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U.S. Hands Off Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Palestine
The U.S. imperialist beast is at war again, again, and again. Last month it was against the people of Venezuela, whose president Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores were abducted and 100 Cuban and Venezuelan defenders in Caracas murdered in a high tech attack demonstrating once again imperialism’s ever more sophisticated military capacities and immoral precepts As with today’s overt regime change war in Iran, the U.S. warmakers recognize no limits to achieve their heinous ends.
Superman vs. Zionism, Mamdani vs. the Machine
As a teenage Superman fan of yesteryear, in the 1950s, I recall that Superman was described on radio as a “strange visitor from another planet.” I couldn’t resist going to my local Oakland movie theater to see the latest iteration starring David Corenswet as Superman. I was surprised.
China vs. U.S.: Inter-imperialist Energy Rivalry
China’s expansion into global solar markets is poised to bring devastating job losses to workers in Europe and the Global South.
Trump Dismantling the Government - The “Constitutional Crisis”
The more overtly reactionary Trump options impose deeper attacks on working people than in the recent past. This includes imposing tariffs on foreign imports. The more overtly reactionary Trump options impose deeper attacks on working people than in the recent past. This includes imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
US Capitalism Emerges Unscathed
The US ruling class won the 2024 US elections, that is, both wings. At a bit more than a record-breaking $10 billion raked in by the Democrats’ and Republicans’ election campaign committees, mostly from super rich contributions, it cost them a mere pittance. Indeed, whatever multi-$millions or $billions they contributed is guaranteed to be repaid as the elite divide up the booty that emanates from their control over every key financial institution of the capitalist state.
Harris-Trump “Debate” Ruling Class Politics: The “Lesser Evil" Takes Some Blows
Harris and Trump presented their masters’ manufactured reality, distilled for 90 minutes via the corporate-owned media, pretending that whoever wins will be capable of making important changes for US workers. The two multi-billionaire-backed, 2024 presidential candidates faced off before some 67 million ABC-TV viewers on September 10. The pollsters recorded that Democrat Kamala Harris handily “won” the debate by a 66-34 margin.
Democratic Party Convention Contradictions
24,500 full-size posters reading “We (heart) Joe” were held high by virtually every Democratic Party Convention delegate and attendee jammed into Chicago’s United Center to cheer for the withdrawn presidential candidate, Joe Biden.
Democratic Party Convention: Lesser Evilism Strikes With a Vengeance and a Cacophony of Corporate Media Hype
24,500 full size posters reading “We Heart Joe” were held high by virtually every Democratic Party Convention delegate and attendee jammed into Chicago’s United Center to cheer for yesterday’s disgraced and withdrawn presidential candidate, Genocide Joe Biden.
After Joe's Blown Debate, Democrats Scramble to Terminate Biden’s Candidacy
Despite a week of intense Camp David pre-debate preparation, where President Biden was pumped full with “facts” provided by his $billionaire-backed campaign advisers aimed at demonstrating his administration’s “achievements,” Biden proved incapable of a single coherent explanation of his policies. We’ll leave it to the “experts” to evaluate the intellectual capacities of the elderly. But Biden’s 50-year record as a deal making fixer upper for the ruling class is an informative story in itself.
ICJ Findings of Genocide: Too Late and Destined to Fail
Any ICJ findings of Israeli genocide will take years. And whatever the outcome the US is all but pledged to veto any proposed UN action to remedy the situation. The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands delivered its non-binding verdict on January 26 on South Africa’s multiple charges that Zionist Israel was guilty of genocide.
Capitalism’s Deepening Crisis and the Coming Fightback
We are horrified to daily witness the monstrous deeds of a crisis-ridden world capitalism that knows no way out other than by inflicting new waves of catastrophe on the world’s people. Today’s US-backed and orchestrated Zionist genocide of the Palestinian people is but one more glaring example. But a broader assessment is essential.
BRICS Bloc: No Alternative to the US Imperialist World Order
Meeting amid the gleaming glass towers of Johannesburg’s business district, the mostly billionaire heads of state had no clear agenda other than perhaps a major expansion of BRICS membership aimed at increasing its influence on the world capitalist marketplace. China’s President Xi Jinping mysteriously skipped the opening session, but appeared earlier in the day at an official state visit with South African’s apartheid era trade union leader, now multi-billionaire president, Cyril Ramaphosa.
No to US Cluster Bombs to Ukraine? US Out Now!
In yet another escalation of the US-instigated Ukraine War, the Biden administration’s decision to send internationally banned cluster bombs to Ukraine reminds us once again that U.S. imperialism accepts zero limits on its heinous and genocidal policies.
Corporate Media Warn of Ukraine Nazis Ties
Two glaring New York Times headlines, dated June 5 and updated June 7, 2023 roiled the liberal establishment that to date had banned repeated accounts of the prominent role of Nazis forces in Ukraine’s government and armed forces.
Biden’s Nord Stream Pipeline Obliteration
“U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline” was the Washington Post’s June 6, 2023 headline. A blatant lie if there ever was one – a corporate media-manufactured lie, in concert with the US government, aimed at covering up US imperialism’s multi billion and trillion dollar Ukraine war of conquest and economic domination, including its blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines.
The Myth of Free Speech in America
In an April 18 out-of-court settlement minutes before formal court proceedings were set to commence, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News family and publishing empire agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems for its repeated lies that Dominion rigged its machines to steal the 2020 US presidential elections from Donald Trump. The Fox family media empire includes The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London and The New York Post, all of which joined in promoting Trump’s fabrications.
The Myth of Free Speech in America…
In an April 18 out-of-court settlement minutes before formal court proceedings were set to commence, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News family and publishing empire agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems for its repeated lies that Dominion rigged its machines to steal the 2020 US presidential elections from Donald Trump. The Fox family media empire includes The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London and The New York Post, all of which joined in promoting Trump’s fabrications.
Mass French Strikes and Mobilizations Challenge Macron’s Pension Reform
What the corporate media ban from their coverage of the unfolding and ever massive French protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to add two years to the French retirement age, from 62 to 64, is the origin of the pension plan itself, perhaps the best in the world.
Mass French Mobilizations Challenge Macron’s Pension Reform
What the corporate media ban from their coverage of the unfolding and ever massive French protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to add two years to the French retirement age, from 62 to 64, is the origin of the pension plan itself, perhaps the best in the world.
Capitalism’s Looming Crises: From Budget Debt Hyperbole to Banking Disaster
President Joseph Biden presented his third annual budget proposal at $6.8 trillion on Thursday, March 9. A day later Silicon Valley Bank (SVP), in Santa Clara, California, the nation’s 16th largest, declared bankruptcy, followed days later by New York City’s Signature Bank.
Capitalism’s Looming Crises: From Budget Debt Hyperbole to Banking Disaster
President Joseph Biden presented his third annual budget proposal at $6.8 trillion on Thursday, March 9. A day later Silicon Valley Bank (SVP), in Santa Clara, California, the nation’s 16th largest, declared bankruptcy, followed days later by New York City’s Signature Bank.
Capitalism’s Looming Crises
President Joseph Biden presented his third annual budget proposal at $6.8 trillion on Thursday, March 9. A day later Silicon Valley Bank (SVP), in Santa Clara, California, the nation’s 16th largest, declared bankruptcy, followed days later by New York City’s Signature Bank.
Rage Against the War Machine: A Reactionary “Right-Left Antiwar" Alliance
In these momentarily difficult times, tragically, a small layer of antiwar personalities and a few well-meaning organizations have been drawn into the reactionary “right-left coalition” that is planning a February 19 “Rage Against the War Machine” Washington. D.C. demonstration.
McCarthy’s 15-Round Victory: Capitalism’s Politicians Perform in Public
After 15 raucous votes spanning almost two weeks, Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy, R-California, was elected House Speaker on January 7. The vote was 216-212, a party-line vote with six Republicans voting present. From the beginning, former President Donald Trump pressured his 20 super-supporters, mostly in the Republicans’ “rightwing” Freedom Caucus, to back McCarthy. They refused until several behind-the-scenes deals, and a new “rules package” governing House operations, were negotiated.
January 22 Bay Area UNAC Rally Draws New Support
The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) call for January 14-22, 2023 nationally-coordinated antiwar and social justice protests commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthdate drew actions in 90 U.S. cities.
Hoisted on His Own Petard
As I write, four days after it was revealed that classified documents had been found in the former personal office of President Joseph Biden when he was Barak Obama’s Vice President in charge of the 2014 U.S.-backed fascist-led coup in Ukraine, no one has revealed who found the secret documents, or others that were “discovered” soon after.
With South Carolina Primary Bid, Biden Pushes to Prevent a Strong Primary Challenge
Joe Biden has directed the Democratic National Committee to reduce the danger that progressives might effectively challenge him in the 2024 presidential primaries. That’s a key goal of his instructions to the DNC last week, when Biden insisted on dislodging New Hampshire—the longtime first-in-the-nation primary state where he received just 8 percent of the vote and finished fifth in the 2020 Democratic primary.
Don’t Throw Away Your Old Books! Here’s How to Get Them Picked Up for Free
Do you have a bunch of old books lying around your house that you don’t know what to do with? Here’s a solution: recycle them! Believe it or not, there are several ways to get rid of old books and get them picked up for free. In this post, we will discuss easy methods for recycling your old books. Keep reading to learn more! Libraries and schools are always in need of books for their students and patrons.
FTX Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Crash Explained
Thirty-year-old “wonder boy” Sam Bankman-Fried (often called SBF) was, at $21 billion, among the richest men on earth. Until a month ago, he was CEO of the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, FTX—valued at $32 billion. On the cover of Forbes and Fortune magazines, he was touted as a financial genius akin to Berkshire Hathaway’s billionaire financier, industrial magnate, and “philanthropist” Warren Buffett. But SBF’s FTX filed for bankruptcy in early November.
Double Standards Related to Student Loan Issues
When it comes to student loans, there are certain things that are expected of everyone. Student life is usually filled with personal loans, student loan debt, and worry. The burdens of these loans are made worse by the knowledge that they will be paying them off for many years to come. This is all a part of life as a student. With an essay writer helper, you can put some of your time to look for a job as you get your essay writing done.
Discover Your Rights Following a Broken Chair Accident
People have a reasonable expectation that when they go to sit down on chairs, they won't find themselves injured on the ground. It doesn't matter if the chair is in an office or a restaurant. If it was someone else's responsibility to maintain the chair, or if the chair came new from the factory with a defect that caused it to collapse, the injured party may be able to file a claim. Causes of Broken Chair Accidents The causes of broken chair accidents vary significantly.
Missed Metro Connection Opportunity: My Personal Experience with Planning Blunder
Our eyes met on a Saturday evening in Los Angeles. I wanted to go home. He wanted to take me there. Could we find our way to each other in this lonely city? Sure, we were only 30 yards apart. But we were separated by Crenshaw Boulevard—and by the folly of transportation planning in 21st century Southern California. The object of my gaze was the driver of a Metro train on the Expo Line, which runs from Santa Monica to downtown L.A., and is also known as the E Line.
Spreading the Nuclear Lie: Clean Energy, Lurking Danger
“Russia’s seizure earlier this year of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy facility is shining a new light on the safety and security risks of the atomic export policies of the United States and other technologically advanced countries,” began a promising November 8 article in Roll Call. However, that light seems to have blinded those in power to any common sense. What has the alarm over the vulnerabilities of Ukraine’s reactors caught in a war zone actually taught any of them?
Twin Billionaire Parties Win 2022 Elections
The 2022 U.S. midterm elections witnessed the twin parties of the ruling rich spending an unprecedented but nevertheless relatively paltry sum of $18 billion to determine which wing of capital will steal the lion’s share of the nation’s wealth created by working people. I say paltry because the stakes to the superrich in U.S. elections far exceed the millions—and even billions—of dollars raised by the kept politicians who front for capital every two, four or six years in the electoral arena.
Entre Institute Reviews Show Jeff Lerner's Course is the Best Training Online
Hello, and welcome to my Entre Institute review! Most likely, you have received an email from Jeff Lerner containing an invitation to join his "blueprint", which took him from rock bottom and helped him build an INC 5000 company. Or maybe you’ve been invited by Entre to join via something like Copy the Millionaire or Class With Jeff. My guess is you aren't sure about Jeff just yet and are curious: "just how is this training?" No worries.
Good Grief, Not Again!
Bigly loser, longtime grifter, "bloated tick" and inept, narcissistic, twice-impeached catastrophe of a former president Donald Trump, who after losing yet again threw a hissy fit, led a terrorist attack against the U.S. Capitol to overthrow our government and now faces a mountain of legal charges and investigations has announced from the scene of his criminally stolen classified documents that he's again running for president in an apparent, desperate, surreal attempt to avoid prison.
Lil' Miss Hot Mess Wipes the Floor With Lil' Marco: Bigot, Liar, Coward, Shill
LOL: GOP Florida Senator, walking empty suit and "pathetic liar" Lil' Marco Rubio is looking like a wet pale bath towel hung out to dry this month after two blistering public encounters with very different but equally fierce critics.
How Partisanship Affects Your Brain
I’m afraid what Thanksgiving will be like, no matter how the election turns out,” a friend commented. She’s not wrong to be worried. Elections bring up all sorts of emotions and behaviors that create division. Understanding our “brains on elections” can help. Psychologists note that we all have many identities. Some of mine include writer, trainer, wife, and daughter. When my father had a health crisis, being a daughter became far more important to me than being a writer.
Obliterating Russia’s Nord Stream Pipelines and Crimea Bridge
The US-engineered sabotage of Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, as we shall see, aimed at guaranteeing the success of the US trillion-dollar Ukraine fossil fuel war gambit to permanently substitute US-fracked Liquid National Gas (LNG) for Russia’s significantly less expensive fossil fuels. The US sabotage instantly eliminated Russia as the chief fossil fuel supplier to Germany and much of Europe.
Online Poker: What Is Legal?
When it comes to online poker, there are a lot of questions that come up. What is legal in my state? What should I look for in a poker site? What type of poker can I play? In this blog post, we will answer all of those questions and more! We will provide an overview of online poker laws in the United States, and explain what you need to know about playing online poker in your state.
Free Assange • Free Mumia • Free Palestine
Join us Saturday, September 17, at 7 p.m. First Congregational Church, Berkeley, California
California Lawmakers Eye Push for Pay Equity, Transparency
A broad coalition is lobbying California state lawmakers to pass a bill called the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act, which supporters say would bring greater transparency and fairness to workers’ and employers’ pay practices. Existing law requires businesses with 100 or more employees to convey pay data to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. But backers of the latest bill, SB 1162 by state Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) say the current law is inadequate.
Muscle Lab Is Changing the Name of Wellness with a Hint of Luxury
When the idea of a wellness lounge merges with the essence of luxury, you forge Muscle Lab, a one-of-a-kind center that is flourishing in the heart of Pasadena, California. Created by Los Angeles native Andy Treys and his close friend and wellness expert Vatche Ourishian, Muscle Lab is home to major heavy-hitters in the music industry, sports world, and many others in between.
Whistleblower Assange and the CIA’s Wars Against Humanity
Of the estimated 1.4 million top security clearance U.S. personnel employed by one or another of the government’s 18 branches of its $81 billion annually budgeted “U.S. Intelligence Community,” perhaps one or two individuals each year are designated as “whistleblowers” and persecuted to the high heavens.
Call for solidarity after FBI raids African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru movement
The specter of a Biden administration-authorized Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated McCarthy-era witch hunt was posed in bold relief last week as FBI agents took aim at a Black liberation organization that has been a sharp critic of the U.S./NATO-backed war in Ukraine and a defender of poor nations threatened with U.S. sanctions, coups, embargoes and blockades. These include Cuba, Syria, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Iran.
Greetings from Russia
I’m interested in stories that go uncovered and undercovered. Fewer stories are less obscured today than life in Russia under Western sanctions. I’m especially interested in stories that are so imbued with spin and propaganda that the news media has abandoned all pretense of objectivity. That’s certainly true about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. I spent last week in Moscow to check things out for myself. Now I’m in Saint Petersburg.
Glen Ford Taught Me
It has been one year since the death of Glen Ford - Executive Director of the Black Agenda Report and contributor to the LA Progressive. The turbulence of the past year has been as intense as Glen Ford’s loss to the movement. President Joe Biden is facing a crisis of legitimacy. Inflation and recession loom over a flailing U.S. capitalist system.
FBI Raids African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru Movement
The specter of a Biden administration-authorized Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated McCarthy-era witch hunt was posed in bold relief last week as FBI agents took aim at a Black liberation organization that has been a sharp critic of the U.S./NATO-backed war in Ukraine and a defender of poor nations threatened with U.S. sanctions, coups, embargoes and blockades. These include Cuba, Syria, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Iran.
Call For Solidarity After FBI Raids African People’s Socialist Party And Uhuru Movement
Above photo: Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the Uhuru movement via Facebook live July 29. The specter of a Biden administration-authorized Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated McCarthy-era witch hunt was posed in bold relief last week as FBI agents took aim at a Black liberation organization that has been a sharp critic of the U.S./NATO-backed war in Ukraine and a defender of poor nations threatened with U.S. sanctions, coups, embargoes and blockades.
Biggest Anti-Democratic Threat
Three months before the 2022 general election, momentum is tangibly growing for holding Donald Trump and Trump Republicans legally accountable for a range of criminal activities tied to their ultimately violent effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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