Monthly Archives: August 2023

2023-08-26: News Headlines

Andrés Kogan Valderrama (2023-08-26). Argentina — Milei y su capitalismo de boludos. globalizacion.ca La reciente victoria de Javier Milei en las primarias presidenciales en Argentina (PASO) no dejaron indiferente a nadie y viene a mostrar el rápido ascenso de la ultraderecha en nuestros países, la cual ha aprovechado la rabia, el malestar y…

Justin A. Davis, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-08-25). Taking Lessons From Black Political Prisoners During Black August. popularresistance.org From local police outfitted with military-grade equipment, to nonviolent protesters jailed on terrorism charges, the spectacle of state repression has become an increasingly visible part of the Black liberation struggle in U.S. cities. Police and prisons have long served as a conduit for stamping out Black-led protest movements, especially when those movements openly challenge capitalism and state power. Between the 1960s and 1980s, for example, local, state and federal law enforcement coordinated massive campaigns to dismantle radical groups like the Black Panthers, Republic of New Afrika and Black Liberation Ar…

WSWS (2023-08-25). Video: For a European movement against capitalism and war. wsws.org The Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party – SGP) is contesting the 2024 European elections in close cooperation with its sister parties in Britain, France and Turkey.

Gareth Dale (2023-08-26). The politics of degrowth – Technology, ideology, and the fight for eco-socialism. internationalviewpoint.org Degrowth identifies and critiques growth as fundamental to the capitalist system. Growth enriches property owners and the wealthy, leaving the rest of humanity behind with devastating environmental consequences. | – | / |

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-25). Thinking about weight-loss surgery? 4 things to consider. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Anyone who's struggled with reaching or maintaining a healthy weight probably has heard comments like, "If you want to lose weight, just eat less and exercise more" or "Losing weight is all about willpower." But weight loss is much more complicated. Genetics, socioeconomic status, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, and certain medications can affect your ability to lose weight and keep it off. That's why weight loss requires a complex, multipronged approach,…

Staff (2023-08-25). Fed Chair Again Ignores Recession Risks Under Higher Interest Rates. commondreams.org During the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium today, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced: "Although inflation has moved down from its peak—a welcome development—it remains too high. We are prepared to raise rates further if appropriate." Powell's hawkish tone on higher interest rates comes on the heels of a new survey finding U.S. consumer demand …


sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). German Business Confidence Plummets as Recession, Deindustrialization Pummel Economy. sputnikglobe.com The Central European industrial giant and EU economic powerhouse has fallen on hard times over the past year-and-a-half amid the ongoing crisis in economic ties with Russia. Along with inflation and recession, Berlin is facing the stark prospect of widespread deindustrialization as doing business in Germany becomes unprofitable.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Bidenomics Balloons US Budget Deficit to Bloated 'Crisis-Size'. sputnikglobe.com The Biden administration's economic policies have already triggered fears that the US may be heading towards an economic crisis worse than the 2008 Great Recession, amid fallout from the Fed's interest rate hikes, mounting debt, surging home prices, and a spending spree as part of proxy, trade and tech wars against Russia and China.

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Prigozhin was warned twice, but dismissed threats, claims Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. firstpost.com Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that he gave Russian mercenary group Wagner chiefs, Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a heads up and asked them to not leave the country. | Both Progozhin and Dmitry Utkin were said to have died in a recent plane crash in Russia. Many observers continue to have a sceptical view of the reports though. Especially given that back in 2019 also there were reports of Prigozhin's death in a crash, but he reappeared in three days. | Prigozhina had been living in Belarus since leaving Russia in June after a failed mutiny. | The Wagner group claimed to mount a rebellion…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). US Military Confirms F-18 Crashed Near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US military confirmed on Friday that an F-18 military jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.

Editor (2023-08-25). Putin Comments on Prigozhin Plane Crash. scheerpost.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Wagner Chief Prigozhin Dies in Plane Crash in Russia, Putin Recognizes His Work Against Ukrainian Neo-Nazis. orinocotribune.com Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all on board. | What details have been confirmed? | The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the jet plunged to the ground in Tver Region, and that all three crew and seven passengers on board were killed. The ministry said that the jet, an Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600, was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg at the time of the incident. | Rosaviatsiya, the Russian federal air transport agency, said that Prigozhin was on board…


Editor (2023-08-25). Putin Comments on Prigozhin Plane Crash. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-08-25). One Thing Is Keeping Americans Afloat & It Might Crash Soon. leecamp.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Wagner Chief Prigozhin Dies in Plane Crash in Russia, Putin Recognizes His Work Against Ukrainian Neo-Nazis. orinocotribune.com Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all on board. | What details have been confirmed? | The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the jet plunged to the ground in Tver Region, and that all three crew and seven passengers on board were killed. The ministry said that the jet, an Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600, was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg at the time of the incident. | Rosaviatsiya, the Russian federal air transport agency, said that Prigozhin was on board…

WSWS (2023-08-25). Plane that reportedly carried Wagner leader Evgeny Prigozhin crashes in Russia. wsws.org Regardless of the truth behind the downing of the plane, the death of much of the leadership of Wagner is set to further intensify the crisis of the Putin regime and the conflicts within the Russian oligarchy and state apparatus.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Kremlin Calls West's Allegations Regarding Death of Prigozhin Absolute Lie. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said that the Embraer Legacy private plane en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed in the Tver Region, killing all 10 people aboard. Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia said that Prigozhin was in the plane. An investigation into the accident is underway.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Russia Could Send New Mission to South Pole of Moon in 2025-2026 – Roscosmos. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Monday, Russia's Luna-25 automatic landing module crashed due to engine malfunction during a transition to the pre-landing orbit.

Editor (2023-08-25). Putin Comments on Prigozhin Plane Crash. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-08-25). One Thing Is Keeping Americans Afloat & It Might Crash Soon. leecamp.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Wagner Chief Prigozhin Dies in Plane Crash in Russia, Putin Recognizes His Work Against Ukrainian Neo-Nazis. orinocotribune.com Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all on board. | What details have been confirmed? | The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the jet plunged to the ground in Tver Region, and that all three crew and seven passengers on board were killed. The ministry said that the jet, an Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600, was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg at the time of the incident. | Rosaviatsiya, the Russian federal air transport agency, said that Prigozhin was on board…

WSWS (2023-08-25). Plane that reportedly carried Wagner leader Evgeny Prigozhin crashes in Russia. wsws.org Regardless of the truth behind the downing of the plane, the death of much of the leadership of Wagner is set to further intensify the crisis of the Putin regime and the conflicts within the Russian oligarchy and state apparatus.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Kremlin Calls West's Allegations Regarding Death of Prigozhin Absolute Lie. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said that the Embraer Legacy private plane en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed in the Tver Region, killing all 10 people aboard. Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia said that Prigozhin was in the plane. An investigation into the accident is underway.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Russia Could Send New Mission to South Pole of Moon in 2025-2026 – Roscosmos. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Monday, Russia's Luna-25 automatic landing module crashed due to engine malfunction during a transition to the pre-landing orbit.

Matthew Sussex (2023-08-25). Prigozhin's assassination ultimately weakens Putin. asiatimes.com Perhaps the most unexpected thing about the plane crash that reportedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic head of Russia's infamous Wagner group, is that it happened a full two months after he brought Russia to what President Vladimir Putin warned at the time was the brink of civil war. Prigozhin certainly seemed to be living …

TASS (2023-08-25). DNA tests being performed to identify victims of Prigozhin's plane crash. tass.com "Bodies of 10 victims were discovered during initial investigative actions at the plane crash site," the Russian Investigative Committee reported…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Ten Bodies, Flight Recorders Found at Plane Crash Site in Russia's Tver Region. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, a private Embraer Legacy airplane flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed in Russia's Tver Region on Wednesday. The preliminary information showed that all ten people on board were killed.

Brian Berletic (2023-08-25). The New Atlas LIVE: Mark Sleboda & Ukraine's Offensive at 3 Months, Prigozhin, & More… thealtworld.com Mark Sleboda joins us to discuss the latest developments in the conflict in Ukraine including: | — Prigozhin's plane crash; | — Sabotage units reaching Crimea; | — The current state of Ukrainian offensive as it reaches the 3 month mark and; | — What happens after Ukraine's offensive exhausts itself…

Levent Kemal (2023-08-25). Wagner has no contingency plan to deal with death of its leadership. middleeasteye.net Wagner has no contingency plan to deal with death of its leadership | With its military and business structures heavily reliant on Prigozhin and Utkin, the organisation is in chaos. Sources say vengeful middle-ranking officers won't be enough to save it | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 11: 22 | A Wagner fighter visits a makeshift memorial near former PMC Wagner Centre, associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, in…

| Reuters | (2023-08-25). Inflation hurting Modi, but still likely to win India's 2024 polls – survey. tribune.com.pk Indian voters are growing unhappy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government due to high inflation and unemployment but he is still on track to comfortably win a third term in elections next year due to his personal popularity, a key survey said. | The popularity of main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has risen and a new, 26-party opposition alliance called "INDIA" is expected to do well, the "Mood of the Nation" survey by India Today magazine said on Friday. | Modi, however, is far ahead of Gandhi with a 36-point lead as the candidate best-suited to be India's next prime minister and his Bharatiya Janata…

Blanca Eekhout, Peoples Dispatch. (2023-08-25). Venezuela's Experience Of Building Democracy Under Siege. popularresistance.org From the moment of their initiation, progressive and anti-imperialist projects face constant and enormous challenges. There is the urgent need to resolve the socio-economic problems of the people: hunger, unemployment, and access to health and education. But how can that be achieved without advancing the forces of production and development in the economy? At the same time, how can the economy be developed in a capitalist world without reproducing the exploitation of workers? And furthermore, how can this be accomplished in the face of resistance from a resentful local oligarchy and a determined imperialism, whic…

Gabriel Honrada (2023-08-25). Indonesia picks the F-15EX to push back on China. asiatimes.com Indonesia is set to acquire the latest F-15 fighter jets from the US, Jakarta's latest move to modernize its aging air force and upgrade its defenses, namely against China in the Natuna Islands on the edge of the South China Sea. This month, Breaking Defense reported that Indonesian and Boeing officials have signed a memorandum …

TASS (2023-08-26). South Ossetian president concerned about Georgia's pans to produce kamikaze drones. tass.com According to Alan Gagloev, Tbilisi, with the support of the West, continues to sabotage the process of developing and signing a mutually acceptable document that would open the way to restoring trust with Tskhinval…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-26). Russia Successfully Tested Laser Gun – Source. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia conducted successful field tests of a laser gun, during which it destroyed several drones of various types, an informed source told Sputnik.

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Russia's military ties with Iran will withstand geopolitical pressure: Sergei Ryabkov. firstpost.com Russia's military cooperation with Iran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, following reports that Washington has asked Teheran to stop selling drones to Moscow. | "There are no changes, and cooperation with Iran will continue," Ryabkov said, according to a report on Saturday from Russian state news agency RIA. "We are independent states and do not succumb to the dictates of the United States and its satellites." | The US is pressing Iran to stop selling the armed drones, which Russia is using in the war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported earlier t…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). Ukraine says it hit Russian military base in annexed Crimea. firstpost.com Ukraine's GUR military intelligence agency said on Friday a Ukrainian drone attack had hit a Russian military base deep inside annexed Crimea, while residents reported casualties, explosions and a road closure. | Early on Friday, Russia reported one of the biggest coordinated Ukrainian air raids yet over Russian-controlled territory but said air defence systems had downed all 42 drones attacking Crimea before they could hit their targets. | Ukrainian intelligence officials said the attack struck Russia's 126th Coastal Defence Brigade based in Perevalnoye, a town more than 200 km (120 miles) from Ukraine-controlle…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Japan Urges US to Strengthen Safety Measures of Its UAVs – Defense Minister. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada has called on the United States to take all necessary safety measures in regard to its MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance-attack drones after one such UAV rolled off the runway at an airbase of Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF).

TASS (2023-08-25). Ukraine attempted to attack Russia by drones at night — Russian Defense Ministry. tass.com Air defense systems detected 42 unmanned aerial vehicles…

TASS (2023-08-25). Two Ukrainian drones destroyed — Russian Defense Ministry. tass.com

TASS (2023-08-25). Several drones destroyed in Sevastopol — Governor. tass.com Emergency functions have not registered any damage to civilian infrastructure, Mikhail Razvozhaev said…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Iran Launches Large-Scale Electronic Warfare Drills – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iranian armed forces have launched a large-scale warfare exercise, involving drones and aircraft, to test various ground- and air-based electronic warfare systems and assess their performance, an Iranian news agency reported on Friday.

| AFP | (2023-08-25). Saudi denounces 'misleading' report on Ethiopian migrant killings. tribune.com.pk Saudi Arabia on Thursday denounced a report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since last year, branding it "politicised and misleading". | The New York-based group Human Rights Watch on Monday said Saudi border guards had fired "like rain" on Ethiopians trying to reach Saudi Arabia from Yemen. | HRW accused the Saudi guards of using explosive weapons as part of attacks that appeared to be "widespread and systematic", and said the killings may amount to crimes against humanity. | The report sparked global outrage after its publication, although a Saudi government sou…

TASS (2023-08-25). Ukrainian people paying biggest price for West's mistakes in Ukraine — Hungarian PM. tass.com Viktor Orban recalled that since the outbreak of the conflict, he has been virtually the only EU leader calling for "localizing" the conflict in Ukraine and objecting against weapons supplies to Kiev…

Editor (2023-08-25). Wisconsin Bill Would Stop Lab Work that Could Cause Catastrophic Pandemic. scheerpost.com By Sam Husseini / Substack [Note: On Thursday, the Pentagon released its first ever formal "Biodefense Posture Review" (seeming to echo the regular Nuclear Posture Review) which I hope to be closely examining. Interesting timing, I had just written a piece drawing parallels between bioweapons and nuclear postures after seeing Oppenheimer.] A bill being introduced in Wisconsin would prohibit institutions of higher education from conducting …

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Former CIA Analyst: Sarkozy Can Say 'I Told You So' on Ukraine This Winter as Europeans Freeze. sputnikglobe.com A former top US intel analyst told Sputnik that while those in the Western halls of power might object to Sarkozy's frank assessment of their proxy war in Ukraine, soon the wisdom of his words would be proven as they are forced to choose between peaceful coexistence with Russia or supplying Kiev with tactical nuclear weapons as Europeans freeze.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). What are JDAM-ER Smart Bomb Kits US is Sending Ukraine, and How Can Russia Dumb Them Down? sputnikglobe.com The Ukrainian Air Force's top brass has confirmed Kiev's possession and use of US-provided Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) smart glide bomb kits. What's the purpose of these weapons? What are their capabilities? And what tools does the Russian military have at its disposal to stop them? Sputnik explains.

infobrics (2023-08-25). Can NATO win a conventional war against Russia?>. infobrics.org "Russia today is stronger than it has been in 30 or 40 years. You have a Russian military establishment that is now more potent and more capable than the Russian military was in the mid-1980s," McGregor said, later adding: "You can't defeat what the Russians have built. They were the first back in the 1970s to understand the criticality of linking intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance [ISR] in space, as well as on land and at sea with strike weapons."

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2023-08-23: News Headlines

Frank Cappello (2023-08-22). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Titanic (w/ Dr. Erika Okamoto). levernews.com

Luis Britto García (2023-08-22). El dogma liberal y las crisis económicas. globalizacion.ca 1.- El dogma liberal y neoliberal | Las crisis periódicas | Desde que hay capitalismo hay crisis económicas: recurrentes, destructivas, cada vez más graves. Tres soluciones se han propuesto para remediarlas: la liberal, la keynesiana, la socialista. Cada una comporta una posición…

Dana Sanchez (2023-08-22). The Majority Of Small Businesses: America Is Already In Recession. moguldom.com More than half of U.S. small business owners who responded to a National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey in July said they believe the economy is already in a recession, but they also reported that their own businesses are financially strong. The Nashville-based NFIB has been conducting monthly surveys since 1986 among its 325,000 members, …

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Your Son Is a Very Sick Boy: What One Says Matters. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a palliative care counselor identifies gaps in the meaning of common terms between the medical community and the loved ones of individuals with traumatic injuries by reflecting on her current work as a counselor in a trauma center and to her experiences after her son's fatal car crash.

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-22). Unemployment is up and the Reserve Bank will make sure it gets worse. greenleft.org.au


noreply (2023-08-23). Reporting From Rainy Moscow. smoothiex12.blogspot.com My latest. Remarkably, even Statista gets relation right by highly unreliable GDP data.
I speak about it in my video. The last hi-tech trump card of the combined West is its commercial aerospace. Airbus and Boeing still remain massively important and relevant. Russia is capable of completely servicing her air-transport market by 2025-27.

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-22). Ukrainian Drones Disrupt Moscow Airport Traffic for Second Day. news.antiwar.com Airports in Moscow temporarily halted service for the second day in a row on Tuesday as Ukrainian drones again targeted the region, part of Kyiv's strategy to bring the war to Russian civilians. Andrey Vorobyev, governor of the Moscow Oblast, said two drones were intercepted in the region and fell outside of the capital city …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-22). Polish President Says Russian Nukes in Belarus Change 'Security Architecture'. news.antiwar.com Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that Russia has been moving nuclear weapons into Belarus and said the deployment changes the "security architecture" of the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the first Russian nukes started arriving in Belarus back in June, but the deployment hadn't been confirmed by the US or NATO. Duda made …

Pivot to Peace (2023-08-22). One Year Since Pelosi's Trip to Taiwan: Where Are We Now? peacepivot.org Pelosi's 2022 visit to Taiwan violated the Shanghai Communique, a diplomatic agreement about US non-interference standing since 1972. Since last year's visit, U.S.-China relations have tensed dangerously. In the last week alone, military weapons packages and sales from the US to Taiwan are accelerating, creating a powder keg out of Taiwan. Biden's even proposing using …




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