Jane Stillwater’s first words to President Assad were “Thank you for saving Syria,” and there are a lot of Kurds undoubtedly saying the same thing right now. Stillwater, a member of the Screen Actors Guild/ACTRA, recently attended a meeting of union representatives in Syria. Unlike in the United States, Stillwater found a receptive attitude towards unions from Syria’ President, who said “skilled workers represent the veins and arteries of every society. If the working class is okay, the society is okay.” President Assad apparently feels more empowered to promote working-class language than many North American labour leaders. Stillwater captured his important comments.
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Hillary Clinton has smeared Tulsi Gabbard and Jill Stein as Russian assets, and almost no Democratic politicians are pushing back. Max Blumenthal says that Clinton’s comments reflect a continued effort by Democratic neo-liberals to deflect responsibility for their loss to Trump in 2016; marginalize voices like Gabbard and Stein’s who challenge their pro-war, corporatist agenda; and preview their potential future attacks on Bernie Sanders.
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INDIA IS CONFUSED; WHERE DOES IT GO FROM HERE?
17 minutes readANDRE VLTCHEK—During the last few years, nationalism, as well as Hindu religious dogmatism have been gaining ground, while capitalism, often in its most vulgar and grotesque form, has been turned into a worshipped and bulletproof demagogy.
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ANDRE VLTCHEK—If you mingle with North American and British people, one thing that would strike you, is that most of the individuals living there are very confused, insecure and uncertain about countless basic things. There is a lot of fear there. People are scared of getting sick or old. They are terrified of ending up without a job, in the streets. Many are incredibly lonely.
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FEDERICO PIERACCINI—The withdrawal of US troops from Syria simply reinforces Damascus’s position as the only legitimate authority in Syria, undermines confidence of European allies in the US, and emphasizes the consistency of Moscow’s actions, which has always been opposed to Washington’s chaotic actions in the region.