(2024-08-22). 'Sandwiched' caregivers show need for improved welfare state. mronline.org 
Our economy and society are heavily dependent on unpaid care work, disproportionately performed by women.
(2024-08-22). Can Kamala Harris help boost the world's largest economy? aljazeera.com The economic vision set out by Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris is in the spotlight.
(2024-08-22). Bernie Sanders calls economic inequality America's unspoken crisis at Progressive Central 2024. nationofchange.org At the Progressive Central 2024 conference, Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal emphasized the urgent need to address income and wealth inequality, arguing that these issues remain largely ignored in national discourse despite their profound impact on American society.
(2024-08-22). Bernie Sanders calls economic inequality America's unspoken crisis at Progressive Central 2024. nationofchange.org At the Progressive Central 2024 conference, Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal emphasized the urgent need to address income and wealth inequality, arguing that these issues remain largely ignored in national discourse despite their profound impact on American society.
(2024-08-22). Ethiopia highlights strong bilateral economic cooperation with China. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide, reportedly welcomed a delegation led by the Chinese Deputy Minister of Commerce, Sheng Qiuping, on which occasion he highlighted the strong bilateral economic cooperation in the last two decades.
(2024-08-22). New Cuban Missile Crisis-like episode on the way – this time in Germany. infobrics.org Beyond economic suicide, Europe is now placing itself at risk, militarily. With the deployment of American nuclear warheads to Germany, the world becomes a less safe place, and the future looks darker.
(2024-08-22). Labor to Trump: You can't be anti-union and claim you're pro-worker. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—"Workers in their unions are the biggest exercise in democracy," declared Julie Su, acting Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration, during the second Labor Council session at the DNC on Wednesday. The opposing ticket in the presidential race, Trump-Vance of the Republican Party, have claimed that their platform represents the working families in the …
(2024-08-22). 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).
(2024-08-22). South African national health laboratory recovered after cyber-attac. plenglish.com According to a statement issued today by Deputy Minister of Health Joe Phaahla, the Ministry thanks the NHLS for its swift and tireless efforts to restore its laboratories to full operational capacity, following a successful and comprehensive rebuilt of its information technology systems and infrastructure. | More than 70 percent of healthcare decisions depend on those services, he recalled, so the restoration of operations is a commitment with the country's public healthcare attention. | The NHLS is described in the text as the backbone of South Africa's public health, whose networked system serves more than 85…
(2024-08-22). DNC 2024 LIVE: Beyond the Hype. youtube.com 
Watch BreakThrough News for special LIVE coverage of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, in collaboration with @freespeechtv and Act TV. Hosts Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek will be joined by a panel of special guests bringing analysis and perspectives you won't see in the corporate media. BT's Kei Pritsker will report from outside the DNC …
(2024-08-22). Fight Labor's attack on the CFMEU. socialist-alliance.org 
Labor's new laws appointing an administrator with absolute dictatorial powers to run every branch of the Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union is the most serious attack on a union in living memory, argues Sam Wainwright.
(2024-08-22). The Best Families: Enduring Ruling-class Alibis. counterpunch.org 
Defenders of ruling elites have seldom been satisfied with the argument that the rich deserve their wealth because of their grudging willingness to provide jobs for everyone else. Very commonly, the tendency is to celebrate the rich and powerful as being different kinds of people from the rest of us—suggesting that they built their gigantic companies up from scratch by their own almost miraculously superior knowledge, relentless drive, and willingness to make tough calls.
(2024-08-22). Kamala Harris signals support for billionaires tax amid growing wealth inequality. nationofchange.org This endorsement marks a crucial step in addressing the widening wealth gap in the country, particularly as billionaires continue to amass vast fortunes while millions of Americans struggle financially.
(2024-08-22). Kamala Harris signals support for billionaires tax amid growing wealth inequality. nationofchange.org This endorsement marks a crucial step in addressing the widening wealth gap in the country, particularly as billionaires continue to amass vast fortunes while millions of Americans struggle financially.
(2024-08-22). Chevron and Israel: Profits above human rights. mronline.org 
Big oil and gas company Chevron is deeply entwined with the Israeli state.
(2024-08-22). 75 Years Ago, the KKK and Anti-Communists Teamed up to Violently Stop a Folk Concert in NY. counterpunch.org 
Few Americans today know about the events that occurred 75 years ago in the small Hudson Valley community of Peekskill, New York. That's where a riot broke out at a folk concert that marked a significant turning point in the political landscape of…