Daily Archives: September 19, 2023

2023-09-19: News Headlines

Ian Angus (2023-09-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, September 2023. greenleft.org.au Water, farming, nuclear tests, copper mining, new biology, and sugar. Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six books to help understand and change the world.

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-09-19). 'Climate Bill' Enriches The Fossil Fuel Industry As Communities Suffer. popularresistance.org One year after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which Big Green groups hailed as a 'climate justice bill,' the truth is surfacing that this legislation is lining the pockets of the fossil fuel industry to the detriment of frontline, especially Black and Indigenous, communities. Clearing the FOG speaks to Anthony Rogers-Wright, a national racial and climate justice advocate, about the ways Joe Biden and the Democrats are failing to address the climate crisis and Big Green groups are turning away from climate justice to embrace Green Capitalism. Rogers-Wright also describes better alternatives to the Big…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-09-19). Honduras en la ONU: el conocimiento tiene que ser para todos. telesurtv.net "El capitalismo profundiza la depauperación de todas las personas en el planeta y a los pobres los hace más pobres", dijo el ministro de Planificación de Honduras, Ricardo Salgado.

WSWS (2023-09-19). The Voice and Australia's 1999 Republic referendum: Political lessons and parallels. wsws.org Like the Voice plan, the 1999 republican referendum was a big business-backed project to strengthen the anti-democratic Constitution while presenting a false progressive image for Australian capitalism.


Federico Fuentes, Michael Prà∂bsting (2023-09-18). Why imperialism remains relevant to understanding 21st century capitalism. greenleft.org.au In the first part of our interview, Austrian Marxist Michael Prà∂bsting, author of The Great Robbery of the South and Anti-Imperialism in the Age of Great Power Rivalry, discusses his views on imperialism in the 21st century with Green Left's Federico Fuentes.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-18). Libya, Devastated by U.S./NATO Bombing, Unprepared for Extreme Storm Floods. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Scheffer Blame for the horrible flooding that has killed nearly 20,000 people in the city of Derna, with many thousands still unaccounted for in northeastern Libya, belongs squarely on the doorstep of Western capitalism and the U.S. imperialist military menace. The 2011 U.S.-led NATO war on Libya left the country in a weakened, vulnerable state. This…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-18). Fascism Is Capitalism in Decay. orinocotribune.com By Ekaterina Cabylis — Sep 16, 2023 | The Relationship Between Economic Decline and Authoritarianism | "Fascism is capitalism in decay," we have all heard this referenced to Lenin. While it's important to note that this specific quote may not be verbatim from his writings or speeches, it does capture the essence of Lenin's views on capitalism and its potential consequences. Lenin believed that as capitalism reached a certain stage of development, it would exhibit characteristics that resembled fascism. This idea suggests that fascism emerges due to the inherent contradictions and crises within capitalism as…

_____ (2023-09-18). What Every Child Should Know about Marx's Theory of Value. transcend.org September 2023 – The law of value works in mysterious ways. For some Marxists, it underlies everything we need to know about capitalism. But, just as Karl Marx claimed he was not a Marxist, so too might he have said, "that's not my law of value."


WSWS (2023-09-18). UK students: Stop the war in Ukraine! Build a movement in the working class! Fight for socialism! wsws.org The future for young people is dominated by a series of crises, including: the escalation of the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine, another surge of COVID-19 infections, the deadly consequences of climate change, and the rise of the far-right across Europe and attacks on democratic rights.

Rick Kohn, Resumen English. (2023-09-18). New US Sanctions Bill Designed To Bring Misery To Nicaraguans. popularresistance.org As we all know, the U.S. already has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua, but they haven't yet brought about the kind of hunger and poverty and suffering that some U.S. policymakers think is necessary to overthrow the popular Nicaraguan government. So there is a new sanctions bill co-sponsored by Marco Rubio and Tim Kaine that will try to further depress the Nicaraguan economy, increase unemployment, decrease revenue for the government's popular programs so the government will be less popular. | The stated goal is the overthrow of the Nicaraguan government and a "free and fair election" to replace Daniel Ortega.

ecns.cn (2023-09-18). Beijing institute turns to powering rotorcraft. ecns.cn The Beijing Power Machinery Institute is known for its engine products that propel the nation's cruise missiles. And now, engineers at the institute have used their expertise to build propulsion systems for rotorcraft and drones.

Editor (2023-09-18). Sep 18, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Merle Haggard — Are the Good Times Really Over It's Hard To Find Fulfillment In A Civilization That Revolves Around Corporate Profits, by Caitlin Johnstone AI and Spiritual Intelligence, by Mark Vernon The Hunter Biden scandal has exposed the death of journalism, by Brendan O'Neill Military Industrial Complex Unraveled & Exposed, by Helena Glass UN Marks Halfway Point to Agenda 2030 with Sustainable Development Goals Summit, by Derrick Broze American Pravda: Mutually-Assured Political Destruction, by Ron Unz The Side of Huawei We Don't Know, by Chandran Nair A Few Thoughts on the Russel…

WSWS (2023-09-18). UK students: Stop the war in Ukraine! Build a movement in the working class! Fight for socialism! wsws.org The future for young people is dominated by a series of crises, including: the escalation of the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine, another surge of COVID-19 infections, the deadly consequences of climate change, and the rise of the far-right across Europe and attacks on democratic rights.

Rick Kohn, Resumen English. (2023-09-18). New US Sanctions Bill Designed To Bring Misery To Nicaraguans. popularresistance.org As we all know, the U.S. already has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua, but they haven't yet brought about the kind of hunger and poverty and suffering that some U.S. policymakers think is necessary to overthrow the popular Nicaraguan government. So there is a new sanctions bill co-sponsored by Marco Rubio and Tim Kaine that will try to further depress the Nicaraguan economy, increase unemployment, decrease revenue for the government's popular programs so the government will be less popular. | The stated goal is the overthrow of the Nicaraguan government and a "free and fair election" to replace Daniel Ortega.

ecns.cn (2023-09-18). Beijing institute turns to powering rotorcraft. ecns.cn The Beijing Power Machinery Institute is known for its engine products that propel the nation's cruise missiles. And now, engineers at the institute have used their expertise to build propulsion systems for rotorcraft and drones.

Editor (2023-09-18). Sep 18, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Merle Haggard — Are the Good Times Really Over It's Hard To Find Fulfillment In A Civilization That Revolves Around Corporate Profits, by Caitlin Johnstone AI and Spiritual Intelligence, by Mark Vernon The Hunter Biden scandal has exposed the death of journalism, by Brendan O'Neill Military Industrial Complex Unraveled & Exposed, by Helena Glass UN Marks Halfway Point to Agenda 2030 with Sustainable Development Goals Summit, by Derrick Broze American Pravda: Mutually-Assured Political Destruction, by Ron Unz The Side of Huawei We Don't Know, by Chandran Nair A Few Thoughts on the Russel…

_____ (2023-09-18). Perpetual Wars of the United States of America. transcend.org The military-industrial complex needs enemies. Without them it would wither. Can we not rid the world of these insane and anti-human weapons before everything of value is reduced to radioactive ashes? Can we not rid the world of the institution of war?>

Orinoco Tribune. (2023-09-18). China Imposes Sanctions Against US Defense Firms. popularresistance.org China has decided to impose sanctions against the US-based Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin defense technology companies over an alleged arms supply to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday. | "Lockheed Martin Corporation, St. Louis, MO directly participated in the US arms sale to Taiwan announced on August 24 as the principal contractor. Northrop Grumman participated in several US arms sales to Taiwan. In accordance with the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China, China decides to impose sanctions on these two above-mentioned US defense corporations," the…

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