(2024-07-19). Democratic Party Turmoil, African Americans And Attempted Trump Assassination. popularresistance.org An attempted assassination of former United States President Donald Trump while he addressed a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania has been blamed on monumental intelligence and security failures by the Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local law enforcement agencies. | Hosting an open-air rally with thousands of participants in an area where there were unsecured rooftops and trees cannot be explained away absent a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting. | One person attending the rally was killed instantly by some of the bullets fired. Two other peop…
(2024-07-19). The Solution To Political Violence In The US: Transfer Power To The People. popularresistance.org Violence has always been at the heart of how the United States makes policy, whether internally or externally, from the massacres of original populations and minorities to the two-party system that favors economic power and alienates the people. The way out of this vicious cycle is the empowerment of the working class, both politically and economically. | This is one of the thoughts that the minority candidate for the presidency of the United States, Claudia De la Cruz of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), expressed in an interview with Brasil de Fato, after the shots fired at the rally of Republican D…
(2024-07-19). Mike Johnson threatens to arrest lawmakers who disrupt Netanyahu's Congress speech. haaretz.com At 'Salute to Pro-Israel Elected Officials' on the sidelines of the GOP convention, Speaker Johnson tells Republican Jews: We are the only-pro Israel party…
(2024-07-19). Thousands March Against Republicans On The First Day Of The RNC. popularresistance.org Milwaukee, WI — After two years of work, the Coalition to March on the RNC culminated its efforts with a 3500-person rally and march on the opening day of the 2024 Republican National Convention. The Coalition was truly national in character, composed of more than 120 organizations representing all manner of social movements. The principle rallying cry of the broad united front was to fight against the racist and reactionary Republican agenda. | "The most visible figurehead of the Republican Party right now is Donald Trump, but we want to be clear: we are marching on the Republicans' entire agenda.
(2024-07-19). Highlights of news conference on 3rd plenary session. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China holds a news conference on Friday on the guiding principles from the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Here are the highlights:…
(2024-07-19). Party charts reform course. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee vote during the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in Beijing.
(2024-07-19). China to pursue major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. ecns.cn The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its third plenary session on Thursday, issuing a communique that emphasizes China's commitment to pursuing major-country diplomacy with distinctive Chinese characteristics.
(2024-07-19). China to promote high-quality development as its primary task. ecns.cn The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its third plenary session on Thursday, stressing in a communique that China will promote high-quality development as its primary task in building China into a modern socialist country in all respects.
(2024-07-19). Resolution highlights mechanism for integrated urban-rural development. ecns.cn The resolution adopted by the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization at its third plenary session has highlighted the importance of improving the mechanism for integrated urban-rural development.
(2024-07-19). High-standard socialist market economy to provide important guarantee for Chinese modernization. ecns.cn A high-standard socialist market economy will provide an important guarantee for Chinese modernization, according to the Communique of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC) issued on Thursday.
(2024-07-19). Xi chairs symposium to seek opinions of non-CPC personages on key reform resolution. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, chaired a symposium in May to solicit views and suggestions of non-CPC personages on the drafting of the CPC resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization.
(2024-07-19). Labour Government: The Politics of Service. counterpunch.org 
After 14 years of Conservative incompetence, corruption and lies, the election of The Labour Party led by Kier Starmer, has ignited a feeling of hope and optimism in the country. In a historic election, on 4 July Labour won a landslide with 412 parliamentary seats (of 650 in total); the Tories, as if anyone cares,
(2024-07-19). The GOP Is Waging a War on Abortion Rights, But You Wouldn't Know It If You Watched the RNC. democracynow.org 
The Washington Post reports the word "abortion" was not mentioned a single time from the stage during the first three days of the Republican National Convention. Reporter Amy Littlefield, abortion access correspondent at The Nation, says the silence from Trump and others at this week's RNC in Milwaukee does not reflect a change in attitude from the Republican Party, which is still fiercely opposed to reproductive rights. "Republicans can read the polls. They know that abortion has triumphed in all seven instances where it's been on the ballot since the Dobbs decision. They know that…
(2024-07-19). Trump Accepts Republican Nomination As Biden Teeters. latintimes.com Donald Trump predicted an "incredible victory" Thursday in accepting the Republican presidential nomination from a party euphoric over his escape from assassination and buoyed by the apparent implosion of Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
(2024-07-19). Billionaire-backed JD Vance claims working class support despite anti-labor record. nationofchange.org Vance accepted the party's vice-presidential nomination with promises to champion the interests of everyday Americans.
(2024-07-19). Uruguayan Artigas Dept. is inactive after corruption convictions. plenglish.com Montevideo, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) The administration of northern Artigas Department is now inactive after judicial convictions against its authorities in a case involving the ruling National Party (PN).
(2024-07-19). Vietnamese President extols relevant virtues of Nguyen Phu Tronh. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) President To Lam here today extolled the most relevant virtues of the late General Secretary of the Communist Party (VCP), Nguyen Phu Trong, whom he described as a wise and great talent of the Vietnamese revolution.
(2024-07-19). Socialist Equality Party candidates submit 20,000 signatures to appear on Michigan presidential ballot. wsws.org The signatures are an expression of the broad sentiment among workers and youth for a socialist, anti-war and anti-capitalist alternative to the capitalist parties.
(2024-07-19). Trump delivers fascistic rant to conclude Republican National Convention. wsws.org The Republican National Convention concluded Thursday night with a speech by the party's candidate, ex-president Donald Trump, which was an unequaled display of political degradation.
(2024-07-19). Trump, accepting Republican presidential nomination, vows high tariffs on China-made cars. scmp.com Party convention ends with Trump vowing 'a tariff of around 100 to 200 per cent on each car, and they will be unsellable in the US'.
(2024-07-19). FO ∞ Crucible: Money Matters in a Multipolar World, Part 9. fairobserver.com One of the key events that took place in June was the G7 meeting in Rome. France's President Emmanuel Macron, smarting from the disastrous results for his party in the European parliamentary elections, had already dissolved the National Assembly. He presented it as a hope against hope that the electorate would come to its senses…
(2024-07-19). GNU provides an opportunity to build a prosperous country. sanews.gov.za GNU provides an opportunity to build a prosperous country |
(2024-07-19). CoGTA Minister describes GNU as 'a bold, necessary step in the right direction'. sanews.gov.za CoGTA Minister describes GNU as 'a bold, necessary step in the right direction' |
(2024-07-19). Kololo grounds not available for NUP celebrations. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence has rejected the request by National Unity Platform-NUP for its fourth-anniversary celebrations at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. NUP wrote to the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs last week requesting permission to hold their commemorative event at Kololo independence grounds. The biggest opposition party said it expected …
(2024-07-19). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-07-19). Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80: State media. aljazeera.com Government says Trong died at a military hospital 'due to old age and serious illness'.
(2024-07-19). Trump, accepting Republican presidential nomination, vows high tariffs on China-made cars. scmp.com Party convention ends with Trump vowing 'a tariff of approximately 100 to 200 per cent on each car, and they will be unsellable in the US'.
UK: Labour MP Zarah Sultana tables amendment calling for end of Israel arm sales | Proposed amendment to the first King's Speech under Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls on British lawmakers to uphold international law | | Sultana is considered to be on the left wing of the ruling Labour Party (Briti…
Anti-immigrant hate speech and misinformation about the U.S.-Mexico border took center stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention. Donald Trump's campaign screened an ad that scapegoated migrants and asylum seekers for rising crime in the U.S. and falsely claimed Biden's so-called open border policies have facilitated the smuggling of fentanyl. Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera and Voces de la Frontera Action, says Trump's platform is "promoting hateful rhetoric" and the GOP has become a "white supremacist party and is a real…
On Tuesday night, several of Donald Trump's former rivals endorsed the Trump ticket, including former Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Vivek Ramaswamy. Much of the evening focused on the Republican Party's hard-line border and immigration policies. The 2024 Republican platform backs Trump's pledge to carry out the "largest deportation operation in American history" and to stop what it calls a "migrant crime epidemic." We speak with journalist Jean Guerrero, who says what was shown at the RNC was the "politics of hate&…
The Democratic National Committee is moving to confirm President Joe Biden as the party's presidential nominee with a "virtual roll call" as early as next week, despite serious doubts from many Democratic lawmakers and voters about his viability following a disastrous debate performance in late June. "Joe Biden could be nominated for president next week, even though the convention is almost a month away," says The Nation's John Nichols.
Trump and MAGA Republicans are plowing ahead full throttle with their fascist agenda to create an authoritarian Christian nationalist theocracy that bans abortions, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and contraception and runs roughshod over the privacy rights of Americans. The full-blown mass fascist party is on open and ugly display. Its embrace of the Project 2025 …
The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction has concluded its National consultative meetings ahead of the delegates' conference which will decide on the formation of the new political party. In March, the faction led by Kampala Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago embarked on national consultative meetings to chart the way forward after they broke away from …
How the new Labour government should do it London, UK | IAN MITCHELL | The Labour party was elected with the largest majority in over 27 years at the UK's July 04 general election. Its manifesto committed to "regain Britain's global leadership on development" with a headline to "modernise" and a mission to "create a world …
KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | The Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), the ruling party, and its allied parties is on course to retaining its parliamentary majority in lower chamber of Parliament, according to partial results announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) Wednesday. The RPF and its coalition won 62.67 percent of the 53 seats representing political …