(2023-06-14). Silvio Berlusconi 1936-2023: the fusion of Wealth, Criminality and Government Power. wsws.org The billionaire and four-time Italian head of government paved the way for the heirs of fascism to return to power.
(2023-06-14). Silvio Berlusconi (1936—2023): The fusion of wealth, criminality and government power. wsws.org The billionaire and four-time Italian head of government paved the way for the heirs of fascism to return to power.
(2023-06-13). Trump Indictment: Scholar of Fascism Says GOP Has Become an "Autocratic Party" Led by a "Cult Leader" democracynow.org 
Donald Trump is set to surrender today at the federal courthouse in Miami to face charges for retaining and mishandling classified documents, including top-secret information about U.S. nuclear weapons programs. Trump's supporters, including many prominent members of the Republican Party, have threatened violence and suggested revolt in response to what they see as a politically motivated targeting of the former president, while Trump himself has claimed to reporters that he is innocent of wrongdoing. His capture of the Republican base is the work of a "cult leader," argues Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an ex…
(2023-06-13). DeSantis and the other GOP anti-trans politicians are following the Nazi playbook. peoplesworld.org 
The 1920s were both good and bad times for the Jews of Germany. They'd been granted the same legal rights as other Germans and were established in respected professions. They were mostly treated as worthy of dignity. But that changed as anti-Semites scapegoated Jews for all of Germany's woes—from the loss of World War I …
(2023-06-14). EVENT: Book launch: Neo-nazi Nato's Proxy War Against Russia. thecommunists.org On Saturday 24 June, the CPGB-ML will be holding a book launch event in London for Neo-nazi Nato's Proxy War Against Russia by Giles Shorter — a brilliant blow by blow account of every important development in Ukraine over the last ten years. Event details 2.00pm on Saturday 24 June Saklatvala Hall, Southall, London, UB2 …
(2023-06-13). True Goals Of Kiev's Offensive: Nazis Vow To Kill Everyone on Captured Territories. southfront.org 
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(2023-06-13). NYT on Ukraine's Nazi Imagery: It's 'Complicated'. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-13). Nazis, DeSantis supporters rally outside Disney World in Orlando, Florida. wsws.org As usual, the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has refused to denounce his Nazi supporters.
(2023-06-13). The Purity Fetish of the Far Left. By: Alan Freeman. midwesternmarx.com 
This is a transcript from Alan's presentation at the book launch of Carlos Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may purchase HERE. Noah Khrachvik: … Alan Freeman is a former principal economist with the Greater London Authority and is now a research affiliate of the University of Manitoba. With Radhika Desai, he is co-director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group. He is also co-editor of the Future of World Capitalism book …
(2023-06-13). A new study quantifies the extent of extractive capitalism's colonial violence against Indigenous Peoples worldwide. thecanary.co A new study has highlighted that extractive projects are disproportionately harming Indigenous Peoples across the world. Published in the journal Science Advances, the analysis quantified the impacts of industrial and extractive projects on Indigenous communities. The study utilised information from the Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas) — a crowdsourced database — which holds details of over …
(2023-06-13). Resisting 'Train Maya' and Other Destructive Development Projects in Mexico. progressive.org More than 1,000 activists, Indigenous leaders, and community members gathered for an international meeting entitled "Global Corporate Capitalism, Planetary Patriarchy, and Autonomies in Rebellion."
(2023-06-13). FRSO Wisconsin condemns the cowardly decision of Governor Tony Evers to sign off on reactionary GOP shared revenue plan. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News is circulating the following statement by the Wisconsin District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | On the afternoon of June 8, Democratic Governor Tony Evers came to an agreement on a new shared revenue plan that both he and the reactionary Republicans who dominate the state legislature are touting as a "historic" victory for the people of Wisconsin. This most recent example of "reaching across the aisle" in order to come to a "compromise" is in reality a complete betrayal of the masses of people, with those in Milwaukee getting the shortest stick. It would be more accurately character…
(2023-06-13). Legal Brief Filed to Bar Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett from Canada. socialistproject.ca 
Lawyers have filed a complaint on behalf of a Palestinian-Canadian and four Canadian organizations seeking to have the government declare former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett inadmissible to Canada before he is set to speak in Toronto on June 14. As lawyers Shane Martinez and Nicholas Pope have laid out in the complaint, Bennett should be denied entry to Canada pursuant to sections 35(1)(a) and (b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. | As put forth in the complaint filed on Tuesday, May 29th, 2023, The federal government has "domestic and international legal obligations to excl…
(2023-06-13). Fact Check of US Lies Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net The recent claim spreading in Washington that China built an "eavesdropping" facility in Cuba has been rejected by Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, who called the allegation "fabricated," "totally false and unfounded." | RELATED: | Since the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s, the U.S. administration has consistently spread lies about the island with the purpose of discrediting the socialist…
(2023-06-13). We've Been With Venezuela and We'll Continue Together: Iran. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and hundreds of young socialists were present at the Carreño Theater in Caracas, where Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi discussed contemporary geopolitics and the perspectives of the new world order. | RELATED: | After thanking the Bolivarian leader for the invitation to visit his country, Raisi began by pointing out that all the signs of the emergence of a new world order are…
(2023-06-13). 5 Key Takeaways from The Purity Fetish. By: Thomas Riggins. midwesternmarx.com 
This is a transcript from Tom's presentation at the book launch of Carlos Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may purchase HERE. Noah Khrachvik: Awesome, our first speaker is Thomas Riggins. Thomas is a retired philosophy teacher from NYU, the New School for Social Research and others. He received a PhD from the CUNY Graduate Center in 1983 and he's the Consulting Editor for the Midwestern Marx Institute. He's been ac …
(2023-06-13). Book Launch Presentation: The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com 
This is a transcript from Carlos Garrido's presentation at the book launch of recent book, The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may purchase HERE. In an 1875 letter to Wilhelm Bracke, Marx would say that "Every step of real movement is more important than a dozen programmes." This is the living spirit of Marxist analysis — the emphasis is laid on real struggles, on the forms of social formation these struggles discover in …
(2023-06-13). On The Dialectics of Socialism and Western Marxisms' Purity Fetish. By: Gabriel Rockhill. midwesternmarx.com 
This is a transcript from Gabriel's presentation at the book launch of Carlos Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may purchase HERE. Noah Khrachvik: Our next speaker is Gabriel Rockhill. Gabriel Rockhill is a Franco-American philosopher, cultural critic and activist. He is the founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University. His books include Counter-History of the Present: Un …
(2023-06-13). The Purity Fetish and the Commodity Fetish. By: Radhika Desai. midwesternmarx.com 
This is a transcript from Radhika's presentation at the book launch of Carlos Garrido's The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, which you may purchase HERE. Thanks for the invitation to be part of this panel of some of the most acute thinkers discussing this very important book. It is important particularly for its focus on dialectics, which is a philosophical mode that is much maligned and misunderstood in the English speaking world, dismissed as 'Hegel …
(2023-06-13). Nicola Sturgeon arrested as Scottish National Party crisis intensifies. wsws.org The infighting that has led to Sturgeon's downfall is a product of the bankruptcy of the Scottish independence project so heavily promoted by the pseudo-left, the reactionary character of which has been exposed by deepening class divisions and the de facto war between the NATO powers and Russia.
(2023-06-13). Ukrainian nationalists demand Russian and Belarusian pianists be barred from Australian music competition. wsws.org Calls for the banning of the classical musicians expose the bogus claims that the US-led NATO war against Russia is a "human rights" endeavour and reveal its anti-democratic, chauvinist and reactionary character.
(2023-06-13). India and Pakistan: The Historic Divide Imposed by the British Empire. The Forbidden Truth of People and Cultures. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-13). Why is NDP China Policy Same as Conservatives? dissidentvoice.org The NDP is supporting the intelligence agencies/arms industry/US empire faction of Canada's ruling class that is stoking tensions with China. The historically left-wing party has amplified childish Conservative attacks, ignored the views of party backers and supported provocative naval missions. The NDP responded to the Liberals' special rapporteur on foreign interference report by amplifying Conservative …
(2023-06-13). Ministry: U.S.' moves show lack of scruples. ecns.cn Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that the United States is carried away with abusing its national power to suppress Chinese companies and China will continue to protect the legitimate rights and interests of its enterprises with necessary measures.
(2023-06-13). Silvio Berlusconi, herald of Italy's far-right. peoplesdispatch.org Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and billionaire right-wing politician, died in Milan on June 12, at the age of 86. | In a decades-long career marred by financial and other scandals and prosecutions, the leader of the Forza Italia party would assume the role of prime minister four times between 1994 and until he was forced to step down in 2011. | Considered to be Italy's first true populist, his influence in shaping the national discourse extended beyond the time he spent in office, both through the role he had played in the privatization of television in the 1980s, and subsequently in the mainstr…
(2023-06-14). Science Saturday: Pharmacists play key role in clinical research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When people think of a pharmacist, they usually think of someone dispensing medication. Pharmacists do fill prescriptions, but there's another type of pharmacist who plays a vital role in clinical research. The research pharmacist is skilled in making the clinical trial part of drug development possible. Indeed, research pharmacists are part of multidisciplinary teams that investigate new pharmaceuticals and drugs developed for patient care. There are two types of research pharmacists at Mayo Clinic. One…