(2023-06-19). Hong Kong launches dual counter model, as yuan's internationalization makes steady progress. ecns.cn HKEX officially launched the highly anticipated Hong Kong dollar-yuan dual counter model on Monday, marking a landmark progress in the yuan's internationalization and strengthening the city's status as an international financial hub.
(2023-06-19). Consumer market buoyed by shopping carnival, Father's Day. ecns.cn Chinese consumers' passion for online shopping was visible once again during this year's June 18 shopping carnival, which industry experts said played a vital role in promoting the recovery of consumption and shoring up the economy.
(2023-06-18). Historical Analysis of the Global Elite: Ransacking the World Economy Until 'You'll Own Nothing.'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-18). Did the debt ceiling deal really save the US from bankruptcy? geopoliticaleconomy.com Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Roberts discuss the US debt ceiling deal reached by President Joe Biden and the Republican opposition, and what it means for the future of the economy.
(2023-06-18). China submits papers for CPTPP accession. ecns.cn The Chinese government has submitted the documents for China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and China has both the willingness and capability to join the CPTPP, a senior government official said on Saturday.
(2023-06-18). China to promptly formulate policies to restore, expand consumption: top economic planner. ecns.cn China will promptly formulate policies that restore and expand consumption, continuously improve consumption environment, and release the potential of service consumption.
(2023-06-19). Experts in El Salvador warns on climate threats to food. plenglish.com Risk specialists question how the State faces the threat posed by the El Niño for the country and what are the prevention measures. | The coordinator of sustainability processes for Ahuachapán (western part of the country) and specialist in ecological risk management of the Unidad Ecológica Salvadoreña (UNES), Miguel Urbina, pointed out that there will be a lack of food and this will increase prices, due to drought and the effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon. | These assessments coincide with data from a multidimensional study of El Salvador, prepared by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develo…
(2023-06-19). Homelessness: Structural Violence in a Rich Country. indybay.org The causes can be found in present social structures, prevailing property relations and mounting socio-economic crisis phenomena. Nowhere does the capitalist economic system fail so blatantly as in the supply of living space since apartments in Germany are treated like sausages, wall tapestries and throwaway handkerchiefs.
(2023-06-19). Experts hail fast growth of Tibet at expo forum. ecns.cn Tibet enjoys a prosperous and harmonious environment, featuring political and social stability, and strong economic development, said a top official of the autonomous region during a forum held in Lhasa on Saturday.
(2023-06-19). Nation joining trade pact will benefit region. ecns.cn China has submitted the documents for joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which if successful is expected to bring tangible economic benefits to participating countries and further bolster economic integration of the Asia-Pacific region, an expert said.
(2023-06-19). Polycrisis, Unraveling, Simplification, Or Collapse. popularresistance.org Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting disruption of multiple global supply chains, policy think tanks have increasingly adopted the term polycrisis to signify humanity's destabilized status quo. The World Economic Forum's 2023 Global Risk Report uses the newish word 13 times in 90 pages. Scholars from a range of disciplines (including Columbia University historian Adam Tooze) have written about the polycrisis, and both Cascade Institute and Omega Institute have published papers and reports on it. The Cascade Institute notes that "a global polycrisis occurs when…
(2023-06-19). Readouts Point to a Disjuncture between US and China. dissidentvoice.org During the economic crisis in 2008, the United States sought China's aid. US treasury secretary Hank Paulson conferred with Chinese officials, and China agreed to increase the value of the RMB and to stop selling US T-bills which it had been doing at that time. Paulson said, "It is clear that China accepts its responsibility …
(2023-06-19). Pseudo-Nationalism Is About Political Desperation and Sure Sign of Economic Collapse. transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Perception matters. Nepal's perception in business world is perhaps zero, to say the least. Economic scenarios have completely changed from the time of "baby boomer" generation days of the 50s.
(2023-06-19). De-dollarization means disarmament of the PKK. uwidata.com 
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum commenced on June 16th. The forum saw the participation of numerous leaders and ministers from Asia to Africa, including Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin who delivered a speech. The forum addressed the issues of multipolarity and alternative currencies to dollar. Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek, United World International author and the …
(2023-06-18). Earthquake Within Catalan Independentism In The Municipal Elections. southfront.org 
Written by Jordi Oriola Folch | In the last autonomic elections in Catalonia in 2021, the three pro-independence parties (ERC from the center-left, JUNTS from the center-right and CUP from the left) won 52% of the votes. A kind of unofficial referendum, which showed the desire of the people of Catalonia to be able to decide to leave the Spanish state as a solution to the constant disagreements and the irreconcilable way of living the political, economic and social. This divergence can a…
(2023-06-18). Five Facts About Producer Organizations And Rural Development. popularresistance.org Producer organizations (POs) receive substantial attention and policy support, given their potential to contribute to pro-poor rural development. Here, we first synthesize decades of empirical research in the form of five stylized facts—common and largely unchallenged conclusions—about POs. Then, we explore these stylized facts using several secondary and primary data sets. We confirm some stylized facts, challenge others, and highlight which ones lack empirical evidence to derive policy implications and directions for future research. We highlight largely overlooked low and regionally biased particip…
(2023-06-18). Local Ownership Of Clean Energy Boosts Benefits And Busts Barriers. popularresistance.org ILSR's new report, Advantage Local: Why Local Energy Ownership Matters, finds that local ownership of clean energy can address many of the most pressing challenges we face today, from the climate crisis to economic inequality to corporate exploitation. The report details how local clean energy ownership — as distinct from local siting — can boost the economic impacts of clean energy, cut through public opposition to project development, and put power back in the hands of people instead of polluting utility monopolies. | As shown in the report, local ownership of clean energy, such as rooftop solar pan…
(2023-06-18). International trade fair kicks off in Hebei. ecns.cn An international economic and trade fair kicked off on Friday in Langfang, Hebei province, committed to display state-of-the-art trade logistics and cross-border trade chains, according to the fair's official website.
(2023-06-19). Pseudo-Nationalism Is About Political Desperation and Sure Sign of Economic Collapse. transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Perception matters. Nepal's perception in business world is perhaps zero, to say the least. Economic scenarios have completely changed from the time of "baby boomer" generation days of the 50s.
(2023-06-19). De-dollarization means disarmament of the PKK. uwidata.com The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum commenced on June 16th. The forum saw the participation of numerous leaders and ministers from Asia to Africa, including Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin who delivered a speech. The forum addressed the issues of multipolarity and alternative currencies to dollar. Dr. Mehmet Perinàßek, United World International author and the …
(2023-06-18). Earthquake Within Catalan Independentism In The Municipal Elections. southfront.org Written by Jordi Oriola Folch | In the last autonomic elections in Catalonia in 2021, the three pro-independence parties (ERC from the center-left, JUNTS from the center-right and CUP from the left) won 52% of the votes. A kind of unofficial referendum, which showed the desire of the people of Catalonia to be able to decide to leave the Spanish state as a solution to the constant disagreements and the irreconcilable way of living the political, economic and social. This divergence can a…
(2023-06-18). Five Facts About Producer Organizations And Rural Development. popularresistance.org Producer organizations (POs) receive substantial attention and policy support, given their potential to contribute to pro-poor rural development. Here, we first synthesize decades of empirical research in the form of five stylized facts—common and largely unchallenged conclusions—about POs. Then, we explore these stylized facts using several secondary and primary data sets. We confirm some stylized facts, challenge others, and highlight which ones lack empirical evidence to derive policy implications and directions for future research. We highlight largely overlooked low and regionally biased particip…
(2023-06-18). Local Ownership Of Clean Energy Boosts Benefits And Busts Barriers. popularresistance.org ILSR's new report, Advantage Local: Why Local Energy Ownership Matters, finds that local ownership of clean energy can address many of the most pressing challenges we face today, from the climate crisis to economic inequality to corporate exploitation. The report details how local clean energy ownership — as distinct from local siting — can boost the economic impacts of clean energy, cut through public opposition to project development, and put power back in the hands of people instead of polluting utility monopolies. | As shown in the report, local ownership of clean energy, such as rooftop solar pan…
(2023-06-18). International trade fair kicks off in Hebei. ecns.cn An international economic and trade fair kicked off on Friday in Langfang, Hebei province, committed to display state-of-the-art trade logistics and cross-border trade chains, according to the fair's official website.
(2023-06-19). Israel Set to Bring 10,000 Indian Labourers for Jobs Traditionally Held by Palestinians. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-19). Uganda Police Arrest Suspected Collaborators in School Massacre. telesurenglish.net Ugandan authorities reported on Monday the arrest of 20 people suspected of collaborating in last week's massacre in western Uganda by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group linked to the Islamic State. | RELATED: | Police spokesman Fred Enanga said "twenty arrests have been made of suspected ADF collaborators" in Friday's attack at Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese district. A total of 42 peopl…
(2023-06-19). Labor must be pushed on its inadequate housing plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-19). Protestors call on Vic Labor to save Barak Beacon housing estate. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-19). On 2023 Juneteenth, ILWU10 Closes N.Ca Ports & Makes Actor Danny Glover An Honorary Member. indybay.org On Juneteenth, ILWU Local 10 will close all ports in Northern California and make Danny Glover and honorary member of the Local. Retired ILWU Local 10 secretary treasurer Clarence Thomas talks about the history of Juneteenth and also the history of Danny Glover with the ILWU Local 10.
(2023-06-19). Reparations, in Our Lifetime. aclu.org 
Once dismissed by many as impractical, the quest for reparations for the descendants of African people enslaved in the United States is now being embraced as a legitimate concept to be taken seriously. The remedy is not only being sought to address harms from the enslavement era, but also for lingering impacts which manifest today. The illegal kidnapping, cultural assault, and nearly 300 years of forced free labor, followed by 100 years of convict leased labor, Black codes, sharecropping, the peonage system, lynchings, mass murders, systemic racism, Jim Crow, gerrymandering, redlining, educational inequities,…
(2023-06-19). Presidente colombiano presenta popularidad superior al 47 %. telesurtv.net El sondeo elaborado por el CNC señaló que Petro, dentro del sector de los jóvenes, tiene un apoyo que supera el 62 por ciento.
(2023-06-19). Working Films and National Labor Leaders Announce Short Film Fund to Support Worker-Led Organizing. indybay.org Working Films, in collaboration with Amazon Labor Union, North Carolina AFL-CIO, Starbucks Workers United, Union of Southern Service Workers, and United Farm Workers, are issuing a call for short films to amplify workers seeking to have their voices heard.
(2023-06-19). Australia: Despite coal bonanza, Queensland Labor budget cuts social services. wsws.org The coal royalty boost has only a marginal impact on the super-profits of the coal giants, while the cost-of-living measures do little to offset the devastating impact of surging prices and home mortgage repayments and rents.
(2023-06-19). Socialist Party of Zambia president Fred M'membe faces threat of arrest. peoplesdispatch.org A warrant was issued against Socialist Party President Fred M'membe without any of the proper formalities being followed. He said that the police, in collaboration with ruling UPND cadre drafted into the State House security, intended to "abduct" him…
(2023-06-18). Voices from across the globe unite against the New Cold War, advocate New Non-Alignment. peoplesdispatch.org A webinar organized by the No Cold War campaign in collaboration with several progressive movements and platforms highlighted the ongoing transition towards a multipolar world and the need for a new Non-Aligned Movement…
(2023-06-19). Capital in the 2020s (with Thomas Piketty). indybay.org Inequality is not an accident. It's not like the weather. It actually is being driven by the way capitalism is functioning. You know what we need? We need state intervention, we need government action, and we need that to be very, very, very big. That is when he proposes a policy that seems like it's common sense now, but at the time, the idea of a wealth tax of 2 percent sounds radical.
(2023-06-19). The Boldest Step to Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Generations. inequality.org Juneteenth celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. But over 150 years later, discriminatory public policies have prevented African Americans from closing the racial wealth divide in this country they helped build. Policy created that divide — and policy can close it. One state is showing how to move forward in advancing …
(2023-06-19). How Torture, Deception and Inaction Underpin the UAE's Thriving Sex Trafficking Industry. transcend.org 12 Jun 2023 – An underground network of suspected sex traffickers has taken refuge in the wealthy Gulf nation. The U.S. State Department says efforts to identify and protect victims have fallen short.
(2023-06-19). Housing, food and electricity prices increase in Panama. plenglish.com Panama City, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Housing, electricity and food groups stand out as the most expensive in Panama, so says a report of the General Comptroller of the Republic.
(2023-06-19). Millions Of People In The US Ration Medicine. popularresistance.org A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published this month reveals that approximately 9.2 million people in the US try to save money by rationing their medication. Most adults between the ages of 18 and 64 take at least one prescription medication, but 8% of them—9.2 million people—ration medicine by skipping doses, taking less than instructed, or delaying a refill. | Meanwhile, pharmaceutical giants like Merck are fighting tooth and nail against President Biden's limited checks on astronomical medication prices. Giving the government power to negotiate medicine prices with com…
(2023-06-19). Russia increases fertilizer exports to Latin America. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) The financial director of the Russian fertilizer manufacturer Phosagro, Aleksander Sharabaiko, informed that the company increased exports to Latin America by 50% in the first four months of this year.
(2023-06-19). Lebanon Under Occupation, Financial Fraud and Sectarian Political Corruption. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-19). Summer Fundraising — Please Pitch In. transcend.org Dear reader, please partner with TMS by contributing financially to our Peace Journalism. A troubled world needs our solutions as most leaders have gone berserk with their warmongering, fear-inducing militarism, and war-dependent economies. Our heartfelt thanks.
(2023-06-19). An Unfolding Tragedy: The Impossibility of Doing 'Anything Other'. strategic-culture.org The conditions that gave rise to the golden era that created the 'Comfort Generation' no longer are available, Alastair Crooke writes. | The Tragedy that besets the West today consists, on the one hand, of the sheer impossibility for it to continue doing what it has been doing — yet matched only by its impossibility to do anything other. | Why is this so? It is because the conditions that gave rise to the golden era that created the 'Comfort Generation' no longer are available: Zero interest credit, zero inflation, a colluding media, and cheap energy 'subsidising' a shrinking and increasingly sclerotic manu…
(2023-06-19). Cuban President Diaz-Canel to Meet With Pope Francis. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will hold meetings with Pope Francis and Italian Head of State Sergio Mattarella, as part of a tour of Europe from June 20 to 24. | RELATED: | The Pope's audience with Diaz-Canel will be strictly private and will take place a few days after Francis was discharged after spending nine days hospitalized for an abdominal hernia operation. | While for his interview with Mattarella, the Cuban president is ex…
(2023-06-19). ICAN: Global Spending on Nuclear Arsenals Increased in 2022 for Third Year in a Row. transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 РIn 2022 the nuclear-weapon states spent five thousand dollars more per minute on their nuclear arsenals than in 2021: US$ 157 664 (or € 149 938).
(2023-06-19). Replacing the capitalist dream of AI-driven profits. nationofchange.org When asked to share alternatives to capitalism, ChatGPT offered many options, none of which rely on the fantasy that money hoarding at the top can eventually benefit the rest of us.
(2023-06-18). Charleston Grad Student Uncovers the Largest Known Slave Auction in the US. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Sitting at her bedroom desk, nursing a cup of coffee on a quiet Tuesday morning, Lauren Davila scoured digitized old newspapers for slave auction… |
(2023-06-18). Thank You For Your Service. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of "Thank You For Your Service" (reading by Tim Foley): | Thank you for your service. | I say this not to the employees of the war machine, who in truth serve nothing besides imperial domination and the profit margins of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. | I say this to the peacemakers. | To the truth-tellers. | To the defiant ones. | To those who've shone the light of truth upon the blood-spattered face of the empire against their own interests for the benefit of everyone. | To those who've stared down the barrel of the most powerful military force ever assembled and said "Do your worst." | To…
(2023-06-19). Saturday 6/17: Marxist Transgender Liberation and LGBTQ Rights in Actually Existing Socialist Countries. indybay.org San Jose Peace & Justice Center (48 S 7th St #101, San Jose, CA 95112)…
(2023-06-18). The Purity Fetish and the Commodity Fetish. orinocotribune.com By Radhika Desai — Jun 13, 2023 | This is a transcript from Radhika's presentation at the book launch of Carlos Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may purchase Thanks for the invitation to be part of this panel of some of the most acute thinkers discussing this very important book. It is important particularly for its focus on dialectics, which is a philosophical mode that is much maligned and misunderstood in the English speaking world, dismissed as 'Hegelian mystical fog.' Garrido's is a crystal…
(2023-06-19). The Battle Fronts in the Face of the Global Colonizing Offensive and the New Fascism. libya360.wordpress.com José Ernesto Guerrero Photo: Bill Hackwell We will only be able to successfully confront capitalism, its colonizing desires and the neo-fascism that beats in its entrails from a common class front, from a fully emancipated consciousness. At the end of June and beginning of July the XXVI edition of the Sao Paulo Forum will be…
(2023-06-19). Industrial internet to boost productivity, cut costs. ecns.cn The industrial internet, a new type of manufacturing automation that combines advanced machines, internet-connected sensors and big data analysis, is driving this revolutionary approach to the production of customized products.
(2023-06-19). "Get Down to Business": Harry Belafonte in 2016 on Trump, Socialism & Fighting for Justice. democracynow.org 
We continue our Juneteenth special with more from Harry Belafonte, the legendary actor, singer and civil rights activist, who died in April at the age of 96. Belafonte last appeared on Democracy Now! in 2016 at a special event at the historic Riverside Church in New York to celebrate Democracy Now!'s 20th anniversary. He co-headlined the event with Noam Chomsky. It was the first time they had done a public event together. Belafonte spoke about Donald Trump, who had just been elected president, and ongoing struggles for freedom and justice in the United States. "We just have to get out our old coats, dus…
(2023-06-19). The Electoral Collapse of SYRIZA: The Left and the Coming Election. socialistproject.ca 
The meteoric rise of SYRIZA in Greece in 2012 and the resounding double victory of 2015 (one in January and the second in September, after the great compromise of July 2015) seems to have ended with the crushing defeat in the
(2023-06-18). Communication Workers Union political smear of World Socialist Web Site falls flat on its face. wsws.org This is the second attack by the CWU on the WSWS on its Twitter page. Its first attempt at red baiting came in the wake of announcing the joint statement on a "negotiators agreement" with Royal Mail on April 15, in its first attempt to end the national dispute by 115,000 postal workers.
(2023-06-18). Say "No" to a Second Extradition for Hassan Diab. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-06-19). President Xi's letter boosts confidence for Taiwan people. ecns.cn People from Taiwan said the congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, has boosted their confidence in the integrated and peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait.
(2023-06-19). Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi meets visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. ecns.cn Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Monday.
(2023-06-19). China's Communist Youth League starts national congress. ecns.cn The Communist Youth League of China convened its 19th national congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.
(2023-06-18). Xi sends congratulatory letter to 15th Straits Forum. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, sent a congratulatory letter to the 15th Straits Forum on Saturday.