Monthly Archives: September 2024

2024-09-05: News Headlines

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-09-05). Calling Harris A Communist Is An Insult To Communism. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Calling Kamala Harris a communist isn't wrong because it degrades Harris, it's wrong because it degrades communism.

JANET (2024-09-04). Celebrating 75 years of Chinese Socialism — in London and New York City — Assemblies of Peace and Solidarity. iacenter.org Guests can attend in-person (seating is limited) or virtually. Registration required for online and in-person participation via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/china-at-75-changes-unseen-in-a-century-tickets-984534257467 October 1, 2024 will mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when Mao Zedong declared that "the Chinese people have stood up." The group, Friends of Socialist China, is initiating two events to mark this historic occasion, in London on Saturday, September 28 and in New York City on Sunday, September 29. These events will highlight the extraordinary ac…

Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist Liberation (2024-09-04). We want justice: The renewed struggle for safety and freedom for women in India (plus Reclaim the Night and Win the Day: The battle for gender justice). links.org.au The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women's initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.

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2024-09-04: News Headlines

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2024-09-04). Saturday 9/7: President, Shmesident – What Else is on Your Ballot? indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94705…

Rebecca Vilkomerson, Alissa Wise, Scheer Post. (2024-09-04). We've Organized For Palestinian Liberation For Years. popularresistance.org Left movements are engaged in some of the hardest work there is — politically, emotionally and spiritually — because it involves changing peoples' perceptions of the world, fighting against a status quo that is accepted as a given. That is true for abolitionists, for queer and trans people fighting for their rights, for the Land Back movement, and for all those fighting against capitalism. It is also true of anti-Zionist Jews organizing for Palestinian freedom, as we have for over two decades. | This work often requires challenging your own communities, engaging with and moving through painful feeling…

Jacques R. Pauwels (2024-09-04). Paris Olympics 2024: Celebration Capitalism Around the Eiffel Tower. counterpunch.org

newleftreview (2024-09-04). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist Liberation (2024-09-04). We want justice: The renewed struggle for safety and freedom for women in India (plus Reclaim the Night and Win the Day: The battle for gender justice). links.org.au The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women's initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.

Rebecca Vilkomerson (2024-09-03). We've Organized for Palestinian Liberation for Years. Here's What We Learned. truthout.org Left movements are engaged in some of the hardest work there is — politically, emotionally and spiritually — because it involves changing peoples' perceptions of the world, fighting against a status quo that is accepted as a given. That is true for abolitionists, for queer and trans people fighting for their rights, for the Land Back movement, and for all those fighting against capitalism. |

Aseel Saleh (2024-09-03). The conflict in Sudan has devastated health and healthcare systems. peoplesdispatch.org Since the beginning of the civil war in Sudan, the Sudanese people have experienced serious challenges in receiving proper health care. "The health sector has already been weak and fragile since 1979, when former Sudanese President Jaafar Nimeiri adopted the instructions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Sudanese government to refrain from providing main services including health and education to the Sudanese people to achieve devolution," said Dr. Ihssane Fagiri, leading member of the Doctors' Sector of the Communist Party, member of the Sudanese Women's Union, founding member of the No to Women's…

Brasil de Fato (2024-09-03). Former Communist mayor Daniel Jadue is released from prison in Chile. peoplesdispatch.org

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2024-09-02: News Headlines

Staff (2024-09-02). Si la verdad los mata, déjalos que mueran. cubadebate.cu Quieren a Cuba suya porque no pueden tenerla. Porque saben que por mucho que se empeñen en ensuciarlo, el socialismo funciona. Lleva funcionando 65 años a pesar de un bloqueo que ahoga a un pueblo, que desde el primer momento quieren matarlo de hambre. Pero ya lo dijo Lester Mallori: "el pueblo quiere a Castro" y así sigue siendo.

newleftreview (2024-09-02). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

Ann Archy (2024-09-02). What Food Not Bombs Really Does. indybay.org "We are seeking to end hunger and poverty not just feed it." | says Keith McHenry. | If you're ready to join the movement, there are 7 steps.

WSWS (2024-09-01). The Guardian's brief for the trade unions: They are "good for capitalism" wsws.org The paper's main concern, and Labour's, is to make it as easy as possible for the union bureaucracy to police workers and create a strike-free environment for the government's right-wing agenda, at home and abroad.

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2024-09-01). Awareness of capitalists' use of colonialism invites rethinking of solidarity commitment. mronline.org Studying capitalism, Karl Marx examined the Industrial Revolution in Europe. He explored conflict between worker and employer.

JANET (2024-09-01). Southern Africa demands respect for sovereignty. iacenter.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira August 29, 2024 The author is a former member of the Secretariat of the organization that led the liberation struggle of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and is a contributor to the newspaper Avante (organ of the Portuguese Communist Party), which published this article Aug. 22. Translation: John Catalinotto. The 44th Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Aug. 17 and 18, attended by the heads of state and governments of the organization's members. The motto chosen by the organization — "Promoting innovation to create opportunities fo…

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