(2022-07-23). Zionism and the Dark Side of Germany. dissidentvoice.org 
Post World War II Germany has exhibited commendable characteristics — publicly atoning for its Nazi past, working assiduously to create a thriving nation, designing a truly democratic country, integrating its European compatriots into a common market, leading others in opening borders to refugees, and modifying its previous ultra-nationalism to form the European union. Behind these …
(2022-07-23). 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.
(2022-07-23). January 6 Committee covers up role of Republican Party, national security officials in Trump coup. wsws.org The Democratic-controlled committee presented the absurd narrative that the fascist siege of the Capitol was allowed to drag on because Trump rejected pleas to call it off from White House staffers, family members, congressional leaders and other loyalists who had supported his baseless claims of a "stolen election," but heroically came to the defense of the Constitution.
(2022-07-23). [Comment] Towards preventive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. thelancet.com Prevention of rheumatoid arthritis is an ambitious therapeutic goal. Once it has developed, rheumatoid arthritis is characterised by high chronicity and often requires lifelong treatment.1,2 Sustained drug-free remission is rare, especially in seropositive disease, which is defined by the presence of rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA).3 Onset of rheumatoid arthritis, characterised by joint swelling, is preceded by a pre-arthritis phase, in which patients show discrete symptoms (eg, pain), presence of autoantibodies (rheumatoid factor and ACPA), and subclinical signs of inflammation…
(2022-07-23). 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)…
(2022-07-23). New Zealand foreign minister sounds alarm about Sri Lankan "lessons" wsws.org Drawing "lessons" from the escalating Sri Lanka economic and political crisis, New Zealand and Australia are preparing interventions in the Pacific to suppress popular discontent.
(2022-07-23). 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.
(2022-07-23). 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.
(2022-07-23). 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.
(2022-07-23). 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.
(2022-07-23). Medical reform in China eases financial burdens for patients. ecns.cn China's medical reform in the past ten years has significantly eased the financial burdens for patients, according to the National Health Commission.
(2022-07-23). SEP condemns state attack on Galle Face protesters in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The military/police violence is a warning of what is to come if the parties of the capitalist class are left in power. It adds to the urgency of workers and rural toilers taking up the political initiative outlined by the SEP in its July 20 statement entitled "For Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses!".
(2022-07-23). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org Indian public sector insurance workers hold national strike; Andhra Pradesh rural health workers demand minimum wage; Sri Lankan teachers and health workers protest fuel shortages; Australia: Sydney commuter rail workers to strike again…
(2022-07-23). Peasants form action committee in southern Sri Lanka to fight government attacks. wsws.org The inaugural meeting issued a call for the formation of a wide network of action committees to organise united action to overcome the serious economic problems confronting peasants.
(2022-07-23). World's largest luxurious ro-ro passenger ship finishes trial trip in China's Lingding Bay. ecns.cn The world's largest luxurious ro-ro passenger ship has been back to Guangzhou City, Guang Dong Province after its successful trial trip in the Lingding Bay at the mouth of the Pearl River in South China, according to its maker, the Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited, on July 21.
(2022-07-23). Chinese entrepreneur honored at 2022 Automotive Hall of Fame induction. ecns.cn Lu Guanqiu, founder of Wanxiang Group, has become the first Chinese national inducted into the U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF). Lu was honored at the 2022 AHF Induction & Awards Ceremony at the ICON Convention Center in Detroit on Thursday.
(2022-07-23). 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,…
(2022-07-23). Dali-Baoshan section of Dali-Ruili Railway enters operation. ecns.cn A railway linking Dali and Baoshan, two cities in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, started operations on Friday, a major breakthrough in the construction of the China-Myanmar international railway corridor.
(2022-07-22). Up To 300 Ukrainian Nationalists Killed In Kramatorsk (Photos, Video). southfront.org 
On July 21st, Russian forces destroyed the temporary deployment point of Ukrainian forces in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. The city is under Ukrainian control. | On July 22nd, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian precision ground-based weapons hit the temporary deployment point of the nationalist battalion "Black Hundred", deployed in the building of school No. 23 in the city of Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic. As a result of th…
(2022-07-22). Moscow, Kiev and Ankara Reach Grain Agreement in Istanbul. libya360.wordpress.com Observateur Continental Negotiations on the export of Ukrainian grain from the part of the Black Sea controlled by the Ukrainian army took place in Istanbul. Military delegations from Russia, Turkey and Ukraine as well as representatives of the UN came to Istanbul to discuss the food crisis. So what is the substance of the planned…
(2022-07-22). Western Delusion of "Isolating" Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh For months, the West has been projecting a geopolitics of "isolating" Russia, both economically via sanctions and diplomatically via creating anti-Russia counter alliances around the world. But how is this geopolitics of "isolation" working? Five months into the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the fallout of this war — in particular the…
(2022-07-22). It is dark, but I sing because the morning will come: The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
In the chilly Brazilian winter of 2019, Renata Porto Bugni (deputy director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research), André Cardoso (coordinator of our office in Brazil), and I went to the Lula Livre ('Free Lula') camp in Curitiba, set up just across the road from the penitentiary where former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sat in a 15-square metre cell.
(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). 'Lies Against Our Democracy': Lula Rips Bolsonaro's Speech To Diplomats. popularresistance.org Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday accused President Jair Bolsonaro of lying 20 times during a meeting with international diplomats in which the far-right incumbent repeated his baseless attacks on the integrity of the nation's election system. | While offering no credible evidence to support his claim, Bolsonaro told dozens of diplomats from countries including the United States and members of the European Union that the Brazilian electoral system is "completely vulnerable" to fraud in the run-up to this October's presidential election. | According to Folha de Sà£o Paul…
(2022-07-22). $2 Trillion for War Versus $100 Billion to Save the Planet. mronline.org 
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
(2022-07-22). International Students in Ontario Are Fighting Wage Theft—And Winning. scheerpost.com 
By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes In Brampton, Ontario, a small team of young organizers has begun taking on the businesses that exploit them, one case at a time. The Naujawan Support Network, a collective of international students and migrant workers from Punjab, India, has won back more than $200,000 Canadian ($154,000 U.S.) in stolen …
(2022-07-22). Annual Run To Raise Awareness About Sacred Site Mount Graham. popularresistance.org A group of Indigenous activists and their allies will run from the San Carlos Apache Reservation to the summit of Mount Graham starting Thursday to honor one of their most sacred sites and to commemorate the beginnings of a local Native grassroots movement to preserve Indigenous sacred places. | The 31st Annual Mount Graham Sacred Run begins at the Old San Carlos Monument, the site of the original Indian agency and military post, dating to when Apache people were first restricted to the San Carlos Reservation. It will continue along state and local highways to the summit of Mount Graham, one of the Southwest's Sk…
(2022-07-22). Imran Khan Rewrites Pakistan's Political History. orinocotribune.com By MK Bhadrakumar Jul 18, 2022 | Against the odds and powerful rivals pitted against him, former PM Khan's win in Punjab elections is a victory for democracy and Pakistan's sovereignty | It is an unsavoury proposition always, be it in India or Pakistan, when political power is usurped by fly-by-night operators who engineer defections from a ruling party, and an established government gets overthrown despite its mandate to govern. | In India — so far, at least — such shenanigans leading to regime change at the federal or state level have not been manipulated by foreign powers — except, perh…
(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). Les Miserables, Living and Dying on American Streets. scheerpost.com 
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Statistics lie. Some lie more than others. The ones regarding unemployment lie brazenly and have done so for years, erasing the very existence of the long-term unemployed by simply deleting them from the regular tally. Statistics about homelessness lie. But they have an excuse: the homeless are hard to keep …
(2022-07-22). VIDEO: Mainstream Media Says Copwatchers Are a Menace—Here's Why They're Wrong. scheerpost.com 
Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 By Taya Graham and Stephen Janis / In this live conversation and Q&A, Police Accountability Report hosts Taya Graham and Stephen Janis discuss a recent win to protect the right to record police in the second highest court in the land. Guest Abade Irizarry (aka Liberty Freak) joins the stream to discuss the cop watching incident that started…
(2022-07-22). Why is everything getting so expensive? workers.org 
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, rising energy and food costs pushed the annual inflation rate in the U.S. to 8.6% in May, the highest rate in 40 years. The following analysis of the causes of inflation is a slightly edited version of an article published by Workers World, . . . |
(2022-07-22). Why we need to (re)nationalize Air Canada. mronline.org 
It's because of decades of public investment that the company, and our national airports system, exist in the first place.
(2022-07-22). In Middle East visit, oil access trumps human rights. iacenter.org July 20, 2022 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 so. Biden has never addressed Israel's responsibility for the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by Israeli soldiers in May, as she covered an Israeli Defense Forces operation in the occupied West Bank. Biden spent his brief time in occupied Pale…
(2022-07-22). Existing climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate colonial inequalities. mronline.org 
The core countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the rest of Europe (collectively referred to here as the Global North) use on average about 130 gigajoules of energy per capita each year, nearly ten times more than what low-income countries use (13 ∑4 GJ/capita).
(2022-07-22). Celebrate the Cuban Revolution with Workers World. workers.org 
Workers World/Mundo Obrero joins with the Cuban people in celebrating the 69th anniversary of an event which changed the course of history for their island nation. On July 26, 1953, Cuban revolutionaries boldly attacked the Moncada garrison in Santiago de Cuba and simultaneously conducted a siege of the army barracks . . . |
(2022-07-22). Is China headed for a crash? mronline.org 
So, is this the moment of collapse in the Chinese model of development and the end of all that talk about 'moving towards socialism' etc? Many Western experts think so.
(2022-07-22). Kraken Atrocities/ via UKRLEAKS eng. marktaliano.net Mark Taliano, [2022-07-22 11: 21 AM][Forwarded from UKR LEAKS eng] Revelations of fiends: a captured militant of the national battalion "Kraken" told why they were kicked out of Kharkov two weeks ago: "We were sent [from Kharkov] because [call sign] Konoplya started… they found seven corpses in his backyard." "Who?" "Civilians." "Why did he kill them?" …
(2022-07-22). Russia and Africa: A Future-Bound Partnership. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov On the eve of my visits to several African countries, I would like to share my reflections on the prospects for Russia-Africa relations in the current geopolitical context with esteemed readers. Today, African states play an increasingly important role in the global politics and economy, take an active part in solving key modern-day…
(2022-07-22). South Africa's Energy Crisis Escalates. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Kamanzi Photo via World Bank Photo Collection Behind rolling power cuts in South Africa loom deep-seated socioeconomic issues worsened by the rich countries of the world 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…
(2022-07-22). UK: RMT agreement at Merseyrail paves the way for ending national rail strike. wsws.org After promoting an ASLEF union deal on similar terms, on July 14, the RMT pushed through its own deal with Merseyrail for the same amount, having agreed to downgrade the status of train guards the week before.
(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). 'Mothers of Gynecology' monument exposes horrors of slavery. workers.org 
A righteous tidal wave of anger followed people seeing the nine-minutes-plus videotaped police lynching of George Floyd in Minneapolis late May 2020. Racist monuments glorifying the slave-owning Confederacy came tumbling down, especially in the Deep South. These acts to take down the statues were part of historic mass protests that . . . |
(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). 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). 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). Letters from behind the walls. workers.org 
Re: "Released after 46 years, Bradford Gamble exposes medical abuse," WW Vol. 64 No. 12 (wwp.pub/gamble) I read what your organization published on Bradford Gamble before it ran in the Philadelphia Inquirer. 'Twas a well-written article that speaks volumes to what occurs inside Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections locations, medical-wise. What . . . |
(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). Surveillance Is Pervasive: Yes, You Are Being Watched, Even if No One is Looking For You. scheerpost.com 
By Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine / The Conversation The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets and in hotels, restaurants, malls and offices. They're also used to screen passengers for the Transportation Security Administration. And then there are smart doorbells and other home security cameras. Most Americans …
(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). 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). 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). 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 . . . |