(2024-12-24). Chris Hedges: How Fascism Came. mintpressnews.com
(2024-12-24). Communists do not give up! Better death than dishonor! workers.org 
Alexander and Mikhail Kononovich. Letter to Workers World from Mikhail Kononovich and Alexander Kononovich. Translation by Steve Gillis. Dear comrades, We would like to first draw your attention, comrades, to the fact that we, communists and anti-fascists, brothers Mikhail Kononovich and Alexander Kononovich, were arrested for our many years of . . . |
(2024-12-24). A general strike in fascist Portugal 1944: how can it succeed? workers.org 
Review: "Until Tomorrow Comrades," by Manuel Tiago (àÅlvaro Cunhal), translated by Eric A. Gordon and published April 7, 2023, by International Publishers, Co., Inc. I remember June 13, 2005. On that day I heard the news on the radio after returning from the park: àÅlvaro Cunhal, secretary general of the . . . |
(2024-12-24). Report to New York City-area rally exposes role of Danish shipping giant Maersk in Gaza genocide. wsws.org The rally offered valuable information on the role played by the Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk in the genocide in Gaza, but proposed no policies to mobilize dockworkers against capitalism and war.
(2024-12-24). Proposed Peace Amendment to the United States Constitution. Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca It is one of the great ironies of history that at the very moment the United States plunges deeper and deeper into war hysteria, that our politicians and government officials are possessed by the demons of complete annihilation and endless …
(2024-12-24). Where was Jesus buried?! [Mr. Reich, "Speculation regarding Prophets is strictly prohibited." salaficentre.com 
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah, The Exalted, stated regarding those Jews who disbelieved in Prophet Isa (Jesus), peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and plotted to kill him: ŸäŸéÿ≥€°ŸÄŸîŸéŸÑŸèŸÉŸé ÿ£ŸéŸá€°ŸÑŸè Ÿ±ŸÑ€°ŸÉŸêÿ™ŸéŸÄŸ∞ÿ®Ÿê ÿ£ŸéŸ&…
(2024-12-24). Teamsters bureaucrats block socialists, but welcome Democrats to Amazon picket line. wsws.org The Teamsters bureaucrats will not organize a wider struggle because they are not interested in taking the fight to Amazon on behalf of workers everywhere, but in establishing the same corrupt relations with Amazon management it enjoys elsewhere.
(2024-12-24). How sunlight and vitamin D can help with mental illness. expose-news.com Vitamin D receptors exist throughout your brain, affecting mental health by regulating neurotransmitters and reducing inflammation. Deficiency is linked to depression, anxiety and psychosis. Mental health patients show higher rates of vitamin …
(2024-12-24). Germany's Federal Electoral Committee seeks to bar the Maoist MLPD from the upcoming parliamentary election. wsws.org The premature end of the widely despised ruling 'traffic light coalition' of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Greens and neo-liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the decision for an early election is not aimed at giving the electorate a say, but rather at ensuring that an even more reactionary government comes to power.
(2024-12-24). After the Fall of Assad: The Struggle for a Free Syria. counterpunch.org Syrians have overthrown Bashar al-Assad's brutal dictatorship, liberated cities, freed political prisoners, and opened space to struggle for an inclusive, democratic, egalitarian country. But imperial, regional, and internal forces are angling to contain the revolution. Join this Spectre Live! webinar led by Joseph Daher, Leila al-Shami, Yasser Munif, and Spectre's Shireen Akram-Boshar to learn about
(2024-12-24). Peru's crisis-ridden president launches police-state buildup. wsws.org The rearming of the Peruvian state is part of a global shift towards dictatorial measures amid the drive to war and attacks on democratic rights.
(2024-12-24). El Salvador Legislature Overturns Historic Metal Mining Ban. truthout.org In a win for Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who has dubbed himself "the world's coolest dictator," the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador on Monday overturned the Central American country's 2017 ban on metal mining. Bukele has fought to reverse the historic ban since taking office in 2019. Despite a prohibition in the Salvadoran Constitution, he ran for and won a second term in February… |
(2024-12-24). Netanyahu skips holocaust event in Poland fearing arrest. ummid.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to avoid travelling to Poland fearing arrest, according to a Polish report Friday December 20, 2024.
(2024-12-24). Why I am (or at least try to be) a libertarian. onlineopinion.com.au In a world driven by fear, division, and creeping authoritarianism, libertarianism offers a belief in the dignity of the individual, voluntary cooperation and the power of accountability.
(2024-12-24). The world's four legacy empires going down. nationofchange.org In a future full of signs that the four empires that have long dominated our world are all crumbling.
(2024-12-24). The Syrian People Have Freed Themselves, Who Will Wake the Amnesiacs? counterpunch.org Thousands and thousands of Syrians of all ages dancing and embracing, weeping and singing, waving the country's new flag and celebrating the end of tyranny, in the center of Syrian cities but also in Paris, Istanbul and Moscow, in Berlin or Stockholm, everywhere in the world where the almost 7 million Syrians driven from their
(2024-12-24). Hungary calls Russian leader honest, supports development of ties. plenglish.com Budapest, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called President Vladimir Putin honest and expressed interest in developing relations with Russia, the Magyar Nemzet newspaper reported.
(2024-12-23). French fascists attack NFP leader Mélenchon's house. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste condemns the the fascist threats against Mélenchon, which also target millions of workers and youth who voted for him, hoping for a more left-wing policy.
(2024-12-23). Disempowering the people. mronline.org 
The aim of all fascistic governments is to disempower the people; and the Modi government is no exception.
(2024-12-23). Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Leader Backs Nuclear Escalation, Says 'Russian Nuke Attack Will Benefit Kyiv'. defenddemocracy.press Evgeny Karas, a prominent #Ukrainian neo-Nazi activist and leader of the far-right S14 group, has made controversial remarks, claiming that Ukraine would benefit from a Russian nuclear strike. In an interview with Ukrainian broadcaster Radio Bayraktar, Karas described nuclear war as "good," stating it would end complaints and bring finality to the conflict. He suggested …
(2024-12-23). To the People of Cuba: Is Washington Preparing a "Soft Coup"? The Co-optation of Cuban Intellectuals. globalresearch.ca The Cuban Revolution constitutes a fundamental landmark in the history of humanity, which challenges the legitimacy of global capitalism. In all major regions of the World, the Cuban revolution has been a source of inspiration and struggle…
(2024-12-23). The socialist attitude to the tragedy of Luigi Mangione. wsws.org The basic task of our time is the expropriation of United Healthcare and other major corporations by the working class in a socialist revolution, not "vengeance" against individual executives. Marxists oppose individual violence because it runs directly counter to this, replacing the action of the class with the action of desperate, angry individuals.
(2024-12-23). Rallies in Paris, Berlin and Cologne show growing opposition to the war in Ukraine. wsws.org It is necessary to focus this opposition on the working class and to arm it with an international socialist perspective, independent of the imperialist powers of NATO as well as the capitalist regimes in Ukraine and Russia.
(2024-12-23). Donald Trump and Education for Acquiescence. socialistproject.ca 
(2024-12-23). The Strike at Kaiser Permanente: California Mental Healthcare Workers Demand Parity. counterpunch.org 
The extraordinary thing about this strike is that it really is a strike for patients and for the public's health, a strike for mental health care parity, a strike in a time of acute mental healthcare crisis in this country. Perhaps never before has depression and anxiety and increasingly suicide reached into the lives of so many people and their families. This strike is about equity in behavioral health care. The strikers have told me this time and again. They insist they would rather be with their patients, not on a picket line, but they can't keep working in a system that treats mental health workers like autom…
(2024-12-23). The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness. globalresearch.ca Vitamin D receptors exist throughout your brain, affecting mental health by regulating neurotransmitters and reducing inflammation. Deficiency is linked to depression, anxiety and psychosis | Mental health patients show higher rates of vitamin D deficiency, caused by reduced sun exposure, obesity …
(2024-12-23). I Am Sorry for My Friends in USA. orinocotribune.com By Maria Páez Victor — Dec 20, 2024 | The Global North, empire-like countries, do not think generally they have anything to learn from the smaller, weaker, or poorer ones. This is hubris, and this attitude is to their detriment. I recall that in Venezuela, when Hugo Chávez was elected at the end of 1999, he overthrew a plutocratic system whereby the business elites of that country had dominated the two main parties which had governed for 40 years dispensing oil revenues to themselves and their associates. They were governed by the rich for the rich. On his very first days in office, President Chávez received…
(2024-12-23). Xi's insights on boosting growth of private enterprises. ecns.cn The private economy is a driving force in helping advance Chinese modernization. President Xi Jinping has always placed great importance on the development of the private economy, making multiple key instructions and inspecting private enterprises to boost confidence in the sector's development.
(2024-12-23). Political Economy Contradictions as We Lurch Into 2025. counterpunch.org 
The Republicans (GOP), traditionally the U.S.'s anti-tax party, now promise to use tariffs to wage trade wars, to massively deport immigrants, and to stop drug traffic. But tariffs are simply the name of one kind of tax (on imported goods and services). So the GOP becomes both anti-tax and pro-tax. Likewise, the traditional party of minimal government, today's GOP now favors massive subsidies to industries that big government will select as well as economic sanctions and bans on enterprises and whole countries that big government will select. Beyond the right-wing ideology and financial self-serving, Trump reflec…
(2024-12-23). Headlines for December 23, 2024. democracynow.org Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Men on Federal Death Row, UNRWA Warns "World Must Not Become Numb" to Israel's Escalating Attacks on Gaza, Doctor at Kamal Adwan Decries Israeli Attacks on Hospital in Northern Gaza, "This Is Cruelty. This Is Not War." Pope Francis Condemns Israel on Gaza, Syria: Diplomats from U.S., Turkey, Jordan and Qatar Meet with HTS Leader, Congress Passes Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, House Ethics Report Finds Gaetz Committed Statutory Rape, Panama Rejects Trump's Threat to Retake Panama Canal, Trump Says U.S. Ownership of Greenland Is "…