(2022-08-06). US is Actively Trying to Transform Kyrgyzstan into Anti-Russia. journal-neo.org 
The geopolitical confrontation between the collective West, led by the United States, and Russia has noticeably intensified and in recent months, after Moscow launched a special operation to denazify Ukraine, has perhaps reached its peak. This confrontation is especially clearly manifested in the political and trade and economic spheres. The United States, having recently made …
(2022-08-06). Republicans at CPAC give Viktor Orban a standing ovation after fascist speech. wsws.org Less than two weeks after denouncing "race-mixing," the Hungarian prime minister was one of dozens of far-right politicians warmly received by Trump supporters at the conference in Dallas.
(2022-08-06). Philadelphia's deadly heatwaves: urban heat islands and capitalist inequality. zcomm.org Under capitalism, nothing gets done unless a capitalist can make a profit…
(2022-08-06). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.
(2022-08-06). How Alex Jones Helped Enrich the Global Elites He Railed Against. zcomm.org The bombastic conspiracy theorist paved the road of misinformation for decades, creating a perfect setting for Trump's presidency…
(2022-08-06). Leader of "Straight Pride" Rally in Modesto Embraces White Nationalism, Attacks Jews and LGBTQ+ Community. indybay.org A white nationalist from the bay area is again calling for a 'Straight Pride' parade in Modesto. Please sand in solidarity with us against these fascists!
(2022-08-06). Fascist Alex Jones ordered to pay damages to parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim. wsws.org A Texas jury ordered the alt-right and fascistic Alex Jones to pay nearly $ million to the parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
(2022-08-05). Statement condemning Nancy Pelosi's reckless visit to China's Taiwan. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement issued by Friends of Socialist China. Freedom Road Socialist Organization is one of the organizational signatories. | We condemn in the strongest possible terms the provocative and war-mongering visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to China's territory of Taiwan. | Pelosi is a reactionary, anti-working-class imperialist politician with a long record of inveterate hostility to Socialist China and the Chinese people. Her visit to Taiwan is a major political provocation that carries with it a grave danger of leading to regional and even world war. It…
(2022-08-05). FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Uhuru Solidarity Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The raids were connected with the indictment of a Russian national who is accused of attempting to "cause turmoil in the United States" by engaging with "Unindicted Co-Conspirators" to act as agents of the Russian Federation. | The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is the organization targeted by the FBI for a very simple reason. It is a Black organization which has dared to confront and oppose U.S. imperialism. The alleged connection with the Russian government kills two birds…
(2022-08-05). Chile's Draft Constitution: Undemocratic—or Too Much Democracy? popularresistance.org Chileans will vote in September on whether to approve a new constitution that promises to address inequality and lack of democracy (Reuters, 7/4/22). It would replace the present constitution imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who came into power through a US-backed coup in 1973. The nation's newly elected left-wing leadership is calling for a "yes" vote, although in the much-divided country, the constitution faces steep opposition from the right. | US and Western editorialists are also pushing for a no vote. Opposition to the constitution's economic changes should be expected; of course conser…
(2022-08-05). Chile's Draft Constitution: Undemocratic? popularresistance.org Chileans will vote in September on whether to approve a new constitution that promises to address inequality and lack of democracy (Reuters, 7/4/22). It would replace the present constitution imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who came into power through a US-backed coup in 1973. The nation's newly elected left-wing leadership is calling for a "yes" vote, although in the much-divided country, the constitution faces steep opposition from the right. | US and Western editorialists are also pushing for a no vote. Opposition to the constitution's economic changes should be expected; of course conser…
(2022-08-05). Big Pharma's crime: profits from addiction. workers.org 
New Hampshire's attorney general, John Formella, has launched a lawsuit against Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, RiteAid and other pharmacies for failing to track opioid prescriptions and for failing to take action against possibly unnecessary, fraudulent or otherwise excessive opioid prescribing. Pharmacy managements have concealed the failure to track the prescriptions, compounding . . . |
(2022-08-05). The social physiognomy of an American trade union executive: The case of Connor M. Lewis. wsws.org A trade union bureaucrat named Connor M. Lewis attacked the World Socialist Web Site earlier this week in response to Mack Trucks autoworker Will Lehman's nomination for UAW president at the union's recent convention in Detroit. WSWS writer Eric London responded with a Twitter thread that we republish below:…
(2022-08-05). 'We Should Unite Our Forces': Orbán Serves Up Far-Right Red Meat to CPAC Crowd. commondreams.org "The Republican playbook is the Viktor Orbán playbook," said one observer. "And you can call that what you want—but I am going to continue to call it fascism."
(2022-08-05). Kremlin sentences US basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 years in a penal colony. wsws.org As reactionary as the Kremlin's sentencing of Griner is, workers must reject with contempt the hypocritical campaign unleashed by the White House and its hangers-on in the media in response to the sentencing.
(2022-08-05). Why Canadian autoworkers should support Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org A socialist, Lehman is fighting for a rank-and-file rebellion against the union apparatus and to unite workers in the US with their class brothers and sisters in Canada and internationally in a counter-offensive against the corporate elite's global onslaught on jobs, wages, and working conditions.
(2022-08-05). Arizona Republicans shift even further to the right. peoplesworld.org 
TUCSON—Primary Day left Arizona Republicans in some disarray. The elections demonstrated that there are still some old-style corporate Republicans left, but the majority are divided between fascists and "fascists lite." And I'm not using the word fascist loosely. On Tuesday, most Republicans in the state voted for candidates who support Trump and his attempts to overturn …
(2022-08-04). At Last, the EU Wakes Up And Finds Out It's Doomed Anyhow. journal-neo.org 
Finally, at long last, it appears the European Union may come to its senses. All it took was for German elites to understand they're about to lose billions and risk upheaval. News from the IMF that halted gas supplies to the country will cost Europe's largest economy 1.5 percent of its GDP in 2022 scares …
(2022-08-04). Unite and fight abortion bans! workers.org 
Rally, Indiana Statehouse, Indianapolis, July 25. Protests continue countrywide against reactionary state abortion bans that have been implemented or will be realized any day in half the states. Right-wingers in state governments eagerly awaited the Supreme Court's overturn of the right to access abortions. The top court obliged them June . . . |
(2022-08-04). China calls for more green efforts from central SOEs. ecns.cn China has called on the country's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to further live up to their responsibilities in promoting energy conservation, and ecological and environmental protection.