(2022-07-04). Either We Will All Be Saved or We Will All Disappear Equally! That, Is the Dilemma. transcend.org 2 Jul 2022 – Following the recent strategy decided by NATO at its Madrid Summit, which states that China "challenges its interests, security and values", and that Russia is "the most significant and direct threat" to its interests, the world is moving very quickly towards its partition in terms of the structure of the international system.
(2022-07-04). Indian government proposal to study "racial purity" draws widespread attack from scientists. wsws.org Any proposed attempt to define rigid racial distinctions among India's 1.4 billion people, even if honestly undertaken, would quickly run counter to well-established scientific research that has demonstrated the immense diversity of India's population, as well as the world's population as a whole, with respect to genetics, language, and culture.
(2022-07-04). Palestine in Pictures: June 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2022-07-04). Brazil's MST on the Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. popularresistance.org Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. | In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara of the National Board of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) at the movement's Armazém do Campo store where one can find a selection of agroecological, organic and family farming products. Cassia sets the backdrop for the upcoming electoral campaign and describes some of the main issues in Brazil today and reflects on the recent victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombia.
(2022-07-04). India's Fine Balance in the International Arena. journal-neo.org India is increasingly making its presence felt in the international political arena. And as India's influence grows in the current stage of the Great World Game, so the major world powers are competing to bring New Delhi into their own camp. India itself is no passive onlooker in this process with considerable skill it …
(2022-07-04). Dutch farmers block food warehouses over new environmental rules. popularresistance.org Farmers in the Netherlands have blockaded supermarket distribution centers in continuing protests against new environmental rules on nitrogen emissions that are likely to put many of them out of business. | Fishers on Monday blocked ports in a show of support for farmers. The blockade prevented ferries from sailing to almost all the Wadden Islands off the country's northern coast and caused lengthy delays, shipping companies reported. | Also on Monday, farmers used tractors and large bales of hay to block entrances to the supermarket distribution centers, as the association of food traders warned of supply bottle…
(2022-07-04). President Maduro Warns Against More Terrorist Threats From Colombia & Duque Rejects Maduro's Tentative Visit to Colombia. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, July 2, the commander in chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and President of the Republic Nicolás Maduro warned about the terrorist plans that have been hatched against Venezuela by the administration of the outgoing president of Colombia, Iván Duque: "Keep your guard up, men and women of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, of the Presidential Honor Guard, of the Military Counterintelligence Directorate; men and women of arms, guard up high to continue defeating the terrorist threats that come from the dying government of Iván Duque in Colombia, guard up high and always high mora…
(2022-07-04). Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation. scheerpost.com According to the National Priorities Project, about 25% of our tax dollars go to the Pentagon to finance the men, women, and weaponry that enables the United States military to fight its wars in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere. An additional 13.2% goes to pay the national debt much of which was borrowed to pay for war.
(2022-07-04). In The Wake of Abu Akleh's Murder, Media Continued to Obscure Israeli Violence. scheerpost.com By Robin Andersen / FAIR On May 13, two days after the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli Occupation Forces, as her loss still dominated international news cycles, thousands of Palestinian mourners gathered to pay tribute to the woman who had given them voice for so long. They came to lay her body …
(2022-07-04). Would A Rising Pro-Reparations Gavin Newsom Knock Out Biden In DNC Presidential Primary? moguldom.com With the Democrats facing increased disapproval from members of their own party, some are wondering whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be a viable challenger to President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race. The speculation comes after Newsom, whose national profile is rising, called out his own party for not doing enough to combat …
(2022-07-04). Georgian ruling party accuses opposition, "NGOs" of plotting "color" coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJuly 4, 2022 Ruling party Chairman: United National Movement, satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" The United National Movement opposition party and its satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" in Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday. Speaking at a party briefing, …
(2022-07-04). Plans mature for coup, dragging Georgia into war by December: MPs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2July 4, 2022 UNM and their partners will consistently try to use each point of the plan to prepare a revolutionary scenario by the end of December joint statement of Subari, Kavelashvili and Khundadze The United National Movement and their partners will consistently try to use each point of the plan to prepare …
(2022-07-04). BRICS countries can make significant contribution to 2030 SDGs: senior Brazilian official. ecns.cn A senior Brazilian official has spoken highly of the role BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has played during the past 16 years and the importance of the 14th BRICS Summit hosted by China during an interview with China News Service.
(2022-07-04). 12 dead in north India as bus falls into deep gorge. ecns.cn A total of 12 people died and some others were injured when their bus fell into a deep gorge in India's northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, a local government official said.
(2022-07-04). Hancock Health, Hendricks Regional Health in Indiana join Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Hancock Health, Hendricks Regional Health and Mayo Clinic announced Wednesday, June 29, that the two Indiana health systems have joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of carefully vetted, independent health care organizations, have special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise. Hancock Health and Hendricks Regional Health have a shared vision to provide central Indiana with excellent health care and keep communities healthy…
(2022-07-04). Smart trackless train starts trial run in Chengdu. ecns.cn The 30.2-meter-long smart trackless trains "Shudu" and "Tianfu" with a maximum capacity of 300 passengers conducted trial runs in Chengdu on Monday. The smart trackless trains have rubber tires and a small turning circle, equivalent of the turning radius of a 12-meter bus.
(2022-07-04). Official monkeypox cases surpass 6,000 as model projects over 1 million cases globally by this fall. wsws.org The unprecedented global outbreak of monkeypox is deepening throughout the world, raising concerns among scientists and physicians internationally that another pandemic is now unfolding alongside the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-07-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: What men under 40 should know about testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is National Men's Health Month, and for young men, it's a good time to recognize the signs of testicular cancer. Approximately 1 of every 250 men in the U.S. will develop testicular cancer, with the average age of 33 at the time of diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCR-az6uphA&feature=youtu.be Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-07-04). The Corporate Push for Synthetic Foods: False Solutions That Endanger Our Health and Damage the Planet. transcend.org 22 Jun 2022 – Foreword by Dr Vandana Shiva, President of Navdanya International – How can we heal our relationship with food in the age of artificial food? Technological solutions aim to replace animal products and other food staples with lab-grown alternatives. Artificial food advocates are reiterating the old and failed rhetoric that industrial agriculture is essential to feed the world.
(2022-07-04). "Stop the war!": Successful IYSSE meeting with students at Humboldt University, Berlin. wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) organized an online discussion event at Humboldt University (HU) in Berlin last Monday, in which about 60 students participated.
(2022-07-04). Key Takeaways from BRICS Summit. transcend.org 29 Jun 2022 – Last week the 14th BRICS Summit took place virtually, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS bloc (Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents a key political, economic, and scientific force in the international arena. These nations represent half of the world's population and their collective GDP is greater that $20 trillion.
(2022-07-04). Iran exports $358m of goods to Iraq via Mehran crossing. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Director-General of Customs Administration of the western province of Ilam has said that 358 million dollars of commodities have been exported to Iraq from the Mehran International Border in the current Iranian year.
(2022-07-04). What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do? scheerpost.com By Dave Lindorff / CounterPunch We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their …
(2022-07-04). Chinese sculptor Xu Hongfei holds exhibition in Beijing. ecns.cn The 44th tour exhibition of Chinese sculptor Xu Hongfei, which presents more than 120 works, was unveiled at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Sunday. The exhibition will last until July 21, 2022.
(2022-07-04). Aplicación móvil Viajando anuncia cambios en su política de reservación. cubadebate.cu La Empresa Viajero, perteneciente al Ministerio de Transporte de la República de Cuba, informó a la población modificaciones en su política de reservación en la aplicación móvil Viajando. La decisión da respuesta a las opiniones de los usuarios respecto al descontento que genera la poca disponibilidad de capacidades de viaje, aclaró la empresa en la red social Facebook.
(2022-07-04). JFK airport evacuated after unattended bag sparks bomb scare. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Passengers at John F. Kennedy International Airport were evacuated on Sunday as a bomb squad cleared an unattended bag found at the venue, the US Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) announced.
(2022-07-04). From the Fourth of July to the Sixth of January. wsws.org The working class—in the US and internationally—must be warned of the ongoing danger of dictatorship and mobilized in time to stop it.
(2022-07-04). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.
(2022-07-03). Washington Plunges the World into Total Chaos. journal-neo.org Today, politicians and common people in all countries expressly say that the United States is losing its influence on the global stage. Even The Washington Times, by publishing the results of the new survey conducted by Pew Research Center, acknowledges that the prevailing opinion among the US nationals is that America is definitely a loser …
(2022-07-03). The West's Debacle in Ukraine: A Conversation with Jacques Baud. libya360.wordpress.com Jacques Baud continues his analysis of the crisis in the Ukraine, this time focusing on the failures that are now facing the West in its confrontation with Russia. The only real winner in the West seems to be a revitalized NATO. Thomas Kaiser of Zeitgeschehen im Fokus leads the discussion. Thomas Kaiser (TK): The May 19th New York Times editorial questioned…
(2022-07-03). Donbass Republic is Fully Liberated. libya360.wordpress.com The ministry added the Russian Armed Forces and the People's Militia of the LPR have established full control over Lisichansk and a number of nearby settlements, the largest of which are Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo, and Belaya Gora. MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on the liberation of…
(2022-07-03). National Identity: The US and Russia Mark Pearl Harbor and Hitler's Invasion Very Differently. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The word 'Remember' in Russian is lit up as the date of Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union is commemorated in Moscow. © Sputnik / Evgeny Odinokov Over generations, perceptions distort history, and keeping memory alive is important for national identity Last month, Russia marked June 22, the date Operation Barbarossa…
(2022-07-03). US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control 'compatible left'. popularresistance.org Since 2016, US government-backed censorship of websites, YouTube channels, Facebook pages, Twitter profiles, and PayPal accounts has escalated alarmingly. | Washington targets those who counter the narratives that the government and big business media feed us, whether it be about US intervention and attempted overthrow of other governments, Covid, or stories of Russian interference. | With the war in Ukraine, the immense propaganda power of the US government and corporate media has been directed against Russia and intensified on an overwhelming scale.
(2022-07-03). US National Security State Censoring Anti-imperialists. popularresistance.org Since 2016, US government-backed censorship of websites, YouTube channels, Facebook pages, Twitter profiles, and PayPal accounts has escalated alarmingly. | Washington targets those who counter the narratives that the government and big business media feed us, whether it be about US intervention and attempted overthrow of other governments, Covid, or stories of Russian interference. | With the war in Ukraine, the immense propaganda power of the US government and corporate media has been directed against Russia and intensified on an overwhelming scale.
(2022-07-03). NATO summit: South Korea joins NATO's anti-China campaign. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hankyoreh NewsJuly 3, 2022 S. Korean president fleshes out anti-China policy line at NATO summit "I'm glad to be able to join this discussion about the changing international security environment with NATO, which was established on the foundation of liberal democracy and the rule of law. I hope that a cooperative relationship between NATO and …
(2022-07-03). Turkey: NATO-supported Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan-Jordan-Britain war games end. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJuly 1, 2022 "Anatolian Eagle-2022" exercise ended "Anatolian Eagle-2022" International drills have ended in Konya, Turkiye, said the Ministry of National Defense of Turkiye, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports. Note that the military personnel of Azerbaijan, Great Britain, Jordan, and Pakistan also participated in the exercises. Photo: Azeri Press Agency…
(2022-07-03). Afghanistan: Massive Earthquake Magnifies Existing Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of June 22, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern region of Afghanistan reportedly killing in excess of 1,000 people. This natural disaster will only compound the existing problems inside the Central Asian nation in the aftermath of a 20-year occupation by the United States and the North…
(2022-07-03). Brazil's MST Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. libya360.wordpress.com Cassia Bechara of the MST's National Board sits down with Kawsachun News at Armazém do Campo in Sà£o Paulo. June 29, 2022. Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara…
(2022-07-03). The CIA & the Frankfurt School's Anti-Communism. libya360.wordpress.com GABRIEL ROCKHILL Foundations of the Global Theory Industry Frankfurt School critical theory has been—along with French theory—one of the hottest commodities of the global theory industry. Together, they serve as the common source for so many of the trend-setting forms of theoretical critique that currently dominate the academic market in the capitalist world, from postcolonial…
(2022-07-03). How AIPAC is Leading Efforts to Dismantle the UN Inquiry on Palestine. scheerpost.com Palestinians burn tires during a protest outside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza City, on April 25, 2022. Majdi Fathi | NurPhoto via AP | By Jessica Buxbaum / This month, the United Nations' Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel
(2022-07-03). The struggle between the Future and the Past: Where is Cuba going? mronline.org I have 2 favourite sayings. One draws upon the dialogue in Shakespeare's Henry the VI part 2 when Jack Cade envisions that the effect of his plot will be that "all the realm shall be in common". To this, comrade Dick responds, "the first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
(2022-07-03). A New Sense of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target and Apple. scheerpost.com By Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay / Labor Notes "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of …
(2022-07-03). Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff: Defund the Democratic Party. scheerpost.com Supreme Court of the United States of America by By Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff / Original to ScheerPost | On June 24, 2022, a majority ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States officially reversed the historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established that pregnant women had a constitutionally protected right to choose to have an abortion. This has quickly transformed the nation around r…
(2022-07-03). Things Are Not Looking Good For Japan's Sovereignty. thesaker.is By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog China, India, Russia and other free nations face difficulties of mutual respect and trust when engaging with the rulers of Japan, because…
(2022-07-03). The Realities of So-Called Conservation, and the Importance of Community Preparedness for Extreme Weather. projectcensored.org This week on the Project Censored radio show, we sit down with Fiore Longo of Survival International to discuss the colonialist and racist realities of so-called conservation, not least of…
(2022-07-03). President, CEO of National Endowment for Democracy pushes Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJuly 2, 2022 Georgian Prime Minister, National Endowment for Democracy head discuss long-term partnership The long-term partnership between Georgia and the National Endowment for Democracy was discussed on Saturday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Damon Wilson, the President and CEO of the NED. The meeting focused on the implemented and …
(2022-07-03). Think tanks from expanding pan-Turkic bloc visit conquered Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJuly 3, 2022 Think tanks from the OTS member countries and observers begin their visit to Azerbaijan's Shusha The visit of brain centers of the member and observer countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OAS) to Shusha has begun, APA reports. The conference organized by the International Relations Analysis Center in Shusha …
(2022-07-03). (W.E. Talk)Why do we say the population demographics of Xinjiang is a reflection of the development and progress of Xinjiang. ecns.cn Liang Yuchun, Principal of the Higher Institute of Nationality and Society, Xinjiang Normal University, stated in a feature interview with "W.E. Talk" from the China News Service "The development of the population of Xinjiang since the founding of the PRC is world-shaking, historic and continuing." Through analyzing the development of people native to Xinjiang, Yuchun explains his opinion that the improving quality of life in Xinjiang is an obvious result and clear example of social progress.
(2022-07-03). The Terrible Origins of July 4th. popularresistance.org "He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions." — Declaration of Independence | The July 4 holiday in the United States commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Anyone educated in this country has been propagandized with lies about patriotic colonists seeking freedom from a tyrannical British monarch. Our minds were filled with tales of Paul Revere and Betsy Ross which erase the role that i…
(2022-07-03). Chinese FM to attend several high-level international meetings. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Myanmar and attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Indonesia upon invitation.
(2022-07-03). Kosovo regime plans general offensive against Serb enclave on October 1. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92June 29, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá: The goal is a new "Storm". A general attack on northern Kosovo on October 1st Those requests were brought to Belgrade by the EU special envoy Miroslav Lajcak, with whom Vucic met tonight in the building of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic. President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá, …
(2022-07-03). Is There a Price in Blood for British Foreign Policy? scheerpost.com Sept. 15, 2011: From left: French President Nicholas Sarkozy, National Transition Council Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron in Benghazi, Libya, after addressing a crowd in Liberty Square. (No. 10 Downing) | By Peter Oborne / Before the invasion of Iraq in 2003 a number of people — including then MI5 chief Eliza Manningham-Buller — warned it would make the streets of Britain more dangerous. | These warnings were ignored by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
(2022-07-03). Massive fire breaks out near Erbil airport. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — A massive fire has broken out near Erbil International Airport located in northern Iraq, local sources reported on Sunday.
(2022-07-03). 'In the Middle East, We Are Hearing a New Set of Excuses to Justify the Same Old Policy'. scheerpost.com By Janine Jackson / | Janine Jackson interviewed Raed Jarrar about Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia for the Janine J…
(2022-07-03). KPFA Piranhas & Donald Goldmacher's Appeal To FCC To Take WBAI's License. indybay.org KPFA local station board member reports that KPFA LSB Board member and Pacifica national board member Donald Goldmacher has filed an appeal for the FCC to take away the license of Pacifica's sister New York station WBAI.
(2022-07-03). Shahr-e Kord to host 10th International Congress of Biology. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — The Scientific Secretary of the International Congress of Biology of Iran Ali Mohammad Ahadi said on Sunday that Shahr-e Kord in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province will host Iran's 10th International Congress of Biology.
(2022-07-03). The Collapse of the Canadian University and the Rise of the Church of Covid. libya360.wordpress.com Maximilian C. Forte February of 2022 was a particularly dark month, both in Quebec and in Canada generally. In Quebec, we had the expansion of the use of "vaccine passports" to large, well-ventilated box stores; a curfew had been imposed in January (and was lifted after nearly three weeks); the demonization of the so-called "unvaccinated"…
(2022-07-03). China ratchets up efforts to ease burdens on enterprises. ecns.cn The combination of tax and fee cuts is estimated to relieve enterprises of 2.86 trillion yuan in expenses in the first half of this year.Meanwhile, priorities have been given to small businesses as about 70 percent of the tax and fee support went to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
(2022-07-02). [Perspectives] The journey to greater equality. thelancet.com Economic inequalities have increased substantially across the world in the past three decades and have deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Piketty and his colleagues at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), France, have been at the forefront of tracking these changes, providing extremely useful analyses based on careful aggregation of national data on income and wealth inequality from a multitude of sources. They have shown that globally, inequality is now as entrenched as it was during the first part of the 20th century.
(2022-07-02). [Comment] A compassion narrative for the sustainable development goals: conscious and connected action. thelancet.com At the midpoint of the 15-year timeline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),1 the world is unprepared. The global community arguably has the scientific, technical, and political tools needed to achieve most, if not all, of the 169 SDG targets, yet we are far from the finish line. In 2019, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that global efforts were insufficient and called for radical change.2 Such change never materialised. The COVID-19 pandemic shocked many of the systems needed to achieve the SDGs, revealing deep inequities and the inadequacy of siloed approaches to health and fal…
(2022-07-02). [Articles] Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK. thelancet.com This trial found equivalence in pain at 3 days in children with a torus fracture of the distal radius assigned to the offer of a bandage group or the rigid immobilisation group, with no between-group differences in pain or function during the 6 weeks of follow-up.
(2022-07-02). [Comment] Torus fractures of the distal radius: time to focus on symptomatic management. thelancet.com The torus (buckle) fracture of the distal radius is one of the most common fractures in children. This fracture is inherently stable and carries an excellent prognosis,1 and several studies have supported the use of a removable splint primarily for symptom relief and discretionary follow-up.2—5 In The Lancet, Daniel Perry and colleagues6 report the results of a pragmatic randomised trial that was designed to challenge the need for any immobilisation. At 23 emergency departments across the UK, 965 children (379 [39%] female and 586 [61%] male) from age 4 years to 15 years with a torus fracture of the distal…
(2022-07-02). [Perspectives] Digitising heart transplant rejection. thelancet.com For more than four decades, the monitoring of cardiac allograft rejection (CAR) has been achieved by surveillance endomyocardial biopsies (EMBs) and manual assessment by cardiac pathology experts. The first criteria for histological assessment of EMBs were devised during the 1970s, and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) developed standardised guidelines in the 1990s that have been frequently updated. Besides rejection, these guidelines also pertain to the subtype of rejection (cellular or antibody) and CAR severity.