(2023-01-25). The mass shootings in California and the social pathology of capitalism. wsws.org Whatever the specific motivations and circumstances behind the latest horrific mass shootings in the United States, their regularity is a social phenomenon and requires a social explanation.
(2023-01-24). Seattle activists present the program of the FRSO. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA — On January 20 and 21, over 30 people turned out to Freedom Road Socialist Organization's events to promote the recently released print edition of FRSO's political program. These events were held at the Khalsa Gurmat Center in Federal Way and the University of Washington-Seattle's campus. | The room was full of vigor and excitement in light of the ongoing struggle within the Pacific Northwest and the country as a whole. "We have to have a clear eyed view of our enemy, monopoly capitalism. This system exploits and kills workers here and is part of global empire that exploits and kills around the…
(2023-01-24). The U.S. Empire's Ukraine Miscalculation Could Bring Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea In The Myth of Capitalism, Michael Parenti said: No ruling class rules nakedly…they take strenuous efforts to justify their rule. I tell students when they say, 'Oh they don't care what we think. They ignore us', and all that, and I say, 'Oh no, no. That's the only thing they care about you. The…
(2023-01-24). Davos 2023 Showed Us a Ruling Class Incapable of Resolving Global Crises. truthout.org The transnational corporate and political elite were back in Davos, Switzerland, from January 16-20 for their annual conclave amid the most severe crisis of global capitalism since the founding of the World Economic Forum half a century ago. In earlier years, participants in the exclusive gathering jet-setted into the Swiss resort town exuding confidence in the hegemony of global capitalism. |
(2023-01-24). Idea of Socialism Can Only Flourish in Peace and Freedom. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-24). The Idea of Socialism Can Only Flourish in Peace and Freedom. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-24). Video: Malaysian socialist on the new government, climate change and ecosocialism. greenleft.org.au Malaysian socialist Soh Sook Hwa spoke to Isaac Nellist about Malaysian politics and building a political alternative.
(2023-01-24). In Video: Three Soldiers Killed In Crash Of Mi-171 Helicopter In Northern Algeria. southfront.org
(2023-01-24). Newly Declassified Documents Reveal that President George W. Bush Authorized Shootdown of Hijacked Airplanes on 9/11—But Only After Three Planes Had Already Crashed. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-24). Texas Store Clerks Attack Elderly Black Woman Over $ Bill In A Crash Course On White Privilege. newsone.com 
White store clerks in Austin County, Texas, attacked 65-year-old Betty Smith for finding a $ bill on the floor. Protesters are calling for the store to be boycotted and the arresting officers to be held accountable.
(2023-01-24). Making Politicians Uncomfortable, with Anti-War Activist Medea Benjamin. mintpressnews.com Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, discusses her book on the Ukraine conflict, the dangers of escalating military spending, peaceful negotiations, and international cooperation in preventing nuclear war and promoting peace.
(2023-01-24). Why Is Russia Expanding Short-Range Air Defenses Around Moscow? southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageWhile Moscow is protected by one of the world's best air defense networks capable of shooting down ICBMs, incoming MIRV warheads, satellites and other space-based weapons, this doesn't make it immune to sabotage attacks involving drones and drone swarms. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Air defense is one of the key modern military capabilities that provide adequate protection for ground units, helping them retain their combat capabilities. In recent dec…
(2023-01-24). Why is Russia expanding short-range air defenses around Moscow?>. infobrics.org While Moscow is protected by one of the world's best air defense networks capable of shooting down ICBMs, incoming MIRV warheads, satellites and other space-based weapons, this doesn't make it immune to sabotage attacks involving drones and drone swarms.
(2023-01-24). How the US is blackmailing countries that buy American weapons. journal-neo.org 
Economic sanctions and blackmail have long been the preferred methods of conducting foreign policy and advancing the United States' own geopolitical interests. In 2018, the US withdrew from the agreement on Iran's nuclear program signed in May 2015, following which Washington began to implement the "maximum pressure" strategy on Iran. In 2019, the US government …
(2023-01-24). Why's the West Desperate to Win in Ukraine? journal-neo.org 
Some powerful people — especially, the Neo-conservatives (Neocons) — in the US are getting desperate to defeat Russia in Ukraine. They think the US and NATO are not doing enough, leading Russia to win in Ukraine. Their basic premise is that the US must do much more than it has been doing i.e., providing weapons …
(2023-01-24). US Officials Claim More 'Russiagate' Like Nonsense. popularresistance.org According to what U.S. officials claim some anti-Kremlin fringe group in Russia was used by a Russian intelligence service to somehow send letter bombs from Valladolid, Spain, to some offices in Madrid. | But why would Russian intelligence run such a nonsense campaign? Why would it use a problematic fringe group of Russian crazies to do so. Why in Spain? Why not in Poland, Germany or France? What is the evidence? | None of those questions get answered. Instead rumors and hot air assumptions are put together to make the claims somewhat less outrageous. This is on the same level as the lies about 'weapons of mass d…
(2023-01-24). Poland Claims Germany Will Face International Isolation If It Does Not Send Tanks To Ukraine. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageUS continues to pressure Berlin to change policy on weapons delivery. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Germany contends with increasing pressure and scrutiny from its so-called European Union and NATO allies to deliver Leopard tanks to Ukraine. However, a fake narrative is also being constructed that Berlin is an international pariah, so-much-so, that it could even face international isolation for not sending the tanks."Germany will be in…
(2023-01-24). 'This Is a National Emergency': Dems Push for Assault Weapons Ban Amid String of Massacres. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-24). Australian Labor government spends $4 billion on weapons in three weeks. wsws.org While there is no money for public healthcare and education, both in an unprecedented crisis, the war machine is being provided with a blank cheque.