(2021-03-10). One year after her death — Remembering Breonna Taylor. workers.org 
At first, few people knew of the heinous crime carried out by three white Louisville, Ky., police officers responsible for the murder of a 26-year-old African American emergency medical technician, Breonna Taylor, on March 13, 2020. Breonna Taylor was honored with a 7,000-square-foot mural in Annapolis, Md. Taylor . . . |
(2021-03-10). Could depletion of fertile soil trigger a bigger U.S. food crisis? workers.org 
U.S. farmland in the Midwest has lost over one-third of the soil necessary to sustain crop production, according to scientists at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The study concluded that fertile soil has been destroyed — not as a result of natural wind and water erosion, but by a century of . . . |
(2021-03-10). Reason, Sociability, and Ethics. dissidentvoice.org 
Aristotle famously said that man was a social animal: Œ∂·ø∑ŒøŒΩ œÄŒøŒªŒπœÑŒπŒ∫œåŒΩ. He also strongly implied that what distinguished man from all other animals was his rationality. Today this description seems to make more sense than ever. Human beings, contrary to the contract theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, were never lone beings in search …
(2021-03-10). Detroit workers rally in support of Amazon unionization efforts. liberationnews.org 
In addition to their support for the Alabama Amazon workers, the protesters called attention to unsafe working conditions inside Detroit Whole Foods, where 24 workers contracted COVID-19 in late February.
(2021-03-10). Remembrances of a warehouse order picker. workers.org 
Think 1956. That's 65 years ago — the year this writer dropped out of college and took a full-time job in a warehouse to get a more important education: learning what it was to be a worker. Warehouse pickers. In these intervening years, millionaires have gone on to . . . |
(2021-03-10). "Coronacare Hawai'i" continues despite private security team's harassment. liberationnews.org 
Coronacare is a mutual aid network organizing to address the unmet needs of their community, whose conditions have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their efforts this past year have focused on delivering food and household supplies to thousands of community members, including expecting mothers, elders, immunocompromised people, and other working families across the entire …
(2021-03-10). Migrant deaths: Who's the REAL culprit? workers.org 
It didn't have to happen. But, tragically, it did. And most likely, it may not be the last time. On March 2, 12 people were killed instantly when the SUV they travelled in was hit broadside by a tractor-trailer truck on a California highway. The accident happened on the outskirts . . . |
(2021-03-10). Intensive fishing and the birth of capitalism, Part 2. mronline.org 
While treasure fleets carried silver to Spain, far more ships were carrying men, fish and whale oil across the North Atlantic.
(2021-03-10). Can Biden-Harris make a Counter-Revolution against Reaganism and Restore Dignity to Work? juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — A year ago, just a few weeks before San Francisco locked itself down for the pandemic, I fell deeply in love with a 50-year-old. The object of my desire was a wooden floor loom in the window of my local thrift shop. Friends knowledgeable on such matters examined photos I took …
(2021-03-10). History Shows Privatized Space Colonization Will Be Disastrous. dissidentvoice.org 
Elon Musk and his company SpaceX have become a regular feature in news cycles. SpaceX succeeded in landing a team of astronauts on the International Space Station in November 2020, in partnership with NASA. The next month, the company lost a rocket in an explosion while attempting to land after a test flight. Another rocket …
(2021-03-09). Communist Party unveils 'Emergency Relief Unity Program' to confront crisis. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—A moratorium on evictions or foreclosures, millions of new green jobs through an immediate infrastructure building spree, abolition of student debt, compensation for historical and ongoing racism, a $15 minimum wage, Medicare for All, and new taxes on the rich. All that and more is in a new emergency relief program just issued by …
(2021-03-09). Women across Latin America and the Caribbean rise up against patriarchy, femicides and capitalism. peoplesdispatch.org 
From Argentina to Mexico, millions of women took to the streets to demand equality in the most unequal region of the world, and to proclaim that they refuse to continue being marginalized, discriminated against, excluded, and murdered…
(2021-03-09). Women's groups across Europe mark International Women's Day. peoplesdispatch.org 
On March 8, Monday, feminist organizations and women's groups across Europe hit the streets to mark International Women's Day. The raging pandemic, job loss and other distress due to the lockdown, rise in femicide, misogyny, conservative laws fueled by the far-right has worsened the situation of many women over the last year. Braving all odds, women across Europe made their mark by raising the flags of women's emancipation and liberation on March 8 on the streets and workplaces. | On Monday, in Poland, women under the leadership of National Women's Strike (Strajk Kobiet) demonstrated across the country raising th…
(2021-03-09). Notes on revolutionary hope. mronline.org 
Humanity stands at a dangerous crossroads: a conflict between making profits and saving human life is clearly emerging, with the latter being sacrificed by the ruling class for the former.
(2021-03-09). Massive Secret UK Propaganda Campaign in Former Soviet Republics Seeds Contempt. mintpressnews.com 
From the Skripal affair to Navalny's rise to the Russian Olympic doping scandal, these damning revelations should be enough to dispel any notions of truth in what the UK and allies tell their citizens through mainstream media outlets and the social media landscape they control.
(2021-03-09). Weekend events prepared 'the people's case' against Derek Chauvin. peoplesworld.org 
MINNEAPOLIS—A weekend of marches, rallies, and news conferences kicked off the fight for justice for George Floyd and the conviction of former MPD officer Derek Chauvin charged with murdering Floyd. This overview and photos of the events from Friday to Sunday show a level of commitment to justice by a coalition of groups intent on …
(2021-03-09). Discourses of Distrust: Conspiracy Theories and the Critique of Ideology. mronline.org 
Here the main question is not what is said but why it is said. And this question of why is not related to the personal situation, interests, or discursive strategies of the speakers. Men cannot know what is good for them; they very often profess ideologies that are directly detrimental to their interests.
(2021-03-09). Workers are not robots! Racism, high-tech speedup and the Amazon union drive. workers.org 
A historic organizing drive is underway in Bessemer, Ala., at the Amazon BHM1 warehouse. Almost 6,000 majority-Black workers — almost half women — are deciding whether to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Voting is continuing until March 29. December 12th Movement rally at Harlem's Whole . . . |
(2021-03-09). Protests build as jury selection begins in Chauvin trial. peoplesworld.org 
MINNEAPOLIS—Spirited, determined protesters greeted day one of The People vs. Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. "The whole world is watching" read the main banner behind which an estimated 1,000 people had gathered by 8 a.m., one hour before the trial formally opened. A spokesperson for the National Alliance Against Racist and Political …
(2021-03-09). Iran's leaders signal interest in new nuclear deal, but U.S. must act soon. juancole.com 
By James Devine | — On the campaign trail, Joe Biden pledged that if elected he would quickly return the United States to the Joint Collective Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal. But negotiations have been slow to materialize, and with Iran's presidential elections scheduled to take place in June, …
(2021-03-09). Stopping Amazon censorship with mass pressure. Good news. workers.org 
Stopping Amazon censorship is news. Good news. The Amazon corporate conglomerate is notorious for using its power to surveil and control every minute of workers' lives, to dominate labor rates, control local governments and demand huge tax rebates. Its management threatens to close facilities if its demands remain unmet. Amazon . . . |
(2021-03-09). Yemen's Death Sentence. counterpunch.org 
"Disappointing" was how UN Secretary-General António Guterres described last week's donor conference for Yemen. The fifth UN Virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen resulted in pledges of only $1.7 billion. That's just half of the $3.85 billion called for by the secretary-general. Nor is there any guarantee that donors will make
(2021-03-09). The Talented Mr. Bin Salman. counterpunch.org 
Mohammed bin Salman is a charming fellow. The tall, dark, and handsome Saudi prince known as MbS has seduced world leaders and eager pundits left and right. To his supporters, MbS became first in line to the Saudi throne by championing reform in a deeply conservative Gulf kingdom, taking on corruption, confronting religious extremists, and
(2021-03-09). 'Is This Who We Are?': Gitmo is America's Enduring Shame. counterpunch.org 
"That's certainly our goal and our intention." This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, when, on February 12, she was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden Administration intends to shut down the notorious Guantánamo Bay Prison by the end of the president's first term in office.
(2021-03-09). Mass pressure stops Amazon Censorship. workers.org Stopping Amazon censorship is news. Good news. The Amazon corporate conglomerate is notorious for using its power to surveil and control every minute of workers' lives, to dominate labor rates, control local governments and demand huge tax rebates. Its management threatens to close facilities if its demands remain unmet. Amazon . . . |
(2021-03-09). For Afro-Brazilian 'quilombolas,' pandemic is synonymous with abandonment, racism, and 'necropolitics'. peoplesworld.org 
MOJU, PARàÅ, Brazil— "We are not even getting access to the basic necessities," says Raimundo Magno, the leader of the Africa quilombola community in Moju, Pará, his face grim with anguish. Magno's complaint points to the abandonment felt in the quilombolas, communities of descendants of Africans brought to Brazil as enslaved laborers. The sense they've …
(2021-03-09). 'From the Plough to the Stars: Working People's Prose from Contemporary Ireland'. peoplesworld.org 
Frequent People's World contributor Jenny Farrell, based in Ireland, has just edited an important new volume, From the Plough to the Stars: An Anthology of Working People's Prose from Contemporary Ireland. It is a successor to a similar recent book she also edited of contemporary Irish working-class poetry. Farrell includes some 50 Irish writers, a …
(2021-03-09). Trial of killer cop for murder of George Floyd begins as authorities prepare massive repression. liberationnews.org 
Chauvin, a former cop with the Minneapolis Police Department who brutally killed George Floyd on May 25, is charged with second degree "unintentional" murder and second degree manslaughter.
(2021-03-09). The New Normal (Phase 2). dissidentvoice.org 
So, we're almost a year into the "New Normal" (a/k/a "pathologized totalitarianism") and things are still looking … well, pretty totalitarian. Most of Western Europe is still in "lockdown," or "under curfew," or in some other state of "health emergency." Police are fining and arresting people for "being outdoors without a valid reason." Protest is …
(2021-03-09). The Inspired Terrorists Who Invaded the Capitol Were Your Neighbors! counterpunch.org 
The major networks and cable news channels largely ignored research findings showing who the people that were "incited" to invade the Capitol. Instead, they focused on those who had "planned" the violent break-in. While the FBI considers both groups to be domestic terrorists, research shows the "incited" people may be your neighbors. Instead of describing
(2021-03-09). Wilderness and Grazing: Time to Send the Cows Home. counterpunch.org 
Cows in designated wilderness areas? Does that seem like an oxymoron? Wilderness Areas are supposed to be places where natural processes and native species are given priority. With the election of the Biden administration, it may be time to reconsider grazing in designated wilderness, especially in light of the 30 x 30 goal of protecting
(2021-03-09). The Globalization of War & The Globalization of Poverty: Two Important Titles by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca 
These two titles from Global Research Publishers are available in PDF (e-book) format delivered directly to your inbox, as well as in print format. | . | . | . | The Globalization of War: America's "Long War" against Humanity | by Michel Chossudovsky |
(2021-03-09). Life and death: Two shorts explore a taboo and new romance at PAFF. peoplesworld.org 
Undaunted, the pandemic can't stop the Pan African Film Festival, and in that immortal show biz tradition, the show must go on! Albeit virtually, as this year in order to stay cinematically safe, America's largest and best annual Black-themed filmfest since 1992 has moved online. This year's 29th annual Pan African Virtual Film + Arts …
(2021-03-09). Chicago joins list of U.S. cities denouncing Cuba blockade. peoplesworld.org 
For 60 years, the United States has done everything within its power to destroy socialist Cuba. The tactics used have included a failed invasion, violent sabotage, attempted assassinations of Cuban leaders, and an endless and relentless barrage of lies in corporate-controlled media, academia, and other ideology-forming institutions. Cuban socialism, however, has survived all these assaults. Today, …
(2021-03-09). Tutors replacing teachers: A failed privatization plot returns. mronline.org 
The pandemic showed that for students to get quality instruction, especially poor children of color, America must invest in real teachers, smaller class sizes, and better working conditions, including improved school facilities.
(2021-03-09). The Internal Feud That May Doom Scottish Nationalism. counterpunch.org 
Most nationalist movements wait until they have achieved independence before having a civil war over who runs the country. But Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond have jumped the gun by opening hostilities while Scottish self-determination is still well over the horizon. Could it remain an unattainable goal thanks to the open warfare between the past
(2021-03-09). American Rescue Act: Government of, by, and for the people. peoplesworld.org 
Ever since the days of the Ronald Reagan presidency, the defining narrative in Washington has been that big government is an unruly animal that has to be tamed. With the passage of the American Rescue Act in the Senate and the expected second passage in the House today and signing of it into law by …
(2021-03-10). Apache Stronghold forces U.S. government retreat. workers.org 
APACHE STRONGHOLD MAKES U.S. GOVERNMENT RETREAT CAUSING 9th CIRCUIT DENIAL OF EMERGENCY INJUNCTION CASE STILL PROCEEDS ON EXPEDITED BASIS Apache Stronghold activists opposing copper mine gather outside the Arizona Chamber of Commerce in Feb. 2020. OAK FLAT, AZ — This afternoon [March 5] the 9th Circuit Court . . . |
(2021-03-10). How a 'feminist' foreign policy would change the world. juancole.com 
By Rollie Lal and Shirley Graham | — The Biden administration has a woman, Vice President Kamala Harris, in its second-highest position, and 61% of White House appointees are women. Now, it has declared its intention to "protect and empower women around the world." Gender equity and a gender agenda are two ingredients of a …
(2021-03-10). Mumia has COVID-19 — the only treatment is his freedom! workers.org 
Word has come that Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has tested positive for COVID-19. Supporters learned of the diagnosis March 3, as they were gathered in front of the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to call for Abu-Jamal's release and that of all incarcerated people over 50, who . . . |
(2021-03-09). Avalanche of progressive legislation on the move in the House. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Worker rights. The right to vote. Free and open elections. Partial controls on who can buy guns. And of course, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act. All that is on the congressional plate this week. There will be two big-deal votes in the House alone. One comes March 9 on Democratic President Joe Biden's rescue …
(2021-03-09). Rush, Roger, Rupert, and The Donald May Ride Forever. counterpunch.org 
The Four Horsemen of our media apocalypse — Rush Limbaugh, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, and Donald Trump — have ridden roughshod over us this past half-century leaving their hoofprints on our politics, our culture, and our lives. Two of them are gone now, but their legacies, including the News Corporation, the Fox News empire, and
(2021-03-09). Abortion ban repealed in New Mexico after years of struggle. liberationnews.org 
Radical and progressive activists recently led the way to an important victory for working class women in New Mexico.
(2021-03-09). Greek political prisoner is at death's door. therealnews.com 
Greek political prisoner Dimitris Koufontinas has been on a hunger strike since Jan. 8, and has refused water since Feb. 22. He may not have much time left.
(2021-03-09). Greece's right-wing attack on one political prisoner. therealnews.com 
Supporters of political prisoner Dimitris Koufontinas say he has been individually targeted by Greece's right-wing prime minister, whose party passed a bill to keep Koufontinas in high-security prison.
(2021-03-09). Victoria Derbyshire grills head of Society of Editors after he denies press racism. thecanary.co 
Victoria Derbyshire demonstrated why she's one of the best journalists around as she refused to let the head of the Society of Editors dodge questions on press racism. | In an exchange on BBC News, Derbyshire asked Ian Murray: You told me the British tabloid press was not bigoted. I've just given you some examples. You're denying that those examples are racist, and I'm asking 'why are you denying that?' | Murray then said "someone might make one comment about something" that he refused to call racist, after talking over Derbyshire throughout the interview. Derbyshire subsequently said: But you've just told me the B…
(2021-03-09). The Future of Postcolonial Thought. thenation.com 
A pair of books—one by Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, another by Achille Mbembe—consider the unfulfilled promise of decolonization.
(2021-03-09). A message on Mumia's health condition. workers.org 
Workers World received the following message from Dr. Ricardo Alvarez, who is serving as a medical consultant for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Earlier in March Abu-Jamal tested positive for COVID-19 and was treated for congestive heart disease. Worsening dermatitis on Mumia's leg extends all over his body. Mumia is suffering from multiple diseases . . . |
(2021-03-09). RT's German-language service prepares lawsuit after notorious tabloid 'Bild' falsely accuses its journalists in Berlin of SPYING. rt.com 
RT in Germany is planning to take legal action against the tabloid Bild, after the Berlin newspaper ran a sensationalist tale that relied on leaked Telegram chats from a former employee, who claimed he had to spy for the channel. | In the article published on Tuesday, reporter Julian Roepcke, who has previously been aligned with the 'Disinformation Portal' of NATO's Atlantic Council adjunct, claims that, according to Bild's information, President Vladimir Putin ordered a spy op on his "public enemy number one." It allegedly targeted opposition figure Alexey Navalny and two of his close aides. The supposed snoo…
(2021-03-09). Police & FBI investigate after student 'accidentally' detonates explosive device in CLASS, injuring 4 students. rt.com 
A blast ripped through a classroom at a Michigan high school, injuring five students and prompting all county schools to lock down. Police believe the explosive device was brought by a student and detonated in a freak accident. | The explosion took place inside a classroom, shortly after lessons began at Newaygo High School at around 9am on Monday local time. The blast injured at least five people, including a 16-year-old student, who is believed to have brought the device to school in the first place. | to the school. The device detonated in the classroom, injuring the 16-year-old and four additional classmat…
(2021-03-09). 'Huge middle finger': YouTube tells foreign creators they will soon be charged AMERICAN tax. rt.com 
YouTube has told its content creators and partners that they need to prepare for paying US taxes on their earnings — even if they live and work elsewhere. The already beleaguered video creators are taking it poorly. | The video platform, owned by Google, actually updated its terms of service to tax US creators shortly after the 2020 election, but the change went largely unnoticed in the uproar about censorship. On Tuesday, however, YouTube announced that the taxes will soon be taken out of earnings by creators outside the US. | Taxes will be deducted from earnings derived from US viewers through "ad view…
(2021-03-09). Israel elections: As Netanyahu hits a wall with voters, this one is about the best of the rest. middleeasteye.net 
Israel elections: As Netanyahu hits a wall with voters, this one is about the best of the rest | For the first time, a right-wing prime minister could emerge from Likud's rivals — a scenario that promises neither stability nor progress | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 14: 06 | A waitress serves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a cafe in Jerusalem, as Israel eases coronavirus restrictions (Reuters) | What se…
(2021-03-09). Eli Cohen: Israel's Netanyahu confirms search for spy's remains underway in Syria. middleeasteye.net 
Eli Cohen: Israel's Netanyahu confirms search for spy's remains underway in Syria | This is the first time Israel has officially acknowledged it is trying to bring the remains of the former Mossad agent home | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 16: 10 | Mossad agent Eli Cohen was publicly hanged in 1965 after his cover was blown (AFP) | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that a search was underway i…
(2021-03-09). The People vs Agent Orange. counterpunch.org 
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(2021-03-09). China summons UK envoy over her 'inappropriate' article defending foreign media criticism of Beijing. rt.com 
Beijing has summoned the British ambassador to China, Caroline Wilson, over an article she penned about the Chinese government's alleged misrepresentation of the international media, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. | China has "stern" opinions about the "inappropriate" article, the statement from the head of the ministry's Europe department said, adding that it only opposes media outlets dealing in "fake news." | "The whole article is full of 'lecturer' arrogance and ideological prejudice … and is seriously inconsistent with the status of diplomats," it added. | Wilson responded to the pushback…
(2021-03-09). Aumentar el salario mínimo a $15, °al menos! workers.org 
Un salario mínimo de $15 por hora no puede incluirse en el proyecto de ley de ayuda COVID-19 de $1,9 billones propuesto por los demócratas del Congreso. Así dictaminó la parlamentaria del Senado, Elizabeth McDonough, el 25 de febrero. Este funcionario no electo lo calificó de "irrelevante para la legislación . . . |
(2021-03-09). Biden Iran Envoy Boasted of Depriving Civilians of Food, Driving Up Iranian Inequality in Sadistic Sanctions Manual. strategic-culture.org 
Richard Nephew has taken personal credit for depriving Iranians of food and driving up their unemployment rates, celebrating the economic destruction he caused as "a tremendous success." Under Biden, he will help direct policy on Iran. | By Max BLUMENTHAL | The Joseph Biden administration has named
(2021-03-09). South Dakota passes bill banning biological males from participating in female sports to mark Women's Day. rt.com 
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem vowed to sign the legislation that will ban biological males from competing in female sports, following other Republican-controlled states in sending a message on gender politics. | "We're celebrating International Women's Day by defending women's sports," Noem said Monday on Twitter, minutes after the South Dakota Senate passed the state's Women's Fairness in Sports legislation. "I'm excited to sign this bill very soon." | In South Dakota, we're celebrating
(2021-03-09). Gab goes offline after refusing to pay hackers, accuses Biden admin & 'oligarch tyrants' of wanting to shut them down. rt.com 
The social media site Gab blamed "oligarch tyrants" who keep the US "under occupation" for being forced offline, after they refused to pay a ransom in bitcoin to a hacker who had pilfered gigabytes of user data through an exploit. | "We took the site down to investigate a security breach," Gab "Banks are banning us. Hackers are attacking us. Journalists are libe…
(2021-03-09). Six and counting: Another woman lines up to accuse NY Gov Cuomo of sexual harassment. rt.com 
A former member of Andrew Cuomo's Executive Chamber staff has come forward to say she was harassed by him — making her the sixth on a growing list of women reportedly harassed by the four-term New York governor. | The woman, whose name has not been made public, claimed Cuomo "inappropriately touched her" in the governor's mansion, where she had been sent to do some work for the governor late at night. | The governor's reported encounter with the latest accuser happened at the end of last year, though Cuomo's office claimed he was only notified on Monday by an official close to the matter. Last week, he s…
(2021-03-09). Biden admin grants temporary protection to thousands of Venezuelan migrants, admits US sanctions failed to spur regime change. rt.com 
The Joe Biden administration will offer temporary protections to thousands of Venezuelan migrants living in the US, vowing to step up pressure on Caracas even while acknowledging sanctions failed to topple the Maduro government. | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
(2021-03-09). Twitter sues Texas AG over state's investigation into banning Trump, says it's attempt to 'intimidate' & 'harass' company. rt.com 
Twitter is attempting to stop Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's investigation into its moderation practices, calling the probe "retaliation" for its suspension of former president Donald Trump. | "Twitter seeks to stop AG Paxton from unlawfully abusing his authority as the highest law-enforcement officer of the State of Texas to intimidate, harass, and target Twitter in retaliation for Twitter's exercise of its First Amendment rights," Twitter said in its court filing on Monday. | Twitter said the investigation comes down to the platform making "editorial decisions" Paxton disagrees with, including suspendin…
(2021-03-09). CNN anchor raises eyebrows after revealing video of him not wearing pants during live appearance. rt.com 
CNN's Brian Stelter received criticism for proudly airing a clip that showed him without pants on during his live coverage of then-President Donald Trump's Twitter ban. | On his show Reliable Sources on Sunday, Stelter brought up the viral 2020 moment when ABC News' Will Reeve had been caught reporting from home without pants on, during a Covid-19 lockdown. | Stelter then followed by saying he could "relate" to Reeve's situation, airing an old video of himself reporting live without pants on, after being given "just two minutes' notice" to appear on the network to discuss Trump's ban. | Shortly after the segme…
(2021-03-09). Wyoming becomes latest state to end mandatory face coverings as GOP continues defiance of Biden's Covid-19 mask push. rt.com 
Wyoming became the latest state to ease its Covid-19 rules in defiance of the Biden administration's guidelines, as Governor Mark Gordon announced that his mask mandate and restrictions on businesses are ending. | Effective on March 16, bars, restaurants, theaters and gyms will be allowed to resume normal operations, and the statewide mask mandate will end, Gordon said on Monday in a
(2021-03-09). As migrants pour over US border, White House won't admit Biden's dealing with a crisis. rt.com 
The fruits of Joe Biden's border policies are already apparent: a tripling of children detained at the border, and crossings set to hit record levels. Yet the administration refuses to acknowledge it has a crisis on its hands. | The number of unaccompanied migrant children detained along the southern US border has tripled in the last two weeks to more than 3,250, the New York Times
(2021-03-09). Joe Biden's media-celebrated dogs are SENT HOME to Delaware after one bites a White House security staffer — reports. rt.com 
The return of dogs to the White House, cheered by the MSM as an added benefit of Donald Trump's ouster, was short-lived, as Biden's German Shepherds have reportedly been sent packing after one bit a security aide. | Champ and Major were returned to the Biden family home in Wilmington last week, the media reported on Tuesday. CNN blamed the move on Als…
(2021-03-09). Teen Vogue publisher under fire for chief editor pick: a black female journo who posted homophobic & anti-Asian tweets in college. rt.com 
The new editor-in-chief once posted insensitive tweets about Asians and gays, angering members of staff at the magazine, who feel hiring her would be inappropriate. The problematic old posts first came to public attention in 2019. | The pick of Alexi McCammond to lead Teen Vogue was announced by parent company Condé Nast last week. The 27-year-old former Axios reporter "embodies the best of our next generation of leaders," and is to take charge of the publication, which recently took a tilt to being more political, starting March 24. Some of her future subordinates already foresee a problem with their n…
(2021-03-09). Capitol security review urges beefed-up surveillance, permanent 'mobile fencing' & 850 new officers to fill manpower gaps. rt.com 
The US Capitol's policing and surveillance measures are woefully inadequate, a security review launched in the wake of the January 6 riot concluded, calling for hundreds of new officers and a permanent barrier around the building. | Commissioned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following the Capitol riot and published on Monday, the
(2021-03-09). HALF of Americans question Biden's physical & mental health, concerned over lack of press conferences — poll. rt.com 
A new poll has found that 50 percent of Americans are questioning President Biden's mental fitness, and over half are concerned about his lack of solo press conferences. | Asked "how confident are you that Joe Biden is physically and mentally up to the job of being president of the United States," 50 percent of respondents in a Rasmussen poll conducted among 1,000 likely US voters in the first week of March, responded that they were "not confident." | Only 48 percent responded that they were "confident" or "very confident" about Biden's physical and mental fitness. | A track record of public gaffes and verbal…
(2021-03-09). 'The guy who runs that outfit': Biden suspected of forgetting his own defense secretary's name in latest verbal fumble (VIDEO). rt.com 
Joe Biden avoided using Defense Secretary Llyod Austin's name during an event at the White House. The apparent gaffe left many on social media wondering if Biden had suffered a memory lapse. | The president was announcing the nomination of two female generals assigned to lead US military commands when he suddenly lost his train of thought. | "I want to thank the former general. I keep calling him general, but my — the guy who runs that outfit over there," Biden said, presumably referring to Austin and the Pentagon. He then thanked "the secretary" for recommending the two women for the command posts. | . <...
(2021-03-09). Texas Gov. Lifts Pandemic Restrictions, Defying Public Health Experts, and Blames Migrants for COVID. democracynow.org 
Texas is the largest state to lift its mandate on face masks and fully reopen businesses, joining a growing movement in states governed by Republicans to ease pandemic restrictions even as experts warn it is too soon to do so, despite the accelerating pace of vaccinations in the United States. "This is completely politically motivated," says Dr. Dona Murphey, a physician scientist and community organizer in Houston who is helping to lead a campaign demanding Texas reinstate the mask mandate. She says Republican Governor Greg Abbott is ending the state's pandemic restrictions as "a maneuver to conceal failures" re…
(2021-03-09). Israel signs Mediterranean energy agreements with Cyprus and Greece. middleeasteye.net 
Israel signs Mediterranean energy agreements with Cyprus and Greece | Development of Aphrodite gas field had been on hold since 2011 as Cyprus and Israel finally reach an understanding | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 14: 47 | A cyclist rides near Cyprus's southern port city of Limassol, while in the background is seen the Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Carmelia, 11 February 2021 (AFP) | Israel and Cyprus s…
(2021-03-09). Arabic press review: Detained Saudi dissidents go on hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Detained Saudi dissidents go on hunger strike | Meanwhile, Egypt raises drug prices by 60 percent, UN demands release of six Bahraini activists, and Kuwait is set to pardon a number of unidentified detainees | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 10: 36 | Detained Saudi economist Mohammed al-Qahtani has reportedly started a hunger strike at a Riyadh jail to protest his imprisonment (Front Line…
(2021-03-09). Clubhouse: Are users in the Middle East safe from digital authoritarianism? middleeasteye.net 
Clubhouse: Are users in the Middle East safe from digital authoritarianism? | Citizens and activists across the Middle East have flocked to the new social network. But it is not the safe haven many crave | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 09: 13 | In countries throughout the region, where digital authoritarianism has conditioned many to live in fear of constant surveillance, people have flocked to the app (Reuter…
(2021-03-09). Tunisian court sentences Ben Ali brother-in-law to ten years in prison. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisian court sentences Ben Ali brother-in-law to ten years in prison | Businessman Belhassen Trabelsi, the brother of ousted leader's wife, was also fined $14.51m over corruption charges | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 08: 32 | Belhassen Trabelsi, right, brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, arrives with his lawyer on 19 June 2019 at the Aix en Provence courthouse in F…
(2021-03-09). US urges Iran to provide answers about ex-FBI agent's disappearance. middleeasteye.net 
US urges Iran to provide answers about ex-FBI agent's disappearance | On the 14th anniversary of disappearance of Bob Levinson, Washington calls on Tehran to release all US citizens in its custody | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 15: 38 | Robert 'Bob' Levinson's family released photos of him in an orange jumpsuit in 2013 (AFP/File photo) | The United States has renewed its call for Iran to share any information on the disa…
(2021-03-09). US lawmakers implicitly criticise Iran deal in bipartisan letter. middleeasteye.net 
US lawmakers implicitly criticise Iran deal in bipartisan letter | Letter signed by 70 Democrats, 70 Republicans and praised by AIPAC calls on Biden administration to pursue 'comprehensive' approach to Iran | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 19: 09 | Iranians take part in a ceremony in Tehran marking 42nd anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution, 10 February (AFP/File photo) | US Congress members from both political parties have…
(2021-03-09). Biden administration sanctions two Iranian officials over rights abuses. middleeasteye.net 
Biden administration sanctions two Iranian officials over rights abuses | US State Department spokesman downplays link between sanctions and diplomatic efforts with Islamic Republic | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 21: 04 | Antony Blinken says Washington will 'impose costs on those responsible for human rights violations and abuses in Iran' (AFP/File photo) | The US imposed visa bans on two Iranian officials over human rig…
(2021-03-09). Biden administration reinstates sanctions against Israeli mining tycoon. middleeasteye.net 
Biden administration reinstates sanctions against Israeli mining tycoon | Sanctions against billionaire Dan Gertler, levied for 'malign behavior' in the Democratic Republic of Congo, had been lifted during Trump's last days in office | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 15: 44 | US Treasury Department initially levied sanctions against Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler in 2017 (AFP/File photo) | The Treasury Department has rev…
(2021-03-09). US says visa applicants denied by Trump 'Muslim ban' can reapply. middleeasteye.net 
US says visa applicants denied by Trump 'Muslim ban' can reapply | Rights groups condemn decision to not extend this policy to diversity visa applicants, saying Biden 'cemented Trump's legacy of harm' | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 19: 41 | President Joe Biden overturned Trump's travel ban on 20 January, his first day in office (AFP) | Most US visa applicants who were denied because of former President Donald Trump's tra…
(2021-03-09). Biden administration temporarily suspends drone strikes outside of war zones. middleeasteye.net 
Biden administration temporarily suspends drone strikes outside of war zones | Pentagon says any strikes planned outside of Afghanistan, Syria or Iraq will have to be approved by the White House | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 16: 01 | During his time in office, former President Donald Trump rolled back a number of limits on the use of drone strikes (AFP/File photo) | US President Joe Biden has temporarily suspended the u…
(2021-03-09). US sanctions complicate Syria's return to Arab League, UAE minister says. middleeasteye.net 
US sanctions complicate Syria's return to Arab League, UAE minister says | US sanctions on Syria have made it harder for the Arab League to normalise ties with Damascus, Emirati foreign minister says | Tue, 03/09/2021 – 18: 39 | The 22-member Arab League, which suspended Syria in November 2011, has been working on re-establishing ties with the Damascus government | The United Arab Emirates…
(2021-03-09). The Heat: China's foreign policy. america.cgtn.com 
Cooperation and multilateralism. China lays out its vision for foreign policy.
(2021-03-09). Selected Articles: The Pentagon's Multibillion Dollar Indo-Pacific Military Deployment. globalresearch.ca 
By Looking at the county-by-county data, the CDC concludes that mask mandates were associated with …
(2021-03-09). Turkish court sentences five to life in prison over assassination of Russian ambassador Karlov. rt.com 
Five Turkish nationals were handed life sentences for their role in the assassination of Russia's envoy to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, in Ankara in 2016. The man who pulled the trigger had been shot dead on site by security forces. | Karlov was murdered on December 19, 2016 as he was delivering a speech at an opening of a Russia-themed exhibition in the Turkish capital. A local off-duty police officer, Mevlut Mert Altintas, fired nine bullets at the diplomat, while also injuring several other visitors. The 22-year-old attacker was killed shortly afterwards in a standoff with other members of law enforcement. | A to…
(2021-03-09). Football clubs urged to take action after fans use 'abhorrent' domestic abuse image in meme mocking Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. rt.com 
A survivor of domestic abuse has spoken of her ordeal after a photo of her was used in a "beaten at home throughout lockdown" social media post which appeared designed to poke fun at Liverpool's recent woes. | Sick fans created and shared a photograph showing a victim of domestic abuse alongside Reds manager Klopp, accompanied by the "beaten at home" caption. | The tasteless joke came days after the English Premier League champions suffered their sixth successive home defeat of the Premier League campaign against Fulham on Sunday. | Katie Walker, whose photo was used in the social media post, said the episode…
(2021-03-09). Fuming minister Nicola Sturgeon rages that football champs Rangers 'didn't do nearly enough' to stop fans' wild partying (VIDEO). rt.com 
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has reserved some heavy scorn for title-winning Rangers, saying that the club didn't do enough to stop fans disregarding Covid restrictions to celebrate their first title win in a decade. | Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard's team confirmed their status as Scottish champions on Sunday when fierce local rivals Celtic could only manage a scoreless draw away to Dundee United as Rangers completed their journey from financial ruin back to the summit of the league — ending the Hoops' hopes of a record-breaking 10th successive title in the process. | In the hours after their…
(2021-03-09). March against police brutality ends in violence in suburb of Greek capital (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Greek police deployed tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in the Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens after several thousand people took to the streets on Tuesday, angered by footage of the recent brutal arrest of a local man. | Up to 6,000 showed up for the march against police brutality on Tuesday, according to local media estimates. The protest started peacefully, with elderly citizens and children among the participants. | Another day, another protest in
(2021-03-09). Piers Morgan flounces off live broadcast after co-host calls out his Meghan Markle vendetta. thecanary.co 
Piers Morgan stormed off the Good Morning Britain set this morning after presenter Alex Beresford criticised his comments about Meghan Markle and prince Harry. | Beresford was expressing his sympathy for the couple and the negative press they've endured. He said: I think that we need to all take a step back. And I understand that you don't like Meghan Markle. You've made it so clear a number of times on this programme — a number of times. And I understand that you've got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle, or had one, and she cut you off. She's entitled to cut you off if she wants to. Has she said any…
(2021-03-09). The political economy of COVID-19 vaccines. mronline.org 
Vaccine grabs, the refusal to relax patents to enable mass production, and the use of vaccines for diplomacy run the risk that poorer nations may not be protected against Covid-19 quickly enough. This will prolong the pandemic, even for the richer nations.
(2021-03-09). Brawling Over Vaccines: Export Bans and the EU's Bungled Rollout. counterpunch.org 
The European Union has been keeping up appearances in encouraging the equitable distribution of vaccines to combat SARS-CoV-2 and its disease, COVID-19. Numerous statements speak to the need to back the COVAX scheme, to ensure equity and that no one state misses out. And EU member states could be assured of a smooth vaccine rollout,
(2021-03-09). The Murder of George Floyd: Officer Derek Chauvin Trial Set to Begin as Feds Consider New Charges. democracynow.org 
The murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for killing George Floyd, is proceeding to jury selection despite an order from an appeals court judge that a third-degree murder charge be considered, as well. We speak with Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and racial justice activist, who says that if the trial proceeds, who serves on the jury could prove crucial in the case. "A big part of the concern is whether or not there will be any real diversity on the jury," says Levy Armstrong. "The jury questionnaire had questions s…
(2021-03-09). The Burglary That Exposed COINTELPRO: Activists Mark 50th Anniversary of Daring FBI Break-in. democracynow.org 
Fifty years ago, on March 8, 1971, a group of eight activists staged one of the most stunning acts of defiance of the Vietnam War era when they broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole every document they found. The activists, calling themselves the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, began leaking shocking details about FBI abuses to the media. The documents exposed COINTELPRO, the FBI's secret Counterintelligence Program, a global, clandestine, unconstitutional practice of surveillance, infiltration and disruption of groups engaged in protest, dissent and social change. Targets includ…
(2021-03-09). The Murder of George Floyd: Officer Derek Chauvin Trial Set to Begin as New Charges Considered. democracynow.org The murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for killing George Floyd, is proceeding to jury selection despite an order from an appeals court judge that a third-degree murder charge be considered, as well. We speak with Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and racial justice activist, who says that if the trial proceeds, who serves on the jury could prove crucial in the case. "A big part of the concern is whether or not there will be any real diversity on the jury," says Levy Armstrong. "The jury questionnaire had questions s…
(2021-03-09). Attacks On The Rights Of Transgender People Are Rising; Fight Back. dissidentvoice.org 
A growing and coordinated attack on the rights of transgender people is taking place through state legislation and sadly it is receiving support from people across the political spectrum. The attack is successful because its proponents are using myths about transgender people to cloak their efforts under a veneer of feminism and concerns about children's …
(2021-03-09). Philadelphia / Protest outside Bezos-owned Whole Foods. workers.org 
Demonstrators supporting union rights for workers at the Bessemer, Ala., Amazon warehouse picketed outside the South St. Whole Foods market in Philadelphia March 5. They greeted workers and shoppers with flyers, banners and chants including "Union busting is disgusting" — indicating Amazon and Whole Foods are not welcome in our . . . |
(2021-03-08). The birth of Marxism in France: Remembering the Paris Commune and Jules Guesde. mronline.org 
Guesde (1845-1922) introduced Marxism to France and contributed to building the Socialist Party in the north of the country, where the left, socialism, and then later communism became very strong.
(2021-03-08). Public Fatigue, Distrust and Fear Taint Chauvin Trail Before it Even Begins. mintpressnews.com 
Jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was set to begin today, but a last-minute delay has added to the palpable tensions surrounding the case.
(2021-03-08). Women organizing to win: 9to5 yesterday; the PRO Act today. peoplesworld.org 
If you've never had to make coffee for your boss, it's thanks to women who organized in the 1970s. And while the electric typewriter is no more, how women of that era organized is relevant—to current battles like organizing big tech, building care infrastructure, and winning labor reform by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act—so women …
(2021-03-08). International Women's Day: A militant celebration. mronline.org 
Women's Day or Working Women's Day is a day of international solidarity, and a day for reviewing the strength and organization of proletarian women.
(2021-03-08). Biden's Hawkish Cabinet Portends Renewed US Militarism in Northeast Asia. counterpunch.org 
Although the Biden administration has yet to present its North Korea policy, the new president's cabinet includes many career diplomats and business lobbyists advocating the Cold War policy toward Asia and personnel from hawkish think tanks financed by the military industrial complex, leading many Korea experts to predict that an aggressive militaristic policy with respect
(2021-03-08). Republican governors rush to drop mask mandates, workers fear for safety. peoplesworld.org 
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP)—Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become more lax about wearing masks, even though …
(2021-03-08). The Weekly Round-Up: Ministerial Maternity Leave, a New Offence and Guidance on Visiting Gran (pt. 1). ukhumanrightsblog.com 
On Monday the Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act 2021 came into force, allowing the Attorney General, Suella Braverman QC, to be the first minister to take maternity leave. The Act grants cabinet ministers six months' maternity leave whilst retaining their government post, whereas in the past MPs would have to resign to take time off to give …
(2021-03-08). Did Racist Images in Dr. Seuss Books Contribute to War Crimes? counterpunch.org 
A friend delights in sending me news stories that demonstrate what he says are the excesses of liberalism. One recent article that arrived in my inbox concerned Dr. Seuss Enterprises' decision to halt publication of six childrens' books it now believes contain racist imagery. "I didn't realize Dr. Seuss made us all racists," he quipped.
(2021-03-08). Why Cornel West's tenure fight matters. mronline.org 
I wrote letters for West's hire and renewal at Harvard. The school's administrators completely miss the point of tenure. — ROBIN D. G. KELLEY…
(2021-03-08). The marvelous life of Marvel Cooke, pioneer Black woman journalist. peoplesworld.org 
At the intersection of African American History and Women's History months is a long list of Black women who have made history as civil rights, labor, and peace activists, educators, scientists, elected officials, physicians, astronauts, artists, and much more. Prominent among them, and combining several of those roles, is the journalist and activist Marvel Cooke. …
(2021-03-08). NYT Fails to Examine Its Participation in Brazil's 'Biggest Judicial Scandal'. fair.org 
The Brazilian Supreme Court on March 8 dismissed all charges against former President Luis Inacio "Lula" da Silva made during the Lava Jato investigation, a little over a month after the investigation was A small portion of the leaks, released slowly by the Intercept Brasil and local media partners in <...
(2021-03-08). "Is This Who We Are?": Gitmo is America's Enduring Shame. dissidentvoice.org 
"That's certainly our goal and our intention." This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, when, on February 12, she was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden Administration intends to shut down the notorious Guantánamo Bay Prison by the end of the president's first term in office. …
(2021-03-08). International Women's Day: Women workers and Poor People's Campaign demand $15. peoplesworld.org 
The coronavirus pandemic and the economic depression it sparked have highlighted what women workers have known for a long time: The minimum wage is not a living wage. CEOs keep wages low while their own pay and corporate profits continue to skyrocket. Today, on International Women's Day, the Poor People's Campaign: A Call for Moral …
(2021-03-08). Rural Washington state rally demands: 'Stop the war on Black America'. liberationnews.org 
Some 50 assembled in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives Feb. 28 rally in Sequim, a small town in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state.
(2021-03-08). Blinken Blinks on Human Rights. counterpunch.org 
On March 3, the US State Department has put on its website a hilarious statement titled The United States Opposes the ICC Investigation into the Palestinian Investigation. In a nutshell, the statement exposes that the Joe Biden Administration has blinked for a second time on the human rights situation in West Asia by refusing to
(2021-03-08). Deep freeze just latest disaster to befall Houston's needy. peoplesworld.org 
HOUSTON (AP) — Ernest and Hester Collins already faced their share of hardships before last month's deadly winter storm plunged much of Texas into a deep freeze and knocked out power to millions of homes, including their modest rental in one of Houston's historically Black neighborhoods, Fifth Ward. The brother and sister were getting by …
(2021-03-08). Amazon workers demand to be treated like human beings. therealnews.com 
We sit down with Jennifer Bates, an Amazon warehouse worker in Bessemer, Alabama, to talk about working conditions at Amazon, and about the historic union drive currently underway in Bessemer.
(2021-03-08). Digital colonialism: the evolution of American empire. mronline.org 
American "Big Tech" corporations are gaining massive profits through their control over business, labor, social media and entertainment in the Global South.
(2021-03-08). Govt-Linked CSIS Urges DC To Partner with Social Media Firms To "Promote Protests Movements" mintpressnews.com 
Widespread protests were a feature of 2020, engulfing 68 nations. However, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a pro-regime-change think tank based in DC, is most preoccupied with those in China and Russia.
(2021-03-08). Rural Washington state rally demands: "Stop the war on Black America" liberationnews.org Some 50 assembled in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives Feb. 28 rally in Sequim, a small town in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state.
(2021-03-08). Award-winning 'Nomadland' documents poverty and survival in America. therealnews.com 
Inequality.Org Founder and Director Chuck Collins discusses the way the film, based on Jessica Bruder's book "Nomadland," portrays the lives of people who aren't homeless, but houseless.
(2021-03-08). Somalia: a Knotted Web of Causes. counterpunch.org 
In one translation of Seneca's Oedipus Rex, the unfortunate (anti)hero laments his dark fate by complaining of being 'tangled in the knotted web of causes'. The words have an aptness far beyond their origin. Somalia is a perfect expression of the metaphor. Its dysfunction has so many potential—nay, likely—causative factors that who the hell knows
(2021-03-08). Celebrating International Women's Day. liberationnews.org 
To commemorate International Women's Day, we publishe excerpts from Kollontai's 1920 article, "International Women's Day," written just over two years after the October 1917 socialist revolution in Russia.
(2021-03-08). Economy Adds 379,000 Jobs in February; Unemployment Edges Down to 6.2 Percent. counterpunch.org 
The establishment survey showed the economy added 379,000 jobs in February. In addition, the figures from December and January were revised up by 38,000. This brings the average job gain over the last three months to 79,700. Employment in the survey stands at 9,475,000 below its year-ago level. The household survey showed the unemployment edging
(2021-03-08). The Weekly Round-Up: Family Benefits and Domestic Abuse (pt. 2). ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: The High Court will hear a case brought by a mother and her 11-month-old baby, who are arguing that they should not be excluded from the UK government's 'Healthy Start' scheme. The scheme provides vouchers for healthy food, nutritional advice, and vitamins to low-income families, but currently excludes many migrant families, including those who …
(2021-03-08). Women take the lead in fight to impeach Bolsonaro in Brazil. peoplesworld.org 
SAO PAULO—Today in Brazil, women are facing the advancement of predatory neoliberalism, imperialism, an anti-democratic state, the politics of death, and the extermination of the people, which has been escalating with the coronavirus pandemic. In 2016, women were the first to rise up and denounce the coup staged against the first female president elected in …
(2021-03-08). We're Stalked by the 4 Horsemen of Apocalyptic Media: Rush, Roger, Rupert, and The Donald May Ride Forever. juancole.com 
By Robert Lipsyte | — ( Tomdispatch.com) — The Four Horsemen of our media apocalypse — Rush Limbaugh, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, and Donald Trump — have ridden roughshod over us this past half-century leaving their hoofprints on our politics, our culture, and our lives. Two of them are gone now, but their legacies, including …
(2021-03-08). Abortion Funds Are Mutual Aid: Join the 2021 Fund-a-Thon. dsausa.org 
It's that time of year again! The DSA Socialist Feminist Working Group invites you, your chapter and comrades to raise money for your local abortion fund through the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF)'s 2021 Annual Abortion Access Fund-a-Thon. DSA members participate every year. In 2019, a total of 75 DSA teams brought in more…
(2021-03-08). Yemen: UN fears many dead after fire in Sanaa migrant detention centre. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen: UN fears many dead after fire in Sanaa migrant detention centre | Houthis criticised the UN for not deporting migrants, thought to be mainly Ethiopians, detained in the centre | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 15: 21 | Ethiopians in 2018 waiting to be repatriated back to Djibouti from Yemen's Hodeidah (AFP) | Eight people are confirmed dead after a migrant detention centre in Sanaa caught fire on…
(2021-03-08). Jackson Residents Are Going on Week Four Without Water in Mississippi. truthout.org 
After a winter storm caused record low temperatures and snowfall across the U.S. in February, thousands of residents in Jackson, Mississippi, lost water in their homes. As the city slowly fixes water breaks, some residents are now in their fourth week without water. | Tens of thousands of Jackson's 160,000 residents went weeks without water after the storm, and the rest of the city
(2021-03-08). Millions Honor International Women's Day Amid Pandemic and Global Violence. truthout.org 
Millions of women around the world are taking to the streets today to mark International Women's Day — in a year where women have been disproportionately impacted by rising poverty, unemployment and violence during the pandemic. We hear voices from protests in the Philippines, Mexico and Guatemala. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. | AMY GOODMAN: Millions of women around the world are taking to the streets today to mark this International Wo…
(2021-03-08). Bernie Sanders Says He Won't Stop Fighting for $15 Wage Until It's Passed. truthout.org 
Progressives are vowing to continue to fight for the passage of a $15 federal minimum wage after the Senate omitted the popular measure from President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which passed Saturday. | "If any Senator believes this is the last time they will cast a vote on whether or not to give a raise to 32 million Americans, they are sorely mistaken,"
(2021-03-08). I Took Part in the US-South Korean War Drills. They Make All of Us Less Safe. truthout.org 
Today, as the United States and South Korea begin their annual combined military exercises, I'm reminded of the two years I spent in South Korea as a member of the U.S. Army and my participation in military war games in 2004. | Like most Americans, I was blissfully ignorant of how these joint military exercises — which simulate war on the Korean Peninsula and have involved tens of thousands of troops — damage the psyche of the local people and raise tensions between the United Stat…
(2021-03-08). Google Props Up Modi's Corporate Takeover of Agriculture With Big Investments. truthout.org 
The world has been riveted for months now by the mass farmers' strike in India against Narendra Modi's neoliberal agriculture reforms bills. The passage of these deeply unpopular laws has overlapped with the Modi regime's intensified crackdown of any and all dissent at home. | But one big part of this story has gone unnoticed: the complicity of Google and other tech platforms in propping up the repressive Modi-BJP government through their huge investments in the regime's closest allies and bi…
(2021-03-08). Joe Manchin Signals He Is Open to Filibuster Reform. truthout.org 
As support for abolishing the legislative filibuster outright While reiterating his opposition to completely eliminating the filibuster — which is currently sta…
(2021-03-08). The Frantic Push to Reopen Schools Ignores Educational Inequality Before COVID. truthout.org 
Public K-12 schooling has long been intertwined with economic concerns in the United States, and the dysfunction of this relationship has never been clearer than in the educational fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. The complex relationship between federal, state and local control over schools — coupled with over two decades of neoliberal, corporate-driven education policies — has left the majority of schools and families in a complete tailspin in the wake of an unprecedented pub…
(2021-03-08). Biden Signs 2 Executive Orders on Gender Equality on International Women's Day. truthout.org 
President Joe Biden signed two executive orders on Monday to address gender equality in the United States and to rescind a series of Trump-era changes that critics say diminished the ability of women to hold aggressors accountable. |
(2021-03-08). Trump Tax Write-Offs at His Seven Springs Property Could Be His Legal Downfall. truthout.org 
Two separate investigations are looking into whether Donald Trump may have engaged in tax fraud by overvaluing a little-known property owned by the former president and claiming a higher tax deduction on it than what he actually deserved. | Both Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and New York Attorney General Letitia James are conducting investigations into the Trump property. | The 50,000-square-foot mansion in Westchester County, New York, built in 1919 by former Federal Reserve…
(2021-03-08). Our first Blogcast: India and the Rule of Law. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
The UK Human Rights Blog doesn't write about itself. There is too much of interest in the law of Human Rights to cover and the Blog has been providing this service ever since 1998 when Rosalind English and others started the Human Rights Update. With the know-how and energy of Adam Wagner, this developed into …
(2021-03-08). Iran's Quds force played role in blast near Israeli embassy in New Delhi, probe claims. middleeasteye.net 
Iran's Quds force played role in blast near Israeli embassy in New Delhi, probe claims | The January explosion was set by a remote-controlled device triggered by a local Shia group working with Iran, India's central counterterrorism agencies concluded | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 17: 08 | Police close off a street after an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on 29 January (AFP/File photo) | India's central…
(2021-03-08). 'This is what generals look like': Biden promotes female commanders & creates Gender Policy Council to mark women's day. rt.com 
US President Joe Biden marked International Women's Day by announcing that two female generals will head US military commands, and by establishing a White House Gender Policy Council to promote 'equity.' | Biden announced on Monday the nomination of US Air Force General Jacqueline Van Ovost to head the Transportation Command, and Army Lieutenant-General Laura Richardson to lead the Southern Command. | "We need little girls and boys both… to know this is what generals in the US armed forces look like," Biden said. "This is what vice presidents of the United States look like," he added, referring to Vice Presi…
(2021-03-08). Why Big Pharma Shouldn't Have Any Control Over COVID-19 Vaccines. counterpunch.org 
At a recent virtual gathering of parents and faculty at my children's school, one parent who is a teacher and therefore eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine mentioned that she got her first Pfizer shot at a local pharmacy, and when she asked about a leftover dose that could be given to her husband rather
(2021-03-08). 'I don't believe a word she says': Piers Morgan torched on Twitter for skepticism about Meghan Markle's alleged suicidal thoughts. rt.com 
As expected, the 'explosive' and 'bombshell' interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Oprah Winfrey has sent Piers Morgan into a rage-filled tirade that, in turn, has led to calls online for him to be taken off air. | Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, trended on UK Twitter on Monday afternoon, after the 'Good Morning Britain' host said he didn't believe the Duchess of Sussex when she told Oprah Winfrey her treatment by the British royal family was "almost unsurvivable" and had caused her to have suicidal thoughts. | "Who did you go to? What did they say? I don't believe a word that she says," Morgan sa…
(2021-03-08). UK urged to pressure UAE to release British national, Emirati prisoners. middleeasteye.net 
UK urged to pressure UAE to release British national, Emirati prisoners | Petition signed by 15 MPs says 14 individuals remain imprisoned despite having served their full sentences | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 21: 35 | Michael Smith was sentenced by a Dubai court in 2012 to 12 years in prison, but his sentence was later reduced to six years (AFP) | The UK has been urged to place pressure on the United Arab Emirates to…
(2021-03-08). Texas launches 'Operation Lone Star', sending National Guard & state troopers to secure border after Biden opened floodgates. rt.com 
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is taking border security into his own hands, sending National Guard troops and state police to combat drug and people smuggling as Biden administration policies spur a surge in illegal immigration. | The new 'Operation Lone Star' initiative will send ground, air, marine and tactical security assets to high-threat areas of the state's border with Mexico to stop cartels and other smugglers from bringing drugs and illegal aliens into Texas. Abbott announced the strategy late on Saturday, one day after former president Donald Trump blasted President Joe Biden for creating a "spiraling t…
(2021-03-08). Biden preparing to launch series of 'clandestine' cyberattacks against Russia — NYT. rt.com 
The Biden administration is gearing up to carry out cyberattacks aimed at Russian networks, the New York Times has reported, describing the provocation as a retaliatory measure designed to send Moscow a message. | Citing officials familiar with the operation, the Times
(2021-03-08). Urban Dictionary restores 'Blue Anon' after censorship backlash over new label for left-wing conspiracy theorists. rt.com 
Conservatives are celebrating a culture war victory after "Blue Anon," the embarrassing new branding of left-wing conspiracy theorists that plays on the 'QAnon' smears used by the media, was restored to the Urban Dictionary. | The term and its crowdsourced definition were put back in the Urban Dictionary on Monday, after being disappeared over the weekend. The updated definition begins with calling
(2021-03-08). Ex-Fed head Yellen discovers income inequality, laments Covid-19's impact on women. rt.com 
The US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has declared that women must be prioritized in any post-Covid-19 economic recovery, describing the pandemic's disproportionate effect on women to be "extremely unfair." | Yellen, who is also the former chair of the Federal Reserve, described the potential pitfalls of attempted economic recovery during a speech on Monday. Describing how best to rebuild after the epidemic, she said the lion's share of the resources provided by government recovery funds should go to women — "especially low-skilled women and minorities." | "Demanding long-term measures to improve…
(2021-03-08). Three police injured, SWAT vehicle damaged and local cars FLIPPED as Colorado university party turns violent (PHOTOS, VIDEOS). rt.com 
Three SWAT team officers were injured as violent revellers bombarded first responders with bricks and rocks, setting off fireworks and flipping a car during a wild Colorado university street party which attracted up to 800 people. | The violence occurred in the University Hill neighborhood of Boulder, Colorado on Saturday night, as hundreds of partygoers shot off fireworks and flouted social-distancing rules and mask-wearing advice. | #Boulder police arrived pic.twitter.com/t1Yd7Xkclq— Mitchell Byars (@mitchellbyars) (2021-03-08). South Korea agrees to 'meaningful increase' in payouts for the privilege of hosting 28,500 US troops. rt.com 
The US and South Korea have finally reached an agreement on "sharing costs" for stationing American personnel, after talks stalled over demands by former president Donald Trump that Seoul quintuples its spending for the privilege. | Seoul currently pays Washington roughly $920 million a year to host some 28,500 American personnel on its soil, but back in 2019 Trump demanded an increase of annual payouts to $5 billion. With a new commander-in-chief in the White House, the US has moved to soothe disagreements with its military allies as part of Joe Biden's commitment to "reinvigorate" Washington's "democratic al…
(2021-03-08). WATCH: Minneapolis battens down the hatches with extreme security ahead of trial of George Floyd's alleged killer. rt.com 
Authorities in Minneapolis have erected steel fencing, barbed wire and concrete barricades outside the city's courthouse and local police stations ahead of the Derek Chauvin trial, set to begin Monday. | The former police officer will stand trial for the May 25 killing of George Floyd in an incident which rocked the US to its core and triggered months of unrest and billions of dollar's worth of damage. | An estimated 15 million to 26 million people participated in Black Lives Matter protests in the US in the aftermath of Floyd's death. | Armored personnel carriers have been deployed and local Minneapolis polic…
(2021-03-08). Where's Biden hidin'? EVEN CNN begins asking questions, as president goes record time without press conference with Q&A. rt.com 
Joe Biden has gone longer without giving a press conference with questions and answers than any US president in modern history. Now the elation of his inauguration's worn off, even his allied media are beginning to wonder why. | Monday marked Joe Biden's 47th day in office, and also his 47th without appearing before the press to take questions. The president has sat down to several taped interviews, and has given brief soundbites to reporters at events, but not a single proper Q&A session has materialized. | He has gone longer without holding a press conference than any of his 15 most recent predecessors, all…
(2021-03-08). Syria: Bashar and Asma al-Assad test positive for Covid-19. middleeasteye.net 
Syria: Bashar and Asma al-Assad test positive for Covid-19 | Assad's office confirmed that the Syrian president and his wife had caught the novel coronavirus | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 12: 11 | A file handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 4 November 2020 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and his wife Asma, wearing face masks due to the Covid-19 pandemic (A…
(2021-03-08). Iraq: Christians await better future following Pope Francis visit. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Christians await better future following Pope Francis visit | Iraqis express hopes that the Pope's successful visit would send a message that their country is safe for religious and cultural tourism | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 14: 47 | Pope Francis gestures as he bids farewell to his hosts before boarding his Alitalia Airbus A330 aircraft as he departs from the Iraqi capital's Baghdad International Airp…
(2021-03-08). France: European Commission urged to investigate Paris over 'imam charter'. middleeasteye.net 
France: European Commission urged to investigate Paris over 'imam charter' | Civil society groups say a number of French laws disproportionally discriminate against Muslims, violating their fundamental human rights | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 15: 48 | French President Emmanuel Macron wears a mask after delivering a speech in October 2020 (AFP) | A coalition of civil society organisations on Monday urged European Commi…
(2021-03-08). International Women's Day marked across the Middle East. middleeasteye.net 
International Women's Day marked across the Middle East | From protests to calls for action, women across the Middle East and North Africa mark International Women's Day | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 17: 54 | Women in Istanbul mark international Women's Day (Screengrab/Twitter) | Across the Middle East, women have marked International Women's Day by rallying in public spaces and calling for greater equality and fr…
(2021-03-08). Saudi Arabia's 'Programme HQ': Can Riyadh rival Dubai as a business hub? middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia's 'Programme HQ': Can Riyadh rival Dubai as a business hub? | Plans to make access to mega-project contracts conditional on companies establishing regional headquarters in the kingdom are ambitious but ambiguous | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 16: 29 | Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District in 2018. Saudi Arabia is seeking to persuade more multinational companies to set up shop in the kingdom (…
(2021-03-08). Saudi Arabia: Online campaign for the release of prominent scholar Safar al-Hawali. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia: Online campaign for the release of prominent scholar Safar al-Hawali | Seventy-year-old has been imprisoned for over 1,000 days and reportedly suffers from various health conditions | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 13: 15 | The Saudi scholar was arrested in 2018 and concerns have been raised about his deteriorating health (Screengrab/Twitter) | Activists have launched an online campaign calling for the…
(2021-03-08). Lebanon is next for visit, says Pope Francis. middleeasteye.net Lebanon is next for visit, says Pope Francis | Head of Catholic Church tells reporters on his way back from historic Iraq tour that Beirut will be his next destination | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 14: 57 | Pope Francis speaks to reporters during a news conference while in the air aboard the Alitalia papal plane on his flight back from Iraq (AFP) | Pope Francis has said his next trip will be to Lebanon, which is sufferi…
(2021-03-08). US flies bombers over Middle East in apparent message to Iran. middleeasteye.net 
US flies bombers over Middle East in apparent message to Iran | Saudi, Israeli and Qatari jets accompanied two American B-52 bombers 'at different points during the flight', Pentagon says | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 20: 21 | US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress flying with Saudi F-15SAs during a mission, 27 January (AFP/US Air Force handout) | The US Air Force – in cooperation with Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar – flew je…
(2021-03-08). US senator blames Biden's Iran policy for attacks on Saudi oil facilities. middleeasteye.net 
US senator blames Biden's Iran policy for attacks on Saudi oil facilities | Republican Bill Hagerty says 'Biden's desire to give Tehran sanctions relief' is emboldening Iran to attack US allies | Mon, 03/08/2021 – 16: 32 | Senator Bill Hagerty currently sits on the Foreign Relations Committee (AFP) | A prominent Republican senator has criticised President Joe Biden's "relaxed" policy on Iran, which he says pro…
(2021-03-08). Syrian refugee children 'cannot imagine' going back after 10 years of war. middleeasteye.net 
Syrian refugee children 'cannot imagine' going back after 10 years of war | A third of participants in Save the Children's survey said they would rather live in another country
| Mon, 03/08/2021 – 19: 40 | Save the Children surveyed children in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and the Netherlands who said they would not go back (Reuters) | The majority of children displaced by Syria's protracted ten-year confl…
(2021-03-08). Selected Articles: International Women's Day 2021. globalresearch.ca 
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(2021-03-08). Flu-like illness an expected side-effect of Covid vaccines, says WHO, with symptoms including fever and headache. rt.com 
An influenza-like illness is a likely side effect of being inoculated against Covid-19, the World Health Organization's global advisory committee on vaccine safety said in a statement on Monday. | The committee said that the benefit-risk balance of Covid-19 vaccines "remains favorable" after it reviewed the data for influenza-like illness among health-care workers who had received the jab. | Its review, conducted virtually on February 25, found that the vaccines may induce flu-like symptoms, including headache, fatigue, muscle aches, feverishness and chills. | The side-effects were reported during the first fe…
(2021-03-08). Death toll rises to 98 after series of blasts at Equatorial Guinea military base. rt.com 
The death toll following multiple blasts at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea has risen sharply to 98, the country's health ministry said, as the search for victims continues. Over 600 people were injured in the incident. | At least four explosions were reported to have struck a military base in the port city of Bata on Sunday, with images from the scene depicting a rubble-strewn landscape of levelled buildings. | Guinée Équatoriale : De multiples explosions majeures ont secoué la capitale Bata. Les images montrent des dégâts étendus. Les services d'électricité et Internet seraient coupés (l'étendue n'e…
(2021-03-08). EU's von der Leyen threatens further Covid vaccine export controls, says AstraZeneca supplied less than 10% of agreed jabs. rt.com 
The EU will prevent future exports of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines leaving the bloc unless the drugmaker significantly steps up its supply efforts, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Monday. | Von der Leyen also accused the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant of so far delivering less than 10 percent of the EU's agreed number of doses of the vaccine it developed in partnership with Oxford University. | "AstraZeneca must increase its efforts. Otherwise we cannot allow exports," von der Leyen said during interviews with German media on Monday. | She said that AstraZeneca had not explained w…
(2021-03-08). Doctors finally locate source of foul smell unleashed by teen every time he blew his nose… for EIGHT YEARS. rt.com 
In a bizarre medical case, a teenager who simultaneously experienced a loss of smell but emitted an inexplicable "foul odor" whenever he blew his nose over a period of eight years, finally discovered the culprit. | According to a recent report in the Doctors performed an endoscopy on the teen's nose to determine the cause. They quickly n…
(2021-03-08). Sputnik V deal signed: Italy to become first EU country to produce Russian Covid-19 vaccine. rt.com 
Italy has signed an agreement with Russia to launch the production of the Sputnik V vaccine, with first batches expected to come out of an Italian plant as early as June. This would make it the first EU nation to produce the jab.
(2021-03-08). Dutch company unleashes automated drone strikes to protect crops… from moths? rt.com 
A Dutch startup has reportedly engaged in automated drone warfare, albeit on a miniature scale, protecting sensitive crops inside greenhouses from the menace of wayward moths. | The company, PATS Indoor Drone Solutions, was the brainchild of former students from the Technical University in Delft, who wondered whether they could use miniature drones to kill the mosquitoes buzzing around their dorm rooms at night. | Fast forward a few years and they have developed a prototype armada of aerial drones to kill moths. They're currently testing the drones at a greenhouse which is used for growing aromatic seedlings,…
(2021-03-08). Academics rank Western world's MISERY INDEX post-Covid response — UK & Spain end up floundering at the bottom. rt.com 
Disease, death, and lockdowns have taken their toll on the world, and a group of Canadian researchers set out to quantify the suffering. They found that their own country suffered severely, along with the UK, Spain, and France. | Published on Monday by Canada's MacDonald-Laurier Institute, the 'Misery Index' examines the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent government response on human happiness in 15 developed countries. Among 16 different metrics, cases of Covid-19, hospitalizations, and deaths were all taken into account, as were restrictions on normal life, and spikes in unemployment and gover…
(2021-03-08). Real Madrid and Barcelona would once have licked their lips at Salah's Liverpool plight — now they are in no position to pounce. rt.com 
A disillusioned Mo Salah is the last thing that a struggling Liverpool need, but the Reds can at least sleep easy in the knowledge that traditional predators in Spain are far too mired in their own problems to capitalize. | Liverpool's latest historic low — when they lost a sixth consecutive home game over the weekend — has seen the Premier League champions plunge from an alarming slump into a full-blown meltdown. Jurgen Klopp's "mentality monsters" are now "mentality midgets," as Jamie Carragher so aptly put it after their loss to relegation-threatened Fulham. | One culprit in Sunday's embarrassment…
(2021-03-08). UEFA suspends Romanian official over racism row which sparked Champions League walk-off. rt.com 
UEFA has suspended Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu until the end of the season after he was involved in a storm of racism allegations during the hot-tempered Champions League game between PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir. | Pierre Webo, the Cameroonian assistant coach of the Turkish champions, alleged that he had been subjected to racist comments by Coltescu after he was sent-off after a touchline spat during the Champions League group stage game on December 8. The game was subsequently abandoned after Istanbul players walked off the field, where they were soon joined by their Parisian opposition. | Als…
(2021-03-08). 'Havertz has arrived': Chelsea fans salute German as he stars in win over top-four rivals Everton to keep Tuchel unbeaten. rt.com 
Kai Havertz gave Chelsea fans a long-awaited glimpse of the player they thought they were signing when he arrived at Stamford Bridge as the German playmaker pulled the strings in a 2-0 win over Everton in the Premier League. | Havertz, 21, was instrumental in both goals on Monday night, forcing Everton's Ben Godfrey into an own-goal in the first half before winning a second-half penalty which was converted by Italian metronome Jorginho. | The victory — which kept the Blues unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions under new manager Thomas Tuchel — solidified Chelsea's hold on fourth spot in the Premie…
(2021-03-08). 'We said: Inshallah': US sanctions fail to prevent Iran from selling record amount of crude to energy-hungry China. rt.com 
Iran has reportedly managed to ship record volumes of oil to China below the radar of the US economic penalties that have banned the Islamic republic from selling its crude to China, India, Japan and South Korea since 2018. | China has never halted imports of Iranian crude completely, despite the US sanctions, with most shipments reportedly being indirect, officially identified as oil from the other Gulf states. | The Islamic republic has shipped some 17.8 million tons of crude to Chinese ports over the past 14 months, with volumes hitting historic highs in January and February, according to Refinitiv Oil Rese…
(2021-03-08). 2 more protesters reportedly killed by Myanmar military after workers begin general strike against coup. rt.com 
Two protesters in Myanmar died on Monday after being shot in the head, eyewitnesses told reporters, with graphic footage of the injuries shared online. A workers strike has been launched in opposition to the ongoing military coup. | The shootings occurred in the northern town of Myitkyina after businesses, including shops and banks, closed in the country following calls from trade unions for a general strike in opposition to the military takeover and their raids of hospitals and news outlets. | Protesters were seen fleeing in panic after shots were heard, while the military fired stun grenades and tear gas. De…
(2021-03-08). Dozens arrested at Dutch anti-lockdown protest as demonstrators carried mock coffin mourning demise of 'democracy' (VIDEOS). rt.com 
At least 28 people have been arrested at anti-lockdown protests in Amsterdam, after around 700 gathered in the city on Sunday to vent their fury at the Dutch government's handling of the pandemic. | Three individuals were detained for public violence offences, seven for defying police orders, and the rest for flouting the government's Covid-19 restrictions, local news site NL Times reported, citing a police spokesperson. | Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema reportedly helped officers break up the protests in the central Museum Square, before riot police were called in to disperse the remaining demonstrators. | In f…
(2021-03-08). Brazil Supreme Court ruling annuls ex-president Lula's convictions, making him eligible to run in 2022 election. rt.com 
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has cancelled all sentences against the country's former leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, restoring his political rights to run again for office ahead of next year's election. | Supreme Court judge Edson Fachin The judge annulled all sentences handed to the 75-year-old in relation to 'Operatio…
(2021-03-08). "The Mauritanian": Film Tells Story of Innocent Man Held at Guantánamo for 14 Years Without Charge. democracynow.org 
A new feature film, "The Mauritanian," tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held without charge for 14 years at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo and repeatedly tortured. We speak with Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who says the film is not just about his struggle. "This is not my movie. This is the movie of so many people," he says. "Some of the people who were kidnapped after 9/11 were tortured to death. They did not have a chance to tell their story." We also speak with Kevin Macdonald, director of "The Mauritanian"; Nancy Hollander, the lead lawyer for Mohamedou Ould Slahi; and actor…
(2021-03-08). Millions Mark International Women's Day as Pandemic Deepens Inequality, Violence Around the World. democracynow.org 
Millions of women around the world are taking to the streets today to mark International Women's Day — in a year where women have been disproportionately impacted by rising poverty, unemployment and violence during the pandemic. We hear voices from protests in the Philippines, Mexico and Guatemala.
(2021-03-08). Close Guantánamo: Ex-Prisoner & Torture Survivor Mohamedou Ould Slahi Calls on Biden to Shut Prison. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden is facing new calls to close the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, an enduring symbol of U.S. abuses in the "war on terror." Since 2002, about 770 men and boys have been held at the prison, and only eight have been convicted of a crime. Three of the convictions were later overturned on appeal. Today the prison's population is down to 40, and shortly after Biden's inauguration, seven former prisoners penned an open letter to the new president pleading with him to finally close the facility. One of the seven authors was Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held without cha…
(2021-03-08). The real reason England's angry white men hate Meghan Markle. thecanary.co 
Women of colour operate in the arena where two of society's deepest hatreds collide. It's where racism and patriarchy unite and create their beloved bastard: misogynoir. Most women of colour have experienced some version of what Meghan Markle is living right now. England's monarchy and its useful idiots hold a special hatred for women of colour who dare to grow into their own power. Meghan is Black, beautiful, brave, and she owes them nothing. | Misogynoir: | As women of colour, our bodies are simultaneously reviled and hyper-sexualised. To understand better how this works in reality, we can look at the k…
(2021-03-07). Progressive women's groups in Pakistan release charter of demands ahead of Women's Day. peoplesdispatch.org 
The 15 point charter of demands addresses issues ranging from access to healthcare to patriarchy, all of which affect women's welfare in Pakistan…
(2021-03-07). Dossier No. 38: Uncovering the crisis: Care work in the time of Coronavirus. mronline.org 
The pandemic has sharpened and transformed pre-existing inequalities, reconfiguring the processes that sustain and guarantee life.
(2021-03-07). Mumia's COVID-19 infection has been confirmed by prison doctors after initial denial. mronline.org 
Mumia Abu-Jamal must be hospitalized. He has tested positive for COVID-19 and isbeingwarehoused in a completely inadequate prison infirmary. Given his age, 67, his liver disease, and his blood-pressure challenges, Mumia's life is seriously in danger.
(2021-03-07). Why are hate crimes against Asian Americans on the rise? liberationnews.org 
Over the past year, we have seen an alarming surge in racist violence directed toward Asian Americans.
(2021-03-07). The Byzantine Empire was Multicultural, So why are QAnon and White Supremacists Idolizing it? juancole.com 
By Roland Betancourt | — From Charlottesville to the Capitol, medieval imagery has been repeatedly on show at far-right rallies and riots in recent years. Displays of Crusader shields and tattoos derived from Norse and Celtic symbols are of little surprise to medieval historians like me who have long documented the appropriation of the Middle …
(2021-03-07). COVID-19: Social murder, they wrote—elected, unaccountable, and unrepentant. mronline.org 
Murder is an emotive word. In law, it requires premeditation. Death must be deemed to be unlawful. How could "murder" apply to failures of a pandemic response? Perhaps it can't, and never will, but it is worth considering.
(2021-03-07). Marr just witnessed a car crash. It was a Tory minister on NHS pay. thecanary.co 
The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday 7 March An insult?: | BBC News
(2021-03-07). Pop Culture Portrays Aerial Bombardment of Middle East as "Business as Usual" truthout.org 
President Biden's airstrike on the Syrian border on February 25 was received in some quarters as though it was his first act of presidential warfare. But U.S. military operations in the Middle East, particularly remote drone operations, are a matter of routine, rather than an exceptional rarity. No matter the personality or predispositions of the commander-in-chief — whether they are statesmanlike and grandfatherly like Biden, or vulgarly reactionary like his predecessor — the cont…
(2021-03-07). COVID Has Put a Whole Generation of Black-Owned Businesses at Risk. truthout.org 
This story was originally published by ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for Of all the products made at Danette Wilder's small manufacturing plant near the University of Kentucky in Lexington, the products she d…
(2021-03-07). Hiking the Minimum Wage to $15 Is Key — But It's Hardly a Living Wage. truthout.org 
The federal minimum wage hasn't increased in over a decade. After a brief but failed attempt by the Biden administration to raise it to $15 an hour, it will most likely remain at the current $7.25
(2021-03-07). British-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed in Iran. middleeasteye.net 
British-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed in Iran | Lawyer for aid worker says she walked free after end of five-year sentence | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 12: 01 | Iran released British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, her lawyer Hojjat Kermani told Iranian website Emtedad on Sunday, after her five years sentence for plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment. | "
(2021-03-07). British-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed in Iran, says lawyer. middleeasteye.net 
British-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed in Iran, says lawyer | Aid worker has electronic ankle tag removed after end of five-year sentence as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson demands she 'be released permanently' | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 12: 01 | An undated handout image released by the Free Nazanin campaign in London on 10 June 2016 shows Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe posing f…
(2021-03-07). WATCH: Russian 10-year-olds trade blows in WILD hockey brawl. rt.com 
A junior hockey match in Russia descended into a mass dust-up on the ice as youngsters traded blows during a regional tournament. | Footage showed players from the age group born in 2011 swinging for each other and grappling on the ice at a game between 'South Ural' and 'Sarmaty'. | The all-out war — which was likened to the brutal 'wall-on-wall' fist fights of Russian tradition — happened in the village of Prigorodony, just outside Orenburg, on March 5, with the footage going viral after being shared by a parent of one of the players. | The chaos only appears to calm down after the coaches and re…
(2021-03-07). This Is Who Democrats Are. strategic-culture.org 
By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | * | This is who the Democrats are. It's who they always will be. They let you have your Bernies and AOCs to create the illusion that progressives can win if they just vote a little harder, but the corporate elites will always have enough of a congressional majority to kill progress. Don't let them spin this as some sort of freakish anomaly, as the result of not having the right kind of Democrats in office. This is the only way the Democratic Party will ever operate. It's not broken, it's working exactly as it's meant to. | * | Left-wing Democrats who give the party the illusion of legitimac…
(2021-03-07). #BlackLivesMatter — But to Whom? strategic-culture.org 
Western "big pharma" profit imperative and patent controls inevitably mean that poor countries will always be last on the list to receive supplies of vaccines on a consumer-commodity basis. The wealthier nations are as usual taking the lion's share. Some estimate that at present rate, it won't be until 2024 when African nations will be fully inoculated.
(2021-03-07). Mumford & Sons banjo player deemed a 'Nazi sh**bag' for praising book condemning Antifa. rt.com 
The battle lines of the culture war get redrawn every day. In the latest development, Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall has now been deemed a "nazi," because he read, and enjoyed, a book critical of 'Antifa.' | Famed for their radio-friendly folk, Mumford & Sons seem a long way from jackbooted Nazis, but a tweet from banjo player Winston Marshall on Saturday changed that, at least in the minds of online leftists. Posting a photo of Portland journalist Andy Ngo's book 'Unmasked,' Marshall congratulated Ngo on his "important book," and called the independent reporter "a brave man." | Congratulations <...
(2021-03-07). New York Times mocked for attempting to downplay 2020 BLM protest violence as 'misinformation'. rt.com 
The New York Times has been lambasted online for bizarrely claiming that violence surrounding Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 was merely "misinformation" and likening it to Deep State conspiracy theories. | The Gray Lady's Jennifer Medina sought to unravel the mystery behind Latinos in the US voting Republican, in a Friday Medina teased out the motivations of Latino Republicans through a series of interviews, before attempting…
(2021-03-07). 'Used & betrayed': Pro-life Biden backers say he broke promise to hear them, ramrodded Covid bill with taxpayer-funded abortion. rt.com 
Pro-life Christians who chose to support Democrat Joe Biden in last November's election said they're feeling "betrayed" after the new president rammed through Covid-19 relief legislation that includes taxpayer-funded abortion. | The $1.9 trillion stimulus package that was passed on Saturday in a party-line vote by the US Senate would allow for billions of dollars to be spent on abortion. Democrats rejected a Republican effort to include the Hyde Amendment, as in previous Covid-19 relief bills, breaking with a 44-year-old policy of giving pro-life taxpayers the solace of knowing their tax dollars weren't spent…
(2021-03-07). TWO MORE former aides accuse New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct. rt.com 
Two more women have come forward with allegations of inappropriate workplace treatment by Governor Andrew Cuomo, bringing the total number of accusers in the escalating sexual misconduct scandal to five. | Ana Liss, 35, who served as Cuomo's policy and operations aide between 2013 and 2015,
(2021-03-07). New York Times falsely claims last year's BLM violence was 'misinformation'. rt.com The New York Times has been lambasted online for bizarrely claiming that violence surrounding Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 was merely "misinformation" and likening it to Deep State conspiracy theories. | The Gray Lady's Jennifer Medina sought to unravel the mystery behind Latinos in the US voting Republican, in a Friday Medina teased out the motivations of Latino Republicans through a series of interviews, before attempting…
(2021-03-07). US will strike 'at a time and place of our choosing' after rocket attacks on bases in Iraq, Defense Secretary Austin says. rt.com 
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin won't say who was behind a recent rocket attack on an American airbase in Iraq, but his eyes are on Iran, and he says the US will strike again "at a time and place of our own choosing."
(2021-03-07). New York State legislative leaders say Cuomo 'MUST RESIGN' after embattled governor brands such demands 'ANTI-DEMOCRATIC'. rt.com 
Leaders of New York's Assembly and Senate called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign just hours after he said stepping down because of rising sexual-harassment allegations by former staffers would be "anti-democratic." | New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who like Cuomo is a Democrat, said on Sunday that with new accusers stepping forward seemingly every day and the governor embroiled in multiple scandals, focus is being drawn away from the business of government. "We need to govern without daily distraction," she said. "For the good of the state, Governor Cuomo must resign." | NEW: Bombshe…
(2021-03-07). Ex-Republican Senate candidate Witzke banned from Twitter after calling trans activist 'DEMONIC'. rt.com 
Lauren Witzke, a hardline right-winger who ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate in 2020, has been banned from Twitter. Her ban came after she called a trans activist "demonic" for suggesting that "little girls" can be "kinky." | Witzke's account was suspended on Sunday evening, and in a post to Telegram shortly afterwards, the former Senate candidate from Delaware revealed that her account had violated Twitter's rules against "hateful conduct." | Witzke's last tweet before her suspension was only one word long. Retweeting a post by an anti-trans feminist group that contained a quote by self-described "gender n…
(2021-03-07). Democrats turn on Arizona Sen. Sinema after her office frames criticism of her vote against $15 minimum wage as 'sexist'. rt.com 
Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) has been raked over the Twitter coals after her spokesperson argued that it was sexist to ridicule her theatrical 'no' vote against hiking the minimum wage. | The lawmaker came under fire after she and seven of her Democratic colleagues voted with Republicans to shoot down an amendment to the recently-passed Covid-19 relief bill that would have increased the minimum wage to $15 an hour. | Sinema claimed she voted against the measure because she thought the issue should be more thoroughly debated in the Senate before being put to a vote. However, the way in which she voted dow…
(2021-03-07). 'Biden showers money on Americans'?! WaPo mocked for 'Dear Leader' vibes in Covid stimulus story. rt.com 
Washington Post has been mocked for an overly enthusiastic headline that called the coronavirus relief bill a "defining move" of Joe Biden's presidency, poised to "sharply" cut poverty by "showering money" on Americans. | After the Senate narrowly passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Saturday, and President Joe Biden promised that eligible Americans will start receiving their $1,400 stimulus checks from this month onwards, the Washington Post tried to explain that the massive rescue package is more than just about this modest handout. | t.co/pAsCyogPJv
(2021-03-07). Fraternity hazing victim's organs are being donated after extreme incident at Ohio university. rt.com 
The family of a 20-year-old Ohio university student has begun the process of donating his organs after an alleged hazing incident involving alcohol forced the young man onto life support. | The student has been identified as 20-year Stone Foltz who was hospitalized after an off-campus Pi Kappa Alpha event Thursday near Bowling Green State University. Foltz remains in critical condition and on life support having been airlifted to ProMedica Toledo Hospital. | "Not all the facts are out yet, the investigation is obviously ongoing. I'm sure the university and police are doing their investigations which takes time…
(2021-03-07). 3 Alabama professors suspended amid probe into their 'racially insensitive' 2014 Halloween costumes with NOOSE & WHIP. rt.com 
The University of South Alabama has placed three professors on leave and appointed a former federal prosecutor to investigate their wearing of allegedly racist costumes to a 2014 Halloween party on campus. | University President Tony Waldrop The three…
(2021-03-07). This SNP claim may be electioneering, but it highlights the deplorable state of UK pensions. thecanary.co 
Believe in Scotland ( As Westminster's campaign to save the union has stalled amid bitter internal feuds key d…
(2021-03-07). Covid-19: Israel begins loosening restrictions with 40 percent of country vaccinated. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Israel begins loosening restrictions with 40 percent of country vaccinated | Restaurants, bars and cafes are set to open to vaccinated 'green pass' holders | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 11: 30 | Attendees prepare to present their "green passes" (proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19) on arriving at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on 5 March 2021 (AFP) | Israel began loosening Cov…
(2021-03-07). Switzerland votes to ban wearing of the burqa or niqab in public spaces. middleeasteye.net 
Switzerland votes to ban wearing of the burqa or niqab in public spaces | Referendum denounced by rights group as 'needlessly fueling division and fear', after Swiss right-wing party had framed it as verdict on the role of Islam in public life | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 19: 27 | People protest in Bern, Switzerland, after a narrow majority of Swiss voted in favour of the so-called 'burqa ban', whe…
(2021-03-07). Covid-19: Britain's Muslims in the eye of the pandemic storm once again. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Britain's Muslims in the eye of the pandemic storm once again | Muslim institutions in the UK struggle to survive a disproportionate death toll and lockdown-induced financial troubles | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 08: 06 | A member of mosque staff prays in the otherwise empty Noor Ul Islam Mosque on the day before Ramadan commences in the UK, in Bury, Greater Manchester (AFP) | On the firs…
(2021-03-07). Iraq: Pope Francis celebrates largest mass of historic trip. middleeasteye.net Iraq: Pope Francis celebrates largest mass of historic trip | In the final event of his visit, in Iraqi Kurdistan's capital Erbil, Francis tells worshippers that 'Iraq will always remain in my heart' | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 18: 19 | Pope Francis blesses worshippers as he arrives to conduct mass at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, 7 March 2021 (Handout/AFP) | Pope Francis vo…
(2021-03-07). Yemen's Houthis target Saudi oil facilities in new escalation. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen's Houthis target Saudi oil facilities in new escalation | Houthis claim to have fired drones and missiles at Ras Tanura, one of the world's biggest oil ports, and military targets in the eastern area of Dammam | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 22: 49 | Smoke rises over Sanaa after air strikes 'on military targets' by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen (AFP) | A missile and drone attack targeted the…
(2021-03-07). Switzerland votes to ban wearing of the burqa and niqab in public spaces. middleeasteye.net Switzerland votes to ban wearing of the burqa and niqab in public spaces | Referendum denounced by rights group as 'needlessly fueling division and fear', after Swiss right-wing party had framed it as verdict on the role of Islam in public life | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 19: 27 | People protest in Bern, Switzerland, after a narrow majority of Swiss voted in favour of the so-called 'burqa ban', wh…
(2021-03-07). Saudi-led coalition bombards Yemeni capital after Houthi drone attacks. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi-led coalition bombards Yemeni capital after Houthi drone attacks | Coalition backing recognised government said it intercepted 12 drones launched by Houthis | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 14: 16 | Smoke rises over Sanaa after air strikes "on military targets" by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen (AFP) | Explosions rocked the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, as the Saudi-led coalition targeted Houthi rebel…
(2021-03-07). US says it will do what is necessary to defend itself after attack in Iraq. middleeasteye.net 
US says it will do what is necessary to defend itself after attack in Iraq | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said his country would act to counter attacks on American interests | Sun, 03/07/2021 – 15: 28 | US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during President Biden's visit at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia (Reuters) | The US has said it will do what "we need to do" to protect its i…
(2021-03-07). Biden's Commerce Secretary is Pure Clintonism. counterpunch.org 
Last Sunday, Marie Franco stood at the rear of a Rhode Island state prison building, cradling the portrait of her son Jose, who died needlessly while incarcerated due to contracting COVID-19. As we consider the well-manicured, PR-friendly profile of the subject at hand, keep in mind that Franco's death was caused by this politician's decisions,
(2021-03-07). 500 injured, at least 15 killed after multiple explosions level military base in Equatorial Guinea's largest city (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Four explosions have rocked a military base in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, killing at least 15 people. Videos show the devastation, and civilians fleeing, as local media report hospitals are overwhelmed with hundreds of injured. | The explosions shook Bata on Sunday evening, and, according to local media, all occurred within the military base located in the port city. Disturbing video footage shows smoke rising from the blast site and women crying, as some of those injured are seen being helped away from the scene. Dust and debris fills the sky and litters roads. | üá¨üá…
(2021-03-07). Swiss voters support 'burqa ban' that outlaws wearing of facial coverings in public places. rt.com 
Covering your face in public for non-medical reasons will become illegal in Switzerland after a proposal dubbed a "burqa ban" was accepted by a narrow margin of voters in a binding national referendum on Sunday. | Supporters of the "burqa ban" have prevailed in the Alpine country, with 51.2 percent being in favor and 48.8 percent being against, official data showed after votes were counted. | In line with the Swiss system of direct democracy, the country's constitution will now be amended to forbid face coverings in public places for all but three specific reasons. | The legislation, which had been promoted by…
(2021-03-07). French billionaire Olivier Dassault, politician and heir to industrialist Serge Dassault, dies in helicopter crash — reports. rt.com 
French billionaire and National Assembly member Olivier Dassault has reportedly been killed in a helicopter crash in the northern Calvados town of Toques, according to reports by AFP and other media outlets. | The pilot of the private aircraft also died in the crash, Le Parisien newspaper is reporting. No cause of the crash has yet been identified. | French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday posted a Twitter message paying tribute to the 69-year-old Dassault: "Olivier Dassault loved France. Captain of industry, deputy, locally elected, a reserve commander in the Air Force. Throughout his life, he never ceased…
(2021-03-07). 'Perfectly steered by Ole': Solskjaer outwits Guardiola AGAIN as Manchester United halt City's 28-game unbeaten run. rt.com 
Manchester City's seemingly inevitable march towards the Premier League title hit a road bump on Sunday as Pep Guardiola's men surrendered their 28-game unbeaten streak to city rivals Manchester United at the Etihad. | An early penalty from Bruno Fernandes and a second-half strike from Luke Shaw was enough to hand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's charges a hard-fought three points, ending the unbeaten run which had propelled City to the top of the division – with United now being unbeaten in an impressive 22 away games. | Fernandes' early strike set the tone for the remainder of the game, with Guardiola's free-scoring s…
(2021-03-07). 'Robbery': Kunitskaya fumes at UFC judges after fiancé Santos suffers decision defeat to Rakic. rt.com 
Yana Kunitskaya wasn't about to take partner Thiago Santos's unanimous decision defeat to Aleksandar Rakic lying down, with the Russian women's bantamweight star venting her disgust on social media at the judges' scoring. | Former light heavyweight title challenger Santos was hoping for a return to the win column after back-to-back defeats as he met Austria's Rakic in Las Vegas on Saturday night. | The contest had been tipped as a showdown between two heavy-hitters, but in the end played out as a cautious tactical battle without the fireworks many had hoped for. | Competitive at 205! How did you score it? ?…
(2021-03-07). 'We turned essential services into a casino,' energy market expert tells Max Keiser after Texas power-grid failure. rt.com 
A cold snap recently left millions in Texas in the freezing dark. Max Keiser talks with Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen's energy program, to understand who's to blame for the massive power outage. | The Texas energy market is largely not under federal oversight and relies entirely on market forces to have an impact on energy companies' and power plants' behavior, the analyst said, on the latest episode of RT's Keiser Report. "This complete failure to have any sort of regulations or mandates tied with reliability is the cause the energy crisis that Texans experience," Slocum explained. | He added th…
(2021-03-07). If We Want to Renew Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultra-Wealthy. juancole.com 
By Madeleine Johnsson | — ( Inequality.org ) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal's Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2021, introduced March 1, could not be a more timely reminder that the United States needs serious policy changes to address massive wealth and income inequality. While eight million Americans slipped into poverty and half …
(2021-03-06). Rosa Luxemburg at 150: a revolutionary legacy. mronline.org 
Rosa Luxemburg, one of the great leaders in the history of the socialist movement, was born in Poland (then a province of the Russian empire) 150 years ago this month, on 5 March 1871.
(2021-03-06). Women in Afghanistan worry peace accord with Taliban extremists could cost them hard-won rights. juancole.com 
Mona Tajali and Homa Hoodfar | — Three Afghan women who worked at a media company were gunned down in Jalalabad in early March. In January, unidentified gunmen killed two female Supreme Court judges in Kabul. These are the latest victims on a long list of assassinations and attempted assassinations of female politicians and women's …
(2021-03-06). Biden's Plan to End Long-Term Migrant Detention Does Not End Family Detention. truthout.org 
The Biden administration's plan to rebrand family detention facilities as "reception centers" as part of sweeping changes to the United States immigration system is drawing a mixed response. Migrant justice organizations welcomed the efforts to end long-term detention but warned that without making the policy permanent, a shift in political winds could mean the eventual return of family detention. | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the agency's intention to end long-te…
(2021-03-06). Millions of Unpaid Caregivers Are Currently Ineligible for COVID Vaccine. truthout.org 
This story also ran on Before her stretched a line of people waiting to get covid-19 vaccines. "It was agonizing to know that I couldn't get in that line," said Davidson, 50, who is devoted to her father a…
(2021-03-06). Punitive Attendance Policies Fueled COVID-19 Outbreaks in Meatpacking Plants. truthout.org 
Working in meatpacking plants has This analysis, published in December 2020, estimates that
(2021-03-06). Richard Wolff: Capitalism and the Pandemic. counterpunch.org 
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(2021-03-06). Health workers 'angry' after pandemic & government deserves STRIKE for offering 1 percent pay raise — British nurse. rt.com 
By offering health workers just one percent pay rise, the UK government missed out on an opportunity to restore faith in the NHS, a British nurse told RT, adding that the medics have all the grounds to go on strike now.
(2021-03-06). Biden says first stimulus checks will be mailed this month, after Senate passes bumper virus bill. rt.com 
President Joe Biden has promised that eligible Americans will receive their $1,400 stimulus checks from this month onwards, after the Senate narrowly passed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. | Speaking after the Senate passed the bill in a 50-49 party lines vote on Saturday, Biden boasted that the bill "puts us on a path to beating the virus." While the bill does provide funds for hospitals, vaccines and testing, most Americans are likely awaiting their $1,400 cash payments first and foremost. | The president said that the first checks will start to go out this month, but that timeframe depends on the H…
(2021-03-06). 'At least hold the pictures up': House GOP leader receives poor reviews for Dr. Seuss reading amid censorship controversy. rt.com 
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been accused of playing childish political games after he shared a video of himself reading Dr. Seuss, apparently as a protest against the 'cancelation' of the late author's books. | Days after Dr. Seuss' estate announced that six of the author's books would no longer be published due to racially insensitive imagery, McCarthy took to Twitter to show solidarity with the late children's author. | "I still like Dr. Seuss, so I decided to read Green Eggs and Ham," he wrote, adding: "RT if you still like him too!" | I still like Dr. Seuss, so I decided to read Green E…
(2021-03-06). Tunisians protest for LGBT rights activist's release. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisians protest for LGBT rights activist's release | Rania Amdouni had been repeatedly targeted since protests began against police repression | Sat, 03/06/2021 – 15: 59 | Tunisian activist Rania Amdouni at a protest in January (AFP) | Hundreds of Tunisians demanded the release of an activist sentenced to six months in prison for allegedly insulting a police officer. | The incident for…
(2021-03-06). 'Ready to shock the world': Megan Anderson aiming to overcome Amanda Nunes — and astronomical odds — to claim UFC gold. rt.com 
Megan Anderson knows it will take something special to defeat Amanda Nunes at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, but the Australian is unfazed by her quest to do what no woman before her has ever managed to achieve.
(2021-03-06). South Korean government investigates 7 deaths that followed Covid-19 vaccination with AstraZeneca's jab. rt.com 
South Korea finished its first week of rolling out long-awaited Covid-19 inoculations in the country with thousands of suspected adverse reactions to AstraZeneca's vaccine, seven of which resulted in deaths. | The number who died after the jab rose by four in the past two days, according to a report on Saturday by South
