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Laughter and fears: Berlin Bulletin No. 231, February 18, 2025
For good people these are times to weep, rage and, above all, to fight back!
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Why Washington’s global dominance is hanging by a thread
Trump’s aggression does not reflect strength. He is desperately trying to slow the decline of U.S. empire.
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Corporate media bosses bow to Trump demands
The first month of the Trump administration has seen a full-scale cave-in by the corporate media, in which major newspapers and television and cable networks have bowed to the demands of the fascist president, muzzling or firing journalists viewed as his critics and backing away from any serious defense of freedom of the press.
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Walter Rodney: “Marxism and African liberation”
One finds that in looking at Marxist theory, at its relevance to race, looking at the relevance of Marxist theory to national emancipation, we come up with a very important paradox.
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NYT prints lie – Adds link which debunks it
As part of reading up on the JD Vance speech I stumbled over an outrageously arrogant attempt of reader manipulation in the New York Times.
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How climate denial is fueling a U.S. homeowners insurance crisis and risking a 2008-style financial meltdown
New research reveals that rising insurance costs, reckless building, regulatory inaction, and big banks’ fossil fuel investments are driving a dangerous cycle that jeopardizes homeowners—and financial stability for everyone.
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122 years of U.S. imperialism in Guantánamo: From torture to migrant detention
Donald Trump’s expansion of migrant detention in Guantánamo Bay follows years of torture. Meanwhile, the people of Cuba have always fought for their land to be freed from U.S. imperialism.
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NYT advises Trump to kill more Venezuelans
Donald Trump is back in the White House, and faux opposition is once again the order of the day for the Western media and the Democratic Party.
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A day without NOAA, a day without the National Weather Service?
What is your morning routine? Wake up, maybe make coffee, tea, or other morning beverage or meal, check the weather.
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Federal judge finds Trump defied injunction to unfreeze funds
More than 40 substantial lawsuits have been filed over the last three weeks challenging President Donald Trump’s provocative executive orders on the budget, access to government data, the rights of federal employees, including inspectors general, campus protests against the genocide in Gaza, birthright citizenship and other burning issues.
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Trump and his distant forerunner
By glorifying the figure of William McKinley, president of the United States between March 4, 1897 and September 14, 1901, Donald Trump is trying to find a universally acclaimed precedent for his controversial policies in the political history of the United States.
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Army was ordered to kill Israelis on 7 October, defence minister confirms
Israeli troops were ordered to shoot and kill captive Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023, Israel’s then defence minister has admitted, the Electronic Intifada’s Asa Winstanley reports.
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The game is up Trump tells Ukrainian war party
Today the Trump administration told the Ukraine war party that their game is finally up.
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Trump speaks with Putin and Zelensky. Ukraine will not be in NATO, Donbass will go to Russia, U.S. will focus on “Communist China”
Trump Speaks With Putin, Says Talks To End Ukraine War Will Start ‘Immediately’. The Kremlin said the call lasted almost an hour and a half.
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‘Extremely dangerous time’: Sanders warns of oligarchs’ war on working class
“Does anyone really think that the oligarchs give a damn about ordinary Americans?” the senator asked. “Trust me, they don’t.”
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The Pentagon is recruiting Elon Musk to help them win a nuclear war
Donald Trump has announced his intention to build a gigantic anti-ballistic missile system to counter Chinese and Russian nuclear weapons, and he is recruiting Elon Musk to help him.
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Donald Trump says he’s committed to buying and owning Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his controversial proposal to take control of Gaza, saying he is committed to “buying and owning” the war-ravaged enclave.
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NAPM condemns the inhumane treatment of Indian citizens deported by the United States of America! Both U.S. & Indian Govt are bound to uphold human & labour rights
While deportation of non-citizens found to be in violation of U.S. Immigration Law is a routine procedure, this time it was different and brazen.
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China urged to end successful policies
In a globalized world the innovation ability of a country can be measured by the number of global patents it files.
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Trump, white supremacy and capitalism: The enemies of Black liberation
The working class is facing a period of grave instability–faced with the challenge of managing rising prices of basic goods, stagnant or even deflated wages, and a future that is increasingly insecure in more ways than one.