Rob Urie (2023-10-15). Is It Fascism Yet? counterpunch.org Image by Alexander Grey. | "Is fascism merely a dictatorial force in the service of capitalism? That may not be all it is, but that certainly is an important part of fascism's raison d'etre, the function Hitler himself kept referring to when he talked about saving the industrialists and bankers from Bolshevism." | — Michael Parenti, The question of fascism in the US of A is both tedious and necessary because of the ways in which the term has been weaponized in recent years.

D. W. Livingstone (2023-10-15). Class Leaders and Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism. socialistproject.ca We are living in the most dangerous time for the human species since our early origins. The massive numbers of wildfires destroying large swaths of Canada and elsewhere this summer are one sign among many that we are mere years away from irreversible environmental degradation. The Ukraine War reminds us that we are within a few minutes of nuclear winter. We are witnessing historic highs in the inequitable concentration of wealth and lows in popular confidence in elected governments. The capitalist system is driven by the obsessive need to turn every conceivable material good and service into profitable commodi…

Luis De Jesus Reyes, Zoe Alexandra (2023-10-15). Moving from rhetoric to action to build socialism. liberationnews.org Dilemmas of Humanity will address the obstacles and possibilities of the peoples in their struggle for a more just world far removed from the oppressive capitalist system…

Luis De Jesus Reyes (2023-10-15). Moving from rhetoric to action to build socialism. peoplesdispatch.org The organization of the working class internationally, the right of people to health and housing, food sovereignty and the rights of immigrants were at the center of the discussion on Sunday October 15 of the III International Conference Dilemmas of Humanity taking place in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. | On the second day of the meeting, attended by around 500 delegates from more than 70 countries, the presentations were once again centered around the main dilemmas facing humanity today due to the prevailing capitalist system and the advance of imperialism in every corner of the planet. | The day began…

Luis De Jesus Reyes (2023-10-15). Pasar de la retórica a la acción para construir el socialismo. peoplesdispatch.org En el segundo dia de la III Conferencia Internacional Dilemas de la Humanidad, líderes discutieron los retos y las tareas principales para organizar la clase trabajadora…

Zoe Alexandra (2023-10-15). "Socialism is not just a possibility, it is the only possibility": left leaders gather in Johannesburg. peoplesdispatch.org The III International Dilemmas of Humanity will run from October 14 to 18 in Constitution Hill in Johannesburg…

Zoe Alexandra (2023-10-15). "Socialism is not just a possibility, it is the only possibility": left leaders gather in Johannesburg. liberationnews.org Around 500 movement leaders, trade unionists, and members of left parties from more than 70 countries are partaking in the conference…

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-10-15). She Exposed One Of The World's Biggest Banks; They Ruined Her Life. popularresistance.org Warning signs of the instability of the global financial system abounded in the months leading up to the 2008 Lehman Brothers crash. Among these early signs were the astounding revelations about UBS, the world's largest private bank, by Stephanie Gibaud, who was employee at the bank's French division. Gibaud refused instructions given to her and other employees to delete all their company files. In doing so, she helped reveal a vast web of corruption and fraud linking UBS to a shadowy tax evasion scheme. More than 15 years later, Gibaud has endured harassment, professional ostracization, lawsuits, and threats.

WSWS (2023-10-16). As the UAW prepares to suppress US auto strike, GM and Mercedes-Benz announce new round of layoffs in Brazil. wsws.org Just as in the US, unions in Brazil have suppressed the struggles of the working class, collaborating with companies and the capitalist state in increasing unemployment and slashing workers' living standards.

Angela (2023-10-16). Tuesday 10/17: Codepink Congress: Call to Action for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2023-10-15). Tuesday 10/17: Codepink Congress: Call to Action for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Dmitri Kovalevich, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-10-15). Ukraine Mobilizes Women, Elderly Amid Failed Counteroffensive. popularresistance.org The month of October 2023 marks four months since the beginning of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The counteroffensive was widely publicized in the West at its beginning. U.S. and British generals pinned high hopes on it, stepping up their weapons supply and training of the Ukraine Armed Forces. But after four months, the counteroffensive has yielded no results. Ukrainian forces are stuck before the Russian defense lines with no way to break through. Huge losses during Ukraine's failed counteroffensive are behind the first attempts to formally mobilize women for military service. Of note is that Ukrainian authorit…

krish-rad_ind (2023-10-15). Weapons Contractors Don't Want You To Know Why They're Celebrating. rumble.com

WSWS (2023-10-13). Reject all capitalist parties in New Zealand's crisis election! Join the Socialist Equality Group! wsws.org For workers and young people who want to fight against war and oppression, and for an end to capitalism, the only option is to oppose Labour, National and all their allies and build the Socialist Equality Group.

Juan Cole (2023-10-12). Is California's Climate Lawsuit against Big Oil a Gamechanger? counterpunch.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

DJ Mouse (2023-10-13). 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…

DJ Mouse (2023-10-12). 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…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-12). People's movements around the world will gather in Johannesburg to dream up a socialist future. peoplesdispatch.org South Africa prepares to host historic conference on dialogues towards socialism featuring 500 political leaders, intellectuals, and members of mass movements…

Peter Koenig (2023-10-12). Video: Ready for the Economic Crash? Reiner Fuellmich with Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca

Kelsey Moore (2023-10-13). Subsidized Employment Can Help California's High-Unemployment Latino Cities. cepr.net The low national unemployment rate can obscure much variation across the country. In every state, many communities continue to experience high unemployment. This problem is particularly visible in a large state like California. In the second quarter of this year, the national unemployment rate was 3.5 percent. It was a bit higher for California overall, …

Demilitarize Western Mass, Popular Resistance. (2023-10-12). Massachusetts: Blockade Of L3Harris Protests Military Industrial Complex. popularresistance.org Northampton, MA – On the morning of Thursday, October 12, members and supporters of the Demilitarize Western Mass collective created a blockade at 50 Prince Street, Northampton, in front of L3Harris (the local subsidiary of weapons giant.) L3Harris is the ninth largest weapons manufacturer in the world, and this direct action is in protest of this part of the military industrial complex in the region, particularly their role in violence abroad and carceral surveillance systems. | The blockade consists of protesters locking themselves to a large boat and three trailers, preventing cars from entering either of the…

Staff (2023-10-13). Headlines for October 13, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Warns of "Devastating Humanitarian Consequences" as Israel Orders 1.1 Million to Evacuate Gaza, Israel Fires White Phosphorus in Lebanon and Gaza, Iran's Foreign Minister Meets Lebanese Leaders, Warns Israel Could Face "Other Fronts", Hamas Says 13 Hostages Captured in Israel Have Died in Gaza Airstrikes, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Says U.S. Won't Place Conditions on Weapons to Israel, Western Governments Ban Palestinian Solidarity Demonstrations, Competing Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Demonstrations Raise Tensions on College Campuses, Rep. Scalise Drops Bid to Become Hou…

Stanley L. Cohen (2023-10-13). Weapons of Mass Lies. counterpunch.org How long ago was it that Colin Powell sat before the United Nations Security Council with his twisted trove of compelling evidence that Iraq was host to a veritable mountain of weapons of mass destruction just awaiting the right moment to unleash its Shia ravage upon the stainless West? Of course, it was a lie,

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-12). U.S., Israeli lawmakers call for genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. mronline.org An Israeli MK called for nuclear weapons to be used on Gaza.

Editor (2023-10-12). As conservatives ramp up opposition to Ukraine war, Dems dodge The Grayzone. mronline.org As a budget showdown looms in Congress, MAGA Republicans are alone in challenging the vast quantities of American weapons and cash being funneled to Kiev, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warning The Grayzone that increasing escalation could turn the proxy war into a "potential nuclear conflict." When approached for comment, progressive members of the 'Squad' dodged our questions.

infobrics (2023-10-12). Did Western weapons smuggled from Ukraine help fuel Israel-Gaza conflict?>. infobrics.org It's a big question whether Hamas would've ever dared to attack the IDF had it not been so heavily armed. Thus, it can be said that the Neo-Nazi junta now also has the blood of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians on its hands. However, the responsibility equally lies with its principal backers, NATO and the US.

Jeffrey St. Clair (2023-10-12). Some Young Lives Matter More Than Others, Some Don't Seem to Matter at All. counterpunch.org How many children will Biden's shipment of weapons to Israel kill? How many limbs will be lost? How many small heads will be crushed in the rubble? Will we see the bodies our bombs have mutilated? Get a body count of the deaths our tax dollars have underwritten? What doctrine of just war decrees that the deaths of children justify the killing of more children?

Palestine Action. (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…

Patricia Harrity (2023-10-12). The Gain of Function (GOF) Lab Leaked Bioweapon Story is Pure Science Fiction. expose-news.com by Simon Lee, Science Officer, Anew UK Post 9/11 fear porn sets the scene Post 9/11, bioweapons became a major concern pushed by the mainstream media with scary stories about labs genetically …

Robert Koehler (2023-10-12). Hardening Ourselves into Weapons. counterpunch.org Something happened on Tuesday, as I began researching this column — I wound up having to give myself a COVID test. A good friend had just tested positive and, well, we had recently gotten together. I needed to see if I was OK. I note this not because there was bad news — I tested