Monthly Archives: May 2024

2024-05-16: News Headlines

Peter Hudis, Kevin B. Anderson, Heather Brown, Lyndon Porter, Fernando Baleia (2024-05-16). From the genocide in Palestine and Ukraine to the fascist threat: Working toward a revolutionary, Marxist-Humanist response. links.org.au Today's global capitalism is sinking into unimaginable levels of barbarism. Nowhere is this barbarism more glaring than in Israel's genocide in Gaza…

newleftreview (2024-05-16). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

Basit Mahmood (2024-05-16). Paul Mason applies to be Labour's candidate in Islington North in bid to replace Jeremy Corbyn. leftfootforward.org Paul Mason has put his name forward, saying he was passionate about tackling the scale of poverty in the borough.

newarab (2024-05-16). Nakba yesterday, Nakba today: My grandmother's two keys. newarab.com "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." | Karl Marx coined the phrase to denote the cyclical nature of history. When tragedies reoccur in the same context they become a farcical spectacle, pointing not only to the cynical human nature but also the poor imitation of past events. | My 94-year-old Palestinian grandmother, Ghefreh, does not know Karl Marx, and I doubt she cares about philosophy. But she understands that tragedies do recur and that history can "often rhyme" — to quote Mark Twain. | "The tent turned into a house in a refugee camp. The refugee camp turned into a communi…

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2024-05-15: News Headlines

kwjorinoco (2024-05-15). President Maduro: Venezuela Is Transitioning to Socialism. orinocotribune.com By ensuring that Venezuela is on the path to socialism, the head of state, Nicolás Maduró, pointed out that the construction of a society with the principles of equality, peace, and solidarity "takes time, but we have advanced thanks to the ideology of Comandante Chávez." | President Maduro emphasized that thanks to the conscience and values of Venezuelan society, it has been possible to build an organized state of social well-being with a clear and human vision, according to a presidential press release. | "We have an important vanguard in the people, in the common man, in the common woman," said the president d…

WSWS (2024-05-15). Amazon Labor Union hosts Stalinist Communist Party of Greece. wsws.org The union's fraternizing with Stalinist parties, like its relations with the anticommunist trade unions, is aimed at building a new labor bureaucracy while ignoring the needs of Amazon workers.

newleftreview (2024-05-15). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

Eric Brooks (2024-05-15). Fascism: three-part test. cpusa.org This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | Georgi Dimitrov's definition of fascism is often cited, yet key parts of his quote are not always included or fully appreciated: | [F]ascism is not a power standing above class, nor…

Eric Brooks (2024-05-15). Towards a vibrant future: re-establishing a national YCL. cpusa.org This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | In 2019, the CPUSA's national convention laid down a pivotal resolution: the facilitation of a national Communist youth organization. Since then, local YCL clubs have cropped up arou…

newarab (2024-05-15). Nakba yesterday, Nakba today: My grandmother's two keys. newarab.com "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." | Karl Marx coined the phrase to denote the cyclical nature of history. When tragedies reoccur in the same context they become a farcical spectacle, pointing not only to the cynical human nature but also the poor imitation of past events. | My 94-year-old Palestinian grandmother, Ghefreh, does not know Karl Marx, and I doubt she cares about philosophy. But she understands that tragedies do recur and that history can "often rhyme" — to quote Mark Twain. | "The tent turned into a house in a refugee camp. The refugee camp turned into a communi…

2024-05-15 20:52:53 | 20:52 EST | by | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 

2024-05-13: News Headlines

WSWS (2024-05-13). The struggle for socialism against British imperialism and the Labour Party. wsws.org This is the text of the speech delivered by Thomas Scripps, the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

newleftreview (2024-05-13). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

2024-05-13 13:55:42 | 13:55 EST | by | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 

2024-05-10: News Headlines

WSWS (2024-05-10). The return of fascism and war in Germany and the fight for socialism. wsws.org This is the text of the speech delivered by Christoph Vandreier, the national secretary of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Germany), to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

newleftreview (2024-05-10). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

2024-05-10 14:48:37 | 14:48 EST | by | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 

2024-05-09: News Headlines

Vijay Prashad (2024-05-09). Youth rebellion over Gaza illuminates the wretchedness of capitalism. peoplesworld.org It was inevitable that global North governments' full-throated support for Israel's genocide against Palestinians would result in furious retribution from their citizenry. That this retribution began in the U.S. is also not a surprise, given the ongoing cycle of protests that, since October 2023, have contested the U.S. government's blank check to the Israeli government. …

Staff (2024-05-09). President Maduro Meets with Communist Party Delegation From China. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting with a delegation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by the vice minister of the International Department of the party, Chen Zhou. | In the meeting, reported by a Venezuelan presidency press release this Wednesday, May 8, the Venezuelan head of state was accompanied by First Lady Cilia Flores; Deputy Nicolás Maduro Guerra; the vice minister for Latin America of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Rander Peña; and the vice minister for Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania, Tatiana Pugh. | On the Chinese side, Zhou w…

A Guest Author (2024-05-09). Humboldt and Gaza — Berlin Bulletin #222. workers.org By Victor Grossman Berlin This is No. 222 of the Berlin Bulletin, which Victor Grossman has been writing for decades. Grossman left the U.S. Armed Forces in the early 1950s by swimming to the Soviet Zone from the U.S.-occupied zone of Vienna, Austria. The Soviet authorities took him to East . . . |

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-09). Cuban president has busy agenda in Russia. plenglish.com Moscow, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Republic and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Miguel Diaz-Canel, concluded a busy work agenda on the second day of his visit to Russia.

WSWS (2024-05-09). Genuine socialism will triumph in Ukraine. wsws.org This is the text of the introductory speech delivered by Maxim Goldarb, head of the Union of Left Forces — For a New Socialism party, to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

newleftreview (2024-05-09). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist Liberation (2024-05-09). Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation: The dictator is down, throw him out! links.org.au CPI(ML) Liberation — The first two phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections have set the tone and direction of these elections. We the people of India must now take it forward to ensure a clear victory…

2024-05-09 14:31:07 | 14:31 EST | by | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 

2024-05-07: News Headlines

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-07). Cuba and Laos seek to build fairer society. plenglish.com Cuban Communist Party (PCC) Organization Secretary Roberto Morales made that remark during the visit to Havana by Bounthong Chitmany, a member of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). | Both leaders participated in this capital on Monday in the opening ceremony of the 2nd Theoretical Seminar between the two political groups, aimed at analyzing the role of those organizations in human development to meet needs, preserve culture, and strengthen national values. | According to Morales, Cuba and Laos are united by the desire to build sociali…

newleftreview (2024-05-07). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.

Fourth International (2024-05-07). Fourth International: Draft manifesto of revolutionary Marxism in the age of capitalist ecological and social destruction. links.org.au Fourth International — An ecosocialist society is needed, and can be achieved only through a revolution. This manifesto tries to assess the best ways and means towards this aim.

Jason Hickel (2024-05-07). Jason Hickel: Climate, energy and natural resources. links.org.au Jason Hickel — Ecological breakdown is being driven by the capitalist economic system, and — like capitalism itself — is strongly characterized by colonial dynamics.

Mike Ervin (2024-05-07). Smart Ass Cripple: When Worker Insecurity Is a Must. progressive.org Devotion to capitalism requires leaving a lot of people behind. Our system has made about as much room as it is going to make for disabled people, columnist Mike Ervin writes.

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2024-05-03: News Headlines

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-05-03). Japanese Prime Minister visits Brazil. plenglish.com The Planalto Palace reported that the dignitaries will sign a bilateral cooperation agreement on various environmental issues, including climate change and the process of reducing carbon emissions. | Subsequently, the leaders will address issues on the bilateral agenda such as increasing trade and investment flows, consular affairs, science, technology and innovation, partnership in energy transition, cooperation in environmental initiatives, initiatives to combat hunger and poverty, the climate change, the reform of international governance, including the United Nations, and other issues related to peace, secur…

tvbrics (2024-05-03). Brazil successfully fights poverty with Ruas Visiveis programme. tvbrics.com The Ruas Visíveis programme was launched last December…

ecns.cn (2024-05-03). 20th CPC Central Committee to hold its third plenary session in July. ecns.cn The third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be held in Beijing in July, according to a decision made at a CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on April 30.

ecns.cn (2024-05-03). Deepening of reform to top plenary agenda. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China Central Committee will hold its third plenary session in July in a significant move to comprehensively deepen reform and advance Chinese modernization, according to a decision made at a key Party meeting on Tuesday.

newleftreview (2024-05-03). Kohei Saito: Greening Marx in Japan. newleftreview.org The Japanese context of decades-long economic stagnation has helped to generate an unexpected reading of Marx as a proto-degrowth proponent. Kōhei Saitō discusses his novel synthesis of Kuruma School historical materialism, German philology and American eco-socialism.

Ilya Budraitskis, Kirill Medvedev, Sasha Davydova (2024-05-03). Socialism outlawed? On the declaration of the Russian Socialist Movement as a 'foreign agent'. links.org.au On April 5, 2024, the Russian Socialist Movement was declared "foreign agent." Ilya Budraitskis, Kirill Medvedev and Sasha Davydova look at the history of the movement.

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2024-05-01: News Headlines

teleSUR (2024-05-01). Russians Call to Fight Fascism in Ukraine on Labor Day. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Russian Communist Party advocated the eradication of "fascism in Ukraine" during an event in Moscow on the occasion of the International Workers Day. | RELATED: | "Today we celebrate this holiday and set ourselves several concrete tasks, which are impossible to solve without consolidating all the state and patriotic forces that love the homeland," said Gennady Zyuganov, the 76-year-old leader of the Communist Party.

David Bennion (2024-05-01). Immigrant-Led Organizing Points the Way to a Better World for All Workers. truthout.org "A world without borders is necessary if we are serious about ending the ravages of imperialism, the violent extraction of capitalism, and the oppressive racial social organization of our world," writes migrant justice activist Harsha Walia. Walia's claim points to how the carceral, exclusionary immigration system weakens labor rights not just for immigrant workers, but for all workers. |

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-05-01). Communist Labor Party denounces rights violation in Dom. Republic. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, May 1 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Labor Party (PCT) of the Dominican Republic said that workers and the popular sectors suffer from the consequences of a general health law and a social security system built in a lucrative business.

WSWS (2024-05-01). Australia: Fight the climate change disaster, become an SEP electoral member. wsws.org What is required is the struggle for socialism, based on a turn to the working class, the social force whose fundamental interests align with reconstructing society to address the climate crisis.

Staff (2024-05-01). Extractive 'green' capitalists are abusing workers and communities in Europe and Asia for transition minerals. thecanary.co Rampant extractive, exploitative capitalism is rearing its ugly head — but this time, it's over the transition to greener, cleaner energy. As the world grapples with the transition away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis, nations have been on the hunt for the vital minerals needed to power this shift to renewable technologies. …

newleftreview (2024-05-01). Kohei Saito: Greening Marx in Japan. newleftreview.org The Japanese context of decades-long economic stagnation has helped to generate an unexpected reading of Marx as a proto-degrowth proponent. Kōhei Saitō discusses his novel synthesis of Kuruma School historical materialism, German philology and American eco-socialism.

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