(2024-07-14). Jul 14, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris — Goodbye Why the news media's job is to groom us, by Jonathan Cook America Teeters on the Abyss. Trump shot in assassination attempt in Butler, PA, by Simplicius On the Trump assassination attempt: The establishment strikes — Neoliberal Feudalism The Biden Administration Has Exposed The Brain Rot Of Western Liberals, by Caitlin Johnstone The Distraction of Joe Biden: What genocide? What war? What militarism? by Bill Astore Biden or not, U.S. policy on Palestine stays the same, by Mitchell Plitnick A new Israeli massacre and why the end is near, by Ma…
(2024-07-14). Multipolarity and BRICS Once More. dissidentvoice.org 
The debates over "multipolarity" and the significance of an allegedly multipolar BRICS grouping continue. In an opinion piece in People's Voice ("Multipolarity, BRICS+ and the struggle for peace, cooperation, and socialism today," June 16-30, 2024) writer Garrett Halas mounts an earnest defense of multipolarity and the BRICS+ "as a positive step towards socialism." Halas joins …
(2024-07-14). Deif's 'death': How Israel's assassination attempt could deliver a Gaza cease-fire. haaretz.com The airstrike targeting Mohammed Deif in Gaza on Saturday is just the latest Israeli assassination attempt on Hamas' military chief. Whatever his fate, the hit on a mass-murderer glorified as a legend of the 'resistance' has a wealth of implications for Israel, Hamas and Gaza…
(2024-07-14). You Are Not Alone if You Are Out of Work. counterpunch.org 
Image by Hennie Stander. | We are endlessly and repetitively treated to sermons on the wonders of capitalism. Everybody will be taken care of, with the proviso that you are willing to work. As I have had frequent cause to note, that a line has to be furiously propagated across every channel speaks to a lack of concrete reality. And as more people, especially young people, see that they have declining possibilities, more questioning inevitably arises. | The only thing worse in capitalism to having a job, however unpleasant, is not having a job. Unemployment benefits are barely at starvation rates and end all to…
(2024-07-14). Foreign trade hits new high in first half. ecns.cn China's total goods exports and imports reached a new high in the first half of the year.
(2024-07-14). GBA's trade with Central Asia rises. ecns.cn The China-Central Asia freight train service has been favored by both domestic and foreign customers due to its all-weather, stable, quick and efficient operations, he said.
(2024-07-14). Refine WTO subsidy rules on green items. ecns.cn Further efforts are needed to improve the WTO rules on subsidies for green products in order to prevent some economies from politically maneuvering global trade regulations"ÄÇ…
(2024-07-14). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…
(2024-07-14). Saturday 7/13: AI, Robotics, Security Privacy & The Future of Workers. indybay.org Tenderloin Museum — 398 Eddy St., SF, CA94102…
(2024-07-14). Saturday 7/13: Labor Rallies to Support Striking Alcatraz Cruises IBU ILWU Workers. indybay.org Alcatraz Tours Pier 33 | San Francisco…
(2024-07-14). Class Struggles in Argentine and US Imperialism with Guillermo Kane,Argentinian socialist. indybay.org Guillermo Kane,member of the Partido Obrero(Workers Party) of Argentina,professor at the University of Buenos Aires,will be speaking at Medicine For Nightmares Bookstore in San Francisco on Saturday July 20th,at 7 p.m. at 3036 24th Street San Francisco,CA.
(2024-07-14). Chase Bank Smashes Its Own Windows. indybay.org Multiple locations of Chase Bank ceased operations due to lockout in a coordinated attack as a result of war profiteering in Gaza. Chase staff were forced to break their own windows in order to gain entry to the building.
(2024-07-14). Floral waste fuels the circular economy in India. tvbrics.com 
The country is moving towards a sustainable economy…
(2024-07-14). China's Xi eye on the big picture, while 'playing the piano with all 10 fingers'. independent.co.ug 
Xi Jinping inspiring China's reform with vivid metaphors BEIJING | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping has articulately used adages, idioms and metaphors to discuss a new round of reform to drive the development of the world's second-largest economy since 2012. In a distinct fashion, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) …
(2024-07-14). Mariana Riscali (MES/PSOL): The rise of the global far right and the role of the socialist left. links.org.au 
Mariana Riscali — In confronting the far right, unity is essential among all who oppose the far right and defend democracy. At the same time, we must maintain our political independence and remain true to our program.
(2024-07-14). Puja Khedkar: IAS success story that actually is not. ummid.com Not alone the wealth and properties Pooja Khedkar, who is also a doctor with MBBS degree, is reportedly possessing, her family background is also debated following the controversies after controversies surrounding her Civil Services selection and consequent appointment as Assistance Collector in Pune.
(2024-07-14). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-14). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-07-14). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-07-14). 5,000 cr wedding in a country where 80 cr wait for free ration to survive. ummid.com The Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant marriage which is likely to cost Rs. 5,000 crore may be seen by some as India's growing economic prowess similar to the claims of India being the 5th largest economy, it however hides more realities than it reveals.
(2024-07-14). Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hints at broader trade action against China. scmp.com Coming talks with business and labour groups could go beyond discussions about barriers against Chinese electric vehicles.
(2024-07-14). Samsung, Preferred Networks join hands to produce cutting-edge AI accelerator chips. ummid.com South Korea based tech major Samsung Electronics Tuesday announced collaboration with Preferred Networks, a leading Japanese AI company, to produce cutting-edge AI accelerator chips.
(2024-07-14). Industriales obtiene su primera victoria en playoff semifinal. cubadebate.cu Industriales aprovechó su localía en el estadio Latinoamericano y venció hoy 9-1 a Pinar del Río para inaugurar su casillero de éxitos en la semifinal del béisbol cubano. Después de caer dos veces como visitantes en el Capitán San Luis, la tropa habanera dirigida por Guillermo Carmona se parapetó en casa y apoyada en un ataque de 13 indiscutibles demostró que está viva.
(2024-07-14). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at press conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2023. The United Auto Workers union is under attack by the federal government. A court-appointed monitor, imposed after major corruption scandals were brought to light, is conducting an investigation of alleged financial . . . | 
VOCES8: Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré Fredwitz on War II, by Fred Reed Operation DAWN, by Scott Ritter Why Is the West Preparing for War? by Paul Craig Roberts The Mainstream Worldview Is A Mass-Produced Artificial Psychosis, by Caitlin Johnstone Is the first amendment "out of control"? by el gato malo, Tim Wu The Moral & Strategic Bankruptcy of US Policy in Gaza and Ukraine, by John Mearsheimer Richard Falk Is "Deeply Pessimistic About the Future of the Country," by Kevin Barrett Biden: Strategic Projections of Confidence, by Yves Smith Biden Praises 'Vice President Trump' During…
In his Reform UK website bio, he states: "I grew up in Basildon, worked hard, and went on to study economics at university. From there, I was recruited by tier 1 banks. | "Since then, I have facilitated billions of dollars in business deals across sectors including energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing for both global corporations and developing country governments. I achieved this by fostering relationships, understanding the legal documentation, and getting the numbers right." | But some of the numbers and documents don't seem to add up. | His biography also adds: "My professional journey has included…
'I have the prison inside me': The emaciated Palestinian bodybuilder broken by Israel | Muazzaz Abayat speaks to MEE from a hospital bed in his native Bethlehem after spending nearly nine months in Israeli administrative detention | | Muazzaz Abayat, 39, is being treated in a hospital af…
LAYANA KHOURY is an editor of Al-Ittihad (The Union), the daily Arabic-language newspaper of the Israeli Communist Party. She is a "48-Palestinian," an Arab woman living inside the borders of the State of Israel established in 1948. Along with its sister publication, the Hebrew-language Zo Haderekh (This is the Way), Al-Ittihad is currently operating under the most difficult and repressive conditions. …
Hollywood A-Listers at Biden Fundraiser | Before giving you the update on the stumbling Alzheimer's/Parkinson's patient that inhabits the White House, you will notice some cosmetic changes taking place at SONAR21. Thanks to one of my talented readers, who has volunteered his skill and experience in polishing up blogs and websites, we are collaborating on making the visual presentation of the material more accessible. If you encounter any glitches or problems please let me know. | Within the last twenty four hours there have been two key developments in social media that spell the end of Biden's Presidency. The…
Both Trump and Biden imposed high tariffs on imported products made in China and other countries. Those impositions broke with and departed from the previous half century's policies favoring "free trade" (less or minimal government intervention in international markets). Free trade policies facilitated "globalization," the euphemism for…
New Muslim group 'supported by Labour' aims to challenge MCB's leadership | Former army imam among prominent figures involved in new network which seeks to engage with Keir Starmer's government and 'influence public policy' | | Imam Asim Hafiz, who was then the Islamic advisor to the British a…
Jeremy Corbyn launches plan to challenge 'stale two party system' | Former Labour leader sets up forum aimed at offering electoral challenge against Labour and Conservatives | | Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses pro-Palestinian in London on 6 July 2024 (AFP/Justin Tallis) | Former L…
On Isla Grande, Afro-Colombian residents discuss the urgent need for a sustainable electricity plant. Their efforts echo President Petro's push for solar energy, with the aim of addressing broader regional goals of sustainable development. Yet, development and climate adaption require funding—funding that is instead going to war, with global military spending nearing $3 trillion annually.
PARIS—"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold" wrote Yeats in "The Second Coming," but he might as well have been covering the just completed French elections. The mainstream media are describing the mixed results of the National Assembly, the principal French lawmaking body, as "hung" or even validating President Emmanuel Macron's judgment to call a …
Just a few months before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the Biden administration appears to be accelerating its timeline to finalize a regulation that could protect 36 million workers from the harmful effects of exposure to extreme heat. On Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, released the draft text of a proposed rule on …
The ministry aims to raise awareness of the importance of developing a culture of competition among consumers and private sector…
The new system will help low-income families save money…
On July 11, at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni expressed concern over the detrimental effects of irresponsible media coverage on Uganda's development and reputation. During a meeting with government communicators, led by Mr. Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), President Museveni …
On July 12, the Kajansi Territorial Police, in collaboration with the Directorate of Crime Intelligence, successfully rescued 1.5-year-old Sserwada Lucas, who had been kidnapped by his family's maid, Nakija Prossy, 20, on July 10. Upon receiving the report of the missing child, the police immediately launched an investigation, which led them to Nakija's boyfriend, Kayanga …
Sam Gindin discusses the rise of the US empire, its role in creating a truly global capitalism and the challenges it faces today.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda has launched a Self-Onboarding ZeroFlex digital account to enable customers to self-register and have access to financial services anywhere and at any time without necessarily moving to the bank premises. The ZeroFlex account is a digital account that allows existing or new account holders to self-register by …
There can be little doubt that everything that is happening at the intersection of financial matters and geopolitics has become marked by a growing trend towards ambiguity and instability. The events of this past June radically increased the degree of both ambiguity and instability especially for Europe, but also the rest of the world. The… 
A vending company called American Rounds has installed its machines in a handful of supermarkets in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Texas, allowing customers to buy ammo while picking up groceries. What do you think? 
The West Bank's economic crisis and the expansion of Israel's settlements are connected. Here's how.
New UK government urged to halt arms sales to Israel and restore Unrwa funding | Six NGOs and an MP pressure Labour to take action ahead of foreign secretary's visit to Israel | | David Lammy (left), the UK's new foreign secretary, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Ima…
Muslim election campaign group calls for united alliance in future UK elections | The Muslim Vote says vote splitting between candidates with similar pro-Palestine platforms allowed Labour to win in at least six constituencies | | Independent pro-Gaza candidate Vaz Shabir stood in the Keighley and I…
France's New Popular Front (NPF), which won the most seats in Sunday's parliamentary election, has called on President Emmanuel Macron to ask it to form a government. But the president Tuesday addressed the nation saying that since no bloc had a majority, he intended to keep current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in place until a …
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling stripping federal regulators of the power to write rules without judges or Congress intervening even before the regulations take effect, is "a direct threat to every American worker and family," says National Nurses United. That threat comes from the six-Justice Republican majority's decision, just before the court quit for …
LOS ANGELES — Odyssey Theatre Ensemble is presenting a spicy adaptation of Noà´l Coward's salaciously audacious, eyebrow-raising ribald romp Design for Living. During the 1930s, as the Great Depression and rise of fascism devastated and threatened the world, a genre called "Proletarian Theater" entered Broadway, stage left. This pro-worker trend included Clifford Odets's landmark Waiting …
Police in Busoga East have arrested Faisal Mugabe, the internal auditor of Bugweri district over alleged involvement in fraudulent activities. His arrest follows a dossier compiled by a whistleblower, to the Bugweri Resident District Commissioner, Janet Mulindwa, which indicated that Mugabe had connived with other district officials to access surplus salaries contrary to their approved …
Coffee farmers will have to ensure that they do not employ children if Ugandan coffee is to access the European Union. The EU rules against child labor in the coffee sector are in addition to those under the European Deforestation Regulation or EUDR. The European Deforestation Regulation or EUDR will outlaw sales of products such …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned Spiro electric motorcycles today at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. The Spiro delegation was led by Mr. Odrek Rwabwogo, Chairperson of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID). Spiro, formerly known as M Auto Electric, is a leading electric bike company in Africa, noted for …
LAYANA KHOURY is an editor of Al-Ittihad (The Union), the daily Arabic-language newspaper of the Israeli Communist Party. Along with its sister publication, the Hebrew-language Zo Haderekh (This is the Way), Al-Ittihad is operating under the most difficult and repressive conditions. They face constant political attacks from the Netanyahu government and the military censorship of …
WASHINGTON—In the spirit of working-class internationalism and the tradition of "an injury to one is an injury to all," labor unions in the U.S. continue to fight for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Israel's genocidal war on Palestine. They are working to pressure the Biden administration to change policies and end its diplomatic and …
Economist One is that democracy tends to throw up so many surprises it's impossible to predict the future, and another, 
"This is the inflection point," warned Nigel Farage last month as he assumed the reins of power at the incarnated Reform UK party, standard bearer of the often inchoate group known as the hard right of British politics. "The only wasted vote is a Conservative one. We are the challengers to Labour. We are on our way." On July 4, 
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell has been saying for some time that he needs to see more evidence that inflation is under control before he lowers interest rates. We can never be certain of where the economy is going, so it's understandable that he remains worried that inflation could reaccelerate. However, there are risks 
On June 26th, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability sat down for a Congressional Hearing titled, "Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare." This was one of many Congressional hearings aimed at tackling the "China threat." As a general premise, I didn't have a lot of hope for the hearing. Language is crucial, 
From China, ROGER McKENZIE witnesses a place where Islamic culture thrives and economic development powers China's westward expansion—a reality obscured by Western propaganda.
The first inaugural summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) took place July 6 and 7, confirming the new anti-imperialist confederation in Africa. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — the biggest states in the Sahel/West African region — have now officially broken away from the French and Western-controlled Economic Community of West African States …
Investment in genetic engineering has revitalised China's sheep breeding industry…
On 18 July, not quite two weeks after becoming Prime Minister, The EPC agenda was worked out before Labour's landslide victory, and Starmer has agreed to 
In an effort to support climate-resilient agriculture and enhance the ability to thrive in changing climates, the National Agriculture Research Organization (NARO) Mukono chapter in collaboration with University of Burundi and Gudie Leisure Farm, organized a climate-resilient competition in the chicken value chain that attracted numerous applications from young innovators across the country. Dubbed "Greening …
The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil and gas, mining, energy, and …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been called out on its failure or reluctance to act on the violation of the rights of Ugandans, environmental degradation, and poor competition practices by foreign investors especially in the extractives industry. It comes amidst persistent complaints by local workers and communities where such investments like oil …
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There is uproar among leaders in Luwero district over an unutilized 500 million shillings meant for road works. In the 2023/24 financial year, the Government disbursed one billion shillings to Luwero district for road works. According to a report by Luwero district engineer Robert Kalenzi, by the time the financial year elapsed, the district had …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move to bolster regional environmental safety and fortify its oil and gas sector, Ambassador Richard Kabonero, Head of Regional Economic Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met today with a delegation from the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), led by Dr. Joseph Kabusheshe, Director of …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda has unveiled the "KUBA DABO DABO" consumer banking promotion, which is "Double Your Benefits" initiative. This innovative initiative offers comprehensive financial solutions to empower customers and fuel their financial growth. Customers applying for a Personal Loan can also get a Salary Advance that shall be availed instantly …
The State University Construction Fund will receive sealed Proposals for Project No. 271048-00, Titled "Renovate Crawford Science Laboratories, PH1, Bldg 16" at SUNY Morrisville until 2: 00 p.m. Local Time on August 7th, 2024 at the Fund's Office at the H. Carl McCall SUNY Building, 353 Broadway, Albany, NY 12246, where such proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in Room S201. Bidders are encouraged to view the live stream of the bid opening broadcast on the day of the bid by using the link posted on the Fund's web page: 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI) in Jinja District has unveiled a comprehensive plan to equip hoteliers, tourism students and specialists with the skills needed to dominate the Uganda and East African markets. This revelation was made by Richard Kawere, the Principal of HTTI as he presented their plans …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has expressed serious concerns over the government's decision to divert health funds to bail out Roko Construction Company from financial collapse. Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi, recently addressed Parliament, explaining that the reallocation of 300 billion shillings from the health budget to the …
Two new expert reports see bright future for African aviation SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | In a month of good news, two new expert reports are painting a bright present and future for African airlines. The first, a report by the International Air Transport Association predicts that African airlines will post a collective profit for …
The most staggering feature of these elections, leaving aside the ritualistic savaging of the Tories, was the wholly lopsided nature of the share of votes relative to the winning of seats. "This election," the Electoral Reform Society solemnly declared, "saw Labour and the Conservatives receive their joint lowest vote share on record, with a combined 57.4%." That did not prevent the two major parties from snaring the lion's share. Labour received 33.7% of the vote yet obtained 63.2% (411 seats) of the 650 on offer, making it the most disproportionate on record. The Tories, despite the bloodbath, could still count…
The newly elected 
UK: Labour to drop ICC challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant | After Conservatives were accused of obstructing the prosecution of Israeli war crimes, new Labour government believes ICC has jurisdiction over Gaza | | David Lammy arrives at Downing Street on 5 July (AFP) | The UK's new Labour…
British Member of Parliament and barrister Shabana Mahmood was appointed as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice by newly elected Labour Prime Minister While having a history of supporting Palestine, the Member of Parliament has faced critiques from The New Arab looks into who Shabana Mahmood is and where exactly she stands on Palestine and Israel's war on Gaza? | Who…
Britain wants a "balanced position" on Israel's Lammy is on a visit to Germany, his first international trip following the Labour Party's 
Former Labour prime minister Blair warned Starmer, who will visit Scotland on his second full day as prime minister, that the anti-immigration 
The "Our people have clearly rejected the worst-case scenario," said the three-time presidential candidate of the France Unbowed (LFI) party. | Leftist parties including LFI, the Socialist Party (PS), the Greens, and…
Hundreds of The initially peaceful rallies mostly led by Gen-Z spiralled into violence that left 39 people dead, rights groups have said, and saw President William Ruto reject the bill containing the hikes and promise spending cuts. | On Sunday people streamed into Nairobi's central Uhuru P…
A senior Ihab Ribhi al-Ghussein, who was an engineer and deputy minister of labour in the Hamas government in G…
The July 4 landslide defeat of the neoliberal pro-war British Conservatives by the neoliberal pro-war Labour Party poses the question of just what the media mean when they describe the elections and political alignments throughout Europe in terms of center-right and center-left traditional parties challenged by nationalist neo-fascists. Political differences between Europe's centrist parties are 
Yeah, yeah, I know the Tories are out, Labour won big time and Keir Starmer is the new PM and at home at 10 Downing Street. Starmer called for "Change." That's what voters clearly wanted after years and years of disastrous Conservative Party rule that saw a widening gap between haves and have nots and 
UK: First Yemeni British MP Abtisam Mohamed vows to fight for a ceasefire | The Sheffield Central MP is a former lawyer and councillor whose father and grandfather worked in Sheffield's steel mills | | Abtisam Mohamed with Paul Blomfield, whom she replaced as Labour MP for Sheffield Central (X) | Lab…
There are roughly four proximate features of capitalist poverty.
Georgi Dimitrov would be smiling this morning in Marxist heaven, if such a thing existed. The Bulgarian Communist is credited with introducing the "people's front" (or popular front) strategy of uniting labor, left, progressive, and centrist forces to block fascism back in 1935, and France — the first country to elect a popular front government …
The third and final part of Chile's minimum wage hike is coming into effect, following two increases in May and September 2023…
Favoured for its stable macro-economic policies, liberalised business environment, and strategic location as a logistics hub within the Great Lakes region SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | While the clean energy sector draws significant global foreign investment to Africa, particularly green hydrogen, solar, wind, and battery manufacturing, this is not Africa's only drawcard. Rapid economic growth …
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ahimbisibwe Brighton, the incoming Luwero District Police Commander (DPC), has been warned about the traps set by affluent land grabbers who are suspected of using law enforcement officers to further their aims. Several reports from Luwero District have highlighted ongoing land disputes involving high-ranking authorities in the country. For …
Why and what can be done about it to reverse the trend going forward ANALYSIS | DANNY BRADLOW | The recent Kenyan protests are a warning that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is failing. The public does not think it is helping its member countries manage their economic and financial problems, which are being exacerbated by a …
In a bid to boost Uganda's investment and tourism sector, government officials are calling on media professionals to highlight the country's positive attributes rather than focusing on negative sentiments. This appeal was made during a meeting hosted by Col. Edith Nakalema, head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), at the unit's offices in …
ALBAWABA – Japan released a new currency after 20 years of using the same old currency which was first showcased in 2004. | The new currency is outstanding as it features the three-dimensional (3D) technique; featuring photos of founders of women's financial and educational institutions to prevent fraud. | What is unique about the new currency as per the announcement by Japan National Printing Bureau is the use of the 3D technique that changes based on viewer's angles, which is known to be the first of its kind in the world! | Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen…
ALBAWABA – Adidas has launched its latest "football Qamis" that works for both; prayers and playing football causing wide fuss on social media.Adidas has collaborated with Malian-origin designer Émile-Samory Fofana who created this new collection of "functional football Qamis".The functional football Qamis is a long white Thob, traditional Muslim clothes, marked with gold Adidas accents on the sides. Fofana's new collection with Adidas came from his dedication to blending "functionality with cultural and athletic significance".Adidas new functional football Qamis by Émile-Samory Fofana. (Instagram)According to me…
Seymour Hersh said Biden isn't all there. Thomas Friedman and Jane Fonda were reduced to tears. Rob Reiner, who watched the debate with Fonda in LA in the company of Doug Emhoff, the husband of Biden's VP Kamala Harris, screamed at the TV: "We've lost." One of the party's top money-bundlers told Politico: "Our only hope is that he bows out, we have a brokered convention or he dies. Otherwise, we are fucking dead." 
Former US president Donald Trump. — AFP/File
Dipankar Bhattacharya — The 2024 elections have delivered a major setback to the BJP. What makes this result look almost like a victory for the opposition is that it came in India's most unequal elections till date.
Money on the Left is joined by Dr. Chris Martin to discuss Modern Monetary Theory's vital importance for the struggle to provide adequate housing for all. A Senior Research Fellow at the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Martin is a long-time tenant's rights advocate in Australia with scholarly training in law and heterodox political economy. We speak with Martin about this report and its reception in Australian housing policy debates. We also ruminate about what housing-for-all movements in Australia, the US, and across the world stand to learn from each other.
"For Fanon, then, the right to indifference, or to ignorance, does not exist." The doctor's task "was to rise up in revolt, become indignant, show alarm… not to dissimulate the real." — Achille Mbembe Weather whiplashing, unprecedented heat waves, drought, and forest fires, are in the news. Storytelling may begin in the middle of an action such as in John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost," in media res (into the middle of things), as in common reporting about climate change. In this essay I will focus on what is oft…
The World Bank is advising the government on better budget discipline this financial year than the levels exhibited in 2023/2024 if the fiscal policies are to benefit the citizens and the nation as a whole. The year ending June 2024 was characterized by not only what has been termed non-prioritized spending, but also supplementary budgets …
UK election 2024: Labour's non-Zionist Jews complain of 'disdain' | Current and former Jewish members of Labour who are pro-Palestinian tell MEE they feel targeted, harassed and discriminated against | | Keir Starmer has made his party more pro-Israel since becoming Labour leader (AFP) | The…
Moaz Hassan is forced to visit three markets in "Searching for something to eat in Gaza has become like searching for a needle in a haystack; no food, no vegetables, and no fruits," the 45-year-old father of five, remarked to The New Arab while wandering around a popular market in the Al-Sa…
It was cruel. Sinister cruel. While Donald Trump was always going to relish the chance to be not only economical with the truth but simply inventive about it, Joe Biden, current Commander in Chief of the United States, leader of the self-described Free World, seemed a vanishing shadow, longing for soft slippers and the fireplace with cocoa, a case of comfort rather than the battling rage of politics. 
When I read Kinky Friedman's obituary the other day I felt like crying and laughing. Laughing because I laughed at the lyrics to many of his songs, including "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore," which pokes fun at Jews and non-Jews alike. Also, because I found his many murder mysteries immensely entertaining and even 
Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Allen Frances, M.D., distinguished former chair of psychiatry at Duke University school of medicine wrote in a Oct., 2017 New Yorker magazine expose, "Their name (Sackler/Purdue Pharma) has been pushed forward as the epitome of good works and of the fruits of the capitalist system. But, when it comes 
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak delivers a speech in Leeds, northern England on June 27, 2024, as part of a campaign event ahead of the upcoming general election in UK. — Reuters
Patrick Bond — Given declining living standards, an elite transition will not stick nearly as well as Nelson Mandela's 1994-99 reign. It may be a matter of just months before the centre can no longer hold.
The government need to invest more resources in education, health, and social protection to benefit from the demographic dividend Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The World Bank has projected Uganda's economy to grow faster by 6.2% in FY24/25, accelerating to 7% in the medium term, driven by investments in oil and gas. This growth is …
While the clean energy sector draws significant global foreign investment to Africa, particularly green hydrogen, solar, wind, and battery manufacturing, this is not Africa's only drawcard. Rapid economic growth and a fast-growing, youthful population are also driving investment in the continent. Here, bird story agency looks at the 10 countries that drew the most foreign …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratories (DGAL) has attained accreditation to the international standard for testing and calibration in laboratories. Uganda and Zimbabwe's Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) have been receiving support of the IAEA and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Achieving this accreditation is a goal for …
Israel's assault on the border area with Data collected by the British financial daily indicates that around five kilometres of 
In Morocco, despite mounting protests from students and professors, one university remains steadfast in its ties with eight Israeli institutions. | "Our frustration grows as UM6P not only joined the national normalisation trend but also took the lead by forming the most partnerships and hosting numerous high-level delegations," Established in 2013 by the state-owned OCP Group, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), "a private non-profit re…
The international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Turkey was downgraded to the "grey list" in 2021 on concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. The latest move came after an FATF team recently held meetings with Turkish authorities to assess progress in addressing those worries. | Turkey has made "significant progress" in i…
The UK's Oxford University has threatened court action against pro- The university said the encampment, which is located around the Radcliffe Camera, must be removed by 7 July. | The protesters have set up the encampment to call for a Gaza ceasefire and for the university to sever all financial ties with An…
This interview with Rémy Herrera, a research analyst at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Sorbonne in Paris, the largest such research institution in France, was carried out by Tang Xiaofu for the Observers' Network, Beijing, where it was published in May 2024. Some of the following . . . | 
Portland, Oregon Over 3,000 nurses from six Providence Corporation hospitals across Oregon completed a three-day strike on June 20, carrying signs saying, "Patients over profits." Since December, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has been in negotiations with Providence for a contract that ensures safe staffing ratios, better hours, higher pay . . . | 
Under capitalism, community-solar microgrids are a threat to private utilities' profits. In the end, ensuring continued profits for the ruling elite outweighs implementing real climate solutions in any meaningful way.
A lack of global norms leaves Uganda's government able to manipulate social media COMMENT | SOLOMON WINYI | Uganda is facing many of the same challenges with social media as other countries but the lack of globally accepted regulations has left a path for an authoritarian regime to stifle the public sphere. The global proliferation of …
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | African ministers on Thursday launched the Regional Maritime Transport Policy for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa to boost maritime security. Salim Mvurya, Kenya's cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, told a forum in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the policy provides procedures to …
Gunnett Kaaf — Voters have rejected the ANC, but other mainstream parties are not viable alternatives to exit the neoliberal crisis. That's why South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis.
With upcoming elections scheduled for July 28, the United States is working overtime to dislodge the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro. Ten individuals are vying for the position, including nine in opposition to Maduro, who heads a coalition of 13 leftist groups. | Washington, though, has made clear that its preferred candidate is 74-year-old retired diplomat Edmundo González, and is spending big, bankrolling a myriad of opposition organizations, from political parties to NGOs and media outlets, all with the same goal in mind: ousting Maduro and returning Venezuela into the U.S. sphere of influence. | The U.
For the 37th consecutive week protesters took to the streets around the country to protest Labor's complicity in Israel being able to continue its genocide in Gaza for nine months.
We discuss the plea deal and release of Julian Assange with Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein, and the reaction in Assange's home country of Australia to his release and WikiLeaks's legacy, which he says helped open the door to whistleblowers and leakers in the era of digital journalism. Loewenstein, the author of The Palestine Laboratory, also discusses the state of press freedom in Israel's war on Gaza. The Israeli military doesn't view Palestinian journalists as journalists, he argues. Instead, it views them as "akin to terrorists" to justify its targeting of them, an…
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The word Muqawama in Palestinian lexicon does not need elaboration beyond the immediate meaning it generates among ordinary Palestinians. Only recently, and specifically after the Oslo peace accords and the sudden infusion of western-funded NGOs, did such terms as 'peaceful resistance' and 'non-violent resistance' begin to emerge within some circles of Palestinian intellectuals. These phrases, 
France has rendered unto the world, over the past quarter-century, a distinct public service. Thanks to the trailblazing research of three French scholars — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman — we know much more about the world's maldistributed wealth than ever before. Could France now be on the brink of making another significant 
The media have told us endlessly how people can no longer afford things due to higher prices and the fact that wages have risen more doesn't matter. I wouldn't want to disagree with the experts, but suppose we just did a little calculation about how much time it takes a typical worker to earn enough 
Barbara Smith is one of the leading intellectuals and activists who developed the traditions of Black feminism. A part of a group of Black lesbian socialists, she co-authored the groundbreaking "Combahee River Collective Statement." A prolific writer, she has published many books and articles that have emphasized the interlocking nature of systems of oppression under 
UK election 2024: Is a unified pro-Gaza challenge to Labour emerging in Blackburn? | Former candidate Tiger Patel has urged his supporters to back the Workers Party's Craig Murray, leaving two rival pro-Gaza candidates in the race – as pressure mounts for one to stand down | | Tiger Patel an…
Akhmed Yakoob: Can the 'TikTok Gaza lawyer' unseat Labour's Shabana Mahmood? | Yakoob has a sizeable following on social media and has placed the war on Gaza at the centre of his election campaign in Birmingham's Ladywood | | Akhmed Yakoob came third in the West Midlands mayoral race, winning…
The strategy will continue efforts to reduce inflation and modernise market infrastructure…
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Far from being a sign of the U.S. government softening its economic and financial siege on Cuba and contributing to help Cuba's private sector, this new policy attempts to destroy the core of the ideological makeup of Cuban socialism.
SANDBRANCH, Texas—The residents of the predominantly Black and low-income Texas community of Sandbranch can't drink the water from their taps because it's too polluted. Raising awareness and organizing a fightback against the situation was the focus of Southern Sector Rising's second annual Juneteenth Celebration here on June 19. For more than 150 years, the people …
This problem, it must be noted, relates exclusively to the application of AI under capitalist conditions; but, capitalism being the reality over much of the world, the threat of AI to the working people remains extremely serious.
WASHINGTON—The second anniversary of the Supreme Court's guillotining of the national constitutional right to an abortion is—or should—remind voters their decisions in this November's election, up and down the ballot, will determine not only whether that right may be restored, but so much more. Abortion rights, worker rights, living wages, Social Security's and Medicare's future, …
The non-governmental organisations call for strong anti-corruption measures and debt reduction Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the umbrella of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), have identified several opportunities in Uganda's new Shs72 trillion budget. They emphasize investments in human capital development, peace and security, infrastructure, wealth creation, and …
Developing country governments are being blamed for irresponsibly borrowing too much. The resulting debt stress has blocked investments and growth in this unequal and unfair world economic order.
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As Keir Starmer's Labour Party readies itself to form a new government on July 5, there are many lingering uncertainties and blurred lines. Are the party's plans ambitious enough to meet the nation's needs? Will Starmer make a stand or continue to flip-flop between policies? Is the forthcoming election victory merely a castle made of sand? | One element however is crystal clear: Labour has irrevocably lost the support of the 500,000-strong Recent polling b…
On the eve of the New York Democratic primary race, progressives are expressing concern that if Representative These concerns come as Bowman trails his opponent, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, in recent polls by around 17 points, following months of heavy spending by right-leaning political action committees. | "This election is not about Jamaal versus Mr. Latimer. This election i…
Jordanian security forces said they uncovered and detonated explosives hidden in a commercial warehouse in an industrial area southeast of the capital Amman on Monday that security sources say were part of an Iran-linked plot to Witnesses earlier said security forces had sealed the Abu Alanda area in a wide scale security operation two days after authorities announced they had detonated explosives uncovered in another location in the capital. The authorities said the explosives found on Monday were hidde…