Ten years on, Syria is almost destroyed. Who’s to blame?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | mronline.org | 2021-03-22
In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, the ruling pigs led by Napoleon constantly rewrote history in order to justify and reinforce their own continuing power. The rewriting by the western powers of the history of the ongoing conflict in Syria leaps out of Orwell. | MR Online | March 22, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/03/22/ten-years-on-syr…
The Emerging Culture of Compassion
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
‘Take your Brothers Need as the Measure for Your Actions’ Given the level of divisive conditioning, with its emphasis on competition and selfishness, that we are all exposed to, it’s a wonder that kindness and compassion exist at all. But exist they do, and since the global calamity that is Covid-19 hit our streets, a…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/the-emerging…
Biden and Blinken’s Unprovoked Attacks on Russia and China Backfire… Because If You Live in a Glass House, Don’t Throw Stones
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
In attacking the moral character of Russia’s president and China’s human …
globalresearch.ca/biden-blinken-attacks-…
Panama’s Judges Perpetuate Inequality in Reproductive Rights
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
The Ombudsman’s Office rejected a ruling by Panama’s Supreme Court (CSJ) which validates unequal conditions for female sterilization in public institutions. | RELATED: | Panama To Charge Odebrech $36 Million for Late Payment | Women can only access voluntary sterilization in public hospitals if they are above 23 years old and have at least two children. Men can do so with no condition starting at 18 years of age. | The Social Development Ministry, the Women’s Institute, and the Assoc…
telesurenglish.net/news/Panamas-Judges-P…
Calling out white supremacy: Labor responds to Atlanta massacre
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2021-03-22
The racist, misogynistic massacre of eight massage parlor workers — six Asian, all women — immediately prompted strong statements from organized labor. Majority union crowd at Harlem rally, March 20. WW PHOTO: Toni Arenstein “Hate is hate. White supremacy is white supremacy,” the California Labor Federation tweeted. “Calling it anything . . . | Continue reading Calling out white supremacy: Labor responds to Atlanta massacre at Workers.org…
workers.org/2021/03/55200/?utm_source=rs…
US intelligence thinks you’re stupid: ODNI report blames Russia, ignores Colombian election interference
Dan Cohen | thegrayzone.com | 2021-03-22
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) issued a report alleging Russian interference in the 2020 election, contradicting November statements that there was no meddling, while ignoring documented interference from top US ally Colombia. By Dan Cohen / MintPress News / Behind the Headlines Russiagate is back! That’s right. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) says Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei meddled in the 2020 U.S. election. But not only they: Lebanese …
thegrayzone.com/2021/03/22/odni-russia-c…
Leaks show CIA pressured Yemen to release al-Qaeda leader and agency asset Anwar al-Awlaki
Alexander Rubinstein | thegrayzone.com | 2021-03-22
Explosive recordings released by the Houthi government of Yemen provide fresh evidence of Washington’s support for the same jihadist militants it has claimed to be waging war on. (This report was originally published at Alex Rubinstein’s Substack page.) The Moral Guidance Department, a branch of the Yemeni Armed Forces of the revolutionary Houthi government of Yemen, published a batch of secret documents and phone calls from the former regime of longtime president Ali Abdullah Saleh this March. Two phone calls …
thegrayzone.com/2021/03/22/cia-yemen-al-…
10 Things Wrong With Biden’s Foreign Policy — Medea Benjamin
Paul Jay | theanalysis.news | 2021-03-22
Progressive Americans hoped Biden would quickly restore the Iran deal and relations with Cuba. Instead, the administration seems firmly entrenched behind Trump’s walls of hostility. Medea Benjamin joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news…
theanalysis.news/interviews/10-things-wrong-with-bidens-foreign-policy-with-medea-benjamin/
Walmart, Amazon and the Colonial Deindustrialisation of India
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-03-22
In June 2018, the Joint Action Committee against Foreign Retail and E-commerce (JACAFRE) issued a statement on Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart. It argued that it undermines India’s economic and digital sovereignty and the livelihood of millions in India. The deal would lead to Walmart and Amazon dominating India’s e-retail sector. These two US companies would …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/03/walmart-amazo…
Solidarity with Bessemer Workers/Solidaridad con los Trabajadores de Bessemer
claudia | dsausa.org | 2021-03-22
All eyes are on the workers of Bessemer, Alabama as they struggle against Amazon to win a union. These mostly Black and brown workers, a majority of whom are women, are in the midst of a seven-week union election ending on March 29th to affiliate with RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union.) While Amazon…
dsausa.org/statements/solidarity-with-be…
La OMS confirma que la prueba de PCR defectuosa: Las estimaciones de “casos positivos” no tienen sentido. El confinamiento no tiene base científica
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
La prueba de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa con transcripción inversa en tiempo real (rRT-PCR) fue adoptada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) el 23 de enero de 2020 como un medio para detectar el virus SARS-COV-2,…
globalizacion.ca/la-oms-confirma-que-la-…
Vacuna AstraZeneca suspendida en toda Europa. “Posibles reacciones autoinmunes, coagulación sanguínea, accidente cerebrovascular y hemorragia interna”
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
ACTUALIZACIàìN | Francia, Alemania e Italia, que habían suspendido la vacuna AstraZeneca, reanudaron su aplicación “después de que los funcionarios de salud intentaron disipar las preocupaciones de que pueda provocar coágulos de sangre” (Informe VA) | Esta decisión fue tomada tras las…
globalizacion.ca/vacuna-astrazeneca-susp…
In Solidarity with Kshama Sawant
claudia | dsausa.org | 2021-03-22
In Seattle a vicious campaign against working-class communities and politics is underway in the form of a campaign to recall Kshama Sawant. Sawant, the three-time elected city councilwoman, is a socialist, trade unionist, and community activist who has dared to run as an open independent socialist and take on Big Business. Sawant long championed the…
dsausa.org/statements/in-solidarity-with…
Ralph Nader on Corporatism’s Threat to Democracy
David Barsamian | progressive.org | 2021-03-22
Legendary progressive discusses the GOP, the 2020 presidential election, and the future of our democracy.
progressive.org/dispatches/ralph-nader-c…
Israeli Knesset Elections: Will Bibi Prevail? Despite “Charges of Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust”
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
Knesset coalitions run Israel. Multiple parties participate, at times new ones….
globalresearch.ca/israeli-knesset-electi…
Coming to the Playing Field: Biden Puts Australia First. “Buttering Up” Allies against China
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
It has gotten tongues wagging in the diplomatic corps of Beijing, …
globalresearch.ca/biden-puts-australia-f…
Green Passes and Dark Inequalities: the Push for COVID Immunity Passports
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
Sensible, ideal, wonderful — if you happen to be in the European Union. This is the air of confidence surrounding the March 17 proposal for a digital COVID immunity passport, or what is officially being called the Digital Green Certificate. The Digital Green Certificate is actually a bundle of three: vaccination certificates stating the brand…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/green-passes…
[rewind] Janet Yang on the Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-03-22
In this week’s installment of “Scheer Intelligence,” host Robert Scheer speaks with Janet Yang, the legendary film producer of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” among many other films, about the appalling onslaught of racism people of Asian descent are currently facing. Yang, who was born in the U.S. and has experienced discrimination since her childhood, notes the difference between what she faced her whole life and the terrifying shape racism is taking today amid the unprecedented crisis.
scheerpost.com/2021/03/21/rewind-janet-y…
Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents
Kristen Lee | aclu.org | 2021-03-22
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding a hearing on a bill to establish statehood for Washington, D.C. Since the last congressional hearing on statehood in September 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, protests in D.C. after the killing of George Floyd, and the insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol building have all highlighted how the lack of full statehood rights continues to cause serious harm to the health and safety of D.C. residents. These events underscore the urgency with which our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C. | Historically, Congress has tre…
aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/lack-of-fu…
Oxygen, Medicines, Beds Are in Short Supply in Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Brazil begins the week with a bleak outlook: supplies and medical facilities to care for COVID-19 patients are dramatically scarce in 25 of its 27 states. | RELATED: | Brazil: Censorship Law Is Used To Shield Bolsonaro From Critics | In these territories, beds in intensive care units (ICUs) have an occupancy rate of over 80 percent and the average number of COVID-19 related deaths exceeds 2,000 cases. | Although President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration expressed “concern” over…
telesurenglish.net/news/Oxygen-Medicines…
Data shows schools are fueling third surge of COVID-19 in Michigan
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
New COVID-19 cases in Michigan have nearly tripled in the last month, and K-12 schools and school sports are the largest sources of outbreaks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/mich…
IBM Partners with Moderna for “COVID Reset”. “Health Passports Are Here”
Dr. Joseph Mercola | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
Better hang on folks, as technocracy’s plan to digitize you to …
globalresearch.ca/ibm-partners-moderna-c…
Workers report COVID-19 health violations at iconic Seattle-area burger chain
Brenton Brookings | liberationnews.org | 2021-03-22
Dick’s Drive-In did not provide workers with any training on coronavirus symptoms or prevention and pressured them to come to work while waiting for COVID-19 test results.
liberationnews.org/workers-report-covid-…
Coronavirus mess, scandal contribute to right-wing defeats in Germany
Victor Grossman | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-22
Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a muddle. Above all it’s the Covid mess. Seen last spring as a model of swift, effective response, Germany is now torn by controversy, with its sixteen states and dozens of politicians squabbling about when to send which kids (if any) …
peoplesworld.org/article/coronavirus-mes…
Germany: The WISAG business model–spinoffs, layoffs and wage cuts
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The struggle being carried out by WISAG ground workers at Frankfurt Airport is throwing a sharp light on the antilabour attacks by major corporations during the pandemic and the complicity of the trade unions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/fran…
Educators, students and parents discuss opposition against the reopening of schools in Germany
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
Countless scientists and medical experts have unequivocally condemned the removal of pandemic safeguards, highlighting in particular the key role played by schools in the spread of the virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/acti…
Homelessness in the US exploded before the pandemic
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The latest report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows a drastic pre-pandemic increase in homelessness.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/home…
Ecuador’s Decision: Job Creation or Capital Liberalization
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Ecuador’s National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday organized the first and only debate between the presidential candidates who will face each other in the second electoral round that will take place on April 11 | RELATED: | Candidates To The Runoff Debate On The Economy And The Effects Of The Pandemic | During this event, the Creating Opportunities (CREO) candidate Guillermo Lasso spent his time attacking the Union for Hope (UNES) candidate Andres Arauz and ju…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuadors-Decisio…
Dozens injured and face charges as Thai police use indiscriminate force on protesters again
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-22
At least 33 people, including three journalists, were reportedly injured in the indiscriminate police firing of rubber bullets on Saturday. 16 protesters were also slapped with charges…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/22/dozens-in…
Dispatches from the Congo: The truth behind US claims of ISIS presence
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-22
Recently, the US declared the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) as a terrorist organization in connection with their links to ISIS. Kambale Musavuli unpacks this US claim, talks about this organization and the politics behind this branding.
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/22/dispatche…
Jack Ma is not the problem
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-03-22
Broadly speaking, beneath these diverse incidents lies a single force. A great teacher and his generation warned of and suppressed it, but it has sprouted once more since the 1980s. After 40 years, it has taken root in multiple facets of our lives, including thought, society, reality and power. | MR Online | March 22, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/03/22/jack-ma-is-not-t…
Juez opositor incendia sector eléctrico de México
Luis Manuel Arce Isaac | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
Un juez distrital de México, Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro, cumplió con transnacionales extranjeras como Iberdrola, Walmart y Bimbo, al ordenar suspensión definitiva a la reforma a la Ley de la Industria Eléctrica, para favorecerlas. | El magistrado echó así gasolina al…
globalizacion.ca/juez-opositor-incendia-…
Egyptian writer and activist Nawal El Saadawi dies at 89
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-22
An academic and a radical voice of feminism and anti-imperialism in the Arab world, she was constantly persecuted by the Egyptian state and religious fanatics for her writings…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/22/egyptian-…
Argentina — La cadena nacional, las dudas y las certezas
Eduardo Aliverti | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
Quitada la hojarasca de ese nuevo show patotero e incendiario de quien ejerce como ministro de Seguridad bonaerense sin responder más que a su proyecto propio, y la presentación de un libro con hojas en blanco, es la alocución presidencial…
globalizacion.ca/argentina-la-cadena-nac…
Syria: The Price of Resistance
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
Few nations in recent decades have been targeted by a superpower …
globalresearch.ca/syria-price-resistance…
Scandals, elections and emergencies
Victor Grossman | mronline.org | 2021-03-22
Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a muddle. | MR Online | March 22, 2021 | Commentary…
mronline.org/2021/03/22/scandals-electio…
Statement on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. war on Syria
| workers.org | 2021-03-22
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…
workers.org/2021/03/55195/?utm_source=rs…
Democrats unveil ‘Build Green’ infrastructure and Jobs Act
Kenny Stancil | nationofchange.org | 2021-03-22
“This bill would make a dramatic, material difference in the everyday lives of hundreds of millions of people.”
nationofchange.org/2021/03/22/democrats-…
Australia’s spy agency drums up wartime atmosphere
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The ASIO chief declared that foreign sabotage and espionage would supplant terrorism as the main national security threat within four years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/asio…
Protests across the US against anti-Asian violence
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
Protests and vigils took place across the US over the weekend expressing the widespread public opposition to the alarming escalation of anti-Asian violence and racialist hatred over the past year.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/prot…
Left Party’s coronavirus policy fuels massive increase in infections in German states
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
There has been a particularly dramatic increase in infections in states where the Left Party participates in government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/left…
After a century of plunder, US imperialism turns away Central American refugees
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The American ruling class has systematically destroyed Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador for over a century, forcing millions to flee their homes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/pers…
Un huracán genocida golpea a Brasil
Eric Nepomuceno | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
En medio a la tragedia que produce el mayor número de muertes diarias por el coronavirus en todo el mundo — son casi dos muertos por minuto en los últimos 15 días –, Brasil vive una situación insólita, retrato perfecto…
globalizacion.ca/un-huracan-genocida-gol…
Christopher Nolan’s Tenet: The postmodern would-be blockbuster
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The film centers on the ability to manipulate time. The events, on a single viewing, are difficult to follow, at times almost incomprehensible.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/tene…
Progressive lawmakers step up push to end filibuster
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-22
WASHINGTON–Just after 10 a.m, on Dec. 10, 2010, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind.-Vt., got up on the Senate floor to talk…and talk…and talk…and talk some more. And he didn’t sit down for eight and a half hours. Sanders was employing a classic Senate device, the filibuster–which Republicans have long since abused–to halt legislation he didn’t like. …
peoplesworld.org/article/progressive-law…
Washington’s delusion of endless world dominion
Alfred W. McCoy | nationofchange.org | 2021-03-22
China and the U.S. struggle over Eurasia, the epicenter of world power.
nationofchange.org/2021/03/22/washington…
People’s Action Statement on President Biden’s $3T Infrastructure and Jobs Package
Johanna Kichton | peoplesaction.org | 2021-03-22
Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action Climate Justice Campaign Director Kaniela Ing today released the following statement in response to news reports of President Biden’s upcoming $3 trillion infrastructure, jobs, education, and climate package: “I’m encouraged to see President Biden driving forward his campaign promise to create millions of good jobs to tackle the climate crisis. But …
peoplesaction.org/2021/03/peoples-action…
Reefer Madness: Biden White House Director’s Cut
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
“Dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended, asked to resign or placed in a remote work program,” The Daily Beast reports, “due to past marijuana use.” Or, rather, due to having truthfully disclosed that marijuana use when applying for their jobs. It’s a felony to lie on forms like the Office of Personnel Management’s…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/reefer-madne…
Former correctional officer pleads guilty to drug smuggling
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2021-03-22
Kenneth Farr received several payments from inmates and their associates in cash or via a mobile application for smuggling contraband into the prison on at least six separate occasions.
nationofchange.org/2021/03/22/former-cor…
An Open Letter to Senator Joe Manchin: Stop worrying about Inflation and Focus on Keeping Hurting Workers Afloat
John Buell | juancole.com | 2021-03-22
Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) — Dear Senator Manchin; Corporate media now portray you as on of the most powerful politicians in DC. Hard bargaining on the amount and length of unemployment insurance chopped 100 dollars a week off the compensation workers will receive. This compromise, which you defended on the grounds it …
juancole.com/2021/03/worrying-inflation-…
The Debt Whiners: Fools or Liars?
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-03-22
I keep asking this question because whining over the government debt looks to be a huge growth sector in the next year or two, or perhaps until Republicans retake the White House. I regularly ridicule debt whining, because, unlike its cousin, deficit whining, it has no basis in economic reality. Before again showing why the …
cepr.net/the-debt-whiners-fools-or-liars…
Shattered Lands: A Short History of the Syrian Conflict
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
When the Arab Spring came to the Middle East ten years ago, most on the left welcomed the protests, except in Libya and Syria largely out of geopolitical concerns. If the world was made up of opposing camps, you had to support Washington’s enemies even if their secret police were torturers and their governments little…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/21/a-short-hist…
Australia: Oppose the job and course cuts at Macquarie University!
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
Joint independent rank-and-file committees of staff and students are necessary to fight the latest “change proposals” by the management at Macquarie University and other universities.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/macq…
This week in history: March 22-28
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
25 years ago: FBI standoff with Montana ultra-rightistsOn March 25, 1996, leaders of the fascist Montana Freemen group were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A standoff ensued between the FBI and the band of followers of the heavily armed ultra-rightist organization.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/twih…
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The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
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Australian paramedic details staffing crisis in New South Wales
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
Ambulance workers are forced to skip breaks, cut corners on mandatory checks and work while fatigued.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/para…
The Welcome Thaw in India-Pakistan Relations Is Backed by Pakistan’s Army Too
Countercurrents | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2021-03-22
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Washington’s Delusion of Endless World Dominion: China and the U.S. Struggle over Eurasia, the Epicenter of World Power
Alfred W. McCoy | juancole.com | 2021-03-22
( Tomdispatch.com) — Empires live and die by their illusions. Visions of empowerment can inspire nations to scale the heights of global hegemony. Similarly, however, illusions of omnipotence can send fading empires crashing into oblivion. So it was with Great Britain in the 1950s and so it may be with the United States today. By …
juancole.com/2021/03/washingtons-delusio…
The “Great Reset”: Will There be Food on the Table?
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
This is to serve warning that what ‘the authorities’ are planning …
globalresearch.ca/will-there-food-table/…
Two More Minors Shot Dead in Myanmar
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Over the last 24 hours, Myanmar’s security forces murdered at least 10 citizens during protests in Mandalay city. Among them are two teenagers who died from gunshot wounds. | RELATED: | Myanmar: Security Forces Shoot Dead Nine People, Violence Grows | Security forces carried out night raids in two districts of the city and shot civilians. The 15-year-old citizen Zaw Myo Htet was leaving his job as a waiter when he was shot in the head. | “He died in front of the store, huddled.
telesurenglish.net/news/Two-More-Minors-…
Chicago school attendance figures show less than a quarter of students actually going to schools in person
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The Lightfoot administration and district officials are doing everything they can to bring more students back into classrooms, including revoking teacher accommodations allowing them to teach remotely.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/chic…
Biden’s New Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is Unprecedented…More for Her Climate Warrior Politics Than Her Identity
Sonali Kolhatkar | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
In her farewell address to the House of Representatives, New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland said to her colleagues about her new role as interior secretary, “I have the opportunity to make a real difference for communities everywhere by addressing climate change, protecting voting rights, [and] fighting for racial, environmental, and economic justice.” It was a…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/bidens-new-i…
Applying Sanctions To Russia and China Is Unwise, Lavrov Says
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday noted that diplomatic relations with China are at their best moment ever while also condemning Western sanctions against both nations. | RELATED: | UK Increases the Maximum Number of Reserve Nuclear Warheads | He highlighted that bilateral ties have reached an unprecedented level thanks to the “Treaty on Good Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation” which laid the foundations for a new type of relationship between Russia a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Applying-Sanctio…
Meditations from the Greater Gila: On the Possibility of Wolves, the Actuality of Dark Skies, and Actualizing the Possible
Leia Barnett | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
Everywhere in the Gila, there’s the possibility of wolves. I wake early. The thermometer in the rental car reads 15 degrees. A flock of dark-eyed juncos, earlier risers, flit about in the frozen grass, indifferent to my stomps and claps as I attempt to return feeling to my hands and feet. It’s the middle of February in the San Francisco mountains. And there’s the possibility of wolves.
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/meditations-…
“Los problemas en Estados Unidos se siguen profundizando”
María de los àÅngeles Balparda | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
“Los problemas internos en Estados Unidos se siguen profundizando”, dijo el sociólogo estadounidense, profesor James Petras, en su análisis semanal de la realidad internacional por CX36 (Radio Centenario). “Los grandes temas como el desempleo, subempleo, malos salarios, los sin casa,…
globalizacion.ca/los-problemas-en-estado…
Lilia D. Monzó’s “A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity”
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-03-22
A Book review symposium on Lilia D. Monzó’s “A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity” (2019, Peter Lang Publishing) by Kitonga, Macrine, Magill, and Rodriguez — Editors | MR Online | March 22, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/03/22/lilia-d-monzos-a…
Tony Blair and the Iraq War of 2003: Should He Stand Trial for the Crime of Waging a “War of Aggression”?
Adeyinka Makinde | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
March 20th 2003 was the start of the Iraq War, a …
globalresearch.ca/tony-blair-iraq-war-20…
Eviction ban in England extended to end of May, as tens of thousands of renters remain in crisis
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
A quarter of private renters (2 million people) have suffered a cut in their incomes over the last six months leading to problems paying their rent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/evic…
Calling Putin a ‘killer’ with ‘no soul’ is not exactly diplomatic finesse
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-03-22
Meanwhile, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the “killer” jab a “very bad statement by the U.S. president,” ‚Äãthat indicated “he doesn’t want to normalize relations.” | MR Online | March 22, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/03/22/calling-putin-a-…
Biden Is Reigniting the Movement to Oppose Standardized Testing
Jake Jacobs | progressive.org | 2021-03-22
Teachers always knew the tests lacked validity, and now some progressive Democrats in Congress are joining their opposition.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/…
øLawfare vs Ley de la Industria Eléctrica?
Carlos Fazio | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
En esencia, la disputa en torno a la nueva Ley de la Industria Eléctrica no es entre el Poder Ejecutivo y el Poder Judicial, y menos una batalla por la democracia y el estado de derecho. | Pulverizada la oposición política…
globalizacion.ca/lawfare-vs-ley-de-la-in…
The Debt Whiners: Fools or Liars?
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2021-03-22
I keep asking this question because whining over the government debt looks to be a huge growth sector in the next year or two, or perhaps until Republicans retake the White House. I regularly ridicule debt whining, because unlike its cousin, deficit whining, it has no basis in economic reality. Before again showing why the …
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Video: COVID-19 the “Pandemic” Is Over. “A Novel Virus Closely Related to Corona Viruses Which Contribute to the Common Cold”
Dr. Mike Yeadon | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
First published on September 14, 2020 | Mike Yeadon, Pfizer former chief scientific advisor: Ferguson’s model has no validity in the view of most scientists: | “Yes, its a novel virus but its very closely related to at least four other …
globalresearch.ca/covid19-pandemic-over/…
Study Finds Glyphosate in More Than Half of All Sampled Florida Manatees
A scientific study published this week concludes that Florida manatees are …
globalresearch.ca/study-finds-glyphosate…
The ark is not going to save us — collective resistance will
Fred Fuentes | greenleft.org.au | 2021-03-22
We are being told by some that the floods devastating NSW and Queensland are a “once-in-a-hundred year event”. They’re not. They are a reminder of the dangers of extreme weather events brought on by climate change, writes Pip Hinman.
greenleft.org.au/content/ark-not-going-s…
Joe Biden, otro presidente patotero (y van…)
Aram Aharonian | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
A veces, las formas cambian, pero en el fondo Estados Unidos sigue siendo el mismo, al menos para nosotros, los latinoamericanos y caribeños. Algunos pensaron que en vez del garrote, el muro, las restricciones a los inmigrantes y el discurso…
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Israel takes ‘VIP border pass’ from Palestinian minister following ICC meeting
MEE, agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Israel takes ‘VIP border pass’ from Palestinian minister following ICC meeting | Palestinian Authority foreign minister Riad al-Maliki had pass taken from him after meeting with international court’s lead prosecutor | MEE and agencies | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 11: 15 | PA foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki gestures during a press conference organised by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) on…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palest…
Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after major fall
MEE, agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after major fall | Markets have reacted strongly over shock sacking of central bank chief after just three months in the job | MEE and agencies | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 08: 12 | A woman walks past an information screen displaying rates in front of an exchange office in Istanbul, on October 26, 2020 (AFP) | The Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended trading on Monday af…
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Turkey: Lira tumbles and Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after sharp fall
MEE, agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Turkey: Lira tumbles and Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after sharp fall | Markets have reacted strongly over shock sacking of central bank chief after just four months in the job | MEE and agencies | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 08: 12 | A woman walks past an information screen displaying rates in front of an exchange office in Istanbul, on October 26, 2020 (AFP) | The Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspen…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/istanbul-stoc…
Why ‘Due Process’ Isn’t a Solution to the Cuomo Allegations
Alexandra Brodsky | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
Why ‘Due Process’ Isn’t a Solution to the Cuomo Allegations…
thenation.com/article/politics/due-proce…
Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria…
thenation.com/article/politics/ro-khanna…
The Untold History of Freedom
Tyler Stovall | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
The Untold History of Freedom…
thenation.com/article/society/annelien-d…
The Atlanta Killing’s Roots Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration
Mari Uyehara | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
The Atlanta Killing’s Roots Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration…
thenation.com/article/society/atlanta-sh…
Vaccine Nationalism Is Patently Unjust
Nanjala Nyabola | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
Vaccine Nationalism Is Patently Unjust…
thenation.com/article/world/coronavirus-…
The Two Freedoms
Tyler Stovall | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
The Two Freedoms…
thenation.com/article/society/annelien-d…
Gangs Rule the Streets of Jovenel MoàØse’s Haiti
Amy Wilentz | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
Gangs Rule the Streets of Jovenel MoàØse’s Haiti…
thenation.com/article/world/jovenel-mois…
The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration
Mari Uyehara | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration…
thenation.com/article/society/atlanta-sh…
Viet Thanh Nguyen on Roots of Anti-Asian Hate from U.S. Colonialism to Anti-China Political Rhetoric
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-03-22
Protests condemning hate crimes against Asian Americans continue, following the deadly shootings in Atlanta where a white gunman attacked three Asian-owned spas and killed eight people, six of them women of Asian descent. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta and around the U.S. demanding an end to anti-Asian racism and honoring the lives of the eight people who were killed: Xiaojie Tan, Yong Ae Yue, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Suncha Kim, Hyun Jung Grant, Soon Chung Park, Daoyou Feng and Paul Andre Michels. Anti-Asian hate in the United States is “not anything new,” says Viet Thanh Ng…
www.democracynow.org/2021/3/22/anti_asia…
“We Are Here Because You Are There”: Viet Thanh Nguyen on How U.S. Foreign Policy Creates Refugees
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-03-22
Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses why he chooses to use the term “refugee” in his books, and speaks about his own experience as a refugee. His new novel tells the story of a man who arrives in France as a refugee from Vietnam, and explores the main character’s questioning of ideology and different visions of liberation. Titled “The Committed,” the book is a sequel to “The Sympathizer,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2016. Nguyen says his protagonist is “a man of two faces and two minds” whose ability to see beyond Cold War divisions makes him the perfect fi…
www.democracynow.org/2021/3/22/the_commi…
Company-police witch hunt continues against Sri Lankan plantation workers
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The ongoing repression of Alton Estate workers is in line with broader preparations by plantation bosses to drive up productivity and boost profits.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/camp…
Private Prison Company Poisoned Immigrants at Adelanto for A Decade
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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In a Devastating Pandemic Year, Amazon Was Its Biggest Winner
Alec MacGillis | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
How the virus that battered the economy was a boon for Jeff Bezos. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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The Evil Within Us: Evangelicals and Mass Murder in Atlanta
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
Millions of largely white Americans, hermetically sealed within the ideology of the Christian Right, yearn to destroy the ‘Satanic’ forces they blame for the debacle of their lives. And one such evangelical just killed eight people in Atlanta. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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People’s Action Statement on President Biden’s $3T Infrastructure and Jobs Package
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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$52 Trillion Investor Coalition Release Net-Zero Ratings for Biggest Global Polluters
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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Gas Export Terminal on Delaware River Moves NJ Away From Its Renewable Resources Goal
Elizabeth Cerceo | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
Creation of a gas export terminal is a backward-looking, short-sighted, risky project for New Jersey and the region. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Sanders Announces Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Ending Our Rigged Tax Code
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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Congressional Committee Considers Vital Climate-Friendly Lift America Act
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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Henderson to Congress: DC Residents Must Have a Voice in our Democracy
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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Sunrise Movement Responds to Biden Team’s $3 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal: “Even Manchin Called for $4 Trillion”
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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It’s Time to Right This Historic Wrong and Make Washington, DC a State
Jamal Holtz | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
Make my generation the last to be denied equal representation in Congress. Make sure my future children won’t grow up in the shadows of democracy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/views/2021/03/22/its-ti…
Dozens of Advocacy Groups Launch Coalition to Ban Surveillance Advertising
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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It’s Time to Give D.C. the True Autonomy and Self-Governance That Comes With Statehood
Monica Hopkins, Kristen Lee | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Plans for Annova LNG Fracked Gas Export Terminal Ditched
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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‘Wake-Up Call’: Analysis Shows Corporate Climate Pledges Failing Planet… And Investors
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
The report makes clear “that far more specific, concrete, and ambitious action plans are needed in order to make the promise of a net-zero future a reality.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/22/wake-ca…
Climate Polluters Pour Billions Into Hundreds of ‘Sportswashing’ Sponsorships: Report
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
“Sport needs to up its game and adopt policies that reject high-carbon sponsors. Clubs, competitions, and institutions need to take their climate commitments seriously.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/22/climate…
Coalition Forms to Challenge ‘Predatory’ Surveillance Advertising
Kenny Stancil, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
“Big Tech’s toxic business model is undermining democracy.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/22/coaliti…
The Boundless Advantages of the Welfare State—for the Rich
Paul Buchheit | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
Robbing the rest of us blind, wealthy Americans benefit from a wide array of tax breaks and government subsidies that are hidden behind the constant Republican blather about entitlements for the poor. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Scientists Say Humanity Now at ‘Dawn of What Must Be a Transformative Decade’
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
“Whether humanity has the collective wisdom to navigate the Anthropocene to sustain a livable biosphere for people and civilizations, as well as for the rest of life with which we share the planet, is the most formidable challenge facing humanity.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2021/03/22/scienti…
After Congressional Hearing On D.C. Statehood, Stand Up America Urges Congress to Pass H.R. 51
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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Experts Urge World Leaders to ‘Put Marine Ecosystems at the Heart of Climate Policy’
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
“A healthy ocean, teeming with life, is a vital tool in the bid to tackle global heating.” | www.flickr.com/photos/berkeleylab/282653……
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‘Good Day to Be a Human Being’: Activists Welcome Cancellation of Texas LNG Terminal
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
“There’s more work to do to ensure other proposed fracked gas export terminals… are never built, but today we celebrate this important victory for our people and our environment.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Economic Liberties’ Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Lina Khan to the FTC
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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Israelis cancel VIP Pass for Palestinian Foreign Minister for consulting with Int’l Criminal Court
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-03-22
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Naila Khalil reports at al-`Arabi al-Jadid (The New Arab) reports from Ramallah that Israel has withdraw the VIP Pass from Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki. The government of Binyamin Netanyahu was apparently angered that al-Maliki and other Palestine officials conducted talks in the Hague this past Thursday with Fatou Bensouda …
juancole.com/2021/03/israelis-palestinia…
Cuba’s Contributions in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic
Franklin Frederick | zcomm.org | 2021-03-22
The Cuban Revolution shows that when resources are distributed equitably, health outcomes previously unimaginable are possible…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/cubas-contribution…
Second-Wave Feminism: Accomplishments & Lessons
Nancy Rosenstock | zcomm.org | 2021-03-22
What is second-wave feminism? What did it accomplish? What can a new generation learn from it?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/second-wave-femini…
Haiti: Canada & U.S. Support Coups and Dictators
Jafrik Ayiti | zcomm.org | 2021-03-22
In Haiti, President Moise refused to leave when his term was over, and hundreds of thousands have protested in the streets demanding his resignation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/haiti-canada-u-s-s…
The Future of L.A. is Here
Robin D.G. Kelley | zcomm.org | 2021-03-22
Robin D.G. Kelley’s Radical Imagination Shows Us the Way…
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Omar urges end to prison contracts to fix ‘abuse-ridden’ immigration detention system
Amanda Holpuch | zcomm.org | 2021-03-22
Representative calls on Biden administration to phase out contracts between ICE and local jails and prisons…
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Columbia Graduate Workers Are on Strike
Glenn Houlihan | zcomm.org | 2021-03-22
Other Higher-Ed Workers Should Follow Their Lead…
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Israel planning to relocate Khan al-Ahmar residents to new area in West Bank
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Israel planning to relocate Khan al-Ahmar residents to new area in West Bank | Israeli officials’ latest proposal would move residents of West Bank village to an area that would allow them ‘to maintain the same texture of life’ | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 13: 22 | A Palestinian of the Jahalin tribe walks with a Palestinian flag in the village of Khan al-Ahmar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, 29 November 2020 (AFP)…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palest…
Save Sheikh Jarrah: The online campaign giving hope to Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem
Aseel Jundi | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Save Sheikh Jarrah: The online campaign giving hope to Palestinian refugees in East Jerusalem | Residents of Karm al-Jaouni live under the threat of forcible eviction that would see them replaced by Israeli settlers | Aseel Jundi | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 15: 05 | Nabil al-Kurd, a long-time resident of Karm al-Jaouni, stands next to a wall graffitied with “We will not leave” in Arabic (MEE/Aseel Jundi) | At first…
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Egypt’s pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Egypt’s pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties | The development comes as Cairo and Ankara appear to be patching up relations after years of hostility | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 14: 55 | In recent weeks, statements from both Egypt and Turkey have hinted at fresh efforts to mend relations (AFP) | Cairo has welcomed recent Turkish demands that Istanbul-based Egyptian opposition TV channels tone…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-turkey-…
UAE helped broker peace talks between India and Pakistan: Report
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
UAE helped broker peace talks between India and Pakistan: Report | Unnamed Emirati official said they hoped both sides would eventually resolve trade and Kashmir dispute, Bloomberg reports | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 16: 49 | India and Pakistan cut ties two years ago after a suicide attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed 40 Indian soldiers (AFP) | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) allegedly helped broker a ceasefire…
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UN experts call for ‘effective investigation’ into Hezbollah critic’s murder
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
UN experts call for ‘effective investigation’ into Hezbollah critic’s murder | UN officials say government should seek international technical assistance in probe into killing of Lokman Slim | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 19: 35 | A memorial ceremony for Lokman Slim in garden of family residence in Beirut, 11 February (AFP) | UN human rights experts have raised concerns over the integrity of the Lebanese government’s pro…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/lokman-slim-u…
Saudi Arabia issues Yemen ceasefire initiative; Houthis say it’s ‘not serious’
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Saudi Arabia issues Yemen ceasefire initiative; Houthis say it’s ‘not serious’ | Saudi proposal calls for UN-monitored ceasefire and opening Sanaa airport to a ‘number of regional and international direct flights’ | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 13: 49 | Saudi Arabia announced a ceasefire initiative to halt the fighting in Yemen, as the Houthi rebels push to capture the strategic city of Marib amid international efforts t…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-saudi-a…
Egypt’s pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Egypt’s pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties | The development comes as Cairo and Ankara appear to be patching up relations after years of hostility | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 14: 55 | Egypt’s Minister of Information Osama Heikal said Egypt-based media would be expected to “adhere to calm”. 14 June 2020. (Khaled Desouki/AFP) | Cairo has welcomed recent Turkish demands that Istanbul-based Egy…
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Saudi Arabia issues Yemen ceasefire initiative; Houthis say it’s ‘not serious’
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Saudi Arabia issues Yemen ceasefire initiative; Houthis say it’s ‘not serious’ | Saudi proposal calls for UN-monitored ceasefire and opening Sanaa airport to a ‘number of regional and international direct flights’ | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 13: 49 | Forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government in the northwestern Hajjah province, 11 March (AFP/File photo) | Saudi Arabia announced a ceasefire initiative to halt the…
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UN experts call for ‘effective investigation’ into Hezbollah critic’s murder
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
UN experts call for ‘effective investigation’ into Hezbollah critic’s murder | UN officials say government should seek international technical assistance in probe into killing of Lokman Slim | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 19: 35 | A memorial ceremony for Lokman Slim in garden of family residence in Beirut, 11 February (AFP) | UN human rights experts have raised concerns over the integrity of the Lebanese government’s pro…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/lokman-slim-u…
Imperial Covid-19 Response Team: A year tracking the global pandemic
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-03-22
Imperial’s COVID-19 Response Team has spent over a year tracking the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic.
imperial.ac.uk/news/218073/imperial-covid-19-response-team-year-tracking
‘Disastrous’ consequences of cuts to global science collaboration, warn experts
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-03-22
Experts have emphasised the value of international collaborative science and the need for its long-term financial security.
imperial.ac.uk/news/217913/disastrous-consequences-cuts-global-science-collaboration
Direction of needle penetration in brain affects drug uptake, finds new study
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-03-22
The direction at which drug-delivering needles enter the brain affects how well medicine permeates, a new Imperial study on sheep brains has found.
imperial.ac.uk/news/218056/direction-needle-penetration-brain-affects-drug
Peru’s President Sagasti Refuses To Declare Over ‘Vaccinegate’
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Peru’s President Francisco Sagasti announced that he would not attend a congressional subpoena scheduled for Monday to respond to the allegations of COVID-19 illegal vaccinations in his Cabinet. | RELATED: | Peru: Judge Rejects Pre-trial Detention for Martin Vizcarra | On March 18, the Congress’ Constitutional Accusations Subcommittee summoned Sagasti on “the Vaccinegate”, a scandal involving former Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti and former Foreign Affairs Minister Elizabeth Astet…
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New surge in COVID-19 pandemic accelerates internationally
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
As cases of COVID-19 and deaths from the virus rise around the world, vaccine nationalism becomes an increasingly lethal impediment to a scientifically grounded, internationally coordinated response to the global pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/coro…
Venezuela Returns to National Lockdown as Vaccine Deal Brokered
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-03-22
A ground-breaking agreement between the government and Guaidó-led opposition will allegedly allow the purchase of 12 million additional doses.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/15152
The US Indo-Pacific strategy and its delusions
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-03-22
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the Anchorage meeting between the US and China, the recent Quad summit, and how geo-political considerations are playing a role in the distribution of vaccines…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/03/22/the-us-in…
Brazilian State of Maranhà£o obtains 4.5 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine
Special to People’s World | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-22
The Governor of the Brazilian State of Maranhà£o, Flávio Dino, a member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB), signed a contract on March 17 with the Sovereign Russian Fund authorizing the acquisition of 4.582 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to combat the coronavirus. This vaccine, produced by the Gamaleya laboratory, has …
peoplesworld.org/article/brazilian-state…
Humanity Will Not be Saved by Vaccines. “Hunger is Caused by Poverty and Inequality”
Stelios Elliniadis | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
“Hunger is caused by poverty and inequality, not scarcity. Over the …
globalresearch.ca/humanity-not-saved-vac…
Saturday 4/3: South Bay Trans Day of Visiblity
Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Virtual event…
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Argentina — La confabulación de Macri con el FMI
Hedelberto López Blanch | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
El Gobierno argentino del presidente Alberto Fernández está desenredando la enorme confabulación entre el exrégimen de Mauricio Macri y el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) mediante la cual ese organismo otorgó un crédito por 56 300 millones de dólares que se…
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Brasil: La batalla comunicacional que se viene
Global Research | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
Hay un debate en curso en Brasil sobre el uso de la palabra genocida para nombrar a Jair Bolsonaro. Militantes del PT detenidos en una protesta frente al Palacio del Planalto e influenciadores digitales convocados por la justicia fueron dos…
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México — El manual sobre cómo perder un país
Mouris Salloum George | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
La oportuna aparición en México del libro de la periodista turca Elce Temelkuran, ” Cómo perder un país “, es también un llamado de atención a las bases mismas de la convivencia. Significa un llamado urgente de alerta, porque previene…
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The Case of Alexei Navalny: Reviving the Cold War
John Ryan | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-03-22
The mass media considers Alexei Navalny to be Vladimir Putin’s main opponent. However, a “Levada Center poll from November 2020 — three months after Navalny’s poisoning — found that only 2% of Russians would vote for Navalny if he were a presidential candidate. That is a number that has remained steady for years.” How is …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/03/the-case-of-a…
Hedges: The Evil Within Us
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-03-22
By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Robert Aaron Long, 21, charged with murdering eight victims, six of whom were Asian women, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors, told police that he carried out the killings to eliminate the temptations that fed his sexual addiction. His church, Crabapple First Baptist Church, in Milton, Georgia, which opposes sex outside of marriage… | Source…
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Sturgeon’s future in jeopardy as Scottish National Party civil war intensifies
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The attempt by Nicola Sturgeon’s close allies to railroad former SNP leader and Alex Salmond to jail on MeToo-inspired sex charges is backfiring spectacularly.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/salm…
HR 1976 Medicare for All Act of 2021
Socialized Medicine is What We Need | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
On March 17, 2021, Rep. Jayapal Pamila of Wash. state and Rep. Deborah Dingell of Michigan introduced this year’s version of the urgently needed Medicare for All Act of 2021 with a total of 112 sponsors, all Democrats, and it needs 218 to pass. See www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/hou…{%22search%22: [%22actionSessionCode: \%22117-1 | 1000\%22+AND+billIsReserved: \%22N\%22%22]}&r=9&s=4&searchResultViewType=compact…
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Pacifica CRD 3/22/21 Covid, Amazon Billions and Workers’ Rights
Pacifica TF | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Pacifica’s Covid, Race & Democracy focuses on the medical conditions of Mumia Abu-Jamal and also the struggle of the Bessemer Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are voting this month for a union.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/03/22/1884099…
Oakland Caravan, Traffic Jam, and Rally to Support Amazon Union Drive
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Continuing Actions in Support of Alabama Amazon Workers’ Union Drive…
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Protest at Amazon’s New SF Warehouse Site
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
International Day of Protests in Support of Alabama Amazon Workers’ Union Drive…
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We Have Your Back! Amazon Bessemer Oakland Supporters Rally & Caravan
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
As part of an international day of Solidarity, a car caravan and rally was held in Oakland of supporters of the Bessemer Alabama Amazon workers.
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Sunday 3/21: The Great Labor Rebellion of the 1930s
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Zoom meeting. Login info on our website: ICSSMARX.ORG…
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CA Abandons Its Commitment to Ethnic Studies under Right Wing Pressure–The Fight Continues
Arab Resource & Organizing Center | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
On March 18, 2021, the California State Board of Education (SBE) rubber-stamped a whitewashed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC) in the face of massive public backlash. This version of the ESMC was panned by teachers, students, community organizations, and Ethnic Studies scholars–including Angela Davis, Cornel West, and Marc Lamont Hill. In disgust, all 20 of the Ethnic Studies educators who drafted the original version of the ESMC demanded that their names be removed.
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Stop Racist Attacks! SF Chinatown Rally Against Murders, Systemic Racism & China Bashing
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Hundreds of San Francisco rallied in San Francisco at Portsmouth Square to protest the racist murders in Atlanta and the growing xenophobia and terror attacks on Chinese and all Asian people.
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3/20 Lee Siu Hin: The Epoch Times, Trump’s Favorite Cult Propaganda Machine
Lee Siu Hin | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
The Epoch Times, the propaganda arm of the U.S.-backed Chinese cult Falun Gong, has built an unholy alliance among anti-China, anti-communist Republicans, far right domestic terrorists, and Donald Trump…
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SF Judge Rules School District Must Vacate Renaming
Not to Be Missed | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
On March 18, 2021, Judge Ethan Schulman issued an Alternative Writ of Mandate in a lawsuit ordering the SF School District to either vacate the Board Resolution of January 26, 2021, the school renaming resolution, and dissolve the Renaming Committee, or show up in court on May 6, 2021 and explain why it has not complied with the order. See www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/upload……
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Oakland City Council Voices Strong Support for Immediate Implementation of MACRO
Coalition for Police Accountability | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
The Tuesday, March 16th Oakland City Council began with overwhelming support during public comment for Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO), the alternative emergency response model that was developed to respond to a broad range of non-violent emergency calls without police. The votes to create a division within the fire department to house MACRO and to direct the city administrator to expeditiously implement the pilot was unanimous, as all city council members joined the resolution as co-sponsors.
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23 Comparisons Of Tree Fruits And Nuts To Slaughterhouse Cadavers
SNS | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Many ways in which tree, bush, and vine fruit is better than | slaughterhouse products.
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Saturday 4/10: The 51st State: D.C. Statehood and America’s Future Panel Discussion
Politics, Prose Bookstore | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Online event…
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We can do to the Senate what Brits did to the House of Lords
The Daily Beast | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
After two centuries as an anti-Democratic force, the Senate needs to adapt or it might wake up one day and find that its powers have been stripped down to ceremonial engagements. Don’t laugh! Our neighbors from across the pond not too long ago did exactly this to the House of Lords.
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Friday 3/26: Rise Up With Asians March & Rally in San Franisco
Multiple community groups | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Meet at Union Square, 333 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, then march down Powell & Market Streets to Embarcadero Plaza rally | MASKS & SAFETY DISTANCING REQUIRED; Peaceful protest event…
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Thursday 4/8: “Build Bridges, Not Walls”: New Book Talk w/ Journalist & Activist Todd Miller
City Lights Booksellers | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Online event…
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Saturday 4/17: Climate Change; The Top 10 things you Should Know in San Francisco
The San Francisco Public Library | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Zoom Live…
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