PSL statement: Far-right coup attempt vs. democracy in Brazil ~~ Party for Liberation and Socialism

 https://www.liberationnews.org/psl-statement-far-right-coup-attempt-vs-democracy-in-brazil/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Crisis of Capitalism, and of U.S. Empire, Deepens: Fascist Riots and Disorder in Brasilia

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/01/08/world/brazil-congress-protests-bolsonaro

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Two Hour Interview of Chris Hedges

 

From “In Depth” on C-Span January 1, 2023

Chris Hedges

Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joined Book TV to talk and take calls about political revolution, war, incarceration in America and other topics. His books include America: The Farewell Tour and The Greatest Evil Is War. 

The video of the interview is available at,                                                                               https://www.c-span.org/video/?524629-1/depth-chris-hedges >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Chief Justice Roberts’ Annual Report on the Federal Judiciary Is a Study in Hypocrisy ~~ Bill Blum

 Supreme Court Hypocrisy

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

CCTV cameras will watch over Egyptians in new high-tech capital

  https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2023/01/06/cctv-cameras-will-watch-over-egyptians-in-new-high-tech-capital

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

White Supremacy and January 6: What’s Missing From the Congressional Report ~~ Anthony DiMaggio

 https://portside.org/2023-01-01/white-supremacy-and-january-6-whats-missing-congressional-report?utm_source=portside-general&utm_medium=email

The question of whether white supremacist values are driving how the public understands J6 has been almost entirely ignored by U.S. journalists, intellectuals, and pollsters.

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

CHARLES MINGUS (1922-1979) ~~ CATHERINE FOSTER - Friday Morning Music thread for Class Strugglers

 ~~ recommended by fuster ~~

Direct action vs class struggle ~~ joe Russell 03 January 2023

 https://www.marxist.com/direct-action-vs-class-struggle.htm

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Practical nuclear fusion is still just hype

 https://climateandcapitalism.com/2023/01/02/practical-nuclear-fusion-is-still-just-hype/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=practical-nuclear-fusion-is-still-just-hype

Don’t believe the headlines: there’s much less happening than pro-fusion pundits claim

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Wars and More Wars: The Sorry U.S. History in the Middle East ~~ EVE OTTENBERG

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/30/wars-and-more-wars-the-sorry-u-s-history-in-the-middle-east/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America’s Cities ~~ By Eric Levitz, senior writer for Intelligencer who covers politics and economics

 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/remote-work-is-poised-to-devastate-americas-cities.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

‘Every issue is a disability issue’ ~~ Janine Jackson (Posted Dec 29, 2022)

https://mronline.org/2022/12/29/every-issue-is-a-disability-issue/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Simone Weil Was a Saint of the Socialist Movement ~~ PETER SALMON

 https://jacobin.com/2023/01/simone-weil-philosophy-marxism-anti-fascism-labor-suffering

Simone Weil combined a passionate commitment to socialism and anti-fascism with a heroic, Christian spirit of self-sacrifice. Her legacy continues to pose ethical and philosophical questions for the Left today.

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Underwhelmed ~~ Paul Street

 paulstreet.substack.com/p/underwhelmed?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Some Predictable Silences in the U.S. House Select Committee Report on January 6th

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Architects of Medicare Privatization: Congress, Biden and the CMS ~~ SANDRA M. FOX

 Medicare Privatization - Biden

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

A look back on three years of China’s anti-Covid-19 fight ~~Tings Chak (Posted Jan 01, 2023)

 https://mronline.org/2023/01/01/a-look-back-on-three-years-of-chinas-anti-covid-19-fight/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Lula's Inauguration in Brazil

 

“Fascist terror and military hostility set tone for Lula’s inauguration in Brazil”, Dec 29, 2022, Tomas Castanheira, World Socialist Web Site, at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/12/30/mbzw-d30.html >

“Everything to know about Lula’s inauguration”, Dec 31. 2022, Peoples Dispatch, Brasil de Fato, and MST, Peoples Dispatch, at < https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/12/31/everything-to-know-about-lulas-inauguration/ >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Deadly, dirty, indispensable: the nitrogen industry has changed the world

 https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2022/12/20/deadly-dirty-indispensable-the-nitrogen-industry-has-changed-the-world?utm_content=article-link-4&etear=nl_today_4&utm_campaign=a.the-economist-today&utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=12/30/2022&utm_id=1434782

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

US Workers Need a Federal Paid Sick Leave Guarantee ~~ ADAM TOMASI

https://jacobin.com/2022/12/us-federal-paid-sick-leave-law-railworkers?mc_cid=f7f268e76c&mc_eid=2206b60e8c 

Workers nationwide lack a federal guarantee of paid sick leave in the United States. Establishing a federal paid sick leave guarantee would improve the lives of all American workers — railworkers included.

~~ recommended by emil karop ~~

How the Human Brain Is Wired for Romance ~~ Alan Lightman

https://portside.org/2022-12-09/how-human-brain-wired-romance

Humans are evolutionarily drawn to beauty. How do such complex experiences emerge from a collection of atoms and molecules?

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Billie Holiday (1915-1959) ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

 www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/holliday-billie-1915-1959/

~~ recommended by fuster ~~

No Room at the Texas Inn … or the US Naval Observatory ~~DAVE LINDORFF

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/29/no-room-at-the-texas-inn-or-the-us-naval-observatory/

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Leaked List Shows Over 300 Oath Keepers Have Worked for Homeland Security

 https://truthout.org/articles/leaked-list-shows-over-300-oath-keepers-have-worked-for-homeland-security/

DHS is theoretically tasked with protecting the public against threats like the far right militia group.

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

War and Populism Dec 12, 2022 ~~ NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA

 https://www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/ukraine-war-russian-complicity-western-populist-enablers-by-nina-l-khrushcheva-2022-12

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Court v. Chatbot ~~ Michael C. Dorf and Laurence H. Tribe

www.nybooks/online/2022/12/26/chatbot-supreme-court/

In a recent experiment, chatGPT showed a more developed moral sense than the Supreme Court’s current conservative supermajority.

December 26, 2022

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~