(2023-07-09). Xi urges Jiangsu to take lead in advancing Chinese modernization. ecns.cn It is imperative for the province to fully and accurately implement the new development philosophy on all fronts, continue to be a paradigm in reform and innovation and the advancement of high-quality development, play an exemplary role in serving the country to forge a new development pattern, and take the lead in achieving socialist modernization, and vigorously advance the new practice of Chinese modernization in the province, so as to write a new chapter of a modernized Jiangsu characterized by robust economy, affluent population, pristine environment and a high level of social civility.
(2023-07-09). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2023-07-09). Digital economy becomes major GDP driver. ecns.cn China's digital economy reached 50.2 trillion yuan ($6.9 trillion) in 2022, accounting for 41.5 percent of the country's GDP, an official from the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday in Dalian, Liaoning province.
(2023-07-08). The Magic Skin of US dollar hegemony. journal-neo.org 
The dominance of the US dollar in the global economy continues to wane quietly but relentlessly as many countries actively seek other currencies. First and foremost, they are the BRICS nations of Russia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa. Although it appeared to be only a few countries, the total population is over 3.23 billion, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-07-08). Video: The Engineered Destabilization of the Global Economy. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-08). Venezuela: Vice President Discards Rumors of Suspension of "Door-to-Door" Imports by Courier Companies. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, July 7, 2023 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez discarded rumors about the suspension of "door-to-door" imports and stated that the system is operating normally, during a meeting of the Productive Economy Council, with broad participation of representatives of the private sector. | At a meeting held on Thursday, July 6, Vice President Rodríguez stated that the flow of imports into Venezuela is going smoothly, and denied that the government has taken any measures to restrict these "door-to-door" shipment operations carried out by courier companies. | Rodríguez said that s…
(2023-07-09). 100 Teamsters join practice pickets at Elm Grove UPS in Milwaukee. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On July 6, Local 344 Teamsters held practice pickets at the Elm Grove UPS location to gear up for the potential nationwide strike in August. | Just the day before, Teamster leadership announced that, after over 24 hours of negotiating, no agreement had been reached. UPS walked away from the table at 4 a.m. on July 5, continuing to rob membership, especially part-time workers, of a decent economic proposal. There were no further negotiation dates scheduled. | This news was relayed to the members at the practice pickets and the importance of being out on the picket line was heavily stressed.
(2023-07-09). China's further development has priority. indybay.org The focus of Chinese policy remains the economic and social development of the country… Despite the enormous successes in economic and social development, there is still a long way to go before China catches up and can also keep up with the rich industrialized countries in terms of per capita economic output.
(2023-07-09). Mayo Clinic names leaders for Discovery Oasis biotech innovation hub in Phoenix. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2021, Mayo Clinic announced plans to develop a biotechnology innovation hub called Discovery Oasis adjacent to Mayo Clinic Hospital in North Phoenix. Two leaders have now been named to champion this organizational priority. Steven Lester, M.D., Mayo Clinic cardiologist and health care futurist, will serve as the medical director for Discovery Oasis. Aric Bopp, an experienced economic development leader, will serve as its executive director. "I am inspired by this opportunity because I believe Discovery…
(2023-07-09). OECD Secretly Lobbied Against Law Requiring Corporations to Disclose Tax Records. truthout.org The Financial Times confirmed Friday that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development lobbied Australia to weaken a law that would have compelled about 2,500 highly profitable multinational corporations to reveal where they pay taxes, eliciting outrage from tax justice advocates. Citing two unnamed people familiar with the discussions, FT reported that the Paris-based club of wealthy… |
(2023-07-08). US Treasury Secretary Visits China Amid Rising Economic Tensions. truthout.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to Beijing, currently underway, is just as important as Secretary of State Antony Blinken's higher profile visit last month. She will be searching for ways to stabilize badly damaged economic relations threatening harm to all sides. On her first day of meetings Friday, she and Chinese Premier Li Qiang made pledges to strengthen their economic ties… |
(2023-07-08). Cooperation actions with Cuba are outlined in France. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop) association discussed the progress of its projects of socio-economic accompaniment to the island and ratified the will to promote them in the second half of this year.
(2023-07-08). Africa Sets the Course for Latin America and Multipolarity. orinocotribune.com 
By Eder Peña — Jul 6, 2023 | The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia. | One such conduit is the slave trade that took place from Africa to America between the 16th and late 19th centuries. Another is the current international division of labor, that global order in which the European metropolises imposed on both continents the role of being extractive enclaves, no matter what economic model was involved. | I…
(2023-07-09). A Jan. 6 "Moms" Group Funded by Big Lie Donors Is Stoking Voter Suppression. truthout.org Julie Jenkins Fancelli, a Florida-based heiress to the Publix super markets fortune, was little known to the public before she was outed as a major sponsor of the dark money groups organizing the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rallies that culminated in the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol. Recent reporting by OpenSecrets uncovered that the George Jenkins Foundation… |
(2023-07-09). CBDCs are a solution for a problem we don't have, and they want to implant it under our skin. expose-news.com Speaking about universal basic income, Professor Richard Werner said: "You will get 2 000 Euros into your account every month. But of course, to run this efficiently [they'll say: ] 'We need to …
(2023-07-08). US Treasury Secretary Visits China Amid Rising Economic Tensions. truthout.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's visit to Beijing, currently underway, is just as important as Secretary of State Antony Blinken's higher profile visit last month. She will be searching for ways to stabilize badly damaged economic relations threatening harm to all sides. On her first day of meetings Friday, she and Chinese Premier Li Qiang made pledges to strengthen their economic ties… |
(2023-07-08). Cooperation actions with Cuba are outlined in France. plenglish.com Paris, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Coopération France (CubaCoop) association discussed the progress of its projects of socio-economic accompaniment to the island and ratified the will to promote them in the second half of this year.
(2023-07-08). Africa Sets the Course for Latin America and Multipolarity. orinocotribune.com By Eder Peña — Jul 6, 2023 | The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia. | One such conduit is the slave trade that took place from Africa to America between the 16th and late 19th centuries. Another is the current international division of labor, that global order in which the European metropolises imposed on both continents the role of being extractive enclaves, no matter what economic model was involved. | I…
(2023-07-09). A Jan. 6 "Moms" Group Funded by Big Lie Donors Is Stoking Voter Suppression. truthout.org Julie Jenkins Fancelli, a Florida-based heiress to the Publix super markets fortune, was little known to the public before she was outed as a major sponsor of the dark money groups organizing the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rallies that culminated in the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol. Recent reporting by OpenSecrets uncovered that the George Jenkins Foundation… |
(2023-07-09). CBDCs are a solution for a problem we don't have, and they want to implant it under our skin. expose-news.com Speaking about universal basic income, Professor Richard Werner said: "You will get 2 000 Euros into your account every month. But of course, to run this efficiently [they'll say: ] 'We need to …
(2023-07-08). Australian Robodebt inquiry covers up political responsibility for systemic cruelty to welfare recipients. wsws.org Robodebt was not an aberration. Whether fully automated or not, the "income compliance" programs began under the Hawke-Keating Labor government in the 1990s and continue to this day.
(2023-07-09). Chris Hedges Report: The Persecution Of Jeremy Corbyn. popularresistance.org Jeremy Corbyn's ascendance to the leadership of the UK Labour Party in 2015 offered hope for a revival of the British left. With decades of experience and principled opposition to war and privatization under his belt, Corbyn was uniquely positioned to bring the Labour Party back from its neoliberal turn. But this was not to be—just five years later, Corbyn was ousted from the Labour Party and his supporters were purged. The political opposition to Corbyn was accompanied by a media villification campaign that conflated support for Palestinian rights with anti-Semitism. Ultimately, the question of Labour's su…
(2023-07-08). Trudeau government and Biden administration conspiring to shut down west coast Canadian dockworkers strike. wsws.org The meeting Thursday between Canada's Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan and US Acting Secretary of Labour Julie Su must be taken as a warning by the more than 7,400 west coast Canadian dockworkers striking across 30 ports in British Columbia.
(2023-07-09). Cluster Bombs for Ukraine? A Warning From Kosovo. strategic-culture.org With Washington poised to ship cluster bombs to Kyiv, Declassified visits Kosovo to review the grim legacy of NATO firing this banned weapon in the Balkans. | By Phil MILLER | Gracanica, Kosovo — "In the village where we lived, there were nine bombs dropped by NATO in the space of two minutes," Dzafer Buzoli recalls, as we discuss his traumatic childhood in Yugoslavia. A leading member of Kosovo's Roma, his community went from pillar to post. | Many were dragooned into Slobodan Milosevic's Serb-dominated Yugoslav army or targeted by Albanian rebels as suspected collaborators, before Bill Clinton and Tony Bl…
(2023-07-09). West Nile virus: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Female Culex mosquito, courtesy: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed reports of West Nile virus in 10 states. The bite of an infected mosquito most commonly spreads the virus. "West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the U.S.," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. It's a flavivirus —a specific type of RNA virus that can infect humans, birds and horses. "West Nile virus is…
(2023-07-09). Labor must act on council demerger promises. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-09). The Neighborhood's Communication Department. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN — "We're trying to be the neighborhood's communication department," said Duaba, Confluence Studio's co-founder, while standing inside a shipping container-turned print shop in South Minneapolis. "We worked with neighbors," said Confluence's other co-founder Sam, "to collaboratively construct this idea of what a newsroom for neighbors could be." | The container was initially gifted to Confluence Studio a few years ago. Duaba and Sam, who already had a print shop, worked with the community to build the Autonomous Mobile Media Unit, or the AMMU, inside the container.
(2023-07-08). On Julian Assange's Birthday: SF Rally To Free Him & Mumia Abu-jamal. indybay.org On Julian Assange's birthday on July 2, 2023 a solidarity rally was held at the Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco to demand his freedom.
(2023-07-08). teleSUR recibe reconocimiento del Premio Aníbal Nazoa. telesurtv.net En el contexto del Día del Periodista, fue entregado el reconocimiento a teleSUR por la labor desempeñada en estos 18 años.
(2023-07-09). Regulators fine Ant Group 7.12 billion yuan for violations. ecns.cn Financial regulators imposed a 7.12 billion yuan ($984.1 million) fine on Ant Group, an affiliated company of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Friday for violations of laws on corporate governance, consumer rights and business activities.
(2023-07-09). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2023-07-08). The West Continues to Dominate the Global Arms Trade. strategic-culture.org 
NATO, EU and their allies account for the lion's share of the global weapons sales with the United States being the unquestionable leader. Non-western countries taken together (including Russia and China) sell five times less weapons globally. The measure used is SIPRI TIV, which measures transfers of military capability rather than the financial value of arms transfers. All data is for December 2022 except for Serbia and Indonesia (December 2021).
(2023-07-08). Colossal Financial Pyramid: BlackRock and The WEF "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-09). Beyond Affirmative Action, Toward Black Unity. popularresistance.org "Affirmative action" is, at this point, a loaded phrase. Strictly speaking, affirmative action typically refers to sets of policies/procedures that attempt to "even the playing field," most commonly in education or employment decisions, by stopping present and future discrimination against marginalized or underrepresented groups while making up for past discrimination and injustices. For some in the U.S., affirmative action that considers race is representative of 'reverse racism' and political 'wokeness' run amok, and for others, it is a major victory that our elders and ancestors struggled for for years.
(2023-07-09). China unveils private investment fund regulation. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree unveiling a regulation on the supervision and administration of private investment funds. | The regulation, with 62 items in seven chapters, will come into effect on September 1, 2023, the State Council said in a statement.
(2023-07-09). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca The energy crisis is a long-planned strategy of western corporate capital to dismantle industrial economies in the name of a dystopian Green Agenda. That has its roots well before February 2022, when Russia launched its military action in Ukraine.
(2023-07-08). Perspectives] Hani Kim: The RIGHT way to fund global public health research. thelancet.com South Korea is the first member of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee to have moved from aid recipient to aid donor. The RIGHT Foundation (RIGHT is an acronym of research investment for global health technology) based in Seoul is contributing to South Korea's involvement in global health. Hani Kim, Executive Director of the RIGHT Foundation since 2018, is committed to raising its profile globally and shaping its future development, especially its goal of greater health equity. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, USA, and a member of…
(2023-07-08). Insights | Scholar: U.S., China should work together for a better future under the new normal. ecns.cn In an exclusive interview with China News Network, Sourabh Gupta, a senior research fellow at ICAS, pointed out that the U.S.-China relationship needs a "new normal" that features a stable, constructive and clear-eyed relationship, in which bilateral trade and investment ties can act as an important stabilizer.
(2023-07-08). For-profit health care and the mental health crisis. workers.org 
As current living conditions get tougher for people, driving them into depression and despair, health-care CEOs are licking their chops at the profits to be made from increased demand for mental health services. St. Vincent's Hospital was dismantled in 2010 to build luxury condominiums. Credit: Crain's New York Business Mental . . . |
(2023-07-08). ICE Detainees' Hunger Strike Is Part Of A Long Fight For Freedom. popularresistance.org At two Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in California's Central Valley, a cycle of resistance and retaliation has been intensifying over the past three years. Detainees at the facilities, which are operated by for-profit prison company GEO Group, have organized against abysmal conditions, prompting detention center authorities to respond with increasing levels of punitive action. | A motion was filed with the Eastern District Court of California on May 18 as part of an ongoing class-action lawsuit against GEO pertaining to the facilities. The filing marked a major escalation in a multipronged…
(2023-07-09). China mulls new rules to address cyber violence, bullying. ecns.cn China is mulling a new regulation to address cyber violence and bullying content, which requires online service providers to monitor relevant content and take timely steps to deal with it.
(2023-07-08). Internet regulator seeks public opinion on fighting cyberbullying. ecns.cn A draft regulation on combating cyberbullying began soliciting public opinion from Friday, as part of China's new plan to purify online environment and protect people's legitimate rights.
(2023-07-08). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-09). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…
(2023-07-09). Attacks On Rural Letter Carriers; Devastating Restructuring Of USPS. popularresistance.org More than 90,000 rural letter carriers for the United States Postal Service (USPS) are battling changes to their compensation which have led to massive pay cuts and longer workweeks. | The replacement of the pre-existing method of calculating rural carriers' hours and wages has resulted in wage cuts as high as $20,000 a year in some cases. Rural carriers' attempts to challenge and prove any discrepancies between their actual work and what is calculated by the new system have been derailed by the USPS's refusal to disclose the year-long electronic collection of data used by the system which they alone control.
(2023-07-09). The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego. indybay.org All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation.
(2023-07-09). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-09). Former ADF major says military industrial complex 'keeps us chained to the past'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-09). Iraq To Purchase JF-17 Thunder Fighter Jets From Pakistan — Reports. southfront.org 
Pakistan Air Force Chengdu JF-17. By Wikimedia user (Shimin Gu) | Iraq will purchase a number of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan for its air force, The News International and other sources reported on July 9. | The JF-17 was jointly developed by China's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. The fighter jet can be used for multiple roles, including interception, ground attack, anti-ship, and aerial reconnaissance. | Citing unnamed sources, The News International…
(2023-07-09). How To Build A Bank To Scale Up Local Food Ecosystems. popularresistance.org Charley Cummings had a vision of creating a new, sustainable, local food system. In 2013 he and his wife started their own company in Concord, New Hampshire, delivering grass-fed beef and pasture-raised pork and chicken purchased from farmers in the region and delivered directly to consumers. Along the way, he's found farmers, food processors, distributors and consumers who are excited to be part of it. | But the banks haven't been interested. | "There were farmers and also other types of food businesses, processors and things that wanted to scale alongside us, but seem to have trouble accessing the right type of…
(2023-07-09). Janet Yellen, playing the "good cop" routine in China? indybay.org Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Beijing this week meeting with Chinese officials. But Western corporate media is trying to spin her role as a "good cop" for the NeoLiberal policy of coercing China to follow the USA-made "rules-based" international order.
(2023-07-09). Socialist Sarah Hathway elected to the City of Greater Geelong Council. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-09). Canada's Political Elites Are Climate Criminals in the Pocket of Big Oil. socialistproject.ca 
With each mile of country that burns in wildfire, this unwavering support for the oil industry is looking more and more deranged. As wildfires spread across Canada, Justin Trudeau sought to showcase his commitment to responsible environmental stewardship. He
(2023-07-08). Book review: "The East is Still Red" fightbacknews.org The new book, The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century, by Carlos Martinez and published by Praxis Press, is a valuable and important defense of socialism in the People's Republic of China today. As the U.S. ramps up propaganda and aggression against China, this book addresses an important need, for everyone who wants a better world, to understand and defend China. | The book begins by acknowledging that there is a great deal of ignorance and confusion, especially in the imperialist countries, about China. Martinez writes, "Even among socialists and communists, there are misconceptions and imp…
(2023-07-08). Young people around Australia speak out against Macquarie University's refusal to affiliate anti-war IYSSE club. wsws.org One young person said the attack on the IYSSE by Macquarie University is "an affront to democracy, intentionally crippling the ability of politically keen students to organise and fully voice their opinion from a socialist perspective."
(2023-07-08). The World Needs a New Socialist Development Theory. dissidentvoice.org 
Over the course of the past century, substantial changes have taken place in debates about social development. Dossier no. 66, The World Needs a New Socialist Development Theory, examines the historical evolution of development theory over four distinct eras, analyses the obstacles that stand in the way of development today, identifies processes that have the potential …
(2023-07-09). Insights | Pakistani scholar: China creates knowledge and wisdom in its modernization. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has actually delivered to the expectation of all the people living in China and beyond in the past 100 years and more, said a Pakistani scholar in an online interview with China News Network.
(2023-07-08). What happened to Ukraine's spring offensive? thecommunists.org With Kiev smarting from the loss of Artemovsk (aka Bakhmut) to Russian forces, the long anticipated counteroffensive by Ukraine began on 5 June. In the first few days Ukrainian forces launched attacks all along the front line and there are reports of towns being taken, lost and taken again, but to date there have been …