United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2024-11-30). Time To Prepare For A Fascist Government And Attacks On The Unions and Oppressed. indybay.org The need for a united front to defend working people and the oppressed is a key task. A fascist government will launch violent, racist and murderous attacks on the oppressed. Only a united front of the entire working class can organize and defend against the coming assaults. We also need a mass democratic working class party as a political alternative to the Democrats and Republicans. Relying on the Democrats to confront fascism has been shown to be utopian and dangerous.

WSWS (2024-11-30). Romanian fascist Georgescu wins first round of presidential elections. wsws.org Responsibility for the rise of the far right lies primarily with nominally "left" forces, who have adapted to nationalism and supported NATO's war with Russia in Ukraine.

WSWS (2024-11-30). General strike in Italy opposes fascist Prime Minister Meloni's austerity budget. wsws.org The strike in Italy by half a million workers is part of a global wave of struggles against inequality, war and authoritarian rule.

ecns.cn (2024-11-30). Xi stresses adapting Marxism to Chinese context. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called for innovation in studying Marxist theory in the new era, urging greater efforts to adapt Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times.

WSWS (2024-11-30). Reactionary bills rammed through Australian parliament amid worsening economic and political turmoil. wsws.org The "guillotine" vote to cut off proceedings meant that an avalanche of repressive and other pro-business legislation was imposed on the population without even the semblance of debate.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-11-30). Southport stabbings: Who trained Axel Rudakubana? Could he have learnt from his father? expose-news.com Louise Uwacu, a Rwandan who fled from the criminal dictatorship of Paul Kagame and is now living in Canada as a refugee, has been asking some no-holds-barred questions about the links between …

WSWS (2024-11-27). Oppose Facebook's shutdown of the WSWS in Portuguese page, an act of political censorship! wsws.org Facebook's censorship of the "WSWS in Portuguese" page represents a dangerous precedent against socialist and independent political thinking throughout the world.

WSWS (2024-11-23). Bolsonaro and top generals indicted for January 8 coup in Brazil. wsws.org Sixty years after the US-backed 1964 military coup, revelations by the Federal Police have shown that Brazil was close to a new coup and the establishment of a dictatorship after Bolsonaro's electoral defeat.

Maxime Duriez (2024-11-23). Standing united against Donald Trump's authoritarianism. fidh.org

m.eyon (2024-11-23). Workshop about situation of the Financing Market for Micro and Small Enterprises kicks off. sana.sy Damascus, SANA- A workshop entitled "Towards an active and incentive financing framework for the development of micro and small enterprises," was kicked off Saturday in the presence of Prime Minister Muhammad Al-Jalali. The workshop is organized by the Central Bank of Syria in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and foreign trade. The two-day workshop …

Abdel Bari Atwan (2024-11-22). Netanyahu = Hitler by the International Criminal Court. thealtworld.com His "Nazi Semitism" is condemned by the International Criminal Court, which ranks Netanyahu with Hitler. Sends a strong message to America and Arabs seeking for normalisation. | The International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the occupying state, and his Minister of War, Yoav Galant, for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Gaza Strip genocide were issued today. Judge Karim Khan, the court's president, did not succumb to American and Zionist threats and pressures, nor to legal and moral extortion. | Netanyahu is the only politician and prime minister i…

Anna Burd (2024-11-22). 'We had to hide that we're Israelis while visiting Nazi death camps. What was the point?'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Two high school seniors and their teacher on what it's like to visit death camps in Poland while war is raging in Israel; a family struggling with the father's PTSD has a message for others in the same position…

Nicholas Mwangi (2024-11-22). Communist Party Marxist Kenya charts a new way forward for a "for a truly independent socialist Kenya" peoplesdispatch.org In the second congress of the CPM-K, delegates called for the continuation of the National Democratic Revolution and asserted that socialism is the only path forward.

John Clarke (2024-11-22). Developers Are In Charge Of Toronto's Housing Policies. socialistproject.ca Toronto's communities are being deeply impacted by a terrible lack of decent housing that people can afford to live in. This situation is the product of decades in which governments at every level have allowed housing to be provided according to the profit-driven interests of developers, speculators, investors, bankers and corporate landlords. The days when social housing played a major role in meeting the needs of communities are long gone and upscale redevelopment has done its destructive work. | As a result, homeless shelters are overflowing, people sleep out in public parks and hundreds of thousands of pre…

Editor (2024-11-22). The dictatorial threat of Trump's recess appointment plan. mronline.org Donald Trump's threat to force through his slate of far-right cabinet nominees as "recess appointments" without Senate confirmation votes marks a significant step in the de jure breakdown of constitutional forms of government.

Abdullah Jallow (2024-11-22). 15] The Ascent and Decline of The Ottoman Empire. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower if Mercy. Sultan Salim II He ascended to the throne on the 9th of Rabi' al-Awwal in the year 974 AH, yet he was not adequately prepared to safeguard the conquests of his father, Sultan Suleiman. Had it not been for the exceptional minister, the …

Abdullah Jallow (2024-11-22). A century after the end of the Ottoman Empire. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, "The Prophethood will remain amongst you for as long as Allah wills it to be. Then Allah will raise it when He wills to raise it. Then there will be the khilafah …

Philip Giraldi (2024-11-22). A Week from Hell. thealtworld.com The United States attacks Russia and is complicit in Israeli war crimes | Unfortunately, a machine has not yet been developed that can take one back in time and undo terrible mistakes being made due to lack of appreciation of possible downstream consequences of certain actions. If Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary had been somewhere else other than in Sarajevo back in June 1914 Serbian Gavrilo Princip might never have been able to assassinate him and the European system of military alliances might never have been triggered to start World War I. Going through the subsequent history of wars since the Grea…

Anonymous Contributor (2024-11-21). Don't Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism. itsgoingdown.org Jewish anarchists weigh-in on how people can organize and act in the changing terrain. For a zine PDF, go here. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it. —Pirkei Avot (2: 21) As Christofascism takes the reins of US power, thereby impacting the whole of this continent…

infobrics (2024-11-21). Neo-Nazi junta's military — NATO's tool of genocide against Ukrainians. infobrics.org Although they have no illusions about the actual situation on the battlefield, the Kiev regime's military elite wants to keep misinforming everyone, as peace is simply not in their interest. They see NATO-occupied Ukraine and its people as a resource for exploitation, just like their Nazi forebears did. Any sort of peaceful settlement would not only cut the cash flow, but would also uncover the sheer magnitude of the atrocities they're committing against the Ukrainian people, also forcing them to be held accountable for years of lies and deceit.

A A (2024-11-21). Non ci sarà diplomazia, nonostante la disperata lobby dell'Occidente. strategic-culture.su Mosca ha già capito che non è possibile negoziare con il nemico neonazista. | Segue nostro A quanto pare, il regime di Kiev non è in linea con le innovazioni europee riguardo a un possibile "piano di pace" basato sul riconoscimento delle Nuove Regioni russe. I funzionari ucraini hanno negato qualsiasi possibilità di negoziare la fine delle rivendicazioni territoriali, come presumibilmente previsto dai diplomatici europei, il che indica che non ci sarà alcun dialogo, nonostante le pressioni di alcuni settori dei media mainstream. | Il ministro dell…

Greg Godels (2024-11-21). Some Thoughts on THE ELECTION. dissidentvoice.org In the wake of the election — THE ELECTION, in capital letters and with strong emphasis — I have read many insightful and thoughtful assessments of how we have arrived at the point where Donald Trump was re-elected. I highly recommend the recent scathing essay by my colleague at Marxism-Leninism Today, Chris Townsend, on the …

Pavan Kulkarni (2024-11-21). The second struggle for African independence has begun in the Sahel. peoplesdispatch.org "Many people outside think we are living under a military dictatorship. But the delegates who have come to attend the conference are seeing that we are free" and exerting independence like never before, said a Nigerien leader, addressing the conference in Niamey in solidarity with the people of Sahel.

DikelediM (2024-11-21). President Ramaphosa to officiate National Presidential MSME and Cooperative Awards. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa to officiate National Presidential MSME and Cooperative Awards | The importance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives' development in advancing South Africa's broader economic goals will come in to focus at the National Presidential MSME and Cooperatives Awards on Friday. | President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the awards ceremony at Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand. | This premier event, hosted by the Department of Small Business Development, is dedicated to recognising outstanding Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives. | Th…

NDN Collective. (2024-11-21). NDN Collective Completes Landback Deal In Alaska. popularresistance.org Cordova, AK —Last week, NDN Collective through our community development arm, NDN Holdings, finalized a LANDBACK deal with the Eyak Community Land Trust in Alaska and transferred title to two acres of land back to the Eyak people. | In October 2021, NDN Collective was made aware of an opportunity to purchase land along Eyak Lake on the southern coast of the state. NDN Holdings purchased the land and began working with the Eyak community to transfer ownership. | As of this week, the two acre property will now be wholly owned by Eyak Community Land Trust, which was established in collaboration with Native Con…

Bill Meyer (2024-11-18). Toronto International Film Festival and the world, part 1. peoplesworld.org My favorite film at the Toronto International Film Festival this year was by far M — Son of the Century, creatively directed by the talented UK filmmaker Joe Wright. It's actually an Italian TV mini-series about the founder of fascism himself, Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. It stars Luca Marinelli, the charismatic lead in Martin Eden, …

WSWS (2024-11-18). Germany: Who are the "Saxon Separatists?" wsws.org A look at the background of those arrested, all of whom are between 20 and 30 years old, reveals they are not an isolated phenomenon, but have emerged from established neo-fascist structures developed over a long period of time.

_____ (2024-11-18). The West Buries a Genocide—Turns Israel's Football Thugs into 'Victims'. transcend.org 11 Nov 2024 – If the West was really worried about Europe's Nazi past, it would be better advised to stop stoking an all-too-real new antisemitism: incitement against Arab and Muslim minorities.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-11-18). Why is Canada Protecting the Names of Suspected Nazis? libya360.wordpress.com Taylor Noakes Ottawa won't disclose list of alleged war criminals believed to have sheltered here after the Second World War The concept of a secret registry of names kept by the federal government feels at odds with our perception of Canada. While there may once have been records of so-called undesirables or suspected subversives, the…

United World International (2024-11-18). Colonialism: A cancer that must be eradicated in the Twenty-First Century (I). uwidata.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Shanghai, November 12, 2024. In his magnificent work "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism", written in 1916 and published for the first time the following year, Vladimir I. Lenin delineated, at the dawn of the twentieth century, the contours of the colonial situation that permitted placing it as the fundamental characteristic …

United World International (2024-11-18). Colonialism: A cancer that must be eradicated in the Twenty-First Century (I). unitedworldint.com Presentation at the International Symposium "Decolonization and Cooperation in the Global South" By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Shanghai, November 12, 2024. In his magnificent work "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism", written in 1916 and published for the first time the following year, Vladimir I. Lenin delineated, at the dawn of the twentieth century, the contours …

WSWS (2024-11-18). In memory of Wolfgang Weber (6 June 1949 — 16 November 2024). wsws.org Wolfgang Weber was an outstanding fighter who devoted his entire life to the service of the working class and the preparation of the socialist revolution.

_____ (2024-11-18). 'Fasten Your Seatbelts'—Exploring the 'Trumpquake'. transcend.org 9 Nov 2024 – On the political Richter scale, that was a killer — literally. What was supposed to be a Liberal Totalitarian Show was brutally, unceremoniously, swept out of the park. With no fraud, Trump wins.

_____ (2024-11-18). Where Is the US Evil Empire Heading Now? transcend.org 7 Nov 2024 – I keep the faith. This Evil Empire too has its own expiry date. Take the long view, if you feel dejected by the Second Coming of Trump. Genocide Joe and thick-headed, unprincipled Kamala Harris, who went to the same elementary school as my daughter, are also not good for humanity. Ask the Palestinians.

_____ (2024-11-18). The End of the US Empire, the Denial of the US, and the Rise of China and BRICS. transcend.org 12 Nov 2024 – The political crises facing the United States at home and abroad hinge on this question: How will the US manage its decline?>

EDWIN (2024-11-18). Municipalities urged to create conducive environment for manufacturing. sanews.gov.za Municipalities urged to create conducive environment for manufacturing | The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Zuko Godlimpi, has underscored the crucial role of local government in strengthening South Africa's manufacturing and export capabilities. | Addressing the 2nd Annual District Development Model (DDM) Conference at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha on Saturday, Godlimpi said municipalities are central to providing services, reducing bureaucratic obstacles, and creating opportunities for manufacturing enterprises ⚪ whether located in central business districts, industrial parks or sp…

NEOB (2024-11-18). Extension granted for trustees to file in beneficial ownership register. sanews.gov.za Extension granted for trustees to file in beneficial ownership register | Trustees have been granted a 15-day grace period to file their details on the beneficial ownership register by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD). | This after amendments to the Trust Property Act of 1988 came into effect in April last year, in a bid to address shortcomings in beneficial ownership transparency in South Africa's regulatory framework. | "South Africa, as a member of the Financial Action Task Force [FATF], is obliged to ensure that its regulatory environment is geared towards international standar…

presstv.ir (2024-11-17). 'Fascist occupation army': Hamas slams Israeli onslaught on Beit Lahiya. presstv.ir The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has censured the Israeli regime's fascist occupation army for a ferocious attack on a residential building that killed scores of people in the northern Gaza Strip, underlining that such acts of aggression will not break the will of Palestinian people.

presstv.ir (2024-11-17). Trump's allies told to avoid racist language making them 'look like Nazis'. presstv.ir The advisors to US President-elect Donald Trump have instructed his allies and associates to avoid using charged language regarding migrants.

Tony Leah (2024-11-17). Book Launch: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike. socialistproject.ca Author Tony Leah reveals what actually took place at the Oshawa GM plant in 1937 through the voices and actions of rank-and-file workers and shop-floor activists that have been covered up for decades. We need to study the lessons of the '37 strike; it can provide a guidepost for workers today who are striving to revive a fighting labour movement that can win. | "Oshawa has fallen!" wrote the monthly New Commonwealth. "One week ago it was known as 'The Home of General Motors.' Today it belongs to the United Automobile Workers, International Union." | How did autoworkers at the GM plant in Oshawa…

Staff (2024-11-17). Respuestas øfáciles? a problemas complejos. cubadebate.cu El triunfalismo y sus derivados son una hidra musculosa que rencarna en la concreción de políticas nacionales. No pocas veces se reproducen para esconder o empeorar problemas que afectan grave y cotidianamente la vida de los cubanos. Este engendro de nuestro modelo socialista, nació al vapor del cerco y la agresión externa, como forma de esconderle la bola al enemigo.

aljazeera (2024-11-17). Germany thrash Bosnia 7-0; Netherlands beat Hungary 4-0 in Nations League. aljazeera.com Netherlands's win was halted due to a medical emergency on Hungary's assistant coach Adam Szalai.

Adam Fishbein (2024-11-17). RFK Jr. Is a Whacked-Out Crank, but He Is Right About the Pharmaceutical Industry. cepr.net RFK Jr.'s main claim to fame, apart from his ancestry, is from saying crazy things about vaccines. As has been well-documented, vaccines have not led to autism or killed thousands of people. They have saved tens of millions of lives and protected billions of people from debilitating illnesses. By discouraging vaccinations, RFK Jr.'s crazed rants …

A Guest Author (2024-11-16). Rediscovering the Boston 1974 National March Against Racism. workers.org Rediscovering the 1974 National March Against Racism and Labor-Left Organizing in Boston's School Desegregation Era JAMES GREEN MEMORIAL LECTURE AND PEOPLE'S HISTORY WALKING TOUR FIGHTING RACISM, DEFEATING FASCISM Date: Nov. 23 Location: Democracy Brewing, 35 Temple Place, Boston, 02111 10: 00 a.m. — 11: 30 a.m. WW PHOTO archives Fifty years ago, . . . |

bwitanek (2024-11-16). MIddle East Eye Features Noura Erakat: What is the link between Zionism, capitalism and the American empire? fightbackbetter.com FightBackBetter amplifies this presentation by Noura Erakat and reports her success in achieving a report by the esteemed Middle East…

WSWS (2024-11-16). "Everything is going up except our wages": Striking University of Illinois nurses in Chicago speak from the picket line. wsws.org Reporters with the World Socialist Web Site spoke with striking nurses in Chicago at the picket line on Wednesday. Read their statements.

WSWS (2024-11-16). Australian Labor government's social media ban for under-16s provokes mass anger. wsws.org The ban is transparent censorship, aimed at suppressing discussion and political activity among a generation that is being radicalised by the reality of war, climate catastrophe and dictatorship.

newarab (2024-11-16). New documentary details struggles of Afghan women under Taliban. newarab.com A rare inside account of the tyranny of the Produced by actress Jennifer Lawrence ("Hunger Games") and Nobel Peace Prize winner

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2024-11-09). Trump in the White House: The media landscape grows darker. leftfootforward.org Trump's repeated attacks on 'fake news' and traditional media are one of the reasons why he's been labelled a fascist, given that one of the first things fascist governments do is close down independent media outlets.

SKWAWKBOX (2024-11-09). Journalist Kennard targeted by genocide-deniers — for saying fascists not welcome on UK streets. skwawkbox.org Far-right 'antisemitism' account with alleged EDL links reports Matt Kennard to Met police for sane comment British journalist, author and anti-genocide campaigner Matt Kennard has been reported to the Metropolitan Police by a far-right Zionist account — for saying fascists are not welcome on UK streets. Kennard, who appears regularly on Declassified UK, posted a …

Paul Craig Roberts (2024-11-09). Neoliberalism Has "Become a Totalitarian Ideology" — Vladimir Putin. thealtworld.com At the Valdai Forum Putin said that neoliberalism stifles national sovereignty and traditional values and erodes national cultures, thus eliminating diversity. "There is no room for difference in the neoliberal order. It seeks to flatten diversity rather than celebrate it." Washington's unipolar system "only serves a small number of powerful elites." Now that Putin has come to these realizations, perhaps he will replace his neoliberal central bank director. | Putin thanks Washington for the economic sanctions that forced Russia off the mistaken path of globalism. "The sanctions have forced us to look inward, to f…

SKWAWKBOX (2024-11-09). Starmer appoints national security adviser who negotiated secret deal to free genocider Pinochet. skwawkbox.org Chilean dictator was arrested in London and set for extradition to Spain — but Blair adviser Jonathan Powell negotiated his freedom Keir Starmer has appointed Jonathan Powell as his national security adviser Jonathan Powell. Tony Blair's chief of staff for over a decade. In 1998, former Chilean dictator and mass murderer Augusto Pinochet was arrested …

A Guest Author (2024-11-09). Hamas says temporary truce won't stop genocide in Gaza. workers.org The following statement was given by Hamas leader Sami Abuy Zuhri to Al-Jazeera and published by Resistance News Network on Nov. 2, 2024. Sami Abuy Zuhri We are interested in stopping the massacres and holocausts against our people. We are keen on stopping the massacres in Gaza, which is why . . . |

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-11-09). Trump Puts An Appropriately Ugly Face On A Very Ugly Empire: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com The only thing I like about Trump is exactly what so many empire managers hate about him: …

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-11-09). Trump Puts An Appropriately Ugly Face On A Very Ugly Empire. caitlinjohnstone.com.au

Richard C. Cook (2024-11-09). World War III Is "On" But the Empire Has Already Lost. An American Civil War Looms. Spiritual Transformation Is the Only Way to Prevent Extinction. globalresearch.ca

presstv.ir (2024-11-09). EU sanctions directly impact Iran's medicine imports: Official. presstv.ir The deputy head of Iran's Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) says the European Union's sanctions have directly affected the country's pharmaceutical imports.

Ana Perdigón (2024-11-06). Diosdado Cabello: President Maduro's Electoral Victory Stopped Fascism in its Tracks. orinocotribune.com Vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, expressed his belief that the victory of the Bolivarian Revolution on July 28 prevented the growth of fascism. | "Today we can say that Venezuela, on July 28, with the victory of the Bolivarian Revolution, stopped fascism in its tracks, here in Venezuela and in America. It paralyzed it because they were coming for Venezuela," he declared. | Cabello also stated that it has not been easy and recalled that Venezuela has the support of the free peoples of the world and friendly governments. | Facing the threat of fascism, Diosdado Cab…

WSWS (2024-11-06). JVP/NPP leader foreshadows strike ban in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The JVP/NPP's preparation to ban all strikes is a clear expression of the fascistic character of its program, which has always been inherent in its virulent Sinhala chauvinism.

Federico Fuentes (2024-11-06). Prioritising anti-U.S. imperialism, Maduro's Venezuela and the complexities of critical solidarity: An interview with Steve Ellner. mronline.org Steve Ellner: "The basic contradiction of capitalism is at the point of production, the contradiction between the interests of the working class and those of capitalists."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-11-06). Seasonal affective disorder: More than feeling sad. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During certain seasons of the year, you may notice changes in your energy level, sleep and interest in activities. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that is related to the changes in seasons. Symptoms typically appear in the fall, continue through the winter months and eventually go away in the spring or summer. Affective disorders are mood disorders that have an impactful change in emotions and affect. Affective disorders significantly affect feelings…

aljazeera (2024-11-06). A 'revenge' administration? What four more years of Trump could mean. aljazeera.com Experts warn of 'slide to authoritarianism' as Trump promises to crack down on critics, enact hardline policies.

The Independent (2024-11-06). Teams to observe minute of silence for Ugandan referee who died on duty. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All clubs in the Star Times Uganda Premier League have been directed to observe a moment of silence across fixtures in tribute to referee Peter Kabugo. The UPL Secretariat announced that the minute of silence will be observed at the start of each game, beginning with the National Enterprises …