_____ (2023-05-15). The Current Collapse of Ethics. transcend.org 13 May 2023 – I perceive two main factors, among others, that strike at the heart of ethics: the globalization of predatory capitalism and the commodification of society.

_____ (2023-05-15). (Português) O Colapso Atual da Ética. transcend.org 12 maio 2023 – Percebo dois fatores principais, entre outros, que atingem o coraàßà£o da ética: a globalizaàßà£o do capitalismo depredador e a mercantilizaàßà£o da sociedade.

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-05-15). Saturday 5/13: Climate Chaos: An Existential Crisis. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also by ZOOM Please register in advance at | bit.ly/ClimateChaos-230506 | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-15). Federal Reserve's Bostic Suggests No Interest Rate Cuts, Even If Recession Hits America. moguldom.com Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Monday he does not expect any interest-rate cuts this year and well into 2024, even if there's a recession. If anything, rates will go up because inflation is probably stickier than financial markets are betting. The Fed raised its key interest rate by a quarter-point in …

Jodie Evans (2023-05-15). First Person Singular: We'll Stop When Wars Do. progressive.org As the perpetual war machine churns on, CODEPINK won't stop fighting for an 'economy of peace.'

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-14). Germany Announces $2.9 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Germany on Saturday announced its largest package of military aid for Kyiv worth $2.95 billion, Berlin's largest since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. According to Defense Post, the massive arms package includes 30 Leopard 1 tanks, Marder fighting vehicles, air-defense systems, and surveillance drones. The announcement came a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited …

_____ (2023-05-15). Senate Report: Nearly 700 Former High-Ranking Pentagon and Other Government Officials Now Work at the Top 20 Defense Contractors. transcend.org 12 May 2023 – Ideally, Warren's report would precipitate a much larger congressional investigation of the military-industrial complex modeled after the 1934 Nye Committee hearings.

Stephen Semler (2023-05-15). Biden Is Selling Weapons to the Majority of the World's Autocracies. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-05-15). Biden breaks all-time record for most weapons sold during fiscal year. mronline.org The U.S. President, who has constantly held up the banner of human rights in his policies with non-friendly states, has sold weapons to the majority of 'autocratic' states in 2022.

teleSUR (2023-05-15). Japanese Rally Against G7 Summit in Hiroshima. telesurenglish.net Over 200 Japanese people rallied at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in a protest against the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit, carrying banners reading "No War Accomplices" and "No G7." | RELATED: | "Japan is saying it will send a peaceful message of abolishing nuclear weapons to the world through this summit, but at the same time it is seeking to rely on nuclear weapons to achieve 'national security.' This is contradictory," said Ichiro…

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-15). Lies are the biggest weapons. Censorship increases their power. theduran.com

Kenny Stancil (2023-05-14). US Sold Weapons to Nearly 60 Percent of World's Authoritarian Nations in 2022. truthout.org President Joe Biden claims that the United States is leading "democracies" in a fight against "autocracies" to establish a peaceful international order, but his administration approved weapons sales to nearly three-fifths of the world's authoritarian countries in 2022. That's according to a new analysis conducted by Security Policy Reform Institute co-founder Stephen Semler and published Thursday… |