Daily Archives: March 10, 2022

2022-03-10: News Headlines

Thomas Piketty (2022-03-10). Sanction the oligarchs, not the people! indybay.org It is time to develop a new kind of sanctions. They must be targeted specifically at the oligarchs who have become wealthy as a result of the regime. This would require the establishment of an international financial registry, a measure that will not please the Western wealthy.

deweylaura (2022-03-10). Let's organize around student debt! cpusa.org While on the campaign trail, Joseph Biden made a lot of promises. One of them was to forgive $10,000 dollars in student debt. His promises paid off big. When election time came around, Biden won roughly 60% of the youth vote. So far, the president has only partially honored his promise. The Education Department …

WSWS (2022-03-10). Australian PM in flood-hit Lismore: People are on their own in natural disasters. wsws.org Morrison, his staffers and the police went to great lengths to prevent working people devastated by the floods from getting anywhere near the prime minister.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-10). Gov't welcomes SEACOM's expansion strategy for Uganda. plusnews.ug Government of Uganda has welcomed the regional expansion strategy for the Ugandan and East African markets of SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider announced at a special networking breakfast event in Kampala on Thursday. The Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku who represented government at the event said that the …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-10). Excitement as SEACOM unveils regional expansion strategy for Uganda. plusnews.ug SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider, unveiled its regional expansion strategy for the Ugandan and East African markets at a special networking breakfast event in Kampala, Uganda. The event was attended by a cross-section of clients, business partners, staff, representatives of key government ministries and parastatals in Uganda, and SEACOM executives from Uganda, East Africa, …

SAM (2022-03-10). What Makes More Sense, a Minimum Income Tax or a Maximum Income? inequality.org

rebekah (2022-03-10). Addressing Racial Inequality in Paid Leave Policy. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2022-03-10). Why the Just-Passed Postal Service Reform Act is Such a Big Deal. inequality.org

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-09). Albania: NATO upgrades air base in city once named after Stalin. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Balkan InsightFebruary 28, 2022 In Albanian City Once Named 'Stalin', a Base for NATO Developed under Italian fascist occupation, renamed 'Stalin City' under communism, and condemned to poverty with the transition to capitalism, the central Albanian city of Kucova is now set to become synonymous with NATO. Three years after the Western military alliance announced …

JANET (2022-03-09). Fight xenophobia ‚àí a form of war. iacenter.org March 8, 2022 The U.S.- and NATO-instigated conflict in Ukraine is rooted in the quest to plunder and profit off Russia's vast wealth in natural gas and oil. This has been a major pillar of U.S. imperialism's quest to rebuild its global empire since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The imperialists will do whatever it takes to gain new markets to make profits, even with the global threat of nuclear war. Russia has had the right to protect its borders as the rise of neofascist elements inside Ukraine has been a constant threat to its sovereignty since 2014, resulting in the breakaway of the People's Repu…

Olúf·∫πÃÅmi O. Táíwà≤ (2022-03-09). How BlackRock, Vanguard, and UBS Are Screwing the World. zcomm.org Such firms control a huge portion of the world's wealth. Instead of using that power to solve climate change, they're blocking progress and profiting off inequality…

ecns.cn (2022-03-09). China's property sector to benefit from policy easing in 2022: experts. ecns.cn China's property sector may slightly recover from the downturn due to easing policies while debt pressure remains, experts said.

JANET (2022-03-09). 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…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-09). Reclaiming the radical roots of International Working Women's Day. peoplesdispatch.org The day was established by socialist women in order to highlight women's centrality in the struggle to overthrow class based oppression, as well as to end the unique oppression faced by women.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-09). "You strike a woman, you strike a rock!" peoplesdispatch.org Over the past several years, working class movements across the world have taken to the streets and plazas on March 8, International Working Women's Day in recognition of the day as an important day of struggle and resistance and to further the cause of women's liberation. The day which corporations and NGOs have attempted to dilute into a day to give presents to women and recognize their achievements has radical roots. It was established by socialist women in the heat of militant labor and internationalist organizing in order to highlight women's centrality in the struggle to overthrow class based oppression, as…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-09). Black Sea: U.S. warplanes integrate with German, Italian, Romanian counterparts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMarch 8, 2022 U.S. 480th Expeditionary fighter squadron bolsters NATO's collective defence on Eastern Flank The American's 480th Air Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (480th EFS), working out of Fetesti Air Base, Romania since February 11, continues to enhance NATO's collective defence posture, supporting NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission with F-16 Fighting Falcons…. The 480th …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-09). Major fire leaves 5,000 Rohingya refugees homeless in Bangladesh's Cox Bazar. peoplesdispatch.org At least two children including a six-year-old boy were burnt alive in the devastating fire that destroyed over 400 makeshift houses in the Kutupalong refugee camp. This was the sixth major fire incident reported from Bangladesh's Cox Bazar this year…

rebekah (2022-03-09). Russian Oligarchs Funnel Money to U.S. Charities. inequality.org

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