(2023-07-03). "Fascists Go Home!": Philadelphians Reject Far Right "Moms for Liberty" truthout.org Early on Thursday, June 29, banners were dropped over Interstate-95 coming into Philadelphia that read "Philly Protects Trans Kids" and "Bad Things Happen (to fascists) in Philadelphia." This very Philly welcoming of the attendees of the Moms for Liberty (M4L) annual conference at the Marriott hotel from June 29 to July 2 set the tone for what would be four days of high-energy protests against the… |
(2023-07-03). Ukraine, Nazi Symbols—Media Disinformation, ALL Wrapped with "Dismal Failure" journal-neo.org 
(2023-07-03). Ask Who Benefits: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | It is the Republican Party's job to expand the US military, rob and oppress the working class, serve US plutocrats, facilitate ecocidal capitalism, and foment division among the electorate. It is the Democratic Party's job to do these same things while blaming it on Republicans. | ‚ùñ | One of the weirdest things to happen last year was the entire western political/media class deciding to start pretending Ukrainian Nazis aren't Nazis based on literally nothing whatsoever, just because it's convenient, and a substantial portion of…
(2023-07-03). The End of the "Golden Age" of Capitalism and the Rise of Neoliberalism. indybay.org The rise of the neoliberal world economic system marked by the dominance of financial markets — whose financial superstructure collapses over us — resulted from the radical economic crises of the early 1970s that seized nearly all western industrial countries. This crisis ended a period of economic prosperity in Western Europe and the US that continued since the early 1950s.
(2023-07-03). Against Trotskyism: The Shachtmanites and "Third Camp" Trotskyism. fightbacknews.org Max Shachtman was one of the original founders of the Trotskyite movement in the United States. He was a pragmatist, an opportunist even among opportunists, who led the first major split from the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in 1940. At that time, he broke with the orthodox Trotskyite position that the USSR should be understood as a "degenerated workers state" and that it instead had come to be ruled by a new "bureaucratic collectivist" class. | Under the cloak of the theory of the "degenerated workers state" the Trotskyites kept up the pretense of support for the Soviet Union while making every effort to subve…
(2023-07-03). Sunday 7/9: Defend the Tampa 5! Drop the Charges Now! indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 E. Santa Clara St. San Jose, Ca 95113…
(2023-07-03). China's BRI: Toward a Hybrid International Order with Socialist Characteristics? dissidentvoice.org This year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's launch of China's flagship, One Belt One Road (OBOR), later referred to as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Echoing the historic Silk Road, the ancient trade network of Eurasia that connected the East and West, BRI is the most ambitious and expensive infrastructure plan …
(2023-07-03). Socialist Sarah Hathway elected to the City of Greater Geelong Council. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-03). Communication Workers Union stalls "rule 13" industrial action in Shropshire against revisions. wsws.org "We had heard about the walkout in Glasgow and the vote for rule 13 action at Craigavon, Northern Ireland, but not through the CWU. It was via the internet, social media and the World Socialist Web Site."
(2023-07-03). Pseudo-left club at Australia's Macquarie University slanders IYSSE amid affiliation struggle. wsws.org Macquarie Socialists' statement reveals just how wide the gap is between this pseudo-left outfit and the principled, left-wing and socialist politics of the IYSSE.
(2023-07-02). Ghana's constitution must set the stage to build Pan-African Unity. peoplesdispatch.org In light of recent discussions on a review of Ghana's constitution, we talk to Kwesi Pratt Jnr, General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana. He explains the history of constitutional review and the steps that can be taken to ensure the voice of the people is heard…
(2023-07-03). Is Moscow Burning As Prigozhin's Vast Network of Side Businesses is Exposed? sonar21.com 
Remember the book and movie, Is Paris Burning? The title is taken from the question reportedly asked by Adolf Hitler following his order to destroy the city rather than let it be…
(2023-07-03). America Has Just Destroyed a Great Empire. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-03). The Decline Of The Western Empire. thelastamericanvagabond.com The United States government has had an uncontested position of world domination, a one world government under which it has subjected the planet to its dictates, since the end of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. This is now changing; recognizing this is the first step to creating a brighter future, but in order
(2023-07-03). Public Banking Efforts Are Gaining Momentum In California. popularresistance.org Prince Osemwengie has been looking into every tool in the toolbox to help stem the tide of local businesses being displaced due to rising rents and rising property values in South Los Angeles: Technical assistance and legal aid for small business owners, commercial rent subsidies, tax credits for small business oriented economic development, community ownership of commercial real estate, and all the above. | But with the financial system so tilted against local businesses, especially Black- and Brown-owned businesses, he believes the time has come for a more drastic solution: L.A.'s first city-owned bank. And wit…
(2023-07-03). US Chamber Of Commerce Comes To Rescue Big Pharma In Pricing Lawsuit. trofire.com We recently talked about drug company Merck suing the federal government because they don't want to lower the cost of their drugs. That lawsuit has now expanded, with groups like the US Chamber of Commerce and Big Pharma front groups joining in to keep prices high for American consumers. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript …
(2023-07-03). Bolivia: Catastrophic Standoff and Dual Power. orinocotribune.com By Katu Arkonada — Jun 30, 2023 | Luis Arce was faced with a difficult panorama, leaving behind the coup, without economic reserves, and in the middle of a pandemic, and it can be said that his government, now that he is halfway through his term, is a government of light and dark. Although he recovered the country economically, governing a country is not the same as directing a Ministry of Economy, and so far he has not been able to carry out the great strategic projects of the country, biodiesel, pharmaceuticals, basic chemicals, which were aimed at the industrialization of Bolivia. | Suspicions and accusat…
(2023-07-03). How Military Industrial Complex Sets Media Narrative On Ukraine. popularresistance.org Wealthy donors have long funded think tanks with official-sounding names that produce research that reflects the interests of those funders (Extra!, 7/13). The weapons industry is a major contributor to these idea factories; a recent report from the Quincy Institute (6/1/23) demonstrates just how much influence war profiteers have on the national discourse. | The Quincy Institute—whose own start-up funding came mainly from George Soros and Charles Koch—looked at 11 months of Ukraine War coverage in the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, from March 1, 2022, through January 31, 202…