(2022-07-28). China vows 'forceful' moves on sovereignty. ecns.cn China's military will take "forceful measures" to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity if anyone wants to breach China's bottom line on the Taiwan question, Beijing's top envoy in Washington said on Tuesday.
(2022-07-28). Canada's New Democrats join far-right Ukrainian nationalists in denouncing Trudeau over Nord Stream turbine's return to Russia. wsws.org Canada's social democrats have made common cause with the right-wing Conservative opposition and the far-right-led Ukrainian Canadian Congress in accusing the Liberal government of appeasing Russian aggression.
(2022-07-28). Sri Lankan government endorses and extends President Wickremesinghe's state of emergency. wsws.org Ranil Wickremesinghe has been installed as president to impose the austerity demands of the International Monetary Fund in return for emergency funding and to suppress the widespread opposition of workers and rural toilers.
(2022-07-28). Alarm as Earth hits 'Overshoot Day' Thursday. tribune.com.pk 
Mankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOS warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit. | The date — dubbed "Earth Overshoot Day" — marks a tipping point when people have used up "all that ecosystems can regenerate in one year", according to the Global Footprint Network and WWF. | "From January 1 to July 28, humanity has used as much from nature as the planet can renew in the entire year. That's why July 28 is Earth Overshoot Day," said Mathis Wackernagel, president of the Global Footprint Networ…
(2022-07-28). Police departments spend vast sums of money creating "Copaganda" mronline.org 
U.S. police departments spend tens of millions of dollars every year to manipulate the news, flooding the discourse with "copaganda." These aggressive tactics give the public a distorted view of what public safety means, what threatens it, and how to solve it.
(2022-07-28). Russian Ops in Ukraine (July 28, 2022): Ukraine's "Kherson Offensive," Battle in the Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russia operations in Ukraine for July 28, 2022 — US continues sending weapons to Ukraine but in diminished numbers; — Pentagon overstates impact of HIMARS, omits Russian gains in Donbass; — Washington DC-based think tank admits Russia is still making gains; — Best case scenario for Ukraine's "Kherson Offensive" falls far short of…
(2022-07-28). In Video: Russian Loitering Munition Takes Out Bayraktar Drone Communication Station In Ukraine. southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed a communication station for Bayraktar TB2 combat drones that was deployed by Ukrainian forces near the front in Kherson. | A video released on July 28 shows the communication station receiving a direct hit from a Russian Lancet loitering munition, which was reportedly laun…
(2022-07-28). Western Media Fail in Desperate Attempts to Ridicule Russia's Use of Combat Lasers. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Last week, Russia revealed it has been using combat lasers in military operations in Ukraine. Primary targets of these weapons are believed to be quadrocopter commercial drones the Ukrainian military has increasingly started relying on, as its much-touted "Bayraktar" TB-2 and other similar large drones have failed miserably, being picked off by Russia's second-to-none air…
(2022-07-28). Russia's New Satellite-Blinding Lasers to Disrupt NATO Surveillance. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Space has been a war-fighting domain for over half a century now. Although largely non-kinetic, space warfare is slowly transitioning to a more traditional one, with competitors now fielding capabilities to directly target hostile space-based systems. Russia, one of the world leaders in this field, is building a new ground-based laser weapon for…
(2022-07-28). NDRC allocates $355 mln for greener economy. ecns.cn The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic regulator, recently announced an allocation of 2.4 billion yuan ($355 million) to save energy and reduce carbon emissions as part of the country's effort to transition to a greener economy.
(2022-07-28). Comrade Wije Dias: A fighter for Trotskyism (August 27, 1941 — July 27, 2022). wsws.org It is with profound sorrow that the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) announces the death of Comrade Wije Dias, the longtime general secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) and its forerunner, the Revolutionary Communist League.
(2022-07-28). South Africa's Energy Crisis Escalates. popularresistance.org On the morning of June 27, 2022, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) shop steward David Fankomo joined his fellow members at the picket line outside Eskom's Emalahleni office in the heart of South Africa's coal belt. Workers at Eskom, the nation's state-owned electricity utility, have been embattled in four rounds of wage negotiations with the executives since April 2022. South Africa is rich in energy but is in the midst of cascading energy shortages. Fankomo's union is at the heart of this crisis: the workers bring the coal out of the ground but live with barely enough of its energy. | On June 28, Eskom announc…
(2022-07-28). The UN is No Longer Fit for its Purpose. Should it Be Abolished or Reformed? libya360.wordpress.com Timofei Bordachev The global body was created by the winners of humanity's most destructive war, but that was 80 years ago. The United Nations is a product of Western intellectual common sense, which after the Second World War created relatively fair conditions in order to maintain its centrality in international politics. The fact that Western…
(2022-07-28). Indiana organizers meet to strategize Medicare for All fight. peoplesworld.org 
INDIANAPOLIS—Health care in the U.S. is often unavailable, or if it is available, then it's unaffordable. A coalition that includes the Indiana District of the Communist Party USA met on July 23 at Monument Circle in Indianapolis to demand passage of Medicare for All as a step toward addressing that problem. Over 75 people attended …
(2022-07-28). Starbucks workers score unionization victories in more than 200 stores. peoplesworld.org 
CLEVELAND Despite rampant company labor law-breaking, and an adamant vow by firm CEO Howard Schultz to never accept unions, workers at more than 200 Starbucks stores from coast to coast have voted to go union, Workers United and other sources report. But in a measure of the lengths the firm will go to stop …
(2022-07-28). 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,…
(2022-07-28). Canada's Development Finance Institution and land grabbing in Africa. mronline.org 
This interview is part of a series with the Blended Finance Project a group of unions, non-governmental organizations and academics who are concerned about the Canadian government's embrace of what is called "blended finance."
(2022-07-28). Cuban culture is a militant of life, not at the side of the people but within them. mronline.org 
We come to this National Council three years after the Congress and two of them in pandemic, without pause in the follow-up to the agreements of that long, deep and critical meeting that opened the way to some solutions and a thousand more challenges.
(2022-07-28). Massive rally in Piacenza against the persecution of trade unionists. mronline.org 
The trade unionists were placed under house arrest and searched on July 19th, based on a 350-page indictment of the Piacenza Public Prosecutor's Office against USB and Si Cobas unions.
(2022-07-28). Studying society for the working class: Marx's first preface to "Capital" mronline.org 
In the preface to the first edition of volume one of Capital, dated July 25, 1867, Marx introduces the book's "ultimate aim": "to lay bare the economic law of motion of modern society". Looking back 155 years later, it's clear the book not only accomplished that aim but continues to do so today.
(2022-07-28). Trump returns to Washington D.C. to lay out his police state agenda before cheering Republican officials. mronline.org 
On Tuesday, Donald Trump spoke to an audience of Republican lawmakers and former Trump administration officials in his first public appearance in Washington D.C. since leaving office on January 20, 2021.
(2022-07-28). What's behind the escalating attacks on trans people? mronline.org 
Thirty-one members of the white supremacist Patriot Front from across the U.S. were detained after preparing an assault on a Pride festival in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, June 12.
(2022-07-28). Patrick Lawrence: The Causes of Things. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Casus belli Over a summer sup on the back lawn the other night, a Times-reading, MSNBC—watching, NPR—listening neighbor asked what I thought she should read to acquire what she is not getting from these media, an accurate understanding of what goes on in our world. I loved the …
(2022-07-28). From Commodity Fetishism to Teleological Positing: Lukács's Concept of Labor and Its Relevance. mronline.org 
The concept of labor constituted a pivotal problematic in Georg Lukács's theoretical development throughout his Marxist years.
(2022-07-28). China launches first solid propellant rocket into space. tribune.com.pk 
China's first large solid propellant rocket successfully launched into space on Wednesday, the country's leading national scientific institution said in a statement. | The 30-meter (8-foot) ZK-1A Lijian rocket was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, according to the statement by the China Academy of Sciences. | The rocket was dubbed "one arrow, six stars" because it carried six satellites into space, including a cutting-edge test satellite. | The rocket is the largest of its kind in China, measuring 2.65 m (8.8 ft) in diameter. | The statement said the rocket is a…
(2022-07-28). Struggle for Justice Continues in Panama. orinocotribune.com Panamanian movements have called for the government to sit down in negotiations with the mobilized sectors and listen to their demands. | As Panamanians enter week three of national strike against the cost of living crisis, the government has responded with heavy repression. On July 19, the anti-riot units brutally repressed the protesters, who have been blocking the Inter-American highway over the past three weeks. However, within hours, the protesters returned to block the road. | Ronaldo Ortíz of the National Front for the Defense of Economic and Social Rights (FRENADESO) spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the on…
(2022-07-28). Protests Swell as Heat Wave and Wildfires Rage Across Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Muhammed Shabeer Fire-ravaged countryside in Kefalonia, Greece. (Photo: via 902.gr) While the climate crisis wreaks havoc in the form of heatwaves, forest fires, floods and other extreme events, neoliberal governments continue to put profits before the people and climate. Widespread wildfires and scorching heat waves have put the lives and livelihoods of many people across…
(2022-07-28). Qatar's Foreign Minister Visits Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting on Wednesday, July 27, with Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. | The meeting was held at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, where the two discussed diplomatic relations between their respective nations. The visit takes place in the context of strengthening diplomatic relations between the two countries, that anticipate the forging of strategic alliances in sectors of mutual interest, based on agreements established in a collaborative agenda. | In his recent international tour, the Venezuelan presi…
(2022-07-28). Venezuela: President Maduro Calls on Army to be on Alert due to Threats from Bogota, Cabello Points at CIA Asset Simonovis. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 27, 2022 ( During the ceremony of transfer of command of the Bolivarian Navy and the Bolivarian Military Aviation, President Maduro gave instructions to the various national security bodies in this regard. He called on the police intelligence, counterintelligence, and the security system to be alert to ensure…
(2022-07-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Ice cream brain freeze, it's a real thing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Have you ever enjoyed a sip of an ice-cold milkshake or taken a bite of an ice cream cone only to get an instant blast of pain or headache that lasts a few seconds? You're not alone. Dr. Amaal Starling, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, says the condition is called a "cold-stimulus headache." Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/2NrtjewPTHc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 56) is in…
(2022-07-28). 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…
(2022-07-28). Film and television trailblazer Mable Haddock has died. peoplesworld.org 
A champion for the diverse and probing representation of Black people in television and film has passed away. Mable Haddock, the founding president and first CEO of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)—now known as Black Public Media (BPM)—died on Saturday, July 23, 2022. She was 74 years old and leaves behind a legacy of …
(2022-07-28). Raeisi felicitates Iran junior wrestling victory in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi felicitated Iran's national junior wrestling team on winning the world championship.
(2022-07-28). Dozens of women allege Indiana corrections officers, police did nothing as they were assaulted and raped. wsws.org After the women were assaulted by the male prisoners, the lawsuits allege that the prison guards punished the victims by putting them on lockdown for several days and denying them "dark privileges."
(2022-07-28). Fifth CIIE starts its 100-day countdown in Shanghai. ecns.cn The fifth China International Import Expo began the 100-day countdown to its opening on Wednesday, with the conference expected to demonstrate the confidence of companies in China's economic resilience and the higher level of its economic opening-up.
(2022-07-28). America's new third party emerges. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — Former Republicans and Democrats joined forces on Wednesday to create a new Centrist national party to meet the aspirations of Americans that say they are tired of the dysfunctional political system in the US.
(2022-07-28). Cuba, Brasil y Argentina: Mejores equipos del continente en Olimpiada de Ajedrez. cubadebate.cu Brasil, Argentina y Cuba encabezan por ese orden a las naciones de América Latina y el Caribe participantes en la 44 Olimpiada de Ajedrez, inaugurada este jueves en la ciudad de Chennai, India. En tanto, las mujeres cubanas, con un destacado lugar 14 por su Elo promedio de 2 324, conforman el mejor equipo de mujeres del área.
(2022-07-28). The lure of unreason and The crisis profiteers. indybay.org The essence of transhumanism is pathological. This ideology is carried by psychopaths and narcissists. Such people love only themselves, their infallibility and uniqueness. And this is reflected in their visions and goals, which they approach without any scruples. The others are only mass. Mass is despised by "the unique".
(2022-07-28). Thousands of firefighters work to contain devastating Oak Fire. america.cgtn.com More than 2,000 fire crews are trying to contain California's largest active wildfire. The Oak Fire has come dangerously close to the iconic Yosemite National Park, which officials say is out of harm's way for now, but several communities are still under threat. In just …
(2022-07-28). Ancient bronzes of China, S Korea, and Japan exhibited at National Museum of China. ecns.cn Auspicious Metals from the Orient: Ancient Bronzes of China, South Korea, and Japan which was jointly held by the National Museum of China, the National Museum of Korea and the Tokyo National Museum of Japan kicked off on Tuesday in Beijing.
(2022-07-28). WSWS readers, workers and students denounce "disciplining" of Dr Berger and SEP Twitter lock. wsws.org "We have a right to know that we are being denied an effective public health response to the pandemic" — Mitch Kelly, a National Disability Insurance Agency contractor…
(2022-07-28). Dozens of women allege Indiana corrections officers, police did nothing as they were assaulted and raped after bribed jailer gave prison key to male inmates. wsws.org After the women were assaulted by the male prisoners, the lawsuits allege that the prison guards punished the victims by putting them on lockdown for several days and denying them "dark privileges."
(2022-07-28). Twitter ends censorship of Socialist Equality Party (Australia) after widespread opposition. wsws.org The reversal of the lock on the SEP's account followed widespread anger and opposition to the measure from workers and young people in Australia and internationally.
(2022-07-28). SA New Frame's demise shines a light on China-aligned unions, parties and disinformation. indybay.org The closure of South Africa journal New Frame has exposed a web of connections between US multi-millionaire Roy Singham, NUMSA and the Chinese government as well as other publications supporting China.
(2022-07-28). 85% of China import expo exhibition area booked. ecns.cn Eighty-five percent of the planned enterprise exhibition area has been booked for the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), according to the event's organizers.
(2022-07-28). Ascienden a 42 los fallecidos por ingerir metanol en la India. telesurtv.net El ministro de Interior, Harsh Sanghavi, afirmó que el metanol industrial fue suministrado por un traficante local.
(2022-07-28). DAMOWANG Autumn/Winter 2022 collection unveiled at 2nd CICPE. ecns.cn Models walk on the beach during DAMOWANG Autum/Winter 2022 collection fashion show at the 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 27, 2022.
(2022-07-28). Iran Busted Another Network Of Israeli Mossad Spies. southfront.org On July 28, Iran announced that it had arrested a spy network affiliated with the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency. | The Intelligence Organization of the Law Enforcement Command, who made the arrest, did not give the nationality of spies, but said that they were members of Iranian separatist group that "has a history with the Zionist regime"."The Iranian police have arrested the chief and members of an espionage group affiliated with the Zionist regime," the command…
(2022-07-28). 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)…
(2022-07-28). OPA CA appreciates Newsom's leadership directing CARB to ensure state meets climate goals. indybay.org Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California Chapter, an organization with over 440 Californian elected officials, thanks Governor Gavin Newsom for his letter to California Air Resources Board (CARB) telling them to do more for the climate crisis. His bold direction in the letter instructing CARB to ensure their plan will meet the state's climate goals gives EOPA CA hope that the Governor is serious about solving the climate crisis.