Daily Archives: August 14, 2023

2023-08-14: News Headlines

Cecilia Paz (2023-08-14). Four sneaky ways capitalist healthcare kills poor people. liberationnews.org It is common knowledge that healthcare under capitalism is only guaranteed to those who can afford it.

Paciifca's Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-08-13). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!

JANET (2023-08-13). Book Launch: "The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century" iacenter.org Discussion of 'The East is Still Red'August 13, 2023 Full discussion of the Program is available to watch on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8IqgNi3n-g Talk by Sara Flounders (below) Book Launch: The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century On Sunday 13 August 2023, the International Manifesto Group hosted a launch event for Carlos Martinez's book The East is Still Red — Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. Author Carlos Martinez discussed the book with a panel of commentators. This launch took place at 11AM US Eastern Time, 4PM London Time and 11PM Beijing time over Zoom and…

WSWS (2023-08-13). After the convention: A balance sheet of the DSA, 2016-2023. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America's 2023 convention provides an opportunity to take stock of the role the organization has played in the period beginning in 2015-16, when an initial but powerful radicalization of workers and youth spurred growing interest in socialism and drove 13 million people to vote for self-proclaimed socialist candidate Bernie Sanders.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-14). Russian Drones And Missiles Pound Ukrainian Sea Ports In New Wave Of Retaliation Strikes. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On the night of August 14, Russian forces launched new wave of strikes on Ukrainian port and military infrastructure in different regions. According to the local reports, Russian missiles and UAVs were used during the attack. Kiev again acknowledges alleged strikes on civilian infrastructure, hiding truth about destruction of military facilities. | Air raid sirens sounded in Kiev, as well as in the Kiev region, the Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Sumy regions. Over the…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). El Salvador resorts to technology to combat gangs. plenglish.com After drones were deployed to assist the military and police personnel operating in the department of Cabañas, which helped arresting nearly 60 gang members and seizing of at least 20 assault rifles, small arms, and other smaller caliber weapons, the authorities announced the use of other resources. | Last week, the Minister of Security, Gustavo Villatoro, announced the use of techniques to penetrate gang environments, a procedure that was only used in the fight against drug trafficking. | According to the Minister, from now on, undercover agents will also fight organized crime in El Salvador. | Villatoro assure…


Kyle Anzalone (2023-08-13). Russia Says It Thwarted Series of Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Crimea, Moscow. news.antiwar.com Moscow says Ukrainian forces have launched several drone attacks over the past week targeting Moscow and Crimea. After the sensitive Kertch bridge was targeted, the Kremlin denounced the strikes as "terror attacks" and vowed a response. On Wednesday and Thursday, Russia says it took down 15 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and Sevastopol, a city on …

Anonymous669 (2023-08-13). Shadowy Syrian Group Says It Targeted Three U.S. Bases With Rockets, Drones. southfront.org The logo used by the Popular Resistance of the Eastern Region. | A shadowy Syrian armed group announced on August 12 that it had attacked three bases of the United States-led coalition in the governorates of Deir Ezzor and al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. | In a statement, the group, which calls itself the Popular Resistance of the Eastern Region (PR-EG), said that its fighters had targeted the coalition base at Conoco gas plan in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside with five rocke…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). US bases in Syria attacked. plenglish.com Five shells hit the base in the Koniko gas field and four others on the Pentagon's enclave in the Al-Omar oil fields, both in the eastern governorate of Deir Ezzor, Al-Watan reported. | The newspaper added that the US base in Shaddadi, in the northwestern province of Hasakeh, was also targeted by a missile and several drones. | A US military garrison south of the Ain Issa city in Raqa governorate was hit by two mortar shells. | Popular Resistance claimed responsibility for the these actions, according to two press releases. | Washington has at least a dozen bases in Syria, mostly in the oil and gas fields in nor…

Daniel Larison (2023-08-13). A Security Pact With Saudi Arabia Would Be a Disaster. truthout.org As the Biden administration continues to pursue a normalization deal with Israel and Saudi Arabia, supporters of a U.S. security guarantee for the Saudis have started making their case in public. The Israeli foreign minister, Eli Cohen, took to the opinion page of The Wall Street Journal earlier this week to sell a U.S. defense commitment to Riyadh as "the foundation upon which true regional… |

AGENTJUSTICE4ALL (2023-08-14). Video: Evidence of Directed Energy Weapons in the Lāhainā Fire. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-14). New US Arms Package for Ukraine Uses Money Made Available by Pentagon 'Accounting Error'. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Monday announced a $200 million arms package for Ukraine using funds made available by a Pentagon "accounting error" that includes munitions for Patriot air defense systems, HIMARS rocket systems, and other equipment. In June, the Pentagon claimed it overvalued weapons sent to Ukraine through the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which allows …


Fidel Castro Ruz (2023-08-13). "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…

Fidel Castro Ruz (2023-08-13). "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…

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