(2024-07-13). US Exploits Animosity Towards Migrants To Demonize Socialist Countries. popularresistance.org The Republican party has been waging a blatantly racist campaign to criminalize migrants. Instead of pushing back on that narrative, the party that purports to be for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Democrats) is exploiting this racist anger to discredit a country it has targeted for regime change—Nicaragua—apparently for not sufficiently suppressing the rights of migrants. As Congresswoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) told a Biden administration representative at a recent hearing, "We agree on the end goal." This is part of a relentless campaign to punish countries that dare to resist Washington's agenda w…
(2024-07-13). AES First Summit: Burkina Faso President Delivers Historic Speech. popularresistance.org On 6th July 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially created the Alliance of Sahel States Confederation. | In this historic address, Captain Ibrahim Traoré delivers a powerful and inspiring speech at the 1st Summit of Heads of State of AES (African Economic and Security) Member Countries With a focus on unity, economic cooperation, and regional security, Captain Traoré emphasizes the importance of collaboration among member states to foster sustainable development and stability across the continent. His speech highlights key initiatives and strategies to enhance economic growth, strengthen security measures,…
(2024-07-13). NATO Summit: Not A Shield But A Bloodied Sword. popularresistance.org The pressing question we are required to grapple with today is the question of why? What lies at the root and what is the common denominator responsible for mankind's abject failure to achieve the vision set out in the U.N. Charter? | Upon due consideration, we are left in no doubt that, fundamentally, the series of conflicts that have come to define our existence are a consequence of the drive by one ideological bloc to dominate and impose a particular political, economic and value system onto a world defined by its diversity of languages, cultures, histories and traditions. | The result is the normalization of…
(2024-07-13). Climate In The Crosshairs. popularresistance.org NATO spent $1.34 trillion dollars on the military in 2023, an increase of $126 billion in one year.1 It is therefore accelerating the climate crisis in a decade that the UN Secretary General António Guterres has called 'climate crunch time', where urgent action is needed on 'every front'.2 | NATO is currently responsible for 55% of total global military spending. In October 2023, TNI, Tipping Point North South and Stop Wapenhandel published, Climate Crossfire – How NATO's 2% military spending targets contribute to climate breakdown. This report examined the climate impact of NATO's 2% GDP target for spending on t…
(2024-07-13). Zionism and government attacks on the UAW. workers.org 
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at press conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2023. The United Auto Workers union is under attack by the federal government. A court-appointed monitor, imposed after major corruption scandals were brought to light, is conducting an investigation of alleged financial . . . |
(2024-07-13). Women in Gaza three times more likely to die during childbirth, experts warn. electronicintifada.net Israel's targeting of hospitals, along with extreme hunger and lack of medicine, put pregnant women and their babies at critical risk.
(2024-07-13). President Maduro Eliminates 2% Tax on Large Financial Transactions. orinocotribune.com During a National Council of Productive Economy session, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro repealed the 2% tax on large financial transactions (IGTF) that was applied to foreign currency transactions. He also asked the Venezuelan tax and revenue agency SENIAT to increase its efficiency in collecting other existing taxes. | "I am signing the decree to eliminate ipso facto the 2% IGTF tax. We are already in a position to do so, and we need to increase the efficiency of the collection of other taxes that already exist, adapted to the need to produce more. We need to raise internal taxes and increase the efficiency…
(2024-07-13). Jul 13, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
VOCES8: Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré Fredwitz on War II, by Fred Reed Operation DAWN, by Scott Ritter Why Is the West Preparing for War? by Paul Craig Roberts The Mainstream Worldview Is A Mass-Produced Artificial Psychosis, by Caitlin Johnstone Is the first amendment "out of control"? by el gato malo, Tim Wu The Moral & Strategic Bankruptcy of US Policy in Gaza and Ukraine, by John Mearsheimer Richard Falk Is "Deeply Pessimistic About the Future of the Country," by Kevin Barrett Biden: Strategic Projections of Confidence, by Yves Smith Biden Praises 'Vice President Trump' During…
(2024-07-13). Is Sir Keir Starmer the World Economic Forum's Prime Minister? expose-news.com Kier Starmer was invited to and attended the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos earlier this year while incumbent prime minister Rishi Sunak did not attend. Does this mean Starmer was …
(2024-07-13). What is the real aim of so-called pro-Palestinian activists? expose-news.com Iran's Islamist dictatorship provides financial support to pro-Palestinian protests in several Western countries, including the United States and Sweden, according to the American intelligence service. These demonstrations, which were sparked after the …
(2024-07-13). Countries are purchasing vaccines in preparation for a bird flu pandemic. expose-news.com Yesterday Nature published an article summarising what countries are doing to prepare for a bird flu pandemic. Wealthy nations are purchasing vaccines against H5N1 influenza and boosting surveillance. Nature expressed no concern …
(2024-07-13). Zelensky government prepares further social cuts ahead of new debt negotiations. wsws.org Ukraine is now the second largest debtor to the IMF after Egypt. Its agreements entail mass privatizations and further reductions in already minimal social spending.
(2024-07-13). Indonesian government attacks wages through phony public housing scheme. wsws.org Workers already face precarious employment and low wages as the capitalist class seeks to extract greater profits.
(2024-07-13). European Central Bank official sounds warning on growth of private credit. wsws.org Private credit institutions in Europe hold more financial assets than banks and other traditional sources of finance.
(2024-07-13). Western Australian teachers' union pushes through sell-out wages and conditions deal. wsws.org The union apparatus worked to intimidate teachers and school workers who were outraged by the deal, threatening an even worse outcome through government-mandated arbitration if it was voted down.
(2024-07-13). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-13). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-07-13). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-07-13). US empire, global capitalism and the 'internationalisation' of states. links.org.au Rather than globalisation weakening states, domestic states have become more important than ever.
(2024-07-13). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com European Atherosclerosis Society Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration. Familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and adolescents from 48 countries: a cross-sectional study. Lancet 2024; 403: 55—66. In this Article, the European Atherosclerosis Society Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration list and the appendix have been updated. These corrections have been made to the online version as of July 11, 2024.
(2024-07-13). Refine WTO subsidy rules on green items. ecns.cn Further efforts are needed to improve the WTO rules on subsidies for green products in order to prevent some economies from politically maneuvering global trade regulations"ÄÇ…
(2024-07-13). Industrial Wind Power: Infant Industry Not. wattsupwiththat.com "The infant industry argument is a smoke screen. The so-called infants never grow up." (Milton and Rose Friedman, Free to Choose, 1979, p. 49)…
(2024-07-13). Failed Firms and CV Boasts — Little-Known New Reform UK MP's Past Comes Under Scrutiny. bylinetimes.com 
In his Reform UK website bio, he states: "I grew up in Basildon, worked hard, and went on to study economics at university. From there, I was recruited by tier 1 banks. | "Since then, I have facilitated billions of dollars in business deals across sectors including energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing for both global corporations and developing country governments. I achieved this by fostering relationships, understanding the legal documentation, and getting the numbers right." | But some of the numbers and documents don't seem to add up. | His biography also adds: "My professional journey has included…
(2024-07-13). GBA's trade with Central Asia rises. ecns.cn The China-Central Asia freight train service has been favored by both domestic and foreign customers due to its all-weather, stable, quick and efficient operations, he said.
(2024-07-13). Foreign trade hits new high in first half. ecns.cn China's total goods exports and imports reached a new high in the first half of the year.
(2024-07-13). Las 3 del día: Nuevos decretos leyes prevén regular funcionamiento de actores económicos no estatales en Cuba (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Sean bienvenidos a Las 3 del día, un podcast de Cubadebate con el resumen de lo que ha sido noticia en nuestra web durante la semana que concluye. Yo soy Yunier Sarmientos y le invito a que se quede escuchando hasta el final. °Ya comenzamos!
(2024-07-13). Personalidades y organizaciones argentinas rechazan medida contra Cubana de Aviación. cubadebate.cu Elaborada por el Movimiento Argentino de Solidaridad con Cuba, el Club de Periodistas Amigos de la isla, la Agrupación de Graduados en esa nación caribeña y la Unión de Residentes Cubanos, la misiva repudia dicha medida, tomada en el marco de la aplicación del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por Estados Unidos.
(2024-07-13). 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).
(2024-07-13). Israel facing 'collapse' as 46,000 businesses shuttered due to Gaza war: Report. presstv.ir Israel is on the brink of 'collapse', with 46,000 businesses forced to close as a result of the Tel Aviv regime's war on Gaza.