Daily Archives: June 1, 2023

2023-06-01: News Headlines

teleSUR (2023-06-01). Ghana Committed to Boost Sustainable Ocean Economy. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, during a two-day National Blue Economy Summit, the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, expressed his country's commitment to fostering a sustainable blue economy that would advance the wellbeing of all Ghanaian citizens. | Related: | Akufo-Addo emphasized the significance of the ocean as a potential catalyst for facilitating the development of West African countries and enhancing the well-being of i…

Editor (2023-06-01). Ellen Brown: Another Look at the Financial Transactions Tax. scheerpost.com By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost A small financial transactions tax could correct a number of maladies in our economic system, from the federal debt crisis to the widening wealth divide to the rampant financialization of the economy, while eliminating taxes on income and sales. The debt ceiling crisis has again brought into focus …

Peter Certo (2023-05-31). In OtherWords: May 31, 2023. otherwords.org This week, leaders in Congress are working to pass a so-called "compromise" between President Biden and House Republicans on the debt ceiling. | Republicans won some new "work requirements" on SNAP and clawed back some money that was supposed to help the IRS crack down on wealthy tax cheats. Democrats won… Republicans not crashing the global economy by defaulting on America's debt. It's not really the kind of thing you want to compromise on, as If the compromise passes, Biden will have fought off the mos…

Dan Kovalik, Rick Sterling, Antiwar. (2023-05-31). What We Saw And Heard In Crimea. popularresistance.org In May of this year, we took the long, 27-hour train ride from Moscow to Crimea to see how life is there and what the sentiment of the people are as the US and Ukraine sharpen their threats to "recapture" this peninsula from Russia. And, while we were there, these threats were backed by a series of terrorist drone attacks in Crimea which, while doing little serious damage, signaled an escalation in the US/Ukrainian assault on Crimea. | Despite such threats and attacks, what we found in this historic peninsula on the Black Sea was a beautiful, almost idyllic place with a bustling economy and a general sense of pro…

europarl.europa.eu (2023-05-31). Europe is Now a War Economy. europarl.europa.eu Presentation by Clare Daly.

teleSUR (2023-06-01). US & Taiwan to Sign First Agreement Under New Trade Framework. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Taiwan and the U.S. will sing the first agreement within the newly established trade negotiations' framework, as affirmed by both governing bodies. | Related: | In August of last year, Taiwan and the U.S. initiated discussions within the framework of the U.S. -Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade, after Washington excluded Taiwan from the broader Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. | The Office of Trad…


Medea Benjamin, Nicholas J. S. Davies, Scheer Post. (2023-06-01). When Will The United States Join The Global Call To End The Ukraine War? popularresistance.org When Japan invited the leaders of Brazil, India and Indonesia to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima, there were glimmers of hope that it might be a forum for these rising economic powers from the Global South to discuss their advocacy for peace in Ukraine with the wealthy Western G7 countries that are militarily allied with Ukraine and have so far remained deaf to pleas for peace. | But it was not to be. Instead, the Global South leaders were forced to sit and listen as their hosts announced their latest plans to tighten sanctions against Russia and further escalate the war by sending U.S.-built F-16 warplanes to…

teleSUR (2023-05-31). Russia, China Welcome Venezuela's Interest in Joining the BRICS. telesurenglish.net The Chinese government has applauded Venezuela's willingness to join the BRICS, an economic cooperation forum that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. | RELATED: | Venezuela's intention highlights the increasing prestige of the BRICS in the world, stated Alexander Schetinin, the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry's representative for Latin America. | "We welcome the prompt accession of as many supp…

infobrics (2023-05-31). BRICS Expanding Opportunities to Influence Global Governance. infobrics.org BRICS' economic rise also marks an important challenge to the US-led 'liberal world order'

infobrics (2023-05-31). South African Business Community Expects BRICS Summit to Enhance Trade. infobrics.org BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are expected to discuss measures to relax some trade hindrances, increase trade among member states and promote post-pandemic economic recovery, said Ayanda Ntsaluba, an official from the South African Chapter of BRICS Business Council…

manager (2023-05-31). What the Fight Over Work Requirements is Really About. cepr.net The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) currently provides food vouchers to about 42 million people. This critical program ensures they have enough food for themselves and their families. Research finds that food insecurity leads to worse economic and health outcomes, underscoring the importance of food assistance programs like SNAP. Despite these benefits, SNAP's effectiveness is …

Staff (2023-05-31). Erdoƒüan Reelected to 5 More Years in Turkey as His Government Grows More Authoritarian & Nationalist. democracynow.org We look at the impact of the reelection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan Sunday in a tight runoff vote, extending his 20-year rule for a further five years. Erdoƒüan received just over 52% of the vote, beating challenger Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu, an economist and former civil servant who unified a broad coalition but failed to unseat Erdoƒüan despite growing dissatisfaction with his governance and deep economic pain within the country. We speak with Cihan Tuƒüal, UC Berkeley sociologist and author of The Fall of the Turkish Mo…


Dan Lieberman (2023-05-31). Beware of Economic Textbooks. dissidentvoice.org Protests by British university economic students against neo-classical economics highlight the notion that economic education is dominated by theories that defy practical applications and applications that cannot predict, prevent, and ameliorate periodic crises. Students learn economics from unverified and outdated theories, many contradicting one another, which leads to a confused understanding of the discipline and …

mforinoco (2023-05-31). Lula Brings Together South America in Brasilia: 'We Must Unite'. orinocotribune.com Brazil's leader says South American countries must work toward a prominent integration. | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that it is time for a united South America after long years of division, calling for economic, cultural, and social integration between its countries. | Lula's statement came as he hosted the continent's 12 leaders in a Brasilia summit, where the

oliviaalperstein (2023-05-31). Criminalization of Race and Poverty Program at the Institute for Policy Studies Responds to the Debt Ceiling Deal. ips-dc.org "It makes it harder for poor and low-income families to access food benefits they deserve, while making it easier for wealthy people to cheat on their taxes."

Trish Brown (2023-05-31). Prayer Helped Me Survive Poverty, But I Needed Government Help Too. otherwords.org You could say the blues have followed me wherever I've gone. | My mom came from a family of 18, picking cotton and peanuts in Georgia. My dad, who played the blues, couldn't read. He learned numbers selling produce. | I was born in Massachusetts, where my mom worked in the factories and raised me alone after my parents separated. She was always telling me, "Keep praying we'll get by." | The prayers helped, but thankfully they were supplemented by government cheese and cash assistance. Our country's social safety net has always been flawed, under-funded, and over-complicated. But it's also essential — and we…

teleSUR (2023-05-31). Unemployment In Brazil Stands At 8.5 Percent In February-April. telesurenglish.net The state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Wednesday, that unemployment in Brazil stood at 8.5 percent in the moving quarter between February and April this year. | RELATED: | According to the Continuous National Household Sample Survey, unemployment in the South American country increased in the reference period 0.1 percentage points compared to the November-January mobile qua…

teleSUR (2023-06-01). Peruvian Workers Protest Against REPSOL Labor Abuses. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, La Pampilla Refinery Workers Union (SUTRELAPA) held a sit-in to denounce the breach of labor agreements by the transnational oil company REPSOL. | RELATED: | "So far, the company has not satisfied various demands to avoid arbitrary changes," the Peruvian workers said, explaining that they are requesting an annual shift schedule that allows establishing positions, vacations, medical breaks, and replacements for each…

Dan Lieberman (2023-05-31). Beware of Economic Textbooks. dissidentvoice.org Protests by British university economic students against neo-classical economics highlight the notion that economic education is dominated by theories that defy practical applications and applications that cannot predict, prevent, and ameliorate periodic crises. Students learn economics from unverified and outdated theories, many contradicting one another, which leads to a confused understanding of the discipline and …

mforinoco (2023-05-31). Lula Brings Together South America in Brasilia: 'We Must Unite'. orinocotribune.com Brazil's leader says South American countries must work toward a prominent integration. | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that it is time for a united South America after long years of division, calling for economic, cultural, and social integration between its countries. | Lula's statement came as he hosted the continent's 12 leaders in a Brasilia summit, where the

oliviaalperstein (2023-05-31). Criminalization of Race and Poverty Program at the Institute for Policy Studies Responds to the Debt Ceiling Deal. ips-dc.org "It makes it harder for poor and low-income families to access food benefits they deserve, while making it easier for wealthy people to cheat on their taxes."

Trish Brown (2023-05-31). Prayer Helped Me Survive Poverty, But I Needed Government Help Too. otherwords.org You could say the blues have followed me wherever I've gone. | My mom came from a family of 18, picking cotton and peanuts in Georgia. My dad, who played the blues, couldn't read. He learned numbers selling produce. | I was born in Massachusetts, where my mom worked in the factories and raised me alone after my parents separated. She was always telling me, "Keep praying we'll get by." | The prayers helped, but thankfully they were supplemented by government cheese and cash assistance. Our country's social safety net has always been flawed, under-funded, and over-complicated. But it's also essential — and we…

teleSUR (2023-05-31). Unemployment In Brazil Stands At 8.5 Percent In February-April. telesurenglish.net The state-run Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Wednesday, that unemployment in Brazil stood at 8.5 percent in the moving quarter between February and April this year. | RELATED: | According to the Continuous National Household Sample Survey, unemployment in the South American country increased in the reference period 0.1 percentage points compared to the November-January mobile qua…

teleSUR (2023-06-01). Peruvian Workers Protest Against REPSOL Labor Abuses. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, La Pampilla Refinery Workers Union (SUTRELAPA) held a sit-in to denounce the breach of labor agreements by the transnational oil company REPSOL. | RELATED: | "So far, the company has not satisfied various demands to avoid arbitrary changes," the Peruvian workers said, explaining that they are requesting an annual shift schedule that allows establishing positions, vacations, medical breaks, and replacements for each…

teleSUR (2023-06-01). BRICS Foreign Affairs Ministers Meet in South Africa. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the foreign affairs ministers of the BRICS countries are meeting in the South African city of Cape Town to promote paths towards a new multilateralism. | RELATED: | This meeting provides an opportunity to reflect on regional and global developments, South African Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said without elaborating on the agenda. The participants, however, are expected to discuss issues rel…

Steve Gillis (2023-06-01). Los Angeles Mass labor action builds WGA strike momentum. workers.org "Solidarity Is Power" lead banner of the LA County Labor Federation "Unions Strike Back" march, May 26, 2023. Thousands of workers from many unions shut down major intersections outside Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena during Friday rush hour on May 26, in a display of labor power and solidarity with striking . . . |

Adriaan Alsema (2023-06-01). Colombia charges mining executives over terrorist financing. colombiareports.com The Colombia director of US mining corporation Drummond has been charged for allegedly funding a paramilitary group that assassinated two labor union leaders in 2001. Drummond Colombia boss Jose Miguel…

Labor Video Project (2023-06-01). Stand Up Fight Back!LA Strike Wave As Writers Guild Rally & Other Unions Prepare To Strike. indybay.org Thousands of Los Angeles members of the striking Writers Guild of America West and other unions and LA City SEIU had a strike vote and may join the writers on strike.

WSWS (2023-06-01). USPS rural letter carriers suffering devastating cuts under new contract. wsws.org As part of the drive to privatize the US Postal Service, and in collaboration with the union, a convoluted formula has been imposed which dramatically cuts the pay of rural letter carriers.

teleSUR- hvh (2023-06-01). Trabajadores peruanos de Repsol protestan ante abusos laborales. telesurtv.net "Son varios puntos del pliego de reclamos que hasta el momento esta empresa no cumple con ejecutar", indicó el gremio.

Liberation Staff (2023-05-31). Anti-communist backlash removes Elizabeth Gurley Flynn historical marker in Concord, NH. liberationnews.org New Hampshire lawmakers removed a historical marker honoring the communist, feminist and labor organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn just two weeks after its installation in Concord.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-05-31). With union backing, Sanders reintroduces Medicare For All. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —With strong union backing, led—as usual—by National Nurses United, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., reintroduced his Medicare For All legislation. Sanders has 14 Senate co-sponsors and 110 in the House, but the measure may not get much farther than Sanders' own Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. That's though academic studies estimate it would save …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-05-31). After exposing Starbucks boss as union-busting liar, worker gets his job back. peoplesworld.org NEW ORLEANS—Jaysin Saxton, the Starbucks worker who exposed for the U.S. Senate and the world to see that company CEO Howard Schultz lied about not busting unions, will get his job back. Saxton told the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention in New Orleans that the National Labor Relations Board ruled for him, deciding Starbucks …

Alex Salmon (2023-05-31). Protest calls on Labor to fight climate change, not prepare for war. greenleft.org.au Stop AUKUS WA and Walyalup Climate Action protested the Labor government's enormous AUKUS military spending. Alex Salmon and Leonie Lundie report.

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-05-31). These workers are making Baltimore a union town again. therealnews.com We hosted a Working People live show at The Real News Network studio in Baltimore on May 18. In this panel discussion, co-hosted by Max and Baltimore writer and editor Rebekah Kirkman, we speak with a diverse panel of worker-organizers from around the city about their respective struggles to unionize their workplaces, what being in a union means to them and their coworkers, and what all of us can do to support one another and grow the labor movement in our town. Panelists include: Dever Cunningham, MOM's Workers United (Teamsters); Martin Yepes, Teachers & Researchers United (United Electrical Workers) at J…

mforinoco (2023-05-31). Ukrainian Police Tortured Kherson Residents for 'Ties with Russia'. orinocotribune.com The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reportedly set up torture chambers in two police stations in Kherson — Dnieper and Komsomolsk — to deal with people who, according to the SBU, collaborated with the Russian authorities, a representative of law enforcement agencies, citing a source in the Ukrainian National Police, told Sputnik. | "The Dnieper Police Department is mainly staffed by Ukrainians. The unit is headed by Grigory Nikolaevich Nevkryty, the head of the Strategic Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kherson, with Alexander Priveda as his deputy. Senior officers…

Palestine Chronicle. (2023-05-31). Belgian City Of Verviers Cuts Ties With Israel's 'Apartheid Regime'. popularresistance.org The Belgian city of Verviers has become the latest city in Europe to cut its ties with the Israeli "apartheid regime" to "strengthen its support for the Palestinian people," the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. | In its meeting, Verviers Municipal Council discussed a motion introduced by members of the Socialist Party (PS), the Labor Party (PTB), and the Ecologist Confederation (ECOLO) that says that the City of Verviers wants to strengthen its support for the Palestinian people by cutting its ties with the Israeli apartheid regime. | The draft proposal said that the municipal council of Verviers u…

teleSUR (2023-06-01). Ukrainian Conflict Has Far-Reaching Negative Impact: Italy's CB. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Italian Central Bank Governor Ignazio Visco said that the Ukrainian conflict has had a sprawling impact on the European economies, pushing the median wealth and consumer confidence lower. | RELATED: | In his annual report, he pointed out that the Ukraine crisis has also had an impact on energy prices, which resulted in an increase in interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB), all of which…

infobrics (2023-06-01). Lula Says He's Started Talks With BRICS Bank to Help Argentina. infobrics.org Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he's actively working to help Argentina overcome its financial crisis after meetings with its president, Alberto Fernandez, in Brasilia…

WSWS (2023-06-01). Australian inflation rate moves back up as real wages continue to fall. wsws.org Despite data which indicates a growing crisis for ever increasing sections of the population, the Reserve Bank of Australia, in line with its counterparts internationally, is determined to press ahead with the suppression of the living standards of the working class.

WSWS (2023-06-01). New Zealand primary teachers' union cancels strike, pushes new sellout offer. wsws.org The unions are presenting teachers with one below-inflation agreement after another in an effort to wear down their resistance and force them to accept a wage-cutting deal.

WSWS (2023-05-31). US budget deal will accelerate savage cuts to public education. wsws.org Given the impact of inflation, the cap on spending to 2023 levels will mean a cut in billions of real dollars to already cash-strapped school districts.

Rick Rozoff (2023-05-31). "Combat-credible forces across conflict continuum": U.S. leads NATO allies in Black Sea drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaMay 24, 2023 The third and final DEFENDER 23-linked exercise, Saber Guardian 23, begins May 24, 2023 Exercise Saber Guardian 23, the third and final connected exercise making up the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness 2023 exercise, or DEFENDER 23, begins May 29. Led …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-06-01). CUNY caves to Israel lobby over anti-racist speech. electronicintifada.net AIPAC top donor to lawmaker Ritchie Torres, who attacked law school graduate over her remarks against Israeli aggression.

Rick Rozoff (2023-06-01). Meeting NATO demand: Denmark to triple military spending. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense Post/Agence France-PresseMay 30, 2023 Denmark to Triple Defense Budget Over Next Decade Denmark's government announced Tuesday that it would triple its defense budget over the next 10 years in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Denmark intends to reach the NATO goal of spending two percent of gross domestic product on the military …

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-01). Debt Ceiling Deal Puts No Limits on Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The debt ceiling agreement reached between the White House and House Republicans places no constraints on spending on the war in Ukraine, a White House official told Bloomberg. The $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine so far was passed as supplemental emergency funds, which is exempt from the …

Jack Rasmus, LA Progressive. (2023-06-01). Biden-McCarthy Deal: Neoliberal Fiscal Policy Continues. popularresistance.org Over the weekend, US House of Representatives speaker McCarthy and president Biden announced a tentative agreement on raising the debt ceiling. The deal—almost certain to pass Congress later this week—represents a typical Neoliberal fiscal policy deal. | Ever since neoliberal capitalism policies were introduced under president Carter in the late 1970s, and subsequently expanded dramatically under Reagan, Neoliberal fiscal policy has been characterized by accelerating Pentagon and war spending; simultaneous cutting of business-investor taxes; acceptance of consequent escalating budget deficits—an…

Dana Sanchez (2023-06-01). 4 Artificial Intelligence Bubble Stocks To Bet Against: Profit When The FOMO Runs Out. moguldom.com Nvidia's blockbuster first-quarter results have helped drive excitement to new levels about investing in artificial intelligence, but market watchers say some stocks are overvalued amid the hype. The investor enthusiasm is inspiring comparisons to the dot.com bubble that preceded the bust of March 2000, when most tech stocks lost 75 percent of value from their highs. Economist …

KATIE (2023-05-29). Now is the time to stop spyware profiteering. bdsmovement.net

Jim Hightower (2023-05-31). A Surprising Win for Animal Rights — and Democracy. otherwords.org It's an odd marketing strategy for an industry to assail its own consumers. | Yet, that's what the monopolistic meatpacking industry — led by such huge conglomerates as Tyson, Smithfield, JBS, and Hormel, which control nearly 70 percent of America's pork market — is doing. | "Just shut up and eat your bacon," the industry shrieks. | The target of their corporate tantrum is the growing grassroots movement of consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers, chefs, retailers, and others who are dismayed and disgusted by Big Pork's profiteering on animal cruelty. | "None of your business!" shout the executive…

Staff (2023-06-01). Artificial Intelligence "Godfathers" Call for Regulation as Rights Groups Warn AI Encodes Oppression. democracynow.org We host a roundtable discussion with three experts in artificial intelligence on growing concerns over the technology's potential dangers. Yoshua Bengio, known as one of the three "godfathers of AI," is a professor at the University of Montreal and founder and scientific director at Mila–Quebec AI Institute. Bengio is also a signatory of the Future of Life Institute open letter calling for a pause on large AI experiments. He is joined on Democracy Now! by Tawana Petty, the director of policy and advocacy at the Algorithmic Justice League, an organization dedicated to raising awareness abou…

WSWS (2023-06-01). Australian health union's "Big Wednesday," a farce aimed at blocking a real struggle by workers. wsws.org This was not a strike, but a stunt designed to create the illusion that the union will lead a fight for decent wages and conditions.

teleSUR (2023-06-01). Second Tropical Depression Forms In The Atlantic. telesurenglish.net The National Hurricane Center (NHC), based in Miami, Florida, reported Thursday the formation of the second tropical depression of 2023 in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. | RELATED: | According to the most recent NHC bulletin, the tropical depression is moving at 2 mph (4 km/h) in a west-northwesterly direction with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). | The depression is 305 miles (490 kilometers) west-northwest of Ft.

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-06-01). How illegal Great Depression-era Pennsylvania coal miners fought cops, banks, and bosses to unionize. therealnews.com

Adam McKay (2023-06-01). Adam McKay: It's not too late to demand a sane government response to climate change. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The hot, pissed off, oil-caked cat is now out of the bag. | We will likely cross 1.5 degrees Celsius (or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming beyond preindustrial levels in the next two to four years. This is the temperature at which scientists have warned, for quite some time, serious destabilization may occur. While global temperatures are usually measured as the longer-term trend line rath…

Ashley Curtin (2023-06-01). USPS establishes deal with Ford to purchase 9,250 electric vehicles. nationofchange.org Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said that by 2026, all new vehicles will be electric vehicles (EV).

Rick Rozoff (2023-05-31). U.S. provides Poland with 800 Hellfire missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMay 30, 2023 Poland buys 800 Hellfire missiles to arms its new attack helicopters The Polish government has signed a deal to purchase 800 Hellfire II missiles that are to be carried by a new fleet of attack helicopters, with a request to buy Boeing AH-64E Apaches still in the pipeline. The contract for …

Chloe DS (2023-06-01). Malaysia: Building solidarity in a time of climate crisis. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Chloe DS spoke to Cheong Huei Ting, Central Committee member of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) and Coordinator of the PSM's Environmental and Climate Crisis Bureau ahead of her participation in the Ecosocialism 2023 Conference in July in Naarm/Melbourne.

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-06-01). Wednesday 6/7: Feminists Fighting Transphobia. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk St. (at Ellis St.), San Francisco | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49…

WSWS (2023-06-01). Royal Mail workers speak out: "My life is turned upside down. Will I survive?" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) is publishing a further round-up of comments received from UK postal workers condemning the Communication Workers Union sell-out deal with Royal Mail.

WSWS (2023-06-01). DeSantis, Trump compete over who is the bigger fascist. wsws.org The two leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are threatening, as part of a war against socialism, to destroy democratic rights embedded in the US Constitution.

WSWS (2023-06-01). Democratic New York City mayor uses Memorial Day speech to rail against socialism and communism. wsws.org Adams is increasingly channeling the red-baiting Senator Joseph McCarthy of the 1950s and the fascistic former president, Donald Trump.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-06-01). Imperialist Hegemony and the Class Struggle in Africa and the Diaspora (Statement). orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe -May 29, 2023 | Africa Liberation Day comes amid an escalating campaign by the West and their allies to stifle sovereignty and sustainable development. | Note: The following solidarity statement was prepared and delivered in part to the African Liberation Day program organized by the All-African People's Revolutionary Party, (A-APRP-GC) under the theme "Pan-Africanism: Waging Class Struggle in Africa and the Diaspora, Fighting for the One United Socialist Africa!" on Sat. May 27, 2023. The event was broadcast over the "Africans on the Move" internet radio program hosted by Lee Robinson of the A…

Jacob Andrewartha (2023-05-31). New speakers announced for Ecosocialism 2023 conference. greenleft.org.au An exciting new range of guest speakers at the Ecosocialism 2023 conference in Naarm/Melbourne July 1-2 have been announced. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Sue Bolton (2023-05-31). Councils must show solidarity, stop enabling drag panic. greenleft.org.au Merri-bek Socialist Alliance councillor Sue Bolton argues that councils must not cave in to pressure from the homophobic far-right and cancel LGBTIQ gatherings because that enables "drag panic".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-31). Proletarian Political Revolution: Myth and Reality. libya360.wordpress.com Workers League An essential element of the lexicon of Orthodox Trotskyism is the concept of the proletarian political revolution. From 1933, Russian revolutionary leader LD Trotsky (co-leader with VI Lenin of the October Revolution of 1917) and his supporters called for a proletarian political revolution in the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), after conservative…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-05-31). U.S. Empire Named Most Murderous Killing Machine In History. covertactionmagazine.com New study finds U.S. responsible for nearly 300 million deaths—and counting In September, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation—established by a bipartisan act of Congress in 1993—opened the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., which aims to spotlight the plight of the alleged 100 million victims of Communist ideology. The 100 million figure was …

Rick Rozoff (2023-05-31). House Select Committee pushes for India to join NATO Plus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com FirstpostMay 27, 2023 US Select Committee on CCP recommends India to be part of NATO PlusNATO Plus currently has five members — Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, and South Korea. The group works toward boosting global defence cooperation A Congressional Committee or the Select Committee on CCP (Chinese Communist Party) in the US has recommended …

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