(2023-09-04). Twenty-first century socialism: what it will become and why. nationofchange.org Together these goals comprise an effective, attractive new vision to define and motivate a socialism for the 21st century.
(2023-09-04). Twenty-First Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why. counterpunch.org The real left is not the caricature crafted by the U.S. right. Alongside parallel right-wing political formations abroad, that caricature tries hard to revive and recycle Cold War demonizations no matter how far-fetched. Nor is the real left what Democratic Party leaders and their foreign counterparts try hard to dismiss as tiny and politically irrelevant (except when electoral campaigns flirt with "progressive" proposals to get votes). The real left in the United States and beyond are the millions who at least vaguely understand that the whole system (including its mainstream right and left) is the core problem.
(2023-09-04). Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics. internationalviewpoint.org Over the last fifty years, few public health professionals have considered Marxism relevant, and few Marxists have treated pandemics as an imminent concern. We offer this paper to help both public health professionals and socialists view pandemics through a Marxist lens. Although our theory is global in scope, we focus on the U.S. because of its scientific prominence, its outsized global role in the AIDS pandemic, and its poor performance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this piece will strengthen efforts to protect public health and, better yet, help usher capitalism off the Earth before it makes the p…
(2023-09-04). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-09-03). Ambiguity in an Art World Shaped by Capital. By: Ian Matchett. midwesternmarx.com 
"You can't be Neutral on a moving train"- Howard Zinn I am standing in front of an assemblage of found objects, culled from a midwestern city ravaged by capitalism and racism. The pile has been helpfully located here by an artist with support of the local billionaire's philanthropic foundation, and a private art school in the suburbs. The artist's statement informs me that the work is about the possible importance of these objects in the …
(2023-09-03). Death, the Crisis of Meaning, and Capitalism. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com 
The Moving finger writes; and, having writ,Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor WitShall lure it back to cancel half a Line,Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. – The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám Death as the Nexus for the Possibility of Meaning in Human Life In This Life, the philosopher Martin Hägglund argues that: To attain a peaceful state of eternity you must be liberated from the risk of losing what you love. Were such liberation pos …
(2023-09-04). Burning out of control: Capitalism's climate catastrophe. mronline.org 
Canada's unprecedented wildfires drive home the harsh realities of climate change, in all their enormity. We are fighting an incorrigibly destructive social and economic system, but we are also, at the same time, engaged in a struggle for survival.
(2023-09-04). Canadian Workers, the Social-Ecological Crisis and Alternatives. socialistproject.ca 
As workers, we are today confronted with the challenge of defending what we have and making gains in the face of an ever-expanding and relentless employer offensive. The employers' drive to increase productivity and profits — central to capitalism everywhere — demands that we accept job loss and insecurity, concessions, new forms of speedup, and expanded management control in the workplace. More of us are forced to work in precarious forms of employment, making ourselves 'flexible' without access to unemployment and other social benefits or hope of a decent pension. Our economic insecurity makes it…
(2023-09-03). Movements, Intellectuals To Discuss Building Socialism In Latin America. popularresistance.org Movement leaders and intellectuals from across Latin America and the Caribbean will meet in Santiago, Chile, from September 2-4 for the Regional Dilemmas of Humanity Conference. The conference seeks to provoke debate and discussion about building socialism and finding solutions to address the major crises generated by capitalism. | The conference, organized by the regional social movement platform ALBA Movimientos and the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA), will be held in the Open University of Recoleta. It will take place alongside a series of historical commemorations to be held in the Chilean capital to ma…
(2023-09-04). Saturday 9/9: Labor on the Move: Prospects and Challenges. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2023-09-03). Cuba: New Actions against the Island are Being Prepared. libya360.wordpress.com Arthur Gonzalez The war that the United States is waging against Cuba is broad and covers politics, economy, culture, sports, health, education and everything they can do to hinder the development of the island, with the purpose of preventing the satisfaction of the people through their media campaigns projecting socialism as a failed system. The…
(2023-09-03). You Can't Be A Socialist Alone. popularresistance.org Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Astra Taylor — no relation, except their friendship — are two of the Gen X socialist intellectuals and movement leaders bridging the "Boomer" activists, radicalized in the 1960s, with the millennials and zoomers politically educated in the internet age. The two comrades held a freewheeling hour-long conversation about the complexities of organizing through the death throes of neoliberalism, a flailing Democratic establishment and a rising authoritarian Right. They shared their journeys to socialism, took on tough questions from reform and revolution to…
(2023-09-04). Venezuela to hold National Congress on Climate Crisis. plenglish.com The Minister for Ecosocialism, Josué Lorca, invited researchers from the Ecological Community, Popular Power, Communal Councils and Social Movements to participate in the meeting, whose sessions will alternate between this capital and the states of Mérida and Falcón, Venezolana de Televisión reported. | The authority called on all Venezuelans to join the purpose of the event to "build strategies for the preservation of Mother Earth", as a continuity to the agreements of the previous Congress on the subject in May 2022. | The first National Congress on Climate Crisis assumed strategies to stop such process and tr…
(2023-09-04). "Rich Men North of Richmond" Is a Populist Anthem Lost in Its Own Grievance. truthout.org The current focus of the U.S.'s never-ending culture war comes in the form of the song, "Rich Men North of Richmond," by Oliver Anthony, aka Christopher Anthony Lunsford, a former factory worker, who has been open about his battles with alcoholism and depression. Riding a wave of viral attention, "Rich Men" has now spent two weeks at the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. |
(2023-09-04). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…
(2023-09-03). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…
(2023-09-03). Unemployment Ticked Up to 3.8 Percent in August — But Not Because of Layoffs. truthout.org The August jobs numbers were mostly good with one big exception, a 0.3 percentage point rise in the unemployment rate to 3.8 percent. This is still a relatively low rate. Coming out of the Great Recession, many economists argued that the unemployment rate could not get below 5.0 percent without triggering spiraling inflation, so an unemployment rate below 4.0 percent looks pretty good by… |
(2023-09-03). Ex-Italian PM claims 1980 passenger jet crash was failed attempt by France to kill Gaddafi. middleeasteye.net 
Ex-Italian PM claims 1980 passenger jet crash was failed attempt by France to kill Gaddafi | More than 40 years after the mysterious shooting down of an Italian plane that carried 81 passengers, former two-time premier Giuliano Amato claims France was behind it | Sun, 09/03/2023 – 14: 34 | Former two-time premier Giuliano Amato pictured in April 2013 (AFP/file photo) | A former Italian head of governmen…
(2023-09-04). Pakistan: Navy helicopter crashes in Balochistan, three killed. firstpost.com Three people including two officers killed after a Pakistan Navy helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in the country's restive Balochistan province on Monday, a navy spokesperson said. | The crash happened in the province's port city of Gwadar when the helicopter developed a technical problem, killing two Navy officers and a sailor of the Pakistan Navy, The News International newspaper reported. | "The helicopter crashed during the training flight due to a possible technical fault. Three Navymen— two officers and one sailor — died in the crash," a spokesperson was quoted as saying in the…
(2023-09-03). Ex-Italian PM claims 1980 passenger jet crash was failed attempt by France to kill Libyan president. middleeasteye.net Ex-Italian PM claims 1980 passenger jet crash was failed attempt by France to kill Libyan president | More than 40 years after the mysterious shooting down of an Italian plane that carried 81 passengers, former two-time premier Giuliano Amato claims France was behind it | Sun, 09/03/2023 – 14: 34 | Former two-time premier Giuliano Amato pictured in April 2013 (AFP/file photo) | A former Italian head of…
(2023-09-03). Espargaro leads Aprilia one-two in Catalunya. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-03). Economy continues to slow even as more austerity looms. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Friday, September 1, the Department of Labor's report on the job market in August showed continued signs of cooling. Only 187,000 net new jobs were created, and the Labor Department adjusted down the new jobs for June and July by 130,000. This meant that the three month average was only 150,000 new jobs. In contrast, in the first three months of the year, employment grew on average by 312,000 jobs, so that the rate of job creation has been cut in half. | The official unemployment rate also rose in August to 3.8%, from 3.5% in July. The August rate was the highest since February of 2022, when the…
(2023-09-04). Dr. King's Dream vs the Capitalist Nightmare, 60 Years Later. youtube.com 
60 years ago 250,000 joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and heard Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Today, Black wages are still 25% lower than white wages, unemployment rates are double, and de facto segregation persists. What can be done? #breakthroughnews…
(2023-09-04). UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? indybay.org UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? | Thursday, 19 October, 2023, 18: 00 — 20: 00 (UK Time) | Are we already in World War III? | Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace | Chair — Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association | Speakers: | Alfred de Zayas, Lawyer, Writer, Historian and an Expert in the Field of Human Rights and International Law (Switzerland) | Medea Benjamin, Political Activist, Co-Founder of CodePink, Author, War in Ukraine (USA) | Tony Robinson, Editor, Pressenza — An International News Agency and Author…
(2023-09-03). UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? indybay.org UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? | Thursday, 19 October, 2023, 18: 00 — 20: 00 (UK Time) | Are we already in World War III? | Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace | Chair — Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association | Speakers: | Alfred de Zayas, Lawyer, Writer, Historian and an Expert in the Field of Human Rights and International Law (Switzerland) | Medea Benjamin, Political Activist, Co-Founder of CodePink, Author, War in Ukraine (USA) | Tony Robinson, Editor, Pressenza — An International News Agency and Author…
(2023-09-04). NYC Police Plan to Use Drones to Surveil Labor Day Parties. scheerpost.com 
By Zane McNeill / PopularResistance Civil Liberties Groups Believe Police Use Of Surveillance Drones Is "Poised To Explode." The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is planning to use surveillance drones to patrol large gatherings, including private parties and barbecues, this Labor Day weekend. "If a caller states there's a large crowd, a large party …
(2023-09-04). Russian Aerospace Forces Shoot Down Ukrainian Mi-8 Helicopter. sputnikglobe.com The Russian Armed Forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 military helicopter, 24 drones, and three HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) missiles over the past 24 hours, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Monday.
(2023-09-04). Russian Drones Hit Shipbuilding Enterprise in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian drones have hit a shipbuilding enterprise in Ukraine, where unmanned boats are assembled from imported components, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
(2023-09-04). Rusia destruye cuatro lanchas de Ucrania en la costa de Crimea. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Defensa indicó que el domingo destruyó drones ucranianos sobre el mar Negro cerca de Crimea y sobre el territorio de la región de Kursk.
(2023-09-04). Rumanía niega caída de drones rusos en su territorio. telesurtv.net El ente castrense señaló a través de un comunicado que "niega categóricamente los informes en el espacio público".
(2023-09-04). NYPD marks Labor Day by sending drones to monitor backyard parties. wsws.org The dystopian actions by the New York Police Department are ultimately aimed at preparing for confrontations with the working class.
(2023-09-03). Ethiopia: Amhara Genocide and the Threat of Civil War. dissidentvoice.org 
Since April the Ethiopian government, in the form of the ENDF (Ethiopian National Defense Force) have been engaged in violent clashes throughout the Amhara region in Ethiopia, with the volunteer force known as Fano. The ENDF have used drones, tanks and heavy artillery against Fano freedom fighters, resulting, inevitably in the death of hundreds of …
(2023-09-03). Syrian military repels terrorist attack, shoots down 2 drones. plenglish.com During their failed attempt, the radicals faced numerous casualties in their ranks and losses in their war material including automatic rifles, RPG launchers, armored vehicles and a rocket launcher. | The Ministry released footage of drones shot down in the northern province of Idlib and used by the terrorists to attack civilian communities and some military points. | Three military personnel, on the other hand, were killed while repelling offensive of pro-Turkish extremist groups in Al-Tawila locality in Tel Tamer area in western Hasakeh province.
(2023-09-03). NYC Police Plan To Use Drones To Surveil Labor Day Parties. popularresistance.org The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is planning to use surveillance drones to patrol large gatherings, including private parties and barbecues, this Labor Day weekend. | "If a caller states there's a large crowd, a large party in a backyard, we're going to be utilizing our assets to go up and go check on the party," Kaz Daughtry, the assistant NYPD Commissioner, said at a press conference. | Civil liberties groups and privacy advocates have said that such drone use may violate existing laws that regulate police surveillance in the city. One such law is the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST)…
(2023-09-03). Rusia denuncia nueva oleada de ataques ucranianos en Bélgorod. telesurtv.net Por su parte, Rusia informó que destruyó drones navales en el mar Negro que tenían como objetivo el puente de Crimea.
(2023-09-03). NYPD's Labor Day Drone Surveillance Sparks Privacy Concerns. sputnikglobe.com The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has announced its plans to employ surveillance drones over Labor Day weekend, intensifying concerns over privacy. Assistant NYPD Commissioner Kaz Daughtry stated that these drones will be deployed in response to both non-priority and priority calls, particularly to monitor backyard parties and gatherings.
(2023-09-03). US-led coalition violated flight safety in Syria 478 times in August. tass.com Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria deputy head Counter Admiral Vadim Kulit added that, in the past 24 hours, coalition planes and drones created dangerous situation 18 times…
(2023-09-04). Production of Kamikaze Drones Launched In Russia's Kamchatka Region. sputnikglobe.com The Russian Armed Forces have mastered the use of kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the special military operation to achieve specific objectives without endangering military personnel.
(2023-09-03). Russia's Air Defense Downs 2 Ukrainian Drones Over Kursk Region, Crimea – Defense Ministry. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's air defense forces have destroyed two Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over Russia's Kursk Region and the Black Sea near Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
(2023-09-04). Two Ukrainian drones downed by Russian air defenses over Kursk Region and Black Sea. tass.com
(2023-09-04). Docs Offer Glimpse Inside "Censorship Industrial Complex" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-04). South Africa Says Inquiry Found No Evidence of Arms Shipment to Russia. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said an independent inquiry found no evidence that a Russian cargo ship that docked in South Africa last year was loaded with weapons despite US claims. The Russian ship, the Lady R, docked at a naval base near Capetown in December 2022, angering the US because the vessel …
(2023-09-04). South Korean President calls for UN sanctions on North's nuclear weapons at ASEAN and G20 summits. firstpost.com South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has said that he will raise the need to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea and prevent the country's illicit activities to fund its weapons programs during the annual summits in Indonesia and India this week. | President Yoon Suk Yeol's itinerary includes a four-day visit to Jakarta, beginning on Tuesday, where he will participate in a series of summits alongside the meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders. Following this, he will proceed to New Delhi for a summit involving both affluent and developing nations on Friday. | "At the upcomin…
(2023-09-04). On the Future of Manufactured Pandemics: Origins of COVID-19, the U.S. Military's Bioweapons Program, Global Vaccine Resistance. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-04). Pakistan blames US for complex border situation. plenglish.com Islamabad, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan blamed the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the violence on its borders as a result of the weapons left in Afghanistan.
(2023-09-04). Syria and Russia reject Western pressure and blackmail in OPCW. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Mekdad, and the Russian delegate to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Alexander Shulgin, repudiated the pressure and blackmail of the West in that structure against independent countries.
(2023-08-30). Job Openings Fall To Lowest Since March 2021: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com U.S. job openings dropped in July to their lowest level since March 2021, raising questions about the robustness of the economy and hopes that the Federal Reserve will back off its course of raising interest rates 11 times in 17 months to curb inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday published its monthly estimate of job openings …
(2023-09-04). South Africa Says Inquiry Found No Evidence of Arms Shipment to Russia. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said an independent inquiry found no evidence that a Russian cargo ship that docked in South Africa last year was loaded with weapons despite US claims. The Russian ship, the Lady R, docked at a naval base near Capetown in December 2022, angering the US because the vessel …
(2023-09-03). Battlegroup Dnepr hits UAV control center, storage site for Ukrainian forces' weapons. tass.com The head of the battlegroup's press center Roman Kodryan also said that an American-made M777 howitzer was destroyed near the settlement of Ingulets…
(2023-09-03). Japan must abandon new militarization plans, recognize results of World War II — Medvedev. tass.com According to him, with the support of American curators, Japan is actively expanding its military infrastructure, buying foreign weapons, including offensive ones…
(2023-09-04). Syrian Foreign Minister, Russian Envoy Condemn Politicization of OPCW – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Syrian Foreign Minister Faysal Mikdad and Russian Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alexander Shulgin condemned politicization of the organization, which is initiated by the West, at a meeting in Damascus, Syria's state-run news agency reported.
(2023-09-04). Russia's battlegroup disrupts Ukrainian attempt to deploy reserve force near Kupyansk. tass.com According to the spokesman, the battlegroup's reactive troops delivered a strike on concentrations of manpower, weapons and military hardware of Ukraine's 68th Separate Jager Brigade near the locality of Sheikovka with the use of the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system…
(2023-09-04). Russian airborne troops wipe out advancing Ukrainian troops west of Artyomovsk. tass.com Remaining Ukrainian troops have been eliminated with light weapons…