(2022-03-02). NATO's proxy war on Russia and the death of the Corbynite "left" wsws.org The rump of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs died on their knees, cowering before party leader Sir Keir Starmer's pro-NATO witch-hunt aimed at silencing anti-war sentiment in the working class.
(2022-03-02). Care Ambulance drivers protest low wages in Southern California health care workers protest. wsws.org Three-quarters of Falck/Care Ambulance drivers in Orange and LA County get paid $15 per hour, which became the state minimum wage for California on January 1.
(2022-03-02). Guatemalan Water Defenders Celebrate 10 Years of Resistance. inequality.org
(2022-03-01). U.S. war on Russia: a stampede off a cliff. iacenter.org Bulletin: As of Feb. 22, Russia has recognized the two peoples' republics in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic, established in 2014. Russia has said that it will send troops to protect the two republics if they come under further Ukraine/ NATO attack. Washington and some European allies have announced economic sanctions against the two republics and/or against Russia. Working people worldwide must oppose U.S./NATO aggression and expansion, which are creating the danger of a massive war. Grand Central Terminal, New York City, Feb. 19. Photo: Sara…
(2022-03-01). A Few Days of War, Ukraine at the Negotiating Table and Russia Enters a Brave New Monopolar World. What Should Russia Do Now? strategic-culture.org 
Russia's divorce from Europe looks to be over and along with it is the birth of our much anticipated Multipolar World. | At the time of writing the war in Ukraine has been going on for a handful of days and thanks to the power of hypersonic missiles and the fact that the majority of Ukraine's southern and eastern populations see themselves as Russian, Kiev is utterly broken. Russian and LPR/DPR forces are taking and holding many kilometers per day and now Zelensky is willing to go to the negotiation table after 8 years of pleas from Moscow begging Kiev and the West to stop the genocide in the Donbass. Russia is b…
(2022-03-01). Trudeau's deployment of emergency powers—a warning to workers across Canada. wsws.org History shows that whenever the powers of the capitalist state are strengthened in the name of combatting the far right and defending "democracy," they are invariably turned against the working class—and with far more speed, consistency and violence.
(2022-03-01). Tampa community demands a rent control ordinance. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Thursday, February 24, over 100 people mobilized to attend a Tampa city council meeting on rent stabilization. Over 50 community members spoke in support of the council declaring a housing state of emergency, which is legally required to pass a rent control ordinance in the state of Florida. | Despite the meeting turnout, the city council did not declare a housing state of emergency or pass a rent control ordinance. Council members claimed rent control would harm working people in Tampa despite the overwhelming testimony disproving this idea. The city of Tampa fears the cost of litigation from a re…
(2022-03-01). New Yorkers hold speak out against Mayor Adams' gun plan. fightbacknews.org New York, NY — Members of the New York Community Action Project (NYCAP) gathered on the afternoon of Saturday, February 26 to speak out against Mayor Eric Adams' Blueprint to End Gun Violence proposal. | Adams released this proposal late last month and has already received criticism from the progressive movements in New York. The Blueprint is a general plan for how Adams plans on tackling various problems in New York. He believes that a falling infrastructure, homelessness, a badly managed public transportation system and joblessness all come down to one thing: gun violence. | Gun violence is on the rise in…
(2022-03-01). Portland Mobilizes To Defend Fallout Camp From Sweeps. popularresistance.org On Thursday, February 17th, park rangers and Portland police showed up to the PDX Houseless Radicals Collective's Fallout Camp on Park's land in southeast Portland, Oregon. Their intended eviction of the camp was prevented by the presence of several comrades who were there in support. They promised to return in force the following Tuesday. Organizing for a sweep defense started ramping up that weekend. A community potluck was called for that Sunday at Fallout Camp, where a meeting was held discussing strategy. A public-facing campaign combined with a civil disobedience-style sweep defense was the chosen strategy.
(2022-03-01). Repeating '70s Strategy of Grand Chess-Master Brzezinski: Biden Appears to Have Induced Russian Invasion of Ukraine to Bankrupt Russia's Economy and Advance Regime Change. covertactionmagazine.com But Will the Strategy Succeed This Time? Jimmy Carter's National Security Council adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski famously bragged about having induced …
(2022-03-01). Business leaders and Murdoch editor praise Australian Labor Party leader. wsws.org Key elements in the ruling class are looking to a Labor government under conditions of an escalating war in Europe, the ongoing pandemic disaster, staggering social inequality and declining real wages.
(2022-03-01). In Contempt #14: Political Prisoner Updates; Hunger Strikes in New York, North Carolina and Bay Area. itsgoingdown.org As always, we have a lot going on this month. There are several major political prisoner updates — Eric King is set to go to trial in several weeks, Sundiata Acoli's parole case has reached the New Jersey Supreme Court, and Doug Wright of the Cleveland 4 is set to be released to a halfway…