2025-07-02: News Headlines

News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-07-02). Over 170 NGOs Urge End To US—Israeli 'Aid Traps' In Gaza. popularresistance.org More than 170 international NGOs, including Oxfam, Save the Children, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, and the Norwegian Refugee Council, issued a joint declaration on 1 July in Geneva calling for an immediate end to the US-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). | According to medical authorities in Gaza, over 550 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured near GHF aid distribution sites and transport routes since the foundation began operating in late May. | The statement warned that "Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice: starve or risk being shot while trying desper…

Dave DeCamp, News From Antiwar. (2025-07-02). United States Approves $510 Million Arms Deal For Israel. popularresistance.org The Trump administration has approved a new arms deal for Israel that will provide the country with $510 million worth of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMS), kits that turn bombs into precision-guided weapons, as the US continues to provide military aid to support the genocidal war in Gaza. | According to the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the State Department notified Congress of the sale of 3,845 JDAMS for 2,000-pound BLU-109 bombs and 3,280 JDAMS for 500-pound MK 82 bombs. The deal also includes US "government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and…

Martha Grevatt, Workers World. (2025-07-02). Actions In 70 US Cities: 'Hands Off Iran And West Asia! Free Palestine!'. popularresistance.org Although there is a temporary "ceasefire" in the U.S./Israeli effort to destroy Iran, many groups internationally are determined to stay mobilized. The horrific genocide in Palestine, both in Gaza and the West Bank, continues, as do plots against Iran. | There were more than 65 actions around the world listed on the website of the United National Antiwar Coalition, based on a call from Global Resistance for a week of actions June 21 to 28. Internationally actions were held in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Japan, Norway, Denmark, Germany, India, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Sweden. Across Canada there were multiple a…

Sam Husseini. (2025-07-02). 'Have Some Blood! You Like Shedding It All Over The World So Much'. popularresistance.org Mike Ferner, of Veterans For Peace, threw blood at the US mission to the UN today: "Here, United States, have some blood! You like shedding it all over the world so much? There you go! How about some blood? A small amount of the blood — the blood money — that corporations make taking us to war all the time. No. More. Killing. Please. Stop it." | He and 28 others were reportedly arrested today. He had been participated in #FastForGaza | Most arrests took place at the Israeli mission to the UN where a mass action was. Joy Metzler, co-founder of Servicemembers For Ceasefire, was among those arrested ther…

tn.ai (2025-07-02). Trump Claims Israel Backs Ceasefire As US-Backed Assault Slaughters 109 in Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israel's military rampaged across the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday, massacring at least 109 Palestinians, even as US President Donald Trump boasted that Israel had agreed to conditions for a 60-day ceasefire.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Australian health workers voice outrage over Gaza catastrophe. wsws.org The open letter and the response it has generated speak to the depth of the anguish, shock and anger felt by healthcare workers as they bear witness to the atrocities occurring in Gaza.

ICRC (2025-07-02). ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or Award: Saher Alghorra honoured for his photojournalism on civilians in Gaza. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza. icrc.org

Fight Back! News. (2025-07-02). Denver Safeway Workers Go On Strike. popularresistance.org Denver, CO — On Sunday morning, June 14, Safeway and Albertsons workers started their first unfair labor practices strike in Colorado since 1996. The strike comes after nine months of failed negotiations and 18 months without a pay raise. | Workers are demanding livable wages, protection for healthcare and pensions, and an end to ongoing understaffing. The most recent contract proposal was rejected since it met none of these demands. | A statement from the union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, said, "The ongoing unfair labor practices, including bad faith bargaining, as well as surveilling and…

geo.tv (2025-07-02). Mamdani surges past rivals to win Democratic primary for NYC mayor. geo.tv Zohran Mamdani speaks during the National Action Network National Convention in New York City, US, April 3, 2025. — ReutersNEW YORK: The New York City Election Board on Tuesday confirmed a stunning victory by mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary,…

geo.tv (2025-07-02). Trump says US could reach trade deal with India, casts doubt on deal with Japan. geo.tv US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, after touring a temporary migrant detention center informally known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee, Florida, US, July 1, 2025. — ReutersThe United States could reach a…

geo.tv (2025-07-02). Paramount settles with Trump over '60 Minutes' interview for $16m. geo.tv Donald Trump in Florida, June 14, 2024. — ReutersSettlement comes as Paramount prepares for merger.Trump filed $10 billion lawsuit against CBS in October.No statement of apology or regret in settlement.

ICRC (2025-07-02). Ethiopia: Surgeons trained to save weapon-wounded people's lives in Amhara and Oromia. icrc.org Trauma and reconstructive surgery training…

ICRC (2025-07-02). Syria: the post-release emergency programme. icrc.org Windows to Survival and Hope…

ICRC (2025-07-02). ICRC—IFRC Joint Statement on Universalization of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. icrc.org Intersessional Meetings, 20 June 2025…

ICRC (2025-07-02). Statement from ICRC president on the escalation of major military operations in the Middle East. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the escalation of major military operations in the Middle East…

Jennifer Kavanagh (2025-07-02). Trump's silence on loss of Ukraine lithium territory speaks volumes. responsiblestatecraft.org

newleftreview (2025-07-02). David Harvey: On Sraffa's Trail. newleftreview.org David Harvey recalls a lifetime of encounters, actual and intellectual, with the enigmatic Piero Sraffa. Interlocutor of Wittgenstein, Keynes and Robinson; devastating critic of neoclassical economics; helpmeet of Gramsci and rescuer of his Prison Notebooks. Reflections on an éminence grise of twentieth-century intellectual life.

newleftreview (2025-07-02). Ed McNally: Instruments of Empire. newleftreview.org Ed McNally on Hugh Wilford, The CIA: An Imperial History. Antidote to apologias for the US intelligence agency, a periodization from the Truman Doctrine to the 'war on terror'.

newleftreview (2025-07-02). Jiwei Xiao: China's Worker Artists. newleftreview.org Jiwei Xiao on Margaret Hillenbrand, On the Edge. Analysis of working-class precarity as a structure of feeling, manifest in Chinese literary and visual culture.

newleftreview (2025-07-02). Loic Wacquant: Punish to Rule. newleftreview.org If punishment was central to colonial statecraft—police, courts and prisons forming a 'penal triad'—how has this logic mutated since? A comparative survey of the forms of official violence that upheld empires past sheds light on techniques for domesticating today's hyperghettos and banlieues.

newleftreview (2025-07-02). Lola Seaton: Trusting Art? newleftreview.org Replying to Malcolm Bull's hypotheses in NLR 151 on the balance of trust in the artworld and cryptocurrency, Lola Seaton asks what distinguishes readymade works, like Cattelan's banana, from everyday commodities—and what exactly buyers of conceptual art get to own.

newleftreview (2025-07-02). Ross Douthat: Condition of America. newleftreview.org Nick Burns quizzes the New York Times columnist on the contradictory ideological forces and factions driving the second Trump Administration, the strengths and weaknesses of American liberalism and the state of the country that he's described as sinking into economic and cultural stagnation.

aljazeera (2025-07-02). Qantas says hackers breached system holding data on 6 million customers. aljazeera.com Australia's flagship carrier says it believes a 'significant' amount of personal data was stolen in a cyberattack.

aljazeera (2025-07-02). Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' passes Senate: What's in it, who voted how? aljazeera.com The measure was approved after almost 48 hours of reading, debate and voting on various amendments.

aljazeera (2025-07-02). Two Chinese nationals charged for trying to recruit spies in US military. aljazeera.com The FBI has accused the pair of working on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security to gather naval intelligence.

aljazeera (2025-07-02). US university bars trans athletes, erases records under pressure from Trump. aljazeera.com University of Pennsylvania removes times set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Ningbo-Zhoushan Port shows major trade rebound. ecns.cn Despite recent volatility in global trade policy, especially the swift changes in U.S.-China tariff regulations since April, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port — the world's third-largest in terms of container throughput volume in 2024 — has demonstrated remarkable resilience.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Liaoning embracing technology to advance agricultural profits. ecns.cn As locally produced rice varieties reach global tables and hydroponic vegetables redefine urban diets, Northeast China's Liaoning province is reshaping global perceptions of its black soil through multifaceted agricultural upgrades.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Sino-German cooperation key to AI advances. ecns.cn China and Germany should deepen collaboration in the field of industrial artificial intelligence to unleash strong growth potential for both the world's second and third-largest economies, said leading experts at home and abroad.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Nurse holding up hands of 'untouchables' for decades. ecns.cn The first time Xing Shaoyun reached for a leprosy patient's disfigured hand, the patient flinched. "Don't touch me," she whispered.She has since shared her experience with nearly 4,000 people through lectures, inspiring a new generation of health workers."ÄÄ"ÄÄXing has taken care of over 300 leprosy patients.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). China's CAS Airborne Remote Sensing Center marks 40th anniversary with world-class airborne laboratory. ecns.cn The Airborne Remote Sensing Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed into a national-level airborne laboratory of international standards, featuring multi-payload capacity and coordinated operational capabilities, said Pan Jie, director of the center and senior engineer at the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), CAS.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). New trade agreement with China sparks optimism in Botswana beef industry. ecns.cn Beef exporters in Botswana have warmly welcomed a new trade agreement granting access for the country's premium beef to the Chinese market — seen as a major boost to one of Botswana's pillar industries.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). New Xinjiang Party chief appointed. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China Central Committee has appointed Chen Xiaojiang as the new secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPC.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Better protection of rivers urged. ecns.cn China has unveiled new guidelines to enhance the protection and governance of its rivers, emphasizing the comprehensive management of water-related disasters, water resources, and the ecology and environment of the waterways.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Shanxi to expand decades-long medical aid in Africa. ecns.cn Shanxi province is expanding its overseas medical aid efforts as it promotes a Sino-African health community while continuing to advance high-quality development in its own health sector.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Guangdong launches AI medical school. ecns.cn Guangdong Medical University has launched what it says is the country's first artificial intelligence medical school, aimed at producing high-quality students while embracing transformation in educating those in the field of medicine in the AI era.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Measures announced to encourage development of innovative drugs. ecns.cn China's healthcare security authority on Tuesday announced a series of measures to encourage novel drug development, including the creation of a commercial insurance catalog for innovative medicines that patients could be reimbursed for.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Dedicated cardiovascular surgeon helps hearts beat. ecns.cn Cardiovascular expert Liu Xiaocheng received a nomination for the Ninth National Moral Model award in May, in recognition of his four-decade-long dedication to China's cardiovascular field.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Prisons use embroidery to rehabilitate inmates. ecns.cn Across China, many prisons have introduced traditional embroidery into their rehabilitation programs in recent years to encourage reflection and self-improvement, one stitch at a time.Once notorious for his explosive temper, Qing used to lash out at guards and fellow inmates."ÄÄ"ÄÄ"Back then, I handled everything with my fists," he explained.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Nothing stops Hu, 62, from serving his village. ecns.cn Amid the scorching summer, a music concert brought together residents of a small village nestled in the mountainous Mentougou district of western Beijing.Hu, 62, played a pivotal role in restoring the village's allure after it had been ravaged by a devastating flood in July 2023, which damaged homes and infrastructure.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Five killed after torrential rainfall in Henan. ecns.cn Five people had died and another three were missing as of 7 pm Tuesday after rainstorms hit Xixia county in Nanyang city, Henan province, according to local authorities, China Central Television reported.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Beijing issues flood alert as heavy rainfall batters North China. ecns.cn Beijing's meteorological authorities activated a Level IV flood emergency response on Wednesday morning as the capital braced for a fresh round of heavy rainfall forecast to hit the region from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). S China's Guangxi clears silt after torrential rains. ecns.cn Due to recent heavy rainfall and upstream inflows, towns along the Duliu River in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County were hit by floods. After the floodwaters receded, local authorities immediately organized efforts for post-disaster recovery to restore normal production and daily life.

ecns.cn (2025-07-02). Memorial hall of CPC 1st National Congress attracts visitors. ecns.cn Visitors tour the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Shanghai on July 1, 2025, as the CPC celebrated its 104th anniversary. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)…

newleftreview (2025-07-02). Wang Xiaoming: On Civilization and Its Barbarisms. newleftreview.org Lessons from the history of Chinese thought on the tension between the liberal-democratic internal order of great powers and the imperial 'law of the jungle' to which they subject weaker countries. How to resist their barbarity—how to civilize oneself—without barbarizing others?

newleftreview (2025-07-02). Wolfgang Streeck: The Road Right. newleftreview.org A high-turnout election, sharply polarized around immigration, has brought another centrist coalition to power in Berlin. Wolfgang Streeck offers an unsparing analysis of Germany's political situation as its hardline incoming Chancellor rams through an expansive fiscal revolution and the far-right AfD doubles its seats.

OHCHR. (2025-07-02). UN Experts Urge United Kingdom Not To Misuse Terrorism Laws. popularresistance.org UN experts* today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the "direct action" group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. | "We are concerned at the unjustified labelling of a political protest movement as 'terrorist'," the experts said. "According to international standards, acts of protest that damage property, but are not intended to kill or injure people, should not be treated as terrorism." The Government asserts that the group is "terrorist" because some members have allegedly caused criminal damage to property, including at military bases and arms companies, with the aim of…

Orinoco Tribune. (2025-07-02). Venezuela Condemns Abduction Of 18 Minors By United States. popularresistance.org On Monday, June 30, Venezuelan United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Deputy Jorge Rodríguez condemned the "kidnapping" of 18 minors in the United States. He showed photographs of several children who remain detained by the US government, despite formal requests for their liberation by Venezuelan authorities. | Rodríguez demanded that the UN high commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tàºrk, and the UN resident coordinator in Venezuela, Gianluca Rampolla del Tindaro, at least speak out on behalf of the 18 minors kidnapped in the US. He also demanded the release of the 252 Venezuelans in El Salvador, "held…

Staff (2025-07-02). El humano detrás del mito; Phillips detrás de Teófilo Stevenson (+Podcast y Fotos). cubadebate.cu Alejandro Phillips revela la profunda humildad y el respeto que siente ante la responsabilidad de haber interpretado a una figura tan emblemática como Teófilo Stevenson. Detrás, está la complejidad de encarnar a un ícono: el deseo de honrar su legado, el temor a no haberlo logrado completamente y la conciencia de que, al final, solo el propio Teófilo podría juzgar si la esencia de su persona fue capturada con autenticidad.

Staff (2025-07-02). Un verano Siempre Joven con el barrio como protagonista. cubadebate.cu Raúl Fornés Valenciano, vicepresidente primero del INDER, comentó en la Mesa Redonda que el verano se desarrollará en un escenario complejo marcado por el recrudecimiento del bloqueo y una tensa situación energética. "Con ese reto hemos proyectado este verano con variadas ofertas que sean atractivas, cuyo escenario debe ser en el barrio. Que la familia sea el principal beneficiario de lo que hagamos".

Staff (2025-07-02). La directiva de Trump, el protagonismo de Rubio y los argumentos falaces. cubadebate.cu Más medidas, más odio, más agresión, más bloqueo, más intento de atemorizar a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que quieran visitar Cuba y a los extranjeros que intenten invertir en la nación caribeña, son la columna vertebral de la Directiva dada a conocer el 30 de junio. En su triple condición de Secretario de Estado, Asesor de Seguridad Nacional y Administrador de la USAID, Rubio aparece en cada párrafo de aplicación de las medidas anunciadas en la Directiva como uno de los decisores o de los garantes de su aplicación.

Staff (2025-07-02). Venezuela Advances in Dismantling Far-right Terrorist Plot (+FBI Iran). orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello denounced an international terrorist network transporting weapons of war from Colombia to Venezuela to carry out simultaneous attacks against healthcare infrastructure, diplomatic missions, and representatives of the governing and opposition parties. | During the press conference of Tuesday, July 1, Cabello provided compelling evidence of a conspiracy, with connections from Colombia and led by María Corina Machado and the former presidents of Colombia, àÅlvaro Uribe and Iván Duque, who coordinated operations with narco-paramilitary gangs and criminal cells spec…

Steve Wishnia, Work-Bites. (2025-07-02). Health-Care Workers Mobilize Against Massive Medicaid Cuts. popularresistance.org "Medicaid! "Saves Lives!" health-care workers chanted in call-and- response outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights June 23. The overhead passageway between two buildings provided a bit of shade but no protection from the 93-degree heat. "Keep the hospitals open," called out a woman with "Healthcare Hero" on the back of her shirt, despite the oppressive temps. | The rally, a rotating cast of dozens of people in purple 1199SEIU T-shirts, maroon scrubs, and navy-blue mechanics' gear, and environmental-services workers in sky-blue hair coverings, was one of 11 street actions the union organized…

tn.ai (2025-07-02). Iran Warns EU Not to Obstruct Diplomacy. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Denouncing the European attempts to justify the Israeli aggression against Iran as complicity in crimes, the Iranian foreign minister cautioned the EU that its refusal to condemn attacks on Iran's nuclear sites will complicate the situation and obstruct the course of diplomacy.

tn.ai (2025-07-02). Anadolu Documents Israeli Atrocity on Tehran's Evin Prison. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Turkey's news agency Anadolu has exposed the extensive devastation caused by Israel's airstrike on Iran's Evin Prison, highlighting a deliberate massacre of detainees, civilians, and staff.

Vijay Prashad, People's Dispatch. (2025-07-02). The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Hallucinations. popularresistance.org By the end of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in The Hague in June 2025, it became clear that everything was about money. In fact, the final communiqué was perhaps the shortest of any NATO meeting — only five points, two about money and one to thank the Netherlands for hosting the summit. The Hague Declaration was only 427 words, whereas in the previous year, the Washington Declaration was 5,400 words and ran to 44 paragraphs. This time, there was not the granular detail about this or that threat, nor the long and detailed assessments of the war in Ukraine and how NATO su…

WSWS (2025-07-02). Canadian woman settles suit over being tortured in "dry cell" solitary confinement. wsws.org Nova Scotia resident Lisa Adams was kept for 16 days in a solitary room with no running water or flushing toilet under lighted observation by sight and security camera, and with no privacy whatsoever for the entire duration.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Philadelphia municipal workers launch largest strike in nearly 40 years. wsws.org The strike shows that the conditions are emerging for a mass movement across the country against austerity, not only from Trump but the Democrats who run most major US cities.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Tensions grow between Japan, US over Trump tariffs. wsws.org Washington is using the tariffs to force countries to further align with US war interests and substantially boost military spending.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Jesse Armstrong's Mountainhead: A satire about technology billionaires — "Planet Earth's like an all-you-can-eat buffet" wsws.org The storyline involves rivalries and conflicts that inevitably surface at Mountainhead among the four swollen economic interests and egos…

WSWS (2025-07-02). Verdi trade union sells out ancillary workers at Berlin's Charité hospital. wsws.org The new contract is a slap in the face to the ancillary workers, cooked up behind closed doors between management, the union and Berlin's state government.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Senate passes Trump's class-war bill to cut taxes for the rich and wreck Medicaid. wsws.org The dismantling of Medicaid, in the face of growing popular opposition to Trump's program of dictatorship, war, mass deportations and social cuts, marks a new stage in the social counterrevolution.

WSWS (2025-07-02). With 2 postal workers dead from heat-related causes, corporate America and Trump move to gut proposed heat safety rule. wsws.org The fate of the rule exposes the complete control of the government by the corporate oligarchy.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Touting opening of Florida concentration camp, Trump threatens to denaturalize and deport US citizens. wsws.org The fascist president threatened that the facility would also be used as jail before deporting US citizens. "Many of them were born in our country," he said. "I think we ought to get them the hell out of here too."

WSWS (2025-07-02). A sharp warning on the state of the global economy. wsws.org The annual report of the Bank for International Settlements has pointed to the decades-long slowdown in the global economy, exacerbated by Trump's economic war, and the "vulnerabilities" in the financial system from the escalation of government debt.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Newlywed Palestinian woman faces deportation by Trump's fascistic immigration regime. wsws.org Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old Palestinian woman who was born in Saudi Arabia, has been in ICE detention since February against her fundamental rights and faces deportation to a third country she is neither a citizen of nor has ever lived there.

WSWS (2025-07-02). NUHW aborts UCSF Children's Hospital strike after management announces 200 system-wide layoffs. wsws.org The union bureaucracy has shut down the strike of 1,300 workers at precisely the moment when a broadening of the struggle is needed.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Immigration thugs use explosive charges in assault on family home in Los Angeles-area raid. wsws.org Federal agents detonated explosives to raid a Los Angeles home without a judicial warrant as part of Trump's lawless, fascistic crackdown on immigrant workers and democratic rights.

WSWS (2025-07-02). Australia: NSW Labor budget cuts spending but boosts property developers. wsws.org Premier Chris Minns' state government is inflicting austerity measures on workers to satisfy the dictates of developers, corporate investors and the financial markets.

Monica Moorehead (2025-07-02). Zohran Mamdani's victory: What we know and don't know. workers.org To say that Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic Party primary for mayor of New York City on June 24 was a complete stunner would be a monumental understatement. He officially beat his opponent, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who conceded his defeat the same night as the vote. While . . . |

Betsey Piette (2025-07-02). Philadelphia AFSCME DC 33 workers: "Shut it down!" workers.org Philadelphia At midnight on June 30, over 9,000 city workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia went on strike for the first time in 40 years. Earlier in the day, hundreds of union members and their supporters rallied outside City . . . |

Anthony Pahnke (2025-07-02). The One Big Beautiful Effort to Confuse the Public and Privatize Immigration Enforcement. counterpunch.org

Dana Simmons (2025-07-02). The Price of Hunger in the United States. counterpunch.org

James Bovard (2025-07-02). The Good Intentions Road to Tyranny. counterpunch.org "He who saves his country violates no law," tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon. His supporters were electrified by Trump's tacit invocation of a right to boundless power. The Trump presidency is already spurring legal battles across the nation. Americans should be aware of how the judicial process and political-media culture are skewed against holding officialdom liable for its crimes.

Dean Baker (2025-07-02). May Consumption Data Looks Pretty Bad. counterpunch.org Sorry, I've been on the road, so not much time for writing. I did want to quickly mention a couple of points about the data on consumption for May which were released on Friday. First, real consumption actually fell in the month. That is not good news, but as the law of economic data says,

Edward Martin (2025-07-02). Are the Capitalists Destroying Capitalism? Yep. counterpunch.org According to research from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), "The Productivity-Pay Gap", May 15, 2025, a majority of Americans' financial affairs have reached a crisis level. Their standard of living has steadily declined over the past fifty years (1975-2025). The evidence is the gap that has been increasing between economic productivity (GDP) and worker compensation

Michelle Ellner (2025-07-02). What July 5th Taught Me That July 4th Never Did. counterpunch.org Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I've always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th and July 5th. Two celebrations. Two flags. Two very different ideas of what it means to be free. In the U.S., the Fourth of July comes with fireworks, parades, and an almost unquestioned belief

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). More than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia. presstv.ir More than 260 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). California firefighters battling wildfire near Los Angeles. presstv.ir California firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). Aerial shots of damage caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. presstv.ir Aerial shots show the destruction of a wide range of houses by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.

presstv.ir (2025-07-02). Nearly 200 migrants deported from US, all men, arrive in Venezuela. presstv.ir Two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants deported from the US landed at Venezuela's La Guaira airport.

Caleb Crowder (2025-07-02). Even Sky-High Income Tax Rates Won't Stop the Relentless Rise of the Richest. ips-dc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Confinement, displacement and disruption of livelihoods. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Frequently asked questions about the ICRC's work in Yemen. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Iran: Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Iran: Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement partners' advanced workshop for Iranian Red Crescent Society's management. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Laos: Seminar for armed forces reaffirms importance of humanitarian law. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Sexual violence in conflict: Victims and survivors need more than words. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Somalia's hungry and most vulnerable: Child malnutrition surges amid clinic closures. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Syria: When access is key, assistance is a lifeline. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Tehran: The first International Conference on Disability and Physical Rehabilitation in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was held. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). DRC: Health-care system on verge of collapse in North and South Kivu. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Ethiopia: Tens of thousands of people receive seeds and fertilizers in conflict-affected regions. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). ICRC president: Civilians will pay the price if global commitment to ban landmines allowed to fracture. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Statement from ICRC's Near & Middle East regional director following the escalations of hostilities between Israel and Iran. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Middle East: ICRC calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians amid rising tensions. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Russia — Ukraine: ICRC supports large-scale repatriation of human remains. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). ICRC president: Humanity is failing under our collective watch. icrc.org

ICRC (2025-07-02). Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC extremely concerned about inability of Nasser Medical Complex to operate amid evacuation orders. icrc.org

| Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. — ReutersMines loaded last month, raising fears of blockade.Mining would have severely harmed global commerce.US has not ruled out possibility mine loading was a ruse.The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto…

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