Marc Norton(2022-03-21). Eulogy to the COVID-19 Holocaust.indybay.org"We have to live with COVID-19." What the corporate politicians and their media flunkies are really saying is that they are willing to sacrifice frontline and essential workers, the poor, the Black, the Brown, the Yellow and the Red — as well as the old, the disabled, the ill and those with weakened immune systems — all on the altar of capitalist greed.
_____(2022-03-20). Sanctions against Biden End his Career.journal-neo.org By launching information warfare and sanctions against undesirable countries and politicians, the United States clearly did not consider that these same weapons could very well punish the US, its American "stability", as well as knock many politicians of this "empire of lies" off pedestal. So, once Moscow, in response to the White House's insinuations, blacklisted …
Alexander Rubinstein(2022-03-20). US and NATO allies arm neo-Nazi units in Ukraine as foreign policy elites yearn for Afghan-style insurgency.thegrayzone.comCorporate US media and foreign policy hardliners want to create a new Afghanistan in the middle of Europe by flooding Ukraine with weapons. The arms industry is very pleased. Following urgent requests for arms from the Ukrainian government, at least 32 countries have announced their intention to ship billions of dollars in weapons into Ukraine for use against Russian forces in Ukraine. Photographic evidence shows that these weapons have already ended up in the hands of neo-Nazi paramilitaries — units …
Hans Modrow, Harald Neuber(2022-03-20). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years.indybay.orgPeople are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
Staff(2022-03-20). CTC convoca a una masiva movilización por el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores.cubadebate.cuLa Central de Trabajadores de Cuba y sus Sindicatos Nacionales convocan a todo el país a una masiva jornada de movilización para celebrar el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, la que llevará por lema Cuba Vive y Trabaja, expresión de la firme e incondicional decisión de continuar consolidando nuestro Modelo Económico-Social de Desarrollo Socialista.
JANET(2022-03-20). International Working Women's Day means solidarity.iacenter.orgBy 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…
_____(2022-03-20). Sanctions against Biden End his Career.journal-neo.org By launching information warfare and sanctions against undesirable countries and politicians, the United States clearly did not consider that these same weapons could very well punish the US, its American "stability", as well as knock many politicians of this "empire of lies" off pedestal. So, once Moscow, in response to the White House's insinuations, blacklisted …
Hans Modrow, Harald Neuber(2022-03-20). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years.indybay.orgPeople are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
WSWS(2022-03-19). Australian government sending second shipment of arms to Ukraine.wsws.orgDefence and intelligence figures have acknowledged that the arms could end up in the hands of fascist Ukrainian militias, but insist that is a price worth paying as the US escalates the confrontation with Russia.
Misión Verdad(2022-03-19). 'Ukrainization' and Neonazism in Brazil under Bolsonaro's Watch.orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Mar 18, 2022 | On March 13, the Russian army destroyed the training centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Yavoriv training camp and the town of Starichi, where foreign mercenaries and volunteers were trained. | The attack targeting that military facility in Lviv region was confirmed by the Russian Defense Ministry, which claimed that 180 mercenaries and a large batch of weapons had been destroyed. | After this attack, some foreigners who had gone to Ukraine to fight on the Ukrainian side decided to return home immediately. The images and videos of their testimonies began to circula…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-19). African Nationalism Is Not European Nationalism: Stop Projecting.libya360.wordpress.comAhjamu Umi Everyday, everywhere on Earth, some European is coming into spaces with African people (or Indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere) to express their perspective that nationalism is a primitive form of human consciousness. Even most of these people who claim to support national liberation for colonized people still see any semblance of national…
_____(2022-03-19). The Man Who Turned America's Economy Into A Literal Casino.popularresistance.orgTo anyone paying attention, the American economy sure feels a lot like a casino. The stock market has become increasingly gamified, and the consequences are felt by all of us, every day—even those of us who aren't even invited to play. There's actually a term for our financial system that uses these words: casino capitalism. What many don't know, however, is that behind this new form of capitalism is a flesh-and-bones man with a certain sort of gambling addiction. His name is Bill Gross, and his is the story that Mary Childs, co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast, tells so compellingly in her book, "The B…
Emir Sader(2022-03-19). øLa globalización sobrevivirá a la guerra?globalizacion.caDesde que el capitalismo adhirió al modelo neoliberal, la globalización se ha encargado de extender el nuevo modelo por todo el mundo. Apertura de mercados, desregulación económica, privatizaciones, prioridad de los ajustes fiscales, promoción del Estado mínimo — todo lo…
Rick Rozoff(2022-03-19). 2014: Beware the Ides of Mars.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comOn the eleventh anniversary of the U.S. and NATO launching war against Libya. Stop NATOMarch 15, 2014 Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela and beyond: Beware the wars of MarchRick Rozoff In the 1930s it was a notorious fact the German government of Adolf Hitler chose the month of March to perpetrate its most daring moves in reasserting …
Hans Modrow, Harald Neuber(2022-03-19). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years.indybay.orgPeople are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
WSWS(2022-03-19). Australian government sending second shipment of arms to Ukraine.wsws.orgDefence and intelligence figures have acknowledged that the arms could end up in the hands of fascist Ukrainian militias, but insist that is a price worth paying as the US escalates the confrontation with Russia.
JANET(2022-03-18). If you care about Ukraine — disband NATO.iacenter.orgBy Sara Flounders March 17, 2022 Long before the Feb. 24 Russian intervention, the 2014 U.S.-backed fascist coup regime had reduced Ukraine to the poorest country, and with the highest rate of migration, in Europe. The International Monetary Fund restructured the economy and demanded austerity measures that gutted the pensions and cut social spending. Mass privatizations of socially owned property brought economic ruin. credit RT Now human trafficking in commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor, along with the buying of children from orphanages, is more widespread in Ukraine than any other European country…
_____(2022-03-18). Black Caucus Fails On Ukraine.popularresistance.orgOn June 11, 2015, the late Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) member John Conyers made this statement about Ukraine. "House passed my amendment to prohibit assistance to Azov Battalion—a far-right white supremacist militia at front lines of Ukraine conflict." Conyers was right of course. The Azov Battalion was and is a core part of Ukraine's military. They have Nazi roots, as do many other organizations in that country. But after the Pentagon objected the amendment was stripped from the spending bill and never saw the light of day. | It is important to remember what Conyers tried to achieve the year after Bar…
Fight Back(2022-03-18). New Orleans trans and workers organizations demonstrate for International Women's Day.fightbacknews.orgNew Orleans, LA – Community members gathered in New Orleans on the weekend after International Women's Day to mark the holiday in the context of critical struggles unfolding across the country. They gathered on Claiborne Avenue at the sight of the 2015 murder of Penny Proud, a 21-year-old Black trans women. | Serena Borne of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) highlighted the importance of gathering at this location. "We must understand the connection between legislation that attacks trans youth or women's reproductive rights, and anti-trans hate crimes that happen far too often." | Many local organization…
Isheka N. Harrison(2022-03-18). Judge Puts Jussie Smollett Back On Streets As Brother Blames Homophobia For Lack Of Support.moguldom.comActor Jussie Smollett was released from jail on a $150,000 bond by a judge on Wednesday, March 16, after serving six days of a 150-day sentence. The brother of the former "Empire" actor said Smollett did not receive much support from the public — particularly in the Black community — because of homophobia. The 39-year-old …
Roger Stoll(2022-03-18). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine and the Whiteness of Empire.orinocotribune.comBy Roger Stoll — Mar 14, 2020 | Since the turn of the century the US has marched steadily eastward across Europe with an occupation force called NATO. Supposedly a military alliance, NATO is really just the US plus its subordinate nations. It's hostile to many peoples of the world in West Asia/Middle East, Africa and Latin America, but it's especially preoccupied with Russians. NATO's newest members include: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (all joined 2004); Albania and Croatia (both joined 2009); Montenegro (joined 2017) and North Macedonia (joined 2020); Georgia and Ukr…
Rick Rozoff(2022-03-18). Prime minister: Hungary will not be dragged into "cruel, lengthy and bloody war"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comBudapest TimesMarch 15, 2022 Orbán: 'We won't allow left wing to drag Hungary into war' "We won't allow the left wing to drag Hungary into war," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday, addressing a March 15 national holiday commemoration in front of Parliament. Orbán declared that voters who wanted peace and security would cast …
Hans Modrow, Harald Neuber(2022-03-18). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years.indybay.orgPeople are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
Roger Stoll(2022-03-18). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine and the Whiteness of Empire.orinocotribune.comBy Roger Stoll — Mar 14, 2020 | Since the turn of the century the US has marched steadily eastward across Europe with an occupation force called NATO. Supposedly a military alliance, NATO is really just the US plus its subordinate nations. It's hostile to many peoples of the world in West Asia/Middle East, Africa and Latin America, but it's especially preoccupied with Russians. NATO's newest members include: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (all joined 2004); Albania and Croatia (both joined 2009); Montenegro (joined 2017) and North Macedonia (joined 2020); Georgia and Ukr…
Rick Rozoff(2022-03-18). Prime minister: Hungary will not be dragged into "cruel, lengthy and bloody war"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comBudapest TimesMarch 15, 2022 Orbán: 'We won't allow left wing to drag Hungary into war' "We won't allow the left wing to drag Hungary into war," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday, addressing a March 15 national holiday commemoration in front of Parliament. Orbán declared that voters who wanted peace and security would cast …
_____(2022-03-17). How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing To 'Ukrainize' Brazil.popularresistance.orgSà£o Paulo, Brazil — During the last two weeks, a small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas became social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia — posing with assault rifles on Instagram, reciting prayers to the special forces, and sharing video monologues praising the brotherhood of people from around the world who had gathered in a training base near the Ukrainian city of Lviv to kill Russian "communists." The group's inexperience was demonstrated by the fact that most of their social media posts included their geo-location information. | This all change…
_____(2022-03-17). Neo-Nazis In Ukraine Fake Incidents To Gain More 'Western' Support.popularresistance.orgThe notorious Azov Battalion, also known as the Azov Regiment, posted this video earlier this week on its Telegram channel. It announced that it had destroyed three Russian armored vehicles and four infantry fighting vehicles, and killed "many infantry." Then it released a picture of a dead man in uniform, purported to be a Russian general whom it had killed. It is difficult to verify these claims. | The city of Mariupol, which has a population of 500,000, is primarily being defended by the Azov Battalion. | Mariupol is also where the Azov Battalion, which is part of the Ukrainian National Guard and thus subordin…
José Manuel Blanco Diaz(2022-03-17). Deranged Russophobia: Ukrainian Journalist Proposes Exterminating Russian Children.orinocotribune.comRussophobia is out of control at the moment, as evidenced by a Ukrainian journalist who openly proposed, on national television, that if Russian children were killed, they would never grow up, and thus Russia would disappear. | The comments were made by Fakhrudin Sharafmal, an anchor for Ukraine's Channel 24, on Tuesday, March 15. Sharafmal considered it appropriate and pertinent, during programming seen by thousands of Ukrainians, to propose a "final solution" to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Sharafmal endorsed the strategy of Adolf Eichmann while a photo of the well-known Nazi, the architect…
Robert Parry(2022-03-17). U.S. Congress Admits Nazi Role in Ukraine.globalresearch.caCarefully documented article by the late Robert Parry, first posted on GR in June 2015. Read carefully. Of relevance to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. | "Rather than fully inform its readers about a crisis that has the potential of …
Peoples Dispatch(2022-03-17). Peruvian President Pedro Castillo rejects latest attacks from opposition.peoplesdispatch.org On March 15, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo went to the Congress to give an address, a day after legislators voted to begin impeachment proceedings against him. In an hour-long speech, after presenting his administration's achievements during his less than eight months in office, and sharing plans for the future, the socialist president categorically rejected the opposition's accusations of alleged corruption. | Castillo strongly denied involvement in corruption or that he favored private interests, and claimed that his government had been targeted by the media and political sectors who seek to mislead the Per…
Manlio Dinucci(2022-03-17). Bombshell: Ukraine: NATO in the Constitution.globalresearch.caThe initiative for having introduced into the Ukrainian Constitution the commitment enter officially into NATO goes to Parliamentary President Andriy Parubiy. Co-founder in 1991 of the Ukrainian National-Socialist Party, on the model of Adolf Hitler's National-Socialist Party.
Anonymous103(2022-03-17). Homicidal Drives: US Dreams of Killing Putin.southfront.org Vladimir Putin | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Wars disturb and delude. The Ukraine conflict is no exception. Misinformation is cantering through press accounts and media dispatches with feverish spread. Fear that a nuclear option might be deployed makes teeth chatter. And the Russian President Vladimir Putin is being treated as a Botox Hitler-incarnate, a figure worthy of assassination. | The idea of forcing Putin into the grave certainly tickled South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. Liberated by more generous rules reg…
Rick Rozoff(2022-03-17). "Imperative": Kosovo petitions Biden for fast-tracked NATO membership.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNote how the very Reuters that in 1999 dutifully echoed claims by the U.S. and NATO, as did all other major government and private news sources, that NATO bombarded a European nation for 78 days because of the "worst genocide since Hitler" and "200,000 young Albanian men missing and presumed killed" now writes — almost …
WSWS(2022-03-17). German air force procures US nuclear bombers.wsws.orgA few days after the German government announced a tripling of military spending and the biggest rearmament drive since Hitler, the plans are being put into action.
_____(2022-03-17). Why is the West Launching a Mercenary War?journal-neo.org Even in an era of moral decline of the autochthonous population, the rulers of the Roman Empire relied on mercenaries when military service turned from prestigious to onerous for their own citizens. The Persians also relied during the crisis of their empire on Greek mercenaries, who represented the most combat-ready troops of Darius III in …
ecns.cn(2022-03-17). China urges U.S. to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises.ecns.cnChina urges the US to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises and stop politicizing economic and trade issues, a spokesperson of the Chinese ministry of commerce said Thursday in response to the Federal Communications Commission's move of revoking the authorization of Pacific Networks and ComNet.
_____(2022-03-17). Why is the West Launching a Mercenary War?journal-neo.org Even in an era of moral decline of the autochthonous population, the rulers of the Roman Empire relied on mercenaries when military service turned from prestigious to onerous for their own citizens. The Persians also relied during the crisis of their empire on Greek mercenaries, who represented the most combat-ready troops of Darius III in …
Hans Modrow, Harald Neuber(2022-03-17). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years.indybay.orgPeople are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
José Manuel Blanco Diaz(2022-03-17). Deranged Russophobia: Ukrainian Journalist Proposes Exterminating Russian Children.orinocotribune.comRussophobia is out of control at the moment, as evidenced by a Ukrainian journalist who openly proposed, on national television, that if Russian children were killed, they would never grow up, and thus Russia would disappear. | The comments were made by Fakhrudin Sharafmal, an anchor for Ukraine's Channel 24, on Tuesday, March 15. Sharafmal considered it appropriate and pertinent, during programming seen by thousands of Ukrainians, to propose a "final solution" to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Sharafmal endorsed the strategy of Adolf Eichmann while a photo of the well-known Nazi, the architect…
WSWS(2022-03-17). German air force procures US nuclear bombers.wsws.orgA few days after the German government announced a tripling of military spending and the biggest rearmament drive since Hitler, the plans are being put into action.
ecns.cn(2022-03-17). China urges U.S. to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises.ecns.cnChina urges the US to roll back sanctions on Chinese enterprises and stop politicizing economic and trade issues, a spokesperson of the Chinese ministry of commerce said Thursday in response to the Federal Communications Commission's move of revoking the authorization of Pacific Networks and ComNet.
Staff(2022-03-16). Semiótica del Nazi-Fascismo.cubadebate.cuOdio, miedo y orden para la inmovilidad. No hay que esperar a que la burguesía se asuste para que se muestre nazi-fascista. La ideología de la clase dominante posee, de nacimiento, filigranas de odio empapadas en miedo de clase, que trabajan sistemáticamente en todo el espectro, objetivo y subjetivo, de sus dominios.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-16). Israel's Links to Ukraine's Thriving Neo-Nazi Movement.libya360.wordpress.comEditorial Comment: Zionism, like Nazism, must be exposed and challenged. Nazis have always had a close alliance with Zionists and Islamists. These extremist ideologies, as with all forms of fascism, flourish within imperialism and cannot be defeated without dismantling imperialism. Zionism and Anti-Semitism: The Real Resistance The Hidden History of Zionism Part I: Unholy Alliance Part…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-16). Beware the Ides of March… Russia Defeated and Putin Assassinated?libya360.wordpress.comFinian Cunningham By the end of this month, as the Western media messaging goes, Russia will be defeated by the NATO-backed Ukrainian rag-tag of NeoNazi brigades. Russia's military intervention in Ukraine takes war to a new level of information warfare. Over the past three weeks, Western mainstream media has unleashed a tsunami of false information and…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-16). Under the Wolfsangel: The Truth about Radical Ideologies in Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comOlga Sukharevskaya A cursory look at the documents regarding the foundation of the Ukrainian state would make it appear quite European and democratic, which is exactly the reason why many might have dismissed Vladimir Putin's talk about neo-Nazis in Ukraine as rhetoric and propaganda. The truth, however, is much more complicated and cannot be summarized…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-16). Behind the Azov-Brazil Connection: How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing to "Ukrainize" Brazil.libya360.wordpress.comBrian Mier A small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas have become social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia, but as Brian Meir reports, Ukrainian Neo-Nazi groups have had influence in Brazil for years. SàÉO PAULO —During the last two weeks, a small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas became social media celebrities as…
Margaret Kimberley(2022-03-16). In Praise of 'Whataboutism'.orinocotribune.comBy Margaret Kimberley — Mar 9, 2022 | The word "whataboutism" is used to silence and insult opponents of U.S. imperialism. It should be embraced as a means of revealing what is too often kept hidden. | Anyone who speaks out against imperialism, capitalism, or racism with concrete examples of the terrible harm they do, can expect to be charged with the dreaded term "whataboutism." Like clockwork, the act of revealing American crimes will result in an accusation that is used to silence dissent. | When war propaganda prevails regarding Ukraine or any other place where the hegemon is doing its dirty work, it is…
PANEL: Race, Class,, the Struggle for Reproductive Rights(2022-03-16). PANEL: Race, Class, and the Struggle for Reproductive Rights.peoplesworld.org "We're Not Going Back" — CLASS, RACE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS The stakes could not be higher as reactionary attacks on reproductive rights intensify. Over 30 states are ready to outlaw legal abortion access if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade. African Americans, Latinas, and other people of color, as well as …
SF015(2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why.southfront.org An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…
Human Rights Watch(2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials.juancole.comHuman Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …
Ramona Wadi(2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening.juancole.com( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …
Juan Cole(2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow.juancole.comAnn Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …
Staff(2022-03-16). Semiótica del Nazi-Fascismo.cubadebate.cuOdio, miedo y orden para la inmovilidad. No hay que esperar a que la burguesía se asuste para que se muestre nazi-fascista. La ideología de la clase dominante posee, de nacimiento, filigranas de odio empapadas en miedo de clase, que trabajan sistemáticamente en todo el espectro, objetivo y subjetivo, de sus dominios.
Hans Modrow, Harald Neuber(2022-03-16). "I feel like I've been transported back almost 80 years.indybay.orgPeople are desperately fleeing from bombs and rockets. I feel transported back almost 80 years and become pensive. Europe had sworn to itself: Never again fascism! Never again war! The scars remain – at the age of 94, I feel them more strongly than ever.
PANEL: Race, Class,, the Struggle for Reproductive Rights(2022-03-16). PANEL: Race, Class, and the Struggle for Reproductive Rights.peoplesworld.org "We're Not Going Back" — CLASS, RACE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS The stakes could not be higher as reactionary attacks on reproductive rights intensify. Over 30 states are ready to outlaw legal abortion access if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade. African Americans, Latinas, and other people of color, as well as …
SF015(2022-03-16). Mass Grave In Mariupol. Who May Buried There And Why.southfront.org An official representative of the DPR said at an urgent briefing on the morning of 16 March that information had been received from various sources that another falsification had been carried out by the Ukrainian leadership in the city of Mariupol. | This time, the office of the Ukrainian President set the task for the Ukrainian armed forces' command to discredit the actions of the Russian forces by showing the Western public the mass graves of civilians allegedly killed as a result of artillery shellin…
Juan Cole(2022-03-16). Top 7 Ways Iran evaded US Sanctions that Putin could Follow.juancole.comAnn Arbor (Informed Comment) — The sorts of sanctions and boycotts the United States and its allies are placing on Russia resemble those applied by Washington to Iran off and on in the past decade, though so far the measures in place against Tehran are still far more severe than what has been done to …
Human Rights Watch(2022-03-16). Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men: Rampant Abuses in Criminal Justice System, lack of Fair Trials.juancole.comHuman Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Saudi authorities' execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today. Rampant and systemic abuses in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system suggest it is highly unlikely that …
Ramona Wadi(2022-03-16). Not all Refugees are Equal: Plight of Palestinians Displaced by Israel Worsening.juancole.com( Middle East Monitor ) — Financial support for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is dwindling, despite the renewed mandates and financial contribution pledges by world leaders. "The almost unanimous political support expressed by the UN General Assembly to the Agency is not translated into matching financial resources," UNRWA's Commissioner-General, …
_____(2022-03-15). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine And The Whiteness Of Empire.popularresistance.orgThe US has poured weapons, military advisors, and political operatives into Ukraine for years. It has long coveted Ukraine for NATO. So in 2014 the US arranged a coup, with neo-nazi help, against the democratically elected president. The people in the Donbas region in the east resisted that coup and formed the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics in self-defense. The illegitimate government in Kiev attacked them, aided by their neo-nazi militias and supported by the US. By the end of 2021 the war had cost 14,000 lives; 11,000 had been Ukrainians opposing the coup. | These Ukrainians resisted Kiev's ban on their…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-15). Why is the West Silent About Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Movements, Azov Battalion, & Bandera Legacy?libya360.wordpress.comEkaterina Blinova French President Emmanuel Macron claimed in his Wednesday address to the nation that Russia's special operation to demilitarise and "de-Nazify" Ukraine is "not a fight against Nazism", thus joining the chorus of political leaders and media outlets in the West who downplay or altogether deny the problem of Ukrainian ultra-nationalism. Ukraine's ultra-nationalist and…
_____(2022-03-15). Waltzing Toward Armageddon With The Merchants Of Death.popularresistance.orgThe Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another on the world's chess board, and the global corporations able to loot and pillage by equating predatory capitalism with freedom. In the name of national security, the Cold Warriors, many of them self-identified liberals, demonized labor, independent media, human rights organizations, and those who opposed the permanent war economy and the militarization of American society as soft on communism. | That is why they have resurrected it. | The decision to spurn the pos…
deweylaura(2022-03-15). Helen Winter, CPUSA leader, labor and peace activist.cpusa.org In 1908, as the first decade of the 20th century was coming to a close, Helen Winter was born in Seattle, Washington. Her parents, Alfred Wagenknecht and Hortense Allison, as leaders of the Washington State Socialist Party, no doubt hoped that their daughters would grow up to understand and fully participate in the ongoing …
ecns.cn(2022-03-15). China urges US to stop malicious cyber activities.ecns.cnThe numbers show that the US is truly the "hacking empire" of the world. China is gravely concerned about cyberattacks against other countries that originate from the US and use China as a springboard. This is further evidence that China is the target of attacks launched by hackers from many countries.
Amjed Jaaved(2022-03-15). "Accidental" launching of missile into Pakistan's air space.moderndiplomacy.euA "supersonic flying object", believed to be a version of the Brahmos missile, flew into Pakistan's air space at debatable altitude near air corridors of airliners, before falling near Mian Chunu (Khanewal, Multan ), a strategic location. Pakistan expressed its ennui to the United Nations 'secretary general and the German chancellor. Pakistan's foreign minister alleged …
Mark Weisbrot(2022-03-15). Biden's Sanctions on Afghanistan.zcomm.orgThe economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies are causing widespread, severe hunger in this desperately poor country…
Arturo Domínguez(2022-03-15). Biden, Democrats Not Interested in Defunding the Police (OPINION).latinorebels.comWhile using certain crime statistics as a rationale to "re-fund the police" is dishonest, so is the notion that Democrats are taking anything away from law enforcement. Under President Biden, police have received billions in funding with little to no accountability or transparency.
Eric Zuesse(2022-03-15). Who actually CAUSED this war in Ukraine?moderndiplomacy.euOn 24 February 1990, U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush secretly informed German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at Camp David, that though Bush and all of his agents such as Secretary of State James Baker had verbally promised the Soviet Union's leader Mikhail Gorbachev that (as Baker put it) NATO would not expand "one inch to …
ecns.cn(2022-03-15). China urges US to stop malicious cyber activities.ecns.cnThe numbers show that the US is truly the "hacking empire" of the world. China is gravely concerned about cyberattacks against other countries that originate from the US and use China as a springboard. This is further evidence that China is the target of attacks launched by hackers from many countries.
Robert Inlakesh(2022-03-15). Israel's Links to Ukraine's Thriving Neo-Nazi Movement.mintpressnews.com Although there is no concrete evidence of a direct Israeli government link with the Azov Battalion or other neo-Nazi groups in Ukraine, there are clearly Israeli citizens who are directly aiding them.
deweylaura(2022-03-15). Helen Winter, CPUSA leader, labor and peace activist.cpusa.org In 1908, as the first decade of the 20th century was coming to a close, Helen Winter was born in Seattle, Washington. Her parents, Alfred Wagenknecht and Hortense Allison, as leaders of the Washington State Socialist Party, no doubt hoped that their daughters would grow up to understand and fully participate in the ongoing …
_____(2022-03-14). UK and US Jointly Develop Biological Weapons.journal-neo.org Documentary evidence of Washington's aggressive plans for developing and manufacturing biological weapons in secret US biological laboratories in Ukraine, banned by international conventions, has been uncovered during the Russian special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, and it is frankly horrifying! Although suspicions of such US activities have already been repeatedly published by many media …
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2022-03-14). Nature as a Mode of Accumulation: Capitalism and the Financialization of the Earth.transcend.org1 Mar 2022 – From Sep-Nov 2021, overlapping with the UN Climate Change Conference, three major developments in global finance marked a turning point in the financial expropriation of the earth and a shift in the economic paradigm to unlimited accumulation of total capital, which is now seen as including "natural capital."
_____(2022-03-14). Why The World Needs Eco-Socialism.popularresistance.orgClimate change affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone the same way. It hammers a capitalist world rampant with inequality and exploitation. This is the case because capitalism neither exploits nor develops evenly. Some nation-states are centers for accumulating wealth and development. Some nation-states are peripheries, and are underdeveloped. | Development and underdevelopment are two sides of the same process: accumulation on a world scale. Climate change, in turn, is a human-made process, a product and accelerator of uneven accumulation. Because it is human-made, some states (as well as some within…
Moderator(2022-03-14). Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death.scheerpost.com "Raft of Doom" / Illustration by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | The Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another on the world's chess board, and the global corporations able to loot and pillage by equating predatory capitalism with freedom. In the name of national security, the Cold Warriors, many of them self-identified liberals, demonized labor, independent media, human rights organizations, and those who opposed the permanent war economy and the militarization of American society as…
Editor(2022-03-14). The enduring importance of Eric Williams' "Capitalism and Slavery"mronline.org First published in 1944, 'Capitalism and Slavery' is an investigation of the notorious relationship between the Atlantic slave trade and the emergence of European industrial capitalism from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.
teleSUR, NA, JGN(2022-03-14). Cinco ideas de Karl Marx que siguen vigentes.telesurtv.netDesde la ley de la plusvalía hasta la alienación en el trabajo son hitos de la obra marxista que han persistido a lo largo del tiempo. Marx nació el 5 de mayo de 1818 y falleció el 14 de marzo de 1883.
Staff(2022-03-14). La Industria 4.0 y el socialismo.cubadebate.cuLas formas concretas de gestión cambian, pero el protagonismo de las empresas estatales socialistas no debe cambiar. En el contexto empresarial cubano tenemos hoy más herramientas que las que teníamos en los años 80s. Crear un contexto jurídico facilitador es condición necesaria (y se está haciendo), pero no es condición suficiente. Nuevas empresas tendrán que surgir, tecnológicamente diversas, y cada una tendrá que diseñar su camino hacia la rentabilidad.
_____(2022-03-14). Western Rush To Ban Everything Russian Smacks Of Totalitarianism.popularresistance.orgWestern Russophobic hysteria is now in full force. German political culture, heir of the most totalitarian system the world has ever known, has led to the recent firing of a Russian orchestra conductor who refused to condemn Moscow's military actions in Ukraine, and Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko. | As a German Jewish activist friend recently told me, this incident is not totally unrelated to the firing of German Jewish musicians in 1933 as well as German Christian musicians for refusing to support National Socialism, and that was before the 1935 Nuremberg Laws. | And a few weeks ago, Germany's state-owned De…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-14). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine and the Whiteness of Empire.libya360.wordpress.comRoger Stoll The 141 nations that voted to condemn Russia just happen to include all the western countries dominated by whites. These include the iconic, historic empires ("bullies," if you will): England, US, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands. And like the white settler-colonists of South Africa, with this vote they have circled the wagons in…
Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem(2022-03-14). Iran urged to set up pharmaceutical firms in Oman.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — Omani ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran announced his country's readiness to establish Iranian pharmaceutical manufacturers in Oman.
_____(2022-03-14). UK and US Jointly Develop Biological Weapons.journal-neo.org Documentary evidence of Washington's aggressive plans for developing and manufacturing biological weapons in secret US biological laboratories in Ukraine, banned by international conventions, has been uncovered during the Russian special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, and it is frankly horrifying! Although suspicions of such US activities have already been repeatedly published by many media …
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2022-03-14). Nature as a Mode of Accumulation: Capitalism and the Financialization of the Earth.transcend.org1 Mar 2022 – From Sep-Nov 2021, overlapping with the UN Climate Change Conference, three major developments in global finance marked a turning point in the financial expropriation of the earth and a shift in the economic paradigm to unlimited accumulation of total capital, which is now seen as including "natural capital."
teleSUR, NA, JGN(2022-03-14). Cinco ideas de Karl Marx que siguen vigentes.telesurtv.netDesde la ley de la plusvalía hasta la alienación en el trabajo son hitos de la obra marxista que han persistido a lo largo del tiempo. Marx nació el 5 de mayo de 1818 y falleció el 14 de marzo de 1883.
Staff(2022-03-14). La Industria 4.0 y el socialismo.cubadebate.cuLas formas concretas de gestión cambian, pero el protagonismo de las empresas estatales socialistas no debe cambiar. En el contexto empresarial cubano tenemos hoy más herramientas que las que teníamos en los años 80s. Crear un contexto jurídico facilitador es condición necesaria (y se está haciendo), pero no es condición suficiente. Nuevas empresas tendrán que surgir, tecnológicamente diversas, y cada una tendrá que diseñar su camino hacia la rentabilidad.
Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem(2022-03-14). Iran urged to set up pharmaceutical firms in Oman.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — Omani ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran announced his country's readiness to establish Iranian pharmaceutical manufacturers in Oman.
_____(2022-03-13). Number of Extremists and Neo-Nazis in Europe will Increase at Ukraine's Expense.journal-neo.org Fleeing from wars, armed conflicts and various militant activities, migrants from Africa and Asia continue to make risky attempts to enter the EU by various means, often using risky and perilous routes. However, streams of refugees in Europe have increased in recent days amid the events in Ukraine. So, after the outright genocide of the Russian-speaking …
Editor2(2022-03-13). When Western Media Saw Ukraine's Neo-Nazis.orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over 10 days old. However, in this case an exception is being made, as the subject matter of the following piece remains as significant today as at the time of its publication. | By Robert Parry — Aug. 10, 2014 | The New York Times reported almost in passing on Sunday (Aug. 10) that the Ukrainian government's offensive against ethnic Russian rebels in the east has unleashed far-right paramilitary militias that have even raised a neo-Nazi banner over the conquered town of Marinka, just west of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. | That…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-13). Number of Extremists and Neo-Nazis in Europe Will Increase as They Flee Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comVladimir Odintsov Fleeing from wars, armed conflicts and various militant activities, migrants from Africa and Asia continue to make risky attempts to enter the EU by various means, often using risky and perilous routes. However, streams of refugees in Europe have increased in recent days amid the events in Ukraine. So, after the outright genocide of the Russian-speaking…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-03-13). Alexander Ionov, President of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia Live with Omali Yeshitila.libya360.wordpress.comAlexander Ionov, President of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia is LIVE on this week's #OmaliTaughtMe Sunday study. Hear more about the Russia/Ukraine war straight from the people of Russia. He joins Chairman Omali Yeshitela, African Socialist International (ASI) Secretary General Luwezi Kinshasa and APSP-Africa Regional Director Tafarie Mugeri to sum up the situation. apspuhuru.org Also…
Ramona Wadi(2022-03-13). Palestinian Refugee Families expelled from Israel can't Come Home, but 100K Ukrainians Admitted.juancole.comBy Ramona Wadi | — ( Middle East Monitor )- Once again, Israel feels entitled to play the humanitarian card, with only Palestinians pointing out its selectivity when it comes to opening its doors to refugees. In February, The Jerusalem Post reported that 10,000 Jewish Ukrainian refugees would be entering Israel. The move was confirmed …
_____(2022-03-13). Number of Extremists and Neo-Nazis in Europe will Increase at Ukraine's Expense.journal-neo.org Fleeing from wars, armed conflicts and various militant activities, migrants from Africa and Asia continue to make risky attempts to enter the EU by various means, often using risky and perilous routes. However, streams of refugees in Europe have increased in recent days amid the events in Ukraine. So, after the outright genocide of the Russian-speaking …
Editor2(2022-03-13). When Western Media Saw Ukraine's Neo-Nazis.orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over 10 days old. However, in this case an exception is being made, as the subject matter of the following piece remains as significant today as at the time of its publication. | By Robert Parry — Aug. 10, 2014 | The New York Times reported almost in passing on Sunday (Aug. 10) that the Ukrainian government's offensive against ethnic Russian rebels in the east has unleashed far-right paramilitary militias that have even raised a neo-Nazi banner over the conquered town of Marinka, just west of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. | That…
teleSUR, MER, JGN(2022-03-13). 43 años de la Revolución de Granada y su líder Maurice Bishop.telesurtv.netEl 25 de octubre de 1983, bajo la operación Furia Urgente, Estados Unidos invadió por aire y agua a la isla, poniendo fin a la segunda experiencia socialista en el Caribe desde la Revolución Cubana de 1959.
Anonymous349(2022-03-13). Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dreams About Death Of Putin. Russian Missiles Purge Camp With Foreign Mercenaries.southfront.org March 13 became the day of the intensification of Russian strikes on the military infrastructure of Ukraine and places of concentrations of foreign mercenaries and supplies that arrive to the country from its 'foreign partners'. | These strikes came amid even increased level of hysteria in MSM about the 'Russian aggression' against the 'peaceful Ukrainain government' that allegedly seeks a diplomatic settlement of the current situation. | To highlight the peaceful stance of the Kyiv government, it would be interesting to quote the March 12 statement of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba: "The elimination of…
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Death Toll Climbs to 61 in Wake of DR Congo Train Crash, Officials Confirm.sputniknews.comLate Thursday night, a train traveling from the town of Mueneditu to Lubumbashi, the third-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, derailed as the cars were traveling up a slope, triggering a multi-carriage crash, according to early reports from local administrators.
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Russian Armed Forces Destroy Ukrainian Command Post in High-Precision Strike — Video.sputniknews.comDisabling Ukraine's military infrastructure remains one of the main goals of Moscow's ongoing special operation in the country. On Saturday, the Russian military's precision strikes disabled a military airfield and a major electronic intelligence centre located in the cities of Vasilkov and Brovary, respectively.
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Woman in US Stabs Date in Revenge for…Assassination of IRGC Quds Force Chief Soleimani.sputniknews.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A woman in the US state of Nevada has been charged with attempted murder after she stabbed her date in revenge for the assassination of Iranian top military official Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US drone attack in 2020, Henderson police said on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Foreign companies show confidence in Chinese market.ecns.cnDespite the protracted pandemic and increasingly complex global environment, foreign companies are casting a vote of confidence in the Chinese economy as they continue to see opportunities amid the country's opening-up efforts.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China-Laos Railway puts freight transport on fast track.ecns.cnThe freight volume of the China-Laos Railway has hit 1.2 million tonnes, as the landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation marked 100 days of operation Saturday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). 3rd mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility starts operation in Hong Kong.ecns.cnThe third community isolation facility (CIF) in Hong Kong constructed with the support from the mainland has been put into operation immediately after it was handed over to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Saturday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). U.S. to revoke Russia's most-favored nation status amid Ukraine crisis.ecns.cnThe U.S. government will revoke Russia's most-favored nation trade status amid the Ukraine crisis, the White House said Friday, noting that it will work with Group of Seven (G7) countries and the European Union to roll out new sanctions.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). HKSAR gov't strives to reduce severe cases, deaths of COVID-19: officials.ecns.cnThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government assumes primary responsibility in fighting COVID-19 and will strive to stabilize the epidemic situation especially in reducing severe cases and deaths, senior officials have said.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Putin, Macron, Scholz discuss Ukraine crisis over phone.ecns.cnPutin informed Macron and Scholz of "the real situation on the ground" in response to the issues raised by them "regarding the humanitarian situation on the territory of the military operation to protect Donbass," the Kremlin said.
TASS(2022-03-13). Situation around Ukraine may lead to World War III – Trump.tass.comIn his opinion, Russia "is not going to stop" in achieving its goals, but the US administration does not have "anybody to talk to" Moscow, in particular to Russian President Vladimir Putin…
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Midterms: Kamala Harris Tells Democratic Voters 'They Got What They Ordered'.sputniknews.comAmong the promises that the Biden-Harris team rolled out during their 2020 White House campaign were tackling the spread of coronavirus, increasing the distribution of vaccines, creating paths to citizenship for migrants, and improving the country's infrastructure, a majority of which were combined in the "Build Back Better" bill.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Experts say innovation helps stabilize economy.ecns.cnChina is committed to pursuing innovation-driven growth and accelerating its industrial upgrade this year amid multiple pressures and uncertainties, as high-quality development will remain a key to China's future, officials and experts said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China provides 20 billion yuan in subsidies to grain planters.ecns.cnChina has provided 20 billion yuan (about 3.16 billion U.S. dollars) from the central government budget to protect grain planters from rising prices of farming supplies, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.
Khubaka, Michael Harris(2022-03-13). 2022 Africa Unity Day – San Diego Waterfront and African Museum.indybay.orgOur "California Grown" gift to the world, the United Nations was founded in San Francisco, California, August 1943 and may help serve as "a featured platform for improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent" and ensure the full political, economic and social inclusion in the societies where they live.
sputniknews(2022-03-13). Poll Shows Majority of Brits Want Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Resign.sputniknews.comThe leader of the Conservative Party has seen his approval ratings fall during the coronavirus pandemic, with critics accusing the government of failing to respond quickly to the problem. Johnson's numbers have plunged even further due to several scandals involving Tory MPs as well as the politician himself.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China, India hold 15th corps commander level meeting.ecns.cnThe 15th round China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Moldo-Chushul border meeting point on the Indian side on Friday, said China's Ministry of National Defense.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Concerns of all parties to Iran nuke talks must be addressed: Chinese envoy.ecns.cnChina's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun said here Friday that the concerns and demands of all parties to the Iran nuclear talks must be addressed properly and that political dialogue and negotiations are the only solution.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China's express logistics activities expand in February.ecns.cnChina's express logistics sector recorded stable growth in February as market demand and production gradually picked up, data from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing showed.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). Hong Kong to further leverage Traditional Chinese Medicine in fighting COVID-19: Carrie Lam.ecns.cnThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will continue to leverage the advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic and consolidate the TCM as an integral part of the medical system in Hong Kong, Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam said on Saturday.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China's land-greening in 2021.ecns.cnThe National Forestry and Grassland Administration released a bulletin on Friday, showcasing advances in the country's afforestation work in 2021.
ecns.cn(2022-03-13). China plans more planetary endeavors: scientist.ecns.cnAfter the Tianwen-1 mission, China will have a number of Tianwen series of planetary endeavors to explore the universe, according to a Chinese scientist.
sputniknews(2022-03-12). Greek Resident of DPR Thanks Russian Forces for Helping Civilians in Ukraine – Video.sputniknews.comSince 24 February Russia has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine, which is aimed at denazifying the country as well as stopping the genocide waged against the residents of two the breakaway regions — the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. Kiev has rejected Moscow's accusations and called the operation a "full-scale invasion".
Staff(2022-03-12). Convocan a taller para el rescate de la historia de Cuba.cubadebate.cuEl próximo 23 de marzo sesionará el primer Taller de Historia, Marxismo- Leninismo y Educación para la Vida Ciudadana en la Escuela Superior del Partido, dando cumplimento a uno de los acuerdos del 8vo Congreso de la organización partidista. Durante tres días, los participantes al taller participarán en conferencias y paneles especializados.
_____(2022-03-11). Breaking News from the All-Powerful Oligarchs of Oz.journal-neo.org The crisis in Ukraine has spun the world backward on its axis. Russian President Vladimir Putin's atypical military campaign, or denazification as some refer to it, has most western nations frantic for solutions. Unfortunately, the NATO and EU states don't bother to ask the right questions, let alone propose the correct answers. Now, with Russia …
_____(2022-03-11). In Praise Of 'Whataboutism'.popularresistance.orgAnyone who speaks out against imperialism, capitalism, or racism with concrete examples of the terrible harm they do, can expect to be charged with the dreaded term "whataboutism." Like clockwork, the act of revealing American crimes will result in an accusation that is used to silence dissent. When war propaganda prevails regarding Ukraine or any other place where the hegemon is doing its dirty work, it is reasonable to ask probing questions. Why are the deaths of 14,000 people killed by Ukraine's civil war swept under the rug? Why is it forbidden to ask about the U.S. destruction of Libya? But once having asked…
Editor(2022-03-11). Socialist planning could reverse sobering findings in new UN climate report.mronline.org The latest UN Climate Report on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability released Feb. 28 once again urges immediate action and outlines the catastrophic effects that humanity faces with the continued lack of meaningful action. Compiled by 270 researchers from 67 countries, it outlines the impacts that are already unfolding and how these disasters will increase even …
Fight Back(2022-03-11). Grand Rapids, MI: FRSO rallies for reproductive rights on International Women's Day.fightbacknews.orgGrand 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.orgChicago, 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…
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 . . . |
Benjamin Norton(2022-03-11). Mexico's President AMLO condemns EU Parliament as 'corrupt reactionary coup-plotters'.multipolarista.comThe 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"
Newsroom(2022-03-11). Nornickel's President Potanin Believes External Management of Russia-quitters' Assets Better than Confiscation.moderndiplomacy.euThe confiscation of assets of firms that have announced their withdrawal from the Russian market should be approached very carefully, introduction of external management at such enterprises is a better option leaving the owners an opportunity to return, Nornickel chief Vladimir Potanin believes. "This [confiscation] will take us back a hundred years, to 1917, and …
By launching information warfare and sanctions against undesirable countries and politicians, the United States clearly did not consider that these same weapons could very well punish the US, its American "stability", as well as knock many politicians of this "empire of lies" off pedestal. So, once Moscow, in response to the White House's insinuations, blacklisted …
