(2024-09-02). (W.E. Talk) Former Australian Ambassador to China Geoff Raby: In what ways are China and Australia highly complementary. ecns.cn As China-Australia relations continue to improve and stabilize, how can the two sides seize the opportunity to actively promote exchanges and cooperation in economy, trade, education and culture to achieve sustained, healthy and stable development of bilateral relations? Geoff Raby, former Australian ambassador to China, recently gave an exclusive interview to W.E. Talk at China News Service to offer his explanation of these issues.
(2024-09-02). 10,000 US hotel workers strike over Labor Day weekend. aljazeera.com Workers walk off the job in eight US cities over pandemic-era cost-cutting measures.
(2024-09-02). 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.
(2024-09-02). Pakistan's Largest IT Festival Concludes With Anticipated $500 Million Economic Impact. themedialine.org 
(2024-09-02). Egypt emphasises the need to invest in culture. tvbrics.com 
The vision aims to leverage Egypt's rich cultural heritage and creative industries to generate economic and social returns…
(2024-09-02). Start of the school year in Cuba highlighted. plenglish.com "The new school year begins today in Cuba, a great celebration throughout the country," the foreign minister wrote on the social network X. | Rodriguez Parrilla further noted that the new period is a reality "despite the limitations caused by the intensified economic, commercial and financial blockade of the U.S. government" on Cuba. | "A special greeting to the professors and students of the Higher Institute of International Relations, to whom I wish success in this academic year," he added. | More than 1,600,000 students of the General Education System arrive in the country's classrooms this Monday, an enrollme…
(2024-09-02). What Food Not Bombs Really Does. indybay.org "We are seeking to end hunger and poverty not just feed it." | says Keith McHenry. | If you're ready to join the movement, there are 7 steps.
(2024-09-02). Rahul Gandhi Highlights Problems of Transport Workers and Calls for Tourism Revitalization in Wayanad. devdiscourse.com Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, in a Monday post, highlighted the plight of Delhi bus drivers and conductors, pointing out their lack of social security, stable income, and permanent jobs. Gandhi shared his experiences during a bus ride in the capital, discussing the daily challenges faced by these workers.
(2024-09-02). 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.
(2024-09-02). The political issues confronting workers on Labor Day. wsws.org In the final two months of the elections, both parties, the Democrats and Republicans, are engaged in a massive political deception.
(2024-09-02). Labor Day Special Featuring Howard Zinn & Voices of a People's History of the United States. democracynow.org 
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.
(2024-09-02). "Donald Trump Is a Scab": UAW President Shawn Fain Hails Kamala Harris & Attacks Corporate Greed. democracynow.org 
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."
(2024-09-02). 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).
(2024-09-02). Pensacola CWA Workers Stand Strong Against AT&T. popularresistance.org Pensacola, FL — On a humid August morning, the sound of car horns fills the air up and down Davis Highway, each honk a note of solidarity for more than 25 members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3109. These workers, standing firm outside the AT&T worksite, are part of the largest strike currently unfolding in the United States, a powerful labor struggle involving over 17,000 CWA members across nine southeastern states. Their picket line is just one of four in the far-west of Florida's panhandle. | The strike was called as a direct response to AT&T's bad faith tactics during co…
(2024-09-02). Israel's Main Labor Union Calls Strike To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal. scheerpost.com 
(2024-09-02). Legendary Labor Organizer Jane McAlevey: One of Her Last Interviews on Strategies for Workers to Win. democracynow.org 
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?"…
(2024-09-02). 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….
(2024-09-02). On our climate-challenged planet, only some deaths really matterÔøº. nationofchange.org Wealthy victims make headlines — while the wealthy still living stall the moves that could protect us all.
(2024-09-02). Museveni challenges Mothers' Union to embrace wealth creation, free education. independent.co.ug 
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 …
(2024-09-02). How Simba Cement is supporting the construction sector. independent.co.ug 
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 …
(2024-09-02). Algeria joins the BRICS New Development Bank. newarab.com 
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…
(2024-09-02). Can the US Federal Reserve Really Control Inflation? scheerpost.com 
(2024-09-02). China and Africa agree to expedite green cooperation. ecns.cn Officials from China and Africa gathered in Shanghai last week to launch a new initiative aimed at accelerating green development and combating climate change.The Shanghai Action Initiative on Sustainable Energy Transition and Green Investment and Financing was unveiled during a roundtable forum held ahead of this week's 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
(2024-09-02). American Academy of Pediatrics updated guidelines encourage kids experiencing "mild" diarrhea and vomiting to attend school. wsws.org The AAP's recent guidance has no scientific merit but reflects the ruling class policy of mass infection and reinfection that prioritizes profits over public health.
(2024-09-02). 'Huge, Historic' Strikes At Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, And Omni Hotels. popularresistance.org Thousands of hotel workers in twelve cities across the U.S. have authorized strikes at Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, and Omni hotel properties that are locked in unresolved contract negotiations. Hotel workers with the UNITE HERE union voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing strikes in Baltimore, Boston, Honolulu, Greenwich, Kauai, New Haven, Oakland, Providence, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle. Strikes may occur any time following the expiration of contracts. Contracts in some cities have already expired, while the rest expire by the end of the month. | Workers are calling for higher wages, fair…
(2024-09-02). 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.
(2024-09-01). Israel Has Built an Economy Fueled by Genocide at Home and Abroad. truthout.org As Israel tightens its siege, medical supplies in the Gaza Strip are running out, and doctors confront patients with unimaginable injuries. The orthopedist Hani Bseso operated on his niece Ahed's leg, after a shell plowed through their home. Bleeding profusely, Ahed remained in an agonizing daze, as relatives carried her downstairs. Reaching a hospital was impossible. So Bseso amputated her… |
(2024-09-01). Can the US Federal Reserve really control inflation? geopoliticaleconomy.com 
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.
(2024-09-01). Awareness of capitalists' use of colonialism invites rethinking of solidarity commitment. mronline.org 
Studying capitalism, Karl Marx examined the Industrial Revolution in Europe. He explored conflict between worker and employer.
(2024-09-01). Botched Green New Deal: Business Sentiment In Germany Is Now Free-Falling, "On The Brink" wattsupwiththat.com Failing socialist-green experiment. Economists warn German economy is "on the brink"… "further decline"
(2024-09-01). Starmer's in for a nasty surprise when he finally gets back to work. thecanary.co 
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
(2024-09-01). While Israel Struggles on the Battlefield, It Also is Flailing on the Economic Front. sonar21.com 
(2024-09-01). BRICS News Digest for the previous week. tvbrics.com 
We tell you about what happened in economics, politics, culture, science and education in the BRICS countries…
(2024-09-01). Iran's exports to Eurasian Economic Union increase by 138%. tvbrics.com 
Iranian companies and companies from other EAEU member states will take part in a business forum on the topic…
(2024-09-01). Iran President Wants $200 Billion Amid Israel War Fear: Watch Why | Hamas | Haniyeh | Hezbollah. hindustantimes.com Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave his first televised interview on August 31 after forming his cabinet. Pezeshkian said Tehran needs some $100 billion of foreign investment to achieve a planned 8% economic growth from the current 4%.
(2024-09-01). The Guardian's brief for the trade unions: They are "good for capitalism" wsws.org The paper's main concern, and Labour's, is to make it as easy as possible for the union bureaucracy to police workers and create a strike-free environment for the government's right-wing agenda, at home and abroad.
(2024-09-01). Exclusive: Labour whitewashes right-winger who called Muslim a 'Hamas member'. skwawkbox.org 
'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 …
(2024-09-01). Israel at war, day 331: Netanyahu stalling deal to save his coalition, says minister. haaretz.com The IDF retrieves the bodies of six hostages taken captive by Hamas on October 7, adding they were executed recently, just before Israeli troops reached them ‚ñ Head of Israel's labor federation announces general strike on Monday, says that securing deal to free the hostages 'is more important than anything else' ‚ñ Three police officers killed in West Bank shooting ‚ñ Here's what you need to know 331 days into the war…
(2024-09-01). Hundreds of thousands rally across Israel demanding Gaza deal after six hostages murdered. haaretz.com 'Every day is like a game of Russian roulette that Netanyahu is playing until all the hostages have died': Hundreds of thousands take to the streets to demand a Gaza hostage deal as Israel's labor federation head calls general strike…
(2024-09-01). 'Swimming around in it like a soup': Labor Day crowds temporarily introduce unwanted chemicals into rivers, streams. whyy.org
(2024-09-01). Israel's Main Labor Union Calls Strike To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal. news.antiwar.com Israel's largest labor union, the Histadrut, has called a general strike that will start Monday to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. The decision to hold a strike came after the Israeli military recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages who were held in …
(2024-09-01). EcoWaste Coalition Asks: Why are toys still poorly labeled? pressenza.com 
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…
(2024-09-01). Shock New Claim: 'Green' Hydrogen Produces 37 Times More Global Warming than Carbon Dioxide. wattsupwiththat.com Bottom line — there is no cost effective, feasible, reliable and scalable replacement for hydrocarbons available, or likely to be available, in the near future. Blackouts and severe rationing will be inevitable if uncompromising ideologues like Ed Miliband at the U.K. Department of Energy continue to be allowed to wreak havoc with the energy requirements of a modern industrial society.
(2024-09-01). The criminality of unilateral sanctions. mronline.org 
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.
(2024-09-01). Southern Africa demands respect for sovereignty. iacenter.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira August 29, 2024 The author is a former member of the Secretariat of the organization that led the liberation struggle of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and is a contributor to the newspaper Avante (organ of the Portuguese Communist Party), which published this article Aug. 22. Translation: John Catalinotto. The 44th Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 17 and 18, attended by the heads of state and governments of the organization's members. The motto chosen by the organization — "Promoting innovation to create opportunities fo…