(2022-03-03). Russia Prevents Washington from Unleashing Biological Warfare. journal-neo.org 
In view of the unrest that US intelligence services have been actively initiating lately, whether in Central Asia, Transcaucasia or other areas bordering Russia and China, the risk of a biological disaster from multiple secret military biological laboratories deployed by the US in potentially politically and socially unstable regions is objectively increasing. In this regard, …
(2022-03-03). The lies and absurdities in Biden's State of the Union address. wsws.org Biden's speech was a vulgar attempt to paper over an immense domestic crisis by presenting the US as internally united against one man: Vladimir Putin.
(2022-03-03). Is the pandemic really over? wsws.org Biden's State of the Union speech marked the climax of a weeks-long effort of the entire political establishment and corporate media to force the American population to "live with the virus" and accept a "new normal" of unending mass infections, debilitation and deaths.
(2022-03-03). Stellantis CEO complains of worker "absenteeism" in US following massive 2021 profit report. wsws.org What was left unstated in Tavares's comments are the disastrous conditions which have driven absences from work, above all, the explosive spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant.
(2022-03-03). The threat of world war looms: Take up the fight against imperialism and for international socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE (Australia) meeting at 4 p.m. (AEDT) Saturday, March 12 will discuss the urgent need to build an international anti-war movement of youth, students and workers as the danger of nuclear war heightens amid the escalating crisis in Ukraine.
(2022-03-03). Fed will move "aggressively" on interest rates if inflation persists. wsws.org Fed chair Powell made clear in testimony to Congress that decisions on interest rates will be determined by the extent to which workers push for higher wages in the face of rapidly rising inflation.
(2022-03-03). War and hollow promises: Biden's State of the Union address. liberationnews.org 
President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address last night, an hour-long speech mixing the war-mongering propaganda and empty promises of change that have become so typical of the Democratic Party establishment.
(2022-03-03). Australian Education Union's record of agreement sell-outs. wsws.org Desperate to ram through its deal with the Victorian Labor government, the AEU has launched a misinformation campaign to bury the real details of its latest sell-out.
(2022-03-03). Climate change is triggering a humanitarian crisis, UN report finds. wsws.org The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report is an indictment of global capitalism's utter failure to address climate change.
(2022-03-03). Chelsea boss Tuchel comments on Abramovich situation. rt.com 
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says it's 'very hard' to think of Chelsea without Roman Abramovich | Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Premier League team Chelsea will take some time to sink in, says the club's German boss Thomas Tuchel. | It was confirmed on Wednesday evening that the London team is officially on the market after Abramovich opted to sell the club some 19 years after he purchased it, a decision hastened by a wave of UK government sanctions being levied at Russian billionaires in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. | And speaking after Chelsea's 3-2 FA Cup win against Luton Town on Wednes…
(2022-03-02). Assassinations of Colombian social leaders shake communities. peoplesdispatch.org 
According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), during the past week, five social activists and two former combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla group were assassinated in the country…
(2022-03-02). Seattle says 'No' to war with Russia! fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA — Braving the freezing cold and rain, around 70 to 80 people gathered at Westlake Park, February 26, to demand no more U.S. wars. The rally, hosted by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Seattle alongside several endorsing organizations, featured speakers calling for an end to U.S. intervention and military action in Ukraine as events in the region unfold at a breakneck pace. | The rally was endorsed Party for Socialism and Liberation, About Face Veterans, Serve the People Tacoma, Anakbayan Seattle, Cascadian Workers Association and Party of Communists USA. Along with FRSO, these organiza…
(2022-03-02). Morning Commute 3-2-2022: It's my birthday! #DefundthePentagon #DefundNATO #NoToImperialistWar. anchor.fm In this episode I discuss the hypocrisy of the United States, the European Union, and NATO who condemn the "Russian invasion" while also holding UN security council meetings to label Yemeni resistance movements as terrorists. The hypocrisy between funding and arming, training and supporting the Saudi Arabian and UAE Coalition committing war crimes in Yemen, Israel who continues to terrorize and occupy the Palestinian people's land, and much more! We talk about Bolivia, Nicaragua, revolution, struggle and how to organize. Check it out and let me know what you think!!!
(2022-03-02). Joe Biden Speech: 'Fund Them, Fund Them, Fund The Police', Fraternal Order Of Police Endorsed Judge Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson. moguldom.com President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on March 1 evoked memories of his time as a tough-on-crime senator who crafted the 1994 crime bill. He said, "fund the police" several times during his speech, drawing bipartisan applause from politicians and criticism from community activists. Biden noted that his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji …
(2022-03-02). U.S.-instigated conflict threatens humanity. iacenter.org By Joe Piette March 1, 2022 Tens of thousands of essential workers lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many were exposed when they were put in harm's way to do the work providing the goods and services, so that corporate owners could continue to gather their billions of dollars in profits. Demonstration against NATO, Chicago, Jan. 24. The print press and online media reporting devoted to praising the nurses, postal workers, meat-packers, grocery and other workers, and the wage increases they were given, was fleeting. As the pandemic seems to be waning, companies are eliminating COVID-19 wage increases…
(2022-03-02). As Biden Touts Anti-Russia Response in SOTU, U.S. Remains Addicted to Fossil Fuels That Drive War. democracynow.org 
We discuss President Biden's first State of the Union address with Jacobin magazine's Branko Marcetic, who says Biden should have focused more of his speech on laying out goals to reach renewable energy independence since the continued reliance by the U.S. on the oil and gas reserves of countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia gives those countries "relative freedom" to commit war crimes on the world stage. He says the task ahead is to "both avoid military escalation" and "try and get a ceasefire agreed to as soon as possible." Marcetic's latest piece is headlined "Fo…
(2022-03-02). NATO and Africa: A relationship of colonial violence and structural White supremacy. mronline.org 
NATO is the means of continuing colonial aggressions against African countries.
(2022-03-02). For African and Colonized Peoples, to understand Ukraine: De-center Europe and focus on imperialism. mronline.org 
The Black Alliance for Peace emphatically declares that the conflict in the Ukraine emerges from the ceaseless and single-minded drive of the U.S., NATO, and the European Union for global economic and political dominance.
(2022-03-02). NATO's proxy war on Russia and the death of the Corbynite "left" wsws.org The rump of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs died on their knees, cowering before party leader Sir Keir Starmer's pro-NATO witch-hunt aimed at silencing anti-war sentiment in the working class.
(2022-03-02). Biden: US sending additional troops to Europe only to defend NATO allies. tass.com Biden said he had sent a clear signal that the US and its European allies "will defend every inch of territory of NATO countries with the full force of our collective power"
(2022-03-02). 10 Points Every Workers Should Know about NATO, Russia and Ukraine. iacenter.org By Danny O'Brien March 2, 2022 The U.S.-commanded NATO military alliance has spent 8 years funneling tons of advanced weapons and fascist armed groups into eastern Ukraine along the 1,200 mile border with Russia. The constant U.S./NATO backed attacks have resulted in over 14,000 deaths of civilians in Ukraine. These facts on the U.S./NATO military alliance's criminal and provocative role in Ukraine must be exposed. NATO expansion: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance under U.S. command. In 1990, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker promised leaders of the still-existing Soviet Union that N…
(2022-03-02). Russia Bad, Qatar Good — FIFA's Hypocrisy. southfront.org 
(Photo by Matthew Ashton — AMA/Getty Images) | Written by Gavin O'Reilly | Since early last Thursday, in what has seemingly finally brought an end to the two-year long COVID-19 corporate media narrative, a Russian military intervention in neighbouring Ukraine, launched in response to almost nine years of NATO provocations following Kiev coming under the rule of the successive pro-Western governments of Petro Poroshenko and Voldymyr Zelensky since the 2014 Euromaidan colour revolution, has dominated media headlines worldw…
(2022-03-02). Letter to the Editor: Attacked for telling the truth on Ukraine. workers.org 
Dear Editors, Facebook banned me for a month. Why? Cause I posted two pictures of Ukraine Nazis, armed by the U.S. and NATO. (tinyurl.com/2p8uc3ee) They are part of the Ukraine army that has bombed and attacked the people of Donetsk and Donbass and Lugansk, just like we have fascists in . . . |
(2022-03-02). Filipino Scholar Walden Bello on Why the Global South Is Suspicious of U.S. Motives in Ukraine War. democracynow.org 
We speak with acclaimed Filipino scholar and activist Walden Bello on the Global South's response to the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. Bello says there's hesitation from many world leaders to take an active role in the crisis, arguing that there is a lack of explicit national interests and a general suspicion the U.S. provoked the invasion to take advantage of the subsequent backlash against Russia. He says people in the Global South realize that ever since the Soviet Union fell apart, "NATO and the U.S. tried to take advantage of it in an aggressive eastward expansion of NATO right onto the coun…
(2022-03-02). Over 200 academics from across Latin American call for boycott of Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Calling Israel an apartheid state, academics from over 15 countries in the Latin American region demanded that their governments and institutions end all collaboration with the government and institutions of Israel…
(2022-03-02). A Labor Movement To Challenge The Billionaires. popularresistance.org Veteran union negotiator and labor lawyer Joe Burns has issued a bracing challenge to the U.S. labor movement in his new book, Class Struggle Unionism, one that should be read by everyone in the labor movement, and everyone who is concerned about the power that the billionaire class exercises over our society. | In less than 200 pages, and in clear, accessible language, Burns lays out a strong case that the reason the labor movement in the U.S. has been on the defensive for the past half-century is its abandonment of the type of unionism practiced by UE — what Burns calls "class struggle unionism" and what…
(2022-03-02). UFCW Local 135 inaugurates struggle for fair contract in San Diego. liberationnews.org 
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 rallied around 100 members and supporters in San Diego on Feb. 28 to kick off their fight for a new fair union contract.
(2022-03-02). °Disuelve la OTAN! Paren a los EE.UU./OTAN: °Provocador de la guerra en Ucrania! workers.org 
28 de febrero de 2022 El Partido del Mundo Obrero se une a las muchas organizaciones anti-guerra y anti-imperialistas, aquí y en todo el mundo, urgiendo a exponer las provocaciones de guerra de la OTAN y de los Estados Unidos. Llamamos a movilizaciones internacionales de emergencia para acciones del 1 . . . |
(2022-03-02). Misogyny again exposed in U.S. sports. workers.org 
Misogyny rooted in patriarchy has permeated every aspect of U.S. society from the time the butcher Christopher Columbus and his ilk arrived in the Americas hundreds of years ago. Women and gender-nonbinary people have been viewed as less than cisgender men, when it comes to economic and political equality. Sports . . . |
(2022-03-02). United Steelworkers president met with Biden to enforce sellout, block oil strike and back war drive against Russia. wsws.org Last Friday, the day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the United Steelworkers union (USW) suddenly announced it had reached a tentative agreement for a new labor agreement to prevent a strike by 30,000 oil refinery and petrochemical workers.
(2022-03-02). Unions rally for Alabama Amazon workers. workers.org 
Bessemer, Alabama The weather was cool in Alabama on Feb. 26, but the Amazon workers' spirits were hot! A crowd of hundreds gathered in front of a stage built by local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) members. A banner with the faces of scores and scores of Amazon . . . |
(2022-03-02). Virginia preschool teacher shares her story with the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org Jodie describes an uphill battle in her efforts to protect herself and the lives of her students, in opposition to the policies imposed by the state government, the CDC and powerful economic interests demanding parents return to work.
(2022-03-02). The way forward for the Sri Lankan health workers' struggle. wsws.org Facing growing anger among members over the continuous rejection of their demands, the unions have been compelled to call stoppages again, but only to beg for a deal with the government.
(2022-03-02). 1,300 Hershey's workers in Virginia voting on unionization. peoplesworld.org 
STUART'S DRAFT, Va.—Despite rampant corporate labor law-breaking and insults to the union they seek to join, some 1,300 workers at the Hershey's chocolate plant in Stuart's Draft, Va., just southwest of Staunton, are voting on whether to join the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers. If the union wins, those workers, who make …
(2022-03-02). Congressional staffers draw Dem, AFL-CIO support for unionizing drive. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Hours are long, often erratic. Sexism is rampant. Pay is low when compared to earnings of similarly talented and bright peers. Firings without cause are common. Depending on individual CEOs' preferences produces rampant racism. Many immediate supervisors, and some "CEOs," engage in sexual harassment on the job. Welcome to Capitol Hill, nicknamed "The Last …
(2022-03-02). A Different "Fight for 15:" Haiti Garment Industry Workers Strike. libya360.wordpress.com Marymah Prosper Garment worker protesting in Port au Prince, February 17, 2022 Reuters: Ralph Tedy Erol The garment workers' strike in Haiti can't be separated from that nation's history. Continued US interference on behalf of oligarchic rule keeps workers in poverty. On February 16, 2021, thousands marched from the SONAPI park down the Toussaint Louverture Boulevard…
(2022-03-02). Care Ambulance drivers protest low wages in Southern California health care workers protest. wsws.org Three-quarters of Falck/Care Ambulance drivers in Orange and LA County get paid $15 per hour, which became the state minimum wage for California on January 1.
(2022-03-02). Thousands die in Spain as PSOE-Podemos declares pandemic measures over. wsws.org The death toll and the incalculable impact on the lives and health of Spain's population are a result of the criminal policy of "herd immunity" pursued by the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government.
(2022-03-02). How Artist Mel Chin's 'Constant Revolution' Is Tackling Humanity's Environmental Challenge. independentmediainstitute.org For this MacArthur fellow, art is a powerful tool for addressing complex environmental issues. By Rachel Gugelberger, Independent Media Institute 17 min read I began to grasp the breadth of Mel Chin's work in 2015 when I included his video document "S.O.S. (Straight off the Street) Reloaded" in the first exhibition that I curated for the art …
(2022-03-02). Caracazo- cornerstone of the Bolivarian Revolution. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of thousands of poor Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas against neoliberalism and decades of social injustice in the country for a protest action in February 1989 known as Caracazo. The protests gave a big blow to the capitalist system and pseudo-democracy in the country as well as paved the way for the Bolivarian revolution.
(2022-03-02). Biden's Silence Throws 30 Million Uninsured People Under The Bus. popularresistance.org In his State of the Union address tonight, 1 Mar 2022, Joe Biden stayed consistent with his campaign pledge to bury universal healthcare, throwing 30 million uninsured Americans under the bus along with at least 40 million under-insured. | In tonight's speech Biden used the simplest of expedients: silence. Amid all the easy applause lines, the leader of the world's wealthiest nation whispered not a word about healthcare as a human right… …Nor a word about addressing America's shameful performance contrasted with peer nations, a gap that is growing. Average life expectancy in comparable nations has now risen…
(2022-03-02). Disarming Ukraine — Day Seven. popularresistance.org The crisis, and especially the reaction of the 'west' to it, is much worse than I had feared. The U.S. government and 'western' media claim that the World condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine. That is however far from reality. It is only true if true if you believe 'the world' solely exists of the 5-eye spying cooperation (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand), the European Union, Switzerland, Japan and Singapore. The view differs when you zoom out. The much bigger 'rest of the world' has not condemned Russia but understands how the conflict came about. They blame, like political scientist John Mearsheimer,…
(2022-03-02). West Intensifies Economic Warfare Against Russia. popularresistance.org Delivering his annual state of union address, US president Joe Biden announced the decision to close its airspace for all Russian flights on Tuesday, March 1. He accused Russia of rejecting "efforts of diplomacy" and called president Vladimir Putin's decision to send armies to Ukraine a "badly miscalculated" move. However, Biden also announced that the US will not fight against Russia directly. | The announcements of sanctions against Russia and its boycott by various countries and individual corporations continued on Tuesday. Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, announced its withdrawal from the European market foll…
(2022-03-02). Biden: If You Test Positive For Covid, You Can Get Antiviral Pills For Free At CVS And Walgreens. moguldom.com During his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, March 1, U.S. President Joe Biden made some lofty promises. Among them was the announcement that anyone who tests positive for covid-19 will soon be able to get free antiviral pills from Walgreens, CVS, Kroger and other pharmacies and health centers across the country. "We're launching …
(2022-03-02). People's Action: The State of the Union Isn't Strong for All of UsÔøº. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released a statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: "Tonight, President Biden pushed to tax the rich, grow the economy, and get costs down for families, and we agree—this economy has been rigged against the people who …
(2022-03-02). People's Action: The State of the Union Isn't Strong for All of Us. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released a statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: "Tonight, President Biden pushed to tax the rich, grow the economy, and get costs down for families, and we agree—this economy has been rigged against the people who …
(2022-03-02). President Maduro Confirms Support for Putin During Phone Call. orinocotribune.com 
In a telephone conversation that took place this Tuesday, March 1, the Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, ratified the support of the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the Russian people and the administration of President Vladimir Putin, in the midst of the conflict with the Republic of Ukraine. | For this reason, the diplomatic services of the Eurasian nation reported on the phone call held by the president, as disclosed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, through social media platforms—at least those not censored by Washington and the European Union.
(2022-03-02). Fact Check: Nukes Were Ordered By Soviet Union During Cold War But Famous Soviet Navy Officer Didn't Follow Orders. moguldom.com In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, history reminds us of the Cold War and how the Soviet Union came close 60 years ago to a nuclear strike that was averted by the actions of a Soviet Navy officer who refused to follow orders. Russia invaded Ukraine in a large-scale military invasion on …
(2022-03-02). Russia's largest bank leaves EU. rt.com 
The announcement comes as a number of the country's financial institutions become subject to heavy sanctions | Russia's key state bank has revealed that it will pull out of the European Union's financial markets, citing threats to the safety of employees and its branches in the wake of Moscow's attack on Ukraine. | In a statement on Wednesday, Sberbank announced that the decision had been made as a result of its subsidiary banks facing "an abnormal outflow of funds." The financial giant also claimed that its employees and branches were under threat. | "Due to the instruction of Russia's Central Bank, Sberbank…
(2022-03-02). 'Sports genocide' being waged against Russian athletes, says union. rt.com 
The Russian Union of Athletes pointed to a lack of punishment for others who have launched past military operations | The Russian Union of Athletes has released a scathing attack on the sanctions being imposed by global federations against Russian and Belarusian competitors, calling them a "sporting genocide." | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended on Monday that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from international competition across all sports, or failing that perform as neutrals without their country's national anthem or flag. | A host of international sporting federations have sinc…