January 2, 2023
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Today’s Russia Is Upholding the Best of the Soviet Legacy
The following essay is written and published by a columnist at Russia’s main state media outlet, RIA Novosti. The essay provides an overview of the achievements and the lasting legacy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for today’s Russia and for the world. It is not a comprehensive history of the USSR; that is… Continue reading
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The Price of Betraying Palestine: Morocco Challenges Normalization with Israel
Two years ago, Morocco and Israel signed the US-brokered “Joint Declaration”, thus officially recognizing Israel and instating diplomatic ties. Though other Arab countries had already done the same, the Moroccan official recognition of Apartheid Israel was particularly devastating for Palestinians. Continue reading
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Are There Any U.S. Red Lines?
The Biden administration has so far refrained from sending longer range missile to Ukraine. It fears a severe Russian reaction should it change that policy. Some warmongers dislike such sensible restrain. Continue reading
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Pakistan’s Imran Khan compares his ouster to CIA coup in Iran, criticizes Western colonialism
Pakistan’s ex Prime Minister Imran Khan compared the US-backed coup against him in April 2022 to the CIA plot that toppled Iran’s elected PM Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953. He praised Tehran’s sovereignty Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 31 December 2022 – 2 January 2023
Monday, 2 January 2022 — The New Dark Age Ukraine War Tolls Death Knell For NATO https://orientalreview.org/2023/01/02/ukraine-war-tolls-death-knell-for-nato/ Marxists didn’t anticipate how effective U.S. imperialism would be at holding back global revolution https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2023/01/marxists-didnt-anticipate-how-effective.html Will They Sue For “Peace”. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2023/01/will-they-sue-for-peace.html Continue reading
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U.S. Spreads Misery Across the Globe Imposing Sanctions on a Third of Humanity
The U.S. may try piously to defend sanctions as a ‘response to foreign tyranny,’ but they are really a pretext to steal foreign bank accounts and cripple commercial rivals of U.S. corporations. Continue reading
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US Patriot Missiles in Ukraine: A Desperate & Dangerous Escalation
January 2, 2023 (Brian Berletic – New Eastern Outlook) – US appears to be in the process of transferring its Patriot air defense missile system to Ukraine. CNN in its article, “Exclusive: US finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine,” claims the US will approve and then quickly ship the system or systems into Ukraine… Continue reading
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf: The Best of 2022
Saturday, 31 December 2023 — — Origin: Climate & Capitalism Ian Angus selects his favorite red and green books from the past year Ecosocialist Bookshelf is a monthly column, hosted by Ian Angus. Books described here may be reviewed at length in future. Inclusion of a book does not imply endorsement, or that C&C agrees with Continue reading