Daily Archives: August 1, 2023

2023-08-01: News Headlines

Richard D. Wolff, Counter Punch. (2023-08-01). Why Capitalism Is Leaving The US In Search Of Profit. popularresistance.org Early U.S. capitalism was centered in New England. After some time, the pursuit of profit led many capitalists to leave that area and move production to New York and the mid-Atlantic states. Much of New England was left with abandoned factory buildings and depressed towns evident to this day. Eventually employers moved again, abandoning New York and the mid-Atlantic for the Midwest. The same story kept repeating as capitalism's center relocated to the Far West, the South, and the Southwest. Descriptive terms like "Rust Belt," "deindustrialization," and "manufacturing desert" increasingly applied to ever more port…

Eduardo Camín (2023-08-01). La inseguridad laboral, la repetición del capitalismo o la retórica del eterno retorno. globalizacion.ca La reunión de Ministros de Trabajo y Empleo del G20, de la que India fue anfitriona y que tuvo lugar en Indore los días 20 y 21 de julio, se centró en tres temas principales: abordar las carencias mundiales de…

_____ (2023-07-31). Reflections on 'Political Capitalism'. transcend.org Jul-Aug 2023 – The debate is an attempt to grapple with a succession of unprecedented crises—and the distinctive political reactions they elicited—in the heartlands of the capitalist system.

Frank Cappello (2023-07-31). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Barbie (w/ Jessie Kahnweiler). levernews.com

Manolo De Los Santos (2023-08-01). Cuba reafirma el socialismo mientras cuenta con su sector privado. peoplesdispatch.org A pesar de la intensificación del bloqueo y de la grave crisis económica, Cuba se mantiene firme en su compromiso de garantizar los derechos de su pueblo.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-01). Book Review: The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Stoll The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century by Carlos Martinez (Praxis Press, 2023, 210 pp.) Introduction Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. China, we are told, spies…


teleSUR (2023-08-01). Moscow Attacked by Ukrainian Drones. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ukraine launched an attack on Moscow and its metropolitan region with three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with two of them shot down and the third having crashed after being jammed by electronic warfare. | RELATED: | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attempt was foiled by air defense systems that destroyed two Ukrainian UAVs over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsky districts of the Moscow region. | One more drone, affected by e…

WSWS (2023-07-31). China's rising youth unemployment portends major social struggles. wsws.org Official figures show the youth unemployment rate is 21.3 percent but in reality it could be more than double this level.

DLI (2023-08-01). US hypocrisy on steroids over air space violations. indybay.org Shamelessly, the U.S. complained about Russian jet "harassment" on American drones and spy plane over Syria last week.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-01). Russia assures drones that attacked Moscow left from Ukraine. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The drones shot down by Russian anti-aircraft defense means attempting to attack facilities in the capital came from Ukraine territory, the Russian Defense Ministry reported today.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Desperate Kiev Targeted Moscow With Drones For The Second Time In Week. southfront.org On the night of August 1, the Ukrainian military targeted the Russian capital with drones. The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that in total three UAVs were intercepted in the Moscow region. | Two Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defence forces over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsk districts of the Moscow region. The third UAV was suppressed by Russian electronic warfare means. The UAV lost control and fell on the territory of the large business center Moscow City."On the night…

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-01). Dron ucraniano impacta edificio del centro de negocios de Moscú. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Defensa comunicó que derribo dos drones ucranianos sobre los distritos de Odintsóvo y Naro-Fominsk de la provincia de Moscú.


Staff (2023-07-31). Headlines for July 31, 2023. democracynow.org Suicide Bomb at Political Rally Kills at Least 54 in Pakistan, Russia Says It Downed Ukrainian Drones Over Moscow as Medvedev Warns of Nuclear War, AU Says Ceasefire Only Way to Ensure Flow of Grain After Putin Promises Deliveries to Africa, Sudanese Refugees in Chad Struggle Amid Extreme Heat and Water Scarcity, U.S. Local Leaders Call on Congress to Pass Extreme Heat Emergency Act, Youth Activist Confronts White House Press Secretary over Biden's Fossil Fuel Projects, Turkish Forest Defenders Brave Arrest to Save Land from Coal Mine Expansion, ECOWAS Threatens to Remove Niger's Coup Leaders by Force…

WSWS (2023-07-31). As drones strike Moscow, US approves hazard pay for troops in Ukraine. wsws.org The latest attack illustrates that, following the Vilnius NATO summit which significantly increased the alliance's preparations for global war, the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate.

William D. Hartung (2023-07-31). "Oppenheimer" Ignores Birth of Nuclear-Industrial Complex — and Its Profiteers. truthout.org Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you're undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the "father of the atomic bomb" for leading the group of scientists who created that deadly weapon as part of America's World War II-era Manhattan Project. The film has earned widespread attention… |

William Hartung (2023-07-31). Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear-Industrial Complex. fpif.org Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you're undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a

Anthony Fenton, Kelsey Gallagher (2023-07-31). Canada funneled arms to Saudis during Yemen war via opaque US program. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The Canadian government used an opaque U.S. military sales program to provide Saudi Arabia with billions of dollars worth of armoured vehicles, some of which were shipped out urgently after the Kingdom joined the war in Yemen, according to government documents and an arms sales database consulted by The Breach. | It's the second-largest weapons export deal in Canadian history. But the Saud…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-01). Western Weapons sent to Ukraine end up in the Hands of African Terrorists. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-07-31). Headlines for July 31, 2023. democracynow.org Suicide Bomb at Political Rally Kills at Least 54 in Pakistan, Russia Says It Downed Ukrainian Drones Over Moscow as Medvedev Warns of Nuclear War, AU Says Ceasefire Only Way to Ensure Flow of Grain After Putin Promises Deliveries to Africa, Sudanese Refugees in Chad Struggle Amid Extreme Heat and Water Scarcity, U.S. Local Leaders Call on Congress to Pass Extreme Heat Emergency Act, Youth Activist Confronts White House Press Secretary over Biden's Fossil Fuel Projects, Turkish Forest Defenders Brave Arrest to Save Land from Coal Mine Expansion, ECOWAS Threatens to Remove Niger's Coup Leaders by Force…

WSWS (2023-07-31). As drones strike Moscow, US approves hazard pay for troops in Ukraine. wsws.org The latest attack illustrates that, following the Vilnius NATO summit which significantly increased the alliance's preparations for global war, the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate.

William D. Hartung (2023-07-31). "Oppenheimer" Ignores Birth of Nuclear-Industrial Complex — and Its Profiteers. truthout.org Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you're undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the "father of the atomic bomb" for leading the group of scientists who created that deadly weapon as part of America's World War II-era Manhattan Project. The film has earned widespread attention… |

William Hartung (2023-07-31). Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear-Industrial Complex. fpif.org Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you're undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a

Anthony Fenton, Kelsey Gallagher (2023-07-31). Canada funneled arms to Saudis during Yemen war via opaque US program. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The Canadian government used an opaque U.S. military sales program to provide Saudi Arabia with billions of dollars worth of armoured vehicles, some of which were shipped out urgently after the Kingdom joined the war in Yemen, according to government documents and an arms sales database consulted by The Breach. | It's the second-largest weapons export deal in Canadian history. But the Saud…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-08-01). Western Weapons sent to Ukraine end up in the Hands of African Terrorists. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-08-01). Video: Hiroshima Day. "The Privatization if Nuclear War". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca While one can conceptualize the loss of life and destruction resulting from present-day wars including Iraq and Afghanistan, it is impossible to fully comprehend the devastation which might result from a Third World War, using "new technologies" and advanced weapons, until it occurs and becomes a reality.

Washington's Blog (2023-08-01). The Real Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan. It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives. globalresearch.ca Like all Americans, I was taught that the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to end WWII and save both American and Japanese lives. But most of the top American military officials at the time said otherwise.

infobrics (2023-08-01). Western arms sent to Ukraine end up in hands of African terrorists. infobrics.org According to the President of Burkina Faso, terrorists in Africa are using NATO weapons that should be in Ukraine.

Karl Grossman (2023-08-01). Can the nuclear weapons genie be put back in the bottle? nationofchange.org The vehicle today for eliminating nuclear weapons is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, passed at the United Nations by a vote of 122 nations in 2017 – and it's not supported by the U.S., Russia, or China.

Native Community Action Council (2023-08-01). Downwind tells Western Shoshone story left untold by Oppenheimer film. indybay.org The documentary DOWNWIND won the jury prize at the Cordillera International Film Festival after the Nevada premiere in Reno. DOWNWIND features the victims exposed to radiation in the fallout from the testing of nuclear weapons of mass destruction and their patriotic response to bring attention to the 928 secret tests conducted between 1951-1992.

Shane Quinn (2023-08-01). 750 U.S. Military Bases Globally, $7.2 Trillion US Nuclear Weapons Expenditure Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca

Women's Intl. League for Peace & Freedom (2023-08-01). Friday 8/4: Palo Alto: Silent Vigil to Commemorate Hiroshima & Nagasaki and Protest Nuclear Weapons. indybay.org Intersection of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Rd. in Palo Alto…

infobrics (2023-08-01). US sends stolen weapons to Kiev while condemning China for alleged military aid to Russia. infobrics.org Third parties are reselling arms to both sides and precisely this is being used for political purposes, as the US is desperate to cause disagreements between Moscow and its allies.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-01). Military Situation In Yemen On August 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 57 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On August 1, Yemen's Navy has successfully tested a number of modern and advanced missiles and armed boats and these weapons will be unveiled in the near future, according to the Minister of Defense of Ansarallah-backed Salvation Government of Yemen; | On July 29, STC militants retreated from some of their positions in Aden…

_____ (2023-07-31). New Files Reveal MKUltra's Terrifying Reach: Ethnic Bioweapons, Mind Control and Disturbing Experiments. transcend.org 25 Jul 2023 – Renowned anthropologist Orisanmi Burton exposes a dark chapter in CIA history. Classified Agency files obtained through Freedom of Information reveal ties between the infamous MKULTRA program and nightmarish experiments on prisoners of color in the United States.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-31). Ukraine Lost More Than 20 Thousand Servicemen In July — Russian MOD. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On July 31, the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation held monthly conference headed by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. The Defence Minister held a speech, assessing the intermediate results of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. | According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, in July the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost 20,824 people and 2,227 units of various weapons, including 10 Leopard tanks, 11 American…

noreply (2023-07-31). About "NATO Trained" VSU Units. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Yes, about that–NATO Trained. By now not only this qualifier sounds funny but it becomes down right buffoonish since the inevitable question arises–and what CAN NATO possibly "train" in a few weeks those VSU "elite" units when the WHOLE process of combat training and field manuals of NATO is utterly incompatible with the modern warfare of scale. "Training" just the use of battlefield weapons and some basic unit maneuvering with comms, which are being suppressed brutally by Russian Army at the front-line, using finicky and grossly over-hyped NATO weapons? That's not real "combat training". Fact is, teaching pers…

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