(2023-11-10). Late-Stage Canal Capitalism. counterpunch.org Canals are always a bloody business to get completed. Estimates put the Suez death toll as high as 130,000 workers and the Panama Canal construction numbers are perhaps around 30,000. In our times, what if there is another canal in the works to eclipse even these grim numbers? A canal with a front-end hunger for
(2023-11-11). Editorial] Gambling: a harmful commodity. thelancet.com Gambling is often seen as a bit of harmless fun: a light-hearted flutter on a sporting event or a quick try with a scratch card. But gambling harms physical and mental health and can do wider damage to societies. One study suggests that past-year problem gambling affects 0 ∑1—5 ∑8% of adults globally. When measured in quality-adjusted life-years, the burden of harm from gambling in some countries is similar to that of depression and alcohol, mostly resulting from financial loss, damage to relationships and health, mental distress, and adverse effects on work and education, disproportionately affecti…
(2023-11-11). Biden Mideast agenda comes crashing down in Gaza. mondoweiss.net 
Gaza has proven that the United States' blind support of Israel is incompatible with its broader foreign policy agenda.
(2023-11-10). Six Activists Arrested Outside Raytheon Protesting War Crimes. popularresistance.org Arlington, Virginia — Activists from across the country gathered outside of Raytheon's office at 1100 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA at 12: 00 noon on November 8 to confront the war profiteer on its role in producing weapons that are causing extreme suffering and death to innocent children, women, and men around the world. | As they gathered on the sidewalk outside of Raytheon, some of the individuals lay on the sidewalk and were covered with sheets representing people around the world who have been killed in US wars using weapons made by the war profiteer. Others mourned over large dolls representing the childr…
(2023-11-11). Israel is now using drones regularly in West Bank. electronicintifada.net Israeli massacre in Jenin kills 14 Palestinians.
(2023-11-11). Sayyed Nasrallah: Battlefield Has the Final Say, Our Drones Reach Israeli Depth Daily. english.almanar.com.lb 
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed on Saturday that in the Lebanese front, eyes should be on the battlefield, noting that the events taking place in the combat zone will dictate the course of the war against the Israeli enemy. In a televised speech addressing a ceremony marking Hezbollah Martyr's Day, Sayyed Nasrallah said …
(2023-11-11). Israel wages war against Gaza's remaining hospitals. peoplesdispatch.org The Al-Shifa hospital ran out of fuel due to the ongoing siege by Israeli forces. Occupation snipers and drones have been positioned all around the hospital complex, opening fire at any sign of movement.
(2023-11-10). Armistice Day and the Empire: A Name Change and the Catastrophe that Followed. counterpunch.org 
Our celebration of war that accompanies each annual Veterans Day is reflected yearlong through our politics, news media, Hollywood, and education system. The consequences of this militarization do not stop with the death and destruction from the instability and wars but include the growth of a ravenous military-industrial complex, a Leviathan, at the expense of our economy and society.
(2023-11-11). Israel's "one shot one hit" weapons go on display in Paris. electronicintifada.net Leading EU politicians are dishonest when they use slogans like "never again is now."
(2023-11-11). Thousands of workers and youth participate in global protests against Gaza genocide. wsws.org As capitalist governments seek to outlaw public displays of opposition to Israeli's genocide of the Palestinian people, thousands of people around the world continued to protest at weapons companies, universities, and in major cities.
(2023-11-10). Calling for a "Pause" in Israel's Assault on Gaza Isn't Enough. dissidentvoice.org 
Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military deployed its navy, air force and army against the people living in Gaza, using U.S.-supplied weapons and killing 1,383 Palestinians, of whom 333 were children. I remember a doctor at the Al …
(2023-11-10). Calling for a 'Pause' in Israel's Assault on Gaza Isn't Enough. counterpunch.org 
Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli military deployed its navy, air force and army against the people living in Gaza, using U.S.-supplied weapons and killing 1,383 Palestinians, of whom 333 were children. I remember a doctor at the Al Shifa hospital, after
(2023-11-10). The Next Target For Protests Against Israel: Ports. popularresistance.org About 100 protesters arrived at the Port of Tacoma at 5 a.m. on Monday determined to block any efforts to load cargo onto the Cape Orlando, a ship the activists thought could be transporting weapons to Israel. They chanted "Free, free Palestine!" and by 6 a.m. the group had grown by hundreds more. | "We are here today because we are blocking a military vessel that has come from the Oakland dock up to Tacoma," said Bissan Barghouti of the group Samidoun Seattle, according to The Seattle Times. | Guy Oron, a reporter with Real Change News, tweeted that "Protesters split up…
(2023-11-10). Diplomats Warn White House Support for Israel Is Destroying US Image in Middle East. news.antiwar.com CNN reports that American diplomats in the Middle East sent a diplomatic cable to the White House raising the alarm that the Israeli military operations in Gaza are causing severe damage to the US reputation in the region. Washington is Tel Aviv's most dedicated backer, sending billions of dollars in weapons to Israel every year. …
(2023-11-10). Erdogan affirms Israel is testing Türkiye's patience. plenglish.com/feed/ "Israel is testing our patience with its illusions about a promised land, which includes the territories of our country, as well as its threats to use nuclear weapons," Erdogan said during a speech. | The Turkish leader also noted that Israel will be held accountable and condemned before all humanity. | "With the strength we receive from the international collective conscience, we will continue to fully support the Palestinians," Erdogan said. | "We will not stop telling the truth until the security of life and property of all the Palestinian people are guaranteed, especially the residents of Gaza who are fighti…
(2023-11-10). Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading To Israel. popularresistance.org Workers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…
(2023-11-10). Eight activists go on trial for disrupting Israel's weapons trade. electronicintifada.net Palestine Action has kept on protesting against the genocide in Gaza.
(2023-11-10). Barcelona Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading to Israel. orinocotribune.com Workers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…
(2023-11-10). The Next Target For Protests Against Israel: Ports. popularresistance.org About 100 protesters arrived at the Port of Tacoma at 5 a.m. on Monday determined to block any efforts to load cargo onto the Cape Orlando, a ship the activists thought could be transporting weapons to Israel. They chanted "Free, free Palestine!" and by 6 a.m. the group had grown by hundreds more. | "We are here today because we are blocking a military vessel that has come from the Oakland dock up to Tacoma," said Bissan Barghouti of the group Samidoun Seattle, according to The Seattle Times. | Guy Oron, a reporter with Real Change News, tweeted that "Protesters split up…
(2023-11-10). Diplomats Warn White House Support for Israel Is Destroying US Image in Middle East. news.antiwar.com CNN reports that American diplomats in the Middle East sent a diplomatic cable to the White House raising the alarm that the Israeli military operations in Gaza are causing severe damage to the US reputation in the region. Washington is Tel Aviv's most dedicated backer, sending billions of dollars in weapons to Israel every year. …
(2023-11-10). Erdogan affirms Israel is testing Türkiye's patience. plenglish.com/feed/ "Israel is testing our patience with its illusions about a promised land, which includes the territories of our country, as well as its threats to use nuclear weapons," Erdogan said during a speech. | The Turkish leader also noted that Israel will be held accountable and condemned before all humanity. | "With the strength we receive from the international collective conscience, we will continue to fully support the Palestinians," Erdogan said. | "We will not stop telling the truth until the security of life and property of all the Palestinian people are guaranteed, especially the residents of Gaza who are fighti…
(2023-11-10). Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading To Israel. popularresistance.org Workers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…
(2023-11-10). Eight activists go on trial for disrupting Israel's weapons trade. electronicintifada.net Palestine Action has kept on protesting against the genocide in Gaza.
(2023-11-10). Barcelona Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading to Israel. orinocotribune.com Workers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…
(2023-11-10). Global Media's Unethical Coverage Is Facilitating Genocide In Gaza. popularresistance.org As Palestinian journalists and trade unionists, we call on our fellow journalists around the world to take action to stop the horrifying bombardment of our people in Gaza and to adhere to the ethical principle of our profession. | The world watches in horror as Israel attacks civilians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip from the land, sea and air, killing more than 9,000, injuring more than 30,000, and leaving many others trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, Israel has distributed thousands of automatic weapons to extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank, who are openly planning and executing acts of who…
(2023-11-10). Palestine solidarity activists stage strategic shut downs in Italy. peoplesdispatch.org Italian activists joined the international call to "shut it down for Palestine," including a shutdown of the Port of Genoa to prevent weapons transport through company ZIM…
(2023-11-10). Weapons 'R' Us. counterpunch.org 
Perhaps you've heard of "Makin' Thunderbirds," a hard-bitten rock & roll song by Bob Seger that I listened to 30 years ago while in college. It's about auto workers back in 1955 who were "young and proud" to be making Ford Thunderbirds. But in the early 1980s, Seger sings, "the plants have changed and you're lucky if
(2023-11-10). Thousands of students, youth and working people protest in major imperialist countries against the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Today, and over the last 48 hours, protests have been held on campuses, outside weapons factories and in the streets around the world.
(2023-11-11). Islamic Resistance in Iraq: Our Mujahideen targeted a site in occupied Umm Al-Rashrash (Eilat) with appropriate weapons. english.almanar.com.lb 