(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…
(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.
(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 …
(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…
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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…
(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.
(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). 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.
(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," …
(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…
(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.
(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.
(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."
(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.
(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."
(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.'
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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…
(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.
(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 …
(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 …
(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.
(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.
(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…
(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.
(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…".
(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.
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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 …
(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.
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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 …