(2022-09-27). Why Ukraine Referendum Is A Big Deal. popularresistance.org The referendum on September 23-27 in the Donbass and southern Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine on their accession to Russian Federation is, prima facie, an exercise of the right of self-determination by the native population who reject the Western-backed regime change in Kiev in 2014 and the ascendancy of extreme nationalist forces with neo-Nazi leanings in the power structure. | But it has other dimensions, too. In all probability, the referendum will overwhelmingly opt for accession to Russian Federation. In Donbass, it is a straightforward question: "Do you support the entry of the DPR into the Russia…
(2022-09-27). Cuban and Venezuelan leaders speak in New York City. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Over 100 people gathered at the Riverside Church in Harlem, New York on Saturday, September 24 for the "People's Summit: Democracy Beyond the U.S. Empire," hosted by the International Peoples' Assembly — North America. The event included speakers from Cuba, Venezuela and the United States to talk about democracy and resistance in their countries. | The speakers included Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Carlos Faria, as well as Vijay Prashad, the executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, New York City Councilmember Kristin Ric…
(2022-09-27). The truth behind "self-made" billionaires. nationofchange.org Billionaires are not made by rugged individuals. They're made by policy failures. And a system that rewards wealth over work.
(2022-09-27). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: Bezos, the royalist. wsws.org Wading into the debate that followed the death of Queen Elizabeth was none other than the founder of the company where I work, mega-billionaire Jeff Bezos, who rushed to the queen's defense.
(2022-09-27). Saturday 10/22: War, Inflation, Growth of the Far-Right … How Can the European Working Class Fight Back? indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-27). Patriot Front Nazis Who Destroyed Arthur Ashe Mural Identified. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-09-27). Tallahassee: Activists attend final meeting to fight for a People's Budget. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Wednesday, September 21, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Florida State's Students for a Democratic Society attended the Tallahassee city commission meeting at City Hall to speak on the approval of the upcoming year's city budget. | The activists demanded that instead of passing the unjust budget that City Manager Reese Goad drafted, they enact a People's Budget. Dedicated organizers collaborated for over a year to rework the city budget to remove funding from the city's police force and instead contribute it to social services, saf…
(2022-09-27). Leicester Riots: When Hindu Nationalism Came to Britain. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-27). Fascism Returns to Europe's Centerstage. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-27). Biogen Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Massive Kickback Scheme Ends In Huge Settlement. shadowproof.com In one of the largest settlements ever secured by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act, the multinational pharmaceutical corporation Biogen agreed to pay $900 million in order to end a lawsuit related to an illegal kickback program.
(2022-09-27). Brazil: More Fascism and Neocolonialism or a Path Back to Self-Determination? libya360.wordpress.com Danny Shaw When you arrive in another country, there is nothing more precious than new friends who adopt you, protect you, and teach you about their language, music, culture, and traditions. For an open-minded traveler, ethnographer and anti-imperialist organizer, this new family is more valuable than any air-conditioned hotel, amount of comfort or money. When…
(2022-09-27). Former January 6 investigator details Trump White House, Supreme Court connections to January 6 fascist attack. wsws.org Using data analysis and communications from leading Trump co-conspirators former Virginia Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman detailed the central role Trump and his family played in directing the violence of January 6.
(2022-09-27). Fascism rises from the dead in Italy. greenleft.org.au A pro-fascist government has returned to power in the Italian elections, for the first time since Benito Mussolini was deposed in 1943, reports Daniel Castelli.
(2022-09-27). House passes law to prevent MAGA power grabs in presidential elections. peoplesworld.org 
The House of Representatives passed legislation to close some ambiguities in the Electoral Count Act of 1887 that make it harder for Trump and his fascist MAGA movement to repeat the failed coup following the 2020 elections. Every Democrat supported the legislation, called the Presidential Election Reform Act. Every Republican except nine, who will be …
(2022-09-27). Sunday 10/9: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Argentina. indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 5053 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-27). Sunday 10/2: Discussion on "Origins of Women's Oppression — Class Society" indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 5053 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-27). Mussolini's heirs return to power in Italy. wsws.org The election of a far-right government is the product of the disenfranchisement of the working class by reactionary parties that the ruling elite falsely markets as the "left."
(2022-09-26). Brainwashed for War with Russia. transcend.org 22 Sep 2022 – Most Americans are oblivious to the reality that Western media are owned and operated by the same corporations that make massive profits by helping to stoke small wars and then peddling the necessary weapons. Corporate leaders, and Ivy-mantled elites, educated to believe in U.S. "exceptionalism," find the lucre and the luster too lucrative to be able to think straight.
(2022-09-26). Chris Hedges: The Return of Fascism. mintpressnews.com The bankruptcy of the liberal class means that those who decry the folly of permanent war and NATO expansion, mercenary trade deals, exploitation of workers by globalization, austerity and neoliberalism come increasingly from the far-right.
(2022-09-26). Imperialism and capitalism are 'bleeding the world dry': At UN, Nicaragua calls for global rebellion. multipolarista.com 
At the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua's Sandinista government called for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the world dry." Condemning illegal sanctions and war, it urged a new multipolar order.
(2022-09-26). El imperialismo y capitalismo están 'desangrando al mundo': En la ONU, Nicaragua llama a una rebelión global. multipolarista.com En la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el gobierno sandinista de Nicaragua llamó a una rebelión global contra el "sistema imperialista y capitalista" que está "desangrando al mundo". Condenando las sanciones ilegales y la guerra, instó a un nuevo orden multipolar.
(2022-09-26). At United Nations, Colombia Condemns 'Addiction To Money And Oil'. popularresistance.org Colombia's first ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro delivered a historic speech at the United Nations declaring, "The war on drugs has failed." | Petro emphasized that drug addiction is a social problem, and cannot be solved with violence and militarization. Rather, he argued, it is a mere symptom of a much deeper problem: the capitalist system itself, with its "addiction to money and oil." | The Colombian leader warned that the infinite greed of capitalism is destroying the planet, threatening life on Earth. | "The cause of the climate disaster is capital — the logic of dedicating ourselves to consume…
(2022-09-26). Neo-fascist Georgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy wins general election. wsws.org The return of Mussolini's descendants to direct rule over Italy, for the first time since the end of World War II 77 years ago, is a warning to workers worldwide.
(2022-09-26). Mussolini's Heirs Take Over in Italy as Neo-Fascist Revival Spreads. libya360.wordpress.com C.J. Atkins Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attends the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome, Sept. 22, 2022. | Gregorio Borgia / AP Tally another victory for the neo-fascist, anti-immigrant right wing in Europe. Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party—the successor to…
(2022-09-26). Right-Wing Coalition Comes to Power in Italy: Geopolitical Scenarios. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López On Monday, September 26, Italy woke up with the sad certainty that it will be led by a reactionary government that does not look to the future but to the memory of the imaginary glories of a past that they would like to bring back under the authority of a woman, Giorgia…
(2022-09-26). Italy: Fascism Returns to Europe's Centerstage. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The troika leading the far-right coalition that won Italy's election: Giorgia Meloni (R), Silvio Berlusconi (C) and Matteo Salvini (L) The stunning victory of a far-right coalition in Italy's parliamentary election on Sunday is largely seen from the distinct prospect of Giorgia Meloni becoming the country's next prime minister, whose hardline views on immigration…
(2022-09-26). Giorgia Meloni's Anti-Women Politics and the Future of Italy. commondreams.org Meloni's policies are what you would expect from the leader of a party that descends from the nation's neofascist past.
(2022-09-26). We Have Seen This Movie Before: The Fascists Have Arrived. commondreams.org The failure of the neoliberal order—which continues to ignore the needs and aspirations of the people—gives fuel to an ascendant far right that feeds on the despair and humiliation of the working class.
(2022-09-26). Introducing Giorgia Meloni: How the United States Opened the Door for Fascism's Return to Italy. commondreams.org With the help of people like Steve Bannon, Meloni was able to rise like a toxic slime on the surface of a sea of contaminated waste.
(2022-09-26). The UAW presidential debate: A rank-and-file socialist confronts the apparatus. wsws.org The debate revealed two irreconcilable positions. Lehman advanced a program of abolishing the UAW apparatus, which he called "a subdivision of the companies," and transferring power to the workers on the shop floor. All the other candidates spoke represented and defended this apparatus.
(2022-09-26). Fascists Set to Take Power in Italy for First Time Since Mussolini. scheerpost.com 
(2022-09-26). West May Be Trying To Make Color Revolution In Tehran. southfront.org click to see full-size imageThis situation worsens global tensions at this time of international security crisis. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | Apparently, the West continues resolute in its strategy of promoting coups and color revolutions against emerging powers around the world. Iran seems to be the current target of global elites, who are encouraging a dissident movement to overthrow the Iranian government. | Curre…
(2022-09-26). Ten Theses on Marxism and Decolonization. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental Violet Parra (Chile). Untitled (unfinished), 1966. Embroidery / natural burlap. 136 x 200 cm. The works of art in this dossier belong to Casa de las Américas' Haydee Santamaría Art of Our America (Nuestra América) collection. Since its founding, Casa de las Américas has established close ties with a significant number of internationally renowned…
(2022-09-26). Quién es Giorgia Meloni, la mujer que ha llevado a la ultraderecha al triunfo en Italia. globalizacion.ca A sus 45 años, la líder de Hermanos de Italia se prepara para ser primera ministra tras tres décadas de vida política y una militancia que empezó tocando a las puertas del partido fundado por los nostálgicos de Mussolini. | øQuién…