(2024-09-15). Trump Threatens To Punish De-Dollarization. popularresistance.org Countries across the planet are seeking alternatives to the US-dominated financial system. However, former President Donald Trump has pledged that, if he returns to the White House, he will punish nations that de-dollarize. | "We will keep the US dollar as the world's reserve currency", Trump promised at a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin on September 7, 2024. | "It is currently under major siege. Many countries are leaving the dollar", the Republican presidential candidate lamented. | "They're not going to leave the dollar with me", Trump insisted. "I'll say, 'You leave the dollar, you're not doing business…
(2024-09-15). China's industrial output up 4.5% in August. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 4.5 percent year-on-year in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Saturday.
(2024-09-15). China's aggregate social financing figure for Jan-Aug released. ecns.cn China's aggregate social financing — the total amount of financing to the real economy — stood at 21.9 trillion yuan ($3.09 trillion) during the January-August period, down 3.32 trillion yuan compared with the same period of last year, official data showed.
(2024-09-15). Unlock Chinese Cities | Experiencing Ethiopian coffee in central China town. ecns.cn In 2020, the 50th anniversary of China-Ethiopia diplomatic relations, the China-Ethiopia Coffee Processing Demonstration Park was established in Puyang, central China's Henan Province. The project injects new energy into the local economy, as the county actively integrates into the Belt and Road Initiative, creating new opportunities for China-African cooperation.
(2024-09-15). Orange industry aligns with China's innovation strategy, new forces. ecns.cn Under the theme of "Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship for Sustainability", the Orange Industry and Sustainable Investment Forum was held in Beijing on Friday.
(2024-09-15). Low-income Philadelphians continue to face high energy costs, analysis finds. 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?
| One in four low-income households in Philadelphia spends 16% of its income on energy bills, according to an analysis from the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. | It's an energy burden that experts consider severe. | "Households that…
(2024-09-15). Low-income Philadelphians continue to face high energy costs, analysis finds. 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?
| One in four low-income households in Philadelphia spend 16% of their income on energy bills, according to an analysis from the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. | It's an energy burden that experts consider severe. | "Households tha…
(2024-09-15). 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.
(2024-09-15). Prof. Suruma tips on mishandling of PDM, oil revenue. independent.co.ug 
Prof. Suruma wants oil revenue used for social protection, similar to Gadaffi style Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior Presidential Advisor Prof. Ezra Suruma has advised the government to review the Parish Development model which, he describes as a good but mishandled project. The former Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Makerere University …
(2024-09-15). Preventing suicide through awareness and intervention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images Editors note: September is National Suicide Prevention Month Suicide affects people from all walks of life, cultures and socioeconomic statuses. Suicide rates increased by 36% from 2000 to 2022. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people 10 to 14 and 25 to 34. However, suicide is preventable. Most people want to live, but they feel stuck because of how dire their situation feels and can't see alternative solutions. For some people, their ability to…
(2024-09-15). Programme Officer in The Hague – Fixed term part-time (50 %) contract for 5 months. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FIDH's International Secretariat is composed of around 70 employees, (…) | – |
(2024-09-15). Steel Giant May Have to Bail On $500 Million Biden-Harris Admin Green Grant, CEO Says. wattsupwiththat.com However, even with the $500 million infusion from the government, the economics of the Middletown conversion still may not make sense for the company, Goncalves told Politico. Cleveland-Cliffs is one of the top suppliers of steel to the auto industry, which has also faced its own green troubles as automakers lose considerable sums of money on increased electric vehicle (EV) production that the Biden-Harris administration has effectively mandated with stringent regulations.
(2024-09-15). Imperialism: Now we have some numbers. links.org.au 
Renfrey Clarke — In the view of Marxists, the rift that divides the world is a direct result of imperialism, whose core is always material and economic.
(2024-09-15). British Labour's winter fuel allowance: Ecosocialism versus ageism, austerity and poverty. links.org.au 
Liz Lawrence explores the direction of the Labour government and what remains of the Labour Left. She also discusses pensioners' poverty and resistance, and how ecosocialists should respond.
(2024-09-15). The Social Justice Crisis Impacting Low-income California Whistleblowers. indybay.org Lack of access to legal representation for low-income California whistleblowers combined with extreme dysfunction/regulatory capture of government agencies actively discourages workers from speaking up about legal or ethical violations or filing complaints while enabling businesses to avoid compliance.
(2024-09-15). Trade Unions Find Their Place In Global Peace Efforts At ManiFiesta 2024. popularresistance.org At ManiFiesta 2024, the trade union square was buzzing with activity for two full days. Belgian labor activists preparing for a demonstration on September 16 to protest job cuts at Audi's Brussels factory shared the space with union members from across Europe—Dutch, Italian, German, and French activists all exchanging struggles and strategies. Under the tents, the General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV-FGTB) and the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV-CSC), alongside the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), discussed campaigns to defend workers' rights.
(2024-09-15). 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.
(2024-09-15). Video: Lammy defends Starmers' £000s donations for clothes: 'outfits should be funded by taxpayers'. skwawkbox.org 
Arrogance, hypocrisy and entitlement of Labour right writ large again as party drones try to defend undeclared sprees funded by multimillionaire donor given Downing Street pass Foreign Secretary David Lammy has put the arrogance and entitlement of the Labour right on full show again today by telling Sky News, in defence of Starmer's failure to …
(2024-09-15). Tesla Labor Day Protest, SF Hotel Workers Strike, Heat Wave Kills Workers, UCSF on Palestine. indybay.org WorkWeek Radio covers Tesla Labor Day Protest, SF Hotel Workers Strike, Heat Wave Killing Workers & Strike Action, UCSF Students & Workers Rallying For Palestine Healthcare Workers & The AFL-CIO Ties To Racist Israeli Federation Histadrut…
(2024-09-15). Boeing Machinists Strike. popularresistance.org Third-shift workers walked out of Boeing's giant factories at Renton and Everett, Washington, as their contract expired early Friday morning, blasting music and airhorns, shooting off fireworks, and waving hand-made signs. They immediately formed picket lines and began setting up homemade burn barrels with "IAM" carved in the side. | "People are really excited to strike," said Ky Carlson, a third-shift assembler who walked out at midnight and was picketing the Everett plant at 3 am. She said they were aiming for what the union demanded at the beginning of negotiations, 40 percent raises and restoration of the pen…
(2024-09-15). (W.E. Talk) Former Ethiopian Minister: Chinese people always stand with African people. ecns.cn The Global South is collaborating to embrace modernization, and in this process, China has taken on a pioneering role, said Solomon Tesfaye Telila, former Minister of Cooperation in Ethiopian Embassy in China. Ye Hailin, dean of China-Africa Institute, also expressed his belief that the cooperation between China and Africa has set an example for other countries in the Global South to follow.
(2024-09-15). Singer-songwriter/Producer Chris Wells: Planting Peace and Opening a Heart that's Peaceful, Fearless and Free. pressenza.com 
Participating in the Humanist Movement for more than 20 years, the spokesperson for North America before and during the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, he is now participating in the community of Silo's Message, a loosely organized community of friends engaged in spiritual search… | He has been writing music and songs since his 20s. He collaborated with other musicians and artists to produce an album, Songs for the Sala, a collaboration between songwriters on five continents inspired by the projects and teachings of Silo. Released in December 2020, the album was meant to help raise funds to build a me…
(2024-09-15). Kamal: A Continuing Primordial Tradition of Community Camaraderie. pressenza.com 
by: Edgar W. Sapigao | The article explores the Kamal tradition in Taba-ao, Kapangan, Benguet, emphasizing its significance in promoting community camaraderie through cooperative labor. It aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 4 (Quality Education). The tradition fosters sustainable community practices, upholds Indigenous Knowledge, Skills, and Practices (IKSP), and enhances social cohesion, making it relevant to contemporary educational challenges and trends, especially for doctoral students focusing on educational management.
(2024-09-15). (Video) How testing has kept up with new COVID-19 variants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While COVID-19 continues to evolve, there is some good news when it comes to detecting the virus. "The tests we've used over the last three or four years don't seem to be significantly impacted by the new variants," says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. He says that the molecular, or PCR, tests processed in laboratories look at multiple parts of the genetic makeup of the virus, so even…
(2024-09-15). Mayo collaborates in ARPA-H funded research to explore environment's role in drug response. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine will play a key role in groundbreaking research funded by an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The research will explore how environmental exposures interact with genetics to affect people's responses to medications — a field known as pharmacoexposomics. The five-year award, called IndiPHARM, aspires to develop and execute a state-of-the-art high-resolution, precision monitoring system…
(2024-09-15). Cese de chofer y cobrador de ruta P1 en La Habana por grave indisciplina. cubadebate.cu La Empresa Provincial de Transporte de La Habana subraya que se mantendrá vigilante ante cualquier violación similar y ha agradecido a los ciudadanos por su colaboración en la identificación de este tipo de irregularidades. Este tipo de incidentes no será tolerado, y se aplicarán siempre medidas correctivas a los infractores.
(2024-09-15). 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).
(2024-09-15). VetWealth SACCO AGM set for Saturday September 21 at Makerere. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2024 Veterinary Wealth Sacco Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held next Saturday, September 21 at Media hall, COVAB, Makerere University from 9am. The theme this year is "Empowering the Vets to unlock their full potential through financial inclusion." The general secretary Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) Dr Boniface Obbo …
(2024-09-15). CADTM : what to do with the Financial sector and the Banks and, with the Sovereign Debt arbitration. cadtm.org
(2024-09-15). Guardiola 'looking forward' to start of Man City financial trial. independent.co.ug 
LONDON | Xinhua | Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday he is "looking forward" to the start of the hearing into the 115 charges leveled against his club for breaking the Premier League's financial fair play rules. The trial begins at a secret location on Monday after a four-year investigation into the club's …
(2024-09-15). Multi-million abattoir lies idle in Maracha. independent.co.ug 
Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A multi-million slaughter house in Oleba Town council Maracha district has remained idle nearly eight years after construction. The facility which is located in Arua cell, Central ward was constructed during 2016/2017 financial year at over 30 million shillings under the then former greater Oleba sub county. Silvano Jurua, one …
(2024-09-15). SIU to investigate maladministration within Transnet, municipalities. sanews.gov.za SIU to investigate maladministration within Transnet, municipalities | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will investigate allegations of serious maladministration at Transnet, including the reinstatement of the former CEO of Transnet Freight Rail Siyabonga Gama. | This after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed proclamations 181, 182, 183 and 184 of 2024, authorising the SIU to investigate allegations of serious maladministration within Transnet, the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlement, the Umzumbe Local Municipality, and Masilonyana Local Municipality and to recover any financial losses suffered by…
(2024-09-15). RRB NTPC CEN-05/2024: Registration starts, Last date Oct 13. ummid.com The Ministry of Railways has started from today i.e. Saturday September 14, 2024 Online Registration and Application for over 8,000 vacancies for Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) posts as advertised by the of Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) vide Centralised Employment Notice (CEN) No. 05/2024.
(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic to expand access to state-of-the-art cancer care through transformational gift. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic will enhance and expand access to cancer care and clinical trials for patients and communities, thanks to a generous philanthropic commitment from Stephen M. and Barbara J. Slaggie of Marco Island, Florida, and Winona, Minnesota. The Slaggies' $50 million investment accelerates Mayo Clinic's Bold. Forward. strategy to Cure, Connect and Transform healthcare by supporting Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in revolutionizing the delivery of cancer care. Mayo Clinic is leading…
(2024-09-15). US universities impose strict regulations to crack down on Gaza protests. presstv.ir Universities across the United States have implemented stricter regulations and new policies to crack down on campus protests, in the wake of on-campus activism to protest the US-backed Israel's war in Gaza during the last academic year.
(2024-09-15). On the specific class character of China's ruling bureaucracy and its transformation in the past decades. links.org.au 
Michael Prà∂bsting — The rapid process of capitalist development in China and its rise as an imperialist power is one of the most important questions for Marxists today.
(2024-09-15). 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.
(2024-09-15). Against authoritarianism and neoliberalism in Venezuela: A view from the critical left. links.org.au 
In this conversation, Edgardo Lander seeks to move beyond the dogmatic, schematic and sectarian views that characterise much of the international flow of information and analysis on Venezuela.
(2024-09-15). Xi's speech at key CPC plenum to be published. ecns.cn A speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, during the second plenary meeting of the third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC will be published on Monday.
The report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (U…
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 …
The New York Times is reporting today what national and international peace forces have known for a long time — the war in Ukraine is much more than a battle between the two countries directly involved. It is also part of a major effort by the U.S. to permanently weaken Russia, thereby extending its economic …
Thornberry was voted in as chair by British MPs on Wednesday, who are in the process of electing select committees – cross-party bodies that oversee government expenditure and policies – for the nex…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour …
Senior Saudi royal urges US to cut financial and military support to Israel | Prince Turki al-Faisal tells audience in London that Saudi normalisation with Israelis unlikely at present, and denies that kingdom is cracking down on Palestinian solidarity | | Prince Turki al-Faisal speaks…
SEATTLE—By an overwhelming ratio of more than 19-to-one, 33,000 Boeing workers, Machinists members in Seattle and the Puget Sound region and in Portland, Ore., voted down a tentative four-year agreement with the big, financially troubled, plane manufacturer. Then, by an even bigger ratio, they voted to strike—a strike which immediately began at 12: 01 am on …
The Washington Post headline reads: "A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won't retire." For the first time in history, reports Aden Barton, five generations are competing in the same workforce. His article laments a "demographic traffic jam" at the apexes of various employment pyramids, making it ever harder for young people "to launch their careers and 
The stigma of a criminal conviction can be a major barrier to community reentry for recently released prisoners. A December 2021 report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics highlighted the employment barrier faced by the more than 50,000 who were incarcerated, with 33 percent of them being unable to find any employment "over four years" after their 
This step is part of the National Infrastructure Plan 2050…
He noted the importance of expanding trade and investment, especially in the field of agricultural exports…
Progressive and left voices in Bangladesh give their views on the recent mass upsurge and assessment and expectations of the interim administration in place.
Mass protests across the US against Jim Crow drove the rise of the Black Power and Civil Rights movements generations ago. The impacts were far reaching across the lines of class, color and gender. Ruling circles in and out of the federal, state and local governments responded, the backdrop to Earl Ofari Hutchinson's The Myth 
Faked Al Jazeera UAE-France video 'likely Russian in origin', say analysts | Faked report said UAE had halted arms purchase after the arrest of Telegram founder last month | | UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a working…
A federal jury in Florida has found members of the pan-Africanist group African People's Socialist Party guilty of conspiring with the Russian government to "sow discord" and "interfere" in U.S. elections. They face up to five years in federal prison. In a major victory for the activists, however, the jury acquitted them of the more serious charge of acting as foreign agents. "The trial of the Uhuru Three is proving to be one of the most important First Amendment cases thus far in the 21st century," says attorney Jenipher Jones, who is on the legal support committee for d…
People's World offers you this Sudoku puzzle as we head into election season. Instead of the numbers 1-9, we offer a set of nine letters, in alphabetical order: A F L O P R V W Z Fill them in and read our message. Here's a clue about a certain #2: Nothing weird about this …
Nearly all public polls in the USA today, and since the beginning of 2024, show that the number #1 issue for American voters is the condition of the economy. But listening to the debate this evening one would have heard little discussion about it—and even less about solutions—from either candidate. The ABC moderators started off 
Invention is the mother of necessity, and Russia's response to largely Western-imposed economic and trade sanctions has shown the extent of that inventiveness. While enduring attritive punishment in its Ukraine campaign, the war remains sustainable for the Kremlin. The domestic economy has not collapsed, despite apocalyptic predictions to the contrary. In terms of exports, Russia is carving out new trade routes, a move that has been welcomed by notable powers in the Global South. 
With the U.S. presidential election less than two months away, voters had the chance to hear from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in what can only be described as a contentious debate. | The Republican and Democratic presidential nominees discussed key issues including the U.S. economy, reproductive rights and immigration. | Joining the discussion: | 
As news broke on a major The deal, officially announced on Tuesday, will allow the South African company to acquire 83.6-stake in Centamin, which initially owns 50 per cent of the economic interest in Sukari, for $2.5 billion. The remaining 50 per cent is owned by the Egyptian government. | Johannesb…
We assess the economic, financial and geopolitical reasons why a US war with China over Taiwan is not a realistic proposition. 
The main objective of the military coup was to impose the neoliberal economic agenda, which was conducive to mass poverty By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, September 11, 2024 Global Research. Unpublished Paper written in September, 1973 11 September 2003 Original Link Here: 51 Years Ago: Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup …
Residing in south Lebanon's Bint Jbeil, Syrian labourer Issam and his wife and three daughters have found themselves caught in the middle of cross-border fire between Unable to relocate to Beirut or other cities due to the high rental costs, and with difficulty in accessing healthcare, life is increasingly precarious for the Syrian family. | "My daughters have shortness of breath because they inhaled the white phosphorus, and I can't afford to take them to a nearby private hospital," I…
Hezbollah's Israeli financial newspaper Globes cited data from the Israel Tax Authority, which said the attacks have caused up to $1 billion shekels ($265 million) in damage, as thousands flee the north of Israel due to almost daily rocket fire from Hezbollah and other groups in southern Lebanon. | Data from the Northern Horizon Directorate in the Israeli Defense M…
Norway has normalised its practice for the export of defence material and multi-purpose goods for military use to "This means that the ministry of foreign affairs lifts the restrictions from 2019 and returns to an ordinary licensing practice for Turkey," the foreign ministry said in a statement. | Norway joined other European nations five years ago in suspending new arms sales to fellow NATO member Turkey due to con…
In the Absence is made up of installations. ART | ANNE MWITI | As young protesters in Kenya took to the streets in June to demand the government account for its spending of taxpayers' money, the Wajukuu Art Project was opening a new exhibition in Nairobi. Visitors to In the Absence at The African Arts Trust …
Jason Devine — If Marx did not break with idealism thanks to Feuerbach, then the following questions arise: did Feuerbach actually influence Marx, and, if so, how?
RFP #24-3510-002 for lakefront consulting services for town of Lysander for the Onondaga county department of planning is due October 4, 2024 at 3: 00 pm in the division of purchase. To request a copy of the proposal, please email — 
Historical amnesia, unfortunately, conditions much of our present consciousness. Dominant social institutions—media, schooling, and the political system—promote the deliberate habit of forgetting. This is especially true when it comes to our working-class history, the radical, even revolutionary struggles of workers against racism, exploitation, war, and the general submission to capitalist rule. Such institutionalized amnesia aims …
The world is now moving through an epoch-shifting transition, and a new system will be brought online as the $1.2 quadrillion derivatives time bomb that has cancerously taken over the western economy crashes. Now, this may not be a bad thing, as the system created over the dead bodies of JFK and his brother (which …
WASHINGTON—In a note of statistical good news for U.S. workers, the Census Bureau reported that last year, the median income for all U.S. full-time workers finally surpassed the high it reached just before the coronavirus-caused shutdowns trashed much of the U.S. economy five years ago. It rose 4 percent last year but the inflation rate …
Stick to corruption fight, financial discipline, IMF tells Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Monetary Fund has commended the pace of Uganda's growth but urged for a stronger anti-fight corruption fight and budget discipline ahead of the coming of oil revenues. This comes as Uganda's economic growth improved from about 5 percent in …
Nigeria is experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation. Annual inflation stands at more than 30%. Prices for food like yams, a staple food, are almost four times higher than last year.
Zanzibar, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The Airtel Africa Foundation has announced the launch of the prestigious 'Airtel Africa Fellowship Program' for the undergraduate students at IIT Madras Zanzibar, the first-ever foreign campus established by an IIT. The Fellowship aims to support deserving students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in …
FAO launches ambitious project to transform East African food safety systems Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Food safety risks pose a substantial threat to public health in Africa, hindering efforts to boost agricultural trade and economic development. Unsafe food not only jeopardises health but also reduces the nutritional value of food, particularly for vulnerable populations, …
Zhao Dingqi: You have been a member of the British Labour Party since 1961 and have long been involved in political activities and parliamentary elections as a member of the party, but you left 2004. Why did you choose to leave the party at that time? What do you think of Tony Blair's "New Labour" …
The new Labour Party government has overwhelmingly voted to follow through on its callous plans to cut the winter fuel payment to millions of pensioners this winter. Crocodile tears were on full display as over 50 Labour MPs failed to stand up to party's whip — instead abstaining like the capitalist establishment-capitulating cowards they are. […] | By 
You'd perhaps be mistaken for thinking the big political stories of recent days came from the Labour Party. Whilst Keir Starmer attempted to blow smoke up the TUC's arse and many of Labour were showing they had no backbone and so were going to let pensioners freeze to death were sad, nothing came close to […] | By 
Since Oct. 7, the world has looked on in horror at Israel's brutal annihilation of Gaza. But Israel's collective punishment of Palestinians also includes thousands of laborers from this coastal strip who were working in Israeli territories. Stranded away from their families and homes, these workers were left destitute and unemployed, and many sought refuge in the occupied West Bank of Palestine, where they've become trapped after occupation forces closed all the checkpoints going in and out of this territory. | TRNN is on the ground in Tulkarem City, in the occupied West Bank, where a local guest house has…
The left-wing winners of France's election accused "President of the Rich" Macron of a "coup". To keep the left from power, he allied with the far right, appointing a PM from the party in 4th place. By Ben Norton Sep 10, 2024 France's leader Emmanuel Macron, a multimillionaire investment banker known popularly as the "president …
Watching the Harris-Trump debate, an old idiom came to my mind: "Don't judge a book by its cover." Karl Marx had another way of saying much the same thing: "All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance and the essence of things directly coincided." And since Trump called Harris a "Marxist" (though she's anything …
The Palestinian Feminist Collective demands the immediate and unconditional freedom of Palestinian political prisoner and revolutionary leader Khalida Jarrar, who teaches us that "hope in prison is like a flower that grows out of stone."
This pamphlet gathers a number of important contributions on the struggle in Palestine that have emerged from the Canadian left since October 7, 2023. | Saeed Rahnema gives a concise yet comprehensive overview of the conflict's history with an eye to the obstacles to peace. Adam Hanieh distills his vision of Middle Eastern geopolitics to highlight the role of both oil and the settler-colonial affinity in the making of unqualified US support for Israel. Sunera Thobani's essay discusses the centrality of women in the culture of Palestinian resistance, and their commensurate targeting in the current genocide. Tur…
The Uhuru 3 with their comrades and supporters on the steps of the federal courthouse in Tampa, Florida, where their trial is being held. Sept. 9, 2024 The trial of the Uhuru 3 — Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party; Penny Hess, chair of the African People's . . . | 
We discuss Trump's proposal to impose 100% tariffs on countries trading in non-dollar terms and why it would be bad news for the US economy. We then assess a Saudi minister's recent announcement, which strongly indicates a move towards a Petroyuan. 
Donald Trump seems to get very confused when talking about economics. The U.S. did have respectable growth under his administration, but it was not especially good by any standard metric. We also were very far from being the fastest growing economy in the world. Contrary to what Trump seems to believe, China's economic growth hugely 
What follows is not addressed to the right and its supporters (economic, social and other) who — unfortunately — are doing their job very well. What follows is addressed above all to the left, which — unfortunately — is not doing its job at all well… Here's what we wrote this time last year, just 
The meeting was organised by Tshwane deputy mayor Nasiphi Moya…
Pro-Israel lecturer, who posted doctored image of Corbyn and put another man's life in danger, committed suicide and has been lionised by Zionist right-wingers Pete Newbon was a Northumbria University lecturer and a director of notorious right-wing, pro-Israel smear group 'Labour against Antisemitism' (LAAS) who, during Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour party, became infamous …
This is thanks to the tax incentives provided by the Rouanet law…
On Sept. 7, Booker Ngesa Omole, the National Vice Chairperson of the Communist Party of Kenya, was detained and arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while aboard a Qatar Airlines flight to Beijing. He has been calling for the resignation of Kenyan President William Ruto for abusing his power and . . . | 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development Betty Amongi has appointed a new Board of Directors for the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for a 3-year term effective September 01, 2024. David Ogong has been appointed the new chairperson, succeeding Peter Kimbowa whose 3-year tenure elapsed on …
September 9, 2024 – Doha, Qatar: Media City Qatar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fadaat Media Group, establishing a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing media infrastructure and local production capabilities in Qatar. The signing ceremony took place at Fadaat Studios in Lusail, bringing together senior leadership from both organizations. | The MoU sets the foundation for collaborative efforts between Media City Qatar and Fadaat Media Group to strengthen the media landscape in Qatar. Under this agreement, Media City Qatar will assist Fadaat in establishing and licensing companies, incentivi…
The billionaires who run the world's most phenomenally profitable sport have just decided to "share the wealth" — with the greediest of their fellow rich. By a 31-1 margin, the owners of the 32 pro football franchises that make up the NFL have just voted to crack open their money-making machine to the investment fund 
Why aren't low-wage workers better paid? After 30 years of research, I can tell you it's not because employers don't have the cash. It's because profitable corporations spend that money on their stock prices and CEOs instead. Lowe's, for example, spent $43 billion buying back its own stock over the past five years. With that …
The official U.S. food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 from 12.8% in 2022, according to data the U.S. Department of Agriculture released on Sept. 4, 2024. That means more than 1 in 8 Americans — about 47 million people — couldn't get enough food for themselves or their families at least some of 
Last month, in a tangible victory for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement, San Francisco State University (SFSU) agreed to pull its investment from four companies tied to weapons manufacturing and Israel's genocide in Gaza. The four include Lockheed Martin, aerospace company Leonardo, military contractor Palantir, and construction equipment maker Caterpillar, whose bulldozers have 
The increasingly effective application of AI is pushing the boundaries of the technology's implementation…
The China-Africa forum produced myriad agreements between China and over 50 African nations on areas ranging from industry and agriculture to natural resources and investments ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with …
We assess a recent analyst's statement by Nomura and why it would potentially imply that the US economy has reached the point whereby, not only is it cratering, but financialisation might also now contribute to its decline. 
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Former U.S. President Donald Trump were out campaigning this week, pushing their economic plans in a last effort before next week's presidential debate. How important will the economy be for U.S. voters come November? | Joining the discussion: | 
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recipients of the 2024 Accountancy Service Awards, organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), have given hope to the profession by upholding ethical values, providing excellent service to clients, and contributing to economic growth. The awards are an annual event, presented during the institute's seminar. On …
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rohi Services Limited has been accused of executing shoddy and delayed completion of works at St Andrew Kaggwa Seed Secondary School in Luwero district. In 2023, the Ministry of Education and Sports contracted the company to construct classroom blocks, two science laboratories, an administrative block, toilets, a sports field and …
Are you worried about food prices? If so, you are not alone. Some 70% of consumers are "extremely" or "very concerned" about the cost of food at grocery stores.
This project aims to improve investment in human capital…
Portland, Oregon Thousands of grocery workers in Portland, Oakland, at 28 Fred Meyer stores walked out at 6 a.m. on Aug. 28, beginning a week-long strike. Workers are demanding better wages and pension plans in addition to good faith bargaining. On the third day of the strike, workers told this . . . | 
WASHINGTON—Labor's Council for Latin American Advancement, the AFL-CIO constituency group for Latino workers and their families, will campaign among Latinos, alerting them to the specific dangers they face from Project 2025, the monstrous radical right Republican platform crafted for that party's presidential nominee, Donald Trump. LCLAA, the Service Employees, and five other organizations will send …
DETROIT—Early Wednesday morning, 270 refinery workers at the Southwest Detroit Marathon refinery walked off the job demanding a fair contract with better wages to keep up with inflation, working conditions—including better scheduling and safety measures—as well as benefits. The strike comes after Teamsters Local 283 voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike after their contract expired …
Investment deals worth $200m signed during Sisi's visit to Turkey | In addition to two industrial zones, deals in finance, energy, environment, urban planning, and health were inked | | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pose after signin…
The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women's initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.
What do you do when a corporate landlord buys your complex and starts busting your multi-racial, multi-generational community? First, you mobilize your community and public opinion, then you push back with everything you've got. In two break-neck months of mobilizing by working-class tenants, Windward Village exposed a lying landlord and forced their government to build …
The project is aimed at boosting South Africa's economic growth…
Notorious dark money think tank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) — founded by former head of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Iain Duncan-Smith — is at its old lobbying tricks again. Now of course, it has turned its main attention towards Labour as the new party in power. Notably, just weeks ahead […] | By 
Many people considered the BBC not a public service broadcaster, but a mouthpiece for successive Conservative Party governments. Of course, this couldn't be further from the truth — as a convenient piece of propaganda on behalf of the Labour government shows. The subject? Great British Energy. BBC: pushing the yoons over Great British Energy BBC […] | By 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top Ugandan CEOs have been encouraged to collaborate and adopt a collective approach toward achieving sustainable stewardship of their respective entities. This call was made during the launch of 15th edition of the Annual CEO Forum, held in Kampala yesterday. The forum, held under the theme "Only One Earth," brought …
New York City On Labor Day, Sept. 2, day 331 of Israel's genocide, thousands of people gathered at Union Square in New York City in an outpouring of rage against the U.S.-backed massacres of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinian activist Neerden Kiswani, standing above the banner, speaks . . . | 
The Council on Ethics for the world's largest sovereign wealth fund sent an Aug. 30 letter to the finance ministry, seen by R…
On May 1, a large contingent of anti-imperialist and pro-Palestine protesters marched on and attempted to establish an encampment on the University at Buffalo's North Campus to protest the ongoing genocide in occupied Palestine and to demand the university divest, boycott and sanction Israel's financial and institutional ties. (
Turkish police have arrested a suspect believed to have been transferring money to operatives from Israel's The suspect, identified as Liridon Rexhepi from Kosovo, entered Turkey on 25 August, and was detained last Friday and formally arrested on Tuesday, The report said he had confessed during interrogation that he conducted the money transfers. | "[He] was transferring money t…
Between September 11 and 13, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will play host to a bazaar of networking and deal making as part of a show that really ought to be called The Merchants of Death Down Under. And the times for these merchants are positively bullish, given that total global military expenditure exceeded US$2.4 trillion 
The bodies of six Israeli hostages, retrieved from one of Hamas' tunnels in the The country shut down for most of Monday as recriminations between the families of the hostages, Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, the Israeli ceasefire negotiating team and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist allies, reverberate with the future of his coalition. | Simu…
Haiti's largest book fair took place in early August, in Port-au-Prince drawing thousands of visitors. | The event offered a rare moment of unity and celebration, despite the nation's struggles with gang violence and economic hardship. | CGTN's Harold Isaac reports.
We assess the current status of the BRICS currency and explain why de-dollarization is a reality. 
BRICS expansion was one of the topics of the first day of the Eastern Economic Forum…
With Donald Trump continuing to demonize immigrants, especially immigrants from Latin America, and with Republicans calling for "Mass Deportation Now," Latinos in the US find themselves in the crosshairs of a national debate over immigration, border policy, racism, and economic justice. What can the Chicano Movement of the 20th century teach us about how to combat attacks on Latinos and other marginalized groups today? Last week, to mark the 54th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, The Marc Steiner Show hosted a retrospective panel on the role of the Chicano Movement in building an anti-imperialist front…
The UAE has invested $50 billion in renewable energy projects in more than 70 countries…
Britain's authoritarian new prime minister is expanding the scope of already draconian laws to redefine his critics as 'supporters' of terrorism | ‚ùóÔ∏èJoin us on , , and . | Contac…
Anonyvoter concerns, massive data breach and Evans's part in cover-up of 'sadistic and criminal' abuse of Muslim women not expected to be an obstacle to peerage Keir Starmer's hand-picked Labour general secretary David Evans, who infamously said that "representative democracy should as far as possible be abolished in the Party", is to step down at …
DETROIT and PITTSBURGH—From blocking overtime benefits for workers to cutting taxes on the rich, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris spent Labor Day first in Detroit and then in Pittsburgh slamming the anti-worker record of her Republican foe, former president and current felon Donald Trump. She contrasted Trump's record of disdain for workers with the labor …
About 10,000 hotel workers with the union UNITE HERE went on strike across the United States over the Labor Day long weekend to fight for raises, fair workloads and respect in the workplace. The multiday strike affects Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels in several major cities, including Boston, San Francisco and Seattle. We speak with striking worker Rebeca Laroque, who has worked as a room attendant for over 12 years at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut, and UNITE HERE Local 2 President Lizzy Tapia in San Francisco. "We're working hard, and then the money they pay, you cannot afford nothing…
This is an essential step towards building a new, more sustainable energy system in the country…
On Tuesday, the AFL-CIO hosted its second annual "State of the Unions" Labor Day event. According to Liz Shuler, President of the AFL-CIO, unions are "on the rise," "battle-tested," and "building organizing capacity" like never before. Maybe, but what do the data really tell us about the health and vibrancy of organized labor in 2024 and its …
Edward Glaeser had an interesting column in the NYT this morning which offered some useful suggestions for increasing housing construction and reducing rents. However, in making his case he does get the recent course of rental inflation seriously wrong. The piece tells readers: "It will take a forceful solution to address such a big problem. …
the UK is suspending around thirty arms export licences to Following Yet, as 
The vision aims to leverage Egypt's rich cultural heritage and creative industries to generate economic and social returns…
In 1980, historian Howard Zinn published his classic work, A People's History of the United States. The book would go on to sell over a million copies and change the way many look at history in America. We begin today's special with highlights from a production of Howard Zinn's Voices of a People's History of the United States, where Zinn introduced dramatic readings from history. We hear Alfre Woodard read the words of labor activist Mother Jones and Howard's son Jeff Zinn read the words of an IWW poet and organizer Arturo Giovannitti.
We end our Labor Day special with Shawn Fein, the president of the United Auto Workers. In August, he addressed the Democratic National Convention. Midway through his speech, Fain took off his jacket to show that he was wearing a T-shirt that read "Trump is a scab."
As part of our Labor Day special, we remember the longtime labor organizer and scholar Jane McAlevey, who died in July at the age of 59. She dedicated her life to empowering rank-and-file workers, training tens of thousands around the world to effectively strengthen their unions. She gave one of her last interviews to Democracy Now! in April after she announced she was entering hospice. "We like to win," says McAlevey, "and we like to teach workers how to win. What are the methods? What is it we can do?"…
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the women under the Mothers' Union to encourage Christians to embrace wealth creation and universal education programmes. On Sunday, President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni graced the closing ceremony for the Annual Mothers' Union Conference for the Buganda Region. The …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Simba Cement continues to redefine Uganda's construction industry by offering top-quality cement at unmatched prices, setting a new standard for the sector. As the company scales its operations with the region's largest clinker manufacturing plant in West Pokot, Kenya, Simba Cement is empowering builders, contractors, and homeowners to undertake diverse …
The decision was taken on Saturday and announced by NDB chief Dilma Roussef at a meeting in Cape Town, By joining "this important development institution, the financial…
Can the US central bank control inflation? Or does it want to inflate asset bubbles for the rich? Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss Fed monetary policy and its implications for working people.
Studying capitalism, Karl Marx examined the Industrial Revolution in Europe. He explored conflict between worker and employer.
When the UK voted the Labour Party into office at the beginning of July, Keir Starmer told us they'd inherited the worst economic circumstances since WWII. They then proceeded to cease all parliamentary activity for over a month for the 'Summer Recess'. Some would argue that politicians deserve four weeks off every summer; others would […] | By 
We tell you about what happened in economics, politics, culture, science and education in the BRICS countries…
Iranian companies and companies from other EAEU member states will take part in a business forum on the topic…
'No further action', party tells horrified Muslim victim Labour's hard-right disciplinary panel of its national executive committee (NEC) has whitewashed a Muslim woman's complaint against a male right-winger who called her a 'Hamas supporter' for opposing Israel's genocide in Gaza and Labour's Islamophobia under the Keir Starmer regime. The Bristol-based Starmeroid member, whose name is …
Group Demands Better Enforcement of the 11-year old Toy and Game Safety Labeling Act | 1 September 2024, Quezon City. Eleven years since it was enacted on September 3, 2013, and five years after its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) were belatedly issued in 2019, Republic Act No. 10620, or the Toy and Game Safety Labeling Act, remains poorly implemented. | The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition finds it deeply concerning that the overwhelming majority of toys sold in the market are poorly labeled depriving consumers of essential information to enable them to make informed choices w…
DURING Modi's visit to Ukraine (why he visited Ukraine at all at the present time remains a mystery), Zelensky asked India not to purchase fuel from Russia in violation of western sanctions, that is, to fall in line with the "unilateral" western sanctions.