March 2022 Archives

Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-31: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-03-31). Defeat Sri Lankan regime's brutal austerity measures! Fight for socialist policies. wsws.org The working class must mobilise its industrial and political strength and rally the rural poor to fight for a workers' and peasants' government to implement socialist policies.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Australia Post workers oppose US-led drive to World War III. wsws.org

WSWS (2022-03-31). 1,300 copper mine workers in Utah prepare for struggle against Rio Tinto. wsws.org Mine workers in Utah, who have risked their lives during the pandemic, are prepared to fight for higher wages, better benefits and safe working conditions.

Our Reporter (2022-03-31). Polio vaccination exercise: Mukono health workers demand allowances. plusnews.ug 10 medical workers in Nama sub-county in Mukono district who were involved in the mass polio vaccination campaign in January this year are yet to receive their allowances. The Sub-county Chairperson, John Bosco Isabirye, says that the 10 health workers were denied their allowances despite conducting the exercise. He says that the medical workers brought …

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-31). Sunday 4/3: Why We Need a Mass March of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington w/ PPC. indybay.org Watch online via 7AM livestream or recording anytime…

Labor Video Project (2022-03-31). Dutch DockersTake Solidarity Action For UK P&O RMT Seafarers With Niek Stam of FNV-NL. indybay.org Dutch dockworkers took solidarity action against the ferry line P&O to support the 800 fired seafarers. Niek Stam of FNV-NL, who is the president of the Dockworkers union reported on their action.

Labor Video Project (2022-03-31). On The Line In The Fight For Justice: USW 5 Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike. indybay.org Striking USW 5 Chevron refinery oil workers picketed at the plant and were joined by community and labor supporters. They talked about the health and safety conditions including dangerous hours and attacks on their healthcare benefits.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Determined Richmond, California Chevron workers join global movement against spiraling cost of living. wsws.org Even though the USW is staffed by bureaucrats making over $100,000 or $200,000 a year and has assets of $1.5 billion, workers angrily report that the USW has not yet paid out any strike pay.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Mother of conductor killed in 2019 Canadian Pacific train derailment speaks out. wsws.org The derailment in 2019 killed three rail workers: conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer Andrew Dockrell, and conductor trainee Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer.

WSWS (2022-03-31). New Zealand's ISO backs US-NATO imperialism in Ukraine war against Russia. wsws.org The International Socialist Organisation, a pseudo-left group supportive of the Labour-led government in New Zealand, has declared that anyone opposing Ukraine's integration into NATO's war plans is making "concessions" to Russia.

Staff (2022-03-31). Rechaza Bruno Rodríguez declaraciones de Josep Borrell, Alto Representante de la Unión Europea. cubadebate.cu El canciller de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parilla rechazó enérgicamente la declaración sobre las condenas a los involucrados en las protestas del 11 y 12 de julio en Cuba, del Alto Representante de la Unión Europea, Josep Borrell. "Solo nuestros tribunales, y no ninguna autoridad europea, están facultados para emitir sentencias.

Staff (2022-03-31). La Habana será sede de la XVII Reunión Interparlamentaria Cuba-México. cubadebate.cu La Habana será sede de la XVII Reunión Interparlamentaria Cuba-México los días primero y dos de abril, con el objetivo de fortalecer las relaciones entre los órganos legislativos de ambas naciones y contribuir a la consolidación de los proyectos de cooperación bilaterales.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-31). United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act. indybay.org The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, collectively, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during the Civil War.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-31). 2022 California Armed Service Day – Tribute to United States Colored Troops. indybay.org AB 1655, is on the way to an official California Juneteenth Holiday to begin sharing our authentic contribution toward saving the Union while fighting for freedom. In July of 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862. It had become an "indispensable military necessity" to call on America's African descent population to help save the Union.

Slingshot collective (2022-03-31). Sunday 4/3: Help mail Slingshot issuse #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). Xi Jinping participates in Beijing's tree planting activity. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, plants a tree during a tree-planting activity in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2022.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Science Saturday: Improving diagnosis of rare congenital disorders. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When a child falls ill, two questions quickly come front and center for parents: What's the problem, and what can be done to fix it? For families whose children have certain congenital disorders, the answers to those questions can be maddeningly elusive. Laboratory tests to diagnose congenital disorders of methylation, such as Beckwith-Wiedemann, Silver-Russell, Prader-Willi, and Angelman syndromes, often come back without a definitive result. "We can have up to 25% of our results be equivocal for these conditions, and that's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Arizona couple donates Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scottsdale, Ariz. — Thomas R. and Ruth Ann Hornaday of Paradise Valley, Arizona, have donated the Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. The 110,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, which opened on Mayo Clinic's Scottsdale campus in 2005, is valued at $64.4 million. The Collaborative Research Building houses laboratory-based research activity at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Mayo Clinic researchers, physicians and other investigators are leading the scientific discovery of the mechanisms of human disease, as well as…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-31). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Diagnostic testing, precision medicine and what it means for patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Precision medicine aims to customize health care by tailoring medications and treatments to each patient. An important step in being able to personalize treatments is diagnostic testing. Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics collaborates with biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other biotech companies to enable precision medicine through advanced diagnostics. Diagnostic testing can help find the right answers for each individual patient. "A laboratory test can either help in making a diagnosis for a disease, or it can help…

SF015 (2022-03-31). A Nine-Year Obscenity: The Australia-NZ Resettlement Deal. southfront.org Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Obscenities occupy the annals of State behaviour, revolting reminders about what governments can do. One of Australia's most pronounced and undeniable obscenities is its continuing effort to gut and empty international refugee law of its relevant foundations. Instead of being treated as a scandal, populists and governments the world over have expressed admiration, even envy: If they can get away with that, what might we do? | Along the way, Australia has also made its greatest contr…

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). China urges U.S. to end protectionist steps. ecns.cn China hopes the U.S. will stop taking protectionist measures and maintain the stability of the global photovoltaic industrial chain, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting said at a news briefing on Thursday.

Staff (2022-03-30). Land Day: Return and Liberation for Palestine #PalestineLandDay. samidoun.net We mark the 46th Palestinian Land Day on 30 March 2022. This day is an occasion to celebrate, intensify and uphold Palestinian resistance to Zionism, colonialism, apartheid and occupation, recalling those whose lives have been stolen in defense of the land and people of Palestine, and to organize and struggle for return and liberation, from …

Martha Grevatt (2022-03-30). The racist double standard on immigration. workers.org Haitians protest mass deportations, Miami, Sept. 22, 2021. President Joe Biden's March 25 announcement made in Brussels, Belgium, where he was attending a NATO meeting — that the U.S. would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees — is all over the news. His welcome exposes again the racist hypocrisy of . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-03-30). Heat waves melt ice at both poles of Earth. workers.org Inuit celebration July 4, 2016, in Utqiaƒ°vik, the northernmost community in Alaska, before the ice had broken up. The climate crisis is real. Millions of people throughout the world are suffering and dying from floods and rising sea levels, droughts, stronger hurricanes and more intense tornadoes — several out of . . . |

_____ (2022-03-30). Tens Of Millions Of Indian Workers Join General Strike. popularresistance.org Tens of millions of workers across India participated in a two-day general strike Monday and Tuesday against the class-war, "pro-investor" policies of the far-right, Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. | Many workers did so in the face of government and management threats of disciplinary action, even firing. | The strike impacted all parts of India, from Assam in the northeast and Punjab in the northwest, to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south, as millions of workers in road transport, steel, oil, coal, power generation, postal and telecom services and public health walked off the job…

_____ (2022-03-30). For The First Time, Public Television Workers In Chicago Are Out On Strike. popularresistance.org At Chicago's Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) affiliate, WTTW (Window to the World), two dozen broadcast technicians have been on strike since March 16 in a battle to preserve their jobs and safeguard quality media production. The walkout marks the first work stoppage in the station's 67-year history. | The strikers‚Äâ—‚Äâmembers of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1220‚Äâ—‚Äâinclude camera operators, editors, graphic artists, lighting technicians and audio professionals who do the behind-the-scenes wo…

isabella (2022-03-30). It's Farmworker Awareness Week. Here's What Those Who Feed Us Deserve. inequality.org

Dakotah Lilly (2022-03-30). As Inflation Hits US Workers Hard, do Argentina and Venezuela Provide a Heterodox Toolbox to Confront It? (Part I). orinocotribune.com By Dakotah Lilly — Mar 27, 2022 | Part I: Introduction | Inflation is currently a problem in the United States. It is not a problem in the classical sense that inflation has been weaponized as in the past; as a trojan horse against popular, socialist, or nationalist governments in favor of neoliberal adjustment plans. Instead, inflation is a problem in the United States because it exemplifies a ramping up of an aspect of a class based warfare tactic by the oligarchic establishment in order to continue raking in huge profits and an ever increasing share of the capital-labor pie. How do we know this? Well, we…

WSWS (2022-03-30). Tens of millions of Indian workers join general strike against Modi's class-war assault. wsws.org Support for the strike was especially strong among workers at the many state-owned corporations now targeted for privatization.

deweylaura (2022-03-30). Helen Leiviska Kruth and Helvi Savola: CPUSA dynamic-duo leaders. cpusa.org Helen and Helvi were both from families whose Finnish language and progressive politics informed their worldview. Helvi was born in 1915 in Wakefield, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula. Helen was born in 1907 and grew up in Red Lake County, Minnesota. Many Finns in the Upper Midwest at this time found work in the …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Chevron, the USW, and the threat of war: What striking oil workers need to know. wsws.org Chevron is the fourth-largest private oil company in the world, with close ties to the US military—industrial complex and interests in controlling the vast oil and gas reserves in Russia.

Betsey Piette (2022-03-30). Latest U.S. 'war for oil' fuels global warming. workers.org 'Bomb train' transporting liquified natural gas rolls through Hudson Valley, New York, community as school bus passes nearby. Is the U.S./NATO-instigated war with Russia, taking place on the battlefield of Ukraine, yet another "war for oil" — or a war over control of global sales of natural gas? At an . . . |

WSWS (2022-03-30). Canadian workers denounce US-NATO war drive against Russia and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org In contrast to the pro-war propaganda pumped out by the corporate-controlled media on a daily basis, working people across Canada have no enthusiasm for the aggressive warmongering of American and Canadian imperialism.

WSWS (2022-03-30). BCTGM drive at Hershey in Virginia ends with decisive vote against union affiliation. wsws.org Despite brutal working conditions at the facility, in the face of an anti-union campaign by Hershey, workers voted by almost 80 percent against the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' union.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Stop censoring the opponents of war! wsws.org On Saturday, Facebook deleted a video posted by the Socialist Equality Party of Germany opposing the German government's participation in the US-led NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Fight Back (2022-03-30). Sol Marquez of FRSO speaks out on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News is circulating the text of a speech given by Sol Marquez at a celebration of International Women's Day in Los Angeles. | Buenas tardes, hermanas, friends, comrades y Happy 114th IWD 2022! | My name is Sol Marquez, and I am speaking on behalf of the Marxist-Leninist Freedom Road Socialist Organization, whom I've been a member of for almost 12 years. | "Nobody's going to save you.
| No one's going to cut you down,
| cut the thorns thick around you.
| No one's going to storm
| the castle walls nor | kiss awake your birth,
| climb down your hair,
| nor mount you
| on the wh…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). New McCarthyism Silences the Black and Other Radical Left. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines Socialists, anti-imperialists, anti-war activists, Black radicals, and other independent alternative voices who challenge mainstream media and its political culture are being explicitly targeted by Liberals and Big Tech in a censorship campaign akin to the McCarthy era. "I was a victim of the McCarthyite hysteria against independent political ideas in the USA— a…

Ann Brown (2022-03-30). 5 Factors That Led To The Decline Of The Original Black Panther Party. moguldom.com At its peak in 1968, the revolutionary Black Panther Party had an estimated 5,000 members with offices in 68 cities, but within the decade, membership began to decline. There were several factors leading to the organization's downfall. Combined, these proved unsustainable to the activist group's survival. The Panthers were being attacked from all sides. The …

Staff (2022-03-30). IRGC chief warns Arab states against Israeli regime presence. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned the Persian Gulf Arab states against the threat that Israeli presence poses to the security of the region.

_____ (2022-03-30). Tunisian Journalists' Union Announces General Strike On April 2. popularresistance.org Journalists in Tunisia will go on a nationwide general strike on April 2 to protest governmental interference in public media and to defend the freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the country. The National Syndicate for Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), Tunisia's main journalists' union, announced on Wednesday, March 23, that it has approved a mass strike by journalists. Union official Amira Mohammed cited the "president's attempts to control public media and the authorities' insistence on hitting the sector" as the main reason for the strike. | The journalists' union has criticized president Kais Saied and…

scorinoco (2022-03-30). On Mexico's Clash with the EU (Interview). orinocotribune.com Kawsachun News spoke to José Luis Granados Ceja, Mexican journalist, about why Mexico's government has drawn attacks recently from international media and the European Union. | The EU parliament has been passing resolutions condemning the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) labeling him as authoritarian. What's going on here? | Like with many things, the real issue is energy policy. The war in Europe has made the issue of energy even more pressing than before. Europe depends on hydrocarbons from Russia, without it their citizens freeze in their homes. So they want to diversify where they bu…

WSWS (2022-03-30). Maritime Union of Australia backs US-led war drive against Russia. wsws.org The union is actively campaigning for the Australian government to deepen its involvement in the US-NATO conflict with Russia in Ukraine that threatens nuclear world war.

Jackson Todd (2022-03-30). Los Deliveristas Unidos: Organizing against a 'ghost boss'. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Biking in the rain, Jose "Manny" Ramirez dodges cars and pedestrians on the busy streets of Manhattan. He rushes from McDonald's to an elderly couple, from the South Bronx to the Upper East Side, and then back again. He uses his smartphone to accept orders and deliver everything from food to groceries to toiletries. …

_____ (2022-03-30). Russia, Ukraine And The Law Of War: Crime Of Aggression. popularresistance.org When it comes to the legal use of force between states, it is considered unimpeachable fact that in accordance with the intent of the United Nations Charter to ban all conflict, there are only two acceptable exceptions. One is an enforcement action to maintain international peace and security authorized by a Security Council resolution passed under Chapter VII of the Charter, which permits the use of force. | The other is the inherent right of individual and collective self-defense, as enshrined in Article 51 of the Charter, which reads as follows: | "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right…

Anonymous349 (2022-03-30). Ukrainian S-300 Systems Are Blown Up By Russian Missiles Amid Diplomatic Obscurity. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Despite alarming reports about the results of the March 29 round of the Ukrainian-Russian talks in Turkey, the Armed Forces of Russia continues their military operation in Ukraine. | On March 30, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that a strike with high-precision air-launched missiles destroyed large fuel depots in the Starokonstantinov and Khmelnytsky regions, from which fuel was supplied for the grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass. | Also, a strike with the operation…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-30). Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria Killed Or Wounded 26 ISIS Terrorists In Last 30 Days. southfront.org Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out more than 270 airstrikes on ISIS's areas of influence in Syria's central region since the beginning of March, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on the 30th of the month. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the Russian airstrikes killed at least nine terrorists of ISIS and wounded 17 others. Most of the airstrikes targ…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-30). Millions strike in India against Modi government's policies. peoplesdispatch.org The last two years have seen a further deterioration of the living standards of working people in India due to the pandemic and the lack of enough policy interventions by the Modi government.

Anonymous669 (2022-03-30). In Video: Iraqi Warplanes Bombard ISIS Hideouts In Kirkuk. southfront.org File image. | On March 29, warplanes of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a series of four airstrikes on hideouts of ISIS cells in al-Shai Valley in the southern countryside of Kirkuk. | In a brief statement, a spokesperson for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief said that the airstrikes were carried out in coordination with the military's Joint Operations Command and based on information provided by the Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Cell in the Military Intelligence Directorate. | The spokesman, Maj. Gen. Yehia Ras…

Anonymous103 (2022-03-30). Military Situation In Yemen On March 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 110 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On March 29, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Balaq al-Sharqi area; | On March 29, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf district; | On March 30, the Saudi coalition announced suspension of military operations in Yemen at the request of Nayef Al-Hajr…

WSWS (2022-03-30). New York's Mayor Eric Adams orders dismantling of homeless encampments. wsws.org The homeless who are targeted are themselves a stark symptom of the unprecedented social polarization and inequality in New York City and other metropolitan centers that have been touted—at least before the COVID-19 pandemic—as great success stories for American capitalism.

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2022-03-30: News Headlines

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-30). Sunday 4/3: Why We Need a Mass March of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington w/ PPC. indybay.org Watch online via 7AM livestream or recording anytime…

Labor Video Project (2022-03-30). On The Line In The Fight For Justice: USW 5 Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike. indybay.org Striking USW 5 Chevron refinery oil workers picketed at the plant and were joined by community and labor supporters. They talked about the health and safety conditions including dangerous hours and attacks on their healthcare benefits.

Slingshot collective (2022-03-30). Sunday 4/3: Help mail Slingshot issuse #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-30). Mayo Clinic researchers use AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder, in a study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. This work resulted from a collaborative effort between the departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Psychiatry and Psychology, at Mayo Clinic, with support from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. "This…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-30). New networks support Imperial's Black postdoctoral researchers and alumni. imperial.ac.uk Two recently formed networks, for postdoctoral researchers and alumni of the College, will foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). Ukraine Military Continue to Target Civilians in Donetsk. libya360.wordpress.com Report by Patrick Lancaster, US Navy veteran and independent crowd-funded journalist. Multiple civilian buildings burn and numerous others suffer damage from incoming artillery likely from Ukrainian positions in Pesky, in the Donetsk neighbourhood of Kievsky. Breaking: #Donetsk houses burn after artillery strike. Multiple residences damaged, ablaze. Live video from the scene. t.co/ay9YE7K28b via @YouTube #Ukrania…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). Ukraine: How and Why the War Was Fabricated. libya360.wordpress.com Atilio Boron Before being elected President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first NATO Commander. In February 1951, a few months after taking office he wrote the following text: "If in 10 years all the American troops stationed in Europe for the purpose of securing national defense have not returned to the…

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-29). Biden Appears to Reveal the US Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland. news.antiwar.com President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were "stepping up" against the Russian assault and said, "You're going to see …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Video: Conflict has escalated from Ukraine/Russia to Russia/U.S.-led West war — a life-and-death one. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 28, 2022 The war has escalated from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West America's goal is to promote a color revolution in Russia and overthrow Putin's regime. The war has escalated, from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West, and …

Fight Back (2022-03-29). Minneapolis teachers and education support professionals ratify contract after 20-day strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Sunday evening, March 27, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) Presidents Greta Callahan and Shaun Laden announced that both teachers and education support professionals (ESPs) had ratified their new contracts. Laden is the president of the education support professionals' local, and Callahan is the president of the teachers' local of MFT. | Tentative agreements were reached in both locals early on Friday, March 25. Voting took place throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday. The agreements were ratified with 75.7% of the Teacher Chapter and 79.9% of the ESP Chapter voting to ratify the c…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-29). Working class in Greece protests docking of French battleship in its port. peoplesdispatch.org The French navy's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is currently docked at the Souda base in Greece. The Greek and French defense ministers signed a deal worth EUR 4 billion aboard the Charles de Gaulle on Thursday for the sale of advanced-technology frigates and Rafale fighters to Greece…

Liberation Staff (2022-03-29). Over 30,000 Stop & Shop workers win wage increases in their four-year contract. liberationnews.org The major win for Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island Stop & Shop employees comes on the back of a strike in 2019 and growing cultural consciousness that the economy can not run without essential workers.

Editor2 (2022-03-29). EU Attacks Press Freedom in Europe, Advocates for Press Freedom in Mexico. orinocotribune.com The European Parliament is voicing concern over press freedom and through a resolution, "condemns the frequent attacks on media freedom and journalists" in Mexico‚Å —all while Europe itself imposes a general ban on Russian media outlets. | The resolution, which passed in EU Parliament earlier this month, takes aim at the Mexican government amid outrage over recent murders of journalists and human rights defenders. The Parliament calls on Mexico's authorities to investigate "crimes against freedom of expression" in the case of journalists and media workers and "urges the EU Delegation [in Mexico]…

Editor (2022-03-29). Madeleine Albright, war criminal. workers.org The main job of an imperialist diplomat is to lie. And to lie with conviction. If lucky, they don't get caught in a flagrant lie. Strangely enough, career diplomat Madeleine Albright, who died March 23, is most infamous for her one slip up when, caught off guard, she told the . . . |

Alessio Arena (2022-03-29). Los trabajadores del aeropuerto italiano se niegan a cargar armas para Ucrania : Trabajadores se niegan a cargar armas 12. workers.org Fronte Popolare, Italia Los trabajadores del aeropuerto Galileo Galilei de Pisa -un aeropuerto civil- denunciaron el 12 de marzo que habían participado en la carga de un avión de carga con lo que supuestamente era ayuda humanitaria destinada a Ucrania. La ayuda resultó ser armas y municiones destinadas a las . . . |

WSWS (2022-03-29). Unions block fight by BNSF workers, call on arbitrator to rule on Hi-Viz attendance policy. wsws.org The US unions, like their Canadian counterparts, claim that arbitrators are "neutral" parties. Nothing can be further from the truth.

WSWS (2022-03-29). Organize a counter-offensive against the Canadian Pacific-Teamsters' anti-worker arbitration deal! Build the CP Workers Rank-and-File Committee! wsws.org The following statement was extensively discussed and approved at last weekend's founding meeting of the Canadian Pacific Rail Workers Rank-and-File Committee.

WSWS (2022-03-29). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The five-year contract for workers at the giant Rio Tinto Kennecott copper mine near Salt Lake City, Utah, members of the United Steelworkers, expires midnight March 31.

WSWS (2022-03-29). Australian union shuts down industrial action by Sydney rail workers. wsws.org For the second time in a month, the Rail, Tram and Bus Union has come to the rescue of the right-wing New South Wales government.

Monica Moorehead (2022-03-29). Ketanji Brown Jackson & the U.S. Supreme Court — a WW commentary. workers.org If Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, replacing the soon-to-be retired Justice Stephen Breyer for whom she once clerked, she will become the first African American woman to occupy the highest judicial seat in the U.S. Jackson will be the third Black . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2022-03-29). 48K Southern Calif. grocery workers may be forced to strike again. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES —Some 48,000 Southern California grocery workers, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770, may be forced to strike three big California food store chains—again. In a change from the scenario of around a decade ago, the union and negotiators for Ralph's/Kroger and Albertson's/Vons/Pavilions planned to meet January 30 in an attempt …

Joe Bernick (2022-03-29). Tucson tenants organize to fight evictions and soaring rents. peoplesworld.org TUCSON—Some fifty tenants and supporters rallied and picketed Tucson's eastside Monterey Garden apartment complex protesting evictions and unconscionable rent increases on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 22. After learning of sweeping evictions taking place at Monterey Garden Apartments the Tucson Tenants Union, joined by Jobs with Justice Arizona, and Casa Maria Catholic Worker Collective delivered …

WSWS (2022-03-29). Australia: Expand strike action by NSW nurses! Form rank-and-file committees to break the isolation imposed by the union! wsws.org NSW nurses must call on all health workers throughout Australia to take action in opposition to the threats of the industrial courts and the nationwide onslaught on public healthcare.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-29). Uruguayan government prevails in referendum on neoliberal reforms with a slim margin. peoplesdispatch.org The LUC was widely rejected by the country's opposition parties, trade unions, social organizations and popular movements, which deemed it as a package of anti-worker, pro-corporate, neoliberal and regressive reform…

Staff (2022-03-29). Metáfora de la isla en fuga y otros mitos (anti)cubanos. cubadebate.cu Hoy hay coros en el metaverso entonando baladas nostálgicas sobre la emigración cubana. Politizando. Se asume el asunto como un indicador del fracaso del modelo socialista; como una derrota de la sociedad de la que, se presume, la gente o escapa, o se exilia. Tenemos el derecho a migrar y lo ejercemos. No es correcto justificar la decisión maldiciendo al país.

WSWS (2022-03-29). Stop Facebook's censorship of the SGP's anti-war video! wsws.org In an act of political censorship that must be widely opposed, Facebook deleted a popular anti-war video by the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) without providing any reason.

Julie Varughese (2022-03-29). Bringing Together Activism and Journalism: Q&A with Jacqueline Luqman, New Toward Freedom Board Member. towardfreedom.org Toward Freedom welcomed Jacqueline Luqman onto the board of directors on March 17. Jacqueline brings a background in activism and in journalism, and describes herself as a "Pan-Africanist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist revolutionary." She recently told TF Editor Julie Varughese why she joined the board.

Staff (2022-03-29). 2 April, Vancouver: Revolutionaries Are Not Terrorists Campaign Launch. samidoun.net DATE: Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 TIME: 3-5 PM PDT LOCATION: Grandview Church, 1803 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC, Unceded Coast Salish Homelands Join Canada Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights for our campaign launch of "Revolutionaries Are Not Terrorists", where we'll learn about revolutionary Filipinos and other groups who are unjustly criminalized & labelled as terrorists …

Robert Penner (2022-03-29). Nearly a year after election, Colectivo Collective union certified. liberationnews.org Owners' challenges to election results ruled to be "without merit."

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-29). Arranca en Turquía una nueva reunión entre Rusia y Ucrania. telesurtv.net Turquía albergó la primera reunión de ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia y Ucrania desde el inicio de la operación rusa el 24 de febrero.

_____ (2022-03-29). How does Biden Intend to Free the EU from the Dependence on Russian Gas? journal-neo.org US President Biden has declared himself Europe's savior from energy dependence on Russia and approved an energy agreement with the European Union under which the US is to increase transatlantic gas supplies, in the hope of weakening the influence Russia enjoyed due to its natural resources. However, Politico has already questioned whether such promises by …

Megan Squire, Michael Edison Hayden (2022-03-29). AFPAC Co-Planner Led Crypto 'Solicitation Scheme'. splcenter.org Jozef Victor Nathan Gherman, the founder of a company whose clients lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency investments, appears also to play an integral part in organizing the finances of white nationalist Nick Fuentes' America First non-profit, Hatewatch found.

WSWS (2022-03-29). Striking Spanish truckers reject inadequate state bailout offer. wsws.org Truckers are maintaining strike action at key ports and industrial facilities across Spain, shutting factories that cannot get parts and limiting food supplies in supermarkets.

Francisco Javier Guerrero (2022-03-29). La guerra Rusia-Ucrania y las dos pesadillas. globalizacion.ca En 1978 fui invitado a Moscú, capital de la Unión Soviética (URSS) al lado de compañeros como Enrique Semo y Roger Bartra para participar en un congreso sobre capitalismo contemporáneo. Académicos y funcionarios del gobierno soviético nos escucharon con atención…

Staff (2022-03-29). 2 April 2022: International day for the liberation of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net The appeal below was issued by the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah. Because Georges Abdallah is an Arab resistance fighter, a Lebanese communist who fought against the invasion of his country, Lebanon, by the troops of the Zionist occupier, and because resistance is a right! Because Georges Abdallah is a fighter for the …

Eric A. Gordon (2022-03-29). Philip Foner completes his multi-volume U.S. labor history with the Great Depression. peoplesworld.org Once again, the distinguished late historian Philip S. Foner takes his readers on an intensive whirlwind study tour of the United States, back in time and across the land. Although in this new Volume 11 of his monumental history of the American labor movement his time frame is but three years, 1929 to 1932, this …

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-29). New cold war neocolonialism: West threatens Solomon Islands over China alliance. multipolarista.com The Solomon Islands, a sovereign country in the Pacific, broke ties with Taiwan and allied with China. So the US backed a failed violent coup attempt. Australia now calls the area its "backyard," and media moguls demand an invasion to prevent the nation from signing a security pact with Beijing.

Editor (2022-03-29). Argentina remembers 46th anniversary of the U.S.-backed civic-military coup. mronline.org This March 24, on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, after a pause of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets across the country to pay homage to the victims of the last military dictatorship.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). US, Canada, Australia Advised to Reflect on Violations of Indigenous People's Rights. libya360.wordpress.com Global Times The US, Canada and Australia are advised to reflect seriously on their wrongdoings in history, immediately amend laws and change policies that violate indigenous people's rights, investigate the crimes and hold the perpetrators accountable, Jiang Duan, minister of the Chinese mission to the UN in Geneva, said at a side event during the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). How Mariupol Will Become a Key Hub of Eurasia Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Mariupol sits on the strategic Sea of Azov at the tip of the Black Sea, and is the 'Mecca' of Europe's steel industry. Its conquest by Russia can pave the way for a Eurasian railroad and connectivity surge. Photo Credit: The Cradle Mariupol was battered by Ukraine's right-wing Azov battalion well before Moscow launched…

Glenda Humiston (2022-03-29). Official State of California Juneteenth Holiday – First Hearing for AB 1655. indybay.org Juneteenth is an important day in American history not only to celebrate the end of slavery, but to acknowledge the great injustices done to Black people in this country. While we celebrate the emancipation of slaves on Juneteenth, it's a reminder we must continue to strive to provide equity for Black members of our community in order for all of us to experience freedom in the same way. | Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UCANR…

Caminar (2022-03-29). Tuesday 4/5: Webinar: Putting Racial Equity at the Heart of Mental Well-Being. indybay.org Virtual event! Link to event will be sent to all registrants before the event.

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2022-03-29: News Headlines

TASS (2022-03-29). UN calls for investigation into reports about torture of prisoners of war in Ukraine. tass.com It is important that any ill treatment that may happen is stopped immediately, Head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said…

TASS (2022-03-29). NATO took steps affecting Russia's security before Moscow's operation in Ukraine – Kremlin. tass.com The situation is quite concerning, Peskov said…

Juan Cole (2022-03-29). How Israel's Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeological Heritage. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Palestinian Gaza Strip doesn't stay on the world's mind the way some besieged cities in Ukraine do right now, but it is also surrounded, besieged, and blockaded by Israeli forces. This blockade is illegal in international law, since Israel is recognized as the Occupying authority over Gaza, which it …

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-29). Sunday 4/3: Why We Need a Mass March of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington w/ PPC. indybay.org Watch online via 7AM livestream or recording anytime…

Labor Video Project (2022-03-29). On The Line In The Fight For Justice: USW 5 Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike. indybay.org Striking USW 5 Chevron refinery oil workers picketed at the plant and were joined by community and labor supporters. They talked about the health and safety conditions including dangerous hours and attacks on their healthcare benefits.

Robert Penner (2022-03-29). Nearly a year after election, Colectivo Collective union certified. liberationnews.org Owners' challenges to election results ruled to be "without merit."

Slingshot collective (2022-03-29). Sunday 4/3: Help mail Slingshot issuse #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-29). Mayo Clinic researchers use AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder, in a study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. This work resulted from a collaborative effort between the departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Psychiatry and Psychology, at Mayo Clinic, with support from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. "This…

Caminar (2022-03-29). Tuesday 4/5: Webinar: Putting Racial Equity at the Heart of Mental Well-Being. indybay.org Virtual event! Link to event will be sent to all registrants before the event.

TASS (2022-03-29). No free gas supplies for Europe, Kremlin spokesman says. tass.com No payment, no gas, the Kremlin spokesman emphasized…

TASS (2022-03-29). Developers unveil pilot version of Russian alternative to Instagram. tass.com Rossgram users will be able to upload photos and videos from their smartphones, as well as videos from other platforms such as YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo…

Staff (2022-03-28). Solidarity stand in Aubervilliers, France, supports Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net On Saturday, 26 March during the weekly market in the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers, France, Samidoun Région Parisienne held its monthly stand. These stands provide an opportunity to launch discussions with residents about the need for solidarity with the Palestinian resistance and the current reality of Israeli occupation and apartheid. As usual, the group met …

_____ (2022-03-28). Russia's Invasion Signifies The End Of An Era Of Unipolar American Power. popularresistance.org If you are like me, you have been glued to the news about the Russian military operation in Ukraine and its implications for the world. Obviously, we cannot know about all of these implications at this point, and we may not for some time to come. Indeed, this recalls to mind Nixon's query to Zhou Enlai in 1972 about his thoughts on the French Revolution. Zhou, with his long-term view of the world, responded simply, "too soon to say." | However, we are seeing some developments emerge very quickly which may tell us where all of this is heading. First, in response to the U.S.'s extreme sanctions on Russia, including…

Ann Brown (2022-03-28). Bishop Talbert Swan: Joe Biden Deported 30,000 Haitians But Welcomes 100,000 Ukrainians. moguldom.com The White House has announced that the U.S. will welcome 100,000 Ukrainians who have fled their country due to the Russian invasion, which was launched on Feb. 24. While the gesture could be viewed as humanitarian, some see it as a political move. The U.S. is more invested in the European country of Ukraine than, …

Editor (2022-03-28). Ukraine: War and the Challenge of Human Rights in the U.S. and Beyond. scheerpost.com New York City protest, 2017. (Photo: Reuters) | By Ajamu Baraka / Images of burnt flesh from napalm bombs, wounded and dead soldiers, scenes of U.S. soldiers burning the simple huts of Vietnamese villages, eventually turned the public against the war in Vietnam and produced the dreaded affliction, from the ruling class point of view, known as the "Vietnam syndrome." This collective Post Traumatic Stress Disorder made it impossible for the public to support any foreign military i…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). Berlin Plus: NATO, EU military committees meet over Balkans crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationMarch 28, 2022 The NATO and EU Military Committee meet in joint format to discuss Western Balkans ==== Also see: Bosnia: new Ukraine in the Balkans? Local NATO satraps link Balkans with Ukraine crisis ==== On the 28th March 2022, the NATO Military Committee hosted the European Union Military Committee for a …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). African nations condemn Ukraine's recruiting mercenaries for "international legion" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleMarch 28, 2022 Ukraine's bid to recruit fighters from Africa sparks uproar Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria have criticized Ukraine's efforts to enlist international fighters as it resists the Russian invasion. Analysts say those who have responded to the call need to reconsider. Russia's war on Ukraine is barely two weeks old, but Kyiv is …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). Putin's Invasion of Ukraine. transcend.org 3 Mar 2022 – To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To an empire, everything looks like a crisis to justify a multi-trillion-dollar military-industrial-security complex as dictatress of the world. The crisis du jour for the American empire is Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

rqorinoco (2022-03-28). Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Signifies the End of an Era of Unipolar American Power. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik — Mar 24, 2022 | Russia had drawn a line in the sand and, once violated, defied Washington by acting to defend its interests. A lot of countries support Russia, and Washington is powerless to stop it. | If you are like me, you have been glued to the news about the Russian military operation in Ukraine and its implications for the world. Obviously, we cannot know about all of these implications at this point, and we may not for some time to come. Indeed, this recalls to mind Nixon's query to Zhou Enlai in 1972 about his thoughts on the French Revolution. Zhou, with his long-term view of the…

Carl Davidson (2022-03-28). Putin Is Attempting to Center Russia as a Hub of the Global Right Wing. truthout.org In the current crisis, the left needs a full and thorough understanding of Vladimir Putin and his aspirations for Russia. We have been troubled by some of the statements from the U.S. left concerning the invasion of Ukraine. It seems when confronted with a complex array of contradictions, too many have lost an ability to sort out and grasp the principal contradiction: the Putin regime's effort to subjugate Ukraine, end its sovereignty and deny its right to exist independently. | "Modern Ukraine was entirely created by Russia, more precisely, Bolshevik, communist Russia. This process began immediately after the re…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-28). Who and How: Documents on the Exported Bulgarian Weapons to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Dilyana Gaytandzhieva 51,000 pcs. of RLV-HEF rounds, manufactured by the Bulgarian arms factory Arsenal, were exported to Ukraine by the Polish company Arm Techsp. Zo.O., in 2021 Ukraine has been actively preparing for a major war for the last three years and massively purchased weapons and ammunition. Peace has never been considered an option, documents…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-28). Europe: The Prospects of an Expanded War Beyond the Borders of Ukraine are Growing. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier Will NATO dare to declare open war against Russia? Will Western Europe accept to be dragged by the United States to approve the explosion of a major battle on European lands with unknown results and dangers? US President Joe Biden said from the rostrum of the European Community in Brussels that his [NATO] alliance…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). U.S. ambassador incites Georgians to confront Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 28, 2022 US Ambassador: Georgia's "greatest victory" will be building "prosperous, secure, vibrant democracy" Degnan…spoke about Russia's aggression against Ukraine, pointing out the invasion was "the latest reminder" of the importance of partnership. "Now is the time for unity and solidarity, as we face a revanchist Russia intent on undermining its neighbours and the …

Amy Goodman (2022-03-28). Refugees of Color Fleeing Ukraine Held in Migrant Jails in Poland and Estonia. truthout.org Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted an exodus of nearly 4 million people and an outpouring of support for many of the refugees. But a new report finds dozens of nonwhite people who fled Ukraine are being held in long-term detention centers in Poland and Estonia. We speak with Maud Jullien, investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports, which just published a series of reports in collaboration with The Independent, Der Spiegel, Radio France and others on the detention of African students fleeing Ukraine. She describes how the European Union's temporary protection directive sets a double standard by permitting the…

Editor (2022-03-28). Mariupol and Donetsk: a tale of two cities. mronline.org In December 2014, a young Russian communist named Andrey Sokolov was visiting the newly formed Donetsk People's Republic. He went to meet a friend who'd been driven into exile from Ukraine after the U.S.-backed far-right coup d'etat in Kiev earlier that year.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Boris Romanchenko, 96-year-old concentration camp survivor, killed in Kharkiv bombing. wsws.org The only way to appropriately commemorate Romanchenko is through the struggle to build a socialist movement in the international working class to put an end to imperialist war, fascism, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-28). Working class in UK bear the brunt of rising energy costs. peoplesdispatch.org In the UK, more than 14.5 million people live in poverty, including 4.3 million children and the soaring energy costs are expected to affect them the most.

Bezaleel Jupiter (2022-03-28). Mississippi call center workers launch strike. liberationnews.org On March 23, call center workers at the Maximus call center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi launched a strike against unfair labor practices.

_____ (2022-03-28). Why Is India Going On A General Strike On March 28-29? popularresistance.org India's industrial workers, employees, farmers and agricultural laborers will observe a two-day general strike on March 28-29, 2022 under the slogan 'Save People, Nation'. This means that not only will the country's vast manufacturing sector workforce stop work, but all banks, other financial institutions, government and public sector offices, transport, construction, ports and docks, government scheme workers, educational institutions, etc will remain closed. Rural areas are likely to see mass protests by farmers and agricultural workers. By all estimates, it is going to be a historic protest action involving up…

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2022-03-28: News Headlines

Editor (2022-03-28). Why there's more labor media coverage. mronline.org It seems like workers and their unions are in the news more than ever lately. Starbucks baristas, Amazon warehouse workers, John Deere strikers, and even New York Times tech workers, who just unionized, have all starred in the recent swell of labor coverage.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Millions of Indian workers to join 2-day general strike against Modi's ruinous pro-investor policies. wsws.org Across India there is immense social anger over mass joblessness, endemic poverty, the lack of basic public services and the ruling elite's "profits before lives" pandemic policy.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). More Kurds killed in Turkey's ongoing war in Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 28, 2022 Turkey's drone attack kills 3 PKK members in northern Iraq At least three members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in a Turkish armed drone attack in northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Monday. The PKK members were "neutralized" in the area of Turkey's "Operation Claw-Lightning," …

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-28). Sunday 4/3: Why We Need a Mass March of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington w/ PPC. indybay.org Watch online via 7AM livestream or recording anytime…

WSWS (2022-03-28). Millions of Indian workers to join two-day general strike against Modi's ruinous pro-investor policies. wsws.org Across India there is immense social anger over mass joblessness, endemic poverty, the lack of basic public services and the ruling elite's "profits before lives" pandemic policy.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Medical student at UK's Cardiff University speaks to the Global Workers' Inquest. wsws.org After carrying out Boris Johnson's criminal policy to "let the bodies pile high in their thousands", universities had the nerve to threaten us with expulsions, suspensions and fines if we broke COVID rules.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Warrior Met tries to frame up striking workers for gas line explosion. wsws.org Without presenting the slightest evidence, a company spokesperson immediately claimed that the blast was an "attack" and was "related to the ongoing labor dispute."

WSWS (2022-03-28). Son of New Zealand mine disaster victim denounces lack of accountability. wsws.org Ben Joynson was 10-years-old when his father William died, with 28 other workers, in the 2010 Pike River coal mine disaster. He said the trauma suffered by the victims' families has been made worse by the lack of accountability.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Australian workers and youth oppose US-NATO war drive and Russia invasion. wsws.org "They are trying to unify us to fight big bad Putin, rather than the bosses who are trying to force us back to work."

Editor (2022-03-28). Capitalism's crimes against nature — interview with author Jeff Sparrow. mronline.org Australian socialist Jeff Sparrow is a writer, broadcaster and Guardian Australia columnist. He spoke to climate activist Martin Empson about his book, 'Crimes Against Nature—Capitalism and Global Heating.'

Jose Cortes for Congress (2022-03-28). Socialist Jose Cortes obtains ballot access and full voter guide statement. liberationnews.org Jose Cortes, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation will officially be on the ballot with a full voter guide statement on June 7.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Socialist Equality Party holds successful event against imperialism and war. wsws.org "The war is the reactionary response of Russian nationalism to NATO's decades of aggression," said Christoph Vandreier, chairman of the SGP, at the beginning of the discussion.

Staff (2022-03-28). Any act of mischief to receive IRGC harsh response. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) — Commander-in-chief of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says that any slightest act of mischief on the part of the enemy will receive the greatest response from the IRGC.

_____ (2022-03-28). Striking Sacramento Teachers Union Slams District For Rejecting Invite From State Superintendent. popularresistance.org A day after Sacramento City Unified superintendent rejected State Superintendent Tony Thurmond's offer to bring district and union officials together to resume negotiations, union leaders sent a scathing email criticizing district officials. | Sacramento City Unified teachers and district classified staff have been on strike since Wednesday with no end in sight, leaving more than 40,000 students unable to attend classes. Schools were expected to remain closed Monday.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Australian university union helps managements drag out industrial bargaining. wsws.org Having suppressed opposition to the destruction of tens of thousands of jobs and the forced return to unsafe campuses, the NTEU is further holding back any industrial action, even within the narrow confines of the enterprise bargaining regime.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Stop Canada's sixth pandemic wave! Build the Cross-Canada Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee! wsws.org We call on all teachers and staff to build a network of rank-and-file committees, independent of the corporatist trade unions, to fight for a Zero-COVID policy in schools and to counter the attempts of the ruling elites to lead the world's population into the maelstrom of a Third World War. The war that must be fought is the war against COVID-19.

Slingshot collective (2022-03-28). Sunday 4/3: Help mail Slingshot issuse #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

WSWS (2022-03-28). Over widespread opposition, MFT pushes through austerity contract, ending Minneapolis educators strike. wsws.org As details of the tentative agreements began to emerge Friday morning, they provoked widespread opposition among educators, which continued to build over the weekend.

Our Reporter (2022-03-28). Gulu Central High School Finally Reopens. plusnews.ug Gulu Central High School in Gulu City has reopened for studies and other academic activities following its closure for three weeks. Management closed the school for three weeks following a violent students strike, in which security officers shot dead a student and brutalised several others. The students rampaged after the school administration stopped the broadcast …

Our Reporter (2022-03-28). 46 Students expelled over strike in Terego District. plusnews.ug Wandi Progressive Secondary School in Terego district has expelled forty-six students for participating in a strike. The decision to expel the students was reached during an extraordinary Parent's Teacher's Association (PTA) meeting held at the school on Saturday. Thirty-nine of those expelled are senior four candidates while 7 are in the senior three class. The …

ecns.cn (2022-03-28). Xi mourns victims of China plane crash. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attending a high-level meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday observed a moment of silence to mourn the victims of China Eastern Airlines plane crash.

teleSUR, JL (2022-03-28). Rusia alerta presencia de EE.UU. en laboratorios biológicos en Ucrania. telesurtv.net La Duma estatal de Rusia adoptó una resolución para iniciar una investigación sobre los laboratorios biológicos por parte de especialistas de EE.UU. en Ucrania.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-28). Mayo Clinic researchers use AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder, in a study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. This work resulted from a collaborative effort between the departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Psychiatry and Psychology, at Mayo Clinic, with support from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. "This…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-28). Partido Laborista en Malta gana elecciones generales. telesurtv.net El primer ministro Robert Abela dijo en una llamada con el canal TVM News que su partido de centro-izquierda había obtenido la mayoría.

Staff (2022-03-28). Las Reflexiones del Comandante en Jefe, 15 años después. cubadebate.cu Hace 15 años, Fidel nos sorprendía a todos, una vez más. El 28 de marzo de 2007 escribía la primera de sus Reflexiones. Golpeado por una enfermedad que puso en riesgo su vida, continuaba la batalla. Lo explicaría tres meses después, en su Reflexión sobre las reflexiones: "No inicié este trabajo como parte de un plan elaborado previamente, sino por un fuerte deseo de comunicarme con el protagonista principal de nuestra resistencia…".

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). Unsettling Coloniality in the Psychological Sciences by Restoring Our Kinship Worldview. transcend.org Psychology is the go-to social science for helping mitigate imbalanced mental capacity and behavior. This paper shows how it is also one of the most colonized science disciplines and explains how it contributes indirectly to or at least does little to prevent calamities. Metacognitive reflection that focuses on re-embracing Indigenous worldview is the best way to challenge the colonial assumptions behind most psychological approaches effectively.

Staff (2022-03-28). Venezuela Participates in 20th Doha Forum. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia arrived this Saturday, March 26, to Qatar, where he will participate in the 20th edition of the Doha Forum. Plasenca will deliver the message of peace that inspires the Bolivarian diplomacy of the Venezuelan government. | "We were received in the state of Qatar by Ambassador Rashid Mohsin A. Fetais in order to participate, on behalf of the people and the government of Venezuela, in the 20th edition of the Doha Forum," the minister wrote on his Twitter account. "We bring to the world a message of peace, fundamental principle of our Bolivarian diplomacy." | Fuimos…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-03-28). Argentina remembers 46th anniversary of the US-backed civic-military coup. peoplesdispatch.org This March 24, on the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, after a pause of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets across the country to pay homage to the victims of the last military dictatorship…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-28). Why is the Nicaraguan Government Demonized by Both Liberals and Conservatives When Nicaragua Has Seen Great Progress Under the Sandinistas? libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith Women Have Made Particularly Significant Gains Under the Second Sandinista Government Since 2006 Women, particularly those in the Third World, often find themselves with limited ability to participate in community organizations and political life because of the poverty and their traditional sex role imposes on them. On them falls sole responsibility to care…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-28). The Sooner U.S. Imperialism is Defeated, the Less Harm it Can Do in its Decline. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea U.S. imperialism, faced with a decline that's accelerating with Russia's growing victories over the Ukrainian NATO puppet regime, is approaching a cornered position. The continued existence of the United States is tied in with the ongoing exploitation of the Global South, which is tied in with Washington's geopolitical leverage. With this last year's…

Caminar (2022-03-28). Tuesday 4/5: Webinar: Putting Racial Equity at the Heart of Mental Well-Being. indybay.org Virtual event! Link to event will be sent to all registrants before the event.

Glenda Humiston (2022-03-28). Official State of California Juneteenth Holiday – First Hearing for AB 1655. indybay.org Juneteenth is an important day in American history not only to celebrate the end of slavery, but to acknowledge the great injustices done to Black people in this country. While we celebrate the emancipation of slaves on Juneteenth, it's a reminder we must continue to strive to provide equity for Black members of our community in order for all of us to experience freedom in the same way. | Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UCANR…

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-28). The US Should Remember that Israel's Squatter-Settlements in Palestine are War Crimes. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, engaged in further diplomatic contradictions, as he fluctuated between asserting the Biden administration's stance purportedly against Israeli settlement expansion, yet making concessions for earlier encroachment upon Palestinian land. "We can't do stupid things that impede us from a two-state solution," Nides reportedly told …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-03-27). Podcast Ep 52: No more excuses for apartheid Israel boycotts. electronicintifada.net Democratic Socialists of America make right-wing move against Palestine advocacy.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-27). Working class sections across Spain protest cost of living crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in skyrocketing oil prices across Europe, including in Spain which was already witnessing high inflation, reportedly the highest in the last three decades…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-27). Ukrainian Forces Want to Surrender and Azov Forces Started Shooting At Them — They Are At War With Each Other. libya360.wordpress.com The Exposé US Navy veteran and independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, has been making regular reports from Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis. His reports reveal that what is happening on the ground is not what Western corporate media would have you believe. "Over the 8 years of the Ukraine War I made more video…

WSWS (2022-03-27). Dutch dockers refuse to load freight onto P&O's Pride of Rotterdam in solidarity with UK's sacked ferry workers. wsws.org The international solidarity at the Port of Rotterdam, the largest seaport in Europe, demonstrates the enormous collective strength of the working class that could be mobilised based on a struggle for socialist internationalism.

Peter Andrey Smith (2022-03-27). First responders lacking mental health support turn to their peers. salon.com First Responder Trauma Counselors offers mental health services for first responders and health care workers…

Fight Back (2022-03-27). Idealism or materialism: Two approaches to the world. fightbacknews.org When we talk about the philosophy that forms the basis of Marxism-Leninism, we say that that philosophy is dialectical materialism. At this point in our series on the theoretical concepts of Marxism-Leninism, we are going to focus on the materialism of dialectical materialism and try to come to a clear understanding of what that means. And to do that, we're going to also look at materialism's philosophical opposite: idealism. | Ultimately, materialism and idealism are two opposing ways of approaching every question that we might take up. Many might consider this too abstract a point for revolutionaries to wish to…

Staff (2022-03-27). Bagheri Kani, Mora discuss Vienna talks in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) — Iranian top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani on Sunday held a meeting with the European Union's coordinator of the Vienna talks Enrique Mora in Tehran and discussed the latest Vienna talks developments.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). Azerbaijan preparing to evict Russian troops from Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until two days ago the only missing piece in the puzzle in terms of the West and its partners "resolving" frozen conflicts in the former Soviet Union. Which is to say, driving Russian peacekeepers and other troops out of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Crimea and the Donbass. The latter are labeled "temporarily-occupied territories" by …

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2022-03-27: News Headlines

Poor People's Campaign (2022-03-27). Sunday 4/3: Why We Need a Mass March of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington w/ PPC. indybay.org Watch online via 7AM livestream or recording anytime…

Staff (2022-03-27). EU coordinator set to meet with Iranian FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator of the Vienna talks Enrique Mora is scheduled to meet and hold talks with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Sunday.

WSWS (2022-03-27). As Sacramento teachers strike enters second week, state superintendent begins negotiating sellout contract. wsws.org California Superintendent of Education Tony Thurmond is now working with the unions and the district to negotiate sellout contracts to impose on striking educators.

Staff (2022-03-27). Apocalipsis energético now. cubadebate.cu Mucho se divulgan los planes de Ucrania de unirse a la OTAN e instalar bases de esta en su territorio, la masiva inversión estadounidense en dólares y armas para crear unidades paramilitares neonazis en el Donbass, sus sospechosos laboratorios que investigan armas biológicas, la cultura rusa de la mitad de su población.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-27). ≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá: The third world war will have no winners. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá interview ≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá was foreign minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1998-2000, including during the 78 days of NATO's air war of 1999.As can be heard, he is both informed and humane, an internationalist in the true sense of the term: someone who values harmony between nations and peoples. Attention is …

Caminar (2022-03-27). Tuesday 4/5: Webinar: Putting Racial Equity at the Heart of Mental Well-Being. indybay.org Virtual event! Link to event will be sent to all registrants before the event.

Glenda Humiston (2022-03-27). Official State of California Juneteenth Holiday – First Hearing for AB 1655. indybay.org Juneteenth is an important day in American history not only to celebrate the end of slavery, but to acknowledge the great injustices done to Black people in this country. While we celebrate the emancipation of slaves on Juneteenth, it's a reminder we must continue to strive to provide equity for Black members of our community in order for all of us to experience freedom in the same way. | Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UCANR…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-26). "Sacred commitment": Biden repeatedly invokes NATO collective military action clause in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMarch 26, 2022 'Your freedom is ours,' Biden tells Poles, NATO's Article 5 'is a sacred commitment' "Your freedom is ours," Biden said during a meeting with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda at the presidential palace in Warsaw. He reiterated his stance that NATO's Article 5 guarantee of mutual defence between allies "is a …

WSWS (2022-03-26). Terry Telfer, educator and socialist (1947—2022). wsws.org Terry possessed a fierce commitment to the liberation of the working class from exploitation. He remained dedicated to that struggle until the end of his life.

WSWS (2022-03-26). USW tries to isolate striking Richmond, CA Chevron workers just as strike slows west coast production. wsws.org Over 500 oil workers at Chevron's Richmond refinery in Northern California are entering the second week of their strike. While Chevron profits from rising prices and the drive to war with Russia, workers are under immediate danger of being sold out by the United Steel Workers.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Canadian Pacific rail worker fired under company's draconian disciplinary regime speaks out. wsws.org "CP uses fear tactics to keep workers from filing complaints," said the worker. "They say, 'Safety first', but in reality, the railway is go, go, go."

WSWS (2022-03-26). Exhibition at the German-Russian Museum in Berlin: "Postscript—'Eastern Workers' in the German Reich" wsws.org "Postscript—'Eastern Workers' in the German Reich" is on view until further notice. "Dimensions of a Crime. Soviet Prisoners of War in World War II" has been extended until June 26. Both exhibitions have now acquired even greater relevance.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Assam petrochemical production workers strike; Chhattisgarh rural health coordinators walk out over wages; Sri Lankan health workers continue protests; South Australian nurses to vote on industrial action…

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). Authorities continue search for second black box after plane crash. ecns.cn Recovery workers have not yet found the second black box of the China Eastern Airlines jet that crashed on Monday in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, according to the rescue headquarters.

Staff (2022-03-26). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-03-26). India, EU strategic convergence reflects 'our positions' on Afghanistan: Jaishankar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Oppose the betrayal of the Minneapolis educators strike! Reject the MFT's sellout contract! wsws.org The union has said it will hold votes this weekend, in an effort to stampede educators into accepting an austerity agreement before they have time to study it carefully.

Staff (2022-03-26). Pak journalist' union raises alarm over TTP's warning to scribes. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A union of Pakistan journalists has expressed concern over the threat issued by the banned Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the media and urged the government to ensure the safety and security of journalists.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). EU's Mora to visit Iran today for bilateral talks on JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator for Vienna talks will visit Tehran on Saturday for the removal of anti-Iranian sanctions.

Staff (2022-03-26). India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Meenakashi Lekhi. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their inception.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). EU envoy in Tehran to help finalize stalled nuclear deal talk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator is in Iran in an effort to help Tehran and Washington finalize stalled negotiations on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, from which former US President Trump pulled out unilaterally in 2018.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). EU's Borrell says nuclear agreement with Iran 'very close'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday that Iran and world powers were very close to an agreement on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

WSWS (2022-03-26). New Zealand "lefts" and unions promote pro-business mayoral candidates in Auckland. wsws.org Pro-capitalist mayoral candidates, backed by pseudo-left identities, are preparing to impose further austerity measures on the country's largest city.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-03-26). Cancilleres de China e India sostienen encuentro en Nueva Delhi. telesurtv.net El canciller de China resaltó que ambas naciones coinciden en promover un orden multipolar en el mundo.

slingshot collective (2022-03-26). Saturday 3/26: Help Mail slingshot issue #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

Redefine Z (2022-03-26). Saturday 3/26: Fremont: #People Not Profit! Global Climate Strike. indybay.org Irvington Park, 41825 Blacow Rd, Fremont, CA 94538 | Masks recommended. Peaceful march for climate justice.

Speak Out Now (2022-03-26). Saturday 4/9: Capitalism and The Climate Emergency with Andreas Malm. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

WSWS (2022-03-26). Australian high school students denounce major parties at climate rallies. wsws.org Young people attending rallies around the country expressed grave concerns about climate change, COVID-19, the growing threat of nuclear war and the overall social crisis caused by capitalism.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-26). Rusia y EE.UU. cruzan acusaciones sobre uso de armas químicas. telesurtv.net Rusia presentó pruebas de lazos de EE.UU. con biolaboratorios y Washington ve un pretexto para un futuro ataque ruso.

WSWS (2022-03-26). Australian government accuses Russia of war crimes, buries its own atrocities in Afghanistan. wsws.org The Liberal-National government and the Labor Party, now condemning "Russian war crimes," are implicated in some of the worst outrages in US-led invasions.

teleSUR (2022-03-26). Role of Prensa Latina, Telesur in Media Warfare Recognized. telesurenglish.net The executive secretary of ALBA-TCP, Sacha Llorenti, acknowledged the role of media outlets such as Prensa Latina and Telesur in the fight against corporate media aggression on countries of the bloc striving for Latin American integration. | RELATED: | Llorenti made these statements during a visit to Prensa Latina's main office in Havana, where he underlined the vitality and validity of the Bolivarian Alternative for t…

David Skripac (2022-03-26). Oh, Canada! Our Home and Native . . . Dictatorship! The WEF is "Trampling Our Freedoms" globalresearch.ca The Trudeau regime has become the most dangerous, lawless government in Canada's 155-year history as an independent nation. Over the past two years, it has displayed a wanton disregard for the rule of law and the legislative process.

Staff (2022-03-26). Reconocidas mundialmente vacunas cubanas anticovid-19. cubadebate.cu Un reconocimiento de relevancia constituye la decisión de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) de premiar con su "Medalla para Inventores" a los autores de cuatro vacunas cubanas contra la pandemia de la covid-19. | La Soberana 01, la Soberana 02, Abdala y Mambisa son las seleccionadas para su estimulación, informó en exclusiva a la ACN la Máster en ciencia María de los àÅngeles Sánchez Torres, Directora General de la Oficina Cubana de Propiedad Industrial (OCPI). | Explicó que la estimulación obedece a sus aportes al desarrollo nacional económico y tecnológico y que serán entregadas p…

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2022-03-26: News Headlines

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-25). Iran expounds on abstention vote for UNGA res. on Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) — Elaborating on reasons for abstaining from voting on UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine crisis, Iran's permanent representative to UN said that current text resolution goes beyond humanitarian situation.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-25). Balkans buildup: NATO to open airbase in Albania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressMarch 24, 2022 Albania: NATO to open Balkan airbase converted from communist-era facility An old communist-era airbase in Albania is set to become a tactical station of operations for NATO when it reopens in 2023. Military spending is now on the rise in much of Europe — most notably in Germany — but also …

WSWS (2022-03-25). Minneapolis educators strike at crossroads as unions prepare to accept sellout deal. wsws.org With nearly 5,000 educators in Sacramento, California, also now on strike, the teachers' unions are moving rapidly to shut down the struggle in Minneapolis and keep the walkouts from coalescing into a broader movement of the working class for higher wages and the expansion of public education.

WSWS (2022-03-25). US auto companies complain of "labor shortage" as temporary workers denied profit sharing. wsws.org Under conditions where virtually all COVID-19 mitigation measures have been eliminated, Detroit area auto and auto parts makers are finding it ever harder to recruit temporary workers at poverty wages to staff plants.

Fight Back (2022-03-25). Minneapolis teachers and support professionals reach tentative agreements on 18th day of strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Early on Friday, March 25, the striking Minneapolis teachers and education support professionals reached tentative agreements that will be voted on by union members. They have been on strike since Tuesday, March 8. | Over the almost three-week strike, the educators made major progress on several of their key demands. A big issue of the strike was improving the conditions of education support professionals (ESPs) who are largely oppressed nationality workers and make poverty wages. Details of the final agreement have not yet been announced but in the previous "last, best and final offer" from the…

ecns.cn (2022-03-25). Authorities continue search for second black box after plane crash. ecns.cn Recovery workers have not yet found the second black box of the China Eastern Airlines jet that crashed on Monday in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, according to the rescue headquarters.

WSWS (2022-03-25). No Third World War! Against war in Ukraine, NATO aggression and German armament! wsws.org It is high time to build an international anti-war movement opposing NATO aggression, the Ukraine war and German militarism. Such a movement must unite Russian and Ukrainian workers and workers around the world in a joint struggle against capitalist warmongering on the basis of a socialist programme.

oneworld.press (2022-03-25). Mongols — October — Ukraine: Katehonic Position Of The Present War. oneworld.press By building a new Iron Curtain — the West makes a gift to Russia, almost the same as October Revolution and the Mongol invasion. After all, it was thanks to the famous Mongol Rule — this part of Ruthenia avoided Westernization, and thus delay the peripherisation processes.

Roger D. Harris (2022-03-25). The True Adventure of a 19-year-old North American Fighting in the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro (Book Review). orinocotribune.com Book Review: Wild Green Oranges, by Bob Baldock. ( By Roger D. Harris — Mar 22, 2022 | Wild Green Oranges describes how author Bob Baldock dropped out of college and was at loose ends in 1958. Then he became inspired after a chance viewing of a newsreel. It was about a band of rebels in the remote eastern mountains of Cuba fighting a guerilla war against the US-backed Batista dictatorship. He had access to news about the little-known events in Cuba at his job as a copyboy at the (now defunct) New York Herald Tribune and bec…

Radio Free Europe (2022-03-25). Von der Leyen Says Russia's Demand to Pay in Rubles Is a Bluff That Won't Work. anti-empire.com Source: Several leaders from European Union members have scoffed at Russia's demand that some "unfriendly" countries will be forced to pay for its natural gas and oil in rubles, saying the move is a breach of contract. | "This would be a unilateral decision and a clear breach of contract, and it would be an attempt to circumvent the sanctions," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the start of an EU summit in Brussels on March 24. | "We will not allow our sanctions to be circumvented…the time w…

Staff (2022-03-25). India, EU strategic convergence reflects 'our positions' on Afghanistan: Jaishankar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the strategic convergence between India and the European Union (EU) is reflected in "our positions" on key regional and global issues, including on Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific.

Staff (2022-03-25). Pak journalist' union raises alarm over TTP's warning to scribes. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A union of Pakistan journalists has expressed concern over the threat issued by the banned Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the media and urged the government to ensure the safety and security of journalists.

Staff (2022-03-25). India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Meenakashi Lekhi. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their inception.

Staff (2022-03-25). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-03-25). COVID clusters grow at Australian schools as Omicron BA.2 surges. wsws.org Australian governments and teacher unions are suppressing information about infections among children as school clusters grow.

WSWS (2022-03-25). Ex-Unifor president Jerry Dias exposed as COVID profiteer in kickback scandal. wsws.org Canada's largest private-sector union has charged its recently retired president with receiving a C$50,000 kickback from a supplier of COVID -19 rapid test kits, whose products he had pressed "various" Unifor employers to buy.

slingshot collective (2022-03-25). Saturday 3/26: Help Mail slingshot issue #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

Staff (2022-03-25). Palestinian Prisoners Cancel Major Hunger Strike after Reaching Agreement. palestinechronicle.com Thousands of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons decided d on Thursday to cancel a scheduled hunger strike after reaching an agreement with the Israel Prison Services (IPS), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Qadri

WSWS (2022-03-25). Defend Spanish truckers strike from PSOE-Podemos repression! wsws.org Since last Monday, 75,000 truck drivers in Spain have been on an indefinite nationwide strike against the global surge in fuel prices amid the NATO-Russian conflict.

Redefine Z (2022-03-25). Saturday 3/26: Fremont: #People Not Profit! Global Climate Strike. indybay.org Irvington Park, 41825 Blacow Rd, Fremont, CA 94538 | Masks recommended. Peaceful march for climate justice.

Speak Out Now (2022-03-25). Saturday 4/9: Capitalism and The Climate Emergency with Andreas Malm. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

WSWS (2022-03-25). Australia: Thousands of people devastated by Queensland floods. wsws.org The crisis has further exposed the failure of governments, both Labor and Liberal-National, to respond effectively to the destructive 2011 floods in the Brisbane area and the other disasters that have followed it.

themoscowtimes (2022-03-25). Biden to Visit Near Ukraine Border as Solidarity Tested. themoscowtimes.com U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to a town near the Polish-Ukrainian border Friday, trying to signal Western resolve against a Russian invasion…

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2022-03-25: News Headlines

Ryan Black (2022-03-25). Say No to a 'No-Fly Zone' in Ukraine. progressivehub.net PHYLLIS BENNIS | THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE…

SAM (2022-03-25). Centrist Democrat Kurt Schrader Is Taking Big Money From Pharma Lobby. progressivehub.net DAVID MOORE | SLUDGE…

Charles Lenchner (2022-03-24). When Backing War Is the Only Sane Position, Leave the Asylum. progressivehub.net DAVID SWANSON…

SAM (2022-03-24). This Is How We Can Amplify Nonviolent Resistance In Ukraine. progressivehub.net ELI S. MCCARTHY | WAGING NONVIOLENCE…

Martha Grevatt (2022-03-24). No letup in worker resistance at Starbucks, Amazon. workers.org Amazon workers walkout, Queens, New York, March 16. Amazon night shift workers in Queens, New York, and Marlboro, Maryland, (near Washington, D.C.) walked off the job March 16 in the wee hours of the morning. The walkouts — which involved roughly half the shift workforce in the three delivery stations . . . |

teleSUR (2022-03-24). China Reiterates Its Stance On Palestinian Issue. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people. | RELATED: | They had an in-depth exchange of views on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in the Pakistani capital. | Wang said China fully agreed to the calls made at the OIC…

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Russia: US Benefits From War, Hinders Moscow-Kiev Dialogues. telesurenglish.net Russia denounces that the U.S. does not want the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to end successfully and benefits from continuing to supply arms to Ukraine. | The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov has said.

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Sergei Lavrov: The West Tries to Impose a New World Order. telesurenglish.net Lavrov also expressed the need to "work on the issue of moving the headquarters of the United Nations Organization (UN) from the United States" to a country that adheres to neutrality in international relations. | The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov stressed that what is currently happening in the world is an attempt by the West to impose a new world order.

teleSUR (2022-03-24). UN: Russia Rejects Resolution on Ceasefire in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net Russia's UN representative V. Nebenzya reiterated that the West continues to ignore the genocide committed by Kiev over eight years in the Donbass, during which some 14,000 people lost their lives. | V. Nebenzia: The vote on draft humanitarian resolution in Ukraine exposed all who place politicizing of the humanitarian file above the UN support for providing humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainians in need.

Staff (2022-03-24). Pakistan PM Says Muslim Countries Have Failed Palestinians, Kashmiris (VIDEO). palestinechronicle.com Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Muslim-majority countries have failed both the Palestinians and the people of Kashmir as part of his keynote address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday, the

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestinian Detainee Suffers Broken Leg in Israeli Prison. palestinechronicle.com Female Palestinian prisoner Fadwa Hamada broke her leg during transportation to Damon Prison after her two little sons visited her, Safa news agency reported on Wednesday. Hamada's husband said she had had her legs chained

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestine, China Discuss Issues of Common Interest, Palestinian Cause. palestinechronicle.com Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, discussed on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi a number of issues of common interest and developments in the international and Palestinian arena, the official Palestinian

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). The North-South Transport Corridor Is A Trans-Civilizational Integration Project. oneworld.press The NSTC represents the physical convergence of Russia's southern-focused grand strategic plans of balancing the Iranian-Pakistani anchors of its Ummah Pivot in this particular part of the supercontinent with the Neo-NAM that it's jointly pursuing with India. The trans-civilizational optics are immensely important since they speak to the fact that Huntington's so-called 'Clash of Civilizations' prediction was merely an example of ill-intended wishful thinking (if not a provocative policy proposal) and has been indisputably challenged by the resultant Convergence of Civilizations between Eastern Christianity, Isla…

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). Russian-Pakistani Energy Projects Are Highly Strategic. oneworld.press Russia has the capability to resolve Pakistan's energy crisis and thus unleash its newfound partner's vast economic potential. That could in turn further stabilize South Asia by lifting tens of millions of people out of poverty with time in accordance with its government's ambitious vision.

Staff (2022-03-24). Venezuela to Connect to Mir Russian Payment System. orinocotribune.com The Russian ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov said in an interview that the governments of both countries are developing steps to connect Venezuela to the Russian Mir payment system to subsequently be able to use the respective card in Venezuela. | "Connecting Venezuela to the Mir payment system and having the opportunity to use this card here [in Venezuela] would be useful for servicing the travel industry," the diplomat told

Ali Salam (2022-03-24). Israel Demolishes Village in Negev for 199th Time. imemc.org Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 199th time. The residents of the village have been forced to rebuild their lives from the rubble of their destroyed homes, but they say that they are steadfast and resolute in their determination to remain on their ancestral land — despite Israel's …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, Abduct Three, In Bethlehem. imemc.org On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, shot three young Palestinian men, and abducted three others. Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp before storming and violently searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ramadan, 33, Yazan Mousa Manna', …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Northern Gaza. imemc.org On Wednesday night, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds, concussion grenades, and flares at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, forcing them to leave. Media sources said the navy fired a barrage of live fire at the boats and many flares while the Palestinians were fishing in Palestinian waters not far …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Army Shoots Three Palestinians, Including A Child, Abducts One, In Ramallah. imemc.org On Wednesday afternoon, several Israeli army jeeps invaded Beit Liqya village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to protests before the soldiers shot three Palestinians, including a child, and abducted a young man. The soldiers invaded the village before storming and ransacking an auto parts store and abducted its owner Ayed …

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (2022-03-24). WAFA: "Israeli Forces Seize Tractors In Northern Jordan Valley" imemc.org JORDAN VALLEY, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (WAFA) — Israeli forces seized an agricultural tractor working in the northern Jordan Valley lands Wednesday evening. Aref Daraghma, a local human rights activist, said forces raided the area and seized a tractor belonging to a Palestinian resident while he was working on plowing agricultural lands in the northern …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Jerusalem And Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, and confiscated a bulldozer, in Jerusalem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The army abducted a teenage boy, Omar Hazina, from the Old City after many soldiers invaded the area and initiated searches, especially in at-Tour and Sultan Suleiman Street. The soldiers …

Norman Solomon (2022-03-24). Barbarism and Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. indybay.org From Moscow to Washington, might makes right…

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Yunnan Spring tea harvest in full swing. ecns.cn Farmers kicked off the spring harvest at a tea garden in Fengqing County, Lincang City, south China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-24). Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo lanzan campaña para buscar más nietos. telesurtv.net La meta primordial del plan es incentivar el derecho a la identidad en términos generales de cada ciudadano argentino.

WSWS (2022-03-24). A falling-out among fascists: Trump rescinds endorsement of Alabama co-conspirator Mo Brooks. wsws.org Despite being a leading accomplice in Trump efforts to overthrow the 2020 election, Brooks has failed to abase himself enough before the would-be dictator.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Another registered survivor of Nanjing Massacre passes away. ecns.cn Another registered survivor of the Nanjing Massacre, Wang Suming, passed away at the age of 87 on Wednesday, reducing the number to 58, according to The Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.

Staff (2022-03-24). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-24). Denuncian el lanzamiento de un nuevo misil por Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net Las autoridades norcoreanas no han confirmado una nueva prueba o lanzamiento de un misil.

Fight Back (2022-03-24). U of MN students speak out for striking educators. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 40 people gathered in Dinkytown, off the intersection of 15th Avenue and 4th Street to hold a speak-out in support of striking Minneapolis educators on Saturday, March 19. The action kicked off with a round of chants, as onlookers passed by, some even joining the protest, and cars honked their horns in support, and speakers made their way to the mic. | Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) member and former Minneapolis Public Schools student, Gillian Rath, said, "being a schoolteacher is one of the most demanding jobs I can think of." | Rath continued, "I had teachers who would pay for…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-03-24). Fiscalía de Perú solicita prohibir salida del país a Fujimori. telesurtv.net La solicitud del Ministerio Público se produce ante la eventual excarcelación del expresidente Alberto Fujimori por decisión del Tribunal Constitucional.

Staff (2022-03-24). Hong Kong Police arrest 4 activists behind banned Tiananmen Square vigil: Report. aninews.in Hong Kong, September 8 (ANI): Hong Kong Police have arrested four key members of the pro-democracy group behind the city's annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil.

teleSUR, JL (2022-03-24). Cámara chilena amplía estado de excepción en zona norte. telesurtv.net La medida que ahora deberá ser debatida en el Senado, se toma por la situación migratoria en provincias del norte.

Staff (2022-03-24). Sismo de magnitud 5.2 se reporta en oriente cubano. cubadebate.cu La red de estaciones del Servicio Sismológico Nacional Cubano registró un sismo reportado como perceptible en el Oriente cubano, localizado en las coordenadas 18.80 grados de latitud norte y los -74.09 grados de longitud oeste, a una profundidad de 11 km y con una magnitud de 5.2.

Staff (2022-03-24). Pakistan should respect the will of Afghan people: Maryam Nawaz. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A day after large-scale anti-Pakistan protests held in Afghanistan, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said that Pakistan must accept the will of the Afghan people and must not interfere in the internal matters of its neighbour.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Engine wreckage pieces of China's crashed plane recovered: official. ecns.cn Pieces of engine wreckage of the passenger plane that crashed in south China's Guangxi earlier this week have been found, an official told a press briefing on Thursday.

Staff (2022-03-24). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.

themoscowtimes (2022-03-24). Zelensky Calls for Worldwide Protests Against Russia's War. themoscowtimes.com Zelensky's appeal came one month after Russian tanks rolled over the border, bringing a conflict that has killed untold thousands of civilians and soldiers on both sides.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Images sent back by China's Mars orbiter. ecns.cn Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2022, the 247th Martian day of landing, shows high-resolution images of the Zhurong rover with a thin layer of dust and a clear travel route of the rover.

Staff (2022-03-24). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."

repost (2022-03-24). Another Broken Promise Palestinian scholar accuses SFSU of reneging on hiring agreement. indybay.org SFSU AMED professor Abdulhadi has exposed the campaign by the SFSU president Lynn Mahoney to violate her contract to destroy the program.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-24). Detienen en Honduras a más de 100 agresores contra mujeres. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Honduras se comprometió el miércoles a prevenir y combatir la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas en el país.

teleSUR, JL (2022-03-24). Nicaragua ratifica a Francisco Campbell como embajador ante OEA. telesurtv.net La Cancillería nicaragüense asevera que el embajador Campbell es reconocido como el representante del país ante la OEA contando con su acreditación.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Chinese FM reiterates China's consistent stance on Palestinian issue. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China releases images of Martian dust taken by Tianwen-1 orbiter. ecns.cn China's Tianwen-1 orbiter has beamed back high-resolution images of Mars, showing dust storms on the surface of the planet.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Black box data downloading and analysis work underway: official. ecns.cn The recovered black box of the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed Monday in south China with 132 people aboard was sent to a decoding laboratory in Beijing Wednesday night.

Staff (2022-03-24). Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Pak army's Chief of General Staff. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): In a major reshuffle in the Pakistan army, Lt Gen Azhar Abbas has been named as the army's next Chief of General Staff (CGS).

WSWS (2022-03-24). Australia: New South Wales nurses voting for second statewide strike. wsws.org As it did last month, the union is proceeding in a fashion designed to isolate workers and stifle discussion.

WSWS (2022-03-24). BA.2 variant fuelling new COVID surge in Australia. wsws.org While governments and the media have been presenting the pandemic as a thing of the past, infections have grown to levels not seen since the Omicron tsunami of December—January.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-24). Pueblo argentino marchará en honor a víctimas de la dictadura. telesurtv.net Abuelas y Madres de Plaza de Mayo, así como organizaciones defensoras de Derechos Humanos convocaron a la marcha tras dos años detenida por la Covid-19.

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2022-03-24: News Headlines

SAM (2022-03-24). This Is How We Can Amplify Nonviolent Resistance In Ukraine. progressivehub.net ELI S. MCCARTHY | WAGING NONVIOLENCE…

WSWS (2022-03-24). NATO meets to plot next stage in Ukraine proxy war. wsws.org This week's NATO summit is a council of war to prepare for a massive intensification of the US-NATO campaign against Russia.

Fight Back (2022-03-24). Minneapolis rallies on the anniversary of the Iraq invasion to say no to U.S. wars. fightbacknews.org On March 19, more than 80 demonstrators gathered outside Walker Library in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood to protest ongoing U.S. military interventions abroad, from U.S. troops deployed in Syria to the continued funding and arming of troops in Ukraine. The protest was organized by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition. | March 19 marked the 19th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq; however organizers made it clear that the event was not only to remember that criminal imperialist war, but to condemn the many wars that the is currently involved in. The U.S. has troops deployed in Syria, funds the Saudi war…

Lisa Kim (2022-03-24). Zelensky Told Biden Not to Sanction Abramovich. anti-empire.com Editor's note: Oligarchs are the least likely to have favored the war, and have the least to gain by it. |
| Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly asked President Biden to refrain from sanctioning Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich earlier this month, believing that the billionaire could be a useful conduit for negotiations between Russian and Ukraine. | According to The Wall Street Journal, the Treasury Department had already drafted possible sanction…

Betsey Piette (2022-03-24). U.S. wars, sanctions, economic austerity fuel global refugee crises. workers.org Fires rage in Baghdad as U.S.-led coalition forces attack the city, March 19, 2003. The outpouring of sympathy for refugees fleeing the current war in Ukraine is nonstop. Continuous news feeds show pictures of damaged buildings, crowded trains, women and children packed into shelters — even a memorial of 100 . . . |

Michele de Mello (2022-03-24). Historic Pact confirms Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez presidential ticket in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday March 23, the Historic Pact coalition confirmed its presidential ticket with candidates Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez. The duo obtained the highest vote in the primaries held on March 13. According to the latest opinion polls, the unity ticket of the progressive forces is favored to win the presidential elections on May 29, with about 47% of the voting preference. | "Today we have reached a definitive moment. We have achieved an undeniable triumph. Millions of Colombians want the country to change, and today they are the majority," Petro declared during the event announcing his candidacy. | In ad…

themoscowtimes (2022-03-24). Russia Expels U.S. Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move: Official. themoscowtimes.com The decision was taken in response to the expulsion by Washington of Russian diplomats at the UN in New York.

Staff (2022-03-24). Iran reports 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, 5,210,978 in total. aninews.in Tehran [Iran], September 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Wednesday reported 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,210,978.

aninews.in (2022-03-24). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China begins constructing 2 UHV projects. ecns.cn Construction of two ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission projects in China began on Thursday as part of efforts to ensure clean electricity supply, according to the State Grid Corporation.

Staff (2022-03-24). Empresas de interfaz: Limpiar el camino entre las universidades y las empresas. cubadebate.cu Durante años investigadores y académicos se han hecho dos preguntas: øqué hacer para que resultados científicos conseguidos en las universidades lleguen a las empresas y al sector de los servicios? øCómo evitar que esos logros terminen archivados y pierdan su valor? Resolver ambas interrogantes es clave para una nación que apuesta por la innovación y la ciencia como uno de los motores de su desarrollo.

UFCLP (2022-03-24). Wednesday 3/23: SF Rally Stop Privatization, Union Busting And Outsourcing. indybay.org In front of SF City Hall…

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-24). Registran al menos 28 muertos en doble atentado en Somalia. telesurtv.net Autoridades somalíes fijaron en 28 las víctimas mortales, incluida la diputada federal Amina Mohamed, en medio de las elecciones parlamentarias.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Strike by airport security staff halts hundreds of flights across Germany. wsws.org At eight airports—Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn, and Dàºsseldorf—there was almost 100 percent support for Tuesday's strike by security personnel.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Civil airports surpass 900 million passengers in 2021. ecns.cn China's civil airports handled 907.48 million passengers last year, 5.9 percent above the level of 2020, according to a statistical bulletin released by civil aviation authorities.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Mainland refutes Taiwan official's independence-seeking remarks. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday refuted the recent independence-seeking remarks of a Taiwan official.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-03-24). Declaran estado de emergencia y toque de queda en Miami Beach. telesurtv.net La administradora de la ciudad, Alina Hudak agregó en rueda de prensa que las medidas quedarán vigentes desde la calle 23 hasta su límite sur.

Speak Out Now (2022-03-24). Saturday 4/9: Capitalism and The Climate Emergency with Andreas Malm. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-03-24). Duma rusa inicia investigación sobre biolaboratorios en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Según el Ministerio de Defensa ruso, se retiraron más de 16.000 muestras de armas biológicas desde Ucrania a EE.UU.

Staff (2022-03-24). UN chief calls upon international community to use all tools to counter global terrorist threat in Afghanistan. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising that Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the international community to act together and use all tools at its disposal to counter the global terrorist threat in the war-ravaged country.

BARUARC (2022-03-24). Saturday 4/9: Rally and March for Abortion Rights SF Bay Area and Nationwide. indybay.org Rally starts at noon in Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley Campus (public welcome) | Entrance near Telegraph and Bancroft…

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). First 4E Airport in Western Guangdong Province put into operation. ecns.cn Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport, the first 4E airport in western Guangdong, was put into use Thursday.

Isis Almeida (2022-03-24). Putin Says Hostile States Will Be Made to Pay for Gas in Rubles. anti-empire.com Editor's note: Ingenious as it would force EU to have to circumvent its own sanctions, and to strengthen the ruble which it has been working to tank. | I also like that it would potentially force fiscal discipline on Moscow and preclude ruble printing. That is, if new ruble-denominated contracts are eventually signed. However it's more likely that Moscow would simply demand whatever is the momentary ruble equivalent of the contractual euro price. Not just in the short term but also in the long-term. | Let's see if Russia is serious enough about this to make it happen or if this is a bluff. | Euroweenies are compl…

Staff (2022-03-24). Pak journalist' union raises alarm over TTP's warning to scribes. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A union of Pakistan journalists has expressed concern over the threat issued by the banned Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the media and urged the government to ensure the safety and security of journalists.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-24). Denuncian el lanzamiento de un nuevo misil por Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net Las autoridades norcoreanas no han confirmado una nueva prueba o lanzamiento de un misil.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Letter from a Canadian Pacific rail worker: How deregulation and corporate greed are imperilling workers' lives and public safety. wsws.org "CP's present method of decision making," writes the worker, "is known as 'calculated risk management.' In other words, let's try this and see if it works. If it doesn't, let's … point the finger at the crew member(s) involved and make them scapegoats."

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2022-03-23: News Headlines

IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinians Planting Olive Trees Near Ramallah. imemc.org On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers attacked many Palestinians, including political leaders and social figures, while planting olive trees in Jabal ar-Reesan mountain near Ramallah, in the central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Palestinian lands and started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinians before physically assaulting some of them. They …

IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinian Cars, Homes, Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli colonizers attacked, on Tuesday evening, many Palestinian cars and one home at the northern entrance of the al-Biereh city, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The colonizers also attacked a home in Beitin village, east of Ramallah. Media sources said dozens of colonizers gathered near the Beit El Israeli military roadblock, …

_____ (2022-03-23). Biden's Actions are Behind the Collapsing Dollar. journal-neo.org The US dollar, as the international reserve currency, has long served as an essential medium of exchange between countries with different national currencies. To fulfil this role, a reserve currency needs to be stable, safe and easily accessible to all countries. In the 20th Century, the dollar's international status caused it to grow in value, …

Alexander Swart (2022-03-23). Minneapolis teachers rally in support of strike. liberationnews.org Over the last week, multiple rallies and demonstrations across Minneapolis attracted thousands of teachers, families and community members in support of striking teachers.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Assessing The Prospects Of Prime Minister Khan's China-OIC Mediation Proposal. oneworld.press The takeaway is that those countries like Pakistan that practice policies of principled neutrality are very interested in strengthening their independent credentials by offering to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if those two might not ask them to do so. Turkey's existing involvement in these efforts creates a chance for Ankara to de facto involve the OIC so observers should keep an eye on if this happens as well as if China tries to do so too, whether on its own or in coordination with Turkey.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Victoria Nuland's Understanding Of Russian-Indian Relations Is Outdated. oneworld.press No amount of proposed American replacements for India's military-technical imports from Russia will influence that Great Power to sacrifice on its grand strategic goal of jointly assembling a new Non-Aligned Movement ('Neo-NAM') with Moscow in order to mutually maximize their strategic autonomy and thus preemptively prevent their potential disproportionate dependence on the US and China respectively in the New Cold War.

Staff (2022-03-23). Venezuela Welcomes New Ambassador of Trinidad & Tobago (+Nicaragua). orinocotribune.com On Monday, March 21, in the Sol del Per√∫ room of Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela's head of state Nicol√°s Maduro received the credentials of His Excellency Edmund Dillon, ambassador appointed to Venezuela by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Dillon has been in Venezuela since his arrival at the Sim√≥n Bol√≠var International Airport on February 4. Upon arrival, the Trinidadian diplomat expressed a strong desire to continue cooperation between the two nations. | Prior to his appointment as ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago, Dillon served as a soldier in the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Forces, later serving…

Jos√© Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-23). Possible Vote Recount Threatens Colombia's 'Democracy' Amid Presidential Race. orinocotribune.com In the midst of warnings of a possible coup d'√©tat carried out through a vote recount promoted by former Colombian president √ Ålvaro Uribe and his supporters, and by President Iv√°n Duque himself, the political system of Colombia is faltering a few weeks before the country's presidential elections. | In the parliamentary elections held on March 13, the Historic Pact leftist coalition came out on top, receiving the most seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Now, the Colombian president himself has requested a recount, in violation of the legal and constitutional regulations of the country, bec…

SAM (2022-03-23). Half Of Women Of Color In The US Are Making Starvation Wages. progressivehub.net SARAH RUIZ-GROSSMAN | HUFFPOST…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). Guant√°namo Torture and Bush War Crimes In Spotlight At Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings. progressivehub.net BRETT WILKINS | COMMON DREAMS…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). From Moscow To Washington, The Barbarism And Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. progressivehub.net NORMAN SOLOMON…

Staff (2022-03-23). 26 March, online event: Palestine and US Strategy in the Arab World with Prof. As'ad AbuKhalil. samidoun.net SATURDAY, MARCH 26 5: 00 PM PACIFIC || 8: 00 PM EASTERN REGISTER TO JOIN: bit.ly/usandpalestine The struggle for the liberation of Palestine is also a struggle to defeat U.S. imperialism and obtain liberation of the Arab people. Join the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path (Masar Badil) for a discussion of U.S. strategy today — and our response. …

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Venezuelan Economy Grows Despite External Blockade: Rodriguez. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez pointed out that Venezuela shows high economic recovery rates despite the U.S. and European Union blockades. | RELATED: | "Our disposable income reached US$1,7 billion and oil production was strengthen enough to produce 2 million oil barrels," Rodriguez highlighted, adding that economic activity recovery rates of up to 29 percent have been achieved in certain sectors. | In 2021,…

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Why is the EU Wary of Cutting off Russian Energy?>. telesurenglish.net The European Union is under mounting pressure from Washington to ban Russian energy imports as European leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to meet and discuss deterrence measures against Russia at a summit on Thursday. However, member states of the bloc have not reached an agreement yet on whether a ban would be slapped on Russian energy in the EU. | RELATED: | "Europe's supply of energy for heating, mobi…

themoscowtimes (2022-03-23). 'Hellscape' in Mariupol Where 100,000 Trapped. themoscowtimes.com The Pentagon has said Russia is now pummelling Mariupol using artillery, long-range missiles and from naval ships.

_____ (2022-03-23). Analysts warn of diesel shortages and rationing. truepublica.org.uk Last week TruePublica reported that there was a fairly strong possibility that diesel would be in short supply. Today, many of the financial pages across Europe are now reporting the same and that rationing is to be expected Indeed, the head of the world's largest independent oil trader has warned of a "systemic" shortage of …

_____ (2022-03-23). Most of Javid's '69 new NHS centres' may not actually exist. truepublica.org.uk By Caroline Malloy: Just a quarter of the 69 new NHS diagnostic centres that the health secretary last month boasted were "up and running" may have actually opened, openDemocracy has learned. Sajid Javid told Parliament on 8 February that scores of "new community diagnostic centres" had "already opened across England in convenient places such as …

WSWS (2022-03-23). Australian rail union brokers peace deal with NSW government. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has offered the Perrottet government an easy out after its provocative shutdown of rail services last month met with fury from workers and commuters.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Shenzhou-13 crew complete over 20 in-orbit science experiments. ecns.cn China's Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship has completed over 20 in-orbit science experiments based on research conducted by Shenzhou-12, said Li Yinghui, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program astronaut system.

Staff (2022-03-23). Pak journalist' union raises alarm over TTP's warning to scribes. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A union of Pakistan journalists has expressed concern over the threat issued by the banned Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the media and urged the government to ensure the safety and security of journalists.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-03-23). Bolivia reafirma que relaciones con Chile pasa por solucionar tema mar√≠timo. telesurtv.net Arce aseguró que las consecuencias del enclaustramiento no son solo políticas, sino también políticas y culturales.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-23). Pdte. Arce llama a cuidar unidad de organizaciones bolivianas. telesurtv.net El mandatario advirtió que la derecha boliviana busca fracturar y dividir a las organizaciones sociales.

XRSFBay, Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition (2022-03-23). Tuesday 3/29: Virtual Arts Training for the #Defund Climate Chaos Week of Arts Action. indybay.org Online arts training webinar for climate justice…

Slingshot collective (2022-03-23). Sunday 3/27: Help Mail slingshot issue #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China maps 2021-2035 plan on hydrogen energy development. ecns.cn Chinese authorities on Wednesday released a plan on the development of hydrogen energy for the 2021-2035 period as the country races toward its carbon peaking and neutrality goals.

teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-03-23). Cuba recibe al secretario ejecutivo del ALBA-TCP. telesurtv.net El jefe de la cartera de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, reiteró la importancia de potenciar los lazos solidarios en la región latinoamericana.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Ukraine's Peace Deal Referendum Proposal Is A Demagogic Distraction. oneworld.press Just like Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan bravely agreed to a Russian-mediated ceasefire with Azerbaijan for ending 2020's Karabakh Conflict without putting his side's pragmatic compromises up to a referendum, so too should Zelensky do the same and similarly rely on snap elections like his Caucasian counterpart later did to determine the public's support for his move.

BARUARC (2022-03-23). Saturday 4/9: Rally and March for Abortion Rights SF Bay Area and Nationwide. indybay.org Rally starts at noon in Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley Campus (public welcome) | Entrance near Telegraph and Bancroft…

Staff (2022-03-23). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-23). Autob√∫s escolar se accidenta en Colombia y deja 6 ni√±os muertos. telesurtv.net Los heridos fueron trasladados al Hospital de San José de San Andrés, donde recibieron atención médica.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Vigilante punishment spreads in Ukraine. wsws.org Violent acts of humiliation are being carried out by Ukraine's Armed Forces as Ukraine's government dispenses with basic democratic rights in wartime.

aninews.in (2022-03-23). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

Staff (2022-03-23). Iran reports 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, 5,210,978 in total. aninews.in Tehran [Iran], September 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Wednesday reported 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,210,978.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-23). Universidad de La Plata reconoce a la l√≠der argentina Milagro Sala. telesurtv.net El premio lo han recibido anteriormente los expresidentes de Bolivia, Evo Morales, y de Ecuador, Rafael Correa, entre otros.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Seattle students walk out in protest over dropping of mask requirements. wsws.org Seattle Public Schools students join the global movement of educators and students and stage a walkout to protest inadequate measures to protect them against the Omicron BA.2 surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China's steady economic growth adds certainty to global development. ecns.cn Amid profound changes unseen in a century, the global economy is experiencing a weak and uneven recovery, and the world is calling for practical actions to re-energize the global economy and drive it forward.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Health care struggles grow in the US as Omicron BA.2 surge spreads. wsws.org In just the past week there have been strikes and protests by health care workers in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Nevada, California, Haiti, South Africa and Turkey.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Biden arrives in Europe to press for military escalation against Russia. wsws.org Biden's visit aims to ensure that NATO remains united in pursuing a reckless military escalation aimed at Russia, despite the rising danger of nuclear war.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-23). Editorial: Washington conducts international Inquisition over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 22, 2022 US is reestablishing a new Inquisition using Russia-Ukraine crisis as excuse: Global Times editorial The US, leading several attendants, is launching a round of international mobilization to condemn Russia. After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of standing "on the wrong side of history" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, British …

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). U.S. research into biological weapons just the tip of 'dark history' iceberg. ecns.cn Documents obtained by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation have revealed that U.S.-guided biological laboratories in Ukraine have conducted high-risk studies concerning plague, brucellosis, and even bat coronaviruses, etc.

repost (2022-03-23). Another Broken Promise Palestinian scholar accuses SFSU of reneging on hiring agreement. indybay.org SFSU AMED professor Abdulhadi has exposed the campaign by the SFSU president Lynn Mahoney to violate her contract to destroy the program.

Staff (2022-03-23). Pakistan should respect the will of Afghan people: Maryam Nawaz. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A day after large-scale anti-Pakistan protests held in Afghanistan, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said that Pakistan must accept the will of the Afghan people and must not interfere in the internal matters of its neighbour.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Testimony from FBI informant continues in second week of Whitmer kidnapping plot trial. wsws.org A government informant known as "Big Dan" testified for a third day on Tuesday, mostly answering questions from defense attorneys about his activities as a member of the Wolverine Watchmen militia group and his contacts with the FBI.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Great crested grebes spotted in Hebei. ecns.cn A group of great crested grebes were spotted playing at Hengshui Lake, northeast China's Hebei Province.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Tokyo, 8 other prefectures still under power supply warning in wake of quake. ecns.cn Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) on Wednesday again urged people in the capital and eight other prefectures to conserve their electricity use when facing a continuing power supply crunch.

UFCLP (2022-03-23). Wednesday 3/23: SF Rally Stop Privatization, Union Busting And Outsourcing. indybay.org In front of SF City Hall…

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China's Xinjiang posts robust foreign trade growth in first two months. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded 23.82 billion yuan (3.75 billion U.S. dollars) in foreign trade in the first two months of this year, up 34.4 percent year on year, the local customs said Wednesday.

Deutsche Welle (2022-03-23). Renault Resumes Car Production in Russia. anti-empire.com Source: French carmaker Renault resumed operations at its production facilities in Moscow on Monday, a move that comes as other international companies flee A company spokesperson confirmed the reopening to news agency Reuters. Renault had suspended some operations at its assembly plants in late February due to component shortag…

WSWS (2022-03-23). Australian Education Union sell-out agreement met with record opposition—Vote "No" in employee ballot! wsws.org Opposition registered through the delegates' meetings reflects the depth of hostility toward the sell-out deal from overloaded and underpaid educators and school staff in the crisis stricken public education system.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Impoverishing Ukraine: What the US and the EU have been doing to the country for the past 30 years. wsws.org Neither Washington nor Brussels, which have been economically strangling Ukraine for decades, has ever cared about the well-being, dignity, or sovereignty of its people.

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2022-03-22: News Headlines

David Penner (2022-03-22). Endless Wars and Failed States: The Tragedy of Neoliberalism. dissidentvoice.org Then all cried with one accord, 'Thou art King, and God and Lord; Anarchy, to thee we bow, Be thy name made holy now!' — "The Mask of Anarchy," Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1819 Following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the American ruling establishment embarked on a policy of backing radical anti-nation state ideologies (henceforth …

WSWS (2022-03-22). Canadian Pacific railway workers must answer lockout, threat of back-to-work law by expanding struggle. wsws.org The contract dispute between Canadian Pacific Railway and the 3,000 engineers, conductors and yard workers has rapidly escalated into a confrontation whose outcome will have a major impact on the class struggle across North America.

WSWS (2022-03-22). Union suppresses socialist perspective at Australian mental health workers' strike "rally" wsws.org The event highlighted both the discontent among health workers and the nervousness of the unions, which are struggling to keep a lid on the anger.

Marc Norton (2022-03-22). Eulogy to the COVID-19 Holocaust. indybay.org "We have to live with COVID-19." What the corporate politicians and their media flunkies are really saying is that they are willing to sacrifice frontline and essential workers, the poor, the Black, the Brown, the Yellow and the Red — as well as the old, the disabled, the ill and those with weakened immune systems — all on the altar of capitalist greed.

WSWS (2022-03-22). Sri Lanka's parliamentary opposition attempt to exploit popular anger against Rajapakse government. wsws.org The real concerns of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya are not the desperate situation facing the masses but that the growing strikes and protests by workers and the poor will challenge capitalist rule.

Labor Video Project (2022-03-22). "Thrown Under The Bus" Vaccinations, Terminations & Union Rights With SEIU 1021 SF Member. indybay.org Kimberly Cox an SEIU 1021 SF MTA worker talks about the threat of firing for not getting vaccinated.

WSWS (2022-03-22). In rebuke to USW, California Chevron workers strike to demand higher wages, shorter work hours. wsws.org Nearly 600 oil workers at Chevron's Richmond, California refinery walked out on strike early Monday morning after rejecting two local contract proposals pushed by the United Steelworkers (USW) union.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). How the West Was Won: Counterinsurgency, Psyops and the Military Origins of the Internet. libya360.wordpress.com Dustin Broadbery Part 1: Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth As the digital revolution was underway in the mid-nineties, research departments at the CIA and NSA were developing programs to predict the usefulness of the world wide web as a tool for capturing what they dubbed "birds of a feather" formations. That's when flocks…

WorkWeek (2022-03-22). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

UFCLP (2022-03-22). Wednesday 3/23: SF Rally Stop Privatization, Union Busting And Outsourcing. indybay.org In front of SF City Hall…

Yoselina Guevara (2022-03-22). Russia-Ukraine Conflict: the European Union Navigates Between two Waters. orinocotribune.com By Yoselina Guevara L. — Mar 19, 2022 | The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is making visible the lack of a solid strategy of its own within the European Union. The organization increasingly resembles a ship sailing between two waters but whose decisions are subordinated to the distant helmsman in Washington. However, all this stems from the lack of a concrete definition of the European interest, a union held together by weak strings and a clearly non-existent integration. The EU has not been able to develop a coherent foreign and defense policy, yet it is only now that it is feeling the threat of a war…

Anonymous765 (2022-03-22). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — March 22, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

WSWS (2022-03-22). Ultra-right takes control of Northern California county through recall election. wsws.org Pro-Trump militia groups and a Connecticut multimillionaire joined forces in the effort using fascistic demagogy against coronavirus restrictions.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Surviving Among Ruins: Life in a Donbass City Ukraine Says No Longer Exists. libya360.wordpress.com Stepan Kostetskiy RT visited civilians surviving in the blasted-through buildings and basements of a town hit hard by the conflict in Ukraine "God preserve you!" says an elderly Volnovakha resident to departing volunteers. She and her husband stand at the gate to the front yard of their suburban home holding simple provisions that have just…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Lula Counters FBI-Backed "Corruption" Prosecution to Lead Brazil's 2022 Presidential Race. libya360.wordpress.com Julian Cola "At the age of 74, my heart only has room for love," Lula told a crowd of supporters from an impromptu stage, adding that as a migrant from the poor, underserved northeast region, "there's nothing that can beat me." RIO DE JANEIRO —Former Brazilian president, and frontrunner in the upcoming October 2022 presidential…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Ukraine's Zelensky Comes Before His Master. libya360.wordpress.com David Sole On March 16 Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United States Congress. In a virtual speech Zelensky begged his imperialist masters for more military aid. He pressed for the U.S. and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance to declare and enforce a "no-fly zone" over Ukraine and asked for military fighter…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-22). Japanese Pro-NATO Stance Harms Tokyo-Moscow Dialogue. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz Amid worldwide tensions, diplomatic frictions between Russia and Japan continue to increase. The crisis in Ukraine is hampering bilateral diplomacy and preventing a peace agreement on the Kuril Islands, which is a historic goal for both states, from being achieved. Indeed, Tokyo appears to be paying the consequences for its own destabilizing pro-NATO…

Staff (2022-03-21). French president Macron meets apartheid regime president Herzog, boasts of dissolving Palestine organizations. samidoun.net French president Emmanuel Macron, only weeks after ordering the dissolution — effectively, the ban — of two Palestine solidarity organizations, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Comite Action Palestine — met with Isaac Herzog, president of the Israeli apartheid regime on Sunday, 20 March. Despite the fact that French-Palestinian citizen, lawyer and human rights defender Salah …

Anonymous767 (2022-03-21). War In Ukraine Day 26: Era Of Hypersonic Weapons Has Come. southfront.org Mariupol | The 26th day of the conflict came in the shadow of Russian hypersonic weapons that were for the first time seen in action during the operation in Ukraine. | In particular, on March 21, the Russian Defense Ministry released details on the destruction of the military infrastructure assets of Ukraine with Kinzhal with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles. | Kinzhal strikes destroyed underground storages of Ukrainian aviation and units armed with Tochka-U missile systems in Delyatin, Ivano-Frankovsk Region,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-21). NYC Freedom Rally: From Covid Mandates to the New Cold War. libya360.wordpress.com Max Blumenthal Speaks at New York City Anti-Mandate World Wide Rally for Freedom in Union Square New York City World Wide Rally for Freedom Anti-Mandate Protest — Union Square, Manhattan On March 19, 2022, anti-vaccine-mandate protesters marched from Times Square to Union Square in Manhattan, where they held a rally as part of the World…

WSWS (2022-03-21). The Canadian Pacific lockout and UK ferry mass sackings: Ruling class ruthlessness in response to growing class struggle. wsws.org The ruling class is moving ever-more ferociously to impose austerity and suppress workers' struggles in the name of the "national interest" and preparations for war with Russia.

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-03-21). Globalisation and the relocation of capital and labour. mronline.org The twin phenomena associated with contemporary globalisation, of migration of capital from the metropolis to parts of the third world, and of migration of labour from the erstwhile second world to the metropolis, have the effect of weakening the working class movement everywhere.

_____ (2022-03-21). What Does A Just Food Future Look Like? popularresistance.org During a recent event at SXSW organized by Food Tank, Huston-Tillotson University, Oatly, and others, food system scholars and activists discussed the intersection of food, culture, and economics. | Cortlin Harrison, a barista at the first unionized Starbucks in Buffalo, New York and a member of Starbucks Workers United highlighted some of the deep inequities perpetuated by food corporations. "We were seeing partners who can't afford their rent, partners struggling with food insecurity," Harrison says. "Meanwhile we're seeing the corporate elite make billions of dollars in profit," | Panelists also pointed to man…

Ann Brown (2022-03-21). Burger King Employee Pulls Out Gun And Starts Bustin' On Customer Who Threw Mayo. moguldom.com A Burger King worker in Florida posted $1,000 bail and was released after being arrested for allegedly shooting at the vehicle of a customer who threw mayonnaise in her face, according to local police. Shateasha Hicks, 30, was arrested on March 17 and charged with discharging a firearm in public at a Burger King in …

Alexis Moncada (2022-03-21). NY Times tech workers win largest tech union in US. liberationnews.org n March 3, New York Times tech workers voted to unionize with the Communication Workers of America in a landslide victory of 404-88.

WSWS (2022-03-21). Retired workers suffering from Long COVID in Flint, Michigan, speak to the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org Ed, a retired auto worker, and Tammy, a retired care worker, have been "living with" COVID-19 for two years, and they've had enough.

Editor2 (2022-03-21). Humanitarian Flights for Ukraine Loaded with Weapons, Protesting Airport Workers Claim. orinocotribune.com By Akash Maurya — Mar 16, 2022 | Airport workers in Italy claim "humanitarian" cargo from Pisa was actually aimed at fuelling the conflict | One of Italy's largest trade unions has called for a protest outside the Pisa airport on Saturday, after receiving a tip from some employees that Ukraine relief flights were transporting weapons and ammunition, not food and medicine. | Several workers at the Galileo Galilei airport refused to load one of the cargo flights advertised as carrying humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The crates did not contain food and medication b…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-21). Canada's second-largest rail operator shuts down services over workers' strike. peoplesdispatch.org In one of the biggest railway lockouts in the country, the Canadian Pacific Railway shut down its Canadian services on Sunday in response to a workers' strike…

WSWS (2022-03-21). Siemens workers in Germany speak out against war. wsws.org Workers speak about the impact of the Ukraine war and the threat of a third world war.

WSWS (2022-03-21). Canadian Pacific locks out 3,000 railroad workers across Canada. wsws.org While business groups and provincial premiers are lining up to demand that rail workers be stripped of their right to strike by anti-democratic government legislation, CP Rail workers are determined to fight brutal working conditions and demanding a mass movement against North America's sixth-largest rail company.

WSWS (2022-03-21). Sacked P&O ferry workers speak out at rally in London. wsws.org P&O Ferries workers and supporters held a protest outside DP World's London offices yesterday, before marching to a rally outside Parliament.

WSWS (2022-03-21). Sri Lankan plantation action committees hold public meeting to demand reinstatement of sacked workers. wsws.org This meeting will discuss the independent, anti-capitalist program needed to mobilise workers to defeat the brutal company and government attacks.

Justine Medina, Jacob Buckner (2022-03-21). Amazon Labor Union builds community coalition to organize retail giant in Staten Island. peoplesworld.org STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—The union election for Amazon workers at the company's JFK8 warehouse here is set to begin this Friday, March 25th. If the Amazon Labor Union is successful and the workers vote to unionize, it will be a historic victory. It would be the first union at Amazon anywhere in the United States. And …

WSWS (2022-03-21). University of Michigan social work students strike to win pay for internships. wsws.org Matt Dargay, one of the organizers of the Payment for Placement movement at the University of Michigan, spoke with the World Socialist Web Site about Monday's demonstration and the demands of the P4P organization.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). A Commune Called 'Che': A Socialist Holdout in the Venezuelan Andes. transcend.org 1 Mar 2022 – Just as the independence struggle had different resonances in the Andes, so too does Venezuela's project of communal socialism. The region is home to one of the most successful communes in the country and has a solid productive basis (a chocolate factory and coffee cooperative). However, the Che Guevara Commune is markedly different from others.

Staff (2022-03-21). Berlin rally calls for freedom for political prisoners and liberation for Palestine. samidoun.net Samidoun Deutschland joined with the Freiheitskomitee Berlin (Freedom Committee Berlin), Komitee fàºr den Anti-Imperialistischen Kampf (Committee for Anti-Imperialist Struggle) and the Netzwerk Freiheit fàºr alle politischen Gefangenen Berlin (Freedom for all Political Prisoners Network) to rally on Friday, 18 March in Berlin for the freedom of all political and revolutionary prisoners. The spirited, youthful rally …

Fight Back (2022-03-21). Learning together: The Mass Line. fightbacknews.org In the last article in our series on Marxist-Leninist theoretical concepts, on Marxist epistemology, Marxists talk a lot about the importance of "correct i…

_____ (2022-03-21). India's Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Strengthens its Positions. journal-neo.org The beginning of March in India marked the end of almost a month of continuous voting, including Parliamentary by-elections in five states: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. In terms of population, these states rank 1st, 15th, 18th, 24th and 26th respectively out of India's 28 states and 8 union territories (including the capital …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-21). European Union boosts aid for Ukrainian war effort by ‚Ç¨1 billion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMarch 21, 2022 EU to increase military aid for Ukraine to EUR 1 bln The European Union will increase assistance to procure weapons for Ukraine up to EUR 1 billion, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has announced, Die Zeit reported. "Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in Brussels that the EU would increase financial aid for …

WSWS (2022-03-21). Warning strikes after no agreement reached for German airport security staff. wsws.org Together with IG Metall and the DGB (German Trade Union Federation), Verdi has taken on the function of an unofficial "fourth wheel" of the ruling three-party coalition in Berlin.

Our Reporter (2022-03-21). Museveni activates National Organising Committee ahead of Oulanya's official burial. plusnews.ug " I have activated the National Organizing committee, under the Hon. Milly Babalanda, to organise the official burial of the late Speaker. They know what to do. "Speaker Oulanyah passed on yesterday morning in Seattle, USA where he had been admitted earlier after falling sick. Ever since he was elected as Speaker of Parliament in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-21). Africa Supports Russia's Operation in Ukraine and Advocates a Revival of the Non-Aligned Movement. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov And a significant number of those who have supported Moscow's position are countries of the African continent, whose citizens have considerable combat experience and were among the first to declare their willingness to join Russia's special operation. It is Africans who have personally confronted terrorists supported by the collective West for years that…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Biggest Oil Giants Made 'Eye-Popping' $205 Billion in Profits in 2021: Report. transcend.org 15 Mar 2022 – While millions have been hurt by surging gas prices, a new report from a government watchdog group shows 25 of the world's biggest fossil fuel corporations in 2021 collectively pulled in $205 billion in profits. Now, fossil fuel giants are trying to "cash in on inflation and the crisis in Ukraine," said one critic.

Staff (2022-03-21). El socialismo significa paz. cubadebate.cu "La lucha por la paz significa luchar por salvar a la humanidad de una destrucción apocalíptica, significa luchar por salvar a cientos de millones de vidas de hombres, de mujeres, de jóvenes, de ancianos y de niños; para salvar a la humanidad de cientos de millones de inválidos, de mutilados, de lesionados por una guerra atómica; para salvar a la humanidad de incalculable destrucción".

Anonymous767 (2022-03-21). In Video: Russian Strike Eliminates Large Ammunition Depot In Kyiv. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On March 21, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing a precise strike on the gathering point of military equipment of the Ukrainain Armed Forces in the Vynohradar district of the Kyiv area. | According to the statement, units of Kyiv's forces were hiding behind civilian buildings and were using multiple rocket launchers against Russian troops. The area of the nearby shopping center was used as a large base for storing rocket-…

Anonymous767 (2022-03-21). Russia Eliminates 80 More Radicals And Mercenaries In Strike On Ukraine. southfront.org Captured Ukrainian battle tank | On March 21, the Russian Armed Forces announced that they launched a strike with high-precision air-launched cruise missiles on the training center for foreign mercenaries and Ukrainian nationalist formations at the Novaya Lyubomirka combined-arms training ground in Rivne Region. More than 80 mercenaries and nationalists were reportedly eliminated. | Additionally, a strike with cruise missiles destroyed the ammunition depot and the headquarters of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrai…

Our Reporter (2022-03-21). 20 Students Arrested in Soroti Over Strike. plusnews.ug 20 students of Olila High School in Soroti City have been arrested for alleged involvement in a strike. The students went rowdy on Sunday evening after an S.4 student was assaulted by a teacher for allegedly escaping from school. One of the security guards at the school says that the teachers and security personnel were …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-21). Hungarian teachers starts indefinite strike demanding wage hikes, increased staff. peoplesdispatch.org The conservative government in Hungary led by Viktor Orban has tried to restrict teachers' strikes by issuing a special decree calling for mandatory teaching services in schools citing the COVID-19 crisis…

WSWS (2022-03-21). Reject Arriva-Unite's 3 percent pay offer in London South: Build a rank-and-file committee for a unified fightback! wsws.org Unite's strike cancellation followed Arriva London South's provocative legal challenge stopping bus drivers at Brixton garage from joining the planned industrial action.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – The Cold War, 1945-1989, was a Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another, and the global corporations able to equate predatory capitalism with freedom. The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives then–and now.

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