(2023-08-22). The crucifixion of Julian Assange. mronline.org 
The Biblical prophets — Elijah, Amos, Jeremiah, Isaiah — believed that anything worth living for was worth dying for. Their enemy was not only suffering, calumny, poverty, injustice, but a life devoid of meaning.
(2023-08-22). Antipoverty Centre report calls for income-first approach. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Bernardo Arévalo Victory Is a Turning Point for Guatemala. progressive.org The president-elect has promised to crack down on corruption and break up monopolies, a welcome sign in a country gripped by a wealthy elite.
(2023-08-23). Cutting Climate Change Research: Cuts at the Australian Antarctic Division. dissidentvoice.org Australia's funding priorities have been utterly muddled of late. At the Commonwealth level, there is cash to be found in every conceivable place to support every absurd military venture, as long as it targets those hideous authoritarians in Beijing. It seemed utterly absurd that, even as the Australian federal government announced its purchase of over …
(2023-08-22). 'Drop the debt!' — Protestors slam BlackRock for predatory loans to Zambia. liberationnews.org 
BlackRock is the largest private holder of Zambia's external debt and plays a massive role in keeping Zambia underdeveloped.
(2023-08-22). Israeli Naval 'Piracy' Won't Stop Freedom Flotilla Voyage To Gaza. popularresistance.org The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement working to end the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, has launched numerous Freedom Flotilla voyages since 2008. Joel Opperdoes has served as captain for multiple Flotilla voyages, including in 2012, when his vessel was descended upon and boarded by Israeli naval forces and he and his crew were detained. TRNN contributor, lawyer, and freelance journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Opperdoes aboard The Handala, the flagship vessel of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, en route to Oslo, Norway.
(2023-08-23). Labor fails on AUKUS, housing and taxation. greenleft.org.au 
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's argument that long-term government is counterposed to pro-working class policies contains major flaws, argues Alex Bainbridge.
(2023-08-22). Ancient customs of Qixi Festival. ecns.cn The annual Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao or Begging for Skills Festival, is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It falls on Tuesday this year.
(2023-08-23). Museum in Nanjing showcases charm of traditional Qixi culture. ecns.cn The annual Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao or Begging for Skills Festival, was celebrated on Tuesday, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
(2023-08-22). Oligarchy Has Arrived. Congress Must Take Notice — and Act! inequality.org
(2023-08-23). Maher al-Akhras, former long-term hunger striker, seized by occupation forces; launches immediate hunger strike. samidoun.net 
Occupation forces seized Palestinian leader Maher al-Akhras, a former prisoner and long-term hunger striker whose 103-day hunger strike won his freedom and galvanized Palestinian, Arab and international support, from his home in Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, in the early morning hours of 23 August 2023. His family announced that he had immediately launched a …
(2023-08-23). Museum in Nanjing showcases charm of traditional Qixi culture. ecns.cn The annual Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao or Begging for Skills Festival, was celebrated on Tuesday, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
(2023-08-22). Oligarchy Has Arrived. Congress Must Take Notice — and Act! inequality.org
(2023-08-23). Maher al-Akhras, former long-term hunger striker, seized by occupation forces; launches immediate hunger strike. samidoun.net Occupation forces seized Palestinian leader Maher al-Akhras, a former prisoner and long-term hunger striker whose 103-day hunger strike won his freedom and galvanized Palestinian, Arab and international support, from his home in Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, in the early morning hours of 23 August 2023. His family announced that he had immediately launched a …