(2022-08-03). SF Protest Against Nancy Pelosi For Pushing War Drive Against China. indybay.org There is growing anger against Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi for pushing for war in Asia and massive expansion of the military encirclement.Her trip to Taiwan has been strongly supported by the Republicans and she is supporting the Asian Pivot.
(2022-08-03). Spend billions on climate not war. greenleft.org.au The billions of dollars wasted on military spending and tax cuts for the rich should be used to fund renewables, argues Peter Boyle.
(2022-08-03). Chile's Lithium Provides Profit to Billionaires But Exhausts Land and People. zcomm.org The Atacama salt flat in northern Chile, which stretches 1,200 square miles, is the largest source of lithium in the world…
(2022-08-03). Another war? U.S. uses Pelosi to provoke China. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders August 2, 2022 Bulletin: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan August 2. Here is the statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry: tinyurl.com/455vrnyb U.S. provocations against China have moved into high gear. Even as the war in Ukraine, instigated by Washington, unfolds with disastrous consequences for European economies and vibrates through the world economy, a more ominous confrontation is planned. The USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group is now in the South China Sea. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, with its accompanying battle group of warships, a guided missile cruise…
(2022-08-03). West Prepares to Plunder Post-war Ukraine with Neoliberal Shock Therapy. towardfreedom.org Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland to plan neoliberal economic policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, "open markets," drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and "sell state-owned enterprises to private investors." Jake Kallio and Benjamin Norton report for Multipolarista.
(2022-08-03). Ukraine Uses Russian Invasion to Wreck Workers' Rights. southfront.org 
Trade Unions Building in Kiev in September 2018 during reconstruction. (VoidWanderer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)Two new radical measures are prompting fears of Ukrainians losing workplace rights permanently as the war puts huge pressure on the country's economy, Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz report. | Written by Thomas Rowley and Serhiy Guz. Originally published by
(2022-08-03). As inflation surges, France's TotalEnergies posts €18 billion super-profits. wsws.org Macron has defended the corporation's extortion of tens of billions from workers internationally as prices surge amid the NATO war with Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-08-03). Manchin bill could worsen climate crisis. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette August 1, 2022 Politicians and media pundits are lauding the yet to be passed $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act as "the most ambitious climate action" ever taken by Congress. However, considering that the U.S. Congress has never passed any significant climate legislation, the praise is a bit of a stretch. And the devil is in the details. In a surprise move July 28, Senator Joe Manchin and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer announced legislation that includes hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy programs. The announcement was all the more shocking considering that Manchin is…
(2022-08-03). Oil giants reap record profits from war, pandemic and skyrocketing prices. wsws.org As working class families the world over struggle to afford basic necessities amid historic inflation, driven by the pandemic and the US-NATO war against Russia, the world's largest multinational oil corporations are announcing record profits.
(2022-08-03). A Proposed Wealth Tax on Colombia's 4,700+ Richest Would Raise $1 Billion. inequality.org
(2022-08-03). Inflation as a political power play gone wrong — Project Syndicate op-e. mronline.org 
Pivotal economic crises frequently evoke multiple explanations that are all correct while missing the point.
(2022-08-03). Inflation Reduction Act: Will Sinema sacrifice the planet to save corporate profits? peoplesworld.org 
Senate Democrats appear on the verge of passing historic legislation to accelerate a national transition to clean energy, reduce energy costs, create tens of thousands of union jobs, and addresse environmental injustice. The surprise agreement, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), was brokered by Sens. Joe Manchin, W.Va, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, N.Y. All …
(2022-08-03). Bernie Sanders Explains the Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly of the Inflation Reduction Act. commondreams.org This legislation… has some good features, but also some very bad features.
(2022-08-03). Sri Lankan SEP condemns police raids on Frontline Socialist Party. wsws.org The police raids on the FSP are part of an intensifying wave of repression being unleashed by Wickremesinghe's government aimed at crushing all anti-government opposition.
(2022-08-03). Sri Lanka Democracy Movement At The Crossroads. popularresistance.org For several months the nation of Sri Lanka has been imperiled with the looming threat of complete economic collapse as fuel, food and other commodity prices skyrocketed. | Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the central focus of the youth-led democracy movement as the GotaGoGama encampment was established demanding the immediate resignation of Rajapaksa as president and the removal of his cabinet. | At its height the camp's activism attracted tens of thousands of people demanding an end to the former administration. Eventually the presidential compound was overrun by angry protesters necessitating the remo…
(2022-08-03). A Closer Look at Colombia's Historic Pact Party. orinocotribune.com 
The alliance known as the Historic Pact (PH, or Pacto Historico) —a coalition of political forces, each with its own political and organic autonomy and independence— was formed for the purpose of winning the elections in order to defend the six following principles of their program: | The defense of life and of the Colombian Peace Accords. | Economic reactivation, the defense of employment and dignity for workers. | The decomodification of social rights and the defense of the public sector. | The preservation of natural resources and the environment | Pushing towards democracy and strengthening popula…
(2022-08-03). La Guaira Envisions 3 Industrial Areas Within Its Special Economic Zone. orinocotribune.com Three industrial zones for La Guaira, to be developed within the framework of the Law of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), were proposed by regional government authorities during a special session of the National Assembly's Economic Commission held in the port of La Guaira. | The proposal focuses on an agricultural axis to develop the Carayaca and El Junko parishes, a tourist hub with a view to recovering the Sheraton and Meliá hotels, as well as Los Cocos beach in the Caraballeda parish, and a technological complex in the former Caracas warehouse of Urimare parish, as part of the Development Master Plan for the coa…
(2022-08-03). FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Omali Yeshitela, center, stands in front of his home on Friday, July 29, 2022, with his supporters. Jesse Bogan, Post-Dispatch The FBI targeted the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) because it is a Black organization that has dared to confront and oppose U.S. imperialism. APSP is the first but they will not be the…
(2022-08-03). Iran Weighs Benefits of BRICS Membership. infobrics.org Recently, Iran applied to join BRICS, a group consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. On a global level, this forum represents 40% of the world population and 26% of the world economy…
(2022-08-03). Chinese Investors Acknowledge Venezuela's Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan National Assembly Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra, president of the Venezuela-China Parliamentary Friendship Group, has reported that the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones will be presented to Chinese private investors. | The presentation of the Special Economic Zones Law arises from China's interest in exchanging experience and knowledge and strengthening projects in Venezuela. | Deputy Maduro Guerra made these comments af…
(2022-08-03). Panamá: Workers strike, win price rollback. iacenter.org By Deborah Rodriguez August 2, 2022 The author was in Panama City, Panama, on a school trip with her daughter when the national strike to reduce prices began July 1. She combines her observations with research to tell this story. The Panamanian people have won a significant battle. They have been in the streets since July 1 demanding their government reduce the cost of living and necessary goods, whose prices impact the day-to-day lives of Panamanian people. They also demanded the government abandon the protection of neoliberal rules that protect the power elite of the co…
(2022-08-03). Cuba's Díaz-Canel Calls for Unity Among Communist Parties Around the World. orinocotribune.com Havana, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina)—The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Miguel Díaz-Canel, commented that unity among the world's communist groups is necessary and urgent, Granma newspaper reported. | According to the newspaper, in a message to the International Forum of Marxist Parties, held virtually and organized by the Communist Party of China, the Cuban head of State expressed gratitude for the opportunity to exchange theoretical advances and practical experiences of these organizations. | In the text, read in front of representatives of 109 parties from all over the world by Rosario P…
(2022-08-03). The Invention of Capitalism. scheerpost.com 
(2022-08-03). Selling Off Golden Gate Park: Privatization & Corruption Destroying Great Public Park. indybay.org The sell off and privatization of Golden Gate Park is escalating at the same time of a massive corruption scandal of top officials of the City and County of San Francisco. This program looks at the "non-profits" that are being used to facilitate the transfer of public lands at the park to privatizers.
(2022-08-03). In the Face of Federal Inaction, Local Governments Tackle Labor Issues. zcomm.org The L.A. City Council's recent approval of a hotel worker protection measure is part of a growing trend…
(2022-08-03). 2022 CA Fed Meeting, Internationalism, Fascism & A Workers Party With LA Roofers Local 36. indybay.org Cliff Smith, the business manager of Roofers Local 36 in Los Angeles was a delegate to the 2022 California AFL-CIO convention and raised issues about fascism and internationalism at the convention. The leadership opposed a resolution calling for the prosecution of people who participated in the insurrection and attempted coup on January 6, 2020. He also discussed the issue of the formation of a workers party.
(2022-08-03). Free spicy crayfish offered in Chongqing to boost night-time economy. ecns.cn A free Crayfish Fine-Cuisine Carnival was held in the Meixin Wine Town in Fuling, Chongqing on July 30.
(2022-08-03). América Latina y el Caribe  ; Un futuro de proyectos colectivos. globalizacion.ca América latina ha recuperado el derecho a tener un futuro. Al elegir una gran mayoría de gobiernos soberanos, volvió a tener la posibilidad de decidir sobre su destino. En el modelo neoliberal, los países están condenados a los mecanismos del…
(2022-08-03). Protecting data key to economic security. ecns.cn More efforts are needed to strengthen the classification of data and establish a digital information security protection system, as data are now widely seen as the fifth most important element in an economy after land, labor, capital and technology.
(2022-08-03). Legacy of Shinzo Abe: Corruption and Hopeless Japanese Economy. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-03). The lure of unreason and The crisis profiteers. indybay.org The essence of transhumanism is pathological. This ideology is carried by psychopaths and narcissists. Such people love only themselves, their infallibility and uniqueness. And this is reflected in their visions and goals, which they approach without any scruples. The others are only mass. Mass is despised by "the unique".
(2022-08-03). Saturday 8/27: Rally/March to Defend DACA! indybay.org San Jose City Hall Plaza…
(2022-08-03). Guizhou achieves progress in economic development, poverty alleviation. ecns.cn Southwest China's Guizhou Province has made significant progress in economic development and poverty alleviation over the past decade, according to a press briefing in the provincial capital of Guiyang on Wednesday.
(2022-08-03). Karl Marx and Capitalism — A remarkable exhibition at Berlin's German Historical Museum. wsws.org The German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum) in central Berlin is currently hosting a remarkable exhibition on the life and work of Karl Marx.
(2022-08-03). Mayo Clinic, Mercy collaborate to globally transform patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Innovative data science will enable patients to receive personalized, predictive and proactive medicine ROCHESTER, Minn., and ST. LOUIS — A 10-year collaboration agreement between Mayo Clinic and Mercy — a first-of-its-kind alliance between two large health care systems — will use the most current data science and years of deidentified patient outcomes to find diseases earlier and start patients on paths to better health more quickly. "This unique collaboration will eliminate the barriers to innovation…
(2022-08-03). Double-digit trade growth in the offing. ecns.cn China's foreign trade will likely grow by double digits in the second half of this year on the back of the nation's strong economic resilience and speedier recovery, a former vice-minister of commerce said.
(2022-08-03). Cuba mantiene su política de Tolerancia Cero contra la trata de personas. cubadebate.cu El concepto de la Trata de Personas- politización del tema y doble raseros aparte- incluye el comercio de seres humanos con el fin de esclavizarlos laboral, mental, reproductiva, sexualmente, extraerles y vender sus órganos, entre otras muchas cuestiones denigrantes. A pesar de lo claro de la definición, desde hace algún tiempo el gobierno de Estados Unidos se ha dado a la infame tarea, en su enfermizo afán de fortalecer el bloqueo económico, financiero y comercial, de perseguir aún con más saña las misiones médicas cubanas.
(2022-08-03). This American For-Profit Healthcare System Would Just as Soon Kill You as Look at You. commondreams.org To this system, it doesn't matter whether a person lives or dies as long as it gets paid. That's why our healthcare costs are so high, even though our life expectancy is so low.
(2022-08-03). Monday 8/1: Promoting socio-economic reciprocity throughout fall election campaigns. indybay.org ZOOM: | zoom.us/j/92884047862?pwd=RTFBcVRYNHFoQWN1cmY1aG5vcllLZz09…
(2022-08-03). A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more… newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused outbreaks in the continent of Africa. There have been over the last decade or two isolated outbreaks in countries outside of Africa, but this is the largest outbreak occurring in what we call nonendemic countries," says Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox…
(2022-08-03). Puerto Rico Sees First Reduction in Electricity Prices Since 2021. latinorebels.com After seven consecutive increases, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau has announced the first reduction in the price of electricity since 2021. The decrease went into effect on Monday, August 1.
(2022-08-03). We Can't Avoid Climate Breakdown Without Reducing Growth. zcomm.org We could and should transition to renewable resources, but that will require a reduction in the scale of the human economy to a smaller level that could be maintained more or less in a steady state…
(2022-08-03). Rank & File Threaten UAW Bureaucracy's Agenda At 2022 Convention: Report By Frank Hammer. indybay.org The rank and file at the 2022 UAW Constitutional Convention were able to challenge the UAW Administration Caucus which has been enveloped in a massive corruption scandal. They were able to push for $ 0 a week with a successful vote on the third day of the convention and the next day the bureaucracy overturned it. There will also be elections in October with 4 candidates.
(2022-08-03). How Public Real Estate Investment Trusts Extract Wealth from Nursing Homes and Hospitals. commondreams.org Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are considered "passive" investors and are exempt from corporate tax. But in reality, they play a very active role in reshaping whole industries, like healthcare.
(2022-08-03). Iran calls for setting up joint technical consortia with CIS. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development called for establishing joint technical and engineering consortia with the Commonwealth Independent States (CIS).
(2022-08-03). Chinese mainland suspends entry of certain fruits, fish products from Taiwan. ecns.cn Relevant authorities on the Chinese mainland will suspend the entry of citrus fruits and two types of fish products from the Taiwan region starting Wednesday, said a spokesperson.
(2022-08-03). Discrimination and Freedom of Belief in the Sex and Gender Debate. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
We do not usually cover first-instance employment tribunal judgments on this blog, but two cases handed down in the last three weeks  ; Forstater v. CGD Europe and Bailey v. Stonewall Equality Ltd and Garden Court Chambers  ; have attracted so much attention that we feel an exception must be made. Both cases involved women with 'gender critical' beliefs …
(2022-08-03). The Weekly Round-up: industrial action laws, prioritising menopause, and Crown Court cameras. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news On Monday 25 July, the Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal against a decision to end 12-year old Archie Battersbee's life support treatment. The decision was stayed for 48 hours — until 2pm on Wednesday — to allow Archie's parents to apply to the European Court of Human Rights for interim …
(2022-08-02). An Interview With John Pilger: 'Assange Is the Courageous Embodiment of a Struggle Against the Most Oppressive Forces in Our World'. orinocotribune.com In an interview with the World Socialist Web Site, renowned Australian investigative journalist John Pilger has warned that the "US is close to getting its hands on" the courageous WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. | Last month, British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Assange's extradition to the US, where he faces 175 years imprisonment under the Espionage Act for publishing true information exposing American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Pilger explains, Patel's order will be the subject of a further appeal, but the British judiciary that will adjudicate has facilitated Assange's persecution ever…
(2022-08-02). $54 Billion for Ukraine While America's Millions Suffer in Poverty. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-02). As the War in Ukraine Devastates the Nation's Ecosystems, the World Reaches Record-High Military Spending. independentmediainstitute.org 
Just one bomb releases a slew of toxic heavy metals into Ukraine's soil and groundwater. Now multiply this by thousands. By Erika Schelby, Independent Media Institute 10 min read In the U.S., proponents supporting military expansion and increasing defense spending have prevailed despite the more pressing need to divert all available resources to fight the …
(2022-08-02). Former Bolivian President Evo Morales calls for a Global campaign to eliminate NATO. mronline.org 
In interview with British journalist, Morales says the U.S. uses NATO to provoke wars and sell weapons. U.S./UK-backed coup against him in 2019 was undertaken for lithium and because his government advanced an alternative economic model to the neoliberal "Washington Consensus"
(2022-08-02). Big Oil and Gas Reap Record Profits as the World Burns. scheerpost.com 
[ By Mitchell Beer | Skyrocketing fuel costs and high margins on oil refining are driving the world's biggest fossil companies to their biggest profits since at least 2008, according to analysis released just days after a blockbuster report that showed the oil and gas industry taking home $2.8 billion per day in revenue over the last years. | The five biggest publicly-trade fossils—ExxonMobil, Chevr…
(2022-08-02). Ariel Henry Has 'Failed' and Works for 'International Bosses,' Say Critics After PM's One-Year Anniversary Address. orinocotribune.com Port-au-Prince — On the one-year anniversary of his ascension as Haiti's interim Prime Minister, Ariel Henry said he is committed to bringing peace to the country, holding elections, and combating corruption, inflation, and gas shortages. | He also thanked Haitians for "proving their intelligence and maturity" by accepting, without crippling protests, recent hikes in gas prices as the government has cut its fuel subsidies. The price hikes will "progressively" continue, because "this is the only condition that will allow us to continue importing fuel and make it available permanently," Henry said in his tape…
(2022-08-02). Inflation Reduction Act: Another DC Lie. "Green Energy" Programs Will Lead to Increased Cronyism and Waste. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-02). The class dynamics of the Fed's recession program. mronline.org 
On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy shrank for the second quarter in a row, bringing it into a "technical recession."
(2022-08-02). Condolences sent by ICFI sections on the death of Wije Dias, Sri Lankan SEP chairman. wsws.org Sections of the ICFI have sent condolence messages on the death of Wije Dias, chairman of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka. Comrade Wije died on July 27 of a heart attack just one month from his 81st birthday.
(2022-08-02). India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions. infobrics.org The West's "sanctions from hell" have given a big stimulus to India-Russia bilateral trade, giving it a dynamism that one never suspected would be recaptured in…
(2022-08-02). Imperialism and socialism will not mix. cpusa.org 
The popularity of socialism has skyrocketed since Bernie Sanders' historic campaigns for president gave voice to the outrage, desolation, and pain caused by the dramatic and unrelieved rise in U.S. inequality over the past half century. This trend now spans three generations. It has been accompanied, with few exceptions, by rising political dysfunction, volatility, …
(2022-08-02). We must use our right to vote, not lose it! cpusa.org 
Issued by Political Action Commission, Communist Party USA, July 27, 2022 We the people are under attack. Corporate America, allied with religious extremists and growing fascist forces, like those who stormed the capitol on January 6, are out to destroy every gain the American people have made since the Civil War. Nothing is sacred …
(2022-08-02). U.S. election cycle drives new confrontations with China, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesAugust 1, 2022 Dim mid-term election prospects of Democrats risk igniting more tensions With less than 100 days to go before the US mid-term elections, many US media outlets, polls and observers see the Democrats' prospects dim. A new Bloomberg Economics study showed that "President Joe Biden's party can expect to lose 30 to …
(2022-08-02). The Rise of BRICS: The Economic Giant that Is Taking on the West. infobrics.org Times have changed. Russia, China, India, along with many other countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America are navigating all available spaces to counter the suffocating western dominance…
(2022-08-02). Ernesto Villegas Interviews Lucas Koerner: The West 'Miscalculated' Sanctions Against Russia. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, July 31, US sociologist Lucas Koerner said that the West "miscalculated" its sanctions against Russia, because they have caused an international crisis, particularly for the European continent, as winter approaches. Interviewed on the Venezuelan television program Aqui con Ernest Villegas, Koerner expressed his opinion that the economic measures against Russia caused the US to make a "slight change" in its way of thinking about Venezuela. | "The blockade on Venezuela is not going to stop, there is not going to be a real change of position," said Koerner. "There might be a tactical maneuver that might…
(2022-08-02). 'Tools of Russia': FBI raid on Black Political Party seen as part of 'Black Scare/Red Scare' in United States. mronline.org 
Black political organizations and other anti-imperialist groups condemned the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) raiding early Friday morning the properties of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and its solidarity organization in Saint Louis, Missouri, and in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
(2022-08-02). PSL statement: Condemn the FBI attacks on the African People's Socialist Party. liberationnews.org 
The raids are part of a federal indictment of a Russian national, Aleksandr Ionov, who leads a non-governmental organization.
(2022-08-02). Preview: Will Job Growth Remain Strong in a Slowing Economy? cepr.net The most important question is if wage growth continuing to moderate. If wage growth stays the same or slows further, it will mean the Fed's work is largely done.
(2022-08-02). Mapping The Police: Citizen Control Of The Security Forces In Buenos Aires. popularresistance.org Last week, Ofelia Fernández, a member of the Buenos Aires legislature, announced on her social media the launch of a Map of the City's Police, a collaborative webpage whose objective is to highlight, identify, and denounce situations of police violence within the territory of Buenos Aires; consequently allowing citizens to hold local security forces to account. | This tool of citizen participation was designed in conjunction with a network of individuals and organizations. Those behind the initiative include Fernández, the representative from Frente Patria Grande alliance of the ruling Frente de Todos coalition,…
(2022-08-02). Do Employees Have Too Much Leverage? Bank Of America Memo Says 'We Hope' Worker Power Weakens. moguldom.com 
As of May, there were two job openings per unemployed person in the U.S., and when the balance of power between workers and employers leans heavily on the side of labor, it becomes a concern for some corporations including Bank of America. A Bank of America private memo obtained by The Intercept suggests that high …
(2022-08-02). Starbucks workers on strike in Minneapolis. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Workers at the Starbucks on 47th Street and Cedar Avenue location in Minneapolis walked out on strike, Sunday, July 31 in protest of Unfair Labor Practices committed by the company. Strikers lined the sidewalks in front of the store, chanting, "Venti, grande, mocha double; union busters, you've got trouble" and "Starbucks, Starbucks rich and rude. We don't like your attitude." The strike has full participation from the workers and the store is fully shut down. Customers were turned away at the drive-thru on Sunday morning and were told there'd be no coffee today or tomorrow. | After having won u…
(2022-08-02). Collapse In Crypto Market Leads To Bull Market In Used Rolex And Patek Watches For Sale. moguldom.com The collapse of crypto market prices is credited with helping boost the supply of luxury brand used watches for people looking to buy them second-hand. Germany-based online watch trading platform Chrono24 has more than half a million watches listed for sale on its site. The supply of trophy watches such as the Rolex Daytona or …
(2022-08-02). Presentan medidas laborales para disminuir consumo eléctrico. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (MTTS) presentó una serie de medidas para su adopción en el sector estatal de la economía, con vistas a disminuir el consumo eléctrico, teniendo en cuenta la situación energética por la que atraviesa el país. Las medidas que pueden aplicarse, de manera homogénea, y combinadas.
(2022-08-02). Pelosi's provocation: Why the U.S. House Speaker shouldn't be in Taiwan. peoplesworld.org 
Say what you will about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but she sure is good at getting people's attention. She's under immense scrutiny for her family's incredibly profitable stock trades as the U.S. Congress considers a ban on its members, their staff, and families from swapping securities. She is presiding over what could be her …
(2022-08-02). The United States and the Balkanization of Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Germán Gorraiz López After the realization of the Brexit, the hypothetical exit of Germany from the euro would lead to the gestation of a new European economic cartography that would mean the return to watertight economic compartments and the triumph of the United States by achieving the total balkanization of Europe. Germany's exit from the…
(2022-08-02). Beijing, Shanghai start inter-regional recognition of COVID test result to reduce economic impact. ecns.cn Multiple places, including Beijing and Shanghai, have started inter-regional recognition of COVID-19 test results as the Chinese central government urged regional authorities to improve test data sharing between each other to enhance the convenience of the public to travel.
(2022-08-02). Integrity of SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory-Developed Tests—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate the comments by Dr Genzen and colleagues about our recent Viewpoint on SARS-CoV-2 LDTs. The FDA has long asserted its authority to regulate LDTs even while using its enforcement discretion to largely leave LDTs alone. Although many FDA law scholars believe the FDA's authority to regulate at least some LDTs is well supported by the relevant statutory language, Dr Genzen and colleagues are correct that this view is not universally shared and that the issue has never been resolved in court. Although there have been past attempts to clarify this question through acts of Congress, the aftermath…
(2022-08-02). La crisis del agua: No es sequía, es saqueo. globalizacion.ca A partir de la imposición del neoliberalismo en el mundo, inicia un proceso feroz de despojo de todas las riquezas de los pueblos que sumieron al mundo en una grave crisis humanitaria. | México durante este período fue gobernado por una…
(2022-08-02). The Heat: Panama protests and COVID reinfections. america.cgtn.com 
As U.S. President Joe Biden tests positive again for COVID, we will take a look at the rising number of cases and reinfections. Also we will discuss the economic protests against the government in Panama.
(2022-08-02). MoD Capabilities' Exhibition in production, economy kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The Exhibition of Capabilities of the Ministry of Defense in knowledge-based economy and production was inaugurated on Tuesday with the participation of Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani.
(2022-08-02). Shanghai launches Double Five shopping festival. ecns.cn To promote consumer spending and revitalize Shanghai's consumption, the Double Five shopping festival was officially unveiled on Sunday night.
(2022-08-02). A year after the explosions in Chempark Leverkusen the danger remains. wsws.org One year ago, on July 27, 2021, one of the chemical industry's worst industrial accidents in recent history occurred at Chempark Leverkusen, north of Cologne. Seven workers died in the explosion of a tank farm for the disposal of chemical waste.
(2022-08-02). Vicepresidenta electa colombiana se reúne con Evo Morales. telesurtv.net Márquez y Morales reafirmaron un frente común en la lucha contra la pobreza y la exclusión neoliberal.
(2022-08-02). Association Between Dialysis Facility Ownership and Waiting List and Transplant in Pediatric Patients. jamanetwork.com This cohort study examined the association between the profit status of US dialysis facilities and the time pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease were placed on the waiting list and when they received a transplant.
(2022-08-02). Australian tram workers strike in Melbourne, but unions push real wage cut. wsws.org Around 90 striking workers are picketing the East Preston Tram Depot in northern Melbourne over a new enterprise agreement on wages and conditions.
(2022-08-02). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Dockworkers, health workers and teachers have staged job actions and protests against austerity measures while educators across Panama have taken strike action over congract issues including wages.
(2022-08-02). Avanza reestructuración del área económica en Argentina. telesurtv.net Este martes Sergio Massa dimite como presidente de Diputados. Cecilia Moreau podría ser la primera mujer en dirigir ese cuerpo legislativo.
(2022-08-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Ice cream brain freeze, it's a real thing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Have you ever enjoyed a sip of an ice-cold milkshake or taken a bite of an ice cream cone only to get an instant blast of pain or headache that lasts a few seconds? You're not alone. Dr. Amaal Starling, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, says the condition is called a "cold-stimulus headache." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/2NrtjewPTHc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 56) is in…
(2022-08-02). Integrity of SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory-Developed Tests. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint discussed the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and SARS-CoV-2 laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). The authors stated that the FDA "regulates" LDTs, but the legal foundation for this position is controversial. Since the 1990s, the FDA has suggested that it has authority over LDTs. However, this concept was never discussed in congressional hearings prior to passage of the Medical Device Amendments in 1976, nor is there any mention of LDTs in the statute itself. According to the Medical Device Amendments, the FDA is only authorized to regulate medical devices introduced into "int…
(2022-08-01). The US Is 'Close to Getting Its Hands on Julian Assange'. transcend.org 26 July 2022 – In an interview with Oscar Grenfell of the World Socialist Website, John Pilger explains the latest manoeuvres by the US and UK authorities to extradite Julian Assange, journalist and publisher, to the US where he faces 175 years in prison for the crime of journalism.
(2022-08-01). The Greatest Science Fiction Movie Ever Made Starring Us. transcend.org 26 Jul 2022 – A new Dark Age is upon us. An unelected shadow government consisting of billionaires, multinational corporations, and international non-governmental organizations like the World Economic Forum and the Rockefeller Foundation has seized power without a shot being fired, without a drop of blood being shed.
(2022-08-01). Many Argentines looking for job opportunities to fight inflation. america.cgtn.com Argentina is suffering increasing economic and political instability. Inflation is running at well over 60 percent annually and in late July, President Alberto Fernandez named his third economy minister. With capital controls in place, many Argentines are looking for opportunities to earn a living …
(2022-08-01). Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us from Inflation. transcend.org 27 Jul 2022 – Rather than making money harder to get, the U.S. government needs to focus on the other side of the demand vs. supply inflation equation.
(2022-08-01). Apology and Reparation: Two Steps the American Psychological Association Should Take Today. transcend.org 28 Jul 2022 – A brief update on the call for the APA to apologize to the victims of U.S. war-on-terror prisoner abuses and make recurring financial contributions to organizations that provide support for torture victims and their families.
(2022-08-01). Socialism and Ecological Survival: An Introduction. transcend.org 1 Jul 2022 – Capitalism has brought the world to the edge of the abyss. We are approaching a climate Armageddon making the earth unlivable for the human and other species. Such a catastrophe is still avoidable with a revolutionary-scale reconstitution of the systems of production, consumption, and energy usage, though the time is rapidly running out.
(2022-08-01). Low-Value Service Delivery and Spending by the VA. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study compiles use and cost data of low-value health services delivered or paid for by the Veterans Health Administration (VA).
(2022-08-01). Venezuela's clothing industry is struggling to survive. america.cgtn.com Venezuela's clothing industry is struggling to survive, decimated by years of economic decline and policies which have favored imported products. The Chamber of the Clothing Industry says the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the situation and the industry is working at limited capacity. But some companies are now changing their products to survive or turning …