WSWS (2022-07-26). Sri Lanka's former Central Bank governor calls for tough austerity measures. wsws.org Indrajit Coomaraswamy warned the ruling class: "We have a very narrow path to follow. If we do not follow it will result in a disastrous outcome."

Mairead Skehan Gillis (2022-07-26). Boston Starbucks Workers United strikes against unfair labor practices. workers.org Boston Striking members of Boston Starbucks Workers United made U.S. labor history this week, shutting down their store at 874 Commonwealth Ave. at Boston University for seven days, in protest of what SBWU calls a pattern of management's new union-busting, racist and transphobic Unfair Labor Practices. July 19 protest. WW . . . |

Deborah Rodriguez (2022-07-26). From San Juan to NYC: protests against increased energy costs in Puerto Rico. workers.org On July 20 an alliance of Puerto Rican and multinational anti-imperialist organizations led by New York Boricua Resistance (NYBR) gathered in front of DLA Piper in New York City. DLA Piper is one of the law firms that represents LUMA and is connected to the increase in energy prices in . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-07-26). Internationalists' role in Nicaragua's 1979 Revolution. workers.org By Hernán Cano The Argentine author conducted this interview with Venezuelan Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein for the news agency Sputnik in preparation for the July anniversary of the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution. Its introduction noted that Rodriguez Gelfenstein, whose guerrilla father was forced out of Chile by the 1973 coup led by . . . |

Betsey Piette (2022-07-26). Court evictions order won't stop UC Townhome protests. workers.org Philadelphia University City Townhomes residents resisting eviction responded to news that owner IBID Associates had secured a court order July 22 to disband a protest encampment at the site, saying the decision will not stop their protests. University City Townhomes encampment. WW PHOTO: Joe Piette The court order was issued . . . |

WSWS (2022-07-26). Biden declares Washington D.C. cops the heroes of January 6. wsws.org In pre-taped and edited remarks to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Biden falsely claimed that someone "can't be pro-insurrection and pro-cop."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-25). War as a Purpose: Young Ukrainians Radicalized in Neo-Nazi Training Camps. libya360.wordpress.com Thousands of Ukrainian children have been poisoned by the neo-Nazi ideology in the years since the Maidan Uprising. Grown-ups have consistently taught them hatred, calling it patriotism. To that end, the country established a whole network of children's camps, whose instructors had served as punishers in the Donbass. 'Let Moscow Lie in Ruins!' In 2017,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-25). Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Battalions Indoctrinated Children with Anti-Russian Ideology. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz In a recent report, information was published on how young Ukrainians were indoctrinated to adopt racist anti-Russian ideology in training camps commanded by the neo-Nazi battalions that have been operating in the country since the Maidan coup. In these camps, in addition to ideological indoctrination, children were also initiated into military training to fight…

____ (2022-07-25). Max Blumenthal & Aaron Maté Slam Corporate Media Disinfo. transcend.org 21 Jun 2022 – Before a hostile audience from the corporate press, they explain how the mainstream media is the most prolific source of disinformation, working closely with the national security state while deflecting scrutiny from the oligarchy that controls it.

Laurent Brayard (2022-07-25). Larissa, three months of torture in the SBU dungeons in Kharkov. mronline.org Larissa was a police officer in the city of Kharkov and served Ukraine faithfully for 18 years.

WSWS (2022-07-25). Towns outside of Yosemite National Park evacuated as wildfires rage across California and Pacific Northwest. wsws.org More than 5.5 million acres in the United States have been burned by wildfires this year so far, more than 1.4 times the ten-year average.

WSWS (2022-07-25). New Sri Lankan president appoints his predecessor's cabinet. wsws.org In response to the country's unprecedented economic and political crisis, the "new" government will impose the austerity measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and brutally suppress any opposition.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-25). 9 Arrested in Police Crackdown on Protests in Tunisia Ahead of Constitutional Referendum. towardfreedom.org Several human-rights defenders and progressive activists were detained during a mass protest against authoritarian moves by President Kais Saied, reports People's Dispatch.

Staff (2022-07-25). "Auschwitz Women" goes to Ukrainian theater festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Iranian play "Auschwitz Women" by Ali Safari will be screened in the International Theater Festival "Melpomene of Tavria" in Ukraine.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-25). Reporters Without Borders Launches Campaign to Censor Russian Media. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Sweeney Reporters Without Borders General Secretary Christophe Deloire A JOURNALIST has accused press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) of "abetting genocide" after it launched a controversial appeal for funds to censor Russian media. Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett accused RSF of silencing the voices of the Donbass region's inhabitants. The group launched an appeal…

WSWS (2022-07-25). One day queuing for cooking gas in Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka. wsws.org This following report was written by a WSWS writer living in the UK, describing his experiences during a short holiday visit to Sri Lanka.

Editor (2022-07-25). Russia attacked warship and arms depot in Odessa port. mronline.org The Russian Defense Ministry today confirmed the recent attack by the Russian armed forces on the port of Odessa, an action that directly hit military targets.

Editor (2022-07-25). Ralph Nader: Weaning the State Department Off War-making. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader Other than being an adjunct booster of overseas Pentagon military operations and refortifying its vulnerable embassies, what does the U.S. State Department stand for and do anymore? Sometimes it's hard to see much difference with the much larger Department of Defense (DOD). Its more belligerent statements or threats since Bill and Hillary …

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-07-25). Communities debate what to do with controversial monuments. america.cgtn.com A national debate over the removal of Civil War monuments is raging in the south of the U.S., where communities are deciding over keeping, moving, or destroying statues that represent a painful but still relevant past.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-25). Consumer Health: Treating glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 20, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 13,400 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The five-year survival rate is 6.8%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme, is a type of glioma,…

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-07-25). RIAC Experts Discussed the U.S. Factor in the Middle East. russiancouncil.ru On July 25, 2022, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a closed seminar "The U.S. Factor in the Middle East in the New Conditions"

Alan Macleod (2022-07-25). National Security Search Engine: Google's Ranks are Filled with CIA Agents. mintpressnews.com Studying employment websites and databases, MintPress has found that Google in recent years, hired dozens of professionals from the CIA. Alan Macleod reveals the details of the murky relationship.

Alejandro Pedregal (2022-07-25). "Neither liberal nor social democratic policies have a structured approach to understanding imperialism, including its ecological history" mronline.org Alejandro Pedregal – in conversation with Max Ajl…

Editor (2022-07-25). Biology at another crossroads. mronline.org Richard Levins and Richard Lewontin's publication of The Dialectical Biologist in 1985 provided a gestalt moment which remains just as valid and applicable decades after the book's publication, if not even more so.

Editor (2022-07-25). Economics for the Anthropocene. mronline.org Ubiquitous, and worsening, environmental instability means we will have to throw out the anthropocentrism of economics.

Editor (2022-07-25). Registering the 'Labour Upsurge' in North America. mronline.org After a long four-year hiatus, the Labor Notes Conference is back, and bigger than ever with a record-breaking 4,000 registering.

Editor (2022-07-25). Chris Hedges: The Dawn of the Apocalypse. scheerpost.com Our Climate Future by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | The past week has seen record-breaking

Fight Back (2022-07-25). Red Theory: Against Sakai on settler colonialism and the national question in the U.S. fightbacknews.org As we have seen in our previous article, capitalism's origins are largely based upon "primitive accumulation" – the theft of land and resources during the colonial period. This theft helped to jumpstart the original accumulation of capital. In the U.S. this began with settler colonialism, whereby colonizers from Europe settled in the Americas, bringing with them terrible violence and oppression of indigenous and other oppressed peoples. | The

Fight Back (2022-07-25). Resolution in Support of the Palestinian Struggle for Self-Determination, Liberation, and Return. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution adopted at the 9th Congress of Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | As anti-imperialists and proletarian internationalists, Freedom Road Socialist Organization supports the heroic national liberation struggle of the people of Palestine to liberate every inch of their land, to secure their rights to self-determination and Return, and to end Zionist Israel's colonization and occupation of all Arab territories. We especially support the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and its revolutionary struggle for a free, democratic, and…

Sacramento Homeless Union (2022-07-25). Thousands of Unhoused to be Swept with No Adequate Shelter in Sacramento. indybay.org My name is Crystal Sanchez, and I am the Western Regional Director for the National Union of the Homeless and the President of the Sacramento Homeless Union. Today, I write to you in total dismay and frustration. As many of you know, the 2022 point in time count was recently released with an astonishing 9,300 unhoused people counted and a whopping 20,000 people on any given night living on the streets of Sacramento. We know the pit count number is inadequate and low due to low volunteers and not everybody being counted. We have had an astonishing 67% increase in homelessness, with now more people on our streets t…

____ (2022-07-25). Fast-moving wildfire forces thousands to evacuate in U.S. California. ecns.cn Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate after a fast-moving wildfire exploded to over 14,200 acres (57.5 square km) near Yosemite National Park in the western U.S. state of California.

____ (2022-07-25). 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo opens in Hainan. ecns.cn The second China International Consumer Products Expo kicked off on Monday in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province.

Akio Tanaka (2022-07-25). Rescuing Lew Hill's Pacifica. indybay.org The real threats to the Pacifica network are the stations that are not self-sustaining, and a National Board that is unable to address the problem. | Each station has to be self-sustaining, and a functional National Board has to be able to take appropriate remedial action when they're not.

WSWS (2022-07-25). IYSSE video statement on its electoral success at Humboldt University. wsws.org All three candidates of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at Humboldt University are set to enter student parliament.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-25). Droupadi Murmu asume oficialmente la presidencia de la India. telesurtv.net En su primer discurso como presidenta, Droupadi Murmu recordó a las comunidades y etnias del país que han sido incivilizadas durante siglos.

Robert Kurz (2022-07-25). Hysterical Populism and the Appetite of the Leviathan. indybay.org The relationship between economy and social order has been turned upside down: economy is no longer a function of an overarching culture, but conversely, "human society has sunk to being an accessory of the economic system" (Karl Polanyi). Robert Kurz, the founder of Exit and Krisis journals, on scapegoating, moral panics and conspiracy theory culture.

Staff (2022-07-25). Asume mandato nueva presidenta de la India. cubadebate.cu Las Fuerzas Armadas indias cuentan desde este lunes con una mujer comandante suprema, la recién investida presidenta Droupadi Murmu, de 64 años. Murmu realizó este lunes el juramento presidencial de manos del titular del Tribunal Supremo, NV Ramana, en una ceremonia en el Salón Central del Parlamento.

____ (2022-07-25). Hangzhou branch of China's national archives ready to open. ecns.cn Aerial view shows the Hangzhou branch of the National Archives of Publications and Culture in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 23, 2022.

____ (2022-07-25). Xi extends congratulations to new Indian president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Droupadi Murmu on her assuming office as the president of the Republic of India.

____ (2022-07-25). Exports value of products from Mehran border up 69%: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — The Director-General of Ilam province said $492,606,000 worth of non-oil products were exported from Mehran International Border to Iraq and other countries in first four months of this year (from March 21 to July 22).

WSWS (2022-07-25). A socialist campaign in the UAW presidential elections. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has endorsed William Lehman for UAW president, which marks a new point of departure for the development of a rank-and-file rebellion of workers and the fight for a socialist and internationalist program.

____ (2022-07-25). Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar wows tourists. ecns.cn "A Date with China" 2022 International Media Tour came to Urumqi in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Friday to visit the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar.

WSWS (2022-07-25). Pacific Islands Forum proclaims false "unity" on climate crisis. wsws.org Despite the existential threats posed by climate change, the region faces inadequate action by the major powers.

WSWS (2022-07-25). WHO Director-General declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. wsws.org In an unprecedented move, the WHO Director-General overruled his organization's emergency committee's decision on monkeypox. On Saturday, he declared it a public health emergency of international concern due to its unexpected spread in non-endemic regions and governments' lack of coordinated response to contain and eradicate the spreading infection.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-25). California Juneteenth Holiday "Official" or "Optional" indybay.org Adding a California Juneteenth Freedom Day as an official Holiday for the Great State of California is the desired goal to align with our Federal Juneteenth Holiday, building upon our unique journey documented 20 years ago in AB 1749 (Longville)…

Staff (2022-07-25). Iran ready to develop cooperation with UNESCO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stressed that the foreign ministry is ready to help promote cooperation with cultural sectors and international mechanisms aimed at cultural affairs, including UNESCO.

Staff (2022-07-25). Droupadi Murmu takes oath as president of India. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Droupadi Murmu was on Monday sworn in as India's 15th President at an impressive ceremony in the packed and historic Central Hall of Parliament.

____ (2022-07-25). 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo to open in Hainan. ecns.cn Aerial view shows the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue for the 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 24, 2022. The expo will be held in Haikou from July 25 to 30.

____ (2022-07-25). China's expressway network links 95 pct of population. ecns.cn China has made solid progress in building a national road network to improve inter-area transport layout and increase traffic capacity, with its expressways linking about 95 percent of the population, official data showed.

Staff (2022-07-25). Unión Eléctrica pronostica afectaciones al servicio durante todo el lunes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informa este lunes que en el horario diurno se estima una afectación máxima de 450 MW, mientras que en el "horario pico" la afectación será de 301 MW, de mantenerse las condiciones previstas. La UNE reitera que se implementan todas las medidas de restricción del consumo en el sector estatal.

____ (2022-07-25). Natl. Organization for Educational Testing chief visits MNA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Head of National Organization for Educational Testing Abdolrasoul Pour-Abbas paid a visit to the Mehr news agency (MNA)'s Headquarters in Tehran on Monday.

_____ (2022-07-24). Congresswoman Karen Bass And The Will To Intervene. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – What will it mean if the Vice Chair of the board of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) becomes the Mayor of Los Angeles? Meaning, of course, Karen Bass, the current Vice Chair of that soft power tool, who is also Chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Africa. Come November, the Black Congresswoman representing parts of Los Angeles will most likely become its mayor, having pulled well ahead of Rick Caruso, the billionaire real estate developer who spent more than $41 million on his primary campaign. Bass spent a mere $3.28 million but still finished ahead…

_____ (2022-07-24). Assad And Zelenskyy — A Contrast In Media Coverage. popularresistance.org In the early hours of Friday morning, Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital of Damascus resulted in the deaths of three Syrian soldiers, only a month after Damascus International Airport was bombed under similar circumstances, with Tel Aviv alleging that it was being used by Iran to transport weapons into the Arab Republic, where Tehran is operating in an anti-terrorist capacity under official invite from the Syrian government. | This air campaign, which began in 2013 following the Iranian intervention in the proxy war on Syria which had begun two years previously, has stepped up markedly in recent years, with…

Ian Birchall (2022-07-24). A breakthrough for the French left? canadiandimension.com La France Insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon at the inaugural convention for NUPES. Photo by Hugo Rota. | In a world heading toward more wars, economic crisis, climate catastrophe and the resurgence of the far-right, any success for the left is good news. So the results of the second round of elections for the French National Assembly will have been welcomed not only in France but far beyond its frontiers. | The setback for the newly-elected president Macron is well-deserved. His first five years in power have led to growing inequality, with the poorest sections of society suffering the most; his taxation…