sputniknews (2022-03-06). Why Do Arab Tweeps Support Russia in Its Military Operation in Ukraine? sputniknews.com Arabic-language social media has been venting anger at the West for its double standards and the biased coverage of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. People in the Middle East have also been fuming over alleged racism by international media outlets.

Staff (2022-03-06). Ukraine war reveals ugly face of racism in Europe. en.mehrnews.com The war in Ukraine has sparked a public backlash in other parts of the world against what activists and observers call the resurgence of "racism" in Europe.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-06). Today's City of Folsom debates if "Negroes" from 1849 have basic human rights today. indybay.org Early California Negro Pioneer Trailblazers are clearly document in the works of Deliah Beasley. Our California State Archives, California State Library and California State Educational System has a plethora of primary source documentation. The question is methodology and process for the 1849, "Negro" without legal standing then or today in some quarters.

Peter Byrne (2022-03-06). Corrupt Privatizing UC Regent Richard C. Blum is Dead, but not (yet) Forgotten. indybay.org The corrupt privatizing UC regent Richard Blum who is married to Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein died and was give accolades by the Hearst owned San Francisco education reporter Nanette Asimov. Asimov has herself has done damage control for the privatizers and Democratic Party who are selling off and destroying SFUSD and San Francisco City College. The Hearst owned Chronicle has also been involved in union busting destroying the printers union and pushing the Pelosi, Willie Brown, Breed, Newsom Hunters Point/Treasure Island development plans by corrupt Lennar on a radioactive dump site. They are also developer…

Staff (2022-03-06). Video: Mohammed Khatib of Samidoun on "Dictators and Fascist Regimes" samidoun.net Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, joined the International League of Peoples' Struggle for an international online event on "Dictators and Fascist Regimes" on Saturday, 5 March 2022. "Fascism is on the rise. To fight this, we must link all the peoples' struggles against fascism all over the world." Speakers: …

Consuelo Alba (2022-03-06). Friday 3/11: 2022 Watsonville Film Festival. indybay.org Virtual online film festival…

sputniknews (2022-03-06). 'Hysterical' Pete Davidson 'Almost Flattered' by Kidnapped & Buried Caricature in Kanye West's Video. sputniknews.com Kanye West continued his online feud with American comedian and actor Pete Davidson – who has been dating the rapper's estranged wife Kim Kardashian – by memorialising the Saturday Night Live star in his new music video, where he kidnaps and buries a cartoon version of the SNL celebrity Davidson.

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

sputniknews (2022-03-05). World Must Not Ignore Racist Aspects of Ukraine Conflict – US Civil Rights Activists. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The world must not overlook credible instances of discrimination against Black students and residents amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict as reports of racism continue to pile up, civil rights activists told Sputnik.

Natalia Marques (2022-03-05). Critical race theory: US right-wing wages a culture war, the people fight back. peoplesdispatch.org Conservatives are going after a new boogeyman, "critical race theory", or any attempt at teaching youth about the history of US racism…

scorinoco (2022-03-05). Russian Athletes Boycott Olympic Meeting over Ethnic Discrimination (+Statement). orinocotribune.com The ROC Athletes' Commission responded after Russians and Belarusians were hit with widespread sporting bans. | The rising number of sporting sanctions being applied to Russian and Belarusian athletes is wholly unjust and amounts to "ethnic discrimination," the Athletes' Commission of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has said. | On Monday, February 28, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended not inviting Russian and Belarusian athletes to global sporting competitions due to the war in Ukraine. | The recommendation has since been followed a wide range of federations across various sports, includin…

sputniknews (2022-03-05). Russian Embassy Sends German Foreign Ministry a Note Over Discrimination Against Russians. sputniknews.com The statement comes a day after German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spoke about the mistreatment Russian and Belarussian nationals faced in the country over the Kremlin's decision to begin a special operation in Ukraine.

Yves Engler (2022-03-05). Ukraine No-Fly Zone "could lead to end of human civilization" dissidentvoice.org Canadians calling for a no-fly zone over Ukraine have lost the plot. Unless their real aim is nuclear war. Recently, former Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander, New Brunswick education minister Dominic Cardy and former Chief of the Defence Staff Rick Hillier have raised the idea of creating a "no-fly zone" (NFZ) over Ukraine. "We're calling on all governments of the world to support …

Eleanor J. Bader (2022-03-05). Despite Right-Wing Backlash, Racial Justice Education Is Still on the Rise. truthout.org Shortly after Alabama's state board of education passed

_____ (2022-03-05). Ukraine No-Fly Zone 'Could Lead To End Of Human Civilization'. popularresistance.org Recently, former Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander, New Brunswick education minister Dominic Cardy and former Chief of the Defense Staff Rick Hillier have raised the idea of creating a "no-fly zone" (NFZ) over Ukraine. "We're calling on all governments of the world to support creating a no fly zone over Ukraine", declared Michael Shwec, president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, at a rally in Montréal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Congressman Adam Kinzinger have also called for NATO to adopt a NFZ. | A NFZ over Ukraine means war with Russia. It would force the US or NATO to shoot d…

WSWS (2022-03-05). Australian Education Union uses anti-democratic delegates' meetings to promote sellout agreement. wsws.org High school teacher and Committee For Public Education member Will Marshall exposed the union's claims on workload, wages, and provisions covering Education Support staff.

Staff (2022-03-05). PayPal shuts down operations in Russia. rt.com The online payment service joins other tech and finance companies withdrawing amid the Ukraine conflict | PayPal Holdings Inc. halted its operations in Russia on Saturday morning. The online payments company has followed other finance and technology firms in leaving the country due to the military conflict in Ukraine. | "Under the current circumstances, we are suspending PayPal services in Russia," Chief Executive Dan Schulman said, adding that the company "stands with the international community in condemning Russia's violent military aggression in Ukraine." | A representative announced that the service would…

Staff (2022-03-05). Twitch halts payments for Russian streamers. rt.com The platform has banned transactions in compliance with international sanctions | Online streaming platform Twitch banned Russian streamers from transferring their money to Russian bank cards on Saturday, gamers reported. | The decision was made known by Russian streamer Alexei Gubanov, also known as JesusAVGN, on his Telegram account. The streamer uploaded a screenshot of an official Twitch response about the issue. | "Twitch complies with the terms of economic sanctions imposed by the US and other governments, and takes into account the sanctions introduced due to the attack on Ukraine. These sanctions can l…

Editor (2022-03-05). The unknown paths of the late Marx. mronline.org An interview with Marcello Musto about the last decade of Marx's life.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-05). President Zelenskiy At War: Facts And Fakes. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | During the 9 days of the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky led the war against Russia online. He gave numerous interviews to the Western MSM, addressed the Ukrainian people and fought against all rumors about him by shooting video appeals on Instagram. | On March 4, several Kiev's officials claimed that Zelenskiy left the country. According to the State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada could not get to him in Lviv. Now he is in Poland…

Editor (2022-03-05). Understanding Ukrainian Nazism. mronline.org In the West, media outlets are claiming that Russia's agenda to "denazify" Ukraine is unfounded. At the same time, public opinion in Western countries is totally alienated from the Ukrainian reality, tending to believe only what is reported by the hegemonic media.

Natalia Marques (2022-03-05). Critical race theory: US right-wing wages a culture war, the people fight back. peoplesdispatch.org Conservatives are going after a new boogeyman, "critical race theory", or any attempt at teaching youth about the history of US racism…

WSWS (2022-03-05). Australian Education Union uses anti-democratic delegates' meetings to promote sellout agreement. wsws.org High school teacher and Committee For Public Education member Will Marshall exposed the union's claims on workload, wages, and provisions covering Education Support staff.

Vijay Prashad (2022-03-04). In these days of great tension, peace is a priority: The Ninth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own.

Michael F. Brown (2022-03-04). Democrats deepen embrace of Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Israel visits showcase bipartisan support for colonial violence and racism against Palestinians.

SAM (2022-03-04). In the Ukraine War, We Can Make Oligarchs — Everywhere — the Big Losers. inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2022-03-04). Restaurant Workers Need a Bill of Rights. inequality.org

TASS (2022-03-04). Panama Canal Administration will not prevent passage of Russian ships — EFE. tass.com The Canal remains safe and open for peaceful transit of vessels of all nations on conditions of full equality either in peace time or in war time, it added…

Joel Wendland-Liu (2022-03-04). Cops don't need more training. peoplesworld.org Force, violence, and death are possible outcomes of any encounter with police. But racism is decisive in shaping how police treat citizens. A report published this week by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General reveals that police in that city disproportionately target Black people and subject them to force. The report found that Black …

IGD Worldwide (2022-03-04). Mapuche Political Prisoners José and Luis Tralcal Declare Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org The following is a communique from Mapuche political prisoners José Tralcal Coche and Luis Tralcal Quidel, who are currently imprisoned in CET Victoria (CET stands for "Center for Work and Education," a Chilean government euphemism for prison). On June 11, 2018, José and Luis were sentenced to 18 years in prison for the notorious Luchsinger-Mackay…

Staff (2022-03-04). Norway suspends 'all dialogue' with Moscow on education and research. rt.com Oslo's decision follows Russia's suspension from the Council of the Baltic Sea States | The Norwegian cabinet announced on Friday that it has decided to freeze research and education cooperation with Russia after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into neighboring Ukraine. | Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Ola Borten Moe declared in a statement that the "attack on Ukraine must also have consequences," including in the areas of research and education. | "We suspend all dialogue with the Russian authorities and as a general rule, all institutional agreements between Norwegian and Russian…

WSWS (2022-03-04). UK university workers speak on higher education dispute. wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke to strikers and students at universities nationwide this week, including in London.

Editor (2022-03-04). Western Media accuse China of wanting to do what U.S. does to other Countries. mronline.org A flurry of recent newspaper articles have denounced what they describe as Chinese imperialism. Such texts are part of a new Cold War media blitz against China that simultaneously serves U.S. imperialism by blessing it or denying that it exists.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Sri Lankan action committee holds a successful online meeting in defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org Speakers insisted that the fight to release Julian Assange depends on a political movement of the working class based on socialist policies and in opposition to the capitalist system and all its institutions.

Editor (2022-03-04). China cools on biodegradable plastic. mronline.org With the official stance shifting from all-in to wait-and-see, the future of biodegradable plastic in China is uncertain.

TASS (2022-03-04). Google suspends online advertising sales in Russia. tass.com The ban applies to search, YouTube and third party publishing partners, Reuters reported…

Planned Parenthood (2022-03-04). Thursday 3/3: The U.S. Abortion Access Crisis teach-in w/ Planned Parenthood. indybay.org Online event…

teleSUR Desk (2022-03-04). Middle East: Ukraine conflict sparks concerns over food supply. mronline.org On Feb. 24, the day when Russia launched the military operation, U.S. wheat and corn futures rose by their daily trading limits while soybeans rose to the highest since 2012.

WSWS (2022-03-04). UK attendees speak on WSWS webinar "Fight Covid! Save lives! Stop the drive to World War III!" wsws.org Workers and youth in Britain who attended Saturday's World Socialist Web Site international online webinar, "Fight Covid! Save lives! Stop the drive to World War III!", have spoken to the WSWS about their thoughts on the important event. We publish further responses here.

David Harvey (2022-03-04). Remarks on recent events in the Ukraine: An Interim Statement. mronline.org The outbreak of full-fledged war with the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a deep turning point in the world order. As such it cannot be ignored by the geographers assembled (alas by zoom) at our annual meeting, I therefore offer some non-expert comments as a basis for discussion.

Sara Flounders (2022-03-04). Guerra de EE.UU. contra Rusia: una estampida hacia el precipicio. workers.org Boletín: Desde el 22 de febrero, Rusia ha reconocido las dos repúblicas populares de la región de Donbass, en el este de Ucrania, la República Popular de Donetsk y la República Popular de Lugansk, establecidas en 2014. Rusia ha dicho que enviará tropas para proteger a las dos repúblicas si . . . |

Vijay Prashad (2022-03-04). In these days of great tension, peace is a priority: The Ninth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own.

Michael F. Brown (2022-03-04). Democrats deepen embrace of Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Israel visits showcase bipartisan support for colonial violence and racism against Palestinians.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-03-04). If the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Is Subverting Democracy—Why Aren't Some of the Left Media Calling It Out? covertactionmagazine.com NED's history should lead to it being renamed the "National Endowment for Attacking Democracy," as journalist Stephen Kinzer suggests. On …

David Swanson (2022-03-04). 40 Things We Can Do and Know for People in Ukraine and the World. warisacrime.org By David Swanson Remarks at Code Pink event in Washington D.C. on March 3, 2022 Image Source. Send aid to Ukrainian friends and aid organizations. Send aid to organizations helping refugees leaving Ukraine. Send aid especially that will reach those being refused help for racist reasons. Share the remarkable media coverage of war victims in …

WSWS (2022-03-04). Sri Lankan action committee holds a successful online meeting in defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org Speakers insisted that the fight to release Julian Assange depends on a political movement of the working class based on socialist policies and in opposition to the capitalist system and all its institutions.

WSWS (2022-03-04). John McDonnell and Diane Abbott pull out of Stop the War Coalition rally. wsws.org The Stop the War Coalition's entire political perspective is in ruins. The Labour Party is firmly in the hands of Starmer, more right-wing than ever, and not even one of its MPs will turn up to STWC events or sign their open letters.

Fidel Castro Ruz (2022-03-04). "In a Nuclear War the Collateral Damage would be the Life of All Humanity". Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!" Fidel Castro…

WSWS (2022-03-04). As Tube strikes throw London into chaos, Labour and Tory MPs denounce RMT as "Putin stooges" wsws.org The McCarthyite attacks are part of efforts to brand all industrial action as treason in time of war.

WSWS (2022-03-04). House Select Committee: Trump potentially guilty of at least two crimes connected with January 6 attack. wsws.org A 221-page legal brief filed in a California federal court is the first public detailing of the evidence being assembled by the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-04). Emmanuel Macron confirms he will run for second term. en.mehrnews.com French President Emmanuel Macron formally announced Thursday that he will run for a second term in April's presidential election.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China's anti-foreign sanctions law 'defensive measure' to counter containment, oppression: spokesperson. ecns.cn China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law is a defensive measure to counter containment and oppression, and is essentially different from the unilateral sanctions pursued by some countries.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). HKMAO chief reiterates central govt's support for HK's efforts against pandemic. ecns.cn Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, on Thursday expressed the central government's full support of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government's efforts to effectively coordinate all forces and take resolute actions to control the pandemic.

Radical Women U.S., Australia (2022-03-04). Saturday 3/12: Still We Rise-Women Rebel Against All Odds International Women's Day Celebration. indybay.org Zoom Event. Please register in advance at tinyurl.com/IWD-22…

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). (Two Sessions Voice) Justin Lin calls for favorable policies for enterprises. ecns.cn In an interview with China News Service, Justin Yifu Lin, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and dean of Institute of New Structural Economics of Peking University, has called for making bigger cakes.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). 5th session of 13th National Committee of CPPCC to open. ecns.cn The fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open at the Great Hall of the People Friday afternoon.

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights Bay Area (2022-03-04). Demonstrators Disrupt St. Mary's Sunday Mass, Denounce Catholic Extreme Patriarchy. indybay.org Protesters disrupted mass at St. Mary's on February 27th in costumes reminiscent of those worn in the Handmaid's Tale. They made their way without difficulty to the front of the sanctuary where they stood and denounced the church and specifically its archbishop for extreme patriarchy that contributes to the subjugation of women as portrayed in the famous novel.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Los Angeles County to lift indoor mask order from Friday. ecns.cn Los Angeles County will drop its indoor mask mandate on Friday after the most populous county in the United States had officially exited the high coronavirus community level Thursday.

Epiphany Dance Theater (2022-03-04). Saturday 4/30: Epiphany Dance Theater Presents 'Native Land, Native Hands'. indybay.org California School for the Deaf – Bear Hunt Sculpture | 39350 Gallaudet Drive | Fremont, CA 94538…

Anonymous349 (2022-03-04). Russian Forces Secure Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Expand Control Zone Near Kyiv (Video). southfront.org In the morning of March 4, the Ukrainian authorities that remain in Zaporizhzhia Region confirmed that Russian forces have established control of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant located at the town of Enerdogdar. The Ukrainian side added that the plant is manned by local workers and the facility works without incidents. | Russian troops established control of the facility and secured it after a series of clashes with the Ukrainian Army and so-called territorial defense units. These units had positions just in the vicinity of the plant. This allowed Zelensky government to speculate that the Russian advance may en…

Staff (2022-03-04). Vuelve el Ballet Nacional a Santiago de Cuba. cubadebate.cu En la conferencia de prensa, la directora, Viengsay Valdés, explicó la satisfacción por bailar Coppelia, una pieza muy importante que hace ocho años no interpretaban en Cuba, siendo parte entrañable del repertorio desde 1948, año de la fundación de la compañía.

G. Dunkel (2022-03-04). In Haiti, misery breeds resistance. workers.org Thousands of Haitian garment workers, mainly women, have hit the streets in February demanding that the government raise their minimum wage to 1,500 gourdes (about $14) for a 9-hour day. They currently make 500 gourdes (about $4.80) a day. The workers, mostly women who spend over half their salaries on . . . |

_____ (2022-03-04). A Chronicle of the Pre-election Race in ROK: Ahn Cheol-soo's Game. journal-neo.org For only so long, the author did not pay attention to the third candidate, but now the time is ripe to talk about Ahn Cheol-soo. This is already the third election that this 59-year-old former doctor and software entrepreneur takes part in. In 2012, he ran for president as an independent candidate but dropped out …

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-03-04). Declara»õia PSL privind interven»õia militarƒÉ a Rusiei àÆn Ucraina. liberationnews.org Amenin»õarea rƒÉzboiului poate fi àÆnvinsƒÉ doar prin solidaritatea interna»õionalƒÉ àÆntre popoarele lumii »ôi printr-o luptƒÉ hotƒÉrâtƒÉ àÆmpotriva imperialismului american, care trebuie sƒÉ impunƒÉ abolirea NATO. FƒÉrƒÉ rƒÉzboi cu Rusia!

Reynard Loki (2022-03-04). Letter From the Editor: Introducing &Art, a project of Earth | Food | Life. independentmediainstitute.org Dear Earth | Food | Life reader, It is a distinct pleasure to introduce Rachel Raphaela Gugelberger, a newly minted fellow here at the Independent Media Institute (IMI), and the Earth | Food | Life (EFL) project she just launched: &Art. Over the last two decades, Rachel and I have discussed the many possibilities of …

Staff (2022-03-04). Venezuela Approves Report on Crimes Committed by 2016-2020 Opposition Parliament. orinocotribune.com Earlier today, the special commission of the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) investigating the crimes perpetrated against the country by the AN board of the 2016-2020 term presented the conclusions of its report. The report provided an account of the actions harmful to Venezuela that were carried out by the extreme right. | The document was approved unanimously, and the president of the commission, José Brito, during the regular session of Thursday, mentioned that there are 442 individuals involved in the investigation. Of these, 203 are former deputies. | The additional 239 are people designated by former depu…

Staff (2022-03-04). Venezuela to Increase Minimum Wage and Consider Bonuses as Part of Wage. orinocotribune.com On March 3, Venezuela announced an increase in the minimum wage to half a petro, and determined that bonuses delivered to public workers through the Patria System will be considered as salary. The increased minimum wage will impact the wage scales of public employees, those under collective bargaining agreements, and pensioners. | In addition, food bonuses will increase to Bs. 45 ($10.30 USD). With the price of the petro currently at $57.81, and the official dollar at Bs. 4.37, the minimum wage would be Bs. 126 per month (or $28.90). Adding the food bonuses, it would be Bs. 171 per month, equivalent to $39.20.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Biden's COVID-19 Preparedness Plan will keep schools and businesses open regardless of the death toll. wsws.org President Biden's Pandemic Preparedness Plan intends to ensure schools and businesses remain open regardless of the surge in infections and deaths.

WSWS (2022-03-04). UK attendees speak on WSWS webinar "Fight Covid! Save lives! Stop the drive to World War III!" wsws.org Workers and youth in Britain who attended Saturday's World Socialist Web Site international online webinar, "Fight Covid! Save lives! Stop the drive to World War III!", have spoken to the WSWS about their thoughts on the important event. We publish further responses here.

WSWS (2022-03-04). The war in Ukraine: The questions that must be asked. wsws.org The deep-rooted and essential causes of a war are revealed not in how a war begins but in how it develops and to what it leads.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-04). Sri Lankan unions begin campaign for minimum wage rise. peoplesdispatch.org 12 unions have launched a joint campaign to demand an increment in the minimum wage of private sector employees after the government decided to exclude them from a scheme granting a monthly increment of 5,000 LKR (USD 25) to pensioners and public sector employees…

Betsey Piette (2022-03-04). Global supply chain: Rail industry prioritizes profits over safety. workers.org The global supply chain crisis, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has laid bare systemic problems within global capitalism — when and where goods are produced to how they are transported and the growing disparity between the bosses' wealth versus the wages and benefits paid to millions of workers throughout this . . . |

WSWS (2022-03-04). UK university workers speak on higher education dispute. wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke to strikers and students at universities nationwide this week, including in London.

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-04). En partes de Europa, ahora es un crimen apoyar la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania. multipolarista.com La Unión Europea dice que representa la libertad y la democracia, pero varios miembros de la UE y la OTAN, como la República Checa y Eslovaquia, ahora dicen que es un delito apoyar la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, punible con años de prisión. Letonia tiene una línea directa de la policía para denunciar a los ciudadanos sospechosos de simpatizar con Moscú.

WSWS (2022-03-04). International censorship mounted against Russian state-affiliated media outlets. wsws.org A campaign of censorship against Russian state-backed media sources has been led by the European Union and embraced by tech companies, social media platforms and cable television providers.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Officer involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor found not guilty of wanton endangerment. wsws.org Brett Hankison, the only former Louisville police officer to be charged with a crime in the shooting of Breonna Taylor two years ago, was acquitted by a jury on Thursday of three counts of wanton endangerment.

WSWS (2022-03-04). French President Macron backs NATO war drive against Russia. wsws.org On Wednesday night, in a prime time address to the nation, Emmanuel Macron spoke on the rapidly escalating war between Russia and NATO's puppet regime in Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Australia: Residents abandoned by government in flood crisis. wsws.org Days after the floods hit, thousands of residents are still without power, phone and internet, while food, drinking water and fuel are in desperately short supply.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Vanuatu inquiry into Australia's exploitative seasonal worker scheme. wsws.org The seasonal worker schemes established by Australia and New Zealand continue to exploit impoverished Pacific peoples as a source of cheap labour, despite repeated complaints and media exposures over the years.

WSWS (2022-03-04). German Left Party backs war drive against Russia. wsws.org The Left Party plays a key role in implementing aggressive German military policy by cloaking it in peace-loving slogans to slip it past enormous popular opposition to war.

Joel Wendland-Liu (2022-03-04). Cops don't need more training. peoplesworld.org Force, violence, and death are possible outcomes of any encounter with police. But racism is decisive in shaping how police treat citizens. A report published this week by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General reveals that police in that city disproportionately target Black people and subject them to force. The report found that Black …

WSWS (2022-03-04). Twelve-year-old boy killed by Philadelphia police. wsws.org Thomas Siderio was shot in the back as he was running from plainclothes officers who did not identify themselves.

deweylaura (2022-03-04). Marxist IQ: Women in history. cpusa.org The Marxist IQ for Women's History Month is dedicated to women who struggle for democracy, socialism, and peace. 1. International Women's Day was first established by the Socialist International (Second International) in solidarity with an early twentieth-century strike of women workers in a. London. b. Berlin. c. New York. d. Paris. 2. Women …

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-03-04). How Ukraine's Jewish President Made Peace With Neo-Nazi Paramilitaries. mintpressnews.com 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.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Film industry, festival officials join anti-Russian campaign: What are they signing up for? wsws.org Various global film industry and film festival officials have stumbled over themselves in recent days to join the anti-Russian hysteria.

Joe Sims (2022-03-04). What Biden didn't say in his State of the Union address. peoplesworld.org

WSWS (2022-03-04). Florida governor Ron DeSantis berates high school students for wearing masks. wsws.org DeSantis attacked a line up of teenagers for wearing face coverings while denouncing masks as "COVID theater."

WSWS (2022-03-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org South African Clover Foods workers to continue strike over wages and job cuts until their demands are met, while gold miners closer to strike action; strikes and protests in health care sector across Spain and France over jobs and conditions; two 24-hour strikes over jobs and pensions bring London underground to halt…

WSWS (2022-03-04). USW tries to blackmail oil workers to accept sellout agreement. wsws.org In a series of "informational" meetings this week, United Steelworkers union officials have used lies and intimidation to push through a concessions-laden contract covering 30,000 oil refinery and petrochemical workers.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Railroad workers at Canadian Pacific vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike action. wsws.org The strike vote is the latest indication of a growing mood of opposition and militancy among rail workers in North America.