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The Elmhurst Art Museum will be hosting programs for “A Love Supreme,” a solo exhibition by Norman Teague inspired by legendary jazz musician John Coltrane, with an adjoining group exhibition in t.
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by Yanis Iqbal / January 2nd, 2021
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced that weapons exports have risen by 2.8% to $175 billion in 2020. In their annual briefing on US arms sales, the Pentagon and State Department cold-bloodedly described this increase as an “accomplishment”.
The Permanent Crisis of Capitalism
The growth in arms sales is structurally driven by the permanent crisis of capitalism. There has been a long-term decline in the rate of profit of the productive sectors of leading capitalist states. This decline began in 1965 and persisted all through the 1970s. A partial recovery occurred from 1982 to 1997, at roughly two-thirds the 1965 level. This was followed by another drop after 1997 and then another recovery in 2006, back up to 1997 levels. A sharp fall in the course of the 2008 crisis soon took place, which took the profit rate down to roughly one-third of the 1965 level. Thereafter, another weak recovery has ensued.
breaks out. in prepared testimony before a house subcommittee, general raymond a thomas, the commander of u.s. special operations, wrote that special ops forces like the navy seals and the army s delta force are set to conduct operations against north korea s nuclear weapons and missile sites. the general road, quoting here, we are actively pursuing a training path to ensuring readiness for the entire range of contingency operations in which special operations forces, to include, are exquisite countering weapons of mass destruction capabilities, may play a critical role. the top priority would be sabotaging weapons to make sure they are not stolen or exploded where they sit inside north korea. along with biological and chemical weapons, north korea is believed to have about 20 nuclear devices and is thought to be developing nuclear warheads small enough to be carried on the tip of a long-range missile. though, it should be noted that north has yet to prove it can