(2024-08-11). Securities firms' merger to help industry grow. ecns.cn Consolidation among Chinese securities brokerage firms, propelled by central regulators' policy support and guidance, will allocate industry resources more rationally and lead to a rapid growth of securities firms, experts said.
(2024-08-11). Services seen as bright spot for economy. ecns.cn China has employed an array of policy measures to foster greater openness within the services sector, as the country aims to further boost consumption by improving the provision of more quality services, officials and experts said on Friday…
(2024-08-11). China files suit with WTO over EU's provisional anti-subsidy measures against Chinese EVs. ecns.cn China on Friday initiated dispute settlement proceedings against the EU's provisional anti-subsidy measures against Chinese EVs at the WTO to safeguard the interests of its electric vehicle industry's development and global green transition cooperation.
(2024-08-11). In Numbers: Ancient festival fuels the modern romantic economy. ecns.cn
(2024-08-11). Totalitarian Economy and Paranoia of Terror: The Death Wish of Capitalist Reason. indybay.org While the financial capitalist crisis mechanisms of shareholder value threw billions of people into poverty and despair, the majority of the global intelligentsia mockingly sang the song of capitalist democratic optimism. They now have paid the price: When critical reason is silenced, its place is taken by murderous hate.
(2024-08-11). USA lets athletes cheat with steroids, as it accuses Russia & China of violating anti-doping rules. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
The World Anti-Doping Agency says the US has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to cheat by using prohibited drugs, while it hypocritically criticizes Russia and China.
(2024-08-11). Bangladesh's Interim Government Faces Economic Revival Challenge. devdiscourse.com The interim government of Bangladesh, appointed after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League, faces the daunting task of reviving a faltering economy. Finance and Planning Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, directed by interim leader Muhammad Yunus, highlighted the government's priorities, including banking reforms and restoring public trust.
(2024-08-10). China files suit with WTO over EU's provisional anti-subsidy measures against Chinese EVs. ecns.cn China on Friday initiated dispute settlement proceedings against the EU's provisional anti-subsidy measures against Chinese EVs at the WTO to safeguard the interests of its electric vehicle industry's development and global green transition cooperation.
(2024-08-10). Securities firms' merger to help industry grow. ecns.cn Consolidation among Chinese securities brokerage firms, propelled by central regulators' policy support and guidance, will allocate industry resources more rationally and lead to a rapid growth of securities firms, experts said.
(2024-08-10). In Numbers: Ancient festival fuels the modern romantic economy. ecns.cn
(2024-08-10). China's CPI up 0.5% y-o-y in July. ecns.cn China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, edged up 0.5 percent year-on-year in July, data released by the National Bureau of Statistic showed on Thursday.
(2024-08-10). Services seen as bright spot for economy. ecns.cn China has employed an array of policy measures to foster greater openness within the services sector, as the country aims to further boost consumption by improving the provision of more quality services, officials and experts said on Friday…
(2024-08-10). Totalitarian Economy and Paranoia of Terror: The Death Wish of Capitalist Reason. indybay.org While the financial capitalist crisis mechanisms of shareholder value threw billions of people into poverty and despair, the majority of the global intelligentsia mockingly sang the song of capitalist democratic optimism. They now have paid the price: When critical reason is silenced, its place is taken by murderous hate.
(2024-08-11). The fourth CADTM-Africa University, in coordination with the World March of Women (WMW) and the National Forum on Economic and Social Strategies (FNSES). cadtm.org
(2024-08-11). 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.
(2024-08-11). Is the Search for Justice Futile in Today's Tyrannical Climate? fairobserver.com We live in an era of increasing exposure to harmful threats and risks to individuals, groups, societies, nations and humankind. As the 2024 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report narrates, many of these hazards, whether natural or manmade, are made worse by the failure of public and private authorities to act decisively and appropriately. Many…
(2024-08-10). End Israel's system of economic apartheid in Palestine. mondoweiss.net 
Often overlooked, Israel's intentional system of economically fragmenting and dispossessing Palestinians is an essential part of its plan to ethnically cleanse the land and deny Palestinian liberation.
(2024-08-10). The fourth CADTM-Africa University, in coordination with the World March of Women (WMW) and the National Forum on Economic and Social Strategies (FNSES). cadtm.org
(2024-08-10). Nobody Would Vote For Any Of This Bullshit Without Extensive Manipulation. thealtworld.com One of the biggest lies we are sold in western politics is that election results paint an accurate picture of what the public truly wants. We are told that candidates who promote peace and economic justice lose elections because their platforms are unpopular with the wider public, as though the people are organically coming into worldviews which support poverty, inequality, war and militarism all on their own. | "Socialism just isn't popular!" we are told, as though we don't live under a capitalist empire that has spent generations violently stomping out socialism wherever it pops up and brainwashing the public i…
(2024-08-10). Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's husband pens down heartfelt note following her death. geo.tv 
Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube addresses delegates of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. —REUTERSFormer YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's husband Denis Troper posted a heartfelt note after his wife's death on his Facebook handle on Saturday. "Her impact on…
(2024-08-10). Challenging the Injustice: The impact of Article 341 on Muslim representation in India. muslimmirror.com By Zakir Hussain The Muslim community in India has faced numerous challenges in the educational and economic sectors since independence. A significant concern is the continuous decline in Muslim participation in government jobs, a trend that has been exacerbated by the religious restrictions imposed by Article 341 of the Constitution. These restrictions have created barriers …
(2024-08-10). Challenging the Injustice: The impact of Article 341 on Muslim representation in India. muslimmirror.com By Zakir Hussain The Muslim community in India has faced numerous challenges in the educational and economic sectors since independence. A significant concern is the continuous decline in Muslim participation in government jobs, a trend that has been exacerbated by the religious restrictions imposed by Article 341 of the Constitution. These restrictions have created barriers …
(2024-08-10). Economic hardship sparks nationwide protest in Nigeria. links.org.au 
Baba Aye — Tens of thousands of people have trooped out on the streets across Nigeria in nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests against hardship and hunger, since 1 August.
(2024-08-10). 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.
(2024-08-10). 25, 50 and 75 years ago. themilitant.com August 30, 1999: | SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — An estimated 1,200 farmers organized convoys of farm vehicles, tractors, combines, and grain trucks along Saskatchewan highways Aug. 2, causing traffic delays of several hours. Farmers wanted to draw attention to the severe crisis hitting agriculture in this province and demand action from the federal and provincial governments. | Federal government statistics show that this will be the worst year for farm income since statistics were first recorded in 1926. Federal government cutbacks have meant that farm subsidies have been slashed on typical Saskatchew…
(2024-08-11). 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.
(2024-08-10). Stand Up to Racism: An organisation that stokes racism and xenophobia in the UK to overthrow parliamentary democracy. expose-news.com Ricky Jones, a 57-year-old Labour councillor from Dartford in Kent, has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder and charged with one count of encouraging violent disorder. The incident occurred during a …
(2024-08-10). New Zealand Labour Party feigns opposition to anti-China AUKUS military pact. wsws.org As the right-wing coalition government signals it will join the AUKUS, the Labour Party is feigning opposition in an effort to prevent the eruption of anti-war opposition in the working class.
(2024-08-10). 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.
(2024-08-10). US Rejection Of Venezuela's Democracy Vindicates Trump. popularresistance.org The dust-up on January 6, 2021, was nothing compared to an opposition in Venezuela calling for the nation's military forces to ignore the declaration of state authorities recognizing the result of their electoral process. Instead. they collaborated with external powers involved in ongoing illegal actions to undermine the state and its democratically elected leadership. | Even Donald Trump didn't attempt to institute a similar course of action following the 2020 elections. And even if he wanted to, it would not have been effective since then Joint Chief of Staff, Mark Milley, inserted himself into the local securi…
(2024-08-10). I Helped Organize An Architect's Union. progressive.org Here's how designers can build a stronger labor movement.
(2024-08-10). 'We say the working class needs its own party, a party of labor'. themilitant.com 
Minnesota: Thousands hear the SWP campaign program: | MINNEAPOLIS — "No offense, but how are you guys going to change things?" Steven Lutchen, a truck driver, asked Dennis Richter, Socialist Workers Party candidate for vice president, at a Hmong Farmers Market in St. Paul Aug. 4. "They won't give you any publicity." | "We're counting on what's beginning to change among working people," Richter replied, pointing to recent labor struggles, from flight attendants fighting for a new contract to the autoworkers strike last fall. | "We need to build a party of labor, to organize to fight in the interests…
(2024-08-10). Introducing Wenhua Zongheng: International Journal on Chinese Thought. dongshengnews.org 
Dear reader, | Over the past year and a half, the Dongsheng team has been collaborating with Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research to publish the international edition of Wenhua Zongheng (ÊñáÂåñÁ∫µÊ®™), a leading journal of contemporary political and cultural thought in China. Founded in 2008, the journal publishes issues every two months, featuring articles by a wide array of intellectuals across the country and building a platform for discussion of different ideological positions and values in China's intellectual community. The…
(2024-08-10). Australian government has given secret "commitments" over AUKUS pact. wsws.org Even in the establishment press, the question is being raised of whether Labor has formally committed to participate in any US-led war with China.
(2024-08-10). 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).
(2024-08-10). Community Ready Corps Video Exposes Extremists & Billionaires Behind Oakland Recalls. indybay.org The Oakland recall efforts aren't about public safety. They aim to spread misinformation and invoke fear. When you look at recall efforts nationally, you see that this strategy is a national attempt to maintain the status quo, and these efforts are backed by corporate interests, extremists, the wealthy, and police unions to resist the changes brought by those who were elected to do things differently.
(2024-08-10). Working people face continuing crisis of high prices, debts. themilitant.com "This is the most money we've ever made and this is the brokest we've ever felt," said Nicole Lewis, a mother of three who lives near Flint, Michigan, the Wall Street Journal reported July 30. Working as a medical assistant, she and her husband's combined pay rose after the pandemic. | But they still couldn't cover the persistent price hikes for everything from groceries to auto insurance. So like millions, they became dependent on using their credit cards, a giant profit-making bonanza for the big banks, which charge over 20% annual interest rates. | Trips to the beach and bowling alley are out, she told the Jou…
(2024-08-11). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Museveni orders UPDF to join rescue. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the UPDF Special Forces to assist in the rescue at Kiteezi landfill that collapsed and killed unknown numbers of people. He also directed the State House Comptroller to financially assist the families of those who died with Sh.5million per person and Sh.1 million per …
(2024-08-10). US to provide Israel with additional $3.5bn in military aid amid Gaza war. presstv.ir The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced plans to send an additional $3.5bn to Israel to spend on US-made weapons and military equipment.
(2024-08-10). Iranian press review: Execution of 2022 anti-establishment protester sparks outrage. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Execution of 2022 anti-establishment protester sparks outrage | Meanwhile, expert says Iran faces challenges in retaliating against Israel, Tehran says the New York Times acts as a propaganda tool for Israel, and industries experience financial setbacks due to power shortages |
(2024-08-10). Five Myths About the Venezuelan Elections. orinocotribune.com By Tim Anderson — Aug 7. 2024 | Here is the lesson for future Venezuelan politicians: Will they join national institutionality or simply become the latest creatures of comprador coup culture? | In the global culture wars, there persists a notion that independent countries must somehow gain approval from large, predatory military or financial powers. This of course misses the point that the right to self-determination of peoples and the independence of nations presupposes separation from and resistance to those same imperial powers. | Ever since the phenomenon of Hugo Chavez in the late 1990s dispensed with t…
(2024-08-10). Fight for a world where children can prosper, not one without kids. themilitant.com In an Aug. 4 Financial Times column, Pilita Clark, an associate editor at the paper and Harvard graduate, joined the liberal chorus attacking Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate, J.D. Vance, for comments he made in 2021 about "childless cat ladies." | Few actually quote what he said. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Vance said, "We are effectively run in this country via the Democrats, via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable too. How does it make sens…
(2024-08-10). Sport-washing, Militarization and Financial Scandals: A Brief Analysis of the Past Five Summer Olympics. unicornriot.ninja 
(2024-08-10). Paramount Global to slash 15 percent of workforce as jobs disaster in film and television deepens. wsws.org The job cuts were long expected. The workers are being made to pay for the ongoing sharp crisis in Hollywood and the profit drive of Wall Street and other financial sharks.
(2024-08-10). Kerala Seeks Central Aid for Climate Crisis Recovery. devdiscourse.com Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday requested financial assistance from the Central government to aid in the rehabilitation of people affected by the recent massive landslides in Wayanad. He also called for support to tackle the mounting challenges of climate change.
(2024-08-10). Central Bank: July Inflation in Venezuela Was 0.7%. orinocotribune.com The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) reported that in July 2024, the inter-monthly variation of the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) in Venezuela was 0.7%, the lowest so far this year and the lowest for any month since this index was first launched in 2008. | View this post on Instagram | In a post on social media on Friday, August 8, the BCV explained that in the last three months, the accumulated inflation stood at 3.2%, the lowest since t…
(2024-08-10). Central Bank of Venezuela: Inflation in July Was 0.7%. orinocotribune.com The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) reported that in July 2024, the inter-monthly variation of the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) in Venezuela was 0.7%, the lowest so far this year and the lowest for any month since this index was first launched in 2008. | View this post on Instagram | In a post on social media on Friday, August 8, the BCV explained that in the last three months, the accumulated inflation stood at 3.2%, the lowest since t…
(2024-08-10). Venezuelan Central Bank reveals inflation drops 0.7 percent in July. plenglish.com Caracas, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's Consumer Price Index was 0.7 percent in July, the lowest value in 2024 and in the last 16 years since the indicator has been registered, the Central Bank revealed.
(2024-08-10). Who is Pavel Rubtsov, the journalist released in Russia-West prisoner swap? aljazeera.com Dual Russian-Spanish citizen was greeted by President Putin last week after spending years in a Polish jail.
(2024-08-10). Pretending Project 2025 Cuts Military Spending Is Weird. davidswanson.org In the August 4 San Francisco Chronicle, Brett Wagner, formerly of the U.S. Naval War College, and now adjunct fellow at the weapons-funded Center for Strategic and International Studies, writes that the "Department of Defense" section of the Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025" "envisions a world in which the U.S. slashes its military commitments and related …
(2024-08-11). Hindenburg's Allegations Against SEBI Chief: The Adani Connection. devdiscourse.com Hindenburg Research has brought forth accusations against Madhabi Puri Buch, the current head of SEBI, alleging she and her husband had investments in offshore funds tied to the Adani Group. Buch and her husband have labeled these allegations as 'baseless' and an attempt at 'character assassination.'
(2024-08-10). New land allocation proposal in Egypt targets to create more jobs and attract investment from various sectors. tvbrics.com 
Egyptian authorities are considering a new project to improve land management practices…
(2024-08-10). Biden administration announces more than $2 billion in grants to boost US power grid. grist.org 
The U.S. power grid is overburdened and under-resourced — and the Biden administration just announced a major investment aimed at helping solve those problems. | The Department of Energy has offered $2.2 billion to eight projects across 18 states that could expand and strengthen the grid. The projects range from deploying grid-enhancing technologies that boost the capacity of existing power lines to building brand-new high-voltage transmission cables that will enable wind farms in the Great Plains and off the coast of New England to plug into the grid. | Tuesday's announcement represents another signific…
(2024-08-10). Table tennis players call for more investment in the game. independent.co.ug 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of veteran table tennis players is calling for increased investment in the sport from both the government and private sector. They emphasize the need for greater focus on developing table tennis across the country, highlighting its potential for job creation and talent development. At this year's third edition …
(2024-08-11). Centre for environment regulation in Saudi Arabia carried out more than 25,000 inspections. tvbrics.com 
The environmental check-ups were completed in the first six months of 2024…
(2024-08-10). AIT Denounces China's Escalatory Regulations Against Taiwan Independence Advocates. devdiscourse.com The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) has condemned China's newly introduced regulations targeting Taiwan's independence advocates, labeling them as "escalatory and destabilizing." AIT has called on China to engage in constructive dialogue with Taiwan and preserve the status quo that has maintained regional peace for years.
(2024-08-10). Endeavor Air flight attendants rally for parity in wages, benefits. themilitant.com MINNEAPOLIS — Chanting, "I don't know what you've been told, Delta's greed is getting old" and "Close the gap and it's a wrap," 40 flight attendants and their supporters rallied at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport July 31. | These members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA fly for Endeavor Air, a commuter airline run by Delta. The union represents some 1,600 flight attendants at Endeavor. They are demanding parity in wages, benefits and scheduling with Delta flight attendants, who are not currently organized in a union. | "While those who work at mainline Delta received a small raise…
(2024-08-11). Towards A Degrowth Border Perspective. popularresistance.org What do we do with our borders? The right-wing shift in the European political climate in recent years has meant a higher degree of securitisation. At the same time, some are calling for border controls to be reduced or even abolished. Perhaps the answer lies in a change of perspective; a new outlook free from the shackles of capitalism and inspired by degrowth. | Recent national and European elections have marked a shift to the right in European politics. While the far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, RN) failed to win a majority in France's parliamentary election, it will still be the most represen…
(2024-08-11). The Persistence of Global Capitalism's Long Depression. cadtm.org
(2024-08-11). 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.
(2024-08-10). The Persistence of Global Capitalism's Long Depression. cadtm.org
(2024-08-10). 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.
(2024-08-10). US to provide $3.5 billion in additional military aid for Israel's war on Gaza. muslimmirror.com The US is preparing to give $3.5 billion to Israel to purchase American weapons and military equipment from a $14.1 billion supplemental bill approved by Congress in April, an official told Anadolu. "On Thursday, August 8 the Department notified Congress of our intent to obligate $3.5 billion in FY 2024 Foreign Military Financing using funding …
(2024-08-11). World's largest car carrier ship prepares to embark in Jiangsu. ecns.cn The world's largest car carrier ship was delivered in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, according to China Merchants Heavy Industry.
(2024-08-10). World's largest car carrier ship prepares to embark in Jiangsu. ecns.cn The world's largest car carrier ship was delivered in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, according to China Merchants Heavy Industry.
(2024-08-11). UK government is supercharging its assault on free speech, both within the UK and globally. expose-news.com By criminalising open discussion and sharing of content online relating to the unrest in the UK, the new socialist UK government under TwoTierKeir, assisted by an ideologically two-tier police force, is suppressing …
(2024-08-10). PSUV Leader Diosdado Cabello: We Have Submitted All Documents to the Supreme Court. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, reported that the PSUV has delivered all the documents asked for by the Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) regarding the July 28 presidential elections. | "The United Socialist Party of Venezuela and the comrades of the different parties of the Great Patriotic Pole, the alliance that nominated President Nicolás Maduro, attended the TSJ summons in recognition of its authority, of the authority of the Electoral Chamber in everything concerning the electoral issue," Cabello declared to the press after exiting…
(2024-08-10). 1952: Cuban farmworkers in a fight get help from Fidel Castro. themilitant.com Earlier this year the Militant received a letter from Javier Perdomo, one of the millions of working people caught up by the "enormous machine for grinding people up" that is the U.S. criminal "justice" system. That quote comes from Ramón Labañino, one of the five Cuban revolutionaries framed up by the FBI in 1998 for monitoring counterrevolutionary groups that operate in Florida and carry out attacks against Cuba. | Perdomo wrote about receiving the socialist newsweekly in the Florida prison where he is incarcerated. "I am grateful an issue of the paper fell into my hands. It spoke about Che, Fidel, and the work…
(2024-08-10). SEP (Sri Lanka) presidential election meeting: Fight for international socialism against war, austerity and dictatorship! wsws.org Only our party speaks the truth and explains to workers, the poor and young people the serious situation they confront and the necessity of fighting for a revolutionary socialist alternative.
DELIVERY drivers in the gig economy are fearing for their lives because of the wave of far-right riots that continue across the country.
As the French economist Thomas Piketty most recently exposed, capitalism, across time and space, has always tended to produce ever-greater economic inequality. Oxfam, a global charity, reported that 2022's 10 richest men together had six times more wealth than the poorest 3.1 billion people on earth. The lack of democracy inside workplaces or enterprises is both a cause and an effect of capitalism's unequal distribution of income and wealth. 
In war, there are no winners— and in a war between the US and China, the entire world would lose. That's not just considering the mass loss of life that would occur, but also the reverberating effects of war that would sink millions into economic devastation, destroy the environment, and lead to widespread displacement and 
The legacy left by the Conservatives after 14 years in government is not just economic stagnation, and the destruction of public services, it is social division, far right extremism and anger. Violence, racism and hate are the common language of far-right groups/individuals the world over, all of which has been writ large on the streets 
Egypt's Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, spoke about possible areas of cooperation and the impact of the Egyptian-Chinese partnership on the national space programme…
Weak jobs numbers and recent speculation about a U.S. recession contributed to warnings that this year's stock rally may have gone too far. From New York to London and Tokyo, equities were hit hard. Wall Street's "fear gauge" dropped from 65 on Monday to about 28 on Wednesday, indicating that investor's fears were easing. What's behind the instability in global financial markets? | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a Professor at the University of International Business and Economics. | 
So income from your three jobs won't cover your rent increase. There are no beds at the shelter and public housing has a waiting list decades long. You buy a tent and sleeping bag and move into a town park. This would have worked until June 28, when the Supreme Court essentially ruled that municipalities 
In a harmonious collaboration at preserving oral history, Sami Hermez provides the space for Sireen Sawalha to tell the story of her family in The title itself reflects the fact that there is no dividing Palestine from the people and their narratives. | "What I remember most from what my mother told me, is how people were walking in the opposite direction screaming at us to turn around," Sireen reflects at th…
Nick Lubecki has been an urban farmer in Pittsburgh for the last 15 years. The heat has noticeably intensified over that time, with back-to-back summers of sweltering temperatures affecting when he harvests produce at Braddock Farm, a small urban plot nestled next to an operating steel mill that grows vegetables like lettuce, collards, and tomatoes. His current strategy for beating the brutal heat: a wide brim hat and plenty of water. Lately, farming consistently throughout the day has been "significantly more exhausting," he said. "It's really hard to keep going." | Summers are getting hotter everywhere, and…
The New York Times has always favored Israel in its editorial writings, but no Times' columnist compares to Bret Stephens, whose writings are chauvinistic and bellicose., Stephens, a former editor of the Jerusalem Post and a supporter of all Israeli policies, left the Wall Street Journal to join the Times in 2017 because he believed Israel was not getting a fair hearing in the mainstream media. In doing so, he joined other Jewish columnists at the Times (Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Paul Krugman, and Roger Cohen). However, these men brought some objectivity to America's Israel problem. Stephens has no limits in…
'Raped by female soldiers': Palestinian in leaked Sde Teiman photo speaks out | The man in the famous photo, Ibrahim Salem, spent eight months in Israeli detention, where rape, electrocution and beatings were routine | | After spending eight months in Israeli detention, I…
This election season, an anti-immigration nonprofit with ties to hate groups is pushing conservative lawmakers to expand a controversial worker surveillance tool that critics say is discriminatory and harms businesses and workers.At a recent American Legislative Exchange Council gathering of conservative lawmakers and corporate lobbyists, the nonprofit NumbersUSA hosted a workshop promoting E-Verify, a government website used to screen workers' immigration status. Mandating that employers use E-Verify would allow "state legislatures to take control of [the immigration] situation," said Andrew Good, NumbersUSA's…
Someone, I forget who, said "we're all Marxists now," and, while that might have been truer during the antifascist 1930s than at any other time in history, it is not true now. Marxism probably has as many if not more fierce foes today around the world, and from Hungary to Brazil, as it had during the height 
Journalist and political analyst Caleb Maupin put out a video "Scott Ritter's home raided by the FBI." Maupin affirmed his solidarity with Ritter, a staunch opponent of US militaristic support for Ukraine and Israel. Ritter's anti-imperialist stand is nothing new. He first came to wider attention with his opposition to US plans to attack Iraq …
In the United States, most people are educated to understand that democracy means multi-party elections and that any country that does not have multi-party elections is repressive and undemocratic. However, democracy simply means "rule of the people" and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with multi-party elections. For example, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is …
In the United States, most people are educated to understand that democracy means multi-party elections and that any country that does not have multi-party elections is repressive and undemocratic. However, democracy simply means "rule of the people" and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with multi-party elections. | For example, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a single party state that is also democratic. While this concept might seem confusing to many educated in "the West", it is quite true. On March 4th, delegates from the Communist Party USA's Hello Comrade Program met with Truong Thi Ngoc Anh,…
Max Elbaum — The mood among opponents of MAGA has shifted dramatically. But the electoral map hasn't changed, and the Gaza genocide continues. What does this mean for progressives and the socialist Left?
In "This decision [to arrest Sedrine] was based on an investigation initiated by the investigating judge of the economic and financial judicial hub, following a complaint from a member of the Truth and Dignity Commission," said Mohamed Zitouna, spokesperson for the Tunis First Instance Court, to local radio Mosaique FM. | The Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC, or IV…
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost "It was not the highly visible acts of Congress but the seemingly mundane and often nontransparent actions of regulatory agencies that empowered the great transformation of the U.S. commercial banks from traditionally conservative deposit-taking and lending businesses into providers of wholesale financial risk management and intermediation services." — …
Nguy·ªÖn Phú Tr·ªçng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party and Chairman of the National Assembly, died July 19, 2024, at the age of 80. Tr·ªçng was widely respected for his ideological contributions as well as his long leadership . . . | 
Spaniards across the country are protesting against the uncontrolled influx of tourists that has caused a collapse in quality of life, a jump in housing prices and a rise in the cost of basic necessities.
Bourgeois economists, ever ready to proclaim the impending demise of the socialist economic model in the People's Republic of China (PRC), find every opportunity to throw shade on China's economic system.
Jess Spear — We need to place an understanding of the ecological crisis at the centre of what we are doing. We are not just ecosocialists when we are campaigning about the environment and socialists the rest of the time.
It was an hour before the motorcade was set to arrive in downtown Nashville, and the lady in the "Trump Save America" T-shirt was explaining why she hates Kamala Harris. "I'm not meaning to say I'm a prejudiced person," she began. Of the many ways to end such a sentence, none were promising. I assumed she would call the vice president a "DEI hire," as right-wing pundits had done all week. But she veered in a different direction. | Harris, the woman went on, believes in pushing homosexuality, transgenderism, and "people acting like cats and dogs." At her grandniece's public school in Kentucky, students identify…
Governor's Family-Centered Services Initiative Supports Local Departments That Serve Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Families Across New York Initiative First Announced as Part of Governor's 2024 State of the State Governor Kathy Hochul on August 2nd, announced $17.2 million in awards through the Family-Centered Services initiative to strengthen social services that help vulnerable families achieve financial stability. This funding will help local social services departments throughout New York to hire more staff as they continue serving hundreds of thousands of low-income families statewide. "We're strengthe…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has joined the international chorus urging for the reform of international financial architecture. The Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, Patrick Ocailap says reforming the international financial architecture is imperative to give developing countries like Uganda a fair chance to turn its immense potential into opportunities to overcome future challenges. …
WASHINGTON—The United Auto Workers said its members will join a "mass mobilization" protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming address to Congress. Netanyahu left for the U.S. on Monday and is scheduled to speak to Congress Wednesday, amid continuing global anger over Israel's genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. A recent report from …
How the UK's approach to Israel has changed under Labour | Foreign Secretary David Lammy has significantly shifted Labour's approach to arms sales and international law since he entered government | | Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the restoration of UK funding to Unrwa last week (A…
More than half of the mainly In its latest study on migration, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) found that "over half" of migrants in Tunisia lived "in the street, public parks, encampments, and outdoor areas". | Tunisia is a key departure point for <...
By Dean Baker / Beat the Press Leading media outlets like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker have about as much concern for intellectual consistency as TikTok videos. In very serious and somber tones they will warn the rest of us about a major problem and then in the next issue, …
Cambridge University to review investments in response to pro-Gaza protests | University says demonstrations and appeals by the student union and in colleges prompted it to consider whether policy 'in line with our institutional values' | | The encampment on Cambridge's iconic King's Parade…
What are the results of the parliamentary elections in France on 7 July 2024?: | In the second round of France's 
Civil unmanned aviation becomes a new sector of the Russian economy…
Young, tech-savvy individuals are at forefront of local and international projects COMMENT | RONNY KAHUMA | The graphic design industry in Uganda is experiencing a vibrant transformation, evolving from a niche profession into a vital component of the nation's creative economy. A growing appreciation for visual aesthetics and the increasing demand for high-quality design in …
Flounders, a coordinator of the SanctionsKill Campaign, will moderate the July 23 webinar described at the end of this article. The upcoming elections in Venezuela, scheduled for July 28, are in the crosshairs of another attempted U.S.-orchestrated regime change operation. U.S. politicians have already intentionally created years of economic hardship . . . | 
Former President of the US Barack Obama and President Joe Biden at the 25th anniversary of the White House initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at the White House on October 15, 2015, in Washington DC —Reuters 
In his opus 'The Wealth of Nations' published in 1776 Adam Smith drew a distinction between the progressive state, the stationary state and the declining state.
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students from the West Nile region have tasked the Electoral Commission to provide clear mechanisms for the regulation of security agencies during the electoral process. The students raised the concerns to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon who was in Arua for a civic engagement exercise …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The world's demand for electricity is rising at its fastest rate in years, driven by robust economic growth, intense heatwaves, and increasing uptake of technologies that run on electricity such as Electric vehicles and heat pumps. Despite the enduring impacts of the global energy crisis, growth in electricity demand …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown his weight behind medium and small financial sector players demanding a one stop regulation centre, saying that multiple centres lead to confusion in which gullible Ugandans may be abused and exploited. The President whose message was delivered by the Minister of the Presidency minister …
Every Israeli football player is a soldier. | Joining the Israeli army is mandatory in order to become a football player in the national team. | This is one of many reasons why the Palestine Football Association (PFA) is asking FIFA to expel Israel and uphold its own rules and regulations. | When the Ukraine war began, athletes from Russia and Belarus were forced to compete as "neutral" athletes. This meant no flag, no anthem, and no connection to the armed forces or support for the war. | Not only are all Israeli football players soldiers, but they regularly advertise and promote the Israeli army, posting pho…
Britain's new Labour government said on Friday it would resume funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency Britain was one of several countries to 
One of the benefits of attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is that I met and befriended some amazing people. One of these is Yi Shen currently works at the Department of International Politics , Fudan University. Yi does research in Foreign Policy, Information Technology, National Cybersecurity Strategy, Global Cyberspace Gonvernance and Politics and International Relations. | Professor Yi graciously agreed to let me interview him. Actually, it was sort of a joint-interview. Since he is a technical guru,…
PBS has a new docu-series called "Hope in the Water," full of feel-good stories about aquatic foods that come from the ocean and other waterways. As someone who does communications for a grassroots nonprofit rallying around a healthy ocean commons and local, values-based seafood, I have mixed feelings. On one hand, I fundamentally believe there's 
After 14 years of Conservative incompetence, corruption and lies, the election of The Labour Party led by Kier Starmer, has ignited a feeling of hope and optimism in the country. In a historic election, on 4 July Labour won a landslide with 412 parliamentary seats (of 650 in total); the Tories, as if anyone cares, 
"Summertime, and the living is easy, fish are jumping, and"… wait a minute, what is this? It's a summer camp for kids — but with a disturbing corporate twist. Some outlets of Chick-fil-A, the fast food chicken chain, are now promoting a summer camp where children as young as 5 can learn "how to be 
As of July 15, 2024, the latest figures from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows that the wealth of the 10 wealthiest U.S. citizens continues to surge ahead—by over 24.5% during the first part of the year, an increase of $336.9 billion, bringing their total wealth to $1.71 trillion or $1,710 billion. The increase in their 
Louisiana has become the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, up to and including state-funded universities. Since Louisiana regularly places towards the bottom of state rankings in education, health, poverty, violent crimes, and overall quality of life, Louisiana must find it gratifying that 
The Cuban economy is the worse it's been since the "Special Period" following the end of the Soviet Union. The country is in the midst of a years-long economic contraction that's affecting food production and the availability of medicines. For the first time ever, the government has officially requested aid from the United Nations World …
WASHINGTON—Eliminate the minimum wage. Emasculate the National Labor Relations Board by cutting its budget, killing its rules and ending its jurisdiction over "small" businesses. Curb overtime pay. Make job safety and health depend on bosses' "voluntary compliance." Kill worker protections in construction, seafaring and mass transit. Eliminate the Department of Education. Fire 50,000 federal workers …
The growth rate will be 4.3 per cent in developing countries…
CORAL GABLES, FL—Calling the project "a labor of love," plastic surgeon Dr. Alexander Ruttenberg reportedly tore his new wife, Natalia Barova, down to the studs this week. "She's not perfect, but she's got good bones," said Ruttenberg, who boasted that he was spending "a small fortune" on cosmetic updates and… 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gynecologists say reliance on traditional birth attendants is contributing to the high number of obstetric fistula in Busoga. An obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening between a woman's genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum.The condition is caused by prolonged, obstructed labor which often leaves women leaking urine, feces, or …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's digital technology innovation industry is still one of the virgin employment areas for Uganda's young innovators, with a capacity to handle millions of engineers, according to Aminah Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary at the ICT and National Guidance Ministry. Zawedde, says that while Uganda has a population of 46 …
Au Loong-Yu discusses the factors that fueled China's phenomenal economic rise, how they have begun to exhaust themselves, and the significance of the White Paper movement, which he argues heralds a new period in Chinese politics.
Uganda's digital technology innovation industry is still one of the virgin employment areas for Uganda's young innovators, with a capacity to handle millions of engineers, according to Aminah Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary at the ICT and National Guidance Ministry. Zawedde, says that while Uganda has a population of 46 million people (and an economy of …
Dmitry Pozhidaev — If religion is the opium of the people, FDI is the opium of development: it creates an appearance of development while undermining and restricting development opportunities.
UK: Labour MP Zarah Sultana tables amendment calling for end of Israel arm sales | Proposed amendment to the first King's Speech under Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls on British lawmakers to uphold international law | | Sultana is considered to be on the left wing of the ruling Labour Party (Briti…
Labour Friends of Israel backs UK's restoration of Unrwa funding with caveats | The influential group wants the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to eventually transfer its functions to the Palestinian Authority | | Palestinians flee from a Unrwa school targeted by an Israeli air strike (Reuters/Ra…
Tunisia's prime minister urged European countries on Wednesday to increase financial assistance to his country and others to help tackle the flow of Tunisia has faced protests by local residents and extra financial costs over migrants arriving from other countries in the hope of 
Thirty years ago, U.S. corporate capital, along with the Clinton administration, envisioned globalization, achieved through trade, investment, and financial liberalization, as the spearhead of its greater domination of the global economy. Wall Street and Washington were wrong. It was China that was the biggest beneficiary of globalization and the United States one of its main victims. 
Cuba and Cuban science gained acclaim worldwide for producing their own very effective Covid-19 vaccines. The achievement stood out among nations of the Global South. The feat reflects Cuba's development over decades of a formidable scientific establishment engaged in the development and marketing of biologic products oriented to healthcare mostly, and also to food production. 
Another four people died last week after their dinghy capsized in the Channel. 'When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream,' once said former Beatle John Lennon. Attempting foresight, our new UK Home Secretary 
The 'billionaire raj' of the reform period has emerged to be far more unequal than the 'British Raj'.
HOUSTON—An estimated 13 people are dead and hundreds of thousands of Houston residents remain without power and vulnerable to the Texas summer more than a week after Hurricane Beryl first struck. The storm serves as another painful reminder of the destructive power of climate change that has been exacerbated by the purchased political power of …
Coffee exports boost the country's economy positively…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has hailed the cooperation between Uganda and France in the areas of trade, investment and diplomatic relations as a formidable uniting factor that ought to be fostered for further growth. "We are looking forward to increasing the trade volumes between our two countries …
How the new Labour government should do it London, UK | IAN MITCHELL | The Labour party was elected with the largest majority in over 27 years at the UK's July 04 general election. Its manifesto committed to "regain Britain's global leadership on development" with a headline to "modernise" and a mission to "create a world …
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? At a laboratory benchtop surrounded by bins of funnels and syringes, robotic parts, beakers, microscopes and other machines, Temple University bioengineer Not much larger than a postage stamp, it felt smooth and weightless. | "Right now, it looks like a solid white fabric," Gerstenhaber said, but i…
Even with Nigeria releasing almost 98% of the funds that were blocked in the country, the continent continues to grapple with blocked funds ANALYSIS | AENCIES | African aviation industry continued to show resilience and growth in the second quarter of 2024, navigating economic challenges and seizing opportunities. Airlines across the continent sustained their recovery, driven …
The government has released up to 5.899 trillion Shillings for various activities in the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. A bulk of the funds will finance the non-wage bill with an allocation of 3.371 trillion Shillings, followed by the wage bill at 1.990 trillion Shillings, among other allocations. Of this, 323.50 billion Shillings …
#OccupyParliament, #RejectFinanceBill are an opportunity for a new mode of emancipatory democracy COMMENT | JOEL MUKISA | If you asked a think-tank team leader or a social sciences professor at Kabarak or Nairobi University if they anticipated the scale and popularity of the protests that rocked East Africa's economic powerhouse Kenya recently for two weeks, they …
Laudate Dominum de Mozart y Aleluya de Haendel Erik Prince Gives Detailed Assessment Of Secret Service Failure, by Tyler Durden We Must Question the Attempted Assassination of Trump, by Derrick Broze Why We'll Never Know What Really Happened in Butler, PA, by Ron Paul (Trump) In Search of an A-Team, by John Leake They Think We Are Stupid, by Aaron Kheriaty In the wake of a fatal shooting and attempted assassination of Donald Trump.. by Matt Taibbi On grounding mechanisms: Avoid untethered schizophrenia — Neoliberal Feudalism Bipartisan Support for More Genocidal Nuclear Weapons, by Bill…
For seven days in a row, Mohammed Anan, a Palestinian man from the Speaking to The New Arab, the 45-year-old father of five, said, "The surprise military attack on the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood and the industrial area did not allow me to escape with…
On Isla Grande, Afro-Colombian residents discuss the urgent need for a sustainable electricity plant. Their efforts echo President Petro's push for solar energy, with the aim of addressing broader regional goals of sustainable development. Yet, development and climate adaption require funding — funding that is instead going to war, with global military spending nearing $3 trillion annually.
A little over a year ago, WHO declared the end of the COVID-19 health emergency. The pandemic had disastrous consequences for workers, especially those in the informal sector. According to a World Bank report, the last five years will reflect the lowest figures for economic growth in the last 30 years: 40 percent of low-income countries will remain 
It is as if we all synchronized our nightmares—or, rather, in a world of neoliberal austerity, we have run out of night-time horror tales and need to all share the same moth-eaten, unraveling, tedious bad dream. We have a tsunami of infected shit pouring mightily through our paper mache sea wall—a fierce, eternal heat wave, 
We speak with journalist Robert Kuttner about Donald Trump's selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance to be his running mate in the 2024 election. Vance rose to fame in 2016 after writing the memoir Hillbilly Elegy about his upbringing in Appalachia. He was elected to the Senate in 2022 with the backing of right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, who spent $10 million on his candidacy. While he was a vocal critic of Trump's politics, once comparing him to Hitler, Vance has since embraced the MAGA movement and is now one of the most vocal defenders of the former president. Vance's elevation is "very…
Labour rejects JD Vance's jibe of UK as 'first Islamist country' with nuclear weapons | The comment by Trump running mate has been dismissed by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and other Labour figures | | Once an opponent of Trump, Vance is on track to become his vice president during a second t…
Commercial farming of wild animals as luxury food for the rich triggered a global pandemic.
A brilliant theoretical physicist best known for his theory of relativity, Albert Einstein was also a socialist. John Bellamy Foster describes Einstein's radical political commitments, including his efforts in relation to the founding of Brandeis University, his role in the Henry Wallace campaign, and his seminal essay "Why Socialism?"
The leader of Nepal's largest communist party was inaugurated as prime minister at a ceremony in Kathmandu on Sunday. Khadga Prasad Oli, who heads the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), was named to…
MILWAUKEE —Declaring the Teamsters "aren't beholden to anyone or any party," union President Sean O'Brien used a prime-time speech to the Republican National Convention to urge the union-hostile party to work with organized labor. O'Brien claimed to speak for not just his union, which he estimated is split 50-50 between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
China's high-tech and intellectual development is making progress…
Students grew crops even in temperatures as low as 46 degrees Celsius…
Continent to fund own oil and gas projects in wake of Western financial institutions' hesitancy ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Petroleum Producers' Organisation (APPO), an association of African petroleum producing countries, together with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have zeroed-in on Nigeria's federal capital, Abuja, to host the headquarters of the newly created Africa …
The 20th CPC Central Committee started its third plenary session in Beijing on Monday. | During the four-day meeting, China's political leadership is expected to discuss deepening reforms, long-term economic development and advancing Chinese modernization. | China is working to become a high-level socialist market economy by 2035. | To discuss: | Qu Qiang is the Assistant Director of the International Monetary Institute. | 
Kenya struggles to keep economic grip on Uganda COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya has four big exports to Uganda; palm oil (11.8%) of exports, cement 10.1%, coated flat-rolled iron 8.94%, and refined petroleum 6.27%. Together, these comprise about 40% of Kenya's total exports to Uganda as of December 2022, according to data from …
Billions of dollars are in the Syracuse Pipeline to help developers and contractors complete their projects. To get plugged in, you need to get certified under one or many of the state, federal, and/or city minority/disabled/veteran disadvantages procurement programs… Which one? Vicki Brackens of Brackens Financial Solutions Network, LLC and Brianca Hill, Director of Business Development at the City of Syracuse gives us the details here on George Kilpatrick Inspiration for the Nation.
Gareth Dale — A resilient history of workers' initiatives overcoming redundancies, alongside recent activist, trade-union and workforce collaborations, provide concrete examples for empowered just transitions.
Decreased lead poisoning rates in investment areas point to hopeful improvement July 17, 2024 — The Central New York Community Foundation announced today that it will be investing an additional $1 million toward childhood lead poisoning prevention through its LeadSafeCNY initiative. Since the Community Foundation's LeadSafeCNY grantmaking launched in 2018, nearly 1,750 windows and 165 doors have been replaced and more than 265 safe and affordable rental units have been either newly constructed or renovated. More than 280 individuals have been trained on proper lead paint removal and thousands of people have…
As Online Gaming and In-App Purchases Grow in Popularity, Consumers Should Take Extra Precautions to Protect Themselves and Their Children Follow the New York Department of State on Facebook, X and Instagram for "Tuesday's Tips" — Practical Tips to Educate and Empower New York Consumers on a Variety of Topics Video & Audio of Secretary Mosley Providing Video Game Safety Tips Is Available Here The New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection is providing consumers tips to protect their privacy and finances while playing video games. According to the Pew Research Center, 85% of teens nationw…
The financial regulator is in consultation to begin purchasing locally produced gold to bolster its foreign reserves and address challenges in international financial markets Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's central bank has urged borrowers to prepare for high interest rates due to tightening financial conditions and increased government borrowing on the domestic market. The …
The Government, under the Prime Minister's office, has launched the Eastern Region Disaster Warehouse at the Mbale Red Cross office, located in Industrial City Division, Mbale City. This warehouse will store disaster relief items such as gumboots, jerry cans, and tapelines. These items will be donated to disaster victims by the government, Oxfam, the Red …
The debates over "multipolarity" and the significance of an allegedly multipolar BRICS grouping continue. In an opinion piece in People's Voice ("Multipolarity, BRICS+ and the struggle for peace, cooperation, and socialism today," June 16-30, 2024) writer Garrett Halas mounts an earnest defense of multipolarity and the BRICS+ "as a positive step towards socialism." Halas joins …
Image by Hennie Stander. | We are endlessly and repetitively treated to sermons on the wonders of capitalism. Everybody will be taken care of, with the proviso that you are willing to work. As I have had frequent cause to note, that a line has to be furiously propagated across every channel speaks to a lack of concrete reality. And as more people, especially young people, see that they have declining possibilities, more questioning inevitably arises. | The only thing worse in capitalism to having a job, however unpleasant, is not having a job. Unemployment benefits are barely at starvation rates and end all to…
The country is moving towards a sustainable economy…
Xi Jinping inspiring China's reform with vivid metaphors BEIJING | Xinhua | President Xi Jinping has articulately used adages, idioms and metaphors to discuss a new round of reform to drive the development of the world's second-largest economy since 2012. In a distinct fashion, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) …
Mariana Riscali — In confronting the far right, unity is essential among all who oppose the far right and defend democracy. At the same time, we must maintain our political independence and remain true to our program.
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at press conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2023. The United Auto Workers union is under attack by the federal government. A court-appointed monitor, imposed after major corruption scandals were brought to light, is conducting an investigation of alleged financial . . . | 
VOCES8: Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré Fredwitz on War II, by Fred Reed Operation DAWN, by Scott Ritter Why Is the West Preparing for War? by Paul Craig Roberts The Mainstream Worldview Is A Mass-Produced Artificial Psychosis, by Caitlin Johnstone Is the first amendment "out of control"? by el gato malo, Tim Wu The Moral & Strategic Bankruptcy of US Policy in Gaza and Ukraine, by John Mearsheimer Richard Falk Is "Deeply Pessimistic About the Future of the Country," by Kevin Barrett Biden: Strategic Projections of Confidence, by Yves Smith Biden Praises 'Vice President Trump' During…
In his Reform UK website bio, he states: "I grew up in Basildon, worked hard, and went on to study economics at university. From there, I was recruited by tier 1 banks. | "Since then, I have facilitated billions of dollars in business deals across sectors including energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing for both global corporations and developing country governments. I achieved this by fostering relationships, understanding the legal documentation, and getting the numbers right." | But some of the numbers and documents don't seem to add up. | His biography also adds: "My professional journey has included…