Thursday, April 20, 2023

The Role of Violence: In the Rule of U.S. Finance Capital

 1).  “Oklahoma sheriff, 2 staffers recorded discussing lynching Black people are suspended from sheriffs' association”, April 18, 2023, Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, at <https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/audio-coming-reporter-taped-oklahoma-leaders-talking-killing-reporters-rcna80299>  

2).  “Details Emerge in Deadly New York Shooting of Woman in Wrong Driveway”, Apr. 19, 2023, Jesse McKinley, Hurubie Meko & Jay Root, 1,323 words, The New York Times

3).  “Woodlands Elite cheerleaders shot in H-E-B parking lot near Austin, 1 person arrested”, April 18, 2023 Updated: April 19, 2023, Claire Partain, Staff writer, Houston Chronicle, at https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/woodlands-elite-cheerleaders-shot-h-e-b-austin-17904664.php>

4).  “2 cheerleaders were shot in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one opened the door to the wrong vehicle. A suspect is under arrest”, April 19, 2023, Alisha Ebrahimji & Tina Burnside, CNN, at <https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/us/texas-cheerleaders-woodlands-elite-shooting/index.html

5).  “Struggling to Understand A Shooting in Kansas City”, Apr. 19, 2023, Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman, 1,547 words, The New York Times.  

6).  “Kaylin, Ralph, and the death of anonymous trust: A reflection on two shootings”, Apr 18, 2023, Anand Giridharadas, The Ink,  at < https://the.ink/p/kaylin-ralph-and-the-death-of-anonymous > 

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Organizers Are Resisting a 2-Tiered Legal System in Majority-Black Jackson, MS

 https://truthout.org/articles/organizers-are-resisting-a-2-tiered-legal-system-in-majority-black-jackson-ms/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides ~~ Nicholas Dagen Bloom Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College

 https://theconversation.com/low-cost-high-quality-public-transportation-will-serve-the-public-better-than-free-rides-202708?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20April%2014%202023%20-%202599426143&utm_content=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20April%2014%202023%20-%202599426143+CID_8091c2d3e435c91a0ce01183605456a7&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Low-cost%20high-quality%20public%20transportation%20will%20serve%20the%20public%20better%20than%20free%20rides

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Marxist Tradition ~~ Richard Wolff

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6szCMhrSPM

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

“Russia leaves neoliberal West to join World Majority - ….”

1).  “Russia leaves neoliberal West to join World Majority – Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain”, April 14, 2023, Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson, GeoPolitical Economy Hour, duration of video 56:10, at <https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/14/russia-neoliberal-west-world-majority/#comments >

Note: This is a video of a discussion with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson that addresses the change in economic and politiczl alignment of Russia, from with The West to with the “Global Majority” from the Global South.  There is a transcript provided in Item 2). below.

2).  “Russia leaves neoliberal West to join World Majority – Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain”, (Transcript) April 14, 2023, Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson, GeoPolitical Economy Hour, Transcript, at <https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/14/russia-neoliberal-west-world-majority/#comments >

3).  “Escobar: Waiting For The End Of The World”, n.d., Pedro Escobar, ZeroHedge, at < https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-waiting-end-world >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Monday, April 17, 2023

Why China Continues to Call Itself a Communist State

 https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/why-china-continues-to-call-itself-a-communist-state-52947

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Another Truly Shocking Expose: How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor

 Another Truly Shocking Expose: (The Governmental Fleecing of Children and the Poor in General.  Daniel Hatcher Discusses his Recent Book: Injustice Inc. - How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor)


1).  “Injustice, Inc. - How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor”, (Video), March 7, 2023, C-Span 2 Book TV, Duration of Video 1:07:05.

University of Baltimore law professor Daniel Hatcher argued that the U.S. justice system commodifies the poor and children. Red Emma’s Bookstore in Baltimore hosted this event.

Note: This is a video of an interview with Daniel Hatcher discussing his latest book, Injustice Inc. - How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor

There is a transcript provided in Item 2). below.

2).  “Injustice, Inc. - How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor”, (Transcript), March 7, 2023, C-Span 2 Book TV, Transcript, at <https://www.c-span.org/video/?526518-1/injustice-inc-americas-justice-system-commodifies-children-poor>

University of Baltimore law professor Daniel Hatcher argued that the U.S. justice system commodifies the poor and children. Red Emma’s Bookstore in Baltimore hosted this event.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Venezuela, Crime and Punishment? BY MARIA PAEZ VICTOR

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/14/venezuela-crime-and-punishment/

~~ recommended by dreamjoehill2 ~~

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Ongoing Developments in the Struggle for Reproductive Health-Care

1).  “US court’s abortion pill ruling: Another milestone in the assault on democratic rights”, April 10, 2023, Patrick Martin, World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/04/11/pers-a11.html >

2).  “Florida Lawmakers Pass Six-Week Abortion Ban, One of Strictest in U.S.”, April 14, 2023, Patricia Mazzei, David W. Chen and Alexandra Glorioso, 1,926 words, The New York Times.

3).  “DeSantis quietly signs 6-week abortion ban law without ceremony after contentious state house debate”, Apr 14, 2023, Kimberly Leonard, Business Insider, at <https://www.businessinsider.com/dem-copies-disneys-power-move-in-attempt-to-stop-florida-abortion-ban-2023-4>.

4).  “Ron DeSantis knows his 6-week abortion ban could come back to haunt him — that's why he's doing it under the radar”,  Apr 14, 2023, Madison HallBusiness Insider, at <https://www.businessinsider.com/ron-desantis-knows-his-new-abortion-ban-could-haunt-him-2023-4>

5).  “DeSantis could be walking into a general election trap on abortion: Democrats prepared to pounce after Florida governor backed a six-week abortion ban”, April 13, 2023, Sally Goldenberg & Alice Miranda Ollstein, Politico, at <https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/13/democrats-tie-anti-abortion-bill-around-desantis-swing-states-00091976?nname=florida-playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4500000&nrid=b4685157-ada3-409f-bcdf-bbe5503e64c6&nlid=630310>.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Chinese Workers Are Facing Escalating Repression

https://jacobin.com/2023/04/china-workers-labor-movement-left-state-repression/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Friday, April 14, 2023

Ukraine, World Socialist Web Site, Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs Articles

 1).  “Leaked Pentagon documents expose US war propaganda”, April 11, 2023, Andre Damon, World Socialist Web Site (WSWS),                                                                              at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/04/12/pers-a12.html >.

2).  “Leaked documents show massive US involvement in Ukraine war”,  April 10, 2023, Andre Damon, World Socialist Web Site (WSWS),                                                                              at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/04/10/pers-a10.html >.

3).  “Pentagon leak shows perils of spying on your friends”, Apr. 13, 2023, Adam Taylor, 1,254 words, Washington Post.

4).  “The West Needs a New Strategy in Ukraine: A Plan for Getting From the Battlefield to the Negotiating Table”, April 13, 2023, Richard Haass and Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, at <https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/russia-richard-haass-west-battlefield-negotiations>

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Africa ‘All Out,’ 54-0, Against Joining Biden’s Proxy War On Russia ~~ Walt Zlotow, Antiwar.com

 https://popularresistance.org/africa-all-out-54-0-against-joining-bidens-proxy-war-on-russia/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Bill Evans, 1929-1980 ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

~~ recommended by fuster ~~

Throw Junk Fees in the Trash ~~ PAT GAROFALO APR 13

 

https://boondoggle.substack.com/p/throw-junk-fees-in-the-trash?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=13744&post_id=114108217&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The Latest Corporate Far-Right Electoral Politics Gambit: The "No Labels" Hustle

 “America’s First Dark Money Ballot Line”, Apr 10, 2023, Andrew Perez, The Lever, at < https://www.levernews.com/americas-first-dark-money-ballot-line/ >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Why the Republi-fascists Won't Relent on Guns ~~ Paul Street

  https://paulstreet.substack.com/p/why-the-republi-fascists-wont-relent?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1085501&post_id=114157746&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Arab Americans are a diverse group ~~ Yasmin Moll

 https://theconversation.com/arab-americans-are-a-much-more-diverse-group-than-many-of-their-neighbors-mistakenly-assume-201930?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20April%2012%202023%20-%202596426111&utm_content=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20April%2012%202023%20-%202596426111+CID_df4453ca521b9d31505e799876da1993&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Arab%20Americans%20are%20a%20much%20more%20diverse%20group%20than%20many%20of%20their%20neighbors%20mistakenly%20assume

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Capitalism Hits Home: Individualism is a Capitalist Deception ~~ H. Fraad

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vur1Yvj7WGo

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Close The Homan Square Black Site? ~~ Spencer Ackerman

 https://foreverwars.ghost.io/let-go-brandon-except-for-real/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Who gets squeezed by austerity?

 https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/economy-and-ecology/who-gets-squeezed-by-austerity-6601/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Don’t Laugh Off Fascism ~~ Paul Street

 https://paulstreet.substack.com/p/dont-laugh-off-fascism?r=nsdhl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

~~  recommended by collectivist action ~~

Ukraine Proxy War: Questions of Ammunition

 1).  “Facing critical ammunition shortage, Ukrainian troops ration shells”, Apr. 8, 2023,  Isabelle Khurshudyan and Kamila Hrabchuk, 1,628 words, The Washington Post.

2).  “Ukraine's ammunition becomes defining issue in battle for Donbas; Analysis: as Soviet-era shells run low, Ukraine appeals for artillery that can use Nato shells, but deliveries are slow Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates”, June 27, 2022, Peter Beaumont, 507 words, The Guardian.

3).  “Pentagon Will Increase Artillery Production Sixfold to Aid Ukraine”, Jan. 25, 2023, John Ismay & Eric Lipton, 1,638 words, The New York Times.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Sunday, April 9, 2023

U.S. Empire: On the Rocks, in the Proxy War against Russia in Ukraine

“Global Capitalism: The Second War In Ukraine [January 2023]”, Jan 2023, Richard Wolff Lecture, duration of video 55:09, Democracy At Work, at <
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGBAKRzoJ1o
>

Note: This is a video of a monologue by Richard Wolff. There is no transcript, no direct text. 

“Global Capitalism: War, Sanctions, Deepening Splits: Economic, Political, and Cultural [July 2022]”, July 2023, Richard Wolff Lecture, duration of video 1:16:43, Democracy At Work, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVfTS489IY >.


Note: This is a video of a monologue by Richard Wolff. There is no transcript, no direct text. 


~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

“MICHAEL HUDSON ON BRICS DE-DOLLARIZATION, THE BANKING CRISIS, AND MULTIPOLARITY”

“MICHAEL HUDSON ON BRICS DE-DOLLARIZATION, THE BANKING CRISIS, AND MULTIPOLARITY”, Mar 30, 2023, Danny Haiphong interviews Michael Hudson, duration of entire video 2:20:19, the actual interview begins at a couple of minutes into the live streamed video and lasts until 1:31:39, Left Lens,           at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWQjYAg_M84 >


~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Blundering on the Brink The Secret History and Unlearned Lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis ~~ Sergey Radchenko and Vladislav Zubok

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/cuba/missile-crisis-secret-history-soviet-union-russia-ukraine-lessons?utm_medium=promo_email&utm_source=pre_release&utm_campaign=pre_release_040323_prospects&utm_content=20230403&utm_term=promo-email-prospects

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Friday, April 7, 2023

Clarence Thomas’ Bribery and Leonard Leo’s Federalist Society Funding

1).  “Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire”, April 6, 2023,  5 a.m. EDT, Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott & Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, at <https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

2).  “Revelations About Justice Thomas Prompt Calls for Tighter Ethics Rules”, Apr. 7, 2023, Zach Montague, New York Times.    


3).  “Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination”, Dec 14, 2022, Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Andrew Perez and Aditi Ramaswami, The Lever, ProPublica, at <https://www.propublica.org/article/leonard-leo-scotus-elections-nonprofits-discrimination>

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~