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2022-08-27: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-08-27). Pledging "pain," Federal Reserve declares war on the working class. wsws.org Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech outlined a policy of class war on workers aimed at sustaining record profits, with US corporate profit margins recently hitting a 72-year high.

____ (2022-08-27). 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.

Dr. Rakeen Mabud (2022-08-27). Throwing Millions Out of Work Won't Address the Root Causes of Rising Prices. commondreams.org We can have a strong job market and lower inflation—and we don't need more painful interest rate hikes to do it.

WSWS (2022-08-27). German workers pay the cost of war as gas and electricity prices skyrocket. wsws.org A price rise tsunami is racing toward working-class households, which means ruin for many. Experts predict that the official inflation rate at the end of the year will be 10 percent, several times higher than the wage settlements agreed by the trade unions.

Luigino Bracci (2022-08-27). President Maduro Urges Venezuelans Not to be Scammed by Increase in Black Market Exchange Rate of Dollar. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 25, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro referred to the recent rise in the black market exchange rate of the US dollar, pointing out that it is a "fictitious rise." He urged the Venezuelan people to keep up their fighting spirit and not be scammed by the sudden rise in the parallel exchange rate. He called on both the people and the merchants to maintain "maximum awareness," and emphasized that the price of the dollar as fixed by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) must be respected. | "I ask the people for maximum awareness. I ask the merchants, maximum awareness. And the people: keep up the…

____ (2022-08-27). 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.

____ (2022-08-27). 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.

____ (2022-08-27). 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.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-27). 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…

____ (2022-08-27). 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.

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-27). 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.

WSWS (2022-08-27). Kent School District teachers strike for pay rise, smaller class sizes. wsws.org Teachers at Kent Public Schools have launched a strike with overwhelming public support to struggle against inadequate wages, unmanageable class sizes, worsening school and living conditions, and the mass spread of COVID-19.

____ (2022-08-27). 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.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-27). 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.

Staff (2022-08-27). Solving visa problem vital for boosting Iran-Tanzania ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) — In a meeting with his Tanzania counterpart, Iran's Foreign Minister said that solving the visa problem of Iranians interested to have economic activities in Tanzania is one of the prerequisites for the development of ties.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-27). 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…

Tomasz Konicz (2022-08-27). 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.

WSWS (2022-08-27). New Zealand firefighters hold second one-hour strike. wsws.org While firefighters are determined to fight and have significant public support, the unions are isolating the dispute, and preventing a broader struggle against the Labour government's austerity measures.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-08-27). Unión Económica Euroasiática profundiza su integración. telesurtv.net Países de este bloque revelan que el 75 por ciento de sus flujos comerciales se pagan con monedas nacionales.

Staff (2022-08-27). Cuando el amor traspasa las rejas. cubadebate.cu Un caballo, osos, casitas, camiones y conejos sobresalen encima de una pequeña mesa. Se trata de juguetes artesanales que, a la usanza de un gran tesoro pirata, fueron confeccionados por reclusos del sistema penitenciario de la provincia. Se trata de vincular a las instituciones de la provincia en el trabajo educativo dentro de las prisiones, generando así ofertas laborales para los reclusos.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-08-27). Británicos pagarán 80 por ciento más en energía. telesurtv.net La creciente inflación en Gran Bretaña ha provocado huelgas de diversos sectores laborales en demanda por aumentos salariales.

Infobrics (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…

Infobrics (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…

WSWS (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.

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). Eurasian Economic Union Deepens Its Integration. telesurenglish.net The heads of government of the countries that make up the Eurasian Economic Union, meeting in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, agreed on Friday to create the Eurasian Reinsurance Company to support trade ties and continue reducing the dependence of these nations on the West. | RELATED: | According to media reports, the decision taken by the Prime Ministers of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan will provide insurance support for foreign…

The Global Research Team (2022-08-26). "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.

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-26). 2 Former Obama Administration Economists Warn Biden's College Debt Cancellation Is Inflationary. moguldom.com Economists who have worked inside the government and out disagree on the effect President Joe Biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan will have on the economy, and whether or not it will exert an inflationary pull on already overheated consumer prices. The plan will forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for borrowers …

Isabella (2022-08-26). You Can't Fix the Economy by Hurting People. inequality.org

Workers World West Virginia bureau (2022-08-26). Inflation Reduction Act increases Appalachian climate crisis. workers.org Charleston, West Virginia Women, including Crystal Cavalier-Keck and Desiree Shelley, led the May 2021 Water Walk against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Credit: Crystal Cavalier-Keck After an Aug. 7 Senate passage, the "Inflation Reduction Act" (IRA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives Aug. 12, and President Joe Biden signed it into . . . |

Liberation Staff (2022-08-26). PSL Editorial — Translating Fed Chair Powell's big speech on inflation. liberationnews.org Powell employed a favorite trick of capitalist economists — use stale, technical language unfamiliar to the vast majority of people to disguise the utter cruelty of what they are advocating.

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). Inflation Sparks Strikes in Europe, Disrupting Supply Chains. telesurenglish.net Persistently high inflation across Europe has sparked waves of strikes this summer and the industrial actions could put extra pressure on the supply chain that extreme weather has already disrupted. | RELATED: | "There is some concern about strikes at key transport infrastructure impacting global supply chains," said Sarah Schiffling, senior lecturer in supply chain management at Liverpool John Moores University. | Over 1,900 members of Unit…

WSWS (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.

G. Dunkel (2022-08-26). Angered by inflation, British workers strike. workers.org Ever since then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher "solved" Britain's economic problems by hammering down workers while ignoring their needs in the 1980s, the British rulers have preferred the tactic of confronting and crushing the workers. This summer, workers have begun to hit back with a wave of strikes. Thousands, organized by . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). Venezuelan President and Deputy Cuban PM Review Cooperation. telesurenglish.net "Today, August 26, I held a pleasant meeting with Alejandro Gil Fernández, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning of Cuba. We reviewed the broad map of cooperation that our countries carry forward in different sectors. Cuba and Venezuela, Unbreakable Brotherhood!" wrote President Maduro on Twitter. | RELATED: | The meeting is part of the work agenda that the deputy prime minister has been carrying out…

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). President Maduro Rejects Currency Speculation in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro asked his compatriots not to allow the operation of speculators who are playing with the price of the U.S. dollar in the informal exchange markets. | RELATED: | "I ask people and merchants to be fully aware… Don't let yourself be robbed with the parallel dollar," Maduro said during the inauguration ceremony of the "Winds Park" in Falcon state. | Over the last week, the Venezuela…

_____ (2022-08-26). Congress Considers A National Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights. popularresistance.org $71,610.03: the back wages, interest, and civil penalties paid to a live-in domestic worker by their negligent employer in Seattle. In July, King5 News reported, the city's Office of Labor Standards orchestrated the employer's settlement — redress for their failure to pay minimum wage, provide overtime pay, and track payment. | "I would encourage other domestic workers to come forward and not to be afraid if they believe that the contracts and the form of payment are not being fulfilled according to the work that is done," the anonymous domestic worker shared in the wake of her repayment. | In 2018, exactly…

Benjamin Norton (2022-08-26). CIA Intimidated Britain To Force 'Ally' To Cut Ties With China's Huawei. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton &#1 ; Aug 24, 2022 | 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. | The Donald Trump administration led an intimidation campaign to force the United Kingdom to cut all ties with China's tech giant Huawei. | British intelligence officials referred to the initiative as a CIA "black ops" mission aimed at undermining London's independence. | This operation succeeding in forcing Britain to ban Huawei, hurting the UK's own economic interests and del…

Yogendra Yadav (2022-08-26). India's Mood of the Nation Survey Has Three Messages for Modi Government, Opposition—Economy, Economy, Economy. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-08-26). Indian Workers Defend Their Steel With Their Lives. popularresistance.org The virus of deindustrialisation that beset North America and Europe in the 1970s created a field of scholarly literature on post-work and post-industrial society. These writings led to the curious assumption that the digital economy would be the primary motor of capital accumulation; there was marginal interest in the fact that even the digital economy needed infrastructure, including satellites and undersea cables as well as plants to generate electricity and gadgets to link to the digital highways. This digital economy is grounded in a range of metals and minerals — from copper to lithium. Old steel, tem…

_____ (2022-08-26). 2,000 Frontier Communications Workers Just Won A Strike. popularresistance.org For the past week, roughly 2,000 telecom workers at Frontier Communications in Southern California have been out on a unfair labor practice strike over a grievance stemming from the company's continued reliance on subcontracting at the expense of union employees' job security. The Frontier workers, affiliated with the Communication Workers of America District 9, walked out last Friday across eight locals representing technicians, call center employees, dispatchers, clerks, mechanics, and construction workers. | On Wednesday night, Aug. 23, Thomas Ham, a fiber-optic technician with Local 9588, announced on Twitter…

_____ (2022-08-26). Nine For-Profit Nursing Homes Pull A Simultaneous Strike. popularresistance.org One thousand workers at nine for-profit nursing homes in Western New York held one-day strikes July 12 and 13. It's the first time that 1199SEIU (United Healthcare Workers East) has held a coordinated strike across different nursing home employers in the region. | The nursing homes had a common contract expiration date, April 30, and the workers have common demands. They want a $15 starting wage for food service workers, laundry workers, and housekeepers. | "It was about calling on these for-profit owners to meet the wage standards that we have set with the not-for-profit nursing homes in the area," said Grace Bo…

_____ (2022-08-26). Why People Say There's A 'Nonprofit Industrial Complex'. popularresistance.org Lots of nonprofits do important work‚Äâ—‚Äâlike, say, In These Times, which is a reader-supported 501(c)(3). But the "nonprofit-industrial complex" refers to the larger ecosystem of elite foundations and corporate influence-peddling. | Incite, a network of radical anti-state violence activists, convened a conference to detail this relationship in 2004, titled, "The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex." Incite had been grant-funded by the Ford Foundation— funding Incite lost because of its support for Palestine. | As outlined at the…

Simon Ma (2022-08-26). 2,000 Kaiser mental health workers strike for better patient care. liberationnews.org Over 2,000 unionized therapists, social workers, and mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente Northern California are on strike until the nation's largest non-profit healthcare institution improves access to mental healthcare for their patients.

JANET (2022-08-26). A Marxist view of the search at Mar-a-Lago. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto August 23, 2022 Aug. 21 — The most recent conflict among U.S. ruling institutions displays the depth of the crises wracking U.S. imperialism. As U.S. worldwide dominance declines and the government at home fails to stem growing inequality or resolve health and climate disasters, internal conflicts are sharpening. U.S. ruling-class organizations are battling for control of the U.S. capitalist regime —which decides how and for whom $3 trillion is spent each year. What's unusual is that politicians and pundits have taken public positions contrasting with their past positions. How the…

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). Royal Mail Postal Workers Go on Strike in London. telesurenglish.net On Friday, workers at the former state-owned Royal Mail postal company went on strike in London to demand better wages. | RELATED: | Members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) began protesting from early morning next to one of the capital's post offices, expressing their outrage by beating drums, waving flags, and displaying banners. | They want an appropriate wage increase and oppose the company-imposed…

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). Venezuelan Embrasur Aircraft Crew Meets With Relatives. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, 27 relatives of the 14 Venezuelan crew members of the plane held in Argentina left the Maiquetía International Airport for Buenos Aires to reunite with their loved ones. | RELATED: | Previously, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro activated a "special mission" so that the crew members of Emtrasur are reunited with their families. | "Our humanist and socialist government is in solidarity with those who n…

Staff (2022-08-26). Government of Venezuela Launches Mission to Reunite EMTRASUR Crew Members with Families. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 25, Venezuela's national government launched a special mission to reunite the EMTRASUR Boeing 747 crew members, who have been illegally detained in Argentina since June 6, with their relatives. | "On instructions from President Nicolás Maduro, we launched a special mission to reunite the EMTRASUR crew members with their families. Our humanist and socialist government is in solidarity with those in need. The fight for the release of the crew continues," the Minister for Transportation and president of the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services SA (Conviasa), Ramón C…

WSWS (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.

Staff (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.

WSWS (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.

A Guest Author (2022-08-26). On Labor Day, hail workers in motion!/Support Workers World! workers.org Workers World/Mundo Obrero newspaper cheers on the Amazon and Starbucks workers who are leading struggles to unionize their workplaces. These mainly young people of many nationalities and genders are in the forefront of the class struggle in the U.S. Their bold actions have sparked an upsurge of worker-led union drives . . . |

WSWS (2022-08-26). Britain's TUC launches farcical campaign for £15 an hour minimum wage by 2030. wsws.org The Trades Union Congress' announcement reveals an organisation hostile to the working class, and indifferent to the social distress gripping millions.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (2022-08-26). The social and political crisis in the UK and the tasks of the working class. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Chris Marsden, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), to the Seventh National Congress of the SEP (US), held from July 31 to August 5, 2022.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-08-26). Pandemic resulted in more worker militancy among other workplace changes. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The coronavirus pandemic, which isn't over yet, has wreaked massive changes on the world of work. At the height of the coronavirus-caused closures in June 2020, 31.3% of U.S. workers teleworked from home, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, through its American Community Survey, reported. That totaled 44.64 million workers, including 41% of working women in …

Staff (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.

Emily Corwin (2022-08-26). Government subsidizing replacement of permanent workers with temps. peoplesworld.org DeMond Bush was living in his friend's basement in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2017 when he heard about a job that could help him get beyond his past. Since getting out of prison two years earlier, the 43-year-old had cycled through day labor and temp work but hadn't been able to find anything steady. He'd spent …

Staff (2022-08-26). Especialistas de Cuba y EEUU conversan sobre labores de saneamiento y rehabilitación ambiental en Matanzas. cubadebate.cu Especialistas de Cuba y Estados Unidos intercambiaron experiencias sobre las labores de saneamiento y rehabilitación ambiental relacionadas con el siniestro ocurrido en la occidental ciudad de Matanzas, informó hoy la cancillería. Las partes abordaron las posibles vías de cooperación para la rehabilitación de las áreas más afectadas.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-26). Venezuela's Road to Economic Recovery. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of a guest lecture delivered by Venezuela's Ambassador in Bolivia, César Trómpiz, at the UMSA university in La Paz. | For 100 years, our natural market for oil exports had been the United States. In 2019, the US decided to stop buying oil from Venezuela for political reasons and that forced us to adopt a series of internal transformations in order to guarantee the subsistence of the Venezuelan population. | In 2019, the flow of oil from Venezuela to the east coast of the United States was permanently interrupted for the first time since 1917. More than 30% of the fuel for vehicles o…

____ (2022-08-26). Friday, Or… Are Fart Jokes Funny? smoothiex12.blogspot.com Unless one is a prude (a euphemism for being a hypocrite), toilet jokes, in general, are funny. I am not going to elaborate on the psychological or cultural reasons for those jokes being funny, but low brow humor does have a massive following and whatever one says, I remember us watching the Naked Gun first time in 1980s and people were suffering from severe stomach pains during the episode of Frank Drebin (God Bless your soul, Leslie Nielsen) going to bathroom during the press-conference of LA authorities in preparation to Queen's visit. So, let's cut the crap here and admit–fart jokes are funny and universal i…

Fight Back (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). 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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

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2022-08-26: News Headlines

Labor Video Project (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.

Juan Cole (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) &#1 ; 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 …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

Tomasz Konicz (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.

Samantha Hepburn (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.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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). 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.

WSWS (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.

Infobrics (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…

TeleSUR (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…

Oneworld.press (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.

Staff (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.

Alan MacLeod (2022-08-25). How One Spook-Run London College Department Is Training the World's Social Media Managers. orinocotribune.com By Alan MaCleod &#1 ; 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…

Dana Sanchez (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, …

The Global Research Team (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.

Oneworld.press (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.

Owen Fairclough (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.

WSWS (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.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (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.

TeleSUR (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.

Shaun Richman (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…

TeleSUR (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…

Sarah Anderson (2022-08-25). Biden's Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson, Brian Wakamo (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.

Andrew Moran (2022-08-25). European Central Bank (ECB) Says Cash 'Not Fit' for Digital Economy, Dismisses CBDC Privacy Concerns. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2022-08-25). Global Economic Depression: U.K. "Sharpest Economic Contraction" Since 1709. European Economies in Straightjacket. globalresearch.ca

Ricardo Vaz (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.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-25). The Legacy of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex. Nehanda Abiodun Enters the Struggle. globalresearch.ca

SAM (2022-08-25). Can a Deeply Unequal Nation Totally Reverse Course? inequality.org

Staff (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (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…

Alasdair Baverstock (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.

Staff (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.

Mark Gruenberg (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 …

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (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…

Labor Video Project (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.

Deweylaura (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 …

WSWS (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.

Suheir Sheikh (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 …

WSWS (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…

Cameron orr (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 …

Staff (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.

TeleSUR (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…

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (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.

Anonymous103 (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…

Benjamin Norton (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.

Diegoramos718 (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.

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Staff (2022-08-25). "Freedom Dreams": How Student Debt Crushes Black Women & Why Debt Relief Would Benefit Everyone. democracynow.org "Freedom Dreams: Black Women and the Student Debt Crisis," a new short documentary from The Intercept, profiles Black women educators and activists struggling under the weight of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of dollars in student loan debt. It is directed by Astra Taylor and Erick Stoll, narrated by former Ohio state Senator Nina Turner, and was supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. "A system where Black women do not have to be subject to crushing debt is a system that would benefit everyone," says Shamell Bell, one of the women featured in the film.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-25). 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.

Staff (2022-08-25). Who Is Barre Seid? Secretive Tycoon Gives Record $1.6 Billion to Fund GOP Takeover of the Courts. democracynow.org We speak with one of the reporters who this week exposed the secretive Chicago industrial mogul who has quietly given $1.6 billion to the architect of the right-wing takeover of the courts — the largest known political advocacy donation in U.S. history. The donor is Barre Seid, who donated all of his shares in his electronics company, Tripp Lite, to the nonprofit group run by Leonard Leo, who helped select former President Trump's conservative Supreme Court nominees. "This transaction was all structured in a way that really gamed the rules around donations to nonprofits," says Andrew Perez…

WSWS (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 workload in all estates and to drive-up company profits.

Sarah Anderson (2022-08-25). Biden's Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide. inequality.org

Andrew Moran (2022-08-25). European Central Bank (ECB) Says Cash 'Not Fit' for Digital Economy, Dismisses CBDC Privacy Concerns. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2022-08-25). Global Economic Depression: U.K. "Sharpest Economic Contraction" Since 1709. European Economies in Straightjacket. globalresearch.ca

Emily Corwin (2022-08-25). A tax credit was meant to help marginalized workers get permanent jobs. Instead it's subsidizing temp work. nationofchange.org The government gives hundreds of millions of dollars in Work Opportunity Tax Credits to temp agencies, even if the jobs they offer don't lead to permanent employment.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-25). The Legacy of Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex. Nehanda Abiodun Enters the Struggle. globalresearch.ca

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). 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…

Tomasz Konicz (2022-08-25). 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.

Jim McIlroy (2022-08-25). Rail dispute continues over unsafe trains. greenleft.org.au The NSW government is pushing the rail union to compromise on safety as well as to agree to a cut in wages. Jim McIlroy reports.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). 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…

Ana Zorita (2022-08-25). Argentina: Widespread protests demand higher wages. greenleft.org.au Thousands of people took to the streets across Argentina on August 18 to protest rising living costs and demand the government take action to improve material conditions, reports Ana Zorita.

Staff (2022-08-25). Cancel It All: Debt Collective's Astra Taylor on Biden Plan & Need for Full Student Debt Relief. democracynow.org In a much-anticipated move, President Biden has signed an executive order Wednesday for student debt relief that could help more than 40 million borrowers by canceling up to $20,000 of their federal loans. Many advocates for canceling student debt say Biden's plan doesn't go far enough, while Republicans decry the plan as "student debt socialism." We speak to Astra Taylor, writer, filmmaker and co-director of the Debt Collective, a union for debtors and one of the original advocates for a debt jubilee that would cancel all student debt. Despite the mixed reaction, "this is incredibly…

Kerry Smith (2022-08-25). Moreland socialist councillors: 'Councils must not abandon the elderly'. greenleft.org.au Twenty three Victorian councils have already, or are intending to, privatise their aged-care service since the federal government changed its funding model. Kerry Smith reports.

WSWS (2022-08-24). US, South Korea resume large-scale joint war games. wsws.org The military drills in South Korea, adjacent to northern China and Russia's Far East, take place as the Biden administration wages a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and goads Beijing into conflict over Taiwan.

____ (2022-08-24). Iran, Russia ink 12 MoUs worth ‚Ç¨700mn. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — A number of 12 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between Iranian and Russian auto manufacturing companies, valued at ‚Ç¨700 million to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of trade and economy.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-24). Holding Defender Europe 2023 Exercises In Kosovo Aimed Against Serbia And Russia. southfront.org Members of Kosovo Security Force. IMAGE: Visar Kryeziu/Associated PressDeciding to host such provocative exercises in the heart of the Balkans only signals for Serbia recognise Kosovo's independence, and end its Russophilia. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Next summer, Kosovo will host a massive NATO field exercise, with preparations already underway. The Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) will participate with two regiments in the exercises that are not only aimed at pressuri…

Vijay Prashad (2022-08-24). When People Want Housing in India, They Build It. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Aug 18, 2022 | It all started with a survey. In April 2022, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), went door to door in the town of Warangal in Telangana state. The party was already aware of challenges in the community but wanted to collect data before working on a plan of action. Thirty-five teams of three to four CPI(M) members and supporters went to 45,000 homes and learned how people were suffering from a range of issues, such as the lack of pensions and subsidised food. Many expressed anxieties around the absence of permanent housing, with a third saying that…

Asa Winstanley (2022-08-24). Labour sabotaged pro-Corbyn candidates in 2019 election. electronicintifada.net Secret document accuses party staff of undermining their own leader.

Staff (2022-08-24). US military biological program poses threat to SCO nations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — The Pentagon has funded the activities of over 30 Ukrainian biological laboratories developing components of bioweapons, which poses a direct threat to members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Shoigu said.

Jim Hightower (2022-08-24). Billion Dollar Franchises Are Paying Workers Chicken Feed. otherwords.org America's stringent system of corporate capitalism keeps carving out new depths of worker exploitation. Take Chick-fil-A — a right-wing, Atlanta-based fast-food operation that likes to boast about following "biblically-based" principles. | Like slavery? | Well, Chick-fil-A hasn't gone quite that Biblical yet, but one of its North Carolina franchises recently This outlet of the $11-billion-a-year c…

WSWS (2022-08-24). Markets nervous on the eve of central bankers' meeting. wsws.org A year ago, the prevailing "wisdom" was that inflation was transitory but now it is roaring ahead amid a worsening economic outlook as recessionary trends gather force in all the major economies.

WSWS (2022-08-24). Lockout of Essity workers in New Zealand in third week. wsws.org The unions, the media and the Labour Party are seeking to isolate the 145 locked out workers in the town of Kawerau, in order to force them to accept a pay agreement below the rate of inflation.

Infobrics (2022-08-24). UK in worst recession since 1709 as other European economies struggle. infobrics.org The UK's economic slump was the largest among the G7 countries, and the latest downward revision makes it worse than that of Spain.

WSWS (2022-08-24). UK National Health Service warns thousands will die due to unaffordable energy bills. wsws.org According to research published by the University of York last week, two thirds (65.8 percent) of all UK households will be trapped in fuel poverty by January. This equates to 18 million families, or 45 million people.

JANET (2022-08-24). Fighting fire with solidarity. iacenter.org August 22, 2022 These are especially bitter days to be living in the United States for those of us who are communists, socialists, progressives, even those remotely left of center. The killing of Roe v. Wade and the state subjection of women and anyone who can get pregnant to the role of breeding animals. The up-reared head of the rawest racists, in cop blue or proto-Nazi black shirt, gun in hand, aiming at people of color. The laws against teaching scientific and historical truths in the schools — against teaching that nature has a variety of genders, that U.S. presidents were, yes, owners of enslaved peop…

Liberation Staff (2022-08-24). Social & Economic Crisis in Turkey w/ TKP Secretary General. liberationnews.org A political, social, economy, and class struggle has been intensifying in Turkey. What are the demands of the people and the progressive forces like the TKP, the Communist Party of Turkey?>

Staff (2022-08-24). Venezuela's Central Bank: Economy Grew 17% in First Quarter of 2022. orinocotribune.com Tuesday, August 23, the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), Calixto Ortega, reported that Venezuela achieved an economic growth of 17.04% in the first quarter of 2022. | From Miraflores Palace in Caracas, during the National Council for Productive Economy, Ortega announced that economic growth is estimated to reach 18.07% for the second quarter, with preliminary figures only considering the private non-oil sector. | Likewise, Ortega reported that Venezuela has four quarters of continuous double-digit economic growth. With 14.5% for the third quarter of 2021, 19.07% for the fourth quarter of 2021, jo…

_____ (2022-08-24). Repurposing Prisons Can Revitalize Rural America. popularresistance.org The economic fortunes of rural communities across the United States are often deeply intertwined with the prison industrial complex. This poses a real challenge to the project of ending mass incarceration. How can organizers build political opposition to prisons in areas where prisons are the lifeblood of a community? And what should be done with former prisons once they are closed? The question of repurposing prisons in particular is too often neglected by state governments. A new report from the Sentencing Project finds that while 21 states have closed prisons since 2000, many of these sites have simply become…

Infobrics (2022-08-24). State-Owned Funds Increasingly Turn to Developing Markets. infobrics.org State-owned investors are showing a preference for BRICS and other developing countries as investment destinations, investing increasingly less in Group of Seven nations…

Colin Todhunter (2022-08-24). An Engineered Food and Poverty Crisis to Secure Continued U.S. Dominance. globalresearch.ca The issue is not food shortage but speculation on food commodities and the manipulation of an inherently flawed global food system that serves the interests of corporate agribusiness traders and suppliers of inputs at the expense of people's needs and genuine food security.

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-24). Biden Expected To Announce Student Debt Relief Of $10,000 For Borrowers With Income Less Than $125K. moguldom.com Under pressure from congressional Democrats, the Biden administration is expected to announce today the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who earn less than $125,000 income. Student loan payments have been on pause during the pandemic until now. President Joe Biden has been under pressure to forgive at least $ ,000 …

Patrick Samonte (2022-08-24). San Diego's IAMAW Local 1484's strike completes second month. liberationnews.org August 17 marked the second month of striking for machinists affiliated with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 1484 at Mercedes Benz of San Diego. For two months the workers have been striking against unfair labor practices, management's stubbornness in negotiations, and the wrongful termination of 20 employees as a retaliation for the strike.

Ann Brown (2022-08-24). Black America Condemns WeWork Founder Raising $3 M From A16z After Prior Implosion. moguldom.com Adam Neumann co-founded New York-based co-working spaces, in 2010. It had a fast rise, expanding first with several locations nationwide before going global. But then several missteps by Neumann caused the company to implode. Despite this, Neumann has once again attracted major investment for yet another idea. This isn't sitting well with many in Black …

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-24). Famous 'Big Short' Investor Sells All Stocks Except One, A Private Prison Operator. moguldom.com Michael Burry, the hedge fund manager who made hundreds of millions of dollars betting that the U.S. housing market would crash, has dumped his stock portfolio and bought more than 0,000 shares of The Geo Group, the world's second-largest private prison operator. Burry's ability to predict and profit from his trades ahead of the 2008 …

John Catalinotto (2022-08-24). WW commentary: A Marxist view of the search at Mar-a-Lago. workers.org Aug. 21 — The most recent conflict among U.S. ruling institutions displays the depth of the crises wracking U.S. imperialism. As U.S. worldwide dominance declines and the government at home fails to stem growing inequality or resolve health and climate disasters, internal conflicts are sharpening. Credit: Tony Murphy U.S. ruling-class . . . |

JANET (2022-08-24). Palestinians resist U.S. imperialism and Israeli occupation. iacenter.org By Richie Merino August 23, 2022 On Aug. 18, Israeli occupation forces raided, physically blocked and imposed closure orders on the offices of seven prominent Palestinian human rights, feminist and social services organizations operating in the Ramallah area of the occupied West Bank. Background to the demonization In 2021, Israel falsely and preemptively designated six of the seven targeted organizations as "terrorist groups," alleging ties to the banned Marxist liberation organization, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), in order to justify any raids. The groups facing repression and intimidat…

Liberation Staff (2022-08-24). How U.S. Capitalism Buries Students in Debt. liberationnews.org How did we end up in a situation where borrowers have accumulated over $1.7 trillion in debt just because they wanted to get an education?>

Fight Back (2022-08-24). Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Day 22 for striking Ingredion workers. fightbacknews.org Cedar Rapids, IA – Over 120 workers from the Ingredion plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa have been on strike for 22 days after rejecting the bosses "last, best and final offer" on August 1. The striking workers are members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union (BCTGM). | Ingredion produces starches and sweeteners mostly for industry. The plant was purchased by Ingredion in 2015 and that's when the union says everything began to go downhill. | According to the union, the bosses offer would give them 4.5 to 7.3% raises over the length of the contract which they say is not enough. The offer…

WSWS (2022-08-24). Mass layoffs at Ford: Ruling class launches new stage in offensive against jobs. wsws.org The attacks on autoworkers' jobs are part of a broader process underway throughout the world economy, as the ruling class seeks to make workers pay for a developing economic crisis.

____ (2022-08-24). Experts sure RMB won't have meltdown. ecns.cn While the renminbi exchange rate against the U.S. dollar touched a 23-month low on Monday, it is unlikely the Chinese yuan will depreciate significantly in the rest of the year, thanks to the country's economic resilience, said experts.

Staff (2022-08-24). Mali calls for boosting economic, scientific coop. with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — Hailing Iran's status in regional and international political equations, the Malian interim President called for strengthening the economic, commercial, and scientific cooperation between Tehran and Bamako.

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-08-24). Fighting for their patients, Kaiser mental health clinicians enter second week of strike. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—Over 2,000 mental health clinicians at Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern California and the Central Valley have entered the second week of their open-ended strike as they demand the giant healthcare nonprofit staff up to provide its millions of members timely, quality mental health care. On Aug. 29 the psychologists, marriage and family therapists, …

Jackson Todd (2022-08-24). Compensation rolls in for Chipotle workers following NYC Fair Workweek settlement. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Ed Dealecio needed more hours, but his boss decided to hire more employees instead of offering Dealecio and his co-workers more shifts. Dealecio has worked for almost three years at a busy Chipotle burrito restaurant in midtown Manhattan. During the pandemic, he found himself facing more financial pressure. He's still paying off his student …

____ (2022-08-24). Pandemic sets back poverty reduction efforts in Asia by 2 years: ADB report. ecns.cn The COVID-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, and many in the region will likely find it harder than before to escape poverty.

Sarah Anderson (2022-08-24). Recommended Labor Day Reading, Viewing, and Listening. inequality.org

Jenna McGuire (2022-08-24). 'This Is Huge': California to Ban New Gasoline-Fueled Car Sales by 2035. commondreams.org "California is the fifth-largest economy in the world and this will help turbocharge the transition to EVs everywhere."

____ (2022-08-24). China's help on Africa's supply chain called crucial. ecns.cn China has played an essential role in Africa's supply chain development by addressing related challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and regional conflicts, and has helped improve socioeconomic development on the continent.

Jon Queally (2022-08-24). Biden Student Debt Relief Plan a 'Big Deal,' Says Sanders, 'But We Have Got to Do More'. commondreams.org "At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, education, from pre-school through graduate school, must be a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few."

WSWS (2022-08-24). Video statement: The Flint Sit-Down Strike and the role of socialists in establishing the UAW. wsws.org UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman issued this video statement reviewing the history and lessons of the 1936-37 Flint Sit-Down Strike.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-24). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…

Hamilton Nolan (2022-08-24). The Only Decent Economy Is One That Works for Working People. commondreams.org A simple shift in perspective can eradicate our taste for austerity.

Matt Bruenig (2022-08-24). A Note on the Wharton Student Debt Forgiveness Model. peoplespolicyproject.org Yesterday, Junlei Chen of Penn Wharton released an | The description of Chen's methodology is sparse, but she appears to be using the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) to produce this estimate. As far as I know, the SCF is the only public data source that allows one to produce an estimate like this and the SCF is mentioned in the re…

John Bachtell (2022-08-24). Heartland Alliance workers say wages qualify them for its services. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO &#1 ; Over 0 workers are locked in a battle with Heartland Alliance, one of the nation's oldest, largest, and most venerable social justice non-profits, over wages and health and safety conditions. The workers say poverty-level wages qualify them for many of the agency's services. Heartland and its unionized workforce are negotiating a new contract …

Jon Lamson (2022-08-24). Energy Giants Spending Millions to Block This State's Effort to Create Consumer-Owned Utility. commondreams.org Maine's investor-owned utility companies are spending millions to stop a proposed consumer takeover.

WSWS (2022-08-24). Australian Labor PM tries to smother outrage over Morrison's secret ministerial appointments. wsws.org Prime Minister Albanese instructed the solicitor-general to report on only one appointment, not the power grab as a whole!

Staff (2022-08-24). Another formula to sweeten the bitter taste of coffee. en.cubadebate.cu Its defenders maintain that there is nothing sweeter than bitter coffee. With the substantial increase in purchase price, it certainly tastes sweeter to growers. The ones who really find it bitter are the processing companies, since this measure has generated losses, which they will have to compensate for in an unusual way. In the Artemiseña company located in Bahía Honda, they also make charcoal, collect palm kernels, sell yaguas, rice, mameyes… to improve their income.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-08-24). Venezuela exhibe mayor crecimiento económico de Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El país suramericano refleja cuatro trimestres en línea de crecimiento económico sostenido con dobles dígitos, el mayor de forma sostenida en América Latina.

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-08-24). Cepal proyecta bajo crecimiento económico en la región. telesurtv.net El Caribe es la única subregión que crecerá más que en 2021 con un 4,7 por ciento, de acuerdo a la Cepal.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-24). Gobierno de Chile retoma proyecto para reducir jornada laboral. telesurtv.net El mandatario afirmó que el Senado actuará con celeridad para reducir escalonadamente la jornada laboral de 45 a 40 horas semanales.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-08-24). Poder judicial de Irak suspende labores por protestas. telesurtv.net Los seguidores de Al Sadr instalaron tiendas de campaña en la instancia judicial más importante del país.

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-08-24). Venezuela propondrá a Colombia crear una gran zona para desarrollo económico binacional. telesurtv.net "Sería un área económica de prueba la cual pudiéramos replicar hacia otras zonas", subrayó el mandatario venezolano.

_____ (2022-08-23). Disaster In Cuba Highlights Biden's Disastrous (And Illegal) Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org On August 5, lightning caused a fire at an oil supertanker base in Matanzas, Cuba. The fire caused the collapse of three large oil tanks, killed 16 people and wounded 146 people. Immediately, friendly nations sent aid, including $70 million in oil from Russia, but the United States only provided technical advice to the neighboring Caribbean nation that has been crippled by six decades of the US' economic blockade. Clearing the FOG speaks with Arturo Lopez-Levy of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs about the fire, the Biden administration's continuation of Trump's policies in Cuba and the campaign to change that,…

Adam Tomasi (2022-08-23). The IRA Will Effectively Raise Taxes on Corporate Profits and Buybacks. peoplespolicyproject.org The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 through the budget reconciliation process. The bill

Dean Baker (2022-08-23). How to Decimate the Corporate Tax-Avoidance Industry. cepr.net DC Report | The Inflation Reduction Act includes a remarkable innovation. Share buybacks will be taxed at a 1% rate. This is a huge deal, not only because it taxes money that was often escaping taxation at the individual level, but it is It is time for a…

_____ (2022-08-23). The Economy Should Serve People — Not Vice Versa. popularresistance.org The economy's job is to work for people. It is not the job of people to sacrifice themselves on the altar of the economy. The subconscious feeling drummed into all of us that we should feel some sense of collective pride for being ground into dust in service of economic growth is a sick bit of indoctrination that is stubbornly hard to escape. The simple step of asking what the economy is doing for us‚Äâ—‚Äârather than what our lives are contributing to the economy‚Äâ—‚Äâcan go a long way toward reframing how we all think about this.

_____ (2022-08-23). Victory For Powerloom Workers In Pakistan. popularresistance.org For two weeks, several thousand workers and their families participated in a sit-in protest on Jhang road, blocking the route to Faisalabad International Airport, demanding an increase in wages. The workers claimed that the Labor Department in Punjab had failed to implement the new minimum wages set by the provincial government. | After several rounds of negotiations and backtracking by the district administration and the powerloom owners, an agreement was reached between them and the leaders of the Labour Qaumi Movement (LQM), the umbrella body of powerloom workers in Faisalabad. Most of the demands of the nearl…

_____ (2022-08-23). Scenes From A Summer Of Strikes In A South Carolina Starbucks. popularresistance.org Since the Starbucks Workers United campaign launched last fall, workers have won union authorization elections at 220 stores, and struck at least 60. The company has retaliated harshly—closing some stores, firing dozens of union leaders, claiming interference by the National Labor Relations Board, and calling for a moratorium on mail-in elections. | Starbucks also barred union stores from receiving long-awaited benefits to be implemented August 1, provoking several strikes. | Jonah Furman from Labor Notes spoke with Tripathi about the joys of the picket line, Starbucks' retaliation, and how a store manager…

_____ (2022-08-23). Graduate Students Across The US Are Organizing For Abortion Rights. popularresistance.org This week, graduate students from more than fifty colleges and universities across the United States launched the Graduate Student Action Network (GSAN), a coalition centered around fighting for abortion rights and other forms of reproductive justice. GSAN's first action is to coordinate a National Student Day of Action for abortion rights, to be held on October 6, the anniversary of the day a federal judge first blocked the draconian anti-abortion law in Texas. | The network includes graduate student unions, graduate student governments, and student advocacy organizations like Socialists of Caltech and CUNY For…

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2022-08-24: News Headlines

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-24). 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…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-24). 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…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-24). 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.

WSWS (2022-08-23). Spanish-Russian journalist Pablo Gonzalez held six months in Polish jail on bogus spying charge. wsws.org His arrest was coordinated between NATO states, including Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, and has met with silence by European and US media.

____ (2022-08-23). Canada sanctions 62 more Russians, a defense entity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — Canada used a virtual summit of world leaders Tuesday to slap new sanctions on dozens of Russians and a defense organization, as well as more financial assistance for Ukraine.

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). German Gas Operator Warns of Regional Shortages in Winter. telesurenglish.net Germany could face regional gas shortages in winter as gas supplies from Russia to Europe's largest economy have been heavily reduced, according to the country's gas market operator. Although a gas shortage at a national level was not expected, not all gas storage facilities could be filled, leading to local bottlenecks. | RELATED: | "Unfortunately, that cannot be ruled out," Trading Hub Europe (THE) Director Torsten Fr…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-23). Ghost Stories of Capitalism: Mental Health is a Class Issue. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong We can't fight capitalism or imperialism without confronting the psychic suffering that these systems have spread far and wide among us In addition to producing socialist and anti-imperialist independent media, I've been in social work for nine years. Before this, I moved from childhood to adulthood within a household that struggled with mental…

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). Global Climate Change May Cause Sharper Farm Price Spikes. telesurenglish.net What will a hotter Earth bring to wheat consumers and farmers? A new study predicts that global prices for the grain will exhibit steeper spikes at 2 degrees Celsius warming despite a slight increase in production. | RELATED: | Wheat is the world's major grain crop, providing 20 percent of the protein and calories for more than 3.5 billion people worldwide. The Paris climate agreement aims to keep the global ave…

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). 2.7% Economic Growth for Latin America in 2022 – ECLAC. telesurenglish.net This growth forecast by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) came amid a global scenario of slowdown and inflation expected to worsen by the year's second half. | RELATED: | The United Nations Organization report indicates that South America will grow by 2.6 percent, Central America and Mexico by 2.5 percent, and the Caribbean by 4.7 percent. | During the press conference at which the report…

WSWS (2022-08-23). Interest rate hikes and inflation deepen crisis for advanced and less developed economies alike. wsws.org The global rise in interest rates is being driven by the US Federal Reserve which is continuing to tighten its monetary policy in a bid to drive down workers' wage demands in response to the highest inflation in four decades.

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-23). Zillow: Home Prices Fell For 1st Time Since 2012. moguldom.com Industry experts say the housing market isn't crashing but it is in a recession, with market conditions changing fast, U.S. home values down by 0.1 percent in July compared to June, and home sellers getting few or no multiple offers. This is the first monthly dip in home values since 2012, following the sub-prime mortgage …

WSWS (2022-08-23). Australian Labor government supplies more fuel to Sri Lankan navy for anti-refugee operations. wsws.org The fuel arrangements seek to bolster the repressive military-backed government and stop refugees fleeing the poverty-stricken country.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-23). "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.

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). Iran Describes Western Sanctions as Having 'Failed'. telesurenglish.net "The West's nonsensical sanctions policy has failed, and nations will move forward with perseverance, stability, and self-confidence," Iranian Foreign Minister Hosein Amir Abdolahian said Tuesday after participating in the first Iran-Mali joint economic commission in Bamako, the capital of the African country. | RELATED: | The head of Iranian diplomacy has said that for years after the victory of the Islamic Revolutio…

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). Global Warming May Cause Greater Wheat Yields, Price Spikes. telesurenglish.net What will a hotter Earth bring to wheat consumers and farmers? A new study predicts that global prices for the grain will exhibit steeper spikes at 2 degrees Celsius warming despite a slight increase in production. | Aerial photo taken on July 7, 2022 shows a combine harvester reaping wheat in a field in Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). South Africa Steps Up Efforts to Combat Cybercrimes. telesurenglish.net On Monday, South Africa's Special Investigative Unit (SIU) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) and agreed to take coordinated effort to combat corruption and maladministration through technological advancement. | RELATED: | "The fight against corruption and cybercrimes is a major issue in South Africa. Through this partnership, the CSIR will utiliz…

Staff (2022-08-23). PSUV Organizes Almost 267,000 Peoples' Assemblies. orinocotribune.com On Monday, August 22, vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced, that 266,927 assemblies were organized at the national level last weekend. | Cabello described the process, whereby the party's "street speakers" were renewed, as "extraordinary": | "Extraordinary process; beautiful. The 266, 927 assemblies throughout the country: this is said and written very quickly. The problem is to do it." | Cabello detailed how extraordinary actions were witnesses during the process, including a beautiful call in which the collective prevailed, to the widespread participation…

____ (2022-08-22). Regulators seek to rein in overpriced festive treats. ecns.cn The State Administration for Market Regulation launched a two-month nationwide operation in mid-August targeting the overpackaging of commodities and the overpricing of mooncakes, which are a traditional treat for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

WSWS (2022-08-23). Brooklyn teacher speaks out after year of COVID and budget cuts. wsws.org A teacher in Brooklyn discussed the last school year, including COVID, budget cuts, and the Educators Rank-and-File Committees, with the World Socialist Web Site.

____ (2022-08-23). Iran ready to facilitate private sector ties with Mali. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — Stressing the need for expanding interactions between economic activists of Iran and Mali, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran is ready to ease cooperation between private sectors of the two countries.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-23). NUHW Kaiser Strike TikTok Video. indybay.org Striking NUHW Kaiser clinicians rallied at the Kaiser headquarters in Oakland and did a TikTok video.

WSWS (2022-08-23). "The entire union machine needs to be wiped out": Growing rank-and-file support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org The Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for UAW president spoke with Ford and Chrysler (Stellantis) workers at Detroit-area plants on Sunday and Monday.

WSWS (2022-08-23). Video: UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman on the lessons of the 1932 Ford Hunger March and the transformation of the UAW. wsws.org "The Ford Hunger March," Lehman said, "was part of many struggles led by socialist workers during the Great Depression of the 1930s, which established the UAW as a mass industrial union."

____ (2022-08-22). Dow slumps over 600 points in worst day since June. ecns.cn U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday as consumer discretionary and technology sectors led the broad market lower.

____ (2022-08-22). Chinese GDRs in Europe boost capital. ecns.cn Chinese companies' accelerated pace in issuing global depositary receipts in major European markets over the past few months will facilitate their outbound reach and the ongoing opening up of the Chinese capital market.

WSWS (2022-08-23). Solicitor-General and Labor government greenlight former PM Morrison's secret ministerial appointments as "legal" wsws.org Labor is covering up the sweeping, anti-democratic implications of Morrison's ministerial positions, as it seeks to bury the issue in a toothless inquiry.

____ (2022-08-23). VIDEO: Iran, Mali ink MoU to strengthen coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the Joint Commission on Cooperation and the document to follow-up of the Joint Economic Commission of Iran and Mali was signed in Bamako on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-08-23). South Korean workers take action against assault on working conditions. wsws.org Not only do workers face the companies and the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol, but the trade unions that are isolating workers' struggles and blocking a political fight against capitalism.

Jamanetwork (2022-08-23). New Mental Health Crisis Hotline. jamanetwork.com Round-the-clock care for mental health crises is now accessible through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the new 3-digit number is a collaborative effort among the Federal Communications Commission, US Department of Health and Human Services, and US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

WSWS (2022-08-23). No to another school year of mass infection, death and austerity! wsws.org The breakdown of public education and the policies of mass infection are symptoms of the crisis of capitalism and must be opposed through the building of rank-and-file committees in every school and neighborhood.

Javier Tolcachier (2022-08-23). La Nueva Constitución de Chile en el contexto latinoamericano y mundial. globalizacion.ca Chile se acerca a pasos raudos a la concreción de un hito largamente acariciado: la oportunidad de dejar atrás un molde constitucional impuesto con indecible dolor y sufrimiento por una dictadura bárbara al servicio de un modelo neoliberal. | El próximo…

TeleSUR (2022-08-23). Venezuelan Economy To Grow 18.7% Second Quarter: Central Bank. telesurenglish.net "The first estimate we have from the private sector is giving us a value of 18.7 percent growth," Ortega detailed during a broadcast of the state-owned Venezolana de Televisión channel. | At the same time, the president of the financial entity detailed that during the first quarter of the year, the growth was 17.4 percent and emphasized that it is the highest increase registered in Latin America. | RELATED: | For his part, Pre…

Kwjorinoco (2022-08-23). Rooftop Farming at 23 de Enero Building Set to Provide Christmas Bonanza. orinocotribune.com Thanks to an alliance formed by the National Institute for Training and Socialist Education (INCES), the Three Roots Foundation, and the Ministry of Urban Agriculture, the roof of the 23 de Enero National Bolivarian Educational Unit, located in the densely populated neighborhood of El Mirador, will be used to grow four thousand pepper plants to make hallacas, a traditional Venezuelan dish, this Christmas. | This information was provided by Edui Otai…

Staff (2022-08-23). Continúa recuperación en la zona industrial de Matanzas: Mayor daño medioambiental está en el suelo. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, continuó dando seguimiento a las labores de recuperación en la zona industrial de Matanzas.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-23). Venezuela's Road to Economic Recovery. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News The following is a translation of a guest lecture delivered by Venezuela's Ambassador in Bolivia, César Trómpiz, at the UMSA university in La Paz. For 100 years, our natural market for oil exports had been the United States. In 2019, the US decided to stop buying oil from Venezuela for political reasons and…

_____ (2022-08-22). From Resistance To Governing Power In Honduras. popularresistance.org A month after the coup d'état I was delegated by the new Front Against the Coup d'état to go to the U.S. to make known what had happened in Honduras. I had been working around international representation and communications in two formations, the National Coordinator of Popular Resistance and the Bloque Popular (Popular Block). These were spaces for coordination amongst the social movements that were confronting the impacts of neoliberalism, specifically the struggle against the Free Trade Agreement, which was impacting everything related to our agricultural capacity. | Small and mid-sized Honduran producers had…

_____ (2022-08-22). Argentinian Unions Mobilize Against Runaway Inflation. popularresistance.org August 18 – Argentinian unions and social movements are marching today towards the National Congress to protest against runaway inflation and 'speculators'. | The march has been organized by the two largest union confederations; CGT and CTA. Their joint statement said; "Our country demands firm commitments to mitigate the social injustice that is suffocating us today (..) political actors must abandon petty electoral confrontation for the benefit of individual interests. Inflation has reached intolerable levels and is pulverizing the purchasing power of workers." | Sergio Palazzo, lawmaker for the ruling Frente d…

_____ (2022-08-22). Dockers At England's Largest Cargo Port Strike Against Inflation. popularresistance.org Things are heating up in the United Kingdom's "summer of discontent" — the name that's been given to the wave of strikes against falling wages resulting from inflation. London's public transit network is paralyzed, and across the country only one train in five is running. Massive strikes in the transportation sector are playing out as walkouts —sometimes wildcat ones — erupting at refineries and Amazon facilities. Meanwhile, a growing number of unions in other sectors are voting to authorize strikes. | The English bourgeois press reports that inflation is 10.1 percent (the same figure the French…

_____ (2022-08-22). Independent Unions Can Help Break Through The Economic Crisis. popularresistance.org 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 can fight back and win. I'm writing, of course, about the early 1930s. A newly published book finds some surprising parallels between that era and our own. | An eleventh volume in the prolific Marxist labor historian Philip S. Foner's History Of The Labor Movement In The United States has jus…

_____ (2022-08-22). Chile's New Constitution Will Empower Chilean Workers. popularresistance.org The first step toward a new constitution in Chile is now complete. The draft of the new Magna Carta was officially delivered on May 16, paving the way for major changes in Chilean society, particularly in the areas of social rights, gender parity in political participation, and constitutional recognition of native peoples. | In terms of social rights, the new constitution recognizes demands that have been a banner for popular struggles since Augusto Pinochet's neoliberal counterrevolution in the 1970s. It guarantees access to health, housing, education, decent pensions, nonsexist education, and the right to abort…

Editor (2022-08-22). Fighting fire with solidarity. workers.org These are especially bitter days to be living in the United States for those of us who are communists, socialists, progressives, even those remotely left of center. The killing of Roe v. Wade and the state subjection of women and anyone who can get pregnant to the role of breeding . . . |

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2022-08-23: News Headlines

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-23). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…

____ (2022-08-22). Dow slumps over 600 points in worst day since June. ecns.cn U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday as consumer discretionary and technology sectors led the broad market lower.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-23). NUHW Kaiser Strike TikTok Video. indybay.org Striking NUHW Kaiser clinicians rallied at the Kaiser headquarters in Oakland and did a TikTok video.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-23). 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…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-23). 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…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-23). 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.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-22). How One Spook-Run London College Department is Training the World's Social Media Managers. libya360.wordpress.com Alan MacLeod Staffed by NATO military officers and former government ministers and notorious for training the West's top spies, the Department of War Studies at King's College London is also providing the workforce for many of the largest social media companies. This includes Facebook, TikTok, Google, and Twitter. A MintPress study of professional databases and employment websites reveals a…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-22). Indiana Governor Leads Third US Delegation to Taiwan This Month. news.antiwar.com Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and other state officials arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, marking the third US delegation to visit the island this month amid soaring tensions between the US and China. Holcomb, a Republican, said that the trip was meant to boost economic cooperation between the US and Taiwan with a focus on the …

____ (2022-08-22). Positive conditions help stabilize prices. ecns.cn China has the conditions to keep prices stable for the rest of the year despite elevated global inflation, with consumer inflation likely remaining below the nearly 3 percent target for 2022, officials and experts said.

WSWS (2022-08-22). UK bus workers' strike at Arriva North West ends as Unite and GMB push through below-inflation deal. wsws.org Unite and the GMB unions settled an 11.1 percent deal with the company last Wednesday. The unions immediately suspended the strike before workers had either seen the deal or balloted.

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-22). CEO Of The Largest U.S. Bank, JP Morgan Chase: 'Something Worse' Than a Recession Could Be On Its Way. moguldom.com JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon predicts the chance of a recession is in the neighborhood of 10-to-30 percent, but the boss of the largest U.S. bank said there are "storm clouds" and something worse could be coming. The U.S. economy is strong, Dimon told wealthy clients in an Aug. 9 note. Consumers' balance sheets and …

____ (2022-08-22). Majority of Chinese consumers value trademark protection: survey. ecns.cn Chinese consumers have a relatively high level of awareness when it comes to intellectual property rights with the majority valuing trademark protection, an industrial survey showed.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-22). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

WSWS (2022-08-22). What did the Australian Labor Party know about former PM Morrison's secret ministerial appointments? wsws.org Labor MP Ed Husic has stated that he was aware in 2021 that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison had become the "decision maker" for the industry, science, resources and energy ministerial portfolio.

TeleSUR (2022-08-22). The UK Heads Towards Its Worst Economic Crisis Since 1926. telesurenglish.net As millions of people in Britain face the prospect of escalating bills, Keith Baker, a research fellow in fuel poverty and energy policy at Glasgow Caledonian University, warned the country could face its worst peacetime crisis since the General Strike of 1926. | RELATED: | For many British families, food prices were already rocketing, adding extra dollars to weekly food bills, but planned rises in the cost of electricity and gas du…

TeleSUR (2022-08-22). Banks of UK To Collect Fees for Frozen Russian Accounts. telesurenglish.net On Monday, August 22, a license that allows United Kingdom banks to collect fees from Russian frozen accounts as payment for services has been put into effect. According to the sanctions imposed against Russia, the license was issued by the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation on March 10. | RELATED: | "General License INT/2022/2104808 allows for the payments of bank fees and service charges. Under this license:…

TeleSUR (2022-08-22). Cap Haitien City to Be the Scene of Protests Against PM Henry. telesurenglish.net Former presidential candidate Jean Charles Moise called on Haitians to protest on Monday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whom he accuses of worsening the country's economic, political and social situation. | RELATED: | As part of the protests, Moise called for sit-ins outside the banks of Cap Haitien, a port city on the north coast of Haiti. This demonstration is intended to require the Henry admini…

Colin Todhunter (2022-08-22). An Engineered Food and Poverty Crisis to Secure Continued US Dominance. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR (2022-08-22). Australia Launches Preventative DNA Screening for Cancer. telesurenglish.net A nationally collaborative project, led by Australia's Monash University, has allowed young people to know if they face an increased risk of some cancers or heart disease through free DNA saliva tests. The project announced is the world-first DNA screening study for such risks. | RELATED: | It will screen at least 10,000 individuals aged 18-40 for genes that increase the risk of certain types of cancers and hear…

TeleSUR (2022-08-22). EU Energy Crisis Deepens as Drought Hits Electricity Output. telesurenglish.net High temperatures and drought have deepened the energy crisis in Europe this summer, affecting electricity production at a time when the European economies are already facing unprecedentedly high oil and gas prices. | RELATED: | In France, Europe's largest producer of nuclear power, several plants along the Rhone and Garonne were forced to reduce output because river temperatures were too high to cool the plants. This further reduced the power suppl…

Staff (2022-08-22). Falleció Jorge Pérez, director de la empresa Metal-Mecánica Varona. cubadebate.cu Este domingo falleció el director de la empresa Metal-Mecánica Varona, Jorge Pérez, quien dedicó su vida laboral a la sustitución de importaciones en varios sectores de la economía nacional. El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, envío condolencias a familiares y amigos de Pérez.

Staff (2022-08-22). Tapia Fonseca checks the preparations for the sugar harvest in Villa Clara. en.cubadebate.cu Despite the lack of material resources, solutions must be encouraged from the productive base, exhorted Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca, Cuban deputy prime minister, when verifying the progress of the repairs in the sugar mills during meetings with managers from the province of Villa Clara committed to the realization of an agro-industrial efficiency harvest. The sector has to "work like a family, without distortions and inaccuracies, and with a different perspective on direct links between producers and service entities.

WSWS (2022-08-22). Down with the conspiracies of Bolsonaro and the military! wsws.org The GSI calls on the working class to mobilize independently against the dictatorial threats, rejecting the pseudo-left's demands for submission to capitalism and the bourgeois state.

____ (2022-08-22). China has favorable conditions for overall price stability. ecns.cn Aside from the efforts to stabilize the commodity and food prices, there is no monetary basis for price hikes thanks to China's adherence to not resorting to the "flood-like stimulus," Fu Linghui said.

____ (2022-08-22). Global support for vocational education urged. ecns.cn All countries have been encouraged to increase support and funding for vocational education, improve the incomes and status of technical workers, and enhance social recognition of vocational education, according to an initiative adopted over the weekend.

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-08-22). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…

____ (2022-08-22). Over 4,000 Beijing merchants open shop in Hebei. ecns.cn Gu'an International Trade City just opened to business, attracting more than 4,000 merchants who used to run business in Beijing's wholesale markets in urban areas.

WSWS (2022-08-22). What's behind the US air traffic controller labor shortages. wsws.org The coronavirus pandemic has greatly worsened a staffing crisis which has been in the making for decades, since the destruction of the PATCO union by President Reagan in 1981.

____ (2022-08-22). Lin-gang driving Shanghai economic development. ecns.cn The friendly business environment featuring a higher level of opening-up has been nurtured in the Lin-gang Special Area since its launch three years ago, and efforts will continue to achieve more technological advances and systematic innovations in the area.

____ (2022-08-22). Wheat harvest hits 6.535 million tons in NW China's Xinjiang, up 2.1% y-o-y. ecns.cn The wheat harvest in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is drawing to a close, with observers expecting a bumper harvest this year at 6.535 million tons, up 2.1 percent year-on-year, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.

_____ (2022-08-21). China Forgives 23 Loans For 17 African Countries. popularresistance.org The Chinese government has announced that it is forgiving 23 interest-free loans for 17 African nations, while pledging to deepen its collaboration with the continent. | This is in addition to China's cancellation of more than $3.4 billion in debt and restructuring of around $15 billion of debt in Africa between 2000 and 2019. | While Beijing has a repeated history of forgiving loans like this, Western governments have made baseless, politically motivated accusations that China uses "debt-trap diplomacy" in the Global South. | The United States has turned Africa into a battleground in its new cold war on China an…

____ (2022-08-21). Xinjiang's foreign trade up 38.1 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded nearly 115.5 billion yuan (about 17 billion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first seven months of this year, up 38.1 percent year on year.

____ (2022-08-21). Shanghai to release consumption coupons on Sat. ecns.cn Shanghai authorities are planning to release 1 billion yuan worth of coupons in the coming months, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce announced on Wednesday.

_____ (2022-08-21). How Free Stores Fight Waste, Connect Communities And Foster Resilience. popularresistance.org For many people, the daily reality is dire: As of May 2022, 58 percent of Americans (approximately 150 million adults) are living paycheck to paycheck. Inflation recently hit a 40-year high, with prices for food, rent, energy, and basic consumer goods increasing by the day. | Despite this, the federal minimum wage remains locked in at $7.25 an hour — a rate that hasn't increased since 2009 — and while wages have been increasing, they aren't keeping pace with the cost of living. | Meanwhile, the mitigation and management of excessive waste is a concurrent issue. As the initial impacts of the COVID-19 p…

Fight Back (2022-08-21). Red Theory: Surplus value, the secret of capitalist exploitation. fightbacknews.org When we enter into employment, our bosses are trying to play a trick on us. They want us to understand the process one way, when, in fact, something else is happening. They want us to think that we have agreed, as equals, upon a deal, where they pay us an agreed up hourly wage, and we, in turn, do some agreed upon labor for them. They make a profit and we get paid, and everyone gets what they agreed upon. At least, that's how they want us to understand the process. | But what is really going on here? In the end, they've somehow got all of the money and we did all of the work. The capitalist bosses are like stage…

____ (2022-08-21). DPRK slams S. Korean new assistance plan. ecns.cn A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed South Korea's proposal of economic assistance in exchange for denuclearization, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday.

____ (2022-08-21). China sets up working group to promote talks on joining DEPA. ecns.cn China on Thursday set up a working group to advance talks on joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) after approval from the DEPA Joint Committee, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday.

____ (2022-08-21). China offers NE province financial support to restore flood-hit infrastructure. ecns.cn China's top economic planner has allocated a budgetary investment fund to help the flood-stricken northeastern Liaoning Province.

____ (2022-08-21). (W.E. Talk) Liu Zhipeng: How to look back on the century since the Revolution of 1911 and the founding of the Communist Party of China. ecns.cn "We have long looked back on the past hundred years from a western viewpoint," said Liu Zhipeng, associate vice president and professor of history at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, in an exclusive interview with China News Service's "W.E. Talk". "When we re-examined it from the perspective of contemporary world history, what we learn is, of course, different from what we have seen in the last 100 years."

____ (2022-08-21). China's rail cargo volume up 5.9 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn China's rail freight volume, a key indicator of economic activities, rose 5.9 percent year on year in the first seven months of the year, continuing the trend of expansion in the first half of 2022, official data showed.

____ (2022-08-21). China's social security fund reaps 4.27 pct investment return in 2021. ecns.cn China's social security fund saw a return on investments of 4.27 percent last year, according to the body that manages the fund's investment.

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2022-08-22: News Headlines

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-22). 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…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-22). NUHW Kaiser Strike TikTok Video. indybay.org Striking NUHW Kaiser clinicians rallied at the Kaiser headquarters in Oakland and did a TikTok video.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-22). 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…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-22). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-22). 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.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-08-21). Russian Ambassador Says We 'Simply Have No Contact' With Western Diplomats. news.antiwar.com In an interview with the Financial Times, a top Russian diplomat says there is no communication with Western diplomats at the UN. The complete freeze in contact led the Kremin to assess there is no possibility of a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine. Gennady Gatilov, Russia's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, …

Oneworld.press (2022-08-21). Russia's Military-Industrial Chief Is Right: The US' S-400 Waiver To India Is A Sign Of Weakness. oneworld.press Although State Department spokesman Ned Price reaffirmed his declining unipolar hegemon's continued commitment to meddle in India's foreign policy just last week, it's clearly incapable of imposing its zero-sum will onto that rising multipolar Great Power.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-08-21). LEVER WEEKLY: Contemplating The Climate Movement. levernews.com The inaugural address of Gustavo Petro, Columbia's newly elected leftist president, was full of force and provided a clear-eyed vision for tackling the climate crisis. "If it is so difficult to get the money… to save [the Amazon], then I propose an exchange of foreign debt for domestic spending to save and recover our jungles, forests, and wetlands for humanity," he declared on August 7.His words — highlighted in English translation below — are worth considering in tandem with The Lever team's "Lever Live" conversation this week with Kate Aronoff on the future of the climate movement. During the…

Staff (2022-08-21). '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.

Dylan Manshack (2022-08-21). La cumbre de trabajadores jóvenes de Texas muestra la nueva militancia del movimiento. peoplesworld.org ROUND ROCK, Texas—Las recientes victorias de los trabajadores jóvenes de todo el país han brindado esperanza para la perspectiva de un movimiento laboral renovado y, a raíz de estos éxitos, la AFL-CIO de Texas celebró su 3ra Reunión Anual de Jóvenes Líderes Laborales Activos (YALL) Cumbre aquí el mes pasado. El orador principal de la …

Staff (2022-08-21). India's Prabhat Patnaik: Fascism Is Rooted in the Crisis of Neoliberalism (Interview). orinocotribune.com Renowned Indian economist and political analyst Prabhat Patnaik spoke with Bengali newspaper Ganashakti about the present state of India's economy and politics, on the occasion of 75 years of India's independence from British colonial rule. | After 75 years of independence, wealth inequality and unemployment are increasing rapidly, while employment and the guarantee of an income for the majority of the population are decreasing every day. Does this mean that India is no longer a welfare state? | If we consider the definition of "welfare state" properly, India was never a "welfare state." Even if a "welfare state"

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). 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…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-21). No More Kaiser Suicides! NUHW Members Strike Kaiser Health System. indybay.org Two thousand Kaiser NUHW healthcare workers went on an indefinite strike on August 15, 2022 for proper staffing and compensation to keep healthcare professionals on the jobs. As a result of a lack of proper staffing, Members and patients at Kaisers have committed suicide. Clinicians…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). 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…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-21). NUHW Kaiser Strike TikTok Video. indybay.org Striking NUHW Kaiser clinicians rallied at the Kaiser headquarters in Oakland and did a TikTok video.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-21). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…

Urs P Gasche, Yanis Varoufakis (2022-08-21). Opportunity instead of crises and End this madness! indybay.org Almost no one asks what an economic policy looks like that no longer subordinates everything to economic growth: How to reduce the debt mountain to a reasonable level without GDP growth? How can pensions be secured without GDP growth and how can sufficient gainful employment be guaranteed?>

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-08-21). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…

____ (2022-08-21). Chabahar Port great opportunity for Iran, India, region: Veep. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) — Iran's First Vice President described the development of Chabahar Port as a great opportunity for the people of Iran, India and the region and emphasized increasing investment in this important and strategic port.

____ (2022-08-21). Iran, Tatarstan emphasize expanding economic coop.: TPOI. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — The Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to expand and enhance trade-economic cooperation with the Republic of Tatarstan.

Dmitri Kovalevich (2022-08-20). Ukrainian Regime Led by Media Darling Volodymyr Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. covertactionmagazine.com More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. From the signing of the "Minsk 2" peace agreement in …

_____ (2022-08-20). Why The Inflation Reduction Act Is Less A 'Climate Bill'. popularresistance.org The brother El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) once explained, "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." The tale of two narratives associated with the recent signing into law of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) accentuates his words at a critical moment. Communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis find themselves entrapped in a cycle of climate cataclysms and cumulative pollution derived from legacy and systemic environmental racism and classism. | While attending a meeting in Bogota…

_____ (2022-08-20). Lessons From A Radical Past: One Man's Journey Into The Factories In The 1970s. popularresistance.org A national direct election will be held in the fall for the United Auto Workers (UAW), which held its 38th constitutional convention the week of July 25 in Detroit. Once an industrial union power with almost 1.5 million members in 1979, the union has been reduced to roughly 400,000 active members (though it has nearly 600,000 retirees)‚Äâ—‚Äâand about a quarter of its members are graduate teaching assistants and other university workers in higher education. | The union, for decades, has been governed by the Administration Caucus, which perpetuated its rule by tightly managi…

_____ (2022-08-20). How Latin America Could Inform The US Fight For Reproductive Justice. popularresistance.org When Dobbs vs. Jackson was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, overturning Roe v. Wade, the case drew all eyes to reproductive rights issues in the United States. For half a century, advocates around the world looked to Roe v. Wade as a landmark decision and advocacy model for reproductive justice. But the Dobbs decision now places the United States behind other countries that center women's autonomy and human dignity in the regulation of abortion. | As Latin American feminist advocates, we have seen firsthand how the lack of access to safe and legal abortions has impacted the life and health of many wo…

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2022-08-21: News Headlines

Shawgi Tell (2022-08-21). "Booming" Economy Leaves Millions Behind: Part 12. dissidentvoice.org Contradicting experience and research, various mainstream media sources continue to perpetuate the illusion that we have a "solid economy," that "the fundamentals are sound," that "things are not that bad," and that "we can be optimistic" about the economy. In lock-step with the mainstream media, political and economic leaders at the highest levels are also …

San Francisco Public Library (2022-08-21). Tuesday 9/13: Panel: How does nonprofit journalism work? indybay.org San Francisco Main Library | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-21). NUHW Kaiser Strike TikTok Video. indybay.org Striking NUHW Kaiser clinicians rallied at the Kaiser headquarters in Oakland and did a TikTok video.

Scorinoco (2022-08-20). Western Sanctions Are Good for Moscow, Says US Economist. orinocotribune.com Renowned US economist and former Wall Street analyst says the Russian economy is being made self-sufficient. | The economic war unleashed by the West against Russia has backfired and may bring the country much good, US economist and former Wall Street financier Michael Hudson has told the German news outlet Junge Welt. | "The West's sanctions are great for Russia. Any country threatened by US sanctions is forced to become self-sufficient," Hudson said in the interview. | He said that sanctions have effectively pushed Russia toward import substitution, and the country is on track to becoming completely free of rel…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-20). Ukraine: Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitri Kovalevich More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. From the signing of the "Minsk 2" peace…

____ (2022-08-20). Russian food, fertilizer must get to market: UN chief. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) — The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome barriers to Russian food and fertilizers reaching the world markets.

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2022-08-20). Four Reasons Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act Doesn't Live Up to the Hype. commondreams.org Yes, the legislation marks a small step forward. It is better than not having it. But Biden certainly shouldn't have handed his signing pen to Sen. Manchin as a mark of honor.

Tamara Toles O'Laughlin (2022-08-20). Investments in Projects Over People: An Equity Point of View on the Inflation Reduction Act. commondreams.org Until the work of communities of color is seen as essential and not optional for climate, our work remains unfinished.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-08-20). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Delivering A Fast Food Labor Revolution. levernews.com Good things are happening! In California, fast food workers are nearing the finish line in a long fight to transform workplace conditions for hundreds of thousands of employees. Talk about solidarity! Meanwhile, Boston is pushing to eliminate fossil fuels from new construction, while a judge has halted coal leases on federal lands. Also, Trader Joe's and Amazon workers are making progress on new union drives, and nurses in Minnesota are going on strike by the thousands.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, exclusively for supporting subscribers. | Read the full story: | S…

Ernst Wolff (2022-08-20). Uncovering the Corona Narrative: Was Everything Carefully Planned? Analysis by Ernst Wolff. globalresearch.ca ‚Å£‚Å£Superb explanation of one big reason the world went corona psychotic. Lecture by Ernst Wolff, renowned German economist and journalist. His focus is the on the global financial and monetary system, especially the role of the IMF, the World Bank, …

Matt Klein (2022-08-20). Protest against Eviction of Live Aboard and all Sailors at Oyster Cove Marina. indybay.org All of Oyster Cove Marina is being gentrified. 34 low-income Households, Pushed out. Kilroy Realty is Developing a 42-acre Bio Science Complex and displacing us to Gentrify the Marina. JOIN US Tuesday, 8/23 303 2nd st. SF 11am-130pm…

WSWS (2022-08-20). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: Support the strike by the MASS MoCA workers! Fight for good wages and the right to art and culture for all! wsws.org This statement was issued by UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman in support of a one-day strike by workers at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA).

F. Douglas Stephenson (2022-08-20). How Medicare for All would also be a Huge Investment in America's Mental Health. juancole.com Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was supposed to contain costs and make insurance for health / mental health care affordable. It did bring coverage to 20 million but 30 million remain uninsured. Data indicate that the bad outweighs the good. It's too expensive, unsustainable, overly complex and bureaucratic. …

Susan Jaffe (2022-08-20). [World Report] US Congress lets Medicare negotiate lower drug prices. thelancet.com A new law also targets climate change in a major victory for Democrats and President Joe Biden. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-08-20). OMS recomienda dos anticuerpos monoclonales contra el ébola. telesurtv.net La OMS precisó que los fármacos Inmazeb y Ebanga emplean anticuerpos obtenidos en laboratorio, similares a los usados naturalmente contra el ébola.

F. William Engdahl (2022-08-20). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.

GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators (2022-08-20). [Articles] The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010—19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. thelancet.com The leading risk factors contributing to global cancer burden in 2019 were behavioural, whereas metabolic risk factors saw the largest increases between 2010 and 2019. Reducing exposure to these modifiable risk factors would decrease cancer mortality and DALY rates worldwide, and policies should be tailored appropriately to local cancer risk factor burden.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-08-20). Continúan labores para rescate de mineros atrapados en México. telesurtv.net Protección Civil indicó que más de diez las bombas trabajan para desfogar el agua.

TeleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-08-20). Asciende a 23 cifra de muertos tras lluvias en Qinghai, China. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Gestión de Emergencias envió a un equipo a Qinghai para colaborar con las labores de rescate.

WSWS (2022-08-20). Canadian rail worker denounces Presidential Emergency Board's attack on US railroaders. wsws.org Rail workers across Canada, many of whom work for the same highly profitable railroads as their American colleagues, are closely following the struggle of their brothers and sisters in the United States.

_____ (2022-08-19). Iran-US: Last Chance for a New Nuclear Deal. journal-neo.org The United States has recently gone rapidly down a political slope towards its world-anticipated collapse. Nancy Pelosi's hysterical visit to Taiwan, which triggered a new aggravation of the China-Taiwan confrontation, Washington's gross escalation of global tensions over the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its direct involvement by providing intelligence to Ukrainian neo-fascists, the medical and economic crisis …

_____ (2022-08-19). Aging US Nuclear Plants Are Dangerous And Expensive. popularresistance.org The much-heralded Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), while offering a vital lifeline to the renewable energy industry, also contains massive subsidies to keep dangerously aging atomic power plants operating for years to come. | Meanwhile, six decrepit atomic reactors are now caught in a terrifying military crossfire in southeastern Ukraine, showing exactly why it is so important to shut down nuclear plants instead of subsidizing them. The Ukrainian reactors, located at Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, are now being used as a shield for Russian artillery arrays. A single errant shell could send…

_____ (2022-08-19). Aging US Nuclear Plants Are Dangerous and Expensive: The Inflation Reduction Act Is Propping Them Up. popularresistance.org The much-heralded Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), while offering a vital lifeline to the renewable energy industry, also contains massive subsidies to keep dangerously aging atomic power plants operating for years to come. | Meanwhile, six decrepit atomic reactors are now caught in a terrifying military crossfire in southeastern Ukraine, showing exactly why it is so important to shut down nuclear plants instead of subsidizing them. The Ukrainian reactors, located at Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, are now being used as a shield for Russian artillery arrays. A single errant shell could send…

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-19). The Price Of Chicken Wings Collapses After Skyrocketing: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com U.S. consumer prices fell slightly in July, and while it's not enough to call a reversal in the inflation that's been running at its highest level in 40 years, some prices have gone down in rare cases of deflation, like bone-in chicken wings. At their lowest price in four years, bone-in chicken-wings fell 19 percent …

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2022-08-20: News Headlines

____ (2022-08-20). Xinjiang's foreign trade up 38.1 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded nearly 115.5 billion yuan (about 17 billion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first seven months of this year, up 38.1 percent year on year.

____ (2022-08-20). Shanghai to release consumption coupons on Sat. ecns.cn Shanghai authorities are planning to release 1 billion yuan worth of coupons in the coming months, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce announced on Wednesday.

| Reuters | (2022-08-20). 'The paycheck has died': Argentine workers hold funeral for wages. tribune.com.pk Some women wore black funeral attire and sported flower crowns. Other people in the procession in Buenos Aires carried a gigantic coffin. But this funeral procession in the Argentine capital was not honoring a person. | Instead it was to mourn the "death" of the wages of Argentine workers in a country where inflation is expected to hit 90% by the end of this year, eating up workers' purchasing power despite years of government attempts to curb price increases. | "The situation for the workers is devastating. Before the middle of the month we don't have any more salary, it's not enough," Melisa Gargarello, a re…

| Reuters | (2022-08-20). IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit. tribune.com.pk The International Monetary Fund said it will need "adequate assurances" from Sri Lanka's creditors for a new program as it prepares a visit to Colombo later this month. | The goal of the visit is to make progress on a staff-level agreement for an aid package "in the near term," to help the island nation weather a severe economic crisis, the IMF said on Friday. | Staff from the global lender will be in Colombo from August 24 to 31, the IMF said. | "Because Sri Lanka's public debt is assessed as unsustainable, approval by the IMF Executive Board of the Extended Fund Facility program would require adequate assura…

IGD Worldwide (2022-08-20). An Urgent Call for Solidarity and Needed Funds to Battle Escalating Repression in Greece: An Interview With Tameio. itsgoingdown.org The following is an interview with the Solidarity Fund for Imprisoned and Persecuted Militants in Greece, also known as "Tameio" (meaning cash register in Greek). Urgent financial support and revolutionary solidarity is needed. Please donate to their new
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IGD Worldwide (2022-08-20). An Urgent Call for Solidarity and Needed Funds to Battle Escalating Repression in Greece: An Interview With Tameio. itsgoingdown.org The following is an interview with the Solidarity Fund for Imprisoned and Persecuted Militants in Greece, also known as "Tameio" (meaning cash register in Greek). Urgent financial support and revolutionary solidarity is needed. Please donate to their new FireFund and help spread the word. This interview was conducted with Tameio by anonymous anarchists and submitted…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-20). NUHW Kaiser Strike TikTok Video. indybay.org Striking NUHW Kaiser clinicians rallied at the Kaiser headquarters in Oakland and did a TikTok video.

____ (2022-08-20). China sets up working group to promote talks on joining DEPA. ecns.cn China on Thursday set up a working group to advance talks on joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) after approval from the DEPA Joint Committee, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday.

____ (2022-08-19). DPRK slams S. Korean new assistance plan. ecns.cn A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed South Korea's proposal of economic assistance in exchange for denuclearization, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday.

Philip Rocco (2022-08-20). Milwaukee Has Elected Two Socialists. zcomm.org Reviving the City's Pro-Worker Political Tradition…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). 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…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). 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…

San Francisco Public Library (2022-08-20). Tuesday 9/13: Panel: How does nonprofit journalism work? indybay.org San Francisco Main Library | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…

____ (2022-08-20). China offers NE province financial support to restore flood-hit infrastructure. ecns.cn China's top economic planner has allocated a budgetary investment fund to help the flood-stricken northeastern Liaoning Province.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-20). No More Kaiser Suicides! NUHW Members Strike Kaiser Health System. indybay.org Two thousand Kaiser NUHW healthcare workers went on an indefinite strike on August 15, 2022 for proper staffing and compensation to keep healthcare professionals on the jobs. As a result of a lack of proper staffing, Members and patients at Kaisers have committed suicide. Clinicians…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-20). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-08-20). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…

Urs P Gasche, Yanis Varoufakis (2022-08-20). Opportunity instead of crises and End this madness! indybay.org Almost no one asks what an economic policy looks like that no longer subordinates everything to economic growth: How to reduce the debt mountain to a reasonable level without GDP growth? How can pensions be secured without GDP growth and how can sufficient gainful employment be guaranteed?>

John Feffer (2022-08-20). The Green New Deal Goes Local. juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus) &#1 ; Ithaca, a city of 30,000 people in the Southern Tier of New York state, has pledged to be carbon-neutral by 2030. The city government is leading the way by implementing a strategy to achieve full decarbonization, including all areas of the economy. That means vehicles, buildings, the electric grid, …

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-08-20). Continúan labores para rescate de mineros atrapados en México. telesurtv.net Protección Civil indicó que más de diez las bombas trabajan para desfogar el agua.

Vijay Prashad (2022-08-19). When government won't provide housing, India's Communists organize people to build it themselves. peoplesworld.org It all started with a survey. In April 2022, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), went door to door in the town of Warangal in Telangana state. The party was already aware of challenges in the community but wanted to collect data before working on a plan of action. Thirty-five teams …

____ (2022-08-19). China strongly opposes U.S. chips bill: commerce ministry. ecns.cn The Chips and Science Act passed by the U.S. Congress contains provisions that restrict relevant companies' normal economic, trade and investment activities in China, which is discriminatory and will distort the global semiconductor supply chain and disrupt international trade.

____ (2022-08-19). FDI rise confirms nation's economic pull. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment in China has grown 17 percent year-on-year to 798.33 billion yuan ($117.56 billion) in the first seven months of this year, indicating that the country's ability to attract capital is intact despite challenges threatening the recovery of the global economy.

_____ (2022-08-19). Railroaders furious after Biden's Presidential Emergency Board issues recommendations on national contract, siding with rail corporations on all major points. popularresistance.org The Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) appointed by the Biden administration issued its recommendations Tuesday for a settlement in the railroad industry, where more than 100,000 workers have been without a national contract for nearly three years. The report sided with the railroads on virtually every point, recommending wage increases below inflation and no change to the punishing attendance policies which have driven tens of thousands of workers out of the industry. | The PEB was appointed last month shortly after railroaders in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) voted by 99.5 percent…

_____ (2022-08-19). Railroaders Furious With Biden's Presidential Emergency Board. popularresistance.org The Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) appointed by the Biden administration issued its recommendations Tuesday for a settlement in the railroad industry, where more than 100,000 workers have been without a national contract for nearly three years. The report sided with the railroads on virtually every point, recommending wage increases below inflation and no change to the punishing attendance policies which have driven tens of thousands of workers out of the industry. | The PEB was appointed last month shortly after railroaders in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) voted by 99.5 percent…

Dean Baker (2022-08-19). Inflation: Where are We Now? cepr.net The recent government data on inflation, along with a wide variety of private measures, give us good reason to believe that we are seeing at least a temporary pause where the monthly inflation data will be moderate.

Ken Bank (2022-08-19). A National Infrastructure Bank could be the answer to both inflation and recession. peoplesworld.org With the economy in recession and inflation soaring, it's becoming more likely that the country is going to experience a very long and agonizing period of stagflation, with prices continuing to go up while unemployment increases as well, putting millions of Americans out of work with no means of support to pay for very basic, …

Dan Collyns (2022-08-19). Peruvians cope with global inflation. america.cgtn.com Peruvians living in poor neighborhoods are increasingly relying on community-organized soup kitchens as they grapple with the rising price of basic food products. While Peru is a food-producing country, it is also a net importer of basic foodstuffs like wheat, and energy. Dan Collyns reports. …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Strikes cripple London's transport network. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — London's transport network ground to a halt Fri. as train and bus workers held strikes over pay and conditions, the latest in a summer of labour market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into wages.

WSWS (2022-08-19). Sri Lankan government detains hundreds fleeing overseas amid economic crisis. wsws.org Severe shortages of essentials and rising unemployment is compelling more and more Sri Lankans to flee to India and Australia.

CounterSpin (2022-08-19). Azadeh Shahshahani on Central America Plan, Jon Lloyd on Facebook Disinformation. fair.org In These Times ( This week on CounterSpin: The Biden administration says it's making progress toward its goal to slow migration from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador by addressing the causes of that migration. The White House "Call to Action" foregrounds private sector "investments" as key to creating economic opportunity and to rooting out corruption in the region. And companies like Microsoft and PepsiCo have stepped up to do…well, what exactly? And how does this differ f…

_____ (2022-08-19). The System Is Causing Food Crisis, Not The War. popularresistance.org Worsening harvests, infertile soil and increasing food poverty are affecting the majority of small farmers across the globe, especially in the Global South. But the climate and food crises are not isolated phenomena. They are the result of a global capitalist system — and a neoliberal agenda — that has prioritised big corporate agricultural profits over people and the planet. | "Most farmers can no longer produce adequate food for their families," says Vladimir Chilinya. "Profit-making entities control our food systems… including the production and distribution of seed." | Chilinya is a Zambian coor…

_____ (2022-08-19). When People Want Housing in India, They Build It. popularresistance.org Above Photo: Communist Party of India (Marxist) protest in Khila Warangal, 10 May 2022. It all started with a survey. In April 2022, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), went door to door in the town of Warangal in Telangana state. The party was already aware of challenges in the community …

Anonymous103 (2022-08-19). Powerful New Evidence that U.S. Is A Dictatorship. southfront.org Written by Because the U.S. Government flaunts itself as being a democracy instead of a dictatorship and it coups and invades and overthrows and replaces ("regime changes") Governments that it declares to be dictatorships instead of democracies (the "New Cold War" isn't about "capitalism versus communism," but about "democracy versus dictatorship"), a crucial q…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-19). The Taliban Envisions Russia Playing A Big Role In The Group's Geo-Economic Balancing Act. oneworld.press It won't openly say as much, but the Taliban is arguably working to preemptively avert its potentially disproportionate dependence on China and Pakistan out of concern that such a relationship could erode its sovereignty.

Julia Rock (2022-08-19). J.D. Vance's Wall Street Tax Dodge. levernews.com The supposed populist Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance has structured his income to exploit a controversial tax loophole that almost exclusively benefits the super-rich, according to financial disclosures reviewed by The Lever. Vance's opponent, Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, has

Contributing Writers (2022-08-19). Lies Concerning the History of the Soviet Union/ By Mario Sousa. marktaliano.net By Mario SousaMember of theCommunist Party Marxist-Leninist RevolutionariesSwedenKPML(r) From Hitler to Hearst, from Conquest to Solzhenitsyn The history of the millions of people who were allegedly incarcerated and died in the labour camps of the Soviet Union and as a result of starvation during Stalin's time. In this world we live in, who can avoid …

John Kiriakou (2022-08-19). J. Edgar Hoover's Evil Brainchild. orinocotribune.com By John Kiriakou &#1 ; Aug 13, 2022 | All of COINTELPRO should be declassified. Bobby Rush's legislation — now at high risk of getting lost in Congress — would do that. | COINTELPRO, an abbreviation for Counter-Intelligence Program, was the illegal brainchild of the F.B.I.'s first and longest-serving director, J. Edgar Hoover, whose obsession with communism and "subversion" allowed him to justify violating the civil rights and civil liberties of millions of Americans. | Under COINTELPRO, which Hoover initiated in 1956, the F.B.I. surveilled, infiltrated, discredited, disrupted, burglarized and harasse…

Staff (2022-08-19). Empresa vietnamita entrega donativo para ayudar a Matanzas. cubadebate.cu La sucursal de la empresa vietnamita Thai Binh Global Investment Corporation en la Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel (ZEDM) entregó un donativo para contribuir a las labores de recuperación de la Zona Industrial de Matanzas y apoyar a los damnificados por el incendio. El donativo consiste en 100 mil dólares estadounidenses, 53 mil unidades de pañales, y alimentos como leche, arroz y jugo de frutas.

Staff (2022-08-19). Ghalibaf calls for prioritizing neutralizing sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf has called on President Raeisi's government to prioritize reviving the economy and neutralizing the sanctions.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…

Staff (2022-08-19). Comisión Europea aprueba plan de ayudas económicas alemanas. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Europea (CE) aprobó el plan de ayudas de Alemania para compensar a las empresas que consumen mucha energía. El visto bueno de Bruselas al plan alemán llega en el marco de la aprobación de estrategias similares de Finlandia por valor de 687 millones de euros, Países Bajos 835 millones y Estonia 125 millones.

WSWS (2022-08-19). Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to tax fraud. wsws.org Despite pleading guilty to multiple crimes, the nearly -year employee of the Trump family is expected to spend a mere 100 days in jail.

Staff (2022-08-19). Titular de ONU destaca labor de asistencia humanitaria en el mundo. cubadebate.cu El secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, destacó la labor de voluntarios y profesionales dedicados a la asistencia humanitaria por trabajar sin descanso para hacer del mundo un lugar mejor. Contra todo pronóstico, a menudo con gran riesgo personal, alivian el sufrimiento en algunas de las circunstancias más peligrosas imaginables…

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-08-19). Cerca de 0 médicos cubanos laborarán en Calabria, Italia. telesurtv.net Presidente de la región, Roberto Occhiuto, afirmó que los galenos cubanos arribarán a partir de septiembre y apoyarán ante la falta de personal sanitario.

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-08-19). Kaiser mental health clinicians in California strike for better patient service. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—At dawn Aug. 15, Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians launched picket lines across northern California and the Central Valley, starting an open-ended strike to demand the nation's largest nonprofit HMO add staff to provide its millions of enrolled patients access to the timely, quality mental health care they need and deserve. In the days …

WSWS (2022-08-19). "He wants to abolish this horrible tiered labor system"—GM Flint temp worker supports Will Lehman for UAW president. wsws.org A newly hired temporary worker detailed abuse at the hands of the company and the UAW and explained why he was supporting a socialist for UAW president.

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-18). Good Samaritan Nonprofit Has Purchased $6B In Medical Debt, Says It Cost $1 To Wipe Out Each $100. moguldom.com A debt collector-turned-philanthropist has bought $6.7 billion worth of medical debt on secondary markets — where hospitals sell debt for pennies on the dollar. But instead of profiting by collecting on that debt, the nonprofit has relieved 3.6 million people of the weight of their hospital bills. A 2020 University of Minneapolis study examined medical …

_____ (2022-08-18). Port Workers' Strike Threatens To Bring UK Economy To A Standstill. popularresistance.org Nearly 2,000 Unite union members voted to strike at the end of July by a 92 percent majority on an 81 percent turnout, rejecting a below-inflation pay offer of just 5 percent. At the time of the ballot result the RPI measure of inflation was at 11.8 percent. It is now 12.1 percent and predicted to rise to over 17 percent this year. Pay has been held down for years with dockers receiving another below-inflation deal, 1.4 percent, in 2021. | Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company is owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holding Ltd, one of the largest foreign investors in Britain. It is one of the world's foremost con…

_____ (2022-08-18). Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration. popularresistance.org For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5 clearly manifested this reality. | Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored the point that the war was targeting the Islamic Jihad Movement only, not Hamas or anyone else. | A somewhat similar scenario had transpired in May 2019 and again in November of the same year. The May clashes began when two Israeli soldiers were wounded by a Palestinian sniper at the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel. | Mass weekly protests had taken place near…

_____ (2022-08-18). Class Struggle Or Degrowth? popularresistance.org In his recent book, Climate Change as Class War, Matthew Huber argues that the ecological crisis is primarily caused by the capitalist mode of production, especially the preponderant deployment of fossil capital, 'the forms of capital that generate profit through emissions'. For many on the anti-capitalist left, this is a conclusion that hardly bears repeating. Nevertheless, Huber is right to centre the claim. Ecological collapse is accelerating and requires immediate action. While the global average of emissions must reach zero by 2050 to stay within 1.5—2 ∞C heating, in order to do this at pace, the…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-18). Sudanese Communist Party Forms a New Alliance Committed to Ending Military Rule. towardfreedom.org After withdrawing from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the Sudanese Communist Party has continued to call for democratic civilian rule. Abayomi Azikiwe analyzes the situation.

_____ (2022-08-18). Sometimes Humanity Gets it Right. popularresistance.org When it comes to U.S.-Russian arms control, sometimes history should repeat itself | President Joe Biden recently called for Russia to resume arms control negotiations aimed at keeping the existing New START treaty, scheduled to expire in 2026, viable. | Russia responded by suspending all inspection activity related to New START, declaring that the United States was seeking unilateral advantage by denying Russia access to inspection sites in the US, while demanding that Russia permit American inspectors access to sites in Russia. | Arms control, once the cornerstone of U.S.-Russian relations, appears to be on lif…

_____ (2022-08-18). Britain's Strike Wave Escalates As Millions Push For Action. popularresistance.org More than 40,000 rail workers represented by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) will continue national rail strikes on Thursday and Saturday. Around 10,000 RMT members on the London Underground and Overground will strike Friday, alongside 1,600 London United bus workers beginning two days of action. | In an action that will massively impact on the UK economy, 1,900 workers at the UK's Felixstowe port, responsible for half of all container freight, will begin eight days of strike action on Sunday. Over 500 workers have also voted to strike at the Port of L…

Dana Sanchez (2022-08-18). Student, 20, Makes $110M Trading Meme Stock Bed Bath & Beyond: How He Did It. moguldom.com Jake Freeman, an applied math and economics major at the University of Southern California, made about $110 million in a well-timed sale of shares in meme stock Bed Bath & Beyond after the 20-year-old bought low in July, and then sold high a month later. Freeman bought close to 5 million shares in Bed Bath …

_____ (2022-08-18). The City Has Failed University City Townhome Residents. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Monday morning's abrupt dismantling of the protest encampment outside of West Philly's University City Townhomes served as another reminder that Black lives still don't matter. | For the past year, residents from the affordable housing complex near the University of Pennsylvania have been fighting back against IBID Associates, who are putting the property up for sale. They have made their demands known — halting the sale and demolition of the homes, granting residents a two-year extension, a $500,000 financial compensation for each displaced family, and more. But for the predomi…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-08-18). Black Girls Code Founder Launches Legal Attack On Organization She Founded, Was Ousted From. moguldom.com Kimberly Bryant, the founder and recently ousted CEO of Black Girls Code, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the organization wrongfully terminated her due to a power grab from members of the non-profit organization's board. According to a report by Business Insider, the lawsuit names BGC board chair Heather Hiles, board members Sherman Whites and Stacy Brown-Philpot, and interim executive …

_____ (2022-08-18). Clinicians Strike Against 'Separate And Unequal' Mental Health Care. popularresistance.org California – Thousands of Northern California Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians, members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), are on strike. | Their goal is to compel Kaiser to put an end to the gaping disparity in the care it provides for physical vs. mental health conditions. | Patients are forced to wait months before they can start therapy. The union reports that psychologists, therapists, and social workers are quitting in frustration. | Kaiser has been fined by state regulators and sued by local prosecutors for its lack of mental health care. It is now facing a new state investigatio…

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2022-08-19: News Headlines

____ (2022-08-19). Xinjiang's foreign trade up 38.1 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded nearly 115.5 billion yuan (about 17 billion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first seven months of this year, up 38.1 percent year on year.

____ (2022-08-19). Shanghai to release consumption coupons on Sat. ecns.cn Shanghai authorities are planning to release 1 billion yuan worth of coupons in the coming months, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce announced on Wednesday.

Urs P Gasche, Yanis Varoufakis (2022-08-19). Opportunity instead of crises and End this madness! indybay.org Almost no one asks what an economic policy looks like that no longer subordinates everything to economic growth: How to reduce the debt mountain to a reasonable level without GDP growth? How can pensions be secured without GDP growth and how can sufficient gainful employment be guaranteed?>

____ (2022-08-19). China sets up working group to promote talks on joining DEPA. ecns.cn China on Thursday set up a working group to advance talks on joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) after approval from the DEPA Joint Committee, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Friday.

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-08-19). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…

____ (2022-08-19). China offers NE province financial support to restore flood-hit infrastructure. ecns.cn China's top economic planner has allocated a budgetary investment fund to help the flood-stricken northeastern Liaoning Province.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-19). No More Kaiser Suicides! NUHW Members Strike Kaiser Health System. indybay.org Two thousand Kaiser NUHW healthcare workers went on an indefinite strike on August 15, 2022 for proper staffing and compensation to keep healthcare professionals on the jobs. As a result of a lack of proper staffing, Members and patients at Kaisers have committed suicide. Clinicians…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-19). 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…

Andy Kroll (2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-18). US To Curb China's Semiconductor Technology Development. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageStopping China's chip autonomy ambitions already seems impossible. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The US has imposed new export restrictions affecting China's semiconductor industry. The new ban includes export restrictions of Equipment Data Acquisition (EDA) and diamond &#1 ; used for semiconductor substrates instead of silicon and is the latest generation chip. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the US Department of Commerce has an…

WSWS (2022-08-18). New Zealand sends another 120 troops to train Ukrainian soldiers. wsws.org The Labour government's new deployment means there will be 224 New Zealand troops in Europe assisting the US-NATO proxy war against Russia—NZ's largest overseas military deployment in decades.

____ (2022-08-18). Three more ships leave Ukraine under grain deal. ecns.cn A fleet of three vessels, together carrying 33,000 tons of corn, wheat and sunflower oil, departed from Ukraine on Wednesday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said.

Oneworld.press (2022-08-18). US Senator's Comparison Of Bukele To Hitler Confirms Escalation Of Hybrid War Against El Salvador. oneworld.press The Hybrid War of Terror fueled by terrorist criminal gangs complements the economic Hybrid War of sanctions and infowar through pro-US NGO networks and US-dominated international institutions like the UN and the OEA.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). Russia sees 38% rise in energy export earnings this year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Higher oil export volumes, coupled with rising gas prices, will boost Russia's earnings from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, a 38% rise on 2021, according to an economy ministry document.

____ (2022-08-18). China's non-financial ODI up 4.4 pct in Jan.-July. ecns.cn China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 424.28 billion yuan in the first seven months of the year, up 4.4 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). More Swedes Seek Food Support Amid Soaring Inflation. telesurenglish.net As food prices continue to soar, more and more people in Sweden, a Nordic country known for its well-developed welfare system, are seeking help for daily food. Since this spring, an increasing number of Swedes have found themselves struggling with sky-high food prices and seen no other option but to join charity schemes that offer free or highly discounted groceries. | RELATED: | "Most of the new members are single parents…

Staff (2022-08-18). Venezuela's Inflation in June Back Down to Single Digit After Reporting Delays. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 17, 2022 ( The figures for GDP and trade balance, among others, have still not been updated by Venezuela's monetary authority for the whole of 2022, despite the fact that high ranked government officials including President Maduro himself ha…

____ (2022-08-18). U.S. Fed sees further rate hikes ahead until inflation pressures significantly ease. ecns.cn U.S. Federal Reserve officials indicated that further rate hikes could follow as they saw "little evidence" that U.S. inflation pressures were subsiding, according to the minutes of the Fed's latest policy meeting released Wednesday.

Karen Dolan (2022-08-18). Biden's inflation bill isn't Build Back Better, but it's a good start. peoplesworld.org President Joe Biden and the Democrats are celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, a stripped down version of the Build Back Better agenda. The new bill will help reduce inflation, address climate change, and ease economic hardship— a little, over time, and with conditions. But that's still a big deal. This smaller yet still sweeping new …

Karen Dolan (2022-08-18). Biden's Inflation Bill—(Mostly) Good News for People and the Planet—Is Only the First Step. commondreams.org Eventually, more and better legislation must pass. But the Inflation Reduction Act is a mostly laudable, necessary start.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Growing recessionary trends in major economies. wsws.org The marked downward shift in the major economies is not the result of a conjunctural shift in the business cycle, to be followed by an upturn, but is one aspect of a general breakdown of the global capitalist economy.

Oneworld.press (2022-08-18). It's Criminal For Kiev To Claim That Receiving Russian Humanitarian Aid Is "Collaborationism" oneworld.press Neither Ukrinform nor the Kyiv Independent can credibly be described as "Russian-friendly", not to mention "Russian-controlled", so nobody can claim that they're pushing "fake news" or "misinformation" about Kiev's new policy that essentially amounts to the public intent to commit war crimes against the civilian population.

Haleluya Hadero (2022-08-18). Another Amazon warehouse could go union, this time in upstate N.Y. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK (AP) — Backed by the grassroots labor group that secured the first-ever union victory of an Amazon warehouse in the U.S., workers of another warehouse filed a petition on Tuesday for an election in upstate New York in the hopes of a similar outcome. A spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board said …

____ (2022-08-18). Commerce Ministry speaks out against U.S. export controls. ecns.cn The United States' new export controls on advanced chip design software deviates from the principle of fair competition and violates international economic and trade rules, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Misión Verdad (2022-08-18). Cuba's Economic Reforms for Foreign Investment. orinocotribune.com New economic reforms were implemented in Cuba. According to Betsy Díaz Velázquez, minister of domestic trade, and Ana Teresita González Fraga, first deputy minister of foreign trade, the new measures are as follows: | ‚Ä¢ Direct import and export is authorized for certain non-state economic actors in the economy. | ‚Ä¢ Permission is granted to those that generate goods and services for export, beginning with those that export informational services. | ‚Ä¢ Private entities that offer products at better prices for the population are authorized to carry out foreign tra…

Liberation Staff (2022-08-18). PSL editorial — Taiwan trade talks the latest front in Washington's anti-China offensive. liberationnews.org The Biden administration's latest reckless anti-China escalation is playing out on the economic front with newly-unveiled negotiations for a trade deal with Taiwan…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-08-18). Venezuela: Gov't Pays Vacation Bonuses, Workers Continue Mobilizing for Labor Rights. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan government has opened a dialogue table with public sector trade unions to address demands.

Tony Murphy (2022-08-18). Capitalism 101: How the rich stay on top. workers.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). South Africa: Decent Health Care Requires Dignified Attention to Each Patient. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Pithouse 17 April 2021: Permaculture activist Ntsika Mateta from Ngqwele village near Qonce in the Eastern Cape holds a carrot plant he is using for seed production to support rural residents in establishing communal and household vegetable gardens. (Photograph by Bonile Bam) Yogesh Jain, a communist doctor practicing in rural central India, recently visited…

WSWS (2022-08-18). UK Conservative government unveils dictatorial plan to "smash the rail strikers" wsws.org Point 10 proposes to end the ban in the draconian Civil Contingencies Act on using emergency regulations to stop strike action which the government deems will create a "national emergency".

WSWS (2022-08-18). UK rail workers speak from the picket line. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke with pickets on the first day of resumed national rail strikes.

____ (2022-08-18). Tax breaks for workers from SARs in Nansha. ecns.cn Hong Kong and Macao residents working in the Nansha district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, are eligible for partial exemption from personal income tax which exceeds that in the two special administrative regions.

Staff (2022-08-18). Chapeando: La mentira de Duque que Trump usó para meter a Cuba en la lista espuria (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Una mentira colosal acaba de ser revelada. Sirvió de pretexto a Donald Trump para devolver a Cuba a la lista espuria de países que, según ellos, patrocinan el terrorismo. Escuche detalles sobre el dossier que elaboró la Inteligencia del gobierno de Duque en Colombia, mintiendo y plantando falsas evidencias, para entregar a la CIA, como pruebas de supuestas acciones de diplomáticos cubanos.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Young steelworker seriously injured by steel coil at Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana Harbor Mill. wsws.org The recent serious injury of a Cleveland-Cliffs steelworker in Indiana exposes the extremely dangerous conditions for steelworkers in the US and the bankruptcy of the USW's claim that "the union's priority must always be making sure that workers come home safely at the end of their shifts."

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-08-18). Gobierno de región italiana de Calabria anuncia llegada de cerca de 0 médicos cubanos. telesurtv.net Presidente de la región, Roberto Occhiuto, afirmó que los galenos cubanos arribarán a partir de septiembre y apoyarán ante la falta de personal sanitario.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Australia: Union suppresses discussion of a socialist perspective as rail workers continue strikes in NSW. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's attacks on the democratic rights of their own membership are an indication of the bureaucracy's determination to suppress any independent discussion or action among workers.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Rolls-Royce locks out 530 Montreal airplane engine plant workers for 5 months. wsws.org The British-based multinational is slashing thousands of jobs at its facilities across five continents and attacking employees' wages and working conditions to further boost its profits.

Staff (2022-08-18). El dólar mediático: Un arma para la guerra económica contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu En la tarde del pasado miércoles 3 de agosto gran parte de los cubanos estaban sentados frente a sus televisores. Ese día se emitió una de las Mesas Redondas que más expectativas ha generado en el presente año. En esa emisión se anunció la apertura de las operaciones de un mercado oficial de divisas que iniciaría solo con la compra de dólares y otras monedas. La tasa central de cambio sería algo mayor que la establecida en la calle: 120 pesos por un dólar.

Lynda Carson (2022-08-18). Minimum income requirements continue to exclude the poor from affordable housing projects. indybay.org Public Housing Is Being Privatized By So-Called Nonprofit Affordable Housing Developers, And Turned Into So-Called Affordable Housing Projects That Exclude The Poorest Of The Poor With Minimum Income Requirements!

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). US says will take steps to counter China's activity in Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — The United States says it plans to adopt measures to counter China's military and economic activity around Chinese Taipei, amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

TeleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-08-18). Cuba declara duelo oficial por víctimas de incendio en Matanzas. telesurtv.net Declaran imposible identificar restos óseos hallados en el área del incendio de grandes proporciones en la zona industrial de Matanzas, Cuba.

____ (2022-08-18). China's FDI inflow up 17.3 pct in first seven months. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 17.3 percent year on year in the first seven months of the year, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.

Ignacio J. Domingo (2022-08-18). China exprime su política monetaria y su diplomacia económica para acabar con la supremacía del dólar. globalizacion.ca El gigante asiático sigue estrategias que buscan acabar con el liderazgo del dólar y prepararse para un "desacople" de los mercados occidentales. Algo se mueve en el corazón financiero y político de Pekín. | Los jerarcas del Partido Comunista de China…

TeleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-08-18). Nueve trabajadores quedan atrapados tras colapso de mina en Colombia. telesurtv.net Voluntarios de la Defensa Civil, el Grupo de Seguridad y el Salvamento Minero apoyan en las labores desde minutos después de acontecido el incidente.

____ (2022-08-18). Xi: CPC is always with the people. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said more efforts should be made so that the people feel the CPC serves the people wholeheartedly and is always with the people.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Railroaders demand strike action as pro-management Presidential Emergency Board declares workers have "no claim to share" in record profits. wsws.org Since the PEB issued its recommendations, the rail unions have maintained a guilty silence.

Ralph Nader (2022-08-18). Democrats: Use Labor Day as an Action Day to Highlight Workers Rights. commondreams.org The Democrats have not been taking advantage of the one national holiday dedicated to working people.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-08-17). Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration: The defining War in Gaza Is Yet to Be Fought. mintpressnews.com For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines and Israel's three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality.

David Sirota (2022-08-17). üéß LISTEN: Where Does The Climate Movement Go From Here? (With Kate Aronoff). levernews.com Now that Congress has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes both historic climate spending and new fossil fuel development, we're asking the question, "Where does the climate movement go from here?" On the latest episode of our weekly Callin show,

John Bachtell (2022-08-17). Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act, bringing historic climate crisis investment. peoplesworld.org The most significant investment in addressing the climate crisis in U.S. history was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16 before a jubilant White House gathering. The investments in climate and green energy will help put the country within striking distance of reaching goals to reduce global warming carbon emissions by 2030. …

_____ (2022-08-17). In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. journal-neo.org The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal power as …

Marcy Gordon (2022-08-17). For first time ever, corporate stock buyback manipulation will be taxed. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP)—Democrats have pulled off a quiet first in their newly signed legislation addressing climate change and health care: the creation of a tax on stock buybacks, a cherished tool of Corporate America that had long seemed untouchable. Under the bill President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday, companies will face a new 1% excise tax on purchases …

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2022-08-18: News Headlines

Urs P Gasche, Yanis Varoufakis (2022-08-18). Opportunity instead of crises and End this madness! indybay.org Almost no one asks what an economic policy looks like that no longer subordinates everything to economic growth: How to reduce the debt mountain to a reasonable level without GDP growth? How can pensions be secured without GDP growth and how can sufficient gainful employment be guaranteed?>

San Francisco Public Library (2022-08-18). Tuesday 9/13: Panel: How does nonprofit journalism work? indybay.org San Francisco Main Library | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-18). Stop Discharges At Laguna Honda Hospital: Discharges = Deaths Say Labor, Community & Famil. indybay.org Labor and community activists as well as family members rallied at San Francisco Laguna Honda hospital to protest the deaths of 9 residents and patients who were discharged by London Breed's Department of Public Health management. Speakers discussed the drive for privatization and the corruption in government agencies that led to these murders.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-18). Mayo Clinic announces a strategic collaboration for a new era of biomanufacturing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today announced a strategic collaboration in biomanufacturing to deliver novel biotherapeutics for rare and complex conditions. The collaboration brings together science, engineering and manufacturing to advance Mayo Clinic's vision of bringing new cures to clinical care. The focus will be on therapies derived from human sources known as biologics — cells, blood, enzymes, tissues, genes or genetically engineered cells — for use in medicines. Therapeutics based on biologics have the…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-18). No More Kaiser Suicides! NUHW Members Strike Kaiser Health System. indybay.org Two thousand Kaiser NUHW healthcare workers went on an indefinite strike on August 15, 2022 for proper staffing and compensation to keep healthcare professionals on the jobs. As a result of a lack of proper staffing, Members and patients at Kaisers have committed suicide. Clinicians…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-08-18). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-17). NATO's 2030 Strategic Concept Threatens To Destabilise The World. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageAtlantic Alliance will continue targeting Russia and China until at least 2030. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The new NATO 2030 Strategic Concept indicates a disturbing change in the Alliance's strategic orientation. As a result, provocations towards Moscow, as well as Beijing, are escalating, especially after the former was labelled by NATO as "the most significant and direct threat to Allies' security and to peace and stability in…

G. Dunkel (2022-08-17). Hunger in West Africa drives protests in Sierra Leone. workers.org According to the World Bank, the index price of agricultural products — which includes food — is up 19% from January 2021. Corn and wheat prices are, respectively, 16% and 22% higher. For a third of the world's countries — the 60 or so the World Bank calls lower income . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). US Experts Support Rescue of Miners Trapped in Mexico. telesurenglish.net According to Mexico's National Civil Protection Coordinator, Laura Velázquez, the experts will join the team of specialists collaborating to rescue the ten miners trapped in the coal mine El Pinabete in Sabinas this Wednesday Coahuila (north). | RELATED: | The U.S. experts were requested for analysis and advice on rescue actions at the mine, Velázquez said Wednesday during the Mexican president's daily press conference. | Regarding the current situation, t…

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). US New Home Construction Drops to Lowest in 17 Months. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the U.S. Commerce Deparment informed that new home construction hit a 17-month low in July, as the economy slows down amid the Federal Reserve's monetary tightening to curb surging inflation. | RELATED: | The once-booming housing sector has begun to cool down. Housing starts plummeted 9.6 percent to an annual 1.446 million units. That's the lowest since February 2021. | "It's certainly a much stronge…

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). French Consumption Slows Down Despite Anti-Inflation Policies. telesurenglish.net With the government's economic relief package scheduled to start in September, many French people still chose to tighten their holiday budgets this summer to cope with soaring inflation. | RELATED: | Leon Melkonian, a 67-year-old Paris resident, has managed to save about 100 euros per month by buying from budget stores. "It is cheaper than French supermarkets," he said, adding that he now economizes on things he used to like. Nevertheless,…

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). Argentine Movements Protest Against Speculative Inflation. telesurenglish.net Argentine trade union groups and social movements marched on Wednesday from different points of the capital city to the National Congress in rejection of what they call "price makers and speculation". | RELATED: | The call came from the Central General de Trabajadores (CGT) and the Central de Trabajadores Argentinos (CTA), although it has included other union spaces and social movements. The demonstration was called by th…

John Bachtell (2022-08-17). Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act, Manchin's scaled-down version of Build Back Better. peoplesworld.org The most significant investment in addressing the climate crisis in U.S. history was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16 before a jubilant White House gathering. The investments in climate and green energy will help put the country within striking distance of reaching goals to reduce global warming carbon emissions by 2030. …

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). Inflation in the United Kingdom Hits 40-Year High. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published data showing that Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) surged by 10.1 percent in the 12 months to July, the highest level in 40 years. | RELATED: | The latest inflation rate was a further increase from 9.4 percent in June and beat economists' forecast of 9.8 percent. On a monthly basis, CPI also rose by 0.6 percent in July, compared with no change in July 2021. | "A wide range o…

David Sirota (2022-08-17). üëâüèæ Where Does The Climate Movement Go From Here? (With Kate Aronoff). levernews.com Now that Congress has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes both historic climate spending and new fossil fuel development, we're asking the question, "Where does the climate movement go from here?" On the latest episode of our weekly Callin show,

WSWS (2022-08-17). Railroaders furious after Biden's Presidential Emergency Board issues recommendations on national contract, siding with rail corporations on all major points. wsws.org The PEB ruling recommends wage increases below inflation and no change to the punishing attendance policies which have driven tens of thousands of workers out of the industry.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-17). Europe: In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal…

Staff (2022-08-17). Russian diplomat says US delegation Taiwan visit provocative. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The visit of a US Congress delegation to Taiwan is provocative and does not help to stabilize the situation in the region, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's economic cooperation department Dmitry Birichevsky said.

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). 'Belt and Road' Countries to Strengthen Economic Ties with China. telesurenglish.net The ongoing Sixth Silk Road International Exposition that kicked off on Sunday in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has given foreign entrepreneurs a window into the broad Chinese market. | RELATED: | With closer Belt and Road cooperation high on the agenda, the expo has attracted participants from over 70 countries and regions, including Thailand and Singapore. Uzbekistan serves as the guest countr…

Staff (2022-08-17). How Restricting Reproductive Rights Hurts People with Disabilities: A Review of Research Findings. cepr.net This article documents the prevalence of disability among women of reproductive age by state, disability status, type of disability, and income.

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). Ecuador to Sign a Free Trade Agreement With China This Year. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Ecuador's Production, Trade, and Investments Minister Julio Jose Prado announced that the administration of President Guillermo Lasso seeks to achieve a free trade agreement (FTA) with China this year. | RELATED: | In a video message recorded for the 15th China-Latin America Business Summit (China-LAC) taking place in Beijing, Prado confirmed that negotiations for the China-Ecuador FTA are expected t…

Claire Robinson (2022-08-17). EU Commission's Secret Policy Scenarios Show Full GMO Deregulation on the Cards. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-08-17). PSUV Bases to Elect Grassroots Speakers Starting This Weekend. orinocotribune.com In its weekly meeting, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) reviewed and defined organizational strategies for the profound renewal of grassroots leadership and support for the plans of the National Executive, such as the 1àó10 plan for Good Government, reported its President Nicolás Maduro. | "We have reviewed three lines of deep action and the renewal of grassroots leadership, which are a priority within the 3R.Nets," Maduro said. | The lines are: | ‚Ä¢ First: The 1àó10 plan for Good Government and the PSUV as the ruling party "and all the events that this implies, of cri…

JANET (2022-08-17). Twenty years ago, Nigerian women took over ChevronTexaco and won concession. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead August 11, 2022 The following article first appeared on workers.org in two parts, dated Aug. 1 and 8, 2002. In honor of Black August founded in 1979, WW is reprinting slightly edited versions of both articles which can also be found in "Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle" on workers.org/book/marxism-reparations-and-the-black-freedom-struggle/. Nigerian women protest in Escravos, near Lagos, against ChevronTexaco in July 2002.Credit: Environmental Justice Atlas The quest for reparations by nationally oppressed peoples worldwide takes many forms. But the basis for this fundament…

Staff (2022-08-17). Joint Economic Commission of Iran, Pakistan kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The 21st meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan began on Wednesday morning in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Staff (2022-08-17). Maduro entrega reconocimiento a los bomberos que apoyaron en la extinción del incendio en Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reconoció la labor de los venezolanos que prestaron su apoyo a la extinción del incendio registrado en la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas. Se le entregó de una réplica del sable victorioso de Carabobo e imposición de la Orden "Francisco de Miranda" al personal de bomberos de Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

Staff (2022-08-17). Presidente cubano chequea las labores de recuperación en la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas. cubadebate.cu El desmantelamiento de la estructura dañada por el incendio de grandes proporciones que estalló el pasado cinco de agosto en el Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas ocupa durante estas jornadas las labores principales de varios instituciones en el terreno, según se dio a conocer este miércoles en reunión dirigida por Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

____ (2022-08-17). Xi expresses full confidence in revitalization of China's northeast region. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has expressed full confidence in the revitalization of China's northeast region.

____ (2022-08-17). China to regulate mystery box sales. ecns.cn The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation on Tuesday publicly solicited opinions on a draft document guiding the business of mystery boxes, which don't allow buyers to see what's inside, aiming to formulate regulations on content, form, and sales target.

David Korten (2022-08-17). Coming Together to Save Earth Could Be the Best Project Ever Undertaken by the Human Species. commondreams.org A redistribution of wealth and localization of power can only come through bottom-up initiatives in which individual leaders see their work connecting with others as part of a larger transformation.

____ (2022-08-16). Chinese premier urges economic powerhouses to consolidate recovery. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday called for efforts in the country's economic powerhouses to take their due responsibilities in consolidating economic recovery.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Wall Street rises as economic and financial problems mount. wsws.org While the Fed may pull back on the interest rate hikes at its meeting in September, several officials have made it clear that the central bank is far from done in its drive to ensure that a wages movement by the working class in response to price hikes is suppressed.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Port workers' strike at Felixstowe docks threatens to bring UK economy to a standstill. wsws.org The eight-day strike would immediately have a huge impact on the UK economy and global maritime trade.

Sarah Anderson, Brian Wakamo (2022-08-17). How the Public Purse Can Address Huge Pay Gaps for Low-Wage Workers at US Corporations. commondreams.org New federal contracting standards could incentivize corporations to narrow the economic divides that undermine employee morale and business effectiveness.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Michigan Medicine nurses' union blocks strike action with unfair labor practice filings. wsws.org In its latest effort to block strike action by 6,200 Michigan Medicine nurses, who have been working without a contract since July 1, the MNA-UMPNC has filed an unfair labor practices charge and a supporting lawsuit against the University of Michigan.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Revelations about secret ministerial posts show resort to dictatorial powers in Australia. wsws.org What has emerged so far reveals how quickly not just Morrison but other senior figures, the governor-general, and Labor Party state and territory leaders adopted sweeping authoritarian measures amid mounting popular unrest as the global COVID-19 pandemic hit.

John Wight (2022-08-17). The U.S. empire's undignified exit from Afghanistan—one year later. peoplesworld.org Empires advance and empires retreat, though not in circumstances of their own choosing—to paraphrase Karl Marx—and certainly never smoothly or without upending entire regions, countries, and societies in their wake. With this in mind, what unfolded in Afghanistan a year ago with the panicked withdrawal of U.S. forces to end Washington and its allies' 20-year …

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-17). Trabajadores venezolanos marchan en apoyo al presidente Maduro. telesurtv.net La movilización celebra conquistas sociales, económicas y laborales de la Revolución Bolivariana en medio del ilegal bloqueo impuesto por EE.UU.

Nayvin Gordon (2022-08-17). A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can. indybay.org Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation…

WSWS (2022-08-17). Amazon air freight workers stage walkout in California's Inland Empire in protest against low wages and lax safety. wsws.org The protest comes amid a rapidly-escalating growth of the class struggle, with Amazon and logistics workers increasingly joining other sections of workers protesting low pay and lack of safety at work.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Britain's strike wave escalates as millions push for action. wsws.org The growing mass movement brings the working class into a direct confrontation with trade unions working desperately to contain and sabotage their struggle and a Conservative government seeking to impose the full weight of the crisis on workers and their families by any means necessary, with the active collusion of the opposition Labour Party.

WSWS (2022-08-17). Seattle City Council repeals $4 hazard pay for grocery workers. wsws.org The decision is driven by the nationwide campaign to rip up the last public health measures implemented during the pandemic, and to suppress rising wages.

TeleSUR, ysm, SH (2022-08-17). Embajador argentino reconoce secuestro del avión venezolano. telesurtv.net El embajador de Argentina, Oscar Laborde, aseguró que las relaciones bilaterales entre Venezuela y Argentina no se han dañado pese al incidente.

_____ (2022-08-16). Various Points On Ukraine And Media. popularresistance.org Today I learned that the anonymous 'Marinus' author of the Marine Corps Gazette piece is allegedly the retired General Karl Van Riper who is well know for spoiling the Millennium Challenge war game by applying realistic conditions. The guy is hated by the chairborne divisions in the Pentagon. BTW – a facsimile of the first part of Marine Gazette piece is available here. Another excellent Gazette piece on the Russian way of fighting from January 2022 is here. | Still another excellent paper I found through a link at Naked Capitalism is by Myrmikan Research which looks at the historic context of the war through the…

_____ (2022-08-16). Lenape Tribe Brings Treaty, Fight For Recognition To Bucks County. popularresistance.org Hundreds of years after they were forced from their ancestral home along the Delaware River, the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is still fighting for perhaps the most precious resource of all. | Recognition. | Pennsylvania does not officially recognize the Lenape Nation or any Native American tribe, a fact that strikes to the very core of Lenape Nation member Adam Waterbear DePaul. | "The fight for recognition has been incredibly disappointing so far. Pennsylvania is the only commonwealth to never recognize indigenous people, and we are trying to change that," DePaul added. "Right now, we are taking steps to becom…

_____ (2022-08-16). Refugees Are Being Stranded In NYC. popularresistance.org For several days, buses have been dumping refugees from Texas in New York City, along with buses that have been going to Washington D.C. for months. Mutual aid groups are receiving these refugees and providing them with mental health, legal support, and other resources. This mutual aid has formed in the absence of a citywide policy to welcome refugees. | In recent years, more and more refugees from Latin America are migrating to the United States. This increase in migration is a direct result of the climate crisis and centuries of imperialism ravaging and underdeveloping the Global South. Wealthy countries in the…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-16). Sudanese Communist Party Forms a New Alliance Committed to Ending Military Rule. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe &#1 ; Aug 10, 2022 | After withdrawing from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the SCP has continued to call for democratic civilian rule | Since December of 2018, the Republic of Sudan has undergone general strikes, mass demonstrations, the forced removal of longtime former President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the failed formations of several interim administrations. | Hundreds of people have lost their lives due to the repression carried out by the military and its supporters against protests which have been led by the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and its Popular Resistance Commit…

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