Arab Countries Have Israel’s Back—for Their Own Sake

 https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/18/israel-jordan-egypt-uae-saudi-iran-attack-war/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors%20Picks%2004182024&utm_term=editors_picks

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Questions of Sustainability: Phoenix Arizona the World’s Least Sustainable City

1). “Why 5 Million People Live in America’s Hottest City”, Feb 28, 2024, RealLifeLore, duration of video 50:16, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjQuZfkU1jI >.

2). “In Era of Drought, Phoenix Prepares for a Future Without Colorado River Water”, Feb 7, 2019, Jim Robbins, Yale 360, at < https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-phoenix-is-preparing-for-a-future-without-colorado-river-water >.

3). “Andrew Ross: Phoenix: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City”, Andrew Ross Lecture, Mar 15, 2012, original source piratetvseattle@gmail.com, Internet Archive, duration of video 1:25:01 at < https://archive.org/details/scm-24678-andrewrossphoenixlessonsfromth >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Police Snipers Take Aim at Student Protesters: Shades of the EuroMaidan Events During the 2014 Coup in Kiev Ukraine

“Campus protests against Gaza genocide spread globally despite police repression”, Apr 26, 2024, Anon, World Socialist Web Site {WSWS}, at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/25/fwco-a25.html#1957436698 >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Maryland Governor Signs “Freedom to Read Act” Into Law

 https://truthout.org/articles/maryland-governor-signs-freedom-to-read-act-into-law/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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Lawsuit: Alabama Is Denying Prisoners Parole to Lease Their Labor to Meatpackers, McDonalds

 https://inthesetimes.com/article/alabama-slavery-prison-labor-incarcerated-company-exploit-capitalism-lawsuit?link_id=7&can_id=6116ca33763503c65b77bb3be6082932&source=email-messages-from-our-movements-2&email_referrer=email_2294675&email_subject=trumps-conservative-playbook-is-already-being-implemented

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Protests and Outrage Grows over Israeli Attacks, and U.S. Support for those Attacks, On the Palestinians in Gaza and The West Bank

1), “Hundreds arrested and assaulted by US police as protests against Gaza genocide expand on college campuses”, Apr 25, 2024 Updated 9 hours ago, featuring Live updates (probably to be continued later today April 26, 2024), Anon, World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/25/fwco-a25.html >.

2). “ 'The Actual Dictatorship Beneath the Shell of US Democracy': As Seen in the Repression and Smearing of Campus Protests and More”, Apr 25, 2024, Paul Street, The Paul Street Report, at < https://paulstreet.substack.com/p/the-actual-dictatorship-beneath-the >.

3). “Waves of Campus Protests Against the U.S.-Backed Israeli War of Genocide Continue… and Spread”,

Apr 24, 2024, Wecome to the Revolution, at < https://revcom.us/en/waves-campus-protests-against-us-backed-israeli-war-genocide-continue-and-spread >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Over 100 students arrested in California, Texas as Gaza protests intensify

 https://youtu.be/72MD5L2ulWI?si=OF5KfoZeZmdhoUoV

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

CHUCK BERRY (1926-2017) ~~ Music Friday for Class strugglers

 https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/berry-charles-edward-anderson-chuck-1926/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Wide Ranging John Mearsheimer Interview

“John Mearsheimer: What’s Behind Biden’s Blank Check Support for Israel?”, Mar 21, 2024, Gita Wirjawan interviews John Mearsheimer, Endgame episode #179 (Luminaries), at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39_bpaaio1U >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Actual Revolution vs. Revenge, Identitarianism, and "Our Enemy's Enemy is Our Friend" ~~ Paul Street

 https://open.substack.com/pub/paulstreet/p/actual-revolution-vs-revenge-identitarianism?r=nsdhl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&comments=true

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Ongoing Crisis of American Empire: The Three Foreign Policy Debacles and the Erosion of the Bases of Imperialist Power

1). “The American Empire in (Ultimate?) Crisis: The Decline and Fall of It All?”, (“Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, Living in a Quagmire World”), Mar 12, 2024, Alfred McCoy, TomDispatch, at < https://tomdispatch.com/the-american-empire-in-ultimate-crisis/ >.

2). “U.S. Weakness and the Struggle for Hegemony”, Nov 01, 2019, Immanuel Wallerstein, Monthly Review, Volume 71, Issue 06, at < https://monthlyreview.org/2019/11/01/u-s-weakness-and-the-struggle-for-hegemony-2/ >

3). “ 'China most likely to win war against US over Taiwan': Niall Ferguson: Ferguson said China is spending a huge amount of money on defence and that its navy is already the biggest in the world”, Updated Jan 17, 2024, Saurabh Sharma, Niall Ferguson interviewed by Rahul Kanwal & Kalli Purie, Business Today, duration of video 28:33, at < https://www.businesstoday.in/wef-2024/story/china-most-likely-to-win-war-against-us-over-taiwan-niall-ferguson-at-wef2024-413626-2024-01-16 >.

4). “The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan”, Jan 9, 2023, Mark F. Cancian, Matthew Cancian, & Eric Heginbotham, CSIS (Center for Stategic and International Studies), Duration of video 2:23, at < https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-battle next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan >. With link to comoplete165 page CSIS report at < https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fspublic/publication/230109_Cancian_FirstBattle_NextWar.pdf >.

5). “COMAC Explained: China’s Boeing”, May 2, 2021, Asianometry, ( {COMAC}: Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China), duration of video 16:50, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n3R1xQzs3E >.

6). “The Boeing 787: Broken Dreams l Al Jazeera Investigations”, Sep 10, 2014, Will Jordan Reporter, Al Jazeera English, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvkEpstd9os >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Don’t Believe What You’re Being Told About ‘Campus Antisemitism’ ~~ JONATHAN BEN-MENACHEM

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2325511&post_id=143899407&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTQzODk5NDA3LCJpYXQiOjE3MTM5MDE0ODcsImV4cCI6MTcxNjQ5MzQ4NywiaXNzIjoicHViLTIzMjU1MTEiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.R8hc64ZMf-jMhNluXAf_NUE2H8xdIHpGd8uoLtRxrDo

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Ethical alternatives: brands to buy from if you boycott Israeli apartheid

 https://youtu.be/-Hkjnv1LJ7I?si=tQ0FMeX-K5wiKArA

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Do African Problems Really Have African Solutions? ~~ Anne Lauder, Hilary Matfess

 https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/do-african-problems-really-have-african-solutions?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Unveiling the Actual, Shocking Driver of Crime in America

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=302288&post_id=143868415&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTQzODY4NDE1LCJpYXQiOjE3MTM4ODAwMzAsImV4cCI6MTcxNjQ3MjAzMCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTMwMjI4OCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.D2Ci9Ahbfv3cQIW6XQbnSLcAlQ7GRu8cpGBRbzJ9ASQ

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Global Military Spending Reached an All-Time High Last Year at $2.4 Trillion

 https://truthout.org/articles/global-military-spending-reached-an-all-time-high-last-year-at-2-4-trillion/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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Anti-abortion states are targeting an emergency healthcare law. Will the supreme court side with them? ~~ Jessica Glenza Sun 21 Apr 2024 07.00 EDT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/21/emtala-supreme-court-abortion

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Ongoing Imperial Crises: The Internal Struggles Continue Unabated

 1). “Democrats Say They Have a Winning Hand on Abortion but Outside Groups Won’t Let Them Play It: Leading abortion rights groups have been pressuring Democrats to keep quiet on repealing the Comstock Act even though some think it could be a “Dobbs redux.” “I feel like I’m taking crazy pills,” one House Democratic aide said”, Apr 18, 2024, Oriana González, NOTUS, at < https://www.notus.org/congress/comstock-repeal-planned-parenthood-aclu-democrats >.

2). “The Conservative Plan to Ban Abortion Without Congress: Anti-abortion advocates hope a Republican president will enforce a series of laws from the 1800s that will 'result in the end of abortion in every single state in America' ”, Jan 19, 2024, Oriana González, NOTUS, at < https://www.notus.org/policy/the-conservative-plan-to-ban-abortion-without-congress

3). “The Conservative Plan to Ban AbortionBallot Measure in Missouri: 'Decline to sign' and other nonsense meant to confuse, unnerve, and terrorize volunteers gathering signatures”, Apr 21, 2024, Jess Piper, The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper, at < https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/intimidation-strategies-and-the-abortion >.

4). “You Don't Like It? Move: Advice I have been given by both trolls and extremely well-meaning folks”, Apr 18, 2024, Jess Piper, The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper, at < https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/just-move >.

5). “What We've Become - Living and Dying in a Country of Arms”, First Broadcast on Apr 14, 2024, Jonathan M. Metzl M.D. (Director Vanderbilt University-Center for Medicine, Health, and Society) discusses gun violence and its role in U.S. Right-Wing politics with Beth Simone Noveck (Professor Northeastern University-School of Law), C-Span Book TV, duration of video 105:51, at < https://www.c-span.org/video/?533349-1/what-living-dying-country-arms >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

What are you eating? | Climate & Capitalism

 https://climateandcapitalism.com/2024/04/22/what-are-you-eating/

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Ongoing Imperial Crises: Israel Launches their Promised Retaliatory Stike Against Iran

1). “Middle East crisis live: No plan for immediate retaliation against Israel, senior Iranian official says after blasts reported near Isfahan”, Apr 19, 2024, Vivian Ho (now), Amy Sedghi and Reged Ahmad (earlier), The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/19/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-iran-israel-today-explosions-isfahan#top-of-blog >.

2). “Israel has mounted airstrikes on Iran, US confirms, as Tehran plays down attack: Iranian official indicates no ‘immediate’ plan for retaliation after explosions reported in sky over Isfahan and Tabriz”, Apr 19, 2024, Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and Julian Borger in Washington, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/19/israel-iran-airtstrikes-ifsahan-tabriz-drones-explosions >.

3). “US calls for calm after officials say Israeli missile strikes Iran: Now playing video Israeli Missile Strikes Iran, US says from BBC News: Israeli Missile Strikes Iran, US says”, Live, Apr 19, 2024, Barbara Tasch, James Harness & Sophie Abdulla, BBC News, at < https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-68830092?src_origin=BBCS_BBC >

4).  “Global South Takes Israel to Court, While West Targets Those Who Say ‘Free Palestine’ ”, Apr 18, 2024, Eugene Puryear interviews Sevim Dağdelen (leftist member of the Bundestag), and Jodi Dean (a professor, prominent political theorist, and author, has been suspended from her teaching duties at Hobart and William Smith Colleges over the essay she wrote in support of Palestinian liberation ), BreakThrough News, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGLr0y8Yu0g >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~  

“Yeah Capitalism Is Bad…But What Can We Do?”

 https://youtu.be/2aLzDHAvehI?si=ywHxJUHuzOKs_yTr

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Some Working Class Music ~~ Paul Street ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://paulstreet.substack.com/p/some-working-class-music?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The billionaire ‘nepo baby’ boom

 https://redflag.org.au/article/the-billionaire-nepo-baby-boom

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Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare Rights, the Destruction of Public Schools, and the Capitalist Push to Bring Back Child Labor: These are all Related Parts of the Ruling Class Agenda for U.S. Society

1). “Abortion, Every Day (4.17.24): Arizona GOP wants to launch a fake ballot measure”, Apr 18, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-every-day-41724 >.

2). “Defunding Schools -- Rolling Back Child Labor Laws and Reproductive Rights: Milton Friedman, libertarians, and reproductive healthcare cranks...”, Apr 08, 2024, Jess Piper, The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper, at < https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/defunding-schools-rolling-back-child >.

3). “Kids at work: States try to ease child labor laws at behest of industry: Bills doing away with work permits and extending working hours for teens 16 and older have cleared legislative committees in Missouri”, Apr 7, 2023, Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent, at < https://missouriindependent.com/2023/04/07/kids-at-work-states-try-to-ease-child-labor-laws-at-behest-of-industry/ >

4). “Abortion in Missouri: A look at key claims in the ‘decline to sign’ effort”, Apr 19, 2024, Alyse Pfeil, St. Louis Post Dispatch, includes at the bottom of the article 3 videos, of Republican Candidates for the Missouri Governorship, and one radio ad from a Forced-Birth organization, spouting typical lies about the Abortion Rights Initiative that will appear on the ballot in the November General Election, at < https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/abortion-in-missouri-a-look-at-the-decline-to-sign-campaign-s-key-claims/article_f30379a0-f392-11ee-b7d6-6396dd207710.html >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Atlantic Mirrors ~~ Samuel Rubinstein

 https://www.fusionaier.org/post/atlantic-mirrors

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~