1. US-supplied bombs murder more Gazans as the Democratic National Convention, nominating Kamala Harris as its presidential candidate, concludes

2. Providing a “left” cover for warmongering policies, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets a coveted prime-time slot at the Democratic National Convention

3. After uprising: Bangladesh’s interim government continues to consolidate its authority and press for the resumption of “normal life” in a country marked by grinding poverty, savage worker exploitation, and gaping social inequality

4. A chilling attack on free speech: California university administrations collude to effectively outlaw mass student protests

5. Financial uncertainty amid hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September spurs a demand on gold which rises in price to $2,531 an ounce

6. US military report describes unprecedented unpopularity for the armed forces, civil unrest, and the formation of a "warrior caste": the US “civil-military environment is one of the most challenging the military has seen since the advent of the all-volunteer force in 1973”

7. Defending the profits of big business: Canadian government takes its lead from the US Biden administration to abort a national railway worker strike

8. Wellington, New Zealand railway workers must form rank and file committees to surmount betrayals and begin a genuine fight against exploitation

9. Sri Lankans make statements in defense of persecuted Ukrainian political prisoner Bogdan Syrotiuk

10. New Caledonian President postpones a regional fact-finding mission accused of being biased in favor of the French government

11. To strengthen the “spiritual independence” of Ukraine: Zelensky government moves to criminalize the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

12. New study finds a link between cognitive impairment following infection with COVID and COVID hospitalization and dementia

13. Aimed less at preserving press freedom than at legitimizing racist agitation: German court lifts ban on a right-wing extremist magazine

14. 13,000 people angry at being treated like "cash cows" sign a petition demanding improvements and affordability of ferry services between the Isle of Wight and the English mainland 

15. Exploding mortgage interest rates pushing more and more people in the United Kingdom into poverty

16. Report shows a further deterioration in the economic and social conditions affecting indigenous workers and youth in Australia

17. UAW bureaucracy is complicit: Father of four children is crushed to death at Toledo, Ohio Jeep plant

18. Sunday, August 25: The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees will hold a meeting to strategize a defense of Warren Truck workers

19. Vote for Joseph Kishore and Jerry White in 2024!