(2021-03-27). Can Russia's S-400 Sale to India Trigger the Collapse of the US-led anti-China "Quad Alliance" globalresearch.ca The US-led anti-Chinese Quad alliance of itself, Australia, India, and Japan …
(2021-03-27). The War Of Hunger Is Taking Over From The War Of Guns. popularresistance.org Great dollops of hypocrisy invariably accompany expressions of concern by outside powers for the wellbeing of the Syrian people. But even by these low standards, a new record for self-serving dishonesty is being set by the Caesar Civilian Protection Act, the new US law imposing the harshest sanctions in the world on Syria and bringing millions of Syrians to the brink of famine. | Supposedly aimed at safeguarding ordinary Syrians from violent repression by President Bashar al-Assad, the law is given a humanitarian garnish by naming it after the Syrian military photographer who filmed and smuggled out of the countr…
(2021-03-27). Capitalizing on the COVID Crisis: the Ford Government's move to privatize Public Education for EdTech. mronline.org 
Recently, Klein coined the term "disaster capitalism" to describe how corporations profit from crises with help from the right-wing governments that pick up and implement the ideas that serve them. | Newswire…
(2021-03-27). Germany sees record greenhouse gas emission fall due to pandemic, renewables. juancole.com 
By Kerstine Appunn and Julian Wettengel | — ( Clean Energy Wire) — Germany's greenhouse gas emissions dropped nearly nine percent in 2020 — the largest annual fall since 1990 — as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed down the use of fossil fuels and added to the effects of the shift to renewable …
(2021-03-27). The Windigo Disease of Resource Capitalism and Global Dispossession of Indigenous Peoples. dissidentvoice.org 
This is a version of a speech given outside the headquarters of ReconAfrica in Vancouver BC on Water Day — March 22, 2021. We are on stolen CS·∏µwxñwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó: l≈ç and S…ôlÃìiÃÅlw…ôta î/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and x ∑m…ôŒ∏k ∑…ôyÃì…ôm (Musqueam) land and what is happening here today, the assault of Indigenous peoples and the invasion of their territories by …
(2021-03-27). Argentina Withdraws From Lima Group. popularresistance.org Argentina has withdrawn from the Lima Group of countries established in 2017 to push for regime change in Venezuela. | Buenos Aires withdrew symbolically on March 24 — the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, which commemorates victims of Argentina's "dirty war" on the anniversary of the 1976 coup d'etat. | It condemned the group's support for sanctions on Venezuela in the midst of a global pandemic and its treatment of the self-proclaimed Juan Guaido administration, a US-backed body with no territory, as Venezuela's representative within it.
(2021-03-27). Congress Demands Tech CEOs Censor the Internet in Despotic Hearing. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / Substack Over the course of five-plus hours on Thursday, a House Committee along with two subcommittees badgered three tech CEOs, repeatedly demanding that they censor more political content from their platforms and vowing legislative retaliation if they fail to comply. The hearing — convened by the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Chair Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)… |
(2021-03-27). Venezuela Sues The US At The WTO. popularresistance.org Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza on Friday informed that his country sued the U.S. before the World Trade Organization (WTO) for imposing unilateral coercive measures contrary to international norms and principles. | "Sooner rather than later, Venezuela will defeat through law what the U.S. intends to impose through force," he said, recalling that the U.S. blockade seeks to destabilize President Nicolas Maduro's administration. | In an attempt to avoid criticism from a multilateral institution, the United States prevented Venezuela from requesting the formation of a WTO panel whose objective wou…
(2021-03-27). This bodycam footage reveals all that is wrong with policing. therealnews.com 
The questionable arrest of a cab driver in Ohio, caught on body camera, shows how quickly police can be to initiate force—and what the consequences are for the victims who experience it.
(2021-03-27). Cape Verde greenlights Venezuelan gov't envoy extradition to U.S. mronline.org 
The Cape Verde Supreme Court has approved a request to extradite Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab to the U.S. | Newswire…
(2021-03-27). How Many is Too Many? dissidentvoice.org 
The United States of America is victim of its own propaganda. Since being founded, the USA has always depicted itself as a beacon of democracy and liberty, a land of opportunity and hope where a person can accomplish rags to riches through hard work and initiative. For many the American Dream is viewed as a …
(2021-03-27). Amazon plays dirty in Bessemer Union Drive: Mass solidarity needed. mronline.org 
Everyone knew that Amazon would fight the union drive in one of its fulfillment centers in Bessemer, Alabama. But the company's union-busting tactics are drawing more scrutiny as the final days for workers to mail in ballots draw near. | Newswire…
(2021-03-27). Protest in Atlanta stands up to anti-Asian terror attacks. liberationnews.org 
On March 18, the Party for Socialism and Liberation in Atlanta responded to the massacre by organizing a protest nearby two of the targeted spas.
(2021-03-27). Ten years after the Arab Spring, Libya has another chance for peace. juancole.com 
By Brian McQuinn | — Ten years ago, the United Nation's no-fly zone over Libya marked the beginning of the Libyan revolution and the West's bombing campaign. I spent much of the war embedded with the fighters in Misrata, Libya's third-largest city, studying the insurgency. The fighting stopped with the death of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, …
(2021-03-27). New Global Alliance Defends UN Charter. popularresistance.org A new alliance called the "Groups of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations" has formed in a clear act of resistance to the unilateral and aggressive policies of the United States and its junior partners. Representatives of the alliance reside fully in the Global South. Nations spearheading the initiative include the DPRK, Iran, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cuba, Eritrea, Laos, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, Syria, Venezuela, and Palestine in addition to the largest of the developing countries, Russia and China.
(2021-03-27). Venezuelan Oil and Natural Gas Production Cut Down After Pipeline Explosion. venezuelanalysis.com Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami denounced a terrorist attack against the gas pipeline in eastern Venezuela.
(2021-03-27). The US-NATO War of Aggression against Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca The US-NATO War of Aggression against Yugoslavia : | . | by Michel Chossudovsky: | Centre for Research on Globalization, | Global Research E-Book Series, | | Montreal, March 2021 | . | Copyright, Centre for Research on Globalization. 2021 | . | . |
| . | Preface: | . | Twenty-two years ago in …
(2021-03-27). The Ides of March: False Pretexts Galore in the Wars on Yugoslavia and Iraq. globalresearch.ca "Biden was a man who believed in regime change. Biden was a man who believed Saddam Hussein was the personification of evil. Biden was a man who believed that we had to use whatever means necessary up to and including …
(2021-03-27). As Tide Turns, Houthis Reject US, Saudi "Peace" Deals for the Recycled Trash They Are. mintpressnews.com The Houthis — empowered by six years of perseverance amid one of the most violent wars against some of the world's most powerful military forces, not to mention the ability to reject the proposals set forth by those same powers — have little incentive to accept Riyadh or Washington's "peace" offers.
(2021-03-27). Court refuses reinstatement for ex-NYPD cop who killed Eric Garner. nationofchange.org "Today we provide the people of New York City an important tool for accountability when law enforcement violates their rights."
(2021-03-27). Activists Block Rail Line Near General Dynamics Over Arms Sales. popularresistance.org London, Ontario – A small group of activists blocked a rail line in east London Friday, demanding the federal government cancel a contract to provide military vehicles to Saudi Arabia. | About 15 people from various anti-war groups demonstrated on the railroad tracks at Clarke Road and Oxford Street East in London, just west of the General Dynamics Land Systems plant, which manufactures light armoured vehicles (LAVs). | The protest was meant to stop any shipments of military vehicles bound for the middle eastern kingdom. No trains came through during the protest.
(2021-03-27). Voting rights IS democracy. nationofchange.org Democrats are talking about reforming the filibuster to keep Republicans from blocking the For the People Act.
(2021-03-27). End US Support For The Brutal MoàØse Regime In Haiti! popularresistance.org March 29 is the anniversary of the 1987 Haitian Constitution written after the 1986 overthrow of the brutal Duvalier dictatorship. The 1987 Constitution was designed to create "a socially just, economically free, and politically independent Haitian nation." Those ideals are again in crisis. | The US-backed de facto president of Haiti, Jovenel MoàØse, is refusing to leave office even though his term ended on February 7. MoàØse and his Western allies – the US, Canada, Brazil, France, Spain and the European Union – are trying to push through a new constitution.
(2021-03-27). Next Indo-Pacific US Commander Warns Of China's Threat To Taiwan. popularresistance.org During his confirmation hearing to head the command that covers 51 percent of the globe, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Admiral John Aquilino told the Senate Armed Services Committee that "the most dangerous concern is that of a military force against Taiwan." Aquilino told the committee that the "annexation of Taiwan is the number one priority of China" and asked the Senate committee to fund the $27.3 billion Pacific Deterrence Initiative. | Aquilino's comment echoed the March 2, 2021 assessment of retired Lt. General H.R. McMaster, one of the Trump administration's national security advisers.
(2021-03-27). As US loses its edge, game of cyber chicken could have deadly consequences. peoplesdispatch.org Cybersecurity threats are emerging as one of the most serious challenges of the 21st century. The US and its NATO allies have turned down every attempt within the UN framework for banning cyber weapons…
(2021-03-27). German train drivers union head calls for massive staff cuts. wsws.org The chairman of the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL), Claus Weselsky, has called for massive staff cuts in the administration of Germany's main rail company, Deutsche Bahn (DB).
(2021-03-27). War in Yemen: Grassroots Mobilization Pressured Biden Administration to Pledge End of U.S. Involvement. globalresearch.ca Grassroots mobilization has led the Biden administration to pledge to end …
(2021-03-27). Hands off Haiti! peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of Haitians have been on the streets since January to protest President Jovenel MoàØse's moves to consolidate a dictatorship in the country. | Organizations across the world have called for an International Day of Solidarity with Haiti on March 29 to support the struggle of the Haitian people. March 29 marks the day the 1987 constitution came into effect.
(2021-03-27). Car Bombing Leaves 43 Injured in Cauca, Colombia. telesurenglish.net In Colombia, twelve officials and over thirty civilians on Friday were wounded after a car bomb explosion in front of Corinto's City Hall in the department of Cauca. | RELATED: | "Terrorism is cowards' weapon. We will fight it relentlessly wherever it is," said Colombia's President Ivan Duque. | The terrorist attack occurred at 15H30 (local time), and immediately after, police and army forces arrived on the scene to…
(2021-03-27). The Fairy Creek Blockaders. popularresistance.org Simon Frankson emerged from his sleeping bag at 4 a.m., just in time to join the fray. | The day before, a balmy afternoon in early August, he and about a dozen campers had studied a satellite photo of the area: a mountainside sheathed in deep green cedars and Douglas fir trees, many of them hundreds or thousands of years old, in a watershed known as Fairy Creek in the southwest corner of Vancouver Island. The telling grey stripe of a logging road was creeping up from the left side of the image. It was the same kind of road that has, over the past century, made way for logging companies to cut down 80 per cent of…
(2021-03-27). The heavy cost of 'insulting' monarchy in Thailand. peoplesdispatch.org Thailand has been witnessing massive protests over the past few months and one of the key demands has been the repeal of the draconian lèse-majesté law. Unsurprisingly, the government has used this provision indiscriminately against protesters…
(2021-03-27). WHO Chief Blasts 'Grotesque' Vaccine Inequality. zcomm.org Rich Nations Block Speedy End of Global Pandemic…
(2021-03-27). [Editorial] COVID-19: building a stronger Europe. thelancet.com Europe is facing serious third waves of COVID-19 and vaccine roll-out has been fraught. But while much of the focus has been on western Europe, little attention has been paid to central and eastern Europe. This region is large, politically diverse, and historically complex, spanning EU member countries like the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and the Baltic states, the non-EU western Balkans, and Ukraine further east. It is unclear how some of these countries managed to keep cases low during the first part of 2020.
(2021-03-27). [World Report] Uncertainties over EU COVID-19 vaccine sharing scheme. thelancet.com Legal hurdles and political questions remain over a European Commission mechanism for donating COVID-19 vaccines to other nations. Ann Danaiya Usher reports.
(2021-03-27). Organizations Petition High Court Of Justice Demanding Vaccines For Palestinians. popularresistance.org Six Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations petitioned the High Court of Justice on Thursday demanding that Israel take immediate steps to ensure regular supply of vaccines to the Palestinian population under its occupation, control and influence, in the West Bank and Gaza. The petitioners also demand that the state transfer its surplus vaccines to the Palestinians immediately. | The petition was submitted by Adv. Adi Lustigman on behalf of Physicians for Human Rights Israel; HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual; Al Mezan Center for Human Rights…
(2021-03-27). As rich nations protect corporate patents, the global vaccine divide is widening. nationofchange.org Corporate profits are not more important than the lives of millions of poor people around the globe.
(2021-03-27). Stacy Abrams Aims to Vaccinate Rural Georgia. zcomm.org "We saw a huge difference when we engaged and organized communities in terms of the [election] turnout in Southwest Georgia. The same can be done with accessing the vaccine."
(2021-03-27). [Correspondence] Health systems in the ACT-A. thelancet.com The attention to health systems in the headline of Ann Usher's World Report1 about the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) is most welcome. However, we were disappointed that the World Report focused on medical oxygen and personal protective equipment (PPE), interventions that, although important, are better described as components of clinical care. Unlimited medical oxygen and PPE will not benefit populations that are affected by COVID-19 if health facilities do not have enough staff or funding for other equipment, drugs, utilities, and transport, or if they have lost most supplies to pilfering.
(2021-03-27). [Perspectives] Your health is my health: how everyone's health is interconnected. thelancet.com People who provide health and social care services, transport, food, and other essential services have maintained the economy, vital services, and crucial support systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of these workers have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. In many countries the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted pre-existing racial and social inequalities. Health inequalities have been driven by structural factors that limit resources in deprived areas, leaving some more vulnerable to disease than others.
(2021-03-27). [Correspondence] COVID-19, cults, and the anti-vax movement. thelancet.com Rochelle Burgess and colleagues1 eloquently described participatory community engagement as essential for successful COVID-19 vaccination, which involves appreciating the heterogeneous public and working with communities and their leaders to enable bottom-up approaches. They suggested that COVID-19 has drawn attention to the structural violence that is embedded within society, with the pandemic furthering the marginalisation of historically oppressed and excluded groups. Burgess and colleagues1 drew attention to how people who might have suffered disproportionate economic and health consequences from COVID-19 are…
(2021-03-27). [Obituary] David Allenberg Katzenstein. thelancet.com Virologist and HIV researcher who was devoted to tackling HIV in Zimbabwe. Born in Hartford, CT, USA, on Jan 3, 1952, he died of COVID-19 in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Jan 24, 2021, aged 69 years.
(2021-03-27). [Articles] Discontinuing β-lactam treatment after 3 days for patients with community-acquired pneumonia in non-critical care wards (PTC): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Among patients admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia who met clinical stability criteria, discontinuing β-lactam treatment after 3 days was non-inferior to 8 days of treatment. These findings could allow substantial reduction of antibiotic consumption.
(2021-03-27). [Comment] Role of progestogens in women at risk for spontaneous preterm birth: the final word? thelancet.com Preterm birth is defined by WHO as delivery before 37 weeks of gestation.1 It is one of the most common pregnancy complications, with an estimated global rate of 10 ∑6% in 2014, equating to an estimated 14 ∑84 million live preterm births.2 Preterm birth considerably increases risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality, including long-term sequelae, and can result in long-term health and financial implications for families.3…
(2021-03-27). [Clinical Picture] Metagenomic next-generation sequencing clinches diagnosis of leishmaniasis. thelancet.com A 65-year-old man attended our hospital with a 15-day history of fever, fatigue, and anorexia. He had been seen at his local hospital before coming to us and had been given a variety of different anti-infective agents and antipyretic drugs to no avail. The patient was previously fit and well. He lived in the rural Henan province, China, and gave no history of recent travel.
(2021-03-27). [Comment] How low can we go in community-acquired pneumonia therapy? thelancet.com Duration of antibiotic therapy is a key decision in the management of community-acquired pneumonia, the number one cause of infectious disease mortality in developed countries such as the USA.1 In current US guidelines, therapy is recommended for a minimum of 5 days in patients admitted to hospital, provided that the patient has been afebrile for at least 48 h, initial therapy was appropriate, there is no more than one clinical instability, and no signs of extrapulmonary infection.1 Shortening the duration of therapy could lead to fewer antibiotic side-effects, less pressure for antimicrobial resistance, reduced…
(2021-03-27). Let's griddle every sandwich, from ham and cheese to peanut butter and honey. salon.com Griddled sandwiches have punctuated my life like crunchy applause ever since my first oozing grilled cheese…
(2021-03-27). Twenty Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan's ADIZ After Taipei Signs New Coast Guard Pact With US. news.antiwar.com 
Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday after Washington and Taipei signed an agreement to boost maritime cooperation in the region. The incursion into Taiwan's ADIZ was the largest since Taipei's defense ministry started #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on Mar. 26, 2021. Please check our official website for more information:
(2021-03-27). US Official: It Doesn't Matter 'Who Goes First' to Revive Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com A US official speaking on the condition of anonymity "That's not the issue, who goes first," the official said. "The issue is do we agree on what steps are going to be taken mutually." The official told…
(2021-03-27). Biden Wants Infrastructure Project to Rival China's Belt and Road. news.antiwar.com Speaking to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, President Biden suggested that the US and its allies "We talked about China and the competition they're engaging in in the Belt and Road Initiative,"
(2021-03-27). US Military Launches Task Force to Fight Information War Against China. news.antiwar.com The head of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the command launched a new task force to focus on information operations to counter China in the Pacific. |
(2021-03-27). North Korea Denounces Biden's Comments on Missile Test. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Ri Pyong Chol, a senior North Korean official who supervised the missile test, responded to Biden. "Such remarks from the US president are an undisguised encroachment on our stat…
(2021-03-27). The Heat: South Africa's high court to rule in Jacob Zuma case. america.cgtn.com 
South Africa's highest court will decide whether former President Jacob Zuma can be jailed for contempt.
(2021-03-27). Scotland is First Industrialized country to generate 97.4% of Electricity From Wind and Solar. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In 2011, Scotland's government, urged on by visionaries like Richard Dixon, set itself the ambitious goal to get 100% of its electricity from renewables by 2020. At that time, it only only got about a fourth from clean energy sources, and a lot of that was hydro. The report card …
(2021-03-27). If Israel accuses Iran of doing something, Israel is likely already doing it. mronline.org 
Israel has accused Iran of doing many nefarious things. But the historical record shows that whatever Israel accuses Iran of, it is likely that Israel is already doing it. | Newswire…
(2021-03-27). This May Be This Foreign Correspondent's Final Column. commondreams.org We all have to go sometime. But knowing approximately when doesn't make it easier. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2021-03-26_at_6.18.47_pm.png …
(2021-03-27). Former Chief Science Officer for Pfizer Says "Second Wave" Faked on False-Positive COVID Tests, "Pandemic Is Over" globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on September 24, 2020, this analysis of former Pfizer V-P Michael Yeadon has been the object of censorship. | In a stunning development, a former Chief Science Officer for the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says "there is …
(2021-03-27). Stolen limbs: Yemenis disabled by war see little hope for the future. middleeasteye.net 
Stolen limbs: Yemenis disabled by war see little hope for the future | Yemen's conflict has stolen many things from its people, but for the country's disabled it has taken away their future, freedom and independence | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 10: 25 | In Yemen, on average, 50 children are killed and 90 are wounded or permanently disabled each month (MEE/Khalid al-Banna) | Hope is the only thin…
(2021-03-27). Upper Egypt in agony as families mourn victims of train crash. middleeasteye.net 
Upper Egypt in agony as families mourn victims of train crash | Egyptians unite in solidarity amid slow and insufficient government response | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 14: 49 | People inspect the damage after two trains collided near the city of Sohag, Egypt, 26 March 2021 (Reuters) | Dozens of families from across impoverished Upper Egypt stood for hours in front of the Tahta General Hospital…
(2021-03-27). Biden silent on rise in COVID-19 cases, justifies attacks on immigrants. indybay.org Seasoned Political analyst Patrick Martin at the World Socialist Web Site describes Biden's first press conference as president.
(2021-03-27). OPD team framing Indigenous Elder RunningWolf for "hate crime" includes racist killer cop. indybay.org After five months, Indigenous Elder Zachary RunningWolf is still being held as a political prisoner due to OPD interference in Berkeley's 2020 Mayoral Election. Systemic racism and corruption in the prisons & courts have undermined RunningWolf's rights to a fair trial, while corporate media circulates lies and covers up Anti-Indigenous Genocide.
(2021-03-27). Sunday 3/28: What's going on in Myanmar? indybay.org Zoom forum, login into at icssmarx.org…
(2021-03-27). The War Against Italian Fed-Ex & Amazon Logistics Workers Who Face Police & Government Repression. indybay.org FedEx in collusion with the police and government is attacking the workers and also using fascist laws against them. There is also an attack on all logistics workers and privatization of the economy. Roberto Luzzi with Si Corbus talks about the attacks.
(2021-03-27). Saturday 4/3: Amazon, the New Economy, and Labor Organizing. indybay.org online…
(2021-03-27). Ethiopians Protest Junta and Foreign Interference. indybay.org San Francisco's Ethiopians Protest TPLF Junta and Say "hands Off" to Foreign Countries…
(2021-03-27). Wednesday 4/14: From Eco-Anxiety to Eco-Resilience. indybay.org Online…
(2021-03-27). Saturday 3/27: Stop the Take-Over! Fight for Democracy & Diversity at Pacifica Radio! indybay.org Pacifica Membership Rally…
(2021-03-27). The Ballistics Evidence Used To Convict Mumia Abu-Jamal. indybay.org This article appears in the Jamal Journal issue #1 and has just been published at www.jamaljournal.com…
(2021-03-27). Corona: When will we ever understand? indybay.org The Corona measures of those currently in power are intended to prevent great calamity. They are used to justify the most severe restrictions on constitutional rights, the likes of which have not been seen since the end of World War II.
(2021-03-27). Biden Go Home! indybay.org Uncle Sam is not American. He's not even speaking American. He's speaking the language of the filthy European squatter. There are hundreds of American languages but Uncle Sam is too damn stupid and too lazy to learn. What kind of a nation is a nation without an own language? A nation of filthy squatters and racist bastards attacking people that look much more American than Uncle Sam? Americans came from Asia and the Pacific not from Europe…?>
(2021-03-27). Bay Area Asians Rise Up to Repudiate Hate. indybay.org In solidarity with Blacks, Latinos and others they marched down SF's Market Street…
(2021-03-27). Sunday 3/28: Fruitvale Mutual Aid Day. indybay.org 1419 39th Ave | Oakland, CA | (Restore Oakland parking lot)…
(2021-03-27). The Cost of Covid Long-Haulers. zcomm.org For some patients, serious and long-term problems are occurring even though the disease itself was apparently mild or asymptomatic…
(2021-03-27). A Palestinian civil society critique of the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism. zcomm.org Palestinians, the Palestine solidarity movement, and all progressives are urged to approach the JDA with a critical mind and caution due to its flaws…
(2021-03-27). Amazon Union Drive & the Power of Organized Labor. zcomm.org "Once unions are there, once workers have representation on all levels, once they have a seat at the bargaining table, it's another kind of expression and a new relationship"
(2021-03-27). Voting Gangnam Style: The Rise of Kim Crow. zcomm.org When a government acts to prevent voters from registering, that's a federal crime. A go-to-jail crime. But in Georgia, and too many other states, it's the victims who face arrest and prison…
(2021-03-27). Workers Deserve Beautiful, Renovated, Even Luxurious Public Housing. zcomm.org This year's Pritzker Prize went to French architects who rejected the demolition of public housing. Instead, the architects insisted on renovating and expanding public units to make working-class residents' homes more modern, humane, and attractive…
(2021-03-27). The War FOR Government. zcomm.org It's time to make a militant case for government that is every bit as emotive and powerful as the forty-year case against, which was so compelling that it persuaded millions of people to vote for their own subjugation…
(2021-03-27). An Unusually Optimistic Conversation with Bernie Sanders. zcomm.org Interview on the Rescue Act, cancel culture, the filibuster and more…
(2021-03-27). War in Yemen. zcomm.org Grassroots Mobilization Pressured Biden Administration to Pledge End of U.S. Involvement…
(2021-03-27). Moving on from the War on Terror? zcomm.org Checking in After Six Months…
(2021-03-27). Philadelphia Asian community speaks. workers.org 
Philadelphia In response to the brutal murders in Atlanta March 16, this statement was issued March 17 by members of the Philadelphia's Asian community including Woori Center, VietLead, Asian Americans United, API PA, City Council Member Helen Gym, Modero & Co., Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia, Pejuang, CAIR Philadelphia, APALA . . . |
(2021-03-27). Suez Canal: Strong winds 'not main reason' behind ship's grounding claims official. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: Strong winds 'not main reason' behind ship's grounding claims official | Authorities in Egypt said some of the thousands of containers onboard could be removed to refloat the 220,000-tonne ship | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 10: 50 | Smit Salvage said it hopes heavier tugboats, dredging, and a high tide will free the vessel (Reuters) | The chief of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said on Sat…
(2021-03-27). Suez Canal: Strong winds 'not main reason' behind ship's grounding claims official. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Strong winds 'not main reason' behind ship's grounding claims official | Authorities in Egypt called in Smit Salvage this week to free the 400-metre-long Ever Given container ship | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 10: 50 | Smit Salvage said it hopes heavier tugboats, dredging, and a high tide will free the vessel (Reuters) | The chief of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said on Saturday that tec…
(2021-03-27). Suez Canal: Dutch firm hopes to free ship by early next week. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Dutch firm hopes to free ship by early next week | Authorities in Egypt called in Smit Salvage this week to free the 400-metre-long Ever Given container ship | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 10: 50 | Smit Salvage said it hopes heavier tugboats, dredging, and a high tide will free the vessel (Reuters) | A Dutch firm tasked with moving a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal has said i…
(2021-03-27). Building collapse in Egypt's Cairo leaves at least 18 dead. middleeasteye.net 
Building collapse in Egypt's Cairo leaves at least 18 dead | The deadly collapse comes a day after a deadly train crash killed 19 people | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 23: 14 | Egypt has suffered several deadly building collapses and industrial fire accidents in recent years (Reuters) | The death toll from a building collapse in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday has risen to 18, state media said…
(2021-03-27). US-NATO's War of Aggression against Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca : | US-NATO's War of Aggression against Yugoslavia : | . | by Michel Chossudovsky: | Centre for Research on Globalization, | Global Research E-Book Series, | | Montreal, March 2021 | . | Copyright, Centre for Research on Globalization. 2021 | . | . |
| : | Preface: | . | Twenty-two years ago in the early …
(2021-03-27). Western govt contractor entrapped British scholar in sting operation to cover up Syria corruption scandal. thegrayzone.com CIJA, a taxpayer-funded outfit that collaborated with al-Qaeda, lied to entrap a British academic in a sting operation. Its goal was to discredit critics of the dirty war on Syria — and cover up its own corruption. A British academic who belongs to a prominent anti-war research group has been targeted in a deceptive sting operation run by a regime-change organization funded with UK and US taxpayer money. That contractor now stands accused of defrauding the European Union of millions …
(2021-03-27). Western govt contractor entrapped British scholar in sting operation to cover up Syria corruption scandal. thegrayzone.com CIJA, a taxpayer-funded outfit that collaborated with al-Qaeda, lied to entrap a British academic in a sting operation. Its goal was to discredit critics of the dirty war on Syria — and cover up its own corruption. A British academic who belongs to a prominent anti-war research group has been targeted in a deceptive sting operation run by a regime-change organization funded with UK and US taxpayer money. That organization now stands accused of defrauding the European Union of millions …
(2021-03-26). Permanent Peoples' Tribunal Tries State Terrorism in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT), which was established as a continuation of the Russell Tribunals on Vietnam and Latin America, began on Friday hearings to address violence in Colombia. | RELATED: | This Italy-based tribunal was convened by over 150 humanitarian and social organizations. Bogota, Medellin, and Bucaramanga are the cities where the international ethical judges will hear testimonies on genocide,…
(2021-03-26). Permanent Peoples' Tribunal seeks to uncover role of the Colombian state in the ongoing genocide. peoplesdispatch.org The TPP has returned to Colombia for a third time amid a deepening humanitarian crisis in the country. Movements and organizations across social sectors will present witness reports about systematic human rights violations…
(2021-03-26). Freedom Rider: Establishment role in anti-Asian bigotry. mronline.org 
Joe Biden is no better than Trump in advocating de facto white supremacy with his foreign policy, and corporate media fan the flames of anti-Chinese racism. | Newswire…
(2021-03-26). Africa's Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Near 4.155 Mln: Africa CDC. telesurenglish.net The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,154,938 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. | RELATED: | The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 111,318. At the same time, 3,723,621 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease. | 32 countries in Afr…
(2021-03-26). Biden silent on rise in COVID-19 cases, justifies attacks on immigrants. wsws.org The Biden presidency aims to give a more "humane" presentation to ruthless demands of Wall Street and American imperialism.
(2021-03-26). Argentina Forbids Flights From Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. telesurenglish.net Argentina's Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero on Thursday announced the suspension of flights from Brazil, Mexico, and Chile starting on Saturday. | RELATED: | The decision seeks to avoid a COVID-19 surge by containing the circulation of new strains, one of which is the P.1 variant originated in Manaus, Brazil. | Argentines returning from abroad will get tested for COVID-19 on three occasions. People who test positive will have to un…
(2021-03-26). Infections surge after Turkey's "gradual normalization" in pandemic. wsws.org Daily new cases of COVID-19 in Turkey have again reached 30,000, the highest level since December, due to "herd immunity" policies of the entire ruling elite.
(2021-03-26). Inadequate isolation measures in Papua New Guinea as COVID-19 surges. wsws.org The limited measures enacted by the Papua New Guinea government and local powers, Australia and New Zealand, do nothing to address the emerging health and social disaster.
(2021-03-26). Profits before lives: German government abandons "Easter pause" wsws.org Following a storm of criticism from representatives of big business, the German government withdrew the extension of the Easter holiday, which was never more than a symbolic measure to combat a growing wave of COVID-19 infections.
(2021-03-26). The debt is too damn high! therealnews.com 
We talk with Umme Hoque of the Debt Collective about the push to cancel all student debt; then, we examine why we have failed to fight COVID-19 on a global scale the way we fought polio or smallpox.
(2021-03-26). The Third COVID-19 Wave Will Be Worse, German Virologists Warn. telesurenglish.net The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) President Lothar Wieler on Friday warned that the third wave of the pandemic will be more devastating in Germany and that the only option to break it will be to reduce contacts to a minimum. | RELATED: | During an assessment of the epidemiological situation in his country, he noted that the incidence per 100,000 population of COVID-19 has risen from 70 to 119 in less than two weeks. This has resulted…
(2021-03-26). Bolsonaro Is Guilty of a Genocide in Brazil, Lula Holds. telesurenglish.net During an interview with the German outlet Der Spiegel, Brazil's former President Lula da Silva called his country's epidemiological situation "the greatest genocide in our history" and blamed President Jair Bolsonaro for what happens. | RELATED: | "On Tuesday 3,158 people died in Brazil as a result of COVID-19. It is the greatest genocide in our history," Lula said, adding that Bolsonaro did not take the seriousness of…
(2021-03-26). China Issues Annual US Human Rights Report. popularresistance.org China published its annual US human rights situation report on Wednesday at a time when the US-led ideological battle against China has intensified, mainly over Xinjiang and other domestic issues. | By highlighting the COVID-19 turning into a human tragedy, disorder in American democracy vividly reflected in the Capitol riots, and recent growing discrimination against ethnic minorities including Asian-Americans, China slammed the US' terrible human rights record, which makes its remarks on other countries' human rights situation pure "hypocrisy and double standards."
(2021-03-26). COVID-19 cases surge across India. wsws.org Rising infections expose the Modi government's claims to have fought "the most successful battle" against the coronavirus pandemic.
(2021-03-26). The WHO Confirms that the Covid-19 PCR Test is Flawed: Estimates of "Positive Cases" are Meaningless. The Lockdown Has No Scientific Basis. globalresearch.ca Exactly one year later on January 20th, 2021, the WHO retracts. They don't say "We Made a Mistake". The retraction is carefully formulated. While the WHO does not deny the validity of their misleading January 2020 guidelines, they nonetheless recommend "Re-testing" (which everybody knows is an impossibility).
(2021-03-26). Michigan sees a dramatic rise in hospitalizations with COVID-19 for those aged 30 to 50. wsws.org The surge in cases of COVID-19 in Michigan is once again leading to a rapid rise in hospitalizations. However, a great portion of these is among younger people between the ages of 30 to 50.
(2021-03-26). 300,000 deaths in Brazil: A capitalist crime against humanity. wsws.org Brazil surpassed the grim milestone of 300,000 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday. In each of the country's states and regions, the Brazilian population has witnessed a brutal waste of lives, the result of the criminal indifference of its ruling elite.
(2021-03-26). Indonesia's Omnibus Labor and Wage Law Encounters Massive Popular Resistance. projectcensored.org Instead of combatting the spread of COVID-19, the government of Indonesia spent the greater part of 2020 working on a sweeping legislative revision of its wage and labor laws intended…
(2021-03-26). 'Not Safe': Medical advocate urges release of all people held by ICE, especially amid COVID-19. splcenter.org  …
(2021-03-26). Globalink | Could VP Harris Solve Biden's Border Crisis?>. telesurenglish.net More unaccompanied children at the US-Mexico border, increasing COVID19 infections … Turning a blind eye to the Human Rights issues, Democrats and Republicans are wrangling over who is to blame for the problems.
(2021-03-26). Confused in Afghanistan: the Biden Administration's Latest Trick. counterpunch.org The Biden administration continues to engage in that favourite activity White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki can only describe as "circling back". And much circling is taking place in the context of Afghanistan. The cupboard of calamities is well stocked, with the US facing an emboldened Taliban keen to hold Washington to its word in
(2021-03-26). U.S. Joins "Rules-Based World" on Afghanistan. counterpunch.org 
On March 18, the world was treated to the spectacle of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sternly lecturing senior Chinese officials about the need for China to respect a "rules-based order." The alternative, Blinken warned, is a world in which might makes right, and "that would be a far more violent and unstable world
(2021-03-26). U.S. Joins "Rules-Based World" on Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca On March 18, the world was treated to the
(2021-03-26). Biden Vows to Improve Situation on U.S. Southern Border. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden admitted Thursday that he cannot completely solve the border problem caused by the excessive influx of migrants, claiming that the situation is improving and it can get "a lot better" soon. | RELATED: | "Truth of the matter is nothing has changed… It happens every single solitary year," he acknowledged. | Biden's remarks pushing back against the growing criticism of his handling of the skyrocketing…
(2021-03-26). Water Protectors Lock To Gate And Ascend Equipment To Stop Line 3. popularresistance.org Floodwood, MN – Early Thursday morning, several Water Protectors under Indigenous leadership took action to shut down two Enbridge construction sites on the Line 3 pipeline route. While two people locked themselves to a gate, blocking access to a worksite building a pump station, four more individuals (Sonja Birthisel, Julie Macuga, Cody Pajic, and Leif Taranta) ascended and chained themselves to the top of large machines attempting to lay pipe at an adjacent construction site in St. Louis County. | Since construction began in December of 2020, the movement to stop the Line 3 pipeline has been steadily growing.
(2021-03-26). Indigenous Peoples Call for Change from Biden Administration. projectcensored.org The members of several Indigenous Peoples organizations sent an open letter expressing a series of urgent requests to newly elected President Joe Biden, according to a February 11, 2021 article…
(2021-03-26). Nicaragua Rebuffs Attacks At Human Rights Hearing. popularresistance.org Nicaragua was one of the first countries in Latin America to give constitutional rights to its | Indigenous peoples and its laws to protect their territories are justly famous (especially the | Autonomy Law of 1986 and the Demarcation Law of 2003). Some 40,000 Indigenous families live in | areas that are legally owned and administered by over 300 Indigenous communities, covering almost | a third of the country. Governmental recognition of land rights was the first step in tackling | incursions by non-Indigenous settlers from western Nicaragua and the violent conflicts they | sometimes produce.
(2021-03-26). Aging Out of Foster Care during the Pandemic. projectcensored.org As detailed in a February 17, 2021 article by Jamie Landers in Teen Vogue, on average, 20,000 youth age out of the foster care system every year. But aging out…
(2021-03-26). US jobless claims top 684,000, just below pre-pandemic record high, as millions remain out of work and at risk of eviction. wsws.org Historic job losses coupled with new unemployment restrictions and expiring eviction moratoriums have left millions of workers and their families in the lurch.
(2021-03-26). Biden Faces Pressing Issues During First Press Conference. telesurenglish.net Convening his first press conference as U.S. president on Thursday, Joe Biden touched upon a spate of issues that have emerged during his two-month presidency so far such as immigration, gun control, and voting rights, while reporters steered clear of a pandemic that changed the lives of 30 million Americans, killing half a million of them.
(2021-03-26). America Radiates Violence: Challenging the Politics of Isolated Incidents. counterpunch.org 
In light of the tragic violence that has unfolded once again in the form of mass shootings in Boulder, Colorado and Atlanta, Georgia, it becomes clear that another pandemic defines the United States–a pandemic of violence. The figures speak for themselves. Since the Columbine shooting in 1999, there have been 114 mass shootings with 1300 victims. Moreover, as one national report notes "Every day, more than 100 Americans are killed with guns and more than 230 are shot and wounded." All of this happening in a country in which there are more guns than people and where laws are enacted that make it easier to buy a g…
(2021-03-26). New Study: Asian Americans Attacked And Shunned During Pandemic. popularresistance.org Since coronavirus shutdowns began last March, thousands of Asian Americans have faced racist verbal and physical attacks or have been shunned by others, according to a study released Tuesday. | The report by Stop AAPI Hate documents 3,795 racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans from March to February, noting that the number is likely a fraction of the attacks that occurred, because many were not reported to the group. | On Tuesday, eight people, including six Asian women, were shot to death at massage parlors in the Atlanta area.
(2021-03-26). Scheer Intelligence: The Political Cartoon Is Dead. popularresistance.org Political cartoons have helped us make sense of the world in which we live since they first appeared in the 18th century—though some, like the iconic cartoonist Mr. Fish, argue the art predates even newspapers. Although it's an art form that is in many ways dying out, there are a precious few political cartoonists out there that still understand the importance of speaking truth to power through insightful humor and visual commentary. | On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," the inimitable Dwayne Booth (AKA Mr. Fish) joins host Robert Scheer to talk about his life, his passion, his art, and…
(2021-03-26). Greedy Pigs, Bad Pork, and the FBI. projectcensored.org As Glenn Greenwald reported in a May 2020 article for The Intercept, whistleblower Lucas Walker released to the California-based animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE ) candid video of…
(2021-03-26). US Media Smears Venezuelan Elections… Again. projectcensored.org In Venezuela's December 6, 2020 national election, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won close to seventy percent of the votes cast, President Nicholas Maduro was reelected, and the…
(2021-03-26). Maduro Chairs Preparatory Meeting for Bicentennial Congress. telesurenglish.net The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, chaired this Friday a preparatory meeting of the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World. | More than 1,200 delegates representing different popular and social movements from Latin America and Asia, Europe, and North America participated in the meeting virtually. | RELATED: | Convened for June 21-24 of this year, the Congress will be dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the vict…
(2021-03-26). The Nakba of Sheikh Jarrah: How Israel Uses 'the Law' to Ethnically Cleanse East Jerusalem. counterpunch.org 
A Palestinian man, Atef Yousef Hanaysha, was killed by Israeli occupation forces on March 19 during a weekly protest against illegal Israeli settlement expansion in Beit Dajan, near Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Although tragic, the above news reads like a routine item from occupied Palestine, where shooting and killing unarmed protesters is part
(2021-03-26). U.S. props up unpopular Haitian regime on verge of collapse. workers.org 
March 21 — In the past week, one group of Haitian cops attacked at least two precincts, released prisoners who they said were being held illegally, set fires, sacked a car dealership and demanded the government retrieve the bodies of cops who died in a March 12 ambush. In the . . . |
(2021-03-26). U.S. military had 'clandestine burning' of toxic chemicals in low-income neighborhoods, study finds. peoplesworld.org 
New research conducted by environmental justice scholars at Vermont's Bennington College reveals that between 2016 and 2020, the U.S. military oversaw the "clandestine burning" of more than 20 million pounds of Aqueous Fire Fighting Foam in low-income communities around the country — even though there is no evidence that incineration destroys the toxic "forever chemicals" that make …
(2021-03-26). Desperate at the Border. counterpunch.org 
Hundreds of thousands of Central Americans wouldn't flood the U.S. border if things weren't pretty bad back home. Destitution, gangs, rampant murder, death squads — that's what people leave behind in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, countries that have all been laboratories for U.S. anti-communist counterinsurgency and economic neo-liberalism. Those U.S. efforts have been a complete and utter bust.
(2021-03-26). The Day I Became Antiwar. counterpunch.org 
Most of us who were alive then remember where we were on the morning of the 9/11 attacks. As we mark the 18th anniversary of the Iraq War this March, I wonder how many also remember where we were that day. On 9/11, I was a Catholic school eighth grader. I'll never forget my teacher,
(2021-03-26). National Day of Action March 27: Call It What It Is, a Hate Crime! Stop Anti-Asian Violence, Stop China-Bashing! liberationnews.org 
The following national call to action was issued by the ANSWER Coalition Join the Sat. March 27 National Day of Action! Endorse the national day of action here Organize an event in your city — register your event here Find local actions in your city: San Francisco, CA A National Day of Action; Asian Empowerment …
(2021-03-26). How Biden Looks at the World. counterpunch.org 
In his first foreign policy speech as president, delivered at the State Department on February 4, 2021, Joe Biden laid out his vision of America's engagement with the world. In its conventional combination of the stick of military power and the carrot of diplomacy, Biden's address heralded a return to the foreign policy status quo of the
(2021-03-26). Art and Money Today: Goya Meets Beeple. counterpunch.org 
Tale of Two Artworks On March 11, 2021, I bought an etching by Francisco Goya for $500 on eBay. On the same day, two people with the pseudonyms Metakovan and Twobadour bought a Non Fungible Token by Mike Winkelmann (pseud. "Beeple") for an astonishing $69 million at an online Christies auction. An NFT is a
(2021-03-26). Texas solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org 
Books, tee shirts, and literature on the death penalty and the health of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal were promoted at the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement's booth during a festival held by the National Black United Front on March 21 in Houston. Almost 100 copies of the newly published Jamal . . . |
(2021-03-26). Girl Ball Lives. counterpunch.org 
At this year's site for the women's college basketball tournament in San Antonio, the disparity between the men and women's status was made clear. Stanford coach Ali Kerschner and Oregon player Sedona Prince posted images of a lavish weight room provided to the men players while they got six or seven dumbbells on a rack. Featured pictures also showed the difference in amenities ("swag bags") and the food provided. As I recall there were similar differences in NBA and WNBA bubbles last season.
(2021-03-26). Oakland, Marin County to launch pilot programs for guaranteed income. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif.—Communities around the San Francisco Bay Area are joining or considering joining the growing movement to test the ways a guaranteed income can help to lift low-income families out of poverty. At a virtual press conference March 23, Mayor Libby Schaaf announced that Oakland will soon launch one of the country's largest guaranteed income …
(2021-03-26). India's Farm Crisis: "We Will Protest as Long as Possible" counterpunch.org 
"No parent should experience the trauma of losing a child," says Sirvikramjeet Singh Hundal, father of Navreet Singh, who died on January 26, during the farmers' tractor rally in Delhi. At their home in Uttar Pradesh's Dibdiba village, Navreet's portrait rests against a wall of the room where Sirvikramjeet, 45, and his wife, Paramjeet Kaur,
(2021-03-26). Texas solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jama. workers.org Books, tee shirts, and literature on the death penalty and the health of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal were promoted at the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement's booth during a festival held by the National Black United Front on March 21 in Houston. Almost 100 copies of the newly published Jamal . . . |
(2021-03-26). Tension in the Taiwan Strait: the US Carrier on China's Front Door. counterpunch.org 
China shifted its gaze and few paid attention. China of the Great Wall, constructed to keep foreigners out, is now China of the great wave, with a navy to deter invasion and secure the three seas, the San Hai: the South China, East China and Yellow seas. The century of humiliation up to 1949, as every
(2021-03-26). The Country Moves Forward, Education Falls Back. counterpunch.org 
There's hope in the air, a scent of spring, anticipation of change, democracy may pull through. Why, then, with K-12 public schools, the broken promise, the dismay? Biden raised hopes when he promised, Dec 16, 2019, that he'd "commit to ending the use of standardized testing in public schools," saying (rightly) that "teaching to a
(2021-03-26). Battleground Baltimore: The tangled knot of Baltimore politics. therealnews.com 
In this week's round-up of Baltimore news: A federal investigation into two city leaders reveals the work everyone needs to do to be truly transparent, renters' advocates warn state leaders of an "eviction tsunami," Baltimore shows support for Amazon workers, and more.
(2021-03-26). What you call love is unpaid work. mronline.org 
Women around the world spend an average of four hours and twenty-five minutes per day on unpaid care work, while men spend an average of one hour and twenty-three minutes per day on the same kind of work. | Newswire…
(2021-03-26). Coup or no coup, Myanmar isn't moving into U.S. orbit. peoplesworld.org 
On Feb. 1, 2021, Myanmar's military—known as the Tatmadaw—invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested her and other members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Condemnation of the coup was swift, although there would be reason for hesitancy in the reaction: Aung San Suu …
(2021-03-26). Will Drones Really Protect Us? Drugs, Surveillance and the War on Terror. counterpunch.org 
I'm seated in the police Zoom briefing with other council representatives for my small seaside town in England. Our Chief Inspector is telling us about the crisis we have with soaring heroin addiction in the town. The recent surge is contributing to a general increase in crime. The next section of the briefing is about
(2021-03-26). Major court victory in Denver: Judge dismisses kidnapping charge against leaders of Elijah McClain protests. liberationnews.org 
With heaviest charge thrown out, the fight continues for the activists to defeat remaining charges…
(2021-03-26). An Old Green Colonial Trick: Israel Masking Land Grabs as Environmental Conservation. mintpressnews.com 
"More and more open areas in East Jerusalem are being designated as preservation or national parks, and this is clearly in order to prevent Palestinian urban development." — Sari Kronish, Israeli planning rights organization Bimkom…
(2021-03-26). Workers in Bessemer are "gonna start a movement" therealnews.com 
Longtime poultry plant worker and lead union organizer Michael "Big Mike" Foster explains what Amazon workers' struggle for a union in Bessemer, Alabama, means for the labor movement moving forward.
(2021-03-26). March 20 solidarity with BAmazon Union No to Amazon union busting and racism! workers.org 
The historic union election sought by majority Black workers at a Bessemer, Ala., Amazon warehouse ends March 29. All indications are that the vote will be close, and the outcome could take weeks to determine. Monica Robinson, with Philadelphia Coalition for Labor Union Women, leads chants during March 20 protest. . . . |
(2021-03-26). Will Lula Make a Comeback? Global Imperialists and Resource Extractors Shudder at the Prospect. mintpressnews.com 
With the potential comeback of Lula da Silva, Brazil may once again be on a path away from fascism and one that puts economic justice and anti-imperialism first.
(2021-03-26). Food Justice files PLANET FARM. mronline.org 
As industrial agriculture encroaches into the last wild places of the Earth, it's unleashing dangerous pathogens. Time to heal the metabolic rift between ecology and economy, suggests Rob Wallace. | Newswire…
(2021-03-26). Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward. counterpunch.org 
Agriculture is at the root of multiple crises facing humanity today. Environmentally, it is responsible for habitat destruction, topsoil loss, aquifer depletion, pesticide and fertilizer pollution, ocean dead zones, dubious genetic experimentation, and a tremendous amount of green house gas emissions. Socially, its practice depends on a permanent underclass of slave-like labor controlled by monopolistic
(2021-03-26). Chevron, ExxonMobil and BlackRock want to teach the Left about "extractivism" in Latin America. mronline.org 
Americas Quarterly and AS/COA's media arm ran a de-facto PR campaign for discredited Operation Lava Jato, which helped impeach Dilma Rousseff, jail Lula, and bring a neofascist (who it called an "arch-conservative") Jair Bolsonaro to power. | Newswire…
(2021-03-26). The Historical Challenges Facing the Socialist Movement. mronline.org 
The 'crisis of politics,' which cannot be denied today even by the system's worst apologists represents a profound crisis of legitimacy of the established social metabolic mode of reproduction and its overall framework of political control. This is what has brought about the historical actuality of the socialist offensive, although the pursuit of its own […] | Monthly Review Essays…
(2021-03-26). Lift the Blockade on Yemen Now. counterpunch.org 
Since 2015, the US has been assisting a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates which is at war with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The coalition's declared aim is to restore the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi who the Houthis overthrew in 2014. The US supports the coalition with intelligence sharing, targeting assistance, arms sales, spare parts for coalition warplanes, and (until November 2018) in-flight refueling of coalition aircraft.
(2021-03-26). Joe Biden and the Pentagon's "Ides of March 2021": Best Month to Go to War? globalresearch.ca or the Romans, the month of March (Martius) marked "the time to start new military campaigns." As in the heyday of the Roman Empire, the Pentagon has a mandate to plan and implement a precise "timeline" of military operations.
(2021-03-26). Why the Suez Canal, now blocked, is so Important to the Global Economy and World History. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The super-super tanker Ever Given is stuck kitty-corner in the Suez Canal, having apparently run up on a sand bar. It is blocking dozens of other ships from going through the canal. The ship, one of the largest in the world, is a quarter of a mile long and can …
(2021-03-26). Foreign Correspondent: My Final Column? progressive.org We all have to go sometime. But knowing approximately when doesn't make it easier.
(2021-03-26). The Third Reconstruction: an Interview with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber. counterpunch.org Rev. Dr. William J. Barber is the co-founder of the Poor People's Campaign, A National Call for Moral Revival, a social justice advocacy group in the United States. Rev. Barber recently spoke out in Bessemer, Alabama, to support 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in their unionization campaign. He and I conducted the interview below via email.
(2021-03-26). Amazon's Ring Proactively Partnering with Police Across the United States. projectcensored.org Amazon's Ring continues its partnerships with an increasing number of police departments throughout the country. Amazon has partnered with over 2,000 police departments in agreements that allow officers to request…
(2021-03-26). The class issues behind the unionization drive at Amazon. wsws.org The ruling class is promoting the union as a mechanism for disciplining Amazon's workforce and channeling its anger.
(2021-03-26). Algerian Supreme Court overturns conviction of journalist Khaled Drareni, orders retrial. peoplesdispatch.org Drareni was arrested last year in March and was detained without charge or trial while he was covering the Hirak protests in the country. He was charged with "inciting an unarmed gathering" and "endangering national unity"
(2021-03-26). Investors at Reddit generate thousands of dollars by buying up stocks in failing companies to help adopt endangered gorillas. nationofchange.org WSB generated more than $350,000 within six days to aid in gorilla protection efforts.
(2021-03-26). Biden Seeks To Compete Against China's Belt and Road Initiative. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he touted to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Jonhson the idea of setting an alternative infrastructure plan to compete against China's Belt and Road initiative. | RELATED: | "I suggested we should have, essentially, a similar initiative, pulling from the democratic states, helping those communities around the world that need help," Biden said. | New Avenues to be Explored for Be…
(2021-03-26). UK's Baroness Caroline Cox Slams the "Undeclared Economic War" on Syria. globalresearch.ca Well, I've had personally the privilege of witnessing the poverty, the …
(2021-03-26). Venezuela Sues the US at the WTO for Coercive Measures. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza on Friday informed that his country sued the U.S. before the World Trade Organization (WTO) for imposing unilateral coercive measures contrary to international norms and principles. | RELATED: | "Sooner rather than later, Venezuela will defeat through law what the U.S. intends to impose through force," he said, recalling that the U.S. blockade seeks to destabili…
(2021-03-26). How the Big Oil — Dictator Complex Threatens our Planet. juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus) — This March, the leading global consulting firm IHS Markit held its CERAWeek conference, billed as the "world's premier energy event" bringing together the "Who's Who list of the global energy industry." The conference's keynote speaker and recipient of the Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award was Indian Prime Minister …
(2021-03-26). Coastal Darkening Threatens Ocean Food Chains. projectcensored.org In 2019, Maeve McGovern and fellow researchers at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment at the University Oldenburg in Germany began studying a new phenomenon in…
(2021-03-26). Mr. Fish: The Political Cartoon Is Dead: Long Live the Cartoonist. scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play Political cartoons have helped us make sense of the world in which we live since they first appeared in the 18th century—though some, like the iconic cartoonist Mr. Fish, argue the art predates even newspapers. Although it's an art form that is in many ways dying out, there are a precious few political cartoonists out there that still understand… |
(2021-03-26). Police Use of Dogs as Instruments of Violence Targets People of Color. projectcensored.org An investigation conducted by several independent news outlets and coordinated by The Marshall Project lays bare mounting evidence of extensive and disproportionate police dog use against people of color across…
(2021-03-26). Second Tree Sitter Extracted On Final Day Of Yellow Finch Blockade. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, March 24th, 2021, the second and final tree sitter at the Yellow Finch blockade in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline was extracted and arrested. This follows the Tuesday arrest of another tree sitter, and marks the final day — day 932 — of the Yellow Finch blockade. | After Tuesday's extraction, police remained on site overnight, shining spotlights at the remaining tree sit. MVP began work again this morning around 7 a.m. By 8 a.m., a rally of local supporters had formed nearby. Around 10 a.m., the large crane that police had brought on site began moving towards the remaining tree…
(2021-03-26). I Want Civil Rights, They Want to Talk About Sports. counterpunch.org It was a warm afternoon on Fort Myer, just south of Arlington Cemetery, when my Dad said, "Living with you, it's like that movie The Fly." For the uninitiated, David Cronenberg's 1986 sci-fi classic tells the graphic story of Dr. Seth Brundel, an ambitious scientist whose carelessness warps his body, twisting him into an inhuman
(2021-03-26). Puerto Rico Removes Obstacles To Priority Infrastructure Works. telesurenglish.net Puerto Rico's Governor Pedro Pierluisi on Thursday declared a "state of emergency" to prioritize infrastructure projects targeting damages caused by natural disasters in his country. | RELATED: | The measure seeks to expedite funding and the issuance of recommendations and permits for critical infrastructure projects such as hospital facilities, public schools, aqueducts, and reservoirs. | His Executive Order cre…
(2021-03-26). Femicide Census Connects Killings in the UK with Global Wave of Violence Against Women. projectcensored.org Fatal violence against women across the world is increasing. In a report from UK-based nonprofit Femicide Census spanning nearly nine years, it was found that "on average, a woman is…
(2021-03-26). Why Scottish Independence Could be Main Obstacle to 'Global Britain'. globalresearch.ca Last week the UK's new
(2021-03-26). Sweeping law to limit voting access passed in the US state of Georgia. peoplesdispatch.org Georgia's state legislature passed a law which drastically reconstitutes the State election board, requires mandatory identification proofs for absentee voters, and makes it illegal to offer food or water to voters standing in line…
(2021-03-26). Baton Rouge Police Department Unleashes Dogs on to Black Teens. projectcensored.org In June 2019, Charles Carey, 17, was riding his bike through north Baton Rouge, Louisiana when a nearby police cruiser flipped on its lights. Having thought that police wanted him…
(2021-03-26). Suez Canal blocked by grounded ship. wsws.org If, as now expected, it takes weeks to move the ship, the Ever Given, international shipping and global supply chains will be severely disrupted.
(2021-03-26). Blinken's Reconciliatory Europe Trip Solves No Major Disputes. telesurenglish.net U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday wrapped up a three-day visit to Brussels, which was meant for a new chapter of his country's relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). | RELATED: | "I came here with one particular focus in mind, and that was to make clear the United States' determination to revitalize our alliances and partnerships," said Blinken at a meeting in which NATO fore…
(2021-03-26). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Pharmacists strike in Lebanon as economy collapses; UK bus strike at Go North West Manchester depot in fifth week; further strike planned by UK energy workers; French workers at Renault foundry strike against closure…
(2021-03-26). Nawal El-Saadawi and the Barriers of Patriarchy. counterpunch.org I often quote one simple statement by Nawal El-Saadawi— a bold and brilliant retort to a question put to her by an NPR radio host many years ago. A lesson for me, but for many others too. I was accompanying the Egyptian writer to the Manhattan studio of the national radio network, and sat behind
(2021-03-26). Underreported Epidemic of Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans. projectcensored.org [Editor's note: This Validated Independent News Story was researched and submitted before the March 16, 2021 shootings in Atlanta in which six of those killed—Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Soon…
(2021-03-26). The "Corona Crisis" and the War of "The Super-Rich" against the Earth's Citizens. globalresearch.ca Corporations, multinational investment banks, and the super-rich that hide behind them …
(2021-03-26). Rights of First Nations, Youth Unemployment, Imperialism: Peace Activist Ed Lehman Granted the "Lifetime Achievement Award" globalresearch.ca Ed Lehman began protesting for peace during the Vietnam War — …
(2021-03-26). Hope on the cliff's edge in Brazil. nationofchange.org The country's president has reacted to the ongoing tragedy not with compassion but with exaggerated toughness.
(2021-03-26). El Salvador Tightens Penalties for Illegal Migration Promoters. telesurenglish.net El Salvador's Congress on Thursday approved a law against human trafficking, which increases aggravating circumstances and penalties for this crime. | RELATED: | The new norm applies to people who use communication technologies to promote migration evading migratory controls. | It also increases the penalties to up to 12 years of imprisonment and authorizes the closing of organizations or companies promoting this offense. | Ag…
(2021-03-26). Canada's Liberal government preparing to criminalize looming Port of Montreal dockers' strike. wsws.org According to the Montreal daily La presse, Trudeau's cabinet was presented with the draft of an "emergency" back-to-work bill when it met Monday.
(2021-03-26). After Ten Years Of Civil War In Syria, US (Quietly) Declares Defeat. popularresistance.org Damascus, Syria – This March marks the 10-year anniversary of the Arab Spring and the protests that rocked Syria, which were a starting point for the ongoing civil war. That conflict has led to over half a million deaths and nearly 13 million people displaced, according to some estimates. | Now, after 10 years of attempts to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad, it appears that many in the U.S. government and media are quietly conceding defeat. | "We tell Syria's human stories so that the 'victors' don't write its history," ran the headline of a CNN article marking the anniversary.
(2021-03-26). Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism. aclu.org This week on At Liberty, we're rounding out our Women's History Month series with writer and artist Chanel Miller. Miller jumped into the spotlight back in 2015. First known to the public as "Emily Doe," Miller's victim impact statement from the sentencing hearing of Brock Turner, who sexually assaulted her on Stanford University's campus, went viral. The In 2019,…
(2021-03-26). Globalink | Guatemala's Airport Remains Closed Due To Volcanic Ash. telesurenglish.net The Pacaya volcano in Guatemala has been erupting for weeks. The local airport remained close due to strong volcanic ash.
(2021-03-26). Estados Unidos todavía no acepta que ahora China es su igual. globalizacion.ca El Diálogo entre Estados Unidos y China en Anchorage, Alaska, ha sido muy revelador. Las fuertes críticas hechas a Estados Unidos por Yang Jiechi y Wang Yi, en presencia de los medios globales, sugieren un nuevo tipo de autoconfianza, en…
(2021-03-26). China Highlights Striking Facts on Response To Biden's Attack. telesurenglish.net China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying fired back on Friday at U.S. President Joe Biden after comments he made during his first solo press conference. | RELATED: | On Thursday, Biden attacked Chinese president Xi Jinping claiming that he "doesn't have a democratic bone in his body." The remarks come after a clash last week between the U.S. and China representatives during their first high-level meeting. | R…
(2021-03-26). Western Civilization: Method in Their Madness. globalresearch.ca Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. — H.W. …
(2021-03-26). Historic Wave of Wildcat Strikes for Workers' Rights Ignored. projectcensored.org After the United States went into lockdown, millions were deemed 'essential workers'—individuals who needed to continue grinding the gears of capitalism at the potential cost of their lives. In response,…
(2021-03-26). Manitoba Hydro workers stage two-day strike after rejecting contract offer. wsws.org The strike by workers at the Manitoba government-owned utility heralds growing unrest among tens of thousands of public sector workers who are opposing the provincial government's wage-cutting "wage restraint" program.
(2021-03-26). The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom? aclu.org The U.S. government is embarking on an all-out sprint to develop and deploy artificial intelligence in the name of national security, but its plans for protecting civil rights and civil liberties have barely taken shape. Based on a sweeping new report by a congressionally-mandated commission, it's clear that U.S. intelligence agencies and the military are seeking to integrate AI into some of the government's most profound decisions: who it surveils, who it adds to government watchlists, who it labels a "risk" to national security, and even who it targets using lethal weapons. | In many of these areas, the deploym…
(2021-03-26). Oppose the UAW sellout of the Columbia graduate student strike! wsws.org Graduate students at Columbia are resisting efforts by the UAW to shut down the strike.
(2021-03-26). Switzerland Not To Investigate Venezuelan Diplomatic Envoy. telesurenglish.net Prosecutor's Office in Geneva dismissed an investigation against Venezuela's diplomatic envoy Alex Saab over accusations of money laundering via Swiss offshore accounts. | RELATED: | Saab's investigation was submitted to the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) based on 22 accounts linked to the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS). | "There is, as it stands, no further evidence to further investigate th…
(2021-03-26). Associate of Hunter Biden Defense Attorney Appointed to DOJ Position in Biden Administration. projectcensored.org Nicholas McQuaid was an attorney with Latham & Watkins, working at their New York office for many years. On January 21, 2021, President Joe Biden appointed McQuaid as the assistant…
(2021-03-26). US officials visit Mexico to organize intensified assault on asylum seekers. wsws.org The essence of the measures is to tighten the US imperialist stranglehold over Central America, which has been the main historic cause of the poverty and violence underlying mass migration.
(2021-03-26). Biden demands resumption of in-person learning in "school reopening summit" wsws.org The event, chaired by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, had an Orwellian and highly contradictory character, in which the various speakers sought to sugarcoat the deadly drive to reopen schools.
(2021-03-26). Elephants in Africa Face Grave Extinction Threat, New Expert Assessment Finds. globalresearch.ca In a long-awaited move, the International Union for Conservation of Nature …
(2021-03-26). More students sent back to Las Vegas schools, as health expert claims Nevada is reaching "herd immunity" wsws.org More than 26,000 students were sent back into Clark County schools this week even as more virulent and lethal variants spread throughout Nevada.
(2021-03-26). Columbia graduate students resist efforts to shut down their strike. wsws.org There is immense hostility among rank-and-file members to the machinations happening behind the scenes over the Columbia strike.
(2021-03-26). 50 Richest People in US Own More Wealth than 165 Million. telesurenglish.net "The 50 richest people in America today accumulate more wealth than more than half of our low-income population," criticized the senator for the state of Vermont in a message posted Thursday on Twitter. In his statement, Sanders also points out that "it is almost too absurd to believe: the 50 richest people in this country own more wealth than some 165 MILLION Americans." | RELATED: | Going so far as to define this juncture i…
(2021-03-26). Republicans: Against government of, by, and for the people. nationofchange.org Don't these control freaks understand that when a country like America is in the midst of a crisis it's the job of the government to step in and use all the resources it has to bring it under control?>
(2021-03-26). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca …
(2021-03-26). Climate change threatens the displacement of millions of people globally. projectcensored.org Over the last 80 years the number of people around the world displaced from their homes due to war, persecution, and other forms of conflict has drastically increased. As Nick…
(2021-03-26). Documentary films from Israel—The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation—and the US—Dirty Feathers. wsws.org In The First 54 Years, Avi Mograbi edited interviews with Israeli soldiers who have participated in repressive operations. Dirty Feathers (Carlos Alfonso Corral) follows the lives of homeless people in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.
(2021-03-26). Russia Denies Accusations of Refusing Dialogue with NATO. telesurenglish.net In a meeting with the press, the spokeswoman said that the statements of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg 'are not true; this is a lie," she clarified. | She explained that Moscow agreed to engage in a substantive conversation "without getting into a politicized public relations story, for which our Western partners are so renowned." | RELATED: | She said that the Russian side proposed establishing a dialogue o…
(2021-03-26). Biden contra Putin: El imperio contraataca. globalizacion.ca En solo dos meses de gobierno, Joe Biden regresó a la agenda belicosa que tanto gusta a la industria bélica. El foco se ubica en Rusia, lo que hace temer por una escalada entre dos potencias nucleares, al modo de…
(2021-03-26). 'A Good Step': NYC Council Approves Measure to Curb Qualified Immunity. commondreams.org "The mayor's plan is a far cry from the transformative change New Yorkers demanded in the streets and at the polls." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/nyc-qualified-immunity_0.png …
(2021-03-26). Headlines for March 26, 2021. democracynow.org Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Sweeping Bill to Suppress African American Vote , Georgia Lawmaker Arrested on Felony Charges for Knocking on Governor's Office Door in Protest, President Biden Says U.S. Unlikely to Honor May 1 Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline, U.S. COVID-19 Cases Rise as Biden Doubles Vaccine Goal to 200 Million Shots in 100 Days, Mexico's Official COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 200,000; True Toll Could Be 50% Higher , ISIS-Linked Prisoners in Syria Face Conditions That Amount to Torture, Says Human Rights Watch , Netanyahu Fails to Clinch Israeli Election as Extreme-Right Party Gains Seats, Suez Canal Bl…
(2021-03-26). Denmark Extends AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Suspension for Three Weeks. globalresearch.ca Below is the report of EuroNews confirming Denmark's Decision to Suspend …
(2021-03-26). "Fraudulent Marketing": The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Is an "Unapproved Product" which Is "Permitted for Use" globalresearch.ca First published on March 6, 2021 | Should we trust Big Pharma …
(2021-03-26). Farmers lead shutdown across India to mark 4 months of protest and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we take a look at a nationwide shutdown led by farmers in India, a controversial voting bill passed in Georgia, US, the annual Peasant March in Paraguay, the results of Israel's parliamentary elections, and reports of the Indian government placing restrictions on exports of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…
(2021-03-26). Understanding COVID-19 vaccine side effects, why second dose could feel worse. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org All vaccines could cause some degree of reaction, and the same is true for COVID-19 vaccines. Post-vaccine symptoms are typically mild and resolve quickly without the need to use any medication. Common COVID-19 vaccine side effects include: Redness or soreness at injection site.Muscle aches.Fatigue.Headache.Fever or chills. For some people, the second dose in a COVID-19 vaccine series …
(2021-03-26). Scientist to FDA: You Are Ignoring 'Clear and Present Danger' Associated with COVID Vaccine. globalresearch.ca In an email to FDA officials, Pfizer executives and media, Dr. …
(2021-03-26). 'Breathing is an OFFENSIVE WEAPON': UK doctor ridiculed for dramatic warning during Covid vaccine passport debate. rt.com 
A medical doctor who regularly appears on UK television has sparked mockery online after saying that breathing is an "offensive weapon" if you are infected with Covid-19. | During an appearance on Channel 5's Jeremy Vine show Friday, Dr. Sarah Jarvis said that though she has "always been in favour of people having choice" — citing her respect for patients with cancer who refused treatment because they weren't harming anyone else — Covid-19 is a different reality. | "A big difference here is that breathing is an offensive weapon if you are infected with Covid," Jarvis claimed when asked about compulso…
(2021-03-26). Selected Articles: "Fraudulent Marketing": The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Is an "Unapproved Product" globalresearch.ca 
By Should we trust Big Pharma Companies which have a criminal record? In a histori…
(2021-03-26). Git Your Vaccine Incentives! progressive.org Let's just hope a smaller percentage of the herd doesn't kill the rest of the herd by making stupid choices.
(2021-03-26). European Union summit retreats from vaccine export ban. wsws.org Every major capitalist power is engaged in the same beggar thy neighbour policy, with catastrophic consequences that only aids the spread of the virus.
(2021-03-26). AstraZeneca Vaccine Correlated to Blood Clots, Death. Norwegian Physician Pà•l Andre Holme. globalresearch.ca Below is the Google Translation of the original article in Norwegian. …
(2021-03-26). US Water Shutoff Moratorium May Have Prevented Nearly 500,000 Covid-19 Cases: Study. commondreams.org "These findings should move us to fight even harder for water justice everywhere." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-4906834391.jpg …
(2021-03-26). Faith Groups Part of Human Rights Coalition Urging Biden to Ease Sanctions Amid Pandemic. commondreams.org "For too long, the United States has reflexively relied on suffocating, broad-based sanctions with absolutely no regard for their impact on everyday people." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1204807196_1_0.jpg …
(2021-03-26). 'What You're Doing Is Historical!' Bernie Sanders Rallies With Amazon Workers in Alabama. commondreams.org "If history teaches us anything, it is that big money interests do not just give you anything," the senator said in support of the union drive in Bessemer. "You've got to stand up and you've got to fight for it." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/1.png …
(2021-03-26). 'Shameful': Florida House Passes GOP's Anti-Protest Bill. commondreams.org "It is now up to the Senate to heed the voices of Floridians, uphold their duty to the Constitution, and stop this bill from ever becoming law." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/protest_police_0.jpg …
(2021-03-26). Nearly 3 in 4 New Yorkers Favor Taxing the Rich to Austerity: Poll. commondreams.org Survey shows that voters across political spectrum prefer raising taxes on state's wealthy to cutting essential services and key public programs. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/tax_the_rich_new_york.jpg …
(2021-03-26). As Myanmar Death Toll Tops 320, UN Expert Warns Crisis Will Worsen Without World's Help. commondreams.org "I fear that the international community has only a short time remaining to act," said United Nations special rapporteur Tom Andrews. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/myanmar_2.jpg …
(2021-03-26). Georgia GOP's Fond Return To A By-Gone Era: No Voting Or Knocking on Doors While Black. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/georgia_tease_alyssa_pointer_ajc_exxplkxxmaaduxe.jpg …
(2021-03-26). 'Jim Crow in the 21st Century': Biden Rebukes Georgia's New Voter Suppression Law. commondreams.org "This law, like so many others being pursued by Republicans in statehouses across the country, is a blatant attack on the Constitution and good conscience." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12318146631.jpg …
(2021-03-26). Blinken Threatens Germany With Sanctions. popularresistance.org While meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the US's opposition to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will connect Russia to Germany and warned Berlin about possible sanctions over the project. | "President Biden has been very clear in saying that he believes the pipeline is a bad idea; it's bad for Europe, bad for the United States," Blinken said. "Ultimately, it's in contradiction to the EU's own energy security goals. It has the potential to undermine the interests of Ukraine, Poland, a number of other close partners or allies."
(2021-03-26). MI5 undercover agent policy held lawful. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In Privacy International & Ors v Secretary of State for Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 330, the Court of Appeal held that the policy which authorises officers of the Security Service (MI5) to run undercover agents who participate in the commission of criminal offences is lawful. Background and Legal Framework The …
(2021-03-26). Big Ag Billionaires Donate $250,000 to Newsom's Campaign Against Recall. counterpunch.org Stewart and Lynda Resnick, billionaire agribusiness tycoons and major promoters of the Delta Tunnel and increased water pumping from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, have donated a total of $366,800 to Governor Gavin Newsom since 2018, including $250,000 to the campaign to fight the Governor's recall. Lynda Resnick, the Vice Chairman of the Wonderful Company, donated $125,000 to
(2021-03-26). Netflix's "Marriage or Mortgage" invites us to look back at a time when bad decisions were a luxury. salon.com Watching with COVID goggles on, it's hard to see spacious sheltering-in-place homes passed over for wedding excess…
(2021-03-26). Is the U.S. joining the "rules-based world" — at least when it comes to Afghanistan?>. salon.com After 20 years of bloodshed and failure in Afghanistan, Biden and Blinken may finally be ready to turn the page…
(2021-03-26). What will it take for farmers to grow more organic cotton?>. salon.com New research shows that organic cotton is much better for the environment…
(2021-03-26). Biden White House hosts AOC, progressive lawmakers to discuss filibuster reform. salon.com The meeting signals potential for a spirit of collaboration between the Biden administration and progressives…
(2021-03-26). Michael Flynn's family members file $75M lawsuit against CNN over QAnon video. salon.com Flynn's brother, sister-in-law claim they have nothing to do with QAnon, despite reciting QAnon pledge on camera…
(2021-03-26). In the joyfully violent "Nobody," Bob Odenkirk channels his inner John Wick. salon.com The "Better Call Saul" star is a family man & cat owner who becomes a badass killing machine in this action comedy…
(2021-03-26). How dissent gets criminalized: America's right to insult the government is under attack. salon.com Our rights to open, even crude, dissent are relatively recent—and vulnerable to legislative and judicial crackdowns…
(2021-03-26). Black lawmaker arrested for knocking on Brian Kemp's door as he signs voter suppression law. salon.com Rep. Park Cannon was dragged by police as Gov. Brian Kemp signed the sweeping bill below a painting of a plantation…
(2021-03-26). How to make a ridiculously delicious steak dinner at home (and still feel that restaurant magic). salon.com Dining at a steakhouse is one of the most cherished restaurant experiences, and you can recreate the magic at home…
(2021-03-26). Conservatives are mad at Michael Moore again — because he's right about gun culture. salon.com Moore's dark joke about the Boulder shootings might not have been graceful, but it expressed something profound…
(2021-03-26). At Joe Biden's first news conference, it wasn't the president who was out of touch. salon.com Biden repeatedly fact-checked reporters' lame gotcha questions — they should all be replaced with real people…
(2021-03-26). Dominion Voting Systems files massive $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News. salon.com Dominion's 139-page complaint cites numerous Fox News stars, including Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity…
(2021-03-26). First flight on Mars? Ingenuity helicopter preps for takeoff. salon.com If it succeeds, it will be the first powered-controlled flight on another planet…
(2021-03-26). México — Otra reunión en la cumbre, para acabar como el parto de los montes. globalizacion.ca Todo estaba preparado para una reunión concluyente con los gobernadores en Palacio Nacional. ‚Äé Se trataba de firmar un Acuerdo Nacional para la Democracia, en el que los principales actores del proceso electoral, del lado del gobierno, se comprometieran, bajo…
(2021-03-26). Siberian women strike back with a BIKINI FLASHMOB after local TV host attempts to shame 'naked' youth with model's Instagram shot. rt.com 
The women of Yakutia, one of Russia's coldest regions, are flooding Instagram with bikini-clad shots after a local TV host attempted to tell off the new generation for posting "revealing" pics, using a photo of a Siberian model. | A host of a TV program airing in the Russian republic that is officially known by its indigenous name Sakha apparently thought it a good idea to criticize the youth for taking pictures while dressed too lightly. While temperatures in Sakha do indeed drop below minus 40 degrees Celsius in winter, the host's concern was not with women getting cold, but their photos allegedly promoting…
(2021-03-26). Taiwan's defense ministry claims incursion by 20 Chinese military aircraft as tensions in region rise. rt.com 
Defense officials in Taiwan have accused China of launching a massive military fly-by through its airspace, including using nuclear-capable bombers. Beijing has not confirmed the allegation. | In a statement, the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense said Friday that it had warned the squadron of 20 aircraft by radio and deployed its missile systems to "monitor the activity." The ministry also released maps that it claimed showed the route the aircraft took through the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines towards the Chinese mainland. | Four nuclear-capable H-6K bombers, 10 J-16 fighter jets and two Y-8 an…
(2021-03-26). Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by 'friendly' government, raising questions about what makes an ally. rt.com 
A Google hacking team has exposed — and shut down — an expert counterterrorism hacking operation by a supposed US ally. While the report hid most details, it raised troubling questions on what constitutes an ally in cyberspace. | The tech giant's Project Zero and Threat Analysis Group hacking teams uncovered and ultimately put an end to a counter-terrorism operation being run by a US ally, according to MIT Tech Review, which detailed the internal struggle at Google over whether to publicize the incident and what it implied for future cyber-espionage (apparently, all's fair in love, war, and malware…
(2021-03-26). Plain sailing for meme-makers: Jokes flood in as 'Ever Given' re-float in Suez Canal FAILS and more tugboats called in. rt.com 
Memes based on the awkward situation in which the 'Ever Given' cargo ship blocking the Suez Canal finds itself continue to flood the internet, as efforts to re-float the vessel fail and more tugboats are called in to help. | The Panama-flagged container ship became lodged sideways in the canal — one of the world's busiest shipping lanes — on Tuesday, after it veered off course in high winds. | However, efforts to re-float the vessel on Friday were "not successful," and two tugs will now arrive to assist on Sunday, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, which manages the ship, said in a statement. | Also on…
(2021-03-26). Pakistan successfully test-fires 900km-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile (VIDEO). rt.com 
The Pakistani army says it conducted a successful test of its nuclear-capable Shaheen-1A ballistic missile on Friday, in a show of military strength, amid tense relations with India over Kashmir. | The army's media department, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed in a statement on Friday that a test of the Shaheen-1A missile, which has a range of 900km, had been successfully completed. | Pakistan conducts a successful test of Shaheen 1A surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 900 kms. Rawalpindi – March 26, 2021 The test flight was aimed at re-validating various design & technical par…
(2021-03-26). Former SNP leader Alex Salmond launches Alba Party to build new case for Scottish independence. rt.com 
Alex Salmond has launched a new political faction to push for independence as the former Scottish National Party (SNP) leader plots legal action against the Scottish government's handling of sexual harassment claims against him. | Speaking on Friday in a virtual press conference, Alex Salmond said he aims to build a "supermajority" for independence with the creation of the Alba Party (Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland), which will stand for election at the Scottish Parliament elections in May. | "Over the next six weeks we will promote new ideas about taking Scotland forward — giving primacy t…
(2021-03-26). Lioness spotted sitting on Moscow suburb roof, but owner lashes out at neighbor who put clip online, saying it's perfectly normal. rt.com 
A row has broken out between neighbors in the Russian village of Kozno, after a video went viral on social media showing a large lioness sunning itself on the roof of a local house, seemingly oblivious to those filming nearby. | In the footage, which looks more like the savannah than a Moscow suburb, the seemingly surprised resident of the property next door claims the creature had escaped. | However, the owner of the lioness, who gave her name only as Natalya, told the Gazeta.ru site that, in fact, this was a tall tail and the neighbors simply had their claws out for her big cat. "We own a zoo," she said.
(2021-03-26). WATCH: Three of Russia's nuclear submarines spectacularly & simultaneously emerge from under Arctic ice for first time in history. rt.com 
For the first time, three Russian Navy nuclear-powered submarines have surfaced from under the Arctic ice simultaneously. | A video released by the Ministry of Defense shows the vessels coming up for air as part of naval exercises. | In the clip, the three submarines, which are around 300m away from each other, slowly break through the 1.5m of ice in the country's far north. | Also on rt.com | | After th…
(2021-03-26). How Anthony Fauci "Systematically Thwarted" the Pause in US Gain-of-Function Research: an Interview with Dr. Richard H. Ebright. counterpunch.org 
Molecular biologist Dr. Richard H. Ebright, PhD is one of the twenty six world scientists who signed the Open Letter: "Call for a Full and Unrestricted International Forensic Investigation into the Origins of COVID-19". A document released last March 4 by the Wall Street Journal and Le Monde that reignited the debate over the pandemic's
(2021-03-26). Rally calls for Julian Assange's release. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of people joined a rally on Parliament Lawns in Hobart to call for whistleblower Julian Assange to be freed and support public interest journalism, reports Tristan Sykes.
(2021-03-26). NT government's 'tougher than ever' approach sets up a Don Dale re-run. greenleft.org.au First Nations organisations have strongly criticised the NT government's proposals to get "tough" on young people who re-offend, saying it will drive more Aboriginal children into prison, writes Pip Hinman.
(2021-03-26). For a genuine jobs guarantee instead of an end to JobKeeper. greenleft.org.au The end of the JobKeeper program means that up to 500,000 jobs are at risk. Jim McIlroy argues that plenty of secure jobs could be created if there was a mass campaign to redirect public funds to expand the public sector.
(2021-03-26). Daniel Ellsberg Isn't Stopping Now. thenation.com Daniel Ellsberg Isn't Stopping Now…
(2021-03-26). Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights. thenation.com 
Bogazici University's LGBTI+ club in January, students across the country launched a nationwide protest movement.
(2021-03-26). Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday. thenation.com Home Care Attendants Are Leading the Fight to Reclaim the Workday…
(2021-03-26). The Night the Nazis Came to Murder My Grandfather. thenation.com The Night the Nazis Came to Murder My Grandfather…
(2021-03-26). The Olympic Battle for Echo Park. thenation.com The Olympic Battle for Echo Park…
(2021-03-26). Biden's New Foreign Policy Hire Considers Sanctions an Art Form. thenation.com Biden's New Foreign Policy Hire Considers Sanctions an Art Form…
(2021-03-26). In Yemen, 6 Years of Suffering and Death in an Ill-Fated War. thenation.com In Yemen, 6 Years of Suffering and Death in an Ill-Fated War…
(2021-03-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Viruses can't mutate if they can't replicate. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 virus mutates and replicates when people let down their guard and don't follow safety protocols, such as practicing social distancing and wearing a mask. "I think most of us expect a major surge because of spring break travel and the relaxation of restrictions," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo …
(2021-03-26). World TB Day: Tuberculosis remains a deadly disease worldwide. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The theme of World TB Day 2021 is "The Clock is Ticking" because the world is running out of time to act on global commitments to end Tuberculosis (TB), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Tuberculosis is one of the world's deadly diseases. Each day, nearly 4,000 people lose their lives to TB and …
(2021-03-26). US Blocks Iraqi Militia's Websites, Claiming 'Violent Extremism'. news.antiwar.com The Justice Department Kataib Hezbollah is a Shi'ite militia group, and its ties to Iran have led the US to label it a foreign terrorist organization. This has been used as a pretext for taking down its websites, arguing they advocate for "violent extremism." | The new takedowns appear related to the Rubu Allah parade in Baghdad Thurs…
(2021-03-26). Senators Pressure Biden Not to Return to Original Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com A group of 43 Senators The letter called on Biden to address not only Iran's nuclear program but also Tehran's activity in the Middle East and its ballistic missile program, a common talking point from Iran hawks and opponents of the JCPOA. | The letter reads: "Looking ahead, we strongly believe t…
(2021-03-26). Battle Continues for Key North Yemen City of Maarib. news.antiwar.com Weeks of on-again, A lot of the talk of Maarib's value is overstated, but both sides have invested in fighting over it to the point that the result is going to be consequential for the war, particularly reflecting how hard it is for eit…
(2021-03-26). Pentagon Official Says Moving Troops Out of Somalia Had 'Significant Downsides'. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, "From my perspective, there is probably significant downsides to the pullout from the perspective of cost and effectiveness," Christopher Maier, the acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. | The Biden…
(2021-03-26). Yemen's Houthis Launch Attacks on Saudi Oil and Military Sites. news.antiwar.com A fuel tank Friday marked the sixth anniversary of The US-backed Saudi-led intervention…
(2021-03-26). Biden Vows to Stop China From Becoming the World's 'Leading' Country. news.antiwar.com President Biden vowed that he would "leading" country during his "I see stiff competition with China," Biden said. "China has an overall goal … to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in t…
(2021-03-26). Russian Defense Advisor Accuses US of Waging Psychological War. news.antiwar.com An advisor to Russia's defense minister "A new type of warfare … is starting to appear. I call it, for the sake of argument, mental war," said Andrei Ilnitsky, who advises Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. "A war is being waged for people's minds," he said in comments to Russia's Spas TV. Ilnitsky said the US is using "informational" and…
(2021-03-26). Juan Guaido as Venezuela's Interim President. Again. globalresearch.ca Despite a failed military coup attempt by Guaido with Washington's backing …
(2021-03-26). The Heat: Biden Press Conference. america.cgtn.com 
United States President Joe Biden holds a major news conference. What were the big issues he addressed?>
(2021-03-26). Mexico Closes Chichén Itzá Over Masks-Less Tourists. telesurenglish.net Mexican authorities warned on Friday that tourists in the Yucatan Peninsula refuse to wear face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This as the region prepares for a surge of visitors in the coming weeks. | RELATED: | According to the acting police chief of Quintana Roo Lucio Hernández Gutiérrez tourists are the most undisciplined individuals. "It was truly frustrating to see hundreds of people walking around without…
(2021-03-26). Zach Snyder's Justice League: a Four Hour Ayn Rand Fantasia. counterpunch.org 
It might strike some as odd to claim one of the most eagerly-anticipated films of 2021 was originally formulated as an Objectivist epic. Shock might be further compounded upon learning that this film exists thanks to a grassroots campaign not featuring the usual suspects from the Libertarian milieu (Ron Paul supporters, bow-tied dweebs of the
(2021-03-26). Benjamin Netanyahu fails to get majority yet again, deadlock in Israel continues. peoplesdispatch.org In the results announced today, no party or coalition, even after the fourth election in two years, has reached the majority mark of 61 seats in the 120 member Israeli parliament Knesset…
(2021-03-26). For the Right and Corporate Media, Border Is 'Political Crisis,' Not Humanitarian Emergency. commondreams.org The people coming to the border are real people, most of them going through a harrowing and dangerous journey to escape even more harrowing situations. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/migrants.jpg …
(2021-03-26). Not Providing Covid-19 Vaccinations to Palestinians Is Proof of Israel's Medical Apartheid. commondreams.org The coronavirus does not stop at checkpoints. As an occupier, Israel must provide medical supplies to Palestinians and adopt measures to combat the disease there. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/covid_1.jpg …
(2021-03-26). Almost 500,000 COVID Infections May Have Been Prevented with a National Water Shutoff Moratorium. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Amnesty International USA, Representative Jayapal, Partners Advocate for Passage of Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Georgia Voter Suppression Law Will Move Us Backwards. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Civil Society Groups Call on Biden to Provide Immediate Sanctions Relief and Legal Reform. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). 3 Key Takeaways from Sen. Manchin's Calling for Bipartisan Support of Key Voting Rights and Campaign Finance Reforms in S. 1. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). AFSCME President Lee Saunders Decries Discriminatory Georgia Legislation Aimed at Voter Suppression. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). New Racist Voter Suppression Law In Georgia Increases Urgency for Congress to Pass For the People Act. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Don't Trust API to Address the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Wolf-Killing Rancher Loses Bid to Keep His Public Land Grazing Permit. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Progressives Call For Greater Climate Investment in Biden's Infrastructure Package. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Science Group Says Bill Will Help Keep Workers Safe as Climate Change Makes Hot Day More Frequent, Intense. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-03-26). Does the US Have a Culture of Violence? Not the United States of Women. commondreams.org The white, male, militarist culture of violence isn't inevitable. It's a societal choice. Let's switch. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/guns_8.jpg …
(2021-03-26). I Want Civil Rights. They Want to Talk About Sports. zcomm.org Republicans are leveraging public ignorance about trans people to deny Queer Americans basic civil rights…
(2021-03-26). Internal Documents Show Amazon Knows Its Drivers Urinate, Defecate in Trucks. truthout.org 
Internal Amazon documents leaked to The Intercept show that the company is aware of their drivers urinating and defecating in their trucks in order to meet overwhelming productivity demands and avoid losing their jobs. | On Wednesday, Amazon implied that its drivers are lying if they say,
(2021-03-26). Senator Demands Firing of Postmaster General Over 10-Year Plan to Weaken USPS. truthout.org 
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Thursday demanded that the
(2021-03-26). Danny Glover Joins Amazon Organizers on the Ground in Lead-Up to Union Vote. truthout.org 
As workers in Bessemer, Alabama, continue to vote on whether to establish the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States, we speak with actor and activist Danny Glover, who recently joined organizers on the ground to push for a yes vote. "This election is a statement," says Glover, one of the most high-profile supporters of the closely watched union drive. Nearly 6,000 workers, most of them Black, have until March 29 to return their ballots. If workers successfully unionize, it could b…
(2021-03-26). Georgia Republicans Just Passed a Law to Make It Easier to Overturn Elections. truthout.org 
Over the past 10 days, Georgia Republicans rushed a voter suppression omnibus bill that will make it much easier for the state legislature to overturn elections in the future. | The bill removes the Georgia secretary of state as the head of the state election board and directs the legislature to appoint the board's leader. Two
(2021-03-26). Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship 'tomorrow night'. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship 'tomorrow night' | Report in Japanese newspaper comes despite salvage experts warning the rescue operation could last days or even weeks | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 09: 31 | Global shipping giant Maersk and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd both said on Thursday that they were looking into going around Africa (AFP) | Shoei Kisen, the Japanese owner of the container shi…
(2021-03-26). Danny Glover on Amazon Union Drive, the Power of Organized Labor & Centuries of Resistance in Haiti. democracynow.org 
As workers in Bessemer, Alabama, continue to vote on whether to establish the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States, we speak with actor and activist Danny Glover, who recently joined organizers on the ground to push for a yes vote. "This election is a statement," says Glover, one of the most high-profile supporters of the closely watched union drive. Nearly 6,000 workers, most of them Black, have until March 29 to return their ballots. If workers successfully unionize, it could be a watershed moment for the U.S. labor movement, setting off a wave of union drives at Amazon facilities across the co…
(2021-03-26). Jim Crow Redux: Georgia GOP Governor Signs "Egregious" Voter Suppression Law Targeting Black Voters. democracynow.org 
Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping elections bill that civil rights groups are blasting as the worst voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era. The bill grants broad power to state officials to take control of election management from local and county election boards. It also adds new voter ID requirements, severely limits mail-in ballot drop boxes, rejects ballots cast in the wrong precinct and allows conservative activists to challenge the eligibility of an unlimited number of voters. Since the 2020 election, Republican state lawmakers have introduced over 250 bills in 43…
(2021-03-26). Evanston, Illinois, to Pay Reparations to Black Families Harmed by Decades of Racist Housing Policies. democracynow.org 
Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb's City Council voted 8 to 1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households, with qualifying residents receiving $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property. The program is being funded through donations and revenue from a 3% tax on the sale of recreational marijuana, and the city has pledged to distribute $10 million over 10 years. "There's no way to express how significant this is," says Danny Glover…
(2021-03-26). Statement on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. war on Syria. workers.org 
The following slightly edited statement was released on March 12, 2021 by the Syria Solidarity Movement — including the International Action Center — on the 10th anniversary of the continuing U.S. war on Syria. Workers World Party has participated in three solidarity delegations to Syria during this 10-year period. Contact . . . |
(2021-03-26). Mumia Abu-Jamal's Thank You Message to Supporters. indybay.org Mumia Abu-Jamal's COVID symptoms have improved but the severe debilitating skin condition persists. Mumia is now back in general population and he does not currently require hospitalization. However, Mumia needs continued monitoring, and he must not be shackled during future hospitalization.
(2021-03-26). Seven Hundred SEIU 87Janitors In SF Strike For PPE & A Contract: 26 Have Died From Covid. indybay.org Seven hundred SEIU 87 janitors have gone on strike for a contract. The contractors have failed to provide proper amount of PPE and 26 janitors have died from Covid.
(2021-03-26). Biden administration to use San Diego Convention Center to detain 1,400 migrant children. indybay.org The opening of a detention center in downtown San Diego is an attempt to give the US government's anti-immigrant policies a facelift as more than 14,000 children remain in federal custody.
(2021-03-26). No Hate Crimes Against AAPI Rally in San Francisco. indybay.org On March 20 the Asian community and allies stood up and spoke out denouncing anti-Asian hate crimes. These crimes have spiked 150 percent since the pandemic began. San Francisco's picturesque Portsmouth Square was the backdrop. | Top photo by Steve Disenhof…
(2021-03-26). IMF Announces $650 Billion in Emergency Reserves Needed to Confront Pandemic Crisis. indybay.org The International Monetary Fund announced $650 billion in emergency reserve funds are needed to confront the global coronavirus health and economic crisis.
(2021-03-26). USA Allowing Mentally Ill to Buy and Use Guns. indybay.org We have had 2 mentally ill people in 2 weeks engage in massacres, using guns they bought recently with no background checks. There are now 400 million guns in civilian hands in the USA, a country of 332 million people. Most of the guns are unregistered. The USA is the worst in the world in gun ownership with 120 guns per capita. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country…
(2021-03-26). Brisbane Pacific Islanders, Asians and Allies Rally. indybay.org Over 500 people gathered in the Brisbane Community Park on March 20 to say "hate has no place here."
(2021-03-26). Tuesday 3/30: Art as Transformation: Music and Drama for Incarcerated Youth. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-03-26). US Labor, The Fight Against Racist Attacks & Xenophobia With Kent Wong UCLA Labor Center. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center and a founder of the Asian Pacifica Labor Alliance. He discusses the growing racist attacks, the history of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.
(2021-03-26). Tuesday 4/6: Art and Imagination Inside Prisons: Making, Learning, & Teaching Art Behind Bars. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-03-26). Monday 3/29: Dr. Nicole Fleetwood Tour of Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-03-26). Newark NJ's P.O.P. letter for Mumia Abu-Jamal to PA Gov. Tom Wolf. indybay.org This March 17 letter to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal was written by Lawrence Hamm, Chair of the People's Organization for Progress (POP), based out of Newark, New Jersey. POP is one of the organizers for the upcoming Friday, March 26 Mumia Protest at 12 NOON, beginning at Newark City Hall and March to DA Honig's Office.
(2021-03-26). Saturday 3/27: Candlelight Vigil & Remembrance #StopAAPIHate. indybay.org Santa Cruz County Government Center | 701 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
(2021-03-26). 2021 Congressional Black Farmer Hearings and California Black Agriculture Summit. indybay.org  …
(2021-03-26). Tuesday 4/13: Freedom-Making in an Age of Mass Incarceration. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-03-26). Saturday 3/27: Women's History Month film series discussion. indybay.org ZOOM: zoom.us/j/94442843563?pwd=Mk5nRE5ERnJkbTllZjJKVzZWNmlzQT09…
(2021-03-26). Thursday 4/22: Earth Day for the People w/ California Academy of Sciences SF. indybay.org OnLine via livestream…
(2021-03-26). Saturday 4/24: Panel: Perspectives from Asian American Community Organizing. indybay.org Online…
(2021-03-26). The Ultimate Gold Panning & Proespecting Guide. indybay.org First, let's talk about the proper equipment, and of course the first thing you need is a good gold pan.
(2021-03-26). Global Cancer CDK Inhibitor Market 2019-2029 – Pipeline Analysis is estimated to be US$ 16. indybay.org The Global Cancer CDK Inhibitor Market accounted for US$ 6.0 billion in 2019 and is estimated to be US$ 16.1 billion by 2029 and is anticipated to register a CAGR of 10.4%.
(2021-03-26). China Places Sanctions on 9 UK Lawmakers and 4 EU Institutions. telesurenglish.net China on Friday announced sanctions against individuals and entities in the United Kingdom over what the Asian nation called "lies and disinformation" about the Xinjiang region. | Beijing's move comes in retaliation to the UK-imposed sanctions— along with the United States, European Union, and Canada — for supposed "human rights abuses" against the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. | RELATED: | "The Chinese side decide…
(2021-03-26). Resisting Greece's rapid descent into authoritarianism. zcomm.org The heavily militarized response to the pandemic and endemic police violence has exacerbated old conflicts within Greek society — and many have had enough…
(2021-03-26). Why the Suez Cana is so Important to the Global Economy. zcomm.org The canal is a major money earner for Egypt and it has become a major artery of world trade…
(2021-03-26). Amazon Intimidates Workers Amid Historic Union Vote. zcomm.org Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are in the final days of voting on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States…
(2021-03-26). Amazon to Delivery Drivers: Agree to Be Spied On Biometrically or You're Fired. zcomm.org "Rank authoritarianism disguised as corporate efficiency for consumer satisfaction."
(2021-03-26). Workers of the World: Growth, Change, and Rebellion. zcomm.org The working class of the twenty-first century is a class in formation, as one would expect in a world where capitalism has only recently become universal…
(2021-03-26). Political and Economic Power in a Period of Social Transformation. zcomm.org How does the working class liberate itself from being a subordinate and exploited class?
(2021-03-26). 'We will protest for as long as possible'. zcomm.org "We are getting by because people around us have been our strength. If only this government had half the empathy shown by the farming community, it would have repealed the three farm laws."
(2021-03-26). Khashoggi murder: US lawmakers advance bills that would punish Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net 
Khashoggi murder: US lawmakers advance bills that would punish Saudi Arabia | The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation to impose a visa ban on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 20: 37 | Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi government agents in October 2018 (AP/File photo) | US lawmakers have advanced two bills that would punish Saudi Arabia over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, s…
(2021-03-26). UK: Shrewsbury pickets convictions quashed after nearly 50 years. wsws.org The quashing of all the convictions of the Shrewsbury 24 is to be welcomed. It confirms the serious injustice done to a militant section of workers. However, the Labour Party and the trade unions can take no credit for this whatsoever.
(2021-03-26). Welcome to the "COVID Testing Industrial Complex", Which Is Fast Becoming a $100 Billion a Year Industry. globalresearch.ca This article was first published in December 2020. | The COVID-19 Testing …
(2021-03-26). "Two Fatal Errors in its Assessment of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic". What SAGE Has Got Wrong. globalresearch.ca This article was first published in October 2020 | Note: The Strategic Advisory …
(2021-03-26). Saudi Arabia reports fire at Jizan oil terminal as Houthis escalate attacks. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia reports fire at Jizan oil terminal as Houthis escalate attacks | Rebels say they also targeted King Abdelaziz military base in Dammam and military sites in Najran and Asir | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 08: 29 | Saudi-backed forces are also under pressure as the Houthis battle towards Marib, the Yemeni government's last northern stronghold in the war-ravaged country (AFP) | A projectile…
(2021-03-26). Opposing Zionism is not hate speech, new antisemitism definition asserts. middleeasteye.net 
Opposing Zionism is not hate speech, new antisemitism definition asserts | Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism, endorsed by more than 200 scholars, says boycotting Israel is not necessarily a form of bigotry | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 16: 29 | "It is not antisemitic to support arrangements that accord full equality to all inhabitants between the river and the sea," the JDA says | More than 200 international scholars,…
(2021-03-26). Egypt: Dozens killed by passenger trains colliding. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Dozens killed by passenger trains colliding | Social media users share horrific images from the scene of the crash, with victims screaming for rescue | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 11: 15 | "> | Two passenger trains collided in the south of Egypt on Friday causing dozens of casualties, the health ministry said. | The incident took place in the village of al-Sawamaa…
(2021-03-26). Turkey: Former police chiefs among those convicted in murder of Hrant Dink. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Former police chiefs among those convicted in murder of Hrant Dink | Dozens of people handed jail sentences in murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 10: 53 | Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'For Hrant, For Justice' during a gathering in front of the Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul, on 26 March 2021 (AFP) | A court in Istanbul has handed down a verdict of six life…
(2021-03-26). 'Culture war' concerns over UK school Prophet Muhammad cartoon row. middleeasteye.net 
'Culture war' concerns over UK school Prophet Muhammad cartoon row | 'Extremists on both sides' have hijacked the debate over the cartoon, says ex-chair of Conservative Party Sayeeda Warsi | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 14: 15 | The teacher, 29, is said to have shown the image to pupils during a lesson at the school in West Yorkshire on Monday (Twitter) | "Extremists on both sides" have hijacked the row over a cartoon of…
(2021-03-26). Palestine elections: Israel arrests Hamas leaders in West Bank. middleeasteye.net 
Palestine elections: Israel arrests Hamas leaders in West Bank | Israeli forces reportedly intimidated members of Hamas movement and warned them against running in the May legislative elections | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 13: 51 | An Israeli soldier gestures in front of a Palestinian man following a protest (AFP/file photo) | Israeli forces arrested three prominent Hamas leaders in the occupied West Bank city of Hebro…
(2021-03-26). Suez Canal: What is the global impact of the blockage so far? middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: What is the global impact of the blockage so far? | Though the full effect of the Suez Canal blockage has yet to reveal itself, analysts are already getting nervous | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 15: 00 | A handout picture released by the Suez Canal Authority on 26 March 2021, shows a dredger trying to free the Ever Given (AFP) | While the Suez Canal blockage is continuing to provide fresh mate…
(2021-03-26). Suez Canal: US navy to assist with freeing ship stuck in critical waterway. middleeasteye.net 
Suez Canal: US navy to assist with freeing ship stuck in critical waterway | Assessment team expected on Saturday to advise authorities on freeing the stuck container ship, CNN reports | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 17: 45 | Rescue teams have been working for days to dislodge the Panama-flagged ship by removing sand and mud from around the port side of the vessel's bow (AFP photo/HO/Suez Canal) | The US navy plans to ass…
(2021-03-26). Roaming Charges: I, the Juror. counterpunch.org 
The clock had been ticking since December, when I narrowly managed to evade jury duty, as the pandemic was spiking. I wouldn't say our county is run by Covid deniers. But you can't say it's run by epidemiologists, either. The daily injustices at the courthouse must go on, killer virus be damned. My reprieve, however,
(2021-03-26). Eritrea To Withdraw Troops From Ethiopia. telesurenglish.net Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that Eritrea would withdraw its troops from the country six months after they were sent to help the Ethiopian government in the Tigray conflict. | RELATED: | "In our March 26, 2021 discussions with President Isaias Afwerki during my visit to Asmara, the government of Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces out of the Ethiopian border," Abiy said on a statement shared via…
(2021-03-26). Brasil: Amenaza a la salud global. globalizacion.ca El ascenso imparable de los contagios y fallecimientos a consecuencia del Covid-19 y la propagación nacional de la dos veces más contagiosa variante P1 del virus han colocado a Brasil en una situación trágica. El gigante pasó de mil 74…
(2021-03-26). 34 millones de personas a un paso de la hambruna. globalizacion.ca La guerra, el coronavirus o los fenómenos climáticos extremos son tres elementos que agravan la inseguridad alimentaria de millones de personas en todo el planeta. Un informe de la FAO alerta del inminente paso a situación crítica de 34 millones…
(2021-03-26). Atlanta Murders Reporting Relied on Law Enforcement Narratives. fair.org 
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's print front page (3/17/21) emphasized the sexualized descriptor "massage parlors." | Gunman Rob Aaron Long opened fire in three Asian-owned spas in the Atlanta, Georgia area on March 16, 2021, killing Yong Ae Yue, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Soon Chung Park, Delaina Ashley Yuan, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng and Paul Andre Michels.* Six of the eight victims were Asian women. | At local and national levels, the initial media response focused primarily on the gunman's story and police statements. Reports linked the targeted businesses to sex work with insubstantial documentation, but…
(2021-03-26). Two Decades on, can Biden End the War on Terror? juancole.com 
( Tomidispatch.com ) — In the first two months of Joe Biden's presidency, you could feel the country holding its breath. Sheltered in place, hidden behind masks, unsure about whether to trust in a safe-from-pandemic future, we are nonetheless beginning to open our eyes collectively. As part of this reemergence, a wider array of issues …
(2021-03-26). LGTBQ+ People Persecuted Under Cover of COVID-19. projectcensored.org Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community has risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, countries with longstanding histories of LGBTQ+ discrimination, such as Uganda, have used the COVID-19 pandemic to persecute…
(2021-03-26). We are living through a time of fear not just of the virus but of each other. dissidentvoice.org Welcome to the age of fear. Nothing is more corrosive of the democratic impulse than fear. Left unaddressed, it festers, eating away at our confidence and empathy. We are now firmly in a time of fear — not only of the virus, but of each other. Fear destroys solidarity. Fear forces us to turn inwards …
(2021-03-25). The Rise of the Eurasian Century. The China -India -Pakistan Triangle. globalresearch.ca Fast-moving recent developments inspire hope that the Eurasian Century is rising …
(2021-03-25). After years of blockade, Saudi-led coalition allows four ships to dock at Hodeidah in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org Four ships carrying gas oil, LPG and fuel oil were allowed to dock at Hodeidah port. The Saudi-led Gulf military coalition's blockade of the city has led to one of the worst humanitarian crisis of the century…
(2021-03-25). For Sunday Shows, Border Is 'Political Crisis,' Not Humanitarian Emergency. fair.org 
Increasing numbers of migrants are attempting to cross the US/Mexico border, and unaccompanied children and teenagers are exceeding the capacities of government-run detention facilities. The right has declared a crisis, and national corporate media have largely followed suit. Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas appeared on five of the six Sunday Beltway talk …
(2021-03-25). As COVID-19 surges in Europe, NATO steps up threats against Russia and China. wsws.org The summit took no action on the pandemic but instead announced plans to increase military spending to confront Russia and China, including with nuclear weapons.
(2021-03-25). Facebook threatens teachers' groups opposing unsafe school reopenings. wsws.org Facebook is aggressively removing posts, disabling accounts and shutting down groups that are sharing scientifically accurate information about the COVID-19 pandemic and opposing the government's deadly policy of reopening schools.
(2021-03-25). Tamil Nadu election rallies disregard social distancing as COVID-19 ravages India. wsws.org Tamil-nationalist parties' rallies held without even minimal social distancing reflect the bourgeoisie's murderous "herd immunity" policy on the pandemic.
(2021-03-25). Less than 25% of Chicago students opt to return in first month of in-person learning. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On March 19, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) issued a statement, noting, "A coalition of stakeholders – parents, students, educators, community organizations and elected officials – told Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her handpicked Chicago Board of Education for months that parents were choosing to stick with remote learning for their children, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Black and Brown communities that make up the majority of our school district. Today, after a nearly month-long delay, Chicago Public Schools released attendance figures showing that less than 25 percent of student…
(2021-03-25). Problems in US Society Exposed as COVID-19 Cases Top 30 Million. telesurenglish.net The United States surpassed 30 million COVID-19 cases and 545,000 deaths on Wednesday, which highlights a catastrophic failure resulting from lack of national leadership, disrespect for science, and inadequacy of public health infrastructure. | RELATED: | Currently, President Joe Biden is trying hard to reverse the pandemic's tragic trajectory left over by Donald Trump's approach. Biden's team has, among other…
(2021-03-25). The Many Variants of Fauci's Mutating COVID Advice. globalresearch.ca In an explosive Senate hearing on March 18,
(2021-03-25). Video: China's COVID-19 Health Passport. globalresearch.ca This is a report by TeleSur which points to the fact …
(2021-03-25). National Day Of Action March 27: Stop Anti-Asian Violence. popularresistance.org The ANSWER Coalition stands in solidarity with the Asian community in the midst of the horrific, racist and misogynist massacre that took place in Atlanta on March 16th. Six Asian women were among the eight shot to death at point blank range. | The alarming rise in hate crimes over the past year correlates to an increasingly hostile U.S. foreign policy towards China. The opportunistic scapegoating of China during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the intensity by which China is deemed the enemy and adversary of the United States, has driven a widespread Sinophobic sentiment nationally.
(2021-03-25). Moving on from the War on Terror? tomdispatch.com In the first two months of Joe Biden's presidency, you could feel the country holding its breath. Sheltered in place, hidden behind masks, unsure about whether to trust in a safe-from-pandemic future, we are nonetheless beginning to open our eyes collectively. As part of this reemergence, a wider array of issues — those beyond Covid-19 — are once again starting to enter public consciousness. Domestically, attempts to repress (or preserve) voting rights have been consuming activists and dominating headlines, along with this country's missing infrastructure and a need to raise the minimum wage. The fore…
(2021-03-25). What can India learn from its response to the pandemic? peoplesdispatch.org It has been one year since the Narendra Modi government in India imposed a nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the largest and one of the most strictest lockdowns anywhere in the world. Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath talks about what the past year has been like in terms of India's response to the pandemic.
(2021-03-25). Montreal authorities forced to backtrack on excluding teachers from vaccination pilot project. wsws.org Local officials were forced to acknowledge that parents are contracting the more contagious and lethal B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant from their children, who had been infected at school.
(2021-03-25). The Rural South Lost 13 Hospitals In 2020. popularresistance.org For the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, the last straw was the COVID-19 pandemic, which strained the critical access hospital's already-precarious finances past the breaking point. In Florida, two hospitals closed inpatient non-emergency services after being bought out by the HCA hospital chain. In Tennessee and West Virginia, financial problems combined with the strain of the pandemic led two more rural hospitals to shut their doors. | Of the 20 rural hospitals that closed in 2020, 13 were in the South, according to data from the Sheps Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which d…
(2021-03-25). Listen to Workers on COVID-19. progressive.org When workplaces become coronavirus hotspots, the virus spreads to our neighborhoods and communities.
(2021-03-25). CNN's Defense of Chris Cuomo's Special COVID Privileges is Grotesque. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / Substack Ever since the COVID pandemic subsumed most countries on the planet, there have been numerous scandals and controversies relating to those who corruptly obtain medical privileges and other exemptions unavailable to ordinary citizens. These scandals typically arise when someone uses their wealth, power or connections to jump in front of others for access to potentially… |
(2021-03-25). America Against the World: Everyone Is a "Frenemy". Putin is a "Killer" Russia "Must Pay the Price" globalresearch.ca There are certainly a number of reasons why the United States …
(2021-03-25). The Taliban MLB Franchise Favored To Win It All. popularresistance.org Let the record show that the almighty American military machine was soundly defeated by an enemy that didn't like fighting either in the dark or cold. Talk about bad medicine that's good for a society (somehow still) desperately in need of a decisive case study in the limits of its own power and martial prowess. Enter the tested teachers of the Taliban and Afghanistan (though, ironically, Talib vaguely translates as "student.". | Seriously though, when I commanded a sandbagged shit-hole (in 2011-12) just miles from Talib-ground zero in Kandahar province at the very crest of the Obama-surge and U.S. troop counts […
(2021-03-25). Biden Plans To Stay In Afghanistan Past May 1 Deadline. popularresistance.org The Biden administration is planning to keep U.S. forces in Afghanistan past an agreed-upon May 1 deadline to withdraw, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday to a panel hosted by Foreign Policy. | "It's a general feeling that May 1 is too soon, just logistically," Rep. Adam Smith (D—Wash.) claimed, citing conversations with administration officials. "You cannot pull out ten thousand plus troops in any sort of reasonable way in just six weeks." | Under the terms of the Doha Agreement signed with the Taliban in February 2020, the United States is obligated to pull its forces out of…
(2021-03-25). San Diego Convention Center to be used by Biden administration to detain 1,400 migrant children. wsws.org The opening of a detention center in downtown San Diego is an attempt to give the US government's anti-immigrant policies a facelift as more than 14,000 children remain in federal custody.
(2021-03-25). The Bangladesh refugee camp inferno and capitalism's global war on migrants. wsws.org The responsibility for Monday's terrible fire rests not just with the ruling elites in Bangladesh and Myanmar, but with the ruling classes around the world, who have shut their borders and vilified immigrants.
(2021-03-25). India: A Year of Pandemic, Deadlock, Disaster and Dissent. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-03-25). Is a mental health crisis the next pandemic? nationofchange.org Whether your share of damage from the pandemic is visible out in the open or not, you need to credit yourself for putting up with it.
(2021-03-25). On Tax Day, the Billionaires must Start Paying their Fair Share. juancole.com Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) — On Tax Day, there's more than one elephant in the room, and they're all in mansions. Elephants occupy the bulging mansions of 657 American billionaires, 43 of them new this past pandemic year. Their combined wealth soared to $4.2 trillion — up $1.3 trillion — between March 21, …
(2021-03-25). Who are the 10 Biggest Pandemic Profiteers? counterpunch.org 
One year ago, the Institute for Policy Studies published "Billionaire Bonanza 2020: Wealth Windfalls, Tumbling Taxes and Pandemic Profiteers," and began tracking billionaire wealth gains as unemployment surged. We teamed up with Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) to track the wealth growth of America's billionaires over the last year. This report summarizes the extraordinary growth
(2021-03-25). Russia, China to Resist US but Engagement Is Preferred Option. globalresearch.ca The US President Joe Biden's "killer"
(2021-03-25). Cornel West: Goodbye, Harvard; hello, Union Theological. therealnews.com 
In a special edition of The Tight Rope, Dr. Cornel West provides closing thoughts on his "ridiculous situation at Harvard" with respect to his being denied tenure at the institution. Join Dr. West and Professor Tricia Rose as they discuss the finality of Dr. West's decision to leave Harvard and return "home" to Union Theological Seminary.
(2021-03-25). The U.S. knew all about the 1976 coup plot in Argentina. mronline.org 
"We would like you to succeed… friends should be supported. The sooner you succeed, the better," U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said. | Newswire…
(2021-03-25). Jordanian security forces crack down on demonstrations on anniversary of 2011 protests. peoplesdispatch.org 
The protests were called to mark the 10th anniversary of anti-monarchy and pro-democracy protests. Protesters were also demanding an end to the emergency law imposed last year and addressing of several economic issues such as rising unemployment…
(2021-03-25). A New History of the Prophet of IslamÔ∑∫ — Juan Cole interviewed by Hamza Yusuf. juancole.com 
Juan Cole interviewed by Hamza Yusuf at Renovatio about the book: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires Available at Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor And Hachette And Barnes and Noble And Amazon Renovatio writes: Can those working in the field of modern academic historical method contribute to new ways of viewing an …
(2021-03-25). Ruling by Brazil's highest court exposes political persecution of Lula. liberationnews.org 
The latest Supreme Federal Tribunal ruling dramatically strengthens the hand of those who are fighting for a Brazil where workers and oppressed people live in dignity.
(2021-03-25). Interior Secretary Haaland already taking giant steps forward for Native America. peoplesworld.org 
The confirmation on March 15, and the swearing in ceremony on March 18, of dauntless Native American standard-bearer Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) is truly historic for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is that historically the DOI functioned as an arm of outright genocide in …
(2021-03-25). It doesn't have to be this Way: England has 33 gun Homicides per Year (equiv. 182); US has 10,258. juancole.com 
Revised We are reeling from back-to-back mass shootings, in Atlanta and Boulder. The main similarities of the two are that the young alleged murderers easily bought firearms just before their horrific killings and that neither of them ought to have been anywhere near a firearm, clearly having severe emotional problems. The US policy of constantly …
(2021-03-25). Almost 19m workers got jobless benefits through early March. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Almost 19 million workers got state or federal jobless benefits through March 6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. But that figure doesn't count almost two million more who have applied for the aid in the two weeks since then. The numbers—a total of 20,892,784 workers seeking or getting the aid—show the U.S. is still …
(2021-03-25). The Ghosts of Tortures Past. counterpunch.org 
It was back in 1984, in Chile, a country then suffering under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, that I first read the sordid story of the torturer Andrés Valenzuela. A barely tolerated opposition magazine had published an excruciating interview with him, and I forced myself — having recently returned to my native land after
(2021-03-25). Celebrating the Paris Commune of 1871. mronline.org 
It all began as the sun rose over the districts of Montmartre and Belleville on 18 March 1871. Army soldiers began seizing nearly 250 cannon that had been placed in these radical, working-class areas by the National Guard, a popular Parisian militia. The soldiers had been sent by the head of the new republican government, […] | Newswire…
(2021-03-25). Democracy Game Theory for Pakistan. counterpunch.org 
The democracy game theory captures how Pakistan's democracy works in fits and starts. The people elect most (not all) political players for the game in periodic elections. Yet, the game is much more complicated than a simple representative democracy under a written constitution. The most engaging element of the game is the stealth player, known
(2021-03-25). Thousands in NYC's Chinatown say, 'End anti-Asian violence!'. liberationnews.org 
Holding signs emblazoned with slogans like "Call it what it is: racism and sexism," and "Anti-Asian racism is not new," protesters drew attention to the long history of violence and exclusion that Asian Americans have faced.
(2021-03-25). Reminding South Korea Who is Boss: Biden's Enforcers Pay a Visit. counterpunch.org 
In a Washington Post opinion piece, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spelled out their objectives in visiting Japan, South Korea, and India. "The United States is now making a big push to revitalize our ties with friends and partners," they wrote. The nature of those relationships, as perceived by Washington, is the subordination of Asian nations as junior partners in an anti-China coalition. "Our alliances are what our military calls 'force multipliers,' Blinken and Austin explain. "Our combined power makes us stronger when we must push back against China's aggression and…
(2021-03-25). To save democracy, India's Communists ally with Congress Party. peoplesworld.org 
KOLKATA, India — Electoral politics in India entered a new phase in February when the Communist Party of India (Marxist) decided to form a political alliance in Bengal with the center-right Congress Party in the run-up to state elections. The CPI (M) has fought bitterly against Congress, which it has regarded as authoritarian since its …
(2021-03-25). Bigger than Bessemer: Workers everywhere must stand up & fight back. therealnews.com 
Before she testified in front of the Senate Budget Committee about Amazon's exploitative and dehumanizing conditions, Jennifer Bates sat down with TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez to talk about the historic Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama.
(2021-03-25). To Western Media, prosecuting Bolivian coup leaders is worse than leading a coup. mronline.org 
Brutal dictators supported by Washington have no reason to doubt that establishment journalists and big NGOs will try very hard to keep them out of jail. Removing the threat of U.S.-backed coups from the world will involve a constant struggle against Western media and the sources they present to us as reliable. | Newswire…
(2021-03-25). Hypocrisy: Right-wing GOP liars examine high-tech liars. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Call it the height of hypocrisy: Right-wing Republicans who spread lies and disinformation about "election fraud" on social media last year—and even about fighting the coronavirus this year—are questioning the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Twitter about…spreading lies and disinformation on social media. That's not to say Google's Sundar Pichai, Twitter's Jack Dorsey, and Facebook's …
(2021-03-25). Workers in San Antonio, Dallas rally in support of Bamazon union. liberationnews.org 
"Jeff Bezos run and hide — the South is getting organized!"
(2021-03-25). For over a century and a half: Chinese workers abused and superexploited in U.S. workers.org 
Chinese railroad workers in 1869. The six Asian spa workers murdered in Atlanta March 16 were low-wage workers. They were not respected by capitalism. Their deaths came on a surge of anti-Asian violence. Anybody with an honest view of the U.S. wars against Korea and Vietnam is familiar with anti-Asian . . . |
(2021-03-25). Equal Pay Day used to push legislation against pay discrimination. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Advocates, from National Domestic Workers Alliance leader Ai-jen Poo to Megan Rapinoe, the outspoken leader of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, used Equal Pay Day, March 24, to again push wide-ranging legislation against pay discrimination on the job. Their testimony, before the House Oversight Committee, came as the Equal Pay Coalition, led by the …
(2021-03-25). What Blinken promised — and refused to promise — during NATO HQ visit. liberationnews.org 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a two-day visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels yesterday, recommitting the United States to shoring up the military alliance that has for decades played a central role in the Pentagon's efforts to dominate the globe. A wide range of issues were discussed, but perhaps most closely watched …
(2021-03-25). California Coastal Commission (Finally) Bans ORVs. counterpunch.org 
On March 18th, the California Coastal Commission appeared to settle a long-simmering dispute over Thrillcraft use of the Oceano Dunes Vehicular Recreation Area near Pismo Beach, California. For forty years, the Coastal Commission has been arguing with the California State Parks and Recreation that thrillcraft jeopardized the area's natural values, including the destruction of nests
