The layoff machine keeps rolling from banking and technology to healthcare, media, automotive manufacturing, education, and local government as companies slash costs, automate operations, and brace for an increasingly uncertain future.
Category: TRENDS IN GEOPOLITICS – Aug 4 2026
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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, THEY TAKE YOU TO WAR: MERZ SEES APPROVAL RATING PLUMMET, RESHUFFLES CABINET
Friedrich Merz, the warmongering German chancellor, has seen his approval rating hit 18 percent, which WSWS noted is the lowest rating recorded for a sitting chancellor since 1998 – when these polls first started.
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GEN Z REVOLUTION: INDIA’S ‘COCKROACH PARTY’ INSPIRES NEW ANTI-GOVERNMENT PARTIES
India’s so-called “Cockroach Janta Party,” a youth movement with a focus on corruption and the lack of economic opportunities, has inspired new protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the entrenched establishment.
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ZELENSKY SAID HE TALKED TO TRUMP ABOUT WEAPONS PRODUCTION
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said last week that he spoke to President Donald Trump about weapons production and licenses for Kyiv to begin domestic production of Patriot missiles, which has been a top agenda item for his government.
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UKRAINE STRIKES MORE RUSSIAN ENERGY TARGETS AS WAR EXPANDS
The Ukrainian military last week launched new strikes on Russia’s energy sector to cripple the country’s economy and keep Brussels and the U.S. interested in supporting the war.
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UKRAINE KNOCKS OUT MORE THAN 45 PERCENT OF RUSSIA’S REFINING CAPACITY
Ukraine has ramped up its drone strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure and managed to knock out more than 45 percent of the country’s nominal capacity, according to a report last week in the Financial Times.