2024-10-14: News Headlines

Giorgos Mitralias (2024-10-14). The Fascism of Benjamin Netanyahu. counterpunch.org Why has Bibi Netanyahu become the darling and idol of racist, neo-fascist and neo-Nazi right-wing scum in Europe and around the world? The answer is not difficult: these scum recognize themselves in him because they consider, quite rightly, that Bibi Netanyahu is flesh of their flesh. And not just because of his warlike and other

WSWS (2024-10-14). Three weeks before the US elections: The political issues confronting the working class. wsws.org The closeness of the race does not mean that tens of millions of American workers are in favor of a fascist dictatorship. Instead, it reflects a deep and widespread hostility toward the Democratic Party, which is both opposed to and incapable of advancing policies that address the needs of the broad mass of the population.

Shane Quinn (2024-10-14). Britain's Struggle Against Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca The author discusses the challenges and strategies of Nazi Germany's planned invasion of Britain in 1940, highlighting the logistical difficulties, military preparations, and the potential impact of the campaign amid Britain's defensive efforts. | * | Britain's future as a state was …

infobrics (2024-10-14). Ukrainian Nazis to launch a coup against Zelensky, according to Forbes. infobrics.org The Western propaganda notion that there is no such thing as an (often neo-Nazi) radical ethnic nationalism problem in Ukraine has no basis in fact. The problem is real – it has also been aided, armed, funded and whitewashed by the West and it has been a huge part of the crisis since 2014.

CADTM International, Pablo Laixhay (2024-10-14). CADTM International Council | Day 1 | The polycrisis of capitalism. cadtm.org

A Guest Author (2024-10-14). It's not over! Fight back against the Uhuru 3 'conspiracy' verdict! workers.org The message below is excerpted from an Oct. 9 statement posted on handsoffuhuru.org. The Uhuru 3 — African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela and supporters Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel — were acquitted on Sept. 13 of bogus federal charges accusing them of being Russian agents. However, they were . . . |

WSWS (2024-10-14). Leading SEP candidates contesting the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) is standing in general elections to be held on November 14, with a list of 41 candidates in three electoral districts.

Sam Gindin (2024-10-14). Health and Safety: Amazon Fails to Deliver. socialistproject.ca "We are going to be Earth's best employer | and Earth's safest place to work." ( At the end of March 2021, a unionization drive in Bessemer, Alabama, by the Retail Workers (RWDSU) — one of the earliest attempts to organize an Amazon FC (Fulfillment Center) — failed to get the requisite numbers for certification. The campaign nevertheless highlighted workers' frustrations over health and safety and created anxieties among Amazon executives over future unionization drives. | That apprehen…

WSWS (2024-10-14). Sri Lankan SEP to hold first public election meeting in Colombo. wsws.org The SEP's election intervention aims to build an independent political movement of the working class based on international socialism against world war, austerity and dictatorship.

_____ (2024-10-14). Powerlessness over Genocide. transcend.org US political elites are not powerless to restrain the rogue Israeli regime: They are powerless to act against the grotesque lobby—AIPAC ⚪ to which they have sold themselves, their souls, their country.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-10-14). Opposing The Western War Machine Is The Most Important Thing You Can Do. caitlinjohnstone.com.au If there's one thing this past year has made clear, it's that opposing the foreign abuses of the western empire is the most important task you can undertake if you care about truth, justice, and human rights. There are other important fronts upon which this struggle takes place, but opposing western warmongering, militarism and empire-building is the most important. | It's the most important because it's the most consequential. Western warmongering is responsible…

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). China's 2024 top 500 private enterprises list highlights strong real economy growth. ecns.cn The real economy is playing increasingly prominent role among China's top 500 private enterprises, with manufacturing companies accounting for 66.4 percent of the list, marking three consecutive years of growth in this sector.

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). China unveils measures to boost financing for businesses. ecns.cn China will introduce an innovative quality financing and credit enhancement policy to ease financing challenges for small and micro-sized enterprises, as well as a guideline to support platform companies to use online traffic efficiently.

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). Xi Jinping and Glorious Program. ecns.cn After 30 years of development, the Guangcai (Glorious) Program"ÄÄhas led a vast number of private enterprises to actively participate in"ÄÄ"10,000 Enterprises Helping"ÄÄ10,000 Villages,""ÄÄand "10,000"ÄÄEnterprises Vitalizing"ÄÄ10,000 Villages,""ÄÄforging a path of glory, unity, and prosperity.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-10-14). Israel's Motto Is "We Can Have Peace Tomorrow If We Just Kill A Few More People Today" caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israel's permanent national security doctrine is basically "We can have peace tomorrow if we just kill a few more people today." | But it's always today. Tomorrow never comes. | Israel never succeeds in killing its way to peace, because that's not actually a thing. | You can't murder, oppress and tyrannize people into obedience. You can kill off the people who oppose you, but in doing so you just create more people who oppose you. You can scorch the earth killing…

Nnimmo Bassey (2024-10-14). The 'Blue Economy' Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business. counterpunch.org Many maritime crimes negatively impact oceanic health, such as illegal fishing or harvesting, ocean dumping, and polluting. In addition to overfishing, where necessary species are removed from the food chain, and accelerating biodiversity loss, unsustainable industrial development along coastlines has also contributed to ocean pollution. "All of these threats erode the capacity of the ocean to provide nutritious food, jobs, medicines, and pharmaceuticals as well as regulate the climate," stated a 2020 article in the journal Nature. "Women, poor people, Indigenous communities, and young people are most affected."

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