Staff (2023-05-25). Prosiguen provocaciones de odiadores contra el dúo Buena Fe en España. cubadebate.cu Los integrantes de Buena Fe fueron agredidos este miércoles por odiadores que buscaban impedir un concierto en Barcelona. Tras el incidente, Israel Rojas hizo una publicación en Facebook: "Estamos bien. Pero un compañero recibió los golpes que debieron ser para nosotros. Le hemos visto la cara al fascismo (…) La música es nuestra fortaleza: la manera más violenta en que golpeo al que me ofende".

WSWS (2023-05-25). Roger Waters in Berlin: A powerful musical and political statement against fascism, militarism and war. wsws.org There were two exciting evenings in the almost sold-out Mercedes-Benz Arena. Many thousands of Berliners of all generations praised the music of the now almost 80-year-old former Pink Floyd mastermind and his clear political messages.

Ana Ibis Falcón Lamoth (2023-05-24). Havana to host Russia-Cuba Friendship Race. plenglish.com Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The 7th Friendship Race, in salute to the 78th anniversary of the victory over fascism and the end of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), will be held in Havana on May 27, its organizers announced today at a press conference.

It's Going Down (2023-05-24). Antifascists Shut Down Neo-Nazis and Proud Boys Throwing Up Hitler Salutes in Sacramento. itsgoingdown.org Clashes broke out inside the Sacramento City Council chambers on May 23rd, as angry community members chanted, held banners, and shut down a small group of neo-Nazis who threw up Hitler salutes and attempted to address the council. The group of white supremacists was led by Ryan Messano of the bay area, who made headlines…

thecommunists (2023-05-24). Zelensky piling up his millions as Nato tries regime change via assassination. thecommunists.org The failed bid to assassinate Russian president Vladimir Putin in May, whether directly ordered by the west-backed junta in Ukraine or the work of freelancing fascists, signalled a new level of provocation and threat against Russia. The drone attack on the Kremlin, taken together with the supply by Britain and others of long-range weapons capable …

WSWS (2023-05-24). Neo-Nazi facing multiple charges after ramming security barrier outside White House with U-Haul truck. wsws.org The driver, 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula of Chesterfield, Missouri, reportedly expressed his affinity for the Nazis and Hitler in an interview with the Secret Service following the attack.

Anonymous103 (2023-05-24). Neo-Nazism and the War in Ukraine: Interview with Michel Chossudovsky. southfront.org Click to see full-size imag | Written by The West's support of Neo-Nazism in Ukraine should come as no surpri…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-24). Neo-Nazi Militia Used US Armored Vehicles in Attack on Russia's Belgorod Region. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-05-24). Amazon workers hold strike votes at UK Midlands warehouses, GMB union seeks recognition. wsws.org Strikes at Amazon warehouses show the determination of this critical group of workers to improve their conditions. But this requires a programme based on internationalism, class struggle, and the primacy of workers' needs over Amazon's profits.

Steve Gillis (2023-05-25). WWP solution to debt crisis: Defund the Pentagon! workers.org Credit: Tony Murphy It's television news teaser material that on June 1, the U.S. government will run out of money to pay its debts — everything from wages for its vast global armies and civilian government workers, to Social Security checks and interest payments on Treasury bonds. According to President . . . |

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-05-24). Worker empowerment stalls in Venezuela as left unity fractures. peoplesworld.org Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president from 1999 until 2013, inspired and led a "Bolivarian Revolution" that sought independence from U.S. domination, regional integration, and so-called "socialism of the 21st century." The obstacles that lay before these goals have been many: capitalism in control of the national economy, unrelenting right-wing political opposition, U.S. intervention—and longstanding political divisions …

_____ (2023-05-24). Kissinger's Fairy Tales for Idiots. strategic-culture.org Kissinger's idea of bringing peace by having Ukraine join NATO is as crazy as the thought of putting out a fire with kerosene. | In October 2019, the online edition of Progressnews.ge published the article "The Dissolution of the Soviet Union was the Biggest Crime of the United States — Henry Kissinger is Disappointed with Capitalism", which quotes an alleged statement by Henry Kissinger, the 56th U.S. Secretary of State and 7th U.S. National Security Advisor, from which it could be concluded that the experienced politician, diplomat, political theorist, and geopolitical advisor, in the later years of his l…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-24). Expanded Intro: Capitalism, Commodity Production and Imperialism. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, we expand on two previous episodes, one on capitalist exploitation, and the other on imperialism. In this episode, we talk about commodity production under capitalism, and especially, the shift from production for the use and needs of society to the production, for the sake of exchange and profit from exchange solely for the owning class. We also talk about imperialism, what its characteristics are, and what we need to do to avoid simplistic analysis, both of its history and current existence.

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-24). An introduction to Imperialism. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, similarly to other reason, short introductory episodes, we go over the topic of imperialism in nine minutes. Of course, this doesn't come close to covering every aspect or the historical development of the phenomenon known as Capitalism imperialism, however, it does bring us into a bit better have an understanding that the majority of us have from our high school education or from the phony and hypocritical western media sources…

CRD (2023-05-24). G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder; Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race and Democracy on G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder & Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD…

Frank Cappello (2023-05-23). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Parasite (w/ Jessica Burbank). levernews.com

Ricardo Vaz (2023-05-24). Venezuelan Communists say government established fake communist party to 'hijack' their supporters. peoplesworld.org CARACAS—The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has pointed the finger at the leadership of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) for an alleged attempt to "hijack" the organization. "The PSUV leadership wants to take away the PCV's legal status, to neutralize its role in the country's social struggles," Communist Party General Secretary àìscar …

Judith Deutsch (2023-05-24). Scapegoating Dr. Hassan Diab in France and Canada: The Varieties of Moral Experience. socialistproject.ca The fate of Dr. Hassan Diab is being determined by an absence of morality as in scapegoating, and by an absolutist moral stance that law is engraved in stone and that the State's duty is limited to examining compliance with the law.

Liza Featherstone (2023-05-23). Socialists want to crack down on Israeli war crimes. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in A group of New York legislators recently put forth a bill that would ensure the state government can't use public money to fund human rights abuses that have been found illegal under international law. The idea seems straightforward — why would government dollars be used to fund illegal activities? | In a sensible world, the principles set out in "Not on Our Dime," a New Yo…

Fight Back (2023-05-23). FRSO Political Program now available in Spanish. fightbacknews.org The Spanish translation of the political program of Freedom Road Socialist Organization is now available as a paperback book. We hope that this new translation will help to bring revolutionary ideas to a wider audience, including the Chicano liberation and immigrant rights movement. | FRSO is an organization that recognizes the existence of the Chicano nation of Aztlán and sees its struggle for liberation as an important part of our strategy for revolution in the United States. The introduction to our program states, | "In 1846, the U.S. launched a war that resulted in the theft of northern Mexico and the exten…

Dexter Whitfield (2023-05-23). Global Trade in Renewable Energy Assets Soars. socialistproject.ca Secondary market transactions are a common feature of Public Private Partnerships (Whitfield, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019) and are now a core element of the renewable energy sector as detailed in A Global Renewable Energy Secon…

WSWS (2023-05-24). Introduction to new pamphlet from Mehring Books: Marxism vs. Critical Race Theory. wsws.org The pamphlet, which presents a criticism of critical race theory and identity politics from the left, is now available from Mehring Books.

Lyn Neeley (2023-05-25). Haydée Santamaría, central figure in the Cuban Revolution. workers.org Haydee Santamaría In the early hours of July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro and nearly 150 Cuban rebels traveled to the Moncada garrison to capture the barracks and seize the many weapons stored there. They planned for this to be the beginning of the Cuban Revolution to overthrow the Cuban dictator, . . . |

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-24). 'One Health' will give WHO's Dictator General power to initiate climate lockdowns. expose-news.com The proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations ("IHRs") and the Pandemic Treaty both incorporate the "One Health" approach. One Health has little definition or structure and is sold using vague strings …

Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2023-05-24). The US empire and the complicity of intellectuals. indybay.org Interventions have always been dictated by the geopolitical and economic interests of the country. In fact, the United States is no exception to this rule. On the contrary, every empire acts in this way (see, for example, the invasions of Russia by Napoleon and Adolf Hitler). History also shows that imperial interests have often led to the suppression of aspirations for self-determination.

jamanetwork (2023-05-23). Ownership Data Now Available for Hospice and Home Health Agencies. jamanetwork.com The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released ownership information about more than 6000 Medicare-certified hospices and 11‚ÄØ000 home health agencies. The publicly available data include information about mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes in ownership, as well as whether a given agency's owners are direct or indirect and whether they are an individual or organization.

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Hungary's Orban Says Ukraine War Can Only End With Deal Between Russia and US. news.antiwar.com Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday that Ukraine is unlikely to win the war against Russia and that the only way the conflict can end is through a deal between the US and Russia. "Looking at the reality, the figures, the surroundings, the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-24). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

cameron orr (2023-05-23). Our plan of action uses every tool in the toolbox. cpusa.org The study of fascism done by Communists throughout history is being proven correct in the United States. As the GOP is being taken over by extreme right elements in their party, this is confirming Bulgarian Communist Georgi Dimitrov's points about how fascism develops in countries experiencing a crisis of capitalism and a revolutionized working …

midwesternmarx (2023-05-23). Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government By: Jeremy Kuzmarov. midwesternmarx.com ​Members of Pussy Riot receiving the Woody Guthrie Prize in Tulsa Oklahoma on May 6. [Source: Photo courtesy of Jeremy Kuzmarov] As a proponent of peaceful relations with the Soviet Union, Woody Guthrie would likely be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his heirs betrayed his name Famous for his song "This Land Is Your Land" and for adopting the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar, the great American folk singer Woody Guthrie was an aut …

A Guest Author (2023-05-22). Spanish state accuses web magazine of 'glorification of terrorism'. workers.org The following is a May 20 statement by the Editorial Collective of La Haine, a web news magazine that publishes anti-imperialist, anti-fascist and anti-capitalist articles, calling for solidarity to stop a new attempt by the Spanish authorities to target the collective for its publication of news and opinion. See Lahaine.org. . . . |

Christina A. Cassidy (2023-05-22). What's happening in one Tennessee county with the GOP's fascist faction in charge. peoplesworld.org GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP)—Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county operations would not only be orderly and efficient, but "most importantly, reflective of the Judeo-Christian values inherent in the nation's founding." It was …

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Neo-Nazi Militia Used US Armored Vehicles in Attack on Russia's Belgorod Region. news.antiwar.com A neo-Nazi militia launched a cross-border raid from Ukraine into Russia's Belgorod region on Monday using US armored vehicles, Financial Times reported Tuesday. Denis Nikitin, leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, said his fighters who attacked Belgorod were in possession of US armored vehicles, including at least two M1224 MaxxPro armored vehicles and several Humvees. …

Frank Cappello (2023-05-23). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Parasite (w/ Jessica Burbank). levernews.com

Dexter Whitfield (2023-05-23). Global Trade in Renewable Energy Assets Soars. socialistproject.ca Secondary market transactions are a common feature of Public Private Partnerships (Whitfield, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019) and are now a core element of the renewable energy sector as detailed in A Global Renewable Energy Secon…

Liza Featherstone (2023-05-23). Socialists want to crack down on Israeli war crimes. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in A group of New York legislators recently put forth a bill that would ensure the state government can't use public money to fund human rights abuses that have been found illegal under international law. The idea seems straightforward — why would government dollars be used to fund illegal activities? | In a sensible world, the principles set out in "Not on Our Dime," a New Yo…

Staff (2023-05-23). Venezuela's Communist Party Controversies Reach New Level. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, a dissident Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) faction held a grassroots congress in Caracas, creating controversy within the political organization. While formal leaders stated that this congress intended to assault this political party, others oppose the position of the party leaders. | The leadership of the PCV, represented by the general secretary of the Central Committee, Oscar Figuera, claimed that the Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) wants to "assault" the PCV to "subordinate it to the interests of the government of Nicolás Maduro." | "The PSUV leadership wants to usurp the legal personalit…

Fight Back (2023-05-23). FRSO Political Program now available in Spanish. fightbacknews.org The Spanish translation of the political program of Freedom Road Socialist Organization is now available as a paperback book. We hope that this new translation will help to bring revolutionary ideas to a wider audience, including the Chicano liberation and immigrant rights movement. | FRSO is an organization that recognizes the existence of the Chicano nation of Aztlán and sees its struggle for liberation as an important part of our strategy for revolution in the United States. The introduction to our program states, | "In 1846, the U.S. launched a war that resulted in the theft of northern Mexico and the exten…

Hands Off Uhuru, Popular Resistance. (2023-05-23). May 27: International Day Of Action For Black Power Activists. popularresistance.org In early May, African People's Socialist Party (APSP) Chairman Omali Yeshitela, 81, was shackled in handcuffs and leg irons after reporting to the Middle District Federal Court in Tampa for his arraignment in a courtroom packed with supporters. | Chairman Yeshitela faces federal charges after a lifetime of organizing dedicated to "the liberation for Africa and African people everywhere." | Penny Hess, 77, and Jesse Nevel, 33, two white people working under the leadership of the APSP also face charges after organizing for decades in the white community for solidarity and reparations to the black community. | The "

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-05-23). Kshama Sawant Takes Successful Worker-Led Struggle Nationwide. popularresistance.org Roughly ten years ago, Kshama Sawant won a seat on the Seattle City Council as an open socialist. Sawant eschewed politics as usual and led by example, taking only the average worker's salary from her paycheck and putting the remainder into worker-led movements. She used her office as a platform for people's struggles and won many victories from a higher minimum wage, to the Amazon tax to housing rights and more. She also survived a recall election. Clearing the FOG speaks with Sawant about her plans to leave city council when her term ends next year, what she has learned as a councilwoman and the new Workers Str…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-05-23). Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba celebrará VI Pleno. telesurtv.net El cónclave cumplirá el encargo del Octavo Congreso del Partido de evaluar la implementación de las directrices del modelo de desarrollo socialista cubano.

Fight Back (2023-05-22). Cop running against socialist Minneapolis City Council member Aisha Chughtai instigates attack at nominating convention. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – At the Minneapolis Ward 10 Democratic Farmer Labor (DFL) party convention on Saturday, May 13, current socialist City Councilmember Aisha Chughtai, along with her campaign volunteers and delegates, were subject to an attack by her electoral opponent, who is a cop, and his campaign operatives. Video of the incident went viral and has become a national news story. | Chughtai is the incumbent councilwoman who was elected in 2021. She comes out of the labor movement and is an immigrant rights activist. Chughtai has led the fight against Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's inhumane approach to homelessnes…

Derrick Crowe (2023-05-23). Report: Defeating Authoritarianism Requires Shift, Investments from Philanthropy. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new report urges changes in the fields of organizing and philanthropy to stop the rise of authoritarianism and tackle intertwined crises from catastrophic climate change to runaway economic inequality. The Antidote to Authoritarianism: How An Organizing Revival Can Build a Multiracial Pluralistic Democracy and an Inclusive Economy, published by People's Action Institute with …

Boaventura de Sousa Santos (2023-05-23). The US empire and the complicity of intellectuals. indybay.org Interventions have always been dictated by the geopolitical and economic interests of the country. In fact, the United States is no exception to this rule. On the contrary, every empire acts in this way (see, for example, the invasions of Russia by Napoleon and Adolf Hitler). History also shows that imperial interests have often led to the suppression of aspirations for self-determination.

midwesternmarx (2023-05-23). 'Market Fundamentalism' Is an Obstacle to Social Progress By: Richard D. Wolff. midwesternmarx.com A changing world order, a shrinking U.S. empire, migrations and related demographic shifts, and major economic crashes have all enhanced religious fundamentalisms around the world. Beyond religions, other ideological fundamentalisms likewise provide widely welcomed reassurances. One of the latter—market fundamentalism—invites and deserves criticism as a major obstacle to navigating this time of rapid social change. Market fundamentalism attributes to that particular social ins …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-23). Imperialist G7 Summit Escalates New Cold War. orinocotribune.com By PSL — May 22, 2023 | The leaders of the most powerful capitalist empires gathered in Japan over the weekend to hold a summit of the "G7" powers — the United States, UK, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, and Germany. While their deliberations, held in Hiroshima, touched on a wide range of issues, there was one common goal present throughout the meeting — intensify the new Cold War atmosphere in world politics by recklessly deepening key conflicts. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the de facto guest of honor at the summit. Arriving on Saturday, Zelenskyy held a flurry of meetings and ev…

Liberation Staff (2023-05-22). PSL Editorial — Imperialist G7 summit escalates new Cold War. liberationnews.org The leaders of the most powerful capitalist empires gathered to hold a summit of the "G7" powers — the United States, UK, France, Canada, Italy, Japan, and Germany. While their deliberations, held in Hiroshima, touched on a wide range of issues, there was one common goal present throughout the meeting — intensify the new Cold War atmosphere in world politics by recklessly deepening key conflicts.

_____ (2023-05-22). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. transcend.org 15 May 2023 – To paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. It's no wonder "socialism with Chinese characteristics" spooks the Hegemon creditor oligarchy to the point they are even risking a Hot War.

_____ (2023-05-22). Pope Francis Allies With That Zelensky Creep to Wage War on the Civilised World. strategic-culture.org Although the future of the Catholic Church lies in Asia, Latin America and Africa, European resistance to NATO's revamped Empire still has a pivotal role to play. | This article primarily looks at how Pope Francis has traded Europe's rich Catholic heritage for a

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-23). Fannie Mae: We Expect A Recession Will Hit America After Housing Correction. moguldom.com Housing bulls may think the worst is behind us. There's a record number of multifamily units under construction, new home sales are rising, and just 16 percent of regional housing markets tracked by Zillow showed home price declines between March and April. However, one government-sponsored enterprise suggests the housing recession isn't over. A revised forecast model by Fannie …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-22). Kerala's Kudumbashree: A model to emancipate women. peoplesdispatch.org Today, 25 years on, the program has been a massive success with a notable rise in women's presence in legislative bodies, as well as a large number of women working in various micro enterprises and agricultural projects.

jamanetwork (2023-05-23). Ownership Data Now Available for Hospice and Home Health Agencies. jamanetwork.com The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released ownership information about more than 6000 Medicare-certified hospices and 11‚ÄØ000 home health agencies. The publicly available data include information about mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes in ownership, as well as whether a given agency's owners are direct or indirect and whether they are an individual or organization.

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-23). Hungary's Orban Says Ukraine War Can Only End With Deal Between Russia and US. news.antiwar.com Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday that Ukraine is unlikely to win the war against Russia and that the only way the conflict can end is through a deal between the US and Russia. "Looking at the reality, the figures, the surroundings, the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-23). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Ejeris Dixon (2023-05-21). Fascism Is Rising, But It Does Not Have to Be Our Future. truthout.org Most organizers are exhausted, striving to balance the impossible load of community crises, family crises and urgent campaigns. Addressing long-term visionary campaign work can feel particularly challenging in these times of increased attacks from the right. Organizers are reeling within a political terrain where the left is working to preserve reproductive justice and bodily autonomy… |

WSWS (2023-05-21). Fascism and big business in Succession's "America Decides" episode. wsws.org The 62-minute episode has an unquestionably unnerving quality. It provides an artistic and accurate depiction of the breakdown of democracy and the lurch toward fascism by the American ruling elite.

Christina A. Cassidy (2023-05-22). What's happening in one Tennessee county with the GOP's fascist faction in charge. peoplesworld.org GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP)—Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county operations would not only be orderly and efficient, but "most importantly, reflective of the Judeo-Christian values inherent in the nation's founding." It was …

A Guest Author (2023-05-22). Spanish state accuses web magazine of 'glorification of terrorism'. workers.org The following is a May 20 statement by the Editorial Collective of La Haine, a web news magazine that publishes anti-imperialist, anti-fascist and anti-capitalist articles, calling for solidarity to stop a new attempt by the Spanish authorities to target the collective for its publication of news and opinion. See Lahaine.org. . . . |

Anonymous103 (2023-05-22). In Video: Ukrainian Nazis Shot Civilians Trying To Escape From Burning Basement. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-05-22). War Crime: Ukrainian Azov Fighter Testifies How He Killed Civilian Family In Mariupol. southfront.org

Staff (2023-05-21). 21 May, Basel and 23 May, Zurich: Mohammed Khatib on internationalist struggles for a liberated Palestine. samidoun.net Sunday, 21 May 3 pm Gewerkschaftshaus Rebgasse 1, Basel Tuesday, 23 May 7: 30 pm Volkshaus Stauffacherstrasse 60, Zurich Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of Samidoun, talks about the history of the Palestinian left and the importance of internationalism. We will look back at the struggles of the 1970s and 1980s, try to create a continuity, and …

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-05-23). Kshama Sawant Takes Successful Worker-Led Struggle Nationwide. popularresistance.org Roughly ten years ago, Kshama Sawant won a seat on the Seattle City Council as an open socialist. Sawant eschewed politics as usual and led by example, taking only the average worker's salary from her paycheck and putting the remainder into worker-led movements. She used her office as a platform for people's struggles and won many victories from a higher minimum wage, to the Amazon tax to housing rights and more. She also survived a recall election. Clearing the FOG speaks with Sawant about her plans to leave city council when her term ends next year, what she has learned as a councilwoman and the new Workers Str…

Chris Gilbert (2023-05-21). Communal Socialism in Venezuela w/ Chris Gilbert. socialistproject.ca

Anonymous834 (2023-05-23). Eric Zuesse: Suppressed NATO Study Finds U.S. Ranks Low On Democracy. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Written by NATO and its supporters and member-nations are hiding the fact that the predominant belief in many of these nations is actually that they're dictatorships that merely pontificate 'democracy' to other nations as an excuse to defeat their targeted-for-conquest nations which they call 'autocracies' or etc. in order to fool the public to 'justify' the…

Liberation Staff (2023-05-22). PSL Editorial — Imperialist G7 summit escalates new Cold War. liberationnews.org The leaders of the most powerful capitalist empires gathered to hold a summit of the "G7" powers over the weekend…

_____ (2023-05-22). Pope Francis Allies With That Zelensky Creep to Wage War on the Civilised World. strategic-culture.org Although the future of the Catholic Church lies in Asia, Latin America and Africa, European resistance to NATO's revamped Empire still has a pivotal role to play. | This article primarily looks at how Pope Francis has traded Europe's rich Catholic heritage for a

_____ (2023-05-22). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. transcend.org 15 May 2023 – To paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. It's no wonder "socialism with Chinese characteristics" spooks the Hegemon creditor oligarchy to the point they are even risking a Hot War.

_____ (2023-05-21). Western News Media Exist to Administer Propaganda. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Typically the only time you'll ever hear the word "propaganda" mentioned in mainstream discourse is in reference to things other countries do to their own citizenry or as part of foreign influence operations, despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of the times we've encountered propaganda in our day to day lives, the call was coming from inside the house. | The western media have been exposing their role as propagandists for the US-centralized empire a bit more than usual lately. Here are a few recent examples. | Mass media aggressively defend imperial propaganda firm Bellingcat.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-22). Kerala's Kudumbashree: A model to emancipate women. peoplesdispatch.org Today, 25 years on, the program has been a massive success with a notable rise in women's presence in legislative bodies, as well as a large number of women working in various micro enterprises and agricultural projects.

_____ (2023-05-22). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. transcend.org 15 May 2023 – To paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. It's no wonder "socialism with Chinese characteristics" spooks the Hegemon creditor oligarchy to the point they are even risking a Hot War.

_____ (2023-05-21). Western News Media Exist to Administer Propaganda. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Typically the only time you'll ever hear the word "propaganda" mentioned in mainstream discourse is in reference to things other countries do to their own citizenry or as part of foreign influence operations, despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of the times we've encountered propaganda in our day to day lives, the call was coming from inside the house. | The western media have been exposing their role as propagandists for the US-centralized empire a bit more than usual lately. Here are a few recent examples. | Mass media aggressively defend imperial propaganda firm Bellingcat.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-22). Kerala's Kudumbashree: A model to emancipate women. peoplesdispatch.org Today, 25 years on, the program has been a massive success with a notable rise in women's presence in legislative bodies, as well as a large number of women working in various micro enterprises and agricultural projects.

WSWS (2023-05-21). Fascism and big business in Succession's "America Decides" episode. wsws.org The 62-minute episode has an unquestionably unnerving quality. It provides an artistic and accurate depiction of the breakdown of democracy and the lurch toward fascism by the American ruling elite.

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-05-21). Durham Report Reveals The Real Threat To 'Democracy'. popularresistance.org Six years and millions of dollars later, the "Durham report" released on May 15th confirmed once again what a few of us had the nerve to argue before all of the reports and stories that subsequently emerged — that "Russiagate" was the most massive fraud ever perpetrated on the U.S. public by a section of the capitalist rulers and represented a maturing of a form of U.S. neofascism unique to this historical moment. | The public may have forgotten that during the Trump Administration U.S. Attorney General Bob Barr assigned John H. Durham as special counsel to review the FBI's counterintelligence investigation…

Ejeris Dixon (2023-05-21). Fascism Is Rising, But It Does Not Have to Be Our Future. truthout.org Most organizers are exhausted, striving to balance the impossible load of community crises, family crises and urgent campaigns. Addressing long-term visionary campaign work can feel particularly challenging in these times of increased attacks from the right. Organizers are reeling within a political terrain where the left is working to preserve reproductive justice and bodily autonomy… |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-20). Cuban Music Band Buena Fe Forced to Cancel Concerts in Spain Due to Threats by Anti-Cuba Fascists. orinocotribune.com The popular Cuban music band Buena Fe was forced to cancel two of its concerts in Spain after the owners of the concert venues received threats from anti-Cuba fascists. | "We are sad to announce that the concerts in Salamanca and Zamora have been suspended," the Cuban music duo announced on its Facebook page. "Under the pretext of defending democracy, fascist harassment and threats have been unleashed against the owners of the venues, and those threats have been more powerful than the songs. A thousand apologies to those who had purchased tickets." | Buena Fe is on tour in Spain to promote its new album Morada,…

Staff (2023-05-21). 21 May, Basel and 23 May, Zurich: Mohammed Khatib on internationalist struggles for a liberated Palestine. samidoun.net Sunday, 21 May 3 pm Gewerkschaftshaus Rebgasse 1, Basel Tuesday, 23 May 7: 30 pm Volkshaus Stauffacherstrasse 60, Zurich Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of Samidoun, talks about the history of the Palestinian left and the importance of internationalism. We will look back at the struggles of the 1970s and 1980s, try to create a continuity, and …

Chris Gilbert (2023-05-21). Communal Socialism in Venezuela w/ Chris Gilbert. socialistproject.ca

Staff (2023-05-21). Iroel Sánchez: "Al estado socialista le conviene una sociedad civil activa" cubadebate.cu Me parece que hay dos problemas esenciales que luego se derivan en más. Uno es el incumplimiento del principio de distribución socialista del que tanto se habla, o sea, no hay relación adecuada entre el aporte y los ingresos de las personas. Y en otro orden, todavía arrastramos muchas prácticas igualitaristas que terminan generando más desigualdad. Cuando le das lo mismo a todo el mundo, lo necesite o no.

Fight Back (2023-05-20). Delegation from U.S. reports "The Cuban Communist Party supports progress for LGBTQ people" fightbacknews.org Havana, Cuba – In a rose and butter-yellow building held up by Greek columns, Cuba's LGBTQ activists work every day to advance equality. This building, formerly someone's mansion and now repurposed by the socialist government, houses the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX). | From May 7 to 14, an LGBTQ delegation from the U.S. got to meet with CENESEX organizers, health workers and other public servants. | CENESEX helped organize hundreds of neighborhood meetings to debate and amend the new Families Code, covered in our last delegation report. The law went through 25 drafts to account for commentary from…

Editor (2023-05-20). Discussing ecology and entropy. mronline.org Workers' Liberty organises a monthly Marxist ecology reading group. This month they discussed a chapter on "Entropy and ecological economics" from 'Marxism and Ecological Economics' by Paul Burkett.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-20). Intersectionality is Anti-Marxist: It Treats All Liberation Struggles as Separate from Class Struggles. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea There's a distinction between the way intersectionality views the unique types of liberation struggles that the different societal groups wage, and the way that Marxism views them. Intersectionality views them as coming from innately different places, from origins that can be fully separated from each other. The key word is "fully," because there…

F. William Engdahl (2023-05-21). The Dark Origins of the Davos Great Reset. globalresearch.ca Klaus Schwab is little more than a slick PR agent for a global technocratic agenda, a corporatist unity of corporate power with government, including the UN, an agenda whose origins go back to the beginning of the 1970s, and even earlier.

WSWS (2023-05-20). G7 leaders gather in Hiroshima amid rising threat of nuclear war. wsws.org Far from pledging never to use nuclear weapons again, the imperialist cabal is accelerating the NATO conflict against Russia in Ukraine and the US-led war drive against China, which threaten to plunge the world into a nuclear holocaust.

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-05-21). Historical Analysis of the Global Elites: Ransacking the World Economy Until 'You'll Own Nothing'. globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-05-20). We Are Being Smashed Politically, Economically, Medically and Technologically by the Elite's 'Great Reset': Why? How Do We Fight Back Effectively? globalresearch.ca

Pepe Escobar (2023-05-20). Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — May 15, 2023 | Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. | Prof. Hudson's main thesis is absolutely devastating: he sets out to prove that economic/financial practices in Ancient Greece and Rome — the pillars of Western Civilization — set the stage for what is happening today right in front of our eyes: an empire redu…

Editor (2023-05-20). The splendor of a thousand suns: Hiroshima and imperial forgetfulness. mronline.org Joe Biden's visit to Hiroshima in the framework of the G7 once again brings to the surface the cynical memory of an empire that 78 years ago unleashed the power of "a thousand suns" on a defenseless population.

Peter Koenig (2023-05-21). The WEF and WHO — Are They Running a Death Cult? A WHO / Pharma controlled Worldwide Tyrannical "health system" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2023-05-21). The Lord of "Vaccines" and the "Health Terrorist Ideology". Where Do You Think this Is Going? Get Off that Crazy Train. globalresearch.ca "A tyrant needs above all a tyrant-state, so he will use a million little civil servant tyrants who each have a trivial task to perform, and each will perform that task competently, and without remorse"

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-05-21). Historical Analysis of the Global Elites: Ransacking the World Economy Until 'You'll Own Nothing'. globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-05-20). We Are Being Smashed Politically, Economically, Medically and Technologically by the Elite's 'Great Reset': Why? How Do We Fight Back Effectively? globalresearch.ca

Pepe Escobar (2023-05-20). Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — May 15, 2023 | Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. | Prof. Hudson's main thesis is absolutely devastating: he sets out to prove that economic/financial practices in Ancient Greece and Rome — the pillars of Western Civilization — set the stage for what is happening today right in front of our eyes: an empire redu…

Editor (2023-05-20). The splendor of a thousand suns: Hiroshima and imperial forgetfulness. mronline.org Joe Biden's visit to Hiroshima in the framework of the G7 once again brings to the surface the cynical memory of an empire that 78 years ago unleashed the power of "a thousand suns" on a defenseless population.

Peter Koenig (2023-05-21). The WEF and WHO — Are They Running a Death Cult? A WHO / Pharma controlled Worldwide Tyrannical "health system" globalresearch.ca

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2023-05-21). The Lord of "Vaccines" and the "Health Terrorist Ideology". Where Do You Think this Is Going? Get Off that Crazy Train. globalresearch.ca "A tyrant needs above all a tyrant-state, so he will use a million little civil servant tyrants who each have a trivial task to perform, and each will perform that task competently, and without remorse"

Rhoda Wilson (2023-05-21). The rebels fighting tyranny need our support; how do we do that? expose-news.com As our regular readers will know there was a recent attempt on our editor's life. Why would The System do this? Because our editor belongs to a special group of people — …

The Exposé (2023-05-20). Midazolam Matt Hancock turned Care Homes into Concentration Camps in 2020, using Midazolam to kill the Elderly & Vulnerable so that you would Stay at Home, to Protect an Empty NHS, & Support the Pandemic Lies. expose-news.com Matt Hancock, the former UK Health Secretary who oversaw the pandemic response, should be in prison. Because while you stayed at home to "protect the NHS, and (allegedly) save lives", Matt Hancock …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-05-20). Video: Pfizer's "Secret" Report on the Covid Vaccine. Beyond Manslaughter. The Evidence is Overwhelming. The Vaccine Should Be Immediately Withdrawn Worldwide. globalresearch.ca Pfizer was fully aware that the mRNA vaccine which it is marketing Worldwide would result in a wave of mortality and morbidity. This is tantamount to a crime against humanity on the part of Big Pharma.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-21). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-05-21). Durham Report Reveals The Real Threat To 'Democracy'. popularresistance.org Six years and millions of dollars later, the "Durham report" released on May 15th confirmed once again what a few of us had the nerve to argue before all of the reports and stories that subsequently emerged — that "Russiagate" was the most massive fraud ever perpetrated on the U.S. public by a section of the capitalist rulers and represented a maturing of a form of U.S. neofascism unique to this historical moment. | The public may have forgotten that during the Trump Administration U.S. Attorney General Bob Barr assigned John H. Durham as special counsel to review the FBI's counterintelligence investigation…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-20). Cuban Music Band Buena Fe Forced to Cancel Concerts in Spain Due to Threats by Anti-Cuba Fascists. orinocotribune.com The popular Cuban music band Buena Fe was forced to cancel two of its concerts in Spain after the owners of the concert venues received threats from anti-Cuba fascists. | "We are sad to announce that the concerts in Salamanca and Zamora have been suspended," the Cuban music duo announced on its Facebook page. "Under the pretext of defending democracy, fascist harassment and threats have been unleashed against the owners of the venues, and those threats have been more powerful than the songs. A thousand apologies to those who had purchased tickets." | Buena Fe is on tour in Spain to promote its new album Morada,…

WSWS (2023-05-19). Italy hit by worst floods in a century. wsws.org The catastrophe is the latest in a spree of natural disasters in Italy now being made a regular fact of life by capitalism-driven climate change.

WSWS (2023-05-20). G7 leaders gather in Hiroshima amid rising threat of nuclear war. wsws.org Far from pledging never to use nuclear weapons again, the imperialist cabal is accelerating the NATO conflict against Russia in Ukraine and the US-led war drive against China, which threaten to plunge the world into a nuclear holocaust.

Pepe Escobar (2023-05-20). Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — May 15, 2023 | Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. | Prof. Hudson's main thesis is absolutely devastating: he sets out to prove that economic/financial practices in Ancient Greece and Rome — the pillars of Western Civilization — set the stage for what is happening today right in front of our eyes: an empire redu…

Lowkey (2023-05-19). The Inevitable De-Dollarization of the Global Economy, with Ben Norton. mintpressnews.com Ben Norton returns to the Watchdog to shed light on the rapid decline of the U.S. dollar and its implications for American empire as countries worldwide shift away from the dollar in favor of regional currencies and China's rise challenges Washington's global dominance.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-20). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

_____ (2023-05-18). NATO member names true sponsors of the Ukrainian conflict. journal-neo.org On the 78th anniversary of the liberation from fascism in World War II, the world's attention is increasingly focused on the causes and developments of the Ukrainian conflict. Even today, it is no secret in the United States and its Western allies that the main reason for the conflict in Ukraine is the recognition by […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ajamu Baraka (2023-05-18). Durham report reveals the real threat to "democracy" — The FBI weaponized by Democrat Party affiliated elites. mronline.org Six years and millions of dollars later, the "Durham report" released on May 15th confirmed once again what a few of us had the nerve to argue before all of the reports and stories that subsequently emerged—that "Russiagate" was the most massive fraud ever perpetrated on the U.S. public by a section of the capitalist rulers and represented a maturing of a form of U.S. neofascism unique to this historical moment.

Junaid S. Ahmad (2023-05-18). Ongoing Fascist Repression in Pakistan. globalresearch.ca

Phil Miller (2023-05-19). Revealed: Russian Neo-Nazi Leader Obtained UK Missiles in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-05-18). Yet another high-profile corruption scandal shakes up Kiev regime. infobrics.org The scandal is yet another huge embarrassment for the Neo-Nazi junta, particularly as the head of the Supreme Court himself was arrested in connection to taking bribes to the tune of several million dollars. This means that the highest authority responsible for upholding the law is breaking it in the most blatant way imaginable.

Rania Khalek (2023-05-18). Operation Gladio: The CIA's Secret Nazi-Collaborating Terror Armies in Europe & Beyond. thealtworld.com

WSWS (2023-05-19). Howard commencement speech: Biden appeals to identity politics and covers up the White House's promotion of war and reaction. wsws.org The speech, full of vague phrases, again demonstrated the Democratic Party's reliance on the promotion of racial politics to block a socialist movement of the working class and youth in opposition to capitalism and war.

Maddi Johnson (2023-05-18). How capitalism drives climate catastrophe. workers.org Portland, Oregon Since I moved to Oregon, all I've been hearing is: "This weather isn't normal. It's too hot in the summers, too cold in the winters." You hear the same story all across the globe. Every year, everywhere, new weather records are broken. Anecdotes aside, the data is indisputable. . . . |

Emanuel Pastreich (2023-05-19). "The Treason of the Intellectuals" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-05-18). Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right. NATO's Soft War Soldiers. strategic-culture.org NATO can send in the clowns but hopefully at day's end, against the cold steel of the Russian Armed Forces, the joke will be on them. | Ukraine's Clown Prince Zelensky, history's richest ever comedian, was refused permission to perform during the finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a rigged contest his rump Reich was allowed win last year. | Although Europe's TV watchers were spared the ordeal of once again being forced to watch this swamp creature, whose obsessions include dressing up as GI Joe and showing his naked penis to his adoring audience, the question is, why does NATO entertain such utter idi…

William Paul (2023-05-19). A Spa Instead of Science: The Ford Government Strategy of Neglect, Tear Down and Take Away. socialistproject.ca Back in 2011 Doug Ford wanted a Ferris wheel. That was when he was a Toronto councillor and closest advisor to his brother, Mayor Rob Ford.

Fabian Hattendorfer (2023-05-18). Europe's Hospitals on Strike: Different Countries, Same Labour Struggle. socialistproject.ca Germany Against Hospital Spending Cuts: | In recent years, an increasingly broad and well-networked hospital movement in Germany has dispelled the myth that hospital strikes are impossible. This labour struggle was set in motion by the introduction of a new form of hospital financing. The so-called case-by-case flat rate system (in which hospitals receive fixed amounts for diagnoses rather than, as previously, for hospital stays — Fallpauschalensystem) led to immense pressure to cut costs in public hospitals. Hospital staff felt these cuts first: in 2012, Germany had the worst staffing ratio of t…

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

WSWS (2023-05-19). Pakistan lurches to dictatorial rule as authorities launch vendetta against Imran Khan and supporters of his Islamic populist PTI. wsws.org Protesters the authorities allege were involved in attacks on military installations or personnel will be tried in military courts that are closed to the media and public and whose rulings cannot be appealed, even to Pakistan's Supreme Court.

Ali Abunimah (2023-05-19). German EU chief downplays Holocaust while spouting "infamous Zionist lie" electronicintifada.net Watch Irish MEP Clare Daly's viral videos challenging Ursula von der Leyen's cruel insults to Palestinians.

Dan Fournier (2023-05-18). "Never Again is Now Global" Documentary by Vera Sharav: The COVID-19 — Holocaust Comparison. globalresearch.ca

Jorge Majfud (2023-05-18). "Elites en contra del establishment" y las paradojas del discurso neofacista. globalizacion.ca Hitler no se parecía mucho a los alemanes de los años 30, pero fue el perfecto instrumento de catarsis que canalizó no sólo las frustraciones del pueblo alemán por la humillación del Tratado de Versalles, sino también por los problemas…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-18). The United States Has Been Destroyed by Its Ruling Elites. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

WSWS (2023-05-19). Pakistan lurches to dictatorial rule as authorities launch vendetta against Imran Khan and supporters of his Islamic populist PTI. wsws.org Protesters the authorities allege were involved in attacks on military installations or personnel will be tried in military courts that are closed to the media and public and whose rulings cannot be appealed, even to Pakistan's Supreme Court.

Ali Abunimah (2023-05-19). German EU chief downplays Holocaust while spouting "infamous Zionist lie" electronicintifada.net Watch Irish MEP Clare Daly's viral videos challenging Ursula von der Leyen's cruel insults to Palestinians.

Dan Fournier (2023-05-18). "Never Again is Now Global" Documentary by Vera Sharav: The COVID-19 — Holocaust Comparison. globalresearch.ca

Jorge Majfud (2023-05-18). "Elites en contra del establishment" y las paradojas del discurso neofacista. globalizacion.ca Hitler no se parecía mucho a los alemanes de los años 30, pero fue el perfecto instrumento de catarsis que canalizó no sólo las frustraciones del pueblo alemán por la humillación del Tratado de Versalles, sino también por los problemas…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-18). The United States Has Been Destroyed by Its Ruling Elites. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-05-18). How to prevent a war in the Pacific? unitedworldint.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * Terms contain a great historical-scientific and even class distinction. The Biden administration continues the same "Indo-Pacific" rhetoric that the US officially changed during the Trump era. Of course, some might say that there is a geographical difference between the two. But the nightmare of the American political elites, the "Asian Age …

Lowkey (2023-05-19). The Inevitable De-Dollarization of the Global Economy, with Ben Norton. mintpressnews.com Ben Norton returns to the Watchdog to shed light on the rapid decline of the U.S. dollar and its implications for American empire as countries worldwide shift away from the dollar in favor of regional currencies and China's rise challenges Washington's global dominance.

Editor (2023-05-19). Exceptionism in U.S. Empire. mronline.org Aaron Good, who received his PhD in political science at Temple University, has written an exceptional book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State (Skyhorse, 2022). The title of the first chapter broadly lays out the thesis of the book: "Empire, Hegemony, and the State."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-18). The Splendor of a Thousand Suns: Hiroshima and Imperial Forgetfulness. libya360.wordpress.com Gonzalo Armúa Underwater atomic test carried out at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Photograph: United States Government Navy Joe Biden's visit to Hiroshima in the framework of the G7 once again brings to the surface the cynical memory of an empire that 78 years ago unleashed the power of "a thousand suns" on a defenseless population….

Editor (2023-05-18). Indonesia launches national payment system to replace VISA, MasterCard. mronline.org Dicky Kartikoyono the Head of Strategic Management and Governance Department of the Central Bank, says that Indonesia will launch its very own national payments system to be used in state-owned institutions and enterprises.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-19). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

_____ (2023-05-18). NATO member names true sponsors of the Ukrainian conflict. journal-neo.org On the 78th anniversary of the liberation from fascism in World War II, the world's attention is increasingly focused on the causes and developments of the Ukrainian conflict. Even today, it is no secret in the United States and its Western allies that the main reason for the conflict in Ukraine is the recognition by […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ajamu Baraka (2023-05-18). Durham report reveals the real threat to "democracy" — The FBI weaponized by Democrat Party affiliated elites. mronline.org Six years and millions of dollars later, the "Durham report" released on May 15th confirmed once again what a few of us had the nerve to argue before all of the reports and stories that subsequently emerged—that "Russiagate" was the most massive fraud ever perpetrated on the U.S. public by a section of the capitalist rulers and represented a maturing of a form of U.S. neofascism unique to this historical moment.

Editor (2023-05-17). Fighting fascism in feminism. mronline.org I was first introduced to the power of far-right ideologies within feminism through the work of so-called feminists who were dead set on criminalizing sex work, even if it cost women their lives. Back in 2004, I was new to sex work organizing, spurred by the massacre of street-based sex workers on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Junaid S. Ahmad (2023-05-18). Ongoing Fascist Repression in Pakistan. globalresearch.ca

J. L'Heureau, World Socialist Web Site. (2023-05-18). Truck Drivers Plan Boycott Of Florida Over State's New Anti-Immigrant Bill. popularresistance.org A nationwide truckers boycott of Florida is being organized in opposition to a new state law targeting undocumented migrants and refugees. | The new legislation was initially announced by the state's fascistic governor Ron DeSantis in February and framed as a means of countering what he termed "the Biden administration's failure to secure our nation's borders." In a statement published on a government website, DeSantis declared, "Florida is a law and order state, and we won't turn a blind eye to the dangers of Biden's Border Crisis. We will continue to take steps to protect Floridians from reckless federal open b…

infobrics (2023-05-18). Yet another high-profile corruption scandal shakes up Kiev regime. infobrics.org The scandal is yet another huge embarrassment for the Neo-Nazi junta, particularly as the head of the Supreme Court himself was arrested in connection to taking bribes to the tune of several million dollars. This means that the highest authority responsible for upholding the law is breaking it in the most blatant way imaginable.

It's Going Down (2023-05-17). Hitler Saluting "White Lives Matter" Neo-Nazis Chased Off by Locals in Templeton, CA. itsgoingdown.org Neo-Nazis associated with the "White Lives Matter" network of white supremacists threw up Hitler salutes after being pushed off a freeway overpass by locals who organized a much larger counter-protest in Templeton, California, located in San Luis Obispo County. Neo-Nazis with WLM / NorCal Active Club unmasked. t.co/TlUW0ASkiY — OFF THE 99 (@Off_The_99) May 17,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-17). An Historical Background to the US/NATO Proxy War Against Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Ian Beddowes Today the USA and its NATO allies have an overwhelming military presence throughout the world and are still trying to push that even further. They have the whole world divided into military commands. They have funded extremists everywhere, jihadists in the Middle East, Nazis in Ukraine. To call Russia imperialist' in the present…

WSWS (2023-05-17). Famed pianist and chamber musician Menahem Pressler is dead at age of 99. wsws.org This world-famous musician, who was born in Germany and escaped the Nazis 84 years ago, lived through the terror of Kristallnacht, the murderous antisemitic pogrom that took place in 1938.

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-05-17). CovertAction Bulletin: The Debt Ceiling is Political Theater. covertactionmagazine.com The "debt ceiling" crisis playing out between President Biden and Congressional Republicans is manufactured by capitalism to justify spending cuts to critical social programs while continuing to bail out big businesses and fund the Pentagon's endless war drive…

Editor (2023-05-17). Ian Angus — "The War Against the Commons: Dispossession and Resistance in the Making of Capitalism" mronline.org In his latest book, Ian Angus answers a question that apologists for the capitalist system would like to pretend does not exist.

John Pilger (2023-05-17). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China. therealnews.com This article was produced by Speak up. Now. | In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning…

_____ (2023-05-18). Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right. NATO's Soft War Soldiers. strategic-culture.org NATO can send in the clowns but hopefully at day's end, against the cold steel of the Russian Armed Forces, the joke will be on them. | Ukraine's Clown Prince Zelensky, history's richest ever comedian, was refused permission to perform during the finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a rigged contest his rump Reich was allowed win last year. | Although Europe's TV watchers were spared the ordeal of once again being forced to watch this swamp creature, whose obsessions include dressing up as GI Joe and showing his naked penis to his adoring audience, the question is, why does NATO entertain such utter idi…

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

Fabian Hattendorfer (2023-05-18). Europe's Hospitals on Strike: Different Countries, Same Labour Struggle. socialistproject.ca Germany Against Hospital Spending Cuts: | In recent years, an increasingly broad and well-networked hospital movement in Germany has dispelled the myth that hospital strikes are impossible. This labour struggle was set in motion by the introduction of a new form of hospital financing. The so-called case-by-case flat rate system (in which hospitals receive fixed amounts for diagnoses rather than, as previously, for hospital stays — Fallpauschalensystem) led to immense pressure to cut costs in public hospitals. Hospital staff felt these cuts first: in 2012, Germany had the worst staffing ratio of t…

Staff (2023-05-17). PSUV and Communist Party of China Ratify Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and China continue to deepen political alliances. This time, Caracas served as the venue for an official meeting between the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC), organizations sharing deep anti-imperialist principles. | Vice President of the PSUV Diosdado Cabello received the CPC delegation, led by the deputy minister for the international department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Li Mingxiang. | High-level members of the PSUV leadership also participated in the meeting: Vice President of Organization Pedro Infante; Vice President of Training Tania Día…

Klaus Drà§ger (2023-05-17). A Geopolitical European Union? socialistproject.ca On taking office as President of the EU Commission in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen said she wanted to create a 'geopolitical Commission': "We have enormous tasks ahead of us: Brexit, climate change, 5G expansion, the rise of protectionism, and the reform of the European asylum system — to name just a few. To manage these upheavals, Europe must stand united and assert itself more globally." Her goal, she said, is to achieve 'strategic sovereignty' for the EU on a par with the US, China, and Russia. Since the Ukraine war in February 2022, the EU grandees have outdone themselves with buzzwords on the topic of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-17). A Humanist Response to the Reactionary Advance of the Far Right. libya360.wordpress.com Javier Tolcachier The electoral victories of Gustavo Petro, Xiomara Castro, Gabriel Boric, Pedro Castillo, the return of MAS to the Bolivian government and Lula to the Brazilian presidency, together with the electoral victories of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Alberto Fernández inaugurated a new wave of progressive governments in Latin America. As a result of…

_____ (2023-05-18). Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right. NATO's Soft War Soldiers. strategic-culture.org NATO can send in the clowns but hopefully at day's end, against the cold steel of the Russian Armed Forces, the joke will be on them. | Ukraine's Clown Prince Zelensky, history's richest ever comedian, was refused permission to perform during the finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a rigged contest his rump Reich was allowed win last year. | Although Europe's TV watchers were spared the ordeal of once again being forced to watch this swamp creature, whose obsessions include dressing up as GI Joe and showing his naked penis to his adoring audience, the question is, why does NATO entertain such utter idi…

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

Fabian Hattendorfer (2023-05-18). Europe's Hospitals on Strike: Different Countries, Same Labour Struggle. socialistproject.ca Germany Against Hospital Spending Cuts: | In recent years, an increasingly broad and well-networked hospital movement in Germany has dispelled the myth that hospital strikes are impossible. This labour struggle was set in motion by the introduction of a new form of hospital financing. The so-called case-by-case flat rate system (in which hospitals receive fixed amounts for diagnoses rather than, as previously, for hospital stays — Fallpauschalensystem) led to immense pressure to cut costs in public hospitals. Hospital staff felt these cuts first: in 2012, Germany had the worst staffing ratio of t…

Staff (2023-05-17). PSUV and Communist Party of China Ratify Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and China continue to deepen political alliances. This time, Caracas served as the venue for an official meeting between the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC), organizations sharing deep anti-imperialist principles. | Vice President of the PSUV Diosdado Cabello received the CPC delegation, led by the deputy minister for the international department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Li Mingxiang. | High-level members of the PSUV leadership also participated in the meeting: Vice President of Organization Pedro Infante; Vice President of Training Tania Día…

Klaus Drà§ger (2023-05-17). A Geopolitical European Union? socialistproject.ca On taking office as President of the EU Commission in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen said she wanted to create a 'geopolitical Commission': "We have enormous tasks ahead of us: Brexit, climate change, 5G expansion, the rise of protectionism, and the reform of the European asylum system — to name just a few. To manage these upheavals, Europe must stand united and assert itself more globally." Her goal, she said, is to achieve 'strategic sovereignty' for the EU on a par with the US, China, and Russia. Since the Ukraine war in February 2022, the EU grandees have outdone themselves with buzzwords on the topic of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-17). A Humanist Response to the Reactionary Advance of the Far Right. libya360.wordpress.com Javier Tolcachier The electoral victories of Gustavo Petro, Xiomara Castro, Gabriel Boric, Pedro Castillo, the return of MAS to the Bolivian government and Lula to the Brazilian presidency, together with the electoral victories of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Alberto Fernández inaugurated a new wave of progressive governments in Latin America. As a result of…

Michael Fox (2023-05-17). Families of the detained see echoes of dictatorial past in El Salvador's gang crackdown. therealnews.com El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is a millennial social media sensation, who has ruled with an iron fist over the last year, instituting a state of exception and locking up 65,000 suspected gang members. For much of the country, his policies have been an overwhelming success, slashing crime rates like never seen. But, thousands of family members of the detained say their loved ones are innocent. On May 1, they led a huge International Workers Day march against the government. Their stories, and the signs they carry, are eerily reminiscent. In the 1970s and '80s, 30,000 innocent civilians were detained,…

Dan Fournier (2023-05-18). "Never Again is Now Global" Documentary by Vera Sharav: The COVID-19 — Holocaust Comparison. globalresearch.ca

Jorge Majfud (2023-05-18). "Elites en contra del establishment" y las paradojas del discurso neofacista. globalizacion.ca Hitler no se parecía mucho a los alemanes de los años 30, pero fue el perfecto instrumento de catarsis que canalizó no sólo las frustraciones del pueblo alemán por la humillación del Tratado de Versalles, sino también por los problemas…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-18). The United States Has Been Destroyed by Its Ruling Elites. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-05-18). How to prevent a war in the Pacific? unitedworldint.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * Terms contain a great historical-scientific and even class distinction. The Biden administration continues the same "Indo-Pacific" rhetoric that the US officially changed during the Trump era. Of course, some might say that there is a geographical difference between the two. But the nightmare of the American political elites, the "Asian Age …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-18). The Splendor of a Thousand Suns: Hiroshima and Imperial Forgetfulness. libya360.wordpress.com Gonzalo Armúa Underwater atomic test carried out at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Photograph: United States Government Navy Joe Biden's visit to Hiroshima in the framework of the G7 once again brings to the surface the cynical memory of an empire that 78 years ago unleashed the power of "a thousand suns" on a defenseless population….

Editor (2023-05-17). Why 90% of foreign military bases are American. mronline.org You can't talk about how many bases the United States has without talking about what those bases actually represent — U.S. imperialism. With about 750 bases overseas, in 80 countries and colonies, the U.S. has more foreign military bases than any empire, people or country in world history. #Military #War #UnitedStates…

Editor (2023-05-18). Indonesia launches national payment system to replace VISA, MasterCard. mronline.org Dicky Kartikoyono the Head of Strategic Management and Governance Department of the Central Bank, says that Indonesia will launch its very own national payments system to be used in state-owned institutions and enterprises.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-18). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-16). Thousands of Muslims in India's Kerala Protest Rising Islamophobia, Hindu Fascism. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Muslims in India's southern state of Kerala have rallied to protest growing Islamophobia and violence against Muslims across the country amid rising Hindu nationalism. | Protesters chanted slogans against Hindutva fascism, a right-wing political ideology based on Hindu nationalism aimed at establishing India as a Hindu nation — rather than a secular state, as well as growing Islamophobia, media outlets in the country reported Monday. | According to the reports, the peaceful protest rally on Saturday was organized by the Kerala Muslim Jama-ath Federation (KMJF) to mark its 40th anniversary in th…

thecommunists (2023-05-16). Caleb Maupin and Harpal Brar: Soviet Union defeating fascism. thecommunists.org In this discussion on the Soviet victory over fascism in WW2, Harpal Brar begins by dismissing the most common (and patently absurd) myths surrounding the beginning of the war: in particular, the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact — sometimes (outrageously) called the 'Hitler-Stalin pact' — which has so tainted the bourgeois narative of modern history. See also our …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-05-16). Proud Boys Plan Unsuccessful Trap for Antifascists In the Inland Empire. itsgoingdown.org Report from the Inland Empire, in southern California about antifascists taking action against the Proud Boys. On Friday May 12th, in the Inland Empire, (southern California, for those unfamiliar), local Proud Boys escalated their tactics significantly. The last several months they have been doing banner drops about once a month at freeway overpasses and have…

Manlio Dinucci (2023-05-16). Perché vogliono cancellare l'Anniversario della Vittoria sul Nazismo — 20230512 — Pangea Grandangolo. globalresearch.ca àà in corso, a livello internazionale, una grande operazione politico-mediatica per cancellare l'Anniversario della Vittoria sul nazismo. Il discorso del Presidente Putin alla parata militare del 9 Maggio a Mosca, per il 78 ∞ Anniversario della Vittoria, è stato presentato in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-16). "Independent" Ukrainian "Kill List": Run by Nazi Junta, Backed by NATO and Washington. libya360.wordpress.com David Miller Late last year, my name was added to a blacklist published online by the Ukraine Center for Countering Disinformation. I joined over ninety others deemed to be "speakers who promote narratives consonant with Russian propaganda." These included Manuel Pineda and Clare Daly, both leftist Members of the European Parliament (MEP); Also counted are people…

Staff (2023-05-16). A Neo-Nazi Working in Congress: Aide to Rep. Gosar Pledged Loyalty to White Supremacist Nick Fuentes. democracynow.org We look at a newly confirmed direct connection between a white supremacist leader and a staffer for one of Trump's staunchest supporters in Congress. The digital director for right-wing Arizona Congressmember Paul Gosar has been revealed as a prominent follower of neo-Nazi online influencer Nick Fuentes. Gosar himself is linked to organizers of the January 6 insurrection and was censured for posting an animated video on social media where he murdered Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacked President Biden. We speak with Talking Points Memo reporter Hunter Walker about his exclusive report, whic…

Amy Goodman (2023-05-16). Rep. Paul Gosar's Aide Pledged Loyalty to White Supremacist Nick Fuentes. truthout.org We look at a newly confirmed direct connection between a white supremacist leader and a staffer for one of Trump's staunchest supporters in Congress. The digital director for right-wing Arizona Congressmember Paul Gosar has been revealed as a prominent follower of neo-Nazi online influencer Nick Fuentes. Gosar himself is linked to organizers of the January 6 insurrection and was censured for… |

Frank Cappello (2023-05-16). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: You've Got Mail (w/ Robin Johnson). levernews.com

Matt Hancock, Low Impact. (2023-05-16). Why Is The Co-Operative Movement So Successful In Emilia Romagna? popularresistance.org In a region of 5 million people, there are 4000 co-operative businesses, that employ 250,000 people — just under a quarter of the entire workforce. The co-op movement in ER goes back to the mid 19th century, with roots in the workers' mutual aid societies, and many of the early ones are still strong today. It wasn't a reaction to capitalism. The co-op movement developed alongside capitalism. | There's an entrepreneurial spirit, but also a propensity to do things together — creating associations, unions, co-ops, credit unions etc. There's joint purchasing and lobbying, collective bargaining etc. There'

Ana Perdigón (2023-05-16). Cabello Reminds Opposition that CNE Is Venezuela's Electoral Institution. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, confirmed that the National Electoral Council (CNE) is the organization responsible for elections in Venezuela. | During a press conference, Cabello spoke about statements by opposition leaders who say they do not want the CNE to participate in the primary elections of the opposition. | "With the CNE, it will be known how many participated," said Cabello. "They will be exposed. T…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-16). A Fraternal Hand: The American Tradition of Socialist Democracy and Chinese Socialism. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos L. Garrido There is a glaring paradox at the core of the American project. On the one hand, it proclaims its national self-determination with the values of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, right to revolution, and to a government of, by, and for the people. On the other hand, the rights to life, liberty,…

WSWS (2023-05-16). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, backed by DSA, takes office, pledging to "work together" with political establishment. wsws.org Under conditions of an escalating social crisis, the longtime Democratic Party official, backed by the union apparatus and the Democratic Socialists of America, is being brought forward in an effort to contain and suppress the class struggle in the country's third-largest city.

WSWS (2023-05-16). IYSSE holds successful anti-war meetings in Munich, Bochum and Frankfurt. wsws.org Under the title "The war in Ukraine and how to stop it," the IYSSE shed light on the historical, economic and political causes of the war and an international socialist strategy to end it.

F. William Engdahl (2023-05-16). Why China Can't Pull the World Out of a New Great Depression. globalresearch.ca

Dennis Broe (2023-05-16). The global crime novel: Worldwide corruption and chiseling. peoplesworld.org In a 1931 Warner Brothers film Blonde Crazy, in the pre-code period when expression was raunchier and more truthful before the era of middle-class censorship, as the Depression reaches its peak, conniving bellhop James Cagney is trying to convince new hotel hire Joan Blondell to go on the road with him and work a hustle …

Kim Petersen (2023-05-16). Exceptionism in US Empire. dissidentvoice.org [S]uffice it to state that the US Guardian Elite are very much of and for the overworld of private wealth. Since the end of World War II, the US Guardian Elite have functioned most decisively as executors of dark power. — Aaron Good, American Exception, p 107 Aaron Good, who received his PhD in political …

Prabir Purkayastha (2023-05-16). Charles III coronation reminds of Britain's bloody history of genocide, slavery, and loot. mronline.org The coronation ceremony and centuries of plunder by the British Empire cannot be seen in isolation.

Global Research News (2023-05-16). Selected Articles: This War Is the Big One: "The Objective Is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca By Every uncompromised world politician and citizen of the world, who against great odds, have kept themselves informed …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

ecns.cn (2023-05-16). First domestic mRNA COVID vaccine delivered. ecns.cn An elderly man in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, received a booster shot of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. It was the first dose of the domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA technology to be delivered, according to its maker, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group.

Tamar Sarai (2023-05-16). Profiteers of Holmesburg Prison's Medical Experiments Have Yet to Redress Harm. truthout.org A crowd of students, professors, and community members gathered in a packed room at St. Joseph's University on April 26 to hear about "Philadelphia's lasting shame" from the people who are still living under the pain of it. That shame — the horrific medical experiments conducted by dermatologist Dr. Albert Kligman in Pennsylvania's Holmesburg Prison for more than 20 years beginning in the 1950s… |

David Hill (2023-05-15). Fascist protesters outnumbered by LGBTQ supporters at Cleveland drag story hour. peoplesworld.org CLEVELAND, Ohio—Supporters of the LGBTQ community vastly outnumbered fascist demonstrators at a Drag Story Hour event here over the weekend. On Saturday, May 13, a handful of fascist demonstrators, religious fundamentalists, and their allies gathered outside of a local theater on the west side of Cleveland to intimidate and threaten children and families participating in …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-05-15). Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government. covertactionmagazine.com As a proponent of peaceful relations with the Soviet Union, Woody Guthrie would likely be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his heirs betrayed his name Famous for his song "This Land Is Your Land" and for adopting the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar, the great American folk singer …

Anonymous103 (2023-05-15). In Video: Kherson Residents Tell About Russia Before And After "Invasion" southfront.org Illustrative Image | Amid the ongoing hostilities on the battlefields, the media battle is ongoing. The Kiev regime and the Western MSM have been always hiding the pro-Russian sentiments of the population throughout Ukraine, including in the Kherson region in the south of Ukraine, which entered the Russian Federation in September 2022 but was later left by the Russian military. | A lot of residents of the Kherson regiment supported the struggle of the Donbass republics against the Nazi Kiev regime. For…

Irwin Jerome (2023-05-15). This War is the Big One: "The Objective is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2023-05-15). Why They Want to Cancel the Anniversary of the Victory Over Nazism. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

Frank Cappello (2023-05-16). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: You've Got Mail (w/ Robin Johnson). levernews.com

_____ (2023-05-15). (Português) O Colapso Atual da Ética. transcend.org 12 maio 2023 – Percebo dois fatores principais, entre outros, que atingem o coraàßà£o da ética: a globalizaàßà£o do capitalismo depredador e a mercantilizaàßà£o da sociedade.

_____ (2023-05-15). The Current Collapse of Ethics. transcend.org 13 May 2023 – I perceive two main factors, among others, that strike at the heart of ethics: the globalization of predatory capitalism and the commodification of society.

Robert Reich (2023-05-15). The first step to fixing the electoral collegeÔøº. nationofchange.org If we keep up the fight and get enough states on board, America will never again elect a president who loses the national popular vote.

WSWS (2023-05-16). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, backed by DSA, takes office, pledging to "work together" with political establishment. wsws.org Under conditions of an escalating social crisis, the longtime Democratic Party official, backed by the union apparatus and the Democratic Socialists of America, is being brought forward in an effort to contain and suppress the class struggle in the country's third-largest city.

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-15). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org

Ontario Health Coalition (2023-05-15). Ontario Tories Pass Bill to Privatize Hospitals. socialistproject.ca

Robert Reich (2023-05-15). The first step to fixing the electoral collegeÔøº. nationofchange.org If we keep up the fight and get enough states on board, America will never again elect a president who loses the national popular vote.

WSWS (2023-05-16). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, backed by DSA, takes office, pledging to "work together" with political establishment. wsws.org Under conditions of an escalating social crisis, the longtime Democratic Party official, backed by the union apparatus and the Democratic Socialists of America, is being brought forward in an effort to contain and suppress the class struggle in the country's third-largest city.

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-15). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org

Ontario Health Coalition (2023-05-15). Ontario Tories Pass Bill to Privatize Hospitals. socialistproject.ca

_____ (2023-05-15). You Don't Have to Choose Between Happiness and Being Informed. strategic-culture.org This is perfectly understandable. Not only is our world hurtling toward nuclear armageddon and environmental collapse while surging authoritarianism threatens our ability to even talk about these things with each other, but most people are completely oblivious to it all. Even relatively politically engaged people tend to believe society's biggest problems are things like sexism or drag shows, and they generally support one of the two mainstream political factions who are both driving us toward destruction.

Global Research News (2023-05-16). Selected Articles: This War Is the Big One: "The Objective Is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca By Every uncompromised world politician and citizen of the world, who against great odds, have kept themselves informed …

Prabir Purkayastha (2023-05-16). Charles III coronation reminds of Britain's bloody history of genocide, slavery, and loot. mronline.org The coronation ceremony and centuries of plunder by the British Empire cannot be seen in isolation.

David Skripac (2023-05-15). Moving Toward a Global Empire: Humanity Sentenced to a Unipolar Prison and a Digital Gulag. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-15). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. Prof. Hudson's main thesis…

Shimbun Akahata (2023-05-15). Corporate donations to Japan's ruling party driving government's anti-China military buildup. peoplesworld.org TOKYO—Behind the Japanese government's policies prioritizing a huge military buildup and the promotion of nuclear power generation lies the huge donations made by corporations in the relevant industries to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. New data shows that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's party is raking in cash from arms manufacturers and atomic power companies. According …

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-05-15). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation Of Everything. popularresistance.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. | This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent when it overruled Roe v. Wade, may now overturn the well-settled "Chevron deference." Doing so would be consistent with the conservative fealty to deregulation in order to protect corporate profits.

ecns.cn (2023-05-16). First domestic mRNA COVID vaccine delivered. ecns.cn An elderly man in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, received a booster shot of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. It was the first dose of the domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA technology to be delivered, according to its maker, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-16). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

David Hill (2023-05-15). Fascist protesters outnumbered by LGBTQ supporters at Cleveland drag story hour. peoplesworld.org CLEVELAND, Ohio—Supporters of the LGBTQ community vastly outnumbered fascist demonstrators at a Drag Story Hour event here over the weekend. On Saturday, May 13, a handful of fascist demonstrators, religious fundamentalists, and their allies gathered outside of a local theater on the west side of Cleveland to intimidate and threaten children and families participating in …

Manlio Dinucci (2023-05-15). Why They Want to Cancel the Anniversary of the Victory Over Nazism. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

Irwin Jerome (2023-05-15). This War is the Big One: "The Objective is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-05-15). The Current Collapse of Ethics. transcend.org 13 May 2023 – I perceive two main factors, among others, that strike at the heart of ethics: the globalization of predatory capitalism and the commodification of society.

_____ (2023-05-15). (Português) O Colapso Atual da Ética. transcend.org 12 maio 2023 – Percebo dois fatores principais, entre outros, que atingem o coraàßà£o da ética: a globalizaàßà£o do capitalismo depredador e a mercantilizaàßà£o da sociedade.

Robert Reich (2023-05-15). The first step to fixing the electoral collegeÔøº. nationofchange.org If we keep up the fight and get enough states on board, America will never again elect a president who loses the national popular vote.

teleSUR (2023-05-15). Venezuela to Encourage Scientific Training Among Young People. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Science and Technology Minister Gabriela Jimenez announced that Venezuela will encourage the study of careers related to chemistry and petrochemistry through its Scientific Route program. | RELATED: | As part of these educational efforts, young students from the National Institute for Socialist Training and Education (INCES) toured the National Center for Chemical Technology (CNTQ) facilities located in Caracas Cit…

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-15). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org

Ontario Health Coalition (2023-05-15). Ontario Tories Pass Bill to Privatize Hospitals. socialistproject.ca

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Greek PM Rules Out Cooperation With Socialists After Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out the prospect of cooperation with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK-KINAL) to form a coalition government after the upcoming general elections. | RELATED: | "I don't believe that at this moment there is margin for any cooperation with PASOK after the May 21 elections, even if the numbers could lead to a government that would receive the confidence vote fro…

David Skripac (2023-05-15). Moving Toward a Global Empire: Humanity Sentenced to a Unipolar Prison and a Digital Gulag. globalresearch.ca

Shimbun Akahata (2023-05-15). Corporate donations to Japan's ruling party driving government's anti-China military buildup. peoplesworld.org TOKYO—Behind the Japanese government's policies prioritizing a huge military buildup and the promotion of nuclear power generation lies the huge donations made by corporations in the relevant industries to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. New data shows that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's party is raking in cash from arms manufacturers and atomic power companies. According …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-15). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. Prof. Hudson's main thesis…

Brandon Smith (2023-05-14). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-05-14). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-15). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-15). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. Prof. Hudson's main thesis…

Brandon Smith (2023-05-14). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-05-14). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-15). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…