WSWS (2024-01-23). The mass mobilisation against the far-right Alternative for Germany and the fight against fascism. wsws.org The mass protests against the fascist Alternative for Germany (AfD) are part of an international movement against the right-wing politics of the ruling class and show the enormous opposition to anti-refugee propaganda, war and inequality. It is important to develop this into a conscious movement of the working class against the government and capitalism.
Frank Cappello (2024-01-23). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Michael Clayton (w/ Matt Strackbein). levernews.com
Javier Tolcachier (2024-01-23). The integration of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean: A revolutionary way out. pressenza.com From 22 to 24 February next, the Latin American and Caribbean Day of Peoples' Integration will take place in Foz do Iguaàßú, at the apex between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay known as the Triple Frontier. | The aim of the conclave, which is expected to bring together around five thousand activists from different parts of the region, is to establish a dialogue to discuss the systemic crisis of capitalism, the threats to peace, the sovereignty of the peoples, and to make an economic, political and cultural diagnosis of the challenges facing Our America in a context of global right-wing advances. | The meetin…
Jonah Raskin (2024-01-23). Is Michael Gaylord James of Rising Up Angry Still Angry? counterpunch.org 
Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald once said famously that "There are no second acts in American lives." Fitzgerald changed his mind, at least for New York City. In the midst of the Depression, when New York looked bleak economically speaking, he wrote, "There was certainly to be a second act to New York's boom days." He was right about
jamanetwork (2024-01-23). Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Decision. jamanetwork.com This retrospective analysis compares symptoms of depression and anxiety before and after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade between residents in states with abortion triggers vs those in states without trigger laws.
bbc.com (2024-01-24). Russian jet crashes carrying Ukrainian PoWsA Russian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane has crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine. | | Russia's ministry of defence said 65 captured Ukrainian military were on the plane heading to Belgorod region for a prisoner exchange.
Freddy Brewster (2024-01-24). Airlines Filed 1,800 Reports Warning Regulators About Boeing's 737 Max. levernews.com 
Kevin Gosztola (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…
presstv.ir (2024-01-23). Iranian Army receives giant fleet of indigenous combat, reconnaissance drones. presstv.ir The Islamic Republic of Iran Army receives large numbers of strategic combat, reconnaissance, destruction and radar drones.
Staff (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. …
Valeriy Krylko (2024-01-23). Latest Wonder Weapon Being Provided to Ukraine Unlikely to Turn the Tide in War. covertactionmagazine.com But It Will Widen the Conflict and Represents Another Escalation Directed Against Russia On January 6, Denmark announced that it would be transferring 19 American-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the second quarter of 2024. Last August, the Biden administration approved sending F-16s—which are made by Lockheed Martin—to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands. …
Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-24). NATO signs millions-worth deals to acquire weapons. plenglish.com Brussels, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday signed additional contracts worth 1.2 billion dollars to acquire armaments in light of a recent plan that has already secured war orders for over 10 billion dollars.
W. T. Whitney, Jr. (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.
The Canary. (2024-01-23). Palestine Action Disrupts Israel's Arms Trade In The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org First, Palestine Action targeted logistics companies belonging to Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and Palletline on 17 January, as part of a widespread direct action campaign against Israel's biggest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, and the companies which facilitate their weapons manufacturing in Britain and their arms exports to Israel. | K+N's Milton Keynes branch and their subsidiary in London, Nacaro cargo insurance, were targeted overnight. At the company's Milton Keynes industrial site, which specialises in road transportation, activists sprayed the entire front of the building in blood-red paint and shattered wind…
John Laforge, Counter Punch. (2024-01-23). Blocking The Doors Of The Nuclear Ban Treaty Blockers. popularresistance.org The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (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 deliberate detonations of the most poisonous and overwhelmingly destructive weapons in human history. (Universalization would also end today's regular use of nuclear weapons which are employed by nine governments the way bank robbers use a pistol: without pulling the trigger, they still get the loot. It's no deterrence but armed robbery.)…
Anthony Donovan (2024-01-23). NYC: Vigil to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on the 3rd Anniversary of the TPNW. pressenza.com 
January 22nd, 2024 A vigil outside the U.S. UN Mission across from the United Nations with members of Peace Action NY, Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World, Pax Christi NY, The Catholic Worker, Veterans For Peace, PSR, and ICAN gathered today in front of the United Nations to commemorate and celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of the entry into force (becoming international law) of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). | In contrast to and fully aware that in just 9 days, the universities, corporations, national labs, contractors, and government agencies of our entire nuclear weapon "Enterprise…
Anthony Donovan (2024-01-23). NYC: Vigil to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on the 3rd Anniversary of the TPNW. pressenza.com
Mark Curtis (2024-01-23). U.K. Agrees to Come to Ukraine's Future Defence. Bonanza for British Weapons Industry. IMF Shock Treatment for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
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 …
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 …
Pro-Palestine activists picketed a Ferra Engineering factory to protest its provision of weapons components to Israel. Alex Bainbridge reports.