(2024-08-30). Sino-U.S. talks in Sept seen creating clarity on trade policy path. ecns.cn Senior officials from China and the United States will hold the second round of the deputy minister-level meeting of the China-U.S. commerce and trade working group in Tianjin on Sept 7 to exchange views about economic and trade policy concerns.
(2024-08-30). The Heat: Global Economy. america.cgtn.com 
The IMF says the economy is set for modest growth over the next two years amid cooling activity in the United States, a bottoming-out in Europe and stronger consumption and exports for China. Meanwhile, global growth is expected to remain stable at 3.2% this year, ticking up slightly to 3.3% in 2025. | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a Professor at the University of International Business and Economics. |
(2024-08-30). Chinese bond market surge points to economic and financial problems. wsws.org Due to the lack of investment opportunities, money has been flooding into the bond market, pushing up prices and thereby lowering the yield, or interest rate on government debt.
(2024-08-30). Bangladesh Confidential: Notes on the 2024 Quota Reform Movement and July Revolution. counterpunch.org 
(2024-08-30). 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.
(2024-08-30). Violence and low salaries drive Serbian teachers to protest at the beginning of new school year. peoplesdispatch.org Education workers in Serbia are planning industrial action as the new school year begins, driven by widespread violence and unresolved income disputes…
(2024-08-30). Museveni, Among disagree on 4-acre model plan for Northern Uganda. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has told the Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among to stop discouraging locals from adopting the implementation of the four-acre model farming initiative within Northern Uganda. The 4-acre model farming initiative was rolled out by President Museveni and seeks to boost household income through the utilization …
(2024-08-30). 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.
(2024-08-30). Could a major DWP PIP change mean Labour is about to follow through on Tory reforms? thecanary.co In September, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will roll its suite of functional health assessments into one. Specifically, this means that DWP contractors will look at claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), as well as the health-based component of Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) through one singular assessment. While the move […] | By
(2024-08-30). Peter Stefanovic has just exposed a shocking bit of news about Labour. thecanary.co 
Lawyer and social justice campaigner Peter Stefanovic has just published one video that won't be making it into the hallowed early hour TV showings of Good Morning Britain (GMB). That's because, the days of Boris Johnson and his merry band of serial lying hard-right Tory successors have lost the keys to number 10. In their […] | By
(2024-08-30). Australian anti-war whistleblower David McBride passes one hundred days behind bars. wsws.org The militarist Labor government is directly responsible for the imprisonment of the courageous whistleblower and the draconian conditions in which he is being held.
(2024-08-30). Australia: Sri Lankan asylum seeker dies after self-immolation, amid protests against Labor's brutal anti-refugee regime. wsws.org The horrific incident was an outcome of the cruel and unlawful policies of the federal Labor government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
(2024-08-30). October 7 Has a Prehistory. counterpunch.org 
In belatedly disposing of teaching materials long after retiring, I came across a cutting from the Guardian Weekly (that convenient pre-internet medium for far-flung colonials, comprising articles from the UK Guardian, the Le Monde and the Washington Post). The cutting was a review of David Montgomery's The Fall of the House of Labor; the issue, 22 May 1988. But wait, there's something on
(2024-08-30). Green Production Meets High-Performance Broadcasting in 2024 Wings for Life World Run. devdiscourse.com TVU Networks collaborated with Red Bull Media House to deliver live transmission of the 2024 Wings for Life World Run, showcasing the harmony between green production and high-performance broadcasting. This partnership ensured flawless global coverage of the world's largest running event, attracting 265,818 participants from 169 countries, spanning 192 nationalities.
(2024-08-30). 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).
(2024-08-30). NYC's food delivery workers are sweltering in the heat — and demanding more protection. grist.org 
New York City, the city that never sleeps, is also an incredibly hard place to take a break — if your job is jetting across town on a bike delivering takeout and groceries. "As things stand, there isn't a designated place for us to rest while working," Antonio Solis, an app-based delivery worker from Veracruz, Mexico, who moved to New York City five years ago, said in an interview in Spanish. "A lot of workers live in Queens or the Bronx, and they have to go as far as Manhattan for work." Rather than ride the 10 or 20 miles home, they look for small pockets of shade in parks and plazas, or shell out for…
(2024-08-30). China releases first lunar science multimodal large language model. ecns.cn China's Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, released world's first "Lunar science multimodal large language model" on Thursday.
(2024-08-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you're planning a Labor Day gathering outdoors, remember that food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you're expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person's immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, discusses the risks associated with listeria and what summertime foods should be avoided by those who are expecting….
(2024-08-30). Not yet time for sovereign wealth fund: South African president. independent.co.ug 
CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said that while the government remains committed to building a sovereign wealth fund, now is not the most favorable time for its immediate establishment. He made the remarks during an oral reply session at the National Assembly of Parliament in Cape Town, …
(2024-08-30). States are falling behind in using IRA funding to advance climate action. grist.org 
(2024-08-30). Dear Ugandan Taxpayers, WHY? And FOR HOW LONG? independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) government of Uganda is out here doing good like a shifty-eyed Father Christmas in August — sprinkling favors like tax waivers worth UGX13.391 billion to eight taxpayers. The eight taxpayers: J2E Investment Corporation Limited (J2E), Nicontra Limited, Busoga University, Nkumba University, Makerere Business Institute, Kisiizi Hospital …
(2024-08-30). "Beauvoir and Belle: A Black Feminist Critique of The Second Sex" — Book Review. mronline.org 
Belle and Beauvoir proves to be a much needed contribution on a neglected topic. Importantly, it comes at a time when theorists are calling for both greater conceptual clarity on how systems like capitalism and racism interact as well a return to the thought of Black women Marxists and communists.
(2024-08-30). 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.
(2024-08-30). Esther McVey condemned for comparing smoking ban with Nazi Germany. leftfootforward.org Former Tory minister Esther McVey has been condemned for comparing the government's plans to extend the smoking ban with Nazi Germany. | McVey posted a famous poem about the Holocaust on X, the MP for Tatton shared a section of Martin Niemoller's 1946 poem: "First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. | "Then they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me." | Below it, the MP for Tatton wrote: "Pertinent words re Starmer's smoking ban." | McVey was widely condemned for her…
(2024-08-29). Beware the Green/Labor 'super profits' tax — it could be coming to ruin an economy near you. onlineopinion.com.au The super profit is thought to be 'surplus to requirements' so the government might as well take it away and redistribute it to someone who needs it.
(2024-08-29). The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans. otherwords.org As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. | Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their low opinion of the economy, widespread asset poverty, and ongoing economic inequality between Black and white households. | The best Black economy in generations, in short, isn't enough. To overcome centuries of inequality, we'll need dedicated publi…
(2024-08-29). In the Last 18 Months Food Prices Have Risen by Just Over One Percent, So The Guardian Tells Us How to Cope with Rising Food Price. cepr.net 
Yes, I am serious. The media have no intention of allowing the data to get in the way of their bad economy stories. So not that food prices have pretty much stopped rising, the Guardian is coming to the rescue to tell readers how they can cope with rising food prices. Here's the picture on …
(2024-08-29). CEPR Sanctions Watch August 2024. cepr.net 
In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering August 2024: On third anniversary of US withdrawal, experts reflect on sanctions-fueled humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; Nearly 50 members of Congress call to end Cuba's Terror designation; Fareed Zakaria writes that Trump-Biden "maximum pressure" policy on Iran has failed; "North Koreans are battling food shortages, a sanctions-hit economy" …
(2024-08-29). The economy and the election: Democrats and Republicans can't deliver for workers. liberationnews.org 
Neither of the two capitalist parties have an answer for the cost-of-living crisis facing the working class.
(2024-08-29). Lebanon: Nationwide Electricity Blackout. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Lebanon's capital, Beirut, in the dark on July 27, 2020, due to widespread electricity blackouts caused by fuel shortages in the midst of a dire economic crisis. | © 2020 Patrick Baz/AFP via Getty Images | (Beirut) — The Lebanese government's continued mismanagement of the electricity sector and its failure to carry out key reforms is diminishing the public's already-limited access to electricity, Human Rights Watch said today.On August 17, 2024, Lebanon's only operational power plant shut down after the state-run electricity company, Electricité du Liban (EDL) ran out of fu…
(2024-08-29). Project 2025: How the far-right's tax plan would hike middle-class taxes while slashing taxes for the wealthy. nationofchange.org Project 2025, a far-right agenda, proposes radical tax reforms that would disproportionately burden middle-income Americans while granting significant tax breaks to the wealthiest households and large corporations.
(2024-08-29). Don't be fooled: the Rosebank project isn't dead in the water yet. thecanary.co The former Conservative government's nonsensical case for the climate-wrecking Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields is finally dead in the water. Specifically, the new Labour government has dropped the previous Tory court defence in a key legal challenge environment groups brought against the projects. However, despite Labour dropping the cases, it doesn't mean Rosebank and Jackdaw …
(2024-08-29). Don't be fooled: the Rosebank project isn't dead in the water yet. thecanary.co The former Conservative government's nonsensical case for the climate-wrecking Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields is finally dead in the water. Specifically, the new Labour government has dropped the previous Tory court defence in a key legal challenge environment groups brought against the projects. However, despite Labour dropping the cases, it doesn't mean Rosebank and Jackdaw […] | By
(2024-08-29). IFS backs Rachel Reeves's claim that Labour inherited a worse financial situation than expected. leftfootforward.org The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has backed Chancellor Rachel Reeves' claim that the Labour government inherited a worse financial situation than expected. | Reeves has repeated the claim over recent weeks, saying that the Tories had left a £22bn black hole in the country's finances for Labour to clean up, meaning that the new Labour government was limited in its spending plans, with less fiscal headroom than previously thought. | Former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Tory press have sought to discredit the claim, however the IFS has now shown that 'in black and white that there was a black hole in…
(2024-08-29). ICO: Labour party repeatedly ignored data protection obligations. skwawkbox.org 
Starmer-Evans party left hundreds of Subject Access Requests unanswered, many of them for more than a year when it is obliged to respond within an absolute maximum of three months UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has censured the Labour Party for repeatedly ignoring enquiries from concerned members and ex-members submitting 'Subject …
(2024-08-29). LIAR Rachel Reeves DOES have a choice not to cut the winter fuel payment. thecanary.co 
Once again, George Osborne clone Rachel Reeves has been bandying about the Labour Party's austerity agenda. Specifically, she told Sky News on Labour's decision to scrap the winter fuel payment to millions of pensioners: It wasn't a decision I wanted to make. It was a decision I had to make in incredibly challenging circumstances, to …
(2024-08-29). LIAR Rachel Reeves DOES have a choice not to cut the winter fuel payment. thecanary.co Once again, George Osborne clone Rachel Reeves has been bandying about the Labour Party's austerity agenda. Specifically, she told Sky News on Labour's decision to scrap the winter fuel payment to millions of pensioners: It wasn't a decision I wanted to make. It was a decision I had to make in incredibly challenging circumstances, to […] | By
(2024-08-29). Smoking Ban: The Conservative Party Suffers a Severe Case of Smoke-Induced Amnesia. bylinetimes.com Responding to the news that Keir Starmer's Government is considering imposing a new ban on smoking in beer gardens, and other public spaces, a series of senior Conservative figures came out today to condemn it as a deeply disturbing and "authoritarian" proposal. | "Today's news is more evidence that Labour hates freedom", the party's Twitter feed declared darkly. | "This isn't about people's health. It's about social control." | Of course this will be news to anyone who is able to remember as far back into the mists of time as just last month. | Back then their current leader, Rishi Sunak, led his party into t…
(2024-08-29). Israeli high school union announces strike amid disputes with Finance Ministry. haaretz.com Israel's Secondary School Teachers Association said that the Finance Ministry is 'trying at all costs to break organized labor, privatize the education system and sign teachers to personal contracts, thus turning them into contracted employees'…
(2024-08-29). Iranian counterintelligence operation targeting Israeli collaborators exposed by Google. haaretz.com For years fake job listings for Arabic and Farsi speakers with background in security were posted online in apparent bid to dupe potential collaborators; campaign almost identical to one revealed by Shin Bet…
(2024-08-29). Australian Labor's NDIS legislation will have a "devastating" impact on disabled people. wsws.org "We all said it was the wrong way to go to blame the clients, but the government just went ahead and cooked up deals with the Liberals to get the law through."
(2024-08-29). Australia: Tens of thousands of construction workers protest Labor government attack. wsws.org The mass attendance at the rallies, defying a campaign of threats, isolation and censorship, is an expression of considerable anger over Labor's anti-democratic attack on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and the entire working class.
(2024-08-29). Powerful storms knock out power for nearly 400,000 homeowners and businesses in Michigan. wsws.org A series of fast moving and powerful thunderstorms hit the lower half of Michigan on Tuesday, snapping utility poles, downing power lines and cutting off power to nearly 400,000 customers some of whom will not be restored until the Labor Day weekend.
(2024-08-29). As Labor Day approaches, United Airlines Flight Attendants authorize strike call. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO —By a 99.99% share in a 90.21% turnout, the 28,000 unionized Flight Attendants at United Airlines authorized their officers to call a strike. The key reason: The company's refusal to even consider a decent contract to replace the one which expired three years ago. The strike authorization vote sends a signal to Chicago-based United's …
(2024-08-29). Bridging Political Divides Through Solidarity. popularresistance.org How should unions engage with members drawn to right-wing, anti-worker politics and candidates? One union trying to tackle this disconnect is the Communications Workers (CWA). | Steve Lawton, former president of CWA Local 1102 in New York (now merged with Local 1101), has been heavily involved with political education through his work as a local leader and in the District 1 political department. | In this interview he discusses organizing in a union with many Trump-supporting members, how to talk with members about immigration, and strategies for organizing and building solidarity across political divides.
(2024-08-29). US and UK Actively Helped Ukraine to Attack Kursk Region. globalresearch.ca According to The New York Times, Washington and London collaborated with the Ukrainians in the invasion of Kursk, allowing for better execution of border operations, while American officials have expressed their skepticism that Ukraine will be able to hold …
(2024-08-29). US Leads World in Subsidies for Ineffective Tech Fixes for Climate Crisis. truthout.org Among the world's wealthiest countries, the U.S. leads the way in spending public money on so-called climate "solutions" that have been proven to "consistently fail, overspend, or underperform," according to an analysis released Thursday by the research and advocacy group Oil Change International. The group's report, titled Funding Failure, focuses on international spending on carbon capture… |
(2024-08-29). Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions. whyy.org A review by Pennsylvania's elected financial watchdog concluded there were shortcomings in a state agency's oversight of fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicaid program, but the claims were hotly disputed by state officials. | The
(2024-08-29). KZN Premier's Office receives consecutive clean audit. sanews.gov.za KZN Premier's Office receives consecutive clean audit | KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Thamsanqa Ntuli, has commended the team in the Office of the Premier – for its dedication and diligence in obtaining clean audit outcomes for the 2023/24 financial year. | The Auditor-General has awarded the Office of the Premier a clean audit for the 2023/2024 audit cycle, marking a significant achievement in governance and financial management. | "This accomplishment, confirmed by the Auditor-General's report, highlights the office's adherence to sound financial practices and unwavering commitment to transparency," Ntuli said. | The…
(2024-08-29). Lowest Paying Corporations Have Spent Half Trillion on Stock Buybacks Since 2019. truthout.org Large corporations paying their employees the lowest wages among their peers have spent half a trillion dollars on stock buybacks over the past five years as inflation and corporate profits have soared, a new report finds. The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) found in a report published Thursday that, between 2019 and 2023, the 100 companies in the S&P 500 that pay workers the lowest median… |
(2024-08-29). UN Food Agency Suspends Movement in Gaza After Israeli Forces Shoot at Workers. truthout.org The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is suspending staff movement across Gaza after Israeli forces attacked WFP employees in a vehicle this week, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians starve under Israel's famine campaign. On Tuesday, an armored WFP vehicle was approaching an Israeli checkpoint in central Gaza when Israeli forces shot the vehicle 10 times… |
(2024-08-29). The Low-Wage Corporations That Blew Half a Trillion Dollars to Inflate CEO Pay. ips-dc.org A new report reveals that nearly half of the 100 largest low-wage employers spent more on stock buybacks than on long-term capital investments over the past five years.
(2024-08-29). Reform UK Repays £200k to Side-Lined Leader Days After Nigel Farage Dethrones Him. bylinetimes.com 
A few warning lights are flashing over Reform UK's latest accounts filed with Companies House. | The accounts show that the party is dependent on a large loan from a director. | Despite making a profit in 2023, the party — which is unusually set up as a
(2024-08-29). 'Crumbling': Libya's warring factions dig in for fight over oil profits. middleeasteye.net 
'Crumbling': Libya's warring factions dig in for fight over oil profits | Foreign powers backing Libya's rival governments don't want a return to war, but situation could spiral out of control, experts say | | Libyan security forces take part in a military parade in northwestern city of M…
(2024-08-29). Philly Gas Commission passes rules that limit public participation in PGW budget process. whyy.org This story is part of the From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover?
| The Philadelphia Gas Commission voted Thursday to approve new regulations that restrict the ability of third parties, such as advocacy organizations, to participate in the city-owned Philadelphia Gas Works' budgeting process. | Commissioners characterized th…
(2024-08-29). Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was 'pushed aside' by Trump aides. whyy.org The U.S. Army said an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who tried to "ensure adherence" to rules that prohibit political activities at the cemetery "was abruptly pushed aside," but that the employee decided not to press charges against the Trump campaign staffers who allegedly pushed her. | The statement Thursday comes in response to NPR's reporting on former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington and an altercation his staff had with a cemetery employee. | "Participants in the August 26th ceremony and the subsequent Section 60 visit were made aware of federal laws, Army regulations and DoD policies, w…
(2024-08-29). New private sector law impacts many Cubans. america.cgtn.com 
The Cuban government has passed new regulations to update the performance of the private sector. The move comes nearly three years after the government approved micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises to operate in the country. According to government data, the private sector has registered more than 11,000 companies. Luis Chirino reports.
(2024-08-29). The Socialist Equality Party's fight to build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees, 2022-2024. wsws.org We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Tom Hall. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.
(2024-08-29). The future of China, the danger of a collapse of human civilization and the need of a "5th International" mronline.org 
Samir Amin did not believe that the Chinese regime is a socialist one. "I will not say China is socialist, I will not say China is capitalist," he said in a speech at a prestigious University of Peking.