(2023-11-18). Israel forces hundreds of sick, wounded and homeless Palestinians from Gaza's al-Shifa hospital. liberationnews.org 
The fight for a free Palestine raises the hopes and dreams of all who suffer under capitalism and imperialism for their own liberation.
(2023-11-19). A rose for Gramsci. By: Andy Merrifield>. midwesternmarx.com 
A few weeks ago, I was standing under the entrance arch of the Hotel Villa Morgagni along via Giovanni Battista Morgagni, in Rome's northeastern Nomentano neighborhood. It's a smart looking mansion-cum-townhouse, built in a turn-of-the-century Liberty style, with some fetching Art Nouveau flourishes. Since the early 2000s, the property has been owned by the Italian businessman Adartico Vudafieri, a former rally car champion, who'd transformed it into a 4-star, 34- …
(2023-11-19). From Gaza and Cuba, they ask—are you human like us?: The Forty-Fifth Newsletter (2023). By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com 
Rachid Koraichi (Algeria), One Plate, from A Nation in Exile, c. 1981. Dear friends,Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli armed forces in Gaza since 7 October, nearly half of them children, according to the most recent report by spokesperson for the Gaza Ministry of Health Dr Ashraf Al-Qudra. Over 25,000 others have been injured, with thousands still buried under the ru …
(2023-11-19). Incurable (?) US Schizophrenia About China. By: Radhika Desai. midwesternmarx.com 
Rarely has a summit between the world's two most important countries been burdened with fewer expectations. Rarely has the world, bristling with problems both urgent and persistent — from proliferating conflicts, renewed nuclear threats, derailed climate negotiations, a listing world economy — needed them to be higher.The meeting between Presidents Xi and Biden on Wednesday on the sidelines of the upcoming APEC meeting 'appears aimed less at finding v …
(2023-11-19). Israeli War Crimes and Propaganda Follow US Blueprint. By: MEDEA BENJAMIN AND NICOLAS DAVIES. midwesternmarx.com The wars and the killing go on, day after day, year after year, out of sight and out of mind for most Americans. We have both been reporting on and protesting against U.S. war crimes for many years, and against identical crimes committed by U.S. allies and proxies like Israel and Saudi Arabia: illegal uses of military force to try to remove enemy governments or "regimes"; hostile military occupations; disproportionate military violence justified by claims of "ter …
(2023-11-19). Provocations by the U.S. State Department Can Chill Press Freedom in Latin America. By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com Provocations by the U.S. State Department Can Chill Press Freedom in Latin America The headline is provocative: "The Kremlin's Efforts to Covertly Spread Disinformation in Latin America." This was a statement on the U.S. State Department website, posted on November 7, 2023. The United States government accused two companies—Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies—of being the main agents of what it alleged is Russian-backed …
(2023-11-19). The death of Al-Shifa Hospital, the last bastion of humanity in northern Gaza. By: Tareq Hajjaj. midwesternmarx.com 
This dispatch was relayed by Mondoweiss Gaza Correspondent Tareq Hajjaj via voice note.Two days ago, the injured left Al-Shifa Hospital with wounds still bleeding, some on wheelchairs, some pulled by cart. Those who arrived in the south a few days ago reported that Al-Shifa Hospital's administration had urged them to flee since it would soon no longer be operational. By now, it has completely closed down.These directives did not come out of nowhere. They were based on the …
(2023-11-19). The Horror, The Horror. By: Chris Hedges. midwesternmarx.com Israel's genocidal attacks, which are killing hundreds of Palestinians a day, including some 160 children, have expanded to shelling the remaining hospitals in Gaza. DOHA, Qatar: I am in the studio of Al Jazeera's Arabic service watching a live feed from Gaza City. The Al Jazeera reporter in northern Gaza, because of the intense Israeli shelling, was forced to evacuate to southern Gaza. He left his camera behind. He trained it on Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza&rsqu …
(2023-11-19). The Israeli Attack on Palestinian Health Workers in Gaza and the Failure of the American Medical Association. By: Rupa Marya and Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com 
On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital, the second-largest hospital in Gaza City. They reported that there was "direct shooting at the hospital, creating a state of extreme panic and fear among 14,000 displaced people." Many of those killed have been medical personnel. A group called Healthcare Workers Watch-Palestine, formed in November 2023, has been keepin …
(2023-11-18). 'Civil War Two' Review: Prophetic Warnings From Three Decades ago. sonar21.com 
A University of California, Davis study found 'alienation,' 'mistrust,' and a growing tendency to turn to violence in their recently conducted survey across the country. More than two-thirds of respondents said they saw a 'serious threat to our democracy,' and 50.1 percent agreed with the statement that 'in the next few years, there will be civil war in the U.S.' The neo-Marxist Southern Poverty Law Center research found that 44 percent of Americans believed the U.S. was headed toward civil war. Let's dive into a prophetic novel about a possible Civil War 2 published three decades ago. | Author Thomas W. Ch…
(2023-11-18). Correspondence] Aid to the Central African Republic falls while death rates rise. thelancet.com Which country in the world has the deadliest environment for its inhabitants? According to a published study,1 this unenviable record might be held by the Central African Republic, where 5 million people, largely rurally based and very young, have had decades of poverty and insecurity. The latest cycle of armed conflict in the Central African Republic began in 2013 and has seen an upsurge following the 2020 election. One in four people in the Central African Republic are displaced and half of the population live in areas outside government control.