Mark Lesseraux (2024-02-27). Capitalism Has Left the Building. Enter Technofeudalism. pressenza.com The Search for a Definition | Over the last four or five years, like just about everyone else, I've been feeling that some kind of huge shift, some sort of sea change has taken place that I haven't quite been able to define. There were certainly occurrences that stood out. There was the Trump presidency, there was the COVID pandemic, there are the horrible wars in Ukraine, in Gaza and elsewhere, etc.. However, none of these phenomena held up, by themselves or in conjunction with one another, as a satisfying answer to my query. | Inverted Socialism? | Two years ago, I wrote an article for Pressenza entitled, "We H…

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-27). Palestine, South Africa activists to address Ecosocialism 2024. greenleft.org.au

thecommunists (2024-02-27). Why is Manchester in poverty? Workers need socialism! thecommunists.org Download this leaflet as a pdf. Labour, Tory, same old story Sometime this year, working-class people in Manchester will be asked to cast their vote in favour of Labour, Tory or Liberal candidates in a general election. Each will claim to be for policies that they claim could help improve the living conditions of everyday …

teleSUR (2024-02-26). Haiti: Deficit of Mental Health Experts. telesurenglish.net Forced displacement due to violence generated by criminal gangs, assaults of all kinds, loss of homes and possessions add to the list of social disillusionment that gestated the desire of many individuals to end their own lives for good. | Depression, feelings of failure and the inability to plan for the future triggered suicidal thoughts in Haiti. Feb. 26, 2024.

Sean Callebs (2024-02-27). The Heat: Global Economy. america.cgtn.com The International Monetary Fund upgraded its outlook for global economy for 2024, pointing to the better-than-expected performance of China and the United States last year. Meanwhile, Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany are dealing with recession. | Joining the discussion: | Klaus Larres is a fellow at the…

latintimes (2024-02-27). Boeing Staff Confused On Safety Reporting: US Study. latintimes.com The report pointed to a "disconnect" between senior company management and other Boeing employees and skepticism that safety complaints by workers would not result in retaliation, according to an expert panel appointed by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-02-27). Monday 2/26: Pink Slip Pelosi with Codepink; Nancy, We Deserve a World At Peace. indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's house, 2640 Broadway (near Divisadero) San Francisco…

Amy Goodman (2024-02-27). What Needs to Be Done to Get Russia and Ukraine to the Negotiating Table? truthout.org It has been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, sparking a brutal war in which tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have died. With Ukraine running low on both weapons and new recruits, and with more U.S. funding stalled in Congress, we host a discussion on the future of the conflict with peace activist Medea Benjamin of CodePink and Oberlin professor Stephen Crowley… |

newarab (2024-02-27). How Israel uses pamphlets as psychological warfare in Gaza. newarab.com Not content with killing nearly Equipped with speakers, Israeli drones broadcast propaganda against Palestinian factions. Aircraft drop leaflets demanding Palestinians flee their homes. Women…

Angela (2024-02-27). Friday 3/1: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

infobrics (2024-02-27). Time magazine begrudgingly admits "Ukraine Can't Win the War" infobrics.org Kiev regime continues to humiliate itself by begging for weapons.

Editor (2024-02-27). Trident missile failure exposes folly of nuclear weapons. mronline.org Britain's nuclear arsenal has failed two tests in a row. Why must we still pay for these extortionate weapons of mass destruction?>

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-27). Deactivating US Military Bases in the Persian Gulf. libya360.wordpress.com Suat Delgen US weapons are dropping on Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, so some major Arab states hosting US military bases are now telling Washington 'You can't launch from here.' In West Asia, the bedrock of US power projection lies in its strategically located military bases nestled within the Persian Gulf. However, the future of…

Kate Hudson (2024-02-27). Trident Missile Failure Exposes Folly of Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca

Valentin Gràºnn (2024-02-26). 14 Characteristics of primitive fascism according to Umberto Eco. pressenza.com How can you recognize a fascist system? Nowadays, many dictatorial regimes and political parties are labeled as fascists."Fascism has become an "all-purpose term" because you can eliminate characteristics from fascist regimes and they will still be recognizable as fascist," wrote Umberto Eco in 1995. "Take away imperialism from fascism and you still have Franco and Salazar. Take away colonialism and you still have the Balkan fascism of the Ustasha. Add to Italian fascism a radical anti-capitalism (which never fascinated Mussolini) and you have Ezra Pound. Add a cult of Celtic mythology and Grail mysticism (comple…

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-26). Palestine, South Africa activists to address Ecosocialism 2024. greenleft.org.au

GABIK (2024-02-26). Investigation into KZN bus crash ferrying ANC supporters. sanews.gov.za Investigation into KZN bus crash ferrying ANC supporters | An investigation has been launched into a bus crash which claimed the lives of nine people who were returning home to Mpumalanga after the African National Congress (ANC) election manifesto launch in Durban. | According to media reports, the bus accident happened at around 5am in Paulpietersburg under the eDumbe Local Municipality in Zululand on Sunday. | "The law enforcement team on the scene has so far confirmed nine fatalities. However, they have not concluded the full recovery of the bus at the accident scene. | "Scores of other occupants sustained in…

Dean Baker (2024-02-26). The Sham "The Economy Is Awful" Story. counterpunch.org The media are pushing the economy is terrible story pretty much 24-7. They refuse to let the strong labor market and rapid real wage growth get in their way. They seem to want everyone to think things are really bad, in spite of a 24-month stretch of below 4.0 percent unemployment and a sharp reduction

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-02-26). Sunday 2/25: Pink Slip Pelosi! With CODEPINK. indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's House, 2640 Broadway, San Francisco (near Divisadero)…

Staff (2024-02-26). Yemen Stages Hail of Strikes Against US Oil Tanker, Warships in Support of Gaza. orinocotribune.com Yemen's Armed Forces have announced staging a raft of missile and drone strikes against a US oil tanker and a number of US warships in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring a genocidal Washington-backed Israeli war. | "The naval forces in the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting the US oil tanker 'Torm Thor' in the Gulf of Aden with several appropriate naval missiles," the forces said in a statement on Saturday. | "Meanwhile, the drone air force targeted a number of US warships in the Red Sea with several drones," the statement added. | According to the statement, t…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-26). Hezbollah: All Israeli Strategic Sites Within Reach of Our Missiles, Drones. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah officials have issued strong warnings, asserting that all strategic sites within the Israeli-occupied territories are within the range of the resistance's missiles and drones. This comes amid escalating tensions, with Hezbollah reaffirming its readiness for combat and vowing to respond fiercely to any Israeli aggression. MP Mohamed Raad, head of the Loyalty to the Resistance …

newarab (2024-02-26). Ukraine tripled weapons production last year: minister. newarab.com Kyiv is searching for ways to strengthen its defences against Oleksandr Kamyshin said during a televised conference in Kyiv that 100 state and 400 private…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-02-26). Report: OPCW Watchdog Attributes 2015 Syria Chemical Attack To ISIS. popularresistance.org The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) stated on 22 February that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that ISIS perpetrated chemical weapons attacks on the town of Marea, close to Aleppo, in 2015. | The Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) of the watchdog determined that ISIS militants utilized sulphur mustard in attacks across various parts of the town on 1 September 2015. | According to a OPCW report, ISIS units deployed sulphur mustard gas via their artillery munitions on the town of Marea between 9: 00 and 12: 00 pm.

presstv.ir (2024-02-26). Ukraine says 'losing territory', blames West's delayed weapons delivery. presstv.ir Ukraine complains about West's late delivery of weapons and munitions to Kiev forces.

WSWS (2024-02-26). Germany's call for the bomb. wsws.org Donald Trump's announcement that he would no longer support European NATO states if he becomes president again, unless they rearm massively enough, is being used by the ruling class in Germany for an aggressive campaign in favour of its own nuclear weapons.