(2023-09-15). The pyramid scheme that is racial capitalism. mronline.org On August 26, a lone white gunman, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter, fired 11 rounds from his semi-automatic weapon into the windshield of a car parked outside a Jacksonville Dollar General, killing the African American driver. Then he walked into the discount store, and fatally shot two other African Americans before turning the gun on himself.
(2023-09-15). Why Democracy Is Not Possible Under Capitalism. popularresistance.org In Atlanta, residents are using the existing democratic systems under capitalism to fight the construction of a multi-million dollar training ground for militarized police repression, and finding those systems lacking. Meanwhile, in socialist Cuba, the people and the government collaborated on formulating the world's most progressive family code. | Is it possible to have democracy under a capitalist system? Under a different economic system, such as socialism, what would democracy look like? Mariah Parker, Stop Cop City activist, labor organizer with the Union of Southern Service Workers, and rapper, spoke to ove…
(2023-09-15). Beneath the polycrisis is the singular dilemma of humanity called capitalism: The Thirty-Seventh Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Dilemmas of humanity abound. There is little need to look at statistical data to know that we are in a spiral of crises, from the environmental and climate crisis to the crises of poverty and hunger.
(2023-09-14). Bernie Sanders: Don't just get angry, get organised. greenleft.org.au Alex Salmon reviews Bernie Sanders' new book, It's Ok to be Angry about Capitalism.
(2023-09-14). Beneath the Polycrisis Is the Singular Dilemma of Humanity Called Capitalism. dissidentvoice.org Tsherin Sherpa (Nepal), Lost Spirits, 2014. Dilemmas of humanity abound. There is little need to look at statistical data to know that we are in a spiral of crises, from the environmental and climate crisis to the crises of poverty and hunger. In 1993, the philosophers Edgar Morin and Anne-Brigitte Kern used the term 'polycrisis' …
(2023-09-14). Australian property developer Tim Gurner reveals the real face of capitalism. wsws.org Gurner said the unemployment rate must rise by 50 percent to hit the working class and change its "attitudes" and "arrogance" by bringing "pain" to the economy.
(2023-09-15). Hacia una democracia directa en Cuba socialista. globalizacion.ca Presentación en el Panel titulado "La estructura del sistema del Estado cubano para un socialismo próspero y sostenible", organizado por el Consejo Científico de la Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País el 8 de septiembre de 2023. | El objetivo principal…
(2023-09-15). Presidente de Nicaragua conmemora aniversario de independencia. telesurtv.net El mandatario de la nación centroamericana ratificó su compromiso con el pueblo y la juventud nicaragüense en ideas de justicia, igualdad y socialismo.
(2023-09-15). Oppose all capitalist parties in the New Zealand election! Fight against war and for world socialism! Build the Socialist Equality Group! wsws.org This statement of the Socialist Equality Group explains the socialist perspective needed to unite the working class against the agenda of war and austerity shared by Labour, National and all the parliamentary parties.
(2023-09-15). Millionaire speculator blurts out ruling class strategy of mass unemployment and wage-slashing. wsws.org The comments of Australian property developer Tim Gurner reveal the real policy of the auto bosses, the banks, and capitalist governments everywhere.
(2023-09-14). Poverty Rose In 2022 As Inflation Surged, Pandemic Aid Terminated. popularresistance.org In the aftermath of pandemic relief programs such as increased unemployment and nutrition benefits, greater rental assistance and the child tax credit — policies which the Biden administration allowed to expire in 2021 — Americans faced the largest one-year increase of poverty on record. | According to a report from the Census Bureau published on Sept. 12, the sharpest increase in poverty affected children, as child poverty more than doubled from a record low of 5.2 percent to now 12.4 percent. This was indicated by the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which "factors in the impact of government assistanc…
(2023-09-14). Russia's Air Defenses Drop 11 Ukrainian Drones Over Crimea Overnight. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian air defense systems shot down 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said early Thursday.
(2023-09-14). Aeroflot not planning to reduce night flights at Moscow airports due to drones — CEO. tass.com The general director of the group, Sergei Aleksandrovsky, clarified that at the peak, 19 flights of the group were sent to alternate airfields in one day…
(2023-09-14). Two Ukrainian drones shot down in Bryansk Region – defense ministry. tass.com Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems…
(2023-09-14). Another Ukrainian drone shot down in Bryansk Region – defense ministry. tass.com Earlier, the ministry said that Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the Bryansk Region at about 10: 00 p.m. on Wednesday evening and at 0: 10 a.m. on Thursday…
(2023-09-14). One more Ukrainian drone shot down in Bryansk Region – defense ministry. tass.com Earlier, the ministry said that Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the Bryansk Region at about 10: 00 p.m. on Wednesday evening and at 0: 10 and 0: 30 a.m. on Thursday…
(2023-09-14). 11 Ukrainian drones shot down over Crimea — Russian defense ministry. tass.com According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the attack took place around 05: 30 Moscow time…
(2023-09-14). Ukraine's attempted attack on Russian ship with surface drones in Black Sea thwarted. tass.com The attack was repelled and five enemy unmanned boats were destroyed from the Russian ship's onboard weapons…
(2023-09-14). Is KPFA Transitioning from Antiwar to Peacewashing? dissidentvoice.org Early morning radio listeners might've thought they'd tuned into the wrong station. No, they had the right one — KPFA at 94.1 FM. But yes, something was strange, weird, and even downright wrong. Listeners were hearing a pitch for improving the Military Industrial Complex, a need to build up U.S. defense industries in order to …
(2023-09-15). IPCC should include weather warfare as part of the global climate change debate. expose-news.com Two of the defence contractors dominating the directed energy weapons ("DEWs") market — Raytheon and BAE — are also involved with environmental modification techniques. One such environmental modification project was HAARP in …
(2023-09-14). Saudi-US arms deal called off over ties to sanctioned Russian, Chinese firms: Report. middleeasteye.net
(2023-09-15). Western arms proliferate in Afghanistan, spike violence. peoplesdispatch.org A huge cache of arms, ammunition and sophisticated military equipment was left behind by the United States and its NATO allies when they pulled out their forces in 2021. Since the Taliban takeover, a chunk of this military gear and weapons has also found way into the arms black market, from where the ruling Taliban has been making money through their sale…
(2023-09-15). A Very British Arms Fair. popularresistance.org This week, 35,000 arms company representatives, military officers and state officials from around the world are congregating at the Excel Centre in Newham, East London. | Over four days, [Sept. 12-15] guests at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) can watch demonstrations of new weapons systems, listen to keynote speakers euphemise the global appetite for war-making, visit warships moored on the Thames, and make connections with buyers and sellers via a dedicated networking app. | For the more sportingly inclined, there is the tri-force tug of war to show off the brawn and teamwork of the British A…
(2023-09-15). Blinken openly endorses Kiev regime's attacks on Russia with US-made missiles. infobrics.org American weapons are not exactly groundbreaking for the Russian military that possesses far more potent missiles, but the real issue comes from the fact that the political West is providing the necessary ISR data. This is a significant force multiplier that can make even a relatively mediocre weapon such as the ATACMS more dangerous.
(2023-09-15). High-ranking Ukrainian official claims domestic weapons used in attacks on Crimea. tass.com Advisor to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine denies that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used British Storm Shadow cruise missiles to attack Sevastopol…
(2023-09-15). Depleted Uranium Added to Toxic Mess in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org Following on from its decision to donate widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine the US is sending armor-piercing depleted uranium (DU) munitions to fight Russia. Indifferent to the poisonous effect of these weapons, the Justin Trudeau government has remained mum on Washington's escalatory move. Depleted uranium (DU) is a by-product from the production of fuel …
(2023-09-14). Planetary Weapons and Military Weather Modification: Chemtrails, Atmospheric Geoengineering and Environmental Warfare. globalresearch.ca "The key to geophysical warfare is the identification of the environmental instabilities to which the addition of a small amount of energy would release vastly greater amounts of energy."
(2023-09-14). Powerful Russian Weapons Tear NATO Hardware to Shreds in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com The ongoing Ukrainian "counteroffensive," which has been dragging on for three months now, has essentially confirmed that Western military hardware is not superior to Russian weaponry.