Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-05: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-12-04). Helen Halyard (1950-2023), a tribute to a life dedicated to the victory of world socialism. wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute given by David North to Helen Halyard, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Party and the International Committee of the Fourth International for more than half a century, who died suddenly at the age of 73 on November 28. North's remarks opened a memorial meeting for Helen held Sunday, December 3.

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.

Ron Jacobs (2023-12-04). The Heartbreak of a Fatal Crash Compounded. counterpunch.org A school trip to an amusement park. The West Bank near Jerusalem. An extremely rainy day causing some parents to hesitate about sending their children on the trip. The children, however, are so excited about the day's potential fun they convince the hesitant parents to let them go. The bus hired to ferry the children to the park

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

Dr. William Makis (2023-12-04). 39-year-old Canadian Pilot Dan Boken (Training to Become Boeing 737 Captain at Canadian North) Was Killed by COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-12-04). Boeing CEO David Calhoun Made $22.5 Million in 2023 While Boeing's Weapons Kill Civilians in Senseless U.S. Wars. covertactionmagazine.com Calhoun Also Received $15 Million in Extra Stock Shares! He and Other Top Defense Contractor Executives Are Being Put on Trial by Citizen-Peace Group Holding Them Accountable for Their Crimes Life is great for Boeing CEO David Calhoun,[1] who was paid a salary of $22.5 million in 2023 and received a bonus of $15 million …

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-04). Fuerzas rebeldes huitíes de Yemen atacan barcos de EE.UU. y Reino Unido. telesurtv.net A su vez, el Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU. también confirmó que el destructor USS Carney interceptó dos drones que se dirigían hacia él.

_____ (2023-12-04). Israel Reopens the Gaza Slaughterhouse. transcend.org 1 Dec 2023 – The skies over Gaza are filled — after a seven-day truce — with projectiles of death. The Gazan concentration camp is a cacophony of explosions and cries for help beneath collapsed buildings. Warplanes. Attack helicopters. Drones. Artillery shells. Tank shells. Mortars. Bombs. Missiles.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-04). Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Slams American Non-Interventionists. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has hit out at Americans who prefer a less interventionist foreign policy, smearing them as isolationists who want to see the US "retreat from responsibility." Austin, a former Raytheon board member, made the comments in a speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California on Saturday. "You know, in …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-04). After 30 years of climate alarmism, a new book challenges the climate catastrophe doctrine. expose-news.com At a time when the United Nations ("UN"), its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ("IPCC") and the world's governments are demanding that trillions of dollars be invested in their "Net Zero" project, …

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.

Angela (2023-12-04). 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…

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-04). Islamic Resistance says hit Al-Baghdadi Israeli post with appropriate weapons. english.almanar.com.lb

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2023-12-04: News Headlines

Pete Dolack (2023-12-03). If Capitalism is 'Natural,' Why Was so Much Force Used to Build it? counterpunch.org Image by Etienne Girardet. | If capitalism is such a natural outcome of human nature, why were systematic violence and draconian laws necessary to establish it? And if greed is the primary motivation for human beings, how could the vast majority of human existence have been in hunter-gatherer societies in which cooperation was the most valuable behavior? | Cheerleaders for capitalism — who generate endless arguments that greed is not only good but the dominant human motivation — tend to not dwell on the origination of the system, either implying it has always been with us or that it is the "natural…

WSWS (2023-12-04). Helen Halyard (1950-2023), a tribute to a life dedicated to the victory of world socialism. wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute given by David North to Helen Halyard, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Party and the International Committee of the Fourth International for more than half a century, who died suddenly at the age of 73 on November 28. North's remarks opened a memorial meeting for Helen held Sunday, December 3.

Tom Karlson (2023-12-04). POETRY: the oligarchs (a short list). peoplesworld.org greed rules any nationality any size shape white and male oligarchs created by theft Balzac tells all "behind every great fortune is a great crime" the Rusky oligarchs begat 1991 socialism falls free market time everything is up for grabs eight-million square miles minerals, oil, gas, steel, health care wheat and land sunflowers kopeks on …

Ron Jacobs (2023-12-04). The Heartbreak of a Fatal Crash Compounded. counterpunch.org A school trip to an amusement park. The West Bank near Jerusalem. An extremely rainy day causing some parents to hesitate about sending their children on the trip. The children, however, are so excited about the day's potential fun they convince the hesitant parents to let them go. The bus hired to ferry the children to the park

Dr. William Makis (2023-12-04). 39-year-old Canadian Pilot Dan Boken (Training to Become Boeing 737 Captain at Canadian North) Was Killed by COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca

Students for a Democratic Society, Fight Back News!. (2023-12-03). Statement On FSU's Attempted Repression Of Pro-Palestinian Activism. popularresistance.org Tallahassee, Florida — Since October 11th, Florida State University SDS has been involved in actions in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people. Throughout this campaign, the students at FSU have made specific demands of our university. Our demands are that President Richard McCullough rewrite the shameful letter to FSU students that only mentioned Israeli students' grief and trauma, that the university cut all ties with Boeing which builds the airplanes that drop bombs on innocent Palestinians, and that FSU ends its support of Zionist organizations like Hillel & Chabad and their birthright pro…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-12-04). Boeing CEO David Calhoun Made $22.5 Million in 2023 While Boeing's Weapons Kill Civilians in Senseless U.S. Wars. covertactionmagazine.com Calhoun Also Received $15 Million in Extra Stock Shares! He and Other Top Defense Contractor Executives Are Being Put on Trial by Citizen-Peace Group Holding Them Accountable for Their Crimes Life is great for Boeing CEO David Calhoun,[1] who was paid a salary of $22.5 million in 2023 and received a bonus of $15 million …

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-04). Fuerzas rebeldes huitíes de Yemen atacan barcos de EE.UU. y Reino Unido. telesurtv.net A su vez, el Departamento de Defensa de EE.UU. también confirmó que el destructor USS Carney interceptó dos drones que se dirigían hacia él.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-12-03). Israel Reopens The Gaza Slaughterhouse. popularresistance.org The skies over Gaza are filled — after a seven-day truce — with projectiles of death. Warplanes. Attack helicopters. Drones. Artillery shells. Tank shells. Mortars. Bombs. Missiles. Gaza is a cacophony of explosions and forlorn screams and cries for help beneath collapsed buildings. Fear, once again, is coiling itself around every heart in the Gazan concentration camp. | By Friday evening, 184 Palestinians — including three journalists and two doctors — had been killed by Israeli air strikes in the north, south and central Gaza, and at least 589 injured, according to the Ministry of Health…

_____ (2023-12-04). Israel Reopens the Gaza Slaughterhouse. transcend.org 1 Dec 2023 – The skies over Gaza are filled — after a seven-day truce — with projectiles of death. The Gazan concentration camp is a cacophony of explosions and cries for help beneath collapsed buildings. Warplanes. Attack helicopters. Drones. Artillery shells. Tank shells. Mortars. Bombs. Missiles.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-04). Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Slams American Non-Interventionists. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has hit out at Americans who prefer a less interventionist foreign policy, smearing them as isolationists who want to see the US "retreat from responsibility." Austin, a former Raytheon board member, made the comments in a speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California on Saturday. "You know, in …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-04). After 30 years of climate alarmism, a new book challenges the climate catastrophe doctrine. expose-news.com At a time when the United Nations ("UN"), its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ("IPCC") and the world's governments are demanding that trillions of dollars be invested in their "Net Zero" project, …

Angela (2023-12-04). 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…

Angela (2023-12-03). 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…

Palestine Action. (2023-12-03). Recruiters Drop Elbit Systems After Campaign. popularresistance.org After weeks of action, the sole recruiters for the British operations of Israel's largest weapons company, Elbit Systems, have confirmed via email to Palestine Action that they ended their association with Elbit on the evening of the 29th November. For two months, activists in the Palestine Action network had disrupted iO Associates at their premises across the country, to impede their ability to recruit roles for Israel's war machine. | iO Associates recruited the likes of engineers, software developers, and finance staff for positions across the sites of the British branch of Israel's largest weapons company, E…

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-04). Islamic Resistance says hit Al-Baghdadi Israeli post with appropriate weapons. english.almanar.com.lb

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