13 November 2018 — In Defence of Marxism
A crunch point is approaching in the ongoing saga surrounding the highly-indebted Italian economy. This could spark a revival of the dormant euro crisis.
Day: November 13, 2018
Cultural Imperialism: Linguistic Perversion and Obfuscation of Empire Building
12 November 2018 — James Petras
Introduction: In the contemporary world, western imperialist propagandists, particularly journalists and editors of the mass media, have resorted to perverting everyday concepts and the language of politics.
Gaza Conflict Report – November 13, 2018: Gaza Is On Edge Of Israeli Ground Invasion
13 November 2018 — South Front
The Gaza Strip is on the brink of a large-scale Israeli military intervention.
The current round of escalation started on November 11 when a covert unit of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) opened fire at a patrol of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, in the town of Khan Yunis inside the Gaza Strip.
The Plan: Why Israel Is Bent on Supporting Arab Division By Elias Samo
13 November 2018 — Strategic Culture Foundation
During many meetings with senior members of the Syrian opposition in various European cities in 2013-2014, I would remind them that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, amongst others, host and finance the opposition due to their own self-interest and agendas; and not out of love for Syria. I would note that there is no disagreement among us Syrians about the brutality, corruption and exploitation of the Ottoman Empire during its four-century rule of Syria; we don’t want history to repeat itself.
Unwrapping Armageddon: The Erosion of Nuclear Arms Control By Conn M. Hallinan
13 November 2018 — Dispatches from the Edge
The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the Intermediate Nuclear Force Agreement (INF) appears to be part of a broader strategy aimed at unwinding over 50 years of agreements to control and limit nuclear weapons, returning to an era characterized by the unbridled development weapons of mass destruction.
Marxist ecosocialism and the value debate
12 November 2018 — Climate & Capitalism
“What is called for today is not a radical revaluation of nature, but a revolutionary ecological and social transformation.”
Many socialists have contributed to the debate on Marxism, nature, and value, strengthening our common understanding of the enemy we face and the movement we must build.
INTRODUCTION
by Ian Angus
Pompeo’s Albright Moment Arrives By Tom Luongo
13 November 2018 — Strategic Culture Foundation
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not a very bright guy. He is, like his boss, a thin-skinned bully with a narrow view of the world focused on US righteousness. With the sanctions going into place on Iran this week he gave an interview with the BBC which laid bare what happens when you scratch Pompeo just a hair beneath the polished surface.
War Criminals in High Office Commemorate the End of World War I By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
12 November 2018 — Global Research
In a bitter irony, several of the World’s leaders who were “peacefully” commemorating the end of World War I in Paris including Trump, Netanyahu, Macron and May are the protagonists of war in Afghanistan, Palestine, Syria, Libya, Iraq and Yemen.
To put it bluntly they are war criminals under international law.
Great powers commemorate First World War, and plan the next one
13 November 2018 — WSWS
Over the past weekend, the leaders of the world’s great powers met in France to commemorate the official end of World War I. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump pulled long faces, hugged each other and gave speeches lamenting the “horror” and “tragedy” of a war that claimed more than 16 million lives.
The New Dark Age 