2024-11-06: News Headlines

Ana Perdigón (2024-11-06). Diosdado Cabello: President Maduro's Electoral Victory Stopped Fascism in its Tracks. orinocotribune.com Vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, expressed his belief that the victory of the Bolivarian Revolution on July 28 prevented the growth of fascism. | "Today we can say that Venezuela, on July 28, with the victory of the Bolivarian Revolution, stopped fascism in its tracks, here in Venezuela and in America. It paralyzed it because they were coming for Venezuela," he declared. | Cabello also stated that it has not been easy and recalled that Venezuela has the support of the free peoples of the world and friendly governments. | Facing the threat of fascism, Diosdado Cab…

WSWS (2024-11-06). JVP/NPP leader foreshadows strike ban in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The JVP/NPP's preparation to ban all strikes is a clear expression of the fascistic character of its program, which has always been inherent in its virulent Sinhala chauvinism.

Federico Fuentes (2024-11-06). Prioritising anti-U.S. imperialism, Maduro's Venezuela and the complexities of critical solidarity: An interview with Steve Ellner. mronline.org Steve Ellner: "The basic contradiction of capitalism is at the point of production, the contradiction between the interests of the working class and those of capitalists."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-11-06). Seasonal affective disorder: More than feeling sad. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During certain seasons of the year, you may notice changes in your energy level, sleep and interest in activities. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that is related to the changes in seasons. Symptoms typically appear in the fall, continue through the winter months and eventually go away in the spring or summer. Affective disorders are mood disorders that have an impactful change in emotions and affect. Affective disorders significantly affect feelings…

aljazeera (2024-11-06). A 'revenge' administration? What four more years of Trump could mean. aljazeera.com Experts warn of 'slide to authoritarianism' as Trump promises to crack down on critics, enact hardline policies.

The Independent (2024-11-06). Teams to observe minute of silence for Ugandan referee who died on duty. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All clubs in the Star Times Uganda Premier League have been directed to observe a moment of silence across fixtures in tribute to referee Peter Kabugo. The UPL Secretariat announced that the minute of silence will be observed at the start of each game, beginning with the National Enterprises …

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2024-11-05: News Headlines

Editor (2024-11-05). Universities in Dark Times: Beyond the Plague of Neoliberal Fascism. scheerpost.com

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-11-05). Concluye en Venezuela Foro Parlamentario Mundial contra el Fascismo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 5 nov (RHC) El primer Foro Parlamentario Mundial contra el Fascismo concluirá hoy en su segunda jornada, en la cual está previsto se dé a conocer una declaración final con las propuestas de las siete mesas de debate.

Staff (2024-11-05). President Maduro Welcomes Delegates to World Antifascist Parliamentary Forum. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro expressed his satisfaction with the start of the World Antifascist Parliamentary Forum, welcoming representatives from over 70 countries participating in the event taking place between November 4 and 5 in Caracas. | This Monday, November 4, through his The Forum | The event, which takes pl…

Staff (2024-11-05). Concluye Foro Parlamentario Antifascista: Contra la extrema derecha y el socavamiento de los derechos humanos. cubadebate.cu Se espera una declaración final por parte de las siete mesas de debate, sobre los temas abordados en el evento. Sesionarán paneles de Cuba, Líbano, àÅfrica, Europa Occidental y Venezuela. Por parte de la república bolivariana, la vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez presentará ponencias sobre el tema "Bloqueo y Medidas Coercitivas Unilaterales".

WSWS (2024-11-05). Who is Sri Lanka's new President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake? wsws.org In the history of the JVP, Dissanayake has played a particular role in its jettisoning of socialistic demagogy and transformation into a pro-imperialist party of the Sri Lankan ruling class to implement austerity and crush any opposition.

Klaus Drà§ger (2024-11-05). The New EU Commission: A 'European War Deal' Next? socialistproject.ca At their summit meeting at the end of June 2024, the European heads of state and government (the European Council) decided that Portugal's former Prime Minister António Costa will succeed the Belgian Charles Michel as their President. Ursula von der Leyen (UvdL) was confirmed for a second five-year term as President of the Commission. The Commission consists of one person from each of the 27 member states and is sometimes considered as the EU's executive body, although only the Commission has the right to make legislative proposals. The June summit also appointed Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the new…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-11-05). Seasonal affective disorder: More than feeling sad. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During certain seasons of the year, you may notice changes in your energy level, sleep and interest in activities. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that is related to the changes in seasons. Symptoms typically appear in the fall, continue through the winter months and eventually go away in the spring or summer. Affective disorders are mood disorders that have an impactful change in emotions and affect. Affective disorders significantly affect feelings…

newarab (2024-11-05). David Lammy is desecrating genocide by denying it in Gaza. newarab.com "These [genocide] are quite properly legal terms that must be determined by international courts… Those terms were largely used when millions of people lost their lives in crises like Rwanda, the Second World War and the Holocaust, and the way that they are used now undermines the seriousness of that term." | These were the words of Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Parliament

UMMID (2024-11-05). IBM expands Apptio product portfolio to Microsoft Azure. ummid.com IBM has announced the expansion of its Apptio portfolio of Enterprise Agile Planning (EAP), IT financial management, and cloud FinOps solutions to Microsoft Azure.

ecns.cn (2024-11-05). Century-old U.S. company builds 'global factory' in China. ecns.cn Over 46 years since China's reform and opening up, multinational enterprises have entered a new development phase in China.

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2024-10-30: News Headlines

Thomas Drake (2024-10-30). A Duty to Warn America: A Face-off with a Future of Fascism? counterpunch.org Is it a time of historical reckoning for America, in this social media dominated age, riddled by lots of gaslighting hyperbole and rabbit-holed halls full of meme-filled mirrored walls? Is it just a caricatured stage play of days long political games with a crazy old man on one side telling people the country is like

Democracy Now! (2024-10-30). Democracy Now! 2024-10-30 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for October 30, 2024; Report from Pennsylvania: Marc Lamont Hill on Harris's Closing Speech & Dangers of a Trump Victory; Imara Jones: Transphobia Is "Key Pillar" of Trump's Push for a "Patriarchal Fascist Regime" | Headlines for October 30, 2024; Report from Pennsylvania: Marc Lamont Hill on Harris's Closing Speech & Dangers of a Trump Victory; Imara Jones: Transphobia Is "Key Pillar" of Trump's Push for a "Patriarchal Fascist Regime"…

infobrics (2024-10-30). Disastrous month for Neo-Nazi junta forces as NATO assets fail across battlefield. infobrics.org Desertion, conscription dodging and even the refusal to go back home by Ukrainian POWs are widespread, with the Kiev regime trying to resolve the chronic lack of manpower with far stricter forced conscription and the introduction of more NATO personnel and foreign mercenaries in general. However, these are only temporary solutions that cannot ensure the Neo-Nazi junta's survival.

infobrics (2024-10-30). Kiev regime trying to interfere in Germany's domestic politics. infobrics.org The neo-Nazi regime is desperately trying to avoid any decrease in its support from Western countries.

ecns.cn (2024-10-30). Xi calls for continuously developing socialist culture with Chinese characteristics for new era. ecns.cn On the afternoon of Oct 28, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held its 17th group study session. The topic was on developing a strong culture in China.

Urban CNY News (2024-10-30). Empire State of Pride. urbancny.com Allies and Organizers are invited to attend New York State's first Conference for LGBTQ+ Pride Organizers (Syracuse, NY) —There is still time to register for New York State's first-ever conference for Pride organizers. In two weeks, Empire State of Pride will bring queer organizers and LGBTQ+ advocates together from across the state in Syracuse. The event aims to facilitate knowledge sharing and the learning of new techniques to empower communities and showcase their Pride across the state. Empire State of PrideDate: Friday, November 8, 2024Time: 7 AM — 6 PMLocation: Sky Amory, 351 S. Clinton. St, Syra…

tvbrics (2024-10-30). Qingdao's SCO Demonstration Zone Secures $493 Million in Investment Projects. tvbrics.com The SCO Demonstration Zone is becoming a key trade platform promoting the development of international economic cooperation…

Nir Hasson (2024-10-30). 139 East Jerusalem residents discover land they live on is registered to the Jewish National Fund. haaretz.com Residents of the Umm Tuba neighborhood discovered this when one applied to the Jerusalem municipality for a building permit on land he has lived on for decades. Despite the residents holding documents proving land ownership, the JNF could potentially seek their eviction…

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2024-10-26: News Headlines

Manlio Dinucci (2024-10-26). BRICS: La Costruzione di un Nuovo Mondo. globalresearch.ca Il 16 ∞ Summit BRICS — svoltosi sotto presidenza russa a Kazan, capitale della Repubblica del Tatarstan — ha visto la partecipazione di 35 Paesi e 6 organizzazioni internazionali. | L'acronimo BRICS è formato dalle iniziali dei cinque membri fondatori del gruppo: …

CADTM International, Pablo Laixhay (2024-10-26). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org

WSWS (2024-10-26). Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein calls for release of Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org Stein has made this statement calling for the release of socialist and anti-war activist Bogdan Syrotiuk, who has been imprisoned by the Zelensky regime in Ukraine.

WSWS (2024-10-26). UAW officials threaten World Socialist Web Site reporters at Eaton picket lines. wsws.org The incident took place as workers were voting on a sellout contract that was ultimately rejected, marking the third time strikers have voted down an agreement pushed by the UAW leadership.

WSWS (2024-10-26). Free Bogdan Syrotyuk! wsws.org Six months after his arrest, Bogdan Syrotiuk, the courageous Ukrainian socialist arrested for opposing the war, remains in prison awaiting a drumhead trial in a legal travesty.

WSWS (2024-10-26). Socialist autoworker Will Lehman's message to Boeing strikers: Build rank-and-file committees to take control of your fight from the IAM bureaucrats! wsws.org "You need organizations which you control, to transfer power from corrupt officials in bed with management to the 33,000 IAM members at Boeing, as well as the company's global workforce."

David Andersson (2024-10-26). The Future of Humanity: A Leap Beyond the Present. pressenza.com The future is not merely what happens tomorrow—that's just the mechanics of the present. For humanity, the future is an entirely different experience. Over the past 2,000 years, we have developed the mechanics of the present—technology and the conditions of our existence—without a parallel evolution of what it means to be human. | Ancient Greek philosophy, spanning from the seventh century B.C. to the beginning of the Roman Empire in the first century A.D., birthed five great traditions: Platonism, Aristotelianism, Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Skepticism. But are we any more human than the people…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-10-26). The dynamic role of clinical research coordinators. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic, clinical research coordinators support thousands of studies across the enterprise. The role is one of the most important in research— it's dynamic, full of opportunities for growth, and much more.

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2024-10-24: News Headlines

Andre Damon (2024-10-24). Blinken gives US stamp of approval for Netanyahu's war of extermination in Gaza. indybay.org Blinken came to Israel to sign off on the deliberate starvation of Gaza, the ethnic cleansing of Northern Gaza and the systematic extermination of all who remain. Every crime of which Robert Jackson, the lead prosecutor at the Nuremberg tribunal, accused the leaders of Nazi Germany is being committed on a somewhat smaller scale by the Biden administration. Jackson said that by condemning the leaders of Nazi Germany, the American government was putting a "poisoned chalice … to our own lips as well" if it ever carried out similar crimes. Blinken has gulped the chalice down to the dregs.

WSWS (2024-10-24). Sri Lankan delegation tells IMF and World Bank it will continue austerity onslaught. wsws.org The new JVP/NPP government has fully committed to the brutal IMF agenda initiated by the former Wickremesinghe regime to make working people pay for the crisis of Sri Lankan capitalism.

Staff (2024-10-24). Exposed: Israeli Spies in U.S. Media & How the Media Manufactures Consent for Genocide and Empire. soundcloud.com Most people don't know the extraordinary methods used to influence and shape a pro-Israeli narrative in the corporate owned mainstream media. Practices like banning the use of the word genocide allows U.S. policy makers to normalize imperialism and Israel's killing spree in Gaza and Lebanon. Brian Becker is joined by Alan MacLeod, a journalist with …

Found on https: (2024-10-24). Towards Another Uprising. indybay.org At the end of 2010 an individual act of despair in the town of Sidi Bouzid ignited a daring, enraged, and joyful upheaval that travelled through North Africa into the Middle East and beyond. People defied the oppressive systems they had been immersed in for generations and came together in the streets to topple the political elites at their helm. The authorities, at first stunned by this courageous spirit that they couldn't understand, then unleashed a cynical and brutal response. | This defeat is still being inflicted on the people in the region, and is also felt all over the world by those who stood in solidari…

aljazeera (2024-10-24). Harris calls Trump 'unhinged' after reported comments about Hitler. aljazeera.com Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called Donald Trump 'increasingly unhinged and unstable'.

Edward Hunt (2024-10-24). Building Out the US Hub-and-Spoke Empire in the Indo-Pacific. counterpunch.org The United States is undertaking a major effort to reinforce the imperial model that it has used to dominate Asia and the Pacific since the end of World War II. Focusing on its hub-and-spoke model, which it has used to keep itself positioned as the dominant hub of the Pacific, the United States is engaging

ecns.cn (2024-10-24). 7th China import expo attracts record Fortune500, industry leading participants. ecns.cn The 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE), to be held in Shanghai this November, has attracted a record number of 297 Fortune Global 500 enterprises and industry leading companies this year, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday.

presstv.ir (2024-10-24). Hashem Safieddine left behind 'inspiring' legacy of resistance: Iran president. presstv.ir The Hezbollah leader left behind a brilliant legacy of resistance in the path of Islam and the fight against oppression and tyranny, says President Pezeshkian.

bwitanek (2024-10-24). CAIR Calls on Biden Admin to Renounce Israel's Reported Plan to Use U.S. Mercenaries for Gaza Internment Camps, Aid Control. fightbackbetter.com Let's not mince words — these are concentration camps and there will be much depraved slaughter committed in these death…

Dan Cohen (2024-10-24). Biden regime authorizes CIA mercenaries to run biometric concentration camps in Gaza Strip. indybay.org

Russell Contreras (2024-10-24). PRRI / Brookings Institution Poll: 47% Americans Support Concentration Camps for Migrants. indybay.org 50% of Americans surveyed oppose setting up encampments for undocumented immigrants, while 47% favor the idea, according to the annual survey from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), in partnership with the Brookings Institution.

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2024-10-23: News Headlines

Editor (2024-10-23). How do you resist neo-fascism? mronline.org Conceptual clarity and shrewd maneuvers are necessary to combat neo-fascism, a powerful social movement from above.

WSWS (2024-10-23). David North addresses meeting at Frankfurt Book Fair. wsws.org On Saturday, David North, chairman of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, spoke to over 100 attendees at the Frankfurt Book Fair on the topic "Back to the Future: Fascism, War and Class Struggle in the 21st Century."

Rhoda Wilson (2024-10-23). What religion does King Charles follow? expose-news.com In 1996, the grand mufti of Cyprus, Nazim Al-Haqqani, accused Prince Charles of secretly converting to Islam in Turkey, which Buckingham Palace dismissed as "nonsense." "Did you know that Prince Charles has …

Michael Welch (2024-10-23). CSIS is here to protect Canadians? Two "Persons of Interest" under their Microscope. globalresearch.ca "Canada is literally arming Nazis in Ukraine who are bombing civilians in Donbass, and I have been there under the bombs. Canada is not there to protect me." — Eva Bartlett | The following interview took place on October 16. Two …

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-10-23). Why are young working-class men more 'conservative'? nationofchange.org It's not just about women's increasing power and independence—it's about capitalism failing us all.

CADTM International, Pablo Laixhay (2024-10-23). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org

Cira Pascual Marquina (2024-10-23). 'The Commune is nothing new here': The Rio Cataniapo Commune (Part I). mronline.org A socialist commune in the Venezuelan Amazon draws inspiration from the collective practices of its Indigenous members.

WSWS (2024-10-23). Boeing machinists to vote on sellout contract to end five-week strike. wsws.org One worker told the World Socialist Web Site: "They didn't address the key issues of the members, which is the retirement, and they didn't address correctly the way of how they're going to be taking care of the medical. The contract is a joke."

Democracy Now! (2024-10-23). Democracy Now! 2024-10-23 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for October 23, 2024; "We Have Lost All Credibility": Hala Rharrit on Quitting State Dept. & Ending U.S. Complicity in Gaza; "Historic Opportunity": New Pro-Independence Alliance Aims to Shake Up Puerto Rico Politics; Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani Enters NYC Race as Indicted Mayor Eric Adams Refuses to Resign | Headlines for October 23, 2024; "We Have Lost All Credibility": Hala Rharrit on Quitting State Dept. & Ending U.S. Complicity in Gaza; "Historic Opportunity": New Pro-Independence Alliance Aims to Shake Up Puerto Rico Politics; Democratic Social…

Chris Gilbert, Cira Pascual Marquina, Venezuelanalysis. (2024-10-23). 'The Commune Is Nothing New Here': The Rio Cataniapo Commune. popularresistance.org Early in the last decade a set of communities along the Cataniapo River started to organize themselves to protect the river's ecosystem and bolster their agricultural and handicraft production. A few years later, in response to Chávez's call to build socialist communes, 15 community councils in the area came together to form the Rio Cataniapo Commune. | Today, approximately 1500 people participate in the Río Cataniapo Comune. They come from various ethnic backgrounds, but the majority identify as Indigenous and some still practice common ownership of land.

Editor (2024-10-23). Canada Must Act NOW to Stop Israeli War Crimes in Northern Gaza. socialistproject.ca Dear Prime Minister, | We, the undersigned humanitarian, religious, community and civil society organizations from all over Canada, express profound alarm at the rapidly worsening situation in northern Gaza. Civilians are being burned alive in an ongoing campaign of violence that has reached unimaginable levels of brutality. | The humanitarian infrastructure has completely collapsed — no clean water is available, with

Alessandra Bergamin, Waging Nonviolence. (2024-10-23). Lessons On Fighting For The Climate Under Authoritarianism. popularresistance.org In 2013, in the devastating wake of Typhoon Haiyan, Yeb Saño began a two-week hunger fast. Saño, then a diplomat and the head of the Philippines delegation at the U.N. climate talks in Poland, had watched as one of the most powerful tropical storms in history obliterated his hometown of Tacloban. Just a few days after the typhoon, a weeping Saño declared to the delegates in Warsaw that he would not eat again until meaningful climate progress was made. But the fast, which Saño now also calls a hunger strike, was not just a political move.

A A (2024-10-23). We Really Are The Bad Guys And This Really Is The Evil Empire. strategic-culture.su by Caitlin Johnstone | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | It takes some learning and insight to understand that western civilization really is the a…

ecns.cn (2024-10-23). Beijing officials crack down on illegal store closures. ecns.cn Authorities in Beijing have launched the country's first crackdown on illegal store closures that exploit and violate consumers' rights, and have placed two enterprises, three intermediary agencies and two people under investigation, officials said on Tuesday.

presstv.ir (2024-10-23). Hashem Safieddine left behind 'inspiring' legacy of resistance: Iran president. presstv.ir The Hezbollah leader left behind a brilliant legacy of resistance in the path of Islam and the fight against oppression and tyranny, says President Pezeshkian.

Dan Cohen (2024-10-23). Biden regime authorizes CIA mercenaries to run biometric concentration camps in Gaza Strip. indybay.org

aljazeera (2024-10-23). Why is Hungary's Orban sending soldiers to Chad? aljazeera.com An unlikely friendship is budding between Budapest and N'Djamena with the goal of stemming migration to Europe.

aljazeera (2024-10-23). Trump, the EU and the appeal of Orbanocracy. aljazeera.com What drives the popularity of Hungary's Viktor Orban is not his geopolitical game but his governance model.

ecns.cn (2024-10-23). Guangzhou building biopharma hub. ecns.cn Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is sparing no effort to build a global hub for innovation and development of its biopharmaceutical industry, a city official said.

imperial.ac.uk (2024-10-23). UK rivers contain cocktail of chemicals, pharmaceuticals and stimulants. imperial.ac.uk

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2024-10-21: News Headlines

WSWS (2024-10-21). IMF runs into deepening debt crisis and contradictions of global capitalism. wsws.org In a curtain raiser address in advance of the IMF-World Bank meeting this week the IMF chief drew attention to rising levels of government debt.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-10-21). Why Are Young Working-Class Men More 'Conservative'? counterpunch.org It has been a safe assumption for generations that young people tend to be more liberal than their elders. However, in today's United States, some of the conventional wisdom around age and ideology is being upended. Young women are moving farther to the left than expected while their male peers are disturbingly tending toward conservatism, even in comparison to older men. The reasons behind this cleaving, broadly speaking, stem from the twilight of patriarchy and the failure of capitalism.

CADTM International, Pablo Laixhay (2024-10-21). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org

WorkWeek (2024-10-21). WorkWeek On UCSF Health Workers For Palestine, SFSU Palestine Action, UAL Mechanics & AFA. indybay.org WorkWeek On UCSF Health Workers For Palestine, SFSU Palestine Action , UAL Mechanics & Flight Attendants, Lessons Of Bhopal, Extraction Industries & Capitalism With Kakoli Matri…

thecommunists (2024-10-21). The Bolivarian Revolution: 25 years fighting imperialism. thecommunists.org Twenty-five years have passed since Hugo Chávez initiated Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution in February 1999. Twenty-five years of PSUV (United Socialist party) governments working to improve the economic, social and cultural conditions of the masses. Twenty-five years of participatory democracy; of empowering people to transform society on the road to socialism. Twenty-five years during which the …

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-10-21). We Really Are The Bad Guys And This Really Is The Evil Empire. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It can be nice to live in the western world, but the western world is not nice. Ours is the most savage and thuggish civilization on this planet, and it's not even close.

David Rovics (2024-10-21). How the Left Shrank. counterpunch.org I was born in 1967. When I was a baby, there was an intensely musical antiwar movement so big and so very attractive, that it swept much of society off its feet, demilitarized millions of hearts and minds, and played a serious role in curtailing the imperial interests of the world's biggest empire, for about

presstv.ir (2024-10-21). Iran summons Hungary envoy over EU-GCC's claims about Persian Gulf islands. presstv.ir Iran summons Hungary's ambassador in Tehran to protest against EU-GCC's unfounded claims about the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

The Media Line Staff (2024-10-21). Iran Summons Hungarian Ambassador Over Disputed Gulf Islands. themedialine.org

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2024-10-20: News Headlines

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-10-20). Censorship, War Propaganda And Fascism. popularresistance.org The F-word of the moment is fascism. Establishment pundits, Democratic Party politicians, and corporate media are of one accord and agree that a Donald Trump presidency will bring fascism to the United States. All of them ignore the authoritarian nature of the state that already exists and the actions taken to date which can accurately be described as fascistic. | On October 13, the same day that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) bombed refugees at the Al-Aqsa Hospital and burned patients alive, the U.S. announced it was sending troops to Israel to man the THAAD missile system which will be used in the imminent atta…

CADTM International, Pablo Laixhay (2024-10-20). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org

WSWS (2024-10-20). IAM union announces snap vote in bid to shut down Boeing strike. wsws.org The proposed contract confirms every warning made by the World Socialist Web Site since the beginning of the strike, that Boeing and the IAM are colluding to get a pro-company contract passed so that Boeing can resume production on its terms and force workers to pay for the company's mountain of self-inflicted debt.

Stephen Maher (2024-10-20). A Prime Competitor: Understanding Amazon's Market Power. socialistproject.ca A large body of scholarship has emerged in recent years attempting to assess if Amazon is a monopoly. Such accounts generally define monopoly in terms of the neoclassical "quantity theory of competition," which measures competition by the number of sellers in a market.

The Media Line Staff (2024-10-20). Pioneering Holocaust Scholar Yehuda Bauer Dies at 98. themedialine.org

____ (2024-10-20). Yehuda Bauer: Pioneering Holocaust Scholar Leaves a Lasting Legacy. devdiscourse.com Yehuda Bauer, renowned globally as a leading Holocaust scholar, has passed away at the age of 98 in Jerusalem. Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial, announced his death, though no specific cause was provided.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-10-20). The dynamic role of clinical research coordinators. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic, clinical research coordinators support thousands of studies across the enterprise. The role is one of the most important in research— it's dynamic, full of opportunities for growth, and much more.

ecns.cn (2024-10-20). Washington urged to stop tarnishing Beijing. ecns.cn China expressed opposition on Friday to the sanctions imposed by the United States on its enterprises for alleged support of Russia in the Ukraine crisis, urging Washington to immediately stop tarnishing and oppressing Beijing.

James Wright (2024-10-20). Clive Lewis's water bill should have been front-page news this week. thecanary.co Labour Party MP Clive Lewis has brought a private members' bill to the Commons that seeks to solve the issues with our water system. Rather than boardrooms, citizens' assemblies would control the fate of our water utilities. Lewis and those backing the bill argue the current corporate shareholder system of water ownership is not "fit […] | By

Rhoda Wilson (2024-10-20). Corruption at the European Commission: Ursula von der Leyen, Pfizer and McKinsey. expose-news.com You may wonder what Ursula von der Leyen, management consulting company McKinsey and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have in common. The answer is: Corruption. Utmost corruption. Madame Von der Leyen, the unelected President of …

Staff (2024-10-20). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez: We Are Working to Reduce Exchange Rate Distortions. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated that President Maduro's administration is working to reduce the gap between the official exchange rate of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) and the parallel rate with the dollar. | During a meeting with the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production (Fedecámaras) on Thursday, October 17, the vice president said, "This gap is currently an issue, and we are already working, with concrete measures and actions. It is time to perform a surgical operation to reduce this gap." | "This gap creates many distortions, and profiteers use it to…

WSWS (2024-10-19). The Apprentice: From the McCarthyism of Roy Cohn to the fascism of Donald Trump. wsws.org The film, buoyed by an excellent cast, including an exceptional performance from Jeremy Strong as right-wing lawyer and Trump mentor Roy Cohn, highlights the continuity between 1950s McCarthyism and today's emerging fascist movement led by Cohn's protégé.

Briana L. Urena-Ravelo, In These Times. (2024-10-19). Mutual Aid And Mosh Pits. popularresistance.org Chicago‚Äâ—‚ÄâOn the Fourth of July, a group of punks and appreciators gather around the canal on the South Side for a mutual aid benefit show. They're raising funds for Comedor Comunitario ("Community Dining Room"), a weekly Tuesday dinner run by Venezuelan migrants at a community church. | With keffiyehs and Palestinian flags throughout the space, curious holiday revelers watched from their passing boats as folks slammed to the bands Hide and Stress Positions, their lyrics decrying American settler-colonialism and nationalism in a defiant take on the holiday. | All told,…

The Independent (2024-10-19). Is Capitalism really the cause of global inequality? independent.co.ug Western observers have treated inequality as a domestic issue but this framing often overlooks the plight of hundreds of millions of impoverished people around the world COMMENT | KENNETH ROGOFF | In 2014, the French economist Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century became an international sensation, reshaping the inequality debate and launching its author into …

Lev Deane, Fight Back! News. (2024-10-19). Lessons From The Tulane And Loyola Encampments For Gaza. popularresistance.org Baton Rouge, LA — On October 9, Louisiana State University's Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a panel on the Tulane and Loyola University encampments for Gaza as part of their October 7 Week of Rage. LSU SDS invited members of Tulane and Loyola SDS and a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) from New Orleans. They highlighted their wins and explored lessons learned from planning and implementing the encampment. | Last spring, the National Students for a Democratic Society put out a call for campuses across the country to enact encampments for Gaza on their universities' lawns to e…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-10-19). 'The Commune Is Nothing New Here': The Rio Cataniapo Commune. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert, Cira Pascual Marquina Las Pavas inhabitants in the Cataniapo River. (Rome Arrieche) A socialist commune in the Venezuelan Amazon draws inspiration from the collective practices of its Indigenous members. Early in the last decade a set of communities along the Cataniapo River started to organize themselves to protect the river's ecosystem and bolster their…

Eitay Mack (2024-10-19). Uzis, commando training and fish: How Israel propped up Nepal's dictatorial monarchy. haaretz.com From the time it established relations with Nepal, Israel sold it arms and offered its citizens and military various kinds of training programs. Declassified documents reveal that Israel knew it was helping the dictatorial monarchy suppress dissent…

Ofer Aderet (2024-10-19). Pioneering Israeli Holocaust and genocide scholar Yehuda Bauer dies at 98. haaretz.com Bauer was awarded the Israel Prize in 1998, and served as an academic advisor to Yad Vashem, among other roles. 'A good historian knows how much they don't know. Each time they read a new book, they realize there are things they haven't learned,' he said…

Editor (2024-10-19). Ralph Nader: Last Clear Chances for November. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader / Nader.org Wouldn't you think the Republican Party, that is as gung-ho for Empire and Genocide as the Democratic Party, but domestically is blatantly open about its policies against women, children, workers, the environment, climate crisis, public lands, public education and fair share taxes for the wealthy would be easy to defeat? …

Staff (2024-10-19). Ralph Nader: Last Clear Chances for November. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader / Nader.org Wouldn't you think the Republican Party, that is as gung-ho for Empire and Genocide as the Democratic Party, but domestically is blatantly open about its policies against women, children, workers, the environment, climate crisis, public lands, public education and fair share taxes for the wealthy would be easy to defeat? …

ecns.cn (2024-10-19). Washington urged to stop tarnishing Beijing. ecns.cn China expressed opposition on Friday to the sanctions imposed by the United States on its enterprises for alleged support of Russia in the Ukraine crisis, urging Washington to immediately stop tarnishing and oppressing Beijing.

Fran Quigley, Waging Nonviolence. (2024-10-19). Diabetes Patients Are Starting To Beat Big Pharma's Price Gouging. popularresistance.org T1International was born out of anger. | Elizabeth Pfiester had lived with type 1 diabetes since she was four years old. The daughter of a Monticello, Illinois railroad worker and library clerk, Pfiester and her family together had to learn the daily regimen of insulin injections, finger pricks for blood testing, and constant fear of blood sugar spikes and crashes. Fortunately, her dad's railroad job provided solid health coverage, which got even better when Pfiester enrolled in the London School of Economics, where she qualified for the U.K.'s National Health Service program.

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2024-10-15: News Headlines

Staff (2024-10-15). President Maduro on October 12: 'Nothing To Celebrate—Neither Hispanic Day nor Race Day'. orinocotribune.com During the great Indigenous and Afro-descendant march commemorating the Day of Indigenous Resistance in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro said in an interview that there is nothing to celebrate this October 12th and recalled that the greatest genocide in the history of humanity has been ongoing since 1492. | "Fascism is the heir and direct expression of colonialism," said the president during the march. "Today's fascism is the heir of the worst in the history of humanity. We are the heirs of the most noble and beautiful resistance: the heirs of Guaicaipuro, which represents our dignity. We are the revolutionari…

Labor Video Project (2024-10-15). If Trump Wins, Fascism, Project 2025, The Trade Unions & Democracy. indybay.org The possibility of a Trump government and what it would mean for working people and the trade unions was the focus of this program. Trade unionists talk about what fascism is and how a Trump presidency would mean to the unions, organizing and worker rights.

bwitanek (2024-10-15). NYU Students Under Threat by Pro-Israel Group BETAR. fightbackbetter.com Certainly a time of the fascist times in the USA — the threats against protected free speech of the pro-Palestine and anti-genocide voices come from many directions, politicians of both parties trying to define opposition to arms provisions to israel (what they mean by Israel's right to "exist" or "self defeense") as anti-Semitism with repressive measures to follow, from p…

WSWS (2024-10-15). Trump promotes fascist claims of genetic inferiority of migrants. wsws.org Donald Trump spouts fascistic genetic theories to denigrate immigrants and divide the working class.

Uriel Araujo (2024-10-15). Ukrainian Nazis to Launch a Coup Against Zelensky, According to Forbes. globalresearch.ca Meli Kaylan, a journalist writing for Forbes,

Jason Hickel (2024-10-15). Jason Hickel explains why a liberated Palestine threatens global capitalism. indybay.org 'A liberated Palestine means a liberated Middle East. A liberated Middle East means capitalism really faces a crisis[…] & they're unleashing the full violence of their extraordinary power to ensure it doesn't.' | Video: 6m 14s at www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dBy4-6pn1M

CADTM International, Pablo Laixhay (2024-10-15). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org

Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post. (2024-10-15). Truths That Come Out Like The Sun. popularresistance.org The Israelis are not at war with the Palestinians of Gaza, just as the Reich was not at war with the Jews of Europe. Genocide is something different, and it is always important to name things properly if we are to understand them as they are. But there has indeed been a war raging this past year. It is not as bloody as what Palestinians now endure, and what the Lebanese now seem to be in for, but it is arguably just as consequential. This is our war for the truth against those who would bury it in the cause of distorting events, burying reality itself and, specifically, of shielding those who conduct the genocide…

Scott Ferguson (2024-10-15). Direct Job Creation in America with Steven Attewell (New Transcript!). mronline.org This month we are re-publishing our conversation with Steven Attewell along with a new written transcript and episode graphic. Attewell is author of the incredible book, People Must Live by Work: Direct Job Creation in America from FDR to Reagan, published in 2018 by University of Pennsylvania Press. The book examines the history of job creation programs in the United States from the Great Depression to the Humphrey-Hawkins Act of 1978.

James Bovard (2024-10-15). My Tenth Depraved Presidential Election. counterpunch.org Presidential season is a time for Americans to restore their faith in democracy. How can folks not be filled with gratitude for being permitted a perfunctory choice of who will seize their paychecks and tyrannize them in the following four years? Actually, I've had a bad attitude on presidential elections going back to the end

Derrick Wyatt (2024-10-15). How the US Presidential Election may Turn November's European Political Community Summit Into a Fight Over Ukraine. bylinetimes.com

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-10-15). Radiopharmaceutical therapy shows favorable results for people with tough-to-treat meningioma brain tumors, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The following press release was distributed by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Phase 2 clinical trial finds 177Lu-Dotatate may extend progression-free survival for patients with no other options to manage recurrent disease WASHINGTON — A radiopharmaceutical therapy that has successfully extended progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors shows early signs for delivering similar benefits to patients with difficult-to-treat meningioma, a type of brain tumor. The nonrandomized phase 2 study's findings were presented…

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2024-10-14: News Headlines

Giorgos Mitralias (2024-10-14). The Fascism of Benjamin Netanyahu. counterpunch.org Why has Bibi Netanyahu become the darling and idol of racist, neo-fascist and neo-Nazi right-wing scum in Europe and around the world? The answer is not difficult: these scum recognize themselves in him because they consider, quite rightly, that Bibi Netanyahu is flesh of their flesh. And not just because of his warlike and other

WSWS (2024-10-14). Three weeks before the US elections: The political issues confronting the working class. wsws.org The closeness of the race does not mean that tens of millions of American workers are in favor of a fascist dictatorship. Instead, it reflects a deep and widespread hostility toward the Democratic Party, which is both opposed to and incapable of advancing policies that address the needs of the broad mass of the population.

Shane Quinn (2024-10-14). Britain's Struggle Against Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca The author discusses the challenges and strategies of Nazi Germany's planned invasion of Britain in 1940, highlighting the logistical difficulties, military preparations, and the potential impact of the campaign amid Britain's defensive efforts. | * | Britain's future as a state was …

infobrics (2024-10-14). Ukrainian Nazis to launch a coup against Zelensky, according to Forbes. infobrics.org The Western propaganda notion that there is no such thing as an (often neo-Nazi) radical ethnic nationalism problem in Ukraine has no basis in fact. The problem is real – it has also been aided, armed, funded and whitewashed by the West and it has been a huge part of the crisis since 2014.

CADTM International, Pablo Laixhay (2024-10-14). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org

A Guest Author (2024-10-14). It's not over! Fight back against the Uhuru 3 'conspiracy' verdict! workers.org The message below is excerpted from an Oct. 9 statement posted on handsoffuhuru.org. The Uhuru 3 — African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela and supporters Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel — were acquitted on Sept. 13 of bogus federal charges accusing them of being Russian agents. However, they were . . . |

WSWS (2024-10-14). Leading SEP candidates contesting the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) is standing in general elections to be held on November 14, with a list of 41 candidates in three electoral districts.

Sam Gindin (2024-10-14). Health and Safety: Amazon Fails to Deliver. socialistproject.ca "We are going to be Earth's best employer | and Earth's safest place to work." ( At the end of March 2021, a unionization drive in Bessemer, Alabama, by the Retail Workers (RWDSU) — one of the earliest attempts to organize an Amazon FC (Fulfillment Center) — failed to get the requisite numbers for certification. The campaign nevertheless highlighted workers' frustrations over health and safety and created anxieties among Amazon executives over future unionization drives. | That apprehen…

WSWS (2024-10-14). Sri Lankan SEP to hold first public election meeting in Colombo. wsws.org The SEP's election intervention aims to build an independent political movement of the working class based on international socialism against world war, austerity and dictatorship.

_____ (2024-10-14). Powerlessness over Genocide. transcend.org US political elites are not powerless to restrain the rogue Israeli regime: They are powerless to act against the grotesque lobby—AIPAC ⚪ to which they have sold themselves, their souls, their country.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-10-14). Opposing The Western War Machine Is The Most Important Thing You Can Do. caitlinjohnstone.com.au If there's one thing this past year has made clear, it's that opposing the foreign abuses of the western empire is the most important task you can undertake if you care about truth, justice, and human rights. There are other important fronts upon which this struggle takes place, but opposing western warmongering, militarism and empire-building is the most important. | It's the most important because it's the most consequential. Western warmongering is responsible…

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). China's 2024 top 500 private enterprises list highlights strong real economy growth. ecns.cn The real economy is playing increasingly prominent role among China's top 500 private enterprises, with manufacturing companies accounting for 66.4 percent of the list, marking three consecutive years of growth in this sector.

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). China unveils measures to boost financing for businesses. ecns.cn China will introduce an innovative quality financing and credit enhancement policy to ease financing challenges for small and micro-sized enterprises, as well as a guideline to support platform companies to use online traffic efficiently.

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). Xi Jinping and Glorious Program. ecns.cn After 30 years of development, the Guangcai (Glorious) Program"ÄÄhas led a vast number of private enterprises to actively participate in"ÄÄ"10,000 Enterprises Helping"ÄÄ10,000 Villages,""ÄÄand "10,000"ÄÄEnterprises Vitalizing"ÄÄ10,000 Villages,""ÄÄforging a path of glory, unity, and prosperity.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-10-14). Israel's Motto Is "We Can Have Peace Tomorrow If We Just Kill A Few More People Today" caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israel's permanent national security doctrine is basically "We can have peace tomorrow if we just kill a few more people today." | But it's always today. Tomorrow never comes. | Israel never succeeds in killing its way to peace, because that's not actually a thing. | You can't murder, oppress and tyrannize people into obedience. You can kill off the people who oppose you, but in doing so you just create more people who oppose you. You can scorch the earth killing…

Nnimmo Bassey (2024-10-14). The 'Blue Economy' Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business. counterpunch.org Many maritime crimes negatively impact oceanic health, such as illegal fishing or harvesting, ocean dumping, and polluting. In addition to overfishing, where necessary species are removed from the food chain, and accelerating biodiversity loss, unsustainable industrial development along coastlines has also contributed to ocean pollution. "All of these threats erode the capacity of the ocean to provide nutritious food, jobs, medicines, and pharmaceuticals as well as regulate the climate," stated a 2020 article in the journal Nature. "Women, poor people, Indigenous communities, and young people are most affected."

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