(2023-07-26). On second anniversary of 'Presidential coup,' Tunisians resolve to continue resistance. peoplesdispatch.org President Kais Saied, despite enjoying absolute power for the last two years, has done little to improve the economic and social situation as the people struggle with high inflation, poverty, unemployment, and acute shortages of basic food items. Meanwhile, he has concentrated power and repressed opposition…
(2023-07-26). Protesters decry Louisiana Education Superintendent meeting with far-right extremist group. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On July 24, protesters from across Louisiana gathered outside Jones Creek Library in East Baton Rouge Parish. They chanted and waved signs, voicing their opposition to Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley's meeting with Moms for Liberty, a far-right national organization identified as an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. | The demonstrators marched around the library and received supportive honking from passing highway traffic. They chanted "Ban hate, not books!" and "Defend trans youth!" | Moms for Liberty was founded in Florida and was initially focused on suppo…
(2023-07-26). A Bittersweet Milestone for the Anti-Poverty Movement. otherwords.org This summer marked a milestone anniversary in the history of American anti-poverty programs: two years ago, the first monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit went out to millions of households. | The expansion had deep roots in the welfare rights movement, including the powerful organizing of poor mothers and caregivers who insisted for decades that poor and low-income people didn't need to prove their worthiness to receive government assistance. | When the credit went into effect, nearly all families with children in this country started receiving monthly tax credits of up to $300 per child — wit…
(2023-07-27). Boston's Wealthy Real Estate Players Avoid Paying their Fair Share. inequality.org
(2023-07-26). OLIGARCH Act Seeks to Combat Extreme Wealth Inequality. inequality.org
(2023-07-26). Is a Brics Currency a Viable Option?>. infobrics.org Adriaan Pask, chief investment officer at PSG Wealth, explains some of the requirements for a reserve currency and why it's unlikely the US dollar could be dethroned any time soon…
(2023-07-26). Ndileka Mandela: "Africa Needs Better Leaders" libya360.wordpress.com On the eve of the Russia-Africa Summit, Ndileka Mandela sat down with RT's Moussa Ibrahim to explain why the continent needs leaders of her grandfather's stature now more than ever. Asked why a continent so rich in minerals, resources, and young workers could still find its wealth stripped by foreign interests, Mandela gave a harsh response. "Africa…
(2023-07-26). Progressives Unveil Bill to Tax Billionaire Wealth Up to 8 Percent. truthout.org A group of progressive lawmakers in the House have introduced a bill that would levy up to an 8 percent tax on the wealth of the richest Americans, with a goal of combating extreme and growing wealth inequality in the U.S. The bill, dubbed the Oppose Limitless Inequality Growth and Reverse Community Harms (OLIGARCH) Act, would levy a wealth tax on individuals who have at least 1,000… |
(2023-07-26). Ultrawealthy Reap Tax Breaks From Private Foundations With Little Public Benefit. truthout.org Once a week, a little past noon on Wednesdays, a line of cars forms outside the wrought-iron gates of the Carolands mansion, 20 miles south of downtown San Francisco. From the entrance, you can see the southeast facade of the 98-room Beaux Arts chateau, which was built a century ago by an heiress to the Pullman railroad-car fortune. Not visible from that vantage point is the stately reflecting… |
(2023-07-27). Federal Reserve Pushes Interest Rates Even Higher To 5.5%, Making Debt More Expensive. moguldom.com The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to the highest level in more than 22 years in an effort to slow inflation. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee determines monetary policy and dictates how expensive many forms of consumer debt will be including mortgages, credit cards, auto …
(2023-07-26). Venezuela's Parliament: Europe's Alleged Investment in Latin America Should be Viewed With Caution. orinocotribune.com Following the European Union's announcement that it had approved an alleged investment of ‚Ǩ45 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean, members of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) expressed their reservations as to the real objective pursued by the European bloc since, among other hypotheses, it was suggested that this would lead to the indebtedness of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) countries with fewer resources and "tie them up" in the classic style of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | Another theory suggests that the investment will increase the degree of…
(2023-07-26). Chilean Teachers Association Calls for 24-Hour Strike. telesurenglish.net The national board of the Chilean Teachers' Association called for a 24-hour national strike today to demand improvements in education and other demands. | Related: | In this capital, the teachers will concentrate in Plaza de la Dignidad and will march along the emblematic avenue of La Alameda. | The union demands reparations for the historical debt of the State with teachers, when during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet…
(2023-07-27). Friday 7/28: Photos: 1973 Durban Working Class Uprising against apartheid & 1984 ILWU Boycott Of SA Cargo. indybay.org ILWU Local 10, Henry Scmidt Room, 400 North Point St., SF…
(2023-07-27). Boosting tourism between China and Cuba. america.cgtn.com 
With travel back on an upswing, following a few tough years brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world are vying to attract new visitors. Cuba is among them, and is working with Chinese travel professionals to help promote Chinese tourist visits.
(2023-07-27). A Mini-Revolution in Tokyo. fpif.org Satoko Kishimoto returned to her native Japan in April 2022. She was 47, and for 22 of those years she had been in Europe, most of them spent working for the progressive think-tank Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She had no firm plans for the future—maybe doing some writing, maybe engaging in care work. In any case, when she landed, she had absolutely no inkling that in two months' time, she would be mayor of Suginami, the seventh largest of Tokyo's 23 central wards, with a population of over 588,300. | "I did not know Suginami at all," she told me as I interviewed her at her office a few weeks ago. "A…
(2023-07-27). US Fed lifts interest rates to two-decade high. wsws.org The Fed is trying to tread a fine line as it lifts rates to try to combat the wages struggles of the working class by slowing the economy without lifting them at such a pace as would cause major problems for financial markets.
(2023-07-27). 26,000 American Airlines flight attendants begin strike authorization vote. peoplesworld.org 
DALLAS-FORT WORTH (PAI)—After little management movement in bargaining, even with a federal mediator involved, and no raises since January 2019, the 26,000 flight attendants at American Airlines will begin a month-long strike authorization vote on July 28. Key issues are pay and working conditions. With no raises in four years, news reports indicate the flight …
(2023-07-27). MSPAS to focus on more Covid-19 vaccines for domestic campaign. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala is presently working so hard on purchasing more Covid-19 vaccine doses in order to continue implementing domestic campaign immunization campaign ahead of rising coronavirus cases reported recently and imminent expiration of last Pfizer batches.
(2023-07-27). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…
(2023-07-26). Actors fighting for residuals in Hollywood strike. america.cgtn.com 
Hollywood is locked in its biggest standoff in decades, as film and television actors joined writers on the picket lines. In addition to better pay and working conditions, artists are demanding certain guarantees when it comes to residuals, a form of royalties paid to them …
(2023-07-26). Inside The Teamsters' Historic Contract At UPS. popularresistance.org Some 340,000 UPS Teamsters will see significant gains to pay and working conditions if they ratify a five-year tentative agreement announced by the negotiating committee on Tuesday. Rank-and-file workers were poised to proceed with what would have been the largest strike at a single private-sector employer in decades, and the resolve from workers over the past several weeks was key to getting UPS to agree to a tentative deal that meets their demands. | Negotiations, which broke down on July 5, resumed July 25, after UPS said that it would be "prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits."
(2023-07-26). Macron reshuffles government to prepare new round of attacks on working class. wsws.org Macron told his new cabinet to prepare for "decisive reforms" in the autumn, paving the way for new clashes between the working class and the capitalist state.
(2023-07-26). Covid, the Cabinet and a tussle over disclosure: R (Cabinet Office) v The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction In a decision that may come as little surprise to those working in the fields of inquiries and public law, the Divisional Court consisting of Dingemans LJ and Garnham J dismissed the Cabinet Office's application for judicial review of a notice issued by Baroness Hallett, the Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry ("the Inquiry") …
(2023-07-26). Venezuela and Palestine Strengthen Bilateral Relations. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Venezuelan authorities received the head of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, with the aim of strengthening bilateral, diplomatic and commercial relations between both nations. | RELATED: | Media reported that Fattouh held working meetings with Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez. | "It is a pleasure to receive the president of the Palestinian National Council, Rawhi Fattouh, on his official visit to our country…
(2023-07-26). Australia: Telstra cuts another 500 jobs as restructure continues. wsws.org The Communications Workers Union, which covers only some of the affected workers, but has substantial membership in other parts of Telstra, is working to ensure there is no organised opposition to the latest round of job cuts.
(2023-07-26). Sanders, Nearly 180 Democrats Unveil Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced a bill on Tuesday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in 14 years and end the longest period that the wage hadn't been increased since the minimum wage was established decades ago. The bill would raise the current federal minimum wage by nearly $10 an hour, increasing it from the current level of $7.25 to $17 an hour over the next five… |
(2023-07-26). Interview with Germany's Left Party chair: a declaration of political bankruptcy. wsws.org The entire interview clearly established that the Left Party is prepared to enter the government at any time and help implement its policies of war and social devestation.
(2023-07-27). Netanyahu's judicial coup and the dead end of Zionism. wsws.org Netanyahu's government of ultra-nationalists and religious Zionists seek the total annexation of the Occupied West Bank, ethnic cleansing throughout Israel and to impose authoritarian rule over a society characterized by acute social inequality, stepped up militarism and cultural reaction.
(2023-07-26). How to Raise $1.8 Billion for Green Transit. inequality.org Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) recently introduced legislation to increase the excise tax on private jet fuel. Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) introduced complimentary legislation in the House. The Markey-Velazquez proposal would raise the existing excise tax from 22 cents to a $1.95 per gallon. This would effectively levy a $200 tax on every ton of carbon …
