Why We Need To End Capitalism To Defeat Fascism By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. October 26, 2020 Why We Need To End Capitalism To Defeat Fascism2020-10-262020-10-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/fascism-e1603727489593.jpg200px200px With the presidential election coming up, there is a lot of focus on how the election will go and who will win. One thing is certain, no matter which corporate candidate wins, the people and the planet will lose. […]
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Media Responds With Apathy, Disappointment As Coup Government Concedes Defeat By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. October 21, 2020 Media Responds With Apathy, Disappointment As Coup Government Concedes Defeat2020-10-212020-10-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/arce-e1603286786445.jpg200px200px Above photo: Former Bolivian President Evo Morales attends a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after general elections in his home country, Oct. 19. 2020. Marcos Brindicci | AP. Across the spectrum, corporate media has endorsed last year’s […]
The US Did Not Defeat Fascism In WWII By Gabriel Rockhill, Counterpunch. October 17, 2020 The US Did Not Defeat Fascism In WWII2020-10-172020-10-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/flag-e1602967778545.png200px200px Above photo: Nathaniel St. Clair. It Discretely Internationalized It. “The U.S. has established itself as the mortal enemy of all people’s government, all scientific-socialist mobilization of consciousness everywhere on the globe, all anti-imperialist activity on earth.” – George Jackson One of the founding myths of the contemporary […]
In a game that took place over eight months after the death of Kobe Bryant, superstar LeBron James captured his fourth NBA title while playing with his third team. Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th NBA championship, beating Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday. The team’s first since 2010 victory tied them with the Boston Celtics for most champion titles in history. Lakers celebrated the victory, rolling […]
Twelve-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal is targeting his 20th career Grand Slam title at Roland Garros on Sunday, but says he’ll face his toughest test on court against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Nadal has been the world’s top clay-court player for more than a decade, including two French Open final victories and four other Roland Garros wins over Djokovic, but says that nothing less […]
Daniil Medvedev suffered a mid-match meltdown as the Russian was sent crashing out of the French Open in the first round by Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics. The clay courts of Roland-Garros have never been a happy hunting ground for Medvedev, who had yet to win a match on his three visits to Paris prior to this year. That record made Medvedev’s ranking as fourth seed look optimistic […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis If there is one country in the entire world that does not want to follow any international law with respect to invading another country, bombing places it does not like, and making fun of foreign policy, is Israel. Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu told us years ago, acts upon the basis of the Talmud. Netanyahu unequivocally said in 2014: “We will legally define […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis If there is one country in the entire world that does not want to follow any international law with respect to invading another country, bombing places it does not like, and making fun of foreign policy, is Israel. Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu told us years ago, acts upon the basis of the Talmud. Netanyahu unequivocally said in 2014: “We will legally define […]
On Its 27th Anniversary: Defeat Oslo, Confront Normalization, Escalate BDS September 15, 2020 On Its 27th Anniversary: Defeat Oslo, Confront Normalization, Escalate BDS2020-09-152020-09-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/oslo1-e1600172604550.png200px200px Above photo: On the 27th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Principles – the Oslo Accords – in Washington, D.C., Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network emphasizes that the fight to bring a decisive end to the path of Oslo is perhaps […]
PODGORICA (Sputnik) – President of Montenegro Milo Dukanovic says it is too early to make any conclusions regarding the parliamentary election as the official results are not out yet. “Data is still coming in, it is difficult to say anything about the results. We currently have 40 mandates with our traditional partners, the fight for a majority in parliament continues, after that we will wait for […]
– …from PressTV, Tehran – News Review video below [ Editor’s Note: Rouhani has recently played a card by letting the IAEA look at a couple of new Iranian sites. This is supposed to show Iran’s flexibility, and theoretically focus some attention on the fact that the IAEA has yet to inspect a single Israeli nuclear site, yet it continues on as a full voting member […]
Democrats will either be staunch defenders of the sanctity of US elections, who believe the loser in November’s presidential vote must bow out graciously to protect democracy, or they will brace to fight possible defeat in court. It all depends on who apparently wins on election night. Former US Vice President Al Gore, who narrowly lost the controversial 2000 election to Republican George W. Bush, told […]
…by Andre Vltchek, for VT COVID-19 is not just a disease; it is also a state of mind, a psychosis, a fear. It is an event that, all over the world, unleashed irrational behavior by the governments, individuals, and media. It triggered speculations, bizarre analyses, and selective ‘cut-and-paste science.’ Result: while there are, undeniably, few optimistic success stories, including the Russian vaccine, China’s and Vietnam’s ability […]
The streets of the French capital have descended into chaos, with multiple incidents of vandalism and looting, following Paris Saint-Germain’s bitter defeat in the final Champions League clash against Bayern Munich. As Bayern claimed a 1-0 win over PSG in the final of Europe’s most glittering club football tournament, played in Lisbon, hundreds of disappointed fans poured out of bars and other venues into the streets […]
Biden, a fierce advocate against so-called ‘Russian meddling’, has openly said that the US should work to unseat the Turkish president and make sure he “pays the price” for daring to cooperate with Russia. Turkey has accused Joe Biden of meddling in its internal affairs after an interview emerged in which the Democratic presidential candidate flirts with the idea of unseating Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “US Presidential […]
A video, showing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden arguing that the US should rally behind the Turkish opposition, drew a huge backlash in Ankara, which denounced the remark as meddling in its internal affairs. The clip, which was filmed in December for a January episode of the New York Times’ documentary series The Weekly, began making waves on social media on Thursday, after it was picked […]
Previously speculation has been rife that Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, whose contract with Barcelona expires in 2021, was not planning on re-signing over reported “internal squabbles” at the club. FC Barcelona’s forward Lionel Messi is reportedly one step closer to leaving the club, according to COPE. The iconic Argentine footballer, winner of a record six Ballon d’Or awards, is cited as barely having been able to […]
Quique Setien’s brief reign in charge of Barcelona has already been ended following the most humiliating night in the Spanish giants’ history, according to sources reporting that Xavi or Mauricio Pochettino could replace him. Setien was a forlorn figure as Barca were crushed 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals at Lisbon’s Estadio da Luz, presiding over the worst defeat in Champions League history for the […]
On 7 June, Irish professional mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor announced via social media that he was retiring from fighting. The sportsman, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight champion, was the 10th in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings and 4th in the UFC lightweight rankings as of mid-July. Irish retired UFC superstar Conor McGregor was left “crying and completely devastated” following […]
U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman has announced that it formed a strategic supplier agreement with Epirus, Inc. to offer the company’s Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) capability as a component of Northrop Grumman’s Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) systems-of-systems solution offering. According to a company news release, the new advanced EMP capability will use to defeat UAS swarms, and specifically supplements the company’s suite of non-kinetic C-UAS effects. “UAS […]
Lionel Messi showed his frustration as Barcelona fell to a 2-1 defeat against Osasuna in their final home match of the season, echoed by experts and fans as the Spanish giants surrendered the Liga title to arch rivals Real Madrid. Messi offered little more than a disconsolate hand swipe into the Camp Nou air after scoring a free-kick that would have been considered spectacular by most […]
Kik’s proverbial day in court may last a lot longer than Telegram’s. That’s the takeaway from a federal judge’s response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during a hearing in its case against messaging platform Kik over the company’s 2017 initial coin offering, which raised $100 million. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, senior judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New […]
Fox News was ready to declare “victory” for President Donald Trump on Thursday morning after the Supreme Court ruled by a 7-2 margin that he must turn over his tax returns to the Manhattan District Attorney. But then Judge Andrew Napolitano stepped in to say not so fast. “It sounds like in a strange way that might lead to victory for the president because if it […]
The Biden Campaign is working with the Sanders Camp to come up with a winning strategy in fall. The Biden-Sanders coalition believe they can win by proposing cuts to the police as violent crimes surge in Democrat-led cities across the country. Biden-Sanders believe pushing job killing Green New Deal lunacy is the right direction. And Biden-Sanders want to propose trade agreements like the good old days […]
The Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic religious group for women who have dedicated their lives to the service of the elderly, won their Supreme Court case on Tuesday against the Obama administration and their contraceptive mandate in Obamacare. SCOTUS ruled the Catholic order of nuns cannot be forced to take part in providing cost-free contraceptives to employees. Far left Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and […]
Defeat The War Against The African/Black People In The US And Abroad By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. June 6, 2020 Defeat The War Against The African/Black People In The US And Abroad2020-06-062020-06-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/baraka_-_-845×400.jpeg200px200px “No Compromise. No Retreat.” The justice for George Floyd mobilizations today reflected the state’s worst nightmare – a multi-national and multi-racial action initiated by Black people with Black leadership. “A shift must occur […]
As the world researches vaccines and cures, it is no secret that defeating Covid-19 is everyone’s top priority. In Moscow, some scientists are using a completely different, experimental technique: hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The procedure works by placing a patient in a pressure chamber and having them breathe in oxygen-rich air. In the chamber, air pressure is much higher than the body is used to, meaning […]
US 22:23 GMT 27.05.2020(updated 22:24 GMT 27.05.2020) Get short URL Former Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) withdrew her defamation lawsuit against former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday. In a one-page document filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gabbard’s lawyers underlined the “legal merit” of the case but noted that the COVID-19 pandemic requires that […]
Grassroots Activists Defeat Controversial Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline In New York Harbor Lee Ziesche and Robert Wood, Sane Energy Project. May 18, 2020 Grassroots Activists Defeat Controversial Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline In New York Harbor2020-05-182020-05-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/new-yorker-power-defeated-william-pipeline.-bu-erik-mcgregor.-e1589821994336.png200px200px The decision ends the three-year fight, barring litigation; New Yorkers celebrate decision as essential for protecting public health and the planet during the crisis New York, NY – The New York Department of […]
Alistair Overeem became the second fighter on the UFC roster to claim victories in FOUR different decades when he stopped Walt Harris in the second round of an emotional UFC Florida headliner on Saturday night. Veteran Dutch striker Overeem claimed the 46th win of a career which has now included victories in the 1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s and 2020’s as he defeated Harris, who was fighting for […]
Telegram has been forced to abandon its cryptocurrency initiative, with its founder Pavel Durov blasting the US for seeking to crush any attempt at decentralization in order to maintain its global financial dominance. Telegram founder and St. Petersburg native Pavel Durov announced the move in a post to his own Telegram channel on Tuesday, stating the crypto project – the Telegram Open Network (TON) and its […]
Dominick Cruz is not a happy man following his controversial second-round stoppage loss to Henry Cejudo during Saturday’s UFC 249, claiming afterwards that referee Keith Peterson smelled of “alcohol and cigarettes.” Former bantamweight champion Cruz came up short in his quest to reclaim UFC gold after a 1,227-day absence from the cage in Jacksonville late Saturday night, as the injury-plagued fighter was finished by strikes seconds […]
Defying clouds in the sky and Covid-19 on the ground, Russia’s deadliest bombers, nimblest fighter jets and strongest transport aircraft flew over the capital in celebration of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany 75 years ago. V-Day is one of the most important national holidays in Russia, and this year was supposed to have seen massive celebrations throughout the country. But Covid-19 and its lockdowns threw a […]