Around the world, with inspiring heroism and courage, people are putting everything on the line to defend democracy and prevent the consolidation of dictatorships. In the Republic of Georgia, protests continue in the wake of contested elections that consolidated the rule of an authoritarian pro-Russia party, and the incumbent opposition-backed president is refusing to step down until new polls are held. In Romania, where a Putin-favored right-wing populist won the first-round vote for the presidency, that round has now been anulled by the country's high court in response to a public outcry over Russian meddling. In South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law was met with defiant protests, prompting an overturn of the declaration by the National Assembly, followed by a vote to impeach Yoon, and the opening of a criminal investigation by judicial authorities on charges of "insurrection." Mozambique has seen months of angry protests since contested elections that saw yet another victory for the entrenched machine FRELIMO—despite a deadly police crackdown. And in Brazil, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, indicted for leading a Trump-style attempted auto-golpe in 2022, has been barred from office. In Episode 257 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg again asks: Why is everyone so quiet here in the United States, the seat of the empire, where the stakes are the highest?

The Electoral College has now confirmed Trump's victory, but the electoral votes still await certification by Congress on Jan. 6. There is still time for what is urgently mandated for the survival of American democracy—nullification of the election.

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Nullify the election! IV

Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Scalawag article, "Louisiana is the blueprint for further fascist repression." 

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Best of 2024: Louisiana Is a Testbed for a Fascist State Apparatus / Gabrielle Perry

State of the World at the turn of the year.  Topical pensees. Written with Mr Dylan's voice in mind - Bob was busy but Chip St.Curry kindly came out of retirement for one night only.

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New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 106

Socialism, Communism, and Marxism are clearly related ideas, but they're not identical. What's the difference? People ask all the time. In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay explains each of these concepts and how they differ from one another while offering some insights into other related concepts like Fabian Socialism and Fascism. Join him to increase your clarity on these issues.

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Socialism, Communism, Marxism; What's the Difference?

Mere days before Congress is to certify the Electoral College votes, a movement has finally emerged to have Donald Trump disqualified from office under the Insurrection Clause of the 14th Amendment. A "14th Now March" in Washington is raising the demand, and is being promoted by the podcast and vlog Lights On with Jessica Denson. The idea has also been discussed on The Legal Breakdown with Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner, Legal AF with Ben Meiselas, The Romano Report with Mark Romano, and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Constitutional law scholars Evan Davis and David Schulte make the case in an editorial for The Hill, "Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now." Several elected officials have been barred from office under the Insurrection Clause since ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868, but appyling it to a former president who led an insurrection is the ultimate test of American democracy. In Episode 259 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg urges that this constitutional mechanism be used, and Trump's victory be nullified.

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As this year comes to a close, we’re releasing a Best of 2024 series—by no means objective, and making plenty of tough decisions to leave a few favorites out. We’ll be back January 13th with new episodes.

Original description: Beatrice speaks with Vicky Osterweil about the events we’re encouraged to forget, repress, and reinterpret in order to abet genocide, carcerality, or abandonment to a pandemic, and the power of refusing to forget.

Transcript: www.deathpanel.net/transcripts/vicky-forget

This episode was originally released on March 21, 2024.

Read Vicky's essay, "Remembering As an Act of Revolt," here:
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Best of 2024: Refusing to Forget w/ Vicky Osterweil

Solidarity 729, 8 January 2025. Articles:


    NHS: funding, not “fix-its”!
    Social care needs public ownership and decent pay
    Ukraine: new threat posed by Trump
    Musk, Kickl, Farage, and the rest
    The kickback from tick-box feminism
    Stop new horror in Gaza!
    End the cycle of war!
    HTS’s win in Syria: a plan made up by Israel?
    Who rules Georgia? Ivanishvili?
    Trump threatens the neighbours
    The opposite of the promises
    On the sidelines, or inside?
    Socialist Alternative: a split, but going where?
    Syria: stirrings against HTS
    A year of trying to stop arms for Ukraine
    How the left has used Connolly
    Korea: then as farce
    Debate: Blame capitalist production, not working class consumption
    When we have hours in the mess room
    Back Andrea Egan in Unison!
    Compassion put into action

More online: https://workersliberty.org/publications/solidarity/solidarity-729-8-january-2025

Solidarity

729 — Stop new horror in Gaza: Ceasefire! Peace! Equal rights! | NHS | Syria | Ukraine | More

Mere days before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated, Bill Weinberg continues to raise his demand for nullification of his election on 14th Amendment grounds. As Congress certified his victory last week, a demonstration calling for this was held in Washington, organized by podcaster (and former Trump campaign worker) Jessica Denson. But the centrist establishment—including Kamala Harris, who presided over the certification—is utterly capitulating to the fascist takeover of the country. In vivid contrast, protesters courageously take to the streets and politicians refuse cooperation to defend democracy from authoritarian power-grabs in South Korea, Georgia, Romania, Slovakia and Mozambique. In Episode 260, the CounterVortex podcast urges a last-ditch line of defense: pressure on Chief Justice John Roberts to refuse to administer the oath of office.

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https://thecommunists.org/2024/10/29/news/message-french-comrades-fight-together-communist-future/

To French comrades: We fight together for a communists future

https://thecommunists.org/2024/11/04/news/platform-dakar-declaration-africa-anti-imperialism/

Dakar declaration: Strengthen the anti-imperialist struggle

Marxist analysis of current events and scientific socialist theoretical insights from the CPGB-ML. Get educated and get organised!

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