Monthly Archives: August 2022

2022-08-01: News Headlines

Norman Solomon (2022-08-01). Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Could Get Us All Killed. commondreams.org The consequences—far from being only economic and diplomatic—could be existential for all of humanity.

Margaret Kimberley (2022-08-01). Celebrating Revolution in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberly — Jul 20, 2022 | Genuine peoples holidays are hard to come by in the US But in Nicaragua the ongoing revolutionary process is widely celebrated. | Holidays in the United States celebrate awful events such as the settler colonists declaring independence from Britain so that they might take indigenous lands and protect slavery. There is also Thanksgiving, the commemoration of genocide turned into a day when Americans should think grateful thoughts before spending more than they can afford in order to celebrate Christmas. Christmas is ostensibly a religious holiday but is rarely treated as…

Editor (2022-08-01). West prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: privatization, deregulation, slashing worker protections. mronline.org Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland to plan harsh neoliberal economic policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, "open markets," drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and "sell state-owned enterprises to private investors."

_____ (2022-08-01). As Congress Passes A 'Climate Suicide Pact,' The Fight To Declare A Climate Emergency Continues. popularresistance.org As heatwaves, droughts and wild fires ravage the planet, pressure is building on the White House and Congress to take substantive action to address the climate crisis. More than a thousand organizations in the United States have come together as the People vs Fossil Fuels coalition with the demand that President Biden declare a climate emergency and use his executive powers to stop fossil fuel extraction and new infrastructure. Their actions have succeeded in reopening climate provisions in Congress' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which is expected to pass this week, but the bill contains poison pills that offset…

Joel Richards (2022-08-01). Many Argentines looking for job opportunities to fight inflation. america.cgtn.com Argentina is suffering increasing economic and political instability. Inflation is running at well over 60 percent annually and in late July, President Alberto Fernandez named his third economy minister. With capital controls in place, many Argentines are looking for opportunities to earn a living …

____ (2022-08-01). Post-pandemic recovery, inflation, security high on agenda at 55th ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting. ecns.cn Post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery, rising global inflation and regional security will be top on the agenda at the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (55th AMM) and related meetings, which will be held from Wednesday to Friday, a senior Cambodian diplomat said on Monday.

Akiksha Chatterji (2022-08-01). The Fed Should Not Punish Working People for Inflation Driven by Big Oil's Greed. commondreams.org Interest rate hikes are a blunt and imprecise tool that won't tackle current sources of inflation, particularly our overdependence on volatile fossil fuels. The best way forward is to shift finance away from fossil fuels, and jump-start a transition to renewable energy.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-08-01). Top economists blame corporate price gouging for the inflation plague. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—To listen to the corporate class, you'd think there are two causes for the inflation now hitting the U.S. economy: Democratic President Joe Biden's policies and rising worker wages. Wrong. Because when you take a real look at the numbers, economists—or at least those economists who actually think about workers&#1 ;come up with a different explanation …

WSWS (2022-08-01). David North tribute to Wije Dias. wsws.org North, the chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US), delivered this tribute online at the funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias held in Colombo on Saturday, July 30.

WSWS (2022-08-01). Thousands pay their respects at funeral of veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist Wije Dias. wsws.org The funeral of Socialist Equality Party chairman Wije Dias received an international audience and brought revolutionary salutes to his unwavering commitment to Trotskyist principles of socialist internationalism.

_____ (2022-08-01). Activists Shut Down Department Of Interior Over Climate Emergency. popularresistance.org Unceded Piscataway Lands AKA Washington D.C.- As the sun rises an autonomous Indigenous-led delegation of Black, Indigenous, people of the global majority and their allies have shut down the streets surrounding the Department of Interior Washington D.C early this morning painting CLIMATE EMERGENCY in front of the building. | The group is demanding President Biden declare a climate emergency and stop approving fossil fuel projects, including leases, exports, plastic plants, and pipelines. Permitting new fossil fuel projects will further entrench us in a fossil fuel economy for decades to come — and encourage…

_____ (2022-08-01). Nicaragua… "Still, It Moves…" popularresistance.org At his Senate confirmation hearing, Rodriguez openly declared his intention to attack Nicaragua's economy and institutions. Among other things he declared that he would work to exclude the country from the Central American Free Trade Agreement. He also promised to seek to isolate Nicaragua internationally so as to obtain the release of criminals the US government paid via its non profit network to overthrow Nicaragua's government in 2018 and to try disrupting the country's national elections in 2021. He even declared that as ambassador he would contest the development of Nicaragua's sovereign relations with China…

Editor (2022-08-01). Child labor is alive and well in the United States. mronline.org A Hyundai subsidiary used up to fifty underage migrant workers at an auto plant known for hazardous conditions, according to former and current employees.

Jessica Corbett (2022-08-01). Price gouging at the pump results in 235% profit jump for Big Oil: analysisÔøº. nationofchange.org "Make no mistake; these profits mark a large transfer of wealth from working- and middle-class people to wealthy oil executives and shareholders," said Jordan Schreiber of Accountable.US.

Liberation Staff (2022-08-01). PSL Editorial — Black August 2022: Continuing the centuries-long struggle for justice. liberationnews.org Party for Socialism and Liberation branches across the country are organizing educational and cultural events as part of the Black August tradition that dates back to 1979, reaffirming our determination to overthrow the grinding oppression imposed by U.S. capitalism on Black America.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-01). Workers & Delegates Speak Out At 2022 CA Labor Federation Convention. indybay.org Workers and delegates spoke out at the 2022 biennial convention of the California AFL-CIO…

____ (2022-08-01). Xi stresses solidarity of Chinese at home and abroad for national rejuvenation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended and delivered an important speech.

____ (2022-08-01). Shenzhen allows fully autonomous vehicles on certain roads. ecns.cn The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen Monday started allowing fully autonomous vehicles to run on certain roads as a local regulation on smart and internet-connected vehicles went into effect.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-01). Rank & File Threaten UAW Bureaucracy's Agenda At 2022 Convention: Report By Frank Hammer. indybay.org The rank and file at the 2022 UAW Constitutional Convention were able to challenge the UAW Administration Caucus which has been enveloped in a massive corruption scandal. They were able to push for $ 0 a week with a successful vote on the third day of the convention and the next day the bureaucracy overturned it. There will also be elections in October with 4 candidates.

____ (2022-08-01). BDS-3 short message communication services now applied to mobile phones. ecns.cn The short message communication services provided by China's BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) have progressed from industrial application to public application, according to a conference held in Beijing on Saturday.

Jorg Bibow, Peter Frey (2022-08-01). The lure of unreason and The crisis profiteers. indybay.org The essence of transhumanism is pathological. This ideology is carried by psychopaths and narcissists. Such people love only themselves, their infallibility and uniqueness. And this is reflected in their visions and goals, which they approach without any scruples. The others are only mass. Mass is despised by "the unique".

Staff (2022-08-01). Iran non-oil trade boom under Raeisi admin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) — The non-oil trade has witnessed an economic boom since the 13th government under President Raeisi took office in Iran.

____ (2022-08-01). 2nd consumer expo in Hainan concludes with huge attendance. ecns.cn The second China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), billed as the largest high-end consumer exhibition in Asia-Pacific, concluded in Haikou, capital of South Chi-na's Hainan Province.

____ (2022-08-01). China's foreign trade to see double-digit growth in H2. ecns.cn China's foreign trade will likely record double-digit growth in the second half of the year, thanks to the nation's strong economic resilience and faster recovery pace, according to a former vice-minister of commerce.

WSWS (2022-08-01). Support Will Lehman for UAW president! wsws.org The official nomination of a candidate running for UAW president on an explicitly socialist program is a historic milestone and an expression of the immense potential for the building of a mass revolutionary movement in the American working class.

WSWS (2022-08-01). New Zealand goes from zero COVID to world-leading infections and deaths: Workers must fight for an elimination strategy. wsws.org New Zealand has gone from being one of the safest, to one of the most dangerous countries in the world for COVID-19. The SEG calls on workers to organise in opposition to the Labour-led government and the trade unions to defeat the homicidal "let it rip" agenda.

Ryosuke Hanada (2022-08-01). Japan's ramped-up defense spending not a done deal. asiatimes.com Tokyo may be rethinking…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-01). 2022 CA Fed Meeting, Internationalism, Fascism & A Workers Party With LA Roofers Local 36. indybay.org Cliff Smith, the business manager of Roofers Local 36 in Los Angeles was a delegate to the 2022 California AFL-CIO convention and raised issues about fascism and internationalism at the convention. The leadership opposed a resolution calling for the prosecution of people who participated in the insurrection and attempted coup on January 6, 2020. He also discussed the issue of the formation of a workers party.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-01). 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…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-08-01). Avanza reestructuración del área económica en Argentina. telesurtv.net Este martes Sergio Massa dimite como presidente de Diputados. Cecilia Moreau podría ser la primera mujer en dirigir ese cuerpo legislativo.

Freedom Road Socialist Organization (2022-08-01). Saturday 8/27: Rally/March to Defend DACA! indybay.org San Jose City Hall Plaza…

Our Reporter (2022-08-01). Archbishop Kaziimba asks Christians to persevere amidst rising food, fuel prices. plusnews.ug The Church of Uganda Archbishop, His Grace Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has asked Christians to preserve and have faith in God amidst the high cost of basic items such as fuel and food prices. He was preaching to the congregation during his pastoral visit to St. Mark's Church- Entebbe Archdeaconry on Sunday. The Archbishop …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-01). Mayo Clinic, Mercy collaborate to globally transform patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Innovative data science will enable patients to receive personalized, predictive and proactive medicine ROCHESTER, Minn., and ST. LOUIS — A 10-year collaboration agreement between Mayo Clinic and Mercy — a first-of-its-kind alliance between two large health care systems — will use the most current data science and years of deidentified patient outcomes to find diseases earlier and start patients on paths to better health more quickly. "This unique collaboration will eliminate the barriers to innovation…

Jamanetwork (2022-08-01). Low-Value Service Delivery and Spending by the VA. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study compiles use and cost data of low-value health services delivered or paid for by the Veterans Health Administration (VA).

Our Reporter (2022-08-01). Shall Proposed Transport Ordinance improve Boda Boda operations in Kampala? plusnews.ug Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has commenced consultations on a draft ordinance intended to streamline the operations of Public transport in Kampala. The objective of the KCCA Public Transport Management bill is to provide for the regulation of public transport including taxis, coasters, special hires, and Boda-Boda, providing for the establishment of infrastructure, management, and supervision …

Staff (2022-08-01). Reportan dos mineros atrapados en Maimón, República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Los dos mineros, uno de nacionalidad colombiana, y otro dominicano, se encontraban haciendo labores a unos 95 metros del área del derrumbe cuando quedaron atrapados.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-08-01). Alupo cautions RDCs on corruption, implementation of gov't programs. plusnews.ug The Vice President Jessica Alupo has called upon Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and Resident City Commissioners (RCCs) to embrace and monitor the Parish Development Model (PDM) aimed at delivering social economic transformation to all communities in Uganda. "The Parish Development Model is the country's game changer because it focuses on family enterprises for poverty eradication …

Special to People's World (2022-08-01). CPUSA to host international anti-imperialist conference in September. peoplesworld.org HOUSTON—For the past several months, the International Department and the Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Communist Party USA have been working to organize the first ever international conference hosted by the CPUSA, occurring on the weekend of September 10th and 11th. The conference comes at a very important and dynamic time. U.S. imperialism is …

Mary Triny Mena (2022-08-01). Venezuela's clothing industry is struggling to survive. america.cgtn.com Venezuela's clothing industry is struggling to survive, decimated by years of economic decline and policies which have favored imported products. The Chamber of the Clothing Industry says the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the situation and the industry is working at limited capacity. But some companies are now changing their products to survive or turning …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-08-01). Imperial welcomes its new President‚ÄØ‚ÄØ‚ÄØ. imperial.ac.uk Professor Hugh Brady has spoken of his admiration for Imperial's "spirit of community, collaboration, and innovation" as he takes up his role.

David Giesen (2022-08-01). Monday 8/1: Promoting socio-economic reciprocity throughout fall election campaigns. indybay.org ZOOM: | zoom.us/j/92884047862?pwd=RTFBcVRYNHFoQWN1cmY1aG5vcllLZz09

____ (2022-08-01). China to lead in computing power rank. ecns.cn China's computing power is expected to exceed that of the United States in one or two years, which will give the nation an edge to build up its digital economy and inject new vitality into the high-quality development of China's sprawling industries.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-01). Selling Off Golden Gate Park: Privatization & Corruption Destroying Great Public Park. indybay.org The sell off and privatization of Golden Gate Park is escalating at the same time of a massive corruption scandal of top officials of the City and County of San Francisco. This program looks at the "non-profits" that are being used to facilitate the transfer of public lands at the park to privatizers.

WSWS (2022-08-01). Amazon denies sick leave to pregnant worker hospitalized with COVID-19. wsws.org The International Amazon Workers Voice was recently contacted by a pregnant Amazon worker from Baltimore, Maryland, who described the corporation's drive to maintain profits at the expense of the health of workers.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-08-01). Embajador argentino aboga por retorno de Venezuela al Mercosur. telesurtv.net Laborde abogó también por la consolidación de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Unasur) y de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac).

Staff (2022-08-01). Nayrobis Oviedo: Médica del alma. cubadebate.cu Nayrobis Oviedo es especialista principal de la oficina de los trabajadores sociales de Acosta, en el capitalino municipio Diez de Octubre. Aunque lleva 21 años ejerciendo su labor, no deja de implicarse emocionalmente con cada historia que toca su puerta. A veces encuentra soluciones, otras, solo puede ofrecer compañía y buenos consejos. Pero siempre trata de hacerles la vida un poco más llevadera a quienes se acercan en busca de ayuda.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-31). Nancy Pelosi Begins Asia Tour, Doesn't Mention Taiwan. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has left for Asia and In a press release, Pelosi's office said the delegation would stop in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. The delegation includes Pelosi and Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and Andy Kim (D-NJ). | Pelosi declined to comment on a possible trip to Taiwan after The Financial Times reported t…

____ (2022-07-31). Ukraine's GDP to drop 33.4 pct in 2022: central bank. ecns.cn Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by 33.4 percent this year amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the National Bank of Ukraine said on Friday.

_____ (2022-07-31). Rebuilding collective intelligence. popularresistance.org Economists, think tanks and journalists have spent billions of words trying to convince everyone that economic growth comes primarily from technological 'disruption' and investment by individuals in their own education and training, rather than from exploitation, imperialism and financial speculation. | This belief, a key tenet of neoliberalism, continues to shape education policy in England. The Tories hope that by turning education into a market, young people will begin to think of themselves as education consumers, making savvy choices about what degrees will get them the best paid jobs in the future. Meanwhil…

_____ (2022-07-31). Court Rejects Google's Attempt to Dismiss Rumble's Antitrust Lawsuit, Ensuring Vast Discovery. popularresistance.org A federal district court in California on Friday denied Google's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the Silicon Valley giant is violating federal antitrust laws by preventing fair competition against its YouTube video platform. The lawsuit against Google, which has owned YouTube since its 2006 purchase for $1.65 billion, was brought in early 2021 by Rumble, the free speech competitor to YouTube. Its central claim is that Google's abuse of its monopolistic stranglehold on search engines to destroy all competitors to its various other platforms is illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which makes…

_____ (2022-07-31). Court Rejects Google's Attempt to Dismiss Rumble's Antitrust Lawsuit. popularresistance.org California – A federal district court in California on Friday denied Google's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the Silicon Valley giant is violating federal antitrust laws by preventing fair competition against its YouTube video platform. The lawsuit against Google, which has owned YouTube since its 2006 purchase for $1.65 billion, was brought in early 2021 by Rumble, the free speech competitor to YouTube. Its central claim is that Google's abuse of its monopolistic stranglehold on search engines to destroy all competitors to its various other platforms is illegal under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890,…

Clodovaldo Hernandez (2022-07-31). Venezuela: Labor Protests and Narco-Politics Are Warning Lights on the Dashboard. orinocotribune.com By Clodovaldo Hernández &#1 ; Jul 30, 2022 | Justified labor protests that are no longer very small, and several cases that show the infiltration of drug trafficking in high political positions: these are two of the warning lights that have recently been lit on the government dashboard. Or, at least, that's how it looks from a safe distance. | Are these symptoms to worry about? Undoubtedly, as much as there are signs of national recovery and as terrible as the situation of the opposition is, it would be a serious mistake to believe that everything is going from strength to strength and on full sail, that the mate…

Fight Back (2022-07-31). Red Theory: What is a commodity? fightbacknews.org Karl Marx begins his critique of political economy in the great work, Capital, with an analysis of commodities. He writes, "The wealth of those societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails, presents itself as 'an immense accumulation of commodities,' its unit being a single commodity. Our investigation must therefore begin with the analysis of a commodity." So, what is a commodity, and why is it that Marx begins here? | First, we will define what a commodity is, and then we'll break it down. A commodity is something that fulfills some need or want, and that is produced by labor in order to be sol…

Misión Verdad (2022-07-31). Venezuela's Special Economic Zones Law: What It Is & What It Is Not. orinocotribune.com The Organic Law on Special Economic Zones (SEZ) was recently published in The new law is part of the economic strategy of the Venezuelan government to support financial, p…

_____ (2022-07-31). This Victory Is Historic': Massachusetts Trader Joe's Becomes First to Unionize. popularresistance.org Workers at a Massachusetts Trader Joe's on Thursday voted to become the first of the supermarket chain's more than 500 locations to unionize, a historic development that comes amid a nationwide labor organizing wave. | Employees at the Trader Joe's in Hadley, a suburb of Springfield, voted 45-31 to form a union, according to the National Labor Relations Board.

_____ (2022-07-31). COVID Ignites Long Fight For Health Care In California Prisons. popularresistance.org California – The COVID pandemic has thrown a harsh light on long-running medical neglect of incarcerated people and exposed the hold that the prison-industrial complex has on California politics. But even as it has done so, it has made openings for activism by and on behalf of the nearly 100,000 people in the state's prisons, among whom people of color are dramatically overrepresented. | California's state prisons are once again in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis. In Winter 2020, cumulative infections among the incarcerated population topped 45,000, and cases reached over 10,000 in a single day. One year later, th…

Fight Back (2022-07-31). Milwaukee activists protest for abortion rights outside downtown meeting of Federalist Society. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On July 28, a group of more than 20 people rallied at Dontre Hamilton (Red Arrow) Park in downtown Milwaukee before marching a half mile to the Wisconsin Club, where the Milwaukee chapter of the notorious Federalist Society were hosting its summer cocktail party. The crowd included members of the Democratic Socialists for America, Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, and the National Lawyers Guild. Speeches were made just outside the big front windows of the building with some of the Federalists looking on. | "I am not three-fifths of a person," declared Bran…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-31). Pacto de Unidad se suma a la labor censal en Bolivia y rechaza su politización. telesurtv.net El Pacto de Unidad decidió que si desde Santa Cruz "se atreven a hacer alguna acción" (medida de presión), inmediatamente van a accionar marchas, paros y bloqueos.

____ (2022-07-31). Chinese premier stresses promoting effective investment, consumption. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for efforts to detail measures to expand demand, promoting effective investment and increasing consumption.

Andy Rowell (2022-07-31). Amid Climate Crisis, Shell's Financial Windfall Is Profiteering At Its Most Grotesque. commondreams.org We may be in the dying days of the fossil fuel empire, but those companies are enriching themselves like never before, as people die from our climate crisis.

____ (2022-07-31). China's non-manufacturing sector further recovers in July. ecns.cn China's non-manufacturing activities continued to recover in July amid government efforts to spur consumption, official data showed Sunday.

Sarah Anderson (2022-07-31). Steps Biden Should Take to Rein in Excessive CEO Pay. commondreams.org The president has the power to use federal contracting standards to encourage pay equity and respect for labor rights at companies like Amazon.

Staff (2022-07-31). Sin equidad, no hay socialismo. cubadebate.cu Hay muchas variables a la hora de hablar sobre la pobreza. Es imposible hacer un examen serio sobre este fenómeno sin abordar su carácter multidimensional, que va más allá de lo estrictamente financiero: no se puede medir la pobreza exclusivamente por cuánto dinero se tiene (o no).

____ (2022-07-31). Xi stresses further strengthening armed forces by training competent personnel. ecns.cn With the 95th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) approaching, the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held on Thursday afternoon the 41st group study session on further implementing the strategy of strengthening the military by training competent personnel in the new era.

Staff (2022-07-31). Iran to hold 2nd IEFF on sustainable economy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) — The second International Earth Film Festival is set to take place in Iran with the theme of a sustainable economy in the upcoming October.

Staff (2022-07-31). El pueblo de Cuba recuerda hoy al Historiador de La Habana. cubadebate.cu Aquel viernes de 2020, el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, manifestó la necesidad de continuar la labor patrimonial que desarrolló Leal, conocido como "el novio de La Habana". Celebremos su maravilloso paso por la vida, demasiado breve para quienes le quisimos por su obra y por sí mismo, acotó.

____ (2022-07-31). U.S. chips bill will disrupt global trade: commerce ministry. ecns.cn The Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress contains provisions that restrict the normal economic, trade and investment activities of relevant companies in China, which will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade, China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-30). Evo Morales Calls for a Global Campaign to Eliminate NATO. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov 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 interview with British journalist Matt Kennard at his home in El Trópico,…

Editor (2022-07-30). What would be different about a socialist economy? mronline.org The New York Stock Exchange is perhaps the premier institutional expression of the capitalist economy.

Fight Back (2022-07-30). Community and labor organizations speak against voter suppression in Milwaukee. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On July 26, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee joined SEIU Wisconsin for an event to speak against voter suppression. Early voting for the partisan primary kicked off on Tuesday in Milwaukee, and while many speakers emphasized the need to vote, the Milwaukee Alliance and RJAM kept their messages focused on the fight for voting rights. This is important, as our voting rights, especially those of oppressed nationalities, are coming under deeper and more frequent attacks. | Lauren Forbush, chair of RJAM, drew connections bet…

Fight Back (2022-07-30). Milwaukee Alliance confronts MPD during public listening session on "Community Policing" fightbacknews.org Mlwaukee, WI — On Saturday, July 23, members of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression attended the first of 15 community engagement sessions designed to gather community input about the recently launched "Community Oriented Policing" initiative. The Milwaukee Police Department, in partnership with the Community Collaborative Commission (CCC), the Fire and Police Commission (FPC), and the Mayers Strategic Solutions, LLC has launched this new initiative to, as they claim, "reimagine public safety together." | Nearly 40 people attended this first session, but only two attendees (beside…

Fight Back (2022-07-30). Hundreds march in Denver for justice in police mass shooting. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO — About 200 people took to the streets on Thursday, July 21, protesting Denver police officers opening fire into a crowd of people early Sunday morning, injuring seven people. Their demands included the immediate release of the unedited body cam footage, restitution for the victims and community control of police. The event was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society and supported by groups such as Denver Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Denver Democratic Socialists of America, Young Communist League of Colorado, and the newly formed Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee. | A crowd…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-30). Chairman Omali Yeshitela Responds to the FBI Attacks on the African People's Socialist Party. libya360.wordpress.com The St. Petersburg, Fl. Uhuru House was raided by the state on the morning of July 29th 2022. In addition, a number of movement leaders from St. Petersburg, Fl. to St. Louis, Mo. were harassed, interrogated, placed in handcuff and had their homes raided. Chairman Omali Yeshitela responds to the FBI attacks on the African…

Ferry Biedermann (2022-07-30). [World Report] New Dutch regulations to alleviate drug shortages. thelancet.com The Netherlands has some of the worst medicine shortages in Europe. Ferry Biedermann reports from Amsterdam.

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