to Be Fought. mintpressnews.com For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines and Israel's three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality.
(2022-08-17). US Experts Support Rescue of Miners Trapped in Mexico. telesurenglish.net According to Mexico's National Civil Protection Coordinator, Laura Velázquez, the experts will join the team of specialists collaborating to rescue the ten miners trapped in the coal mine El Pinabete in Sabinas this Wednesday Coahuila (north). | RELATED: | The U.S. experts were requested for analysis and advice on rescue actions at the mine, Velázquez said Wednesday during the Mexican president's daily press conference. | Regarding the current situation, t…
(2022-08-17). US New Home Construction Drops to Lowest in 17 Months. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the U.S. Commerce Deparment informed that new home construction hit a 17-month low in July, as the economy slows down amid the Federal Reserve's monetary tightening to curb surging inflation. | RELATED: | The once-booming housing sector has begun to cool down. Housing starts plummeted 9.6 percent to an annual 1.446 million units. That's the lowest since February 2021. | "It's certainly a much stronge…
(2022-08-17). French Consumption Slows Down Despite Anti-Inflation Policies. telesurenglish.net With the government's economic relief package scheduled to start in September, many French people still chose to tighten their holiday budgets this summer to cope with soaring inflation. | RELATED: | Leon Melkonian, a 67-year-old Paris resident, has managed to save about 100 euros per month by buying from budget stores. "It is cheaper than French supermarkets," he said, adding that he now economizes on things he used to like. Nevertheless,…
(2022-08-17). Argentine Movements Protest Against Speculative Inflation. telesurenglish.net Argentine trade union groups and social movements marched on Wednesday from different points of the capital city to the National Congress in rejection of what they call "price makers and speculation". | RELATED: | The call came from the Central General de Trabajadores (CGT) and the Central de Trabajadores Argentinos (CTA), although it has included other union spaces and social movements. The demonstration was called by th…
(2022-08-17). Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act, Manchin's scaled-down version of Build Back Better. peoplesworld.org 
The most significant investment in addressing the climate crisis in U.S. history was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16 before a jubilant White House gathering. The investments in climate and green energy will help put the country within striking distance of reaching goals to reduce global warming carbon emissions by 2030. …
(2022-08-17). Inflation in the United Kingdom Hits 40-Year High. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published data showing that Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) surged by 10.1 percent in the 12 months to July, the highest level in 40 years. | RELATED: | The latest inflation rate was a further increase from 9.4 percent in June and beat economists' forecast of 9.8 percent. On a monthly basis, CPI also rose by 0.6 percent in July, compared with no change in July 2021. | "A wide range o…
(2022-08-17). üëâüèæ Where Does The Climate Movement Go From Here? (With Kate Aronoff). levernews.com Now that Congress has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes both historic climate spending and new fossil fuel development, we're asking the question, "Where does the climate movement go from here?" On the latest episode of our weekly Callin show,
(2022-08-17). Railroaders furious after Biden's Presidential Emergency Board issues recommendations on national contract, siding with rail corporations on all major points. wsws.org The PEB ruling recommends wage increases below inflation and no change to the punishing attendance policies which have driven tens of thousands of workers out of the industry.
(2022-08-17). Europe: In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal…
(2022-08-17). Russian diplomat says US delegation Taiwan visit provocative. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The visit of a US Congress delegation to Taiwan is provocative and does not help to stabilize the situation in the region, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's economic cooperation department Dmitry Birichevsky said.
(2022-08-17). 'Belt and Road' Countries to Strengthen Economic Ties with China. telesurenglish.net The ongoing Sixth Silk Road International Exposition that kicked off on Sunday in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has given foreign entrepreneurs a window into the broad Chinese market. | RELATED: | With closer Belt and Road cooperation high on the agenda, the expo has attracted participants from over 70 countries and regions, including Thailand and Singapore. Uzbekistan serves as the guest countr…
(2022-08-17). How Restricting Reproductive Rights Hurts People with Disabilities: A Review of Research Findings. cepr.net This article documents the prevalence of disability among women of reproductive age by state, disability status, type of disability, and income.
(2022-08-17). Ecuador to Sign a Free Trade Agreement With China This Year. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Ecuador's Production, Trade, and Investments Minister Julio Jose Prado announced that the administration of President Guillermo Lasso seeks to achieve a free trade agreement (FTA) with China this year. | RELATED: | In a video message recorded for the 15th China-Latin America Business Summit (China-LAC) taking place in Beijing, Prado confirmed that negotiations for the China-Ecuador FTA are expected t…
(2022-08-17). EU Commission's Secret Policy Scenarios Show Full GMO Deregulation on the Cards. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-17). PSUV Bases to Elect Grassroots Speakers Starting This Weekend. orinocotribune.com In its weekly meeting, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) reviewed and defined organizational strategies for the profound renewal of grassroots leadership and support for the plans of the National Executive, such as the 1àó10 plan for Good Government, reported its President Nicolás Maduro. | "We have reviewed three lines of deep action and the renewal of grassroots leadership, which are a priority within the 3R.Nets," Maduro said. | The lines are: | ‚Ä¢ First: The 1àó10 plan for Good Government and the PSUV as the ruling party "and all the events that this implies, of cri…
(2022-08-17). Twenty years ago, Nigerian women took over ChevronTexaco and won concession. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead August 11, 2022 The following article first appeared on workers.org in two parts, dated Aug. 1 and 8, 2002. In honor of Black August founded in 1979, WW is reprinting slightly edited versions of both articles which can also be found in "Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle" on workers.org/book/marxism-reparations-and-the-black-freedom-struggle/. Nigerian women protest in Escravos, near Lagos, against ChevronTexaco in July 2002.Credit: Environmental Justice Atlas The quest for reparations by nationally oppressed peoples worldwide takes many forms. But the basis for this fundament…
(2022-08-17). Joint Economic Commission of Iran, Pakistan kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The 21st meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan began on Wednesday morning in Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2022-08-17). Maduro entrega reconocimiento a los bomberos que apoyaron en la extinción del incendio en Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reconoció la labor de los venezolanos que prestaron su apoyo a la extinción del incendio registrado en la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas. Se le entregó de una réplica del sable victorioso de Carabobo e imposición de la Orden "Francisco de Miranda" al personal de bomberos de Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
(2022-08-17). Presidente cubano chequea las labores de recuperación en la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El desmantelamiento de la estructura dañada por el incendio de grandes proporciones que estalló el pasado cinco de agosto en el Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas ocupa durante estas jornadas las labores principales de varios instituciones en el terreno, según se dio a conocer este miércoles en reunión dirigida por Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2022-08-17). Xi expresses full confidence in revitalization of China's northeast region. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has expressed full confidence in the revitalization of China's northeast region.
(2022-08-17). China to regulate mystery box sales. ecns.cn The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation on Tuesday publicly solicited opinions on a draft document guiding the business of mystery boxes, which don't allow buyers to see what's inside, aiming to formulate regulations on content, form, and sales target.
(2022-08-17). Coming Together to Save Earth Could Be the Best Project Ever Undertaken by the Human Species. commondreams.org A redistribution of wealth and localization of power can only come through bottom-up initiatives in which individual leaders see their work connecting with others as part of a larger transformation.
(2022-08-16). Chinese premier urges economic powerhouses to consolidate recovery. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday called for efforts in the country's economic powerhouses to take their due responsibilities in consolidating economic recovery.
(2022-08-17). Wall Street rises as economic and financial problems mount. wsws.org While the Fed may pull back on the interest rate hikes at its meeting in September, several officials have made it clear that the central bank is far from done in its drive to ensure that a wages movement by the working class in response to price hikes is suppressed.
(2022-08-17). Port workers' strike at Felixstowe docks threatens to bring UK economy to a standstill. wsws.org The eight-day strike would immediately have a huge impact on the UK economy and global maritime trade.
(2022-08-17). How the Public Purse Can Address Huge Pay Gaps for Low-Wage Workers at US Corporations. commondreams.org New federal contracting standards could incentivize corporations to narrow the economic divides that undermine employee morale and business effectiveness.
(2022-08-17). Michigan Medicine nurses' union blocks strike action with unfair labor practice filings. wsws.org In its latest effort to block strike action by 6,200 Michigan Medicine nurses, who have been working without a contract since July 1, the MNA-UMPNC has filed an unfair labor practices charge and a supporting lawsuit against the University of Michigan.
(2022-08-17). Revelations about secret ministerial posts show resort to dictatorial powers in Australia. wsws.org What has emerged so far reveals how quickly not just Morrison but other senior figures, the governor-general, and Labor Party state and territory leaders adopted sweeping authoritarian measures amid mounting popular unrest as the global COVID-19 pandemic hit.
(2022-08-17). The U.S. empire's undignified exit from Afghanistan—one year later. peoplesworld.org 
Empires advance and empires retreat, though not in circumstances of their own choosing—to paraphrase Karl Marx—and certainly never smoothly or without upending entire regions, countries, and societies in their wake. With this in mind, what unfolded in Afghanistan a year ago with the panicked withdrawal of U.S. forces to end Washington and its allies' 20-year …
(2022-08-17). Trabajadores venezolanos marchan en apoyo al presidente Maduro. telesurtv.net La movilización celebra conquistas sociales, económicas y laborales de la Revolución Bolivariana en medio del ilegal bloqueo impuesto por EE.UU.
(2022-08-17). 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…
(2022-08-17). Amazon air freight workers stage walkout in California's Inland Empire in protest against low wages and lax safety. wsws.org The protest comes amid a rapidly-escalating growth of the class struggle, with Amazon and logistics workers increasingly joining other sections of workers protesting low pay and lack of safety at work.
(2022-08-17). For first time ever, corporate stock buyback manipulation will be taxed. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP)—Democrats have pulled off a quiet first in their newly signed legislation addressing climate change and health care: the creation of a tax on stock buybacks, a cherished tool of Corporate America that had long seemed untouchable. Under the bill President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday, companies will face a new 1% excise tax on purchases …
(2022-08-17). Britain's strike wave escalates as millions push for action. wsws.org The growing mass movement brings the working class into a direct confrontation with trade unions working desperately to contain and sabotage their struggle and a Conservative government seeking to impose the full weight of the crisis on workers and their families by any means necessary, with the active collusion of the opposition Labour Party.
(2022-08-17). Seattle City Council repeals $4 hazard pay for grocery workers. wsws.org The decision is driven by the nationwide campaign to rip up the last public health measures implemented during the pandemic, and to suppress rising wages.
(2022-08-17). Embajador argentino reconoce secuestro del avión venezolano. telesurtv.net El embajador de Argentina, Oscar Laborde, aseguró que las relaciones bilaterales entre Venezuela y Argentina no se han dañado pese al incidente.
(2022-08-16). Various Points On Ukraine And Media. popularresistance.org Today I learned that the anonymous 'Marinus' author of the Marine Corps Gazette piece is allegedly the retired General Karl Van Riper who is well know for spoiling the Millennium Challenge war game by applying realistic conditions. The guy is hated by the chairborne divisions in the Pentagon. BTW – a facsimile of the first part of Marine Gazette piece is available here. Another excellent Gazette piece on the Russian way of fighting from January 2022 is here. | Still another excellent paper I found through a link at Naked Capitalism is by Myrmikan Research which looks at the historic context of the war through the…
(2022-08-16). Lenape Tribe Brings Treaty, Fight For Recognition To Bucks County. popularresistance.org Hundreds of years after they were forced from their ancestral home along the Delaware River, the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is still fighting for perhaps the most precious resource of all. | Recognition. | Pennsylvania does not officially recognize the Lenape Nation or any Native American tribe, a fact that strikes to the very core of Lenape Nation member Adam Waterbear DePaul. | "The fight for recognition has been incredibly disappointing so far. Pennsylvania is the only commonwealth to never recognize indigenous people, and we are trying to change that," DePaul added. "Right now, we are taking steps to becom…
(2022-08-16). Refugees Are Being Stranded In NYC. popularresistance.org For several days, buses have been dumping refugees from Texas in New York City, along with buses that have been going to Washington D.C. for months. Mutual aid groups are receiving these refugees and providing them with mental health, legal support, and other resources. This mutual aid has formed in the absence of a citywide policy to welcome refugees. | In recent years, more and more refugees from Latin America are migrating to the United States. This increase in migration is a direct result of the climate crisis and centuries of imperialism ravaging and underdeveloping the Global South. Wealthy countries in the…
(2022-08-16). Sudanese Communist Party Forms a New Alliance Committed to Ending Military Rule. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe  ; Aug 10, 2022 | After withdrawing from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the SCP has continued to call for democratic civilian rule | Since December of 2018, the Republic of Sudan has undergone general strikes, mass demonstrations, the forced removal of longtime former President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the failed formations of several interim administrations. | Hundreds of people have lost their lives due to the repression carried out by the military and its supporters against protests which have been led by the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and its Popular Resistance Commit…