John Teufel (2023-12-10). What's a Good Economy, Anyway? counterpunch.org Far from being an obviously good economy that only partisans and the brainwashed could question, by any more specific measurement than "jobs are good," the economy is in fact awful, and has relentlessly squeezed the average American for decades. Yes, on some level, it is better to have a job than not to have a job — but understandably, Americans seem to want a bit more from life than a place to clock in and clock out. | To read this article, log in If you are logged in but ca…

Ben Norton (2023-12-09). US blocks Gaza peace proposal at UN for 3rd time, holding world hostage. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US government has paralyzed the United Nations, voting against the rest of the world and preventing peace in Gaza by vetoing three different resolutions in the Security Council. Meanwhile, Washington continues giving weapons to Israel.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Upward trend continues in China's foreign trade. ecns.cn China's total imports and exports of goods in November grew by 0.3 percentage points from the previous month to 1.2 percent year-on-year, according to data released Thursday by the General Administration of Customs.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). 99% of Americans will be financially worse-off than pre-pandemic by mid-2024: Business Insider. ecns.cn Most Americans have depleted their excess savings accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing JPMorgan, noting that nearly everyone is likely to be worse off financially in the coming months than they were in 2019.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Renewable investment urged at COP28. ecns.cn China is indispensable for the world's green transformation, considering the remarkable achievements the country has made in the renewables sector, international experts said on the sidelines of the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Leadership sets tone for economic work. ecns.cn Solid steps will be taken to effectively enhance economic vitality, prevent and defuse risks and improve social expectations as part of the nation's efforts to promote reasonable economic growth in 2024, according to a key Party meeting on Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Digital sector roadmap to aid recovery. ecns.cn Tech firms urged to hike investments in basic research, strategic fields | China's efforts to boost its digital economy and platform companies, and speed up the integration of the digital and real economy will foster new growth drivers and inject strong impetus into the country's economic recovery amid downward pressure, experts and company executives said. | Highlighting that the digital economy has become a new driver in promoting industrial upgrade, they said Chinese tech enterprises should step up investments in state-of-the-art technologies, basic research and strategic forward-looking areas, as well as furt…

WSWS (2023-12-09). Washington Post staff wage 24-hour strike to oppose low salaries and corporate restructuring. wsws.org The strike emerges against a backdrop of growing crisis in the news media industry and within the economy more broadly.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Renewable investment urged at COP28. ecns.cn China is indispensable for the world's green transformation, considering the remarkable achievements the country has made in the renewables sector, international experts said on the sidelines of the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Digital sector roadmap to aid recovery. ecns.cn Tech firms urged to hike investments in basic research, strategic fields | China's efforts to boost its digital economy and platform companies, and speed up the integration of the digital and real economy will foster new growth drivers and inject strong impetus into the country's economic recovery amid downward pressure, experts and company executives said. | Highlighting that the digital economy has become a new driver in promoting industrial upgrade, they said Chinese tech enterprises should step up investments in state-of-the-art technologies, basic research and strategic forward-looking areas, as well as furt…

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Leadership sets tone for economic work. ecns.cn Solid steps will be taken to effectively enhance economic vitality, prevent and defuse risks and improve social expectations as part of the nation's efforts to promote reasonable economic growth in 2024, according to a key Party meeting on Friday.

Jianning Guo, Wenquan Niu, Qi Zhang, Xia Cui (2023-12-09). Correspondence] Lower respiratory tract infections in early childhood. thelancet.com The Article by James Peter Allinson and colleagues1 has aroused special interest from paediatric and respiratory physicians and researchers. This birth cohort study, which spans about eight decades, has highlighted the close relationship between lung health during early childhood and the survival rate from respiratory disease during adulthood. The authors claim that impaired lung function is a mediator linking early childhood lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) to respiratory-cause adult mortality, independent of socioeconomic circumstances and adult smoking.

Edited (2023-12-10). 2024 California Black History Month – Pan African Presence in Early California History. indybay.org Pan Africans migrated to California in significant numbers. By 1790, they made up nearly 20 percent of California's population, or one out of every five residents. More importantly, the concept of "race" had far less significance in California than in the United States. While European-born Spaniards controlled California society, Afro-Latinos and mestizos did manage to gain political and economic influence during the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history. African Cuban, Danish Jewish first elected Treasurer of San Francisco, Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. and several other "hidden figure…

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). CPC leadership holds meeting on 2024 economic work, anti-corruption work, Party discipline. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work of 2024, arrange Party conduct and anti-corruption work, and review regulations on the CPC's disciplinary action.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Pakistani delegation experiences autonomous driving in Beijing. ecns.cn On Thursday, a delegation of Pakistani media think-tankers visited the Yizhuang economic development zone in Beijing, experiencing China's autonomous driving technology at Apollo Park. "ÄÄ…

Joel Richards (2023-12-09). Javier Milei prepares to take oath as Argentina's president. america.cgtn.com On Sunday, December 10, Javier Milei will take office as President of Argentina. The Libertarian has promised "shock" therapy to address the country's economic troubles, but since winning the election the president-elect has moderated his agenda.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Minnesota Nurses Association fires staffer for pro-Palestinian statements. wsws.org The MNA's termination of Singh expresses the broader political role of the trade unions to prop up the pro-war Democratic Party and suppress the growing opposition of workers to the economic and political situation.

The Independent (2023-12-10). Alcohol dealers cite loopholes in new bill. independent.co.ug The issue of alcohol has an economic, social and health impact on society and we must strike a balance in the bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Alcohol Industry Association has brought to the attention of the Minister of State for Investment Evelyn Anite and the Minister of State for Trade David Bahati …

Jacob Nordangard (2023-12-09). World Economic Forum's "Young Global Leaders" Revealed. globalresearch.ca For several decades, this program has nurtured compliant leaders acting as WEF agents in governments around the world. The consequences are far-reaching and may turn out to be devastating for humanity.

The Independent (2023-12-09). Norfund delegation visits Uganda, signaling increased investment commitment. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kampala on December 5th hosted a high-level delegation from Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries. This visit underscored Norfund's strategic intent to deepen its engagement and expand investment activities in Uganda. "Norfund's delegation visit represents Norway's steadfast commitment to fostering stronger economic …

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). CPC leadership holds meeting on 2024 economic work, anti-corruption work, Party discipline. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work of 2024, arrange Party conduct and anti-corruption work, and review regulations on the CPC's disciplinary action.

The Independent (2023-12-10). Experts Concerned About Unutilised UGX 200b SME Recovery Funds. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small and medium-scale enterprises are still experiencing an increase in the cost of production and inputs, even as COVID-19 is long gone. This is according to the results of a survey done by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) meant to among others assess business resilience to the effects of …

The Independent (2023-12-09). Electricity Pricing: Winning the battle but losing the war. independent.co.ug COMMENT | By DR HARRISON MUTIKANGA | A decade after Andrew Mwenda's article, "Electricity cost going up 40%: but who benefits most from subsidies to UMEME?" in The Independent (Issue No.196 January 13-19, 2012), the details of electricity pricing, subsidy policies, and their ramifications remain a concern. Mwenda's call to remove subsidies, deeming them economically …

Talya Wintman (2023-12-10). Social Worker Shortage Looms If Field Keeps Relying on Unpaid Student Labor. truthout.org Anyone who has ever interacted with New York City's vast social welfare system has probably come into contact with a social work student. For those who haven't, it might come as a surprise that much of the case management, housing stabilization, crisis intervention and counseling services for people who are low-income, criminal legal system-involved, experiencing homelessness, or disabled… |

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Labor falls short on Robodebt royal commission measures. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-12-10). Tornados en Tennessee, EE.UU. dejan al menos seis muertos. telesurtv.net Equipos de emergencia mantienen las labores de búsqueda y rescate para constatar la existencia de más víctimas, entre muertos o heridos.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-09). Labor falls short on Robodebt royal commission measures. greenleft.org.au

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2023-12-09). Maquinistas de ferrocarriles alemanes van al paro por mejoras laborales. telesurtv.net Demandan aumento salarial que compense pérdidas de poder adquisitivo debido a la inflación y que se reduzca la jornada laboral.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Australian state Labor governments threaten school teachers over Palestine solidarity actions. wsws.org Labor governments, their Departments of Education, Zionist organisations and the corporate media have worked to whip up a frenzied atmosphere of intimidation, including through false allegations of antisemitism.

Xander Nieuws (2023-12-10). "Is the Virus Fictitious"? Laboratories in US Can't Find COVID-19 in One of 1,500 Positive Tests. globalresearch.ca

Katya Schwenk (2023-12-09). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Farewell, Methane. levernews.com Good things are happening! The EPA announces a long-awaited crackdown on methane emissions, labor organizers take on non-union automakers around the country, Michigan will automatically register to vote anyone who is leaving prison, and a new study finds massive lithium deposits in California's Salton Sea.EPA Slashes Methane Emissions: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Joanina Gicobi began her Ph.D. degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved? In the laboratory of Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., she joined efforts to learn more about the T cells that are part of an inherent cancer-killing immune response. Joanina Gicobi,…

Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-12-09). Inspired By Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards. popularresistance.org Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW). | Riding the momentum of its strike of the Big 3 automakers, the UAW now wants to double its numbers in the auto industry by adding 150,000 workers at companies that have long avoided unionization. Thirteen non-union automakers are on notice: Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Mercedes, Volvo, BMW, Volkswagen, and electric vehicle producers Rivian, Tesla, and Lucid. | The union says it has been inundated with calls and online sign-ups by workers at these fi…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Joanina Gicobi began her Ph.D. degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved? In the laboratory of Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., she joined efforts to learn more about the T cells that are part of an inherent cancer-killing immune response. Joanina Gicobi,…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-09). Cuba reaffirms willingness to collaborate with Botswana. plenglish.com The statement was made on X, on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Havana and Gaborone back in 1977. | Since 1977, thousands of Cuban health professionals (Comprehensive Health Program (PIS), Compensated Collaboration and Medical Services, specialists in Pharmacy, Electromedicine and Rehab.) have been serving in the African country.

The Independent (2023-12-09). Catalysing precision medicine by Africa, for Africa. independent.co.ug Tapping into its vast genomic research potential will require steady investment, capacity-building, and collaboration COMMENT | COLLEN MASIMIREMBWA | Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African ancestry as of 2021. As a result, disease risk …

F. William Engdahl (2023-12-09). Colossal Financial Pyramid: BlackRock and The WEF "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-12-09). Day 62 roundtable: Genocide enters third month. electronicintifada.net In-depth look at new revelations into Israel's killing of their own civilians on 7 October.

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). PROPAGANDA WAR: PRO-ISRAEL TROLLS ARE MOBBING TWITTER'S COMMUNITY NOTES By: ALAN MACLEOD. midwesternmarx.com Almost as important as its military campaign for Israel is its battle to control its public image. Even as it kills thousands of people in Gaza, the small Middle Eastern nation is spending millions of dollars on a propaganda war, purchasing ads on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and other online apps. At the same time, an army of pro-Israel trolls has invaded the Community Notes function on X/Twitter, attempting to influence the online debate around the ongoing crisis.SPENDING MILLIONS TO WHITEW …

The Independent (2023-12-10). MTN Uganda empowers 1,400 learners with special needs. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Foundation's Digital Access for Inclusion program has opened the doors of technology to nearly 1,400 learners with disabilities across five schools in Uganda this year, marking a significant investment of Shs800 million. The impact of the program reverberates across different regions, with Salama School for the Blind and Masaka …

The Independent (2023-12-09). Chinese-invested Husab mine marks 10 years of sustainable growth in Namibia. independent.co.ug SWAKOPMUND, Namibia | Xinhua | Chinese-invested Swakop Uranium's Husab mine in Namibia on Friday celebrated its 10th anniversary since its commencement of operations at an event held at the mine, near the town of Swakopmund in the Erongo region of west-central Namibia. Addressing the ceremony, Namibia's founding President Sam Nujoma said Swakop Uranium's investment and development …

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-09). Cuban vice president tours biofertilizer plant in Central Province. plenglish.com Santa Clara, Cuba, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés on Saturday checked the investment process of a biofertilizer and biopesticide factory being built in Santa Clara province.

The Independent (2023-12-09). COP28: $400-million green investment commitments announced for Uganda. independent.co.ug Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Over $400 million in green investment commitments have been announced for Uganda at the climate change conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The green investment commitments, current and future, are for the next four years in the areas of renewable energy, water filtration and forestry, Uganda Investment …

The Independent (2023-12-09). Ethiopia, Tanzania and Morocco ranked Africa's top tourism performers 2023. independent.co.ug The three countries have by far exceeded their pre-pandemic arrival numbers on robust tourism infrastructure expansion and aggressive destination promotion. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | The end of a civil war in Ethiopia, Tanzania's president featuring in a historical tourism documentary and rising infrastructure and marketing investments in Morocco have bolstered the three countries' …

Peter Koenig (2023-12-09). 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

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). Essequibo and Other Border Issues: Venezuela's Territorial Losses to Imperialist Powers Through the Centuries (Part 1) By: Saheli Chowdhury. midwesternmarx.com Official map of the Captaincy General of Venezuela, as of 1777. Photo: Wikipedia Editorial note: Part 2 of this important series can be read here.With the Venezuelan consultative referendum on reclaiming the Essequibo territory from Guyana just around the corner, one may wonder what it is about and why it is being conducted now. Venezuela has been accused of intending to carry out imperialist expansion and attempting to control the petroleum resources of a "foreign territory.& …

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). Essequibo and Other Border Issues: Venezuela's Territorial Losses to Imperialist Powers Through the Centuries (Part 2) By: Saheli Chowdhury. midwesternmarx.com Orinoco Tribune editor, Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, and his wife Yullma Hernandez next to a banner for the Essequibo Referendum campaign showing the map of Venezuela (including the Essequibo territory) and the following caption: "Venezuela is all of us, all Venezuela vote 5 times yes. On December 3, we have an appointment with the homeland, Venezuela is calling us!" Photo: Orinoco Tribune. ​Editorial note: Part 1 of this important series can be read here. Venezuela's defense o …

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). Essequibo Referendum: 'Yes' Wins Overwhelmingly with Significant Turnout By: Orinoco Tribune. midwesternmarx.com Hand of a person holding a small Venezuelan flag and a book entitled The Truth of the Essquibo. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP.Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The Venezuelan people and Chavismo scored an important victory this Sunday when Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) made public the first report on the results of the Essequibo Referendum called by the National Assembly (AN) two months ago, on September 27, and announcing an overwhelming victory of the "Yes," the option promoted …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). After years of struggle, NSW public sector wages cap is removed. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-09). After years of struggle, NSW public sector wages cap is removed. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-12-09). The divisive role of the GDL rail union leadership. wsws.org The policy of "social partnership" has turned all trade unions into an auxiliary police force for the corporations and government. What the GDL union sells as a clever ploy to wrest higher wages for train drivers in the face of staff shortages actually amounts to dividing rail workers.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-09). Lynn Forester de Rothschild wants to use AI to radically change economies; to "save capitalism" expose-news.com The Council for Inclusive Capitalism ("CIC") was formed at the height of the covid pandemic. It is essentially everything that conspiracy theorists have been warning about for years packaged into a single …

Rachel Sherrington, Clare Carlile, Hazel Healy, DeSmog. (2023-12-09). Big Meat And Dairy Delegates Triple At COP28. popularresistance.org Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at COP28, which this year has a strong focus on tackling emissions from the food sector. | Attendees are present from some of the world's largest agribusiness firms — such as meatpacker JBS, fertiliser giant Nutrien, food giant Nestlé and pesticide firm Bayer — and powerful industry trade groups. | Meat and dairy interests are especially well represented with 120 delegates in Dubai, triple the number that attended COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. | Overall the analysis of th…

No Automatic License Plate Readers! (2023-12-09). Tuesday 12/12: Stop the City of Santa Cruz from Buying Automatic License Plate Readers. indybay.org Council Chambers, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St, Santa Cruz | The proposal to purchase Automatic License Plate Readers is #26 on the city council agenda, and will be heard sometime after 12: 45 PM, in the mid-afternoon or early evening.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). Ballarat TLC says fascists will never co-opt Eureka Day. greenleft.org.au

Bruce Lerro (2023-12-09). Crowds, Masses and Movements. dissidentvoice.org Orientation Why study crowds, masses and movements? It is tempting to imagine that as socialists we must know a great deal about crowds, masses, and in medieval thought individual meant inseparable, that is indivisible. People were defined as individuals by reference to the groups of which they were members. Group membership defined their very identity …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-09). Ballarat TLC says fascists will never co-opt Eureka Day. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-12-09). Australian school students strike against Gaza genocide, but pseudo-left advance dead end of protest politics. wsws.org The pseudo-left organisers of the school strikes, including Socialist Alternative and Socialist Alliance, are seeking to suppress discussion of the fundamental issues of political perspective required to halt the genocide and war.