(2024-07-08). Massacre at the Ballot: The Punishing of the Tories. counterpunch.org 
The most staggering feature of these elections, leaving aside the ritualistic savaging of the Tories, was the wholly lopsided nature of the share of votes relative to the winning of seats. "This election," the Electoral Reform Society solemnly declared, "saw Labour and the Conservatives receive their joint lowest vote share on record, with a combined 57.4%." That did not prevent the two major parties from snaring the lion's share. Labour received 33.7% of the vote yet obtained 63.2% (411 seats) of the 650 on offer, making it the most disproportionate on record. The Tories, despite the bloodbath, could still count…
(2024-07-08). Labour could drop bid to delay ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu. newarab.com 
The newly elected
(2024-07-08). UK: Labour to drop ICC challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant. middleeasteye.net 
UK: Labour to drop ICC challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant | After Conservatives were accused of obstructing the prosecution of Israeli war crimes, new Labour government believes ICC has jurisdiction over Gaza | | David Lammy arrives at Downing Street on 5 July (AFP) | The UK's new Labour…
(2024-07-08). Consent for War: Think Tanks and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. mintpressnews.com Former US Special Forces Soldier Greg Stoker reveals how think tanks, heavily funded by the military-industrial complex, shape US foreign policy towards Russia, driving endless conflict for profit.
(2024-07-08). In Westminster at Last: The Threat of Nigel Farage. dissidentvoice.org "This is the inflection point," warned Nigel Farage last month as he assumed the reins of power at the incarnated Reform UK party, standard bearer of the often inchoate group known as the hard right of British politics. "The only wasted vote is a Conservative one. We are the challengers to Labour. We are on …
(2024-07-08). Who is the UK's new 'pro-Palestine' Justice Minister. newarab.com 
British Member of Parliament and barrister Shabana Mahmood was appointed as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice by newly elected Labour Prime Minister While having a history of supporting Palestine, the Member of Parliament has faced critiques from The New Arab looks into who Shabana Mahmood is and where exactly she stands on Palestine and Israel's war on Gaza? | Who…
(2024-07-08). UK's Labour sets out 'balanced position' on Israel's Gaza war. newarab.com 
Britain wants a "balanced position" on Israel's Lammy is on a visit to Germany, his first international trip following the Labour Party's
(2024-07-08). War in Gaza hits Israel's economy. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) The Bank of Israel (issuing agency) estimated that the national economy will grow 1,5% this year and 4,2% next year, a drop from previous estimates due to the aggression against Gaza.
(2024-07-08). Israel assassinates senior government official in Gaza City: Hamas. presstv.ir The deceased, who was identified as Ehab al-Ghussein, held the position of deputy labor minister of the Gaza government.
(2024-07-08). Ex-PM Blair lays out 'advice' to Britain's new leader. newarab.com 
Former Labour prime minister Blair warned Starmer, who will visit Scotland on his second full day as prime minister, that the anti-immigration
(2024-07-08). French leftist figurehead Mélenchon says left 'ready to govern'. newarab.com 
The "Our people have clearly rejected the worst-case scenario," said the three-time presidential candidate of the France Unbowed (LFI) party. | Leftist parties including LFI, the Socialist Party (PS), the Greens, and…
(2024-07-08). Hundreds gather for memorial concert after deadly Kenya protests. newarab.com 
Hundreds of The initially peaceful rallies mostly led by Gen-Z spiralled into violence that left 39 people dead, rights groups have said, and saw President William Ruto reject the bill containing the hikes and promise spending cuts. | On Sunday people streamed into Nairobi's central Uhuru P…
(2024-07-08). Who was the senior Hamas official killed in Gaza City. newarab.com 
A senior Ihab Ribhi al-Ghussein, who was an engineer and deputy minister of labour in the Hamas government in G…
(2024-07-08). Why The US-Venezuela Dialogue Restarted. popularresistance.org With less than a month to go before the presidential elections in Venezuela, several international players are making their moves. The first was Washington. President Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday, July 1, the resumption of talks with the US government. | Venezuela has been quite far from the front pages of the international media unlike in previous years. Additionally, its economy has stabilized, emerging from the hyperinflation that today plagues various other countries. It seems that something is happening in Venezuela, and it is that after nine years, on the coming July 28, all political sectors, without…
(2024-07-08). Threat Of War Looms Over NATO Summit In Washington. popularresistance.org On June 30, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) blasted the joint military exercises conducted by the U.S., Japan, and South Korea in the region, labeling them as "reckless and provocative." The DPRK pointed out that the military "war games" disrupt peace on the Korean peninsula and the broader region. | The hostile military drills expose the formation of an "Asian version of NATO" led by the U.S., declared a statement by the DPRK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 30. | The three-day military operation known as "Freedom Edge" took place from June 26 to 29, involving South Korea, Japan, and the U.
(2024-07-08). Labor Movement Commemorates the Life of Union Organizer Jane McAlevey. truthout.org Members of the global labor movement expressed an outpouring of love, sadness, and gratitude for the life and work of Jane F. McAlevey after news of the union organizer's death on Sunday at the age of 59. Born on Oct. 12, 1964, McAlevey was the author of numerous books on worker organizing, including No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age and A Collective Bargain: Unions… |
(2024-07-08). Starmer faces daunting list of challenges as new UK PM. ecns.cn British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has a full in tray awaiting him as he gets used to life in Downing Street following his Labour Party's resounding victory in last week's general election.
(2024-07-08). Innovation will be key policy focus. ecns.cn Promoting innovation through opening-up will be a key policy focus during an upcoming vital reform meeting, with greater international tech cooperation widely seen as crucial for China to nurture new growth drivers and share fresh opportunities with the rest of the world, experts and corporate executives said.
(2024-07-08). Promotion of Xinjiang agricultural products accelerated nationwide. ecns.cn An activity promoting Xinjiang agricultural produce was held in Dongcheng district of Beijing on Saturday.
(2024-07-08). Sustainability a key goal for firms listed on Shanghai bourse. ecns.cn Companies trading at the Shanghai Stock Exchange have been attaching greater importance to sustainable development, proven by the fact that more than half of the listed companies disclosed social responsibility reports or reports on environment, social and governance last year, according to a report released by the Shanghai bourse on Tuesday.
(2024-07-08). CITIC Group unveils its AI plans. ecns.cn CITIC Group will strive to come up with over 50 in-depth applications powered by artificial intelligence to nurture specific foundation models for different industries, said the State-owned financial conglomerate during the four-day 2024 World AI Conference underway in Shanghai since Thursday.
(2024-07-08). Europe starts to impose car import tariffs. ecns.cn The European Union has imposed additional tariffs on imports of electric vehicles made in China from Friday. There is, however, a four-month window during which the tariffs are provisional and intensive talks are expected to continue between the EU and China.
(2024-07-08). Insights丨Bangladeshi politician: Chinese nation getting stronger under CPC's leadership. ecns.cn This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Nader Chowdhury, joint general secretary of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, a socialist political party in Bangladesh, believes that the CPC has been taking up a leading role in facilitating the Chinese nation to its rejuvenation, during a recent interview with China News Network.
(2024-07-08). China needs more momentum in its economic recovery. ecns.cn China's economy is still in a post-pandemic recovery stage, with production indicators in January and February showing positive trends.Despite strong resilience in the US and European economies this year, their growth is expected to slow in the next one to two years, impacting China's exports.
(2024-07-08). Xi, Orban exchange in-depth views on Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn President Xi expressed appreciation for Orban's efforts in promoting the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis and elaborated on China's relevant views and propositions.
(2024-07-08). Insights丨Bangladeshi politician: Chinese nation getting stronger under CPC's leadership. ecns.cn Nader Chowdhury, joint general secretary of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, a socialist political party in Bangladesh, said the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been taking up a leading role in facilitating the Chinese nation to its rejuvenation, during a recent interview with China News Network.
(2024-07-08). We Need a New Political Vocabulary. counterpunch.org 
The July 4 landslide defeat of the neoliberal pro-war British Conservatives by the neoliberal pro-war Labour Party poses the question of just what the media mean when they describe the elections and political alignments throughout Europe in terms of center-right and center-left traditional parties challenged by nationalist neo-fascists. Political differences between Europe's centrist parties are
(2024-07-08). Why the Spirit of the Law Should Prevail: A Cautionary Tale of Extremism From an Ex-Scrupulous Chaplain. counterpunch.org Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. — Viktor E. Frankl Content warning: This essay briefly describes a suicide attempt. If you or someone you know are/is struggling with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please
(2024-07-08). The 2024 British Election: Big Change Ain't Gonna Come. counterpunch.org 
Yeah, yeah, I know the Tories are out, Labour won big time and Keir Starmer is the new PM and at home at 10 Downing Street. Starmer called for "Change." That's what voters clearly wanted after years and years of disastrous Conservative Party rule that saw a widening gap between haves and have nots and
(2024-07-08). Democracy Now! 2024-07-08 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for July 08, 2024; As Labour Wins in U.K., Party's Ex-Leader Jeremy Corbyn Wins as Independent in Revolt over Gaza Policy; "Wide But Thin Mandate": Why U.K. Labour Party's Landslide Is on Shaky Ground; "The Whole Country of France Has Won": Far Right Blocked from Power as Left Surges; Iran's New Reformist President Promises More Freedom, Better Relations with the West | Headlines for July 08, 2024; As Labour Wins in U.K., Party's Ex-Leader Jeremy Corbyn Wins as Independent in Revolt over Gaza Policy; "Wide But Thin Mandate": Why U.K. Labour Party…
(2024-07-08). Serbia bans festival that enabled collaboration between artists from Serbia and Kosovo. globalvoices.org 
(2024-07-08). South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference. icrc.org Building a culture of IHL compliance in Commonwealth Nations and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions…
(2024-07-08). Capitalism can't overcome the laws of physics. indybay.org That humanity can dominate nature "is an illusion." The laws of thermodynamics remain in place. "Consequently, a growth-centered capitalist economy finds itself trapped in futile attempts to completely decouple itself from nature — aiming for a 100% circular, service-oriented and zero-waste existence.
(2024-07-08). Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader? leftfootforward.org Following Labour's landslide victory in the general election, the Tory leader Rishi Sunak announced as expected that he would be standing down from his role. That means we're expecting a Conservative Party leadership election sooner rather than later. A timetable is yet to be released, but the rules are in the process of being drawn up. | The list of potential contenders looks different than it did a week ago. That's because some of the most prominent Tory figures, many of whom were possible candidates in any post-Sunak contest, lost their seats. The likes of Penny Mordaunt, Grant Shapps and Gillian Keegan wer…
(2024-07-08). UK: First Yemeni British MP Abtisam Mohamed vows to fight for a ceasefire. middleeasteye.net 
UK: First Yemeni British MP Abtisam Mohamed vows to fight for a ceasefire | The Sheffield Central MP is a former lawyer and councillor whose father and grandfather worked in Sheffield's steel mills | | Abtisam Mohamed with Paul Blomfield, whom she replaced as Labour MP for Sheffield Central (X) | Lab…
(2024-07-08). The specific form of poverty under capitalism. mronline.org 
There are roughly four proximate features of capitalist poverty.
(2024-07-08). France proved the popular front strategy is the way to beat fascism. peoplesworld.org 
Georgi Dimitrov would be smiling this morning in Marxist heaven, if such a thing existed. The Bulgarian Communist is credited with introducing the "people's front" (or popular front) strategy of uniting labor, left, progressive, and centrist forces to block fascism back in 1935, and France — the first country to elect a popular front government …
(2024-07-08). PM Modi leaves for Russia; know what's on agenda. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Moscow for the 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit on Monday at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This 2-day visit is Modi's first to Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022. His most recent visit to Russia was in 2019 when he attended an economic conclave in Vladivostok.
(2024-07-08). Chile's minimum wage increase takes effect. tvbrics.com 
The third and final part of Chile's minimum wage hike is coming into effect, following two increases in May and September 2023…
(2024-07-08). Labor's cuts threaten thousands of jobs in Australian universities. wsws.org Economic modelling estimates that the cut to international student numbers will cause nearly 22,000 direct and indirect job losses in 2025.
(2024-07-08). Minneapolis Park Board workers on strike against concessions demanded by Democratic Party. wsws.org The strike pits the workers against the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, as the state Democratic Party is known.
(2024-07-08). Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017. | © 2017 Abed Jalilpouran/Middle East Images/Middle East Images via Getty Images | Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale.High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which is a physically demanding and dangerous work.Iranian authorities should develop sustainable economic opportun…
(2024-07-08). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-08). Mt. Gox Bitcoin pay-out fears leave Crypto market poorer by over $170 bn. ummid.com Cyrpto market Friday July 05, 2024 lost over $170 billion amid the reports that the trustee overseeing the Mt. Gox bankruptcy has announced the commencement of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash repayments to creditors affected by the infamous hack resulting in losses worth billions.
(2024-07-08). 'Stark warning' as global temperatures hit record levels for 13th month. aljazeera.com It has been 12 straight months that the world has been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels.
(2024-07-08). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-07-08). Uganda among top FDI destinations. independent.co.ug 
Favoured for its stable macro-economic policies, liberalised business environment, and strategic location as a logistics hub within the Great Lakes region SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | While the clean energy sector draws significant global foreign investment to Africa, particularly green hydrogen, solar, wind, and battery manufacturing, this is not Africa's only drawcard. Rapid economic growth …
(2024-07-08). New Luwero DPC Cautioned against Traps laid by Wealthy Land Grabbers. plusnews.ug 
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ahimbisibwe Brighton, the incoming Luwero District Police Commander (DPC), has been warned about the traps set by affluent land grabbers who are suspected of using law enforcement officers to further their aims. Several reports from Luwero District have highlighted ongoing land disputes involving high-ranking authorities in the country. For …
(2024-07-08). IMF is failing countries like Kenya. independent.co.ug 
Why and what can be done about it to reverse the trend going forward ANALYSIS | DANNY BRADLOW | The recent Kenyan protests are a warning that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is failing. The public does not think it is helping its member countries manage their economic and financial problems, which are being exacerbated by a …
(2024-07-08). Government Urges Media to Promote Positive Image of Uganda. plusnews.ug 
In a bid to boost Uganda's investment and tourism sector, government officials are calling on media professionals to highlight the country's positive attributes rather than focusing on negative sentiments. This appeal was made during a meeting hosted by Col. Edith Nakalema, head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), at the unit's offices in …
(2024-07-08). In Australia, energy crunch prompts a heated debate on going nuclear. aljazeera.com Australia's opposition leader has proposed building the country's first nuclear plants, but many are unconvinced.
(2024-07-08). Automated Warfare Is Risky and Really Motivated by Wealth. fairobserver.com Venture capital and military startup firms in Silicon Valley have begun aggressively selling a version of automated warfare that will deeply incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). Those companies and their CEOs are now pressing full speed ahead with that emerging technology. They are largely dismissing the risk of malfunctions that could lead to the future slaughter…
(2024-07-08). President Ramaphosa receives congratulatory call from President of Egypt. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa receives congratulatory call from President of Egypt | President Cyril Ramaphosa received a call on Sunday evening from his Egypt counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who expressed his sincere congratulations on his new term of office. | Last month, President Ramaphosa was re-elected to serve for a second term at the first sitting of the National Assembly after the highly contested elections in May where he won 283 votes, against Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema who received 44. | "President El-Sisi shared with President Ramaphosa his expectation that South Africa and Egypt will co…
(2024-07-08). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-07-08). 2024 UK Election Result: Keir Starmer is new UK Prime Minister. ummid.com UK Election 2024 Results Live: In a strong comeback after 14 long years, Keir Starmer led Labour party registered a landslide victory in the 2024 UK General Elections polling for which was held Thursday July 04 and results were announced on Friday July 05, 2024.
(2024-07-08). Millions in Delaware opioid relief dollars at risk of 'fraud, waste, abuse'. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? This story was supported by a statehouse coverage grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. | Delaware prosecutors are investigating how nonprofit Code Purple Kent County spent $290,000 from the state's opioid settlement windfall, spurring Attorney General Kathy Jennings to call for an immediate halt to grants from the multimillion dollar fund aimed at reducing overdose deaths from prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl. | Jennings is co-chair with Lt. Gov.
(2024-07-08). David McCormick claims he created 'hundreds of jobs' in Pennsylvania. Records say otherwise. whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Ho…
(2024-07-08). øReino Unido, cambio sin cambios. radiohc.cu Tras la aplastante victoria del Partido Laborista en los comicios legislativos realizados en el Reino Unido, el mayor en la historia moderna de esa nación, el primer ministro Keir Starmer se convirtió en el gobernante con más poder de que se tenga memoria tras la II Guerra Mundial.
(2024-07-08). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
ALBAWABA – Japan released a new currency after 20 years of using the same old currency which was first showcased in 2004. | The new currency is outstanding as it features the three-dimensional (3D) technique; featuring photos of founders of women's financial and educational institutions to prevent fraud. | What is unique about the new currency as per the announcement by Japan National Printing Bureau is the use of the 3D technique that changes based on viewer's angles, which is known to be the first of its kind in the world! | Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen…
ALBAWABA – Adidas has launched its latest "football Qamis" that works for both; prayers and playing football causing wide fuss on social media.Adidas has collaborated with Malian-origin designer Émile-Samory Fofana who created this new collection of "functional football Qamis".The functional football Qamis is a long white Thob, traditional Muslim clothes, marked with gold Adidas accents on the sides. Fofana's new collection with Adidas came from his dedication to blending "functionality with cultural and athletic significance".Adidas new functional football Qamis by Émile-Samory Fofana. (Instagram)According to me…
Seymour Hersh said Biden isn't all there. Thomas Friedman and Jane Fonda were reduced to tears. Rob Reiner, who watched the debate with Fonda in LA in the company of Doug Emhoff, the husband of Biden's VP Kamala Harris, screamed at the TV: "We've lost." One of the party's top money-bundlers told Politico: "Our only hope is that he bows out, we have a brokered convention or he dies. Otherwise, we are fucking dead." 
Former US president Donald Trump. — AFP/File
Dipankar Bhattacharya — The 2024 elections have delivered a major setback to the BJP. What makes this result look almost like a victory for the opposition is that it came in India's most unequal elections till date.
Money on the Left is joined by Dr. Chris Martin to discuss Modern Monetary Theory's vital importance for the struggle to provide adequate housing for all. A Senior Research Fellow at the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Martin is a long-time tenant's rights advocate in Australia with scholarly training in law and heterodox political economy. We speak with Martin about this report and its reception in Australian housing policy debates. We also ruminate about what housing-for-all movements in Australia, the US, and across the world stand to learn from each other.
"For Fanon, then, the right to indifference, or to ignorance, does not exist." The doctor's task "was to rise up in revolt, become indignant, show alarm… not to dissimulate the real." — Achille Mbembe Weather whiplashing, unprecedented heat waves, drought, and forest fires, are in the news. Storytelling may begin in the middle of an action such as in John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost," in media res (into the middle of things), as in common reporting about climate change. In this essay I will focus on what is oft…
The World Bank is advising the government on better budget discipline this financial year than the levels exhibited in 2023/2024 if the fiscal policies are to benefit the citizens and the nation as a whole. The year ending June 2024 was characterized by not only what has been termed non-prioritized spending, but also supplementary budgets …
UK election 2024: Labour's non-Zionist Jews complain of 'disdain' | Current and former Jewish members of Labour who are pro-Palestinian tell MEE they feel targeted, harassed and discriminated against | | Keir Starmer has made his party more pro-Israel since becoming Labour leader (AFP) | The…
Moaz Hassan is forced to visit three markets in "Searching for something to eat in Gaza has become like searching for a needle in a haystack; no food, no vegetables, and no fruits," the 45-year-old father of five, remarked to The New Arab while wandering around a popular market in the Al-Sa…
It was cruel. Sinister cruel. While Donald Trump was always going to relish the chance to be not only economical with the truth but simply inventive about it, Joe Biden, current Commander in Chief of the United States, leader of the self-described Free World, seemed a vanishing shadow, longing for soft slippers and the fireplace with cocoa, a case of comfort rather than the battling rage of politics. 
When I read Kinky Friedman's obituary the other day I felt like crying and laughing. Laughing because I laughed at the lyrics to many of his songs, including "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore," which pokes fun at Jews and non-Jews alike. Also, because I found his many murder mysteries immensely entertaining and even 
Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Allen Frances, M.D., distinguished former chair of psychiatry at Duke University school of medicine wrote in a Oct., 2017 New Yorker magazine expose, "Their name (Sackler/Purdue Pharma) has been pushed forward as the epitome of good works and of the fruits of the capitalist system. But, when it comes 
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak delivers a speech in Leeds, northern England on June 27, 2024, as part of a campaign event ahead of the upcoming general election in UK. — Reuters
Patrick Bond — Given declining living standards, an elite transition will not stick nearly as well as Nelson Mandela's 1994-99 reign. It may be a matter of just months before the centre can no longer hold.
The government need to invest more resources in education, health, and social protection to benefit from the demographic dividend Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The World Bank has projected Uganda's economy to grow faster by 6.2% in FY24/25, accelerating to 7% in the medium term, driven by investments in oil and gas. This growth is …
While the clean energy sector draws significant global foreign investment to Africa, particularly green hydrogen, solar, wind, and battery manufacturing, this is not Africa's only drawcard. Rapid economic growth and a fast-growing, youthful population are also driving investment in the continent. Here, bird story agency looks at the 10 countries that drew the most foreign …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratories (DGAL) has attained accreditation to the international standard for testing and calibration in laboratories. Uganda and Zimbabwe's Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) have been receiving support of the IAEA and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Achieving this accreditation is a goal for …
Israel's assault on the border area with Data collected by the British financial daily indicates that around five kilometres of 
In Morocco, despite mounting protests from students and professors, one university remains steadfast in its ties with eight Israeli institutions. | "Our frustration grows as UM6P not only joined the national normalisation trend but also took the lead by forming the most partnerships and hosting numerous high-level delegations," Established in 2013 by the state-owned OCP Group, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), "a private non-profit re…
The international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed Turkey was downgraded to the "grey list" in 2021 on concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. The latest move came after an FATF team recently held meetings with Turkish authorities to assess progress in addressing those worries. | Turkey has made "significant progress" in i…
The UK's Oxford University has threatened court action against pro- The university said the encampment, which is located around the Radcliffe Camera, must be removed by 7 July. | The protesters have set up the encampment to call for a Gaza ceasefire and for the university to sever all financial ties with An…
This interview with Rémy Herrera, a research analyst at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Sorbonne in Paris, the largest such research institution in France, was carried out by Tang Xiaofu for the Observers' Network, Beijing, where it was published in May 2024. Some of the following . . . | 
Portland, Oregon Over 3,000 nurses from six Providence Corporation hospitals across Oregon completed a three-day strike on June 20, carrying signs saying, "Patients over profits." Since December, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has been in negotiations with Providence for a contract that ensures safe staffing ratios, better hours, higher pay . . . | 
Under capitalism, community-solar microgrids are a threat to private utilities' profits. In the end, ensuring continued profits for the ruling elite outweighs implementing real climate solutions in any meaningful way.
A lack of global norms leaves Uganda's government able to manipulate social media COMMENT | SOLOMON WINYI | Uganda is facing many of the same challenges with social media as other countries but the lack of globally accepted regulations has left a path for an authoritarian regime to stifle the public sphere. The global proliferation of …
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | African ministers on Thursday launched the Regional Maritime Transport Policy for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa to boost maritime security. Salim Mvurya, Kenya's cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, told a forum in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the policy provides procedures to …
Gunnett Kaaf — Voters have rejected the ANC, but other mainstream parties are not viable alternatives to exit the neoliberal crisis. That's why South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis.
With upcoming elections scheduled for July 28, the United States is working overtime to dislodge the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro. Ten individuals are vying for the position, including nine in opposition to Maduro, who heads a coalition of 13 leftist groups. | Washington, though, has made clear that its preferred candidate is 74-year-old retired diplomat Edmundo González, and is spending big, bankrolling a myriad of opposition organizations, from political parties to NGOs and media outlets, all with the same goal in mind: ousting Maduro and returning Venezuela into the U.S. sphere of influence. | The U.
For the 37th consecutive week protesters took to the streets around the country to protest Labor's complicity in Israel being able to continue its genocide in Gaza for nine months.
We discuss the plea deal and release of Julian Assange with Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein, and the reaction in Assange's home country of Australia to his release and WikiLeaks's legacy, which he says helped open the door to whistleblowers and leakers in the era of digital journalism. Loewenstein, the author of The Palestine Laboratory, also discusses the state of press freedom in Israel's war on Gaza. The Israeli military doesn't view Palestinian journalists as journalists, he argues. Instead, it views them as "akin to terrorists" to justify its targeting of them, an…
This Song Will Lift Your Spirit | Oceans — Hillsong United Julian Assange Is Free! by Joe Lauria 'Draft Notice' from the Shop of Horrors, by Dennis Kucinich Here It Comes, by James Howard Kunstler Putin's "war" to re-shape the American Zeitgeist, by Alastair Crooke Bring Back Capitalism !?, by Matt Taibbi Stumbling Into Ruin: Reflections on senescence, amnesia, and war, by John Leake Belief in eternal progress has been a driving element of liberalism for generations, by eugyppius We're all buying more nukes. Here are the five main reasons why, by Martin Jay American Pravda: JFK, LB…
The word Muqawama in Palestinian lexicon does not need elaboration beyond the immediate meaning it generates among ordinary Palestinians. Only recently, and specifically after the Oslo peace accords and the sudden infusion of western-funded NGOs, did such terms as 'peaceful resistance' and 'non-violent resistance' begin to emerge within some circles of Palestinian intellectuals. These phrases, 
France has rendered unto the world, over the past quarter-century, a distinct public service. Thanks to the trailblazing research of three French scholars — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman — we know much more about the world's maldistributed wealth than ever before. Could France now be on the brink of making another significant 
The media have told us endlessly how people can no longer afford things due to higher prices and the fact that wages have risen more doesn't matter. I wouldn't want to disagree with the experts, but suppose we just did a little calculation about how much time it takes a typical worker to earn enough 
Barbara Smith is one of the leading intellectuals and activists who developed the traditions of Black feminism. A part of a group of Black lesbian socialists, she co-authored the groundbreaking "Combahee River Collective Statement." A prolific writer, she has published many books and articles that have emphasized the interlocking nature of systems of oppression under 
UK election 2024: Is a unified pro-Gaza challenge to Labour emerging in Blackburn? | Former candidate Tiger Patel has urged his supporters to back the Workers Party's Craig Murray, leaving two rival pro-Gaza candidates in the race – as pressure mounts for one to stand down | | Tiger Patel an…
Akhmed Yakoob: Can the 'TikTok Gaza lawyer' unseat Labour's Shabana Mahmood? | Yakoob has a sizeable following on social media and has placed the war on Gaza at the centre of his election campaign in Birmingham's Ladywood | | Akhmed Yakoob came third in the West Midlands mayoral race, winning…
The strategy will continue efforts to reduce inflation and modernise market infrastructure…
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Far from being a sign of the U.S. government softening its economic and financial siege on Cuba and contributing to help Cuba's private sector, this new policy attempts to destroy the core of the ideological makeup of Cuban socialism.
SANDBRANCH, Texas—The residents of the predominantly Black and low-income Texas community of Sandbranch can't drink the water from their taps because it's too polluted. Raising awareness and organizing a fightback against the situation was the focus of Southern Sector Rising's second annual Juneteenth Celebration here on June 19. For more than 150 years, the people …
This problem, it must be noted, relates exclusively to the application of AI under capitalist conditions; but, capitalism being the reality over much of the world, the threat of AI to the working people remains extremely serious.
WASHINGTON—The second anniversary of the Supreme Court's guillotining of the national constitutional right to an abortion is—or should—remind voters their decisions in this November's election, up and down the ballot, will determine not only whether that right may be restored, but so much more. Abortion rights, worker rights, living wages, Social Security's and Medicare's future, …
The non-governmental organisations call for strong anti-corruption measures and debt reduction Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the umbrella of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), have identified several opportunities in Uganda's new Shs72 trillion budget. They emphasize investments in human capital development, peace and security, infrastructure, wealth creation, and …
Developing country governments are being blamed for irresponsibly borrowing too much. The resulting debt stress has blocked investments and growth in this unequal and unfair world economic order.
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As Keir Starmer's Labour Party readies itself to form a new government on July 5, there are many lingering uncertainties and blurred lines. Are the party's plans ambitious enough to meet the nation's needs? Will Starmer make a stand or continue to flip-flop between policies? Is the forthcoming election victory merely a castle made of sand? | One element however is crystal clear: Labour has irrevocably lost the support of the 500,000-strong Recent polling b…
On the eve of the New York Democratic primary race, progressives are expressing concern that if Representative These concerns come as Bowman trails his opponent, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, in recent polls by around 17 points, following months of heavy spending by right-leaning political action committees. | "This election is not about Jamaal versus Mr. Latimer. This election i…
Jordanian security forces said they uncovered and detonated explosives hidden in a commercial warehouse in an industrial area southeast of the capital Amman on Monday that security sources say were part of an Iran-linked plot to Witnesses earlier said security forces had sealed the Abu Alanda area in a wide scale security operation two days after authorities announced they had detonated explosives uncovered in another location in the capital. The authorities said the explosives found on Monday were hidde…
Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli air strike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as Israeli tanks pushed further into the southern city of Rafah. | The strike hit part of an industrial college run by the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA now providing aid to displaced families, the witnesses said. UNRWA and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | 
A year after the disappearance of his brother in one of the deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Suleman Tariq wants answers. But, like other young Pakistanis, he is also determined to make it to Europe. | "Since my brother went missing, our financial situation has worsened. I have no choice but to leave Pakistan to help my family repay the loan we took," said Tariq, whose brother Usman Tariq, was on board but not declared dead. | "There's absolutely nothing in this country… However, I will only pursue legal avenues and will not follow my brother's path." | 
US Representative Jamaal Bowman is in the fight for his political career as he defiantly called out his opponent's donations from "AIPAC is scared to death. That is why they're spending record amounts of money in this race," said Bowman, yelling to a cheering Bronx crowd on Saturday, with some holding Palesti…
The oil market has renewed its focus on fundamentals…
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Monthly Review — The myth of Prometheanism in Marx's thought, revived by two opposite extremes on the issue, has resulted in the erection a "Tower of Babel" that threatens to extinguish much that has been achieved by Marxian ecology.
Ecosocialist Revolution: A Manifesto is published by Anti*Capitalist Resistance. The document and was adopted by Anti*Capitalist Resistance at their 2024 conference.
A demonstration farm based on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni's 4-acre model farming strategy was launched in Kasanje Town Council, Wakiso District, on Friday. The event, themed "Interpreting His Excellency's 4-Acre Model Vision for Improved Household Income in the Metropolitan Districts of Uganda," was officiated by Dr. Hillary Musoke Kisanja, Private Secretary to the President in …
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Former President Donald Trump addressed immigration, crime and the economy at a rally in Philadelphia on Saturday night. | It was Trump's first rally in the 
Tragic stories of civilian deaths due to false or misleading intelligence, often obtained by poorly paid local collaborators, are not just relics of the past. These incidents, once common in Afghan and Iraqi cities during their respective U.S. occupations, are now leaving their mark in war-torn Yemen. On the evening of May 31, Radio Hodeidah …
That's a bit of an exaggeration, but the Consumer Price Index (CPI), excluding owners' equivalent rent (OER) fell to 1.4 percent in June 2023 and has remained pretty close, but mostly above 2.0 percent ever since. We all know the Fed targets the Personal Consumption Expenditure Deflator, where the OER has a smaller weight, but 
The following is written testimony prepared for a June 12, 2024 Senate Budget Committee hearing on "Making Wall Street Pay Its Fair Share: Raising Revenue, Strengthening Our Economy." Thank you, Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the committee, for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. I am Sarah Anderson, Global Economy 
1. "The Emperor's Nightmare" by Robert A. G. Monks (2022). Harvard lawyer, former CEO and Shareholder Rights Activist, Monks digs deep inside big corporate power and the devastating impact of this corpocracy on weakened democratic institutions. Constitutional reset is crucial, he concludes. 2. "Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and 
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once called Ernesto 'Che' Guevara the "most complete human being of our age."
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WASHINGTON—Facing backlash from the public as well as prominent donors, the Smithsonian Institution was reportedly under fire Monday for its collection of Nazi memorabilia. "I've made financial contributions to the Smithsonian for years, but after finding out about some of the hideous and horrifying pieces inside the… 
Studying politics separately from economics creates an artificial gap between interconnected subjects COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | The world economy is at a turning point. As global supply chains face increasingly frequent disruptions, the structures underpinning markets and international trade are unraveling, leading to economic instability which, in turn, is spilling over into other domains and …
Dear comrade Joe Sims, Dear comrades in the leadership of CPUSA, | On behalf of the leadership and all members of Palestinian Peoples Party (PPP) we extend to you and through you to all members of your party our congratulations for the successful end of the 32nd national convention of your party hoping you every success in your struggle for better future of your people and the peoples of the world for social justice, peace and socialism. | With this opportunity we would like also to thank you for your firm position of solidarity with the just struggle of our people for ending the ongoing genocide and ending th…
Financing Jewish settlements in Palestine is financing the usurpation of Palestine, the oppression of Palestinians, allying with apartheid, and prioritizing profit over people.
This is short and to the point. My speech was well received. The Syria's Ambassador to Moscow was present and applauded. You can see Alexander Dugin, Maria Zakharova sitting behind me. You will also see my good friends, Pepe Escobar and Zeinab Saffar, on the extreme right of the stage.
This essay is an excerpt from Harry Glasbeek's new book For thousands of years, workers have produced goods and services for themselves and others, sometimes being paid, sometimes not. But, for the most part, workers had few legally recognized political or social rights. Workers were not free, at least not in the way in which we describe freedom in our time. It was not until the late 1800s that the goods and services provided for others by workers in the Angl…
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed is evaluating the fiscal year's final 100 days of results…
Entebbe Municipal Council will from effective July 1, 2024 close all weekly open air markets popularly known as "kabubbu" except for one in Kitooro, Mayor Fabrice Lurinda has announced. Also banned are mobile delivery vans or trucks vending food stuffs, which he said will be impounded and their owners charged accordingly. Briefing journalists on various …
Cyn Huang, Daniil Sapunkov and Amey discuss how the Palestine student movement plans to progress over the summer break and its impact on labour struggles, the left and the 2024 presidential elections.
KHARTOUM | Xinhua | For the second year, the Sudanese welcome the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, without the usual joy of celebration, as the traditional rituals are becoming unaffordable during the civil war killing thousands, displacing millions, and collapsing the economy. According to Islamic traditions, Muslim families buy cattle, usually a goat …
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Municipal Council will from effective July 1st, 2024 close all weekly open air markets popularly known as "kabubbu" except for one in Kitooro, Mayor Fabrice Lurinda has announced. Also banned are mobile delivery vans or trucks vending food stuffs, which he said will be impounded and their owners charged …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Richard Mulindwa — a multi-award-winning film producer, writer, and director, has called for mentorship among young actors, directors, and producers. He asserted that the lack of mentorship hinders the quality of many productions. "We are losing a lot of talent because of inexperienced directors in Uganda. Some people know …
Despite calls across college campuses demanding divestment from Israel, one sector of the Israeli economy appears to be booming. Israeli startups raised over A number of these successful startups have participated in Israel's ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip, suggesting genocide is a lucrative marketing tool for business. Products like suicide drones, smart guns, and robot dogs have all been deployed on the battlefield since October 2023, with some startups even exploiting th…
The scent of Men with practised hands expertly prepare shimmering fish, while customers, a mix of men and women, weave through the stalls. | Some inquire about prices; others place orders, selecting whole-cooked fish or diced portions destined for home kitchens. | This local market embodies the duality of Mosul's everyday life on th…
British Muslims are set to overwhelmingly back Labour in the upcoming UK elections, but anger over the Savanta 
In his 1869 essay Yours Or Mine, the radical American writer and publisher Ezra Heywood argued that capitalists had made stealing a fine art. Heywood had no problem in principle with a competitive market economy. But he saw state power as serving the interests of the capitalists, and he called the state "one great embodiment 
Once again the mainstream press is touting a "blowout" jobs report.
A representative of the Communist Party of Vietnam addressed a gathering of hundreds of U.S. communists and their supporters at an even here last weekend, telling the gathering that his people continue to suffer the effects of agent orange. It was a chemical that the U.S. sprayed on people, animals, agricultural products and forests in …
Read more coverage of the Communist Party USA's 32nd National Convention. CHICAGO —An official of the Iranian Tudeh Party, predicted here this weekend that "it won't take very long" to oust the theocratic government that has run the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution. And Danesh said that when Iranians do so, the CPUSA will …
Waste Workers Call For Equal Rights, Push for "Magna Carta": | Formed in February 2024, PNWWA is a coalition of 12 waste worker organizations representing over a thousand members across the archipelago. Their unified voice underscores the need for legislative action to improve the working conditions and safeguard the rights of waste workers and waste pickers nationwide. | "We are calling for, among others, just compensation and social benefits and protection because we provide essential services to society. We are as deserving of such benefits and protection as any other worker, perhaps even mor…
Artificial intelligence increases countries' GDP…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank, in collaboration with the Uganda Golf Club, has launched the 2024 NCBA Golf Series, aimed at promoting the development of golf and inspiring greatness in Uganda's golfing fraternity. The bank also used the opportunity to emphasize its comprehensive sustainability initiative aimed at combating climate change and preserving …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On June 6, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), the parent company of Stanbic Bank donated equipment worth Shs20 million to Mbale Referral Hospital and Maluku Health Center III, as part of its Corporate Social Investment. The support aims to improve maternal healthcare services across the country. The donation was part …
Bank of Uganda chose to keep the Central Bank Rate at 10.25% for the next two months Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES |The BoU Monetary Policy Committee forecasts a lower inflation rate of between 5 and 5.4% next financial year as the shilling is expected to be more stable. However, BoU Deputy Governor …
Improvements could add years to life and life to years — and potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | Maternal health, which refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and…
In the winter of 2010, the photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier strapped knee pads over her leggings and pulled on a pair of Levi's blue jeans. The denim brand had just opened a popup shop on Wooster Street in lower Manhattan to promote a new clothing line designed around the motif of the "urban pioneer." For the site of its ad campaign, the company chose Braddock, Pennsylvania, aestheticizing the town's post-industrial landscape in a series of images plastered across magazine pages and New York billboards, and making it appear as a place in motion with ample economic horizons for any working American. "Go Forth,"
Image by Dan Cristian PƒÉdure»õ. | You can't have infinite growth on a finite planet. That should be a commonplace idea. And that inevitably means facing up to the necessity of putting an end to capitalism in favor of an economic system of rationality, sustainability and equity for all the world's peoples. | It can't be said too many times that the concept of "green capitalism" is a chimera. Unfortunately, belief in that chimera is not limited to the world's center-left political parties; it extends to the world's Green parties. Various "Green New Deal" programs have been floated in re…
by Genevieve Balance Kupang | Baguio City, Philippines. We hope you enjoyed reading the first and second series of this article dubbed respectively "WCC ATC and Partner Institutions Host RISE 2024: ICREATE Conference Fostering Global Collaboration in Research and Innovation #1/4 Series" & "BCU Students Gain Valuable Insights at RISE 2024: ICREATE 1st International Conference on Research and Innovation 2/4." The framework used in sharing the lessons learned from the conference, the "Three Ls," highlights key takeaways through the lens of what we Learned, what we Liked, and what we Long For shared by Engr. Leono…
Dubai continues to strengthen its position as a world leader in attracting foreign direct investment…
* "Fishing is a rewarding vocation that has enabled me to educate my children, feed them, and pursue other businesses on the side," said Mohamed Chamira, a fisherman with 57 years of experience. * China has been carrying out fishery cooperation with nearly 20 African countries and their partnerships hold huge potential. * By March …
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's Luyanzi Institute of Technology (LIT), a vocational school in Kampala, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hunan Mechanical and Electrical Polytechnic (HMEP) in China to enhance training and employment opportunities for its students. Ayub Sooma, chairperson of LIT, signed the MoU at LIT with Chen Li, vice …
Seoul, South Korea | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and the Republic of Korea signed a $500 million (Shs1.9 trillion) loan Framework Agreement, marking a significant boost to bilateral relations and economic cooperation. The signing ceremony, coinciding with the conclusion of the First Korea-Africa Summit, took place at the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul. …
The National Building Review Board (NBRB) has released a comprehensive checklist designed to protect potential condominium buyers from fraudulent transactions and substandard properties. The new guidelines aim to help buyers make informed decisions before finalizing any property purchases. This comes in response to numerous complaints from buyers who found their apartments did not meet their …
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The head of the International Labour Organization on Thursday criticized the decimation of Palestinian workers' labour rights since the start of Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers, under scrutiny for decades by the UN labour body, has increased since the Oct. 7 war with criticism focused on more than half a million job losses and Israel's exclusion of some 200,000 Palestinians from Israel for security reasons. | "This has been the hardest year for…
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The decision garnered a great deal of attention and interest in the left-winger who grew up in the Chingford and Woodford Green constituency. | Earlier this month, Shaheen was summoned to an interview with three…