Roberto Laxe (2023-07-14). La cuestión nacional en la guerra del siglo XXI. globalizacion.ca Desde el colapso de la URSS y la "muerte del socialismo" como proyecto social enfrentado al capitalismo en crisis, el debate en la izquierda está enrarecido por una ideología, el identitarismo sea nacional, de género o racial con una visión…

WSWS (2023-07-14). Writers and actors in Los Angeles speak to the WSWS: "I think we're seeing capitalism at its worst in a lot of ways" wsws.org The WSWS interviewed striking writers and their actor supporters, who were about to become strikers, outside Netflix operations at Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles July 13.

Paul Reynolds (2023-07-14). The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego. indybay.org All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation.

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-07-14). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…

John Catalinotto (2023-07-13). 'The East Is Still Red' a necessary read. workers.org With his recently published book, "The East Is Still Red," Carlos Martinez has clarified the role of the Chinese revolution in improving the lives of a fifth of humanity. The book is a contribution to the discussion among Marxists regarding the class character of the People's Republic of China. As . . . |

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica By: Gary M. Feinman & David M. Carballo. midwesternmarx.com Recent archaeology emerging from ancient Mesoamerica is flipping the script of public understanding about the people and institutions that inhabited this world: the evidence tells us that cooperative and pluralistic government was at least as common and more resilient than despotic states.This more complex picture and the achievements of Mesoamerica's peoples are all the more impressive given the area's rugged terrain and resource constraints. Compared to ancient Eurasia, the …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). The doomed OceanGate submersible offers us many of the same lessons that the 1912 Titanic sinking did. By: Sonali Kolhatkar. midwesternmarx.com The Titan and the Titanic: Two Tales of Capitalist Hubris A hundred and eleven years ago, a ship considered to be "unsinkable" fell to the bottom of the ocean after hitting an iceberg. More than a thousand people died as the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, among them the engineer who had warned against cutting corners and safety standards.The parallels between the Titanic and the Titan—the tiny headline-garnering submersible that was lost while t …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Are We Living Through a De-Dollarization? By: Justin Podur. midwesternmarx.com De-dollarization is apparently here, "like it or not," as a May 2023 video by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a peace-oriented think tank based in Washington, D.C., states. Quincy is not alone in discussing de-dollarization: political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson outlined its mechanics across four shows between February and April 2023 in their fortnightly YouTube program, "Geopolitical Economy Hour." Economist Richard Wolff provided …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions? By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com ​On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea. A Chinese warship (LY 132) overtook the U.S. guided-missile destroyer (USS Chung-Hoon) and speeded across its path. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released a statement saying that the Chinese ship "executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner." The spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, responded that the United States …

Staff (2023-07-14). Interview: Freeing Georges Abdallah requires collective action. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 11 July, the Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen conducted an interview with a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra (a member organization of the Samidoun NetworK) about the mobilization for the release of Georges Abdallah. Tom Martin, speaking for CPV, emphasized the significant growth of the campaign in support of the Lebanese Arab communist struggler …

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Insights | Malaysian student:China pays much attention to innovation and technologies, and has made great achievements. ecns.cn "The Chinese society is developing by leaps and bounds and has made achievements in many fields under the leadership of the Communist Party of China", Toh Wei Yuan, an international student from Malaysia, shared her observation, in a recent interview with China News Network.

ecns.cn (2023-07-14). Insights | Malaysian student: China has developed by leaps and bounds under the leadership of the CPC. ecns.cn The year 2023 marks the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Malaysian student Toh Wei Yuan is quite impressed with how China has developed and progressed by leaps and bounds over the years under the leadership of the CPC. During an interview with ECNS, she shared her observation.

Editor (2023-07-14). From ICC to 'Sportswashing': West's Self Serving Narratives Must Be Combated. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch In March, the South Africa Communist Party (SACP) denounced what it described as the 'imperialist bias' of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The denunciation of the ICC as a "supranational institution at the service of imperialist states" came two days after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and …

Amanda Yee (2023-07-13). Red Scare reloaded: Chinese 'foreign agents' and a new era of McCarthyism. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On February 9, 1950 the period of Red Scare witch hunts officially launched as Senator Joseph McCarthy addressed the Women's Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia. Just months before, Mao Zedong had led the communists to victory over the U.S.-backed Kuomintang, establishing the People's Republic of China. Looking for scapegoats to bear responsibility for thei…

teleSUR (2023-07-14). Colombia to Propose Debt-for-Climate Swap in EU-CELAC Summit. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed his participation in the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which will take place in Brussels on July 17 and 18. | RELATED: | In this high-level meeting, he will present his main government proposals, such as the achievement of total peace, the use of clean energy, the fight against poverty, and the debt swap for…

Editor (2023-07-14). From ICC to 'Sportswashing': West's Self Serving Narratives Must Be Combated. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch In March, the South Africa Communist Party (SACP) denounced what it described as the 'imperialist bias' of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The denunciation of the ICC as a "supranational institution at the service of imperialist states" came two days after the Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and …

Amanda Yee (2023-07-13). Red Scare reloaded: Chinese 'foreign agents' and a new era of McCarthyism. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On February 9, 1950 the period of Red Scare witch hunts officially launched as Senator Joseph McCarthy addressed the Women's Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia. Just months before, Mao Zedong had led the communists to victory over the U.S.-backed Kuomintang, establishing the People's Republic of China. Looking for scapegoats to bear responsibility for thei…

teleSUR (2023-07-14). Colombia to Propose Debt-for-Climate Swap in EU-CELAC Summit. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed his participation in the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which will take place in Brussels on July 17 and 18. | RELATED: | In this high-level meeting, he will present his main government proposals, such as the achievement of total peace, the use of clean energy, the fight against poverty, and the debt swap for…

Esteban Mercatante (2023-07-12). Decrecionismo y (eco)socialismo. globalizacion.ca En este artículo presentamos una mirada sobre los planteos decrecionistas como respuesta a los desastres ambientales producidos por el capitalismo, e interrogamos sus propuestas desde una perspectiva ecosocialista revolucionaria. | Los desastres ambientales en múltiples dimensiones que viene produciendo el capitalismo,…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-07-12). Intro to Socialism (One of many!). podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, I discuss some of the different key characteristics of the process of Socialism, without getting much in depth, and hope to discuss more on this soon…

Paul Reynolds (2023-07-13). The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego. indybay.org All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation.

WSWS (2023-07-12). Statements from France, Turkey and New Zealand oppose censorship of IYSSE by Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "In its move to suppress the IYSSE, Macquarie University is aligning itself with the most reactionary, pro-war forces, which are determined to stamp out the only organisation on campus that stands against imperialism and capitalism."

WSWS (2023-07-12). "Once in a 1,000 year" rain triggers flash flooding in Vermont and New York's Hudson Valley, killing 1. wsws.org The latest disasters in the United States are a sharp warning of the worsening effects of climate change, caused by the profit-driven exploitation of the environment under capitalism.

Ian Angus (2023-07-12). 'Golden Spike': Scientists choose site to mark the start of the Anthropocene. greenleft.org.au In a major step towards formal recognition of the Anthropocene as a new stage in Earth System history, scientists have identified a small lake near Toronto as the best marker of epochal change, writes Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus.

Alex Farr (2023-07-12). Communists clean up capitalism's mess, one mile at a time. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With climate change bringing soaring heat waves and catastrophic floods on a mass scale around the world, the Sacramento Valley formational club of the Communist Party USA decided to take their efforts to clean up their community local—by adopting a highway. "We give a damn in practical ways, service to beautify our slice of …

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-07-13). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica By: Gary M. Feinman & David M. Carballo. midwesternmarx.com Recent archaeology emerging from ancient Mesoamerica is flipping the script of public understanding about the people and institutions that inhabited this world: the evidence tells us that cooperative and pluralistic government was at least as common and more resilient than despotic states.This more complex picture and the achievements of Mesoamerica's peoples are all the more impressive given the area's rugged terrain and resource constraints. Compared to ancient Eurasia, the …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Are We Living Through a De-Dollarization? By: Justin Podur. midwesternmarx.com De-dollarization is apparently here, "like it or not," as a May 2023 video by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a peace-oriented think tank based in Washington, D.C., states. Quincy is not alone in discussing de-dollarization: political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson outlined its mechanics across four shows between February and April 2023 in their fortnightly YouTube program, "Geopolitical Economy Hour." Economist Richard Wolff provided …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions? By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com ​On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea. A Chinese warship (LY 132) overtook the U.S. guided-missile destroyer (USS Chung-Hoon) and speeded across its path. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released a statement saying that the Chinese ship "executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner." The spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, responded that the United States …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-13). The doomed OceanGate submersible offers us many of the same lessons that the 1912 Titanic sinking did. By: Sonali Kolhatkar. midwesternmarx.com The Titan and the Titanic: Two Tales of Capitalist Hubris A hundred and eleven years ago, a ship considered to be "unsinkable" fell to the bottom of the ocean after hitting an iceberg. More than a thousand people died as the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, among them the engineer who had warned against cutting corners and safety standards.The parallels between the Titanic and the Titan—the tiny headline-garnering submersible that was lost while t …

John Catalinotto (2023-07-13). 'The East Is Still Red' a necessary read. workers.org With his recently published book, "The East Is Still Red," Carlos Martinez has clarified the role of the Chinese revolution in improving the lives of a fifth of humanity. The book is a contribution to the discussion among Marxists regarding the class character of the People's Republic of China. As . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-07-13). Insights | Pakistani scholar: People-centered approach key to CPC's success. ecns.cn On the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Hannan Hussain, assistant research associate at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), expressed his appreciation for the actions taken by the CPC in poverty alleviation, rural revitalization, and the fight against COVID-19 in an exclusive interview with China News Network. He believes that its people-centered philosophy has been the mainstay of the CPC's vision.

thecommunists (2023-07-13). Stop the War's capitulation hides truth about Ukraine, stops workers organising. thecommunists.org RT reporter and CPGB-ML member Steve Sweeney is currently reporting live from the Donbass. ***** Small numbers of antiwar activists took part in a national day of action organised by Britain's Stop the War coalition on 8 July which, while calling for 'peace' in Ukraine, rallied around a demand that would in reality lead to …

Salifu Mack, Hood Communist. (2023-07-12). More Than Meets The Silk Press: Kamala Harris And US Imperialism. popularresistance.org Kamala Harris wants to be your aunty. The Biden Administration's controversial Vice President is often presented as either an incompetent sidekick, or a lovable big sister figure who "stays with her hair done". Usually when she is presented to the general public it's a roast— right wing media highlighting her latest string of incoherent thoughts or social media unloading a fresh set of cop memes. In February, The New York Times published the headline, "Kamala Harris Is Trying to Define Her Vice Presidency. Even Her Allies Are Tired of Waiting." In the piece, John Morgan, a prominent fund-raiser for the Demo…

scorinoco (2023-07-12). Venezuela's Communist Party Members Request Supreme Court to Appoint Special Board for Party Restructuring. orinocotribune.com A group of Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) members requested the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) to appoint a special board for restructuring the party. | The group's spokesperson, Victor Parra, spoke to the media outside the court. He explained that they went to the court to "ask for justice regarding the administration of the party." | Parra reported that the group filed an appeal before the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ asking for a special board because they consider the current PCV leadership illegitimate and illegal for having been elected in a party congress where "more than 80% of the party members…

Staff (2023-07-12). Solidarity with Soha Bechara: Lebanese resistance struggler detained and deported from Greece. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the Greek government and European Union's denial of entry to Souha Bechara, the Lebanese resistance struggler, former political prisoner and Communist activist. As she traveled from Beirut through Athens to Switzerland, she was stopped in the Athens airport by Greek officials, detained for multiple hours and deported to Lebanon, …

Editor (2023-07-13). The Rice Bowl of the Chinese People Is Held Firmly in Their Hands. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to 'end poverty in all its forms everywhere'. Despite the enthusiastic verbiage, it was clear that …

Esteban Mercatante (2023-07-12). Decrecionismo y (eco)socialismo. globalizacion.ca En este artículo presentamos una mirada sobre los planteos decrecionistas como respuesta a los desastres ambientales producidos por el capitalismo, e interrogamos sus propuestas desde una perspectiva ecosocialista revolucionaria. | Los desastres ambientales en múltiples dimensiones que viene produciendo el capitalismo,…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-12). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-07-12). Intro to Socialism (One of many!). podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, I discuss some of the different key characteristics of the process of Socialism, without getting much in depth, and hope to discuss more on this soon…

Ian Angus (2023-07-12). 'Golden Spike': Scientists choose site to mark the start of the Anthropocene. greenleft.org.au In a major step towards formal recognition of the Anthropocene as a new stage in Earth System history, scientists have identified a small lake near Toronto as the best marker of epochal change, writes Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus.

WSWS (2023-07-12). Statements from France, Turkey and New Zealand oppose censorship of IYSSE by Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "In its move to suppress the IYSSE, Macquarie University is aligning itself with the most reactionary, pro-war forces, which are determined to stamp out the only organisation on campus that stands against imperialism and capitalism."

WSWS (2023-07-12). "Once in a 1,000 year" rain triggers flash flooding in Vermont and New York's Hudson Valley, killing 1. wsws.org The latest disasters in the United States are a sharp warning of the worsening effects of climate change, caused by the profit-driven exploitation of the environment under capitalism.

Paul Reynolds (2023-07-12). The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego. indybay.org All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation.

Vince Quiles, The Real News Network. (2023-07-12). Why Companies Say 'You're Family' While Underpaying You. popularresistance.org Karl Marx once observed that "equal rights" under the inequality of capitalism simply means the right of capitalists to exploit workers. Anyone who's attempted to unionize their workplace has discovered the truth of this—as employers frequently stoop to unethical and dishonest measures to prevent workers from building collective power. Felix Allen, a Lowe's union organizer based in New Orleans, speaks with The Real News about his experience organizing his workplace for fair pay. Transcript: Vince Quiles: Hey everyone, Vince here. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up, a couple weeks after we recorded this…

Alex Farr (2023-07-12). Communists clean up capitalism's mess, one mile at a time. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With climate change bringing soaring heat waves and catastrophic floods on a mass scale around the world, the Sacramento Valley formational club of the Communist Party USA decided to take their efforts to clean up their community local—by adopting a highway. "We give a damn in practical ways, service to beautify our slice of …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-11). Capitalism is the Tumor, Solidarity Is Our Medicine. itsgoingdown.org Reflections from Peter Gelderloos on his ongoing crowdfunding campaign and its implications for health-care, capitalism, and solidarity. Support his GoFundMe campaign here. At the end of April I had a seizure and after some scans they found a brain tumor. At the end of June I had an operation in which they took out half…

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-07-12). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…

thecommunists (2023-07-12). Nous sommes encouragés et inspirés par la combativité des travailleurs franàßais. thecommunists.org

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-11). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous Contributor (2023-07-11). Capitalism is the Tumor, Solidarity Is Our Medicine. itsgoingdown.org Reflections from Peter Gelderloos on his ongoing crowdfunding campaign and its implications for health-care, capitalism, and solidarity. Support his GoFundMe campaign here. At the end of April I had a seizure and after some scans they found a brain tumor. At the end of June I had an operation in which they took out half…

Paul Reynolds (2023-07-11). The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego. indybay.org All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation.

Richard D. Wolff, Naked Capitalism. (2023-07-11). It's Hard To Engage In China-Bashing Without Tripping On Contradictions. popularresistance.org The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue. The Wall Street Journal reports that the "Chinese spy" balloon that President Joe Biden shot down with immense patriotic fanfare in February 2023 did not in fact transmit pictures or anything else to China. White House economists have been trying to excuse persistent U.S. inflation saying it is a global problem and inflation is worse elsewhere in the world. China's inflation rate is 0.7 percent year-on-year. Financial media outlets stress how China's GDP growth rate is lower than it used to be. China now estimates…

The Lever (2023-07-11). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Dude, Where's My Car? (w/ Devon Young). levernews.com

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-07-11). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Wang Yi to attend series of meetings in Indonesia. ecns.cn Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, will attend a series of foreign ministers' meetings to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from Thursday to Friday.

ecns.cn (2023-07-11). Insights | Bangladesh student: CPC lifts millions of people out of poverty,achieves noticeable accomplishment. ecns.cn "Foreign students in China have heard a lot about the achievements made by the Communist Party of China. I have seen by my own eyes," Sabbir Ahamed, an international student from Bangladesh, said in a recent interview with China News Network.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-11). Chile: Having a Good Constitution Doesn't Guarantee Social Change. libya360.wordpress.com Taroa Zúñiga Silva Graffiti in Chile, attributed to the Communist Youth, reads "For an free education #Iwantanewconstitution" (Photo via Marcelo Bernal on Twitter) Taroa Zúñiga Silva speaks to Bárbara Navarrete, secretary-general of the Communist Youth of Chile. "We are a generation totally interested in taking power," says Bárbara Navarrete, the new secretary-general of the Communist Youth of…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-11). A dark day for peace: Communists slam Sweden's likely accession to NATO. peoplesdispatch.org As Turkey agreed to lift its veto on Sweden's accession to NATO, communists in these countries condemned the expanding footprint of the military alliance and the accompanying militarization…

thecommunists (2023-07-11). Public Order Act: latest anti-worker legislation to outlaw protests and strikes. thecommunists.org The Public Order Act (POA) 2023 is another extreme limitation of, and general attack on, the civil liberties of protesters who want to stay within the legally acceptable rules while expressing their displeasure over any aspect of government policy, or who are trying to fight against a bellicose hostile employer. The truth that has not …

John Helmer (2023-07-10). Silence of the Lambs: How the Russian Communists Have Responded to the Wagner Mutiny and Prigozhin's Empire. mronline.org The calls have begun in Mosco, for keeping intact Yevgeny Prigozhin's conglomerate of military budget contractors. The reason argued is that they have established themselves so strategically in the logistics of the military services that they cannot be purged without doing greater damage than Prigozhin himself has caused. In short, a Russian oligarch who knows too much, with too many mouths to feed, too many pockets to fill, and so too big to fail.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). Young socialist activists in the forefront of mobilizing against Period Poverty in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org Young activists from Ghana and Lesotho talk about the crisis of Period Poverty in their countries and the urgent need for mobilizing on this issue. This follows a march in late June in Ghana calling for the removal of taxes on sanitary pads…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). Young socialist activists in the forefront of mobilizing against Period Poverty in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org Young activists from Ghana and Lesotho talk about the crisis of Period Poverty in their countries and the urgent need for mobilizing on this issue. This follows a march in late June in Ghana calling for the removal of taxes on sanitary pads…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-10). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au

midwesternmarx (2023-07-10). July 9, 2023- 50 years since the Panthers formed, Capitalism + Drugs still = Genocide By: Danny Shaw. midwesternmarx.com "Trapped in a vicious cycle of ignorance, poverty, disease, sickness and death, and there seems no way out. There seems to be no way of escape. And because there seems to be no hope, no way out, no means of escape, we turn to wine, we turn to whiskey, heroin, morphine, cocaine, opium, poison, nothing but poison." —Malcolm X " This article was originally published on Liberation School on February 11, 2016″ A Revolutionary Understanding of Addiction A&nbs …

Paul Reynolds (2023-07-10). The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego. indybay.org All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation.

WSWS (2023-07-10). For a European movement against capitalism and war. wsws.org The only social force that can prevent another world war is the international working class—that is, the vast majority of the world's population, which today is more numerous and more interconnected than ever before.

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-07-10). Is what we have "crony capitalism"? mronline.org Under monopoly capitalism of course this relationship between monopoly capitalists and the state becomes far closer. Rudolf Hilferding in his opus Das Finanzkapital had talked of a "personal union" between banks and industrial capital and the formation on this basis of a "financial oligarchy", and had suggested a similar "personal union" between the "financial oligarchy" and the State.

_____ (2023-07-10). Communism, Capitalism and Feudalism: How Nominalism Makes Us Fools. transcend.org 5 Jul 2023 – Nominalism can be thought of as a "rule of reasoning" governing which pathways our minds use as we move from ignorance to understanding on any topic imaginable. In essence, this school of thought presumes that reality can only be known through the names and definitions given to things and processes in the real world.

Colin Todhunter (2023-07-09). 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…

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-07-10). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…

midwesternmarx (2023-07-10). Addressing allegations of "Chinese spy base" in Cuba.By: Manolo De Los Santos & Kate Gonzales. midwesternmarx.com On June 8, the U.S. media added to its long storybook of tales to scare people away from normal relations with Cuba. The Wall Street Journal published an article on that day claiming that China has plans to set up a "spy base" in Cuba, to "eavesdrop" on the United States and "identify potential strike targets." WSJ has already published two more pieces since rapidly ramping up its narrative against the Cuban state and fermenting more paranoia as the new …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-10). Book Review: Understanding China By: Morning Star. midwesternmarx.com Recognising how important it is for Today's Left to understand China, BEN CHACKO recommends a highly readable and well-researched book of essays CHINA looms large in today's world. Its economy is predicted to exceed the US's in size within the decade; by purchasing power parity, it is already larger.It is racing ahead too in diplomacy and trade: it has now replaced the US as the country with the most diplomatic missions overseas, and is the biggest trading partner of a …

John Helmer (2023-07-10). Silence of the Lambs: How the Russian Communists Have Responded to the Wagner Mutiny and Prigozhin's Empire. mronline.org The calls have begun in Mosco, for keeping intact Yevgeny Prigozhin's conglomerate of military budget contractors. The reason argued is that they have established themselves so strategically in the logistics of the military services that they cannot be purged without doing greater damage than Prigozhin himself has caused. In short, a Russian oligarch who knows too much, with too many mouths to feed, too many pockets to fill, and so too big to fail.

thecommunists (2023-07-10). Japan to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific despite regional alarm. thecommunists.org The Japanese government plans to pump more than one million tonnes of radioactive wastewater, trapped on site ever since the Fukushima disaster, straight into the Pacific Ocean. In the teeth of impassioned pleas from south Korean fishermen fearful of losing their livelihoods and warnings from Greenpeace about the wider environmental implications, the IAEA (International Atomic …

JANET (2023-07-09). African organizations work for peaceful solutions. iacenter.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira July 6, 2023 The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes of African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. Translation: John Catalinotto. A meeting of the leaders of four African organizations was held this week in Luanda, [Angola], with the aim of coordinating peace initiatives regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Participating were heads of state from the East African Community, the Economic Community of Central African States, the Internation…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). Young socialist activists in the forefront of mobilizing against Period Poverty in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org Young activists from Ghana and Lesotho talk about the crisis of Period Poverty in their countries and the urgent need for mobilizing on this issue. This follows a march in late June in Ghana calling for the removal of taxes on sanitary pads…

JANET (2023-07-09). African organizations work for peaceful solutions. iacenter.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira July 6, 2023 The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes of African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. Translation: John Catalinotto. A meeting of the leaders of four African organizations was held this week in Luanda, [Angola], with the aim of coordinating peace initiatives regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Participating were heads of state from the East African Community, the Economic Community of Central African States, the Internation…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-10). Young socialist activists in the forefront of mobilizing against Period Poverty in Africa. peoplesdispatch.org Young activists from Ghana and Lesotho talk about the crisis of Period Poverty in their countries and the urgent need for mobilizing on this issue. This follows a march in late June in Ghana calling for the removal of taxes on sanitary pads…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-09). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au

Fight Back (2023-07-08). Book review: "The East is Still Red" fightbacknews.org The new book, The East is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century, by Carlos Martinez and published by Praxis Press, is a valuable and important defense of socialism in the People's Republic of China today. As the U.S. ramps up propaganda and aggression against China, this book addresses an important need, for everyone who wants a better world, to understand and defend China. | The book begins by acknowledging that there is a great deal of ignorance and confusion, especially in the imperialist countries, about China. Martinez writes, "Even among socialists and communists, there are misconceptions and imp…

Paul Reynolds (2023-07-09). The Rise and Rise of the Cult of the Ego. indybay.org All types of people are convinced to buy something to ward off feelings of inner emptiness. A mix of clickbait hyper-capitalism will hoodwink an entire generation.

Colin Todhunter (2023-07-09). 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…

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-07-09). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…

ecns.cn (2023-07-09). Insights | Pakistani scholar: China creates knowledge and wisdom in its modernization. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has actually delivered to the expectation of all the people living in China and beyond in the past 100 years and more, said a Pakistani scholar in an online interview with China News Network.

thecommunists (2023-07-08). What happened to Ukraine's spring offensive? thecommunists.org With Kiev smarting from the loss of Artemovsk (aka Bakhmut) to Russian forces, the long anticipated counteroffensive by Ukraine began on 5 June. In the first few days Ukrainian forces launched attacks all along the front line and there are reports of towns being taken, lost and taken again, but to date there have been …

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-08). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au

Editor (2023-07-07). The Marxist theory of the state: An introduction. mronline.org Our understanding of the state lies at the heart of our struggle to create a new society and fundamentally eliminate the oppression, exploitation, war, and environmental destruction characteristic of capitalism.

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-07-08). Saturday 7/15: Banking Busts and Bailouts – A Marxist Look at Why and What Next. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., | San Francisco (near Ellis St.) | 7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near Muni #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Wheelchair accessible | To participate via Zoom, please register:…

midwesternmarx (2023-07-07). Between Crosshairs, a Man, and His Revolution By: Stephen Joseph Scott. midwesternmarx.com Imperial proprietorship over the small Caribbean Island of Cuba, from the United States' perspective, has been from its earliest founding understood as a foredrawn conclusion, a predetermined inexorable; a geographical inevitable. Heads of State, from Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe to John Quincy Adams et al. shared a similar conviction, "[that Cuba's] proximity did indeed seem to suggest destiny, a destiny unanimously assumed to be manifest." Through the mid 19t …

ecns.cn (2023-07-08). Insights | Pakistani scholar: China creates knowledge and wisdom in its modernization. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has actually delivered to the expectation of all the people living in China and beyond in the past 100 years and more, said a Pakistani scholar in an online interview with China News Network.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-07). Communist Activists Aleksander and Mikhail Kononovich Are Facing Death Threats in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail, who are under house arrest in Ukraine, have said they are facing death threats. Left and progressive organizations across the world have condemned the persecution of the activists | Various communist and progressive youth groups have denounced the death threats and other forms of intimidation against communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich. The duo is currently under house arrest in Ukraine. Earlier this week, the Kononovich brothers, in an appeal,

A Guest Author (2023-07-07). African organizations work for peaceful solutions. workers.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes of African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. Translation: John Catalinotto. A meeting of the leaders of four African organizations . . . |

thecommunists (2023-07-07). Ukrainian communists threatened with death by Zelensky regime. thecommunists.org The Kononovich brothers of Ukraine have sent us this urgent appeal. They fear for their lives and ask for our urgent solidarity action. ***** We, the Kononovich brothers, Ukrainian communists and antifascists, call on the World Federation of Democratic Youth, communists, all left-wing militants and antifacists in Europe and throughout the world. We officially declare …

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Xi inspects Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-07-08). Rice Bowl Of The Chinese People Is Held Firmly In Their Hands. popularresistance.org At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to 'end poverty in all its forms everywhere'. Despite the enthusiastic verbiage, it was clear that poverty was simply not going to be ended across the world. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the data showed that poverty had become intractable. | In October 2022, the UN Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative released its 2022 Globa…

Abdul Rahman (2023-07-07). Big companies earned over USD 1 trillion of profit in 2022, says joint Oxfam and Action Aid study. peoplesdispatch.org The study recommends that governments impose a windfall tax on these excessive profits and use the money raised to carry out social security programs to tackle a range of issues including the cost of living crisis, poverty, hunger, and climate change…

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-07). The rice bowl of the Chinese people is held firmly in their hands: The Twenty-Seventh Newsletter (2023). mronline.org In 2017, the World Bank determined that the income threshold for poverty, which had been set at $1.90 per day, was far too low. They set the new poverty line at $2.15 per day, which accounted for over 700 million people.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-07). World Bank Will Continue to Betray Its Mission of Fighting Poverty Under New Director. globalresearch.ca

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-07). Police Brutality, Racism And Poverty Underlie Youth Rebellion In France. popularresistance.org A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on June 27 sparking a nationwide series of mass demonstrations and rebellions throughout the country. | Several videos released on the shooting show clearly that Nahel, who was driving a vehicle, was posing no threat to the police. | There were two other people in the vehicle with Nahel, one of whom has given evidence to the authorities while the third person is being sought by prosecutors. The policeman has been indicted for voluntary homicide. In addition, reports suggest he has apologized for the fatal shoot…

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-07). Ecosocialism 2023 strengthens the fight for a world beyond capitalism. greenleft.org.au

Editor (2023-07-07). The Marxist theory of the state: An introduction. mronline.org Our understanding of the state lies at the heart of our struggle to create a new society and fundamentally eliminate the oppression, exploitation, war, and environmental destruction characteristic of capitalism.

A Guest Author (2023-07-07). African organizations work for peaceful solutions. workers.org By Carlos Lopes Pereira The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes of African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. Translation: John Catalinotto. A meeting of the leaders of four African organizations . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). Xi inspects Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-07). Communist Activists Aleksander and Mikhail Kononovich Are Facing Death Threats in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail, who are under house arrest in Ukraine, have said they are facing death threats. Left and progressive organizations across the world have condemned the persecution of the activists | Various communist and progressive youth groups have denounced the death threats and other forms of intimidation against communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich. The duo is currently under house arrest in Ukraine. Earlier this week, the Kononovich brothers, in an appeal,

thecommunists (2023-07-07). Ukrainian communists threatened with death by Zelensky regime. thecommunists.org The Kononovich brothers of Ukraine have sent us this urgent appeal. They fear for their lives and ask for our urgent solidarity action. ***** We, the Kononovich brothers, Ukrainian communists and antifascists, call on the World Federation of Democratic Youth, communists, all left-wing militants and antifacists in Europe and throughout the world. We officially declare …

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2023-07-07). Police Brutality, Racism And Poverty Underlie Youth Rebellion In France. popularresistance.org A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on June 27 sparking a nationwide series of mass demonstrations and rebellions throughout the country. | Several videos released on the shooting show clearly that Nahel, who was driving a vehicle, was posing no threat to the police. | There were two other people in the vehicle with Nahel, one of whom has given evidence to the authorities while the third person is being sought by prosecutors. The policeman has been indicted for voluntary homicide. In addition, reports suggest he has apologized for the fatal shoot…

Abdul Rahman (2023-07-07). Big companies earned over USD 1 trillion of profit in 2022, says joint Oxfam and Action Aid study. peoplesdispatch.org The study recommends that governments impose a windfall tax on these excessive profits and use the money raised to carry out social security programs to tackle a range of issues including the cost of living crisis, poverty, hunger, and climate change…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-07-07). World Bank Will Continue to Betray Its Mission of Fighting Poverty Under New Director. globalresearch.ca

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-07). The rice bowl of the Chinese people is held firmly in their hands: The Twenty-Seventh Newsletter (2023). mronline.org In 2017, the World Bank determined that the income threshold for poverty, which had been set at $1.90 per day, was far too low. They set the new poverty line at $2.15 per day, which accounted for over 700 million people.

ecns.cn (2023-07-06). InsightsÔΩúVietnamese Ph.D. Graduate: CPC is the key to China's success. ecns.cn China's development path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and Chinese-style modernization under the leadership of the CPC is the key to China's success today,said Hoang Thi Hanh Trang, Vietnamese Ph.D. Graduate from School of International Studies, Renmin University of China.

Staff (2023-07-06). 8 July, Albuquerque: Solidarity Rally for a Free Palestine. samidoun.net Samidoun Albuquerque will be participating in the following rally: | Solidarity rally for a Free Palestine! End all U.S. Aid to Israel — Solidarity with Palestinians in Jenin! | Saturday, July 8 | 11 am | UNM Bookstore, Albuquerque, NM | Organized by PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) and Stop the War Machine…

unitedEditor (2023-07-06). Democracy in check: The crisis of MAS in Bolivia and Evo's alliance with the accomplices of the coup. uwidata.com By Ana Laura Dagorret* The Movement Towards Socialism in Bolivia (MAS) is going through its final crisis. The rupture has left two well defined sides: On one side, the current president Luis Arce leads the "renovation" of the party. The other side's leader is the former president and founder of MAS, Evo Morales, who is …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-06). Bolivia Forges Lithium Extraction Partnerships with China and Russia By: Misión Verdad. midwesternmarx.com Bolivia's government has recently entered into agreements with Chinese and Russian companies for the extraction of lithium from two of the country's salt flats. Signed on Thursday, June 29, these agreements grant authorization to China's Citic Guoan and Russia's Uranium One Group to deploy direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies for lithium exploration in Bolivia, with a total investment of $1.4 billion.A previous agreement worth a similar value had already be …

midwesternmarx (2023-07-06). Pakistan arrests human trafficking suspects after migrant boat tragedy By: The Associated Press. midwesternmarx.com Pakistani authorities said Wednesday they have arrested seven alleged key figures in a human trafficking ring following last week's sinking of an overcrowded smuggling vessel off Greece that left more than 500 migrants missing, including Pakistanis.Police told The Associated Press that the ring was engaged in smuggling Pakistanis into Europe and that the arrests took place over the last two days, as part of a government crackdown on traffickers.Thirty other suspects were arrested over the …

thecommunists (2023-07-06). Prigozhin's failed mutiny. thecommunists.org On Saturday 24 June, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, occupied key points in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, after which he began a march towards Moscow with a view to effecting a change in the composition of the Russian government, if not its complete overthrow. For months leading up to …

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-06). The Rice Bowl of the Chinese People Is Held Firmly in Their Hands. dissidentvoice.org Fan Wennan (China), ‰∏≠ÂõΩ 2098: §™Èò≥ÁÖßÂ∏∏Âçá˵∑ ('China 2098: The Sun Rises Just the Same'), 2019—2022. At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to 'end poverty in …

WSWS (2023-07-04). The National Health Service at 75: Defending free healthcare demands a struggle for socialism. wsws.org The NHS was the jewel in the crown of…

ecns.cn (2023-07-04). Xi sends congratulatory letter to forum on civilization and sinology. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, sent a congratulatory letter on Monday to the third Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations and the first World Conference of Sinologists.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-04). Communist party vows to continue fight for a "secular Turkey" on 30th anniversary of Sivas massacre. peoplesdispatch.org 37 people, including 33 activists of the Turkish Communist Party (TKP), were burnt to death in a fire started by religious fanatics and right-wing mobs in Sivas in central Turkey in 1993…

thecommunists (2023-07-04). Max Blumenthal to UN security council: Ukraine war is a giant Ponzi scheme. thecommunists.org This video and its transcription are reproduced from The Grayzone, with thanks. ***** Thank you to Wyatt Reed, Alex Rubinstein and Anya Parampil for helping me prepare this presentation. Wyatt has first hand experience with the subject as a journalist whose hotel in Donetsk was targeted with a US-made howitzer by the Ukrainian military in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-04). Police Brutality, Racism and Poverty Underlines Youth Rebellion in France. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe North African Youth Nahel M Killed by Police Macron government has deployed 45,000 security personnel in attempt to quell the outrage sweeping the country in the aftermath of the police killing of Nahel M A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-04). Venezuela congratulates US people on Independence Day. plenglish.com Venezuela and the United States have been linked by struggles and aspirations for a life with guarantees of happiness and dignity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in a statement. | The release stated that the Venezuelan people will always express solidarity with the US people in fighting for social justice, overcoming poverty and discrimination, and for "relations of respect with the rest of the world that leave any imperialist pretensions behind. | The Bolivarian Government stated that, with political will, the United States could resume the path of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and diplomacy…

Editor (2023-07-04). 55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People's Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices. scheerpost.com New fact sheets by the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S. state.