(2023-07-18). NDRC vows policy boost for consumption, investment. ecns.cn China's top economic regulator pledged on Tuesday to roll out policies that would spur consumption and increase effective investment, as part of a package of measures to revive the economy amid the still-weak demand and a gloomy global outlook.
(2023-07-18). Russia Highlights Western Hypocrisy By Terminating Grain Deal. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image"Decision to end grain deal is final," says Russian official. | UPDATE: Russia is ready to supply grain to African countries at no charge even without a "grain deal," said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation on July 18. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov announced that Russia is suspending compliance with its commitments under the Black Sea Grain Initiative but will re-implement the…
(2023-07-18). Putin Warns Kiev That Russia Will Reciprocate Cluster Munition Use. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageMusk highlights the grim situation Ukraine is in. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Western media has admitted that significant amounts of weapons sent to Kiev to battle Russian forces were destroyed or damaged in the first two weeks of the offensive, which would explain why the US took the evidently desperate action to transfer cluster bombs to the Kiev regime. Responding to this provocation, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that cl…
(2023-07-18). "The war in Ukraine is a war for the dollar" – part 2. indybay.org Moscow has really threatened the U.S. dollar on the international stage, and with it the entire U.S. economy behind it. Since Putin took office, well before 2021 and even before the anti-Russian coup in Ukraine in 2014, Russia, a leading energy power, has begun the process of liquidating U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Russia halved the number of U.S. bonds it held.
(2023-07-18). The Brazilian Economy is Expected to Grow 2.24 Percent in 2023. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Brazilian Central Bank said that the financial market raised the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast from 2.19 percent to 2.24 percent in 2023, and from 1.28 to 1.3 percent in 2024. | RELATED: | According to the bank's weekly survey of analysts at the country's leading financial institutions, at the start of this year, Brazil's expected GDP growth for the year was a scant 0.8 percent. | A…
(2023-07-18). China plans new policies to spur consumption. ecns.cn China will roll out policies to restore and expand consumption in a bid to further revive domestic demand, the country's top economic regulator said on Tuesday.
(2023-07-18). Insights | Australian sinologist: Great accomplishments of China couldn't have been obtained without CPC. ecns.cn The year 2023 marks the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In a recent exclusive interview with China News Network, Colin Mackerras, an Australian sinologist, highly commended the achievements of the CPC in multiple areas and pointed out that those achievements of China, from maintaining national stability to building infrastructure, developing the economy, and to promoting the status of women, could not have been obtained without the CPC's leadership.
(2023-07-18). Health Care Costs Will Comprise About 20% of US Economy by 2031. jamanetwork.com The country's health care spending will grow an average of 5.4% per year between 2022 and 2031, accounting for about $1 out of every $5 spent in the US by the end of the period, according to new projections from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published in Health Affairs. The agency expects that recent legislative changes, such as the expiration of regulations surrounding the COVID-19 public health emergency and the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's prescription drug provisions, will drive some of the health expenditure trends.
(2023-07-18). China boosts R&D for computing power infrastructure. ecns.cn Computing innovation will be strengthened, an official from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced at a press conference on Monday.
(2023-07-18). Importance of Aerolineas Argentinas recovery highlighted. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, Vice President Cristina Fernández and Economy Minister Sergio Massa highlighted the importance of "Aerolíneas Argentinas", 15 years after its recovery by the State.
(2023-07-18). China's industry ministry holds meetings with US businesses amid increased official exchanges. ecns.cn Senior officials from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) have held back-to-back meetings with U.S. business representatives in recent days to discuss China-U.S. economic and trade ties and industrial cooperation.
(2023-07-17). Is the US Dollar on the Verge of Being Dethroned as the World's Currency? truthout.org Since Russia invaded Ukraine, and especially after Washington imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow, a number of countries across the world — including Brazil, China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia and South Africa — have been pushing back against the hegemony of the U.S. dollar in the global economy. As this de-dollarization movement picks up steam we are forced to ask: Is the U.S. |
(2023-07-17). Three things a socialist government would be doing RIGHT NOW to tackle the heat wave. liberationnews.org 
If the government and the economy were controlled by the people instead of the billionaires — socialism — then we could immediately get to work on solutions.
(2023-07-18). Timely steps seen facilitating breakthroughs in generative AI. ecns.cn China's timely measures for managing generative artificial intelligence services will give a strong boost to the technology's healthy development and help nurture key future economic growth drivers to hedge against external uncertainties.
(2023-07-18). Beijing urges U.S. to hold to commitments on trade. ecns.cn Beijing urged Washington to earnestly follow through on U.S. President Joe Biden's commitment to not seek decoupling from China, halt China's economic development or contain it, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-07-18). Additional moves to boost consumption of household items. ecns.cn China will adopt targeted measures to bolster consumer spending on household items, as part of the country's efforts to promote the recovery and expansion of consumption and sustain a sound momentum in economic activities.
(2023-07-18). G20 Finance Ministers Focus on Debt, Development and Dismal Economic Outlook in Gandhinaga. indybay.org On Monday, G20 Finance Ministers hold their third meeting hosted in Gandhinagar by the Indian government.
(2023-07-18). EU-CELAC Declaration Calls for Ending the US Blockade on Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) culminated in a joint declaration in favor of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo of the United States against Cuba. | RELATED: | The countries attending the Brussels high-level meeting also pointed out that the inclusion of Cuba in Washington's "List of State Sponsors of Terrorism" hinders…
(2023-07-18). A New Path to Economic Power Is Imminent Through BRICS>. infobrics.org South Africa will be chairing the BRICS group of countries under the theme, 'BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development, and Inclusive Multilateralism'
(2023-07-18). BRICS Is a Reflection of the Change in the Global Scale. infobrics.org For those who still wonder what the BRICS is, it simply stands for the five emerging economies — namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — and its goal is to promote peace, security, development and cooperation. Due to the potential of these countries in becoming major economic powers, their impact on the international arena based on their growing economic strength and relevance globally is a factor as to why the union was made in the first place, notwithstanding their sweeping population and substantial natural resources…
(2023-07-18). What Decades of Social Work Taught Me About Poverty. otherwords.org If my decades of work as a social worker taught me one great lesson, it's this. Poverty is an entrenched system of political choices by self-serving lawmakers, not a personal failing of ordinary people. Poverty is not, and never has been, a crime. | I've worked with many economically struggling people. I grew up in meager circumstances myself and well remember the stigma and shame of having to do without. | And this I can tell you: Not one person I've ever met wants to be poor, sick, disabled, struggling, or on the receiving end of public assistance programs. These programs are vital but often inadequate and diff…
(2023-07-18). Sino-African ties poised to prosper. ecns.cn The diverse nature of Sino-African cooperation and its highly complementary trade structure will play a key role in supporting the economic and social development of both sides in the years ahead, government officials and business executives have said.
(2023-07-17). Why Are There No Slums in China? transcend.org 13 Jul 2023 – How the Chinese government deals with homelessness, how this issue relates to socialist construction, and how China confronts the challenges posed by rapid economic development, urbanization, and the migration of recent decades. What are the structural reasons behind it?>
(2023-07-17). The Great Chessboard: China's Economic Rise and the Collapse of the USA. transcend.org 12 Jul 2023 – The One Chart That Explains Everything…
(2023-07-18). Heatwave threatens Europe's olive yield. ecns.cn The olive oil sector faces a crisis as the heatwave in southern Europe is poised to cause yet another poor harvest, potentially leading to a lack of stock in supermarkets later this year.
(2023-07-18). Minnesota Students Now Get Free Breakfast and Lunch. Will Other States Follow? truthout.org Heather Gustafson knows what it's like to struggle to keep money in her children's meal accounts at school. Now a Minnesota state senator, Gustafson spent several years as a single mother raising four kids on a modest teacher's salary. Although she suspects her income would've qualified her children to receive free or reduced-price school lunch, she never completed the paperwork to determine their… |
(2023-07-18). State Public Insurance Coverage Policies and Postpartum Care Among Immigrants. jamanetwork.com This study examines the association between state public insurance coverage and postpartum care among low-income immigrants and the differences in care received among immigrants relative to nonimmigrants.
(2023-07-18). 7 in 10 Americans Support Passage of Pro-Union PRO Act, Poll Finds. truthout.org With labor activity making headlines across the U.S. and wealth inequality at all-time highs, new polling finds overwhelming support among the public for a slate of pro-worker bills advanced by Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vermont) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee last month. According to polling by Data for Progress released Tuesday, all three bills passed by the committee last… |
(2023-07-18). Tuesday 7/18: Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS tra. indybay.org Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS trade union and a member of the workers organization Tribuna Docente, Partido Obrero in the Left Workers Front in Argentina…
(2023-07-18). Irán y Rusia buscan fecha de reunión cuatripartita sobre Siria. telesurtv.net En mayo ocurrió primer encuentro de estos cancilleres para elaborar hoja de ruta que normalice los lazos turco-sirios.
(2023-07-18). Siria condena ingreso ilegal de delegación diplomática francesa. telesurtv.net La cancillería destacó que ese país "recuerda al gobierno francés que la lucha contra el terrorismo debe ser en colaboración con el Estado sirio".
(2023-07-18). Sube a 14 cifra de muertos tras avalancha en Cundinamarca. telesurtv.net La Policía y la Unidad de Gestión del Riesgo se encuentran en el lugar de los hechos ejecutando las labores de rescate.
(2023-07-18). Australian universities defunded by successive governments. wsws.org Governments, both Labor and Liberal-National, have forced universities to rely ever-more heavily on private sources of cash, particularly full fee-paying international students and corporate partnerships.
(2023-07-18). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-18). Al menos ocho muertos tras avalancha en Cundinamarca, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Policía y la Unidad de Gestión del Riesgo se encuentran en el lugar de los hechos ejecutando las labores de rescate.
(2023-07-17). Australia: Health workers should reject union-government sellout and build rank-and-file committees to fight for a real pay rise! wsws.org Neither of the pay options offered by the New South Wales Labor government and the Health Services Union represent a way forward for workers.
(2023-07-17). Australian Pharmaceutical Industry workers vote down company offer again as strike enters fourth week. wsws.org Despite a campaign of isolation by the United Workers Union, workers have taken an important stand, determined to secure a pay increase that enables them to survive crippling mortgage interest rates, soaring rents and energy prices.
(2023-07-17). Russia announces end of UN-brokered grain deal with Ukraine, cites unfulfilled promises. peoplesdispatch.org The deal was considered necessary to ease the impact on food prices in poorer countries amid the war in Ukraine. However, almost half of the Ukrainian grain went to developed and rich countries in Western Europe…
(2023-07-17). UN calls for more sustainable fashion industry. america.cgtn.com 
The goal: to guide shoppers away from overconsumption and toward more sustainable style options.
(2023-07-18). Palestinian Territories Face Unprecedentedly Complex Conditions. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned that the Palestinian territories are witnessing unprecedentedly complex conditions at all levels. | RELATED: | During a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Stephen Hickey, director of Middle East and North Africa Affairs at the British Foreign Office, Shtayyeh highlighted "the absence of a political horizon, the financial blockade, and the Israeli piracy of our…
(2023-07-17). Democrats Are Pushing for a George Santos Censure Vote. truthout.org A group of House Democrats is pushing to censure Rep. George Santos (New York) following a remarkable series of scandals regarding the Republican's fabrications about his professional life and potential financial violations. The effort is being led by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-New York), who is set to introduce a resolution Monday to censure Representative Santos for "defrauding the people of the… |
(2023-07-17). Competing with the Dollar: BRICS Launches Game-Changing Gold-Backed Currency. transcend.org 9 Jul 2023 – BRICS nations unveil a gold-backed digital currency that could challenge the US Dollar in global payments. It aims to enhance financial sovereignty, reduce reliance on existing monetary systems, and provide an alternative means of conducting global trade and accumulating reserves.
(2023-07-18). üéß DECONSTRUCTED: An Inflation Solution That Doesn't Screw Workers. levernews.com Today, we're sharing an episode of the podcast Deconstructed from our friends over at
(2023-07-18). Michigan Amazon workers stage largest delivery station strike yet. nationofchange.org Across all industries, while worker productivity surged 62 percent from 1979 to 2020, average hourly pay crawled up just 17 percent when adjusted for inflation.
(2023-07-18). Ministry, private sector launch graduate employment campaign. ecns.cn The national college students employment service platform has launched a special campaign for college graduates that have not yet found jobs, the Ministry of Education said on Monday.
(2023-07-18). Pramila Jayapal caves in to Israel lobby. electronicintifada.net Biden invites Netanyahu to White House after "warm and long" phone call.
(2023-07-18). Sanders Files NDAA Amendment Cutting Budget of Audit-Failing Pentagon by 10%. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders has filed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that would cut the U.S. military's historically large budget by 10%, penalize the Pentagon if it fails another audit, and spotlight fraud committed by defense contractors. The Vermont Independent's efforts to rein in Pentagon spending come after the Republican-controlled House passed its version of the National… |
(2023-07-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Effects of hot weather, humidity on blood pressure, heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm retired and enjoy spending time outdoors in my garden and kayaking with my family. I have high blood pressure, which has been managed by medication for nearly 10 years. Recently I've noticed that I develop a headache, nausea and sometimes dizziness after a few hours in the heat and sun. What is causing these symptoms? ANSWER: Weather can play a role in triggering certain health problems. High temperatures and high humidity are two…
(2023-07-18). 'Five-alarm fire': GOP adds over 200 poison pills to House spending bills. nationofchange.org "We cannot allow policy that harms regular people, threatens our rights, hurts the environment, and does any number of other terrible things to ride along with the appropriations package," said Public Citizen's Lisa Gilbert.
(2023-07-18). Higher Military Spending Will Save Democracy: So the 'Liberal' New York Times Says. strategic-culture.org 
So the "liberal" New York Times says | W.J. ASTORE | Join us on , , and . | Four days ago, I got a story in my New York Times email feed on "A Turning Point in Military Spending." The article celebrated the greater willingne…
(2023-07-18). Debt is grinding down developing countries but there is no plan for relief. peoplesdispatch.org Two reports which came out last week point out that a large number of developing countries are spending more on repayment of debt than on the development of social sectors such as health and education…
(2023-07-18). Talim makes landfall in S. China's Guangdong. ecns.cn Multiple localities in southern China enhanced emergency response systems on Monday, suspending trains, flights and ships, as well as businesses, work and school to prepare for tropical storm Talim which is set to make landfall on Monday evening.
(2023-07-18). Specialized Technical Committee of AU Meets in Kenya. telesurenglish.net Kenya will host the sixth meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) of the African Union Commission from July 17 through 21. The meeting will discuss issues of development, planning, and African integration. | Related: | The gathering is held under the theme "Africa beyond the crisis: drawing up an agenda for investment, sustainable growth, and shared prosperity", the STC said. | The objectives of t…
(2023-07-18). European Union to Invest 45 Billion Euros in Latin America. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the European Union (EU) committed to investing over 45 billion euros to support the bloc's reinforced partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean until 2027. | RELATED: | The EU's new Global Gateway Investment Agenda was presented by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a round table meeting on the sidelines of the third summit of the EU-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CE…
(2023-07-17). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Investing Against Climate Change. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, producer Jared Jacang Maher sits down with Will Wiseman and Alba Forns, co-founders of the green energy investment app Climatize.After attending the global climate strikes in Barcelona in 2019, Will and Alba decided to turn that collective energy into tangible impact. That's when they came up with the idea for Climatize — a mobile app that allows users to invest in solar and green energy projects, many of which are focused on underserved communities.Jared chats with Will and Alba about the genesis of t…
(2023-07-18). Activists Are Working to Give the People of Atlanta a Chance to Vote on Cop City. truthout.org When it comes to Atlanta's planned $90 million police training center, widely dubbed "Cop City," the project's nonprofit backer, the Atlanta Police Foundation, has long run a reality deficit, trading on political power to support factually improbable claims while keeping the public in the dark. In 2021, Atlanta City Council approved a lease of public Intrenchment Creek Park land… |
(2023-07-17). The Weekly Round-Up: Illegal Migration Bill, Huw Edwards, Striking Regulations. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the News Concluding five days of speculation, Huw Edwards was named on Wednesday as the BBC figure at the centre of the Sun's allegations of sexual impropriety. The newspaper claimed the presenter had paid a young person for 'sordid images,' suggesting a criminal offence may have taken place if the teenager had been under …
(2023-07-18). Fallece el intelectual alemán Franz Josef Hinkelammert. telesurtv.net Dentro de sus aportes contamos con los realizados en el campo de la teología de la liberación, el humanismo y la crítica teológica al capitalismo, así como sus relecturas del marxismo.
(2023-07-18). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Dr. Strangelove (w/ Matthew Cunningham-Cook). levernews.com
(2023-07-18). Canciller de Venezuela insta a construir un mundo diferente. telesurtv.net Gil resaltó las alianzas del capitalismo con el fascismo en distintos momentos de la historia, y destacó que en los últimos tiempos, se evidencian en el avance de las derechas.
(2023-07-18). Capitalism's Failed Paradigm. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-18). "There can be no justice until capitalism is removed from the Earth" peoplesdispatch.org 
As the 'Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build Socialism' conference kicks off in South Africa, peoples' movements and organizations have convened to discuss concrete strategies for a united struggle against the violence of capitalism and imperialism…
(2023-07-18). Video: Capitalism in Crisis. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-18). Industrial sector shows signs of resilience. ecns.cn The recovery of China's industrial sector is picking up pace amid a steady rebound in domestic demand and a series of favorable government policies encouraging industrial production despite challenges and external uncertainties.
(2023-07-17). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com 
Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.
(2023-07-17). Humanity in Hypnotic Thrall to a Techno-Industrial God. transcend.org 12 Jul 2023 – As long as enough people buy into it for long enough, the slavery exercise will be irreversible.
(2023-07-17). Declive social en Guatemala. globalizacion.ca Guatemala es una de las ventanas perfectas para demostrar que dentro del sistema capitalista y neoliberal, el crecimiento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) no significa beneficio para las grandes mayorías del país. | A esa contradicción tendrá que enfrentarse el nuevo…
(2023-07-18). Encuesta electoral da victoria a partido de Gobierno en España. telesurtv.net Un instituto demoscópico augura que el 32,2 por ciento de los votantes irá con los del Partido Socialista, mientras que un 30,8 por ciento apoyará a los del conservador Partido Popular.
(2023-07-17). Cabello Slams Venezuelan Opposition's Hypocritical Labeling of Outraged Citizens as 'Violent'. orinocotribune.com Diosdado Cabello, the vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), expressed disbelief that the Venezuelan opposition, after having requested sanctions be placed upon the country, would label Venezuelan citizens who were outraged by their actions as "violent." | Taking to his social media accounts, Cabello criticized the hypocrisy of those who had advocated for invasion; invoked the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), a treaty imposed on the region by the US during the Cold War with functionality similar to that of NATO; and resorted to burning people alive, only to now bra…
(2023-07-18). Colombian Communist Party ratified its duty with social justice. plenglish.com Bogotá, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, the Colombian Communist Party (PCC) in a message to the nation on the occasion of its 93rd anniversary expressed its commitment to the struggles for social justice.
(2023-07-17). Listening to Oppenheimer, Seven Decades Later. transcend.org 12 Jul 2023 – A mere 55 years after his death, the U.S. government has restored J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance, which the Atomic Energy Commission had taken away from him in 1954, declaring him to be not simply a communist but, in all likelihood, a Soviet spy.