(2023-08-11). Ukraine "Cannot Decide Its Destiny" Because It Depends On US Political Climate. southfront.org 
Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Ukrainian Army's high dependence on Western military support to continue its fight against Russian troops has placed Kiev in a position where it cannot decide its path for itself, said an analyst on CNN. The outlet also indicated that after more than 17 months of active combat, the Ukrainian conflict had entered a decisive stage since Kiev now depends on the decisions taken in Washington more than…
(2023-08-11). US Pressures Saudi Arabia To Sell Oil In Dollars, Not Chinese Yuan. popularresistance.org The United States is negotiating behind the scenes with Saudi Arabia, pressuring the country to keep selling its oil in dollars. | Washington is concerned that Riyadh may price its crude in other currencies, particularly China's renminbi. | Saudi Arabia is one of the world's top three oil producers. Since the 1970s, Riyadh has agreed to sell its crude in dollars, helping maintain the greenback's hegemonic status as the global reserve currency. | The Wall Street Journal reported that the US is working on a diplomatic deal in which Saudi Arabia would agree to normalize relations with Israel's apartheid regime.
(2023-08-11). Biden escalates economic war against China. wsws.org Starting from the beginning of next year, the US will ban US investment in quantum computing, advanced chips and artificial intelligence in key sectors of the Chinese economy affecting investments by private equity forms, venture capitalist companies as well as US companies undertaking joint ventures with Chinese firms.
(2023-08-11). Freight train boosts ASEAN trade. ecns.cn A freight train carrying 46 containers traveled from North China's Hebei province to Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, last week, the latest route linking China and an Association of Southeast Asian Nations economy.
(2023-08-11). China, South Africa to enhance economic and trade cooperation, strengthening close ties: officials. ecns.cn Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with Paul Mashatile, the deputy president of South Africa, on Wednesday in Pretoria. The two officials pledged to enhance economic and trade cooperation.
(2023-08-10). US pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan, amid Israel negotiations. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
As part of negotiations for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the United States is demanding that Riyadh keep pricing its oil in dollars, not China's renminbi or other currencies.
(2023-08-10). Chinese exports slump amid global downturn and US trade war. wsws.org China's economic slowdown is not just the result of low global growth and faltering global trade but of the US economic warfare aimed at undermining the Chinese economy and in particular crippling its hi-tech industries.
(2023-08-10). The Caribbean Strengthens in Response to Extreme Weather Events. telesurenglish.net According to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures in the region have risen by an average of 0.2 °C per decade over the past 30 years, the highest rate ever recorded. This increase has triggered a series of extreme events that have seriously affected the region's population and economy. | Rising sea levels and warming oceans pose increasing risks to livelihoods, ecosystems and coastal economies. Aug. 10, 2023.
(2023-08-10). U.S. War Crimes and the Political Economy of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Who Is Responsible? Why? southfront.org 
Written by Prof. Joseph H. Chung. Originally published by GlobalResearch Introduction For the last 40 years, the media and the academics of…
(2023-08-10). S Africa Keen on Collaborating with BRICS Partners in Vaccine Manufacturing. infobrics.org South Africa is keen on strengthening collaboration with BRICS nations in the field of vaccine manufacturing, the hydrogen economy as well as the marine sciences, a minister said…
(2023-08-10). BRICS Summit 2023: The Quest for a New World Order. infobrics.org The BRICS have emerged as a powerful alliance of emerging-market economies over the course of the 21st century. Comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as their acronym alludes to, the group has increasingly become the bricks and mortar which supports the global economy…
(2023-08-11). American Economic War-Gaming Rages On, Harming US Itself, Displaying Its Futility. southfront.org 
Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | In another chapter of its economic war, on August 9, Washington announced it would restrict US venture capital and private equity firms investments in Chinese artificial intelligence and semiconductors. It is uncertain whether American policy-making has taken into consideration all the possible outcomes of such measures. | American economic security powers lie mostly in the Treasury…
(2023-08-11). Presidente de Brasil lanza programa de crecimiento económico. telesurtv.net El PAC invertirá 350.000 millones de dólares (1,7 billones de reales) y alcanzará a todos los estados de Brasil.
(2023-08-11). Beyond Niger: How ECOWAS Became A Tool For Western Imperialism In Africa. popularresistance.org Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War. Yesterday, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the "activation" and "deployment" of "standby" military forces to the country, an action that threatens to spark a major international war that could make Syria look minor by comparison. | In this venture, ECOWAS has been fully supported by the United States and Europe, leading many to suspect it is being used as an imperial vehicle to stamp out anti-colonial projects in West Africa. | On July 26, a group of Nigerien officers overthrew the corrupt government o…
(2023-08-11). Video: COVID Lockdown Measures Contribute to Economic Destabilization and Undermine Civil Society. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-11). Hebei authorities deliver flood loss data. ecns.cn As of Thursday, the recent heavy rainstorms have affected 3.88 million people in 110 counties and districts in Hebei province and resulted in 95.81 billion yuan ($13.25 billion) in direct economic losses.
(2023-08-11). Biden asks for $20 bln more in Ukraine aid. ecns.cn The United States' flow of military and economic aid to Ukraine will rise by more than $20 billion if Congress approves a request that the White House made on Thursday.
(2023-08-11). Costa Rica proposes annual day against U.S. blockade of Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican delegation to the 3rd Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba proposed on Friday the celebration of an annual Central American day to call for the end of the economic and commercial US blockade against Cuba.
(2023-08-11). Presidente de Brasil lanza programa de crecimiento económico. telesurtv.net El PAC invertirá 350.000 millones de dólares (1,7 billones de reales) y alcanzará a todos los estados de Brasil.
(2023-08-11). Beyond Niger: How ECOWAS Became A Tool For Western Imperialism In Africa. popularresistance.org Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War. Yesterday, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the "activation" and "deployment" of "standby" military forces to the country, an action that threatens to spark a major international war that could make Syria look minor by comparison. | In this venture, ECOWAS has been fully supported by the United States and Europe, leading many to suspect it is being used as an imperial vehicle to stamp out anti-colonial projects in West Africa. | On July 26, a group of Nigerien officers overthrew the corrupt government o…
(2023-08-11). Video: COVID Lockdown Measures Contribute to Economic Destabilization and Undermine Civil Society. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-11). Hebei authorities deliver flood loss data. ecns.cn As of Thursday, the recent heavy rainstorms have affected 3.88 million people in 110 counties and districts in Hebei province and resulted in 95.81 billion yuan ($13.25 billion) in direct economic losses.
(2023-08-11). Biden asks for $20 bln more in Ukraine aid. ecns.cn The United States' flow of military and economic aid to Ukraine will rise by more than $20 billion if Congress approves a request that the White House made on Thursday.
(2023-08-11). Costa Rica proposes annual day against U.S. blockade of Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican delegation to the 3rd Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba proposed on Friday the celebration of an annual Central American day to call for the end of the economic and commercial US blockade against Cuba.
(2023-08-11). Nicaraguan group rejects U.S. blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan Anti-imperialist Network of Solidarity with the Peoples Augusto C. Sandino, rejected on Friday the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.
(2023-08-11). Support for private sector grows stronger. ecns.cn China's top economic regulator on Thursday announced nine measures in a bid to enhance the government's commitment to honest performance and create a more favorable environment for the private sector.
(2023-08-11). China confirms 592 tons of gold reserves in country's largest gold mine. ecns.cn China has completed the detection of the country's largest gold mine, Xiling gold mine in Laizhou, East China's Shandong Province, and confirmed 592.19 tons of gold reserves with potential economic value of over 200 billion yuan.
(2023-08-11). Niger Coup Will Have Ramifications For United States, France And Canada. popularresistance.org On July 26, the African continent was rocked by news of a military coup in Niger, the fourth in West Africa since 2020. Cooperation between the US and Nigerien militaries has been suspended. The Niger government has withdrawn from its military agreements with France. The over 1,000 US troops in Niger have been restricted to their bases. France has evacuated 600 nationals from the country, while in a veiled threat, President Emmanuel Macron declared he "would not tolerate any attack against France and its interests." | Meanwhile, a rift has emerged in West Africa, with the Economic Community of West African States…
(2023-08-11). Latin America And West Africa — Patterns Of Neocolonialism. popularresistance.org The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the dependence of most African and Asian countries on the ruthless Western economic system. In all this time, the United States and Europe demonstrated the most crude and brutal determination to guarantee at all costs control of the natural resources required by their capitalist system.
(2023-08-11). Presidente de Venezuela firma activación de zona económica especial. telesurtv.net La reunión versó sobre el fortalecimiento del modelo de desarrollo económico soberano y el avance de la producción nacional para garantizar el encadenamiento productivo.
(2023-08-11). All Africans Should Condemn the Call for an ECOWAS-led Military Invasion of Niger — The Black Alliance for Peace. wibailoutpeople.org All Africans Should Condemn the Call for an ECOWAS-led Military Invasion of Niger: | The Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and the U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) condemn the threats of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead a military intervention into Niger. We believe this would be an act of subservience to U.S./EU/NATO interest…
(2023-08-10). Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap. aclu.org 
Systemic inequities and barriers keep people of color from achieving economic security through employment, education, and homeownership, resulting in racial disparities in wealth and income. These disparities are the consequence of ongoing discrimination, structural inequality, and biases across our institutions. They continue to emerge in new forms of technology — including artificial intelligence and algorithmic risk assessment tools — that influence nearly every facet of life. The confluence of these inequities has created a massive, persistent racial wealth gap in the United States. | Here are…
(2023-08-10). Aug. 14 in NYC: Rally To Demand BlackRock Cancel Zambia's Debt. answercoalition.org 
Join the ANSWER Coalition and The People's Forum on Monday, Aug. 14 at Bella Abzug Park (542 W 36th St): | Today, debt is one of the major tools that big corporations and US-led multinational financial institutions, like the IMF and World Bank, use to keep poorer countries beholden to Western economic and political interests. | Right now, Zambia is facing a severe debt crisis. In 2021, Zambia was spending over 50% of its national income on just servicing its external public debt. That's money being diverted from funding social services, the construction of key infrastructure like roads and hospitals, p…
(2023-08-10). Burkina Faso & Mali vow to defend Niger's new leadership with force. mronline.org 
Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) were to intervene in Niger following the recent change of power.
(2023-08-10). US Officials Making Secretive Trips to South Yemen to Plunder Resources: Analyst. orinocotribune.com Secretive and suspicious visits by American diplomats and military commanders to southern Yemen are part of the economic war on the Arab country and to plunder its rich natural resources, says a Yemeni analyst. | Ali Azzehri, a journalist and analyst based in Yemen, in an interview with the Press TV website, said visits by American officials have increased dramatically in recent months. | "These consecutive trips to the occupied areas in southern Yemen are part of the massive aggression on Yemen, which is mainly aimed at plundering its wealth through the fake regime imposed on southern Yemen by hostile foreign in…
(2023-08-10). Biden Asks Congress for Additional $24 Billion to Spend on Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The White House on Thursday asked Congress to approve a $40 billion bill that includes nearly $24 billion for additional spending on the war in Ukraine. According to CNN, the $24 billion for the Ukraine war includes $13 billion in military aid and $7.3 billion in economic and humanitarian assistance. It also includes $3.3 billion …
(2023-08-10). ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention. news.antiwar.com The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday ordered the activation and deployment of a reserve force to "restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger" while also saying it would seek peaceful means to restore Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum. After the summit, Alassane Ouattara, the president of Cà¥te d'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast), …
(2023-08-11). Hip hop and the conditions that gave rise to a cultural movement. peoplesdispatch.org Hip hop, the most popular cultural export of the United States, emerged out of the uniquely devastating conditions of deindustrialization and the criminalization of poverty…
(2023-08-11). A Look into the Lives of Emerald Miners in Colombia. america.cgtn.com 
The emerald is one of the world's top-selling gemstones. Colombia is, by far, the largest producer of the green gem. The country's most valuable deposits are located outside the town of Muzo. While the area may be rich in emeralds, poverty remains a problem. Michelle Begue has the story. …
(2023-08-11). President Petro backs emergency decreed in La Guajira. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro underscored on Friday the multidimensional poverty indicators of La Guajira Department, which is in almost every way the poorest and with the greatest unsatisfied needs in Colombia.
(2023-08-10). The End Child Poverty Act Would Dramatically Reduce Poverty. peoplespolicyproject.org 
In April of this year, the
(2023-08-10). How 'urban renewal' went from a vision for public good to a private enrichment scheme. therealnews.com 
America's numerous struggling cities face the unenviable task of addressing crumbling physical and social infrastructure, housing and affordability crises, and unemployment on shoestring budgets (after you account for the massive slices handed to police) and public debt. In the age of neoliberalism, the solution is all too often to turn to the private sector—which usually only results in an upward transfer of public wealth into private hands without substantial improvement to the problems at hand. Urban development, particularly in a city like Baltimore, is especially egregious in this regard. But it…
(2023-08-12). Perspectives] Are we training our students to be white saviours in global health? thelancet.com In 2012, the Nigerian-American writer and artist Teju Cole called out the culture of white saviourism in the USA and introduced the concept of the White Saviour Industrial Complex (WSIC). The make-up of global health education perpetuates and feeds into the WSIC, with universities in high-income countries (HICs) accounting for a major share of global health programmes. Global health education is in certain respects a growth industry of whiteness that promotes justice only on paper and remains rooted in harmful colonial worldviews.
(2023-08-11). Exposing the affordable housing "lottery" application fee scams. indybay.org Exposing The Affordable Housing Lottery Scams: | As recent as March 7, 2023, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge sent out a nationwide notice in opposition to excessive rental application fees that may be duplicative, unnecessary, and may be a blatant rip off scam, affecting low-income renters and people of color.
(2023-08-11). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org India: Punjab power utility workers demand job permanency; Bangladeshi tea garden workers still on strike; Australia: South32 labour hire coal miners strike for higher pay; New Zealand Westpac workers hold nationwide walkout.
(2023-08-11). New Zealand unions push through below-inflation pay deals for nurses, teachers. wsws.org Facing an election in October, the Labour-led government is depending on the trade unions to suppress emerging struggles of the working class as it moves to defend jobs and living standards.
(2023-08-12). Correspondence] Author gender representation of journal reviews and editorials on lymphoma (2017—22). thelancet.com Gender inequity in academic medicine is a well recognised problem that marginalises a crucial talent pool and ultimately diminishes innovation, collaboration, and progress.1,2 The international Women in Lymphoma (WiL) alliance, founded in 2019, consists of over 930 members globally from more than 50 countries.3 WiL is led by a steering committee of 23 members representing nine countries from five global regions. Recognising gender parity in lymphoma practice despite the under-representation of women in lymphoma leadership, WiL is committed to advocacy and promotion of equal gender representation in all lymphoma a…
(2023-08-11). Robo Taxis Battle In SF In SF at CPUC Where SEIU87 Pres Opposes IBT & CA AFL-CIO. indybay.org At a hearing of the California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco on 8/10/23 a struggle took place over whether 200 robo taxis should be able to operate 24 hours a day. SEIU 87 Olga Miranda supported Cruise owned by GM and Waymo which is owned by Google. | IBT District Council president Jason Rabinoowitz said the Teamsters and California AFL-CIO were united against allowing robot taxis from expanding.
(2023-08-11). Thursday 8/10: Stop The Robo Taxis/Disney Dystopia & Newsom Democratic Party Corruption At CPUC. indybay.org California Public Utility Commission | 505 Van Ness/McAllister | San Francisco…
(2023-08-11). No Robo Taxis In San Francico! Labor & Public Rally At Newsom Controlled CPUC. indybay.org
(2023-08-11). As Detroit school workers' contracts set to expire, the unions openly sabotage a fight. wsws.org Detroit educators face a contract expiration August 20 in the midst of the widening "hot labor summer" of escalating strikes.
(2023-08-11). Australia: Labor seeks to impose real pay cuts on education staff in New South Wales. wsws.org In response to the government's miserly offer, the teachers union is employing the same tactics that it used to shut down the struggle of teachers across the state in 2022.
(2023-08-11). Which class should control Artificial Intelligence: the workers or the bosses? indybay.org Working people should control and run AI for the benefit of workers and the public. In order to do that they need the unions to break from the Democrats and build a mass democratic workers party that will stop this capitalist madness for profits and destruction of workers jobs.
(2023-08-11). Ironworkers' Loud Contract Campaign Gets the Goods. labornotes.org
(2023-08-11). Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harnessing the power of patients' lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that's advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose….
(2023-08-11). Mayo Clinic provides internships, mentoring for undergrads on accelerated career pathway. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org By Jay Furst ROCHESTER, Minn. — Akhil Kollengode is a University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) student who aims to be a project manager or operations manager in healthcare when he graduates. Thanks to an innovative collaboration between Mayo Clinic and UMR, he's on a fast track to achieving that. Kollengode is a paid intern at Mayo Clinic as part of the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree program at UMR. The internship is a…
(2023-08-10). Red Cross Calls for Collaboration to Tackle Hunger in Africa. telesurenglish.net Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest hunger prevalence rate on the planet. The IFRC estimates that about 240 million people do not have access to adequate and healthy food. In this context, one in three children under 5 years of age suffers from acute malnutrition and 2 out of 5 breastfeeding women suffer from anemia. | Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest hunger prevalence rate on the planet. Aug. 10, 2023.
(2023-08-10). Teamsters organizing delivers the goods at UPS. therealnews.com 
UPS Teamsters nationwide are voting on the tentative agreement for the largest private-sector labor contract in the United States. The vote will end on August 22. A majority decision will determine whether the contract is ratified, or the national negotiating committee will return to the bargaining table and potentially call a strike.
(2023-08-11). The Billionaires Who Treated Justice Clarence Thomas To Luxury Travel. popularresistance.org During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him — including, on more than one occasion, an entire 737. It's a stream of luxury that is both more extensive and from a wider circle than has been previously understood. | Like clockwork, Thomas' leisure activities have been underwritten by benefactors who share the…
(2023-08-11). Time To Start A Conversation About How We Tax Wealth. popularresistance.org United Kingdom – The TUC has condemned a "tale of two Britains" which sees working people suffering "the longest pay squeeze in modern history" while bankers' bonuses are at eye-watering levels and chief executive pay is surging. | The damning criticism came as the TUC launched a blueprint to squeeze Britain's multimillionaires for a "modest" proportion of their wealth and end the country's "increasing wealth inequality." | The blueprint would raise £10 billion for the public purse and should be the "start of a national conversation about taxing wealth," said TUC general secretary Paul Nowak. | It would aff…
(2023-08-11). Amid cost of living crisis, Commonwealth Bank of Australia reports record profit. wsws.org The bank is directly profiting from increasing interest rates, which are driving hundreds of thousands of mortgage-holders to the financial brink.
(2023-08-10). Beyond Harlan Crow, Other Billionaires Funded Justice Thomas's Luxury Vacations. truthout.org During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him — including, on more than one occasion… |
(2023-08-11). Argentineans Getting Used to Living with High Levels of Inflation. america.cgtn.com 
Argentina is experiencing triple-digit inflation. The South American country reached one of the world's highest inflation rates surpassing 100 %. Most of the prices in the country have doubled. Joel Richards reports on the soaring cost of living Argentineans are confronting.
(2023-08-11). New Report Reveals Link Between Judge Aileen Cannon and Leonard Leo. truthout.org A new report reveals that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Donald Trump-appointed Florida judge presiding over the case regarding Trump's improper storage of classified documents, once received a luxury trip from a school backed by Leonard Leo, the conservative kingmaker of the judiciary branch. According to financial documents reviewed by Accountable.US and reported by The Guardian… |
(2023-08-11). Changing the Global Monetary and Financial Architecture: The Role of BRICS-Plus. infobrics.org Since 2022 the theme of the creation of a common BRICS currency has become one of the most important BRICS-related topics in the global agenda…
(2023-08-10). Moody's announces significant downturn in ratings of mid-sized banks. wsws.org A report by the rating agency Moody's on the status of 27 banks, including some of the largest, has pointed to the growing problems in the US banking and financial system.
(2023-08-11). England: Junior Doctors Launch Fresh Industrial Action Over Pay. telesurenglish.net On Friday, junior doctors across England started a four-day walkout, their fifth round of industrial action in the ongoing dispute between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government over pay amid high inflation. It could deal further a blow to the country's already strained healthcare system. | RELATED: | The strikes aim to "achieve full pay restoration to reverse the steep decline in pay faced by junior doc…
(2023-08-10). China Doesn't Need to Fear Deflation. cepr.net In the wake of the Great Recession there was a spate of news articles warning of the menace of deflation. The story was that something really bad would happen if the rate of inflation went from a modest positive rate to a modest negative rate. This means something really bad would happen if the rate …
(2023-08-10). From Wallet to War Machine: The Startling Truth About Your Tax Dollars Revealed, with Lindsay Koshgarian. mintpressnews.com 
Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project, joins MintCast to discuss the shocking everyday impact of military spending on Americans.
(2023-08-10). Sweat And Solidarity On The Picket Line. popularresistance.org A day on the picket line begins with considering the heat. It's August. I live in the Valley. Even in the best of times, even in a merely "normal hot" summer and not a "climate change is breaking daily temperature records across the globe" summer, it would be quite hot, and spending hours outside in direct sunlight during the middle of the day would be the kind of thing I would work hard to avoid. But because there is a strike going on and I need to picket, staying home is not an option. And so I consider the heat and how best to protect myself. | The Writers Guild is on strike and has been for months.
(2023-08-11). US-based organizations demand BlackRock cancel it's share of Zambia's debt. peoplesdispatch.org On August 14, progressive organizations, led by the ANSWER Coalition and the Peoples Forum, will rally outside of the BlackRock global headquarters in New York City to demand that the multinational investment company cancel
(2023-08-11). China strongly deplores U.S. investment restrictions: ministries. ecns.cn China urges the U.S. to follow through on its commitment, stop politicizing, instrumentalizing and weaponizing tech and trade issues, immediately cancel its wrong decisions, remove restrictions on investments in China, and create an enabling environment for China-U.S. business cooperation, a spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
(2023-08-11). Trade ties with S. Africa to deepen. ecns.cn China will deepen and expand trade and investment cooperation with South Africa, besides strengthening cooperation in emerging fields, the country's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.
(2023-08-11). Group Mobilizes to Help Pregnant and Postpartum People During Maui Wildfires. truthout.org After the scale of destruction caused by the wildfires in Maui came into focus Wednesday, the team from Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, a Hawaii-based reproductive health nonprofit, jumped into action. They set up a 24-hour hotline to assist pregnant and postpartum people displaced by the fires, and are sending breast pumps, infant formula, diapers and many other supplies to the island from Oahu… |
(2023-08-10). Things are not looking good for UK's Net Zero Zealots and offshore wind profiteers. expose-news.com At the end of June, we wrote that things were not going as well for the Net Zero Zealots in Europe as hoped. However, the UK seemed hellbent on marching forwards, charging …
(2023-08-12). World Report] Tech companies criticise health AI regulations. thelancet.com Efforts in the USA to strengthen oversight of AI in health are being resisted by industry. Paul Webster reports.
(2023-08-10). Fight conspiracy theories with Marxism-Leninism. fightbacknews.org It is growing more and more common to hear people repeating core elements of conspiracy theories. Many of these conspiracy theories grow from the fringes of right-wing extremist groups, then begin to creep into the mainstream through websites like Elon Musk's Twitter (now renamed "X"), or through podcast personalities like Alex Jones, Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan, or through "influencers" on social media. They have grown even more prevalent since Donald Trump's rise to power, as he himself promoted many of them from the Oval Office in Washington. | Indeed, conspiracy theories abound. Some appear ridiculous, suc…
(2023-08-11). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!
(2023-08-11). War is a Racket… U.S. and NATO Arms Industries Make Record $400 BILLION in Sales from Proxy War With Russia. strategic-culture.org 
Western capitalism is at once a sponsor and an addict of war. | Join us on , , and . | Western weapons manufacturers are popping champagne corks over record sales with total revenues hitting $400 billion for last year. Accor…
(2023-08-12). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Burkhardt G, Kumpf U, Crispin A, et al. Transcranial direct current stimulation as an additional treatment to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in adults with major depressive disorder in Germany (DepressionDC): a triple-blind, randomised, sham-controlled, multicentre trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 545—54 —In this Article, line 3 and line 20 of the Randomisation and masking section should have said "(DC-Stimulator Mobile, neuroConn, Ilmenau, Germany)". These corrections have been made to the online version as of Aug 10, 2023, and the printed version will be correct.
(2023-08-11). Study Finds Air Pollution May Be Fueling a Rise in Drug-Resistant Infections. truthout.org Air pollution could be helping drive a rise in drug-resistant infections, which pose a dangerous threat to global public health, according to a new study. The paper, published Monday in Lancet Planetary Health, concludes that particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which comes from burning fossil fuels for energy, industrial processes, and transportation, may be one of the largest contributors to the… |
(2023-08-11). Chinese security detected a US spy in a military industrial sector. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) China revealed Friday details of the arrest of a spy recruited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who offered sensitive information about the country's military development.
(2023-08-10). 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.
(2023-08-10). Venezuela wins lawsuit in Portugal, recovers frozen assets worth over 1.5 billion USD. peoplesdispatch.org The assets had been frozen in a Portuguese bank since 2019. They were intended for the purchase of medicines, food products and other essential supplies for the country…
(2023-08-11). How the "friends" of Royal Mail workers helped the CWU inflict defeat – Part 1. wsws.org If thousands of Royal Mail workers were blindsided by CWU General Secretary Dave Ward's betrayal of the strike, this was above all the responsibility of the Socialist Party, Socialist Workers Party and similar petty-bourgeois groups which built him up over years as a "left".
(2023-08-11). Tallahassee demands justice for the Tampa 5! fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On August 9, Tallahassee students and community members gathered outside the Leon County Clerk of Courts office to show solidarity with the Tampa 5. They demanded the dismissal of the charges against them, pointing out that the Tampa 5 were due to appear in a Tampa court that day. | Regina Joseph of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, "I know what it is like for the Tampa 5. The Tally19 were arrested just down the block. There were 100 protesters but 300 police officers from the Florida State University Police Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee Police Depart…
(2023-08-11). Motion shreds DOJ case attacking Black free speech rights — The Burning Spear. wibailoutpeople.org 
By Spear Staff, August 3, 2023 | The future of the first amendment of the U.S. constitution and the right to engage in peaceful activism and free speech activities hangs in the balance with the case of the Uhuru 3 that includes African People's Socialist Party (APSP) Chairman Omali Yeshitela. | African People's Solidarity Committee Chairwoman Penny Hess and Uhuru Solidarity Movement Chair Jesse Nevel, two white o…
(2023-08-10). Communist Party of Cuba and PSUV Sign Cooperation Agreement. orinocotribune.com 
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has signed a cooperation and exchange agreement with the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). | On Tuesday, August 8, Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of PUV, signed the agreement on behalf of the party. For PCC, the agreement was signed by the secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda. | According to the signatories, this agreement is aimed at strengthening friendship, dialogue and communication between the two organizations, in addition to reciprocal learning and political trust. | Se firma el Acuerdo de Intercambio y Cooperaci…
(2023-08-10). The U.S. Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Venezuela and the Caribbean region The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it's "backyard." It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas…
(2023-08-11). Communist Party of Venezuela Expresses Solidarity With Far-Right Politician María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com As the road to the 2024 presidential elections moves forward, different political alliances that are being formed are becoming more and more transparent; this is especially clear in the solidarity shown by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) towards the candidate for the far-right opposition primaries, María Corina Machado. | In a press conference held this Monday, August 7, the PCV asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate the governor of Trujillo, Gerardo Márquez, for statements—allegedly aimed at María Corina—asking PSUV supporters in the city of Pampanito to condemn, with force if nece…