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Remembering Allende and his project ‘Cybersyn’
FIFTY years back, Pinochet’s coup destroyed Allende’s government and the structure of liberal democracy in Chile. Allende died with a machine gun in his hands, defending his attempt to build socialism in Chile against the combined power of the U.S. and the forces of reaction in Chile, including the military.
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Blinken factchecked: X users give U.S. Secretary of State history lesson
In a post on X, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accuses Russia of manipulating history by actually twisting facts himself.
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Another United States invasion scheme in Haiti
Speaking at the 78th session of the United Nations General assembly on 19 September, President Biden called on the UN Security Council to immediately authorise the planned U.S. invasion of Haiti.
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File under ‘s’ for solidarity: Union members defend local library
When the MAGA right planned to protest a drag event at a local library, North Shore Labor Council members showed up to fight back.
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‘Systemic racism’ rampant in U.S. police, judiciary: UN
The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement calls on authorities to amp up efforts of reform.
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Poverty is growing in Puerto Rico, under U.S. colonialism
Poverty is rising in one of the world’s oldest colonies: In Puerto Rico, 41.7% of people, including 57.6% of children, live in poverty. This is nearly four times the U.S. rate. And Puerto Rican workers are getting poorer even while unemployment falls.
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Scolding striking auto workers in advance for wrecking economy
The first person quoted in the New York Times’ rundown (9/19/23) on the United Auto Workers strike was a lawyer representing management from Littler Mendelson, the go-to firm for big corporations’ union avoidance.
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“This fight is Global”: Workers around the World are standing with striking U.S. autoworkers
From Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and Malaysia, international labor solidarity is aiding the UAW’s fight to reverse the global race to the bottom.
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Capitalism: an unstoppable force meets an immovable object
Ah, money, the driving force behind life in the modern world.
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Hersh reveals U.S. motive for destruction of Nord Stream pipelines
Seymour Hersh just published a new piece about the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines.
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Files expose Syrian ‘revolution’ as Western regime change
Throughout August and September, anti-government protests have rocked Syrian cities. While the crowds are typically small, numbering only a few hundred, they show little sign of abating.
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U.S. leads the World in solitary confinement that destroys prisoners mental health
Solitary confinement is the practice of isolating a prisoner from all human contact for an extended period of time. It is often used as a form of punishment or to control behavior, but it can have serious negative effects on mental health.
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U.S. High Schoolers launch Green New Deal for ‘Our Schools and Our Futures’
“Public schools belong to us, and we know we deserve better,” said a Sunrise Movement organizer and the youngest school board member in Idaho.
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U.S. sees Ukrainian army demoralized, no chance to win: Seymour Hersh
Hersh also notes there is no interest in peace talks Ukraine’s claims of incremental progress in the offensive constitute of “all lies”.
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The Climate March: Magnificent and Misdirected
At least 75,000 marched in New York City on September 17, quite impressive, inspiring to be a part of. As compared to previous marches, last seen pre-Covid, there were more people of color, indigenous and immigrant participants.
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All Black feminisms ain’t created equal
Revolutionary African feminism (oftentimes used interchangeably with radical Black feminism) is understood as a feminist ideology that seeks to fundamentally transform and decolonize societal structures, and eliminate all forms of patriarchy and gender-based oppression.
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Blinken’s ‘variable geometry’ for a New Cold War
What is clear is that the ruling strata in Washington are settled on the primacy of containing China.
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This war wasn’t just provoked — it was provoked deliberately
So while we members of the public were blindly speculating about whether or not Russia would attack Ukraine, the U.S. intelligence cartel was fully aware that the U.S. was taking actions ensuring that that would happen.
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John Kiriakou: Never forget America’s torture legacy
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou joins Robert Scheer to discuss the dark history of America’s torture program, and the normalization of the Espionage Act to attack those that expose the secrets of the state.
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A prison medical company faced lawsuits from incarcerated people
The prison giant Corizon spun off a new company, which could allow it to pay pennies on the dollar for medical malpractice and civil rights claims.