Daily Archives: May 24, 2023

2023-05-24: News Headlines

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-05-24). Worker empowerment stalls in Venezuela as left unity fractures. peoplesworld.org Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president from 1999 until 2013, inspired and led a "Bolivarian Revolution" that sought independence from U.S. domination, regional integration, and so-called "socialism of the 21st century." The obstacles that lay before these goals have been many: capitalism in control of the national economy, unrelenting right-wing political opposition, U.S. intervention—and longstanding political divisions …

Steve Gillis (2023-05-25). WWP solution to debt crisis: Defund the Pentagon! workers.org Credit: Tony Murphy It's television news teaser material that on June 1, the U.S. government will run out of money to pay its debts — everything from wages for its vast global armies and civilian government workers, to Social Security checks and interest payments on Treasury bonds. According to President . . . |

_____ (2023-05-24). Kissinger's Fairy Tales for Idiots. strategic-culture.org Kissinger's idea of bringing peace by having Ukraine join NATO is as crazy as the thought of putting out a fire with kerosene. | In October 2019, the online edition of Progressnews.ge published the article "The Dissolution of the Soviet Union was the Biggest Crime of the United States — Henry Kissinger is Disappointed with Capitalism", which quotes an alleged statement by Henry Kissinger, the 56th U.S. Secretary of State and 7th U.S. National Security Advisor, from which it could be concluded that the experienced politician, diplomat, political theorist, and geopolitical advisor, in the later years of his l…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-24). Expanded Intro: Capitalism, Commodity Production and Imperialism. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, we expand on two previous episodes, one on capitalist exploitation, and the other on imperialism. In this episode, we talk about commodity production under capitalism, and especially, the shift from production for the use and needs of society to the production, for the sake of exchange and profit from exchange solely for the owning class. We also talk about imperialism, what its characteristics are, and what we need to do to avoid simplistic analysis, both of its history and current existence.

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-24). An introduction to Imperialism. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, similarly to other reason, short introductory episodes, we go over the topic of imperialism in nine minutes. Of course, this doesn't come close to covering every aspect or the historical development of the phenomenon known as Capitalism imperialism, however, it does bring us into a bit better have an understanding that the majority of us have from our high school education or from the phony and hypocritical western media sources…

CRD (2023-05-24). G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder; Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race and Democracy on G7 Protest Against US-led War; Banko Brown's Murder & Turkey's Critical Elections By CRD…

Frank Cappello (2023-05-23). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Parasite (w/ Jessica Burbank). levernews.com

WSWS (2023-05-24). Introduction to new pamphlet from Mehring Books: Marxism vs. Critical Race Theory. wsws.org The pamphlet, which presents a criticism of critical race theory and identity politics from the left, is now available from Mehring Books.

Marxist-Leninist (2023-05-24). Let Us Celebrate the People's Patriots and End the Ignominy of Monarchical-Patriotic Legends. dissidentvoice.org An assembly of some 6,000 Quebec patriots, the Assembly of the Six Counties, was held October 23-24, 1837 despite public assemblies being banned by the British colonial government. The Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) is calling for Victoria Day to be renamed Patriots' Day. The aim is to engage people in discussion on the peoples' …

Ricardo Vaz (2023-05-24). Venezuelan Communists say government established fake communist party to 'hijack' their supporters. peoplesworld.org CARACAS—The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has pointed the finger at the leadership of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) for an alleged attempt to "hijack" the organization. "The PSUV leadership wants to take away the PCV's legal status, to neutralize its role in the country's social struggles," Communist Party General Secretary àìscar …

thecommunists (2023-05-24). Zelensky piling up his millions as Nato tries regime change via assassination. thecommunists.org The failed bid to assassinate Russian president Vladimir Putin in May, whether directly ordered by the west-backed junta in Ukraine or the work of freelancing fascists, signalled a new level of provocation and threat against Russia. The drone attack on the Kremlin, taken together with the supply by Britain and others of long-range weapons capable …

Staff (2023-05-24). Kissinger at 100: New War Crimes Revealed in Secret Cambodia Bombing That Set Stage for Forever Wars. democracynow.org A bombshell new investigation from The Intercept reveals that former U.S. national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was responsible for even more civilian deaths during the U.S. war in Cambodia than was previously known. The revelations add to a violent résumé that ranges from Latin America to Southeast Asia, where Kissinger presided over brutal U.S. military interventions to put down communist revolt and to develop U.S. influence around the world. While survivors and family members of these deadly campaigns continue to grieve, Kissinger celebrates his 100th birthday this week. "This…

ecns.cn (2023-05-24). Auditing key to self-reform of Party, Xi says. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed on Tuesday the unique role of auditing in advancing the Party's self-reform, and called for effective auditing work to serve the overall development of the Party and State.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-24). Díaz-Canel assesses PCC's challenges. plenglish.com Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina)The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel stated that the main challenge of this political organization is to search for solutions to face the country's economic challenges.

thecommunists (2023-05-23). British delegate in Seoul: Global capitalist system teetering over the abyss. thecommunists.org The following speech was delivered by Comrade Joti Brar on behalf of our party at the fourth international conference of the World Anti-imperialist Platform in Seoul on 15 May 2023. ***** Comrades, I began my party's contribution to our conference in Caracas two months ago by saying that our event was taking place at a …

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-05-24). People's Health Tribunal finds Shell and Total Energy guilty of harming African communities. peoplesdispatch.org Environmental, health, and human rights activists deplored the actions of extractive corporations in Africa, who exploit natural resources and sow poverty and disease, during a People's Health Tribunal…

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