Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Pentagon to train Ukrainians in sites outside nation to use U.S. artillery. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 19, 2022 Defense Department expects to start training Ukrainian trainers outside of Ukraine on how to use the U.S.-provided Howitzers in the coming days Defense Department expects to start training Ukrainian trainers outside of Ukraine on how to use the U.S.-provided Howitzers in the coming days The first shipments of the latest round of …

oneworld.press (2022-04-19). Why Are The UN's Ukrainian Refugee Figures For Russia Different Than Moscow's?>. oneworld.press If President Putin was really "the new Hitler" and the Russian Federation was the 21st-century revival of Nazi Germany like the US-led Western Mainstream Media claims, then no Ukrainian refugee in their right mind would flee in that direction just like no Polish refugees fled towards Hitler's Nazis in 1939 (considering the false comparison pushed by the West between the start of World War II and Russia's special operation in Ukraine).

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Defense Ministry: Japan to supply military supplies to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 19, 2022 Japan to offer protective masks, clothing, drones to Ukraine Japan will provide Ukraine with protective masks and clothing against chemical weapons, as well as commercial drones, to support the country in its ongoing war with Russia, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The decision was made upon a request from the Ukrainian …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Japan, EU, U.S. pursue common course on Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 19, 2022 U.S., Japan, EU leaders affirm swift support to Ukraine amid war Leaders from the United States, Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to continue providing swift support to Ukraine as Russia begins a renewed military offensive in the eastern part of its neighboring country. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told his …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Polish hospitals prepared to treat 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers: PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 19, 2022 Polish hospitals ready to treat 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers: PM Polish hospitals are prepared to admit up to 10,000 Ukrainian troops injured in combat against invading Russian forces, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said. The Polish prime minister made the declaration in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Tuesday, public broadcaster Polish Radio's …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). State Department: China will "face serious consequences" from U.S., allies over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 19, 2022 China Will Face Serious Consequences If Helps Russia — United States The United States said it was closely monitoring China's level of support for Russia and warned of serious consequences if it provided weapons to the aggressor country or helped circumvent sanctions. This was stated by U.S. Department of State …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). U.S. lawmakers visit Georgia to expand war, Georgian war party visits Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Senator Coons has discussed deploying American troops to Ukraine. Civil GeorgiayingApril 19, 2022 U.S. Congress Delegation to Visit Georgia A delegation of the U.S. Congress will be led by the Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), to Georgia this week. The delegation will include Senators Gary Peters …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Will war party bring about collapse of German government? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Beta News AgencyApril 19, 2022 Scholz falls because of Ukraine? The German opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) is increasingly pressuring Chancellor Olaf Scholz to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. They accuse German Chancellor of being partially responsible for the Ukrainian defense, and they also threatened him with a vote of no confidence in the Bundestag, …

oneworld.press (2022-04-19). History Of The Ukrainian War. oneworld.press On 1 March 2013 inside America's Embassy to Ukraine in Kiev, a series of "Tech Camps" started to be held, in order to train those Ukrainian nazis for their leadership of Ukraine's 'anti-corruption' organizing. Simultaneously, under Polish Government authorization, the CIA was training in Poland the military Right Sector leaders how to lead the coming U.S. coup in neighboring Ukraine.

Staff (2022-04-19). Chris Hedges: American Commissars. mintpressnews.com PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (Scheerpost) — The ruling class, made up of the traditional elites that run the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, is employing draconian forms of censorship on its right-wing and left-wing critics in a desperate effort to cling to power. The traditional elites were discredited for pushing through a series of corporate …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). MP among Georgians fighting in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 19, 2022 Georgian MP Returns from Ukraine War Georgian MP Alexander Elisashvili, who volunteered to fight against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is returning to Georgia. Earlier today, Elisashvili wrote on Facebook that he is already in Warsaw, en route to the homeland together with his party colleague, Vice-Speaker Levan Ioseliani, who visited …

Staff (2022-04-19). How Putin Can Use 5D to End the War and Merge Russia and Ukraine THIS VERY MOMENT. anti-empire.com 10 days before the war I warned Kiev it was facing a Russian invasion, but also advised it there was a brilliant way it could thwart Putin's plan: An uncomfortable thing to do emotionally, but such is 5D judo. Unilaterally settling the status of Donetsk and Lugansk (in their favor) would have robbed Putin of an excuse to escalate the standoff into the current regime-change war. | As it was, Kiev did not listen to my advice and Moscow used precisely the pretext of Don…

Thomas Gibbons-Neff (2022-04-19). New York Times: "To Push Back Russians, Ukrainians Hit a Village With Cluster Munitions" anti-empire.com Editor's note: The truth and reality of the war is that both Ukrainians AND Russians will set up positions in settlements. And both Russians AND Ukrainians will fire into settlements when the other side is entrenched in them. |
| HUSARIVKA, Ukraine — It was in early March when the spent warhead of a cluster munition rocket landed next to Yurii Doroshenko's home in eastern Ukraine, having dispensed its lethal bomblets over his village. | "They were shelling and it hit the street," he said. | These types of internationally banned weapons [actually neither US, Russia or Ukraine are signatories of the C…

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-19). Treasury Secretary to Press Other Countries to Ramp Up Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press US allies to ramp up the economic pressure on Russia during meetings of World Bank and IMF members this week, The war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed in response are expected to be major topics of discussion at the meetings, which began Monday. The Treasury official said Yellen "will use this week's meetings to work with allies to continue our united efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia while mitigating spillover e…

_____ (2022-04-19). The Ukraine Is Still Losing So What Is Its Plan? popularresistance.org Russian and Donbas forces have cleared the city of Mariupol except for the giant metallurgic complex of Azovstal which is held by some estimated 4,000 men, including many from the fascist Azov battalion. | On Sunday Russia opened corridors across the front line and asked for those forces to surrender. However the Zelensky government ordered them to stay and to continue to bind Russian forces which otherwise could be used elsewhere.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Western think tanks push permanent NATO presence on Russian border, Asia-Pacific analog. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 17, 2022 NATO needs bases on eastern border to counter Russia: experts Russia's war in Ukraine will lead to NATO radically overhauling its long-term security capabilities in Eastern Europe, defense analysts say. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is likely to establish permanent bases on its eastern flank and significantly boost spending, experts predict. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). State Department hails NATO ally Turkey for "holding Russia to account" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 18, 2022 Turkey playing 'important role' in holding Russia to account: US Turkey is playing an "important role" in ensuring Russia is held to account for its war against Ukraine, the United States said on Monday ahead of a bilateral meeting of top diplomats. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is slated to host …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-04-19). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.

Prof. Louis René Beres (2022-04-19). Fragmentation, Aggression, Genocide: Deeper Meanings of Russia's War Against Ukraine. moderndiplomacy.eu "But tell me, my brothers, if humanity still lacks a goal, is humanity itself not still lacking? Thus inquired Zarathustra."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Zarathustra It's hard to imagine anything decent emerging from Vladimir Putin's genocidal aggression[1] against Ukraine, but there is one ironic example: enhanced human understanding.In essence, the multiple crimes now being unleashed by the Russian …

Staff (2022-04-19). Mask Mandate for Flights Was Axed by a Trump-Appointed Judge. truthout.org Trying to quantify what Donald Trump actually succeeded at during the blight of his presidential tenure is sadly instructive at this juncture. Let's see: ability to hire fascists, racists, and other unpolished authoritarian doorknobs to positions of extreme power? The resumes of the damned found new life in his hands. Lie with no shame? Peerless. Grift? To be determined by various courts. Be orange for no coherent reason? Aced it. | All this being rightly said, Trump excelled at nothing better than the lethal task of disdaining the simple wearing of masks in the middle of a deadly pandemic. Way back in 2020, when…

WSWS (2022-04-19). The Challenge of May Day 2022: For the International Unity of the Working Class against Capitalism, National Chauvinism and War! wsws.org The celebration of May Day 2022 must be dedicated to the unification of the international working class in a global struggle against imperialist war and its root cause, the capitalist system.

Ian Angus (2022-04-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, April 2022. greenleft.org.au Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for activists.

Editor2 (2022-04-19). Gaza Socialists Rise in Solidarity with Jenin, Prisoners (Photos). orinocotribune.com The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) held a solidarity event in Gaza on Thursday in commemoration of the forthcoming Palestinian Prisoner's Day and in solidarity with Palestinians in the northern West Bank city and refugee camp of Jenin. | PFLP members and their supporters held placards denouncing the Israeli military, which has killed 12 Palestinians in the West Bank in recent days, calling for wider solidarity with Jenin. | "We are all Jenin," "Resistance in Jenin is humiliating the Israeli occupation", "Jenin is a symbol of our pride", and "Free Palestinian Political Prisoners," some of the…

WSWS (2022-04-19). Public meeting: Support the Socialist Equality Party in the Australian federal election! wsws.org The SEP is advancing a fighting socialist program of action for the growing sections of the working class entering into struggle against inflation, wage suppression and a deepening social crisis.

Staff (2022-04-19). Girón, la victoria (+ Fotos y línea del tiempo). cubadebate.cu El 19 de abril tendrá siempre gran trascendencia en la historia de nuestra nación. Para el pueblo cubano y su naciente Revolución significó defender la soberanía del país, el suelo sagrado de la patria, defender sus intereses, sus ideales y su proceso socialista.

Editor (2022-04-19). Chávez the Radical XXVIII: 'The Empire and the Oligarchy Will Never Accept Us'. mronline.org In this episode of "Chávez the Radical," the Venezuelan leader reminds comrades and followers that the Venezuelan oligarchy and the U.S. empire will never accept the Bolivarian Revolution.

Anonymous103 (2022-04-19). Military And Political Situation In Europe On April 19, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Hungary has stated that it will not support European sanctions to ban imports of Russian oil and gas to the EU; | The oil refinery in Schwedt, Germany claimed that the available reserves are enough for 5 days, so the plant is already looking for alternative supplies in case of a ban on imports via the Druzhba oil pipeline, according to Handelsblatt; | The EU has claimed it wants to give up gas from Russia. The EU has paid ‚Ǩ30bn for imports since the st…

xinhuanet (2022-04-19). Speaker of Hungarian Parliament addresses in Budapest. xinhuanet.com Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Estonia: NATO conducts air-infantry exercises near Russia's border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 19, 2022 Belgian F-16s conduct Air-Land training with Allies for NATO's Bold Dragon Exercise Bold Dragon provides key air-land integration training between Belgian F-16s and UK, French and Danish soldiers in the NATO multinational battalion 13-14 Apr, 22. Belgian F-16s have executed Close Air Support (CAS) training missions with NATO's multinational battalion …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Georgia scours the country recruiting soldiers to wear NATO uniforms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 19, 2022 Admission to military contract service continues The Ministry of Defense of Georgia continues to receive citizens in the contract service. An information campaign on contract military service is underway across the country. Personnel from the National Guard's area traveled by mobile recruiting vehicles to regions, towns and villages of …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over latest invasion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Iraqi News AgencyApril 19, 2022 Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons the Turkish ambassador and hands him a strongly worded protest note The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned today, Tuesday, the Turkish ambassador to Iraq, Ali Riza Guney, and handed him a strongly worded protest letter against the backdrop of the continuous breaches and violations of …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Leading NATO official to address Georgian parliaments's Committee on Defence and Security. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until recently Appathurai was the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia. Agenda.geApril 19, 2022 NATO Deputy Assistant Sec Gen to address Georgian Parliament's Defence and Security Committee NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai will address the Committee on Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia on Wednesday. Appathurai …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Serbia target of hybrid war because of independent foreign policy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug News AgencyApril 19, 2022 Vulin: Serbia a target of hybrid war Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin said on Tuesday Serbia was a target of hybrid war due to its independent policy. "Serbia is a target of hybrid war because it has an independent policy and because we have not imposed sanctions on the Russian …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Serbia will not be pulled into broader European conflict: interior minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug News AgencyApril 19, 2022 "We will not participate in anti-Russian hysteria" Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin pointed out that Serbia is the only country in Europe that has not imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation. He said that Serbia, headed by President Aleksandar Vucic, would not join the anti-Russian hysteria. Vulin emphasized that Russia stood …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). The lasting impact of war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 18, 2022 A bomb dropped 76 years ago in Vietnam has been defused In the middle of the last century, a 300-kilogram unexploded bomb dropped during the Indochina War was defused in northern Vietnam. This was reported by the Zan Chi newspaper, AZERTAC reports. The shell was found during the repair of a bridge …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Turkey escalates "anti-terrorist" rampage, carnage at home and abroad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's rules-based international order and Euro-Atlantic values in all their majestic splendor. AzertagApril 19, 2022 So far, 26 terrorists have been neutralized during the operation in northern Iraq The number of terrorists neutralized during the next anti-terrorist operation carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces under the code name "Panja-Kilit" has reached 26. [See how …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). U.S. companies eager to exploit conquered Karabakh: ambassador. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyApril 19, 2022 US would like to see more of its companies operating in Azerbaijan's liberated lands — ambassador The US would like to see more of its companies operating in the Azerbaijani territories liberated from Armenian occupation [in the 2020 second Karabakh war], the country's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger told Trend, …

WSWS (2022-04-19). Australian war crimes from 1999 in East Timor exposed. wsws.org The crimes included murder, the mutilation of corpses, and sexual assault and torture of prisoners, including children.

Jason Ditz (2022-04-19). Yemen's New Leaders: Our First Option Is Peace. news.antiwar.com While talking up their willingness to continue waging a protracted war if necessary, Yemen's new leadership council, which earlier this month replaced President Hadi, clearly understands that's not what's expected of it. | " The Saudi coalition is reportedly very interested in efforts toward a p…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Turkish drones likely used in sinking of Russian Black Sea flagship: Turkish, U.S. officials. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaApril 18, 2022 Turkish-made drones likely involved in Moskva sinkingUkrainian official says Neptune missile was assisted by 'other equipment' Turkish-made attack Bayraktar TB2 drones were likely involved in the targeting of Russia's Moskva missile cruiser, officials and analysts say. Turkish-made attack drones likely had a role in the Ukrainian operation to target Russia's Moskva …

Jason Ditz (2022-04-19). Houthis: US Naval Task Force Undermines Yemen Truce. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis are deeply critical of last week's US announcement of a naval task force to patrol the Red Sea off the Yemeni coast, saying it The US said the task force was meant to stop the smuggling of "coal, drugs, weapons, and people, and tied it to cross-border fighting between Yemen and its neighbors. | The US narrative mirrors exactly the pretext for Saudi Arabia's naval blockade of Yemen. The ceasefire has been a human…

Shane Crocker (2022-04-19). Liberals' refusal to disendorse Deves underscores its anti-LGBTI agenda. greenleft.org.au Scott Morrison's "captain's pick" for the seat of Warringah is Katherine Deves has long been an anti-LGBTI rights campaigner. Shane Crocker reports.

Reihana Mohideen (2022-04-19). Philippine elections: 'For a new politics, for a new economy'. greenleft.org.au The May 9 national elections in the Philippines are taking place as the country reels under the blows of multiple system crises — climate, economic and social — compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Reihana Mohideen.

The Green Arcade (2022-04-19). Saturday 4/30: Michael P. Branch talks about his book On the Trail of the Jackalope. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…

Jason Ditz (2022-04-19). Iran Sees US Delaying Nuclear Deal: More Than One Issue Remains. news.antiwar.com Iranian officials say there is no end in sight for the ongoing nuclear talks, saying that there are multiple issues unresolved and still pending with the US. Unfortunately as with other recent reports, it is not specified what these remaining issues are, so it is difficult to judge how likely they are to be sorted out, or what the next step is. The only known issue at present is the removal of the IRGC from the terror blacklist, which the US…

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-19). US Officials Headed to Solomon Islands Amid China Concerns. news.antiwar.com Senior Biden administration officials The White House's National Security Council's Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the State Department's top Asia official, Daniel Kritenbrink, will be leading a delegation of officials from the Pentagon and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). | The trip will in…

Labor Video Project (2022-04-19). SF Candidates Matt Haney & David Campos On Redistricting, Treasure Island & Privatization. indybay.org San Francisco Matt Haney and David Campos who are running for Assembly are interviewed about re-districting, privatization and Treasure Island tolls and toxins.

Barry Healy (2022-04-19). Grief and reconciliation in the Basque struggle for liberation. greenleft.org.au The Basque liberation movement, ETA, waged war on the Spanish state for about 60 years. Maixabel is obligatory viewing to understanding the emotional and spiritual impact of armed struggle, writes Barry Healy.

John Shipton (2022-04-19). John Shipton on Julian Assange: '14 years of arbitrary detention makes you fight harder'. greenleft.org.au John Shipton addressed questions after the premiere of Ithaka, a film is about the campaign to free his son Julian Assange which is screening across the country.

Staff (2022-04-19). Taliban assured Iran to protect diplomatic missions. en.mehrnews.com In a phone call with the Iranian Foreign Minister, the Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has assured Tehran of full security of Iranian diplomatic facilities, and diplomats in Afghanistan.

SouthFront5 (2022-04-17). A Revealing Video On European Super Activist Who Were Deliberately Sent To Death By Brussels. southfront.org

SouthFront5 (2022-04-17). A Revealing Video On European Super Activist Who Were Deliberately Sent To Deaths By Brussels. southfront.org

WSWS (2022-04-18). SEP and IYSSE holds plantation workers' demonstration to fight for socialist policies. wsws.org The protest attracted widespread public interest with some young people deciding to join in and many bystanders offering encouragement.

WSWS (2022-04-18). New York City parent victimized by Child Services denounces government after daughters contract COVID-19 at school. wsws.org A New York City parent spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about conditions in the largest school district in the country during the current COVID-19 surge.

WSWS (2022-04-18). Video: PES calls for active boycott of French presidential elections. wsws.org Alexandre Lantier, national secretary of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste, explains the call for an active boycott of the second round of the French presidential elections.

WSWS (2022-04-18). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold picket and public meeting to fight for socialist perspective in the mass anti-government protests. wsws.org The SEP supports the demand that the president resigns but goes further in advancing a socialist program of action for the working class to defend its social and democratic rights.

ecns.cn (2022-04-18). China defers over 256b yuan of tax payment in March. ecns.cn China's tax authorities nationwide in March have deferred 256.7 billion yuan ($40.26 billion) of taxes for micro, small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing sector, according to the State Taxation Administration.

xinhuanet (2022-04-18). Speaker of Hungarian Parliament addresses in Budapest. xinhuanet.com Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.

WSWS (2022-04-17). Terrorist group planned to kidnap German health minister. wsws.org The fact that law enforcement authorities have felt compelled to carry out three large-scale raids against right-wing extremist subversives within just two weeks is proof of the extent of the fascist danger in Germany.

Lothar Galow-Bergemann (2022-04-17). Labor fetish and anti-semitism. indybay.org "Work makes you free" was written above the gate of the Auschwitz death camp. How did the Nazis come up with that? Isn't work something meaningful, something good? What does it have to do with Auschwitz, of all places? A great deal. Because work and meaningful activity are, contrary to popular belief, two different things.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). The Parapolitical Hypothesis. libya360.wordpress.com Apparatchik Smashing the whole system, "striking at hidden nests, connections, connivances, and plans," requires actionable knowledge of the mechanisms with which resistance is destroyed. Whereas communist revolution is the product of proletarian class consciousness, conspiracy is the product of bourgeois class consciousness. Understanding the latter makes possible the former. In 1972 Walter Rodney, describing the…

Irmtraud Gutschke (2022-04-17). Democracy – not more than the brand name. indybay.org The USA, a hegemonic power threatened with decline, is struggling to maintain and expand a monopolistic world order. This is supposed to be justified by surrounding itself with an aura of freedom and democracy. In this respect, the title of Wolin's book is a provocation: "Inverted Totalitarianism."

_____ (2022-04-17). BDS Fights Heat Up Across Campuses. popularresistance.org On April 7 the student government at Ohio State University passed a resolution calling on the school to divest from companies connected to human rights abuses in Palestine. The two companies targeted are Hewlett Packard Enterprise, who provides technology to the Israeli military, and Caterpillar Inc., whose bulldozers are used to demolish Palestinian homes. "The passage of this resolution is merely one milestone on the long journey to the Palestinian people's eventual triumph," said the school's SJP chapter in a statement. "We urge our supporters to remain vigilant and empowered as we take our next steps for acco…

ecns.cn (2022-04-17). Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa hold job fair to pursue localized development. ecns.cn Thousands of job seekers on Thursday swarmed into the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg, where Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa threw a job fair in hopes of hiring local talent for localized development.

Lothar Galow-Bergemann (2022-04-17). Labor fetish and anti-semitism. indybay.org "Work makes you free" was written above the gate of the Auschwitz death camp. How did the Nazis come up with that? Isn't work something meaningful, something good? What does it have to do with Auschwitz, of all places? A great deal. Because work and meaningful activity are, contrary to popular belief, two different things.

Irmtraud Gutschke (2022-04-17). Democracy – not more than the brand name. indybay.org The USA, a hegemonic power threatened with decline, is struggling to maintain and expand a monopolistic world order. This is supposed to be justified by surrounding itself with an aura of freedom and democracy. In this respect, the title of Wolin's book is a provocation: "Inverted Totalitarianism."

ecns.cn (2022-04-17). Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa hold job fair to pursue localized development. ecns.cn Thousands of job seekers on Thursday swarmed into the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg, where Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa threw a job fair in hopes of hiring local talent for localized development.

xinhuanet (2022-04-17). Speaker of Hungarian Parliament addresses in Budapest. xinhuanet.com Laszlo Kover (1st L), Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament, speaks at a conference of the parliament speakers of the Western Balkans in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 27, 2017.

_____ (2022-04-16). The Power And Potential Of Democratic Public Ownership. popularresistance.org In most cases, it would be absurd to think that the same approach that created a problem would also be the one best suited to solve it. Yet this is exactly what we are expected to believe regarding the existential ecological threats our world now faces. As predicted by many since its inception, capitalism and its core interconnected tenants — private ownership of the means of production, market allocation, and exponential economic growth — have brought us to the precipice of both environmental and social disaster. Yet, year after year we continue to be told that capitalism will save us. Just a few mor…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-04-16). Recuerda Cuba aniversario de proclamar socialista la Revolución. telesurtv.net El acto fue encabezado por el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel y destacados miembros del Partido Comunista y el Gobierno.

teleSUR, sar, SB (2022-04-16). Cuatro frases de Fidel en la proclamación del carácter socialista. telesurtv.net Cuba celebra este 16 de abril los 61 años de la proclamación del carácter socialista de su Revolución, liderada por el comandante Fidel Castro.

WSWS (2022-04-16). Reinstate the fired strikers at Brazil's CSN! Unify the struggles of the working class! wsws.org The WSWS and the Socialist Equality Group in Brazil demand the immediate reinstatement of the rank-and-file commission and all fired workers at CSN.

WSWS (2022-04-16). Reinstate the fired strikers at Brazil's CSN! Unify the struggles of the working class! wsws.org The WSWS and the Socialist Equality Group in Brazil demand the immediate reinstatement of the rank-and-file commission and all fired workers at CSN.

teleSUR, sar, SB (2022-04-16). Cuatro frases de Fidel en la proclamación del carácter socialista. telesurtv.net Cuba celebra este 16 de abril los 61 años de la proclamación del carácter socialista de su Revolución, liderada por el comandante Fidel Castro.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-04-16). Recuerda Cuba aniversario de proclamar socialista la Revolución. telesurtv.net El acto fue encabezado por el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel y destacados miembros del Partido Comunista y el Gobierno.

Irmtraud Gutschke (2022-04-16). Democracy – not more than the brand name. indybay.org The USA, a hegemonic power threatened with decline, is struggling to maintain and expand a monopolistic world order. This is supposed to be justified by surrounding itself with an aura of freedom and democracy. In this respect, the title of Wolin's book is a provocation: "Inverted Totalitarianism."

ecns.cn (2022-04-16). Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa hold job fair to pursue localized development. ecns.cn Thousands of job seekers on Thursday swarmed into the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg, where Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa threw a job fair in hopes of hiring local talent for localized development.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-15). Chinese, Vietnamese FMs vow not to allow Ukraine-type tragedy in region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 15, 2022 Wang Yi speaks with Vietnamese FM, vowing won't let Ukraine-like tragedy happen in the regionBy Wang Qi Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Thursday on the phone, stressing that China and Vietnam, two socialist countries, are ready to strengthen solidarity …

Carlos Martinez (2022-04-15). Latin America's Socialist Project is Inextricably Linked with Global Anti-Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Apr 3, 2022 | Below is the video and text of a speech by Carlos Martinez, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, introducing the recent event | On behalf of Friends of Socialist…

WSWS (2022-04-15). Police, far-right youth attack student protests amid French elections. wsws.org Student occupations of universities in Paris, protesting a presidential election between Macron and the neo-fascist Le Pen, were violently dispersed.

WSWS (2022-04-15). Former Top White House lawyers, advisers, testify before January 6 Select Committee. wsws.org Senior Advisor to Trump, fascist Stephen Miller, along with former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy Patrick Philbin, are the latest in a string of former high level Trump officials and family members that have appeared before the committee.

Staff (2022-04-15). Renowned 'Nazi Hunter' Claims Canada Failed by Training Members of Extremist Ukrainian Battalion. orinocotribune.com "There is no doubt that the members of the Azov battalion are far-right radicals and they will be the first to admit it," Efraim Zuroff said. | In an

Liberation Staff (2022-04-15). Climate Solutions: Beyond Capitalism national speaking tour featuring author Tina LandisÔøº. liberationnews.org Join us for events featuring Tina Landis, activist and author of Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism, and learn about real solutions to the crisis, how capitalism acts a barrier to the change that is needed, and how under socialism humanity can implement the transformations needed for our survival.

WSWS (2022-04-15). Mexican truckers block border crossings protesting Texas vehicle inspections. wsws.org Trucks loaded with millions of dollars of produce have been held up at the border due to Texas governor's reactionary inspection regime.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-04-15). Happy Birthday Charlie Chaplin: Revisiting 'The Great Dictator'. peoplesworld.org This month, April 16, marks what would have been the 133rd birthday of one of the most iconic entertainers in modern history, Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin's career spanned more than 75 years, from his childhood in the Victorian era to the late 1970s. From the silent era of cinema to the talkies (movies with spoken dialogue), …

Editor2 (2022-04-15). Why a Coup in Pakistan? US Takes Advantage of Any Chance to Gain Advantage. orinocotribune.com The Biden administration's campaign to topple the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Pakistan has succeeded, according to an American writer and political commentator. "The Empire never sleeps." | Prime Minister Khan was unseated after losing a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Saturday night. | According to the House speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house in support of the no-confidence motion, making it a majority vote. There were just a few legislators of Khan's ruling party present for the process. | "The US sof…

Carlos Martinez (2022-04-15). Latin America's Socialist Project is Inextricably Linked with Global Anti-Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Apr 3, 2022 | Below is the video and text of a speech by Carlos Martinez, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, introducing the recent event | On behalf of Friends of Socialist…

WSWS (2022-04-15). Police, far-right youth attack student protests amid French elections. wsws.org Student occupations of universities in Paris, protesting a presidential election between Macron and the neo-fascist Le Pen, were violently dispersed.

WSWS (2022-04-15). Former Top White House lawyers, advisers, testify before January 6 Select Committee. wsws.org Senior Advisor to Trump, fascist Stephen Miller, along with former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy Patrick Philbin, are the latest in a string of former high level Trump officials and family members that have appeared before the committee.

Staff (2022-04-15). Renowned 'Nazi Hunter' Claims Canada Failed by Training Members of Extremist Ukrainian Battalion. orinocotribune.com "There is no doubt that the members of the Azov battalion are far-right radicals and they will be the first to admit it," Efraim Zuroff said. | In an

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-15). Chinese, Vietnamese FMs vow not to allow Ukraine-type tragedy in region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 15, 2022 Wang Yi speaks with Vietnamese FM, vowing won't let Ukraine-like tragedy happen in the regionBy Wang Qi Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Thursday on the phone, stressing that China and Vietnam, two socialist countries, are ready to strengthen solidarity …

Irmtraud Gutschke (2022-04-15). Democracy – not more than the brand name. indybay.org The USA, a hegemonic power threatened with decline, is struggling to maintain and expand a monopolistic world order. This is supposed to be justified by surrounding itself with an aura of freedom and democracy. In this respect, the title of Wolin's book is a provocation: "Inverted Totalitarianism."

WSWS (2022-04-15). Mexican truckers block border crossings protesting Texas vehicle inspections. wsws.org Trucks loaded with millions of dollars of produce have been held up at the border due to Texas governor's reactionary inspection regime.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-04-15). Happy Birthday Charlie Chaplin: Revisiting 'The Great Dictator'. peoplesworld.org This month, April 16, marks what would have been the 133rd birthday of one of the most iconic entertainers in modern history, Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin's career spanned more than 75 years, from his childhood in the Victorian era to the late 1970s. From the silent-era of cinema to the talkies (movies with spoken dialogue), Chaplin …

Editor2 (2022-04-15). Why a Coup in Pakistan? US Takes Advantage of Any Chance to Gain Advantage. orinocotribune.com The Biden administration's campaign to topple the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Pakistan has succeeded, according to an American writer and political commentator. "The Empire never sleeps." | Prime Minister Khan was unseated after losing a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Saturday night. | According to the House speaker, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house in support of the no-confidence motion, making it a majority vote. There were just a few legislators of Khan's ruling party present for the process. | "The US sof…

ecns.cn (2022-04-15). Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa hold job fair to pursue localized development. ecns.cn Thousands of job seekers on Thursday swarmed into the Gallagher Convention Center in Johannesburg, where Chinese-invested enterprises in South Africa threw a job fair in hopes of hiring local talent for localized development.

The Socialist Program (2022-04-14). Ukraine War & the New Era in Global Politics: Where Are We Headed? liberationnews.org As the United States moves aggressively to maintain its position of the world's dominant power, the globe is becoming increasingly polarized between supporters of this world order and those who fall outside of it — a process dramatically accelerated by the war in Ukraine.

Zach Farber (2022-04-14). Socialists lead San Diego efforts to oppose NATO escalations of Ukraine war. liberationnews.org PSL San Diego held several local actions and passed out nearly a thousand pamphlets across the county since mid-March.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-14). President Maduro at International Summit Against Fascism: We Have Lived 20 Years of Resistance after April 11 Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Alba Ciudad This Tuesday, April 12, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, received intellectuals, national and international guests in the Ayacucho Hall of the Presidential Palace of Miraflores for the International Summit against Fascism. The head of state pointed out that with the April 2002 revolution, the possibility of building the social welfare state and the Bolivarian…

Kelly Hayes (2022-04-14). Ruth Wilson Gilmore on Abolition, the Climate Crisis and What Must Be Done. truthout.org "For anybody who is caught up in the systems that are shaped by extractive capitalism and organized violence, there is a cumulative and compounded effect on their persons and their lives," says scholar and activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Gilmore talks with Kelly Hayes about prison abolition, the climate crisis and what must be done. | Music by TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly Hayes:…

Editor (2022-04-14). The Role of Capitalism in the War in Ukraine. scheerpost.com Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair | By Richard Wolff / To the motives for war in human history, capitalism added another: profit. That motive drove technological advancement and created a genuine world economy. It also built new capitalist empires such as the Spanish, Dutch, British, French, Belgian, Russian, German, Japanese, and American empires. Each of these countries built its empire by various means including wars against prior systems operating on their own territories, in their colonies, a…

WSWS (2022-04-14). Macron, Le Pen court Mélenchon voters in second round of French election. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste calls on workers and young people to reject both Macron and Le Pen and to boycott the second round of the presidential elections.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Spain Morenoite CRT denounce China's "Zero COVID" strategy. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic the Morenoites have aligned themselves with the policy of the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, putting profits ahead of lives.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Australia: Telstra workers should vote "NO" to regressive union-management deal. wsws.org The proposed enterprise agreement will deliver cuts to real wages and split the workforce, paving the way for further attacks.

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Appleton: 3rd Starbucks store in Wisconsin files moves to unionize. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – On April 8, Starbucks workers in Appleton, Wisconsin filed officially for union representation. They will be joining workers from more than 100 Starbucks locations across the country that are taking up the fight against corporate tyranny by exercising their right to collective bargaining, including three in Wisconsin. | Among many of the reasons that workers have today to form a union, the baristas at the Appleton Starbucks have cited poor management-employee relations. According to one Starbucks worker, Fizz McDermott, "Management lacks empathy and communication which is a big reason we're unioniz…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-14). Thai opposition leader Thanathorn indicted of royal defamation for questioning vaccine management. peoplesdispatch.org The charges leveled against opposition leader Thanathorn were based on statements he made in January 2021 in a livestream that questioned the vaccine procurement contract and subsidies granted to a pharmaceutical company owned privately by the monarch…

WSWS (2022-04-14). Macron, Le Pen court Mélenchon voters in second round of French election. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste calls on workers and young people to reject both Macron and Le Pen and to boycott the second round of the presidential elections.

Zach Farber (2022-04-14). Socialists lead San Diego efforts to oppose NATO escalations of Ukraine war. liberationnews.org PSL San Diego held several local actions and passed out nearly a thousand pamphlets across the county since mid-March.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Spain Morenoite CRT denounce China's "Zero COVID" strategy. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic the Morenoites have aligned themselves with the policy of the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, putting profits ahead of lives.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Australia: Telstra workers should vote "NO" to regressive union-management deal. wsws.org The proposed enterprise agreement will deliver cuts to real wages and split the workforce, paving the way for further attacks.

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Appleton: 3rd Starbucks store in Wisconsin files moves to unionize. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – On April 8, Starbucks workers in Appleton, Wisconsin filed officially for union representation. They will be joining workers from more than 100 Starbucks locations across the country that are taking up the fight against corporate tyranny by exercising their right to collective bargaining, including three in Wisconsin. | Among many of the reasons that workers have today to form a union, the baristas at the Appleton Starbucks have cited poor management-employee relations. According to one Starbucks worker, Fizz McDermott, "Management lacks empathy and communication which is a big reason we're unioniz…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-14). Thai opposition leader Thanathorn indicted of royal defamation for questioning vaccine management. peoplesdispatch.org The charges leveled against opposition leader Thanathorn were based on statements he made in January 2021 in a livestream that questioned the vaccine procurement contract and subsidies granted to a pharmaceutical company owned privately by the monarch…

The Socialist Program (2022-04-13). Historic Price Surge Continues — Recession Coming? liberationnews.org Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss what's coming next for our economy as inflation rises and pressure mounts on the Federal Reserve to pull back its extraordinary support for big business.

Staff (2022-04-13). Minister Plasencia: Not Acknowledging Legitimacy of Government of Venezuela is a Failed Path. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, stated that countries that still insist on not recognizing the legitimacy of the government of Venezuela are walking a "failed path." | On Tuesday, April 12, during his participation in the International Summit against Fascism that is going on in Venezuela, Plasencia explained that in the United Nations (UN) there exists a committee that analyzes the legitimacy of a given government and evaluates the practices undertaken by that government to assert UN norms, and only a handful of countries in that committee still ignore the legitimacy of the governme…

Staff (2022-04-13). Maduro says attacks on Russian culture, athletes pure Fascism. en.mehrnews.com Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called attacks on Russian culture and Russian athletes pure Fascism on Tuesday.

Henry A. Giroux (2022-04-13). Nonstop Corporate News on Ukraine Is Fueling Support for Unchecked US Militarism. truthout.org The drums of fascism are beating louder. The catastrophe of war and outpouring of support for the millions of Ukrainians suffering under the brutal attacks by Russia has morphed into increased warmongering from the West. The shock of war has been transformed into a cinematic spectacle used to fan the flames of militarism. The sheer boldness, violence and ruthlessness of Russia's attack on Ukraine has created a global political crisis accentuated by both a crisis of ideas and a crisis of historical reckoning, at least in the Western mainstream media. | The wider public's inability to reflect on the underlying caus…

The Socialist Program (2022-04-13). Ukraine Fighting Shifts As NATO Eyes Even Further Expansion. liberationnews.org Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss how the fighting in Ukraine is intensifying in the country's east at the same time as the US and its NATO allies are seeking to prolong the war for their own benefit…

WSWS (2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Why did Mélenchon retire after nearly reaching the French presidential runoff? wsws.org Mélenchon's frantic throwing away of working-class support points to the significance of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste's call to build support for a boycott among workers.

Editor (2022-04-13). "Culture Shock": Harlem's Socialist City Council member Kristin Richardson Jordan reflects on her first three months in office. mronline.org Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-13). Bulgarian coalition government could fall over proposed arms sales to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteApril 13, 2022 Bulgaria's Socialists Party will leave the Ruling Coalition if Bulgaria sends Military aid to Ukraine "If the position of not giving military aid to Ukraine is revised, we are ready to revise our participation in the government," said in a statement from parliament Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kristian …

WSWS (2022-04-13). Police launch criminal investigation into kickback scandal involving Unifor ex-president Jerry Dias. wsws.org There is no doubt that the Dias kickback scandal barely scratches the surface of the abundant corruption and backroom wheeling and dealing that pervades the upper echelons of the trade union bureaucracy. These corrupt relations are rooted in the unions' objective social position as corporatist partners of big business and the capitalist state.

Brad Jansen (2022-04-13). Oklahoma joins effort to destroy abortion rights ahead of possible Roe reversal. peoplesworld.org OKLAHOMA CITY—On April 5, the Oklahoma legislature passed a near-total ban on abortion in the state. Most people here are unsurprised that the reactionary law-making body (made up of 82 Republicans and 19 Democrats) would move to outlaw abortion. Some people were, however, caught off guard by the suddenness of the move, which came unannounced …

_____ (2022-04-13). Retaining Rural Businesses Through Conversion To Employee Ownership. popularresistance.org Employee ownership, particularly in the form of worker cooperatives, offers a solution for business transitions. Shifting to employee ownership can keep business doors open, save jobs and maintain the business as a valued part of the community — a triple-win solution for the owner, the employees and the community.

Amy Goodman (2022-04-13). Corporate Profiteers Are Driving Inflation. It Hurts Poorer Countries Most. truthout.org The U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday inflation in the United States rose to 8.5% in March — the highest in four decades. Meanwhile, Oxfam is warning over 260 million people around the world could be pushed into extreme poverty by the end of year due to the pandemic and rising energy and food costs. For more on the growing inflation crisis, we speak with economist Jayati Ghosh, who says prices of essentials are soaring much higher than can be explained by oil prices and supply shortages alone, because of what she calls "feverish speculation" in financial markets and corporate profiteering. She also speaks…

Evan Reif (2022-04-13). NED Finances Key Ukrainian Propaganda Organ, the Kyiv Independent. covertactionmagazine.com One NED-sponsored journalist even fights with the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and openly advocates for the commission of war crimes. Throughout …

Staff (2022-04-13). Maduro says attacks on Russian culture, athletes pure Fascism. en.mehrnews.com Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called attacks on Russian culture and Russian athletes pure Fascism on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-04-13). Minister Plasencia: Not Acknowledging Legitimacy of Government of Venezuela is a Failed Path. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, stated that countries that still insist on not recognizing the legitimacy of the government of Venezuela are walking a "failed path." | On Tuesday, April 12, during his participation in the International Summit against Fascism that is going on in Venezuela, Plasencia explained that in the United Nations (UN) there exists a committee that analyzes the legitimacy of a given government and evaluates the practices undertaken by that government to assert UN norms, and only a handful of countries in that committee still ignore the legitimacy of the governme…

Editor (2022-04-13). "Culture Shock": Harlem's Socialist City Council member Kristin Richardson Jordan reflects on her first three months in office. mronline.org Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-13). Bulgarian coalition government could fall over proposed arms sales to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteApril 13, 2022 Bulgaria's Socialists Party will leave the Ruling Coalition if Bulgaria sends Military aid to Ukraine "If the position of not giving military aid to Ukraine is revised, we are ready to revise our participation in the government," said in a statement from parliament Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kristian …

WSWS (2022-04-13). Why did Mélenchon retire after nearly reaching the French presidential runoff? wsws.org Mélenchon's frantic throwing away of working-class support points to the significance of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste's call to build support for a boycott among workers.

WSWS (2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Police launch criminal investigation into kickback scandal involving Unifor ex-president Jerry Dias. wsws.org There is no doubt that the Dias kickback scandal barely scratches the surface of the abundant corruption and backroom wheeling and dealing that pervades the upper echelons of the trade union bureaucracy. These corrupt relations are rooted in the unions' objective social position as corporatist partners of big business and the capitalist state.

_____ (2022-04-13). Retaining Rural Businesses Through Conversion To Employee Ownership. popularresistance.org Employee ownership, particularly in the form of worker cooperatives, offers a solution for business transitions. Shifting to employee ownership can keep business doors open, save jobs and maintain the business as a valued part of the community — a triple-win solution for the owner, the employees and the community.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-12). Giving Weapons to Ukraine Endangers Global Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz The West insists on giving Kiev weapons, even though it knows this measure will not help bring peace back to Ukraine. Increasingly, Western leaders contribute to the destabilization of Eastern Europe by promoting the continuation of the conflict through supplying weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Maidan neo-Nazi militias. Considering the impossibility…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-12). NATO's Secret Nazi Armies. libya360.wordpress.com Asa Winstanle Italian special forces in training. NATO's Operation Gladio was responsible for untold suffering over decades. (BBC) How the CIA and MI6 created Operation Gladio, a Cold War terror network riddled with Nazis. Part one of a new series. Last month NATO's Twitter account posted a photo of a Ukrainian soldier and saluted her…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-12). Ukrainian Official Shows His Admiration for ISIS. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic As if having openly Nazi groups such as "Azov", "Aydar" or "Right Sector" embedded in the Armed Forces of Ukraine wasn't bad enough, now there are also prominent members of the President Zelensky's administration who have shown public appreciation and admiration for the so-called Islamic State (previously known as ISIS and ISIL) and their…

WSWS (2022-04-12). Scottish National Party joins anti-Russia war chorus and embraces NATO. wsws.org The promotion of nationalism and separatism in Ukraine and elsewhere, including the UK, has proved itself to be a means of dividing the working class to the benefit of imperialism, paving the road to war.

Editor (2022-04-12). The Russian Revolution of 2022 — 'Capitalism in One Country'. mronline.org Now that the U.S. and the NATO allies have taken from the Russian oligarchs their cash in foreign banks, their mansions, their boats and planes, and blocked the export of all private and corporate Russian capital abroad, Russia is freer to decide how to organize the capital investment of the economy.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-12). The Alliance of MI6, the CIA and the Bandéristes. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan After having shown that the war in Ukraine was prepared by the Straussians and triggered on February 17 by Kiev's attack on the Donbass, Thierry Meyssan returns to the secret history that links the Anglo-Saxons to the Banderites since the fall of the Third Reich. He sounds the alarm: we have not been…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-12). President Maduro Warns Western Powers Aim to Destroy Russia to Stop 'Multipolar' World. libya360.wordpress.com José Luis Granados Ceja President Nicolás Maduro warned that a "media dictatorship" could lead to a "Third World War." Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that a multifaceted campaign by Western countries to isolate Russia was aimed at destroying the country in order to deter the development of a "multipolar" world. "From Venezuela we denounce it,…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-12). Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemns pardon of former dictator Alberto Fujimori. peoplesdispatch.org The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) considered that the Constitutional Court's decision to reinstate a controversial presidential pardon granted to former dictator Alberto Fujimori in 2017, failed to give adequate weight to the right to justice of Fujimori's victims…

Editor (2022-04-12). The Russian Revolution of 2022 — 'Capitalism in One Country'. mronline.org Now that the U.S. and the NATO allies have taken from the Russian oligarchs their cash in foreign banks, their mansions, their boats and planes, and blocked the export of all private and corporate Russian capital abroad, Russia is freer to decide how to organize the capital investment of the economy.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Azovstal: Final Redoubt of Ukraine's Fascists? libya360.wordpress.com Eva K Bartlett AZOVSTAL STEEL PLANT The complexity of the assault on Azovstal is that the enterprise has many catacombs and dungeons that shelter Ukrainian Nazis from shelling and bombing. This is a real city within a city: down another six or eight floors. Eduard Basurin notes that it is impossible to bomb from above,…

teleSUR (2022-04-11). Venezuela to Hold International Summit Against Fascism. telesurenglish.net Given the scenario of the conflict in Ukraine and the behavior of media multinationals, the organizers of the Summit will scientifically address the forms of communication in the world. | Felix Plasencia Venezuela FM: Tomorrow, April 11, the "International Summit Against Fascism" begins in Caracas, with almost 200 guests from five continents.

teleSUR, JL (2022-04-11). Venezuela realizará Cumbre Internacional contra el Fascismo. telesurtv.net El evento contará con la participación de más 200 delegados internacionales, donde se compartirán experiencias.

WSWS (2022-04-11). Macron, neo-fascist Le Pen advance to runoff in French presidential election. wsws.org Whichever candidate emerges victorious, the new president will oversee a reactionary government that will come into violent conflict with the working class.

WSWS (2022-04-11). The political issues in the Governor Whitmer kidnap plot verdict. wsws.org The outcome of the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer shows that the political violence of paramilitary and fascistic groups aligned with the Republican Party will not be stopped by the courts or the Democratic Party.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-04-11). Rusia rechaza dominio sin escrúpulos de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Rusia anuncia eliminación de líder fascista ucraniano responsable de la muerte de cientos de civiles durante las masacres en Donbas.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). Was Alleged Russian Army Massacre of Civilians at Bucha Actually a False Flag Event Staged by Ukrainian Nazis? transcend.org 6 Apr 2022 – Why was Nazi Butcher Botsun at Bucha? This story raises an important challenge to the official storyline of the Bucha massacre promoted in the mainstream media.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-11). Progressives in Greece reject Zelensky's address to parliament with neo-Nazis. mronline.org The testimony of the neo-Nazi Azov soldier in Greek parliament following the address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been widely condemned.

Taroa Zuñiga Silva (2022-04-11). Workers' Rights and Chile's Constitutional Convention. socialistproject.ca On March 13, 2022, two days after Gabriel Boric was

_____ (2022-04-11). Venezuela's Great Housing Mission Achieves Major Milestone. popularresistance.org On April 7, the socialist government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the delivery of a record 4 million homes to its citizens as part of a social housing program called the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela (GMVV). During a joint radio and television broadcast, President Maduro emphasized that the handing over of the 4 million homes was a "historic" event and a "world record." "Nothing and no one is going to stop us," he added.

WSWS (2022-04-11). Huge rally in Colombo demands Sri Lankan President Rajapakse resign. wsws.org Socialist Equality Party campaigners made a significant intervention at the Colombo demonstration, the largest in the past fortnight, distributing hundreds of copies of the party's socialist program of action.

Fight Back (2022-04-11). Red theory: Contradiction, the kernel of dialectics. fightbacknews.org Friedrich Engels lists three laws of dialectics, but, as we shall see, the most important is the law of contradiction, which he calls the law of the interpenetration of opposites. Before we discuss the other two (the transformation of quantity into quality, and the negation of the negation), let's look closely at contradiction. | Many of the great theorists of Marxism-Leninism wrote about dialects in general and contradiction in particular. Mao Zedong extrapolated from the writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin, along with the direct experience of the Chinese revolution, a systematic theory of materialist di…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-11). Magic mushroom compound increases brain connectivity in people with depression. imperial.ac.uk Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to "open up" depressed people's brains, even weeks after use, a study has found.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-04-11). Venezuela's Maduro Warns Western Powers Aim to Destroy Russia to Stop 'Multipolar' World. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolás Maduro warned that a "media dictatorship" could lead to a "Third World War."

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). IMPORTANT APPEAL FOR DONATIONS TO TMS. transcend.org We can't continue producing and delivering our TMS Weekly Digest to your Inbox–unfailingly since 2008—without your help. Censorship is closing in on alternative media/journalism; the elites demand more of it. We will not waiver in our commitment to our Solutions-Oriented Peace Journalism, and will never install a paywall, charge for a subscription, sell your data, or accept advertising.

Radhika Desai (2022-04-11). The US war over Ukraine is a phase in the West's hybrid war on Russia. multipolarista.com The NATO war over Ukraine is a phase in the hybrid war that the West is waging on Russia and any country that chooses an economic path other than subordination to the US empire.

WSWS (2022-04-11). Victor Orbán wins fourth election victory, remains Hungarian prime minister. wsws.org The decisive factor for Orbán's clear electoral success was the Ukraine war. While the opposition alliance gave unrestricted support to NATO, Orbán did not join in the warmongering.

VINS (2022-04-11). Johnson and Johnson Paid to Inject Prisoners with Asbestos, Unsealed Documents Reveal. projectcensored.org In the late 1960s and early 1970s, pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson funded experiments on incarcerated people, which intentionally exposed them to asbestos, according to March 2022 reporting by The…

WSWS (2022-04-11). Macron, neo-fascist Le Pen advance to runoff in French presidential election. wsws.org Whichever candidate emerges victorious, the new president will oversee a reactionary government that will come into violent conflict with the working class.

teleSUR (2022-04-11). Venezuela to Hold International Summit Against Fascism. telesurenglish.net Given the scenario of the conflict in Ukraine and the behavior of media multinationals, the organizers of the Summit will scientifically address the forms of communication in the world. | Felix Plasencia Venezuela FM: Tomorrow, April 11, the "International Summit Against Fascism" begins in Caracas, with almost 200 guests from five continents.

teleSUR, JL (2022-04-11). Venezuela realizará Cumbre Internacional contra el Fascismo. telesurtv.net El evento contará con la participación de más 200 delegados internacionales, donde se compartirán experiencias.

WSWS (2022-04-11). The political issues in the Governor Whitmer kidnap plot verdict. wsws.org The outcome of the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer shows that the political violence of paramilitary and fascistic groups aligned with the Republican Party will not be stopped by the courts or the Democratic Party.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-04-11). Rusia rechaza dominio sin escrúpulos de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Rusia anuncia eliminación de líder fascista ucraniano responsable de la muerte de cientos de civiles durante las masacres en Donbas.

WSWS (2022-04-11). Huge rally in Colombo demands Sri Lankan President Rajapakse resign. wsws.org Socialist Equality Party campaigners made a significant intervention at the Colombo demonstration, the largest in the past fortnight, distributing hundreds of copies of the party's socialist program of action.

Fight Back (2022-04-11). Red theory: Contradiction, the kernel of dialectics. fightbacknews.org Friedrich Engels lists three laws of dialectics, but, as we shall see, the most important is the law of contradiction, which he calls the law of the interpenetration of opposites. Before we discuss the other two (the transformation of quantity into quality, and the negation of the negation), let's look closely at contradiction. | Many of the great theorists of Marxism-Leninism wrote about dialects in general and contradiction in particular. Mao Zedong extrapolated from the writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin, along with the direct experience of the Chinese revolution, a systematic theory of materialist di…

WSWS (2022-04-11). Victor Orbán wins fourth election victory, remains Hungarian prime minister. wsws.org The decisive factor for Orbán's clear electoral success was the Ukraine war. While the opposition alliance gave unrestricted support to NATO, Orbán did not join in the warmongering.

_____ (2022-04-10). How The US Weaponized Ukraine Against Russia. popularresistance.org Since The US-Engineered 2013-14 Coup In Ukraine, American Forces Have Taught Ukrainians, Including Neo-Nazi Units, How To Fight In Urban And Other Civilian Areas. Weaponizing Ukraine Is Part Of Washington's Quest For What The Pentagon Calls "Full Spectrum Dominance." "[I]f you can learn all modalities of war, then you can be the god of war," so said a Ukrainian artillery commander in 2016 while receiving training from the US Army.

Editor2 (2022-04-10). Row in Greece Over Neo-Nazi Zelensky Co-Speaker. orinocotribune.com An Azov Battalion fighter addressed Greek lawmakers during the Ukrainian president's teleconference | A number of Greek politicians have expressed outrage after a member of the far-right Azov Battalion gave a speech during a teleconference between the Greek Parliament and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. | During his address, Zelensky thanked Athens for the sanctions it has imposed on Russia and pleaded for more support, asking the Greeks to use their influence in the EU to help save "our shared heritage" in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. | However, after the first part of his address, in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Nazi Goal of Militarization of Outer-Space. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov The Space Test Program-3 Mission for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command preparing for launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. [Source: spacenews.com] New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films As homeless rates skyrocket and public education flounders, the Biden administration has…

_____ (2022-04-10). Outrage As Azov Nazi Addresses Greek Parliament. popularresistance.org Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been making a virtual world tour with video hookups to parliaments around the globe, as well as to the Grammy Awards and the U.N. Security Council, sometimes with troublesome results. | On Thursday a major row erupted when Zelensky brought along a Ukrainian soldier of Greek heritage from the city of Mariupol, who just happened to be a member of the ne0-Nazi Azov Regiment. Greece was under Nazi occupation during World War II and fought a bitter partisan war against Nazism (later to be betrayed by Britain and the United States.)…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). Protesters in Greece Try to Block Shipment of NATO Weaponry to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Svetlana Ekimenko Earlier in April, as Western countries funnel weapons shipments to Ukraine, where Russia has been carrying out a special operation to "demilitarise and de-Nazify" the country, Greek railway protests managed to block a shipment of American tanks to Ukraine for more than two weeks. Videos circulating on the internet have shown protesters in…

_____ (2022-04-10). The Dollar Devours The Euro. popularresistance.org As President Biden and U.S. national-security reports announced, China was seen as the major enemy. Despite China's helpful role in enabling corporate America to drive down labor's wage rates by de-industrializing the U.S. economy in favor of Chinese industrialization, China's growth was recognized as posing the Ultimate Terror: prosperity through socialism. Socialist industrialization always has been perceived to be the great enemy of the rentier economy that has taken over most nations in the century since World War I ended, and especially since the 1980s. The result today is a clash of economic systems —…

Ingar Solty (2022-04-10). The Hard Right and the Political Parties of Capital. socialistproject.ca Moderated by Michael Lardner, Ingar Solty: Market Polarization Means Political Polarization | Bill Fletcher Jr.: Trump and the Danger of Right-wing Populism in the US | Samir Gandesha: Identity Crisis: The Politics of False Concreteness | Recorded 20 March 2022. | ´ …

Staff (2022-04-10). President Maduro: West Lining Up for Big War Against Russia. orinocotribune.com "They are lining up, economically, politically, diplomatically and militarily in the West to go for a big war against Russia," said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, April 8, at an event in Caracas. "Venezuela denounces this, that they want to go to a war to dismember Russia, break it into pieces, destroy it and end the hope of a multipolar world where we can all live." | During the closing ceremony of the 16th National Congress and 3rd International Congress of History, President Maduro warned that today more than ever there is a Western media dictatorship against the world, "to justify an escalatio…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-10). President Maduro: We're Seeing a Western Media Dictatorship. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News "We are experiencing a Western media dictatorship against the world," denounced President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, saying its fundamental purpose is to "justify an escalation that could lead to a disastrous war" against Russia. From the National Congress on History held in Catia La Mar, he stressed that the West "is aligning itself…

_____ (2022-04-10). West Virginians Lead Blockade Of Coal Plant That Made Manchin Rich. popularresistance.org Organizers of the "Coal Baron Blockade" protest which targeted right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's coal empire Saturday afternoon reported that state police almost immediately began arresting campaigners who assembled in Grant Town, West Virginia. Hundreds of campaigners participated in the blockade of Grant Town Power Plant, which receives coal waste from Enersystems, the company owned by the West Virginia senator's son. Manchin earns $500,000 per year from Enersystems—"making a very lucrative living off the backs of West Virginians," said Maria Gunnoe, an organizer of the action, this week.

Nicky Reid (2022-04-10). Russophobia — The Wokest Form of Racism. anti-empire.com Source: In my lazy little corner of rural Central Pennsylvanian Trump country there has always been a sizeable minority of Russian emigres. I honestly have zero idea why but at some point, some lonely Soviet refugee found this bucolic blemish on the map and decided to call it home and an exile community was born. Growing up, I always found the Russian kids at my school to be fascinating, especially the girls. With their knock-off high heel boots and their thrift store fur coats, I had n…

Field Empty (2022-04-10). Double-Injected Have SIX TIMES the Infection Rate of the Uninjected in New Zealand — Government Data. anti-empire.com New Zealand is a fascinating country — amazing geography, likeable population, and, unlike its neighbour Australia, most of its wildlife isn't planning on killing you at the slightest opportunity. It is also fascinating with respect to Covid because its population has a very high vaccination rate across all age groups (well, down to five), but up until recently there has been negligible natural immunity to Covid. [That's what we think. But perhaps there was high pre-existing immunity to pre-Omicron Covid, just not to Omicron.] Because of these two factors, New Zealand was always going to be of interest as…

oneworld.press (2022-04-10). Orban's Conservative-Multipolar Example Exposes Kaczynski As A Liberal-Globalist Fraud. oneworld.press Kaczynski just became Orban's ideological enemy. He can't tolerate the Hungarian leader's truly conservative-multipolar example that by virtue of its being exposes the most powerful person in Poland as a liberal-globalist fraud. That's why he just backstabbed his supposed ally by publicly condemning him, knowing that this will burn the bridges that were built between their two countries.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Diagnostic testing, precision medicine and what it means for patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Precision medicine aims to customize health care by tailoring medications and treatments to each patient. An important step in being able to personalize treatments is diagnostic testing. Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics collaborates with biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other biotech companies to enable precision medicine through advanced diagnostics. Diagnostic testing can help find the right answers for each individual patient. "A laboratory test can either help in making a diagnosis for a disease, or it can help…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

ecns.cn (2022-04-10). U.S. likely to see COVID-19 surge in fall: expert. ecns.cn There will be an uptick in cases of COVID-19 over the next few weeks in the United States and it is likely there could be a surge in the fall, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said.

Editor2 (2022-04-10). Row in Greece Over Neo-Nazi Zelensky Co-Speaker. orinocotribune.com An Azov Battalion fighter addressed Greek lawmakers during the Ukrainian president's teleconference | A number of Greek politicians have expressed outrage after a member of the far-right Azov Battalion gave a speech during a teleconference between the Greek Parliament and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. | During his address, Zelensky thanked Athens for the sanctions it has imposed on Russia and pleaded for more support, asking the Greeks to use their influence in the EU to help save "our shared heritage" in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. | However, after the first part of his address, in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Diagnostic testing, precision medicine and what it means for patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Precision medicine aims to customize health care by tailoring medications and treatments to each patient. An important step in being able to personalize treatments is diagnostic testing. Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics collaborates with biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other biotech companies to enable precision medicine through advanced diagnostics. Diagnostic testing can help find the right answers for each individual patient. "A laboratory test can either help in making a diagnosis for a disease, or it can help…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

ecns.cn (2022-04-10). U.S. likely to see COVID-19 surge in fall: expert. ecns.cn There will be an uptick in cases of COVID-19 over the next few weeks in the United States and it is likely there could be a surge in the fall, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…

WSWS (2022-04-09). Unanswered questions about the Kramatorsk missile strike. wsws.org But it is entirely possible – even probable – that the Ukrainian military, with its ruthless fascist contingents, launched the attack, knowing that it will fuel the atrocity propaganda that is playing such an important role in NATO's war against Russia.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Capitalism normalizes death: From COVID-19 to the threat of nuclear war. wsws.org The utter casualness and recklessness with which the US political establishment is treating the prospect of a war that threatens to escalate into a full-scale nuclear exchange must be seen in the context of the ruling elite's indifference to mass death in the pandemic.

Editor (2022-04-09). Voices from Donbass speak to U.S. anti-war movement. mronline.org On March 27, the Socialist Unity Party and Struggle-La Lucha newspaper hosted a webinar called "Stop the War Lies: Voices from Donbass." This was a unique opportunity for the U.S. anti-war movement to hear directly from people in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), whose voices are silenced by the Western mass media's pro-Ukraine war propaganda.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-09). Lula nomina a Geraldo Alckmin como compañero de fórmula. telesurtv.net Representantes del Partido de los Trabajadores y del Partido Socialista Brasileño se reunieron en Sao Paulo para hacer el anuncio.