(2023-12-21). "Fascism Out Loud": Trump's Escalating Racist Rhetoric & the Far Right's Plan for a Slow Civil War. democracynow.org 
As the 2024 presidential election campaign heats up, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is escalating his racist rhetoric, repeatedly saying in recent days that immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country," drawing comparisons to Hitler. Journalist Jeff Sharlet says, "Even more important than the substance is the spectacle, the drama, that makes him the exciting and, in fascist terms, the man of action." Sharlet explains Project 2025, an agency-by-agency plan backed by a coalition of conservative groups for implementing fascism if Trump regains power, and how the former president…
(2023-12-21). A Bolivarian specter haunts the Monroe Doctrine. peoplesdispatch.org December 2, 2023 marked 200 years since US President James Monroe's famous words to Congress: "America for the Americans". To remember that anniversary, the Network in Defense of Humanity (REDH) organized an international forum "Bolivar versus Monroe, against imperialism, fascism and neocolonialism, within the framework of 200 years of anti-imperialism", in Caracas, Venezuela, from November 30 to December 2, 2023. | Over the three days of the conference, intellectuals and politicians from all over the continent spoke about the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine today and the ongoing struggle against US imperialism. Ma…
(2023-12-20). The Four Horsemen of the Capitalist-Imperialist Apocalypse. counterpunch.org 
Followers of my writing have I hope noticed me repeatedly arguing that capitalism produces four mutually reinforcing and multiplying apocalyptic horsemen: ecocide, pandemicide, potentially terminal nuclear war, and fascism. Capitalism at the Dark Taproot I want to dig into this formulation here, explaining how capitalism generates each of these apocalyptic menaces and how the "four
(2023-12-21). Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump coup attempt disqualifies him as candidate. wsws.org The Democratic Party and the Biden administration, however, will take no serious action against the fascist ex-president. They seek collaboration with the Republicans on a shared agenda of war in Ukraine and Gaza.
(2023-12-21). Immigrant advocates prepare legal battle against fascistic Texas immigration laws. wsws.org Governor Abbott blamed the Biden administration for what Democrats and Republicans have increasingly referred to as the "broken" border.
(2023-12-21). Antifascists Alert Modesto Neighbors of Local Neo-Nazis Harley and Haley Petero. indybay.org Harley and Haley Petero pair has been responsible for numerous acts of hate throughout Northern California. An anonymous group of Antifascists has taken it upon themselves to put the duo on blast to their neighbors and community.
(2023-12-20). Antifascists Alert Modesto Neighbors of Local Neo-Nazis Harley and Haley Petero. indybay.org Harley and Haley Petero pair has been responsible for numerous acts of hate throughout Northern California. An anonymous group of Antifascists has taken it upon themselves to put the duo on blast to their neighbors and community.
(2023-12-20). "Under Attack": TX Law Targets Immigrants as Trump Cites Hitler, GOP Pushes Biden for Border Crackdown. democracynow.org 
As Senate leaders say President Biden will have to wait until next year to negotiate a deal with Republicans on immigration as part of an emergency funding package, the leading GOP presidential candidate doubled down on his hateful comments about immigrants that echoed Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a major Trump supporter, approved a sweeping new law that allows police to arrest anyone they suspect to have entered into the United States without authorization. "It's very clear that we are under attack. … We have targets on our backs," says Marisa Limón Ga…
(2023-12-20). Texas Governor Intensifies Immigrant Policing as Trump Cites Hitler During Rally. truthout.org As Senate leaders say President Biden will have to wait until next year to negotiate a deal with Republicans on immigration as part of an emergency funding package, the leading GOP presidential candidate doubled down on his hateful comments about immigrants that echoed Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a major Trump supporter, approved a sweeping new law that… |
(2023-12-20). Nippon Steel acquires US Steel for $14.9 billion. wsws.org The takeover of US Steel is a further sign of the decades-long decline of American capitalism and the loss of its industrial dominance.
(2023-12-20). The Third Wave of Socialism. dongshengnews.org 
After the end of the Cold War, socialism suffered significant global setbacks. Despite this, a new wave of socialism has gradually emerged. Through decades of reform and opening up, China has incorporated a market economy into its socialist system. China's rise has generated tremendous interest in the country's path of development and the socialist market economy. As capitalism faces its most severe crisis in a century, there are opportunities for a new wave of socialist development.
(2023-12-20). The New Forms of Socialism in the Twenty-First Century. dongshengnews.org 
The world has come a long way since the mid-nineteenth century, when scientific socialism emerged in Europe. Contrary to initial expectations, socialism did not emerge in the developed capitalist countries, but in the underdeveloped colonies and semi-colonies, such as China. Faced with challenges that could not be answered by classical theories of socialism, China had to develop its own solutions. Having attained significant achievements in modernisation, China must now reach a higher level of socialist development and surpass capitalism.
(2023-12-20). Crisis humanitaria y colapso del capitalismo. strategic-culture.su 
El presente estudio parte de la necesidad de entender la crisis humanitaria como expresión del colapso del capitalismo [2] Para ello aborda ciertos mitos y creencias ?que conllevan a la inconsistencia y vulnerabilidad ideológica?, para configurar una desconexión entre el común y el pensamiento 'crítico' de los intelectuales. En la indagación se encontraron cuatro grandes leyendas: el mito del yo, el mito del Estado y la creencia en el derecho, el mito del sujeto revolucionario, el mito de la justicia, –se puede adicionar– en quinto lugar el mito de la izquierda y la derecha.
(2023-12-21). Sri Lankan SEP General Secretary Deepal Jayasekera discusses international socialist program in TV interview. wsws.org Jayasekera explained that the working class need to take matters into their own hands to fight for a socialist and internationalist solution to their burning social and democratic issues.
(2023-12-20). From Associational to Institutional Power: the Case of Platform Workers in the Philippines. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-12-21). Australian Broadcasting Corporation sacks journalist after Zionist witch-hunt. wsws.org The ABC is setting precedents befitting a tin-pot dictatorship, where the slightest criticism of an unfolding genocide and the lies used to justify it is met with repression.
(2023-12-21). Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another. counterpunch.org 
This past Sunday, Chileans voted once again on a new constitution, opting to reject — for the second time in two years — an attempt at constitutional revision. Rejecting a highly conservative text, voters chose to keep the dictatorship-era constitution for the time being. A political saga that began amid immense hope has now devolved
(2023-12-20). Lessons From One Unequal Society To Another. popularresistance.org This past Sunday, Chileans voted once again on a new constitution, opting to reject — for the second time in two years — an attempt at constitutional revision. Rejecting a highly conservative text, voters chose to keep the dictatorship-era constitution for the time being. A political saga that began amid immense hope has now devolved into a dismal disarray that's left countless Chileans tired and frustrated. | Here in the United States, we face an equally bleak political outlook. According to a recent Pew Research Center report, 25 percent of U.S. adults feel that neither of the nation's two major par…
(2023-12-20). Chile, Tomás Hirsch: "The victory of the No vote in the constitutional referendum is a cause for relief". pressenza.com The draft constitution drawn up by the right was rejected yesterday with more than 55% of the vote. We have requested Tomas Hirsch, Deputy Hirsch, president of Humanist Action, to comment on the referendum result. | The triumph of the No is the triumph of the people of Chile, who wisely rejected a constitutional proposal that looked more like a government programme of the extreme right than a possible Constitution for our country. | In Chile, we have a bad Constitution, generated during the dictatorship by the generals and their friends, and we have fought for more than 40 years to change it, but it is not a ques…
(2023-12-20). Dec 20, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
Arise Donbass! (–í—Å—Ç–∞–≤–∞–π –î–æ–Ω–±–∞—Å—Å!) Donetsk 'Tis the Season for War, by Bill Astore No Plan B: The Western Elites Didn't Plan for China, Russia and Iran Remaining Independent, by Roger Boyd Yuri Bezmenov: Interview with NS Lyons, author of The Upheaval, about "The China Convergence" The Terror Watchlist Prepared the Way to Tyranny, by Paul Craig Roberts Is neoliberalism really dead? Or does it live on like a zombie? V…
(2023-12-20). Democracy Now! 2023-12-20 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 20, 2023; "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine; Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death; "Under Attack": TX Law Targets Immigrants as Trump Cites Hitler, GOP Pushes Biden for Border Crackdown | Headlines for December 20, 2023; "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine; Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death; "Under…
(2023-12-20). Trump: Illegal Immigrants Are Poisoning The Blood Of America, They're Coming From Prisons And Mental Institutions. moguldom.com Former President Donald Trump characterized immigrants, singling out those from Africa and Asia, as "poisoning the blood of our country" at recent campaign events. The comments have sparked criticism and comparisons to Adolf Hitler-like rhetoric. During a rally in Durham, New Hampshire, Trump said: "They're poisoning the blood of our country. They're coming into our …
(2023-12-20). Ex-Colonel Calls CEOs of Defense Contractors Predatory Capitalists and Arch-Criminals of Empire at War Crimes Tribunal. covertactionmagazine.com Born in Gaffney, South Carolina, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson achieved the rank of full Colonel during a distinguished 31-year career in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1997 in which he served as an assistant to Colin Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Wilkerson later served as Powell's chief of staff …
(2023-12-21). Argentines Reject President Milei's Economic Deregulation. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday night, thousands of Argentinians protested against the state downsizing policies, privatization of public assets, and economic deregulation proposed by President Javier Milei. | RELATED: | Through an "urgent" decree, Milei reformed over 300 laws to establish "the foundations for the reconstruction of the Argentine economy." | Among other things, his decree transforms all state-owned enterprises into…
(2023-12-20). Hungary rejected European migration pact. plenglish.com Budapest, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Hungary today transmitted its rejection of the Migration and Assylum Pact, agreed this Tuesday by the negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council.
(2023-12-20). Como a Big Pharma destroi a Saude Global. strategic-culture.su