krish-rad_ind (2024-01-19). Commune or Nothing! Communes Against Capitalism. mronline.org

Kathleen Wallace (2024-01-19). The Hostile Architecture of Late Stage Capitalism. counterpunch.org The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will undoubtedly set the course for future dealings with the homeless population. That already sounds ominous, right? The case involves the city of Grants Pass, Oregon and the practice of banning individuals from using means to protect themselves from the elements when occupying public spaces. By that I mean items like blankets.

Rania Khalek (2024-01-19). Accumulation of Death: How Israel's Genocide in Gaza Serves U.S. Imperialism, w/ Prof. Ali Kadri. thealtworld.com Where does Israel's genocide in Gaza fit in to our late stage global imperialist order? What does it mean about the role of Zionism in the Middle East? How do the U.S. wars on other Middle Eastern countries factor in? How has China managed to escape this and the neoliberal rot that has consumed so much of the world? And how come some Western Marxists get it so wrong? | To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Ali Kadri, author of many books including "Arab Development Denied: Dynamics of Accumulation by Wars of Encroachment," "The Unmaking of Arab Socialism," "China's Path to Development: Against Neol…

ARG Medios (2024-01-19). Argentina's far-right libertarian president warns in Davos, "the West is in danger" peoplesdispatch.org The Argentine president also said that "socialism is an impoverishing model that failed", blamed the economic crisis on "radical feminism" and denied climate change.

ecns.cn (2024-01-19). UN-contracted cargo plane crashes in Somalia. ecns.cn A United Nations-contracted cargo plane carrying humanitarian supplies for the World Food Programme crashed while landing on an airstrip in El-Barde in Somalia's South West State, the UN reported on Thursday.

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-19). Saturday 1/20: CODEPINK S.F. Bay Winter Gathering. indybay.org Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library, Russell Street @MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley…

Larry Johnson (2024-01-19). The Thomas Crown Affair Houthi Style. sonar21.com Please do not interpret this piece as making light of the U.S. and U.K. bombing of the Houthis in Yemen. There are people dying on the ground and that is no laughing matter. The reason for my title is that the U.S. and U.K are acting like the clumsy cops chasing Pierce Brosnan in the movie, The Thomas Crown Affair. Watch the following snippet from the movie and I think you'll grasp my point: | Yep. The Houthis are moving their missiles and drones around in the same fashion that all of the Bowler hatted, wool-coat wearing, Pierce Brosnan look-alikes are doing as they run around the museum exchanging fake…

Editor (2024-01-19). Gaza War offers the ultimate marketing tool for Israeli arms companies. mronline.org As investors worldwide drop cash on Israeli start-ups for 'battle-tested' weapons, defence tech CEOs are poised to be the war's only victors.

Pressenza New York (2024-01-19). Asking President Biden to Sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty. pressenza.com January 22, 2024, marks the third anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). To date, 70 nations have ratified the treaty. NuclearBan.US, on behalf of 120 national, state, and local organizations, delivered a letter to President Biden urging him to sign the treaty exactly one year ago and is still awaiting a response. | This is a summary of the full letter to President Biden: | It's the right thing to do. According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the world stands closer to "doomsday" than at any point even during the darkest days of the Cold War. Even one…

John Laforge (2024-01-19). Blocking the Doors of the Treaty Blockers & the Nuclear Ban Treaty's 3d Anniversary. counterpunch.org This weekend marks the 3d anniversary of the coming-into-force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. (disarmament.unoda.org/wmd/nuclear/tpnw/) The 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

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-18). Gaza: A Ghastly Window into the Crisis of Global Capitalism. znetwork.org

Staff (2024-01-18). President Petro Condemns Capitalism as 'Building Walls and Dropping Bombs' at WEF in Davos (+Fake Video). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( During his speech this Wednesday, January 17, at the

Ellen Brown (2024-01-18). Casino Capitalism and the Derivatives Market: Time for Another 'Lehman Moment'? globalresearch.ca

Eds. (2024-01-18). Commune or Nothing! Communes Against Capitalism. mronline.org In this panel, Kali Akuno, John Bellamy Foster, Chris Gilbert, and M.E. O'Brien examine the commune and communal organizing as part of the project of revolutionary social transformation. The speakers address how socialist communes can be used to abolish the logic of capitalism, which is based on the exploitation of human beings, the expropriation of nature, and oppression.

Ellen Brown (2024-01-18). Casino Capitalism and the Derivatives Market: Time for Another "Lehman Moment"? dissidentvoice.org Reading the tea leaves for the 2024 economy is challenging. On January 5th, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said we have achieved a "soft landing," with wages rising faster than prices in 2023. But critics are questioning the official figures, and prices are still high. Surveys show that consumers remain apprehensive. There are other concerns. On December 24, 2023, Catherine …

WSWS (2024-01-18). AI and its implications a central topic at Davos meeting. wsws.org The contradiction between technology and the social relations of capitalism in which it is encased is becoming ever-more apparent.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-01-18). Presidente de Colombia rechaza el capitalismo en foro de Davos. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano destacó que es necesario un cambio del sistema financiero mundial.

albawaba (2024-01-18). Thousands at risk of unemployment at Tata steel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Tata Steel, the Indian global steel manufacturer and owner of Port Talbot, has rejected a trade union deal amongst a recently announced 4-year-long plan to switch to a more environmentally-friendly approach, rendering the company unable to afford the majority of the 4,000 workers it currently employs, which the company informed the union about.The steel works company explained that the Wales factory is running at a loss, causing the decision to halt the fire of their blasting furnaces, and transition to electric arc furnaces that turn recycled scrap into steel in a much environmentally and financially…

albawaba (2024-01-18). US jobless claims lowest since September 2022. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The US Department of Labor has announced this week's unemployment insurance claims, which came at an unexpected 187,000 in initial filings, a volume not seen in almost 16 months, with 16,000 fewer claims compared to last week's 203,000.An unemployment claim is issued when a person is dismissed from their position with no fault of the employee, they are filed in the state department in hopes of a temporary monetary compensation; it is a strong indicator of the current state of the labor market and economy in general.This week's drop in claims comes against Dow Jones estimation of 208,000, as well as an…

David Sirota (2024-01-18). VIRTUAL EVENT TODAY AT 4:30 ET: The Boeing Disaster With Matt Stoller & William McGee. levernews.com

David Sirota (2024-01-18). Live Event Replay: The Boeing Disaster With Matt Stoller & William McGee. levernews.com

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-18). Saturday 1/20: CODEPINK S.F. Bay Winter Gathering. indybay.org Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Library, Russell Street @MLK Jr. Way, Berkeley…

albawaba (2024-01-18). Explosion near Erbil airport and Iraqi resistance targets US base in Syria with drones. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- An explosion reverberated near Erbil airport, triggering sirens at the American consulate.In a related incident, Iraqi resistance has announced the successful targeting of the occupied American Hemo base west of Qamishli Airport in Syria, employing drones in the operation. Iraqi resistance groups have escalated attacks on US positions in Iraq and Syria as a response to perceived US support for Israeli actions in Gaza. ÿߟÑÿπÿ±ÿߟÇ: ÿߟџ֟ÇÿߟàŸÖÿ© &yu…

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-18). Pakistan Launches Retaliatory Airstrikes in Iran Targeting Militant Groups. news.antiwar.com Pakistan said Thursday that it carried out airstrikes targeting militants in Iran, which came after an Iranian attack on Pakistani soil. Pakistani officials said the strikes targeted seven locations used by ethnic Baloch militant groups known as the Balochistan Liberation Army and Balochistan Liberation Front. Pakistani warplanes and drones hit targets about 30 miles inside …

Plus News (2024-01-18). Two M23 Commanders Killed As FARDC, SADC Forces Launch Assault in North Kivu. plusnews.ug The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have admitted losing two of their commanders as the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and troops under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched an assault in North Kivu province. On Tuesday FARDC and SADC soldiers used combat drones, heavy and light weapons …

MEE staff (2024-01-18). War on Gaza: Hostage's mother says he was poisoned by Israeli army in tunnel. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Hostage's mother says he was poisoned by Israeli army in tunnel | The mother of a hostage who died says her son inhaled fumes from weapons deployed by the Israeli army in Gaza but officials have not confirmed a cause | Thu, 01/18/2024 – 12: 09 | Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza on 12 January (AFP/Israeli army) | The

aljazeera (2024-01-18). Blackouts in Gaza must not be used as 'weapons of war': Rights group. aljazeera.com Gaza is under a weeklong sustained telecoms outage, the longest since the onset of the war with Israel.

infobrics (2024-01-18). "We meant it": US stresses there is no other military package for Ukraine. infobrics.org US does not know where 40,000 weapons sent to Ukraine ended up.

Ahmed Adel (2024-01-18). "We Meant It", No More Weapons: US Stresses There Is No Other Military Package for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca