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Atlanta City Council approves funding for controversial training center – WABE | Atlanta City Council has approved funding for a controversial public safety training center, dubbed "Cop City" by opponents, despite nearly 15 hours of fiery public comment. The council voted 11-4 in favor of the funding, with opponents decrying the project as a waste of time and resources. The facility will be built in forested property owned by the City of Atlanta, but surrounded by unincorporated DeKalb County, and opponents say it threatens water quality and environmental health. | Jun 7, 2023 5:25 AM | ||||
Atlanta City Council approves funding for controversial training center – WABE | Atlanta City Council has approved funding for the construction of a controversial public safety training center, dubbed "Cop City," despite nearly 15 hours of fiery public comment from opponents. The council voted 11-4 in favor of the funding, with many opponents decrying the project as a waste of time and resources. The project has been pushed by Mayor Andre Dickens and other city officials, arguing that Atlanta's police and fire departments are in desperate need of a new training center. | Jun 6, 2023 11:17 PM | ||||
In Defense of Communism: Greek Elections 2023: No anti-popular government is omnipotent when faced with a stronger KKE | The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Dimitris Koutsoumbas, called for a further strengthening of the KKE in the new parliamentary elections to be held on June 25th, 2023. He noted the significant strengthening of the KKE in the previous elections, which won 7.23%, 427,000 votes, and 26 MPs, taking third place in Attica again, achieving double-digit percentages in the working class-popular neighborhoods and an increase in all regions nationwide. Koutsoumbas referred to the anti-popular government agenda of New Democracy and raised the question of who will truly be in opposition against the anti-popular policy of New Democracy, since SYRIZA and PASOK "agree on the strategic choices of capital and the EU". | Jun 5, 2023 2:58 AM | ||||
Students Are Refusing to Pay Back Their Loans | Some college graduates are suggesting a boycott on repaying student loans once the current federal loan payment pause ends in the summer. The pause was initially introduced as a temporary measure during the coronavirus pandemic and has since been extended eight times. The Senate recently backed a House resolution that would cancel Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, which would wipe $10,000 from the debt of most borrowers and up to $20,000 for graduates who received Pell Grants. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Biden's plan in late June or early July. | News | Jun 3, 2023 11:47 PM | |||
US Supreme Court issues far-reaching attack on right to strike | The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of allowing employers to file lawsuits and recover monetary compensation for "damages" incurred as a result of a strike. This decision expands the concept of "reasonable precautions" to such an extent that it would make any strike illegal if it causes any harm to the company's bottom line. The decision is a massive attack on the right of workers to strike, reducing them to the status of unfree laborers by default. The decision opens the floodgates for employers to unilaterally file lawsuits in the event of every future strike, claiming that they unfairly suffered "damages" as a result of workers' failure to take "reasonable precautions" to make sure that the company was not harmed by the strike. | News | Jun 3, 2023 11:45 PM | |||
Christian radio host who gives financial advice is sued for $150 million by listeners who say he defrauded them – DeadState | Dave Ramsey, a Christian radio host who provides financial advice, is being sued for $150 million by 17 listeners who claim he defrauded them by promoting a timeshare exit company that didn't live up to its promises. The lawsuit alleges Ramsey was paid $30 million to advertise the company and that customers referred by him paid $70 million in fees. The plaintiffs claim they were often advised to negotiate their own exit deals and found it impossible to contact the company. | Jun 3, 2023 11:44 PM | ||||
France: Macron’s Pyrrhic victory | Despite winning the battle over pension reform, French President Emmanuel Macron's victory is a Pyrrhic one that has reinforced opposition and hatred towards him and his government. The crisis of the regime of French capitalism has broken the mechanism of political alternation, and the deep crisis of capitalism is the political expression of a crisis of the underlying economic and social system. The only solution is to bring workers to power, expropriate the big bourgeoisie, and reorganize society on a socialist basis. | News | Jun 2, 2023 7:39 PM | |||
Henry Kissinger and the crimes of American imperialism | No content | Jun 1, 2023 9:55 PM | ||||
Fight For A Future on Instagram: "“This morning, APD raided The Teardown House and arrested three organizers with @ATLSolFund. The Solidarity Fund provides legal defense and bail support for first amendment protected activities in Atlanta and the surrounding area.” @atlpresscollective “The GBI just released their statement on the arrests. The GBI tweet thread seems to indicate an intent to use RICO charges against the Bail Fund. Marlon Kautz warned of the probability of RICO charges against Stop Cop City activists in February.“ @atlpresscollective Video from the Twitter of Rep. Saira Draper, who wrote “I’m deeply concerned about the raid directed by the Georgia Attorney General’s office today in Edgewood, a dense and thriving residential neighborhood in Atlanta.” “The violent state repression we are seeing used against Stop Cop City organizers is, quite literally, WHY WE DON’T WANT COP CITY BUILT. The cops murdered our friend in the forest. They’re brutalizing & arresting us as we dissent. Cop City will help them do more of the same” @hannahcrileyy @cocktailsandcapitalism . . . #amerikkka #liberal #socialism #leftist #activist #whiteprivilege #marxism #berniesanders #socialist #equalityforall #bethechange #bernie2020 #progressive #socialjustice #revolution #bidenharris #joebiden #democraticsocialism #republican #trump #eattherich #aoc #anticapitalism #communist #nojusticenopeace #democrat" | The Teardown House, an organization that provides legal defense and bail support for first amendment protected activities in Atlanta, was raided and three organizers from ATL Solidarity Fund were arrested. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) may use RICO charges against the Bail Fund, as indicated by their tweet thread. Activists are concerned about the violent state repression used against Stop Cop City organizers and the potential for more of the same if Cop City is built. The post includes hashtags related to socialism, activism, and political figures. | Jun 1, 2023 9:09 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 28) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | This document contains no text content, only an image from the Museum of Modern Art's collection titled "Plate (folio 28) from 'Capital' in Pictures" by Hugo Gellert. | Jun 1, 2023 7:57 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 127) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:56 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 126) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:56 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 122) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:55 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 120) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | This document appears to be a webpage from the Museum of Modern Art's collection, featuring an image by Hugo Gellert from his book 'Capital' in Pictures. The image is not currently on view at the museum. | Jun 1, 2023 7:55 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 14) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:55 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 102) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:55 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 84) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:54 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 12) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:54 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 80) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:54 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 76) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:54 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 74) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:54 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 10) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:53 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 62) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:53 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 44) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:53 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 8) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content. | Jun 1, 2023 7:53 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 42) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content | Jun 1, 2023 7:52 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 40) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content. | Jun 1, 2023 7:52 AM | ||||
Hugo Gellert. Plate (folio 32) from 'Capital' in Pictures. 1933 | MoMA | No content. | Jun 1, 2023 7:52 AM | ||||
Memorial Day Shootings - 16 deaths | Over Memorial Day weekend, at least 20 mass shootings occurred in the US, resulting in 16 deaths and over 80 injuries. The shootings took place in various states, including Arizona, Virginia, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Illinois. One of the shootings occurred in Hollywood Beach, Florida, where nine people were injured. The shootings were tracked by the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which at least four people are injured or killed, not including the shooter. | News | May 30, 2023 5:42 PM | |||
Rick Scott issues travel advisory for ‘socialists,’ warning Florida is ‘openly hostile’ to them | The Hill | Senator Rick Scott issued a travel advisory for socialists visiting Florida, warning that the state is openly hostile to them. This was in response to recent travel advisories issued by social justice groups declaring Florida an unsafe state for certain minority groups. Scott used similar language found in the NAACP's advisory, seeming to mock the dangers outlined by the civil rights group by drawing parallels to President Biden. | News | May 29, 2023 7:50 PM | |||
Russian fascist with ties to leading German neo-Nazis led Ukrainian-backed incursion of Russia - World Socialist Web Site | The recent incursion of Russia's Belgorod region was carried out by neo-Nazi forces with ties to German and Ukrainian states and NATO. The Russian Volunteer Corps, led by Denis Kapustin, aims to establish an ethnically pure Russian nation state. The incursion was coordinated and planned by the Ukrainian army, and the ultimate war aim is the carve-up of Russia and the entire former Soviet Union along national and ethnic lines. The incursion has provoked significant criticisms of the army leadership in Russia. The Wagner group played the principal role in the seizure of Bakhmut but has now announced it would withdraw from the city and hand it over to the regular army. | News | May 29, 2023 3:28 AM | |||
The next escalation in the war against Russia: US sends largest warship ever constructed to Norway - World Socialist Web Site | The US has sent the largest warship ever constructed, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to Norway with a carrier strike group that includes two nuclear-powered attack submarines, two Ticonderoga-class cruisers, and a squadron of destroyers. The group will carry out "freedom of navigation" operations in the Arctic, sailing near the Russian coastline under conditions of a rapidly escalating proxy war. The deployment is part of a series of major escalations of the conflict, including the recent drone attacks on the official residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly carried out by a faction of the Ukrainian state, and the official declaration by a leader of the Ukrainian intelligence forces that it is a state policy to seek to murder the president of Russia. | News | May 29, 2023 3:28 AM | |||
G7 summit ultimatum sets stage for war with Russia - World Socialist Web Site | The G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan issued an ultimatum to Russia demanding the unconditional surrender of Moscow, including the evacuation of Crimea and the Sevastopol naval base, as a prerequisite for peace negotiations. The G7 also intends to force regime change in Moscow and bleed the country economically and financially. The decision to arm Ukraine with nuclear-capable F16 fighter jets comes in this context. The G7 is consciously accepting the risk of a nuclear escalation. The concluding statement also attacked China with extraordinary severity, accusing Beijing of threatening the military and economic security of other countries. The G7 is preparing for a war against the nuclear-armed power of China. The ruling classes are reacting to the growing resistance with authoritarian measures and the further escalation of militarism and war. | News | May 29, 2023 3:28 AM | |||
G7 summit ultimatum sets stage for war with Russia - World Socialist Web Site | The G7 summit in Hiroshima issued an ultimatum to Russia, demanding its unconditional surrender and withdrawal from Ukraine, with no concessions offered. The decision to arm Ukraine with nuclear-capable F16 fighter jets and impose further sanctions on Russia indicates a military escalation and the intention to force regime change in Moscow. The G7 also attacked China, accusing it of threatening other countries' military and economic security, and urged Beijing to join the front against Russia. The G7's war policy stems from a position of weakness, and the escalation of the war in Ukraine and confrontation with China serves to suppress the growing contradictions between its members. | News | May 29, 2023 3:04 AM | |||
Yankee imperialism, giant with feet of clay – The Red Herald | The US is facing a deep financial crisis due to its public debt, which is currently at 31 trillion dollars, equivalent to 121% of the country's GDP. The Biden administration is negotiating with Congress to extend the public debt limit. Meanwhile, in Spain, companies like "Desokupa" are part of the counter-revolutionary plan of the ideological offensive of the Spanish State, using illegal violence to combat and eliminate the organized force of the masses. In Germany, the police carried out house raids against climate activists of the organization "Last Generation" accusing them of supporting and forming a criminal organization, despite the fact that the organization is non-violent and demands decisions in the framework of bourgeois legality. | News | May 27, 2023 6:04 AM | |||
US family demands officer be charged for shooting 11-year-old who called 911 | Mississippi | The Guardian | The family of an 11-year-old boy in Mississippi is demanding that a police officer be charged with aggravated assault for shooting the boy in the chest after he called the police to report a domestic disturbance. The boy was unarmed and following instructions from the officer when he was shot. The officer has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. The boy suffered a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and fractured ribs but has since been released from the hospital. The family is calling for justice and the release of body-cam footage. | News | May 27, 2023 1:01 AM | |||
Trouble in Hollywood: Writers Guild on Strike - Socialist Revolution | The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has gone on strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) refused to meet their demands for major changes to how writers are paid, staffing guarantees, and safeguards against being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). The WGA is fighting against low pay, heightened exploitation, and precarious employment, and is demanding compensation adjustments that would amount to an estimated total increase of $429 million per year across the entire workforce. The strike is also a fight for better art and entertainment in general, and a victory for the WGA would be a victory for the entire working class against the capitalists. | News | May 24, 2023 11:35 PM | |||
US Border Patrol agents shot and killed Arizona man at his home in remote border community - World Socialist Web Site | US Border Patrol agents shot and killed Raymond Mattia, a Tohono O’odham tribal member, after he called the agency to report several immigrants were trespassing on his property. The shooting occurred on Native lands and the FBI will be overseeing the investigation. The CBP claimed that they were responding to a call of “shots fired” and that Mattia “abruptly extended his right arm from his body” which prompted “three agents” to shoot their guns, “striking the individual several times.” This incident occurred in the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, which has the highest number of use-of-force incidents across the agency with 158 incidents reported so far this year. | News | May 24, 2023 10:44 PM | |||
Outrage continues over police tasering of 95-year-old woman in Australian nursing home - World Socialist Web Site | The police tasering of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother with dementia, has sparked outrage in Australia and internationally. The incident highlights rising levels of police violence against vulnerable and working-class people, as well as the appalling conditions in chronically-underfunded and understaffed nursing homes. Tasers have long been known to be potentially deadly weapons, and at least 49 police killings in the United States in 2018 were a result of tasers. The use of tasers under these conditions points to the essential nature of the police as an instrument of capitalist rule. | News | May 24, 2023 10:43 PM | |||
Ukrainian-backed far-right saboteur units stage largest attack on Russian territory yet - World Socialist Web Site | Two Ukrainian-backed Russian insurgency units, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion, staged the largest attack on Russian territory to date, combining drone and cyber attacks with shelling and temporary seizures of buildings. The attack marks a dangerous new phase in the war, with ever greater geographic expansion and direct involvement of imperialist powers, including the US. The far-right nationalist groups seek to establish ethnically pure Russian nation-states and are classified as "terrorist" in Russia. | News | May 24, 2023 10:43 PM | |||
US economy on collision course with debt ceiling | United States | Americas | The US is facing a potential catastrophic default as the deadline for reaching a deal on the debt ceiling approaches. The deadlock reflects deepening splits within the US ruling class, and the situation is particularly precarious due to the ballooning debt and inflation crisis provoked by COVID-19 spending. If a default occurs, the dollar would plunge, borrowing costs would rocket, and there would be a wave of bankruptcies and business closures, with Moody’s Analytics estimating 7.8 million lost jobs and a $10tn loss in household wealth. Even if a deal is reached, serious damage has already been done to the prestige of the world’s foremost imperialist power. | News | May 24, 2023 10:43 PM | |||
Belly of the Beast on Instagram: "Cubans marched against homophobia and transphobia last week in Havana's pride parade, which also celebrated the passage of the new Families Code last September. The Code legalized same-sex marriage and expands the rights of Cuba's LGBTIQ+ communities. For more info, link in bio 🔗" | Cubans marched in Havana's pride parade to celebrate the passage of the new Families Code, which legalized same-sex marriage and expanded the rights of Cuba's LGBTIQ+ communities. For more information, follow the link in the bio. | News | May 23, 2023 7:01 PM | |||
Paul Gosar’s Staffer Is a Neo-Nazi | The New Republic | Wade Searle, digital director for Arizona Representative Paul Gosar, has been revealed to have close ties to white supremacist leader Nick Fuentes and his "Groyper Army" movement. Searle has expressed loyalty to Fuentes and his extremist views, including Holocaust denialism and white nationalism. Historians and experts on the far right have compared the Groypers to neo-Nazis and expressed concern over the infiltration of such ideologies into Congress. Gosar himself has appeared at Fuentes's conferences and referred to him as "Nick" in formal statements, indicating a connection to the movement. | News | May 22, 2023 8:12 AM | |||
Man with baseball bat attacked staffers at Rep. Gerry Connolly's office, police say - CBS News | A man wielding a metal baseball bat attacked two members of Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly's staff at his district office in northern Virginia. The suspect, Xuan Kha Tran Pham, is in custody and faces charges of aggravated malicious wounding and malicious wounding. Both staffers were brought to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the suspect also damaged computers and glass at the office. It is not clear what the suspect's motivation may have been, and the Capitol Police and Fairfax City Police Department are investigating. | News | May 22, 2023 7:58 AM | |||
In Defense of Communism: Estonia's "Institute of Historical Memory" shamefully falsifies WW2 history, promotes anti-communism | The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory, in collaboration with the German Embassy in Tallinn, is promoting anti-communism and distorting history by equating the Soviet Union with Nazi Germany and claiming that the Soviet Union committed war crimes and human rights violations. The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Cyprus recently called for students and teachers to apply to the anti-historical program organized by EIHM, causing backlash from AKEL and the Communist Party of Greece. The KKE Party Organization in Cyprus condemns the directive as provocative and unacceptable, and stresses the importance of remembering the Soviet army and people who fought against fascism. | News | May 22, 2023 7:14 AM | |||
Biden signals readiness to impose social cuts, work requirements in debt limit deal with Republicans - World Socialist Web Site | President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are willing to work with Republican lawmakers to impose massive cuts in social programs as part of a deal to raise the debt limit. The White House has proposed a two-year cap on federal non-military discretionary spending, which would amount to hundreds of billions of dollars in social cuts. Biden is also indicating a readiness to accept the rescinding of $56 billion in unspent COVID funds, most of which would otherwise go toward rental assistance, community development, and disaster relief programs. The potential deal could also loosen requirements for the launching of fossil fuel energy exploration and development projects. | News | May 22, 2023 6:28 AM | |||
Reich-Wing Watch on Instagram: "A fundraising campaign for former Marine Daniel Penny, who was charged with manslaughter after holding Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the subway, has now topped $800,000. The 24-year-old architecture student was filmed restraining homeless man Neely, 30, on a New York City train on May 1. Neely died later in the hospital, and Penny was questioned by police and released. But the incident ignited a huge nationwide debate and protests after a fellow passenger, independent journalist Juan Alberto Vazquez, shared a clip of the incident online and it went viral. Penny was subsequently charged with second-degree manslaughter on Friday. Some believe Penny was a "Good Samaritan" who stepped in to help others after Neely acted aggressively, others have dismissed the former soldier's actions as a brutish overreaction, while some have framed it along racial lines as Penny is white and Neely was black. Now, as Penny faces a possible trial, a campaign has been launched by his legal team to raise funds for his defense. Their efforts received a publicity boost after Florida Governor — and likely future presidential candidate—Ron DeSantis shared a link to the fundraiser site with his 1.7 million Twitter followers late on Friday night. The politician, himself a veteran of the forces after serving in the Navy, tweeted: "We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left's pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens. We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let's show this Marine... America's got his back." The fundraising appeal went live on Thursday as it became clear an arrest was imminent and reached $100,000 within 24 hours. As of Saturday morning EDT, the pot had reached more than $872,000. https://www.newsweek.com/daniel-penny-fundraising-jordan-neely-ron-desantis-1800116?amp=1" | A fundraising campaign for former Marine Daniel Penny, charged with manslaughter after holding Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the subway, has raised over $800,000. The incident ignited a nationwide debate and protests after a clip of the incident went viral. Penny faces a possible trial, and his legal team launched the campaign to raise funds for his defense. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared a link to the fundraiser site with his 1.7 million Twitter followers. The fundraising appeal went live on Thursday and reached $100,000 within 24 hours, and as of Saturday morning EDT, the pot had reached more than $872,000. | News | May 16, 2023 9:22 AM | |||
Yankees increase their military presence in the Philippines – The Red Herald | The US and the Philippines have agreed to increase the number of US military bases in the Philippines from five to nine, citing the need to "strengthen security in the face of the Chinese threat." The US is using the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed in 2014 to increase its economic and military presence in the region, with the intention of preventing China from increasing its dominance in the area. The increase in military presence is seen as a way for the US to continue to sell more military weaponry to Taiwan and increase military industry profits. Meanwhile, the New People's Army (NPA) in the Philippines launched a series of armed actions in the southern part of the island of Panay from May 2 to May 8, showing the strength and vitality of the People's War in the Philippines. | News | May 15, 2023 5:14 AM | |||
Members of Zelensky’s party introduce internet censorship bill - World Socialist Web Site | Members of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party have introduced a bill to criminalize the spread of "false information" on the internet and through social media that violates Ukraine’s "national security." The bill is so encompassing that anyone could be arrested for posting information that the right-wing nationalist government in Kiev deems "misinformation." This is yet another example of the authoritarian character of the Ukrainian government, which seeks to hide the truth of its NATO-backed proxy war with Russia from both within and outside Ukraine. | News | May 8, 2023 9:39 AM |
