(2023-10-10). Getting Mad and Getting Even. tomdispatch.com The depths of depravity into which unvarnished capitalism can plunge mortal souls is incalculable. It should come as no surprise then that oil company executives and the officials of petrostates like Saudi Arabia have so assiduously lied to us about the catastrophic effects of climate change. After all, the executives of tobacco firms have been perfectly content to sell consumers a product long known and virtually guaranteed to cut their lives short, while lying about its harmful effects for decades. Likewise, the courts have now made the pharmaceutical industry's responsibility for and grasp of the opioid crisis…
(2023-10-10). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: 9 to 5 (w/ Patricia Resnick). levernews.com On this week's Movies vs. Capitalism, hosts Rivka Rivera and Frank Cappello are joined by Patricia Resnick, screenwriter of the iconic 1980 dark comedy 9 to 5, for a deep-dive conversation about the radical pro-labor film.üéßLISTEN NOW by selecting your podcast player of choice: |
(2023-10-10). Is California's Climate Lawsuit Against Big Oil an Inflection Point? truthout.org The depths of depravity into which unvarnished capitalism can plunge mortal souls is incalculable. It should come as no surprise then that oil company executives and the officials of petrostates like Saudi Arabia have so assiduously lied to us about the catastrophic effects of climate change. After all, the executives of tobacco firms have been perfectly content to sell consumers a product long… |
(2023-10-10). Labor education starts in schoolÔøº. nationofchange.org Giving K-12 students the language, information, and tools they need to protect themselves from workplace exploitation is a critical tool to reversing the nation's capitalism-fueled inequality.
(2023-10-11). Suds, Snacks, and Socialism at the Starry Plough, Why We Need Alternative Media. indybay.org hosted be Marsha Feinland w/ panelists Ann Garrison, Frank Sterling and Ken Epstein…
(2023-10-11). Remembering Allende and His Project Cybersyn. By: Prabir Purkayastha. midwesternmarx.com 
FIFTY years back, Pinochet's coup destroyed Allende's government and the structure of liberal democracy in Chile. Allende died with a machine gun in his hands, defending his attempt to build socialism in Chile against the combined power of the US and the forces of reaction in Chile, including the military. For people of my generation, this story is well-known, as along with liberation struggles in Vietnam and Africa, Chile was very much what brought us to the streets in solidarity. What i …
(2023-10-11). Foreign Ministry urges U.S. to conduct swift probe into San Francisco consulate car crash. ecns.cn China has strongly urged the United States to conduct a swift investigation and take effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese diplomatic institutions and personnel after a vehicle crashed into the Chinese consulate-general building in San Francisco on Monday.
(2023-10-11). Haiti Is The Victim Of Orchestrated Chaos. popularresistance.org Haiti was once self-sufficient in grain production. In the early 1970s, it produced almost 100% of what it needed. Five decades later, the country buys 82% of the rice its population consumes from the United States. The causes are the structural adjustment policies imposed on the country, which encourage imports and prevent the state from financing the peasant economy. Among the consequences is unemployment, which today affects 70% of the population. | This is the assessment of Haitian scholar Camille Chalmers, leader of the Rasin Kan Pèp la (Socialist Regroupment for a New National Initiative) party. According t…
(2023-10-10). Haiti Is the Victim of Orchestrated Chaos That Prevents It From Setting Its Own Course, Says Camille Chalmers. orinocotribune.com By Julio Adamor — Oct 6, 2023 | Haitian scholar Camille Chalmers rejects yet another international intervention and says Haiti's issues have deeper roots which much be addressed | Haiti was once self-sufficient in grain production. In the early 1970s, it produced almost 100% of what it needed. Five decades later, the country buys 82% of the rice its population consumes from the United States. The causes are the structural adjustment policies imposed on the country, which encourage imports and prevent the state from financing the peasant economy. Among the consequences is unemployment, which today affects 70%…
(2023-10-11). Can Peace in Ukraine Be Achieved Without War? Medea Benjamin & Barbara Smith Debate. democracynow.org 
So far this year, U.S. spending on Israel, typically the largest annual recipient of U.S. military aid, has been outstripped by military aid to Ukraine, though that balance could begin to change as President Biden plans to ask Congress to approve emergency funding to support Israel's retaliatory campaign against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip following Saturday's attack by Hamas militants. For more on U.S. policy in Ukraine and Israel, we host a discussion with CodePink's Medea Benjamin and the Ukraine Solidarity Network's Barbara Smith. Benjamin urges diplomacy and deescalation, arguing t…
(2023-10-11). Russian air defense forces intercept two Ukrainian drones over Bryansk Region. tass.com According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks were foiled during the night of October 10…
(2023-10-10). Los palestinos hablan el lenguaje de la violencia que Israel les enseñó. globalizacion.ca El tiroteo indiscriminado de israelíes por parte de Hamás y otras organizaciones de la resistencia palestina, el secuestro de civiles, la descarga de cohetes hacia Israel, los ataques con drones contra una variedad de objetivos —desde tanques hasta nidos de…
(2023-10-10). Operaàßà£o "Tempestade de Al-Aqsa" pode ter um grande impacto geopolítico. globalresearch.ca Um grande conflito está comeàßando na Palestina. Em 7 de Outubro, o Hamas lanàßou uma operaàßà£o militar contra as foràßas de ocupaàßà£o israelenses. Utilizando mísseis, drones e parapentes, os soldados palestinos conseguiram atacar de forma surpresa as tropas israelitas e …
(2023-10-12). Launch Of 50-Target-Map Of Companies Complicit In Israel's Weapons Trade. popularresistance.org Israel has now declared a 'full siege' on Gaza, dropping 1,000 tonnes of bombs on the 25-mile long Strip and cutting off all supplies, food, energy and water to its 2 million inhabitants. Over 700 Palestinians have been killed, over 180,000 made homeless, and Gazans are preparing for worse to come — until now, it was unthinkable that their 17 years of captivity and starvation could be made any worse. At this moment, those of us living in the globe's imperial core face a choice: between silence and complicity in the decades-long brutalisation of Palestine, or standing with the liberation efforts of those sub…
(2023-10-11). US Announces $200 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US on Wednesday announced a new $200 million arms package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, artillery shells, anti-tank weapons, and other equipment. The package was announced as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in Brussels hosting a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a gathering that includes military leaders from about 50 …
(2023-10-11). White House Plans to Request Military Aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The White House has conveyed to members of Congress that it will request an emergency supplemental funding package that will include military aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, as well as additional funding for border security, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Administration officials said the request will also include funds to manufacture weapons to replace …
(2023-10-11). Selected Articles: Are Hamas Fighters Using American Weapons Meant for Ukraine? Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca 
By US weapons provided to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the purpose of fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels were being seized …
(2023-10-11). Ukraine vs Israel: Can the West Arm Both? libya360.wordpress.com William Van Wagenen Israel will need US support to survive a fight with the Palestinian resistance and its battle-tested regional allies. But it will compete directly with US ally Ukraine for ever-dwindling western weapons and funds. Just three days after the Hamas-led Palestinian resistance launched an unprecedented military offensive against Israeli military posts and settlements…
(2023-10-10). Operaàßà£o "Tempestade de Al-Aqsa" pode ter um grande impacto geopolítico. globalresearch.ca Um grande conflito está comeàßando na Palestina. Em 7 de Outubro, o Hamas lanàßou uma operaàßà£o militar contra as foràßas de ocupaàßà£o israelenses. Utilizando mísseis, drones e parapentes, os soldados palestinos conseguiram atacar de forma surpresa as tropas israelitas e …
(2023-10-12). Launch Of 50-Target-Map Of Companies Complicit In Israel's Weapons Trade. popularresistance.org Israel has now declared a 'full siege' on Gaza, dropping 1,000 tonnes of bombs on the 25-mile long Strip and cutting off all supplies, food, energy and water to its 2 million inhabitants. Over 700 Palestinians have been killed, over 180,000 made homeless, and Gazans are preparing for worse to come — until now, it was unthinkable that their 17 years of captivity and starvation could be made any worse. At this moment, those of us living in the globe's imperial core face a choice: between silence and complicity in the decades-long brutalisation of Palestine, or standing with the liberation efforts of those sub…
(2023-10-11). US Announces $200 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US on Wednesday announced a new $200 million arms package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, artillery shells, anti-tank weapons, and other equipment. The package was announced as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in Brussels hosting a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a gathering that includes military leaders from about 50 …
(2023-10-11). White House Plans to Request Military Aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The White House has conveyed to members of Congress that it will request an emergency supplemental funding package that will include military aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, as well as additional funding for border security, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Administration officials said the request will also include funds to manufacture weapons to replace …
(2023-10-11). Selected Articles: Are Hamas Fighters Using American Weapons Meant for Ukraine? Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca By US weapons provided to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the purpose of fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels were being seized …
(2023-10-11). Ukraine vs Israel: Can the West Arm Both? libya360.wordpress.com William Van Wagenen Israel will need US support to survive a fight with the Palestinian resistance and its battle-tested regional allies. But it will compete directly with US ally Ukraine for ever-dwindling western weapons and funds. Just three days after the Hamas-led Palestinian resistance launched an unprecedented military offensive against Israeli military posts and settlements…
(2023-10-11). Headlines for October 11, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll in Israel and Gaza Tops 2,200 as Gazans Face Total Energy Blackout and No Safe Refuge, Journalists Hold Funeral Procession for Their Colleagues Killed in Attacks on Gaza, Families of Israeli Hostages Speak Out as Survivors Grapple with Hamas Attack, Biden Does Not Urge Restraint in IDF Attacks Against Gaza as New U.S. Weapons Arrive in Israel, Another 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Afghanistan, 29 People Killed in Burmese Military Attack on Refugee Camp in Kachin State, Dutch Lawmakers Move Toward Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies After Highway Blockade, World Food Programme Resumes Food Distribution…
(2023-10-10). US Scrambles to Get More Arms to Israel, Ukraine. news.antiwar.com As Israel has declared a "complete siege" on Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel, the US is scrambling to get more weapons in the hands of the Israelis. According to The Washington Post, the Biden administration is considering combining its request for more spending on the war in Ukraine with new …
(2023-10-10). US Scrambles to Get More Arms to Israel. news.antiwar.com As Israel has declared a "complete siege" on Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on southern Israel, the US is scrambling to get more weapons in the hands of the Israelis. A Pentagon official told POLITICO on Monday that planes carrying new military aid for Israel have "already taken off." The US is sending …
(2023-10-10). Germany Announces $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Germany on Tuesday announced a $1.1 billion weapons package for Ukraine that Berlin said was to help Kyiv get through the winter. The package includes a US-made Patriot air defense system, two German-made IRIS-T air defense systems, 10 more German Leopard tanks, and other types of equipment. "With this new 'winter package,' we are further …
(2023-10-10). A Message to Donald Rumsfeld's Ghost About My Known Knowns. dissidentvoice.org 
On February 12, 2002 at a Pentagon news conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was asked by Jim Miklaszewski, the NBC Pentagon correspondent, if he had any evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and was supplying them to terrorists. Rumsfeld delivered a famous non-answer answer and said: Reports that say that something hasn't …
(2023-10-10). Events in US indicate financing uncertainty for Ukraine, says EU diplomacy chief. infobrics.org Former advisor to Ukrainian President warns Ukrainians that US weapons and budget support will inevitably end.
(2023-10-10). Are Hamas Fighters Using American Weapons Meant for Ukraine? Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-10). Venezuelan leader slams West for ignoring how Kiev-bound weapons turn up on black market. tass.com "A reign of absolute corruption has begun in Ukraine, where the trafficking of weapons of all kinds has been going on since Zelensky [took office as president]," Nicolas Maduro stressed…
(2023-10-11). Germany steps up Ukraine weapons deliveries ahead of winter. channelnewsasia.com