(2022-07-27). China's positive global role underscored. ecns.cn China has played a positive role in avoiding deepening global polarization and a new Cold War against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the "Indo-Pacific" strategy proposed by the United States, experts said on Tuesday.
(2022-07-27). Republicans Come Out in Support of Pelosi's Plans to Visit Taiwan. news.antiwar.com A growing number of Republican China hawks Republicans that have expressed support for Pelosi's plans include Senators Ben Sasse (NE), Tom Cotton (AR), and John Cornyn (TX). "Speaker Pelosi should go to Taiwan and President Biden should make it abundantly clear to Chairman Xi that there's not a damn thing the Chi…
(2022-07-27). Russia Fired on Israeli Jets Over Syria in May 'One-Off'. news.antiwar.com In late May, Russia fired S-300 missiles at Israeli jets attacking Syria. Israeli DM Benny Gantz confirmed this, calling it a " Russia has long complained about Israeli attacks on Syria, but this marks the first time they actually fired on…
(2022-07-27). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very …
(2022-07-27). Time for Palestine to Claim Its Stolen Gas. orinocotribune.com 
By Yousef Fares Jul 22, 2022 | Hezbollah has threatened Israel with war if Lebanon is not allowed to exploit its share in the Karish gas field. Now, the Palestinian resistance may do the same over their "stolen gas" off the Gaza Strip. | The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish gas field is reminiscent of the
(2022-07-27). Online prescription retail set to bloom. ecns.cn China's retail prescription medicine sector has seen rapid growth in the past few years, thanks to enhanced ties among parties related to the industry and digital tools, which are further pushing the sector forward on a healthy track.
(2022-07-27). '92 Consensus called only way forward on Taiwan. ecns.cn China's top political adviser, Wang Yang, called on Chinese at home and abroad on Tuesday to adhere to the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, and to jointly push forward the cause of national reunification and share in the glory of national rejuvenation.
(2022-07-27). China military gives warning to US on Pelosi visit to Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — The Chinese military will not sit back if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, a Chinese defense spokesperson warned on Tuesday.
(2022-07-27). 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,…
(2022-07-27). Guidance to the system change, parts 1 and 2. indybay.org World War II led to U.S. domination of the political West, which was able to make its mark on the part of the world it more or less controlled. Led and dominated by the military-industrial complex and engaged mentally in a war with the Soviet Union, the USA suppressed any efforts of autonomous state developments that contradicted its interests.
(2022-07-27). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…
(2022-07-27). Top political advisor stresses upholding 1992 Consensus, working toward reunification of motherland. ecns.cn China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday stressed the importance of upholding the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, and called for jointly striving to achieve the reunification of the motherland.
(2022-07-27). New York Post's editorial should worry Trump. indybay.org After everything Donald Trump has done from his seemingly open embrace of bigotry to his failed handling of Covid-19 (which polls show most Americans were critical of) to his efforts to thwart democracy it's hard to believe that anything could siphon…….
(2022-07-27). Iran to Grow Food on a Million Hectares in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has agreed to provide Iran with one million hectares of agricultural land for food growing projects, Iranian officials confirm. | On July 26, Iran's deputy interior minister for economic affairs, Mohsen Kushki Tabar, praised on the agricultural agreement signed between the two countries, which is part of the 20-year cooperation plan signed during the visit of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to Tehran, Iran's capital city, in June. | The Iranian official has stated that this agreement, which was inked amid the crisis of food reserves in the world, "shows that the strong and great Iran has reached a l…
(2022-07-27). Venezuela's Electoral Authority to Provide Technical Support for Primaries Only Upon Political Parties' Request. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 26, 2022 ( Regarding opposition primary elections, Marquez—with clear connections with Venezuela's far-right opposition—pointed out that the CNE is not directly involved in these elections, and he clarified that Venezuelan political parties are not obliged to use the electoral authority's expertise for these internal elections. | During an interview with journalis…
(2022-07-27). Ethiopia: Afar-Somali Dispute Can be Resolved Peacefully. indybay.org Efforts to resolve the dispute, including the 2014 agreement, have failed, and so new approaches need to be explored.
(2022-07-26). Saudis Seize Yemen Gasoline Ship, Oil Company Reports. news.antiwar.com According to the Yemeni Oil Company, one of their ships carrying 31,000 tons of gasoline was captured by Saudi and coalition forces. This was just the latest in a series of Saudi seizures. Nominally, the fuel is presented as military gear, even though it has obvious civilian use a…
(2022-07-26). American Federation of Teachers convention: In service of American capitalism's COVID-19 coverup, strike suppression, and war plans. wsws.org The American Federation of Teachers biennial convention towed the Democratic Party line in regard to covering up the pandemic, supporting war against Russia, and suppressing the working class through the trade union apparatus.
(2022-07-26). Venezuela Shoots Down Another Colombian Narco-Jet. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Armed Force recently shot down another plane which had trespassed into the region bordering Colombia, making it the 22nd of the year and the fourth in the last 11 days. | The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported on Twitter this Sunday, July 24, that the country's military had detected an "invading aircraft" which was "in flagrant violation of Venezuelan airspace and infringing all kinds of international standards and conventions." | Hernández noted that the invading plane, "the 22nd in 2022 and the 300th since…
(2022-07-26). White House Says Upcoming Biden-Xi Call Expected to Cover Taiwan, Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The White House said on Tuesday that the upcoming phone call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping "Everything from the tensions over Taiwan, to the war in Ukraine, as well as how we better manage competition between our two nations, certainly in the economic sphere," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. | The call is expected to be held later this week and it will be the fifth time the two leade…
(2022-07-26). Warren, Padilla Demand Buttigieg Crack Down on Airline Industry's 'Rampant Unfair Practices'. commondreams.org It is well within the secretary of transportation's power to rein in airlines, the senators said.
(2022-07-26). The Dawn Of The Apocalypse. popularresistance.org The past week has seen record-breaking heat waves across Europe. Wildfires have ripped through Spain, Portugal and France. London's fire brigade experienced its busiest day since World War II. The U.K. saw its hottest day on record of 104.54 Fahrenheit. In China, more than a dozen cities issued the "highest possible heat warning" this weekend with over 900 million people in China enduring a scorching heat wave along with severe flooding and landslides across large swathes of southern China. Dozens of people have died. Millions of Chinese have been displaced. Economic losses run into the billions of yuan. Droughts…
(2022-07-26). Biden Presses Chip Legislation in Meeting With Lockheed CEO. news.antiwar.com President Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks The legislation, known as the CHIPS Act,
(2022-07-26). EU Members Agree to Gas Rationing Plan With Some Exemptions. news.antiwar.com Most EU member states on Tuesday The plan was agreed upon
(2022-07-26). DM Gantz: Israel Can Seriously Harm and Delay Iran's Nuclear Program. news.antiwar.com Talking up the military option in Iran, Israeli DM Benny Gantz says that Israel has the "Iran is a global problem," Gantz noted. "It is not just Israel's private problem." Israel seems to think that regional support will make attacks easier. | That may be the case. The Saudi Arabia / GCC nations would probably let Israel use their airspace for the attacks, but Iraq almost certainl…
(2022-07-26). Erdogan Says Attack on Iraq's Dohuk a False-Flag Terrorist Act. news.antiwar.com Last week's (apparently Turkish) attack on a resort in Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan continues to worsen ties, with Iraq complaining to the UN Security Council about the " The attack Turkey rejec…
(2022-07-26). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, Geopolitical Rivalry, and Soaring World Temperatures. commondreams.org Overcoming such a global phalanx of oil-industry defenders will require far more political muscle than the environmental camp has yet been able to muster.
(2022-07-26). US Fed meets amid fears of global recession and financial turbulence. wsws.org While there are some indications that commodity price increases which sparked the inflationary spiral are falling, there are warnings that the inflationary surge is spreading throughout the economy.
(2022-07-26). Colombian Court Finds 22 Military Officials Guilty of 300 False Positives. orinocotribune.com 
Moreover, three civilians have also been linked to the killing of 303 defenseless people, which were late claimed as enemy guerrilla combatants, making them false positives. | The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) of Colombia stated this Monday that they had found 22 members of the XVI Brigade of the National Army to be guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for the killing of 303 civilians which were later presented as false positives. The three aforementioned civilians were also found to be guilty. | In a statement, the JEP noted that the crimes took place between 2005 and 2008 in the Department…
(2022-07-26). Sri Lanka's former Central Bank governor calls for tough austerity measures. wsws.org Indrajit Coomaraswamy warned the ruling class: "We have a very narrow path to follow. If we do not follow it will result in a disastrous outcome."
(2022-07-26). Yemen: A Conflict With No Negotiable Solution? orinocotribune.com By Emad Almarshahi Jul 21, 2022 | The recent development of events in the field of the war in Yemen clearly demonstrates that this conflict has multiple political and economic facets that make a peaceful resolution extremely difficult. We must understand that the current civil war in Yemen has very deep historical roots, going back to the division of the country into two clearly defined regions: the North and the South, separated since the 19th century. Its reunification in 1993 was always fragile, and it was sustained until 2014 in a precarious way , given the lack of national integration between the two r…
(2022-07-26). US Railroad Workers Inch Closer To A Possible National Strike. popularresistance.org After waiting over two years to secure a new union contract, and still reeling from the impacts of Wall Street-ordered cost-cutting measures, 115,000 beleaguered workers who operate the nation's freight railroads are inching closer towards a possible strike, which could come as soon as September. | In an effort to drive down operating expenses and reward their wealthy shareholders, in recent years railroad companies have implemented "precision scheduled railroading," or PSR‚Äâ—‚Äâa version of just-in-time, lean production that centers on reducing the workforce and closing f…
(2022-07-26). Western Sahara: The War Morocco Denies. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Aznárez and María Torrellas Alísalem Babeit acts as a representative of the Polisario Front in Cantabria (Spanish State) and is one of the many Saharawis who are convinced that the war they are waging against the Moroccan monarchy is just, as they have left their people no other choice. For years they have been…
(2022-07-26). Chinese Defense Ministry Warns "PLA Will Not Sit Idly by if Pelosi Visits Taiwan Island" libya360.wordpress.com Zhang Hui and Cui Fandi After the Chinese Foreign Ministry stressed that China had made sterner warnings to US officials and China is fully prepared for any eventuality over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned Taiwan trip on Monday, the Chinese Defense Ministry on Tuesday vowed that if the US insists, the Chinese military will by…
(2022-07-26). India and the Five Eyes. Is the time ripe? moderndiplomacy.eu We have witnessed time and again that intelligence deficiencies have extracted exorbitant costs from New Delhi. Be it the 1962 war against China or the 1999 conflict with Pakistan, intelligence paucities have come to bite New Delhi in the back.[1] This has frequently led to calls in India for a renewed approach. These include demands …
(2022-07-26). UN Nuclear Review: A Prime Time to Stop the New Arms Race. commondreams.org The real solution to the threat of nuclear war is in plain sight, but still the powerful weapons makers and war profiteers refuse to yield.
(2022-07-26). The Global Ruling Class Is Frog-Marching Us Towards Extinction. commondreams.org We were warned for decades about the death march we are on because of global warming. And yet, the global ruling class continues to frog-march us towards extinction.
(2022-07-26). The Heat: China's Wentian Module Launch. america.cgtn.com Another major step toward building China's space station – what does this mean for China's space program?>
(2022-07-26). Blast kills 2 children, injures 10 in Afghanistan's Zabul. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — At least two children were killed and 10 others wounded when an explosive device left over from past wars went off in the country's southern Zabul province on Tuesday, a local official said.
(2022-07-26). The Power Troika Trumps Biden in West Asia. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar Jul 20, 2022 | The presidents of Russia, Iran, and Turkey convened to discuss critical issues pertaining to West Asia, with the illegal US occupation of Syria a key talking point. Oil and gas, wheat and grains, missiles and drones — the hottest topics in global geopolitics today — were all on the agenda in Tehran this week. | The Tehran summit uniting Iran-Russia-Turkey was a fascinating affair in more ways than one. Ostensibly about the Astana peace process in Syria, launched in 2017, the summit joint statement duly noted that Iran, Russia and (recently rebranded) Turkiye will c…
(2022-07-26). New Four-Part Documentary "JFK: Destiny Betrayed" Leaves No Doubt That JFK Was Assassinated as Part of CIA Coup. covertactionmagazine.com Oliver Stone film shows that JFK was trying to reorient U.S. foreign policy in more peaceful direction prior to his …
(2022-07-26). Instalan coloquio sobre Bolívar y San Martín en Venezuela. telesurtv.net "Es una fecha propicia para la discusión, debate y reflexión", aseguró Padrino López refiriéndose al análisis de la importancia de la reunión entre Bolívar y San Martín.
(2022-07-26). Chinese defense minister urges enhanced China-Africa peace, security cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has called for enhancing China-Africa peace and security cooperation at the ministerial meeting of the second China-Africa Peace and Security Forum held via video link Monday.
(2022-07-26). Chinese, Lao militaries launch 'Peace Train-2022' joint medical drill. ecns.cn The "Peace Train-2022" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercises and medical service activities between the Chinese and Lao militaries are being held in Phonhong of central Laos' Vientiane Province.
(2022-07-26). Rusia emplazará en Venezuela estación de medición de sistema satelital. telesurtv.net La compañía explicó que la instalación del sistema se enmarca en un acuerdo ruso-venezolano ratificado el pasado 11 de junio.
(2022-07-26). Internationalists' role in Nicaragua's 1979 Revolution. workers.org 
By Hernán Cano The Argentine author conducted this interview with Venezuelan Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein for the news agency Sputnik in preparation for the July anniversary of the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution. Its introduction noted that Rodriguez Gelfenstein, whose guerrilla father was forced out of Chile by the 1973 coup led by . . . |
(2022-07-25). The Multipolar "Iran-Russia-Turkey Troika" Overshadows "Unipolar Joe Biden" in West Asia. transcend.org 20 Jul 2022 – The Tehran summit uniting Iran-Russia-Turkey was a fascinating affair in more ways than one. Their Presidents convened to discuss critical issues pertaining to West Asia, with the illegal US occupation of Syria and wholesale rejection of the "war on terror" exceptionalist unipolarity that once ruled West Asia, as key talking points.
(2022-07-25). Ralph Nader: Weaning the State Department Off War-making. scheerpost.com 
By Ralph Nader Other than being an adjunct booster of overseas Pentagon military operations and refortifying its vulnerable embassies, what does the U.S. State Department stand for and do anymore? Sometimes it's hard to see much difference with the much larger Department of Defense (DOD). Its more belligerent statements or threats since Bill and Hillary …
(2022-07-25). Economic Theory and Community Development: Why Putting Community First Is Essential to Our Survival. transcend.org This book is not the boring, unreadable stuff I'd come to expect of economics. As Howard Richard's crowning masterpiece, it addresses hopes for a better world, the rights of everybody to dignity and a decent livelihood, and the need we all have to do things that matter to others, to contribute what we can.
(2022-07-25). 'Good' Wars, 'Good' War Criminals, 'Good' Dictators, 'Good' Separatists, 'Good' Oligarchs, 'Good' Money Launderers—and Their Antitheses. transcend.org Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know about It…
(2022-07-25). Neutralizing Dirty Tricksters. transcend.org MYSTIFICATION is a plausible misrepresentation of reality, presenting forms of exploitation as forms of benevolence. FABRICATION weaves together fragments of truths, half-truths, facts out of context, images, and distortions to create a coherent, internally consistent, compelling, convincing worldview. Dirty tricks abound. Beware. Don't be a sucker. Think for yourself.
(2022-07-25). The Shameful UN 'List of Shame': Equating the Israeli Perpetrator and the Palestinian Victim. transcend.org 21 Jul 2022 – This is not what Palestinians are expecting from the United Nations, an organization that supposedly exists to end armed conflicts and bring about peace and security for all.