2022-12-11: News Headlines

Bruce Lerro (2022-12-11). Multiple Economic Fractures in Mordor. dissidentvoice.org Orientation The golden age of left-wing economists In part because the 1960s was still a period of capitalist abundance, there were few socialists in Yankeedom who pointed to the economic contradictions of capitalism as a motivator for the coming revolution. "Western Marxists" ignored the economy, imagining capitalism could go on forever. As first anarcho-communist and …

Denis Pilash (2022-12-10). Video: Ukraine, imperialism and the left. greenleft.org.au Ecosocialism 2022 session on Ukraine, imperialism and the left featuring Denis Pilash and Sam Wainwright.

WSWS (2022-12-10). Humboldt University students in Berlin support call for an international mass movement against war. wsws.org "NATO must stop with its threatening gestures and expansions to the East and stop its provocations. Capitalism is a global problem. There must be no war that takes place merely for the interests of the rulers. Workers must unite against it."

Susan Price (2022-12-10). Philippines: Ecosocialism launched. greenleft.org.au Socialist and environmental activists came together to launch a course of educational seminars on ecosocialism in the Philippines' capital, Manila, on November 25, reports Susan Price.

_____ (2022-12-10). Next On The US Supreme Court Chopping Block: Democracy. popularresistance.org On December 7, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case Moore v. Harper, a case which could effectively eliminate the influence of the popular vote in presidential elections. In Moore, a case which the Court, now dominated by a far-right majority, will likely decide before July 2023, it is possible that justices will rule in favor of allowing state legislatures the authority to decide the outcome of presidential elections, regardless of the popular vote. | Peoples Dispatch spoke to Brian Becker, founding member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) and part of the PSL's central…

WSWS (2022-12-10). The class logic behind Washington's anti-strike law against railroaders. wsws.org The policy of the Biden administration is determined not one iota by dishonest phrases meant for public consumption, but entirely by the class interests of American capitalism.

Staff (2022-12-10). øSe garantizan los derechos humanos en Cuba?: Una mirada desde la sociedad civil. cubadebate.cu "La Revolución, el Socialismo cubano, ha demostrado que es un sistema de todos y para todos; que no es perfecto —porque la perfección no existe-, pero es el sistema más justo al que se puede aspirar. Es un sistema basado en la justicia social, la igualdad, el humanismo, en darle un espacio dentro de nuestra sociedad a todas y todos".

Editor (2022-12-09). The Netherlands: Template for ecomodernism's Brave New World? mronline.org Disaster capitalism and crisis narratives are currently being used to manipulate popular sentiment and push through a set of unpalatable policies that would otherwise lack sufficient political support.

WSWS (2022-12-09). At the behest of world capitalism, Chinese Communist Party opens China to COVID-19. wsws.org The demand for mass infection in China comes not from the Chinese people but from international finance capital.

Fight Back (2022-12-09). Philippines: Raise the demand for freedom of all political prisoners. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) extends its solidarity to all political prisoners, their families, friends and supporters in line with the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. The Filipino people, in particular, demand the release of all political prisoners who continue to languish in jail under the Marcos regime. | The number of political prisoners Philippines continues to rise. Over the past six month, at least 25 have been arrested, adding to…

Reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-12-09). Silvia Federici: Elogio del cuerpo que baila. indybay.org Un fragmento de "Ir más allá de la piel. Repensar, rehacer y reivindicar el cuerpo en el capitalismo contemporáneo", nuevo libro de Silvia Federici…

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