(2022-08-15). Worst-ever drought devastates Europe amid capitalism's climate crisis. wsws.org This once-in-every- 0-year drought shows that internationally-coordinated action is urgently needed to halt climate change and protect critical food and energy supplies.
(2022-08-15). Military Situation In Syria On August 15, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 4  ; in Aleppo province, 1  ; in Idlib province, 1  ; in Idlib Latakia; | On August 15, the US base at Tanf area was targeted with several drones; | On August 14, the Israeli warplanes attacked SAA position in the Tartus and Damascus countrysides. Three SAA servicemen were killed; | On August 14, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in…
(2022-08-15). 4-nation drone competition kicks off in Iran's Kashan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — The 7th international military competition with the participation of drones from Iran, Russia, Belarus and Armenia, started on Monday morning in Kashan in central Iran.
(2022-08-15). Washington Escalates Hijacking of Venezuela's EMTRASUR Boeing 747. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad  ; Aug 14, 2022 | BACKGROUND | On August 11, the Lomas de Zamora court (Buenos Aires, Argentina) accepted the request for the seizure of the Boeing 747 aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan company EMTRASUR, illegally held at the Ezeiza airport since June 8. The request was made earlier this month to the Argentine judge Federico Villena, by the Federal Court of the District of Columbia (Washington), which was sent by the United States Department of Justice to the authorities of the Argentine republic. | Accepting this order supposes a turn of events in the kidnapping of the Venezuelan aircraft,…
(2022-08-15). Iran dismisses claims on sending arms to Yemen as baseless. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Nasser Kan'ani, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rejected a media claim about sending weapons from Iran's Bandar Abbas to Yemen's Hodeidah port as baseless and unfounded.
(2022-08-15). Activists disrupt weapons conference. greenleft.org.au Peace Action Meanjin disrupted a science, technology, engineering and math education and defence conference to call for weapons companies to be banned from primary and secondary schools. Kerry Smith reports.
(2022-08-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate continues to drop in July. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate continued to drop in July, down from 5.5 percent in June to stand at 5.4 percent last month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
(2022-08-15). US base at Syria-Iraq border targeted with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the US military base in Al Tanf (located on the Iraq-Syrian border) came under drone attack.
(2022-08-15). Can massage relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Stress is an inevitable part of life. It is nearly impossible to remove all stress from day-to-day life. Stress is physiological and psychological responses to situations the body and mind find to be overwhelming. Even situations perceived as good, like getting married, starting a new job or becoming a parent, can produce significant stress. When people struggle to cope with stressful situations, depression and anxiety symptoms can become more noticeable. Massage therapy is one of…
(2022-08-14). CBS Censors Its Own Report On Ukraine Weapons Corruption. popularresistance.org Under Ukrainian government pressure, major US media outlet CBS News censored a documentary that it produced that exposed corruption in Ukraine. | The report estimated that, of the tens of billions of dollars worth of weapons that Western governments have sent to help Ukraine wage a proxy war against Russia, just around 30% have actually made it to the frontlines. People involved in the Ukraine arms ratline told CBS in the documentary that there was significant corruption, due to "powerlords" and "oligarchs," and that much of the military equipment was being siphoned off or sold on the "black market," in what was…
(2022-08-14). Iran-Russia-China Military Exercises in Venezuela a Slap in the Face for Washington. orinocotribune.com 
Iran, Russia and China, along with Venezuela, will conduct a joint military maneuver just 2,000 kilometers from US territory, in a challenge to Washington. | The military exercises with drones and sniper commands, led by Russia, will be held during August 13—27 in the city of Barquisimeto, Lara state, in northwestern Venezuela. | A total of 37 countries will participate in these military exercises, among which, in addition to the aforementioned, are Algeria, Belarus, Vietnam, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Myanmar. | The Spanish newspaper ABC described these maneuvers as a show of force against the Unit…
(2022-08-14). Red Theory: Constant and variable capital. fightbacknews.org To understand Marx's critique of capitalism, it is essential to understand capital dialectically. We see again and again in Capital itself that Marx breaks things down into their contradictory aspects. We've already seen this with value, which considers both use-value and exchange-value. Now, as we look at capital itself, we will see Marx's dialectical method of analysis at work again, as Marx shows how capital is divided into constant and variable capital. | Let's dig a little deeper into the value of a commodity. Remember that the value of a commodity is determined by the socially necessary labor time that is r…
(2022-08-14). Understanding Maduro's Successful Socialist Economic Strategy. libya360.wordpress.com Franciso Dominguez CHAVISTAS TO THE CORE: The 23 de Enero working-class neighbourhood in western Caracas, commemorates on July 28 2022 what would have been Hugo Chavez's 68th birthday. January 23 1958 was the day dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown. After years of calling Venezuela's economy a dismal failure that demonstrates the dangers of socialism,…
(2022-08-14). (W.E. Talk) Why has religious extremism become rootless grass in China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn "Islamism is not the original religious belief of Uygur people, let alone the unique religion of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang." Wang Zhen, a professor of the The Central Institute of Socialism, pointed out in a recent interview with "W.E. Talk" of China News Service that many religions have been existing in Xinjiang for a long time and subject to evolution until now.
(2022-08-14). Turkish Military Deployed Heavy Weapons In Syria's Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org 
Turkish army vehicles and military personnel are seen near the Turkish-Syrian border on October 12, 2019. IMAGE: Reuters / Murad Sezer | Late on August 13, the Turkish military deployed additional reinforcements in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, where several terrorist groups are known to be present and active. | The reinforcements, which entered Greater Idlib from the al-Bab al-Hawa border crossing, included more than 25 self-propelled howitzers, battle tanks and armored personnel carriers. The vehi…