(2023-04-06). "The Undertow": Author Jeff Sharlet on Trump, the Far Right & the Growing Threat of Fascism in U.S. democracynow.org 
We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
(2023-04-06). Fascism Denial American Style: Exceptionalism in the Ivory Tower. strategic-culture.org It borders on cliché the number of times historians lament how "fascism" is an over-used term. But Sinclair Lewis, writing about the specter of fascism a century ago, understood something most historians don't — that U.S. intellectual culture is loathe to acknowledge fascist undercurrents in this country. I attribute this hostility to intellectuals' belief that their nation is an exceptionalist democracy — hence fascism "can't happen here."
(2023-04-05). Is Israel a 'democracy'? An editorial. workers.org 
For the past 13 weeks, Israel has been rocked with massive demonstrations in the hundreds of thousands, especially in Tel Aviv, targeting the far-right, neofascist government headed by the butcher Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What prompted the protests was a proposed "reform package" that would curtail the judiciary branch of . . . |
(2023-04-05). The Ukrainian Diaspora's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy Decisions. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko Chrystia Freeland posed with a banner emblazoned with the official battle flag of the fascist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). She deleted the tweet after individuals noticed the flag. (Chrystia Freeland/Twitter) The first foreign servicemen to arrive in Ukraine during February 2022 were Canadians. The first foreign officer arrested by Russian troops during Russia's…
(2023-04-05). With democracy on the line, People's World does the job corporate media won't. peoplesworld.org 
The argument for keeping People's World alive is a more critical one now than ever before. That's because we are at a critical juncture in U.S. history, one that could end up with a fascist takeover of our country. At such a time as this, the need for truth-telling journalists who work in print, online, …
(2023-04-06). The Next Big Threat: The Rise of the White Christian Nationalism in the United States. indybay.org A brief examination of the radical/ militant white Christian Nationalist movement.
(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
(2023-04-06). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 3. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-06). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle. indybay.org Toward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
(2023-04-05). TikTok on trial: The latest front in the U.S. tech war on China. mronline.org 
On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government.
(2023-04-05). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 2. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-06). Possession Is Nine Tenths of Your Soul. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism. workers.org Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
(2023-04-06). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 3. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-06). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle. indybay.org Toward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
(2023-04-05). TikTok on trial: The latest front in the U.S. tech war on China. mronline.org On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government.
(2023-04-05). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 2. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-06). Possession Is Nine Tenths of Your Soul. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). The US blockade of Cuba is a violation of democracy. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US State Department admitted its blockade aims "to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government." Washington's goal is to destroy Cuba's socialist democracy and force it to return to a capitalist dictatorship.
(2023-04-05). Guangzhou 1927: The Paris Commune of the East. libya360.wordpress.com Friends of Socialist China The Paris Commune, which lasted from March 18-May 28 1871, is generally regarded as the first seizure of power by the proletariat, and formation of a workers' government, in history. As such, it has continued to inspire varied attempts to establish workers power and build socialism, whether in terms of inspiration…
(2023-04-05). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
(2023-04-06). US Supreme Court, ignoring exculpatory evidence, refuses to hear appeal from Louisiana death row inmate. wsws.org The deeply reactionary, savage and clearly unconstitutional action is consistent with the pattern established by the court, particularly under its current six-to-three far-right majority, in relation to the barbaric practice of state murder.
(2023-04-05). Azeri government press praises flying of Azerbaijani flag in Iran riots. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2023 Azerbaijani flag raised in Iranian cities Protests continued in Western and Eastern Azerbaijan, including Tabriz, Ardabil, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzestan, and a number of provinces. Activists hung Azerbaijan's flag in various places in Iranian cities. Participants of protests chant slogans such as "Death to the dictator!", "Death to Khamenei!", "Death to …
(2023-04-05). French rail workers denounce Macron and his fraudulent "mediation" with the unions. wsws.org Amid growing anger with Macron's dictatorial imposition of pension cuts, WSWS journalists interviewed railworkers in Paris about the call to bring down Macron via a general strike.
(2023-04-05). Unchecked by consequences, a new authoritarianism is unfolding in India. mronline.org 
The use of hate and arbitrary power and calculated killings by Hindu nationalists reveal an ominous disregard for democracy, a forewarning of what is to come.
(2023-04-05). Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel 3 Democratic Lawmakers for Supporting Student-Led Gun Protests. democracynow.org 
As students across the United States today join a nationwide school walkout to demand lawmakers take action on gun control, we go to Tennessee, where Republicans are trying to expel three Democratic lawmakers for supporting student-led gun control protests at the state Capitol after last week's school shooting in Nashville. "We're demanding that lawmakers hear that we can't be ignored anymore," says Ezri Tyler, a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and a national organizer for March for Our Lives. "This is authoritarianism," Tennessee state Representative Justin…
(2023-04-05). How The Global South Has Risen in The Face of US Sabotage with Ajamu Baraka. mintpressnews.com Ajamu Baraka joins Lee Camp to discuss how the media demonizes enemies of the US empire, the US military's global command structure, neocolonial behavior, and the white supremacy inherent to its hegemony.
(2023-04-05). Marco Rubio Accidentally Makes a Great Argument Against U.S. Dollar Hegemony. strategic-culture.org 
We saw just such an instance last Wednesday during a conversation between empire propagandist Sean Hannity and warmongering senator Marco Rubio on Fox News. So frenzied was Rubio in his vitriol about the rise of China on the world stage that he accidentally wound up providing a very good argument against the hegemony of the US dollar.
(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation. wsws.org The privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
(2023-04-05). Tax policies to boost market confidence. ecns.cn Foreign enterprises are expected to expand funding into research and development in China as the country strengthens its support to innovation with long-term preferential tax policy arrangements, they said.
(2023-04-06). CATL: Hungary EV battery plant still a 'go'. ecns.cn Its battery plant in Hungary is "proceeding as planned", rebutting market rumors that the Hungarian plant had halted construction plans due to environmental issues.