(2022-07-28). Dan Baker Statement in Support of Pushing Down the Walls. itsgoingdown.org 
Anarchist and antifascist prisoner Dan Baker addresses an upcoming event in support of political prisoners. For more info on Dan Baker and how to support him, go here. The United $tates of AmeriKKKa is a white supremacist terrorist organization. Their government strives for a monopoly on violence to defend their profits, acquired through the prison…
(2022-07-28). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.
(2022-07-28). Comrade Wije Dias: A fighter for Trotskyism (August 27, 1941 — July 27, 2022). wsws.org It is with profound sorrow that the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) announces the death of Comrade Wije Dias, the longtime general secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) and its forerunner, the Revolutionary Communist League.
(2022-07-28). Sergei Karaganov Reveals a Russian Elite's World Vision. zcomm.org The cancel culture has hit high level diplomatic discussions…
(2022-07-28). Twitter ends censorship of Socialist Equality Party (Australia) after widespread opposition. wsws.org The reversal of the lock on the SEP's account followed widespread anger and opposition to the measure from workers and young people in Australia and internationally.
(2022-07-28). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Combatting drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Drug shortages continue to be a major health care issue in the U.S., with more than 200 ongoing and active shortages per year since 2018. "Drug shortages are not new to health care," explains Dr. Mary Gilmer, director of pharmaceutical supply and procurement for Mayo locations across the Midwest. "But, really, over the last two years with the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortages have really exposed the vulnerability of our global drug supply chain. And these…
(2022-07-28). 85% of China import expo exhibition area booked. ecns.cn Eighty-five percent of the planned enterprise exhibition area has been booked for the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), according to the event's organizers.
(2022-07-28). Xi stresses upholding socialism with Chinese characteristics to build modern socialist country. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed holding high the banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics and striving to write a brand new chapter in building a modern socialist country in all respects.
(2022-07-28). Noam Chomsky: We Can Free Ourselves from State Capitalism. commondreams.org Even without fundamental changes in prevailing state capitalism, the kind of New Deal-style regulation that was dismantled by the neoliberal assault can be reinstated, and strengthened.
(2022-07-27). Unenviable Fate Of Foreign Fighters In Ukraine. southfront.org 
Wilfried Bleriot, 32, was killed in action, according to Ukraine's International Legion in a Facebook post on June 4, 2022. He displays the black-and-white patch of the overtly fascist Misanthropic Division, part of the Azov Battalion. | Ukraine is being projected as an unstoppable force of heroic fighters on the battlefield by western media and it inspired thousands of 'volunteers' from all over the globe to flock to join the fight against Russia. | 'Volunteers' can be paid 3400 US dollars per month if they d…
(2022-07-27). CovertAction Bulletin — Surveillance Nation: From Amazon to the NSA. covertactionmagazine.com Amazon wants to be your retailer, educator, grocery store, security system, bank and now your healthcare provider: A few days ago, reports came out that the tech giant is looking to buy One Medical for $4 billion, its latest foray into the healthcare business. At the same time, Amazon provides law enforcement with easy access to massive amounts of data and the tools to parse it. Of course it's not just Amazon: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and every big tech company obey the basic law of capitalism: grow or perish. They all rely on one shared resource: our data. And they all cozy up to the U.S. government…
(2022-07-27). 'New Philadelphia' leaves workers behind A socialist response to the 76ers stadium proposal. liberationnews.org 
"New Philadelphia" is a billionaire's for-profit vision of what Philadelphia could be, and the 76 Place proposal is a perfect symbol of this.
(2022-07-27). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very …
(2022-07-27). Take action to free Colombian revolutionary, political prisoner, Simón Trinidad. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Committee to Free Simón Trinidad. | Simón Trinidad, a Colombian revolutionary and political prisoner of the U.S. empire, will have his 72nd birthday in solitary confinement in a federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Simón Trinidad, born Ricardo Palmera, is languishing in prison after a bogus extradition to the United States in 2004, convicted on trumped-up charges, and sentenced to 60 years. He has been requested by the Special Peace Jurisdiction Court (JEP) in Colombia to help rebuild his country toward a peace with justice…
(2022-07-27). Detroit Chrysler workers demand UAW delegates nominate Will Lehman. wsws.org During a shift change at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit workers spoke with the socialist candidate for president of the United Auto Workers and denounced efforts by the UAW bureaucracy to block his nomination at the constitutional convention today…
(2022-07-27). CPAC Welcoming Orbán at Dallas Summit Days After 'Pure Nazi' Speech. commondreams.org "Orbán didn't speak into being a new project, he articulated one that's already unfolding," said one critic.
(2022-07-27). The Far Right Hates 'Woke' Society Because They Want One That's Asleep. otherwords.org Although we haven't even gotten through this year's midterm congressional elections, it's still not too early to start examining some of the characters who hope you'll make them president in 2024. | I know, you don't want to… but we must. | That's because corporate elites have already chosen their favorites, and they intend to use massive sums of money, lies, more money, PR slickum, and even more money to slide their toady into the Oval Office — hoping you don't discover until it's too late that their chosen one really is a toad. | Take Ron DeSantis. The GOP's far-right, power-hungry, narcissistic Florida…
(2022-07-27). Will Lehman is nominated to run for UAW president. wsws.org Will Lehman, a Mack Trucks worker and a socialist, has been nominated to run for president of the United Auto Workers union in the election being held in October and November.
(2022-07-27). GOP promotes fascists in primary elections. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional candidate known for his stories of military valor and personal loss and backed by former President Donald Trump, has connections to right-wing extremists, including a campaign consultant who was a member of the Proud Boys. Republican Joe Kent, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state in the Aug. …
(2022-07-27). Former Greenpeace President Dr. Patrick Moore Says the Elites Have a 'Suicide Pact' to Reduce the World's Population. globalresearch.ca
(2022-07-27). Striking UK rail workers: "They are taking away workers' voices. It's going to a dictatorship" wsws.org There was wide-ranging discussion on picket lines on the strategy needed to defeat the government's assault on rail workers, as well as Labour's role in denouncing the strikes.
(2022-07-27). Recent CDs: A Vietnam opera and Afro-American composer William Grant Still. peoplesworld.org 
An all-Still disk In his lifetime William Grant Still (1895-1978) was referred to as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers." In a future United Socialist States of America, Still's works would all be recorded, performed live and broadcast frequently, his five symphonies and at least some of his nine operas a part of the standard repertoire. …
(2022-07-27). More guns, fewer guns, Texas' dilemma. america.cgtn.com The state of Texas has a long tradition of gun ownership. It has the most significant number of registered firearms in the country. This gun culture has remained intact despite some shocking mass shootings like the one in May at a school in Uvalde, …
(2022-07-26). Biden's Colossal Failure in the Middle East: How the U.S. Position Is Weakening in Global Politics. liberationnews.org Biden just landed from a multi-day tour in the Middle East where he spectacularly failed at his goals, including bringing more Arab countries into an alliance with Israel and bringing the price of oil down.
(2022-07-26). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil. tomdispatch.com It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very notion of peak oil largely vanished. Instead, some analysts began speaking of "peak oil demand" — a moment, not so far away, when electric vehicle (EV) ownership would be so widespread that the need for petroleum would largely disappear, even if there was still plenty of it to frack or drill. However, in 202…