Editor (2021-11-13). Marx on the metabolic rift: How capitalism cuts us off from nature. mronline.org Marx and Engels were witnesses to and keen analysts of the environmental problems inherent in nineteenth-century capitalism. They wrote about the depletion of coal reserves, the destruction of forests, and, especially, about diminishing soil fertility, which Foster recognizes was the most pressing issue of the day.

UFPJ, CODEPINK (2021-11-13). Thursday 11/18: The Costs of War At Home w/ United for Peace & Justice and CODEPINK. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2021-11-13). Qué dolor que dolor que pena… (recuerda una vieja canción popular). cubadebate.cu Las redes "sociales" y sus algoritmos, utilizados como drones teledirigidos por las fuerzas del imperio, intentan lograr al peor estilo de Joseph Goebbels que las mentiras tantas veces repetidas se conviertan en verdades. Esto de intentar vulnerar a guayabazo limpio las neuronas hoy ansiosas del pueblo cubano, o al menos de una parte de este, es otro intento de una política fallida.

Marcelo Colussi (2021-11-12). COP 26, soluciones tibias para problemas candentes. globalizacion.ca El planeta está en peligro y, por tanto, todos los seres vivos (animales y vegetales) que allí vivimos. Desde el inicio de la revolución industrial hace dos siglos, hoy ya extendida por todo el mundo, el capitalismo ha cambiado la…

Ajamu Baraka (2021-11-12). Class Warfare and Socialist Resistance: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela as Existential Threats to the US. dissidentvoice.org Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second …

Rachel Collett (2021-11-12). Sheila Rowbotham's Dream Deferred. zcomm.org In her new memoir, Sheila Rowbotham writes about the radical aspirations of feminism and socialism in the 1970s — and how many of the decade's struggles remain to be won today…

Staff (2021-11-12). Millionaire who flew to space on Bezos' rocket dies in plane crash. rt.com Glen de Vries, the businessman who visited space last month alongside 'Star Trek' lead & RT host William Shatner aboard a rocket produced by Jeff Bezos' aerospace firm, has died in a plane crash at the age of 49. | A small private plane carrying de Vries and another man, 54-year-old Thomas Fischer, crashed in Hampton Township, New Jersey near the border with New York on Thursday, killing both, the New Jersey state police told media outlets. | The 49-year-old had made a brief suborbital flight to space on October 13 with William Shatner, who hosts the talk show 'I Don't Understand' on RT America, as well as Pla…

Staff (2021-11-12). US entrepreneur who flew to space on Bezos' rocket dies in plane crash. rt.com Glen de Vries, the businessman who visited space last month alongside 'Star Trek' lead William Shatner aboard a rocket produced by Jeff Bezos' aerospace firm, has died in a plane crash at the age of 49, according to police. | A small private plane carrying de Vries and another man, 54-year-old Thomas Fischer, crashed down in Hampton Township, New Jersey near the border with New York on Thursday, killing both, the New Jersey state police told media outlets. Bezos' company Blue Origin also noted the entrepreneur's passing, saying it was "devastated" by the news, which wasn't reported until Friday afternoon. | "H…

WSWS (2021-11-12). British train crash highlights safety threat posed by privatisation and destaffing. wsws.org The driver of the SWR train, 75-year-old Robin Tandy, with 50 years train driving experience, suffered injuries believed to be "life-changing" and had to be cut from his cab by emergency service workers.

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-12). Significance of Ukraine using Turkish combat drones against Russian allies in Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Eurasia Daily Monitor/Jamestown FoundationFirst Strike: The Political Consequences of Ukraine's Bayraktar Drone Attack on Russia-Backed Forces in DonbasYuri Lapaiev On October 26, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for the first time used the Turkish-produced Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to strike at forces. Donetsk People's Republic militia in Donbas. [T]he AFU's [Ukrainian …

_____ (2021-11-12). Turkey Took Up the Use of Climate Weapons. journal-neo.org Because of drought, crop failures, and shortages of freshwater water wars are today becoming for the population of many regions as urgent as the dangers of wars involving nuclear bombs, chemicals, and other means of mass destruction. They cause mass migration, exacerbate the political situation, hostilities and wars. In this context, for example, the Nile …

MEE staff (2021-11-12). US lawmaker unveils resolution to block 'unconscionable' $650m Saudi arms sale. middleeasteye.net US lawmaker unveils resolution to block 'unconscionable' $650m Saudi arms sale | Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says it is 'unconscionable to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia while they continue to slaughter innocent people and starve millions in Yemen' | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 20: 38 | After the announcement of the sale, Omar reintroduced legislation to exercise more control from the House over proposed arms sales (AFP)…

Ajamu Baraka (2021-11-12). Class Warfare and Socialist Resistance: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela as Existential Threats to the US. dissidentvoice.org Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second …

Marcelo Colussi (2021-11-12). COP 26, soluciones tibias para problemas candentes. globalizacion.ca El planeta está en peligro y, por tanto, todos los seres vivos (animales y vegetales) que allí vivimos. Desde el inicio de la revolución industrial hace dos siglos, hoy ya extendida por todo el mundo, el capitalismo ha cambiado la…

Rachel Collett (2021-11-12). Sheila Rowbotham's Dream Deferred. zcomm.org In her new memoir, Sheila Rowbotham writes about the radical aspirations of feminism and socialism in the 1970s — and how many of the decade's struggles remain to be won today…

WSWS (2021-11-12). British train crash highlights safety threat posed by privatisation and destaffing. wsws.org The driver of the SWR train, 75-year-old Robin Tandy, with 50 years train driving experience, suffered injuries believed to be "life-changing" and had to be cut from his cab by emergency service workers.

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-12). Significance of Ukraine using Turkish combat drones against Russian allies in Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Eurasia Daily Monitor/Jamestown FoundationFirst Strike: The Political Consequences of Ukraine's Bayraktar Drone Attack on Russia-Backed Forces in DonbasYuri Lapaiev On October 26, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for the first time used the Turkish-produced Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to strike at forces. Donetsk People's Republic militia in Donbas. [T]he AFU's [Ukrainian …

_____ (2021-11-12). Turkey Took Up the Use of Climate Weapons. journal-neo.org Because of drought, crop failures, and shortages of freshwater water wars are today becoming for the population of many regions as urgent as the dangers of wars involving nuclear bombs, chemicals, and other means of mass destruction. They cause mass migration, exacerbate the political situation, hostilities and wars. In this context, for example, the Nile …

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). NATO's two main military powers on its eastern flank: Poland, Turkey discuss Belarus-Poland conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Having murdered Russian allies with its combat drones in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia and Donetsk, directly and one degree removed, and being the main foreign agitator for the "liberation" of Crimea, it's to be expected that Turkey will back its fellow NATO powerhouse on the military bloc's proclaimed eastern flank, as it will support collective …

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). "Yes, these are bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons": Russian strategic aircraft, troops to jointly patrol Belarusian borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko asks Russia's military to join combat alerts on Union State's western borders Russian and Belarusian forces will carry out joint combat alert patrols along the Union State's borders with Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine, according to an agreement reached between Russia and Belarus, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday, the presidential press …

Brandi Metzger (2021-11-11). Indianapolis protest demands the release of political prisoners Kelly and Vaughn. liberationnews.org After two outrageous and politically motivated arrests, members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation protested outside of the Marion County, Indiana, jail to demand the immediate release of Indianapolis residents Titan Kelly and Jermaine Vaughn.

Editor2 (2021-11-11). The Struggle for Socialism in Nicaragua and Honduras: Interview with Ramiro Sebastián Fúnez. orinocotribune.com Sunday November 7th

Peter Koenig (2021-11-11). China's Vision on Common Prosperity. dissidentvoice.org Author's Note: This is my presentation at a webinar by the Chonyang Institute of the Renmin University of Beijing. ***** What always impresses me about the Chinese concept of development is the vision for sharing — the intent of sharing wealth and prosperity. It fits typically the concept of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. This Chinese …

Staff (2021-11-11). Ajamu Baraka: Class Warfare & Socialist Resistance Are Why Nicaragua, Cuba, & Venezuela Are Existential Threats To The US. counterpunch.org Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second …

Daniel DeFraia (2021-11-11). Why Did the DoD Abandon a Report Tracking 139 Military Mental Health Programs? truthout.org Air Force Capt. Ben Landry struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts and checked himself into Cedar Springs Hospital in Colorado in 2020. He was lucky. "I got support from my unit," he said. | Not everyone at the hospital did. Officers, Captain Landry heard, punished troops for seeking mental health services, issuing letters of reprimand or Article 15 disciplinary procedures, which can reduce pay and rank. | For years, Captain Landry had endured Air Force Suicide Prevention Program man…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). Historic step: NATO to use Turkish aircraft, drones to follow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO to use Turkish military aircraft Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu has said that NATO will use the Turkish Hurkush aircraft for military purposes…. Karaismailoglu stressed that this decision was taken as NATO recognizes Turkey's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as the civil aviation authority. Describing the recognition as a historic step, …

_____ (2021-11-11). How Britain Aids Saudi Massacres In Yemen. popularresistance.org A small English village is hardly the first place that comes to mind when mentioning the war in Yemen. Yet Warton in the northwest of England is playing an oversized role in what the United Nations has repeatedly called "the world's worst humanitarian crisis." The Lancashire village is home to an airfield and a manufacturing site where weapons dealer BAE Systems maintains, repairs and rearms Saudi jets responsible for much of the worst destruction in Yemen. | Today, Lowkey speaks to Phil Miller, an investigative journalist and producer who is currently a staff reporter for Declassified UK. He has just released th…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-11). After Blinken, Kuleba sign pact, Russia issues rebuke to U.S. over Ukrainian military buildup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia issues warning to US over Ukraine A newly announced deal that could see Washington supply Ukraine with deadly weapons could further inflame the country's bloody civil conflict and make a lasting peace agreement harder, Russia's ambassador to the US has cautioned. In a statement issued on Thursday, Anatoly Antonov said that the 'Strategic Partnership …

_____ (2021-11-11). Iran Puts US NAVY in a Peculiar Situation Yet Again. journal-neo.org On January 12, 2016, it was reported by international media that two US Navy riverine command boats were seized by a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iranian territorial waters and how the Iranians brought valiant American Marines to their knees, taking away their weapons. Tehran circulated a video of this detention …