2023-02-19: News Headlines

Jimi Alade (2023-02-18). 'American dream' under capitalism is a mirage. workers.org Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. As capitalism reaches its breaking point, more and more people are realizing that the so-called American dream they've been sold their whole . . . |

WSWS (2023-02-18). Australia: Socialist Alliance NSW election campaign has nothing to do with socialism. wsws.org The pseudo-left party is burying the major issues facing working people, including war and the disastrous "let it rip" COVID policies.

Julia Conley (2023-02-18). Rail Company Claims East Palestine Water Is Safe After Funding "Sloppy" Testing. truthout.org Thousands of people in East Palestine, Ohio, have been assured by the state Environmental Protection Agency and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine that the town's municipal water has not been contaminated by the train derailment that took place in the town earlier this month, but the only publicly available data comes from testing that was funded by the company behind the crash. As HuffPost reported late… |

Editor (2023-02-18). Australia's B-52 Nuclear Weapons Problem. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch It is not farfetched to make the point that delivery systems capable of deploying nuclear weapons will lead to them carrying those very same weapons. Whatever the promises made by governments that such delivery systems will not carry such loads, stifling secrecy over such arrangements can only stir doubt. That …

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-02-18). What We Know About The US Air Force's Balloon Party So Far. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | You know, everyone's always talking about how the US military is only ever used to kill foreigners for resource control and generate profits for the military-industrial complex, but that's not entirely true. Turns out the US military is also used for shooting down party balloons. | In an article titled "




JANET (2023-02-18). Sat. March 18 — National March on Washington — On the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. iacenter.org No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S.-invasion of Iraq a major set of actions including a demonstration at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday March 18 demanding "Peace in Ukraine — Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars" and "Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine." Since 2003, the U.S. has engaged in sanctions (economic war) on more than 40 countries. These targets of U.S. economic warfare include the people of Cuba, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iran and many other nations. Even in the wake of…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-18). U.S. compensates Czech Republic for arms shipments to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostFebruary 17, 2023 US Compensates Czech Republic for $200M Aid to Ukraine The US has given $200 million to the Czech Republic as compensation for sending military weapons and equipment to Ukraine. The donation is on top of the $106 million that Washington pledged last year under Foreign Military Financing. [It will also] be …

JANET (2023-02-18). Sat. March 18 — National March on Washington — On the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. iacenter.org No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S.-invasion of Iraq a major set of actions including a demonstration at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday March 18 demanding "Peace in Ukraine — Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars" and "Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine." Since 2003, the U.S. has engaged in sanctions (economic war) on more than 40 countries. These targets of U.S. economic warfare include the people of Cuba, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iran and many other nations. Even in the wake of…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-18). U.S. compensates Czech Republic for arms shipments to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostFebruary 17, 2023 US Compensates Czech Republic for $200M Aid to Ukraine The US has given $200 million to the Czech Republic as compensation for sending military weapons and equipment to Ukraine. The donation is on top of the $106 million that Washington pledged last year under Foreign Military Financing. [It will also] be …

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