Dave DeCamp (2022-09-16). US Pledges New $600 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the Biden administration announced a new weapons package for Ukraine worth $600 million, bringing the total US military aid pledged to Kyiv since Russia invaded on February 24 to $15.1 billion. The new package is being sent to Ukraine through the presidential drawdown authority, which allows President Biden to send arms directly from …

____ (2022-09-16). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate down to 5.3 pct in August. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in August, down from 5.4 percent in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

Amy Goodman (2022-09-16). Capitalism Fuels Disease, Trauma and Addiction. How Can We Heal? truthout.org In an extended interview, acclaimed physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté discusses his new book, just out, called "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture." "The very values of a society are traumatizing for a lot of people," says Maté, who argues in his book that "psychological trauma, woundedness, underlies much of what we call disease." He says healing requires a reconnection between the mind and the body, which can be achieved through cultivating a sense of community, meaning, belonging and purpose. Maté also discusses how the healthcare system has harmfully promoted the "mechanizat…

Erin McCarley (2022-09-16). It's Time to Call It What It Is—A Capitalism-Induced Ecological Crisis. commondreams.org Capitalism as an economic system requires constant growth, constant profit, and endless extraction in order to achieve profit.

The Associated Press (2022-09-16). MLB Celebrates Roberto Clemente Day. latinorebels.com Major League Baseball celebrated its 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day on Thursday, with festivities centered in New York, where the Mets hosted the Hall of Fame outfielder's former team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Clemente died in a plane crash at age 38 attempting to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua on New Year's Eve 1972.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-15). Russia Warns Longer-Range US Weapons for Ukraine Would Cross a 'Red Line'. news.antiwar.com The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the US against providing Ukraine with longer-range missiles, saying that doing so would cross a "red line" and make Washington a "party to the conflict." The warning comes after it was revealed that Ukraine has asked the US to provide the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, which have a …

Workers World Party (2022-09-15). PDF of September 15 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Google, Amazon workers say 'No tech for Israeli apartheid' Michigan: Ballot access win Housing activists crash gentrifiers' party Buffalo workers fight for tenant Mine wars: Blair Mountain to Alabama Donovan Lewis' life matters Tear Down the Walls: Remembering 1971 Attica uprising Free Alex Saab documentary Editorials: Why . . . |

Carlos L. Garrido (2022-09-15). The Failed Serotonin Theory of Depression: A Marxist Analysis. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido Sep 9, 2022 | A recent study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry sent shockwaves across the scientific community and popular outlets as it disproved the predominant "serotonin hypothesis" of depression. In just two weeks since its publication it has been accessed by nearly half a million people and the subject of dozens of subsequent articles. The researchers analyzed a total of seventeen systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and other large studies focused on the following six tenets pertinent to the "serotonin hypothesis" of depression: | "(1) Serotonin and the serotonin metabo…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-15). In Video: Turkish Army Showcases Weapons Seized From PKK Caves In Northern Iraq. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | The Turkish military continues to chase the cells of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in the framework of Operation Claw-Lock. | On September 15, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense released footage showing loads of weapons, ammunition and military equipment which were recently seized from two caves of the Kurdish guerilla group in the Operation Claw-Lock zone.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-15). New Videos Of Azerbaijani Strikes On Armenian Forces Emerge As Situation In Karabakh Cools Down. southfront.org Bayrakdar TB2 UCAV, source: ssb.gov.tr | As the situation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh cools down, new videos of Azerbaijani drone strikes on Armenian forces continue to emerge. | On September 15, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense shared videos of recent strikes by Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drones on several Armenian positions and military trucks across the frontline in Nagorno-Karabakh. | One of the videos also shows the aftermath of intensive Azerbaijani artillery strikes…

A Guest Author (2022-09-14). Ukraine: the invasion of capital to take over agriculture. workers.org By Michael Roberts Marxist economist Michael Roberts worked in the City of London (the British Wall Street) as an economist for over 40 years. He published this article on his blog, thenextrecession.wordpress.com, Aug. 13. It details plans of Western imperialism to privatize and take over Ukrainian agriculture, taking advantage of . . . |

_____ (2022-09-14). Economist Richard Wolff: Sanctions Against Russia, Inflation. popularresistance.org European countries, as well as the United States, continue to be imperiled by an economic crisis following the imposition of sanctions on Russia. The policy has backfired spectacularly and has had worse economic ramifications on those levying the sanctions, than those being sanctioned. In this week's episode, Lowkey speaks to respected U.S. economist Dr. Richard Wolff, discussing the links between the war in Ukraine, inflation, and the class war at home. | Before exploring the people's definition of inflation, Dr. Wolff contextualizes the economic crisis currently unfolding across the West. | In the conversation,…

Dana Sanchez (2022-09-14). World's Biggest Hedge Fund Bridgewater: A Large Recession Is Coming To America, Will Be Difficult. moguldom.com Economists, analysts, and market participants are divided on whether the U.S. is headed for a recession but the world's biggest hedge fund is betting that the U.S. is the epicenter of a global financial bubble, making it the country most at risk for a crushing recession when the bubble bursts. Greg Jensen, co-chief investor of …

Workers World Party (2022-09-15). PDF of September 15 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Google, Amazon workers say 'No tech for Israeli apartheid' Michigan: Ballot access win Housing activists crash gentrifiers' party Buffalo workers fight for tenant Mine wars: Blair Mountain to Alabama Donovan Lewis' life matters Tear Down the Walls: Remembering 1971 Attica uprising Free Alex Saab documentary Editorials: Why . . . |

Erin McCarley (2022-09-15). It's Time to Call it What It Is: A Capitalism-Induced Ecological Crisis. dissidentvoice.org One-third of Pakistan is under water. Record heat waves blanket the globe driving up temperatures beyond what humans can survive. Polar glaciers are melting much faster than scientists predicted. Droughts, fires and floods are ravaging the planet, forcing the displacement of tens of millions of people. And this is just the beginning. It's time to …

Carlos L. Garrido (2022-09-15). The Failed Serotonin Theory of Depression: A Marxist Analysis. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido &#1 ; Sep 9, 2022 | A recent study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry sent shockwaves across the scientific community and popular outlets as it disproved the predominant "serotonin hypothesis" of depression. In just two weeks since its publication it has been accessed by nearly half a million people and the subject of dozens of subsequent articles. The researchers analyzed a total of seventeen systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and other large studies focused on the following six tenets pertinent to the "serotonin hypothesis" of depression: | "(1) Serotonin and the serotonin metabo…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-14). UAV Similar To Iranian Shahed-136 Spotted In Ukraine. southfront.org The Ukrainian media have recently shared photos of an UAV that was shot down by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Eastern Ukraine. The wreckage looked similar to the Iranian kamikaze drones Shahed-136. | The Russian kamikaze UAV "Geran-2" was reportedly shot down by the AFU air defence near the town of Kupyansk in the Kharkov region. | Ukrainian reporters supposed it was Iranian Shahed-136. Russian experts suppose that it may be a "Russified" Iranian drone, i.e. assembled in Russia in accordan…

_____ (2022-09-14). Contractors Cash In As Congress Adds Billions To Pentagon Budget. popularresistance.org Congress has spoken when it comes to next year's Pentagon budget and the results, if they weren't so in line with past practices, should astonish us all. The House of Representatives voted to add $37 billion and the Senate $45 billion to the administration's already humongous request for "national defense," a staggering figure that includes both the Pentagon budget and work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy. If enacted, the Senate's sum would push spending on the military to at least $850 billion annually, far more — adjusted for inflation — than at the height of the Korean or Vietnam war…

Liberation (2022-09-14). U.S. Pours More Weapons Into Spiraling Ukraine Conflict. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-14). Senators Introduce Bill to Expedite Replenishment of US Military Weapons Sent to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan bill was introduced in the Senate last week that would expedite the replenishment of US military weapons stockpiles that have been sent to Ukraine. The legislation, known as the Securing American ARMS Act, was introduced by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and 13 other senators. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February …

Anonymous103 (2022-09-14). US HIMARS MLRS Killing Civilians In Donetsk And Luhansk People's Republics (Videos 18+). southfront.org Ukrainian militants continue attacks on civilians in the DPR and LPR, using foreign weapons, including US-made HIMARS MLRS. Fragments from the American multiple launch rocket system HIMARS were also found at the site. HIMARS MLRS is a high—precision weapon that is capable of hitting a target with an accuracy of up to a meter. This means that the Ukrainian attacks on civilians was inflicted purposefully and are considered as terrorist acts. | In the morning, the Armed Forces of Ukrai…

A Guest Author (2022-09-14). Ukraine: the invasion of capital to take over agriculture. workers.org By Michael Roberts Marxist economist Michael Roberts worked in the City of London (the British Wall Street) as an economist for over 40 years. He published this article on his blog, thenextrecession.wordpress.com, Aug. 13. It details plans of Western imperialism to privatize and take over Ukrainian agriculture, taking advantage of . . . |

_____ (2022-09-14). Economist Richard Wolff: Sanctions Against Russia, Inflation. popularresistance.org European countries, as well as the United States, continue to be imperiled by an economic crisis following the imposition of sanctions on Russia. The policy has backfired spectacularly and has had worse economic ramifications on those levying the sanctions, than those being sanctioned. In this week's episode, Lowkey speaks to respected U.S. economist Dr. Richard Wolff, discussing the links between the war in Ukraine, inflation, and the class war at home. | Before exploring the people's definition of inflation, Dr. Wolff contextualizes the economic crisis currently unfolding across the West. | In the conversation,…

_____ (2022-09-14). Fear And Misinformation Dominate Discourses Of Brazilian Right. popularresistance.org Brazil is less than a month away from historic elections. Over 156 million Brazilians will go to the polls on October 2 to cast their vote for the president of the republic, State governors, 27 senators, 513 federal deputies, and State and district deputies. The elections take place amid an acute political, economic, and social crisis in the country. The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in hunger, homelessness, unemployment, and the prices of basic commodities. The currency, the Real, has tumbled. Above all, the colossal number of deaths due to COVID-19 continues to cast a shadow on the lives of m…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2022-09-14). Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich, Who Exposed the 'Cult of Positive Thinking'. otherwords.org The late Barbara Ehrenreich was best known for her 2001 bestseller Nickel and Dimed, which showed that hard-working people simply weren't making it in America. | But Ehrenreich, who passed away this September at 81, made an equally great contribution to economic justice with her subsequent book, Bright-Sided was published in 2009, between the Great Recession and the Occupy Wall Street movement, which called a…

Dana Sanchez (2022-09-14). World's Biggest Hedge Fund Bridgewater: A Large Recession Is Coming To America, Will Be Difficult. moguldom.com Economists, analysts, and market participants are divided on whether the U.S. is headed for a recession but the world's biggest hedge fund is betting that the U.S. is the epicenter of a global financial bubble, making it the country most at risk for a crushing recession when the bubble bursts. Greg Jensen, co-chief investor of …

Aaron Maté (2022-09-13). Chain of Corruption: How the White Helmets Compromised OPCW Investigations in Syria. orinocotribune.com By Aaron Maté &#1 ; Sep 9, 2022 | By enlisting the sectarian insurgent-allied, US-funded White Helmets for chemical weapons probes in Syria, the OPCW abandoned impartiality and broke its fundamental rules for collecting evidence. | Before it mired the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in an international

Mario Hernandez (2022-09-13). Democratic power of the people at the heart of Cuban socialism. liberationnews.org Cuba takes the democracy and power of the people more seriously than anything I have ever seen in the United States.