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2022-09-07: News Headlines

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-07). Yemen Truce, No Hope: Horrible Catastrophe, Just Maybe UN-Led Efforts Will Alleviate It, Says Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com From the US "War on Terror" to the national "Spring" and the Saudi-US "humanitarian intervention," the Yemeni people are being totally disregarded &#1 ; and indiscriminately attacked &#1 ; as well as in every single "peace process," as the country is a stage of international and local elites disputes, just feeding &#1 ; and practicing &#1 ; terror | As Biden approved to sell more weapons to the Saudis allegedly for "defense" purposes, Chomsky is concerned. "The line between offensive and defensive weapons is very blurred," exclusively says the legendary American analyst | Sure not by accident as some say, US-Saud…

Ben Chacko (2022-09-07). Last leader of East Germany, Egon Krenz, on NATO and war in Ukraine. peoplesworld.org BERLIN (Morning Star)—The death of Mikhail Gorbachev last week brought discussion of the collapse of Soviet socialism back to the fore—especially as the neoliberal world order it ushered in is crumbling around us. Just a couple of days before the last leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's death, I sat with the …

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-09-07). Thursday 9/15: Stop the War in Ukraine! Ceasefire Now! $$ for Climate & Healthcare, Not More Weapons! indybay.org 12 Noon: Senator Padilla, 333 Bush St. | 1pm: Senator Feinstein, One Post St.

Georg Auernheimer, Friedrich Homann (2022-09-07). Economic war instead of climate policy & Russia as enemy. indybay.org Sustainability and capitalism do not go together. Because capitalism needs growth and drives environmental destruction. The consequences: Species extinction, drought stress for trees, water scarcity. A consistent climate policy would have to get down to the nitty-gritty, but at present it is overshadowed by the economic war.

Harsha Walia (2022-09-07). We Need a World Without Borders on Our Increasingly Warming Planet. zcomm.org Mass migration is the outcome of the actual crises of capitalism, conquest and climate change…

_____ (2022-09-07). US Military and Biological Activities in the Asian Region. journal-neo.org In recent months, the media of various states have begun publishing more and more revelations about Washington's aggressive policies, especially in the development and testing of bioweapons, which are banned by international conventions and humanitarian law. Frankly speaking, the fact that the United States is using such weapons of mass destruction raises no doubt in …

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-07). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-07). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

WSWS (2022-09-07). Jackson, Mississippi's water disaster is a crime of capitalism. wsws.org The current disaster has been years in the making and was preceded by systemic failures as the city's public water infrastructure became the target for corporate looters and was subjected to criminal neglect by local, state and federal governments.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-09-07). ALBA-TCP se suma a exigencia de liberar tripulación venezolana de Boeing 747 secuestrado en Argentina. telesurtv.net El ALBA-TCP condenó la política injerencista de EE.UU. y ratificó su compromiso con los postulados de la "Proclama de América Latina y el Caribe como Zona de Paz" de la CELAC.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). IAEA Report on Zaporozhye NPP Mentions "Mysterious Shelling" 52 Times, Doesn'tnewsauthor"> Culprits. libya360.wordpress.com Ilya Tsukanov The United Nations nuclear energy watchdog sent a high-level delegation of experts to the massive nuclear power plant last week. Moscow accused Kiev of trying to sabotage the mission via a botched offensive, and of engaging in "nuclear terrorism" by repeatedly attacking and shelling the facility with mortars, drones, and artillery. The International…

Fight Back (2022-09-06). Denver SDS marches to campus police station, demands withdrawal from Pentagon 1033 Program. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On August 31, two dozen students and community members marched to the Auraria Campus Police Department to demand the end of their participation in the Pentagon 1033 Program, which provides military grade weapons to domestic law enforcement agencies. Other demands included the defunding and demilitarization of ACPD by surrendering their weapons. The march was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society. They were joined by the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Movimiento Poder, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Around 4 p.m., the crowd gathered for communal sign making before the…

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-06). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-06). The Crisis Of Success In The United States. oneworld.press The case to be presented here is that none of the internal problems of the United States are matters of "decline." It will be shown, rather, that the problem is that the United States has become too rich, too productive, and too developed to continue much longer as a capitalist country. Or, as Karl Marx said, "The problem with capitalism is capitalism."

Special to People's World (2022-09-06). Bea Lumpkin, still going strong at 104, leads Chicago Labor Day parade. peoplesworld.org Longtime People's World contributor and supporter Bea Lumpkin served as Grand Marshall for the Chicago Labor Day Parade. She got her start as an activist with the Young Communist League in the 1930s, fighting against rising tuition fees, fascism, and militarism. She organized hunger strikes for unemployment relief during the Great Depression and protested the …

Deweylaura (2022-09-06). LGBTQ+ theory, history, and the CPUSA (part 2). cpusa.org The following article has been adapted from a talk presented at the Little Red Schoolhouse in New York City, July 28, 2022. Part 1 was published here. Like other forms of oppression under capitalism, the oppression of gay people gave rise to resistance and struggle. Now let's quickly survey a few of the landmarks …

Editor (2022-09-05). Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Nuclear War. scheerpost.com By Paul Jay / "It's beyond lunacy," say Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg. In their 90s, the two men tirelessly fight to warn people of the need for urgent action to deal with climate change and the threat of nuclear war. Joining Paul Jay, they discuss the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis. | Paul JayPaul Jay is a journalist and filmmaker. He's the founder and host of theAnalysis.news, a video and audio current affairs interview and commentary show and we…

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2022-09-06: News Headlines

Fight Back (2022-09-06). Denver SDS marches to campus police station, demands withdrawal from Pentagon 1033 Program. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On August 31, two dozen students and community members marched to the Auraria Campus Police Department to demand the end of their participation in the Pentagon 1033 Program, which provides military grade weapons to domestic law enforcement agencies. Other demands included the defunding and demilitarization of ACPD by surrendering their weapons. The march was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society. They were joined by the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Movimiento Poder, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Around 4 p.m., the crowd gathered for communal sign making before the…

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-09-06). Thursday 9/15: Stop the War in Ukraine! Ceasefire Now! $$ for Climate & Healthcare, Not More Weapons! indybay.org 12 Noon: Senator Padilla, 333 Bush St. | 1pm: Senator Feinstein, One Post St.

Georg Auernheimer, Friedrich Homann (2022-09-06). Economic war instead of climate policy & Russia as enemy. indybay.org Sustainability and capitalism do not go together. Because capitalism needs growth and drives environmental destruction. The consequences: Species extinction, drought stress for trees, water scarcity. A consistent climate policy would have to get down to the nitty-gritty, but at present it is overshadowed by the economic war.

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-06). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Deweylaura (2022-09-06). LGBTQ+ theory, history, and the CPUSA (part 2). cpusa.org The following article has been adapted from a talk presented at the Little Red Schoolhouse in New York City, July 28, 2022. Part 1 was published here. Like other forms of oppression under capitalism, the oppression of gay people gave rise to resistance and struggle. Now let's quickly survey a few of the landmarks …

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-06). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Staff (2022-09-06). RIP Barbara Ehrenreich: Exposed Inequality in "Nickel and Dimed," Opposed Health-Industrial Complex. democracynow.org We remember the author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich, who has died at the age of 81 after a career exposing inequality and the struggles of regular people in the United States. In a brief interview, Democracy Now! co-host Juan González recalls working with Ehrenreich as part of the Young Lords and says she was instrumental for the movement against the American health-industrial complex. "She's really one of the towering figures of the radical and progressive movement in America, and it's a tremendous loss, not only to her family but to all who knew her and benefited from her work,&#8…

Editor (2022-09-05). Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Nuclear War. scheerpost.com By Paul Jay / "It's beyond lunacy," say Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg. In their 90s, the two men tirelessly fight to warn people of the need for urgent action to deal with climate change and the threat of nuclear war. Joining Paul Jay, they discuss the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the war in Ukraine, and the climate crisis. | Paul JayPaul Jay is a journalist and filmmaker. He's the founder and host of theAnalysis.news, a video and audio current affairs interview and commentary show and we…

_____ (2022-09-05). What Killed America's Peace Movement? popularresistance.org More than six months into Russia-Ukraine war, peace seems increasingly out of reach. The United States, for its part, is continuing to send tens of billions of dollars to fund Ukrainian military spending—money that often circles back to the American weapons industry—without so much as a dissenting voice in Congress or U.S. corporate media, laments "Scheer Intelligence" host Robert Scheer. On American streets, there are few remnants of the anti-war movement that Scheer himself helped shape in the 1960s and 70s. | The feminist anti-war group CODEPINK, with its mission to "educate, inspire, and activate"

Fight Back (2022-09-05). Red Theory: Imperialism, or monopoly capitalism. fightbacknews.org Now that we've spent some time looking at the basic concepts of Marx's critique of political economy, let's move on to Lenin's analysis of imperialism. Toward the end of the 1800s, the internal laws of motion of capitalism caused it to enter a new and final stage in its development — monopoly capitalism. In the essay "Imperialism and the Split in Socialism," Lenin defines it like this: | "Imperialism is a specific historical stage of capitalism. Its specific character is threefold: imperialism is monopoly capitalism; parasitic, or decaying capitalism; moribund capitalism. The supplanting of free competition…

____ (2022-09-05). Generations of Resistance to War. transcend.org My 1950's parents' generation had grown up in the Depression and fixated on stability and security, measuring progress by their possessions: buying their first car, first television, first house. Their morality centered on controlling sexuality and protecting private property. Their deepest philosophy was, "There is no free lunch." The peak of their scientific achievement was the hydrogen bomb.

Staff (2022-09-05). 4 feared dead in private plane crash in Baltic Sea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) — A private Cessna plane crashed into the Baltic Sea off Latvia's coast in mysterious circumstances.

JANET (2022-09-05). Palestinian struggle: Declare the 'Elbit Eight" not guilty or deserving of prosecution. iacenter.org OPEN LETTER We, the undersigned, declare the 'Elbit Eight" not guilty or deserving of prosecution, their actions built on an indelible commitment to the Palestinian struggle. Rather, it is Elbit Systems who are guilty, and who should be be shut down everywhere. In 2020, eight activists sparked the launch of the robust direct action network 'Palestine Action', that for over two years, has targeted Israel's largest arms manufacturer — Elbit Systems. In that time, Palestine Action has undertaken more than 250 actions at Elbit, each one disrupting the manufacture of Israeli weapons on British soil, whilst build…

Staff (2022-09-05). Spy aircraft crashes in Deir ez-Zur of Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) — Media sources reported on Monday that a spy aircraft belonging to the international coalition crashed in eastern Syria…

Staff (2022-09-05). Turkish military helicopter crashed in northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) — The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey announced the crash of a Turkish military helicopter in northern Iraq.

Staff (2022-09-05). 1 dead, 9 missing after plane crashes in waters N Seattle. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) — One person is dead and nine are missing after a float plane crashed in Mutiny Bay in Washington's Puget Sound, the US Coast Guard said Sunday.

____ (2022-09-05). 1 dead in a float plane crash in U.S. Washington state. ecns.cn One person has been confirmed dead and nine people unaccounted for after a float plane crashed Sunday near Whidbey Island, Washington state.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-05). Rusia detiene ataque con drones contra planta de Zaporiyia. telesurtv.net El ejército ruso acusó a las fuerzas de Ucrania de llevar a cabo la incursión con aparatos teledirigidos.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-04). Military Situation In Syria On September 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On September 3, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 1 &#1 ; in Aleppo province, 1 &#1 ; in Latakia province, 1 &#1 ; in Idlib province; | On September 2, the US base at al-Omar oilfield was reportedly attacked with several rockets; | On September 3, a helicopter of the SAA crashed in Hama due to a technical failure. Three SAA members were killed; | On September 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF…

Staff (2022-09-04). Syrian army helicopter crashes in NE Hama, crew killed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) — Syrian sources on Sunday reported that a military helicopter crashed in the northeast of Syria's Hama.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-04). Suspected HTS Drone Crashes In Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On September 4, an unidentified drone crashed in the northeastern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The drone was found in the northern outskirts of the government-held town of Saraqib in the southern Idlib countryside, where a key defense line of HTS and its allies is located. The drone survived the crash, nearly intact. | Syrian opposition news s…

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