Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-03). Dollar Sign as Questionable Map of Capitalism? transcend.org Exploring the Malleability of a Fundamental Symbol for Society…

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-04-03). A common misconception about capitalism. mronline.org THERE is a commonly-held view that while capitalism in its early stages brings about unemployment and hence an accentuation of poverty, this initial damage is subsequently reversed as it keeps growing…

Movement for Socialism (2023-04-03). Banking crisis in Switzerland: Socialise the financial sector! greenleft.org.au The recent takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, with the Swiss state stepping in to cover losses, highlights the need for a broad social movement to demand the socialisation of the financial sector, says Switzerland's Movement for Socialism (BFS/MPS).

ecns.cn (2023-04-02). Xi stresses advancing study, implementation of Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday stressed further advancing the study and implementation of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-03). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…

WSWS (2023-04-03). Surprise oil production cut in response to recession concerns. wsws.org The announcement was unusual in that it took place outside of a formal meeting of the oil-producing countries, "suggesting an element of urgency by the members taking part in the cuts," according to the Financial Times.

ecns.cn (2023-04-03). 2 dead in U.S. medical helicopter crash. ecns.cn A medical helicopter on Sunday crashed in northeast Shelby County, the southern U.S. state of Alabama, killing two crew members.

Anonymous669 (2023-04-02). Russian Lancet Drones Take Out More Ukrainian Howitzers, Rocket Launchers (Videos). southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed more howitzers and rocket launchers of Kiev forces within the special operation zone using Lancet loitering munitions. | Between March 27 and April 2, videos surfaced online showing recent Lancet strikes against a Polish-made Krab self-propelled 155 mm howi…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-03). UN: Aaron Maté Spars with British Diplomat over Syria Cover-up. transcend.org 30 Mar 2023 – At a UN meeting on the Syria cover-up scandal at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Aaron Maté responds to a challenge from British diplomat Thomas Phipps.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-03). Russia to Put Nukes Near Belarus' Western Border: Envoy. news.antiwar.com The Russian ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, said Sunday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be placed in western Belarus, near its border with NATO members. According to The Associated Press, Gryzlov said the nuclear weapons will be "moved up close to the Western border of our Union State." The union state refers to the …

Nick Turse (2023-04-03). Thieves Rip Off US Weapons as Shadow War in Syria Escalates. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-03). 2 dead in U.S. medical helicopter crash. ecns.cn A medical helicopter on Sunday crashed in northeast Shelby County, the southern U.S. state of Alabama, killing two crew members.

Anonymous669 (2023-04-02). Russian Lancet Drones Take Out More Ukrainian Howitzers, Rocket Launchers (Videos). southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed more howitzers and rocket launchers of Kiev forces within the special operation zone using Lancet loitering munitions. | Between March 27 and April 2, videos surfaced online showing recent Lancet strikes against a Polish-made Krab self-propelled 155 mm howi…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-03). UN: Aaron Maté Spars with British Diplomat over Syria Cover-up. transcend.org 30 Mar 2023 – At a UN meeting on the Syria cover-up scandal at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Aaron Maté responds to a challenge from British diplomat Thomas Phipps.

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-03). Russia to Put Nukes Near Belarus' Western Border: Envoy. news.antiwar.com The Russian ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, said Sunday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be placed in western Belarus, near its border with NATO members. According to The Associated Press, Gryzlov said the nuclear weapons will be "moved up close to the Western border of our Union State." The union state refers to the …

Nick Turse (2023-04-03). Thieves Rip Off US Weapons as Shadow War in Syria Escalates. globalresearch.ca

It's Going Down (2023-04-01). Mexico: Resistance and Repression in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. itsgoingdown.org The vultures of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, and nation-states continue to circle over the Indigenous and campesino communities and lands of so-called southern Mexico. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the latest feeding ground. There, a multiplicity of national and international state and private interests seek the imposition by any means necessary of the Interoceanic Corridor of…

WSWS (2023-04-01). Preview release of ChatGPT shows potential of artificial intelligence. wsws.org ChatGPT, released as a free prototype by the research laboratory OpenAI last November, is a powerful artificial intelligence technology with socially transformative potential that is being used under capitalism to eliminate jobs, increase exploitation and automate warfare.

ecns.cn (2023-04-02). Xi stresses advancing study, implementation of Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday stressed further advancing the study and implementation of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-02). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…

Julia Conley (2023-04-01). Biden's Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic East Palestine Crash. truthout.org The Biden administration on Friday took its latest step to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for the disaster continuing to unfold in East Palestine, Ohio and the surrounding area, filing a lawsuit against the rail company for sending toxic chemicals into the environment. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the company under the Clean Air Act, accusing it of "unlawfully polluting the nation'… |

Paul Weinberg, The Breach. (2023-04-01). Housing Crisis Pushes Once-Thriving Co-op Movement Back Into Spotlight. popularresistance.org When Eric Tuck lost two jobs at separate times in the 1980s, the Greenhill housing co-operative where he lived provided emergency assistance to him and his family. | First, Tuck was laid off from National Steel in Hamilton, Ont. Two years later, he was laid off again from Firestone Tire Factory, only six months after he'd taken the job. | Tuck was the sole breadwinner back then, raising two young children with his partner. Thrown out of work, he was forced to go on unemployment insurance, which was not enough to supplement his lost wages. But his co-op came through—both times—with a subsidy to reduce…

Editor (2023-04-01). Some Congress Members Need To Sit Down and Shut Up. scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Not too long ago, senator Marco "Bring Back Aerial Dogfights" Rubio took to the airwaves to inform the American people that their military must send fighter jets to escort drones near Russia's border. About the same time as Rubio's idiotic recipe for global nuclear annihilation, senator Tom "Invade Mexico!" Cotton …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-01). The Simple Reason Why the US Wants 'Full Spectrum Dominance' of the Earth. libya360.wordpress.com Roger McKenzie US troops on patrol in Iraq in 2006 (Photo: US Department of Defense) The United States demands that the world bow down to its leadership. A failure to do so is met with the full force of the international military-industrial complex controlled by the US The guardians of capital are highly organized and…

Shane Quinn (2023-04-01). 750 U.S. Military Bases Globally, $7.2 Trillion US Nuclear Weapons Expenditure Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca

Taylor Giorno (2023-04-01). Gun Rights Groups Continue to Target Assault Weapons Bans Amid Mass Shootings. truthout.org A fatal shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday left three students and three adults dead and reignited a contentious political debate around gun policy. Following reports that the shooter used legally-obtained AR-style weapons, President Joe Biden once again called for a ban on assault weapons. But a federal ban is unlikely to pass a divided Congress, in part due to the… |

Editor (2023-04-01). Some Congress Members Need To Sit Down and Shut Up. scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Not too long ago, senator Marco "Bring Back Aerial Dogfights" Rubio took to the airwaves to inform the American people that their military must send fighter jets to escort drones near Russia's border. About the same time as Rubio's idiotic recipe for global nuclear annihilation, senator Tom "Invade Mexico!" Cotton …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-01). The Simple Reason Why the US Wants 'Full Spectrum Dominance' of the Earth. libya360.wordpress.com Roger McKenzie US troops on patrol in Iraq in 2006 (Photo: US Department of Defense) The United States demands that the world bow down to its leadership. A failure to do so is met with the full force of the international military-industrial complex controlled by the US The guardians of capital are highly organized and…

Shane Quinn (2023-04-01). 750 U.S. Military Bases Globally, $7.2 Trillion US Nuclear Weapons Expenditure Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca

Taylor Giorno (2023-04-01). Gun Rights Groups Continue to Target Assault Weapons Bans Amid Mass Shootings. truthout.org A fatal shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday left three students and three adults dead and reignited a contentious political debate around gun policy. Following reports that the shooter used legally-obtained AR-style weapons, President Joe Biden once again called for a ban on assault weapons. But a federal ban is unlikely to pass a divided Congress, in part due to the… |