(2022-07-22). Inside Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution: 43 years resisting imperialism. multipolarista.com Benjamin Norton reports from inside Nicaragua on the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. This mini-documentary explores the Sandinista Front's emphasis on social programs, popular participation, anti-imperialism, and internationalism.
(2022-07-22). Struggle for Justice Continues in Panama. towardfreedom.org Panamanian movements have called for the government to sit down in negotiations with the mobilized sectors and listen to their demands, People's Dispatch reports.
(2022-07-22). Eligen a Draupadi Murmu como nueva presidenta de la India. telesurtv.net Unos 4.800 representantes parlamentarios fueron convocados para elegir a la nueva jefa de Estado de la India.
(2022-07-22). Kroger workers in Columbus, Ohio, to vote on sell-out UFCW contract next week. wsws.org The contract proposal is woefully inadequate to the needs of workers, similar to the contract forced through by the UFCW in Indianapolis earlier this month.
(2022-07-22). Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as prime minister of Sri Lanka. ecns.cn Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday.
(2022-07-22). 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.
(2022-07-22). Fuerzas de seguridad disuelven campamento en Colombo, Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net Durante la intervención policial nueve manifestantes fueron detenidos mientras que se reportan civiles con lesiones.
(2022-07-22). 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,…
(2022-07-22). Extinction of Chinese paddlefish and wild Yangtze sturgeon announced by IUCN. ecns.cn The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) announced the extinction of the Chinese paddlefish and the wild Yangtze sturgeon on Thursday in its updated Red List of threatened species.
(2022-07-22). Leader of "Straight Pride" Rally in Modesto Embraces White Nationalism, Attacks Jews and LGBTQ Community as "Satanic" itsgoingdown.org 
Report on how the leader of the "Straight Pride" rallies in Modesto, CA build a broad far-Right network while promoting explicitly white nationalist and anti-Semitic ideas. Originally posted to No H8 In the Valley. In April of 2020, Don J Grundmann took the stage at the annual Constitution Party convention. His speech was par the…
(2022-07-22). Newly-installed Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe oversees brutal police-military assault on protesters. wsws.org The brutal raid is the first act of Wickremesinghe, since he was installed as president by parliament. It is a stark warning of what the right-wing, imperialist-backed leader of the United National Party is preparing.
(2022-07-22). California United States Colored Troops Help Save the Union. indybay.org Rev. Thomas Starr King helped keep the thin margin of Union California vs Confederate California. US Colored Troops from California helped preserve the Union and begin the ending of legal slavery in America. Today, we honor National Buffalo Soldiers Day and share our unique California Journey from Slavery to Freedom.
(2022-07-22). UAW 2022 Convention Issues With Scott Houldieson UAW 551 Convention Delegate. indybay.org UAW 551 convention delegate Scott Houldieson talks about the issues facing the UAW Constitutional convention. For the first time there will be a direct election of the international officers. He discusses two tier contracts, labor management partnerships and also the refusal of the UAW International to invite Mexican GM workers to the convention. Most of the former UAW International officials have been charged with corruption and taking money from the auto companies through their joint company union projects in return for two tier and concession contracts.
(2022-07-22). China holds int'l travel fair after one-year pause. ecns.cn The 2022 China International Travel Mart (CITM) kicked off Friday in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, after a hiatus of one year due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
(2022-07-21). Patrick Lawrence: Smoke and Mirrors. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Under Every Bed It has been quite a week for the regime in Kiev. On Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suspended the head of his domestic intelligence service, Ivan Bakanov, and the Justice Ministry's chief prosecutor, Iryna Venediktova. The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's legislature, ratified these suspensions Monday. These …
(2022-07-21). Russia's Goals In Ukraine Now Expand Beyond Donbas. popularresistance.org Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Russia's goals in Ukraine are now expanded beyond the Donbas region, citing the failed peace talks and Western military aid to Ukraine. | When Russia pulled its forces out of areas in northern Ukraine, Moscow said it would focus on the "liberation" of the breakaway Donbas republics, known as the Donestk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). Lavrov's comments are the first time a high-level Russian official acknowledged Moscow's war aims extend beyond that region. | Lavrov said that geographical realities changed after Russian an…
(2022-07-21). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with RT, Sputnik and Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, Moscow, July 20, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Question: You just returned from a trip and are about to leave again soon. This "international isolation" is so tight that you are almost never home. Here's a question from our subscribers. At different levels, from the deputies to public officials, our talks with Ukraine are on and off. We say it's impossible to hold talks…
(2022-07-21). Which Side Is Aggressor In War In Ukraine? southfront.org 
Written by According to Ukraine's Government, Russia's 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine was entirely unprovoked, not at all responding to a threat that Ukraine was posing to Russia's national security. | According to Russia's Government, this invasion was a result of Ukraine's seeking NATO membership — membership in America's anti-Russian NATO military allian…
(2022-07-21). Open Letter To President Biden From Veterans For Peace. popularresistance.org Dear President Biden, | We, members of Veterans For Peace who are concerned about the growing possibility of nuclear war, have researched and written our own Nuclear Posture Review, with the goal of reducing the risk of nuclear war and ultimately eliminating all nuclear weapons. Because your own Nuclear Posture Review has not yet been released, we strongly encourage you to put it on hold while you review the Nuclear Posture Review of Veterans For Peace. | The war in Ukraine, with its relentless escalation toward a possible nuclear confrontation, is of great concern to the American public, including those in unifo…
(2022-07-21). The Turnaway Study — when reproductive freedom is denied. workers.org 
There has already been catastrophic fallout since SCOTUS handed down the Dobbs decision overturning Roe, ending federal guarantee of right of access to abortion and allowing states to completely ban abortion. It hasn't taken long to hear stories of forced pregnancy, vital medical care withheld and criminalization of reproductive rights. . . . |
(2022-07-21). Residentes resisten desarrolladores millonarios. workers.org 
Por Joe Piette Filadelfia Darlene Foreman, una mujer negra de 60 años y una de las representantes de los inquilinos de UC Townhomes, dijo a la prensa reunida el 11 de julio: "Esta es una lucha por los Townhomes, pero no sólo por los Townhomes". Es por la gente "de . . . |
(2022-07-21). Everything you've always wanted to know about: 'good' wars, 'good' war criminals, 'good' dictators, 'good' separatists, 'good' oligarchs, 'good' money launderers—and their antitheses! mronline.org 
When Saddam Hussein, Iraq's president, invaded Iran on September 22, 1980, he was a "good" dictator. His invasion of the neighboring country was not only approved by the United States and its Western satellites, but also universally supported by them. Unlike secular Iraq, Iran was led by so-called vicious Islamic clerics.
(2022-07-21). Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation. mronline.org 
July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it's yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua's Sandinista government.
(2022-07-21). Pelosi could spark 'more serious' Taiwan Straits crisis; China-U.S. ties would fall off cliff if Washington intended to crash 'guardrails'. mronline.org 
(2022-07-21). The Tories fiddle while the planet burns, but protest is growing — weekly briefing. mronline.org 
Lindsey German on unfolding economic and environmental crises, and how we should respond.
(2022-07-21). White man's media: legacy media in the U.S. and UK frames and conditions our thinking and actions. mronline.org 
Most political colonies have come to an end. But a colonial mind set continues in the media. That colonial media mind set in turn promotes a 'colonisation of the mind'.
(2022-07-21). Bail Reform Helps Countless People. Why Don't We Hear More of Their Stories? scheerpost.com 
Ball Bail, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Bryce Covert / In a
(2022-07-21). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. scheerpost.com 
By Ann Garrison / Ilhan Omar was
(2022-07-21). Medical Debt Is a Rip-Off. scheerpost.com 
Rastrojo (D‚Ä¢ES), CC BY-SA 4.0 By Jim Hightower / Many big business CEOs turn out to be grifters who rip off consumers, workers, and others. But the corporate con artists I consider most vile are those who profiteer from people's health care needs. | We've had such infamous, high-profile scammers as Medicare fraudster (and now Florida S…
(2022-07-21). The Infernal Manchin Machine. scheerpost.com 
By Khalil Bendib / Can Dems pass anything at all through Manchin's buzzsaw? | Khalil BendibKhalil Bendib is the OtherWords.org cartoonist. |
(2022-07-21). Be moderate…we only want THE EARTH! mronline.org 
We have to recognize that there is a pathway forward for humanity, but that the capitalist world system, and today's governments that are largely subservient to corporations and the wealthy, are blocking that pathway, simply because it requires revolutionary-scale socioecological change.
(2022-07-21). Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade. mronline.org 
The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then.
(2022-07-21). Why Nord Stream II Must Be Opened Immediately. scheerpost.com 
By File photo shows tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel "For…
(2022-07-21). Artists Respond To Climate Crisis With World Weather Network. popularresistance.org A library at the top of one of London's oldest skyscrapers; the rainforest, mountains and coastline of Peru; a Canadian island in the Labrador Current. | All of these are weather stations, but they won't necessarily be reporting temperature changes or barometric pressure. Instead, they are among the 28 international locations from which writers and artists will work to make sense of the climate crisis as part of a first-of-its kind collaboration called the World Weather Network. | "We want to see what happens when artists and writers start to use their imagination and lateral kind of abilities to think through so…
(2022-07-21). Ghana's Unions And Left Reject Bailout Talks With The IMF. popularresistance.org The government of Ghana has initiated talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a potential bailout program. A delegation of the IMF concluded a week-long visit to Accra on July 13 and met with officials including Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The proposal has been severely criticized by the Ghanaian left, especially the Socialist Movement of Ghana (SMG), and trade unions. | In a statement released after the visit, IMF Mission Chief Carlo Sdralevich stated, "The IMF team held initial discussions on a comprehensive reform package to restore macroeconomic stabil…
(2022-07-21). Did VP Kamala Harris Compare Abortion Restrictions To Chattel Slavery? Black America Responds. moguldom.com In a recent speech, Vice President Kamala Harris compared chattel slavery to the June 24 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to place restrictions on abortion. Speaking at the 113th NAACP national convention on July 20, Harris said, "We must recognize there are those who are fighting to drag us backward. Extremist so-called leaders who are attempting …
(2022-07-21). Military SItuation In Yemen On July 21, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 157 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On July 20, clashes between Ansar Allah and the Saudi-led forces were reported west of Taiz; | On July 20, Muhammad Abdulsalam, spokesman for Ansar Allah and the head of the negotiation board of the National Salvation Government of Yemen, said that the non-fulfillment of the commitments by the Saudi-led coalition, repeated…
(2022-07-21). Philippines: U.S. puts revolutionaries on list of "foreign terrorist organizations" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). | Condemn U.S. intervention over re-inclusion of CPP and NPA in US-FTO | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) condemns the U.S. government for political and military intervention in the country's national affairs over the recent re-inclusion of the CPP and the New People's Army (NPA) in the list of so-called "foreign terrorist organizations" maintained by the U.S. State Department. | The re-inclusion of the CPP and NPA, as well as other Moro and domestic Islamic groups, was made in a July 6 r…
(2022-07-21). Behind the Drought and Food Deficits in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe There has been a deteriorating situation within various African states related to the impact of drought and the consequent lack of food for hundreds of millions of people. These events on the continent cannot be analyzed separately from the broader international economic and security crises which have impacted the ability of the existing…
(2022-07-21). Building Power with Food Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com jesse chase Food sovereignty activists protest outside a secret elite corporate seed conference convened by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Organised by Global Justice Now. Let's talk about food sovereignty, Africa, the economic impoverishment of the diaspora and Indigenous people at large. How does…
(2022-07-21). Venezuela Enacts Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, July 20, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, enacted the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (LOZEE), a legal tool approved by the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) to promote productive development in defined areas providing special incentives for economic development. | "The Organic Law of the Special Economic Zones has undergone an intense debate within the National Assembly with proposals, modifications, additions for final approval, and which has been the subject of a large national consultation," he said from the International Center for Productive Investment (CIIP), located in Car…
(2022-07-21). Biden touts his climate change actions, but enviro groups say: 'Not enough'. peoplesworld.org 
SOMERSET, Mass.—Democratic President Joe Biden touted his administration's moves towards combating climate change. But the items he disclosed at a speech in a former coal-fired power plant in Somerset, Mass.—whose workers will manufacture special undersea cables for offshore wind farms—produced a reaction from green groups of "not enough." Many want a climate national emergency declaration, …
(2022-07-21). Philippines government declares COVID-19 is "here to stay" wsws.org As with every other government internationally with the exception of China, the newly-elected government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is making no pretence of combating the rapidly resurging pandemic, much less eradicating the virus.
(2022-07-21). Biden, Speaking of "Climate Emergency" and National Security, Pledges Executive Orders to Combat Global Heating. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would use executive orders and appeal to emergency measures in addressing what he caled the "climate crisis," deploying among other tools the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He announced, "And in the coming weeks, I'm going to use the power I have …
(2022-07-21). Right-wing ruling party wins Japanese upper house election. wsws.org The LDP ability to retain control in the National Diet is an indication of the deep distrust the working class has for the Democrats and their allies.
(2022-07-21). The Heat: Sri Lanka's new president & COVID-19. america.cgtn.com The Sri Lankan parliament votes for a new president to tackle the country's economic crisis. And, as countries lift restrictions and face COVID fatigue, the World Health Organization warns the pandemic is far from over.
(2022-07-21). Groundswell of support to free Brittney Griner. workers.org 
The struggle to bring Brittney Griner home intensifies. The star center for the Women's National Basketball Association's Phoenix Mercury has been incarcerated in a Russian prison since her arrest at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17 for drug possession, after vape pen cartridges of hashish oil were discovered in her . . . |
(2022-07-21). HarperCollins Workers Go On Strike. scheerpost.com 
Photo by Luigi Morris | By Emily Janakiram / Yesterday, workers at the "Big Four" publisher HarperCollins went on a one-day strike, protesting the company's refusal to agree to a fair contract. The workers, who have organized with United Auto Workers Local 2110, are demanding liveable wages, better family leave benefits, and stronger commitme…
(2022-07-21). Sri Lanka to hold swear-in ceremony for new cabinet ministers on Friday. ecns.cn Sri Lanka's new cabinet of ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
(2022-07-21). China's small, medium-sized banks operating stably: regulator. ecns.cn The overall operations of China's small and medium-sized banks are stable and their risks are generally controllable, an official said Thursday.
(2022-07-21). Fire reported on board India's aircraft carrier with no casualties. ecns.cn A small fire was reported on India's aircraft carrier "INS Vikramaditya" on Wednesday, though no casualties were reported, said the Indian Navy in a statement.
(2022-07-21). Israeli Mossad Caught, Interrogated Senior IRGC Official In Iran — Report. southfront.org 
The official insignia of the Israeli Mossad. | The Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, had caught and interrogated a senior official of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iranian territory, the According to the Sa…
(2022-07-21). Wickremesinghe ocupa oficialmente la presidencia de Sri Lanka. telesurtv.net El exprimer ministro de Sri Lanka logró 134 votos a favor en el Parlamento frente a Alahapperuma y Dissanayaka.
(2022-07-21). China launches innovation alliance to promote use of saline soil. ecns.cn A national agricultural innovation alliance on the comprehensive use of saline soil was jointly launched by the Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and related units.
(2022-07-21). Sri Lankan parliament elects rightwing, pro-US Ranil Wickremesinghe as president. wsws.org Wickremesinghe has been selected to ruthlessly impose the austerity dictates of the International Monetary Fund and to strangle the popular uprising that has erupted over the past three months.
(2022-07-21). Chinese mainland reports 148 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland reported 148 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 678 asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
(2022-07-21). Thousands of Quebec workers join strikes and protests against big business assault on wages, working conditions. wsws.org Irrespective of their nationality, the language they speak or the colour of their skin, workers everywhere face the same fundamental problems: the intensifying COVID-19 pandemic, rampant inflation, deteriorating working conditions, glaring social inequality, and the commitment of vast resources to war.
(2022-07-21). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 680 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 680 MW en el horario diurno. Para el horario pico, se pronostica la entrada de la unidad 4 de la CTE Cienfuegos con 110 MW, la utilización de 150 MW en motores diésel. Con este pronóstico, se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2 502 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 020 MW, para un déficit de 518 MW.
(2022-07-21). Syria envoy criticizes continuation of anti-Damascus policies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Syria's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh criticized Wednesday that some countries continue their hostile policy and politicize the chemical file in Syria.
(2022-07-21). For a Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses in Sri Lanka! wsws.org The working class must establish its own centre of political power in opposition to the anti-democratic conspiracies of the political establishment and the capitalist state. That is the significance of the SEP's call for the Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural masses.
(2022-07-21). Gunman killed by armed bystander after murdering 3 at a mall in Indianapolis, Indiana. wsws.org Jonathan Sapirman, the 20-year-old assailant, opened fire in an Indiana shopping mall killing three before being slain by an armed onlooker.
(2022-07-21). Endangered giant Corpse Flower blooms at China's National Botanical Garden. ecns.cn A Titan Arum plant (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as the Corpse Flower, was in bloom at the National Botanical Garden in Beijing on Tuesday.
(2022-07-20). In OtherWords: July 20, 2022. otherwords.org This week, Sonali Kolhatkar examines the seemingly unusual incidence of women who oppose abortion rights seeking abortions for themselves. It's more common than you'd expect, Sonali argues — and actually key to understanding a range of common conservative policy positions. | Also this week, Jim Hightower sheds a light on the growing problem of medical debt. And cartoonist Khalil Bendib deftly illustrates what Senator Joe Manchin is doing the Democratic agenda in Washington. | New This Week… |
(2022-07-20). In Middle East visit, oil access trumps human rights. workers.org 
No Palestinians living under Israeli occupation benefitted one iota from President Joe Biden's brief Middle East visit. Biden had the executive power to reverse the damage done when former President Donald Trump moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israel's control over the disputed capital. Biden chose to not do . . . |
(2022-07-20). 'Cleveland: no contract, no coffee!'. workers.org 
WW Photo: Martha Grevatt Starbucks workers, union and community supporters demonstrated outside the University Circle Starbucks store in Cleveland July 15. In addition to showing solidarity with the workers trying to unionize that store, demonstrators were protesting the firing of a member of the union organizing committee by Starbucks the . . . |
(2022-07-20). Young workers show the way forward as economic crisis deepens. workers.org 
A global economic crisis is emerging, and for readers of Workers World, this comes as little to no surprise. As Marxists and dialectical materialists, we are cautious about making predictions. It is no secret that corporations are bragging about record profits at the same time working people are struggling to . . . |
(2022-07-20). THE PROJECT CENSORED NEWSLETTER July 2022. projectcensored.org 
Project Censored at the Global Media Forum in Germany In June, Steve Macek represented Project Censored at the 15th Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Bonn, Germany. Sponsored by Germany's publicly-owned international broadcasting service,…
(2022-07-20). Negotiations Underway In Panama As National Mobilizations Continue. popularresistance.org After more than two weeks of mobilizations and strikes and several attempts by the national government to fragment the movement, the people of Panama continue their struggle to demand immediate solutions to the cost of living crisis. On July 19, the People United for Life Alliance announced that it would partake in dialogues mediated by the Catholic Church. | The organizations part of the Alliance which drafted the list of 32 demands for the national government and organized the series of national mobilizations that began on July 1, have in the meanwhile continued their nationwide protests. On July 18 and 19, tho…
(2022-07-20). People's Action: We are in a climate emergency, and Biden must act. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement from Lead Climate Justice Organizer Ben Ishibashi after President Biden failed to declare a national climate emergency today: "We welcome Biden's executive actions to boost wind energy production and help low-income families keep cool, but this week's apocalyptic heat waves make it clear that these steps are overdue …
(2022-07-20). Women charge abuse at Georgia's Stewart Detention Center. workers.org 
Activists march to shut down Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, Georgia, November 2014. Atlanta July 17 — Once again, a privately-operated immigrant detention center in Georgia is the focus of abuse charges by several women detainees. A male nurse employed by CoreCivic at the Stewart Detention Center (SDC) in Lumpkin, Georgia, . . . |
(2022-07-20). Real Debt Trap: Sri Lanka Owes Vast Majority to West, Not to China. towardfreedom.org Sri Lanka owes 81 percent of its external debt to U.S. and European financial institutions and to Western allies, Japan and India. China owns just 10 percent. But Washington blames imaginary "Chinese debt traps" for the nation's crisis, as it considers a 17th IMF structural adjustment program, reports Benjamin Norton.