Jorge Majfud (2023-05-10). Fascismo, narcisismo colectivo y el miedo a la libertad. globalizacion.ca Las investigaciones psicológicas sobre narcisismo en las últimas generaciones no han llegado a una conclusión clara. Tal vez porque todas, aunque buscan entender un fenómeno colectivo, se centran en el estudio de individuos. | La discusión es menos ambigua cuando, por…

unitedEditor (2023-05-10). Lessons for today from the victory over fascism. unitedworldint.com The U.S. replaced Nazi Germany Today, American presidents have taken on Hitler's aggression. Nazi Germany has been replaced by the US. Just like Nazi Germany, the US uses all kinds of oppression and violence methods to establish its hegemony over the entire world and its basic motto is "If you are not with us, you …

Matthew Ehret (2023-05-09). The Anglo-American Hand Behind the Rise of Fascism Then and Now. thelastamericanvagabond.com This May 9th, the world will celebrate Victory Day. For those who have not closed their eyes to the integration of leading unreconstructed Nazis, Italian Fascist, and Japanese fascists into the Anglo-American intelligence complex after World War Two this celebration is bitter sweet to say the least. In West Germany, the head of Nazi intelligence,

CJ Baker (2023-05-10). Protest Song Of The Week: 'I Know How It Feels' By Dropkick Murphys. shadowproof.com Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest Music Armed with his weapon of choice, a guitar with the words "This Machine Kills Fascists" painted on it, Woody Guthrie was a pivotal contributor to the canon of protest tunes. He composed nearly 3,000 songs, many of which remained unpublished. This has…

NYC Anarchist Black Cross (2023-05-09). Anarchist Political Prisoner Dan Baker Needs Support! itsgoingdown.org Call from New York City Anarchist Black Cross (NYC-ABC) to support anarchist and antifascist prisoner Daniel Baker. Daniel Baker is an anti-fascist activist who was arrested on January 15, 2021 for social media posts that called for defense against possible far-right attacks in the wake of the January 6th riots. Daniel was facing up to…

Jenny Farrell (2023-05-09). First they burned books, then people: Lessons of the Nazis' 1933 book blaze. peoplesworld.org How can memorials powerfully remind us of past horrors? How can they keep the atrocities of the past alive and relevant? "The Empty Library," Micha Ullmann's Berlin memorial commemorating the fascist book blaze—when on May 10, 1933, some 20,000 works by a great number of German and international authors were devoured by the flames before …

Zach D. Roberts (2023-05-10). How the Texas Shooter's RWDS Patch Became a Meme. progressive.org I've been photographing the far right's insignia since 2017's Unite the Right rally. It's not surprising that the latest neo-Nazi mass shooter wore a common symbol of rightwing hate.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-10). Communists across Europe mark 78th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. peoplesdispatch.org Soviet red flags were raised in Victory Day celebrations across Europe, despite a ban on the display of Soviet and Russian flags in several countries including Germany…

WSWS (2023-05-10). Texas police confirm Allen Mall shooter was neo-Nazi. wsws.org While the capitalist politicians have no response or solutions to massacres committed by Nazis, both Republicans and Democrats boasted of their efforts to militarize the US-Mexico border.

Jay Janson (2023-05-10). No WWII No Victory Parade in Moscow and No War in Ukraine Today If the West Had Not Rearmed Germany! dissidentvoice.org May 9! Moscow Celebrates Victory Over Nazi Germany's Invasion, but with incomprehensibly little or no public condemnation of American corporations having earlier heavily rearmed Hitler's Nazi Germany as British and French armies stood down in cooperation and in violation of the Versailles Treaty's prohibition of German rearmament. With the world of the plundering Colonial Powers …

JANET (2023-05-10). What anti-imperialists should know about the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Otis Grotewohl May 8, 2023 May 7 — It's been nearly 15 months since the start of the Feb. 24, 2022, Russian military intervention in Ukraine, which was provoked by decades of U.S./NATO expansion eastward. The Biden administration has given the Ukrainian puppet government billions of dollars in military aid, and many people are scratching their heads, wondering why? New York City, Jan. 14, protest targets imperialists in the Ukraine war. Credit: Brenda Ryan Ukraine's current government is a product of a NATO-backed coup, carried out in 2014 with pro-Nazi participation, which was also referred to as the Ma…

Editor (2023-05-09). Russian & Soviet Flags Banned at Berlin Victory Day. scheerpost.com A court in Berlin has outlawed the display of the Russian and Soviet flags on May 8 and 9 celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany because they can "convey a readiness for violence."

Staff (2023-05-09). Phyllis Bennis on Ukraine War & Why a Ceasefire Is the First Step Toward Lasting Peace. democracynow.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in Ukraine, we're joined by Phyllis Bennis, author and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Staff (2023-05-09). Headlines for May 9, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Bombs Gaza Strip, Killing 13 People, Including Children, Putin Delivers Defiant "Victory Day" Speech as Russia Fires Missiles Across Ukraine, Sudan's Warring Parties Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia But Won't Agree to Ceasefire, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested in Islamabad, Tens of Thousands March Against Gun Violence in Serbia After Two Mass Shootings, Texas Gunman Was Rejected from Army, Had Nazi Tattoos But Purchased AR-15 Legally, Texas Man Who Rammed SUV Into Migrants Charged with Eight Counts of Manslaughter, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Deploys "Tactical Bo…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-05-09). Neo-Nazi terror threat grows as Ukraine fighters jailed in France. thegrayzone.com The arrest of two heavily armed French neo-Nazis returning from Ukraine highlights a looming problem for NATO states sponsoring the proxy war, and their conspiracy of silence on the nature of the threat. On April 24th 2023, two French neo-Nazis were jailed for 15 months, nine of which were suspended, for possessing assault rifle ammunition. The pair had returned to Paris from Ukraine two days earlier, and were arrested at customs. Both were on the radar of French domestic spying …

Amy Goodman (2023-05-09). A Ceasefire Is Immediately Needed to Reduce Escalating War in Ukraine. truthout.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in… |

WSWS (2023-05-10). Turkish elections: Morenoites rally behind Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu, HDP and Stalinist Tƒ∞P. wsws.org The Morenoites have lined up behind the main bourgeois opposition alliance through an alliance with Stalinism and Kurdish nationalism.

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-05-10). Robin D.G. Kelley: Understanding police violence through racial capitalism. therealnews.com In 2001, Cincinnati police killed a 19-year-old Black man named Timothy Thomas, sparking an uprising that shook the city for four days. 19 years later, in the city of Minneapolis, local police officers killed George Floyd over an alleged counterfeit bill, catalyzing a nationwide rebellion. Much of the discourse surrounding racist police killings have focused on perceived flaws within the institution of policing itself, but explanations for the consistency and pervasiveness of police violence cannot be found within police departments alone. Police operate within a system of race and class-based segregation,…

Staff (2023-05-09). Phyllis Bennis on Ukraine War & Why a Ceasefire Is the First Step Toward Lasting Peace. democracynow.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in Ukraine, we're joined by Phyllis Bennis, author and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Staff (2023-05-09). Headlines for May 9, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Bombs Gaza Strip, Killing 13 People, Including Children, Putin Delivers Defiant "Victory Day" Speech as Russia Fires Missiles Across Ukraine, Sudan's Warring Parties Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia But Won't Agree to Ceasefire, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested in Islamabad, Tens of Thousands March Against Gun Violence in Serbia After Two Mass Shootings, Texas Gunman Was Rejected from Army, Had Nazi Tattoos But Purchased AR-15 Legally, Texas Man Who Rammed SUV Into Migrants Charged with Eight Counts of Manslaughter, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Deploys "Tactical Bo…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-05-09). Neo-Nazi terror threat grows as Ukraine fighters jailed in France. thegrayzone.com The arrest of two heavily armed French neo-Nazis returning from Ukraine highlights a looming problem for NATO states sponsoring the proxy war, and their conspiracy of silence on the nature of the threat. On April 24th 2023, two French neo-Nazis were jailed for 15 months, nine of which were suspended, for possessing assault rifle ammunition. The pair had returned to Paris from Ukraine two days earlier, and were arrested at customs. Both were on the radar of French domestic spying …

Amy Goodman (2023-05-09). A Ceasefire Is Immediately Needed to Reduce Escalating War in Ukraine. truthout.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in… |

WSWS (2023-05-10). Turkish elections: Morenoites rally behind Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu, HDP and Stalinist Tƒ∞P. wsws.org The Morenoites have lined up behind the main bourgeois opposition alliance through an alliance with Stalinism and Kurdish nationalism.

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-05-10). Robin D.G. Kelley: Understanding police violence through racial capitalism. therealnews.com In 2001, Cincinnati police killed a 19-year-old Black man named Timothy Thomas, sparking an uprising that shook the city for four days. 19 years later, in the city of Minneapolis, local police officers killed George Floyd over an alleged counterfeit bill, catalyzing a nationwide rebellion. Much of the discourse surrounding racist police killings have focused on perceived flaws within the institution of policing itself, but explanations for the consistency and pervasiveness of police violence cannot be found within police departments alone. Police operate within a system of race and class-based segregation,…

Frank Cappello (2023-05-09). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: V for Vendetta (w/ Evan from LOTP). levernews.com

Ajamu Baraka (2023-05-09). Africans in the U.S. are a colonized people: A comment on the indictment of the African People's Socialist Party. mronline.org Red Scares, McCarthyism, COINTELPRO, "Black Identity Extremists" are all indicative of how the colonized are treated by the state.

Adam Theron-Lee Rensch (2023-05-09). No Politics But Class Politics: Class, Identity, Inequality. socialistproject.ca In his recent book, Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond writes, "Poverty might consume your life, but it's rarely embraced as an identity. It's more socially acceptable today to disclose a mental illness than to tell someone you're broke."

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Study: No More Than 6 Teaspoons of Added Sugar per Day. jamanetwork.com Moderate-quality evidence has tied high intake of sugars, particularly those containing fructose, with a range of poor outcomes, such as obesity in children, coronary heart disease, and depression, according to an umbrella review of 73 meta-analyses that included 8601 studies, a majority of which were observational.

WSWS (2023-05-10). The corporatist record of the Communication Workers Union: 2007 to 2023. wsws.org Corporatism asserts a common interest between workers and employers and means the total subordination of the working class to the profit dictates of the company. The bitter experience of the past 15 years shows that there is no such "common interest."

Rania Khalek (2023-05-10). North Korea Truth & Lies: Challenging the Propaganda, w/ Ju-Hyun Park. thealtworld.com In the U.S. we're taught that North Korea is a horrible backwards dictatorship where every person is captive to an evil regime run by a mad man who has an inexplicable hatred of the U.S., freedom and democracy — and is always on the edge of launching a nuclear missile to destroy the world. | This, we're told, is the reason we have to isolate the country and occupy South Korea with thousands of U.S. soldiers. The purpose of such a simplistic narrative is to prevent Americans from getting curious about what's really happening there. | Why is North Korea so closed off? What's the relevant history of that regio…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-09). The Warmongering U.S. Empire is Crashing, the Lying Western Media's Days are Numbered. libya360.wordpress.com Finian Cunningham, Bruce Gagnon and Daniel Lazarre The Western mainstream media have never been so blatant in their propaganda for the U.S. empire. The pretensions are threadbare. As the warmongering U.S. government/regime and its Western/NATO imperialist lackeys are becoming more exposed and desperate to maintain credibility, so too are their media tools. The likes of…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-09). The Final Folly of the Western World. thealtworld.com The victory over President Trump of the military/security complex has condemned the United States and its European, Canadian, Australian, and Japanese empire to irreversible decline. Trump's intention to "normalize relations with Russia" was perceived by the powerful military/security complex, about which both President Eisenhower and President John F. Kennedy warned, as a threat to its budget, power, and primacy. Thus was launched by the CIA and FBI the long and ongoing era of false charges against an American President, both in office and out, by the security services of the United States. | The consequence is…

Matthew Ehret (2023-05-09). The Anglo-American Hand Behind the Rise of Fascism Then and Now. thelastamericanvagabond.com This May 9th, the world will celebrate Victory Day. For those who have not closed their eyes to the integration of leading unreconstructed Nazis, Italian Fascist, and Japanese fascists into the Anglo-American intelligence complex after World War Two this celebration is bitter sweet to say the least. In West Germany, the head of Nazi intelligence,

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-09). Venezuela celebrates the victory of the Red Army over fascism. plenglish.com Caracas, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the victory of the Red Army over Nazi Germany, on the 78th anniversary of the triumph over fascism.

WSWS (2023-05-09). The far-right violence in Texas. wsws.org The fascist gunman who killed eight people in Allen, Texas, was a supporter of antisemite Nick Fuentes, who was Trump's dinner guest at Mar-a-Lago last fall.

Jenny Farrell (2023-05-09). First they burned books, then people: Lessons of the Nazis' 1933 book blaze. peoplesworld.org How can memorials powerfully remind us of past horrors? How can they keep the atrocities of the past alive and relevant? "The Empty Library," Micha Ullmann's Berlin memorial commemorating the fascist book blaze—when on May 10, 1933, some 20,000 works by a great number of German and international authors were devoured by the flames before …

Robert S. Becker (2023-05-09). When do wary Dems take down the rightwing 'terrorist front' with a fierce battle plan? nationofchange.org Start by calling the Republican Party a terrorist organization, with unholy alliances to autocratic, racist extremism backing violent, fascist rule.

NYC Anarchist Black Cross (2023-05-09). Anarchist Political Prisoner Dan Baker Needs Support! itsgoingdown.org Call from New York City Anarchist Black Cross (NYC-ABC) to support anarchist and antifascist prisoner Daniel Baker. Daniel Baker is an anti-fascist activist who was arrested on January 15, 2021 for social media posts that called for defense against possible far-right attacks in the wake of the January 6th riots. Daniel was facing up to…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-08). Our antifascist past must be our future, declare Zagreb's citizens on 78th anniversary of liberation. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the Sava river in Zagreb to mark the 78th anniversary of the city's liberation from the fascist Usta≈°a regime and Nazi occupiers…

teleSUR (2023-05-09). "A Forced Decision", Putin Says on Victory Day. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, on Moscow's Red Square, Russia, the Russian President Vladímir Putin, gave a speech in celebration of the Victory Day, a day that commemorates the triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II. Putin spoke about the conflict in Ukraine; noted the importance of remembering the sacrifices made during World War II and honoring those who fought for victory and those who fight today. | Related: | During his speec…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-05-09). Neo-Nazi terror threat grows as Ukraine fighters jailed in France. thegrayzone.com The arrest of two heavily armed French neo-Nazis returning from Ukraine highlights a looming problem for NATO states sponsoring the proxy war, and their conspiracy of silence on the nature of the threat. On April 24th 2023, two French neo-Nazis were jailed for 15 months, nine of which were suspended, for possessing assault rifle ammunition. The pair had returned to Paris from Ukraine two days earlier, and were arrested at customs. Both were on the radar of French domestic spying …

Amy Goodman (2023-05-09). A Ceasefire Is Immediately Needed to Reduce Escalating War in Ukraine. truthout.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in… |

Anonymous103 (2023-05-09). Two More Militants Of Azov Nazi Battalion To Face Trial For Killing Civilians. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On May 9, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia reported that two militants of the Ukrainian Nazi Azov battalion will face the trial for the murder of civilians. | The Prosecutor's Office of the Donetsk People's Republic has approved an indictment in a criminal case against Ivan Bochkarev, a 24-year-old driver-shooter of the reconnaissance platoon of the separate special purpose detachment "Azov" and Dmitry Kanuper, a 23-year-old machine gunner of the first platoon of the rec…

Editor (2023-05-09). Russian & Soviet Flags Banned at Berlin Victory Day. scheerpost.com A court in Berlin has outlawed the display of the Russian and Soviet flags on May 8 and 9 celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany because they can "convey a readiness for violence."

Staff (2023-05-09). Victory Day? — The Grayzone Live. youtube.com Join Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate for a last minute livestream covering Ukraine's assassination campaign inside Russia as the country commemorates victory of Nazism, the anxiety among US foreign policy elites about Kiev's coming counter-offensive, the shifting diplomatic sands in Syria, and much more.

Staff (2023-05-09). Phyllis Bennis on Ukraine War & Why a Ceasefire Is the First Step Toward Lasting Peace. democracynow.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in Ukraine, we're joined by Phyllis Bennis, author and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Staff (2023-05-09). Headlines for May 9, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Bombs Gaza Strip, Killing 13 People, Including Children, Putin Delivers Defiant "Victory Day" Speech as Russia Fires Missiles Across Ukraine, Sudan's Warring Parties Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia But Won't Agree to Ceasefire, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested in Islamabad, Tens of Thousands March Against Gun Violence in Serbia After Two Mass Shootings, Texas Gunman Was Rejected from Army, Had Nazi Tattoos But Purchased AR-15 Legally, Texas Man Who Rammed SUV Into Migrants Charged with Eight Counts of Manslaughter, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Deploys "Tactical Bo…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-09). Norway honors memory of Red Army soldiers. plenglish.com Oslo, May 9 (Prensa Latina) A solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet soldiers who liberated Norway from the Nazi invaders took place today at the Vestre Gravlund cemetery in this capital.

Anonymous349 (2023-05-09). Russia Will Win War Unleashed Against It: Putin Declares At Vicotry Day Parade. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On May 9, the annual Victory Day parade is taking place in Moscow's Red Square. The parade marks the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis in the Great Patriotic War. | In his speech, President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on Victory Day, recalled the heroes of the Great Patriotic War and addressed the key ongoing events. | The President emphasized that the civilization is now at a turning point."A real war has once again been unlea…

Ken Cosentino, Last Real Indians. (2023-05-09). Lithium Mining Wreaks Havoc On Our Planet. popularresistance.org Up until now, modern society has largely depended on oil and coal for our energy supply. Virtually all reputable scientists now agree that climate change is real and the science behind it is sound. It is a naturally occurring phenomena which mankind has accelerated due to capitalism and consumerism. | Almost every civilized country on the planet has entered into the Paris Agreement with the combined goal of lowering carbon emissions 45% by the year 2030. | On paper, this all sounds wonderful. The burning fossil fuels for energy and the production of plastic, and production of automobiles which rely on gasoline fo…

Staff (2023-05-09). Victory Day? — The Grayzone Live. youtube.com Join Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate for a last minute livestream covering Ukraine's assassination campaign inside Russia as the country commemorates victory of Nazism, the anxiety among US foreign policy elites about Kiev's coming counter-offensive, the shifting diplomatic sands in Syria, and much more.

Staff (2023-05-09). Phyllis Bennis on Ukraine War & Why a Ceasefire Is the First Step Toward Lasting Peace. democracynow.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in Ukraine, we're joined by Phyllis Bennis, author and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Staff (2023-05-09). Headlines for May 9, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Bombs Gaza Strip, Killing 13 People, Including Children, Putin Delivers Defiant "Victory Day" Speech as Russia Fires Missiles Across Ukraine, Sudan's Warring Parties Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia But Won't Agree to Ceasefire, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested in Islamabad, Tens of Thousands March Against Gun Violence in Serbia After Two Mass Shootings, Texas Gunman Was Rejected from Army, Had Nazi Tattoos But Purchased AR-15 Legally, Texas Man Who Rammed SUV Into Migrants Charged with Eight Counts of Manslaughter, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Deploys "Tactical Bo…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-09). Norway honors memory of Red Army soldiers. plenglish.com Oslo, May 9 (Prensa Latina) A solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet soldiers who liberated Norway from the Nazi invaders took place today at the Vestre Gravlund cemetery in this capital.

Anonymous349 (2023-05-09). Russia Will Win War Unleashed Against It: Putin Declares At Vicotry Day Parade. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On May 9, the annual Victory Day parade is taking place in Moscow's Red Square. The parade marks the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis in the Great Patriotic War. | In his speech, President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on Victory Day, recalled the heroes of the Great Patriotic War and addressed the key ongoing events. | The President emphasized that the civilization is now at a turning point."A real war has once again been unlea…

Ken Cosentino, Last Real Indians. (2023-05-09). Lithium Mining Wreaks Havoc On Our Planet. popularresistance.org Up until now, modern society has largely depended on oil and coal for our energy supply. Virtually all reputable scientists now agree that climate change is real and the science behind it is sound. It is a naturally occurring phenomena which mankind has accelerated due to capitalism and consumerism. | Almost every civilized country on the planet has entered into the Paris Agreement with the combined goal of lowering carbon emissions 45% by the year 2030. | On paper, this all sounds wonderful. The burning fossil fuels for energy and the production of plastic, and production of automobiles which rely on gasoline fo…

Frank Cappello (2023-05-09). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: V for Vendetta (w/ Evan from LOTP). levernews.com

Anonymous103 (2023-05-09). Russian 'Laser-Partisans': We Won In 1945, We Will Win Now! southfront.org

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). Nation's modernization drive attracts global attention. ecns.cn As China strives to advance its modernization, international attention is focusing on how the nation will fulfill its ambition to become a modern socialist country by the middle of this century and how that process will affect the rest of the world.

Adam Theron-Lee Rensch (2023-05-09). No Politics But Class Politics: Class, Identity, Inequality. socialistproject.ca In his recent book, Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond writes, "Poverty might consume your life, but it's rarely embraced as an identity. It's more socially acceptable today to disclose a mental illness than to tell someone you're broke."

Socialist Alternative (2023-05-09). Saturday 5/6: Socialist City Councilor Kshama Sawant Comes to Oakland. indybay.org Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch | 5366 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618…

jamanetwork (2023-05-09). Study: No More Than 6 Teaspoons of Added Sugar per Day. jamanetwork.com Moderate-quality evidence has tied high intake of sugars, particularly those containing fructose, with a range of poor outcomes, such as obesity in children, coronary heart disease, and depression, according to an umbrella review of 73 meta-analyses that included 8601 studies, a majority of which were observational.

Staff (2023-05-09). Miremos desde los satélites: Los vórtices de Von Kármán. cubadebate.cu Volvemos hoy nuevamente a valernos de la información satelital, que nos permite ver casi cada rincón del planeta y es capaz de mostrarnos desde otra perspectiva los fenómenos que ocurren en nuestro mundo, algunos de los cuales pasan desapercibidos desde la superficie terrestre.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-09). The Final Folly of the Western World. thealtworld.com The victory over President Trump of the military/security complex has condemned the United States and its European, Canadian, Australian, and Japanese empire to irreversible decline. Trump's intention to "normalize relations with Russia" was perceived by the powerful military/security complex, about which both President Eisenhower and President John F. Kennedy warned, as a threat to its budget, power, and primacy. Thus was launched by the CIA and FBI the long and ongoing era of false charges against an American President, both in office and out, by the security services of the United States. | The consequence is…

Gabriella Ferrigine (2023-05-08). Tucker Carlson Has Plans for His Own "Media Empire": Report. truthout.org Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is preparing to battle the network to get out of his contract after he was pulled off the air last month, according to Axios. Since being ousted from the network in April, Carlson has allegedly begun to ready plans for his own "media empire." However, he can't act on them until his contract with Fox concludes in January of 2025. Two days after being let go… |

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). Made-in-China products to take center stage at Shanghai exhibition. ecns.cn Roughly 1,000 Chinese enterprises will showcase their products in an exhibition to be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center from Wednesday through Sunday.

Anonymous103 (2023-05-09). Pentagon To Spend $1.2 Billion More To Strengthen Ukrainian Air Defence. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On May 9, the Pentagon announced another aid package to Ukraine. Kiev will receive $1.2 billion worth of weapons from the United States. | The new aid package is reportedly aimed to bolster Ukrainian air defenses and sustain its artillery ammunition needs. It is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). This means that the weapons will not be taken from the reserves of the Ministry of Defense, but they will by purchasing from enterprises or partners. This an…

Sanaa Alimia, Red Pepper. (2023-05-09). Hydropolitics: An Interview With Erik Swyngedouw. popularresistance.org Water is not, and has never been, a standalone issue. Over the past 20 or 30 years, in a context of increasing concern with access to water in terms of quality, particularly in the global south, there has been an extraordinary amount of activism around water: access, struggle, ownership, etc. What has that done to systematically change the configuration of access to water? Almost nothing. | Clearly the highly triaged and uneven access and distribution of water is a major issue. It's the number one cause of premature mortality in the world. Poor access to water is a concern that many activists share. Something has…

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-08). Vice Media Considering Bankruptcy Filing: Digital Media Bear Market Has Turned Into Crash. moguldom.com Vice Media, which targets millennials and promotes coverage of "under-reported stories," is in talks to be bought out of bankruptcy in a deal with Hungarian-American businessman-philanthropist George Soros and lender Fortress Investment. The proposed reorganization to Fortress and Soros Fund Management, founded by 92-year-old Soros, would wipe out other investors, according to people familiar with …

WSWS (2023-05-08). The March on Rome, Milisuthando and The Tuba Thieves: Most importantly, the rise of Italian fascism and how it's viewed. wsws.org The March on Rome includes much intriguing imagery and points toward certain historical truths. Overall, however, the film is confused and, in the end, quite wrong-headed.

teleSUR (2023-05-08). Rwanda: Search Suspended for 6 People Missing in Mine Collapse. telesurenglish.net The search for at least six artisanal miners who were reported missing after a quartzite mine collapsed in Kinazi sector, in Southern province, has been suspended, according to a Rwandan government official who made the announcement late on Saturday. | RELATED: | "After 16 days of searching for the six people who went missing in a collapsed mine, the government of Rwanda has concluded that the search activities had to stop due to the f…

ByoBlu (2023-05-07). Valentina Lisitsa in Concerto su Byoblu: Un Manifesto contro Ogni Forma di Censura dell'Arte. globalresearch.ca Valentina Lisitsa, la "Regina di Rachmaninov", pianista classica di fama internazionale, della "regina" non ha solo la presenza scenica, ma anche un magnetismo capace di catalizzare l'ascoltatore, di catturarlo tra le corde del pianoforte e di portarlo ad …

Tom Carter (2023-05-08). The 1619 Project and the New York Times' Promotion of the Racialist Ideology of Ukrainian Nationalism. globalresearch.ca

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-08). Resisting Cannibal Capitalism. popularresistance.org

Robert Reich (2023-05-08). How to stop Republicans from tanking the economy over the debt ceilingÔøº. nationofchange.org If Republicans are going to play this game, Mr. President, you need to play hard ball.

WSWS (2023-05-08). The struggle against war and the perspective for the working class in the Turkish elections. wsws.org This is the report delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group) in Turkey, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally.

WSWS (2023-05-08). The fight against British imperialism and world war must be based on the working class. wsws.org This speech was delivered by Tom Scripps, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), at the 2023 International May Day Online Rally.

Socialist Alternative (2023-05-08). Saturday 5/6: Socialist City Councilor Kshama Sawant Comes to Oakland. indybay.org Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch | 5366 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618…

ecns.cn (2023-05-08). Rule of law important in achieving national modernization goal. ecns.cn The goal of turning China into a modern socialist country in all respects based on the rule of law, which was put forward during the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, represents a major innovation in the country's philosophy of law-based governance.

Stansfield Smith (2023-05-07). US Police State Attack on the African People's Socialist Party (Uhuru Movement). orinocotribune.com

Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (2023-05-07). Chile: Labour Movement Calls for Nationalizing Lithium Company. socialistproject.ca On April 20, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced the launch of a National Lithium Strategy and the creation of a National Lithium Company. Under the new Strategy, the Chilean State's role would undergo significant transformation — from a State which grants lavish, profitable contracts to oligopolistic private mining companies to a State which controls the entire production cycle, including exploration, exploitation, and value addition. The National Lithium Company will be a 100% state-owned company. It will develop lithium with private companies under public-private partnerships (PPPs), with the St…

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (2023-05-08). Karl Marx: A Biographical Sketch with an Exposition of Marxism. mronline.org This article on Karl Marx, which now appears in a separate printing, was written in 1913 (as far as I can remember) for the Granat Encyclopaedia. A fairly detailed bibliography of literature on Marx, mostly foreign, was appended to the article.

David I. Kertzer (2023-05-07). The Pope's Secret Back Channel to Hitler. globalresearch.ca

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-05-08). To Close All US Military Bases, We First Have to Identify Them. transcend.org 2 May 2023 – The global infrastructure of the American military empire must be mapped before it can be properly dismantled. Meet the person who is doing just that.

Gabriella Ferrigine (2023-05-08). Tucker Carlson Has Plans for His Own "Media Empire": Report. truthout.org Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is preparing to battle the network to get out of his contract after he was pulled off the air last month, according to Axios. Since being ousted from the network in April, Carlson has allegedly begun to ready plans for his own "media empire." However, he can't act on them until his contract with Fox concludes in January of 2025. Two days after being let go… |

Editor (2023-05-07). Bono Is Doing Illustrations For The Atlantic Now, Because Everything's Fake And Stupid. scheerpost.com By Caitlin Johnstone / CaitlinJohnstone.com So U2 singer Bono is literally just doing illustrations for the imperialist propaganda rag The Atlantic now, because that's the sort of thing that happens in a dystopian civilization during the death throes of a globe-spanning empire. A Washington Post article titled "Bono likes to sketch Atlantic covers, so the …

ecns.cn (2023-05-08). Australian enterprises eager to participate in 6th CIIE. ecns.cn Several Australian enterprises and associations confirmed their participation in the sixth China International Import Expo, which will be held in November, at a promotional conference in Sydney, Australia, on April 27 local time.

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (2023-05-08). Karl Marx: A Biographical Sketch with an Exposition of Marxism. mronline.org This article on Karl Marx, which now appears in a separate printing, was written in 1913 (as far as I can remember) for the Granat Encyclopaedia. A fairly detailed bibliography of literature on Marx, mostly foreign, was appended to the article.

David I. Kertzer (2023-05-07). The Pope's Secret Back Channel to Hitler. globalresearch.ca

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-05-08). To Close All US Military Bases, We First Have to Identify Them. transcend.org 2 May 2023 – The global infrastructure of the American military empire must be mapped before it can be properly dismantled. Meet the person who is doing just that.

Gabriella Ferrigine (2023-05-08). Tucker Carlson Has Plans for His Own "Media Empire": Report. truthout.org Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is preparing to battle the network to get out of his contract after he was pulled off the air last month, according to Axios. Since being ousted from the network in April, Carlson has allegedly begun to ready plans for his own "media empire." However, he can't act on them until his contract with Fox concludes in January of 2025. Two days after being let go… |

Editor (2023-05-07). Bono Is Doing Illustrations For The Atlantic Now, Because Everything's Fake And Stupid. scheerpost.com By Caitlin Johnstone / CaitlinJohnstone.com So U2 singer Bono is literally just doing illustrations for the imperialist propaganda rag The Atlantic now, because that's the sort of thing that happens in a dystopian civilization during the death throes of a globe-spanning empire. A Washington Post article titled "Bono likes to sketch Atlantic covers, so the …

ecns.cn (2023-05-08). Australian enterprises eager to participate in 6th CIIE. ecns.cn Several Australian enterprises and associations confirmed their participation in the sixth China International Import Expo, which will be held in November, at a promotional conference in Sydney, Australia, on April 27 local time.

John Pilger (2023-05-06). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China. peoplesdispatch.org Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies…

Mike Ludwig (2023-05-06). Trump Told Proud Boys to "Stand By." Now 5 Are Convicted of Felonies. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump famously refused to condemn white supremacists and told members of the neo-fascist Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" during a 2020 presidential debate. When Trump tweeted that the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally would be "wild," the Proud Boys believed it was their cue to organize a group of "real men" to be in Washington, D.C. on that fateful day. Now… |

ByoBlu (2023-05-07). Valentina Lisitsa in Concerto su Byoblu: Un Manifesto contro Ogni Forma di Censura dell'Arte. globalresearch.ca Valentina Lisitsa, la "Regina di Rachmaninov", pianista classica di fama internazionale, della "regina" non ha solo la presenza scenica, ma anche un magnetismo capace di catalizzare l'ascoltatore, di catturarlo tra le corde del pianoforte e di portarlo ad …

Nancy Fraser, Red Pepper. (2023-05-07). Resisting Cannibal Capitalism. popularresistance.org It is increasingly common to hear of crises — economic, environmental and/or racial — in which the vast majority of the global population are confined to substandard living conditions while a global elite accrues wealth at a horrifying pace. There is a widespread sense that something has to give, that the world cannot continue on its current path. Of course, this is often the cry emanating from movements on the streets and detailed in the pages of Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change (IPCC) reports but these often fall on the deaf ears of those in power. So what exactly has to change and how do…

Guillermo Castillo Ramírez (2023-05-06). La centralidad de los migrantes en el estudio de los procesos de movilidad humana transfronteriza. globalizacion.ca En el contexto del desarrollo del neoliberalismo y como parte de los procesos de expansión espacial de la globalización, las migraciones internacionales han sido una de las expresiones de los procesos de desigualdad y exclusión social del capitalismo contemporáneo. | Las…

Colin Todhunter (2023-05-06). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

John Pilger (2023-05-06). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China. peoplesdispatch.org Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies…

Mike Ludwig (2023-05-06). Trump Told Proud Boys to "Stand By." Now 5 Are Convicted of Felonies. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump famously refused to condemn white supremacists and told members of the neo-fascist Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" during a 2020 presidential debate. When Trump tweeted that the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally would be "wild," the Proud Boys believed it was their cue to organize a group of "real men" to be in Washington, D.C. on that fateful day. Now… |

ByoBlu (2023-05-07). Valentina Lisitsa in Concerto su Byoblu: Un Manifesto contro Ogni Forma di Censura dell'Arte. globalresearch.ca Valentina Lisitsa, la "Regina di Rachmaninov", pianista classica di fama internazionale, della "regina" non ha solo la presenza scenica, ma anche un magnetismo capace di catalizzare l'ascoltatore, di catturarlo tra le corde del pianoforte e di portarlo ad …

Nancy Fraser, Red Pepper. (2023-05-07). Resisting Cannibal Capitalism. popularresistance.org It is increasingly common to hear of crises — economic, environmental and/or racial — in which the vast majority of the global population are confined to substandard living conditions while a global elite accrues wealth at a horrifying pace. There is a widespread sense that something has to give, that the world cannot continue on its current path. Of course, this is often the cry emanating from movements on the streets and detailed in the pages of Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change (IPCC) reports but these often fall on the deaf ears of those in power. So what exactly has to change and how do…

Guillermo Castillo Ramírez (2023-05-06). La centralidad de los migrantes en el estudio de los procesos de movilidad humana transfronteriza. globalizacion.ca En el contexto del desarrollo del neoliberalismo y como parte de los procesos de expansión espacial de la globalización, las migraciones internacionales han sido una de las expresiones de los procesos de desigualdad y exclusión social del capitalismo contemporáneo. | Las…

Colin Todhunter (2023-05-06). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

Socialist Alternative (2023-05-07). Saturday 5/6: Socialist City Councilor Kshama Sawant Comes to Oakland. indybay.org Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch | 5366 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618…

Stansfield Smith (2023-05-07). US Police State Attack on the African People's Socialist Party (Uhuru Movement). orinocotribune.com

Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (2023-05-07). Chile: Labour Movement Calls for Nationalizing Lithium Company. socialistproject.ca On April 20, Chilean President Gabriel Boric announced the launch of a National Lithium Strategy and the creation of a National Lithium Company. Under the new Strategy, the Chilean State's role would undergo significant transformation — from a State which grants lavish, profitable contracts to oligopolistic private mining companies to a State which controls the entire production cycle, including exploration, exploitation, and value addition. The National Lithium Company will be a 100% state-owned company. It will develop lithium with private companies under public-private partnerships (PPPs), with the St…

Staff (2023-05-06). Secretario nacional del Partido Comunista Francés recibe a Morales Ojeda y a la delegación cubana. cubadebate.cu El miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda y la delegación que lo acompañó en su visita de varios días a países socialistas asiáticos, fueron recibidos por el secretario nacional del Partido Comunista Francés, Fabien Roussel, durante un breve tránsito por París.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-06). The newest Ecuadorian union took to the streets on May Day. peoplesdispatch.org In Quito, Ecuador, under the banner of "Change, Honesty, and Work", a group of workers, on April 24, formed a new trade union center. "We, the workers of Ecuador, present a new trade union organization, heir to our country's class-conscious and revolutionary trade unionism, which we have called: Ecuadorian Solidarity Workers Confederation (CTSE)," announced the workers in a "Our thinking and political position is aligned with our proletarian heart, as pillars of the constitution of the CTSE," they explained, adding the CTSE is a "new type…

F. William Engdahl (2023-05-06). 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.

Rania Khalek (2023-05-06). Pakistan's Power Struggle, w/ Junaid Ahmad. thealtworld.com Last April, Pakistan's Imran Khan was ousted as Prime Minister, which he blamed on an American-backed coup due to his non-aligned foreign policy. His removal has been followed by political instability that continues to roil the country with some of the largest protests in Pakistan's history, both in support of him but also in opposition to the traditional ruling elites. The current government has responded by cracking down on Khan and his supporters, and preventing new elections. | To help us understand what happened and what we can expect, Rania Khalek was joined by Junaid Ahmad — Professor of Religion, La…

David I. Kertzer (2023-05-07). The Pope's Secret Back Channel to Hitler. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-05-07). ComicommentÔºö'Hacking empire' U.S. runs rampant, causing harm worldwide. ecns.cn An investigation report was released on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States, one of the major intelligence agencies of the U.S. federal government, revealing an "empire of hackers" under U.S. manipulation.

Editor (2023-05-07). Bono Is Doing Illustrations For The Atlantic Now, Because Everything's Fake And Stupid. scheerpost.com By Caitlin Johnstone / CaitlinJohnstone.com So U2 singer Bono is literally just doing illustrations for the imperialist propaganda rag The Atlantic now, because that's the sort of thing that happens in a dystopian civilization during the death throes of a globe-spanning empire. A Washington Post article titled "Bono likes to sketch Atlantic covers, so the …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-06). Serbia rattled by the killing of 17 people in back-to-back mass shootings. peoplesdispatch.org Gun ownership in Serbia is among the highest in Europe and a massive proliferation of small arms took place in the country and in around the Balkans during the civil wars in the 1990s which led to the disintegration of the erstwhile Yugoslavia.

Peter Koenig (2023-05-06). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-06). Cuba and Portugal celebrate 104 years of diplomatic relations. plenglish.com On Twitter, the Cuban Foreign Ministry reiterated its willingness to continue expanding the existing relations of friendship and cooperation between the two peoples and nations. | Havana and Lisbon have historically maintained close ties that extend to several sectors, such as health care, where they recently signed a memorandum of understanding to promote medical and biopharmaceutical cooperation. | Portugal has supported Cuba at the United Nations and other forums every year condemning the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States.

John Pilger (2023-05-06). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China. peoplesdispatch.org Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies…

midwesternmarx (2023-05-05). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. By: Steve Sweeney. midwesternmarx.com The west continues to ignore, downplay and misrepresent the trade unionists who were burned alive in Odessa's trade union building by Nato's fascist stormtroopers The burning alive of antifascist protestors in Odessa's trade union building on 2 May 2014 sent shock waves round the world. But the perpetrators of this heinous crime, far from being brought to book, have been rewarded with promotions and immunity. These are the 'democrats' our rulers are funding …

Liberation Staff (2023-05-05). Fascists, cops, and politicians: Who will face justice for Jan. 6 attack? liberationnews.org This sanitized version of the story is designed to shield those in influential positions in the state from scrutiny over their own roles in the attack.

Rodolfo Bueno (2023-05-05). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalresearch.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre …

Guillermo Castillo Ramírez (2023-05-06). La centralidad de los migrantes en el estudio de los procesos de movilidad humana transfronteriza. globalizacion.ca En el contexto del desarrollo del neoliberalismo y como parte de los procesos de expansión espacial de la globalización, las migraciones internacionales han sido una de las expresiones de los procesos de desigualdad y exclusión social del capitalismo contemporáneo. | Las…

Colin Todhunter (2023-05-06). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

Jorge Alemán (2023-05-05). Después del Capitalismo, øqué? globalizacion.ca Lo que le otorga al capitalismo actual su apariencia indestructible es la manera en que pudo conjugar para su propio beneficio distintos factores heterogéneos. Se podría decir que fue en el capitalismo posfordista donde se hizo efectiva definitivamente esta realidad….

Natylie Baldwin (2023-05-05). Taking the Capitalist Road Was the Wrong Choice For Ukraine, Says Ukraine Expert. covertactionmagazine.com Renfrey Clarke is an Australian journalist. Throughout the 1990s he reported from Moscow for Green Left Weekly of Sydney. This past year, he published The Catastrophe of Ukrainian Capitalism: How Privatisation Dispossessed & Impoverished the Ukrainian People with Resistance Books. In April, I had an email exchange with Clarke. Below is the transcript. Natylie Baldwin: You …

Robert Reich (2023-05-05). øQué hay detrás de los ataques republicanos contra las personas transgénero? peoplesworld.org Los republicanos de Montana han impedido que la legisladora transgénero demócrata Zooey Zephyr participe en un debate sobre las restricciones propuestas para los jóvenes transgénero. A Zephyr, una demócrata de primer mandato de Missoula y la primera mujer abiertamente transgénero elegida para la legislatura de Montana, no se le ha permitido hablar en el piso …

Socialist Alternative (2023-05-06). Saturday 5/6: Socialist City Councilor Kshama Sawant Comes to Oakland. indybay.org Oakland Public Library: Rockridge Branch | 5366 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618…

Staff (2023-05-06). Secretario nacional del Partido Comunista Francés recibe a Morales Ojeda y a la delegación cubana. cubadebate.cu El miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda y la delegación que lo acompañó en su visita de varios días a países socialistas asiáticos, fueron recibidos por el secretario nacional del Partido Comunista Francés, Fabien Roussel, durante un breve tránsito por París.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-05). Conditions Are Maturing for the Final Defeat of Neo-Colonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Friends of Socialist China co-editor Keith Bennett spoke at the Global Conference on Multipolarity, held online on Saturday April 29. The conference, which was jointly convened by organizations from China, Türkiye, Russia, Brazil and elsewhere, and coordinated from Moscow, was addressed by more than 120 speakers from over 60 countries. Addressing the theme of neo-colonialism, Keith…

Julie Varughese (2023-05-05). 'Anti-Black' Claim Raised About Cuba As Solidarity Activists Stopped at U.S. Border & Black Socialists Arraigned in United States for Collaborating with Russia. towardfreedom.org A 2-year-old argument about "anti-Blackness" in Cuba, which Black solidarity activists in the United States say has no basis in reality, has reared its head. TF editor Julie Varughese reports.

Fight Back (2023-05-05). Freedom Road Socialist Organization Twin Cities celebrates International Workers Day 2023. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Saturday, April 29, over 100 activists from mass movements around the Twin Cities area came together at the office of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Education Support Professionals Local 59 to celebrate International Workers Day, and another year in struggle across the movements in the streets, and the movement for socialism. The location was fitting for such an event because the Teachers and Educators in Minneapolis Public Schools spent more than three weeks on strike only one year ago. The room was packed and boisterous. The speeches were lively. The night closed with a performa…

Fight Back (2023-05-05). Tallahassee FRSO holds May Day rally. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Saturday, April 29, around 25 community members gathered for an International Workers Day rally at the Smokey Hollow Memorial, organized by the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). International Workers Day, otherwise known as May Day, was born out of the struggle for the eight-hour workday here in the U.S. and is celebrated by working class people all over the world. | Regina Joseph, member of the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC), spoke on the current situation facing working-class people in Florida, saying, "Everywhere we look Ron DeSantis is doing some…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-05). Cuba: President Meets With Over 300 Enthusiastic US Activists Pledging to End Blockade. orinocotribune.com By Bill Hackwell — May 1, 2023 | This morning at the Palace of the Revolution, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received over 300 friends of Cuba who had traveled from the United States to demand an end to the blockade. Brigades, groups, and other delegations are in Cuba to take part in the May 1 activities celebrating the International Day of Workers and to show their solidarity with the Cuban people who have withstood the longest continuous blockade in modern history. | Students, trade unionists, lawyers, and political activists are here, many making their first visit to the socialist island. Recognizing…

midwesternmarx (2023-05-05). Karl Marx: A Biographical Sketch with an Exposition of Marxism. By: V. I. Lenin. midwesternmarx.com PrefaceThis article on Karl Marx, which now appears in a separate printing, was written in 1913 (as far as I can remember) for the Granat Encyclopaedia. A fairly detailed bibliography of literature on Marx, mostly foreign, was appended to the article. This has been omitted in the present edition. The editor of the Encyclopaedia, for their part, have, for censorship reasons, deleted the end of the article on Marx, namely, the section dealing with his revolutionary tactics. Unfortunate …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-06). The newest Ecuadorian union took to the streets on May Day. peoplesdispatch.org In Quito, Ecuador, under the banner of "Change, Honesty, and Work", a group of workers, on April 24, formed a new trade union center. "We, the workers of Ecuador, present a new trade union organization, heir to our country's class-conscious and revolutionary trade unionism, which we have called: Ecuadorian Solidarity Workers Confederation (CTSE)," announced the workers in a "Our thinking and political position is aligned with our proletarian heart, as pillars of the constitution of the CTSE," they explained, adding the CTSE is a "new type…

F. William Engdahl (2023-05-06). 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.

WSWS (2023-05-05). Germany: Conservative-Green Party state government passes repressive assembly law. wsws.org The CDU-Green Assembly Act resembles the type of measure favoured by right-wing dictatorships and has been welcomed by representatives of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Roger D. Harris (2023-05-05). Mr. Guaidó Goes to Washington. dissidentvoice.org Juan Guaidó continues to advocate punishing the Venezuelan people with US coercive economic measures. Recently shipped to Washington DC, the former "interim president" of Venezuela pleaded, "You can't use a kind or soft approach," such as easing the suffering, because it would "normalize dictatorship." Guaidó was livestreamed May 3 from the quasi-governmental Wilson Center. Located …

teleSUR (2023-05-05). Leaked Data Reveal the US is an Unchecked Surveillance Empire. telesurenglish.net A set of highly classified documents from the U.S. Pentagon were leaked online in recent weeks, in an apparent security breach that revealed U.S. intelligence gathering on some of its key allies. Those documents again shed light on the extensive spying activities conducted by the U.S. in various parts of the world | RELATED: | For many years, Washington has been spying on the world through electronic eavesdropping and communication…

Josh Walkos (2023-05-05). The Long Shadow of BlackRock. thelastamericanvagabond.com During the last two major crises, in 2008 and 2020, the average person was worried about their retirement or the small business they had taken their life to build up into a viable enterprise. While they were in the fog of war at this time, largely unaware of the high-level moves being made, the financial

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-06). Serbia rattled by the killing of 17 people in back-to-back mass shootings. peoplesdispatch.org Gun ownership in Serbia is among the highest in Europe and a massive proliferation of small arms took place in the country and in around the Balkans during the civil wars in the 1990s which led to the disintegration of the erstwhile Yugoslavia.

Peter Koenig (2023-05-06). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

Susan Price (2023-05-05). Sudan: 'Our people will ultimately triumph over tyrants'. greenleft.org.au Following the outbreak of fighting in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on April 15, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces/Janjaweed militia, The Civilian Front to Stop the War and Restore Democracy was launched on April 27, reports Susan Price. It brings together more than 80 civil society and political groups and 130 individual signatories.

Ann Brown (2023-05-05). Fact Check: People Who Are Obsessed with Celebrities Are Less Intelligent. moguldom.com People who are obsessed with celebrities might be less intelligent than others, one study claims. Research by Hungarian academics found that people obsessed with Hollywood gossip and A-list celebs tend not to be smart. The study was published in BMC Psychology in late 2021 and concluded that "there is a direct association between celebrity worship and poorer performance …

Ann Brown (2023-05-05). Big Pharma Eli Lilly Cuts Insulin Prices By 70%, Helping Access For Diabetes Sufferers. moguldom.com Buying insulin has become a lot cheaper. Drugmaker Eli Lilly cut list prices by 70 percent for its most commonly prescribed forms of insulin, Humalog and Humulin. The Big Pharma company seems to have caved into the criticism of healthcare companies by lawmakers over the rising costs of insulin. The drugmaker will also lower the …

teleSUR, MER (2023-05-05). Gobierno de Nicaragua condena ataque contra el Kremlin. telesurtv.net La condena también fue dirigida contra todas las formas de terrorismo y contra el fascismo que se ha venido reproduciendo, indicaron.

Lynda Carson (2023-05-05). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

midwesternmarx (2023-05-05). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. By: Steve Sweeney. midwesternmarx.com The west continues to ignore, downplay and misrepresent the trade unionists who were burned alive in Odessa's trade union building by Nato's fascist stormtroopers The burning alive of antifascist protestors in Odessa's trade union building on 2 May 2014 sent shock waves round the world. But the perpetrators of this heinous crime, far from being brought to book, have been rewarded with promotions and immunity. These are the 'democrats' our rulers are funding …

teleSUR, MER (2023-05-05). Gobierno de Nicaragua condena ataque contra el Kremlin. telesurtv.net La condena también fue dirigida contra todas las formas de terrorismo y contra el fascismo que se ha venido reproduciendo, indicaron.

Lynda Carson (2023-05-05). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

midwesternmarx (2023-05-05). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. By: Steve Sweeney. midwesternmarx.com The west continues to ignore, downplay and misrepresent the trade unionists who were burned alive in Odessa's trade union building by Nato's fascist stormtroopers The burning alive of antifascist protestors in Odessa's trade union building on 2 May 2014 sent shock waves round the world. But the perpetrators of this heinous crime, far from being brought to book, have been rewarded with promotions and immunity. These are the 'democrats' our rulers are funding …

It's Going Down (2023-05-04). This Is America #186: May Day; Fight Against Cop City Continues; Cleveland Anarchist Killed in Ukraine. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, May 3rd, 2023. On today's episode, first we speak with longtime antifascist organizer, Daryle Lamont Jenkins of One People's Project about Trump's recent indictment in New York and an analysis of continued far-Right attacks on drag and LGBTQ+ events. We then speak with two organizers involved in the West Coast…

WSWS (2023-05-05). The 1619 Project and the New York Times' promotion of the racialist ideology of Ukrainian nationalism. wsws.org The racialist historical revisionism of the Times and the racialist ideology of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis share a common premise: the mythological reimagining of history as a struggle of "the nation" and "the race."

Rodolfo Bueno (2023-05-04). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalizacion.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre…

Joe Bernick (2023-05-04). Labor participation grows at Tucson May Day march; organizers spotlight Amazon class struggle. peoplesworld.org TUCSON, Ariz.—Until recently, May Day events in Tucson attracted mostly members of left political groups—socialists, communists, and anarchists. The observance would include a march and rally that celebrated the internationalism of this workers' holiday with little relation to the class struggle taking place in our community. A few labor union members participated, but the unions mostly stayed …

John Pilger (2023-05-04). The next war is coming—where are the voices condemning it? peoplesworld.org In 1935, the American Writers' Congress was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. Delegates to the meetings called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers, and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according …

Fight Back (2023-05-04). Los Angeles: Boyle Heights rallies for International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — For the eighth year in a row, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) held their May Day march and rally in Boyle Heights. Over 50 people gathered to commemorate International Workers Day and to uplift the demands of legalization for all the undocumented, protecting public education, and community control of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The event was emceed by David Pulido of Orange County CSO and Juliana Castellón of Centro CSO. | Sol Marquez, member of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), kicked off the rally with the demand for socialism and self-deter…

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-05-04). Sudan's Army and Paramilitary RSF Turn on Each Other. socialistproject.ca

cameron orr (2023-05-04). CP clubs join May Day actions nationwide. cpusa.org Marx and Engels wrote in the Communist Manifesto that "of all the classes that stand face to face with the bourgeoisie today, the proletariat [working class] alone is a really revolutionary class," leading them to famously end: "the proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. [Workers] of …

WSWS (2023-05-05). Quebec's CAQ government launches class-war assault. wsws.org Quebec Premier Franàßois Legault and his ministers have made a flurry of reactionary policy decisions and announcements targeting broad sections of the working class.

Anonymous103 (2023-05-04). Sandu And EU Conspiring To Sanction Moldova's Opposition. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe EU supports Moldova's dictatorial policies against the opposition and citizens alike. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The European Union, at the request of Moldovan authorities, have developed a mechanism for introducing sanctions against people who allegedly destabilise the situation in Moldova and threaten its sovereignty. This initiative is obviously directed against the political opponents of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who wants to keep her…

WSWS (2023-05-04). Members of Zelensky's party introduce internet censorship bill. wsws.org The increasingly repressive and ever more openly dictatorial measures taken by the government are no doubt motivated above all by growing popular opposition to the war.

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-04). Exposing 'Democracy NOW!' as democracy never: deceit to hide the actual dictatorship by the billionaires. theduran.com

Andrew Bacewich (2023-05-05). China's rise as a superpower and the crumbling US empire. indybay.org Chinese diplomacy seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. That means that the world is changing in important and dramatic ways in terms of the distribution of power and influence around the world. | China is actually emerging as a global superpower on a par with the United States of America.

Editor (2023-05-04). To Close All US Military Bases, We First Have to Identify Them. scheerpost.com The global infrastructure of the American military empire must be mapped before it can be properly dismantled. Meet the person who is doing just that.

Matthew Ehret (2023-05-04). Towards a Church of the British Empire: World Government as British Empire Revivalism. thelastamericanvagabond.com On May 6, 2023 Charles will be coronated as the new King of Britain and the broader British Commonwealth under the title King Charles III. At the ceremony, the Archbishop of Canterbury will expand Charles' role from 'defender of the faith' — a title established by Henry VIII nearly five centuries ago, to the new

teleSUR (2023-05-04). Report Discloses CIA Cyberattacks Against Other Countries. telesurenglish.net An investigation report was released Thursday on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), revealing an "empire of hackers" under U.S. manipulation. | RELATED: | Over a long period, the CIA has been secretly orchestrating "color revolutions" around the world, continuously conducting espionage activities, said the report by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and internet security company 360. | The…

ecns.cn (2023-05-05). New measures to govern audit service for SOEs, listed companies. ecns.cn Chinese financial authorities on Thursday issued new rules on the service of accounting firms for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and listed companies, including an eight-year maximum service time for accountants employed by SOEs.

Ann Brown (2023-05-04). Byron Allen: BET Should Be Black-Owned, I Want To Buy It. moguldom.com Black Entertainment Television has been owned by media conglomerate Viacom since 2001, and now several Black business people are vying for ownership of the company started by Bob Johnson back in 1980. Billionaire actor-filmmaker Tyler Perry has expressed interest, but so has comedian-turned-media mogul Byron Allen. Paramount Global (formerly known as Viacom) is considering selling …

Saqib Bhatti, In These Times. (2023-05-04). As Mayor, Brandon Johnson Should Establish A Public Bank In Chicago. popularresistance.org When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX opened its US headquarters in Chicago last May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot heralded it as a win for communities that historically had been denied access to quality banking and financial services. She announced that FTX would donate $1 million to help expand a program to provide formerly incarcerated Chicagoans with a universal basic income. She calledthe initiative "a mechanism and a tool to bring historically underrepresented and ignored populations into the world of crypto so they can take ownership and control over their own financial destiny."

Susan Price (2023-05-05). Sudan: 'Our people will ultimately triumph over tyrants'. greenleft.org.au Following the outbreak of fighting in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on April 15, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces/Janjaweed militia, The Civilian Front to Stop the War and Restore Democracy was launched on April 27, reports Susan Price. It brings together more than 80 civil society and political groups and 130 individual signatories.

It's Going Down (2023-05-04). This Is America #186: May Day; Fight Against Cop City Continues; Cleveland Anarchist Killed in Ukraine. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, May 3rd, 2023. On today's episode, first we speak with longtime antifascist organizer, Daryle Lamont Jenkins of One People's Project about Trump's recent indictment in New York and an analysis of continued far-Right attacks on drag and LGBTQ+ events. We then speak with two organizers involved in the West Coast…

Lynda Carson (2023-05-04). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

David Hill (2023-05-03). Ohio Nazis harass another drag story hour, screaming, 'There will be blood!'. peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio—Fascist goons screaming "There will be blood" gathered to threaten another LGBTQ event in Ohio, all under the watchful protection of local police. On Saturday, April 29, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Land Grant Brewing hosted their second annual Drag Brunch, a free admission event with 100% of proceeds donated for the support of LGBTQ …

Rodolfo Bueno (2023-05-04). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalizacion.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre…

splcenter (2023-05-03). Congressmen To Mix With Leader of FPàñ, a Party Founded by Nazis. splcenter.org At CPAC Hungary this week, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama will speak alongside a global collection of radical-right figures, including the leader of an Austrian political party founded by Nazi SS officers.

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-05-04). Africans In The United States Are A Colonized People. popularresistance.org In the colonial context, the colonized have no rights that the colonizer ever really needed to recognize. Therefore, any social space that Africans in the U.S. experienced were won through resistance. The historic fight for African self-determination and liberation from the anti-human colonial/capitalist system has been an uninterrupted feature of what we claim as the "Black Radical Tradition." | An unapologetic opposition to the U.S. colonial/capitalist project and U.S. imperialism centers the Black radical tradition, along with internationalism and a commitment to socialist transformation. It is this tradition…

It's Going Down (2023-05-04). This Is America #186: May Day; Fight Against Cop City Continues; Cleveland Anarchist Killed in Ukraine. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, May 3rd, 2023. On today's episode, first we speak with longtime antifascist organizer, Daryle Lamont Jenkins of One People's Project about Trump's recent indictment in New York and an analysis of continued far-Right attacks on drag and LGBTQ+ events. We then speak with two organizers involved in the West Coast…

Lynda Carson (2023-05-04). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

David Hill (2023-05-03). Ohio Nazis harass another drag story hour, screaming, 'There will be blood!'. peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio—Fascist goons screaming "There will be blood" gathered to threaten another LGBTQ event in Ohio, all under the watchful protection of local police. On Saturday, April 29, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Land Grant Brewing hosted their second annual Drag Brunch, a free admission event with 100% of proceeds donated for the support of LGBTQ …

Rodolfo Bueno (2023-05-04). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalizacion.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre…

splcenter (2023-05-03). Congressmen To Mix With Leader of FPàñ, a Party Founded by Nazis. splcenter.org At CPAC Hungary this week, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama will speak alongside a global collection of radical-right figures, including the leader of an Austrian political party founded by Nazi SS officers.

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-05-04). Africans In The United States Are A Colonized People. popularresistance.org In the colonial context, the colonized have no rights that the colonizer ever really needed to recognize. Therefore, any social space that Africans in the U.S. experienced were won through resistance. The historic fight for African self-determination and liberation from the anti-human colonial/capitalist system has been an uninterrupted feature of what we claim as the "Black Radical Tradition." | An unapologetic opposition to the U.S. colonial/capitalist project and U.S. imperialism centers the Black radical tradition, along with internationalism and a commitment to socialist transformation. It is this tradition…

Joe Bernick (2023-05-04). Labor participation grows at Tucson May Day march; organizers spotlight Amazon class struggle. peoplesworld.org TUCSON, Ariz.—Until recently, May Day events in Tucson attracted mostly members of left political groups—socialists, communists, and anarchists. The observance would include a march and rally that celebrated the internationalism of this workers' holiday with little relation to the class struggle taking place in our community. A few labor union members participated, but the unions mostly stayed …

_____ (2023-05-03). The Coming War — Time to Speak Up. strategic-culture.org Silences filled with a consensus of propaganda contaminate almost everything we read, see and hear. War by media is now a key task of so-called mainstream journalism. | By John PILGER | In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one account, were attended by 3,500 members of the public with more than a thousand turned aw…

John Pilger (2023-05-03). From yellow journalism to China bashing, the media's enduring role in promoting war. mronline.org In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on 'the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists' to discuss the 'rapid crumbling of capitalism' and the beckoning of another war.

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-05-03). Proletariat of the proletariat: Women's unpaid labor. mronline.org The pandemic brought the spotlight on many of the wrongs of capitalism, among them the issue of unpaid labor.

_____ (2023-05-03). From King Charles' Coronation to the Birth of Europe's Fourth Reich. strategic-culture.org

Robert Reich (2023-05-03). What is behind Republican attacks on transgender people? peoplesworld.org Montana Republicans have blocked Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in a debate over proposed restrictions on transgender youth. Zephyr, a first-term Democrat from Missoula and the first openly transgender woman elected to the Montana legislature, hasn't been allowed to speak on the state house floor since last Tuesday, when she told Republican colleagues they would have …

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-05-04). Sudan's Army and Paramilitary RSF Turn on Each Other. socialistproject.ca

Staff (2023-05-03). Venezuela Increases Workers' Benefits to $70/Month. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced through a video that Venezuela would increase citizens' "warfare" benefits to the equivalent of 30 US dollars (USD) a month and their food credits (Cestaticket) to the equivalent of USD 40/month. This will result in workers' total monthly benefits reaching the equivalent of USD 70/month in addition to their regular wages, which have been heavily impacted by the US and European economic warfare on socialist Venezuela and the consequent economic crisis. | The adjustment was announced on Tuesday, May 2, by President Maduro. A day earlier, on International Workers…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-03). Africans in the US are a Colonized People: A Comment on the Indictment of the African People's Socialist Party. libya360.wordpress.com

WSWS (2023-05-03). Join the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! wsws.org This is the report delivered by Will Lehman, a socialist rank-and-file worker at Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30.

Fight Back (2023-05-03). Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee calls for protests on the 1-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade overturn. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – At a press conference on the evening of April 30, members of Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJAM) and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) addressed local media with a call to action for people in Milwaukee and around the country to mobilize on June 24, the day that marks a year since the overturning of Roe. | Haley McNeil, the logistics and finance chair for RJAM, said that the Dobbs decision, "left the majority of the country without access to legal abortion care due to trigger laws. The people most impacted by this are working-class Black and brown people. Without access to legal…

cameron orr (2023-05-04). CP clubs join May Day actions nationwide. cpusa.org Marx and Engels wrote in the Communist Manifesto that "of all the classes that stand face to face with the bourgeoisie today, the proletariat [working class] alone is a really revolutionary class," leading them to famously end: "the proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. [Workers] of …

WSWS (2023-05-04). Members of Zelensky's party introduce internet censorship bill. wsws.org The increasingly repressive and ever more openly dictatorial measures taken by the government are no doubt motivated above all by growing popular opposition to the war.

infobrics (2023-05-04). Sandu and EU conspiring to sanction Moldova's opposition. infobrics.org The EU supports Moldova's dictatorial policies against the opposition and citizens alike.

Andrew Bacewich (2023-05-04). China's rise as a superpower and the crumbling US empire. indybay.org Chinese diplomacy seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. That means that the world is changing in important and dramatic ways in terms of the distribution of power and influence around the world. | China is actually emerging as a global superpower on a par with the United States of America.

Editor (2023-05-04). To Close All US Military Bases, We First Have to Identify Them. scheerpost.com The global infrastructure of the American military empire must be mapped before it can be properly dismantled. Meet the person who is doing just that.

teleSUR (2023-05-04). Report Discloses CIA Cyberattacks Against Other Countries. telesurenglish.net An investigation report was released Thursday on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), revealing an "empire of hackers" under U.S. manipulation. | RELATED: | Over a long period, the CIA has been secretly orchestrating "color revolutions" around the world, continuously conducting espionage activities, said the report by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and internet security company 360. | The…

Carlo Parcelli (2023-05-03). "They're So Corrupt, It's Thrilling." — Lenny Bruce. dissidentvoice.org In Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire, Douglas Valentine descends into some of the most sinister aspects of US foreign policy. These include drug running, illegal arms sales, bribery, human and artifact trafficking, far right coups, assassinations, agitprop and disinformation, as well as fiefdoms set up by former CIA and their assets that are …

Lynn Parramore, Scheer Post. (2023-05-03). Private Equity Is Out Of Control And Looting America. popularresistance.org One of my favorite NYC restaurants had become understaffed and dirty — a shadow of its former self. I learned an interesting fact: a couple of years ago, a private equity firm had bought the local chain. The same type of firm that had already ruined my beloved neighborhood grocer. The kind that was rapidly taking over vet clinics, dental offices, and gyms on every block — though you wouldn't know it unless you did some sleuthing. | Price hikes, deteriorating conditions, and poor service — along with a certain slickness of marketing — could be signs that ownership of a business you count on…

WSWS (2023-05-03). Roger Waters wins legal case against Frankfurt concert cancellation. wsws.org A Frankfurt administrative court determined that Roger Waters' concert scheduled for May 28 must "go ahead" as contractually agreed and that the rock musician "has artistic license to warn us all of the dangers of the current resurgence of fascism in the West."

David Hill (2023-05-03). Ohio Nazis harass another drag story hour, screaming, 'There will be blood!'. peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio—Fascist goons screaming "There will be blood" gathered to threaten another LGBTQ event in Ohio, all under the watchful protection of local police. On Saturday, April 29, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Land Grant Brewing hosted their second annual Drag Brunch, a free admission event with 100% of proceeds donated for the support of LGBTQ …

Lynda Carson (2023-05-03). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

splcenter (2023-05-03). Congressmen To Mix With Leader of FPàñ, a Party Founded by Nazis. splcenter.org At CPAC Hungary this week, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama will speak alongside a global collection of radical-right figures, including the leader of an Austrian political party founded by Nazi SS officers.

Anonymous103 (2023-05-02). Moscow Attacks Ukrainian Military-Industrial Complex. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe goal of the maneuvers was to neutralize the regime's production of weapons and ammunition. | Written by A new wave of massive attacks by Russia on the military facilities of the Kiev regime began on April 30th. The main targets were factories and depots linked to the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, thus aiming to neutralize the neo-Nazi forces'

Anonymous103 (2023-05-02). Odessa Massacre: How The War In Ukraine Began. southfront.org

WSWS (2023-05-03). Roger Waters wins legal case against Frankfurt concert cancellation. wsws.org A Frankfurt administrative court determined that Roger Waters' concert scheduled for May 28 must "go ahead" as contractually agreed and that the rock musician "has artistic license to warn us all of the dangers of the current resurgence of fascism in the West."

David Hill (2023-05-03). Ohio Nazis harass another drag story hour, screaming, 'There will be blood!'. peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio—Fascist goons screaming "There will be blood" gathered to threaten another LGBTQ event in Ohio, all under the watchful protection of local police. On Saturday, April 29, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Land Grant Brewing hosted their second annual Drag Brunch, a free admission event with 100% of proceeds donated for the support of LGBTQ …

Lynda Carson (2023-05-03). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

splcenter (2023-05-03). Congressmen To Mix With Leader of FPàñ, a Party Founded by Nazis. splcenter.org At CPAC Hungary this week, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama will speak alongside a global collection of radical-right figures, including the leader of an Austrian political party founded by Nazi SS officers.

Anonymous103 (2023-05-02). Moscow Attacks Ukrainian Military-Industrial Complex. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe goal of the maneuvers was to neutralize the regime's production of weapons and ammunition. | Written by A new wave of massive attacks by Russia on the military facilities of the Kiev regime began on April 30th. The main targets were factories and depots linked to the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, thus aiming to neutralize the neo-Nazi forces'

Anonymous103 (2023-05-02). Odessa Massacre: How The War In Ukraine Began. southfront.org

_____ (2023-05-03). The Coming War — Time to Speak Up. strategic-culture.org Silences filled with a consensus of propaganda contaminate almost everything we read, see and hear. War by media is now a key task of so-called mainstream journalism. | By John PILGER | In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one account, were attended by 3,500 members of the public with more than a thousand turned aw…

David Bollier. (2023-05-03). The Revelations Of 'Black Earth Wisdom'. popularresistance.org The book showcases the history of African-American farming, including struggles for land tenure in the face of land theft, and the distinctive wisdom of Black agricultural science, spiritual traditions, folk practices, art, and culture. The overarching point is that our spiritual lives and the fate of the earth are intertwined. Sections of the book deal with our "ecological crisis as a spiritual plight"; the relationship between Black people and open space; the importance of and tenure and agrarianism; the pain of environmental racism and capitalism's assault on our land and waters; and the role of artists, write…

John Pilger (2023-05-03). From yellow journalism to China bashing, the media's enduring role in promoting war. mronline.org In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on 'the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists' to discuss the 'rapid crumbling of capitalism' and the beckoning of another war.

thecommunists (2023-05-03). Book: Capitalism and Immigration. thecommunists.org Download a digital copy of this pamphlet. Buy a copy from our shop. Watch our recent presentation on the latest imigration legislation here. ***** Some two hundred and fity million people, representing more than three percent of the global population, presently work outside their home countries. Spurred on by economic crisis and war, the latest …

_____ (2023-05-03). From King Charles' Coronation to the Birth of Europe's Fourth Reich. strategic-culture.org

Robert Reich (2023-05-03). What is behind Republican attacks on transgender people? peoplesworld.org Montana Republicans have blocked Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in a debate over proposed restrictions on transgender youth. Zephyr, a first-term Democrat from Missoula and the first openly transgender woman elected to the Montana legislature, hasn't been allowed to speak on the state house floor since last Tuesday, when she told Republican colleagues they would have …

Bill Hackwell, Resumen English. (2023-05-03). Cuban President Meets With Over 300 Enthusiastic US Supporters. popularresistance.org This morning, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel received at the Palace of the Revolution 300 friends of Cuba, coming from the United States to demand an end to the blockade. Brigades, groups and other delegations are in Cuba to take part in the May 1 activities celebrating the International Day of Workers and to show their solidarity with the Cuban people who have withstood the longest continuous blockade in modern history. | Students, trade unionists, lawyers and political activists are here many making their first visit to the socialist island. Recognizing this President Díaz-Canel said: "from the United States…

Staff (2023-05-03). Venezuela Increases Workers' Benefits to $70/Month. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced through a video that Venezuela would increase citizens' "warfare" benefits to the equivalent of 30 US dollars (USD) a month and their food credits (Cestaticket) to the equivalent of USD 40/month. This will result in workers' total monthly benefits reaching the equivalent of USD 70/month in addition to their regular wages, which have been heavily impacted by the US and European economic warfare on socialist Venezuela and the consequent economic crisis. | The adjustment was announced on Tuesday, May 2, by President Maduro. A day earlier, on International Workers…

WSWS (2023-05-03). The developing struggle to bring down the Macron government in France. wsws.org This is the report delivered by Alex Lantier, national secretary of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste (PES), to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30.

WSWS (2023-05-03). The struggle for a Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses in Sri Lanka. wsws.org This is the report delivered by Deepal Jayasekera, the General Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30.

WSWS (2023-05-03). Join the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! wsws.org This is the report delivered by Will Lehman, a socialist rank-and-file worker at Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30.

Fight Back (2023-05-03). Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee calls for protests on the 1-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade overturn. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – At a press conference on the evening of April 30, members of Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJAM) and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) addressed local media with a call to action for people in Milwaukee and around the country to mobilize on June 24, the day that marks a year since the overturning of Roe. | Haley McNeil, the logistics and finance chair for RJAM, said that the Dobbs decision, "left the majority of the country without access to legal abortion care due to trigger laws. The people most impacted by this are working-class Black and brown people. Without access to legal…

Andrew Bacewich (2023-05-03). China's rise as a superpower and the crumbling US empire. indybay.org Chinese diplomacy seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. That means that the world is changing in important and dramatic ways in terms of the distribution of power and influence around the world. | China is actually emerging as a global superpower on a par with the United States of America.

Carlo Parcelli (2023-05-03). "They're So Corrupt, It's Thrilling." — Lenny Bruce. dissidentvoice.org In Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire, Douglas Valentine descends into some of the most sinister aspects of US foreign policy. These include drug running, illegal arms sales, bribery, human and artifact trafficking, far right coups, assassinations, agitprop and disinformation, as well as fiefdoms set up by former CIA and their assets that are …

Lynn Parramore, Scheer Post. (2023-05-03). Private Equity Is Out Of Control And Looting America. popularresistance.org One of my favorite NYC restaurants had become understaffed and dirty — a shadow of its former self. I learned an interesting fact: a couple of years ago, a private equity firm had bought the local chain. The same type of firm that had already ruined my beloved neighborhood grocer. The kind that was rapidly taking over vet clinics, dental offices, and gyms on every block — though you wouldn't know it unless you did some sleuthing. | Price hikes, deteriorating conditions, and poor service — along with a certain slickness of marketing — could be signs that ownership of a business you count on…

thecommunists (2023-05-02). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. thecommunists.org This exclusive interview with an Odessa massacre survivor was carried out for Proletarian by Steve Sweeney in Russia. ***** Sasha gently rolls back the sleeve of her jumper to reveal scarred and damaged skin. "It still hurts me sometimes even now," she tells me as we sip coffee in a Moscow cafe. "Doctors said it …

Lynda Carson (2023-05-02). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

In Contempt (2023-05-01). In Contempt #28: Anti-Repression Campaigns Spread, Barton Jail Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! Political Prisoner News Anarchist and antifascist prisoner Dan Baker continues to be mistreated in prison, and…

Zane McNeill (2023-05-02). Nazis Carrying Banner That Says, "There Will Be Blood" Protest Ohio Drag Brunch. truthout.org On Saturday, a group of 20 neo-Nazis clad in red shirts and black masks targeted a drag brunch in Columbus, Ohio. The drag queen brunch held at Land-Grant Brewing Company was a fundraiser for the Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC), a drop-in community center for queer youth that provides community health, education and leadership programs. While the drag brunch took place inside the brewery… |

Anonymous103 (2023-05-02). Odessa Massacre: How The War In Ukraine Began. southfront.org

Frank Cappello (2023-05-02). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Newsies (w/ Harvey Kaye). levernews.com

thecommunists (2023-05-02). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. thecommunists.org This exclusive interview with an Odessa massacre survivor was carried out for Proletarian by Steve Sweeney in Russia. ***** Sasha gently rolls back the sleeve of her jumper to reveal scarred and damaged skin. "It still hurts me sometimes even now," she tells me as we sip coffee in a Moscow cafe. "Doctors said it …

Lynda Carson (2023-05-02). The tyranny of women and Trans hating fascist Christian groups and politicians. indybay.org Based on biblical principles, thousands of women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches!

In Contempt (2023-05-01). In Contempt #28: Anti-Repression Campaigns Spread, Barton Jail Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! Political Prisoner News Anarchist and antifascist prisoner Dan Baker continues to be mistreated in prison, and…

Zane McNeill (2023-05-02). Nazis Carrying Banner That Says, "There Will Be Blood" Protest Ohio Drag Brunch. truthout.org On Saturday, a group of 20 neo-Nazis clad in red shirts and black masks targeted a drag brunch in Columbus, Ohio. The drag queen brunch held at Land-Grant Brewing Company was a fundraiser for the Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC), a drop-in community center for queer youth that provides community health, education and leadership programs. While the drag brunch took place inside the brewery… |

Anonymous103 (2023-05-02). Odessa Massacre: How The War In Ukraine Began. southfront.org

Frank Cappello (2023-05-02). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Newsies (w/ Harvey Kaye). levernews.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-02). The Decline of US Imperialism. orinocotribune.com "U.S. imperialism is declining because the parasitic system of capitalism upon which U.S. imperialism is built on, is running out of recourses and nations to consume," Funez says. | He also says "the de-dollarization" is happening because nations see the effects of U.S. imperialism on their nation. | Here is the text of interview with Ramiro Funez: | Q: Why is U.S. imperialism declining? | U.S. imperialism is declining because the satanic system of neoliberalism, capitalism, usery, debt and the global religion of money is declining because it is a parasitic system that constantly needs a new host in order to cont…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-02). The Decline of U.S. Imperialism: Interview with Ramiro Funez. libya360.wordpress.com Ali Karbalaei Tehran Times conducts an interview with Ramiro Sebastian Funez, an anti-imperialist content creator in Los Angeles, to gain further insight on the diminishing U.S. imperialism and hegemony in the globe. "U.S. imperialism is declining because the parasitic system of capitalism upon which U.S. imperialism is built on, is running out of recourses and…

Pablo Navarrete (2023-05-01). Cine Liberación: El cine revolucionario que necesitamos. peoplesworld.org En su manifiesto de 1969, Hacia un Tercer Cine, los cineastas argentinos Fernando Solanas y Octavio Getino definieron el Tercer Cine como "un cine de liberación" que se oponía a los valores del primer y segundo cine. Describieron el primer cine como "el cine comercial dominante", al servicio del capitalismo y el imperialismo estadounidenses; El …

WSWS (2023-05-02). The war in Ukraine and how to stop it: Meeting at Berlin's Humboldt University explains causes of war and socialist perspective. wsws.org It was the first meeting in Germany of an international series on the causes of the NATO proxy war in Ukraine held by the youth and student movement of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI).

WSWS (2023-05-02). Opposition grows to CWU agreement with Royal Mail: "It's all about profit on the backs of postal workers" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site is publishing further correspondence from postal workers in Britain exposing the sweatshop conditions being enforced by Royal Mail, with the full collaboration of the Communication Workers Union.

Mansa Musa (2023-05-02). May Day's history shows why labor and prison struggles are intertwined. therealnews.com May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, is celebrated around the world by labor unions, socialist parties, and anarchists. May Day's origins go back to the 1886 Haymarket Affair, when hundreds of thousands of US workers walked off the job, and 40,000 went on strike in Chicago for an eight-hour workday. Despite its origins, May Day is largely unknown in the US today. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joins Rattling the Bars for a discussion on the history of May Day, and how the persecution of organizers in the wake of the Haymarket Massacre highlights the importance of extending solidarity…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-02). Ben Dupuy, Quintessential Haitian Revolutionary Leader, Dead at 91. orinocotribune.com By Kim Ives -Apr 26, 2023 | The First of Two Parts | Benjamin Dupuy, arguably Haiti's greatest communist leader and ideologue from the 1970s to the 2010s, passed away in a Miami Beach nursing home on Apr. 23 at the age of 91. He had been extremely ill and bedridden for many months, suffering from emphysema and suspected lung cancer. | A journalist, photographer, filmmaker, diplomat, organizer, and political party leader, Dupuy was a model Marxist theoretician and man-of-action, unwavering in his life-long pursuit of socialist revolution in Haiti. | Born in Cap HaàØtien on Sep. 30, 1931, the fourth of eight…

William Paul (2023-05-02). The Better Schools and Student Outcome Act: Crushing What's Broken. socialistproject.ca Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce must really want to be a magician — making elephants or something outlandish disappear, then reappear behind you. Maybe that explains his tactic of making cuts to education, then announcing the addition of nearly 2,000 more educators all while introducing new legislation that will further centralize education and enable his Tories to make school properties available to their developer friends. | Actually, he's not a great magician, but Mr. Lecce certainly knows how to wrap everything up into a big ball of mess in order to distract people from seeing what's really…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-05-01). What Can "the Invisibles" Do to Make Wars Stop? transcend.org It is said that in a war everyone loses, but that is not true at all. There are those who make huge profits from the death and suffering of other human beings, of men, women and children like us: the Elites…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-01). Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and the American Empire. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-05-01). In Video: 'New French Revolution' Marked By Violent Escalation. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 1, France saw another round of nationwide protests, with violence escalating in Paris and other cities. Protesters declared "the beginning of a new French revolution." | Immediately after the start of the protests, violent clashes between the black bloc protesters and law enforcement officers began in the French capital. The police used tear gas. The radicals threw firecrackers, paint balls and bottles at the guards, they also smashed the windows of banks and other enterprises. | Ac…

channelnewsasia (2023-05-02). Sister of late taxi driver fails in court bid to get share of flat that went to his permanent resident wife. channelnewsasia.com The cabby's eldest sister, who filed the court application, claimed that the marriage was a sham and none of the family members knew about the overseas wedding.

WSWS (2023-05-02). Union orders striking Canadian government workers back on the job after reaching sellout agreement. wsws.org PSAC has abandoned workers' demands, agreed to real wage cuts and is trumpeting as victories side-deals on remote work and job security that mean workers will remain subject to the tyranny of "managerial rights."

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-02). Hungarian mayor disperses migrants after attacks on women. plenglish.com Budapest, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Laszlo Dyuricha, mayor of the Hungarian village of Kerepes, this Tuesday dispersed Ukrainian refugees who have been persecuting local girls, the portal index.hu reported.

Franco Turigliatto (2023-05-01). "Fascism is likely to return under the most innocent appearances" internationalviewpoint.org "For its part, the alternative left does not find itself in an easy situation either: the social context is very complicated and, despite a few positive social demonstrations, the reconstruction of strong movements of struggle remains somewhat uncertain." | – | / |

John Pilger, Consortium News. (2023-05-01). The Coming War — Time To Speak Up. popularresistance.org In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one account, were attended by 3,500 members of the public with more than a thousand turned away. | Arthur Miller, Myra Page, Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett warned that fascism was rising, often disguised, and the responsibility lay with writers and journalists to speak out. T…

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-05-01). Nicolas Maduro: Nothing Will Disturb The Peace Of A Conscious Homeland. popularresistance.org Four years after the defeat of the fascist coup attempt, organized by a far-right minority on April 30, 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated: "Nothing will disturb the peace of a conscious homeland that's determined to defend the revolutionary path we are on." | Through his social media accounts, the head of state recalled the triumph of the people and the authorities who were in perfect civic-military union against an extremist and fascist minority that sought to overthrow the constituted power, which then fled cowardly after its failure. | This Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the attempted co…

Staff (2023-05-01). President Maduro: Nothing will Disturb the Peace of a Conscious Homeland, 4 Years After Failed 'Banana Coup'. orinocotribune.com Four years after the defeat of the fascist coup attempt, organized by a far-right minority on April 30, 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated: "Nothing will disturb the peace of a conscious homeland that's determined to defend the revolutionary path we are on." | Through his social media accounts, the head of state recalled the triumph of the people and the authorities who were in perfect civic-military union against an extremist and fascist minority that sought to overthrow the constituted power, which then fled cowardly after its failure. | This Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the attempted co…

Unsalted Counter-Info (2023-04-30). Patriot Front Leader Exposed in Flyers in Ann Arbor. itsgoingdown.org Report on antifascist action against a member of the neo-Nazi group, Patriot Front, at the University of Michigan. Thanks to various antifascists, "Alan MI" — the leader of the Michigan cell of the fascist organization Patriot Front — has been exposed as Jackson Rex, an undergraduate student at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-01). There Is No Ukrainian State: People Are Threatened For Their Opinion By Kiev's Democracy. southfront.org

Franco Turigliatto (2023-05-01). "Fascism is likely to return under the most innocent appearances" internationalviewpoint.org "For its part, the alternative left does not find itself in an easy situation either: the social context is very complicated and, despite a few positive social demonstrations, the reconstruction of strong movements of struggle remains somewhat uncertain." | – | / |

John Pilger, Consortium News. (2023-05-01). The Coming War — Time To Speak Up. popularresistance.org In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one account, were attended by 3,500 members of the public with more than a thousand turned away. | Arthur Miller, Myra Page, Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett warned that fascism was rising, often disguised, and the responsibility lay with writers and journalists to speak out. T…

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-05-01). Nicolas Maduro: Nothing Will Disturb The Peace Of A Conscious Homeland. popularresistance.org Four years after the defeat of the fascist coup attempt, organized by a far-right minority on April 30, 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated: "Nothing will disturb the peace of a conscious homeland that's determined to defend the revolutionary path we are on." | Through his social media accounts, the head of state recalled the triumph of the people and the authorities who were in perfect civic-military union against an extremist and fascist minority that sought to overthrow the constituted power, which then fled cowardly after its failure. | This Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the attempted co…

Staff (2023-05-01). President Maduro: Nothing will Disturb the Peace of a Conscious Homeland, 4 Years After Failed 'Banana Coup'. orinocotribune.com Four years after the defeat of the fascist coup attempt, organized by a far-right minority on April 30, 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated: "Nothing will disturb the peace of a conscious homeland that's determined to defend the revolutionary path we are on." | Through his social media accounts, the head of state recalled the triumph of the people and the authorities who were in perfect civic-military union against an extremist and fascist minority that sought to overthrow the constituted power, which then fled cowardly after its failure. | This Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the attempted co…

Unsalted Counter-Info (2023-04-30). Patriot Front Leader Exposed in Flyers in Ann Arbor. itsgoingdown.org Report on antifascist action against a member of the neo-Nazi group, Patriot Front, at the University of Michigan. Thanks to various antifascists, "Alan MI" — the leader of the Michigan cell of the fascist organization Patriot Front — has been exposed as Jackson Rex, an undergraduate student at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-01). There Is No Ukrainian State: People Are Threatened For Their Opinion By Kiev's Democracy. southfront.org

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-05-01). Justicia brasileña desbloquea Telegram, pero mantiene multa. telesurtv.net El ente judicial ordenó el pasado miércoles el bloqueo de la aplicación después de que la empresa que la gestiona se negara a entregar datos sobre los grupos neonazis.

Jim McIlroy (2023-05-01). Cuban Revolution toasted on May Day. greenleft.org.au Dr John Falzon told a May Day toast that Cuba shows the example of internationalism and solidarity with all the peoples of the world. Jim McIlroy reports.

Editors l'Anticapitaliste (2023-05-01). For a massive and noisy May Day. internationalviewpoint.org "We must engage in the political battle to get rid of this illegitimate government and work for a revolutionary break with capitalism, for a democratic, eco-socialist society, free of exploitation and oppression." | – | / |

Pablo Navarrete (2023-05-01). Cine Liberación: El cine revolucionario que necesitamos. peoplesworld.org En su manifiesto de 1969, Hacia un Tercer Cine, los cineastas argentinos Fernando Solanas y Octavio Getino definieron el Tercer Cine como "un cine de liberación" que se oponía a los valores del primer y segundo cine. Describieron el primer cine como "el cine comercial dominante", al servicio del capitalismo y el imperialismo estadounidenses; El …

Thierry Deronne, Chicago ALBA Solidarity . (2023-05-01). Nicolas Maduro, Has He Become A Neoliberal? popularresistance.org In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn". For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship". | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on digital platforms and the circulation of…

Editor (2023-05-01). John Pilger: The Coming War. scheerpost.com By John Pilger In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on 'the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists' to discuss the 'rapid crumbling of capitalism' and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, …

Eleanor J. Bader (2023-05-01). Labor Trafficking Is Inseparable from Capitalism. progressive.org A new book exposes the horrors of human trafficking woven into our everyday lives.

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-05-01). Proletariat of the Proletariat: Women's Unpaid Labour. orinocotribune.com By Saheli Chowdhury — May 1, 2023 | The pandemic brought the spotlight on many of the wrongs of capitalism, among them the issue of unpaid labour. The term unpaid labour is generally associated with care work — care for children, the elderly, the sick, and the family — mostly considered "women's work." For the majority of care work, capitalism does not pay any remuneration; instead, the "payment" is societal — praise for women's "motherly nature" while violating all their rights as members of the working class, thus making women what I call "the proletariat of the proletariat." | Although g…

scorinoco (2023-04-30). Has Nicolás Maduro Become a Neoliberal? orinocotribune.com By Thierry Deronne — Apr 28, 2023 | In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn." For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship." | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on…

Michael A. Lebowitz, The Bullet. (2023-04-30). The State And The Future Of Socialism. popularresistance.org We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capitalis…

Conor Gallagher, Naked Capitalism. (2023-04-30). Workers Who Have Occupied An Italian Factory Are Close To Owning It. popularresistance.org The longest-ever factory in Italian history is taking place in Florence where the 300 workers are now making progress at turning it into a worker-owned non-profit that would pay the employees and produce products that would benefit the community. Should the workers succeed, it could provide an inspiration for others. | For three years workers at the former automotive parts factory, GKN Florence, were in limbo. According to Investigative Reporting Project Italy, in 2018 GKN was purchased by the British hedge fund Melrose, which went about enacting its motto of "buy, improve, sell."

Robert Reich (2023-05-01). What's really behind Republicans' mounting transphobia? nationofchange.org And why all of us must speak out against it.

Emanuel Pastreich (2023-05-01). Crying Out Against the Drive for World War. Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2023-05-01). Green Bay, WI: Students, workers and community members rally for May Day. fightbacknews.org Green Bay, WI – On Sunday, April 30, members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, United Action Oshkosh, and Food Not Bombs all rallied in Green Bay for the third annual May Day celebration in the broader Fox Valley. | The rally began with a reading of a FRSO statement by Aodhan Bowman. Bowman made clear that the enemy — the monopoly capitalists — stand no chance against a united front composed of workers, oppressed nationalities, and youth. As mentioned in the statement, the growing momentum seen in the labor movement and the various people's movements…

Fight Back (2023-05-01). Dayton FRSO holds successful May Day events. fightbacknews.org Dayton, OH – On April 29, approximately 15 activists gathered in Dayton's courthouse square to celebrate International Workers Day. The event was organized by the Freedom Road Socialist organization under the banner of "celebrating the continued struggle for the liberation of the international working class." | Event speakers highlighted various areas of struggle in which FRSO is currently engaged. They spoke to the gains recently made in Chicago with the push for community control of the police, the growing solidarity movement around the Tampa 5, and a summation of the recent border delegation andthe need for l…

Fight Back (2023-05-01). Foreign Agents Registration Act is a tool to repress descent. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On April 18, the Department of Justice announced new indictments and arrest warrants for the leadership of the African Peoples Socialist Party (APSP) and the Uhuru movement. The Department has alleged that Omali Yeshitela, Jesse Nevel and Penny Hess conspired to act as unregistered foreign agents, in violation of the 18 U.S.C. ß 951 – a statute related to the little known Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). | FARA is a piece of federal law that dates back to 1938, and specifically to Special Committee on Un-American Activities, the precursor of the now-infamous House Un-American…

WSWS (2023-05-01). UK: Nurses speak from the picket lines during strike over pay. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to nurses on the picket lines during their strike across England on May 1.

WSWS (2023-05-01). May Day 2023: For the international unity of the working class against national chauvinism and war! wsws.org The following is the text of the opening report delivered by David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, to the International May Day Online Rally 2023, held Sunday, April 30.

Staff (2023-05-01). 'Operation Freedom:' Remembering Venezuelan Opposition's Failed Coup d'Etat 4 Years Ago. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, April 30, the revolutionary forces of Venezuela's civic, military, and police unions met at the Distribuidor Altamira bridge in Caracas to remember the failure of "Operation Freedom," an attempted coup carried out in 2019 by Juan Guaidó and opposition leader and fugitive from justice Leopoldo López in their desperate endeavors to overthrow the legitimate government of president Nicolás Maduro. | The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, began his speech at around 6 a.m., accompanied by the tune of "Gloria al Bravo Pueblo," the Venezuelan national anthem,…

Editor (2023-04-30). May Day: Workers' Struggles, International Solidarity, Political Aspirations. socialistproject.ca For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies in part in American labour's long repression of its own radical past, out of which international May Day was actually born a century ago.

Federico Fuentes (2023-04-30). Austria: What's behind the historic Communist surge in Salzburg? greenleft.org.au The Communist Party of Austria (KPàñ) stunned many with its historic vote in the state of Salzburg. Christian Zeller, an ecosocialist and professor in economic geography at the University of Salzburg, discusses the rise and significance of the KPàñ's vote.

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-05-01). After years of attacking protesters, Sudan's army and paramilitary RSF turn on each other. peoplesdispatch.org The fighting is the latest in a series of political convulsions since massive pro-democracy protests overthrew long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir in April 2019…

teleSUR (2023-04-30). Mayo Square Mothers Celebrate 46 Years of Fighting for Justice. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the "Mothers of Plaza de Mayo" celebrated the 46th anniversary of their first demonstration in front of the Argentine government headquarters during the military dictatorship (1976-1983). | RELATED: | On April 30, 1977, fourteen women took over Mayo Square to demand the appearance alive of their children who had been kidnapped, detained, tortured and murdered by the dictatorship headed by General Jorge Rafael Vide…

teleSUR (2023-04-30). Argentine Ex-General Removed For Backing Dictatorship Military. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana removed retired general Rodrigo Soloaga as President of the Cavalry Retirees Commission for publicly supporting the military personnel convicted of committing crimes against humanity during the dictatorships of Jorge Videla (1976-1981) and Reynaldo Bignone (1982-1983). | RELATED: | In a commemorative act for Cavalry Day, Soloaga expressed support for his cavalry comrades…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-05-01). What Can "the Invisibles" Do to Make Wars Stop? transcend.org It is said that in a war everyone loses, but that is not true at all. There are those who make huge profits from the death and suffering of other human beings, of men, women and children like us: the Elites…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-05-01). The Single Dumbest Thing The Empire Asks Us To Believe. thealtworld.com

Anonymous103 (2023-05-01). Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and the American Empire. southfront.org

Monisha Rios, Black Agenda Report. (2023-04-30). The Toxic Legacy Of US Foreign Policy In Vieques, Puerto Rico. popularresistance.org Puerto Ricans had no say in the U.S. war of conquest with Spain over its colonial possessions or in the Treaty of Paris that dictated they were to become the property of a new empire. The United States acted according to a well-crafted strategic narrative of white saviorism and American exceptionalism without concern for the people whose land it stole. It wanted to further its control to the south and east via its expansionist foreign policy — and it needed to extend military power beyond its violently acquired borders to do so; the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, known as the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, p…

WSWS (2023-05-01). Svitzer Australia drops bid to tear up tugboat workers' enterprise agreement. wsws.org This is not a "victory" as unions claim, but a tactical shift. Svitzer is seeking to take advantage of new "intractable bargaining" laws introduced late last year by the federal Labor government.

Anonymous103 (2023-05-01). In Video: 'New French Revolution' Marked By Violent Escalation. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 1, France saw another round of nationwide protests, with violence escalating in Paris and other cities. Protesters declared "the beginning of a new French revolution." | Immediately after the start of the protests, violent clashes between the black bloc protesters and law enforcement officers began in the French capital. The police used tear gas. The radicals threw firecrackers, paint balls and bottles at the guards, they also smashed the windows of banks and other enterprises. | Ac…

teleSUR (2023-04-30). The US Economy is Headed for a Recession, Experts Say. telesurenglish.net The U.S. economy appears to be slowing, and could hit a recession this year, according to experts, economic indicators and major corporations. | RELATED: | "It is very likely that the economy will be tipped into recession by mid-year," said Desmond Lachman, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | GDP, which measures all goods and services produced in the United States, rose at a paltry 1.1 percent ann…

Brandon Smith (2023-05-01). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-04-30). Pope Francis Calls Hungarians Not To Close Doors To Migrants. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Pope Francis called Hungarians not to close the doors to migrants in an event attended by 50,000 people in Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest. | RELATED: | This petition highly opposes the policies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who said that he would not allow Hungary to be transformed into an "immigrant country," as it would become "unrecognizable" for its native people. | In 2015, Orban backed building a steel fence on the border with Serb…

The Exposé (2023-04-30). #ModernaGate: Moderna wins Award for Deadly Covid Vaccine it was able to create prior to 2019 because "Murderna" is responsible for creating the Covid-19 Virus in a BioLab… #CTCCTCGGCGGGCACGTAG. expose-news.com Covid-19 is a manmade virus, and Moderna Inc., the American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company that has made billions through the sale of an experimental Covid-19 injection, is responsible for creating it. Don't …