Daily Archives: March 11, 2022

2022-03-11: News Headlines

Giorgio Manfredi (2022-03-11). The AFL-CIO's Nazi Friendly Union in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com The AFL-CIO recently hosted a fundraiser by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) which aimed to support labor organizations in …

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-11). La OTAN está armando y entrenando nazis en Ucrania, mientras EEUU inunda con armas al vecino de Rusia. multipolarista.com La OTAN está enviando armas y entrenadores para ayudar a los neo-nazis del movimiento Azov en Ucrania a luchar contra Rusia. Hay varios informes sobre el apoyo de los gobiernos occidentales a los extremistas de extrema derecha ucranianos.

Zoe Alexandra (2022-03-11). ALBA Movements fortifies its commitment to build internationalism and La Patria Grande. peoplesdispatch.org The platform of social movements will hold its third continental assembly at the end of April in Buenos Aires, Argentina where it will discuss its six principles of struggle…

Fight Back (2022-03-11). Grand Rapids, MI: FRSO rallies for reproductive rights on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – On March 8, International Women's Day, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) in Michigan organized a rally attended by 20 community members in defense of reproductive rights. Assembling in downtown Grand Rapids, speakers included Olivia Lashley in FRSO; Aly the Activist, chairwoman of the Royal Black Panther Party of Grand Rapids and Charli Karnstein, a member of the local Socialist Alternative chapter. | The rally was hosted by Barbara Howard, a member of FRSO, who began with a call for a united front to combat the attacks on abortion rights by the far right in Texas, Mississippi and Flo…

Fight Back (2022-03-11). Chicago: International Women's Day celebration. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Freedom Road Socialist Organization-Chicago held an annual International Women's Day celebration at the Grand Ballroom in the Woodlawn community on the South Side of Chicago. 40 people attended, some from Woodlawn, and others from around the city, including a delegation of Brown Berets, Chicano and Chicana activists, from Little Village. The venue is in the same building as the offices of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The program was filled with speakers and poets. Organizations represented included the Malaya movement of the Philippines, fighting against the fascis…

WSWS (2022-03-11). As inflation surges, Spanish unions and Podemos slash real wages. wsws.org The union bureaucracies and the Socialist Party-Podemos government in Spain are carrying out the impoverishment of the working class via inflation.

WSWS (2022-03-11). Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates line up behind war drive, denounce DSA. wsws.org All the claims of the DSA that the Democratic Party can be reformed through a pressure campaign are exposed in the entire course of events around the war drive against Russia.

A Guest Author (2022-03-11). Mark International Working Women's Day/Support Workers World. workers.org In the spirit of International Working Women's Day, March 8, Workers World hails women workers and oppressed people around the world, as well as in the U.S. In 1910, the International Socialist Women's Conference in Copenhagen declared March 8 International Working Women's Day. People of all genders commemorate this special . . . |

WSWS (2022-03-11). SEP (Australia) deregistered under anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org Despite this blatant political censorship, the SEP will stand candidates in the federal election, if and when it is called, and conduct the broadest possible campaign for a genuine socialist alternative.

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-11). Mexico's President AMLO condemns EU Parliament as 'corrupt reactionary coup-plotters'. multipolarista.com The European Parliament condemned Mexico's left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for his "populist rhetoric" against the biased corporate media. He responded by blasting the EU body as a reactionary interventionist gang of coup-plotters, declaring, "we are no longer a colony of anyone"

WSWS (2022-03-11). Australia: Flight attendants' union orchestrating sell out of Qantas workers. wsws.org The Flight Attendants Association of Australia has declared its support for a cost-cutting enterprise agreement previously rejected by 97 percent of workers, after the airline threatened to tear up the existing deal.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-03-10). How Ukraine's Jewish President Zelensky Made Peace with neo-Nazi Paramilitaries on Front Lines of war with Russia. orinocotribune.com By Alexander Rubinstein and Max Blumenthal — March 4, 2022 | While Western media deploys Volodymyr Zelensky's Jewish heritage to refute accusations of Nazi influence in Ukraine, the president has ceded to neo-Nazi forces and now depends on them as front line fighters. | Back in October 2019, as the war in eastern Ukraine dragged on, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Zolote, a town situated firmly in the "gray zone" of Donbas, where over 14,000 had been killed,

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2022-03-10). How the U.S. has empowered and armed neo-Nazis in Ukraine. nationofchange.org Right now, Ukrainians are united in their resistance to Russia's invasion, but we should not be surprised when the U.S. alliance with neo-Nazi proxy forces in Ukraine, including the infusion of billions of dollars in sophisticated weapons, results in similarly violent and destructive blowback.

Vijay Prashad (2022-03-10). The life of a great marxist: Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022). peoplesdispatch.org Born in Muzaffarnagar, in British India, Aijaz read extensively from an early age and allowed his mind to drift out of the qasba of his childhood. His father shared some radical books with him, which helped him to understand the world outside the doab region of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the world beyond the confines of the capitalist system. From an early age, Aijaz Ahmad began to dream of internationalism and socialism. He studied in Lahore, Pakistan, where his family had migrated after the Partition in 1947-48, but these studies took place as much in the college classrooms as they did in the cafés and in the…

WSWS (2022-03-10). Fascist Three Percenter militia member found guilty on all five counts in first federal January 6 trial. wsws.org Guy Reffitt, 49, faces decades in prison for storming the Capitol with a gun and zip ties in furtherance of former President Donald Trump's failed coup.

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-10). Twitter allows death threats against Russians in new Ukraine war policy. multipolarista.com Twitter updated its terms of service to allow users to call for the deaths of Russian politicians and soldiers, due to the war in Ukraine. This comes soon after US Senator Lindsey Graham called for assassinating President Vladimir Putin, and Facebook greenlighted support for Ukrainian Nazis.

Alexander Rubinstein, Max Blumenthal (2022-03-10). How Ukraine's Jewish President, Volodymyr Zelensky, Made Peace with Neo-Nazi Paramilitaries on Front Lines of War with Russia. towardfreedom.org While Western media deploys Volodymyr Zelensky's Jewish heritage to refute accusations of Nazi influence in Ukraine, the president has ceded to neo-Nazi forces and now depends on them as frontline fighters, report Alexander Rubinstein and Max Blumenthal.

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-10). NATO is arming and training Nazis in Ukraine, as US floods Russia's neighbor with weapons. multipolarista.com NATO is sending weapons and trainers to help neo-Nazis in Ukraine's white-supremacist Azov movement fight Russia. This follows numerous reports of Western government support for Ukrainian far-right extremists.

The Socialist Program (2022-03-10). Ukraine War: Russia, the United States, and the Nature of Imperialism. liberationnews.org As the world enters a new phase of major power conflict, it is crucial to understand the character of the Russian government and the role it plays on the world stage.

The Socialist Program (2022-03-10). Lee Camp — CENSORED. liberationnews.org Brian is joined by Lee Camp, a writer, comedian, activist and journalist. For eight years Lee hosted the television show "Redacted Tonight", but this anti-war, anti-imperialist program has now been shut down along with all the shows on RT America amid the anti-Russia frenzy sweeping the country.

Fight Back (2022-03-10). Tampa: International Women's Day protest opposes attacks on reproductive freedom. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – In light of the continuing attacks on reproductive and women's rights, both here in Florida and across the country, members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), and other organizations in the Tampa area held a rally this past Saturday, March 5 on the corner of Bearss and Florida Avenues. | Florida's abortion ban, just passed by the legislature, would ban people from seeking abortions after 15 weeks, and makes no exception for survivors of assault, incest or trafficking. Protesters shouted chants of, "Racist, sexist, anti-gay: GOP go away" and, "Pro-life, that's a lie, they don't care if peo…

WSWS (2022-03-10). Live updates: American workers and youth speak out against US imperialism and Russian militarism in Ukraine. wsws.org In the hours and days ahead, the World Socialist Web Site will be posting statements against war from workers and young people across the United States. Anti-war sentiment is censored from the corporate media. Post your statements on social media to show the world that the US population does not want war using the hashtag #SpeakOutAgainstWW3.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-10). New Vietnamese amb. submits credentials to Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com The newly-appointed ambassador of Socialist Republic of Vietnam submitted a copy of his credential to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday.

WSWS (2022-03-10). Amsterdam Hermitage ends "Russian avant-garde: Revolution in art" exhibit. wsws.org The reactionary cancellation of a Russian art exhibit falls in line with prevailing anti-Russian hysteria in Europe after the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-03-10). The anti-democratic targeting of Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev. wsws.org The cancellations of concerts by Malofeev in Vancouver and Montreal are inexcusable and reactionary. They only encourage and deepen the anti-Russian frenzy gripping certain social layers.

Matt Sedlar (2022-03-10). Repair of the US Postal Service is Within Reach. cepr.net Newton County Enterprise | ArcaMax | Vermont Daily Chronicle | Manistee News Advocate | Hill Country News | Fixing a sabotaged institution is not always easy. In the case of the US Postal Service (USPS), relief is imminent.

_____ (2022-03-10). Russia and Japan: a Difficult Balance in a Challenging Environment. journal-neo.org On February 7, 2022, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, in a video message posted on Twitter, expressed support for Japan on the issue of ownership of the Southern Kuril Islands, stating that "the United States supports Japan on the issue of the Northern Territories and has recognized Japanese sovereignty over the four disputed Islands …

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