2024-08-28: News Headlines

Edward Carver, Common Dreams. (2024-08-28). 'Anti-Worker' Trudeau Forces Arbitration On Rail Union. popularresistance.org The Canadian government on Thursday moved to end a lockout of workers at the country's two major rail corporations by forcing the two sides into arbitration, drawing sharp criticism from the union, which is challenging the move, and left-leaning political figures, including an ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out about 9,300 engineers, conductors, and yard workers starting Thursday morning, shutting down the vast majority of the country's freight operations—a major disruption to the national economy and supplies chains across Nort…

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). China-Africa cooperation boosts continent's green transition. ecns.cn The green economy is a cornerstone of Africa's future development, and collaboration between China and Africa in this sector will play a crucial role in facilitating Africa's green transition, experts said.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). China adjusts duty-free policy to boost consumption. ecns.cn Chinese authorities issued a notice on a duty-free policy adjustment on Tuesday, under which a dozen downtown duty-free shops in first- and second-tier cities.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). Rising industrial profits propel recovery. ecns.cn China's industrial profits rose in July at their fastest pace in five months, propelled by stable industrial production and robust new growth drivers, official data showed on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). China firmly opposes Canada's EV tariffs. ecns.cn China will take all necessary measures to defend the legitimate rights and interests of its companies, said the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). Central-local fiscal ties in the spotlight. ecns.cn China is expected to make more efforts to optimize the fiscal relationship between the central and local governments, thereby strengthening fiscal sustainability while ensuring macroeconomic adjustment capability.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). More efforts urged to reap RCEP benefits. ecns.cn Global experts and leaders called for higher utilization rates under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, and making collective efforts to unleash the full potential of the framework for economic prosperity for all.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). SGS bond to lift yuan's global profile. ecns.cn A renminbi-denominated bond that will fund sustainability-linked, green and social activities, has been listed in Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany, marking the latest step in boosting the global presence of the Chinese currency.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). More than a market, China is a strategic cornerstone. ecns.cn Driven by China's rapid growth, demand for sustainable solutions and role as an innovation hub, China is not just a market for the company, but a global strategic cornerstone, said a senior executive of Trane Technologies.

aljazeera (2024-08-28). A dangerous precedent? Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest stokes speech war. aljazeera.com Tech founder's arrest in France highlights debate about whether platforms are responsible for the speech of their users.

noemail (2024-08-28). The Care Crisis: How Child and Elderly Care Costs Shape Presidential Agendas. devdiscourse.com The cost of caring for children and the elderly is pushing women out of the workforce, straining family finances, and slowing economic growth. As the economy becomes a key theme in the presidential election, Democratic and Republican candidates offer differing solutions to these challenges.

Hayley Brown, Sylvia Allegretto, Center for Economic, Policy Research. (2024-08-28). Workers, Unchecked: The Case For Card Check This Labor Day. popularresistance.org The process of union certification is a critical area of labor rights, acting as a precursor to collective bargaining. One method, card check, simplifies this process by allowing workers to express their desire for union representation through majority sign-up. Because it reduces opportunities for employer interference and expedites union certification, card check has come under significant fire from those who oppose unions. | Card check is a quick and efficient way for workers to indicate whether they want to be represented by a union. Workers who desire a union simply sign authorization cards indicating their s…

tvbrics (2024-08-28). Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia to strengthen their economic ties by establishing new business council. tvbrics.com The work of the business council will be aimed at improving trade and investment opportunities between the two countries…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-08-28). Djibouti denouncee US economic blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Djibouti, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the Presidency of Djibouti, Mohamed Abdillahi Wais, denounced the policy of economic, commercial and financial blockade implemented by the United States against Cuba and the Caribbean island's inclusion on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-08-28). Cuba prepares quality school year despite economic situation. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Despite Cuba's complex economic scenario, the country is not giving up on guaranteeing the quality of the 2024-2025 school year, which will begin on September 2.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-08-28). Saudi-Ethiopian Business Council to strengthen economic ties. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia will strengthen their economic ties by improving trade and investment opportunities through the establishment of a new business council for the period 2024-2028, Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported.

newleftreview (2024-08-28). 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.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-08-28). Cuba prepara curso escolar de calidad pese a situación económica. radiohc.cu La Habana, 28 ago (RHC) Pese al complejo escenario económico que atraviesa Cuba, el país no renuncia a garantizar la calidad del curso escolar 2024-2025, a iniciarse el 2 de septiembre próximo.

Maria Calvo (2024-08-28). Djibouti denunció bloqueo económico de Estados Unidos contra Cuba. radiohc.cu Djibouti, 28 ago (RHC) El secretario general de la Presidencia de Djibouti, Mohamed Abdillahi Wais, denunció hoy la política de bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero aplicada por Estados Unidos contra Cuba y su inclusión en la lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo.

noemail (2024-08-28). Jharkhand CM Soren Waives Electricity Bills for Poverty-Stricken Families Amid Political Turmoil. devdiscourse.com Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced a waiver of old electricity bills for families living below the poverty line. Speaking at a gathering in Dumka on Tuesday, Soren said, "Our government is providing 200 units of free electricity and, in the first phase, will waive off all old electricity dues of the poor who do not file Income Tax Returns. The government will also assess middle-class families, aiming to send a zero rupee bill to every household."

Barbara Expose (2024-08-28). Labour Decides To Create Fear — But The British Public See Through Their Agenda. expose-news.com Keir Starmer, a man who has fallen into power, by default, has, in a few months, managed to destroy and divide a once great and proud United Kingdom. While the everyday, hardworking, …

MEE staff (2024-08-28). UK government wants police to start recording non-criminal hate incidents. middleeasteye.net UK government wants police to start recording non-criminal hate incidents | Move by Labour government designed to tackle increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic abuse | | Police officers stand guard outside the Southport Islamic Society Mosque in Southport, northwest England, on 31 July 2024 (AFP…

The Independent (2024-08-28). Equity Bank Uganda re-affirms commitment to GROW Project. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda, one of the partners of the GROW project which is being spearheaded by the ministry of gender and labour, World Bank and PSFU, have customised several of their services to suit ordinary women interested in loans. Women entrepreneurs will be able to access a minimum of 4 …

newleftreview (2024-08-28). 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.

Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes. (2024-08-28). Work To Rule And Open Bargaining Back Down Kroger Warehouse Bosses. popularresistance.org Teamsters in an Indiana grocery warehouse scored big this year with a contract campaign like never before. They organized in five languages and sported a multilingual union button. They opened up bargaining sessions for any member to come observe—on the peak day, 150 showed up. They even pulled off a daring work-to-rule action the week before bargaining kicked off, to start from a position of strength. The final night, June 30, negotiations came down to the wire, stretching past the midnight contract expiration deadline. Some members were itching to walk.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). Police boost transnational collaboration. ecns.cn The Ministry of Public Security will strengthen collaboration with law enforcement departments in other countries to crack down on transnational crimes targeting Chinese citizens, Vice-Minister Qi Yanjun said on Tuesday.

WSWS (2024-08-28). Meeting: Oppose Australian Labor government's cuts to international students and tertiary education jobs. wsws.org Labor's offensive against international students is already eliminating jobs in universities, as well as private colleges.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2024-08-28). Palestina: Cine para la infancia de los campamentos en Gaza °Colabora! indybay.org Palestina: Cine para la infancia de los campamentos en Gaza | informe y convocatoria a la solidaridad sin fronteras! Difunde y colabora!

Staff (2024-08-28). 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).

Staff (2024-08-28). The future of China, the danger of a collapse of human civilization and the need of a "5th International" defenddemocracy.press By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos (*) Shortly before his death, in a series of writings, Samir Amin unfolded the two issues that were mainly of concern to him. The first was the non-subjection of China to financial globalization, that is, to the totalitarian power of world financial capital; also the non transformation of the Chinese land into …

The Independent (2024-08-28). Gulu residents call for quick completion of cancer Centre. independent.co.ug Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu City have asked Parliament to prioritise the completion of the regional cancer centre in the new financial year describing the rising cases of cancer patients in the region as distressing. According to the Laroo-Pece Member of Parliament, Hon. Charles Onen more than 10,000 cancer patients were registered …

WSWS (2024-08-28). One fifth of world's youth not in employment, education or training. wsws.org These conditions testify to the powder keg that is Africa and indeed vast parts of the world. Youth-led protests have broken out in several countries over recent months calling for political change.

hindustantimes (2024-08-28). Israel Army's Situation Worsens In Gaza: 9th IDF Soldier Confirmed Dead In Just 1 Week | Hamas. hindustantimes.com The Israel Defence Forces announced the death of one more soldier during combat in the Gaza Strip. On August 27, the Nahal Brigade's 932nd Battalion from Or Yehuda lost 19-year-old Staff Sergeant Amit Friedman. Friedman's death brings the total number of IDF's deaths in the ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza to 341.

Gloria Rubac (2024-08-28). Victory for immigrant rights organization in Houston. workers.org Activists with a longtime immigrant rights organization in Houston celebrated a victory on Aug. 23 after a judge dismissed a lawsuit that tried to revoke the group's nonprofit status and shut it down. Cesar Espinosa speaks at Houston immigrant rights protest. (WW PHOTO: Gloria Rubac) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton . . . |

Gloria Rubac (2024-08-28). Victory for immigrant rights organization in Houston. workers.org Activists with a longtime immigrant rights organization in Houston celebrated a victory on Aug. 23 after a judge dismissed a lawsuit that tried to revoke the group's nonprofit status and shut it down. Cesar Espinosa speaks at Houston immigrant rights protest. (WW PHOTO: Gloria Rubac) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton . . . |

WSWS (2024-08-28). Autoworkers need to communicate around the world and make a plan to fight back. wsws.org I have always been told my job is more secure than most because we are one of the most profitable plants for GM. This sense of certainty has dwindled rapidly.

WSWS (2024-08-28). Release comrade Bogdan Syrotiuk unconditionally and immediately! wsws.org The persecution of Bogdan demonstrates that the defense of democratic rights is inseparable from the mobilisation of the international working class against imperialist war and capitalism.

newleftreview (2024-08-28). 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.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). 'Trade war, industrial war, or tech war produces no winner' — says Ambassador Xie Feng. ecns.cn Amidst new circumstances and challenges, "scapegoating solves no problem, and trade war, industrial war or tech war produces no winner".

Paramjit Singh (2024-08-28). Peasants and Politics in Neoliberal India: The 2020-21 Peasant Movement. cadtm.org

WSWS (2024-08-28). Socialist Equality Group meeting on Wellington rail workers' dispute calls for rank-and-file committee. wsws.org The SEG in New Zealand held an online meeting to discuss the need for rail workers to form a rank-and-file committee, break from the union bureaucracy, and unite with workers internationally, following their rejection of a wage-cutting offer from Transdev and Hyundai Rotem.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-08-28). Cuban FM sends congratulations to his Venezuelan counterpart. plenglish.com "We will work together for the strengthening of the solid bonds of brotherhood that unite our peoples and governments," Rodriguez highlighted on social network X. | This Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced a transformation in the ministerial cabinet to advance in the new stage of transition to socialism. | In total, the head of State made 17 changes and ratified 20 positions, highlighting the ratification of Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who will also assume the Ministry of Petroleum. | Maduro stressed the importance of the team being integrated "to go to the great stage of the new…

Staff (2024-08-28). Colleges reopen amid nation-wide escalation of attack on free speech. defenddemocracy.press Originally published: World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) on August 23, 2024 by Josh Andrews (more by World Socialist Web Site (WSWS)) (Posted Aug 26, 2024) University and college students are returning to campus amidst a fall offensive launched against free speech. The ruling class is determined to put students "in their place" after they have …

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). HK to play greater role in modernization push. ecns.cn The seminars, attended by about 1,600 representatives from various sectors, featured two central government officials who outlined the key takeaways from the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

ecns.cn (2024-08-28). CPC leadership reviews measures on western region's development. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Friday to review policies and measures to open up a new vista in the large-scale development of China's western region. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-08-28). Debate in Chile on Fidel Castro's legacy to the youths. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Convened by the Communist Youth of Chile and the Movement in Solidarity with Cuba, a debate was held in this capital on the validity of Fidel Castro's thought nowadays, on his 98th birthday, August 13, 1926.

ecns.cn (2024-08-27). Mechanized farming boosts productivity in remote village. ecns.cn The reason for the increased productivity was that its farming equipment has been recently mechanized and a bumper harvest is expected this autumn as a result.

ecns.cn (2024-08-27). Forum: Shares will stabilize more in future. ecns.cn China's A-share market will further stabilize as long-term institutional investors inject more capital amid policymakers' support for their role in the capital market, said experts.

ecns.cn (2024-08-27). Jobs data spurs political response, focus on Fed. ecns.cn The recent massive downward revision of jobs created in the United States in a one-year period prompted political reaction and also raised questions on whether the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut interest rates.

tvbrics (2024-08-27). Egypt targets localising the production of raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry. tvbrics.com The initiative will help strengthen the country's economy…

Isidro Estrada Dela (2024-08-27). Guatemala hopeful of a 1.9 billion dollar a year investment. plenglish.com Economy deputy Minister Antonio Romero told La República newspaper that in June of this year there were 54 companies showing different degrees of interest in investing, while at present they have grown to 76, with some of them being capable of creating jobs. | According to Romero, Guatemala has an interest in light manufacturing for automotive parts and also in plants to produce electric vehicles. | In recent years, he noted, investments have mostly concentrated in the financial sector, a scenario that is likely to go on. | When explaining what makes Guatemala attractive to foreign eyes, the official explained th…

Dean Baker (2024-08-27). Yet Another in the Economy Is Bad Under Biden Series. cepr.net Yes folks, like other major news outlets the Washington Post is perfectly happy to ignore the data to tell you the economy is bad under Biden. Past entries in this series included the many pieces telling us young people have given up ever being able to own a home, even though the number of young …

aljazeera (2024-08-27). Australia caps international student numbers amid discontent over housing. aljazeera.com Education minister says enrolments to be limited to 270,000 in 2025 in bid to create 'a better and a fairer system'.

aljazeera (2024-08-27). Elon Musk's X tweaks chatbot after warning over US election misinformation. aljazeera.com Social media platform alters Grok after complaint it produced false information about ballot deadlines in US states.

infobrics (2024-08-27). BRICS+ as the Integrator of the Regions of the Global South. infobrics.org BRICS was originally created as a constellation of the regional leaders of the developing world. The economic imperatives of BRICS development and the opportunities offered by its unique cross-continental/regional format imply that BRICS is in a position to co-integrate the respective regional integration platforms and development institutions, in which BRICS economies are playing a leading role…

infobrics (2024-08-27). Malaysia Joining BRICS Offers Golden Opportunity for Universities and Research. infobrics.org Southeast Asia is witnessing a potential power shift with Malaysia's application to join the BRICS+alliance confirmed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. With Thailand's application under way as well, the grouping now lengthens its reach and could signal a significant shift in the region's economic and geo-political alignment in the Southeast Asia region…

Black Alliance for Peace (2024-08-27). AFRICOM Sponsors Terrorism in Africa? globalresearch.ca Since Niger and Mali exposed that Ukraine, a nation heavily reliant on the United States for military and economic support, is supporting terrorism in the Sahel, this has starkly exposed the contradictions inherent in AFRICOM's mission on the African continent. …

Editor (2024-08-27). China issues guidelines to ramp up green transition of economic, social development. mronline.org The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council have unveiled a set of guidelines to ramp up green transition in all areas of economic and social development.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-08-27). Russian trade delegation visits DPRK. plenglish.com KCNA reported on Tuesday that the team is headed by Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Roman Chekushov. | Upon arrival in this capital on Monday, the delegatation was welcomed by DPRK's External Economic Relations Minister Yun Jong-ho and the Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Russian Embassy, Vladimir Topeka. | North Korea and Russia have enhanced cooperation in several fields following the summits between their top leaders, Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin, held in Russia in September 2023 and the DPRK in June 2024. | During the latter, President Putin called for a review of the United Nations Security Counci…

Aaron Moselle (2024-08-27). The city has finally released its Sixers arena impact studies. Here's what they say. whyy.org For more than two years, residents and business owners in Chinatown have called the Sixers' arena proposal an " Consultants hired to independently evaluate the impact of the $1.55 billion project have reached a similar but less certain conclusion, saying in a new study that the controversial development "could potentially result in the loss of Chinatown's core identity and regional significance." | Released late Monday, the analysis raises concerns about increased traffic c…

Human Rights Watch (2024-08-27). Kazakhstan: Unjustified 'Financing Terrorism' Restrictions. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Protesters hold placards during an opposition rally in Almaty, Kazakhstan on February 28, 2021. | © 2021 RUSLAN PRYANIKOV/AFP via Getty Images | Authorities in Kazakhstan are misusing extremism and terrorism legislation to target peaceful government critics and others, in violation of international human rights law.People convicted on overbroad extremism and terrorism charges — even those who have not participated in, instigated, or financed violence — are automatically subject to wide-ranging financial restrictions that interfere with their economic and social rights.

Richard D. Wolff (2024-08-27). Why poverty reduction under capitalism is a myth. nationofchange.org Capitalists and their biggest fans have long argued that the system is an engine of wealth creation.

Editor (2024-08-27). Defend Fred Hahn. mronline.org Fred Hahn has been a steadfast and effective labour leader. Independent Jewish Voices and others are calling for solidarity and support for Fred.

Editor (2024-08-27). NATO, nukes and a New Cold War. mronline.org We are pleased to republish below a series of three articles by Kenny Coyle analysing the new Labour government's foreign policy, in particular the "progressive realism" espoused by Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

James Wright (2024-08-27). Starmer's team plans to strip Labour members of right to vote for party leader. thecanary.co Keir Starmer's team has reiterated plans to make it so only Labour Party MPs can vote for the next party leader, if the contest happens while Labour's in government. A senior Labour source said: There's a plan to bring a constitutional reform to conference that would cut out the membership for electing a leader when […] | By

infobrics (2024-08-27). Russia, China to Collaborate on Joint Scientific Station on Moon. infobrics.org Russia and China have planned to launch five joint missions to place modules in orbit and on the surface of the Moon…

Union of Concerned Scientists (2024-08-27). Video: A Nuclear Bunker Buster Bomb against Iran Would Initiate World War III, On the Drawing Board of the Pentagon. globalresearch.ca Introduction: | The video below produced in 2006 by the Union of Concerned Scientists in collaboration with the Pentagon reveals the consequence of the use of a Nuclear Earth Penetration Bomb in an attack on Iran. | This is an important …

Hayley Brown — Sylvia Allegreto (2024-08-27). Workers, Unchecked: The Case for Card Check This Labor Day. counterpunch.org The process of union certification is a critical area of labor rights, acting as a precursor to collective bargaining. One method, card check, simplifies this process by allowing workers to express their desire for union representation through majority sign-up. Because it reduces opportunities for employer interference and expedites union certification, card check has come under

Ian Afflerbach (2024-08-27). The Story of the Scab: How Organized Labor Shames Its Traitors. counterpunch.org Over its long history, the American labor movement has displayed a remarkably rich vocabulary for shaming those deemed traitors to its cause. Some insults, such as "blackleg," are largely forgotten today. Others, such as "stool pigeon," now sound more like the dated banter of film noir. A few terms still offer interesting windows into the

Maria Calvo (2024-08-27). Cuba y Dominicana fortalecerán colaboración en gestión hídrica. radiohc.cu Santo Domingo, 27 ago (RHC) Una delegación del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) de Cuba visita República Dominicana, donde desarrolla una agenda de trabajo dirigida al fortalecimiento de la colaboración en la gestión sostenible de los recursos hídricos, informaron hoy fuentes oficiales.

David Bacon (2024-08-27). California's Wealthy Wine Industry Routinely Endangers Health of Its Workers. truthout.org From mid-August through mid-November, the grape harvest in California's North Bay wine country coincides with the state's wildfire season. Every night at midnight during those 12 weeks, workers in bandanas and face masks walk quickly into the vineyards. For the next eight or 10 hours, as the darkness slowly becomes dawn, they practically run down the rows. Their curved knives cut grape bunches… |

United World International (2024-08-27). Backlash from German voters and no more aid to Ukraine. unitedworldint.com Posted by by United World International 6 Min Read August 27, 2024 By Deniz Yƒ±ldƒ±rƒ±m The energy crisis, rising food and rent prices, the highest inflation in the last 70 years… The cost of supporting Ukraine is becoming more burdensome every day. Since February 2022, the German government has allocated approximately 34 billion euros in …

Guest Blogger (2024-08-27). Newsom Blames Oil Companies for Gas Prices, His Own Energy Czar Disagrees. wattsupwiththat.com "How many times have we found gouging and collusion? Anybody?"

Dave Skretta (2024-08-27). Kelces cash in: Travis and Jason Kelce take popular 'New Heights' podcast to Amazon's Wondery. whyy.org Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, former Eagles center Jason Kelce, are taking their popular "New Heights" podcast to Amazon's Wondery under a three-year deal that gives the company exclusive advertising sales and distribution rights. | The financial terms of the deal were not immediately available, though some reports put the total at nine figures. The deal, announced by Wondery on Tuesday, will begin with…

Josh Boak (2024-08-27). Harris campaign highlights affordable housing, inflation plans. whyy.org Vice President Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, highlights her plan in a new minute-long ad released Tuesday that uses her personal experience, g…

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2024-08-27). Money or Your Life. counterpunch.org Money or Your Life. Alphonse Daumier's caricature of the Europeans ready to kill Greece unable to pay back the money it borrowed primarily from England, February 15, 1850. Public Domain In 2009, Greece had a deficit of 6 percent of GDP. But concocted statistics made the deficit 12.5 percent of GDP. This higher deficit became

Adam Barrington, organizer with Railroad Workers United (2024-08-27). NTSB report on East Palestine, Ohio, rail derailment shows the need for public ownership of railroads. liberationnews.org The derailment is a story which exemplifies capitalism's wanton destruction of human life in the pursuit of profit.

Fred Schulte (2024-08-27). After Industry Uproar, Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling. truthout.org A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an "uproar" from the industry, newly released court filings show. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the draft regulation in January 2014. The rule would have required health plans… |

ecns.cn (2024-08-27). Road stretches on sea in Guangxi. ecns.cn The 13-kilometer-long road, which crosses the bay, divides the sea between Qinzhou Port and Sanniang Bay, with the western side planned for urban industrial development and the eastern side left for the white dolphins.

Al-Ittihad (2024-08-27). Israeli police shut down Communist Party HQ to disrupt anti-war activities. peoplesworld.org HAIFA, Israel—The Israeli police and Netanyahu's Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attacked the Israeli Communist Party, closing its headquarters in the city of Haifa to stop the party from organizing anti-war and anti-genocide activities. The police summoned Reem Hazan, secretary of the party's Haifa region, for a second time Monday afternoon and interrogated her about …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-08-27). Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez: "These are Times of Unity and Firmness in the Face of Imperialism and the Oligarchies" libya360.wordpress.com Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez Speech by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the 11th Extraordinary Summit of the ALBA-TCP, from the Palace of the Revolution, on August 26, 2024, "Year 66 of the Revolution" (Shorthand Versions — Presidency of the…

C.J. Atkins (2024-08-27). Macron aligns with fascists to block New Popular Front government. peoplesworld.org Almost two months after the New Popular Front won France's parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a new tactic in his effort to delay allowing the left-wing coalition to form a government: joining forces with the fascists. The snap elections of early July put the NPF—an alliance of the French Communist Party (PCF), La …

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