State Department socialists: The sinister operations of Jacobin and the DSA in Brazil
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
Jacobin is promoting itself in Brazil as an authoritative voice on socialism by bringing together Brazilian representatives of Pabloism, Stalinism and academic identity politics.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/jabr-m31.html

The Psychopathy of Capitalism
Phelan Acheson | realprogressives.org | 2021-05-31
The capitalist dumping of externalities is oppressing and killing the best of humanity.
realprogressives.org/psychopathy-of-capitalism/

Consumer Health: Understanding the link between depression and pain
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-31
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave, and it can lead to emotional and physical problems. Depression and pain are closely related. Depression can cause pain, and pain can cause depression. Sometimes pain and depression create a vicious cycle …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-understanding-the-link-between-depression-and-pain/

Saturday 6/26: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Mission Economy — A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
Strike Debt Bay Area | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
We continue to meet via Zoom. | Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com for the invite.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/29/18842829.php

Austerity's Hidden Purpose & From California Capitalism to Bidenomics
Yanis Yaroufakis,Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendoner | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
For governments pursuing austerity, spending cuts mean lower national income and fewer taxes. Unlike a household or a business, if the government cuts its spending during tough times, it is cutting its revenues, too.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/30/18842851.php

Russia To Create Dozens Of New Military Units To Confront NATO
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspects the Hmeymim airbase in Syria, June 2016. Vadim Savitsky/TASS | On May 31, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced that about 20 new military units would be created in the Russian Western Military District to "adequately confront NATO". The decision was made in response to the actions by the so-called collective West. | At the same time, the Russian troops are continuously supplied with modern weapons and military equipment. According to the Russian Defense M…
southfront.org/russia-to-create-dozens-of-new-military-units-to-confront-nato/

When Politicians Cry "Accountability," Ask "Accountability to Whom?"
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-31
Unity begins with the truth," US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) tweeted on January 13, arguing in favor of the impeachment of then-President Donald Trump, "and the truth demands accountability." Senator Warren just loves her some "accountability." In 2018, she proposed the "Accountable Capitalism Act." In 2019, the "Corporate Executive Accountability Act." In 2020, according to Forbes,…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/31/when-politicians-cry-accountability-ask-accountability-to-whom/

Colombia: An Observer's Account
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-30
The International Mission of Solidarity and Human Rights Observation arrived to Colombia on May 25 to verify denouncements of human rights violations committed by the Colombian forces during the National Strike. | Teri Mattson of CODEPINK who is part of the delegation sends a report from Pereira where she and other members of the mission have been meeting with human rights organizations and movements.
popularresistance.org/colombia-an-observers-account/

Private renters fear the prospect of homelessness
Editorial Team | challenge-magazine.org | 2021-05-30
Ministers are being alerted to the fact that nearly two million private renters fear they will be powerless to find another property if they are evicted, following the end of the eviction ban. The government is being confronted with appeals for emergency legislation to broaden the permanent protection for those struggling to pay rent as a consequence of the Covid pandemic and the wider issues caused by capitalism, with the ban set to end this week. There have been estimates of a £2.2 billion bill, councils are additionally predicting the homelessness crisis to deepen if the government does not respond in th…
challenge-magazine.org/2021/05/30/private-renters-fear-the-prospect-of-homelessness/

CPC Centenary: The "End of History" and the Struggle Against Liquidation
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-30
By People's Voice — May 28, 2021 | History was proclaimed "ended" when, between 1989 and 1991, socialism was overthrown in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. It was a historic setback for the working class around the world, dismembering the socialist community and tilting the world balance of forces sharply in favour of imperialism. | Almost immediately, the most powerful capitalist states began the process of redividing the world's territory amongst themselves, starting with the former socialist states. This global imperialist reconfiguration also included the tightening and internationalization of…
orinocotribune.com/cpc-centenary-the-end-of-history-and-the-struggle-against-liquidation/

Unemployment Benefits and Summer Workers: Contrary to What the WaPo Tells You, They Aren't Getting $1,000 a Week
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-05-30
Here's a pro tip for reporters: employers' complaints about getting workers are not always honest. This one may have been helpful for a piece about employers at summer beach locations are having a hard time finding workers. The piece discusses the difficulty several employers face in finding workers. At one point it recounts the story …
cepr.net/unemployment-benefits-and-summer-workers-contrary-to-what-the-wapo-tells-you-they-arent-getting-1000-a-week/

Unemployment Benefits and Summer Workers: Contrary to What the WaPo Tells You, They Aren't Getting $1,000 a Week
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-05-30
Here's a pro tip for reporters: employers' complaints about getting workers are not always honest. This one may have been helpful for a piece about employers at summer beach locations are having a hard time finding workers. The piece discusses the difficulty several employers face in finding workers. At one point it recounts the story …
cepr.net/unemployment-benefits-and-summer-workers-contrary-to-what-the-wapo-tells-you-they-arent-getting-1000-a-week/

The Booming Economy and Debt and Deficit Fears
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-05-30
Most of the data on the economy is looking very good these days. The number of weekly unemployment claims has fallen sharply. Levels are still high, but just over half the level we were seeing earlier this year. And, this is before all the moves by Republican governors to cut back benefits, so the decline …
cepr.net/the-booming-economy-and-debt-and-deficit-fears/

Consumer Health: Understanding the link between depression and pain
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-30
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave, and it can lead to emotional and physical problems. Depression and pain are closely related. Depression can cause pain, and pain can cause depression. Sometimes pain and depression create a vicious cycle …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-understanding-the-link-between-depression-and-pain/

Meet the Senate nuke caucus, busting the budget and making the world less safe
Marcy Winograd | zcomm.org | 2021-05-30
These lawmakers represent states with a direct interest in pouring billions into modernizing and building new weapons…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/meet-the-senate-nuke-caucus-busting-the-budget-and-making-the-world-less-safe/