WSWS (2023-06-05). Train horror in India: Another crime of decaying capitalism. wsws.org The government has been spending lavishly on the military, as part of its deepening strategic alliance with US imperialism against China, while refusing to make the necessary investments in a rail system that is a crucial means of transportation for the country's more than a billion people.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-05). Horrific crash that killed 275 people exposes structural issues in Indian Railways. peoplesdispatch.org As investigations continue into the railway accident in Balasore in the Indian State of Odisha, the failure to address staffing and safety has been widely condemned. Over 300,000 posts remain vacant in the Indian Railways…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-05). No survivors from plane that crashed after flying through DC. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble fighter jets before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jets caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region.

ecns.cn (2023-06-05). Electronic fault cited as train crash cause. ecns.cn Mangled train carriages were on top of one another, a few coaches had plunged into a nearby water body and an engine sat atop a freight car.

ecns.cn (2023-06-05). Xi extends sympathy to Indian leaders over train crash. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has sent separate messages of condolence to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a deadly train derailment and collision in the eastern Indian state of Odisha that left at least 275 people dead and over 1,100 injured.

Colonel Ann Wright (2023-06-05). Why There Should Be a Treaty Against the Use of Weaponized Drones. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2023-06-04). Are U.S. drones dropping bombs in the Philippines? fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The U.S. imperialists and its military forces are notorious for outright military intervention and violating the territorial sovereignty of countries around the world. Indeed, it is well known that the U.S. military has been freely operating their drones and other aircraft within Philippine airspace to transport war matériel and personnel in their various military bases and facilities, as well as take part in local military operations, including conducting drone surveillance, in the name of "counter-terro…

Press TV, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-06-05). US Anti-Tank Weapons Shipped To Kiev Now In Hands Of Mexican Gangs. popularresistance.org The report broadcast by Mexico's Milenio TV on Thursday pointed to the image of a man carrying what it described as the Javelin anti-tank weapon, identifying him as a member of the Gulf Cartel based in Matamorous, Mexico, noting that such weapons were shipped to Ukraine months ago. | Milenio identified the weapon as a Raytheon-made FGM-148, believed to be a Javelin missile launcher supplied to Ukraine in large quantities by the US military. | The footage shows the man decked out in CDG patches, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, and carrying the anti-tank rocket launcher.

ecsorinoco (2023-06-05). US Anti-Tank Weapons Shipped to Kiev in Hands of Mexican Gangs. orinocotribune.com A video footage broadcast in a Mexican news report has shown a Mexican gang member carrying a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, thousands of which were shipped to Ukraine for use against Russian forces. | The report broadcast by Mexico's Milenio TV on Thursday pointed to the image of a man carrying what it described as the Javelin anti-tank weapon, identifying him as a member of the Gulf Cartel member based in Matamorous, Mexico, noting that such weapons were shipped to Ukraine months ago. | The weapon, identified by media outlet as a Raytheon-made FGM-148, is believed to be a Javelin missile launcher s…

ecsorinoco (2023-06-05). US Anti-Tank Weapons Shipped to Kiev by Mexican Gangs. orinocotribune.com A video footage broadcast in a Mexican news report has shown a Mexican gang member carrying a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, thousands of which were shipped to Ukraine for use against Russian forces. | The report broadcast by Mexico's Milenio TV on Thursday pointed to the image of a man carrying what it described as the Javelin anti-tank weapon, identifying him as a member of the Gulf Cartel based in Matamorous, Mexico, noting that such weapons were shipped to Ukraine months ago. | Milenio identified the weapon as a Raytheon-made FGM-148, believed to be a Javelin missile launcher supplied to Ukraine…

Editor (2023-06-05). Ralph Nader: Reverse the Accelerating Warfare State Before It's Too Late! scheerpost.com Tell elected officials to stop the arms race and pursue arms control treaties before autonomous weapons of mass destruction and miscalculations lead to World War III — the final world war.

JANET (2023-06-03). How capitalism drives climate catastrophe. iacenter.org By Maddi Johnson May 17, 2023 Portland, Oregon Since I moved to Oregon, all I've been hearing is: "This weather isn't normal. It's too hot in the summers, too cold in the winters." You hear the same story all across the globe. Every year, everywhere, new weather records are broken. Anecdotes aside, the data is indisputable. Already we've seen historical bread baskets start to fail. Places where crops have been grown for generations are suddenly no longer viable. Whether it's due to freak storms, temperature changes, lack of rain or water sources drying up, farmers are losing their livelihoods. The global economy…

Editor (2023-06-03). Canada is burning. Capitalism stoked the flames. mronline.org Wildfires are tearing through the Canadian province of Alberta, the heart of Canada's lucrative oil and gas industry.

Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes. (2023-06-03). Ford Parts Workers Strike Over Money, Safety, Discipline. popularresistance.org "I wish to be like eggs," said Abdullah Saleem, in his third week of striking Constellium Automotive west of Detroit. "You know how eggs used to be a dollar a dozen and now they're $4," said Saleem, who has 11 years working at the plant. Pointing to the $18.60 that's the usual pay for a Constellium operator, Saleem wants his wage to show the same progress as eggs. | Constellium, a supplier of aluminum parts and crash management systems to Ford, is refusing to budge on wages, according to bargaining committee member Mohamed Alturki. The workers' first contract was rushed through three years ago during Covid and co…

WSWS (2023-06-03). US unemployment rate inches up despite 339,000 new jobs added in May. wsws.org The US jobs report delivered mixed signals Friday, with the unemployment rate rising to from 3.4 to 3.7 percent while the economy added 339,000 new jobs, well above expectations.

Fight Back (2023-06-04). Are U.S. drones dropping bombs in the Philippines? fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The U.S. imperialists and its military forces are notorious for outright military intervention and violating the territorial sovereignty of countries around the world. Indeed, it is well known that the U.S. military has been freely operating their drones and other aircraft within Philippine airspace to transport war matériel and personnel in their various military bases and facilities, as well as take part in local military operations, including conducting drone surveillance, in the name of "counter-terro…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-04). Nine Ukrainian UAVs Targeted Crimean Peninsula. southfront.org Mugin-5 Pro kamikaze UAV was intercepted in the area of Feodosiya | On the night of June 4, Ukrainian forces targeted Crimea with UAVs. Russian air defence forces intercepted all the targets and Ukrainian attempts to struck targets on the peninsula failed. | According to head of the Crimean Republic Sergey Aksenov, Russian air defence forces shot down five enemy UAVs. Four other drones were intercepted by means of electronic warfare. In total, nine UAVs targeted the peninsula. | There are no casualties. As a result of th…

Ann Wright (2023-06-03). Why There Should Be a Treaty Against the Use of Weaponized Drones. dissidentvoice.org Citizen activism to bring about changes in how brutal wars are conducted is extremely difficult, but not impossible. Citizens have successfully pushed through the United Nations General Assembly treaties to abolish nuclear weapons and to ban the use of landmines and cluster munitions. Of course, countries that want to continue to use these weapons will …

Anonymous669 (2023-06-03). New Russian Suicide Drone Passed Tests In Special Military Operation Zone. southfront.org The Privet-82 suicide drone. Source: the Oko design bureau. | A new type of Russian suicide drones, dubbed Privet-82, have successfully completed tests in the special military operation zone in Ukraine and are now being prepared for their combat employment, the Oko design bureau told

Fidel Castro Ruz (2023-06-03). "In a Nuclear War the Collateral Damage would be the Life of All Humanity". Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!" Fidel Castro…

Shane Quinn (2023-06-03). 750 U.S. Military Bases Globally, $7.2 Trillion US Nuclear Weapons Expenditure Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-06-03). It's About Time: "The Nuclear Weapons are Ready to Fly". "We have Entered a Time When the End of Time has Become Very Possible" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-06-03). Don't Ask, Don't Tell in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org America is sending more weapons to Ukraine, but is Ukraine using it to attack targets in Russian territory? | By Bradley DEVLIN | As June begins, Russia claims it has repelled further efforts by Ukrainian-linked fighters to cross Russia's border and enter the Belgorod region. The Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), a paramilitary group of ethnic Russians fighting for the Ukrainians, however, claims they are still fighting in Belgorod. | Kiev still denies any direct involvement in the effort to capture Russian territory, though during the RVC's initial sally into Belgorod when videos posted to social media supposedl…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-03). Military Situation In Donbass On June 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of AFU near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of AFU near Otradnoye; | The AFU reportedly hit 1 missile system, 5 artillery units, 9 concentrations of weapons and military equipment in the past 24 hours; | C…

Anonymous103 (2023-06-03). Military Situation In Donbass On June 3, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of AFU near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of AFU near Otradnoye; | The AFU reportedly hit 1 missile system, 5 artillery units, 9 concentrations of weapons and military equipment in the past 24 hours; | C…