(2022-07-28). Pelosi Invites Lawmakers to Join Her in Taiwan as Military Prepares for Her Trip. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has invited other members of Congress Rep. Michael McFaul (R-TX), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Wednesday that Pelosi invited him and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), who chairs the committee. | McFaul said he couldn't go to Taiwan due to a prior engagem…
(2022-07-28). China vows 'forceful' moves on sovereignty. ecns.cn China's military will take "forceful measures" to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity if anyone wants to breach China's bottom line on the Taiwan question, Beijing's top envoy in Washington said on Tuesday.
(2022-07-28). EU court confirms broadcasting ban on Russia. ecns.cn The European Court of Justice (ECJ) rejected on Wednesday a request by Russian state news network RT (Russia Today) France to lift a broadcasting ban it is subjected to under the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Russia in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
(2022-07-28). The US must free Afghanistan's $7 billion reserves. zcomm.org Biden must release Afghanistan's foreign reserves to alleviate suffering…
(2022-07-28). Western Ukrainian cities hit by Russian strikes, reports say. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — While media have reported that Ukraine's counter-offensive in Kherson is gathering momentum, according to the UK Ministry of Defence, there are reports that Russia has attacked cities in the center and west on Thursday.
(2022-07-28). The Dangers of Military Escalation: Lessons from Vietnam for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-28). Canada's New Democrats join far-right Ukrainian nationalists in denouncing Trudeau over Nord Stream turbine's return to Russia. wsws.org Canada's social democrats have made common cause with the right-wing Conservative opposition and the far-right-led Ukrainian Canadian Congress in accusing the Liberal government of appeasing Russian aggression.
(2022-07-28). Fed lifts interest rate in the face of growing signs of economic slowdown. wsws.org During his press conference, Fed chair Jerome Powell made clear the key determinant of the central bank's decision was the drive to clamp down on workers' wage demands in response to inflation now running at more than 9 percent.
(2022-07-28). Sri Lankan government endorses and extends President Wickremesinghe's state of emergency. wsws.org Ranil Wickremesinghe has been installed as president to impose the austerity demands of the International Monetary Fund in return for emergency funding and to suppress the widespread opposition of workers and rural toilers.
(2022-07-28). Alarm as Earth hits 'Overshoot Day' Thursday. tribune.com.pk 
Mankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOS warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit. | The date — dubbed "Earth Overshoot Day" — marks a tipping point when people have used up "all that ecosystems can regenerate in one year", according to the Global Footprint Network and WWF. | "From January 1 to July 28, humanity has used as much from nature as the planet can renew in the entire year. That's why July 28 is Earth Overshoot Day," said Mathis Wackernagel, president of the Global Footprint Networ…
(2022-07-28). N Korea warns US ready for any military conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un warned that his government is "fully prepared" for any military conflict with the United States.
(2022-07-28). Russia reportedly agrees to give S-300, S-400 to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — A Hebrew-language media claimed that a meeting was held in Damascus between Syrian, Russian and Iranian commanders during which the Russians declared their readiness to hand over 3-400 advanced defense systems to Syrian army.
(2022-07-28). Dan Baker Statement in Support of Pushing Down the Walls. itsgoingdown.org 
Anarchist and antifascist prisoner Dan Baker addresses an upcoming event in support of political prisoners. For more info on Dan Baker and how to support him, go here. The United $tates of AmeriKKKa is a white supremacist terrorist organization. Their government strives for a monopoly on violence to defend their profits, acquired through the prison…
(2022-07-28). Anarchists Confront Far-Right and TERF Coalition in DC. itsgoingdown.org Action report on counter-protest against far-Right and TERF coalition in DC. Originally posted to FTP Distro. We were about 25-30 people deep that day, armed only with whistles, pots and pans, tranarchy flags, protest signs and one (surprisingly loud) bullhorn. The transphobic coalition that converged on June 23rd , ostensibly for the th anniversary of…
(2022-07-28). Police departments spend vast sums of money creating "Copaganda" mronline.org 
U.S. police departments spend tens of millions of dollars every year to manipulate the news, flooding the discourse with "copaganda." These aggressive tactics give the public a distorted view of what public safety means, what threatens it, and how to solve it.
(2022-07-28). 30 July, NYC: Ghassan Lives! Palestine Lives! A community event honoring Ghassan Kanafani. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 30 July 4 pm Shore Road Park Brooklyn, NY (Between 99th and Third Ave) RSVP here: bit.ly/KanafaniNYC Samidoun NY/NJ will be joining PYM New York City for a community event in commemoration of the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, revolutionary writer and political icon of the Palestinian resistance. Please join us for …
(2022-07-28). Congressional Staffers Arrested for Climate Sit-In at Schumer's Office. zcomm.org "Guess Chuck really didn't want to talk about climate today"
(2022-07-28). Selected Articles: From Bill Gates to "The Great Refusal": Farmers on the Frontline. globalresearch.ca 
By Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most humans were engaged in agriculture. Our relationship with nature was immediate. Within just a few generations, …
(2022-07-28). Eat the rainbow for good health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Instead of painting a rainbow, how about eating a rainbow of colors? Red, orange, yellow, green, white, blue and purple. Each of these colors has health benefits, including: Improved visionDecreased inflammationReduced risk of chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetesStrengthened immune system These benefits are due to the phytochemicals that occur naturally within these foods. Phytochemicals also give foods their distinct aroma and taste. While each color provides certain benefits, when paired with other…
(2022-07-28). Western-supported Nazism, Money-Laundering and Attacks on Real Journalism/ Report by Tara Reade. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Germany Criminalizes Journalist for Exposing Ukrainian War Crimes Ukraine's Kill List and What Western Media Ignores About Donetsk Civilians w/Eva Bartlett Mariupol Residents Accuse Ukraine Of Firing On Civilians/ Report by Patrick Lancaster nazism Archives…
(2022-07-28). Recuerdan a niños víctimas de guerra en Donetsk desde 2014. telesurtv.net Más de 515 sufrieron lesiones de diversa consideración durante la guerra.
(2022-07-28). Russian Ops in Ukraine (July 28, 2022): Ukraine's "Kherson Offensive," Battle in the Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russia operations in Ukraine for July 28, 2022 — US continues sending weapons to Ukraine but in diminished numbers; — Pentagon overstates impact of HIMARS, omits Russian gains in Donbass; — Washington DC-based think tank admits Russia is still making gains; — Best case scenario for Ukraine's "Kherson Offensive" falls far short of…
(2022-07-28). In Video: Russian Loitering Munition Takes Out Bayraktar Drone Communication Station In Ukraine. southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed a communication station for Bayraktar TB2 combat drones that was deployed by Ukrainian forces near the front in Kherson. | A video released on July 28 shows the communication station receiving a direct hit from a Russian Lancet loitering munition, which was reportedly laun…
(2022-07-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade near Artyomovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 60th Infantry Brigade in Topolinoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 53rd Mechanised Brigade near Malyie Shcherbaki with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 28th Mechanised Brigade near Pokrovskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 3 Ukrainian drones near Kamenka in the Kharkov region, Yasin…
(2022-07-28). Lessons From Vietnam For Ukraine. popularresistance.org Learning no lessons from the failure and mass slaughter of the Korean War in the previous decade, the US military commenced widespread bombing of Vietnam and sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers. | At the time, spring 1965, about 400 US soldiers had died in the conflict. The war was not yet widely unpopular. Americans who protested against the Vietnam War were a small minority. It would be two years before Martin Luther King's famous denunciation of the war. | Years later, after hundreds of thousands had been drafted into the military with the deaths of tens of thousands, the war became widely unpopular. Ultima…
(2022-07-28). Washington Proposes Prisoners' Swap As Russian Operations Continue In Ukraine. southfront.org 
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(2022-07-28). Western Media Fail in Desperate Attempts to Ridicule Russia's Use of Combat Lasers. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Last week, Russia revealed it has been using combat lasers in military operations in Ukraine. Primary targets of these weapons are believed to be quadrocopter commercial drones the Ukrainian military has increasingly started relying on, as its much-touted "Bayraktar" TB-2 and other similar large drones have failed miserably, being picked off by Russia's second-to-none air…
(2022-07-28). No Russian Roulette: The Hunger Emergency and the Global Corporate System. orinocotribune.com 
By Sajai Jose Jul 22, 2022 | As government efforts to contain it fails even in rich nations, the world's hunger and livelihoods crisis is rapidly escalating into an emergency. Western leaders and media have been blaming Russia and the war in Ukraine for this unfolding catastrophe, but the facts say otherwise. | A month ago, the Food and Work Network, a coalition of academics, community activists, and trade unions in the United Kingdom issued an
(2022-07-28). ROK and the US — Words and Facts. journal-neo.org 
After the text about the President of the ROK at the NATO summit was published, part of the audience questioned whether the ROK, despite its loyalist statements, was in fact in no particular hurry to do Washington's bidding. This question is best answered by a combination of words and facts. The joint statement of the …
(2022-07-28). Russia's New Satellite-Blinding Lasers to Disrupt NATO Surveillance. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Space has been a war-fighting domain for over half a century now. Although largely non-kinetic, space warfare is slowly transitioning to a more traditional one, with competitors now fielding capabilities to directly target hostile space-based systems. Russia, one of the world leaders in this field, is building a new ground-based laser weapon for…
(2022-07-28). Corte Suprema salvadoreña recibe cientos de habeas corpus. telesurtv.net La "Guerra contra las Pandillas" ha provocado detenciones arbitrarias y denuncias de asesinatos policiales.
(2022-07-28). El precio de una vida: Asesinato del profesor Santiago Morgado en Sancti Spíritus. cubadebate.cu Que al profesor Santiago Diosdado Morgado Morgado lo asesinaron para robarle la moto es un secreto a voces que confirma la Jefatura del àìrgano de Investigación Criminal del Ministerio del Interior en Sancti Spíritus. Los cinco implicados se encuentran asegurados con la medida cautelar de prisión provisional impuesta por la Fiscalía.
(2022-07-28). Cuba competirá en Campeonato Mundial de Canotaje en Halifax, Canadá. cubadebate.cu El campeón olímpico Serguey Torres Madrigal lidera la delegación cubana que competirá del 3 al 7 de agosto venidero en el Campeonato Mundial de Velocidad en Canoa de Halifax 2022, en Canadá. Junto a él harán el viaje las campeonas en copas del mundo Yarisleidis Cirilo y Katherin Nuevo, así como José Ramón Pelier y Tabiani Diéguez.
(2022-07-28). House Passes $280 Billion Industrial Policy Bill Meant to Counter China. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 includes $52.7 billion to subsidize the domestic production of semiconductor chips and $24 billion for tax incentives and other…
(2022-07-28). Sanders battles corporate welfare subsidizing of semiconductor firms. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Brushing aside Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders's charges of "massive corporate welfare," the Senate approved the multibillion-dollar CHIPS Act to revive the U.S. semiconductor/chip industry. The bipartisan vote was 64-33, with 32 Republicans joining Sanders's "no." Sanders agreed the U.S. must revitalize semiconductor and microchip manufacturing, but objected to using tax dollars to do it—especially …
(2022-07-28). NDRC allocates $355 mln for greener economy. ecns.cn The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic regulator, recently announced an allocation of 2.4 billion yuan ($355 million) to save energy and reduce carbon emissions as part of the country's effort to transition to a greener economy.
(2022-07-28). Surprise Dem Senate Bill makes US Global Climate Leader, Sees 40% Carbon Reduction by 2030. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) In a huge surprise on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Joe Manchin, announced an agreement on a package of legislation that includes an unprecedented $369 billion to encourage green energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions, on a …
(2022-07-28). US Senate passes CHIPS and Science Act to bolster US tech against China. wsws.org The Senate passed a $280 billion package of investments in the semiconductor industry and other high-tech research areas as part of the intensifying confrontation with China.
(2022-07-28). Argentina Supports Venezuela's Readmission to Mercosur. orinocotribune.com Argentina supports the complete readmission of Venezuela into Mercosur (the Common Market of the South), said Oscar Laborde, Argentina's ambassador to Venezuela, on Tuesday, July 26. | "This is the time for regional unity, in this multipolar world. America has to be a pole, a pole of autonomy, of standing up to the powerful," Laborde said in a statement reported by state-owned Venezuelan News Agency (AVN). | "Venezuela has to reint…
(2022-07-28). Senate Passes Resolution Calling for Russia to Be Labeled as Sponsor of Terror. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Wednesday passed a non-binding resolution that calls for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism." The resolution passed by unanimous voice vote as there is a strong bipartisan consensus to add Russia to the list. A similar resolution has been introduced in the House, and …
(2022-07-28). Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us From Inflation. popularresistance.org In prescribing cures for inflation, economists rely on the diagnosis of Nobel laureate Milton Friedman: inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon—too much money chasing too few goods. But that equation has three variables: too much money ("demand") chasing (the "velocity" of spending) too few goods ("supply"). And "orthodox" economists, from Lawrence Summers to the Federal Reserve, seem to be focusing only on the "demand" variable. | The Fed's prescription is to suppress demand (borrowing and spending) by raising interest rates. Summers, a former U.S. Treasury Secretary who presided over the…
(2022-07-28). Lufthansa Workers Strike Over Wages. popularresistance.org The ver.di union, one of the unions representing workers at the German airline Lufthansa, has called for a new strike on Wednesday, July 27, to demand a 9.5-percent wage increase to address inflation. The strike affects ground workers in maintenance and towing. | "The situation at airports is degenerating and employees are increasingly under pressure and overworked due to severe understaffing, high inflation, and no raise for three years," Christine Behl, a ver.di leader, told AFP. This flows from a shortfall of 7,000 employees in Germany's aviation sector, the result of precarious jobs marked by low wages, along…
(2022-07-28). Trade Unionists Take A Stand For Jobs, Pay, Pensions And Conditions. popularresistance.org The rail network was brought to a standstill today as thousands of RMT and TSSA members walked out over jobs, pay, pensions and other conditions. | RMT is in dispute with Network Rail and 14 train operators while TSSA is striking at Avanti West Coast. | Speaking from the Euston picket line, RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said the union had received an "inadequate" pay offer from Network Rail last week. | He said: "It's a pay offer over three years which is nowhere near the rate of inflation. | "And the conditions that they wish to impose on that are not acceptable to the members." | TSSA general secretary Manue…
(2022-07-28). After Biden Dismissed Inflation, GDP Contracts 2 Quarters In Row Triggering Technical Recession Definition. moguldom.com Technically, it's official … kind of. After the second straight quarter of a declining economy, the U.S. is technically in a recession — a definition triggered when a country's real gross domestic product (GDP)—the most-watched indicator of economic activity—contracts for two or more consecutive quarters. Most economists agree that this defines a recession. However, the White House …
(2022-07-28). Australian inflation figures point to intensifying cost-of-living crisis for working-class households. wsws.org The Labor government, while feigning concern for "households," seized on the figures to reject demands for wage rises to cope with the soaring prices, saying such expectations were unrealistic.
(2022-07-28). U.S. Fed raises rates by another three-quarter point amid persistent inflation. ecns.cn The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, the second in a row of that magnitude, as elevated inflation showed no clear sign of easing.
(2022-07-28). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.
(2022-07-28). Fed Needs to Make Sure That It Doesn't Bring On the Next Recession. cepr.net Interest rate hikes are threatening to cause a recession. The Fed should be able to make sure that it doesn't make that mistake.
(2022-07-28). GDP Falls at a 0.9 Percent Rate, Driven by Slower Inventory Growth and Falling Housing Construction. cepr.net Recession-fearing households increased spending on hotels and restaurants at a 13.5 percent annual rate in Q2.
(2022-07-28). Comrade Wije Dias: A fighter for Trotskyism (August 27, 1941 — July 27, 2022). wsws.org It is with profound sorrow that the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) announces the death of Comrade Wije Dias, the longtime general secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) and its forerunner, the Revolutionary Communist League.