WSWS (2023-02-10). Gregor Link: "We fight for a united international movement of the working class against the war and against capitalism" wsws.org The following speech was delivered by Gregor Link on February 4 on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin at the election rally of the Sozialistiche Gleichheitspartei (SGP, the German section of the Fourth International) in opposition to the war in Ukraine. Link is a spokesman for its youth organization, the IYSSE.

David Sirota (2023-02-09). Introducing our new podcast: 'Movies vs Capitalism'. mronline.org The Lever's new movie podcast launches.

Marie Kelly (2023-02-09). Capitalism's undervaluation of nursing care. workers.org Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. WW photo In "High Tech/Low Pay," Sam Marcy spoke of the feminization of labor, as more women worked jobs that had been . . . |

Stephanie Hedgecoke (2023-02-09). The working class ‚àí gravediggers of capitalism. workers.org Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. WW PHOTO Comrades and friends, the working class in this country hails from all nationalities, all races, colors, gender and sexual identities, . . . |

WSWS (2023-02-10). Gregor Link: "We fight for a united international movement of the working class against the war and against capitalism" wsws.org The following speech was delivered by Gregor Link on February 4 on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin at the election rally of the Sozialistiche Gleichheitspartei (SGP, the German section of the Fourth International) in opposition to the war in Ukraine. Link is a spokesman for its youth organization, the IYSSE.

David Sirota (2023-02-09). Introducing our new podcast: 'Movies vs Capitalism'. mronline.org The Lever's new movie podcast launches.

Marie Kelly (2023-02-09). Capitalism's undervaluation of nursing care. workers.org Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. WW photo In "High Tech/Low Pay," Sam Marcy spoke of the feminization of labor, as more women worked jobs that had been . . . |

Stephanie Hedgecoke (2023-02-09). The working class ‚àí gravediggers of capitalism. workers.org Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. WW PHOTO Comrades and friends, the working class in this country hails from all nationalities, all races, colors, gender and sexual identities, . . . |

manager (2023-02-09). When the WPA Created Over 400,000 Jobs for Black Workers. cepr.net In response to the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for over 8 million people between 1935 and 1943. While data on the racial composition of WPA workers isn't available for all of these years, the data we have for 1939, 1941, and 1942 make clear that the WPA employed hundreds of …

WSWS (2023-02-09). Massive release of toxins at Ohio train derailment site following "controlled release" wsws.org While officials evacuated people living within a one- and two-mile radius of the wreckage, people on social media are reporting being able to smell the chemicals 10 and 15 miles from the site of the crash.

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-09). SpaceX Limits Ukraine's Use of Starlink, Says It Shouldn't Be 'Weaponized'. news.antiwar.com The president of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell, said Wednesday that the company has limited Ukraine's use of Starlink terminals and that it wasn't the company's intention for the satellite internet service to be weaponized. Shotwell referred to media reports that said Ukraine was using Starlink to spot targets with drones. "There are things that we can …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-09). SpaceX Took Measures To Stop Ukraine From Using Starlink Internet Service In Drones. southfront.org Ukrainian suicide naval drones which reportedly use Starlink as a data-link. | SpaceX has taken measures to prevent Kiev forces from using the Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones used in military operations, SpaceX's president said on February 8. | The Starlink satellite internet constellation was activated over Ukraine just a few days after the Russian special military operation last year. The system quickly became the main internet and communication provider for the Kiev government and its force…

Editor (2023-02-10). 'We've never been closer to nuclear catastrophe': Activist Helen Caldicott. mronline.org Australian anti-war and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don't have the public's best interest at heart.

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-09). Zelensky Tells Macron and Scholz to Supply 'Game-Changing' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday, where he made a fresh pitch for fighter jets and other advanced weapons. "France and Germany have the potential to be game changers and that's how I see our talks today. The sooner we get heavy …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-09). Russia Will Produce, Upgrade Thousands Of Tanks: Medvedev. southfront.org Screengrab. Via Twitter. | Russia is planning to produce and upgrade thousands of main battle tanks, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, revealed on February 9 during a visit to the Omsk transport engineering plant. "Yesterday, as you know, our enemy was begging for planes, missiles and tanks abroad. What should we do in response? It is clear that in this case it is natural for us to increase the production of various types of weapons and military equipment, including mo…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-09). London, Paris: Zelensky calls on NATO sponsors to provide combat aircraft. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineFebruary 9, 2023 Issue of long-range weapons, fighter jets supply to Ukraine solved — Yermak The issue of the supplies of long-range weapons and fighter jets to Ukraine has been solved, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said on the Telegram channel on Thursday. "Details will follow," he said. ==== …

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-09). NATO candidate Sweden delivers 10th military aid package to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineFebruary 9, 2023 Swedish parliament approves $400 mln defense aid to Ukraine The Swedish Riksdag on Wednesday voted in favour of the government's proposal for an additional amending budget, including the provision of military assistance of SEK 4.3 billion ($406.7 million) to Ukraine…. …The package includes anti-tank weapons, mine-clearance equipment, light anti-tank weapon Robot 57, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-09). Vassily Nebenzia: The West Uses Ukraine as a Private Military Company, Regardless of Losses to the UAF. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on weapons deliveries to Ukraine Mme.President, It will not be an overstatement if I say that since our last meeting on Western arms deliveries to Ukraine in December, the demand for a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis has increased significantly among UN member states and…

David Sirota (2023-02-09). Introducing our new podcast: 'Movies vs Capitalism'. mronline.org The Lever's new movie podcast launches.

scorinoco (2023-02-08). Neo-Compradors: The Leftist Foot Soldiers of Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Sammy Ismail &#1 ; Feb 2, 2023 | A review of James Petras' NGOs: In The Service of Imperialism. | NGOs: In The Service of Imperialism by James Petras scientifically unpacks imperialism in contemporary communities of the global south. Prompted by the premise that capitalism, and by extension imperialism, is constantly evolving in an effort to perpetuate itself. James Petras takes neo-compradors as the unit of analysis for his study of imperialism. | The purpose of studies like this is a profound frustration with contemporary leftist discourse which has distorted Scientific Socialism, under the pretext of modern…

Susan Price (2023-02-08). Struggling for climate action, solidarity and ecosocialism in Malaysia. greenleft.org.au Malaysian socialist Soh Sook Hwa, addressing the recent Socialist Alliance national conference, talked about the need for action and solidarity to confront the climate crisis. Susan Price reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Postpartum depression is more than baby blues. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Postpartum depression is real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 out of every 10 new moms suffer from it. It's much more than what's called the "baby blues" because it lasts longer and tends to be more severe. Symptoms include mood swings, anxiety, sadness, crying irritability and feeling overwhelmed. Prompt treatment is important, and Mayo Clinic experts say it works. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/WhmJuesp9ck Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is…

teleSUR (2023-02-08). Biden's State of Union: Ukraine Has Become a Test For The US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered the "State of the Union" address amid an international context that places the United States on the verge of an economic recession, a possibility that will surely affect his re-election chances. Below are the highlights of his speech to Congress. | RELATED: | Tax equity returns to the scene.: | During his speech, Biden again brought to light the issue of the "Billionaire Minimum Inc…

WSWS (2023-02-09). Massive release of toxins at Ohio train derailment site following "controlled release" wsws.org While officials evacuated people living within a one- and two-mile radius of the wreckage, people on social media are reporting being able to smell the chemicals 10 and 15 miles from the site of the crash.

Richard Saville (2023-02-08). Spreading anti-communist hot air: Washington's balloon warfare against the USSR. peoplesworld.org LONDON—On Feb. 3, 1956, astonished residents in the U.K. towns of Lewisham, Pinner, and Farnborough were greeted with the news that several U.S. propaganda balloons had crash-landed locally. Appearing in the local press and the publication World News, the report brought the Cold War to Britons' very doorsteps, quite literally. This was not the first …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-08). GLSDB Munitions May Have Been Already Delivered To Ukraine: Official. southfront.org The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | The United States may have already delivered Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia public movement, said on February 8. | The GLSDB was developed by American Boeing and Swedish Saab Group. The system combines the 129-kilogram GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), which is guided by a GPS-aided inertial navigation system, with the M26 227 mm rocket motor. It has a range of up…

teleSUR (2023-02-08). Biden's State of Union: Ukraine Has Become a Test For The US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered the "State of the Union" address amid an international context that places the United States on the verge of an economic recession, a possibility that will surely affect his re-election chances. Below are the highlights of his speech to Congress. | RELATED: | Tax equity returns to the scene.: | During his speech, Biden again brought to light the issue of the "Billionaire Minimum Inc…

WSWS (2023-02-09). Massive release of toxins at Ohio train derailment site following "controlled release" wsws.org While officials evacuated people living within a one- and two-mile radius of the wreckage, people on social media are reporting being able to smell the chemicals 10 and 15 miles from the site of the crash.

Richard Saville (2023-02-08). Spreading anti-communist hot air: Washington's balloon warfare against the USSR. peoplesworld.org LONDON—On Feb. 3, 1956, astonished residents in the U.K. towns of Lewisham, Pinner, and Farnborough were greeted with the news that several U.S. propaganda balloons had crash-landed locally. Appearing in the local press and the publication World News, the report brought the Cold War to Britons' very doorsteps, quite literally. This was not the first …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-08). GLSDB Munitions May Have Been Already Delivered To Ukraine: Official. southfront.org The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | The United States may have already delivered Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia public movement, said on February 8. | The GLSDB was developed by American Boeing and Swedish Saab Group. The system combines the 129-kilogram GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), which is guided by a GPS-aided inertial navigation system, with the M26 227 mm rocket motor. It has a range of up…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-08). Russia Increased Production Of Guided Krasnopol Shells That Can Destroy Western Tanks. southfront.org The 2K25 Krasnopol artillery weapon system. | The Russian military industrial complex increased last year the production of 2K25 Krasnopol precision-guided artillery shells which can destroy Western main battle tanks, The Krasnopol can be fired by most 152 mm or 155 mm artillery guns. The round is guided by semi-active laser and ha…

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-09). Zelensky Tells Macron and Scholz to Supply 'Game-Changing' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday, where he made a fresh pitch for fighter jets and other advanced weapons. "France and Germany have the potential to be game changers and that's how I see our talks today. The sooner we get heavy …

Anonymous103 (2023-02-08). Ballooning Paranoia: The China Threat Hits the Skies. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Hysteria over balloons is a strange thing. Hot air balloons made their appearance during the Napoleonic era, where they served as delivery weapons for bombs and undertook surveillance tasks. High altitude balloons were also used by, of all powers, the United States during the 19 s, for reasons of gathering intelligence, though these were shot down by the irritated Soviets. Somehow, the US imperium and its noisy choristers have managed to get worked up over a solitary C…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-08). UK To Train Ukrainian Pilots, Supply Long-Range Weapons To Kiev. southfront.org A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 flies past the audience during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England, July 20, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima) | The United Kingdom will train Ukrainian fighter pilots and provide long-range weapons to Kiev forces, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement on February 8, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London on a visit."I am proud that today we will expand that training from soldiers to…