(2024-01-19). Commune or Nothing! Communes Against Capitalism. mronline.org
(2024-01-19). The Hostile Architecture of Late Stage Capitalism. counterpunch.org 
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will undoubtedly set the course for future dealings with the homeless population. That already sounds ominous, right? The case involves the city of Grants Pass, Oregon and the practice of banning individuals from using means to protect themselves from the elements when occupying public spaces. By that I mean items like blankets.
(2024-01-19). Accumulation of Death: How Israel's Genocide in Gaza Serves U.S. Imperialism, w/ Prof. Ali Kadri. thealtworld.com Where does Israel's genocide in Gaza fit in to our late stage global imperialist order? What does it mean about the role of Zionism in the Middle East? How do the U.S. wars on other Middle Eastern countries factor in? How has China managed to escape this and the neoliberal rot that has consumed so much of the world? And how come some Western Marxists get it so wrong? | To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Ali Kadri, author of many books including "Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment," "The Unmaking of Arab Socialism," "China's Path to Development: Against Neol…
(2024-01-19). Argentina's far-right libertarian president warns in Davos, "the West is in danger" peoplesdispatch.org The Argentine president also said that "socialism is an impoverishing model that failed", blamed the economic crisis on "radical feminism" and denied climate change.
(2024-01-19). UN-contracted cargo plane crashes in Somalia. ecns.cn A United Nations-contracted cargo plane carrying humanitarian supplies for the World Food Programme crashed while landing on an airstrip in El-Barde in Somalia's South West State, the UN reported on Thursday.
(2024-01-19). Saturday 1/20: CODEPINK S.F. Bay Winter Gathering. indybay.org Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library, Russell Street @MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley…
(2024-01-19). The Thomas Crown Affair Houthi Style. sonar21.com 
Please do not interpret this piece as making light of the U.S. and U.K. bombing of the Houthis in Yemen. There are people dying on the ground and that is no laughing matter. The reason for my title is that the U.S. and U.K are acting like the clumsy cops chasing Pierce Brosnan in the movie, The Thomas Crown Affair. Watch the following snippet from the movie and I think you'll grasp my point: | Yep. The Houthis are moving their missiles and drones around in the same fashion that all of the Bowler hatted, wool-coat wearing, Pierce Brosnan look-alikes are doing as they run around the museum exchanging fake…
(2024-01-19). Gaza War offers the ultimate marketing tool for Israeli arms companies. mronline.org As investors worldwide drop cash on Israeli start-ups for 'battle-tested' weapons, defence tech CEOs are poised to be the war's only victors.
(2024-01-19). Asking President Biden to Sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty. pressenza.com 
January 22, 2024, marks the third anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). To date, 70 nations have ratified the treaty. NuclearBan.US, on behalf of 120 national, state, and local organizations, delivered a letter to President Biden urging him to sign the treaty exactly one year ago and is still awaiting a response. | This is a summary of the full letter to President Biden: | It's the right thing to do. According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the world stands closer to "doomsday" than at any point even during the darkest days of the Cold War. Even one…
(2024-01-19). Blocking the Doors of the Treaty Blockers & the Nuclear Ban Treaty's 3d Anniversary. counterpunch.org 
This weekend marks the 3d anniversary of the coming-into-force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. (disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/tpnw/) The TPNW now has seventy "states parties" and two dozen governments moving to see it ratified. The Entry Into Force anniversary will be celebrated all over the world as the best means of preventing accidental or