(2024-01-25). Instrumental Reason and Left Politics. indybay.org In the neoliberal variant of capitalism, postmodern pluralism dominates and with it a reason that is no longer trusted to understand the whole.. For instrumental reason, the actual world is always the best of all possible worlds since the question of a better world cannot arise in it. No problem arises that makes another, not yet existing world necessary or desirable.
(2024-01-25). Joti Brar and Garland Nixon: Parasitic imperialism, episode 1. thecommunists.org Joti Brar, vice-chair of the CPGB-ML, in an introductory discussion on the nature of imperialism, discusses with Garland Nixon the origins of monopoly in the womb of capitalism. They talk about how this huge concentration of wealth into a few massive fortunes, which is accompanied by the immiseration of the vast masses of the world's …
(2024-01-24). Belgorod Plane Attack: Kiev Deliberately Shot Down Plane Carrying Its POWs, Moscow Says. dissidentvoice.org 
Kiev's forces knowingly downed a Russian plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war that crashed on Wednesday, killing all on board, in order to pin the attack on Moscow, the Defense Ministry has said, adding that Kiev had once again shown its "true colors". In a statement following the incident, the ministry revealed that a Russian IL-76 cargo plane had crashed in …
(2024-01-24). Will Biden Rescind Trump's Boeing Immunity Deal? levernews.com Allegations of fraud in a recent federal lawsuit — if substantiated — could empower President Biden's Justice Department to rescind a controversial deferred prosecution agreement granted to Boeing by Donald Trump's administration and blessed by an archconservative judge in the wake of two 737 Max crashes, according to experts interviewed by The Lever. The deal, which has long been criticized by crash victims' families and recently challenged in court by air safety advocates, allowed Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution on fraud charges and shielded Boeing's senior executives from such prosecution a…
(2024-01-25). Alaska Airlines CEO says many of the carrier's Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes have loose bolts. wsws.org The CEO of Alaska Airlines said an inspection of its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets showed there are loose bolts on many of the company's planes.
(2024-01-24). Airlines Filed 1,800 Reports Warning Regulators About Boeing's 737 Max. levernews.com 
(2024-01-24). Airlines Filed 1,800 Reports Warning Regulators About Boeing's 737 Max. levernews.com
(2024-01-24). Will Biden Rescind Trump's Boeing Immunity Deal? levernews.com
(2024-01-24). Texas Drone Restrictions Opposed By Journalists Once Again Upheld By US Appeals Court. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. A United States appeals court refused to reverse a prior decision that upheld provisions in a Texas state law, which may be used to criminalize journalists who gather news by flying drones. In 2019, the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Texas Press Association, and a freelance reporter named Joe Pappalardo sued Texas state officials and urged the U.S. Dist…
(2024-01-24). "The Military-Industrial Complex: An Unseen Beneficiary of War. muslimmirror.com By Hadiqa Maryam Abbasi Today, the world is grappling with horrible wars, whether it's the Russia-Ukraine, the Israel-Palestine war, or any other conflict. Innocent civilians are the ultimate victims of dumb bombs, bunker busters, artillery shells, mortars, and pellet guns. But, who is the winner in these destructive war episodes? The states? The people? No. …
(2024-01-25). Korean movements demand: South Korea, stop arming Israel! peoplesdispatch.org 
On January 19, 150 people protested in front of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) office in the city of Daejeon, demanding the South Korean government stop arming Israel. While Palestine may seem like a distant conflict to South Koreans, the South Korean military-industrial complex is a key pillar in the Israeli war machine. According …
(2024-01-25). Stop Bombing Hospitals: Genocide Manufactured in the Bay. indybay.org Healthcare workers protest, disrupt work at L3Harris for its role in manufacturing weapons technology for Israel…
(2024-01-24). Activists defy intimidation, shut down Ferra weapons factory. greenleft.org.au 
Pro-Palestine activists picketed a Ferra Engineering factory to protest its provision of weapons components to Israel. Alex Bainbridge reports.
(2024-01-24). A Moment Of Historic Danger: It Is Still 90 Seconds To Midnight. popularresistance.org Ominous trends continue to point the world toward global catastrophe. The war in Ukraine and the widespread and growing reliance on nuclear weapons increase the risk of nuclear escalation. China, Russia, and the United States are all spending huge sums to expand or modernize their nuclear arsenals, adding to the ever-present danger of nuclear war through mistake or miscalculation. | In 2023, Earth experienced its hottest year on record, and massive floods, wildfires, and other climate-related disasters affected millions of people around the world. Meanwhile, rapid and worrisome developments in the life sciences a…
(2024-01-24). The terror returns: Cuba discloses latest attacks by the U.S. mronline.org 
When the U.S. government launched its so-called "Global War on Terror" after the al Qaeda attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S.-led terror attacks against Cuba had already been ongoing for over 40 years.
(2024-01-25). Ukraine in 2024: Offering Up the Personal Data and Lives of its Citizens to Western Powers. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitri Kovalevich In January, Ukraine was again shaken by large-scale corruption scandals, primarily related to the Defense Ministry. Against this background, Volodymyr Zelensky stepped up his pleas to Western countries to send more money and more weapons to his beleaguered regime in Kiev. Back at the end of 2023, Zelensky demanded that Ukrainian journalists keep…
(2024-01-25). U.S. President & Congress screwed U.S. victims of U.S. nuclear-weapons tests so as to fund more weapons. theduran.com