(2022-12-09). Decolonization, Multipolarity And The Demise Of The Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org December 3, 2023 will mark the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. It will also mark its obsolescence in the face of popular resistance and the Pink Tide of progressive governments in Latin America that have been elected over the past two and a half decades. The prevailing ideology of these left and left of center movements rejects the "Washington Consensus" and opts for a new consensus based on the decolonization of the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. This consensus is accompanied by encounters and conferences that advance liberatory traditions developed since the 1960's as well as those…
(2022-12-09). New York Times workers stage a one-day strike. wsws.org Workers expressed a common anger at the arrogance of the Times and the need for working class solidarity.
(2022-12-08). Noam Chomsky: "We're on the Road to a Form of Neofascism" truthout.org Neoliberalism has reigned supreme as an economic philosophy for nearly half a century. But neoliberal policies have wreaked havoc around the world, reversing most gains made under managed capitalism after the end of the Second World War. Neoliberalism works only for the rich and the huge corporations. But the failures of neoliberalism extend beyond economics. They spread into politics as the… |
(2022-12-08). Merkel's Confession: Minsk Agreements Were Lie Aimed To Inflame War Against Russia. southfront.org 
Frau Merkel revealed in her interview with the The lady confirmed that all the Western authors of the current war in Ukraine, including herself, did…
(2022-12-08). West Ignores Evidence of Ukrainian Torture and Use of Prohibited Weapons When Making 'War Crimes' Claims. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya, This week, Ukraine celebrated its Armed Forces Day. This public holiday was introduced in 1993 to replace Red Army Day, which was a Soviet holiday. Ironically, it also marks the anniversary of the 1240 fall of Kiev to the Mongol invasion led by Batu Khan. While not comparable to exploits of the Golden…
(2022-12-08). Decolonization, multipolarity, and the demise of the Monroe Doctrine. mronline.org 
December 3, 2023 marked the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine.
(2022-12-08). Over 1,000 New York Times Workers Stage 24-Hour Walkout. truthout.org Workers for The New York Times are staging the outlet's largest work stoppage in over 40 years, with over 1,100 employees walking out on Thursday for a 24-hour strike, demanding a fairer share of the outlets' financial success as months of contract negotiations come to a head. After a marathon negotiation session on Tuesday and Wednesday, members of the New York Times Guild decided to walk out… |
(2022-12-08). New York Times journalists and staffers to launch 24-hour strike on Thursday. wsws.org More than 1,100 writers and staffers at the nation's flagship newspaper are walking out Thursday in the latest…
(2022-12-08). New York Times Union Workers Plan Walkout Over Pay. scheerpost.com 
"Our collective action is working: Management backed off its attempt to kill our pension and agreed to expand fertility benefits," the union said of ongoing talks. "But management still barely budged on some of our most important priorities."
(2022-12-07). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship — Conclusion. wsws.org The historical lies and falsifications of Bloodlands are not only part and parcel of the rehabilitation of fascism and preparations for a new imperialist world war. They also constitute a fundamental assault on historical consciousness and the very concept of history as a science.
(2022-12-07). North Carolina residents still in dark after homophobic fascists allegedly target power stations. peoplesworld.org 
Officials in a North Carolina county where more than 40,000 households remain without power amid freezing temperatures declared a state of emergency on Sunday afternoon, less than 24 hours after multiple electrical substations were damaged by gunfire in an apparent act of criminal vandalism. "As utility companies began responding to the different substations, evidence was discovered …
(2022-12-07). Meet the Brutal Proxy Force Fighting the Russians, Not Only on the Ground in Ukraine But Also on the Internet. covertactionmagazine.com Part II of a CAM Series on the Georgian Legion [See Part 1 here.—Editors] The story of the Georgian Legion is more than just battles and atrocities. Far from the battlefield, thousands of people are now soldiers on a second, digital front. They are engaged in both propaganda and attack, relentlessly swarming anyone who dares …
(2022-12-07). Meet the Brutal Proxy Force Fighting the Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Evan Reif [Source: greydynamics.com] The story of the Georgian Legion is more than just battles and atrocities. Far from the battlefield, thousands of people are now soldiers on a second, digital front. They are engaged in both propaganda and attack, relentlessly swarming anyone who dares to question approved narratives. These are not random Internet trolls;…
(2022-12-07). Zero-Covid and the China Protests: Look at the Bigger Picture. orinocotribune.com By Morning Star Nov 28, 2022 | Establishment media have seized on protests over Covid lockdowns to rehearse their favorite anti-China narratives. | Ever since the world's first Covid outbreak in Wuhan, the virus has been used as a stick to beat China. | Donald Trump cynically portrayed the pandemic as a Chinese weapon—"the worst attack we've ever had on our country… worse than Pearl Harbor." | Trump's ravings were seldom taken seriously even by US allies. But the resurrection of the "lab leak" conspiracy theory by the Joe Biden administration made it respectable, and the judgement of a World Health…
(2022-12-07). We Need To Transform What It Means to Be An Academic Worker. popularresistance.org When it comes to corporate news media coverage of labor actions, there are unfortunately a few tropes to look out for, even in 2022. | First, while strikes in other countries may be presented as signs of freedom, in the US they will often be presented in terms of the disruption they cause. | The New York Times' November 14 report on the strike by some 48,000 University of California teaching assistants, researchers and others gave skimming readers the shorthand "highlight" that these people "walked off the job Monday, forcing some classes to be canceled." | "Classes were disrupted, research slowed and office hour…
(2022-12-07). Another Closing the Gap Report admits to failure. greenleft.org.au This year's Closing the Gap report provides more damning evidence of the colonialist approach to First Nations people. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2022-12-07). New York Times refusal to bargain pushes workers to walkout. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK —Management's refusal to bargain in good faith for almost two years over decent raises and its demand to cut or kill pensions is pushing the 1,036 newsroom and related workers at The New York Times into a reluctant one-day walkout tomorrow, on Dec. 8. And they asked Times subscribers, supporters, readers, and union members …
(2022-12-07). Amazon Labor Union calls out CEO Jassy. workers.org 
New York City Nov. 30 — In Manhattan today, Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls led a picket line outside the New York Times' DealBook Summit, where Amazon CEO Andy Jass was a scheduled speaker. President Chris Smalls leads Amazon Labor Union members and supporters in chants Nov. 30, Columbus . . . |