US jobless claims top 684,000, just below pre-pandemic record high, as millions remain out of work and at risk of eviction
wsws.org | 2021-03-26
Historic job losses coupled with new unemployment restrictions and expiring eviction moratoriums have left millions of workers and their families in the lurch.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/26/unem…
America Radiates Violence: Challenging the Politics of Isolated Incidents
Henry Giroux | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
In light of the tragic violence that has unfolded once again in the form of mass shootings in Boulder, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia, it becomes clear that another pandemic defines the United States–a pandemic of violence. The figures speak for themselves. Since the Columbine shooting in 1999, there have been 114 mass shootings with 1300 victims. Moreover, as one national report notes “Every day, more than 100 Americans are killed with guns and more than 230 are shot and wounded.” All of this happening in a country in which there are more guns than people and where laws are enacted that make it easier to buy a g…
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Joe Biden and the Pentagon’s “Ides of March 2021”: Best Month to Go to War?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
or the Romans, the month of March (Martius) marked “the time to start new military campaigns.” As in the heyday of the Roman Empire, the Pentagon has a mandate to plan and implement a precise “timeline” of military operations.
globalresearch.ca/the-pentagons-ides-of-…
Confused in Afghanistan: the Biden Administration’s Latest Trick
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
The Biden administration continues to engage in that favourite activity White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki can only describe as “circling back”. And much circling is taking place in the context of Afghanistan. The cupboard of calamities is well stocked, with the US facing an emboldened Taliban keen to hold Washington to its word in…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/confused-in-…
The Nakba of Sheikh Jarrah: How Israel Uses ‘the Law’ to Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
A Palestinian man, Atef Yousef Hanaysha, was killed by Israeli occupation forces on March 19 during a weekly protest against illegal Israeli settlement expansion in Beit Dajan, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Although tragic, the above news reads like a routine item from occupied Palestine, where shooting and killing unarmed protesters is part…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/the-nakba-of…
Battleground Baltimore: The tangled knot of Baltimore politics
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-03-26
In this week’s round-up of Baltimore news: A federal investigation into two city leaders reveals the work everyone needs to do to be truly transparent, renters’ advocates warn state leaders of an “eviction tsunami,” Baltimore shows support for Amazon workers, and…
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The Third Reconstruction: an Interview with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber
Seth Sandronsky | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber is the co-founder of the Poor People’s Campaign, A National Call for Moral Revival, a social justice advocacy group in the United States. Rev. Barber recently spoke out in Bessemer, Alabama, to support 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in their unionization campaign. He and I conducted the interview below via email.
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March 20 solidarity with BAmazon Union No to Amazon union busting and racism!
Minnie Bruce Pratt | workers.org | 2021-03-26
The historic union election sought by majority Black workers at a Bessemer, Ala., Amazon warehouse ends March 29. All indications are that the vote will be close, and the outcome could take weeks to determine. Monica Robinson, with Philadelphia Coalition for Labor Union Women, leads chants during March 20 protest. . . . | Continue reading March 20 solidarity with BAmazon Union | No to Amazon union busting and racism! at Workers.org…
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U.S. Joins “Rules-Based World” on Afghanistan
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
On March 18, the world was treated to the spectacle of …
globalresearch.ca/us-joins-rules-based-w…
Biden contra Putin: El imperio contraataca
Alberto López Girondo | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-26
En solo dos meses de gobierno, Joe Biden regresó a la agenda belicosa que tanto gusta a la industria bélica. El foco se ubica en Rusia, lo que hace temer por una escalada entre dos potencias nucleares, al modo de…
globalizacion.ca/biden-contra-putin-el-i…
How Biden Looks at the World
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
In his first foreign policy speech as president, delivered at the State Department on February 4, 2021, Joe Biden laid out his vision of America’s engagement with the world. In its conventional combination of the stick of military power and the carrot of diplomacy, Biden’s address heralded a return to the foreign policy status quo of the…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/how-biden-lo…
Columbia graduate students resist efforts to shut down their strike
wsws.org | 2021-03-26
There is immense hostility among rank-and-file members to the machinations happening behind the scenes over the Columbia strike.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/26/grad…
India’s Farm Crisis: “We Will Protest as Long as Possible”
Parth M.N. | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
“No parent should experience the trauma of losing a child,” says Sirvikramjeet Singh Hundal, father of Navreet Singh, who died on January 26, during the farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi. At their home in Uttar Pradesh’s Dibdiba village, Navreet’s portrait rests against a wall of the room where Sirvikramjeet, 45, and his wife, Paramjeet Kaur,…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/indias-farm-…
Texas solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2021-03-26
Books, tee shirts, and literature on the death penalty and the health of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal were promoted at the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement’s booth during a festival held by the National Black United Front on March 21 in Houston. Almost 100 copies of the newly published Jamal . . . | Continue reading Texas solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal at Workers.org…
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Art and Money Today: Goya Meets Beeple
Stephen F. Eisenman | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
Tale of Two Artworks On March 11, 2021, I bought an etching by Francisco Goya for $500 on eBay. On the same day, two people with the pseudonyms Metakovan and Twobadour bought a Non Fungible Token by Mike Winkelmann (pseud. “Beeple”) for an astonishing $69 million at an online Christies auction. An NFT is a…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/art-and-mone…
The “Corona Crisis” and the War of “The Super-Rich” against the Earth’s Citizens
Emanuel Pastreich | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
Corporations, multinational investment banks, and the super-rich that hide behind them …
globalresearch.ca/the-corona-crisis-and-…
This Week’s Most Popular Articles
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
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U.S. props up unpopular Haitian regime on verge of collapse
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2021-03-26
March 21 — In the past week, one group of Haitian cops attacked at least two precincts, released prisoners who they said were being held illegally, set fires, sacked a car dealership and demanded the government retrieve the bodies of cops who died in a March 12 ambush. In the . . . | Continue reading U.S. props up unpopular Haitian regime on verge of collapse at Workers.org…
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Tension in the Taiwan Strait: the US Carrier on China’s Front Door
Tom Clifford | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
China shifted its gaze and few paid attention. China of the Great Wall, constructed to keep foreigners out, is now China of the great wave, with a navy to deter invasion and secure the three seas, the San Hai: the South China, East China and Yellow seas. The century of humiliation up to 1949, as every…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/tension-in-t…
Estados Unidos todavía no acepta que ahora China es su igual
Martin Jacques | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-26
El Diálogo entre Estados Unidos y China en Anchorage, Alaska, ha sido muy revelador. Las fuertes críticas hechas a Estados Unidos por Yang Jiechi y Wang Yi, en presencia de los medios globales, sugieren un nuevo tipo de autoconfianza, en…
globalizacion.ca/estados-unidos-todavia-…
Why Scottish Independence Could be Main Obstacle to ‘Global Britain’
Johanna Ross | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
Last week the UK’s new Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development…
globalresearch.ca/why-scottish-independe…
Texas solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jama
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2021-03-26
Books, tee shirts, and literature on the death penalty and the health of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal were promoted at the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement’s booth during a festival held by the National Black United Front on March 21 in Houston. Almost 100 copies of the newly published Jamal . . . | Continue reading Texas solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jama at Workers.org…
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Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward
Kollibri terre Sonnenblume | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
Agriculture is at the root of multiple crises facing humanity today. Environmentally, it is responsible for habitat destruction, topsoil loss, aquifer depletion, pesticide and fertilizer pollution, ocean dead zones, dubious genetic experimentation, and a tremendous amount of green house gas emissions. Socially, its practice depends on a permanent underclass of slave-like labor controlled by monopolistic…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/rethinking-f…
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2021-03-26
Pharmacists strike in Lebanon as economy collapses; UK bus strike at Go North West Manchester depot in fifth week; further strike planned by UK energy workers; French workers at Renault foundry strike against closure…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/26/wkrs…
Statement on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. war on Syria
| workers.org | 2021-03-26
The following slightly edited statement was released on March 12, 2021 by the Syria Solidarity Movement — including the International Action Center — on the 10th anniversary of the continuing U.S. war on Syria. Workers World Party has participated in three solidarity delegations to Syria during this 10-year period. Contact . . . | Continue reading Statement on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. war on Syria at Workers.org…
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Scientist to FDA: You Are Ignoring ‘Clear and Present Danger’ Associated with COVID Vaccine
Dr. Hooman Noorchashm | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
In an email to FDA officials, Pfizer executives and media, Dr. …
globalresearch.ca/scientist-fda-you-are-…
U.S. Joins “Rules-Based World” on Afghanistan
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2021-03-26
Maybe cooperation over Afghanistan can even be a first step toward broader U.S. cooperation with China, Russia and Iran that will be essential if we are to solve the serious common challenges confronting us all…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/u-s-joins-rules-ba…
More students sent back to Las Vegas schools, as health expert claims Nevada is reaching “herd immunity”
wsws.org | 2021-03-26
More than 26,000 students were sent back into Clark County schools this week even as more virulent and lethal variants spread throughout Nevada.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/26/vega…
Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
aclu.org | 2021-03-26
This week on At Liberty, we’re rounding out our Women’s History Month series with writer and artist Chanel Miller. Miller jumped into the spotlight back in 2015. First known to the public as “Emily Doe,” Miller’s victim impact statement from the sentencing hearing of Brock Turner, who sexually assaulted her on Stanford University’s campus, went viral. The statement she wrote helped spark the #MeToo movement, but her name was nowhere to be found. | In 2019,…
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Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s Interim President. Again
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
Despite a failed military coup attempt by Guaido with Washington’s backing …
globalresearch.ca/juan-guaido-venezuela-…
Selected Articles: “Fraudulent Marketing”: The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Is an “Unapproved Product”
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
“Fraudulent Marketing”: The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Is an “Unapproved Product” which Is “Permitted for Use” | By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, March 26 2021 | Should we trust Big Pharma Companies which have a criminal record? In a histori…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-frau…
A Turtle’s Life Cycle?
Jos Sances | thenation.com | 2021-03-26
A Turtle’s Life Cycle?
thenation.com/article/environment/a-turt…
In Yemen, 6 Years of Suffering and Death in an Ill-Fated War
William D. Hartung | thenation.com | 2021-03-26
In Yemen, 6 Years of Suffering and Death in an Ill-Fated War…
thenation.com/article/world/yemen-biden-…
Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday
Sara Van Horn, Wen Zhuang | thenation.com | 2021-03-26
Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday…
thenation.com/article/economy/home-care-…
Biden’s New Foreign Policy Hire Considers Sanctions an Art Form
Aída Chávez | thenation.com | 2021-03-26
Biden’s New Foreign Policy Hire Considers Sanctions an Art Form…
thenation.com/article/politics/richard-n…
AstraZeneca Vaccine Correlated to Blood Clots, Death. Norwegian Physician Pà•l Andre Holme
Line Fausko | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
Below is the Google Translation of the original article in Norwegian. …
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European Union summit retreats from vaccine export ban
wsws.org | 2021-03-26
Every major capitalist power is engaged in the same beggar thy neighbour policy, with catastrophic consequences that only aids the spread of the virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/26/vaeu…
Zach Snyder’s Justice League: a Four Hour Ayn Rand Fantasia
Andrew Stewart | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-26
It might strike some as odd to claim one of the most eagerly-anticipated films of 2021 was originally formulated as an Objectivist epic. Shock might be further compounded upon learning that this film exists thanks to a grassroots campaign not featuring the usual suspects from the Libertarian milieu (Ron Paul supporters, bow-tied dweebs of the…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/zach-snyders…
Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship ‘tomorrow night’
MEE, agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-26
Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship ‘tomorrow night’ | Report in Japanese newspaper comes despite salvage experts warning the rescue operation could last days or even weeks | MEE and agencies | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 09: 31 | Global shipping giant Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd both said on Thursday that they were looking into going around Africa (AFP) | Shoei Kisen, the Japanese owner of the container shi…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-suez-ca…
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Viruses can’t mutate if they can’t replicate
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-03-26
The COVID-19 virus mutates and replicates when people let down their guard and don’t follow safety protocols, such as practicing social distancing and wearing a mask. “I think most of us expect a major surge because of spring break travel and the relaxation of restrictions,” says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…
Resisting Greece’s rapid descent into authoritarianism
Giulio D’Errico | zcomm.org | 2021-03-26
The heavily militarized response to the pandemic and endemic police violence has exacerbated old conflicts within Greek society — and many have had enough…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/resisting-greeces-…
Workers of the World: Growth, Change, and Rebellion
Kim Moody | zcomm.org | 2021-03-26
The working class of the twenty-first century is a class in formation, as one would expect in a world where capitalism has only recently become universal…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/workers-of-the-wor…
Political and Economic Power in a Period of Social Transformation
Tom Wetzel | zcomm.org | 2021-03-26
How does the working class liberate itself from being a subordinate and exploited class?
zcomm.org/znetarticle/political-and-econ…
Saudi Arabia reports fire at Jizan oil terminal as Houthis escalate attacks
MEE, agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-26
Saudi Arabia reports fire at Jizan oil terminal as Houthis escalate attacks | Rebels say they also targeted King Abdelaziz military base in Dammam and military sites in Najran and Asir | MEE and agencies | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 08: 29 | Saudi-backed forces are also under pressure as the Houthis battle towards Marib, the Yemeni government’s last northern stronghold in the war-ravaged country (AFP) | A projectile…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-…
“Two Fatal Errors in its Assessment of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic”. What SAGE Has Got Wrong
Dr. Mike Yeadon | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
This article was first published in October 2020 | Note: The Strategic Advisory …
globalresearch.ca/two-fatal-errors-in-it…
Welcome to the “COVID Testing Industrial Complex”, Which Is Fast Becoming a $100 Billion a Year Industry
Jordan Schachtel | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-26
This article was first published in December 2020. | The COVID-19 Testing …
globalresearch.ca/welcome-covid-testing-…
Newark NJ’s P.O.P. letter for Mumia Abu-Jamal to PA Gov. Tom Wolf
Lawrence Hamm, reposted by the Jamal Journal | indybay.org | 2021-03-26
This March 17 letter to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal was written by Lawrence Hamm, Chair of the People’s Organization for Progress (POP), based out of Newark, New Jersey. POP is one of the organizers for the upcoming Friday, March 26 Mumia Protest at 12 NOON, beginning at Newark City Hall and March to DA Honig’s Office.
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It doesn’t have to be this Way: England has 33 gun Homicides per Year (equiv. 182); US has 10,258
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-03-25
Revised We are reeling from back-to-back mass shootings, in Atlanta and Boulder. The main similarities of the two are that the young alleged murderers easily bought firearms just before their horrific killings and that neither of them ought to have been anywhere near a firearm, clearly having severe emotional problems. The US policy of constantly …
juancole.com/2021/03/doesnt-england-homi…
The Xinjiang “Genocide”
Daniel Dumbrill | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-03-25
This is an excerpt from the “American/Canadian Propaganda — a Xinjiang ‘Genocide’ Panel” video. I encourage you to watch the whole thing, including Max Blumenthal’s part. The video can be found here: youtu.be/xdw1Nc6MJRg‚Ä&a…; I’ve decided to subtitle this portion in both English and Chinese, as I know many overseas Chinese (and Asians in general) are …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/03/the-xinjiang-…
For Sunday Shows, Border Is ‘Political Crisis,’ Not Humanitarian Emergency
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting | fair.org | 2021-03-25
Increasing numbers of migrants are attempting to cross the US/Mexico border, and unaccompanied children and teenagers are exceeding the capacities of government-run detention facilities. The right has declared a crisis, and national corporate media have largely followed suit. Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas appeared on five of the six Sunday Beltway talk …
fair.org/home/for-sunday-shows-border-is…
After years of blockade, Saudi-led coalition allows four ships to dock at Hodeidah in Yemen
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-25
Four ships carrying gas oil, LPG and fuel oil were allowed to dock at Hodeidah port. The Saudi-led Gulf military coalition’s blockade of the city has led to one of the worst humanitarian crisis of the century…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/25/after-yea…
What can India learn from its response to the pandemic?
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-25
It has been one year since the Narendra Modi government in India imposed a nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the largest and one of the most strictest lockdowns anywhere in the world. Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath talks about what the past year has been like in terms of India’s response to the pandemic.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/25/what-can-…
Facebook threatens teachers’ groups opposing unsafe school reopenings
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
Facebook is aggressively removing posts, disabling accounts and shutting down groups that are sharing scientifically accurate information about the COVID-19 pandemic and opposing the government’s deadly policy of reopening schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/cens…
CNN’s Defense of Chris Cuomo’s Special COVID Privileges is Grotesque
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-03-25
By Glenn Greenwald / Substack Ever since the COVID pandemic subsumed most countries on the planet, there have been numerous scandals and controversies relating to those who corruptly obtain medical privileges and other exemptions unavailable to ordinary citizens. These scandals typically arise when someone uses their wealth, power or connections to jump in front of others for access to potentially… | Source…
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As COVID-19 surges in Europe, NATO steps up threats against Russia and China
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The summit took no action on the pandemic but instead announced plans to increase military spending to confront Russia and China, including with nuclear weapons.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/nato…
The Rural South Lost 13 Hospitals In 2020
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
For the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, the last straw was the COVID-19 pandemic, which strained the critical access hospital’s already-precarious finances past the breaking point. In Florida, two hospitals closed inpatient non-emergency services after being bought out by the HCA hospital chain. In Tennessee and West Virginia, financial problems combined with the strain of the pandemic led two more rural hospitals to shut their doors. | Of the 20 rural hospitals that closed in 2020, 13 were in the South, according to data from the Sheps Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which d…
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Tamil Nadu election rallies disregard social distancing as COVID-19 ravages India
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
Tamil-nationalist parties’ rallies held without even minimal social distancing reflect the bourgeoisie’s murderous “herd immunity” policy on the pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/tnco…
Is a mental health crisis the next pandemic?
Shawn Mack | nationofchange.org | 2021-03-25
Whether your share of damage from the pandemic is visible out in the open or not, you need to credit yourself for putting up with it.
nationofchange.org/2021/03/25/is-a-menta…
On Tax Day, the Billionaires must Start Paying their Fair Share
H. Patricia Hynes | juancole.com | 2021-03-25
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) — On Tax Day, there’s more than one elephant in the room, and they’re all in mansions. Elephants occupy the bulging mansions of 657 American billionaires, 43 of them new this past pandemic year. Their combined wealth soared to $4.2 trillion — up $1.3 trillion — between March 21, …
juancole.com/2021/03/billionaires-start-…
Moving on from the War on Terror?
Andy Kroll | tomdispatch.com | 2021-03-25
In the first two months of Joe Biden’s presidency, you could feel the country holding its breath. Sheltered in place, hidden behind masks, unsure about whether to trust in a safe-from-pandemic future, we are nonetheless beginning to open our eyes collectively. As part of this reemergence, a wider array of issues — those beyond Covid-19 — are once again starting to enter public consciousness. Domestically, attempts to repress (or preserve) voting rights have been consuming activists and dominating headlines, along with this country’s missing infrastructure and a need to raise the minimum wage. The fore…
tomdispatch.com/moving-on-from-the-war-o…
Less than 25% of Chicago students opt to return in first month of in-person learning
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-03-25
Chicago, IL – On March 19, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) issued a statement, noting, “A coalition of stakeholders – parents, students, educators, community organizations and elected officials – told Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her handpicked Chicago Board of Education for months that parents were choosing to stick with remote learning for their children, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Black and Brown communities that make up the majority of our school district. Today, after a nearly month-long delay, Chicago Public Schools released attendance figures showing that less than 25 percent of student…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/3/25/less-25-…
Who are the 10 Biggest Pandemic Profiteers?
Chuck Collins | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-25
One year ago, the Institute for Policy Studies published “Billionaire Bonanza 2020: Wealth Windfalls, Tumbling Taxes and Pandemic Profiteers,” and began tracking billionaire wealth gains as unemployment surged. We teamed up with Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) to track the wealth growth of America’s billionaires over the last year. This report summarizes the extraordinary growth…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/25/who-are-the-…
US, Lobbyists and Arm Dealers Scramble to Reposition Amid Impending Saudi Defeat in Yemen
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2021-03-25
Recent developments in the Yemen war are increasingly pointing to the possibility that Biden’s ostensible moves towards peace may simply be an attempt to control the narrative and save face around what is looking like yet another defeat in the long-running American-sponsored global war on terror.
mintpressnews.com/us-lobbyists-arm-deale…
America Against the World: Everyone Is a “Frenemy”. Putin is a “Killer” Russia “Must Pay the Price”
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
There are certainly a number of reasons why the United States …
globalresearch.ca/america-against-world-…
The Taliban MLB Franchise Favored To Win It All
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
Let the record show that the almighty American military machine was soundly defeated by an enemy that didn’t like fighting either in the dark or cold. Talk about bad medicine that’s good for a society (somehow still) desperately in need of a decisive case study in the limits of its own power and martial prowess. Enter the tested teachers of the Taliban and Afghanistan (though, ironically, Talib vaguely translates as “student.”. | Seriously though, when I commanded a sandbagged shit-hole (in 2011-12) just miles from Talib-ground zero in Kandahar province at the very crest of the Obama-surge and U.S. troop counts […
popularresistance.org/the-taliban-mlb-fr…
Biden Plans To Stay In Afghanistan Past May 1 Deadline
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
The Biden administration is planning to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan past an agreed-upon May 1 deadline to withdraw, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday to a panel hosted by Foreign Policy. | “It’s a general feeling that May 1 is too soon, just logistically,” Rep. Adam Smith (D–Wash.) claimed, citing conversations with administration officials. “You cannot pull out ten thousand plus troops in any sort of reasonable way in just six weeks.” | Under the terms of the Doha Agreement signed with the Taliban in February 2020, the United States is obligated to pull its forces out of…
popularresistance.org/biden-plans-to-sta…
The Nakba of Sheikh Jarrah: How Israel Uses ‘the Law’ to Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-03-25
A Palestinian man, Atef Yousef Hanaysha, was killed by Israeli occupation forces on March 19 during a weekly protest against illegal Israeli settlement expansion in Beit Dajan, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Although tragic, the above news reads like a routine item from occupied Palestine, where shooting and killing unarmed protesters is part …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/03/the-nakba-of-…
Montreal authorities forced to backtrack on excluding teachers from vaccination pilot project
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
Local officials were forced to acknowledge that parents are contracting the more contagious and lethal B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant from their children, who had been infected at school.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/mote…
The Many Variants of Fauci’s Mutating COVID Advice
Phillip W. Magness | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
In an explosive Senate hearing on March 18, Dr. Anthony Fauci…
globalresearch.ca/many-variants-fauci-mu…
Facts About COVID-19
Swiss Policy Research | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
“The only means to fight the plague is honesty.” (Albert Camus, …
globalresearch.ca/facts-about-covid-19-2…
PDF of March 25 issue
Workers World Party | workers.org | 2021-03-25
Download the PDF. Sorrow & solidarity for Asian communities Centerfold: 50+ Actions for Bessemer Amazon workers Women’s History Month: Trans & women’s liberation Gender solidarity Paris Commune’s courageous women. More on anti-Asian violence: Chinese workers’ history in U.S. Unions denounce murders Philly Asian communities respond Editorials: The blame game; COVID . . . | Continue reading PDF of March 25 issue at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/03/55245/?utm_source=rs…
Listen to Workers on COVID-19
Michael Felsen | progressive.org | 2021-03-25
When workplaces become coronavirus hotspots, the virus spreads to our neighborhoods and communities.
progressive.org/op-eds/listen-to-workers…
Video: China’s COVID-19 Health Passport
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
This is a report by TeleSur which points to the fact …
globalresearch.ca/video-china-covid-19-h…
San Diego Convention Center to be used by Biden administration to detain 1,400 migrant children
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The opening of a detention center in downtown San Diego is an attempt to give the US government’s anti-immigrant policies a facelift as more than 14,000 children remain in federal custody.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/sand…
The Bangladesh refugee camp inferno and capitalism’s global war on migrants
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The responsibility for Monday’s terrible fire rests not just with the ruling elites in Bangladesh and Myanmar, but with the ruling classes around the world, who have shut their borders and vilified immigrants.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/pers…
Increasing Nukes and Trimming the Military: Global Britain’s Skewed Vision
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
Campaigners for the abolition of nuclear weapons had every reason to …
globalresearch.ca/increasing-nukes-trimm…
After 10 Years of Civil War in Syria, US (Quietly) Declares Defeat but Won’t Go Home
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2021-03-25
After a decade of bombing, invasions, exoduses and economic strife, it is clear that there are precious few winners in the Syrian Civil War — or from the rest of the Arab Spring, for that matter.
mintpressnews.com/10-years-civil-war-syr…
Workers in San Antonio, Dallas rally in support of Bamazon union
Marissa Rodriguez, Jasmin Flores,, Kyle Kennedy | liberationnews.org | 2021-03-25
“Jeff Bezos run and hide — the South is getting organized!”
liberationnews.org/workers-in-san-antoni…
Bessemer workers ‘fighting against the capitalist ransom of their happiness and health’
| workers.org | 2021-03-25
The following remarks were given at a March 20 Harlem, N.Y., rally in solidarity with Amazon workers who are organizing a union in Bessemer, Ala. My name is Clarissa Hernandez and I’m with the Workers Assembly Against Racism — WAAR! Everyone should know that we owe most major progress we . . . | Continue reading Bessemer workers ‘fighting against the capitalist ransom of their happiness and health’ at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/03/55298/?utm_source=rs…
Bigger than Bessemer: Workers everywhere must stand up & fight back
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-03-25
Before she testified in front of the Senate Budget Committee about Amazon’s exploitative and dehumanizing conditions, Jennifer Bates sat down with TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez to talk about the historic Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama.
therealnews.com/bigger-than-bessemer-wor…
A New History of the Prophet of IslamÔ∑∫ — Juan Cole interviewed by Hamza Yusuf
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-03-25
Juan Cole interviewed by Hamza Yusuf at Renovatio about the book: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires Available at Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor And Hachette And Barnes and Noble And Amazon Renovatio writes: Can those working in the field of modern academic historical method contribute to new ways of viewing an …
juancole.com/2021/03/history-islam%ef%b7…
Cornel West: Goodbye, Harvard; hello, Union Theological
Staff | therealnews.com | 2021-03-25
In a special edition of The Tight Rope, Dr. Cornel West provides closing thoughts on his “ridiculous situation at Harvard” with respect to his being denied tenure at the institution. Join Dr. West and Professor Tricia Rose as they discuss the finality of Dr. West’s decision to leave Harvard and return “home” to Union Theological Seminary.
therealnews.com/cornel-west-goodbye-harv…
Russia, China to Resist US but Engagement Is Preferred Option
M. K. Bhadrakumar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
The US President Joe Biden’s “killer” remark about his “soulless” …
globalresearch.ca/russia-china-resist-us…
Western Media: Prosecuting Coup Leaders Is Worse Than Leading A Coup
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
One can imagine an editor of the London-based Guardian (3/17/21) shaking her head sadly as she typed the headline: “Cycle of Retribution Takes Bolivia’s Ex-President From Palace to Prison Cell.” The subhead told readers, “Jeanine àÅñez’s government once sought to jail the country’s former leader Evo Morales for terrorism and sedition–now she faces the same charges.” | The Guardian article by Tom Phillips wants us to lament an alleged incapacity of Bolivian governments to stop persecuting opponents once they take office.
popularresistance.org/western-media-pros…
The Rise of the Eurasian Century. The China -India -Pakistan Triangle
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
Fast-moving recent developments inspire hope that the Eurasian Century is rising …
globalresearch.ca/rise-eurasian-century/…
US Escalates New Cold War As Diplomatic Gloves Come Off
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
The new Cold War has escalated over the past week as U.S. attempts to dominate both China and Russia backfired in embarrassing fashion for the Biden administration. Behind The Headlines’ Dan Cohen is joined by “Silk and Steel” podcast host Carl Zha to discuss the diplomatic fiasco, how U.S. intelligence and media cornered Biden into denouncing Russia, and the Quad Alliance’s political contradictions.
popularresistance.org/us-escalates-new-c…
National Day of Action March 27: Call It What It Is, a Hate Crime! Stop Anti-Asian Violence, Stop China-Bashing!
ANSWER Coalition | liberationnews.org | 2021-03-25
The following national call to action was issued by the ANSWER Coalition Join the Sat. March 27 National Day of Action! Endorse the national day of action here Organize an event in your city — register your event here Find local actions in your city: San Francisco, CA A National Day of Action; Asian Empowerment …
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Venezuela Welcomes UN Resolution Calling to Eliminate Sanctions
Andreína Chávez Alava | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-03-25
Calls for sanctions relief are also gaining steam in Washington DC.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/15157
Prosecutors release online chats detailing ‘alliance’ between fascist groups ahead of January 6 assault on US Capitol
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The Facebook logs confirm that far-right militia groups were coordinating their violent actions together in the lead-up to January 6…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/oath…
There Is No ‘Border Crisis’
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2021-03-25
Wisconsin immigration lawyers worry about misinformation and backlash.
progressive.org/dispatches/there-is-no-b…
“A mirage:” EV startup Lordstown Motors faked preorders and is years away from production launch, according to short seller’s report
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
In response to the report, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched an investigation into Lordstown Motors, an electric vehicle start-up which took over General Motors’ former Lordstown Assembly Plant in Ohio and has yet to sell a single vehicle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/26/lord…
Equal Pay Day used to push legislation against pay discrimination
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-25
WASHINGTON–Advocates, from National Domestic Workers Alliance leader Ai-jen Poo to Megan Rapinoe, the outspoken leader of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, used Equal Pay Day, March 24, to again push wide-ranging legislation against pay discrimination on the job. Their testimony, before the House Oversight Committee, came as the Equal Pay Coalition, led by the …
peoplesworld.org/article/equal-pay-day-u…
Prostitution Is a Racialized Hate Crime Against Women
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-03-25
City Walkr / CC BY-SA 2.0] By Alice Lee, Suzanne Jay, and Melissa Farley / Original to ScheerPost Racists target the humanity of those they attack. In the Atlanta spa deaths, two Chinese women and four Korean women were six of the eight people targeted for murder by a racist white man. We wonder, who are the women who were murdered? If, as the evidence below suggests, some Asian massage parlors or… | Source…
scheerpost.com/2021/03/25/prostitution-i…
Minnesota: Hennepin County union members win reinstatement of fired chief steward
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-03-25
Minneapolis, MN – On March 10, AFSCME Local 2822 and its Co-chief Steward Regina Kittrell won an astonishing victory. Kittrell will be fully reinstated in her position and provided with back pay retroactive to her dismissal, effective January 8. This comes on the heels of an aggressive union campaign that combined community outreach and union solidarity with the union grievance process. | Kittrell was dismissed as the result of an investigation in September regarding an email petition she helped organize in July as part of an effort to ensure her employer followed Governor Tim Walz’s order supporting remote work…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/3/25/minnesot…
Midwest Dispatch: Making Them Pay for Police Violence
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2021-03-25
Civil suits provide the accountability that the courts so far have not.
progressive.org/dispatches/pay-for-polic…
For over a century and a half: Chinese workers abused and superexploited in U.S
Jim McMahan | workers.org | 2021-03-25
Chinese railroad workers in 1869. The six Asian spa workers murdered in Atlanta March 16 were low-wage workers. They were not respected by capitalism. Their deaths came on a surge of anti-Asian violence. Anybody with an honest view of the U.S. wars against Korea and Vietnam is familiar with anti-Asian . . . | Continue reading For over a century and a half: Chinese workers abused and superexploited in U.S. at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/03/55287/?utm_source=rs…
Almost 19m workers got jobless benefits through early March
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-25
WASHINGTON–Almost 19 million workers got state or federal jobless benefits through March 6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. But that figure doesn’t count almost two million more who have applied for the aid in the two weeks since then. The numbers–a total of 20,892,784 workers seeking or getting the aid–show the U.S. is still …
peoplesworld.org/article/almost-19m-work…
China Dominates Global Wind Power Industry
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) published a report showing that …
globalresearch.ca/china-dominates-global…
Virginia becomes first southern state to abolish the death penalty
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2021-03-25
“With Governor Northam’s signature today, Virginia has now joined 22 other states, including Washington, D.C., that have abandoned the death penalty.”
nationofchange.org/2021/03/25/virginia-b…
On the picketline
Marie Kelly | workers.org | 2021-03-25
Student workers organize Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College in Ohio formed the Student Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) and voted to strike because of unfair labor practices by the college. On March 15, more than 120 students picketed and marched across campus in what is being hailed as the first . . . | Continue reading On the picketline at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/03/55281/?utm_source=rs…
Hypocrisy: Right-wing GOP liars examine high-tech liars
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-25
WASHINGTON–Call it the height of hypocrisy: Right-wing Republicans who spread lies and disinformation about “election fraud” on social media last year–and even about fighting the coronavirus this year–are questioning the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter about…spreading lies and disinformation on social media. That’s not to say Google’s Sundar Pichai, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, and Facebook’s …
peoplesworld.org/article/hypocrisy-right…
Amidst a Wave of Voter Suppression Bills, Some States Expand Access to the Ballot
Bobby Hoffman | aclu.org | 2021-03-25
The struggle for the right to vote is underway at state legislatures throughout the country. Following record voter turnout in the 2020 election, politicians are drumming up false concerns and baseless conspiracies about widespread voter fraud to justify suppressing the right to vote. More than 250 voter suppression bills have been introduc…
aclu.org/news/voting-rights/amidst-a-wav…
What Blinken promised — and refused to promise — during NATO HQ visit
John Winstead | liberationnews.org | 2021-03-25
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels yesterday, recommitting the United States to shoring up the military alliance that has for decades played a central role in the Pentagon’s efforts to dominate the globe. A wide range of issues were discussed, but perhaps most closely watched …
liberationnews.org/what-blinken-promised…
Biden: Who’s the killer?
Editor | workers.org | 2021-03-25
On March 18, U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer.” Since no one has withdrawn this gratuitous insult, we assume this was no Biden gaffe. It indicates instead increased U.S. hostility to Russia — just as the recent Alaska talks showed a developing conflict with People’s . . . | Continue reading Biden: Who’s the killer? at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/03/55285/?utm_source=rs…
Venezuelan Women Endure The ‘Sanctions’ With Their Bodies
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
On February 20, the New York Times published an article titled “Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their Lives.” This article attempts to distort reality, as it completely ignores the siege and aggressions the Venezuelan people currently subjected to. | For greater context, we should note that in 2012, Venezuela granted completely free access to safe and quality contraceptives, reaching a coverage of 22.16% in the national public health system. Access was nearly universal both due to the purchasing power of Venezuelans at the time and because both private and public health networks were…
popularresistance.org/venezuelan-women-e…
Interior Secretary Haaland already taking giant steps forward for Native America
Albert Bender | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-25
The confirmation on March 15, and the swearing in ceremony on March 18, of dauntless Native American standard-bearer Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) is truly historic for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is that historically the DOI functioned as an arm of outright genocide in …
peoplesworld.org/article/interior-secret…
Thousands in NYC’s Chinatown say, ‘End anti-Asian violence!’
Jolie Huang | liberationnews.org | 2021-03-25
Holding signs emblazoned with slogans like “Call it what it is: racism and sexism,” and “Anti-Asian racism is not new,” protesters drew attention to the long history of violence and exclusion that Asian Americans have faced.
liberationnews.org/thousands-in-nycs-chi…
Student-workers of the world unite! Lessons from K-SWOC
pyeverino | dsausa.org | 2021-03-25
Thursday, April 1st at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/6 pm MT/5 pm PT Are you an undergraduate student-worker interested in organizing your workplace? Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College in Ohio are trying to win a union. Nearly one year ago they formed the Kenyon Student Workers Organizing to address work conditions and pay, especially in…
dsausa.org/calendar/student-workers-of-t…
New Delhi and Washington vow to strengthen anti-China military-strategic partnership
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The first high-level Biden administration official to visit India, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/usin…
In a Shift, Pakistan Suing for Peace with India
FM Shakil | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2021-03-25
asia-pacificresearch.com/pakistan-suing-…
Fiji government withdraws police powers bill, amid widespread opposition
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
In a tactical manoeuvre, the Bainimarama regime declared last week that it would withdraw legislation aimed at giving sweeping powers to the police.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/fiji…
Jordanian security forces crack down on demonstrations on anniversary of 2011 protests
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-25
The protests were called to mark the 10th anniversary of anti-monarchy and pro-democracy protests. Protesters were also demanding an end to the emergency law imposed last year and addressing of several economic issues such as rising unemployment…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/25/jordanian…
Nawal El-Saadawi: (1931-2021) Radical Feminist, Writer, Critic
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
I often quote one simple statement by Nawal El-Saadawi– a …
globalresearch.ca/nawal-el-saadawi-1931-…
Reminding South Korea Who is Boss: Biden’s Enforcers Pay a Visit
Gregory Elich | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-25
In a Washington Post opinion piece, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spelled out their objectives in visiting Japan, South Korea, and India. “The United States is now making a big push to revitalize our ties with friends and partners,” they wrote. The nature of those relationships, as perceived by Washington, is the subordination of Asian nations as junior partners in an anti-China coalition. “Our alliances are what our military calls ‘force multipliers,’ Blinken and Austin explain. “Our combined power makes us stronger when we must push back against China’s aggression and…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/25/reminding-so…
Colectivo Could Become The Largest Unionized Coffee Chain
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
On March 8, Lauretta Archibald marked her three-year anniversary as a baker for Colectivo Coffee Roasters, an upscale Midwestern coffee chain based in Milwaukee and Chicago. | In her years at Colectivo, Archibald had been responsible for making artisan bread in bulk, sometimes baking 1,000 loaves a night. It was arduous work, and Archibald says that she did not always have the support‚Äâ–‚Äâor even materials‚Äâ–‚Äâthat she needed: the bakery was understaffed for stretches of time, there weren’t enough cooling racks and one of the oven…
popularresistance.org/colectivo-could-be…
Student-workers of the world unite! Lessons from K-SWOC
pyeverino | dsausa.org | 2021-03-25
Thursday, April 1st at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT/6 pm MT/5 pm PT RSVP Here Are you an undergraduate student-worker interested in organizing your workplace? Undergraduate student workers at Kenyon College in Ohio are trying to win a union. Nearly one year ago they formed the Kenyon Student Workers Organizing to address work conditions and pay,…
dsausa.org/calendar/student-workers-of-t…
The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Lining up Behind Far-Right Authoritarians
RobertAlvarez | ips-dc.org | 2021-03-25
This March, the leading global consulting firm IHS Markit held its CERAWeek conference, billed as the ‚Äã”world’s premier energy event” bringing together the ‚Äã”Who’s Who list of the global energy industry.” The conference’s keynote speaker and recipient of the Global E…
ips-dc.org/the-fossil-fuel-industry-is-l…
Two deaths in Australia’s floods as poor government planning exposed
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The absence of a coordinated response to natural disasters and government promotion of housing developments in flood-prone areas have contributed to the impact.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/floo…
Does Weed-killing Chemical “Paraquat” Cause Parkinson’s Disease? Multiple Law Suits in the U.S
U.S. Right to Know | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
Multiple lawsuits are pending in the United States alleging the …
globalresearch.ca/does-weed-killing-chem…
How Biden Looks at the World
RobertAlvarez | ips-dc.org | 2021-03-25
In his first foreign policy speech as president, delivered at the State Department on February 4, 2021, Joe Biden laid out his vision of America’s engagement with the world. In its conventional combination of the stick of military power and the carrot of diplomacy, Biden’s address heralded a return to the foreign policy status quo of the “a la carte multilateralism” that has characterized the U.S. global approach since t…
ips-dc.org/how-biden-looks-at-the-world/…
United Workers Union isolating McCormick Foods Australia strike
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The union is seeking to limit opposition to a picket outside the factory, while begging management to “sit down” with UWU officials and “make a fair offer.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/mcor…
UK “competitive age” defence review to create “an army that will be genuinely lethal”
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
Vast sums are to be handed over to the military, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed to spending £188-billion on defence over four years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/dere…
I Want Civil Rights. They Want to Talk About Sports
RobertAlvarez | ips-dc.org | 2021-03-25
It was a warm afternoon on Fort Myer, just south of Arlington Cemetery, when my Dad said, “Living with you, it’s like that movie The Fly.” | For the uninitiated, David Cronenberg’s 1986 sci-fi classic tells the graphic story of Dr. Seth Brundel, an ambitious scientist whose carelessness warps his body, twisting him into an inhuman abomination that’s put to death at the end of the film. | When I got over my shock at being compared to a movie monster, a part of me felt like my Dad wasn’t too far off the mark. I was no movie monster, but my body was really changing. | I’m a trans woman, and two months prior I had st…
ips-dc.org/i-want-civil-rights-they-want…
The White Tiger: A portrait of India’s masters and servants
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
Rahmin Bahrani’s latest film The White Tiger is a devastating picture of the reality of life for vast numbers of people in contemporary India.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/whit…
The US Knew All About the 1976 Coup Plot in Argentina
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the military coup …
globalresearch.ca/us-knew-all-about-1976…
Argentina withdraws from Lima Group and condemns blockade of Venezuela
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-25
The Argentine government rejected the isolation policies promoted by the Lima Group against Venezuela and proposed to promote an inclusive dialog to help the country solve its internal conflicts…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/25/argentina…
UFCW Local 1445 announces deal to avert a strike, isolating striking nurses in Worcester, Massachusetts
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The deal averts a strike by its 600 members, less than a week after they joined nurses already striking at the hospital in an informational picket.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/vinc…
A Rare Good Move for Grizzlies
Jason Christensen | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-25
On March 12, Ashton/Island Park District Ranger Liz Davy withdrew the possibility of a permit to allow helicopter skiing on the continental divide in the Centennial Mountains on the Idaho side of this magnificent mountain range in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Ranger Davy wrote:…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/25/a-rare-good-…
The U.S. knew all about the 1976 coup plot in Argentina
teleSUR Desk | mronline.org | 2021-03-25
“We would like you to succeed… friends should be supported. The sooner you succeed, the better,” U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said. | MR Online | March 25, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/03/25/the-u-s-knew-all…
On a Quilt of Oppression and Injustice: From the Vietnam War to the Murder of Asian-American Women
An Thuy Nguyen | juancole.com | 2021-03-25
An Thuy Nguyen | — Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) — The deadly mass shooting on March 16 targeting Asian American women working at massage parlors in Atlanta, GA is neither a tragic happenstance, nor an isolated case of a (sexually) frustrated white man having “a really bad day” — as in the words …
juancole.com/2021/03/oppression-injustic…
Ruling by Brazil’s highest court exposes political persecution of Lula
Sameena Rahman | liberationnews.org | 2021-03-25
The latest Supreme Federal Tribunal ruling dramatically strengthens the hand of those who are fighting for a Brazil where workers and oppressed people live in dignity.
liberationnews.org/ruling-by-brazils-hig…
An Intersectional Working Class: Freeing Identity Politics from Neoliberalism
Kelly Albrecht | realprogressives.org | 2021-03-25
Neoliberalism has been one of the prevailing political-economic theories in US domestic and foreign policy for the past 50 years. It is a word we hear all the time, but what is it really? A neoliberal worldview says deregulated, free-market societies — societies in which governments have minimal control over the corporations operating within them — create the most freedom for citizens. Neoliberal ideology has gone to great lengths to run cover for the inevita…
realprogressives.org/intersectional-work…
Outrage and alarm after Australia’s fourth aboriginal custodial death this month
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-25
Aboriginal rights advocates have condemned the recent spate of custodial deaths as an indication that “something is seriously wrong” with law enforcement in the country…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/25/outrage-a…
Israel’s election: Political gridlock as fascistic party gains seats
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
It seems likely that Israel is set for weeks of political horse trading, while the possibility of an unprecedented fifth election next autumn cannot be ruled out.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/isra…
Government-Inspired Attacks on Female Journalists in El Salvador are Increasing
Carmen Rodríguez | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-25
Journalism in El Salvador is experiencing levels of hostility not seen since the 80’s, during the country’s bloody civil war. Threats, persecution, and false accusations against journalists are increasing in a country that paid for its young and fragile democracy with over 75 thousand lives. For the first time in the 29 years since the…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/25/government-i…
Justice in China and the West
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-03-25
To begin, it must be emphatically stated that the arrest of any person on knowingly false charges is a grave abnegation of morality and a despicable travesty of justice by whichever governmental, law enforcement, or judicial body involved. The Canadian government has upped its diplomatic pressure to secure the release of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/03/justice-in-ch…
To save democracy, India’s Communists ally with Congress Party
B. Prasant | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-25
KOLKATA, India — Electoral politics in India entered a new phase in February when the Communist Party of India (Marxist) decided to form a political alliance in Bengal with the center-right Congress Party in the run-up to state elections. The CPI (M) has fought bitterly against Congress, which it has regarded as authoritarian since its …
peoplesworld.org/article/to-save-democra…
1 in 5 Capitol Insurrectionists Tied to U.S. Military
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-25
counterpunch.org/2021/03/25/1-in-5-capit…
US Billionaires Like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Saw Wealth Grow by $1.3 Trillion
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-03-25
A new report reveals that as a record number of people in the United States lost their jobs and struggled to put food on the table during the past year of the pandemic, the combined wealth of the 657 billionaires in the country grew more than $1.3 trillion, nearly 45%, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who saw his personal wealth increase by $65 billion — more than $7 million every hour. “They are often leading companies who have benefited from the pandemic conditions by having, essentially, the…
truthout.org/video/us-billionaires-like-…
Pandemic Profiteers: How U.S. Billionaires Like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Saw Wealth Grow by $1.3 Trillion
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-03-25
A new report reveals that as a record number of people in the United States lost their jobs and struggled to put food on the table during the past year of the pandemic, the combined wealth of the 657 billionaires in the country grew more than $1.3 trillion, nearly 45%, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who saw his personal wealth increase by $65 billion — more than $7 million every hour. “They are often leading companies who have benefited from the pandemic conditions by having, essentially, their competition shut down,” says Chuck Collins, author of the report on pandemic profiteers by the Institute for Pol…
www.democracynow.org/2021/3/25/pandemic_…
Pandemic Profiteers: How U.S. Billionaires Like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Saw Wealth Grow by $1.3 Trillion
Staff | democracynow.org:443 | 2021-03-25
A new report reveals that as a record number of people in the United States lost their jobs and struggled to put food on the table during the past year of the pandemic, the combined wealth of the 657 billionaires in the country grew more than $1.3 trillion, nearly 45%, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who saw his personal wealth increase by $65 billion — more than $7 million every hour. “They are often leading companies who have benefited from the pandemic conditions by having, essentially, their competition shut down,” says Chuck Collins, author of the report on pandemic profiteers by the Institute for Pol…
www.democracynow.org:443/2021/3/25/pande…
National Day Of Action March 27: Stop Anti-Asian Violence
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
The ANSWER Coalition stands in solidarity with the Asian community in the midst of the horrific, racist and misogynist massacre that took place in Atlanta on March 16th. Six Asian women were among the eight shot to death at point blank range. | The alarming rise in hate crimes over the past year correlates to an increasingly hostile U.S. foreign policy towards China. The opportunistic scapegoating of China during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the intensity by which China is deemed the enemy and adversary of the United States, has driven a widespread Sinophobic sentiment nationally.
popularresistance.org/national-day-of-ac…
India: A Year of Pandemic, Deadlock, Disaster and Dissent
Adv Dr Shalu Nigam | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2021-03-25
asia-pacificresearch.com/a-year-of-pande…
COVID-19 remote learning is an opportunity to adopt active learning in STEM
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-03-25
Research published in Cell suggests online teaching presents an opportunity to develop and integrate new active learning approaches in STEM.
imperial.ac.uk/news/218373/covid-19-remote-learning-opportunity-adopt-active
To Western Media, prosecuting Bolivian coup leaders is worse than leading a coup
Joe Emersberger | mronline.org | 2021-03-25
Brutal dictators supported by Washington have no reason to doubt that establishment journalists and big NGOs will try very hard to keep them out of jail. Removing the threat of U.S.-backed coups from the world will involve a constant struggle against Western media and the sources they present to us as reliable. | MR Online | March 25, 2021 | Newswire…
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‘Long live international solidarity, dear comrades!’
a guest author | workers.org | 2021-03-25
By Chris Giakoumelos / WFTU These slightly edited remarks were made by Chris Giakoumelos, representing the World Federation of Trade Unions, during Workers World Party’s March 11 webinar, “Stimulus Bill — Relief or Ripoff?” It’s 4: 00 a.m. here in Athens, Greece, but we received your invitation, and we really wanted . . . | Continue reading ‘Long live international solidarity, dear comrades!’ at Workers.org…
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Germany’s Green Party presents election programme calling for police state buildup, militarism and war
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
The 137-page document underscores that a federal government involving or even under the leadership of the Greens would not represent a “left” alternative to the grand coalition. Instead, it would continue and intensify its right-wing and militarist policies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/gegr…
Progressives Applaud Biden’s Strongest Comments Yet on Reforming Filibuster
Kenny Stancil, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
The president, said one advocate, sent “an unmistakable signal that he is willing to do what it takes to end gridlock and deliver results.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/progres…
The Day I Became Anti-War
RobertAlvarez | ips-dc.org | 2021-03-25
Most of us who were alive then remember where we were on the morning of the 9/11 attacks. As we mark the 18th anniversary of the Iraq War this March, I wonder how many also remember where we were that day. | On 9/11, I was a Catholic school eighth grader. I’ll never forget my teacher, Mrs. Anderson, saying simply: “I have something to tell you.” She explained something awful had happened and wheeled the TV into the room so we could see for ourselves. | That afternoon, we were sent to a prayer service in the neighboring church and then sent home early, all of us too shocked to teach or learn anything. | A year and…
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U.S. Health Officials Accuse AstraZeneca of Misrepresenting Efficacy Data
Megan Redshaw | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
In a ” highly unusual” statement Tuesday, a U.S. health …
globalresearch.ca/us-health-officials-ac…
Democracy Game Theory for Pakistan
Liaquat Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-25
The democracy game theory captures how Pakistan’s democracy works in fits and starts. The people elect most (not all) political players for the game in periodic elections. Yet, the game is much more complicated than a simple representative democracy under a written constitution. The most engaging element of the game is the stealth player, known…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/25/democracy-ga…
Congress Given Specific Path To Cut Pentagon Budget By $80 Billion
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
A coalition of more than 25 groups representing a range of political perspectives sent a letter Wednesday to key congressional committees with specific suggestions for slashing the Pentagon’s budget by roughly $80 billion–savings that progressives say could be redirected from war to address pressing human needs. | “Well-researched analysis from experts across the ideological spectrum show[s] that the Pentagon can dramatically reduce its spending, meet today’s national security challenges, and continue supporting our troops and their families,” the letter (pdf) reads.
popularresistance.org/congress-given-spe…
Celebrating the Paris Commune of 1871
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-03-25
It all began as the sun rose over the districts of Montmartre and Belleville on 18 March 1871. Army soldiers began seizing nearly 250 cannon that had been placed in these radical, working-class areas by the National Guard, a popular Parisian militia. The soldiers had been sent by the head of the new republican government, […] | MR Online | March 25, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/03/25/celebrating-the-…
The Hague bomb scare: Dutch parliament evacuated, military called in, police cordon off nearby streets after false bomb threat
rt.com | 2021-03-25
Dutch police on Thursday evacuated the Parliament building in the Hague and the surrounding streets, while military officers were spotted sweeping the area, in an incident that turned out to be a false alarm. | While people have been led out of the general complex, the House of Representatives has not been evacuated and nobody is currently being allowed in or out of the building. | Politie in Den Haag is het Plein aan het ontruimen vanwege een dreiging. #DenHaag pic.twitter.com/v9CaddOL6D–…
rt.com/news/519192-netherlands-bomb-scar…
First volunteers on COVID-19 human challenge study leave quarantine
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-03-25
The UK’s COVID-19 human challenge study has reached its first milestone after administering virus to three volunteers in a controlled clinical setting…
imperial.ac.uk/news/218294/first-volunteers-covid-19-human-challenge-study
More evidence needed to back cannabis as pain treatment, says review
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-03-25
An international review has found a lack of scientific evidence to support the use of cannabis in treating pain.
imperial.ac.uk/news/218433/more-evidence-needed-back-cannabis-pain
Anthony Blinken at NATO Summit: Nord Stream 2 Is “Bad for Europe”, “Bad for the US”
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was categorical; At the NATO …
globalresearch.ca/nato-blinken-warns-ger…
Rodney Croome: ‘Systemic anti-LGBTI prejudice must end’
Pip Hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2021-03-25
LGBTI activists and supporters have vowing to continue the campaign for next-of-kin recognition for same-sex couples. Matt Haubrick and Rose Matthews report.
greenleft.org.au/content/rodney-croome-s…
The Heat: Israel Elections
Mike Walter | america.cgtn.com | 2021-03-25
Talks with potential partners have already begun as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears short of victory in the latest Israeli election. The results of the latest Israeli election point to yet another stalemate. Preliminary results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s potential right-wing alliance two …
america.cgtn.com/2021/03/25/the-heat-isr…
Israel election: In tight race to power, Palestinian party emerges as possible kingmaker for Netanyahu
rt.com | 2021-03-25
The United Arab List (UAL), a small Palestinian-Israeli party, is set to clinch five seats in Israel’s election, and though the number is small, it could cast the party as kingmaker in a race that is going down to the wire. | …
rt.com/news/519204-palestinian-party-ual…
Selected Articles: The Rise of the Eurasian Century. The China-India-Pakistan Triangle
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
The Rise of the Eurasian Century. The China -India -Pakistan Triangle | By Andrew Korybko, March 25 2021 | Fast-moving recent developments inspire hope that the Eurasian Century is rising a lot quicker than even the most optimistic observers could have | …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-the-…
India demands more autonomy for Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority north
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
Tensions between the Tamil and Sinhalese bourgeoisies in Sri Lanka are now deeply enmeshed with preparations by US imperialism and India for war with China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/devo…
Families and Indigenous Youth Vow to ‘Not Give Up’ After Top EU Court Dismisses ‘People’s Climate Case’
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
“We will keep fighting for justice and for the protection of fundamental rights that are threatened by the unequal and diverse impacts of climate change.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/familie…
U.S. Joins “Rules-Based World” on Afghanistan
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
It is a sign of hope that Biden and Blinken are turning to legitimate, multilateral diplomacy in the case of Afghanistan, even if only because, after 20 years of war, they finally see diplomacy as a last resort. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2021/03/25/us-joi…
Upholding Hawaii Law, Federal Court Rules ‘No Right to Carry Arms Openly in Public’
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
“This is much-needed good news following recent high-profile gun massacres in Atlanta and Boulder,” said Kris Brown, president of the gun control group Brady: United Against Gun Violence. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/upholdi…
Groups Urge Lawmakers Against Gutting of Section 230 as Big Tech CEOs Testify
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
“Of course Facebook wants to see changes to Section 230. Because they know it will simply serve to solidify their monopoly power and crush competition from smaller and more decentralized platforms.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/groups-…
Patriotic Millionaires Praise Sanders’ For the 99.5% Act
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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A Personal Recollection on the Day That Launched the Iraq War—and Its Lessons for Us 18 Years Later
Peter Certo | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
We’ve seen where dehumanization leads: to violence, war, and regret. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2021/03/25/person…
Lawsuit Challenges EPA Approval of the Use of Medically Important Antibiotic as a Pesticide on Citrus Crops
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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Congress Must Hold Big Tech to Account for Their Rights-Abusing Business Models
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/25/con…
PPP Extension Critical—and Provides Opportunity to Address Sole Proprietor Needs Through Retroactive Application of Current Rules
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/25/ppp…
Bigger Than Her
Futher Column, By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/sty… …
The Congressional Review Action on Methane Is Not Enough
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/25/con…
Biden Must Keep His Public Lands Fracking Ban Promise
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/25/bid…
Rights Coalition Applauds Biden’s Executive Action Promoting Voting Access for All Americans
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
The Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative called the order “a first step in the pursuit of a vision of democracy that honors and protects every American’s right to vote.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/rights-…
‘Vicious Attack on Voting Rights’: Georgia Governor Signs GOP Suppression Bill
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
“This is why federal voting rights legislation is necessary.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/vicious…
Five National Groups Announce Endorsement of State Sen. Antoinette Sedillo López in NM-01
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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Progressives in Congress Commit to Sunrise Movement’s $10 Trillion ‘Good Jobs for All’ Pledge
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
“The climate crisis poses an existential threat to our planet, but it also brings massive opportunity to redress historic injustices and build a better future for all.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/progres…
OCI Reaction to Interior Department Forum on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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Sunrise Movement’s Good Jobs for All Campaign Gains Momentum, Pledge Is Launched and Signed by Senators Sanders, Markey; Reps. Bowman, Pressley, and More
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/25/sun…
Disinformation and Human Rights Experts: Gutting Section 230 Will Help Facebook and Harm Marginalized Communities
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/25/dis…
US Military Ordered ‘Clandestine Burning’ of Toxic Chemicals in Poor Neighborhoods: Study
Kenny Stancil, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
“Congress needs to throw cold water on the Pentagon’s mad dash to burn toxic firefighting foam,” which “threatens the health of millions of Americans.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/us-mili…
Public Forum on Federal Oil and Gas Program Should Be First Step Toward a Permanent Ban
commondreams.org | 2021-03-25
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/25/pub…
The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2021-03-25
The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control…
thenation.com/article/society/supreme-co…
Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020?
Todd Miller | thenation.com | 2021-03-25
Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020?
thenation.com/article/society/border-sec…
The Debt We Owe Edward Said
Kaleem Hawa | thenation.com | 2021-03-25
The Debt We Owe Edward Said…
thenation.com/article/culture/edward-sai…
Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2021-03-25
Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press…
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-pre…
Retire, Justice Breyer? It’s Complicated
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2021-03-25
It’s tough to call for a SCOTUS resignation just so a president can nominate a replacement. But given the GOP’s ruthlessness over the past five years, it’s tough not to.
thenation.com/article/politics/retire-ju…
National Security AI Commission Recommends Ramping Up a Military Tech Race with China
Michael T. Klare | thenation.com | 2021-03-25
National Security AI Commission Recommends Ramping Up a Military Tech Race with China…
thenation.com/article/world/china-ai-mil…
21 GOP-Led States Threaten to Sue to Use COVID Relief on Tax Cuts
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-03-25
In the decade following the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Texas and 18 other Republican-led states took the extraordinary step of refusing free money — namely, rejecting an infusion of federal funds that would have allowed them to expand Medicaid coverage for many of their uninsured residents. | Now, the GOP is attemp…
truthout.org/articles/21-gop-led-states-…
Bernie Sanders Is Heading to Bessemer During Last Days of Amazon Union Vote
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-03-25
After weeks of voicing his support of the Amazon workers’ union drive in Alabama, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is headed to the state’s city of Bessemer on Friday to meet with the workers in the last days before the union vote. | “I am proud to stand in solidarity with Amazon workers in Alabama who are fighting for better wages and better working conditions,” Sanders tweeted on Thursday. “If they win, they will…
truthout.org/articles/bernie-sanders-is-…
Covid-19: US announces $15m aid package for Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-25
Covid-19: US announces $15m aid package for Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza | The funds will address ‘most urgent, life-saving humanitarian needs’, including emergency food assistance for communities struggling under pandemic | MEE staff | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 18: 26 | Elderly Palestinians wait to receive doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on 24 March (AFP)…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/covid-19-us-a…
As Rich Nations Protect Corporate Patents, the Global Vaccine Divide is Widening
RobertAlvarez | ips-dc.org | 2021-03-25
We’re a year into the pandemic, and thanks to vaccines, it appears we may finally have an end in sight. But, as is too often the case, vaccine distribution has been anything but equitable. | People in rich countries, such as the United States and countries in the European Union, are receiving a far larger share of vaccine doses relative to their share of the global population, according to analysis from Agence France-Presse. Meanwhile, the poorest countries are left waiting in desp…
ips-dc.org/as-rich-nations-protect-corpo…
End Vaccine Apartheid
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-03-25
The latest in a series of proposals brought by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO), backed by over 100 countries, to temporarily suspend COVID-19 vaccine patents was blocked by western powers, namely the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union. The patents that give monopoly rights over the manufacture and sale of drugs like the COVID-19 vaccines are protected globally by The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), signed in 1994 by the WTO.
popularresistance.org/end-vaccine-aparth…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson praises capitalism and “greed” for “vaccine success”
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
This catastrophe has exposed capitalism as a dysfunctional, murderous social order to millions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/gree…
What a US nuclear war with China would look like
wsws.org | 2021-03-25
While the vision of 2034 is hellish, a real nuclear conflict would be far worse.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/25/nuke…
MSF reports civilians killed by Ethiopian soldiers in Tigray and other stories
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-25
Today we take a look at recent reports of the killing of civilians in the Tigray region, custodial deaths of Indigenous people in Australia, police repression against a protest in Jordan, and the key lessons learned as India marks 1 year of the Covid-19 lockdown…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/25/msf-repor…
“The One Who Accuses Is the One Who Is” — President Putin’s Response to Biden’s Calling Him a “Killer”
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-25
On March 16, 2021, ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos held an exclusive …
globalresearch.ca/one-who-accuses-one-wh…
“Tragic Moment”: Rohingya Suffer New Blow as Cox’s Bazar, World’s Largest Refugee Camp, Burns Down
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-03-25
We get an update on a massive fire at the world’s largest refugee camp: the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The fire killed at least 15 people and displaced 45,000 this week, with hundreds possibly still missing. Bangladeshi authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, which destroyed about 17,000 shelters as the blaze ripped through the crowded camp, leaving behind scenes of utter destruction and despair as people were separated from their loved ones. Nearly a million Rohingya refugees live in southern Bangladesh, often in squalid and dangerous conditions, after fleeing a brutal militar…
www.democracynow.org/2021/3/25/coxs_baza…
“Tragic Moment”: Rohingya Suffer New Blow as Cox’s Bazar, World’s Largest Refugee Camp, Burns Down
Staff | democracynow.org:443 | 2021-03-25
We get an update on a massive fire at the world’s largest refugee camp: the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The fire killed at least 15 people and displaced 45,000 this week, with hundreds possibly still missing. Bangladeshi authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, which destroyed about 17,000 shelters as the blaze ripped through the crowded camp, leaving behind scenes of utter destruction and despair as people were separated from their loved ones. Nearly a million Rohingya refugees live in southern Bangladesh, often in squalid and dangerous conditions, after fleeing a brutal militar…
www.democracynow.org:443/2021/3/25/coxs_…