_____(2022-03-19). The Man Who Turned America's Economy Into A Literal Casino.popularresistance.orgTo anyone paying attention, the American economy sure feels a lot like a casino. The stock market has become increasingly gamified, and the consequences are felt by all of us, every day—even those of us who aren't even invited to play. There's actually a term for our financial system that uses these words: casino capitalism. What many don't know, however, is that behind this new form of capitalism is a flesh-and-bones man with a certain sort of gambling addiction. His name is Bill Gross, and his is the story that Mary Childs, co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast, tells so compellingly in her book, "The B…
Emir Sader(2022-03-19). øLa globalización sobrevivirá a la guerra?globalizacion.caDesde que el capitalismo adhirió al modelo neoliberal, la globalización se ha encargado de extender el nuevo modelo por todo el mundo. Apertura de mercados, desregulación económica, privatizaciones, prioridad de los ajustes fiscales, promoción del Estado mínimo — todo lo…
_____(2022-03-19). A Black-Women-Led And Life-Based Project For A New Colombia.popularresistance.orgFrancia Márquez Mina, a 40-year-old Black female activist from the predominantly Black and forgotten region of the Colombian Pacific coast, is shifting the terms of political debate in the second 'Blackest' nation in South America. Francia, the first Black woman to run for the Colombian presidency, is leading a collective effort by women, LGBTQ+ communities, Black youth, peasants, and the poor in general to transform Colombia's insidious patterns of violence and socio-racial inequalities. According to Infobae , as many as 54.2% of Colombia's population face food insecurity, 42% are under the poverty line, and 10.
deweylaura(2022-03-18). Person of faith? The Communist Party welcomes you!cpusa.org There is so much misunderstanding of the relationship between religion and communist views. More often than not, people only associate communism with atheism due to misquoting Marx in his comment of religion being the "opium of the masses." Due to misquoting and misinformation, the general thought has been that no one of religious faith …
WSWS(2022-03-18). Pseudo-left president takes office in Chile.wsws.orgThe Frente Amplio-Communist Party coalition, Apruebo Dignidad, assumed office on March 11 to much fanfare from the international bourgeoisie.
deweylaura(2022-03-18). Person of faith? The Communist Party welcomes you!cpusa.org There is so much misunderstanding of the relationship between religion and communist views. More often than not, people only associate communism with atheism due to misquoting Marx in his comment of religion being the "opium of the masses." Due to misquoting and misinformation, the general thought has been that no one of religious faith …
Sara Flounders(2022-03-17). If you care about Ukraine — disband NATO.workers.org Long before the Feb. 24 Russian intervention, the 2014 U.S.-backed fascist coup regime had reduced Ukraine to the poorest country, and with the highest rate of migration, in Europe. The International Monetary Fund restructured the economy and demanded austerity measures that gutted the pensions and cut social spending. Mass privatizations . . . |
_____(2022-03-17). How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing To 'Ukrainize' Brazil.popularresistance.orgSà£o Paulo, Brazil — During the last two weeks, a small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas became social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia — posing with assault rifles on Instagram, reciting prayers to the special forces, and sharing video monologues praising the brotherhood of people from around the world who had gathered in a training base near the Ukrainian city of Lviv to kill Russian "communists." The group's inexperience was demonstrated by the fact that most of their social media posts included their geo-location information. | This all change…
A Guest Author(2022-03-17). What is happening in and around Ukraine.workers.org By Vyacheslav Tetekin The following statement can be found on the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation at tinyurl.com/3mdkth7t. It was posted on March 14, 2022. There is a war in Ukraine. Outwardly, it looks like an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All political forces, including . . . |
deweylaura(2022-03-17). Dorothy Burnham, civil rights activist.cpusa.org The Amsterdam News published an article on Dorothy Burnham, an African American activist who turns 107 years old on March 22. Dorothy was a long-time member of the Communist Party, which goes unmentioned in the article. Dorothy's radicalism may have begun while a microbiology major at Brooklyn College, when she met students and teachers …
deweylaura(2022-03-17). Dorothy Burnham, civil rights activist.cpusa.org The Amsterdam News published an article on Dorothy Burnham, an African American activist who turns 107 years old on March 22. Dorothy was a long-time member of the Communist Party, which goes unmentioned in the article. Dorothy's radicalism may have begun while a microbiology major at Brooklyn College, when she met students and teachers …
Margaret Kimberley(2022-03-16). In Praise of 'Whataboutism'.orinocotribune.comBy Margaret Kimberley — Mar 9, 2022 | The word "whataboutism" is used to silence and insult opponents of U.S. imperialism. It should be embraced as a means of revealing what is too often kept hidden. | Anyone who speaks out against imperialism, capitalism, or racism with concrete examples of the terrible harm they do, can expect to be charged with the dreaded term "whataboutism." Like clockwork, the act of revealing American crimes will result in an accusation that is used to silence dissent. | When war propaganda prevails regarding Ukraine or any other place where the hegemon is doing its dirty work, it is…
Larry Holmes(2022-03-16). Comrades, especially in the U.S., we need to seriously talk about what's going on in the working class.workers.org By Larry Holmes "In the absence of organization, working people do not constitute a class but rather an incoherent mass, scattered over the whole country and broken up by their mutual competition." — Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto Milwaukee Starbucks workers show support for a union. . . . |
SF015(2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why.southfront.org An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…
Ramona Wadi(2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening.juancole.com( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …
Human Rights Watch(2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials.juancole.comHuman Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …
Juan Cole(2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow.juancole.comAnn Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …
_____(2022-03-15). Waltzing Toward Armageddon With The Merchants Of Death.popularresistance.orgThe Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another on the world's chess board, and the global corporations able to loot and pillage by equating predatory capitalism with freedom. In the name of national security, the Cold Warriors, many of them self-identified liberals, demonized labor, independent media, human rights organizations, and those who opposed the permanent war economy and the militarization of American society as soft on communism. | That is why they have resurrected it. | The decision to spurn the pos…
Editor(2022-03-15). Crimean War wasn't "collective security"mronline.org Eric Lee's latest column (2 March) contains the occasionally repeated claim that Marx supported the Anglo-French forces in the Crimean War (1853-6).
_____(2022-03-14). Western Rush To Ban Everything Russian Smacks Of Totalitarianism.popularresistance.orgWestern Russophobic hysteria is now in full force. German political culture, heir of the most totalitarian system the world has ever known, has led to the recent firing of a Russian orchestra conductor who refused to condemn Moscow's military actions in Ukraine, and Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko. | As a German Jewish activist friend recently told me, this incident is not totally unrelated to the firing of German Jewish musicians in 1933 as well as German Christian musicians for refusing to support National Socialism, and that was before the 1935 Nuremberg Laws. | And a few weeks ago, Germany's state-owned De…
_____(2022-03-14). Why The World Needs Eco-Socialism.popularresistance.orgClimate change affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone the same way. It hammers a capitalist world rampant with inequality and exploitation. This is the case because capitalism neither exploits nor develops evenly. Some nation-states are centers for accumulating wealth and development. Some nation-states are peripheries, and are underdeveloped. | Development and underdevelopment are two sides of the same process: accumulation on a world scale. Climate change, in turn, is a human-made process, a product and accelerator of uneven accumulation. Because it is human-made, some states (as well as some within…
Staff(2022-03-14). La Industria 4.0 y el socialismo.cubadebate.cuLas formas concretas de gestión cambian, pero el protagonismo de las empresas estatales socialistas no debe cambiar. En el contexto empresarial cubano tenemos hoy más herramientas que las que teníamos en los años 80s. Crear un contexto jurídico facilitador es condición necesaria (y se está haciendo), pero no es condición suficiente. Nuevas empresas tendrán que surgir, tecnológicamente diversas, y cada una tendrá que diseñar su camino hacia la rentabilidad.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2022-03-14). Nature as a Mode of Accumulation: Capitalism and the Financialization of the Earth.transcend.org1 Mar 2022 – From Sep-Nov 2021, overlapping with the UN Climate Change Conference, three major developments in global finance marked a turning point in the financial expropriation of the earth and a shift in the economic paradigm to unlimited accumulation of total capital, which is now seen as including "natural capital."
Editor(2022-03-14). The enduring importance of Eric Williams' "Capitalism and Slavery"mronline.org First published in 1944, 'Capitalism and Slavery' is an investigation of the notorious relationship between the Atlantic slave trade and the emergence of European industrial capitalism from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.
Moderator(2022-03-14). Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death.scheerpost.com "Raft of Doom" / Illustration by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | The Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another on the world's chess board, and the global corporations able to loot and pillage by equating predatory capitalism with freedom. In the name of national security, the Cold Warriors, many of them self-identified liberals, demonized labor, independent media, human rights organizations, and those who opposed the permanent war economy and the militarization of American society as…
teleSUR, NA, JGN(2022-03-14). Cinco ideas de Karl Marx que siguen vigentes.telesurtv.netDesde la ley de la plusvalía hasta la alienación en el trabajo son hitos de la obra marxista que han persistido a lo largo del tiempo. Marx nació el 5 de mayo de 1818 y falleció el 14 de marzo de 1883.
deweylaura(2022-03-14). The role of Communists in union organizing.cpusa.org Decades of wage stagnation, little to no benefits, work weeks well above 40 hours, increasing housing costs, drastically declining standards of living, and plummeting life expectancy rates have all led working people across the United States to rethink having a union at their workplaces. Two years of the pandemic have woken up millions of …
Vijay Prashad(2022-03-14). Understanding the War in Ukraine.orinocotribune.comBy Vijay Prashad — Mar 9, 2022 | The war between Russia and Ukraine began much before February 24, 2022—the date provided by the Ukrainian government, NATO and the United States for the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to Dmitry Kovalevich, a journalist and a member of a now-banned communist organization in Ukraine, the war actually started in the spring of 2014 and has never stopped since. | He writes to me from the south of Kyiv/Kiev, Ukraine, and recounts an anecdote: "What's there at the front line?" asks one person. "Our troops are winning as usual!" comes the response. "Wh…
Staff(2022-03-14). La Industria 4.0 y el socialismo.cubadebate.cuLas formas concretas de gestión cambian, pero el protagonismo de las empresas estatales socialistas no debe cambiar. En el contexto empresarial cubano tenemos hoy más herramientas que las que teníamos en los años 80s. Crear un contexto jurídico facilitador es condición necesaria (y se está haciendo), pero no es condición suficiente. Nuevas empresas tendrán que surgir, tecnológicamente diversas, y cada una tendrá que diseñar su camino hacia la rentabilidad.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2022-03-14). Nature as a Mode of Accumulation: Capitalism and the Financialization of the Earth.transcend.org1 Mar 2022 – From Sep-Nov 2021, overlapping with the UN Climate Change Conference, three major developments in global finance marked a turning point in the financial expropriation of the earth and a shift in the economic paradigm to unlimited accumulation of total capital, which is now seen as including "natural capital."
teleSUR, NA, JGN(2022-03-14). Cinco ideas de Karl Marx que siguen vigentes.telesurtv.netDesde la ley de la plusvalía hasta la alienación en el trabajo son hitos de la obra marxista que han persistido a lo largo del tiempo. Marx nació el 5 de mayo de 1818 y falleció el 14 de marzo de 1883.
_____(2022-03-13). Abolitionist Efforts To Trangress The Prison Walls.popularresistance.orgIncarcerated radical intellectuals elucidate the nature of political struggle and its various arenas. Alongside these writers are solidarity groups that propagate their writings and intellectual products. Through a close reading of Black Communist trans prisoner Alyssa V. Hope's legal efforts and writings, this article unearths how a pen-pal relationship transformed into a comprehensive abolitionist community. This case study provides an example of how abolitionists are grappling with the need to support the material needs of marginalized communities while still building otherwise possible worlds separate from a…
_____(2022-03-13). Why Falling Hate Group Numbers Don't Necessarily Mean Less Hate.popularresistance.orgThough 2021 started with a deadly siege on the United States Capitol by hundreds of far-right rioters trying to overturn the presidential election results, the number of hate and anti-government groups in the U.S. declined last year for the third year in a row, according to a report released this week by the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama. | The SPLC counted a total of 733 hate groups last year, significantly lower than the 2018 peak of 1,021. It found that the number of anti-government groups also fell, from 566 in 2020 to 488 in 2021. | But SPLC says that doesn't necessarily mean there's les…
Ramona Wadi(2022-03-13). Palestinian Refugee Families expelled from Israel can't Come Home, but 100K Ukrainians Admitted.juancole.comBy Ramona Wadi | — ( Middle East Monitor )- Once again, Israel feels entitled to play the humanitarian card, with only Palestinians pointing out its selectivity when it comes to opening its doors to refugees. In February, The Jerusalem Post reported that 10,000 Jewish Ukrainian refugees would be entering Israel. The move was confirmed …
Anonymous349(2022-03-13). Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dreams About Death Of Putin. Russian Missiles Purge Camp With Foreign Mercenaries.southfront.org March 13 became the day of the intensification of Russian strikes on the military infrastructure of Ukraine and places of concentrations of foreign mercenaries and supplies that arrive to the country from its 'foreign partners'. | These strikes came amid even increased level of hysteria in MSM about the 'Russian aggression' against the 'peaceful Ukrainain government' that allegedly seeks a diplomatic settlement of the current situation. | To highlight the peaceful stance of the Kyiv government, it would be interesting to quote the March 12 statement of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba: "The elimination of…
Editor2(2022-03-13). When Western Media Saw Ukraine's Neo-Nazis.orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over 10 days old. However, in this case an exception is being made, as the subject matter of the following piece remains as significant today as at the time of its publication. | By Robert Parry — Aug. 10, 2014 | The New York Times reported almost in passing on Sunday (Aug. 10) that the Ukrainian government's offensive against ethnic Russian rebels in the east has unleashed far-right paramilitary militias that have even raised a neo-Nazi banner over the conquered town of Marinka, just west of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. | That…
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Death Toll Climbs to 61 in Wake of DR Congo Train Crash, Officials Confirm.sputniknews.comLate Thursday night, a train traveling from the town of Mueneditu to Lubumbashi, the third-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, derailed as the cars were traveling up a slope, triggering a multi-carriage crash, according to early reports from local administrators.
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Russian Armed Forces Destroy Ukrainian Command Post in High-Precision Strike — Video.sputniknews.comDisabling Ukraine's military infrastructure remains one of the main goals of Moscow's ongoing special operation in the country. On Saturday, the Russian military's precision strikes disabled a military airfield and a major electronic intelligence centre located in the cities of Vasilkov and Brovary, respectively.
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Woman in US Stabs Date in Revenge for…Assassination of IRGC Quds Force Chief Soleimani.sputniknews.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A woman in the US state of Nevada has been charged with attempted murder after she stabbed her date in revenge for the assassination of Iranian top military official Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US drone attack in 2020, Henderson police said on Sunday.
Khubaka, Michael Harris(2022-03-13). 2022 Africa Unity Day – San Diego Waterfront and African Museum.indybay.orgOur "California Grown" gift to the world, the United Nations was founded in San Francisco, California, August 1943 and may help serve as "a featured platform for improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent" and ensure the full political, economic and social inclusion in the societies where they live.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Experts say innovation helps stabilize economy.ecns.cnChina is committed to pursuing innovation-driven growth and accelerating its industrial upgrade this year amid multiple pressures and uncertainties, as high-quality development will remain a key to China's future, officials and experts said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). U.S. to revoke Russia's most-favored nation status amid Ukraine crisis.ecns.cnThe U.S. government will revoke Russia's most-favored nation trade status amid the Ukraine crisis, the White House said Friday, noting that it will work with Group of Seven (G7) countries and the European Union to roll out new sanctions.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Hong Kong to further leverage Traditional Chinese Medicine in fighting COVID-19: Carrie Lam.ecns.cnThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will continue to leverage the advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic and consolidate the TCM as an integral part of the medical system in Hong Kong, Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam said on Saturday.
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Midterms: Kamala Harris Tells Democratic Voters 'They Got What They Ordered'.sputniknews.comAmong the promises that the Biden-Harris team rolled out during their 2020 White House campaign were tackling the spread of coronavirus, increasing the distribution of vaccines, creating paths to citizenship for migrants, and improving the country's infrastructure, a majority of which were combined in the "Build Back Better" bill.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). 3rd mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility starts operation in Hong Kong.ecns.cnThe third community isolation facility (CIF) in Hong Kong constructed with the support from the mainland has been put into operation immediately after it was handed over to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Saturday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Foreign companies show confidence in Chinese market.ecns.cnDespite the protracted pandemic and increasingly complex global environment, foreign companies are casting a vote of confidence in the Chinese economy as they continue to see opportunities amid the country's opening-up efforts.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China's land-greening in 2021.ecns.cnThe National Forestry and Grassland Administration released a bulletin on Friday, showcasing advances in the country's afforestation work in 2021.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China plans more planetary endeavors: scientist.ecns.cnAfter the Tianwen-1 mission, China will have a number of Tianwen series of planetary endeavors to explore the universe, according to a Chinese scientist.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China, India hold 15th corps commander level meeting.ecns.cnThe 15th round China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Moldo-Chushul border meeting point on the Indian side on Friday, said China's Ministry of National Defense.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Putin, Macron, Scholz discuss Ukraine crisis over phone.ecns.cnPutin informed Macron and Scholz of "the real situation on the ground" in response to the issues raised by them "regarding the humanitarian situation on the territory of the military operation to protect Donbass," the Kremlin said.
GIWUSA(2022-03-13). South African Striking Clover Workers Occupy IDC Offices.indybay.orgSouth African striking Clover workers today occupied the IDC offices to call for the removal of the billionaire Israeli Wertheim family from control of the largest dairy in South Africa and for it to be run by the workers under workers control…
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China provides 20 billion yuan in subsidies to grain planters.ecns.cnChina has provided 20 billion yuan (about 3.16 billion U.S. dollars) from the central government budget to protect grain planters from rising prices of farming supplies, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China's express logistics activities expand in February.ecns.cnChina's express logistics sector recorded stable growth in February as market demand and production gradually picked up, data from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing showed.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China-Laos Railway puts freight transport on fast track.ecns.cnThe freight volume of the China-Laos Railway has hit 1.2 million tonnes, as the landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation marked 100 days of operation Saturday.
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Poll Shows Majority of Brits Want Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Resign.sputniknews.comThe leader of the Conservative Party has seen his approval ratings fall during the coronavirus pandemic, with critics accusing the government of failing to respond quickly to the problem. Johnson's numbers have plunged even further due to several scandals involving Tory MPs as well as the politician himself.
TASS(2022-03-13). Situation around Ukraine may lead to World War III – Trump.tass.comIn his opinion, Russia "is not going to stop" in achieving its goals, but the US administration does not have "anybody to talk to" Moscow, in particular to Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Rick Rozoff(2022-03-13). Biden directs $200 million more in military aid to Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comInterfax-UkraineMarch 12, 2022 USA to provide $200 mln in military aid to Ukraine — White House The United States will provide Ukraine with military assistance in the amount of up to $200 million, the relevant memorandum was signed by U.S. President Joseph Biden, the White House said. "By the authority vested in me as President …
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). HKSAR gov't strives to reduce severe cases, deaths of COVID-19: officials.ecns.cnThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government assumes primary responsibility in fighting COVID-19 and will strive to stabilize the epidemic situation especially in reducing severe cases and deaths, senior officials have said.
Carlos L. Garrido(2022-03-12). The Last Years of Karl Marx: An Intellectual Biography. By: Marcello Musto. (Book Review).orinocotribune.com By: Carlos L. Garrido — Mar 7, 2022 | Marcello Musto's The Last Years of Karl Marx: An Intellectual Biography provides an illuminating glance at the work and life of Karl Marx during the most unexamined period of his life. Musto's oscillation between Marx's work and life provides readers with both an intellectual allurement towards research in Marx's later years, a task facilitated by the 1998 resumed publication of the Marx-Engels Gesamtausgabe (MEGA2) (which has sense published 27 new volumes and
WSWS(2022-03-12). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand.wsws.orgIndia: Thousands of unorganised workers in Karnataka protest poverty wages; Cambodian police arrest 180 protesting NagaWorld casino workers; Australia: Boral Cement plant workers strike;…
_____(2022-03-11). In Praise Of 'Whataboutism'.popularresistance.orgAnyone who speaks out against imperialism, capitalism, or racism with concrete examples of the terrible harm they do, can expect to be charged with the dreaded term "whataboutism." Like clockwork, the act of revealing American crimes will result in an accusation that is used to silence dissent. When war propaganda prevails regarding Ukraine or any other place where the hegemon is doing its dirty work, it is reasonable to ask probing questions. Why are the deaths of 14,000 people killed by Ukraine's civil war swept under the rug? Why is it forbidden to ask about the U.S. destruction of Libya? But once having asked…
Editor(2022-03-11). What's the use of Marx's 'Capital'?mronline.orgMarx played many roles in his life: activist, journalist, historian, philosopher and also an economist. The crowning achievement of his efforts in economics was the three volumes of Capital.
_____(2022-03-11). Afghanistan: Americans Loot Poverty-Stricken Afghans.journal-neo.org The tragic events of September 11, 2001 changed our world permanently. Although those who staged those events have not yet been identified, Washington unequivocally declared a "war on terror", directed at the overthrow of Al Qaeda (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) and the Taliban regime (banned in Russia), supported by American satellites. But it is …
Vijay Prashad(2022-03-10). The life of a great marxist: Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022).peoplesdispatch.orgBorn in Muzaffarnagar, in British India, Aijaz read extensively from an early age and allowed his mind to drift out of the qasba of his childhood. His father shared some radical books with him, which helped him to understand the world outside the doab region of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the world beyond the confines of the capitalist system. From an early age, Aijaz Ahmad began to dream of internationalism and socialism. He studied in Lahore, Pakistan, where his family had migrated after the Partition in 1947-48, but these studies took place as much in the college classrooms as they did in the cafés and in the…
Peoples Dispatch(2022-03-10). Leading Marxist philosopher and activist Aijaz Ahmad dies at 81.peoplesdispatch.org Leading Marxist philosopher and political commentator Aijaz Ahmad died on Wednesday, March 9, at his home in California, US. He was 81 years old and had been undergoing treatment for some time. He was discharged from hospital a few days before his demise. | Born in 1941 in India, Ahmad's family moved to Pakistan after partition where he completed his education. After completing his Masters in English literature from Lahore, he taught at different universities across the world, including at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and was working with University of California in the US at the time of his death. | A…
Spencer Sunshine(2022-03-10). The Proud Boys Gained 29 Chapters in the Year Since Capitol Attack.truthout.org Even to casual observers, it's clear that white supremacist groups and their cousins, the militias, have been in full swing for years. And it's also clear that the departure of Donald Trump from the White House has not collapsed the far right. A newly released annual census of these groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), "
Karl Marx wrote to Lincoln in 1864 that he was sure that the "American anti-slavery war" would initiate a "new era of ascendancy" for the working classes for the "rescue…and reconstruction of a social world."
