(2024-06-23). Uncle Sam Wants You, To Kill And Die For The Empire. popularresistance.org The United States ended conscription, the military draft, in 1973. The all volunteer military came about because of mass protest over the Vietnam war. Richard Nixon believed, and not without reason, that opposition to the war would wane, and his re-election chances would improve, if young men didn't fear being called up for service. The draft was becoming more and more unpopular, as activists raided draft board offices and young men burned their draft cards. In so doing they forced the issue which led to the end of conscription. | But it was not long before a different kind of draft re-emerged. In 1980 under pres…
(2024-06-23). Anti-Trump Anxiety Ignores History. popularresistance.org With President Joe Biden's poll numbers tanking, American liberals are doubling down on what they apparently consider the best hope for his re-election: a strategy that relies heavily on whipping up fears of a dictatorship led by Donald Trump — warning that he would not only trample constitutional rights but likely imprison his political opponents. | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently raised this specter on a podcast called "On with Kara Swisher," openly fretting that President Trump would throw her in jail if he wins the November election. | "I mean, it sounds nuts," she said, "but I wouldn't be…
(2024-06-23). Defeat The Fascist War On African People In The US And Abroad. popularresistance.org "Defeat the War on African People in the US and Abroad" has been the rallying cry for the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) since the formation's inception in 2017. As we rolled out and expanded the campaign, we were frequently met with the same question in the teach-ins, webinars, panel discussions, and outreach efforts we conducted among colonized and oppressed Africans across this country and even the world: "What war on Africans?" We were similarly asked as a follow-up, "Who is waging war on us?" | Those are excellent questions, but before we get to those questions, let us deal clearly with the relationship of t…
(2024-06-23). The 6th International Eco-socialist Meeting and the 1st Latin American and Caribbean Eco-socialist Meeting concluded successfully. cadtm.org
(2024-06-23). France: With the New Popular Front against the deadly fascist threat! cadtm.org
(2024-06-23). Thursday 7/11: Book event: Postcards to Hitler: A German Jews Defiance in a Time of Terror. indybay.org 653 Chenery Street | Glen Park District | San Francisco, California…
(2024-06-23). LaborFest 2024 On 90th Anniversary Of The SF Gen Strike, Labor, Al & The Techno Fascists. indybay.org LaborFest 2024 schedule of events.
(2024-06-23). The Moribund vs. the Nascent. libya360.wordpress.com Tariq Marzbaan Painting by Hieronymus Bosch, An Angel Leading a Soul into Hell Much of the world is tired of monsters and seeks not a "re-set" but a rebirth of its original identities and historical legacies… which have been held too long hostage by a ruthless all-devouring Empire. Since the early 1900s, Mackinder's "Heartland doctrine"…
(2024-06-23). Two European Thorns in the Empire's Side: Rightist Orban and Leftist Fico (and Look What Happened to Him). defenddemocracy.press by Eve Ottenberg Jun 14, 2024 Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban may be a far-right politician, but he also opposes the west's proxy war in Ukraine and that, much more than his extreme conservatism, is what infuriates imperial henchmen. The European Union is in a constant snit over Orban, because every time that organization turns …
(2024-06-23). Report on Alderney Channel Islands Nazi labour camps confirms perpetrators not tried because of "a succession of cover-ups." wsws.org The Alderney Expert Review Panel places the total death toll between 641 and 1,027 victims, with a likely upper limit of 1,134.
(2024-06-23). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.
(2024-06-23). European Union General Affairs Council must address continued rule of law and human rights violations in Hungary and Poland. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and other international NGOs sent a letter to EU ministers ahead of the EU General Affairs Council's meeting on 25 June 2024 where member States will hold a hearing on the situation in Hungary under the Article 7.1 TEU procedure.
In the letter, the signatory organisations point to the continued deterioration of the situation in Hungary, which fails to comply with Europea Union rule of law recommendations. Major concerns include judicial (…) | – |
(2024-06-23). Ecosocialist revolution: A manifesto. links.org.au 
Ecosocialist Revolution: A Manifesto is published by Anti*Capitalist Resistance. The document and was adopted by Anti*Capitalist Resistance at their 2024 conference.
(2024-06-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Coping with cancer-related fatigue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org People can experience cancer-related fatigue before, during and after treatments. This is different from the typical tiredness. At times, your arms and legs might feel heavy, making it hard to move. It may be challenging to even get out of bed in the morning. Cancer-related fatigue can take a toll mentally too. It can sometimes lead to depression and other emotional distress. Dr. Touré Barksdale, a Mayo Clinic cancer rehabilitation and palliative medicine specialist, gives…