, Multipolarista, at < https://multipolarista.com/
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
If the workers of the world want to win, all they have to do is recognize their own solidarity. They have nothing to do but fold their arms and the world will stop. The workers are more powerful with their hands in their pockets than all the property of the capitalists. --Joe Ettor (IWW labor organizer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IASdERt3-m0
Sunday, July 31, 2022
“West prepares to plunder post-war Ukraine with neoliberal shock therapy: privatization, deregulation, slashing worker protections”, July 28, 2022, Jake Kallio & Benjamin Norton
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Russia gas cuts stoke Asia’s energy security fears ~~ Liam Gibson Published On 29 Jul 202229 Jul 2022
Analysts say disruptions to Nord Stream 1 pipeline could accelerate move away from liquified natural gas in the region.
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
Freedom Side July 28: Pope 'Apology' to Indigenous, Unionizing at Amazon, New Abby Martin Film, MORE”, Interview with Frank Bibeau, the Attorney for Winona LaDuke, a leader of the Line 3 Protests in Northern Minnesota,
“Freedom Side July 28: Pope 'Apology' to Indigenous, Unionizing at Amazon, New Abby Martin Film, MORE”, Interview with Frank Bibeau, the Attorney for Winona LaDuke, a leader of the Line 3 Protests in Northern Minnesota, topic is discussed from 56:16 – 1:11:22, BreakThrough News, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
Friday, July 29, 2022
Even the more Intelligent Members of the Establishment Realize that the Jig is Up for the American Empire.
"To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change”, January 13, 2022, Andrew Bacevich interviews Alfred McCoy to discuss his latest book To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change, Haymarket Books, duration of interview 1:10:52, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udvAt2lU1EE >.
And:
“Andrew Bacevich, After the American Century”, “Imperial Detritus: Henry Luce's Dream Comes Undone”, July 12, 2022, Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch, at < https://tomdispatch.com/imperial-detritus/ >
And:
"Empire Burlesque: What comes after the American Century?”, July 2022, Daniel Bessner, Harper's Magazine, at < https://harpers.org/archive/2022/07/what-comes-after-the-american-century/ >
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
We Can’t Build Real Power by Defending Democrats. We Must Organize From Below.
We Can't Build Real Power by Defending Democrats
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Talk to Russia to save the world’s poor ~~ By KISHORE MAHBUBANIJULY 26, 2022
https://asiatimes.com/2022/07/
Unyielding Western leaders should repeat one stat each night before going to sleep — the West comprises only 12% of the world’s population
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
Why is everything getting so expensive? ~~ Ben Carroll posted on July 22, 2022
Why is Everything So Expensive
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, rising energy and food costs pushed the annual inflation rate in the U.S. to 8.6% in May, the highest rate in 40 years. The following analysis of the causes of inflation is a slightly edited version of an article published by Workers World, Jan. 2, 2022.
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Trump, Republican lawmakers incite fascist violence at far-right conference in Florida ~~ Jacob Crosse a day ago
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/07/25/ghun-j25.html
~~recommended by dreamjoehill2 ~~
The Most Important Political Issues of Our Time are being Quietly Decided in the Various Reactionary Dominated State Legislatures.
“How the states have become 'Laboratories of Autocracy' — and why it's worse than you think: Former Ohio Democratic Party head David Pepper has a dire warning: Rigged state legislatures are destroying America”, Jan 15, 2022, Paul Rosenberg, Salon, at < https://www.salon.com/2022/01/
“How the states went nuts: Democratic backsliding in state capitals — and how to defeat it”, July 23, 2022, Paul Rosenberg, Salon, at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
Under Jair Bolsonaro, Meat Is Becoming an Unaffordable Luxury Item for Most Brazilians ~~ OSCAR BROUGHTON
Brazil is the world’s biggest beef exporter, yet over half its population says it can no longer afford red meat. President Jair Bolsonaro is denying the problem exists, even as his own policies deepen most Brazilians’ cost of living crisis.
~~recommended by emil karpo ~~
The Rise of BRICS: The Economic Giant that is Taking on the West ~~ RAMZY BAROUD
The Rise of BRICS: The Economic Giant that is Taking on the West
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Monday, July 25, 2022
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Friday, July 22, 2022
Capitalism and Western Civilization - The Founding ~~ William H. Young
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
On her 75th birthday – Assata Shakur: ‘I am a 20th century escaped slave’
https://www.workers.org/2022/07/65472/
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Thursday, July 21, 2022
WHITE RIOT ~~ By John Feffer | July 13, 2022
Exposing the links between the Trump team and the far right is important for saving American democracy and defeating global fascism.
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
Understanding the “middle class” ~~ Anita Waters
https://mronline.org/2022/07/14/understanding-the-middle-class/
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Labor’s Militant Minority ~~ mie-inouye
Salts - Labor's Militant Minority
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
No Neutrals in Harlan County ~~ CAL WINSLOW
https://jacobin.com/2019/08/
Mineworkers and their families in Harlan County, Kentucky, have blockaded the railroad tracks of a deadbeat employer. It’s a reminder of the county’s heroic history of struggle and solidarity.
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
“Water, Water, No Longer Everywhere”, July 15, 2022, ~~ Mel Gurtov
t < https://melgurtov.com/2022/07/
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
Hedges: NATO — The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet
Hedges: NATO - The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet
The massive expansion of NATO, not only in Eastern and Central Europe but the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia, presages endless war and a potential nuclear holocaust.
White Supremacists Want ‘Their’ Country Back BY ROBERT KOEHLER
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/07/19/white-supremacists-want-their-country-back/
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Monday, July 18, 2022
The Uvalde School Massacre Clearly Demonstrates the Real Function of the Police in American Society and the Expected Tepid and Ineffectual Response by the Democratic Party to these Ongoing Outrages
I want to recommend the following three items. This first one is an article about the controversy around the release of the 82 minute Uvalde School Massacre video, and the other two are links one to the entire 82-minute video and one to the 4 minute edited version that has been widely seen.
“The Ridiculous Claims That Journalists Shouldn’t Have Published the Uvalde Video: Officials in the Texas town have located a final leg to stand on”, July 14, 2022, Justin Peters, Slate, at < https://slate.com/business/
And
“Exclusive Uvalde video shows school shooting, police in hallway after shooter entered classroom”, July 12, 2022, Anon, Full 1:22:24 (82 minutes and 24 seconds) duration full version of video, Austin American-Statesman, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?
And
“Exclusive: Watch Uvalde school shooting video obtained by Statesman showing police response”, July 12, 2022 updated July 14, 2022, Tony Plohetski, 4:08 edited version of video, Austin American-Statesman, at < https://www.statesman.com/
Sex ed was in trouble before Roe v. Wade’s reversal. Now the curriculum matters even more ~~ Nadra Nittle Education reporter
Proposals to restrict sex ed coincide with abortion restrictions at the national and state levels and a movement to stop educators from discussing gender and sexual orientation.
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Friday, July 15, 2022
John Bolton says he ‘helped plan coups d’etat’ in other countri
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/13/john-bolton-planned-coups-donald-trump-january-6
Former national security adviser to Donald Trump says US Capitol attack was not a coup because it was not carefully planned
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Could this SCOTUS case push America toward one-party rule? ~~ GRAYSON QUAY JULY 12, 2022
The court considers 'Moore v. Harper' to be a legitimate constitutional question. Critics say it's a 'power grab.'
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
“War, Sanctions, Deepening Splits: Economic, Political, and Cultural”, [July 2022], ~~ Richard Wolff
“War, Sanctions, Deepening Splits: Economic, Political, and Cultural”, [July 2022], Richard Wolff -- bi-monthly lecture series, duration of video is 1:16:43, Democracy @ Work, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
NATO officially adds China to its list of enemies ~~ Sameena Rahma
NATO officially adds China to its list of enemies
~~recommended by collectivist action ~~
Sri Lanka: debt crisis, neocolonialism and geopolitical rivalry ~~ Asoka Bandarage
Sri Lanka: debt crisis, neocolonialism and geopolitical rivalry
To prevent falling back into the same paralyzing debt cycle, it is necessary to move beyond domestic politics
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
CORPORATE BILLIONAIRES ARE WRECKING THE SUPPLY CHAIN. JUST LOOK AT THE RAILROADS.~~ Mel Buer
https://therealnews.com/corporate-billionaires-are-wrecking-the-railroads
~~ Recommended by agelbert ~
Draconian labor policies, “cost-cutting” measures, and mass layoffs are decimating US railroad workers for the sake of corporate profits. And the effects are reverberating throughout the supply chain.
The Highland Park Shooting and American Fascism Now BY STEPHEN F. EISENMAN
The Highland Park Shooting and American Fascism Now
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Monday, July 11, 2022
Section 230 Is a Last Line of Defense for Abortion Speech Online
Section 230 Is a Last Line of Defense for Abortion Speech Online
Dobbs should be a wake-up call for anyone seeking to undercut the immunity protections afforded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
~~ recommended by larrymotuz ~~
Annie Lowrey: New book “Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World” ~Andrew Sanchez | Sep 14, 2018 | News
https://basicincome.org/news/
~~recommended by emil karpo ~~
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Chileans Revolted Against Their Constitution. Americans Should Too. ~~ OREN SCHWEITZER
In recent years, Chileans have struggled to overturn their undemocratic political system and write a new constitution. Americans should take Chile’s lead and fight for a new constitution too.
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
Saturday, July 9, 2022
You Can’t Have Socialism Without the Working Class AN INTERVIEW WITH VIVEK CHIBBER
The task of socialists in 2022 is the same as it’s always been, says sociologist Vivek Chibber: to `` build working-class organization. That requires clarity about the central political role of the working class.
~~recommended by emil karpo ~~
Friday, July 8, 2022
Thursday, July 7, 2022
The History of Outlawing Abortion in America ~~ Livia Gershon March 10, 2017
https://daily.jstor.org/the-
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Egypt to build desalination plant in Iraq ~~ Mohamed Sabry June 28, 2022
Egypt to Build Desalination Plant in Iraq
Egypt plans to build a desalination plant on the Euphrates River to help address acute water shortages in southern Iraq amid lack of rainfall and poor management of water resources.
~~recommended by emil karpo ~~
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Jeremy Corbyn to Jacobin: Now Is Not the Time for Retreat AN INTERVIEW WITH JEREMY CORBYN
In an interview with Jacobin, Jeremy Corbyn talks about the need to rebuild the trade unions, internationalism, and why socialists can’t afford to be on the defensive.
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
The First Phase of Actual Fascism is Already here in the U.S. – Judicial Fascism, With Worse to Come to be Sure
“LAWYERS SPEAK OUT ON SUPREME COURT: ‘THIS IS A REVELATION OF THE FUTURE’ ”, July 4, 2022, Margaret Flowers, “Clearing the Fog” (podcast), interview by Flowers of Shahid Buttar & Marjorie Cohn, Popular Resistance, at < https://popularresistance.org/
And
“SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Corporate Profit”, July 1, 2022, Marjorie Cohn,Truthout, at < https://truthout.org/articles/
And
“The Supreme Court’s Shock-and-Awe Judicial Coup: The rolling judicial coup coming from this court is by no means over”, June 30, 2022, The Intercept, at < https://theintercept.com/2022/
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
We Need Solidarity With Chinese Workers — Not Trade Tariffs ~~ GERARD DI TROLIO
https://jacobin.com/2022/06/
Donald Trump’s trade war with China was never about helping American workers. The US labor movement needs to reject trade tariffs and stand up for international solidarity among workers everywhere.
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do? ~~ DAVE LINDORFF
What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do? BY DAVE LINDORFF'
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Monday, July 4, 2022
IS UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PART OF A JUST TRANSITION? ~~ John Feffer
https://fpif.org/is-universal-
When you give everyone a chunk of change, does it really change their lives and their communities?
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~
The Terrible Origins of July 4th ~~ Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
https://www.blackagendareport.com/terrible-origins-july-4th
~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~
Sunday, July 3, 2022
“Criminality of US empire and deep state with historian Aaron Good
“Criminality of US empire and deep state with historian Aaron Good”, Interview of Aaron Good by Ben Norton, streamed live on Jun 24, 2022, Multipolarista, duration of video 2:01:02, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?
~~recommended by dmorista ~~
Reproductive Freedom - “Europeans Have Far More Reproductive Freedom Than Americans: In both access to abortion and a pro-family welfare state, Europe beats the U.S. hands down”, June 29, 2022 ~~ Ryan Cooper,
“Europeans Have Far More Reproductive Freedom Than Americans: In both access to abortion and a pro-family welfare state, Europe beats the U.S. hands down”, June 29, 2022, Ryan Cooper, The American Prospect, at < https://prospect.org/world/
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
Saturday, July 2, 2022
US Proxy War in Russia
“CIA and Western special ops commandos are in Ukraine, directing proxy war on Russia”, “(The CIA and special operations forces from Britain, France, and Canada are physically in Ukraine, helping direct the proxy war on Russia, overseeing weapons, training, and intelligence. Some Ukrainian fighters have US flag patches)”, Jun 28, 2022, Ben Norton, Multipolarista, at < https://multipolarista.com/
“CIA and Western special ops commandos are in Ukraine, directing proxy war on Russia: The CIA and special operations forces from Britain, France, and Canada are physically in Ukraine, helping direct the proxy war on Russia, overseeing weapons, training, and intelligence. Some Ukrainian fighters have US flag patches”
If you have trouble formatting the Multipolarista version it was reposted at Popular Resistance as, “CIA AND WESTERN SPECIAL OPS COMMANDOS ARE IN UKRAINE”, Jun 29, 2022, Ben Norton, Popular Resistance, at < https://popularresistance.org/
AND
“Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say”, “(A secretive operation involving U.S. Special Operations forces hints at the scale of the effort to assist Ukraine’s still outgunned military)”, June 25, 2022, Eric Schmitt, Julian E. Barnes & Helene Cooper, New York Times.
“Commando Network Coordinates Flow of Weapons in Ukraine, Officials Say: A secretive operation involving U.S. Special Operations forces hints at the scale of the effort to assist Ukraine’s still outgunned military”
AND
“Exclusive: Secret CIA training program in Ukraine helped Kyiv prepare for Russian Invasion”, March 16, 2022, Zach Dorfman, National Security Correspondent, Yahoo News.
~~ recommended by dmorista ~~
Friday, July 1, 2022
Holy Alito! Posted By Jeffrey St. Clair - Alexander Cockburn
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/06/30/holy-alito-2/print/
~~recommended by dreamjoehill2~~
The Colonial Counter-Revolution: the People’s Revolution in Algeria (Hirak) By ROAPE
https://roape.net/2020/10/30/
~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~