Daily Archives: May 1, 2023

2023-05-01: News Headlines

Michael A. Lebowitz, The Bullet. (2023-04-30). The State And The Future Of Socialism. popularresistance.org We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capitalis…

Editors l'Anticapitaliste (2023-05-01). For a massive and noisy May Day. internationalviewpoint.org "We must engage in the political battle to get rid of this illegitimate government and work for a revolutionary break with capitalism, for a democratic, eco-socialist society, free of exploitation and oppression." | – | / |

Pablo Navarrete (2023-05-01). Cine Liberación: El cine revolucionario que necesitamos. peoplesworld.org En su manifiesto de 1969, Hacia un Tercer Cine, los cineastas argentinos Fernando Solanas y Octavio Getino definieron el Tercer Cine como "un cine de liberación" que se oponía a los valores del primer y segundo cine. Describieron el primer cine como "el cine comercial dominante", al servicio del capitalismo y el imperialismo estadounidenses; El …

John Pilger, Consortium News. (2023-05-01). The Coming War — Time To Speak Up. popularresistance.org In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one account, were attended by 3,500 members of the public with more than a thousand turned away. | Arthur Miller, Myra Page, Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett warned that fascism was rising, often disguised, and the responsibility lay with writers and journalists to speak out. T…

Thierry Deronne, Chicago ALBA Solidarity . (2023-05-01). Nicolas Maduro, Has He Become A Neoliberal? popularresistance.org In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn". For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship". | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on digital platforms and the circulation of…

Editor (2023-05-01). John Pilger: The Coming War. scheerpost.com By John Pilger In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on 'the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists' to discuss the 'rapid crumbling of capitalism' and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, …

Michael A. Lebowitz, The Bullet. (2023-04-30). The State And The Future Of Socialism. popularresistance.org We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capitalis…

Editors l'Anticapitaliste (2023-05-01). For a massive and noisy May Day. internationalviewpoint.org "We must engage in the political battle to get rid of this illegitimate government and work for a revolutionary break with capitalism, for a democratic, eco-socialist society, free of exploitation and oppression." | – | / |

Pablo Navarrete (2023-05-01). Cine Liberación: El cine revolucionario que necesitamos. peoplesworld.org En su manifiesto de 1969, Hacia un Tercer Cine, los cineastas argentinos Fernando Solanas y Octavio Getino definieron el Tercer Cine como "un cine de liberación" que se oponía a los valores del primer y segundo cine. Describieron el primer cine como "el cine comercial dominante", al servicio del capitalismo y el imperialismo estadounidenses; El …

John Pilger, Consortium News. (2023-05-01). The Coming War — Time To Speak Up. popularresistance.org In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one account, were attended by 3,500 members of the public with more than a thousand turned away. | Arthur Miller, Myra Page, Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett warned that fascism was rising, often disguised, and the responsibility lay with writers and journalists to speak out. T…

Thierry Deronne, Chicago ALBA Solidarity . (2023-05-01). Nicolas Maduro, Has He Become A Neoliberal? popularresistance.org In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn". For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship". | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on digital platforms and the circulation of…

Editor (2023-05-01). John Pilger: The Coming War. scheerpost.com By John Pilger In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on 'the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists' to discuss the 'rapid crumbling of capitalism' and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, …

Eleanor J. Bader (2023-05-01). Labor Trafficking Is Inseparable from Capitalism. progressive.org A new book exposes the horrors of human trafficking woven into our everyday lives.

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-05-01). Proletariat of the Proletariat: Women's Unpaid Labour. orinocotribune.com By Saheli Chowdhury — May 1, 2023 | The pandemic brought the spotlight on many of the wrongs of capitalism, among them the issue of unpaid labour. The term unpaid labour is generally associated with care work — care for children, the elderly, the sick, and the family — mostly considered "women's work." For the majority of care work, capitalism does not pay any remuneration; instead, the "payment" is societal — praise for women's "motherly nature" while violating all their rights as members of the working class, thus making women what I call "the proletariat of the proletariat." | Although g…

scorinoco (2023-04-30). Has Nicolás Maduro Become a Neoliberal? orinocotribune.com By Thierry Deronne — Apr 28, 2023 | In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn." For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship." | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on…

Conor Gallagher, Naked Capitalism. (2023-04-30). Workers Who Have Occupied An Italian Factory Are Close To Owning It. popularresistance.org The longest-ever factory in Italian history is taking place in Florence where the 300 workers are now making progress at turning it into a worker-owned non-profit that would pay the employees and produce products that would benefit the community. Should the workers succeed, it could provide an inspiration for others. | For three years workers at the former automotive parts factory, GKN Florence, were in limbo. According to Investigative Reporting Project Italy, in 2018 GKN was purchased by the British hedge fund Melrose, which went about enacting its motto of "buy, improve, sell."

marxists (2023-05-01). A May-Day Message from Germany (1920). marxists.org Democracy and militarism embraced each other and united for the common struggle against the Left.

ecns.cn (2023-05-01). Xi presides over meeting on economic work. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to analyze current economic situation and economic work.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-01). In Europe, working-class resilience on full display during May Day. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions, as well as communist and leftist political parties, organized rallies across Europe on May Day, highlighting the issue of the cost of living crisis generated by imperialist war and profiteering by multinational companies. The resilience of the working class against repression and anti-worker policies was on display, especially in France and the UK, where governments have launched a full-fledged assault on the working class. | Workers across the UK, pushed to the edge by the COVID-19 crisis, were plunged further into despair over the past year. They experienced a fall in real wages and continuing inf…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-05-01). Cuba ready to give its own blood for Vietnam, says Roberto Morales. plenglish.com Hanoi, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba remains ready to give its own blood for Vietnam, the member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party (PCC) Roberto Morales said while paying an official visit to Vietnam.

thecommunists (2023-04-30). The quiet revolution: peace breaking out all over the middle east. thecommunists.org After half a century of failed 'peace initiatives', 'road maps', 'deals of the century' and 'shuttle diplomacy', peace appears to be breaking out all over the middle east — without any help at all from Uncle Sam. It seems that the biggest contribution to peace that can be made by the United States is via …

Federico Fuentes (2023-04-30). Austria: What's behind the historic Communist surge in Salzburg? greenleft.org.au The Communist Party of Austria (KPàñ) stunned many with its historic vote in the state of Salzburg. Christian Zeller, an ecosocialist and professor in economic geography at the University of Salzburg, discusses the rise and significance of the KPàñ's vote.

channelnewsasia (2023-05-02). Commentary: Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India's progress on poverty and inequality. channelnewsasia.com With many more people in India expected to be hit by even greater heat extremes in the future, finance, urban design and education are necessary to help people adapt, say these experts from University of Cambridge.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-01). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…

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