Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Bird flu: Another capitalist crisis

 

at 1/12/25 2:04pm

Recently, a Louisiana patient became the first person in the United States to die of the bird flu

[Category: Analysis, Features]

— As President Maduro is inaugurated, US aggression deepens

 

at 1/12/25 1:44pm

After Maduro was officially inaugurated on Jan. 10, the Biden administration increased a bounty on Maduro’s head, offering $25 million “for his capture,” up from a previous $15 million.

[Category: Analysis, Features, Venezuela, venezuela]

— PSL Statement: Respect Venezuela’s independence and democracy – U.S. hands off of Venezuela!

 

at 1/9/25 3:42pm

The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemns the ongoing U.S. campaign to undermine Venezuela’s democracy and independence.

[Category: Analysis, Features, PSL Statements, anti-imperialism, latin america, venezuela]

— Guatemala and El Salvador send troops to Haiti: NO to expanded US/UN-backed occupation!

 

at 1/9/25 1:43pm

Haitians on the ground continue to demand a real democratic election, the removal of the UN/U.S. appointed transitional government, end of the occupation and a true opportunity at self-determination for the Haitian people.

[Category: Analysis, Features, haiti]

— The people fight back: Community defense in the face of climate catastrophe

 

at 1/9/25 12:55pm

In the past 24 hours, PSL Los Angeles organizers mobilized with material aid and shelter resources to areas affected by the Eaton and Sunset Fires.

[Category: Analysis, Climate Crisis, Features]

— LA wildfires are due to criminal capitalist negligence, not ‘natural disaster’

 

at 1/9/25 12:41pm

The mass destruction of people's livelihoods that we are currently witnessing in Los Angeles is not a natural disaster. It is the result of criminal negligence on the part of the Billionaire class and their government.

[Category: Analysis, Climate Crisis, Features]

— Trump and Project 2025 will wage an assault on LGBTQ rights. But we can fight back!

 

at 1/7/25 2:37pm

Until now, the far-right had been forced to wage its anti-LGBTQ campaign at the state level, but Trump’s election has elevated that program to the national stage.

[Category: Analysis, Features, Project 2025, trans rights, government, lgbtq rights, Trump]

— Myth vs. fact: Is nuclear power really a climate solution?

 

at 1/6/25 11:03am

Reliant on government subsidies to survive, the nuclear industry lobby is strong and has a history of glossing over the risks and inefficiencies of nuclear while covering up the environmental and health impacts

[Category: Analysis, Climate Crisis, Features, environment]

— PSL statement: We stand with the Cuban Revolution!

 

at 1/1/25 2:24pm

Since Day One of the Cuban revolution, U.S. imperialism has waged a non-stop war designed to crush the aspirations of the Cuban people to be free and self-determining.

[Category: Analysis, Cuba, Features, PSL Statements, cuba, latin america]

— Trump, tariffs and trade: ‘Protectionism’ won’t save workers

 

at 12/18/24 11:19am

Trump’s tariff policy, from a worker’s perspective, is classic divide and conquer.

[Category: Analysis, Features, economy, trump agenda, u.s. working class]

— How three Philly public sector unions fought together and won

 

at 12/17/24 6:25pm

As the year came to a close, three Philadelphia area unions coordinated to authorize strikes in the same time frame, a bargaining tactic that could have brought almost every public service from trash pickups and crossing guards to trains and buses to a screeching halt.

[Category: Analysis, labor, public transportation]

— Hope to harsh reality: 10 years of U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations

 

at 12/17/24 5:11pm

Cuba's road to liberation has been hard-fought, facing fierce opposition from the United States for over 65 years.

[Category: Analysis, Features, cuba]

— What’s the deal with Greg Abbott’s anti-China executive orders?

 

at 12/15/24 8:34pm

What effects are these orders likely to have on the people, politics, and economy of Texas?

[Category: Analysis, china, texas]

— Struggle over ownership of non-profit Summa Health in Akron, Ohio

 

at 12/15/24 3:35pm

Venture capitalist firm General Catalyst wants buy Akron's non-profit HMO Summa, but a coalition has emerged to stop the sale.

[Category: Analysis, Akron, healthcare system, ohio, US working class]

— ¿Qué pasa con las órdenes ejecutivas antichina de Greg Abbott?

 

at 12/15/24 7:41am

¿Por qué el estado de Texas está impulsando ese alarmismo antichino? ¿Qué efectos es probable que tengan estas órdenes en la gente, la política y la economía de Texas?

[Category: Analysis, Español, china, texas]

— Robert Roberson “shaken baby syndrome” case reveals grave injustices for autistic people

 

at 12/9/24 7:34pm

Roberson was convicted of murder based on a highly disputed “shaken baby syndrome” diagnosis, which even some who testified to his guilt now doubt.

[Category: Militant Journalism, death penalty, disability rights, texas]

— How are the United States and Israel reacting to the developments in Syria?

 

at 12/9/24 2:59pm

The overthrow of the Syrian government in a lightning offensive by rebel groups will certainly reorganize the politics of the Middle East in profound ways and with major global implications.

[Category: Analysis, Features, Israel, middle east, palestine, syria]

— ¿Cómo están reaccionando Estados Unidos e Israel ante los acontecimientos en Siria?

 

at 12/9/24 8:26am

La ocupación militar de Siria por parte de los EE. UU. debe terminar de inmediato. Todas las bases de los EE. UU. deben ser desmanteladas, y todas las tropas y mercenarios deben regresar a casa. De igual manera, el régimen israelí – con su arsenal suministrado por los EE. UU. – debe detener su campaña de bombardeos contra Siria y su invasión del Golán. La anexión y ocupación israelí de los Altos del Golán debe terminar. El futuro de la sociedad y el gobierno sirios es altamente incierto – los Estados Unidos e Israel no deben tener ningún papel en dar forma a ese futuro.

[Category: Analysis, Español, Features, Israel, Medio Oriente, Palestina, Siria]

— Chad and Senegal kick out French troops, following the lead of the Alliance of Sahel States

 

at 12/7/24 3:53pm

The rapid changes in the Sahel show that no regime is stronger than the power of the people when they come together and demand change.

[Category: Analysis, Features, africa]

— Chad y Senegal expulsan a las tropas francesas, siguiendo el ejemplo de la Alianza de Estados del Sahel

 

at 12/7/24 8:30am

El Sahel está siendo remodelado en tiempo real. Los rápidos cambios en los paisajes políticos de estos países muestran que ningún régimen es más fuerte que el poder del pueblo cuando se une y exige un cambio.

[Category: Analysis, Español, Features, africa]

— Meet Peter Thiel: The tech billionaire influencing top members of the Trump administration

 

at 12/6/24 12:01pm

Silicon Vally will wield enormous influence in the next Trump term. Meet the billionaire technocrat behind many of its biggest companies.

[Category: Analysis, Features, technology, government, tech, Trump]

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