The Likely Consequences of a US War on Venezuela
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/the-likely-consequences-of-a-us-war-on-venezuela/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/the-likely-consequences-of-a-us-war-on-venezuela/
CounterPunch.org
The Likely Consequences of a US War on Venezuela
Funny thing about war: it is relatively easy to start. An insult here. A lie there. A “false flag” as a casus belli there, and shots, bombs, missiles
Bureau of Land Management Eradicates History and our Memory of Forests
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/bureau-of-land-management-eradicates-history-and-our-memory-of-forests/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/bureau-of-land-management-eradicates-history-and-our-memory-of-forests/
CounterPunch.org
Bureau of Land Management Eradicates History and our Memory of Forests
Remember those lines during the Bush 2 Iraq War days about empire, we’re creating our own reality, and something about history, too? This strikes me as
Greenwashing Debt in the Galápagos Islands
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/greenwashing-debt-in-the-galapagos-islands/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/greenwashing-debt-in-the-galapagos-islands/
CounterPunch.org
Greenwashing Debt in the Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands harbor some of the most unique ecosystems on the planet. Their isolated location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has allowed
Political Bullying/Intimidation and Internet Anonymity Intensify
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/political-bullying-intimidation-and-internet-anonymity-intensify/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/political-bullying-intimidation-and-internet-anonymity-intensify/
CounterPunch.org
Political Bullying/Intimidation and Internet Anonymity Intensify
Professor Emeritus Roddey Reid could have retired from the University of California San Diego to a life of deserved leisure. Instead, he has just
The Trump Boom: a Legend in His Own Mind
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/the-trump-boom-a-legend-in-his-own-mind/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/the-trump-boom-a-legend-in-his-own-mind/
CounterPunch.org
The Trump Boom: a Legend in His Own Mind
When I was growing up in Chicago, a local AM radio station had a disc jockey named Larry Lujack. The introduction to his show called him “a legend in his
The Many Crimes of CIA Covert Actions
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/the-many-crimes-of-cia-covert-actions/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/20/the-many-crimes-of-cia-covert-actions/
CounterPunch.org
The Many Crimes of CIA Covert Actions
The term “covert action” is a peculiarly American invention; it does not appear in the lexicon of other intelligence services. Nor does the term appear in the National Security Act of 1947, which created the Central Intelligence Agency. Covert action refers…
Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement organizes internationalist brigades to support Venezuela in case of U.S. invasion
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/brazils-landless-workers-movement-organizes-internationalist-brigades-to-support-venezuela-in-case-of-u-s-invasion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazils-landless-workers-movement-organizes-internationalist-brigades-to-support-venezuela-in-case-of-u-s-invasion
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/brazils-landless-workers-movement-organizes-internationalist-brigades-to-support-venezuela-in-case-of-u-s-invasion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazils-landless-workers-movement-organizes-internationalist-brigades-to-support-venezuela-in-case-of-u-s-invasion
MR Online
Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement organizes internationalist brigades to support Venezuela in case of U.S. invasion | MR Online
Movement leader compares initiative to the International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.
Reading the Gaza Ceasefire
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/reading-the-gaza-ceasefire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reading-the-gaza-ceasefire
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/reading-the-gaza-ceasefire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reading-the-gaza-ceasefire
MR Online
Reading the Gaza Ceasefire | MR Online
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas brokered by Donald Trump has come into effect.
Ignore Marxism if you prefer barbarism
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/ignore-marxism-if-you-prefer-barbarism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ignore-marxism-if-you-prefer-barbarism
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/ignore-marxism-if-you-prefer-barbarism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ignore-marxism-if-you-prefer-barbarism
MR Online
Ignore Marxism if you prefer barbarism | MR Online
Marxism represents the ripest product of humanity’s finest intellectual traditions.
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-bill-medical-freedom-act-maha
https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-vaccine-bill-medical-freedom-act-maha
ProPublica
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
https://www.propublica.org/article/about-russell-vought-trump-shadow-president
https://www.propublica.org/article/about-russell-vought-trump-shadow-president
ProPublica
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who wants to take a hatchet to the federal government.
The Caribbean’s Zone of Peace Under Threat: A Conversation with David Abdulah
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/the-caribbeans-zone-of-peace-under-threat-a-conversation-with-david-abdulah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-caribbeans-zone-of-peace-under-threat-a-conversation-with-david-abdulah
https://mronline.org/2025/10/20/the-caribbeans-zone-of-peace-under-threat-a-conversation-with-david-abdulah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-caribbeans-zone-of-peace-under-threat-a-conversation-with-david-abdulah
MR Online
The Caribbean’s Zone of Peace Under Threat: A Conversation with David Abdulah | MR Online
A Trinidadian labor activist talks about his government’s submissive position to the US in the face of the imperialist buildup against Venezuela, and the correlation of forces in the region.
Emmanuel Macron Isn’t Really Halting His Retirement Reform
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/macron-lecornu-retirement-reform-socialiste/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/macron-lecornu-retirement-reform-socialiste/
Jacobin
Emmanuel Macron Isn’t Really Halting Retirement Reform
France’s government has survived a confidence vote thanks to the Parti Socialiste’s abstention. While Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promises to suspend unpopular changes to pensions, unions object that the retirement age hike has merely been delayed.
A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/artificial-intelligence-warnings-archives/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/artificial-intelligence-warnings-archives/
The Nation
A Warning From the Past About the Dangers of AI
As far back as 1958, Nation writers were grappling with the prospect of ‘artificial brains,’ particularly when placed in the hands of the military.
People, Not Markets, Should Decide Our Collective Needs
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/market-consumer-democracy-collective-needs/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/market-consumer-democracy-collective-needs/
Jacobin
Socialists Must Aim for More Than Redistribution
Beyond the basic project of redistribution lies a more ambitious undertaking: What if we could collectively decide what society produces, instead of letting market logic dictate our needs and desires?
