(2023-07-04). Police Brutality, Racism and Poverty Underlines Youth Rebellion in France. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe North African Youth Nahel M Killed by Police Macron government has deployed 45,000 security personnel in attempt to quell the outrage sweeping the country in the aftermath of the police killing of Nahel M A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on…
(2023-07-04). Venezuela congratulates US people on Independence Day. plenglish.com Venezuela and the United States have been linked by struggles and aspirations for a life with guarantees of happiness and dignity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in a statement. | The release stated that the Venezuelan people will always express solidarity with the US people in fighting for social justice, overcoming poverty and discrimination, and for "relations of respect with the rest of the world that leave any imperialist pretensions behind. | The Bolivarian Government stated that, with political will, the United States could resume the path of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and diplomacy…
(2023-07-04). 55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People's Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices. scheerpost.com 
New fact sheets by the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S. state.
(2023-07-04). India leads Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. plenglish.com Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed their participation in the event, according to recent information. Dignitaries from Iran, Belarus and Mongolia will participate as observers, and Turkmenistan will attend as a guest, as usual. | Leaders of the organization and of the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Independent States of the Commonwealth, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia will also participate. | At the initia…
(2023-07-04). Debtors of the world, unite! mronline.org 
Jayati Ghosh speaks about the growing debt crisis in the global south, the IMF's never-ending affinity for austerity and the need to confront the power of financial capital.
(2023-07-04). Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student loan deferral plan. america.cgtn.com 
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Biden administration plan to wipe away some student loan debt, dashing the hopes of millions of borrowers bogged down with thousands of dollars of debt.
(2023-07-04). Students and workers outraged at Supreme Court ruling blocking Biden's partial student debt forgiveness plan. wsws.org The court's decision was facilitated by the Democrats' refusal to make any serious attempt to pass a student loan forgiveness program in Congress, despite having a majority in the House and Senate for two years.
(2023-07-04). Opinion: As Hip-Hop Turns 50, It's Time For The Culture To Break Its Bondage To The Streets. moguldom.com As hip-hop celebrates its 50th birthday this year, the forefathers, icons, dons and divas of the culture are owed a debt of gratitude for enriching so many facets of our lives. The music has heightened our political and socioeconomic awareness, its swagger redefined our sense of fashion, and the melodic rhymes of hip-hop artists created …
(2023-07-04). New Taiwan affairs spokesperson makes debut. ecns.cn The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office has a new spokesperson in Chen Binhua, a former reporter with lengthy experience working in Taiwan. The new appointee responded to a media question for the first time in this role on Tuesday.
(2023-07-04). Mossad spy ring busted in Turkey, 11 arrested. peoplesdispatch.org Following months of surveillance, the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) discovered a "ghost cell" made up of 56 special operatives working for the Israeli Mossad. The operation, divided into nine different smaller networks, was reportedly working to gather intelligence against Hezbollah, Syria, and others…
(2023-07-04). Strike by 1,400 National Steel Car workers in Canada continues as strikers report health benefit cut-off. wsws.org The strike by 1,400 National Steel Car workers in Hamilton, Ontario, enters its sixth day Tuesday. The workers, who manufacture rail cars for some of the largest class I railroads, are fighting for wage increases above inflation, the abolition of multi-tier pay and pensions, and an end to dangerous working conditions in the plant.
(2023-07-04). CWU instructs reps to enforce Royal Mail's brutal revisions: the IR Framework in action. wsws.org Having extracted a pledge to restore "joint working", the CWU is moving to enforce the company's brutal dictates against postal workers. This is the meaning of a slew of directives issued by the union's leadership to local branches and reps over the past week.
(2023-07-04). "They are trying to take everything away from the working class": Wabtec seeks to restore production with scabs at Erie, Pennsylvania plant. wsws.org As workers enter the 12th day of their strike against Wabtec, workers have confirmed that the company began hiring scabs two weeks before the strike.
(2023-07-04). Corporate Canada demands anti-strike law to criminalize west coast dock strike, as bosses break off talks. wsws.org While the shipping bosses are escalating their concessions demands and corporate Canada is clamouring for the Trudeau government to criminalize the workers' job action, the ILWU is working to isolate the militant BC dock strike…
(2023-07-04). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Strains, sprains and tears of the upper arms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am trying to get into shape for summer, and one area that has always been challenging has been my upper arms. Recently, though, I began a workout routine, but a friend warned me about the risk of injuries. Do you have any advice to avoid problems? ANSWER: Having well-defined, muscular upper arms often is the goal of anyone seeking a fit and toned appearance. But there's more to these hardworking muscles than good…
(2023-07-04). Teamsters Picket Fourth California Warehouse In Expanding Amazon Strike. popularresistance.org San Bernardino, California – Striking Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers from Palmdale, Calif., extended their picket line to an Amazon warehouse in San Bernardino, Calif. (ONT5) today, to demand the e-commerce giant stop its unfair labor practices. The growing strike will continue until Amazon reinstates the unlawfully terminated employees, recognizes the Teamsters, respects the contract negotiated by the workers, and bargains with the Teamsters Union to address low pay and dangerous working conditions. | "I work for one of the richest companies in the world, but the pay is so low that I have to work two ot…
(2023-07-04). California conducts major survey on the root causes of homelessness. america.cgtn.com 
After administering nearly 3,200 questionnaires to participants and 365 in-depth interviews with adults experiencing homelessness in eight regions of the state, the study has found a devastating truth, and that is, as Californians age, they are being priced out of housing.
(2023-07-04). SCO Summit: Russia and China Reject Economic Protectionism. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China rejected the new forms of economic protectionism and the degradation of global peace and security. | RELATED: | During the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Putin denounced the "hybrid war" being waged by the United States and its allies against the Russian people, which exacerbates geopolitical contradictions and degrades globa…
(2023-07-04). "Climate Crime" No End. Famines, Population Reduction, Lockdowns, Vaccines. globalresearch.ca