(2023-11-16). The Hidden Script of Capitalism. counterpunch.org Despite the hegemonic ideology of neoliberalism — featuring the hallucination of a deregulated market — in reality, capitalism still depends on the state and rafts of legal statutes regulating capitalism. Without state, there is no capitalism. For example, it is the state that issues money — the ultimate exchange object. Worse for the ideologues of
(2023-11-15). How Lenin (and International Publishers) changed my mind about Marxism. peoplesworld.org 
When I was just 18, I began to develop an interest in studying Marxism. I had been left-leaning in my political outlook for a few years before that, having a vague understanding of the inequalities of capitalism and professing a similarly vague opposition to it, but I lacked any kind of strong theoretical foundation that …
(2023-11-15). Protests against AFL-CIO Support for Palestinian Genocide; No to APEC in San Francisco. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Protests against AFL-CIO Support for Palestinian Genocide; No to APEC in San Francisco; Panama on Fire; US Blockade Strangling Cuba…
(2023-11-15). Mokhiber: US officials can be prosecuted for complicity in Israel's genocide in Palestine. By: Decensored News. midwesternmarx.com 
The former UN human rights official recommends that a claim be brought to the World Court, since the ICC will "continue to drag its feet" due to political pressure from the West On her show last Friday, political commentator Katie Halper played Decensored News' recent video of journalist Sam Husseini confronting the U.S. State Department about the Genocide Convention for her guest Craig Mokhiber, asking for his reacti …
(2023-11-16). What Happened to the Liberals? covertactionmagazine.com A New Biography of Frank Church Sheds Light on a Lost Breed of Liberal Crusader Whose Investigation into the Abuses of the Intelligence Agencies Resonates Today In his 1966 song "Love Me, I'm a Liberal," Phil Ochs mocked the pretensions of liberal Democrats of his era who supported the purge of communists from the AFL-CIO; …
(2023-11-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National wildcat strike over pay and conditions by thousands of Serbian postal workers continues to spread in teeth of union opposition and dismissal threats; steel and construction workers in Iran join strikes and protests over rising poverty and authoritarian rule; nationwide strike in Nigeria over state violence to try and intimidate workers' struggles over pay…