(2024-07-17). Australian Labor government exploits Trump assassination bid to intensify witch hunt against anti-genocide protests. wsws.org Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and key ministers have maliciously linked the Trump shooting to the ongoing protests in Australia against the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2024-07-17). Delas report exposes PSOE-Sumar-Podemos collaboration with Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org It is another devastating exposure of the imperialist militarism and support for genocide of the Socialist Party-Sumar government and of its accomplices in Podemos.
(2024-07-17). US Naval Efforts Falter as Yemen's Blockade Bankrupts Israel's Eilat Port. mintpressnews.com Despite the formation of a multinational naval coalition led by the United States, the Israeli-controlled Port of Eilat has reportedly gone bankrupt and is seeking a government bailout. The situation underscores the failure of U.S.-led efforts against Yemen's Ansar Allah—known pejoratively as the Houthis—blockade in the Red Sea, enforced until Israel ends its war on Gaza. | "It must be acknowledged that the port is in a state of bankruptcy,"
(2024-07-17). Washington seeks to overturn Indonesia's traditionally non-aligned position. infobrics.org Indonesia continues developing deep economic ties with China.
(2024-07-17). UK: Labour MP Zarah Sultana tables amendment calling for end of Israel arm sales. middleeasteye.net 
UK: Labour MP Zarah Sultana tables amendment calling for end of Israel arm sales | Proposed amendment to the first King's Speech under Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls on British lawmakers to uphold international law | | Sultana is considered to be on the left wing of the ruling Labour Party (Briti…
(2024-07-17). Labour Friends of Israel backs UK's restoration of Unrwa funding with caveats. middleeasteye.net 
Labour Friends of Israel backs UK's restoration of Unrwa funding with caveats | The influential group wants the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to eventually transfer its functions to the Palestinian Authority | | Palestinians flee from a Unrwa school targeted by an Israeli air strike (Reuters/Ra…
(2024-07-17). Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis. newarab.com 
Tunisia's prime minister urged European countries on Wednesday to increase financial assistance to his country and others to help tackle the flow of Tunisia has faced protests by local residents and extra financial costs over migrants arriving from other countries in the hope of
(2024-07-17). New Labour government's priorities set out in King's Speech. newarab.com 
(2024-07-17). With bank infrastructure in ruins, Gaza gets a crypto lifeline. newarab.com 
(2024-07-17). Truth Dies: Uhuru 3 Trial May Set Dangerous Precedent For Free Speech. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided seven properties connected to the African People's Socialist Party/Uhuru Movement and fabricated charges against three prominent members: Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Jesse Nevel, Chair of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement, and Penny Hess, Chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee. They are facing up to 15 years in jail for speaking out against the proxy war in Ukraine. Their trial is currently scheduled for September 3. Clearing the FOG spoke with Penny Hess and Leonard Goodman, a criminal defense attorney with the Uhuru Legal Team. Mr. Goodman made the point that if this trial…
(2024-07-17). Will Immigrant Workers In Britain Win Europe's First Amazon Union? popularresistance.org Workers at fulfillment center BHX4 in Coventry, central England, cast votes July 8-13 for the GMB union to negotiate over pay, hours, and working conditions with the Amazon bosses. The results are expected July 17. | The watershed vote comes after a long, bruising battle; Amazon tried U.S.-style stalling and union-busting tactics. Meanwhile the workers have taken 37 days of strike action in two years. They've grown their union to 1,400 members, established a stewards network, and built multiethnic solidarity. In the U.K., workers can become dues-paying members before union recognition is attained.
(2024-07-17). Donald Trump Is Not A 'Threat To The Deep State'. popularresistance.org An issue that I often try to avoid is domestic US partisan politics. It's very frustrating to talk about US politics because people tend to be very dogmatic and very partisan. They pick a party, the Republicans or the Democrats. They defend them no matter what. They treat the political party like a sports team or a superhero that can do no wrong. This is despite the fact that ironically the Republican and Democratic parties share a lot of their policies in common. The foreign policy that they carry out is 95% the same in this bipartisan orthodoxy. Their economic policy is the same. And yet people get angry if you…
(2024-07-17). A New Era Of Endless Labor Shortages? popularresistance.org Every so often a publication comes along that more or less perfectly captures the Zeitgeist of world business elites. So it was on the 26th of June when the McKinsey Global Institute issued a new report: "Help Wanted: Charting the Challenge of Tight Labor Markets in Advanced Economies." | The message its few pages of charts and text deliver is dire indeed: "Labor markets in advanced economies today are among the tightest in two decades, not merely a pandemic-induced blip but rather a long-term trend that may continue as workforces age." | This constraining labor market, the report claims, "means forgone economic…
(2024-07-17). Kenya's Youth Are Rising Up Against U.S.-IMF Control and Aren't Backing Down. thealtworld.com The Kenyan people successfully defeated a deeply unpopular finance bill that threatened to worsen Kenya's already-dire poverty and inflation. After massive protests that turned violent, President William Ruto withdrew the bill that the U.S. and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were imposing, which would have dealt the most intense austerity policies in Kenya's history. | To explain how the IMF traps countries like Kenya in cycles of debt and why these measures fail the Kenyan people, Dr. Chelwa joins the show. Dr. Chelwa is a Professor of Political Economy at the Africa Institute and Senior Fellow at Tricont…
(2024-07-17). IMF boosts China's growth outlook to 5 percent for year. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its forecasts for China's economic growth to 5 percent this year and 4.5 percent next year, according to its July 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update released on Tuesday.
(2024-07-17). More nations interested in joining BRICS. ecns.cn Following its expansion at the beginning of this year, BRICS is increasing its appeal to developing nations, which analysts said reflects the common desire of the Global South to build a more just and equitable world order against Western dominance.
(2024-07-17). Large-scale water recycling project launched in Shanghai. ecns.cn A collaborative agreement on the utilization of reclaimed water was inked between China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd and Shanghai Chengtou Group Corp on Tuesday.
(2024-07-17). Efforts to draw more foreign investment. ecns.cn China is set to intensify its efforts to attract and harness foreign investment, with a specific focus on removing market access restrictions in the manufacturing industry and introducing pilot measures to expand the opening-up of the service sector.
(2024-07-17). IMF raises GDP growth forecast for China. ecns.cn The IMF on Tuesday raised China's GDP growth forecast for 2024 to 5 percent in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), pointing to a steady rebound in domestic consumption and a surge in exports.
(2024-07-17). Maiwan Water Conservancy project capped in Hainan. ecns.cn Located at the junction of Chengmai County and Tunchang County in Hainan, the Maiwan Water Conservancy project with a total investment of 7.364 billion yuan ($1.16 million) was finishedon Tuesday.
(2024-07-17). Provincial-level regions urged to do more to attract overseas money. ecns.cn Major provincial-level regions that serve as magnets for foreign investment across China should remain open to innovative ideas and models that stay ahead of the curve and adapt to changing global dynamics and emerging economic trends to better attract foreign capital.
(2024-07-17). China's economy plays an important role of anchor and source of strength: FM. ecns.cn Despite the rising instability and uncertainty in the global economy, China's economy withstood the pressure and played an important role as an anchor and source of strength, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press conference on Tuesday.
(2024-07-17). AI, Guaranteed Income, and the "Which Way Is Up?" Problem Afflicting Our Elites. cepr.net Leading media outlets like the New York Times, The Atlantic, and New Yorker have about as much concern for intellectual consistency as TikTok videos. In very serious and somber tones they will warn the rest of us about a major problem and then in the next issue, or the next article, present a story that …
(2024-07-17). Crisis in the West, Opportunity for the Rest? counterpunch.org 
Thirty years ago, U.S. corporate capital, along with the Clinton administration, envisioned globalization, achieved through trade, investment, and financial liberalization, as the spearhead of its greater domination of the global economy. Wall Street and Washington were wrong. It was China that was the biggest beneficiary of globalization and the United States one of its main victims.
(2024-07-17). How the Knowledge Economy and Science Bolster Cuba's Socialist Revolution. counterpunch.org 
Cuba and Cuban science gained acclaim worldwide for producing their own very effective Covid-19 vaccines. The achievement stood out among nations of the Global South. The feat reflects Cuba's development over decades of a formidable scientific establishment engaged in the development and marketing of biologic products oriented to healthcare mostly, and also to food production.
(2024-07-17). Letter from London: Offshore Man and the Wages of Foresight. counterpunch.org 
Another four people died last week after their dinghy capsized in the Channel. 'When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream,' once said former Beatle John Lennon. Attempting foresight, our new UK Home Secretary
(2024-07-17). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…
(2024-07-17). The center will not hold. indybay.org The existing late capitalist ideology in the center of society, the tattered national identity, is being driven to barbaric extremes in reaction to the crisis. Neo-liberalism, with its social Darwinism and economic nationalism, provided the springboards that the new right used.
(2024-07-17). Wednesday 7/24: Understanding Gaza – 1948: Creation & Catastrophe. indybay.org SEIU 521 Union Hall, 517 Mission St, Santa Cruz…
(2024-07-17). Labor Union Sues UC for Awarding Contract to Company that Covered Up Worker's Death. indybay.org Labor Union Sues University of California for Awarding $120,000,000 Contract to Company that Covered Up Worker's Death…
(2024-07-17). Unprecedented inequality in the 'billionaire raj'. mronline.org 
The 'billionaire raj' of the reform period has emerged to be far more unequal than the 'British Raj'.
(2024-07-17). UnitedHealth reports $7.9 billion Q2 profits as protesters decry coverage denials. nationofchange.org Protesters reiterated their commitment to fighting for healthcare justice, emphasizing the need for systemic changes.
(2024-07-17). Chick-Fil-A Is Running a Child Labor Summer Camp. otherwords.org "Summertime, and the living is easy, fish are jumping, and"… wait a minute, what is this? | It's a summer camp for kids — but with a disturbing corporate twist. Some outlets of Chick-fil-A, the fast food chicken chain, are now promoting a summer camp where children as young as 5 can learn "how to be a Chick-fil-A worker." | Isn't this fun? The corporation says that while the chickadees won't actually be doing the work of regular employees, they will learn how to "take orders, deliver orders, make drinks, and be a hostess." | Of course, the little campers don't get paid — indeed their families must p…
(2024-07-17). Hurricane Beryl shows the lethal consequences of monopoly power. peoplesworld.org 
HOUSTON—An estimated 13 people are dead and hundreds of thousands of Houston residents remain without power and vulnerable to the Texas summer more than a week after Hurricane Beryl first struck. The storm serves as another painful reminder of the destructive power of climate change that has been exacerbated by the purchased political power of …
(2024-07-17). Chile strengthens trade relations with Paraguay. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Strengthening commercial relations and direct foreign investment are among the priorities of President Gabriel Boric who is on an official visit to Paraguay on Wednesday.
(2024-07-17). Diaz-Canel meets with Belarusian prime minister. plenglish.com The Cuban head of State wrote on his X profile that he had a pleasant and fruitful meeting with the Belarusian prime minister and conveyed warm greetings to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. | Diaz-Canel and Golovchenko highlighted the potentialities to strengthen ties in the agri-food, biopharmaceutical, industrial, and financial sectors, the Cuban president wrote on the same social platform. | On Wednesday morning, Golovchenko visited the Fidel Castro Center in Havana, an institution dedicated to the study and dissemination of the life, work, and thought of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.
(2024-07-17). Argentine Economic Center reports deterioration of the labor scenario. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine labor scenario is going through a process of deterioration, reflected in the loss of 170,695 jobs in five months, according to a report from the Center for Economics and Politics of Argentina (CEPA).
(2024-07-17). Cuban lawmakers debate government measures to boost economy. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Wednesday explained to lawmakers the progress of the main actions announced by the Government to correct distortions and re-boost the economy.
(2024-07-17). Belarusian prime minister visits Fidel Castro Center in Cuba. plenglish.com At the center, dedicated to the study and dissemination of the life, work and thought of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, the visitor was briefed about the characteristics of the facility by Director René González Barrios, and toured its exhibition and interactive rooms. | On Tuesday, Golovchenko was received by his Cuban counterpart, Manuel Marrero, at | Havana's Convention Center, where both leaders confirmed the excellent state of mutual ties. | During his meeting with Golovchenko, Marrero highlighted the potential of economic and trade relations, mainly in sectors like food production, the medica…
(2024-07-17). Ethiopia's coffee exports generate over US$1.4 billion in revenue. tvbrics.com 
Coffee exports boost the country's economy positively…
(2024-07-17). Conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen leaves the San Francisco Symphony: The profit system once again proves incompatible with serious art. wsws.org Salonen came into conflict with the board over budget cuts and other cost-cutting measures, which he perceived as dangerous to the artistic health and well-being of the orchestra.
(2024-07-17). French New Popular Front's attempt to form government collapses. wsws.org The collapse, amid bitter infighting between the Socialist Party and France Unbowed, betrays the expectations of all those who voted for the NFP to oppose both Macron and the far right.
(2024-07-17). Chinese leadership meets amid mounting economic problems. wsws.org Data which reveal the slowdown of the economy express deep-going structural problems that now confront the government as it tries to change the course of policy.
(2024-07-17). UK Labour's King's Speech promises nothing for workers. wsws.org There is no reason to believe that even the paltry agenda set out by Starmer's Labour Party will be met, given the crisis-ridden world situation and the government's total commitment to British imperialism and its escalating, ever more expensive, wars.
(2024-07-17). China battens down the hatches for blustery trade winds as odds of Trump victory rise. scmp.com With the chances of Donald Trump's return to the White House growing by the day, China is making ready for the rough trading climate that would likely follow his victory.
(2024-07-17). Elon Musk says he will move companies out of California over trans law. aljazeera.com Billionaire says he will relocate headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas over parental notification law.
(2024-07-17). 5,000 cr wedding in a country where 80 cr wait for free ration to survive. ummid.com The Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant marriage which is likely to cost Rs. 5,000 crore may be seen by some as India's growing economic prowess similar to the claims of India being the 5th largest economy, it however hides more realities than it reveals.
(2024-07-17). China's retailers cash in on Trump's close call with souvenir T-shirts. aljazeera.com Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu are selling apparel featuring image of a bleeding, fist-pumping Trump.
(2024-07-17). Uganda, France strengthen trade, diplomatic ties. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has hailed the cooperation between Uganda and France in the areas of trade, investment and diplomatic relations as a formidable uniting factor that ought to be fostered for further growth. "We are looking forward to increasing the trade volumes between our two countries …
(2024-07-17). Exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui found guilty of fraud in US trial. scmp.com The fugitive tycoon was convicted after raising over US$1 billion from online followers, then spending the money on luxury goods like a red Lamborghini.
(2024-07-17). 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.
(2024-07-17). Rebuilding Britain's approach to international development? independent.co.ug 
How the new Labour government should do it London, UK | IAN MITCHELL | The Labour party was elected with the largest majority in over 27 years at the UK's July 04 general election. Its manifesto committed to "regain Britain's global leadership on development" with a headline to "modernise" and a mission to "create a world …
(2024-07-17). Temple University engineers tap into the powers of soy to heal wounds. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? At a laboratory benchtop surrounded by bins of funnels and syringes, robotic parts, beakers, microscopes and other machines, Temple University bioengineer Not much larger than a postage stamp, it felt smooth and weightless. | "Right now, it looks like a solid white fabric," Gerstenhaber said, but i…
(2024-07-17). Puja Khedkar: IAS success story that actually is not. ummid.com Not alone the wealth and properties Pooja Khedkar, who is also a doctor with MBBS degree, is reportedly possessing, her family background is also debated following the controversies after controversies surrounding her Civil Services selection and consequent appointment as Assistance Collector in Pune.
(2024-07-17). African aviation sector sees growth amid challenges in Q2 2024. independent.co.ug 
Even with Nigeria releasing almost 98% of the funds that were blocked in the country, the continent continues to grapple with blocked funds ANALYSIS | AENCIES | African aviation industry continued to show resilience and growth in the second quarter of 2024, navigating economic challenges and seizing opportunities. Airlines across the continent sustained their recovery, driven …
(2024-07-17). Is the world economic order changing? aljazeera.com The US has dominated the global economy for decades. But globalisation is facing a backlash.
(2024-07-17). 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.
(2024-07-17). Gov't Releases UGX 6 Trillion for FY Quarter One Activities. plusnews.ug 
The government has released up to 5.899 trillion Shillings for various activities in the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. A bulk of the funds will finance the non-wage bill with an allocation of 3.371 trillion Shillings, followed by the wage bill at 1.990 trillion Shillings, among other allocations. Of this, 323.50 billion Shillings …
(2024-07-17). Five Below's CEO and president steps down amid weak sales. whyy.org Five Below said Tuesday that its CEO and President Joel Anderson has stepped down amid languishing sales at the discount retailer catering to teens. | The Philadelphia-based company, which has been wrestling with slower spending by its lower-income shoppers and increasing theft, also cut its financial outlook for the current quarter. | Five Below said long-time executive Kenneth Bull will serve as interim president and CEO, effective immediately, while the board searches for a permanent chief executive. Bull has been with the company for nearly two decades, including 11 years as chief financial officer and most r…
(2024-07-17). Chinese-made T-shirts cash in on Trump's defiant response to shooting. aljazeera.com Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu are selling apparel featuring image of a bleeding, fist-pumping Trump.
(2024-07-17). Kenya's protests as metaphors. independent.co.ug 
#OccupyParliament, #RejectFinanceBill are an opportunity for a new mode of emancipatory democracy COMMENT | JOEL MUKISA | If you asked a think-tank team leader or a social sciences professor at Kabarak or Nairobi University if they anticipated the scale and popularity of the protests that rocked East Africa's economic powerhouse Kenya recently for two weeks, they …
(2024-07-17). 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.
(2024-07-17). Las 3 del día: Díaz-Canel aborda temas económicos con los diputados y otras noticias (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Sean bienvenidos a Las 3 del día, el podcast donde les pondremos al tanto de lo más relevante que ha sido noticia en Cuba y el mundo este martes 16 de julio. En este capítulo la periodista Yilena Héctor nos acompaña con el resumen informativo de la jornada.
(2024-07-17). Jul 17, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Laudate Dominum de Mozart y Aleluya de Haendel Erik Prince Gives Detailed Assessment Of Secret Service Failure, by Tyler Durden We Must Question the Attempted Assassination of Trump, by Derrick Broze Why We'll Never Know What Really Happened in Butler, PA, by Ron Paul (Trump) In Search of an A-Team, by John Leake They Think We Are Stupid, by Aaron Kheriaty In the wake of a fatal shooting and attempted assassination of Donald Trump.. by Matt Taibbi On grounding mechanisms: Avoid untethered schizophrenia — Neoliberal Feudalism Bipartisan Support for More Genocidal Nuclear Weapons, by Bill…
(2024-07-17). Diputados debatieron sobre propuesta de política para la emisión de la norma sobre la empresa estatal socialista. cubadebate.cu Reunidos en sesión conjunta de varias comisiones, con la presencia del presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel y del presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Esteban Lazo, los parlamentarios recibieron información y debatieron sobre la propuesta de política para la emisión de la norma sobre la empresa estatal socialista, presentada por la viceministra de Economía y Planificación, Yohana Odriozola Guitart.
(2024-07-17). 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).