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Strengthening Indonesia’s health emergency response through after action review of disaster response in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra
Severe floods and landslides that struck Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra in late 2025 exposed both the strengths and gaps in Indonesia’s health emergency response, prompting a nation-wide effort to strengthen preparedness for future crises. In the early phase, the scale and speed of the crisis challenged coordination, data systems and surge capacity. To assess the response, the World Health Organization (WHO) Indonesia supported the Ministry of Health’s Center for Health Crisis in conducting a multi-stakeholder after-action review (AAR). The review brought together government agencies, health sub-clusters, NGOs, and partners. “The AAR is a critical process for strengthening our collective response capacity,” said Agus Jamaludin, Head of the Center for Health Crisis at the Ministry of Health. “It provides valuable lessons not only for the Health Crisis Center but also for all stakeholders involved and serves as an important reference for improving future responses across regions.” After Action Review (AAR) brought together key stakeholders to reflect on the emergency response, identify lessons learned, and strengthen preparedness for future health crises. (WHO/Resty Armis)Through structured discussions across four pillars – leadership and governance, information-based decision-making, service delivery and resource management – the AAR identified several strengths. These included the rapid mobilization of national surge capacity, such as health reserve workforce (tenaga cadangan kesehatan) and emergency medical teams (EMT) and the continued provision of essential health services in affected areas. At the same time, the review highlighted challenges. Among them were uneven functionality of Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC), fragmented early data reporting and reactive logistics deployment. The findings informed five strategic priorities for strengthening the system, including HEOC standardization, integration of the One Crisis Data system, establishing disaster-resilient hospitals and reforming surge capacity mechanisms. The AAR demonstrates that Indonesia’s health emergency response has strong foundations but requires system-level strengthening to shift from reactive to proactive preparedness. By mainstreaming the strengths and recommendations identified, Indonesia can build a faster, more coordinated and more resilient health system – better equipped to protect communities during future crises. Written by Lintang Sibarani, NPO Emergency and Humanitarian Actions, WHO Indonesia
Tales of our 250th variety show coming Aug. 20
JONESBOROUGH — Tales of Our 250th continues at the Jackson Theatre on Thursday, August 20. The Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, and the US Constitution did not guarantee freedom
Cubs' Matthew Boyd: Continues to provide length
Cubs' Matthew Boyd: Continues to provide length
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The Mariners get swept away by the Rays as the 2026 season continues to spiral away
Oil rises as uncertainty continues over reopening of Strait
Oil prices rose on Monday as uncertainty continued over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran said a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes was in its final stages, but the U.S. must still meet other conditions.
Broncos Place Two More Stars In NFL’s Top 100 List
The Denver Broncos are filling up the NFL's Top 100 list with some of their best players as the release continues.
Week-long Black-owned business celebration kicks off in Madison
Sunday the annual Madison Black Restaurant Week kicked off with a $5 food jamboree. Events will continue on Park Street throughout the week.
Sean Manaea dominates as Mets crush Pirates
The Mets continue to show flashes of respectability following the trade deadline.
Detroit Lions Work Out Former Packers Wide Receiver
The Detroit Lions worked out former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Julian Hicks as training camp roster competition continues.
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' keeps record pace, ‘The Odyssey’ sets new high for Nolan
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued its blistering pace in theaters, collecting $144.5 million domestically over its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. And Christopher...
The Real Purpose of Rams' Preseason
The Los Angeles Rams have taken a cautious approach to the preseason, and in 2026, that strategy should continue. The Rams rely on training camp, Woodland Hills sessions and joint practices to sharpen their top players before the opener. The same likely goes for most starters, including stars such as Puka Nacua and Myles Garrett.
Celtic boss Martin O'Neill misses league clash following health issue
Shaun Maloney deputised for the absent Martin O'Neill in Celtic's Scottish Premiership clash with Kilmarnock as the 74-year-old continues to recover from a hospital procedure.
2026 Season Opener Countdown: 35 Days Remaining
We continue our countdown to the Panthers opening the 2026 season against the Chicago Bears
Eagles preach patience as Makai Lemon continues to battle hamstring injury
The Eagles' 2026 first-round pick has missed four consecutive practices.
Rouven Kasper details which markets Bayern Munich will be targeting
Bayern continues to look to expand its' profile.
Rockies' Cole Carrigg: Continues big rookie campaign
Rockies' Cole Carrigg: Continues big rookie campaign
Whitney Houston's new No. 1s album, first-ever Barbie, Clive Davis and more: A Q&A with Pat Houston
Whitney Houston's legacy continues to shine with a new album, “WH1TNEY,” released Friday.
Dolphins' Malik Willis Continues to Shine With Strong Leadership
Miami Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis continues to shine with his leadership and command of the team.
Tommy John misses Old-Timers' Day to continue cancer treatment
NEW YORK – Tommy John, whose Major League pitching career was extended by a revolutionary elbow procedure that now carries his name, penned an emotional statement addressing the Yankees and their fans ahead of Saturday’s Old-Timers’ Day festivities at Yankee Stadium. “I want to thank the Yankees organization and the
Joe Biden’s prostate cancer getting worse, Hunter Biden says
Former US President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues, his son Hunter said in an interview.
Fauci contempt vote reflects the enduring politics of COVID
Republican lawmakers and Secretary of Health RFK Jr. continue to scrutinize the legacy of COVID-19, recently voting to hold retired immunologist Anthony Fauci in contempt after his refusal to testify before a Senate committee.
It’s not just Canadian tourists snubbing U.S. cities. Business leaders are cancelling more trips to America as geopolitical tensions continue
An analysis of cell phone data shows Canadian visits to U.S. cities have plummeted 42% year-over-year, dwarfing previous estimations.
Country music world rocked as 2 beloved performers die days apart: ‘Continue to pray’
Two longtime country performers died this week.
Hacky sack is having a moment. Can it continue to capitalize?
Hacky sack has always had nostalgic appeal and a grassroots playing base. But this spring, things really surged. Why? And what's the next step for the throwback game?
171st Annual Old Settlers Festival Brings Heritage, Entertainment and Family Fun to Delphi
The 171st Annual Old Settlers Festival continues Saturday, August 8, in downtown Delphi with a full day of family activities, entertainment, and historic traditions. Presented by Delphi Main Street, the longtime community celebration invites families and visitors to enjoy Saturday’s festivities fro
Our kids can't afford for us to politicize vaccines
As measles outbreaks continue to emerge in the United States and throughout the world, it is essential that federal health officials rejoin the fight.
The Business of Immigration: Ethics, Economics, and the Future of Our Region
About this Program: Immigration has long shaped the identity, economy, and culture of the San Diego–Baja California region. Today, it remains one of the most significant—and often most debated—public policy issues facing our communities. As employers grapple with workforce shortages, governments respond to evolving immigration policies, and families pursue opportunity and security, important questions arise about the economic, ethical, and practical implications of immigration for our region's future. As part of the Engage San Diego: Tough Topics, Real Discussion series, moderator Andrew Blum will lead a thoughtful conversation with community leaders to examine these issues from multiple perspectives. Together, the panel will explore how immigration and immigration policy influence regional economic growth, workforce development, cross-border commerce, public services, and community well-being. The discussion will consider both the opportunities and the challenges immigration presents for employers, policymakers, and the broader San Diego economy, while also examining the ethical considerations that inform business and public policy decisions. Rather than advocating for a single viewpoint, this program is designed to foster informed, respectful dialogue and deepen public understanding of one of the defining issues of our time. Through a balanced exchange of ideas, panelists will explore practical approaches to strengthening our region while recognizing the diverse perspectives that shape this complex conversation. Join us for an engaging discussion that reflects the spirit of the Engage San Diego series—bringing together diverse voices to tackle difficult topics through civil discourse, informed analysis, and constructive community engagement. What We’ll Explore Immigration and the Regional Economy How does immigration influence San Diego's workforce, economic growth, business competitiveness, and cross-border prosperity? Ethics, Policy, and Public Responsibility How can communities balance economic needs, humanitarian values, public safety, and the rule of law in shaping immigration policy? The Business and Government Perspective What roles do employers, local government, and community leaders play in addressing workforce challenges and creating opportunities for shared prosperity? The Future of Our Region As immigration policy continues to evolve, what practical solutions can help strengthen our economy, support our communities, and ensure the long-term success of the San Diego–Baja California region?
Georgia Milestone 2025-2026 scores see all-time high in math, steady rise in science and social studies
Results from the 2025-2026 Georgia Milestones assessments show that students continued to improve in mathematics, science and social studies, according to a press release from the Georgia Department of Education on Thursday.
Dayton Business Journal: New Raj Soin College of Business dean pushes for experiential learning, AI integration and collaboration
Rajneesh Suri is an engineer at heart: he sees a problem, brainstorms a solution, designs an implementation strategy full of tests and experimentation, and analyzes the results for a solution. This mindset allows him to bring fresh ideas to his … Continue reading →
Community coming together to support small business being sued by Buc-ee’s
Support has continued this week for an Ohio small business that is being sued by a popular convenience store chain.
Public health officials field community questions about TB case at detention facility as ICE's silence continues
Active TB case confirmed in June, since then ICE has stopped complying with any local public health investigation.
Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
The bipartisan legislation, which passed the Senate 86-11, would penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports seeking to deprive Putin of revenues fueling the war.
New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics
19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.
Health Department continues mandatory wood-burning restriction due to increased air pollution
Multnomah County is continuing to require people to refrain from burning wood until the advisory is lifted.
Google quietly discontinues its Earth AI feature a day after its rollout after users made no-no images
Google’s “Nano Banana” AI allowed users to generate any images they wanted from Google Earth—and Google didn’t measure the consequences.
Google quietly discontinues its Earth AI feature a day after its rollout after users made no-no images
Google’s “Nano Banana” AI allowed users to generate any images they wanted from Google Earth—and Google didn’t measure the consequences.
The Continued Evolution Of Jack Harvey As FOX Sports’ IndyCar Pit Reporter
Jack Harvey remains a racer, while also moving to pit reporter. Here's how he's doing both in his second year with FOX Sports.
Visit Jersey Shore Farmers Markets for Local Produce, Entertainment
A network of Jersey Shore farmers markets continues to unfold throughout the summer. Multiple towns host weekly events showcasing fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, and family-friendly entertainment. The Philadelphia Inquirer offers…
Science Wins A Skirmish
Thank heaven for small favors: Senators on the Appropriations Committee on Sunday released a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown by Oct. 1 and temporarily block a White House proposal that would fundamentally change how the federal government awards and manages grants. In late May, the Office of Management and Budget released … Continue reading "Science Wins A Skirmish"
Wheeling Athletics Welcomes Six More Fall Sports Friday as Fall Camp Continues
Wheeling, W. Va. – After welcoming in the Wheeling Football team a week ago, the Fall Sports Report Day schedule continued for the Wheeling University Athletics Department on Friday. Six more sports joined the fray, with Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer, Men's & Women's Cross Country, and Men's Rugby all reporting for fall camp. In total, the department has welcomed seven of the 10 fall sports back to campus, with the 2026-2027 athletics season sitting just 20 days away.
GLVC Sports Network Announces 2026-27 Subscription Pricing, New Viewing Options
This academic year, GLVCSN will feature the introduction of a new sport-specific pass, discounted subscription opportunities, and continued all-access streaming packages.
Health department to discontinue cyclosporiasis hotline with fewer new cases
Lucas County has reported 1,246 cases of cyclosporiasis, while 3,229 cases have been confirmed across northwest Ohio, a regional increase of 23 since ...
Science on Tap: The Evolution of NEST
What does it take to prepare for the nation’s most challenging nuclear and radiological emergencies?Discover the answer with the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST), the National Nuclear Security Administration’s elite emergency response unit composed of leading scientists and technical experts.Join Michael Peters, NEST Director and Deputy Director for the Office of Nuclear Incident Response, as he takes audiences on a journey through the history of nuclear response in the United States. Explore the pivotal moments that shaped NEST, learn how the organization has evolved to stay ahead of emerging threats, and gain insight into the innovative approaches that continue to strengthen national security today.Whether you're interested in science, history, technology, or emergency response, this presentation offers a unique perspective on one of the nation's most important missions.Event Details:Friday, September 4, 2026 | Doors Open at 5:30 pm | Presentation at 6:00 pmLocation: National Museum of Nuclear Science & HistoryAdmission: $12 per personRequirement: Must be 21+ to attend. An adult must accompany younger guests.
PENN Entertainment Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) reported record second-quarter retail revenue and raised its full-year outlook for the segment, while management said its interactive business continued to narrow losses through lower marketing spending, cost efficiencies and growth in online casino operations. Chie
Colorado must continue finding common ground on wildfire policy
By John Herrick Colorado has never lacked for opinions about wildfire policy. We debate forest management, climate change, prescribed burns, land use, air quality and budgets. Those debates are familiar territory, but a new discussion is beginning to happen around the use of chemical retardant in aerial firefighting. Before I became an attorney and served […]
Jacobs Wellington Foundation And Cox Science Center Celebrate STEM Partnership - Town-Crier Newspaper
The Jacobs Wellington Foundation and the Cox Science Center & Aquarium are celebrating six years of partnership dedicated to expanding STEM education opportunities for Wellington students. Through the foundation’s continued support of the Cox Science Center’s STEM Passport program, approximately 500 Wellington-area elementary and middle school students will participate in hands-on science, technology, engineering and […]
Penguins’ Bill Zonnon Reveals Sidney Crosby’s True Character
Longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain and future Hall of Fame franchise icon Sidney Crosby is under contract for at least one more season, though he’s openly spoken about how he intends to continue his career with year-to-year contracts.In the meantime, Crosby managed to help lead the Penguins back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs earlier this spring […] The post Penguins’ Bill Zonnon Reveals Sidney Crosby’s True Character appeared first on HEAVY.
Kyler Murray Continues Building Momentum in Vikings' Quarterback Competition
Vikings reporter believes Wednesday's practice offered another significant clue in Minnesota's ongoing quarterback battle.
Oil rises on concerns over Strait of Hormuz reopening plans
Oil continued its rise on Friday amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran, working with Oman, suggested banning vessels deemed hostile from the strait and heavily fining those who violated the proposed rules.
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Power surge continues Thursday
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Power surge continues Thursday
Mitch McConnell returns home weeks after hospital admission sparked health speculation
The 84-year-old Republican Senator, who was admitted to hospital in June, says he will continue to work from home for now.
Mitch McConnell leaves rehab center to continue recovery from fall at home
Republican senator, 84, was taken to hospital after fall in June and has been absent from Senate since
McConnell leaves rehab facility, continues recovery from home
Sen. Mitch McConnell says he has been discharged from rehab and will continue recovering at home while staying engaged in Senate business.
Mitch McConnell shares health update, says he's been discharged
Sen. Mitch McConnell gave an update on his health nearly two months after he was rushed to the hospital, saying he'd continue to recover at home.
Mitch McConnell discharged from rehab after fall in mid-June
Sen. Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation facility and will continue recovering at home after a June fall in Kentucky.
McConnell says he’s been discharged from rehab center and will continue recovery at home
Sen. Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that he has been discharged from the rehabilitation center where he had been recovering after a fall and will continue to recover at home.
MU Health Care discusses rising cyclosporiasis cases amid nationwide outbreak
Cyclosporiasis cases continue to rise across the United States, and MU Health Care officials discussed the ongoing outbreak during a media briefing Thursday.
Reimagining Rural Maternal and Child Health
Rural Health Transformation Program Insights (Download) Maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes continue to raise national concern despite ongoing targeted initiatives, community-based interventions, and executive measures aimed at improving population health and saving lives. Although maternal mortality rates have decreased in recent years, the United States has seen maternal deaths well above global rates compared […]
Safe to eat lettuce like normal as statewide cyclosporiasis numbers dwindle, health officials say
Health officials on Thursday said it’s safe for residents to return to typical food safety guidance as statewide cyclosporiasis numbers continue to decline.
Brookdale Community College Launches New Sports Management Degree Program
From professional sports franchises and collegiate athletics to recreation, event management, and sports marketing, the business of sports continues to grow, and so do the career opportunities. To help students prepare for this exciting and
It looks like Dell’s initial Googlebook will be the XPS 13
As we continue to track the Googlebook devices currently in development ahead of Google’s expected fall launch window, watching the hardware picture come into focus has been pretty fascinating....
JD Vance praises Sophie Cunningham for 'Save Women's Sports' activism
JD Vance calls Sophie Cunningham's women's sports stance courageous, saying she inspires others as rallies continue at Indiana Fever WNBA games.
Rural Health Transformation Program Reporting
August 5, 2026 Mehmet Oz, AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-10949P.O. Box 8010Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 RE: Rural Health Transformation Program Reporting Dear Administrator Oz: The Bipartisan Policy Center appreciates the opportunity to comment on CMS’s proposed Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) reporting requirements (file code CMS-10949). The work the … Continued
IAM Union: Workers Deserve Protection from Deadly Heat
As record-breaking temperatures continue to put working people at risk across the country, the Trump Administration is pulling back protections for workers from one of the fastest-growing workplace hazards: extreme heat. Recent reports say the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has reduced the heat-focused inspections and enforcement efforts that were previously expanded under the
What’s your concern level about Kyle Schwarber’s health?
His power outage continues to linger post back injury.
What’s your concern level about Kyle Schwarber’s health?
His power outage continues to linger post back injury.
Papa John’s Cuts Sales Forecast and Suspends Dividend
Papa John’s cut its outlook for the year and suspended its dividend, as the pizza chain’s North American business continues to face a soft consumer environment.
Red Sox host the White Sox on 3-game home win streak
The Boston Red Sox host the Chicago White Sox aiming to continue a three-game home winning streak.
Still distance between Roma and Torino for Cacciamani
Roma continues to work on the left flank after reshaping the right flank with the arrival of Nahuel Molina. The name at the top of sporting director D’Amico’s list remains Alessio Cacciamani, a To...
Detroit Tigers Quietly Announced Justin Verlander Update During Mariners Series
On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers continued their series with the Seattle Mariners in Washington.They lost by a score of 4-2.Detroit Tigers Quietly Announced Justin Verlander UpdateAlso on Wednesday, the Tigers announced the latest update on Justin Verlander.MLB.com wrote (on August 5): “Did some light throwing off the front of the bullpen mound on Aug. 5 […] The post Detroit Tigers Quietly Announced Justin Verlander Update During Mariners Series appeared first on HEAVY.
Ample Entertainment Launches New Documentary YouTube Destination
Ample Entertainment, a nonfiction studio based in New York, on Aug. 6 announced the launch of Ample Originals, a new YouTube destination for original documentaries, series, creator collaborations and companion content. The channel gives audiences an early look at its inaugural slate with exclusive previews available now, ahead of the Aug. 7 premiere of “Ample … Continue reading "Ample Entertainment Launches New Documentary YouTube Destination"
Pixel 11 disappointments continue after Google leaks another Pixel Glow detail
An app update may have confirmed part of how the rumored light on the back of the Pixel 11 will work.
Paducah Sports Park eyes September completion
Construction continues on the Paducah Sports Park, with substantial completion expected in the next six weeks.
Georgia gubernatorial candidates pitch competing plans at business forum
ATHENS — Georgia’s two candidates for governor showcased their competing plans for healthcare, jobs and other top issues at a business-focused gathering Wednesday. Gov. Brian Kemp also gave his full-throated support to fellow Republican Rick Jackson, saying Jackson was the most likely candidate to continue his business-friendly policies. The Democrat in the race, former Atlanta […]
Seahawks add depth, sign two undrafted free agents
Roster shuffles continue for the reigning Super Bowl Champions as Week 2 of training camp progresses
The fight for safer cath labs continues: ‘We have to fix the work environment’
A group of nine U.S. medical societies wants to help hospital leaders improve cath lab safety. Their primary goals are to reduce radiation exposure and prevent orthopedic injuries.
ABA Centers of America Continues to Shed Jobs
ABA Centers of America has continued to trim its workforce since announcing layoffs in June. Over the summer, the company has made
Samsung insists the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is ‘perfect’ for ‘full-screen’ video
As Samsung’s pre-order perks for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 come to an end, the company continues to advertise its...
Truck and Tractor Pull Canceled, But Indoor Entertainment Continues at Lancaster County Super Fair
The Truck and Tractor Pull may be off the schedule tonight, but there's still plenty of action at the Lancaste...
Sanofi suspends chronic lung disease phase 2 study, tied to ‘strategic business reasons’
Sanofi halted a phase 2 trial testing a monoclonal antibody, SAR445399, in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, Fierce Biotech has learned. The trial, which began only back in April, was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to measure the reduction in mucus plug score following treatment with SAR445399 compared with placebo in adults aged 18 to 80 years with NCFB, a chronic lung disease. The trial was officially reported as halted on July 29, the day before Sanofi’s second-quarter earnings call. The decision to pause the trial was made “as part of a company-wide portfolio review for strategic business reasons,” and not due to safety concerns, a Sanofi spokesperson told Fierce. The move to pause the NCFB trial comes during a trying time for Sanofi following a year filled with a series of trial fails. In February, the French pharma ousted CEO Paul Hudson and appointed Merck KGaA leader Belén Garijo, M.D., Ph.D., to steer the ship. Since then, Garijo has been doing a deep dive on correcting the company’s strewn R&D and clinical strategies. On July 24, Sanofi scrapped amlitelimab for atopic dermatitis, despite its lore as being a potential $5 billion blockbuster. During its second-quarter report, the company abandoned two more assets, balinatunfib and itepekimab, following failed trial results in psoriasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respectively. SAR445399, only first revealed by Sanofi in 2023, is an anti-interleukin-1 receptor 3 monoclonal antibody developed to block the interleukin 1, 33, and 36 cytokine pathways. These pathways can be important in chronic immune-related dermatologic diseases, such as atopic dermatitis and hidradenitis suppurativa, as well as respiratory conditions, such as NCFB. Related Sanofi’s new CEO ‘looking deeply’ at late-stage pipeline as clinical clearout continues NCFB affects roughly half a million people in the U.S., with a global incidence of greater than one million cases. In August 2025, Insmed received FDA approval for Brinsupri, a DPP1 inhibitor targeting neutrophil activation, for treatment of NCFB in adults and kids ages 12 and older. The British biotech Infex Therapeutics showed promising NCFB phase 2a data using their monoclonal antibody, INFEX702, which acts by disabling Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria known to be a major pathogen of NCFB. Sanofi is currently running a separate phase 2 study testing SAR445399 as a potential treatment for the inflammatory skin condition hidradenitis suppurativa.
NEWS RELEASE: Health Department continues mandatory wood-burning restriction due to increased air pollution
Multnomah County is continuing to require people to refrain from burning wood until the advisory is lifted.
Business Uncertainty Drives Changes in C-Suite Strategy: Sentry
Economic uncertainty—fueled by shifting trade policies, geopolitical instability, and operational disruptions—is driving leaders to rethink planning, risk management, and long-term strategy, according to new research from Sentry Insurance. New data from a survey of more than 600 executives reveals that C-suite confidence has fallen sharply since the start of 2026, with 82% of U.S. executives … Continued
Universal's 'Disclosure Day' Rises to No. 1 on U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Aug. 5
Universal’s Disclosure Day moved up to No. 1 on the Official Film Chart, the U.K.’s weekly home entertainment sales chart, rising two spots in its second week on the chart. The Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi drama pushed Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu to No. 4 in its second week on the chart. Lionsgate/Universal’s Michael … Continue reading "Universal’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Rises to No. 1 on U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through Aug. 5"
Kirkwood bar gives women’s sports a home in Atlanta
As women’s sports continue to draw larger audiences nationwide, a new sports bar in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood is putting those games front and center.
Paychex reports steady small business hiring with more worker hours
Small businesses across the nation continued to maintain a stable hiring environment in July, with employers increasingly relying on existing workers to meet demand
LIV Golf claims league has secured funding to continue operations beyond 2026 season
CEO Scott O'Neil made the announcement on Wednesday ahead of LIV Golf New York
Museum Of Natural History & Science Researchers Identify New Bird-Like Dinosaur Species In Northwest New Mexico
Artwork by Sergey Krasovskiy. Courtesy/NMDCA NMDCA News: ALBUQUERQUE — Paleontologists from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science have identified a new genus of two-legged dinosaur that lived in New Mexico more than 70 million years ago. “This new work illustrates the dynamic nature of dinosaur studies as we continue to test what […]
Disney Ups Quarterly Entertainment Profit 64% to $1.68 Billion, Revenue Up 6% to $11.3 Billion
Disney Aug. 5 reported total entertainment revenue of $11.34 billion in the third quarter (ended June 27) from $10.7 billion in the previous-year quarter. Operating income skyrocketed 64% to $1.68 billion from $1.02 billion in the prior year period. Operating income growth was driven by streaming profits for Disney+ and Hulu, strong box-office returns from … Continue reading "Disney Ups Quarterly Entertainment Profit 64% to $1.68 Billion, Revenue Up 6% to $11.3 Billion"
Flutter Entertainment CEO Jackson to Step Down, Says Company
Flutter Entertainment said Chief Executive Peter Jackson is stepping down, while lowering its profit outlook and swinging to a loss as its U.S. business continues to struggle.
Flutter Entertainment CEO Jackson to Step Down, Says Company
Flutter Entertainment said Chief Executive Peter Jackson is stepping down, while lowering its profit outlook and swinging to a loss as its U.S. business continues to struggle.
Disney's strong quarter driven by 'Toy Story 5' and the draw of its US theme parks
Disney’s solid third quarter was driven by a $1 billion box office haul from “Toy Story 5” and the draw of its U.S. theme parks that helped to offset continued weakness from international...
Chartbook 464 The"China squeeze" - the politics of development counterfactuals.
There are three types of China shock discourse. Each has a distinct temporal register. China shock 1.0 was a phrase coined by US academics in the 2010s to retrospectively summarize the impact on particular US labour markets, which they identified through painstaking empirical investigation. China shock 2.0 on everyone’s lips in Europe in the mid 2020s is an alarm raised by trans-Atlantic policy thinkers warning of a coming disaster which they project onto Europe’s ailing car industry. The third type of China shock discourse - commonly known as the “China squeeze” launched most recently by Indian economists Shoumitro Chatterjee and Arvind Subramanian in the pages of Foreign Affairs - mobilizes a different, more speculative temporal register: the counterfactual realm of alternate history. The China squeeze argument asks not what has happened, or what is going to happen, but what might have been. Specifically, what options for economic development might have been open to Global South economies like India or the economies of sub-Saharan Africa, had it not been for China’s spectacular industrialization since the late 1990s and the persistent competitiveness of China’s manufacture in low-skilled segments. Chatterjee and Subramanian’s argument is that whilst China has built a powerful position in electrical machinery and other high-skill manufacturing, which is now delivering China Shock 2.0, it also continues to run a trade surplus in low-skill, labour-intensive manufacturing. This surplus is large and has remained largely unchanged in fifteen years. Indeed, in the 2010s, in trade with low-income countries, China’s surplus rapidly increased. On their reading, this squeezes low-income producers in low-skill sectors in which they “should” be able to compete. Source: “China’s Mercantilist Squeeze on Developing Countries” Shoumitro Chatterjee and Arvind Subramanian. Peterson Institute for International Economics 26-7 May 2026 Chatterjee and Subramanian’s wording is telling: (emphasis mine) The canonical trajectory of economic development in the post-World War II period is for countries to transition from agriculture to manufacturing, first in low-skilled manufacturing and then later on to high-skill manufacturing (Herrendorf, Rogerson, and Valentinyi 2013). At the global level, this implies that high-income countries (HICs) that once specialized in low-skilled activities cede manufacturing export space to poorer countries that come along to occupy that space. In 1965, advanced economies accounted for about 60 percent of global value-added exports in four key low-skilled manufacturing sectors, i.e., apparel, leather, textiles, and footwear. Over time this share declined and began to be occupied first by the East Asian tigers and, beginning in the late 1990s, by China. Today China accounts for about 50 percent of the global market. The question is whether China, with its rising prosperity, is continuing to behave like its richer counterparts and ceding export space to poorer followers or to behave unlike them and continuing to occupy space. In terms of the conceptual maneuvers it performs, of the three China shock discourses, the “China squeeze” argument is by far the most ambitious. After all, it bases its critique of China on a counterfactual imagining of the world. Like any counterfactual argument, to construct this alternative reality it must rely on a heuristic model. To make their argument Chatterjee and Subramanian mobilize two key claims. The first reference point is the actual history of rich-country industrialization, what they refer to as the “canonical path”. The idea is that countries transition from agriculture to light industry and low-skilled manufacturing and from there up the value chain. To make this useful as a standard of comparison and a means to construct a normative standard, they adjust sectoral export shares for two factors: 1. the underlying level of economic development of the exporting country, as measured by national income and 2. the degree to which the sector in question is internationalized. The idea being that for a high income country to have a high export share in low-skill sectors is anomalous and even more so if that particular product is highly internationalized and thus suitable for being “conceded” to lower-income competitors. Where should this process end? Here Chatterjee and Subramanian introduce their second benchmark. Their normative idea of a global development path is one in which, in due course, low-skill manufacturing exports are distributed in proportion to a country’s share in the global labour force. They imagine, in other words, a world of proportional, polycentric global development without much national specialization in low-skill manufacturing. A useful benchmark is that, in labor-intensive manufacturing sectors, a country’s share of world exports should be broadly commensurate with its share of the world’s low-skilled labor endowment. … In the Heckscher-Ohlin model, this would be true if value added per worker and export propensities, i.e., fraction of output that is exported, are the same across countries. It is this pleasant liberal vista of orderly global development, progressing towards a general distribution of low-skilled manufacturing against which they judge reality and conclude that the low-income countries are suffering a “China squeeze”. China is not exiting low-skill sectors fast enough Allowing for its gdp level and the degree of globalization, China’s share of low-skill manufacturing exports is far higher than it “should” be. Relative to population, its low-skill share of exports is far too high. That in turn yields the conclusion that huge numbers of jobs - the authors suggest tens of millions - are being hoarded by China. For the four sectors captured in figure 4, this excess in value-added exports is $110 billion in 2022. For all low-skilled sectors overall captured in appendix figure D.1, excess value-added exports amount to $365 billion. The crowding out of LMIC exports by China is therefore substantial. Both these claims have in common that they are strong structuralisms. The first is that development paths ought to resemble each other. The second is that broadly speaking as far as low-skilled manufacturing is concerned, all countries are alike. If the world currently diverges from the distribution of trade implied by these assumptions, if China is not following the advanced economy path and has huge exports, this must be the result of “policy”, which the authors then put in question as illegitimate or unfair. Thus the naturalistic construction of a canonical path leading to a “level” distribution of low-skilled manufacturing reveals itself to be a polemical tool. From the point of view of China shock polemics, this discourse is no doubt welcome. But as an account of economic history, it must surely be regarded as nothing short of bamboozling. Development paths do not follow a regular, natural sequence. As David Fishman put it aptly, “development is not a queue”. They are always and everywhere, through and through political. Development is not so much a process, as a project. Each such project is more or less well adjusted to its context. As Gerschenkron taught uneven and combined development implies differentiation rather than simple imitation on a single parth. It may be true that Europe and the US exited relatively early from low-skill work. But clearly technology has changed. As C&S themselves point out, China no longer enjoys a low wage environment. Do they really believe that such huge differences can be accounted for either by industrial policy, which as they admit does not operate powerfully in low-skill sectors, or by exchange rate manipulation? What is overwhelmingly dominant in explaining the persistence of “low-skill” manufacturing in China are surely the network effects of complex supply chains. Indeed the label of “low-skill” may miss the point. The degree of globalization which Chatterjee and Subramanian decide to conjure away in their model of the development path - to allow for the fact that Europe and American textiles exporters did not enjoy just-in-time logistics in the 1950s - obscures the point that the networks through which Chinese factories supply the world are themselves key parts of the low-skill industrialization project. China isn’t knocking out 1970s style “cheap”. It has redefined the entire product cycle. C&S’s casual reference to “T-shirts” is telling. In today’s “fast fashion”, there is weight on both terms. Fashion and fast. China’s success in delivering on both at unprecedentedly high speed and at unprecedentedly low cost, isn’t a low-skill operation at all. If we see development trajectories not as the serial repetition of the same, but as distinctive, crafted projects that cumulate in complex agglomerations of skill, technology and labor, then this explains why the assumption that low-skilled manufacturing should follow the distribution of population flies in the face of all experience. As countless cases attest, low-wage, low-income developed economies are not by themselves the makings of a competitive production base. As Leon Liao puts it quite fairly: “International trade has never been allocated according to population. A country’s population gives it no natural claim to an equivalent share of global exports." And the remarkable fact is that Subramanian alone and with co-authors has long been making this point, not to pillory China, as is the case of the tendentious _Foreign Affair_s and Peterson pieces, but to highlight the great counterpart to China’s industrial success, namely India’s relative failure. The much-quoted Foreign Affairs piece showed low-skill export shares only for China, not for India. If you put both countries in the picture as Chaterjee and Subramanian have done on other occasions, the picture looks like this. China is far above the line, but India, almost as large in terms of population, is no less anomalous, just in the opposite direction. As far as global populations are concerned, and the imagining of tens of millions of “squeezed” jobs, it is this Sino-Indian pair that account for a huge share of the action. What this graph reveals is not China’s cheating, but India’s “greatest development failure”, at least this is the argument made Arvind Subramanian, this time in co-authorship with Devesh Kapur, in their major book, A Sixth of Humanity. Independent India’s Development Odyssey which appeared with Oxford University Press earlier this year. In this highly critical work on India’s development, China is repeatedly evoked, not to criticize but as a benchmark against which to illuminate what India’s political economy has not delivered i.e. large-scale formal employment for hundreds of millions of citizens. Kapur and Subramanian leave no doubt, if you want to understand why China, not India was the main driver of manufacturing globalization from the 1980s, don’t look to slots opening up in the division of labour thanks to the liberal mindedness of advanced economies, look to the contrasting political economy of the Maoist PRC and India’s post-independence political economy. As Kapur and Subramian note: The great divergence between China and India did not begin in 1978 with the Deng reforms—it was well underway by then. In one of the great ironies of modern history, the conditions created by Maoism turned out to be a great launching pad for industrial globalization. As the comparison of India and China in 1980 makes clear, to imagine manufacturing would be equally distributed when populations are so differently endowed in terms of educational and nutritional is fanciful. Here is the data from Kapur and Subramanian, data which I explored back at the very beginning of Chartbook. As Kapur and Subramanian insist, the striking fact is that even as India’s growth accelerated from the 1980s, structural change has not. Formal employment in India lags woefully behind. Why? As Kapur and Subramanian note, the path-dependent impact of India’s poor early start was devastating. The list of factors they mention is long and weighty: We argue for a new five-fold explanation applicable at different stages of Indian history: in the initial stages, the legacy of two key pre-1980s policies, the neglect of agriculture and the strangling of the domestic private sector, were critical. The failure of broad-based agricultural growth militated against rural industrialization, which would have been devoted to satisfying local needs that would have necessarily been labour intensive. Then, when the boom came after 1980, the thicket of regulation and broader labour protections that were legislated prematurely in a nascent democracy, underpinned by a deep ideological aversion to private capital in general and big capital specifically, became a barrier to attaining the size that would be necessary to compete globally. Similarly, the reforms after 1991, while wide-ranging, did not quite encompass non-tradeable inputs critical to manufacturing, namely, land, logistics infrastructure and power. A combination of low investment (logistics infrastructure), regulation (land) and the continued monopoly supply by state governments (power), combined with residual socialism, kept costs at 75–100 per cent above efficient supply. These factors were compounded on the supply side by the government, which dominated the formal labour market and established exorbitantly high wages at the lower end of the skill spectrum. This made their employment in the labour-intensive sector by the private sector less attractive. Finally, when the services sector and its exports boomed, wages soared even further via a Dutch Disease effect: one successful tradeable sector killed and cannibalized another less-skilled tradable sector, namely, manufacturing. Thus, scarcity-inducing policies of the planning era, precocious democracy and a Gandhian aversion to size; inefficient, monopolistic supply of critical non-tradable inputs; the behemoth of government; and super-successful skill-intensive services successively undermined India’s unskilled labour employment opportunities. The employment failure seems to have been over-determined. … Less quantifiable but no less important are some of the sociological factors that have undermined manufacturing and factory jobs. Take the impact of the success of the IT sector—located in urban areas with better working conditions, such as air-conditioned offices, good schools for children and attractive entertainment options. It became a more attractive place for engineering and management graduates to flock to. … Consider manufacturing and female employment. Indian society makes it difficult for women to work, reflected in India’s unusually low female labour force participation (elaborated in Chapter XIII). Indian society, in particular the routine harassment of women in public spaces, makes it even more difficult for them to travel long distances to take up work.37 Combined with onerous regulations on creating hostels and dormitories for women—which, in turn, prevents multiple shifts of operation—factories need to be located in areas with a large female labour pool. While firms can take apparel plants to female labour or bring them to the plants by building large-scale dormitories, this raises costs. If there was a case for subsidies to encourage labour-intensive manufacturing, housing subsidies to build dormitories for women workers would be a good place to start. All of this meant, that when opportunities did open up, in part thanks to adjustments in China, India was in no position to take advantage. Here is the account of the 2020s from Kapur and Subramanian. It stands in dizzying contrast to the one-sided, “China squeeze” argument delivered in the Peterson and Foreign Affairs pieces: In 2022, for example, India’s share of global exports in clothing (the canonical labour-intensive sector) was 3.1 per cent compared to 32 per cent for China. This is extremely disappointing because China started vacating export space in this sector after the Global Financial Crisis as its wages started rising; it then vacated further space in the aftermath of geopolitical developments that led investors to seek alternative investment locations. Between its peak and today, China lost about 7.5 percentage points of global export share (worth about $43 billion in 2022); over this period, India’s export share remained stagnant at 3 per cent, while that of Vietnam and Bangladesh rose by 3.5 to 4 percentage points. China’s loss did not translate into any gain for India in terms of low-skill exports and employment. Put differently, when the conditions for dynamism and prosperity were established after 1991, and even more tantalizingly when the global export opportunities opened up, it was as if India was a high-wage economy and only skilled labour could benefit from the dynamism. It had converted its physically abundant unskilled workforce into an economically expensive resource, penalizing its use. It is not my mission here to argue for or against Kapur and Subramanian’s interpretation of India’s development trajectory. The point in this context is simply that the “China squeeze” such as it is can only be understood, in relation to the heavy burden of domestic constraints that Kapur and Subramanian so unsparingly enumerate. I am concentrating here on India because it is the great counterpart to China and the unspoken reference point of the “China squeeze” discourse. But the point is more general. Can anyone with a straight face suggest that the main problems afflicting the development of South Africa or Nigeria, the great centers of mass underemployment in sub-saharan Africa, are cheap competition from China driven by Beijing’s industrial policy and an undervalued RMB? Likewise, is the main problem of the American working-class the threat of Chinese competition or the manifest crisis of social reproduction in the United States itself? The point here, as in the discourse around China shock 2.0 in Europe, is to insist that we should not normalize the world and pathologize China, without actually investigating what is going on in America’s industrial wastelands, the German car industry, or India’s lopsided labour market. One-sided pathologization should be understood for what it is, a polemical gesture. Concepts like China shock and China squeeze are, what Reinhart Koselleck, following Carl Schmitt, would have described as “asymmetrische Kampfbegriffe”, or “asymmetrical counter-concepts” or “asymmetrical combat concepts”. If the function of arguments like the “China squeeze” is to alert elites in the rest of the world of the need to rejuvenate and energize their development projects, so be it. But let us see the resulting discourses as the mobilizing interventions that they are. Interestingly, a significant slice of China’s public sphere - the so-called industrial party - have been obsessed for the last twenty years with precisely these questions of counterfactual economic history. Since the mid 2000s, a massive online discourse developed around an alternative history in which Chinese techno-patriots were asked to imagine how they would proceed if they had the possibility of traveling back in time to transport modern technology into the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) thus averting the “great divergence” of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a fantasy of course, but also a goad. The point was not directed at Westerners. The alternate history is dramatically nationalist, but few n the West had even heard of it until recently. The adherents of the industrial party are not liberal moralists. They don’t project natural ladders of international development and ask why others don’t cede space. They take the Realpolitik of global economic development for granted. Their pointe was directed against fellow Chinese. The rallying cry of the alternative narrative was this: Now that we are beginning to gain steam and push forward on our national development path, now that we are breaking out of the inferior position assigned to us even in the early years following WTO accession, do not lose yourself in humanistic imaginings about better futures. In the spirit of Deng, they called on China to embrace the hard truth of development. Perhaps one might of the Industrial Party as a cultural trend born out of desire for symbolic revenge against those who had inflicted the century of humiliation. In terms of the various temporalities of the “China shock” - retrospective, prospective and counterfactual - one might think of the Industrial Policy discourse as truly speculative, conjuring up the China shock that never was. Or perhaps one might better think of it as imagining a world in which a powerful China was no shock at all, but simply a defining fact of modern history. I love putting out Chartbook. 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