Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Pentagon pushes Slovakia to transfer S-300 missile systems to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMarch 30, 2022 Will Slovakia send Ukraine S-300 air defenses? The Pentagon is working on it. A top Pentagon official told lawmakers Wednesday the Biden administration is working to accommodate NATO ally Slovakia's offer to send more S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Ukraine, following Russia's invasion. Slovakia has agreed to provide Ukraine with the …

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

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

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-30). The choice before France: More right-wing policies or new approach to wealth redistribution? peoplesdispatch.org Researcher and political activist Aurélie Dianara talks to Peoples Dispatch on the upcoming French elections and the prospects of Emmanuel Macron, the far-right and the left…

Editor (2022-03-30). Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World's population. mronline.org Just as the imperial core of North America, Europe and Japan does not represent the world in their population numbers, demographics, wealth, or power, neither does the imperial core speak for the world on crucial issues of war, peace, justice, and international law. Indeed the Global South has already spoken to the Global North so many times, in so many ways, with patience, persistence and eloquence, to little avail.

_____ (2022-03-30). Adams Says He's Kicking Homeless New Yorkers Out Of Their Encampments. popularresistance.org At a fundraiser on Friday, Adams told The New York Times that city agencies would identify the encampments, offer residents homeless outreach services, and then "dismantle" their makeshift shelters — all within a two-week period. On Saturday, a spokesperson for the mayor said the initial sweep has already begun, led by the New York Police Department, as well as the sanitation, social services and parks departments. The task force aims to clear 150 or more makeshift shelters on its first pass, which began on March 18th. | "We are breaking down siloes and working together across government to keep New Yorkers…

Anonymous103 (2022-03-30). Military Situation In Syria On March 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 30, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On March 30, two SAA soldiers were killed and two others were wounded by gunmen near Dael; | On March 29, a doctor working in one of the Russian-backed factions was killed as a result of the explosion of an explosive device planted in his car by unknown persons in the town of Mahja; | On March 29, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish…

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

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

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

Ann Brown (2022-03-30). Fact Check: Majority Of America's Homeless Is Black. moguldom.com Every night, an estimated 326,000 homeless people are sheltered in emergency or temporary transitional housing in the U.S., according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report, released Feb. 4, 2022. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report, which is based on research from 2021, found that 45 percent of people in homeless shelters are …

Jupiter Brown (2022-03-30). Fire damages activist homeless community in Chicago. liberationnews.org This tragedy should serve as a galvanizing reminder of the dangers of life for people experiencing homelessness; with adequate, safe housing, events like these would be avoided.

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

WSWS (2022-03-30). Following Saarland state election, SPD prepares social attacks. wsws.org The election result is not a vote for the policies of the Social Democratic Party, but an expression of the bankruptcy of a political system that no longer gives voters the opportunity to even begin to influence politics with their ballot paper.

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

SAM (2022-03-30). Closing the Loopholes America's Super Rich Love: Can the Dog Catch Its Tail? inequality.org

isabella (2022-03-30). Two Years In, We Need To Learn the Lessons of This Pandemic. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2022-03-30). Financialization of the Global Care Economy: Maximizing Profits at the Expense of Those in Need. inequality.org

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

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

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

WSWS (2022-03-30). Following Saarland state election, SPD prepares social attacks. wsws.org The election result is not a vote for the policies of the Social Democratic Party, but an expression of the bankruptcy of a political system that no longer gives voters the opportunity to even begin to influence politics with their ballot paper.

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

William Rivers Pitt (2022-03-29). The Ghost of Enron Haunts Joe Manchin's Coal Fortune. truthout.org If there was every any confusion as to where West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's loyalties lie, the last budget season put paid to that with interest. His seemingly bottomless vigor in dismantling President Biden's signature infrastructure/climate bills showed the world that he cares not for his party, his beleaguered president, his own people back home who he screwed right through their Carhartt jeans, or the planet whose resources have gifted him wealth, yachts and influence. | Manchin is almost exclusively about one thing: coal. Given the extreme damage he has done defending his nuggets of filthy gold, there is a…

Lucrecia Franco (2022-03-29). Debt in Brazil reaches record highs. america.cgtn.com Brazilian household debt has reached its highest level since the CNC, the National Confederation of Commerce, began publishing this data in 2010.

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

Anonymous103 (2022-03-29). Another Information Provocation Against Russia Succeeded. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 29th, Russian General Vladimir Shamanov claimed that the AFU servicemen who shoot Russian prisoners of war and watched them suffering have already been captured by the Russian special forces: " Those who mocked our servicemen, they did not rejoice for long, after three days our special forces captured these ruffians. Today they are lying at their feet, begging for mercy. I'll tell you their names. One ruffian was called Sergey Velichko, nickname Chili. The second is Konstantin Nemechev.

Sarah Anderson (2022-03-29). Biden Budget Pushes Back Against CEO Pay-Inflating Buybacks. inequality.org

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-29). WFP warns of unprecedented levels of hunger and food insecurity in Haiti. peoplesdispatch.org In a country with one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world, data indicates that the situation in Haiti will only worsen. The World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations has warned that The WFP, citing the latest Integrated Food Phase Classification (IPC)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). War on Syria: Eleven Years of Carnage. transcend.org 22 Mar 2022 — "Hundreds of thousands have been killed, more than half of the pre-war population has been displaced. More than 100,000 are missing or forcibly disappeared. Syria's cities and infrastructure have been destroyed. The poverty rate is 90 percent; 14.6 million people depend on humanitarian aid."

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

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

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

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

Sharon Zhang (2022-03-28). Biden's 2023 Budget Includes a 20 Percent Billionaire Minimum Income Tax. truthout.org On Monday, the White House unveiled President Joe Biden's 2023 budget proposal, which includes a minimum tax on the nation's wealthiest people, a measure that progressive lawmakers and advocates have long called for. | The "Billionaire Minimum Income Tax" would

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). Anana Sutta — Debtlessness. transcend.org There are these four kinds of bliss that can be attained in the proper season, on the proper occasions, by a householder enjoying the pleasures of the senses. Which four?>

Sharon Zhang (2022-03-28). Alabama Amazon Workers Were Forced to Work as Mysterious Gas Filled Warehouse. truthout.org Last week, the day after the 111th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, a mysterious, smoky gas began filling an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. According to the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), workers didn't know what the gas was; while workers on the third floor were asked to take unpaid time off and leave at around 1: 30 pm Central time, people on other floors were kept working at their stations. | At around 4: 30 pm, a little over an hour after workers first saw the gas on the first floor and with no word from management, workers evacuated by word of mouth, fearing t…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). Kazakhstan demonstrates "gratitude" to Armenia, Russia for CSTO deployment in January. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 28, 2022 Chair of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis meets chairman of Kazakhstan Parliament's Senate Chair of the [Azerbaijani] Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova had a meeting with Chairman of the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament Maulen Ashimbayev on 28 March as part of the current working trip to the Republic of Kazakhstan, APA reports. …

ecns.cn (2022-03-28). China to pilot innovative trade secret protection. ecns.cn Trade secret protection and innovation are to be piloted in China, according to a working plan released on March 7 by the State Administration for Market Regulation.

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

Our Reporter (2022-03-28). Suspected Turkana warriors kill one, burn 50 houses in Kaabong. plusnews.ug A total of 800 people in Locheker East village, Kurao Parish, Kalapata Sub-county in Kaabong district are currently homeless after their homes were burnt to ashes by suspected armed Turkana warrior. The incident took place on Sunday morning by around 7am. Peter Chegem, secretary of defence in Locheker village said the Turkana armed with guns …

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

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

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

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). War on Syria: Eleven Years of Carnage. transcend.org 22 Mar 2022 — "Hundreds of thousands have been killed, more than half of the pre-war population has been displaced. More than 100,000 are missing or forcibly disappeared. Syria's cities and infrastructure have been destroyed. The poverty rate is 90 percent; 14.6 million people depend on humanitarian aid."

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). Anana Sutta — Debtlessness. transcend.org There are these four kinds of bliss that can be attained in the proper season, on the proper occasions, by a householder enjoying the pleasures of the senses. Which four?>

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-28). Kazakhstan demonstrates "gratitude" to Armenia, Russia for CSTO deployment in January. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 28, 2022 Chair of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis meets chairman of Kazakhstan Parliament's Senate Chair of the [Azerbaijani] Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova had a meeting with Chairman of the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament Maulen Ashimbayev on 28 March as part of the current working trip to the Republic of Kazakhstan, APA reports. …

ecns.cn (2022-03-28). China to pilot innovative trade secret protection. ecns.cn Trade secret protection and innovation are to be piloted in China, according to a working plan released on March 7 by the State Administration for Market Regulation.

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

Our Reporter (2022-03-28). Suspected Turkana warriors kill one, burn 50 houses in Kaabong. plusnews.ug A total of 800 people in Locheker East village, Kurao Parish, Kalapata Sub-county in Kaabong district are currently homeless after their homes were burnt to ashes by suspected armed Turkana warrior. The incident took place on Sunday morning by around 7am. Peter Chegem, secretary of defence in Locheker village said the Turkana armed with guns …

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

Anonymous103 (2022-03-27). The War Of The Wheat And The Famine To Come. southfront.org Children look for food scraps in a pile of trash in the Rukban camp in Syria, Nov, 2018 | Written by Piero Messina | Famine will come. 100 million tons of wheat will be missing from the world food market. 26 are those produced by Ukraine, the remainder is that relating to Russian production, even that blocked for international exports. The conflict being fought in Ukraine risks causing thousands of deaths in Africa and the Middle East. They are the collateral damage of the conflict. The specter of famine emerges from the stop…

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

Aviva Chomsky (2022-03-27). The United States Is Exceptional — Just Not in the Ways Any of Us Should Want. truthout.org Three years after the end of World War II, diplomat George Kennan "We have about 50% of the world's wealth, but only 6.3% of its population. In this situation, we cannot fail to be the object of envy and resentment. Our real task in the coming period is to devise a pattern of relationships which will permit us to maintain this position of disparity without positive detriment to our national security." | That, in a n…

Jon Queally (2022-03-27). Billionaires Would Pay Nearly 100 Times More in Taxes Under New Biden Proposal. truthout.org Economic experts and progressives opposed to the outrageous levels of inequality in the United States celebrated Saturday evening and into Sunday after reporting revealed that President Joe Biden plans to unveil "a 20 percent minimum tax rate on all American households worth more than $100 million" — a so-called "Billionaire's Tax" that will specifically target approximately 700 of the nation's wealthiest people. | First

Ashley Curtin (2022-03-27). Sanders introduces legislation to impose a 95 percent windfall tax on excess profits of major companies. nationofchange.org "The time has come for Congress to work for working families and demand that large, profitable corporations make a little bit less money and pay their fair share of taxes."

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

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

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

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

WSWS (2022-03-26). Biden's student debt scam: Restructuring debt, not forgiveness. wsws.org Those who hold student loan debt must be warned: the current proposal under consideration for "forgiveness" is actually a restructuring of student debt, a far cry from Biden's original pledge.

ecns.cn (2022-03-26). China's external debt rises in 2021. ecns.cn China's outstanding foreign debt stood at about 2.75 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of 2021, data from the country's forex regulator shows.

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

SAM (2022-03-26). Who's Enabling Putin's Enablers? inequality.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

People for the American Way (2022-03-24). Wednesday 3/23: Combating White Supremacy During Demographic Shifts in America. indybay.org Online teach-in…

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China calls on U.S. to cancel tariffs on Chinese imports: commerce ministry. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce called on the U.S. to cancel all tariffs it had imposed amid current inflation woes and challenging global economic recovery to pull bilateral economic and trade ties back to normal as soon as possible.

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

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

WSWS (2022-03-24). Train derailment in California highlights dangers from relentless attack on railroad workers. wsws.org Early Monday morning a Union Pacific (UP) freight train derailed en route through Colton, California, sending 13 cars off the tracks.

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

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

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

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-24). Perú llevará a instancias internacionales caso del indulto a Fujimori. telesurtv.net El primer ministro indicó que la actuación del Ejecutivo en torno al indulto de Fujimori estará apegada al marco legal, constitucional y convencional.

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

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Galaxy's evolution revealed via Chinese, European telescopes data: study. ecns.cn Astronomers precisely mapped out how our Galaxy, the Milky Way, took shape and evolved in its infant and juvenile stages, using the sky survey data obtained by the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) in China and the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite.

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

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

Staff (2022-03-24). MEA condoles death of Indian Envoy Dr Anju Kumar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Dr Anju Kumar, Charge d' Affaires in the Embassy of India, Germany passed away on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-03-24). Aprueba Consejo de Estado dos nuevos decretos leyes. cubadebate.cu Dos nuevos decretos leyes, "Del reconocimiento del tiempo de servicio para el otorgamiento de las pensiones a los pescadores comerciales", y otro modificativo de la Ley 144 Del Presupuesto del Estado para el año 2022, fueron aprobados por el Consejo de Estado.

TASS (2022-03-24). GAME CHANGER: Russians Now Allowed to Visit the Doctor. anti-empire.com ROSTOV-ON-DON, March 23. /TASS/. All types of planned medical care, as well as professional examinations and medical examinations, will be carried out in the Rostov region in full from March 24. The corresponding changes were approved by the governor Vasily Golubev, the press service of the heads of the region reported. | Since March 10, the Rostov region has canceled the requirement to present QR codes for admission to public places and organizations, the need to maintain social distance. Most other restrictions have also been lifted, including on the occupancy of fitness clubs, gyms, swimming pools, water parks…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-03-24). China acusa a la OTAN de divulgar desinformación. telesurtv.net Vocero de la Cancillería china enfatizó en que las partes deben dialogar para "desenredar el nudo de la crisis ucraniana".

WSWS (2022-03-24). Democratic Socialists of America in crisis as it covers for Biden administration's war drive against Russia. wsws.org The DSA is scrambling to provide cover for the Democratic Party while trying to maintain the pretense of being a left-wing organization.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Shenzhou-13 astronauts deliver second Tiangong class. ecns.cn The second live class from China's space station was held on Wednesday afternoon, delivered by Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to students on Earth.

Ben Stinar (2022-03-24). Kyrie Wins! Uninjected Kyrie Irving Cleared to Play Basketball in New York. anti-empire.com Editor's note: Hilariously the rules allowed him to be present in the arena, but not to play. (Because the arena serves food he was subject to the same NY injection requirements as restaurant staff.) | Also visiting uninjected players were allowed to play. | He was clear to play away games outside New York but his team tried blackmailing him and sanctioned him. | They wouldn't play him away to force him to get injected. A bluff We like Irving but…

Staff (2022-03-24). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.

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

CIIS Public Programs (2022-03-24). Wednesday 4/20: On Indigenous Voices and Restoring the Kinship Worldview. indybay.org

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

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

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

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China launching more cargo trains to boost coal transport. ecns.cn With a new train diagram to be put into operation from April 8, China will launch additional cargo trains to boost coal transport amid the country's efforts to ensure energy supply.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Gas leak at London Aquatics Center. ecns.cn Emergency and police vehicles are seen following an incident involving a gas leak at London Aquatics Center in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, Britain, March 23, 2022.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Education workers outraged by hard-right Ford government's removal of mask mandate in Ontario's schools. wsws.org The move could hardly come at a worse time, with the more infectious Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 starting to produce yet another surge of infections and deaths around the world.

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

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

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

WSWS (2022-03-24). Train derailment in California highlights dangers from relentless attack on railroad workers. wsws.org Early Monday morning a Union Pacific (UP) freight train derailed en route through Colton, California, sending 13 cars off the tracks.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-24). Pdte. de Siria y canciller iraní celebran encuentro en Damasco. telesurtv.net Ambos altos funcionarios intercambiaron puntos de vistas sobre la operación especial rusa en defensa del Donbás.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-24). Incendio forestal destruye 74 hectáreas de un cerro en México. telesurtv.net Las autoridades continúan operando en la región afectada en aras de rescatar el Parque Nacional donde inició el fuego.

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

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

WSWS (2022-03-24). Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in London's Belmarsh prison. wsws.org By holding their wedding, Moris said, they were fighting back against the British state's efforts to keep Assange "invisible to the public at all costs".

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

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Chinese FM meets Pakistani chief of army staff on ties, int'l issues. ecns.cn Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday met with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa and the two had friendly and in-depth discussions on the relations between China and Pakistan as well as the regional and international issues.

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CIIS Public Programs (2022-03-24). Wednesday 4/20: On Indigenous Voices and Restoring the Kinship Worldview. indybay.org

Staff (2022-03-24). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

People for the American Way (2022-03-24). Wednesday 3/23: Combating White Supremacy During Demographic Shifts in America. indybay.org Online teach-in…

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Staff (2022-03-24). 203 Indians, 31 NORI visa holders to return from Pakistan on Friday via Wagah-Attari. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): As many as 203 Indian Nationals and 31 NORI (no obligation to return to India) visa holders are set to return to India through the Wagah-Attari border, the High Commission of India in Pakistan informed on Wednesday.

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

WSWS (2022-03-24). The dead end of the "Save Britain's Ferries" campaign: Build rank-and-file committees! wsws.org The Labour Party and trade unions claim that sacking workers and replacing them with a workforce on a fraction of their wages is not the "British way" of doing things. As of last October, at least 28 companies either used fire and rehire or planned to, including British Airways, the leading supermarket retailer Tesco, and British Gas.

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

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

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

Staff (2022-03-24). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Major storm system causes multiple tornadoes across US South, destroys neighborhood in New Orleans. wsws.org A major storm system developed in Texas on Monday before moving into Louisiana. Two people were killed in total by the storm system and thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Staff (2022-03-23). Baloncestista ucraniano Vladi Orlov: "Basta de mentiras, la UE y la OTAN querían esto" cubadebate.cu "Mi ciudad, Járkov, está en la zona prorrusa. No justifico lo que ha hecho Putin, porque no quiero ningún tipo de violencia, pero llevamos 8 años en guerra en los que se está bombardeando esa parte del país y eso no sale en televisión. El Ejército ucraniano arrasaba con todo y no hemos visto a esos muertos en los medios", afirmó el baloncestista ucraniano español en una entrevista.

Staff (2022-03-23). Hong Kong Police arrest 4 activists behind banned Tiananmen Square vigil: Report. aninews.in Hong Kong, September 8 (ANI): Hong Kong Police have arrested four key members of the pro-democracy group behind the city's annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil.

_____ (2022-03-23). Another brewing scandal involving Boris Johnson. truepublica.org.uk By TruePublica: Yet again, we now find Boris Johnson at the heart of another scandal — this time over the West's emergency pullout from Afghanistan. It won't be much of a surprise to learn it's about his 'truthfulness.' This story was always going to have legs if true. And it looks like that might well …

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

Max Blumenthal (2022-03-23). Was Bombing of Mariupol Theater Staged by Ukrainian Azov Extremists to Trigger NATO Intervention? orinocotribune.com By Max Blumenthal — Mar 18, 2022 | Testimony by evacuated Mariupol residents and warnings of a false flag attack undermine the Ukrainian government's claims about a Russian bombing of a local theater sheltering civilians. | Western media have reported that Russia's military deliberately attacked the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, claiming that it was filled with civilians and marked with signs reading "children" on its grounds. | The supposed bombing took place just as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to US Congress for a no fly zone, fueling the chorus for direc…

Staff (2022-03-23). Con Filo: Con la vida (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Hoy Con Filo tuvo como tema central la tergiversación, el odio y la campaña de descrédito emprendida contra nuestro sistema de justicia, a raíz de los juicios por los actos vandálicos del 11 de julio.

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

People for the American Way (2022-03-23). Wednesday 3/23: Combating White Supremacy During Demographic Shifts in America. indybay.org Online teach-in…

Staff (2022-03-23). Russian NSA expressed strong commitment to further deepen strategic partnership with India: PMO. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday, in which the senior Russian offical expressed his country's strong commitment to deepen its 'Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership' with India."

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

CIIS Public Programs (2022-03-23). Wednesday 4/20: On Indigenous Voices and Restoring the Kinship Worldview. indybay.org

Staff (2022-03-23). India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Meenakashi Lekhi. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their inception.

Staff (2022-03-23). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-23). Masacre atribuida a terroristas en Nigeria se salda con 34 muertos. telesurtv.net Es parte de la ola de violencia terrorista que asola varios países de África central, agudizada en los últimos meses.

WSWS (2022-03-23). "Aggressive" speech by Fed chair Powell targets wages. wsws.org In remarks to the annual conference of the National Association for Business Economics in Washington, Powell continually returned to the issue of what he called a "hot" and "very tight" labour market.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-23). Rusia acusa a Ucrania de ralentizar el proceso de negociación. telesurtv.net Rusia y Ucrania realizaron este martes el primer intercambio de prisioneros.

Tomasz Konicz (2022-03-23). War as crisis accelerator. indybay.org Opportunistic parts of the German left are already sorting themselves into NATO supporters and cheerleaders of hollow Western values, who are peddling the stale bourgeois-liberal ideology one last time before the Western states also sink into barbarism.

The Oshman Family JCC (2022-03-23). Tuesday 3/29: The Polyphony Quartet in Concert. indybay.org Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall (Bldg F) | 3921 Fabian Way | Palo Alto, CA 94303…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-03-23). Vicepresidenta afirma que 2021 fue punto de inflexi√≥n para el crecimiento de Venezuela. telesurtv.net "Venezuela aprovecha esta tribuna para rechazar cualquier agresión, cualquier de las medidas coercitivas extorsivas", que atentan contra el pueblo, aseveró la vicemandataria.

WSWS (2022-03-23). US COVID-19 death toll reaches 1 million. wsws.org By this evening, the official COVID-19 death toll in the United States will surpass 1 million. The catastrophic loss of life and broader societal impacts of the pandemic are unprecedented in American history.

Staff (2022-03-23). UN chief calls upon international community to use all tools to counter global terrorist threat in Afghanistan. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising that Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the international community to act together and use all tools at its disposal to counter the global terrorist threat in the war-ravaged country.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-23). Argentina y Club de Par√≠s acuerdan pr√≥rroga de la deuda con FMI. telesurtv.net El entendimiento fue alcanzado previo a la votación del Directorio ejecutivo del Fondo Monetario Internacional.

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

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Ukraine seeks to open new humanitarian corridors in four regions. ecns.cn Ukrainian representatives are seeking to establish new humanitarian corridors in four regions in negotiations with Russia, the presidential press service said Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Sudan erupts as millions in Africa go hungry due to Ukraine war and sanctions on Russia. wsws.org According to the World Food Programme, 44 million people worldwide are on the brink of famine and another 232 million are only one step behind.

UUSF Human Rights Working Group, Forum (2022-03-23). Sunday 3/27: The 1619 Project – Its Significance for Today. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Sunday, March 27 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-23). Rusia destruye arsenal de armas en Rovno, Ucrania. telesurtv.net Este 24 de marzo se cumplirá un mes del inicio de la operación militar rusa sobre Ucrania.

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

Staff (2022-03-23). El gran reseteo: las ilusiones ideológicas del capitalismo tardío. cubadebate.cu Es preciso, ante todo, volver a colocar la opción revolucionaria en la conciencia popular, en la visión del mundo de las clases desposeídas, aquellos sobre quienes descansa el verdadero costo del desarrollo. Se debe ver la crisis como un espacio para la oportunidad. En el complejo escenario actual no necesitamos resetear el capitalismo, necesitamos superarlo.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-23). Photographs: NATO bombing scars in Belgrade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 23, 2022 In pics: NATO bombing scars in Belgrade…

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-23). Transportistas espa√±oles se suman a protesta sindical. telesurtv.net Así ocurre cuando se llega al décimo día de paro patronal en medio de los elevados precios de los combustibles.

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

WSWS (2022-03-23). A comment on American author Joan Didion (1934-2021). wsws.org Joan Didion, the essayist and novelist who critically described nearly 60 years of American social and cultural life, died on December 23.

WSWS (2022-03-22). East Timor's presidential election goes to second round. wsws.org A plummeting turnout and the decline in Fretilin's vote reflect bitter infighting within the Timorese ruling elite, as well as escalating hostility among poverty stricken ordinary people towards the entire political establishment.

UUSF Human Rights Working Group, Forum (2022-03-22). Sunday 3/27: The 1619 Project – Its Significance for Today. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Sunday, March 27 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time…

WSWS (2022-03-21). COVID-19 surges in Solomon Islands. wsws.org Widespread poverty, combined with inadequate government services and emergency support, has inflicted significant hardships on the population amid the pandemic.

_____ (2022-03-21). Returning Bankruptcy Protections Is Critical For Solving Student Debt. popularresistance.org During the 1700's, American colonists- including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Morris, and others- were being treated horribly under debt- typically to British banks, trading companies, and other investors. In fact, the issue of debt was so concerning to the nation's Founders, that that in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, they call for uniform bankruptcy laws ahead of the power to raise an army, declare war, and coin currency. | Congress, however, began chipping this protection away, uniquely, from student loans beginning in 1976 and continuing through 2005. Today, both federal and pri…

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

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-21). Imperial engineers work with local youth club to design and build e-scooters. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has been working with North Paddington Youth Club to build electric scooters alongside the College's engineers.

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

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-21). 'Modi govt says our work is essential, but calls us volunteers'. peoplesdispatch.org On March 15, over 500 scheme workers gathered in protest in New Delhi demanding recognition of their work, minimum wages, social security, and that the Narendra Modi-led BJP government fulfil its 2018 promise of a wage hike.

JANET (2022-03-21). Sign on: End Sanctions & War. iacenter.org SanctionsKill Campaign Statement on Ukraine Conflict END ALL WARFARE — NO SANCTIONS Sign on — click here The SanctionsKill Campaign is a broad coalition of social justice, solidarity, and peace forces focused on exposing the devastating impact of US sanctions on civilian populations globally. Sanctions are not a substitute for war The current regime of sanctions against Russia is not a substitute for war, but a form of warfare. Sanctions kill many thousands just as bombs do. Sanctions create hyperinflation, artificial famines, social upheavals, and health crises that punish civilian populations. As US…

rebekah (2022-03-21). The Future We Need: Economic Democracy. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2022-03-21). Progressive Caucus Urges Biden to Use 55 Tools in His Executive Action Toolbox. inequality.org

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

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

WSWS (2022-03-21). COVID-19 surges in Solomon Islands. wsws.org Widespread poverty, combined with inadequate government services and emergency support, has inflicted significant hardships on the population amid the pandemic.

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

UUSF Human Rights Working Group, Forum (2022-03-21). Sunday 3/27: The 1619 Project – Its Significance for Today. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Sunday, March 27 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-21). Imperial engineers work with local youth club to design and build e-scooters. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has been working with North Paddington Youth Club to build electric scooters alongside the College's engineers.

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

Martha Garcia (2022-03-20). A holistic approach to security: The impact of education — Interview with Yasmine Sherif. moderndiplomacy.eu As the world continues to evolve, new threats challenge our security: climate change, gender inequality, armed conflicts and more, no longer restricted to national borders. Hence, security needs to be understood not only as the absence of physical danger. We need to leave the realist theorist approach behind and consider the human, economic, and environmental …

Juan Cole (2022-03-20). Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The UN World Happiness Report for 2021 ranks Israel as the 9th happiest country in the world, but lists the Palestinian territories as the 122nd. Yet, both societies are ruled by the same government, the government of Israel. The annual report is brought out by the United Nations Sustainable Development …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-20). Sharing Mayo Clinic: A downward spiral undone. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jon Bratsch had accepted that he was going to die. Barely conscious, breathing through a ventilator, and paralyzed in the intensive care unit, he could not see a way through the destructive illness that had taken so much from him. Just three weeks earlier, Jon had felt fine. A happily married father of two grown girls, known throughout his hometown as a hard-working mechanic, Jon spent weekends riding his Harley-Davidson with his wife, Kris, seated…

JANET (2022-03-20). Haitians attempt to emigrate. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 17, 2022 While the world's attention focuses on the conflict in Ukraine that could quickly escalate, living conditions for the working people of Haiti are still festering. Workers demanding their salaries be tripled have left the streets for the moment. Two out of five Haitians are still "food insecure," which means they get less to eat than they need. Housing, jobs and health care are scarce. Hospitals and schools are closing. Criminal activity on the streets, particularly kidnapping, intensifies. banner reads: "No to kidnapping, no to violence against women" Tens of thousands of Haitians with…

JANET (2022-03-20). International Working Women's Day means solidarity. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin March 8, 2022 International Working Women's Day is commemorated around the world on March 8. Two words signify its essence: solidarity and struggle. Ontario Federation of Labor Established in 1910 at an International Women's Socialist Conference in Copenhagen, this special day was intended to broaden global solidarity and strengthen ties among women workers. IWWD's socialist founders deplored the terrible working conditions faced by women workers, as they poured into factories in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. They noted the strikes and massive demonstrations held by women immigrants in New York…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-20). Non-stop arms: ambassador to U.S. says Washington shipping more military aid to Ukraine than reported. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 18, 2022 When U.S. announces arms supplies to Ukraine, some weapons already crossing in — Ambassador Ukraine is working with the Pentagon to ensure non-stop military assistance, so when certain decisions are announced in the United States, some weapons are already being delivered into the country. According to Ukrinform, this was stated by Ambassador …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-20). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic develops automated system to accelerate diagnoses for patients with rare diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers are working to accelerate the diagnoses of rare diseases and renew hope for patients whose symptoms have defied an explanation ‚Äï‚ÄØsometimes for years or even decades.‚ÄØ The team of genomics experts has developed an automated system called RENEW for tracking new scientific knowledge from around the world of pathogenic genetic variants and applying it to Mayo Clinic patients with rare and undiagnosed diseases. RENEW stands for reanalysis of negative whole-exome/genome data. "We're…

Middle East Monitor (2022-03-20). Palestine tops Chilean president's Agenda in first Statements after taking Office. juancole.com By Eman Abusidu | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — Last Friday, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, officially became the president of Chile after winning Chile's presidential elections last December. His victory represents a major revival for Chile's progressive left and a new era for Chile and …