WSWS (2023-12-08). Trump threatens dictatorship, but "Genocide Joe" is no alternative. wsws.org The threat of a personalist Trump dictatorship is now being acknowledged by the Democrats and the corporate media, but they offer no way out of the crisis of American capitalism except imperialist war.

WSWS (2023-12-08). "Helen was our comrade, friend and fighter. She was an indefatigable fighter for the working class and socialism" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute given by Larry Porter, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US), to Helen Halyard.

The Independent (2023-12-07). Two dead after truck rams into 13 cars, motorcyle at Namboole. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | A truck has failed to brake at the Namboole interchange along the Kampala-Jinja road Thursday and rammed into 13 vehicles and two boda bodas, killing two people instantly. Police confirmed the incident, and said investigations into the cause of the crash have kicked off and the hunt for …

The Independent (2023-12-08). Henok Teferra Shawl is new Managing Director for Boeing Africa. independent.co.ug Based in Addis Ababa, Teferra Shawl positioned to strengthen Boeing operations and relationships across the African continent Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Boeing has appointed Henok Teferra Shawl as the new managing director for Boeing Africa to strengthen the company's operations and relationships across the African continent. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Henok …

CODEPINK (2023-12-07). Peace Coalition Floods US Senate with Demands Ceasefire in Gaza in Day of Action. globalresearch.ca

Codepink (2023-12-07). Friday 12/8: Shutdown Lockheed Martin. No Weapons for Genocide. indybay.org Lockheed Martin Office, 275 Battery St. (@ Sacramento), San Francisco Financial District…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-07). US Tells Israel Not to Strike the Houthis in Yemen. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has asked Israel not to respond to recent attacks by Yemen's Houthis, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, have fired missiles and drones at Israel in response to the Israeli onslaught in Gaza and have targeted Israeli-linked commercial ships in the Red Sea. US …

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-07). US Looks to Help Ukraine Increase Its Own Weapons Production. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian officials traveled to Washington this week to attend a conference on building up Ukraine's own military industrial complex to reduce its reliance on the West for military equipment. Opening the conference on Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the US and its allies would work to strengthen "Ukraine's defense industrial base, both to …

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-07). Officials Admit West Sabotaged Ukraine Peace Deal With Russia. popularresistance.org The United States has played a key role in fueling the wars in both Israel-Palestine and Ukraine. | The US government has sought to prevent peace in Gaza, vetoing resolutions in the UN Security Council that call for a ceasefire, while sending weapons to Israel to help it bomb densely populated civilian areas, contributing to the killing of more than 15,000 Palestinians, approximately 70% of whom are women and children. | Since 2022, Washington has done exactly the same in Ukraine, torpedoing peace proposals that Russia had supported. | This has been confirmed by numerous sources, including the former leader of Ge…

infobrics (2023-12-07). Washington Post tacitly admits Kiev regime is losing. infobrics.org The political West has been (ab)using hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians as cannon fodder against Russia while heavily exploiting their country. In addition, the weapons that were supposed to be "game changers" turned out to be nothing more than a ludicrous myth of the Western "technological superiority".

Olivia Rosane (2023-12-07). More Than 1,000 UK Union Workers Blockade 4 Weapons Factories That Arm Israel. truthout.org More than 1,000 union members with Workers for a Free Palestine blockaded four weapons factories in the United Kingdom Thursday that make components for planes being used by Israel to bomb Gaza. The workers, who include teachers and healthcare and hospitality professionals, said they had shut down plants in Bournemouth, Lancashire, Brighton, and Glasgow. "As healthcare workers, we are tired of… |

Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, MasarBadil. (2023-12-07). Call To Workers Of The World: Block The Ships Of Israeli Genocide! popularresistance.org The Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, calls on all labour activists, trade unionists and workers' organizations to take action to block Israeli ships, refuse to load or unload them, and refuse to transport weapons of war to the Israeli occupation currently waging a genocide against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip. | We have already seen several important actions around the world, first and foremost the actions of the Yemeni military and people in blocking the use of Yemeni seas for the transportation and passage of Zionist ships and cargo.

Global Ecosocialist Network. (2023-12-06). COP28 — We Need To Challenge The Power Of Fossil Fuel Capitalism. popularresistance.org Despite the fact that we are teetering on the edge of the climate cliff, capitalist governments are far from the drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and carbon drawdown necessary to prevent this "temporary" temperature rise from becoming the norm, setting us well on the path to an unlivable planet for the majority of the world's human and non-human population. On the contrary, emissions have steadily increased during the past few years. | The environmental destruction caused by wars, occupations and the military-industrial complex are compounding the crisis. The shift away from fossil fuels to renewabl…

Frank Cappello (2023-12-05). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Zoolander (w/ Brian Morabito). levernews.com

Julio C. Gambina (2023-12-05). Argentina — Restauración conservadora bajo régimen constitucional. globalizacion.ca Los golpes de Estado desde 1930 a 1976 tenían como propósito esencial restaurar en el gobierno al bloque de poder terrateniente y del capital externo, hegemónico en la construcción del capitalismo local a fines del siglo XIX. | Con la ley…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-12-05). We Can Have Either Billionaires or Democracy. Not Both. counterpunch.org The wealthy are so secure in the protections they have from democratic curbs on their financial power that their biggest worries, as per the UBS report, include "geopolitical tensions," inflation, recession, and higher interest rates. Fears around a "tight jobs market" and "stricter sustainability rules," fall low on their list. In other words, they feel secure against threats of wage rebellions and government regulations.

geo.tv (2023-12-05). YouTuber Trevor Daniel Jacob jailed for 'staging' dangerous plane crash. geo.tv YouTuber Trevor Daniel Jacob pleaded guilty to obstructing an investigation by deliberately destroying the wreckage after the incident.

Dean Baker (2023-12-05). How Does a Person's Lived Experience Tell them the Local Economy Is Good, but the National Economy is in the Tank? counterpunch.org All the normal economic data tell us that people should feel pretty good about the economy right now. Unemployment has been below 4.0 percent for 21 consecutive months for the first time in more than half a century. Tens of millions of people have left jobs they didn't like to find better ones. As a

Codepink (2023-12-05). Friday 12/8: Shutdown Lockheed Martin. No Weapons for Genocide. indybay.org Lockheed Martin Office, 275 Battery St. (@ Sacramento), San Francisco Financial District…

Codepink (2023-12-06). Friday 12/8: Shutdown Lockheed Martin. No Weapons for Genocide. indybay.org Lockheed Martin Office, 275 Battery St. (@ Sacramento), San Francisco Financial District…

geo.tv (2023-12-06). At least 85 civilians killed in Nigerian army's botched drone strike. geo.tv Drones mistakenly struck the village of Tudun Biri as residents celebrating a Muslim festival…

Unicorn Riot (2023-12-05). Blockade Protest Disrupts Raytheon at University of Arizona Tech Park. unicornriot.ninja

Ari Tolany, Lillian Mauldin, Janet Abou-Elias, Women for Weapons Trade Transparency, In These Times. (2023-12-05). How Israel Got An Endless Supply Of US-Made 'Smart' Bombs. popularresistance.org The United States has had the authority to quietly transfer precise-guided munitions, or PGMs, to Israel for the past three years through a little-noticed provision passed by Congress in January 2021. | Section 1275 of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) allows a limitless transfer of PGMs from U.S. reserve stocks to Israel's stockpile without normal congressional notifications, as long as U.S "combat readiness" isn't compromised.

infobrics (2023-12-05). Anti-Russian senior German politician calls for EU to have nuclear weapons. infobrics.org The objective would be to protect Europe from Moscow, which is naively seen as a "threat" by pro-Western European politicians.

Angela (2023-12-05). Friday 12/8: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

David Cronin (2023-12-06). Buying Israel's weapons is a bigger EU priority than aiding Palestinians. electronicintifada.net Ursula von der Leyen is no friend of Gaza's victims.