(2022-08-26). What Would BRICS Expansion Mean for Emerging Markets. infobrics.org As emerging markets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and face financial headwinds due to interest rate hikes in the US, the BRICS group — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — is looking to expand its membership to tackle shared challenges…
(2022-08-26). Quality of Relations, Level of Trust Important for China-Russia Ties in the Next Decade. infobrics.org Why could China achieve its first centenary goal? What will a great modern socialist country look like? Alexey Maslov, Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University, shared his opinions on these issues with Global Times…
(2022-08-26). Former Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, pardoned by Trump for war crimes, provided "training" to police in Tallahassee, Florida. wsws.org Terrified by growing socialist consciousness and militancy in the working class, police departments are actively seeking paramilitary training from murderous war criminals.
(2022-08-26). Pelosi Resign! San Franciscans Accuse Pelosi of War Mongering Against China. indybay.org Dozens of people rallied in Portsmouth Square in San Francisco Chinatown and demanded that San Francisco House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi resign. They accused her of whipping up war against China and being responsible for the escalating attacks on Chinese and Asian Americans.
(2022-08-26). California to Require All New Car Purchases in 2035 to be Electric, in Massive Change for Auto Industry. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; The California Air Resources Board has ruled that no all-gasoline cars can be sold new in California by 2035, according to AP. This measure has brought California into line with the European Union, which has the same deadline for going electric, as does Canada. Some 17 other states, including New …
(2022-08-26). Union representing 55,000 Ontario, Canada education support workers delays strike vote, as Ford government unveils wage-cutting plan. wsws.org The government's proposed four-year deal is a declaration of war on the working class. The below-inflation pay offer sets the stage for an intensification of the assault on public education and an escalation of attacks on the living standards of all workers.
(2022-08-26). FM Amir-Abdollahian visiting Zanzibar for bilateral talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Heading a political-economic delegation, Iran's Foreign Minister traveled to Zanzibar to hold bilateral talks with high-ranking officials.
(2022-08-26). Coloring is good for your health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org What used to be known as a simple, fun activity for kids now is a tool for practicing good mental health. Coloring has increased in popularity recently, especially for adults. While children's coloring books feature cartoon characters and simple designs, adult coloring books have intricate patterns of flowers, artwork, mandalas or animals. Books are available for purchase, and you can print free coloring pages online. For people who prefer a digital version, many coloring apps…
(2022-08-26). The necessary breach and Rackets and Rockets. indybay.org The climate movement should not be afraid of being accused of radicalism. Given the civilization-threatening dimensions of the climate crisis, it is a matter of sheer collective will to survive to solve this monstrous problem. It is obvious that global capitalism, in its boundless compulsion to grow, is incapable of reducing resource consumption and emissions.
(2022-08-26). Top 100 Chinese brands reach 1.24 trln USD in overall value in 2022: report. ecns.cn The total value of the top 100 Chinese brands surpassed the 1-trillion-U.S. dollar threshold for the second consecutive year and reached 1.24 trillion dollars in 2022, according to a report released by the international market research firm, Kantar, on Thursday.
(2022-08-26). Chinese market remains attractive to foreign investment: spokesperson. ecns.cn The Chinese market remains attractive to foreign investment, with the continued growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said on Thursday.
(2022-08-26). Opening 10 new oil and gas sites is a win for fossil fuel companies, a staggering loss for Australia. greenleft.org.au The Anthony Albanese Labor government is heading in the wrong direction by opening up new fossil fuel exploration, writes Samantha Hepburn.
(2022-08-26). Solid progress made in employment, social security during past decade. ecns.cn China has made historic achievements in employment and social security during the past decade, bolstering its steady economic expansion and social stability, a senior official said Thursday.
(2022-08-25). China's water transport investment maintains robust growth. ecns.cn China's investment in the construction of water transport infrastructure maintained a good growth momentum in the first seven months of the year, according to the Ministry of Transport.
(2022-08-26). Columbus Kroger workers: Vote NO on the UFCW's "new" contract! Build support in the working class for a counter-offensive for better wages and working conditions! wsws.org The "new" contract is no different than the one which workers rejected in July. Little wonder it only took the UFCW a day to "negotiate" it with Kroger management.
(2022-08-26). 'Half of Karachi' faces power outage as high tension transmission line tripped. aninews.in Karachi [Pakistan], May 22 (ANI): Several areas of Karachi, the financial capital of Pakistan, faced a power outage on Saturday after a high-tension transmission line of 220 kV tripped.
(2022-08-26). RISE for Youth program celebrates successful first year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org RISE for Youth, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the NAACP, recently wrapped up its inaugural year of programming. The program, which received funding through Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism, drew rave reviews from scholars, community partners and Mayo Clinic staff. For as long as she can remember, Aisha Qassim has wanted to become a surgeon. But with no doctors in her family, she wasn't sure of the…
(2022-08-26). "It is 140 to 1 degrees in the back of those trucks": UPS workers speak out about intense heat and other abuses at the logistics giant. wsws.org UPS workers spoke to World Socialist Web Site reporters about the abuses and lies of the logistics corporation and the role of the Teamsters in abetting these conditions.
(2022-08-26). Country's job market stabilizes despite challenges. ecns.cn The central government has stabilized China's job market in the past 10 years and has managed to withstand the tremendous impact inflicted by the COVID-19 epidemic and challenges posed by economic downturn since 2020.
(2022-08-26). Australia: Where to for the New South Wales rail dispute? wsws.org After months of limited stoppages and halting industrial action on the railways, the Rail, Tram and Bus Union is preparing to strike a deal with the government and wrap up the dispute.
(2022-08-25). Polish government uses Ukraine war to massively expand military spending. wsws.org The ultra-right Polish government of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is playing a central role in NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. It acts as a provocative and aggressive ally of US imperialism in the region.
(2022-08-25). Russia Almost Doubles Exports' Value to Brazil in First Half of 2022. infobrics.org Russia almost doubled the value of its exports to Brazil in the first half of this year and has climbed to fifth supplier of Latin America's largest economy…
(2022-08-25). EU Sanction on Russian Coal To Worsen World Energy Crisis. telesurenglish.net According to the most prominent Russian coal producer, SUEK, the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Russian coal imports represent a worsening of the current global energy crisis, affecting the European economy and consumers. | RELATED: | "European sanctions in respect of Russian coal suppliers deepen the rising global energy crisis and turn the EU into the territory of prohibitively high prices and infl…
(2022-08-25). The US Is Furious Because It Can't Stop A Prospective Russian-Iranian Oil Swap Deal. oneworld.press The Russian and Iranian economies will mutually benefit by selling discounted resources on the global market while countries like India will accelerate their rise as multipolar Great Powers through the purchase of these exports. Their trilateral axis will continue becoming a force to be reckoned with, especially if the first two coordinate their natural gas activities seeing as how they account for the largest such reserves in the world.
(2022-08-25). Iran, Russia to sign gas swap agreement in near future. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) — Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji announced that in the very near future, the final gas purchase and swap contract from Russia will be signed between the National Iranian Gas Company and the Russian side in Moscow.
(2022-08-25). How One Spook-Run London College Department Is Training the World's Social Media Managers. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan MaCleod  ; Aug 22, 2022 | Staffed by NATO military officers and former government ministers and A MintPress study of professional databases and employment websites reveals a wide network of War Studies alumni holding many of the most influential jobs in…
(2022-08-25). Crypto Spook And Mystery: Insider Says Most NFTs Don't Actually Give You Any Ownership Of The Asset. moguldom.com Non-fungible tokens or NFTs have been hyped as the next step in the evolution of Web 3.0, promising unique ownership of digital assets in what has become a multibillion-dollar asset class, but a new report casts doubt on that promise. NFT holders may not own the intellectual property (IP) rights of the assets they've purchased, …
(2022-08-25). New PDF Ebook: "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the "deadly" COVID-19 "vaccine". This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.
(2022-08-25). India's Leadership Of The Global De-Dollarization Trend Will Accelerate Multipolarity. oneworld.press It's indeed possible for India to independently defend its economic-financial interests vis a vis the US while still coordinating with it to a certain extent in deterring what its leadership regards as the credible scenario of China advancing its regional interests in a zero-sum way. So as not to have the preceding sentence misunderstood or maliciously misportrayed, the author doesn't share the Indian leadership's assessment of China's intentions but nevertheless acknowledges that Delhi formulates policy based on that perspective.
(2022-08-25). U.S. GDP contracts less than predicted. america.cgtn.com New figures out this Thursday show the U.S. economy contracted less than first thought in the second quarter of the year, offering backing to those who maintain the country is not in a recession.
(2022-08-25). Socialist Equality Party and action committees in Sri Lanka to demonstrate this Sunday in defence of victimised estate workers. wsws.org Plantation management has unleashed its victimisations not just to intimidate Alton Estate workers, but as part of a national plan to impose even harsher workloads in all estates and to drive-up company profits.
(2022-08-25). "Economic Warfare" Directed against China? The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate" globalresearch.ca "Covid Tolerance Zero" has contributed to destabilizing Shanghai's financial sector as well as China's buoyant export economy. It has created social havoc for millions of people, requiring the imposition of PCR tests, using the QR code as a means of social control.
(2022-08-25). US GDP in Q2 Revised up to 0.6 Pct Contraction. telesurenglish.net The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of this year, up from a 0.9 percent contraction estimated a month ago, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Commerce Department. | RELATED: | The second estimate showed that the update primarily reflects upward revisions to consumer spending and private inventory investment that were partly offset by a downward revision to residential fixed investment.
(2022-08-25). Independent Unions Can Help Break Through the Economic Crisis and Labor's Paralysis. socialistproject.ca 
Review of In a period of extreme social and economic crises, when the major labor unions have reduced their organizing programs to a fraction of what they once were and the courts stand athwart any effort to protect workers' interests, scrappy new independent unions raise hope against hope that maybe — just maybe — workers c…
(2022-08-25). Extreme Weather in Britain Takes Grim Economic Toll. telesurenglish.net Britain has experienced severe heatwaves this summer like never before, with temperatures hitting a record high and droughts threatening the public water supply. Experts expect to see more such extreme weather events due to climate change. | RELATED: | Experts warn that one spell after another of hot and dry weather could take a grim economic toll. During the summer, infrastructure in Britain was put under mounting pressure am…
(2022-08-25). Saint Paul rallies to demand Minnesota divest from Israel. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On August 23, more than 40 protesters gathered outside the governor's mansion, home to Governor Tim Walz, to demand Minnesota's State Board of Investment (SBI) sell off its shares in Israeli corporations. The SBI is tasked with investing taxpayer money for public funds, largely state pensions. | The action was initiated by the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and held the evening before the August meeting of the Minnesota SBI in order to raise awareness of the state of Minnesota's holdings in a variety of Israeli companies, most notably Elbit Systems. | Elbit Systems is a weapons manufacturing and cybers…
(2022-08-25). Biden's Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide. inequality.org
(2022-08-25). Biden's Student Debt Plan Is an Important Step Towards Narrowing the Racial Wealth Divide. commondreams.org Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.
(2022-08-25). European Central Bank (ECB) Says Cash 'Not Fit' for Digital Economy, Dismisses CBDC Privacy Concerns. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Global Economic Depression: U.K. "Sharpest Economic Contraction" Since 1709. European Economies in Straightjacket. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Haitians Mobilize Against Insecurity And High Cost Of Living. popularresistance.org On Monday, August 22, thousands of Haitians took to the streets across the country to protest against rampant insecurity, chronic gang violence and a rising cost of living. The protesters demanded the resignation of Prime Minister and acting President Ariel Henry, arguing that under his management, the economic and social crisis deepened in the Caribbean country. | In the capital of Port-au-Prince, members of several civil society organizations, popular movements, trade unions, and opposition parties held a massive rally, condemning fuel shortages and soaring prices of essential commodities and basic services. Pr…
(2022-08-25). Venezuela: Gov't to Partner with Siemens to Recover Electric Grid. venezuelanalysis.com The German company will collaborate to boost the energy supply to Caracas and to the oil industry.
(2022-08-25). The Legacy of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex. Nehanda Abiodun Enters the Struggle. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-25). Nehanda Abiodun and the Legacy of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe African American revolutionary exemplified the movement to end national oppression and the criminalization of a people Black August Series No. 4 Since the early 1980s, the prison population in the United States has grown exponentially with African Americans, Latin Americans and other working class people making up the majority of those incarcerated in…
(2022-08-25). Can a Deeply Unequal Nation Totally Reverse Course? inequality.org
(2022-08-25). Iran prioritizes boosting economic ties with Africa countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that developing economic relations with African countries is a priority in Iran's foreign policy.
(2022-08-25). The socialist response to US railroads' false claim that "labor does not contribute to profits" wsws.org During hearings before the Presidential Emergency Board, the railroads companies argued that labor from railroad workers does not contribute to their profits.
(2022-08-25). The revival of German militarism and the fight for socialism. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Christoph Vandrier to the Seventh National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US). Vandrier is the chairman of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (SGP), the German section of the International Committee of the Fourth International.
(2022-08-25). Thousands of Rail Workers Strike for Job Security in UK. orinocotribune.com Thousands of rail workers in the United Kingdom went on strike over pay and job security on Saturday, August 20, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. | Members of the RMT and TSSA trade unions staged their latest walkout in a dispute affecting Network Rail and several train-operating companies across the country. | RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "I think that the British public are fed up of being ripped off by this government and by corporate Britain, which have seen companies like BP and British Gas making massive profits while people are struggling to make a living." | Both unions have accus…
(2022-08-25). Mexico's campaign to recover stolen artifacts. america.cgtn.com Mexico, a country with a painful colonial history, is staging an international pressure campaign to get stolen artifacts and wealth returned to the country.
(2022-08-25). Cuban president visits supertanker base in Matanzas. en.cubadebate.cu Díaz-Canel arrived at the super tanker base in Matanzas. Photo: Presidency of Cuba/ Twitter. The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez arrived this Thursday at the industrial zone of Matanzas to check the recovery program of the supertanker base after an unprecedented fire that occurred due to an electrical discharge on August 5.
(2022-08-25). AFL-CIO kicks off Labor Day with detailed political plan. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO kicked off the Labor Day weekend, in advance, with a detailed political plan for the fall elections and beyond, released August 24 in a nationwide zoom call. The plan features massive from-the-ground-up member-driven involvement, including a feedback loop where workers' recommendations will adjust the federation's issue priorities between now and Election Day, and …
(2022-08-25). Will Lehman's ad for UAW president: "Power to the Rank-and-File" wsws.org The historic candidacy by a worker and socialist for the presidency of the UAW is the spearhead of a growing rank-and-file rebellion against the pro-corporate dictatorship of the union apparatus.
(2022-08-25). Australia: Union limits industrial action at University of Newcastle. wsws.org The union, having enforced hundreds of job cuts over the past two years, is suppressing demands from staff for strike action.
(2022-08-25). Closer China-Africa cooperation boosting Africa's supply chain development: report. ecns.cn Closer cooperation between China and Africa is boosting Africa's supply chains amid various headwinds, according to a report released on Tuesday.
(2022-08-25). Thousands of Rail Workers Strike for Job Security at the Weekend. orinocotribune.com Thousands of rail workers went on strike over pay and job security on Saturday as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. | Members of the RMT and TSSA unions staged their latest walkout in a dispute affecting Network Rail and several train-operating companies across the country. | RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said: "I think that the British public are fed up of being ripped off by this government and by corporate Britain, which have seen companies like BP and British Gas making massive profits while people are struggling to make a living." | Both unions have accused Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of b…
(2022-08-25). NUHW In Kaiser Strike Demand That Newsom & Demos Prosecute Flagrant Violations Of CA Law. indybay.org At an NUHW Kaiser strike rally at the Kaiser headquarters the union demanded that Governor Newsom and California politicians enforce the healthcare laws which Kaiser they charged is flagrantly violating. Workers and patients also spoke about what they are facing.
(2022-08-25). LGBTQ+ theory, history, and the CPUSA (part 1). cpusa.org 
The following article has been adapted from a talk presented at the Little Red Schoolhouse in New York City, July 28, 2022. Part 2 will be posted next week. Good afternoon, everyone. Some of you may be familiar with my name, Eric A. Gordon, as a writer. I'm the Cultural Editor of People's World …
(2022-08-25). Public sector unions preparing sell out in Western Australia. wsws.org The Public Sector Alliance is designed as a veneer of "solidarity" over the divisive tactics of the unions, giving workers an impression of a unified struggle, while the bureaucrats continue to work closely with management to broker individual sell-out deals.
(2022-08-25). U.S. midterms and the top voting issues. america.cgtn.com With fewer than three months until the U.S. midterm elections, the economy remains one of the key issues facing Democratic and Republican voters. That finding comes in a national survey released this week by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. In addition, researchers say that following the Supreme Court's …
(2022-08-25). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airline pay strikes continue to sweep Europe in Spain, Romania, Germany, Portugal; civil servants, firefighters and teachers in one-day national walkout in Kosovo; rolling strikes by Dutch railway workers over conditions and cost of living begin; 2,700 teachers walk out in Norway over pay and staff shortage; waste and recycling workers' stoppages sweep Scotland as rubbish piles up in streets; Qatar government deports migrant workers after arresting them for protesting non-payment of wages; National one-day stoppage in South Africa against plunging living standards; | One striker shot dead and three hospitalised b…
(2022-08-25). The struggle for full legalization of our party. cpusa.org 
On the CPUSA's visible "existence" in national life Before I joined the CPUSA in the spring of 2017, I had no idea that the Communist Party of the United States still existed. As someone new to the movement at the time, being only exposed to the Black Lives Matter movement following the murders of Trayvon …
(2022-08-25). Italia y España donan insumos para contribuir a la asistencia a los lesionados en el incendio en la zona industrial de Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El gobierno de Italia enviará a Cuba un donativo de medicamentos e insumos sanitarios para contribuir a la asistencia a los lesionados en el incendio en la zona industrial de Matanzas. Por su parte, procedente de España, con 414 kilogramos de insumos médicos y medicamentos, Cuba recibió un donativo para las víctimas del trágico accidente.
(2022-08-25). Venezuela: Maduro Slams Attempts to Stall Recovery of Economy. telesurenglish.net "Then a group comes to shoot up the parallel dollar in a fictitious way, so that a group of traders comes to steal from the people (…), that no one tries to torpedo and damage the economic recovery, that rather we all help the country to recover fully and absolutely", detailed the President during a broadcast of the Venezolana de Televisión network. | RELATED: | During the last week, in Venezuela, there have bee…
(2022-08-25). Venezuela y Belarús evalúan acciones para fortalecer relaciones. telesurtv.net El intercambio entre los representantes gubernamentales buscó analizar los escenarios para ampliar e impulsar la colaboración.
(2022-08-24). Iran Can Supply Europe With Energy If Sanctions Are Lifted But Cannot Fully Replace Russia. southfront.org 
An Iranian crude oil supertanker anchored off Singapore. IMAGE: REUTERSTrade routes make Iranian energy alternative an unfeasible option. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | As Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani Chafi said, Tehran can partially make up for the shortfall in the world energy market caused by the crisis surrounding the conflict in Ukraine. The fuel-energy crisis concerns Europe first, especially with countries that have rejected Russian oil and…
(2022-08-24). CIA intimidated Britain to force 'ally' to cut ties with China's Huawei. multipolarista.com The Donald Trump White House and CIA ran "black ops" to intimate Britain to cut ties with China's tech giant Huawei, hurting the UK's economic interests to advance Washington's trade war on Beijing.
(2022-08-24). WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity. scheerpost.com 
By Teddy Ostrow / FAIR True to its name, the Wall Street Journal never fails to lay bare its corporate sympathies. In a recent feature headlined "The Place With the Most Lithium is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution" (8/10/22), the Journal warps anti-neoliberal and Indigenous resistance to ecological destruction and resource plundering into pesky obstacles to green capitalist innovation. The …
(2022-08-24). Burgeoning service trade highlights China's opening-up endeavors in past decade. ecns.cn China's service trade has delivered a meteoric expansion and showcased a growing presence in the global arena over the past decade, as the country moves into a higher-level opening-up economy.
(2022-08-24). China to implement negative list for cross-border trade in services. ecns.cn China will implement a negative list for cross-border trade in services, expand opening-up in the services sector and bolster digital trade to shore up economic growth, said government officials on Tuesday.
(2022-08-24). Huawei to shift focus amid concerns over world economy. ecns.cn The founder of Huawei Technologies Co highlighted the need to shift its focus from pursuing business scale to ensuring profits and cash flow, including giving up some overseas markets, to guarantee that the company can survive the challenges over the next three years.