(2025-01-22). Hyperimperialism, The Fall Of Syria And Capitalist Gangsters. popularresistance.org As 2025 begins, California is on fire. And it feels like much of the rest of the world is burning, too. From the slaughter in the Middle East to a new Cold War brewing in Asia, everywhere we look is filled with uncertainty. | At home, the California wildfires have exposed much of the true face of capitalism. From prison laborers risking their lives for pennies by fighting the blazes to massive price hikes for rents in Southern California, the U.S. is crumbling. | Yet externally, America is as aggressive as ever. Only last month, it helped force through a coup against the Assad government in Syria, and Trump has m…
(2025-01-22). Elon Musk's 'come-to-Zionism moment' and his DOGE dancing troupe. newarab.com 
Elon Musk, the obscenely wealthy, self-appointed messiah of the digital age, wields influence like a neural network running on overload. | Hailed by some as a genius in the pantheon of Western capitalism, his ventures range from
(2025-01-22). Pilots Survive Military Plane Crash in Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The two pilots of a military aircraft have survived after the warplane crashed in Iran's northwestern province of Hamedan on Wednesday.
(2025-01-22). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-01-22). Now the US wants to fly its drones out of the UK — despite widespread outrage. thecanary.co Protestors led by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and Drone Wars will gather outside the main gates of RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire at 1pm on Saturday 25 January to oppose plans to fly US Global Hawk drones from the base. The protest comes as the newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump once again repeated his […] | By
(2025-01-22). What Americans Now Need Most: A Farewell to Grand Fortune. counterpunch.org Over three score years ago, President Dwight Eisenhower had a warning for America. "We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex," Eisenhower exhorted in his 1961 farewell address as president. "The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." "We must never let the weight of this combination," Ike continued, "endanger our liberties or democratic processes."
(2025-01-22). Unmasked: The Secret Life of the Deadliest Arms Dealer Operating with CIA Cover. covertactionmagazine.com Over recent decades, a clandestine network of weapons tycoons has been silently enabling global conflicts. The resulting covert operations, often hidden from public view, have profound impacts on international stability and human lives. Today, these figures continue to arm warring factions, perpetuating violence and bloodshed. With close ties to intelligence agencies, they operate with near-impunity, …
(2025-01-22). Unmasked: The Secret Life of the Deadliest Arms Dealer Operating with CIA Cover. covertactionmagazine.com Over recent decades, a clandestine network of weapons tycoons has been silently enabling global conflicts. The resulting covert operations, often hidden from public view, have profound impacts on international stability and human lives. Today, these figures continue to arm warring factions, perpetuating violence and bloodshed. With close ties to intelligence agencies, they operate with near-impunity, …
(2025-01-21). Vijay Prashad: Hyperimperialism, the Fall of Syria and Capitalist Gangers. mintpressnews.com As 2025 begins, California is on fire. And it feels like much of the rest of the world is burning, too. From the slaughter in the Middle East to a new Cold War brewing in Asia, everywhere we look is filled with uncertainty. | At home, the California wildfires have exposed much of the true face of capitalism. From prison laborers risking their lives for pennies by fighting the blazes to massive price hikes for rents in Southern California, the U.S. is crumbling. | Yet externally, America is as aggressive as ever. Only last month, it helped force through a coup against the Assad government in Syria, and Trump has m…
(2025-01-21). Despised: The Poor white Trash Manifesto, Part V. popularresistance.org The petit-bourgeois whites are a non-thinking tail to the kite of the dominant wing of capitalism. Appearance is everything; dialectics is a cross to the liberal vampire. | It is not uncommon that they recruit, artificially elevate and reward "diverse" members of the oppressed class who do their bidding. There are such examples which Fox News unabashedly refers to as "diversity hires." On our side of the class barricades, we should be careful of those possessing the appearance of militancy but not critically grasping the essence of Marxism. Independent thinkers are a problem for the PMC.
(2025-01-21). As viruses spread in Los Angeles shelters, fire survivors discuss the class issues. wsws.org The Palisades and Eaton fires, which continue to ravage large parts of Southern California, serve as stark reminders of the systemic failures in disaster management under capitalism.
(2025-01-21). Vijay Prashad: Hyperimperialism, the Fall of Syria and Capitalist Gangers. mintpressnews.com As 2025 begins, California is on fire. And it feels like much of the rest of the world is burning, too. From the slaughter in the Middle East to a new Cold War brewing in Asia, everywhere we look is filled with uncertainty. | At home, the California wildfires have exposed much of the true face of capitalism. From prison laborers risking their lives for pennies by fighting the blazes to massive price hikes for rents in Southern California, the U.S. is crumbling. | Yet externally, America is as aggressive as ever. Only last month, it helped force through a coup against the Assad government in Syria, and Trump has m…
(2025-01-21). Despised: The Poor white Trash Manifesto, Part V. popularresistance.org The petit-bourgeois whites are a non-thinking tail to the kite of the dominant wing of capitalism. Appearance is everything; dialectics is a cross to the liberal vampire. | It is not uncommon that they recruit, artificially elevate and reward "diverse" members of the oppressed class who do their bidding. There are such examples which Fox News unabashedly refers to as "diversity hires." On our side of the class barricades, we should be careful of those possessing the appearance of militancy but not critically grasping the essence of Marxism. Independent thinkers are a problem for the PMC.
(2025-01-21). Even normal health conditions turn chronic under genocide. electronicintifada.net Sister's constant pain, itching prompts depression and a futile search for overpriced medicine.
(2025-01-21). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-01-21). Leonard Peltier Out of Jail. pressenza.com After 49 years of incarceration, 80-year-old Leonard Peltier has been granted clemency. He will be released from jail and complete his sentence in home confinement. | Leonard was sentenced to two life sentences for the deaths of two FBI agents in Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. He maintains his innocence. The trial that led to his prosecution has widely been seen as unfair, including serious suppression of evidence, FBI coercion, and refusal of witnesses. | We celebrate that Leonard can finally go home to his family and community, but maintain the demand for his long-overdue full pardon. | [image or embed]<...
(2025-01-21). Leonard Peltier Out of Jail. pressenza.com After 49 years of incarceration, 80-year-old Leonard Peltier has been granted clemency. He will be released from jail and complete his sentence in home confinement. | Leonard was sentenced to two life sentences for the deaths of two FBI agents in Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. He maintains his innocence. The trial that led to his prosecution has widely been seen as unfair, including serious suppression of evidence, FBI coercion, and refusal of witnesses. | We celebrate that Leonard can finally go home to his family and community, but maintain the demand for his long-overdue full pardon. | [image or embed]<...
(2025-01-21). Iran Ready for Joint Production of Weapons with Pakistan. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces voiced Iran's preparedness to work with Pakistan in the production of military equipment.
Societies survive and grow when they successfully navigate their contradictions. Eventually, however, accumulating contradictions overwhelm existing means of navigating them. Then social problems arise that persist or worsen inside such societies because they are unsuccessfully navigated or go unattended. Sometimes, the dominant conscious reaction to such social problems is denial, a refusal to see them. Denial of internal social problems displaces navigating the contradictions that cause them. The resulting social decline, like the set of internal contradictions it reflects, is denied and ignored. Instead, narra…
I've already given my Biden economy retrospective, but I want to come back and double down on the main point there, because I think it is incredibly important and largely overlooked. The one thing that Biden's economic performance should clearly establish is the importance of running a full employment economy. There is no better way 
Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, dedicated to holding accountable four weapon manufacturing corporations based in the U.S. Their tribunal amassed copious evidence to prove that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon) and General Atomics (a company which manufactures weaponized drones) are guilty of committing war crimes.
Some of the Palestine Action activists from the so-called Filton 18 appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday 17 January over an action at a weapons factory that supplies genocidal Israel. Of course, they entered not guilty to the charges the state was brining against them — and they also received huge support from crowds […] | By