(2024-11-27). Trump names first administration veterans Greer, Hassett to economic posts. aljazeera.com US president-elect taps Jamieson Greer and Kevin Hassett as trade representative and top economic adviser, respectively.
(2024-11-27). Vietnam's richest man vies to dethrone SE Asia's ride-hailing king, Grab. aljazeera.com Pham Nhat Vuong's Xanh SM has big ambitions, but critics question its growth potential in fiercely competitive market.
(2024-11-27). US stock market surges to record high despite Trump's tariff threats. aljazeera.com The S&P 500 rises 0.57 percent after US president-elect's tariff announcements roil European and Asian markets.
(2024-11-27). Trade and integration on debate in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The evolution of world trade and the prospects for integration were the focus of Tuesday's debates at the 42nd Cycle of Conferences on World Economy of the Center for Research on the World Economy (CIEM).
(2024-11-27). Pakistani Forces in Islamabad Crush Protesters Demanding Freedom for Jailed Ex-PM Imran Khan. democracynow.org 
Security forces in Pakistan arrested over 1,000 supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan during a march on the capital of Islamabad. Protesters had vowed to stage a sit-in until Khan — who has been imprisoned since August 2023 on what are widely viewed as politically motivated charges — was released, but ended their efforts after six people were killed. Our guest Aasim Sajjad Akhtar, who teaches political economy at Islamabad's Quaid-i-Azam University, discusses the political maneuvering behind Khan's dramatic ouster and explains how Khan's image as an "outsider…
(2024-11-27). Foreign tourists bring US$6 billion to Brazil's economy in 2024. tvbrics.com 
In the first 10 months of this year, more than 5.4 million international tourists visited Brazil…
(2024-11-27). Profits of China's major industrial enterprises improve in October. ecns.cn China's major industrial enterprises saw a stable growth in production in October. The drop of their monthly profit narrowed significantly by 17.1 percentage points from a month earlier.
(2024-11-27). Guangdong, HK sign $14 bln economic, trade deals. ecns.cn South China's Guangdong province and Hong Kong signed 126 economic and trade cooperation projects valued at more than 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) at the Guangdong-Hong Kong Deepening Economic Trade and Investment Cooperation Conference.
(2024-11-27). Headlines for November 27, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Halts Assault on Lebanon as Ceasefire Takes Effect, 2024 Becomes Deadliest Year for Humanitarian Aid Workers Due to Israel's Assault on Gaza, Trump Taps Kevin Hassett, Who Crafted 2017 Tax Cuts for the Rich, to Lead National Economic Council, Jay Bhattacharya, Who Argued Against COVID Interventions, Picked by Trump to Lead NIH, Trump Nominates Jamieson Greer, Who Helped Wage Trade War with China, as U.S. Trade Representative, Mexican President Blasts Trump's Pledge to Impose Tariffs, Warning Against Trade War, Texas Offers Trump Land for Mass Deportation Camps, Walmart Cancels Diversity, Equity…
(2024-11-27). Most foreign airlines won't return to Israel until 2025, despite Lebanon cease-fire. haaretz.com Israel's cease-fire with Hezbollah won't immediately bring foreign airliners back to Israel, but some believe that a few may return sooner than expected. 'Israel is very economically worthwhile for the airlines and as soon as there's no significant security threat, they'll be back,' an Israeli official says…
(2024-11-27). European Movements Demand an End to US Blockade on Cuba. orinocotribune.com As Cuba continues to face the challenges of a US-imposed blockade and widespread disinformation campaigns, over 300 representatives of social movements, trade unions, and political organizations gathered in Paris during the weekend of November 22-24 for the 19th European Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba. The delegates focused on strengthening ties between the Caribbean island and European countries, addressing the economic consequences of the blockade and everyday realities of life under these pressures. | The meeting produced a declaration outlining guidelines for European networks to counter mainstre…
(2024-11-27). European Movements Demand An End To US Blockade On Cuba. popularresistance.org As Cuba continues to face the challenges of a US-imposed blockade and widespread disinformation campaigns, over 300 representatives of social movements, trade unions, and political organizations gathered in Paris during the weekend of November 22-24 for the 19th European Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba. The delegates focused on strengthening ties between the Caribbean island and European countries, addressing the economic consequences of the blockade and everyday realities of life under these pressures.
(2024-11-27). Historic Investigation Of US Boarding Schools For Native Children. popularresistance.org For the first time in its 248-year existence, the United States government investigated its own Federal Indian Boarding Schools, a genocidal element of the racist settler colonial project by which the country was formed. From the passage of the Civilization Fund Act in 1819 up until 1969, the U.S. government stole Indigenous children from their parents, and separated and killed family members as part of a broader policy to steal territory and sever the cultural, economic and spiritual ties between Indigenous peoples. | Children were forced into boarding schools to assimilate to the European settlers' way of life.
(2024-11-27). Venezuela Repudiates G7's Statement on Venezuelan Electoral Process. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, Venezuela's government repudiated the statement made by the G7 regarding the presidential elections of July 28 and regarding the democratic process in Venezuela. | The foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, published a statement on his Telegram account in which the Venezuelan government noted that the G7 "insists on believing itself to be the arbiter of global democracy while covering up its own political, economic, and moral failures." | Venezuela's government pointed out that the G7 is preparing "the ground to ignore the institutions and decisions of the Venezuelan people." | Likewise, Venezuela w…
(2024-11-27). Amid a worsening crisis, conflict-affected communities in North Kivu are facing growing economic distress. icrc.org
(2024-11-27). Ethiopia and China forge stronger ties with new tourism cooperation agreement. tvbrics.com 
The agreement is expected to leverage the tourism assets of both countries, contributing to their socio-economic development‚Å…
(2024-11-27). CADTM International Council | Day 3 | Strategic considerations and the political and economic situation in Europe. cadtm.org
(2024-11-27). (W.E. Talk) Former deputy premier of Poland: Sustainable development is a no-ending story. ecns.cn Grzegorz Kolodko, born in 1949, is the former deputy premier and the former minister of finance of Poland in 1994-1997 and 2002-2003. He is a distinguished professor of economics, also the author of "New Pragmatism".
(2024-11-27). Labour's Get Britain Working plan is based on a massive LIE the DWP has pushed for nearly 20 years. thecanary.co 
The frantic government and media propaganda campaign around economic inactivity has picked up a pace. The Labour Party-run Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally published Liz Kendall and Co's Get Britain Working White Paper. It sets out how the government plans to 'solve' the worklessness 'crisis'. Predictably, it's all the same kind of […] | By
(2024-11-27). Biden Declares 'National Emergency' Over Threat Posed By Tiny Nicaragua. popularresistance.org In the dying days of his administration, President Biden must have needed a reminder by his officials on November 22. He had to decide whether Nicaragua still poses an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States". Presumably he agreed that it does, because he renewed its status as a "national security threat" for a further year, repeating the designation that first began under the last Trump presidency. | As figures from the Latin America Security and Defense Network show, this "threat" comes from a state which spends less of its national income on defense th…
(2024-11-27). Labour NEC member accuses party of 'stifling diversity of thought' over plans for 'accountability' of regional mayors. leftfootforward.org Mayors seeking reselection would have their 'contribution to campaigning' assessed by the NEC…
(2024-11-27). Why Labour must continue to lead the YIMBY revolution. leftfootforward.org "The status quo is not neutral. Every day that we fail to build enough housing, we are choosing to deepen inequality and stifle opportunity."
(2024-11-27). Workers On The Picket Line. popularresistance.org Union workers at CVS stores in California asserted their rights by holding a three-day Unfair Labor Practice strike at seven CVS store locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The workers are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. Not one CVS union member crossed the picket line, which represents 7,000 CVS workers in southern California. | The strike came after UFCW filed ULP charges against CVS with the National Labor Relations Board, citing unlawful surveillance of workers, retaliation against union supporters and prohibiting workers from engaging in union activity.
(2024-11-27). Smash white supremacy! Legacy of the 50th anniversary of Boston March Against Racism. workers.org 
Dozens of students and longtime labor activists gathered at Boston's Democracy Brewery Nov. 23 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the historic Boston national "Freedom March against Racism." Front page Workers World, Dec. 20, 1974. (Photo: UMass Boston archives On Dec. 14, 1974, over 25,000 demonstrators turned out — from . . . |
(2024-11-27). Workers and youth defend Palestinian student barred from Sydney school formal. wsws.org The sanctions on the student for wearing a Keffiyeh to his graduation ceremony have involved the highest levels of the NSW Labor government.
(2024-11-27). If Trump's labor secretary pick really supports workers, here's what she should do. peoplesworld.org 
President-elect Donald Trump recently announced his nomination of Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor. She is one of only three House Republicans to co-sponsor the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and one of only eight Republicans to co-sponsor the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act. Both bills would help reform …
(2024-11-27). Labor's reaction to Trump Labor, Transportation cabinet picks mixed. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Trade unions offered mixed reactions to Republican President-Elect Donald Trump's most recent two Cabinet nominees: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., who lost her re-election bid to a labor-endorsed Democratic state lawmaker in an anti-MAGA tide in Oregon, and retired Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., the second Fox "News" commentator Trump wants in his Cabinet. In general, reviews …
(2024-11-27). Project 2025 purge: Public sector firing spree and massive service cuts loom. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Fouled up weather forecasts. Staff shortages slowing services. More workers dying of heat stroke on the job. More pollution, which leads to more asthma and unclean water. Cut down school lunches, with none in the summer. Veterans not getting VA health care. More hate crimes. Weaker labor laws and enforcement. Those are just some practical …
(2024-11-27). Tech Frontier | Global industry leaders gather at CISCE to drive supply chain innovation. ecns.cn The second China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) opened at the China International Exhibition Center (Shunyi Venue) in Beijing on Tuesday, bringing together global industrial leaders to advance supply chain innovation and collaboration.
(2024-11-27). Insights | Academician of Royal Academy of Engineering: COP needs better monitoring performance against promise. ecns.cn Timothy C. Green, academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow and professor of the Imperial College London, was invited to give an exclusive interview with China News Network. | "COP has been a good process in helping the world resolve to do better collaboratively, We need better monitoring of performance against promises," noted Green.
(2024-11-27). Biden Approves New $680 Million Arms Sale to Israel, Despite Lebanon Ceasefire. truthout.org The Biden administration is reportedly advancing a sale of weapons, worth nearly $700 million, to Israel as its military furthers its plan of ethnic cleansing in north Gaza and despite the ceasefire agreement Israel reached with Hezbollah this week. As first reported by Financial Times, which cited people familiar with the sale, the administration has notified Congress that it is moving… |
(2024-11-27). Musk Effort to Eliminate CFPB is 'Intolerable Corruption'. commondreams.org Elon Musk, named by President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, tweeted today that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should be eliminated. In response, Public Citizen co-president Robert Weissman issued the following statement: "Elon Musk should do his research (or ask his AI to do it). The CFPB has been …
(2024-11-27). US election 2024: inflation, immigration and identity. cadtm.org
(2024-11-27). Clevelanders tell county executive to divest from Israel Bonds. workers.org 
Members of Cleveland's Palestinian community and Palestine supporters marched on the home of Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne on Nov. 24 to demand the county divest from Israel Bonds. The county's investment in genocide is worth $16 million. Ronayne has adamantly refused to divest. Cleveland, Nov. 24, 2024. (WW Photo: . . . |
(2024-11-27). Ukraine's Leaders Discuss Continued War Against Russia & Plans for Transforming Country into Western Colony. orinocotribune.com By Dmitri Kovalevich — Nov 25, 2024 | After Donald Trump's election victory on November 5, the Ukrainian authorities and media are visibly concerned about a possible change of policy in Washington. During the recent presidential and Congress elections, US media close to the Democratic Party were full of scare stories that Trump and the Republican Party, if elected, would force Ukraine into negotiations and concessions with the Russian Federation. | The unelected, governing regime in Kiev is entirely dependent on Western powers for arms to pursue the war against Russia and for loans and investments to keep it…
(2024-11-27). National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) announces 2024 funding. icrc.org
(2024-11-27). Huel's £200m profit bonanza is merely fuelling toxic workplaces for staff. thecanary.co Meal-replacement drink company Huel has tripled its profits, now earning over £200 million. But behind the slick marketing and huge investment lies health, employee rights, and wellbeing concerns — namely that the ethos of the brand is allowing bosses to foment toxic workplace cultures and erode workers rights. Huel: destroying work-life balance? Marketed as a […] | By
(2024-11-27). The Right Has a 150-Page Battle Plan to Shut Down Progressive Civil Society. truthout.org In the wake of Donald Trump's election, after a campaign in which Trump threatened the press, the left and "the enemy within," 204 Republicans and 15 Democrats in the House of Representatives decided to hand a gift to his incoming administration — one that could be used to squash any kind of dissent. The dangerous gift, HR 9495, is known as the "nonprofit killer bill" because it would… |
(2024-11-27). Australia: Budget crisis means deeper attacks on the working class. wsws.org Excluding the pandemic, the turnaround in the budget, from surplus to deficit, is set to be the largest single-year reversal on record.
(2024-11-27). Global South's joint climate efforts urged. ecns.cn Developing countries need to form a Global South alliance that will strengthen climate commitments and pressure industrialized nations to fulfill their "historical responsibility" to finance mitigation and adaptation efforts, according to participants in this year's climate negotiations.
(2024-11-27). China State Bank Shouldn't Back East African Crude Oil Pipeline. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Oil drilling pipes at the Tilenga Industrial Area, which will host the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), in Bulisa, Uganda, October 25, 2023. | © 2023 Luke Dray/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
(2024-11-27). The Uhuru Three Trial Was the Inevitable Outcome of Russia Gate. covertactionmagazine.com On September 12th, the federal trial of three members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) concluded in St. Petersburg, Florida. While the more serious charges of acting as unregistered foreign agents of the Russian government were dismissed by the jury, the trio of Uhuru Movement activists were still found guilty of the lesser offense …
(2024-11-27). SEP/IYSSE public meeting: The political lessons of the US and Sri Lankan elections. wsws.org The meeting will discuss the urgent tasks that confronting the working class in the wake of the US and Sri Lankan elections and the socialist and internationalist strategy necessary to fight for the interests of working people.
(2024-11-27). Oppose Facebook's shutdown of the WSWS in Portuguese page, an act of political censorship! wsws.org Facebook's censorship of the "WSWS in Portuguese" page represents a dangerous precedent against socialist and independent political thinking throughout the world.
(2024-11-27). 19th National Conference of the Socialist Alliance. socialist-alliance.org The 19th National Conference of Socialist Alliance will be in-person on January 10 Friday to Sunday January, 12, 2025, hosted by the Sydney Branch in NSW at Socialist Alliance Gadigal Country-Sydney offices, 22 Mountain St, Ultimo.
(2024-11-27). Resist Trump 2.0: CPUSA's Sims offers election analysis, points to road ahead. peoplesworld.org 
The following is the text of the main report given by Communist Party USA Co-Chair Joe Sims to the CPUSA National Committee meeting in New York on Nov. 16. For more information on the event and the decisions made, see our earlier article in People's World. Well comrades, the election results are in, and to …