(2025-02-22). Jobseekers leverage digital economy boom. ecns.cn A growing number of jobseekers are extending their career boundaries to more cutting-edge areas thanks to the development of digital economy, and embracing flexible jobs breaking the stereotyped notion of labeling them as low-income or with lower working skills.
(2025-02-22). Global brands get boost from pro-consumption policy. ecns.cn The expanded pro-consumption policy, which comprises measures such as subsidies for digital products and home appliances, is driving significant sales growth and deeper market engagement for international brands doing business in China.
(2025-02-22). China, U.S. discuss key economic issues. ecns.cn Vice-Premier He Lifeng held a video call on Friday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with both sides agreeing to maintain communication on issues of mutual concern.
(2025-02-22). China, U.S. officials to discuss economic issues via video call. ecns.cn Vice-Premier He Lifeng will hold a video call with the United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday night to discuss important economic issues between the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun confirmed.
(2025-02-22). Draft law to promote private economy. ecns.cn A draft law on promoting the private economy will be submitted to Chinese legislators for further review as the nation accelerates its pace of high-quality development and advances its path to modernization, a legislative commission said on Friday.
(2025-02-22). Trump orders tighter US curbs on Chinese investments in strategic areas. channelnewsasia.com The steps threaten to heighten economic tensions with China after the president increased US tariffs on Chinese imports as one of his first moves in office.
(2025-02-22). Cross-border railway's benefits hailed. ecns.cn The China-Laos-Thailand Railway, with construction ongoing for the Thai section, has significantly enhanced regional connectivity and economic growth, despite several social and environmental challenges.
(2025-02-22). Sri Lankan President Dissanayake presents IMF-dictated austerity budget. wsws.org Dissanayake cynically claimed that his government wants to establish the "economic sovereignty" of Sri Lanka, even as he is fully committed to imposing the demands of the IMF and big business.
(2025-02-22). Ukraine, US working on economic deal to ensure it works: Zelenskiy. geo.tv 
This handout photograph released by the Ukrainian presidential press service on September 27, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican presidential nominee former US President Donald Trump meeting on September 27, 2024 in New York. — AFPUkraine and US…
(2025-02-22). NSW Labor uses antisemitic attacks to justify curbing protest rights. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-02-22). Another Covid-like scare? China discovers new bat coronavirus with potential of human transmission. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: After years long Covid scare, Chinese researchers have discovered a new bat coronavirus with a potential of animal-to-human transmission as it uses the same cell-surface protein to infiltrate cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused Covid-19. | The new virus discovered is known as HKU5-CoV-2 and study on the new virus, published in the scientific journal Cell, was conducted by prominent Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli, often referred to as the "batwoman" due to her extensive research on bat coronaviruses, at the Guangzhou Laboratory. | What is HKU5-CoV-2? | HKU5-CoV-2 is a coronavirus within the m…
(2025-02-22). Int'l Atomic Energy Agency visits Japan for sample collecting. ecns.cn As part of additional measures under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency, officials from the agency and experts from third-party laboratories visited Japan from Wednesday to Friday to collect samples.
(2025-02-22). BrighterMonday Uganda and ICT innovation hub partner to boost soft Skills and digital readiness. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda has announced a strategic partnership with the ICT Innovation Hub to enhance soft skills and digital literacy among job seekers and professionals. The collaboration addresses the growing demand for well-rounded professionals by equipping individuals with the essential competencies needed to thrive in today's evolving job market. Recognizing …
(2025-02-22). Saudi Arabia launches its first currency symbol. albawaba.com Saudi Arabia unveiled its first ever currency symbol for the Saudi Riyal. This move aims to support and promote the country's financial status.First Saudi currency symbol: The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the launch of the country's first currency symbol. The new riyal symbol was introduced as Saudi Arabia is aiming to position itself as a financial hub.ŸäÿπŸÉÿ≥ ŸáŸàŸäÿ™ŸÜÿß ÿߟџàÿ∑ŸÜŸäÿ© ŸàŸÖŸ&eg…
(2025-02-22). Chinese warships off the Australian coast trigger militarist outburst. wsws.org Notice of a Chinese live-fire naval exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand set off hyperbolic warnings about the "Chinese threat" and demands for greater military spending.
(2025-02-22). Alibaba to aggressively increase investment in AI. ecns.cn Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it will scale up investments in artificial intelligence over the next three years, including infrastructure for AI and cloud computing, and AI foundation models and native applications.
(2025-02-22). Philippines welcomes removal from global money laundering 'grey list'. channelnewsasia.com Authorities say this would help attract investments and aid overseas Filipino workers who send remittances through banks.
(2025-02-22). Socialist Alliance to contest Fremantle, WA Senate on 'People before Profit' platform. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-02-22). A Forum on "Manifesting Power in Class and Gender Struggle: From Insurrectas to Feministas, and then back again" pressenza.com Marking the 118th years of service of La Proteccion de La Infancia Inc.: | February 22, 2025. This month, La Proteccion de la Infancia, Inc. (LPI) marks its 118th year as the Philippines' longest-serving registered non-profit corporation. La Proteccion began in 1906 as Gota de Leche, a project of Associacion Feminista Filipina, a group of enlightened women who supported or were allies of the Katipunan, the revolutionary army that fought against colonial Spain in 1896 and against the invasion by the United States in 1899 in order to secure Philippine independence after centuries of being a colonial state.
(2025-02-22). Xi signs orders to revise military rules. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed orders to publish three regulations on the military's interior order, code of conduct and military formation.
(2025-02-22). Warning strikes in Germany's public transport: Form action committees and join the SGP! wsws.org The warning strikes must be made the starting point for the mobilization of all workers against the incoming government, which is preparing attacks on jobs, wages and social benefits on a scale not seen since the end of the Second World War.
(2025-02-22). German rail union agree to real wage reduction and 33-month strike ban. wsws.org In just three weeks and after just three rounds of negotiations, Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German train company, and the German rail union Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft (EVG) have concluded a wage settlement with a massive reduction in real wages.
(2025-02-22). Ecological debt : Who is reponsible ? The need for radical alternatives, far from false solutions of green capitalism. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Maxime Perriot developed the concept of ecological debt. Who is responsible? What are the false solutions promoted at the COPs, synonymous with green capitalism? What are the solutions promoted by the CADTM? Read his presentation below. | – | / |
(2025-02-22). Qld Socialist Alliance launches federal campaign focused on justice for Palestine, housing, climate. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-02-22). Sarah Hathway to run for Socialist Alliance in Corio. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-02-22). Socialist Alliance announces candidates for Sydney, NSW Senate. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-02-21). Israel has no defense for spending so much on the army. haaretz.com A committee on future defense spending seems to have ignored Israel's battlefield successes since the October 7 attack and seems willing to do harm to the economy…
(2025-02-21). China's independently-developed manned airship AS700D completes first test flight. ecns.cn China's self-developed AS700D civil manned airship completed its first scientific test flight in Hubei Province on Friday, marking a major breakthrough in the country's green aviation equipment in the low-altitude economy sector.
(2025-02-21). China's central bank vows to enhance yuan amid looming risks from strong US dollar. scmp.com Adjustment of daily fixing seen as one way to resist depreciation pressure.
(2025-02-21). Morgan Stanley upgrades stance on China stocks in significant shift. ecns.cn Morgan Stanley has upgraded its outlook on offshore Chinese equities, shifting from a bearish to a more optimistic stance, wallstreetcn.com reported on Thursday.
(2025-02-21). Yuan battles US dollar, China's latest J-35 stealth jet: SCMP daily highlights. scmp.com From China eyeing Mideast buyers at military expo to a new bat coronavirus, here's a round-up from today's China and economy coverage.
(2025-02-21). Musk vows to 'fix' X after polls show high support for Ukraine's Zelenskyy. aljazeera.com Tesla and SpaceX CEO claims his social media platform's fact-checking tool is being 'gamed' by governments and media.
(2025-02-21). China, U.S. officials to discuss economic issues via video call. ecns.cn Vice-Premier He Lifeng will hold a video call with the United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday night to discuss important economic issues between the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun confirmed.
(2025-02-21). Reciprocal tariffs will undermine trade. ecns.cn Once the United States imposes its proposed "reciprocal tariffs", it will inevitably seriously undermine the multilateral trading system and affect the global supply chain, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2025-02-21). Trump deportation policy. presstv.ir Within a month of Trump's presidency, over 8,700 undocumented immigrants were deported as part of his border security measures.
(2025-02-21). UN says Syria economic recovery could take half a century. newarab.com 
"Fourteen years of conflict in Syria have undone nearly four decades of economic, social, and human capital progress," the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said. | "At…
(2025-02-21). Tesla faces boycott as Malaysians link Musk's support for Trump to Gaza plan. scmp.com The backlash highlights the potential impact of Musk's political involvement on Tesla's business, particularly in a region with strong pro-Palestinian sentiment.
(2025-02-21). The Trump-Navarro blueprint for global economic warfare. wsws.org The battle plan has largely been drawn up by Peter Navarro, who has been nominated as senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing policy and is known as a ferocious anti-China hawk.
(2025-02-21). Full Event: Trump Admin's Final Warning To Europe, Zelensky Amid Putin Meet Plans | Ukraine,Russia,US. hindustantimes.com The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, held a special briefing on February 20 on marking one month of President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office. Leavitt said the president has already signed 73 executive orders, more than double the number signed by Joe Biden and more than quadruple the number signed by Barack Obama over the same period. Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz also joined the special press briefing.
(2025-02-21). Coalition to Burgum: "Stop offshore wind!" wattsupwiththat.com President Trump released a moratorium on offshore wind upon taking office on January 20, that "temporarily prevents consideration of any area in the OCS for any new or renewed wind energy leasing for the purposes of generation of electricity or any other such use, derived from the use of wind." It also calls on the Department of Interior to "conduct a comprehensive review of the ecological, economic, and environmental necessity of terminating or amending any existing wind energy leases."
(2025-02-21). Achieving net zero an economic opportunity and moral imperative: Singapore's ambassador for climate action. channelnewsasia.com "Ultimately it is nature that will call the shots," says Mr Ravi Menon.
(2025-02-21). Local companies get tax waivers following Parliamentary approval. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved tax waivers of over Shs9.5 billion for selected local investors for the financial year 2024/2025. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Finance, Planning, and Economic Development on approval of the waivers. The report presented by Committee Chairperson, Amos Kankunda on Thursday, …
(2025-02-21). Xinhua, Jiji Press sign MoU on media cooperation. independent.co.ug 
TOKYO | Xinhua | President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua met with Katsuhiko Sakai, president of Japan's Jiji Press, in Tokyo on Tuesday, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance media cooperation. Noting that the media is an important bridge for political exchanges, economic cooperation and cultural exchanges among countries, Fu pointed …
(2025-02-21). UN: Syria economic recovery needs more than 50 years. presstv.ir The United Nations said Thursday it will take the country more than half a century to get back to its previous economic level.
(2025-02-21). Iran launches pilot project for helium extraction and purification. tvbrics.com 
Iran aims to enter the global helium market, leveraging its reserves for economic growth…
(2025-02-21). China and US to hold economic talks amid trade tensions. plenglish.com Beijing, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) China confirmed that Deputy Primer Minister He Lifeng will is holding a video call tonight with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss economic issues.
(2025-02-21). How Watu is unlocking economic growth and green mobility. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musa Lukwago, a resident of Kyengera on the outskirts of Kampala, started his delivery business in 2016. For a while, business was good—until he began receiving orders that required him to have a reliable means of transport. Determined to meet customer demand, Musa set out to buy a motorcycle. …
(2025-02-21). Worsening unemployment, hunger and homelessness in New Zealand. wsws.org The Salvation Army's "State of the Nation" report points to historic attacks on workers' living standards as New Zealand's recession deepens.
(2025-02-21). Strike shuts Tunisia mining town over infrastructure woes. newarab.com 
Schools and businesses in Om Laarayes, a major Tunisian mining town, shut down Thursday as a The regional URT labour union, part of the powerful UGTT trade federation, called for the strike to demand improvements to the southwestern town's infrastructure and healthcare. | "All schools, shops and local institutions hav…
(2025-02-21). Panamá: Unions battle regime over workers' rights. workers.org 
A mass national demonstration Feb. 12 in front of Panamá's National Assembly protested the regime's attempt to privatize social security and its attacks on the labor movement. Using excessive force, police fired tear gas at protesters, who replied with rocks and bottles. Police made 480 arrests and injured 100 demonstrators, . . . |
(2025-02-21). Bipartisan electoral laws rammed through to prop up Australian political establishment. wsws.org Making a mockery of parliamentary democracy, the "Electoral Reform" bill was rammed through without even giving MPs a chance to read its final details, let alone members of the public, after a backroom deal between Labor and the Coalition.
(2025-02-21). Australia: Fair Work Commission shuts down industrial action by rail workers. wsws.org The more-than-four-month suspension clears the way for a sell-out deal to be cooked up by the Labor government and the union bureaucracy, which has already been boasting for weeks of being "excruciatingly close" to agreement.
(2025-02-21). NSW Labor uses antisemitic attacks to justify curbing protest rights. greenleft.org.au
(2025-02-21). Int'l Atomic Energy Agency visits Japan for sample collecting. ecns.cn As part of additional measures under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency, officials from the agency and experts from third-party laboratories visited Japan from Wednesday to Friday to collect samples.
(2025-02-21). Deepseek sparks global AI collaboration. ecns.cn DeepSeek was a name that, until recently, was unknown even to the most avid followers of AI technology. It has rapidly become a household name, shocking the world with its powerful AI chatbot.
(2025-02-21). Cuban FM says his nation is willing to boost cooperation with Laos. plenglish.com Vientiane, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla expressed to Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in this capital on Friday his country's willingness to move forward in several areas of bilateral collaboration.
(2025-02-21). Cuba dispuesta a avanzar en colaboración con Laos, sostiene Canciller. radiohc.cu La Habana, 21 feb (RHC) El canciller cubano, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, manifestó hoy al primer ministro de Laos, Sonexay Siphandone, la disposición de su país en avanzar en distintas áreas en la colaboración bilateral.
(2025-02-21). Time for a General Strike to Stop Firings & Privatization of Public Jobs by Musk & Trump. indybay.org The Trump Musk massive illegal layoffs are part of a fascist plant to privatize all public jobs and destroy the unions in the US. He layoff of 200,000 Federal workers and the implementation of Project 2025 must be stopped by a general strike and the formation of a mass democratic labor party.
(2025-02-21). Yeji of K-pop girl group Itzy is Roger Vivier's latest brand ambassador. channelnewsasia.com Look out for upcoming projects and exclusive collaborations between Roger Vivier and Yeji in the near future.
(2025-02-21). STOP the Layoffs! Fed Workers Rally Against Musk & Trump & Speak Out at SF Tesla. indybay.org Hundreds of trade unionists, workers and community members rallied at the San Francisco Tesla dealership on a national day of action on February 19, 2025…
(2025-02-21). The Class War: A Vet Speaks Out at SF Tesla with Federal Workers about Musk, DOGE & Trump. indybay.org The class war on federal workers and veterans was the focus of a presentation by veteran Ricardo Ortiz who spoke at a rally at San Francisco Tesla on February 19, 2025. He talked about the Musk DOGE Trump wrecking operation at the Veterans Administration and the fascist agenda to privatize the entire government.
(2025-02-21). G20 foreign ministers gather amid tensions over trade, Ukraine. newarab.com 
Foreign ministers from The G20 countries, which represent some 85% of global GDP and three quarters of trade, often struggle to see eye to eye, but geopolitical rifts since
(2025-02-21). Argentina's president gifts chainsaw to Trump adviser Elon Musk. aljazeera.com See the moment President Trump's billionaire adviser on government spending Elon Musk was given a chainsaw.
(2025-02-21). (W.E. Talk) What will Trump 2.0 mean for the U.S. and the globe? ecns.cn Within a month of taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump signed dozens of executive orders initiating layoffs, shutting down agencies, and reviewing government spending. These moves have drawn worldwide attention.
(2025-02-21). Block shares drop as spending slowdown puts BNPL expansion in focus. channelnewsasia.com
(2025-02-21). LAMSA: The fashion brand uniting Bekaa's women through crochet. newarab.com 
"Lamsa means 'touch' in Arabic, and its heart is in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon," founder and creative director Natalie Garland told me when I asked where her community-based fashion brand, "But why LAMSA as the name, and why the Bekaa Valley as the focus?" I responded. | With smiles on both our faces, Natalie, during an hour-long conversation, explained the full story. | A movement beyond aid: | Born and raised in New York City, Natalie moved to Lebanon in 2019 to engage in grassroots activism after spending a few years in Gen…
(2025-02-21). Debt brake: How this fiscal rule could shape Germany's election. aljazeera.com This mechanism, which has been blamed for a lack of investment, has emerged as an important election issue.
(2025-02-21). China open to green industry cooperation with Europe. ecns.cn China hopes to expand green industry cooperation with Europe, including the cooperation on electric vehicles, and hopes for an early signing and taking effect of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment…
(2025-02-21). Europe can afford to defend itself without US but needs more coordination: study. scmp.com Europe needs to spend around €250 billion (US$261.6 billion) annually in defence investments to secure itself without US support.
(2025-02-21). Action on Climate Change May Look Different Than You Expect. counterpunch.org 
Talk a walk through the Los Angeles' Arts District, and you'll learn that there's nothing contradictory about trying to save the world and living a luxury lifestyle. Start your tour with the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), which proudly displays a banner stating: "the future begins here." LACI is "a non- profit organization creating an
(2025-02-21). Socialist Alliance to contest Fremantle, WA Senate on 'People before Profit' platform. greenleft.org.au
(2025-02-21). Fearmongering and lofty promises by bad eggs are plaguing the burgeoning tuition industry — what to do about it? channelnewsasia.com As Singapore's tuition industry continues to grow, some parents and educators are raising concerns over aggressive marketing tactics that play on fears of academic failure. From selective enrolment to fear-mongering advertisements, industry players and experts weigh in on the ethical debate surrounding tuition centre promotions and the push for stricter regulations.
(2025-02-21). Capitalism's Frankenstein Climate. counterpunch.org 
"Climate change is the monster we made. We are Victor Frankenstein." (Climate Change: The Monster of our own Making, WashU, October 16, 2017, Michael Wysession, Professor Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by the extreme weather of 1816, also known as the "Year Without a Summer." Today's climate change is
(2025-02-21). Ecological debt : Who is reponsible ? The need for radical alternatives, far from false solutions of green capitalism. cadtm.org At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Maxime Perriot developed the concept of ecological debt. Who is responsible? What are the false solutions promoted at the COPs, synonymous with green capitalism? What are the solutions promoted by the CADTM? Read his presentation below. | – | / |
(2025-02-21). New Sheriff Astride the Globe: Trump's Sovereigntist Imperialism. pressenza.com Days after November's Trump/MAGA election victory, a senior Russian diplomat asked how great a historical transformation it signaled. Was it the equivalent of the Civil War, or the Depression era New Deal? Soon it was clear. Jamille Bouie wrote in the New York Times that Trump and his cronies were "waging war on the American system of government." Corrupt billionaire plutocrats led by Trump have captured the state to increase their immense fortunes, to eviscerate our limited social safety net, and to turn the clock back on 70 years of civil and human rights gains. We are in the midst of counterrevolution, with Tr…
(2025-02-21). Hunan couple walks 3,000 km to Xizang, discovers 'secret to happiness'. ecns.cn In an effort to help his wife overcome depression, a Hunan couple embarked on an extraordinary journey — walking nearly 5,000 kilometers from Hunan to Xizang and back.
(2025-02-21). Supporting Empathy, Rejecting Apathy. counterpunch.org 
My parents, Alex and Sylvia, grew up as Jewish Americans in NYC during the Great Depression. The Bolshevik Revolution had in part shaped the tenor of that era, but socialism had been popular in the USA before this revolutionary change. In the depression era, FDR, responding to the working-class ferment that swept up folks like my mother
(2025-02-21). Insomnia, depression treatment a click away. ecns.cn A digital-based therapy using a mobile application with recording and analytic functions can relieve symptoms of insomnia and depression among people age 15 to 25.
(2025-02-21). Kyrgyzstan girl starts her global business from Yiwu. ecns.cn "I am Mika, from Kyrgyzstan." In front of the camera, Mika introduces herself in fluent Chinese. In 2016, she arrived in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province and enrolled in Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College to study Chinese. Nine years later, Mika has grown into a successful foreign trade entrepreneur. Her business has expanded globally, thanks to the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe freight trains. Over the past nine years in Yiwu, this young woman has fallen deeply in love with life here.
(2025-02-21). DeepSeek helps Yiwu merchants master cross-border e-commerce trade. ecns.cn Yiwu, known as "the world's capital for small commodities" and home to China's largest wholesale market, has recently started using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for their merchants.
(2025-02-21). Qld Socialist Alliance launches federal campaign focused on justice for Palestine, housing, climate. greenleft.org.au
(2025-02-21). Sarah Hathway to run for Socialist Alliance in Corio. greenleft.org.au
(2025-02-21). Socialist Alliance announces candidates for Sydney, NSW Senate. greenleft.org.au
At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, millions of Americans understand that if they are going to make it to the middle class, they need to be in a trade union so they can negotiate for decent wages, benefits and working conditions. When Trump 
How do we organize elements in a system? One way is through the lens of hierarchy, which presupposes levels, a top-down ranking of elements. Another is homoarchy, which permits one (and only one) ordering. Both terms, while useful to characterize a stable formation, do not accommodate the dynamics of complex systems. Heterarchy, by contrast, embraces 
By Michael Klare / TomDispatch Last April, in a move generating scant media attention, the Air Force announced that it had chosen two little-known drone manufacturers — Anduril Industries of Costa Mesa, California, and General Atomics of San Diego — to build prototype versions of its proposed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), a future unmanned plane intended to accompany piloted …
President Trump's targeting of South Africa is clearly tied to his influential adviser Elon Musk and a coterie of wealthy U.S. oligarchs, "all of whom in some way or other grew up in South Africa as children." These men are known as the "PayPal Mafia" due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal, explains reporter Chris McGreal. McGreal, a former South Africa correspondent for The Guardian, outlines Musk's pro-apartheid and neo-Nazi family history, which appears to form the basis of his adherence to a right-wing ideology that believes white Sout…
Authorities in Freezing temperatures have gripped the northern half of the country over the past few days, causing a spike in energy consumption.
How Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tearing America's most insidious instrument of domination THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The "reforms" to government spending by President Donald Trump and his newfound friend, Elon Musk, are the logical conclusion of the way "democracy" in America has evolved. America has, anyway, never been a democracy in …
The Cook Islands finds itself in a precarious dance — one between the promises of foreign investments and the integrity of our own sovereignty. As the country sways between partners China and Aotearoa New Zealand, the Cook Islands News asks: "Do we continue to haka with the Taniwha, our constitutional partner, or do we dance…
Zimbabwe plans to increase its irrigated land from 217,000 hectares to 496,000 hectares…
Rwanda has broken international law with the visible presence of Rwandan troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo alongside Rwanda's covert M-23 militia. M-23 is reported to have captured Goma (again) and the civilians are in a state of emergency. This is familiar because M-23 previously took over the city in 2012 but had to …
After two weeks of Donald Trump at the helm, it's clear the warnings about creeping fascism and America going rogue were too optimistic. The bar wasn't just low, it's six feet under, buried alongside the last remnants of US neoliberal democratic norms and illusions courtesy of Biden, Harris and Blinken. In a spectacle of diplomacy with the 
Don Trump, current temporary occupant of the elective office of President of the United States, has issued an Executive Order to ferret out "antichristianity" from the federal government. Now cynics might perceive an odd karmic resonance from the "communist witch hunts" of Senator Joe McCarthy though the grotesque, twisted soul of Roy Cohn to his 
Reeves plan to take control of public sector pension plans for 'risky' investments sees resisters on council likely to be deselected The deep-rooted anti-democratic nature of the Labour right and the Starmer regime in particular has gone on show again with the party machine's seizure of control of Labour-run Tameside Council in Greater Manchester — …
Red Tory Health Secretary and his boss are fully committed to rationing services through so-called 'integrated care' and replacing doctors with non-doctor 'associates' Wes Streeting — the Labour Health Secretary who launched a 'disgusting, disgraceful' tirade in the face of Britain's first Black woman MP in 2018 — has criticised the NHS for being 'too …
On Sunday 9 February, the Labour Party "sacked and suspended" health minister Andrew Gwynne (sacked as a minister/suspended from the party). Why did they suspend him? Because leaked WhatsApp messages showed him being racist, sexist, and vile towards colleagues and older constituents — constituents he also wished death on for daring to ask Gwynne to […] | By 
Ken assesses a recent announcement by China with respect to gold and compares that to developments in the United States, which are still focusing on FIAT-based assets with a new technological twist. 
In 2021, the small city of Ithaca announced it would electrify all of its 6,000 buildings with the help of one key partner: a technology company called BlocPower, whose then-CEO Donnel Baird said the company would make the mass electrification process fast and affordable. | "There's a lot of expensive engineering and financial and workforce development costs," Baird told 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In May, the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, will be spending one year at the helm of the Uganda Police Force. Byakagaba replaced Martin Ochola who held the mantle for six years. On Wednesday at the 28th Police Council Meeting held at police headquarters, Naguru, Byakagaba informed President …
This article is based on a chapter in the upcoming new book Ontario is experiencing unprecedented hospital capacity problems in recent years. Thousands of unplanned closures of hospital emergency departments, permanent closures of som…
Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the latest phase of a The Hebrew-language news website Walla reported on Friday that the three-minute video, produced by the Israeli army in collaboration with the Israeli Prison Service, will be shown on large screens moments before the prisoners are released. | Israeli authorities claim the video is intended t…
Turkey's central bank on Friday increased its year-end inflation forecast to 24 percent from 21 percent. | Turkey has experienced double-digit inflation since 2019, making life increasingly expensive for millions of people, notably hitting the cost of education, housing, healthcare, hotels and restaurants. | Speaking at a briefing in Istanbul on the 2025 Inflation Report, bank governor Fatih Karahan said the inflation forecast was set at 12 percent for 2026 and eight percent for 2027. | He said the revision of the inflation forecast for this year did not signal any easing in Turkey's monetary policy stance.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Four years ago, Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Climate Equitable Jobs Act, an ambitious suite of overlapping goals and deadlines to put Illinois on track to overhaul its economy by 2030: decarbonizing the power sector, propping up electric vehicles, and fast-tracking a clean energy workforce. | Now, with five years left unti…
New Labour's disgraced "prince of darkness" Peter Mandelson has wiggled his way into a job as British ambassador to the US. But his relationship with infamous sex trafficker and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who reportedly called him "Petie", is not leaving him behind. And nor should it. Peter 'Petie' Mandelson Mandelson was recently very …
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We know that many rich people are not too sharp, which is why they rely on help from the government to get rich and stay rich. Elon Musk is giving the whole country a prime-time lesson in how this works. He is looking to end the I.R.S.'s direct file program. This program was allowing hundreds 
The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded eight people for causing financial loss to the government. According to the prosecution, Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula, Commissioner Treasury Services Jenifer Muhuruzi, and the senior IT officer Yawe Tonny being employed in the Ministry of Finance neglected to put in place measures to safeguard public funds hence resulting in a 60 …
200 Elgin Street in Ottawa, Canada, is a nondescript office building – the kind of place you'd expect to house accountants or consultants. But beneath its plain exterior lies the corporation that controls Aylo, a rebranded iteration of MindGeek, the company that sits behind the world's biggest porn site: Pornhub. | And this being porn even that is not what it seems. To complicate matters further, Aylo is owned by a company called Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), a private equity firm that claims to bring "principled ethical leadership" to industries requiring "transparency" and "accountability." | Let that se…
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the US must maintain a "unipolar world".
Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …
Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign. He is using illegal executive orders as poisoned spears against just about every program the federal government administers to advance the health, safety, and economic well-being of all Americans. 
With each passing day, we're seeing more signs of our federal government becoming on oligarchy that puts the economic interests of the ultra-rich above the needs of ordinary Americans. In the face of this billionaire takeover in Washington, state governments need to step up and fight for the working class. Here are eight ways states …
Currently, close to 600‚ÄØmillion Africans lack electricity, a critical resource for economic development ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have pledged US$50 billion to provide electricity access to nearly 300 million Africans over the next five years, through an initiative known as "Mission 300." This commitment was announced …
However, the country's financial sector remains relatively illiquid and lacks the product diversity seen in more advanced markets such as South Africa and Mauritius Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has maintained its position as one of Africa's top financial markets, ranking fourth in the 2024 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index. The annual report, released …
We speak with longtime trade policy expert Lori Wallach about President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — the three largest trading partners of the United States. It has sent global stocks tumbling and raised fears of more inflation. Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10% on goods from China, set to take effect Tuesday (After our broadcast, Mexico announced Trump had paused the new tariffs on Mexico for a month). Energy resources from Canada will carry a lower 10% tariff. Canada and Mexico have…
There is a bipartisan hawkish China consensus in Washington that has formed over the last fifteen years. Members of both parties are quick to link their preferred policies to the cause of "competing" with the Chinese government, and there is a tremendous appetite among our political leaders for exaggerating both Chinese ambitions and capabilities. China rivalry has become a new catch-all justification for higher military spending, nuclear modernization, increasing America's military presence in the Pacific, and establishing closer ties with China's neighbors.To promote the rivalry with China, hawkish analysts…
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On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump vowed to make America the "crypto capital of the planet." And within days of resuming power, he signed an executive order prompting cryptocurrency advancement. Those in the industry see Trump's pro-crypto policy as a major turning point that could help usher in a new era for alternative currencies. But could Trump stand in the way of his own policies? Toni Waterman has more from Texas.
The historic Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, which reached a crescendo in 2020 with the George Floyd Uprisings, has been a generation-defining political moment for many working people in the United States. Indeed, the mass demonstrations of 2020 mobilized millions, making them the largest protest movement in our country's history. | Those who once considered themselves "apolitical" then saw the value of political life. Many who considered themselves "centrists" or even "conservative" no longer identified with those labels. Progressive and socialist organizations swelled with new membership and activity, inc…
The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…
Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by her husband and the Uganda …
Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground in Mitooma District, marks a …
Tonight at the Yara cinema, a tribute will be paid to the Cuban Tres (a countryside kind of guitar with three strings), with the presence of an exceptional player of the instrument: Pancho Amat, who was honoured at the 20th International Jazz Colloquium "Leonardo Acosta in Memoriam" on the occasion of his 75th birthday. | Manolito Simonet and his Trabuco, Celso and his Changàºí de Yateras, Yarima Blanco, Isaac Mena, Juan Antonio de la Cruz Antomarchi (Cotó), Kay Lions, Maikel Elizarde, Abel Acosta and Rodrigo Sosa, among others, will be performing. | Meanwhile, the Karl Marx Theatre will host the Cuba Vive…
Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?
WTF. In just ten dystopian days, in the name of restoring America to a mythical white guy greatness, a blundering, vengeful, rabidly unfit oompa-loompa has tried to shut down the government, strong-arm the economy, whitewash culture, roll back civil rights, and in a ghastly flourish pass the buck on a fatal crash by luridly scapegoating imagined "others": Look! Over there! A blind, black, dwarf female air traffic controller! Grim fact: "What a horrible, pathetic little man." | Like a malignant, unstrung kid with zero impulse control blithely toying with a live grenade, the Orange Oaf (OOF) has unleashed chaos…
Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth creation in Busoga and Lango. It is wonderful to see our village People waking up and using the Sh. 1million of PDM and the Emyooga money to join the money economy with ekibaro (cura, aimar, otita). However, on …
In recent years, artificial intelligence applications have marked a significant leap in technological advancement, becoming one of the most crucial non-human assistance tools across various fields, especially large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and the newcomer that has disrupted the AI arena, China's However, despite being presented as neutral, the companies developing these applications have deliberately embedded their political, social, and even economic biases by suppr…
While mass deportations from the U.S. cause fear in migrant communities, many are worried they could also lead to a decline in the workforce carrying out jobs that are considered essential. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan spoke with people in San Diego about the potential economic impact.
Genocide-denying academic deletes post after outrage Oxford academic Paulina Kewes has deleted a post appearing to link supposed antisemitism with 'brownness', after disgusted reactions to it. Jonathan Glass is an Israel-supporting director of notorious antisemitism-smear group 'Labour against Antisemitism' (LAAS), who once posted appearing to suggest that he might have attacked loved author Michael Rosen …
By Jean-Pierre Page In another assault on historical fact, the Western imperialist countries which organized the ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp this year refused to invite any participation from Russia. Jean-Pierre Page, a former national leader of the General Confederation of Labor . . . | 
1 February 2025, Quezon City. In a unique display of collaborative relationship built through years of dialogue and advocacy, civil society organization EcoWaste Coalition feted the paint industry association of the Philippines and seven of its member companies, as well as national and local government authorities, for the country's continuing efforts to eliminate lead in paints. | At a high-spirited gathering held on January 31 in Intramuros, Manila to celebrate the group's 25th anniversary, the EcoWaste Coalition presented "Awards of Recognition" to several individuals, institutions, and groups, including partn…
The author of this Jan. 16, 2025, article reacting to President Donald Trump's threats is a Panamanian anti-imperialist and Marxist analyst. Translation: John Catalinotto. Since December 21, 2024, in the framework of the commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the last U.S. military invasion against Panama (Dec. 20, 1989), U.S. . . . | 
Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed in Aotearoa New Zealand? ANALYSIS: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa national chair John Minto's campaign to identify Israeli Defence Force (IDF) soldiers in New Zealand…