(2021-11-03). Chile: Laboratorio de experiencias políticas de América Latina. globalizacion.ca Engels llamó a Francia el laboratorio de experiencias políticas, donde los acontecimientos se desarrollarían de la forma más radical, desde la Revolución de 1789, pasando por la Revolución de 1848, hasta llegar a la Comuna de París. Chile es el…
(2021-11-03). Capitalism is killing the planet — it's time to stop buying into our own destruction. zcomm.org Our survival depends on piercing the glassy surface of distraction, and ceasing to obey…
(2021-11-03). Uproot the System: Filipina Activist Mitzi Tan on How Capitalism & Colonialism Fuel Climate Crisis. democracynow.org We speak to Mitzi Tan, a climate activist based in the Philippines, who will join Greta Thunberg of Sweden and Vanessa Nakate of Uganda in speaking at a major march and rally in Glasgow on Saturday. Among their demands are reparations from the Global North to the Global South to help rebuild the lives of those most impacted by the climate crisis. Tan has recently protested outside the offices of Standard Chartered Bank in London, which funds the most fossil fuel companies based in the Philippines, which she says contributes directly to their yearly typhoons that cause insurmountable destruction. "At this point, n…
(2021-11-03). What to expect from COP26: climate action, climate justice or greenwashing? mronline.org If Karl Marx and Frederick Engels were writing the Communist Manifesto today, it is not inconceivable that they would begin with the sentence: "A spectre is haunting humanity—the spectre of extinction."
(2021-11-03). Yemen on the Brink of Disaster, Poverty, and Extinction. journal-neo.org UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder has just returned from Yemen with some tragic news about children living in what the United Nations calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, he said: "The Yemen conflict has just hit another shameful milestone: 10,000 children have been killed or maimed since …
(2021-11-02). Hi Chi Minh Should've Killed More of Your Grandparents (We Need Militant Anti-Imperialism, Now!). anchor.fm In this episode I continue on my discussion about the myths surrounding capitalism and communism. What are we going to do to stop the continuation of imperialist aggression across the world? How will we in the belly of the beast take down this empire? When will we recognize now is the time to act?
(2021-11-02). Capitalism Has Never Really Worked Out For The Earth. popularresistance.org As we gather in Glasgow for two weeks of deliberations for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties #26, (COP26) otherwise known as the "Conference of Polluters" or the "Conference of Profiteers," we must be like Jesus in the temple overturning the tables of the money changers. We can no longer accept business as usual in the vein of moneyed interests suppressing ambition and holding us back from the bold commitments necessary to turn the tide of climate change. Too often, we members of frontline communities convene at these meetings, raise our voices and demands, yet find ourselves unw…
(2021-11-02). The Climate Crisis Presents a Stark Choice Between Capitalism and Survival. warisacrime.org By Sputnik, November 2, 2021 Climate and Capitalism's Death Drive, Biden Sells Out Working and Poor People, Military Drives Climate Crisis In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Don Debar host of the Weekday World show on Radio Justice LA to discuss the gutting of …
(2021-11-02). FRSO condemns murder of Ka Oris, beloved spokesperson for the New People's Army. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the cowardly October 29 murder of New People's Army spokesperson Ka Oris (Jorge Madlos) by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Medical aid Eighfel Dela Peña (Ka Pika) was also killed in the ambush. Both were unarmed and had no opportunity to defend themselves. The killers are now lying to the media to cover up their crimes. | Ka Oris was a communist who devoted the whole of his life to building the revolutionary movement in the Philippines. He was a committed proletarian internationalist. He worked tirelessly to build and promote the New People's Army (NPA…
(2021-11-02). With opposition mounting to sellout deal, IATSE officials call for "unity" wsws.org The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is trying to push through a contract that would do nothing to end dangerously long work schedules, poverty pay for many workers and the undermining of health and pension benefits.