(2024-02-15). Avanzan Cuba y Bolivia en el fortalecimiento de sus nexos. radiohc.cu La visita a La Habana de la ministra de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia, Celinda Sosa Lunda, reafirmó el buen estado de las relaciones existentes entre las dos naciones, retomadas con fuerza tras el retorno al poder del MàÅS, Movimiento al Socialismo, y que se habían interrumpido tras el golpe de estado de 2019 contra el entonces presidente Evo Morales.
(2024-02-16). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org
(2024-02-16). Defusing The Derivatives Time Bomb: Some Proposed Solutions. popularresistance.org This is a sequel to a Jan. 15 article titled "Casino Capitalism and the Derivatives Market: Time for Another 'Lehman Moment'?", discussing the threat of a 2024 "black swan" event that could pop the derivatives bubble. That bubble is now over ten times the GDP of the world and is so interconnected and fragile that an unanticipated crisis could trigger the collapse not just of the bubble but of the economy. To avoid that result, in the event of the bankruptcy of a major financial institution, derivative claimants are put first in line to grab the assets — not just the deposits of customers but their stocks an…
(2024-02-15). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org
(2024-02-15). What Was COVID Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2024-02-15). Did Wall Street Just End the Class War? scheerpost.com 
By Les Leopold / Substack All workers can become capitalists, all workers can become rich! That's the future of the economy according to the infamous Wall Street buyout firm, KKR, (formerly Kohlberg Kravis, Roberts & Co.) Today, KKR says that the iron laws of capitalism don't have to pit workers against bosses. They claim …
(2024-02-16). Eyes on the South: Low intensity conflict & escalation-risk in Lebanon. By: Sammy Ismail. midwesternmarx.com 
Hezbollah fighter, on border guard duty, sitting astride a motorbike blocking the pathway of an Israeli Merkava tank that had broken through the electric fence into Lebanese territories, the photo was taken by Al-Manar correspondent Ali Sheaib, Jalet al-Mahafer, 2022 (Illustrated by: Mahdi Rtail, Al Mayadeen English) More than 100 days have passed since the Al-Aqsa Flood came crashing down on the colonial outpost of US imperialism in West Asia; the tide has been …
(2024-02-16). Eyes on the South: Low intensity conflict & escalation-risk in Lebanon By: Sammy Ismail. midwesternmarx.com 
To analyze and contextualize the burgeoning war in south Lebanon, this paper borrows the theoretical concepts of Galtung's conflict theory and reviews Amal Saad's recent article on The Guardian. More than 100 days have passed since the Al-Aqsa Flood came crashing down on the colonial outpost of US imperialism in West Asia; the tide has been only gaining momentum since. The war quickly spilled over beyond the territories of Occupied Palestine to include south …
(2024-02-16). The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War. By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com 
On January 26, 2024, the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released their 29-page order that found "plausible" (paragraph 54) evidence that Israel was conducting a genocide against the Palestinians of Gaza. The court intervened in that war due to South Africa's application that Israel had violated its obligations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948). South Africa came to the ICJ two months …
(2024-02-15). The Organism as a Subject: Hegel on Nature, Subjectivity, and Interconnectedness. mronline.org 
In his thesis entitled Agency and Organisation, Rasmus Haukedal highlights the remarkable mutual relevance of recent theoretical trends in biology and the dialectical approach to (living) nature as developed by Hegel, Engels, and others (Haukedal 2022).
(2024-02-15). Saturday 3/2: Sacramento: March & Rally for Voting Rights, Poverty Justice, Living Wage & More w/ CA PPC. indybay.org California State Capitol – West Steps | 1128 L Street | Sacramento, CA 95814…
(2024-02-15). Fighting fragility: Helping half a million girls stay in school in Mozambique. reliefweb.int Country: Mozambique | Source: World Bank | Empowering girls and women is key to creating inclusive societies and reducing poverty. This is critically important in a fragile setting like Mozambique, where conflict, climate shocks, widespread gender-based violence, and high rates of child marriage and early pregnancies place an extreme burden on women and girls and, thus, on families. | Ana António (name changed for privacy), a girl from Northern Mozambique, had all the odds stacked against her. Married at the age of 13, she had to leave school, only to be abandoned by her husband with a baby in her arms shortly…