(2024-08-23). Democracy Now! 2024-08-23 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for August 23, 2024; "Historic Moment": Barbara Ransby on the Symbolism & Shortcomings of Kamala Harris's Nomination; Watch: Palestinian American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn't Allow on Stage; Thousands March Against U.S. Arming of Israel as Harris Accepts Presidential Nomination; How Shirley Chisholm & Fannie Lou Hamer Paved the Way for Kamala Harris; "Two Faces of American Capitalism": Juan González on What the RNC & DNC Reveal About U.S. Politics; "A Generational Fight": Political Organizers on Kamala Harris, Defeating Authoritarianism & More; &…
(2024-08-23). Consciousness raising: personal and social — The struggle for change. workers.org 
The process of raising social consciousness about the need for revolutionary socialism parallels the process of raising personal consciousness in psychotherapy. People are brought up by people. Their original primary caretaker(s) are responsible for their existing, surviving and thriving even from before the moment of birth, usually until pre-adolescence, when . . . |
(2024-08-23). Xi urges advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics on 120th birth anniversary of Deng Xiaoping. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping lauded the "outstanding contributions" of late leader Deng Xiaoping and urged advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics initiated by Deng, as the country marked Deng's 120th birth anniversary on Thursday.
(2024-08-23). Cuban Women's Federation celebrates its 64th anniversary. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) Intending to make a decisive contribution to safeguarding the Revolution, defending socialism, and promoting sustainable prosperity for the nation, the Cuban Women's Federation (FMC) is celebrating its 64th anniversary on Friday.
(2024-08-22). Plane carrying 9 people crashes in Thailand. ecns.cn All nine people aboard including 5 Chinese nationals were confirmed dead in the crash on Thursday.
(2024-08-23). Plane carrying 9 people crashes in Thailand. ecns.cn All nine people aboard including 5 Chinese nationals were confirmed dead in the crash on Thursday.
(2024-08-23). Hezbollah targets Israeli military sites with 'squadron of attack drones'. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah has carried out fresh retaliatory attacks against a number of strategic Israeli military positions in the northern part of the occupied territories.
(2024-08-23). Ukraine launches drone attacks on Moscow. ecns.cn Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones that were shot down by air defenses in what Russian officials called one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since its special military operation in Ukraine began in February 2022.
(2024-08-23). Pashinyan exacerbates Armenia's strategic blockade, turns it into NATO hub against Iran, Russia. infobrics.org Pashinyan is not only enabling NATO to undermine the much-needed dismantling of the so-called "rules-based world order", but he's also destroying Armenia's one remaining strategic option. Namely, Yerevan has been building closer ties with India, perhaps the sole decent move of the Pashinyan regime. This includes the acquisition of weapons from Delhi. Iran was crucial in the implementation of this strategy, but with the deployment of US troops in Syunik, Pashinyan managed to destroy Armenia's last strategic option besides Russia.
(2024-08-23). The role of U.S. weapons for Israel. workers.org 
Prior to October 7, 2023, Israel and the U.S. had a sweet deal. The U.S. sent Israel $3.8 billion each year to be provided through 2028 to maintain its Qualitative Military Edge (QME). According to the military experts quoted in the June 29 Reuters article, the U.S. must provide better . . . |
(2024-08-23). Which countries' weapons is Ukraine using in Russia incursion? aljazeera.com Reports say several NATO countries, including UK and Germany, have allowed Ukraine to use their weapons in Kursk.