Daily Archives: June 25, 2024

2024-06-25: News Headlines

Alan Macleod (2024-06-25). Maduro vs. US Election Interference: A Battle for Venezuela's Future. mintpressnews.com With upcoming elections scheduled for July 28, the United States is working overtime to dislodge the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro. Ten individuals are vying for the position, including nine in opposition to Maduro, who heads a coalition of 13 leftist groups. | Washington, though, has made clear that its preferred candidate is 74-year-old retired diplomat Edmundo González, and is spending big, bankrolling a myriad of opposition organizations, from political parties to NGOs and media outlets, all with the same goal in mind: ousting Maduro and returning Venezuela into the U.S. sphere of influence. | The U.

Open Letter, Mondoweiss. (2024-06-25). International Olympic Committee Must Sanction Israel Over Its Genocidal War. popularresistance.org Like apartheid South Africa, Israel uses its participation in international sport as a tool for normalizing its systematic discrimination against Palestinians. In response, Palestinians are making the same calls for boycotts as black South Africans did. Palestinian civil society groups are urging us to isolate Israel and hold it accountable for breaches of international law and crimes against humanity. | The indiscriminate killing being conducted in Gaza, described by many as the first live-streamed genocide, is just the latest example of industrial-scale slaughter of Palestinians by Israel's leaders. In January…

Chris Townsend, MLToday. (2024-06-25). The Biggest Organizing Wave You Never Heard Of. popularresistance.org Nobody would pick the U.S. state of Virginia to be a trade union organizing hotspot. But that's what increasingly is happening, despite the fact that many of the unions and certainly the national AFL-CIO are oblivious to it. Richmond the state capital was once the capital of the Confederacy, and Virginia is in many ways the ideological and historical home of U.S. segregationist and anti-union bigotry. | Virginia is seeing a significant and remarkable expansion of its small but wily labor movement. In a labor movement urgently in need of new union organizing experimentation it would certainly be of value to consid…

Maureen Skehan, Workers' World. (2024-06-25). Boston: No Cops, No Corporations, No Pride In Genocide! popularresistance.org In the spirit of global solidarity with oppressed people's resistance, from Stonewall to Palestine, over 70 queer/trans, pro-Palestinian and pro-working class organizations in the greater Boston area united under the banner of "Liberate Boston Pride," demanding "No cops! No corporations! and "No Pride in Genocide!" (liberatebostonpride.wordpress.com/) | Endorsing organizations included Students for Justice in Palestine, United American Indians of New England, North American Indian Center of Boston, ACT UP Boston, BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) Boston, Democratic Socialists of America Boston, the Dyke March,…

Lewis Raven Wallace, Truthout. (2024-06-25). Queer Activists Are Making BDS A Key Question Of Pride This Year. popularresistance.org Every June, as rainbow boas and blue and pink banners unfurl, and jello shots and plastic cups of light beer tumble onto the streets, borne by tens of thousands of happy gays, a cultural battle ensues. Pride season is here, and everyone is pissed. | On one side of the battle, you have the corporate gays, the nonprofit-industrial complex of LGBTQ organizations, the glitzy and boozy Pride parades and parties, and the representation of gay and trans identity as a fully assimilated, capitalism-compatible lifestyle. | On the other, you have all of us who recognize that Pride emerged from a legacy of anti-police uprisi…

Pip Hinman, Susan Price, Chloe DS, Rachel Evans (2024-06-25). Isolate apartheid Israel, protesters say on 37th continuous week of protest for Palestine. greenleft.org.au For the 37th consecutive week protesters took to the streets around the country to protest Labor's complicity in Israel being able to continue its genocide in Gaza for nine months.

Staff (2024-06-25). Journalist Antony Loewenstein on Assange's Release, WikiLeaks & Israeli Drones Killing Gaza Reporters. democracynow.org We discuss the plea deal and release of Julian Assange with Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein, and the reaction in Assange's home country of Australia to his release and WikiLeaks's legacy, which he says helped open the door to whistleblowers and leakers in the era of digital journalism. Loewenstein, the author of The Palestine Laboratory, also discusses the state of press freedom in Israel's war on Gaza. The Israeli military doesn't view Palestinian journalists as journalists, he argues. Instead, it views them as "akin to terrorists" to justify its targeting of them, an…

Lucia Posteraro (2024-06-25). European financial institutions invest billions in arms companies that sell weapons to Israel. fidh.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-06-25). Academics call on PM to end Labor's Israel complicity. greenleft.org.au

Editor (2024-06-25). Jun 25, 2024. sitrepworld.info This Song Will Lift Your Spirit | Oceans — Hillsong United Julian Assange Is Free! by Joe Lauria 'Draft Notice' from the Shop of Horrors, by Dennis Kucinich Here It Comes, by James Howard Kunstler Putin's "war" to re-shape the American Zeitgeist, by Alastair Crooke Bring Back Capitalism !?, by Matt Taibbi Stumbling Into Ruin: Reflections on senescence, amnesia, and war, by John Leake Belief in eternal progress has been a driving element of liberalism for generations, by eugyppius We're all buying more nukes. Here are the five main reasons why, by Martin Jay American Pravda: JFK, LB…

David Giesen (2024-06-25). Tuesday 6/25: A Close Reading by Leo Tolstoy of POVERTY, BY AMERICA. indybay.org on line: ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/82330465191?pwd=HYB7va3R7hDegBbiamybmqE6qKaK5U.1

Geopolitical Economics (2024-06-25). A look inside China: Is this the most sovereign country on Earth? indybay.org Journalist Ben Norton discusses his experience living in China. | China went through a partial colonialization, a century of humiliation. | China is responsible for 3/4 of all poverty reduction and has lifted 800 million out of extreme poverty…

Tomasz Konicz (2024-06-25). Ukraine: Expansion of the battle zone. indybay.org Russia is vastly superior in this type of warfare — which resembles an industrially operated process of destruction — because the Kremlin can draw on far greater reserves. Putin's gamble on a war of attrition is paying off. It is not just about the superiority of tanks, artillery and ammunition, or about the increasing Russian air superiority. It is above all about manpower.

LaborFest (2024-06-25). LaborFest 2024 On 90th Anniversary Of The SF Gen Strike, Labor, Al & The Techno Fascists. indybay.org LaborFest 2024 schedule of events.

albawaba (2024-06-25). Gold prices in Qatar Today Tuesday, June 25, 2024. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Gold prices in Doha, Qatar, today, Tuesday, June 25, opened at QR 8,468.46 per ounce, according to Qatar-goldprice.com24-karat gold rates in Qatar Today: The price per gram of 24-karat gold in Doha stood at QR 272.15 today.22-karat gold prices in Doha Today: The price per gram of 22-karat gold in Qatar stood at QR 249.47 early today.21-karat gold rates in Qatar Today: The price per gram of 21-karat gold in Qatar stood at QR 238.13 at the start of the business day, today.18-karat gold prices in Doha Today: The price per gram of 18-karat gold in Doha opened at QR 204.11.14…

albawaba (2024-06-25). Gold prices in Jordan Today 25 June, Tuesday. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Gold prices in Amman, Jordan today opened at a selling price of JOD 1,648.068 per ounce, on Tuesday, June 25, not including taxes and fees.24-karat gold prices in Amman Today: The price per gram of 24-karat gold in Jordan stood at JOD 52.987 today.22-karat gold rates in Jordan Today: The price per gram of 22-karat gold in the Kingdom of Jordan stood at JOD 48.571 early today.21-karat gold prices in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Today: The price per gram of 21-karat gold in Jordan stood at JOD 46.363 at the start of the business day, today.18-karat gold rates in Amman Today

albawaba (2024-06-25). Gold prices in Riyadh Today 25 June 2024. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Gold prices in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today, Tuesday, June 25, opened at SAR 8,724.38 per ounce, according to saudigoldprice.com.24-karat gold prices in Riyadh Today: The price per gram of 24-karat gold in Saudi stood at SAR 280.38 today.22-karat gold rates in KSA Today: The price per gram of 22-karat gold in Saudi stood at SAR 257.01 early today.21-karat gold prices in Saudi Arabia Today: The price per gram of 21-karat gold in KSA stood at SAR 245.33 at the start of the business day, today.18-karat gold rates in KSA Today: The price per gram of 18-karat gold in Sau…

Ramzy Baroud (2024-06-25). Armed Vs. Peaceful Resistance — What You Need to Know about Muqawama in Gaza. counterpunch.org The word Muqawama in Palestinian lexicon does not need elaboration beyond the immediate meaning it generates among ordinary Palestinians. Only recently, and specifically after the Oslo peace accords and the sudden infusion of western-funded NGOs, did such terms as 'peaceful resistance' and 'non-violent resistance' begin to emerge within some circles of Palestinian intellectuals. These phrases,

Sam Pizzigati (2024-06-25). In France, a Bold New Take on 'Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité'. counterpunch.org France has rendered unto the world, over the past quarter-century, a distinct public service. Thanks to the trailblazing research of three French scholars — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman — we know much more about the world's maldistributed wealth than ever before. Could France now be on the brink of making another significant

Dean Baker (2024-06-25). The Labor Price of Gas is at Trumpian Levels. counterpunch.org The media have told us endlessly how people can no longer afford things due to higher prices and the fact that wages have risen more doesn't matter. I wouldn't want to disagree with the experts, but suppose we just did a little calculation about how much time it takes a typical worker to earn enough

Ashley Smith (2024-06-25). Answering the Call to Fight Injustice: An Interview with Barbara Smith. counterpunch.org Barbara Smith is one of the leading intellectuals and activists who developed the traditions of Black feminism. A part of a group of Black lesbian socialists, she co-authored the groundbreaking "Combahee River Collective Statement." A prolific writer, she has published many books and articles that have emphasized the interlocking nature of systems of oppression under

latintimes (2024-06-25). Asian Markets Rebound On Bargain-buying But Tech Worries Linger. latintimes.com With US data indicating the world's top economy remains in rude health and the jobs market still tight, investors remain unsure about the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates, with debate centred on when — or even if — it will cut this year.

latintimes (2024-06-25). Hot Cocoa Prices Bring Sweet Profits, Danger To Ecuador Producers. latintimes.com After the Ivory Coast and Ghana, Ecuador is the world's third-largest cocoa grower, producing some 420,000 tons a year.

Imran Mulla (2024-06-25). UK election 2024: Is a unified pro-Gaza challenge to Labour emerging in Blackburn? middleeasteye.net UK election 2024: Is a unified pro-Gaza challenge to Labour emerging in Blackburn? | Former candidate Tiger Patel has urged his supporters to back the Workers Party's Craig Murray, leaving two rival pro-Gaza candidates in the race – as pressure mounts for one to stand down | | Tiger Patel an…

Areeb Ullah (2024-06-25). Akhmed Yakoob: Can the 'TikTok Gaza lawyer' unseat Labour's Shabana Mahmood? middleeasteye.net Akhmed Yakoob: Can the 'TikTok Gaza lawyer' unseat Labour's Shabana Mahmood? | Yakoob has a sizeable following on social media and has placed the war on Gaza at the centre of his election campaign in Birmingham's Ladywood | | Akhmed Yakoob came third in the West Midlands mayoral race, winning…

Connor Freeman (2024-06-25). EU Approves Military Aid to Ukraine Drawn From Frozen Russian Assets. news.antiwar.com European Union foreign ministers have approved, for the first time, the transfer of approximately ‚Ǩ1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military and financial aid to Kiev, using interest profits drawn from frozen Russian central bank assets. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made the announcement on Monday, as reports say Washington is preparing to send Ukraine …

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-06-25). Ethiopia and EU discuss ways to strengthen parliamentary links. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia and the European Union (EU) discussed possible ways to strengthen existing parliamentary collaborations, the mission of that European political community reported today.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-06-25). UN confirms deployment of experts for elections in Venezuela. plenglish.com Four experts will travel to the country at the beginning of July to provide an independent internal report on the general development of the elections scheduled for next July, the spokesman for the Secretary General (António Guterres), Stéphane Dujarric, announced at a press conference. | The news coincides with the completion of a technical evaluation announced weeks ago by the organization's Secretariat. | In accordance with United Nations regulations, the Electoral Expert Panels do not issue public evaluative statements on the general conduct of the electoral process or its results. | This assistance mechanism…

Pressenza New York (2024-06-25). Inflation, economic crisis and uncertainty in Bangladesh. pressenza.com In January 2009, when the Awami League came to power through a landslide victory in December's general elections, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina saw terrorism and militancy as key factors threatening the security of the entire region. During the 2001-2006 rule of the Al Qaeda-connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its coalition partner—the pro-Islamist and pro-Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) — the country had become a safe haven for terrorists and jihadists. | By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury | Within a couple of weeks of assuming office, Sheikh Hasina declared an all-out war against terrorism an…

Germán Gorraiz López (2024-06-25). Is a socio-economic paradigm shift inevitable on planet Earth? pressenza.com Western society is characterised by the reign of hedonism and nihilism, as opposed to the critical spirit and culture of effort of the 20th century, because it is made up of individuals who are dependent on material goods and who form a homogeneous, uncritical mass that is easy to manipulate by the ruling classes. | To produce these consumer goods, the world's leaders have opted for the uncontrolled consumption of raw materials and fossil fuels to feed the production machinery, ignoring deforestation, uncontrolled pollution and the waste generated, which would already plunge us into a dangerous vortex of CO2 incr…

tvbrics (2024-06-25). Ethiopia aims to achieve 8.3% economic growth in the current fiscal year. tvbrics.com The strategy will continue efforts to reduce inflation and modernise market infrastructure…

DPA (2024-06-25). EU ministers approve US$1.5 billion Ukraine military aid using Russian assets. scmp.com European Union governments agreed to use in profits from Russian frozen assets for arms and other aid to Ukraine, sparking Hungarian anger.

unitedEditor (2024-06-25). 5 questions 5 answers on the EU Parliament elections. uwidata.com Europeans looking for an alternative What impact did the economic situation have on the election results? The economic situation has had a significant impact on the results of the European elections. Economic hardships, such as the rising cost of living, rising energy prices and financial pressure on sectors such as agriculture, have influenced voter behavior. …

WSWS (2024-06-25). Australia: Queensland Labor government's desperate "cost-of-living" budget fails to reverse collapsing support. wsws.org Facing electoral defeat, and increasing hostility among workers, the Queensland budget's token measures attempt to mask a big business agenda.

WSWS (2024-06-25). An actor of the anti-establishment, Donald Sutherland, dies aged 88. wsws.org Unlike Jane Fonda, who has done everything in her power to make the public forget her onetime radical days and views, Sutherland retained a general hostility to capitalism until his death.

Luke Fletcher (2024-06-25). This is how Plaid Cymru would transform workers' rights. leftfootforward.org The past several years have been unimaginably difficult for the vast majority of people in the UK. | The cost-of-living crisis, inflation, soaring housing, food and energy costs, as well as the industrial disputes that followed in the wake of the resultant profiteering has meant that most have had little, if any, financial breathing room. | This gives the current General Election period a particular sense of urgency, an urgency that is both indicative of the need for a transformation in the way our society operates and yet neutralised by the hot air, bland delirium and lack of ambition from Westminster's gover…

greenleft.org.au (2024-06-25). Is Labor ramping up deportations of non-citizens? greenleft.org.au

Harrison Dressler (2024-06-25). In Praise of Laziness. socialistproject.ca Walter A. Ratcliffe, a

Staff (2024-06-25). France, the new Popular Front, hopes and contradictions. defenddemocracy.press By Dimitris Skarpalezos After the thunderous victory of the far-right "National Rally" in the French European elections, under the pressure of the mass of their supporters, the parties of the broader left formed a coalition for the parliamentary elections called the "New Popular Front" in reference to the Popular Front of communists and socialists …

Catherine ABSALOM (2024-06-25). Joint NGO letter on the European Union's macro-financial assistance to Egypt and human rights. fidh.org

Human Rights Watch (2024-06-25). Beyond Life Without Parole in the US: 2nd Chances Make Communities Stronger. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ruben R. was sentenced to life without parole for a crime he committed when he was 17 years old. Changes in law gave him the chance to go before the parole board, and he was found eligible for release. After coming home, Ruben taught himself carpentry skills, became a property manager, and worked part-time for a non-profit organization. In his spare time, he has gone back into prisons as a volunteer speaker, encouraging people to choose a path of self-improvement. Los Angeles, California. | © 2021 Chip Warren for Human Rights Watch…

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). Amex bullish on China credit card biz. ecns.cn American Express sees great potential in China's credit card market and is ready to further increase investment in the country as needed, said the head of the global financial services corporation's joint venture in China.

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). Nation sees surge in blue-collar work. ecns.cn China's job market is experiencing a surge in blue-collar professions, fueled by the nation's economic transformation and a growing need for skilled workers.

| Peter Boyle | (2024-06-25). Why ecosocialism is not just a good idea but a necessity. socialist-alliance.org As the climate emergency and extinction crises deepen, there is no choice but to struggle to democratise the economy so that it can be made to serve social needs and ecological sustainability. Peter Boyle reports.

newleftreview (2024-06-25). Sahra Wagenknecht: Condition of Germany. newleftreview.org Interview with a prominent leader of the German left on the state of her country, currently the epicentre of converging crises—geopolitical, economic, environmental. With politics swerving right under an SPD-led government, flux and refoundation on the left.

Editor (2024-06-25). Cuba tells the United States there is only one Cuba. mronline.org Far from being a sign of the U.S. government softening its economic and financial siege on Cuba and contributing to help Cuba's private sector, this new policy attempts to destroy the core of the ideological makeup of Cuban socialism.

Eileen Kinch (2024-06-25). MC USA Archives welcomes a new collection of MEDA materials. anabaptistworld.org Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) was born in 1953 out of the desire to provide support to Mennonite immigrants to Paraguay after World War II. What started with a small collection of U.S. business owners who wanted to encourage Mennonite businesses in Paraguayan colonies in the Chaco region has blossomed into a multi-national economic development …

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). Low-altitude economy hitting new heights. ecns.cn As the low-altitude economy gains traction nationwide, local governments across China are exploring region-specific ways to leverage their unique strengths and create their own industry clusters.

jamanetwork (2024-06-25). FDA Announces Increased Oversight of Some Diagnostic Laboratory Tests. jamanetwork.com The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin supervising laboratory-developed tests more closely due to concerns that they do not always provide accurate results, the agency recently announced.

Hannah Davenport (2024-06-25). Damning analysis reveals shocking rise in child poverty under Tories. leftfootforward.org New analysis has revealed the devastating rise of child poverty in working families in Britain under the Conservative government. | The Trades Union Congress (TUC) found that between 2010 and 2023, the number of children growing up in poverty in working households has increased by a staggering 44 per cent. | This is on average an increase of over 1,300 a week and refers to households with at least one parent in work. Children growing up in poverty in working households now account for 69% of all children in poverty, while making up for nearly a quarter of all children in working families. | In 2023, there wer…

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). U.S. lens on investments to hinder AI, chip sectors. ecns.cn Washington's latest proposal to restrict and monitor U.S. companies' and individuals' investments in key technologies in China will jeopardize the global artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains.

greenleft.org.au (2024-06-25). Quixotic regulation: Australia's eSafety commissioner capitulates. greenleft.org.au

Stu Becker (2024-06-25). After 150 years, Black residents of Sandbranch, Texas, still have no running water. peoplesworld.org SANDBRANCH, Texas—The residents of the predominantly Black and low-income Texas community of Sandbranch can't drink the water from their taps because it's too polluted. Raising awareness and organizing a fightback against the situation was the focus of Southern Sector Rising's second annual Juneteenth Celebration here on June 19. For more than 150 years, the people …

aljazeera (2024-06-25). 'Britain's on its knees': The broken UK town backing Nigel Farage. aljazeera.com Clacton, with high unemployment and low immigration, looks set to finally deliver the right-wing populist to parliament.

aljazeera (2024-06-25). Kenya police fire water cannons and tear gas at finance bill protesters. aljazeera.com Kenyan police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons at protesters angry over tax rises and spending cuts.

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). MOFCOM deplores U.S. government plan to curb outbound investment in Chinese technology firms. ecns.cn China's Commerce Ministry on Monday hit back at the U.S.' plans to curb new U.S. investment in critical Chinese tech industries, saying China firmly opposes the U.S.' coercive move and reserves the right to take counter measures.

Frank Chen,Ji Siqi (2024-06-25). Chinese premier rebuffs 'bloc confrontation', talks up open markets in 'Summer Davos' address. scmp.com In a keynote address to the 'Summer Davos' forum, Chinese Premier Li Qiang offered a strong critique of Western trade restrictions while also pitching the country as a welcoming place for overseas firms.

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). Global governance school set to boost country's role on world stage. ecns.cn The Shanghai University of International Business and Economics inaugurated the School of Global Governance, the first of its kind in Shanghai, on May 27, with the aim of training young talented Chinese to work in the global arena.

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). (W.E. Talk) British scholar: China is better placed to cope with possible dangers of AI. ecns.cn The development of AI should be regulated, and compared to the United States, China is better placed to cope with the possible dangers of AI, said David McLellan, author of Karl Marx: A Biography, in the latest W.E. Talk.

Editor (2024-06-25). How Karl Marx influenced Abraham Lincoln and his position on slavery & labor. mronline.org If resistance to the Slave Power was the reserved watchword of your first election, the triumphant war cry of your re-election is Death to Slavery.

unitedEditor (2024-06-25). 5 questions 5 answers on the EU Parliament elections. unitedworldint.com Europeans looking for an alternative What impact did the economic situation have on the election results? The economic situation has had a significant impact on the results of the European elections. Economic hardships, such as the rising cost of living, rising energy prices and financial pressure on sectors such as agriculture, have influenced voter behavior. …

newleftreview (2024-06-25). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

GABIK (2024-06-25). New KZN Finance MEC shuts down Treasury's secondary office. sanews.gov.za New KZN Finance MEC shuts down Treasury's secondary office | Newly appointed KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC, Francois Rodgers, has started to demonstrate his commitment to ensure effective spending of the budget by closing down the office on the 9th floor of The Marine Building in Durban. | Rodgers said the closure of the leased offices will save the KZN Treasury an estimated R1 million a year, which will be directed to other strategic service delivery needs of the department in supporting the province. | Rodgers said his main priority was to stabilise the finances of KwaZulu-Natal and work with the Treasury team, as…

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). Chinese visitors to Dubai seen surging. ecns.cn There has been a significant surge in Chinese tourists to Dubai, the city's Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) said during a roadshow in Shanghai last week.

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-06-25). AI and employment. mronline.org This problem, it must be noted, relates exclusively to the application of AI under capitalist conditions; but, capitalism being the reality over much of the world, the threat of AI to the working people remains extremely serious.

G. Bin Zhao (2024-06-25). How to read China's economic report card for the first 5 months of 2024. scmp.com While some sectors may be holding back China's economic recovery, the country's long-term outlook shows promise.

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). China's unilateral visa-free policy boosts Polish netizens' searches for China tourism. ecns.cn Searches for China-related keywords on travel platforms by Polish users increased by 40 percent compared to the previous day, according to media reports, following China's decision on Monday to implement a 15-day unilateral visa-free policy for Polish citizens.

Mark Gruenberg (2024-06-25). On the anniversary of Roe's demise, abortion rights are a major election issue. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The second anniversary of the Supreme Court's guillotining of the national constitutional right to an abortion is—or should—remind voters their decisions in this November's election, up and down the ballot, will determine not only whether that right may be restored, but so much more. Abortion rights, worker rights, living wages, Social Security's and Medicare's future, …

Bloomberg (2024-06-25). US TikTok ban could hit Oracle's revenue and profit, cloud provider warns. scmp.com A law in the US that would ban hosting TikTok if ByteDance does not sell would 'adversely impact' Oracle if it cannot redeploy capacity, the company said.

greenleft.org.au (2024-06-25). Labor's 'Community Improvement Districts' bill hands property owners special say over public space. greenleft.org.au

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). China to further open up market for foreign businesses. ecns.cn China will further open up its vast domestic market for foreign businesses through a slew of measures.

The Independent (2024-06-25). CSOs identify key opportunities in the Shs72 trillion budget. independent.co.ug The non-governmental organisations call for strong anti-corruption measures and debt reduction Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the umbrella of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), have identified several opportunities in Uganda's new Shs72 trillion budget. They emphasize investments in human capital development, peace and security, infrastructure, wealth creation, and …

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2024-06-25). Government debt is symptom, not cause. mronline.org Developing country governments are being blamed for irresponsibly borrowing too much. The resulting debt stress has blocked investments and growth in this unequal and unfair world economic order.

Abul Rizvi (2024-06-25). Labor commits to strengthening regional migration. independentaustralia.net

ecns.cn (2024-06-25). (W.E. Talk) How to meet the challenges posed by AI using Marxism views. ecns.cn In the latest W.E. Talk with China News Service, Xu Feng, deputy director of the United Front Theory Department at the Central Institute of Socialism, said that the answer to the question of whether there will be an emergence of autonomous consciousness as a result of AI's autonomous learning is still controversial, and the standards and criteria for examining it are varied.In his opinion, there is still a high probability that humankind will be able to control AI as much as possible and make it work for humankind and will not rapidly go in the direction of alienation and dissimulation."ÄÄ"&…

UMMID (2024-06-25). Safety and Security key concerns why millionaires migrating from India. ummid.com Safety and Security are the main reasons why thousands of millionaires are migrating from India to other countries, international investment migration advisory firm Henley & Partners revealed in a report.

greenleft.org.au (2024-06-25). Will NSW Labor's 'once in a generation' plan fix the housing crisis? greenleft.org.au

Bárbara Gómez (2024-06-25). Exigen en Rusia sacar a Cuba de lista ilegal elaborada por EEUU. radiohc.cu Moscú, 25 jun (RHC) El Partido Comunista de la Federación de Rusia -PCFR-, emitió una declaración este martes en la que exige excluir a Cuba de la lista de estados que según Washington patrocinan el terrorismo, y poner fin al bloqueo contra la nación caribeña.

María Candela (2024-06-25). Actores económicos: una mirada a los datos. radiohc.cu La reciente edición de la convención y feria internacional Cubaindustria 2024 fue espacio propicio para fortalecer la industria cubana, sin dudas, y como parte del tejido empresarial, los actores económicos en toda su diversidad también tuvieron su espacio.

Staff (2024-06-25). Informa Minsap sobre presencia del virus de Oropouche en nueve provincias y 23 municipios del país. cubadebate.cu La confirmación de la presencia del virus de Oropouche en nueve provincias y 23 municipios de Matanzas, Mayabeque, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de àÅvila, Holguín, Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba y Cienfuegos, a partir de muestras estudiadas en el laboratorio nacional de referencia del Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí (IPK), activan los sistemas sanitarios en la Mayor de las Antillas.

Staff (2024-06-25). Comienzan los Play Off de la 63 Serie Nacional de Béisbol el próximo jueves. cubadebate.cu El jueves comienzan los Play Off de la 63 Serie Nacional de Béisbol. En esa jornada, Pinar del Río se enfrentará a Sancti Spíritus a las 2: 00 p.m. en el estadio Capitán San Luis, y a las 6: 30 p.m., Santiago de Cuba tendrá un duelo con Industriales en el Guillermón Moncada.

Staff (2024-06-25). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).

Eric Toussaint (2024-06-25). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

GRAIN (2024-06-25). Free trade frenzy: the hidden costs of South Asia's economic gamble. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-06-25). How Israel wages psychological warfare on Lebanon. newarab.com As From

newarab (2024-06-25). Keir Starmer has lost the British Arab voter. He doesn't care. newarab.com As Keir Starmer's Labour Party readies itself to form a new government on July 5, there are many lingering uncertainties and blurred lines. Are the party's plans ambitious enough to meet the nation's needs? Will Starmer make a stand or continue to flip-flop between policies? Is the forthcoming election victory merely a castle made of sand? | One element however is crystal clear: Labour has irrevocably lost the support of the 500,000-strong Recent polling b…

newarab (2024-06-25). Progressives fear a Bowman loss in NY could empower big money. newarab.com On the eve of the New York Democratic primary race, progressives are expressing concern that if Representative These concerns come as Bowman trails his opponent, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, in recent polls by around 17 points, following months of heavy spending by right-leaning political action committees. | "This election is not about Jamaal versus Mr. Latimer. This election i…

newarab (2024-06-25). Jordan police detonate explosives hidden in Amman warehouse. newarab.com Jordanian security forces said they uncovered and detonated explosives hidden in a commercial warehouse in an industrial area southeast of the capital Amman on Monday that security sources say were part of an Iran-linked plot to Witnesses earlier said security forces had sealed the Abu Alanda area in a wide scale security operation two days after authorities announced they had detonated explosives uncovered in another location in the capital. The authorities said the explosives found on Monday were hidde…

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). UK Muslims gravitate toward independent candidates. presstv.ir British Muslims have traditionally voted Labour; however the party's stance on the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza has cast doubt on that support in the upcoming general elections.

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). US interests will be targeted if Israel attacks Lebanon, warns Iraqi resistance. presstv.ir The secretary general of Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance movement says the US interests in West Asia will be targeted in case Israel wages military aggression on Lebanon.

presstv.ir (2024-06-25). Geoeconomic implications of Iran's Rasht-Caspian railway. presstv.ir The project is a driver of economic activities and a catalyst in the creation of logistics centers and distribution of goods, which will generate added value along the corridor and increase the country's transit capacity and income.

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