(2024-09-13). Protectionism has no future: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently released the World Trade Report 2024, in which the WTO reiterated the importance of trade in reducing poverty and creating shared prosperity, and pointed out that mounting protectionism threatens to unwind 30 years of progress in closing income gaps between the poor and the rich.
(2024-09-13). China, Latin America forge stronger human rights partnership. ecns.cn The report, titled "Common Goals: China-Latin America and the Caribbean Cooperation on Human Rights Development, the Present and the Future", outlines significant progress in poverty reduction, social equity and environmental protection across both regions.
(2024-09-13). The paradox of progress for Black Americans. peoplesworld.org 
As the country moves rapidly toward the 2024 elections, Black Americans are experiencing the best economic conditions they've had in generations. Record low unemployment rates, record low poverty rates, and record high levels of income and wealth paint a picture of Black prosperity. Yet African Americans remain mired in great economic insecurity, reflected in their …
(2024-09-13). Fitch affirms SA's long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-'. sanews.gov.za Fitch affirms SA's long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-' | Government has noted Fitch's decision to affirm South Africa's long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at 'BB-' and maintain the stable outlook. | According to the ratings agency, South Africa's credit rating is constrained by several factors, including low real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, high poverty and inequality levels, a high government debt-to-GDP ratio, and a rigid fiscal structure that hampers deficit reduction. | However, the ratings are supported by a favourable debt structure with long maturities and m…
(2024-09-13). Monday 9/23: SF Summit: United Against Hate Day. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | Taube Family Auditorium | 110 The Embarcadero | San Francisco, CA 94105 | Tickets are FREE or donation – in-person or online options…
(2024-09-13). The Project Censored Newsletter—September 2024. projectcensored.org Censored Press News: Peter Phillips's Titans of Capital and more Peter Phillips, the former director of Project Censored, has published a new book with the Censored Press. In Titans of Capital: How Concentrated Wealth Threatens Humanity, he examines the world's most wealthy and influential asset management firms, showing how their…
(2024-09-13). Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high-wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour …
(2024-09-13). US Reneges on Agreement to Oblige Dominican Republic to Repay $350 Million Debt to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The president of the National Assembly of Venezuela Deputy Jorge Rodríguez denounced the US government for reneging on its promise to oblige the Dominican Republic to repay its $350 million debt to Venezuela. | On Thursday, September 12, Rodríguez stated that in the
(2024-09-13). CADTM : what to do with the Financial sector and the Banks and, with the Sovereign Debt arbitration. cadtm.org Extract from "Social Movements and the Politics of Debt: Transnational Resistance against Debt on Three Continents"
| In this extract from his doctoral thesis, [1> Christoph Sorg summarises the CADTM's position on the financial sector and banks. This extract from the thesis corresponds to pages 184 to 186.
| As for financial sectors and national economies, CADTM has suggested a set of immediate (radical) Keynesian measures as well as the complete socialization of the banking sector (Fattorelli (…) | – | / | <...
(2024-09-13). Uruguayan meat processing industry goes through a bad moment. plenglish.com Montevideo, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan meat processing industry is going through a bad moment today, marked by low productive activity and increased indebtedness, according to data from the Central Bank.
(2024-09-13). Uhuru 3 Found Not Guilty Of Being Russian Agents. popularresistance.org On the morning of September 12th, the jury returned a verdict in the free speech trial of the century, where Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel faced bogus charges of working as Russian agents. | The 12 person jury concluded a not guilty verdict on count number two, "failure to register as a foreign agent," in other words, working as agents of Russia. This was the big charge that carried an up to ten year prison sentence. The jury contained no black jurors, but to their credit, they saw clearly that African people have agency and sovereignty over their actions.
(2024-09-13). Zionism International is Working Both Sides of the Atlantic. counterpunch.org 
(2024-09-13). Mooncake-making village ramps up production ahead of festival. ecns.cn As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, people from outside Huangzhuang village in Hebei province have been busy lining up to buy mooncakes while locals have been working to make or sell the tasty treats.
(2024-09-13). Canadian authorities keep a lid on the ravages caused by Long COVID. wsws.org After months of insisting that the pandemic is over and dismantling what limited public health measures remained, all levels of government are now working to keep the public in the dark about an upswing in COVID cases and are keeping the lid on data that reveals the dangers of contracting Long COVID.
(2024-09-13). Meanwhile At Okean-24. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com Working fleet air defense against…
(2024-09-13). Faked Al Jazeera UAE-France video 'likely Russian in origin', say analysts. middleeasteye.net 
Faked Al Jazeera UAE-France video 'likely Russian in origin', say analysts | Faked report said UAE had halted arms purchase after the arrest of Telegram founder last month | | UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a working…
(2024-09-13). Administrative hurdles delay payments for international student workers. newschoolfreepress.com International student workers at The New School are facing payment delays due to administrative mishaps, according to SENS-UAW and NewSWU Organizing Committees. This includes international students who started working on Aug. 26 and those who worked for TNS throughout the summer. According to SENS-UAW, the Office of Human Resources at TNS delayed their review and…
(2024-09-13). Senegal's Faye dissolves parliament and sets elections for November. aljazeera.com The president, citing reform roadblocks, said working with the opposition-led assembly had become difficult.
(2024-09-13). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze. newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
(2024-09-13). Lamola embarks on a working visit to the United States. sanews.gov.za Lamola embarks on a working visit to the United States | The International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has arrived in Washington DC, in the United States on Thursday for a weeklong working visit. | South Africa enjoys strategic relations with the United States and has strong political, economic, and social ties.
According to the department, bilateral cooperation with the United States covers various issues aligned with South Africa's domestic priorities and the National Development Plan (NDP). | America is also the leading source of foreign direct investment, a market for value-added ex…
(2024-09-13). Supreme Court grants bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor scam case. devdiscourse.com The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case registered by CBI in the alleged excise policy scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan delivered the judgement today. In its judgement the Supreme Court said that prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty.
(2024-09-13). Takeover! A Human Rights Approach To Housing. popularresistance.org Cheri Honkala and the Poor People's Army, also known as the Poor People's Campaign for Economic Human Rights, produced their book about how to take over abandoned federal properties. | In the City of Philadelphia, where the Poor People's Army is based, scholar Elsa Noterman reports that there are 10 abandoned properties for every single homeless person. Nevertheless, the wait times to receive public housing are years long. Their neighborhood, Kensington, has been devastated by factory closures since the passage of NAFTA. | "Call to Movement: The Politics of Love," the first section of the introduction to TAKEOVER…
(2024-09-13). Presidential Debates and Taxing the Rich, Then and Now. inequality.org
(2024-09-13). Rethinking 9/11: Fascism, Memory, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century. counterpunch.org At this moment in history, we find ourselves in a society defined by relentless speed, overwhelming amounts of information, the proliferation of misinformation, and widening inequality.[1] Fascist politics are increasingly legitimized, long-term commitments are devalued, and the far-right's vision of society constantly shifts, maintaining control through chaos and confusion. In such an environment, memory becomes
(2024-09-13). Israeli aid restrictions had 'direct impact' on Gaza hunger. newarab.com 
Israel's restrictions on