Re: [marxmail] Israel Declares War on the Syrian Revolution!

Here is another article from a mainstream Israeli publication which says, among others, "/The Kurds’ strong ties with Israel are well-documented, and the SDF views Israel as a model./" *US-backed, Erdogan’s rivals and tied to Israel: Who are Syria’s Kurdish forces?* Lior Ben Ari

[marxmail] From Assad's frying pan to Erdogan's fire: Turkey in Syria (Green Left)

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/assads-frying-pan-erdogans-fire-turkey-syria "I wish I could be optimistic about Syria’s future. Even as we celebrate the fall of a dictator who ruled Syria through brutal oppression, we cannot welcome those who are taking his place. Especially not if we care

[marxmail] Confronting Capitalism: Workers Without a Party

Confronting Capitalism: Workers Without a Party In the latest episode of the Jacobin Radio podcast Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber discusses Donald Trump’s recent victory, why the Democrats gave up their working-class base, and how the Left can respond to class dealignment. The Democrats’

[marxmail] It Would Take 7 Years to Evacuate Dying Gaza Children at Current Rate

Israel is trapping children suffering from cancer, head trauma, amputations, burns and starvation in Gaza. UN: It Would Take 7 Years to Evacuate Dying Gaza Children at Current Rate | Truthout Though there are thousands of children in Gaza currently in need of urgent medical care outside of th

[marxmail] SDF thwarts Turkish advance on Kobani as 31 civilians killed in 48 hours (MediaNews)

https://medyanews.net/sdf-thwarts-turkish-advance-on-kobani-as-31-civilians-killed-in-48-hours/ At least 31 civilians, including children, have been killed this week, as Turkish drone strikes and artillery attacks continue to

[marxmail] Video conferences on Syuria, Ghaza and Lebanon

47:22 � Here & Now 2024-12-08 On Syria Here & Now 2024-12-08 On Syria with R

[marxmail] Below is the alleged short manifesto written by Luigi Mangione

> > Below is the alleged short manifesto written by Luigi Mangione, the > suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City > last week. To our knowledge, no major news outlet has published this in > full, found in his backpack when Mangione was captured in Altoona, > Pennsyl

[marxmail] Israel Bombs Are “Evaporating” Palestinians’ Bodies in Gaza

UN Officer: Israel Bombs Are “Evaporating” Palestinians’ Bodies in Gaza | Truthout “Bodies are completely evaporating, and they’re not even finding remains of people anymore.” Israel is dropping bombs on Gaza with such destructive power that the strikes are disintegrating Palestinians’ bodies

[marxmail] Arctic tundra now emitting more CO2 than it stores

After storing carbon dioxide in frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is being transformed by frequent wildfires into an overall source of carbon to the atmosphere, which is already absorbing record levels of heat-trapping fossil fuel pollution. https://climateandcapitalism.com/2024/12/11/th

Re: [marxmail] Liberation in Syria Is a Victory Worth Embracing - The country is now free, yet some remain trapped in the past

Very well stated. I very much mean that.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:00 AM, Dennis Brasky via groups.io wrote: While most Syrians and their supporters understandablycelebrated the downfall of their notorious despot, some self-styled Western“anti-imper

[marxmail] Liberation in Syria Is a Victory Worth Embracing - The country is now free, yet some remain trapped in the past

While most Syrians and their supporters understandably celebrated the downfall of their notorious despot, some self-styled Western “anti-imperialists” — including voices within the pro-Palestinian movement — adopted a more muted stance. It feels perverse to see Syrians forced into defensive positi

[marxmail] On the contardictory character of HTS

There is now a debate going on about then character about /Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham/. In the past nearly all progressive writers limited themselves to denounce them as “reactionary jihadists”. As HTS has now taken power, some are now opening themselves up to a more differentiated approach. In thi

[marxmail] The threat of the new Brown International

*Introduction by Oaklandsocialist: This article by Yorgos Mitralias was written before the inspiring overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria. Assad himself, and his mentor Putin, form an important link in the “brown international” to which Yorgos refers. (A "Brown International" refers to the Nazi "