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The vast sums of money which flowed into the campaign warchest of Vice-President Kamala Harris, beginning hours after Joe Biden’s withdrawal announcement July 21, are reported as proof that dumping the latter was necessary for Democrats to have a chance to defeat Donald Trump. Her campaign raised $310 million in July, a record amount for a campaign, which dwarfed the […]

On July 17, Ukraine abruptly stopped the transit of Russian oil via the Druzba pipeline, which connects to Eastern Europe, effectively cutting off the supply to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In the case of the Hungarian and Slovak economies, that affects up to 40% of their national needs. The three countries instantly protested against the Ukrainian move, which […]

The economic decline in Germany is taking its toll on the labor market: In July, 2.809 million people were unemployed, 82,000 more than in the previous month. In annual terms, there were 192,000 more unemployed in July than one year earlier, while the figure forJune was 172,000. more. The labor market “remains under pressure”, commented Leonie Gebers, State Secretary in […]

According to a new report commissioned by the Norwegian Church Aid and published July 31 by Debt Relief International, the debt service paid by developing nations is at an all-time high, with dramatic effects on their development perspectives. The outlay for the debt far exceed social costs. The summary of the report makes that clear: “In 2024, debt service is […]

It is a fool’s errand to pretend that the international uproar over Venezuela’s July 28 presidential elections has to do with the allegations of “election fraud” loudly proclaimed by the U.S.-NATO bloc. It has become more blatant by the day that this is an all-out drive for bloody regime-change in Venezuela, one of the many nations of the Global South […]

The Third Plenary Meeting of the CPC Central Committee is always a much-awaited event as it lays out every five years the policy directions for the period head. It was of special interest this year given the extreme turbulence in the global environment. With the determination of NATO to continue the conflict in Ukraine and the tensions in the Middle […]

As the trans-Atlantic nations sink ever deeper into the quagmire of permanent war and regime change, China has emerged as a key player in diplomatic efforts to put an end to conflicts raging around the world. This has inspired many others outside the West to join in the process. Just last week, after three days of intense talks in Beijing […]

China’s Special Envoy for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, is visiting Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia for consultations on Beijing’s plan for achieving an end to the war in Ukraine. All three countries have actively sought on their own to facilitate negotiations on the issue. With Brazil, where Li Hui arrived on July 28, Beijing had forged a joint peace initiative […]

Schiller Institute President Helga Zepp-LaRouche was a guest speaker at a July 27 panel on “The Ghost of Sovereignism Is Once Again Haunting Europe”, which was part of the three-day “Forum of Italian Independence” that took place in Orvieto, Italy, July 26-28. On the panel with Mrs. LaRouche were Francesco Toscano, president of Democrazia Sovrana e Popolare, German MP Mathias […]

In answer to a question at the Orvieto Forum, Helga Zepp-LaRouche raised the means to reverse the current decline of Europe. “So, what is the way out? The way out is that we have to think completely differently. If we stick to normal party politics, or normal procedures, I don’t think there is a way out. But we need to […]