April 18, 2024, Updated 12:04 am EST
ABC News has reported that a US official said Israel launched an attack on Iran early Friday morning. Other reports say explosions have hit Syria and Iraq, with aircraft activity reported in the area.
Israel Launches Attack on Iran
Day: April 18, 2024
The Foreign Policy of the Russian Revolution
No idea could be more erroneous or harmful than to separate foreign from home policy. The monstrous falsity of this separation becomes even more monstrous in war-time. Yet the bourgeoisie are doing everything possible and impossible to suggest and promote this idea. Popular ignorance of foreign policy is incomparably greater than of home policy. The “secrecy” of diplomatic relations is sacredly observed in the freest of capitalist countries, in the most democratic republics.
The Foreign Policy of the Russian Revolution
Trump and Biden, Republicans and Democrats all agree: affordable Chinese cars should be banned
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Trump’s attacks on Chinese cars strike a chord — with both parties
“Ohio knows all too well how China illegally subsidizes its companies, putting our workers out of jobs and undermining entire industries from steel to solar manufacturing,” Brown said in a statement. “We can’t wait for China to run this same playbook in the auto industry — we need strong rules, including but not limited to tariffs, to stop a flood of Chinese electric vehicles that threaten Ohio auto jobs.”
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He said the average price gap between a Chinese vehicle and its U.S.-made counterpart ranges from 44 percent to 179 percent. “That is a massive gap,” the executive said. “Tariffs alone aren’t going to take care of that.”
Reuters: Mexico yields to US pressure on incentives for Chinese car makers
He said that such incentives have declined during the government led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who took office in late 2018, although they have been offered to large investors such as Audi.
Hypocrisy, Thy Name is the United States:
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I’m feeling feisty, today, so I think that it’s best that I stay away from social media. 😹
In other news, I’m working on something. I tried posting it, here, but for some reason WordPress wasn’t cooperating. Although, my Google Docs was. My Netgear wasn’t showing any signs of a cyberattack, so I’m not sure what was going on. So far, WordPress is currently working. *Knocks on wood*
Fact-Checking Armenia’s Claim That “Azerbaijan Has Completed The Ethnic Cleansing Of Karabakh”
By Andrew Korybko
Those who describe the situation in Azerbaijan’s western region as an “ethnic cleansing” are either innocently misinformed or deliberately lying.
Fact-Checking Armenia’s Claim That “Azerbaijan Has Completed The Ethnic Cleansing Of Karabakh”
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Sites covering the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church blocked in Ukraine + Ukrainian government hires lobbyists in the U.S. to support the law on banning the UOC
Sites covering the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church blocked in Ukraine
A number of major sites covering the activities and the plight of the persecuted canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, including an official UOC resource, have been blocked in Ukraine.
The blocked sites include the UOC’s Information-Education Department (news.church.ua), the Union of Orthodox Journalists (spzh.media), Orthodox Life (pravlife.org), and Raskolam.net. This was reported by both the Union of Orthodox Journalists and Raskolam.net.
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Last month, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) raided the homes and offices and arrested several members of the Union of Orthodox Journalists, who now face life in prison for a number of charges related to their reporting on the persecution of the UOC.
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Ukrainian government hires lobbyists in the U.S. to support the law on banning the UOC – mass media
Biden’s push for more Chinese steel tariffs is a political decision, not an economic one: Analyst
Biden wants to hike tariffs on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum
Chinese steel imports account for less than 1% of U.S. demand, officials told reporters. But Chinese subsidies and programs mean its steel prices are 40% lower than U.S. prices, and the Biden administration is worried that there could be a surge of exports.
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Trump’s tariffs are equivalent to one of the largest tax increases in decades
New Democrat Coalition Trade Task Force Statement on Section 301 Tariffs Announcement
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Amnesty: US-Backed Kurds in Syria Are Running Torture Prisons in Rojava
The US is ‘involved in most aspects of the detention system’ that was set up in eastern Syria following the defeat of ISIS
Amnesty: US-Backed Kurds in Syria Are Running Torture Prisons Responsible for ‘Mass Death’
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How pro-Palestinian protestors brought traffic to a screeching halt across the US
Protestors brought traffic to a standstill in New York, Chicago, and other major cities while demanding an end to Israel’s war on Gaza
How pro-Palestinian protestors brought traffic to a screeching halt across the US
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A15 Day of Action for Palestinian Liberation Delivers Intended Disruptions
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