Daily Archives: May 24, 2023

2023-05-24: News Headlines

Steve Gillis (2023-05-25). WWP solution to debt crisis: Defund the Pentagon! workers.org Credit: Tony Murphy It's television news teaser material that on June 1, the U.S. government will run out of money to pay its debts — everything from wages for its vast global armies and civilian government workers, to Social Security checks and interest payments on Treasury bonds. According to President . . . |

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-05-24). Worker empowerment stalls in Venezuela as left unity fractures. peoplesworld.org Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president from 1999 until 2013, inspired and led a "Bolivarian Revolution" that sought independence from U.S. domination, regional integration, and so-called "socialism of the 21st century." The obstacles that lay before these goals have been many: capitalism in control of the national economy, unrelenting right-wing political opposition, U.S. intervention—and longstanding political divisions …

_____ (2023-05-24). Kissinger's Fairy Tales for Idiots. strategic-culture.org Kissinger's idea of bringing peace by having Ukraine join NATO is as crazy as the thought of putting out a fire with kerosene. | In October 2019, the online edition of Progressnews.ge published the article "The Dissolution of the Soviet Union was the Biggest Crime of the United States — Henry Kissinger is Disappointed with Capitalism", which quotes an alleged statement by Henry Kissinger, the 56th U.S. Secretary of State and 7th U.S. National Security Advisor, from which it could be concluded that the experienced politician, diplomat, political theorist, and geopolitical advisor, in the later years of his l…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-24). Expanded Intro: Capitalism, Commodity Production and Imperialism. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, we expand on two previous episodes, one on capitalist exploitation, and the other on imperialism. In this episode, we talk about commodity production under capitalism, and especially, the shift from production for the use and needs of society to the production, for the sake of exchange and profit from exchange solely for the owning class. We also talk about imperialism, what its characteristics are, and what we need to do to avoid simplistic analysis, both of its history and current existence.

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-24). An introduction to Imperialism. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, similarly to other reason, short introductory episodes, we go over the topic of imperialism in nine minutes. Of course, this doesn't come close to covering every aspect or the historical development of the phenomenon known as Capitalism imperialism, however, it does bring us into a bit better have an understanding that the majority of us have from our high school education or from the phony and hypocritical western media sources…

CRD (2023-05-24). G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder; Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race and Democracy on G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder & Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD…

Frank Cappello (2023-05-23). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Parasite (w/ Jessica Burbank). levernews.com

teleSUR (2023-05-24). Mexican Journalist Ramirez is Shot to Death in Puebla. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, 69-year-old journalist Marco Aurelio Ramirez was shot dead in the city of Tehuacan, in the state of Puebla. | RELATED: | At 1: 30 p.m. local time, several armed men shot at Ramirez as he was driving after leaving his home. As a result of this attack, his car crashed near the town of Agua Blanca. | "Ramirez was a journalist for almost 3 decades and worked in media such as Periodico Central. In 2018 he worked at t…

Newsclick (2023-05-23). Got a degree, but no Job? | With Aunindyo Chakravarty. peoplesdispatch.org Journalist and analyst Aunindyo Chakravarty talks about the phenomenon of educated Indian youth failing to get jobs. Unemployment amongst those with graduate or post graduate degrees is twice as much as that amongst those with lesser education…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). Russia Says Warship Attacked By Ukrainian Sea Drones Near Bosphorus Strait. news.antiwar.com Moscow said Wednesday that a Russian warship protecting pipelines in the Black Sea was attacked by unmanned Ukrainian speedboats near the Bosphorus Strait, far from Russian and Ukrainian territory. The Russian Defense Ministry said the naval ship Ivan Khurs repelled the attack by three unmanned watercraft in an incident that took place about 87 miles …

Ryan Black (2023-05-23). The Military-Industrial Complex Is Triggering US Debt Crisis. progressivehub.net JEFFREY D. SACHS | COMMON DREAMS…

Lyn Neeley (2023-05-25). Haydée Santamaría, central figure in the Cuban Revolution. workers.org Haydee Santamaría In the early hours of July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro and nearly 150 Cuban rebels traveled to the Moncada garrison to capture the barracks and seize the many weapons stored there. They planned for this to be the beginning of the Cuban Revolution to overthrow the Cuban dictator, . . . |

Anonymous103 (2023-05-24). Military Situation In Donbass On May 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Ivanivske; | The Russian Army destroyed an ANT/PQ-36 counter-battery system near Ugledar; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Verkhnekamenskoye; | The AFU reportedly destroyed 3 command posts, 4 concentrations of weapons and military equipment, 1 ammo depot, 2 artillery units in the past 24 hours; | Clashes between Rus…

Anonymous834 (2023-05-24). Kiev Used US-Supplied Vehicles To Invade Russia. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Written by Lucas Leiroz, journalist, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant. | The US claims that the weapons sent to Ukraine are only used within the borders of the conflict zone, but it is increasingly clear that this equipment is being used by Ukrainian forces to carry out terrorist attacks in the undisputed Russian territory. Photos and videos shared on the internet show that US armored vehicles were used by pro-Kiev forces to…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-05-24). Biden Okays F-16s for Ukraine, US Weapons to Attack Crimea. globalresearch.ca

thecommunists (2023-05-24). Zelensky piling up his millions as Nato tries regime change via assassination. thecommunists.org The failed bid to assassinate Russian president Vladimir Putin in May, whether directly ordered by the west-backed junta in Ukraine or the work of freelancing fascists, signalled a new level of provocation and threat against Russia. The drone attack on the Kremlin, taken together with the supply by Britain and others of long-range weapons capable …

Anonymous669 (2023-05-24). IRGC Says It Dismantled Terrorist Cell In Southeastern Iran. southfront.org File image. | On May 24, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that it dismantled a terrorist cell during an operation in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan in cooperation with intelligence services. | In a statement, the guards said that two terrorists were killed and a third was captured during the operation. Loads of weapons and ammunition were also seized. | The IRGC didn't provide any additional information about the counter-terrorism operation, or clarify the allegiance of t…

Thierry Meyssan (2023-05-23). The moment of truth in Ukraine. thealtworld.com Since February 24, 2022, the eyes of the world have been on the Ukrainian conflict. The West is supporting Kiev financially, delivering incredible quantities of arms and ammunition, but is careful not to get directly involved in the theater of operations. Moscow remains patient and pretends not to see the foreign military advisors present on the ground. We are reaching a tipping point where the West could be precipitated into war by a deliberate use of their weapons against Russia on its pre-2014 territory. This is why six EU states are suddenly recommending peace negotiations and two good offices missions are be…

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