(2022-08-29). West's neoliberal 'age of abundance' is over, as war and sanctions boomerang home. popularresistance.org France's President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned that "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance," calling it "a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval." | Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing. | Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a governmen…
(2022-08-29). West's Neoliberal 'Age Of Abundance' Is Over. popularresistance.org France's President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned that "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance," calling it "a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval." | Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing. | Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a governmen…
(2022-08-29). Jaishankar Justifies India's Decision to Buy Russian Oil. infobrics.org Justifying India's decision to import Russian crude oil amidst the Ukraine war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that his moral duty is to ensure the best deal for Indians, most of whom cannot afford high energy prices…
(2022-08-29). Afghanistan: One Year of Taliban Rule, Event Transcript. cepr.net August 15, 2022 marked one year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, and the Biden administration's subsequent decision to block the Afghan central bank from accessing roughly $7 billion of its international reserves held in the United States. In that year, Afghanistan has become home to the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with more than half the population facing acute food insecurity, and near-universal poverty. | In advance of that anniversary,
(2022-08-29). China allocates 10 bln yuan for drought relief, autumn grain production. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Finance on Friday earmarked 10 billion yuan (about 1.46 billion U.S. dollars) central reserve funds to support drought relief and the production of autumn grain.
(2022-08-29). Vera Sharav: When a Holocaust Survivor Confirms the Parallels, We Need to Listen. transcend.org 22 Aug 2022 – This is the New Eugenics. It is embraced by the most powerful global billionaire technocrats who gather at Davos: Big Tech, Big Pharma, the financial oligarchs, academics, government leaders & the military industrial complex. These megalomaniacs have paved the road to another Holocaust. This time, the threat of genocide is Global in scale.
(2022-08-29). The IRA Didn't Include Crucial Funding Needed for the Disabled. commondreams.org I can't applaud the Inflation Reduction Act when it leaves out funding for an essential program for disabled folks.
(2022-08-29). Central bankers back Fed's war on the working class. wsws.org It is significant that in his very short speech to the Jackson Hole conclave, Fed chair Jerome Powell made two references to former chair Paul Volcker whose high interest rate regime in the 1980s resulted in economic devastation for millions of workers.
(2022-08-29). Trader Joe's Union Campaign Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: Labor Notes Trader Joe's workers in Minneapolis won their union in a landslide vote August 12, making theirs the second store to go with the new, independent Trader Joe's United. The win raises the question of whether the grocer, with its 530 locations and progressive image,
(2022-08-29). Impressions of Donald Trump. dissidentvoice.org 
Neurosis to a greater or lesser degree is the norm in western industrialized societies. Drawing on this fact is the key to effective propaganda. It is well known that neurotics always return to the place they are running away from. It's a circle game of frustration in which being frustrated is actually the "solution," because …
(2022-08-29). Transforming the Real Estate Market: Using the Crisis in the Localized Real Estate Market To Promote Healthy Development and Economic Growth. scheerpost.com 
By Xià Bƒ´n (§èÊñå) Editor's Note: This article was distributed by a Chinese government accepted source, but we believe it is worthy of a wider audience because it provides documentation of important ongoing dialogue within top circles in China unavailable elsewhere. The current situation of the real estate market is very serious. On a year-on-year basis, real …
(2022-08-29). Strikes Across The UK As Regulator Lifts Energy Price Cap By 80%. popularresistance.org A new wave of strikes are underway across the UK. From postal workers to barristers, organised labour is turning out on picket lines against the backdrop of looming energy cost hikes. Workers across the UK are fighting back by withdrawing labour, sharing their experiences and, on one occasion, surfing around ports at high speed! | The strikes come as Don't Pay, which is campaigning to encourage people to refuse to pay extortionate energy bills, reported an 80% hike had been nodded through by regulator Ofgem. Don't Pay's East London branch also announced a protest at Canary Wharf for Saturday 27 August. Postal wor…
(2022-08-29). Red Theory: Capitalist accumulation and overproduction. fightbacknews.org It is a fact of historical materialism that the development of the productive forces reduces the amount of labor required by production. As technology and techniques improve, the amount of work required to meet human needs is reduced. This should be a fact that liberates humanity from toil, freeing us to pursue our interests, hobbies, goals of self-development, and so on. | But that's not what has happened, and there is a material reason why that hasn't happened. In fact, under capitalism, it cannot happen. The capitalist relations of production – the relations of class, division of labor and ownership – stand i…
(2022-08-29). Khalil Awawdeh's message to the world: "Our cause is just, regardless of the high price paid" samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, on his 180th day of hunger strike, issued a video message to the people of the world, where he speaks slowly and laboriously, with his emaciated body visible, highlighting the justice of the Palestinian cause: "Oh, free people of the world, this suffering body, of which nothing remains but skin and …
(2022-08-29). 'We deserve help': NYC comptroller denies every single claim seeking assistance for Hurricane Ida flooding. liberationnews.org 
Almost a year after Hurricane Ida hit New York City, flooding subways, streets, and stadiums, and killing 13 people, the City Comptroller has denied all citizens' financial claims for personal property damage brought by the storm…
(2022-08-29). The Pandemic Rise in Self-Employment: Who Is Working for Themselves Now? cepr.net Key Findings: | The increase in self-employment was disproportionately among women and especially non-white women. | The rise in self-employment is much larger among workers with young children (under age 6) in the household than those without young children. | Although reasons for choosing self-employment vary, the ongoing childcare crisis has made it difficult for working-class mothers with young children to seek or maintain conventional payroll jobs. Part of the rise in self-employment is likely due to some of these mothers shifting from payroll jobs to self-employment in order to meet work-family res…
(2022-08-29). One Year Later, the US Must Evacuate the Kabul Drone Strike Survivors. aclu.org 
One year ago, my phone rang in California at what I knew was 2: 00 a.m. in Afghanistan. It was the country director of Nutrition & Education International, the non-profit food aid organization I founded 18 years ago and lead as president. "Dr. Kwon, Zemari is no longer with us," he told me. "Zemari has died with his children due to a drone strike." In my immediate shock, this news hardly made any sense at all. | Zemari was one of the first six people NEI ever hired. He grew up poor, like many Afghans, and started with us in 2006 as a handyman. He never attended school for formal training, but was extraordinaril…
(2022-08-29). Climate Change Causes Torrential Flooding In Pakistan. popularresistance.org Devastating floods are occurring across Pakistan due to monsoon rains. Since June, more than 1,000 people have been killed by floods, with thousands more being displaced and having to go without food. Capitalism makes these disasters the new normal, with workers, particularly those of the Global South, bearing the brunt. | Just this weekend, tens of thousands of people have had to flee their homes in Northern Pakistan due to floods. There are many more that still need to be rescued. More than 33 million people have been affected over the past few weeks, millions of homes have been destroyed, and infrastructure su…
(2022-08-29). PSUV Celebrates Election of Community Delegates. orinocotribune.com 
"More than 45,000 communities in popular assemblies have elected their respective delegates and I express all my support. We are all winners," said President Maduro. | On Saturday, August 27, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, congratulated the country on the election of the new community delegates of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). | "More than 45,000 communities in popular assemblies have elected their leaders. I e…
(2022-08-29). One of the Largest Nurses' Strikes in US History is Brewing in Minnesota. zcomm.org 15,000 nurses at seven Twin Cities hospitals voted to authorize a strike. Their demand is simple: put patients before profits…
(2022-08-29). New Thinking on Military Defense Needs. transcend.org 28 Aug 2022 – The US Pentagon FY 2021 budget calls for $705.4 b. up from $704.6 in FY2020, amounting to more than half of all discretionary funding and exceeding the military spending of the next 10 counties combined: supporting 800 military bases in 70 countries…. A better and more peaceful world is possible. We must envision it, promote it, and let our leaders know that we require it.
(2022-08-29). Why People Say There's a "Nonprofit Industrial Complex" zcomm.org Rather than building mass movements, talented organizers get funneled into staff and admin jobs just to keep the charity running…
(2022-08-29). Sunday 8/28: LEPAIO: Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO International Operations. indybay.org ZOOM LINK | GOOD FOR SUNDAY, August 28, 2022 | Join Zoom Meeting | us02web.zoom.us/j/81133350622?pwd=dUUyUWppbWt6djVTaElISUhocXpSUT09 | Meeting ID: 811 3335 0622 | Passcode: ICSS2717rs | One tap mobile | +16694449171,,81133350622#,,,,*5892135124# US | +16699006833,,81133350622#,,,,*5892135124# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)…
(2022-08-29). European Central Bank Says Cash 'Not Fit' for Digital Economy, Dismisses CBDC Privacy Concerns. transcend.org 25 Aug 2022 – In the digital economy, cash is no longer a useful tool, and a Central Bank Digital Currency is the "only solution" to continue the existing monetary system, according to a new paper, "The Economics of Central Bank Digital Currency."
(2022-08-29). South Africa SAFTA/COSATU General Strike For Workers & Communities. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the South African general strike called by SAFTU and COSATU on August 24,. 2022. Memetlwe Sebei, president of the General Industrial Union of South Africa. GIWUSA which is with SAFTU and Ayesha Rajah who is the chairperson of the Sotasonke Civic Organization are interviewed about the conditions that led to the strike, the organizing for the strike and the future.
(2022-08-29). Catholic Church: "Take the Money and Run" indybay.org An access to information request exposes Canada's secret deal that allows the Catholic Church to renege on its promise of $25 million for residential school survivors. When the deal to renege was exposed this week, the Catholic Church announced that it is quickly moving all of its financial assets to the Vatican Bank. The Catholic Church confessed to genocide in July. Demands continue for Nuremburg-style trials in the international court.
(2022-08-29). Consumption, infrastructure get green tinge. ecns.cn Given a choice between buying a laptop complete with attractive packaging and purchasing one that comes in simple packaging made of recycled materials, most consumers might wonder a bit. But not those at the China International Consumer Products Expo held in July in Haikou, Hainan province, where US tech company Dell Technologies displayed a laptop encased in 100 percent environmentally friendly packaging materials.
(2022-08-29). Premier hails nation's booming NEV industry. ecns.cn China's new energy vehicle industry has been developing rapidly in recent years and will continue to deepen international cooperation with an open attitude to inject fresh impetus into the sustainable development of the global economy and society, Premier Li Keqiang said on Saturday.
(2022-08-29). Exchange with a railroad worker and Will Lehman, socialist candidate for UAW president: How to build rank-and-file committees. wsws.org Lehman is running on a platform of abolishing the UAW apparatus and to build workers' power through rank-and-file committees.
(2022-08-29). 'Genocide of His People Is Complete': Last Member of Isolated Brazilian Tribe Found Dead. commondreams.org "For this was indeed a genocide—the deliberate wiping out of an entire people by cattle ranchers hungry for land and wealth," said one Indigenous rights campaigner.
(2022-08-29). Iran ready to expand economic ties with Bolivia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister voiced the readiness of Iran's private sector to develop economic relations with Bolivia, implement infrastructure projects in this country, and increase bilateral trade.
(2022-08-29). Major League Baseball Players Launch Drive to Unionize 'Outdated, Exploitative' Minors. commondreams.org "Minor leaguers represent our game's future and deserve wages and working conditions that befit elite athletes who entertain millions of baseball fans nationwide."
(2022-08-29). American University staff union calls off five day strike against poverty-level pay and management abuses. wsws.org The AU workers' strike brought them into a conflict against not just the campus, but against powerful sections of the Democratic Party and corporate apparatus.
(2022-08-29). Xinjiang's foreign investment covers over 60 countries and regions: official. ecns.cn Xinjiang has invested in more than 60 foreign countries and regions, and four overseas economic and trade cooperation zones have been established, said Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of the Xinjiang regional government, at a press conference Saturday.
(2022-08-29). 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.
(2022-08-29). Acertijos de dos colaboradores y un ejercicio de pensamiento creativo de actualidad. cubadebate.cu Este acertijo que cierra agosto será a seis manos y tres: Marga, RARJ y yo. Marga, siempre fiel a nuestra columna, no nos olvida y aún lleva un tiempito por la Ciudad Luz. RARJ no quiere dejar pasar el homenaje al reciente aniversario de la FMC. Y yo voy con un exprimidor de neuronas para lidiar con los apagones. °Manos y mente a la obra!
(2022-08-29). Afirman que México cuenta con el mejor aeropuerto de América Latina. telesurtv.net "Durante los gobiernos neoliberales nunca hicieron una obra como esta. El AIFA se construyó en dos años y medio", señaló el mandatario mexicano.
(2022-08-28). Sanders Derides GOP for 'Squawking' About Debt Relief But Not Handouts to Billionaires. commondreams.org "I know it is shocking to some Republicans that the government actually on occasion does something to benefit working families and low-income people," said the Vermont senator.
(2022-08-28). "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.
(2022-08-28). Philippines: Free Adora Faye de Vera, poet, patriot and warrior for women's liberation. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 27 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | We join the clamor of women's groups, artists, poets, rights defenders and other democratic organizations for the immediate release of Adora Faye de Vera. Adora Faye was arrested by police last Wednesday afternoon in her place of residence in Quezon City, and later brought to Calinog town, Iloilo, where she is being made to face false criminal charges. She joins at least 800 other political prisoners in the Philippines who continue to suffer unjust incarceration. | Adora Faye is an artist, a poe…
(2022-08-28). Is Vietnamese-Israeli Defense Cooperation Facing Problems? journal-neo.org 
On July 12, Israel and Vietnam marked the 29th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and emphasized in official statements that there is great potential for the further development of economic and diplomatic cooperation that could bring significant benefits to both sides. Vietnam, as you know, is a member of the Association of Southeast …
(2022-08-28). China's Development Path: Indigenous Innovation And Global Competition. popularresistance.org In our INET working paper, "China's Development Path," we employ the "social conditions of innovative enterprise" framework to analyze the key determinants of China's development path from the economic reforms of 1978 to the present. First, we focus on how government investments in human capabilities and physical infrastructure provided foundational support for the emergence of Chinese enterprises capable of technological learning. Second, we delve into the main modes by which Chinese firms engaged in technological learning from abroad—joint ventures with foreign multinationals, global value chains, and exp…
(2022-08-28). How Rural America's Assets Have Been Systematically Stripped Away. popularresistance.org Since the 1980s, financial capital has developed imaginative new ways to strip and seize the assets present in rural zones, whether these be mutually-owned banks, industries, cooperatively-owned grain elevators, local newspapers, hospitals, people's homes, or stores located in towns and malls." In the wake of the fiscal austerity agenda enacted by financial and political elites in the late 20th century, the vast majority of the wealth created in America's countryside "has accrued to shareholders in corporations and financial institutions headquartered in a handful of distant, economically dynamic urban centers."
(2022-08-28). Revival Of Iran Nuclear Agreement Likely To Test Middle Eastern Detente. southfront.org 
Written by A potential revival of the Iran nuclear accord is likely to test the sustainability of Middle Eastern efforts to dial down tensions and manage differences by improving diplomatic relations and fostering economic cooperation. | In the latest fence mending, two Gulf states, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirat…
(2022-08-28). 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.
(2022-08-28). 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.
(2022-08-28). Savage UK energy bills pauperise millions, threatening many deaths. wsws.org Energy bills in the last three months of this year alone will soar 35 times faster than wages and 57 times faster than welfare benefits and much worse is to come next year.
(2022-08-28). 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.
(2022-08-28). Kent School District teachers near Seattle strike for safe staffing, expanded support services and higher pay. wsws.org Teachers at Kent Public School launch a strike with overwhelming support to struggle against inadequate wages, manageable class sizes, worsening school and living conditions, and the mass spread of COVID.
(2022-08-28). 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.
(2022-08-28). 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.
(2022-08-28). Best site for buying Telegram subscribers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) — If you are looking for a way to promote and develop your business, in this article we will introduce you to the best and most popular way. Increasing Telegram channel members is a direct way to increase income.
(2022-08-28). Enough With the Unseemly Whining About Student Debt Forgiveness! thiscantbehappening.net The greed, self interest and racism of US citizens never ceases to amaze and appall me. President Biden was dragged, against his own wishes, into using his executive authority to cancel a paltry $10.000 in federally insured student college debt for all those former students with current income of less than $125,000, and an … |
(2022-08-27). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Clean-Energy Future Might Not Be Far Away. levernews.com Good things are happening! A new renewable energy study sets the record straight (again): Switching to 100 percent renewable energy is far more attainable than imagined and could immediately reduce energy prices. Also, California will ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035, the U.S.'s first freshwater wind farm will finally get built, and scientists discover a process of destroying "forever chemicals." All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, exclusively for supporting subscribers below. | Read the full story: | Sign up now to read the full story and get access to…
(2022-08-27). Thoughts on Industrial Policy. cepr.net There is much confusion surrounding the concept of industrial policy, starting at the definitional level. If we think of industrial policy as a set of policies designed to favor certain industries, then we are always doing industrial policy. For example, the decision to have the government finance the construction of airports supports the airline industry, …